(RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) 500 - CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO its organization in 1906, and no man has had more to do with its growth than its cashier, Lewis E. Whinery, a man in whom the public places unqualified confidence and who is popular with the other officers, directors, stockholders and patrons of the bank. MRS. MARY WALKER Among the women of Clinton county who have exerted a wide and beneficent influence upon the community, few are better known or held in higher esteem throughout the county than is Mrs. Mary J. (Patterson) Walker, widow of Abel Walker, in his day one of the best-known men in the county. Mrs. Walker's life has been full of good works and, in the beautiful evening of a ripe old age, she is living happily and comfortably in her pleasant home in the city of Wilmington, enjoying the confidence and esteem of her large circle of acquaintances, her home being the center of much genial hospitality. Mary J. Patterson was born in Greene county, Ohio, in 1844, the daughter of Thomas and Rebecca (Hummer) Patterson, the former of whom was born in Greene county, this state, in 1815, and died' in 1874, and the latter, born in Frederick county, Virginia, in 1812, and died in 1898. Thomas Patterson was the son of John and Elizabeth (McFarland) Patterson, Pennsylvanians, who emigrated to Ohio shortly after the close of the Revolutionary War, settling near Jamestown, where they bought a farm and spent the remainder of their lives, becoming recognized as among the leading pioneers of that section. They were members of the United Presbyterian church and were active in promoting all good causes thereabout. John Patterson was a son of John Patterson, a soldier in the patriot army during the War for Independence and a man of much force of character. At the close of the war he, with his son, emigrated from Pennsylvania to Ohio, settling on a farm near Jamestown, in Greene county, where the rest of his life was spent. Thomas Patterson was reared on the paternal farm near Jamestown and upon reaching manhood began the manufacture of brick, using the sun-drying process, and operated a large brick-yard on the edge of the city of Xenia. In 1854 he came to this county, locating in Wilmington, where for a year he operated the old hotel, known as the Hale House, after which he engaged in the livery business, also being incidentally engaged in farming. He married Rebecca Hummer, daughter of John and Eunice (Green) Hummer, pioneers of Greene county, this state, thongh both were born on Apple Pie ridge, Virginia. John Hummer was a soldier in the War of 1812. Thomas Patterson and his wife were members of the Baptist church, Mr. Patterson being one of the trustees of the church at Wilmington, and they were prominent in all good works in that community. To Thomas and Rebecca (Hummer) Patterson were born eight children, namely : Nancy, who married C. P. Stryker and lives in Jamestown, Ohio ; Abbie, who married Nathan Wood, and both are now deceased; Susan, deceased; John, deceased; Mary Jane, the immediate subject of this sketch, who married Abel Walker; Sarah, who married John Smith and lives in Xenia, Ohio ; Thomas, now deceased, who for years was a prominent resident of Washington C. II., Ohio ; and Rebecca, who died unmarried. Mary Jane Patterson spent her girlhood in Xenia, receiving her early education in a select school. When she was ten years of age, her parents came to this county, locating at Wilmington, where she continned her education in the public schools. For several years she conducted a private school in Wilmington and during the Civil War period was the teacher of the school in district No. 11, in Union township. On March 31, 1869, Mary Jane Patterson was united in marriage to Abel Walker, who was born near Wilmington, Ohio, on July 28, 1819, the son of Azel and Hannah (Jackson) Walker, natives of Frederick county, Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Walker emigrated to Ohio in 1803, first locating in Waynesville, where they remained until 1804 in which year they came to Clinton county, settling on a farm in Union township, on CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO - 501 the Port William pike, two miles from Wilmington, where they bought a quarter section of land. Azel Walker's brother, Mordecai, and two sisters settled in the same neighborhood at the same time, the Walkers becoming reckoned as among the most substantial and influential pioneers of that section of the county. They were Hicksite Friends and ever were found on the side of moral progress. Azel and Hannah (Jackson) Walker were the parents of ten children, of whom Abel was the ninth born, the others being, in order of birth, William, Jackson, Louis, Joseph S., Rachel, Ruth, Elijah, Elizabeth Ann and Samuel. Abel Walker received his early education in the little log school house near Wilmington and was reared to become a farmer. When a young man, he bought a small farm of fifty acres and to this he gradually added, as prosperity attended his efforts, until he became the owner of a considerable farm, being recognized as one of the most substantial farmers of that part of the county. Not only was he an enterprising and progressive farmer, but he took a warm interest in several other enterprises. He was one of the founders and owners of a private bank, which was later merged into the Clinton County National Bank of Wilmington, which he helped organize and of which he was a director, his stock in that old financial institution still being retained by his widow. Mr. Walker's death, on February 20, 1897, was widely mourned throughout the county, for he long had been regarded as one of its most able men. He was a man of stanch integrity, sterling character and exemplary worth as a citizen; a true friend to his fellowmen, whose passing left a vacancy not only in his home, but in the hearts of many, which would not easily be filled. He was a member of the Hicksite Friends church. Mrs. Walker, her forefathers and her family were all life-long members of the Baptist church and in the building of their new church in Wilmington, she was one of the largest contributors and has always been an active worker in the church. To Abel and Mary Jane (Patterson) Walker were born five children, namely: Hannah Mary, who died at the age of seventeen years; Tacy Patterson, who married Dr. Austin Robinson, of Baltimore, Maryland; Sarah Hummer, who married Frank L. Miller, of Wilmington, this county; Louise Denver, who remains with her mother, and Elizabeth Jackson, who died in 1910. Mrs. Walker, though now journeying toward the sunset of her useful life—for she has passed the traditional three-score-and-ten-mark—retains the liveliest interest in current affairs and still is busily engaged in promoting such measures for the general good as may conveniently be given her personal attention. She is honored and respected by all who know her and occupies a firm place in the regard of the entire community. DANIEL A. J. ROBINSON. Daniel A. J. Robinson, the subject of this sketch, who is now deceased, was one of the highly-respected citizens of Clinton county. He was a man of exceptional character and sterling qualities, and is greatly mourned by a host of loyal friends. Daniel A. J. Robinson was born in Susquehanna county, Pennsylvania, on December 22, 1828, and died in Clinton county on August 9, 1909. He was the son of John and Sarah (Rider) Robinson, who came to Brown county, Ohio, in 1833. and located on a farm in Perry township, and lived there until his death on October 27, 1858. His wife died on September 24, 1859. He was a Democrat in politics, and he and his wife were both members of the Baptist church. They were the parents of the following children: Elizabeth, Martha, Briant, James, John, Joseph, Daniel A. J., who Is the subject of this sketch, Sarah. Bley, Frances, Marcena and Levi Benjamin. In 1856, Daniel A. J. Robinson, with his wife, went to Rochester, Illinois, and engaged In farming, which occupation he carried on until the Civil War broke out. On August 12, 1862, he enlisted in Company G, One Hundred and Fourteenth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, in which he served with honor until the close of the war. After the war 502 - CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO. he returned, to Clinton county, Ohio, where he remained until his death on. Angust 9, 1909. He was first a member of the United Brethren church, but he and his wife later became Baptists and remained so. Most of his life, after the war, was spent near Blanchester. On November 1, 1855, Daniel A. J. Robinson was married to Catherine Adair, who was born in Highland county, Ohio, on November 19, 1833, a daughter of Samuel and Catherine (Swadly) Adair. Samuel Adair was a native of Virginia and was born on July 5, 1793, and his wife was born on April 2, 1800. She was a daughter of Nicholas Swadly, a pioneer of Highland county, Ohio. Samuel Adair was a son of Samuel Adair, who was born on March 12, 1754, and died on September 19, 1826, and whose wife, Sarah Adair, was born on July 17, 1770, and died on September 15, 1843. Their children were as follow : Hugh, Hannah, Samuel, James, Sarah, John, Andrew, Phebe, Isibel, Alexander, Joseph and Harvey. Samuel and Catherine (Swadly) Adair were the parents of the following children: Sarah, Samuel, Andrew, Phoebe, Nicholas, Mary, Harvey, Catherine, Joseph, Jane and Margaret. To Daniel A. J. and Catherine (Adair) Robinson were born the following children: Emma, Harvey (deceased), Frances, Arthur, Joseph, Charles, William (deceased), and Edna. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson lived together to enjoy their golden wedding, and Mrs. Robinson is still living at the age of eighty-two. She is in possession of considerable property in Blanchester, and lives with her youngest child, Edna, who has an excellent education and who for some years was a teacher in the public schools. DARIUS H. MOON. Ohio has been particularly fortunate in the character of her citizenship. In every county, there have been conspicuous men who by force of personality have naturally risen to leadership in vocational and professional life. A business man of superior ability, a man of prominence in military affairs, and a citizen of integrity and honor, Darius H. Moon has made an impression on the life of this state of which he is a distinguished son. He is a native of Martinsville, Clinton county, Ohio, having been born there on September 5, 1837, the son of Henry H. and Mary (Paxton) Moon, the former of whom was born in Tennessee on July 14, 1808, and the latter of whom was born in Champaign county, Ohio, on February 27, 1816. The paternal grandparents, William and Mary (Hudson) Moon, traversed the wilderness on their way from Tennessee to their new home in this county during its early days, and lived here the remainder of their lives. The maternal grandparents, Dr. Reuben and Mary (Hoffman) Paxton, were natives of Virginia, but came from Champaign county, Ohio, to Greenfield, where after useful careers they died. Henry H. and Mary (Paxton) Moon were well-known in their community. Henry H. Moon, who was a farmer, died in 1881, three years after the death of his wife, who passed away on July 3, 1879. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and a Republican. Their family was large, according to present-day standards, consisting of eleven children, as follow : Reuben P., deceased; Jeptha Davis, deceased; Sylvester B., M. D., of Wilmington, eighty years of age; Darius Hoffman, the subject of this sketch; Frances Marion; Milton W.; Lydia M.; William, deceased; Lawson P., and two who died in infancy. Darius Moon spent all of his early life on his father's farm, this comprising a period of twenty years, during which 'time he learned the carpenter's trade. When war was declared, he was among the brave youth who enlisted, being enrolled in Company B., the One Hundred and Tenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He served for two years and seven months. He was of the famous Sixth Corps of the Army of the Potomac, being first and second lieutenant of his company. He was in the battles of Winchester, CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO - 503 the first and second Wilderness campaigns, and Cedar Creek, and was wounded at Manassas Junction, Maryland. During his long period of military service, Mr. Moon was popular both with officers and men. At the close of the war, Mr. Moon purchased a drug store, and engaged in this business for the following thirty-four years, being successful enough to retire about thirteen years ago. Mr. Moon owns the valuable property on the corner of Broadway and Main streets, besides other houses and lots. Darius H. Moon was married to Osee Frances Strawn, who was born on August 24, 1845, in Lebanon, Warren county, Ohio, the daughter of Thomas S. and Margaret (Williams) Strawn, pioneers of Warren county. Mrs. Moon's grandfather, Enos Williams, has the distinction of having been the first teacher in the township in which Lebanon is situated, having also held the position of county auditor, as well as other public offices in the county. The father of Mrs. Moon was a Republican, and formerly a Whig. He died in 1886, his wife living three years longer, and passing away at the age of seventy-seven years. Mr. and Mrs. Moon are the parents of an only son, Alden M., who it a druggist of San Antonio, Texas. His wife was Pearl Scott, a daughter of David Scott, an attorney of Blanchester. Alden M. Moon and wife have one son, Marvin Scott., Mr. Moon has been for many years, a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and has been a Mason for fifty years. He is a man of estimable character, a citizen whom his city is proud to honor, a business man of strict adherence to principle, and a friend deserving of friendship. W. L. DOWDEN. From the time of Tubal Cain, the artificer in iron has been one of the most important factors in civilization. He it was who forged the first implements of the field and the weapons of war. The iron worker made possible the mail-clad knights of the middle ages, and later the cannon which changed the whole course of civilization. In all the communities of Ohio the blacksmith has made the tools the farmer used, the axes, the saws, the hoes and the horseshoes. No community could dispense with the services of the blacksmith for these reasons, and too much respect cannot be accorded this important vocation. W. L. Dowden, familiarly known to his friends as "Mont," is a well-to-do blacksmith at Sabina, this county, and the owner of a good farm in Fayette county. W. L. Dowden was born in Fayette county, Ohio, on January 14, 1857, the son of Ashford and Elizabeth (Rowe) Dowden, the former of whom was a native of Ohio, born in 1835, and died in 1911, and the latter of whom also was born in 1835, and died in 1911. She was a daughter of John and Lydia Rowe. Mr. Dowden's grandfather, Thomas Dowden, married Lucinda Stewart, and was a pioneer blacksmith in the early days of Ohio. He and his wife were the parents of nine children, of whom Ashford was the eldest, the others being James, Jane, Otho, Reece, John, Sarah and Samuel. Ashford Dowden, the father of W. L., worked on his father's farm while he was a young man, and also learned the blacksmith's trade, working in Buena Vista. Ohio. While living in Fayette county, he was superintendent of the Fayette county infirmary for six years. In 1881 he moved to Sabina, this county, and there followed his trade as a blacksmith, practically until the time of his death. He was mayor of Sabina for twelve years and was prominently identified with the Republican party. He and his wife were earnest and faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal church, while he was fraternally connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His death occurred in 1911. Ashford and Elizabeth (Rowe) Dowden were the parents of four children, of whom W. L. was the eldest. The second born was A. N., and the third in order of birth was Ida J., who became the wife of Charles Hough, of Washington C. H., Ohio, while Thomas, the youngest, also lives in Washington C. H. 504 - CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO. W. L. Dowden was edncated in the pnblic schools of Buena Vista, Ohio, and when he was still a young man learned the blacksmith's trade, beginning his career as an artificer in iron in Sabina in 1883, more than thirty years ago, and during these three decades he has endeared himself to the hearts of the people of this community and prospered in a commercial and business way. Until 1896, W. L. Dowden was in partnership with his brother, A. N. Dowden, and since that time has operated a shop of his own. Mr. Dowden also owns one hundred and thirty acres of land in Jasper township, Fayette county, Ohio, which he rents out to reliable tenants. A. N. Dowden is also a blacksmith at Sabina, and is engaged in general blacksmithing. He was married in 1885 to Carrie B. Culberson, the daughter of William and Ann Culberson, and to this union were born four children, May Opal, Hazel (deceased), Louis and Evelyn. W. L. Dowden was married in 1880 to Amanda Henkle, the daughter of Ephraim Henkle, and to this union have been born three children, two of whom, an unnamed infant aid Earply E., are deceased. The latter died at the age of ten years. Leon B., the first born, married V. R. Day, and they have one child, Corwin Elson. Both the Dowden families are members of the Methodist Protestant church. W. L. Dowden is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He served one term as a member of the Sabina school board, and one term as a member of the Sabina town council. Politically, he is a Republican. His brother, A. N. Dowden, is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and owns his blacksmith shop, as well as town property in Sabina. ELLIS A. LEWIS. Great achievements always excite admiration and men who perform large deeds are those whom the world delights to honor. The man of initiative is the one who forges to the front in the commercial and financial world. Among the distinctive captains of industry, farmers and financiers of Clinton county, Ohio, a place of priority must be accorded to the venerable Ellis A. Lewis, of Sabina, who is president of two private banks; who owns one thousand acres of splendid farming land in this county, and who is descended from a very eminent family in this section. He is in the fullest sense of the term, a progressive, self-made American, thoroughly in harmony with the spirit of the advanced age in which he lives. He is careful and systematic in his business affairs and has not permitted the accumulation of fortune to effect in any way his actions toward those less fortunate than he. He is a most sympathetic and broad-minded man and has a host of warm and admiring friends. Ellis A. Lewis was born on April 6, 1842, at New Vienna, Clinton county, Ohio. He is the son of Isaac and Mary J. (Hoskins) Lewis, the former of whom was born on March 25, 1821, in Green township, Clinton county, and the latter of whom was born in 1820 in what is known as the Hoskins settlement of Green township, and who is the daughter of John and Hannah (Hocket) Hoskins. They were married in 1840. The grandparents of Ellis A. Lewis were Amos and Phoebe (Nordike) Lewis, the former of whom was born in 1795 in Virginia and who, in 1812, left the Old Dominion state on horseback, crossed the mountains at Wheeling, West Virginia, and from there took a flatboat to Cincinnati. After remaining in Cincinnati about four months, during which he helped to build a small brick church on Fourth street, the first brick church ever erected in Cineinnati, he came to Highland county, Ohio. In 1813, the next year, he was married to Phoebe Nordike. They lived in Clinton county until 1862, at which time they moved to Harrisburg, Illinois, where they lived the remainder of their lives. Amos Lewis died at the .age of seventy-three after having reared a family of six children: Lemuel, Isaac, Sarina, Priscilla, Aquilla and Acenth. All of the members of this family were identified with the Friends church. Educational advantages were somewhat limited during the boyhood and youth of CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO - 505 Isaac Lewis, the father of Ellis A., and his schooling was confined to a limited attend; ance at subscription schools in Green township, where for a short time, he was enrolled about three months each winter. School houses in those days were built of logs, the windows consisted of oiled paper and books were very few. As a young man, Isaac Lewis learned the tanner's trade and engaged in this business for twelve years at New Vienna, after which he took up farming on the old home farm in Green township, where he farmed until 1888. After that time, he lived with his son, Ellis A., passing away in February, 1905, at the age of eighty-four. He and his wife had only three children: Ellis A., who was the eldest; Emily, deceased, who married William T. Haydock; and Hannah A., who married Seth Smith and lives at Selma, Ohio. All of the members of Isaac Lewis's family were identified with the Society of Friends. He was an ardent Republican. Ellis A. Lewis received his education in the public schools of Green township and when a young man, he worked on his father's farm while not attending school. By the time he had reached his majority, he was taken into full partnership with his father in farming and stock dealing. This partnership lasted until the spring of 1878. Five years previously they became stockholders in the New Vienna Bank and Ellis A. had become assistant cashier of the bank. In 1877 he severed his connection with the bank except, however that he retained his stock. On February 13, 1875, he came to Sabina, Ohio, and opened the Sabina Bank as president and two years later became cashier with his father as president. After remaining cashier for several years, he again became president of the same bank and still holds this position. It was established and is still maintained as a private bank. When the bank was established, it had a capital of only ten thousand dollars but, at the present time, its general business amounts annually to about three hundred thousand dollars. In 1890 Mr. Lewis established a private bank at Glouster, Ohio, and is now president of this institution. For a period of twelve years he was connected with a brick plant at Glouster. He built his home in Sabina in 1885 and 1886 and at the present time owns about one thousand acres of land in Clinton county, most of which is rented. :Mr. Lewis also has extensive coal mining interests at Glouster. In 1877 Ellis A. Lewis was married to Emma Hadley, the daughter of Samuel and Ruth (Smith) Hadley, who bore him eight children: Mary Ruth, who is a practicing physician at Swathmore College and has her office with Doctor Grin, of Philadelphia ; Flora H., who married Walter W. Jaeob, of Mooreland, Pennsylvania, a druggist in the firm of Jacob Brothers, and has one son, Ellis Lewis; William E., who is a real estate dealer, married Anna Tanner and has two children, Emma Jane and William; Robert L., who is a salesman and treasurer of the Athens Brick Company at Athens, Ohio, married Edith Rannels and has two children, Allen R. and Robert Ellis; Samuel Hadley, who was superintendent of the Wassel Brick Company and who was killed on June 25, 1913, married Leona Smith and had one daughter, Mary Hadley; Isaac, who is a farmer near Bay City, Texas, married Ethel Burnett and has two children, Elizabeth and Richard; Ralph, who is assistant cashier of the Sabina Batik, married Catherine McKinstery; and John C., who is assistant cashier of the Glouster State Bank of Glouster, Ohio. Mrs. Ellis A. Lewis, the mother of these children. died on February 5, 1898, and on July 31, 1907, Mr. Lewis was married to Mrs. Anna (Mills) Sewell, the daughter of Jonathan and Rhoda Mills, of Wilson township. Mrs. Lewis' first husband, William J. Sewell, was a graduate of Wilmington College; superintendent of the Sabina schools and county examiner. No man living in Clinton county today is more highly respected than Ellis A. Lewis. Few men are better known in this section of Ohio than he and few have done more to promote the development of this great county. 506 - CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO. ALBERT H. MILLS. Albert H. Mills is a Well-known rural-mail carrier of Sabina, this county, and one of the highly-respected citizens of Richland township„ He was born on October 25, 1852, in Wilton township, this county, the on of Jonathan and Rhoda (Peelle) Mills, the former of 'whom was born on June 69'1820, at Richmond, Indiana, and the latter on August 20, 1815, in Wilson township. They were married on November 23, 1844. Rhoda Peelle was the daughter of John and Lydia (Bundy) Peelle, the former of whom was a native of North Carolina and a farmer 'by occupation. He was an early settler in Wilson township, a large land-owner for the time in which he lived, and he and his wife Were active members of the Friends church at Grassy Run, being also active in local affairs generally in their day and generation. Seven children were born to John and Lydia Peelle, William, Reuben, Mark, Emma, Rhoda, Mary and Lydia, all of whom now are deceased. The paternal grandparents of Albert H. Mills were Hezekiah and Dorcas (Bentley) Mills, both of whom were natives of ,North Carolina. They ,were married in 1813 and had eleven children, of whom only three, Jonathan, Rebecca and John, are now living. The deceased children were Benjamin, Joseph, Jesse, William, Hannah, Thomas, Milton and Melinda. Hezekiah Mills and wife came to Ohio shortly after their marriage,. in 1813, and purchased fifty acres of land in Wilson township, this county, later emigrating to Indiana, where they lived for a short time, after which they moved to Neoga, in Cumberland county, Illinois, where they spent the rest of their lives. Hezekiah Mills taught the first school in Wilson township, this connty. He was a member of the Friends church and was very active in the affairs of that church. Joseph and Hannah (Morris) Mills, the paternal great-grandparents of Albert H. Mills, were natives of North Carolina, the former of whom was the son of John Mills, also a native of that state. They were the parents of six children, Hannah, Jane, Jonathan, Hezekiah, John and Joseph. After their marriage they immigrated to Ohio and settled in Clinton county, where they spent the remainder of their lives, Hannah Mills living to be ninety-eight years old. Jonathan Mills, the father of Albert TT., was educated in the common schools of Clinton county at the time when only three books were generally used in the schools—a primer, a spelling-book and the Bible. Jonathan Mills moved to Clinton county in December, 1844, and settled on one hundred and ten acres of land. He built a house of hewed logs immediately after moving here and another house in 1854. He and his wife were always active in the Friends church, which held meetings in this community twice a week, and were regular attendants at the services. They were the parents of five children, Calvin. Lewis, Albert H., Elias and Anna. Of these children, Calvin, a resident of Illinois, married Fannie Janes, who later died, and after her death he mar died Jennie Jones. Lewis married Emma Bevan, of Wilson township.. Elias, who lives on the home place, married Emma Fellers, and, after her death, Mertie Rayburn. Anna, who is a resident of Sabina, this county, married Prof. J. W. Sewell, and, after his death, married Ellis A. Lewis. Albert H. Mills was educated in the common schools of Wilson township and in the normal school at Lebanon, Ohio. He taught four years in all, one year in the common schools of Clinton county and three years in Greene county, this state. On December 30, 1879, Mr. Mills was married to Anna Burris, the daughter of James L. and Amanda (Hall) Burris, of Clinton county. James L. Burris was a farmer, who owned about nine hundred acres of land at one time in Clinton and Fayette counties. He was an active member of the Friends church, a member of the Masonic lodge, and was also active in the Grange. He died on June 5, 1912, and his widow lives at Sabina. They were the parents of eight children, John H., Elizabeth Ellen, Anna, William, Emma, CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO - 507 Harvey, Bert and Berdette, the latter deceased. John H., who lives in Sabina, is unmarried. Elizabeth E. married G. A. Pavey, of Sabina. Anna is the wife of Mr. Mills. William, who is also unmarried, lives at Sabina. Emma married Paul Palmer, of Washington C. H., Ohio. Harvey married Addie McKay, of Fayette county, and Bert married Rose Ellis, of Clinton county. Mrs. Mills's father, James Burris, married Amanda Hall, a native of Kentucky, and the daughter of Harvey and Nancy (Vanhook) Hall, the former of whom was born in Kentucky, a farmer by occupation, who moved to Ohio about sixty-five years ago and settled in Wilson township, this county, where he became an, extensive stock raiser. He was an active member of the Christian church. The grandparents of Mrs. Mills were William T. and Elizabeth (Arnold) Burris, natives of North Carolina and Fayette county, Ohio, respectively. William T. Burris came to Ohio before his marriage and became the owner of about four hundred acres of land in this section of the state, being also an extensive dealer in live stock. He and his wife, prominent members of the Friends church, were the parents of three children, John A., James L. and Hannah After Mr. Mills's marriage he located at Sabina and has been living there ever since. He is the inventor of a rack nsed in the postoffice, which is especially efficient for handling mail. To Albert H. and Anna (Burris) Mills have been born two children, Pearl and Elby R. The former married Luella Keller and is employed by the Standard Oil Company at Cincinnati. The latter is unmarried and is the proprietor of a garage at Sabina. Mr. and Mrs. Mills are members of the Friends church and active in church work. They own property in Sabina and Mr. Mills has been a mail carrier on. Route No. 1 out of Sabina for the past twelve years. JOHN H. NORMAN, M. D. There is no other profession in which the vital interests of a community are so at stake as that of the physician. He must stand ever in readiness to serve his people at any and all times regardless of race or caste, poverty or riches, and this service must at all times be both honest and skilled. To have served a people well in such a capacity for over forty years is not only a mark of good service but it is a mark of honor of the highest order, and the subject of this sketch, Dr. John H. Norman, has performed just such a service as this and truly deserves the honor and distinction in which he is held by a whole community. John H. Norman was born in Warren county, near Blanchester, on November 10, 1851. He was the son of Enos E. and Elizabeth (Watkins) Norman. Enos E. Norman was born in West Virginia on April 18, 1826. He was the son of Bailey and Tacy (Tyson) Norman who were both natives of Harrison county, West Virginia, who, after their marriage, came to Warren county and settled on a farm in 1831, where they lived until their deaths. They were both members of the Free Will Baptist church. Enos E. Norman was educated in the public schools of Warren county and remained on the farm until at the age of forty he left the farm and moved into Blanchester where he engaged in the undertaking business until 1908, when he retired from active life. He is a Republican in politics and an active member of the Free. Will Baptist church. Elizabeth (Watkins) Norman, the wife of Enos E. Norman, and the mother of the subject of this sketch, was born on October 5. 1828, and died on March 26, 1913. She was the daughter of Harrison P. and Mary (Collins) Watkins, both of whom came from Pennsylvania to Warren county and settled on a farm. He was a member of the Baptist church and she was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. John H. Norman remained on the farm until he was sixteen years of age. He was educated in the public schools of Warren county and afterwards was graduated from the Lebanon (Ohio) Normal School, after which he taught in the public schools for a period 508 - CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO. of five years and then attended the Eclectic College of Medicine at Cincinnati and graduated from that institution in 1875. He then took up the practice of medicine in Edenton, in Clermont county, where he remained for sixteen years, after which time he came to Blanchester, where he has been a practicing physician for twenty-five years. He is a member of both the Connty, State and National Medical Associations. He is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and a member of the Junior Order of American Mechanics. He is also a member of the Free Will Baptist church. In August of 1878, John H. Norman was married to Mary Weller, of Hamilton county, Ohio, a daughter of Phillip Weller, now deceased. To this union were born three children as follow: Omar, who is deceased; Orris, who lives in Blanchester; and Edna, who is the wife of James P. Britton of Chillicothe, Ohio. Few men in this exacting profession have ever been more faithful to their obligations than Dr. John H. Norman. CHARLES F. ALLEN. By his indomitable enterprise and progressive methods, Charles F. Allen has come to be one of the most successful business men of Sabina, Clinton county, Ohio. He is a man of most genial nature, but nevertheless painstaking and careful in his business relations and today is one of the most prosperous citizens of the community. Charles F. Allen was born on May 5, 1852, at Bainbridge in Ross county, Ohio, and is the son of George and Amanda (Fort) Allen, the former of whom was born in 1818 in Highland county, Ohio, and the latter of whom was born at Bainbridge in Ross county, and died in 1863. George Allen was the son of George Allen, Sr., who was born in New Jersey and who came to Ohio in 1815 or 1816. George Allen, the father of Charles F., was educated in the common schools of Ross county and when a young man learned the carpenter trade. In 1858 he came to Sabina and spent the rest of his life in this town. He was a contractor and builder and in 1875 established a lumber yard which his son, Charles F., still operates. He was engaged in the general retail lumber business until his retirement in 1897. He died in 1904. George and Amanda (Fort) Allen were the parents of the following children. Ethan, never married; William, married Lydia Barlough; James; Charles; Emma, married C. B. Hill; John, married Ann Uptegraff; George; Ella, married Lewis Lappe; Henry, died in infancy; and another son died in infancy. The late George Allen was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and as a Republican served many terms as a member of the town council. Charles F. Allen was educated in the common schools of Sabina and when a young man engaged in the lumber business with his father and became a partner with his father in 1875 and in 1897 succeeded his father in this business. In 1914 Mr. Allen's son, Ross, was taken into the firm. It was started originally on a capital of seven hundred and fifty dollars in 1875, and it has grown to a business with a capital stock of seven thousand five hundred dollars. The firm handles lumber and building materials of all kinds and has a large. and valuable patronage in this part of Clinton county. On November 25, 1874. Charles F. Allen was married to Anna Drake, who was born on November 10, 1856, in Clinton county, Ohio. and who is the daughter of Daniel Drake. Mr. and Mrs. Allen have had three children: Harry R., who married Evelyn Robison, has one child, Arthur, and is engaged in the wholesale lumber business at Columbus, Ohio; Ross W. married Eva Leffel and they have one child, Russell; Charles J. is unmarried and lives at home with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Allen are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Allen is a member of the Knights of Pythias. He is an ardent and enthusiastic Republican. CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO - 509 HARRY L. LITTLETON. Harry L. Littleton, an enterprising and successful young business man of Sabina, was born on April 6, 1883, in Greene county, at Yellow Springs. He is the son of Grenville and Clarinda (Sparrow) Littleton, the former of whom was born in Greene county, and the latter of whom was born in Clark county, Ohio, the daughter of John and Sarah (Johnson) Sparrow, natives of England. Grenville Littleton was the son of Joel Littleton, a farmer of Clark county, Ohio, and was one of five children. The other four were Joel B., John, Anna and Pay. Joel Littleton was a devout member of the Presbyterian church. Grenville Littleton was educated in the common schools of Clark county, Ohio, and when "a young man engaged in farming in that county. In 1882 he entered the undertaking business at Yellow Springs, Ohio, and has continued in business at that place until the present time Since he first started in business he has several other enterprises, including furniture and livery. Grenville and Clarinda (Sparrow) Littleton have had five children, as follow : Daisy, married Lewis Reinwald; Earl, married Josephine Hutcheson; Morris, is unmarried; Harry L., the subject of this sketch, and Edwin. Mr. Littleton's father's family are members of the Presbyterian church. The father is an ardent Democrat. Educated in the common schools of Yellow Springs, Ohio, Harry L. Littleton worked with his father after finishing his education and in 1901 attended the Clark School of Embalming at Cincinnati. In 1903 he took a post-graduate course at the same institution. For some time he was employed by W. H. Neal at Xenia, Ohio, until his coming to Sabina on June 3, 1905. At this time he purchased the undertaking business of George M. Haines and has continued in business since 1905, a period of more than ten years. He is well qualified for the business in which he is engaged and temperamentally suited to it. On January 9, 1903, Harry L. Littleton was married to Margaret S. Dakin, the daughter of S. W. Dakin, of Yellow Springs. To this union there has been born one child, Roger W., born in March, 1904. Mr. Littleton is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Modern Woodmen of America and the Junior Order of 'United American Mechanics. Mr. and Mrs. Littleton are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Littleton is a Democrat in politics. Mr. Littleton is the owner of the first and only funeral car in Clinton county and conducted the first automobile funeral in Clinton. HENRY L. LEWELLEN. Henry L. Lewellen, a pleasant, prosperous and public-spirited business man of Sabina, Ohio, has stamped his individuality in no uncertain manner upon the locality where he resides. He is an excellent representative of that type of the much heralded American business man—the type that does things—Mr. Lewellyn having, by his own exertion, established at Sabina, a flourishing trade in furniture: Henry L. Lewellen was born on January 17, 1870, near Sugar Tree ridge in Adams connty, Ohio. He is the son of Morgan and Mary J. (Hunter) Lewellen, the former of whom was a native of Pennsylvania, who was accidentally killed in October, 1875, and the latter of whom was a daughter of John Hunter, who married a Miss Sloan. The grandparents on the paternal side were John and Nancy (Stantz) Lewellen. He was a blacksmith and farmer of Adams county and reared a family of six children as follow Lydia, Catherine, Alfred, Abbie, William and Morgan. The late Morgan Lewellen began farming early in life in Adams county, Ohio, and later branched out and engaged in the live-stock business. He was killed by the falling 610 - CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO. of a derrick pole at the building of the court house    West Union, Ohio, in the fall of 1875. During his life he was actively identified .with the Democratic party. His wife was a member of, the Baptist church. Morgan, and Mary J. Lewellen had eight children, of whom Henry L, the subject of this sketch, was the sixth. The others were Anna, who never married; Frances, who married S. C. Spears; John, who is unmarried Lewis, who married Nettie Roberts; Thomas, who married Margaret Thompson; Edgar and George, neither of whom ever married. Henry L. Lewellen was educated in the public schools of Greene and Clinton counties, Ohio, and was graduated from the Sabina high school with the class of 1903. When he was a very young man, he worked with his brother in the vehicle business. In 1895 he entered this vocation as a clerk and later became identified with his father-in-law in the furniture business and in 1915 took complete charge of the business. Mr. Lewellen has been in the business for more than fifteen years and it was, started with a capital of two hundred and seventy-five dollars. He has increased from year to year until now it is one of the most flourishing enterprises in this section. The firm owns the building it occupies. In February, 1895, Henry L. Lewellen was married to Esa E. Gaskins, who was born on July 8, 1874, the daughter of Dr. Aaron J. Gaskins. Three children have been born to this union: Mary L., who was born on March 11, 1900; Doris, December 4, 1904; and Aaron, August 18, 1911. It was during the years that Mr. Lewellen managed the furniture business for his father-in-law that it grew and prospered to its present condition. Mr. Lewellen keeps only a high grade of furniture and has a large business for a town of only fifteen hun dred people. Mr. and Mrs. Lewellen are members of the Friends church and he is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. Elected as a Democrat, he has served nearly six years as city treasurer of Sabina, a position he has filled with credit as his long tenure will well prove. PATRICK J. CURREN. It is the honorable reputation of a man in business more than any other consideration which gives character and stability to our' public institutions, and which fixes the boundaries of one's personal reputation. Patrick J. Curren, a well-known business man of Sabina, Ohio; and a veteran of the Spanish-American War, has never lost sight of his obligations to the community in general, and during his residence in this city he has taken an active part in all public movements. During the war with Spain, he was a major in the Third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was assistant superintendent in loading transports at Tampa, Florida. He was mustered out of the service in 1898. Patrick J. Curren was born September 4, 1800, at Chillicothe, Ohio, a son of Martin and Ella (Linnehan) Curren, the former of whom was born in Clashmore, County Waterford, Ireland, in 1814, and died in 1898, and, the latter of whom was born in the same connty in 1815, and died in February, 1899. They were married in, their native land, and came to America in 1848, settling in Chillicothe, Ohio. Martin ,Curren was a tailor, by trade, and followed this vocation at Chillicothe, where he lived the remainder of his life. He and his wife were the parents of seven, children: Mary, who became the wife of Yormand Thompson; Catherine, the wife of. John Kennedy; Patrick J., the immediate subject of this review : Ella, the wife of John B. Caddon; and three, children deceased. Martin Curren was a member of the Catholic church during his life, and was identified with the Democratic party. Patrick J. Curren was educated in the public and parochial schools of Chillicothe, Ohio, and when a young man, learned the tailor's trade. He worked at this trade CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO - 511 in Chillicothe for about three years, after, which he went to ,New York City, where he remained four months learning to "cut." In April, 1876, he came to Wilmington, Ohio, and after working at his trade there for, about one, year removed to Muncie, Indiana, where he was employed until about 1879, when he moved to Washington C. H., Ohio, and the next year came to Sabina. After the close of the Spanish-American War Mr. Curren retnrned to Sabina, taking up his trade as a tailor. He now has a general men's and children's clothing store, with a prosperous and growing business. Patrick J. Curren was married to Estella Johnson, the daughter of Henry Johnson, and they have had three children : Frederick L., born on December 27, 1900; Walter Paul, May 7, 1902; and Martin, June 1, 1905. Mr. and Mrs. Curren area faithful and devoted members of the Catholic church. Mr. Curren belongs to the. Fraternal Order of Eagles. As a Democrat, he has served as a member of the town council, corporation treasurer and township treasurer. He served as a member of the town council in 1897 and 1898, and was township treasurer for two years, and was eorporation treasurer for, four years. During this time the Sabina school house was built. Mr. Cnrren is a member of the Clinton county election board, and also a member of the Democratic central executive committee. He is highly respected and esteemed in Sabina, and his ever increasing business may be attributed to the high favor in which he is held, by his fellow townsmen. CHARLES WILLIAM CUSTIS. Charles William Custis, a well-known business man, and manufacturer of Sabina, Ohio, who is now living retired, was born in Clinton county, Ohio, on July 20, 1857, the son of William and Susan (Drake) Custis, natives of Clinton county, and' New York state, respectively. Susan Drake was a daughter of Daniel and Ann (Musherue) Drake. The maternal grandparents of Mr. Custis were Daniel Drake and wife, the former of whom was a native of New England and engaged in the oyster business. He was a prominent member of the Christian church, and moved to Ohio early in life, locating in, this county, where he engaged in, farming, being the owner of one hundred acres of land. He and his life were the parents of five children, Abbie, Elizabeth, Mary, Snsan and Anna. William Custis was the, son of Douglas Custis, a well known citizen of this county. William Custis, the father of Charles W., attended the common schools of Clinton county, and here completed his education. He removed to Sabina from New Antioch, Ohio, and for some time was engaged in the, general mercantile business, handling hardware, and dry goods for the most part. While engaged in business in Sabina, he lived on a farm of one hundred and twenty-five acres at the edge of the town. He was, a member of the Methodist Protestant church, and an active worker in that denomination. Fraternally, he was identified with the Independent Order ,of Odd Fellows, while, politically, he was an ardent supporter of the Republican party. He died in October, 1906, after having lived, a most useful life. His widow is still living, at the age of seventy-six years. They were the parents of eight children, Charles William, Frank, Ida B., Anna, James, Levi. D., Lula and Grace. ,Of these children Frank is married and lives at Dayton, Ohio. Ida B. also lives at Dayton and is the wife, of Samuel McGuire. Anna is the wife of. L. A Wysong, of Wilmington. James married Rebecca Perrell, and they live in Sabina. Levi D. married. Georgia Kuhn, and they live in Canton, Ohio. Lula is the wife of Dr. F. G. Leightner, of. Sabina, and Grace is the wife of Marion Kuhn, of Crooksville, Ohio. Charles W. Custis received his education in the common schools, and after leaving' school was engaged for some time in business with his father. After managing his 512 - CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO. father's hardware store for some time he retired from that concern and engaged in the restaurant and bakery business. After disposing of this latter business he next engaged with John Matthews as a partner in handling bankruptcy stocks of merchandise. He is the owner of one hundred and ten acres of land in Clinton county, also valuable property in Sabina, and is the owner of the ice-cream factory in Sabina. For the past ten years Mr. Custis has been retired from active business. Charles W. Custis has been twice married, his first wife having been Ellie M. Dalgern, and to which union three children were born, Lauron A., Clyde Burtsal and Ethel Marie. Lauron A., who lives in Goshen, Indiana, married Margaret Shannon, and is engaged in the wholesale' manufacture of ice cream in that city. Clyde, Who is a resident of Sabina, married Mary Spurgeon. Ethel is the wife of Arthur. N. Rains, a resident of Sabina. Mr. Custis married, secondly, Flora Johnson, daughter of Moses Johnson, of Port Williams, to which union one child' has been born, a son, Earl Johnson, who is unmarried. Mr. Custis and wife are members of the Methodist Protestant church and both take an active interest in church work. Mr. Custis is a member Of the board of public affairs and is a Republican. COL. CHARLES R. FISHER. Col. Charles R. Fisher, the president of the Journal-Republican Company, publishers of the Journal—Republican, of Wilmington, Ohio, is descended from a line of distinguished ancestors, his great-grandfather having bee na soldier in the American Revolution, his grandfather having been a member of the United States Congress, his father having been, for twenty years, connected with the Clinton Republican as editor, served for several terms as prosecuting attorney of the county and, during his lifetime was a leading member of the Clinton county bar. Col. Charles R. Fisher is one of the leading citizens of Wilmington. Except for a period of fourteen years, from 1870 to 1884, various members of the Fisher family have been connected with the leading newspapers of Clinton county, practically ever since the formation of the county. The present president of the publishing company himself has served as deputy postmaster of Wilmington, deputy clerk of the courts of Clinton county, postmaster of Wilmington and aide-de-camp, with the rank of colonel, to the late Gov. Asa S. Bushnell, of Ohio. Charles R. Fisher was born in Wilmington, February 14, 1860, and is the son of William B. and Euphemia (Pegg) Fisher, the former of whom was born in 1818, at Mt. Pleasant, in Clermont county, Ohio, and married Euphemia Pegg in 1846. She was born at Batavia, in Clermont county, in October, 1826. They had four children : Mary, who married Dr. A. T. Quinn, of Wilmington; Katherine, the wife of C. C. Nichols and who died in 1888; William G., who married Effie Hunsicker, of Pickaway county, Ohio; and ' Col. Charles R., the snbject of this sketch. William B. Fisher and family were members of the Methodist Episcopal church, He was a Republican in politics and active during his entire life for the principles of that party. In 1799 Adam Fischer, a German resident of Pennsylvania, who had just returned. from the Revolutionary War, immigrated to Clermont county, Ohio, with his family, settling at Point Pleasant. About this time the spelling of the name was changed from Fischer to Fisher, because David Fischer, grandfather of the subject of this sketch and the eldest son in Adam Fischer's family, objected to the nickname "Dutch," which his schoolmates gave him. Here David Fisher grew to manhood and became a prodigious student of public affairs, being called upon frequently for political addresses in southwestern Ohio. He was elected to the General Assembly of Ohio from Clermont county in 1842, and four years later .moved to Wilmington, where he became the owner and CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO - 513 editor of the Clinton Republican, formerly known as the Western Whig, an organ favoring the high protective tariff. In the fall of 1846, he was elected to represent the Wilmington district in the United States Congress as a Whig. The eldest son of David Fisher was William Byrne, who derived his middle name from the maiden name of his Welsh mother. He grew up on a farm near Point Pleasant, studied law and was admitted to the bar. In 1846, he married Euphemia Pegg, of Batavia, and thereafter opened a law office in that village. In the fall of 1847; he came to Wilmington to take charge of his father's paper during his absence in Congress. He learned to like the newspaper business and also Wilmington, and in 1850 purchased the paper from his father. David moved to Cincinnati, where, a third of a century later, he died at the age of ninety-three years. William, B. Fisher was connected with the Clinton Republican for twenty years, at the same time practicing his profession and serving as prosecuting attorney. For a short time, the late Franklin Corwin was associated with him as a partner and, subsequently, the late Dr. A. P. Russell. This latter arrangement continued until Doctor Russell's election as secretary of state in 1860. In 1866, William B. Fisher sold a half interest in the paper to Capt. D. L. Way, now a resident of Jacksonville, Florida. Four years later he sold out his entire interest becanse of failing health and died in 1874. In 1884, William G. and Charles R. Fisher, the two sons of William B. Fisher, bought the Wilmington Journal, which had been established sixteen years previously by the Garvin brothers. At that time the Journal had a circulation of nine hundred copies and was a four-page paper. The prestige of the paper grew from year to year, until it attained a circulation of nearly four thousand copies, more than that of any two other papers published in the county. With the exception of the period from 1870 to 1884, the name Fisher has been connected with Wilmington's newspaper interests continuously since 1846. On January 1, 1913 the Wilmington Journal, the paper of the younger Fishers, and the Clinton Republican., the former paper of the father and son, were consolidated and are now published under the name of the Journal-Republican. Col Charles R. Fisher is president of the company and actively engaged in its management; Thurman Miller is secretary and treasurer and William G. Fisher, T. M. Bales and Albert I. Bailey are the remaining directors. Col. Charles R. Fisher was educated in the public schools of Wilmington and began working, when a lad of twelve, as a messenger for the First National Bank during his vacations. In 1876 he was made deputy postmaster, under Capt. W. P. Wolf, and was in the service for three years, after which he was made deputy clerk of the county courts. In April, 1884, he resigned the latter position and he and his brother, William G., purchased the Journal, as has already been noted, publishing it under the firm name of W. G. & C. R. Fisher until its consolidation as above stated. From 1890 to 1894, Colonel Fisher was postmaster of Wilmington and from 1896 to 1900, aide-de-camp to Governor Asa S. Bushnell. On March 11, 1905, Colonel Fisher was married to Sarah Hinman, a native of Kentucky and the daughter of the late David S. Hinman. They have no children. For twenty-seven years, Col. Charles R. Fisher has been in charge of the music of the Methodist church of Wilmington and his father was chorister of the same church for nearly as long a period before that time. Mrs. Fisher has been the. organist for nineteen years. It is doubtful if any enterprise in Clinton county has had a more successful career or plays an equally important part in the business and social life as the Clinton Telephone Company. It began business in January, 1900, with one-hundred and twenty-five subscribers, which have been increased to sixteen hundred in Wilmington alone and (33) 514 - CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO. ever seventeen hundred in the remaining exchanges, making a total of about thirty-four hundred in the county. The company has a, capital of two hundred thousand dollars, fully paid and all issued and owned by the citizens of Clinton county, and has just completed a handsome two-story, fire-proof home for itself in Wilmington. Colonel Fisher has been president of the Clinton Telephone Company since its organization, and gives to it much of his time and labor. He has been secretary: and treasurer of the Masonic Temple Company, the company which erected the Masonic, Temple in Wilmington, ever since its organization, and is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is a charter member of Wilmington commandery, Knights Templar, and has served as presiding officer of all the Masonic bodies in this city. HARRY STUNTZ, M. D. Dr. Harry Stuntz is one of the leading physicians of Sabina, Richland township, this county, and for many years has enjoyed a large and lucrative practice in that section of Clinton county. He was born at Terrace Park, Ohio, the son of Prof. C. R. and Eliza (Hauck) Stuntz, the former of whom was a native of Pennsylvania, and the latter of Poland, Ohio, who is now living in Cincinnati at the age of eighty years. She was the daughter of Daniel Hanck, of Poland, Ohio. Prof. C. R. Stuntz was graduated from Allegheny College, and, during his active career, was prominently known in educational circles in Cincinnati, having been for thirty years connected with the Woodward high school as professor of natural sciences. He was a member and at one time president of the American Chemists' Association. Prof. C. R. and Eliza (Hauck) Stuntz were the parents of eight children, George R., Mary, J. Edward, Frances, Frank M., Helen, Dr. Harry and Chauncey R. Of these children, George married Emma Meader and lives in Cincinnati. Mary married W. T. Ritchie, a well-known lawyer of Cincinnati, Ohio, who resides at Madisonville. J. Edward married Birdie Sharp and is superintendent of the Cape Crnz Company, of Cuba. this county. Trances, who lives in Milford, married Dr. F. C. Curry. Frank M., who married Louise Sharp, is superintendent of the Central factory' at Sinclaire, Louisiana. Helen married T. P. Walker, who is secretary of the Queen City Forging Company, of Cincinnati.• Chauncey, who is assistant superintendent of the Cape Cruz Company, married Eveline Elliott and lives at Terrace Park. Dr. Harry Stuntz married Lida Ruese, the daughter of Herman and Minnie (Tholke) Ruese, the former of whom was born in Germany and came to America at the age- of sixteen years, locating in Cincinnati, where he became a well-known contract builder. His wife also was a native of Germany, and was brought to America by her parents when an infant, her parents also locating in Cincinnati. Herman Ruese was a soldier in the Civil War and served during the entire period of that great struggle: He died on February 24, 1900, and his widow on March 23, 1912. They were the parents of five children, Emma, Vina, Ella, Lydia and John. Doctor and Mrs. Stuntz have no children. Doctor Stuntz is a member of the American Medical Association, the Ohio State Medical Society and the Clinton County Medical Society. He is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, and, while a student at that institution, was a member of the Nu Sigma Nu, a well-known and popular Greek-letter society. He is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and the Modern Woodmen of America. Doctor Stuntz has a well-equipped office at Sabina and is popular in the community, not only in a professional but in a private way. CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO - 515 EDWARD EVERETT TERRELL. Edward Everett Terrell is descended from an old and cultured family of Clinton county and is an energetic, keen, well-educated and thrifty young business man, and has a host of friends in Clinton county. Edward E. Terrell was born on July 4, 1877, in Wilmington, Ohio, the son of Allen and Matilda (Conard) Terrell, the former of whom was born in 1848 and died on February 15, 1892, and the latter of whom was born on May 19, 1851; the daughter of Abraham and Phoebe Conard. The paternal grandparents of Edward- E. Terrell were Israel A. and Sidney (Huff) Terrell, the former of whom was born in 1818 and died in 1906, and the latter of whom was born in 1827 and died in 1902. Israel A. Terrell moved to Clinton county in 184S and located in Wayne township on a farm. Roads were not even laid out and scarcely a trail was blazed. During his life he cleared and drained about half of eleven hundred acres of land, which he owned at the time of his death. He was also vice-president of the New Vienna bank and a stockholder of the bank at Leesburg. He and his wife had six children, James H., Allen I., Sarah, William, Charles and Annie Israel T. Terrell was the son of Pleasant and Esther (Haines) Terrell, natives of Bedford county, Virginia, the former of whom was born in 1791 and died in 1837 and the latter died in 1846. Pleasant and Esther Terrell were the parents of six children, John, Israel, David, Mary, Narcissa and Ruth. Pleasant Terrell was the son of David and Mary (Anthony) Terrell, the former of whom was born near Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1763, and died in 1858, and the latter died in 1858. They came to Ohio in 1806 and located near Highland in Highland county. They had eight children, Pleasant, Christopher, David, Joseph, Mary, Judith, Sarah and Elizabeth. David Terrell was one of the early justices of the peace in Fairfield township. He was a great hunter and liked to ramble in the forest. David Terrell's father was David Terrell, Sr., who was married three times, the first time to Sarah Johnson, secondly to Sarah Clark, and thirdly to Martha Johnson. He was the father of nine children.. David Terrell, Sr., was also the son of David Terrell, who was born in 1675 and died in: 1757. He and his wife reared a family of twelve children. He was the son of. William Terrell, who was born in 1650 and came to America in 1670 with his two brothers. They were sent here by -King James II as explorers and hunters. They were granted large tracts of land in Virginia. Allen I. Terrell, the father of Edward E., began his education in the common schools of Wayne township, and later was graduated from Earlham College with the class of 1860. After finishing his edncation he taught in the high school at New Vienna. Later he was professor of mathematics at Wilmington College, but on account of failing health he returned to the farm in Wayne township, in 1880, and lived there until his death, in 1892. At the time of his death he owned two hundred and twenty-five acres of land. Allen I. Terrell was the father of six children, of whom Edward Everett was the eldest. The others were: Howard V., married Elva Morrison; Clara A., is the wife of Maurice B. Starbuck, of Kirksville, Missouri; Rendall H., married Sarah Rannells and lives on the home farm; Daniel H., died oh February 15, 1892; and Stanley P., died on September 20, 1894. A member of the Friends church, Allen L Terrell was pastor of the church at Fairview and clerk of the Indiana yearly meeting. He was well known in religious circles, both in Ohio and Indiana. Edward Everett Terrell received the rudiments of an education in the schools of Wayne township. In the fall Of 1892 and the spring of 1893 he attended Earlham College, being at home for the succeeding two years. He then entered Wilmington College in the fall of 1895 and remained for one year. He then taught for one year in Wayne township, and in 1897 the family moved to Thomasville, Georgia, where he lived for eight months. He afterward lived with his grandfather, Israel A. Terrell. for one and one-half years, the which time he attended Wilmington College. Upon 516 - CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO. returning to Thomasville, Georgia, he taught bookkeeping in the business college there for two years. Later he taught in the business college at Macon, Georgia, for one and one-half years. Upon his return to Ohio he was graduated from Wilmington College in 1904. From 1906 until 1911 Mr. Terrell was secretary of the National Safety Snap Manufacturing Company, at Wilmington, Ohio. During 1904 and 1905 he had been bookkeeper for the Wilmington Gas Company. In 1910 Mr. Terrell was in the real estate and fire insurance business at Wilmington. In 1913 E. R. Bales was associated with him as a partner. On December 15, 1896, Edward E. Terrell was married to Susannna B. McKay, the daughter of Robert F. and Mary F. (Nickerson) McKay. Two children have been born to this union: Allen M., born on April 18, 1910; and Mary M., July 19, 1912. Mr. and Mrs. Terrell are members of the Friends church and Mr. Terrell has served as superintendent of the Sunday school. He is a director of the First National Bank at Wilmington, a Republican in politics and a member of the Wilmington town council. WILLIAM M. PAVEY, SR. The venerable William M. Pavey, who is now past the age of eighty-two years and who, during the period of his active career, as one of the largest landowners of Clinton county, was born in Fayette county, Ohio, September 4, 1833, the son of William and Anna (Johnson) Pavey, the former of whom was a native of Highland county, and the latter of Fayette county, Ohio, and William Pavey's first wife. William Pavey was also an extensive farmer in Highland and Fayette counties, where he owned about eighteen hundred acres of land. By his first wife he had nine children, Isaac, William M., the subject of this sketch, George, John, Henry, James, Sophia, Lida and Mary. By his second marriage there were four children, Charles, Thomas, Gilbert and Kittora. William Pavey's father was Isaac Pavey, a native of Delaware, but an early settler in the state of Kentucky. He made an effort to settle in Ohio, but the Indians were so troublesome that he was compelled to return to Kentucky, where he remained three years longer. Subsequently, however, he brought his family to Highland county, Ohio, where he made a permanent home and resided until his death, which was caused by being thrown from a horse. William Pavey, father of William M., was born in 1803. He was twice married and the father of fourteen children, Isaac, William, Mary, George, John, Elizabeth, who died at the age of twelve; Sophia, Henry, James E., Eliza, Charles, Thomas, Kittora and Gilbert A. After the death of Mrs. Anna Pavey, he married Jordena Kirby, with whom he lived until his death, in 1862, at the age of fifty-nine years. His widow still lives and was ninety-two years old on March 21, 1915. William Pavey was a man of great energy and perseverance, kind-hearted and accommodating to his neighbors, even to his own disadvantage. He failed in business twice by going surety for others. Still, by his great industry and energy, at the time of his death he had again accumulated a good competency. He was a member of the Methodist church and devout in this faith. William M. Pavey grew to manhood and was married in Fayette county, Ohio. He was first married, December 17, 1857, to Sarilda Conner, by whom he had one child, deceased. The first wife died in August, 1858, and in August, 1859, he married Mary A. Kirby, the daughter of William and Jordena Kirby, by whom there were twelve children born, ten of whom grew to maturity, as follow: Gilbert A , Anna Olive, Jennie, Frederick, William, Jr., Louitta, Minnie, Lovada, Lida and Carrie. William Edward and Sarah Catherine died in infancy. Of these children, Gilbert A. married Elizabeth Burris and is one of the leading citizens of Sabina; Anna married Jacob Stoltz, of Sabina ; Jennie married Charles Wilson, and lives in Fayette county. Frederick, who died on the old homestead farm in 1890, at the age of twenty-two years, had married Zada Jones; William, Jr., of Sabina, CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO - 517 married Bell McCoy; Louitta married David Morris, of. Fayette county; Minnie married E. 0. Cline, of Sabina; Lovada married Ed Hains, of Sabina, Ohio; Lida married George Wilson, of Sabina, and Carrie is the wife of Thomas Conner, of Sabina. Agriculture and the raising of live stock were Mr. Pavey's main pursuits during his active business life. At one time he owned eighteen hundred acres of land, but has given each of his children one hundred and fifty acres, and holds only his home in Sabina and some extra money. He was for many years vice-president of the Sabina Bank. He was a man who always attended strictly to his own business, and who never courted notoriety of any kind. Nevertheless, he performed all the duties of life, public and private, with a cheerfulness of a man of optimistic spirit and Christian faith. Mr. Pavey's beloved wife is still living, and they reside together in their home at Sabina. FRANK HAINES. The late Frank Haines, a former well-known farmer and banker of this county, was born on November 3, 1850, the son of Job R. and Rebecca (Noble) Haines, and died on June 3, 1913. Job R. Haines was born in North Carolina on September 14, 1809, the son of John and Lydia Haines, who settled in Clinton county in 1810. He received the rudiments of an education in the district schools and later attended McMillen College at Xenia, Ohio. He began teaching at the age of eighteen and taught continuously for sixteen years. On June 14, 1840, he married Rebecca Noble, who was born in Green township on June 14, 1821, the daughter of William and Ann Noble, pioneers of this county. For three years after his marriage he taught school during the winter months and farmed in the summer. In 1854 he purchased four hundred and six acres of land in Richland township. Having been reared as a member of the Friends church, he clung to that faith through life. He and his wife were the parents of six children: Mary J., born in 1841; William M., 1843; Stephen P., 1845; Samuel L., 1847; Frank, 1850, and Albert M., 1855. Job R. Haines was a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, being affiliated with the Vienna lodge. He died on August 26, 1879, and his wife has also been dead for many years. Frank Haines, the subject of this sketch, was educated in the common schools and spent his entire life in this county, where he and his wife owned twelve hundred acres of land. He helped organize and was a director in the First National Bank at Sabina and was was one of the most extensive stockmen of Richland township. He was a loyal member of the Methodist Episcopal church, as were all the members of his family. He was a self-made man and through his own well-directed efforts became one of the most influential and wealthy men in Clinton county. On May 27, 1874, Frank Haines was married to Rosena Reed, who was born in 1855, the daughter of Alfred and Martha A. (Lyon) Reed. Alfred Reed was a well-known Clinton county farmer, the owner of twelve hundred acres of land. He and his wife were the parents of two children, Jennie and Rosena, the latter of whom married Mr. Haines. To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haines were born four children, namely : Edith, who married W. C. Dakin and lives at Middleton, Ohio ; Clyde, who married Jennie Culbertson and lives in Sabina ; Arthur, who is hereafter referred to, and Martha, who married H. S. Gallaher and also lives in Sabina. Arthur Haines was educated in Ohio State University at Columbus and in a business college at the same place. After finishing his education he entered the First National Bank at Sabina and was assistant cashier for a period of six years. He married Ethel Custis, a native of Clinton county, daughter of Charles W. and Ella M. (Valgarn) Custis, and to this union one child has been born, a son, Arthur Charles, born on January 14, 1913. Mr. Haines is a stockholder and director in the First National Bank at Sabina. He is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and his wife is a member of the Methodist Protestant church. 518 - CLINTON COUNTY, 'OHIO. GEORGE MANMEISEL Among the well-known citizens of Richland township, this county, and numbered among the leading business men of Sabina, is George Manmeisel, who has been in the butcher business for many years, and who, for the past five years, has been located at Sabina. Mr. Manmeisel also owns seventeen acres of good land in this county. George Manmeisel was born bn May 26, 1865, at Xenia, Ohio, a son of John and May Manmeisel, the former of whom was born near Berlin, Germany, and the latter of whom' died when her son, George, was a small child. His father also died when George was quite young, and he was thus left an orphan in his youth. John Manmeisel was the proprietor of a butcher shop in Xenia, Ohio, which business he conducted until the time of his death. He and his wife were the parents of five children, Caroline, Rosa, George, Maggie and Elizabeth. Of these children, the eldest, Caroline, who is now deceased, was the wife of John Glasiwints, and they had three children, John, Carrie and. Mary. Rosa, the second born, who is also deceased was the wife of George Amos, a resident of Columbus, Ohio, and they had one child, 'Scott. Maggie died unmarried. Elizabeth is one of the Sisters in a convent in Minnesota. George Manmeisel was educated in the public schools of Xenia, and nearly in life learned the butcher business with his father. On January 5, 1889, he was married to Mary E. Channel, a native of Centerville, Ohio, daughter of J. W. and Laura (Pavey) Channel, the former of whom was: born at Morrisville, this county, and the latter of whom also was born in this county, the daughter of John Pavey, well-known farmer. J. W. Channel was a son of John H. and Sarah (Custis) Channel, natives of North Carolina, and Clinton county, Ohio, respectively. After coming to Ohio from North Carolina, John H. Channel became a well-known school teacher in Clinton county. He was active in politics, a leader in the Christian church of his community. Fraternally, he was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. To John H. and Sarah (Custis) Channel were born six children, Arminda, Mary, J. W., Lucy, Emma and ,Gertrude, all of whom are living save Lucy. Mr. and Mrs. George Manmeisel have no children. They are earnest and devoted `members of the Methodist Protestant church, and Mr. Manmeisel is a prominent member of the Sabina lodge of Odd- Fellows. In a business -way, Mr. Manmeisel enjoys a 'good trade among the people of Sabina and vicinity, where he is well liked and respected for his cordial manners and honest dealing with the public. GILBERT A. PAVEY. Gilbert A. Pavey, a son of the venerable William M. Pavey, of Sabina, Ohio, who is well known in this part of Clinton county for his prominence as a banker and a farmer, was born on May 22; 1860, in Fayette county, this state. An extensive sketch of the life of the venerable William M. Pavey and his beloved wife and their family history is found elsewhere in this volnme. It may be said however, in this place that Gilbert A. Pavey is the son of William M. and Mary A. (Kirby) Pavey, the former of whom was born in Fayette county. Ohio, September 4, 1833, and the latter of whom is the daughter of William and Jordena Kirby. William Pavey is the son of William Pavey, Sr., who married Anna Johnson. They were natives, respectively, of Highland and Fayette counties, this state. The senior William Pavey's father was Isaac Pavey. a native of Delaware, who first settled in Kentucky, and later in the state of Ohio. William Pavey, Sr., was twice married and was the father of thirteen children, of whom William, Jr., was the second born. The others were Isaac, Mary, George, John, Sophia, Henry, James E., Eliza. Charles, Thomas, Kittora and Gilbert A., ten of whom grew to maturity. Gilbert A. Pavey was educated in the common schools of Clinton county, and on August 25, 1880, was married to Elizabeth Ellen Burris, the daughter of J. I. and CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO - 519 Amanda (Hall) Burris, the former of whom was a well-known farmer of this county who owned twelve hundred acres of land, He was an active member of the Quaker chnrch, and died on June 5, 1909. His widow is now living in Sabina. Mr. Pavey lived in Fayette county for one year, and then. returned to Clinton county, locating on a farm on. the Greenfield pike, where, he lived until fifteen years ago, at which time he moved to Sabina. Four children have been born to. Gilbert A. and. Elizabeth E. (Burris) Pavey, Gerdina T., who married Groville Wallace, of Wilmington; Leta M., who married Lewis Wilson, to which union three children were born, Ralph Austin, Fred Martin and Dorothea, the latter of whom died at the age of five years; Marie, who married Ray Wilson and has one child,, Robert Pavey; and Frank, who married Margaret Richards. Not only does Mr. Pavey own two hundred and fifty acres of land in Richard township, but he also owns a half interest in two hundred and sixty-three acres in Fayette county and a fourth interest in the Sabina bank, of which he is vice-president. He and his wife and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Pavey is a Republican and 'served twelve years as trustee of the township. Fraternally, he is a member of the Masonic lodge. GEORGE W. GIFFIN. George W. Giffin, a well-known rural-mail carrier of Sabina, Ohio, was born on. June 24, 1845, in Ross county, Ohio, the son of David and- Emily (Bragg) Giffin, the former of whom was born in Winchester, Virginia, in 1828, and the latter of whom was born near Stonebridge, Virginia. Emily Bragg was the daughter of William and Sarah (Muckelwing) Bragg, the latter of whom was born in Scotland. William Bragg was a native of Virginia, and a blacksmith and wagonmaker by trade. He and his, wife had eleven children. Mr. Giffin's paternal grandfather was a wagonmaker near Winchester, Virginia. David Giffin, father of George W., was educated in the common school. He was a well-known merchant of Sabina and Bainbridge, Ohio, who walked to Ohio from Virginia. Twenty-three years' of his life were spent in Bainbridge and twenty years in Sabina. He was justice of the peace and mayor of Sabina for thirty years, and was a Republican in politics. He was a member of the Masonic lodge and a charter member of the Sabina chapter. He served three years in the Seventy-ninth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, but resigned at Atlanta, Georgia, his health having failed. At the time he resigned he was the first lieutenant. David and Emily (Bragg) Giffin had five children;' George W., the subject of this sketch; Edward E., deceased; Sarah Margaret; David E., and Anna. Sarah Margaret married Cyrus Spurgeon, of Sabina. David E. was twice married, the first time to Jennie Clark, and, secondly, to Elsie Darbyshire. Anna married Milo Douglas, of Springfield, Ohio. David Giffin died in October, 1881, and his wife died on November 15, 1896. Mrs. Emily Giffin was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. George W. Giffin was educated in the common, Schools of Sabina, and has lived here his entire life. Since 1902 he has been a rural-mail carrier on Ronte No. 2 out of Sabina. Mr. Giffin was married on November 27, 1892, to Orpha Shoop, a native of Ross county, Ohio, and a daughter of John and Melvina '(Heizer) Shoop, who were prominent members of the Christian church and farmers in Ross county. Mr. and Mrs. Giffin have had three children, Grace Avis, Emily and Mary Elizabeth. All of these children are unmarried and live with their parents at home. Mr. and Mrs. Giffin are members of the Methodist Episcopal church of Sabina and both are active in Sunday school work. 520 - CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO. OWEN A. WEST, M. D. Clinton county has every reason to be proud of her medical men and on the roll of honored names which indicates the service of distinguished citizens in this profession there should be mentioned Dr. Owen A. West, who is descended from distinguished ancestry and, who has long been regarded as one of the leading physicians in this section of Clinton county. Early in life he realized that there is no honor that is not founded on worth and no respect which is not founded on accomplishment. His life and labors have been eminently worthy because they have contributed to a proper understanding of life and its problems. Owen A. West was born on May 10, 1864, in Martinsville, Clinton county, Ohio, and is the son of Col. Owen and Elizabeth (Roberts) West, the former of whom, a farmer, miller, business man and inventor, was born in Clark township, March 4, 1835, the son of James and Elizabeth West. Col. Owen West was reared on his father's farm, educated in the Martinsville schools and Ohio Wesleyan University. He was a teacher for twelve years and during the rebellion, aided in organizing the home guards at Cincinnati. In 1863 he was chosen their major-general and in the early part of 1864 was given the rank of lieutenant-colonel of the One Hundred and. Forty-ninth Regimental Battalion of the Ohio National Guards. He had commanded them while at Fort Federal Hill and Baltimore, Maryland, and in the battle of Monocacy, September, 1864, he, with his regiment were honorably discharged for the valuable services they had so efficiently rendered in defense of the flag. Colonel West was married to Elizabeth Roberts, September 20, 1855. She was the daughter of James and Hannah E Roberts and a native of Washington township, born on December 23, 1835. She died at the age of forty-six years. They had ten children: Margaret, James W., Anna M., Owen A., Hannah E , Amos F., Charles H., Laura E., Mary E. and Benjamin Mrs. West died on February 1, 1879. Colonel West is a member of the Methodist church, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Masonic fraternity and the Republican party. The West family in America dates from some time before the year 1716. Before that time John W. West, who had married Sarah Pearson, came from England and settled in Pitts county, Pennsylvania. They had seven children : Joseph, Mary, William, Sarah, Samuel, Rachel and Benjamin. Benjamin West, the youngest of this family, became an artist with international fame and today is considered one of the foremost artists ever produced by this country. Of this family, Joseph, the eldest, married Jane Owen, the daughter of John Owen, and they had nine children: Isaac, racy, Owen, John, Sarah, Joseph, Hannah, George and Benjamin. Owen West, the third child of this family, was born about 1750 and married Elizabeth Martin. They moved to Virginia and from Virginia to Clinton county, Ohio. He and his wife had thirteen children: Nancy, -Jane, William, Mary, Susan, Owen, Thomas, James, Plyton, Elizabeth, Emilia, Rebecca and John. Owen West, the father of these children, brought his family to Ohio and located in the valley of the East fork of the Little Miami, where he purchased nineteen hundred acres of government land, all in Clinton county, and nearly all in Clark township There he and his wife died. James West, who was the eighth child in his family, was a farmer during his life and remained on the old estate, adding to his inheritance until he owned one thousand acres of the original nineteen hundred. He and his wife died on the old home place. For nine years he was justice of the peace. His wife was Elizabeth West and they were the parents of Col. Owen West, the father of Dr. Owen A., of Sabina. Owen A. West was educated in the public schools of Blanchester, Ohio, and was graduated from the Blanchester high school. After finishing his practical education, he engaged in managing a general store at Lynchburg for two years. In 1888 he sold out the business and entered the Bellevue Medical College at New York City. After being CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO - 521 there two terms, he entered the Eclectic Medical College at Cincinnati and was graduated there in 1891. After his graduation he located at Leesburg, in Highland county. After being at Leesburg for two years, he came to Sabina and took up the practice of Dr. A. J. Gaskins. Doctor West owns the Clinton Manufacturing Company and was one of the organizers of the National Bank at Sabina and was a, director for three years. The Clinton Manufacturing Company is a thriving business which manufactures barrel pumps. Doctor West was married in September, 1901, to Mabel Sanderson, the daughter of Frank and. Frances (West) Sanderson. Doctor and Mrs. West have had no children. The Wests are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Doctor West is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Modern Woodmen of America, and he is also identified with the Republican party. He is a member of the Ohio State Medical Association and the American Medical Association. In 1910 he built an office and house combined and has one of the most thoroughly equipped physician's offices and laboratories to be found in Sabina. His practice has grown from year to year and today he is regarded as one of the most popular men in the community. HOWARD AND GEORGE C. BARNS. Among the prominent citizens of Sabina, Ohio, are Howard and George C. Barns, the former of whom, since 1906, has been editor and publisher of the Sabina Tribune, and the latter of whom was formerly the proprietor of the Xenia, Herald, but who, since 1907, has been engaged in the practice of law at Sabina. The Sabina Tribune was started by James H., Howard, George C. and M. D. Barns twenty-five years ago. Howard Barns was born on December 14, 1871, in Sabina, and his brother, George C., on February 2, 1875, in Sabina. They are the sons of John H. and. Maria (Shewalter) Barns, the former of whom was born in 1839, in. Winchester, Virginia, and died on November 10, 1884, and the latter of whom was born on September 11, 1837, in Wilmington, Ohio, the daughter of Elias and Eliza (Hale) Shewalter. John H. Barns for many years was the proprietor of a tinware shop at Sabina. His father died when he was a mere lad, and he lived in Virginia until 1860. His mother, Eliza Barns, came to Wilmington. In 1862 John H. Barns volunteered in Company. G, Seventy-ninth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. His health was broken by the hard service and he was discharged on account of disability. In 1865 he was married to Maria E. Shewalter, the daughter of Elias and Eliza J. Shewalter, of Indiana They had nine children, namely: Anna Bernice, deceased; Mahara D. (Harry) ; James H., deceased; Elias Howard (Howard) ; George C.; Alice Marie; Arthur Clyde, deceased; Frederick C., deceased, and Emma Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Barns were members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Sabina. Mr. Barns was prominent in local politics, having served as a member of the village council. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, being a member of both the subordinate and encampment branches. The paternal grandparents, John J. H. and Eliza (Shewalter) Barns, were residents of Virginia until late in life, when they came to this county. The paternal grandfather died in 1851. The paternal grandmother, Eliza Shewalter, was a sister of Elias She-waiter, father of Maria Shewalter. John J. H. Barns was a miller in Virginia, who located in Franklin county, Ohio, in 1851, living there until his death. He and his wife had ten children. George C. Barns was educated in the public schools of Sabina, and graduated from the Washington high school in 1892. Two years later, in partnership with his brothers, he started• the Sabina Tribune. During the years 1896 and 1897 he attended 522 - CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO. the Ohio, State University Law School at Columbus, and was admitted to the bar on March 11, 1897. Before attending law school he had read law with the firm of Hayes & Swaim. In 1904 Mr. Barns bought the Xenia Herald, which he conducted for three years, until 1907. Since that time he has been practicing law in Sabina. Mr. Barns is now clerk of public affairs in Sabina, and clerk of the county board of elections at Wilmington. From 1908 to 1912 he was mayor. of Sabina, having been elected twice on the Democratic ticket. In 1896 George C. Barns was married to Miss Luna Spurgeon, who was born on August 9, 1877, the daughter of Cyrus and Margaret (Giffen) Spurgeon. To this union have been born five children, Virginia, George, Hazel, Cyril and Howard. They are members of the Christian church. Mr. Barns is a Democrat in politics, is past master of Sabina lodge of Masons and also high priest of the Wilmington chapter of Royal Arch Masons. Howard Barns was married in 1898 to Eva Kelso, who was born on June 16, 1877, and died on March 31, 1914. She was the daughter of Thomas L. and Anna (Custis) Kelso. She bore Mr. Barns three children, Frederick K. John H. and Anna Lee. Howard Barnes is also a' Democrat in politics and past master in the Masonic lodge. PRANK T. HAZARD. Frank T. Hazard, a successful hardware salesman of Wilmington, Ohio, was born on July 9, 1855, in Union township, Clinton county, Ohio, the son of Zebulun and Phoebe (Wolary) Hazard, the former of whom 'was born in Clinton county in 1826 and who died in 1861, and the latter of Whom was born in Union township on the Waynesville pike in 1827, and died in 1870. Zebulun Hazard's parents were John and Rebecca (Conger) Hazard, who were born and married in Virginia, descended from English stock. They were devoted members of the Friends church. John Hazard came to Clinton County, Ohio, in 1820 and settled on what is now known as the Petticord farm, one mile east, of Wilmington. He died at the age of sixty-five years, after rearing a family of ten children. His wife lived to be ninety-two years of age. Phoebe Wolary was the daughter of Michael Wolary, who was born in Maryland, and who, about 1825, settled west of Wilmington, Ohio, on what is now known as the Leonard farm. He and his wife lived to advanced ages. Zebulun Hazard was a farmer and rented land. He died at the age of thirty-five years near Dover in Clinton county, Ohio. He had been first married to a Miss Dwiggins, who had borne him three children, all of whom are dead. His wife had been previonsly married, to Isaiah Dwiggins, and had one child by that marriage, Isaiah, who died at the age of fifty years in Kansas, where he was a farmer. Frank T. Hazard was the only child born to his parents. After the death of his father his mother married, secondly, Moses Hudson, who' died five years later. Frank T, Hazard's mother died when he was fifteen years old and he made his home during his early manhood with his uncle, Louis Lewis. As a Young man he worked as a farm hand and was subsequently married and rented land for four years, finally purchasing a farm in Union township, where he lived for three years. Upon selling out in 1887 he came to Wilmington, where he worked for one year in the David People's hardware store. On January 1, 1889, he began working in J. W. Sparks's hardware store and is now the head salesman in this store. On October 26, 1876, Frank T. Hazard was married to Luella Miars, a native of Union township, Clinton county, Ohio, born on December 6, 1856, the daughter of Isaiah and Matilda (Babb) Miars, both natives of Clinton county. Mrs. Hazard's father is deceased, but her mother is still living. Her father was a farmer in Union township, north of Wilmington. Mr. and Mrs. Hazard have been the ,parents Of two children, CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO - 523 Ethelbert, who conducts a laundry in Wilmington, and Loren M., a prosperous tailor in Wilmington. Mr. and. Mrs. Hazard and family are all members of the Friends church and take an active part in the affairs of this denomination. Mr. Hazard, is an ardent Republican. ELMER W. SHARP. Elmer W. Sharp, a farmer of 'Liberty township, Clinton county, Ohio, owns one hundred and six and three-fourths acres of land in this township, comprising a neatly-kept and fertile farm. Elmer W. Sharp was born in Huntington county, Indiana, on November 16, 1862, the son of John and Margaret (Blair) Sharp, the former of whom was born in Ohio, and the latter of whom was the eldest daughter of Ezekiel Blair, a native of Indiana, who was twice married, his second wife being Louise Irwin. John Sharp was educated in the common schools, and lived in Huntington county, Indiana, where he farmed eighty acres of land. He was a member of the Christian church and died in August, 1885. His death occurred as the result of an accident when a log, which he was hauling to mill, lost its moorings and rolled on him. His wife died in April, 1863. By his marriage to Margaret Blair there were born three children, Ralph P., Lot F., and Elmer W., the subject of this sketch. Ralph and Lot F. live at Fort Wayne, Indiana. John Sharp was married, secondly, to Sarah Heffner, who died in 1908. To this union were born five children, Ellie, William, Matilda, Charles (deceased), and Emmet. Elmer W. was educated in the common schools of Huntington county, Indiana, and reared on the farm. On September 16, 1884, Elmer W. Sharp was married to Hannah Mary Wall, a native of Clinton county, born on December 5, 1861, the daughter of Alfred and Lovina (Holoway) Wall. Alfred Wall was a native of Clinton county, a farmer by occupation, and owned two hundred acres of land in this county. He had a birthright in the Quaker church, and died in February, 1910. His widow is now living in Wilmington. They had four children : Jennie A., Hannah H., Charles J. (deceased), and Minnie. The paternal grandparents of Mrs. Sharp were Absalom and Hannah (Haines) Wall, who were farmers by occupation, and members of the Quaker church. Absalom Wall was born on February 10, 1805, and on April 17, 1828, married Hannah Haines, who was born on November 12, 1808. Absalom Wall was the son of Azariah Wall, who was the son of Absalom, Sr., and Margaret Wall, and was born on September 1, 1772, and died on August 29, 1853. Azariah Wall married Rebecca Leech, daughter of Thomas and Phoebe Leech, of York county, Pennsylvania, who was born on March 24, 1778, and who died on October 13, 1873. They were married in York county, Pennsylvania, about 1795, and lived in Center county, Pennsylvania, until 1809, when they moved to what is now Clinton county, Ohio. Absalom and Hannah (Haines) Wall had seven children, Louisa, Elisha, Alfred, Zimri, Mary E. Joseph and Jonathan. Joseph was a soldier in the Civil War and died in service from the measles. After living in Marion, Grant county, Indiana, for two years after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Sharp moved to Ohio, in 1886. They have had four children, Leta, Goldie M., Eva, (deceased), and Irma. Leta married John W. Compton, of Wilmington, Clinton county. They now live at Winchester, Kentucky, and have two children, Merle A. and Audra. Goldie married Marion R. Starbuck, of Starbucktown, and they have one member of the Friends church. Mrs. John W. Compton is a member of the Presbyterian child, Maynard R. The remainder of the children are unmarried. Mrs. Sharp is a member of the Christian church. Mrs. Marion R. Starbuck is a terian church. For some time Mr. Sharp served as trustee Of Liberty township. He is a member of the National Union. 524 - CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO EDWIN C. LINTON. Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors. "Rely upon it," declared William E. Gladstone, "that the man who does not worthily estimate his own dead forefathers, will himself do very little to add credit or do honor to his country." The pride of race and of family is one of those paronable bits of mental self-indnlgence which serve to stimulate and promote the blander impulses of humanity. That man surely is a better man who can point with pride to a sterling ancestry; surely is better equipped for the duties of earnest citizenship by the knowledge that the memories of other generations of those of his name are back of his efforts to advance the conditions of the present. When this sterling ancestry is ones birthright by double inheritance, then, indeed, is the possessor of such a legacy fortunate. The descendants of the merger of two old families in a community reasonably may be expected to partake of the better qualities of both lines, and, naturally enough, may be expected, by the same right, to take their places among the leaders of such communities as may be favored by their residence therein. These thoughts have come to the biographer during his consideration of the important points in the life of the well-known grain dealer of Wilmington, this county, whose name heads this interesting biographical sketch, Mr. Linton being a descendant of two of the best-known families in Clinton county, both his father's and his mother's families having been prominent in the early settlement of the county, the Lintons having settled here in 1804 and the Hadleys about the same time. The founders of these two families in Clinton county were devoted members of the Society of Friends and the faith of their fathers, descending by birthright, has been kept alive in the hearts of their descendants to the third and fourth generation since that time. Edwin C. Linton, prominent grain dealer in the city of Wilmington, this county, was born on the old Nathan Linton farm on Todd's fork, in Union township, Clinton county, Ohio, on October 14, 1862, son of Cyrus H. and Eliza Hadley, the former of whom was born in this county in July, 1826, and died in August, 1914, and the latter of whom was born in Union township, this county, and died in Wilmington. Eliza Hadley was the daughter of Jonathan Hadley, an honored pioneer of this county, whose name will be preserved in local annals as long as history shall be written. The Linton family in America was founded by John Linton, who married Rebecca Relf in 1691, and the next year came to America with his bride, landing at Philadelphia on November 8, 1692, an earnest associate of William Penn, both before and after the arrival of the latter in this country. John Linton was one of the six sons of Sir Roger Linton, of Yorkshire, England, the other sons being Jacob, Samuel, Benjamin. Roger and James. John Linton was sent by his father to Oxford College, where he was educated for holy orders in the established church. At that time Quakers were being persecuted in England on account of their religious views, and one night young Linton, the ardent theological student, was sent by the authorities, being given an escort of soldiers, to attend one of the Quaker meetings for the purpose of ascertaining if anything should be said against the established church, with a view to making a report upon which' further persecutions might be based. While sitting in this meeting as an investigator, he was so deeply impressed with the simplicity, earnestness and faith exhibited that he became a convert of the religion he had gone to condemn, and publicly: avowed himself to be: a Quaker. When information of this action reached his fathers ears, young Linton not only was expelled from the paternal home, but was formally disowned and bidden thereafter to rely wholly upon his own resources. Reared, as he had been, in luxury, and unaccustomed to doing for himself, it was no small matter to the zealous young convert thus to be cast upon his own resonrces, but with the same fine courage which induced him to give up home and family for the sake of his faith, he set out for London and resolutely began to learn the carpenter trade. In