500 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. had not long been reclaimed from the wilderness. Then, too, there were fourteen children in the family, and the father had died comparatively early in life, so the sons had to help raise the family and necessarily found plenty to do. Michael Beal was married in February, 1843, and in March of that year he moved to Knox county and located where O. M. Underwood now lives in Butler township, and later he added to this place until he became very comfortably established and through hard work and rightly applied principles ranked with the leading farmers of his vicinity, spending the remainder of his life here, dying on November 17, 1893. Politically, Mr. Beal was a Republican and he held a number of the local offices, always to the satisfaction of all concerned, though he preferred to lead a quiet home life and cared practically nothing for the emoluments of public office. Mr. Beal was married in February, 1843, as stated in a preceding paragraph, to Margaret Albright, a native of Londonderry township, Bedford county, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Christian Albright. Thirteen children were born to Michael Beal and wife, two of whom died in infancy and two in childhood : nine are still living, named as follows : Edward died when five years old ; Charles married Mary Carpenter and she is now deceased ; Levi married Lucy Dunlap; George died when eighteen months old ; Mary M. was next in order of birth ; Martha Ellen married O. M. Underwood, a farmer of this county; Lucy is the wife of Osborne Hunter ; Christian P. came next in order ; Joseph, a farmer of Butler township, whose sketch appears on another page of this work ; Sarah J. married Thomas Shupley ; Michael, who married Clarissa B. Hunter, lives in California. GEORGE W. SPERRY. The biographies of enterprising men, especially of good men, are instructive as guides and incentives to others. The examples they furnish of patient purpose and steadfast integrity strongly illustrate what is in the power of each to accomplish. Some men seem to belong to no exclusive class in life; apparently insurmountable obstacles awaken their dormant faculties and serve as a stimulus to carry them to ultimate renown. The instances of success in the face of adverse fate would seem almost to justify the conclusion that self-reliance, with a half chance, can accomplish any KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 501 reasonable object. One of the well-to-do agriculturists and stock men of Morgan township, Knox county, who has had the courage to push onward in the face of obstacles is George W. Sperry, a worthy representative of one of our sterling old pioneer families. Mr. Sperry was born on June II, 1846, on a farm in Morgan township, near the town of Utica. He is the son of Peter W. and Jerusha (Wilson) Sperry. The grandparents, Jacob and Mary Sperry, came with their family from Loudoun county, Virginia, in 1817, and in that year Peter W. Sperry was born. Both the subject's grandfather and father were large land owners and dealt extensively in lands and were prominent and influential in this community. They were also large stock dealers and traders. The father of the subject was engaged in the banking business in Utica for about twenty-five years. It was a private bank and was very popular in that community. It was known as the Sperry & Wilson bank. Mr. Sperry established the first bank in Utica, which remained the only bank there for fully twenty years and it became an important commercial institution. Mr. Sperry was one of the most progressive business men of his day in this part of the country and was a man of strong characteristics in every way. Politically, he was a Republican, and took a leading part in public affairs, but was never an office seeker, though he filled various local offices in Morgan township. He was a devout member and liberal supporter of the Baptist church. His death occurred on December 21, 1894. His widow survives, at the 'advanced age of eighty-eight years. They were the parents of six children, four sons and two daughters, namely : George W., of this review ; Ella. now Mrs. Chesley Wornstaff, of Ashley ; Lina married Bennett Kelley, of Mt. Gilead ; William W. lives in Morgan township; Charles F. lives at Ashley; Fred S. lives in Utica. George W. Sperry was reared on the farm and there he worked hard when a boy. He received his education in the district schools and at Dennison University at Granville, Ohio. He was married on July 14, 1876, to Margery E. Smoots, daughter of Eli and Caroline (Moore) Smoots, of near Utica, Licking county. The father was a well known lawyer there and was active in settling many estates, some of much magnitude, Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Sperry, namely: Mabel, who married Ray K. Smith, is now deceased ; Walter L. lives in Newark, Ohio; J. Arthur lives in Los Angeles, California. After his marriage Mr. Sperry settled on a farm belonging to his father in Morgan township, Knox county, Ohio, and a few years later he bought the farm where he has since resided, one-half mile north of Utica. 502 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. He has been very successful as a general farmer and stock raiser and he now has two farms, totalling nearly four hundred acres, all well improved and excellent land. In connection with general farming on a large scale he carries on stock raising and feeding and shipping. Although his farms are rented, he superintends them. He has also been interested in raising and breeding Shetland ponies, pure-bred stock. He has maintained a breeding farm for twenty years and no small portion of his income has been derived from this source. His ponies are considered the very finest of their kind and have been in great demand, they having been shipped all over the country. He always keeps a large herd to select from. Mr. Sperry is a director in the Utica Savings Bank. He is also interested in various other business enterprises, and is a man of affairs, progressive in all that the term implies. Politically, Mr. Sperry is a Republican, and while he has always been an active supporter of his party and all movements looking to the general improvement of his community, he has never been an office seeker. He has served two terms as justice of the peace of Morgan township, but never on his own volition, though he made a most faithful and capable public servant. Fraternally, he is a Mason, having been a member of the order for thirtvfive years, and a member of Clinton Chapter No. 26, Royal Arch Masons, and Clinton Commandery No. 5, Knights Templar, at Mt. Vernon. His wife and family belong to the Presbyterian church. This family has long been prominent in the social life of the community. REV. OTTO P. TROGUS. The name of the Rev. Otto P. Trogus needs no formal introduction to the readers of this work, for his labors during the period of his residence in the locality embraced by this history have served to render him both favorably and well known, and as pastor of St. Luke's church at Danville, he has done much toward ameliorating the condition of the people here. He is an earnest, persistent worker, often laboring with disregard for his own ease and welfare if, thereby, he may make some one happier or better, content merely to know that he is following in the footsteps of the Master. Rev. Father Trogus was born in Columbus, Ohio, and is the son of Joseph and Florentine Trogus, the oldest child of a family of nine children, three of whom died in infancy. He was baptized in Holy Cross church in his native city by the Rev. F. X. Specht, assistant pastor, who was then organizing the present St. Mary's parish, South Third street. It was in KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 503 this church he attended divine services and its parochial school in his boyhood days. When twelve years of age he received his first holy communion from the hands of the pastor, the Rev, F. X, Specht, V, G,, and soon afterward was confirmed by the late Rev. John A. Watterson, D. D. Desirous of more learning he attended daily the cathedral night school, paying for the tuition from the means obtained by the labor of his hands during the day. This course was continued for several years. In the meantime he also assisted his parents, who still enjoy the blessings of earth in Ohio's capital city. With the call of the priesthood from his early boyhood ever growing stronger, he sought the counsel and help of his superiors and then entered St. Jerome's College, Berlin, Ontario, Canada, and having finished his classical course there, he was admitted to and completed his theological studies at St. Mary's Seminary of the West, Cincinnati, where, on the 17th day of June, 1897, he was ordained by the late Most Rev. Archbishop William Elder, D. D., in the chapel of St. John the Baptist, in said seminary. The subject said his first holy mass June 17, 1897, at Holy Cross church. Columbus, and soon afterwards attended to the office of chaplain of the Good Shepherd convent in Cincinnati, and after four months' service there, he was appointed assistant pastor of St. Francis de Sales church, Newark, Ohio. During the absence of the pastor of St. Francis Xavier 's church, Malvern, Ohio, he was sent to assume temporary .charge of this parish. He was then appointed pastor of St. Mary's church, Merges, Carroll county (Waynesburg postoffice), by the Rt. Rev. Henry Moeller, D. D., February To, 1902, holding charge up to July 23, 1905, when he was transferred to his present pastorial charge, St. Luke's church, Danville, Ohio, by the present bishop of the Columbus diocese, the Rt. Rey. James J. Hartley, D. D. On the 17th day of June, 1907, amidst the cheer and joy of the parishioners, Rev. Father Trogus celebrated the tenth anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood, as a token of gratitude and praise to the Divine Majesty in acknowledgment of the numberless blessings received and at the same time invoking the Divine Master of the vineyard for His ceaseless assistance and blessing of his labors therein, ever mindful of the responsibility and cross of his sacerdotal office, yet, cheerfully faithful to his priestly duties. Since coming here he has greatly strengthened the church and has won the esteem of all who have come into contact with him, irrespective of creed. The present number of members in St. Luke's parish, adults and children, is five hundred and twenty-five. (33) 504 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. OSMER JAMES HARRIS. In this country it is easy for a strong young man to go out and make a good living for himself, that is, it is easy if he is willing to apply himself persistently to whatever he attempts, but this is not a land like the islands in the south Pacific ocean where one can live by practically no exertion, by merely partaking of nature's great storehouse, cocoanuts, bread fruit, bananas and many another esculent largess of the lavish Cornucopia. Such a country, has never produced one single great leader of men in any avenue. They live along the line of least resistance, putting forth no effort to do anything worth while for either themselves or their fellows. The lands that produce great and strong men are those where a living must be wrested from a resisting nature, where one must work or starve and freeze. One of the citizens of Knox county who has depended solely upon his own exertions for what he has is Osmer James Harris, farmer of Jackson township. He was born in this county on September i o, 1866, and here he has spent his life. He is the son of Robert and Mary (Melick) Harris. The paternal grandparents, Samuel and Sarah Harris, were old settlers of Knox county, and the maternal grandparents, Greenberry Melick and wife, were also pioneers of this country, which they all helped develop. Both parents of the subject were born in Knox county, reared here, and here they were married and became the owners of a good farm. In politics the father was a Democrat, and they were both members of the Disciples church. They were the parents of six children, four of whom are living at this writing. The father's death occurred on November 20, 1907, but the mother is still living. Osmer J. Harris grew to manhood on his parents' farm and he received his education in the public schools of Bladensburg. When a young man he took up farming for a livelihood and this has been his life work. He worked by the month until he was married, then rented land for some time in order to get a start. In 1893 he bought a farm of eighty-three acres in Jackson township, Knox county, and here he has since remained successfully engaged in general farming, having added many valuable improvements to his place, and he always keeps sufficient live stock of various kinds to feed his crops to. Politically, Mr. Harris is a Democrat, but he has never been an office-seeker. He and his wife belong to the Disciples church. Mr, Harris was married on December 24, 1889, to Ella Horn, daughter of Martin and Elizabeth Horn, natives of Knox county, where they grew KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 505 up and were married and here they spent their lives, the mother's death occurring on March To, 1883, the father surviving until October 9, 1910, reaching an advanced age. He was the son of Joseph and Susan Horn, who came to this county from Pennsylvania about 181o, and here by hard work hewed out a home from the forest. The Horn family has been well known here for over a century. Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Horn, all of whom are living. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Harris, George and Mary Adrian, were natives of Pennsylvania and were also very early settlers in Knox county. The union of Mr, and Mrs. Harris has been without issue, CHARLES B. JACKSON, In nearly every community are individuals who by innate ability and sheer force of character rise above discouraging environments to honored places in public esteem. Such a case is that of Charles B. Jackson, well known farmer and stock raiser of Milford township, a man who has been identified with the history of Knox county all his life, during which he has striven to do his part in the material affairs of the locality, while his career as a progressive man of affairs has been synonymous with all that is upright and honorable in citizenship. He is a scion of one of the sterling pioneer families of this section of the Buckeye state, and many of their praiseworthy attributes seem to have outcropped in him. Mr. Jackson was born in Milford township, this county, near where he still resides, on November [4. 1853 He is the son of George and Sarah (Riley) Jackson. The paternal grandparents, Abram and Sarah Jackson, natives of Fayette county. Pennsylvania, came to Knox county, Ohio, in 1820 and located in Milford township, when the country was being redeemed from the primeval wilderness and neighbors were few here they bought a farm, established a good home and reared their family of three children, of whom George, father of the subject, was the youngest. He was a blacksmith by trade and a great trapper. He followed his trade until quite old. He and his wife both died here. The maternal grandparents, William and Lucy (Arnold) Riley, were natives of Virginia, she descended from a very early Kentucky family. He was a shoemaker by trade. George Jackson, father of the subject, was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, in 1807, and his wife, Sarah Riley, was born in Maryland 506 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. on October 22, 1820. They each came here when young with their parents and grew to maturity, she marrying first a Mr. Cramer, who died young, then married George Jackson. The latter devoted his life to farming and became the owner of about two hundred acres of excellent land. He was an influential man in his community. At one time he served as county commissioner, being on the building committee during the period that the court house was constructed. Politically, he was a Democrat, and he and his wife were members of the Baptist church. To Mr. and Mrs. George Jackson were born six sons and two daughters, five of whom are living. By her first marriage one son was born. George Jackson was captain of a company of militia in Milford township about 1838 or 1840. He was a hard working farmer and led a quiet life. His death occurred in September, 1890, his wife having preceded him to the narrow house in October, 1886. Charles B. Jackson received his education in the old brick school house, in his home district schools, and he was reared on the farm, where he worked hard when a boy. Early in life he took up farming for a livelihood, working on the home place. In May, 1876, he purchased one hundred and one acres in Milford township. on which he erected a splendid set of buildings and made up-to-date improvements in every way and here he still resides, having been very successful as a general farmer and stock raiser, devoting especial attention to raising sheep. Politically, Mr. Jackson is a loyal Democrat and has long been a potential factor in local affairs. He has served his township as clerk and assessor, and has been treasurer for the past two years, also township constable. As a public servant he performs his duties most ably and conscientiously, to the satisfaction of all concerned. Since 1908 Mr. Jackson has been president of the Knox County Agricultural Association, and he has done much to make the same a success. He keeps well informed on agricultural topics and adyocates up-to-date methods in general farming. He has always been active in bettering the condition of the farmers. He and his wife belong to the Grange, and he has held all the offices in the same. He also belongs to the Knights of Pythias, having passed all the chairs in the local lodge, and represented it at Cleveland and Cincinnati at state conventions. Charles B. Jackson was married on March 23, 1876, to Melvina Ross, a native of Milford township and the daughter of Timothy and Esther Ann Ross, each representing pioneer families of this locality, in which they were both born. Grandfather Ross was from Pennsylvania. KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 507 One son, Carroll, has been born to Charles B. Jackson and wife. He received a good education and is now a druggist at Gambier. He married Catherine Graham, daughter of N. Graham, and they have one son, Charles Graham Jackson, now four years old. Carroll Jackson served in Company L, Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the Spanish-American war, being first corporal. He saw active service in Porto Rico. He was educated in the Mt. Vernon high school and in Ohio Northern University at Ada, from which he was graduated in pharmacy, also took a post-graduate course in the Ohio Pharmaceutical Institute, W. L. BOTTENFIELD. The name of W. L. Bottenfield needs no introduction to the people of Knox county, for here he has been actively engaged in agricultural affairs for many years and has taken an active part in public matters, and, being a genial, obliging gentleman, he has ever been held in high regard by those with whom he has come into contact. Mr. Bottenfield was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, May 2, 1839, the son of John and Mary (Woodruff) Bottenfield. The paternal grandparents, John and Barbara (Hammond) Bottenfield, were natives of Virginia, his death having oCcurred on February 21, 1805. Both his parents and those of his wife came to this country from Germany in colonial days, and settled in the Old Dominion, the elder Bottenfield spending his life there, probably on a plantation, but his wife came to Ohio when this country was a wilderness and here her death occurred in August, 185o, at the advanced age of ninety-three years, three months and eleven clays. She and her husband were Dunkards. The subject's maternal grandfather was a native of New York, but of English descent, and when a young man he went to New Jersey, where he married, and later moved to Pennsylvania, where he engaged in farming and reared his family. In connection with farming he followed the trade of cabinet-maker. He and his wife both died in Greene county, Pennsylvania. The father of the subject was born on April 27,. 1788, in Virginia and his wife was born on April 17, 1794, in the state of New Jersey. Early in life they both moved to Pennsylvania and there were married, in Greene county. John Bottenfield was a cooper by trade, also engaged in farming, and in 1839, shortly after the birth of the subject, he moved to Milford 508 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. township, Knox county, and bought a farm of two hundred acres there. All was a vast stretch of woods and Mr. Bottenfield was compelled even to cut a road to his land. He began life here in true pioneer fashion, clearing and improving his land and developing an excellent farm and here he reared his family of ten children, who were of great assistance to him in establishing the family home, for there was plenty of work for all. W. L., of this sketch, is the only member of this large family now surviving. Politically, John Bottenfield was a Democrat and was active and influential in the public affairs of his day, and he served in most of the township offices. He and his wife were members of the Baptist church. Being crippled, he was exempt from military service during the Civil war. These parents spent the rest of their lives in Milford township, the death of the father occurring in 1867 and that of the mother in 1870. W. L. Bottenfield, of this sketch, was reared on the home farm, where he made himself useful during the crop seasons when he became of proper age, and he received his education in the common schools of his home district; however, his early schooling was interrupted and he was compelled to leave the school room when twelve years of age and work steadily on the farm, having cleared a great deal of land, made rails, and performed many of the hard tasks that fell to the lot of every pioneer child. Later he managed the home place, and, being the youngest of the family, took care of his parents in their old age. Upon the death of his father, in 1867, he purchased one hundred acres of the home place, which he retained until 1871, when he sold out. Farming has been his chief life work, and he is now the owner of one hundred and fifty acres of fertile, well improved and well cultivated land in Milford township, upon which are an up-to-date set of buildings. He also owns valuable real estate in Newark, Ohio. He has lived on his present place since 1872. He has accumulated a competency through his able management of his general farming and live stock interests and in 1906 he retired from active life, and his son now operates the farm. During the past five years the subject has traveled most of the time, visiting many places of interest, traveling merely for pleasure, being away from home practically ever since the death of his wife in 1906; however, two years of this time was spent as a salesman. Politically, Mr. Bottenfield is a Democrat, and he has held several of the township offices, always ably and satisfactorily. In 1893 he made the race for county commissioner, but the whole Democratic ticket was de, feated in the McKinley landslide. Mrs. Bottenfield was a member of the Disciples church. KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 509 The subject was married in 1871 to Clamana L. Stevens, who was born, reared and educated in Knox county. She was the daughter of John and Emeline Stevens, old settlers and a highly respected family here. Mrs. Bottenfield was a lady of many estimable characteristics and a favorite with a wide circle of friends. She was called to her rest in 1906. One child was born to this union, Lee M., who married Jessie M. Clark, and, is now farming on the homestead, as before stated. EDMUND COAN HOWELL. One of the leading farmers and stock men of Jackson township, Knox county, is Edmund Coan Howell, who has proven himself to be a man of sound judgment and pronounced views. While keeping himself well informed on current events and taking a lively interest in all public affairs of his township and county, yet he has never manifested a desire to exchange the quiet and contented life of a rural gentleman for the cares and vicissitudes which usually come to the man who fills official stations. Mr. Howell was born in Washington township, Coshocton county, Ohio, October 29, 1845. He is the son of Hezekiah and Sarah Ann (Chapin) Howell. The paternal grandparents were 'William and Rachael Howell, natives of Virginia, who came to Coshocton county in an early day and there reared their family and spent the balance of their lives. The paternal grandparents, James and Susan (Seward) Chapin, were also early settlers of Coshocton county and there they died. Hezekiah Howell, father of the subject, was born in 1822 and his death occurred on August 20, 1880. He came to Ohio as a child, and here he grew up and married; his wife, Sarah Ann Chapin, was born in this county and reared here. Shortly after their marriage they moved to Coshocton county and bought a farm of one hundred and twenty acres in Jackson township, which Mr. Howell improved, cleared and repaired the buildings, and added to until he became the owner of four hundred and sixty acres of valuable land and here he carried on general farming and stock raising on an extensive scale, becoming one of the substantial and influential men of his community. Politically, he was a Democrat. His family consisted of nine children, five of whom are now living. The death of the mother occurred on January 17. 1883, at the age of sixty-two years to the day. 510 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. Edmund C. Howell was reared on the home farm and there assisted with the general work. He received his education in the public schools of Knox county, whither he had come with his parents when a boy. With the exception of twelve and one-half years he has spent the rest of his life here. When a young man he worked by the month, then married and farmed a part of his father's land in Coshocton county. Upon the death of the father. the subject purchased one hundred and twenty acres in Coshocton county. When his mother died he bought the home place of one hundred and twenty acres in Jackson township, Knox county, a part of which lay in Licking county. Here he has since resided, having brought the land up to a high state of improvement and cultivation and put on new buildings, a commodious residence and such other improvements as necessary. He has also added seventy-four acres to his place in Coshocton county. He has carried on general farming and stock raising, and has become widely known as a breeder of high grade cattle, sheep and good horses. Politically, Mr. Howell is a Democrat, though he is not a biased partisan and often votes independently. He has been township trustee for six years in Coshocton county and nine years as supervisor, and he has filled about all the township offices in Jackson : as a public servant he has been most faithful in the discharge of his duty. In religious matters he belongs to the Baptist church, while his wife holds membership in the Presbyterian church. Mr. Howell was married on January 18, 1873. to Margaret E. Horn, a native of Knox county and the daughter of Elliott and Susan (McComment) Horn, old settlers here and an excellent family. Seven children were born to this union, namely : George A. is floor walker in a department store in Cleveland he was graduated from Granville College in 1907: Frank 0., a graduate of Oberlin Business College, lives in Columbus, where he is secretary-treasurer of the Ohio Grocery Association Walter F., a graduate of Carlisle high school, is teaching in Louisville, Licking county. Ohio: Charles W., who was graduated in 1911 from Grinnell College, is engaged in government survey work at Paulding, Ohio: Ray is a student at Oberlin and will graduate from the Granville Academy Ross, who spent two years at Granville, is still a student ; Grace is teaching school at Vanatta, Licking county. All these children have taught school four years, except Grace, who is teaching her first term, and -Walter F.. who has taught ten years, all most satisfactorily. Mr. Howell's first wife passed away on March 16, 1904, and on August 15, 1907, he was married to Mrs. Emma B. Edmiston, nee Blue, the daughter of a well known local family. This union has been without issue. KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 511 SIMON B. FISH. Longfellow said, "The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well and doing well whatever you do, without any thought of fame." Illustrative of this sentiment has been the life of Simon B. Fish, farmer of Butler township, Knox county, for he has tended strictly to his own affairs. pushed forward when the way was beset by obstacles and has succeeded in establishing a comfortable home. By his amiable disposition and genuine worth he has gained for himself a warm place in the hearts of his many friends in the eastern part of the county where he has long maintained his residence. Mr. Fish was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, October 28, 1863. He is the son of Frederick and Keziah (Crawford) Fish. His paternal grandparents, Frederick and Margaret Fish, were natives of Pennsylvania and they came to Ohio very early, settling in Coshocton county, entering land there which they improved and on which they spent the remainder of their lives. The maternal grandparents, Thomas and Mary Crawford, came from Maryland to Coshocton county, Ohio, in early times and there they spent the balance of their lives. The parents of the subject were both born in Coshocton county, there grew to maturity, received their education in the common schools and there were married. From there they moved to Muskingum county, but in 1865 or the year following they establishedtheir home in Knox county, Mr. Fish becoming the owner of a good farm of one hundred and. eight acres. Politically, he was a Democrat, and he and his wife belonged to the Disciples church. Their family consisted of nine children, three of whom are deceased. six still living. Simon B. Fish grew up on the home farm and was educated in the public schools of Jackson township. He worked by the month at farming for a year, then rented land a year, after which he bought twenty acres in Butler township and to this he has added forty acres, now having an excellent and well kept farm of sixty acres, on which he has built a cozy and substantial dwelling, good barn and other outbuildings, and here he has carried on general farming and stock raising successfully. Politically, Mr. Fish is an independent voter, and he belongs to the Patrons of Industry. On October 8. 1881, Mr. Fish was united in marriage with Angie Woods, daughter of John Woods and wife, old settlers in this county. One daughter was born to this union. Retta, now the wife of Otis Olerg. 512 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. Mr. Fish's first wife died and on March 8, 1897, he was united in marriage with Amanda B. Vincent, daughter of Alexander M. and Mary Jane (Buchanan) Vincent, both natives of Pennsylvania, where they grew up and were married, and shortly afterwards they came to Ohio, in 1854, locating in Knox county ; here Mr, Vincent engaged in the live stock business, buying and shipping, later turning his attention to farming. His death occurred in 1902; his wife having died in 1894. They were the parents of six children, four of whom are living, namely : Elizabeth, Amanda B., Judson and Mark. FRANCIS WYLIE CAMPBELL. It is generally considered by those in the habit of superficial thinking that the history of so-called great men only is worthy of preservation and that little merit exists among the masses to call forth the praises of the historian or the cheers and the appreciation of mankind. A greater mistake was never made. No man is great in all things and very few are great in many things. Some, by a lucky stroke, achieve lasting fame, who before that had no reputation beyond the limits of their neighborhoods. It is not a history of the lucky stroke which benefits humanity most, but the long study and effort which made the lucky stroke possible. It is the preliminary work, the method, that serves as a guide for the success of others. Among the farmers of Morgan township who have achieved success along steady lines of action is Francis W. Campbell. Mr. Campbell was born on January 15, 1861, in Washington township, Licking county, Ohio, and is the son of William and Sarah (Fishbaugh) Campbell. The Campbells came from Greene county, Pennsylvania, in 181o, and were therefore among the early pioneers of this locality, Grandfather John Campbell having come with his family and entered land from the government, the farm still being in possession of the family. This country was a wilderness at that time, the home of Indians and all kinds of wild kindreds of fur and feather, Hardships were many and luxuries few, but he was a man of strong characteristics, courage and fortitude and he succeeded in establishing a good home, first erecting a log cabin and making a little clearing. The family celebrated the centennial anniversary of their coming to Ohio in 191o. The father of the subject died in May, 191o, his wife having preceded him to the grave on October 1, 1905, These parents never lived in Knox county. KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 513 Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell, namely : Robert J., living on the home farm in Licking county; Ensley S., of Miller township, Knox county ; Francis W., of this sketch; Laura B. married A. H. Robrahn, of Sandusky, Ohio; William S. Campbell, who lives on the home farm in Licking county, Ohio. Francis W. Campbell was reared on the home farm, where he worked when a boy. He received his education in the public schools of Utica, and he remained on the home farm until his marriage, on June 7, 1893, to Thedocia E. Tulloss, who was born in 1867, the daughter of Rodham and Elizabeth (Harris) Tulloss, a prominent Knox county family, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this volume. The subject and wife have one daughter, Edith L., born June 2, 1901, now a student in the public schools. The subject and wife first began housekeeping on the John Campbell homestead in Miller township, Knox county, later moving to their present farm, two miles northwest of Utica in Morgan township. This is one of the finest farms in this locality, and it comprises over three hundred acres, is well improved and under a high state of cultivation, and here Mr. Campbell carries on general farming and stock raising in a most successful manner, and he feeds all kinds of live stock, making a specialty of cattle. He has rotated his crops, applied fertilizer and "clovered" his land until it has more than retained its original fertility. He and his family are members of the Covenanter church and he is an elder in the same and has always been active in church and Sunday school work. He has a fine home, in fact, one of the most attractive country homes in the county, and it is known to the many friends of the family as a place of hospitality and good cheer, the family being prominent in all circles in which they choose to move. GEORGE S. HAMILTON. Among those who have met with a large measure of success in the active duties of life in Knox county is George S. Hamilton, owner of an excellent farmstead in the vicinity of Mt. Vernon. He comes of a splendid family, who have always been strong advocates of right living and industrious habits, for education and morality, and for all that contributes to the welfare of the commonwealth. Throughout his career Mr. Hamilton has pursued the even tenor of his way in the quiet and unostentatious manner which never courts publicity, attending strictly to his own affairs, doing the 514 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. right as he sees and understands the right and keeping his conscience void of offense toward his Creator and his fellow men. Mr. Hamilton was born on February 16, 186o, on a farm five miles north of Utica, where he has always lived. He is the son of William and Elizabeth (Sellers) Hamilton, the father a native of Harrison county. Ohio, born on November 26. 1822. The mother was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania. July 15, 1817. William Hamilton came to Knox county in 1846 with his brother John and they settled on the Martinsburg road in Morgan town ship, where he bought one hundred and eighty acres, later buying a farm where the subject now lives. He became a large land owner and prosperous farmer, and was influential in the affairs of his community. John Sellers, the maternal grandfather, came with his family from Greene county, Pennsylvania, about 182o and settled on land in Morgan township, when the country was new and sparsely settled, establishing his home near Owl creek, where he spent the remainder of his life, and here William Hamilton and Elizabeth Sellers were married. They became the parents of five children, namely : John, born October 24, 1848, died April 2, 1853 ; Craig, born January 5, 1851, and died April 4, 1851; William M., born February 15, 1854, lives in Kansas; Edwin F., born August 8. 1856, lives in Mt. Vernon; George S., of this review. The death of the father occurred on May 17, 1908, and the mother on April 18, Two. Both are buried in Owl Creek cemetery. near the old family homestead. The father was a Republican and for many years was active in public affairs and filled various township offices, and he was land appraiser for some time; he was frequently urged to accept county offices, but always declined: He was a man of affairs, with advanced ideas, and was highly regarded by all. He and his wife were members of the Owl Creek Baptist church and were devout church people. George S. Hamilton was reared on the home farm, where he assisted with the general work during the crop seasons as soon as he reached the proper age, and during the winter months he attended the common schools of his home community. He later entered Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, where he made a good record. Returning home, he worked on the farm until his marriage, on February 15, 1900, to Alice M. McMahan, daughter of Joseph and Eliza (Jolly) McMahan, of Pleasant township, Knox county. This union has resulted in the birth of three children, namely : Ruth, born January 5, 1902 ; Georgia Louise and Martha Leone, twins, born February 16, 1904. Since his marriage Mr. Hamilton has lived on the farm where he now resides, and he has been very successful as a general farmer and stock KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 515 raiser and feeding live stock of various grades. He has kept the place under a high state of improvement and cultivation. For a number of years prior to and after his marriage he was extensively engaged in stock shipping. His fine farm comprises three hundred and eleven acres of as fertile land as the county affords, and he is regarded as a progressive and scientific farmer. He has a commodious home and substantial outbuildings and such improved types of farming machinery as his needs require. Mr. Hamilton has been very successful in a financial way and besides his farm he is largely interested in a number of business enterprises. Politically, Mr. Hamilton is a Republican, and while he is a strong partisan he has not been an office seeker or holder; however, he has been urged frequently to be a candidate for county offices, but has always declined, preferring to attend strictly to his individual affairs, leaving the emoluments of public offices to others, though his support in all local movements looking to the general good of the community may always be depended upon. GEORGE A. HARRIS. One of the self-made men of southeastern Knox county is George A. Harris, of Jackson township, farmer, contractor and carpenter, a man who began life's struggles- with little aid except such as his good strong arms, backed by a well defined purpose, afforded him, and he has never depended upon his friends and acquaintances to do his work or lay his plans, well knowing that life is a battle which each must fight out for the most part alone and learn to rely solely upon himself. Mr. Harris was born in Jackson township, this county, January 21, 1852. He is the son of Jesse and Elizabeth (Holtz) Harris. His paternal grandfather, Elijah Harris, was one of the early settlers of Knox county and here became very comfortably established through his industry and close application. The maternal grandparents, George and Susan Holtz. were also early settlers here, entering land from the government which they developed into a good farm on which they spent the remaining years of their lives. The father of the subject was born in this county on September I, 1830, and the mother on November 4, 1827. They devoted their lives to farming, owning a good place. The father died January 28, 1908, and the mother on December 30, 1903. 516 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. George A. Harris was educated in the public schools of Newcastle and in Indiana common schools. He was reared on the farm and has always followed farming. Early in his career he moved to a forty-acre farm which he bought in Jackson township, on which there were already good buildings and here he has carried on general farming and stock raising and he now has a good home. In connection with farming he has also engaged in the building trades, working as a stone mason for a period of thirty-eight years and for the past five years he has worked at carpentering, but he has lived on his farm all the while. He is now the owner of one hundred and twenty acres of excellent land which he has kept well improved and under good cultivation. He has been very successful in a business way, always a hard worker and is regarded as very skilled as a builder, his services being in great demand. Politically, Mr. Harris is a Democrat and he has been more or less active in public affairs, always supporting such movements as make for the general upbuilding of the community and county. He has been justice of the peace for six years, the duties of which office he has discharged in an able and praiseworthy manner. He is a member of the Disciples church, as is also his wife, and fraternally Mr. Harris belongs to the Patrons of Industry. On May 22, 1877, Mr. Harris was united in marriage at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, to Susanna Ashcraft, a native of Knox county, and the (laughter of Simon Ashcraft and wife, old settlers of this county, both now deceased. To the subject and wife six children have been born, named as follows : Orpha Estella, wife of Willis Johnson, and they live in Licking county ; Cary Douglas lives in Coshocton county ; Aldice Ray, who lives in Harrison township, Knox county ; Leota is the wife of Ben John, and they live near Gambier, Ohio; Grover G. and Jesse Carlisle live at home. COLEMAN E. BOGGS. A member of one of the honored pioneer families of the locality of which this history treats, the name of Boggs has been closely associated with the history of this section of the Buckeye state, and Coleman E. Boggs, like his honored father before him, is counted one of our progressive agriculturists. In business relations he has always been known to be straightforward and reliable, is patriotic in citizenship, and his social relations ever KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 517 wholesome. He is esteemed for these commendable traits of character together with his cordial disposition and genuine worth. Mr. Boggs was born in Clay township, this county, December 27, 1848, on a farm in Clay township, one mile west of Bladensburg. He is the son of Ezekiel and Sarah (Magee) Boggs, both natives of Belmont county, Ohio, of the vicinity of St. Clairsville. They grew to maturity, received their education and were married in Belmont county. and they moved to Knox county about 1830, in pioneer days, settling in Clay township, and engaged in farming, establishing a good home through industry and economy, and here the elder Boggs became a substantial and prominent citizen. He was a Democrat in politics and was a leader in local affairs, his counsel being sought by candidates and his advice carried weight in all things. At one time he represented Knox county in the state Legislature for one term in an able and praiseworthy manner. He served as justice of the peace and as a member of the district school board. He held to the Presbyterian faith, but was not a church member. His death occurred in 1853, when a comparatively young man. His widow survived nearly forty years, dying on October 8, 1892, and both are buried in the Presbyterian cemetery at Martinsburg. Their family consisted of five sons and four daughters, named as follows : John M.. Lucinda J.. Jesse, William W. and Mary E. are all deceased ; Coleman E., of this review ; Martha F. is single and lives in Wheeling, West Virginia ; Tabitha is deceased; Abraham, the third child, died in infancy. Coleman E. Boggs was reared on the home farm and educated in the public schools of Wheeling, West Virginia. After leaving school he clerked in a store in Bladensburg for three years, then began teaching school in 1867 and continued constantly as a teacher until 1904 in the schools of Knox county and six years in the high school at Bladensburg, also five years in the Martinsburg high school, two of the most noted and best high schools in the smaller towns of Ohio. He taught six years in one country district and the first school he taught was so satisfactory that he was retained in that district for a period of seven years. He became one of the hest known and popular educators in the county, his services being in great demand and he ranked high among his professional brethren in this section of the state. He alternated teaching with farming, raising crops during the vacation periods. For nine years he was one of the board of three members of county school examiners and was universally recognized as one of the county's most progressive exponents of education. In the year 1904 he retired from the ranks of teachers, although not from those interested in educational progress. 518 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. Politically, Mr. Boggs is a Democrat and he has always been interested in public matters and supported such measures as had for their object the general betterment of local conditions in any way. He has served as clerk of Clay township for about ten years, though he has never been an office seeker. Fraternally, he is a member of Colfax Lodge No. 184, Knights of Pythias, at Bladensburg, being a charter member of that lodge, and he has filled all the chairs in the same. While teaching he was a member of the Knox County Teachers' Association and also the Southeastern Ohio Teachers' Association and was an active participant in their discussions and was always an attendant at the annual meetings of the Ohio Teachers Association. He kept thoroughly in touch with all that was best in progressive education and he yet retains his membership in the Ohio Teachers Reading Circle. Since leaving the school room as teacher Mr. Boggs has been engaged in general farming and stock raising on his farm, four miles east of Martinsburg in Clay township, his place consisting of thirty-two acres, and to this he gives his exclusive attention. He has never married. Mr. Boggs is not a church member, but he was reared in the Presbyterian faith and he has never departed from the belief of his parents. He is a regular attendant at church and Sunday school and is a liberal supporter of the church. He is a man of literary tastes and has accumulated an excellent library. NEWTON R. EASTMAN, M. D. Only simple justice is done a biographical fact when we place the name of Dr. Newton R. Eastman, of Mt. Vernon, in the front rank of Knox county physicians, a fact universally recognized throughout the locality by those at all familiar with his career. A gentleman of sound discretion, good judgment, scholarly attainments and a high order of professional ability, he has so impressed his individuality upon the community as to gain recognition also among its leading citizens and public-spirited men, and yet plain and unassuming in 'his every-day life, a man of the people, honest, honorable and obliging, always ready to support any movement haying for its object the betterment of the city and county whose interests he has long had at heart. Doctor Eastman was born of a sterling old family at Bucyrus, Crawford county, Ohio, on November 11, 1871, and is the son of James W. and KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 519 Katherine (Vance) Eastman. The Doctor's ancestry is accurately traced back to Warden Eastman, who emigrated from Wales to America in 1614 and located in New Amsterdam, now the city of New York, the Doctor being the fourteenth generation descended from him. The father, James W. Eastman, was a man of influence in his community, and he was a soldier in the Civil war, a private in Company G, Forty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Colonel Gibson, for whom he had worked on a farm as a boy. He served very gallantly for a period of three years and six months, and he was wounded during the battle of Atlanta. He is buried at Rock Creek cemetery at Tiffin, Ohio, and beside him lies the remains of his grandfather, Peter Ward Eastman, who died in 1777. The Doctor is a relative of the well known manufacturers of Eastman kodaks, also a relative of Doctors Eastman, prominent surgeons of Indianapolis, Indiana. Abigail Eastman, mother of Daniel Webster, was a sister of Peter Ward Eastman, mentioned above. Doctor Eastman's mother comes of a fine old Virginia family. His great-grandfather Vance was a great slaveholder and at the beginning of the Civil war he released a number of slaves. He was then well advanced in years and he died during the progress of the war. Doctor Newton R. Eastman received his early educational training in the schools of Bowling Green and Shelby and later attended Baldwin University, from which he was graduated in 189o. The following year he began reading medicine in the office of the late John E. Russell, of Mt. Vernon, where he remained one year, then entered Starling Medical College at Columbus, Ohio, where he made an excellent record and from which he was graduated in 1895. In April of that year he began practicing in BelMlle, Richland county, this state, remaining there until January 4, 1908, when he came to Mt. Vernon, where he succeeded to the practice of his old preceptor, Dr. John g. Russell, with whom he formed a partnership, but the death of the latter prevented its consummation. Doctor Eastman has remained in Mt. Vernon and he has enjoyed a very liberal patronage from the first, which has continued to grow with succeeding years until today he is regarded as one of the leading medical men of this section of the state. He has a well-equipped office and, always an assidious student, he has kept well informed on everything pertaining to his profession. While in Richland county he was president of the board of United States pension examiners. In June, 1909, he was elected, at St. Louis, first vice-president of the Association of Baltimore & Ohio Railway Surgeons, which has a membership of nearly five hundred. He is company surgeon for the Baltimore & Ohio railroad and Pennsylvania railroad. He is a member of the Knox (34) 520 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. County Medical Society, the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. Politically, he is a Republican, and fraternally he belongs to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Masons. Doctor Eastman is the only son in a family of four children; his sisters are Mattie, wife of R. P. Hall, of Philadelphia. Pennsylvania; Morna is the wife of James E. Dykes, of Birmingham, Alabama; Edith is the wife of John DeVoe, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio. On February 3, 1897, occurred the marriage of Dr. Eastman and Katherine Schuler, daughter of Edwin and Jennie (Fitting) Schuler, the latter the daughter of Frederick Fitting, one of the pioneer business men of Richland county and the man who built the Baltimore & Ohio railroad from Newark to Sandusky. Mrs. Eastman was born at Covington, Kentucky, and she lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, until she was six years of age, then, upon the death of her father, the mother took her to Bellville. She is a lady of many estimable traits and, like the Doctor, is a favorite with a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. To Doctor Eastman and wife two sons and one daughter have been born, namely : Russell, born February 7, 1898; Robert, born in 1900, and Jane, in 1902. W. W. STONEHOCKER. The medical fraternity in Knox county has in Dr. W. W. Stonehocker, of Bladensburg, a most worthy and able exponent, for during his years of successful practice in this locality he has won a wide reputation as a learned, painstaking and conscientious general practitioner, and he has long enjoyed a wide and ever growing patronage. He is a worthy representative of an honorable old Buckeye family and he has kept the even tenor of his way in such a manner that the luster of the family name has been augmented. Dr. Stonehocker was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, July 25, 1855. He is the son of John J. and Sarah (Wencklepleck) Stonehocker. The paternal grandparents, Jacob and Elizabeth (Dicker) Stonehocker, were natives of Germany, from which country they emigrated to the United States in 1812, locating in Coshocton county when the country was sparsely settled and the painted savage and all manner of creatures of the wild inhabited the far-stretching forests. The grandfather entered a farm of one hundred and four acres from the government, and here he set to work with a will and soon established a good home and had an excellent farm. This land KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 521 is still in possession of his descendants, having thus been in the family for an even century. On this farm the grandparents spent the remainder of their lives. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. They were the parents of ten children. The maternal grandparents of the subject were of Scotch descent and were also among the old settlers in Ohio. The father of the subject was born in Coshocton county, this state, in 1807, and the mother in Tuscarawas county, and they were married in that locality. He devoted his life to farming, owning an excellent farm. Their family consisted of eight children, two of whom died in infancy six grew to maturity and four are living at this writing, the subject being the only one married. The father of these children was a Democrat in early life, but at the commencement of the Civil war he turned Republican, and while deeply interested in public affairs he was never an office holder. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and was a man of exemplary character. His death occurred in Coshocton county in 1869; and his wife died in 1879. Doctor Stonehocker attended the public schools, and, having had a laudable ambition from early life to enter the medical profession, he entered the Ohio State University, later the Jefferson Medical School at Philadelphia, and he was graduated from the Columbus Medical School in 1881, having made an excellent record in all these institutions. Thus well equipped for his chosen life work, he located for the practice of his profession at Canal Dover, Tuscarawas county, Ohio, where he remained four years. enjoying an excellent practice from the start : but seeking a wider field for the exercise of his talents, he came to Bladensburg, Knox county, in the spring of 1885, opening an office here in April and here he has since remained, having enjoyed a large patronage with the people of southeastern Knox county and adjoining counties, in fact, none of his professional brethren in the county has a more extensive practice, and he has met with singular success. Although a very busy man looking after his numerous patients. he has found time to keep fully abreast of the times in all that pertains to his profession. having ever been a student as well as a keen observer. Politically, the Doctor is a Republican, and while he takes the interest of a good citizen in public affairs, especially as affecting his community. he is not especially active in political matters, preferring to give his attention exclusively to his profession, in which he stands very high in this part of the state. In fraternal matters he is a Mason, a Knight Templar, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles 522 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. of the Mystic Shrine. He is also a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His wife belongs to the Disciples church. Doctor Stonehocker was married on April 14, 1904, to Mrs. Mae Allen, nee Myers, a native of Coshocton county, where she grew to womanhood and received her education. She is a lady of culture and many commendable attributes. She is the (laughter of James and Elizabeth Myers, a prominent old family of that county. By a former marriage. Mrs. Stonehocker became the mother of one son. Oliver Allen. Her union with the Doctor has been without issue. They are pleasant people to know, hospitable, genial and alert to the best interests of society. ADAM SCOTT. One of the best known and most progressive agriculturists and stock raisers of eastern Knox county is Adam Scott, whose finely improved landed estate in Butler township never fails to attract the attention and admiration of the observer, for it indicates even at a cursory glance that the owner is a man of good taste, sound judgment and progressive ideas. He has been content to spent his life in his home community and carry onward the work here inaugurated by his ancestors in the pioneer epoch, for the Scott family has been prominent in this locality for several generations, consequently a history of Knox county would he incomplete were there failure to give proper space to them. Adam Scott was born in Jackson township, this county, on April 30, 1868. He is the son of Lewis B. and Martha A. (Blunt) Scott. The paternal grandfather, Alexander Scott, was a native of Pennsylvania and an early settler in Coshocton county, Ohio, where he became a farmer and land owner. His family consisted of two sons and two daughters. He and his wife both spent the remainder of their lives in that county. The maternal grandparents, James and Mary (Ross) Blunt, were early settlers in Knox county and here they spent the balance of their lives; they were probably of English descent. Lewis B. Scott, father of the subject, was born in Coshocton county about 1838; the mother was born in Knox county about 1840; Here they grew to maturity and were married, Mr. Scott devoting his life to farming, owning one hundred and sixty acres at the time of his death in 1903, his KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 523 widow surviving until in October, 1910. Politically, he was a Democrat and was active in township affairs, holding a number of township offices. Their family consisted of nine children, four sons and five daughters, seven of whom are living. Adam Scott, of this sketch, was reared on the farm and educated in the public schools. He began working by the month on farms in his native community, which he continued for six years, then married, and he inherited a farm from his wife's people. He is now the owner of one hundred and twenty acres of excellent land, which he has kept well tilled and well improved. Here he carries on general farming and stock raising. He and his wife are members of the Baptist church. Fraternally, he belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Newcastle and to the Grange in Butler township. Politically, he is a Democrat and he has been trustee of his township. Mr. Scott was married on January 25, 1894, to Minnie A. Horn, who was born May 6, 1874, in Knox county, the daughter of Abraham and Sarah Catherine .(Giffin) Horn, an excellent old family here, both parents being reared in this township. Mr. Horn died October 7, 1906, his wife having preceded him to the grave on September 1, 1883. They were the parents of two children, Minnie Adella, wife of Mr. Scott, and Mary- Selora; who was born January 27, 1877, and whose death occurred on April io, 1879. Mr. Horn devoted his life to farming and insurance, making a specialty of fruits and bee raising. was also a dealer in furs and wool in the winter time. To Mr. and Mrs. Scott two children were born, namely: Charles Lee, born September 3, 1895, and Elsie Marie, born January 28, 1899, both attending school in Newcastle. In view of the prominence of the antecedents of Mrs. Scott it is deemed advisable to go further into the history of the same. Her maternal grandparents, Robert and Martha (Busenburg) Giffin, were natives of Virginia, he born on November 21, 1813, and she on February II, 1821. They came to Coshocton county, Ohio, in a very early day and here they were married and spent their lives on a farm. The paternal grandparents of Mrs. Scott, Jacob and Kerren Happuch (Morningstar) Horn, were also early settlers here, he having been born on January 1, 1815, in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and in 1816 he was brought by his parents to Knox county, Ohio, where he grew to manhood and was married on March 12, 1843, his wife having been born in Virginia on March 1o, 1818. They were the parents of six children, namely : Abraham, born October 2, 1845, is deceased: 524 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. Elizabeth, born June 7, 1847 ; William, born September 5, 1849; Solomon, born October 1, 1857; Alonzo, born July 11, 1859, is deceased ; Mary Ellen, born July 9, 186o. These children were reared in this county. Abraham was the father of the wife of the subject. Robert Giffin came to Knox county with his parents and he located in Butler township in 1838, having been married the year previous to Martha Busenburg, and they became the parents of eight children, namely : Louisa, born March 28, 1839; Sarah Catherine, born September 16, 1841; Amanda J., born March 20, 1843; William B., born June 28, 1844; Mary Elizabeth, born August 9, 1847; Charles Francis, born September 20, 185o; Wilson Monroe, born June 5, 1853 ; Martha Ellen, born March 7, 1858. The only ones now living are William B. and Mary Elizabeth. JOHN CALVIN HARRIS. One of the most painstaking and modern agriculturists of southeastern Knox county is John Calvin Harris, of near Bladensburg, Jackson township. He was fortunate in having good parents, who taught him from the start the duties of life—not ordinary instruction, but the higher duties which all owe to each other and to society. The result has been to give him broad ideas of life and its responsibilities and to fit him for upright and worthy citizenship. Mr. Harris was born in Bladensburg, Ohio, August 10, 1856, and is the son of Jesse and Elizabeth (Holtz) Harris. The paternal grandparents, Elijah and Sarah Harris, were natives of Pennsylvania and they came to Ohio in a very early day. He was a farmer and he spent his last days here, becoming very well established through his industry, he and his wife dying in Clay township. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. The maternal grandparents, George and Susan Holtz, were also natives of Pennsylvania and from that state they, too, came to Knox county in pioneer times where they developed a good farm and spent the balance of their lives. The parents of the subject were married in this county and here the father devoted his life to farming. He also conducted a tannery at Newcastle for a number of years, in connection with which he also did some farming. He lived a quiet and retired life. His family consisted' of seven children, six of whom grew to maturity, and five of them are now living. The death of Jesse Harris occurred on January 28, 19o8, aged seventy-seven years, and his wife died on December 30, 1903, aged seventy-six years.