GREEN TOWNSHIP - 773 BIOGRAPHICAL. ISAAC F. BARGER. The Bargers were originally from Germany. Phillip Barger and his wife, the grandparents of this subject, were born in Virginia, and coming to Ohio about the year 1800, settled on a tract of four hundred acres of land on Lee's Creek. The land is now owned by his grandson, Isaac. Their bodies were buried on the farm. Their children were Polly, Phillip, John, and Lewis. John, the father of this subject, married Elizabeth Pavey, July 4, 1832. She was the daughter of Isaac Pavey, one of the early settlers of Highland County, Ohio. They were the parents of two sons and three daughters : Polly (1833), Ann Maria (1835), Phillip (1837), Isaac F. (1840), Nancy Elizabeth (1842). These all died in early life, except the subject of this sketch. Isaac F. Pavey was born September 18, 1840. He married, October 25, 1864, Isabel A., daughter of Samuel Pavey, of Highland County. Mrs. Pavey was born January 2, 1846. Five children have been born to this union, three only of whom are living : John Willard, born March 6, 1868; Harry Quincy, born December 18, 1871; Leroy Taylor, born June 7, 1880. Two other sons died in infancy. Mr. Barger is an extensive farmer, being the largest producer of grain in Green Township. He raises and deals largely in cattle and hogs. He owns nearly one thousand acres of land in Fayette and Highland counties, all of which gives evidence of careful tillage and excellent supervision. Mr. Barger and his wife have been members of the Methodist Episcopal Church since 1874. The father of our subject was killed by an accident, May 28, 1877; the mother died March 16, 1879. They were both Methodists. Our subject has been a member of Leesburg Lodge No. 78, F. & A. M., since 1878. He is a man of rare business activity, and has been prominently identified with the affairs of his township for years past. He occupies a fine residence, built in the year 1880, at a cost of $8,000. Mrs. Barger's father met with a violent death, May 3, 1879. 774 HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY. G. W. PATTON. G. W. Patton, farmer, is a son of Arthur and Elizabeth (Wood) Patton, and was born on the farm, where he now lives, January 7, 1840. His parents, who were natives of Virginia, came to this state in the spring of 1832. Mr. Patton's wife, Mary D., daughter of Hezekiah Rowe, to whom he was married October 24, 1861, was born in this township March 3, 1845. He has five children: Elmer E., Minnie A., Net-tie J., Zella V. and Ollie M., all living. Mr. Patton is one of the solid farmers of this county, and has a farm of two hundred and fifty acres, which is one of the best in the township. ISAAC NEWTON ROWE. Isaac Newton Rowe, farmer, is a son of Martin and Sophia (Johnson) Rowe, and was born in Concord Township, this county, March 30, 1843. His early years were spent on the farm with his parents. September 17, 1861, he enlisted in the 54th O. V. I., Company C, and remained in Camp Dennison until February, 1862, when they joined Sherman at Paducah. Their first engagement was at Pittsburg Landing, where their loss in killed, wounded and missing, was more than half the number engaged. In the campaign following the battle of Pittsburg Landing, Sherman's old division, of which the 54th constituted a part, was engaged at Corinth, Yazoo Bottoms, Arkansas Post, Champion Hills, and the siege of Vicksburg, and after the surrender of Vicksburg, marched to the assistance of the Army of the Cumberland at Chattanooga. They arrived in time to witness Hooker's battle above the clouds on Lookout Mountains, and to take a part in the storming of Missionary Ridge. From Chattanooga they marched to the relief of Burnside, at Knoxville, and compelled the enemy to raise the siege. January 4, 1864, the 54th O. V. I., became by reason of re-enlistment the 54th O. V. V. I., and were granted a furlough of thirty days. When his leave of absence had .expired, Mr. Rowe joined his command at Larkinsville, Alabama, and was with his regiment during the Atlanta Campaign until captured by GREEN TOWNSHIP - 775 the enemy, in front of Atlanta, July 22, 1864. While in the hands of the enemy, he was confined in the prison-pens at Andersonville, Charleston, and Florence. March 4, 1865, he was paroled, and received his final discharge June 8th. After returning to civil life, he attended school for two years, and then engaged in mercantile pursuits for ten years, and is at present tilling the soil. He has served the people of' this township as clerk and treasurer, and is now the candidate of his party (Re-publican) for county treasurer. His wife, Sarah J., daughter of T. J. Craig, to whom he was married December 28, 1870, was born September 19, 1849. Three children have been the result of this union ; two of whom survive: the eldest, Alva O., born November 6, 1871, died August 5, 1872 ; Maiza J., born September 18, 1875 ; and Will, born January 23, 1878. HUGH SWIFT. Hugh Swift, farmer, was born in the north of Ireland, in 1808, and emigrated to America in 1820. He settled in York County, Pennsylvania, where he remained until 1836, when he removed to Wayne County, Ohio, and from thence, in the following year, to his present location in this township. In 1856 he married Mary Jane Griffith, of Highland County, Ohio, who has borne him four children: John G., born January 16, 1857; Harriet A., born October 22, 1858; William, born September 24, 1860 ; Benjamin F., born October 22, 1867. Mr. Swift has a well improved farm of about two hundred and twenty-five acres, a part of which is in Highland County.