ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 575 versity of Wooster, at Wooster, Ohio, where he was graduated in, the class of 1877 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He also took a business course, and later in the same year he entered the office of his uncle, J. H. Harbine, a dealer in grain and flour in Xenia, remaining with him until April, 1881. At that time Mr. Steele entered upon an independent business venture, purchasing the interest of M. C. Allison in the wholesale house of Allison, Eavey & Carson, at . which time the firm name was changed to Eavey, Carson & Steele. Another change occurred in July of the same year, when the business style of Eavey & Company was assumed, Mr. Steele remaining as an active member of the house. An 'extensive and. successful 'business was carried on, to which result Mr. Steele contributed his full share until July, 1888, when he sold his interest and became a member of the Hooven & Allison Company, of which he was also one of the incorporators. He was elected as secretary and general manager and also became a member of the board Of directors. This company was incorporated for three hundred thousand dollars and purchased the old plant on West Second street. The business of manufacturing cordage was then begun. The new company also bought out what was known as the plant of the Ohio Cordage Company and also enlarged and increased its capacity. The plant of the Xenia Cordage Company was also added to their enterprise and the company is now operating it as a successful commercial twine mill. In the various plants employment is furnished to about five hundred people—the largest number of employes in the service of any one company in Greene county. Thus a very successful and extensive business has been carried on, the trade constantly increasing, while the output is sent into all sections: of the country. The main office is located in Xenia, with branch offices and warehouses, at Kansas City and Minneapolis. The firm is represented by local agents at different. points. Until 1901 a factory was also conducted in Zanesville, Ohio, where one hundred operatives were employed. Mr. Steele has extensive business interests in other lines. In 1889 he organized the Steele, Hopkins & Meredith Company, incorporated, and bought the old business of B. F. Funk & Company, of Springfield, Ohio, since conducting a successful business there as wholesale grocers; He is also connected with the Electric Light .Company, and in 1896 he erected the finest office building in Xenia, known as the Steele block. It is a fire proof, steele structure, built in the most modern style of architecture and with all of the latest improvements and accessories. Three of its floors are devoted to office purposes, while the fourth and fifth floors have been leased to the Masonic fraternity. This building is a credit to the city as well as a monument to the business ability of the owner. On the 18th of January, 1893, Mr. Steele was united in marriage to Miriam E. Yockey, of Xenia, a daughter of the Rev. S. B. Yockey, now pastor of the Eighth Avenue Reformed church, of Columbus, Ohio. Unto our subject and his wife have been born three children : John Daniel ; Margare Elinor ; and Florence Miriam. Mr. Steele belongs to Xenia Lodge, No. 49, F. & A. M. ; Xenia Chapter, R. A. M., and to the Reformed church of Xenia, in which he is serving as an elder. In politics he has always been a stanch Republican, but would 576 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. never consent to hold office. He has had no taste for political life, even if his business interests would permit him to enter it, but during his active career he has held many important relations to the public interest, through the business enterprise he has conducted. He has never sought to figure personally before the public in any light or in any 'relation, but has always been deeply interested in the social, moral and industrial movements of the community. CAPTAIN MOSES WALTON. A new chapter has been added to American history at a recent date and one which reflects great credit upon the nation. It chronicles the military and naval strength of the country and shows that the United States has won a place among the great powers of the world. This result comes from the aggregate endeavor of many brave men who at their country's call went forth to aid in carrying out the doctrine which says that no foreign power shall encroach upon the liberties of the people of the new world. Captain Walton certainly won distinction through his military service which was of great benefit to his native land. He was born in what is now the village of Spring Valley, December 27, 1846, his parents being Moses and Rachel (Ragan) Walton. His boyhood days were spent in the village, the father owning a .farm there upon which the Captain was reared. After acquiring his elementary education in the district schools he later became a student in Spiceland. Academy of Henry county, Indiana, an institution which at the present time is conducted under the supervision of the Society of Friends. After years there passed Captain Walton returned to his home and a few months later he and his father established a mill for the manufacture of flax tow in 1866. The following year he and his father established a mercantile store and also continued the manufacture of tow. In 1869 they extended the field of their labors by engaging in the manufacture of bagging, successfully conducting all three enterprises. From 1868 until 1891 he and his brother were also interested in the pork packing business in connection with their father and Mr. Barrett. In 1872 they closed their store and in 1881 the bagging mill was destroyed by fire, and they did not again assume business along that line but continued to engage in pork packing. In 1883, however, Captain Walton withdrew from the business and went to Trebein to take charge of the wheat department until 1887. In that year he purchased the oil mill in Spring Valley, conducting the same until 1897, when he accepted a clerkship in the office of the post-office inspector at Cincinnati. He was employed in that capacity until. the 25th of "May, i898, when he was appointed captain in the quartermaster's department of the First Brigade, Second Division, First Army Corps, for service in the Spanish-American war, and was at. Chickamauga and at Camp Poland, Knoxville, Tennessee. When the army was reorganized he was made quartermaster of the First Brigade of the First Division of .the First Army Corps. In October the brigade was ordered to Cancti Spiritus, Cuba, and he was the first quartermaster located in the Santa Clara province, where he remained for three months. The brigade was then broken up ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 577 and he was ordered to Cienfuegus as assistant of the chief quartermaster of the province of Santa Clara and Matanzas, tinder General John C. Bates. After five months there passed Captain Walton was ordered to New York city to go on a transport as captain, quartermaster and commissary. He was in the transport service for two years, first as quartermaster on the Dixie, on which he made a trip from New York to Matanzas, Havana and Cienfuegus, returning- thence to New York. Later he was transferred to the transport Burnside, which was the only large prize captured from the Spaniards, it formerly having been the transport Rita. He has a very interesting relic captured from the Spaniards at that time which was found in the vessel. He was on the transport at the time when the teachers in Cuba were brought to Boston and in his possession has a diary which was kept on the voyage by the superintendent of the model schools of Ceinfuegus—Sanfrisco Castro--which was written in Spanish, but has been translated into English. Captain Walton paid the teachers at Cienfuegus for two months' services. This was the first money they had received for a period of three years and three months, and the money which was given them on the 1st of March, 1899, was gratefully received. They were paid in greenbacks, which was the first money of the kind they had ever seen. In July, 1900, Captain Walton was transferred to the Sedgwick and was in command until the 21st of October of the same year, when he was transferred to the .Buford, remaining in charge of that transport until the 1st of May, 1901. He crossed the ocean to Gibraltar, made his way to the Island of Malta, to Port Said, and through the Suez Canal, thence on to Colombo and the Isle of Ceylon. At Singapore the vessel did not anchor because of cholera at that place, but continued on to Manila,- the trip consuming- fifty-one days. Captain Walton spent over two months in Manila and then returned on the Buford, bringing with him the Twenty-seventh United States Regiment to San Francisco. Going out, he never lost a man. At San Francisco he gave up his command and went to Washington in order to work upon his papers. If the history of his naval service was told in detail it would furnish many an interesting and exciting chapter. He is thoroughly familiar with the modern methods of naval warfare and proved himself a most loyal soldier. On the 25th of September, 1867, the Captain was united in marriage to Miss Ellen B. Hepford, of Spring Valley. She was born in Dayton, a daughter of J. W. and Elizabeth (Hess) Hepford. They now have seven children : John Edward, a farmer of Spring Valley; Bessie R., the wife of E. C. Van Winkle, a teacher in the public schools of Spring Valley ; J. T., who in 1899 became justice of the peace, being the youngest incumbent that has ever filled that office in Ohio; Rosella, the wife of A. E. Wright, of Dayton; Samuel M., a student in Dayton ; Joseph H., who is attending school in Spring- Valley; and Mary L., who completes the family. The Captain has been a stanch Republican since casting his first presidential vote for Grant in 1868, and has served as a member of the city council of Spring Valley. He is a member of the Society of Friends, and his people all adhere to that faith. Such in brief is the life history of Moses Walton. In whatever relation of life we find him—in 578 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. the government service, in political circles, in business or in social relations—he is always the same honorable and honored gentleman, whose worth well merits the high regard which is uniformly given him. FRANCIS GRINNELL. Francis Grinnell is one of the early settlers and leading and influential citizens of Miami township, and as the qualities of an upright manhood are numbered among his salient characteristics he well deserves mention among the representative men of Greene county. He was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, November 5, 1821, a son of. Cornelius and Eliza (Russell) Grinnell. The father was also born in New Bedford and there spent almost his entire life with the exception of a few years, during which he was engaged in business in New York. His father was a captain in the merchant marine service and Cornelius Grinnell also engaged in shipping and in the whaling trade. He died at the comparatively early age of forty years. The mother of our subject had passed away previously and the father had married a sister of his first wife. The Grinnell family in religious faith were originally Friends. Francis Grinnell spent the entire period of his minority in the place of his nativity. He was educated in the academy at South Kingston, Rhode Island, and afterward at Cambridge, Massachusetts, and for one year was a student at Well College at Jamaica Plains, near Boston. After completing his education, he entered the counting room of his brother at New Bedford, but remained only a short time, after which, until twenty- one years of age, he traveled from place to place, being employed in various ways. On attaining his majority he purchased a farm near New Bedford. This had formerly been an island, but was dyked in by his father, who purchased the land in 1812. Mr. Grinnell of this review remained upon his farm and continued its cultivation until 1855, when he sold that property and came to Ohio with his family, settling at Yellow Springs, in Miami. township. For two years he resided there and then purchased a tract of land of one hundred and sixty-eight acres in Miami township. This he improved, placing it under a high state of cultivation. He then purchased one hundred and forty acres more and added to the farm- from time to time until he now owns something over three hundred and fifty acres. In 1862 he purchased of Mathew Conny the gristmill which he now operates. It was built in 1821 and is therefore one of the landmarks of the community. Mr. Grinnell has operated the Mill and engaged in, farming ever since he made the purchase of the property, and is a worthy representative of the agricultural and industrial interests of the community. In 1846 in Washington, D. C., was celebrated the marriage, of Mr: Grinnell and Miss Marian Gales Johnson, a daughter of Robert and Winifred (Gales) Johnson, the former a native of North Carolina. Mrs. Grinnell was a devout, member of the Episcopal church and a most estimable lady. She died-. upon the -home- farm in Miami township in 1893,- leaving a family of eight children, while one had previously passed away. Cornelius H., who owns a large ranch and is extensively engaged in raising cattle in Sheridan, Wyoming, married Miss Sahiton and they have three children : Ma- ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 579 rian W., now deceased ; Joseph and Lawrence. Altona Holstein became the wife of Bailey Willis, a soh of N. P. Willis, the poet, and died leaving one child, Hope. Robert J., who is engaged in milling in South Carolina, is married and his children are : Burard, Kate, .Reginald, and Ernest, who is deceased'. Frank, who was born in Massachusetts on the home farm, came to Greene county. with his parents, and here resided until 1901,. when he removed to Kentucky, where he is now engaged in farming. He. married Miss Minnie Robinson, and they have one child, Catherine Winifred. Gales M., who follows farming in Miami township, wedded Millie Goe and they have one child, Bailey W. Ernest, born in Miami township, is married and resides in Sheridan, Wyoming. Nellie W. is at home. William L., of Portland, Oregon, married Ethel Galloway and their children are : George and Francis M. Morton R. is assisting his father on the home farm. He married Esther Kolp and their children are Marjorie, Malcolm M., Ralph and Harold. For almost ,a half century Francis Grinnell has resided in Greene county and is well known. to many of its citizens. He has always been an industrious, energetic man and in his business affairs has manifested the strictest integrity and fidelity to commercial ethics.. Throughout the community he is held in high regard, and as one of the early settlers of Miami township he well deserves mention in this volume. SAMUEL M. ALLISON. Samuel M. Allison, now deceased, was one of the most distinguished business men of Xenia., He was a representative of that type of American citizens who contribute to the general prosperity while promoting individual success. Through the establishment of important business interests he gave employment to a large number of workmen and thus the commercial activity was advanced. He possessed untiring industry, was quick of perception, formed his plans readily and was determined in their execution. He was energetic, prompt and notably reliable, and his popularity was well deserved, for in him were embraced the characteristics of an unbending integrity, unabating energy and industry that never flags. Few men could be more widely missed than Mr. Allison, of Xenia, whose long and honorable connections with business interests Made him of value here. Samuel McNair Allison was born in Shelby county, Ohio, in May, 1836, his parents being -Samuel and Mary Allis0n. His early life was spent upon the home farm near Sidney and in the district schools of the neighborhood he acquired his early education, which was later. supplemented by study in Sidney. His father died When he was a mere boy, and as soon as he was able to take his place in the business world he contributed largely to the support of his mother and sisters. He has three surviving sisters : Mrs. Rebecca Hench, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania; Margaret R., who resides with her brother ; and Hester, the wife. of J. S. Armstrong, of Xenia. William, who was a well known insurance agent of Xenia, recently died. On the 15th of March, 1851, when not yet sixteen years of age, Mr. Allison secured employment as a clerk in the store of Allison & Townsley, The senior member being his brother, James Allison, while the junior 580 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. member was T. P. Townsley. Our subject applied himself closely to mastering the business, becoming a valued salesman in the store, and in February, 1857, was admitted to a partnership. Upon the death of his brother, James, he became the head of the establishment, the firm name of Allison & Townsley being retained until 1889, when the firm dissolved partnership and the enterprise was discontinued. Before retiring from the dry-goods trade Mr. Allison had extended his efforts into other fields of business activity, being one of the organizers of the Xenia Twine & Cordage Company, which became a profitable concern. In company with others he took hold of the Xenia Mill on the Cincinnati pike and from a small concern it was developed under his direction until it became a flourishing institution. At length, however, Mr. Allison sold his interest and in partnership with Joseph N. Field, now a capitalist in England, organized the Field Cordage Company, which erected a cordage plant in Xenia.. The Cordage Trade Journal in an obituary written at the time of his death gave the following account of his business interests : "After it was operated for several years the Field Company's Binder Twine factory was leased in January, 1890, to the National Cordage Company for five years at the rental of forty-five thousand dollars a year. At the same time Mr. Allison made a contract not to engage in a competing business, for which he was to receive six thousand dollars per annum. The National Company repudiated the contracts after living up to them for one year, and when suit was brought to enforce them the Ohio court decided they were null and void, being in restraint of trade. However, in October, 1891, the National Company bought the Field Company's property for two hundred and forty thousand dollars. Mr. Allison then became active in operations independent of the National Cordage Company. Joining- with Messrs. Hooven and Gamble, of Miamisburg, Ohio, he helped to launch the Hooven & Gamble Company in the manufacturing of machinery for the manufacture of cordage, Mr. Allison being president of the company from its incorporation in 1892 until April, 1900. In 1892 he was instrumental in organizing the Northwestern Cordage Company, which erected a plant in St. Paul, Minnesota. Mr. Allison was vice-president and general manager,. and his son, Lewis M. Allison secretary of that corporation. This company was not successful, which was partly due to the misfortunes of unusual description. One of these was the falling of a roof that was heavily weighted by snow, the accident causing in juries to a number of employes, several of whom recovered verdicts for large sums, one being for twenty-eight thousand dollars, which was later set aside as excessive. On May 19, 1893, Charles S. Rogers, president of the Northwestern Company, committed suicide by jumping from the high bridge over the Mississippi river at St. Paul. He left a letter addressed to Mr. Allison, who continued an officer of the company until December, 1894. In January, 1895, Mr. Allison applied for the appointment of a receiver for the company, alleging that the corporation was insolvent, owing over two hundred thousand dollars, while its assets, held at three hundred thousand dollars, were not worth over fifty thousand. This application was denied, although the company's officers admitted that money had been lost. ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 581 In September, 1898, the property was sold to the Northwestern Grass Twine Company, and in March, 1899, the cordage machinery was sold to the Hooven & Allison Company of Xenia, Ohio, and the Columbian Cordage Company, of Auburn, New York. in September, 1897, Mr. Allison purchased the Ohio, Xenia and Field Cordage mills in Xenia from the reorganization committee of the United States Cordage Company. He immediately sold the Ohio mill to the Hooven & Allison Company and later he sold the Xenia mill to C. N. Lupton. In October, 1898, the Field Twine & Cordage Company, under the management of Mr. Allison, started up the old Field works, making binder twine for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, and the hard fibre machinery has operated steadily since then. Mr. Allison planned to start the hemp twine plant last July, but his illness prevented him from doing so." Mr. Allison was certainly a man of great business enterprise and of undaunted perseverance and deserved great credit for what he accomplished. He looked beyond the exigencies of the moment to the possibilities of the future. He was always looking for opportunities and was quick to recognize a favorable one and use it. His keen discrimination, sound judgment, while they contributed to his own advancement, also promoted the general prosperity. Mr. Allison was twice married. On the 15th of May, 1868, he was joined in wedlock to Miss Julia Myers and they became the parents of three children, who are yet living : Lewis, who assisted his father in the conduct of the cordage business; Jeanette and Albert. Mrs. Allison died on the 1st of March, 1892, and for his second wife Mr. Allison chose Miss Louie Myers, a sister of hers for his wife, their marriage being celebrated in St. Paul, Minnesota, on the 25th of January, 1894. She still survives her husband. Like him, she shares in the high regard of many warm friends and has a large circle of acquaintances in Xenia. Throughout the years of his manhood Mr. Allison took a deep and active interest in everything pertaining to the public progress, and his hearty co-operation was given to many movements for the general good. His natural endowments were a quick and strong temper and a warm heart, a gentle manner and a quiet courtesy. To control the first and to make his life the flower and expression of the other traits was the task which nature assigned him. We know nothing of the struggle, but were daily witnesses of the victory. Kindness was the motive of his life. He had a well-spring of affection and a quick and generous sympathy which increased by giving. Like all who walk through life on a higher plane than the great majority of his fellows, his companionship was select, rather than large, but the many who looked up to and respected him realized as fully as did the few who were nearer him that a true man had fallen.   JOHN AMBUHL. John Ambuhl, deceased, was a factor in business circles in Xenia for many years and he had a wide acquaintance in the city. He was born in Switzerland on the 15th of August, 1826, and was one of seven children, whose parents were Jacob and Rachel Crupp) Ambuhl. In the schools of his na- 582 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. tive land he acquired his education and when .a young man he learned the weaver's trade which he followed for a number of years, but he had very little opportunity to advance his business hi his native country and he resolved to seek a home in the new, world, having heard favorable reports of the advantages here given to young men of .ambition and determination. Accordingly in the year of 1854 he sailed for the United States, landing in New York. Later he made his way westward, taking up his abode in Greene county, and after arriving in Xenia he learned the butcher's trade. In 1858 he established a meat market which he conducted successfully until his death. He prospered in his undertakings for his business affairs were creditably managed and he. put forth every effort to please his customers. His prices were also reasonable and his work brought to him a good financial return. On November 16, 1858, Mr. Ambuhl was united in marriage to Miss Eva Fisher, a daughter of Andrew Fisher, who followed farming for a livelihood. She was born in Bavaria May 16, 1835, of which place her parents were also natives. With them she came to America when eight years old, the family first settling in Easton, Pennslyania, and about 1854 moving to Xenia, where Mr: Fisher remained until his death. They, as well as Mr. Ambuhl, were all members of the Reformed church. In the family were six children. By her marriage Mrs. Ambuhl became the mother of seven children : William T., who represents his mother's business and is a wide-awake, progressive young man ; Ida F. ; Katie; Fannie B. ; Frank A. ;Carrie E., and Ella. The children all reside. with their mother and the family is a highly respected one in the community, the members of the household occupying an enviable position in social circles. Ambuhl passed away on the 5th of September, 1887. He was a member of the Democratic party and strongly endorsed its principles. He was also identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Improved Order of Red, Men and enjoyed the high regard of his brethren of these fraternities. He never had occasion to regret his determination to seek a home in the new world for here he found the opportunities he sought, winning success in business, gaining a good home and, enjoying the friendship and regard of a large circle of acquaintances. WILLIAM H. BULL. It argues well for Greene county, its opportunities and advantages, that so many of its native sons have remained residents of this part of the state, and among this number is William H. Bull, who was born upon the old homestead farm in Xenia township and is still living there. His parents were James R. and Amelia (Moudy) Bull. The father was also born upon the farm where occurred the birth of our subject. It was called Clark's Run road and consisted of one thousand acres. of land. It had been purchased by the great-grandfather of our subject, William Bull, who in 1797 became the owner of this 'property. He was a native of Virginia and when a young man emigrated to Ohio, having ..bought what was known as the old Bull homestead. He there spent his remaining days clearing the land of the timber and transforming it into richly cultivated fields, making there a good home for himself, and family. He 'passed ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 587 away when about seventy years f age and was laid to rest in the Stevenson graveyard. His son, Richard Bull, the grandfather of our subject, also lived and died upon the old homestead, passing away at the age of fifty-three years. He built a house to replace the old log-cabin which had been built by his father and he also purchased other property, having a valuable farm. of two hundred and four acres at the time of his death. James R. Bull likewise occupied the old homestead throughout his life. He attended the district school which was built upon the farm, the land haying been given for that purpose by the family. When his school days were ended he turned his attention to farming and stock-raising and throughout his business career carried on those pursuits, meeting with creditable success in his undertakings. There he died at the age of seventy-two years and was laid to rest in the Woodland cemetery in Xenia. In his religious faith he was a Methodist and belonged to the Oldtown church. His political belief was with the Democracy, but he was never a politician in the sense of office-seeking. His .widow is still living and yet resides upon the old family homestead with her young-est son, Richard. She is a native of Maryland and when nine years of age came to Ohio with her parents, Peter and Nancy (McClain) Moudy. Her father was also born in Maryland and on emigrating westward took up his abode in Beavercreek township, Greene county, where be lived for about a year and then removed to Cedarville township. He built the old Moudy flour mill, but shortly after its completion died. His wife passed away in 1860., Unto Mr. and Mrs. Bull were born five children, the eldest of whom is William H. Bull, of this review. Lewis M., who resides in Xenia, was for twenty years a. grocer f that city but is now a traveling- man. He is married and has one son. James Ambrose, who was engaged in the grocery business and in school teaching, died at the age of twenty-six years. Ann Sophia. died at the age of six months. Richard E. resides upon the old home place in Xenia township. On the old family homestead,.which had so long been in possession of the family, William H. Bull was reared, and in the district schools of the neighborhood he mastered the branches of learning usually taught in such institutions. He early became familiar with farm work and assisted his father in the labors of field and meadow until he was thirty-one years of age. In 1878 he purchased his present farm of one hundred and eighteen acres, all of which is under a high state f cultivation. He has remodeled the buildings and the place is conveniently located upon the Clifton pike in Xenia township. During the past nine years he has been engaged quite extensively in stock-raising and finds this a profitable source of income owing to his capable management and his reliable business methods. He is to-day numbered among the progressive farmers and stock-raisers of his community and well deserves mention as one of the representative citizens of this locality. On the 28th of March, 1877, in Xenia township, Mr. Bull was united in marriage to Miss Annie L. Stevenson, a daughter of Samuel K. and Sarah O. (Keenan) Stevenson. Unto. our subject and his wife have been born three children, but the first born died unnamed, in 1889. Annie May is now a student in the high school of Xenia. They also lost their youngest child, W. LeRoy, who died at the age of seventeen months. 588 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. It will be interesting in this connection to note something of the ancestral history of Mrs. Bull. Her great-grandfather, Samuel Stevenson, resided in Kentucky until his removal to Ohio, when he established. a home in Greene county. His son, James Stevenson, was the grandfather f Mrs. Bull. He came to what is known as the Stevenson neighborhood, from Kentucky in 1798, locating on six hundred acres of land, including the site of Wilberforce University. He married Ann Galloway, a sister of Esquire George Galloway, who with his family came from Kentucky about the same year and located five miles north of Xenia. near the Little Miami river, building for the family home a residence just north of the large iron bridge across the. Miami river on the Yellow Springs pike. This residence is now owned by the Miami Powder 'Company, who have patriotically preserved it as first built. It bears the placard, "Built in 1801.” Upon the old family homestead on the 4th of April, 1816, Samuel N.. Stevenson, the father of Mrs. Bull, was born, and there he spent his entire life. He reclaimed almost all of his farm of two hundred acres from the forest and thereon built a large and commodious home. On the 4th of March, 1846, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Olive Keenan, who was born in Perry, Somerset county, Ohio, July 30, 1821. They became the parents f eight children : Mary E., the wife of Philander Mayne, of Mount Carmel, Illinois; Rachel S., the wife of N. B. Smaltz, of Warrenboro, Missouri; J. William, who resides in Cedarville township; Ellen L., the wife of Wallace Freeman, of Mount Carmel, Illinois; Annie L., now Mrs. Bull; Aletha, the wife of Robert Bird, of Cedarville, Ohio ; Louie, who died at the age of twelve years; and Susanna, who died in infancy. All of the living children of Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson were home upon the occasion of the golden wedding of their parents, celebrated March 4, 1896. The fifty-fifth anniversary of their marriage occurred only a few weeks before the death. of Mr. Stevenson. Throughout his entire business career Mr. Stevenson carried on general farming and stock-raising and as the years passed he prospered in his undertakings. His life record was ended in death March 23, 1901, and he vas laid to rest in what is known as the Stevenson cemetery. His widow still survives him and is now living with her daughter, Mrs. Bull. In the year 1837 her father joined the Methodist church and from that time until his death was one of its zealous and active members. For more than a half century he served as a class leader and was ever devoted and loyal to the cause of Christianity. His life was indeed honorable and upright ; he practiced moderation in all things, was strictly honest in all his dealings with others and was noted during all his long life for his cheerful disposition and for the self-sacrifice he was ever ready to .make for the happiness. of others. His virtues were many.; his faults were very few, and he was esteemed by all with whom he came in contact. NEWTON S. McKAY. At an early epoch in the development of Greene county the McKay family was established. within its borders, his ancestors bearing all the hardships and trials of pioneer life and aiding in laying broad and deep the foundation for the present progress and improvement of the county. The work ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 589 began by his ancestors the subject of this review is still carrying on, and is widely known as a progressive and loyal citizen of his native county. He was born in Caesars-creek township upon the farm that he now occupies July 30, 1856, and is a son of Moses and Rachel (Faulkner) McKay. His father was born in Clinton. county, Ohio, November 26, 1823, and his parents, George and Mary (Ferguson) McKay, were natives of Berkeley county, West Virginia. On emigrating westward to this state Mrs. McKay, the grandmother, road on horseback. They took up their abode in Clinton county, and the grandfather purchased one thousand acres of land in the midst of the forest, and there, with characteristic energy, began the development of a farm. When the estate was divided at the time of his death, each of his nine children received one hundred acres. Moses McKay, the father of our subject, pursued his education in a little log schoolhouse near his home. In the same school his future wife was a student. She was born in Caesarscreek township, September 12, 1824, and after reaching years of maturity they were married on the 16th of November, 1848. They began their domestic life upon .the farm which is now the home of their son Newton, and there spent their remaining days. Mr. McKay cleared the greater part of the land. He cleared one hundred acres and was also the owner of one hundred acres of timber land. In connection with the raising of the crops best adapted to the soil and climate he was extensively engaged in the manufacture of maple sirup and sugar. His industry was unflagging, his, perseverance never failing, and to these qualities of his manhood he largely owed the creditable success which crowned his efforts. Both Mr. and Mrs. McKay were members of the Baptist church. The latter was reared in the society of Friends, but because of her marriage outside of the faith she was disowned by the church. In his political views he was a Republican, the party receiving his warm endorsement. They had but two children, the daughter, Mary E., being now the deceased wife of Freeman H. Oglesbee, who is living in Caesarscreek township. The father, Moses McKay, was called to the home beyond October 13, 1862, and his wife, long surviving him, passed away June 3, 1898. Both were interred in the old family burying ground on the homestead farm. In a manner not unlike that of most boys of the period, Newton S. McKay was reared. At the usual age he began mastering the common branches of learning, taught in the district schools, continuing his education until eighteen years of age, although during the last few years he attended only through the winter months. He has known n0 other home than the farm upon which he lives, and it is endeared to him through the associations of boyhood and manhood. To this place he brought his bride when, on the 31st of December, 1879, he was married to Miss Ella 0. Jenkins, whose birth occurred in Liberty township, Clinton county, in 1857. Her parents, Marshall and Elizabeth (King) Jenkins, were natives of that county, but both are now deceased, the father having died October 28, 1865, at the age of forty-five years and is buried in the Baptist cemetery, Liberty township, while the mother passed away December 30, 1891, at the age of sixty-seven, and was laid to rest 590 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. at Tipton, Indiana. In their family there were eight children : James, who lives in Kansas ; Celeste, the wife of John T. Hempstead, of Clinton county; Mary, who married Thomas Sutherland, of Indiana ; John, a resident of Texas ; Mrs. McKay ; Emmett; Anna, the wife of Eugene Hale, of Wilmington ; and David, of Clinton county, Ohio. The marriage of our subject and his wife has been graced with three children, of whom Zora and Roy B. are at home, while Mary died in 1893 at the age of thirteen months. Mr. and Mrs. McKay have a wide acquaintance throughout the county and their circle of friends is almost co-extensive. Their pleasant home is noted for its hospitality and good cheer. The house was erected by Mr. McKay's father the year previous to his death. The farm comprises One hundred and sixty-six acres of rich land, the greater part of which is under a high state of cultivation, and in connection with general farming Mr. McKay is engaged in the raising of shorthorn cattle and has won a number of prizes at county fairs. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. The Republican party received his political endorsement, and he has served as trustee of his township. His aims have always been to attain to the best, and he has carried forward to successful completion whatever he has undertaken. His success has been the result of honest persistent effort in the line of honorable and manly dealing. ARTHUR GERLAUGH. Arthur Gerlaugh is a retired farmer living in the northwestern. portion of Beavercreek township. He was born February 16, 1819, in an old Jog house that 'stood within sight of his present dwelling upon the farm which is yet his place of abode. His parents were Adam and Catherine (Haines) Gerlaugh. The former was born in Washington county, Maryland, in 1786, and the latter, a native of the same county was born a few days later: In 1807 Adam Gerlaugh became a resident 'of Ohio, accompanying his father, who also bore the name of Adam, to Beavercreek township, Greene county, settling upon the farm which is now the home of our subject. The family. sent their goods down the Ohio river while they traveled overland by wagons and teams, eight weeks being consumed in making the trip which led through the forests and over poor roads, which were often scarcely more than a trail. Some time prior to the arrival of the family the grandfather, accompanied by Mr. Haines, made a trip to Ohio, looking over the land, and after making purchases they returned, to Maryland. The latter never afterward came to Ohio, but his family later removed to this state and occupied the land which he had purchased. Adam Gerlaugh, the grandfather, had become the owner of three-quarters of a section, securing a quarter section for each of his children. Upon the place he erected a log cabin and the family began their life in Ohio in that primitive dwelling. With characteristic energy he took to work, clearing the farm and developing the fields. The land was covered by a dense growth of timber. Soon the woodman's ax awakened the echoes of the forest and in course of time the sunlight fell upon the plowed fields and the ripened grain which had there been planted by pioneer hands. Adam Gerlaugh bore an active part in the work of primitive development and ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 591 progress, and aided in laying the foundation for the present advanced condition of Greene county, enabling it to take an important position in this great commonwealth. He died between 1820 and 1825, when about seventy years of age. Adam Gerlaugh, the father of our subject, became familiar with pioneer experiences, for his youth was largely passed in Greene county before the work of progress and civilization had made great changes. He married Catherine Haines in the winter of 1807-8. She had come with her brother and his family to the county in 1807, making the trip on horseback from Maryland. They settled upon the land which had been purchased by her father some time before when he had come to Ohio with the grandfather of our subject. Mrs. Gerlaugh was born April 22, 1788, and her death occurred on the 19th of April, 1852. She and her husband had lived together as man and wife for forty years until death separated them, their mutual love and confidence increasing as the years passed by, Mr. Gerlaugh belonged to the German Reformed church, while his wife held membership in the Lutheran church. Several years after her death he went to Wisconsin to visit a son and while on the return trip was taken ill in Warren county, Illinois, and there died in the home of another son, in 1856, when seventy years of age. This worthy couple were the parents of ten children,, eight sons and two daughters : David, now deceased, who is mentioned on another page of this volume; Jacob, who has also passed away and his history forms a part of this work; Otho and Adam, who have departed this life; Robert, who lives in Warren county, Illinois ; Arthur, of this review ; Jonathan, de- ceased; Frances, the . wife of Benjamin Clark, a resident of Montgomery county, Ohio; Henry, deceased ; and Mary Jane, now Mrs. Hawker, of Dayton, Ohio. At an early age Arthur Gerlaugh attended school that was held in a little log cabin where the furnishings were primitive. The methods of instruction were scarcely more modern than the.. building. He went each morning and night a distance of two and one-half miles to and from his home in the winter months. He pursued his studies until he was sixteen years of age, and during the summer months he worked in the fields and meadows, assisting in the cultivation of crops and the care of the stock. He gained good practical experience in farm. work, and throughout his active business career was* identified with the tilling of the soil. On the l0th of August, 1854, Mr. Gerlaugh was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Elizabeth Rockafield, who was born in Bath township, Greene county, a daughter of John and Susanna (Cost) Rockafield, both of whom were natives of this county. Two sons were born unto our subject and his wife : Charles, the elder, married Julia A. Hower, and they reside in Clark county, Ohio, where he is extensively and successfully engaged in the breeding of shorthorn cattle. They have six children—Arthur, who is pursuing a college course in Springfield, Ohio; Hower, Ellen, 'Bertha, Paul and Catherine, at home. John, the younger son, married Bertha Scott, a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Lutes) Scott, and they reside upon the father's farm, the operation of which devolves upon John Gerlaugh, who is making a specialty of the breeding of shorthorn cattle. He and his 592 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. wife have no children of their own, but have an adopted daughter, Beth Gerlaugh Conley, who is now a student of the high school. In his business interests John Gerlaugh is very successful, and has taken many prizes and sweepstakes with his herd of shorthorn cattle. Arthur Gerlaugh of this review is a Republican in politics and keeps well informed on the issues of the day, but has never been an aspirant for office, preferring to devote his energies to business affiairs. He and his wife are members of the United Brethren church, in which he is serving as a trustee and the cause of Christianity finds in him a warm friend. He ever does his part in promoting the cause of the church and in advancing all interests that tend to benefit mankind. To-day he is one of the most prosperous agriculturists of his community. For many years he was closely associated with farming interests and well does he deserve the rest from labor which he is now enjoying. His judicious investments, his careful supervision of his financial interests and his indefatigable energy have resulted in making him the owner of nearly eleven hundred acres of well improved land lying in Greene and Clark counties. In 1875 he erected a fine brick residence upon his farm. It is supplied with a hot water plant for heating, is tastefully furnished and in all its appointments indicates the culture and refined taste of its occupants. Mr: Gerlaugh also has a large barn forty-four by ninety feet, which was built by his father. As years have passed and 'improvements have been made in farm machinery he has been quick to note those of practical value and to bring them into use upon his place. He has added to his farm all modern equipments and accessories and now has one of the most desirable country seats in Greene county: Of recent years he has left the work and supervision of the farm to his son and is enjoying an honorable retirement from labor. It would be difficult to find a man in all this county who has a wider knowledge of its history, its progress and its development. Throughout life he has resided upon the farm which, is still his home and no history of Greene county would. be complete without a record of his life. JOHN H. THOMAS. John H. Thomas may be justly proud of what he has wrought, for his creditable position in the business world is the result of his own enterprise and well directed efforts. He resides in Paintersville and it was in this village that his birth occurred on the 12th of February, 1854, his parents being James and Catherine (Gossard) Thomas. The father was born in Jefferson township and was a son of Arthur Thomas. who came to Greene county during his boyhood, so that the family has been identified with this portion of the state from pioneer times. When but twenty years of age James Thomas removed to Paintersville and learned the blacksmith's trade, which he followed throughout his entire life. His birth occurred April 25, 1829, and his death May 21, 1900, at which time he was the oldest resident in the village. His political support was given the Republican party and both he and his wife were consistent and earnest members of the Methodist Protestant church. On the 2d of May, 1864, he enlisted for service in the Union army and be- ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 593 came second lieutenant of Company H, One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Ohio Infantry, with which he served until honorably discharged on the 1st of September following. He belonged to Lewis Post, G. A. R., of Xenia and was one of its valued representatives. it was on the 8th of April, 1852, that he wedded Catherine Gossard, who was born January 7, 1833, and died November 28, [882, both being laid to rest in the cemetery at Jamestown. They had but two children and Albert Pierce. died in infancy. John H: Thomas, who was the younger child of the family, pursued his education in the district schools of the village and at the age of seventeen began farming, operating his father's land on shares. He now has three hundred and fifteen acres of rich and arable land in Caesarscreek township, which he has placed under a high state of cultivation, and each year the sale of his crops brings to him a good income. On the 23d of December, 1875, Mr. Thomas wedded Miss Laura Bell. Ary, who was born in Ceasarscreek township, a daughter of John and Evaline (DeVoe) Ary. Her father, a native of Greene county, was a son of William and Sally Ary, and was educated in the common schools, after which he began farming on his own account on the place now occupied. by Mr. Thomas. Here he lived, and died, passing away in 1893 at the age of sixty-nine years. His widow is still living at the age. of seventy-five, making her home with her daughter. in .Xenia township. Mr. Ary gave his political support to the. men and measures of the Republican party and was faithful in his allegiance to principles of . the Methodist Protestant church, of which his .widow is also a member. In their family were ten children : Louisa, the wife of Lewis Fawcett; Edith, the widow of Samuel Curl, and a resident of Xenia township ; Lydia, who married Platt E. Mott and resides in Indiana; William, a resident of Caesarscreek township; Joseph, who makes his home in Ceasarscreek township; Sally, the wife of Levi Smith of the same township ; Harriet M., who married C. M. St. John and also resides in Ceasarscreek township ; George W., a resident of Darke county, Ohio ; Laura, now Mrs. Thomas; and Granville Moody, who has passed away. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Thomas have been born three children : Jennie Maude was married October 21, 1896, to Hebron Bales of Ceasarscreek township and they have two children, Reva Bell and Nellie Edith. Charles Foster, who resides in the same township, -was married November 24, 1901, to Miss Gertrude Sanderson and they have one child. Emma Ethel was married November 27, 1901, to Jesse Peterson and they reside upon the home farm. Mrs. Thomas holds membership relations with the Methodist Protestant church. Mr. Thomas votes with the Republican party but has never been an aspirant for office preferring that his attention be given to his 'business affairs, whereby he has won creditable success. He is a man of strong determination, self-reliance and undaunted perseverance, and is widely known for his sterling honesty in business, life. CHARLES R. EVANS. Charles R. Evans, the proprietor of a sale, feed and livery stable in Xenia; is accounted one f the enterprising young busi- 594 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. ness men of the city. He was born in Spring Valley township, Greene county, November 14, 1871, and is a son of Isaac and Catherine M. (Stump) Evans, also natives of this county. The father is a farmer by occupation and still resides in Spring Valley township, but his wife was called to her final rest on the 17th of October, 1897. They were the parents of six children : Frank, Minnie, Lou, Alta, William and Charles R. In the public schools of his native township, Charles R.. Evans. obtained his education and in his early manhood was associated with his father in farming pursuits. On the 1st of February, 1900, however, he came to X.enia and purchased a livery barn of Robert Richardson, since which time he has carried on the business. He has many fine vehicles and ,good horses and from the public receives a liberal patronage, which is accorded him in recognition of his earnest desire to please and his honorable dealings. He has always met with creditable success and his strong nature, his enterprise and resolution, Will no doubt bring him greater success in the future. On the 23rd of August, 1900, Mr. Evans wedded Estelle Luce of Spring Valley, a daughter of William V. Luce of that place. They now have one child, Mildred Gatherine. Our subject and his wife hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal church of Spring Valley and he belongs to the Spring Valley Lodge, No. 302, I. O. O. F.; Junior Order of United American Mechanics and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of Xenia. He is also identified with the Odd Fellows Encampment, and his political support is given the men and measures of the Republican party. M. A. BROADSTONE. M. A. Broadstone, who . is filling the office of county recorder and is recognized as a, public spirited, progressive and valued citizen of Greene county, was born in the western part of th.e county on the 30th of October, 1852. His early life was not unlike that of most farmer. lads of the period and locality. He attended the public schools through; the winter months and in the summer and fall assisted in the plowing, planting and harvesting. He prided himself on being a good farm hand, when he earned his living by working in the fields and his thoroughness and reliability have ever been salient characteristics in his career. Saving his money he supplemented his early education as a student what is now the Xenia Female Seminary, boys being admitted to the institution at that time. He engaged in teaching in Cedarville township and in Sugarcreek township, and later entered the Na- Na- Normal School, at Lebanon, Ohio, and .afterwards engaged in the county map and history business for eight years as a representative of the firm of L. H. Everts & Company of Philadelphia. He traveled over many of the states of the Union and gained broad experience through meeting all. classes of people. On the 8th of March, 1881, Mr: Broad-stone was married in Coldwater, Michigan, to Miss Ellen Cretors, who, at that time was a teacher in the state public schools of Coldwater. She is, however, :a native of Xenia, a daughter of the late Samuel B. Cretors, one of the pioneers of Xenia, a man of high intelligence and 'honesty. The daughter was a student in the Xenia Female Seminary at the same time when Mr. Broadstone was at- ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 597 tending .there and was graduated in that institution. Three interesting daughters have been born unto Mr. and Mrs. Broadstone : Louise D., Jean and Patti R. In March, 1882, our subject returned to Xenia and purchased an interest in the undertaking business, with the late John Shrearer. He has continued in that business ever since, being for a short time in partnership with W. M. McMillen and afterward with T. M. Moore, in a partnership that continued for more than eleven years. For five years he has conducted the business alone. Being industrious during his leisure hours and in the evenings he improved his time by studying law and was admitted to the bar after passing a severe examination, at Columbus, in June, 1895. In 1883 he was elected a member of the city council and served for five years in that body, being its president for two years. For seven years he filled the position of county coroner and was twice a candidate for probate judge, but was defeated by a small majority each time. Upon the death of S. N. Adams, the recorder of the county, Mr. Broadstone was appointed to fill the vacancy and was afterward nominated and elected to the office; so that he is now serving in that position and discharges his duty with promptness and fidelity. He is an Odd Fellow of long standing and a Mason. He is also a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Junior Order of 'American Mechanics and belongs to the Presbyterian church. He is a gentleman well and favorably known throughout the county as a citizen of ability and integrity. WILLIAM HENRY HOPPING. William H: Hopping, whose. loyalty to his country was tested upon .southern battlefields during the Civil war and who is accounted one of the enterprising farmers of Spring Valley township, was born in what is now Jasper township, Greene county, October 5, 1836, his parents being James and Julia Ann (Dean) Hopping. His father was born in this county June 2, 1809, and was a son of David Hopping, who came to Ohio from Virginia, but previous to that time had resided in Tennessee, having owned a large number of lots in Memphis. When he reached Greene county he purchased land in what is now Jasper township and lived thereon until sometime in the '50s when he removed to Delaware county, Indiana, where his death occurred. In her maidenhood, his wife bore the name of Miss Guffy. James Hopping did not accompany his father to Indiana but was reared to manhood and married in Jasper township. About 1834 he was joined in wedlock to Miss Julia Ann Dean and they became the parents, of four children, our subject being the eldest. The father was three times married and by his first union had four children. After the death of his first wife he wedded Mary Ann Eckles, nee Stewart, and they became the parents of two children. For his third wife he chose Mrs. Margaret (Bull) Winter, and there were two children of that marriage. Seven of the children born unto James Hopping reached years of maturity. The subject of this review was only seven years of age when his mother died. His youth was spent upon the home farm and in the common schools he became familiar with the branches of learning usually taught in such institutions. He continued to engage in farm work until October 5, 1861, when he enlisted in Company A; Seventy-fourth Ohio volunteer Infantry, going into camp at Xenia, whence the regiment was sent to Camp Chase and afterward to Nash- 598 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY ville. He was .first under fire at Stone River and was with his command in all the battles in which it participated up to Chickamauga, including the engagement of Mission Ridge. The regiment veteranized at Chattanooga,. but Mr: Hopping did not re-enlist with that command and was detailed as a member of the First Battalion Pioneers, with which he continued for six months. In August, 1864, he rejoined his regiment in front of Atlanta and continued with the command until the expiration of his term of service at the close of the war, participating in the battle of Jonesboro, Which was the last engagement. He was never wounded or captured although he was in the hospital several times, suffering at one time from typhoid fever. After the battle of Stone River he was forced to remain in hospital No. 15 for about two months. He proved a loyal soldier, however, never shirking any task which the :rules of military life imposed upon him. In 1868 Mr. Hopping went to Illinois and purchased land in Clay county, where he remained for two years, after which. he returned to Greene county, Ohio. About that time—on the 22nd of December, 1870 - he was married in Spring Valley township to Miss Martha C.. Lyon, who was born on the farm Where they are now living, her parents being James. and: Mary (McKnight) Lyon. They removed to Illinois where they maintained their home until 1872, when they returned to Greene county, taking up their abode upon the farm which. is their present place of residence. This place is owned by Mrs. Hopping and contains one hundred and forty-five acres. Mr. Hopping erected a good residence in 1895 to replace the one which had been built about 1874 and was burned to the ground about twenty-one years later. I-Ie 'still has an interest in the old homestead and is accounted a progressive farmer who readily adopts all new methods which prove of practical value in carrying on the work of tilling the soil. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Hopping has been blessed with two children : Jeanette M. and Raymond, both natives of Greene county. Mr. Hopping is a Republican, but while he keeps well informed on the issues Of the : day, he has never sought or desired office. He and •his family are connected with the Presbyterian church of Bellbrook, in which he has served as elder for about twelve years. Fraternally he is a Mason, belonging to Xenia Lodge, No. 49, F. & A. M., and also the council and chapter, having a dimit from the latter. He is a charter member of W. H. Byrd Post, G. A.. R., and for ten years has served as its commander. He has continuously been a delegate to its state encampments and has also attended many annual re-unions, the first at Columbus and the last at Cleveland. He thus maintains pleasant relations with his old army comrades and at. such times delights in recalling experiences in the south that occurred upon the tented field or in the midst of battle. Although he has never cared, for active political service, he is a valued citizen, owing to his reliability in business affairs and his advocacy of all that tends to promote the general welfare. FRANK WOLF. Frank Wolf is one of the oldest settlers of Beavercreek township and by his many friend's is esteemed for his sterling worth, ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 599 having lived an industrious, 'useful and honorable life. He was born November 10, 1825, in Bavaria, Germany, his parents being George Peter and Katherina (Holtz) Wolf. The father died in his native country when our subject was about sixteen years of age. Mr. Wolf was reared and educated in his native land and in 1850, when twenty-five years of age, sailed from Rotterdam for the new world, accompanied by his wife and one child. They took passage in the Lilly, a sailing vessel, which after a voyage of seventy-two days reached the harbor of New York. They had a tempestuous voyage, storm continuing for twenty-six days, but at length they arrived at the American port in safety. Mr. Wolf continued to make his home in New York city two years, working at the locksmith's trade, Which he had learned in Germany, and at Other pursuits which would yield him an honest living. In 1852 he came to Ohio, settling first in Cincinnati, where he remained for two years. :On the expiration of that period, he removed to Columbia Heights near Cincinnati and cultivated a vineyard for nine years. He next became a resident of Greene county, Ohio, locating on the old town pike in Xenia township, where he rented: a tract of land and engaged in gardening for about four years. He afterward removed to the Cincinnati pike in the same township, where he continued to cultivate a rented farm for seven years. In 1874 he came to Beavercreek township and purchased ninety-eight and one-half acres of land, upon which were good buildings. Here he has since made 'his home and as the years have passed he has prospered in his undertakings 'and now owns another 'farm in this township, comprising one hundred and twenty-one acres, which he operates himself. Mr. Wolf was married in 1849 to Miss Margaret Sorg and unto them have been born ten children. Katherina, who was born in Germany and is the wife of Andrew Fisher. of Xenia, by whom she has the following children : Elizabeth; George, deceased; Maude and May, twins ; Lavina; Charles ; Harry ; Clarence ; Elmer, and Fred. The second child died in infancy. Margaret is the wife of Milton Spahr, of Beavercreek township. Mary is the wife of Charles Buck, a resident of Xenia, and their children are : Edwin ; Bertha, deceased ; Carl ; Margaret; and Phillip. Frank, a resident of Xenia township, married. Lavinia K. Mackelwain, and they have five children : Margaret, Raymond, Frank. Laura and Louisa. Elizabeth is the wife f A. A. Mackelwain and they reside in Colorado. They have four living children—Frank, Gertrude, Andrew, Ruth, and Helen, who is now deceased. Clara resides with her father and is the seventh member of the Wolf family. Charles K., the eighth member, was born in Xenia township and attended the district schools, while later he became a. student in Xenia College, spending a few years there. He also lives at home and largely assists with the farm work. Emma is the wife of Harry S. Garlough of Dayton,' Ohio, and they have one child, Hurbert. George, the youngest member of the family, died when about a year old. During the Civil war Mr. Wolf was a member of a company known as the Home Guards. He cast his first presidential vote for Fremont but since that time has given his political support to the Democracy. The