700 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. partisan. He and his wife belonged to the Presbyterian church at West Liberty, Ohio. His death occurred on February 14, 1881, and she died on July 3, 1902. W. W. Kirkwood was reared on the home farm and he attended the common schools. After his marriage he located on a farm in Monroe township, Logan county, where he spent four years, then bought a farm southwest of Spring Hill in Harrison township, Champaign county, and lived there sixteen years. In November, 1905, when he removed to the home place, where he owns sixty-two acres which he has kept well improved and well tilled. To Mr. and Mrs. Kirkwood three children have been born, namely : Annie, the wife of Guy Speece, of Harrison township; Charles M., in Toledo, Ohio ; Elisha L., at home and is helping to operate the farm. Politically, Mr. Kirkwood is a Republican. He served as justice of the peace several terms, giving eminent satisfaction to all concerned. He also served on the local school board. His wife belongs to the Methodist church, as do also her children. WILLIAM A. YINGER, M. D. One of the leading young physicians and surgeons of Champaign county is Dr. William A. Yinger, of Rosewood, Adams township. He was born on the home farm near the village of Rosewood, Ohio, February 4, 1877. He is a son of William H. and Mary J. (Clark) Yinger, the father a native of Shelby county, Ohio, and the mother was born in Adams township, Champaign county. They were married in this county and still reside here, making their home on a farm not far from Rosewood. To these parents five children have been born, namely : Charles, farming in Adams township; Dr. William A., of this sketch; Lulu F., the widow of Daniel Mitchell; C. B., farming in Adams township, and E. E., also a farmer of Adams township. Dr. William A. Yinger spent his boyhood days on. the home farm where he worked during the crop seasons, when he became of proper age, and in the winter time he attended the district schools of Adams. township, also studied at the local high school and the Urbana high school. When a young man he taught school in his native county three years, then entered Starling Medical College at Columbus, Ohio, where he spent four years, and made an excellent record, graduating with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He not only prepared himself for the general work of a CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 701 physician, but also specialized as a surgeon. After his graduation he returned to Champaign county and began the practice of his profession at Rosewood in 1904 and here he has since remained. He has built up a large and lucrative practice and has been very successful. He has remained a student of all that pertains to his profession and has therefore kept well abreast of the times. He is a member of the Champaign County Medical Society, the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. Dr. Yinger was married in September, 1900, to Minnie Cisco, a native of Adams township, this county, where she grew to womanhood, and she was graduated from the local high school, after which she taught school one year. To the Doctor and wife two children have been born, namely : Starling, born in Columbus, Ohio, February 21, 1903, and1,eulah, born on December 11, 1905. Politically, Dr. Yinger is a Republican. He is at present serving as health officer for his district. He is a member of Mt. Zion United Brethren church, and his wife belongs to the Christian church at Carysville. WILLIAM H. YINGER. William H. Yinger, a farmer living near Rosewood in Adams township, Champaign county, was born in Miami county, Ohio, August 17, 1847. He is a son of Casper and Nancy (Burton) Yinger. The father was born in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, and was a son of Henry and Deborah (Deaver) Yinger. He came to the United States with his parents when young, the family locating in Maryland, but later moved to Virginia, where they lived until Casper Yinger was twelve years old, when the family moved to Montgomery county, Ohio. He later came to Shelby county, where he married and rented land for some time, later buying a farm in that county and there Casper and Nancy Yinger spent the rest of their lives. They were parents of seven children. William H. Yinger grew up on the farm. He started out in life for himself at an early age, his parents dying when he was young. He went to live with Fleming Hall who reared him and sent him to school and with him. Mr. Yinger remained until he was twenty-five years old, at which time he married Mary J. Clark and located on one of the farms of Fleming Hall, on which he remained three years ; then moved to Adams township, 702 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. Champaign county, where he bought eighty acres on which he still lives, and to which he has added until the place now consists of three hundred acres. He has prospered through perseverance and good management and is one of the foremost general farmers of his township. His place is well improved and he has a modernly equipped home and numerous substantial outbuildings. He raises a large amount of grain, but feeds most of it to live stock, preparing several carloads of hogs and cattle annually for the market. He is deserving of a great deal of credit for what he has accomplished, which has been through his own efforts and in the face of discouraging early environment. To Mr. and Mrs. Yinger the following children have been born : Charles E., married and is farming in Adams township; Dr. William A., who is a graduate of the local schools and the Starling Medical College at Columbus, Ohio, a practicing physician at Rosewood, a sketch of whom appears on another page of this volume; Lulu F., who was graduated from the township schools, is the widow of Daniel Mitchell and she has three children; C. B., who was graduated from the local high school, is married and lives on a farm in Adams township, and E. E., also a graduate of the local schools and is now engaged in farming in Adams township. Politically, Mr. Yinger is a Republican. He served as trustee of Adams township for a period of twelve years, discharging his duties very ably and acceptably. While he does not affiliate with any special church organization, he is a liberal supporter of the churches and has helped to build different church edifices. FRED N. JOHNSON. Fred N. Johnson, proprietor of a well-kept farm two and one-half miles south of Spring Hill, on rural mail route No. I out of West Liberty, on the Urbana-Spring Hill pike, in Harrison township, this county, is a native son of Champaign county and has lived here all his life. He was born on a farm in Concord township on July 11, 1876, son of Silas and Sarah (Weidman) Johnson, both also natives of this county, the former born on a pioneer farm in the vicinity of Cable and the latter in Salem township, whose last days were spent in the county of their birth. Silas Johnson was a member of one of the old families in Champaign county. He was born in 1845 and was but six years of age when his father died. When ten years of age he left the home farm, in the Cable neighbor- CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 703 hood and moved with his mother and sister to Concord township. After his marriage to Sarah Weidman he lived for a year on a farm south of Lippencott, in Salem township, and then established his home on a farm in Concord township, where Ralph Johnson now lives, and there he and his wife spent the remainder of their lives, his death occurring in 1909 and hers in 1915. They were the parents of seven children, of whom the subject of this sketch was the third in order of birth, the others being as follow : Anna, now deceased, who was the wife of Joseph Hewling; Frank, who died at the age of nineteen; Lella, wife of Fred Hurst, of Union township, this county ; Charles A., who is living on a farm south of Kennard; Emma, wife of Charles Bair, of Mad River township, and Ralph W., who is living on the old home place in Concord township. Silas Johnson and wife were members of Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal church and he for years served as a trustee of that church. Politically, he was a Democrat and had served the public as trustee of his home township. Fred N. Johnson was reared on the home farm in Concord township, receiving his schooling in the local district school and in the high school at Kings Creek, and remained at home until his marriage when twenty-four years of age, after which he established his home on the Callend place, his wife's old home, and after three years of residence there built the house in which he is now living, on the old Joseph Callend place and has ever since made his home there, he and his family being very comfortably situated. In addition to the tract of one hundred and thirty-eight acres which Mr. Johnson is farming there, he owns a further tract of one hundred and fifty-seven acres across the road from his home place and is regarded as one of the substantial farmers of that neighborhood. Politically, Mr. Johnson is a Democrat and is at present serving as a member of the township board of education. On December 25, 1900, F. N. Johnson was united in marriage to Nellie Callend, who was born in Harrison township, this county, daughter of Joseph and Isabel (Wilson) Callend, and to this union three children have been born, namely: Joseph N., who died at the age of one month; Robert C., born on August 25, 1936, and Sarah Isabel, March 22, 1911. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are members of the Presbyterian church at Spring Hill and take a proper interest in church work and other neighborhood good works. Mr. Johnson is a member of the Masonic lodge at West Liberty and of the Knights of Pythias lodge at Degraff and takes a warm interest in the affairs of both of these fraternal organizations. 704 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. MOSES BURRIS. Moses Burris, a well-known farmer of Rush township, now living practically retired at North Lewisburg, was born in the neighboring county of Union on August 12, 1850, son of Amos and Polly Ann (Amerine) Burris, both also natives of this state, the former a native of Adams county and the latter of Union county, the former of whom is still living on his well-improved farm in that latter county. Amos Burris grew up on a farm in Adams county, where he was born in 1825, receiving his schooling in that county, and as a young man moved to Union county and began farming near Marysville. There he married Polly Ann Amerine, whose parents were among the early settlers of Union county, and after his marriage established his home on a farm near Marysville, where he is still living, at the ripe old age of ninety-two years. His wife died in 1913. They were the parents of six children, four of whom are still living, the subject of this sketch having two brothers, Randolph and Edgar Burris, and a sister, Mrs. Martha Reed. Reared on the home farm in Union county, Moses Burris received his schooling in the public schools of that vicinity and upon reaching manhood began farming on his own account. After his marriage he rented a farm in the neighborhood of his old home and there made his home for a couple of years. In the spring of 1877 he moved to another farm and remained there ten years, at the end of which time he moved to Logan county and rented a farm north of North Lewisburg, where he lived for several years. He then came down, into Champaign county and rented the Lincoln farm in Rush township, where he made his home for fourteen years, at the end of which time he left the farm and moved to North Lewisburg, where he bought a small tract of land on the edge of the village and where he since has made his home, although he continues to give his personal attention to the old Lincoln farm in Rush township. Besides the property he owns in North Lewisburg Mr. Burris is the owner of a farm of sixty-eight acres in Union county. In addition to his general farming he long has given considerable attention to the raising of live stock and has done very well. He Is a Republican and has always given a good citizen's attention to local political affairs, but has not been a seeker after public office. Mr. Burris has been twice married. In 1874 he was united in marriage to Alice Smith, who died in 1888 without issue and on August 28, 1891, he was united in marriage to Nellie Burris, who was born in Huntington county, CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 705 Indiana, daughter of Martin and Narcissa (Forest) Burris, the former of whom was born in this state, and the latter in the state of Indiana. Martin Burris was but a lad when he moved from thiparentso Indiana with his parients and he became a well-to-do farmer in Huntington county, that state. He and his wife were the parents of seven children, five. of whom are still living, those besides Mrs. Burris being Rosa, wife of Daniel Quinn; Josie, wife of John Worm and Chester and Clarence Burris. Mr. and Mrs. Burris are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and take an active interest in church work and in other local good works. Mr. Burris is past chancellor commander of the local lodge of the Knights of Pythias and takes a warm interest in Pythian affairs. He and his wife have an adopted daughter, Alma, who married Sherman Hall and has one child, a son, Harold. The Halls make their home with Mr. and Mrs. Burris. PETER RHYNARD. Peter Rhynard, farmer, of Johnson township, Champaign county, was born in the same locality where he now lives, on what is now known as the John W. Kiser farm, on the Piqua and Urbana pike, February 15, 1858. He is a son of Samuel and Mary (McKinley) Rhynard. The father was born in Darke county, Ohio, where he was reared and educated. He was a son of Peter Rhynard, of Persian descent, Peter's father having been born in Persia. Samuel Rhynard left home when eighteen years old and went to Covington, Miami county, Ohio, where he spent a few years and learned the saddler's trade, then came to St. Paris, Champaign county, and began business for himself, but later he went overland in wagons to Iowa, engaging in farming two or three years near Cedar Rapids. He then returned to Champaign county, locating in Johnson township, but in a short time he again launched out in business at St. Paris, remaining there three or four years, then bought the old McKinley farm, where Orlando Pence now lives. He continued to reside there until 1879, when he moved to the farm where G. W. Rhynard now lives, remaining there until 1883, when he retired from active life, locating in St. Paris, where he lived until his death in 1888. His wife died on the farm in 1878. They were parents of six children, namely : William A., deceased; Sarah, who married William Mills, of Pike county, Ohio; Peter, of this sketch ; G. W., in Johnson township, this county ; Albert A., in Cleveland, Ohio, and (45a) 706 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. Elmer E., making his home in Ithaca, New York. The father of these children was a Republican and he and his wife belonged to the Methodist Episcopal church. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in his earlier years. Peter Rhynard was reared on the home farm in Johnson township, and he was educated in the district schools. He assisted his father with the general work on the farm until he was twenty-three years old, then began working out by the month, continuing for two years, then farmed on the home place. He rented land until 1889, when he bought eighty acres in Johnson township, near the town of St. Paris and here he has since resided. He has a well-kept and productive farm and is engaged in general agricultural pursuits. Mr. Rhynard was married in September, 1883, to Lillie M. Apple, a daughter of Daniel and Catherine (Watkins) Apple, the former a native of Pennsylvania and she was born near Xenia, Ohio. They settled northwest of St. Paris ; he was a farmer and he died in 1900. She died in March, 1892. They were members of the Lutheran church of St. Paris. They had eight children. To Mr. and Mrs. Rhynard six children have been born, namely : Minnie E., the wife of Sylvester Landenburg, and they live in Jackson township; Elizabeth C., the wife of Foster H. Van Skiver and they live in Jackson township; Bessie E., single and lives in Piqua, Ohio ; Oda B., at home; E. Viola, attending school, and Mildred, who died when seven years old. Politically, Mr. Rhynard is a Republican. SAMUEL SIEGENTHALER. Samuel Siegenthaler, who is operating a mill in Harrison township, Champaign county, was born in Canton Jura, Switzerland, March 9, 1873. He is a son of Gottlieb and Anna (Moser) Siegenthaler, both natives of Canton Bern, Switzerland, where they grew up, married and lived on a farm until 1882, when they came to America, locating in Champaign county, Ohio, and the father has since resided on a farm in Harrison township. He is mentioned in a separate sketch, which appears on another page of this work. The mother is deceased. Samuel Siegenthaler; who is the second of a family of three children, grew to manhood on the farm in Harrison township, and he received his education in the district schools. He lived at home until his marriage, which CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 707 took place on October 4, 1905, to Sylvia Neal, who was born in Concord township, this county, June 15, 1885, and here she grew to womanhood and attended school, receiving most of her education in the schools of Mad River township. She is a daughter of James T. and Anna B. (Long) Neal, who located, in 1900, on a farm in Harrison township, where the family has since resided. After his marriage Samuel Siegenthaler lived one year in Harrison township, then in the fall of 1906 he moved to Quincy, Ohio, where he lived two years; then returned to Harrison township, where he has since resided. He is operating the mill on his father's farm. His family consists of six childern, namely : Pauline, born on April 24, 1906; Grant E., June 27, 1908; Bonnie, August 3, 1910; Laura, October 9, 1912 ; James Wilson, October 2, 1914, and Thelma, August 23, 1916, died on February 1, 1917. The three eldest children are in school at this writing. Politically Mr. Siegenthaler is a Republican and he is active in public affairs and influential in his party in this county. When a young man he served as constable of Harrison township, then was township assessor during 1902 and 1903. In 1911 he was elected township clerk, which office he has since filled. He has also been a member of the board of education of Harrison township since 1911, also is treasurer of the board. He has filled these public offices in a manner that has reflected much credit upon himself and to the eminent satisfaction of all concerned, being faithful and reliable. He and his family belong to the Presbyterian church at Spring Hill. He is active in church affairs and is leader of the choir. JOHN W. WELLER. One of the oldest native born citizens of Champaign county, who for many years was a well-known contractor and bridge worker, is John W. Weller, now living at his comfortable home on rural route No. 4, out of St. Paris. Mr. Weller was born on what is known as the John Weller farm in Johnson township, oh March 7, 1847, and is the youngest of seven children born to John and Anna (Pirkey) Weller. John Weller was a native of Virginia, his birth having occurred in Augusta county, that state, 'on March 5, i806. Anna Pirkey was also a Virginian by birth, having been born in Rockingham county on November 3, 18051. Both were reared to maturity in their native state, and were 708 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. married there on July 7, 1830, and six years later they came to Champaign county, Ohio. Here they purchased what was known as the Christian Miller farm, consisting of one hundred and fifty acres. This farm had originally contained one hundred and sixty acres, but Christian Miller and his brother, John, had each given ten acres of land for the townsite of Millerstown. On this farm John Weller and his wife located, living here the remainder of their lives, he passing away in June, 1858, while his widow survived him many years, her death occurring on February 9, 1889. John Weller was well known and highly respected in the early days of the county, and took a prominent part in the development and welfare of their community. He was a Republican in politics and active in the councils of his party. Both he and his wife were earnest and active members of the Reformed church, in the early development of which they were deeply interested. They were the parents of seven. children, only three of whom are now living : J. C., of Telluride, Colorado; Maggie, wife of Octavus Morgan, residents of Los Angeles, California; John W., the immediate subject of this review, Amariah, born on January 15, 1833, deceased ; Ananias, March 17, 1840, died on February 20, 1866; William H., September 21, 1842, died on April 8, 1892; Jenetta C., wife of G. W. Heck, April 21, 1835, died on October 3, 1914. John W. Weller was reared to manhood on the home farm, and early in life learned to make his own way in the world, his father dying when he was but a lad of eleven years. He assisted his mother in the operation of the home place until his marriage, when he started in to farm for himself. He moved to Logan county, Ohio, shortly after his marriage, where he farmed for three years, after which he returned to Millerstown, where he engaged in the saw-mill business for two years. At the end of that time he took up mason contracting and bridge work, in which business he was very successfully engaged for many years, with the exception of the year 1880-1881, during which time he was in Colorado. On June 7, 1869, John W. Weller was united in marriage to Sarah A. Printz, who was born in the northwestern part of Johnson township, this county, on October 31, 1847, and was a daughter of Abram and Lucy Printz, both of whom were also natives of this county, but descendants of old Virginia stock. Mr. and Mrs. Weller were the parents of two children : M. Frank, who married Elvie Jenkins, is a resident of Millerstown, and the father of two children, Walter A. and Charles D. ; Addie V., the wife of B. M. Norman, of Millerstown, and they are the parents of two children, Paul L. and Dan. The mother of these children died on May 2, CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 709 1905. She was a devoted member of the Lutheran church, always taking an active part in the affairs of the local congregation. Mr. Weller is a member of the Independent Order. of Odd Fellows at Crayon, Ohio, while politically, he is affiliated with the Republican party. CHARLES W. SCOBY. Charles W. Scoby, a farmer of Harrison township, Champaign county, was born in Greene township, Shelby county, Ohio, July 1, 1872. He is a son of Edward and Ann (Stephenson) Scoby. Edward Scoby was born in Pennsylvania, possibly Bucks county, and from there he came with his parents, when a boy, to Shelby county, Ohio, making the trip in wagons, and in that place the family established their future home on a farm, but finally moved to the vicinity of Troy, Miami county, where the grandparents died. Edward Scoby grew to manhood on the farm in Shelby county and there he married Ann Stephenson, who was a native of Logan county, and a daughter of Charles Stephenson, who came to Ohio from West Virginia, being one of the early settlers of Logan county. After his marriage Edward Scoby settled on a farm in Shelby county and lived there many years, or until he moved to Johnson township, but eventually moved to Rosewood, Adams township, where Mr. Scoby died. His widow is still living there. He made a success as a general farmer and was a man of good reputation. Politically, he was a Democrat. While living in Shelby county he served as trustee of Greene township for several terms. He was also trustee of Johnson township, Champaign county, for three terms; he made an excellent trustee in both counties. Three children, all living at this writing, were born to Edward Scoby and wife, namely : Lizzie is the wife of Joseph Atkinson of Sidney, Ohio; Charles W., of this sketch; and Edward G., a carpenter by trade, lives in Rosewood and often works in Sidney. Charles W. Scoby was fourteen years old when his parents moved to Johnson township, this county. He grew to manhood on the farm where he worked during the crop seasons and he attended the district schools in the winter time. On December 25, 1895, he married Pearl Commer, a daughter of Russell and Kate (Pence) Commer. After his marriage he began farming on rented land in Adams township. After living there four years he moved to Johnson township, where he farmed for seven years, four years of which were spent on the C. B. Mahan place. In 1907 he pur- 710 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. chased his present farm of ninety-six acres in Harrison township, two miles southwest of Spring Hill. He has a well-kept place and a good set of buildings. He is making a very comfortable living as a general farmer. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Scoby, all living at this writing, namely : Warren, Gladys, Hazel, and Charles, all at home. Politically, Mr. Scoby is a Democrat. In 1910 he was elected township trustee and he has been incumbent of this office since January 1, 1911, and is now president of the hoard. He is a member of St. Paris Lodge No. 344, Knights of Pythias. JOHN P. MCMORRAN. John P. McMorran, one of Johnson township's well-known and substantial farmers and the proprietor of a fine farm of one hundred and eighteen acres one mile northwest of St. Paris, was born in the house where he is now living on May 6, 1860. He is a son of Christian and Susanna (Loudenback) McMorran, the former of whom was born on September 17, 1822, in Pennsylvania, and the latter on November 6, 1830, in Ohio. Christian McMorran was a son of Samuel McMorran, who came to Dayton, Ohio, from Pennsylvania, in an early day. He did not remain long at Dayton, moving into this county, where he located on a farm in Johnson township, now known as the Naaman Apple farm. After living on this place for a short time, he bought land south of St. Paris, in Jackson township, and on part of this farm the cemetery now stands. After leaving this farm he moved to the place where John P. McMorran now lives, and here he and his wife spent the rest of their lives, his death occurring on July 18, 1884, while his widow survived him several years, passing away in 1908. They were the parents of five children, four of whom grew to maturity : John P., of this sketch; Estella, the wife of O. P. Mitchell, of Huntington county, Indiana; Abraham L., deceased ; Mary J., the wife of William Heater, of St. Paris, and James, who died in infancy. The family were earnest members of the First Baptist church at St. Paris, taking an active interest in church affairs, Mr. McMorran serving as trustee of this church for many years. He was a well known man in this section, taking a prominent and active part in the social, civic and religious life of the community, and was very successful in his business affairs. John P. McMorran was reared to manhood on the home farm, receiving his education in the public schools of his township. He has always remained CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 711 on the old homestead farm, caring for his parents while they lived, and operating the farm on a partnership basis up to his father's death, since which time he has owned and operated the same on his account. His father had been very successful in his business affairs, accumulating over six hundred acres of fine land, and ranked among the leading citizens of the township. Like his parents, Mr. McMorran takes an active interest in church affairs, and is now serving as trustee of the Baptist church at St. Paris. He is a Republican in politics, and while not an ardent partisan, yet he takes a proper interest in all civic matters pertaining to the welfare of hip home community. Fraternally, he is a member of St. Paris Lodge No. 246, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and also holds membership in Russell encampment, holding the office of past chief patriarch in that organization. He is also a member of the Daughters of Rebekah, and of Lodge No. 144, Improved Order of Red Men, in all of which societies he is deeply interested. NAAMAN L. APPLE. Naaman L. Apple, farmer, of near St. Paris, Johnson township, Champaign county, was born on the farm where he still makes his home, October 14, 1865. He is a son of William and Mary (Lyons) Apple, both representatives of old families of this locality. The father was born two miles south of St. Paris, in Jackson township. He was a son of Solomon Apple, one of the early settlers in Champaign county, having moved here from Montgomery county, Ohio. He cleared a farm in the midst of the wilderness of Jackson township and there spent the rest of his life, becoming one of the successful pioneer farmers there. William Apple grew to manhood on the home farm in Jackson township. His wife, Mary Lyons, was born in Johnson township, this county. She was a daughter of Christian Lyons, who located in that township on a farm in an early day, migrating to this county from Virginia. He too, cleared the virgin soil and developed a good farm here on which land he spent the rest of his life. After their marriage William and Mary Apple located on a farm one and one-half miles northeast of St. Paris and here they spent the rest of their lives, his death occurring first. They had a good home and were highly respected throughout the neighborhood. Their family consisted of five children, two of whom died in infancy. Those living are, Albert L., who lived at St. Paris, this county, and died in June, 1917 ; Naaman L., of this sketch, and Frank, who lives in Johnson township. 712 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. Politically, William Apple was a Democrat and was always active in party affairs. He served as township trustee for some time. He was a member of the Lutheran church. His wife belonged to the Reformed Lutheran church. Naaman L. Apple grew up on the home farm at St. Paris. He attended the district schOols. He assisted with the general work on the place when he became of proper age. On August. i8, 1898, he married Lois Burroughs, a daughter of William and Celestine (Epps) Burroughs. After their marriage they located near the homestead, but in a short time moved onto the home place, where they have since resided. He has kept the farm well cultivated and under excellent improvements. He owns in all two hundred and thirty-four acres, two hundred of which comprise the home farm. He has kept the land all in shipshape and has been very successful as a general farmer and stock raiser. He fattens large numbers of hogs and cattle annually for the market, feeding to his stock most of the grain that the place produces. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Apple, namely : Clela A., attending high school ; Trixie M., also in high school ; Naaman L., Jr., in the public schools of St. Paris, where the local high school is also located. Politically, Mr. Apple is a Democrat, but is not especially active in public affairs. He is a member of the Reformed church at St. Paris, and is an elder in the same. He has for some time been active in church work. His wife also belongs to this church. HENRY LEONARD. Among the older residents of Urbana and of Champaign county there are few names held in better remembrance than that of the late Henry Leonard, who died at his home in Urbana in 1898, at the great age of ninety-one years and six months, after a residence of more than thirty years in that city, where and throughout the county he held extensive real-estate interests, having come to this county and settled at Urbana after his retirement from business in Cincinnati, in which city he had lived since the days of his childhood. Henry Leonard was born in the state of Pennsylvania, but was but a child when his parents, Philip Leonard and wife, the former of whom also was born in that state, moved to Cincinnati, where they spent the rest of their lives. They were the parents of four children, the subject of this memorial sketch having had two brothers, Daniel and John, and a sister, Sarah. Having been but a boy when his parents moved to Cincinnati, Henry CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 713 Leonard acquired a limited schooling in that city and early became connected with the pork-packing industry there, a business in which he later embarked on his own account and in which he became very successful, for forty years being one of the best-known figures in that line of industry in the Central West. During the period of the Civil War Mr. Leonard was a liberal contributor to the food needs of the soldiers passing that way and was ever a stanch friend of the "boys in blue" ; not only giving them large quantities of the products of his packing house, but being alert to their other needs, lodging them and otherwise contributing to their comfort as the need arose. In 187o Mr. Leonard retired from business in Cincinnati and moved with his family to Urbana, where he made extensive investments in real estate and also bought considerable tracts of land in this county, and until the day of his death in 1898 took a hearty interest in the general business affairs of the city and county, helpful in many ways in promoting and advancing the same. His widow survived him more than a year, her death occurring in 1900, she then being eighty-three years of age. Henry Leonard was united in marriage to Eliza Myers, who was born in the village of Aberdeen, over in Ohio county, Indiana, not far down the river from Cincinnati, a daughter of Jacob Myers and wife, who were the parents of four children, Mrs. Leonard having had three sisters, Charlotte, Sarah Jane and Mary, and to this union were born six children, of whom but one, Mrs. Agnes Scheidt, of Urbana, the fifth in order of birth, now survives, the others having been as follow : Mary Jane, who died unmarried; George, who died in St. Louis, where he was engaged in the livery business ; William, who was killed while serving as a soldier of the Union during the Civil War and who was the father of Capt. George Leonard, jeweler, of Urbana ; Eliza, who married John Legner and spent her life in Cincinnati, and John, who spent his last days as a farmer in Clark county, this state. Miss Agnes Leonard remained with her parents, faithfully and devotedly attentive to their needs during the declining years of their lives, and after their death continued to reside at the old home in Urbana. On May 17, 1917, Miss Leonard was united in marriage to John F. Scheidt, who was born in Zanesville, this state, but who has resided in Urbana since 1884 ; he and his. brother, Charles Scheidt, being engaged there in the sheet-metal business, under the firm name of Scheidt Brothers. Mr. and Mrs. Schedit reside at the old Leonard home, where they are very comfortably and very pleasantly situated. Mrs. Scheidt owns considerable property in Cincinnati, as well as a good deal of real estate in Urbana and several valuable farms in this county, and takes an active interest in the general affairs of the city and county. 714 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. The benefactions of her father, who was a very generous and open-handed man, ever had her sympathetic approval and all good works in this community continue to find in her a friendly and liberal supporter. She has ever taken a proper interest in the general social activities of her home town and has been able to help in many ways in the betterment of general conditions hereabout. LOGAN CARLO. Logan Carlo, lawyer and farmer of St. Paris, Ohio, one of the native-born sons of Champaign county, was born on the old home farm, one mile east of St. Paris, on the Piqua and Urbana pike, on September 8, 1872. He is a son of Edwin and Virginia (Hattery) Carlo, both natives of Ohio. Edwin Carlo was born on the same farm where his son, Logan, is now living, in 1836, the son of Dr. William Moritz Carlo, who was born in Dresden, Germany, in the kingdom of Saxony. Doctor Carlo grew to manhood in his native land, and began the study of medicine there, taking a university course in the old country. After completing his studies in Germany, he came to the United States as a young man, locating in Cincinnati, Ohio, first, continuing in the active practice of his profession there for some time, and was there married. He then came to Miamisburg, Ohio, where he lived for a short time, later removing to the vicinity of St. Paris, where he started the first store in the village, which was then called New Paris, but later through the influence of Doctor Carlo, the name was changed to St. Paris. He conducted this store and practiced medicine in this community for many years, purchasing the farm of one hundred and twenty-five acres in Johnson township, where Logan Carlo now lives shortly after arriving in the county. This farm was all new land at that time, being all in woods with no improvement whatever. In later years, Doctor Carlo moved to this farm, and continued his practice while living on the farm, and here he remained until his death. Edwin Carlo was the second child and oldest son of Doctor Carlo, in a family of fifteen children. He grew to manhood on the home farm, and after his marriage, bought the place and located here. As a young man of eighteen he left home and went to California during the time of the gold rush to that state, where he remained fourteen years. At the end of that time he returned to Champaign county, married, and settled down on the old home place. His wife, Virginia Hattery, was a daughter of Edward and Amanda Hattery, who trace their ancestry back CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 715 to French-Irish origin. Virginia Hattery was born in Van Wert county, Ohio, where she grew to womanhood, and after finishing her education in the schools there, became a teacher in the schools of that county, and it was while on a visit to Van Wert county that Edwin Carlo met her. They were the parents of two children : Logan, the immediate subject of this review; and Nellie, the wife of Major B. H. Greiner, who is connected with the Culver Military Academy, of Culver, Indiana. Edwin Carlo was a Democrat in politics, and always took an active interest in local political matters. He served his township in various offices for over a period of forty years, acting as township treasurer and land appraiser for forty years and also as director on the school board for many years. Logan Carlo was reared on his father's farm, and received his early education in the district schools. He graduated from the St. Paris high school and in 1895 from Ohio Wesleyan College at Delaware, Ohio, after which he entered the Cincinnati Law School, graduating from that institution in 1898 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws, and received the degree of Master of Arts from the Ohio Wesleyan University immediately afterward. He was admitted to the bar in Ohio in 1898, and in 1899 was admitted to the practice at the bar of Illinois, taking up the active practice in Chicago, where he continued until 1905, when he returned to Champaign county to take charge of the old home farm for his parents, and has continued to live here ever since. After his graduation from the law school in Cincinnati in 1898, he returned to his home and enlisted in Company D, Third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served in the Spanish War until he was mustered out in the same year, being in camp at Tampa, Florida. Logan Carlo is one of the young and progressive farmers of the county, and is actively interested in all that pertains to the betterment of his community, both in social and civic affairs. He is a Democrat in politics, and is serving at the-present time as township treasurer. He was the choice of his party for the nomination for probate judge in 1916, carrying over half of the county vote. He also takes a very active interest in lodge matters, being a member of Pharos Lodge No. 355, Free and Accepted Masons he is at present master of Pharos lodge and now is a thirty-second degree Mason. He also belongs to St. Paris Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, and St. Paris Lodge No. 344, Knights of Pythias. Mr. Carlo is an earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal church, taking a warm interest in church affairs, and is serving at the present time as trustee of the church at St. Paris. On April 1, 1917, he took up his residence in St. Paris, Ohio. He is now candidate for mayor. He has a law office at St. Paris. 716 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. CLINTON A. MAURICE. Clinton A. Maurice, the janitor at the centralized schools at Rosewood, Champaign county, was born in Clark county, Ohio, August 10, 1876. He is a son of Joseph and Isabelle (Neese) Maurice. The father was also a native of Clark county, this state, the date of his birth being May 28, 1846. He is a son of Isaac W. and Caroline (Davis) Maurice. Isaac W. was a son of William Maurice, a native of Dudley, England, in which country he spent his life, never coming to America. Isaac W. Maurice grew to manhood in England and there married a Miss Weldon. They immigrated to the United States in 1832, locating at Springfield, Ohio. He was a printer by trade and he worked on a Springfield newspaper for some time, later moving to a farm near Dialton, not far from the Champaign county line, and there he spent the remainder of his life. His first wife died, leaving three children, all of whom grew to maturity, but all are now deceased. He later married Caroline Davis and to their union five children were born, one of whom is living at this writing, namely : Van Horn Maurice, who lives in Clark county, Ohio. Joseph Maurice, father of the subject of this review, was reared on the home farm in Clark county. In 1881 he moved with his family to a farm in Adams township, Champaign county, where he continued to reside until his death in May, 1909. His widow has remained on the farm. To these parents twelve children were born, all but one survive at this writing, namely: 'Wesley A., the eldest ; Della I., the wife of Stephen D. Bowers ; George A., a farmer in Shelby county, Ohio ; Clinton A., of this sketch; Vallie S., the wife of Dr. D. N. Conner, of Markleville, Indiana ; Emma A., the widow of George B. Licklider ; Ellen, the wife of A. C. Stephenson, of Adams township, Champaign county ; Herman C., farming in Adams township ; Samuel J., farming in Adams township; Elizabeth B., the wife of H. B. Geny, a farmer of Adams township, and Emerson E., farming in Adams township. Clinton A. Maurice was reared on the home farm, and educated in the district schools. He assisted his father with the general farm work until he was twenty-six years old, when he started out in life for himself. On August 27, 1902, he married Melva L. Conner, and to their union one child has been born, Mary Keitha Maurice, whose birth occurred January 28, 1915. Mr. Maurice followed school teaching for eleven years in his earlier career, in the district schools, and he was regarded as one of the successful educators of his locality. He was ever a close student and progressive in his methods and ideas. He was elected janitor of the consolidated schools CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 717 at Rosewood. Adams township, in 1911, which position he has continued to hold until the present time, discharging his duties very faithfully and acceptably to all concerned. Politically, Mr. Maurice is a Democrat. He served as clerk of the local school board for a period of thirteen years, and for nine years of that period lie also served as township clerk. Fraternally, he belongs to Rosewood Lodge, No. 253, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of which he is past noble grand. He also belongs to the Encampment, Lodge No. 292, and is treasurer of the same. He is a member of the United Brethren church in which he is trustee and treasurer and has long been active in church work. He is also a teacher in the Sunday school, having a class of fifty now. JOHN C. RUSSELL. John C. Russell, farmer of Harrison township, Champaign county, was born in Adams township, this county, on a farm two miles northwest of Rosewood, January 18, 1860. He is a son of William and Emily ( Johnson) Russell. The father was reared and educated in his native community. His father, William Russell, Sr., came from Virginia to Champaign county, Ohio, making the long journey in wagons. He was one of the pioneer settlers in Adams township, where the Russell family has been well known for nearly a century. Here he built a log cabin in the wilderness and cleared a farm. Emily Johnson was born in Union county, Ohio where she grew to womanhood. She came alone to this county, her parents remaining the rest of their lives in Union county. After his marriage William Russell, Jr., settled on land of his own and devoted the rest of his life to farming in Adams township. His family consisted of six- children, named as follow : William Clinton, living in Adams township; Mary, who married James Cole and they live in Bellefontaine, Ohio; J. C., of this sketch ; Elizabeth, the wife of John Chambers, of Adams township, and Charles, Frank and Duncan all live in Adams township. The father of these children was a man of ability and industry and he ranked among the leading farmers and stockmen of the county for a number of years. He became owner of about six hundred acres of valuable land in Adams township. He was a Republican and a man of public spirit. He was widely and favorably known. John C. Russell was reared on the home farm in Adams township. He attended the rural schools in his community, and continued on the home 718 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. farm with his parents until his marriage in July, 1880, to Alice Bodey, a daughter of Andrew Bodey and wife, of Johnson township. She grew up in his native locality and attended the common schools. After his marriage Mr. Russell continued to engage in farming in Adams township until 1900, when he moved to Harrison township, and he has since resided on the same place, successfully engaged in general farming and stock raising. He owns one of the choice farms of the township, which consists of three hundred and fifty acres of well-improved and productive land. He has a good home and such outbuildings as his needs require. To John C. Russell and wife two children have been born, namely : Charles, born in 1881, died on February 18, 1904; George William, August 18, 1883, was married in 1907 to Marie Wilson, a daughter of Walter Wilson, of Concord township. To George W. Russell and wife four children have been born, namely : Lloyd, attending school; Raymond, deceased; John R., in school, and Ruth, at home. Mr. Russell is a Republican. He has been a member of the school board. He and his family belong to the United Brethren church at Salem. THOMAS J. JENKINS. Thomas J. Jenkins, a prosperous farmer living in Johnson township one-half mile northwest of Millerstown, was born in Concord township, this county, September 25, 1853. He is a son of Presley and Mary (Snider) Jenkins, both of whom were also natives of Champaign county. Presley Jenkins was born in Mad River township in 1825, and was a son of Jessie and Annie (Pence) Jenkins. Jesse Jenkins was the son of Thomas and Nelly (Fisk) Jenkins, both-of whom were natives of Virginia, who came to this county in 1806, locating in Mad River township in the wilderness, their log cabin being among the very first erected in the township along Owens creek. Here they spent the remainder of their lives. Jesse Jenkins and Annie Pence were married in 1815; and, after the death of his father, they moved to a farm in Jackson township, where his death occurred in 1869; his wife's death occurring a few years later. They were the parents of seven children, only two of whom are now living : Elijah, a farmer living in Concord township, and Thomas, of Quincy, Ohio. Presley Jenkins moved with his parents to a farm in Concord township, where he grew to manhood, and where he was married to Mary Snider. After his marriage, he and his wife CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 719 lived for a few years in Concord township, and then they moved to a farm in Johnson township, near where his son, T. J., now lives, and here they lived the remainder of their lives. Mary Snider was the daughter of Valentine and Catherine (Martz) Snider, who came to Ohio from Virginia in an early day, locating in Greene county, this state, about 1825. In 1835 they came to Champaign county, locating in section 3, Johnson township. They were the parents of eight children, and were descendants of German ancestry. He served in the War of 1812, enlisting froth Rockingham county, Virginia. He lived to a ripe old age, passing away in 1885. Presley and Mary (Snider) Jenkins were the parents of seven children, five of whom are now living : Catherine, wife of John Birkholder, of Rosewood, Ohio ; Elijah; deceased; Thomas J., the immediate subject of this review ; Jane A., widow of David R. Jenkins, of Terre Haute, Ohio; W. P., of Millerstown; S. W., of Millerstown, and Mary Etta, deceased, who was the wife of Charles Ginn. The family were earnest members of the Old School Baptist church, taking an active interest in the affairs of that denomination. Thomas J. Jenkins was reared on his father's farm in Johnson township, receiving his education in the district schools of his home county. After his marriage he began to farm for himself in this township, living on one place for nine years. In August, 1888, he moved to the farm where he is now living, consisting of one hundred and fifty-two and one-half acres of fine land, on which he has placed many modern improvements. He is progressive and up-to-date in his methods and has met with obvious success in his chosen work. On February 23, 1879, T. J. Jenkins was married to Emma Alice Corner, who was born June 2, 1863, on a farm within a stone's throw of where she is now living. She is the daughter of Isaac and Amanda J. (Smith) Corner. Her father was born in Johnson township, the son of Reuben and Eletha Corner, both of whom were natives of Virginia, who came to Ohio at an early date.. Isaac Corner grew up on his father's farm in Johnson township, and in 1858, married Amanda J. Smith, who was a native of Virginia. After his marriage he farmed for a time, and then he engaged in the general merchandise business at Millerstown under the firm name of Norman & Corner. He was very successfully engaged in business for some years, later retiring from active life to look after his numerous business interests. Isaac Corner and wife were the parents of three children, two of whom are now living: Benjamin" A., who died in infancy; Mary, wife of Robert Barger, of Johnson township, and Emma A., wife of Mr. Jenkins. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins are the parents of five children, two of whom are 720 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. now living : Estella, who died at the age of seven years ; Ozella, who died at the age of three years ; Walter J., who married Eva Weller, is a graduate of the high school at St. Paris, received the M. D. degree at Miami Medical College of Cincinnati in 1917, and is now located at Anna Station, Ohio, where he is practicing medicine ; Retha Blanche, who died at the age of eight months, and Thirza, the wife of Edward Brown, a resident of Mad River township. Mr. Jenkins is a Democrat in politics, the doctrines and creed of which party he strongly advocates. DAVID MCDANIEL BAKER. David McDaniel Baker, an honored veteran of the Civil War and the proprietor of a fine farm of one hundred and twenty-one acres at the north edge of Spring Hill, in Harrison township, on rural mail route No. 4 out of Degraff, is a native of Virginia, but has been a resident of Ohio since the days of his boyhood, with the exception of a couple of years spent in his boyhood in Indiana. He was born on a farm in Rockingham county, Virginia, April 10, 1844, son of Isaac and Anna (Showalter) Baker, both of whom were born in that same county and whose last days were spent in Ohio, the former dying in this county and the latter in Allen county. Isaac Baker was the son of Rudolph Baker, who left Rockingham county, Virginia, in 1817, when Isaac was a boy of nine years, and came to Ohio, settling in Clark county, where Rudolph Baker and his wife spent their last days and where Isaac Baker grew to manhood, remaining there until he was twenty-one years of age, when he returned to Virginia and presently there married Anna Showalter, who also was born in Rockingham county, a daughter of David and Agnes (Linville) Showalter, who had moved to that county, where they spent the remainder of their lives. After his marriage Isaac Baker continued to make his home in Rockingham county until in April, 1852,, when he moved from Virginia to Indiana and settled on a farm in Elkhart county, in the latter state. Two years later, however, in 1854, he returned to Ohio and settled on a farm west of Lima, in Allen county, where he lived for twelve years and where his wife died. He later married again and in 1866 moved from Allen county to Champaign county and settled on a farm in Mad River township, where he spent the remainder of his life, his death occurring there, he then being past ninety years of age. By CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 721 his marriage to Anna Showalter, Isaac Baker was the father of seven children, of whom the subject of this sketch was the second in order of birth, the others being J. O. Baker, of St.. Paris, this county; Mrs. Rebecca Downey, deceased; Agnes, wife of J. I. McFarland, of Bucyrus, this state; Elizabeth, wife of Frederick Gronwalt, of Bowen, Illinois; Frank, deceased, and Sarah, wife of Edward Barnes, of Thackeray, this county. By his second marriage Isaac Baker was the father of two children, neither of whom is now living. David McD. Baker was but a boy when his parents settled in Allen' county and there he completed his schooling and grew to manhood. Though hardly more than a boy during the progress of the Civil War he enlisted for service in that struggle and went to the front as a member of Company A, One Hundred and Eightieth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Captain Holland, and with that command served until the close of the war. Upon the completion of his military service Mr. Baker returned to Allen county and when his father moved to Champaign county in 1866 he accompanied him here and began to help in the work of developing and improving the home place in Mad River township. In the meanwhile he had been teaching school during the winters and also working variously at carpentering and at shoemaking, in both of which trades he had become proficient. After his marriage in the spring of 1875 Mr. Baker established his home on a farm in Jackson township and there lived for nine years, at the end of which time he moved to a farm in Clark county and there made his home for nine years. He then returned to Champaign county and bought the farm of one hundred and twenty-one acres on which he is now living, in Harrison township, and there has ever since made his home, one of the best-established farmers in that section of the county. On April 14, 1875, in Champaign county, David McD. Baker was united in marriage to Hester Thackeray, daughter of John and Rachel (Hammond) Thackeray, of this county, and to that union two children were born, daughters both, Mary Edith and Ethel R., who received their schooling in the schools of Clark county and of this county. Mary Edith Baker married J. Walter Phenegar and is now living at Springfield, this state. Ethel R. Baker married F. G. Piatt, who is now operating the Baker home place, Mr. Baker being practically retired from the active labors of the farm. To Mr. and Mrs. Piatt two children have been born, Martha Isabel, who died in infancy, and Dorothy Marie, born on October 21, 1914. Mrs. Hester Baker died at her home in Harrison township on October 7, 1915. (46a) 722 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. Mr. Baker is a Republican, a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, a member of the local post of the Grand Army of the Republic at Christiansburg, an Odd Fellow and a member of the Patriarchs Militant, affiliated with the Odd Fellow lodge and the encampment at St. Paris, and in the affairs of these several organizations takes a warm and active interest. BENJAMIN F. PENCE. Among the well-known and substantial farmers of Johnson township, who has lived in the county all his life, is Benjamin F. Pence, who was born on the farm where he now lives, December 21, 1851, the son of Isaac and Martha (Brown) Pence, the former of whom was born in Virginia, and the latter in Champaign county, Ohio. Isaac Pence was born in Shenandoah county, Virginia, in 1797, and was reared to manhood in his native state. He served with a Virginia regiment during the War of 1812, and upon returning from that service, came as a young man to Champaign county, Ohio, with his parents, who entered land from the government in the then almost trackless wilderness of this section. He also entered land 0n his own account and started to clear and cultivate the place, making a home for himself in the new country. Here he married Sarah Wiant, and to this union six children were born, none of whom are now living. The mother of these children died and afterwards Isaac Pence was married to Martha Brown, and to this second union were born seven children, six of whom are now living: Benjamin F., the subject of this review; James Ezra, living in Concord township ; Joseph W., a farmer of Concord township; Isaac S., whose sketch appears elsewhere in this volume; Sarah J., the wife of John Bedell, Mercer county, Ohio ; Charles M., living in the state of Washington, and William J., deceased. Benjamin F. Pence was reared on the home farm, receiving his education in the district schools of the county, and lived with his parents until his marriage, when he started farming for himself. He has been successful in his chosen calling and is now the owner of one hundred and thirty acres of fine farming land, his farm being well equipped with good buildings and the best of modern farming machinery. On October 14, 1876, Mr. Pence was married to Rosetta Ward, the daughter of Edemond and Christina (Smith) Ward. Mrs. Pence was born and reared in this county, as were her parents before her. Her grandparents CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 723 came from Virginia in an early day, and were among the early settlers oPence county. Mr. and Mrs. Pence are the parents of two children : Edward, living on the home place, married Pearl Group, and Pearl married Wheelock Bingham, who is employed by the Van Camp Condensing Company, of Watertown, Wisconsin. Mr. Pence is a Democrat in politics, and active in the councils of his party. He is one of the wide-awake, substantial farmers of this section, and lends his hearty support to any movement having for its object the betterment of his community. SAMUEL P. HAMILTON. Among the leading farmers of Johnson township, Champaign county, Ohio, is S. P. Hamilton, living on his farm four miles northwest of St. Paris, on rural route No. I. He was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, on July 26, 1844, the son of John and Elizabeth (Carter) Hamilton, the former a native of New Jersey, and the latter of Pennsylvania. he died on November 9, 189o; she died on April 16, 1900. Elizabeth Carter was born on July 28, 1823. John Hamilton was born and reared at Trenton, New Jersey, coming as a young man to Bucks county, Pennsylvania, where he met and married Elizabeth Carter. In the late forties they came west to Ohio, locating first in Warren county, where they rented land for some years. In 1858 they moved into Miami county close to the Champaign county line, where they lived the remainder of their lives. They were the parents of five children, only three of whom are now living : Samuel P., the immediate subject of this brief review; Mary, widow of Adam Medles, of Helena, Ohio; Rebecca, deceased; Lewis, who died in infancy, and Kate, the wife of Samuel Hughes, of Piqua, Ohio. John Hamilton and wife were faithful and earnest members of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was a Republican in politics, and always took a warm interest in the civic affairs of his home community. Samuel P. Hamilton was a lad of fourteen years when his parents moved to Miami county, and here he grew to manhood on the home farm. Answering the call of his country for service in the Civil War, he enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Tenth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in September, 1862, and served until the close of the war, being discharged in 1865. His regiment was with the Army of the Potomac under Generals 724 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. Meade and Grant, and participated in many of the hard-fought battles of that great struggle. At the close of the war, he returned to his home in Miami county, remaining on the home farm until 1868, at which time he began operating saw-mills in different parts of Johnson township, in which business he was engaged until 1893, when he purchased .his present farm, on which he has been living ever since. On February 27, 1868, S. P. Hamilton was married to Hannah Bunker, the daughter of Henry and Jane (Chapman) Blinker, and to this union four children have been born : Elliott, living on the home place; Flora, the wife of William Pence, a farmer of Johnson township ; Lewis, deceased, and Bessie J., the wife of Frank Ludrick, of Johnson township. Henry Bunker, Mrs. Hamilton's father, was of Scotch descent; his parents, who were natives of Scotland, came to the United States in an early day, locating at Piqua, Ohio, and here Mr. Bunker grew to maturity. Mrs. Bunker was born in Miami county, her parents being old settlers in that vicinity. They were the parents of one child, Mrs. S. P. Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton and his family are earnest members of the United Brethren church at Rosewood, and take an active interest in the affairs of the local congregation, Mr. Hamilton having served as class leader at this place for several years. He is a Republican in politics, and is actively interested in all local political matters. He is also warmly interested in the affairs of the Grand Army of the Republic, being a member of H. C. Scott Post, at St. Paris, Ohio. GEORGE W. RHYNARD. One of the enterprising and progressive farmers of Johnson township, the owner and proprietor of a fine farm of eighty acres two miles west of St. Paris, on the Piqua and Urbana pike, is George W. Rhynard, who was born on an adjoining farm March 11, 1860, the son of Samuel and Mary A. (McKinley) Rhynard, both of whom were natives of Ohio. Samuel Rhynard was born in Darke county, Ohio, near Stelvideo, and was a son of Peter and Mary (Martindale) Rhynard, both of whom were natives of Maryland. Peter Rhynard was of German ancestry, and came as a young man to Miami county, Ohio, settling near Troy. There he met and married Mary Martindale, who was of Scotch descent, coming from Maryland with her parents in an early day to Miami county, Ohio. After CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 725 their marriage, Peter Rhynard and wife located in Darke county, Ohio, where they lived the remainder of their lives, and 'there their son, Samuel, was born, and reared to manhood. As a young man, Samuel Rhynard learned the saddler's trade at Dayton, Ohio, coming from there to St. Paris, where he engaged in the harness business for three or four years. At the end of that time he moved to Iowa and entered land from the government near Cedar Rapids of that state. Later the family returned to Ohio, and purchased the old McKinley farm in Johnson township, this county, where he and his wife lived until her death, when he moved to the farm where his son, George, now lives. Later he moved to St. Paris, where his death occurred. Mary A. McKinley was born on the McKinley farm just south of the one where George Rhynard now lives, the daughter of William and Mary McKinley. William McKinley was a native of Georgetown, Kentucky, coming from that state to Ohio in an early day, where he entered land from the government in Johnson township, this county. Here he married and lived the remainder of his life. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, serving under Gen. Andrew Jackson. Samuel Rhynard and wife were the parents of six children : William A., deceased; Sarah E., the widow of William Mills, who was a resident of Pike county, Ohio ; Peter, a farmer in the north part of Johnson township; George W., the immediate subject of this review ; Albert, of Cleveland, Ohio ; and Ira Elmer, living in east New York state. The family were earnest and faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal church at St. Paris, and actively interested in church work. Samuel Rhynard was a Republican in politics, and was always much interested in the school work of his township, serving on the township school board for many years. George W. Rhynard was reared on his father's farm. He received his education in the district schools of his home neighborhood, living at home until his marriage. Then he started farming on his own account, renting the farm where he now lives for six years, at the end of which time he purchased the farm, and has continued to live here ever since. He has been very successful in his farming operations, breeding and selling a great deal of live stock for the markets. George W. Rhynard was united in marriage on October 8, 1884, to Hattie A. Apple, who was born in Johnson township, the daughter of Abraham and Phoebe Jane (Sise) Apple, and to this union three children were born, of whom are living : Nellie, born in 1885, married Edward Lemman, a farmer of Johnson township; one who died in infancy; and Adal Eva Lucile, born in 1903, now a student in school. The family, with the exception of 726 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. Mr. Rhynard, are members of the Lutheran church at St. Paris, Ohio, taking an active part in church affairs. He is a member of the Republican party, and takes a proper interest in all public affairs, always supporting all measures which have for their object the betterment of his community. JONATHAN SCHUMM. One of the substantial citizens and enterprising farmers of the county Jonathan Schumm, the owner and proprietor of a fine farm of two hundred and fifteen acres located one and one-half miles east of St. Paris in Johnson township. Mr. Schumm was born in Berks county, Pennsylvania, August 29, 1836, a son of Jacob and Catherine (Walburn) Schumm, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania. Jacob Schumm and his wife grew up and were married in Pennsylvania, and lived in that state all their lives, his death occurring in 1842, his widow surviving him many years. They were the parents of six children, three of whom are living : Mary, the wife of Samuel Seibert, residents of Lebanon county, Pennsylvania ; Priscilla, wife of John Parsons, also living in Pennsylvania, and Jonathan. Jonathan Schumm was left an orphan by the death of his father when he was but a lad of six years, and lived in the home of his maternal grandparents until he reached the age of sixteen years, at which time he came to St. Paris, Ohio, with fifty cents in his pocket. He went to work with a will doing anything he could find to do to make an honest living. He hired out to cut cord wood at thirty-five cents a cord, and part of the money which he earned at this job is still owing to him. However, he was not discouraged, having youth and health on his side, but continued to work with vigor at different vocations, being employed for two years on a farm at one hundred and ten dollars a year,. receiving for his third year's labor the sum of one hundred and forty-four dollars. He also worked in the saw-mills in the early clays, and learned the plasterer's trade, at which he worked four years. In 1860 he began farming on the place where he now lives, and that he has been successful in his calling is evidenced by the fact that he owns two hundred and fifteen acres of fine land, well improved and cultivated. He is also a stockholder in the Central National Bank of St. Paris, and has long been ranked among the influential and substantial citizens of his community. On August 25, 1859, Jonathan Schumm was married to Catherine Snapp, CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 727 a daughter of Daniel and Margaret Snapp. Mrs. Schumm was born April 3, 1840, and was reared on the farm where she is now living, and has always been a resident of this county. .Mr. and Mrs. Schumm are the parents of one child, Maude E., born on March 26, 1867. She is the wife of C. S. Bolinger, of St. Paris, Ohio, and to this union have been born four children : Walter, a graduate of the high school at St. Paris ; C. S. Bolinger, Jr. ; Mamie, a graduate of the high school at St. Paris, and Fannie, also a graduate of the St. Paris high school, is now a student in the State University at Columbus, Ohio, graduating with the class of 1917. Mr. Schumm is a Democrat in politics, and takes an active part in the councils of his party in local public affairs, having served as township trustee and assessor. He is treasurer of what is known as the Spring Grove Cemetery Association, which is incorporated with the following officers : H. D. Pyle, president; Frank Snapp, vice-president ; H. E. Harmon, secretary, and Jonathan Schumm, treasurer. Two- citizens of the township, Daniel Snapp, the father of Mrs. Schumm, and Allen Pence, bought the land, which is used as a cemetery, and donated it to the people of this community, the association taking hold of the project in a business-like way, laying the land out in lots for sale, and thus they have succeeded in making a beautiful place of this "city of the dead." JAMES W. MAGGERT. James W. Maggert, a well-known farmer and enterprising citizen of Johnson township, and a life-long resident of this county, the owner and proprietor of "Cabauba Farm," located about three and one-half miles northwest of St. Paris, on rural route No. 1 out of St. Paris, was born on this farm April 11, 1858, the son of Henry and Emmeline (Baker) Maggert, both of whom were natives of Ohio. Henry Maggert was the son of Abraham Maggert, who was a native of Virginia, coming from that state to Ohio in an early day, and locating on a farm about two miles east of St. Paris, where he lived the remainder of his life. Henry Maggert grew up and was married in this county, coming to the farm where James W. Maggert now lives in 1842. This land at that time was in timber and largely swamp, but with indomitable energy the elder Maggert set to work and ditched, drained and cleared eighty acres, which has been cultivated and improved until it is one of the best-producing farms in the township. Henry Maggert and wife were the parents of 728 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. eight children, six of whom are living: Mary, wife of Alexander Snyder Nancy, the wife, of James Campbell; Rosa, wife of Jesse Jenkins; Alice, wife of Harvey Harding; Jane, wife of William Genett, and James W. James W. Maggert was reared on the farm where he now lives, receiving his education in the district schools of his home neighborhood. He remained at home assisting his father with the work on the farm until he reached the age of twenty-two years, when he married and started farming for himself. For the first four years he rented land in the neighborhood, after which, for two years, he rented the home farm. In the meantime, his father having died, he bought the interests of the other heirs in the home place, where he has since continued to live. Here he is engaged in general farming and stock raising, and is very successful in his chosen calling. On January 22, 1880, James W. Maggert was married to Mary E. Prince, who was born on a farm in Johnson township, on May 18, 1857. To this union was born one child, Nellie B., who died at the age of eleven years. Mr. Maggert is a Democrat in politics, and while taking a good citizen's interest in civic affairs, yet is not a partisan or seeker after public office. JOHN R. ROSS. The late John R. Ross, formerly assistant cashier of the Champaign National Bank of Urbana and later and for years secretary of the Urbana Egg Case Company and one of the best-known and most progressive business men in Urbana, who died at Phoenix, Arizona, in the fall of 1908, and whose widow is still living in Urbana, was born in Urbana and there spent all his active life, remaining there until ill health prompted him to move to Arizona, where it was hoped the more equable climate of that region would have a beneficial effect upon his condition. He was born on April 22, 1868, son and only child of William R. and Belle (Brand) Ross, both members of old families in Champaign county. William Reynolds Ross, who was an honored veteran of the Civil War and who for years served as vice-president and also cashier of the Champaign National Bank, a position he was holding at the time of his death on December 23, 1915, also was born in Urbana and lived there all his life, for many years one of the most active and influential business men in that CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 729 city. In a memorial sketch presented elsewhere in this volume there is set out at some length the history of William Reynolds Ross and of the Ross family in this county, and the reader is respectfully referred to the same in this connection, it being sufficient to set out here that William R. Ross was a son of Philander Ross, one of the early merchants of Urbana and for years president of the Champaign National Bank of that city. William R. Ross was clerking in his father's store at Urbana at the time of the breaking out of the Civil War and he enlisted for service as a member of Company K, Sixty-ninth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which command he served for two years, or until his discharge on a physician's certificate of disability. Not long afterward he became connected with his father's bank at Urbana, the Champaign National, and with that institution remained connected the rest of his life, rising from a clerkship to the position of vice-president, and this latter position he was occupying at the time of his death. John R. Ross grew to manhood in Urbana, receiving his schooling in the schools of that city, and early became connected with the Champaign National Bank, of which his grandfather had been president and of which his father was vice-president for many years, and after a while was made assistant cashier of that institution, a position he resigned to become secretary of the Urbana Egg Case Company, with which company he remained connected in an executive capacity until failing health compelled his retirement from business. Entertaining the hope that a change of climate might prove beneficial Mr. Ross moved to Phoenix, Arizona, but the hope was vain and he died there on October 5, 1908, he then being in the forty-first year of his age. In 1893 John R. Ross was united in marriage .to Lydia Spain, daughter of J. Fletcher and Ella R. Spain and a member of one of the oldest families in Champaign county, the Spains having come over here from Virginia in 1805, establishing their home here, as set out elsewhere in this volume, where further and fitting mention is made of the Spain family and their connection with the pioneer history of this county. To this union one child was born, a son, Reynolds Spain Ross, who is now (1917) a student at Urbana University. John R. Ross was an active member of the Episcopal church, as is his widow, and was serving as a member of the vestry at the time of his death. He was a Scottish Rite Mason (thirty-second degree) and a noble of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, affiliated with Antioch Temple at Dayton, and took a warm interest in 730 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. Masonic affairs. In his political allegiance he was a Republican and ever gave a good citizen's attention to local civic affairs, helpful in many ways in promoting movements having to do with the cause of good government and the general advancement of the common welfare. SOLOMON WALBORN. Solomon Walborn, a well-known and progressive farmer of Johnson township, this county, living two miles northwest of St. Paris, where he is very successfully operating one hundred and eighty-two acres of land, was born in Van Wert county, Ohio, on March 9, 1875. He is a son of John H. and Elizabeth (Parker) Walborn, both of whom were natives of Ohio. John H. Walborn was a native of Champaign county, having been born on a farm in Jackson township, the son of Abraham Walborn, the latter of whom came at an early date to this county from Pennsylvania, and here lived the remainder of his life. John H. Walborn and Elizabeth Parker were married in this county near Terre Haute, and after their marriage, lived for some time in Jackson township on the home place of his father. Later, they moved to Van Wert county, Ohio, where they located on land of their own, and it was in that county that Mrs. Walborn died. To them were born seven children, five of whom are now living: George W., a farmer of Johnson township, represented elsewhere in this work; T. E., also farming in Johnson township; Minnie, the wife of William Betz, of Bluffton, Indiana; Anna Jane, deceased; one child, who died in infancy unnamed; Solomon, the immediate subject of this review, and Emma, the wife of Charles Stapleton, of St. Paris, Ohio. Solomon Walborn was reared to the life of a farmer, receiving his education in the district schools. When but six years of age, he moved with his father's family to Jay county, Indiana, where they lived eleven years after leaving their home in Van Wert county, Ohio. At the end of this time the family returned to Champaign county, Ohio, where the father spent the remaining years of his life. It was in 1892 that Solomon Walborn returned to Champaign county, and for three years after coming here, he worked as a farm hand in Jackson township, after which he was employed by W. I. Kite, of Jackson township, where he remained for four years. At the end of that time he came into the neighborhood where he is now living, where he farmed nine years for himself, and on September 11, CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 731 1901, he, with his family moved to the. farm where he is now living in Jackson township. Here he is very successfully engaged in farming and stock raising, in which line of endeavor he has met with a very commendable success. On December 23, 1894, Solomon Walborn was united in marriage to Minnie Tullis, who was born in Jackson township, the daughter of William and Elizabeth Tullis. To this union have been born six children : Harry, a farmer of Johnson township, married Leota Slusser ; Grace, a graduate of the St. Paris high school, now a student in her first year at the University of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio; Earl, a student in the high school at St. Paris; Herman, attending the neighborhood district school, an infant, deceased, and Edith, living at home with her parents. Mr. Walborn is a member of the Baptist church, while the family is affiliated with the Reformed church, both of St. Paris, Ohio. Mr. Walborn is a Democrat in politics, and is now serving his fourth year as trustee of Johnson township, and is senior member and president of the township board. S. H. DEATON. One of the substantial citizens and leading farmers of this county is S. H. Deaton, the owner and proprietor of a fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres in Jackson township, located on what is locally known as the cowpath pike, one-half mile south and one mile east of Addison. Mr. Deaton was born on a farm south of his present home in the edge of Clark county, Ohio, on April 5, 1846, the son of Samuel and Nancy (Carmin) Deaton, the former being a native of old Virginia, and the latter of Ohio. Samuel Deaton came to Ohio with his parents when a lad of twelve years of age, the family locating on a farm in Clark county, near Northhampton, just south of the Champaign county line. There he grew to manhood and married Nancy Carmin, who was born and reared in Clark county. After his marriage he engaged in farming for himself on rented land for a time, after which he purchased a small tract of land in Clark county, where he lived for a short time. He then came with his family to Champaign county, where he purchased eighty acres of land in Jackson township, which at that time was new land, all in timber ; and here the family lived for several years in the rude log cabin of the pioneers. Later a new house was erected, 732 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. where S. H. Deaton now lives. Samuel Deaton was a hardworking and industrious farmer, and successful in his chosen work, gradually adding to his land holdings until he was the owner of one hundred and thirty acres of good farming land in this county. He and his wife were earnest and devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and always took an active interest in church affairs. He was a well educated man for the period, and had been a school teacher before coming to this county. He and his wife were the parents of five children : William, who died at the age of twenty-eight years; S. H., the immediate subject of this review ; Charlotte, widow of George Helvie, of Addison, Ohio ; Martha, widow of Charles Howell, of Addison ; and A. B. C. D., of Jackson township. Samuel Deaton was a Republican in politics, and firm in his belief in the principles of that party. He served his township as trustee for a number of years, and was a prominent and influential man in the community. S. H. Deaton was reared to manhood on the farm where he is now living, coming with his parents when but a small boy from Clark county, Ohio; and received his education in the district schools of Jackson township. After reaching manhood, he started life for himself by engaging in farming on land lying close to the home farm, which he rented and here he lived for one year. He then moved to a farm in Miami county, about three miles west of his present farm, and he remained three years. At the end of that time he returned to Champaign' county and purchased eighty acres of land in Jackson township adjoining his present home, and here he remained for a period of ten years. He then moved to Clark county, Ohio, where he lived on a farm belonging to his wife's father for fourteen years, after which he returned to Champaign county and purchased the old home farm, where he has since lived. In 1869 S. H. Deaton was married to Elizabeth Jenkins, the daughter of Wiley Jenkins, a resident of Clark county, Ohio; and to this union were born six children, five of whom grew to maturity : Samuel, deceased ; Wiley J., a farmer of Jackson township ; Ola, the wife of Walter Leonard, of this county ; Ellen, the wife of Charles Warner, of Addison, Ohio; William, a resident of Jackson township, and C. O., a farmer, also of Jackson township. The mother of these children died on September 20, 1913, loved and mourned by all who knew her. Mr. Deaton is a Republican in politics, and an ardent supporter of the doctrines and principles of this party. He has always been actively interested in the civic welfare of his community, and served his township as supervisor for some years. CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 733 ARTHUR G. HANGER. Arthur G. Hanger, farmer of Harrison township, Champaign county, was born on the Spring Hill and West Liberty pike, in Harrison township, August 27, 1881, a son of Henry H. and Sarah Hanger. The father was born on a farm northwest of West Liberty, Logan county, Ohio, in 1841. He is a son of Adam Hanger, who was a son of Peter Hanger. The last named and two brothers, immigrated from England to America in Colonial days. Peter Hanger settled in Virginia, where he married, and in later life he moved to Champaign county, locating among the pioneer settlers in Salem township, but he spent the last of his life in Harrison township, dying there. After his marriage Adam Hanger settled in Logan county, but, when his son Henry H. was a small boy, he moved with his family to Harrison township and here Adam Hanger spent the rest of his life on a farm. Sarah Gerard, was a native of New Jersey, from which state she came to Champaign county, when young, with her parents, Jonas and Armina (Flemming) Gerard, who were of Scotch-Irish descent. After his marriage Henry H. Hanger lived many years on a farm in Harrison township, locating on his father's old farm and there he spent the rest of his life. Five children were born to Henry H. Hanger and wife, namely : Carrie, the wife of William Scarborough, of West Liberty, Ohio ; Loretta, who died at the age of four years; Edna, the wife of Charles Circle, and they live on the old home place in Harrison township; Arthur G., of this sketch, and Millie, living in West Liberty, Ohio. Henry H. Hanger was a soldier in the Civil War, first a private, later a corporal, and finally was promoted to the rank of sergeant. He served three years and two months in Company G, Sixty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, taking part in seven important battles and was wounded five times. According to his superior officers and the men under him he was a brave and efficient officer. He was honorably discharged at the close of the war and became a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. He was a Republican and always took an active interest in the affairs of his party. He was a member of the Glady Crook Christian church, in which he was a pillar and active worker for many years. His wife also belonged to that church. His death occurred on December 15, 1911. Arthur G. Hanger was reared on the home farm in Harrison township, and he received his education in the district schools. On October 9, 1902, 734 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. he was married to Grace Emery, a daughter of John and Melissa (Stemble) Emery, .and to this union three children have been born, namely : Henry Russell, born on December 24, 1903, is attending school; Bernice Helen, December 18, 1905, is also in school, and William Dwight, May 11, 1915. John Emery, father of Mrs. Hanger, was born in Harrison township, Champaign county, June 8, 1850. He grew to manhood in his native community and attended the common schools. He has devoted his life to general farming in this locality. He died on March 17, 1901, and his wife died on April 14, 1902. After his marriage Arthur G. Hanger began farming for himself. He is owner of a good farm of sixty acres in Harrison township, on which he is making a very comfortable living. Politically, he is a Republican. He belongs to the Christian church at West Liberty; Ohio. WILLARD B. HYDE, M. D. One of the younger citizens of Christiansburg, this county, who is successfully winning a place in the front ranks as a physician and surgeon is Dr. W. B. Hyde, who was born at Summerville, on Boke's Creek, Ohio, February 14, 1881, the son of Dr. William F. and Sarah A. (Monroe) Hyde, both of whom were natives of Union county, Ohio. Dr. William F. Hyde was born on a farm in Union county, Ohio, near Boke's Creek, December 23, 1856, and was reared to manhood on the farm, receiving his early education in the public schools. As a young man, he decided to make the practice of medicine his profession, and studied under Dr. S. B. Drake, of Broadway, Ohio. Later he entered the Columbus Medical College, from which institution he was graduated in 1889. He located the same year at Boke's Creek, Ohio, where he actively practiced his profession until 1893, when he came to Christiansburg, and has been in the active practice here ever since. Sarah A. Monroe, the mother of Doctor Willard B. Hyde, was also born in Union county, Ohio, and grew up on a farm adjoining that on which her husband, Dr. W. F. Hyde, was reared. They are the parents of four children, three of whom are now living : Lacy Marie, who died at the age of seventeen months ; Willard B., of this sketch; Stella Atlanta, wife of A. H. Chronaberry, of Conover, Ohio, and Maud, the wife of A. L. Dobbins, of Christiansburg. Dr. W. B. Hyde received his early education in the public schools of CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 735 his home township, and came as a lad of twelve with his parents to Christiansburg. Here he graduated from the high school, studied medicine with his father until 1899, when he entered the Ohio Medical University at Columbus, Ohio, from which institution he graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1904. At once he returned to Christiansburg, where he took up the active practice of his profession, and has since remained at this place. He has a large and constantly increasing patronage in the village and surrounding country. On November 30, 1905, Dr. W. B. Hyde was. married to Leo A. Robinson, the daughter of C. A. Robinson, of Miami county, and to this union two children have been born : Virginia, a student in the public schools, and Charles, at home. The doctor and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Christiansburg, and take an active interest in all church and social affairs of the village. Doctor Hyde is a member of Social Lodge No. 139, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and also of the Encampment, No. 75. He is a Republican in politics ; is warmly interested in all public matters pertaining to his home town, and is now serving as councilman on the town board. JACOB N. PENCE. Among the substantial citizens and progressive farmers of Johnson township, this county, is Jacob N. Pence, living on his well-improved and highly cultivated farm of forty acres four miles northwest of St. Paris, on rural route No. 1. He was born in this township, on September 22, 1865, the son of Wesley and Lydia (Ammon) Pence, and was one of nine children born to his parents, only six of whom are now living : Delelia A., the wife of Rastus Mercia, of St. Paris, Ohio; Russell, of Johnson township; Jane, the wife. of Orin Decker, of St. Paris; John W., of St. Paris ; Millie, the wife of Jacob Robbins, a farmer of Johnson township, and Jacob N., of this sketch. After his marriage Wesley Pence and wife located on the farm now owned by Jacob Robbins and Russell Pence, where he lived the remainder of his life, after which his widow moved to St. Paris, where her death occurred some years later. They were members of the Baptist church, and actively interested in the affairs of the local church of that denomination. In politics he was a Democrat, but never took an active part in political affairs. 736 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. Jacob N. Pence was but a boy when his father died, and early in life learned the habits of industry and frugality. He was reared to the life of a farmer, receiving his education in the township schools of his home neighborhood. After his marriage he and his wife lived in the old homestead for two years, when they moved to a farm of their own, which they had purchased. On February 27, 1907, they moved to their present farm of forty acres, which they had purchased the year previously, and here they have since made their home. His farm is well equipped for modern farming, having good buildings and machinery. On November 28, 1886, Jacob N. Pence was united in marriage to Cora Ellen Poorman, a native of Johnson township, the daughter of Daniel and Susanna (Pence) Poorman. To this union have been born five children, only one of whom grew to maturity, Zetta Ellen, who was born on August 13, 1888. She received her education in the township schools, and after leaving school, became the wife of Jasper Leon Scott, a farmer of Johnson township. Mrs. Scott died June 5, 1915, leaving one son, Stanage Asa. Mr. Pence and his wife are earnest and devoted members of the Zion Lutheran church, at St. Paris, Ohio, in which Mr. Pence is serving as deacon. He is a member of St. Paris Lodge No. 246, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and both he and his wife are members of Lodge No. 469, Daughters of Rebekah. WILFORD OWEN KNIGHT. The late Wilford Owen Knight, an honored veteran of the Civil War and a substantial farmer of Champaign county, who for some years before his death in 1909 had been living retired at his pleasant home in Urbana, where his widow still resides, was born in the neighboring county of Miami, but had spent the greater part of his life in this county, his parents having moved over here from the former county many years ago. He was a son of William and Elizabeth (Palmer) Knight, of English stock. who had settled in the vicinity of Troy, in Miami county, upon coming to Ohio and later had come to Champaign county and had established their home on a farm opposite the county infirmary. There William Knight had engaged in farming until his retirement from the farm and removal to Urbana, where he and his wife spent their last days. They were the parents of six children, of whom but two are now living, Stephen Knight, an attorney-at-law, living in Chicago, and Sidney, unmarried, a resident of Urbana; the CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 737 others, besides the subject of this memorial sketch, having been John, who lived in this county ; Catherine S., who lived at Troy, and Margaret. Reared on the paternal farm, Wilford O. Knight grew to manhood in this county, receiving his schooling in the local schools, and from boyhood was a valued aid to his father in the labors of the home farm. For some time after reaching manhood's estate he was engaged in the insurance business. During the Civil War he was a member of the famous "Squirrel Hunters" organization and also served for a year or more as a member of the One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. After his marriage in 1870 he established his home on a farm and was actively and successfully engaged in farming until his retirement and removal to Urbana, where he spent his last days, his death occurring there on May 6, 1909. Mr. Knight was an active member of the local post of the Grand Army of the Republic, in the affairs of which patriotic organization he ever took an earnest interest. By religious persuasion he was a Presbyterian and took a warm interest in church affairs and was otherwise helpful in local good works. For years a member of the Masonic fraternity, he took an active interest in the affairs of that ancient order, and in other ways did well his part as a neighbor and as a citizen. As noted above, it was in 1870 that Wilford O. Knight was united in marriage to Sarah J. McDonald, who was born on a farm in the immediate vicinity of Urbana, a daughter of Hugh and Sarah (Smith) McDonald, the former of whom was born at Chillicothe, this state, and the latter in the state of Pennsylvania. Hugh McDonald was a substantial farmer and stockman and had an excellent farm on the Springfield road five miles south of Urbana, where he made his home until his retirement from the farm and removal to Urbana, where his last days were spent. He was a stanch Republican and ever took an active part in local political affairs, though not a seeker after public office. He and his wife were earnest members of the Presbyterian church and their children were reared in that faith. There were eight of these children, of whom Mrs. Knight was the sixth in order of birth, the others being as follow : Jane, deceased; Margaret, who died unmarried in 1910; the Rev. James McDonald, a minister of the Presbyterian church, who died in California; Duncan, who was killed in battle while serving as a soldier of the Union during the Civil War; Blair, now deceased, who was a farmer ; Mary, who died unmarried, and Effie, who Is making her home with her sister, Mrs. Knight, at Urbana. Since the death of her husband Mrs. Knight has continued to make her home at Ur- (47a) 738 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. bana, where she is very pleasantly situated. She is a member of the Presbyterian church and has for years taken an active interest in local good works, helpful in promoting all worthy causes designed to advance the common welfare of the community in which she has spent all her life. E. WALTER MANNING. One of the substantial citizens and leading farmers of Johnson township is E. Walter Manning, the owner and proprietor of a fine farm three miles west of St. Paris, on the Piqua and Urbana pike, who was born in the house where he is now living on February 8, 1860. He is a son of Isaac and Hannah (Graham) Manning, the former of whom was a native of Ohio, and the latter of Pennsylvania. Isaac Manning was born in Miami county, Ohio; about three miles north of Lena, on December 21, 1823, and died February 5, 1862. He was a son of Clarkson and Phoebe Manning, both of whom were natives of New Jersey, coming to Miami county, Ohio, in an early day, being among the earliest pioneers of that county. Hannah Graham was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, May 7, 1831, and died July 14, 1905. She came to Miami county with her parents in an early day, who located on a farm just north of Lena, Ohio, in the same neighborhood where Isaac Manning was reared. After her marriage to Mr. Manning the young couple purchased the farm of eighty-seven acres in Johnson township, this county, on which their son, Walter, now lives, where they lived until his death, which occurred when he was still a young man. Isaac Manning and wife were the parents of four children : Rose Ellen, born on April 26, 1850, died on January 26, 1892 ; Charles W., September 23, 1854, died on August 30, 1859: John C., March 14, 1859, and Walter E., the subject of this review. After the death of Isaac Manning, his widow and family continued to live on the home farm until Mrs. Manning's marriage to John Sergeant, when they moved to Shelby county, Ohio, near Palestine. To this second union there were born three children, two of whom are now living : Cory Elwood, who died while young; Dora May, the wife of William Princehouse, of Sidney, Ohio, and Thomas Lee, a resident of Shelby county, Ohio. E. Walter Manning was reared to the life of a farmer, making his home with his mother and stepfather after his father's death, and receiving hi education in the district schools of Shelby county, Ohio. Upon reaching CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 739 the age of twenty-one, he started out in life for himself by working by the month on neighboring farms, which he continued for three or four years. After his marriage he settled on the home place for a short time, but later removed to Miami county, where he lived for some time, but eventually returned to his father's old home farm, where he has since lived. He is a progressive farmer and good citizen of his home community, where he ranks high in the confidence and esteem of his neighbors and friends. On October 11, 1884, E. Walter Manning was married to Mary Rowena Wheaton, the daughter of William and Jane (Williams) Wheaton. She is a native of Champaign county, having been born on a farm just south of her present home on August 7, 1860. To this union two children have been born : Otto Isaac, born on October 1, 1886, died on May 22, 1893, and Harry, born March 2, 1890. The latter is a graduate of the St. Paris high school, and was a student for several summer terms at Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio. He married Ola May Merritt, and is now living at Arlington, Ohio, where he is a reacher in the public schools. Mr. Manning is a Democrat in politics, and takes a proper interest in all public and political matters. Fraternally, he is a member of Industry Lodge No. 256, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Lean, Ohio, while his wife holds membership in Mt. Olive Lodge No. 469, Daughters of Rebekah, at St. Paris, Ohio. They are earnest and faithful members of the Baptist church at Lena, Ohio. MRS. EMMA A. LICKLIDER. Mrs. Emma A. Licklider, a well-known and esteemed woman of Carysville, Champaign county, was born in Adams township, this county, March 9, 1883, and here she has spent her life. She is a daughter of Joseph and Isabelle M. (Neese) Maurice. Her father was born in German township, Clark county, Ohio, May 27, 1846. He is a son of Isaac and Caroline (Davis) Maurice. Isaac Maurice was a native of England and there he grew up and married Eliza Weldon. They immigrated to America and located in Clark county, Ohio, in 1844 and established their future home on a farm. They were parents of five children, three of whom were born before they left England, namely : John, who is deceased ; William, who died while crossing the ocean on the voyage of the family to the United States ; Jeremiah, who died in Clark county, Ohio ; Isaac W., deceased ; David, deceased. 740 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. After the death of the mother of the above named children, Isaac Maurice married Caroline Davis, who was born in Virginia, from which state she came to Clark county, Ohio, with her parents, when seven years old. Mr. and Mrs. Davis spent the rest of their lives on a farm in Clark county. Six children were born to Isaac and Caroline (Davis) Maurice, three of whom grew to maturity, and only one, Van Horn, who lives on the old home place in Clark county, is living, in 1917. Joseph Maurice, a child by his father's second marriage, grew to manhood on the home farm in Clark county, and he attended the district schools there. Upon reaching manhood, he married Isabelle Neese, who was born in Mad River township, southeast of Thackery, in Champaign county, January 14, 1849. She was a daughter of Elias and Sarah (Foltz) Neese, both natives of Virginia, from which state they came with their parents to Clark county, Ohio, when they were young. There they were subsequently married and spent the rest of their active lives on the farm where Homer Jenkins now lives. There Mr. Neese died, his widow later dying in Mad River township, Champaign county. Joseph and Isabelle Maurice lived on a farm in Clark county for ten years after, their marriage, then moved to Adams township, this county, and bought a farm on which they spent the rest of their lives, his death occurring there on May 28, 1908, after a very successful and useful life. His family consisted of twelve children, namely : W. A., who lives in Rosewood, Ohio; Della, who is the wife of Stephen Bowers, of Adams township, this county; George A., who lives in Shelby county, Ohio; C. A., who resides at Rosewood; Sarah V., who is the wife of Dr. Connor of Markleville, Indiana; Marion, who died when eighteen months old; Emma A., of this sketch; Ellen, who is the wife of A. C. Stephenson, of Adams township; H. C., who lives in Adams township; Samuel J., who resides on the home farm; Lizzie B., who is the wife of Homer B. Geny, of Adams township, and Emerson, who lives on the home place. Emma A. Maurice grew to womanhood on the home farm in Adams township, where she received her early education in the district schools. She was graduated from the local high school in 1901. On April 11, 1906, she married George B. Licklider, who was born in Johnson township, this county, July 23, 1867. He grew to manhood on the home farm here and attended the common schools. On May 1, 1896, he was married to Blanche Neal of Adams township, who died October 26, 1903 ; but to this union no children were born. He was a son of William and Margaret J. ( Struble) Licklider. The father was born in Virginia, from which state he came to CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 741 Champaign county, Ohio, when a boy, with his parents, the family locating in Johnson township on a farm. The death of William Licklider occurred November 7, 1905, his widow dying January 15, 1911. The union of George B. and Emma (Maurice) Licklider resulted in the birth of four children, two of whom died in infancy; those surviving are, Nelson M. and Virgil F., both attending school. George B. Licklider continued farming on the home place after his marriage and was making a pronounced success as a general agriculturist, being a good manager and a hard worker. There his death occurred on February 23, 1914, and was buried in Rosedale cemetery. Since his death Mrs. Licklider has made her home in Carysville. She is a member of the Christian church there, as was her husband, both having been reared in his faith. MAXWELL G. STEVENS. One of the substantial farmers who has lived .almost his entire life in the county is Maxwell G. Stevens, the owner and proprietor of a fine farm of one hundred and forty-six acres in Jackson township, located five and one-half miles south of St. Paris and two and one-half miles east of Addison on the cow path pike. Mr. Stevens was born in Jackson township, on a farm two and one-half miles west of where he is now living on March 20, 1860, the son of Riley and Susan (Deaton) Stevens, the former a native of Missouri and the latter of Virginia. Riley Stevens was born in Missouri, where he grew to manhood and married Susan Deaton, a Virginian by birth, but who had come as a small child with her parents to Springfield, Ohio, and thence on West to Missouri. Her father died in Missouri, and her mother returned to Champaign county, Ohio, where she spent her remaining days. Her death occurred in 1916, after she had reached the advanced age of ninety-three years. After his marriage, Riley Stevens lived for a short time in Missouri, and then, with, his family, came to Champaign county, Ohio, locating on a farm one mile south of Christiansburg little later he purchased forty acres of land near where Maxwell G. Stevens now lives. After living on this farm a few years, Riley Stevens sold the forty acres and bought a farm in Mad River township, two miles north of Thackery, where his death occurred in 1873. His widow remained on this farm where she reared her family. After leaving the farm in later years, she lived for a short time in Thackery, and then she went to live with a daughter in Springfield, Ohio. Riley Stevens 742 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. and wife were the parents of seven children, four of whom are now livin J. H., deceased, a former resident of Mad River township ; Frank, decease who formerly lived in Kansas ; S. D., deceased, who lived in Jackson town ship, this county; Maxwell, the immediate subject of this review; Laura, the wife of Dr. Charles Gaines, of Covington, Ohio; L. W., of Springfield, Ohio; and Ida, widow of James Hartman, of Springfield, Ohio. The family were all earnest members of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which they took an active interest. Maxwell Stevens was five years of age when his parents moved to the farm in Mad River township, this county, where he was reared to manhood, receiving his education in the district schools of that neighborhood. Since his father's death occurred when he was but a lad of fifteen, very early in life he assumed the duties and responsibilities of the farm. When he reached the age of twenty-one years, he started to learn the carpenter trade. He followed this occupation until 1884, when he engaged in farming by renting land one mile north of Thackery, where he remained one year. He then moved to a farm in. Jackson township, south of St. Paris, where he lived four years, and then moved to Johnson township, where he lived three years. In 1899 he purchased his present farm, and has since made this his home. He is engaged in general farming and stock raising, making a specialty of Shorthorn cattle and thoroughbred Poland China hogs, and has been very successful in this branch of farming. On October 23, 1884, Maxwell G. Stevens was married to Prudence Beck, the daughter of James and Elizabeth (Smith) Beck, both of whom were natives of England. To this union one son has been born, Marley F., born October, 1885, who is living at home with his parents. He is a graduate of the district schools of his township, and has also passed the Boxwell examination. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens have also reared three other children : Elisha McCoy, whom they took into their home at the age of nine years, and who remained until he was eighteen years old; Charles Pine, who came into their home when he was eleven years of age, and died at the age of fifteen ; and William Bippincott, who has been with them four years, and is now fourteen years of age. Mr. Stevens and wife are earnest and devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Newson Chapel, and the former is now serving on the board of trustees of that congregation. He is a Republican in politics, and always takes a warm interest in all local public matters. He served two successive terms as trustee of his township, and in 1895 was superintendent of the gravel roads of Jackson township. CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 743 J. M. BIRKHOLD. J. M. Birkhold, retired merchant and farmer living in Rosewood, Champaign county, was born May 5, 1852. in Wurtemburg, Germany. He is a son of John M. and Barbara (Schoen) Birkhold, both born in Wurtemburg, where they were reared and married. There the father followed the weaver's trade, becoming an expert cloth maker. In 1853, he brought his family to America. After spending a short time in New York City, they started to Cincinnati, Ohio, but their money gave out, and they were put off the train at Monroeville, Huron county, Ohio. They remained in that county from 1853 until 1861, and then moved to Paulding county, this state, where they bought forty acres on which they spent the rest of their lives. The father was a man of grit and courage, and, by hard work and perseverance, he forged to the .front, although starting out with nothing. He became owner of a fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres and was one of the well-to-do men of his township when he died. He was a Democrat and a member of the Lutheran church. Eleven children were born to John M. Birkhold, Sr., and wife, all still living but one, namely : Christian, living in New Haven, Ohio ; J. M., of this sketch ; D. C., who lives in Paine, Ohio; J. E., deceased; Tina, the widow of Marion Stephenson, living in Shelby county, Ohio; George, who lives in Paulding county, Ohio; Mrs. Lena Cress, living in Van Wert, Ohio ; Henry, who lives in Paine, Ohio; William, living in Edgerton, Indiana ; Lucinda, the wife of Dr. John Herrod, deceased, of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and Mary Ann, wife of Samuel Stabler, living in Paulding county, Ohio. J. M. Birkhold was reared on the farm in Paulding county, this state. He received a common school education, and remained on the home farm until he was married on December 24, 1874, to Rebecca C. Jenkins, who was born and reared in Johnson township, Champaign county, Ohio. After his marriage, Mr. Birkhold bought forty acres in Paulding county, to which he later added another forty of timber land. A little later, however, he removed to Johnson township, Champaign county, and rented a farm, and then went to Shelby county and bought another forty acres. After a short residence there he returned to Johnson township and bought eighty acres, living there from 1881 to 1894. He then moved to what is now the village of Rosewood and erected the first building, in which he opened up a general store. He built up a good trade with the surrounding country. He was appointed postmaster in 1895, which position he held until 1899. He was 744 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. reappointed in 1914 and is still incumbent of the office, his record having ever been eminently satisfactory to both the postoffice department and the people. He owns one hundred and thirteen acres of good land in Union. county, Ohio, also fifteen acres in Adams township, Champaign county. He is a stockholder in the First National Bank at St. Paris and is a director in that institution. He has managed well, and his perseverance and good judgment have brought him a large measure of material success. He has an attractive home in Rosewood. To J. M. Birkhold and wife seven children have been born, namely: Rebecca, the wife of R. E. Hicks, of Kirkwood, Ohio ; Jennie, the wife of C. L. Armstrong, of DeGraff, Logan county, Ohio ; Jason P., who died at the age of twenty-four years; J. W., in business in Rosewood; Mary, the wife of Charles Cookston of Rosewood; Oscar F., living at home; and Fairy, the wife of Raymond Curl, a farmer of Adams township. Politically, Mr. Birkhold is a Democrat. He served as justice of the peace for a period of twelve years in an able and highly commendable manner. He is at present township trustee. He belongs to the Lutheran church. He is one of the public-spirited and influential men of his community. EDGAR V. HANNA. One of the leading farmers and substantial citizens of Mad River township, and a life-long resident of Champaign county, is Edgar V. Hanna, living on the farm where he was born, one and one-fourth miles north of Westville, consisting of two hundred and forty-eight acres of fine land located in Mad River and Concord townships. Mr. Hanna was born on July 7, 1868, the son of Elijah and Mary (Arrowsmith) Hanna, the former of whom was a native of West Virginia, and the latter of Ohio. Elijah Hanna was born in Nicholas county, West Virginia, May 7, 1824, and was reared on a farm in that county. When a young man he came to Champaign county, Ohio, where he worked at farm labor by the month during the summer seasons, cutting wood, or doing anything he could find to do to make a start in life, as he had come here a poor young man, with nothing but good health, industry and willing hands to make a place for himself in life. He was twice married, his first wife being Emily Haller, and to this union three children were born, only one of whom is now living, William, a farmer, of Corning, Iowa. His second wife was CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 745 Mary Arrowsmith, who was a native of Champaign county, having been born on a farm in Mad River township on December 15, 1834. Her father, Mason Arrowsmith, was one of the pioneers of this county, a son of Ezekiel and Elizabeth Arrowsmith, who came here in December, 1801, and it was while Elijah Hanna was helping to build a saw-mill for her father that he met and married Mary Arrowsmith. Mason Arrowsmith's father, Ezekiel Arrowsmith, upon coming to this county from Virginia, entered land from the government. He and his wife erected a rude log cabin in the wilderness, which the family occupied for many years. It then was replaced by a brick house, built in 1824, which still stands. He made the brick and lime and with his own hands made the frames and doors out of walnut. This old house is still in good condition, though it was one of the earliest brick houses erected in these parts. They died in this house. When Ezekiel Arrowsmith and his family first settled on this land, it was still virgin forest, wild game of all kinds abounding in the woods, and bears and Indians being seen occasionally; but with true pioneer spirit they proceeded to literally hew a home out of the wilderness. In this brick house built in 1824 Ezekiel Arrowsmith spent .their last days. After his marriage to Mary Arrowsmith on March 26, 1862, Elijah Hanna settled on the farm which he had purchased from his first wife's father, and here they lived the remainder of their lives. He was a well-to-do and prominent farmer and made a success of his chosen calling. He and his wife were earnest and devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Westville, and took an active and interested part in the affairs of the church. They were the parents of four children : Edgar V., of this review; Frank, who died at the age of forty-eight years; Charles, who died in 1901, and Laura L., who is living with her brother on the home place. Elijah Hanna died on September 23, 1901, and his widow survived him for more than ten years, her death occurring on May 9, 1913. Edgar V. Anna was reared on the home farm where he has lived al: his life, receiving his education in the district schools of the township, and assisted with the work of the home farm. After leaving school he continued to work on the farm, and upon the death of his father, took over the entire management of the place. He built his present home in 1902. He is a successful farmer and stock raiser, having now (1917) a herd of forty-seven Shorthorn cattle and has fine horses. He and his sister are very comfortably and pleasantly situated on part of the old homestead. Like his father before him, he is a Republican in politics, but takes no active part in political affairs. 746 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. GEORGE W. SMITH. George W. Smith, a truck gardener and fruit grower living on his farm of seven acres of well tilled and well improved land one mile east of St. Paris, Ohio, was born in Craig county, Virginia, December 16, 1839, the son of James and Catherine (Deeds) Smith, both of whom, were natives of Virginia. James Smith was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, and his wife was a native of the same county, where they grew up and were married. Later, they Moved to Craig county, Virginia, and in the spring of 1852, they came with their family to Ohio, locating in Millerstown, this county, where James Smith worked as a cabinet-maker and at pottery making for several years ; later, he moved to Belle fontaine, Ohio, where he followed his trade. In later years he returned to Virginia, where his death occurred, his wife having passed away previously in this county. They were the parents of the following children : Elizabeth, widow of Henry Pence ; Mary Jane; George W., of this review ; Susanna Isabelle, widow of Harvey Sowers ; Nancy, wife of William Sagers, of Fremont, Ohio ; Henry, who is mentioned elsewhere in this volume ; Joseph, living north of Millerstown, Ohio, and Sarah, wife of George Baker, of Grant county, Indiana. George W. Smith came with his parents from Virginia when he was a lad of thirteen years of age, and received part of his education in the district schools of this county, although he had attended school to some extent in an old log school house in Virginia, of which he retains a picture. He also has a picture of the old farm house in Virginia where his birth occurred, which he prizes very highly. After leaving school he worked on a farm for his uncle, and also learned the harness trade from another uncle in Shelby county, Ohio, which occupation he followed for some years. On January 2, 1862, George W. Smith enlisted for service in the Union army in Company K, Fifty-first Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he served until he was mustered out at Camp Chase, Columbus; Ohio. There he took the measles and was removed to a hospital, where he lay ill for some time, finally reaching home in a very weakened condition. Later, he again joined the army, but on account of his ill health, was mustered out in the fall of 1862. After leaving the service, he returned to Champaign county, where he engaged in farming, and has since made that his principal occupation. He has been very successful as a fruit grower and truck gardener, and has a very comfortable and attractive home on the edge of the village of St. Paris. On September 24, 1865, George W. Smith was married to Amanda CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 747 Offenbacher, who was born in Johnson township, November 7, 1846, the daughter of John Offenbacher and wife. -To this union was born one son, William C., born November 22, 1880. William C. Smith is a graduate of the high school at St. Paris, and of the Urbana Business College at Urbana, now employed by the heat and light department at Columbus, Ohio. On August 31, 1916, be married Catherine McCormack, of Columbus, Ohio, and they make their home in that city. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are earnest and devoted members of the Baptist church at Millerstown, in which they take an active interest. Mr. Smith is a member of the lodge of.. the Improved Order of Red Men at St. Paris, in which he holds the office of past sachem. He is a Republican in politics, and has always taken an active part in the civic life of his community, having served as township trustee, supervisor and also as constable. CLEMENT A. LONG. One of the substantial citizens and prosperous farmers of Concord township, this county, is C. A. Long, the owner and proprietor of "Poplar Lane Farm," situated one and one-half miles north of Millerstown. He was born in Concord township on February 23, 1872, and is a son of Thomas R. and Lydia (McCroskey) Long, the former of whom was a native of Pennsylvania, and the latter of Adams township, this county. Thomas R. Long came from his native state to Ohio in an early day, and was here married to Lydia McCroskey in 1870. He located on a farm north of the present home of C. A. Long in 1839, remaining on this place for many years, but in later life moved to Johnson township, where his death occurred November 14, 1900. His widow is still living. They were the parents of four children, of whom C. A., is the eldest, the others being Emma, wife of Thomas Halterman ; Mary, wife of Wallace Comer, and Homer. Clement A. Long was reared to manhood on the home farm, receiving his education in the district schools, remaining at home until he was twenty-one years of age, when he started to farm on his own account. That he has met with very commendable success, is attested by the fact that he is now the owner of one hundred and eight acres of land in Concord township, all of which is in a fine state of cultivation, with good buildings and all the modern equipment necessary to progressive, up-to-date farming. Mr. Long is engaged largely in buying and feeding live stock for the markets, deriving 748 - CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO. a considerable income from this branch of farming. Besides his farming interests, Mr. Long is a stockholder in the United Telephone Company, of Belle fontaine, Ohio. On September 27, 1894, C. A. Long was married to Anna Abbott, who was born in Millerstown, this county, and they are the parents of one son, Loren A., who was born on July 29, 1905. The latter is now a student in the public schools. The family are earnest and devoted members of the United Brethren church, and take an active interest in the affairs of the local church of that denomination at Rosewood. Mr. Long is a member of Lodge No. 397, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and is a past noble grand of that order. He also holds membership in the encampment, where he has reached the office of past chief patriarch, and is at present the district deputy grand master of district "B". Both Mr. and Mrs. Long are active members of the Daughters of Rebekah, in which order Mrs. Long is past noble grand. Mr. Long is a Democrat in politics, and is actively interested in local civic affairs, being a warm supporter of all movements having for their object the betterment of the community. At one time Mr. Long served as justice of the peace of his township, and is now a member of the Concord township board of education. LEWIS F. PURK. A well-known citizen of Adams township living in Carysville, the owner and proprietor of a general store in that village, and the owner of one hundred and fourteen acres of land, is Lewis F. Purk, who was born in Adams township, on a farm west of Rosewood, January 21, 1871, the son of Levi and Emeline (Klinger) Purk. The former was a native of this county, and the latter of Van Wert county, Ohio. Levi Purk was born on a farm one mile south of Rosewood, near where his son, Lewis, now lives, on June 28, 1842, and was the son of Jeremiah and Polly (Rusk) Purk, the former of whom was a native of the vicinity of Shades Furnace, Pennsylvania, who came with his parents to Champaign county, among the early pioneers of Adams township. Jeremiah Purk lived the remainder of his life in this township, spending his last days in the village of Carysville, where his death occurred. He was a son of William Purk, a native of Maryland, who came to Pennsylvania in an early day, where he married a woman by the name of Purkeypole. His wife's name CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO - 749 was the same as his own, and at that time was spelled and used that way ; but later the last two syllables of the name were dropped. Polly Rusk, the wife of Jeremiah Purk, was born in this county, her parents having come into the county in an early day from the East. Emeline Klinger, the mother of Lewis F. Purk, was born in Van Wert county, Ohio, the daughter of Abraham and Julia Ann (Heckard) Klinger, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania, and were among the early settlers of Van Wert county. As a young man, Levi Purk enlisted for service in the Union army in Company B, Sixty-sixth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served three years at the front. During the time of his service, he saved money, which he sent home and purchased the farm where Lewis F. is now living. After his return from the war, he was united in marriage to Emeline Klinger on April 3, 1865, and they located first on a farm south of Rosewood, where they lived a few years. Later they sold this place and bought another farm just north of them, where he lived the remainder of his life. Levi Purk and wife were the parents of ten children, two dying in infancy; those reaching maturity are : Corey, an engineer living in Iowa; Diana, wife of John C. Woolley, a farmer of Johnson township; Charles B., living near Rossburg, Shelby county, Ohio; Lewis F., the immediate subject of this review; Sarah, deceased, who was the wife of Berton Chaney, of Lima, Ohio; Stephen A., of Minneapolis, Minnesota ; Alice V., who died at the age of twenty-two years, and John W., of Carysville, Ohio. Levi Purk and his wife were earnest members of the Christian church, in which they took an active interest. He was a member of Spring Hills, Ohio, lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was a Republican in politics, always taking an active interest in political affairs. Lewis F. Purk was reared to manhood on the farm in Adams township, receiving his early education in the district schools of his township, and he supplemented this by taking a business course in the National Normal University at Lebanon, Ohio. In 1896 he engaged in the general mercantile business at Carysville, Ohio, to which he devoted his entire time and attention for some years, and in which he was very successful, having built up a large and lucrative patronage in Carysville and the surrounding community. In later years, however, he has devoted much of his time and attention to his farming interests, although still engaged in the general merchandise business. On May 22, 1907, Lewis F. Purk was married to Emma A. Ward, the daughter of Lewis and Catherine (Journell) Ward, pioneers of Johnson