FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 425 son of Robert and Mary (Cunningham) Patterson, his father being a native of county Donegal, Ireland. Robert Patterson came to Philadelphia when a youth and worked in the coal mines in eastern Pennsylvania. He was married in Philadelphia to Mary Cunningham, and to their union were born eight children: Ezekiel, deceased ; Mary, deceased; William John, whose career is here briefly reviewed; Mrs. John Shields; Robert; Mrs. Sarah Cassell; Mattie, deceased, and H. B. William J. Patterson attended the public schools of his native city until he was nine years of age, and then came with his parents to Jackson county, Ohio, where he finished his education. He worked on the farm until he was twenty-four years of age, when he married and began renting land in Jackson township, Jackson county. A few years later he purchased two hundred acres of land near Byer in Jackson county. A short time afterwards he sold this and moved to Fayette county, where he bought a farm of one hundred and sixty-seven acres in Marion township. He continued to farm in this county until 1901, when he went to Oklahoma and bought a farm of three hundred and twenty acres, but four years later sold this tract and returned to Fayette county, buying two hundred and twenty-six acres in Marion township and later bought a farm of one hundred acres adjoining the city of Washington C. H. On this farm he lived until his death in 1913. Mr. Patterson was married December 27, 1876, to Harriett Wortman, the daughter of Jackson and Elizabeth (Sniff) Wortman. Her father was born in Muskingum county, near Zanesville, Ohio, and was the son of Joseph and Almeda (Patterson) ) Wortman. Jackson Wortman and wife were the paremts of six children. Mrs. Minerva Harper, John Wesley, Isaac, Mrs. Harriettt Patterson, Frank and Jesse L. Mr. Patterson and his wife reared a family of eight children, all of whom are living and filling places in society. These children in the order pf their birth are as follows : Ortha B., Frances E., Maud, Clara, Robert, Flora, Mary H. and Arthelia. Ortha B. took a business course at Ohio Wesleyan University, and is now managing the home farm for his mother; Francis E. married Grace Thompson and has two children, Edra and William. He is living at Kingfisher, Oklahoma ;.Maud is a graduate at Bliss College, Columbus, Ohio; Robert graduated from the Kingfisher, Oklahoma, high school and later took the law course at Lincoln, Nebraska ; Flora is a music teacher: Arthelia is a graduate of the Washington C. H. high school, and is teaching; Hazel is also a graduate of the Washington C. H. high school. Mr. Patterson always took an active interest in the civic life of his comminty and served on the school hoard of Marion township, and also as 426 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO. supervisor of the same township. He was an active and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church and was always interested in church affairs. His influence for good in the general life of his community was most potent and he will be remembered as a manly man of pleasing presence and an influential citizen of the county honored by his residence. LEWIS CLARK COFFMAN. That life is the most useful and desirable which results in the greatest good to the greatest number and although all do not reach the heights to which they aspire, yet in some measure each can win success and make life a blessing to his fellow men. It is not. necessary for one to occupy numerous public positions"to do so. In the humbler walks of life there remains much good to be accomplished and many opportunities for the exercise of talent and influence that will in some way touch the lives of those with whom we come in contact and make them better and brighter. In the list of Ohio's successful and useful citizens, the late Lewis Clark Coffman, of Washington C. H., Ohio, long occupied a prominent place. In his record there is much that is commendable and his career forcily illustrates what a life of energy can accomplish, when plans are wisely laid and actions are governed by right principles, noble aims and high ideals. His career was complete and rounded in its beautiful simplicity. He did his full duty in all relations of life and he died beloved by those dear to him and respected and esteemed by his fellow citizens. In offering this interesting history of his career it is believed that it will serve as an incentive to the youths whose careers an yet matters. for the future to determine. Lewis Clark Coffman, the son of Nathan and Sarah (Edwards) Coffman, was born in Fayette county, Ohio, January 25, 1840, and died in Washington C. H., January 2, 1902. His parents were both born in Ohio and spent all of their lives in this county. where they reared a family of eight children to maturity : William, who died of a fever, contracted in the Civil War ; Lewis C., whose history is here presented; Charlotte, the deceased wife of John Pritty : Mack, deceased; Benjamin, deceased; Mary Belle, the of Thomas Parrett ; Hester, the wife of Franklin Willard, and Jeannette, the wife of William Marchent, of Octa, Ohio. The latter two children were twins. Nathan Coffman was a farmer and trader and an early settler in Fayette county, where he lived in Wayne township. He owned a large farm FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 427 and was an influential man in his community. He and his wife both died late in life. Lewis C. Coffman, reared in Fayette county as a farmer's boy, attended the district schools and later attended the Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio. After completing his college course, he taught school for a few years and then began farming in Concord township. His father gave him a small farm to which he later added one hundred acres and after farming this for a few years, disposed of it and bought four hundred acres on which he lived few years. Later he became interested in the pork packing business in Washington C. H., although he still retained his farm and gave it his personal supervision. Some years after engaging in the pork packing business, he became interested in the lumber business and during his latter years gave most of his attention to the latter. His business life was honorable and upright and he always managed his affairs so as to win the approval of all those with whom he had financial transactions. Mr. Coffman was married April 4, 1861, to Alsina Rodgers, the daughter of Jackson and Nancy (Jones) Rodgers. To this union ten children were born, five of whom are still living, Almira Belle, Nathan J., Harvey, Grant, Alberta and Elwert, the latter two being twins; Lewis C. and four others died in infancy. Almira Belle became the wife of Elias Newton Harvout, who died in 1908. Mr. Harvout and wife had one daughter, Lelia C Nathan J.. is in the lumber business in Washington C. H. He married Maude Harlow and has two children, -Harlow and Geraldine. Harvey Grant is one of the firm of H. G. Coffman & Company, lumber dealers in Washinton C. H. Alberta is bookkeeper in her brother's office. Elwert is single and working the planing mill of his brother. Lewis C. is a member of the firm of H. G. Coffman & Company. He married Mable free and has one child living, Martha Jane. Mr. Coffman was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, while his wife was a member of the Baptist church. He was a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and had attained to, all of the degrees up to and including the Knight Templar degree. Politically, he was a Republican, but had never taken an active part in political matters. The widow of Mr. Coffman is still living in Washington C. H. She was born in Wayne township, Fayette county, Ohio, on December 15, 1839. Her father was horn and reared in Ohio and her mother was born in Vermont. They were early pioneers in Fayette county. The paternal grandparents of Mrs. Coffman were Benjamin and ____ (Jackson) Rodgers, natives of Virginia and early settlers in Fayette county. The maternal 428 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO. grandparents of Mrs. Coffman were Amos and Nancy Jones, natives of Vermont. Mr. Jones and his wife reared a family of four children. Nancy, Priscilla, Harvey and David. Mr. Coffman possessed high and varied qualities of mind and heart and had a strong individuality and withal a gentle nature, about which were clustered the fondest memories of those dear to him. His was, indeed, a union of admirable qualities and he never ceased, even through the physical ills that afflicted him, to manifest the dignity, the courage, the grace and the bearing that came from the heart of a gentleman. He was a supporter of all measures looking toward the development of his home city and was one of the foremost workers for pushing forward all public spirited measures.  JOHN M. DEER. One of the many retired farmers now living in the county seat of Fayette county is John M. Deer, who was for many years a prosperous farmer in Concord township. There is a certain degree of satisfaction in summing up the career of a retired farmer because the very fact that he is retired is retired os conclusive evidence that he has made a success of his life work. That such is the case with Mr. Deer is shown by his fine farm of two hundred and fifty-two acres in Concord and Union townships where he lived so many years. His whole life up until a few years ago has been spent in agricultural pursuits and such has been his good management that he has acquired a very comfortable competence for his declining years. Mr. Deer, the son of Absalom and Elizabeth (Wilson) Deer. was born in Highland county, Ohio, November 22, 1837. His father was a native of Culpeper county, Virginia, and came to Highland county when he was a young man. Absalom Deer was one of four children, the others being Fielding, Nancy and Margaret. To Absalom Deer and wife were born five children : Mary (deceased), John M., Henry (deceased), Amy and Chadford (deceased). John M. Deer attended the primitive schools of Highland county. Ohio, and was a pupil of the McVey and Cox schools in that county. As a lad he was early acquainted with hard manual labor and helped with all the work on his father's farm. He commenced working by the month when he was eighteen years old in Highland county and after he was married he located in Fayette county, Union township. He came to Fayette county in 1855 and FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 429 later bought land in Union township and as he prospered added to his land holdings until when he retired, in 1913, he had one of the finest farms in that township. He owned at one time five hundred and four acres, but gave each of his sons a farm. Mr. Deer was married in 1858 to Anna Liza McClellan, the daughter of William and Margaret (Wright) McClellan. To this union there were four children : James, who married Bertha L. Schenk and has two children, Eugene H. and John M.; Edwin, who married Carrie Kline and has two children. Ruth and Cline; Rufus, who married Carrie Reed and has one daughter, Juanita; Carey, who married Alma McCoy and has one son, Heber. The first wife of Mr. Deer died some years ago and he later married Alma Mark the daughter of Thomas and Sina Mark. Politically, Mr. Deer is a Democrat and, although he has always been interested in good government, yet he has never been active in political affairs. He and his wife are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church and take a very active part in church work. Mr. Deer is a man of strong convictions and is a firm believer in the Golden Rule. He is a friend to all worthy causes and has lived a life which has endeared him to a large circle of friends throughout the county. NATHAN CREAMER. The first member of the Creamer family to locate in Fayette county, Ohio was George Creamer, the grandfather of Nathan Creamer, with whom this narrative deals. George Creamer and his wife, Elizabeth Barney, came from Rockingham county, Virginia, to this county in 1816, and located on military land. The county was only seven years old when they located here consequently they began life under truly pioneer conditions. They had to clear the land, drain the swamps and endure all, the privations incident to life in any new and unsettled country. The one hundred years which this family have spent in this county has seen more changes in the progress of civilization than all of the previous years of history put together. Descended from such sterling ancestry, it is not to be wondered at that Nathan Creamer a man of excellent qualities and a citizen who is highly honored and respected in his community. Nathan Creamer, the son of Joseph B. and Elizabeth (Life) Creamer, was born about one mile southwest of Jeffersonville, September 18, 1844. 430 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO. His father, who was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, came to this county with his parents, George and Elizabeth (Barney) Creamer, when he was eight years of age, and lived the remainder of his days on the farm were his son, Nathan, is now located. George Creamer entered the land from the government and put part of it in shape for crops. Under these pioneer conditions Joseph Creamer grew to manhood, married and reared a family of seven children, Mrs. Mary A. Tobin, Mrs. Emily Armstrong, C George, Lewis, Nathan, A. R. and U. G. Of these seven children, three, George, Mrs. Armstrong and Lewis, are deceased, the latter dying during the Civil War, in which he had enlisted as a member of the Ninetieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Two of the brothers, A. R. and U. G., are prominent lawyers and highly respected citizens of the community where they reside. George Creamer, the grandfather of Nathan, reared a family of five children, David, Joshua, Elizabeth, Mrs. Josiah Huff, and Joseph B., the father of Nathan Creamer. Nathan Creamer was reared on the farm where he was born. He received his education in the district schools of his home neighborhood and finished at Jeffersonville in the graded schools. As a youth he worked on his father's farm during the summer seasons and at the age of twenty-five commenced renting land of his father. A fter the latter's death he purchased the interests of the other children in the home farm and has since been operating it with marked success. He carries on a general system of farming and stock raising and, being a man of progressive ideas, has had the satisfaction of seeing his efforts abundantly rewarded. Mr. Creamer was married in 1872 to Martha M. Cryder, the daughter of William and Susan (Carr) Cryder, of Madison county, Ohio, and to this union have been born three children, Ansel, Minnie and Jesse C. Ansel, now deceased, who was three years in the State University, died February 22, 1914; he married Susan Horley, and has three children, Edith E., Anna and Ansel, Jr. ; Minnie is deceased ; Jesse C. is a student in the Ohio State University, where he has completed two years of the regular course. Politically, Mr. Creamer is a Republican and has held various offices at the hands of his party. He served as supervisor and also as a member of the school board, of which he has been president. His party, recognizing in him a man of ability and integrity, nominated and subsequently elected him to the responsible position of trustee of his township, and he is filling this office with honor to himself and credit to the citizens of the township. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Protestant church. FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 431 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN JAMISON. A man's reputation is the property of the world, for the laws of nature hve forbidden isolation. Every human being either submits to the controlling influence of others or wields an influence which touches, controls, guides or misdirects others. If he be honest and successful in his chosen of field of endeavor, investigation will brighten his fame and point the way along which others may follow with like success. The reputation of Benjamin Franklin Jamison, one of the leading older citizens of Union township, Fayette county, having been unassailable all along the highways of life, according to those who know him best, it is believed that a study of his career will be of benefit to the reader, for it is not only one of honor hut of usefulness also. Benjamin Franklin Jamison, successful farmer, residing on his excellent farm of two hundred and fifty-four acres located about two and one-half miles from Washington C. H. on the Leesburg road, was born on October 19, 1834, the son of Jacob and Drusilla (Harrison) Jamison. Jacob was bor in Kentucky and when he was a small lad of six years, his parents came to this state and settled first near Frankfort. They, however, remained there but a short time and then came direct to this county, with the history of which the family has since been identified. The immediate subject was the youngest in a family of eight children, the others being Jacob, William, Abraham, John, Merritt, Samuel, Isabelle and Benjamin, the subject. Mr. Jamison enjoys the unique privilege of having passed his entire life on the same farm, his birth having occurred in a house which stood on almost the same spot where his present elegant and commodious dwelling now stands. He received his education in the common schools of the district, taking advantage of every opportunity this section at that time afforded and he remained under the parental roof until the time of his marriage, when he began life for himself. He spent three years in Illinois, then returned and bought the old home and gradually increased his possessions until he reached his present gratifying state. Throughout his career lie has shown perseverance and determination of a high order, coupled with excellent business ability and this, with his undoubted honor and integrity, not only won him material success, but an enviable place in the esteem of his fellow-men. On September 12, 1865, Mr. Jamison led to the hymeneal altar Emily Jane Taylor, daughter of Edward and Mary (Smith) Taylor, the former 432 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO. of whom was a native of the state of Kentucky. In early manhood he emigrated to this state and settled in this county, where he passed the remainder of his life, dying at the advanced age of ninety years. While not a member of any church, Mr. Jamison is deeply interested in the cause and contributes from time to time to such benevolences as appeal to his sympathy. Politically, he has always been aligned with the Democratic party, although never taking more than a passive interest in such matters. Mr. Jamison is now in his eightieth year and is enjoying excellent health and is in full possession of all faculties. He is an interesting conversationalist and the doors of his handsome home open wide to admit both stranger and friend to such genuine old-fashioned hospitality as is not always met with. Mr. Jamison is properly numbered among the substantial citizens of this locality, having contributed in many ways to the advancement of his fellow citizens. He is known as one of the most successful raisers of live stock in these parts, but has practically given over the active management of his business to others, retaining, however, a complete control of affairs. He has, in the course of an honorable career, been successful in business affairs and is in every way deserving of mention in a biographical history of his county.. JOHN LOGAN. John Logan, one of the leading and influential members of the bar of Fayette county, is a native of the old Buckeye state, having been born in Washington township, Clermont county, on January 30, 1857. His parents, Lewis Ashby Logan and Sarepta (Taylor) Logan, were both also natives of Ohio, the father having been born in Brown county and the mother in Clermont county. The subject's paternal grandparents were John and Margaret (Clark) Logan, the former a native of Kentucky, where he followed the vocation of a farmer. During the War of 1812 he enlisted for active service and became the major of a battalion. He and his wife became pioneer settlers of Brown county, Ohio, and enjoyed the high regard of the communitry because of their upright lives and their interest in the welfare of their neighbors. They both passed away when about seventy years of age. Lewis A., father of the subject of this review, was reared in Brown county. Ohio and during his early years followed farming as a vocation. Later he became an expert millwright and for many years gave his attention to a flourishing mill business in Clermont county. He died in September, 1893. at West- FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO -433 wood, aged seventy-one years, and was survived a number of years by his widow, whose death occurred in October, 1901, in the- seventy-seventh year of her age. They were folk of sterling worth and were long consistent members of the Presbyterian church. Mrs. Sarepta (Taylor) Logan was a daughter of John H. Taylor, a pioneer of Clermont county, this state, where he followed farming during his active years, his death occurring there when about seventy years old. To Lewis A. and Sarepta Logan were born the following children Lewis Ashby, who was accidentally drowned at the age of four years: Samuel Taylor. of Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio; John, the immediate subject of this. review ; Harry C., of Mobile, Alabama ; Anna Elizabeth, principal of the state normal department of Miami University, at Oxford, Ohio, and Frank P., of Cleveland, Ohio. When John Logan was about nine years of age, his parents removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, and there he grew to manhood. He attended the public schools there, graduating from the Hughes high school in June, 1875. During the following year he was employed as a clerk in a law office in Cincinnati, and during the following three years he . engaged in teaching school. His year's experience in a law office aroused within him a purpose to make the practice of law his life work and, to this end, he began the study of Kent, Blackstone and other of the great legal authorities in the office of Judge Marshal1 J. Williams. In.April, 1881, Mr. Logan was formally admitted to the bar and he immediately entered upon the active practice of his profession at Washington C. H., where lie has remained continuously since and 'where he was soon in command of a representative clientele. In 1881 he entered into a partnership with Judge Williams, a relation which was continued with marked success until, in 1885, the senior member of the firm was elected to a bench of the circuit court. From that time until January 1, 1893, Mr. Logan was in partnership with Frank G. Carpenter, who is now judge of common pleas court, but since the last-named date Mr. Logan has practiced alone. He served efficiently as city solicitor for three years, but other wiser has held no public office. As a lawyer, Mr. Logan is informed in his profession and faithful to clients and the law. He has seen connected, on one side or the other, as counsel in much of the more important litigation which has been tried in the locaI courts, and his reputation as a lawyer has steadily increased until today his place in the front Yank of the profession is generally conceded. Mr. Logan is a man of high intellectual attainments, gained by much reading and (28) 434 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO. study and close observation of men and events: He possesses a library and some of his most enjoyable hours are spent among his books. On the 26th day of October, 18871 Mr. Logan married Elizaeth B. Pearce, a native of Washington C. H., and -a daughter of Elgar B. and Virginia Bell (Knight) Pearce, the latter a native of Fayette county. Edgar B. Pearce was well known as the editor and publisher of the Ohio State Register but died when comparatively young. On the maternal side, Mrs. Logan is descended from Joseph Bell, her great-grandfather, who was numbered among the pioneer settlers of Fayette county, acquiring considerable land adjoining the city of Washington C. H., much of this land being now within the corporate limits. Mrs. Logan's great uncle on the maternal side. John M. Bell, was a man of considerable local prominence and served as captain of a company during the Civil War. Politically, John Logan is an earnest advocate of the principles and policies of the Republican party and has been a frequent figure in the councils of that organization. Fraternally, he is a member of Washington Lodge No. 129, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. While laboring for his individual advancement, Mr. Logan has never forgotten his obligations to the public and his support of such measures and movements as make general good can always be depended upon. A man of vigorous mentality and strong moral fiber, he has achieved signal success in an exacting calling and is eminently deserving of the large prestige which he enjoys in the community with which practically all his mature life has been identified. JOSEPH YOUNG STITT. The history of this section of the Buckeye state is not an ancient one. It is the record of the steady growth of a community planted in the wilderness not much more than a century ago and reaching its magnitude of today without other aids than those of continued industry. Joseph Y. Stitt, to a short sketch of whose career the reader's attention is now directed, is directly descended from one of the earliest pioneers of this section and the family has, therefore, been largely instrumental in speedily bringing about the satisfactory conditions of community life which early obtained here: while the immediate subject of this sketch fills a place of trust and responsibility, and the manner in which he is esteemed by his fellow citizens clearly indicates how satisfactory indeed is the service he renders. FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 435 Joseph Stitt, the popular pharmacist of Bloomingburg, Fayette county, Ohio, was born on June 8, 1860, on a farm near the town where he now resides. He is a son of John and Eliza (Holland) Stitt, the former of whom was the son of Luke and Jane (Young) Stitt. Luke was a native of the Emerald Isle, born in county Down. When quite a young man he emigrated to the United States in search of greater opportunities, and finally located in this state, being one of the first settlers in this section. He obtained government land, all of which was in a primitive state, and by his own unaided efforts reclaimed the broad and smiling acres from the grasp of the wilderness. This necessitated many years of hard work, with the limitations and privations of the early settlers, hut he lived to see conditions greatly changed and his children enjoying opportunities undreamed of in his young manhood. His son John, who was the father of the immediate subject, was one of the first white children born within the bounds of this county. The subject was one of a family of six children, being the fifth child in order of birth. Eleanor j., the oldest of the family, is dead, as is also John W., the fourth child. James H. resides at Jamestown, this state, and Charles L., who married Hattie Van Pelt, now deceased. They have one child, Georgia. Hugh, the youngest of the family, makes his home in Elgin, Illinois. During his earlier years, the subject attended the school of Bloomingburg and, when older, went to Lebanon, Ohio, where he took the normal course of training. He labored earnestly to fit himself for the profession of teaching and succeeded well in his undertaking. For six years he was engaged in teaching and also operated a farm at the same time. However, engaged he was not thoroughly satisfied with the life of an instructor of youth and began thinking seriously of entering the retail drug business. He secured a position in a drug store, and has been engaged in that line ever since. In August, 1882, Mr. Stitt was united in holy matrimony with Mattie Morris, daughter of Robert and Ellen (Miller) Morris, whose death occurred on May 14, 1906. Mrs. Stitt was a woman who had a great many warm friends who well knew her excellent qualities. She was a devoted wife and mother and a faithful member of the Presbyterian church. She laid to rest in the Bloomingburg cemetery and the influence of her life still goes on through the lives of her husband and children. She was the mother of two children,. Howard, a practicing physician located at Washington C. H., whose wife is Margaret McClure, and Ursel G., who remains at home with the father. Mr. Stitt is an earnest member of the Presbyterian church and his fraternal affiliations are with the time-honored body of Free 436- FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO. and Accepted Masons and the Knights of Pythias and in the work of these local organizations he takes a commendable interest. Mr. Stitt's entire life has been passed in this locality, where he is known and respected by all, and since engaging in his present business he has enjoyed a liberal and constantly growing patronage. He carries a well selected stock with all accessories usually found in such a store and because of his correct business methods, uniform courtesy to his patrons and his evident desire to justify the confidence placed in him, he has long enjoyed his full share of the business in this line. He understands thoroughly every detail of his business and intelligently supplies the needs of his patrons. Mr. Stitt is accounted among the best citizens of this locality, being ever desirous of contributing his share toward the moral, social and material growth of the community. FRANK DILL. Though more than a decade of years has elapsed since Frank Dill was transferred from the life militant to the life triumphant, his personality is still fresh in the memory of his many friends who remain in Fayette county where for so many years he was regarded as one of its leading citizens. Because of his many excellent personal qualities and the splendid and definite influence which his life shed over the entire locality in which he lived so long and which he labored so earnestly to upbuild in any way in his power, it is particularly fitting that specific mention should be made of him in a work containing the biographies of the representative men of his county. A man of high moral character, unimpeachable integrity, persistent industry and excellent business judgment, he stood "four-square to every wind that blew," and throughout the locality where he lived he occupied an enviable position among his fellow men. A glance at the beautiful surroundings of his home is sufficient to convince anyone that the pride of his life and the desire of his heart was for his family. His home life was beautiful and he planned daily to make those dependent upon him comfortable and happy; and it can be truly said of Frank Dill that he loved his wife and children, and to him home was the dearest place on earth. The late Frank Dill was horn December 13, 1857, about three miles south of Bainbridge, Ross county, Ohio, and died at his beautiful home in Jefferson township, Fayette county, Ohio, September 22, 1902. He was the son of William and Mary (Kelly) Dill, natives of Ross county, and the FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 437 parents of eight children : Elisha, Maggie, Ella, Frank, Lewis, William, Robert and Edward. The father of William Dill was a native of Virginia and an early settler in Ross county, this state. Frank Dill received a good common school education in the schools of his native county, and later attended Salem Academy at Chillicothe, this state where he completed his education. He then took charge of the home farm and a few years later came to Fayette county, where he purchased a farm in Jefferson township and started in to farm for himself. He proved to be a very successful farmer and year by year added to his land holdings until at the time of his death, in 1902, he was the possessor of five hundred acres of fine farming land in this county. He placed extensive improvements upon his farm and because of his home being surrounded by beautiful Maple trees, he christened his homestead "Maple Hill," and by this name it is known throughout the county. He was one of the most extensive farmers and stock raisers of the county and marketed his stock by the car load every year. About two weeks before his death he went to Kentucky to buy cattle for his farm and while away from home became ill and yet continued at work, hoping to wear off the effects of his illness, but was finally compelled to return home, when it was found that he was suffering from typhoid fever, and within ten days he was removed from the land of the living. He was a, man of sterling business qualities and his business, next to his famiy, received untiring attention. He was honest in all of his dealings and in every transaction his word was never called into question at any time. While his material accumulations were considerable, yet his methods were always honorable and his integrity and uprightness were never questioned. Mr. Dill was married December 19, 1888, to Letitia Hays, the daughter of Morgan and Eliza (Larrimer) Hays, and to this union were born four children: One who died at the age of ten months ; Hays, who graduated in June 1914, at the Ohio State University ; Claire, who died at the age of thirteen, and Dorothy, who is now twelve years of age. Hays is a finely educated young man and immediately after his graduation took charge of the home farm, in which he is showing marked skill in managing. Fraternally, Mr. Dill was a member of the Knights of Pythias. His life ws indeed a busy one, his private affairs and his home making heavy demands upon his time, yet he never allowed it to interfere with his Christian obligations or the faithful performance of his duties. Always calm and straightforward, never demonstrative, his life was a steady effort for the welfare of his fellow citizens. He had the greatest sympathy for his fellow 438 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO. men and was always ready to aid and encourage those who were struggling to aid themselves. When. he believed he was on the right path, nothing could swerve him from it. His home. life was a sacred trust and his friendships were inviolable. He. commanded the respect of all classes by his exemplary life and. his memory will long be revered by his many friends and acquaintances. WILLIAM WALLACE JANES. The biographies of the representative men of any county bring to light many treasures of mind, character and courage which may well arouse the pride of their families and of the communities where they lived. The late William Wallace Janes was distinctively one of the leading citizens of Fayette county, Ohio, and as such made his influence felt among his fellow men. A man of quiet and refined disposition, yet his very integrity and strength of character forced him to the front in such a way as to cause him to be recognized as a leader in the community and a man who always commanded in the respect of his contemporaries. The good that a man like Mr. Janes can do in the course of an active life is incalculable and cannot be measured in metes and bounds. He lived an unselfish, helpful and altruistic life. and his fellow citizens were made better by having come into contact with hims in his daily life. The late William Wallace Janes was born May 8, 1850, in Jefferson township, this county, and died May 20, 1909, on the farm where he was born. He was the son of George and Elizabeth (Carr) Janes, his father having been born on the same farm. George Janes was the son of William Janes, a native of Rockingham county, Virginia, and was a prominent farmer of Jefferson township, and reared a family of children who were a credit to his good teachings, James, William Wallace, Catherine, Albert. Frank and Thaddeus William W. Janes attended the district schools of his immediate neighborhood and from his earliest boyhood days assisted his father on the home farm. He continues to live at home until his marriage, after which he began to farm a part of the old home farm. He prospered exceedingly and was enabled to augment his possessions from time to time until at the time of his death he was the owner of four hundred and twenty-five acres of fine land in Jefferson township. His farm was one of the best improved in the county, and was a tribute to his skill as a farmer and his good manag as a business management as a bursiness man., FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 439 Mr. Janes was married January r6, 1884, to Emma Glaze, the daughter pf Adam and Lucy (Baughn) Glaze. Adam Glaze was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, and when a youth came to this county with his parents, George and Catherine (Turnipseed) Glaze, who brought their family from Virginia in 1815, and settled on Paint creek. To Adam Glaze and wife were born eight children, Mrs. Catherine Fultz, Mrs. Elizabeth Seymour, Mrs. Samantha Engle, Mrs. Drusilla Boyd, Mrs. Emma Janes, Mrs. Ella Squier and Chandler. Three of these children, Samantha, Drusilla and Ella, are deceased. Mr. Janes and his wife reared a family of three children, Fred C., Thomas and Frank. Fred C. married Mary Allen and has three children, Marion, Ellen and Susan ; Frank is a graduate of Ohio State University and is now engaged in the fruit business. The other son, Thomas, was a student The Ohio State University and is operating the home farm. Politically, Mr. Janes was a life-long Republican and was frequently honored by his party by being elected to positions of trust and responsibility. He served as trustee of Jefferson township, and for many years was a member of the school board, serving as president of the board of education of Jefferson township. He was a man of high civic ideals and a warm support of all measures and enterprises tending to advance the general welfare of his community. Always calm and dignified, never demonstrative, his was a persistent plea, more by precept and example than by written or spoken words, for the purity and grandeur of right principles and the beauty and elevation of wholesome character. WILLIAM A. THARP. The career of William A. Tharp extends over a period of half a century, practically all of which has been spent in Washington C. H., where his long residence and extensive business career have given him a wide acquaintance throughout the county. He is one of the substantial and enterprising business men of the city, who, from a small beginning; has built up a constantly enlarging trade. He is a fine example of a successful, self-made man, who of is not only eminently deserving of the confidence reposed in him by his fellow citizens, but also possesses those necessary qualities which fit him to discharge the duties of any responsibility with which he may be entrusted. He comes from an old and highly respected family and was reared under ex- 440 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO. cellent home influences, the result being that he is an ideal America citizens and stands for the best things in civilization. William A. Tharp, of the firm of W. A. Tharp & Company, clothing merchants, was born in Wayne township, Fayette county, Ohio, July 13, 1864. His parents, William A. and Sarah Ellen (Davis) Tharp, were also natives of this county and reared a family of five children : William A.; Benjamin M., of Dayton, Ohio; Charles D., of Washington C. H.; Frank E., of Dayton, and Lizzie, the wife of Frank McCoy, of Akron, Ohio. William A. Tharp, Sr., was reared in this county and spent his whole life within its limits. He was a stock buyer in Washington C. H. during his active life and handled thousands of head of cattle during his life time. His death occurred when about fifty years of age. His wife was about the same age at the time of her death. He was a member of the Episcopalian church, while his wife adhered to the Methodist faith. William A. Tharp, Sr., was the son of Daniel and (Stoops) Tharp, natives of Highland county, this state, and early settlers in Fayette county. Later in life Daniel Tharp and his family returned to Highland county, where they lived to an advanced age. He was an extensive farmer and for many years managed a tavern at Samantha, Ohio. Daniel Tharp and wife reared a large family of children, William A., James, John, Eli, Mrs. Alva, Johnson and Mrs. Brown Moore. The father of the wife of William A. Tharp, Sr., was Jacob Davis, who, with his wife, were natives of Virginia and pioneer settiers in Wayne township, this county, where they spent the remainder of their days. Jacob Davis and wife had a family of five children, Nancy, Benjamin . Jacob, William and Sarah Ellen, the wife of William A. Tharp, Sr. The education of William A. Tharp, Jr., was received in the schools of Washington C. H., and when sixteen years of age he began clerking in the clothing stores of this city. He was an efficient clerk and in this way acquired all of the details of the clothing business, so that when he embarked in the same line of activity for himself in 1898 he was capable of making his business successful from the beginning. He organized a company in 1898 under the firm name of W. A. Tharp & Company, and for the past teen years has conducted a successful clothing establishment in this city. He has a well appointed and up-to-date store and carries a large stock of the latest style clothing and wear for men and boys of all kinds. Mr. Tharp was married August 2, 1885, to Minnie E. McKee, the daughter of John L. and Lena (Schumm) McKee, and to this union th have been born six children, Minetta L., Edwin M., Robert B., Lora Ellen, FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 441 Wilma Marie and Charlene.. Edwin M., who married Irene Curtis, and has a daughter, Marjorie, is a newspaper reporter and editor of the Ohio State Jouma!, at Columbus; Minetta L. married Richard Ramsey and lives in Washington C. H., while the other children are still unmarried and living with their parents. Mr. Tharp is independent in politics, preferring to cast his ballot for the best citizens, irrespective of their political affiliations. Fraternally, he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He and his wife are loyal members of the Episcopal church. MAYNARD W. ECKLE. Prominent as a successful farmer, public official and progressive citizen of Madison township, Fayette county, Ohio, is Maynard W. Eckle. He is a man of great energy and determination and has. attained a definite degree of success along agricultural lines. As trustee of Madison township, he is giving his fellow citizens conscientious and efficient service and is attending closely to all of the details of this office. Mr. Eckle has an interesting side line from which he derives no small part of his annual income. For several years he has followed the auctioneering business throughout his county and neighboring counties, and has met with a marked measure of success along this particular line of activity. Maynard W. Eckle, the son of William and Clara (Holland) Eckle, was born in Marion township, this county, July 26, 1880. His father was a native of Highland county, this state, and was the son of Jacob and Ellen (Hudwell) Eckle. He came to Fayette county when a young man. Jacob Eckle and wife always lived in Highland county, where they are now buried.W ilham Eckle is a prominent retired farmer now living in Union township, this county, near Washington C. H. He and his wife reared a family of five children : Ernest; who married Mattie Stewart ; Pearl, who married Margaret Fulton; Ora, who married W. E. Gwinn, now deceased ; Hazel, who is still living with her parents, and Maynard W., whose history is here presented. Maynard W. Eckle was educated in the district schools of Union township, and later attended school in Dayton, Ohio, where he completed his educational training. He married at the age of twenty, and at once began 442 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO. farming for himself on a farm of one hundred and forty acres six miles northwest of Bloomingburg. As a farmer he is one of the most progressive in the county and divides his attention between the raising of crops and the handling of live stock, with the result that he. has the satisfaction of seeing his farm yield satisfactory returns each year. During the spring and fall he acts as auctioneer for farm and stock sales of all kinds throughout this and adjoining counties. He has met with a degree of success along this line; which indicates that he is a man of ability as an auctioneer. Mr. Eckle was married July 12, 1900, to Ona Grimm, the daughter of James Madison and Alice (Beal) Grimm. Her parents were killed in a railroad accident January 28, 1913, at Haines' Crossing. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Eckle, Clarence, Opal, Louis and Leo. Politically, Mr. Eckle is a stanch Republican and has always been interested in local politics. At the present time he is the trustee of Madison township, as well as clerk of the White Oak school board, and in both capaacities he renders efficient service to those he serves, and is well deserving of the high regard which is accorded him by his fellow citizens. Fraternally he is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and he and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Eckle is a young man of great promise and is a valuable asset to the community in which he lives. He lends his hearty influence to all worthy measures and thus is eminently deserving of a place among the representative men of his township and county. NATHAN C. WILCOX. As long as history endures the American nation will acknowledge its indebtedness to the heroes of sixty-one, who fought for the preservation of the Union and the honor of that starry banner which has never been trailed in the dust. Among those whose military records as valiant soldiers during the War of the Rebellion reflect lasting honor upon them and their descendants is Nathan C. Wilcox, retired merchant of Jeffersonville, Ohio. All of his active life has been spent in mercantile pursuits and upon his retirement from active business cares, about ten years ago, he was regarded as one of the most substantial business men of his city. Nathan C. Wilcox, the son of Dr. Joseph and Mary J. (McClanahan) Wilcox, was born March 13, 1845, in Noble county, Ohio. His father was a native of Maryland and his mother of Ireland, being born in the northern FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 443 part of the island near Londonderry. Doctor Wilcox and his wife were early settlers in Noble county, Ohio, and. later moved into Vinton. county, this state, where they lived the remainder of their lives. Doctor Wilcox was a prominent physician of Vinton county for many years, and retired about fifteen years before his death, which occurred at Allensville, Vinton county. Doctor Wilcox and wife were the parents of eight. children, Jane. Robert S., Mrs. Mary L. Cooper, Mrs. Isabel Miller, Mrs. Anna Wilson, Nathan C., John W. and Mrs. Alice Paine. Nathan C. Wilcox received his education in the. common schools of AIlensville, Vinton county, this state. His father had a general store in the town and from his boyhood Nathan clerked in his father's store. During the summer of 1864 he worked for three months as a teamster for the government. In August of that year: he enlisted for the one-hundred-day service in Company C, One Hundred Seventy-eighth -Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He served until the end of the war and then returned to Vinton county and engaged in the mercantile business with his father. After s father's death he continued to manage the store in Allensville until. he went to Marysville, Ohio, where he managed a store for four years, and in 1883 located in Jeffersonville,. this county, where he engaged in business until 1904, when he retired froth active life and is now living quietly in Jeffersonville surrounded by all the comforts . and conveniences of modern life. Mr. Wilcox was married in 1859 to Margaret E. Culy, the daughter of D. David and Elizabeth (Dean) Culy, of English descent and early settlers in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox reared a family of four children to lives of usefulness and honor, Charles R., Grace, George H. and Leo. Charles R. marrried Grace Mock, and has three- children, Roy, Earl and Doris, and is living in Traverse City, Michigan; Grace is the wife of David S. Craig, of Washington C. H., and they have three children, Christina, Marvin and Margaret; George H. married Viola Schath ; Leo married Amy Hindman, an,d they have a family of four children, Maurine, Margine, Hubert and Robert. Mr. Wilcox has been a life-long Republican, but his mercantile interests have demanded so much of his time and attention that he never took an active part in political affairs. At present he is a member of the school board of Jeffersonville and deeply. interested in the welfare of the school system of his town. Fraternally, he is a member of the time-honored order of Free and Accepted Masons and has attained to the degree of. Knight Templar. 444 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO. He is a member of the Grand Army post of Jeffersonville and takes an active interest in the annual meetings of the old veterans of the county. He is one of those men who has not only been successful in his own private affairs, but has, When called upon by his fellow citizens, been a prominent factor in contributing to the general welfare of the community in which he has resided for so many years. WILLIAM S. HUCHISON. One of the families of Fayette county whose history presents many features of unusual interest is the Huchison family. William S. Huchison, whose history is presented in this connection is one of the most substantial farmers of Union township. He is a man of progressive ideas and has attained a success which stamps him as a man of keen business ability and good management. While devoting himself primarily to his own interests. yet he has not neglected his larger duties to the community life and has so conducted his life as to be a type of the community in which he resides. William S. Huchison, son of Richard and Zipporah (Hanna) Huchison, was born November 27, 1853, in Ross county, Ohio. Richard Huchison was born in Noble county, Ohio, and was the son of James and Jane (Wood) Huchison. Zipporah Hanna, the wife of Richard Huchison. was born March 1o, 1832, and died December 4, 1905. She was the daughter of Matthew and Mary Ann (Orr) Hanna, natives of Pennsylvania and early. settlers in Harrison county, Ohio, where Zipporah was born. Matthew Hanna and wife reared a family of twelve children, Robert, Mrs. Jan Turner, Mrs. Zipporah Huchison, James, Mrs. Sarah Harley, William, Ma Matthew, Odessa, Martha, John and Watson. All of these children are now deceased except Robert, William, Matthew and Watson. Richard Huchison and Zipporah Hanna were married January 22, 1853.and began housekeeping at Slate Mills, Ohio, but lived near Washington C. H. until the death of the husband and father, Richard H., after which the mother took up the tasks of rearing the family of five children. Two of the daughters died in childhood, but she reared the three sons to lives of usefulness and honor. She sent them all to school and kept the family together, even buying a small farm, where William, whose history is here recorded. is now living. She was a life-long and devout member of the Presbyterian church, being a faithful attendant for more than half a century. She is now buried in the cemetery at Washington C. H. Richard Huchison FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 445 the father of the immediate subject of this review, settled in Ross county, Ohio, after his marriage and from there moved to Fayette county, this state. In 1857 he finally located in Union township, this county, where he was living in 1862, when he enlisted in the Civil War: He was mustered in as a member of Company C, One Hundred and Fourteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was killed during the siege at Vicksburg, on May 22, 1863, leaving his widow with five children, William S., Mary, James M., Eliza and John. The two daughters are deceased, while the three sons are still living. William S. Huchison was about ten years of age when his father was killed and he was brought up by his mother, who gave the three sons every possible advantage. At the age of sixteen years he began renting land and has always been known as a man who was not afraid of honest labor. That he has been successful is shown by his land holdings, ninety acres in Fayette county, one hundred and sixty acres in the state of Nebraska, and ninety acres in Greene county, this state. Mr. Huchison was married in 1879 to Maria Thompson, the daughter of John and Virginia (Brown) Thompson, of Paint township. John Thompson was born in Virginia in Monroe county, and was the son of Alexander and Margaret (Dickinson) Thompson. Alexander Thompson was also a native of Virginia and came to Jackson county, Ohio, early in its history. Thomas Brown, the father of Virginia Brown, the mother of Mrs. Maria Huchison, took part in three wars, the War of 1812, the Mexican War and the Civil War. He died in Newton, Jasper county, Illinois. John Thompson and wife were the parents of nine children, Mrs. Maria Huchison, Mrs. Emma Pine; Mrs. Alice Wood, Alexander, Mrs. Susan Pinkerton, Frank, Ella, Charles, and Mrs. Winnie Irvin. Alexander and Ella are deceased, while the others are still living. Mr. and Mrs. Huchison have five children: Herbert, deceased; Ethel, who married Wilbur Hire, and has two daughters, Evelyn and Virginia ; Warren, who married Icy Hidy, and has one daughter, Velma ; and two, Loren and Walter, who are still unmarried and living with their parents Politically, Mr. Huchison is a Democrat and has always taken a deep interest in Political matters, particularly in local affairs. He has been a member of the school board of Union township. Fraternally, he is a loyal member of the Sons of Veterans, and is commander of the B. H. Millikan Camp. Mr. Huchison is a man of open-hearted frankness and unaffected simplicity, and has a host of friends throughout the township and county who admire him for his many good qualities. 446 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO HARLEY T. WILKIN It matters much less where a man may be born and how he comes into this life, or rather the conditions surrounding his entrance on to the stage of action, than the environment thrown around him in. his boyhood days. Undoubtedly heredity and environment establish a man's position in the world and the individual who is well born and whose surroundings make for his best development is the man who makes a success of life. Harley T. Wilkin. of Washington C. H., has been peculiarly blessed in both respects having come from old and highly esteemed ancestors and having been reared under excellent home influences. Harley T. Wilkin, of the firm. of H. T. Wilkin & Company, clothing and dealers in gents' furnishing goads, was born in Highland county, Ohio, August 15, 1887. His parents, Charles A. and Susanna (Nesbit) Wilkin, were natives of the same county and are still living in Hillsboro, that county. They were the parents of four children : Blangie Z., of Hillsboro: Harley T., of Washington C. H. Roger L., of Hillsboro, and Henry M., also of Hillsboro. Charles A. Wilkin was reared as a farmer's lad in Highland county, this state, and became a general merchant at Newmarket, Ohio, where he was engaged in business for thirty years. At the present time het is engaged in the lumber business at Hillsboro, with the C. F. Whistler Lumber Company. He is also interested in agricultural pursuits, owning tine farm in Highland county. He is a member of the Baptist church, while his wife adheres to the Presbyterian faith. The parents of Charles A. Wilkins were Isaac and Matilda (Edwards) Wilkins, natives of Virginia and Ireland, respectively, and early settlers in Highland county, Ohio. Isaac Wilkins was a farmer and he and his wife reared a family of five children in that county, Hamilton E., Charles A., Effie, Thomas and Arthur. The parents of the wife of Charles A. Wilkin were William and Lucinda (Eakins) Nesbitt, natives of Highland county, this state. William Nesbitt died in that county at an advanced age, while his wife still survives him, residing in the county where she was born. William Nesbitt and wife had two children, Henry and Susanna, the wife of Charles A. Wilkin. Harley T. Wilkin was reared in Newmarket, Ohio, and attended the public schools there until fifteen years of age, after which he took the course in the high school at Hillsboro, Ohio. He then began clerking in a clothing store in Hillsboro, and continued working there until he was twenty-four FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 447 years old. While clerking he made it a point to become acquainted with every detail of the clothing business and when he came to work in Washington C. H., in August, 1911, and established his present business, he was already in close touch with the management of this particular line of business. He is a wide-awake and progressive young man and is rapidly building up a large trade in the city and surrounding community. He has a neat and attractive store with modern equipment and displays his goods in such a way as to attract his customers. He carries a large and well assorted stock of everything worn by men and boys, and by his courteous treatment and affable manner he is rapidly forging to the front as one of the successful busniess men of his adopted city. Mr. Wilkin was married on Christmas clay, 1909, to Lucy Scott Bean, the daughter of William N. and Mary (Scott) Bean, and to this union has born one son, Daniel Scott William Wilkin. Mrs. Wilkin was born in Hillsboro, where her parents are now living, and is one of two children, the other being Lois, who is still With her parents. The paternal grandparents of Mrs. Wilkin were the parents of three children, William., John and Mollie. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Wilkin were Daniel and ____ (Pulse) Scott, who also had three children, Mary, Sarah and Charles. Mr. Wilkin is identified with the Democratic party, but has been too much engrossed with his business affairs to take an active part in political matters. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church. Fraternally. he is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. HENRY L. HIRE. One of the largest land owners of Fayette county is Henry L. Hire, who has spent his whole life in this county. In the course of a life of sixty-five years he has accumulated a farm of seven hundred and thirty acres, and, according to the 1910 census, is one of the thirty-three men who own more than five hundred acres of land in this county. His parents were pioneers in Fayette county, having located here shortly after the organization of the county in 1810. His father dying when he was a youth of sixteen, he was compelled to assume the responsibility of managing the home farm, and from that time until he retired from active farm life he lived on the place where he was born. Henry L. Hire, the son of Jackson and Anna (Kessler) Hire, was born 448 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO. November 6, 1849, in Jefferson township, Fayette county, Ohio. His father was also a native of this county, his grandfather having been one of the first settlers in this section of the state. Jackson Hire and wife were the parents of two children, Henry L., and Sarah, deceased. Henry L. Hire was educated in the district schools of his home township and finished his education in the schools of Bloomingburg. His father died when he was sixteen years of age and two years later he took charge of the home farm, his mother residing with him until her death. His farm known as the Blue Grass Stock Farm, is located north of the town of Jeffersonville, and consists of six hundred and thirty acres of fine farming land, on which he lived until a few years ago, when he retired from the active life of the farm and bought his present home adjoining the town of Jeffersonville, with which is connected a farm of one hundred acres and on of the most beautiful country homes in the county. While in active farm life he has made a specialty of stock raising, breeding and handling Shorthorn cattle and Jersey Red hogs. Mr. Hire was married in 1869 to Angeline Brock, the daughter of Jackson and Sarah (Little) Brock. Mr. Hire has been a life-long Democrat and in his younger days was active in political matters. He served on the school board of his township and was president of the board for several years. At the present time he is serving as trustee of Jefferson township, and in this capacity is furthering the interests of his fellow citizens in every possible way. He and his wife are loyal and consistent members of the Methodist Protestant church, in whose welfare they are interested and to whose support they are generous contributors. HON. HORACE LANGDON HADLEY. An enumeration of the representative citizens of Ohio who have won recognition and success for themselves and at the same time conferred honor on their community,. would be incomplete were there failure to make definite mention of the gentleman whose name introduces this review, Hon. Horace L. Hadley, whose name is a familiar one in this section of the state, where he has held worthy prestige in legal and political circles. He has been distinctively a man of affairs, wielding a wide influence among those with whom he has associated, ever having the welfare of his community at heart and doing what he could to aid in its progress and development. He firmly believes. FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 449 the old Buckeye state to be one of the most attractive, progressive and prosperous of any in the Union and it has always been due to such men as Mr. Hadley that she could justly claim a high order of citizenship and a spirit of enterprise which conserved consecutive development and marked advancement along all lines of upbuilding. Mr. Hadley early achieved a splendid record at the bar and through the subsequent years he enjoyed an acknowledged standing in the front ranks of the legal fraternity, being connected, as counciI, with much of the more important litigation in the courts of Fayette and neighboring counties. In discussions of the principles of law., Mr. Hadley has ways been noted for clearness of statement and candor, his zeal for a client never leading him to urge an argument which in his judgment is not in harmony with the law. By a straightforward, honorable course, he built up a large and lucrative legal business, and financially has been successful above the average of his calling. Horace L. Hadley comes of sterling old Yankee stock, having been born in Sandwich, New Hampshire, on May 7, 1837, and is a son of Winthrop and Sybil (Worthen) Hadley. The subject's paternal grandparents were Daniel and Hannah (Ordway) Hadley, whose children were Lydia, Hannah, Daniel, Joseph, David, Dorcas, Samuel, John. Mary, Keziah, Cynthia, Betsy and Winthrop (father of the subject). By a prior marriage, to Mehitabel Whittaker. Daniel Hadley had two children, Tamar and Mehitabel. On the maternal side, the subject's grandparents were Deacon Joseph and Hannah (Meacham ) Worthen, to whom were born four sons and four daughters, namly, Sybil, Hannah, Sallie, Mary, Moses, Joseph, Amos and Samuel. Horace L. Hadley is indebted to the common schools of his home neighborhood for his elementary education, which he supplemented by attending the private academy conducted by Daniel G. Beede, at Center Sandwich. Having early determined to adopt the legal profession as his life work, in 1860 he began the study of law in the office and under the direction of Sidney C. Bancroft, of Salem, Massachusetts. He was thus engaged at the outbreak of the Civil War, when, feeling that his country's necessity superseded all personal ambitions, he laid aside his books and, on August 26, 1862, enlisted in Company C, Fifth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He served with this regiment until it was mustered out in July, 1863, at Wenham, Massachusetts. On September 16, 1862, while the Fifth Regiment was in camp at Wenham, Mr. Hadley was admitted to the bar and, securing a furlough, he went to Newburyport, where the court was then in session,. and took the oath as an attorney and counselor at law. Mr. Hadley's mili- (29)