750 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY.   silver plate inserted, which he wore throughout the remainder of his life. He was survived for several years by his wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary Guilford. They had five children : John, who went to Oregon and died in that state in 1897; William, of this: review; Robert, who died in Iowa ; Abbie, who became the wife of Michael Moore and died in the Hawkeye state ; and Alexander, who is living in Minneapolis. Few of the residents: of Franklin county have been eye-witnesses of the development of this portion of the state through as long a period as Mr. Lisle. He is now ninety-two years of age and he can relate many interesting incidents of life on the frontier, Ohio at that time being- considered on the far borders of civilization. When a small boy his father would often have him take care of his horses along the ponds, and he would often see deer running across the prairies. He attended the subscription schools from the age of twelve years, but his educational privileges were somewhat meager, as his father was in limited financial circumstances and needed his assistance upon the farm. He began plowing when his head was not as high as the plow handles. He continued to pursue his studies, however, through the winter seasons until sixteen years of age, after which he had to work in order to aid in supporting the younger children of the family. He entered the employ of his uncle, Robert Lisle, then one of the wealthy men of the count and for his services our subject received from ten to twenty cents per day. When he was twenty-three years of age he and his brother John rented the Elliott land west of Alton and there cleared three hundred and sixty acres of land, which they planted, raising good crops. Their lease was made for five years, but after four years they disposed of it to a Mr. Lathrop, w took possession of the place. In the meantime Mr. Lisle married, on the 24th of November, 18 Miss Sarah McWilliams, who was born on Bay run, in Jackson township, May 10, 1826, a daughter of John and Mary (Sampson) McWilliams. After surrendering his lease Mr. Lisle worked at anything which he could get to do. He rented- the Graham farm of one hundred and sixty acres, which he operated for two years and on the expiration of that period found himselr the owner of the greater part of the old homestead, having purchased the interests of the other heirs. One of his brothers-in-law, however, would not sell his share of the land, so that it was appraised and the court gave Mr. Lisle the privilege of taking possession of it at the appraiser's price. He borrowed the money, made the purchase and continued on the old homestead for two years, after which he sold the property to Robert and John Lisle. He then purchased the Henry Adams farm in the western part of Prairie township, and later he purchased of George Dugan one hundred ane twenty-five acres of land. He afterward became the owner of one hundred acres, formerly the property of Mr. Sullivan, and of eighteen and a half acres of the Granner farm. At different times he has added other small tracts. John Graham was the surveyor and found many unclaimed tracts which Mr. Lisle purchased. He also bought twenty-eight acres of land of CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 751 the Wallace survey and a tract from 'Squire Cole, which now forms the Lisle homestead. At the present time our subject 'owns three hundred and twenty-five acres, having disposed of a portion of his property. Mr. Lisle has ever been a shrewd, enterprising and industrious business man and his careful management and keen sagacity and energy have brought to him creditable success. Unto our subject and his wife have been born seven children. John, of Columbus; James, a physician engaged in the, practice in Licking county, Ohio; Lewis, a medical practitioner of Selina, Mercer county, Ohio ; Estella, deceased wife of Jerome Ingalls ; Zadoc, who has also passed away; Delia, wife of Harry Hubbard; George, Who was born on the home farm April 6, 1860, and is the youngest of the family. He pursued his literary education in the district schools and in the high school of Columbus, and afterward engaged in reading medicine with his brothers John and James. He did not complete his course, however. He went to Kansas and visited other western states, going to the Pacific coast. He visited California, Oregon and Washington, being much pleased; with the west. On the expiration of seven years he returned to Franklin county, since which time he has engazed in the operation of the home farm. He was married, December 22, 1865, to Hannah Bishop, a daughter of Henry and Eliza Bishop. They have an adopted son, Eli Gatton. In his political views George W. Lisle is a stanch Democrat. He belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at West Jefferson, to the Grange and to the Methodist Episcopal church. The youngest child of William Lisle died in early life. The subject of this review has served as trustee of Prairie township for twenty consecutive years. No higher testimony could be given to his faithful service than the fact that he was retained so long in the office. He was instrumental in having a township burying ground established, and has done much for the public welfare. He has long been a stanch .Democrat and was first elected to the office against a usual Republican majority of fifty. The same year his brother. John was appointed clerk. Mrs. Lisle is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. WILLIAM THOMAS MALLORY Throughout the years of an active and honorable business career William T. Mallory was actively connected with building interests, and in many of the principal cities of the country stand important public and private buildings which are monuments to his skill, ability, enterprise and business sagacity. Now he is living retired, for the extensive building operations which he conducted for returned to him a handsome income, and with a gratifying competence for the evening of life he put aside the more arduous business cares which fill up the noontide of man's earthly career. He first came to Columbus in 1890, and has resided continuously in the city for many years. Mr. Mallory is a native of Ireland, his birth having occurred in Kings 752 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY county in 1834. His eldest brother, Austin Mallory, is a well known lawyer of Dublin, Ireland, and has traced the ancestral history of the family back through nine hundred years. During his youth Mr. Mallory, of this review, came to the United States, and in the schools of this country continued his education, which was begun on the Emerald Isle. He afterward prepared for life's practical duties by serving an apprenticeship to the carpenter's trade and thus mastering the business whereby he has since provided for the support of himself and family. He completed his term of service in 1851 and was continuously identified with the building interests until 1890. Ile has taken and executed the contracts for the construction of fine public and private buildings in Cincinnati, Louisville, Kentucky, and Memphis, Tennessee. For six years prior to the Civil war he was superintendent of construction on the University of Mississippi at Oxford, and other buildings of equal importance attest his thorough understanding of the builder's art. He employed a large force of workmen, whose efforts he capably directed, and in the line of his chosen calling he occupied an enviable position. Mr. Mallory was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Francis, of Louisville, Kentucky, a representative of an old and prominent family of that state. The oldest son of William T. and Ellen Mallory is the Hon. Charley Mallory, who studied law .under Judge Thurman, of Columbus, and completed his preparation for the bar in the University of Washington. Since 1892 he has engaged in practice in New York city and is prominent in political circles there as a representative of the Democracy. In 1896-7 he was a member of the general assembly of the state. Lieutenant Theo Mallory, the second son, was educated in Cincinnati and Columbus, completing. the high school course in the latter city. He enlisted in the Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry for service in the Spanish-American war in 1898 and served in Porto Rico, where he was stricken with fever, his weight being thus reduced from one. hundred and sixty to one hundred pounds. On the reorganization of the regiment as the Fourth Ohio National. Guard he enlisted and was elected second lieutenant, in which rank 'he is now connected with the military service of the state. William James Mallory, the third son of the family, pursued his education in the public schools and commercial college of Columbus, and is now well known in business circles here. Mr. Mallory is public-spirited in an eminent degree; national progress and local advancement are causes both dear to the heart of this adopted and thoroughly loyal son of the Republic. His devotion to the country is above: question and no native son of America is more true to her institutions or more faithful to his duties of citizenship. His political belief associates him with the Democracy and on that ticket he has twice been elected city clerk, while for two terms he has served on the city board of equalization. and in 1900 and ten years previously he wasi decennial appraiser, being particularly efficient in this work owing to his knowledge .of realty values. He and his family attend the Holy Family church on West Broad street. Mr. Mallo has now attained the age of seventy years and enjoys perfect health, for CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 753 Nature deals kindly with those who abuse not her laws. Surrounded with the comforts of life, with a family who are a credit to his name, and in the midst of many friends, he is now living quietly and happily,—an honored and respected citizen of Columbus. JOHN WILLIAM CARL. John William Carl, one of the prominent young farmers of Franklin county, now living in Prairie township, was born January 27, 1856, on the oldhonie farm in the same township. He pursued his education in the district schools until about sixteen years of age, attending mostly through the winter seams, for during the summer months he aided in the labor of the home farm. His first teacher was a Mr. Johnson, who gave instruction in both English and German. He continued. upon the old home. farm until after he attained the age of twenty-five years. He was married on the 3d of May, 1881, to Miss Magdalena Deitsch, who was born in Prairie township October 31, 1861, a daughter of John Conrad and Minnie (Dellinger) Deitsch, both whom are residents of Brown township, Franklin county. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Carl has been blessed with the following children : Sidney, who died in infancy; Valeria, who died at the age of eleven years; George, Olive B. E., Walter A. and Ruth Emma, who are all in school. The mother of this family died February 6, 1898. After his marriage Mr. Carl rented his present farm of forty acres of his father, and upon the latter's death he inherited the property. He later purchased the interests of his brother Isaac in the place and now has eighty-four acres of rich and arable land under a high state of cultivation. He carries on general farming and stock-raising, and his well directed efforts are bringing to him creditable success. In politics he is a stalwart Democrat, but has never sought or desired the honors or emoluments of public office, preferring to devote his energies and time to his business affairs. JOHN J. JOYCE. Among the business men and public officials of Columbus none are letter or more favorably known than John J. Joyce, who is closely associated with commercial interests of the 'city and with the work of collecting public moneys. Reliable, trustworthy, energetic and determined, in both lines of activity he has accomplished much, his labors being effective and valuable. Mr. Joyce was born in Columbus in 1857, a son of David. Joyce, a native of Ireland, who came to Columbus in 1843 and here established a fish and oyster. market, which has since been conducted by some of the members of his family. The business is now incorporated under the name of the Joyce Fish Company and the enterprise is located at the North market. The father was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Temese, of Columbus, who was born in Germany, and during her childhood crossed the Atlantic with her 754 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. parents, who were also natives of the fatherland. They located in southern Ohio and in this state Mrs. Joyce grew. to womanhood. She still resides in the capital city and is now sixty-eight years. of age, but David Joyce passed away in 1863, when about forty-seven years of age. In taking up the personal history of John J. Joyce we present to our readers an account of the life of one who isi widely and favorably known in his native city. He pursued his education in St. Patrick's school and in Bryant's Commercial College and entered upon his business career in connection with his father, this association being maintained until 1878, when he became deputy clerk under Harvey Coshatt; continuing to act in that capacity until 1883, when he was appointed county clerk to fill out the unexpired term caused by the death of Mr. Coshatt. The day previous Mr. Joyce had been elected to the position for the ensuing terni, and continued to serve as county clerk for two terms or six years, returning from office in February, 1890, with the confidence and commendation of all concerned. Since that time he has been continuously interested in the active control of the business of the Joyce Fish Company, which has been incorporated; our subject being the secretary and treasurer. He is also engaged in the coal business, dealing in Brush Creek valley and Hocking valley coal, and this enterprise brings to him a good financial return. He is a financier of superior ability, and since 1878 he has been active in the work of making county collections. He is now engaged in collecting court costs and . occupies a portion of the clerk's office. For the last five years he has also been deputy sheriff, a position which assists him in making the collections mentioned. In 1898 these costs on stenographic work alone amounted to between thirty and forty thousand dollars. The court has now decided that these fees must be paid to the county on demand, which will undoubtedly result in great saving to the county. Mr. Joyce now represents the ex-county officers in the collection of fees due them, amounting to thousands of dollars. He is very successful in the work, in which he has had almost twenty-five years experience, and has succeeded in making many collections where undoubtedly others. would have failed. Mr. Joyce has been twice married. In 1885 he wedded Miss Belle N. Bliss, daughter of M. W. Bliss, an old resident of Columbus, who for many years was engaged in the coal business and was also a real-estate agent and the representative of the Northwestern. Insurance Company of Milwaukee. He was also active in all church and temperance work and in many public enterprises having for their object the welfare and improvement of the community. He belonged to the Methodist Episcopal church and labored effectively in promoting its work. His mother belonged to the McGowan family, and her father was one of. the men Who laid out .the town plat of Columbus. Mrs. Joyce died in 1897, and in 1900 Mr. Joyce married Addie B. Westervelt, a daughter of James Westervelt and a granddaughter of Mathew Westervelt; who laid out the town which bears his name. Unto Mr. Joyce has been born one son; John J., who is now' a student in the public schools of the city. CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 755 In his political affiliations Mr. Joyce has always been a Democrat, adhering closely to the basic principles of the party and for twenty years he has been active and prominent in local Democratic ranks. He has aided in shaping the policy and work of the party in this locality, and in 1897-8 he was secretary of the executive committee of the county. He is widely known in Columbus, admired for his business and executive ability, esteemed for his sterling worth and respected for his fidelity to all the duties of public and private life. CHARLES ELDRIDGE. Charles Eldridge was born of Quaker stock, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1822. His parents were William and Sarah (Matlack) Eldridge, members of old Pennsylvania families, and he was educated at Quaker schools in his native city and remained there until 1839, when he was seventeen years old. At that time his father removed with his family to Columbus and assumed control of the Sullivant flouring mill, afterward known as the Rickley mill, which was destroyed by fire some years ago. The eider Eldridge became prominent in business affairs in Columbus and died at the age of sixty-four years in 1845. Charles Eldridge was associated with him in the milling enterprise and in other undertakings and was identified with. prominent business interests to which he gave devoted attention until his retirement in 1886. He has for many years been an Odd Fellow and during all his active life his public spirit led him to advocate and assist many movements tending to-the upbuilding of the city. Charles Eldridge married Miss Catharine Taylor Nelson, daughter of David and Mary (Taylor) Nelson, of Marion township, formerly Montgomery township, Franklin county, Ohio. David Nelson was born in Mifflin county, Pennsylvania, in 1796, a son of David Nelson, Sr., and came with his father's family to Ohio in 1802, when he was eight years old. Here he lived until his death, which occurred in 1847, when he was fifty-one years of age. David Nelson, Sr., was one of the earliest settlers in Franklin county, where he took up six hundred acres of land, a part of which is owned at this time by his heirs, and one hundred acres of which is now a portion of Franklin park, Columbus. He was a lieutenant in a Pennsylvania regiment which did gallant. service in the Revolutionary war. This family of Nelsons is of Scotch ancestry and he was a man of ability and high character. Besides his son, David, Jr., he had another son named Robert, who had five daughters, one of whom, Nancy, married Daniel Taylor, of Columbus, Ohio, a wealthy farmer, who was the father of E. L. Taylor. Martha Nelson, second daughter of Robert, married- Major Sanderson, of the United States army, ls veteran of the Mexican war. Caroline, Robert Nelson's third daughter, married John Brough, state auditor and afterward governor of Ohio, and bore him a daughter, who is Mrs. C. W. Girard, of Cincinnati, Robert Nelson's fourth daughter, Margaret, married Dr. James McConnell, of Upper Sandusky, Ohio, whose son, Dr. Nelson McConnell, is 756 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY well known there at this time. Robert Nelson's youngest daughter, Mary Ann, married James Armstrong, brother of W.. W. Armstrong, of the Cleveland Leader. David. Nelson, Jr.,. married Mary Taylor, daughter of Isaac Taylor, a wealthy tanner of Columbus, who died at the age of seventy-eight in 1880. For his second wife he married Miss Maria Carleton, of Detroit, Michigan. By his first marriage he had twelve children and by his second he had seven. He was prominent as a citizen and active in religious work and was one of the founders and a member of the first board of trustees of the first Presbyterian church of Columbus. Charles and Catharine Taylor (Nelson) Eldridge had three children, the eldest of whom is Frank Eldridge, a lieutenant commander in the United States navy, who was appointed to the United States Naval school at Annapolis, Maryland, from Columbus, in 1872, by Governor Denison, after having graduated in 1869 from the Columbus high school and devoted some time to preparatory study. Early, in the Spanish war he started for Manila on the gunboat Helena, but was ordered back at Gibraltar arid afterward saw service in Cuba. He has recently returned from China. His wife was Miss Lucy Ramsden, of Fulton, New York. John Eldridge was graduated from the high school at Columbus in 1869, and after having been for some years in the retail grocery business in 1882 founded the wholesale grocery house of Eldridge & Higgins, from which he retired in 1890. He is now a director of the board of trade of Columbus. He married Miss. Estelle Day, of Columbus, daughter of Gen. D. W. H. Day, from Bowling Green, Ohio, who was prominent in the Civil war. Wilbur Eldridge, a prominent real-estate man of Columbus, was graduated at the high school of the city in 1877, and was for some years in the grocery business. He engaged in his present enterprise in 1886 and has become prominent in connection with the building trade. He married Miss Eleanor Brown, of Jackson, Ohio, daughter of Isaac Brown who is prominent in coal and iron circles by reason of his connection with the Star. Furnace and Coal mines, and they have one child, Dorothy, now seven years old. Mrs. Catharine Taylor (Nelson) Eldridge, mother of these children, died in 1896, aged seventy years, and the father passed away in 1891.   GEORGE W. BROWNE. In the service of the Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railroad Company is Mr. Browne, who is filling the position of a passenger conductor. He maintains his residence in Columbus, his present address being No. 975 Highland street. A native of Pennsylvania, he was born in Newville, Cumberland county, on the 4th of July, 1886, and is descended from good old Revolutionary stock, his paternal great-grandfather having been the famous John Browne of Revolutionary times. The grandfather of our subject also bore the name of John Browne and was born in Pennsylvania July 26, 1772, his death occurring on the 20th of May, 1844. His wife, Mrs. Susannah Browne, was born in Pennsylvania January 15, 1790; and died October 7, 1877. Her CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 757 family name was Krischer and by her marriage she became the mother of the following named : John, born July 26, 1782; Susannah, born January 15, 1790; David, born March 9, 1808; John, born January 9, 1810; Elizabeth, born September 2, 1811 ; Jacob, born November 5, 1812 ; Hetty, born February 20, 1814 ; Jessie, born January 31, 1816; Ben, born April 2, 1818.; Absalom, born November 11, 1820 ; Susannah, born May 17, 1822; Rebecca, born March 22, 1826; Harriet, born April 24, 1827; and G. W., born May 1, 1829. Of the .foregoing, David B. died July 18, 1882 ; John died June 20, 1889; Elizabeth became Mrs. Ornsdorff and died January 24, 1868; and Jacob died July 10, 1886. John Browne, the father of our subject, was born in the Keystone stat, June 9, 1810. He married Miss Catherine Grimes January 30, 1835. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1815, and died at her home in Newville, that state, June 4, 1878, while her husband passed away the l0th of June, 1887. Their children are all yet living, namely : Eliza, born August 21, 1836, was married, December 21, 1854, to William Varnard; Hadassah; born November 9, 1837, was married, in December, 1860, to Zeb. B. Mull; Susannah, born December 9, 1839, was married to J. R. Deckard September 17, 1857; Sarah. C., born November 13, 1841, is the wife of D. F. Spencer; their, marriage being celebrated December 13, 1866; Benjamin F., born February 19, 1843, and was married, in September, 1866, to Miss Sadie Hurtsberger, with whom he is now living on a farm near Cripple Creek, Colorado; John P., born February I, 1849, was married, September 4, 1893, to Miss Alice N. Elliott, and is. working as a timer in the Pennsylvania shops at Renovo, Pennsylvania; Rebecca, born December 31, 1845, was married, March 28, 1867, to J. B. Kendig; and Anna M., born May 21, 1852, is the wife of D. L. Sallenberger, their marriage having been consummated November 29, 1876. George W. Browne, whose name introduces this record, acquired his early education in the public schools of his native town, and after arriving at years of maturity he those as a companion and helpmate on life's journey Miss Maggie Raleigh, their wedding occurring in Hudson, Ohio, January 1, 1885. Her father, John Raleigh, was born in Ireland in 1815, and in Cleveland, Ohio, on the 27th of January, 1858, he wedded Miss Mary McDermott, also a native of the Emerald Isle. Their children were James, born November 25, 1858; Ed; born March 8, 1860; Mary Ann, born March 27, 1861; John, born May 10, 1862; Margaret T., born October 3, 1863; William R., born March 17, 1865; Timothy, born June 28, 1867; Michael, born June 21, 1869 ; Catherine R., born June 27, 1871; Robert R., born September 4, 1872; and Patrick; born June 3o, 1875. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Browne resided in Hudson, Ohio, until 1898, when they removed to Columbus. . Their children are Louis M., born October 3, 1885; Isabella G., born November 2, 1886; John C., born June 29, 1888; George D., born September 27, 1889; Anna M., born November 3, 1891; and Mary Octavia, born April 11, 1893. The only death in the family occurred April 26, 1890, when they lost their son John C. 758 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. In September, 1875, Mr. Browne became connected with the railway service as a brakeman on the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad, continuing there until January 1, 1877, When he went to Kansas, remaining until December of the same year. He then returned to Pennsylvania and resumed his old position on the road. In 1881 he went south and was in the employ of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company until January, 1882. On the 11th of July of that.year he began his work on the Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railroad as a brakeman, and has since been in the service of the company. . In September of the same year he was made a freight conductor, and on the 25th of May, 1885, was promoted to the position of passenger conductor, since which time he has been in charge of a passenger train. He belongs to the Masonic order, holding membership in the blue lodge of Orrville, Ohio, and in Clinton Chapter, No. 20, R. A. M. The family are members of the Catholic church and in politics Mr. Browne has always been a stanch Republican. JOHN BOUCHER: The life work of John Boucher is ended, but its influence is still felt, his efforts having not been unavailing. For some time he was numbered among the enterprising farmers of Pleasant township, and there are many who remember him and will gladly receive this. record of his career. He was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1835, his parents being Timothy and Mary (Barrows) Boucher, also natives of the Keystone state. At the age of six years he accompanied his father and mother to the Buckeye state, the family taking up their abode in Pleasant township. He pursued his education in a log school house such as was common at that day and assisted his father in the arduous task of clearing and developing wild land, for this section of the country was covered with a dense growth of native forest trees, which had to be cut and disposed of ere a furrow could be turned. In 1858 .Mr. Boucher was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Duff, who was born in Jackson township, Franklin county, May 20, 1832. Her father, William Duff, was also a native of this county and wedded Nancy Orders, whose birth occurred here and who was a daughter of Jonas Orders. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Duff located in Jackson township, where he owned three hundred acres of land. He was also the owner of a tract of one hundred and fifty acres in Georgesville. Both he and his wife spent their last days on the old homestead, where they had so long resided and where they had reared their family of twelve children. The family record for patriotism and loyalty is almost unsurpassed and is one of which the representatives of the name have every reason to be proud, for John, Adam, George, William, David, Allen and Jonas—seven brothers—were all soldiers in the Union army, wearing the blue asi defenders of the stars and stripes. The last named' died While at the front. Mrs. Boucher was reared to womanhood. ion the pioneer farm which her father owned and often assisted in the work CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 759 of the fields or performed her share of labor in the woods. She pursued her education in a log school house which was a half-mile from her home, the path winding through a dense forest. Her studies were continued at intervals until eighteen years of age. By her marriage she became the mother if six children, namely : Amos, who is now living in Kansas; Roxie, wife of rank Cummins; William, deceased ; George and Charles, who are living in Pleasant township; and Wesley, at home. The parents began their domestic life upon the farm of four hundred acres owned by Mr. Boucher, their home being a little log cabin of one story. Prior to his death Mr. Boucher cleared the entire farm and became one of the most substantial and prominent agriculturists in his township. The task of cutting away the trees, preparing the land. for the plow and placing the fields under cultivation was a very difficult one,, but with resolute spirit he carried it forward and in course of time bounteous harvests rewarded his toil. In politics he was independent, supporting the men and measures in which. he believed, regardless of party affiliations. In early life he joined the Methodist Episcopal church and was very true to its teachings. A man of domestic tastes. he found his greatest happiness in his home amidst his family, and it seemed that he could not do too much to enhance the welfare of his wife and children. He was fond of reading and always kept well versed on the questions of the day. With him friendship was. inviolable, id he was ever a good neighbor, a devoted husband and father, a loyal citizen and an earnest Christian gentleman. He passed. away March 4, 1892, Mourned by many friends. Mrs. Boucher still resides upon the old homestead in Pleasant township and is an estimable lady whose worth is widely acknowledged. ADAM BOYER. The name of this gentleman has for many years been inseparably interwoven with the building interests of Columbus, for as a contractor he has erected many of the finest structures of the city and is a prominent factor in business circles, where he is well known for his reliability. He was born in Berks county, Pennsylvania, on the 16th of February, 1834, and is a son of George and Rebecca. (Rieser) Boyer,. also natives of that county. They continued their residence in that locality until -1885, when they removed to Dauphin county, Pennsylvania. Adam Boyer spent his early boyhood days in Berks county, there remaining his seventeenth year, and during that period he received a limited common-school education. In 1858 he came to Ohio, first locating in Delaware. He had previously worked at the carpenter's trade to some extent before leaving Pennsylvania and afterward resumed his labors along that line, eventually becoming a contractor and builder. His expert workmanship connected him prominently with the building interests of the city and many residences, business houses and churches still stand as monuments to his 760 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. skill and enterprise there. For many years has he now been a resident of Columbus and is regarded as one of the leading contractors and builders of the capital city. He has taken contracts for the erection of many houses of worship and dwellings in South Columbus. He is a skilled mechanic and is therefore capable of directing the labors of the men who are employed under him. He lives faithfully up to the terms of his contracts and has the unqualified confidence of those whom he serves. In 1860 Mr. Boyer was united in marriage to Miss Mary Troutman, of Delaware, a daughter of William Troutman, one of the pioneer residents of that place. Three children have been born of their union, a son and two daughters : Alonzo, now a carpenter and builder; Esther, wife of O. Lewis and Cora Martha, at home. Mr. Boyer maintains his residence in Clintonville, Ohio. He is an upright, moral Christian. gentleman, integrity being synonymous with his name, and wherever he has lived he has enjoyed the unqualified confidence of his fellow men. SAMUEL W. LAKIN. This honored veteran of the Civil war and a prominent farmer of Perru township, is a worthy representative of an old distinguished family of Maryland that was founded in that state by. Abraham Lakin. He was born in England in 1713 and his people were prominent in that country. They held patents from the crown of England to a large estate in Frederick county, Maryland, and there Abraham Lakin located in 1743. Through Lord Bacon's agent he purchased land in Middletown valley from the British government and this property is still in. possession of the family, being owned by Henry D. Lakin. Upon the place is the old family cemetery; where lie buried master and slaves which have crossed the dark river of death. For the most part they have been adherents of the Protestant Episcopal church. Abraham Lakin died in 1796, in his eighty-third year, and his wife died in her eighty-second year, leaving two sons, Abraham; Jr., and Daniel, the grandfather of our subject and a native of Frederick County, Maryland. The former's son, William Lakin; was a member of the Seventh Maryland Regiment during the Revolutionary war, and by act of the state legislature was given fifty acres of land in Maryland for his services. There was also one member of the family in the war of 1812. Daniel Lakin, Jr., the father of our subject, was born and reared in Frederick county, Maryland, and when a young man came to Franklin county, Ohio, in 1830, bringing with him sufficient money to purchase one hundred acres of land in Clinton township and one hundred and forty acres in Perry township. Upon the former place he made his home, and meeting with success in his farming operations he became one of the prosperous citizens of that locality, as well as one of its representative men, holding the office of township trustee for many years. He was a prominent member of the Episcopal church and took quite an active part in religious work. On the 27th of June, 1833, CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 761 he was united in marriage to Miss Dorcas J. Flenniken, of this county, and to them were born five children, four of whom reached manhood, namely: Samuel W., of this review ; George W., of Perry township; Daniel C., deceased; and Milton D., of Toledo, Ohio. The father, who was born in 1804, died in 1874, while the mother, who was born in 1805, died in 1880. She, too, was a member of the Episcopal church and an exemplary Christian. Our subject's maternal grandparents were Samuel. G. and Elizabeth (Morehead) Flenniken, who were born in Kentucky of Irish ancestry, and were married in 1798. At an early day in its history they came to this county, and the grandfather, who was a farmer by occupation, became one of the prominent men of this section, serving as one of the associate judges of Franklin county for some years. He was born April. 28, 1774, and died December 25, 1846, while his wife was born in 1777 and died September 5, 1852. In religious belief 'they were Presbyterians and he served as an elder in Dr. Hogue's church, in Columbus. They had the following named children: Jane, John, Cynthia, Thirza, Dorcas and Eliza (twins), Sarah, Margaret and Samuel W.. The last named was the first male student at the Ohio State Deaf and Dumb Asylum, and his picture now adorns the walls of the reception room of that institution. Mr. Lakin, of this review, was born in Clinton township May 22, 1834, and his preliminary education, received in the common schools, was supplemented by several terms attendance at the Capital University. He successfully engaged in, teaching in the district schools for a number of terms, and remained with his parents until twenty-four years of age. Before his marriage he bought one htmdred and fifty-four acres of land in Perry township, in partnership with his father, and upon that place he has since made his home, his time and energies being devoted to agricultural pursuits. Mr. Lakin was married, October 20, 1858; the lady of his choice being Miss: Annie J. Clagett, a daughter of Samuel G. and Elizabeth (Drill) Ciagett, of Montgomery county, Ohio, and to them were born eight children, all now of age, namely: Milton C., infirmary director of Franklin county; Caroline, the wife of C. H. Slyh; John F. ; Charles G.; Kate U., wife of Wilbur McCoy; Harry W.; Arthur S.; and Edith J., the wife of William Powell, of Columbus. In 1864, during the Civil wari Mr. Lakin entered the one-hundred-day sevice, becoming a member of Company E, One Hundred and Thirty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, to which his brothers, Daniel and George W., also belonged. His term. was for the most part spent at Bermuda Hundred, doing garrison duty at Fort Powhattan. He participated in the battle of Bermuda Hundred and was mustered out with the rank of sergeant. On receiving his discharge he returned home and resumed farming. His place is known as the Fairview Farm, and for about fifteen years he has conducted the Fairview Dairy in connection with his agricultural pursuits. Religiously Mr. Lakin is a Methodist, his membership being with the church of that denomination at Marble Cliff, his wife also belonging there. He is connected With Excelsior Lodge, No. 145, I. O. O. F. Politically he 48 762 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. affiliates with the Republican party,. and as one of the leading and popular citizens of his community he has been honored with several offices, having served as a member of the township board of education for about twenty-five years, as township trustee for eight years and justice of the peace for two terms Of three years each. WILLIAM THARP. The forceful individuality of William Tharp has left its impress upon the substantial development and improvement of Franklin county for many years. He is now an active farmer of Pleasant township and is one of its most respected citizens. His ancestors came originally to America from the British isles and the name was formerly spelled Oglethorp, but with the passing years changes have been made in the orthography until the name has assumed its present form. William Tharp, the grandfather of our subject, was a cooper by trade and resided in Hunterdon county, New Jersey. Ephraim Tharp, the father, was born in that county and learned the cooper's trade, but did not follow it after his marriage. He married Miss Susan Garard, who was born in Hunterdon county, New Jersey, and was a relative of Stephen Girard, the well known millwright, of Philadelphia. Her parents were Joseph and Mary Garard. After his marriage Mr. Tharp devoted his time and energies to farming, carrying on that business as a means of supplying himself and family with the comforts of life. He died in his native county in New Jersey, and his wife also departed this life there. They were the parents of seven children : Joseph, who resides near Pittstown, Hunterdon county, New Jersey; Mary, who was married and lived in Indiana, where her death occurred. William, of this review ; Elizabeth, who married And lives in New Jersey; Isaac, deceased; Katura, who is living in New Jersey; and Jonas, also of that state. William Tharp, whose name forms the caption of this article, was born in Pleasant township, Hunterdon county, New Jersey, August 3, 1834, and until seventeen years of age remained upon the home farm, devoting a portion of that period to the mastery of the common English branches of learning, taught in the subscription schools. of the neighborhood. He then left home and learned the wagonmakees trade, which he followed for twenty years after coming to Ohio. It was in 1857 that he left his native state, journeying westward to Columbus, where. he arrived with only thirteen cents in his pocket. For two or three years thereafter he was. employed in a gristmill at Harrisburg, and then followed any occupation that would yield him an honest living. In 1858 he was married and for a year thereafter made his home hear Pleasant Corners, where he was variously employed until the 2d of August, 1861, when he responded. to the president's call for aid, enlisting for three years as a private in the Fifteenth United States Regular Army. which was attached to the Army of 'the Cumberland'. With that command he participated in the battles of Shiloh and Corinth, in the skirmishes at Dog CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 763 Walk, in the battle of Stone River and in several other skirmishes until discharged at Camp Dennison, Ohio, on the 28th of December, 1863, on account of disability. Mr. Tharp then returned to his home, purchased ten acres of land, erected his present residence and shop and began wagon-making, which he followed through a period of twenty years. As his financial resources were increased he added to his farm until he now owns seventy-three acres,. his time at present being devoted ekclusively to agricultural pursuits. In Pleasant township, Franklin county, in the year 1858, Mr. Tharp was united in marriage to Miss Lydia Lomerson, who was born in Hunterdon county, New Jersey, in 1840, a daughter of Conrad and Ruth (Cramer) Lomerson. She was about eighteen years of age when her parents took up their abode in Pleasant township. Her death occurred January 4, 1898, and was deeply mourned, for she had many friends in the community. She was a consistent Christian woman, holding membership in the Green Hill Methodist Episcopal church, of which she was an active worker. Kind and charitable, she did much to promote the cause of the church and to aid those with whom she came in contact. She was the mother of ten children : Ivanora, who died at the age of nine years; Tecumseh Sherman, of Columbus, he married Sarah Timmins, who died leaving two children Philo and Geneva; Frank Elmer, of Columbus, who married Minnie Bradley, and after her death, married Alma Rector; Irena and Melvina, twins; Oliver, of Columbus, who married Maggie Vance; George Harley, at home; Milton, of Columbus; Eva, who is still with her father ; and Mary, who is living in Columbus. Mr. Tharp, like his, wife, is a consistent Christian, belonging to the Methodist church, in which :he is now serving as trustee. In politics he is a stanch Democrat and keeps well informed on the issues of the day. Reading makes him conversant with all topics of general moment and he is an intelligent gentleman and a pleasant and entertaining conversationalist. In spirit he is charitable and benevolent, in manner he is kindly and genial and all who known him hold him in high regard. His life is in many respects well worthy of emulation and his example should prove a source of inspiration and encouragement to others. ROSSER D. BOHANNAN. An enumeration of those men of the present generation who have won honor and recognition in the fields of mental activity and who have at the same time honored the professions and institutions with which they are connected would be incomplete were there failure to make prominent reference to the one whose name initiates this paragraph. He holds a distinctive precedence as an eminent educator as a man of high scientific and literary attainments, and through fourteen-years' connection with the Ohio State University his labors have been effective, in promoting the standard of the school and making it an institution of first rank among the state universities of the land. 764 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. Professor Rosser Daniel Bohannan is a native of Virginia, his birth having occurred in Mathews county April 20, 1855, his parents being Dr. John G. and Laura (Daniels) Bohannan, who were also born in the Old Dominion. The paternal grandfather, Dr. John Bohannan, Sr., was a native of Scotland, and after his arrival. in the United States engaged in the practice of medicine in Virginia for many years. His son, Dr. John G. Bohannan, followed in his professional footsteps and attained considerable prominence in the line of his chosen calling. He married Laura Daniels, a daughter of William Daniels, who represented a family of English lineage. With his wife and children Dr. Bohannan left the place of their nativity and took up his abode in South Norwalk, Ohio, where he and his wife spent their remaining days, the Doctor passing away in 1898. In their family were five sons, all of whom have entered professional life, Richard L., Charles G. and Benjamin W. being practicing physicians of Connecticut, while William J. H. is a prominent attorney of Stamford, that state. The strong mentality which is a distinguishing characteristic of the Bohannan family was early manifest in the Professor, who in his youth displayed special aptitude in his studies, which were pursued in a private school in his early boyhood days. When he had prepared for college he entered the University of Virginia and was graduated in that institution with the class of 1876. The following year he occupied the position of teacher of mathematics and Latin in the Suffolk Collegiate Institute, of Virginia, where he remained throughout the scholastic year. The following year found him installed as professor of mathematics and English in the New York Latin School in New York city, and from 1878 until 1880 he was professor of mathematics and natural science in Emory and Henry College. Desirous to further perfect himself in the line of his specialty, Professor Bohannon then went abroad and was a student in mathematics and physics in Cambridge, England, from 188o until 1882. The following school year was spent in mastering the same scientific branches as taught in Gottingen, and after his return to his native land he became acting professor of mathematics in the University of Virginia through the year 1883-4. He next received the appointment of professor of mathematics and physics in the State University, continuing to fill that chair until 1887, when he received the appointment to the chair of mathematics and astronomy in the Ohio State University. He had charge of the instruction in those two branches of science until 1895, since which time he has been professor of mathematics alone in the same institution, the growth of the classes in mathematics making it necessary that he give his entire time to instruction in that branch. His entire life has been devoted to educational work and in this he has gained a position of distinction that has made him widely known to the profession throughout the country. Professor Bohannan has been twice married. He first wedded Miss Ellen Price, of Virginia, a daughter of James and Mary (McDonald) Price, who died leaving two daughters, Mary S. and Ellen. His present wife was CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 765 formerly Miss Florence Short, of Colorado, a daughter of Professor John Short, of the Ohio State University, and unto them has been born one son, Robert Critchfield. Their home is an attractive and substantial brick residence in Indianola Place. It stands in the midst of a fine lawn, adorned by beautiful forest trees and made pleasing through the arts of the landscape gardener. It is the center of a cultured society circle, intellect, courtesy and admirable entertainment being the predominant features of its social functions. FREDERICK FRANCIS. Frederick Francis is a retired farmer of Pleasant township. It requires constant labor and attention to keep a farm in good condition and make it yield a profitable return for the labor bestowed upon it, but through years of activity and close application to was work Mr. Francis continually added to his capital until his competence was sufficient to enable him to put aside business cares and rest in the enjoyment of the fruits of his former toil. In phis career he has manifested many of the most sterling characteristics of his English ancestry, for the Francis family is of English origin. The grandfather of our subject was born in Kent county, England, and followed general work there. George Francis; Jr., the father of our subject, was there also born, in the year 1800, and became a brickmaker. When a mere child he entered a brick-yard aid was employed in connection with that industry while residing in England. He wedded Ann Walters, also a native of Kent county and a daughter of Samuel Walters, a brickmaker, for whom her husband worked. In 1836 George Francis, Jr., with his wife and son Frederick came to the United States, sailing from London on the vessel, Cordover. A voyage of nine weeks and three days was ended when the harbor of New York was readied, and, from the eastern, metropolis the Francis family proceeded in Buffalo, and thence by canal to Columbus. For a year and a half the ather engaged in general work in the capital city and then removed to Pleasant township, Franklin county, where he purchased forty-two acres of land in the Pennsylvania settlement: Thereon he resided until 1849, his home being in the midst of the:forest. He made a clearing and built a round-log house, eighteen by twenty-two feet, in one end of which was a huge fireplace, the smoke making its: egress through a stick chimney. In the winter time the snow would fall between the logs, spreading a white cover over bed and floor. The father left his wife and son upon the farm while he went to Columbus, where he secured employment in order to obtain money neccessary to make the payment upon his land. He would walk to the city on Monday morning and return in the same manner on Saturday night. A poor man, he had but five dollars When he landed in Columbus, but he possessed resolute will and determined: .purpose and year by year added to his possestions. In 1849 he removed to the farm now owned by Frederick Francis, becoming owner of one hundred and fifty-eight acres, which he purchased at eight dollars per acre. Only eighteen acres had been cleared, while the 766 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. improvements upon the place consisted of a double log cabin. Small game was obtained and the conditions of life were those usually found in a frontier settlement: After locating upon this farm the father engaged in burning brick to some extent and replaced his double log house by a small brick residence, the first perhaps between Harrisburg and Columbus. He prospered in his business undertakings and subsequently purchased an additional sixty acres of land in. Pleasant township. In the spring of 1865 he retired to Franklinton and purchased property, which he later traded to James Olen for property at the cornet of Seventeenth and Broad streets in Columbus. This he subsequently traded to the Litchfield heirs for property at the corner of Third and Spring streets, and at the last named place he spent his remaining days, his death occurring in April. 1880. His wife died in December of the same year. They were both members. of the. Church of England, and in politics Mr. Francis was a stanch Democrat. He gave close attention to his own business, and interfered not with his neighbors affairs,. He was a man of good judgment, quick to recognize and take advantage of a favorable opportunity and his well directed labors in business and his honorable dealing brought to him a handsome competence. In the family were four children, namely : Frederick; Sarah Ann, who died at the age of twelve years; Jane, who died at the age of six; and Mary, who became the wife of William A. Poulson and died in Columbus. Frederick Francis, the only surviving member of the family and the subject of this review, was born in the town of Tunbridge Wells, Kent county, England, March 6, 1833, and was therefore three years old when brought by his parents to the new world. He was reared to manhood in Pleasant township and attended school for about three months during the year. In those early days the teachers were not very proficient and methods of education were primitive, but later he pursued his studies under James Boucker and Wesley M. White, who were capable instructors. Scarcely any of the scholars had two books and there was a great variety of text-books found in the little school, but when Mr. White took charge he introduced a new system, made improvements in the schoolroom, introduced new textbooks at his own expense and largely promoted the cause of education. The school house at Pleasant Corners was built of round logs, sixteen by twenty feet, with a large fireplace at one end, of the building. The children sat upon slab benches and along the wall was a slab board resting upon wooden pins. This served as a writing desk for the older scholars.. Hamilton Williams was another teacher of ability and the first one under whom Mr. Francis continued his studies after removing to his present farm. At the age of nineteen he put aside his text-books to enter upon the lessons in the school of experience. On the 8th of September, 1853, Mr. Francis was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Ann Heath; who was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, December 2, 1830, and there grew to womanhood, acquiring her education in subscription and common schools.. She is a daughter. of Amos and Elizabeth CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 767 (Berry) Heath, who carne from Virginia to Ohio. Her father died about 1830, and her mother,. who was a native of England, passed away in 1860. After his marriage Mr. Francis erected a log cabin on a part of his father's farm and made it his home for three years. He then moved to the sixty-acre tract of land owned by his father and continued its cultivation for eleven and a half years. During that time, on the 13th of February, 1865, he enlisted as a private at Columbus for one year's service or during the war. He became a member of Company G, One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Ohio Infantry, Under Captain Widener and Colonel Cumminger. The regiment 7. proceeded to Nashville, thence to Chattanooga and to Bridgeport, Alabama, and did duty in guarding the railroad between that point and Chattanooga, being there stationed until the close of hostilities. Mr. Francis received an honorable discharge at Nashville in December, 1865, and returned to his home in this county. In i868 he removed. to the old homestead the father having taken up his abode in Columbus. There he carried on general farming and stock-raising until he retired from active business life a few years ago. He is the oldest of four children who lived between Harrisburg and. Columbus in 1849. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Francis have been born ten children : George, who married Isa Walton and is living in. Clinton township; Curtis, who married Emma More and carries on a stock farm; Jane, at home; Mary, wife of Ezra Rush, of Pickaway county ; Charles, who wedded Ella Nichols and is living on the old homestead; John, who married Jennie Ross and resides in Columbus; Ida, wife of Seymour Gordon, of Jackson township William, who married Elizabeth Dyer and is engaged in the practice of medicine in Madison county, Ohio; Joseph; who married Lottie Barns and resides on of his father's farms ; and one child who died in infancy. Mr. Francis was very successful in his agricultural pursuits. In addition to the old family homestead he owns one farm of sixty acres and another of seventy acres. Throughout his life he has been very fond of hunting and made many trips to Michigan in order to indulge his love of that pursuit. He supports the Democratic party and for two terms filled the office of township trustee. He also belongs to Ed Crouse Post, G. A. R., of Harrisburg, and is a than of genuine worth, whose fidelity to the duties of citizenship has been manifest in many substantial ways. His life has been quietly passed, but his unflagging industry, perseverance and capable management in business have brought to him a .very desirable financial return, making him one of the substantial citizens of his adopted county. WILLIAM B. CHENOWETH. William B. Chenoweth has a wide acquaintance in Franklin county. For nineteen years he was a prominent representative of the mercantile interests in Harrisburg. Previous to and during that time he was actively associated with agricultural pursuits and thus his life has been quietly passed and ever, 768 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. characterized by fidelity and trustworthiness, and it is this, as well as his business interests, which have made Mr. Chenoweth one of the valued representative citizens of his native county. He was born on a farm in Pleasant township, April 2, 1831, a son of Joseph and Margaret (Heath) Chenoweth and a grandson of Elijah and Rachel (Foster) Chenoweth. During the first six or seven years of his life he remained upon the home farm and then accompanied 'his parents' on their removal to Harrisburg. He began his education in a subscription school and later attended the district schools, his first teacher being Miss Tipton. To the farm life he was reared. He aided in clearing the land and in developing and cultivating the fields. In Madison county, Ohio, he was United in marriage to Rebecca Johnston, who was: born in that county in 1833, a daughter of William and Falista (Hall) Johnston. After his marriage Mr. Chenoweth located on the old homestead farm which he yet owns, and, which his father vacated at the time of the marriage of William Chenoweth. He has since conducted the place and is the owner, of one hundred and' fifty acres in this tract. He also owns another farm of one hundred and fifty acres, and a third farm of one hundred and fifty-three acres in Pickaway county, and a fourth farm of one hundred and fifty acres situated partly in Pickaway .and partly in Franklin counties. It is largely due to his excellent business methods and his unfaltering determination that he has gained. the splendid success which has crowned his business efforts. In 1881 he and his son formed a partnership for the conduct of a general merchandise store in Harrisburg, and continued in that line of business until 1900, when they sold out. In 1867 Mr. Chenoweth was called upon to mourn the loss cf his wife. He afterward married Miss Jennie Helmick, of Zanesville, Ohio, a daugher of William Helmick, and a sister of Dr. Samuel Helmick, of Commercial Point, Ohio. The children of his first marriage were as follows: Mary, now the wife of Dr. George W.. Gardner, of Plain City, Ohic; Frank, who is represented elsewhere in this volume; Lena, now Mrs. L. Douglas, of Harrisburg; Ella, the wife of David Davis, deceased; Edward, deceased. By Laura, the wife of Page Cherry, of Chicago ; and William, deceased. By the second marriage have been born four children : Harry, who wedded Callie Guy, and now follows farming, Rose, the wife of Dr. William McKinley, of Harrisburg; Jessie, wife of Dr. Charles Smith, of Pickaway county; and Joseph, who died in infancy. Mrs. Chenoweth died April 7, 1901. Mr. Chenoweth is an active member of and a faithful worker in the Methodist Episcopal church, and is now serving as one of its trustees. In politics he has long been a stalwart Republican.. He cast his first presidential vote for the Whig candidate in 1852, and has distinct recollections of the Harrison campaign in 1840. On the organization of the Republican party he joined its ranks and has been unswerving in the support of its men and its measures. Having lived throughout his entire life in Franklin county, he is well known to many of its settlers, and the fact that many of his warm- CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 769 est friends are numbered among those who have been acquainted with him through long years is an indication that his record has ever been an uptight and honorable one. BENJAMIN F. LANE. Benjamin F. Lane, deceased, was for some years identified with the agricultural interests of Franklin county. He was born in Perry township, this county, on the it of May, 1836, and spent the years of his youth upon the old home farm. His father died when Benjamin was a young man and the homestead was then sold. In the meantime the subject of this review had pursued his education in the district schools and in the University, which stoped on the site of the present Park Hotel, at Columbus. After his father's death Mr. Lane came to the capital city, and in connection with Reuben James, his brother-in-law, he bought a grocery store, which they conducted for a few years with good success. On the 14th of October, 1858, Mr. Lane was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Smith, who was born in Plain township, Franklin county, on the 21st of March, 1838, a daughter of James Smith, a farmer of. that locality, who died when the .daughter was quite small. His wife bore the maiden name of Harriet Goodrich. She was born in Connecticut March 27, 1806, and was a daughter of Ezekiel Goodrich, who removed to Ohio from the Charter Oak state in company with his family and settled in Plain township, Franklin county, When it was an unbroken wilderness. Many Indians still lived within the borders of Ohio, wild beasts roamed through the forests and wild game was abundant. The conditions were those Of frontier life and Mr. Goodrich bore his part in the work of progress and development. He died in Plain township, and. thus passed .away one of the honored pioneers of the community. Unto Mr. and Mrs. James Smith were born five children: Fanny, who became the wife of A. H. Bancroft, died in Columbus December 13, 1865; Martha,. who became the wife of .Robert Hemphill, died in Peoria, Illinois, in 1881; Mrs. Lane was the next of the family; Samuel married Hannah Findlay and is living in Peoria ; Cicero Clark married Melissa Robinson and also makes his home in Peoria. After his marriage Mr. Lane removed to the northern part of Putnam county, Ohio, where he engaged in farming for six years and then came to Franklin county, spending two years upon a farm near Alton. For a quarter of a century he resided upon what was known as the Anderson farm, on the Scioto river, making it his place of abode until his death. He placed his land under a high state of cultivation and the improved fields brought to him a good financial return. He was a man of domestic tastes, fond of home and family. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Lane was blessed with six children: Flora L., now the wife .of Joseph Briggs, of Columbus; Newton, who died in 1880; Emma, who became the wife of William Saltzgaber and died in 1892; Charles, who wedded Ethel Sceurman and is living in Colum- 770 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. bus ; Clara, wife of Alvah Sceurman, also of the capital city ; and Jessie, at home.  . The father of this family died upon the Anderson farm in 1888. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and a devout Christian gentleman, whose belief permeated his entire life. In his political views he was a stanch Republican, but the honors and emoluments of office had no attraction for him. He found his greatest happiness at his own fireside and was very devoted to his wife and children. After her husband's death Mrs. Lane removed to her present farm, purchasing sixty acres of land in Norwich township. She has long resided in the county and has a wide acquaintance among its best people. GEORGE P. WHIR This old and honored resident of Clinton township, was in early life prominently identified, with the building interests of Franklin county, and later gave his attention to farming, but is now practically living a retired life, free from the cares and responsibilities of business affairs. He was born in Frederick, Maryland, April 6, 181.7, a son of George and Mary (Lashorn) Whip. The father was a native of Virginia, and of German descent. In 1833, in company with his wife and two children, George P. and Henry W., he came to this county, having previously made his home in Frederick, Maryland, where he learned the carpenter's trade. He bought mill property on the Olentangy river, which was at first operated by hired help, but after residing in Columbus for two years he loCated near the mill, where 'he made his home throughout the remainder of his life. The property is now known as the Weisheimer Mill. For a short time Mr. Whip served in a Maryland regiment during the war of 1812, and for his services received a patent for one hundred and sixty acres of land. He held the offices of township trustee and treasurer for several terms each, and was. one of the most highly esteemed citizens of his community. During his later years he was a member of the German Reformed church, with. which his wife had long been connected, and both possessed strong religious convictions. The subject of this sketch was sixteen years of age when he came with the family to this county, at which time the city of Columbus contained between three and four thousand inhabitants. He received his preliminary education in his native state, and in early life learned the carpenter's trade with his father, completing his .apprenticeship in. Columbus. For a number of years he followed that Occupation; erecting many of the residences which . now adorn the farms of Clinton township. He bought the land on which he now resides in the early '40s, and has since made it his home. On the 15th of September, 1838, Mr. Whip was united in marriage with Miss Lucinda, daughter. of Colonel Smiley, and to them were born ten children, namely: William H. H., a resident of Franklin county; Mary, now Mrs. Strohm, 0.f Delaware county, Ohio; Charles, who lives near Eaton CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 771 Rapids, Michigan ; Martha J., wife of G. E. Starrett, of Columbus ; George, a resident of Clinton township, this county ; Nancy, who died at the age of four years; Virginia, deceased wife of Joseph Lydick; Frances L., wife of M. V. B. Little, of Clinton township whose sketch appears on another. page of this volume ; Henry, of North Columbus; and Barnabas,. deceased. Four of the sons were soldiers of the Civil war. William, Charles E., David. and George, all members of Ohio regiments. The mother of these children was called to her final rest October 29, 1896, when nearly seventy-five years of age. Both Mr. and Mrs. Whip held membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, and have led exemplary Christian lives. Politically Mr. Whip was originally a Whig, Nand now affiliates with the Republican party, and he has filled minor township offices, including that of clerk. He has passed the eighty-third milestone on life's journey, and his career has ever been such as to commend him to the confidence and high regard of all with whom he has one in contact either in business or social life. M. V. B. LITTLE. Among Clinton township's most honored citizens must be numbered the subject of this review who was born there June 26, 1837; and is the third child in order of birth in the family of John P. and Anna M. (Beck). Little. The father was born. in Pennsylvania on the 15th of February, 1800, a son of Parkinson Little, who was of Scotch and English descent. The mother other was born in Washington county, the Same state, in 1812, and was a daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth Beck, of German extraction.. In 1836 the parents of our subject, accompanied by their two children, Clarinda M. and Andrew J., came to Franklin county, Ohio. During his boyhood he had learned the blacksmith's trade, but did not engage in that occupation after coming to this county, his time being entirely devoted to farming. He purchased twenty-nine acres of partially improved land, on which a log cabin had been erected, and as.he prospered in his farming operations he added to his property until he had one hundred acres of valuable land in the eastern part of Clinton township. He was a self-made man, having begun life with no capital, but he became one of the best and most successful farmers of his community, being industrious, enterprising and. progressive. He served as township trustee about nine years, and ever took an active interest in political affairs, being in early life an old line Whig. Upon the dissolution of that party he allied himself with the Democracy, with which he affiliated during the remainder of his life. He died on the homestead in 1892, and his wife passed away in 1890, at the age of seventy-eight years. After coining to this county children were born to them : M. V. B., our subject ; Catherine, now Mrs. Nathan Marble, of Sunbury ; Anna Watson; and John P., who died unmarried August 5, 1900. Andrew J. Little, the eldest son of Johh P., was born in Pennsylvania, 772 - CONTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. but was quite young when brought by his parents to this county, being reared on his father's farm in Clinton township. He was educated in the district schools and at Otterbein University; after which he taught school for several terms. In 181 he .went to Des Moines, Iowa, where he was first interested in a publishing company and later in the real-estate business. For a time he conducted a grocery store at Indianola, Iowa, n partnership with A. Swan, and was subsequently engaged in the drug business in partnership with Dr. Davis, with whom he read medicine. The latter connection was dissolved after two years, and as a wholesale and retail dealer in drugs Mr. Little was alone in busines for fifteen years. He then became field manager for the publishing house of Mills & Company, and since then he has traveled extensively in the interests of several well know historical companies, in which line of work he has established a very creditable reputation. He enlisted in 1863 in Company A, Forty-eighth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and did garrison duty most of the time while serving as acting captain of his company. On the 18th of December, 1870, he married Miss Margaret Conklin, a graduate of Asbury; now DePauw University, and a distant relative of Roscoe Conkling, of New York. She died in March, 1894, leaving five children, namely: Charles a manufacturer of Chicago, Illinois; Mabel C.; Daniel C. ; Nina and Katherine M. Upon his father's farm M. V. B. Little remained until he attained his majority. In August, 1862, he joined the boys in blue as a private in Company C, One :Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and soon after his enlistment he went with his regiment to the front, joining the Army of the Cumberland in Kentucky. They went to Nashville and Franklin, Tennessee, and from there to Chattanooga, where the regiment by its heroic efforts saved the army from defeat at that place on Sunday, this being their first engagement. Here Mr. Little was wounded by a buckshot in the left hand, and was confined in the Nashville hospital until the following September, when he was able to rejoin his regiment at Missionary Ridge. Later he took part in the battles of Resaca, Dalton, Buzzard Roost and all of the engagements up to Kenesaw Mountain, where he was. again wounded by a piece of a. twelve-pound shell. From the field hospital he was first sent to Chattanooga, later to Nashville, and afterward transferred to the hospital at Louisville, Kentucky, and from there to Seminary Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Late in the year 1864 he had so far recovered as to be able to rejoin his regiment, and proceeded to Governors Island January 1, 1865. From New York he took passage on the transport, Arrago, to Hilton Read, South Carolina, and from there went by boat to Savannah, Georgia, where his regiment was stationed. Having been promoted he assumed his duties as sergeant, and went with Sherman's army on the march through the Carolinas, taking part in that last battle of the war, that of Bentonville, North Carolina, in which engagement be used three guns in fighting. While lying behind a log. a splinter loosened by a rifle ball struck him in the face, but did no further damage than imparting a stinging pain. With his regiment he CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 773 marched to Washington and participated in the grand review held there. By of Harper's Ferry he then went to Louisville, Kentucky, from there to Cincinnati, and later to Columbus, where he was mustered out July 25, 1865, being honorably discharged as commissary sergeant. Upon his return to civil life Mr. Little accepted a position in Columbus, where he resided for nine years, being in the employ of George Bauer, a baker. He was then elected constable of Columbus, which office he held five successive years, and the follwing year was a member of the police force of that city. He was next appointed deputy sheriff of Franklin county, serving under Louis Heinmiller three years; and at the end of that period turned to the old homestead in Clinton township, where he has since lived. He served three terms as constable of Clinton township and later was elected and re-elected trustee. Tie has also filled the office of township assessor six consecutive yea's, and his lfficial duties- have always been most capably and satisfactorily performed. On the 14th of October, 1868, Mr. Little married Miss Amanda Remmy, by whom he had three children.: Charles, William and Harry, all deceased. The wife and mother died in 1878, and Mr. Little was again married, October 13, 1898, his-second union being with Miss Frances, M. Whip, a daughter of George P., Whip, who is represented on another page of this volume. In his political affiliations Mr. Little is a Democrat. Formerly he was connected with McCoy Post, G. A. R., of Columbus, but is now an honored member of Elias J.. Beers Post, No. 575, of which he is past commander. He is also a member of the Union Veteran Loyal Legion of Columbus. Genial and pleasant in manner he makes many friends, and is widely and favorably known throughout Franklin county. Both he and his wife are . members of the Methodist church, and she is also a prominent member of the Woman s Relief Corps of Elias J. Beers Post, of which she is president. She is a lady of pleasing personality, and partakes of the geniality of her husband. WILLIAM J. SHRIVER. One of the practical, .progressive and prominent farmers of Norwich township is William J. Shriver, who is successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits there arid is also a recognized leader in public thought and opinion, taking an active and commendable interest in everything pertaining to the welfare of the community. He was born on the old Shriver homestead in Wayne township, Greene county, Pennsylvania, August 4, 1844. His paternal ancestors. emigrated. from Germany to Wales, and thence to Maryland, where Henry Shriver the grandfather of our subject, was born. He had seven brothers. The great-grandfather emigrated to this country at an early date and located in Maryland. Two of his sons became residents of Pennsylvania, one of Virginia, two of Chillicothe, Ohio, and two remained Maryland. Henry Shriver, the grandfather, located in Greene county, Pennsylvania, where he married Rachel White. He was a farmer and drover, 774 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. and at one time was a very wealthy man. Public spirited and progressive, lie did much to promote the welfareof the community in which he resided, and for fifty years served as justice of the peace, discharging his duties with the utmost fairness. In politics he was a stanch Democrat. Both he and his wife were Protestants in religious belief. He died on his farm in Greene county, Pennsylvania, at the age of eighty-seven years, and his wife died at the. age of. ninety-seven. They had sixteen children and all reached mature years, namely: John, who died in Greene. county, Pennsylvania; Sally, who became the wife of Jeremiah Sprague, and died in Greene county; Tina, who married Henry Schultz, and died in Hancock county, Illinois; Rachel, who became the wife of Joseph Knisely, and died in Greene county, Pennsylvania; Mazy, who never married; Henry; David, twin brother of Henry, who died in. Greene county, Pennsylvania; Elsie, who became the wife of Jacob Shields, and died in West Virginia; Jennie, who became Mrs. Hoffman, and died in West Virginia; Lucy, wife of Elias Nichols, of West Virginia; Andrew Jackson, of Washington county, Pennsylvania,; Slater, who died in Hancock county, Illinois; Presley and Frank, both of West Virginia; Mrs. Eleanor White, of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania; and Mordecai, who died at the age of twenty-three. Henry Shriver, the father of our subject, was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, in 1817, and there was reared to manhood. He received but limited educational privileges, for fore the schools were poor at that time and his services were needed on the home farm. He married Elsie Cosgray, who was born: in Greene county, Pennsylvania, in 1822, and a daughter of James and. Annie (Bennington) Cosgray. Her mother was of English descent. Her father was born on the ocean while his parents were emigrating from Ireland to the United States, the family locating in Havre de Grace, Maryland. After his marriage Henry Shriver located on a farm on Hoover's Run, in Greene county, the place consisting of two hundred acres owned by his father, and which was to become his property when the grandfather's youngest child attained his majority, but the financial panic of 1847 caused the grandfather to lose much of his property; and the father of our subject then purchased sixty acres of timber land in his native county. He built a house, cleared his farm and there resided until 1865, when he sold his land to oil speculators. He then located on three hundred and sixty-seven acres owned William and Ralph Graham, and of this he bought ninety-two and a half acres, making his home thereon until his death; in October, 1894. In politics he was a stanch Democrat, and both he and his wife were active members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Shriver is still living. They had seven children : William J. ; Andrew Jackson; of Washington township; Sarah Ann, deceased ; Mary Jane, wife of R. C. Armstrong, of Norwich township ; Slater B., of Washington township; Elizabeth, who became the wife of Michael Hummel, and died in Madison county, Ohio; and Abraham; who is living on the old homestead. CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 775 William J. Shriver was reared on the-home farm, and attended the public school until eighteen-years of age, after which he taught for a short time in Pennsylvania, and then canape to. Ohio with his cousin, Benjamin Cosgray. He had only two dollars in his pocket. when lie reached this state, and his first month's wages were stolen, so- that. he literally began life here empty-handed. In the winter of 1864-5 he taught school in Washington township, and for seventeen years followed that profession through the winter season. At the age of twenty-one he began working at the carpenter's trade with George Wollpert and James ,Gray, and. after being thus .employed for three years began contracting and building on his own account, following that pursuit for thirteen years, during which time he erected or assisted in building most of the good structures in this locality. In the meantime he purchased fitty acres of land in Washington township and located thereon in 1885, since which time he has devoted his energies to agricultural pursuits. He follows very progressive methods in his farming, keeping his land productive by the rotation of crops. All modern improvements and accessories are found upon his place, and he has a valuable and desirable property. On the 11th bf October, 1869, Mr. Shriver married Kate Tagert, who was born in Mobile, Alabama, March f6; 1851, a daughter of Dr. Elijah C. Tagert, of Mobile. Her mother bore the maiden name of Sarah Cannavella, and was a native of New York city. Mr. and Mrs. Shriver now have three children : Nellie, wife of Earnest Tarbox, of Norwich township.; Annie and Charles S. When sixteen years of age Mr. Shriver became a member of the Disciple church, and after removing to Ohio joined the Christian Union church, but since 1869 has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Hilliard. in politics he has been a stalwart Democrat since casting his first presidential vote for Horatio Seymour, of New York, in 1868. He has continuously served on the board of education for fifteen. years; was long township trustee; for nine years was justice of the peace; and was a member of the first village council of Hilliard. In 1899 he was a candidate on the Democratic ticket for the legislature, and ran six hundred ahead of his ticket, receiving twenty-two hundred majority outside of Columbus. He has always retired from office as he entered it, with the confidence and good will of the public. He resided in Washington township until 1890, when he removed to that portion of his farm lying in Norwich township. He is a valued member of Norwich Lodge, No., 385, I. O. O. F., of which he has served as treasurer for twenty-three years. He. has also been a member of organizations calculated to advance agricultural interests, having belonged to the Farmers' Alliance and the Farmers' Union. In connection with James Wilcox and W. A. Dobyns, he built the first free turnpike in the county, and has ever been the advocate :of good roads, doing all in his power to promote every interest calculated to benefit the community. He keeps well informed on all the issues of the day, both political and otherwise, and is thoroughly conversant with the needs and wishes of his locality, so that he is well calculated 776 - CENTENNI4L BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. to take the lead in matters tending toward the public good. He deserves great 'credit for what he has accomplished, and that he is numbered the substantial farmers of the county is due to his untiring efforts. GEORGE D. FREEMAN. One of the citizens of Columbus, Ohio, who has taken active part in many of the improvements which have made it one of the most beautiful cities the state is George D. Freeman. He was born at Ovid, Franklin county, Ohio, August 11, 1842. His father, Usual W. Freeman, together with his mother, Margaret (Christy) Freeman, came from New Jersey to Ohio in 1833. Usual Freeman served with distinction in the New York militia during the war of 1812 and was also an assistant engineer for the city of New York during the platting of the part of the city north of Canal street; his father, William Freeman, was a soldier of the Revolution. George a Freeman took :advantage of the limited' educational opportunities afforded by the common schools of his early days, at a later paiord supplementing the instruction thus obtained by attendance upon night schools. When but six years of age he lost his father, and at the age of eleven years he became the only support of his mother, and bravely did he assume the responsibility. When still a lad he entered the studio of D. D. Winchester, then the leading artist of Columbus, but. left the employ of this gentleman to become a page in the Ohio house of representatives, at the last session held at Odeon hall and the first held in the present capitol building. He received his appointment from Nelson H. Van Vorhees, the speaker of the first Republican leislature of Ohio. From here he entered the dry-goods house of Headly & Elerly, with whom he remained until 1866, when he was admitted as a junior partner in this firm. Later years found him the senior partner of Frewman, Stanley & Norton., who were the successors of Headly & Elerly. In 1880 Mr. Freeman withdrew from the dry-goods trade and entered the furniture business as a member of the firm of Halm, Bellows & Butler, who were succeeded by Freeman, Halm & McAllister. Later Mr. Freman withdrew from this business to establish the George D. Freeman Mantel Company, engaged in the manufacture of mantels and interior furnishings. In 1878, on the organization of the state militia into the Ohio National Guard, Mr. Freeman, at the urgent request of .the regiment, assumed command and became the colonel of the famous Fourteenth Ohio National Guards, in which capacity he served the state for thirteen years. The period of his command was marked with many trying ordeals, where bravery, good judgment and a cool head were very necessary attributes in. a commanding officer. The well remembered Cincinnati riots were among these occasions, and it was at this time that Colonel Freeman's abilities as a commander were shown. He brought peace and order out of the turbulent mob that surged through the streets of the city, endangering life and property. In 1890, through press of CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 777 business, Colonel Freeman was obliged to resign his post. At the breaking out of the Spanish war Colonel Freeman was' called to the position of acting assistant quartermaster general and was active at Camp Bushnell in equipping the troops for the front, in fact put up the camp. From there he was ordered to the duty of superintendent of the state arsenal, where he is still on duty. He had two sons in the late Spanish war, one son now in the Philippines, a lieutenant in the Nineteenth Infantry. Our subject has taken a prominent part in all public enterprises, serving. for some years on the county board of agriculture, and took an active interest in securing to the city the beautiful spot known as Franklin park. This was not a political service nor has he held any political office, although frequently pressed to do so. Colonel Freeman was united in marriage, October 31, 1865, to Miss Julia A. Diemeir, whose parents were pioneers in the settlement of central Ohio. Four children have been born. of this union : Harry D., Stanton S., George D. and Julia E. Colonel Freeman has been before the public, in his state, for many years and his reputation for integrity, energy and stability is unquestioned. JASPER SMITH. The specific history of the west was made by the pioneers; it was emblazoned on the forest trees by the strength of sturdy arms and gleaming ax, and written on the surface of the earth by the track of the primitive plow. Those were strong men and true that came to found the empire of the west those hardy settlers who, building their rude domiciles, grappled with the giants of the forest, and from the sylvan wilds evolved the fertile and productive fields which have these many years been furrowed by the plowshares. The red man in his motly garb stalked through the dim, woody avenues, and the wild beasts disputed his domain. The trackless prairies were made to yield their tribute under the effective endeavors of the pioneer, and slowly but surely were laid the steadfast foundations upon which has been builded the magnificent superstructure of an opulent and enlightened commonwealth.. To establish a home amid such surroundings and to cope with the many privations and hardships which were the inevitable concomitants demanded an invincible courage and fortitude, strong hearts and willing hands. All these were characteristic of the pioneers, whose names and deeds should be held in perpetual reverence by those who enjoy the fruits of their toil. From the earliest period in the development of this portion of Ohio the Smith family has been represented here. The founder of the family in Franklin county was David Smith, who was a native of Herkimer county, New York. His. mother belonged to the Van Rensselaer family, one of the historic New York Knickerbocker families. In the Empire state David . Smith was reared to manhood, and there married Miss Elizabeth Gooding. In 1811 they started for Ohio, traveling by team and wagon across the coun- 49 778 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. try, and at length located in Perry township, Franklin county, on the Scioto river, near Dublin, where Mr. Smith purchased seven hundred acres of land in the midst of the dense forest. He bought a cabin from a squatter, and into this rude home he moved his family, there remaining until he could erect a hewed-log house. At that time there were but few settlers in the locality; and the Indians yet roamed through the green woods, while wild beasts and game were plentiful. Throughout his remaining days Mr. Smith resided upon the farm which he there cleared, developed and improved. He was a very industrious man, and accordingly won success, so that he was enabled to leave to his children good homes. A man of superior educational advantages, he exerted a strong influence in public affairs, and in an early day surveyed a large part of the land in his vicinity, being a very competent representative of the profession. His fellow townsmen, recognizing his worth and ability, frequently called him to public office, and he served in the capacity of justice of the peace in Perry township for a number of years, his decisions being always strictly fair and impartial., being based on the evidence in the case without regard to any personal feeling for the litigants. In his later years he became connected with the Methodist Episcopal church. In politics he was a supporter of the Whig party, and when the question of slavery became a dominant issue before the people he took a firm stand in opposition to its practice. A gentleman of sterling traits of character, he left his impress for good upon the community in which he lived. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Smith were born the following children : John, who remained in New York; Elizabeth; Gilbert, Sarah, Nelson, William, Elijah and Delilah, all now deceased Nelson Smith, who was a son of David Smith and the father of our subject, was born in New York in 1799, and was twelve years of age when with the family he came to the wilds, of Ohio. His educational privileges were such as could be secured in the schools of that day, yet he had rather better opportunities than most boys, owing to the fact that his father was a highly educated man and was one of the early teachers in the northern part of the county, even conducting a school in his own cabin at one time. Under his careful guidance, therefore, Nelson Smith pursued his education. He was reared amid the wild scenes of frontier life in an almost unbroken wilderness, and experienced the hardships and trials which fell to the lot of the pioneers as well as the pleasures in which people of those days indulged. He was united in marriage to Miss Minerva Millington, a daughter of Peter and Mehitable Josephine Millington. Her father was of English descent her mother of Holland Dutch lineage, and Mrs. Smith was also descended from .an ancestor who was passenger on. the Mayflower on the first trip in 1620. Mr. Millington was a nephew of General Gates, of Revolutionary fame, his mother having been a sister of that noted military commander. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Millington was celebrated in Chautauqua county, New York, and in 1804, with, the children born to them in the Empire state, they came to Franklin county, making the journey through the wilderness with two. wagons, each drawn by four horses. They were CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 779 sturdy, honorable, self-reliant people, and when they reached Franklin county they pushed by the settlement at Franklinton and made their way twelve miles up the river, locating a mile and a half south of Dublin, in what is now Perry township. For a time they lived in a tent until a cabin could be erected. Before his arrival here Mr. Millington had purchased one hundred and twenty-seven acres of land and had thus made a slight preparation for a home. At that time there was no mill nearer than Chillicothe, to which the frontiersmen went, carrying their grists to and fro on pack horses. There was no house between the Millington home and Franklinton. At the time of the second war with England the father offered his services and took part in the campaign on the frontier of Canada. He left his wife and children in their forest home, but the Indians were troublous on several occasions, and this caused Mrs. Ellington to flee to Franklinton for protection. Mr. Millington was present at the execution of the Indian chieftain Leather Lips, in Perry township, in 1810. After his return from the war he again took up his abode upon the farm, where he resided for some years, and spent his last days on Big Walnut. he was a man of patriotic impulses and strong convictions, and there was no sacrifice that he would not make in order to protect and defend the honor of his country. He bore a strong likeness to his distinguished uncle, General Gates, as did other members of the family. A most industrious and hardworking man, he carried on the task of developing and improving his farm until the exposure incident to frontier life undermined his constitution. His wife was to him a true and faithful companion and a brave pioneer woman. he possessed a remarkably strong mentality, and was noted among the people of the community for her fine mental balance.as well as many other commendable characteristics. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Millington were born the following children : Horatio Gates, Matilda, Henrietta; Minerva, Marcus, Landing, Mary Ann and Otis, all now deceased. After the marriage of Nelson Smith and Minerva Millington they located on the old Smith homestead, where they resided throughout the remainder of their clays. He was a successful farmer and accumulated a good property. In politics he took a very active part, and was the first man in Perry township to vote the Abolition ticket. Being a strong anti-slavery man, he did all in is power to forward the movement, and at the organization of the Republican party, which was formed to prevent the further extension of slavery, he joined its ranks, supporting Fremont in 1856 and Lincoln in 1860. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were for many years. members of the Methodist Episcopal church, but in later life became believers in Spiritualism. They had six children, four of whom reached mature years, namely : Clinton, who became a physician and practiced in Bloomsburg, Ohio ; Augustus, who resides on the old homestead ; Lyman, who is living in Perry township ; and Jasper. Leonida died in childhood, while one other passed away in infancy. Jasper Smith, whose name forms the caption of this review, was born on the old family homestead January 31, 1837, and his life forms a connecting link between the primitive past and the progressive present, for he is famil- 780 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. iar with much of the history of this portion of the state through almost three-fourths of a century. He acquired his education in the public schools and remained at home with his parents until he had attained his majority, assisting in the work of the farm from the time of early spring planting until crops were garnered in the autumn. In October, 1861, he enlisted as a member of Company G, Forty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered in as a private. ..Soon afterward the regiment was transferred to. Kentucky, and he received his first baptism of fire at Shiloh, and for gallantry on the field of battle was promoted. from third duty sergeant to the rank of captain. Speaking of his conduct at that time his colonel, Thomas Worthington, and Major William Smith said of him that he was the Marshal Ney of his regiment. On this occasion he was the file closer, with orders to allow no man to retreat unless wounded. His captain, losing his nerve, turned to retreat, when Mr. Smith halted him, covering him with his gun. All the while the captain called to his men to retreat, saying that Mr. Smith had the drop on him. He then fell down, claiming that he was shot. Thinking he was wounded Mr. Smith went to him and made an examination, and on finding that he was not shot raised him to his feet and applied his boot to him a number of times. In recognition of Mr. Smith's valor he was made captain. On account of failing health, caused from typhoid fever, he was discharged in July, 1862, and returned to his home, but in September, 1864, he re-enlisted as a member of Company E, of the One Hundred and Seventy-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, being mustered in as, a private. He participated in the battle of Nashville, Tennessee, and actively served until the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged, in June, 1865. He was tendered the adjutancy of his regiment, but refused the honor. His loyalty and courage were manifest on many occasions, and his military record is a brilliant one, of which he has every reason to be proud. In July, 1865, after his return home, Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Flora L., daughter Of A. O. and Mila (Case) Case. They first located in the northern part of Perry township, where they resided until twenty-three years ago. when Mr. Smith purchased seventy-eight acres of the farm upon which he has since made his home. His land is well improved and highly cultivated, and yields to him an excellent return for his labors. He is energetic. and progressive in his methods of farming, his work being of practical value. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Smith has been blessed with nine children, all of whom are yet living, namely : Greenleaf W.; Mila M., now Mrs. Absalorn Walcutt ; Waldo E. ; Ida M.; Herbert U.; Clarence S.; Florence E. ; Cordelia .C. ; and Lulu M. . Socially Mr. Smith is identified with Cicero Post, No. 514, G. A. R., which he joined on its organization, becoming its first quartermaster. In his political views he is a Republican, having supported the party since casting his first presidential. vote for Abraham Lincoln in 1860. A worthy representative of an honored pioneer family a veteran of the Civil war and a progressive and public-spirited citizen, he well deserves mention among the representative residents of the county in which his entire life has been passed. CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 781 JOHN GRIFFIN ROBERTS. Among the leading and influential citizens of Norwich township is the subject of this review, who is a worthy representative of one of the prominent pioneer families of this .county. His paternal grandparents, Robert and Margaret (Williams) Roberts, were natives of Carnarvonshire, Wales, and emigrated to America about 1823, landing in Philadelphia. The grandfather was a shoemaker by trade, but being unable to find work in any of the factories of that city, he opened a shoe shop at the quarries on the Schuylkill river and engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes for the quarrymen. In 1834, with his wife and family in a one-horse covered wagon, he came to Franklin county, Ohio, and purchased one hundred acres of land in the Amlin neighorhood of Washington township, for which he paid cash. After erecting little cabin he made a small clearing that spring and planted corn and potatoes by punching holes in the gronud with a spade and then planting the seed. As the father of our subject could not eat corn bread, his mother had to go all the way to Columbus to buy a little wheat flour, blazing the trees to mark her way through the woods. After a time the little log cabin gave place to a more pretentious dwelling of hewed logs, eighteen by twenty feet. Coming with the grandfather from Wales was his brother, Daniel O. Roberts, and wife, who located in Ohio at about the same time, and about 1839 purchased one hundred and fifty acres of land in Norwich township from Strickland Wynekoop, for which he paid nine hundred dollars in cash. He died there in December, i868, when past the age of seventy years, and our subject's father inherited the farm, for which our subject now has the patent issued by President Madison. The grandfather cleared and improved his farm in Washington township, and spent his last days with his son, David Roberts, in that township, though he died in Norwich township, in April, 1862, at the age of about seventy-five years, while visiting the father of our subject. He was a consistent member of the United Presbyterian church, which he joined after coming to Ohio, and in early life was a Whig, but joined the Republican party on its organization and voted for both Fremont and Lincoln. His wife died about 1858. In their family were only two sons: William, the father of our subject; and David, who married Eliza, daughter of James Walcutt, a pioneer of this county. During the Civil war David enlisted as lieutenant in Company K, One Hundred and Thirty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, but-as the company was not full its members were divided among the other companies of the regiment, and he became first lieutenant of Company D. He served his term of one hundred days, but soon after returned home ill, and died in September, 1864. William Roberts, our subject's father, was born in Philadelphia, February 6, 1823, shortly after the arrival of his parents in this country, and his father used to laughingly tell him that he came very near being a foreigner. He was eleven years old when the family came to this county, in 1834, but at that time was unable to speak a word of English, as his parents always 782 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. used the Welsh language. Here he attended school conducted in a primitive log school house, later known as the. Spindler school, to which he had to walktwo miles through the woods from his home. Jumping from log to log, he would often slip and sink waist deep in mud and water, and reach the school house drenched to the skin. Schools were then conducted on the subscription plan and the teachers received but ten dollars per month. After completing his education Mr. Roberts taught for that munificent sum in Norwich township He was reared as a farmer boy, and from his fifteenth year made his home with his uncle, Daniel O. Roberts, whom he aided in the arduous task of clearing and improving the farm. At his uncle's death he inherited one hundred and forty-two acres. He already owned fifty acres just across the road from the other tract. After his marriage he located on the fifty acres, which he cleared with the assistance of his wife and sons, and built thereon a good house of hewed logs. He added to his farm from time to time until at his death he had a place of one hundred and thirteen acres. He died in February, 1871 In religious belief he was a Universalist, and in politics was first a Whig and later a Republican. He held some township office almost continuously, and was one of the most prominent and influential men of his community. His wife died in August, 1898. Before her marriage this worthy lady was Miss Mahala Hunter, who was born in Portsmouth; Ohio, January 14, 1826, and was brought by her parents to Washington township, this county, when a little girl. The country at that time was all wild and unimproved, and the woods were infested by deer, wolves and wildcats. Her father, James Hunter, was born near Marietta, Ohio, in the latter part of the eighteenth century, and as a boy served as fifer in the war of 1812. He married Sarah Plowman, who was of German descent, and a daughter of James Plowman. For a few years after their marriage he made his home on a farm near Portsmouth, and then moved to Franklin county, locating in Washington township, two and a half miles west of Dublin. He came here after putting in his grain on the farm near Portsmouth, and returned there in the fall to harvest his crops, leaving his family in the wilderness. One day while he was gone his big dogs got to barking, and going out to see what was the cause of the disturbance Mrs Hunter saw they had a young deer at bay, and she shouted for one of the children to bring the father's shoe knife, with which she dispatched the animal: Being assisted by Asa Wilcox, she told him he could take a part of the carcass home, and he took the best part, leaving her only the fore part. She died on that farm in 188o, having survived her husband some time, his deathe occurring in May, 1862, when he was over seventy years of age. His father was a native of Ireland. John Griffin Roberts, whose name introduces this sketch, was born on the home farm in Norwich township, February 21, 1847, and his boyhood was passed in the usual way, midst play, work and study. He first attended a subscription school conducted in a log cabin built by an old Englishman, his first teacher being Ann Eliza Laird. He attended school there regularly. CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 783 until nineteen years of age, and then spent two and a half years at Otterbein University, in Westerville, among his college friends being Judge Shauck, of Columbus, and Professor Gharst, who afterward became president of that institution. After completing his education Mr. Roberts taught school in Brown township two years. But for the death of his father about this time, he would have taken up the study of law, but he returned home. At the age of seventeen. Mr. Roberts enlisted in the one hundred days' service as a member of Company I, One Hundred and Thirty-third Ohio Volunter Infantry, under Captain Henry Plymten. From Columbus the regiment went to Parkersburg, and a few days later to New Creek Station, West Virginia, on the south branch of the Potomac river, where they did garrison duty for six weeks. Later they did scouting duty in that section, guarded trains, etc., and for a few days were stationed at Washington, D. C., whence they went by boat to Bermuda Hundred. They were next on duty Petersburg, and took part in one full day's battle at Sweetbriar Church. After this they were stationed at Fort Powhatan until their term of enlistment expired and were discharged at Camp Chase August 20, 1864. Mr. Roberts was married in Norwich township, March 26, 1874, to Miss Harriet Payton, who was born in Franklin township, this county, March 26, 1848, a daughter of Charles and Nancy (Murphy) Payton, natives of Virginia. By this union were born two children : Leila M., now the wife of Jonas Derr; and Charles F., at home. After his marriage Mr. Roberts located at the old home of Daniel O. Roberts, which he and his brother Daniel had inherited from the father. The farm consists of seventy-two and a half acres of land, which he has placed under a high state of cultivation, and has improved with good and substantial buildings, having in 1894 replaced the old log house by his present comfortable residence. He is a progressive general farmer, and has met with success in his operations. He is a prominent member of John A. Spellman G. A. R., of Hilliard, in which he has filled all the offices, and is now past commander. The Republican party has always found in him a stanch supporter of its principles, and he has most creditably filled the office of justice of the peace three years, and served as township trustee and a member of the school board for years, having always taken an active interest in educational affairs. JOHN STEPHEN CROMWELL. Until November 19, 1897, there resided near the city of Columbus, Ohio, an old resident and highly respected citizen, whose ancestry could be traced directly to the great Oliver Cromwell. This man was John Stephen Cromwell, the subject of the present review. He was born in Frederick county, Maryland, July 29, 1824, and was the second child of Joseph Wesley and Mary Ann (Hull) Cromwell, and passed out of life on the 19th of November, 1897, having surpassed the traditional three-score and ten years. When 784 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. about thirteen years of age Mr. Cromwell was' brought by his parents to Franklin county, Ohio, settlement being made near Whip's Mill. His education was obtained in the primitive schools of that time, and when about seventeen years old he engaged in school-teaching. The marriage of Mr. Cromwell took place December 29, 1847, to Eliza Jane Anderson, a most estimable lady, the daughter of a prominent farmer then living on the Dublin pike road. She had been born in Franklin county, December 20, 1828, her father being Joshua Anderson, a native of New Jersey. He removed from that state when about sixteen years of age and settled in Pickaway county, Ohio, later removing to Franklin county, whee he spent the remainder of his life. The mother of Mrs. Cromwell was Mary A. (Holmes) Anderson, a native of Delaware county, Ohio. After marriage, Mr. Cromwell located at Worthington, Ohio, for one year, removing to another farm one mile east of Columbus for another year, and later making several removals, when he finally became permanently settled upon the farm now occupied by his widow. At the time of his death the farm contained two hundred and fifty acres, and is very valuable property, on account of its fine location. Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Cromwell : Annie Mary, Lousie Gertrude and John Wesley, all deceased ; Joshua, who married Carrie Woland and has one son, Oliver R. ; William Parsons ; Charles Richard, who married Lora D. Mix and has two sons-Carroll D. and Glenn Curtis; Ella Josephine: Charlotte Atlanta, who married Bert King; Joseph Wesley ; and Eliza Jane, who married L. L. Mix and has one daughter, Mildred. Mr. Cromwell was a life-long Republican and held but two elective offices. He was elected township trustee several times, notwithstanding the township was Democratic and he also 'served for a long time as justice of the peace During the Civil war he held the position of recruiting officer for a short time. Four men who had worked for Mr. Cromwell entered the army, and Mr. Cromwell testified in every way possible his adherence to the Union. Both Mr. and Mrs. Cromwell had been life-long members of the Methodist ist church, his residence being always the minister's home, and he was ever ready to respond to any call made upon him by the church. He was known far and wide for his charity, and at his death the mourners were not limited to his immediate friends around his home, but were scattered through the whole state. JACOB TINNAPPLE. This well known and highly respected citizen of Norwich township, is a native of Franklin county, his birth having occurred in Prairie township, June 27, 1857. His parents were Andrew and Elizabeth (Popper) Tinnapple, natives of Gillersheim, Province of Hanover, Germany, the former born June 25, 1809, the latter November 4, 1814. The father attended the public schools of Germany until fourteen years of age, after which he worked in a stone CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 785 quarry during the summer season, and as a wood chopper during the winter months for some time. At the age of twenty-one he entered the German army, and after serving three years came home and was married. He then returned to the army and remained in the service for more than seven years as a cavalryman, taking part in several battles. Returning to his native place, he resumed his former occupations, and while at work in a quarry his leg was broken by a pile of stone falling upon it. Three children were born to himself and wife in Germany, but two died in infancy. In 1851, with his wife and child he emigrated to the United States, taking passage on a sailing vessel at Bremen, Germany, and after a long and tedious voyage of forty-five days landed in New York city. Mr. Tinnapple came immediately to Columbus, and after four weeks spent in this city, purchased twenty-five acres of wild land in Prairie township, upon which he built a log cabin of one room. He at once commenced to clear his place, and to its improvement and cultivation devoted his energies for thirteen years. At the end of that time he bought a partially improved farm of fifty acres in Norwich township, which he operated until our subject took charge of the same. In his religious affiliations he was a member of the German Lutheran church, and in politics was a stanch Democrat. Being fond of reading, he kept well posted on the questions and issues of the day; was devoted to his home and family; and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. His death occurred November 18, 1886. Jacob is the youngest of his children and the only one born in America. Louis and another child died in infancy, as before stated. Mollie Christine, born in Gillersheim, Province of Hanover, August 5, 1845, is the wife of Herman Kuhn. Our subject's maternal grandfather, Frederick Popper, was also a native of Gillersheim and a carpenter by trade. In 1851 he came with the Tinnapple family to America, but after spending seven years in Franklin township, this county, working at his trade, he returned to Germany, where his death occurred. Jacob Tinnapple was only six years old when the family settled in Norwich township, where he grew to manhood, and pursued his studies in the district schools until seventeen years of age. He early became familiar with all the duties which fall to the lot of the agriculturist, and at the age of twenty-two rented the home farm. After the father's death he purchased the interests of the other heirs, and now owns and successfully operates the place. Mr. Tinnapple was married, January I, 1883, in Prairie township, by Rev. Mr. Horst, pastor of the German Lutheran church, to Miss Mary Sellers, a daughter of Isaac and Catherine (Seibert) Sellers. She was born in Franklin township, this county, September 26, 1859, and there grew to womanhood. She attended the district schools, and also pursued her studies in Delaware county one year, after which she engaged in teaching in Prairie, Brown and Franklin townships, this county. Mr. and Mrs. Tinnapple have five children, whose names and dates of birth are as follows : Madeline Elizabeth, July 13, 1884; Nonie, March 27, 1889 ; Amelia, August 27, 1888; William, October 13, 1890; and Albert, February 28, 1892. Mr. Tinnapple is a member of the German Lutheran church, and is an 786 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. ardent supporter of the Democratic party. He has efficiently served as township trustee six years, and has, always faithfully discharged any duty devolving upon him whether public or private. H. C. COOKE. Prominent among the business men of Franklin county is numbered H. C. Cooke, whose connection with various enterprises and industries have been of decided advantage to this section of the state, promoting its material welfare in no uncertain manner. In business affairs he is energetic, prompt and notably reliable, and generally carries forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes. Mr. Cooke is not only a representative of one of the honored pioneer families of this county, but also comes of good old colonial stock. His ancestors came originally from Herefordshire, England, and the first to come to America .was Henry Cooke, who was known to be living in Plymouth, Massachusetts, before the year 1640. His sons were Isaac, who remained in Plymouth; John, who settled in Middletown, Connecticut ; and Henry and Samuel, who located in Wallingford, Connecticut. Samuel moved to New Haven in 1663 and to Wallingford in 1667. They were among the first planters, tanners and shoemakers of the Nutmeg state. The founder of the family in Ohio was Roswell. Cooke, who was born in Farmington, Connecticut, December 6, 1764, and was the third son of Amos and Rhoda (Hosford) Cooke. At the age of sixteen he enlisted in the Colonial army, and served throughout the remainder of the Revolutionary war. On the 21st of October, 1788, he married Rachel Newell, of Farmington, and in 1800, with his wife and five children, two sons being married at that time, he left his Connecticut home and started for the territory of Ohio by wagons, which carried their worldly possessions. During the journey which lasted six weeks, they met with several adventures. While passing through Pennsylvania, the Dutch teamsters with their big wagons often refused the right of way to the travelers, calling their vehicles "dammed Yankee carts," and fights resulted with victory to the Yankees, as is usually the case in any contest. On their arrival in Columbus that city contained but one log cabin. The two oldest sons, Chauncey and Rodney took up land six miles north of where the state house now stands, their farms adjoining. The country at that time was densely wooded, through which roamed the Indians and wild beasts. On one occasion the mother of our subject saw a large black bear devouring a pig near her cabin. The brothers both erected houses out of round, unhewn logs, with puncheon floors and primitive fire places, with mud-and-stick chimneys. They lived in true pioneer style while clearing their land and transforming it into productive fields. At first their field products were light, but the trusty rifle supplied the deficiency, Rodney Cooke being a good marksman. In course of time the land became highly culitvated, and upon the farms which they developed the brothers spent the re- CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 787 mainder of their lives. They were energetic and enterprising men, and one of the first grist and saw mills in the county was constructed by them on the Olentangy about 1827, now known as the Weisheimer mill. They also operated a distillery, which, though erected later than the mill, was one of the first in the county. Roswell Cooke died in Delaware, Ohio, December 27, 1827. Rodney Cooke, who was the father of our subject, was born in Wallingford, Connecticut, in 1793, and was married to Laura Cowles. He became prominent in public affairs, and. during militia days served as colonel of a regiment. He also participated in the war of 1812. He died in 1833, and his widow, who long survived him, passed away at the age of seventy-three years. Having learned the tailor's trade in Connecticut, she managed to support her children after her husband is death, keeping her family together until they were able to care for themselves. The youngest child was born three months after the father's death. All reached years of maturity but only two are now living : Demon P., a resident of Columbus ; and H. C., of this review. Those deceased were Esther D., wife of L. J. Weaver ; Roswell, who married Lorinda Skeels; Helen, wife of John Good ; Rosalia P., wife of John Webster; Rachel N., wife of William E. Buck; Laura, wife of Lester Roberts; and Rodney Romoaldo, who married Cloe Williams. In religious conviction the entire family was of the Universalist belief. A native of this county, H. C. Cooke, was born near Olentangy Park, March 14, 1825, and his early days were spent in a way common with pioneer boys. He attended the subscription schools conducted in the primitive log school house, and later spent several terms at the old Otterbein Seminary in Westerville, Ohio, thus becoming well fitted for life's responsible duties. He was early inured to the arduous task of clearing the wild land and doing other hard work upon a new farm. He followed teaching for some time, his first school being in what is now North Columbus, where he received ten dollars per month; his second being at the Harbor, then called Rogue's Harbor. In his home district he taught for several terms. Mr. Cooke was married, May 20, 1852, to Miss Abigail A. Taylor, who died suddenly May 7, 1893, at the age of sixty-three years. To them were born seven children, namely : Clara, wife of Wellington Webster, of Findlay, Ohio; Flora, wife of J. L. Armstrong, of Clinton township, this county; Albert Clement, of Columbus, who married Lulu Brown ; Edwin A., who married Ella Haines ; Mary E., deceased] wife of David Maize; Alice A., wife of Charles Hess, of Clinton township; and Harry Lester, deceased. After his marriage Mr. Cooke located on the old homestead farm in Clinton township, and as his means permitted he purchased the interests of the other heirs in the place. Eventually all of the Cooke land entered from the government came into his possession; and he now owns three hundred acres of good land, mostly under cultivation and highly improved. In addition to his farming interests Mr. Cooke has been identified with other enterprises, the chief among which has been the stock business, probably handling a larger 788 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. amount of stock than any. other shipper in Franklin county. About eighteen years ago .he abandoned that business, and since then has been connected with A. G. Grant, under the firm name of Cooke, Grant & Cooke, as contractors in the construction of heavy masonry for . railroad bridges, etc., in which undertaking he has met with success. The business is now managed by his son, A. C. Cooke. He was one of the promoters of the Worthingtion & Columbus street-car line, and .served as treasurer of the company. Aiways active and energetic, he has undoubtedly successfully handled more lines of business than any other man in Franklin county, and is deserving of prominent mention among the leading and representative citizens of this section of the state. Politically he has always been a stanch supporter of the Republican party, and in religious belief is a Universalist. LEWIS HUFFMAN. Among the well known family names of Jackson township, Franklin county, Ohio, is. that of. our subject, his parents having settled there as early as 1834. Lewis Huffman was born in Jackson township, on October 9, 1839, and is a. son of Henry Huffman, a native of Pennsylvania, although of German descent. He engaged in farming upon the land now occupied by his son, although at that time the only residence was a log cabin. Here Henry died, at the age of fifty-nine. His marriage to Catherine Spaughn, also a native of Pennsylvania, took place in Jackson township, where Mrs. Huffman died at the early age of thirty, leaving three children : John, of Columbus; Lewis, and Susan Haynes. Mr. Huffman was again married, his second wife being Mrs. Catherine Meach, and they became the parents of the following children; Joseph, deceased; Henry, whose sketch appears upon another page of this work; Catherine, deceased; George, a resident of Columbus; and Sarah, now the widow of William Rivers. Mr. Henry Huffman was cue of the old settiers and took a prominent part in the upbuilding and development of his chosen locality. In politics he was a Whig until the formation of the Repblican party. Lewis Huffman is the second son of the family and was reared in Jackson township and attended school at a log schoolhouse during the short sessions then thought sufficient. At the age of nineteen he was ready to start out in life for himself, and engaged in farming or in any labor that he found to be done; but when the call came for soldiers, at the outbreak of the Civil war, he enlisted in Company B, Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for a period of three months. This time was spent at Camp Dennison; but Mr. Huffman was never one to turn his back in the face of duty and immediately re-entered the army joining Company B, Fifty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, this occurring in 1861. When his term of service expired he enlisted as a veteran and thus holds an enviable record of having given four years of his life to the service of his country: During this long time he was seriously ill for only two weeks, which he spent. in the hospital at Vicksburg, although he took part in some- CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 789 of the most memorable battles Of the war. He was at Shiloh, the siege of Vicksburg, the Atlanta campaign, marched with Sherman to the sea, and then though the Carolinas to Murfreesboro, and was present at the grand, review in Washington. He was finally honorably discharged at Little Rock, Arkansas, being mustered out as corporal, having held this position for one and a half years. After his return from the army, Mr. Huffman engaged in farming in Jackson township, in 1870 buying a tract of sixty acres. which he finally sold and then came to his present location where he has a fine farm of one hundred and thirty-two acres under an excellent state of cultivation. Mr. Huffman was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Miller, in 1866, who was a native of the same township, and a noble family of sons were born to them: Harry, a resident of Columbus ; Edward ; Trivet; Clyde and Frank, residents of Illinois ; and Floyd, who is at home. Mr. Huffman takes a great interest in the political questions of the day, is a Republican, having cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln, and intends to uphold farther the principles of his party. Socially he has become a prominent member of the McCoy Post, No. 1, G. A. R., at Columbus. For thirty-eight years he has been a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church, which he has most acceptably served as both steward and trustee. Mr. Huffman enjoys the esteem and confidence of his neighbors and is an excellent representative of the fine old name he bears. JOEL BORROR One of the largest and most prominent of the pioneer families of Franklin county, Ohio, bears the name of Borror, and among them Joel Borror, the subject of the present writing, takes a conspicuous position, because of his. sterling worth and also on account Of the finely cultivated farm he owns, its present state of perfection having been brought about largely by his own industry. Joel Borrot was born in Jackson-township, Franklin county, Ohio, August 21, 1824. His father, Jacob, bore the family name from his father, who like himself was a Virginian, a native of Rockingham county. Jacob came to Jackson county, with his widowed mother when but a lad of eleven years, and remained until his death occurred, when he was forty-four years old. He was a man respected in the neighborhood, a Democrat in political conviction, and his comparatively early death was mourned by all. The name of the mother of our subject was Catherine (Conrad) Borror, a Virginian by birth and a daughter of Wolsey Conrad, an early Settler and a soldier of the war of 1812. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Borror, but only three of them are now living,—Joel, Jacob and Silas. The devoted mother lived to the age of seventy-eight, having been one of the admirable women of those early days whose example might in many ways be emulated now. Joel Borror, the oldest member of the family now living, was reared in his 790 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. native county, living the life of a farm boy of the times, attending school in the little log cabin with its greased-paper windows and stick-and-mud chimney enduring probably more real hardship in one winter than many of his descendants will know through life. In 1846 he married Mary Jane Thornpson, a native of Pickaway county, Ohio, who at her death left nine children: John, the oldest child, resides in Pennsylvania; Catherine is the wife of Jonathan Swagler, of Jackson township; Margaret E., widow of William Bateman, is also now deceased; Jane, Laura and Jacob, deceased; William marred Alta Strall and now lives in Columbus ; Mary, wife of William Holt, resides near Galloway, Franklin county ; and Martha, also deceased. The second marriage of our subject took place in 1895, the lady being Nancy Jane Vance in her maiden days. She was born in Brown county, Ohio, May 29, 1836, a daughter of Lewis A. Vance, an old settler of Brown county, and a granddaughter of John R. Vance, a native of Dublin, Ireland. Her Mother's name was Matilda Dye, whose people came from Tennessee. Mrs. Borror is the oldest of three children, the others being Hanson L. Vance, who lives in Brown county, Ohio, and Mary M. Sheldon, who resides in San Diego, California. Mrs. Borror was first married to John Powers and had one daughter, Mary M., who is the wife of L. H. Royers, of Indianapolis, Indiana. Mrs. Borror's. second marriage was to Robert McElhaney. Following his first marriage, Mr. Borror settled on the place whetre he now lives, which at that time was' surrounded by dense woods. The home was a little log cabin with one window, and the latchstring was always hanging out, for at that time hospitality was proverbial. Wild animals were constantly near and Mr. Borror had a task indeed to. kill or frighten the denizens of the forest from his doorstep, of clear up this land, and make out of the wilderness one of the finest farms of Franklin county. The home farm consists of one hundred and four acres and he also owns ninety-nine and one-quarter acres in this township. Having resided for a space of fifty-four years on one place, Mr. Borror's neighbors. have become well acquainted with his character, and the universal respect he enjoys testifies to the regard they have for him. HERMAN KUHN. There are few men in Franklin county whose success has been more worthily achieved than this prominent and well-to-do farmer of Norwich township, who came to the new world empty-handed and has worked his way upward to a position of affluence by industry, economy and good management. He comes of a good old German family living in the Rhine Province for several generations. There his paternal grandfather, Jacob Kuhn, spent his entire life as a cooper; and served in the German army in the war of 1813-14. His children were Henry, Herman, Jacob and Catherine. Herman Kuhn, Sr., the father of our subject, was born in the village of Simmeon, Rhine Province, in 1810, and attended school until fourteen years of age, after which he learned the cooper's trade. He died in his native land in 1894, and his CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 791 wife who bore the maiden name of Eva Bruner, died in 1867. Of the children born to them Jacob is still a resident of Germany ; Peter died in that country; Herman is next. in order of birth ; Philip is deceased ; and Margaret lives in Germany. Mr. Kuhn, of this review, was born in Rhinebalon, Rhine Province, on the 22d of February, 1843, and pursued his studies in the home school until fourteen years of age. For several years thereafter he worked in an iron foundry, and also learned the cooper's trade with his father. At the age of twenty he entered the German army and served three years in Berlin as one of King William's body guard. When the Austro-Prussian war broke out he was attached to the Second Guard, regiment, and took part in several battles, his principal engagement. being the battle of Koenigratz. After the close of the war he returned home and worked one year at the cooper's. trade. Deciding to try his fortune in America, Mr. Kuhn sailed from Hamburg, October 4, 1867, on the steamer Prussia, and after fourteen days spent upon the water landed in New York city, whence he came direct to Columbus, having relatives; in Norwich township, this county, who had sent him the ticket to come to the new world. For a time he made his home with Jacob Kuntz, a farmer, for whom he worked. In 1869 Mr. Kuhn married Miss Amelia Tinnappel, and for a year they made their home with his uncle, Mr. Kuntz. In 1870 they located upon twenty acres of his present farm, their first home being a log cabin, 16x20 feet, which he fixed up. For five years Mr. Kuhn worked as a section hand on the Hilliard section of the Panhandle Railroad at one dollar and forty cents per day, and saving the money made in this way, he was able to purchase his place, though he went in debt eight hundred dollars for the same. For the twenty acre tract he paid fifty-five dollars per acre; later added six and a half acres at forty-one dollars and a half per acre, and sixteen and a half acres at sixty-eight dollars per acre. His wife was industrious and economical and .aided him in every possible way. All that he made with the railroad company he had saved, and on' leaving the service had a little farm of twenty acres under cultivation. Since then he has devoted his time and attention to agricultural pursuits. At the death of his uncle in 1894, he inherited his property, but prior to this had purchased one hundred and four acres at fifty-five dollars per acre, his sons assisting him in the operation of the farm. He has since bought three hundred and forty acres at the same price, and now has a fine farm under a high state of cultivation and improved with good buildings. A flower-bed now occupies the site of the old log house, and neatness and order prevade the entire place. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Kuhn are Elnora, wife of Adam Koerner, of Brown township, this county; Minona, deceased wife of Rev. Charles Kunst; Andrew and Henry, both at home; Bertha, wife of John A. Geyer, of Prairie township; and Stephen and Sarah, both at home. Since casting his first presidential vote for Samuel J. Tilden, Mr: Kuhn has been a stanch supporter of the Democratic party, and is an active and prominent member of the Lutheran church in which he has served as director and 792 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. treasurer for twenty years. His life record is one well worthy of emulation and contains many valuable lessons of incentive, showing the possibilities that are open to young men who wish to improve every opportunity for advancement. HENRY PAUSCH. There is no man in Columbus more widely known than. Henry Pausch, and none who is more deservedly popular. Since his birth, January 6, 1840, he has lived in Columbus, and since 1891 has lived in his pleasant home at 967 South High street: He attended the public schools of Columbus, and at the age of fourteen was apprenticed to learn the printer's art to John Geary & Son, editors. and proprietors. of the Capital City Fact, which at that time was a prominent Columbus daily newspaper. Four years later his apprenticeship was concluded, and he then entered the employ of the Hon. Richard Nevins, who was at that time state printer, and with that finm and its successors, Myers Brothers, he remained for thirty years, as one of its most trusted and efficient employes. On November 3, 1864, Mr. Pausch was married to Miss Jeanet E. McPherson and to them were born eight children: Flora L., Henry, Kr/. Frank M., Catherine B.; Walter L., Anna E.,. Mary G. and Alice G., all of whom are living except Frank M., who died April 13, 1901. Mr. Pausch's political career began in 1874, when he was elected to the city council from the eleventh ward. From 1877 to 1879 he was president of that body, and both as a member and as a presiding officer he acquitted himself with the highest honor, and the breath of suspicion never rested upon a single one of his acts in many of the official capacities in which he served. After voluntarily leaving the city council, one year later, he was largely. to the office of police commissioner on the Democratic ticket, and served in that capacity for four years, his term expiring in 1884. He was largely instrumental in reforming, reorganizing and shaping into an efficient body of men the police force of the city of Columbus. A strong partisan, he was none the less a conscientious public official, and always insisted on efficiency in office as the first requisite, controlled by sound political principles. In 1889 the Democratic party of Franklin county elected him county treasurer, and in 1891 was re-elected, serving for four years. Since that time he has held different public and political positions, being at present a member of the city sewer commission, having been appointed by Mayor Swartz as one of the Democratic members of the board. In politics Mr. Pausal has always been an ardent an.d unswerving Democrat, active in the management of his party's affairs, and an untiring worker for the success of his party's ticket—local, state and national. His counsel land assistance have always been sought by his party's leader's in political campaigns ever since he reached man's estate, and they were always ungrudgingly and unselfishly given. CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 793 Mr. Pausch is a thirty-second-degree Mason, a noble of the Mystic Shrine, an Elk, a member of the I. O. O. F., a Knight of Pythias and an active member of the Olentangy Club, as well as many other social organizations. In every relation in life he has won and still retains the highest esteem and respect of all with whom he has associated. AUGUSTUS E. GROOME. For many years this gentleman was actively identified with the agricultural interests of Norwich township, but is now living a retired life in Hilliard. He traces his ancestry back to an old colonial family of English extraction, which was founded in this country by three brothers, one of whom afterward returned to England, while one settled in Pennsylvania, the other. in New Jersey. The last was Ezekiel, son of Moses Groome, the great-grandfather of our subject: The grandfather, Ezekiel Groome, Jr., was born in New Jersey and married Rhoda McDonald, who was also a native of that tate and a daughter of Major McDonald of Revolutionary fame. Some time between 1816 and 1820 they came to Franklin county, Ohio, and, settled in the southern part of Madison township, their. farms bordering on the Pickaway county line. There the grandfather died in August, 1837, but his wife survived him several years. John Groome, our subject's grandfather, was born in New Jersey and was quite small when brought by his parents to this county, where he grew to manhood on the farm. In early life he learned the carpenter's trade. He went overland to California in 1849, and for a time was interested in prospecting and mining, but there being a great demand for carpenters he resumed work at his trade, receiving sixteen dollars per day. While there he contracted fever and died in 1849. He was first married in Norwich township, this county, to Miss Elizabeth Britton, a daughter of Hosea W. and Rachel (Taylor) Britton, natives of Virginia, and the latter a Cousin of President Zachary Taylor. Mrs. Groome died in Madison township, this county, in 1833, and the father subsequently married Charity Young and later removed to Iowa, from which state he went to California. Augustus E. is the youngest of the five children born of the first union, the others being as follows : Zachariah C., who was dreadfully opposed to the Mormons, was killed by that sect in Iowa when they were on their way to Utah. Rachel married John Hunt and died in Iowa: Hosea. W. served as a private in the Mexican war and died in Iowa. Rhoda married William McBride and went with her husband to Pike's Peak, Colorado, where she died leaving two small children, whom Mr. McBride took back to Iowa in a wagon and left with his brother-in-law. Of the six children born to the second marriage of John Groome, Charity, the eldest, died young. Obediah died in Salt Lake City, Utah. Louisa died at the age of fourteen years. Isaac is a veteran of the Civil war and a resident of Knoxville, Iowa.. Albert was a member of an Iowa regiment in the same war and was never heard of 794 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. after the battle of Shiloh, in which he participated. Orilla married Charles Sherman, a descendant of General Sherman, and died in Nebraska. John died at the age of three years. Augustus E. Groorne, our subject, was born in Madison township, this county, on the 24th of April, 1833, and was only three months old when his mother died. At the age of seven years he went to live with his maternal uncle, Hosea Britton, in Madison township, and remained with him until reaching manhood. He received a good district school education and at the age of sixteen commenced teaching, a profession which he continued to follow for sometime after his marriage. It was in Shelby county, Ohio, April 21, 1854; that he led to the marriage altar Miss Susannah Cole, a daughter of Joshua Cole. They began their domestic. life on a farm in Norwich township, this county, which he had inherited from his uncle. It consisted of one hundred acres to which he subsequently added eighty acres, and to the improvement and cultivation of which he devoted his time and attention until the spring of 1894, when his son, E. W., took charge of the same, while our subject removed to Hilliard and has since lived a retired life, enjoying a well earned rest. Mr, and Mrs. Groome are the parents of seven children, namely: Rhoda, deceased wife of Thomas McNaughton; Rosaline, deceased wife of William Dobyns; Rilla, wife of S. T. McCann, of Norwich township; Sherman, deceased; Fletcher, who married Maggie Cramer and lives in Norwich township; Edward W., who married Amanda Smith and now operates the old home farm ; and Mattie, wife of Robert Wolfe, of Norwich township. In 1875 Mr. Groome was made a Mason, and now belongs to Avey Lodge No. 493, F. & A.. M. He is also an active and prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Hilliard, and is now serving as one of the trustees of the parsonage. In his political affiliations he is a Democrat. He served as township assessor one. term, and at the age of twentytwo became a member of the board of education, with which he has been connected almost continually ever since. During the long years of his residence in Franklin county, he has; championed every movement designed to promote the general welfare, has supported every enterprise for the public good, and has materially aided in the advancement of all social, educational and moral interests. After a useful and honorable career he can well afford to lay aside all business cares and live at ease and retirement. JOHN LINEBAUGH. The deserved reward of a well spent life is an honorable retirement from business, in which to enjoy the fruits of former toil. Today, after a useful and beneficial career, John Linebaugh is quietly living on his farm in Jackson township, surrounded by the comfort that earnest labor has brought him. He was for many. years prominently identified with . the industrial and agricultural interests Franklin county. CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 795 Mr. Linebaugh was born in Union county, Pennsylvania, August 26, 1815, and belongs to one of the early colonial. families of that state, which was founded in this country by his paternal great-great-grandfather, a native of Germany, who settled on the farm in York county, where the birth of the great-grandfather occurred. There the grandfather, Abram Linebaugh, was also born, and the farm, consisting of two hundred and fifty acres, is still in possession of the family. Upon. that place the grandfather spent his entire life, and was one of the most prominent farmers of the community. The birth of the father, Abram Linebaugh, Jr., occurred on the old homestead, where he was reared to manhood. In early life he served as an apprentice to the carpenter's trade, which he followed for about twenty years, and then engaged in farming in Union. county, Pennsylvania, until called from this life when about forty-five years of age. He was an earnest member of the Lutheran church, and was well known and highly respected. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Wikle, was also born in York county, and died at the age of eighty-six years. She, too, belonged to quite a prominent family. A nephew of hers was one of the' first congressmen of the United States, and was still living in 1898, at the age of ninety-two years. Her father was also a native of York county, while her grandfather was born in Germany and became a prominent man and editor of a paper in York, Pennsylvania. In the Linebaugh: family is a Bible two hundred years old, which was published by the king of Germany and cost eighteen pounds sterling. Six of these Bibles were purchased by our subject's maternal grandfather and given to his children. Twenty years ago the one in the Linebaugh family had not a leaf broken. John Linebaugh, is the fourth in order of birth in a family of seven children, six sons and one daughter. The eldest, Daniel and Mary, twins, both lived to the age of eighty-six years; Abram, Jesse and William all died at the age of seventy; and Henry at the age of seventy-one. All remained in Pennsylvania with the exception of Henry and our subject, who came to Ohio. At the age of eighty years, John Linebaugh accompanied his parents on their removal to York county, Pennsylvania, and remained with them until he attained his majority. At the age of eighteen 'he commenced learning the carpenter's trade, at which he worked for three years in his native .state, receiving one pair of coarse shoes for his first two years work as an apprentice. He was then given seven dollars per month and his board, and subsequently was employed at loading manure at fifty cents per day. Determined to try his fortune in Ohio, Mr. Linebaugh drove with a two-horse team from York county, Pennsylvania, to Columbus, and began life here with a capital of thirty dollars which he had managed to save from his wages. He at once found employment at his trade, and helped lay the corner-stone the state house, in which he put the constitution of the United States and also that of Ohio. As a contractor he erected the first cast iron front building in Columbus, and was successfully engaged in business in this city for about 796 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. twenty years, after which he engaged in contracting and building throughout different parts of the county for fifteen years, making in all thirty-five years, probably a longer period than any other contractor has carried on business here. On discontinuing work along that line, Mr. Linebaugh located on the farm in Jackson township where he now lives. It consists of three hundred and thirty acres, and at the time of purchase was wild and unimproved, not a stick of timber having been cut. He has since cleared the land, placed it under cultivation, erected a good brick residence, and made many other improvements which add greatly to the value and attractive appearance of the pace. He has .never. actively engaged in agricultural pursuits, but has always rented the farm, and as he is unmarried he makes his home with his tenant, J. W. Ferguson, who has had charge of his farming operations for twenty years. Mr. Linebaugh owns over a thousand acres of land, entirely free from mortgage, six hundred ninety-five acres of which are in Franklin county, the remainder in Pickaway county, Darby station being located on a part of his land. Besides this valuable property he has considerable money on interest. Mr. Linebaugh has been a life-long Democrat and cast his first presidential vote for Martin VanBuren. He takes an active interest in everything pertaining to the good of the people, and gives a ready support to all measures for the public good, but has never been prevailed upon to accept office. He is a strong temperance man, having never tasted intoxicating liquor of any kind for fifty-six years, and never uses tobacco in any form. To his temperate habits he attributes his health and although eighty-five years of age he is as active to-day as most men of sixty. Since 1842 he has been a prominent and active member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and has ever taken a leading part in church work. He has. held the office of steward in his church. His life is well worthy of emulation and all who know himhold him in the highest esteem." CAPTAIN WILLIAM PINNEY. Captain William Pinney is a prominent and well known farmer of Sharon township, now serving on the board of county commissioners. He takes an active part in public affairs and his influence is ever found on the side of progress and improvement. Throughout a long and active career lie has commanded the respect of his fellow men by reason of his fidelity to duty, his honesty in business and his faithfulness to all obligations of private life. Captain Pinney is a son of Abner and a grandson of Putnam Pinney, who was the founder Of the family in Franklin county and one of its honored pioneers at a time when this section of the country was being evolved from the wilderness of frontier life to a district where all of the improvements and accessories of civilization are found. The grandfather was one of the Ohio company which came to, the Buckeye state from Kentucky, the journey being made in 1802. He was accompanied by his family, who settled in Worthing- CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 797 ton. Two of his brothers, Levi and Chester, made the journey at the same time. From that early day until his death Putnam Pinney resided in or near the town. He and his brother Levi were soldiers. in the war of 1812 and he was recognized as one of the leading and: influential men of the community, taking an active part in. promoting all movements and measures calculated to prove of benefit. For a number of years he filled the office of justice of the peace, and his official career was extremely commendable. He carried on farming, and his energy aid diligence enabled him to win success, so that he was numbered among the well-to-do citizens of his adopted county. He married Miss Polly Morrison, and unto them were born the following children : Henry Chester, Thompson, Lyman, Betsey and Louisa, all now deceased. The grandparents were both members of the St. John's Episcopal church of Worthington, which they assisted, in organizing and to the support of which they always contributed liberally, ;aiding in its work in every way as far as lay in their power. Mr. Pinney was also a member of New England Lodge, No. 4, F. & A. M. This worthy couple have long since been called to the home beyond, but the influence of the work which they performed along lines of development, progress, education and: Morality is felt. Abner H. Pinney, the father of our subject, was born in Franklin county, December 6; 1805, and was here reared when this district was a section of cabin homes and unimproved farms. He was married in Delaware county, October 13, 1825, to Ann Cynthia Strong, and took up his abode in Worthington, later removing to Columbus, where he engaged in manufacturing and merchandising; continuing business there until 1852, when he established a manufacturing business in Jackson, Michigan, but continued his residence in Columbus up to the time of his death. He was a representative citizen, possessed of the enterprising spirit which has led to the rapid and:substantial development of the West. His business interests were carefully prosecuted and he was a pioneer in the manufactory of farm implements. It is said of him by Columbus bankers that he was one of the best financiers in the state, and in all trade transactions his word was as goodas his bond. Intricate business problems he rapidly comprehended, and whatever he undertook he carried forward to successful completion, brooking no obstacles that could be overcome by determined and honorable effort. He was generous to a fault and was of a kindly nature, any to the poor and. withholding not the of assistance from any one really in need of aid. A man of strong convictions, he never faltered in support of what he believed to be right, yet was not bitterly aggressive, according to all the right which he reserved for himself of forming an unbiased opinion. He took a very. deep and ardent interest in religious work, and for many years was senior warden of St. John's Episcopal church, of Worthington. In politics he was a Whig, stanchly advocating the principles of the party. In his church work he was ably assisted and seconded by the efforts of his wife, a lady whose many 'excellent qualities of heart.and mind work her the love and friendship of all. They were the parents of nine children, namely : Julia L., Henry C., Elizabeth P., Ann C., Mary E., Henrietta, 798 - CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY. Justin, William and Nathan. The father 'died October 21, 1857, and Mrs. Pinney passed away June 25, 1884, at the age of eighty-four years, her birth having occurred in Delaware county, Ohio, May 21, 1803. Their son, Captain William Pinney, whose name forms the caption of this review, was born in the city of Columbus, .Ohio, on Christmas day of 1840. His childhood days were passed in his parents home amid its refining influences, and in the public schools he mastered the branches of English learning which prepare the young for the practical duties of business and social life. Before attaining his majority the country had become engaged in Civil war He had watched with interest the progress of events. in the south, and his loyal spirit was aroused by the rebellion which threatened the Union. therefore enlisted as a member of Company E, Forty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered into service as second lieutenant September 27, 1862. Soon afterward the regiment was transferred to the seat of war in Kentucky and he was attached to the Fifteenth Army Corps, which formed a part of the Army of the Tennessee. In November, following, Captain Pinney was promoted winning the title by which he is now known. He first became familiar with the hardships of war. in the hotly contested battle of Shiloh, where he was wounded, but not so seriously as to necessitate his departure from the field. He was the first man in his regiment hit by Rebel lead. Among the other important engagements in which he participated and bore an honorable part were the battles of Corinth, the long siege of Vicksburg, in which fighting was almost a daily occurrence for many months, Black River and Jackson, which ended the fighting for his command in that section, for after the engagement at that place the regiment proceeded by way of Memphis to Chattanooga, joining the Army of the Cumberland, then confronted by the Rebel hosts in the mountains of Tennessee. Captain Pinney participated in the battle of Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge, after which the corps marched. to the relief of Knoxville, where Burnside's army lay "bottled up," as expressed by General Grant. That was one of the hardest campaigns of the war, involving hard fighting, exposure and long and arduous marches. His command subsequently joined the Army of the Tennessee while it was fighting its way from Chattanooga to Atlanta. The exposure and rigor of war during the Knoxville campaign so wrought upon Captain Pinney ney's health that he contracted rheumatism in a serious form, which incapacitated him for further service. It was with deep regret that he was forced to retire from the army before the Union troops had accomplished their mission of crushing out the rebellion in the South. However, fate was inexorable and he was honorably discharged by order of the department October 19, 1864. The Captain then returned to his home, and after recuperating his health he located in Worthington, where he engaged in the grocery and grain trade and at the same time continued the operation of his farm. He continued his mercantile operations for seven or eight years and then disposed of those interests in order to give his entire attention to his agricultural pursuits. His CENTENNIAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY - 799 well ordered and highly improved farm of one hundred and seventy-eight acres adjoins the village of Worthington. It is a model of neatness and indicates the taste and progressive spirit of the owner, who has bestowed upon it much care and labor. The Captain has been twice married, his first union being with Miss Jennie Beers, by whom he had eight children, namely : Ida, Hattie, Henry, Justin, James, Wesley, Wolcott and Olive; but the last named is now deceased. For his second wife he chose Miss S. E. Wilcox. He is well known and prominent in benevolent and fraternal organizations. He belongs to Worthington Lodge, No. 270, I. O. O. F.,. and is also a member of the encampment. His name is on the membership rolls of the Grand Army of the Republic and of the Loyal Legion. He now belongs to H. C. Burr Post, which was named in honor of H. C. Burr, who was Captain Pinney's: orderly sergeant and was killed' at Shiloh. Of this post the Captain was the first commander and he has ever taken a deep interest in promoting its welfare. In politics he is a stanch Republican, unswerving in his advocacy of the party which upheld the Union and which has ever been on the side of reform and progress. He cast his first vote while in the service, supporting Governor Brough, of Ohio. He has since been for many years a participant in the councils of the party; attending many of its conventions as a delegate, and in 1896 he was elected county commissioner, discharging the duties of the position so acceptably that he was re-elected two years later and has. alternated with the other commissioners as. chairman of the board. While in this responsible position he has by the exercise of sound judgment won the confidence and approval of the people of Franklin County, for he has labored untiringly for its interests. He has also held. a numer of township offices, having creditably served as trustee, clerk and assessor. In all matters pertaining to the general welfare he is deeply interested and contributes in a large measure to the promotion of those movements which he believes will advance public progress. He is always loyal to the cause which he espouses, faithful to the principles in which he believes and true to the obligations of public and private life in every particular. These qualities have won him warm regard wherever he is known, and in his native county he has indeed a host of true friends. DAVID DEEMS SMILEY. The value of the Scotch-Irish character has been many times demonstrated in all parts of America. Among the Scotch-Irish families who settled early in the northern part of Pennsylvania was that of Smiley and there was born Thomas Smiley, who became a Baptist minister and passed his entire active life and died in Bradford county. Rev. Thomas Smiley was the great-grandfather of David Deems Smiley, of Norwich township, Franklin county, Ohio. His son, David was born in Bradford county. Pennsylvania, and his son, David, Jr., married Sarah Deems and they were the parents of David Deems Smiley. David Deems Smiley was born on the farm in Norwich township,