900 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. ders and the mother of Mrs. Anderson. The Bell family was one of prominence in the community, actively identified with many lines of business, and one who contributed to the material development of the county. Jesse Sanders, at the time of his marriage, was engaged in the wagon-making business, but afterward he removed to Spring Valley, where his wife died. Subsequently he married a Mrs. Snodgrass and in 1881 removed to a farm near Tippecanoe City, where his death occurred several years ago. His daughter, Mrs. Anderson, was born April 23, 1839. Mr. Anderson carried on the grocery trade in Spring Valley from 1855 until 1857, after which he engaged. in farming for a few years. During a part of the Civil war he served as an enrolling officer for Spring Valley township, being appointed by Governor Brough in 1862. In November, 1864, he enlisted for active service at the front as a member of Company G, One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Ohio Infantry, which went forward at the call for hundred-day men. He was in the army about four months and participated in the battle at New Creek. He has also served his country in a civil capacity, having been constable and assessor of his township. In 1882 he was appointed supervisor of the county infirmary, which office he resigned in the spring of 189o, and' since that time he has lived a retired life, enjoying the rest which he has truly earned and rightly deserves. In his political affiliations he is a Republican, and fraternally he is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and with the Grand Army of the Republic. He holds membership in the Methodist Protestant church, and his life has been in 'harmony with his profession. His word is as good as his bond and at all times he has been straightforward in his dealings with his fel low men. His life is in many respects well worthy of emulation, and throughout the. county he is widely known and honored. ROBERT D. POAGUE. Robert D. Poague is well remembered by many residents of Greene county for he' was a representative farmer of this portion of the state. Washington said that, "Agriculture is the most useful as well as the most honorable calling to which man devotes his energies," and this is as true to-day as when uttered more than a century ago. Agriculture forms the basis of all business activity, and its representatives are usually men of worth, who, working in an even tenor, live an upright, honorable life. Such an one was Robert D. Poague, who was well known as a livestock dealer as well as a cultivator of the soil Mr. Poague was born on the 2d of January, 1814, and was one of four children of Thomas and Margaret (Boggs) Poague. His father was born in Virginia, while the mother was born in Kentucky. It was in the year 1807 that the family was established in Greene county by the father of our subject who cast in his lot with the early settlers, at a time when this section of the state was upon the wild western frontier. He aided in reclaiming the land for purposes of civilization and for years carried on stock-raising and farming with excellent success, being thus engaged at the time of his death, which occurred in 1816. Greene county thereby lost one of its influential and representative men. ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 901 Robert D. Poague spent the years of his active life in Greene county, his birth having occurred on the old homestead there. After the death of her husband Mrs. Poague and her family. returned to her father's home in Fayette county, Kentucky, and remained there until 1835, when after the education of her ;children and the arrival of Robert Poague at years of maturity she returned 'with her family to the old farm here. She died in 1860. Her son, Robert D. Poague, received good educational advantages at a primate school and on his return to Greene county assumed the management of the farm of which he later became the owner, being one of the successful men of the day. He added to his possessions from time to time until at his death he was the owner of thirteen hundred acres. He made a specialty of raising mules and found this a very profitable source of income, having the largest establishment of this kind in this section of the state. He also carried on farming, his home being a few miles from Xenia, where he owned and operated five hundred acres of valuable land. He was progressive in his farming methods and his well tilled fields brought to him golden .harvests. He purchased improved machinery and was not slow; to adopt methods which he believed would prove of practical. value in carrying on the farm work. Energy and industry were numbered among his salient characteristics and his well directed labors were crowned with a creditable degree of success. It was on the 6th of January, 1846, that Mr. Poague was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Goode, a daughter of Burwell and Elizabeth (Smith) Goode, the former a native of Virginia. Mrs. Poague still survives her husband and is yet residing with her son, William T. Two other sons, James B. and Charles M., are both residents of Chicago, Illinois, while Margaretta, the only daughter, became the wife of T. J. Pringle, and died in 1881. Mr. Poague gave his political support to the Republican party, having firm faith in its, principles, and his religious faith was indicated by his membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. He passed away in 1859, and the news of his death brought a feeling of sadness into many homes, where his sterling worth had gained him warm friends. WILLIAM T. POAGUE. William T. Poague, who resides in Xenia and is identified with agricultural interests in Greene county, was born on the old homestead, a few Miles from. the city, on the 31st of July, 1849, his parents being Robert D. and Mary E. (Goode) Poague. He attended the schools of Xenia and afterward continued his education in Springfield. His father having died when he was ten years of age:, he returned to the fart with his mother and, being the eldest son, the management of the property devolved upon him. He continued the supervision of the whole farm until the estate was after which he continued farming-. for himself, having a ;very valuable tract of land of about four hundred acres. This he has placed under a high state of 'cultivation and the well tilled. fields bring to him golden harvests. His careful supervision is indicated by the neat and thrifty appearance of his place. He has been and is a successful man and well deserves 'his .prosperity. In 1890 Mr. Poague took up his res- 902 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. idence in Xenia, where he has since remained. In the 23d of October, 1884, he was united in marriage to Miss Augusta Steele and unto them has been born one son—Steele Poague. The lady is a daughter of David Steele, a representative of one of the old families of the county.. In his political views Mr. Poague is a stanch Republican and keeps well informed on the issues and questions of the day, but has never sought or desired political preferment and he has always found that his business demands the greater part of his attention. Throughout the community, both in the city and in the surrounding country, he is held in high. esteem. He has always lived in Greene county and thus his history is largely familiar to many of its residents who know him, to be a man of sterling worth. His business interests have been well conducted and his success is well merited. WILLIAM M NEELD. If every young man thoroughly understood and believed what wise men and phil-. osophers are always pointing out—that success never comes to any one without great and persevering effort,—a multitude of failures in life would be averted, and the world be a much happier place than it is to-day. In countless thousands of instances, especially in the United States, where men are rated at their true personal worth, poor have risen to places of prominence and influence, because they were not afraid of work, and hard work, too, and because they were actuated by the commendable ambition to do something and be something worthy of the respect of all mankind. Mr. Neeld owes his success entirely to his own efforts and is to-day counted one of the most enterprising business men of Xenia. Mr. Neeld was born in Spring Valley, Greene county, August 1o, 1849, and is a second son and child of Jason M. Neeld, whose birth occurred in Bucks county,. Pennsylvania, July 7, 1818. In the fall of 1839 the father came to Ohio, settling in Spring Valley township, Greene county. Here he married Miss Susanna. Allen, a native of the township., and a daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca (Campbell.) Allen, the former born in Virginia; and the latter in South Carolina. At an early date her parents came to this county, and here Mrs. Neeld was born April 2, 1818. From early youth until his last illness Jason M. Neeld engaged in the manufacture of shoes. In politics he was a sturdy Democrat, and was known throughout the community as a man of industry and business integrity. He filled the office of township treasurer and at air times was a loyal and progressive citizen. In his family were three children : William M., Benjamin F. and Mary E., but the last named died at the age of thirty years. William M. Neeld was reared under the parental roof and acquired a good common-school education. At night and on Saturdays lie worked with his father at the shoemaker's trade, beginning his apprenticeship when but fourteen years of age, but the close confinement of the shop affected his health and in 'his sixteenth year he went to the farm, where he remained until nineteen years Of age. He then returned to the village and although he had not yet attained his majority, he carried on his father's shop for a year. Afterward he became proprietor of a meat market, but when a few years had passed he once more engaged in the man- ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 903 ufacture of boots and shoes and extended the field of his business activity by engaging in the sale of hats and caps. He was thus a factor in commercial circles of his native town for fifteen years, when he sold the establishment to J. D. Moon, but a year later he again became owner of the same store, remaining its ,proprietor until August, 1888, when he sold out to F. C. Carey. For two or three years prior to his retirement from merchandising he also carried on .a livery and undertaking establishment and later he engaged in the brick business. Mr. Neeld closed out his (business at Spring Valley in 1893, and removed his undertaking business to Xenia, locating on West Main street, and for the past eight years has; occupied commodious rooms at 44 West Main street. He has come to be considered one of the substantial business men of Xenia, giving his exclusive attention to the undertaking business. He has a pleasant home on Spring Hill. As the years have passed he made judicious investments in real estate, thus becoming the owner of valuable and' desirable property. The characteristic of his business career is that he has carried forward to successful completion whatever he has undertaken, brooking no obstacles that Could be overcome by earnest and indefatigable effort. On the 17th: of November, 1880, occurred the marriage of Mr. Neeld and Miss Maggie E. St. John, a most estimable lady and a daughter. of William ;and Martha (Smith) St. John, of Caesarscreek township. Four children blessed their union : Ralph M., Edith, Paul and Charles. Mrs. Neeld belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church and Mr. Neeld contributes generally to its support. His political support is given to the Democracy. While a resident of Spring Valley he served for ten years as a member of the school board and for four years was a member of the board of , trustees. He was the originator of the movement to 'construct a township and corporation building in Spring Valley and as the result of his efforts the village now possesses a. fine three story brick structure, the lower floor being occupied by township and village offices and a store room, while the second is used as the township hall and the third floor is occupied by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. No man has contributed more largely to the progress and. improvement of Spring Valley than has Mr. Neeld, not only through generous gifts of money but through untiring effort on its behalf and through: the establishment of business interests has promoted commercial activity, which forms the foundation of progress in all communities. He manifests a most unselfish interest in the general good and is highly regarded. His nature is kindly, his temperament jovial and genial and his manner courteous, and throughout this part of the county it would be difficult to find one who has a larger circle of friends. ALANSON REYNOLDS CRANDALL. For many Years this gentleman was prominently identified with the business interests of Xenia,, but is now living a retired life, enjoying the fruits of former toil. He was born in this city in 1845 and is a son of Nickolas and Anner (Brown) Crandall. The father was a native of Connecticut, born in 1809, and when a young man left his New England home to launch out in business for himself in the far west, as Ohio 904 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. was then considered. It was about 1838 that he took up his residence in Troy, this state, and our subject now has in his possession a letter written by his father at that place in 1840, in which he says : "I am foreman in building a court house in Troy. I am getting good wages for these hard times —thirty-five dollars a month—and have the whole charge of the work." For some time he was engaged in contracting and building and assisted in the erection of the court house in Xenia in 1846, for which purpose he left Troy and located permanently in Xenia. His lumber yard, planing mill and residence occupied considerable ground on West Second street, between Galloway street and the Cincinnati road. After a useful and well spent life he died at this place in 1853. His wife, who long survived him, dying i Ohio, in 1889, was born in Newburg,. York, in 1816, and removed to Troy, K to, with her parents about the same time Mr. Crandall located there, settling on a farm near that place. At the usual age Alanson Reynold Crandall entered the public schools of Xenia, but was forced to leave school at an early age, his father having died when he was but eight years old.' It was his ambition and almost his necessity to assist in maintaining his widowed mother and two younger sisters. When yet a young lad he entered the clothing house of Phillipp Simmons, who was of Jewish faith but a polished gentleman and a most noble friend to his boy clerk. He remained with Mr. Simmions until the latter sold his business to Benjamin Bruel, by whom he was employed for many years. In 1873 Mr. Bruel was unable to continue longer in business owing to failing health, and he made it possible by .a generous offer and easy terms for Mr. Crandall to purchase the stock and the real estate. By careful, unremitting attention to business, together with qualifications both natural and acquired, Mr. Crandall met with remarkable success as a merchant and was an artist in his business, being easily "the prince of Greene county clothiers." In 1892 he erected a handsome three-story business block on the site 'where he had done business for over thirty years. This was the first of the modern business .blocks that have been erected in Xenia in the last ten years. In 1892 Mr. Crandall sold his interest in the stock to his partner and retired from business with a nice fortune to make comfortable his remaining years. In politics he is a Republican, and while not a member of any church organization his life has ever been lo right—do good, and his quiet charities will live long after what is mortal has passed away. MOSES A. HAGLER. The members of the Hagler family in Greene county .need no introduction to the readers of this volume, for the representatives of the name are widely known in this portion of the .state, where from pioneer times to the present the Haglers have taken an active and valued part in promoting public progress and improvement. Moses Allen Hagler,. of this review, is a wide-awake and energetic farmer of Xenia township. He was born in this locality, October 9, 1854, and is a son of William, L. and Mary L. Hagler. He remained under the parental roof until about thirty-five years of age. His youth was spent in the acquirement of a good English education in the public schools and in work upon the home farm, where ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 907 through the summer months he assisted in the labors from, the time of planting until crops were harvested. His first independent 'business venture was in connection with his brother, with whom he purchased one hundred acres of land, and to the cultivation and improvement of this tract they gave their attention, whereby they gained a comfortable competence, and, investing their acquired capital in more land, they eventually had a valuable farm of two hundred acres. Later the business relations between them was discontinued .and our subject took one hundred acres, which he transformed into a valuable and highly productive farm. In 1899 he erected a fine dwelling upon his place. It is built in an attractive, style of architecture, supplied with hot water and With every modern convenience, in fact; it is one of the best homes in this part of the county, and the other improvements on the farm are in keeping therewith. He has an excellent orchard covering twenty acres, including peach, plum, and apple trees. His principal business, however, is in small fruits, having sold as high as eight hundred bushels annually. His knowledge of horticulture is comprehensive and that he has a practical understanding of the business is indicated by the large amount of fruit raised. His place is- called the Ridge View Fruit farm. Mr. Hagler also gives his attention to the cultivation of various cereals and to stock-raising. On the 21st of October, 1892, occurred the marriage of our subject and Miss Martha A. Weal, who was born in Xenia township, and is a daughter of Joseph Wead, who died May 8, 1901, at the age of nearly eighty years. In his political views Mr. Hagler is a Republican, and has always espoused the principles of that party. Both he and his wife hold membership in the First United Presbyterian church of Xenia. They are weld known in the city and in their neighborhood, and by the possession of those qualities, which in every land and clime command respect, they have won many friends-. The career of Mr. Hagler has been one of unfaltering- industry and through strong purpose and diligence he has worked his way upward to the plane of affluence. JAMES PARKER CHEW. James Parker Chew, proprietor of the Xenia Daily. and Semi-weekly Gazette, was born in York county, Pennsylvania, April 10, 1832. He received a common school education in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and learned the trade! of printer in the Herald-office of that city. He came west in the year 1851. Six Months before he: was of age, in the year 1852, he bought the Lawrenceburg, Indiana, Press. He resided at Lawrenceburg :and conducted the paper except as to two or three short intervals, for twenty-five years. During this time he was also engaged in other business. He was deputy collector of internal revenue for seven years, collecting in that period over nine millions of dollars. On November 1st, 1877, he bought the Xenia (O). Gazette, then a weekly paper. On November 27, 1881, he started the Xenia, Daily Gazette and changed the weekly into a semi-weekly. In August, 1888, he. bought the Xenia Torchlight .and consolidated it with the Gazette. Both the daily and the semi-weekly papers have met with. remarkable success, exceeding in circulation any. papers in like sized towns in the state. J. P. 908 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. Chew's son, W. B. Chew, and his son-in-law, J. O. McCormick, have been associated with him in the publication of the Xenia Gazette from the first. On November 23, 1853, J. P.. Chew was married to. Miss Harriet Louisa Brown, Of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, who continued his beloved life-companion for forty-seven years, until December 5, 1900, when she died quite suddenly of heart trouble, brought on by asthma from which she had long suffered. To them, were born three children, W. B. Chew and Mrs. J. O. McCormick, both of Xenia, Ohio, and Mrs. W. E. Hopton, of Cincinnati. DAVID E. BEAL. David Elias Beal, of Bowersville, Greene county, is a citizen whose worth in the community has been recognized by elections to public office on several occasions. He .is now serving as assistant cashier in the bank of Bowersville, making his home in the town where he is classed among the representative and valued citizens. He was born in "Caesars Creek township on the 3oth of May, 1860, and is a son of Aaron H. and Keziah Jane (Ary) Beal. The father was also a native of Caesars Creek township and, his parents were George Beal and his wife. The latter 'bore the maiden name of Driscoll. At an early date they came to Greene county, settling in Caesarscreek township, where the grandfather of our subject secured three hundred acres of land, all of which was covered with timber. He had to cut down the trees and clear away the brush in order to plow the fields and prepare the land for cultivation. He possessed industry and energy, however, and in the course of time transformed his -fields into a rich farm, upon which he spent s his remaining clays. His wife also died there and both were interred in the New Hope cemetery near Paintersville. The father of our subject pursued his. education in a: log school but his opportunities in that direction were quite limited. His training at farm labor, however, was not meager, and he assisted in the arduous task of developing new land. Under the parental roof he remained until he was twenty-five years of age, when he was married and started out in life on his own account. He then purchased a small farm, adjoining the old home, resided there for a, long period and afterward removed to Jefferson township, in 1870. Here he purchased a farm about two miles southwest of the, village of Bowersville. It was at first-one hundred and sixty acres in extent; but at different times he added tracts of sixty, fifty-four and twelve acres, so that his farm, became a large as well as a valuable one. It continued to be his residence until the spring of 1885, when he removed to Jamestown,. Ohio, where he continued for two years. On the expiration of that period, however,. he returned to the farm, where he continued for one year and then purchased another farm four miles west of Xenia, where he now lives. It is located in Sugar Creek township and has been his place of abode since 1888: Through the years of his active manhood Mr. Beal has continually added to. his capital as the result of untiring energy and capable management of his business af fairs. He is a Democrat in his political belief and strongly endorses the principles. of the party, yet he has never consented to. ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 909 accept public office. His wife belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church. In their family- were seven children: David E., of this review; Samuel Lewis, who is living in Jefferson township; Charles Elmer, of the same township; Margaret Emma, the wife of S. S. Hollingsworth, of Clinton county ; Melville Franklin, who resides in Spring Valley township; Clara, Jane, who died at the age of sixteen years; and Clinton Price, who is still living with his parents. In taking up the personal history of David E. Beal, we present to our readers the life record of one who is widely known in Greene county and who has many friend's within its borders. When a little laid he entered the district schools near his home in Caesars Creek township, but when ten years of age accompanied his parents. on their removal to Jefferson township, where he continued his education, the school, however, being situated across the line in. Clinton county. He continued his studies until twenty-one years of age, being in attendance during the winter months, while in the summer season he aided his father in the work of field and meadow. He was also for three months student in Professor Smith's private school in Xenia, and .a good education well prepared for him for the practical and responsible duties. of life. He continued with his parents most of the time until his marriage, although after attaining his majority he started out in life on his own account. On the 16th of December, 1884, Mr. Beal was united in wedlock to Miss Flora B. Hampton, a, native of Jefferson township, and a daughter of Ezekiel and Martha (Birt) Hampton. After his marriage Mr. Beal purchased a farm upon which he lived for three years and then bought a small tract of land in the southwest portion of Jefferson township. Here he owns fifty acres Of land. After farming for eight years in that place he came to Bowersville in 1897 and accepted the position of assistant cashier in the bank and has since served in that capacity, being a leading representative of financial interests in the town. In 1885 Mr. Beal was elected township assessor and filled that position for three years. He then retired, but when a year had passed was again elected to that office. He is a Democrat in politics, stanch and firm in his advocacy of the party principle's, and in 1897 he was elected a member of the city council of Bowersville. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and he is a member of the Odd Fellows' society. A popular citizen, in manner he is genial and courteous and wherever known he is held in high esteem for his genuine worth. CAPTAIN ANDREW S. FRAZER. Captain Andrew S. Frazer is associated with many of the most prominent and important business interests of Xenia and is the efficient cashier of the Xenia National Bank. .He was born in Russellville, Brown county, Ohio, October 15, 1836, and is a son of John F. Sarah (Kelly) Frazer, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Kentucky. The Frazer family is of .Highland Scotch origin, and the grandfather of our subject came from Down, Ireland, to the new world, settling in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, where John F. Frazer was born. The grandfather was a weaver by trade and followed that pursuit through out his entire business life. His son was 910 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. reared to manhood in Brown county and there learned the, trade of tanning,. which he followed in early life. When his son was twelve years old he came to Greene county, Ohio, settling here in 1848. Here he purchased an interest in a dry-goods establishment in Cedarville, there conducting business for about forty years. He was married in all five times, and was the father of nine children. He passed away in August, 1890, but the Mother of our subject died in Brown county, Ohio, in 1846. Their children were Andrew S., Mrs. M. J. Jackson, of Olena, Illinois; and James K., of :Sandusky, Ohio. Captain Frazer acquired his early education in his native 'county and afterward continued his studies in Cedarville, pursuing an :academic course there. When old enough he entered, his father's store and remained with him until 1859, when he opened a merchant's tailoring and clothing business in connection with John Gibney of Cedarville, the partnership continuing until after the inauguration of the Civil war," when both joined the army. When the Captain donned the blue the agreement was that his partner was to remain and conduct the business, but .after about a year Mr. Gibney also enlisted. Our subject became a member of Company F, Thirty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, on the 24th of July, 1861, and while in the camp in this state he was made second lieutenant. Later he was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant and subsequently appointed captain and quartermaster on the staff of General Piatt, who was appointed his first colonel. He participated in the engagements at Chapmanville, West Virginia, Princeton and Fayetteville, and at the last named place was quite seriously wounded in the left thigh. In June, 1864, he was mustered but at Cincinnati on account of disability from wounds received in action. Upon his return. home the Captain found his business in a bad condition, owing to the incompetent management of those left in charge, and closed up his store. For three years he was unable to engage in business on account of wounds sustained at the front. In 1866 he was elected county auditor and served in that capacity for about eighteen years. In August, 1884, he was appointed cashier of the First National Bank of Xenia, then in liquidation, and in 885 he entered the Xenia National Bank as assistant cashier, serving in that capacity for a few months. In January, 1886, however, he was made cashier and has thus been connected with the institution continuously since, its success being largely attributable to his enterprise, capable management. and keen discrimination. A man of resourceful business ability, he has extended his affairs into many other enterprises. He was director and treasurer of the Field Cordage Company and also of the Ohio Cordage Company, both of which have ceased to exist. At the present time he is director of the Hooven & Allison. Company and director and president of the Buckeye Shoe Manufacturing Company of Xenia. For about eight years he was treasurer of the Miami, Telephone ' Company, retiring from that office on the 1st of January, 1902. He is also treasurer and director of the Home Building & Savings Company of Xenia, director of the Little Miami Railroad Company and the Dayton & Western Railroad. On the 2nd of November, 1870, Captain Frazer was united in marriage to Jennie Mitchell, of Attica, Indiana, who, died in October, 1885, leaving two children : Clar- ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 911 ence, who is now conducting a shoe store in Xenia; and Katie, the wife of William A. Cork, of Toronto, Canada, by whom sh.e has two children: Helen Frazer and Robert S. In October, 1887, the Captain was again married, his second union being with Miss Ruby H. Sexton, of Rushville, Indiana. In his fraternal relations the Captain is connected with the Loyal Legion and for several years he served as commander of Cedarville Post, G. A. R. He also belongs to the United Presbyterian church and in politics is a Republican, but .of recent years has never desired or accepted office. F. C. CAREY. F. C. Carey, who is successfully carrying on farming in Spring Valley township, was born in the village of Ferry, Warren county, February 6, 186o, a son of Dr. Simeon and Ruth A. (Cornell) Carey. The father engaged in the practice of medicine in Ferry for a short time and then removed to Doods where he carried on the milling business for his father, Joel Carey, who owned the mills there. Later they went to Mount Holly sand resided upon a farm belonging to Sylvanus Cornell, the maternal grandfather of our subject. His next removal brought the Doctor with his family to Spring Valley, where he engaged in the grocery business, but later established a drug store, and in connection with its conduct resumed the practice of medicine. He spent his remaining days in Spring Valley, where he died in May 19, 1899, his widow, however, still making her home there. Of their three children F. C. Carey is the eldest. Flora Alice is the wife of Dr. S. E. Dyke, of Spring Valley, and Della, married Leroy Davis and lives in Dayton. Under the parental roof the son was reared and when nineteen years of age began business on his own account, operating land which belonged to his father. As a companion and helpmate for the journey of life he chose Miss Viola Thomas, the marriage being celebrated in Lebanon, Warren county, September 23, 1886. The lady was.. born in that county near Waynesville, her parents being Frank and Sara (Servis) Thomas, the former a farmer of Warren county. Three children have been born of this marriage: Lola Pearl, born in this county, July 10, 1888; Raymond, who died at the age of two years; and Alice Ruth, born June 18, 1898. Throughout the-greater part of their married life Mr. and Mrs. Carey have resided upon a farm and he is an enterprising and successful agriculturist who, by his close adherence to modern scientific methods and practical judgment, has secured good crops which. bring to him a satisfactory income. Mr. Carey is recognized, as a leading and prominent representative of the Democratic party in this county, having supported th.e organization since casting his first presidential vote for Cleveland in 1884. Was: elected a, trustee of Spring Valley township, serving for two successive terms, and received a very flattering vote for he had to overcome the usual Republican majority of one hundred. By. a majority of twenty-five he was elected land appraiser in 1900. In 1888 he removed to Spring Valley, where for four years he was engaged in the boot. and shoe business, and while there was elected a member of the city council, receiving every vote cast in his ward with the exception of two—which was certainly 912 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. highly complimentary and indicated his personal popularity and the confidence reposed in him by his 'fellow citizens. For four years he was .a member of the central committee of the township, was a member of the executive committee of the county and for one year was its treasurer. He has been a delegate to the state convention in Cleveland, Dayton and Zanesville, and his ,opinions carry weight in the councils of his party, while :his efforts have been effective -in augmenting Democratic strength in his county. He is also quite prominent in fraternal circles, belonging to New Burlington Lodge, No. 574, F. & A. M., and .Spring Valley Lodge, No. 302, I. O. O. F., in which he has filled all' the chairs and is past grand. He is a charter member of the Junior Order of American Mechanics, has tilled all of its offices in the local organizations, is treasurer and also representative to the state lodge. Both he and his wife are identified with the auxiliary and she. is at present associate vice council of the Daughters of America. She also belongs to the Christian Church of Owens. Mr. Carey is a charter member of Spring Valley Camp, No. 8480, M. W. A., and is now venerable consul. Mr. Carey is a typical American citizen, energetic and progressive in business, interested in public affairs, and having due regard to the social amenities which go to make up so much of the sum of human :happiness. W. L. MILLER. Among the younger members of the legal profession in Xenia is W. L. Miller, but his years seem to be no, bar to his progress as an attorney for already he has won success as a lawyer that many an older practitioner might well envy. He was born at Trebein, Greene county, Ohio, August 2, 1872, and is the second son of W. J. and Sarah E. (Steele) Miller, also natives of Greene county. James Miller, the grandfather of our subject, was one of three brothers who came to Ohio. from the vicinity of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and located on Beaver creek in this county, thus becoming pioneer settlers of this portion of the state. James Miller was a carpenter and farmer and possessed considerable mechanical ingenuity. His son, William J. Miller, carried on the business of farming. He wedded Sarah. E. Steele, a native of this county and a representative of one of its pioneer families. They became the parents of six children, of whom five are now living, W. L., of this review ; Jessie, at home; Clarence O., who is now employed as a bookkeeper but makes his home with his parents; James A. and Elizabeth, who are also at home. By a former Marriage the father had one son, Grant, who now resides at Trebein, and is engaged in farming. W. L. Miller continued his education until he had completed the ,course of the township high school and then engaged in teaching in the district schools of his township.. He afterwards spent three years as a student in the law office of Little & Spencer, of Xenia, and then became a Member of the. senior class in the law department of the Ohio State University, in which he was graduated the the class of 1895, but in December of the previous year he was admitted to the 'bar. Immediately after his graduation he opened an office in Xenia and has since 'been engaged in the general practice of his profession. He soon demonstrated! his ability to handle intricate liti- ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 913 gated interests and now has a good clientage, which is continually growing. Mr. Miller served for four years as United States commissioner for the southern district of Ohio. He is a, member of Xenia Lodge, No. 49, F. & A. M., and Xenia Chapter, No. "36, R. A. M. He is also identified with Xenia Lodge, No. 668, B. P. O. E., and is a member of Silver Star Lodge, No. 668, K. P. He is a member of the Reformed church, and his cooperation is given to many movements and measures for the general good. He is a representative of a high type of American manhood resolute, ambitious, determined, and energetic, interested in matters of citizenship-, enjoying. the pleasures of social life and alert to business opportunities and advantages. PAUL P. WARNER. Paul Petro Warner, an enterprising and practical farmer of Bath township, Greene county, residing in the southern part of the township` onthe Fairfield and Zimmermanville pike, was born in the village of Fairfield, November 10, 1848, and comes of Dutch ancestry. He is a son of Henry and Harriet (Casad) Warner. The father was born near Hagerstown, Maryland, and was a son of George W. and Christina (Harsh-man) Warner, both of whom were natives of Maryland. The former was a brickmaker by trade, and in 1829 removed with his family to the state of Ohio., spending one year in Dayton, after which he purchased a farm upon which our subject now resides, then compromising one hundred eight and one-half acres of wild land. The only improvement upon the place was an old log cabin, but he at once began to clear and develop the land and soon rich harvests returned to him the golden tribute to his labors. Upon that farm he and his wife spent their remaining days. He built there a large log house, a substantial barn, and. is known as one of the progressive agriculturists of the community. His political support was given the Democracy, but the honors or emoluments of office have no attraction for him. He and his wife Were buried upon the old Petro farm in the family burying ground. They had three: children : Henry, the, father of our subject; Mary, the wife of Samuel Miller; and Catherine, the wife of Paul Petro. Henry Warner, the father of our subject, was born in Maryland. His education was begun there, but was afterward continued in Bath Greene county, Ohio. He worked with, his father until after his marriage, When he rented land for a time and then removed to the village of Fairfield. In 1849, when our subject was only about six months old, he took up his abode upon the old homestead. His father had died and he purchased the interest of the other heirs in the property. Upon this farm Henry Warner spent his remaining days, devoting his energies to agricultural pursuits in. a way that bore to him a good living. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Warner were born ten children, eight of whom reached years of maturity : George, is now living in Fairfield, Ohio.; Christina became the wife of John H. Koogler, whose .name appears on another page of this volume; Paul Petro, our subject, is the third in order of birth; Henry G., is a resident of Beaver Creek township; Sophia., who became the wife of Samuel Dillinger, resides in Bath township; Mary Alice, who became the Wife 914 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. of Taylor Gerlaugh, is nowdeceased ; Elizabeth Jane, the wife Of Benjamin Nichols, resides in Darke county, Ohio ; Harriet A., the wife of John Walch, resides in Bath township. The father of this family died February 24, 1894, at the age of eighty-one years, while his wife passed away in 1879 at the age of fifty-nine years. Both were interred in the .Fairfield cemetery. Mrs. Warner was a member of the Christian church,. Mr. Warner was a Democrat in his political views and both enjoyed the high regard of many friends.. Paul P. Warner, the subject of this review, received his education in the district schools near his home, and with the exception of the first six months of his life has always resided upon the old home farm. He early became familiar with the labors of field and meadow, and as the. years have passed .he has continued to engage in the tilling, of the soil, thereby winning a comfortable competence. He was married on the 27th of November, 1884., the lady of his choice being Miss Mary Catherine. Barr, a native of Bath township and a daughter of John and Susan (Miller) Barr, both of whom were natives of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, where they were married, On coming to Greene county, Ohio, they. settled in the southern part of Bath township, where they remained until called to their final rest. In their family were twelve children, and with one exception all are yet living, as follows : Abraham resides near Dayton, Ohio; Anna, the wife of Mr. Eckman, resides in Indiana; Susan, now Mrs. Payton, resides in Dayton, Ohio; John is also a resident of Dayton ; Hester resides upon the old home place; Amos is now deceased; David is a resident of Dayton, Ohio; Mary C. is the wife of our subject ; Jacob makes his home in Dayton, Ohio; George is also residing in. the latter place; Henry is also a resident of Dayton; and Mrs. Ella Klump lives upon the old home place in this. township. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Warner have been born five. children : John, now deceased,. George; Harriet, who has passed away; Perry P. and Susan Ellen. Mr. Warner gives his political support to the Democracy. His wife. is connected with the Reformed church. They occupy a very pleasant home; in fact, have one of the attractive farm residences of the county. It was erected in 1901 and the barn was remodeled. in 1899. Mr. Warner carries on general farming and stock raising, and everything. about his place is kept in splendid condition, the fields being well tilled, the buildings in good repair. He is an energetic and persevering business man and one who has well. merited his success. ISAAC EVANS Isaac Evans is a representative of one of the old pioneer families of Ohio, and through almost sixty-five years has been a. witness of the growth and upbuilding of Greene county. He was born in Spring Valley township, December 8, 1835, his parents being Robert and Sarah (Coppock) Evans. His parents were born, reared and married in South Carolina, the father's birth having occurred November 9, 1797, the mother's March 13, 1799. They were members of the Society of Friends. They drove across the country to Ohio, spending one month upon the way, the date of their arrival being October 24, 1829. Moses Evans, the grandfather of our subject, had, ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 915 previously died in South Carolina, and his widow, had married Samuel Speer, with: whom .she had come to Greene 'county in 1826, settling where our subject now resides. When Robert Evans arrived he spent a few days in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Speer and then purchased four hundred acres of land which now belongs to his grandchildren—the children of Aaron and Margaret (Evans) Crites. Robert Evans had followed milling in South Carolina, and after coming to Ohio he built a saws and grist mill upon his farm. These mills were operated continuously until about 1875, when they were abandoned. In his political views Robert Evans was originally a Whig and later a Republican. He had come to the north because of his opposition to slavery, and when the Republican party was formed to oppose the further extension of slavery he at once joined its ranks. Although he did not have a college course he was remarkably skillful in mathematics and had studied surveying in South. Carolina. He died November 9, 1868, and his wife passed away June 17, 1871. In their family were fifteen children, nine of whom reached mature years, while two are still living—Nancy, the wife of Martin Peterson, of this county; and Isaac. After acquiring his education in the public and private schools and in Bacon's Commercial College in Cincinnati, in which he was graduated in 1857, Isaac Evans became a partner in his father's milling- business, 'with which he was connected until 1864, when, they sold out. He has since been engaged in farming, which he follows in Spring Valley township, meeting with signal success. Mr. Evans was first married January 31, 1860, to Miss Matilda C. Stump, a daughter of Jonas and Prudence (Smalley) Stump. Six children were born unto them: Frank S.., who married Catherine Eberley and lives on a part of the old homestead; Minnie B., the wife of Joseph G. Gest, of Washington Court House, Fayette county, by whom she has one child; Louie A., the wife of Robert J. Lacey, resident of Wilmington, Clinton county; Alta M., the wife of John L. Snipp, of Dayton; William J., of Washington Court House; Charles, a livery man of Xenia:, who married Stella Lucas, and has one child.. Mrs. Evans died September 17, 1897, and on the 16th of May, 1900, Mr. Evans married Miss Frances Adams, of Montgomery county, Ohio. In ,his political views Mr. Evans is a Republican, and when age gave to him the right of franchise he deposited a ballot in. support of Abraham Lincoln for the presidency. He is a charter member of the Masonic Lodge of New Burlington, and was made a Mason in Waynesville. He also belongs to Xenia Chapter, No. 36, R. A.. M., and is true to the tenets of the craft,. exemplifying in his life its beneficent spirit.. His life has been quietly passed yet has been characterized by fidelity in citizenship, by loyalty to every trust reposed in him, and thus he stands among those to whom honor and respect .are given. FRANK S. EVANS Frank S. Evans is a representative of one of the early families of the county and was born near his present home in Spring Valley township on the 21st of January,. 1861, his parents being Isaac and Kate 916 - ROBINSON’S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY (Stump) Evans, a: sketch of whom is given .above. The father is still living, but the mother died November 17, 1897. The subject of this review spent his boyhood days on the old home farm and supplemented his; common school education by two years study in the Lebanon Normal School. To his father he gave the benefit of his services until he had attained his majority and then started upon an independent business career by working as a farm hand by the month. He was thus employed for ,a year and then made preparations for having a home of his own by his marriage to Miss Kate Eberley, of Warren county, the wedding being celebrated on the 1st of January, 1884. The lady was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and when a little maiden of five summers was brought to Ohio by her parents, .Peter and Susan .(Kreider) Eberley, who located in Warren corunty. They, too, were natives of the Keystone state, and the father died in Warren county on the 2nd of November, 1892, at the age of fifty-five years. Soon after his marriage Mr. Evans took up his abode upon the place which he yet makes his home, and after renting the land for nine years he purchased the property, comprising fifty acres, it being a part of the farm upon which his grandfather located on removing from South Carolina to Ohio. He has built a barn and tobacco shed and has excellent modern improvements upon the place. His home, however, is one of the old landmarks of the county, having been erected by his grandfather. He successfully carries on general farming, and the well tilled fields bring to him the satisfactory returns for his labor. In his methods he is progressive and enterprising, and his efforts have been crowned with a well merited degree of success. In the family are two children : Herman, born October 5, 1885, and Lawrence, born February 14, 1894. Mr. Evans gives his. political support to the Republican party and proudly cast his first ballot for James G. Blaine in 1884. In 1897 he was elected a trustee of his township and has been largely instrumental in improving this portion of the county by hawing the hills leveled down and also in other ways. Fraternally he is connected with the Junior Order of American Mechanics of Spring Valley and has filled most of its offices. He is also a charter member of the Modern Woodmen Camp and belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. During his entire life he has resided in this county and therefore has a wide acquaintance among its citizens who freely accord- to him the high regard which is ever won by sterling worth. WILLIAM McPHERSON. The rich lands of Greene county offer excellent opportunities to the agriculturist, and many men are successfully engaged in the tilling. of the soil within its borders. Among this number is Mr. William McPherson, whose home is on the lower Bellbrook Pike four miles southwest of Xenia. He was born in the city of Xenia, February 16, 1816, his parents being John H. and Margaret (Hivling) McPherson. His father was American born but his parents were natives of Scotland. The mother of our subject was born in Maryland and was a daughter of John Hivling, who served as the first sheriff of Greene county. By trade .Mr. John H. McPherson was a chair-maker and painter, but had to abandon that ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 917 line of work on account of ill health. For several years he served as postmaster of Xenia, but when a change occurred in the presidential administration he was deprived of the office. He also served for two terms as county recorder and was ever prompt, reliable and accurate in the discharge of his official duties. Of his large family, John, Moses, Sophia and William grew to mature years and reared families, but William is now the only one living. In the public schools of Xenia our subject pursued his education, and at the age of eighteen years he began working at the trade of saddle-making in Dayton. He worked a year for his board and then returned to his native city. Later he received journeyman's wages and continued in business until 184o, when failing health obliged him to abandon that pursuit. He afterward bought two horses and engaged in teaming for some time, but subsequently turned his attention to farming upon rented land, where the city of Xenia now stands. He operated what is known as the Dayton Hill and the upper portion of the town, this land belonging ,to his grandfather Hivling. In the year 1840, William McPherson was united in marriage to Miss Mary Ann Raider, of Xenia, a daughter of Adam and Christina (Smith) Rader. They became the parents of nine children, seven of whom are still living: John H., who is now filling the office of county auditor; Joshua, who was a' member of Company C., Seventy-fourth Ohio Infantry and died at Nashville; Ann, the wife of E. S. Barnett, of Xenia township; Sophia, the wife of William Priest, of Xenia township; Charles who resides upon his father's farm; Adam R., a resident farmer of Iowa; and William, who is a graduate of the Ohio University of Columbus and is now professor of chemistry there. For several years he was a teacher in the schools of Toledo, Ohio. After the death of his first wife, Mr. McPherson married Mrs. Mary Ann Wright, nee Price. About 1848 Mr. McPherson purchased his present farm, comprising one hundred and sixty-three acres, on which he took up his abode in 185o. Little of the land had been cleared, but he at once began its further development and has made excellent improvments there. He also has thirty-two acres in Xenia township near the county seat. His life has been one of industry and energy, and even yet he assists to some extent in the work of the farm, although he has passed the eighty-sixth milestone on life's journey. Such a record should put to shame many a man of much younger years, who grown weary of the struggles and trials of business life would relegate to others the burdens that he should bear. Mr. McPherson cast his first presidential ballot for W. H. Harrison in 1840 and voted for J. C. Fremont in 1856, since which time he has been an earnest Republican. He belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, has filled some of its offices and is identified with the German Reformed church of Xenia. His life has ever been honorable and upright and he can look back over the past without regret and forward to the future without fear. Few indeed of the settlers of Greene county have so many years resided within its borders as Mr. McPherson, who has spent his entire life here. He receives the veneration and regard ,which should ever be accorded old age and his life record contains many elements worthy of emulation. 918 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. C. E. ARBOGUST. BY PROF. GEORGE S. ORMSBY. The writer of this brief biographical sketch undertook the superintendency of the public schools of Xenia in September, 1861, and continued in that office until 1879. During that period there were many promising lads in attendance at school who have held high, honorable and responsible positions not only in the state of Ohio but in other states as well. Others have been successful business men and have found their fields of labor in the city, in the co y and in the various states of the Union. The writer well remembers the subject of this sketch when as a young lad he entered the school. He was a quiet, earnest pupil, whose object chiefly was to make the most of his time and to get the best results from study and loyalty to duty and law. The promise of his younger life has been realized in his later years. He has proved to be one of the most enterprising, trusted and successful business men of this city. Charles Elmer Arbogust was barn in Xenia, Ohio, on the 22d day of September, 1862. He is the youngest son of Mrs. R. W. Arbogust, who is now living in Xenia, and whom he most highly honors for her self-denial in providing for him a happy home and sending him to school, where he could have all the advantages that the public schools could give. Leaving school, he worked six months in the rope factory of the Hooven & Allison Company. After this he served as an apprentice to the trade of blank book making and book binding with. J. C. A. Rheinhardt; for a time working in this city but finishing his trace outside of Xenia. In company with Mr. W. B. Chew began his present business of blank book makers and manufacturing stationers, on borrowed money, in March, 1881. At the end of a year he bought out Mr. Chew's interest, since which time lie has been the sole owner of the business, under the firm name of C. E. Arbogust & Company, and by "strict attention to business" he has been successful. In 1888, he, with his sisters, purchased a millinery and fancy goods business, now located at No. 8 North Detroit street, of which he is still a half owner. He was one of the organizers of the Peoples Building and Savings Company, on the 22d of September, 1885, and has ever since been a member of its board of directors, and was for several years its president, and has helped largely to bring that big concern up to its present healthy and very prosperous condition. Being now worth over $500,000, making it easy for many a person to own their own home, who without it could not. Mr. Arbogust is the oldest member of this board in point of membership. In the spring of 1897 he was elected a member of the Xenia city board of education, and in the following year was elected treasurer of the board. He is a man whose judgment is good, and though yet a young man he has been called as a juror in County and United States courts and was for five years a member of the board of directors of the Xenia City and Greene County Work House and was several years of this time its president. He was nine years a member of the board of directors of the Y. M. C. A., of this city, in installing that good institution into ifs resent condition of permanency. Like many other men in business, his ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 919 path of progress has sometimes been a little rough. Financial reverses have been part of his experience, but never discouraged, with untiring- energy he has transformed the reverses into success. He was also a member of the Knights of Honor, and is at present a member of the Knights of Pythias, and' has been honored with grand lodge offices by both orders. He has been for two years representative to the Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias of Ohio. He is a member of the First Baptist church of Xenia, and for many years a member of its financial committee and one of its trustees.. He was for seven years clerk of the church and for nine years the Sunday-school superintendent, and during that superintendency through his painstaking the attendance increased from an average of forty-five to one hundred and sixty. He is a man of uncompromising temperance principles, never having in his life taken a single drop of any intoxicating beverage. He was married February 13, 1882, to Miss Lida A. Robinson, eldest daughter of George F. Robinson, the compiler of this history. He has two sons, George Elwood and Charles Oren, now eighteen and sixteen years of age respectively. He has one brother, J. F. Arbogust, of Springfield, and two sisters, Mrs. Clara B. Stebbins, of Dayton, and Mrs. E. M. Whittington, of Xenia. Mr. Arbogust is a man of a kindly disposition, always considerate of other people's feelings. Never intentionally and without cause would he give offense to any, yet he is a man of great firmness and decision of character, a man of clear perception of what ought to be, and one who has the courage of his convictions. He will not only yield what ought. to be yielded but will as positively demand what ought to be demanded. He is now, of course (September, 1902), in the prime of life and seems to be moving steadily up. the plane of prosperity. He is at present engaged in. the building of his beautiful new home on North King street, which for modern appliances, convenience in arrangement and architectural beauty will not be surpassed by any building in Xenia. WILLIAM A. HAGENBUCH, M. D. Dr. William A. Hagenbuch, long a most prominent, honored and respected citizen of this portion of the state, was born in Northampton county, Pennsylvania, March 31, 1831, his parents being Stephen and Mary (Schreiber) Hagenbuch, who were also natives of Northampton county, where they were reared and married. In 1836 they removed to Fairfield,. Ohio, and there the father followed the occupation of farming until 1876, when he went to Dayton, where he died October 26, 1878, at the age of seventy-seven years. He served as an elder in the German Reformed church, in which both he and his wife held membership. In their family were eight children : A. ; Elizabeth, who married David Huston and resides in Bath township, Greene county; Sarah, Anna, Stephen„ Alice, Caroline, and Louis F. Dr. Hagenbuch spent his early boyhood days upon the home farm, and after acquiring his preliminary education in the district schools entered a. private school. in Dayton, Ohio. Later he was a student in Gran- 920 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. ville and Springfield, Ohio, and next matriculated at Wittenburg College. For a short time he engaged in teaching school in Bath township, Greene county, and in 1852 he began reading medicine under the direction of Dr. J.. J. Mcllhenny, a prominent physician .of Fairfield, with whom he remained for three years. He then became a student in the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, and upon his, graduation won the degree of M. D. He first opened an office in Fairfield, but after a short time came to Alpha, where he spent his remaining. days. There a very large and liberal patronage was secured by him in acknowledgment of his superior skill and ability. On the 6th day of September, 1860, Dr. Hagenbuch was united in marriage to Miss Sarah J. Harbine, and they became the par ents of seven children, as follows: Joan, who died in childhood; William H., a physician of New York city; Katie, who also died in childhood; Etta Florence, now the wife of Professor Frank C. Hubbell, principal of the schools of Alpha; Jennette P. and Frank Harbine, both of whom reside with their sister, Mrs. Hubbell; and Paul, who died in childhood. The Doctor erected a beautiful home in Alpha, in which his daughter Mrs. Hubbell is now living. He was a member of the Greene County Medical Society and was deeply interested in his profession. Whatever tended to promote the interests of his calling and place before man the key to the mystery of that complex problem which we call life at once attracted his interest and co-operation. He was a man of the highest and purest character and was an industrious and ambitious student. In his life he exemplified the beneficent spirit of the Masonic fraternity with which he became identified in Xenia in i866. His death occurred December. 24, 1883, and his wife passed away November 18, 1901, there remains being interred in Woodland cemetery, Xenia. Mrs. Hagenbuch was a member of the Methodist Protestant church. LEONARD OSTERLY. Leonard Osterly, who was a well-known figure in business circles of Xenia, at the time of his death was superintendent of the Xenia Gas & Coke Company and was what the world calls :a self-made man. All that he possessed in life came to him through his own efforts, for he started out, on his. business career empty-handed. The family to which he belonged was. of Irish lineage, his parents having been born on the Emerald. Isle., Leonard Osterly was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, on the 16th of October, 1825, and was reared and educated. there. On coming to the United States in. 185o, he located in Xenia, Ohio, and from that. time until his death was a resident of this city. He was variously employed until he accepted a position with the. Xenia Gas & Coke Company and was a trusted employe of that corporation throughout the remainder of his life, being gradually promoted until given the responsible position of superintendent of the works. He was well fitted for his duty and enjoyed in a high degree the confidence of those whom he represented. Mr. Osterly was united in marriage to Miss. Bridget Kelly and unto them were born four children, but the two sons are both. deceased, Andrew having passed away on the 29th. of December, 1891, While John ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 921 died in February, 1898. The surviving members of the family are Catherine and Mary E., who still reside in Xenia. Both the parents held membership in the Catholic church and died in that faith. They Were true to its teachings and its principles and were highly esteemed in church circles, while Mr. Osterly was also well known in business circles and commanded the respect of those with whom he was associated. He died in 1885, while his wife passed away in July, 1901. The surviving daughters are communicants of St. Brigid's Catholic church, of which Rev. N. J. Kelly is now pastor. Miss Mary A. Osterly is conducting a large dress-making establishment in the Steele block. where she has three rooms, employing eight or ten assistants. She began business here in 1896 and has met with a large degree of success, drawing her patronage from many of the best residents of Xenia. Her excellent taste and style have secured to her a large business and she is now prospering hi the undertaking. She resides with her sister at No. 402 West Market street. WILLIAM JAMES LOVE. William James Love, now deceased, was numbered among the representative men of Greene county identified with agricultural interests. He was born in Guilford county, North Carolina, in the year 1819 and acquired his education in Oakridge Institute of that county. He pursued a broad and prehensive literary course, becoming well informed, his education being far superior to that of most men of his day. In the year 1873 he came to Greene county, renting a farm about two miles from Bowersville. When two months had passed he purchased the farm upon which his widow now resides; comprising about ninety-six and two-thirds acres of land. In the course of a year or so he extended the boundaries of this property by an additional purchase of fifty acres. He was very successful in his business pursuits both in the cultivation of crops best adapted to this climate and in the raising of cattle, sheep, horses, hogs and fowl. He annually harvested good crops of corn, wheat and oats and as the years passed his well directed labors brought to him gratifying success. On the 9th of January, 1857, Mr. Love was united in marriage to Miss Sallie T. Thompson, a native of North Carolina, and unto them were born two children, but the youngest, William, died when only ten years, of age. Drury, the elder, wedded Miss Ella Thompson and has four children,—Wilbur Cleveland, Flossie F., Fred William and Elma Evelyn. Mrs. Love is a daughter of Thomas and Nancy (Bowman) Thompson, natives of North Carolina, and is a most estimable lady. Still surviving her husband she resides on the old home place in a house which was erected by Mr. Love, who tore down the old log cabin and erected the present residence. He also built large barns and made many other improvements, indicating his progressive spirit, as well as capable business management. He was very fond of books and read extensively and was considered one of the best informed men in the county. In politics he was a strong Democrat and while able to. support his position by intelligent argument, he never sought or desired office. He held membership in the Methodist church and was a strong temperance man, believing 922 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. firmly that the use of intoxicants should be abolished. He gave his co-operation to every measure which he believed would promote the welfare of his fellow men and advance their moral development. He had a most lovable disposition and it is safe to say that William James Love had no enemy. His life was in harmony with high ideals and he was so kindly and considerate; having such deference for the opinions and feelings of others that no death of the community has ever been more greatly regretted that that of Mr. Love. JOHN C. HOVERSTICK. John C. Hoverstick, who is a representative of the industrial interests of Xenia, where he is conducting a large blacksmithing establishment, was born in this city on the 5th of January, 1861,.a son Of William and Josephine (Clevelle) , Hoverstick. His paternal grandparents were Daniel and Sarah (Brice) Hoverstick and the former was a stone-cutter by trade, following that occupation for many years. He became a rest ident of Ohio, :making his home in Pickaway county. The maternal grandfather of our subject was Edward Clevelle. In the year 1835 William Hoverstick was born in Pickaway. county, Ohio, and his childhood was passed in a quiet manner unmarked by any event of special importance. He was reared and educated in Greene county, and after arriving at years of maturity, he was joined in wedlock to Josephine Clevelle, who was born in Montreal, Canada, in 1844, but she, too, was reared in Greene county. The father of our subject was a, cooper by trade and during the greater part of his life followed that occupation in order to provide for his family. By the marriage of the parents, which was celebrated in Xenia in the year 1860, four children were born and all are yet living, namely : Harry, Celestral, Emma and John C. In his political views the father has been a Republican and service in the Civil war entitles him to membership in the Grand Army of the Republic, of which he is a worthy member. His religious faith. is that of the Methodist church and his life has been one of industry, uprightness and fidelity to duty. It was in May, 1864, that William Hoverstick. enlisted in the Union army, becoming a member 'of Company D, One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Regiment of Ohio Volunteers, from which. he was afterward discharged on account of illness. In taking up the personal history of John C. Hoverstick we present to our readers a life record of one who is widely and favorably known, for he has always lived in Xenia. He began learning the blacksmithing trade in 1876 when fifteen years of age and soon mastered the business, becoming an expert workman, serving his apprenticeship. under John Lutz. In 1890 he began business on his own account and has since been a well known representative of the trade in this city. In 1899 he admitted to partnership Mr. Purdom under the firm name of Hoverstick & Purdom. Owing to the excellent workmanship, their reasonable prices and reliability, they are now enjoying a very liberal patronage. On the loth of November, 1883, Mr. Hoverstick was united in marriage to Miss Edna Cook; a daughter of James and Anna (Bitner) Cook, in whose family were six children, all of whom are yet living. The father is an attorney of Xenia. Mrs. Hoverstick was born in Xenia and has a large ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 923 circle of friends here. By her marriage she .became the mother of three children: Warren J., Rachel and Philip, but the last named died July 27, 1901. In his political affiliations Mr. Hoverstick is a stanch Republican but he has never sought or desired political preferment. He has ever kept well informed on the issues and questions of the day. He was formerly connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His life has been quietly passed but close application to business, strong purpose and determined energy have brought him credit able success. Honorable and upright he has ever commanded the respect of those with whom he has been associated. JOHN MOORE. For thirty-five years John Moore, now deceased, was connected with. the business interests of Xenia and for two-thirds of a century made his home in this city, during which time Xenia emerged from a village to take its: place among the enterprising and growing cities of the state, while the county was transformed from a district in which the work of improvement had scarcely been begun, to one of the most highly cultivated portions of this state. Mr. Moore took a deep interest in its growth and accomplishing did his full share toward accomplishing. the desired result. A native of the north of Ireland, Mr. Moore was born in County Tyrone, September 15, 1811, his parents being Thomas and Margaret (Wallace) Moore, in whose family were four sons, all now deceased. The parents died during the early boyhood of our subject and, in company with his uncle and aunts, he emigrated to the United States in 1822. His grandmother, who also started with them, died during the voyage. The ship anchored at Quebec, Canada, and thence the company, of whom Mr. Moore was a member, went to Franklin county, Pennsylvania, where he remained for about five years, during which time he learned the tailor's trade. After a residence of a year in Columbus, Ohio, Mr. Moore came to Xenia in 1831 and here he continued to work at his trade until 1876, receiving a liberal patronage by reason of his excellent workmanship and straightforward dealing. On the 16th of July, 1840, Mr. Moore was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Monroe, a native of this city., and a daughter of David and Barbara Monroe; natives of Scotland. Six children were born of the marriage of our subject and his wife four sons and two daughters : Thomas M., George M., Robert Wallace; David, deceased; Anna, now Mrs. Hibben ;.and Margaret L., now Mrs. Jobe. For forty-four years the parents traveled life's journey happily together, and were then separated by the hand of death, Mrs. Moore being called to her final rest December 19, 1884. Two of the sons were soldiers of the Civil war—George, who enlisted in his sixteenth year and served until the close of the war, and Thomas, who was in the army for a few months during the latter part of the war. In his political views Mr. Moore was originally a Democrat but afterward endorsed the Free Soil party. He was a strong temperance advocate and used his influence to check the use of intoxicants. He held membership in the United Presbyterian church and shaped his life according 924 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. to its teachings and its principles. His death occurred on the 17th day of January, 1897, and the community thereby mourned the loss of a valued citizen, one whom it had come to.know Well and to honor by reason of this genuine worth of character. During his long residence in Greene county, covering two-thirds of a century, he had so lived as to win uniform respect and regard and to his family he left the priceless heritage of an untarnished name. GEORGE M. MOORE. George M.. Moore, Who is now living a retired life in Xenia, was for many years an active factor in business circles, but at the present time is enjoying the fruits of his former toil. He was born in this city on the 1st of May, 1845, and is a son of John Moore, whose sketch is given above. He pursued his education in the city schools, entering the high school and therein continuing his studies until the 22d of October, 1861, when he no longer could content himself to remain at home, while his country was engaged in the Civil war. On the day mentioned he offered his services to the government and was enrolled as a member of Company D, Seventy-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was then but sixteen years of age, being one of the youngest men of the regiment. After the organization of the regiment it was sent to the Army of the 'Cumberland under General Rosecrans, and Mr. Moore participated in all of the battles in that department, covering the engagements at Stone River and Chickamauga and those of the Atlanta campaign. He was wounded at Resaca and for a short time was away from his regiment on this account,. but otherwise was always found at his pest of duty, faithfully defending the old flag and the cause it represented. He re-enlisted at Chattanooga in the same company and regiment and served until the close of the war, in 1865. He was detailed as clerk in the offices of the inspector generals at General Thomas' headquarters and served as such-until his discharge on the 25th of July, 1865,. when the war Was closed and his services.. Were no longer. needed. After his return home. Mr. Moore attended Antioch College for a time and was, then employed in his father's merchant tailoring establishment. He later removed to Kansas, where for five years he engaged in farming. On the expiration of that period he sold his property and returned to Xenia,. where he again engaged in business with his brother. Two years passed in this way and he then disposed of his interests in the store and for seven or eight years was engaged in business in Dayton. He then disposed of his commercial pursuits there and once more took up his abode in Xenia, turning his attention to farming, which he carried on successfully until a recent day, when, he put aside business. cares in order to enjoy a well Merited rest. Mr. Moore was united in marriage to, Mary E., Puterbaugh, a daughter of Samuel Puterbaugh, one of the old residents of the county. The wedding was celebrated June 23, 1880, and for twenty-two years this worthy couple have now traveled life's journey together. They are consistent and valued members of the Second United Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Moore is an elder. He was elected to that office while holding membership in the Third church and has since been continued. ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 925   in the position. Socially he is connected with the Union Veteran Legion, and in politics is a Republican, but has never been an aspirant for 'office. Much of his life has been passed in Greene county, where he has become widely and favorably known, because of his trustworthiness in business and his reliability in the discharge of all life's duties and obligations.     BENJAMIN L. STINE.   Throughout his active business life this gentleman has been closely identified with the agricultural interests of Greene county, Ohio, and his name is inseparably connected with its growth and development. He was born in Washington county, Maryland, September 17, 1829, a son of Jacob B. Stine, whose birth occurred hear Hagerstown, in the same county, November 1, 1803. He was there educated in a log schoolhouse amid primitive surroundings. He was a son of Frederick Stine of German ancestry, his parents having lived and died in Maryland. After arriving at years of maturity Jacob B. Stine wedded Mary Haines, the wedding taking place, at Clear Springs, Maryland, on the 22d of December, 1825. The lady was born February 23, 1806, and was a daughter of John Haines, a well-to-do farmer, living near Clear .Springs. They resided in Maryland until 1830, when they took their furniture and other belongings arid in a two-horse wagon, drove across the country to Beavercreek township, Greene county, Ohio, locating upon the farm which is now the home of our subject. The father lived a few years on different farms in the county but eventually purchased this farm in 1838. It comprises one hundred and sixty-six acres upon, which he erected 'a goad log house, which is still standing, although additions have been made to it at different times. He cleared away the heavy timbr from his land, made good improvements upon his farm and for many years was one of the substantial agriculturists of the community. He' was also one of the pioneer members of the First Methodist Episcopal church of Xenia and although he lived five miles from the town he was a regular attendant in the church services and a liberal supporter of the church work, giving freely toward the building of the second church edifice. He served as class leader for a number of years. and Was also church steward. In early life he was a .Democrat and thus continued until he joined the Free Soil party. Later he became 'a stanch Republican but was never an aspirant for office, giving his principal thought and labor to the church and his home. For many years the circuit rider preached in his house and. he thus aided in spreading the gospel. He died January 18, 1893, and his wife passed away on the 16th of December, 1882. They left two surviving children; Benjamin L. and John D. The latter resides in Superior, Nebraska. One daughter, Henrietta, died in childhood.   Benjamin L. Stine, the subject of this review, was brought to Greene county; Ohio, in the spring of 1830 and here pursued his education in the common schools, but has been an extensive reader throughout life and has become well informed. He remained with his father during his youth and later assumed the management of the home farm, carrying on general farming successfully. He is now known as one of the prosperous and highly respected men of his community. At the present time he owns the old home:   926 - ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY.   stead and is living retired. He, has always made the best use of his advantages and is to-day one of the well-to-do and substantial citizens of his community. In past years he gave considerable attention to the raising of fine cattle, and also kept a good grade of horses and hogs. A part of the family residence is a log structure built by his father in the spring of 1839, and has now been the home of the family for sixty-two .years, being one of the landmarks of pioneer days.   On the 21st of April; 1868, Mr. Stine was united in marriage to Miss Lydia Smith, of Dayton, Ohio, who was born and reared in West Virginia. The only child born of :this union died at the age of eleven weeks, passing away in October, 1869. The mother died on the 13th of July, of that year. Mr. Stine has been a life-long member of the First Methodist Episcopal church of Xenia and a consistent Christian man. The Republican party has ever found in him a stanch supporter of its principles, but he has never cared for the honors or emoluments of political office. He is one of the most honored and highly respected citizens of this community.   CARGEL CHITTY.   Cargel Chitty, now deceased, spent the :greater part of his life in Greene county and for a long period was a representative of agricultural interests. He followed farming with excellent success and his labors 'brought to him a good financial return. He was born June 15, 1831, in Virginia, and when a lad of twelve summers accompanied his father to this county, where, as he at attained years of discretion, he aided his father in operating a sawmill, being connected with that line of business for a long period. He afterward turned his attention to farming, which he followed throughout his remaining clays, and in the cultivation of the soil he was very successful, the well tilled fields returning to him golden harvests.   In the year 1859 Mr. Chitty was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca Ann Osburn, a native of Greene county and the second child of David M. and Cynthia J. (McKendree) Osburn, also natives of this county, the latter having been born upon the farm upon which Mrs. Chitty now resides. The paternal grandparents, David and Precocia Osburn, came from Virginia in the year 1834, taking up their abode in Jefferson township. Here the grandfather purchased three hundred acres of land at a dollar and a quarter per acre. At that time there were only a few buildings in what is now the city of Cincinnati, and the work of development, progress and improvement in Ohio seemed scarcely begun. Unto the grandparents were born four children: George, Elizabeth, David Mc., and Louis C. David Osburn, the father of Mrs. Chitty, was born in Batavia, Ohio, and acquired his early education in what was then; known as the Palmer school house, about three miles from his daughter's home. He continued a strident until eighteen years of age, after which he engaged in teaching school for two years. He was then united in marriage in the year 1839 to Miss Cynthia Jackson, a native of Greene county. Mr. Osburn was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church and his influence in behalf of moral development was most marked. He also served as justice of the peace, and in poli-   ROBINSON'S HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY - 927   tics he was a stanch Republican. Unto him and his wife were born six children, as follows : Elihu B., who was killed in Indian Territory; Rebecca, the widow of Mr. Chitty; Nathaniel, a resident of Missouri; Charity, who married Harrison Williamson, of Miami county, Ohio; Nancy Jane, the wife of Mr. Osburn, of Iowa ; and William J., a resident of Fayette county, Ohio.   The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Chitty was blessed with ten children, of whom nine are now living: Mary Elizabeth, the wife of Alvin Zimmerman, of Indiana; Andrew, who lives in Indiana; Lee M., .a resident of the state of Washington; Rose, who married Dr. Merchant, of Fayette county, Ohio; John H., who resides in Fayette county ; Frank W., who makes his home in Chicago, Illinois; Luther, a resident of Bowersville, Ohio; Violet; Claude, living at home with his mother ; and Henry, who has passed away.   Mr. Chitty gave his political support to the Democracy and kept well informed on the issues of the day, so that he was able to support his political position by intelligent argument. He held membership with the Methodist Episcopal church, to which his wife also belongs, and its teachings permeated his entire career and made him an upright, honorable citizen whose worth was.. widely recognized.