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PLEASANT BETTERTON, farmer, youngest son of Joshua and Mary (West) Betterton, was born in the township of his residence December 24, 1830. His parents were natives of Campbell County, Va. His father was born October 8, 1771, and his mother in 1791. They were married in the "Old Dominion," and migrated to Clinton County in 1812, and first settled at Snow Hill, where they resided till 1813, when Mr. Betterton purchased 300 acres, a part of which comprises the present homestead. He settled on it about the same time. Mr. Betterton was a carpenter and millwright by trade, and followed it a good portion of his life. He built one of the large mills at Lynchburg, Va., and, after coming to this county, aided in the erection of two mills one on the "Old Haworth farm," and one for Aaron Ruse, on the East Fork. Mr. Betterton was prominently connected with all the early improvements of Clark. He departed this life October 3, 1834, and Mrs. B. died December 5; 1875, at the ripe age of eighty-four years. Mr. B's father, William Betterton, was a witness to the noted " Wyoming massacre," and saw his father and family cruelly murdered, while he and only one brother escaped the wrath of the uncouth savages. He also participated in the struggle for our national independence. Mr. Betterton, the subject of this sketch, was reared to manhood on his father's farm. From 1856 to 1868, he was engaged in railroading on the M. & C. R. R., and since has followed the pursuits of farming. April 26, 1858, he was joined in marriage to Miss Hannah A. Jackson, daughter of Josiah and Ruth Jackson. This union was blest with six children ; of these four are living, vie., Flora, William, Walter and Mary. Charlie and Melinda are deceased. Mr. Betterton is a member of the Masonic Fraternity, and in politics is a Republican. He served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Clark Township for ten years. He was Land Assessor in 1870. In June, 1861, he was appointed Deputy United States Marshal by President Lincoln, and served for the term of nine years. He owns a well-cultivated farm of 136 acres, and is by occupation a farmer.
CHRISTOPHER C. BETTS (deceased) was born in Grayson County, Va., May 30, 1813. He was a son of Aaron and Anna (Hunt) Betts, the former a native of Bucks County, Penn., and the latter of North Carolina They came to Clinton County in the year 1815, and settled one mile west of Martinsville where Mr. Betts purchased a large tract of land from the original survey. Subsequently he bought eighty acres of land, a part of which forms a portion of the present homestead now occupied by the widow of C. C. Betts. In 1836, he engaged in the mercantile business with his sons under the firm name of A. Betts & Sons. In 1838, the firm changed to C. C. Betts & Lazenby, who did business fogether until 1849, when the
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latter withdrew and David Sander:; entered as a partner. This company, C. C. Betts $ Co., continued merchandising till 18110, when Sanders retired and James Hunt became a member of the firm, continuing; together till 1864, when the firm dissolved, and Mr. Betts retired from mercantile pursuits and followed farming up to his death, which occurred October 14, 1870. Mr. Betty was for many years prominently connected with all the secular, religious and educational interests of Martinsville. He was largely instrumental in securing; to Martinsville the present schoolhouse as well as the school itself, which has so eminently proved a useful. institution of learning, and for which Mr. Betts deserves the highest credit. He served his township in various official relations and way a citizen of unsurpassed public enterprise. He was married September 30, 1835, to Miss Lydia Huff, the youngest child of a family often children of Daniel and Sarah (Burnside) Huff. Mrs. Betts is a native of Highland County, Ohio, where she was born February 28, 1815. Mr. and Mrs. Betts were blessed with eleven children, ten of whom are living, as follows: Madison, born February 13, 1837, Cashier of Clinton County National Bank; Rebecca A., born August 24, 1838, wife of George Janney ; James E., born March 14, 1842; Aaron Homer, born February 6, 1845 ; Martha E., born January 25, t847; Rachel A., born June 13, 1849, wife of Jasper Axline ; Mary O.. born November 16, 1851, wife of Jefferson McKibben - Daniel W., born January 7, 1854; Lydia L., born March 23, 1856; Susan, born April 8, 1858 ; Sarah E., born March 26, 1840, and died July 27, 1840.
CHRISTIAN F. BROCKMAN, farmer, P. O. Lynchburg, a highly cultured and esteemed German, residing in Clark Township, near Lynchburg, was born is Hanover. Germany, November 10, 1814. He is a son of Ernest and Catherine (EIbrecht) Brockman, deceased. Mr. Brockman was reared in Hanover, and received the rudiments of his education in the schools of that place. At the, age of sixteen, he commenced and served an apprenticeship of four years at watchmaking. He pursued his trade in the town of Osnabruck two years, then emigrated to America and settled in Georgetown, D. C., where he was employed in his trade three years. He then removed to the Queen City, and, after working at his trade for a Mr. Joseph two years, he opened a shop of his own and followed that business up to 1860, when he moved to his present farm. It contains 115 acres of well-improved land, and is adorned with a magnificent two-story brick residence, erected at a cost of $3,000. Mr. Brockman celebrated his marriage; November, 1841, with Miss Margaret Nawerth, a native of' Bavaria, born December 6,18'33, and a daughter of John A. and Rachel Nawerth, who emigrated to the United States in 1833. This union was blessed with nine children ; of these six are living, viz., Catherine; Louisa, wife of Frank Specs; Anna Amelia, wife of Frank Park; Emma, wife of Frank M. Evans ; Anna, Ernstine and Alice. Margaret, Doretta and Rachel are deceased. In 1850, Mr. Brockman's parents emigrated to America. They were both in the eighty-second year of their age, and, after a toil some voyage of fifteen weeks, Mrs. Brockman arrived at Cincinnati; Mr. Brockman died on the boat near Louisville from cholera, which was then prevalent. Mr. Brockman, our subject, is the youngest of a family of four children. He is a genial, hospitable man, and has many friends. He and wife and family are members of the Lutheran Church.
GEORGE BROWN, farmer, P. O. Martinsville, son of David and Rebecca Brown, was born in Washington Township October 1, 1841. He passed his youth and early manhood on his father's farm. August, 1863. he rallied to his country's call, and enlisted in Company A, Second Ohio Heavy Artillery, and rendered worthy service in the Army of the Potomac; he participated in the battle of Cleveland, Tenn., and also in a number of minor battles ; he was engaged principally on guard duty on Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad; he was honorably mustered out at the close of the war. and returned home and resumed farming. For the last two years, he has been engaged extensively in buying and shipping hogs. Mr. Brown was married, August, 1873, to Emma E. Hayes, a native of Washington Township, born May 31, 1846, and a daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth Hayes. This union was given two children- Hester E. and Iva L. Mr. Brown and his wife are members of the Christian Church. Mr.
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Brown's political doctrines and principles are Democratic. He owns a farm of 103 acres in Washington Township, well improved, and under a good state of cultivation.
JOHN CARMAN, M. D., Martinsville, was born near Port William, September 23, 1821. His parents, James and Rosanna Carman, were natives of Kentucky and Virginia, respectively. His fathers parents came to Clinton County in 1801, while Ohio was under a territorial government. They located near Sabina, where they resided till 1825, when they removed to Warren County, which was their place of residence till 1839, when they returned to Clinton County. Dr. Carman passed his early life on a farm, and followed its pursuits up to 1849, when he chose the profession of medicine. He read with Dr. J. C. Thomas, of Covington, Ky., for three years, and returned to Hamilton County, Ohio. He attended the Eclectic Medical College, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated with honors, February 24, 1854. He then established himself at Waynesville, Warren County, where he practiced with success till January 15, 1855, when he removed to Martinsville. He built up a lucrative practice, which received his efficient services with marked success up to within a few years, when he partially retired from the field of practice. n 1868, he engaged in the mercantile business, which he carried on till October, 1874. September 15; 1847, he was united in marriage with Miss Margaret Moon, a daughter of Joseph R. and Eleanor Moon, two worthy old pioneers of Clinton County. Mrs. Carman was born in Clark Township, July 14, 1828. Dr. Carman and wife are members of the Christian Church. He is a member of the Masonic Order, and society of I.O.O.F., of which he is a Past Grand. In politics, he is an adherent to Republican doctrines and principles. Dr. Carman is a gentleman of honor and principle, and bears the esteem of his community. He owns a farm in Perry Township, Brown Co., and another one in Iroquois County, Ill. Of late, his attention has been given to farming and rearing stock.
S. CHAPMAN, M. D., Martinsville, was born in Highland County, Ohio, March 13, 1842. He is a son of Isaac and Mary Chapman. He received his classical education in the Hillsboro Academy, and followed teaching from 1859 to 1863. The latter year, he commenced reading medicine with Dr. Noble, of Sugar Tree Ridge, and remained under his instructions three years. September 29, 1864, he enlisted in Company H, One Hundred and Seventy-eight Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He served under Gen. Thomas, and participated in the battles of Spring Hill, Franklin and Nashville, and a number of minor engagements. He was discharged, June 19, 1865, on account of disability. He then returned home and resumed his medical studies. He graduated from the Starling Medical College of Columbus, March 4, 1867, and first entered on the duties of his profession at North Liberty, where he practiced about seven years. In 1875, he resumed practice in Danville, Ohio, where he remained till March, 1881, when he came to Martinsville, where he is establishing a good business. January 14, 1868, he was united in marriage to Miss Lucy Hamilton, daughter of Norval Hamilton, and a native of Knox County, Ohio, where she was born, December 13, 1840. They have two children-Wenona Gertrude and Ogden Doremus. Dr. Chapman and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. He is connected with the Masonic Order and I.O.O.F.
LARKIN CLELAND, senior member of the firm of Cleland & Hunt, bankers and merchants, Martinsville, was born in Warren County, December 19, 1832. At an early age his parents, James and Phebe (Brown) Cleland, removed to Marion Town ship, this county, where he was reared till eighteen years of age, when be went to Blanchester, and served an apprenticeship of three years at blacksmithing, for which he received $30, $40 and $50 per year, respectively. After pursuing his trade there seven years, he removed to Cuba, and in 1864, to Washington Township, where he farmed till 1866, when he came to Martinsville and engaged in the mercantile trade with S. T. Moon. They continued together till October, 1867, when the firm dissolved, and Mr. Cleland became a partner with M. L. Hunt in the mercantile business, and in the banking business, in the Farmer's Bank, in August, 1873. Mr. Cleland's foresight, judgment and energy, has rendered him successful as a mechanic, farmer, merchant and banker, and while he has acquired good property, it can truthfully be said that it all
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was honorably obtained. Mr. Cleland was married, August 26, 1852, to Meleena Mitchell, a daughter of Samuel and Charlotte Mitchell. Mrs. Cleland was born in Washington n 'township, December 13, 1833. This union was blest with four children; of these, two are living, viz. : Phebe, wife of J. F. McKibben, and Nancy J., wife of Charles Rannels. Charlotte, deceased, was born August 30, 1853, and died, June 20, 1874; and Henry, deceased, was born April 6, 1855, and met his death from hydrogen gas in a well, August 16, 1878. Mr. Cleland is a member of the Friends' Church, and also of the I.O.O.F., of which he has served as Treasurer nine years. He was a member of the Board of Education for thirteen years. He owns four houses and four lots, and one-half interest in two business houses in Martinsville.
WILLIAM CONNELL, farmer, P. O. Lynchburg, was born in Clark Township May 16, 1816. His parents, Hiram and Nancy (Wood), were natives of Fayette and Greene Counties, Penn. They were married and came to this county in 1814, and settled on the farm now occupied by the subject of this sketch. Mr. Connell, after expending much labor upon this farm, died October, 1856, aged eighty years. Mrs. Connell departed this life in May of the same year. William is the second son and fourth child of a family of eight children, of whom four are living. He was reared to manhood on his father's farm, and has always followed that avocation. He was married March 19, 1840, to Lucinda Shields, born in Clinton County, December 23, 1819, and a daughter of William and Hannah (Fraizer) Shields. Of the six children this union produced, three are living, viz. : Rebecca H., born June 19, 1845, wife of Joshua B. Garner; Lewis W., born December 10, 1848, and married Miss Catharine Jones; and Warren J., born January 7, 1857. John M., born October 25, 1841, died November 5, 1861 ; Hiram, born September 21, 1850, died May 13, 1864, and Martha J., born November 12, 1854, and died August 14, 1876. Mrs. Connell is a member of the Society of Friends, and Mr. Connell is identified with the Masonic fraternity. He owns a farm of seventy-five acres of well-improved land, and pursues agriculture and stock-raising.
JOHNSON CRAWFORD, retired, P. O Martinsville, was born in Carrroll County, Ohio, July 7, 1819. His parents, Matthew and Susanna (Johnson) Crawford, were natives of Ireland and emigrated to America in 1793, and settled in Augusta Township, Columbiana (now Carroll) County, Ohio, where they were among the first settlers. Our subject was reared on his father's farm. In 1849, he learned painting, which he followed most of the time till the war broke out. He spent one year (1854), in Decatur County, Ind. In 1855, he came to Clark Township, and in 1859, he removed to Martinsville. September 11, 1861, he enlisted in Company B, Fortieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He served in the Army of West Virginia, and participated at the battle of Mill Creek, Paintville and Pound Gap. In 1862, he was transferred to the Army of the Cumberland, under Gen. Rosecrans, and served till May, 1863, having fought at Vandoran. He was then taken sick and subsequently was consigned to the Invalid Corps at Camp Jahalt. He served as nurse in Hospital No. 6, Louisville, till February, 1864; he went to Lexington where he was discharged September 23, 1864. He contracted disease while in military service that disabled him, and he now draws a pension of $6 a month. Mr. Crawford was married, March 19, 1840, to Ruth Sinclair, daughter of Daniel and Lucy Sinclair, born in Columbiana County, Ohio, April 4, 1816.They had two children, viz., William L., born February 7, 1841, married Louisa Roberts, and. died September 27, 1872, and left one child-Cora. David was born May 4, 1844. He married Nanny Runyan, now deceased, and had one child-Stella. David enlisted in the late war in Company K, Seventy-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served six months; re-enlisted August 2, 1863, in Company C, Seventy-ninth Regiment, and served with Gen. Sherman, and was with him on his famous "march to the sea." He was discharged June 9, 1865, after long and honorable service. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford are members of the Christian Church, and Mr. Crawford is Republican in politics.
HENRY B. CRUMLY, farmer, P. O. Martinsville, ex-Sheriff of Clinton County, was born near Wilmington, Ohio, November 3, 1825.His parents, William and Rebecca Crumly, were natives of Frederick County, Va. The former was born August
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2, 1798, and the latter February 12, 1800. William came to Greene County with his parents, about 1810, and in 1821. he came to Wilmington. He followed teaching, from early manhood till 1843, when he became Assistant County Clerk, and occupied that position till 1853, when he was elected Treasurer of Clinton County. He served the public in that capacity for six year., then kept books in William Fife's private bank one year. At the expiration of this time, he entered the Auditor's office, as Clerk, and retained that position till the spring of 1865, when he was appointed Auditor, and performed the duties of that office till the `?5th of August, following;. when he was removed from public duty by death. Mrs. Crumly departed this life June, 1875. Henry was reared on his father's farm, near Wilmington, ton, and was educated ill the common school. He followed farming up to 1853, then removed to Dover and operated a a saw-mill eighteen months; then removed to Wilmington, and after three years in the -rain trade, he engaged in butchering, which he followed till April 22, 1861, when he responded to his country's call by enlisting in the, " three months' call," and July 9, 1861, re-enlisted, and was mustered in, in Company G, Eleventh Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for three years as Second Sergeant. and, subsequently, was given the rank of Orderly Sergeant.. He fought at Scurry Creek and Canifex, and was skirmishing with Tompkins' Cavalry till the following November, when, one night while retreating down Catton Mountain, he fell over a precipice, and sustained injuries for which he was discharged, April, 1862. He now receives a compensation of $4 per month, for his disability. Mr. Crumly served as Assessor of Union Township twelve years. In 1867, he was elected Deputy Sheriff, and, after serving eight years, was elected Sheriff He served acceptably one term, and declined the earnest solicitations of the people to be a candidate again. In December, 1877, he located on his present farm, which contains sixty-six acres. He was married September 2, 1847, to Mary Doan, daughter of Jesse and Lydia Doan, and a native of Union Township, where she was born October 4, 1825. Of their six children, four are living, viz.. Rosetta, wife of W. A. Harsha, Mollie, Jesse E. and Charles H. Arthur R. and William A. are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Crumly are members of the Society of Friends. Mr. Crumly is a Republican.
THOMAS B. GADDIS, farmer, P. O. Martinsville, was born in Fayette County, Penn., June 30, 1839. His parents; Thomas and Mary Gaddis, were also natives of Fayette County. His father was born December 10, 1805, and died March, 1842 ; and his mother, born June 6, 1809, died July 14, 1881. When Thomas was nine years of age, he was bound out to a farmer, with whom he remained four years. Then, in 1852, he came to his mother, in Highland County, and worked for James B. Herron, a farm er, for the term of three years. He received, as wages for the first year, $6 per month, $8 for the second, and $13 for the third year. He then obtained a situation as clerk, in the store of Enos West, of Berryville. He occupied this position two years, and went to Clermont County and engaged as book-keeper in the turning-mill of J. N. Henning, one year. He then took a course in Bartlett's Commercial College, and graduated in July, 1859. He was then employed as traveling salesman for A. L. Burwell, a tobacconist, of Lynchburg, Va., till June 1862, when he enlisted in Company H, Thirty-nintb Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He rendered able service in the Army of the Mississippi-participating in the three days' fight at Corinth. He was then transferred to Grand Junction, Tenn., and was Private Secretary to John Eaton, Jr., Chaplain of the Twenty-seventh Regiment, for thirteen months. Subsequently, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant of Company D, Ninth Regiment Louisiana Colored Troops, October 2, 1863. He was stationed at Cairo, Ill., for a time, receiving and forwarding supplies to the soldiers then at Memphis and Vicksburg. At the close of the war, he came to Lynchburg, Highland County, where he followed merchandising for ten years. He then pursued farming, in Clark Township, till April, 1881, when he removed to Martinsville. In January, 1872, he was appointed Agent for the Royal Fire Insurance, of Liverpool, England; and still retains the agency. Mr. Gaddis owns a fine farm of 336 acres. located in Clark and Washington Townships. Also, 160 acres in Russell County, Kan. He owns town property in Lynchburg, and a beautiful two story residence and store building in Martinsville. Mr. Gaddis was married June 16,
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1866, to Uphamy Rogers, of Fond du Lac, W is. She was born in Schuyler County, N.Y., October 5, 1847, and died March 16, 1867. Mr. Gaddis again married, June 30, 1868; this time to Carrie B. Sayers, daughter of John and Jane Sayers, and a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, where she was born September 29, 1851. They have one child living-Thomas Basil. Lulu May and Grace Virginia are deceased. Mr. Gaddis is identified with the I.O.O.F. and A. O. U. W. Associations. His political opinions are with the Democratic party.
RILEY GARNER, farmer, P. O. Farmers Station, an early pioneer of what is now Clark Township, was born near Marysville, Tenn., March 9, 1809. He is a son of James and Mary (Mason) Garner, who came to Clinton County the year prior to the last war with Great Britain. Mr. Garner, our subject, is the fourth son and ninth child of a family of thirteen children, of whom six are living He was reared to manhood in the primeval forests of Clark Township, and received only such an education as the "the days" afforded. March 17, 1836, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary Betterton, the fourth daughter of Joshua and Mary Betterton, who were among the early pioneers of this township. Mrs. Garner, a native of Clark Township, was born February 14, 1815. Of twelve children by this union seven are living, via.: Rebecca J., wife of Seth Hoggatt; Joshua B. married Rebecca Connell ; Louisa, wife +,f John R. Smithson ; Sarah E.; Susan, wife of John Hildebrant ; Olive A., wife of Silas Sanderson ; and William H. Mary E., Emeline, Margaret, Owen B. and an infant are deceased. Mr. Garner has served his township as Justice of the Peace for twenty years consecutively, and has also filled various other local offices. He is a member of the Society of Friends, and Mrs. Garner of the Methodists. Mr. Garner is also a member of the Grange, and a stockholder in the Farmers & Mechanics Joint Stock Company of Farmers Station. He owns a farm of eighty-five acres and has followed agriculture.
AMOS R. GARNER, farmer, P. O. Martinsville, one of Clinton County's oldest and most worthy pioneers, was born in Dodson Township, Highland County, June 8, 1830. Ile is a son of John and Eleanor (Ratcliff) Garner, natives respectively of Blount County, Tenn., and North Carolina. His father was born June 1, 1795, and his mother June 11, 1799. Mr. Garner's parents, James Garner and Mary (Moon) Garner, were natives of Randolph County. N. C. Mr. Garner was born March 9, 1772, and Mrs. Garner was born January 30, 1775. They removed to Blount County, Tenn., in 1796, and to Clinton County, Ohio, in 1811, where they both died, the former March 29, 1856, and the latter August 11, 1840. Mr. Garner, the father of our subject, died in Clark Township June 8, 1831, and his wife died July 23, 1834. Mr. Garner, our subject, was reared on a farm till fourteen years of age, when he began an apprenticeship at tanning, and at the expiration of the term of seven years, he engaged in the business and followed it extensively for over forty years, and it is said that his leather excelled any other manufactured in Southern Ohio. In 1874,. Mr. Garner retired from active business. Mr. Garner's early life was spent in the primitive forest of Clark Township, whose principal inhabitants were then but wild animals; and it was not unfrequently that Mr. Garner would see a drove of forty deer. His father was a great deer hunter, and Mr. Garner himself became quite an expert as a hunter, and particularly so in dispatching wild turkey, which were very numerous. Mr. Garner's advantages for securing an education were very limited. The schoolhouse was built with poles and furnished with split rail seats, greased paper window lights and a monster fire-place. Mr. Garner was married the first time, June 8, 1843, to Susan Betterton, daughter of Joshua and Mary Betterton, born in Clark Township, Sunday, February 8, 1818, and died January 30, 1872. Mr. Garner again married, December 12, 1872, to Martha Sewell, a native of Vernon Township, born September 2, 1835, and a daughter of David and Martha Sewell. One child was given to bless this union-Eldon C., born October 13, 1875. Mr. and Mrs. Garner are consistent members of the Society of Friends. Mr. Garner's political affiliations were with the Whig party till the organization of the Republican party, when he enlisted in its ranks. He served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Clark Township for twenty-four years, and within this
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period of time be aided in removing to the County Infirmary 117 paupers, of whom eighty were driven there by tobacco and strong drink. He also assisted in obtaining the grant for making thirty miles of township ditch in Clark Township. Thus Mr. Garner's labors as Trustee were very efficient.
ROBERT B. GREEN, farmer, P. O. Martinsville, son of Robert and Mary (Jackson) Green, was born in the township of his residence September 1, 1835 ; he was on a farm till eighteen years of age, when he learned the trade of tanning, which he followed in Lynchburg, New Vienna and Martinsville for a term of years; he then engaged in e pursuit of arming, which he still follows. In 1872, he took up his residence on his present farm. November ati, 1855, be was united in marriage with Sarah A., daughter of Peyton and Sarah H. West. Mrs. Green was born in Clark Township July 25, 1836. Six children were the fruits of this union, three sons and three daughters, as follows: Charles E., born August 11, 1856 (married Anna P. Patterson) ; Peyton W., was born July 19, 1858; Josiah E., born May 23, 1865 ; Carrie E., born October 14, 1862 ; Mary E., born April 22, 1868; and Cora A., born May 20, 1872. Mr. Green and family are members of the Friends' Society. Mr. Green is Republican. in politics. He owns a farm of 100 acres, with good improvements and under a good state of cultivation, and he is engaged in farming and raising Poland China hogs.
HAINES BROS., consisting of S. J. and G. H. Haines, general merchants, Martinsville, are natives of Marion Township, Clinton County. The former was born May 20, 1844, and the latter June 30, 1846. They were both reared to manhood on their father's farm, and were educated in the common schools. The former attended the Lebanon Commercial College, and graduated in 1866. After the latter had taught school three years, they engaged in the live-stock business in Stark County, Ind., and after pursuing that successfully for two years, they came to Westboro and embarked in the mercantile business. In November, 1877, they came to Martinsville and resumed mercantile pursuits, which they have since carried on quite extensively and with almost unequaled success. They keep on hand a large stock of dry goods, groceries, boots, shoes, and clothing, to the amount of $4,000. Their annual business aggregates $18,000. They own conjointly the old homestead in Marion Township, which contains 288 acres, and they pursue to a considerable extent farming and raising Poland-China hogs. The Messrs. Haines grew to manhood together, and ever since formed a firm in business. They are men of good business qualities, and their efforts have thus far been crowned with success. Mr. S. J. Haines was married, August 17, 1871, to Mary Simcox, a daughter of John and Arena Simcox, and a native of Jefferson Township, where she was born and reared. They have one child-Clarence E., born August 31, 1872. Mr. G. H. Haines was married April 28, 1872, to Sallie E. Leming, who was born in Clermont County August 18, 1853. Mrs. Haines is a daughter of Randolph and Margaret Leming. This union had two children-Everly L., born March 28, 1873, and Raleigh (deceased). The Messrs. Haines are connected with the society of I.O.O.F., and, with their families, are members of the M..E. Church. They own their private residences in Martinsville. Their political views are Republican. Mr. G. H. Haines served as Treasurer of Jefferson Township two years, and as a member of the Village Council in Martinsville two years. Mr. S. J. Haines was a member of Company E., One Hundred and Forty-sixth Regiment Ohio National Guard, and was discharged with his regiment in 1864.
J. W. HAYNIE, farmer, P. O. Farmers Station, was born near Wilmington; Ohio, December 9, 1845. He was a son of William N. and Sophia (Conger) Haynie, the former a native of Virginia; where he was born December 11, 1821, and the latter of Frederick County, Md., where her birth occurred August 6, 1828. Mr. Haynie, the father of our subject, came to this county, with his parents, in 1831, and settled in Union Township. His father died in Clinton County, January 14, 1880, aged eighty-three, and Mrs. Haynie died August, 1881, aged eighty-two years. Mr. Haynie, our subject's father, was for several years a merchant in New Antioch, and died January 11, 1875. Our subject spent a part of his youth and early manhood as a clerk in his
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father's store. When fifteen, he began and served an apprenticeship of four years at the blacksmith trade. He drove a notion wagon one year for Robert Skimming, of Burtonville. He then resorted to farming, which he followed in Greene Township till July, 1880, when he purchased and located on his present farm. He is engaged in tilling the soil and raising Poland-China hogs. His farm contains eighty acres of well-improved and cultivated land. September 6, 1866, he was united in marriage with Sarah J. Babbitt, a daughter of Thomas and Melinda Babbitt, and a native of Washington Township, where she was born November 17, 1848. They have four children living, viz.: Alice, born June 30, 1867 ;Whitfield, born July 27,1871; Emma, born September 26, 1877 ; and Villie, born January 13, 1880. Naomi, Hattie and Thomas are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Haynie are members of the Christian Church. In politics, Mr. Haynie is neutral.
ABNER HIATT, farmer, P. O. Martinsville, an old pioneer of Clark Township, was born near Martinsville February 16, 1821. His parents, Christopher and Jemima (Hunt) Hiatt, were natives of North Carolina and Virginia, respectively. They came to Clinton County in 1813, and settled in Clark Township, where Mr. Hiatt died April 7, 1868, at the advanced age of eighty-five. Mrs. Hiatt died in June, 1868. Mr. Hiatt, our subject, was reared a farmer's boy, and always followed the pursuits of that avocation till 1866, when he embarked in the mercantile business in Martinsville, which he pursued one year, and removed to Martinsville, and has since lived retired. October 14, 1841, he was married to Elizabeth Lytle, who bore him two children, viz., Francisco, born May 14, 1843, and married Catharine Millikan. He served in the Eighty-fifth Regimental Battalion of the Ohio National Guards. In June, 1863, he enlisted in Company F of the Eighty-eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was discharged at the close of the war. Florence E., our subject's youngest daughter, was born August 15, 1851, and married J. C. Edwards, a harness-maker and dealer in boots and shoes, in Martinsville. Mr. Hiatt is a member of the Village Council of Martinsville, and in politics is a close adherent to the doctrines of the Republican party. He owns a good farm of 152 acres on Survey No. 1008.
CLARKSON HIATT, farmer, P. O. Martinsville, was born in Clark Township, June 25, 1823. His parents, Christopher and Jemima Hiatt, were natives of Guilford County, N. C., and Grayson County, Va., respectively. The former was born February 5, 1783, and the latter June -, 1784. They were married in Grayson County, Va.. and came to Clinton County in 1813, and settled in Clark Township, where Mr. Hiatt died April 7, 1868. Mrs. Hiatt died in June following. They had a family of ten children, seven sons and three daughters. Our subject is the fifth son and ninth child The Hiatt family are of English ancestry. Their genealogy is traced back to one of three brothers, who emigrated from England with William Penn in 1682, and who bore the original name of Van Hiatt, but since its advent in America it has been modified and changed, omitting the first part of the word. Mr. Hiatt, our subject, was reared and brought up on a farm, and was educated in the common schools. March 3, 1847, he was joined in marriage with Jane Hollingsworth, daughter of James and Esther Hollingsworth, natives of South Carolina and Bedford County, Va. Mrs. Hollingsworth was born January 25, 1800. Mrs. Hiatt was born in Warren County, Ohio, August 5, 1826. They have seven children, viz., Lorenzo D., Francis M., Evelyn (wife of Cary N. Cluxton), Albert P., Lora M., Warren E. and Edwin J. In 1848, Mr. Hiatt located on the farm he now occupies, which contains 131 acres, and pursues agriculture and stock-raising. He and family are consistent members of the Society of Friends, and politically he is a close adherent to Republican principles, formerly advocating Whig policies.
JOSEPH HIXSON, farmer, P. O. Martinsdale, member of the Board of Trustees of Clark Township, was born in Highland County, Ohio, December 17, 1837. He a a son of John and Nancy Hixson, who removed to Jefferson Township, Clinton County, in 1852, and they are still residents of that Township. Joseph was reared to his majority on his father's farm, and has always followed the pursuits of that occupation. The spring of 1870 he moved to his present farm, on the Martinsville & Westboro
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Pike, two miles south of Martinsville. He owns a farm of l l0 acres, with good improvements ; he pursues farming in connection with rearing Poland-China hours and Cotswold sheep. December 24, 1862, Mr. Hixson was married to Emily J., daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Johnson, and a native of Jefferson Township, where she was born September 39, 1842. This marriage resulted in five children, four of whom are living -Thomas W., born December 16, 1863; Frank H., August 13, 1866 ; Caleb L., September 14, 1873; and Carl, May 25, 1879; Frederick N., September, 1866 and died April 15, 1877. Mr. Hickson and wife are members of the Friends' Society. Mr. Hickson is connected with the I. O. 0. F. and the Encampment at Lynchburg. In April, 1880, he was elected a member of the Board of Trustees, and was re-elected in 1881. In politics, he is a Republican. He is a Commissioner of the Martinsville & Westboro Free Pike.
M. L. HUNT, banker and merchant of Martinsville, was born in Clark Township February 2, 1836. He is a son of Jesse and Anna (Moon) Hunt, the former a native of Grayson County, Va., and the latter of Clark Township. Mr. Hunt passed his early life upon his father's farm, and received the elements of his education in the high school of Martinsville and Lebanon Normal. In 1858, he engaged in the profession of teaching, which he pursued for eight years. The last three years of his engagements in that profession he was Principal of the Martinsville Public Schools, and it was during his superintendency that the schools of that place ranked with the best schools of Clinton County. Mr. Hunt then became book-keeper in the First National Bank of Wilmington, occupying that position till October of 1867, when he engaged in the mercantile business in Martinsville, with Larkin Cleland, under the firm name of Cleland & Hunt. In August, 1873, this firm succeeded Moore & Hunter in the Farmers Bank, and Mr. Hunt has since been in the banking business. Mr. Hunt entered the arena of life with very limited means, but with his self-acquired qualifications and excellent business ability, perseverance and energy, he has attained to success in all the positions of his life, as teacher, merchant and banker, and while he has acquired valuable possessions, he highly deserves the success of his honorable achievements. He has filled various official relations in his township and village with general acceptability. He served as Township Treasurer for sixteen years, and as Treasurer of the Special School District and Corporation for the same length of time. He was a member of the Board of School Examiners for the term of five years, and performed the duties of that office with credit to himself and to the highest satisfaction of the public. Mr. Hunt's political affiliations have been with the Republican party. He celebrated his marriage November 1, 1866, with Miss Sarah E. Wright, a daughter of James Wright, and a native of Clark Township, where she was born September 29, 1845. Two sons were the fruits of this union-Wright, born January 15, 1868, and Reid, who was born April 20, 1870. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt are consistent members of the Society of Friends. Mr. Hunt is the owner of a very commodious residence, and a half-interest in two business houses in Martinsville.
WILLIAM S. HUNT, farmer, P. O. Martinsville, son of Thomas avid Susanna Hunt, was born in Grayson County, Va., August 27, 1816; his father was a native of North Carolina, and his mother of New Jersey. They were married, and came to Clinton County when our subject was but three years old. They settled in Clark Township, where our subject was reared to manhood. He was married, November 28, 1847, to Phebe, daughter of Ezekiel and Elizabeth Hayworth. Mrs. Hunt was born in Clark Township, January 28, 1828; her parents came to Clinton County at a very early day. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt were blessed with eight children; of these, six are living, viz.: Charles E., born July 30, 1849; Aaron J., born February 14, 1852 ; Isaiah, born January 30, 1854; Sylbia, born March 28, 1859, wife of Sanford W. Doan ; Oliver, born July 14, 1861 ; and William, born March 12, 1870. Sarah E. and Sarah are deceased. In February, 1857, Mr. Hunt located on his present farm, and has since been engaged in farming and stock-raising; he owns 225 acres of well-improved land. Mr. and Mrs. H. are members of the Friends' Church. Mr. H. is Republican in politics.
JOSEPH F. HUNTER, real estate dealer, Martinsville, is a son of James and
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Harriet Hunter ; he was born in Washington Township January 11, 1845 ; he received his education in the common schools, and followed teaching for four years, and for two years was engaged in the harness business ; he then purchased and ran a livery in Martinsville till 1879 ; during his livery business, he also dealt in carriage work. Since 1879, Mr. Hunter has dealt in real estate; he owns a residence and lot in Martinsville, and 170 acres in Pike County, besides 250 acres in Desha County, Ark. February 20, 1868, Mr. Hunter was united in marriage with Lydia C. Miller, a daughter of Isaac and Margaret Miller, and a native of Stephenson County, ill., where she was born August 18, 1848. They have five children, viz.: Lois M., Nathaniel, Charles M., Jessie and Mabel. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter are members of the Christian Church. Mr. H. is a member of the I.O.O.F., and in politics is a Republican.
CHARLES E. HUNT, farmer, P. O. Farmers Station, son of William S. and Phebe Hunt, was born in Clark Township July 31, 1848; he was reared to manhood on his father's farm, and was educated in the high schools of Martinsville, and in Earlham College, of Richmond, Ind.; he taught school here one year, and, in the fall of 1871, he volunteered with eleven other teachers to go to Phillips County, Ark., and teach. After spending two years in that profession there, in the fall of 1873, he returned to Clinton County and taught two years ; he then engaged in the pursuit of farming, which he has since followed. In 1877, he took up his residence on his present farm. It contains 170 acres, with a brick residence which is one of the oldest in Clark Township. Mr. Hunt was a member of Company B, Sixty-sixth Regimental Battalion of the Ohio National Guards, during the late war. October 14, 1873, Mr. Hunt was married to Miss Ella M. Doan, a daughter of Timothy and Mary Doan, and a native of Richland Township, where she was born January 6, 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt are members of the Friends' Church. Mr. H. is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the Grange. Is a stockholder in the Farmers' & Mechanics' Joint-Stock Company of Farmers Station, and, in politics, is an advocate of Republicanism.
CHRISTOPHER H. JOHNSON, hotel keeper, Martinsville, was born in Highland County, Ohio, February 8, 1820; his parents, John W. and Mildred Johnson, were born near Lynchburg, Va., they carne to Highland County at an early day. Mr. Johnson (our subject) is the youngest of a family of six children-four sons and two daughters, of whom only two sons are living. Mr. Johnson was reared to manhood on his fathers farm, and was married to Miss Sisley Terrell, a daughter of Christopher and Elizabeth (Schooley) Terrell. Mrs. Johnson was born in Highland County July 28, 1824. Six children were the fruits of this union ; of these, five are living, viz.: Elizabeth O., born April 22, 1843 ; Mary M., born January 8, 1846, wife of John Kesler ; Pleasant I., born April 14, 1850, married Rosella McKibben ; Anna, born August 23, 1859; and Dwelah, born November 13, 18-. John C. is deceased. In 1852, Mr. Johnson removed to Clark Township, where he followed farming till 1865, when he came to Martinsville and opened a hotel, and has since been engaged in that business; he owns the hotel and five acres of ground. Politically, he adheres to the doctrines and principles of the Republican party.
BENJAMIN F. JOHNSON, farmer, P. O. Martinsvilla, son of Thomas B. and Elizabeth (Hull) Johnson, was born in Jefferson Township September 5, 1836. Passing his early life and manhood on his father's farm, he was married, November 12, 1867, in Lexington, Ohio, to Miss Louisa Jackson, daughter of Curtis and Lydia Jackson, and a sister to Hon. Thomas S. Jackson, of Jefferson Township. Mrs. Johnson was born in Clinton County August 9, 1837. They have one child, whom they took to rear Henrie M. Baldwin, born November 6, 1870. In 1867, Mr. Johnson moved to his present farm, which contains seventy acres of land finely improved. Mr. Johnson is a good farmer and an enterprising man. Both himself and wife are members of the Friends' Society. Politically, he is a Republican.
C. D. KESTER, farmer, P. O. Farmers Station, manager of Farmers Station Joint-Stock Company, was born near his place of business December 20, 1841. He is a son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Caray) Kester, who were natives of Grayson County, Va. His father was born May 30, 1811, and his mother in May, 1814. His father
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accompanied his parent; to Clinton County in the second year of the last war with Great Britain. Mr. Kester, our subject. was reared to manhood on his father's farm He has pursued that occupation ever since, excepting during his term of military service. He enlisted in December, 1864, in Company F, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served till the war closed, and received his discharge July 4, 1865. In January, 1878, he was employed as manager of Farmer: Station Joint-Stock Company, and has since occupied that position. For the last twelve years, he has dealt quite extensively in shppping hogs. The year 1881, he shipped 2,000 head. Mr. Kester owns, besides his residence at Farmers Station, the depot and scales, estimated at $3,000. September 8, 1866, he was married to Miss Nancy Betterton, a daughter of William and Delila Betterton, and a native of Clark Township, where she was born August 16, 1846. Of their four children, three are living-Etta, Milton L. and Ada. Eva E. is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Kester are members of the Society of Friends. Mr. Kester's political views are purely Republican. He has been prominently connected with the Grange since 1873. He served as Master of Eureka Grange, No. 735. of Morrisville, for 1874, 1875 and 1876, and was Lecturer in 1874.
JOHN KESTER, farmer, P. O. Farmers Station, son of Daniel and Elizabeth Kester, was born in Clark Township September 24, 1849. He was reared to maturity on a farm, and was educated in the Martinsville High School, then under the Superintendency of Milton Hollingsworth. At an early age, he learned the carpenter's trade with his father, and followed it at intervals for tell years. He owns an undivided half of the old homestead, containing 123 acres. For the last twelve years, he has been, in addition to farming, rearing the "McGee" hogs. Since 1869, he has followed threshing in the fall in Clinton and Highland Counties. In December, 1877, he bought a Cooper steam traction engine, the first in Clinton County. Since, he purchased an interest in another steam thresher. Mr. Kester and wife are charter members of Clinton Grange, No. 22. He served his lodge as Master three terms, as Secretary two terms, Overseer two terms, and Steward four years. In 1881. he was Director of the Joint-Stock Company of Farmers Station. Mr. Kester was married, October 29, 1863, to Mary M. Johnson, daughter of C. H. and Sisley Johnston, of Martinsville. Mrs. Kester was born in Highland County January 8, 1847. Of their five children. three are living, viz., Orland W., Daniel O. and Stanley. Olive E. and C. E. are deceased. Mr. Kester and wife are earnest members of the Friends' Church. Mr. K. is a Republican. He has in his possession a relic in the shape of a razor owned by his great-grandfather. He has also a rifle owned by Charles Davis, an early relative, who came to America prior to the American Revolution.
GEORGE S. KING, farmer, P. O. Farmers Station, son of John and Catharine King, and assistant manager in the Farmers Station Joint-Stock Company, was born in Clark Township April 27, 1848. Reared on his father's farm, he followed that avocation up to January, 1880, when he assumed his present position. Mr. King was married on the 25th of December, 1871, to Miss Annette West, a daughter of George and Samantha West. Mrs. King was born in Knox County, Ill., April 27, 1853. They have one child-Leo, born March 20, 1876. Mr. King is identified with the society of I.O.O.F., and, in politics, is a Republican. He owns a house and lot at Farmers Station, valued at $1,000.
AMAS W. LIEURANCE, farmer, P. O. Morrisville, son of Alexander and Sarah Lieurance, is a native of Washington Township, where he was born January 25, 1840, and was reared and brought up to farming, which he always followed. In 1863, he purchased a farm of 130 acres, and after clearing severity acres sold it ; and, in 1869, he bought his present farm, which contains 17'2 acres; he paid $5,000 down, and gave his note for $10,000. For the fast sixteen years, he has dealt extensively in hogs and horses; he sells from $1,500 to $2,500 worth of hogs per year. In 1863, he bought two Poland-China pigs, for which he paid $60, and in 1865 he sold two hogs for $1130; one weighed 800, and the other 805 pounds. In 1881, he sold about $1,500 worth of horses, and shipped to Cincinnati. Mr. Lieurance owns an excellent farm, with a fine residence and good improvements, and is considered one of the best farmers of Clark Township. October 16,
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1862, he was united in marriage with Miss Anna Baker, a daughter of William and Sarah Baker, and a native of Washington Township, where she was born December 24, 1840. This union was blessed with four children; of whom three are living, viz.: Chloe I., born September 18, 1863; Frank W., born March 29, 1866, and Olive Estella, born January 28, 1874. Silas W., born December 23, 1864, died September 23, 1881-a young man of unusually brilliant promise, possessing a mind and traits of character far in advance of his years. Mrs. Lieurance is a consistent member of the M. E. Church. Mr. Lieurance is identified with the Masonic order of Martinsville as Junior Warden, and, in politics, his views are Republican. Mr. Lieurance is a man of much enterprise, and an esteemed neighbor and citizen.
WILLIAM MANN, farmer, P. O. Martinsville, was born near Cincinnati, Ohio, February 8, 1836. His parents, Joseph B. and Catharine Mann, were natives of Hamilton County. His father way born February, 1804, and his mother in September, 1802. Mr. Mann's parents, John and Mehitable Mann; were natives of Long Island, and came to Columbia, Hamilton County, in 1792, and were among the early settlers in the region of the Queen City. Mr. Mann, the father of our subject, died December 4, 1860. Mrs. Mann died January 19, 1876. The subject of this sketch was reared to manhood on the farm his grandfather entered, and which was owned and occupied by the Mann family for ninety years. Mr. Mann worked this farm, which has a large orchard, till 1871, when he sold out and purchased the farm he now occupies, which contains 147 acres of well-improved and highly-cultivated land. He is by occupation a farmer, devoting considerable attention to raising Poland-China hogs. On September 2, 1860, he was united in marriage with Mary E. Carver, a daughter of Benjamin and Leah J. Carver, and a native of Hamilton County, where she was born February 2, 1843. Four children were added to bless this union, viz., Olive R., born May 20, 1861, Joseph W., born October 24, 1863, Nora E., born December 9, 1865, and Wilber E., born November 15, 1871. Mr. Mann and his three children are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mrs. Mann of the Baptist Church. Mr. Mann is connected with the society of I.O.O.F. He is identified with the order of the Patrons of Husbandry, and was Director, in the Farmers Station Joint-Stock Company two years. His political principles are Republican. He is a well-to-do farmer, and a man highly respected in his community.
JOHN MCKIBBEN, son of John and Catharine McKibben, was born in Greene Township, Clinton County, December 2, 1810. His father was a prominent land-holder in Greene Township, having purchased 1,000 acres there in an early day. Mr. McKibben was reared a pioneer farmer boy. His educational advantages were very limited. In March, 1834, he was united in marriage to Miss Matilda Garner, daughter of James and Polly Garner, a native of Clinton County, where she was born September 3, 1811. Her parents were natives of North Carolina, and came to this county in 1811. Mr. and Mrs. McKibben have six children-three sons and three daughters, viz., James M., born October 14, 1837; Joseph F. and William J. (twins), born February 18, 1851, the former married Phebe Cleland, and the latter Mary Betts ; Eliza J., born July 6, 1836, wife of Charles R. Davis; Mary E., born June 17,1843, wife of James Pittser ; and Martha A., born May 6, 1847, wife of William R. Brown. In the year 1831, :Mr. McKibben purchased his present farm, and located on it in 1834. In 1830-31, he went fifty miles and worked on the Scioto Canal, in order to pay for his farm. He received a salary of $10 per mouth, and in this way he became possessor of a farm which then was in its original condition-only a small lot having been cleared. He had hardly become possessor of the farm before it was found that the title was void, and again Mr. McKibben labored and paid for it. His farm contains 137 acres, and its condition show the fine taste of the owner. Mr. McKibben is a member of the Grange Order, and is a stockholder in the Farmers Station Joint-Stock Company. His political views are Republican.
JOHN F. MILLER, farmer, P. O. Farmers Station, an old and esteemed pioneer of Clark Township, was born near *hat is now Farmers Station, June 4, 18'35. He is a son of Isaac and Polly (Stewart) Miller, who were natives of Westmoreland County,
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Penn. His father was born February 5, 1777, and his mother February 29, 1787. The father of Mr. Miller enlisted in the Revolutionary war prior to his birth, and died of camp fever, near Philadelphia. Mr. Miller, the father of our subject, was bound out to a farmer who removed near Washington, Ky., in 1737. After growing to manhood, in 1801 he joined a survey party, and accompanied them through the unbroken forest of Kentucky and Southern Ohio to Clinton County. He assisted in surveying 1,000 acres lying in Greene Township. He then purchased 200 acres lying in the eastern part of Clark, and after a brief stay, returned to "Old Kentucky." In 1803, in company with Joseph McKibben, he came back to Clinton County and located on his farm, which was all woodland. He and Mr. McKibben worked in "cahoot," keeping " bachelor's hall" for about three years. During this time they cleared and erected on their farms a log cabin. Their nearest neighbor lived at Morgantown, Greene Township. Mr. Miller was the first white settler in Clark Township, and aided largely in all the prominent improvements in that division of Clinton County. He was instrumental in the organizing of the first Methodist Episcopal society in Greene Township, and also in the building of a church at Morgantown. He was married about 1806-7 to Polly Stewart, and had a family of fourteen children, of whom the subject, whose name heads this sketch, is the fourth son and ninth child. Mr. Miller departed this life January 5, 1857, after many years of usefulness. His wife followed him on the 27th of the same month. Mr. Miller, our subject, was reared to manhood on a farm, and was educated, as most pioneer boys, in log schoolhouses. He was married November 10, 1853, to Diamy Hays, a daughter of David and Perry Hays, a native of Clark Township, where she was born January 13, 1835. Two children were the result of this union David S., born December, 1854, and died when two months old. Josie, the youngest, was born June 3, 1858, died August 24, 1881. Mrs. Miller was called from earth May 18, 1877. Mr. Miller, with his wife were earnest members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Millers political affiliations are with the Democratic party. He owns a well-improved farm of 110 acres.
DAVID C. MILLS, farmer, P. O. Martinsville, was born in Jefferson Township, March 23, 1842. When two years of age, his parents, John and Agnes (Hookett) Mills, came to Clark Township, where he was reared to manhood. He obtained his education in the common district schools. About 1863, he went to Cincinnati and engaged in the dairy business, which he followed five years, and returned to Clark Town. ship, and with his brother, Joseph H. Mills, bought a farm of 100 acres, and followed its pursuits four years, when he returned to Cincinnati and assisted his brother, Lewis M. Mills, in the dairy business till 1878, when he returned to his farm, and has since been engaged in that avocation. He was married June 1, 1876, to Lydia M. Moon, a daughter of James and Eliza (Carey) Moon. Mrs. Mills was born in Grant County, Ind., December 20, 1854. They have one child, Murray D., born March 2, 1877. Mr. and Mrs. Mills are consistent members of the Friends' Church. Politically, Mr. Mills is a strong Republican. He now owns a valuable farm of 100 acres.
ISAAC MILLER was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, and married Martha Penning on, by whom he had five children, viz., Mary J., wife of Taylor F. Longstaff, of Cincinnati, Ohio; Zadok, married Emily Hodson, of Leesburg, Highland County. He has been agent and telegraph operator for the M. & C. R. R. Company at Vienna for several years; Deborah A., wife of Benajob Parker, of Raysville, Ind.; Wilmer, telegraph operator on the M. &. C. R. R. at Martinsville ; and Isaac N., who learned the telegraph business at Martinsville at the age of seventeen; was appointed Chief Operator of the M. & C. Telegraph Company at Chillicothe, Ohio; later he was appointed General Superintendent of the M. & C. Telegraph Company, which position he held about twelve years, when he resigned to accept a position as Superintendent of the American Union Telegraph Company, which position he occupied until the consolidation of the American Union and Western Union Telegraph Companies, when he was appointed Superintendent of the Western Union Telegraph Company at Cincinnati. He married Mary Ingersoll, of Mount Carmel, Ill., cousin of Col. R. G. Ingersoll.
WILMER .MILLER, telegraph operator and agent on the M. & C. R. R. at
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Martinsville, was born in Hanover Township, Columbiana Co., Ohio, June 28, 1841. He is a son of Isaac and Martha (Pennington ) Miller, also natives of Columbiana County. Their parents were early pioneers in that county. At the age of seventeen. Mr. Millers parents removed to Clark Township, Clinton County. He received his classical education in the common schools and at Earlham College, Richmond, Ind. He followed blacksmithing and wagon and carriage making in Martinsville till 1863. The year 1864 he was in the mercantile business in Hillsboro, Highland County, with Lewis McKibben. In 1865, he returned to Martinsville, and learned telegraphy, and since that date has occupied the above position-is also express and railroad agent. Mr. Miller is dealing quite extensively in grain. He and his partner, W. W. Walker, purchased and disposed of, in 1881, 30,000 bushels of grain. On November 21, 1861, he was united in marriage to Mary E. Fulton, a native of Clark Township, where she was born July, 3, 1845. Mrs. Miller was a daughter of Dr. Robert and Mary Fulton. Six children were the fruits of this union ; of these four are living-Jessie A., Edward, Leonard S. and Maud. Frankie and Willie are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Miller are members of the Society of Friends. Mr. Miller is connected with the Masonic order and I.O.O.F., in which he is Noble Grand. His political views are Republican. He served as a member of the Village Council four years. He owns a residence and four acres and a farm of 125 acres; which is well improved and under a good state of cultivation. Mr. Miller is an enterprising man and an esteemed citizen.
HISTORY OF THE MOONS. There are, perhaps, few families in Clinton County that rank so prominent as the Moons, judging not only from the sole standpoint of their being an extensive family, but regarding them in all their characteristics their abounding enterprise, energetic industry, loyalty and uprightness as citizens, generosity and kindness as neighbors, and their eminent social qualities as a people. The ancestral history of this family is quite elaborate-extending back the avenues of several centuries to Denmark, the kingdom of which their earliest progenitors were natives. They were of the Teutonic or German family, which is now the prevailing race of Europe, and yet scarcely 4,000 years old. It embraces the people of Sweden. Norway, Denmark, the whole of the German Empire and the masses of Scotland and England. In history has been recorded that this family was never known to have been conquered. During a certain period of history, the Kingdom of Denmark formed a part of the English Dominion, however, only under a partial rule of the King of Eugland. Within this period of English rule, the King of England made a requisition on the Ring of Denmark for a regiment of soldiers, a body-guard to His Majesty him distinguished King with a body-guard, issued orders that the best men of his kingdom be selected-persons erect in stature, athletic, of light complexion, blue eyes and red hair. A regiment from the best families of Danes, fully corresponding to the orders, was organized and sent to the King. The banner they bore had, in addition to the National colors, the inscription of a half-moon, and the regiment was known as the " Moon Regiment." At the expiration of their term, having rendered very efficient services, much to the pleasure of the King, he granted them land in England if they would settle there. A large number of them accepted the offer, and settled down in a colony. They then unanimously adopted the name of Moon, and the land grant was given in that name. Thus is given the history of the origin of the Moon name. From this date on, we see the Moons leading honorable, prosperous lives, devoting a portion of their time to the moral and religious culture of the then superstitious people, till the time when George Fox, Robert Barkley and others lifted an insurrection against the principles and doctrines of the predominant churches of England. Among the noble Christians who suffered persecution on account of their religious opinions, we find a number of the Moons, who with them endured imprisonment and punishment for their honest views. In 1682, when William Penn emigrated colonies to America, he established a colony of Moons in Bucks County, Penn., and from there the family is traced to Red Stone, Western Pennsylvania, Western New York and to Virginia. The deed of lands from William Penn to John and Jasper Moon is now in the possession of Charles Moon, son of James
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Moon, a lineal descendant of John Moon. James Moon, the father of Charles, died in 1858. This land in Pennsylvania is the homestead of their first American ancestors. Jane Moon, the mother of Charles, died some years since. She was a lady of fine intellectual culture and advancement, and was for many years Clerk of the Friends' Annual Meetings at Philadelphia, Penn. Jasper Moon was the first to abandon the colony. He went to the "Old Dominion." He had one son, Simon. who has married twice. By his second wife he had one child-John. His mother dying when young, he was bound out to learn the carpenter trade. At the expiration of his seven years' apprenticeship, he migrated to North Carolina, and settled on the Neuse River. He married Mary Farmer, and had a family of five children, viz., Rachel, who married M. Bookout; John Moon, went to Georgia, where he died; Joseph, married Ann Brewer, and had ten sons and three daughters-Daniel, William, Samuel, Joseph, John, Jesse, Harry, James, Thomas and Solomon; and Mary, Grace and Jane. Grace died in infancy. Joseph (the father) lived on Deep River, in Randolph County, N. C., and in 1796, removed to Jefferson County, Tenn. Daniel, his eldest son, married Ruth Hutson; William married Jane Hutson; Samuel, to Martha Routh; Joseph, to Sarah Camer ; John, to Elizabeth Mount; Jesse, to Rebecca Stidam ; Jane, to John Routh ; Mary, to James Garner; James, to Anna Hockett ; Henry, to Elizabeth Hocked, and Solomon to Hannah McLin. The latter four were not married till after they came to Ohio. In the spring of 1808, Daniel and Joseph, with their families, came to what was then Highland County, and settled near the site of Martinsville. The following autumn, Samuel and John Moon, and John Routh (their brother-in-law) and their wives and children, migrated to Ohio, and settled in the same neighborhood as their relatives. The spring of 1809, Joseph Moon, the father of the foregoing parties, with his family, and William and Jesse Moon, with their families, came to the county, and located in the Moon community. In the year of 1811, James Garner, husband of Mary Moon, with four sons and five daughters, came in and joined the " Moon colonists " in their new Ohio home. This Moon colony consisted of fifty-four persons- thirty-four males and twenty females. They were about the first settlers of what is now Clark Township-in fact, the very founders of that section of division of Clinton County. In this colony there were tradesmen of various kinds. They were not professional mechanics, but rather, possessing a brain of ingeniousness, were able to execute successfully, the business of a carpenter, cooper, harness-maker, saddler, hatter, cabinetmaker, chairmaker, shoemaker, gunsmith, locksmith, blacksmith, brick and stonemason, plasterer and master mechanic. Many of the old pioneer citizens of Ohio and Indiana have in their possession to-day guns manufactured by William and Jesse Moon, who did an extensive business in that line. Thus we see that they were prepared and well equipped for coming in on wild and unbroken forest, and making for themselves homes. Mr. Joseph Moon was the father of ten sons and three daughters, and had 829 great-grandchildren and thirty-three great-great-grandchildren. Since the advent of the Moons in America with William Penn, they have multiplied till their descendants have scattered in every State and nearly all the Territories of the United States. The writer of this history has few words of eulogy to say of this family. They have made a record by their noble achievements as pioneer's, their loyalty and enterprise as citizens, their sterling integrity, pure moral character and irreproachable lives, that has transformed itself in the memories of their contemporaries into a living monument, and here made perpetual, more worthy and grand than the elegantly emblazoned monument that adorns a city cemetery.
JOSEPH R. MOON, retired, P. O. Martinsville, an old and honored pioneer of Clinton County, was born in Sevier County, Tenn., July 25, 1802. His parents, Samuel and Martha Moon, were natives respectively of Randolph and Chatham Counties, N. C. The former was born April 17, 1781, and the latter March 5, 1781. In 1796, Mr. Moon came to Tennessee, and in the fall of 1808, with his wife and family, to Clark Township, Clinton County, where the famous °' Moon colony" located in the spring of 1809. In 1808, when Samuel Moon settled here, all was a wilderness, and there were but six cabins within the limits of what is now Clark Township. The wild Indians
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were still here in roving bands, and their contemporaries, the wild animals, still roamed their forests at will. Mr. Moon, the subject of this sketch, was reared here in the midst of primeval nature. His educational advantages were very limited. In 1812, at the age of ten years, he attended his first term of school. It was held in a rude log cabin, furnished with slab floor, slab seats and oiled paper window lights. It was heated with a huge fire-place that occupied almost the full end of the room. This is the description of the pioneer schoolhouses in which Mr. Moon obtained his education. Mr. Moon has witnessed the vast and important changes that occurred in seventy years of the history of Clinton County. He has seen the land converted from a forest into well-improved, fertile fields, and villages grow to cities and thriving towns, and schools, churches and societies organized and established, the very means of enlightening the inhabitants. These were the achievements of the pioneers, among whom our venerable subject was prominent. Mr. Moon has, through his untiring industry and economy, accumulated considerable wealth. In 1829, he removed to Washington Township, where he lived till 1859, when be came to Martinsville and retired. He owns a well-improved and cultivated farm of 304 acres in Washington Township and forty acres in Brown County. He also owns four and a half acres in Martinsville. Mr. Moon was a member of the Board of County Commissioners one term, and also Director of the County Infirmary. He served as Clerk of Washington Township nine years, and as Trustee one year, and was also Trustee of Clark Township one term. September 26, 1827, he was united in marriage with Miss Eleanor Hunter. daughter of Benjamin and Margaret (Montgomery) Hunter, the former a native of Dublin, Ireland, and the latter of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Moon was born in Bourbon County, Ky., February 5, 1805. Four children were the fruits of this union; of these two are living-Margaret, wife of Dr. John Carman, and Martha, wife of F. M. Moore, President of Clinton County National Bank. Findley and Emily are deceased. Findley was a merchant in Martinsville for fourteen years, and an extensive stock and grain dealer. Mr. and Mrs. Moon are members of the Universalist Church. Mr. Moon is a member of the Masonic fraternity. His political views are Republican. He was formerly a Whig. September 26, 1877, Mr. and Mrs. Moon celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage, and also bad a re-union of the Moon family and all the descendants of the Moon colonists.
JOSHUA MOON, farmer, P. O. Farmers Station, son of Samuel and Martha Moon, was born in Clark Township March 1, 1816. He passed his earlier life on his father's farm, and received only a common-school education. When sixteen years of age, he learned the carpenter trade, which be followed at intervals for several years. On the 25th day of May, 1838, he was joined in marriage with Eliza G. Smithson, a daughter of Tyra and Celia Smithson, a native of Highland County, Ohio, where she was born February, 1818. This union resulted in eleven children, viz., George R. (whose history is given elsewhere), Martha J., born July 1, 1842; Samuel and William T. (twins), were born August 34, 1844; died the same day, and September 14, 1844, respectively; Permelia I., born March 1, 1846, married Dr. John Herrin, and died May 6, 1875; Celia E. (the other twin) is the wife of J. W. Gregory; Emma E., born October 6, 1849, and died August 13, 1872; David W., born May 19, 1850; and died December 25, 1876; Mary A., born July 30, 1832, wife of M. R. Higgins, and Isaac C., born September 1, 1855. Mrs. Moon departed this life with strong religious faith in a happy future. Mr. Moon is a member of the Universalist Church, which he aided in founding. His views politically are Republican. He owns a well-improved farm of 133 acres, and is engaged in general farming.
GEORGE R. MOON, general merchant, Martinsville, was born in Clark Township August 11, 1840. He is a son of Joshua and Eliza G. Moon, who were early pioneers of Clinton County. Mr. Moon was reared on a farm, and obtained his education in the common schools. He was engaged in the avocation of farming up to 1869, when he came to Martinsville and started in the mercantile business, and has since very successfully pursued that occupation. He carries a stock of drugs. groceries and hardware to the amount of $2,000, and does an annual business of $8,000. In August, 1864, Mr. Moon was joined in marriage to Miss Sarah R. Moore, a daughter of Ma-
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cagah Moore, and a native of Washington Township, where she was born in June, 1845. Orville P., their only child, was born December 8, 1868. Mrs. Moon is a member of the Christian Church, and Mr. M.'s religious views are Universalist. He is connected with the I.O.O.F., and politically is a Republican. He was appointed Postmaster in October, 1875, and served till March, 1881, when he resigned. He was Mayor of Martinsville one term, and member of the Village Council eight years. Mr. Moon is a man of much enterprise and a worthy citizen.
SIMEON MOON (deceased) was born February 33, 1820. He was a son of Samuel and Martha (Routh) Moon.. The former was born April 17, 1781, and the latter March 5, 1781. They were married in Tennessee November 5, 1801, and, in 1808, came to Clark Township before the "Moon colonists." Mr. Moon departed from the active scenes of life March 25, 1846, at the ripe age of sixty-five years. Mrs. Moon died February 19, 1852, in her seventy-first year. Mr. Moon, the subject of this sketch, was married, March 24, 1842, to Priscilla Sewell, by whom he had five children, viz., Samuel M., born February 3, 1843, married, August 9, 1866, to Sallie A. Miller, and had one child-Rachel, who was born May 14, 1867, and died September 14, 1868-he died November 2, 1869; David S., torn May 28, 1845, married, September 2, 1877, to Ruth Rohonemus, who was born in Jefferson Township March 21, 1850-their child, Burgess J., was, born August 21, 1878 ; Jefferson, born November 3, 1848 ; married, December 25, 1874, to Katie Boyd, who died May 30, 1876; Jefferson, died May 1, 1875; Franklin, born May 1, 1851, and died January 9, 1876; and an infant. David S., the only surviving representative of Simeon Moon, occupies the " old homestead " which his venerable and esteemed grandfather located in 1809, and where his parents died. The homestead consists of 150 acres of well-improved and highly cultivated land.
GEORGE MOON, farmer, P. O. Martinsville, son of Samuel and Martha (Mouth) Moon, is a native of Clark Township, Clinton County, where he was born May 1, 1832. He was married, October 14, 1843, to Elizabeth Smith, by whom he has had nine children, viz., Sarah A., born March 25, 1845, wife of William Kesler; Mary E., born January 8, 1847, wife of T. S. Wallace; John A., born November 16, 1848, married Margaret M. Page ; Columbus, born March 16, 1851, married Susanna Rohonemus ; Margaret, born March 7, 1853, wife of Daniel H. West; Marion N., born September 5, 1856; Asa S., born March 16, 1858, married Rachel Rohonemus ; Oscar, born March 9, 1861 ; and Ulysses. born May 11, 1864. Mr. and Mrs. Moon are members of the Universalist Church. They were among the organizers of that society. Mr. Mows is a member of the Grange, and is a stockholder and also Treasurer in the Farmers Station Joint Stock Company. He owns a well-improved farm of 330 acres, and is engaged in farming and raising live stock.
THOMAS MOON, retired, P. O. Martinsville, son of Joseph and Sarah (Comer) Moon, was born on Bays Mountain, Jefferson Co., Tenn., May 23, 1805. Mr. Moon was reared to manhood on his father's farm ; his educational advantages were very limited. He was one of the scholars who attended the first school in Clark Township. He was married in Lebanon, April 7, 1825, to Mary, daughter of Andrew and Maria Chew, and a native of Warren County. She was born September 7, 1807. This union was blessed with twelve children-seven sons and five daughters-Sarah A., born May 17, 1826, wife of Elmore Clark ; Diantha, born August 9, 1827, wife of W. J. Kilsoe ; Thomas W., born January 23, 1829, married Margaret Carey; Mary J., born April 17, 1831, married Andrew Beals, and died July 27, 1853; Phebe, born July 19, 1833, wife of Ambrose Smith; James C., born November 11, 1835, married Eliza Carey , Joseph B., born June 4, 1838, and died February 22, 1840; Daniel C., born August 3, 1842, married Ellen Moon, and has since died; Simon P., born May 1, 1845, married Rebecca Stevenson ; Andrew, born September 20, 1847, married Elizabeth Johns; Jesse, born November 4, 1849, married Ruth Davis; and Lydia M., born September 7, 18-, and died July 28, 1853. Mrs. Moon departed this life March 9, 1859, and Mr. Moon again married, December 16, 1868, to Hannah Sheppard, daughter of Jesse and Elizabeth (Faulkner) Sheppard. Mrs. Moon was born in Greene County December 11,
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1821. About 1850, Mr. Moon began the study of medicine in the physico-medical system, and received a diploma from Dr. Alva Curtis, President of Physico-Medical College, of Cincinnati. He practiced till 1879, making a specialty in treating chronic diseases, and was attended with success. In October, 1881, he retired from farming and removed to Martinsville. He owns a farm of seventy-five acres and property in Martinsville. He and his wife are members of the Friends' Church, and in politics he is a Prohibitionist.
JOHN W. MOON, farmer, P. O. Farmers Station, eldest son of Isaac and Edna Moon, was born in the township of his residence December 28, 1835. He was reared to manhood on .his father's farm, and has followed that avocation. In 1857-58, he was engaged as foreman on the M. & C. R. R., and, for four years following, as contractor in constructing bridges throughout the county. He was then engaged in farming till December, 1876, when he formed a partnership with James Pittser, and engaged in buying and shipping hogs and grain at Farmers Station, Martinsville and Lynchburg. They shipped, in 1881, 35,000 hogs to Cincinnati and Baltimore. Most of their grain is shipped to Eastern markets. Mr. Moon owns a farm of ninety-three acres of well improved land, and pursues farming. He makes the raising and feeding of Poland China hogs a leading business. Mr. Moon was married, December 13, 1856, to Jemima, daughter of Macagah and Rebecca J. Moore. Mrs. Moon was born in Washington Township, Clinton County. Of their six children, five are living, viz., Isaac F., born December 28, 1857 ; Walter I., born July 24, 1860 ; Ida B., born November 17, 1861; Myram, born July 26, 1866, and Loreen, born July 17, 1871. Clare (deceased) was born July 27, 1867, and died September 29, 1876. Mr. Moon is a member of the Universalist Church. Mrs. M. and one daughter are connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Moon is a member of the I.O.O.F., and of the Lynchburg Encampment. His political views are purely Republican. He served his township as Assessor for nine consecutive years.
WYATT C. MOON, farmer, P. O. Farmers Station, son of Isaac and Edna (Smithson) Moon, was born in Clark Township March 30, 1838. He is the second son and third child of a family of four children. He attained his majority on his father's farm, and received his education in the common schools and Normal of Lebanon. He taught school two years, and engaged in farming and raising stock. In 1873, he located on his present farm, which contains eighty-five acres. January 25, 1872, he married, in Lawrence County, Ill., Frances J. Turner, a daughter of Calvin and Matilda (Wilson) Turner. Mrs. Moon was born in Orange County, Ind., November 3, 1841. This marriage resulted in five children; of these four are living-Victor C., born September 30, 1874; Charlie T., born March 6, 1876; Estella. M., born May 18, 1879, and an infant, born November 14, 1881; Irene, born December 6, 1872, and died September 8, 1876. Mr. Moon and his wife are members of the Universalist Church. He is an earnest worker in the Grange enterprise. He served his chosen order as Secretary two terms, Master one term and Overseer one term.
AVERY MORRIS, farmer, P. O. Morrisville, Ohio, was born in Adams County, Ohio, December 16, 1805. His parents, William and Defay (Bales), were natives of Fairfax County, Va., and of North Carolina respectively. Mr. Morris was partly reared in Adams County, and received his training in the common schools. In 1825, his parents removed to Highland County, and subsequently to Union Township, Clinton County, where he attained to his majority. January, 1837, he went to Madison County, Ala., and was engaged in the pursuits of farming till 1840, when he returned to near Wilmington, where he followed farming till 1844; thence to Highland County, and, in March, 1867, he came to Clark Township, where he has pursued his firmer occupation in connection with stock raising, making the rearing and feeding of Poland China hogs- a prominent feature of his occupation. March 3, 1852, he was united in marriage with Miss Lydia Jackson, daughter of Jesse and Ann Jackson. Mrs. Morris was born in Highland County May 20, 1826. Six children were the fruits of this marriage-Cynthia A., born November 29, 1853, wife of Milton Sanders; Callie D., born January 25, 1856, wife of Wesley Ruse ; Frank N., born August 3, 1857, married
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Hannah Turner; Thomas W., born March 16, 1859 ; Seymour, born December 16, 1860, and Attic J., born July 31, 1863. Mr. and Mrs. Morris are connected with the Christian Church. Mr. Morris' political views are with the Republican party.
SAMUEL PEALE, farmer, P. O. Lynchburg, is a son of John and Mary (Mathers) Peale, was born in Lynchburg, Ohio, March 6, 1851. Mr. Peale was reared principally in his father's store, and received his education in the high school of Lynchburg.In 1871, Mr. Peale located on his present farm. In 1876, he built a convenient frame residence at a cost of $1,000. His farm of fifty acres is well improved and under a good state of cultivation. Mr. Peale is a respectable farmer and a law-abiding citizen, and has the respect of the community.
L. PFISTER, Martinsville, manufacturer of buggies and carriages, was born in Highland County December 1, 1844. His parents, Lawrence and Frederica Pfister, were natives of Germany, and emigrated to the United States in 1835 and settled in Cincinnati, where they lived five years, then removed near Lynchburg, Highland County, where Mr. Pfister died in September, 1876. When our subject was fifteen years of age, he began his trade with J. Q. Thompson, and served a three years apprenticeship. He then went to Franklin, Ind., where he pursued his trade till February, 1865, when he enlisted in Company G, One Hundred and Ninety-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and rendered his country valuable service in the Army of West Virginia till the rebellion closed. He received his honorable discharge in September, 1865. He then came to Martinsville, and was a partner with B. H. Vance till 1878, when the firm dissolved, and since Mr. Pfister has been alone. He employs eight men, and made, in 1881, forty-six buggies and carriages. Mr. Pfister is an excellent workman, and manufactures buggies and carriages of the latest styles and beat quality. His work is exhibited at all the fairs, and won the premium at Sabina, Blanchester, Georgetown and Jamestown. He received a diploma for the finest work at the fair of Hamilton County. April 12, 1867, he was married to Sarah A. Moon, a native of this county and a daughter of John R. and Rachel Moon. Two children were added to bless this union-Orlan and Lena M. Mr. Pfister is connected with the I.O.O.F., and politically is Republican. He owns village property to the amount of $4,000.
JAMES M. PITTSER, farmer and grain dealer, P. O. Farmers Station, youngest son of James and Elizabeth (Barnes) Pittser, was born in Clark Township March 8, 1836 ; his parents were natives of Berkeley County, Va.- his father was born July 8, 1792, and came to Brown County in 1825, and a year or two later to Clark Township, where he died March 9, 1871. Mrs. Pittser died June 9, 1853. James was reared to manhood on a farm. In the year 1865, he purchased the farm he now occupies. He owns 111 acres of valuable land, and is engaged in the pursuits of farming. Since 1878, he has been engaged in dealing extensively in grain at Farmers Station. He was married, March 20, 1862, to Mary E., daughter of John and Matilda McKibben. Mrs. Pittser was born in this township June 17, 1844. They have one child-a son-Ellsworth, born August 28, 1863; he is a young man of intelligence and good business judgment. Mr. Pittser is a Republican in politics, and is a man of considerable enterprise.
PROF. S. S. PUCKETT, Lynchburg, Principal of the Lynchburg Public Schools, is one of the most successful teachers in Clinton County. He is a son of B. F. and Rebecca B. Puckett, and was born July 25, 1844. He received his education in the schools of Lynchburg and Martinsville. July 25, 1862, at the early age of eighteen, he assumed the duties of a soldier by enlisting in Company H, Thirty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He served in the Army of the Tennessee till December 28, 1863, when, by a special act of Congress, a part of the brigade veteranized. He remained in the same company, and subsequently fought at Corinth. He was active in Gen. Grant's campaign till he was succeeded by Gen. Sherman when he accompanied him on his famous Atlanta campaign. He participated in the following engagements: Resaca, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain and Atlanta, also a number of minor engagements. He was with the distinguished Gen. McPherson when he met his heroic death. Prof. Puckett was discharged with honors at Louisville, Ky., July
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20, 1865. He then returned home and took a brief term in the Lynchburg and Martinsville schools. In 1868, he taught in the Martinsville Normal Institute. The term of 1868-69, he was Principal of Bloomingburg High School, and the following summer was Instructor in the Normal Institute of Martinsville. He then served as Principal of the schools of Middleport three years where he had charge of over nine hundred students, aided by thirteen assistant teachers. He had charge of the schools of Ravenna two years, and of the schools of Paris, Ky., from 1874 to 1880). Here, by excessive labor, his health became impaired; he returned to his native place and engaged in farming pursuits. In 1881, he was solicited to assume the Principalship of the Lynchburg Schools. Prof. Puckett celebrated his marriage, September 3, 1868, with Miss Louisa Whittaker, a daughter of John M. Whittaker, of Lynchburg, Ohio. Mrs. Puckett is a native of Warren County, and was born April 7, 1844. She is a lady of tine educational acquirements, and has occupied a position as teacher under her husband since their marriage, except the years 1872-73. The Professor and his wife are members of the Christian Church; he is also identified with the I. O. O. F. He owns a farm of 131 acres, and has one of the finest and most extensive private libraries in Clinton County. Prof. Puckett is almost entirely a self-made man. He had never taken a thorough classical course, but through his own diligence with some instructions has mastered both the Greek and Latin languages.
JACOB QUIGLEY, farmer, P. O. Farmers Station, is a well-to-do farmer of Clark Township, was born in in Berkeley County, Va., February 22, 1821. His parents, Michael and Margaret (Pittser) Quigley, were natives of Pennsylvania and Virginia respectively. When our subject was eighteen years old, his father being a poor man and having a large family, he left the parental roof to make for himself a fortune. The first year he worked for a salary of 83 per month, and attended a short term of school, that winter. For the next six years, he sold his labors for $10 a month. In October, 1846, he emigrated westward, and stopped in Greene Township, Clinton County. When he arrived in the county he had a capital of 25 cents. Thus he started. He was married in October, 1847, to Eliza Frazier, a daughter of Abram Frazier, of Greene Township. In 1850, he purchased 100 acres, his present farm. His land is under a good state of cultivation, and has a good frame residence, besides other improvements. Mr. Quigley also owns fifty acres on the East Fork in Greene Township. All this property was acquired by Mr. Quigley's own perseverance and industry, and it need not be s said that he was successful in obtaining " this world's goods," for his valuable property attests to his achievements. Mr. Quigley is the father of seven children, one of whom is deceased. The living are-Alpheus, Americus, Margaret E., Mary A., Frank and Aaron. Mr. Quigley and family are Universalists religiously. Politically, Mr. Quigley is a Republican.
MRS. ELIZABETH SIMPSON, nee Strain, Martinsville, was born in New Market Township, Highland Co., Ohio, March 30, 1816. Her parents, John and Margaret (Wilkin) Strain, were natives of Ohio and Virginia respectively. The former was born June, 4, 1788, and the latter March 25, 1791. They settled near New Market in 1815. Mrs. Simpson was married the first time, August 27, 1837, to Robison Graham, who was born December 18, 1814. Of the six children by this union, three are living, viz.. Harriet A., widow of Silas Hart; Hannah, wife of Nelson Fulton, a merchant in Xenia, and Isabel, wife of Callier Fenner. Mr. and Mrs. Fenner have one child, a daughter - Hallie E., born August 27, 1870. Mr. Graham dying May 28, 1851, Mrs. Graham again married February 24, 1853; this time to Edward Chaney, who was born February 22, 1804. Two children were the results of this union ; both are deceased- Hen Henrietta, wife of Ira Hodson, and Ollie, wife of Rev. D Lee Aultman. Mr. Chaney died, and Mrs. C. joined herself in marriage September 24, 1869, to Thomas Simpson, a native of Hamilton County, Ohio, where he was born November 9. 1799. He died in Martinsville November 11, 1876. Mr. Simpson resided in Cincinnati for over thirty years, and was for a term of years mail carrier in that city. Mrs. Simpson is a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. as all her husbands were. She is a lady very highly esteemed in Martinsville, and is an earnest supporter of the church and benevolent enterprises.
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JOHN R. SMITH (deceased) was born near New Vienna, in Highland County, June 13, 1826 ; his parents were John and Sarah Smith. They came to Clark Township and settled one mile south of Martinsville, when he was but five years old; he was reared to maturity on a farm. and received his education in the common schools of the day; he was married, February '34, 1843, to Miss Mary A. Hunt, and located on his father's farm, where they lived till the fall of 1865, when they settled on the present homestead. Agriculture and stock-raising was his occupation; he operated a threshing machine into this and Highland County for fourteen years ; he brought the first steam thresher in this portion of Ohio. September 20, 1878, after a life of success and usefulness, Mr. Smith was called by death to a higher world ; he left a widow and three children - Arthur, born January 1, 1852, married Miss Phebe Baker; Carrie, born August 19, 1854, wife of Eliel Green, and Emma, born March 18, 1861. Sarah E., the eldest, is deceased. Mr. Smith was a member of the Society of Friends from childhood, and the last ten years of his life he served his church as elder and as overseer for five years; he took a great interest in all public enterprises in this county; he served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Clark Township seven years, and as Superintendent of the Wilmington and Martinsville Pike during its construction. He departed this life with the respect and esteem of all his acquaintances, and his name, whenever mentioned, beare with it a cherished memory to the poor and needy, who so often shared his kindness and charity.
BENJAMIN W. TERRELL, farmer, P. O. Lynchburg, was born in Clark Township, August 7, 1831 ; his parents, John and Jane (West) Terrell, were natives of Pittsylvania County, Va. The former was born June 25, 1790, and the latter in 1788. Mr. Terrell came to this county in the pioneer days of 1910, and purchased 100 acres of land near Martinsville, which he owned till about 1813, when he sold, and the farm now occupied by the subject of this sketch, Clark Township, was then but a scene in primeval nature-no improvements having yet been made; he had but three neighbors, and they were situated some two or three miles distant. The mill he attended was a horse-mill, near Hillsboro. Mr. Terrell's parents, Benjamin and Sarah Terrell, came to this township in 1834, and died here. Benjamin, the subject that heads this sketch, was reared on his fathers farm; he was married, February 11, 1864, to Asenath Johnson, a daughter of Robert and Millie Johnson. Mrs. Terrell was born in Stark County, Ohio, August 9, 1840. Eight children were born to bless this union, viz., Celestia J., born December 2, 1864; Elizabeth, born January 16, 1866; Edward E., born September 9, 1867 ; Beecher, born April 22, 1869; Francis R., born December 13, 1870; Millie, born March 4, 1873; Charles W., born August 4, 1878, and Benjamin S., born February 8, 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Terrell are ardent members of the Friends' Church. Mr. Terrell is identified with the I.O.O.F. society and Grange as a member; he is a member of the Farmers' Station Joint Stock Company. His political views are Republican ; he owns an excellent farm, adorned with a $6,000 brick residence erected in 1872. Mr. Terrell ranks with the leading and beat farmers of Clark Township.
JOSIAH M. TOWNSEND, D, farmer, P. O. Martinsville, son of Josiah and Abigail Townsend, was born in Union Township February 16, 1832. His parents were natives of Pennsylvania and Virginia, who came with their parents to Warren County about 1829-30. Mr. Townsend was reared on his father's farm till sixteen, when he went to Cincinnati. He obtained his education in the High Schools of Martinsville and Cincinnati. In 1854, he engaged in the dairy business, near Cincinnati, continuing till 1857, when he came to Martinsville and purchased the depot, and wag engaged in the mercantile business, holding, at the same time, station and railroad agencies, till 1863, when he returned to Cincinnati. In 1869, he removed back to Martinsville, and in 1872, located on his present farm. Mr. Townsend has filled various important official relations in his township. He served as Trustee for three years, and as a member of the Board of County Commissioners for one term. He has been President of the Farmers' Station Joint Stock Company since its organization in 1876, and is also President of the Farmers' and Mechanics' Union Store Company. April 28, 1859, he was united
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in marriage with Esther J. West, daughter of Peyton and Sarah H. West. Mrs. West was born in Clark Township, March 25, 1840. This union was given nine children, seven of whom are living, viz., Orland, Cammie M., Sarah A., Herbert H., George A., Melvin and Mary. Mr. Townsend and wife are members of the Society of Friends. His affiliations have been with the Republican party. He is the owner of an excellent farm of 335 acres, and his time and attention are given to the pursuits of farming and rearing stock.
WILLIAM H. TURNER, P. O. Martinsville. a respected farmer of Clark Township, was born in Clermont County, Ohio, January 13, 1820. His parents, Michael and Elisabeth (Beltz) Turner; came to Hamilton County in 1808, and settled near Milford. They lived there till 1824, when they removed to Union Township, Clermont County. Mr. Turner's ancestors were Germans. His grandfather, Lewis Turner, and family, and his grandfather Beltz and family, on his mother's side, emigrated from Holland in 1756 and settled in New York City, where they bad an interest in the celebrated Holland purchase. Mr. Turner is the sixth son and eleventh child of a family of twelve children, of whom only two besides himself are living-Andrew J., and Amanda, wife of Harrison Carpenter. Mr. Turner was reared on a farm, and received his education in the common district schools. He was married in December, 1842, to Miss Elizabeth Schannahorn, who bore him eight children, of whom four are living-Nancy, J., born December, 1849; George W., born March, 1852, married Juda Prater; William F., born July 1854, and Daniel, born September 1, 1857, married Flora Turner. Isaac, Michael, Mary A. and Elizabeth are deceased. The three former all died in one week in July, 1849, from cholera. Mrs. Turner departed this life October, 1857, and Mr. Turner again married September 19, 1858; this time to Susan Snyder, a daughter of James and Elizabeth Snyder, and a native of Clermont County. In January, 1853, Mr. Turner came to Clark Township, and in 1858 located on the farm that be now occupies. When Mr. Turner started in life, be had a horse, saddle and bridle, and his own energy, which were his capital., And through the able investment of his capital, and with perseverance and economy, he has obtained good possessions. He owns a valuable farm of 340 acres, which is adorned with a substantial two-story brick residence erected in 1879, at a cost of $3,000. This house replaced one burned in April, 1879, which was built at the cost of the present one. The year of 1878, a misfortune befell him, in the burning of a $3,000 barn erected in 1876. For thirty years, up to 1877, he was extensively engaged in rearing and buying and shipping hogs. Besides his farm here, Mr. Turder owns seventy acres in Marion Township, and also forty acres four miles from Kokomo, Ind. Mr. Turner is a man of more than ordinary enterprise, and is highly esteemed.
MICHAEL TURNER, farmer, P. O. Martinsville, son of Daniel and Susan Turner, was born in Clermont County September 20, 1828. He was reared to manhood on his father's farm, and was married. October 24, 1854, to Mary A. Philhour, daughter of William and Lucinda Philhour, born in Clermont County, Ohio. April 28, 1838. They. have three children, viz., Alie, born March 30, 1856; Daniel, August 12, 1863, and William P., August 30, 1866. In 1852, Mr. Turner removed to Richland County, Ill., where he lived until 1855, when he came to Clinton County. He owns a valuable farm of 234 acres. In 1870, he erected a very substantial two-story brick residence, at a cost of $7,200. Mr. Turner is by occupation a farmer and stock raiser. He makes the rearing of stock hogs a leading pursuit; he also keeps fine sheep. In 1876, he purchased five sheep imported from Canada, for which he paid $105. Mr. Turner is a good farmer and a law-abiding citizen. He is a member of the I.O.O.F., and is a Democrat.
A. J. TURNER, farmer, P. O. Martinsville, a prominent worker in the order of Patrons of Husbandry, is a son of Daniel and Susan (Malott) Turner, and a native of Clermont County, where he was born March 30, 1830. He passed his early life on his father's farm, and received his education in the high schools of Milford and New Boston and in Farmers' College. In 1854, he came to Clark Township, and, in 1867, located on his present farm, where he has since resided, engaged in farming and stock
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raising, making a special pursuit, in rearing hogs. Mr. Turner has a well-cultivated farm of 265 acres. He is Director of the Wilmington & Dayton Railroad. and also Director of the Joint Stock Company of Farmers Station. The former position he has held for three years, and the latter five years. Mr. Turner is a member of the Board of Trustees, having held that office for eight years. His political views are Democratic. He has been elected to his various official positions by the support of the Republican party, as 390 of the 500 voters of Clark Township are Republican. Mr. Turner has been prominently identified with the Grange since its organization. He has served that order as Secretary, Lecturer and Master; the latter position he occupies at the present ; he is Lecturer in the Pomona Grange, and was a delegate to the State Grange. Mr. Turner was married, October 12, 1854, to Seraphina Potter, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Teal) Potter, and a Dative of Clermont County. where she was born January 23, 1832. This union resulted in six children, three sons and three daughters, viz., Eva, wife of Joseph Simmons; William E., married Emma Ford; Hannah M., wife of Francis Morris; Susie, Daniel M. and Charles W.
W. W. WALKER, merchant, Martinsville, was born in Liberty Township November 28, 1836. His parents, Eli and Hannah A. (Broomhall) Walker, were natives of Virginia and Pennsylvania respectively. When very small, his parents removed from Liberty Township to Wilmington, where he was reared to manhood. At the age of sixteen, he entered a dry goods store as clerk, and occupied that position till of age. He then went to Paintersville, Greene County, and was engaged in mercantile pursuits till 1865, when he purchased and operated a saw-mill till 1869, when he came to Martinsville and engaged in merchandising with his brother, H. F. Walker, under the name of Walker Bros., till 1880, when his brother retired from the firm. He carries a stock consisting of drugs, groceries and hardware to the amount of $3,000. He does an annual business of $10,000. He has dealings in grain with Wilmer Miller. They purchased, in 1881, 30,000 bushels of grain. Mr. Walker was also engaged in the banking business here for several years. He was married, September 16, 1858, to Mary L. Hackney, a native of Union Township, born November 15, 1840, and a daughter of Joseph and Deborah L. Hackney. Mr. and Mrs. Walker have four children, viz., Laura M., wife of C. W. Stratton; Josephine, Emma M. and Minnetta. Mr. Walker and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge, of which he is Treasurer. Politically, he is Republican.
PEYTON M. WEST, farmer, P. O. Martinsville. About 1806. Owen and Elizabeth (Martin) West, natives of Pittsylvania County, Va , came to the territory now included in Clinton County, locating on the East Fork of the Little Miami, in Clark Township. With them came a large family of children, viz.: Owen, William (who was a married man), James, Thomas, Peyton, John, Nancy, Jane, Mary, Susan and Rebecca Owen, Sr., was a surveyor, as were also his sons Owen and Peyton, and at an early day did much of the surveying throughout this portion of Clinton County. The family were Friends in religious belief, and the parents lived and died on the farm which they entered. Peyton, the father of our subject, was also a native of the Old Dominion and grew to maturity in Clark Township, where nearly all his days were passed. He learned the art of surveying from his father, following that vocation in connection with farming all his life. He was County Surveyor of Clinton County from October, 1840, until October, 1846, serving two terms. He was the agent for some of the original land owners in this region of country, and surveyed and sold their land. Peyton West was married to Sarah Hadley, a daughter of James and Ann Hadley, who bore him the following children : James H., Joseph H., William H., Peyton M., Elisha B., Edith, Sarah Ann, Esther Jane, Caroline, Jeremiah H. and Hannah M., all of whorn became the heads of families, excepting the last mentioned, who died in girlhood, since which two others have passed away, viz.: Joseph H., who died in Wilmington, and Jeremiah H. on his farm in Washington 'township. At an early day, Peyton West was engaged fur two years in merchandising in Wilmington, and, with that exception, always resided on his farm in Clark Township, where he died August 22,
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1868, his wife surviving him and dying June 23; 1876. Their bodies were interred in the Odd Fellows Cemetery of Clark Township. Peyton West was a man of large, muscular frame and strong determination of character, possessing a good education and bard common sense; he became a very successful farmer, giving to every one of his children a good start in life, all of whom living are residents of Ohio. He was one of the first to introduce tiling into his township, and ever took a deep interest in the growth and improvement of stock The old homestead, now the property of one of his daughters, is said to be one of the finest farms in Clinton County, and in fact there were few more useful men in the community than this old surveyor of Clinton County. Peyton M. West, the fourth son of Peyton and Sarah (Hadley) West, was born upon the old homestead August 22, 1826, and there grew to manhood, having such educational advantages as the log schoolhouse of his neighborhood afforded. He was reared to farm life, but in later years was engaged in many different callings. He was married, May 26, 1853, to Sarah Jackson, daughter of Josiah and Ruth Jackson ; she was a native of Clinton County, Ohio, and became the mother of seven children, viz.: Marietta, Emerson B. (deceased), Clara M., Frank, Josiah E. and two died in infancy. Mrs. West died October 28, 1868, and he was again married, October 25, 1869, to Anna Dean, who has borne him the following children: Harry D. (deceased), Roy, Musa, Carl and Pearle. Politically, Mr. West was a Whig in early life, but since the formation of the Republican party has supported and voted that ticket. He is the owner of 260 acres of fine land in Clark Township, also some lots in Wilmington and 400 acres in Southeast Missouri. He resides at Martinsville, but looks after his farm, which lies some distance south of that village. Mr. West is a man who has traveled considerably, possesses broad views and a well-informed mind, and, like his ancestors, adheres to the Friends' Church.
OWEN WEST, farmer and miller, P. O. Lynchburg. son of James and Elizabeth West, was born in Clark Township March 4, 1835. He was reared to manhood on his father's farm, and was educated in the Martinsville schools and Ohio Wesleyan University of Delaware, Ohio. He followed the profession of teaching for twelve years consecutively, except two years while he was in the mercantile business in Morrisville. During the rebellion he aided in organizing the Home Guards at Cincinnati, and in 1863 he was chosen their Major General, and in the early part of 1864 was given the rank Lieutenant Colonel of the One Hundred and Forty-ninth Regimental Battalion of the Ohio National Guards. He had command of them one year while at Fort Federal Hill and Baltimore, Md., 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 Nation's flag. At the close of his military achievements, Col. West returned home and resumed farming, which he has since followed in connection with lumbering. He owns and operates two saw-mills, each having a daily capacity of 5,000 feet, and affording employment for five hands. He owns a valuable farm of 225 acres well improved and cultivated; he also has a tract of 320 acres in Butler County, Kan. September 20, 1855, Col. West was united in marriage to Elizabeth A. Roberts, daughter of James and Hannah E. Roberts, and a native of Washington Township, where she was born December 23, 1835. This union resulted with nine children, of whom seven are living, viz., Margaret, wife of Rev. McClean Simington ; James W., Anna M., Owen A., Hannah E., Amos S. and Charles H ; Laura E. and Mary E. are deceased. Mrs. West departed the scenes of earthly life February 1, 1879. Col. West is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; he is also identified with the Masonic Fraternity and I.O.O.F. In politics, he is a stalwart Republican.
PROF. E. P. WEST, Principal of the Martinsville Public Schools, was born in Clark Township, Clinton County, February 2, 1851. He is a son of James and Helena West. Prof. West was reared to manhood on his father's farm in his native place. He acquired his education in the schools of Martinsville and in the Friends' College of Wilmington, from which he graduated with special honors from the President, Benjamin Trueblood, in June, 1878. He then engaged in the congenial profession of
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teaching, and has since pursued that business in Martinsville, occupying the chair of Principal. Prof. West is considered one of the ablest and most efficient instructors that the Martinsville schools have ever had. The schools at the present time are prospering finely. Prof. West is identified with the Masonic Fraternity of Martinsville as Master. He is a member of the Clinton County Teachers' Association, of which he was President in 1880. In April, 1881, he was elected a member of the Board of Examiners of Clinton County, and performs the duties of that office with excellent ability.
JOHN WRIGHT (deceased), one of the earliest pioneers of Clinton County, was born in South Carolina, and moved to Ohio with his family in 1S05. and in 1806 to the present site of Martinsville. He laid out the village of Martinsville, and established the first store in the township in that place. His house was the scene of the first Quaker meeting in the place. He was the father of four sons and six daughters-John, Jane, Joseph, Jonah, Joshua, James, Jemima, Judah, Joel and Joab ; singularly enough the names all beginning with the letter " J," even to the dog and horse, the former being distinguished as Jowler, and the latter Jack. Mr. Wright effected a settlement in Clark Township when the wild Indian and native animals were the roaming inhabitants of Ohio and the great Northwest. He accumulated considerable wealth, and died in 1831, highly respected. His fifth son, James Wright, is now residing in the village which his father founded upward of fourscore years ago. He was born in 1804, and came to Clinton County when an infant. He grew up and has passed all of his life in and near Martinsville. May 1, 1828, he married Miss Elizabeth Hiatt, daughter of Christopher Hiatt. She dying three years subsequently, March 25, 1844, he again married. This time to Miss Mary J. West, by whom he had one daughter, now Mrs. M. L. Hunt. Mr. Wright is considered one of the worthy, reliable and substantial citizens of this place. Quiet and unostentatious in his deportment, he has the respect and esteem of the acquaintances of over seventy years of life.