KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 775 a rare knowledge of justice and jurisprudence, and they seldom met with reversal at the hands of a higher tribunal. In the language of Shakespeare, this honor was literally "thrust upon him," for he never sought office of any kind in his life. Besides being justice of the peace he served as township assessor and treasurer on several occasions, and also as a member of the school board for years. He has been a frequent delegate to county, district and state conventions. Fraternally, he is a charter member of the Middlebury Grange No. 192, Patrons of Husbandry. He belongs to Jacob Young Post No. 539, Grand Army of the Republic, being the present commander of the post, and he has been a frequent delegate to state and national encampments. He is a member of the National Association of Civil War Musicians. He has traveled extensively and spent the winter of 1910 and 1911 in Florida. He is a man of high standards and wide influence. Mrs. Caywood was called to her rest on March 29, 1909. She was a woman of commendable attributes and estimable disposition, a fayorite with a host of friends. Strong-minded, progressive and of humanitarian ideas, she was a potent influence for good in her community and a fit helpmeet for such a gentleman as the subject. no small part of his success being attributable. no doubt, to her sympathy and encouragement. She attended school in the old log school house and later walked two miles to Fredericktown to school and was filially engaged as a teacher in the schools here CHARLES A. YOUNG. Charles A. Young was born on May 10, 1827, in Fayette county, Pennsylvania. He is the son of Hubbell and Rachael (Shipley) Young. This family came to Knox county, Ohio. about 1833. and located on a farm one mile northeast of the farm whereon the family lived so long at a later day. They became well known and influential in that remote pioneer period and were among the county's substantial citizens. Charles A. Voting grew up on the home farm and when but a boy he knew the meaning of hard work, for in developing a farm from the primeval forests in those times the labor of all the family was required. His father settled in the woods and started life here in a log cabin which he erected, then cleared and developed. the land into a good farm and finally had a comfortable home. The subject received such education as those early times afforded. Later he attended Sloan's Academy at Mt. Vernon. He was married on (50) 776 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. December 28, 1858, to Angeline Armstrong. daughter of Eliphalet and Tacy ( Irwin) Armstrong, a prominent old family of Mt. Vernon. To this union one son was born, Frank E. Young, who succeeds the father in the management of the estate. Charles A. Young after his marriage began housekeeping on a part of the home farm, and there he lived for about seven years, when he purchased a farm one and one-half miles east of Mt. Vernon in Monroe township, his first purchase being one hundred and seventy acres. Here he prospered through good management. close application and honest dealings with his fellow men, and later added to his holding until he. became the owner of four hundred and fifty acres of fine land, which he placed under excellent improvements and a high state of cultivation. Here he carried on general farming and stock raising on an extensive scale for many years and became one of the substantial and most progressive farmers in this part of the county. Although he kept live stock of all kinds, he made a specialty raising sheep, keeping large flocks of good wool producers. Politically, Mr. Young was a Democrat and he was always active in public matters. He served two terms as county commissioner and was a most efficient and conscientious public servant. His support could always be depended upon in the furtherance of any movement having as its object the general good. He was a man of great activity and force of character and one of the most representative citizens of Knox county. He was a member of the Masonic order and the Congregational church. and he carried the sublime precepts of each into his every-day life. Mrs. Young is a Baptist in her religious faith. FRANK E. YOUNG. Frank E. Young was born on September 15, 1860, on the home farm in Knox county, Ohio. He is the only child of Charles A. and Angeline (Armstrong) Young, the .father born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, May J0, 1827, and his death occurred on February 14, 1908, but the mother is still living, making her home on the old place with her son. The father became one of the substantial and well known farmers of Knox county. and farmed on a large scale and handled large numbers of live stock from year to year, devoting his entire life to farming, making sheep raising a specialty. He was an influential factor in public affairs and a loyal Democrat, and he was active in the Masonic order and the Congregational church, a good and use- KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 777 ful man, whom the community will miss for many years to come. A complete sketch of him appears on another page. Frank Young was married on November 26, 1884, to Nannie M. Merrin, daughter of George and Lodema (Irwin) Merrin, a prominent family of Morris township, this county, where Mr. Merrin has a valuable farm, and there Mrs. Young grew to womanhood and she received her education in the country and Mt. Vernon high schools. Two daughters have graced the union of Mr. and Mrs. Young, namely : Florence M. and Mabel I., both educated at Oberlin College, where they made excellent records, and they have always been popular in local social circles. Politically. Mr. Young is a Democrat, and while he takes the interest of a good citizen in public affairs and his support may always be depended upon in furthering any worthy cause, he is not a seeker after public favors or the emoluments of offices within the gift of the people, preferring to devote his exclusive interests to the home farm. Mrs. Young and daughters are members of the Congregational church of Mt. Vernon. IRVEN SEVITS. One of the farmers of Union township who has by his industry and good management reached a stage of comfortable circumstances is Irven Sevits. What is meant by comfortable circumstances does not only include material well-being, but also time for recreation and culture, and some liberty to travel. When the individual has reached this condition he is prepared to enjoy life and needs no money. But a great many people have reached various stages of this condition and in that proportion are happy. Most people imagine their troubles. It is now well known that the state of the mind has everything to do with the state of the temper. When one can reduce existence to the happy state of Mr. Sevits, he is prepared to enjoy a considerable degree of happiness. It requires a philosophic mind to be able to do this. He is yet a young man, and his greatest pleasure is not in idleness, but in its antithesis—work : he has never found labor and the every-day duties of life irksome, and although he is far from being a rich man he has sufficient of this world's goods to make him, or that should make any fair-minded man, content with their lot. Many millionaires are most unhappy, which goes to show that there are other things in life besides dollars. 778 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO Irven Sevits was born on March 7, 1871. on the farm in Union township, one mile south of Brinkhaven. He is the son of William and Jane (Workman) Sevits. The father was born in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, and the mother in Coshocton county, Ohio. The father came to Knox county in 1867, when he was twenty-three years old. He was married soon afterwards and settled in Tiverton township, Coshocton county, but soon afterwards he moved to Union township, Knox county. Early in life he followed railroading, but later turned his attention to farming. He is still living in Union township. His wife died in December. 1903. To Mr. and Mrs. William Sevits were born two sons and two daughters, namely : Stephen, who lives in Union township : Irven, of this sketch : Selena married Bur. Haugher, of Howard township : Alice married William Edwards. and lives in New Comerstown. The father was a life-long Republican and a member of the Disciples church, highly respected and a useful citizen. Irven Sevits, of this review. was reared on the home farm and educated in the district schools. During his boyhood days he assisted with the general work about the place and has always followed farming pursuits. Mr. Sevits was married on April 26, 1884, to Ida Wolf, daughter of Adam and Fanny (Butler) Wolf, of Union township, and to this union two sons and one daughter were born, namely : Everett, William A. and Mary F., all living at home. Mr. Sevits after his marriage engaged in farming in Union township, and in 1904. he bought and moved to his present farm near where he was born, the place consisting of one hundred and seventy-five acres. He has placed this rich, productive land under a high state of improvement and cultivation, and here carries on general farming and stock raising successfully, specializing on thoroughbred Guernsey cattle, of which he has a fine herd. He also raises this kind of stock for breeding purposes, and he has a wide reputation as a result of his fine stock. Owing to their superior quality they find a very ready market when offered for sale. He is an excellent judge of live stock and knows well how to care for them so as to get the best results. He also keeps high-grade horses, preferring Percherons, and at the exhibits over the country he usually takes first premiums, having frequently won blue ribbons at county fairs. He also handles high-grade Delaine sheep. He believes in keeping the best grades of all kinds of stock, and no small portion of his annual income is derived from this source. His name has gone throughout the state as a result of his fine live stock. He believes in employing up-to-date methods in his stock raising and farming, and is one of the progressive and substantial men of his township and county. He KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 779 takes a great interest in agricultural fairs, and he is a member of the board of directors and active in its operations; in fact, no small part of its success has been clue to his efforts. Politically, Mr. Sevits is a Republican and he has long been active and influential in public matters. He has served as a member of the township board of education, being still a member. In the fall of 1911 he was elected one of the trustees of Union township. He is always among the foremost of those who advocate progressive measures in all things. He belongs to the Danville Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, being a charter member of the Grange. Religiously, he belongs to the Baptist church, and his wife and children are members of the Disciples church of Danville. He is a trustee and a liberal supporter of the church in which he holds membership; in fact, the entire family is active in church and Sunday school work. and is prominent in the social life of the neighborhood. JOSEPH McMILLAN. Among the successful farmers and stock men of Union township and a descendant of one of the sterling pioneer families of Knox county is Joseph McMillan. Having grown up on a farm and handled stock all his life, he is familiar with that class of husbandry. It requires something more than carelessness to select the best animals in any herd and to rear them in such a manner that the best points will be brought out and emphasized. As the best stock brings the best price, the most skillful farmers make it an object to raise the higher grades, knowing that the market will be the better for a given effort and outlay. All these important points are borne in mind by all good stock raisers. Then there are the questions of feeding. watering, salting, stables and the best time of marketing the animals. It is true that the best farmers study the market quotations of stock in the principal cities, and by so doing very often receive the reward of their watchfulness in a much more satisfactory price for their products. This is true of the grain producers, as well as those of the yards. One of the farmers and stock men of this locality who thus manages to get the best stock and the best prices is Mr. McMillan. The subject of this sketch was born on March 17. 1862, on a farm in Union township, this county, and he has always lived in this vicinity. He is the son of Ephraim and Elizabeth (Cline) McMillan. the father born 780 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. July 18, 1829, on the same farm where the subject was born. The mother's birth occurred on June 23, 1833, in the state of New York. Grandfather Ephraim McMillan came from Washington county, Pennsylvania, in the fall of i806, and settled on the farm where his son, Ephriam, father of the subject, was born, lived and died, and here he began life as a pioneer, when the country was a wilderness and Indians and all kinds of wild game were in abundance. Here he built a log cabin, made a clearing and by dint of hard work had a good home and a good farm. He underwent the hardships and privations incident to the life of a first settler. He became prominent in the county and was highly regarded. His wife was known in her maidenhood as Matilda Winteringer, representing another pioneer family, of about 1810. These families were active in business, public and church and school affairs. They were the organizers of the Presbyterian cburch in Millwood. Elizabeth Cline, mother of the subject, was of German descent, her family haying first settled in the state of New York, and from there came to Union township. Knox county, in 184o. The subject's father became well-to-do here, and was one of the large land owners of this locality, and was a great sheep raiser. He was a Republican in politics and was always active in public affairs. He filled the various township offices, and was a member of the Presbyterian church. His death occurred on May 24, 1903, at an advanced age. His widow still lives on the old home farm. They were the parents of twelve children, four sons and eight daughters. eleven of whom are living, namely : Matilda, who has remained single: Angeline is also unmarried: Sarah C. married Alexander H. Parmenter, of Lincoln, Nebraska: Robert lives in Union township: Columbus Delano died March 15, 1910 ; Joseph, of this review Edith married Robert Neiderhouser, of Union township : Emma married Harry C. Whitney in Union township : Salora married Samuel Neiderhouser, of Union township: Alice is single : George lives in Union township: Ida married C. B. Workman, of Buckeye City. Joseph McMillan was reared on the home farm and was educated in the common schools of his township. He remained with his parents on the home farm until he was married, on June 23, 1887. to Ida J. Workman, daughter of Hiram B. and Isabelle (Parmenter) ) Workman, a well known family of Union township, whither they came from Coshocton county. this state. After his marriage the subject farmed for one year on the home farm, then moved to his present farm, two miles southeast, in Union township, and here he has been very successful as a general farmer and stock raiser. He makes a specialty of thoroughbred Delaine sheep. and has a great repu- KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 781 tation throughout this part of the state for his fine animals. No better judge of live stock could be found in Knox county, and he takes a delight in handling them. His farm consists of one hundred and seventeen acres, well improved and under a high state of cultivation. He has a modern home, large barns and stock sheds and is well ell fixed to carry on his business in a modern manner. Three sons have been born to Mr. and Mrs. McMillan, namely : Chester E., who is a graduate of the Danville high school, is now a student in Kenyon College : Arthur H. and Ralph W. are students in the local high school. Politically. the subject is a Republican, and he has been township trustee for six years. In 1910 he was land appraiser in his township As a public servant he has been most faithful in the performance of his duty. He and his family are members of the Disciples church, and he has long been active in church and Sunday school work, as are also the members of his family. They are well known and stand high in the social circles of this part of the county. JOHN H. BONE. One of the evidences of the excellent opportunities for a livelihood and for a pleasant place to reside furnished by Knox county is the noticeable fact that so many of her present day citizens were born here and have spent their lives within her borders. No other country has been alluring enough to induce them to leave for they seem to have early been impressed with the fact that none other offered better, if as good, opportunities as were within their grasp right at their own thresholds. One of these worthy citizens is John H. Bone. a successful agriculturist and stock man of Pleasant township. who was formerly one of the county's best known educators. In all the relations of life he has proven himself to be a man of progressive ideas and correct principles, and he has always enjoyed the confidence and friendship of a wide acquaintance. Mr. Bone was born on January 15. 1859, in Miller township, this county. and he is the son of Moses C. and Martha (White) Bone, the father a native of Cornwall. England, his birth having occurred there on May II, 1833. He was the son of John and Mary Ann (Colwell) Bone. Moses C. Bone grew to maturity in his native land and emigrated to America when twenty-one years of age. first settling in Gambier. Knox county, Ohio, where he worked at his trade of wagon-maker. From there he went to Lock, Ohio. 782 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. Two years later he moved to Miller township, this county, and engaged in farming. and there he still lives. his wife having died March 16, 1906, aged sixty-seven years, four months and seven days. He has been very successful here, and is a large land holder, being regarded as one of the foremost farmers of the county. He keeps his land well improved and tilled in the most up-to-date manner. There were nine children in his family. namely : John H.. of this review, is the eldest; Lovilla C., born August 6. 1860; Burnello M.. born February 29, 1864. died December 29, 1875; Mary Jane, born August I I. 1866; Frank E., born July 23. 1868; Alta A., born April 29. 1871 : Charles C., born April 17. 1873; Anna Delle, born February 12, 1875: Martha A.. born September 20, 1878. The father of these children is a Democrat and is always keenly interested in public matters. He served six years as a member of the board of county infirmary directors. He is a member of the Christian church at Fairview. He has always borne an exemplary reputation, and is a whole-souled, strong-minded gentleman whom to know is to admire. The son, John H., of this sketch, spent his childhood and youth on the home farm and attended the country district schools, later went to the normal school at Utica, Ohio; also went to school at Lebanon, this state. He was a diligent searcher after knowledge and became well educated. He began his career as a teacher, which profession he followed with ever-increasing success for a period of eight years. Mr. Bone has been twice married, first on May 9. 1883. to Elizabeth Berger, daughter of Philip and Elizabeth (Wheeler) Berger, of Knox county. Nine children were born to this union, namely : J. Milton is married and lives in Wayne township; Ethel E. married Leonard F. Dennison, of Utica; Jessie E. and Mary B. are both teachers: Lucy E., John G., Ralph L., Helen S. and Gladys E. are deceased. The wife and mother passed to her rest on July 19, 1902. Mr. Bone's second marriage was solemnized on February 23, 1905, to Viola I. Martin, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Miller) Martin, of Crawford county, Ohio. One child, Goldeth M., born to this union, died in infancy. After his marriage Mr. Bone lived three years on a farm belonging to his father, in Miller township. He then bought his present farm in Pleasant township and moyed thereto. Here he has been yery successful as a general farmer and stock raiser, making a specialty of handling sheep. He keeps his place well improved and under a high state of cultivation. He is one of the leading citizens of his township in every respect. Politically, he KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 783 is a Democrat and takes an abiding interest in public affairs and is thoroughly informed on current topics. He has served as township trustee, township treasurer and as a member of the local school board. He has been a valued friend to education and is an avowed temperance man Fraternally, he is a member of Pleasant Grange No. 677, Patrons of Husbandry, and he has been active in the affairs of the grange. He is a member of the Fairview Christian church, having been affiliated with the same since he was about fifteen years of age. He is a member of the official church board and is active in church and Sunday school work. He is a man of fine mind and instincts, and always stands stanchly for what he believes to be right and what will make for the general good. WILLIAM HAYES MITCHELL. At this point we are permitted to touch upon the life history of one who, if for no other reason, merits recognition of his lifelong residence in Milford township and a representatiye of one of the sterling old families of Knox county. But superadded to this circumstances are others which render the appearance of this biography within these pages all the more consistent, for he attained a position of prominence in connection with the business activities of his community. and was honored as one of the upright, genial and reliable citizens, his home life being the center of a cordial hospitality. William Hayes Mitchell was born in Milford township. this county, January 3, 1854, the son of Almon Mitchell and wife, a well known family of this county, a complete sketch of whom is to be found on another page of this work. William H. Mitchell was educated in the township schools and reared on the home farm. In 1872 he was married, and then entered the mercantile business with his father-in-law at Lock, continuing the business alone after the death of his partner. He remained in this life of endeavor in all about thirty-seven years. His father-in-law had begun the business in 1854 and the family still conduct the store. Politically. Mr. Mitchell was a Republican and served as township treasurer for a period of nineteen years, this certainly being evidence of his good standing in his locality, and he made a most faithful and efficient public servant. Both he and Mrs. Mitchell belonged to the Congregational church at Lock. Fraternally, he belongs to the Centerburg lodge of Free and Ac- 784 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. cepted Masons; he was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at the same place. Mr. Mitchell was married in 1872 to Ida Hildreth, who was born in Lock, this county, on September 2, 1856. She is the daughter of Washington and Harriet Hildreth. The father was born in New York and the mother in Delaware county, Ohio, in 1836. The father came to Ohio with his parents when a boy, but he lived with the Delano family for a number of years. He was the son of Minor and Nancy Hildreth, of New York. She died young and his father re-married. Mrs. Mitchell's mother, who was born in Delaware county, later moved to Brandon. Knox county, thence to Lock, where her death occurred. Washington Hildreth was a merchant, having begun his career at Brandon in 1853. coming to Lock a year later, and he enjoyed a liberal trade there. In early life he taught school, later he clerked and then went into business for himself, and was successful all along the line. He was a public-spirited citizen and influential in his community, a man of exemplary habits and many warm friends. For about thirty years he served as postmaster at the town of Lock, giving eminent satisfaction to the department and to the people. Mr. Mitchell, the subject of this sketch, followed him as the incumbent of that office. The death of Mr. Hildreth occurred in January, 1902. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell, named as follows : Winnifred Estelle, wife of Eugene Cornell ; Minnie Belle, wife of C. C. Jackson; Hattie May, who lives at home; Anna Laura, who died in infancy ; Arthur Hildreth married Mabel E. Hess, both of whom were graduated from the Mt. Vernon high school in 1905; Laurence Washington, who mar' ried Mildred McManus, is managing the store; Almon Maurice is a student in the Mt. Vernon high school. William H. Mitchell died January 3o, 191o, after a short illness. He is survived by his wife, three daughters and three sons. ELMER J. BROWN. The great task of clearing the land of its timber in early years can scarcely be realized by the people of today. Not a crop could be sown nor an orchard tree planted until the large trees, the patriarchs of the forest primeval, had been cut down and removed with fire or with a team of oxen or horses. Even then the stumps were a great hindrance, and it is doubtful KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 785 if so much as a half crop could be raised until they had been gotten rid of in some manner. The amount of hard labor required to remove the timber seems almost incredible. It was a task that seemed never to end, and all members of the family were required to assist early and late and at all seasons of the year. The ancestors of Elmer J. Brown had their full share of this work, for they invaded Knox county when it was still wild and the home of the Indian and various species of wild beasts: but they were men of sterling traits and never permitted obstacles to thwart them in their purposes. undergoing the hardships and privations incident to the life of a first settler in such a wilderness without a murmur and here carving out good farms and did their full share in the early development of the county, and their descendants have carried on most admirably the work that they inaugurated here. Elmer J. Brown was born on October 20, 1865, in Wayne township, this county, and spent most of his life in Monroe and Pleasant townships. He is the son of Joseph and Anna (Scott) Brown, both also natiyes of this county. Grandfather William Brown came from Maryland to this county in the early pioneer days, where he established his home. The father of the subject was born and grew up to manhood in Monroe township, and he spent his life here engaged in agricultural pursuits until 189o. when he went to Effingham county, Illinois. and there engaged in farming. The mother of the subject died when he was a small boy. A brother of the subject, Harry M., is a dentist in Elwood; Indiana, and a sister, Mary E., is a professional nurse in Indianapolis. Indiana, the subject having been third in order of birth in this family. Elmer J. Brown spent his youth on the farm, and he attended the district schools and later the Northern University at Ada, Ohio, taking the teacher's course. Thus well prepared for his chosen profession, he taught for a period of fifteen years in the public schools of Knox county, and became one of the leading educators of the county, his services being in great demand. His teaching was principally in Monroe and Pleasant townships. He also engaged some in farming during that period. Mr. Brown was married on June 6, 1891, to Jennie C. Sellers, daughter of Frank and Frances (Durbin) Sellers, of Knox county, and this union has resulted in the brith of five sons, namely : Sterl C., a graduate of the Gambier high school of the class of 1910. He has prepared himself for a teacher. Ray. who is attending high school at Gambier: Paul C., Carl S. and Lloyd. Mr. Brown has lived on a farm since his marriage, and in 1897 he gave up teaching and devoted his exclusive attention to general farming. making 786 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. a specialty of raising potatoes and chickens. making a great success with both. He has sixty-two acres of finely improved and productive land. He farms on the "intensive" plan, and employs the most advanced methods in all his work. Politically, Mr. Brown is a Democrat and a member of the school board in Pleasant township. He has been a frequent delegate to county, district and state conventions. He and his family belong to the Methodist Episcopal church, and he is a trustee and steward in the church and active in church and Sunday school work. Personally, he is a broad-minded. well educated and obliging gentleman, indorsing all movements having as their object the general improvement of his locality along all lines. ISAIAH H. FRIZZELL. One of the best known contractors of Knox county is Isaiah H. Frizzell, of Fredericktown, who, during the many years that he has honored this locality by his residence, has shown himself to be a gentleman of exemplary habits, public spirit and industry ; who has, while advancing his own interests, done much toward promulgating the civic, industrial and moral tone of the vicinity. He is a thoroughly practical business man, which fact, coupled with his undoubted ability to seize an opportunity readily and make the most of it, contains the secret of his success. Mr. Frizzell was born on January 22, 1855, in Franklin township, Morrow county, Ohio. He is the son of William H. and Catherine (Hutchison) Frizzell, both natives of Virginia, the father born in Loudoun county and the mother in Fauquier county. They grew up in the Old Dominion and were married there. About 1846 they made the trip oyer the mountains in wagons to Ohio, settling on a farm in Middlebury township, Knox county, moving to Morrow county, this state, in a later year, where he spent the remainder of his life, successfully engaged in farming. He enlisted in the Union army early in the Civil war, but before he could be mustered into service he was attacked by typhoid fever and died on March 2, 1862. His widow survived thirty-six years, dying in June, 1896. John Follin, maternal great-grandfather of the subject, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and the father of thirty children, some of whom lived until comparatively recent years. He was a Virginia slaveholder. His remains were originally buried in the cemetery at Vienna, Virginia, later being removed to Arlington cemetery at Washington, D. C. KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 787 Isaiah H. Frizzell spent his youth on the home farm, where he assisted with the general work on the place. attending the district schools in the winter time, following farming until he was nineteen years old. Having long fostered an ambition to be a builder, he began the carpenter's trade, when he attained the age mentioned, in Morrow county, later coming to Knox county on various jobs, soon building up an extensive business. He built most of the best residences and farm buildings in the northern section of Knox county, doing a vast amount of work in Fredericktown. So much of his work being in Knox county, he moved to Fredericktown in 1891, and here he has since resided. In January, 1892, he turned his attention to the hardware business, in which he met with equally encouraging success, in Fredericktown, becoming a partner of Henry Cassell, who had previously been in this line of business for a number of years. Mr. Frizzell continued successfully in the hardware business until 1909, having built up a large and ever-growing trade with the surrounding country and carrying a large and up-to-date stock of goods. Retiring from this line of endeavor in the year 1909, he resumed contracting and building, which he still continues. Mr. Frizzell was married on September 26, 1877, to Ida T. Ackerman, daughter of Morgan and Julia (Reed) Ackerman of Knox county, in Middlebury township, where Mr. Ackerman engaged in farming. He and his wife are both now deceased. One son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Frizzell, also three daughters, all living, named as follows : . Maynard, of Mt. Gilead, Ohio; Alice married Orin C. Buckmaster, of Fredericktown ; Grace married Karl R. Coyner. of Mt. Vernon: Ida married Frank Dalrymple. chief clerk of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad at Fredericktown. Politically, Mr. Frizzell has always been a Republican and has long been active in party affairs. His first presidential vote was for Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876. and he has been voting the Republican ticket ever since. For many years he served on the board of education in Morrow county, prior to coming to Fredericktown, and since coming here he has served on the board of education, having always been interested in educational matters. He has served as a member of the Republican county central committee and has been a frequent delegate to county, district and state conventions, in all of which he has made his influence felt for the good of his community and the party. Fraternally, he is a Mason, a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and he has filled many of the offices in these orders. He belongs to the Presbyterian church. He has discharged his every duty in an official capacity in an able and conscientious manner that has \ v on the confidence and esteem of all concerned. 788 - KNOX COUNTY. OHIO. Mrs. Frizzell was called to her rest on March 15, 1891. and the subject now makes his home with his Younger daughter, Mrs. Dalrymple. of Fredericktown. GEORGE W. BENNETT. He to whom this sketch is dedicated is a member of one of the honored old families of Knox county, and he has personally lived up to the full tension of the primitive days when the march of civilization was carried on admirably by the sterling band of settlers from the East, so that there is particular interest attached to his career. while he stands today as one of the representative citizens of the vicinity of Gambier, for his life has been one of hard work. which has resulted in the development of a good farm which he owns and which yields him a comfortable living. While giving his chief attention to his business affairs, as do the majority of men. Mr. Bennett finds time and opportunity to take an interest in matters pertaining to the progress and growth of his county, and to mingle with his friends, enlarging the circle of his acquaintance and broadening his mind through the interchange of thought with others. Mr. Bennett was born on October 27. 1855, on a farm in Monroe township, one mile north of Gambier, Ohio, and he has been content to spend his life in his native vicinity. He is the son of John and Eliza (Conley) Bennett, the father a native of Jefferson county, Ohio. while the mother was born in Ireland, from which country she emigrated to America when young in years. Grandfather Thomas Bennett came with his family to Monroe township, Knox county, in 1828, when the country was practically a vast forest and neighbors were few. He came from Jefferson county, this state, and settled in the woods, building here a log cabin and starting a little clearing, and, step by step, forged to the front. The father of the subject also devoted his life to farming. He was a man of upright character and was highly respected in his neighborhood. His death occurred in October, 1893, his widow surviving until November 2, 1907: they are both buried in the cemetery at Gambier. George W. Bennett was brought up on the home farm, and when but a lad was put to work on the farm during the crop season, attending the common schools in the winter time, and he remained at home until his marriage, October 3, 1882, to Sarah Louise Holmes, daughter of Josiah and Sarah (Wasson) Holmes, a prominent family of Monroe township, this 789 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. county. This union has resulted in the birth of three children, namely : Helen G. married J. Clyde Smith,. of Pleasant township, this county: Sarah Lena married John Cunningham, of College township: and Edna M., who is at home. For a period of ten years after his marriage Mr. Bennett lived on a farm about a mile east of where his present farm is located. He came to this present home in August, 1892, and has lived here ever since. developing one of the best farms in the community. His place consists of one hundred and seventy-five acres and is well improved and well cultivated. In connection with general farming he raises a fine grade of horses and hogs, also sheep. and he has been very successful with his live stock, being especially interested in the improvement of the breed of horses. Politically, Mr. Bennett is a Republican, and he has always been interested in public matters. In local politics he votes independently. He has served as justice of the peace and as a member of the school board of his district, and he has been a frequent delegate to party conventions. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and he has been a member of the board of stewards for more than twenty years and has for practically all his mature life been active in church and Sunday school work. He is a man of high ideals in his intercourse with his fellow men and his influence for better public conditions is potent. being an advocate of wholesome living and purity in politics. ALVA B. DAVIS. Inheriting the thrifty and frugal habits of a sturdy pioneer ancestry, it is little wonder that Alva B. Davis, well known cement builder and contractor of Danville, Knox county. has succeeded at his chosen life work. The people of the locality of which this volume treats have known him as a boy and man, and as his dealings with his fellow men have always been honorable they repose in him the most implicit confidence. Mr. Dayis was born on August 21, 1863. on a farm in Monroe township, Knox county, Ohio, and here he has been content to spend his life, knowing that no better opportunities were to be found in any other country. He is the son of Henry and Nancy (Snedeker) Dayis, both parents born, reared and educated in Monroe township, this county, and here they married and spent most of their lives. Tbe father was a miller by trade, and 790 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. is said to have been one of the best in this locality, so that for many years his services were in great demand. However, the latter part of his life was given over principally to agricultural pursuits. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davis both died in early life, leaving five children, namely : Alva B., of this sketch; John B. lives in Licking county, Ohio: Jay is deceased; Earl lives in Mt. Vernon; Alice, deceased. Alva B. Davis was reared on the farm where he began working when but a child, and during the winter months he attended the district schools, receiving such education as he could; however, being thrown upon his own resources early in life, he did not receive the advantage that one might desire in starting out in life, but he received valuable lessons from the "hard knocks" of youth, which have contributed in no small degree to his success later in life. When eighteen years of age he began the trade of stone mason, which he followed until 1905, becoming a very skilled workman. In that year he began the business of cement worker, building blocks and all kinds of cement construction, as well as all kinds of concrete construction. He has won the reputation of being a reliable contractor in every respect, and he is kept constantly busy turning out some important jobs continuously during the building season, many of the best buildings of this class in the county today being monuments to his skill as a builder. He also does a great deal of country bridge and culvert work. Mr. Davis was married in June, 1899, to Mrs. Caroline Payne, daughter of Archibald and Mary (Devore) Parrish. Mr. Davis lives in Howard township, one mile west of Danville, where he has a comfortable and attractive home. Politically, he is a Democrat, and he has always been actiye and interested in public affairs, but he has never been an aspirant to public offices. He is well informed on public matters, being a widely read man, and he is highly regarded both as citizen and business man. EDWARD JACKSON. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch has long enjoyed prestige as a leading citizen of the community in which he resides, his prominence being the direct and legitimate result of genuine merit and ability. He is one of those optimistic men who look on the bright side of life, advocating that it is no use to complain at the rough places in the road, for he knows that life is a battle to all of us, in which the slothful, indifferent and lazy win no victories, but that the prize is to the strong of heart and the vigilant. KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 791 Edward Jackson, whose finely improved landed estate lies in Liberty township, Knox county, and who has been content to spend his life in his home country, was born on May 10, 1859, on a farm in the township in which he now resides. He is the son of John and Susanna (Litzenburg) Jackson, both natives of Washington county, Pennsylvania, he having come to Knox county, Ohio, when he was small with his parents, George Jackson and wife, early settlers in this part of the county. The Litzenburgs were also early arrivals; and each became influential in their community and well established. John Jackson devoted his life to farming and was a progressive agriculturist and a large land owner. He was one of the substantial and well known men of this part of the county, and active in the affairs of the Democratic party. He served as township treasurer and 'as township trustee. His death occurred in January, 1893. His widow, a woman of many beautiful traits of character, is still living at the advanced age of ninety-four years. Two children were born to John Jackson and wife, Edward, of this review, and Ella, who married James McKinstrey, of Liberty township. Edward Jackson was reared on the home farm and when but a boy assisted with the general work on the same. During the winter months he attended the public schools of his district. On February 12, 188o, he was married to Melia Robertson, daughter of Jesse P. and Caroline C. (McCombs) Robertson, of Liberty township. To the subject and wife four children have been born, namely : Carrie, who married Lester Kile, of Morrow county; Mamie, who married Clyde Thatcher, of Liberty township ; Carl is taking a two-year course in agriculture at the Ohio State University ; Hazel lives with her parents and is a student in the Mt. Vernon high school. Mr. Jackson, since his marriage, has lived on his present farm in Liberty township, eight miles west of Mt. Vernon on the new Delaware road. His place consists of two hundred and twelve acres, which he has placed under a high state of improvement and cultivation, and he has one of the choicest, most fertile and desirable farms in Liberty township. In connection with general farming, he makes a specialty of dairying, handling a good grade of Jersey cattle, and he raises live stock of all kinds and is regarded as one of the prosperous and progressive farmers in this part of the county. He believes in adopting the most approved methods and never letting the grass grow under his feet. He has a splendid home and large, convenient outbuildings. Politically, Mr. Jackson is a Democrat and he has been township clerk for a number of years and also was a member of the local board of educa- (51) 792 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. tion, and in 1907 he was elected justice of the peace. For some time he served his township as a member of the Democratic county central committee and has been a frequent delegate to county and district conventions. He has been a most capable and faithful public servant, always having the interests of his community and county at heart. Fraternally, he is a member of the Knights of Pythias, Sparta Lodge. He and his family are members of the Advent Christian church. His family bas long been prominent socially in the community. Mr. Jackson is one of the representative citizens of Knox county and is a pleasant man to meet. JOHN CUNNINGHAM. The work of the farm is greatly relieved by varying it with stock raising and fruit growing. The growth of the cities has been so great—in other words, the growth of the nonproducers has been so great—that the products of the farm command a higher price than ever before. This is notably so with live stock. With present-day prices for his live stock, the farmer can make their raising pay him well for his labor. His work then will consist chiefly in growing the various grains and grasses 'necessary for the raising and fattening of his animals and in the proper marketing of the latter. Orchard and garden products may be grown as side ventures. Wheat may be raised for the price it will bring, the same with rye and barley. The growing of oats is an essential branch Of farming because all draft animals thrive better on oats, especially in hot weather, than on other grain. One of the most up-to-date of the younger generation of farmers of Knox county who has made an intelligent study of farming with the best results in view is John Cunningham, of the Gambier vicinity, who successfully proves that a system of mixed farming and animal husbandry is necessary for the building up of the soil and for the largest net profits. Mr. Cunningham was born on August 16, 1878, on his father's farm, one mile southeast of Gambier, and there he grew to manhood, assisting with the general work during crop seasons and attending the public schools of Gambier and the Kenyon Military Academy, also spent two years in Kenyon College, making an excellent record in each. He is the son of Robert P. and Laura Susan (Gaines) Cunningham, the father born in Harrison county, Ohio, and the mother in Howard township, Knox county. The father came to Knox county with his parents in 1851 when only one year KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 793 of age and settled in College township, where the family home have ever. since remained, and there the parents of the subject reside today, having spent their lives engaged in agricultural pursuits, developed a good farm and established a comfortable home. The elder Cunningham has always been one of the leading stock feeders of his community, and a man of influence there. He has paid especial attention to sheep feeding, sometimes keeping from seven hundred to eight hundred in a flock, also fine cattle and hogs. He is the owner of one of the choice farms of the township, consisting of over three hundred acres of well improved and productive land, all under a high state of cultivation. He has long been regarded as one of the substantial and progressive agriculturists and stock men of the county. Politically. the elder Cunningham is a Democrat, but has never been an office seeker. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Cunningham, six of whom are living at this writing, namely : Mary, John, Richard G., of Toronto, Canada : Isabelle: Edith M., now the wife of Rev. John R. Stocker, of Cleveland. an Episcopal minister: James L. Rebecca: Jacob B. died of membraneous croup at the age of four years, and two who died in infancy. John Cunningham, of this review, has spent his entire life on the home farm. and he has met with encouraging success in his chosen life work. He was married, on June 3, 1908, to Sarah Lena Bennett, daughter of George W. and Sarah Louise ( Holmes) Bennett, a highly respected family of Monroe township. This union has been graced by the birth of two children, a daughter, bearing the good old name, Sarah Louise, and a son named John Gordon Cunningham. Young Cunningham is a member of the Ohio Corn Improvement Association and the Knox County Corn Improvement Association. He is now president of the state association and secretary of the local body. He has clone much to make both potent factors in the lives of Ohio farmers, and his work in this connection has won him wide influence and respect. He has made a careful study of modern and scientific methods of agriculture, and has been of great influence in bettering conditions in his locality. He is an extensive corn and alfalfa grower. In the year 1910 he was awarded second prize in the yield per acre in the state corn growers' contest and he has first place among the corn growers of Knox county, and is the most extensive grower of alfalfa in this county. He devotes much attention to raising live stock and is a breeder of fine thoroughbred Percheron horses and all kinds of the very best live stock, having done much to improve the grades in this locality. He is a recognized authority on agricultural matters, lecturing be- 794 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. fore farmers' institutes, and what he has to say is always greatly appreciated and carefully considered. Politically, Mr. Cunningham is a Democrat, and he has always been active in public matters. He has served as a member of the county board of elections for six years, and he is a member of and chairman of the Democratic county central committee and a frequent delegate to county, district and state conventions, in all of which he makes his influence felt for the good of the party and his district. He is decidedly a man of affairs, broadminded and progressive in all that the terms imply, and he is always alert to adopt all that is best in his line of work. He was his party's candidate for the state Legislature in 1904, and, although he made an excellent race, went down in the Republican landslide that swept the state. Fraternally, he belongs to Mt. Zion Lodge No. 9, Free and Accepted Masons, at Mt. Vernon, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge No. 140, at Mt. Vernon. He belongs to the Episcopal church and is a vestryman in the same. His wife holds membership with the Methodist Episcopal church, and both are active in church affairs and are prominent in the social life of the community. JOSEPH M. LARIMORE. Among those in this part of Knox county who have built up a highly creditable reputation and have won the good will and confidence of their neighbors and acquaintances through right and honorable living is Joseph M. Larimore, a successful farmer and stock raiser near Lock. His prominence in the affairs of the community is conceded and his deeds will speak for themselves. Some men speak loudest by talking volubly and frequently, while others speak loudest by their actions. Mr. Larimore is not only able to express himself well when talking is needed, but also well qualified to carry into execution his thoughts. He is a strong factor in this community, where there are many men of sound sense and ripe judgment. He is a worthy descendant of our sterling pioneer element. Mr. Larimore was born in Knox county, Ohio, September 5, 1846, and is the son of Isaac P. and Mary (Mantonya) Larimore. The paternal grandparents, James and Naomi Larimore, were natives of Jersey Mountain, Hampshire county, Virginia, and there they lived and died on a plantation. James KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 795 Larimore's grandfather was a native of county Down, Ireland, and when a boy he killed a rabbit: this being the king's, he was compelled either to serve seven years in the army of Great Britain or flee to America, so he voyaged to our shores and located at Jersey Mountain, Virginia, and there reared his family of fourteen children. Two of his brothers later came in search of him, one of whom finally settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the other in North Carolina. The southern branch of the family spell their names Lattimore and Lattimure. The maternal grandparents of the subject were Joseph and Mary Mantonva. His father, probably named Joseph also, was a native of France, who, during the Revolution, was smuggled to America in an American ship, secreted in a hogshead, and here he worked as a cannon moulder, following that business for the United States government. After the close of our war for independence he became a contractor on our early canals. He came to Ohio to help on the Walhonding canal and here the family permanently located. Joseph and Mary Mantonya were natives of Hampshire county, Virginia, from which they emigrated to Ohio in a very early day and located at Union Station, where he engaged in work on the canal selling out when the canal was finished, he moved to Knox county and here he built one of the first saw mills, also one of the first grist mills in the country, and here he spent the balance of his life, about twenty-five years. He was a toolmaker by trade, making axes, chisels, etc. Isaac P. Larimore, father of the subject. was born on March 10. 1821, on Jersey Mountain, Virginia, and there he grew to manhood. In 1844 he came to Knox county. Ohio, on horseback. His wife, Mary Mantonva, was born near Union Station, Licking county, Ohio, in 1829. She came to Knox county with her parents in 1834 and here grew to womanhood, met and married Mr. Larimore. The father of the subject devoted his life to agricultural pursuits, becoming the owner of about six hundred acres of valuable land, for years being regarded as one of the leading farmers and influential citizens of this part of the county. He was active in the affairs of the Democratic party and once made the race for sheriff of Knox county. He was a strong supporter of fairs, and was for many years president of the Hartford Agricultural Society. He was a local preacher in the Christian Union church. His family consisted of eleven children, five of whom are living. During the Civil war he was colonel of militia and did effective service in organizing local troops. He carried the title of colonel until his death. and was widely and favorably known. He died on March 2, 1905, his widow 796 - KNOX COUNTY. OHIO. surviving until March 11, 1909. He farmed on an extensive scale and made a specialty of Durham cattle. Joseph M. Larimore, of this sketch, grew up on the home farm and received his education in the district schools, and early in life he took up farming for a livelihood, working for some time by the month. then farmed the home place for several years, then bought forty-three acres in Milford township : selling this he purchased a part of the home farm, and, having inherited a part. he thus had one hundred and fifteen acres. which he later sold. He is now the owner of one hundred and thirteen acres of fine land just west of Lock. He has placed it under high grade improvements and cultivation, and has been very successful as a general farmer and stock raiser, and, having laid by a competency, he has for some time been living retired. Politically, Mr. Larimore is a Democrat and he has served his township as trustee and as constable. He and his wife are members of the Congregational church. Mr. Larimore was married on May 12, 1867. to Rachael L. Spellman. a native of Knox county, where she grew to womanhood and received her education. She is the daughter of James and Sarah A. (Writesman) Spellman, he born on January 5, 1821, devoted his life to farming and is now deceased; his wife was born on September 30, 1823. The paternal grandparents of Mrs. Larimore were Nathan and Martha Spellman, natives of Massachusetts. from which state they came to Ohio in a very early day. The maternal grandparents, Gabriel and Matilda Writes-man, were natives of Pennsylvania and -early settlers in Knox county. To James Spellman and wife five children were born, two sons and three daughters, three of whom are living, namely : Albert; Lester, who died in infancy ; Elizabeth A. is deceased: Mary J., and Rachael L., wife of the subject. Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Larimore, namely : Bertha, Metie, Tessie, Charles, Lanton, Clifton, Cora and Jesse. JOHN W. SWARTZ. A happy combination of characteristics is possessed by John W. Swartz, farmer of Union township, Knox county, for he has shown through his lifelong residence here that he is a man of industry and integrity. sobriety and kindness : these. combined with his model home life and his willingness to KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 797 lend such aid as he can in furthering any public good, have brought him the good will and respect of his many acquaintances. Believing that better opportunities awaited him right here in his own community, he wisely decided to remain here, for the natural opportunities are to be found here by the diligent and earnest worker, and those who fail in tilling the soil here can, as a rule, blame no one but themselves. Mr. Swartz was born in Knox county. January 6, 1859. He is the son of Ernest and Sophia (Dean) Swartz, both natives of Germany, the father born in 1817 and the mother in 1825. There they grew to maturity and were married, the father working for years as a coachman in the city of Hanover. The parents of Sophia Dean came to America about 1832 or 1833 and settled in Ohio, where the father found employment on the canal. Sophia Dean lived with her grandmother in Germany and there she and Ernest Swartz were married and in 1856 they emigrated to America, and located in the vicinity where her parents lived in Knox county, Ohio. Mr. Swartz was a day laborer and he arrived in the city of Cleveland without any money. So he left his family there and came on to Mt. Vernon and hunted up his wife's relatives, from whom he borrowed money with which to bring his family on to Knox counts-. He was a hard worker and economical and in a reasonable time he had saved enough to buy a farm here. owning sixty-five acres. His family consisted of three children, namely : Amelia, deceased: Sarah, and John W.. of this sketch. Before coming to America Ernest Swartz served his allotted time as a soldier in the German army. His death occurred on his farm here in 1908, his wife haying died in 1906. John W. Swartz was reared on the home farm and received his education in the public schools. While still a young man he began farming as a renter. About 1897 he bought forty acres of the home place, to which he added forty acres more in 1904. a part of the Baker farm. Later he added thirteen and one-half acres of the Walters farm. His mother having willed him the rest of the home place. he now has a fine farm, which he has kept well improved and cultivated, and in connection with general farming he handles a good grade of live stock. He has a pleasant home and has built a large, convenient barn, one of the best in the community. Politically. Mr. Swartz is a Democrat, but has little desire to be a public man. He is a member of the Maccabees, and he and his wife belong to the Baptist church. Mr. Swartz was married in 1881 to Phoebe A. Garba. a native of Coshocton county and the daughter of Peter and Dorcas (Whitesill) Garba. The father was a soldier in the Union army and had the misfortune to be taken 798 - KNOX COUNTY, OHIO. prisoner and died in Andersonville prison. Nine children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Swartz, namely : Sophia is the wife of Carl Dunmire: Frederick, Miller. Claud, Howard, Amelia. Elizabeth, Mamie and Thomas. Peter Garba was born in Germany and his wife, Dorcas Whitesill, was born in Coshocton county. Ohio, and there they were married, he having emigrated to America when a young man. He was a farmer by occupation and finally became the owner of a good farm. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Garba, three of whom are living. A fter the war the mother re-married, her last husband being John Elfert. She died in 1874. WILLIAM HENRY WAGNER. It would indeed be hard to find in northern Knox county a more up-to-date, painstaking, progressive agriculturist than William Henry Wagner, whose well-kept landed estate lies in Middlebury township, in which he has been pleased to spend his life, wisely deciding, it would seem, that it were useless to follow the wanderlust spirit to other fields and new arenas of endeavor, for right here at home existed for such willing hands as his an unlimited field for advancement. He is the scion of one of the sterling old families of the county whose excellent record he has done nothing to depredate in the eves of the people of Middlebury and adjoining townships, for he has ever been an advocate of progress along not only material lines, but civic and moral as well, and he is therefore well deserving of the esteem in which he is universally held. Mr. Wagner was born in the township in which he still resides on November 8, 1856, and is the son of Henry and Sarah Anne (Jeffries) Wagner. The paternal grandparents. George and Mary Wagner, were natives of Germany, the father having come to America as a "bound boy" and had to pay for his passage after reaching our shores. These parents located in Pennsylvania and there they were married, and in 1824 moved to Middlebury township, Knox county, Ohio, and secured a farm where Robert Martin now lives, and there they spent the balance of their lives, both being now deceased. The maternal grandparents, Parson and Sarah (Dickerson) Jeffries, were natives of New Jersey. He was a canal boatman a while and later in life came to Knox county, Ohio, and located in Wayne township, later moving to Middlebury township, where he bought land and there spent the balance of his days. KNOX COUNTY, OHIO - 799 Henry Wagner, father of the subject, was born in Pennsylvania in 1822 and the mother, Sarah Anne Jeffries, was born in Wayne township, Knox county, in 1825. Her death occurred on April 25, 1911. The father came to Ohio with his parents and here he was married and devoted his life to farming, becoming the owner of one hundred and thirty-two acres in one farm and seventy-five in another, and was a very successful farmer. Politically, he was a Republican and very active in party affairs. He served for some time as trustee of his township. His wife was a member of the Protestant Methodist church. Six children, four of whom are living, were born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wagner. namely : George P.. Mrs. Sarah E. Martin, William Henry, of this sketch : John L. The death of the father of these children occurred on May 16. 1903. William H. Wagner was reared on the home farm, where he assisted with the general work when a boy and he received his education in the home public schools, and early in life he turned his attention to husbandry, which has continued to be his occupation. He and his brother George farmed the home place for two years. then the subject worked it on the shares for three years. then rented his present farm several years, buying half of it about 1883, the place then consisting of one hundred fifty-two and one-half acres, and, having prospered by hard work and good management, he purchased the balance of the place in 1900. In 1912 he bought more land, his father's home place of one hundred and thirty acres, well improved. In connection with general farming he raises live stock. being a breeder of Poland-China hogs. He has a modern, cozy and attractive dwelling and large. substantial outbuildings: in fact, everything about his place denotes thrift and good management. He has been very successful in a business way. and he is interested in the local telephone company. Politically. Mr. Wagner is a Republican and has always taken an abiding interest in public affairs. He has been township trustee for six years. He and his wife are members of the Grange and also are members of the Baptist church, of Fredericktown. Mr. Wagner was married on April 20, 1878, to Sarah E. McDonald, a native of Middlebury, Knox county, and the daughter of John and Hannah McDonald. a well known old family of this locality.. To the subject and wife one daughter has been born, Anna Grace. who finished her education at Denison University, Granville, Ohio. and is now the wife of Herbert E. Leeds. who farms on Mr. Wagner's place: was music supervisor for several years: they have two children. Russell Wagner Leedy. born June 27. 1910. and Ruth Elizabeth Leech-. born February 9. 1912.