ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 525 grades. of stock being evidences of his thrift and enterprise in this direction. Mr. Long has also developed the fine stone quarries located upon his land; getting out What is known as the Dayton limestone for building purposes and placing 'upon the market cut and dimension stone. He now has an extended patronage and is conducting his business in a thoroughly progressive and up-to-date 'manner. At the present time he is making arrangements for putting in a spur of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad, most of the work having already been completed. This will furnish him excellent shipping facilities so that he can load his cars upon the ground and transfer them to the main track. He has also added a brick and tile plant; for there is an excellent quality of brick clay upon his land, covering his stone quarries. For the conduct of his enterprise he has secured steam power and the latest improved machinery for the manufacture of both brick and tile. The extent of his business may be judged by the fact that for the school building, which was erected in Xenia in 1902, he furnished the brick as well as the stone used in the foundation and in other parts of the building. The brick plant has a capacity of thirty thousand per day. In 'the operation of his quarries and manufacturing plant Mr. Long employs a large force of workmen, and the output is of such excellent quality that both the stone and brick find .a ready sale upon the market and his business has assumed extensive and profitable proportions.. Mr. Long was united in marriage to Miss Martha Cummings, a sister of the Hon. J. B. Cummings, the wedding being celebrated October 9; 1880, and unto them have been born two sons, Thomas. C. and William H.. Both our subject and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and in politics he has been a stalwart Republican and served. for twelve years as township trustee, yet has never been an aspirant for office. Few men are more prominent or widely. known in Greene county than Henry C. Long. He is an important factor in business circles and his popularity is well deserved because of his unbending integrity, his unabating energy and industry that never flags. He is thoroughly interested in whatever tends to promote the welfare of his native county and throughout .this portion of the state is honored and respected, not only for. what he has accomplished, but also because of the means he has employed to win success. VOLCAH E. WEAVER. Volcah E. Weaver was born in New Burlington, Clinton county, Ohio, October 2, 1842, and was reared at the place of his birth. He was one of three children born unto Samuel and Anna (Ellis) Weaver. The paternal grandfather was Abraham Weaver. The father was born and reared in Virginia and died in Greene county, Ohio, in 1874. He followed his trade, that of a tailor, throughout the years of his manhood and was a highly respected and worthy resident of this portion of the state.. He left two sisters at the time of his death beside his immediate family. His wife died on the 7th of May, 1890. In the common schools of the neighborhood Volcah E. Weaver pursued his education, becoming familiar with branches of learning that fitted him for the transaction 526 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. of business. He has been identified with the farming interests of the county since he attained the age of seventeen years, and now conducts a farm of five hundred acres of valuable land. This, however, is largely superintended by his son, while Mr. Weaver is practically living retired. His business interests have been so well conducted that he has become one of the wealthy residents of Greene county. He is a man of keen discrimination, of unfaltering- industry and strong- purpose, and has ever carried forward to successful completion whatever he has undertaken. His foresight and sound judgment have enabled him to make judicious investments which have returned to him a good income. In his farming methods he has always been progressive and enterprising adopting the latest improved methods of practical value and keeping his farm under excellent condition, its neat and thrifty appearance indicating, his wise and careful. supervision. On the 3d of October, 1877, Mr. Weaver was united in marriage to Miss Belle Peterson, a. daughter of Abraham Peterson, of Clinton county, Ohio, who in that locality was engaged in farming on an extensive scale. Three children have been born unto our subject and his wife : Charles A., who at the age of twenty-three years is assisting in the operation of his father's farm; Laura E., a young lady of nineteen years ; Anna, a little maiden of six summers. The family have a very pleasant home at No. 513 South Detroit street, where Mr. Weaver has resided since 1899. The son is a member of Xenia Lodge, F. & A. M., in which he is now holding office. Mr. Weaver gives his political support to the Republican party, and he and his family are supporters of the Reformed church, of which Mrs. Weaver is a member. He is widely known throughout this portion of the state not only because of his extensive agricultural interests, but also on account of the qualities of manhood which have won for him high regard. THOMAS C. PATTERSON. Thomas C. Patterson, one of the early settlers of Greene county, is a. native of Warren county, Ohio, his birth having there occurred on the 7th of August, 1832, his Parents being James and Jane (Finney) Patterson. The father was a native of Virginia. and came to Ohio when a. young man, settling in Warren county about the year 1831. There he devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits through many years. He afterward removed to Greene county, taking tip his abode here in 1866. He settled in Xenia township, where he purchased a part of the farm now occupied by our subject, and upon that place spent his remaining days. He passed away in December, 1891, at the advanced age of eighty-four years. The community mourned his loss as an honored and valued representative citizen. His life, ever honorable and upright, was in consistent harmony with his membership in the Second United Presbyterian church of Xenia. For many years he served as an elder in that church, also filing a similar position in the church to which he belonged before removing to Greene county. His wife died in April, 1890, and was laid by his side in the Woodland cemetery of Xenia. In the family of this worthy couple were six children of whom five are yet living. ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 529 Thomas C. Patterson obtained his early education in the district schools of Warren county. During the months of vacation, after completing his school course, he assisted his father. in the work of the farm, thus early gaining a practical, education in the work of field and meadow and a good knowledge of the best' methods of caring for stock. He was thus engaged until after the breaking out of the Civil war, when in response to President Lincoln's second call for troops in 1862 he offered his services to the government, enlisting in Company B, Seventy-ninth: Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he served until the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged in Washington. He served as corporal and took part in many important engagements being under 'the command of General Sherman. He met the enemy in battle at Resaca, Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga and Atlanta, and whether he was on the picket line, the tented field, or in the thickest of the fight, was ever loyal and faithful, performing his duties without question. In 1867 Mr. Patterson returned home to Warren county and remained there for a short time when he came to Greene county and settled upon the farm which he now occupies in Xenia township, not far from: :the Columbus, pike. Here he has engaged in the cultivation of the soil and in the raising of stock. He owns: one hundred and thirty acres: of rich and arable land and upon his farm has erected a good set of buildings and made many excellent improvements which indicate the careful supervision and progressive spirit of the owner. About eight years ago he erected a large brick residence and a commodious barn and everything about the place is in keeping with a model farm of the twentieth century. In 1866 Mr, Patterson was united in marriage to Miss Martha Irwin, a daughter of William C. Irwin, who lived and died in Warren county, devoting his business activity to farm work. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Patterson have been born five children: Anna, the wife of Harvey Drake, a resident farmer and stock-raiser of Cedarville township; James, who is assisting his father on the home farm; Mary, at home; William, who is employed as an accountant in Dayton, Ohio; and Bertha„ who is yet with her parents. Both Mr. and Mrs. Patterson hold membership in the Third United Presbyterian church of Xenia. Our subject has always been found straightforward and honorable in his business dealing's and is today as true to his duties of citizenship as when he followed the old flag upon the southern battlefields. His entire life has been passed in Ohio and for more than a third of a century he has resided in Greene county, where he is known as a valued citizen and progressive farmer, well deserving of mention in this volume. ROSWELL FENTON HOWARD. Hon. Roswell Fenton Howard was longer engaged in the practice of law in Xenia than any other attorney which has been connected with its bar. There was in him a weight of character, a native sagacity, a farseeing judgment and a fidelity of purpose that commands the respect of all. A man of indefatigable enterprise and fertility of resource, he has carved his name deeply on the record of the political, commercial and professional history of the state, which owes much of its advancement to his efforts. 530 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. Roswell Fenton Howard was born in Hamilton county, Ohio, July 20, 1814, and was a son of Cyrus Howard, a native of Vermont, and a grandson of Solomon Howard, who was one of the heroes of the Revolutionary war and valiantly fought for the independence of the nation. On leaving New England Cyrus Howard took up his abode in Hamilton county, Ohio, at an early period in its history. As one of the first settlers of that section he carried on the labors incident to the developing of a farm in the midst of the heavy timber of the primeval forests, making for himself and his family a comfortable home in the wilderness. He Married Miss Lucy Fenton, whose home was near North Bend; and they became the parents of a large family of children. The cause of education found in him an ardent advocate, as it. did many of those sturdy residents from New England and he aided in locating the first school in his community. The people out of their scanty means subscribed a sufficient amount for the erection of a good brick building and after its completion, instruction was given in that school throughout the entire year—a vdry unusual occurrence even in older communities. Mr. Howard was a strong Whig in his political views and supported John Quincy Adams and William Henry Harrison. His death occurred in February, 1851, and the community mourned the loss of one of its valued and influential citizens, his wife long surviving him, passed away on the 25th of April, 1885, at the extreme old age of ninety-two years. Roswell Fenton Howard was given excellent educational privileges. While acquiring a knowledge of the usual branches of study taught in the lower grades of the home schools, he was also a student of Latin and Greek. Subsequently he entered Miami University, but left that institution in the junior year and made his way to Augusta, Kentucky, where he completed his college course in the school there, being graduated in the year 1832 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Later the degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon him by the same institution. After leaving college he engaged in teaching for a time in the Woodward high school, at Cincinnati, but wishing to make the practice of law his lifework he began studying under the direction of Daniel J. Caswell and Jacob Piatt. In the law schools of that city he continued his study and in 1837 was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Law. The same year Mr. Howard opened an office in Xenia, which at that time contained a population of only fifteen hundred, to whom the young lawyer was totally unknown. Immediately he entered upon the practice of his chosen profession, wherin he was destined to rise-to an honorable and prominent position. .He began the work for which the previous years of study had been a preparation, becoming a member of the bar where sham reputation and empty pretense were of no avail in the forensic combats. The young lawyer in his contests, with older and experienced men, whose reputation and patronage were already assured, found it a hard school, but it afforded excellent training, and as he measured his strength with the best his mind was developed, his intellectual powers were quickened! and strengthened, and he acquired a readiness in action, a. fertility of resource and a. courage under stress that have been essential factors in his successful career. Mr. Howard was in practice in Xenia ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 533 for fifty-five years, and although his practice made heavy demands upon his time, he also held some public offices. He was a member of the city council, and for a. number of years served as mayor of Xenia, also acting as a member of the board of school examiners. For two terms he was prosecuting attorney for Greene county. In 1848 he was! elected to the state legislature on the Whig ticket and in 1866 Was again chosen to that position, thus serving one term under the old constitution and for two terms under the new, for he was continued in office until 1870, by re-election. While in the house he was appointed on several important committees, including the judiciary and penitentiary. His thorough understanding- of the law, his close investigation into the needs of the commonwealth and his devotion to the general good made him a prominent and capable member of the assembly. On May 2, 1848, Mr. Howard was united in marriage to Miss Margaret M. Steele, of Xenia, a lady of superior culture and refinement. She was a daughter of Professor Thomas Steele, who was connected with the educational work until advanced age compelled him to lay aside arduous duties of the profession. Mrs. Howard passed away on the 27th of March, 1873, and later Mr. Howard married Miss Mary Hannah Pollock, a native of Logan county, Ohio, and a daughter of William. and Fanny Pollock. Mr. Howard had a: family of nine children and two of his sons are yet actively connected with the legal profession. He passed away on the 28th of July, 1892, and his remains were interred in the Woodland cemetery. By his upright character,. his kindness of heart and his interest in every good word and work, he made numerous friends and his death was greatly lamented. His name stood high on the roll of the most honored and eminent lawyers in this portion of the state and all who knew him respected him because of his fidelity to truth and the right. HON. CHARLES F. HOWARD. Hon. Charles F. Howard is a representative lawyer of Xenia, the senior partner of the well known firm of Howard & Howard, and is the oldest living- child of the nine children born unto Hon. Roswell Fenton and Margaret Mitchell (Steele) Howard, whose history is given above. With the example of his illustrious father before him, it is no wonder that he was attracted to leg-al profession, or that he was inspired and encouraged to attain to a prominent position in its ranks. His birth occurred in Xenia on the 12th of July, 189, and his early education acquired in the public .schools here was supplemented by a literary course in Xenia College. He afterward studied a year in Antioch College and on the expiration of that period went to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he entered the Michigan State University, but on account of failing health was unable to complete his course of study there. Preparing for the bar and successfully passing an examination for admission, he began practice in Xenia. In the meantime, however, he was elected city clerk, but in attempting to discharge the duties of tile office he was again seized with the malady which caused his former illness and was forced to resign before the expiration of his term. In the spring of 1888 he was elected ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 532 mayor of Xenia, just a. half-century after his father had been chosen for the same office. From 1896 until 1898 Charles Fenton Howard represented his district in the state senate, and in the legislative body of the commonwealth his course was such as to add new laurels to the family record. In the spring of 1900 he was elected prosecuting attorney, which position he is filling at the present time, having. entered upon the duties of the office in January, 1901. In 1898 he was appointed by Judge Sage referee of bankruptcy and his brother William, the junior member of the firm of Howard & Howard, was appointed to succeed him by Judge Thompson. In the practice of his profession Mr. Howard has long since left the ranks of the many and stands among the successful few. In connection with his other duties he has been identified with the Peoples Building and Savings Company of Xenia, as one of .its directors and president, and is also the president of the Woodland Cemetery Association. The People's Building and Saving Company is the oldest institution of the kind in Xenia, and its business has developed from one hundred thousand to a. half million dollars. On the 25th of October, 1882, Mr. Howard was united in marriage to Miss Adda D. Gowdy, a daughter of George F. Gowdy. She is a leading and influential member in the Methodist Episcopal church, and both Mr. and Mrs: Howard enjoy the high regard of hosts of friends,. and the hospitality of the best homes in Xenia. Mr. Howard has been very active in politics and is a stanch Republican. The firm Howard & Howard stands to-day in the fore Most rank of the legal fraternity in this portion of Ohio, and Charles Fenton Howard is a man of sound judgment, and manages his cases with masterly skill and tact. William S. Howard, the junior member of the firm, was born in Xenia, February 20, 185, . and like his brother began his education in the public schools. After reading law with his father he entered the law school of Cincinnati, just fifty years after his father had been a student in that institution. He completed the course, was graduated and has been associated with his brother in practice in Xenia. He is yet a young man, but has gained a reputation hardly second to that of any member of the Greene county bar. MOSES EVANS. Those men who have contributed to the general stability, progress and improvement of Greene county are deserving of mention in her history. Such a one was Moses Evans, who was deeply interested in the welfare 'of his adopted county and was ever loyal thereto. He was born in the Newberry district of South Carolina in 1821 and was about eight years of age when he came to Ohio, with his parents, Robert and Sarah (Cappoch) Evans. The family settled upon a farm near Roxanna, Spring Valley township. The grandfather, Moses Evans, had died in South Carolina, and his wife, who bore the maiden name of Lydia Hasket, had afterward married Samuel Spear, of South Carolina. They had come to Ohio in 1826, and for a short time Robert Evans and his family resided in the home of his mother and step-father, while he was seeking a favorable location. At length bought about four hundred acres of land a mile and a ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 533 half south of Spring Valley on the west side of the Little Miami river. There he carried on farming successfully for some time, and, having Water power in the river, he built and operated a sawmill and gristmill, conducting the same until 1864. Through out the years of his residence in Ohio he lived upon that farm, passing away in 1868. In his family were fifteen children, nine of whom reached mature years, while two are still living. Moses Evans was the fourth in the family and upon the home farm he was reared to manhood. The public schools afforded him good educational privileges, which he improved. He became a surveyor, learning the business partly. from his father and partly in school. On. the 24th of March, 1842, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah S. Huston, of Spring Valley township. She was born in Waynesville, Warren county, November 7, 1822, her parents being, Robert and Hannah (Townsend) Huston. Her father was a native of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, born January I, 1778, and his wife was born at Cape May, New Jersey, November 30, 1787. They became acquainted in Waynesville and were married on the 19th of July, 1821. For a few years thereafter they remained in that village, Mr. Huston carrying on shoemaking until he purchased land in Spring Valley township and removed to the farm, when Mrs.. Evans was about four years old. There he died in 1829, and his wife, surviving him for some years, passed away in Waynesville in 1844, at which time she was attending .the yearly meeting of the Society of Friends, to which she and her husband belonged and of which their people had been representatives for several generations. Mrs. Evans was the eldest of three children, and the youngest, Mary, died in infancy. Her only brother, Daniel Townsend Huston, was married in Warren county, and in 1850 went overland to California. Three years later he returned for his family, and then spent his remaining days on the Pacific coast. His birth occurred in 1825 and his death on the 9th of October, 1883. In his family were four children. Moses Evans, of this review, purchased the interest of his wife's brother in the home farm which had belonged to her father, and thereon spent his remaining days. He made excellent improvements upon the place and was a progressive and enterprising agriculturist. The home was blessed with nine children. Robert, who became a soldier in the Sec0nd Ohio Heavy Artillery, suffered from a severe attack of small-pox, but recovered. Later, however, he died in the hospital in Knoxville, July 20, 1865. Joseph C., the second son, born in 1845, married Anna Buckles, who died in 1890, and he now resides in Sugarcreek township with two of his four children. He was in the one hundred days' service during the Civil war. Daniel T. died September 23, 1868. Hannah L. is also deceased. Mary E. is with her parents. Sophia Angeline is the wife of Newton Berryhill, of Sugarcreek, and they have two children. Hillard married Nellie Zell, by whom he has two children, and their home is in Xenia. Emma is deceased. Moses Edmund, the youngest, married. Jennie Scarf, by whom he has two children, and .they reside upon the old home farm. Mr. Evans was strongly opposed to slavery and when the Republican party was formed to prevent its extension into other 534 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. territory he joined the ranks of the new political organization. He held various township offices, including that of trustee,. yet he was never an office seeker. In 1868 Mr. Evans was called to his final rest, and his death was deeply lamented throughout the community, for he had many friends in Greene county. His Widow still survives and resides in Spring Valley. She is an estimable lady widely and favorably known and the family is deserving of creditable mention in the history of this portion, of the state. In October, 1894, the old home was destroyed by fire, but `it was soon rebuilt JAMES LONG GINN. James Long Ginn, who is living a retired life in Jamestown, was born in Silvercreek township, Greene county, on the 22d of October, 1836,. his parents being John and Rachel (Long) Ginn, the former a native of Ireland and the latter of Virginia. With his parents the father came to the United States when he was about eight years of age. The family located in what is now Jasper township at a very early day. There John Ginn was reared amid the wild scenes of' frontier life and became a farmer, following that enterprise until his death in; 1844, when he was thirty-nine years of age. He left a widow and eight children, seven of whom Mrs. Ginn reared to adult age. These are: Margaret, Sarah,. Elizabeth, Martha, William, James and Thomas. Five children of the family died in early life. William is now living in Taylor county, Iowa, and Thomas is a resident of Jamestown. James L. Ginn, of this review, acquired his education in the schools of Ross township, and after putting aside his text books he learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed for twenty years, also being a contractor and builder. He then established a lumber business in this place, carrying it on very successfully for a quarter of a century, and on the expiration of that period selling out on the 16th of January, 1902, to the present firm of Adams & Thuma. His patronage was a gratifying one and his large sales annually brought to him a good income. He was known by all to be worthy; reliable and faithful in all life's relations; and his enterprising efforts were therefore crowned with success. On the 5th of November, 1856, Mr. Ginn was united in marriage to Miss Mary Kyle, by whom he had four children : Alice C.; now deceased ; Mattie B., the widow of W. F. Copenhaver, and a resident of Cincinnati; Elizabeth, deceased; and Ellis Edgar, who resides in Jamestown. He married Lucy Irons and they have one child, Helen. Alice C., the eldest member of the family, was the wife of A. G. Bingaman, and they had three children, Edna, Estella and Whitelaw. The two youngest are making their home with their grandfather, Mr. Ginn. Mrs. Ginn died in 1890, and on the 5th of November, 1892, Mr. Ginn was again married, his second union being with Miss Emma Lloyd, a native 0f Greene county and a .daughter of William E. and Amanda (McDaniel) Lloyd, both of whom are natives of Greene county. The grandfather, John Lloyd, came to this county in 1803 and settled upon a farm in Xenia township, where he spent his remaining days. The maternal grandfather, Wilson McDaniel, lived in this county in 1801 an.d took up his abode in ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 535 Xenia township, where he also lived until he was called to his final rest. In August, 1901, the McDaniel family held the centennial celebration of the founding of the family in this county, the meeting being held on the McDaniel stone-quarry farm. This stone quarry has been operated for about seventy-five or eighty years and produces the finest limestone in the country, according to the test made by the United States government. . William E. Lloyd was a farmer and stockman during the greater part of his life. He died in 1889 and his wife in 1884. They were the parents of ten children, nine of whom reached mature years, while eight are now. living, Mrs. Ginn being the third in order of birth. Aside from a very pleasant home ;.n Jamestown, Mr. Ginn owns a valuable farm of three hundred acres in Silvercreek and Ross townships, to which he gives his personal. supervision. He and his wife are widely and favorably known. The lady is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and fraternally he is a member of Jamestown Lodge, No. 352, F. & A. M., having been made a Mason in 1870, in Yellow Springs. His political support is given the Republican party. He has served as a member of the town council and is now a member of the school board. James L. Ginn has been actively associated with business affairs of this place, and belongs to that class of representative American citizens who, while promoting individual success, also advance the general welfare. ANDREW H. BAUGHMAN. By the death of this honorable and upright citizen Xenia and Greene county sustained an irreparable loss and was deprived of the presence of one they had come to look upon as a guardian, benefactor and friend. Death often removes from our midst those whom we can ill afford to spare, whose lives have been all that is exemplary of the true and thereby really great citizen. Such a citizen was Mr. Baughman, whose whole career, both business and social, served as a model to the young and an inspiration to the aged. He shed a brightness, around everything with which he came in contact. By his usefulness and general benevolence he created a memory whose perpetuation does not depend upon brick or stone, but upon the spontaneous and free will offering of a grateful and enlightened people. No citizen did more for Xenia than Mr. Baughman, and his connection with its development and growth along material, intellectual and moral lines did much toward placing it in the proud position which it to-day occupies. Andrew H. Baughman was born October 1807, on a farm seven miles east of Hagerstown, Maryland. His parents were Andrew and Esther (Herr) Baughman. The father was born, reared and married in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and there followed farming and hotel-keeping. During the war of 1812 he was the captain of a volunteer company. He survived his wife eight years, her death having, occurred when our subject was only seven years of age. Soon after his mother's death our subject went to live in the home of his uncle, who lived on a farm west of Hagerstown, Maryland, there remaining until he was fifteen years of age, when he began to earn his own livelihood. It was, however, rather a preparation for a business career, for during the first year he was given no wages. The second year he received five dollars per month. In the mill he remained until he 526 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. had attained his majority, never at any time receiving more than nine dollars per month, but from that meager salary he managed to save a small amount. When he had reached mans estate he walked all the way to Wheeling, West Virginia, where he boarded a trading boat for Cincinnati, receiving his passage and fifty cents per day for labor performed on board. From Cincinnati he went to Hamilton, where he had two uncles living, and after visiting with them for a day or two he made his way to Alpha, Greene county. On Christmas day he began working at Harbine's mill, receiving nine dollars per month and his board. Added to what he had saved at the Whitmore mill, he succeeded in accumulating one hundred dollars, and in company with his cousin, Jacob Herr, he rented the flouring mill and sawmill, operating them successfully during the years 1830 and 1831. He was then offered one-third the profits of the Snyder mill if he would become the manager, which position he accepted, continuing as such until 1836, when he formed a partnership with Caspar Snyder, his employer's son. They purchased the mill and operated it for a number of years under the firm name of Baughman & Snyder. Mr. Baughman was manager of the mill until 1853. In the meantime it had been enlarged and good brick houses replaced the log huts that were about it when he took charge. In 1853 he sold his milling interests and bought a farm of two hundred and fifty acres, which he at once beg-an to improve. He still continued a business connection with Mr. Snyder, who at this time took charge of both the Oldtown mills, which they had purchased and in which Mr. Baughman still had a half interest up to the time of his death. The first real estate which he possessed was a farm in Greene county, which he had purchased while still employed by the elder Snyder. In addition to this he bought seven acres within the limits of the city, now included between King- and Galloway streets and Church and Shawnee streets. In 1871 he erected on this site an elegant residence, which is surrounded by a beautiful lawn and is still one of the tasteful and attractive abodes in the city. For many years Mr. Baughman was a most prominent figure in the financial circles of the city. He was first elected a director of the Xenia Bank, which afterward became a branch of the State Bank of Ohio, and on the passage of the national bank law was changed into the First National Bank of Xenia. In each of those organizations he had been a director and the vice-president, and upon the death of the president of the First National Bank he was elected to that position, which he filled until the expiration of the time of the charter. A reorganization was then effected under the title of the Xenia National Bank, the government permitting them to take the first name of the institution. Of this Mr. Baughman became the first president and continued to hold that office until failing health compelled him to resign. He still retained his financial interest in the bank and the office of director up to the time of his death, which occurred in September, 1891. He also did a. real-estate, banking and private loan business. He possessed keen sagacity and unusual foresight, which coupled with-untiring industry and resolution enabled him to advance steadily to success. In political circles Mr. Baughman was also a well known factor. For twelve years ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 537 he served as county commissioner and was alderman for a long period, during which time he served as president of the board for three terms. Many times he was solicited to run for higher offices, but he cared not for political preferment other than when he could serve the people of his immediate district. He cast his first presidential vote for General Andrew Jackson and continued to affiliate with the Democrat party until 1856, when he voted for John C. Fremont and afterward gave all his influence and effort of a political character to the Republican party. In 1846 he became a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and in 1833 he united with the Reformed church, in which he served as a deacon, also as Sunday-school superintendent and as a delegate to the synod and classis. He was treasurer of the classes and board of church erection. He was also a member of the peace commission and for many years one of the board of trustees of the Heidelburg University. Generous in support of all departments of church work, he is particularly remembered on account of the gift of twenty thousand dollars whereby was established the Baughman professorship of the Latin language, literature and Biblical instruction in the Heideiburg University of Tiffin, Ohio. He gave other large sums of money to charitable and intellectual work and his name will long be revered because of his munificence and particularly for his deep interest which he ever manifested in Heidelburg. That he enjoyed in an unusual degree the confidence of the public and those with whom he was associated is shown by the fact that he was appointed guardian for fourteen children and that he settled ten large estates. On the 7th of February, 1833, Mr. Baughman married Miss Mary Snyder, who was born in Washington county, Maryland, September 7, 1814, a daughter of Jonathan Snyder, one of the pioneers of Greene county, locating here in 1816, when his daughter was scarcely more than an infant. He built the first mill in the vicinity and it was afterward purchased by our subject and his partner. Having no children of their own, Mr. and Mrs. Baughman reared several, to whom they became greatly attached, giving them all the advantages which they would have bestowed upon children bound to them by ties of blood. Mention should also be made of their two neices, Henrietta and Magdalena Krepps, who' cared for them during their later life and who reside in the home on North King street. They were daughters of George and Nancy (Baughman) Krepps. Their father was born at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1802, and was one of a family of seven children. There he was educated and grew to manhood, and after his marriage he immediately located in Xenia, becoming one of the honored and prominent residents of this city. He had learned the trade of a blacksmith, which he followed for two years, and then removed to Trebein Station, where he carried on the same pursuit until 1851. He then turned his attention to farming in Spring Valley township, where he made his home until his death, which occurred August 9, 1873. His wife passed away January 13, 1856, leaving nine children, of whom five are yet living. Mr. Krepps was a Democrat in his political views and was a member of the Methodist church. The surviving children of the family are : Jeremiah ; Eliza A., the wife of J. A. Stillings; Nancy A., who mar- 538 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. ried William L. Fulkerson; and Henrietta and Magdalena, who reside in Xenia. They belong to the Methodist church and are most, highly esteemed in Xenia. Mr. Baughman, their uncle, was truly a self-made man, but the most envious could not grudge him his success, so honorably was it won, so worthily used. He was most liberal in his benefaction and while it is known that he gave twenty thousand dollars to one institution and other sums almost as large he was never ostentatious in his giving, and his private charity probably amounted to much 'more than that of which the world knew. His love for his fellow men was deep and sincere, and surely the world is better for his having lived. JOHN B. LUCAS. Progress and improvement are never the work of one man alone, but public advance is the result of aggregate endeavor and the county owes its advancement to those men who in the various walks of life are reliable in business and trustworthy in citizenship. All such are worthy of mention on the pages of the county's history and among this number in Greene county is John Bassett Lucas, who was born. June 15, 1842, in Xenia township, upon the farm which he now resides, his parents being Thornton and Mary (Blessing) Lucas. The father was born in Berkeley county, West Virginia, in 1798, and the mother's birth .occurred in Shenandoah county, Virginia, June 5, 1797, her parents being Lewis and Mary Elizabeth (Beardshire) Blessing; both of whom were natives of Germany and with a. party of nine emigrants came to America. Mrs. Blessing had one brother and three sisters who came at the same time. The Blessings settled in Pennsylvania. This was about 1760. Later they removed to Berkeley county, West Virginia; where both the grandfather and grandmother of our subject died. The mother of 0ur subject was one of five children : Jacob; Abraham; John, who served as a private in the war of 1812 ; Mary and Elizabeth. Thornton Lucas, the father of our subject, came to this county in 1824, and took up his abode upon the farm where his son John is now living, there spending his, remaining days. The house which stands upon the place was commenced in 1824. About a year after his arrival Mr. Lucas married Mary Blessing, and to them were born three children, of whom one died in infancy. The others are John B. and Lewis Morton, who died in 1861, at the age of seventeen years. The father gave his political support to the Democratic party until the time of the Civil war, after which he espoused the Republican party. He was a very strong religious man and a worthy member of the Baptist church, who contributed liberally to the support of the church and also labored in other ways for the spiritual upgrowth and the extension of the influence of the church. Both he and his wife were laid to rest in the cemetery of Xenia. In the schools of the township the subject of this review was educated, and during his youth he assisted in clearing and developing the home farm, always residing thereon. He was married; August 18, 1864, to Miss Alice Quinn, who was born in Xenia township, a daughter of Amos and Jane (Goe) Quinn. The father came from Ken- ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 539 lucky to this county in 1803, and settled at Ludlow Creek. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and there prepared for the church, expecting to become an Episcopalian clergyman. He came to this country to complete his studies and afterward decided to devote his attention to some other calling than the church. He was the third in order of birth in a family of nine children : John, Samuel, Amos, Elias, Harvey, Rosa, Ann, Hetty and Nancy. Amos Quinn served for many years as justice of the peace and was everywhere known as "squire." He also served as sheriff of the county from 1832 until 1837, represented his district in the legislature for two terms and was a very prominent .and influential citizen. He married Jane Goe, who was born near Pittsburg, Pennsylvania., a daughter of Samuel and Alice ( Van Home) Goe. Her father was a native of the Emerald isle, and, having emigrated to this country in colonial days, he served as a member of the American army in the Revolutionary war. In the early days he carried salt over the hills to Greene county. He was married in Pennsylvania, and in i8i i came to this county, settling near where the Powder Mill is now located. His wife was a sister of Barnett Van Horne, who was the first glassblower that ever came to America. By the marriage of Amos Quinn and Jane Goe were born three children : Elias, who died in 1900 ; Sarah, who is living with Mrs. Lucas, who is the third of the family. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Lucas was blessed with but one child, Thornton, who died in 1889, at the age of twenty-five years. Mrs. Lucas is a lady of culture and refinement who engaged in teaching- school. in early life, having followed that profes sion for nine years. Both our subject and his wife are members of the United Presbyterian church, and politically, Mr. Lucas is a Republican. He has been a member of the infirmary board for fifteen years and for twenty years was the president of the Agricultural Society. He to-day owns a valuable farm of five hundred acres and is engaged in general farming and stock-raising, in which his enterprising efforts are foil caved by gratifying success. FRANK A. McCLURE. It is an important public duty to honor and perpetuate as far as is possible the memory of an eminent citizen—one who by his blameless and honorable life and distinguished career reflected credit not only upon the city in which he made his home, but upon the state. No man was ever more respected in Xenia or ever more fully enjoyed the confidence of the people than Frank A. McClure. At the time of his death he was serving as cashier of the Citizens National Bank, and he bore an unassailable reputation in financial circles. He was but a young man, yet he accomplished much during his earthly pilgrimage, and he left to his family the priceless heritage of an untarnished name, while his memory is enshrined in the hearts of all who knew him. Frank A. McClure was born in Bellbrook on the 12th of July, 1836, and he was one of seven children whose parents were John and Mary (Cramer) McClure. His father was a native of Virginia and came to Bellbrook, Ohio, where he was interested in both farming and merchandising. 540 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. At the early age of fourteen years the subject of this review started out to make his own living., securing- employment in the mercantile house of General Merrick, with whom be remained for a few years. Later he returned to Bellbrook, being employed in his father's store. In the year 1862 he was appointed by the county commissioners to fill the office of treasurer of Greene county, made vacant by the death of General Lewis.. In that office he displayed marked business capacity and an accommodating and pleasant disposition that won for him the high regard of the public and led to his selection for the important position of teller in the First National Bank. When Mr. Trader resigned Mr. McClure was appointed his successor, and thus served until his life's labors Were .ended in death. A local paper said of him after speaking of his business connections : "Such are a few brief outlines in the life of Mr. McClure, but how crowded during the past twelve years, with all the multifarious incidents and details of business that associated him inimitably with a large proportion of the people. of the county, with the rich and the poor, the man struggling against adversity and the widow with her mite. To none of these did Mr. McClure ever turn a deaf ear, listening patiently to all they had to say, entering confidently into their own personal perplexities, freely giving all the advice and information possessed of, and frequently putting himself to great trouble to meet the desires of people and to assist them in various ways without the. slightest expectation of pecuniary compensation. And it can be said of him that whatever he promised to do in the way of purely disinterested accommodation he never failed to perform to the best of his ability. To do this required a wonderful command of business resources, a marvelous memory, and a disposition that was not to be soured by mere selfish considerations. Indeed it seemed that business was a second nature to him ; with such ease and facility did he perform not only the duties strictly connected with the institution over which he had charge, but the other self-imposed ones, that redounded so much to the credit of his heart as well as his head—to his high qualities as a man as well as a bank officer. In his capacity as cashier Mr. McClure displayed a remarkable knowledge of human nature and penetration, almost intuitively separating the true from the false, the worthy from the unworthy. He was the farthest removed from a machine officer, adapting himself to every shade and variety of circumstance incident to business exigencies, and to all the mutations that credit is always liable outside of the large cities, at the same time not sacrificing, but on the contrary promoting the interests of his bank by a wise and just leniency. He would have filled the same position in any of the largest city banks with half the display of the peculiar mental qualities that he so largely possessed. Speaking of Mr. McClure's intimate knowledge of the business of the people at large, we might say that nothing was more remarkable than this peculiarity. Let who would enter the bank, and Mr. McClure would generally know the nature of his business before a word was spoken, and would be prepared with an answer quick and decisive, as though he had just been thinking about that particular. case. A gentleman of this city, engaged in large and intricate business operations, has expressed to us his frequent astonishment at the manifestation of this characteristic as ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 541 respects his own business, without reference to any record and with so much clearness and precision." On the 23d of July, 1857, in Bellbrook, Mr. McClure was united in marriage to Sarah J. Steele, a; daughter of James and Sarah (Bush) Steele. Her father was a native of Virginia and in that state carried on farming on an extensive scale. He also operated a sawmill. His birth occurred in the early part of 1793, and on the 16th of October, 1836, he was called to his final rest. His wife, who was born on the 24th of March, 1791, died August 3, 1860, both being buried at Bellbrook. In their family were two daughters, but Rachel E. died at the age of eleven years. Unto Mr.. and Mrs. McClure were born five children, but only two of the number are living: Nettie A., now the wife of M. C. Williams, a resident of Lowell, Massachusetts ; and Al. Gertrude, the wife of Dr. William Gordon Dice, of Toledo, Ohio. Mr. McClure, was a man of domestic tastes, devoted to his family and their welfare. He rejoiced in his business advancement because it gave him greater opportunities to provide. comfortably for his loved ones. He was never happier than when dispensing. the hospitality of his own home, assisted by his wife and children. He was a man who had deep regard for his fellow men in general and it is doubtful if few men of his years and opportunities have done more for those among whom they have lived. In addition to his duties of the bank Mr. McClure had charge of the settlement of several large estates. He also performed the duties of various minor offices, which were unremunerated but required Much attention. He vas often applied to in the mat ter of a loan or an investment and would frequently say that he would give the matter. thought. He always aided these and if possible gave the assistance asked.. He never failed to fulfill a promise or keep an engagement, thus he had the. unlimited confidence of his fellow men, who knew that his word was as good as any bond ever solemnized by signature or seal. He gave his political support to the Republican party and was as loyal to it as to every other cause in which he believed. It was on the 15th of March, 1877, after a brief illness that he was called to his final rest, his remains being interred in Woodland cemetery. All, of the business houses of the city were closed during the hours of the funeral services—a token of respect which is only shown to men of prominence and worth. Frank A. McClure possessed all the qualities of manhood. He was not only reliable in business and loyal to a trust, but. he was genial and kindly and had a personality which was attractive, winning for him warm friends because of his genuine worth. JOHN F. HARSHMAN. John Fremont Harshman, who is successfully carrying on agricultural pursuits in Beavercreek township, his home being upon the Beaver Valley road, was born in this township on the 22d of September, 1856. His father, John C. Harshman, was also a native of this township, born in 1807, a representative of one of the oldest pioneer families of this portion of the state. His parents were Philip and Frances Harshman, both of whom were natives of Maryland, 542 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. whence they canie to Greene county in 18.03. Theirs was a long and tiresome journey across the country, for the roads were in poor condition and oftentimes there was scarcely. more than an Indian trail to mark the path through the forest. They located first near Zimmerman and lived in a wagon until a log cabin Could be built. Upon that place they spent their remaining days, and the grandfather cleared and developed three hundred acres of land, transforming it into-a good -farm which returned a valuable income. The cabin home which he erected is still standing as one of the land marks of the county and a mute reminder of the great changes which have occurred as pioneer conditions have given way to the encroachments of civilization. In the family of Philip and Frances Harshman were six children : George; John C.; Jacob; Elizabeth ; Polly, the wife of John. Brown ; and Betsy, the wife of John Sipe. John C. Harshman, the father of our Subject, remained under the parental roof until he had attained his majority and acquired his education in a typical log school house of the time. When of age he purchased fifty acres of land north of Zimmerman and at different times he added tracts of eighty, fifty, thirty and forty-five acres. He also bought another farm of well improved land of ninety-five acres and still other of one hundred and twenty-seven acres, so that his realty holdings were quite extensive at the time of his death. He started out in life without capital, and his education was also limited, his training in arithmetic being only to the rule of three. He was, however, a great reader and became one of the best posted men in his township. In his business affairs he also prospered and his capable management and sound practical judgment brought to him merited prosperity. He was. married on the 28th of October, 1841, to Ann Maria Miller, who was born in Bath township April 25, 1819, a. daughter of Daniel Miller. This worthy couple became the parents of nine children, of whom seven are yet living. Samuel Henry, the eldest, born October 10, 1842, died May 16, .1866. He enlisted for one hundred days' service as a member of the One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Ohio Infantry, remaining at the front from May until September, 1864. In the spring of 1865 he re-enlisted and continued at the front. until the close of the war. Sarah Elizabeth, born October 10, 1844, married Andrew J. Tobias and is living in Beavercreek township. Mary Catherine, born March 13, 1846, became the wife of Jacob Shoup and died February 28, 1868. Ann Maria,. born December 28, 1847, is the wife of W. W.. Ferguson. Ephraim Franklin was born November 11, 1849. Martha Ellen, born December 25, 1851, is the wife of Ed. C. Gerlaugh, of Beavercreek township. Reuben M., born January 29, 1852, resides in Dayton. John Fremont is the eighth of the family. Abraham Lincoln, born January 4, 1861, is the youngest and resides in Dayton. The father was called to his final rest January 2.7, 1880, and his wife passed away October 5, 1895, their remains being interred in the Hawker cemetery in Beavercreek township. Mr. Harshman gave his early political support to the Whig party, and upon its dissolution joined the ranks of the new Republican party. He was a man of such well known reliability that he was often appointed guardian of children and executor of estates. His wife was a faith- ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 543 ful and devoted member of the Union Reformed church. John Fremont Harshman was educated in the common schools of the township, continuing his studies through the winter months until nineteen years of age, while in the summer seasons he assisted in the work of the farm. He was thus engaged until his marriage, which occurred when he was twenty-three years of age, the wedding ceremony being performed on the 22d of July, 1879. The lady of his choice was Alethea Ann Lafong, a daughter of O. B. and Rebecca LaFong, the former now deceased. Mrs. Harshman was born in Beavercreek township, June 1 0, 1861, and by her husband was taken as a bride to the old family homestead, where they remained for eight years, after which they spent one year upon her father's farm. In 1888 Mr. Harshman purchased one hundred and twelve acres of land where he is now living. There were no buildings upon the place, but he has since erected a fine residence, a large barn and other substantial structures for the shelter of grain and stock, successfully carrying on agricultural pursuits along progressive and practical lines. The children born unto Mr. and Mrs. Harsbman are as follows : John Buneth began his education at the age of eight years and completed the district school course at the age of twelve. He was graduated in the Beavercreek high school when sixteen years of age with the class of 1899 and then took a special course of one year in Dayton, after which he entered the Columbus University, where he is pursuing a Latin and philosophical course as a member of the class of 1904. Anna Viola, born September 2, 1887, died May 10, 1900, and was laid to rest in Beavercreek cemetery. Sara Myrtle, born August 28;. 1889, is at home. Mr. Harshman is a stanch Republican and has filled. many township offices. Since 1894 he has served continuously as a trustee of Beavercreek township. He is a member of the Alpha Building Association, is one of its trustees, and is also a school trustee. Of the Agricultural Society of Greene County he is a director, and socially he is connected with the Knights of Pythias Lodge 0f Alpha, in which he has filled all of the chairs. Both he and his wife belong to the Beavercreek Reformed church, in which he is serving as trustee. From early boyhood he has been familiar with agricultural work and throughout the years of his manhood he has progressed in his business life, steadily advancing as the result of his untiring industry, strong purpose and capable management. He is a worthy representative of an honored family, which from the early history of Greene county has contributed in large measure to its substantial upbuilding and improvement. M. EDMOND EVANS. M. Edmond Evans, whose farming interests in Spring Valley township are an indication of his active, useful and honorable life, was born on the farm where he now lives, his natal day being December 18, 1866, and his parents being Moses and Sarah (Huston) Evans. The father died when his son was only two years old. Edmond was the youngest in a family of nine children, five of whom are still living. His boyhood days were spent on the home farm and in 544 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. the district schools he acquired a good education, remaining under the parental roof with his mother until he had attained his majority. Of the other heirs he has purchased a portion of the old homestead until he now owns fifty acres of that tract and altogether he has sixty-six acres. In addition to this he has leased a „ considerable amount and now operates about two hundred and twenty acres. Mr. Evans was married in Sugarcreek township, September 14, 1893, to Miss Jennie K. Scarf, of Sugarcreek township, her parents being Milton and Gorilla (Truman) Scarf. She was born in Xenia. Her father was also a native of this :county and the mother was born in Spring Valley. The former died in June, 1900, at the age of seventy-five years, but the latter is still a resident of Sugarcreek township. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Evans have been born two children : Don Scarf, born on the home farm February 12, 1896, and Hazel Marie, born April 2, 1900. Mr. Evans votes with the Republican party, and socially is connected with Spring Valley Lodge, I. O. O. F. His wife is a member of the. Methodist Episcopal church. LEWIS H. WHITEMAN. In the promotion and conservation of advancement in all the normal lines of human 'progress and civilization there is no factor which has exercised a more potent influence than the press, which is both the director and the mirror of public opinion. Ohio has been signally favored in the character -of its newspapers, which have been vital, enthusiastic and progressive, ever aiming to advance the interests of this favored section of the Union, to aid in laying fast and sure the foundations of an enlightened commonwealth, to further the ends of justice and to uphold the banner of the Buckeye state. In a compilation of this nature, then, it is clearly incumbent that due recognition be 'accorded the newspaper press. Mr. Whiteman is one of the leading representatives of journalistic interests in this portion of Ohio, being the editor and proprietor of the Xenia Herald. He was born in Xenia township, Greene county, February 15, 1842, and is a son of Joab -and Mary (Thomas) Whiteman, both of whom were natives of Virginia. The Whiteman family is of English lineage but was founded in America at an early period in colonial development. Jacob Whiteman, the grandfather of our subject, was born and reared in the Old. Dominion and thence came to Greene county, Ohio, in 1802. At that time Joab Whiteman was a: little lad of seven summers and he rode a pony' all the way from Winchester, Virginia, to this county. His -father followed the occupation of farming and to that pursuit the latter was reared. After arriving at years of maturity, he wedded Mary Thomas and they became the parents of five children, all of whom reached years of maturity, while four are still living, but our subject is the only one now a resident of Xenia. At the age of forty-nine the father died, but the mother, who lived to the advanced age of ninety-one years, died in May, 1902. In the usual manner of farmer lads, Lewis H. Whiteman pursued his education and was reared to manhood. He had, however, the advantage of attending a select school at Spring Valley for a time. The ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 547 country won his patriotic devotion at the time of the Civil war. On the 19th of September, 1861, he became a private in Company L, Third New York Cavalry, under command of Captain Jeptha Garrard and Colonel James H. Van Allen. He was mustered in at Camp Dennison, Cincinnati, September 24, 1861, and the regiment was assigned to the cavalry corps of the Army of the "Potomac. With his command Mr. Whiteman participated in the battles of Ball's Bluff, Winchester, Burnt Hickory, Trenton, Tranter's Creek, Greenville Lodge, Mill Creek, Neuse River, Washington, Tarboro, Batchelor's Creek Kingston, Whitehall, Goldsboro, Jacksonville, Newbern, Dover, Wise's Crossroads, Core Creek; Swift Creek, Camden and others of minor importance. He was appointed corporal January 5, 1863, and was honorably discharged on the 14th of December of that year in order that he might accept the first. lieutenancy of Company E, First Regiment of United States Colored Volunteer Cavalry, under Captain Charles Emerson and Colonel Jeptha Garrard. The regiment was assigned to Payne's division in the Eighteenth Army Corps. Later the regiment was transferred to the Twenty-fifth Army Corps of the Army of the James and participated in the battles of Wilson's Landing, Cabin Point, in the capture of Richmond, and in the battle of Fort Powhattan, Virginia, on the 25th of June, at which place Mr. Whiteman was appointed post commissary, 'serving in that capacity for several months. Afterward he went by transport to Texas, where he was engaged in performing guard and garrison duty on the Mexican border with headquarters at Brazos and Santiago, Texas. At the latter place Lieutenant Whiteman received his final discharge on the 4th of February, 1866. He was a most valiant soldier, ever found at his post of duty, and is now an honored member of the Union Veteran Legion. On the 16th of July, 1868, Lieutenant Whiteman was united in marriage to Miss Lydia A. Peterson, a native of Greene county, and to them were born two children, Howard Lee and Effie, both: of whom, are now deceased. Mr. Whiteman has held a number of political positions, in which his capability and efficiency have won for him high commendation. He served as postmaster of Xenia for four years and three months, being appointed by President Cleveland. During the administration of that gentleman he was made chief clerk in the navy yard at Washington, D. C., and was the first Ohio man to be turned out of office after the Republicans again came into power, being requested to leave the position ten days ,after President Harrison was inaugurated. He then went to Laurel, Maryland, the home of. Senator Gorman, and at the request of the senator established the paper called the Laurel Democrat, which he published for two years with good success. He then returned to Xenia and established the Xenia Herald, of which. he has since been the editor' and proprietor. He has purchased the Democrat-News and consolidated the two journals, so that the Xenia Herald is now the only Democratic paper in the county. It has a large circulation and i3 a bright and entertaining journal well deserving the liberal patronage. Fraternally, Mr. Whiteman is connected with the Knights of Pythias. He has also been a stanch advocate of Democratic principles and in 1898 he was the candidate of his party for congress in the Sixth district but was defeated. His career has been one 548 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. of activity, full of incidents and of results. In every sphere of life in which he has been called upon to move he has made an indelible impression, and by his excellent service and upright life he has won the high esteem and regard of all. JAMES B. CARRUTHERS. It is natural when one has left the sea of earthly activities to review the life record completed and pass judgment upon What has been accomplished. The career of James B. Carruthers was one which would bear the closest investigation and scrutiny, for in business and in every relation of life he was an honorable man, shaping his course by such principles as lead to the development of an upright character. For many years he was associated with the mercantile interests in Xenia and was well known in political and church circles, so that when called to the home beyond the community lost one of its most valued representatives. Mr. Carruthers was a native of Scotland, born on the 19th of March, 1821. His parents, John and Mary B. Carruthers, were also natives of the same country, and in the year 4834 they left the land of the heathers and crossed the ocean to the new world, taking up their abode in North Carolina, where they remained for about two years. In 1836 they arrived in Ohio, first settling in. Ross county, but after six. years had passed they came to Greene county, where they spent their remaining days. When James B. Carruthers accompanied his parents to this country he was but a lad of thirteen years. Being anxious to contribute his share to the family support, he secured employment as a clerk in a country store, being thus employed in North Carolina for eighteen months. After coming to Ohio he assisted in the work of the farm, aiding in the cultivation of the fields until he was twenty-three years of age. He then began teaching in a country school and later was a student in the school conducted by Thomas Steele in Xenia. Again he engaged in teaching, and in the year 1850 he began bookkeeping for the firm of Frazer & Company, of Chillicothe, Ohio, continuing in that capacity for two years. On the expiration of that period he returned to Xenia, where with the capital he had acquired through his own efforts he established a grocery store. Later he became connected with the dry goods trade, but afterward reentered the grocery business. Some time later he sold. his store and turned his attention to agricultural pursuits in Xenia township, where he owned a good farm near the city. His next change connected him with the coal business in Xenia, and with this enterprise he continued until his death, which was the result of a railroad accident in Xenia on the 2d of December, 1898. Mr. Carruthers was united in marriage. to Jeanette Smith, a daughter of William and Helen (Scott) Smith, who were natives of Scotland. Five children were born of this union : Johannah M., who died at the age of fourteen months ; Ella B. ; Jennie S. ; William S.; and Jessie B. The wife and mother was called to her final rest September 2, 1876, and on the l0th of August, 1878, Mr. Carruthers was again married, his second union being with Miss Eliza A. Hyslop, a daughter of George and Margaret Hyslop, the former a native of Scotland and the latter of Pennsylvania. ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 549 Mr. Carruthers was a member of the First United Presbyterian church of Xenia, and took an active interest in all that pertained to the moral, intellectual and material development of the community. For over thirty years he served as treasurer of Xenia Theological Seminary and was also financial agent of the synod. In his church he served as ruling elder and his efforts were very effective in promoting its growth and extending its influence. His political support was given with unwavering loyalty to the Republican party. For six years he served as a member of the city council of Xenia and was also a police commissioner during the Civil war. He was commissioned by Governor Tod as captain of Company D, Second Regiment, of, the Greene county militia. A man of scholarly attainments and broad general information, he was well fitted to become a leader of public thought and opinion. He thoroughly enjoyed home life and took great pleasure in the society of his family and friends. Charitable and benevolent, he always gave freely of his means in support of worthy charity and was particularly encouraging to those who were willing to help themselves. His life was ever honorable and upright, and at all times and under all circumstances he commanded the respect and esteem of his fellow men and was regarded as one of the representative citizens of Xenia. Mrs. Carruthers and four of his children still survive him, One daughter, Jennie S., being now the wife of the Rev. W. G. Martin, of Grove City, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Carruthers is a lady of superior intelligence and culture and has: taken a very active part in the public interests of Xenia. For 'thirteen years she was a most successful school teacher of this city. Since 1894 she has 'been a member of the city school board, and in 1896 she was elected a member of the board of county school examiners and has since served in that capacity. She now resides in ,a beautiful home on North King street, and it is the center of a cultured society circle. REV. CLARK. KENDALL. A life devoted to the ministry and a memory that yet remains as a blessed benediction to all who knew him—such is the history of Rev. Clark Kendall. For many years he labored earnestly and untiringly. to promote the cause of Christianity, and was one of the strong and able preachers of the United Presbyterian church. He was born in Greene county, in Xenia township, January 14, 1825, upon a farm now occupied by his widow. His parents were William and Eleanor ( Jackson) Kendall. The father was born in Pennsylvania. and afterward lived in Kentucky, and from that state came to Ohio at a very early day, taking up his abode in Xenia township, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was a tanner by trade and followed that pursuit to a considerable extent after coming to Ohio in connection with farming. Both he and his wife died in Xenia township at an advanced age upon the old family homestead. The father at one time owned the property upon which Wilberforce now stands. His death occurred in 1879, while Mrs. Kendall was called to her final rest June 6, 1888. Rev. Clark Kendall, whose name introduces this review, spent his boyhood days upon the home farm and acquired his early