894 - HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY. BIOGRAPHICAL. EDWARD BAHAN. Edward Bahan, son of Edward Bahan, sr., native of Ireland, was born in Kings County, Ireland, April 18, 1824, about forty-five MARION TOWNSHIP - 895 years ago, crossed the ocean, with his widowed mother, four sissers, and three brothers. They crossed the briny deep in twenty-one days. They remained in New York nine years, then came to Fayette County, where he has since resided—about thirty years. November 8, 1853, he was married to Hannah, daughter of Darby and Honora Ring, a native of Ireland. They have had twelve children, of whom nine are living: James, Eliza, Mary Ann, Nannie, Bridget, Margaret, Peter, Nellie, and Katie; they also adopted John Hurley, and raised him from infancy. The deceased are two infants, and Edward. Eliza is the wife of William Foley, and resides in Pickaway County. Mary Ann teaches school to the great satisfaction of her employers. She has a bright mind, and during the recent year, taught ten mouths, successively, without missing a school day. Mr. Bahan and wife are members of the St. Coleman's Catholic Church, at Washington. He is a Democrat, but does not expect office. He owns one hundred acres of land on the Glaze tract, nicely improved. e has a tile factory, the only one in the township, which he started six years ago, and makes a large quantity of tile, a sufficient guarantee of good work. NATHANIEL BLACKMORE. Nathaniel Blackmore, son of Charles Blackmore, who was born in Pennsylvania, May 12, 1784, married Rebecca Farrel, who bore him eleven children : Our subject, James, Thomas, John Joseph, Charley, Violette, Catherine, Nellie, Sarah, and Elizabeth; several are deceased. Nathaniel, Charles, and Sarah, are known to be living. The family removed here in 1820, landing at Washington, in the month of April. The senior Blackmore was a farmer by occupation, and died in July, 1865. His wife preceeded him to the grave, in about 1861. Mr. Blackmore was born, October 31, 1806, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and came to Fayette County, with his parents, and has lived here since, devoting himself to farming and carpentering, In 1827, he married Nancy Boggs, of Pennsylvania, and by her had five children : Nancy Jane, Austin, Joseph, Charles, and Emily Jane. Austin lives in Clinton County. Three of the others died of milk sickness, as did the mother also. She departed this life, July 9, 1846. Herself and three children passed away in seventeen days, a sad occurrence. 896 - HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY. December 31, 1847, Mr. Blackmore was married to Mary Ann Cripps, daughter of Henry Cripps, a native of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, but latterly of Ross County, Ohio. She was previously married to Josiah Grove, and by him had three children: Henry Martin, Mary M., and Simon C. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Blackmore was blessed by four children: Nancy Jane, George, Ella, and William C.; all living. His son Joseph, participated in the late war, enlisting in the 60th O. V. I., and contracted a sickness, from which he died in the hospital, at Baltimore. He had a weak constitution, and was scarcely able to hear the hardships of a soldiers life, but with true devotion, offered his life at his country's altar. Henry and Simon, sons of Mrs. Blackmore, by her first husband, also shouldered the gun at the first call. The former was in the Zouave service, 54th Ohio, and was killed at Vicksburg. The latter died of disease contracted while in the service. Gladly do we enroll on these pages the names of our heroic young men whose spirits have long since been wafted to that brighter home, where scenes of violence and bloodshed will never be seen. Mrs. Blackmore is a member of' the Bloomingburg Presbyterian Church. He is a Republican, and owns one hundred and eighty-eight. acres of land, at the junction of the Bloomingburg and Holland, and Columbus pikes, and farms to grain and stock. JEFFERSON T. BLOOMER. Jefferson T. Bloomer, son of' Elijah Bloomer, was born in this township, near Pisgah school house, February 21, 1849, where he was reared and has lived since, except a six years sojourn in the west. He went to Indiana, in 1868, and returned in the spring of 1875. November 3, 1874, he was married to Sarah Jane, daughter of James Taylor, and a native of Crawford County, Ohio. Their union has been blessed by three children : Elijah Taylor, Chauncey, and Kate ; all living. He was not old enough to participate in the war, but bad four brothers in the service, nearly four years. He owns two hundred acres of well improved land, on which he raises grain and stock. He is the son of an old pioneer, a good neighbor, and respectable MARION TOWNSHIP - 897 citizen. He is a Republican in politics, and has held the office of supervisor. JOSEPH BRITTON. Joseph Britton, son of Joseph Britton, now deceased, was born in this township, April 6, 1837, where he was reared and has since resided. In the spring of 1866, he was married to Elizabeth W. Tod, who bore him two children: Ida and Willard. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and departed this life, July 30, 1871. Mr. Britton was again married, November 28, 1871, to Anna Hess, by whom he had two children : Anita and Mertie. She is a member of the Christian Church. In August 22, 1862, he enlisted in Company E, 114th O. V. I., as a private. He also served as corporal. He was out three years, returning in the fall of 1865. He participated in the battles of Vicksburg, Arkansas Post, and Mobile, and was a gallant and brave soldier. At Vicksburg he was exposed to the rain six days and nights, thereby contracting lung troubles, from which he has never fully recovered. He is a Republican. He owns two hundred acres of land, on the Washington and Circleville pike, two miles west of New Holland, all well improved. He farms principally to grain, and raises some stock. GIBSON BRITTON. This gentleman was a son of Joseph Britton, and was born, October 15, 1833, in this township, where he was reared, and was married, August 25, 1854, to Samantha, daughter of Jonathan Bryant, who was born in this township. Their union was blessed by five children : Letitia, married to Joseph Koch, and resides in Wayne Township; Emma, Mary Alma, William L., and Almer, now deceased. In 1854 he settled on his farm, and began improving the same. He died in the spring of 1865. Several of his brothers were in the late war, and did good service. His widow and unmarried children occupy one hundred and fifty acres of land, nicely improved. They raise more grain than stock. HEZEKIAH BROWN. Hezekiah Brown, farmer, is a son of Hezekiah Brown, a native 898 - HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY. of Virginia, who came in about 1820, and settled on laud now owned by his sons in this township. He devoted himself to farming, and died in January, 1877, at the good old age of eighty-five. His wife still lives in this township. Our subject was born in August, 1844, on this farm, where he has always lived and followed farming for a livelihood. In 1868 he married Parmelia, daughter of Otho Lyons, of this township, who bore him two children : Owen Newton and Orville Guy. Mrs. Brown is a member of the Christian Church. He is a member of' New Holland Lodge, No. 392, F. , A. M.; is a Democrat, politically ; owns one hundred and fifty-nine acres of land on the Bloomingburg pike, which is well improved, and farms to grain and stock. BENJAMIN BROWN. Benjamin Brown, farmer, a son of Hezekiah Brown, was born in September, 1843, on the old homestead, in this township, where he was reared, and has lived since. He was married, January 3, 1867, to Louisa Anna, daughter of J. B. Cutwright. Their union was blessed by eight children : Della, Minnie, Henry, Frank, Mattie, Florence, Fannie, and Benjamin; Frank has passed away. Mr. Brown is a member in good standing of New Holland Lodge, No. 392, F. & A. M. ; is a Democrat, and has been since childhood; has held the office of' township trustee. He owns one hundred and seventy-three acres of land, on the Waterloo road, in a good state of cultivation, and raises grain and stock successfully. MRS. CATHARINE CARDER. Mrs. Catharine Carder, daughter of Peter and Christina Mouser, was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, February 4, 1809. Her father's birthplace' was on the South Branch of, the Potomac. He came to this state about 1805, and settled in Pickaway, County. Her mother's maiden name was Hoffman ; she was born February 5, 1776. Her father and mother were married in the State of Virginia. Our subject was born on what is well known as the Mouser farm. She had three brothers and three sisters, all of whom lived to have families ; but none are alive at present, except William, who lives on Deer Creek, and Mrs. Carder. MARION TOWNSHIP - 899 She was married to Peter Carder, at her father's residence, December 25, 1827, and settled on a farm four miles northeast of Washington C. H., where by economy, industry, and good management, they accumulated quite a fortune. Mr. Carder died May 17, 1863, leaving, by will, to Fayette County, a farm of five hundred acres, upon which the county infirmary now stands. But few know what first led Mr. Carder to contemplate such a gift to the county. It is a well known fact, however, that for many years the colored people were not admitted to our county house. This refusal gave rise to the thought of furnishing the county with a home for all classes. This Mr. Carder's generosity has done. He provided, in his will, that the county should pay to Mrs. Carder seven hundred dollars per annum. She lives in the old homestead, surrounded by all that is necessary to make her comfortable in her declining years. JAMES M. CLARK. James M. Clark, farmer, is a son of William Clark, whose sketch appears elsewhere, and was born .June 8, 1855, in the house he now occupies, where he was reared till fifteen years of age (his mother having died when he was but eight months old), when he removed to his father's farm in this township. He received the rudiments of a common school education, and also attended the Bloomingburg Academy, and the Wesleyan University, at Delaware. In the spring of 1877, he removed to his farm, and was married, December 25, 1879, to Tillie J. Paullin, daughter of U. F. Paullin, also of this county. She is a member of the Christian Church. He is a member of Ely Commandery, No. 28, and of New Holland Lodge and Fayette Chapter, F. & A. M., and is Master of New Holland Lodge, No. 392. He owns five hundred and two acres on the Bloomingburg and New Holland road, most of which is in a good state of cultivation, and is watered by the North Fork of Paint Creek, which runs through the farm. He is a Republican in politics, but does not aspire to office. WILLIAM CLARK. William Clark, farmer, is a son of James Clark, who was born in Clark's Prairie, Ross County, this state, and married Jemima 900 - HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY. Davis, in that county, who bore him four children : Bodkin, James, Elizabeth and William ; Bodkin and Elizabeth died when young. When our subject was one year old, the family removed to Warren County, Indiana, where the husband died five years later, and at the expiration of three years, his wife returned to her parents in Ross County. She again married, John H. Miller, and died in the fall of 1876. Our subject was born August 5, 1829, in Ross County, where he was reared, except the eight years spent in Indiana. Twenty-six years ago he came to this county, and located on his son's present farm, and fifteen years later, came to the farm he now occupies. He was married, December 28, 1852, to Julia A., daughter of William hays, who bore him two sons : James and an infant. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which faith she died February 27, 1836. March 3, 1858, he married Margaret A., daughter of James Rittenour. Their union has been blessed by eleven children. Those living are: Julia Ann, William S., Emma, Myra, Dora, Ida., Margaret, Ellen and Milton. Those deceased, are Martha J. and Elmer Ellsworth. He and wife are members of the Bloomingburg Methodist Episcopal Church, and consistent Christians. He is a member of Bloomingburg Lodge, No. 449, and Fayette Chapter, F. & A. M., and Ely Commandery, Knights Templar. lie was out in the Kirby Smith raid during the late war. He is a Republican, and was formerly a Whig. He has held the office of county commissioner one term by election, and an additional year by appointment; has held the office of trustee, treasurer, and other township offices. He owns nine hundred and thirty-four acres of land, mostly in a state of cultivation. The farm on which he now resides is located on the Bloomingburg and Holland pike ; also, owns land on North Fork of Paint Creek, which adjoins his son's land. He farms to corn, wheat and stock. THOMAS J. COOK. Thomas J. Cook, farmer, is a son of George B. Cook, mentioned elsewhere, and was born November 13, 1837, on land now owned by Hezekiah Brown. Owing to the early death of his mother, he MARION TOWNSHIP - 901 was reared on the "Dick farm," by his grandparents, Bates, and has lived in the locality since, devoting himself to farming. He was married, September 7, 1864, to Eliza Jane Plyley, of Ross County, who bore him two children : William S., and Mary Alice, both living. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, an exemplary Christian, and departed this life May 23, 1881, leaving a fond husband and two children to mourn their irreparable loss. Mr. Cook is a member of New Holland Lodge, No. 392, F. & A. M., and holds the office of treasurer. Is a Democrat, but does not aspire to office. Owns two hundred acres on the Waterloo and New Holland road, two and one-half miles from New Holland. He raises grain and stock, on a farm well improved and nicely cultivated. BYRON CRABTREE. Byron Crabtree, farmer, is a son of James and Elizabeth (Wilkinson) Crabtree, and was born August 19, 1833, in Massilon, Ohio. He was reared in Muskingum County, this state, and married in Decatur, Illinois, to Mary A. Crawford, who bore him four children : Elmus (deceased), Edna, William, and Carrie. He came to his present farm in March, 1876. It is located on the Circleville and Washington pike, two and a half miles from New Holland ; contains one hundred and ninety-eight acres, well improved. He farms chiefly to grain. Mrs. Crabtree is a member of the Presbyterian Church. He is a Free and Accepted Mason. During the war he went out in the one hundred days service. Is a Republican, and has held the office of justice of the peace in his township. JAMES G. DUNLAP. James G. Dunlap, farmer, son of Robert Dunlap, was born January 14, 1833, in Ross County, near Kingston. He spent most of his life in Pickaway County, and settled on his present farm nine years ago, where he has since lived. In February, 1872, he was married to Mrs. McRea, nee Nancy McDill. She had previously been married to Charles McRea, by whom she had one son, George, now living. She is a member of the Christian Church, and an exemplary Christian. 902 - HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY, At the breaking out of the rebellion, Mr. Dunlap enlisted in Company G, 2d O. V. I. (three months), and re-enlisted in the 114th O. V. I., in the spring of 1862, remaining in the service till the close of the war. He enlisted as a private, was promoted to orderly sergeant, then to first lieutenant, and after the fall of Vicksburg was commissioned captain of Company E, in which latter position he continued till the close of the war. He was also on Gen. C. C. Andrews' staff', in the commissary department. He participated in a number of dangerous conflicts, such as Champion Hill, all through the seige of Vicksburg, and came out unhurt. He occupies two hundred and eighty-four acres of land on the New Holland and Bloomingburg pike, and farms to grain and stock. He owns the "Dr. May" property, at New Holland. GEORGE S. FULLERTON. George S. Fullerton was born in the state of Maryland, May 29, 1814. His father, Thomas, was born in 1780, in Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and married Elizabeth Stewart. The family came to Fayette County in 1814. They afterwards removed to Pickaway County, where the father died, in 1836. There were eleven children, all deceased, save George S., who was married, October 2, 1843, to Margaret J. Smith, of Greenfield, Ohio; the result of which union was thirteen children, four of whom are living: Ida, Emma, Frank, and Hattie. Those who have passed away are : Sarah, Samuel, Margaret, Laura, Mary, George, Charles, Robert, and William. Mr. Fullerton acquired his education at home, until he was sixteen years of age, when he attended a preparatory course at Oxford University. He was compelled to abandon his college course from failing eyesight. He accepted a clerkship in the store of Dr. Stewart, at Bloomingburg, where he remained until 1840, when he was appointed steward of the Ohio Insane Asylum, where he remained until September, 1849. He next removed to Springfield, Ohio, and engaged in retailing drugs. In 1850, he removed to Bloomingburg, this county, and engaged extensively in buying and selling wool. Having sold his farm in Madison Township, he removed to the Ustick farm, where he still resides. He served one term as county commissioner, and has been prominently connected with county affairs. He and wife are members MARION TOWNSHIP - 903 of the Presbyterian Church. e was elected elder, at Columbus, in 1842, and has continued in that capacity up to this date. It was the great object of his life to preach Christ and the resurrection, but failing health preventing, he devoted himself in aiding others to perform this labor of love. A sister spent ten years as a missionary among the Indians; a brother filled a like office in India; two other brothers were ministers. All lived holy and died happy. In politics, Mr. Fullerton is a Republican, having always been a firm advocate of anti-slavery measures. A great Sabbath-school worker, and many of the flourishing Sabbath-schools of this county owe much to the faithful labors of Mr. Fullerton. JOHN C. GLAZE. John C. Glaze, farmer, is a son of Benjamin Glaze, who is mentioned elsewhere, and was born December 17, 1827, in Ross County, this state, from whence he came to this township when but two years of age, and has lived here since, making farming an occupation. He was married, January 9, 1853, to Mary, daughter of Edward Smith, of Union Township, and who was born June 2, 1832. The union was blessed by three children: Jesse B, born May 27, 1855; Edward A., born October 25, 1858; Charles, born September 16, 1862—all living. His wife and himself are members of the United Brethren denomination, in which faith his parents died. Politically, he is a Democrat, and has held the offices of township trustee, supervisor, and school director. He owns three hundred and sixty-five acres of land, on the Glaze road, four miles from Holland, in a good state of cultivation, which he farms to. grain and stock, with good success. He has devoted himself to farming, and has noted and assisted in bringing about the great changes in the community, and is a good neighbor and respected citizen. JOSEPH HARPER. Joseph Harper, farmer, deceased, was born in the State of Delaware, February 23, 1809, and came to Ross County, Ohio, with his uncle, Caleb Harper, at the age of twenty-one, his father having 904 - HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY. died when lie was but twelve years of age. After arriving iu this country, it was ascertained that his uncle did not require his services, and for some time he performed day labor on surrounding farms. In 1834, he came to this township, and settled on a tract of one hundred acres, now owned by James Brown's heirs, where he remained one year, then removed to the land now owned by his heirs, which consisted of two hundred and eleven acres, and was purchased of Horatio Walker. He married Ann Catharine, daughter of Frederick Parrott, who lived in Ross County, March 21, 1833. This union was blessed by five children : One infant, John Wesley, Leonidas, Hamlin, Priscilla Ann, and Mary, married to John Rodgers. John Wesley and Leonidas are deceased. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which faith he died triumphantly, June 22, 1878. His wife was born in Shenandoah Valley, in 1812, and still lives on the old homestead. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at New Holland, and an exemplary Christian. He was steward and trustee of the church. The total amount of land now owned by his heirs is five hundred and eighty-eight acres, well improved, and in a good state of cultivation, farming to grain and stock. It is located at the crossing of the Holland and Waterloo pikes, half way between Holland and Bloomingburg. Mr. Harper was township trustee for several years, and was administrator of several estates. Since his death, his heirs have sold an acre of land to the school district, on which the Harper school house has been located. J. H. HAYS. J. H. Hays, farmer, and breeder of short-horn cattle, was born in Paint Township; June 30, 1822, and is a son of' William Hays, sen., born in Kentucky, and now deceased. His mother was born in Kentucky, and still lives, at the advanced age of eighty-six. He was born and reared on the farm now owned by his son, George D. Hays; was married, February 19, 1846, to Amanda, daughter of Nathaniel Squire, who bore him eleven children, of whom seven are living: William, George, Henry, James, Ellen, Martha, and Elmira—all married save James and Elmira. MARION TOWNSHIP - 905 Mrs. Hays died January 24, 1867, and October 12, 1869, he married Mrs. Salinda D. Carder. She had one child by her first husband, which is deceased. She is a consistent member of the German Baptist Church. Mr. Hays participated in the Morgan raid. He is a Republican, formerly a Whig; no office seeker. Three years ago he came to his present farm, located between the Holland and Waterloo pikes, two miles southeast of Bloomingburg, containing two hundred and twenty-two acres, well improved, and farms to grain and stock, also breeds hogs and short-horns. He has divided a one thousand acre tract, in Paint Township, which embraces the homestead, among his children. JOHN JEFFERSON. John Jefferson, farmer, is a son of Leonard Jefferson, who was born on the eastern shore of Maryland, and whose father came from England with six brothers. He was married in Maryland, to Barbara Nichols, whose ancestors came from Germany, and who was born September 25, 1781. They had six children: Hamilton, born January 23, 1808; Elizabeth, born May 20, 1810; Mary Ann, born February 21,1813; Phoebe, born December 2,1815; William, born November 22, 1818; John, born November 2, 1821. Mary, Phoebe, and William, are deceased. Hamilton formerly lived in Illinois, but now resides in the far West. Elizabeth, widow of Isaac Fisher, lives in London, Ohio. The family came to Ross County in 1810, and in 1812 (during the war) kept tavern at Slate Mills, under the name of "Rodgers' Tavern." They removed to this county in 1822, and settled in Madison Township, on a branch of Wolf Run. They took six teams and men with them, and erected a cabin at once. Wolves abounded, hence the name of the stream. He. was a farmer, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, a class-leader, and exhorter. His wife was a member of the same church, and both were consistent Christians. He was one of the first of those who prohibited the use of whisky at house and barn raisings. Our subject was born in Ross County, and came to this county with his parents when one year of age. He lived on the old homestead forty-five years, and then came to his present home. Was married, October 31, 1844, to Harriet A., daughter of Robert Gib- 906 - HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY. son, a native of Kentucky. She was born in this township, May 24, 1821. They had seven children; those living are Robert G., Rebecca J., James H., William F., Harley L.; Edgar M., and an infant, are deceased. He displayed his patriotism during the late war by giving financial aid. He and his family are members of the Bloomingburg Presbyterian Church. He is a Republican, but does not aspire to office. Owns three hundred acres of land on the Columbus pike, seven miles from Washington. It is adorned by a handsome residence, and is one of the most desirable farms in the county. He has lived here many years, and has assisted in making the many changes. JOHN JOHNSON, SR. John Johnson, sr., son of Samuel Johnson, was born in Pendleton County, Virginia, where he married Sallie, daughter of Jacob Harper, who bore him nine children, six sous and three daughters, those surviving being : Sallie Ann Stookey, living in New Holland ; Abbie, widow of William Woods, now residing in Indiana, and John. The latter was born in 1801, in Pendleton County, Virginia, and when seven years of age came to this state, with his parents, and settled in Ross County, then one vast wilderness, with few white settlements, and chiefly inhabited by Indians. Twelve years later they came to Fayette County, settling in Marion Township,, and in about 1830, located on the farm now in the possession of our subject, where his father died; his mother died at the residence of her son-in-law, in Ross County. Our subject was married, January 2, 1824, to Nancy Parker, the result being ten children : Aaron, Jesse, Sarah Ann, Mary J., Catherine, and Emily Ann, now living; Mary Ann, Margaret, Sarah Ann, and Mary Jane, deceased. Jesse resides with his father; Aaron lives in New Holland ; Rebecca is now Mrs. Lennox Campbell, and lives in Washington ; Catherine is the wife of Abner Briggs, and Emma is married to Abner Rowe, of Ross County. Mr. Johnson has lived on his present farm since the age of twenty-eight years, and at present owns three hundred and eighty-five acres of land, well improved, and located on " Johnson's Crossing." He and wife are members of the Fairview German Baptist Church, and strive to obey the Master's will. MARION TOWNSHIP - 907 AMOR LLOYD. Amor Lloyd was born, October 10, 1811, and remained on the farm until after his marriage, when he removed on land now owned by Aden Thompson. He married Rosa Ann, daughter of Francis Tulleys, of Ross County, who bore him eight children; two died in infancy : Ann Elizabeth died, January 11, 1847 ; Permelia married Isaac Vincent, and departed this life, October 5, 1876. Those living are: John Milton, who resides in' Sebastopol ; Lissa married Joseph Watts, and removed to Mt. Auburn, Illinois; Delia and Bell reside with their mother, on the old homestead. Mr. Lloyd, while living on the Aden Thompson farm, operated a tannery in addition to farming, and was engaged in the business for several years. He attended church regularly, and was considered a true Christian, and an honest man. He held the office of justice of the peace for fifteen years, and refused to serve when elected for the sixteenth year. He went to Missouri to purchase a farm, where he was taken ill, and soon after arriving home, November 25, 1857, he died. His heirs removed to the old home, where they still live, and practice his many virtues. They manage the farm, and raise grain and stock. The deceased daughters were interested in education, and taught school. NATHAN LOUDERMAN. Nathan Louderman, son of Henry Louderman, of whom mention is made elsewhere, was born in 1833, in this county, where he has since resided. He was married, November 15, 1854, to Elizabeth Britton, who bore him one child, Mary Alice, still living. Mrs. Louderman died, February 11, 1856, and on the 9th of September, 1857, Mr. Louderman married Margaret Large, daughter of David and Mary Large, by whom he has had two children: Charles and Jesse. His daughter is a consistent member of the Christian Church. Politically, he is a Democrat ; is township trustee, and has held the office for a period of eight years, except in 1880. He owns one hundred and seventy-three acres of land, between the Bloomingburg and Washington pike, about one mile from New Holland. His farm is well improved, and he raises grain and stock. 908 - HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY. CHARLES C. M'CREA. Charles C. McCrea was born, July 15, 1848, and is a son of William McCrea, who was born in Virginia, in 1810, and came to this state, with his parents, when ten years old, and settled in Ross County, Ohio, where his father died, leaving a family of four young children. He remained at home until of age, when he and his brother Charles sold their place, and removed to this township, locating on the farm now owned by Mrs. Dunlap ; engaged in farming and cattle dealing, and died, July 20, 1854. He was married to Jane Windsor, who bore him three children : Charles C., William J., and Mary, deceased. Our subject was reared on his father's farm, and has engaged in farming and raising stock. He was married, October 8, 1869, to Maria S., daughter of Alexander McCoy, of this county. Her parents at present reside in Ross County. Their union was blessed by five children : Jesse, Bessie, Lucy, Robert, and William; all living with their parents. Mrs. McCrea is a member of the Presbyterian Church. He is a member of New Holland Lodge, No. 392, F. and A. M., and has held several offices. Though but sixteen years old, he went out in the one hundred days service, in the 155th O. N. G., Colonel Sage, and was the youngest soldier in the regiment. He is a Republican, politically, and has held office ever since old enough. He was trustee for some years, and is now serving his fourth term of township treasurer. He owns three hundred acres of land on the Circleville pike, one mile from New Holland. It is well improved, and adorned by a handsome residence, and good out-buildings. He farms principally to grain. JAMES M'COLLISTER. James McCollister, son of James McCollister, a native of Maryland, removed to this state when young, and prior to the war of 1812, in which he was a private, settled in Ross County, where he married Nancy Ann Weaver, a native of Virginia, who bore him ten children, nine of whom grew to maturity. Those living are: Mary, Isaiah, Jesse, William, Ross, Mattie P., Joseph, John, and MARION TOWNSHIP - 909 our subject. Belle is deceased. He died, in 1851 or '52; his wife, who was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, died in November, 1878. Our subject was born, October, 1830, in Union Township, Ross County, where he was reared. He was married, November 30, 1854, to Rachel, daughter of Robert McDill; Their union has been blessed by three children : Ellie Alice, Seymour, and Charles G. They have been bereaved by the death of two of these loved ones : Ellie Alice, who died, August 8, 1859; and Seymour, who departed this life, January 26, 1864. He and wife are consistent members of the Otterbein Methodist Episcopal Church. During the late war, he went out as a private in Company C, 149th O. V. I., one hundred days service; he went to Baltimore, then through Virginia.. His regiment was used for guard duty, and did good service; their term of enlistment expired near the close of the war. He has been a Republican since youth, and has held the office of constable. He occupies about one hundred and twenty-five acres of land, and raises corn, wheat, and stock. SIMEON SHIPLETT. Simeon Shiplett, farmer, is a son of Rolland Shiplett, a native of Virginia, who came to this state at the age of twenty-one, settling in Muskingum County, where he still resides. He married Elizabeth Franklin, who bore him twelve, children, of whom ten are living: Nelson, Simson, Lennetta Ann, Alfred, William, Charles, Ephriam; George, Elizabeth, Leroy. The deceased are Nathan F. and Eliza. Both parents are living. Our subject was born September 15, 1834, in Muskingum County, where he remained till attaining his majority, when he removed to this county. May, 22, 1856, he married Hester Ann Bates, of this county. They had seven children: Mary Elizabeth, William Austin, Eliza Jane, Johnnie Martin, Simeon R., Dora B., and Effie. William A., Eliza J., and John M., have passed away. In 1862 he enlisted in Company K, 90th O. V. I., and remained till the close of the war, participating in the battles of Stone River, Chickamauga, Resaca, Franklin, Tennessee, and Nashville. Was a good soldier, and deserves honorable mention in these pages. He owns twenty-eight acres of land on the Waterloo and Holland road, mostly in a good state of cultivation. Is a Republican, 910 - HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY. and has held the office of constable for several years. Is a respectable farmer, and good citizen. JOHN W. STOOKEY. John W. Stookey, farmer, son of Aaron Stookey, was born July 28, 1844, in Ross County, where he was reared. Removed to Pickaway County, in 1865, and to his present farm in 1869. Was married to Letitia, daughter of Joseph Britton, December, 1868, the union resulting in three children : Alpheus, Almer, and Adie, deceased. He went out during the war, in 1862, being a private in the 89th O. V. I., and served till June, 1865. Was wounded at Chickamauga, being shot above the left knee. Upon recovering, he rejoined his command; while the railroad in the rear of Atlanta was destroyed, was again wounded, this time in the right hip. Since 1876, he has suffered constantly from the effects of his last wound. He was a brave soldier, and engaged in some of the most important battles, such as Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Charleston, Peachtree Creek, and Atlanta. After receiving his second wound, he was compelled to lie in the hospital nearly a year, and suffered untold agonies for some time after. He owns eighty-six acres near the Circleville pike, in a good state of cultivation, and farms chiefly to grain. MARION STROPE. Marion Strope, farmer, son of William Strope, whose biography appears in another part of this work, was born March 6, 1847, in this township, and in the house he now occupies. November 17, 1871, he was married to Missouri Cartright, who has borne him two children : Henry Veal, and Cora Ellen, both living. Mrs. Strope is an exemplary member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of New Holland. He is a member of New Holland Lodge No. 392, F. & A. M., and at present holds the office of Junior Warden. During the rebellion he went with Company I, 150th O. N. G., and with the regiment was stationed at various points; served as a private. He is a Republican. Is serving the third successive term as trustee of this township. MARION TOWNSHIP - 911 LAFAYETTE STROPE. Lafayette Strope, farmer, is a son of William Strope, and was born in this township, March 17, 1845, where has since lived. He was married, August 5, 1863, to Ann, daughter of Richard Bates, who bore him one child, Dora, and died in November, 1864, a consistent member of the Christian Church. In April, 1868, he married Essa, daughter of Hezekiah Brown. This union resulted in six children: Charles, Nancy, Clara, Mary E., William, and Inez. Mrs. Strope is a member of the New Holland Christian Church. Mr. Strope is a member of New Holland Lodge, F. & A. M. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Company K, 90th 0. V. I., and was with the regiment until the battle of Murfreesboro, when he came home on a sick furlough, remained about three weeks, then returned and served till March, 1863, when he received an honorable discharge, He is a Republican, and has served as school director of his district about ten years. ADEN SAWYER THOMPSON. Aden Sawyer Thompson, farmer, and dealer in live stock, is a son of Thomas Thompson, and was born in this township, September 8, 1839, where he was reared, and has since lived. Obtained the rudiments of a common school education, and spent two years at the Ohio Wesleyan University. Taught school nearly two years, and has since farmed and dealt in stock. He was married, in 1863, to Emma, daughter of James Alexander, who came to Paint Township in about 1821. They had two children: Walter and Charles, the former deceased. Mrs. Thompson was an exemplary member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and departed this life in 1873. In 1877, he married Nollie Yates, a member of the Christian Church. She was taken ill soon after marriage, and passed away in April, 1878. Mr. Thompson is a member of Bloominghurg Lodge No. 449, F. & A. M., and Ely Commandery, Knights Templar, of Washington. He is a Democrat, and has held the office of township trustee, lieutenant of state militia, and laud appraiser. He owns one hundred and eighty-two acres of land, on the Waterloo pike, six miles from Washington, and farms to grain and stock. 912 - HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY. J. C. TODD. J. C. Todd, farmer, is a son of John Todd, who was born in the State of Delaware, and removed to this state, settling in Ross County, where he lived several years, then removed to this township, on land now owned by Smith Chaffin. Prior to his removal to this state, he married Ann Morris, who bore him five children: Mevinie, Sarah, J. C., Elizabeth, and Luraina; the two last are deceased. He is deceased, but his wife still lives near Jeffersonville, and is now Mrs. William Chaffin. Our subject was born August 28, 1843, in Ross County, and removed to this county, when quite small, with his parents, where he has lived to this day, with the exception of seven years, when he resided in Van Wert County. He was married, July 29, 1866, to Martha E., daughter of Otho Lyons. Their union has been blessed by one boy, Smith J., living at home. He and his wife are active members of the Otterbein Methodist Episcopal Church, and devout Christians. He is a member, in good standing, of New Holland Lodge No. 392, F. & A. M., and is now holding the office of senior deacon. During the late war, he was out (in 1862) as a private in Company F, 90th O. V. I.; was promoted to sergeant, and remained till the close of the war, participating in the battles of Murfreesboro, Chattanooga, and in all the engagements during the last summer campaign. He was a brave and patriotic soldier, and escaped without injury. Is a Republican, and has held the office of township trustee two years, and is at present pike superintendent of Marion Township. He occnpies one hundred and twenty-five acres on the George McCrea tract, and raises both grain and stock. ROBERT. W. VINCENT. Robert W. Vincent, farmer, is a son of Uriah S. Vincent, now living in Washington, and was born December 26, 1839, in Perry Township, Pickaway County, where he remained till 1848, when he came to this township with his parents, locating near New Holland, on a farm now owned by Smith Chaffin. By occupation he is a farmer. He was married, October 29, 1868, to Sarah Ann, daughter of Thomas Thompson, now deceased. She bore him six children: MARION TOWNSHIP - 913 Lizzie, Maria, Earl, Emma (deceased), William Coke, and Nellie. He is a member of New Holland Lodge No. 329, F. & A. M. About April 20, 1861, he enlisted in Company B, 13th O. V. I., in the three months' service. On the 6th of August, he re-enlisted in Company A, 1st Ohio Cavalry, with which he remained till September 13, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He was at the battles of Winchester, second Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, and Nashville. The last fight occurred on the 17th of April, 1865, at Columbus, Georgia. He did good service during the war, and escaped unhurt. In politics he is a Republican. He owns one hundred and six acres, on the Woods road, three and one-half miles from New Holland. His farm is well improved, and in a high state of cultivation, and farms chiefly to grain. JAMES F. WILSON. A long, honorable, and useful career was that of the late Dr. James F. Wilson, of New Holland, Perry Township, Pickaway County, and his name is revered by a wide circle of friends. His face was familiar to almost every inhabitant of the western part of Pickaway and the eastern part of Fayette counties, and there are thousands who can testify to his professional thoroughness and ability, and to his intrinsic worth as a man. His was a character that won universal respect by its simple dignity, earnestness, firmness, and unvarying integrity. Not a member of any church, he was yet strongly imbued with the faith of Christianity, and his daily life put in practice those principles which are its teachings. He was a liberal supporter of the church, too, and noted for the charity he bestowed on other objects in many directions, being a kind friend to the. poor and distressed. One of the most noble of his acts of charity, and one of the strongest indications of his large-hearted patriotism, was during the war. Many of the men who enlisted in the companies, which were afterward assigned to the Ninetieth and One Hundred and Fourteenth regiments, Ohio volunteers, were indebted to him for professional services. To all such he gave receipted bills; and to all the members of these two companies, and to other soldiers who went into the war from the vicinity of his home, the doctor made promises, which he faithfully fulfilled, to give their families his services free of charge. James F. Wilson was the son of John and Mary Wilson, who 914 - HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY. immigrated from Kentucky to Ross County, Ohio, about the year 1802. He was born near Chillicothe, October 5, 1808, and his early years were spent upon the home farm. At the age of twenty-one years, he went to Greenfield, Highland County, and there began the study of medicine under the direction of Dr. Daniel Robbins. He was finally, after long and careful reading, granted a diploma by the medical society of the district, and upon thus being authorized to practice his profession, immediately removed to New Holland, of which place he was the first resident physician. Although possessing a fair medical education, he was not satisfied; and so, after four years' practice, during which time he saved from his accumulated means the sum necessary to pay his expenses, he entered the Ohio Medical College of Cincinnati. He graduated from this institution with a good record, and returned to New Holland, resuming his practice, and following it all the rest of his life. His ride was a large one, and his practice as successful and lucrative as the country could bestow. His professional reputation be came firmly established early in his career, and he took rank with the best physicians in the county, and was frequently called upon to spare time from his professional duties in the immediate neighborhood, to attend councils of physicians in localities at a considerable distance. Dr. Wilson had an enviable reputation as a surgeon, as well as a physician, being regarded as one of the best in this part of the state. He was for a time, during the war, located at Camp Chase, and in his capacity as surgeon, his services were of great value. He bought, in 1850, a fine farm, just over the line, in Marion Township, Fayette County, and in the western part of New Holland village, which was cleared and improved under his direction, and transformed from wild wood land into a beautiful agricultural tract. In 1868, he removed to the house he had provided upon this farm—the tasteful home, where his widow yet resides. Dr. Wilson was, for the last twenty years of his life, afflicted with heart disease, and he died of this malady, January 21,1875, leaving a wife and one son. Mrs. Wilson's maiden name was Letitia Dunlap, and she was the daughter of James and Elizabeth Dunlap, of Ross County. She was born May 24, 1816, and married August 31, 1837. The only son of James F. and Letitia Wilson is John M., one of Ohio's men of ability and distinction. He was born September 19, MARION TOWNSHIP - 915 1838. In his sixteenth year he attended Antioch College, and remained there four years, under the instruction of the famous Horace Mann. After President Mann's death, young Wilson entered Union College, at Schenectady, New York, where he graduated with the class of 1862. He read law at Columbus, with the Hon. Chauncy N. Olds, and was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of Ohio, in 1864, and commenced the practice of his profession that same year, at Cincinnati, as the senior member of the firm of Wilson & Champion. He represented Hamilton County two years—in 1871 and 1873—in the legislature, and in the latter year, at the expiration of his term, was appointed, by President Grant, as consul to Bremen. He remained there, as the representative of the United States, two and one-half years, and was then appointed to the consulship at Hamburg, where he remained until July 1, 1879. He is at present consul-general to the Colombian States of South America, and is located at Panama. He married, December 25, 1866, Carrie R. Turpin, of Newton, Hamilton County, Ohio.