ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 777 but has proven that the most strenuous demands made upon the representatives. of the different callings she can meet. She has been particularly successful in the practice of medicine, her ready sympathy, delicacy of touch and quick insight, supplementing her intellectual strength in such a way as to render her services of great benefit in the medical profession. Dr. Woolsey of this review is the only lady physician in Greene county and the extent and importance of her patronage is an indication of the confidence reposed in her. The Doctor resides with her sister Martha and is highly esteemed in social as well as medical circles. She is one of the nine 'children born unto William M. and Hannah (Hall) Woolsey, but only herself and sister are now living. Her paternal grandfather was Jeremiah Woolsey. Her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hall, was one 'of the founders of the Cincinnati Orphan Asylum and was widely known for her benevolent and helpful spirit. The Doctor's father belonged to one of the most prominent families of Trenton, New Jersey, and there he spent his boyhood days, supplementing. a thorough classical education by the study of medicine. After receiving the diploma which entitled him to practice, he opened an office in New Jersey, where he remained for several years and then came to Hamilton, Ohio, where he conducted t drug store in connection with his Medical practice. After a time he sold his store there but .re-entered the drug trade in Cincinnati, where he was connected with mercantile. pursuits until his death, which occurred in 1883. His wife survived him :about four years. Dr. Woolsey of this review was born in Evansville, Indiana, in December, 1852, where she remained until her father embarked in business in Cincinnati, when the family removed to that city. She acquired her preliminary education in the common schools and afterward took up the study of medicine, reading broadly and assimilating what she read. Afterward, in 1892, she was graduated in both the regular and homeopathic departments of the University of Michigan, in Ann. Arbor, where she spent four years, making a specialty of the treatment of diseases of women and children. Immediately thereafter she began practice in Xenia, where she has since remained and she has the distinction of being the only lady physician in Greene county. She now has a large general practice as well as along the line of her specialty and is accorded a .place in the foremost rank of the capable and successful physicians of the county. She keeps thoroughly informed concerning the latest theories and discoveries in connection with the profession and her efforts toward alleviating human suffering have been of marked benefit. She is identified with the Second Presbyterian church and her residence and office are located at No. 118 W. Main street. JOHN KYNE. John Kyne, a progressive farmer living on the Cincinnati pike where he has fifty acres of land, is one of the leading agriculturists of this portion of the state. His landed possessions aggregate altogether about seven hundred acres lying in Spring Valley and Sugarcreek townships. Mr. Kyne is 778 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. one of the worthy citizens that Ireland has furnished to America. He was born in County Galway, in September, 1824, his parents being John and Nora (Flynn) Kyne. The former died when our subject was a young lad and the mother died when he was about twenty-one years of age. Upon the home farm, John Kyne was reared while in the public schools nearby he acquired an education, but believing that he might have better business opportunities in the new world, he sailed for America in November, 1848, in a vessel which weighed anchor in Liverpool. In the following January he landed at New Orleans. The trip was a most stormy one and the vessel was driven out of its course as far as the West Indies. Soon after reaching the Crescent City, Mr. Kyne made his way north to Ohio and for a time was employed in Clark county by the month. For five years he followed farming in that way, during which time he gained some capital. He was married on the 4th of April, 1853, to Miss Elizabeth Byron, who was born in county Limerick, Ireland, and came to America with her brothers and sisters. She was a daughter of Anthony Byron. Soon after their marriage Mr. Kyne purchased five acres of land upon which his house now stands. At that time there was a log cabin upon the place which is yet a feature of the landscape. For seventeen years he resided here and during that time followed various occupations that -would yield him an honest living. Saving his money he added a tract of sixteen acres to his original purchase. Finally he sold and bought one hundred and one acres near Paintersville, making his borne thereon for four years. He afterward purchased one hundred and forty acres west of the village of Spring Valley and is still the owner of that property. It was the first, farm that he ever operated in Greene county and upon which he made his home for a number of years. His next investment brought to him one hundred and thirty acres and later he bought eighty acres and again one hundred acres in Sugarcreek township. In April, 1901, he again purchased the old home place which he had first owned and where he now resides. Owing to the ill health of his wife he removed to Spring Valley and there she died in January, 1898, her remains being interred in the Catholic cemetery in Xenia. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Kyne have been born six children, of whom four are still living Thomas, William and Charles, all of whom are resident farmers of Spring Valley ; and Frank, who is married and resides with our subject. Mr. Kyne was reared in 'the Catholic faith and was confirmed in Ireland by Bishop Kale. In politics he is independent. voting for the men whom he thinks best qualified for office without regard to party ties. His life history proves most conclusively what excellent opportunities are afforded in the new world to young men of energy,. strong purpose and resolute will. He came. to this country empty handed and during his early years here his life was one of arduous toil. Economy and industry at length brQught to him some capital and through judicious investments he has since added to his property until his landed interests are now very extensive and valuable. THOMAS KYNE. Thomas Kyne is the owner of an excellent farm in Spring Valley township and many of the improvements thereon are as monuments to his enterprise and capable ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 779 management. He was born near his present home, May 31, 1854, his parents being John and Elizabeth (Byron) Kyne. He spent his early boyhood days upon the home farm near the village of Spring Valley and attended the school at Gladys. When about sixteen years of age his father removed to Needmore, on Caesars creek, where he purchased a farm., making it his home for four years, and during that time our subject attended school through the winter months. When about twenty-two years of age he began to earn his own living, working as a farm hand by the month for two years in Spring Valley township. Saving his money, he then purchased a team and rented land of his father in order that he might begin farming on his own account. For seventeen years he leased land and then with the capital which he had acquired through his own efforts, purchased one hundred and fourteen acres in Spring Valley township on Caesars creek in what is known as the McKnight settlement. As a companion and helpmate for the journey of life Mr. Kyne chose Miss Mary Andrews, of Jamestown, near which place she was born. The wedding was celebrated in Xenia, October 12, 1881. The lady is a daughter of Patrick and Winifred (Mangan) Andrews. Her father died near Jamestown, September 23, 1889, at the age of sixty years, and his widow is still living in that neighborhood, at the age of sixty-five years. Both were natives of Ireland and the former had attained to man's estate when he Came to America, while the latter was about twelve years of age when with her parents she crossed the Atlantic. Mrs. Kyne acquired a good common school education. By her marriage she became the mother of two children : John Francis, who was born in Spring Valley township, August 26, 1882 ; and Mary Pearl, born in the same township, December 13, 1886. In the year 1896 Mr. Kyne became the owner of the farm upon which he now resides. He has ninety-one acres here and a tract of fifty-three and one-half acres in another farm which he and his brother purchased in 1900. He carries on general farming and also makes a specialty of the raising of tobacco. His enterprise and industry are bringing to him creditable success. Politically Mr. Kyne is a Democrat who has supported the party since casting his first vote for Tilden in 1886. He has served as a school director and is a warm friend of the cause of education. He has, however, never been an aspirant for political honors 0r offices, preferring to devote his entire time and attention to his business affairs. Both he and his wife belong to the Catholic church and were confirmed in the same class by Rev. Thomas Blake, Mr. Kyne being sixteen years of age and his wife fourteen. They are worthy people, enjoying the warm regard of many friends, and throughout the community are widely known. . HAL HUMSTON. Hal Humston, a member of the firm of Humston & Grottendick, of Xenia, proprietors of a livery stable here, was born in Greene county, Ohio, on the 22d of May, 1868, and is a son of Harvey and Ellen (Powers). Humston, both of whom were natives of. Ohio, the former born in Clinton county, the latter in this county. Throughout the greater part of his life the father followed the occupation of farming, but is now living retired in Xenia. He and his 780 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. wife are well known people of the city and enjoy the high regard of many friends. They have two children, the younger being Jessie L., the wife .of E. A. Thomas, of the Beehive store of Xenia. Mr. Humston, whose name introduces this review, attended school in Caesarscreek -township and later was a student in Xenia College. Afterward he entered the National Normal University at. Lebanon, Ohio, and after completing his education embarked in the lumber business in Caesarscreek township, where he conducted a sawmill for eight or nine years. On the expiration of that period he began training horses and breaking colts, conducting a public training station, in which business he continued for a number of years: In fact he has been an excellent trainer of horses from boyhood, and is a lover of fine stock. On the 9th of November, 1901, he entered into partnership with Mr. Grottendick and purchased the livery business of Frank Paukett, which they have successfully conducted, also having a sale stable and feed yard. They have a liberal patronage and their business is proving a profitable source of income. On the 11th of February, 1892, Mr. Humston was united in marriage to Miss Semans, of Clinton county, Ohio, a daughter of Jacob Semans of the same county, who had formerly resided in Greene county. Mr. and Mrs. Humston have one child, Glenn, who was born August 9, 1893, and is now in school in Xenia. Socially he is identified with Xenia Lodge, No. 52, I. O. O. F., and with Shawnee Encampment, No. 20, of the same order, in both of which he has passed all of the chairs. He is a progressive and enterprising young man who has already won success in business and who will doubtless advance still further on the road to prosperity in the future. HENRY C. BANKERD There is no resident of Greene county who is more widely or favorably known, who more greatly deserves the esteem of his fellowmen than does Henry C. Bankerd, an honored veteran of the Civil war who is now serving as superintendent of the county infirmary. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, September 17, 1846, his parents being Peter and Hannah (Griner) Bankerd. The father was born in Morgan county, West Virginia, in 1816, and his wife was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1818. Her father was a native of Germany, while his wife was born in Boston. Peter Bankerd became a glass blower by trade and when our subject was still a young man the father removed with his family to Lenox, Massachusetts, where he continued to follow his chosen pursuit until 1863. That year witnessed his arrival in Greene county, Ohio, and he purchased a farm in Xenia township, near the city of Xenia, on which he took up his abode. In 1864, however, he returned to Lenox, where be worked for a year at his trade and in 1866 he removed to New Albany, Indiana, where he occupied the responsible position of manager of a large plate glass factory for a year. On the expiration of that period he returned to his farm in Xenia township, where he has since remained and he has. now attained the very advanced age of eighty-five years. His wife is also. living and is now eighty-three ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 783 years of age. Four of their children also survive: Margaret, the wife of D. S. Heath, a resident of Missouri; Henry C., of this review ; Mary, who married John C. Andrews and resides in Xenia ; and Georgia, the wife of Joseph S. Wade, of Xenia township. The father of this family is a Methodist in religious faith and in his political views is a Republican. Henry C. Bankerd accompanied his parents to Massachusetts and in that state he acquired a portion of his education, while for one year he was a student in the academy at Claverick, New York. He remained in the Bay state until eighteen years of age and then came with his parents to Xenia township, Greene county, Ohio. He had previously learned the glasscutter's. trade in Massachusetts, but now a different line of work claimed his attention. He had hardly taken up his abode here when he joined the brave boys in blue that Ohio sent to defend the Union. In February, 1864, he enlisted as a private for one year's service in Company D, One Hundred and Eighty-sixth Ohio .Volunteer Infantry, going with the command to Georgia. He assisted in garrisoning the towns that were captured during the Georgia campaign, and was mustered out of service at Nashville, Tennessee, in February, 1865. Mr. Bankerd then returned to Xenia and went with his father to Massachusetts where he worked at the trade of glass-cutting until the removal of the family to New Albany, Indiana. He was also employed in a similar line of work in that place for a year, since which time he has made his home in Xenia township, Greene county, and for sometime was associated with agricultural interests. In his political views Mr. Bankerd always was a Republican and has been honored with several local offices, the gift of his fellow townsmen, who recognized his worth and ability. For several terms he was supervisor and in 1896 he was appointed superintendent of the county infirmary by the infirmary board.. During his incumbency he has made many improvements. The main building is a large three-story brick structure with basement. It was begun and 1865 and completed in 1867. The farm comprises one hundred and four acres and under the supervision of Mr. Bankerd has been placed in excellent condition. Everything about the farm in its neat and thrifty appearance indicates his careful management and sound judgment, and helms given excellent satisfaction to all concerned by his capable control of the infirmary. Prior to being appointed to the infirmary Mr. Bankerd had managed his father's farm, the senior Mr. Bankerd having practically retired from active labor. Mr. Bankerd was married in 1867 to, Miss Catherine Manor, a daughter of John W. and Catherine Manor. Her father is now deceased but her mother is living in Xenia. Five children have been born of this union, Rosa, who died at the age of eleven years; Esther, the wife of Parker J. Wilson, a resident of Xenia, by whom she-has two children, Raymond and Frederick M. ; Mary, who resides with her father; Peter, who resides on the farm which once belonged to his grandfather, and who married Belle McCarthy, by whom he has one child, Virginia C. and Myrtle, the wife of Charles Faulkner, of Columbus. Ohio, and the mother of one daughter, Helen. The parents hold membership in the Ger 784 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. man Reformed church and Mr. Bankerd takes an active and helpful interest in fraternal organizations, belonging to Lewis Post, No. 347, G. .A. R., and to both the subordinate lodge and encampment of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He has filled all of the offices in these three organizations and enjoys in high measure the regard of his brethren of the fraternities. Patriotism has ever been numbered among his salient characteristics. It, was manifest upon the field of battle and has been displayed by his faithful performance of public duty in civil life. He is a man of broad sympathies, of excellent executive and business ability and his worth is widely acknowledged throughout the county in which he is long made his home. ADAM GERLAUGH. One of the most highly respected citizens that has ever been connected with the agricultural interests of Greene county was Adam Gerlaugh, who, from pioneer times down through the greater part of the nineteenth century, was numbered among the valued residents of his community. He was identified with agricultural pursuits and his life was so honorable and upright that his name is a synonym for integrity. He was born in Beavercreek township upon the farm now owned by his brother, Arthur Gerlaugh, the date of his birth being August 6, 1814. His parents were Adam and Catherine (Haynes) 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. Haynes, 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 0wner 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 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 ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 785 and civilization had made great changes. He married Catherine Haynes 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 sometime 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 Minnesota 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, is mentioned on another page of this volume. Jacob has also passed away and his history forms a part of this work. Otho and Adam have departed this life. Robert lives in Warren county, Illinois. Arthur is a farmer of Beavercreek township,, whose name appears on another page of this, volume. Jonathan is .deceased. Frances is the wife of Benjamin Clark, a resident of Montgomery county, Ohio. Henry is deceased. Mary Jane, now Mrs. Hawker, resides in Dayton, .Ohio. Adam Gerlaugh pursued his education in the early schools of his district and worked upon his father's farm, devoting his time between the duties of the schoolroom. and the labors of the field, also enjoying the pleasures. that the playground afforded. On the 25th of January, 1848, he was united in marriage to Eliza. Dutoid, who was born in Indiana, a daughter of Eugene and Lydia (De Fray) Dutoid, both of whom were natives of Switzerland. In order to give their children better educational advantages they removed to Dayton and the father purchased a farm in what is now called East Dayton, between Third and Fifth streets. He made it his place of residence until his death which occurred about 1868, when he was seventy-six years of age. His wife survived him about eleven years, passing away at a very advanced age at her home in Shakerstown, Ohio. Both were interred in Woodland cemetery. After his marriage, Mr. Gerlaugh of this review, rented a farm from Mr. Harshman and continued its cultivation until 1857. He had inherited a part of the old homestead and from the other heirs he purchased their interests and made his home upon that place throughout his remaining days. The barn there was built by his father, but the present fine residence which stands upon the place has been erected by Mrs. Gerlaugh, since her husband's death. Six children were born unto our subject and his wife. Lydia became the wife of George Buvinger, a resident of Dayton, and their children are: Perry, Ruth, Edith, John, Lydia,. and Aaron. Catherine is the deceased wife of Horton Tippy, a resident of Fairfield, Ohio, and their children were : Everett, Pearl and Ralph. Eugene, who is living in Montgomery county, Ohio, married Elizabeth Tippy, and they have four children—Laura, Lucy, Adam and Daniel. Charles is a resident of Clark county, Ohio. Charlotte is the wife-, of William H. Lenz, who is operating the home place for her mother. He was born in Dayton, Ohio, .March 13, 1852, and is a 786 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. son of William and Elizabeth (Kline) Lenz, both of whom were natives of Germany, and died in Dayton. Unto William H. Lenz and his wife have been born three children : Bertha, the wife of Andrew O'Hara, of Alpha, Ohio, by whom she has two children, Lenz and Mosco; Elizabeth, the wife of Rush. Huston, a resident of Sugarcreek township; and May Flora, at home. Phoebe Ellen; the youngest of the family, is the wife of John J. Reeder, a resident of Dayton, .and their children are Fred Wells and Robert. Mr. Gerlaugh was a. Republican in his political views, and he served as trustee for a number of years. He regarded a public office as a. public trust and was therefore ever loyal' and faithful to his duty. He owned and operated one hundred and sixty acres of good land, carrying on general farming and stock-raising and by the careful control of his business affairs he won creditable success, becoming a well-to-do citizen. He passed away in May, 1883, and was laid to rest in Mount Zion cemetery. Throughout the community his loss, was widely and deeply mourned for he had many friends. He was a loyal and progressive citizen and a devoted husband and father,. and although he never sought public honors or notoriety he yet won that unqualified regard which' is. freely accorded to sterling worth in every land and clime. Mrs. Gerlaugh still resides upon the old. home place, and in 1887 she erected a fine farm residence there. She is a 'member of the German Re- formed church and is a mast estimable lady, enjoying in a high degree the esteem and confidence of those with whom she is associated. So long has she resided in this 'county that she is known either personally or indirectly to most of the citizens of this section and well does she deserve representation in this volume in connection with the life history of het honored husband, Adam Gerlaugh. WILLIAM DODDS. Greene county is fortunate in having a good. class of men in her offices, men who have a deep, interest in the county and its, welfare, and who do not sacrifice the public good to self-aggrandizement. Among this number is William Dodds, who is. auditor-elect and who has filled other position in a creditable and able manner. Mr. Dodds is' a native of Scotland, his birth: having occurred in that country on the 6th of June, 1850. He is the youngest of the-six children who were born unto George and Isabel (Taylor). Dodds, also natives Of Scotland, where the father followed farming for a livelihood. He died when his. youngest child was but an infant and the mother passed away a few years later, so, that our subject was left an orphan when quite young. William Dodds :acquired his early education in the schools of his native land and completed his studies in night schools of this country. When sixteen .years of age, in company with a sister and his oldest. brother, Andrew Dodds, he embarked for the United States, landing in 'Xenia in the. fall of 1866. It was here he learned the-trade of marble cutting, being employed by his brother, the business relation between them being maintained until 1882 when our subject was induced to join the fire department, but after three months he again became connected. with the marble business. Later he became a member of the police: ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 789 force and continued in that position until appointed court bailiff. He afterward served as deputy sheriff under Mr. Linkhart, and in the year 1890 his previous faithful service secured his election to the office of sheriff of Greene county. In that capacity he remained for four years, having been re-elected in 1892, discharging his duties without fear or favor. In September, 1895, he returned to the police force, where he remained until February 26, 1901. About that time he was nominated and elected auditor of Greene county by a large majority, which office he will enter in October. 1902. He has always been a warm advocate of Republican principles and has labored for their adoption, but has friends in the ranks of .the opposing party. Mr. Dodds was united in marriage to Mary E. Knox, a daughter of Brice Knox, formerly a resident of Xenia, where he carried on the harness and saddlery business. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Dodds has been born one child, Oliver A. Mr. Dodds and his son, under the firm name of Dodds & Son, are the owners and proprietors of one 0f the most complete livery stables in the city, having a fine brick stable on Whiteman street between Main and Market streets. The family are identified with the Presbyterian church and he has always contributed to the support not only of religious work but of all interests tending to benefit the community and upbuild the county in which he makes his home. CHARLES C. SHEARER. Charles C. Shearer is actively connected with the profession which has important bearing upon the progress and stable prosperity of any section and community. This. profession, when clothed with its true dignity, purity and strength must rank first among the callings of man; for law rules the universe. The work of the legal profession is to formulate, to harmonize, to regulate, to adjust, to administer those rules and principles that underlie and permeate all government and society and control the varied relations of men. There is no profession which. demands closer application, stronger mentality, keener insight and clearer judgment, than does the legal profession, and therefore when one attains prominence in its ranks it is an indication of ability which enables the possessor to pass from the ranks of the many to stand among the successful few. Judge Shearer was born in Xenia,. Greene county, and is a son of John and Mary Ellen (Fuller) Shearer, the former a native of Franklin county, Pennsylvania, the latter of Clinton county, Ohio. The Shearer family is of German lineage and the great-grandfather of our subject was Solomon. Shearer, who came from Germany to the new world, establishing his home in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, at an early period in its development. He was a farmer by occupation. After taking, up his abode in the Keystone state he was married and his son Abraham was one of thirteen children, ten sons and three daughters. Abraham Shearer was the grandfather of the Judge. He followed farming throughout his entire life and married a Miss Myers. They became the parents of two sons and two daughters,. of whom John Shearer was the eldest. After arriving at years of maturity he married Miss Fuller, a daughter of William Fuller and a granddaughter of .Benjamin F. Fuller, who was a Revolutionary soldier. The Fuller family is of English origin, but representatives of the name removed to Dublin,. 790 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. Ireland, and thence came to America. William Fuller, the grandfather of our subject, served under General Jackson in the war of 1812, belonging to a Tennessee regiment. They were within sound of the guns when Jackson won the battle of New Orleans. John Shearer learned the trade of cabinetmaking and followed that pursuit for many years in connection with the undertaking and furniture business. He was for many years an active factor in industrial and commercial circles in Xenia, having become a resident of this city in 1834 when twenty-two years of age. He c0ntinued business until about ten years prior to his death, which occurred on the 23d of May, 1899, when he was eighty-seven years of age, his death being the result of an accident caused by slipping and falling. Unto him and his wife were born four children, of whom three are living, the eldest being Judge Shearer of this review. Frank, the second son, became first sergeant of Company H, Ninety-fourth Ohio Infantry, during the Civil war and died at the battle of Resaca, Georgia. Albert E. is an attorney of Cleveland, Ohio; and Mary Elizabeth is the wife of the Rev. Dr. Watt, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Columbus, Ohio. In the schools of Xenia Judge Shearer acquired his education and at the age of twenty-two years he entered the office of Hugh Carey, under whose direction he read law for a time. When his money was exhausted he became bookkeeper and accountant in a large general store and after thus replenishing his exhausted exchequer, he once more took up the study of law and oil the 26th of May, 1866, was admitted to the bar. Soon afterward he entered upon practice and his advancement was continuous and creditable. 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 c0ntests 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. On the 1st of January, 1870, Judge Shearer entered into partnership with Hon. John Little, a relation which was maintained until the 1st of January, 1887, when their relation as members of the bar was discontinued but a financial partnership existed between them until the summer of 1898. On the 3d of January, 1867, Judge Shearer was united in marriage to Miss Margery Buchanan Dunlap, of Utica, Ohio. She died February 25, 1869, and on the 22d of February, 1872, the Judge was again married, his second union being with Miss Emma Juliet Weakley, of Dayton, a daughter of the Rev. Dr. Weakley, a presiding elder of the Methodist Episcopal church. They had two children : Helen, born on the 5th of June, 1873, is now the wife of the Rev. Charles Thomas Walkley, assistant rector of Grace church, New York, whom she married on the 22d of April, 1896; and Frank Wayne, who died March 27, 1892. Mrs. Shearer departed this life on the 9th of April, 1901, and was laid to rest in Woodland cemetery. The Judge has a large circle of friends throughout Greene county-, and this portion of the state, and is an exem- ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 791 plary member of the Masonic lodge of Xenia, in which he served as master for five years. He has also taken the degrees of the chapter, council and commandery, being a Knight Templar of Reed Commandery, of Dayton. He was formerly a member of the Knights of Pythias fraternity and of the Knights of Honor. Many important business concerns have enjoyed the benefit of his wise counsel and sagacity in business affairs. He was one of the incorporators and organizers of the Xenia Paper Company, now extinct, and served as its secretary and treasurer. He also occupied similar offices with the Field Cordage Company, which has likewise gone out of business. However, he is also a stockholder in many business enterprises here, was secretary and treasurer of the Miami Telephone Company in the '80s, and in January, 1901, was elected president of the Xenia National Bank, and has since been at the head of that institution. In politics he has always been a Republican but has never sought or desired office outside the direct line of his profession. For five years in the '70s he was prosecuting attorney of Xenia and in the fall of 1886 he was elected to the bench of the second Ohio circuit, where he served for twelve years. He was presiding judge of the court for six years and chief justice of the state for two years. During that time the suit that rose out of the. controversy between the liberals and seceders of the United Brethren church came up before him and his decision was sustained by the supreme court. This case excited considerable attention throughout all parts of the United States and Canada. Judge Shearer has made the practice of law his real life work, and at the bar and on the bench he has won marked distinction. A man of unimpeachable character, of unusual intellectual endowments, with a. thorough understanding of the law, patience, urbanity and industry, the Judge took to the bench the very highest qualifications for the most responsible office of the state government, and his record as a judge has been in harmony with his record as a man and a lawyer, distinguished by unswerving integrity and a masterful grasp of every problem which has presented itself for solution. CONRAD GILLAUGH. Conrad Gillaugh was born in Germany on the 24th of August, 1824, but from the age of five years has been a resident of the United States, having come to this country with his parents, Albert and Catherine (Miller) Gillaugh, both of whom were natives of the fatherland. The former served as a soldier of the German army and up0n coming to the new world he took up his home in Cumberland county, Maryland, about thirty miles from Baltimore. There he worked in the mines for a year, after which he turned his attention to farming, which he followed for a number of years in that county. There his death occurred when he was seventy-three years of age and his wife passed away in the same locality. Conrad Gillaugh well remembers the voyage to America, which was made upon a sailing vessel, twelve weeks having passed ere anchor was dropped in the harbor of Baltimore. He lost his mother when about ten years of age. His education was pursued in the schools of 'Cumberland county, Maryland, and in his youth he worked upon a farm in the home neighborhood. About fifty-three years ago he came to Ohio, first 792 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. settling in Clark county, near Springfield, where he was employed as a stone quarryman and in the lumber districts. He afterward engaged in farming near Osborn. Twenty-three years ago he took up his abode in Cedarville township, Greene county, where he purchased forty acres of land on which he has since made many improvements. There he engaged in general farming and stock-raising, continuing upon that place until about seven years ago when he removed to the town of Cedarville in which he is now living a retired life. His business career has been one in which he has closely followed honorable principles, manifesting marked diligence and perseverance in all his work,' Mr. Gillaugh was united in marriage to Ann E. Alexander, who was born in Pennsylvania, October 22, 1825, and died August 30, 1870, upon the home farm in Greene county. Eight children were born of that union. Kate is. the wife of Charles W. Crouse, a butcher, of Cedarville, Ohio, and they have two children : Charles and Ethel, the latter being the wife of Sydney Smith, who is employed in the paper mill at Cedarville. John A., the second member of the family, is a resident farmer of Greene county.. He is married and has three .children: George D., Anna and Lawrence. Ella, the third in order of birth, is deceased. Horace, who resides upon the old home place, married Sarah McKay. Emma Jane is the wife of Fred Fraver, of Xenia, Ohio, and their children are : Nellie, William and Dora. Sallie is .the wife of Wallace Barber, a carpenter of Dayton. William is in the employ of the freight house at Xenia. Charles is engaged in the grocery business at Cedarville and married Rosa Hoover, by whom he has two children, Pauline and Hubert. For his second wife Mr. Gillaugh chose Mrs. Mary Kramer, widow of Peter Kramer, of Clark county, by whom she had one child, Sarah Ellen, now the wife of Oscar Raber, of Springfield, Ohio. She had previously been the widow of Jacob W. Leffel,. and by her first marriage she had six children : Daisy, Harry, Cleve, Lula, Lawrence and Henry. By his second marriage Mr. Gillaugh has one son, Frank, who is engaged in the grocery business with his. brother. In his political views Mr. Gillaugh is a. Democrat and in religious faith is connected with the German Reformed church. There is no native-born citizen of America who is more loyal to the interests of this land than our subject, who throughout the years of his residence here has taken a helpful interest in many measures for the general good. He has also improved his business opportunities and enterprise and determination have been strong characteristics of his successful career. THOMAS B. WADE. Thomas B. Wade has from an early day-been a resident of Greene county and is. classed among its citizens of worth and value. He was born in. Frederick county, Virginia, June 6, 1814, and came to Ohio with his parents, John and Mary (Butterfield) Wade, both of whom were natives of the Old Dominion. The father followed farming throughout his entire life and about 1817 he brought his family to Ohio, taking up his abode in the city of Xenia, where he remained until he purchased a farm near what is now Selma. His first purchase was a tract of land in Clark county and there he ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 795 and his wife resided until they were called to their final rest, his demise occurring in 1833, when he was sixty-two years of age. The mother survived him for eleven years, passing away in 1844. In their family were eight children of whom two are still living : Thomas B., and Hamilton; a resident of Clark county. Thomas B. Wade gained his early education in the district schools of Clark county and remained upon the old home farm until 1857, when he came to Greene county, locating in Ross township. He has lived upon his present farm of seventy-four acres since 1866, and is one of the wide-awake, enterprising and progressive agriculturists of his community, having added to his possessions 'until he now has over one hundred and fifty acres. As a companion and helpmate for life's journey he chose Miss Mary Butcher, their marriage being celebrated in 1838, near Selma, in Greene county. Her parents were Joseph and Mary Butcher, who resided in this county, but both are now deceased. In 1883 Mr. Wade was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who died at the age of sixty-eight years. In their family were five children : Ruth, Elizabeth, Julia A., and John being the surviving members of the family. The son resides in Springfield, Clark county, where he is employed as a stationary engineer. He married Eliza Gibson, of Greene county, and they have five children : Homer G., Raper Carl, Eva, Grace and Clark. Mr. Wade was reared in the faith of the Society of Friends and has never been connected with any denomination in Greene county. In early life he supported the old Whig party and upon its dissolution joined the ranks of the new Republican party and has since marched under its banners. He is now eighty-eight years of age, having traveled thus far on life's journey. Throughout the entire course he has followed the straight and narrow path, his life being characterized by honesty, by fidelity to duty and by strict adherence to those characteristics which in every land and every clime command respect. He has witnessed to a great extent the development and progress of this portion of the state, is One of the venerated partriarchs of his community, and as such deserves mention in this volume. WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM. In a record of the successful and prominent agriculturists of Sugarcreek township is William Cunningham, whose birth occurred in the village of Bellbrook, September 17, 1860, his parents being James and Sarah (Stratton) Cunningham. The father was also born in Bellbrook, September 15, 1818, and his death occurred January 24, .1884. In early life he learned the cooper's trade and for several years he carried on that business in his native town, employing a number of workmen. He was married Bellbrook, April 18, 1844, to Sarah Stratton, whose birth occurred in Frederick county, Maryland, August 19, 1826. When quite small she came to Ohio with her parents and located two miles south of Bellbrook. Her death occurred a half mile east of the village on the 9th of December, 1867. After fol lowing the cooper's trade for several years, Mr. Cunningham abandoned that occupation and removed to the farm owned by Matthew Berryhill, continuing the cultivation of the land for some time. While living there his 796 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. first wife died. There had been ten children born of that marriage. F. P., the eldest, born April 6, 1845, resided in Xenia for many years but is now a practicing attorney of Clarksville, Ohio. Mary Angeline, born November 25, 1846, is living in Dayton. Robert A., born July 28, 1848, died in infancy. Charles E., born September 27, 1850, was a musician in the regular army for five years and is now living with his eldest brother. Martha, born January 24, 1853, is the wife of John S. Turner. Elizabeth, born May 18, 1858, died at the age of fourteen years. J. C., born December 19, 1857, married Grace Jeffries and lives in Sugarcreek township. William is the next of the family. Nellie M., born June 3, 1863, is the wife of Victor Taylor. Minnie L., born November 22, 1865, is the wife of William Stephenson. The father had good educational privileges, completing the high school course in Xenia, and throughout his entire life was an extensive reader. He read law for his own amusement and instruction and was also a great Bible student. For over forty years he served as an elder in the Presbyterian church, filling that office up to the time of his death. He cast his first presidential vote for Harrison and on the dissolution of the Whig party became a stanch Republican. William Cunningham was educated in the common schools and at the age of sixteen went to Xenia where for three years he was employed as a clerk in a store, returning then to the home farm. In Sugarcreek township, March 3, 1887, he was married to Miss Jeanette Thorp, who was born in Dayton, a daughter of William and Ellen (MacHatty) Thorp. The young couple began their domestic life on the old home east of Bellbrook where they remained until 1899, when they went to live with Mrs. Angeline Berryhill, the widow of Matthew Berryhill, who was a great-uncle of our subject. Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham have no children of their own, but have recently adopted a little girl, Nellie Friermood, who was born near Stringtown, January 23, 1891. Mr. Cunningham is a Republican and for one term was' township trustee, while as a member of the school board of Bellbrook he has labored earnestly in the cause of education. He served as a delegate to both the state and congressional conventions in 1902, and keeps well informed on political issues.. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church and he was one of the building committee that planned for the erection of the fine edifice there, contributing freely to the cause. Socially he is identified with the Junior Order of American Mechanics, of which he is a trustee. His farm comprises one hundred and thirty-two acres of very valuable land and his home is one of the best in the county. All of this has been acquired through his own earnest efforts and his life history proves conclusively what a potent element in the business world is unflagging industry. SILAS B. LE SOURD. That the plentitude of satiety is seldom attained in the affairs of life is to be considered a most grateful and beneficial deprivation for where ambition is satisfied and every ultimate aim realized, if such is possible,—there must follow individual apathy.. Effort will cease, accomplishment be prostrate and creative talent waste its energies-in supine inactivity. The men who have pushed forward the wheels of progress have ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 797 been those to whom satiety lay ever in the future, and they have labored consecutively and have not failed to find in each transition stage an incentive for further effort. Mr. Le Sourd is accounted one of the most enterprising and progressive business men of Xenia where he is widely known as a real estate, insurance and loan agent. He was born in Butler county, Ohio, February 9, 1850, and is a son of Nicholas and Eleanor (Gorsuch) Le Sourd. His paternal grandfather, Peter Le Sourd, was a native of France and accompanied Lafayette to America when that brave French gentleman and his men volunteered to aid in the establishment of the American republic through the force of arms. The family name was then spelled La Seur, but has since been changed to its present form. The grandfather was an officer of the French army, but instead of returning to his native country at the close of the war for independence, he decided to remain and take up his abode in Maryland, where he first followed farming and afterward became a large railroad contractor. In this country he was married and then removed to Butler county, Ohio, making the journey by wagon in 1835, accompanied by his wife and eight children. His remaining days were spent in this state and he was actively associated with the early pioneer development of the community in which he took up his abode. Nicholas Le Sourd, the father of our subject, was born in Maryland and with his parents came to this state. He acquired his education in the common schools and when he entered upon his business career followed the occupation of farming, to which he had been reared, extensively operating land in Butler county for a number of years. He never left that locality but spent his remaining days there, passing away in 1884 at the age of sixty-eight. His wife was called to her final rest in 1874. They were the parents of six children, but only three of the family are now living. One brother, J. T. Le Sourd, is a resident of Xenia, where he is also engaged in the insurance, real estate and loan business. In the common schools S. B. Le Sourd pursued his early education which was supplemented by a course in the Lebanon State Normal. He also pursued his studies in the Monroe Academy at Monroe, Ohio, and later he engaged in teaching school in Butler for a time. In the fall of 1878 he came to Xenia and established a real estate and loan business on a small scale. In 1880 he admitted F. E. McGervey to a partnership that has since been maintained and gradually their business has grown in volume and importance. As insurance agents they write a large business each year, their policies representing many thousands of dollars. Mr. Le Sourd is also adjuster for the Ohio Farmers' Insurance Company of the southern district 6f this state. He has also handled considerable real estate, negotiating many important property transfers and is an assistant secretary of the Home Building & Savings Association of Xenia. On the 30th of March, 1876, Mr. Le Sourd was united in marriage to Miss Ida M. Stewart, a daughter of Judge J. M. Stewart, and unto them have been born five children : Harry, who is a graduate of Delaware University and also of the Cincinnati Law School ; Florence, who completed the course in the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware; Gertrude, who died at the age of six years; Rebecca, who is a student in the Xenia schools ; and Mabel, who died at the age of a year and a half. Fraternally' Mr. 798 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. Le Sourd is connected with Xenia Lodge, No. 49, F. & A. M., and Xenia Chapter, R. A. M. He also belongs to Tabor Lodge, No. 315, I. O. O. F., of which he is past grand and in politics he is an earnest Republican, having firm belief in the principles of the party. He also has membership relations with the Methodist Episcopal church of Xenia, of which he is a steward. His life has been one of continuous activity, in which has been accorded due recognition of labor ; And today he is numbered among the substantial citizens of his county. His interests are thoroughly identified with those of the northwest, and at all times he is ready to lend his aid and co-operation to any movement calculated to benefit this section of the country or advance its wonderful development. J. DARWIN EDWARDS, M. D. Death often removes from a community one whom the citizens feel that they can ill afford to lose and such was the case when Dr. J. Darwin Edwards departed this life, yet he accomplished great good in the years allotted to him and through a long period maintained a prominent and distinctive position as one of the most skilled and capable physicians of Greene county. His labors here covered a period of more than a quarter of a century, during which time his honorable manhood, as well as professional ability won him the confidence and esteem of all. He was also associated with business enterprises of importance and both directly and indirectly his labors proved of benefit to the community. Dr. Edwards was born September 16, 182o, in Bethel, Clermont county, Ohio. His father, Caleb Edwards, was born in New Jersey about the year 1772 and married Miss Betsey Meeker. In 1806 they left the east, removing to Ohio, and in Clermont county they were numbered among the early settlers. The father of our subject hewed out a farm in the midst. of the forest, working hard to clear enough land in order that his labors as an agriculturist might provide comfortably for his family. Throughout his remaining days he devoted his energies to the work of tilling the soil, and in 1859 his labors were ended in death. His widow survived him until 1876 and five of her children were living at the time of her demise. Dr. Edwards spent the first fifteen years of his life on the old home farm and then left the parental roof in order to learn a trade. He had acquired a good education in his youth, displaying special aptitude in his studies and in learning his trade he also progressed rapidly and became proficient. To a man of strong mentality such as Dr. Edwards possessed it was but natural that professional life should have stronger attractions for him than industrial pursuits, and desiring to acquire proper knowledge lie eventually entered Augusta College, in which he was graduated with the class of 1839 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. For a short time he engaged in teaching, but soon took up the study of medicine with Dr. Edwards, of Greenfield, Indiana, as his preceptor. He also attended medical lectures at Cincinnati, and was there accorded the degree of Doctor of Medicine. Entering upon the practice of his profession, he devoted much of his remaining life to the alleviation of suffering and the restoration of health. In the year 1850, however, Dr. Edwards,