400 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. largest shippers in this neighborhood. His farm, which contains three hundred and thirty-five acres of choice land, all lying in a body, and watered by Kinnickinnick Creek, is a valuable estate, upon which he made good improvements regardless of costs. Our subject entered upon his independent career with no means, and made his way through -life unaided, furnishing to the community an example of a self-made man, whose sagacity, sound sense and excellent business qualifications placed him high among the solid citizens of his township. He did not take an' active part in politics, but he gave his allegiance to the Republican party. In his social relations, he was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was greatly missed far beyond the home circle at the time of his death, January 16, 1889, for he had many tried and true friends. To the wife who contributed so much to his success in life during the forty-four years that they lived together, our subject was wedded August 10, 1845, and she still survives him, making her home on the old farm. She is a very capable, intelligent woman, and since her husband's death has managed the farm with consummate skill. She is very pleasant, warm-hearted and charitable, and is greatly esteemed by the entire community where she has lived so long. She is a whole-souled Christian, and an active working member of the Oak Grove Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Steele bore the maiden name of Nancy McDowell, and was born in Washington County, Pa., February 1, 1827 a daughter of James and Margaret (Van Eman) McDowell, who were both Pennsylvanians. Her father was a fuller and corder. In 1837, the family removed to Hocking County, where Mr. McDowell purchased a and also a farm, and operated both. In 1867, he took up his residence in the village of Tarlton, and lived a retired life there until his return to Hocking County, where he died in 1875. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and a strong believer in the faith. His wife died in 1870. They were the parents of eight children, of whom six are now living.. The mother was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and was true to the faith to the day of her death. After her demise, Mr. McDowell was a second time married, Rebecca Frazier becoming his wife. Mrs. Steele's paternal grandfather, James McDowell, was a native of Scotland, and coming to America when a young man, located in Pennsylvania. He married Margaret McCorcle. Mrs. Steele has had four children, namely: Amanda, now Mrs. Clark, who lives near Fulton in Salt Creek Township ; William W., a druggist in Chillicothe, who married Miss Ann Eliza Minear ; and Francis and John who are deceased. The reader will notice elsewhere in this volume lithographic portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Steele, and a view of the pleasant home where the latter resides. ANDREW H. SHAEFFER, M. D. The profession which represents the beneficent healing art has many noble members, whose lives are filled with acts of goodness, and whose most strenuous effort is to attain that skill which is necessary to saving and restoring health. We are therefore always gratified to be able to introduce to our readers the physicians who have won for themselves a high place in the profession in Pickaway County. Dr. Shaeffer, of Circleville, is one of the most prominent physicians and surgeons in the State, having had an extensive practice. He has now reached his three-score and ten and is gradually retiring from practice. Dr. Shaeffer was born in Madison Township, Fairfield County, this State, September 21, 1821. He is the son of Jacob G. Shaeffer, a native of Lancaster County, Pa., where his father, Samuel Shaeffer, was also a native. The latter-named gentleman was a farmer by calling, and came to Ohio in 1802, bringing his family hither and locating on the section where our subject was born. The land was in its original condition at that early day and the grandfather industriously set to work subduing nature, erecting cabins, cutting down the forests and breaking the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 401 virgin sod. He resided on that tract until his death, which occurred after he had reached his seventy-second year. The Shaeffer family came from Pennsylvania and were Lutherans in religion. The father of our subject was a lad of seven years when the family came overland to the Buckeye State, and here he grew to mature years and was married in Madison Township. He later became the owner of a valuable estate, having at the time of his decease, which occurred in 1883, an estate of four hundred and eighty acres. He was a lover of fine horseflesh and had his place stocked with many valuable animals of good breeds. Mr. Shaeffer was a Whig, politically, until the organization of the Republican party, when he joined its ranks. In religious matters, he was a conscientious member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The maiden name of our subject's mother was Elizabeth. Westenberger, who was born in Hagerstown, Md., and was the daughter of Paul Westenberger, also a native of that State, and of German descent. Her father was a patriot in the 'War of 1812, and came to Ohio in an early day, where he resided until his decease. The mother of Mrs. Shaeffer was born August 9, 1797, and died on the old homestead, January 14,. 1889, having attained to a ripe old age. Dr. Shaeffer was the youngest of the five children born to his parents: Leah, Mrs.. Carnes, resides in Shelby County, Ill.; Martin makes his home on the old homestead; Sally married Daniel Bowman and lives in Madison township, Fairfield county, and Catherine, now Mrs. W. Valentine, resides in Lancaster. Our subject grew to mature years on the old home farm, attending school, like all the lads of that period, in the log schoolhouse with slab seats and puncheon floor. He later took a course of study in the Green field (Fairfield County) Academy, his instructor being Dr. John Williams, a fine and able scholar. He also was a student for a number of terms in the Otter Blendon Young Men's Seminary of Westerville, and after attaining his nineteenth year taught five terms of winter school in the vicinity of his home. About that time, desiring to follow the profession of a physician, our subject began studying medicine in the office of Dr. Samuel Porter, of Amanda. He continued thus for four years when he attended the first course of lectures ever delivered in the old Willoughby College at Columbus, the name of which institution has since been changed by endowment to the Starling Medical College. The original of this sketch was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine, February 19, 1849. When commencing the practice of his profession, Dr. Shaeffer located at Royalton, where h remained from April until July, and then removed to Oakland, making that place his home until 1870. Being one of the examining surgeons during the late war, Dr. Shaeffer has examined hundreds of men. The country being very sparsely settled in that early day, he has been compelled to take very long rides in visiting his patients, the limit east and west being thirty-six miles, and north and south eighteen miles. He was a man of strong constitution and did as much work as five men in ordinary health. May 12, 1870, Dr. Shaeffer located in Circleville, where his skill as a physician was well known, and where h succeeded in building up a large practice in a remarkably short time. The last five years, however, he has been gradually retiring from active work, feeling that he has earned a rest. He is the owner of a valuable tract of well-improved land in Madison Township, Fairfield County, which comprises one hundred and eighty-three acres. His residence and office are located on Watt Street, the former being presided over by Mrs. Shaeffer, who is a cultured and hospitable lady. Dr. Shaeffer is a stockholder in the opera house and has been in many other. ways greatly interested in the improvement of Isis community. Miss Lanah D., daughter of John Christy, of Clear Creek Township, Fairfield County, became the wife of our subject in 1852. To them has been born one child, Isadore, now Mrs. J. Wall, who makes her home in Minneapolis, Minn., where her husband is a bridge contractor. Socially, Dr. Shaeffer is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Royal Arch Masons and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. During his earlier years, he was a member of the Pickaway County Medical Society, of which body h served as Presi- 402 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. dent for a twelvemonth. In religious matters, he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he was Trustee and has been Class-leader for forty years. He has been connected with that denomination for the past forty-eight years and is now serving as Steward. He has been very active in Sunday-school work and while a resident of Oakland was Superintendent. In politics, he votes the Republican ticket. His first vote, however, was cast for Henry Clay, his second for Zachary Taylor, his third for Winfield Scott, his fourth for John C. Fremont, since which time he has been a Republican . AMOS GROCE has for many years conducted a well-managed and lucrative farming business on his native soil in Pickaway County, and has a farm in Walnut Township that compares favorably with the best in its vicinity in point of cultivation and improvement. Mr. Groce was born April 19, 1837, and is a son of George and Catherine (Souders) Groce, .who were Pennsylvanians by birth, and pioneers of this county. His father did good service as a soldier in the War of 1812. He came hither in the early days of the settlement of this section of the State, and finally selected a location in the forests of Walnut Township, where he began life with his family in a lone log cabin. He worked with unceasing industry to hew out a farm, and his labors were well rewarded. He died in 1857, in his seventy-sixth year, and a venerated pioneer passed from the scenes of his usefulness. His wife preceded him in death, dying in the '40s, when past sixty years old. He was well known as a member of the Reformed Church, which he helped to up-build, and, in his politics, he was a good Democrat. Amos Groce and his brother, John A., of Walnut Township, are the sole survivors of the Groce family, of whom there were seven. Our subject obtained his education in the early district schools of Walnut Township. The pioneer surroundings of his childhood home influenced his life and character, making him strong, resolute and ready of resource, and when he began farming on his own account in his native township, be was well fitted for his work. He has a good farm of one hundred and ninety-six acres, of soil of surpassing fertility, which is under a high state of cultivation, and produces abundant harvests in repayment for careful tillage. Mr. Groce has a commodious and conveniently arranged set of buildings on his place, together with an ample supply of modern machinery, and all things pertaining to a model farm, and he has it well stocked. In politics, our subject is a Democrat of the purest water, and everything that will in any way enhance the well-being of his native county is sure of meeting with his approbation. He is of a sturdy, truthful nature, and his word is regarded as good as any bond by all who know him or have dealings with him. He and his amiable wife are among the most esteemed members of the Reformed Church. Mr. Groce was married November 10, 1865, to Miss Saran Berger, who was born in Pennsylvania, October 11, 1841. She is a daughter of Henry and Margaret (Lutz) Berger, who came to Pickaway County when she was about four years old, and settled in Walnut Township, where her mother is still living at the venerable age of eighty years. Her father died in 1855. Mrs. Groce is one of eight children, of whom these six are living: Edward; Susan, wife of Samuel Dunkle; Lewis; Mrs. Groce, Mary and Franklin. To our subject and his wife have been born six children: Clara, wife of C. E. Brown; Harry, a successful teacher in the public schools; Kelley D., also a well-known educator in the local schools; Maggie B., Kirby A. and Pearl D. HON. DANIEL BOYD. Among the best known and most highly honored residents of Plain City, we are pleased to mention the retired stock-dealer and farmer whose name appears at the head of this sketch. Few men have been more prominent in public work or more successful in business than this gentleman. His PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. - 403 strong convictions made him an active member of the Republican party and he has been made one of the County Commissioners. He also acted for years in the capacities of Trustee, Treasurer and Assessor of Darby Township, and for four years represented his Legislative District in the Sixty-seventh and Sixty-eighth General Assembly of the State of Ohio. This gentleman had his birth in Washington County, Pa., May 1, 1828, and is a son of James Boyd, who was also a native of the Keystone State and a farmer by occupation. The family removed to Ohio in 1831, and the father was taken away by death during the same year. He was a son of Robert Boyd, a native of Ireland. The mother of our subject was born in Washington County, Pa., and bore the maiden name of Martha Millikin. Her father, James Millikin, was also a native of Pennsylvania. The four children of the family into which our subject was born all grew to man's and woman's estate, and of those three sons and one daughter of James and Martha Boyd, two are still living: Daniel, and his brother Robert, who resides in London, Madison County, Ohio, where he is a man of standing and prominence. Daniel Boyd was the third child in this household and was but three years old when he came to Madison County with his parents. Although so early orphaned by the death of his father, he remained in the family home, and as he grew to the years of early manhood, devoted himself to assisting his mother, remaining with her until he reached his majority. This young man showed the enterprise and energy so often characteristic of the progeny of British and American parents, and when quite young undertook what many an older man would have considered quite a venture in independent business. At the age of eighteen, he commenced to deal in stock, buying and selling, and continued in this line until 1888, making his business in this respect one of the largest in the county. From the year 1878 until 1885, his business amounted to $100,000 per year on the average, but this branch of trade did not divert his attention from the ordinary lines of agriculture, which he carried an extensively. He of whom we write was united in marriage, February 14, 1850, with Miss Mary A. Smith, a lady who was born in Madison County and whose home has always been here. They became the happy parents of three sons and one daughter. The daughter, Ella, who was the second in order of birth, was snatched from their arms by death at the tender age of four years, but the sons have lived to become honored and respected members of society and make their home in' Madison County. The eldest, John S., was born in Union County, this State, as was also the second, Dwight S., who resides in Plain City; the youngest son, Charles N., was born in Madison County and resides in Plain City. Our subject owns one hundred and forty-seven acres of as fine land as is to be found within the confines of the county. This farm lies in Darby Township and twenty-seven acres of it lie adjoining the corporation of Plain City. This prominent gentleman is a member of Pleasant Valley Lodge No. 193, I. O. O. F. We feel that his record and standing give us reason to be proud of recording his life sketch in this volume. REV. LEWIS S. PETERS. This gentleman, who is a venerable and esteemed citizen of Walnut Township, Pickaway County, was born in Fairfield County, this State, March 23. 1816. He is the son of Samuel and Mary (Stevenson) Peters, natives of Maryland. His paternal great-grandfather was born in Germany, and on emigrating to the United States located in Baltimore. His maternal ancestors were English, and well-to-do in their native country. The father of our subject was an early settler in Fairfield County, having made that place his home as early as 1816. His home was located in the woods, and, like all of the pioneers, he was engaged in subduing nature, building cabins, clearing land and breaking prairie. Lewis S. Peters was reared to man's estate in his native county, and assisted his father in cultivating the home farm. The hardships and privations of that early 404 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. day have made a lasting impression upon his mind, and he has watched the gradual evolution of this portion of the State from its original wild condition into beautiful and productive fields. The original of this sketch was educated in the common schools of his district, the temple of learning being the little old log cabin, with puncheon floor and slab seats. He made the best of his opportunities, however, and acquired enough learning to give him an impetus to go on by himself. He later attended one year at the schools in Marion, this State, which knowledge he has supplemented by thorough and systematic reading. Mr. Peters joined the Methodist Episcopal Church when nineteen years of age, even at that early age being determined to enter the ministry. Five years later, he began preaching the Gospel, studying and reading at home, and to the present time has faithfully served his Lord and Master in local ministerial work. The Rev. Mr. Peters came to Pickaway County some time in the '50s, and has been a resident here since that time. He is the possessor of an estate including one hundred and seventy-two acres, all of which is under the most approved methods of improvement. Our subject and Miss Margaret Ritter were united in marriage November 12, 1835. Mrs. Peters was the daughter of Henry Ritter, a native of Pennsylvania. By her union with our subject have been born seven children, four of wham are living, namely: Henry; Mary, the wife of Philip Weaver; Samuel R., who is living in Newton, Kan., and Wilson L., a physician. Mr. Peters was married to Mrs. Lydia Beckwith, his present wife, in 1863. She was the widow of Joel K. Beckwith, of Perry County, this State, and is the daughter of William and Lydia (Rogers) Coulson, who emigrated to Fairfield County in 1802. To our subject and his estimable wife has been born one son, Arthur C. Mrs. Peters by her first marriage had three children, namely: Frank D., Edwin J., and Belle L., who became the wife of Dr. Wilson L. Peters. The Rev. Mr. Peters is a Republican in politics, and is active in all good works which tend to the elevation and development of his community. He has passed the three-quarter milestone on life's journey, and is hale and hearty for one of his advanced years. He is widely and favorably known in this county, his friends being as numerous as his acquaintances. CHRISTOPHER HUMPHREYS is a progressive farmer, and a good representative of the class that is conducting the agricultural industries of Madison County. He has a large farm, finely equipped and well stocked, six miles southeast of Plain City, in Canaan Township, where Ire is actively, engaged in general farming. The township of Adams, in Muskingum County, is the birthplace of our subject, and there he was born March 1, 1838, into the household of Royal and Sarah (Haskins) Humphreys, who were natives respectively of County Fermanagh, Ireland, and Loudon County, Va. His father came to America when he was twenty-eight years old, and first located on a farm in Muskingum County, this State. The mother was a daughter of John and Jane Haskins, who came to Ohio when she was six years old, and were among the early pioneers of the State. The parents of our subject were married in Guernsey County, and after first living for a time in Muskingum County, they came to Madison County, and cast in their fortunes with its settlers, locating on the farm where our subject resides, in Canaan Township, in 1854. The father died here in his ninetieth year, and the mother in her seventy-eighth year. They were the parents of seven children, four daughters and three sons, of whom two sons and one daughter are now living: our subject; Marvyn, a retired farmer of Decatur, Ill., and Maggie, widow of J. B. Millikin, and a resident of Plain City. He of whom we write is the fifth child and third son of his parents. He was sixteen years of age when, in 1854, he moved with his parents to Madison County, Ohio, remaining with them until his death. He inherited from his father, who was an intelligent, industrious farmer, with a thorough practical knowledge of agriculture, those traits of character that mark him as a man of much ability and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 405 sterling common sense, and he has an aptitude for managing his affairs in a business-like, methodical way. He has a farm of four hundred and sixty-four acres of valuable land, all under cultivation, except fifty acres of fine timber. His farm is well supplied with buildings of a substantial class, with modern machinery, and everything to carry on a profitable general farming business, such as he is engaged in. He keeps on an average five hundred sheep, and has a fine flock at the present time, besides hogs of good grades, and he also handles from thirty-five to forty head of blooded cattle. He is thoroughly trusted and held in high regard by the people among whom he has lived so long, and who know him to be a man of fine character and genial disposition. He is a stalwart Republican, and for thirty-three years has stood firmly by his party in its triumphs and defeats. He has been Trustee of the township a number of times. Mr. Humphreys was married January 17, 1882, to Miss Delphin J. Sharp, who was born and reared in Columbus, Franklin County. Mr. and Mrs. Humphreys have a very pleasant home, that is the seat of a charming hospitality, host and hostess vying with each other in the entertainment of their numerous friends whenever they happen beneath their roof. Their household is completed by their only daughter, Ida Almina. ROBERT P. WARD, one of the Trustees of Walnut Township, Pickaway County, of which place he is a native, his birth occurring August 6, 1834, is the son of William P. and Hannah (Savines) Ward. The father was born in this State, while the mother, who hailed from New York, came to this section in an early day. The paternal ancestors of our subject were of English descent; his great-grandfather, William Ward, emigrated to the Buckeye State in 1802, locating in what is now Pickaway County. William P. Ward, the father of our subject, had born to him a large family of children, of whom the following survive: William T., Robert P., Francis M., John H., and Sarah, Mrs. Jefferson Payne. He was one of the old pioneers of this section and was employed, as were all the early settlers, in subduing nature, building cabins, clearing land, breaking prairie, etc. Growing to manhood, he was disciplined in the stern school of experience and was thus prepared to meet every emergency with a steady and ready hand. Mr. William P. Ward died in 1888. In early life, he had been a Whig, but on the organization of the Republican party he joined its ranks. The original of this sketch was reared to man's estate in Walnut Township, and aided his father in clearing, grubbing, and improving the home farm; his first schooling was received in a log cabin, whose rude construction we have so often described in this volume. Suffice it to say, he made the best of his limited advantages and acquired enough knowledge to give him an impetus to go on by himself. He keeps thoroughly posted on all events of current interest, and, by systematic and judicious reading, ranks among the intelligent and wide-awake citizens of the county. Mr. Ward gives his entire time and attention to the cultivation of his estate, although for a number of years he operated a threshing-machine, and for some time ran a sawmill. He of whom we write was married in 1857 to Miss Sarah J. Hedges, a sister of Joshua Hedges, of Walnut Township. They have been granted a family of six children, viz.: Charles A.; Hannah, Mrs. M. C. Dunnuck; Harriet, who married John Smith; Robert P.; Sarah E., Mrs. L. H. Ward; and Jennie H., the wife of William Limes. Mrs. Sarah Ward died in 1866., and our subject was married to his present wife April 23, 1868. She bore the maiden name of Harriet Bowman and was born in Walnut Township, this county, March 20, 1839. She was the daughter of Joseph and Mary Bowman, the father a native of Pennsylvania and the mother of Pickaway County, this State. Mr. Bowman was brought to this county by his parents when a child and was reared to manhood in Washington Township. To him and his wife were born nine children, six of whom are living: Sarah, Mrs. George Brinker, Sr.; Rachel, who married Jacob 406 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Courtwright; Harriet A.; Zelda J., Mrs. David Alder; Mary A., who married Samuel Stout; and John M. Mr. Ward has been the recipient of the office of Trustee for a number of years and served his fellow men as Assessor for a period of nine years in succession. He has also been Land Appraiser of Walnut Township, and otherwise has been very prominent in local affairs. In politics, our subject votes the Democratic ticket, and socially is identified with the Masonic order. He owns a quarter-section of land, which brings him a fine income, and enjoys the confidence of the business public. ALLAN CAMPBELL McARTHUR, farmer and stock-raiser of Pickaway County, and one of the progressive, thoroughgoing men of his section, was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, on the 4th of March, 1854. His father, Allan McArthur, was also born at that place, on the large estate known as "Fruit Hill Farm," owned by his father, ex-Gov. Duncan McArthur, who was of Scotch parentage. The latter was born in Dutchess County, N. Y., in 1772, and when eight years of age his father removed to the frontier of Pennsylvania. His parents being in poor circumstances, Duncan soon hired out as a laborer, and when eighteen years of age was a volunteer in Gen. Harman's campaign. In 1792, he was a private in the company of Capt. William Enoch and displayed so much bravery and intrepidity in the battle of Captina that he became a great favorite. After this, for some time he was a laborer at some salt works in Maysville, Ky., and in the spring of 1793 engaged as chain-bearer to Gen. Nathaniel Massie and penetrated with him and others into the Scioto Valley to make surveys, at a time when such an enterprise was full of danger on account of hostile Indians. He was afterward employed as a spy against the Indians on the Ohio River, and had some thrilling adventures with the red-skins. He was again with Gen. Massie, and after the treaty at Greenville he studied surveying, became assistant surveyor to Gen. Massie and aided him to lay out Chillicothe. While thus engaged, he was interested in the purchase and sale of lands and in this manner became the owner of much landed wealth. In 1805, he was a member of the State Legislature from Ross County, Ohio, and the following year was elected Colonel, and in 1808 Major-General of the State Militia. In May, 1812, he was commissioned Colonel in the Ohio Volunteers, afterward marched -to Detroit, and himself and regiment were included in Hull's surrender. He was second in command on this unfortunate expedition, but such was the energy he displayed, that, notwithstanding his return as a prisoner of war on parole, the Democratic party elected him to Congress in the fall of 1812 by an overwhelming majority. In March, 1813, he was commissioned Brigadier-General in the army, and having been regularly exchanged as a prisoner of war, soon after resigned his seat in Congress to engage in active service. He served all through the war, and when Gen. Harrison resigned, he took command of the New York army, and was at Detroit when peace was declared. In the fall of 1815, he was again elected to the Legislature, and in the next year was appointed commissioner to negotiate a treaty with the Indians at Springwell, near Detroit. He acted in the same capacity at the treaty of Ft. Meigs in September, 1817, and also at the treaty at St. Mary's the succeeding year. In 1817, he was chosen Speaker of the Legislature, and in 1819 was again elected to that body. The year 1832 saw him again chosen to Congress and he became an undeviating supporter of what was then called the " American System." While Gen. McArthur remained a member of Congress, he wielded consider. able influence in that body. His persevering industry, energetic mind, sound judgment and practical business habits rendered him a very efficient member. After having served two sessions in Congress, Gen. McArthur declined re-election, being determined to devote all his efforts to arranging domestic affairs. However, in 1830, he was elec Governor of Ohio by the anti-Jackson party, a PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 409 at the close of his term of office retired to private life. By an unfortunate accident in June, 1830, he was horribly bruised and maimed, and from this severe misfortune his bodily and mental powers constantly declined until several years later, when death, closed his career. So ended the life of one of the brightest men of the State—a man in whom the qualities of genius and common sense were strangely blended. He was prudent, far• sighted and resolute; thoughtful, calm and just; patient, tender-hearted and great. From obscurity, he rose to the highest office in the gilt of the State. Allan McArthur, father of our subject, was reared in his native city, studied law, and became an attorney at the Ohio Bar. Like his father, he studied surveying but did not put it to much practical use, preferring to follow his profession. He resided in Scioto County, Ohio, for some time, then moved to Pickaway County, and thence back to Chillicothe, where he practiced his profession and surveying until his death in 1858, when fifty-two years of age. He was a member of the Episcopal Church. His wife, the mother of our subject, was formerly Olive Whitney, and was born in Portsmouth, Ohio. Her grandfather, Rulaff Whitney, was of English descent, born in New York State, near the Lakes, and was a successful business man, owning large brick and lumber yards, and also a store in Portsmouth as early as 1821. The mother of our subject died in Pickaway County in 1884. Of the eight children born to this worthy couple, seven daughters and one son, our subject was the seventh in order of birth. Only three are now living: our subject, Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Morris, of this county. Allan Campbell McArthur was reared in Chillicothe until six years of age and then went to Covington, Ky., where he attended school until fifteen years of age. After this, he went to De Witt County, Ill., near Clinton and worked for his brothers-in-law from that time until 1877. Part of the time, he was with his brother-in-law, Van Bibber, of Cincinnati, manufacturer of the Printer's Roller Composition, and was in partnership with for some time. At the list-mentioned date, located on his mother's farm of three hundred sixty-five acres, in Jackson and Wayne Townships, four miles west of Circleville, and managed the place for nine years, or until his mother's death. After this, the "McArthur Will Case Suit" took up a great deal of his attention, for he determined to have what rightfully belonged to him and although the case was of twelve years' standing, he bore all the expenses for the last eight years and finally obtained his rights. Mr. McArthur is the owner of a vast amount of real estate, and has three hundred and twenty-five acres in Jackson Township, fine bottom land on Darby Creek, on which he has erected a fine residence at a cost of $5,000, and fine barns, etc. He owns extensive farms in Union, Clark, Ross and Scioto Counties and is one of the prominent and most successful young business men of the county. A view of his elegant residence is shown elsewhere in this work. At Des Moines, Iowa, in November, 1886, Mr. McArthur was married to Miss Teresa, daughter of William Whitney, who was born at Portsmouth, Ohio. He was a large owner of canal boats, and an extensive grain shipper, and a very prominent and successful business man. His death occurred in 1890, when seventy-eight years of age. His wife, whose maiden name was Elcy Van Vorhees, was born in Kentucky, and was a daughter of Jacob Van Vorhees, of the Keystone State, but an early settler of Kentucky. Later, he moved to Portsmouth, Ohio, and was a prominent capitalist there. In 1888, our subject and his wife removed to Knox County, Tenn., near McMillan, and there bought five hundred acres, which he began cultivating, but on account of his wife's ill health he returned to Pickaway County, in December, 1890. They have one child, Dorothy. Mr. McArthur is a Democrat in politics, and served as Treasurer of Jackson Township for one year, besides filling other positions of trust.               GEORGE R HASWELL, Superintendent and Secretary of the Circleville Water Supply Company, and also agent at the Main Street Depot of the Scioto Valley Railroad, is a prominent young man, and stands well both in social and business circles. He is Secretary of the 410 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Pickaway Rod and Gun Club, and is prominently identified with all movements that have for their object the welfare of the town and county.. Our subject was born in Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio, on the 22d of February, 1867, and his father, Joe Haswell, was also a native of Circleville, where he was in the hardware business for some time. The latter died in this town in 1874. The mother, whose maiden name was Emma E. Bolin, was born and educated in Circleville, Ohio, and the daughter of John P. Bolin, a native of Virginia. (See sketch of A. R. Bolin.) W. E. Bolin, the uncle of our subject, was born in Virginia, and came to Circleville, Ohio, when a child. He received a good practical education in the common and select schools, and subsequently tilled the soil on his father's farm. He drove large herds of cattle East, and became thoroughly familiar with farming and stock-raising. Later, he located in the town of Circleville, and was Constable there when less than twenty-three years of age. He was subsequently appointed Deputy Sheriff, which position he held for four years, and was then elected Sheriff, discharging the duties of that office in a fearless and capable manner for two terms. This was during the war. At one time, he went to Illinois and arrested the desperate murderer Smith, whom he brought back with him. After this, he was engaged in tilling the soil for some time, and from 1881 to 1888, was engaged in grain dealing from his farm in Wayne Township. During this time, he was on the council for ten years, and he worked the water-works through, being subsequently appointed by the New York firm as Superintendent of the same. He started the Franklin Street sewer, but it was defeated by the people. In politics, he affiliated with the Democratic party, and was a public-spirited citizen. He was appointed Mayor of the town, held this position fifteen months, and died in July, 1890, when an incumbent of that office. He was one of the county's best citizens, and was universally respected. The subject of this sketch was reared and educated in Circleville, and in 1881, he entered the employ of W. E. Bolin, in the warehouse, where he remained until 1888. He soon became Mr. Bolin's book-keeper, and continued as such until the above-mentioned date, when he became book-keeper for Bell & Coldwell, for one year. In the year 1887, he became ticket agent for the N. & W. Railroad, and that position he still holds. On the 1st of July, 1890, h became Superintendent and Secretary in place of W. E. Bolin, and had done all the business of that office before being appointed by the New York corporation. Socially, he is a Knight of Pythias, and is Sir Knight Lieutenant of the Uniform Rank. In politics, he is an ardent admirer of the Democratic party, and advocates the principles of the same. JACOB MILLAR. This well-known pioneer, who is everywhere respected for his sterling worth, makes his home in Madison Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, where he has a fine farm of four thousand acres, all the result of industry and good management. Be was born in this township and county on the 5th of November, 1817, and here he received the training of pioneer life and of the log schoolhouse. His parents, Isaac and Susan (Decker) Millar, were natives of Hampshire County, Va., and in that State they remained until about 1812, when the fertile soil of Ohio tempted them to make a settlement within its borders. They made the trip from Virginia to the Buckeye State on horseback, and carried all their worldly goods with them. In two weeks' time they reached Pickaway County, made a settlement on the farm where our subject now resides, and, although the land was wild and the implements they used on it rude and uncouth, the soil was rich, and as the work of clearing progressed and the crops were put in, it yielded a rich return. This worthy couple began housekeeping in a log cabin in the woods and experienced more than the usual hardships of pioneers. They had very little to begin with, everything was new and strange, settlers were very few and far between, but they never became discouraged, and worked early and late to make a home in the wilderness. As the years passed, Mr. Millar added PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. - 411 greatly to the value of his place in the improvements he placed upon it. Of the nine children born to Mr. and Mrs. Millar, two beside our subject are now living: Elizabeth, Mrs. Musselman, a widow; and Mrs. Hannah Brown. The father was called from the scenes of his earthly cares in the year 1881, when ninety-eight years of age, and in his death the county lost not only one of its typical pioneers, but an honest, industrious and much-esteemed citizen. The subject of this sketch was reared on the land where he now lives, and his earliest memory is of assisting his father to clear the farm of the brush and timber with which it was covered. He remembers the rude farming implements used at that time, and relates many interesting anecdotes of those early days. He attended the log cabin school and generally subscribed for about three months a year, although a pupil who attended regularly was considered fortunate indeed. Instead of the easy patent seats of to-day, slabs, resting on four wooden legs, served the young pioneers for seats, and puncheons for flooring. Although educated in this rude way, our subject improved every opportunity offered and is now a well-informed man. On the 12th of November, 1854, he was married to Miss Florentine Kaufman, a native of Fairfield County, Ohio, born August 24, 1831, and the daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Ebert) Kaufman, natives of Pennsylvania, the father born in Berks and the mother in Lehigh County. Both parents came to Ohio when young people and after marriage settled in Fairfield County, of that State. The seven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Millar are as follows: Susan E., wife of Edwin Peters, of Franklin County, Ohio; Dewitt C., of Madison Township, this county; Mary F., wife of Joseph O. McCray, of Fairfield County, Ohio; Hannah Rebecca, wife of Franklin Baum, of Harrison Township, this county; Cora B., wife of Seymour Smith, of Harrison Township, this county; Lucretia, wife of Charles Snyder, of Pickaway County, Ohio; and John D., at home. Mr. Millar is a Republican in politics and is in favor of everything to promote the welfare of the county. Perhaps being a native-born resident of the county he takes more interest in its progress and development than the average man. He is a member of the Lutheran Church, as is also his worthy wife, and he has served as Elder in the same for some time. Since the spring of 1889, Mr. Millar has been afflicted with rheumatic gout, the joints of his limbs being paralyzed, rendering him practically helpless. He is well known all over the county as a man whose word is as good as his bond, and whose honesty and uprightness have never been questioned. ROBERT WORTHINGTON is engaged in farming and stock-raising on his homestead in Concord Township, Fayette County. He is the second son of Joseph C. and Harriet (Shields) Worthington, natives of Ross County, this State, the father's birth occurring February 8, 1804, and his mother's June 28,1807. They are at present residing in Highland County, well advanced in years. The paternal grandfather of our subject was a native of Virginia. With his brother Thomas, who later became Governor of Ohio, be emigrated to this State in 1800. He was drafted into the War of 1812, but his two sons, Ephraim and John, served in his place. Joseph C. Worthington was a self-educated man, and began in life empty-handed. He has resided on his present farm in Highland County since his marriage, and possesses one of the most beautiful estates in his neighborhood. His estimable wife has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for the past fifty years. She is a most excellent lady and well beloved in her community. Although not connected with any religious denomination, Mr. Worthington contributes cheerfully of his means toward their support. In politics, h votes the Republican ticket. The parental family of our subject included four sons, all of whom are living, with one exception. Robert, of this sketch, was born September 28, 1831, in Highland County. He was given a common-school education, which knowledge he has 412 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. since supplemented by a systematic and thorough course of reading and study. Mr. Worthington has always followed the occupation of an agriculturist. In March, 1853, Miss Catherine, daughter of Elias and Hannah (Ayers) Cox, became the wife of our subject. Her parents, who were early settlers in Highland County, were prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and well-to-do in this world's goods. Mrs. Worthington was born in 1830, and by her union with our subject became the mother of one son, Joseph W., who married Annie Reed and makes his home in Concord Township. Mrs. Worthington passed from this life March 17, 1854, and our subject, December 10, 1863, was .again married, the lady of his choice being Jennie S., daughter of Andrew and Margaret (Murry) McDowell, both of whom are deceased. Mrs. Worthington was born June 22, 1840, and bore her husband two children: Margaret, Mrs. Spencer Calvert, makes her home in Hillsboro, this State, and has two children, and William, who resides with his parents. Miss Margaret is a graduate of the Female College of Hillsboro, completing her studies with the Class of '86. They also reared another child, Rhoda Tobin, who came to them when but four years old, and remained with them until her marriage, which occurred when she was twenty-two years old, November 5, 1885, when she married Elmer Rowe. She has always had the highest regard for her foster parents, as she was treated as one of. the children. William attended for four years the Valparaiso (Ind.) Normal School, from which institution he was graduated in 1891. After starting out in life on his own responsibility, our subject worked for a time on his father's farm. His persistent industry has been rewarded, however, as to-day he is the proprietor of an estate numbering twelve hundred and twenty-three acres, only two hundred acres of which are in timber, the rest being placed under excellent improvement. His estate is supplied with all the necessary buildings, not the least among which is his comfortable and spacious 'residence. He has three tenant houses on his land, which bears all other modern improvements. Mr. Worthington gives his attention almost exclusively to stock-raising, handling two hundred head of cattle and between four and five hundred head of sheep. With his estimable wife, he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Staunton, being one of the influential and liberal contributors to its support. He has been Steward of his denomination for the past seventeen years and has held the office of Trustee. Mr. Worthington is greatly interested in Sunday-school matters. He and his good wife have been teachers for years. In politics, our subject is a Republican and was Trustee of Concord Township, where he has been a resident for over forty years. Ile was called upon to participate in the Morgan raid in 1863, and on going to Chillicothe the company was stationed in a cooper-shop. Mr. Worthington not being able to eat his meals with his comrades, bought them wherever he could. He finally was quartered with the father of Mrs. Worthington, and it was at that time that he met his future wife. During the following summer, Miss Jennie visited relatives in the neighborhood of Sabina, and our subject was of course attentive to her out of consideration for the friendly treatment he received when an inmate of her home. They are both greatly respected in their community, where their friends are as numerous as their acquaintances. JOSIAH WARD is a prominent farmer and stock-raiser residing on section 17, Walnut Township, Pickaway County. His estate is well kept, and by a proper rotation of crops brings its owner handsome returns. Mr. Ward was born. September 2, 1830, in the above-named township, and therefore takes a greater interest in this section than he would were it otherwise. The parents of our subject were James and Elizabeth (Brobst) Ward, natives of Virginia. His grandfather, William Ward, hailed from England, and was a nephew of Commodore Ward, of the American navy, with whom he crossed the ocean. On locating in America, he chose Virginia as his abiding-place, where he remained until May, 1802, when he took up his abode in this State, settling PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 413 in the woods of what is now Walnut Township, Pickaway County. There he entered land from the Government, erected a log cabin, and prepared to cultivate the primitive soil. Our subject has in his possession the original patent, issued under the administration of President Thomas Jefferson. Here William Ward died in 1814. The father of our subject accompanied his father on the removal to the Buckeye State, and on returning to his native State, to celebrate a very interesting and important event, he walked the entire distance, numbering three hundred miles, in six days. After his marriage, he came to his new home, the young couple making the journey on horseback. They became the parents of a large family of children, of whom we mention the following: Eliza, Mrs. James Anderson; Peter, Josiah and Daniel. Mr. Ward passed from this life in 1863, and his estimable wife, who survived him a few years, died in 1877. Josiah Ward, of this sketch, was reared to man's estate among the pioneer scenes of Walnut Township, the privations and hardships of which time have made a lasting impression upon his mind. He has performed his share of clearing and improving the land for those who should come after and now ranks among the well-to-do and progressive agriculturists of this township. His education was very limited, being confined to a few months' attendance at the subscription schools, the temple of learning being constructed of logs, with puncheon floor, slab seats, and with boards set on pin-legs placed around the room for writing-desks. He keeps thoroughly posted upon all topics of general interest, and is a very entertaining conversationalist. July 4, 1866, our subject was united in marriage with Miss Pauline Smith, by whom he became the father of five children, four of whom are living, namely: Charles A., Oscar P., Ida M. and Woodford' S. Jennie is deceased. Mr. Ward's second wife was Mary B. Smith, who died five weeks after her marriage. His third wife, Anna Huber, was the mother of two children, who bear the respective names of Minerva P. and Mary E. The original of this sketch enlisted in the Union army in May, 1864, joining Company C, One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Ohio Infantry. His regiment served under Gens. Butler and Grant, operating nine days in front of Richmond, when they moved with Grant's army around to Petersburg. They were sent to Norfolk, Va., where they assisted in making a raid into North Carolina. Our subject was honorably discharged August 27, 1864, at Camp Dennison, after. which he returned to Ohio, and resumed the peaceful pursuits of agriculture. Mr. Ward was for a number of years a member of Nebraska Post No. 70, G. A. R., serving as its Chaplain. 'In politics, he is a stanch Republican, and takes a warm interest in all measures which have a tendency to elevate and upbuild his community. He is identified with the Grange, occupying an honored position in that body. Mr. Ward owns a splendid estate of one hundred and seventy-six acres, one hundred and fifty-one of which are included in the home farm. He has placed the entire amount under good cultivation, and gives his entire time and attention to raising the cereals and good grades of stock. He has seen the gradual evolution of the land in this county from its original wild state to its present prosperity and productiveness, and is thus numbered among the pioneers of Pickaway County. EZRA HYRE is an excellent farmer, who thoroughly understands his calling, and is doing his share to promote the agricultural interests of Fayette County by the careful cultivation of his farm in Union Township. Ile is a son of Amzi Hyre, who was born in one of the early homes .of this township, in the month of April, 1813. The latter married Elizabeth Miller, who was a daughter of George Miller, who bad come to Union Township from Pendleton County, Va. The Hyres reared a family of eight children, of whom seven grew to manhood and womanhood, and five of them are yet living, namely: Mary, wife of T. J. Thompson, of Jasper Township; Aaron, a resident farmer of Jasper Township; our subject; George, a farmer who lives near Springfield, in Clarke County; and Louis G., a farmer of Jasper Town- 414 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ship. Ellen died at the age of sixteen years; Harley died aged twenty-seven years; and Sarah died at the age of twenty-four years. The subject of this biographical notice was born in Jasper Township, October 4, 1851. After hi's education in the public schools was completed, he worked at the trade of a carpenter and on a farm, until he was married, his marriage with Katherine G., daughter of Capt. Henkle, of whom a sketch appears in this volume, taking place December '28, 1876. After that, h was employed by the day or month for a year, and then went to farming for himself. He settled on the place where he now lives in 1872. He owns thirteen acres of well-improved land, and rents the remainder that he farms. He is industrious, uses sound judgment in carrying on his operations, is a good manager, and finds agriculture a profitable employment. He is a man of good habits, stands well in the estimation of his neighbors and associates, and he is a most worthy member of the Methodist Protestant Church, taking an active part in church and- Sunday-school work. In politics, he is a thorough Republican. He and his amiable wife have a cheerful, cozy home, in which comfort abounds, and their home circle is completed by their two boys, Wilbur A., who was born May 29, 1879; and Hairy A., March 18, 1884.B BENJAMIN DUVALL. In former years. the life of the farmer was considered a laborious one, but in this progressive age, with such improvements in machinery, he can do his work with half the dispatch or labor required in the time of his father, and, in fact, works but little, if any, harder than the average man who strives to make a living. Besides all this, he is independent, which is one of the much sought for conditions of life. Mr. Duvall, is one of the successful farmers who has kept thoroughly apace with the times and has reached the condition of life above mentioned. He was born in Harrison Township, Pickaway County, on the 31st of October, 1822, of the union of Benjamin and Nancy (Reid) Duvall, natives respectively of Pennsylvania and Ireland. The latter was but eight years of age when she emigrated to America with her parents, early in the present century. The father of our subject made the journey from Pennsylvania to Ohio on foot, And settled in Pickaway County, where he was 'shortly afterward married to Miss Nancy Reid. After residing in various places, Mr. and Mrs. Duvall made a permanent settlement in Harrison Township and began their pioneer life in a log cabin in the woods. They had the usual experiences and adventures of early settlers, but were not discouraged and soon became the owners of a fine home, all the result of hard work and perseverance. The children born to them were as fellows: George, William R. and Benjamin. In 1864, the father of these children died, when eighty-five years of age, and in his death the county lost one of its representative citizens and well-known pioneers. He was public-spirited and, in politics was an old-line Whig, although in later years he affiliated with the Republican party. His brother-in-law, Robert Reid, served through the War of 1812. Our subject early became familiar with pioneer life and can remember when deer and wolves were numerous in the county and when one could have wild turkey for dinner almost any day. He was always interested in agricultural pursuits, and when he started out for himself that was his chosen occupation. His educational advantages were received in the old-fashioned log schoolhouse, with slab seats, immense fireplace and other rude contrivances, and, although he did not acquire much knowledge, he laid the foundation for future efforts in that direction. He assisted his father in clearing three farms and then began clearing one hundred and sixty acres of his own, accomplishing neatly all this himself. In March, 1868, our subject was happily married to Miss Nancy Reid, a native of Madison Township, Pickaway County, born September 14, 1825, and the daughter of James and Hannah (Kelly) Reid, natives of Ireland and Pennsylvania, respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Reid were among the early settlers of Madison Township. Of the six children born to them, only two beside Mrs. Duvall PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 415 are living:. Catherine, now the widow of Edwin Long, and Thomas H. Mr. and Mrs. Duvall's union was blessed by the birth of one son, James R. In 1866, Mr. Duvall settled on his present farm, which he had developed and transformed into one of the finest tracts in the county. He has accomplished much hard work in his day, probably as much as any man in the township, and can now take things easy and enjoy the fruits of his labor. He and his wife, who has ever been thrifty and economical, are classed among the representative pioneers of this section and are highly esteemed. Duvall station and postoffice were named in honor of our subject. ALBERT J. HEINTZELMAN, of London, is a young journalist of much talent, and of more than ordinary energy, enterprise and business tact, who is successfully conducting no less than three popular and well-edited pa-pers—The Nickel Plate, a daily publication; The Weekly Vigilant; and The Jeffersonian, also a weekly. Our subject is a native of Cincinnati, born in that city January 6, 1867. His father, Jacob Heintzelman, who died in London in 1870, was a native of Wittenberg, Germany, and came to this country when a young man. He made many trips to the Fatherland before his marriage, and on his return voyages he brought several families of his compatriots to the United States at his own expense, so impressed was he with the many advantages this country offered to an industrious people for the unbuilding of comfortable homes. He himself was an intelligent, active man, of excellent business habits, and public-spirited to a degree. h made his home in Cincinnati until within six weeks of his death, when he came to London for the benefit of his health. He left a wife and three children: Signor, Albert J. and Mary. Our subject and his brother received their education at St. Mary's Institute, Dayton, and each, when twelve years of age, was sent to a printing office to learn the art of type-setting; and after serving an apprenticeship, they engaged in business for themselves, Signor establishing the present London weekly Vigilant, and Albert becoming editor and proprietor of the London Times, one of the oldest and best Republican papers in Madison County, entering the editorial profession before he attained the age of twenty-one years, his previous weekly earnings being his business capital. In 1889, this enterprising journalist launched a daily paper, The Nickel Plate, and later purchased the weekly Vigilant from his brother. In 1891, he started still another paper, publishing at West Jefferson a weekly entitled the Jeffersonian. In his successful management of these three papers, which are well up to the standard of the best publications of their kind in the State, and in profitably conducting the largest job printing establishment in Madison County, he has shown himself to be a veritable Napoleon in the editorial field, as well as a financier of no mean ability, who has already acquired a valuable property, although so young, and he bids fair to become one of the wealthy men of the county. JOHN W. GREEN, who is a prominent farmer and stock- raiser of Range Township, Madison County, occupies a high position in the agricultural community. He is a native of this State, having been born July 10, 1848, in Paint Township, Fayette County, on a farm located two miles south of Sedalia. His parents were Lewis and Elizabeth (Alkire) Green, the former of whom departed this life in Fayette County, when our subject was a lad of five years. John W. Green is the fourth in order of birth of six children, and after the death of the father, with his eldest sister, Margaret, now Mrs. Salomon, was taken into the home of an uncle, W. H. Alkire, with whom he remained until reaching his majority. He was given a good education in the common schools and was reared to farm pursuits. He was married, March 30, 1871, to Miss Jennie Bostwick, of Mt. Sterling, who was born in Fayette County, May 19, 1850. Mrs. Green is the daughter of Oliver and Melinda (Thomas) Bostwick, and 416 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. was given a fair education. About six months after his marriage, our subject moved to his present home, his estate comprising four hundred acres, a portion of which is in the possession of his uncle, W. H. Alkire, the rest being the old homestead in Fayette County. Mrs. Green's father died when she was seventeen years of age, and her mother departed this life July 14, 1885. She has become the mother of two sons: George William, who was born April 14, 1872, has been given an excellent education, attending two years at Midway High School, and Ross B., who was born August 18, 1875, took a three-years' course at that institution. The mother of our subject died October 9, 1881, in Fayette County, this State. The original of this sketch cast his first Presidential ballot in 1872 for U. S. Grant, and although not a politician, has served as Judge of elections of his township and has been delegate to county conventions. In social matters, he is a Mason, having become identified with that fraternity at Midway in 1874, and has taken the third degree. JAMES M. BAUGHN. Some of the most thorough and efficient, agriculturist of Ohio are those who have devoted themselves quite exclusively to the cultivation of the soil and are rapidly making this State headquarters for the grain-producing region, thus gaining for her a reputation in the marts of the world. The gentleman of whom we write is residing on a good farm in Jasper Township, Fayette County, which he has labored industriously to bring to its present productive state. The subject of this sketch is the son of Lister and. Margaret (Hitt) Baughn, natives of Virginia, where they were farmers. They were married in that State and, coming to Ohio at a very early day in its history as a State, located in Union Township, this county, where the father improved a farm and departed this life in 1820; his good wife died some years later, greatly respected by all who enjoyed her acquaintance. To them were born a family of eight children, two of whom are living: our subject and Lister. James M. Baughn was born in Union Township, July 4, 1814, and was reared to farm pursuits on his father's farm. His advantages for obtaining an education were very limited, for after the death of his father the mother found it necessary to keep him at home to aid in conducting the farm. He was thus engaged until reaching his twenty-fourth year, and March 15, 1840, was married to Elizabeth Bush, the daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Baugh) Bush, natives of the Old Dominion. Her parents accompanied their respective families to Ohio early in the nineteenth century, and met and married in Union Township, where they continued to make their home until their death, the father departing this life in 1831, and the mother about 1880. Of the nine children born to them, eight are now living, Mrs. Baughn's birth occurring September 13, 1816. After his marriage, our subject and his young bride resided for nine years in Union Township, at which date they removed to their present farm, when it was in its original wildness. He has made this tract his home for almost half a century and has in his possession now ninety-two and one-half acres of valuable land, which he has placed under the best methods of improvement and added to its value by erecting there good and substantial buildings. Mr. and Mrs. Baughn have been granted a family of eleven children, seven of whom are living. They are William M., who married Catherine Hynes, and lives in 'Jefferson Township; Elisha H., who took for his wife Lavinia A. Bush, and makes his home in Jasper Township; Berryman married Isabella Rupert, and also lives in this township; Lister married Ella V. Fern ow, who died in May, 1889; Susan A. is the wife of Oscar Yeoman and resides in Wayne Township; James N. married Mary A. Sutton and makes this township his home, as does also A. Ezra, who became the husband of Maggie Ellis. Our subject has been very active in religious matters and with his good wife is a member of the Methodist Protestant Church, in which denomina- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 419 tion he is Trustee. In politics, he is a stanch Democrat, casting his first vote for Martin Van Buren. Three sons of Mr. Baughn served during the Civil War, William M. and Joseph II. in Company C, Ninetieth Ohio Infantry. The latter was killed in the battle of Nashville, Tenn., after having served his country a period of three years. William served the entire time of his enlistment, three years, and returned home safely. Elisha H. was a member of the One Hundred and Sixty-eight Infantry and aided in capturing the enemy at Cynthiana, Ky. The family of Mr. Baughn are classed among the best citizens of this section and have aided greatly in its development and unbuilding. WILLIAM ALBERT WELCH. In every community there will be found some men who are looked upon as leaders, and influence, both strong and broad, carries weight in all enterprises of public importance. Among such leaders we find the popular Mayor of New Holland, whose portrait is shown on the opposite page. By profession he is an attorney, d is also the editor of the New Holland Leader, of the influential newspapers of Pickaway County. On account of the poverty of his parents, our subject was in youth deprived of many of the advantages which are enjoyed by boys whose parents are well-to-do, but by his determination and energy he succeeded in passing a very difficult examination before the Commissioners of Law, and is to-day a gentleman of broad knowledge, not only of his chosen profession, but of all matters pertaining to the general welfare. The paternal grandfather of our subject settled in Pike County, Ohio, in 1810, and there resided until his death. In that county, John W. Welch, the father of our subject, was born, and there he made his home until 1876, when he removed to Pickaway County, where he resided until 1880, when he emigrated to Allen County, Kan. His home was in the Sunflower State until his death, which occurred in Neosho County in 1885. His wife, Elizabeth, was the daughter of Benjamin Delay, a native of Virginia. Both branches of the family came from the vicinity of Harper's Ferry, in the Shenandoah Valley. In Pike County, Ohio, where he was born August 16, 1853, our subject passed his boyhood in the usual manner of farmer lads. Until the age of sixteen years, he attended the common schools, but was then compelled to devoted his entire attention to agricultural pursuits. His love of knowledge, however, did not cease with his school days, but he was ardently determined to gain a good education, and it was his custom, when night brought release from the hard manual labor of the day,' to study his books until midnight or later, the only light being that furnished by a pine or shellbark-hickory torch. At the age of twenty, Mr. Welch commenced to teach, and followed that profession most of the time until his admission to the Bar, April 23, 1879. Ever since he was ten years old, the study and practice of law had been his ambition, and, with that object in view, he worked steadily forward until he acquired all the attainments for this profession and, although comparatively a young man, he is to-day recognized as one of the leading attorneys in the county and has an extended practice in his own and adjoining counties. He has always been very successful in his practice and is admired and respected not only for his legal abilities, but for his clean and honorable methods in practice. Recognizing the abilities of Mr. Welch, the citizens of New Holland have four times elected him to the office of Mayor, the highest gift within their power, and he is now serving in that capacity with honor and efficiency. During his term of administration, he has been instrumental in promoting the welfare of the place along various lines and has effected many desirable municipal reforms. In addition to this position, he has been City Solicitor for a number of years, Township Clerk for five years, and is a member of the Board of Education. He was nominated for Prosecuting Attorney on the Republican ticket, also for State Senator, and in the campaign for 20 420 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the last-named position carried the largest majority from his township of any previous candidate on the Republican ticket, but was defeated on account of the county being strongly Democratic. December 25, 1878, Mr. Welch was married to Miss Elizabeth Thomas, a native of Perry Township, Pickaway County, and a daughter of Samuel P. Thomas, one of the most prominent and highly-esteemed citizens of the county. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. William A. Welch Homer G., born September 4, 1879, and Ethel, September 4, 1881, Mr. Welch is a member of New Holland blue Lodge No. 392; Fayette Chapter and Garfield Commandery; Lodge No. 237, K. of P., and the Sons of Veterans. Like his father before him, he has always been a Republican in politics. His father was one of two Abolitionists in his county and was threatened several times to be hanged, on account of his strong anti-slavery views. The religious belief of Mr. Welch accords with the Methodist Episcopal Church, but in religion, as in everything else, he is broad-minded and liberal in his views. Ile resides in a very cozy home, surrounded by a charming family, and his domestic happiness is perfect. With a large legal practice, great popularity as an editor and hosts of friends, Mr. Welch is indeed to be envied, and is a splendid example of what a man can achieve when he industriously performs the labors of life. JAMES STRALEY, United States Claim and Pension Attorney of Jeffersonville, Fayette County, was born in this county, December 21, 1829. His parents were Joseph and Elizabeth (Hamilton) Straley, natives of the Old Dominion. They were married in their native State, and about the year 1822 came to Ohio, traveling through the wilderness in wagons. They settled in Fayette County, about four miles southwest of what is now Jeffersonville, in a sparsely settled region. The father purchased a tract of land which was covered with timber and at once set to work to convert it into fertile fields. On this place he resided until his death. The grandfather of our subject, Christian Straley by name, was born in Germany and came to this country in an early day. The parents of our subject had fourteen children born to them, eleven of whom are now living. Our subject was reared in his native county and here obtained his education in the public schools, which were of a primitive sort. He remained on the farm until he became of age, when he was married. In the year 1864, our subject enlisted in the late war and participated in the battle of Cynthana, Ky., at which place he was captured and taken prisoner, but after a time was paroled. He served as First Sergeant of Company G, and his brother Samuel B. was Second-Lieutenant of the One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Ohio Infantry. The camp was organized at Dennison, Ohio, from the 12th to the 19th of May, 1864, and served one hundred days. At the battle of Cynthiana, the regiment lost seven men, had eighteen wounded and two hundred and eighty captured. On being mustered out of service, he of whom we write returned to his home and resumed the mercantile business at West Lancaster, where he had commenced in business some years previous to the war. This he carried on until January, 1865, when he again came to Washington C. H., and, having been elected to the honorable position of Sheriff of his county in the previous October, took up the duties of his newly-made position. He served four years in this office and at the expiration of that time he purchased a farm near West Lancaster and there remained until 1875. He again removed to Washington C. H. and embarked in the insurance and real-estate business, carrying this on until 1879, when he removed to Jeffersonville, and of this city has since been a resident and is here engaged profitably in the grocery business. February 21, 1850, is the date on which Mr. Straley was united in marriage to Miss Nancy Hogue, and by this union two children came to bless their home: Margaret E., who is the wife of Benjamin Coffman, and Benjamin F. The good wife and mother was called from this earth July 20, 1854. Mr. Straley was again married, Decem- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 421 ber 16, 1855, taking as his wife Nancy Robinson, by whom he had six children, two of whom are yet living: Sarah A., who is the wife of A. B. Booco, and James. Mr. and Mrs. Straley are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of Jeffersonville. In 1859, our subject was first elected Justice of the Peace and served in this capacity twenty-four years almost consecutively. He has been Clerk of his township and has held a number of minor offices and has been prominently identified with this county all his life. In his political views, Mr. Straley affiliates with the Republican party and, socially, belongs to the Grand Army of the Republic, the Masonic fraternity, Knights Templar, and both the Chapter and Blue Lodge. While serving in the capacity of Sheriff, Mr. Straley hung the only man that was ever executed in the county. THOMAS G. COCKERILL. This progressive, thrifty and intelligent agriculturist, who enjoys the confidence of the business community of Perry Township, Fayette County, is at present residing on the old homestead. He is the son of William S. Cockerill, who was a native of Loudoun County, Va., and fought in the War of 1812. His mother's maiden name was Anna Ledman ; she also was a native of the Old Dominion. The parents of our subject came West to Ohio, settling in Marietta about 1816. Five years later, they removed to Greene Township, Fayette County, where the father rented a tract of land. Mrs. Cockerill dying in 1822, her husband was again married, mid located upon the farm which is the property of E. E. Cockerill. He later removed to Greenfield, and died in 1882, at the age of ninety years, one month and one day, in the home of his son James. He had been married four times. By the first union, nine children were born, to which family our subject belonged, and only two of whom are living. In all, he was the father of eighteen children. Thomas G. Cockerill was born September 11, 1812, in Virginia, and came' to this locality with his parents when nine yea s of age. His opportunities for obtaining an education were very limited, as at the early age of fifteen years he was obliged to work out in order to help support the large family. When attaining his nineteenth year, our subject started out in life on his own account, and the following year was married to Sylvitha, daughter of Barnabas and Charlotte (Stites) Cochran, natives of New Jersey. Her father for many years was a sailor. Her parents were married in 1799, and, moving to this State in 1806, located on land in Walnut Creek, this township, where the father opened up a farm, and was among the earliest settlers. He died in 1845, when seventy three years of age. His good wife survived him a number of years. and passed away in 1855, at the advanced age of eighty years. They were the parents of seven children, of whom Mrs. Cockerill is the only survivor. They were prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and were active workers and liberal contributors in the same. Mr. Cochran gave an acre of ground for a cemetery, and aided in the erection of the first church in this locality. It has long since given way to a more attractive and commodious building, which was named after Mr. Cochran. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, serving under Gen. William Henry Harrison. Mrs. Cockerill was born September 24, 1811, on the old home farm, which is within sight of her present residence, and is in her possession. She attended the old log school house, which was conducted on the subscription plan, and the knowledge she gained therein has later been supplemented by judicious and choice reading. At the time of his marriage, our subject was receiving the munificent sum of twenty-five cents per day, cutting cord-wood and rails. The young couple ran away from home to join their fortunes, Mr. Cockerill walking and his bride riding horseback. h was later enabled to rent a farm, and purchased his present place about 1840, which then bore little resemblance to its now prosperous condition. His farm includes the magnificent sum of five hundred acres of valuable land, which he has placed under the best of improvement. It has been the result of his own efforts, coupled with the good advice 422 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. and economy of his worthy wife. On first locating on his new tract, Mr. Cockerill erected a log cabin, which was common in that period, but, being of a progressive spirit, he was not content to live in that humble structure long, and erected the first frame dwelling on the pike between Washington C. H. and New Martinsburg. In 1882, his present handsome residence was built, which cost $2,400. It is finished and furnished in a neat and tasty manner, thus indicating the refinement of its inmates, who are greatly respected in this locality. The original of this sketch devotes his entire time and attention to general farming, and has been more than Ordinarily successful in his undertaking, ranking among the wealthy and influential agriculturists of this section. Of the nine children born to Mr. and Mrs. Cockerill, one is deceased. William Newton was born July 14, 1832; he married Sarah Geller, has nine children, and resides in Highland Township. Martha Jane was born October 13, 1834, and makes her home in Washington C. H.; she is the widow of John Wilson, by whom she had eight children; Edward E., the third child, will be spoken of elsewhere in this volume. Jacob S. was born July 20, 1839, and was married to Hannah R. Lymes, by whom he had nine, children; they make their home in Perry Township, this county. Thomas R., who served for three years in the Civil War, was born February 18, 1842, and married Eliza Marchant; he died in 1884, leaving a widow and one child; Amelia C., born November 26, 1844, married John S. Fisher, by whom she has one child; they reside in this township. James W. was born August 18, 1847; he married Mary M. White, and they reside on a portion of the old homestead ; they have three children. Samuel S. was born June 12, 1850; he is the father of four children by his marriage with Mary Alice Craig, and resides in Washington C. H. Eldridge W. was born January 28, 1853, married Eliza J. Craig, and resides in the above-named city; they have two children. Four of the sons took part in the late war: Newton, Edward E., Thomas R. and Jacob S. Mr. and Mrs. Cockerill are members in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which denomination they have been connected for sixty-five years. Our subject has always been a great worker in all church affairs, and is one of the leading singers in his congregation. In public matters, he has been Trustee of his township and a Director of the School Board. In politics, he votes the Republican ticket. Eleven years ago, our subject and his estimable wife celebrated their golden wedding, and last September commemorated the sixtieth anniversary of that event. They have forty grandchildren and twenty-nine great-grandchildren. They bear the good-will of all who know them, and their friends are as numerous as their acquaintances. JOHN T. MANTLE. This gentleman, who ranks among the prominent and wealthy agriculturists of Pickaway County; is one of the oldest residents of Darby Township, having been born January 2, 1841. He has therefore witnessed the growth and development of this section from its primitive condition to prosperous farms and thriving villages. Mr. Mantle is at present residing in this township, where he is respected as a man possessing correct judgment and a love of truth and justice. Our subject is the son of David Mantle, who was born in Chillicothe, this State, in 1808. His father, the grandfather of him of whom we write, was born in the Keystone State and was of German descent. The last-named gentleman was a tanner and farmer by occupation, and came to this State in the early part of the nineteenth century, probably in 1801 or 1802, as our subject has in his possession deeds purchased in February, 1803, in the township of Chillicothe, Ross County. David Mantle was born in 1808, and made that place his home until a lad of eight years, when he came with the family to Darby Township. Here the grandfather' purchased a small tract of land, built a log cabin and soon after started a tannery, which was the first in this section of country, and in this line of business he was, very successful. Indians were very numerous in that early day, but Mr. Mantle being PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 423 on friendly terms with them, did not find them very troublesome. He was a very large man, weighing four hundred and fourteen pounds, and departed this life when a little past middle age. David Mantle learned the trade of a tanner from his father, with which occupation he added that of a farmer. His educational advantages were limited to the common schools, where he received a fair education. He purchased the farm which is the property of our subject in 1835, cleared the land and erected the first hewed-log house in this locality. He was industrious and persevering and at his death owned two hundred acres of valuable land. He departed this life at the age of sixty-three years, in 1872. Mrs. Matilda (Noland) Mantle, the mother of our subject, was born in Maryland, and by her union with Mr. Mantle became the mother of four children, all of whom are living, namely: Duncan, Isaac, John T. and Miranda, Mrs. Fitzgerald. She died in seventieth year, firm in the faith of the Christian Church, of which denomination her husband was also a member. John T. Mantle was reared to man's estate on the old home farm and attended the log schoolhouse in his district, where he acquired the rudiments of an education. The school was conducted on the subscription plan and young Mantle had to walk over a mile to and from the temple of learning. He began life on his own responsibility when reaching his majority and operated the home farm in partnership with his father for a number of years, and at the death of the latter purchased the homestead. July 4, 1877, Miss Susan Rogenrife, who was born in Hartleton, Union County, Pa., became the wife of our subject. To them have been granted children: Charles N., Esther and Laura. Mr. Mantle has added to his possessions, and at the present time is the owner of an estate containing three hundred and thirteen acres of land, all in one body. His estate is well improved with substantial dings and machinery, and in addition to the cereals, our subject raises sheep, cattle and swine, winch industry he reaps a handsome income. Mrs. Mantle is connected with the Christian Church, in which body she is an active worker and liberal contributor. The political views of our subject led him to identify himself with the Democratic party. He has never been an office-seeker, preferring to let those hold positions who have more time to give. JOHN A. LUTZ. Attorney-at-law in Circleville. A volume dedicate to the pioneers of Pickaway County would be incomplete were no mention made of the Lutz family, various members of which labored in behalf of its advancement during the early part of this century, contributing to its growth with a self-sacrifice which entitles them to the gratitude of the present and future generations. Amid the foot-hills of the Lehigh Mountains, in what is now Lehigh County, Pa., Samuel Lutz, father of our subject, was born March 13, 1789. Though it was nearly sixty years since his great-grandfather landed in the New World, German was the language used by his parents, and the customs of the Fatherland were followed as closely as though they still lived among the vine-clad hills of the valley of the Neckar. From the settlement near the Lehigh River, the parents of Samuel Lutz moved to the Shamokin Valley, Northumberland County, Pa., whence, in 1794, they made a second removal to the Buffalo Valley, in the same county. September 7, 1802, the Lutz family left their Pennsylvania home, making the long journey to Ohio in a canvas-covered wagon, and on October 9 reached Lancaster. The father of Samuel Lutz purchased a farm near Adelphi, where Samuel grew to be a man, married Elizabeth Fetherolf, October 15, 1811, and became the head of a family of fourteen children, eight of whom still survive. His early inclinations Were in the direction of mathematics and his ambition led him to the study of surveying, which he afterward followed the most of his life. When the War of 1812 interrupted the ordinary course of events, he enlisted in Col. James Renick's mounted militia and was in active service for nineteen days, then returned home. 424 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Samuel Lutz served for many years as Justice of the Peace, and for .four terms was a member of the State Legislature. During the War of the Rebellion, he was a vigorous supporter of the Union. He belonged to a patriotic family, his father having served in the Revolutionary War, some of his kindred in the Mexican War, himself in the War of 1812 and several of his grandchildren in the Civil War. He died at his old homestead in Salt Creek Township, September 1, 1890, aged one hundred and one years, five months and eighteen days, leaving to his descendants the memory of many worthy and unselfish deeds, unswerving integrity and nobility of character. The subject of this sketch was born in Salt Creek Township, December 29, 1824, and was reared on the old homestead. He engaged in teaching for a time in early manhood, and April 8, 1848, entered Wittenberg College, where he was graduated in the spring of 1853, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Three years later, the degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon him. In November following the close of his college life, he came to Circleville and commenced the study of law under Judge Olds, a prominent attorney of that city. He was admitted to the Bar in December, 1855, and has since been actively engaged in the practice of law. During the first year he was with C. N. Olds, but upon the removal of the latter gentleman to Columbus, he continued alone. In connection with office and regular practice, he combines an extensive real-estate business. In 1868, in connection with another attorney, he-laid out an. addition, which is known as Bostwick & Lutz's Addition to the city of Circleville, and afterward platted another addition, the two containing ten acres. He still holds considerable property in the city, including the Lutz Block and two residences on the corner of Court and Union Streets, in one of which he makes his home. In addition to his property in Circleville, Mr. Lutz owns valuable land in other places, including a farm of one hundred and sixty-seven acres in Monroe Township, Pickaway County. At one time, he owned twelve hundred acres in Missouri, six hundred acres in Iowa, and one hundred and sixty acres in Wisconsin. In 1859, he located twenty-two hundred acres of land warrants in four counties of Kansas, Osage, Lyon, Wabaunsee and Anderson, but has sold the land from time, to time. He was appointed by ex-Gov. Todd Trustee of the Asylum for Imbeciles, and held the position for about sixteen years, when he resigned. At Springfield, Ohio, June 14, 1855, Mr. Lutz married Miss Mary H. Humphreys. Mrs. Lutz is the daughter of James, and the granddaughter of John Humphreys, the latter a native of Ireland, who emigrated to America when a boy, and in the spring of 1799 became a pioneer farmer of Springfield. Mrs. Lutz was educated in a female seminary at Springfield and engaged in teaching several terms prior to her marriage. Six children completed the home circle, four of whom grew to manhood and womanhood. John E., the eldest, was a seaman on a revenue cutter, later a cadet for two years, after which he was commissioned Third Lieutenant. He served one year on the Atlantic Coast, three years on the Pacific Coast and Alaska, four years on Puget Sound, and then resigned from the navy and located at Port Crescent, Wash., where he now resides. Harry E., a graduate of Wittenberg College with the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts, sailed for Europe immediately after graduating in 1879, and spent two years on the continent. For six months he remained at Stuttgart, where he studied German. He then traveled as far south as Naples and north to St. Petersburg, attended the dedication of the famous cathedral at Cologne, and afterward studied French at Geneva. The following year he went to Alexandria, Egypt, visited the Pyramids, then traveled to the Holy Land, and visited the famous cities of Constantinople, Athens and Marseilles, as well as the principal points of interest in England, Scotland and Ireland, returning home in 1881.. The result of his trip to foreign lands was the publication of the interesting book, "Student's Views Abroad." After his return, he studied law with his father, was admitted to the Bar, and engaged in practice until March, 1884, when he was appointed Postmaster at Circleville. He resigned upon the election of President Cleveland, but was afterward re-appointed, and was editor of the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 425 Union Herald for four years, while he was Postmaster. He is now a resident of Port Crescent, where he is a real-estate dealer, attorney-at-law and merchant. Samuel J., a graduate of the High School at Circleville, is engaged in the mercantile business at Port Crescent; Katharine, the only daughter, was graduated from the High School of Circleville with first honors, in June, 1891, and is an accomplished and popular young lady. In his religious connections, Mr. Lutz is a member of the Presbyterian Church. For many years he was President of the County Sunday-school Association and also President of the Pickaway County Bible Association. He was a delegate to the International Sunday-school Convention at Indianapolis, when the present system of international lessons was adopted. In his political sympathies, he was first a Whig and later a Republican, and has served his fellow-citizens in various official capacities, where his ability and tact were used for the prosperity of the community. GEORGE H. DARST is one of the most energetic,, enterprising and successful farmers and stockmen in the Scioto River Valley, and is contributing his quota to the prosperity of Pickaway County, ,his well-tilled, well-stocked farm in Jackson Township being one of the best-managed in this section of the State. He is a native of this place, born August 12, 1850. His father, George Darst, was born near Frederickstown Md., in 1792. The Darsts originated in Holland, and, coming to this country in Colonial times, settled in Maryland. The grandfather of our subject was a farmer and distiller, and was very wealthy, owning considerable property in Baltimore. The early life of the father of our subject was passed on the old family homestead in Maryland in acquiring the knowledge of farming and in learning the trade of a distiller. In 1830, he came to Ohio, he then being in the prime of a vigorous manhood, and bought land in Somerset. In 1837, he came to Pickaway County and bought two hundred and forty acres of the farm owned by his son of whom we write. He paid $8 an acre for it, it being mostly timber. There was a round-log house built in 1802, heated by a large open fireplace, and the floor made of puncheon. It is still standing and is an admirable relic of a pioneer dwelling of those early times. Mr. Darst developed about half of his land, making a good farm of it, and here his honorable career was ended by his death in 1855. He was a Whig in politics, and took art intelligent interest in all that concerned the welfare of the country. He married Margaret Nolan, who was born in Ross County in 1812, and our subject was their only child. She had been previously married to Irvin Jones and had two sons and a daughter by her first marriage: Irvin, John and Martha. The mother died in 1876. She was an earnest Christian, a member of the New-light Church, and she took and active part in religious matters. Educated in the district. schools, and brought up to habits of industry as a farmer's boy, at the age of twenty years our subject entered upon his independent career as a practical farmer and stock-raiser well fitted for his work. He possesses much natural ability, is ambitious, and has been successful in every sense. The old homestead became his; he completed its development, added one hundred and ten acres to it by further purchase, and now has a fine farm of three hundred and fifty acres, three hundred and thirty of which are under a high state of cultivation. The improvements are modern in style, and comprise a commodious frame house erected in 1874, a large frame barn, put up, in 1883, and other needed buildings. The land all lies in the Scioto River Bottoms, the soil is very rich and wonderfully productive, eighty bushels of corn and twenty-five to forty bushels of wheat being the average raised to the acre in the season of 1891. Our subject also deals largely in stock, feeding sixty head of fat cattle every year, one hundred hogs, and raising some draft horses. In politics, Mr. Darst is a stanch advocate of the Democratic party. He is liberal-minded and public-spirited, and takes great pride in his native county, doing all in his power to advance its inter- 426 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ests. Our subject was but nineteen years of age when he took unto himself a wife, December 5, 1869, in the person of Miss Margaret, daughter of William B. Caldwell. Mrs. Darst is also a native of Jackson Township, and was born July 12, 1852. She is a fine woman, who has been of great assistance to her husband in •the unbuilding of their home, and in her the Presbyterian Church finds a faithful member. Her marriage with our subject has brought them six children, three sons and three daughters, as follows: Mary, William; Jeanette, who married Harry Shockley, of Columbus; Harry; Josie, who is teaching school in the home district, and Chetwind. SAMUEL PARKER. Throughout Pickaway County there is no gentleman more highly esteemed or better known than this native-born citizen of Salt Creek Township, who is operating a splendid farm of two hundred and nine acres. Combining the, advantages of a fertile soil and convenient location, the value of the estate is equaled by few farms in the county, and the buildings with which it has been embellished are first-class in every respect. An honored inmate of the pleasant home of Mr. Parker is his venerable father, Labin, who was born in Pickaway Township, this county, October 10, 1812. In spite of his advanced age, he is in robust health, and for sixty-five years has not been ill enough to be confined to his room. Possessing a mental constitution no less vigorous than his physical development, he is universally esteemed for his noble qualities and upright character. His father, Allen, who was probably born in Maryland in 1759, died in Pickaway Township in 1828, having emigrated hither with his family at a very early day. When quite young, Labin Parker moved to Salt Creek Township, where he attended school held in a primitive log building whose furniture consisted of a few slat seats and a rude desk. The surrounding country was a wilderness, where deer, bear, wolves and wild turkeys roamed at will, unmolested save by an occasional hunter. After commencing to operate as a farmer, Mr. Parker was married, in 1828, to Miss Susan Bunn and the young couple settled down to housekeeping in a small log house. Mrs. Parker, who was born in Ross County, Ohio, died in 1852, leaving three sons: Samuel, of this sketch; Thomas C., who enlisted during the Civil War and fell at Vicksburg, May 22, 1863; and George W., who spent three years as a soldier in the late war, and died in Illinois soon after his return from the service. In 1854, Mr. Parker was again married, his wife being Mrs. Caroline (Hall) Black, who died February 3, 1883. In his practical belief, Mr. Parker was an old-line Whig first and afterward a Republican, joining the latter party in 1856. A devoted Christian, he was for fifty years identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church and was licensed as an exhorter, but did not devote much time to the ministry. He served as Class-leader and held other offices of trust connected with the unbuilding of the church. Born in Salt Creek Township, October 8, 1839, Samuel Parker received his education in the schools of that period and passed his youth in his father's house. In 1861, he was married to Miss Rebecca Karshner, who died in 1879. He was again married, in 1881, his bride being Miss 'Hattie Newhouse, a native of Salt Creek Township. Her parents, Isaac and Catherine (Bear) Newhouse, were born in Ohio, where the father followed farming pursuits. The mother died August 29, 1865, but the father survived until April 24, 1885. During the late war, Mr. Parker proved his devotion to the Union by enlisting in its service as a member of Company K, One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Ohio Infantry, his enlistment being in the spring of 1864, for one hundred days. He was sent to Martinsburgh, and through different parts of Virginia, serving as guard but not participating in any engagements. At the expiration of his term of service, he returned home and continued to engage in farming and stock-raising. In his political belief, Mr. Parker is a firm adherent of the principles of the Prohibition party, although he formerly affiliated with the Republi- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 429 cans. He served as Township Trustee three years, and has occupied other official positions. In religion, he and his wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of which he is Trustee. He conducts farming operations on an extensive scale on the estate of two hundred and nine acres, of which one hundred and seventeen belong to his father. Through the exercise of industry and good judgment, Mr. Parker has attained to prosperity. LEVI ROWE, an old and honored resident of Washington C. H., is a member of a family that has been prominently connected with the rise and growth of Fayette County singe the early years of its settlement. He is a son of a former well-known citizen of this section, Jesse Rowe, Jr., who was called "Sugar Creek Rowe,” the title "Junior" being dropped when another of the name was born. The father of our subject was a son of Jesse Rowe, Sr., who came to this State in 1809, from Albemarle County, Va., and settled on Little Creek,, Ross County, thus becoming one of its early pioneers.. Four years later, he came to Fayette County, And located five hundred acres of land here. He was an exceedingly pious man, a strong Methodist--one of the first exhorters of that denomination in this region and together with his wife was one of the founders of the first Methodist Church in the county, of which they, Lucy Preddy and Rev. John Ding and. wife were the first members. The grandfather of our subject was married So. Jane P. Ferris, in Albemarle County, Va,, and had a family of nine children, all of whom grew to manhood and womanhood, viz. Elizabeth, Jan, Mary, Jesse, Susan, Jane, William, Sarah, and James, 'who was a prominent Methodist minister in Alabama. Jesse Rowe, Jr. (or Sugar Creek Jesse) was born in Albemarle Comity, Va., in 1783, and' died in the eighty-fourth year of his age. What education he had he acquired himself, as his school privileges in his native State were very meagre. He axe to Ohio with, his father in 1809, and helped him to locate in Ross County. In 1811, he returned to Virginia to claim his promised bride, Martha Sharp, of Louisa County, that State, a very handsome young lady, who had won his affections before he left for the West. After his marriage, Mr. Rowe brought his young wife to Fayette County, and located on the land that his father had bought on Little Wabash Creek, in Greene Township. He remained there until 1824, When he proceeded further North and settled on another tract of land in this county, which comprised fifty acres in a wild condition. He worked hard at clearing it the ensuing two years, and then removed to Sugar Creek and took possession of two hundred acres of land along that stream, which he developed into a fine farm, and made it his home until death claimed him at a ripe age, October 25, 1867. He was a very successful farmer, and accumulated a valuable property, including a large quantity of land, and although he broke his leg early in life and could never plow, he was a great horseback rider. He was a leader in religious matters in his community, being an ardent Methodist, and his house was a stopping place for the old circuit-riders. of his day. He was an old Jeffersonian Democrat, and took an active part in the affairs of his party. He was the father of four children: Elizabeth Ann; Mary C., who died in 1861, aged forty-five years; Levi, and Sandford, who died at the age of six years. The father and grandfather of our subject both had a ready wit, and always an answer for any one, and our subject tells this story in regard to his grandfather as illustrative of this trait: A family by the name of Newland, who had not a good reputation, lived in the neighborhood. One day Nicholas Newland went to Mr. Rowe to get him to give a bond for $500 for him, saying to him: "Mr. Rowe, I am the very best a the Newlands." Mr. Rowe replied: "Bad is the best, Nicholas, bad is the best." Levi Rowe, the subject of this biographical record, was born August 30, 1818, in the house that his father had built on Little Wabash Creek. He was given fair educational advantages, obtaining his first knowledge of books in the local district schools, then went to the schools of Washing- 430 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ton C. H., and completing his education at South Salem, and by a subsequent course in a select school. In 1841, he entered the profession of a teacher, for which he was admirably qualified, both by learning and by a natural tact or skill in imparting knowledge. He carried the highest grade certificate in the county, and taught all the branches required in the public or high schools. He was engaged at his vocation some fifteen years during the winter terms, and he also did quite a business as a practical surveyor.. When he was twenty-nine years old, our subject's father gave him a farm of one hundred acres, which he improved himself. September 30, 1849, he moved onto the place, and staid there a short time: In the fall of 1850; he took up his residence on a farm of one hundred acres Adjoining his other farm, which he had purchased, and he remained on this last farm until 1874. In that year he came to Washington C. H. to live, having. built there a handsome and commodious residence, one of the finest in the city, on the corner of Washington Avenue and Elm Street, No. 505, and here he is very pleasantly spending his declining years. He is a man of independent views, of much true culture, and is well informed. In politics, he was formerly a Democrat, but for the past few years h has voted without regard to party. During the late war, Mr. Rowe enlisted in the army, but served only a short time, when he was discharged on account of deficiency in sight caused from taking cold by exposure while in camp near Cincinnati, Ohio. He has in his possession an honorable discharge. His habits are temperate, and he has never tasted tobacco, nor has he ever seen the inside of a saloon. For many years he was a conspicuous figure in public life, holding various important local offices. He was Assessor of Concord Township from 1845 until 1856, and then was elected Township Clerk, which position he held with entire satisfaction to all concerned, until he was obliged to give it up in 1867, on account of losing his sight from a cataract on one of his eyes. He is faithful to the religion so dear to his father and grandfather, is a conscientious and upright member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and gives liberally to its support. Mr. Rowe was married September 9, 1849, to Eliza Ann David, in whom h has found a true companion and devoted wife. She is a daughter of William and Elizabeth David, who were pioneers of Ross County. Her venerable mother is living at the age of over ninety years. Her father was a carpenter, and contributed his share toward the advancement of Ross County. Mr. and Mrs. Rowe have three children of their own and an adopted child, as follows: Oliver W. and Martha Elizabeth, who reside in Washington C. H.; Wesley H., who is manager and editor of the daily Herald, in Huntingdon, W. Va.; and Rosa Arbella, the child of their adoption, who is married and lives in Los Angeles, Cal. Since the preceding biographical sketch of the life of Levi Rowe was written, he has passed into that bourne whence no traveler returns, leaving a sorrowing wife and children to mourn the loss of a kind husband and father. ,He passed quietly away about 8 A. M., Tuesday, the 26th of July, 1892, aged seventy-three years, ten months and twenty-six days. His death was unexpected, as he had been seen riding about the city two days before. An attack of cholera morbus, together with paralysis and the extreme heat, overpowered nature, and death came quickly. He was a large, portly, fine-looking man, very active, and appeared much younger than his years would indicate. He had a vein of good-humor and wit, and was full of life at all times, and on all occasions. His sufferings were great during Sunday and Monday, but he was never heard to murmur or complain, but was frequently noticed earnestly engaged in prayer, and maintained his cheerful disposition until he became unconscious. He has fought life's battle, and his familiar voice is now hushed forever. The funeral services took place at 4 o'clock, Thursday, July 28, 1892, from the residence, and were conducted by the Rev. Franklin McElfresh, pastor in charge of the Methodist Church, the church so dear to the departed. The Rev. Mr. McElfresh was assisted by the Rev. E. H. Dixon, an old family friend, of Washington C. H., and the Rev. D. C. Thomas, a former pastor here, now of Delaware, Ohio; also Charles Vanpelt, of Leesburgh, Ohio, who has been a life-long friend of Mr. Rowe and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 431 family. The remains were then followed to their last resting place by a large number of sorrowing relatives and blends, there to sleep beneath the shadows of the clouds, in the "windowless palace of rest." The following verses were written in memory of Mr. Rowe, by his daughter, Mrs. M. E. R. Cahill: Husband and father dear, O, how we miss thee, Since thou art torn from our embrace; But again we hope to meet thee And behold thy radiant face. Thou knowest well we would not bid thee Stay with us another day, When the loving Savior's calling You from. earth to heaven away. Do not think we do not love thee! That we shed no tears of pain, 'When we know that we are parting, Ne'er on earth to meet again. Honest, faithful, cheerful ever Are the deeds sweet memories tell, And they give us peace and comfort, Bid us say that "all is well." Life at best is full of trials, And of these you had your share; Never murmuring, ne'er complaining, Trying hard these ills to bear. Fain would we our lives continue Like thine, ever running smooth; For our love, our admiration Of thee, father, thus to prove. May the stars above watch o'er us, May the moon well light our way; May our God protect and keep us, Is our prayer from day to day. In connection herewith will-be noticed a lithographic portrait of Mr. Rowe. HIRAM COOK. In reviewing the leading business houses of Circleville, prominent mention is due the large establishment under the personal supervision and ownership of Mr. Cook. The book and stationery store with which his name has been identified for many years consists of a building 22x75 feet in dimensions, and supplied with a complete stock of wall paper, glass, stationery, the latest news and periodicals, etc. In the basement, frame mouldings are manufactured, and considerable attention is also given to decorating. He furnishes the public library with periodicals, and is widely known as one of the most enterprising business men ,of Circleville. March 7, 1835, Mr. Cook was born in Schuylkill County, Pa., and many happy hours during his boyhood days were passed on the banks of the beautiful river near his home, in whose clear waters he was accustomed to bathe and swim. He is the grandson of a German who emigrated from the Fatherland to Pennsylvania, where his father, George, was born. The latter engaged as a farmer, both in his native State and in Ross County, Ohio, whither he moved in 1846. He farmed upon rented land for a short time, and afterward moved to the village of Adelphi, where he died in 1863, at the age of sixty-three years. He was an old-line Whig, politically, and in his religious views was identified with the Evangelical Church. His wife, who was known in maidenhood as Elizabeth Himrod, was born in the Keystone State, and died in Ross County in 1881. The family circle was completed by the birth of six children, who lived to mature years, and five are now living, our subject being third in the order of birth. A brother, Amos, who now resides in Circleville, enlisted in 1864 as a member of the One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Ohio Infantry, and served for four months. Hiram Cook resided in Pennsylvania until he was eleven years old, and in 1846, moved to Ohio by canal; and on arriving at the Allegheny Mountains, the canal boats were put on trucks and drawn over the mountains by means of endless chains and stationary engines; thence by canal to Chillicothe, and from that village to his father's farm, where he assisted in tilling the soil. He remained at home until he was twenty-one, although for two years previous to that time he was engaged by David D. Faust, who was a cattle drover, in driving cattle over the mountains to New York. Each trip would require two months, and some of his experiences were of a most peculiar and thrilling nature. 432 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. At the age of twenty-one our subject formed a partnership with his brother in the carpenter's trade, and coming to Circleville in 1859, engaged in contracting and building.. At the first tap of the drum, he enlisted in the Thirteenth Regiment, and organized a band, which was ordered to Camp Dennison, and was present at many important engagements, including Bridgeport and Chapel Hill. At the latter place the band was mustered out under order of the War Department to disband all regimental bands. About that time, Mr. Cook became very ill, and when he recovered, at. the expiration of ten months, he enlisted as bugler in the Union Light Guard, Seventh Ohio Independent Cavalry, the date of his enlistment being December, 1863, and acted as escort to President Lincoln. Mr. Cook became personally acquainted with that famous man, and also enjoyed the friendship of many prominent citizens of Washington. When the President was assassinated, Mr. Cook with his bugle called the company to Ford's Theatre, which they reached within seven minutes after the call. The body guard escorted the remains to the White House, and were in the procession which followed them to the grave. Afterward, they continued to act as the body guard of President Johnson until they were mustered out in September, 1865. At the close of the war Mr. Cook returned to Circleville, and for a few years followed the trade of a carpenter. In 1870, he moved to Columbus, where he embarked in the business as a sash, door and blind manufacturer, in partnership with Fred Wedon and John Shannon. In 1873, he returned to Circleville, where he bought out the newsstand of George R. Miller, in the post-office. His trade increased to such an extent that he was compelled to remove to an adjoining store, which was more commodious, and there he transacted an extensive and lucrative business. He located at his present place in 1886, and has since been constantly enlarging his stock and increasing his trade. For a time he was in partnership with H. E. Miller, under the firm name of H. Cook & Company, but since the fall of 1889 has been alone. The pleasant residence of our subject on Mound Street, is presided over by a lady of culture and refinement; to whom he was married in 1870, at Circleville. She was Belle, daughter of Henry Long, formerly proprietor of the Union House, but now retired. She was first married to Capt. David Mitchell, a member of the Forty-fifth Ohio Infantry, who died soon after the close of the War. One child has blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Cook: Howard M. Mr. Cook is a prominent member of the Soldiers' Monumental Association of Circleville, the organization which built Memorial Hall. He is a charter member of Groce Post No. 156, G. A. R., and, as might be expected, is a true-blue Republican. Mrs. Cook is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and is highly esteemed in the social circles of the city. ROBERT A. ROBINSON, Cashier of the People's and Drovers' Bank, in Washington C. H., has been connected with this prominent financial institution since 1878, the year of its organization, prior to which time he had for ten years served efficiently as Cashier of the old First National Bank. In this city, where he was born and reared, and where his life has been thus far passed, he has always enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his fellow citizens, and has become well and favorably known as a man of the most unflinching integrity and probity of character, while he is also devoted to the welfare of the community. The childhood home of our subject was on the southeast corner of Court and Main Streets, in Washington C. H., where he was born May 28,1829. His father, Robert Robinson, was one of the pioneers of Southern Ohio and was in Fayette County at the time of the first sale of lots here, in 1809. When a young man, he had removed from his native place, Washington County, Pa., to Ross County, Ohio, and while a resident of that county participated in the War of 1812. Soon after its close, he removed to Washington C. H. and became one of the first members of the Bar in the village, of which he was a prominent citizen until his death, December 11, 1852. He was influential in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 433 getting the first railroad in the place, being one of its incorporators, and taking an active part in raising the funds to build the old Muskingum Valley Railroad. Mr. Robinson, Sr., was three times married, his first wife being Rebecca Robinson; his second wife was Mary Miller, from Lancaster, Ohio. After her death, he was united in marriage with Lucy Ann Dawson, who was born in Front Royal, Va., in June, 1828. They became the parents of seven children, of whom four still live, namely: our subject; Anna E., wife of Judge J. J. Harper, now of Washington C. H.; Maria A., who married Judge George Gardner, of Hillsborough, Ohio; and James P., who has been County Auditor for twenty years. The wife and mother survived her husband many years, passing away May 25, 1883. Although he received a practical education in the subscription schools common in an early day, our subject has gained his education principally by experience and contact with people. He attended school three months each year until he was sixteen, after which he was engaged for a time in a woolen factory. Later, he became a clerk in a dry-goods establishment, where he remained until his marriage, March 19, 1850, to Miss Susan Holt. His next occupation was that of a drover and cattle dealer, and while thus engaged, it was his custom to drive cattle through to Philadelphia and New York. His longest drive was from Muscatine, Iowa, to Philadelphia, Pa., and consumed one hundred and ten days. In 1860, Mr. Robinson became interested in the first bank ever organized in Washington C. H., and served as book-keeper and teller until January, 1867, when he was elected Cashier of the First National Bank. He has been with that bank and its successors, the People's and Drovers' Bank, ever since the date of organization. January 1, 1892, he rounded out a quarter-century as Cashier, and has been in the banking business nearly half a century. He is also a stockholder and Director in the People's and Drovers' Bank. Mr. Robinson was one of the original organizers and Directors of the People's Building and Loan Association, a prosperous institution, with an incorporated capital of $1,000,000, and paying the last time four and one-half per cent. semi-annual dividend. He has always been liberal in helping any organizations or railroad that would be a benefit to the city. Ills real-estate interests are large and are principally centered in Washington C. H. Socially, he is an honored member of Fayette Lodge, Garfield Commandery, F. and A. M. Mrs. Robinson is the daughter of William and Elizabeth Holt, old residents of Washington C. H., where she was born, her father being a member of the first City Council of Washington C. H. in 1851. They have one child, Frank H., who is one of the finest accountants in the county and is associated with his father in the bank. It has been said that every man has his hobby, and certainly if there is anything in 'which Mr. Robinson is more deeply interested and has done more to advance than any other citizen of Washington C. H., it is music. Since he was fifteen years old, he has had charge of the music of the city, and whatever musical talent has been developed here is due in a large measure to his efforts. Twice a week it is his custom to leave his business and visit the public schools in order to instruct and interest the children along the line of that art. He has also aided in. the Sunday-school work, and in the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is a member and Trustee. He is leader of the Music Club, which comprises the choir. JAMES S. PANCAKE, a substantial and enterprising farmer and stock-raiser, residing in Range Township, Madison County, is a native of the locality which is still his home. He was born October 14, 1832. His father was born in Virginia, in 1789, came to Ohio in 1806, and served in the War of 1812, under Gen. Harrison. He was a pioneer farmer of Madison County, and here married Miss Jane Wilson, a native of Pennsylvania, who came to the county in 1812. They were both members of the Methodist Church, and Mr. Pancake assisted in building the first Midway church and aided in organizing the first class at a log schoolhouse, a mile south of Midway, of which he was the first Class-leader. 434 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. He also faithfully served as Trustee. Mr. Pancake was a self-made man, but by his own efforts won a competence. He came to this county at a day when the Indians were still plentiful and when deer were seen in large herds, and was numbered among its honored pioneers. In politics, he was a stanch Democrat and was a man firm in his convictions of right and wrong. He was three times married. Four children of the first union grew to mature years and had families, and two are still living. By the third marriage, there were three children, but the eldest, Toland, died leaving one son, who bears his father's name and is now residing in the West. Our subject's sister, Mrs. Jane Johnson, resides in Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio, and has six children. J. S. Pancake remained on his father's farm until nineteen years of age, when he began clerking in Midway. After two years, he formed a partnership with J. Q. Winshall, of London, and Samuel Withrow, and began business for himself. The connection continued for two years, after which Mr. Pancake established a store of his own and was alone in business for about two years. About this time, he was married to Miss Elaenor W. Foster, their union being celebrated January 23, 1856. The lady was born near Danville, Ohio, January 23, 1837, and was married on her eighteenth birthday. Her parents were James and Margaret (Boyer) Foster. Her father owned about two thousand acres of land, and did not want our subject to follow merchandising, offering to give him a farm rf he would abandon that occupation, which Mr. Pancake did. He resided upon his farm for twenty-eight years and it is still his property. He has increased his landed possessions considerably since that time and now owns seven hundred and forty-one acres of valuable land. Unlike most of his family, Mr. Pancake is a Republican, having supported that party since he cast his first vote for John C. Fremont in 1856. He has served as President of the Board of Education ,for a number of years but has never been an office-seeker, .preferring to devote his entire time to, his business interests and the enjoyment of his home. At the age of twenty-one, he became a member of the Methodist Church, to which all of his family belonged. He has been Class-leader and Steward for twenty-eight years and Recording Steward for twenty-seven years. h was Sunday-school Superintendent for more than twenty years, and his labors in relation to the church have been productive of much good. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Pancake were born three sons and two daughters: Jesse, who was born on a farm in Range Township, June 15, 1860, attended school in London, and pursued a course in bookkeeping and banking in the Commercial College of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., from which he was graduated. He was then book-keeper in the Central Bank of London for several years, after which he went to Kansas, and invested his capital in town property at Greensburgh. After three months spent at that place, he became book-keeper and cashier for Sells Brothers, of Columbus, manufacturers and wholesale dealers in harness. Jennie, born in Range Township, May 2, 1864, is the wife of Dr Edward Meade, of Midway, by whom she has one child. Ida Grace, born October 11, 1868, is the wife of Everett Beale, who resides near Mt. Sterling, and has one child. Earl Foster was born December 14, 1876, and Harford H. was born October 20, 1879. Mr. Pancake has been very successful in Iris business dealings. By industry, enterprise and good management, he has acquired a handsome property and become well-to-do. In 1883, he erected an elegant residence upon his farm. His home is one of the best places in the community, the land has been tiled, the fields are under a high state of cultivation and fine buildings have been erected. JONAH MARCHANT. So many men these days of large chances have made than handsome competencies, after having started out in life with nothing, that s cases have ceased to be remarkable. The quaifications necessary, however, to bring about s success can never cease to be worthy of admiration. He whose name we place at the open- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 435 ing of this sketch -is one of the army of pushing, aggressive men, who are never satisfied unless they can attain the highest position that can be aimed for. Our subject is a son of William Marchant, deceased, who was born June 13, 1800, in Berkeley County, Va. His mother, who bore .the maiden name of Elizabeth Smith, was born in Berkeley Va., September 16, 1805. She was the daughter of Isaac Smith, an early settler in Ohio, who passed through all the hardships which fell to the lot of the early settlers. Mrs. Marchant remembers having heard him tell of a single-handed conflict which he had with an Indian who had come to steal from him, the country at that time being infested with Indians. William Marchant was bound out when a lad to a man by the name of Bell, a resident of Greenfield, this State, to learn the trade of a blacksmith. After serving an apprenticeship of four years, he removed to Good Hope, where he carried on a shop on his own account. He was married, May 18,1822, by Robert Waddle to the mother of our subject. The young couple then located on the old Vane farm in Perry Township, Fayette County, where, in addition to cultivating the soil, he prosecuted his trade. The father died in 1866; the mother still survives and makes her home on the old farm. They were the parents of ten children, seven of whom are living. In religious matters, they were identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which Mr. Marchant was an official. He was very strict, in his conduct throughout life, and in politics was a Whig in early life but later joined the ranks of the Republican party. The original of this sketch was the fifth child of the parental family, his birth occurring on the old homestead July 27, 1831. He was educated in the little log schoolhouse of that day, which was furnished with slab seats, puncheon floor, etc. remained at home until reaching his majority hen establishing a hearthstone of his own was married, December 28, 1854, to Maria A., daughter of Thomas G. Johnson. Mrs. Marchant was born November 11, 1838, in Fayette County, and passed from this life September 10, 1872, after having become the mother of eight children, all of whom, with one exception, are living. Thomas W. was born October 3, 1855; he married Victoria Dahl and makes his home in Washington C. H. They are the parents of one son. George W. was born September 12, 1857, and married Dora Klein by whom he became the father of two children; they are residing at the present time in South Dakota. Henry Curtis was born January 8, 1860, and resides in Kansas City, Mo. Elmer C. was born August 20, 1862, married Ida Kleine, is the father of one child and lives in Marion, Iowa. Marcus Sager was born February 18, 1865, and resides in Dayton, this State; he married Miss Minnie Patten by whom he has one child. Ora Etta is the wife of Elmer Patton and is the father of two children; he was born May 1, 1867, and resides at Washington C. H. Maude Marie, who was born October 23, 1869, is at home. Jonah Marchant was again married, March 29, 1876, this time to Martha A., daughter of Nathaniel P. and Maria (Heller) Sanders, the father born June 12, 1810, in Highland County, this State, and the mother March 27, 1806, in Virginia. The father of Mrs. Marchant was the son of Thomas Sanders, a strict Quaker. He was a well-educated gentleman and a practical surveyor. He also followed farming to some extent. Mr. Nathaniel Sanders died April 30, 1888, having been preceded to the better land by his good wife, who died August 27, 1876. They were the parents of ten children, nine of whom are living. Mr. Sanders by a previous marriage had become the parent of two children, both of whom are living. Mrs. Marchant was born June 3, 1838, in Highland County, this State, where she received a good education in the common schools. Mr. Mar-chant has lived on his present farm since 1855, and he has placed it under excellent improvement: It comprises two hundred and twelve and a-half acres, one hundred and fifty of which are under the plow. The eldest son of our subject, T. W., is following the profession of law, practicing at Washington C. H. E. C. Marchant, another son of our subject, has been County Surveyor of Hutchison County, Dak. Our subject is a member in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, while his good 436 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. wife is identified with the Friends. He has been School Director in his district, and in his political affiliations is a Republican. He has been incumbent of the office of Trustee of Greene Township for one term, Township Treasurer two terms, and Supervisor. During the Civil War, he was one of the "Squirrel Hunters" who went to Cincinnati under Capt. Juries Burton. He also participated in the Morgan raid; under Capt: James Dowden.   EDWARD M. BOGGESS, M. D. Prominent among the younger physicians and surgeons of Washington C. H. stands the gentleman who is the subject of this sketch, and who has been engaged in practice in this city since June 1, 1890. Already he has gained an established practice and is one of the rising young practitioners of Ohio, of whose future the most, flattering predictions may be confidently made. Born near Buford, Highland County, Ohio, January 12, 1863, and the son of Andrew M. and Mary (Roberts) Boggess, our subject spent his childhood in a somewhat uneventful manner upon his father's farm. Realizing that the acquirement of a good education was to unlock the door to success, he resolved to take advantage of every opportunity afforded him to gain a large fund of knowledge, and therefore, after completing the common-school studies, he entered the Hillsboro High School, and from there proceeded to the Lebanon Normal School. To state that he employed his time tirelessly in his studies, is but to say what actually occurred. His studies completed, our subject returned to his father's farm, but shortly afterward commenced to read medicine with Dr. J. W. Mathews, of Buford. Later, he entered the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, from which institution he was graduated in 1887, with a thorough theoretical knowledge of therapeutics. The young physician located first at Sugar Tree Ridge, Highland County, where he remained three years, meanwhile building up a lucrative and extensive practice. He then removed to Washington C. H., in order to secure a broader field for practice as well as a more congenial place for a home. He is desirous of making surgery a specialty, and finds better opportunities in this city than at his former location for gaining a thorough experimental knowledge of the profession. He holds Membership in the Highland County Medical Association, as well as in the Medical Institute of Fayette County. In his social connections, he is a Knight of Pythias. Dr. Boggess occupies for his office a nicely-equipped suite of rooms on the corner of Fayette and Court Streets. His residence is conveniently located on North Fayette Street, and is presided over by his accomplished wife, formerly Miss Ada Peddicord, of Highland County, who was united .in marriage with him June 30, 1887. They are the parents of one son, Haldor M. Since locating in Washington C. H.. Dr. Boggess has, by his kind treatment of all, won hosts of friends, who one and all wish him a continuance of his prosperity in the future. SCOTT BEATTY, a resident of Perry Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, is a native citizen of Marion Township, Fayette County, having had his birth September 9,1850. The father bears the name of I. N. Beatty, and is one of the most prosperous farmers and stock-raisers in Pickaway County. A sketch of the father will be found elsewhere in this book. The mother was known in her maidenhood by the name of Margaret Hidy, and, with her husband, was a native of Ohio. Our subject received the advantages of a common-school education, supplemented by a course of two years at the Southwestern Normal at Lebanon, Ohio. At the age of twenty-one years, he commenced in active life for himself, taking up farming and stock-raising on the same farm he now occupies and which occupation he still carries on successfully. Mr. Beatty was married in July, 1875, to Mary Decker, a native of Ohio, and a daughter of A. S, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 439 Decker, a native of Switzerland. The father came to this country at an early age and engaged in the business of harness-making, which vocation he has ever since continued. He married, in 1850, Catherine Timmons, a native of Ohio, and by this union two children have been born, Mary, the wife of our subject, being the elder. J. B. is now living in Fayette County. One child has come to bless the home and fireside of our subject and his estimable wife, to whom they have given the name of Maggie Alma, who was born July 3, 1876. Our subject is a stanch Republican in his political views, and, in his religious belief, is a Universalist. He is a member of F. & A. M. Lodge No. 392, at New Holland, and also belongs to the John A. Logan Lodge, K. of P., and has belonged to the School Board, and been President of the same for years. His fine farm consists of two hundred and forty broad and fertile acres of finely improved land and is located three and one-half miles from New Holland. On this place he carries on general farming, and is an extensive dealer in stock, having some, of the best in the township. He is a man who is well liked by every one who meets him, and is a whole-souled and genial man, who has hosts of friends and acquaintances. JAMES McCOLLISTER. The family of which this gentleman is an honored and able representative was among the earliest settlers of the Buckeye State, coming hither when dense forests occupied the present site of prosperous villages and fertile farms. Since that early day, the various members of the family have contributed to the development of the State, and especially of Pickaway County, clearing the land of its forest growth, tilling the soil in which they turned the first furrows, and erecting buildings adapted to farming purposes. Our subject, who is one of the popular farmers of Wayne Township, Pickaway County, was born in Jackson Township, this county, August 26, 1845. His grandfather, Jacob McCollister, was born June 16, 1778, removed from Maryland to Ohio in pioneer times and settled first in Ross County, whence he removed to Pickaway County and followed farming pursuits. His death occurred April 21, 1844, while a resident of Jackson Township. His wife, Margaret McCollister, was born June 1, 1783, and died July 24, 1852. The father of our subject, Nelson McCollister, whose portrait is shown on the opposite page, was one of a large family and was born in Ross County, November 6, 1809. He grew to manhood upon a farm and engaged AS an agriculturist all his life. His farm was in Wayne Township, where he owned and operated a fine estate. During the early days, he was Captain of a Company of State militia, and served as Trustee of the township of Wayne for a1 out ten years. He was a faithful member of the Methodist. Episcopal Church for many years prior to his decease, which occurred October 15, 1888. A man of broad information and culture, he stood high in the estimation of his neighbors. The mother of our subject was Elizabeth, daughter of James Thompson, a native of Virginia, who came to Ohio very early in the history of this State, married here and reared a family of children. Mrs. Elizabeth McCollister, who was born December 26, 1817, is still living and makes her home with her son James. Religiously, she is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. She is the mother of .five children, four daughters and one son, namely: Margaret, wife of James E. Elliott, of Ottawa, Kan.; Sarah, Mrs. E. L. Hall, who lives near our subject; James, of this sketch; Mary E., wife of Joseph Hall, a resident of Wayne Township; and one that died in infancy. Since his parents settled on the homestead in Wayne Township, it has been the residence of our subject. Hither in 1888 he brought his bride, Mary E., daughter of John S. and Elizabeth (Owens) Neff, and a native of Jackson Township. Her mother died when she was only about fourteen years old, and her father is now a farmer in Jackson Township. Mr. and Mrs. McCollister lived together in happiness until separated by the death of the wife, which occurred January 5, 1892. She was sincerely mourned in the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which she was a faithful member; in the circle of 440 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. warm personal friends, whom she had gathered around her, and especially in her home by the bereaved husband and orphaned boy. Two children had blessed the union: John Nelson, born August 11, 1889, and James Leroy, born July 15,1891, who died in infancy. In his political preference, Mt. McCollister has always been a strong temperance advocate and is now a Prohibitionist. His farm consists of eighty-eight acres of well-improved land, and he is also the half owner of eleven hundred and sixty acres in White County, Ind. In connection with general farming, he is interested in stock-raising, in which he has met with success. THOMAS J. HOUSTON. One of the many fine farms in Madison County is located in Summerford Township, and comprises two hundred acres of land, the most of which is under excellent cultivation. Our subject has placed on his estate various substantial buildings, supplied it with an adequate amount of machinery, and gradually developed the land until it may justly be ranked among the finest homesteads in the township. Mr. Houston has further improved his land by erecting thereon a nice brick residence, which is presided over by his amiable wife. John M. and Maria E. (Cartmell) Houston were natives respectively of Kentucky and Clarke County, this State, and after their marriage resided in the above-named place until 1837, when they came to Summerford Township, and there made their home for forty years. They then removed to London, where they were residing at the time of their death, the father passing away in February, 1879, and the mother December 25, 1890. Mr. Houston was actively engaged in farming until his removal to London, where he was ranked among the best citizens. Thomas J. Houston was the fourth child in the parental family of ten. He is a native of this township, his birth occurring April 24, 1842. He was reared on his home farm and received limited school advantages in his neighborhood. November 9, 1875, he was married to Miss Kate Locke, daughter Of John B. and Lovisa (Morris) Lauck, whose biography the reader will find elsewhere in this volume. Mrs. Houston was the eldest but one in their family of six children and was born in this township, August 2, 1849. Soon after his marriage, he of whom we write located in London, where he conducted a grocery business for about two years. At the end of that time, selling out, he returned to this township, and for three years operated the old home farm. Again returning to London, he carried on a thriving hardware trade for nearly twelve years, since which time he has made his home on his splendid estate of two hundred acres. Mr. and Mrs. Houston have a family of four children, viz.: Eva, Ora, John L. and Elden B. Ora departed this life when young. Mr. Houston has taken quite an active part in political affairs, being a stanch member of the Republican party. He is one of the enterprising and wide-awake farmers of this locality and has been prominently identified with the unbuilding of Madison County, Ohio. DILDINE SNYDER is an old and honored resident of Pickaway County, who for many years has been prosperously engaged in farming in Walnut Township, owning one of its well improved farms, pleasantly located on section 25. He is a native of Northampton County, Pa., born April 7, 1828. His parents were Daniel and Catherine (Solt) Snyder, who were of Pennsylvanian birth and of German extraction. Early in the '30s, they migrated to Ohio with their children and with his brother's family, making the journey with team and wagon camping wherever night overtook them, and were several weeks on the way. They first located in Fairfield County, but subsequently came to Pick-away County and were among the early settlers of Walnut Township. A short time thereafter, the father's career as a useful pioneer was terminated PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 441 by his untimely death. The mother lived to be a monogenarian, dying several years ago, when past ninety-one years old. The subject of this biography was reared to manhood under pioneer influences receiving his education in the primitive schools of the time, and early learning to do all kinds of farm work. At the age of nineteen, he began life as a farm hand in the employ of others, his wages ranging from $7 to $10 and $12, and even $16 a month, and in that manner he obtained capital to start for himself, after being thus engaged for several years. He is a self-made man, and by the aid of his wife, who has been a true helpmate and a wise counselor, he has built up a home replete with comfort, and has improved one of the best farms of the township. It comprises three hundred and twenty-two acres of choice land, which is well tilled, and is provided with a good set of buildings, his barn being one of the finest built in this section. Mr. Snyder is well known for his strict honesty and unswerving integrity of thought and act, and he and his wife enjoy a high reputation for their unbounded hospitality and charitable spirit. They have witnessed the many changes that have been wrought in this township and they have played well their part n its material and social development. He served has School Director and has never neglected an opportunity to do all in his power to promote the progress of the community. He and his wife are sincere Christians, and his religious relations are with the Lutheran Church, of which he is a member, while she belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder entered upon their wedded life November 20, 1856, and it has been blessed to them by the birth of nine children, namely: Sarah F., wife of Daniel Stein; Mary C., wife of William May; Louisa J., wife of Lyman Reigle; Emma J., wife of John May: Clara B., wife of William Hall; Flora E., a student at the Normal School at Ada; Edson J., also attending school at Ada; Ada F., and an infant who died unnamed. Mrs. Snyder, whose maiden name was Syrena Walters, is a native of Ohio, born in Fairfield County, February 16, 1835, into the pioneer home of Daniel and Mary (Peters) Walters. Her father was a Pennsylvanian, while her mother was a native of Maryland, and was of German descent. Her paternal grandparents were early settlers of Fairfield County, having located there when her father was eight years old. Mrs. Snyder is one of eleven children, 'of whom these six are living, John, Samuel, Festus, Caroline (Mrs. Reuben Murray), Josephine (Mrs. Thomas Griffin) and Mrs. Snyder.    JOSEPH M. HOWELL, M. D., Secretary of the Board of Pension Examiners and a leading physician and surgeon of Washington C. H., was born in Auglaize County, Ohio, March 17, 1863, the son of Joseph G. and Jane (Miller) Howell. His youth was passed upon his father's farm, and; like so many who have since attained to usefulness and conspicuous positions in the professions, he engaged in tilling the soil during his boyhood. He was a studious child, possessing unusual mental acuteness and keen perceptive qualities. Facts gleaned from his textbooks were stored in his mind, until he had accumulated a large fund of knowledge from which to draw as occasion suggested. His course of study completed in the common schools of the neighborhood, our subject, ambitious to excel and desirous of increasing his knowledge, entered the Ohio University at Ada, where he completed his literary studies. On starting out for himself, he taught for three winters in a select school in his native county, and employed his leisure time in reading medicine with Dr. H. L. Mann, of Wapakoneta, for one year, and with Prof. R. W. Thrift, of Lima, for about the same length of time. He took courses of medical lectures at the Starling Medical College, in Columbus, Ohio, from which he was graduated March 4, 1885. Opening an office in Corning, Perry County, Ohio, the young Doctor soon established a good country practice, but feeling that his interests would be better subserved in another and larger 442 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. city, he went on a tour of inspection through the West and Southwest., traveling some eight thousand miles, but returning better satisfied with the Buckeye State than ever before. In 1888, he located at Lumberton, Clinton County, from which place he removed to Washington C. H. in 1890. Although his residence in this city has extended, over a comparatively brief period, he already is deeply engrossed in professional labors and has little time. for social enjoyments and recreations. During the administration of President Harrison, he was appointed a member of the Board of Pension Examiners, through the influence of his intimate friend, Col. Doane, Member of Congress for this district, and soon after the appointment, January 11, 1891, was elected Secretary of the Board In the enjoyment of the society of his wife and 'children, the Doctor finds one of his greatest pleasures. He was married April 10, 1884, to Miss Eva, daughter of Dr. J. M. Flood, of Springfield, Ohio, and they are the parents of two bright and intelligent children, Lorena and Fred. Dr. and Mrs. Howell are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and sincere Christians, ever endeavoring to make the world better for their presence in it. Socially, he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and is identified with both the Fayette and Green County Medical Societies, and also the State Medical Society. JOSEPH P. MILLER. Among the esteemed and representative citizens of Walnut Township, there are none more worthy of a place in this record than the subject of this sketch and his good wife. He is a native of this part of Pickaway County, born September 10, 1832, and is a son of Peter and Mary (Scothorn) Miller, honored pioneers of this county, who were natives respectively of Berks County, Pa., and of Greenbrier County, Va. When a young man, Peter Miller emigrated to this county with his parents and other members of the family, coming with team and wagons, and settling on section 3, Walnut Township, taking up their abode in the woods, and being among the first pioneers to venture into these parts. They had. to endure many hardships in their frontier life and to deny themselves of many comforts. Their somewhat limited fare was reinforced by wild game, as deer and other animals were them plentiful here. Peter Miller did good service as a soldier in the War of 1812. He was a man of a great deal of character, whose counsel was often sought, and he rose to prominence in his adopted county. For twenty-one years, he was Justice of the Peace, and so well did he administer the laws that in all the many cases tried before him there was never an appeal made to higher court, the litigants appearing before him having the highest confidence in his honesty and fair spirit. He married nearly a hundred couples while acting as Justice, he being a favorite with the young people, who often came a distance of many miles on horseback, accompanied by their friends, to have him tie the nuptial knot. He served as County Commissioner several terms in an early day, and was otherwise active in public life. He was a Whig in politics, and voted for Gen. William Henry Harrison. He was an exceedingly charitable man, and while not a church member, contributed liberally to churches, and used his influence to promote morality and elevate the social status of the community. Ile was thrown from a horse and killed in 1849, and was greatly lamented by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. His name is still cherished for his valuable services as a pioneer of the county. Five of the eight children born to the parents of our subject are living: Elizabeth, wife of Enoch Hines; Stephen; Mary A., wife of Adam Klar; William H. and Joseph P. He of whom this sketch is principally written was reared to man's estate under pioneer influences, and has done his share of pioneer labor. His education was conducted in the early district schools of Walnut Township, which did not offer the advantages afforded to the youth of to-day, but by reading and observation our subject has become well informed and is posted on current topics. When the war was raging the fiercest, he deemed it his duty to leave his family, to place his interests in the hands of his watchful wife, and go forth from PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 443 his beloved home to do what he could for the honor of the old flag, for which his father had nobly fought when it was assailed by foreign foes in the early part of the century. Accordingly, he identified himself with the Home Guards, becoming a member of Company C, One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Regiment, which was attached to the Army of the Potomac. He was placed on guard at Norfolk, Va., and acted in that capacity subsequently at City Point and White House Landing, and also at Martinsburg, Va. He was honorably discharged August 27, 1864, at the expiration of his term of enlistment of one hundred days. His army life is commemorated by his connection with Parson Post No. 670, G. A. R., at Nebraska, of which he is one of the leading members. He has served the post as Sergeant, and is now Chaplain thereof. He is a credit to the citizenship of his native county in every way, and is deeply concerned in all that pertains to its well being. He has assisted in the management of the local schools as Director, and in him the Republican party finds an intelligent supporter. Mr. Miller returned to his home in Madison Township after he left the army, and found that his, capable wife had kept his farm in good order, keeping it up to the same high state of cultivation that it had reached under his fostering care. He still retains that farm, which comprises one hundred 'and twenty-two acres of well-improved land, but after living on it a quarter of a century he removed with his family to his present pleasant place of residence on section 16, in his native township. Mr. Miller was married, October 1, 1854, to Miss Mahala Culp, also a native of Walnut Township. Mrs. Miller was born June 7,1835, and is a daughter of Henry and Sarah (Spangler) Culp. Her parents came to Pickaway County in the early days of its settlement, and for a time lived in Salt Creek Township. They then came to Walnut Township, and resided here for years, the father dying in 1872, and the mother in 1864. He was one of the early auctioneers of Walnut Township. In politics he was a Democrat. Both he and his wife were valued members of the Lutheran Church. They were the parents of eleven children, of whom these six are living: Amos; Harriet, wife of George Cromley; Cynthia, widow of John Zaayer; Naomi, widow of Monroe Bradley; Lorain, wife of Benjamin Brobst; and Mrs. Miller. Our subject and his wife have been blessed with two children: Sarah A., deceased, and Henry E. JOSHUA C. ROBINSON, a retired farmer living at Bloomingburgh, has been a resident of Fayette County for nearly seventy years, and is one of its oldest and most venerated citizens, who is deserving of honor as a pioneer, in that be has reclaimed a goodly farm from the wilderness that prevailed when he came here as a boy. A native of Ohio, our subject was born February 3, 1810, in one of the earliest pioneer homes of Ross County, that was situated five miles from Chillicothe. His father, whose given name was William, and who was a Pennsylvanian by birth, came to this State in 1796, in Territorial days, and purchased Government land, which he developed into the farm just mentioned as the birthplace of his son, and on that he spent his remaining years, diligently engaged in agricultural pursuits, and in attending to the duties of his office as Justice of the Peace, in which capacity he served many years in Ross County. He was a man of firm religious convictions, and the Presbyterian Church, of which he is a member, found in him one of its mainstays. In politics, he was a Whig. He was of sterling Irish ancestry, both of his parents having been born in Ireland. He was twice married; the maiden name of his second wife, the mother our subject, was Sarah Conwell, and she was a native of Pennsylvania. Her parents also came from Ireland. She lived to be seventy-five years old. Of her eight children, all grew to maturity but one, who was drowned when young. He of whom this biography is principally written is the sixth child and third son of his parents. In 1824, he came to Fayette County with his mother, with whom he made his home until her death: He always devoted himself to farming, from the time he was old enough to handle a hoe 444 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. and spade, until he retired with a competency to spend his last years in comfort, free from the cares and labors that beset him earlier in his career. He remained on the same farm in Paint Township many years, and in the meantime placed his one hundred and thirty-six acres under good tillage, and erected a substantial set of buildings, including a comfortable, well-built house, good barns, etc. In 1875, he sold his farm at a good profit, and removed to his present place of residence in the pretty village of Bloomingburgh, abandoning his ,business as a general farmer. Mr. Robinson is a man of unimpeachable rectitude of character, and the record of his long life is such as to command the fullest approbation and confidence of his fellow-men: He was active in public life for many years as Supervisor of Paint Township, and the Republican party has always found in him a steadfast adherent, while the Presbyterian Church numbers him among its most valued members. Our subject has been blessed with a good wife, whose fidelity and constant helpfulness have been of important service to him. Mrs. Robinson, who bore the maiden name of Eliza A. Stitt, was born hi 'Orange County, N. Y., January 24, 1811, a daughter of Luke and Jane (Young) Stitt. She was married to our subject, June 19, 1834, and for fifty-eight years they have shared life's joys and sorrows. They, have never had any children but those of adoption, whom they have reared as tenderly as if they were their own. NOAH G. DAVENPORT is another of the many prominent citizens of Pickaway County, Ohio, who was born in the Buckeye State, and is one of the popular lumbermen of Circleville, that State. The "Davenport Lumber Yard" has, for many years, been universally known in this•city and county for fair dealing, reliability, and the variety ,and size of its stock of all kinds of lumber 'that enter into the construction of buildings, fences, bridges, etc. The business was established in 1840 by the late Mr. George Davenport, who, until his decease last year, conducted it in a manner that gave it a reputation for reliability and enterprise, and won for it the confidence of the public. Since the decease of its founder, his son, Mr. N. G. Davenport, who has been associated with the business for eighteen years, purchased the interest of his father's estate, and has conducted the affairs of the enterprise. Mr. Davenport has taken hold of the affairs of this old and reliable business with push and energy, is a man of excellent business acumen, and has met with well-deserved success. -He has now in stock, a large variety of moulded front doors, verandas, porches, window and door screens, outside and inside blinds, mouldings, frames, casings, porch columns, and all the essentials for the construction of a house. He has a very large stock, with prices of the lowest, and that his efforts have resulted already in augmenting the business is evident from the fact that he has this spring secured contracts, in competition with home and foreign dealers, for furnishing material for some of the largest building jobs let this season, among which are thirteen cars of lumber .for the Crites Brothers' Flouring Mill, now in process of construction. The father of our subject, George Davenport, was born in Staffordshire, England, on the 3d of June, 1817, and his father, Samuel Davenport, was also a native of that country, and was employed in her Majesty's service as Queen's Surveyor. The latter was a man of education, and one universally respected. He brought his family to Utica, N. Y., in 1832, was seventy days in making the voyage, and, after a short residence there, he came to Pickaway County, Ohio, locating on a farm of three hundred and twenty acres in Walnut Township, where h cultivated the soil until his death, when fifty years of age. He was a member of the Episcopal Church. The father of our subject was but fifteen years of age when he accompanied his parents to America and settled with them on the farm in Pickaway County, Walnut Township. After reaching mature years, he bought a farm of three hundred acres in Pickaway Township, but later located in Circleville, and was superintendent for his brother-in-law, James S. Wilkes, at his warehouse and in the limber business, until the death of Mr. Wilkes. In 1858, Mr. Davenport bought PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 445 the lumber-yards in Circleville, and continued to carry on this business in a very successful manner until his death on the 14th of November, 1890. In politics, he affiliated with the Republican party, and was on the City Council for some time. He was a member of the Board of Education, and socially, was a member .of Columbia Lodge No. 32, I. O. O. F. He was a successful lumber merchant for years, was known all over the county and vicinity, and was highly esteemed, both in business and social circles. He married Miss Margaret A. Lee, a native of Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio, and the daughter of Lloyd Lee, who was one of the pioneer settlers here. Mr. Lee was a native of Baltimore, Md., but came to Ohio at an early date. Mrs. Davenport was the third in order of birth of four daughters, and was reared and educated in Circleville. She now resides on the old home place, at the corner of Scioto and Walnut Streets. The four children born to this worthy couple were named as follows: Ella, Mrs. George Krats, of Akron, Ohio; Noah G. (our subject); Lizzie, widow of Bud Ensworth, resides in Circleville, and is register clerk at the Postoffice; and George A. Our subject was born in Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio, on the 22d of October, 1857, and was reared and educated in the High School. In 1873, he entered the State University at Columbus, and attended about eighteen months. Two years later, he became associated with his father as manager of the yards, and continued in that capacity until the latter's death. On the 9th of December, 1890, he became sole owner of the yards, the dimensions of which are 500x200 feet. The yard is on the Scioto Valley Railroad and also the Ohio Canal. Mr. Davenport handles all kinds of lumber and building material, has increased his yards and stock, and is doing a flourishing business. He attends strictly to his lumber business, is a thorough-going, persevering and enterprising man, and is well deserving the measure of success which he has attained. He erected a fine residence at the corner of Washington and Mound Streets in 1888, and there he resides at the present time. Mr. Davenport was married in Upper Sandusky on the 22d of March, 1883, to Miss Belle Maxwell, a native of Upper Sandusky, and the daughter of J. A. Maxwell, who was engaged as a dry-goods merchant there. Mr. and Mrs. Davenport are the parents of one child: Martha Lee. Our subject has been a member of the Board of Equalization for six years, and is the only Republican on the Board. He has shown his appreciation of secret organizations by becoming a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Elks, Mystic Circle, and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. In politics, he is a stanch supporter of the principles of the Republican party. In the spring of 1892, he was elected a member of the City Council, from the Second Ward, with a majority of forty-five, having a majority of one hundred and forty-five to overcome, and has been a delegate to county and State conventions. DR. CHARLES E. PAGE, D. D. S. It is gratifying to the observant biographer to record for the perusal of future generations events of interest in the life of a gentleman who has met with success in the prosecution of his profession. In the best sense of the word, Dr. Page is successful, having gained the esteem and confidence of a large circle of friends, as well as an enviable reputation as a dentist. Since 1887, he has followed his profession in Washington C. H., where he is busily engaged in attending to the demands of his extensive practice. Born in Clermont County, Ohio, June 19, 1855, our subject is the son of Thomas Page, likewise a native of Clermont County and an attorney by profession. His mother, Mary (Dennis) Page, is a sister of Dr. John F. Dennis, a prominent citizen of Washington C. H. Charles E. gained the rudiments of his education in the common schools of his native place and completed his schooling in Clermont Academy. After officiating in the capacity of a teacher for a time in Fayette County, he entered the office of Dr. Dennis, his uncle, with whom he commenced the study of dentistry. Later, he entered the dental department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. 446 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. With a large fund of information on .the various questions arising in the procession to which he had determined to devote his life, and with a worthy ambition to excel, the young Doctor opened an office in Frankfort, Ross County, Ohio, where he practiced for six years. The village was small, and realizing the benefit to be derived from a larger field of work, he resolved to remove to Washington C. H. Here the opened an office in a central location and, devoting himself to his profession with the Same assiduity which ever characterized his labors, he soon gained an honorable place among his fellow-citizens, and an established . reputation as a reliable dentist. The popular lady who presides over Dr. Page's home was formerly Miss Lizzie Irwin, and became the wife of the Doctor June 25, 1886, at Frankfort, Ohio. Her father, Thomas Irwin, was a resident of that village, where her entire life was spent prior to her marriage. She was a widow at the time of her union with the Doctor, her first husband having been John Anderson. The religious home of Dr. and Mrs. Page is in the Presbyterian Church, and they are active workers in religious and benevolent circles. He is looked upon as a man who encourages all worthy enterprises and gives his substantial support to whatever tends to the general welfare. Commencing life with little capital, he has already, through habits of industry combined with excellent judgment, accumulated a handsome competence and has a pleasant home, in which are found all the comforts of life. WILLIAM H. THOMAS. It may well be the pride of our subject that he has reclaimed a fruitful tract of land from its natural condition, transforming it into a finely improved and highly cultivated farm, one of the best in Monroe Township, and in so doing has materially aided in perfecting the development of the rich agricultural resources of Pickaway, his native county. He was born in Monroe Township, May 15, 1835, in the pioneer home of Jackson and Elizabeth (Norris) Thomas, of whom an account is given in the sketch of their son Jackson. Our subject was educated in the local district school, which in his early days was taught on the subscription plan. It was held in an old log house, that was rudely furnished with slab benches, and was a mile and a half from his home, the way to it lying through the forest, wherein his father blazed the trees to mark the path. His school privileges were limited to three months' attendance in the winter, as his services were required on the farm at other seasons of the year. He was twelve years old when his father died, and at the age of nineteen, he began farming the home place, and carried it on until his marriage, when he located on the farm that he has since occupied in Monroe Township. The log house that stood on the place, and in which he and his bride commenced their wedded life, was burned the same year, and h built a commodious hewn-log house that is still standing. In 1876, Mr. Thomas erected a commodious frame residence, a view of which is elsewhere shown. He has also built a good barn and other substantial buildings, and in the thirty and more years that he has had possession of his farm, which comprises two hundred and seventy-eight acres of soil of surpassing fertility, he has wrought a wondrous change by the power of persistent and skillful labor, and that which was once a wilderness is now one of the best tilled farms in the township, every acre being under cultivation. It was originally swampy, but is now tiled in every direction, and is well drained. He devotes it to mixed farming, and the corn that he raises he feeds to his stock. He fattens a good many cattle, selling a car-load every year, and also raises about a hundred hogs a year, making much of his money from the sale of his swine. A liberal. minded, level-headed man, endowed with those traits of character that win confidence, he has not only done well in the management of his own private affairs, but has made a good public official as Trustee of the township, which position he has held two years. His politics are of the Democratic order. The marriage of our subject with Miss Sarah J. Dick was solemnized October 28, 1858. and they PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 449 have reared four children to honorable and useful lives. Their son, Edgar .A., is at home; Nathan E. is Deputy. Treasurer of Pickaway County; Agnes is the wife of Job Carpenter, a farmer residing in Darbyville; Ida M. is the wife of Charles Schram, of New York. Mrs. Thomas was born in Perry Township, October 28, 1834, a daughter of Nathan Dick, an early settler of the county, and an extensive farmer of Perry Township in his day. She a fine woman, and in her the Methodist Church one of its most faithful working members until her decease, which occurred on the 29th of January,1880. JOHN J. WALTERS. This prominent farmer residing on section 11, Circleville Township, Pickaway County, was born in Amanda Township, Fairfield County, this State, August 28, 1833. He is the son of Daniel Walters, s native of Pennsylvania, who came to Ohio when eight years of age with his parents. His father, George Walters, was also a native of the Keystone State, and on coming hither, settled in Fairfield County, clearing a farm in Amanda Township, there h continued to reside until his death. The father of our subject was one in a family six children, all of whom are deceased. He was d on his father's farm and continued to live eon until his death, in the latter part of the firm in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The maiden name of our subject's mother was Mary Peters. She passed from this life August 24, 1887, when in her eighty-first year. She had been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years previous to her decease. He of whom we write was the eldest in the parental family of eleven children, six of whom living. He was only permitted to attend 1 six months in his life, but fully appreciating the value of a knowledge of books, he died at home and is thus self-made in all that that term implies. The schools of that early period were carried on on the subscription plan and bore bat little semblance to the schools of the present day. The original of this sketch was about twenty-one years of age on the death of his father, and thus remained at home and cared for his mother until reaching his thirty-first year. In 1865, he located on a tract of land which he had purchased some time previously, and in 1880 moved to Circleville Township, where he became the owner of two hundred and forty-four acres of productive land, which was known as the old Stout Farm. March 5, 1860, Mary J. Dresbach, who was born in Pickaway Township, became the wife of our subject. Mrs. Walters was the daughter of Manuel Dresbach, a native of Fairfield County. Her mother was Mary Rice, daughter of James E. and Jane Rice, early settlers in this county. Mrs. Walters was the eldest of their five children, her birth occurring January 4, 1847. Five children have been born to our subject and his estimable wife: Ida J.., who was born November 25, 1865, is now deceased; Maggie, born May 19, 1867, is the wife of Edward Valentine and resides in Washington Township; Mazie was born August 29, 1869, and is the wife of Israel Valentine, a farmer of Washington Township; Minie is deceased; John E. was born May 4, 1885. In politics, Mr. Walters is a Republican and is warmly interested in all local affairs. He is the possessor of one hundred and thirteen acres of land in Walnut Township, one hundred and six acres in Fairfield County and two hundred and forty-four acres in the home farm. He carries on general farming, in addition to which he raises the best breeds of cattle and horses. He started out in life with limited means and now ranks among the largest landholders of the county. He is a typical American, having risen to his present station in life through his own exertions, and is now living in the enjoyment of the results of his early industry. A view of his pleasant home is presented on another page. Samuel Peters, the maternal grandfather of our subject, was a native of Maryland, emigrating to Ohio in 1812 with a family of ten children and just that number of dollars in his pocket. One wagon held all their household effects on the journey hither, the trip being made overland, and they settled at once in Fairfield County. The country round about In that early day was covered with a