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WARREN TOWNSHIP.

John Albrecht, a member of the firm of Reed & Albrecht, tanners, is a native of Bavaria, Germany, where he was born September 23, 1851. His father and mother, Balthaser and Elizabeth, emigrated to this country in 1852, settling at Marietta, Ohio, where the father went to farming. He died there in 1860. The mother was again married to Michael Wagner and still resides in Marietta. Twelve children were born of the first marriage, six of whom are living: Balthasar, John, Andrew, Henry, Martha, Mary, and our subject. By the second marriage she had one son, Lewis, who now lives in Pittsburgh, Penn. John went to school at Marietta, and learned the trade of tanner in that place and in Pittsburgh. In 1882 he went to Barnes-

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ville, to become a partner in the firm of Reed & Albrecht, which he still continues. Elizabeth, daughter of John Bickert, became his wife in 1874. They are the parents of a fine family of five children: Katie, John, William, Edward and Charley. Mr. Albrecht is an active democrat, which party he now represents in the city council, and is also a member of the democratic central committee. He.is a member of Warren lodge, No. 76, K. of P. His religious beliefs are founded upon the faith of the Roman Catholic church.

Valentine Ault is one of seven children which were born to George and Margaret Ault. The children were: Andrew; Mary Ann, wife of Davis Weir; Valentine; Margaret, deceased; Catherine, who lives in Virginia; Hannah, who is the wife of Louis Sumptor, at Warnock Station; and three children who died when quite young. George Ault, the father of our subject, was one of the old settlers of Belmont county, having settled near St. Clairsville about the year 1800. Mr. Ault was of Dutch descent. He died in 1875. Mrs. Ault, the wife of George, died in 1834, with the cholera. Mr. and Mrs. Ault were members of the Lutheran church. Mr. Valentine Ault, who is the subject of this sketch, was born July 29, 1818, near St. Clairsville. He spent most of his boyhood days on the farm of his father, but at the age of sixteen left home and learned the carpenter's trade with his brother-in-law. He followed this trade until he reached the age of twenty-five. By thrift and industry he had managed to accumulate a sum with which he rented a farm and then took a lease for five years. At the end of that time he rented a farm for two years, but remained but one year, when he removed to the farm of his father-in-law, and remained thirteen years, having bought the farm in the meantime. In 1864 he sold this farm and bought one near Barnesville, and it is here that he now resides, having by his own hard work made for himself and children a nice home. Mr. Ault married Margaret Ault, and this union has been blessed by the followingchildren, viz.: Elizabeth Tirzah, deceased; Joseph, who is in Washington; Anna, who is living at home; Marion, who keeps the farm in order; Arabella, deceased; Mary Etta, who is at home; Arlington, who has just returned from Washington; a baby which died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Ault are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, of Barnesville, and have been since their marriage.

One of the most prominent, if not the most prominent, business man of Barnesville, Ohio, is John Bradfield, who was born in 1813, in the county of York, England. In 1827 he, in company with his father and mother, Joseph and Isabella Bradfield, and his several brothers and sisters, came to America. The children were: Joseph, Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary and John. The family came direct to Baltimore, and from there to Belmont county, Ohio, settling upon a farm about four miles north of Barnesville. His education, which was received in England, was limited, but being a lover of books, like many another self-made man, he has by improving his spare moments, informed himself upon all of the leading topics of the day. Mr. Bradfield remained on his father's farm until 1838, when he began to buy

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and ship leaf tobacco. Meeting with great success in this his first business experience, he remained in it for three years, at the expiration of which time he bought out the firm of James Barnes & Sons, general merchants. He has continued in this business until recently, running it in connection with the tobacco trade. From time to time, as his several sons have become of age, he has taken them into the firm. The privations of his youth have stood him in good stead, as from them he learned the lesson of economy, and self-reliance. In the spring of 1889, Mr. Bradfield retired from the general merchandise business, turning it over entirely to his sons, who have inherited their father's sagacity to a considerable degree. The firm, in connection with the First National bank, are building one of the finest business blocks of its size in the state, at a cost of $50,000. The First National bank is another monument to this honorable citizen's enterprise and wisdom. He was its president from its inception, in 1864, until the year 1875, at which time he retired, his son Edward then taking the office of cashier. Besides having organized the bank, the Gas company of Barnesville, owes its beginning to him. He has been the president of the latter organization for some eight or ten years. The company has lately contracted to take and control the electric light plant. Mr. Bradfield is preeminently a public-spirited man, one who has always favored and aided any and all legitimate enterprises that would tend toward building up the town, and bettering the condition of its citizens. With his large fortune, and many personal attainments, it is no wonder that political offices have been tendered him; the senatorial prize has been cast in his way, but he has steadfastly refused to connect himself in any way with politics. In 1843 he married Anna L. Shannon, daughter of Thomas Shannon, a brother of Ex-Governor Shannon. Four boys and two girls have blessed this marriage. They are: Thomas, Edward, John W., Anna, Charles and Kate. Mrs. Bradfield was born and raised in Barnesville. In 1889 Mrs. Bradfield passed away to reap the reward of a devoted wife, and a wise, affectionate mother. Mr. Bradfield was one of the principal organizers of the Presbyterian church at Barnesville, of which both he and his wife were charter members. The town of Barnesville perhaps owes more of its prosperily to John Bradfield than to any other one man.

Hon. William Bundy, one of Warren township's early settlers and a man of considerable influence, was one of eleven children, viz.: Mary, deceased; Ezekiel, deceased; Eli, deceased; Charity, deceased; John, living in Barnesville; Nathan, deceased; Sarah, deceased; William, our subject; Dempsey, deceased; C. deceased, and Elizabeth, born to William and Sarah Bundy. William Bundy, the father of our subject, was born in 1780 in North Carolina, and came to Belmont county about 1807, and settled on the farm near Barnesville now occupied by William Bundy. William Bundy, Jr., remained here until his death in 1828. His wife, Sarah (Overman) Bundy, was also a native of North Carolina. The Bundys are of Scotch descent. Mr. and Mrs. Bundy were members of the Society of Friends, and have

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been by birthright as far back as can be remembered. Mr. Bundy, our subject, was born near where he now lives in 1819, and spent his boyhood days on the farm. He received his education in the schools of his neighborhood. At the age of twenty-four he married Miss Prudence Word, by whom he had one child, Allen, who died when about twenty-two years of age. Mrs. Bundy lived but about eighteen months after her marriage. In three years he was again united in marriage to Miss Asenath Doudna, a daughter of Joel Doudna, who was a native of North Carolina. By this union nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Bundy, viz.: Prudence, deceased; T. Clarkson; Almedia, deceased; Evaline, deceased; Charles, deceased; Diliwyn, Rebecca H., and one child that died in infancy. The family are all members of the Society of Friends. In 1875 Mr. Bundy was elected representative by the republicans. Although the county was democratic, he served them so well that all parties were satisfied. On September 22, 1889, he suffered a great affliction in the death of his devoted wife, his companion of forty-two years. Mr. Bundy lives on his pleasant farm of 365 acres of well-cultivated land. He is liked by all his neighbors, and is well spoken of by all who know him.

James Edgerton is one of thirteen children, ten of whom lived to reach manhood and womanhood, the following of whom are still living, namely: Eunice T., wife of John Thomasson; James; Joseph, a resident of Iowa; Nathan, who lives near the city of Philadelphia; Mary, wife of Allen T. Lee, of California; Jesse, a resident of Columbiana county, Ohio; Walter, who lives in Harrison county, Ohio, and Rachel, wife of Charles Cope, of Columbiana county. The above are children of Joseph and Charity Edgerton, the former born in Wayne county in 1797, and came to Ohio about 1804 with his parents, settling near Captina creek, where he erected a flouring-mill in an early day. Joseph Edgerton remained in Belmont county until the spring of 1865, at which time his death occurred. .Charity Edgerton was the daughter of John and Miriam Doudna, who moved to Ohio from North Carolina about the year 1804. Mr. and Mrs. Edgerton were

members of the Society of Friends, and are remembered as very substantial people in the community where they resided. Mrs. Edgerton died in Belmont county in 1854. James Edgerton was born in Belmont county, Ohio, in 1828, and received his early educational training in such schools as the county at that time afforded. He subsequently attended a boarding school at Mt. Pleasant, conducted by the Friends, where he obtained a practical knowledge of the higher branches of learning. When twenty-four years of age he was united in marriage with Mary Ann Williams, daughter of William and Rebecca Williams. Mr. Williams was a native of Bucks county, Penn., born in 1810. He came to Belmont county, Ohio, in 1819, and died here in the year 1879. Mrs. Williams was born in 1814, and departed this life in 1874. To James and Mary Edgerton have been born ten children, namely: William D., Rebecca, Joseph S., Thomas D. (who was drowned in 1885), Caroline, Mary J., Sarah T., Walter J., ' James W. and Anna E. Mr. and Mrs. Edgerton and all of their chil-

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dren are members of the Society of Friends, and as such are highly esteemed in the community where they reside. Mr. Edgerton lives within two miles of the city of Barnesville, where he is extensively engaged in fruit culture, making a specialty of raspberries and strawberries, large quatities of which he ships every year to Chicago, Philadelphia and other points.

Dr. James Sykes Ely is one of the leading physicians of Belmont county, Ohio. He first saw the light of day August 22, 1832, near Darlington, Hartford county, Md. He is a son of Jacob and Sarah (Brown) Ely, who are members of the Society of Friends. His paternal ancestors came from England to America, in the year of the foundation of the city of Philadelphia, under the auspices of that famous Quaker, William Penn. The father was a native of Maryland, but in 1832 moved to Ohio. He was a cabinet-maker and carpenter by trade, and worked at his trade for several years after he came to Morristown, where he had located. In about 1838, he removed to Loydsville, where he entered the general merchandise trade, in which he remained the rest of his life. Dr. Ely's early education was meager, a short time spent in the common school, and a still shorter period in a seminary, was all the schooling he was able to obtain. After he reached the age of twelve, his studies were pursued with great ardor and perseverance at home, without the aid of a preceptor. At the age of seventeen years, he began the study of medicine under the supervision of Dr. C. Schooley, then at Loydsville, afterward at Martin's Ferry, Ohio. At the end of three years he had finished the standard course, as it was then termed. Deterred by his extreme youth from entering at once on the practice of his chosen profession, he went to teaching temporarily. In 1856, he located at Somerton, Ohio, and in 1862 attended a course of lectures at the medical college of Ohio, graduating in the following June. Upon a call being made for surgeons to serve in the Union army he attended the examinations held at Columbus, and was commissioned November 18, 1862, an assistant surgeon of the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth regiment of Ohio volunteers. Joining the regiment at Cumberland, Md., on November 14, 1862, when the forces were driven out of Martinsburg, Va., he volunteered to remain to care for the wounded Union soldiers, and consequently fell into the hands of the enemy, by whom he was paroled and kindly treated. While at Martinsburg, two corps of Lee s army passed through en route to Gettysburg, and he there counted 256 pieces of artillery in their train. On their return he had the pleasure of hearing the enemy curse Gen. Lee for their defeat. Following the fortunes of his regiment, he received a commission as surgeon February 8, 1864. In the ensuing March he passed the examination of the United States Board of Examiners. The examination was extremely rigid, consuming a week's time. As a result of this he was commissioned assistant surgeon of the United States volunteers by the president, April 21, 1864. The Wilderness campaign being at hand, he withheld his acceptance of the commission and remained with his regiment. Subsequently he was

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assigned to the operating staff of his brigade, and there found incessant and exhaustive work-. Upon the arrival of the army at Cold Harbor, he reported to the headquarters of the army of the Potomac, was mustered in as assistant surgeon of the United States volunteers, and was detailed for duty with the department of field hospitals of Whitehouse, Va. In the latter part of June, 1864, these hospitals were removed to City Point, Va. Dr. Ely was there on duty for a time with the Sixth Army Corps hospital, and also with the Fifth Army Corps hospital. December 22, 1864, he was placed in charge of the Ca; airy Corps hospital, principally to accomplish its re-organization. Early in January he was placed in charge of the Depot Field hospital of the Sixth army corps, and retained that position until Lee's surrender, at which time all the hospitals at that place were broken up. On May 26, 1865, having remained until the last moment, he transferred all the remaining hospital inmates aboard the hospital steamer " Connecticut," in charge of J. B. Hood, surgeon of United States volunteers, for transit to Washington. August 12, 1865, he was ordered .to take charge of the City General hospital at Indianapolis, Ind., where he was eventually mustered out, October 16, 1865. He then returned to his home, and November 7, 1865, removed to Barnesville, Ohio, where he now resides. After returning home he received a brevet promotion from the United States. In 1868 he was appointed United States examining surgeon for pensions, a position he held until the inauguration of President Cleveland. He refused the importunities of his friends of both parties to make the application for continuance in this position. Originally, he was a member of the free soil party, but since the advent of the republican party he has been one of its warmest supporters. In 1854, he married Emily E. Hogue, daughter of Samuel Hogue, originally of Loudon county, Va., but resided near Loydsville, Ohio. Her mother's maiden name was Mary Holmes, also of Loudon county, Va. Three boys have come of this union: Ernest S., the only living one, is a graduate of the Cincinnati school of pharmacy. January 18, 1888, Miss Lucretia M. Wood, of near Winchester, Va., became his wife, Laura V. is their child. When Dr. Ely first came to Barnesville, he was in very moderate circumstances, but by close application he has built up a large business. He was one of the organizers of the Peoples' National Bank, and was made president of the same, he still occupies this position. He has been in the drug business ever since his location here. He is also one of the founders of the Gas company, and was its secretary and treasurer. The doctor has the entire confidence of his fellow-townsmen, and has always been one of Barnesville's representative men. He is a Mason, and also a member of the G. A. R., Hilles post, No. 220.

Joseph Gibbons, an old and highly respected citizen of Belmont county, is a son of Homer and Martha Gibbons, the former a native of Loudon county, Va., and the latter of New Jersey. Homer Gibbons came to Ohio in an early day and settled in Jefferson county, where his marriage subsequently occurred. Mrs. Gibbons moved to Ohio about the year 1800, and also settled in Jefferson county, locating near

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Mt. Pleasant. The following are the names of the children born to Homer and Martha Gibbons: John, deceased; Mary, deceased; Enoch, deceased; Sarah, deceased; Homer, Joseph, Jesse, Samuel B., James, William and Robert. Joseph Gibbons, whose name introduces this biography, was born in Belmont county, Ohio, September 27, 1811, and spent his early years on his father's farm. He early chose agriculture for his life work, and in 1836, was united in marriage to Miss Penina, daughter of Samuel and Sarah Williams, who came to Ohio from South Carolina, about the beginning of the present century. Mr. Gibbons experienced all the vicissitudes and hardships incident to pioneer life, and by strict attention to business has succeeded in accumulating a handsome competence. He is now retired from active life, having reached the good old age of seventy-nine years. Mrs. Gibbons was born in the year 1816, and departed this life on the 16th day of February, 1888. The following are the names of the children . of Mr. and Mrs. Gibbons; to-wit: Elama, born October 23, 1838; Eli W., born June 27, 1840; Edmund, born July 28, 1842; Samuel and Homer, twins, born 1844; James S. and Mary H., twins, born March 19, 1847; Joseph B., born February 6, 1850; Anna and Martha, twins, born June 26, 1852; Elizabeth, born September 11, 1854; Lavina H., born August 28, 1860; Edward V., born April 15, 1852.

Peter Giffen, the subject of this sketch, was born November 12, 1842, in Paisley, Scotland, near Glasgow. His father, James Giffen, died when Peter was an infant, and his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Giffen, with her only child, took voyage for America to join her father and brother. Her father and all of his sons were weavers, better known as " the Paisley weavers." One of the sons wove a Paisley shawl for the world's fair held in London in 1850-51, this shawl was afterward presented to Queen Victoria. The mother and son, after landing in New York, went direct to Wheeling, W. Va. Here the mother learned tailoring, and labored industriously to support herself and boy. She was a devout Christian woman, being a member of the Presbyterian church, a worker in the Sabbath school and president of the Missionary society for several years. Mrs. Giffen died in 1860 at the home of her son, where she spent the declining years of her life. In 1862, when nineteen years of age, Mr. Giffen enlisted in Company F, Fifty- second regiment Ohio volunteer infantry. He was engaged in the battles of Perrysville and the Kenesaw Mountain, where his regiment lost many men. He received an honorable discharge at Camp Dennison, June 22, 1865, after having served his country almost three years. Upon his return home he attended school, at the end of one year he began teaching, which he continued to do until 1872. October 3, 1868, Mr. Giffen was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Smith, daughter of Henry and Christenia Smith. Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Giffen, viz.: Flora, deceased; Anna E.; George M.; Arthur, deceased; Willie and Earnest. Mr. and Mrs. Giffen are devoted Christians, having been members of the Presbyterian church for years. Mr. Giffen is an elder in the church and has been superintendent of the Sabbath school twelve or thirteen years. Mr. Giffen is

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interested in several industries, he has an interest in the drug firm of Giffen, Beam & Co., at Powhattan, and is connected with the. firm of Giffen, Branson & Co. of Barnesville. In 1886 he was appointed superintendent of the Belmont County Orphan's Home, where he made his service so valuable that he has been reappointed from year to year. Mr. Giffen is a member of Hilles post, G. A. R., No. 220; also a member of F. & A. M., Friendship lodge, of Barnesville, 0. He is well-to-do, and much respected by all who know him.

The senior proprietor of the Barnesville Republican is T. T. Hanlon, who is a native of Bloomfield, Jefferson county, Ohio, having been born there December 17, 1828. He is the son of William and Elizabeth (Duvall) Hanlon. The father was born in Orange county, N.Y., and the mother in Wellsburg, Va., now West Virginia. The former was a shoemaker by trade, but was engaged in farming most of his life. He gave his son all the education that his limited resources would permit of, sending him to the township schools during his boyhood. Mr. Hanlon learned the merchant tailoring business, and afterward engaged in the mercantile business. He came to Belmont county, Ohio, in 1849, first locating at the mouth of Pipe creek, where he remained for two years, he then removed to Bellesville, Ohio, continuing in the same business there for two and a half years. From there he went to Malaga, where the business was carried on for seven years and a half. After living and keeping store in New Castle, Ohio, for one and a half years, Mr. Hanlon sold out and returned to Malaga. He came to Barnesville in the fall of 1862, first engaging in the mercantile business, which was continued up to 1874, when he went into the paper-jobbing trade, later adding a printing house, under the firm name of T. T. Hanlon & Sons. In 1883, they founded the Barnesville Republican, and in 1885 the firm name was changed to Hanlon Brothers & Company. Mr. Hanlon is a stockholder in the Warren Gas and Oil company, also a charter member of the Barnesville Glass company. In 1852 he married Miss Agnes Waters, daughter of George Waters, of Loudon county, Va. She died in 1858. Two sons, W. W. and 0. 0., survive her. Elizabeth Hyde was united to him in the bonds of matrimony in 1860, and by her he has had one child, Agnes Amelia. Mr. Hanlon is an active republican, and a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church. William Hanlon, his father, was a well educated man, and was for some time a professor in the Steubenville schools. He was a prominent democrat, and a member of the free soil party, and afterward a republican. He was loyal to his country, having sent four sons into the Union army, viz.: William H., E. Tappan, Samuel Marene and Oliver Smith Hanlon. Samuel was killed at Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, and Oliver S. died at Fayetteville, W. Va. Senator Benjamin Tappan was an own cousin of his. His wife's father was Col. Duvall, who emigrated from Frederickstown, Md., and he became a loyal citizen of the state of Ohio. He was a colonel under Gen. William H. Harrison.

Jacob Heed was born January 3, 1827, in Loudon county, Va. His _ parents, Abraham and Mary (Crem) Heed, were also born in that

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county, afterward migrating to Belmont county, Ohio, when Jacob was but two years of age. They located upon a farm near Lewis's mill, and remained there a number of years, from there they went to Morristown, where they lived up to the time of their death, the father dying in 1876, and the mother in 1828. After the death of his first wife, he married Mrs. Rebecca Hughes. The first Mrs. Heed was the mother of twelve children. The only ones known to be living, are: Harvey, of Harrison county, Ohio, and Jacob; Albert, who when last heard from, was a prominent attorney of Idaho, is supposed to be living. Mr. Heed's second wife bore him five children: Huldah, widow of J. Morton, residing in Wisconsin; Franklin, twin of Hulda, lives in Nebraska; Louisa, wife of David Osborn, a leading merchant of Nashville, Tenn.; Amanda, now Mrs. Dr. Hollinsworth, of Terre Haute, Ind., and John and David, both employed in the mercantile business in Texas. Mrs. Heed died in 1875. Jacob was educated in the public schools of Belmont county, afterward learning the brick-laying trade, which he followed for thirty years. In 1878, he established a cigar manufactory in Barnesville; commencing with One employe, by thrift and 1ntegrity, his business has assumed very large proportions, so that he now employs 150 people. His factory is larger than all the other factories in the county. The firm of Heed Bros. was formed in 1886, Mr. Heed and his three sons, constituting the company. He is a stockholder in the Warren Oil and Gas company, of which he is a director, and has served as a trustee of the township, representing the republican party, and has also been a member of the town council, is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the I. O. O. F., and the K. of P. Miss Annie Gallagher became his wife in 1848, three sons have been born to them: John H., born in Temperanceville, in 1850, married Lizzie Barnes, their two children are: Willie and Howard; Albert, also born in Temperanceville, married Lizzie Bulger, they have two children, Harry and Blanche; and Charles, who was born in Barnesville, February 4, 1868. His wife was Miss Maud Hibbard. The latter son is a member of K. of P., also of Barnesville Lodge, F. & A. M.

The leading furniture and undertaking business of Barnesville, Ohio, is conducted by F. W. Hibbard, who is also one of Barnesville's most active and public-spirited men. Mr. Hibbard is a native of Barnesville, having been born there January 26, 1844. He graduated from the Hopedale school, in Harrison county, taking the college-preparatory course with the expectation of entering some eastern college, but he changed his plans and left school in 1865. His father, Hiram Hibbard, was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, in 1821, removing to Cadiz, Ohio, he served a six years' apprenticeship as a cabinet-maker. In 1843 he came to Barnesville, and established a cabinet shop, which he afterward enlarged and conducted a furniture business in connection with the other. He died April 5, 1868, at which time he held the office of township treasurer, which he had filled for many years. His death left a vacancy in a large circle of friends who loved and respected him for his sterling integrity.. In 1843 he took Sarah Hamilton, daughter of Francis Hamilton, of

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Harrison county, to wife. By her he had six children: E. T., a stock farmer of Hastings, Neb.; Mary F., wife of William Reed, of Martin's Ferry; Nellie, widow of George McClelland, former editor of the Barnesville Enterprise; John H., of Columbus, Ohio, with the Ohio Natural Gas & Fuel company, married Miss Alice Beeson, step-daughter of W. P. Huntington, a banker of Columbus; Jessie L., and F. W. Mrs. Hibbard married a second time, and died in March, 1888, having survived Robert Thompson, her second husband. In 1865 Mr. Hibbard entered the freight department of the Central Ohio division of the B. & 0. railroad at Bellaire, Ohio, where. he remained until October, 1867, when he returned to Barnesville and entered into partnership with his father. After the death of the latter he continued the business under the firm name of Hibbard & Son, and paid his mother her share of the profits until 1872, when he moved his business from the old stand into a frame building which stood upon the site of his present magnificent edifice, which was completed in 1888. It is not surpassed by any building of its size and cost in the state. Since moving, Mr. Hibbard has conducted the business under his own name. His specialty is undertaking, having every facility for carrying on this business in the most approved manner. Mr. Hibbard is a stockholder in the Barnesville Glass company, the Warren Gas & Oil company, and has served one term as a member of the town council, and if he had the disposition to do so, could be constantly in public office, and is also a member of Barnesville lodge, No. 185, of the I. 0. 0. F., and of the Warren lodge, No. 76, of the K. of P., and of the Robert Hilles post, No. 220, of the G. A. R., having served during the late war in Company H, One Hundred and Seventieth Ohio National Guard. He is secretary of the board of the " Soldiers' Relief Commission" of Belmont county. In 1866 he was married to Miss Delia A. Ogle, at Bellaire, Ohio. Seven children were born to them, they are: Maud 0., now the wife of Charles Heed; Claude S., associated with his father; Gale H., book-keeper and correspondent for her father; Blanche P., Grace C., Fay F. and Madge D. Caleb Hibbard, grandfather of the above, was born in Chester county, Penn., in 1781, and settled in Tuscarawas county; Ohio in 1819, near Westchester, where he purchased property and also in Barnesville. A part of the land in the latter town is now owned by F. W. Hibbard. He was a watch- and clock-maker by trade, his grandson still has a clock in his possession which was made by him. He married Matilda Stowe, who was a relative of John Quincy Adams, and also of Harriet Beecher Stowe. Mr. Caleb Hibbard was a Quaker, and was one of the first of his family to break away from its restraints, he having been compelled by them to serve an apprenticeship of seven years at cabinet-making.

Nathan Hilles was a native of Chester county, Penn. In 1837, he and his wife, Sarah (Cole) Hilles, who was born in Cecil county, Md., moved to Salem, Columbiana Co., Ohio, here he worked at his trade of tanner and currier, after a time taking the contract to build tanneries, and place them in working order. Belmont county, Ohio, be-

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came his home in 1843, at which time he settled in Loydsville, that county. After running a tannery there for some time, his health failed him, forcing him to retire from active work. A few years before his death, he moved to Barnesville. His death occurred in 1873, his wife's in 1881. Mr. Hilles was a member of the Society of Friends, and was for a time treasurer of Richland township, Belmont county. Six of their children grew to maturity: Skipworth C., of Barnesville; William, also of Barnesville; Rachel A., who became Mrs. R. A. Dar- rah, of St. Clairsville; George E., a druggist of Barnesville; Robert and Samuel. Nathan Hilles was a man who commanded the respect of all with whom he came in contact, rearing a family which has become an honor both to him and the community. His son, Robert, fought in Company B, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Ohio volunteers, and gained a first lieutenancy by his bravery. He was mortally wounded in the battle of the Wilderness, and soon after died, but his glorious death, and patriotic services, are perpetuated in the Robert Hilles post of the G. A. R., of Barnesville.

The Warren mills is one of the great industries of Belmont county, Ohio. Skipworth C. Hilles, the proprietor, is an enterprising, practical miller. September 9, 1826, he was born into this world, in Pennsylvania. Shortly after his birth, his parents moved with him to Cecil county, Md., but again returned to Chester county, Penn., in 1834, from there they went to Ohio, where he received a fair public school education; afterward his father sent him to Kirk's academy at Salem, Ohio. In 1845, having graduated from the academy, he started in business as a miller, in which he has since been engaged. His first experience was at the St. Clair mill, Loydsville. From there he went to the Patterson mill, situated on Wheeling creek, where he remained for eight years. The Buckeye mill, between Bridgeport, Ohio, and Martin's Ferry, employed him for four years as their head miller. At the expiration of this time a partnership was formed with Isaac Murdaugh, they operated a mill at Morristown for three years. November 25, 1861, the firm of Hilles Bros. & Hogue came into existence. At this time the Warren mills at Barnesville were purchased. One year later Mr. Hogue sold his interest to Joseph Meade. The firm was further changed by the death of Mr. Hilles's brother, Robert, who was killed in 1863 while in the service of his country. From 1863 to 1866, the mill was operated by S. C. Hilles and a man by the name of Harper, at the expiration of this time Mr. Harper retired, and since that time the firm has been S. C. Hilles & Bro. Mr. Hilles is a stockholder in the First National bank, the Warren Gas and Oil company, being a charter member of the two latter organizations, he is also a director of the People's Building and Loan association. During the war of the rebellion he was a member of the departmental corps, being honorably discharged in 1864. Mr. Hilles was with the corps during the famous Morgan raid, and also in several other campaigns. Mr. Hilles has been twice married, his first wife was Miss Agnes N. Morton, a native of Belmont county. She died in 1852, four years after their marriage; one daughter survives her, Miss Mary Agnes

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Hilles. In 1858 he was again married, this time to Miss Mary A. Hoge, daughter of Abner Hoge and Sarah (Milner) Hoge, of Loydsville, Ohio. Mrs. Hilles's parents were both born in Loudon county, Va. Of this second union, seven children have been born: Sarah Emma, wife of Edgar Ward; Clara L., now Mrs. Charles J. Bradfield; Annie C., Walter H. George Wilber, Charles S. and Edmonia May. Both Mr. and Mrs. H., are members of the Friends church. His neighbors have honored him by electing him for several terms to the town council, as a representative of the republican party. He is also a member of Barnesville lodge, No. 185, I. 0. 0. F., and Sharon encampment, No. It0; I. 0. 0. F.

The Hon. Samuel Hilles was born in Chester county, Penn., in 1836. He was brought to Ohio at the age of one year, and was educated in the public schools of Belmont county. Learning dentistry, he followed the profession for one year, and on August 3.0, 1861, enlisted in Company E, Fifteenth Ohio regiment, from which he was honorably discharged in 1864, having been promoted to a first lieutenancy for distinguished conduct on the field of battle. He fought in the battles of Shiloh, Liberty Gap, Chickamauga, was present at the siege of Corinth, and was wounded in the battles of Chickamauga and Stone River, being taken captive at Stone River. Having received his discharge, he went to Barnesville and started a grocery business there. After two years in Barnesville, he moved to Loydsville, where he opened a general store, and at the expiration of a year a partnership was formed with Dr. H. W. Baker, with whom he practiced dentistry until 1870, at which time he went to Red Oak, Iowa, practicing there for four years, then returning tp Barnesville, was elected superintend- ant of the Gas works, and in 1878 was elected sheriff of the county, which office he filled for two terms. Having retired from that position, Mr. Hilles was sent to the state legislature in the fall of 1883, to represent the republicans of his district, being re-elected in 1885, he served with great credit to himself and his constituency until his retirement in 1887. Since that time he has lived in retirement on his fruit farm. Mr. Hilles is a member of the Robert Hilles post of the G. A. R., Friendship lodge, of F. & A. M., and also of the Barnesville lodge of the I. 0. 0. F. In 1864 he was united in marriage to Miss Lizzie Lee, daughter of William Lee, of Union township, Belmont county. Their children are: Lee, Dewey, William, Anna and Mary: The entire family are members of the Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Hilles is a trustee.

One of the leading drug stores in Barnesville, Ohio, is owned by George E. Hilles. He was born in Loydsville, Ohio, on November 14, 1845. His boyhood was spent in that place, and his education obtained from the common schools. In March, 1864, he enlisted in the Signal Corps of the United States army, serving until March, 1866. The young private rendered valiant service on the Atlanta campaign, then accompanied the Fourth Army Corps to New Orleans and into Texas. At the close of the war, he engaged in the pike-road contracting business; afterward moving to Barnesville, in 1869, he became;

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a clerk in the drug-store of Judkins & Harlan, remaining with them for seven years, at which time he became a member of the firm of W. T. Harlan & Co. This firm continued for two years; Mr. Hilles then purchased the entire interest, and has since conducted a successful business. He assisted in the organization of the People's National bank, and has been the vice president of that prosperous institution since its organization. He was also the president of the Fair association, and has been the president of the People's Building and Loan company since its inception. In 1875, Miss Ella Fred became his wife, and has borne him five children: F. Waldo, Howard C., Henry L., Georg-anna and Robert. Mrs. Hilles is a daughter of L. L. Fred, once a prominent citizen of Barnesville.

John W. Hingeley, postmaster and a prominent merchant at Barnesville, Ohio, was born in Alleghaney county, Penn., in the city 0f Birmingham, February 10, 1852. His parents were Ezra and Anna (Warwick) Hingeley, natives of Warwickshire, England, who came to this country about 1850. The father is a, minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, who has filled some of the most prominent stations in the Pittsburgh and east Ohio conferences. For four years he was presiding elder of the New Philadelphia district and was delegate to the general conference of 1884, and is at present located at Ravenna, Ohio. The Rev. E. Hingeley, D. D., is a York and Scottish Rite Mason. The principal of this biographical sketch was reared and educated in the cities of Steubenville and Pittsburgh. At the age of sixteen he became a clerk in a mercantile house, serving in that capacity for ten years, afterward representing the firm as a traveling salesman. In the month of April, 1877, he came to Barnesville, and purchased the building and business then owned and operated by R. T. Cheney, and has since conducted a large business in groceries and queensware. He is a stockholder in the Warren Gas company, of which he is a director, has been a trustee of the Children's Home,. was the secretary of the board of education at the time the magnificent new school-house was erected, and he is also an honored member of the following orders: Friendship lodge, No. 89, of F. & A. M., and of the Barnesville Chapter, No. 69. Mr. Hingeley was appointed postmaster November 15, 1886, and has filled the responsible position with great efficiency ever since. He is a democrat. Miss Anna Mackall became his wife December 18, 1877. Their children are: Ezra Mackall, Benjamin Mackall, John West, and Joseph B. Mr. and Mrs. Hingeley are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which Mr. Hingeley is a steward.

Isaac R. Lane. The parents of Mr. Lane came to Barnesville, Ohio, from Maryland in the year 1833, and were married by Esquire Panther Laws, at the Henry T. Barnes farm, about a mile out of t0wn, on the 25th of September, 1834. The subjeet of this sketch was born in Barnesville, October 20, 1842. His first school experience was in a little old brick school-house that stood on the southwest corner of the present school lot. At the age of sixteen he completed the public school course, and entered the office of the Intelligences, where he

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learned to set type. He left his case in the composing room of the Torchlight, a paper published at Xenia, Ohio, August 5th, 1862, to enlist in Company H, Ninety-fourth Ohio volunteer infantry, and served at the front until the close of the war. The Ninety-fourth was part of Gen. Thompson's famous Fourteenth corps, participating in Rosecrans Tennessee campaign, and battle of Chickamauga, the starving process at Chattanooga, until Bragg's siege was raised by the successful battles of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. During the summer of 1864 the regiment was under Sherman in the campaign from Chattanooga to Atlanta, ending in the capture of the latter place after very desperate fighting, afterward taking part in Sherman's famous " March to the Sea." Resting about a month at Savannah, the active work began again, and the march through the Carolinas was made through deep swamps, with the rain constantly pouring in torrents upon the armies. The regiment took part in the final grand review at Washington, and was mustered out June 5, 1865, only 238 being left of the 1,000 men who had marched gaily forth nearly three years before. Mr. Lane was married February 18, 1868, to Miss Mary A. Warfield, daughter of Dr. J. W. Warfield, who was well known as a leading surgeon and citizen of eastern Ohio. Dr. Warfield served during the war as surgeon of the Seventy-seventh Ohio volunteer infantry brigade and division surgeon. A fine family, consisting of three boys and one girl, has grown up about Mr. and Mrs. Lane. Rufus H. entered the United States naval academy, May, 1887, and will graduate therefrom in 1891. Fred W. is a student at the university of Wooster, and will take a medical course, having selected medicine and surgery as his profession. Jessie W. and Isaac Randall are attending the public school. Mr. Lane has filled various positions of trust. He attended the national encampment of the G. A. R. at San Francisco in 1886, as one of the delegates from Ohio. He served three years as trustee of the Belmont county children's home, two years in the town council, six years as a member of the board of educati0n, of which body he has been president during the last four years, and two years as commander of Post 220, G. A. R.

Hon. John W. Laughlin, one of Belmont county's most influential citizens and successful farmers, was born in Washington, Guernsey Co., Ohio, 1837. He spent his boyhood days on the farm attending the common schools, and prepared himself for the Miller academy, which at that time had quite a reputation as an educational institution. In 1858 he went to Jefferson college, at Cannonsburg, Penn., now known as Washington and Jefferson college, and was graduated in the class of 1861. In January, 1862, he entered the army in First Regiment Ohio cavalry, Company B, serving as a private, going through all the privations incident to such a life, when he was made captain of Company K, First regiment Ohio volunteers. For a while he commanded two companies as Gen. Howard's escort. After serving three years and nine months, he was honorably discharged at Columbus, Ohio. In November, 1865, Mr. Laughlin was married to Miss Maggie Cowden, a daughter of David and Margery Cowden, who were natives of Ire-

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land. Mr. and Mrs. Cowden had four children, two of whom are living: Mrs. Laughlin, and one brother, W. N. Cowden, who was president of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture, and is now secretary of the Ohio Wool Growers' association. Mr. and Mrs. Laughlin have had ten children, viz.: Emma E.; Thomas C., who is at " Wooster University," and is studying for the ministry, he will finish the course in June, 1892; David A. and Albert W., twins, who will be graduated at the Barnesville high school in 1890; Anna, who died when quite young; James N., deceased; John C., Palmer H., Leila J., Les- ter M. While living in Guernsey county, in the fall of 1873, he was elected state senator by the democrats. In 1885 he was nominated for representative, elected and served with such satisfaction to his constituents, that they wish to nominate him for their next representative. Mr. Laughlin was appointed trustee of the children s home by the county committee, and is a member of the Robert Hilles post, G. A. R., No. 220, and post commander of that lodge of Barnesville. Mr. Laughlin lives on a good farm about one and one-half miles west of Barnesville. There are two good gas wells very near his land and the indications are that any part of his farm may be gas producing. He owns several other farms. He is interested in general farming and extensive stock-raising. Mr. and Mrs. Laughlin are members of the Presbyterian church, he being an elder in that church.

E. P. Lee, editor and publisher of the Barnesville Enterprise, one of the leading local papers of eastern Ohio, was born in Berks county, Penn., August 16, 1842. He is a son of James and Lydia Lee, prominent members of the Society of Friends, of that county. He graduated with honor from Westtown, the well-known Friends college, near Westchester, Penn., in 1861. After leaving college Mr. Lee engaged in teaching school in Berks county, Penn., and also in Columbiana county, Ohio. He afterward attended Crittenden's Commercial college, in Philadelphia, from which he graduated. Moving to Barnesville, in 1867, he entered the First National bank, as its book-keeper, afterward being promoted to the responsible position of cashier. After remaining in the bank for nine years, Mr. Lee engaged in the nursery business for a short time. In 1878 he became connected with the Barnesville Enterprise, as its foreman and local editor, continuing in this position up to October, 1888, when he and his wife purchased the paper, and have added largely to its popularity and influence. In 1869, Miss Octa M. Dove became his wife. Mrs. Lee is a daughter of John and Maria Dove, both natives of Maryland, and among the early settlers in Barnesville. Mrs. Lee assists her husband in his editorial work, as associate editor of the Enterprise. She is a writer of acknowledged ability and has acquired a reputation in her chosen work. This happy marriage has been crowned by the birth of two children: Laura D., who died in 1883, and Charles E., who resides with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Lee are active members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and Mr. Lee is a member of Friendship lodge, No. 89, F. & A. M., and Barnesville chapter, No. 69.

Levi B. Lee, son of John E. and Elizabeth (Benson) Lee, is a native

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of Maryland, born in the city of Baltimore in the year 1839. The father was born in Baltimore, about the year 1813, and was by occupation, a book-binder. He moved to Ohio in 1840, settling in Guernsey county, where he engaged in agriculture, and where his death occurred, March 25, 1875. , Mrs. Lee was born in Hartford county, Maryland, October 8, 1820, and is still living in Belmont county. Mr. and Mrs. Lee were the parents of the following children, namely: Harriet A., deceased; Levi B.; Rachel N., wife of Frank Spencer; John E., deceased; Martha E., deceased; Eliza J., wife of H. Thomas; Mary A., deceased; Phebe E., wife of Anson Mead; Sarah, wife of J. C. Burcher. Levi B. Lee was raised to agricultural pursuits in Guernsey county, received a common school education, and on attaining his majority, began life as a farmer. In his business transactions, Mr. Lee has met with well deserved success, and from a very humble beginning, has succeeded in accumulating a sufficiency of this world's goods, owning at this time, a fine farm of 204 acres, the greater part of which is under a high state of cultivation. In connection with farming, Mr. Lee has given considerable attention to stock-raising, and is justly considered one of the representative men of the community. November 29, 1864, was solemnized, his marriage with Miss Narcissa Redd, daughter of Isaiah and Ann (Sinclair) Redd. Mr. Redd was a native of Virginia, born in 1801, and died in the year 1861. Mrs. Redd was a daughter of James and Catharine Sinclair. She departed this life on the 12th of February, 1844. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Lee has been blessed with the birth of three children, viz.: Alden A., born September 29, 1865; John B., born June 14, 1872; Corliss E., born April 21, 1876. Mr. and Mrs. Lee are members of the Methodist church, belonging to the Burton Station society.

Dr. Benjamin H. Mackall, one of the prominent physicians of Barnesville; Ohio, is a son of John T. and Sarah (West) Mackall, and was born in 1844. The father was one of the early practitioners of Belmont county. The family has been eminently connected with the medical profession of the county for over half a century. The father of John T. Mackall, Benjamin H., was born in 1770, and was a prominent farmer of his day. John T. was born on the family estate in Belmont county, February 21, 1818. Having obtained a good common school education, he began, in 1835, to read medicine with Dr. Hoover, of Barnesville. By close application and faithful study he became one of the leading physicians of his section of the state. In 1843 he was married. Benjamin H., Mary, John W. and Anna, are the children. The mother was a daughter of Rev. John West, a pioneer minister of Ohio. Dr. and Mrs. Mackall were members of the Methodist Episcopal church; the former was also a Mason. Benjamin Mackall, his only brother, is now one of the oldest citizens of the county, and was postmaster at Barnesville for over eighteen years, at two different times, having been appointed to that office in 1835, at which time he succeeded his father, who had held the position for four years in 1845 he resigned the postmastership to become a candidate for state senator, holding this office for two

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years. He was nominated without having been informed that he was to be so honored. He has also served as a trustee of the town, and has been a justice of the peace for over thirty years. His first presidential vote was cast for Andrew Jackson, and despite the fact that the town is republican by a large majority, he has always been easily elected to any place he has been a candidate for, his fellow townsmen respecting him for his democratic principles, and as a man fitted to discharge public duties. Out of seven men who voted for Jackson in Warren township in 1824, he is the only one living. He is a Royal Arch Mason, a Knight Templar, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Dr. Benjamin H. Mackall, the subject of this sketch, was educated at the Barnesville institute. In 1867 he entered the Ohio Medical college, at Cincinnati, but was obliged to remain home duffing the following year on account of the ill health of his father. Until the fall of 1869 he attended to his father's practice, at this time he again entered college and graduated with honors in the spring of 1870. Settling in Barnesville, he at once commenced upon the duties attendant upon a large practice. Dr. Mackall is a member of the Masonic order, also a K. of P. He is not only a skillful physician, but also an honored, progressive citizen of the town in which he lives.

Rev. C. E. Manchester, the pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at Barnesville, Belmont Co., Ohio, was born in Colebrook River, Litchfield Co., Conn. He was a son of Daniel E. and Juline (Case) Manchester. The father was a manufacturer of woodenware, and was a member of the Connecticut legislature for several terms. C. E. Manchester lived in his native state until he was ten years old. His father died when he was but eight years of age. Mrs. Manchester married a second time, and in 1855 removed with her husband to Ohio, settling on a farm near Wellington, Lorain county; on this farm the young man lived until he was sixteen years of age, when he removed to town. His early schooling was received from the common schools and a seminary which he attended for a short time. When but sixteen years of age, in 1861, he answered his country's call for defenders, and enlisted in Company D, Twenty-third regiment Ohio volunteer infantry, under Capt. Lovejoy. He remained with this company until 1864, at which time he was transferred to Company K. After bravely and faithfully discharging every duty assigned him, he received an honorable discharge, July 8, 1864, at Columbus, Ohio. On returning home from the army, he went into the general produce business with his brother, at Wellington, Ohio; in the meantime, by constant home study, he was preparing himself for college. Having remained in this business but one year, he entered the Ohio Wesleyan university at Delaware, Ohio. Here he remained for three years, at the expiration of this time he was obliged to give up his studies on account of failing health. In 1868, returning home, he embarked in the newspaper business, helping to establish the Wellington Enterprise. In 1869 he founded the New London Times, at New London, Ohio. After having edited this paper for eighteen months,

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he went to Charleston, W. Va., and engaged in a paper there with the Hon. G. W. Atkinson. Giving up journalism, he entered the ministry. May 28, 1868, he married Miss Emma A. Case, daughter of John S. and Diantha (Blaire) Case. Mr. Case was a tanner, residing at Wellington, Ohio. Dr. and Mrs. Manchester are the parents of five children: William C., Frank S., Charles E., Jr., and two others deceased. In 1871, he became a member of the West Virginia conference, and was placed in charge of the Charleston circuit. Remaining here for one year, he was sent to Clifton, W. Va., where he officiated for three years. Wheeling was his next residence; he was pastor of the Thompson church for two years. At Parkersburgh, where he lived three years, he completed one of the finest churches in the state, costing over $40,000. When the conference was changed in 1880, the doctor was appointed presiding elder of the Charleston district. The latter position was resigned on account of his being unable to stand a great amount of necessary horseback riding. At this time he was returned to the Thompson church at Wheeling. Sickness in his family made it imperative that they should leave Wheeling, which he did one year later, securing a transfer to the east Ohio conference; he preached at Burton two years, then was sent to Cleveland, being stationed at the Euclid Avenue church, where he began the erection of the beautiful stone structure which has since been completed. After a pastorate of two years at the Scoville Avenue church in Cleveland, he was forced to leave the lake regions on account of rheumatism. He has since been in charge of the church at Barnesville, where he has met with his usual flattering success. In 1886, the degree of doctor of divinity was bestowed upon him by the Baldwin university. Under his wise pastorate, a very fine church edifice is being constructed at Barnesville. When it is finished it will have cost at least $26,000. Dr. Manchester is a member of the Masonic order, and also of the G. A. R.

Rev. James R. Mills, D. D., is presiding elder of the Barnesville district of the Methodist Episcopal church. Clarksburg, Va., became the place of his nativity in 1834. He is of Irish-American parentage, his father, James, having been born in the north of Ireland, came to this country at the age of eighteen, settling in Pittsburgh, Penn. The mother, Delilah (Jones) Mills, was born in this country. James Mills, Sr., was ordained a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church in 1831, and in 1834 was stationed at Clarksburg. Having been an itinerant for eight years, he took the relation of local preacher, retaining the same until the time of his death, which occurred in 1879. The principal of this biography went, with his parents to Washington county, Penn., when but three weeks of age. The family remained there until 1844, when they removed to Philadelphia. Staying there but one year, they returned to Washington county, where they lived until 1850, at which time they again moved, this time to Pittsburgh, Penn. The father was ,very extensively engaged in the general merchandise business, owning eight different stores at different places. In 1850 he enteted the wholesale grocery trade, in which business he was assisted by his

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son until 1858, when the latter entered Allegheny college, at Meadville, Penn. From this institution he graduated in 1862, with the highest honors of his class. Immediately entering the ministry, he has since performed all parts of that work, from a nine weeks' charge to presiding elder. From 1880, to 1884, he was presiding elder of the Cambridge district, afterward becoming a pastor .for two years. He was stationed' at Massillon for one year, but. his health failing him, he was made presiding elder of the Barnesville district. In 1867, Eliza A. D. Thoburn became his wife and helper. She is a daughter of Matthew and Jane (Lyle) Thoburn. This union has been blessed by seven children, six of whom are living: Wilbur T. Edwin S., Gertrude, James R., Jr., Isabella and Victor G. Mrs. Mills was born near St. Clairsville, Belmont Co., Ohio. Dr. Mills is an uncompromising prohibitionist. He is a worthy servant of a great church.

William Stanton is a member of an old and highly respected family, the ancestry of which can be traced back through an unbroken line to the year 1600. Mr. Stanton's paternal grandfather, Henry Stanton, was a native of North Carolina, which state he left in an early day, emigrating with his mother to Ohio. Joseph Stanton, father of William, was born near Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, about the year 1812, and in 1832 was married to Miss Mary Hodgin, daughter of S. and Elizabeth Hodgin, who moved to Jefferson county, Ohio, about the year 1802, from the state of Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. Stanton died in the years 1859 and 1857, respectively, and were laid to rest in the Stillwater cemetery, near Barnesville. They had a family of five children, namely: Eli, deceased; Anna, wife of Nathan Bundy; William, Eunice, deceased; and Elizabeth, wife of L. P. Bailey. William Stanton was born September 15, 1839, in Warren township, Belmont county, and grew to manhood on a farm, attending the Friends' boarding school, at Mt. Pleasant, at intervals in the meantime. In 1864, he was united in marriage with Miss Jane S. Davis, daughter of Francis and Mary Davis, natives of Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Stanton have had ten children, whose names are as follows, to wit: Eva T.; Mary D., deceased; Joseph E.; Francis W., deceased; John L., Elwood D., Anna C., Edna M.. and Ellen D., twins, and William. Mr. Stanton has been for some years engaged in the nursery and small fruit business, which has steadily increased, until he is now one of the leading fruit growers of the county. His ancestors were for many years identified with the Society of Friends, and he and family are active members of that church.

B. P. Reed, a member of the firm of Reed & Albrecht, tanners, and also a member of the firm of Howard & Reed, buyers and shippers of leaf tobacco, is a native of Barnsville, Ohio, where he now lives, having been born there December 18, 1846. His parents were William and Eliza (Grafton) Reed, both born in Beaver county, Penn. They came to Barnesville, in 1845, and the father engaged in the manufactory of boots and shoes, and he also established the Enterprise tannery, operating the same for twenty years, buying and selling leaf tobacco in connection with his other business. He was a

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member of the republican party, and was councilman for several years. Mr. Reed was an influential member of the Methodist Episcopal church at the time of his death, which occurred in February, 1887; his wife having passed away in 1875. Five children survive them: Emmeline, wife of H. W. Baker, of Barnesville; J. W., a leading doctor of Monroe county; William M., residing at Xenia, Ohio; M. G., living in Barnesville, and B. P. The latter obtained his schooling from the Barnesville public schools, and afterward learned his father's trade, which he lfollowed for twenty-five years. In 1887 he began to sell leaf tobacco, and now attends to each branch of his business with the most gratifying success. Emma L. Kugler became his wife in 1870; she is a daughter of Charles Kugler. This marriage has been blessed by the birth of three children: Charles Wesley, Laura May, and an infant. Mr. Reed is an active republican, and has filled the office of town treasurer three terms, and was a member of the council for one term, besides which he is a member of Barnesville lodge, No. 185 I. 0. 0. F., also encampment, and an honored communicant of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he is a parsonage trustee. He is a large stockholder in the Warren Gas company, and also in the People's National bank.

John A. Tallman is a native of Belmont county, Ohio, and one of six children born to James and Delilah Tallman. James Tallman was a native of Ohio, born in Belmont county in the year 1804, the son of Peter Tallman, whose family originally came from England and settled in Virginia. The names of the children born to James and Delilah Tallman are as follows: Peter, Mrs. Elizabeth Howell, Mrs. Sarah Wyley, and John A. Mrs. Tallman died in 1836. By a subsequent marriage James Tallman had the following children, viz.: William H.; Delilah, wife of John G. Robinson; Catharine, wife of Henry Nagle, and James C., a prominent lawyer of Bellaire. John A. Tallman was born in Union township in the year 1835, grew to manhood amid the active duties of farm life and received a good practical education in the common schools. On reaching manhood's estate in 1859, he went west for the purpose of engaging 1n mining, and spent five years prospecting, meeting with only fair success during that time. Returning to his nafive state Mr. Tallman engaged in the pursuit of agriculture, which he has since continued with encouraging success, owning a fine farm near the city of Barnesville. Shortly after his return from the west he was married to Miss Eunice C. Morehead, daughter of Nathan and Jane Morehead, natives of Pennsylvania. Nathan Morehead was born January 19, 1796, and died December 24, 1880; his wife was born in Washington county, Penn., in 1813, and de- parted this life February 25, 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Tallman are active members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and possess the confidence of a large circle of friends in Belmont county.

Richard H. Taneyhill was born \in Calvert county, Md., in 1822. He removed with his parents to Barnesville in 1832. He was married in 1843 to Rebecca J. Judkins, daughter of Thomas Judkins. His children are ten in number and were born in the following order:

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Henry C., married to Anna James; Richard T., married to Mary Arnold; William S., married to Elizabeth Trott; Francis M., married to Priscilla J. Winland; Mary B., Eugene, Sarah, deceased; Hettie, deceased; Nettie and Nellie. He studied law with John Davenport, was admitted to the bar at St. Clairsville in 1847, and practiced law in Williamsburg, Noble Co., Ohio, twelve years. He has for several years been engaged in horticultural pursuits. He was for two years clerk of Warren township, six years justice of the peace, and two years mayor of Barnesville. He is best known among historical students and archaeologists by his learned and instructive essays on historical and archaeological matter contributed to the magazines, scientific journals, Ohio Valley Historical series, and other volumes of national circulation and prominence. His series of articles on the history of this portion of Belmont county, the mounds, forts, footprints, the Leatherwood God, etc., are the most painstaking, and approach nearer our idea of local history than any that we have heretofore met with in all our experience. Had it not been for Mr. Taneyhill, how little of the past of Warren township and vicinity would have been treasured up? The series of articles as published in the Barnesville Enterprise, written by Mr. Taneyhill, under the nom de plume of R. King Bennett, are invaluable. He is the author of the history of the Logan family in this work.

L. F. Wilson is a son of William C. and Esther (Fawcett) Wilson, who lived in Warren township at the time of their death. William Wilson at one time lived in Barnesville, and was one of the charter members of the First National bank, serving as its first cashier; he was also once interested in a mercantile business there. Mr. Wilson was a respected member of the Friends church. Four sons survive him: Charles, of Barnesville, a glass worker; F. D., of Geneva, Ohio, fruit farmer; Edward, engineer at the Children's home, Barnesville, and L. F. The latter was born in Freeport, Harrison county, Ohio, January 29, 1858, and has lived in Barnesville since his fifth year. His early youth was spent in the township schools. After leaving school he learned the florist business, having been engaged in that business for twenty years. Miss Flora M., daughter of James Fowler, of Barnesville, became Mrs. Wilson in 1887. He is a member of Warren lodge, No. 76, K. of P., a stockholder in the Home Building and Loan association, and also has stock in the People's Building association. Mrs. Wilson is an active, consistent communicant of the Methodist Episcopal church. No man in Barnesville is more highly respected for industry and sterling integrity than L. F. Wilson.