500 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO land in Paint township. He has divided his attention between the raising of crops and live stock in such a manner as to secure the maximum rsults from his efforts. Being a man of progressive ideas and good management, he has had the satisfaction of realizing a handsome income from his farm each year. Mr. Mowery was married August 4, 1892, to Dollie A. (Brock) Allen the widow of Coleman Allen and the daughter of Evan and Susanna (Griffith) Brock. By her first marriage Mrs. Mowery had one son, Leonard. To Mr. and Mrs. Mowery have been born five children, Ruth A., Russell W., Lawrence A., Dorothy M. and J. Delbert. Fraternally, Mr. Mowery is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias, while, politically, he is a member of the Democratic party. While interested in all the great issues of the day, he has never been an aspirant for public office, preferring to devote his time and energies to his farming interests. In the course of an honorable career he has been successful in the lines to which his efforts have been directed and such has been his clean and wholesome life in this county that he has won the esteem and respect of all who know him, and he is regarded by all as one of the substantial and progressive citizens of his community. ULYSSES GRANT WISSLER. The modern system of agriculture demands that farmers be as scientifically trained as are the physicians of the country. It has been proven that the . man with the college education who is trained in the best agricultural schools. of our country. has all the advantage over the farmer who lacks this training. There are many factors of efficiency in farming which are totally unknown to the untrained. farmer and for this reason there are thousands of farmers in Ohio today who are just able to make a bare living. There are two conditions which make farming very profitable without diversity of enterprises. One of these conditions arises when in any community a particular farm enterprise is for any reason exceedingly profitable. For example there is one section in northwestern Iowa where more popcorn is raised than any other place in the world. As long as this condition lasts the greatest profit may be made by sticking to this one enterprise, even if it leaves the farmer and his working force idle for a considerable portion of the year. The other condition under which farming FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 501 may he quite profitable without diversity of enterprises is that under which a single farm enterprise permits a large acreage of crops and gives good seasonal distribution of labor. This is the case with the wheat culture as conducted in the Northwest. However, single-crop system of farming is also exposed to the danger which inheres in any farm business based on a single enterprise, namely, fluctuation in prices and danger from loss because of untimely weather conditionswi Diversified farming is, therefore, safer than farming based on a very small number of enterprises and, under most conditions, is more profitable. It is diversified farming that has placed Fayette county, Ohio, where it is today. Ulysses Grant Wissler, a farmer and stock raiser of Paint township, this county, was born on the farm where he is now living, September 10, 1866. He is a son of Simon and Anna (Sechrist) Wissler, who reared a family of eight children : Mrs. Susan Yates, Mrs. Alice Dixon, Mrs. Elmira Watts, Ulysses Grant, Jesse, Albertus, John and Clarence. Simon Wissler is a son of Henry and Susan (Neff) Wissler and was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, coming to Fayette county, Ohio, when he was twenty-one years of age. He remained in this county one year and then returned to Lancaster county, in his native state, and brought back his father and mother with him. Henry Wissler became one of the largest land owners in Fayette county and from the time of his arrival in this county, in 1853, until his death he was prominently identified with the history of the county. At the time of his death he was the owner of one thousand acres of fine farming land. Henry and Susan (Neff) Wissler were the parents of seven children, Christian, Mrs. Mary Anderson, Henry, Simon, Mrs. Elizabeth Barrett, Elias and one who died in infancy. Ulysses G. Wissler received his education in the schools of his home township and spent his boyhood vacations assisting his father on the home farm. At the age of twenty-one he began working by the month and a year later went to Cass county, Missouri, where he lived for twelve years. He was married while living in the West and settled on a farm in Cass county, Missouri, where he lived Until 1901. He and his wife then took a long trip throughout the Northwest, where he went for his health, and followed this with a trip through the Southwest. He then returned to Fayette county, Ohio, and located on the farm where he is now living. He has been uniformly successful in all of his farming operations since locating in this county, and by a system of properly supervised diversified farming has made his farm highly remunerative. 502 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO. Mr. Wissler was married January 14, 1891, to Nettie Watts, the daughter of Henry and Martha (Parks) Watts, natives of Kentucky. Henry Watts was born in Warren county, Kentucky, as was his wife, and they lived there until after the death of Mrs. Watts, at which time Henry Watts and his children moved to Missouri, where he married again. To the first marriage of Henry Watts were born six children : Basis, of Kansas; Blanche, of California; Jennie, of Kansas; Vernon, of Alaska ; Nettie, the wife of Mr. Wissler, and Briggs, of Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. Wissler have one daughter living, Edith Ann, the wife of Ernest Garrison. CAREY GEORGE PARRETT. A successful farmer and stock raiser of Paint township is Carey G. Parrett, whose ancestors have been identified with the history of Fayette county for more than a century. The Parrett family came to this county shortly after its organization in 1810 and its various members have filled many positions of trust and honor in the county. They have been people of high ideals and straightforward methods and have risen to places where they have been the leaders in their respective communities. Carey George Parrett, the son of T. F. and Mary (Greenlee) Parrett, was horn in Fayette county, July 5, 1871. His father, the son of George Parrett, was born in this county and was twice married. His first wife was Mary Greenlee and to this marriage were born three children, Frank, Fantie and Carey George. The second wife of T. F. Parrett was Mary Belle Coffman and to this union there were born three children: Thomas, deceased; Harry C:, who married Madge Anderson: Louis, who married Hazel Sollars. The elementary education of Carey G. Parrett was received in the district schools of his home township and his high school training in the schools of Washington C. H. He assisted his father, who was a large land owner, on the farm during the summer vacations and thus gained an intimate knowledge of the various phases of agriculture by the time he was old enough to begin farming for himself. Upon reaching his majority he started in as a renter and is now one of the largest renters of the county. He owns a farm of one hundred and six acres on the Prairie pike and rents five hundred acres in addition. He recently bought eighty-seven acres in Paint township near Bloomingburg and will move there soon. He has of the FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 503 most productive farms in the county and is a large stock raiser, handling several car loads of stock for the market every year. Mr Parrett was married March 10, 1896, to Cora Flays. the daughter of James and Mary E. (Armstrong) Hays. Mr. Hays was born in Paint township and was the son of John and Catherine ( Wibright) Hays. Mr. Parrett and his wife have two children, Thomas H. and Mary Mildred, both of whom are in the schools of Bloomingburg. The Republican party has claimed the support of Mr. Parrett and he has always taken an intelligent interest in its success. At the present time hs is serving as road supervisor in his township and filling the office to the entire satisfaction of all those concerned. Fraternally, he is a member of the Knights of Pythias at Bloomingburg. Mr. Parrett is a man of strong convictions and by his straightforward and upright life has gained the high esteem of all with whom he has been associated. JESSE P. KELLOUGH. Poets often tell the truth and the old song which contains the refrain, "The farmer feeds them all," states a very fundamental and economic truth. The products raised on the farm are the sources of the world's food supply, and should the farmer cease his work for a year the whole world would starve to death. Every other occupation might be done away but with but farming and people could live, but a total cessation of farming for a short time would actually depopulate the world. A man can live without banks all his life, but deprive him of his bread and his career is some ended. Farming is becoming an honored profession. Our district schools are teaching it as a science, and our colleges are granting degrees for agricultural work. Farmers of any, community sustain the people dependent on the workers of any other profession. Without the farmer the banker would close his doors, the manufacturer would shut down his factory and the railroads would suspend operation. Among the progressive farmers of Fayette county, Ohio, who are helping to keep the banker, the manufacturer and the railroads there is no one more worthy of mention than Jesse B. Kellough, the proprietor of the Valley View farm of three hundred and twenty acres in Paint township. Jesse P. Kellough, the son of John W. and Senith (Poole) Kellough, was born April 16, 1874, in Madison county, Ohio. His father is the 504 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO son of John W. and Rebecca (Pummell) Kellough, and was born on the Wabash river near Logansport, Indiana, July 5, 1839. John W. Kellough, Jr., lived in Indiana two years and then removed with his parents to Ohio, where the family first located near Chillicothe. Here he grew to manhood, married and lived for several years. In 1872 John W. Kellough came to Fayette county, where he is still living. Ten children have been born to John W. and Senith (Poole) Kellough : Mayme, Charles C., Nellie B., Anna W., Sallie C., William S., Claude H., Jesse P., Catherine and Robert W. Three of these children, Sallie C., William S. and Claude H., are deceased. John W. Kellough is still living at Mt. Sterling, Ohio, and his wife died August 29, 1913. Jesse P. Kellough was educated in three different states, Ohio, Illnois and Iowa. He attended school for a time in Fayette county, Ohio, and spent one year in Piatt county, Illinois, and one year in schools of Cerro Gordo county, Iowa, near Mason City. After completing his education he returned to Fayette county, Ohio, and at the age of twenty-five began renting land in Clark county, near South Charleston, but only remained in that county a year, and then located in Paint township on a small farm fifteen acres. That he has added prospered is shown by the fact that he has a to this small acreage until now he is the owner of three hundred and twenty acres of excellent farming land in Paint township. He has placed extensive improvements upon his farm and Valley View farm is known throughout the county as one of the most attractive farms of this section. It requires skillful management and scientific farming to accumulate land at the price which the farmer has to pay for land today. The money which will buy one acre of land today would buy more than fifty acres one hundred years ago, and it is hardly possible that the farmer derives fifty times as much revenue from the land at the present time. Mr. Kellough was married March 11, 1897, to Iva W. Woods, the daughter of Ashley and Amanda (Zimmerman) Woods, and to this union one son has been born, who first saw the light of day December 9, 1899. Mr. Kellough and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, in the welfare of which they are actively interested and to the support of which they are liberal contributors. Fraternally, Mr. Kellough belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, while, politically, he is identified with the Republican party, although he has never been an aspirant for any public officewi The career of Mr. Kellough has been such as to win the hearty commendation of his fellow citizens, being a man FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 505 who has won his success by the use of honorable methods and the exercise of the Golden Rule in all of his dealings. Such men are a credit to the community in which they live, and the fact that Mr. Kellough has stood it for the best interests of his community in all lines shows why he is so highly regarded by all with whom he is associated. HOWARD FOSTER. Prominent in the affairs of his own locality and distinguished as a citizen whose influence is far extended beyond the limits of the community honored by his residence, the name of Howard Foster stands out a conspicuous figure among the successful farmers of the locality of which this volume treats. All of his undertakings have been actuated by noble motives and high resolves and characterized by breadth of wisdom and strong individuality and his success and achievements but represent the result of fit utilization of innate talent and directing efforts along those lines where mature judgment and rare discrimination lead the way. Howard Foster, well known trustee of Paint township and one of the leading farmers of this section, was born on March 9, 1858, on the old Clever farm near Yatesville, this state, the son of Daniel Sturgeon (better kown as "Doc") and Elizabeth (Clever) Foster. The subject's father was a native of the state of Pennsylvania, born in Uniontown, and when a young man he emigrated westward in search of better opportunities than, his native section afforded. He decided to make Ohio his future home and did so, locating in Fayette county. He had. been well educated in his native state and upon settling in this state decided upon farming as his life work, in which he was successful. He was the father of seven children, the immediate subject being the first-born. John was the second son ; Irskine ; Sturgeon ; then followed Herbert; Alpha, widow of Al Sorrell and mother of one child, Zoe, and Frank. When a boy, Mr. Foster attended the schools of the home district, later spending one year in the schools of Bloomingburg, where he took. the higher grades and finished his school.. days. During his school years he assisted in the work of the home place during his idle hours and vacation times and in this way acquired a liking for and knowledge of the life of a farmer. Consequently, it was but natural that he should decide upon this vocation as that of his life work, and in his venture he has succeeded admirably. He today 506 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO operates the estate of one hundred acres of as fine land as the county boasts, splendidly located just on the edge of the city of Bloomingburg. Here he carries on general farming and kindred work, giving particular attention to. the raising of live stock, which he has found to be a profitable source of income. He gives intelligent direction to his efforts and has attained a degree of success commensurate with the effort and energy expended. Mr. Foster is the father of an interesting family of nine children Vere, Ray, Honor, Roscoe, Edna, Bernice, Florence and two infants which died when very young. Mrs. Foster before her marriage was Mary E. Bloomer, her marriage to the subject being solemnized on November 10, 1880. She is the daughter of J. G. and Jane (DeWitt) Bloomer. Mr. Foster's fraternal affiliation is with the time-honored body of Free and Accepted Masons and he is also a member of the Knights of Pythias, taking intelligent and pleasurable interest in the work of these two societies. He is a stanch Republican, politically, and is active in the local affairs of the party. Mr. Foster has long had the best interests of this locality at heart and has sought to advance them in whatever way possible. His career has been characterized by untiring energy, uncompromising fidelity and an earnest desire to advance himself in his chosen vocation. He is quick of perception, forms his plans readily and executes them with alacrity, at the same time winning and retaining the high esteem of all with whom he comes in contact by the honorable course which he has pursued. RUSSELL PARRETT. One of the highly respected farmers of a past generation in Jefferson township, Fayette county, Ohio, was the late Russell Parrett, whose whole, life was spent within the county where he was born. He was not only interested in the material prosperity of his county, but took an active part in church work, and was always interested in everything pertaining to the educational welfare of his township and county as well. He was a man of high ideals; strict integrity and great earnestness of purpose, and in everything he did he held duty conscientiously before him. He was charitable to the faults of his neighbors, exhibited a kindly disposition towards everyone with whom he came in contact and was always willing to help those less fortunate than himself. The late Russell Parrett was born in Jefferson township. Fayette, FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 507 county, Ohio, and (lied in the county where he was born on July 26, 1905. He was the son of Joseph and Rebecca (Fansher) Parrett, both of whom were born in Cocke county, Tennessee. The Parrett family originally came from Virginia to Tennessee, and subsequently to Fayette county, Ohio. Joseph Parrett was married before leaving Tennessee, and upon coming to this county early in its history entered a tract of government land where he lived the remainder of his days. The early education of Russell Parrett was received in the district schools, and all of the education he acquired was received in these schools. He has a fine farm of eighty acres, which he acquired after his marriage in 1855, but he did not confine all of his attention to his own farming. He bought and sold live stock practically all of his life and made a marked success of this kind of work. He was considered one of the best judges of live stock in the county, and so well establisted was his reputation that he had no difficulty in securing the best stock in the county for his shipments. He was honest in all of his business transactions and thereby gained the confidence of all with whom he had any business dealings. Mr. Parrett was married March 23, 1865, to Rebecca Carley, who was born in September, 1845, in Clermont county, Ohio, near Batavia, and was the daughter of Elijah and Margaret (Wiley) Carley. To this union were born six children, Montress, Homer, Alberta, Blanche, Emma and Albert R. Two of these children are married, Homer and Blanche. Homer married Louisa Griffith and has three children, Edith, Russell and Anna L. Blanche married Arthur Parrett. Alberta is deceased, while the other three children are still single and living in this county. The parents of Mrs. Parrett came from the state of Vermont to Ohio. Elijah Carley was the son of Elijah and Agnes (Graham) Carley. Mrs. Parrett was one of nine children born to her parents, the others being as follows: Caroline, Frank. Emma, Albert, Locke, Warren. Clayton and Orla. ill of these children are now deceased with the exception of Rebecca, the widow of Mr. Parrett,. and Clayton and Orla. Mr. Parrett was a member of the Methodist Protestant church and took a deep interest in everything pertaining to the welfare of his denomination. Educational matters attracted him from the fact partly that he had such limited education in his boyhood days. He served on the school board of his township for many years and favored any measure which he felt might improve the schools in any way. Mr. Parrett was truly one of the representative citizens of his day and generation and when he passed away the county lost one of its worthiest citizens. 508 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO. ISAAC WAPLES. Immediately after the Revolutionary War the government undertook to organize the Northwest Territory and open it for settlement. Three years after the war had closed Virginia had ceded her claims over the Northwest Territory to the government, and six years after the close of that war the first settlers arrived in what is now Ohio. In 1803 Ohio was admitted to the Union and seven years later Fayette county was organized. In those early days Ohio was a tempting field for the energetic, ambitious and strong-minded men of New England. Hundreds of old Revolutionary soldirs came to this state and their descendants are to be found everywhere in the state at the present time. There was a certain fascination in the broad fields which this new region presented, and the fertile valleys induced men to brave the discomforts of early life here for the purpose of gratifying their desir to find homes for themselves and their posterity. It is an axiom of histor that only the strong willed and most energetic men flock to a new and un settled community, and this accounts for the sturdiness exhibited by our forefathers. The Waples family were among the early settlers of Fayette county, Ohio. William and Mary Waples were .among the first of the family name to locate in Ohio. They were born in the state of Delaware and came to this state after their marriage and carved a home for themselves in the virgin forests of Paint township, this county. One of the many children of William and Mary Waples was Burton, the father of Isaac Waples, with whom this narrative deals. Burton Waples was born in Fayette county and spent his entire life within its precincts He married Elizabeth Moore and reared a family of five children, Mary, Anthony, William, Isaac and Catherine. Mary and Anthony are deceased, while the other three are still living. Catherine was twice married, her first marriage being to James Haam. After the death of her first husband she married William Shelpman. To her first marriage two sons, Ray and Earl, were born. Isaac Waples, the proprietor of a fine farm of one hundred and twenty acres on the State road in Paint township, was born October 14, 1860, on the farm where he is now living. His boyhood days followed the usual routine and consisted of a few months of schooling during the winter seasons and hard work on the home farm during the summers. At the age of eighteen he commenced working for himself and continued working for the FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 509 next eighteen years before he located on a farm of his own. He married in 1896 and then took charge of his present farm of one hundred and twenty acres on which he has placed many improvements of all kinds. Mr. Waples was married April 15, 1896, to Jeannette (Boone) Montgomery, the daughter of Thomas. and Ellen (Inskip) Montgomery. Thomas Montgomery was a native of Brown county, Ohio, as also was his wife. On her mother's side Mrs. Waples was related to Daniel Boone, the famous frontiersman of Kentucky. Thomas Montgomery and wife were the parents of six children : Mary E., Mrs: Catherine Edwards, Mrs. Jeannette Waples, Nancy A., Ella M. and Mrs. Minnie B. Brown. Politically, Mr. Waples has always been affiliated with the Republican party and has been active in local matters. At the present time he is serving with credit on the school board of his township. CHARLES C. McCOY. No occupation has gone through more radical changes within the past half century than farming. When the virgin soil of Ohio was first cleared there was no difficulty in raising crops of all kinds, hut with continual cropping the land lost its pristine fertility and artificial means were. resorted to in order to keep the farms of the state to a high state of productivity. In order that land may be profitable the crops and live stock maintained upon it must be adapted not only to local conditions of soil and climate, but also to existing economic conditions. On those farms which combine these factors of efficiency the profits are the greatest, yet in the last analysis the farmer himself is the determining factor in every successful agricultural enpristing. It must not be overlooked that the farmer is just as quick to take advantage of economic principles as he is of improved methods of growing crops and feeding animals. Experience has shown the farmer that the problems of farm organization are usually those of readjustment and improvement of existing systems rather than the introduction of wholly new systems. There are many acres in Fayette county, Ohio, which have been under cultivation for more than one hundred years onand are still. capable of raising good crops. One of the. county's best farmers, who thoroughly understands the best methods of getting the maximum results from the soil, is Charles C. McCoy, of Jefferson township. Charles C. McCoy, the son of John and Elizabeth (Collett) McCoy, 510 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO. was born December 20, 1860, near GOod Hope, in Wayne township, this county: His parents were natives of` Fayette and Clinton counties, Ohio, respectively, but the father being born and reared in Fayette they settled here after their marriage and later moved to Clinton. John McCoy was the son of Thomas and Margaret (Harper) McCoy, emigrants from Fredrick County; Maryland. Thomas McCoy and Wife were the parents of eleven children, James, Joseph, Allen, Judson, John, Hugh, Thomas, William (died in infancy); Elizabeth, Sarah, Maria and Ann. All of the boys are de. ceased except Thomas, and all the girls are living except Sarah. Charles C. McCoy, the only child of his parents, was educated in the schools of this County and later attended Wilmington College, after which he entered Ohio State University for two years. He was married in 1902 and at once settled on a part of the Parrett home farm in Jefferson town ship, where he has since resided and which he now owns. Being a man o progressive ideas, he has made a pronounced success of his chosen life work and his farm is one of the most attractive of the township. Mr. McCoy was married January 30, 1902, to May Parrett, the daughter of, Benjamin Hinton and Nancy (Allen) Parrett. Mrs. McCoy is on .of five children born to her parents, the other four being Seth E., Mrswi Eva Miller, Mrs. Ora Hayes and Mrs. Cora Wood. Mr. and Mrs. McCov hay no children. Politically, Mr. McCoy is independent, but has always taken an intelligent interest in all matters of a local nature. He has preferred to devote hi time and energies to agricultural pursuits rather than to take an active pal in political campaigns. He and his wife are loyal and consistent member of the Methodist Protestant church, in the welfare of which they are inter ested and to the support of which they are liberal contributors. ORVILLE C. BROCK. It is a pleasure to investigate the career of a successful, self-made man such as Orville C. Brock, a prosperous farmer of Paint township, this county. His whole life of more than a half century has been spent within this county, and he has so conducted himself as to merit the high and generous esteem in which he is universally held. He began life practically unaided and alone and has removed one by one the obstacles from his pathway and succeeded in forging his way to the front, thereby winning for him- FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 511 self a competency and a position of influence among his fellow men. Knowing that this county was destined to take a high rank among the productive counties of Ohio, he applied himself closely to his work and waited for the future to bring its reward. Orville C. Brock, the son of Evan and Susanna (Griffith) Brock, was born February 4, 1859, in the township where he has spent his entire life. His father was a native of Madison county; this state, and was the son of Evan and Mary E. (Brown) Brock, who settled in Madison county, Ohio, in 1812. Evan and Mary E. (Brown) Brock were the parents of seven children, Richard, Saul, George, Cooper, Elizabeth, Mrs. Strong, and Evan, the father of Orville C., with whom this narrative deals. Evan Brock, Jr., was. reared in Madison county, Ohio, and shortly after his marriage to Susanna Griffith located. in Fayette county. His farm was covered with timber and he and his young bride went to housekeeping in a new log house, which was hastily constructed, and he applied himself with indefatigable energy and perseverance to the clearing of his farm, and before his death had cleared four hundred acres of land in this county. Not all of this work was done by himself, since he had a large family of children and his sons were hard workers. from their earliest boyhood days. Evan and Susanna (Griffith) Brock reared a large family of children: Mrs. Libbie Hays, Oliver, Orville C., Jeptha, Evan, Dolly, Ray, Francis, Minnie, Jemina, Florence and two who died in infancy. Orville C. Brock was born in a log cabin on the old Brock farm and attended the rude log school house of his home neighborhood. He remained at home until he reached his majority and then began working out by the month. He saved his money and with his earnings purchased a small farm when he was married at the age of twenty-five, and he has since added to this farm until he is now the owner of one hundred and twenty-five acres of fine land on the Prairie pike in Paint township. He has placed extensive improvements upon this place and now has one of the most atfractive farms in his township. Mr. Brock was married in 1884 to Miranda Coe, who was the daughter of William and Lucy J. (Everett) Coe. William Coe was a native of Frederick county, West Virginia, and settled in this county in the pioneer days. He and his wife reared a family of ten children, Charles; Scott, Mrs. Miranda Brock, Jasper, Curtis, Reese, Leighton, Irvin, Mary and Mrs. Anna Sttoughton. William Coe was the son of William and Mary Coe and was one of ten children born to his parents, the others being Jane, George, Mary, Henry, Norvall, Emma, James, Susan and Anna. 512 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO. Mr. Brock and wife have five children : Bertha, who married Floyd Minick and has one son, Earl B. ; Goldie, the wife of Lee Vannorsdall; Octa B., who married Frank Shippley and:had one infant. child, who is deceased; Lester, who married Ola Durfinger, and Nellie, who is still living with her parents and is a graduate of the Jeffersonville high school. Politically, Mr. Brock is a Democrat, but has never had any aspirations to hold office or inclination to participate in political matters. Nevertheless he takes an active interest in the civic life of his community and lends his hearty support to all public measures advanced for the general welfare his community. SAMUEL E. SHULTZ. Although a resident of this county but a few years, Samuel Shultz has won honor and recognition for himself as a farmer and public-spirited citizen. He takes a deep interest in everything pertaining to the material advancement of his adopted township and county, and every enterprise intended to promote the welfare of Fayette county is sure to receive his hearty support. He is rated as one of the most progressive farmers of his township, and the high respect in which he is held by all classes of people is a deserving compliment to an intelligent, broad-minded. and worthy man. The Shultz family trace their ancestry back to colonial times. The first member of the family of whom definite information has been preserved was Jehu Shultz, a native of Pennsylvania and a soldier of the Revolutionary War. Shortly after the close of that war Jehu Shultz, the great-grandfather of Samuel Shultz,with whom this narrative deals, came to Ohio and settled in Adams county. One of his sons was Edward B., who grew to manhood in Adams county, married Elizabeth Watson and spent all of his days in the county of his birth, dying at an advanced age. John W. Shultz, one of the children born to Edward B. Shultz and wife, was a native of Adams county, Ohio, where he lived until he was about forty-five years of age. He then removed to Champaign county, Illinois, where he . is now living. Four children have been born to John W. and Nancy E. (Polly) Shultz, Samuel, Rhoda, Alva and Walter, all of whom are still living except Rhoda. Samuel Shultz was born in Adams county, Ohio, February 29, 1872, and moved with his parents to Illinois, where he lived from the time he was about eight years old. He received part of his schooling in Adams county, FAYETTE COUNTY; OHIO - 513 Ohio and finished in Champaign county, Illinois. Upon reaching manhood he worked by the month for several years and then went west and worked on a cattle ranch for a time. He married in Champaign county, Illinois, and bough a farm which he operated onthere for about eighteen years, after which he sold his land holdings in Illinois, moving to Fayette county, Ohio, where he purchased a farm of three hundred and twenty acres one mil efrom Jeffersonville. He maintains an interest in several grain elevators in Shelby county, Illinois, where he lived for some years. Mr. Shultz was married January .24, 1897, to Hannah E. Potter, the daughter of John and Rebecca (Gibson) Potter, he a native of Oldham, England, and she of Guernsey county, Ohio. Mr. Shultz and wife are the parents of four children, three of whom are still living, John H., Irene and Stanley. Edward W. is deceased.  Politically, Mr. Shultz is a Progressive, and while living in Illinois was very active in local politics. He served as ditch commissioner and had served two years of a four-year term as county commissioner when he resigned and moved to this county. Since coming here his agricultural interests have demanded all of his time and attention, but is at present candidate for county commissioner on the Progressive ticket. The family are all loyal and consistent members of the United Brethren church, and take an active interest in the welfare of their denomination. They live in one of the finest homes in the township. LENNA LONG. Dependent very largely upon his own resources from his early youth; Lenna Long has attained to a prominent position among the agriculturists of his township. He has encountered many obstacles and met with reverses; but nevertheless, has pressed steadily :forward, ever willing to work for the end he had in view. For several years he worked as a molder throughout the Central West, but the call of the farm, drew him back to the old home place, where he is now living. .His tenacity and fortitude are due in a large measure to the worthy traits inherited from his sterling ancestors, whose high ideals and correct principles he has ever sought to perpetuate in all the relations of life. Lenna Long, the son of C. H. and Belle (Wilson) Long, was born June 22, 1880, on the farm where he is now living. His father settled here (33) 514 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO. in his young childhood, grew to maturity, married and reared a family of seven children : .Ira, who lives in Columbus, Ohio; Lenna, with whom this narrative deals; Frank ; Fay ; Claire, deceased; Clara, who resides in the state of Rhode Island, and Louisa: The mother of these children died in 1906. Frank Long still lives on the home farm of one hundred acres. Lenna Long received his education in the Whissler school of his home neighborhood and the Spring Fork and Roberts schools of Madison county, this state. His boyhood days were not unlike those of the average farm lad and consisted of attendance at the district schools during the winter seasons and hard work upon the home farm during the summers. After leaving school he learned the trade of a molder and for a few years worked at this trade in several different cities throughout the country. However, he never lost his love for the farm and after his marriage, in 1903, located on the old home farm, six miles north of Bloomingburg, in Paint township, where he has since lived. Mr. .Long was married June 22, 1903, to Lucy .Harrow, the daughter and John D. and Lucretia (Shaw) Harrow. John D. Harro\v is a prominent citizen of Columbus, Ohio, where he and his family are now living. Six children were born to John D. Harrow and wife : Lucy, Steel, David, Grace, Luella and Christian. Politically, Mr. Long is a Democrat, hut has never held any public office except that of road supervisor. CRATON ERVIN. One of the youngest soldiers of Fayette county, Ohio, to offer his life for the service of his country at the opening of the Civil War was Craton Ervin, now a 'prosperous farmer of Jefferson township. He did not enter the service as some did from motives of sport or frolic, but, with a boy's enthusiasm, enlisted because he felt that his country was in danger. Although he was only sixteen years of age, yet his heart beat with all the ardor of, a man many years his senior, and his three years at the front were filled with more harrowing experiences than he has ever gone through with since that time. From his earliest years he had been taught to hate slavery and to do all that he could to blot it from this country's escutcheon. Coming back from the war, he started in to farm and gradually accumulated a fine farm of two hundred acres, on which he is now living. FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 515 Craton Ervin, the son of David and Susannah (Ballard) Ervin, was born October 26, 1845, in Madison county, Ohio. The Ervin family came from Scotland to this country and located in South Carolina, where David Ervin was born. As a young man David Ervin came to Fayette county, where he married and reared a family of eight children, John, Louisa, Isabella, Mary, Craton, Abi, Cynthia and William S. Three of these children, John, Isabella and Abi, are deceased. The father of Craton Ervin died when he was a mere lad of six years, consequently he lost that fatherly guidance which every boy has the right to expect. He was reared among strangers and for some years lived with a man in Fayette county by the name of John Bloomer. The fact that he was brougght up among strangers may account for the fact that when the Civil War opened he at once volunteered his services for the defense of his country. Mr. Ervin enlisted on December 12, 1861, in Company C, Seventy-fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and his regiment, under the command of Colonel Moody, was attached to the Army of the Cumberland. He fought in many. of the bloodiest engagements of that memorable struggle. At or near Kingston, Georgia, while driving a commissary wagon, he was run over and had his thigh broken. He was kept in hospitals in different places until he was finally discharged at Chicago, December 15, 1864. He arrived home on Christmas day of that year, after spending three years at the front and nearly sacrificing his life in defense of his nation's honor. He is a loyal member of Janes Post, Grand Army of the Republic, at Jeffersonville, and is always deeply interested in everything which pertains to the welfare of the old veterans. After the war Mr. Ervin began to rent land and farmed in this way for several years. In 1889 he purchased one hundred and twenty acres in Jefferson township and has since added eighty acres more, giving him a fine farm of two hundred acres, three miles from Jeffersonville. Mr. Ervin was married in 1873 to Nancy Hutchinson, the daughter of Isaac and Jane (Engle) Hutchinson, who were both born and reared in Virginia and were early settlers in Logan county, this state, later locating in Fayette county, where they reared a family of five children, Phoebe, Jane, James P., Isaac, and Nancy, the wife of Mr. Ervin. Phoebe, the oldest child of the family, is deceased, as is Mrs. Ervin. Mr. Ervin and wife reared a family of six children : Nettie, who is married and has one daughter, Morna ; Otis, who married Ida Gray and 516 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO. has two children, Forrest and Eunice ; Edith, single; Clarence, married and lives at St. Joe, Missouri; Ralph, who married Bessie Fultz; Addie, who is married and has one son, C. E. Politically, Mr. Ervin has long been affiliated with the Republican party, but has never had any aspirations along official lines. He has devoted his whole career to his agricultural pursuits and with a success which classes him among the best farmers of his county. Religiously, he is a faithful and consistent member of the Christian church, in whose welfare he is interested and to whose support he is a generous contributor. Mr. Ervin is highly respected, and his long career in this county has been markedly free from all blame or censure. JOHN A. PARRETT. The Parrett family has been .identified with the history of Fayette county for more than a century, John Parrett, the grandfather of John A. Parrett, having come to this county in 1812. Frederick and Barbara (Ed wards) Parrett, the greatgrandparents, came to Ross county in 1814, when they were well along in years One of their children was John Parrett, who is the grandfather of John A., whose history is here recorded. John Parrett was born in the Shenandoah valley, Virginia, as was his wife. Catherine Windle, and they were married before coming to Ohio. They first settled in Fayette county, this state, in 1812, with their two children, Mrs. Sarah Griffith, and Eli, the father of the immediate subject of this review. John Parrett saw service in the War of 1812 and then, upon returning to peaceful pursuits at the close of that struggle, located in Jefferson township, on Paint creek, where he lived the remainder of his life. He was familiarly known to the people of his township as "Paint John," while his cousin, Joseph went by the pseudonym "Paint Joe." "Paint Joe's" father was wounded at the battle. of Brandywine during the Revolutionary War. Eli Parrett was born in the Shenandoah valley, Virginia, February 4, 1811, and was less than a year old when his parents settled in Fayette county. Here he grew to .manhood and married twice. His first marriage was to Lydia Robinson, and to this union three children were born: Mrs. Lucinda Bailey; Mary, deceased, and Catherine, deceased. Mrs. Bailey has three children who are living in the state of Oregon, Lawrence, Katie and Harry. After the death of his first wife, Eli Parrett married Sarah Connor, and to his second union were born five children : John A.; E E. S., a FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 517 farmer of this county.; Mrs, Melda L. Johnson; Clayton C., a farmer of Jefferson township, this county, and Anna ,M., the wife of Mart L. McCoy. Eli Parrett was a successful farmer and at the time of his death was the owner of two hundred and sixty acres of land in the county. John A. Parrett, the oldest son, of Eli Parrett and wife, was born December 19, 1846, in Jefferson township. He was given the limited education to be obtained during his childhood days and early in life began to work upon the farm. He was. not old enough to enlist in the army at theopening of the Civil War, and as soon as he was old enough he enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered into service on May 2, 1864. He served until the close of the war and then returned, to. this county and resumed farming. That he was a successful farmer is shown by the fact that he is the owner, of three hundred acres of fine land in Jefferson. township.  Mr. Parrett was married October 1, 1876, to Emma Mercer, the daughter of John D. and Mary (Moon) Mercer, natives of Greene county, Ohio, and to this union has. been born one daughter,: Mary, the wife of Auburn Duff. Mr. Parrett is a member of the D. H. Millikan Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and interested in its welfare. Religiously, he and his wife are loyal and consistent members of the Methodist Protestant church. WILLIAM B. DILL. It is interesting to note in the series of personal biographies appearing in this volume the varying conditions that have compassed those whose careers are outlined. Each man who strives to fulfill his part in connection with human life and human activities is deserving of recognition, whatever may be his field of endeavor. It is the purpose of works of this nature to perpetuate for future generations an authentic record concerning those represented in its pages, and the value of such publications is certain to be cumulative for all time to come: According to the 1910 census there were five thousand, four hundred and sixty-six families living within the .precincts of Fayette county, Ohio, and it is to be regretted that this volume cannot cover the lives of more families than it does. William B. Dill, a prosperous farmer and stock raiser of Jefferson township, was born September 15, 1860, in Ross county, Ohio, near Bain- 518 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO. bridge. His. parents, William- and Mary (Kelly) Dill, were natives of the same county and lived there all of their lives. They reared a family of eight children, Elijah, Margaret,. Mrs. Ella Poston, Frank, William B., Lewis G., Robert and Edward. All of these children are living except Frank. William Dill was a .son of Robert and Margaret Dill, natives of Virginia and early settlers of Ross county, this state, where they reared a large family of children, Robert, Richard, Walter, John, William, Arm, James and Margaret. William B. Dill attended the common schools of Ross couuty and finished his education in the Bainbridge high school. He worked on his father's farm during the summer season and remained at home until his marriage in 1892. In that year he came to Fayette county and bought two hundred acres of fine land two miles from Jeffersonville. Since acquiring this farm he has placed extensive improvements upon it and, being a man of taste, he has made his farm one of the most attractive of the county. lie raises all of the crops common to this section of the state and keeps a high grade of live stock on the farm. Mr. Dill was married in 1892 to Alice Bell, the daughter of William and Catherine. Bell, of Champaign, Illinois, and to this union have been born two children, Earl B., born August 25, 1893,. and Helen, born February 16, 1896. Politically, Mr. Dill has long been identified with the Republicau party, but has never been an aspirant for public office or taken an active part in political affairs. He is a member of the Patrons of Husbandry, an organization which includes many of the farmers of this county. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Jeffersonville. ABEL H. JANES. It will always be a mark of distinction to have served in the Federal army during the great war between the states in the sixties. An old soldier will receive attention no matter where he goes if he will but make himself known. it is an inspiring sight to see the old soldiers in their sacred uniform march with faltering steps on Memorial day to decorate the graves of their departed comrades. As they march to that silent city of the dead they are well aware that the time will soon come when some one will decorate their graves and when the last of the boys in ,blue will have passed away, as they must within the next few Years, friends will pay them suitable eulogy FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 519 for the sacrifices they made during that long and terrible struggle. Ever afterwards will their descendants revere their memory and take pride in recounting their services for their country in its hour of peril. One of the gallant old yeterans of Fayette county, Ohio, who has answered the last roll call is Abel .H. Janes, whose name is now enrolled in the Army Triumphant in that better land. The late Abel H. Janes was born February 11, 1839, in Jefferson township, Fayette county, Ohio, and died in Jasper township on August 17, 1910. He was the son of William P. and Mary (Mock) Janes, natives of Virginia and early settlers in Ross county, Ohio. Eleven children were born to William P. Janes and wife : Oliver, Clarissa, Johanna, Marjorie, Abel, Levi, Catherine, Ellen, John, *Rosetta,. Oliva and Douglas: All of these children, except Rosetta and Mary Catherine, have passed to their reward, after living lives of usefulness and honor. Abel H. Janes was educated in the schools of Jefferson township and was working on his father's farm When the Civil War broke out. He first enlisted in 1862 in the Sixtieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as a member of Company C. He served two years as a member of this regiment and was then taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry and, cast into a Southern but was eventually exchanged and honorably mustered out of the service. However, he wished to serve his country, and accordingly reenlisted in the One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was the second time captured by the Confederates at Cynthiana and was then paroled and came home, being for the second time mustered out of the service. Immediately after the close of the war, he returned to this county and worked out by the month for a time. He was married in 1867 and he and his wife worked hard in order to save money to pay for the far which they bought, but their efforts were rewarded very substantially and they gradually added to their land holdings until they owned a fine farm of two hundred and eight acres in Jefferson and Jasper townships. Mr. Janes was married February 7, 1867, to Almeda Hays, the daughter of Morgan Hays, of Paint township, and to this union five children were born: William M., Cass G., Jennie P., Chester H., and Scott P. William M. married Margaret McMonagil and has three children, Carmel, Clarence and Luther; Cass G. married Alice White and has three children, Florence, John L. and Leonard C. ; Jennie P. is the wife of Clyde Allen; Chester H. married Mary Allen and has four children, Lucile, Carl, Helen and Janice; Scott P. is deceased and is buried in the Fairview cemetery. 520 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO. Mr. Janes was a stalwart Republican all his life and was always deeply interested in. the success of his party, although never a candidate for public office. Fraternally, he was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and he and his wife were both members of the Daughters of Rebekah. He was also a. member of the Brotherhood of American Yeoman, belonging to the lodge at Milledgeville, this county. Mr. Janes was a man of force of character and enjoyed a high degree of popularity in the community where he spent his whole life. He was essentially a self-made man, knew no such thing as idleness, and was ever ready to assist his friends and neighbors who were not so fortunate as himself. JAMES L. MILLER A representative citizen of Fayette county, Ohio, is James L. Miller, who is distinguished for his splendid ability in carrying to completion whatever he undertakes. He enjoys marked prestige as a man who accomplishes definite ends and stands out as a clear and conspicuous figure among the successful men of his county. Characterized by breadth of wisdom and strong individuality, his achievements represent his innate talents in directing efforts along lines which mature judgment. and a resourcefulness that hesitates at no opposing circumstances pave the way and ultimately lead to success. It is not possible in this connection to give a detailed history of his busy life; but only to note his connection incidentally with the development of Fayette county and to show the influence he has wielded in advancing the material interests of this section of the state. James L. Miller, the manager of the Gray estate of three hundred acres of land in Jefferson township, was born February 27, 1866. in the township where he has always lived. His parents, Jacob and Hannah ( Jacobs) Miller, were natives of this county and reared a family of nine children, Samson, Susan, Mary, W. C., Ada,. John S., James L., Edward and Nancy. All of these children except Edward are still living. James L. Miller attended the school's at Millersville, Ohio, and also was a student of the Buck and Callon schools in this county. He assisted his father with the work on the home farm during the summer seasons in his boyhood days, and at the age of twenty he married and began farming for himself. He has met with success commensurate with his efforts. and is recognized as one of the most progressive and up-to-date farmers of the  FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 521 county. Frugal in his manner of living and well equipped with energy and determination, he has. succeeded where others have failed. He is the owner of one hundred and forty. acres of land in Pickaway county, this. state, five hundred acres in Texas, and is now the manager of the Gray estate of three hundred acres in Jefferson township. He is one of the largest stock raisers of the county and has met with remarkable success in his particular line of farming. He feeds most of his crops to his stock, having found that this is the most profitable way of turning his farm produce into money. Mr. Miller was married March 3, 1894, to Emma Gregg, the daughter of Andrew Gregg, and to this union have been born five children, Audrey, Carl, Mina, Leonard and Alta. Politically, Mr. Miller is identified with the Republican party, but so extensive have been his agricultural interests that he has never felt that he had, the time to engage in political affairs. Nevertheless, his influence has always been felt at local elections and he is looked upon as a man thoroughly in sympathy with every movement looking to the betterment or advancement in any way of his community. He has always been regarded as a man of sterling honesty and worth and well meriting the utmost confidence and respect of his fellow citizens. He and his family move in the best social circles of this community and, being a genial and unassuming man, he has won a large and loyal personal following of friends and acquaintances. JESSE B. DAVIS. In placing the name of Jesse B. Davis, a successful druggist of Jeffersonville. Ohio, in the front rank of. Fayette county's business men, simple justice is done to a biographical fact universally. recognized throughout the county. A man of sound judgment, rare discretion, thorough technical knowledge and business ability of a high order, he has, managed his affairs with splendid success and has so impressed his individuality .upon the community as to gain recognition among its leading citizens and public-spirited men of affairs. Jesse D. Davis, the son of Nelson and Eliza (Anderson) Davis, was born in Wayne township, Fayette county, Ohio, in 1858. His father, who was born in the same township, was the son of Benjamin R. Davis, a native f Kentucky and an early settler of Fayette county, Ohio. Nelson Davis and wife were the parents of six children, Charles W., Jesse B., Eva, Jennie, Mrs. Martha Johnson and Mrs. Della Hutchinson. 522 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO. After completing the common schools of his home township, Mr. Davis attended the normal school at Lebanon, Ohio, and later attended the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware. While attending college he worked on the farm during the summer seasons, and upon the completion of his college course he commenced the drug business in Jeffersonville, where he has since resided. He carries a large and carefully selected line of drugs and druggists' sundries, which are attractively displayed. As a result of his sound business judgment and his earnest 'efforts to please all who enter his store, he has met with well deserved success in this enterprise, being classed among the best druggists of his county. Mr. Davis was married in 1885 to Lola Culy, the daughter of David and Elizabeth Culy, and to this union have been born three children, Arthur R., Dean and Charles W. Arthur, who is a student at Ohio State University is married and has one son, Roy; Dean is living in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Charles W. is a student at Jeffersonville. The Democratic party has always claimed the loyal support of Mr. Davis and he has been very active in local politics. He has served on the school board of his home town.. In the administration of his official business he gives the citizens careful and conscientious service and well merits the ,high commendations they accord him. His long life in this county has endeared him to a large circle of friends and acquaintances, who have been attracted to him by the straightforward, upright course of his life and his high reputation for integrity and correct conduct. CAPT. JOHN C. HAYS. The half century which has elapsed since the Civil War leaves comparatively few of the old veterans to tell the story of that terrible conflict between the states. Through four years of suffering and wasting hardships the Union soldier laid the superstructure of the greatest nation on the face of the earth and dedicated it to the cause of human freedom. The world has looked on and called those soldiers sublime, for it was theirs to reach out the mighty arm of power and strike the chains from off the slaves, pre- serve the country from dissolution and keep' unfurled to the breeze the only flag that ever made tyrants tremble. Pension and political power may be thrown at the feet of these gallant soldiers; art and sculpture may preserve upon canvas and in granite and bronze their unselfish acts; history may com- FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO - 523 mit to books and cold type may give to the future the tale of their. suffering and triumph, but to the children of generations yet unborn will it remain to accord the full measure of appreciation and undying remembrance of the immortal character carved out by the American soldier in the dark days of the sixties. One of Fayette county's gallant veterans who has responded to the last roll call is Capt. John C. Hays, than whom there was no braver soldier or truer friend. The late Capt. John C: Hays was born in Union township, Fayette county, Ohio, on October 24, 1834, and died in the hospital at Springfield, where he had gone for treatment, October 6, 1907. He was the son of William and Hannah (Brown) Hays, natives of the county and honored citizens. William Hays and wife reared a large family of children : Mrs. Mary Dawson, Charlotte, Anna, Malissa, Elijah, Harrison, Jaxon, John C. and several who died in early childhood. Captain Hays received a good education in the common schools and colleges of his state. After completing the common schools of his home neighborhood he went to Antioch College, where he took the classical course. It was while attending college that he received his first military training, although he little realized at that time how soon he would be able to make use of it. After leaving college he taught school for one year, and then took up the study of law with one of the best lawyers in Washington C. H. In due course of time he was admitted to the bar and started to practice his pterofession. However, the Civil War came on and he laid aside his law books and offered his services to his country. John C. Hays enlisted on August 9, 1862, in Company C, One Hundred and Fourteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered in as first lieutenant.. This regiment was recruited from. the counties of Fayette, Perry, Fairfield, Pickaway, Hocking and . Vinton, and was mustered into the service of the United States. September 11, 1862. The regiment teremained in Camp Circleville until September 19, 1862, when it was ordered to Marietta. Upon arriving at the latter place, September 21st, the regiment went into camp for six weeks,, during which time it was drilled and equipped for active service in the field. It is not possible in this connection to follow the history of this- regiment; but. only to indicate very briefly such gallant record. In December, 1862, the regiment was placed on board a tteransport and taken down the Ohio and Mississippi to Vicksburg. and participated in the assault on the outer works of that city in the latter Part of December. The regiment' participated in all of the engagements fought 524 - FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO. around: Vicksburg during the winter, spring and summer of 1862-3. After the :surrender of Vicksburg he. remained in that city until August 13, 1863, when the regiment was taken down. the Mississippi. to New Orleans and from thence carried to the coast of Texas, where they landed December 3, 1863. The regiment remained in Texas and Louisiana until January, 1865, when it when was ordered to Florida, but in May was returned again to Texas, where it was stationed when the war closed. During its term of service the One Hundred and Fourteenth Regiment marched by land and sailed by water over ten thousand miles, performing 'duty in ten different states, engaging in eight hard-fought battles and numerous .skirmishes. It lost in killed and wounded six officers and eighty men. The loss by disease was very great the first. year, when two hundred men died and a large number were discharged for disability. A singular point in the history of this regiment is is the fact that it was free from casualties during the latter part of its seryice. During the last nineteen months no regimental burying occurred and it is doubtful if another regiment in the whole army of the North holds such a record Captain Hays, who was mustered in as first lieutenant, was mustered out as captain of his company. Immediately after the close of the war Captain Hays returned to his home: in Fayette county and, after marrying in 1867, turned his attention to farming, preferring the independent existence of the farmer to that of the more exacting life of the lawyer. He owned a very productive farm of two hundred acres in Jefferson township and on this he spent the remainder of his days. He was active in all good work in his community and was a great believer and Sunday school worker, being one of the best Biblical students in the county. Captain Hays was married December 24, 1867, to Mary E. Brock, daughter of Evan and Susan (Griffith) Brock, and to this union were born eight children : Mrs. Lenora Horsey, who has three children, Thurman, Audrey and Homey ; Lillian May, who is a trained nurse at Springfield, Ohio ; Leoti, deceased; Anna. Maud, the wife of Chester Irvin; Daisy Francis, deceased ; Mrs. Blanche Ritenhour, who has three children, Carroll, John J1 and Donald; Thurman B., who married Esther Gerard ; John C., who is unmarried and now managing the home farm. Captain Hays led a simple, unostentatious life, and in his home circle was known as a true and toying husband and father. He was a man of broad education, possessing a well stored mind and kept in close touch with the great issues before the American people. He was, a strong advocate of