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250 - HARRISON COUNTY. of Perryville (Ky.), Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain and others, numbering in all twenty-three battles and five skirmishes, and came out at the close of the war uninjured and uncaptured. He was discharged with the rank of captain, and later served one year five months and twenty days in fighting against the Indians—making a total service of five years five months and twenty days, having the longest record of any Union soldier in the late war. After his discharge be came back to Ohio, having saved $4,000 during his war service, with which he went to Washington, Iowa, where he entered into mercantile business. There he married Miss Mary, daughter of Judge Young, and several years later he removed to Cottonwood Falls, Kas. Being afflicted with varicose veins, the result of his service in the army, he secured a pension and back pay, amounting to $3,500, and is now an extensive lumber and coal dealer, has also an interest in a feed store, and is, as well, a stockholder in and director of a bank at Cottonwood Falls. Sarah Jane, before marrying, was a school-teacher; she became the wife of John Elder, and had a family of five children named Gelina M., John Sherman, Flora A., Laura Lissa and Clara Sieda. Of these, Gelina M. was married to James Scott; John Sherman studied medicine, and now keeps a drug store at Millersburg, Ohio, where he married Belle Voorhes, daughter of Judge Voorhes; Flora and Lissa are unmarried; Clara Sieda died at the age of thirteen years. John Elder, the father of these, died February 22, 1866, leaving a large estate. His father, also named John, married Elizabeth McKinny, and died at the age of ninety-three years. The Elder family are adherents of the United Presbyterian faith. JAMES SCOTT, a progressive and prosperous farmer of North Township, Harrison County, is a worthy representative of one of the old families of the county. He is a son of W. H. Scott, of Scio, and was born in Harrison County, September 30, 1844. He grew to manhood on the farm, attending the common schools in the winter months. On May 25, 1875, he was united in marriage with Miss. Gelina M. Elder, a native of Carroll County, Ohio, and daughter of John Elder, Jr., and Sarah J. (Kerr) Elder, the latter of whom is now the wife of his (James Scott's) father. Mrs. Gelina M. Scott's parents were pioneers of Carroll County, Ohio, from Washington County, Penn. Her great-grandfather (some time before the Declaration of Independence) came to these shores from his native country, Ireland, and her grandfather was born the night they arrived in New York; the latter died in Carroll County, Ohio. Mrs. Scott's father was married in that county, and there died in 1867, aged sixty years, eight months and seventeen days, having been a farmer all his life. His children were as follows: Gelina M. ; John S., in Holmes County; Flora A., Laura L. and Clara S. (deceased). Immediately after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. James Scott came to their present farm, which is situated half a mile from Scio, and where, in 1879, was erected their present pleasant home. To them have been born six children, a record of whom is as follows: Bertie died at the age of nineteen months; Lulu E. ,William E. and Irma E. are all at home; an infant is deceased, and Paul Whittaker is at home. Politically Mr. Scott is affiliated with the Republican party; he has never sought office of any description, and has firmly declined nomination for various positions of trust, as he prefers to devote his entire attention to the more lucrative task of managing and controlling his farm. Reverting to the Elder family, its genealogy can be traced for three generations in this country, as follows: Grandfather John Elder, with his parents, settled in Washington County, Penn., near Buffalo, and was married to Elizabeth McKinney; eight children were born to them: Samuel, born January 24, 1791; Mary, born February 12, 1793; Jane, born October 13, 1794; Sarah, born May 28,1797; Thomas, born June 23, 1799; James, born October 4, 1803; David, born HARRISON COUNTY - 251 October 23, 1805; John, born April 4, 1807. Politically Mr. Elder was a Whig; religiously he and family were Seceders. He died December 16, 1840, was more than ninety years of age, and had spent his life clearing land and farming. Samuel, the eldest son, was a school teacher, and died November 13, 1826. Thomas, James and David were cabinet-makers. The daughters were trained in the art of spinning and weaving, and some of the linen they wove is still to be seen in Mrs. Scott's house. James died October 12, 1829; Jane died January 6, 1830; Thomas, July 30, 1831; David, September 2, 1831; all these died unmarried. Sarah was married to a Mr. Samuel McElderry, on March 4, 1831. Four children were born to them, one of whom, Mrs. Margaret A. (McElderry) Smith, is living near Carrollton. John Elder, Jr., married Sarah Jane Kerr, July 10, 1857, and died on the old farm. Mary, the eldest daughter, lived unmarried, died August 6, 1877, near Carrollton, in the eighty-fifth year of her age. The grandmother of Mrs. Scott died at the age of seventy-five, but there is no record of the date. SMITH FAMILY. The earliest history of the Smith family resident in Stock Township, Harrison County, is traced back to that of Daniel Smith, who was born in 1774, in Maryland. He there resided for many years and then moved to Pennsylvania and was principally engaged in agriculture. In his early manhood Daniel Smith married Elizabeth Perigo, and by her had the following-named children: William P., Job, Maria, Harriet, Millie, James, Joel, Jesse, Nathan and John. In 1818 Daniel Smith, with his family, came to Ohio and located in Jefferson County, where he remained until 1821, when he moved to Stock Township, Harrison County, and entered a section of land, which was subsequently improved by himself and family. Among the pioneers of the township, be was one of the earliest members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and took an active part in its organization and support. He was a life-long Democrat, and one of the most progressive men of his section. On July 14, 1856, his spirit passed from earth, and his mortal remains were the first to be laid to rest in the cemetery at Pleasant Valley. William P. Smith was born September 20, 1803, in Huntingdon County, Penn., and his early life was spent in Pennsylvania and Jefferson County, Ohio. He came from the Keystone State to Bloomfield, Ohio, with his father, in 1818, and three years later moved to Stock Township, Harrison County, to the farm now owned by his brother John. In 1824 he entered the farm on which he lived all his married life, and is now owned by Campbell Buxton, his grand-son-in-law. The educational advantages of William P. Smith were limited to fifteen days' attendance at school, but he was not discouraged by this condition of affairs, and applied himself diligently to a course of self-instruction, finally becoming one of the best informed men in his section. On August 31, 1826, he was married to Margaret, daughter of Richard Parker, an early settler of Stock Township, and the children born to this union were named as follows: James P., Harriet (Mrs. David Hines), Sina (Mrs. George W. Spiker), Richard P., Daniel, Margaret (Mrs. John Miller), David, Hannah (Mrs. Joseph E. Johnston), and Simeon, the last two named being twins. Of these, David died of typhoid fever, August 31, 1862, in the War of the Rebellion. In politics William P. Smith was a strong Republican, although never an office seeker. He was a self-made man, and entered the last quarter of public land in Stock Township, and which is now the best one, for his farm. On April 24, 1870, his wife passed away, and was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, after which event Mr. Smith passed the remainder of his days with his children, dying May 15, 1890, and his remains were interred beside those of the companion of his life. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. R. S. Strahl, and James Hines, W. D. Miller, Frank M. Smith, Dell F. Smith, Harry Johnston and W. J. Smith, his grandsons represent- 252 - HARRISON COUNTY. ing six different families, acted as pall bearers. There are forty-two grandchildren and twenty-nine great-grandchildren, making seventy-nine descendants living. The following is taken from an obituary published in a Cadiz (Ohio) paper: "He joined the Methodist Church over sixty years ago, and was converted in 1841 at the old Wright Church on the farm now owned by John W. McDivitt, soon after its erection. He was the last of the old members who founded that church. He was always attentive to the church duties, and when in good health was most invariably found in his place at church on Sabbath. His wife died in 1870, and since that time be has been living among his children, making his home at John Miller's, his son-in-law. In the prime of life he was a good farmer, an active citizen and an honest neighbor, on whom every one could rely. But for the past few years he had taken but little part in the affairs of this world. He has passed to rest, and his memory will be cherished by his children and all who knew him." James P. Smith was born June 23, 1827, in Stock Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, and September 30,1847,he was married to Annie Cramblet, daughter of John Cramblet, of Stock Township, and the children born to this union were named Rachel J. (deceased), Amanda (deceased), Mary E. (Mrs. Campbell Buxton) and Eva A. On June 21, 1876, Mrs. Annie Smith passed away, her remains being interred in Deersville, and October 18, 1877, Mr. Smith was married to Nancy C. Rogers, of Nottingham Township, Harrison Co., Ohio. In politics he is a Democrat, and has served as trustee of his township several terms. The family are all members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Pleasant Valley, and are highly respected throughout the township. As a stock-raiser and general farmer, Mr. Smith is regarded as one of the best in his section. RICHARD P. SMITH, farmer, was born July 20, 1832, in Stock Township, Harrison County, Ohio, where he has passed almost his entire life, engaged principally in farming. His early education was acquired at the common schools of his township, but he is a self-taught scholar, and is considered one of the best mathematicians in his section. On November 2, 1853, he married Miss Mary Jane, daughter of Samuel G. Miller, and for a short time resided in • Franklin Township, Harrison County, whence he removed to Morgan County, same State, but soon returned to Harrison County, and bought the farm in Stock Township, Section No. 14, on which he now resides. The children born to his marriage were named Samantha E. (Mrs. Andrew J. Johnston); John M., an M. D. ; Jason B. (deceased); Frank M. and Emmitt E., at home. John M. Smith was educated at the common schools and at Scio College, and then entered the Cincinnati Medical College, from which he graduated in the class of 1880, and after serving one year in the Cincinnati Hospital, began practice in New Philadelphia, where his abilities were at once recognized and where he has built up a lucrative practice. The Doctor married, November 11, 1885, Miss Emma, daughter of Judge 0. P. Taylor, and this happy union has been blessed by the birth of one child —Helen. Unlike his father, Richard P. Smith, has always been a stanch supporter of the Democratic party, and has served his township in various offices of honor and trust, such as trustee, treasurer and assessor, and has ever discharged his duties faithfully and conscientiously, and to the full satisfaction of the townspeople. He and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Pleasant Valley, and are among the most esteemed and respected of that congregation. WILLIAM DICKERSON, SR., was born October 17, 1815, in Athens Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, and is a son of Joshua Dickerson. At present he is the only living son of the family, and now, at the age of seventy-five, can look over long years filled with hardships and struggles, and have the satisfaction which arises from a well-spent HARRISON COUNTY - 253 life, and one which has merited and possessed the esteem of his friends and neighbors. Leaving at a very early age the common school, where he had obtained such training as was given in those days, he commenced farming, a pursuit he has ever since followed. Early in 1838 he married Jane, a daughter of Samuel Lafferty, a resident of Moorefield Township, and the issue of their marriage were Samuel, deceased; Joshua and William, in Moorefield Township; John, in Illinois; Joseph B., in Athens Township; Margaret (Mrs. John Dickerson) in Kansas; Sarah (Mrs. Scott), at home; Mary (Mrs. John Lafferty), in Athens Township, and Edward, deceased. Mrs. Dickerson died in 1864, and was buried in Nottingham Cemetery. Mr. Dickerson married, for his second wife, Mary McMillan, who survived but a short time, being buried also in Nottingham. Cemetery, and in 1881 he married Margaret Bartow, who is yet living. A stanch Democrat, Mr. Dickerson was unfaltering in his support of that party, and is one of its most ardent supporters. In his youth he united with the Presbyterian Church at Nottingham, and is still a member of that society. He has made a fair success of life, and now, with many of his children around him, is awaiting the summons to join the " silent majority." JOSEPH B. DICKERSON, SOH of William Dickerson, Sr., was born in Athens Township, October 30, 1848. His life has thus far been spent in Athens Township, where he is widely known and universally respected. His youth was spent at the home of his father, and his winters, until the age of nineteen, at the district schools of his neighborhood. In 1874 he chose, as his life's partner, Mary Barrett, a daughter of Erasimuth Barrett, of Cadiz Township, and of this union the issue has been William Emmett, born May 14, 1875, and Courtland B., deceased. On April 7, 1878, Mrs. Dickerson died, and was buried in Nottingham Cemetery, and in 1881 Mr. Dickerson was married to Sarah L. Dunlap, a daughter of Samuel Dunlap, of Nottingham Township. Their children are as follows: Maudie, horn April 7, 1883; Mary J., born December 13, 1885, and Clara B., born January 21, 1889. Mr. Dickerson and family are members of the Presbyterian Church at Nottingham, in which he has been a trustee for several years. He is a leading Democrat in his section, and always supports that ticket. Since his birth he has resided in Athens Township, and has ever had the respect of all. He is upright in character, fearless in advocating what he considers just, and is honest in his convictions. SAMUEL THOMPSON. William Thompson, the grandfather of the man whose name heads this sketch, was of Scotch descent, and lived near Chambersburg, Franklin Co., Penn. At the beginning of the War of the Revolution he enlisted in defense of his country, and shared the dangers and hardships of that war for three and one-half years. He was appointed to the command of a division train of thirty-two wagons and teams, and was with Washington during the cold winter of 1777 —78; was at White Plains and Valley Forge, also in the battle of Brandywine, and escaped from that bloody field without harm. Soon after the close of the war he removed to West- moreland County, Penn., where he and his wife passed the remainder of their lives. On November 6, 1781, was born to this couple Samuel Thompson, whose early life was spent in Franklin and Westmoreland Counties. In 1810 he married Elizabeth, daughter of John Stewart (whose father also came from Scotland), a resident of Butler County, Penn, and in April, 1813, the young couple removed to Ohio, where they purchased the farm in Harrison County, and where they lived until their death, the father dying June 6, 1866, the mother August 29, 1873; by profession they were Presbyterians. On September 18, 1822, was born Samuel Thompson, Jr., the subject of this sketch, who remained at home on the farm, and on September 18, 1851, was married to Sarah Jane, a daughter of Judge Moorhead, of Archer Town- 254 - HARRISON COUNTY. ship, Harrison Co., Ohio. The family are members of the Presbyterian Church at Cadiz. M. J. FOSTER, a well-known citizen and the leading hardware merchant of North Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, was born in Scio, June 22, 1842. His father, George Foster, was born in England September 24, 1794; came to America when twenty-two years of age, and settled in Harrison County, Ohio, in 1816, a few miles from Scio. He married Jerusha Wortman, who died the mother of several children. In 1837 be married Jane Shouse, of Pennsylvania, of German extraction. They made their home on the homestead until June 8, 1849, when, at the age of fifty-five years, George Foster passed away. In politics he was a Whig and afterward a Republican, and filled one or two township offices. He was an enthusiastic anti-slavery man, and was a station agent on the "Underground Railroad" system. He was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which church his wife was also a member. His widow survived him until June 16, 1889, and after mak• king her home twenty-six or twenty-seven years with our subject, passed from earth in her seventy-ninth year, the mother of five children, viz. : Joseph B., who died August 18, 1889; 'William, M. D., at Superior, Neb. ; M. J., our subject; John, who died at three years of age, and D. C., in the hardware business at Uhrichsville, Ohio. M. J. Foster was reared on the home farm and assisted in the duties of the place until twenty-two years of age, attending the common schools in the meanwhile. In 1865 he formed a copartnership with a brother in the tinning business, and in 1867 opened a hardware store, which he still conducts with success and profit. His marriage took place July 9, 1863, with Miss Margaret J. Somerville, daughter of Chris. and Jane L. Somerville, the mother still living in Scio. To this union have been born four children, of whom are living Jennie V., born in 1875, and Charles S., born in June, 1882. In politics Mr. Foster is a Republican, and has served as town trustee; he is now a member of the town council for the second term, and is treasurer of township; also treasurer of Scio Building & Loan Company. He declined to accept the office of justice of the peace. He is a Knight of Pythias, and a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which church his wife is also a devoted member. Mr. Foster first put up his business building in 1873, but it was destroyed by fire in 1876; he rebuilt it in 1877, and it is now the best of the kind in the township, being double, with a basement. PERCIVAL ADAMS, farmer, Stock Township, Harrison County, is a native of Cadiz Township, same county, and was born September 10, 1820. His father, Thomas Adams, was born in Pennsylvania, about 1790, and resided near Pittsburgh till 1815, when he came to Ohio. He married Miss Charity Blair, of Ohio, who was born about 1792, a daughter of John Blair, and to this happy union were born ten children, viz. : John, died in infancy ; Maria Rogers, deceased; Percival, our subject; James, lived in Nottingham Township, and died October 8, 1888; Mathew, resides in Cadiz, Ohio; Albert, resides in Missouri; Isabelle, wife of Thomas Rogers, Crawford County, Ohio; William, in Cadiz, Ohio; John, in Uhrichsville, Ohio; and Sarah E., deceased. Thomas Adams, after his marriage, resided in Cadiz Township, Harrison County, till about 1834, when be removed to Stock Township, where he lived from April 1, 1834, till April 1, 1845, then moved to Washington Township, same county, where he lived one year; then bought land in Nottingham Township, same county, to which he moved in 1847, and there passed the rest of his days, dying in 1855, his widow surviving until 1866. Mr. Adams was a member, for many years, of the Presbyterian Church; his wife was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church from her childhood. Politically Mr. HARRISON COUNTY - 255 Adams was a Whig, and he was among the first in Harrison County to vote the Abolition ticket. Percival Adams, our subject, when fourteen years old, came to Stock Township, Harrison County, where he received a common school education. On March 27, 1845, he married Miss Mary J. Downs, who was born August 26, 1822, a daughter of Richard and Elizabeth (McKinney) Downs. Richard Downs was born in Carroll County, Ohio, in 1797, and Elizabeth McKinney was born in Lancaster County, Penn., January 22, 1797. Mr. and Mrs. Percival Adams are the parents of seven children, viz.: John F., born March 20, 1846, in Stock Township, Harrison County; Albert B., born May 23, 1849, also in Stock Township; Eliza J., born March 14, 1851, died November 14, 1887; Richard M., born August 27, 1853, also in Stock Township; Thomas P., born December 3, 1857; James B., born July 12, 1860; and Maggie B., born December 13, 1865, last three named being at home. Mr. Adams, soon after his marriage, purchased the farm he now owns, which contains 184 acres, where he has since resided, in Section No. 1, Stock Township. Politically he is a Republican, and he and his wife are active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. JAMES GREEN, a representative of one of the oldest families of Harrison County, was born September 16, 1833, in Washington Township. The family originated in Ireland, where for many centuries they resided. The earliest ancestor of whom any authentic history can be had is Alexander Green, grandfather of our subject. Alexander was a farmer, also by trade a weaver of fine linen and other fabrics both in Ireland and America, and in early life was married to Elenor Chambers, who bore him the following family: Thomas, John, Samuel, James, Elizabeth and Abbie. His wife dying, Mr. Green married, for his second wife, Mary Bell, by whom be had children as follows: Isaac, Alexander, Sampson, William, Sarah, Ellen, Mary Ann, Maria and Ruth. Soon after the death of her husband Mrs. Green married William Wright, and one child, Chatham, was born of this marriage. In 1808 Alexander Green came from Ireland to Ohio and settled in the wilderness of what is now Belmont County, where he remained until his death. He was one of the leading men of his county, and was prominently identified with the religious and social as well as political movements of the day. One of the organizers of the Friends Society, he was a steadfast supporter of that faith. His son Samuel was born in Ireland December 5, 1799, and came to Ohio with his parents. In the subscription schools he obtained the rudiments of an education, which was afterward added to by his home study. On October 29, 1829, he was married to Ann Thompson, a daughter of Aaron Thompson, of Jefferson County. Aaron Thompson was born in Ireland, January 26, 1775; his father, William, was born March 26, 1747, and died in Chester County, Penn., July 7, 1806. His wife, Esther Chalfant, bore him a large family, many of whom came to America. In 1790 Aaron came to the United States and located in Chester County, Penn., remaining there until 1802, when he came to Jefferson County, Ohio; he was married in 1797 in Chester County, Penn., to Sarah Balderston, who was born March 5, 1778. They reared the following named children: Esther, born November 19, 1798; William, born January 3, 1801; John, born June 28, 1803; Aaron, born September 13, 1805; Ann, born June 13, 1808; Ruth, born October 4, 1810; Lewis, born November 21, 1813, and Israel, born January 4, 1818. After a long life of usefulness Aaron Thompson died June 22, 1838, his widow surviving until September 26, 1846. He was a member of the Friends Society, and was also an active politician. Soon after his marriage Samuel Green purchased a farm in Washington Township, where he remained until his death. He was a self-made man, was eminently successful, and enjoyed the good-will and respect of all. Of the church he was a consistent member, 256 - HARRISON COUNTY. as well as an ardent supporter, and was ever ready to assist in any worthy enterprise, whether simply charitable or of material benefit to his section. His children were as follows: William, born October 29, 1830; James, born September 16, 1833; Aaron, born May 6, 1836; Sarah, born October 31, 1838, died September 16, 1844; Samuel H., born December 5, 1840, died February 2, 1869; Ruth T., born June 18, 1843, and Israel J., born November 11, 1845. On June 2, 1879, Mr. Green died and was buried at Green Mount; his widow, with her son James, is now living on the home place. James Green, second son of Samuel, has been from his earliest youth prominently identified with the growth and prosperity of Washington Township. His education was received solely within its limits, where for many years he was an attendant of the winter schools. He is a man of remarkable mental power, with a predisposition to mathematics. He is an expert surveyor and civil engineer, a profession which he has fully mastered by his own indefatigable efforts. He is, in fact, a natural-born mechanic and genius. In March, 1859, his father purchased and introduced the first portable sawmill ever operated in that section, and our subject, in connection with his brother William, took bold of the mill, doing all kinds of sawing, and driving quite a successful business in Harrison County, extending also into Belmont and Guernsey Counties, for a period of years. Parting with the mill our subject retired from that business, except setting up and superintending other mills, occasionally, and in 1863 he embarked in the Italian bee business, rearing queens, introducing extracting, etc. ; at the same Mime he manufactured hives for himself and neighbors. Having steam-power and planing machinery at that time, in connection with same he, from 1863 to 1867, worked at millwrighting to some extent, building dwelling-houses, etc., but was more extensively engaged in the erection of heavier structures, such as span bridges, barns, etc. Since 1873 he has been employed somewhat with the compass, tracing old and new lines, platting, etc., and at the present time, for a change, he is looking decidedly toward and after the photographic arts, having no intention to retrograde, to use his own words, " as long as this frail structure keeps apace." Mr. Green has also a strong liking and inclination for the study of phrenology, and is a great observer of the appearance of the heads of men. A Republican in politics, he has always been a strong supporter of that party. Like his family in general he is a member of the Friends Society. On March 20, 1881, he was married to Clara M. Pittis, daughter of George Pittis, of Harrison County, and then immediately settled on the home place, where he now resides, engaged in agriculture and stock-raising. His children are Annie R., born April 14, 1882; Lorena J., born February 11, 1885, and James C., born September 21, 1888. ESPY DE LONG comes of French descent, his ancestors having immigrated to Amer' erica prior to the Revolutionary War, in which they gallantly took part, as well as in the War of 1812. One of the descendants, Jesse DeLong, was born in Short Creek Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, about the year 1776, his parents having immigrated there when there was but a block-house where Wheeling, W. Va., now stands, and which they passed on their way hither. Jesse DeLong moved to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where he married Nancy Wagner, and they then entered a tract of land near Dennison, locating thereon, and were among the very earliest settlers. Jesse was accidentally shot in a bear hunt and crippled for life, but he lived to the wonderful old age of one hundred and six years, and died May 8, 1882. He had always been well and active, had received his second eyesight, and even his hair, which had become silvered, was again turning black. To Jesse and Nancy DeLong were born twelve children, of whom Espy DeLong, our subject, is the tenth child in order of birth. Espy DeLong was born in a log cabin in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, May 11, 1832, wore HARRISON COUNTY - 257 home-made clothes, and attended the subscription schools. After becoming of age he rented land of his father, and began life for himself. On March 6, 1864, he married Sarah A. Carmack, born in Canal Dover, Ohio, May 1, 1847, a daughter of Jacob and Clarissa Carmack, worthy people of Maryland. In April, 1862, Mr. DeLong enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Sixty-first 0. V. I., and served in the battles of Harper's Ferry, Winchester, Maryland Heights, Frederick City and others. In 1872 Mr. DeLong purchased and moved upon their present farm of 117 acres in Monroe Township, near Philadelphia Roads. To his union with Miss Carmack have been born three children, viz.: Jessie B. (deceased in infancy), George C. and Lou. On September 30, 1890, George C. DeLong was united in marriage wtth Miss Clara C. Brown, who was born July 6, 1872, near Bowerston, Ohio, a daughter of Jeremiah and Anna Brown, worthy people of Ireland. The Brown family are attendants of the Plum Run Methodist Episcopal Church. The De Long family are all attendants at the Pleasant Valley Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics Mr. De Long is a Republican, and under the auspices of that party has served as supervisor. The De Long family, one of the oldest in the country, stands high in the esteem of the community. FREEMAN M. COOPER, grocer, of New Athens, Ohio., was born in Franklin Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, September 10, 1855, and is a son of Michael Cooper, also a native of Harrison County. William C. Cooper, grandfather of our subject, came from England to America, and first resided in Pennsylvania, but after a number of years moved to the vicinity of Deersville, Harrison Co., Ohio, where he ended his days. Subject's grandmother survived her husband several years, and died at the house of Mrs. Sarah Lafferty, her daughter, in Cadiz Township, the mother of eight children, viz. : Sarah, Mrs. Lafferty, Cadiz Township, Harrison Co., Ohio; William, harness-maker, Carrollton, Ohio; Benjamin, near Cadiz; Stephen, in Oregon; John, in Rising Sun, Ohio; Thomas, who died in the army after a service of almost three years; Mary, married, living in Indiana; Louisa, Mrs. John S. Cloven. der, in Dakota. Mary Cooper bore but one son, our subject, and is still living in Indiana. Freeman M. remained in Franklin Township until eight years of age, when he was taken to Belmont County, where for years he worked on a farm to support himself. Being to all intents an orphan boy, his success in life depended entirely upon himself, and he continued at farm labor until November 24, 1880, when he married Miss Annie Culbertson, daughter of Gillespie and Dorcas Culbertson. The young couple at once settled in New Athens, where Mr. Cooper began business for himself, opening with a full stock of general groceries, queensware, glassware and fancy articles. But one child has blessed this union—Carl G., born July 7, 1882, Mrs. Cooper is a member of the Presbyterian Church, of New Athens, and Mr. Cooper is a member of the United Presbyterian Church, each having been thus connected with these denominations before marriage. Politically Mr. Cooper is a Democrat. Mr. Cooper is a stirring business man, and is now doing the leading business in his line in New Athens. He thoroughly understands the principles of v access, yet is guided by his convictions of right and wrong, and never sacrifices his sense of justice for business profit. He has never been an office-seeker, but is active in his aid to his party. He is one of the rising young men of the county, and is possessed of a wide circle of friends and acquaintances, and his straightforwardness in business transactions daily adds new ones. Mr. Cooper is domestic in his habits. His home is in the same building with his store, and here his evenings are passed in domestic felicity. He is pleasant and hospitable, and deserves all the success it has been his fortune to meet. 258 - HARRISON COUNTY. REV. JAMES DAY, one of the best known and most respected citizens of New Athens, Harrison County, was born in Washington, Guernsey Co., Ohio, August 21, 1821. The family sprung from two brothers, who came from England to America over 200 years ago, settling in New England; and Jeremiah Day, who for some time was president of Yale ,College, was descended from one of them. Amery Day, father of our subject, was a native of Virginia, a, millwright and car penter by trade, and was married at Winchester, Va., to Elizabeth, daughter of Sylvanus Bennett, who was high sheriff of the State in those days. In 1814 Mr. and Mrs. Day came to Washington, Ohio, where he followed his trades, and some years thereafter they moved to Monroe County, Ohio. They had ten children born to them, as follows: Eleanor, born July 25, 1814; William, November 3, 1816, and Tabitha, April 8, 1819, all deceased; James, the subject of this sketch; Henry (February 8,, 1824), a banker in Chariton, Iowa; Nancy Jane (June 2, 1827), married to Lewis Yonley, and living in Monroe County, Ohio; Thomas B. (July 2, 1829), retired and a resident of Senecaville, Guernsey Co., Ohio; Sylvanus (August 2, 1832), deceased; Elizabeth (June 27, 1834), now deceased, and Louisa (December 18, 1836), now the wife of William McFadden, living in Monroe County, Ohio. The father died November 25, 1853, at the age of sixty-six years, seven months and fifteen days. He was a stanch Democrat for many years, and then united himself with the anti-slavery party. His widow followed him to the grave a few years later, when aged seventy-two years. They were both members of the Lutheran Church. James Day, whose names appears at the opening of this sketch, .had but limited opportunities in his boyhood of obtaining even a fair education, and four and a half years of his young life were spent in learning the tailor's trade in Guernsey County. In his twentieth year he came to New Athens, where he attended college some two years and a half, having to support himself entirely by his trade. While attending school he was married, October 5, 1841, in New Athens, to Miss Isabella Crabb, a native of Jefferson County, Ohio, and daughter of Isaac and Isabella Crabb, of Harrison County. To this union have been born eleven children, of whom the following is a brief record, giving dates of birth: Mary F. (July 30, 1842), is the wife of Dr. Peronies, in Steubenville, Ohio; Flora D. (May 22, 1844), is married to Dr. Palmer, ex-missionary to India and New Mexico, now in. Trinidad, Cal. ; Elizabeth (April 14, 1846), is the wife of John C. Adams, in the marble business at Cleveland, Ohio; Homer (January 27, 1848), served in the Civil War, in the One Hundred and Seventieth 0. N. G., and now lives in New Athens; James B. (October 19, 1849), also served in that war, and is now deceased; Clara (July 30, 1851), is the wife of Rev. John. C. Young, of Clinton, Penn.; Horace G. (November 21, 1853), is a painter and paper hanger in New Athens; William (January '28, 1855), is pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Elmore, Ottawa Co., Ohio; Isabella (December 3, 1857), is deceased; Alice (July 28, 1859), is at home; Emma (September 12, 1861), is the wife of Rev. William H. Major, of Cincinnati, Ohio. During his college studies, Mr. Day being convinced that his work on earth was the salvation of souls, became a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he served the cause of Christ twenty-four years, the field of his labors being in Harrison County. In 1871 he united himself with the Presbyterian. Church, with which body he has since remained, having done preaching at Farmington, Belmont County, for the past fourteen years. Virtually, however, he has grown up with his trade. For some thirty years he carried on, in New Athens, a dry goods and merchant tailoring business, but in 1885 he sold his store, which he had built in 1865. Politically Mr. Day has always been a Republican, and represented his county two winters (1858-59 and 1860-61) in the State Legislature; his services in county municipal HARRISON COUNTY - 259 offices have been numerous and ably given. At one time he belonged to the Know-nothing party, and he is a member of the Sons of Temperance and Good Templars. Mrs. Day is also a member of the Presbyterian Church. Our subject has, by his own individual efforts and perseverance, made a success of life, and had to begin in early boyhood. He learned his trade before he could read, but, determined to have an education, he fought for it and secured it, his motto being: "Mens omnia regit." JOHN E. KYSER is a well-known and prominent citizen of Short Creek Township, Harrison County, and is a son of Henry Kyser, who was of German descent and was born in Berks County, Penn., where the earlier years of his life were passed until his removal to Maryland, where he met and married Sarah A. McClenahan, a native of that State, but who died in Ohio, in 1885, at the age of seventy-six years. Henry Kyser, with his family, came to Ohio overland, the journey requiring many weeks. He first went as far north as the Maumee River, but eventually, in the summer of 1849, settled on the farm where his son, John E., now resides, and here his death took place in 1884, at the age of seventy-seven years. Henry Kyser, was in politics originally a Whig, but on the disruption of that party became a Democrat. He was a man of sterling integrity and unimpeachable character, and was ever just in his dealings with his fellow-men, by whom he was deeply esteemed and by whom his death was sincerely mourned. He had born to him a family of five children, two of whom died in infancy; Anne L. and George R. reached maturity, but are now deceased; John E., the eldest of the five, is the subject proper of this biographical sketch. John E. Kyser was born near Hagerstown, Washington Co., Md., in 1832, and with his parents came to Ohio, where he rendered his father valuable assistance on the farm until the latter's death, since which time he has managed the broad acres with success and profit, and is recognized as one of the leading and most skillful agriculturists of the township. In 1876 he married Ella M. Hunt, a native of Harrison County and a daughter of James H. and Mary (Silliman) Hunt. James H. Hunt was born near Winchester, Va., and was but a child when he came with his parents to Ohio, where he died, in Harrison County, in January, 1890. The union of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Kyser has been blessed by the birth of one child, Ida S., who was born April 25, 1881. Too much credit can not be given to the Kysers, father and son, the sturdy pioneers, who rescued the county of Harrison from the wilderness and gave to the present generation the advantages it now enjoys. ELIJAH R. WALLACE, farmer, of Moorefield Township, Harrison County, is a son of Allen and Mary (Brown) Wallace. Allen Wallace was a son of John and Margaret (Anderson) Wallace, natives of York County, Penn., who, about 1804, migrated to Washington County, Penn.,where they remained until 1805, when they removed to Putney Township, Belmont Co., Ohio., whence, in 1822, they removed to Harrison County, and purchased 160 acres of land on Section 5, Moorefield Township, now owned by William A. Wallace. John and Margaret Wallace were the parents of four children, named William, Allen, Nancy and Jane. Allen Wallace was born April 15, 1793, and, with his parents, came to Ohio, where he grew to manhood. He was married in Belmont County, Ohio, and in 1822 purchased the farm on which our subject now lives, and which contains 160 acres. In 1862 he erected the beautiful residence in which our subject now resides. Allen Wallace was an elder in the Presbyterian Church for a number of years, and in that faith he died February 21, 1880; his wife died April 12, 1874. Allen and his wife were parents of eight children, whose names are as follows: John (deceased), Andrew, Will- 260 - HARRISON COUNTY. ram, Mary, James, Elijah R. (our subject), Anderson, and Samuel (who resides in Wooster, Ohio). Elijah R. Wallace was born in Moorefield Township, March 16, 1828; there he grew to manhood and received a common-school education. January 23, 1868, he married Miss Lizzie Brokaw, who was born March 25, 1842, a daughter of Abraham and Mary (Guthrie) Brokaw, natives of Ohio. To this union have been born six children, by name: Vincent S., Chalmers A., Mary M., Plummer W., Clara A. and Lena B., all residing at home. Elijah R. Wallace, since his marriage, has resided on the old farm. He and his wife are members of the Nottingham Presbyterian Church. Politically, Mr. Wallace is Democratic. SMITH R. WATSON. An adventurous son of Scotland, named Robert S. Watson, in 1790 left his native hills for the then new Republic of America, to which young country the eyes of the enterprising and progressive citizens of the Old World were turned, as well as the longing gaze of the oppressed and wretched. Landing at Baltimore, Mr. Watson passed a short time in Maryland, but later went to Pennsylvania, where his son, Robert, who was born March 3, 1786, met and married, October 25, 1810, Miss Rachel, a daughter of Robert Wilson. Settling upon a farm, Robert Watson remained in Pennsylvania until 1831, when, with his family, he came to Harrison County, Ohio. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watson had been blessed, prior to their coming to Ohio, with the following named children: James, born March 2, 1812, died August 15, 1815; John W., born February 7, 1814, died July 22, 1859; Jane (Mrs. Anderson Wallace), born May 1, 1815, died February 9, 1868; Alexander, born July 3, 1817, died No-'ember 7, 1817; Rachel (Mrs. John Barricklow), born January 30, 1819, died March 30, 1839; Smith R., born October 12, 1821, died April 30, 1877, and Nancy G. (Mrs. Joshua Dunlap) born January 30, 1823. Robert Watson was a man of quick perceptions and keen foresight, ever held a front rank in the councils of the Democratic party, with which he affiliated on first coming to America, and by it was honored with several position of trust and honor, among others the offices of trustees and treasurer. He and his family were members of the Crab Apple Presbyterian Church, to the support of which they liberally contributed, and their influence for good was felt throughout the community. May 18, 1866, Mrs. Rachel Watson passed away from earth, and November 19, 1872, Robert Watson closed his eyes in death, and the earthly remains of both lie interred in the Nottingham Cemetery. So passed away one who had made his mark in life, and left the impress of his character upon the community in which he had lived, as well as an example of virtue and industry worthy of the emulation of those he has left behind. Smith R. Watson, son of Robert and Rachel Watson, was born, as stated above, October 21, 1821, in Maryland. His early life was spent in Pennsylvania, and his later days in Athens Township, Harrison Co., Ohio. He was a man of liberal education. In his youth he attended the common schools, but finding them inadequate to satisfy his taste for learning, he entered Franklin College, from which he graduated with high honors, at the age of twenty-two, receiving the degree of A. B. Then, determining to fit himself for the ministry, he entered the Theological Seminary at Albany, Ind., where he completed the course three years later. He soon after settled on a farm and engaged in the quiet and humanizing pursuit of agriculture. December 9, 1847, Mr. Watson was married to Susan J., daughter of Samuel McDowell, of Athens Township. After marriage they settled in Green Township, near Beech Spring, where they remained about five years, and then returned to Athens and purchased the place on which the family now reside. The children that blessed this marriage are Albert, Eugene, D. W. Oliver, HARRISON COUNTY - 261 Jennie R., and Mary B. In his politics Mr. Watson was a Democrat till 1856, when he united with the Republican party. In 1864 he was elected as a State representative, and served through his term to the full satisfaction of all. He was among those prominent in the politics of the county, and took a leading part in the active work of the Republican party. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church at Cadiz, and during his latter years that of New Athens, where the family still attend. For many years he was one of the most progressive citizens of the township and was always among the foremost in the furtherance of anything which he deemed beneficial to the county or people. Deeply mourned by all. Smith R. Watson passed away April 30, 1877, and was buried in Nottingham Cemetery. His family still reside on the home place, and are highly respected by all. JOHN MORRIS. Among the successful and enterprising citizens of Athens Township, Harrison County, who have by their own industry and economy achieved a remarkable success, none are more widely known for integrity and inherent honesty than the subject of this sketch. He was born May 4, 1816, and from his earliest recollection his life has been one of continual hard work. His father, Morgan Morris, was born in Maryland, to which State the Morris family at a very early period emigrated. The father of Morgan, James, was the head of the following family : Daniel, John, James, Morgan, Phcebe and Elizabeth. The family all emigrated to what is now West Virginia, where the parents lived and died. In West Virginia Morgan met and married Elizabeth Wood. She was the daughter of Edward Wood, who was among the earliest pioneers that settled in the section in which he lived. The country was at that time infested by Indians, who compelled the residents to seek the protection of block houses during their raids. After his marriage Morgan Morris came to Ohio, and settled in Jefferson County, where he left his family—his wife and two children—to enlist in his country's defense, serving through the War of 1812. He reared the following family : Nancy, Mary, Phcebe, John, Elizabeth, Thomas, Hannah, William, Morgan, Eliza Jane. In 1837 Mrs. Morris died and was buried in New Athens Cemetery. For a second wife Mr. Morris married Ellen Smith, of Harrison County, and the issue of this marriage were Rebecca Ann and James S. June 4, 1864, Mr. Morris died and was laid to rest by the side of his wife at New Athens. He was a supporter of the Democratic party, and a member of the Presbyterian Church at Crab Apple. John Morris' early life was spent on the home place until he was of age, when he concluded to engage in business for himself. His education was limited to such instruction as was to be had at the common schools, which he attended as frequently as his work permitted. March 20, 1846, he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of James T. Porter. After marriage he and wife located on a farm in Cadiz Township, where they remained about six years, when they purchased a farm in Athens Township, to which they removed, and in four months after their removal his wife died. After a sojourn of sixteen years he purchased his present residence in the same township. In financial matters Mr. Morris has made his own success, having commenced life with only his own perseverance, determined will and ceaseless industry. His farm now consists of 261 acres, and is admirably suited for farming and stock-raising. Mr. Morris may well congratulate himself on his success, and also upon the high opinion in which he and his family are held. Five children were born of his first marriage: James, Elizabeth (Mrs. Johnson Hughes), Rebecca Jane, William, and Margaret (now deceased). The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Morris took place July 11, 1852, and her remains were interred in the Crab Apple Cemetery. April 29, 1859, Mr. Morris married Elizabeth Maxwell, a daughter of James Maxwell. The issue of this union were Alonzo, John 0., Thomas M., Mary Alice, Morgan, 262 - HARRISON COUNTY. Sarah J., and Charles (the last named now deceased). From his early manhood Mr. Morris has voted the Democratic ticket, and still renders efficient aid to his party when needed. He has served his township as trustee for five or six years, and discharged his duties satisfactorily. Alonzo Morris was born January 12, 1860, and spent his youth at home. He received his education at the common schools, and afterward at Franklin College. June 13, 1881, he was married to Laura E., daughter of J. T. Dickerson, of New Athens, and since his marriage he has resided in Athens Township. His children are Lizzie Olive and Bessie Leverne. He and family are members of the Presbyterian Church at Nottingham. He supports the Democratic ticket and is a worthy representative of his family. Thomas M. Morris was born February 21, 1862, and was educated at the district schools. In 1888 he married Emma E. Monahan, and made his home in Athens until 1890, when he removed to Belmont County. Like his father he is a Democrat. His family, as well as himself, are members of the Presbyterian Church at Crab Apple. One child, John Howard, has been born to this marriage. WILLIAM MOORE, farmer, Moorefield Township, Harrison County, is one of the oldest, citizens living in township named, and is a son of Robert and Mary (Armstrong) Moore, natives of Ireland, who immigrated to New York City in 1793; from there they made their way with a pack-horse to eastern Pennsylvania, where they remained until 1795, then removed to Jefferson County, Ohio, and located ten miles west of Steubenville; there they purchased a small farm, on which they remained a few years, when they removed to Harrison County and purchased 160 acres on Section 13, Moorefield Township, where our subject now resides. Mr. Moore cleared this land and made many improvements. He was born in 1771, and de parted this life February 1, 1835; his wife was born the same year, and died March 22, 1851, They were parents of seven children named as follows: Samuel, Robert, John, William, Jane, Margaret and Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Moore were members of the Union (or what is now known as the United Presbyterian) Church many years. William Moore, the subject of these. lines, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, October 4, 1811, but grew to manhood in Moorefield Township, Harrison County, where he received a limited education. On March 15, 1837, he married Miss Lydia Delaney, who was born June 7, 1820, a daughter of John and Rachel Delaney, natives of Delaware, who came to. Harrison County, Ohio, among the earliest settlers. William Moore, after his marriage, took up his residence on the farm which his father first settled and on which he still lives. Mr. and Mrs. Moore are parents of eight children, as follows: Robert, who resides in Moorefield Township; Sophia, wife of Robert Moore, of Moorefield Township; Allen D., who resides on the old farm; Stewart, deceased; William, who lives in Missouri; Howard, residing in Cadiz, Ohio; Lucinda, deceased, and Lydia, wife of Linard Fulton, of Missouri. Mrs. Moore has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years, and Mr. Moore, al. though he has never been connected with any church, has done much toward their advancement by contributing liberally to their support. A. few years ago he erected a fine residence on his farm, where he and his wife are now enjoying themselves in their old age, having given the care of the farm over to their son, Allen D. JAMES CANNON, the subject of this sketch, was born in Athens Township, Harrison County, March 31, 1824. His father, Moses, was born October 15, 1794, in Harford County, Md., of which State his parents were also natives. Erasmus Cannon, grandfather of our subject, was born March 3, 1763, HARRISON COUNTY - 265 and in his early life he was married to Mary Bowman, a resident of Maryland. His family consisted of five girls: Mary, Rachel, Maria, Effie and Harriet, and five boys: Moses, Ewell, John, Erasmus and Thomas. In 1815, with his family, Erasmus Cannon came to Harrison County and settled in Athens Township. He by trade was a blacksmith, and for many years followed it in connection with farming. Highly respected by all, he passed away and was buried in Crab Apple Cemetery, where his wife was laid beside him, she dying at the age of ninety. Moses Cannon grew to manhood on the farm on which his son James now resides. October 15, 1819, he chose, as the sharer of his joys and sorrows, Rachel, a daughter of Joshua and Priscilla Turner, residents of Moorefield, Harrison County, and to this union were born the following named children: Sarah Ann, now Mrs. Joseph Dickerson of New Athens; William, of Cadiz, Ohio; James, of Athens; John, of Athens; Rachel Jane, deceased; Thomas, deceased; Moses, deceased; Allen, deceased, and Caroline, now Mrs. Basil Bowers, of New Martinsville, W. Va. Mr. Cannon was a member of the Methodist Church at New Athens, was one of its most active supporters, and was a trustee for many years. His political proclivities were Republican, but he invariably used his own judgment in casting his vote for candidates for public office. His death occurred August 26, 1851, and his remains now rest beside those of his wife in New Athens Cemetery, to which she followed him December 11, 1864. James Cannon from his youth has been engaged in agriculture, which he still follows. Reared on a farm he has always been observant, and, forming his own judgment as to the different methods pursued, has, by carefully following his conclusions, become one of the most successful farmers in his section. October 21, 1848, he was married to Mary Trimble. She was a daughter of John Trimble, whose father was a soldier in the Revolution, in which he was killed. In 1806 Mrs. Trimble, nee Miss Eliza McCall, came to Belmont County with her son, 15 John, father of Mrs. Cannon. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Cannon settled in Belmont County, where they remained some time, then removed to the farm where they now reside. Their children were named Mary E., Sarah T., Rett A., John A., and Hayes, of Butte City, Montana; Jeanette (deceased), and A. A., at home. Mr. Cannon has been a life-long Republican, and has always taken a deep interest in politics. He and his family are members of the Methodist Church, at New Athens, and Mr. Cannon, as a representative of the Cannon family, is the embodiment of their virtues, and fully represents the progressive man of to-day. The family are well known in the financial and social circles of the county, and are counted among its worthy and respected citizens. HENRY BARRICKLOW was born March 2, 1837, in Athens Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, and is a son of John and Rachel (Watson) Barricklow. Reared on a farm and early engaged in its duties, he had little opportunity to acquire a liberal education. However, in addition to the instruction received at the common schools, he added a vast amount by after reading and study. In 1862 he enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth 0. V. I., and participated in all the movements and engagements of that regiment until he was seized with sickness, when he was sent home to recuperate. Never fully recovering he did not return to the army, but devoted himself to the pursuit of farming, which he followed until his death. October 21, 1869, he was married to Rebecca J., a daughter of Samuel McFadden. Mr. and Mrs. Barricklow lived in Cadiz one year, and then removed to the place where Mrs. Barricklow now resides, in Athens Township. February 28, 1873, Mr. Barricklow died and was buried in the new cemetery, at Cadiz. He was a young man of excellent promise, universally beloved and highly respected, and although a strong member of the Democratic party, he 266 - HARRISON COUNTY. never allowed prejudice to govern his action. He and his family were members of the United Presbyterian Church, at Cadiz. Earnest in his action, of unquestioned honesty, he never failed in doing what he considered his duty or what was right. CALVIN ROGERS, farmer and sheep-raiser of Nottingham Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, is a son of William and Susan (Carson) Rogers. William Rogers was born in Maryland, November 30, 1798, and was a son of Joseph Rogers who came from Maryland to Ohio in 1808, and settled in Cadiz Township, Harrison County. Here William Rogers was educated at the common schools, and was reared to manhood. He married Miss Susan Carson, who was born August 14, 1803, and had born to him ten children, as follows: Syndonia, born November 5, 1823, and died March 12, 1855; John B., born May 18, 1825; Jesse B., April 24, 1828; Hannah, born April 24, 1830, and died February 4, 1871; Nancy C., September 17, 1832; William F., October 28, 1834; Barrett, March 29, 1839; Susanna, born July 8, 1842. died March 4, 1847; Lydia, born May 22, 1844, died June 9, 1844, and Calvin, born January 19, 1837. William Rogers, after his marriage, purchased a farm in Cadiz Township, Harrison County, on which he resided until 1856, when he moved to Nottingham Township and purchased the farm now owned by his son, William F. Rogers, and here he died April 28, 1863. His wife had passed away May 25, 1844, and both were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was a Republican in polities, and was well known and highly esteemed by the people of Harrison County. Calvin Rogers was born in Cadiz Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, was reared a farmer and was educated at the public schools. September 29, 1859, he married Miss Mary E. Finical, who was born in Cadiz Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, November 10, 1833, daughter of Isaac and Margaret (Anderson) Finical, of Cadiz Town ship. To this happy union were born four children, viz. : William M., born August 15, 1860, and died April 20, 1875; Alexander, born November 29, 1863; Nancy M., September 13, 1868, and Oscar C., born August 3, 1873. Mr. Rogers resided on the home farm until 1883, when he bought his present farm of 160 acres on Section 21, Nottingham Township. Mr. Rogers is a noted raiser of fine sheep, and was among the first to introduce into Harrison County the thoroughbred " Spanish Merinos." Politically he is a Republican, and has been many times urged to accept public office, but has always declined, preferring, rather, to attend to the interests of his farm. Although not a member of any religious denomination, he freely gives of his means to the support and spread of the gospel. His wife is a pious and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. REUBEN P. LYON. The earliest representative in America of the Lyon family was Samuel Lyon, a native of England, who came to this country about the beginning of the present century and settled in Maryland. There he was married, the result being a family consisting of three girls and seven boys. He came to Ohio in 1819, and located in Jefferson County, where he remained for some years, and then came to Harrison County, where the family remained until their death. One of his sons, Samuel Lyon, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, and spent most of his childhood there, enjoying the advantages of the schools in that section. In 1840 he was united in marriage to Catherine Hedges, of Jefferson County. They located on a farm near what is now known as Skit, and remained there a few years. They then came to Washington Township, Harrison County, where they purchased a farm and where they resided until their death. In his politics Samuel Lyon was a Whig. and was always active in the support of his party. He was honored many times with office and served several years as trustee. His HARRISON COUNTY - 267 children were Harriet (Mrs. Leander Crumblett), Aaron, John H., Elizabeth (deceased), Reuben P., Jemimah (Mrs. David Meeks) and Robert P. (deceased). Mr. Lyon was a self-made man, and was one who by his daily life commanded the respect and esteem of all. January 1, 1871, he died, aged fifty-three years, and was followed by his wife August 8, 1884, her age being seventy-three years. Reuben P. Lyon was born November 8, 1847, in Washington Township, where he has since resided. Before the death of his father the management of the home place devolved upon him, and, although but a lad of seventeen, his management would have done credit to many older and more experienced. On February 10, 1870, he chose as his life's partner Eliza Jane Wiley, of Coshocton County, Ohio. They re-removed immediately to the home place, where they remained one year, and then came to their present residence. The last years of his mother's life were spent with him and in the care of his faithful wife, who with loving hands made life's decline as pleasant as the condition of the suffering parent would allow. For the last few months she was confined to her bed, and was only removed by the funeral car. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Lyon are Ella Catherine and Hugh A. Mrs. Eliza Jane Lyon is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and is always found among those deeply interested in the success of religions undertakings, as well as those of a charitable nature. From his majority Mr. Lyon has voted the Republican ticket, has always taken an active part in the canvasses of his party, and in 1890 was elected trustee of his township by more than the usual majority. He has always taken a lively interest in the educational development of his neighborhood, and has served as school director for many years. He carries on farming and stock-raising on his farm of about 200 acres, three miles from Tippecanoe. It is well improved, and is admirably adapted for the use of its owner. In 1889 Mr. Lyon erected a large stock and grain barn 30x48 feet, with a basement for the express accommodation of stock. He is one of the enterprising farmers of his township, and has done much for the improvement and progress of his locality. JAMES N. BIRNEY. Among the representatives of the old families of Harrison County, Ohio, none are better or more widely known than the subject of this sketch, who was born August 27, 1845, in Washington Township. His father, John Birney, was born in Green Township, where his early life was spent. There he married Hannah McKee, daughter of Robert McKee, and soon after his marriage came to Washington Township, where he purchased a small piece of land. He kept steadily at work, using every opportunity that presented itself for his advancement, and at his death found himself the possessor of 560 acres of the best farming lands in Washington Township. This is an example of what industry, united with frugality and economy. will accomplish. His children were named Rachel (Mrs. Henry Pittis), Nelson, Robert M., James N., Rebecca J. (Mrs. Matthew Simpson), and John T. Mrs. Birney died in 1872, and was buried at Deersville. Mr. Birney married, for his second wife, Sarah Eaton. He lived until September 9, 1885, when he was laid to rest by the side of his first wife. In his politics Mr. Birney was a Republican, and always was a prominent man in the councils and in the work of the party. He was trustee for several years, and also held various other offices, which were thrust upon him. He was one of the leading supporters of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was always a liberal contributor of time and money for its advancement. James N. Birney has fully sustained the family's reputation for enterprise, liberality and business qualities. From his youth he has been identified with his native township, and has always aided toward the success of any worthy public or private enterprise, which had for its aim the betterment of the people. In 1869 he 268 - HARRISON COUNTY. was married to Anna R., daughter of Robert McFadden, of Harrison County. He immediately commenced housekeeping on the home place, where he has since remained, and there have been born to him the following children; Robert H., John M., Bertha V. and Harry M., all of whom are at the home residence. In his politics Mr. Birney has supported the Republican party, and has ever taken and still takes an active interest in the party's success. However, he has never accepted any nomination for public office, his private business being of such a nature as to entirely preclude any participation in public affairs. He and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Tippecanoe, and are among its constant attendants and supporters. He now engages in general farming and stock-raising, principally the latter. His farm of 373 acres is exceptionally well located, and admirably adapted for stock growing. MRS. ELIZABETH EASTER, of Moorefield Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, is a daughter of David and Elizabeth (Kissick) Barclay, natives of County Derry, Ireland. David was born in 1790; his wife was born in 1801. They were married in Ireland, and in 1826 immigrated to the United States and settled in Nottingham Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, and purchased a farm where one of the sons now lives. They were parents of ten children. Miss Elizabeth Barclay was born February 18, 1841, in Nottingham Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, where she grew to womanhood and was educated at the common schools. March 6, 1871, she married Joseph M. Easter, who was born February 12, 1841, in Cadiz Township, a few miles from Cadiz, Harrison County, a son of James and Sarah (Mehollen) Easter. To this union was born one daughter, Josephine M., who now resides with her mother. Mr. Easter departed this life December 31, 1871, and after her husband's death our subject resided with friends in different parts of the county, chiefly making her home with a sister, Mrs. Thomas McAdam, until 1879, when she purchased the farm she now owns, and which contains sixty acres. Mrs. Easter is an active member of the United Presbyterian Church, of Cassville, Ohio, and is held in high esteem by her friends and neighbors. JOSEPH C. KIRKPATRICK, Moorefield Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, is a successful farmer, and a gentleman whose name is worthy of notice in this record. He is a on of William and Sarah (Guthrie) Kirkpatrick. William Kirkpatrick was a son of James and Mary (Cochran) Kirkpatrick, natives of Cecil County, Md. James Kirkpatrick was born June 14, 1770; Mary Cochran was born January 31, 1771. This couple, in 1801, migrated to Washington County, Penn., where they remained until 1821; they then came to Harrison County, Ohio; where James purchased a tract of land in the northwest corner of Athens Township, but in a few years removed to Moorefield Township, and purchased 160 acres of land on Section 6, in the southeast quarter, where his death occurred May 16, 1840; his wife preceded him July 25, 1836. To this union were born seven children, namely: Hugh, September 21, 1795; Robert, April 29, 1797; Elizabeth, July 26, 1799; William, December 11, 1801; Mary, March 4, 1804 (the only one living, and now residing with her daughter, Mrs. Douglass, in Moorefield Township); James, born January 10, 1807, and John, born June 11, 1809. The parents of these children were members of the Presbyterian Church for many years. William Kirkpatrick was born in Cecil County, Md., and in his infancy was taken to Washington County, Penn., where he grew to early manhood. December 25, 1823, he married, and remained for some years in Athens Township, Harrison Co., Ohio. In 1837 he purchased 160 acres of land on Section 36, the southeast quarter in Moorefield Township, Harrison County,where he remained till his death, HARRISON COUNTY - 269 May 1, 1888, his wife having preceded him January 14, 1885. William Kirkpatrick was an elder in the Nottingham Presbyterian Church for forty years, and a member for sixty years. He was a man very highly esteemed by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. He was the father of eleven children, named as follows: James, Robert G., Joseph C. (our subject), Hugh, Mary J., Adeline Kirk, Sarah Hays, Elizabeth Wallace, John (deceased), Nancy (deceased) and Margaret Hays. Joseph C. Kirkpatrick, our subject, was born January 6, 1828, in Athens Township, Harrison Co., Ohio. He grew to manhood in Harrison County, and received a practical business education at Franklin College, New Athens. March 7, 1854, he married Miss Margaret J. Wallace, who was born in Moorefield Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, December 23, 1834, a daughter of Rev. William and Mary (McWilliams) Wallace. After his marriage Mr. Kirkpatrick purchased one-third of the farm where his brother James now lives, on which he remained until 1870; he then removed to his present home, which he had purchased in 1868, and which contains eighty-seven acres. In 1869 he erected the fine residence which he now occupies. Both Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick are active members of the Nottingham Presbyterian Church, highly honored by their fellow-citizens, Mr. Kirkpatrick having several times been placed in offices of public trust. JOHN WEBB, SR., a thoroughly representative pioneer farmer of Athens Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, but now retired, was born February 5, 1806, in Bridgeport, Penn. His father, Jacob Webb, was a native of Maryland, where he learned the trade of a potter, and coming to Brownsville, Penn., he here married Hannah, daughter of Adam Kirk, a native of the Keystone State. In 1809 they migrated with their family of four children to Ohio, settling on land he had entered in what is now Athens Township, Harrison County, the original farm being at present owned by John Culbertson. Here they built a stone house, which yet stands, and passed the remainder of their lives rearing a large family. They had born to them twelve children, of whom the following is a brief record: Sarah died unmarried; Esther was married to Joseph Huff, of Athens Township, both now deceased; Edith is the deceased wife of John Major, of Athens Township; Hannah is the wife of Cyrus Holt, formerly of Athens Township; John is the subject of this sketch; Mary is the wife of Robert Eanos, living five miles from Columbus, Ohio; Jacob died in western Illinois; Ann is the wife of John Perrego, in Athens Township; Ezekiel and Joseph both died in that township; Robert is a resident of Illinois; Phoebe died when seven years of age. The father passed from earth in 1833, at the age of sixty years; after coming to Harrison County he followed farming exclusively; politically he was a Democrat, and has held various offices of trust. The mother survived him twenty-five years, dying in 1858, aged eighty-three years. John Webb, Sr., our subject, attended the primitive schools of his early time, and was trained to practical farming, learning also carpentering, which he followed to some extent. On November 11, 1830, he was married to Martha, daughter of Col. Joseph Holmes, of Short Creek Township, Harrison County, where she was born January 8, 1811, on the old farm, on which her brother Asa now lives. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Webb settled on a farm adjoining the home place of his family, and here lived until April, 1885, when, leaving the farm to the care of their son Jacob, they moved into the village of New Athens, here to rest from their labors. Of their union two children were born: Joseph, in 1833 (now deceased), and Jacob, in November, 1834, in charge of his father's farm, which consists of 333 acres of choice land, situated half a mile from New Athens, and largely devoted to sheep-raising. When Mr. Webb went to this farm, he found it partially improved, and his industry, coupled 270 - HARRISON COUNTY. with that of his wife, made it one of the finest in the county. Politically Mr. Webb is a Democrat, his first presidential vote having been cast for Andrew Jackson. He served as supervisor of the county, and he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at New Athens, Mrs. Webb having been associated with the same sixty years. The Webb family were originally Quakers, or members of the Society of Friends. Our subject and wife both represent old pioneer families of this section, and are remarkably well preserved for their years, still doing their own work about the house. They are highly respected citizens, enjoying the esteem of a wide circle of friends. OSCAR R. McFADDEN was born. August 14, 1852, in Athens Township, Harrison County, and is a son of Samuel R. and Martha (Robb) McFadden. His early life was characterized by integrity, and he was well known as an industrious, earnest and progressive young man. His education was that of ordinary farmer boys, and his attendance at the district school of his neighborhood was limited to the winter sessions. On his father's farm he grew to manhood, and assisted in the work of the home place. November 2, 1876, he was united in marriage to Sarah S., a daughter of William Oglevee, a resident of Harrison County. Locating first in Athens Township, he remained two years, when he removed to the farm of Mr. Oglevee, which be managed for three years, when he again returned to Athens, and purchased the farm on which he now resides. Mr. Oglevee accompanied him, and the last years of his life were spent at the home of his daughter, who, with that gentleness whichever distinguishes a true woman, cared for her aged parent till his death. The children of Mr. McFadden were named W. Charles, born December 11, 1877; Mabel G. and Mattie E., twins, born November 1, 1883 (Mabel died August 30, 1884, and Mattie died September 4, 1884); Ralph, born October 23, 1886. A stanch Democrat in his principles, Mr McFadden has always been an active member of the party, and has rendered it efficient service many times. For the past three years he has been assessor of his township, and has discharged his duties to the full satisfaction of a large constituency. He and his family are members of the United Presbyterian Church at New Athens. Mr. McFadden engages in general farming and stock-raising, and is numbered among those who are making a success in his vocation, the result of his good judgment and keen business sagacity. GEORGE W. LYLE, M. D., who for over thirty years has been a prominent physician in Scio, Harrison County, and one of the most popular and successful practitioners in the county, is a native of the same, having been born in Rumley Township, January 7, 1837. His grandfather Lyle was a native of Ireland, and came to America at an early day, dying in Vinton County, Ohio, where he had carried on farming operations. William Lyle, father of our subject, was born in Carroll County, Ohio, where his parents settled on a farm for some time. He was brought up to farm life, and learned the trade of blacksmith, which he followed for a considerable time in Rumley Township, Harrison County, whither he had moved, and in later years he carried on farming as well as his trade. In 1834 Mr. Lyle was married to Miss Jane Lewis, who was born near Leeds, England, in 1817, daughter of George and Elizabeth Lewis, of Harrison County. George Lewis and his wife were also born near Leeds, England, where they were married; he was a miller by occupation, but after coming to this country, which was in the year 1819, he commenced in his new home by keeping a store in the town of Hanover, Harrison County, where they had located. Selling this business out after a time, they removed to a small piece of land near Rumley, in Rumley Township, where an old log mill had been erected, and which still stands, a relic of pioneer days. Here he died HARRISON COUNTY - 271 in 1830. his wife surviving him until 1850, when she, too, was called to her long home, at the age of seventy-four years. They had born to them four children of whom are yet living Thomas Lewis, now on the old place, and Mrs. Jane Lyle, our subject's mother. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. William Lyle continued to reside in Rumley Township, where they shared life's joys and sorrows until 1850, in which year death claimed the husband who had almost reached the fifty-fifth milestone on the highway of life. In his political proclivities he was first a Whig, and afterward, on the formation of the party, a stanch Republican. His widow, now seventy-four years of age, has for the past twenty-seven years been a resident of the town of Rumley. They were the parents of nine children, of whom the following is a brief record: Rose Ann is the wife of George W. Shultz, and lives in Rumley; George W. is the subject proper of this sketch; Mary is the widow of James McNabb, and resides in Irving, Wis. ; Elizabeth is the wife of Thomas Channel, and lives in Kearney, Neb.; Martha is a resident of New Rumley; Eliza Jane was killed by being thrown from a buggy; Sarah Ellen is married to A. D. Finnicum, of Jefferson County; Amanda is the wife of Edgar Moore, in Nebraska, and Emma is in Palestine, Tex. ; the last two named are twins. George W. Lyle, whose name appears at the head of this sketch, was reared on the farm in Rumley Township, and attended the common schools of the district. When about eleven or twelve years of age he went to live with his paternal grandparents, with whom he remained some twenty years. In 1857 he commenced the study of medicine in Scio under Dr. Custer and Dr. Beadle, finishing his course at the Eclectic School at Cincinnati, where he graduated in 1861. He commenced the practice of his profession at Bellaire, Ohio, where he remained three years; then practiced in Rumley, two years, finally coming, in 1870, to Scio, where he has since continued, being the second oldest practitioner in the place. In 1880 he opened out, on Main Street, a store for the sale of drugs, notions, books, etc., which does a flourishing business. On September 23, 1869, the Doctor was married to Miss Almeda Allensworth, of Jefferson County, by which union the following named children have been born: Jennie, Irma and Mary, all at home; Ella M. Kirkpatrick, a step- daughter, is living with the family. Politically Mr. Lyle is a Republican, and in his affiliations a member of the F. & A. M. Mrs. Lyle is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Doctor is a busy man, in the enjoyment of a wide and lucrative practice, and justly merits the confidence and esteem of his numerous patrons in the county. JOHN F. DOWNS, one of the representative men of Franklin Township, Harrison County, was born March 2, 1832, in Stock Township, in same county. His father Richard Downs, was born in 1800 in Pennsylvania, and John Downs, the father of Richard, was a native of Ireland, who came to America in the latter part of the eighteenth century. The family of John Downs consisted of two sons and five daughters. He was by trade a stone-mason, which he followed many years, and he settled in Carroll County, Ohio, where he passed the remainder of his life. Richard Downs was born in Pennsylvania, where he grew to manhood. During his youth he was apprenticed to a blacksmith, learning the trade, which he continued after his arrival in Stock Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, where he married soon after his arrival, reared his family, and where he died. His wife, Elizabeth (McKinney) Downs, was a daughter of George McKinney, of Harrison County, and a native of Ireland. Mr. McKinney's children were named Elizabeth, John, Nancy, Jane, George, Fryer and James. He was a tailor by trade, following same in Stock Township, Harrison County, till his death, which occurred in 1845. In politics he was a Democrat, and was a member of the Seceder Church. Mrs. McKinney preceded 272 - HARRISON COUNTY. her husband to the grave in 1841. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Downs settled in Stock Township, Harrison County, where they reared the following family: Mary J. (Mrs. Percival Adams), George M., John (deceased), James (deceased), John F., .Richard and Margaret (deceased). In politics Mr. Downs was a stanch supporter of Democratic principles; he was early a member of the Seceder Church, but on the dissolution of that society he united with the Presbyterian faith. He died in 1860, and Mrs. Downs, after the death of her husband, made her home with her son, John F., until her death, which occurred January 19, 1886. She was laid to rest by the side of her husband in Feed Springs Cemetery. The early life of John F. Downs was spent in Stock Township, Harrison County, where he re-received his education at the district schools. On November 9, 1860, he was married to Sarah West, daughter of Amos West, and the children born to this union were named Mary M., Mrs. A. Q. Melaney; Naomi E., Mrs. Sherman Cramblett; James A., and Etta McClintick. Mrs. Downs, the mother of these children, died May 18, 1879, and was buried at Feed Spring. In politics Mr. Downs has always been a follower of the Democratic party, and has at all times rendered efficient service to his party. For many years he has been a trustee of the Feed Spring Presbyterian Church, of which he is a constant attendant and a liberal supporter. Mr. Downs is a self-made man, one who has won the respect and esteem of all by the excellence of his actions and his integrity and honesty. JOHN S. McBEAN, M. D., and druggist, Cadiz, Ohio, was born in 1840 in that J town, a son of John and Belinda (Johnson) McBean, former a native of Scotland, latter of Harrison County, Ohio, a daughter of Henry and Catherine Johnson, descendants of early settlers of Pennsylvania. Henry Johnson died in Harrison County, and his wife, Catherine, died in Cadiz, same county. John McBean, father of the subject of this sketch, when a boy eight years of age went to the West India Islands to live with an uncle, his parents having both died. From there he came to the United States and to Ohio, where he made a settlement. To a considerable extent he educated himself, and by close study and a thorough course in the schools of Cannonsburg, Penn., he fitted himself for a teacher. For a term of years he taught the Greek and Latin languages. He then took up the study of medicine, and for some fifty years he practiced his profession in Cadiz, Harrison County. While in the practice he was the instructor of several students who have since become shining lights in their several vocations, among whom may be mentioned Bishop Simpson. At Moorefield, Ohio, Mr. McBean was married to Miss Belinda Johnson, and by her he had three sons and seven daughters, all the latter and one son (our subject) still living. On January 7, 1875, the father passed from earth at the age of seventy-seven years. He was originally a Whig, afterward a Republican, and at one time, under the old law, was judge of the court of Harrison County. His widow yet lives in Cadiz, aged eighty-four years. John S. McBean, the subject proper of these lines, was brought up in his native city, attending the common schools and studying under his father for some years. He then turned his attention to the reading of law under the guidance of Jesse H. McMath, and was admitted to the bar at Carrollton, Ohio. Soon thereafter, his preceptor having been appointed United States Consul to Tangier, Morocco; he accompanied him thither, passing, on their journey, through England, France and Spain to Gibraltar, thence to their destination. Alter about a year's residence in Africa our subject returned alone to his native land and at once took up the study of medicine with his father, graduating at the Medical College of Ohio, at Cincinnati, with the class of 1872, since when he has practiced his profession in Cadiz, having, in connection therewith a thoroughly equipped drug-store established by HARRISON COUNTY - 273 his father at an early date, and doing the largest business in Harrison County. In 1876 Dr. McBean was united in marriage with Georgia, daughter of G. W. and Anna Scott, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly. of Harrison County. She died in 1883, leaving a son, John G., now at home, and in April, 1886, the Doctor married, for his second wife, Miss Alice, daughter of Martin. S. and Martha Kennedy, and a native of Harrison County, where her father still resides. In politics the Doctor is .a Republican, and was coroner for several years. During the War of the Rebellion he, was appointed lieutenant, and raised a company of volunteers, but just at that time he went to Africa. After his return he served as deputy provost-marshal till the close of the war. IRWIN PORTER, JR., one of the well-known farmers of Cadiz Township, Harrison County, was born in 1854 on the farm now owned by John Mehollin, on which the old house still, stands. His father, Smiley Porter, was a native of Harrison County, also, and first saw the light on the farm now owned by his brother, Irwin Porter, Sr. Samuel Porter, the grandfather of our subject, was one of the pioneers of the county, coming from Pennsylvania. He had learned the tanner's trade when a boy and followed it throughout life. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Margaret Dugan, was a native of Pennsylvania. After marriage they made their home on the farm where Irwin, Jr., was born. While the latter was yet a mere child his parents moved to Morgan County, where the father built another tannery and passed the remainder of his life, dying in 1865, at the age of fifty-eight. He had been a hard-working man, and the exposure necessary in his business caused his death. His widow -survived him ten years, dying at the age of sixty-seven, the mother of eight children, viz. : Caroline, deceased; Margaret; who died in infancy, and who was a twin of Mary, now living in Noble County; Catherine, now Mrs, Samuel Morquis, of Noble County; Sarah Jane, married to John Harper, of Morgan County; Samuel, in Cadiz Township; John, in Belmont County, and Irwin, our subject. The last named worked, while a boy, on his father's farm, and also assisted in the tannery. At the death of his father he went to live with his uncle Irwin, after whom he was named, and with whom he resided for nearly twenty years, aiding in the cultivation of the farm, south of Cadiz. In the spring of 1888 he purchased the farm on which he now lives, but the first summer his home was cared for by the family from whom he had bought; during the four months following he did his own housekeeping himself, cooking for his hands as well as working in the field. In 1887 he went to Missouri and sold some land which he owned there, and after visiting some of the western cities returned and made a trip to the East, crossing the Alleghanies. Again coming homeward, he was married on Christmas day, 1888, to Ida McFarland, daughter of Alexander and Matilda McFarland, and a native of Harrison County. By this union there is one child, Bessie, born September 30, 1890. The farm which Mr. Porter owns, and on which he resides, is located about four miles from Cadiz, and contains 178 acres, chiefly devoted to the raising of stock, Mr. Porter handling, to a large extent, draft horses, cattle and sheep, and owning some of the best four-year-olds in the county. Since locating here our subject has greatly improved his, place, having renovated his dwelling, renewed his fences and rebuilt his barns, Politically Mr. Porter is a Democrat, but is no office-seeker, though widely and favorable known throughout the county. He is progressive and much interested in public affairs, ti ing ever ready to assist in all movements calculated to advance the prosperity of his community. To such men as he, and to the family he represents, Harrison County is much indebted; and many a stranger remembers him with gratitude, for his hospitality is unbounded. 274 - HARRISON COUNTY. THOMAS BAKER, the subject of this sketch, was born in Carroll County, Ohio, June 5, 1843, son of Abraham Baker, who was born in Harrison County, Ohio, September 8, 1808. The early life of Abraham was spent at home until, at the age of eighteen, he entered the service of a millwright to learn the trade. For many years he pursued that calling, but finally settled on a farm in Carroll County. He was married to Edna Brock, daughter of Jesse Brock, a resident of Tuscarawas County, and to this union were born six children—one son and live daughters. In politics Mr. Baker was a Democrat, and was one of the active men of his party. Thomas Baker remained at home until 1868, his youth being spent in assisting in the duties of the farm and attending the common schools. On November 16, 1871, he chose, as his life's partner, Emily A. Robertson, daughter of Edmund Robertson, who resided in Carroll County. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Baker settled on the place which Mr. Baker had previously purchased, and where they now reside. Five children have been born to them in the following order: Charles B., August 16, 1872; Cylvettie J., November 15, 1873; Maud, January 20, 1875; Perry, May 10, 1878, and Blanche, August 20, 1880. Mr. Baker, like his father, is a Democrat in politics, and while always ready to assist his party in all ways, still refuses to accept any office. Financially Mr. Baker is a self-made man, having commenced life with only his own energy and push. To such men too much credit can not be given for their enterprise and success. JOHN W. GILLESPIE. The family of Gillespie is one of the best known in Harrison County, the growth of which the several members have materially aided in promoting. Not the least conspicuous figure in this family is Mr. John W. Gillespie, who as a thorough business man has secured a well-merited popularity in the town of Cadiz, and in the county generally. He is a native of Cadiz, having been born here May 1, 1857. His father, John Wallace Gillespie, Sr. (who was a full cousin to Hon. James G. Blaine, and a native of Ohio), when a lad learned the trade of a cabinet-maker, and also the business of undertaker, with his uncle, Adam Junkins. Being but a poor boy, he was in early life thrown upon his own responsibilities to make his way in the world as best he could, but, being possessed of native energy and an inborn ambition to succeed, he gradually but surely rose in his chosen work. On November 29, 1842, he was united in marriage with Miss Cordelia Anderson, a native of Wheeling, W. Va., and who had grown to womanhood at the home of William Lacey, in Cadiz, Ohio. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Gillespie, jointly toiled to build up a home for themselves and family. To them were born seven children, as follows: Albert, James and Nettie (all deceased); Elozia McFadden, residing in Cadiz; Laura, widow of the late John C. Spencer, in Chicago; John W. and Wayne, in Cadiz. On May 7, 1877, death carried off the mother, at the age of fifty years, she dying of that dread disease, cancer, and in 1879 Mr. Gillespie took for his second wife a most estimable lady, Mrs. Jane Dallas, widow of Henry Dallas, formerly of Cadiz. In 1885 the husband and father died, the disease which carried him off also being cancer, which for years had been slowly accomplishing its fatal work. Heroically Mr. Gillespie fought the terrible malady, but had finally to succumb, and was compelled to confine himself to the house only twelve days before the end came. He, however, continued to attend to his business till within a day or two of his decease. He was an adherent of the Presbyterian Church, and, socially, a member of the I. 0. 0. F. His widow yet survives him. John W. Gillespie, the eldest living son of the deceased gentleman, a brief sketch of whose life we have just completed, successfully conducts the business of house furnishings, cabinetmaking and undertaking, which his father had HARRISON COUNTY - 275 established, and enjoys the patronage of a large circle of friends. His education was obtained at the public schools of his native city, and at seventeen years of age he entered his father's store and workshop, where he acquired a thorough knowledge of his trade. Here he applied himself to his work with the industry and zeal which has characterized his entire life, and he soon mastered the various details of the business so that on the comparatively sudden death of his father, he was well qualified to successfully assume the full responsibilities of the establishment, which was becoming widely known and rapidly increasing in popularity. The building, recently remodeled and enlarged by our subject, is now a fine three-story brick edifice, with large plate glass windows, the whole enchanting his business and adding not a little to the beautifying of the town. Mr. Gillespie was married April 15, 1890, at Cadiz, Ohio, to Miss Agnes Sheriff, daughter of Adam N. Sheriff (deceased) and Mary V. Sheriff. Mr. Gillespie is identified with the F. & A. M., the I. 0. 0. F. and the K. of P. In politics he is a Republican; he is a member of the Presbyterian Church. DAVID J. McBETH comes of that sturdy line of ancestry who have made the history of Scotland famous, and whose inherent attributes of sterling integrity and sturdy determination of purpose have been handed down in the lore of " ye ancient time." The first of the family to leave their native land and seek a home in the New World were Joseph and Elizabeth McBeth (the grandparents of our subject), who located in Bolivar, Westmoreland Co., Penn., where they resided until their death. Joseph McBeth was a sturdy old Highlander, a typical Scotchman, an expert in the Scottish sport of curling, fencing and general athletics, and trained his sons in the same. Among the twelve children born to him was a son, John. He was born in Westmoreland County, Penn., September 7, 1808, and grew to manhood with his parents, his boyhood days being spent amidst such privations and disadvantages as fell to the lot of pioneer boys. The early subscription schools affording but meager advantages for an education, the instruction of the family fell to the lot of the mother, and in many a pioneer's after life we may easily trace the effects of a careful mother's training in the integrity, industry and upright character that mark their lives. After he became of age he started for Ohio on foot. He would travel a distance, and then work for some settler for almost nothing. Thou he would travel a little farther, and, finally, in 1829, he arrived in Harrison County, Ohio, and began life on a limited capital, which he had earned on his way out, and a suit of home-made clothes, a pair of linsey pants and a red wampus, which his mother had woven for him ere he left home. He purchased a tract of land in Monroe Township, Harrison County, and, building a log-cabin thereon, located therein, and began the improvement of his farm. On April 18, 1833, he married Mary Webster, a native of Harrison County, Ohio, and a daughter of John and Katherine Webster, early pioneers and prominent citizens, they having originally emigrated from Pennsylvania. At the time of Mr. and Mrs. McBeth's settlement here the country was a wilderness, and the woods were full of wolves, bears and deer, and there is now a huge rock on the farm under which the bears congregated, and many a bruin has here met his death by the well-directed ball from the trusty rifle of some early settler. The privations endured by the pioneers were many and various. The settler would clear his patch and raise some wheat, and this, after it had been harvested with a sickle and threshed with a flail, would be hauled to Steubenville, forty miles distant, and there sold for twenty-five cents per bushel, or exchanged for the necessaries of life. They would trade a bushel of wheat for a pound of coffee, and this expensive luxury would be served about once a week, and that usually on Sunday mornings. They resided here until their deaths—Mrs. Mc-Beth dying July 27, 1858, aged forty-seven years, 276 - HARRISON COUNTY. and Mr. McBeth dying July 22, 1863. He was a progressive citizen, taking an active interest in the advancement of his country. He was particularly successful in life, and ere his death had amassed a handsome competence. Of his abundance he gave with a liberal hand, always supporting any and all public movements for the advancement of the country, and he was tinguished for his charity. He was a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church for many years. He took an active interest in the political questions of the day, and was originally a Democrat. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. McBeth were nine in number, as follows: Nancy, wife of J. M. Ferrell, of Orrville, Ohio, an attorney; Mariah, now Mrs. Thomas E. Fowler, of Monroe Township, Harrison Co., Ohio; Robert C., a prominent attorney and past judge of the courts at Clinton, Henry Co., Mo.; David J., the subject of this sketch; William, who enlisted in the spring of 1862, in Company K, Sixty-ninth 0. V. I., and, as a result of a forced march over the Cumberland Mountains in June, 1862, contracted typhoid fever, and died in the army hospital at Nashville, Tenn., in November, 1862; Margaret Ann, married to Garrett Fowler, and residing at Dennison, Ohio; John, who resides in Monroe Township, Harrison County; Amanda, married to Thomas Bower, and residing in Bowerston, Ohio; Mary, married to William J. Albaugh, and residing in Monroe Township, Harrison County. David J. McBeth was born on the old homestead, in a log cabin June :10, 1841. His early life was spent at home, assisting his parents in the duties of the farm, and experiencing the usual events which fell to the lot of the average boy of the period. He recalls the old log cabin, dignified by the title of school-house, where he was first taught the rudiments of an education. The house was furnished with a puncheon floor, rude desk of split logs and a single desk around the side of the room on pegs driven into the wall. The scholars were expected to cut the wood for the old-fashioned " ten-plate stove," which threw out a fierce heat. The slavery question had taken a firm hold upon him, and the fugitive slave law seemed particularly revolting to him, and he became an ardent anti-slavery man, so that at last when the Civil War broke out upon the country he was ripe for a volunteer, and in February, 1862, he enlisted in Company K, Sixty-ninth 0. V. I. He was mustered into the United States service at Cadiz, and after a short stop at Camp Chase at Columbus, was sent to Tennessee, and there his regiment was attached to the Fourteenth Army Corps—a part of the Army of the Cumberland —under the command of Gens. Rosecrans and Sherman. He participated in the battles of Stone River, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Chickamauga, Buzzard's Roost, and was with Sherman on his march to the sea. At the siege of Atlanta, in August, 1864, he was left on picket duty on the skirmish line, and was taken prisoner, and immediately sent by forced marches to the prison pen at Andersonville. He was suffering from sickness and fatigue at the time, but the heart of the rebel was noted for its lack of tenderness, and the inhuman generals compelled the prisoners to carry on a stretcher an old negro, making the remark that, " He is your brother; that's what you Yanks are fighting for." Once, when the guard had stopped to rest a few minutes, the women gathered around and began taunting the prisoners, and one deliberately spat in our subject's face, and when he raised his hand to wipe away the filth he was ordered by the guard to desist, the guard in the meantime leveling a gun at him. For nine long months lie suffered all the infamous cruelties of that prison pen, whose horrors no pen can describe, and which stand as the foulest blot upon the dishonored scroll of the Southern Confederacy. When Mr. McBeth and his fellow prisoners reached Andersonville they were drawn up in a line before the tent of Wirtz, and after they had been ordered to remove their hats they were left standing in the boiling sun seven or eight hours. Able men have tried in vain to picture the horrors of the place, and the tortures endured by those brave men who had HARRISON COUNTY - 277 gone forth to the defense of their country and their homes. D. J. McBeth was at Andersonville at the close of the war. They were taken out and marched under guard nearly to Jacksonville, Fla., where they rejoined the Union forces, and for the first time learned of the failure of the Confederacy. Then the poor, starved creatures were for the first time in many months among friends, and their joy was indescribable. D. J. McBeth was taken to Annapolis, Md., and soon after was taken to Columbus, where he was honorably discharged in May, 1865, after which he returned to his home. He then located on the hum where he now resides, and for the next few years tried to regain his shattered health. On June 22, 1871, he married Miss Elmira ̊rim, a native of Harrison County, Ohio, and a daughter of George and Catherine Crim, worthy people of Virginia, who located in Franklin Township at an early day, where Mr. Crim began as an extensive farmer and miller. This union has been blessed with eight children, viz. : Katie B., born February 26, 1872; Robert C., June 14, 1874; Susan Amanda, born September 22, 1875, and died March 19, 1890; Waldo D., born May 19, 1877; Mary Irena, June 24, 1880; Allie B., July 2, 1882; Amelia M., July 9, 1884, and Ina Blanche, born May 23, 1887. Mr. and Mrs. McBeth are both members of the Regular Baptist Church at Beaver, one-half mile from their home. Politically Mr. McBeth is a hearty supporter of the Republican party, and a firm believer in the protection of American industries. The family reside on their farm in Monroe Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, where he has seventy-six acres of fine land, and are held in high esteem by their neighbors. Mr. McBeth has never recovered his health, and has been a constant sufferer since June, 1862— the dregs of typhoid fever and exposure in Andersonville Prison. He is a brave, patriotic man, one who has given his health and offered his life for the preservation of the Union. The soldiers, who with shattered health or maimed bodies are denied the enjoyments of life, share a worse fate then those who fell in battle. May the time be hastened when a grateful country will pension its preservers, and to every possible extent gladden their few remaining years, and smooth the path made rugged in its defense. WILLIAM L. MANSFIELD was born in November, 1810, a son of Thomas Mansfield, a native of England, who came to America prior to the Revolution, settling in Maryland, where he was residing during that historic period. Two older brothers served during that struggle, and another brother, Samuel, was in the War of 1812. Thomas Mansfield married Mary Hill, and they afterward spent some time in Westmoreland County, Penn., coming in 1797 to what was known as the Dorsey Flats, disputed land in Jefferson County, Ohio. At the time of the opening of the land office (1801) those who had " squatted " the land by agreement drew lots for same, and Thomas Mansfield, losing, had to abandon what he had " squatted " on, of which some twenty acres had been cleared by him. He entered, however, and settled on a piece of land in the section south, adjoining, whereon he lived until 1844, in June of which year he died at the age of eighty-seven years; in 1854 his widow followed him to the grave, also aged eighty-seven years. They were the parents of sixteen children, all of whom, save one, grew to maturity, and all were living so near the paternal home that they were enabled to be present at their father's death-bed, except. Jane. Of these children all are now deceased, save William L., the subject of this sketch. When the father died he had eighty grandchildren. The mother was for twenty-five years the only female physician in the county. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and after coming to Jefferson County their nearest place of worship was Wellsburg, some fourteen miles distant, whither they would go on horse-back, church services being held in a block-house. William L. Mansfield had to endure, in his boyhood, all the hardships of pioneer days in 278 - HARRISON COUNTY. farm life, and many a bushel of grain had he to take on horseback to Boyd's Mill, near Steubenville, selling same for twenty-five cents per bushel. Salt was brought over the mountains on horseback once a year. The people of that day made their own clothing, in fact manufactured almost everything they used. Calico was thirty-seven cents to forty cents per yard; coffee thirty-seven and a half cents per pound, and so on. Grain was threshed out on the barn floor with flails, and later with horses. Our subject attended the old log school-house with puncheon floor, greased paper windows and seats made of slabs. In one school-house a man had hanged himself, and so great was the superstition in connection with the affair that no child could be induced to enter that building again, so a new school-house had to be put up. In those semi-dark days witches were believed in, a man named " Billy " McConnell being what was known as " Witch Curer " or " Witch Killer," and many interesting incidents could be narrated about them, did space permit. In 1832 Mr. Mansfield began flat-boating with his older brother, Samuel, which he followed fourteen years, carrying flour, butter and cheese to northern Ohio, selling his boat at his destination, lumber there being very high. In 1840 he was married to Harriet, daughter of James G. Harrah, and to this union were born six children, viz. : Maggie J. (Mrs. A. Moore); Thomas Browning, a physician in Iowa; James Harvey, who died in 1876; Mary Ellis (Mrs. Alonzo Hoobler); Nettie (wife of John Mansfield, probate judge, in Steubenville, Ohio), and Addie R. (Mrs. William Hall, iu Green Township, Harrison County). The parents made their home in Wayne Township, Jefferson County, and in the spring of 1841 moved to West Virginia, but returned the following year; then in 1866 they came to Green Township, Harrison County, where they resided until 1877, in which year they left the farm and came to their present home in Hopedale, same township. In 1840 Mr. Mansfield built a log house where he was then living. For some years he was owner of a mill at Unionport, Ohio. In politics he was first a Whik, then a Republican, and a member of the Know-nothing party, and is now a Prohibitionist. He has never sought office, but has served as judge of election, and several times was township assessor. Many times had he visited the home of W. H. Harrison, first president of that name. Both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Thomas B. Mansfield, son of the above,when eighteen years of age, enlisted in the War of the Rebellion, serving three years. He was never wounded, although he had many narrow escapes, at one time his pen being shot out of his hand while he was writing a letter, and he had his clothing cut. At the battle of Perryville his feet were so badly cut in marching that his boots were full of blood and sand, and for forty-eight hours he was without food. At that time he was a young man of small size, and on this occasion he hid himself away in a corn-shock, where his comrades found him sleeping, and one of them, by name William Crown, carried him to camp. " Little Brown," as he was called, was the only one of the boys of his neighborhood who went to the war and came home well or without a wound or hurt of some kind. ELIJAH P. MANSFIELD was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, in August, 1840, a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Pumphrey) Mansfield, former of whom was also a native of Jefferson County, born in 1803 on land entered by his father in Section No. 1. The mother was a daughter of Elijah Pumphrey, who died when she was seven years of age. She was of Quaker ancestry, who settled in Maryland, coming from England at an early date. Her maternal grandmother was a Boone, of the old family of that name of Kentucky. Samuel Mansfield built the first brick house in Wayne Township, Jefferson County. The parents of our subject lived all their lives in Jefferson County, where the father died in 1880, on the place where he was born. He was a zealous Republican, but would never accept office, all his HARRISON COUNTY - 279 time being devoted to agricultural pursuits. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The widowed mother still lives, at the advanced age of seventy-eight years, calmly awaiting the summons to her long home. They were the parents of eleven children, viz. : Albert 0., proprietor of a cattle ranch in Maryville, Mo. ; H. 0., in the wool business at Scio, Harrison Co., Ohio; J. B., a farmer near the old home place; Elijah P., our subject; Thomas (deceased); William and Jacob (twins, former being general agent for the Champion Manufacturing Company at Cincinnati, Ohio, the latter living on the old home farm); Mary Emily, now the wife of W. H. Wood, of Smithfield, Ohio; Wesley F. (deceased); Annie, now the wife of W. C. Ong, an attorney in Cleveland, Ohio, and Katurah, at home. Elijah P. Mansfield received his primary education at the common schools, and at the age of sixteen went to college at Richmond, Ohio, where he studied five terms, which was supplemented by two terms at Hopedale, in Harrison County. He also had a term of instruction at the Pittsburgh Commercial College, and then entered a store at Pittsburgh. While here the Civil War broke out, and, in 1864, he enlisted in Company G, One Hundred and Fifty-seventh 0. N. G., and was promoted to corporal. The regiment was mustered in at Camp Chase, Ohio, and was then sent direct to the Baltimore Junction (then called the Relay House), where it guarded the bridge spanning the Patapsco River, where it was encamped three weeks; was then ordered to Fort Delaware, where it remained the rest of term of enlistment, guarding rebel prisoners, and was mustered out at Camp Chase, Ohio. (Not being with his regiment at muster out, our subject did not get his discharge until 1890). On the way home Mr. Mansfield was so ill with typhoid fever as to necessitate his being left at a hotel in Altoona, to die, it was thought, but he recovered, and was then commissioned military storekeeper at Wheeling, W. Va., which position he filled until shortly after the assassination of President Lincoln. He was then placed in charge of the Commissary Department at Bellaire, Ohio, to feed and issue rations to troops returning homeward; also acted as provost-marshal during his short stay at Bellaire. At the close of the war Mr. Mansfield took charge of a branch store in Bellaire for a Wheeling firm, and, they selling out, he came, in February, 1867, to Cadiz, where he went into the wool business with K. W. Kinsey, which firm was, in 1869, consolidated with H. S. McFadden & Co., later becoming McFadden, Kinsey & Co., a partnership that lasted six years. In 1877 Kinsey & Mansfield bought out McFadden, Kinsey & Co., and in the following year Mr. Mansfield sold out to Kinsey. For three years thereafter he was entirely in the wool and wheat trade; then, in 1880, in company with M. J. Brown, he went into the clothing and merchant-tailoring business, selling out in the spring of 1887, since when he has been engaged exclusively in the wool trade in Cadiz. In September, 1874, Mr. Mansfield was united in marriage with Miss Cassandria, daughter of George and Annie (Updegroff) Kinsey, of Mount Pleasant, Ohio, the mother being of the old Updegroff family of Jefferson County, Ohio. Four children were the result of this union, viz. : Le Roy (died when an infant), Anna Myrtle, Frank K. and Clara E., at home. Mr. Mansfield is a Republican, and has served as councilman; is a Freemason, a member of the Mystic Circle, and of the Methodist Episcopal Church; his wife is a member of the Society of Friends. The home of this estimable family is located at the head of Lincoln Avenue, in Cadiz, and is an ornament to the place; this house was the first school building. The Grandmother Mansfield would often walk from her home to that of her son John (one and one-half miles), thence to see another son, Samuel (three miles), knitting all the way. Her motto was " Be always busy." Five of the sons of Samuel Mansfield were soldiers during the War of the Rebellion—two in the regular service in Company E, One Hundred and Fifty-second 0. V. I., J. B. as orderly sergeant, and Henry 0., as recorded in his 280 - HARRISON COUNTY. sketch, which immediately follows. J. B. was wounded at the battle of Missionary Ridge, being struck by a musket ball, which passed through his boot-leg, pants and sock, fortunately, however, striking him on the fleshy part of the leg, no bone being fractured. Elijah P. (as above narrated), Thomas and Jacob were in Company G, One Hundred and Fifty-seventh 0. N. G., one hundred-days men, E. P. serving as corporal, the other two as privates. (William was determined to go to the war, also, but his brother, Elijah P., hired a substitute and sent his brother home). Henry Oliver Mansfield, of Scio, brother of Elijah P., is also a native of Jefferson County, Ohio, born September 16, 1833, and was brought up on a farm, attending at the same time the common schools of his neighborhood, also taking a course in Richmond College. On August 11, 1862, he enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Fifty-second Regiment, 0. V. I., and at Camp Dennison was elected second lieutenant; then was promoted to first lieutenant, and finally to captain of his company. On June 27, 1864, he was wounded in the right leg by the concussion of a shell at Kenesaw Mountain, on which account he received his discharge and returned home in November, same year. He participated in the battles of Perryville, Murfreesboro, Stone River, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Buzzard's Roost, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain. Nashville and in many skirmishes. On February 2, 1869, Mr. Mansfield was united in marriage with Amanda, daughter of Samuel Holmes of near Leesville, Carroll Co., Ohio, and April 12, following, they located on a farm in North Township, Harrison County, four miles west of Scio, where they remained until 1884, in which year they moved into the town of Scio, and here made their home. By this union there are two children: Emily E., born March 15, 1875, and Samuel Holmes, born October 12, 1879. In connection with farming Mr. Mansfield was for some time in the wool and grain trade, but of late years has abandoned agricultural pursuits, and now devotes all his time to wool and grain. He is a Republican in politics, and has held various minor offices; is a member of H. G. Hixon Post, G. A. R., at Scio, and is a Freemason. He and his wife are 'members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which he joined when aged fourteen years, and of which he has been steward twenty-five years. GEORGE A. WEIGHT, the oldest living resident of the town of Scio, in North Township, Harrison County, and one of the best known and most highly respected of its citizens, was born in Germany November 25, 1823, about twenty-five miles from Frankfort-on-the-Main. William Weight, his father, died in the Fatherland in 1831, and his widow then came to these shores, bringing her son, George A., who was then a boy of eight' years. For a short time they took up their residence in Chambersburg, Penn., and in 1832 they moved to Wayne County, Ohio, finally, in 1842, coming to Scio, Harrison County, at that time a very small place. Our subject received but nine months' education, and when twelve years of age he was apprenticed to wagon-making, serving six years. This trade he followed in Scio till 1867, in which year he opened a general store, which is still carried on under the firm name of Weight & Canaga. He is the oldest-established merchant in the town, and his first stand was not far from the present store, which is a handsome brick building, erected in. 1889, the finest in Scio. In 1844 Mr. Weight was united in marriage with Miss Biddy Gordon, a native of Harrison County, and daughter of Saul Gordon, of Archer Township, Harrison County, who both died in the county. By this union there were five children, as follows: Minerva, now Mrs. Joseph R. Stephenson•;, Elizabeth, now Mrs. Canaga; John B., an attorney at Mount Vernon, Ohio; Ida May, now the wife of Rev. J. S. Se-crest, of the Methodist Episcopal Church East Ohio Conference; and Alma, wife of Prof. Compher, of Scio College. On February 11, 1888, HARRISON COUNTY - 283 the mother drifted into the ocean of eternity. Mr. Weight has been a Republican in his political preferments ever since the formation of the party, and has served as township treasurer several times; in his affiliations be is a member of the I. 0. 0. F. Mr. Weight has been a member of the Board of Trustees of Scio College from the establishment of the institution, in 1867, and is the only member of the original board now acting. He has been aggressive in his action in the board, even in the severest struggles that the institution has known. He was the leading spirit in the erection of the new building begun in 1889, and to his earnest, self-sacrificing toil and liberality this institution owes much of its present prosperity and hopeful outlook for the future. He is one of the warmest friends and most liberal supporters Scio College has. HUSTON STAHL, one of the most prosporous young farmers of Washington Township, Harrison County, was born in 1842, and is a son of Leonard and Nancy (Barns) Stahl, who are the parents of nine children, born in the following order: Huston, Phoebe, Mary Ann, Matilda, Elizabeth, John, Ellen, Leonard and Harriet. Leonard Stahl, now a resident of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, is a native of Harrison County, where he followed farming for many years, having succeeded in accumulating some 500 acres of land, nearly all of which he earned through his own hard labor, assisted by his faithful wife. Huston Stahl was reared upon the farm of his father, and received a liberal education at the common schools. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in Company K, Seventy-fourth 0. V. I., R. P. Findley commanding. After serving two years in the Seventy-fourth Mr. Stahl veteranized for three years' service, which carried him to the close of the war, it terminating one year, five months and twelve days after the time of his veteranizing; thus his total service covered a period of three years, 16 five months and twelve days. He was on the skirmish line twenty days, and was on that service the night the news arrived of Lee's surrender. He was never taken prisoner, but he captured, at the battle of Peach Tree Creek, two rebel soldiers at the risk of his own life, having to knock one man down with the butt end of his musket. He participated in seventeen battles, and had many hair-breadth escapes—was wounded at Goldsboro, at Stone River thirteen bullets pierced his clothing, and he lost two haversacks and a canteen, but he escaped without injury. In 1867 Mr. Stahl was married to Elizabeth Smith, who was born in 1848 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, daughter of Rev. William Smith, a native (as is his wife) of Harford County, Md. (For over half a century he had been a minister of the gospel, and he is now in his eighty-sixth year, his wife being in her eighty-third.) Four sons and two daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs. Stahl, viz.: Charlie G., Henry S., George H. (deceased), William H., Bertha 0. and Luella B. Mr. Stahl now owns 100 acres of land, formerly belonging to his father. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; in politics he is a stanch Republican, has been school director and supervisor of his township, and is very popular with his neighbors, enjoying the respect of all who know him. DAVID FIREBAUGH, one of the oldest farmers of North Township, Harrison County, was born March 11, 1825, not far from where he now resides. His father, John Firebaugh, was a native of Pennsylvania, and the father of John was born in Germany. John Firebaugh was a young man when he came to Ohio and entered a piece of wild land. He married Elizabeth Friend, daughter of Jacob and (Bowers) Friend. who lived in Miami County, Ohio. This lady had been left motherless when but two years of age, and she was reared at the home of her uncle, John Bowers. After his marriage John Firebaugh settled in 284 - HARRISON COUNTY. North Township, on the farm now known as the Overholtz place, in an old log cabin with no floor, and hardly large enough for shelter. This place he sold, and then entered the farm where B. Waddington now lives. Here Mrs. Elizabeth Firebaugh died February 19, 1872, aged seventy-eight years and nine months, and seven weeks later (April 8) John Firebaugh passed away at the age of eighty-six years and ten days. He was one of Harrison County's pioneers, and by hard labor redeemed his home from the wilderness, in his day doing much for the advancement and betterment of the county. He was drafted in the War of 1812. The family of John Firebaugh comprised thirteen children, viz. : Mary, Mrs. John Shiltz; Jacob, married to Catherine McCarroll, and residing on Kanawah River, Va. ; John, deceased (he was first married to Nancy Capper, of Ohio, and afterward to Mandy Rippeth, also of Ohio); Elizabeth, deceased ; Catherine, first married to Joseph Heaston and then to J. Overholtz; Magdaline, Mrs. Isaac Heaston; David, whose name heads this sketch; Samuel, in. southern Kansas (he was first married to Julia True, of Ohio, afterward to Jemima Schooly, of Iowa, and lastly to Emily Tucker, of Kansas); Susan, Mrs. David Addleman; Frances, Mrs. John Heaston; Elias, in Nebraska (he married Mary Boor, of Ohio); Sarah, Mrs. Andrew Hale, of Carroll County, Ohio; Joseph, Jr.,who died in Uhrichsville, Ohio, January 26, 1879, aged forty-one years, six months and fourteen days, and was husband of Serena Carroll. The grandchildren born to John Firebaugh are sixty-one living and twenty-eight deceased; tot al eighty-nine; the great- grandchildren number one hundred. David Firebaugh was reared to hard work on a pioneer farm, and in 1854 married Miss Christina, daughter of John and Christina Heaston, and a native of Monroe Township, Harrison County. The mother was born in what is now a part of Philadelphia, the father in Maryland, and they were pioneers of Harrison County, Ohio, both dying in Monroe Township, on the place where Isaac Heaston now lives. They were the parents of eleven children, all of whom grew to maturity, and of these five are still living. In 1864 Mr. Firebaugh enlisted in Company H., Seventy-eighth 0. V. I., and was assigned to Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolinia. He accompanied Sherman on his march to the sea, and after receiving an honorable discharge at Camp Dennison, Ohio, returned to his present place in Harrison County. He lost his health while in the service, the result of exposure and hardship, and has never fully recovered. To the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Firebaugh have been born four children, viz. : Sarah A., at home; Lavina Catherine, wife of Stanton Bowers, of Monroe Township (their children's names are David, Ida, Carrie and Oscar); Joseph H., still with his parents, and Emma Florence, wife of Andrew Boor, of Monroe Township (they have one child, Floyd). Politically Mr. Firebaugh is a Republican, and the family is well known and universally respected, it being one of the oldest in the county. His house, which -is pleasant and commodious, is situated one mile from Connotton, three miles from Bowerston, and four miles from Scio; the farm, consisting of 159 acres, is chiefly devoted to stock-raising, and all the improvements are of his own making. He has also provided liberally for his children. The Firebaugh family were all reared in the United Brethren faith. CAMPBELL BUXTON is a well-known farmer of Stock Township, Harrison County, and was born September I; 1847, in Washington County, Penn., and there passed away his infant years. His parents were Haddon and juliann (McCrea) Buxton, former also a native of Pennsylvania, where he was engaged in farming until 1852, when he came to Ohio and purchased a farm in Stock Township, Harrison County, on which he still resides. Campbell Buxton was reared to the life of a farmer after reaching Ohio with his father, and was educated in the common or district schools HARRISONCOUNTY - 285 of Stock Township, which he supplemented with an exhaustive course of reading at home. On December 21, 1874, Mr. Buxton married Mary K, daughter of James P. and Ann (Cramblett) Smith, and this union has been blessed with two children: Anna A. and Earl C. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which Mr. Buxton has been a class 'leader for the past ten years, and their bearing before their fellow-men is such as to show the sincerity of their faith. In politics Mr. Buxton has always given his support to the Democratic party, and has served two or three terms as township trustee, and in other official capacities. Mr. Buxton is a skillful and progressive farmer, as well as an industrious one. His farm of 215 acres is well improved in all respects, and is under a high state of cultivation. Socially Mr. Buxton and family stand high in the esteem of the community, and his business integrity is without a flaw. JACOB WARNER, an enterprising farmer of Monroe Township, Harrison County, is a native of the same, born March 13, 1832, and is the second child and eldest son of Isaac and Tina (Weyandt) Warner, who were among the early pioneers. He grew to manhood with his parents on the farm, wore home-made clothing, and walked two miles to a subscription school which was held in a log school-house. having slab benches, puncheon floor and other primitive furnishings. On January 7, 1862, he married Elizabeth Crumrine, a daughter of Henry and Mary Crumrine, and they began farming in Monroe Township. In May, 1864, Mr. Warner enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Seventieth 0. N. G., was taken sick and lay in hospital at Annapolis, and was honorably discharged in September, 1864. In 1865 he volunteered as a member of Company F, One Hundred and Ninety-fourth 0. V. I., and his regiment was attached to the Army of the Potomac, was in the Shenandoah Valley, at Appomattox at the surrender of Lee. Returning to his home, he resumed his business as a farmer in Monroe Township, and has met with every success. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Warner were seven in number, as follows: Mary C., born November 22, 1862, died November 14, 1864; Emma J., born April 27, 1864; Clara M., born December 22, 1866; Lovina E., born October 17, 1868; Dora 0., born October 11, 1870, died October 22, 1871; Sarah E., born June 21, 1873, and James H., born June 8, 1878. In politics Mr. Warner is a stanch Republican, but has never been an office seeker. His industry and good management have made him a competence, and his walk through life has won for him the respect of all his neighbors. LEINARD ROWLAND, one of the farmer citizens of Cadiz Township, Harrison County, and a man who, although comparatively young, is widely known for his enterprise, good nature and hospitality, is of Welsh extraction. The line of ancestry can be traced to one John Rowland, who came from Wales to America at an early date, and participated in the Indian wars during the early part of this century. He married in Pennsylvania, and later brought his wife to Harrison County, Ohio, where they both died. James Rowland, son of John, and the father of our subject, grew to manhood a farmer, and in 1830 married Miss Elizabeth Leinard, daughter of Yost and Elizabeth Leinard. They made their home in Moorefield Township, Harrison County, where they reared their family and shared the vicissitudes of life until 1886, when the mother, at the age of seventy five years, closed her eyes to earth. Twelve children were the fruit of their married life: John, residing in Kansas; Matthew, resid ing in Nottingham Township, Harrison County; Henry, deceased; James, deceased; Leinard, our subject; Jane, at the old homestead; Ann Christina, now Mrs. John Houser, of Mercer County, Ill. ; Elizabeth, now Mrs. Eli Moore, of Freeport, Township, Harrison County; Rachel, 286 - HARRISON COUNTY. wife of John Mitchell, of Knox County, Ill. ; Mary, deceased; Margaret, wife of John F. Poulson, of Pittsburgh, Penn. ; Nancy Ellen, deceased. The father died July 28, 1890, in the eighty-sixth year of his age. Leinard Rowland, the subject of this brief sketch, is a typical farmer. He was born March 1, 1848, and grew to manhood on a farm, acquiring a knowledge of its various duties and requirements. He acquired habits which materially aid him in making his life work a success. His educational advantages were those which the common schools afforded. In 1873 he was united in marriage with Miss Margaret Mehollin, daughter of John and Elizabeth Mehollin, of Cadiz Township, Harrison County, where she was born and reared. For a brief period after their marriage they remained in Moorefield Township, Harrison County, on the old farm which the grandfather, John Rowland, had entered, and it was not until 1880 that they came to their present home, which is on the old place entered by the original Mehollin settlers—the grandparents of Mrs. Rowland. The farm, which consists of 160 acres, is situated five miles west of the town of Cadiz. To Mr. and Mrs. Rowland five children have been born: Estella Blanche, Claude, Joseph, Carrie and John M. On December 13, 1890, the mother was called from earth. Politically Mr. Rowland is a Democrat, and he is a member of the Cadiz Lodge, Knights of Pythias. GARRET FOWLER (deceased) was one of the pioneers of Harrison County. He was born in Maryland February 28, 1799, and his parents, John and Mary (Huff) Fowler, were both worthy people of the same State. The Fowlers were an early family in Maryland, where they had located prior to the Revolutionary War, in which the grandfather of Garret Fowler served as a soldier under Washington, and was killed. When Garret Fowler was a child one year old, his parents removed from Maryland to West Virginia and located 1 just across the river from Steubenville, Ohio, and soon afterward migrated to Harrison County, locating on a farm near Hopedale, and ten years later purchased a quarter section near Hanover, settling thereon, and there residing until their deaths. The country was then a complete and unbroken wilderness, and wild animals roamed at will through the forest. Here, amidst all the dangers and privations of a frontier life, Garret Fowler grew to manhood. The early subscription schools afforded very poor facilities for an education; the settlers who could afford it subscribed a certain amount to educate their children, but Garret's parents were too poor to give their children much of an education, and he consequently attended school but a short time. His education fell to the charge of his mother, and she gave him a careful training. On April 23, 1819, he married Hannah H. Eagleson, who was born in Erie County, Penn., near Waterford, March 31, 1805. Her father, John Eagleson, was a native of Maryland, and there grew to maturity. He married Mary Simpson, a native of Ireland, who, when a young woman, had immigrated to America, locating in Baltimore, where she followed the dressmaker's occupation. There she first met John Eagleson, whom she afterward married in a brick house where Allegheny City now is, she having removed thither with her parents. John Eagleson and his wife settled in Erie County; Penn., in its pioneer period. He enlisted and served in the War of 1812, but took sick in the service and was brought home supposedly to die; he recovered, however, and in 1813 located in Harrison County, Ohio, on the Cambridge Road, near Cadiz, where he died. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Fowler commenced life for their own account on a farm near Hanover, and February 15, 1828, they located on a farm in Monroe Township, Harrison County, which they purchased from the original patentee. They settled in a small log cabin and began to clear and improve the land, and although the privations endured by the pioneers were many, they cleared the land and sowed HARRISON COUNTY - 287 some wheat. This, after it had been harvested with a sickle and threshed with a flail, would be hauled to the nearest market place, which in those days was Steubenville, forty miles distant, and there disposed of for twenty-five cents per bushel, in exchange for the necessaries of life. Coffee sold for four dollars a pound, and was too great a luxury to be served every day in the pioneer family; tea sold at the same price. The pioneers drank parched rye coffee, and sassafras and herb tea. The nearest and most numerous neighbors were wolves and bears, which carried off the sheep and pigs of the settlers. One evening, just at dusk, as Mrs. Fowler was walking along the road, two wolves came out of the bushes and passed within a few feet of her. She has husked corn until nearly dark when the wolves were howling in the woods near by, and in her girlhood she had a very narrow escape from a panther. The wild animals eyed with suspicion and distrust this encroachment upon their native wilds by the sturdy men and women who had braved the dangers of a frontier life, and with undaunted courage had pushed westward into this wilderness to hew out a home for themselves and family, and who claimed the virgin soil as their inheritance. Mr. Fowler erected a saw-mill on Beaver Dam Run in 1834, and ran this many years. The mill was first started on New Year's morning, 1835. This was one of the earliest mills of this region, and the settlers would come for miles around to get their sawing done here. Mr. Fowler died 'at his home on the homestead in Monroe Township, March 21, 1867. He took an active interest in the advancement and development of the country. He was a man of sterling worth, unswerving integrity, and unimpeachable character, and won for himself the respect and esteem of his fellow-men. Politically he was a member of the old Whig party, and took an active interest in the politics of the day. His widow, now in her eighty-sixth year, resides at her home on the homestead, and although time has silvered her hair, she is exceedingly active for one of her advanced years, and thinks nothing of walking a mile to some neighbor's house. Retaining in a remarkable degree her faculties, she relates many amusing incidents of the early days of settlement here, and the above few facts were gleaned from her interesting narrative. She is one of the few remaining pioneers who came to this country in its young days, and, rescuing it from wild beasts and still wilder savages, gave to the present generation the advantages they now enjoy. Their union was blessed by twelve children (ten of whom grew to maturity) viz. : Mary Ann, now Mrs. Joel Cramblet, of Franklin Township, Harrison County; John E., residing at Columbus, Ohio; Asenath T., at home; Thomas E., of Monroe Township, Harrison County; Richard P., now in California; Isaiah, residing in Brown County, Neb.; Jeremiah, residing at Scio, Ohio; Joseph C., of Monroe Township, Harrison County; Malachi, died in infancy; Joel C., deceased at four years; Garret H., of Dennison, Ohio, and Clarissa, now Mrs. John Spray, of Franklin Township, Harrison Co., Ohio. Mrs. Fowler considers that she has done her share in defending the honor of the nation. She had seven sons, two sons-in-law, one grandson and three nephews in the Civil War. Thus it has been shown that the family has been represented in every war of our nation from the struggle for Independence down. Mrs. Fowler is a consistent member of the Baptist Church, and was baptized June 4, 1834; Mr. Fowler was a member of the same church, and was a deacon at the time of his death. Mrs. Fowler remembers Cadiz when it consisted of two brick houses and a few frame and log buildings; the lot where the court-house stands was then vacant; on the top of the knoll grew a large chestnut tree, and she has gathered bark from this same tree for fuel. The lot then gave little indication that it was destined to be the location of the county's temple of justice. But now the knoll has been graded down, and for years the court-house has stood there, giving no idea of the early appearance of the place. Thomas E. Fowler was born on the old homestead, in a log cabin December 6, 1830, 288 - HARRISON COUNTY. and his parents were Garret and Hannah Fowler. His early life was spent amidst such scenes and privations as fell to the lot of the pioneer boys, and he recalls with pleasure the old log school-house with its rude furnishings. He remained with his parents, assisting them in the duties of the farm, until he had reached man's estate. On November 27, 1856, he married Maria McBeth, a native of Harrison County, and a daughter of John and Mary McBeth. Following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Fowler located on a farm near Hanover, and next year purchased the farm on which they now reside in Monroe Township, Harrison County, and settled thereon. In 1864 he enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Seventieth 0. N. G., participating in all its marches, campaigns and battles—Snicker's Gap, Harper's Ferry, Maryland Heights and Winchester. He was honorably discharged at Columbus (Camp Chase) in September, 1864, and returned to his home, and in October of same year he again entered the service as a member of Company H, Seventy-eighth 0. V. I. He was mustered into service at Columbus, Ohio, and attached to the Fourteenth Army Corps, a part of the Army of the Cumberland, and sent to Atlanta, Ga., where they joined Gen. Sherman's command, after which he participated in the famous march to the sea. He served until the close of the war, at which time he was lying sick in the hospital at Savannah. He was transferred to Fort Schuyler, N. Y., and soon afterward to Camp Dennison, at Cincinnati, where he was mustered out of service in June, 1865. Returning to his home he resumed the duties of the farm, and has since resided here. Politically Mr. Fowler is a hearty supporter of the Republican party, and a firm believer in its protective policy; he has served as trustee of the township, and as a member of the school board. Mrs. Fowler is a respected member of the Baptist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Fowler's union has been blessed with seven children. Mr. Fowler and family now reside in their pleasant home in Monroe Township, and are respected and esteemed by all. JOSEPH C. FOWLER was born in Monroe Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, August 30, 1841. He grew to manhood with his parents, Garret and Hannah Fowler, and in August, 1862, he enlisted in Company F, Ninety-eighth 0. V. I. ; his company was sent to Covington, Ky., and then attached to the Army of the Cumberland, under Gen. Rosecrans. He endured all the hardships of his regiment, and participated in all its battles —Perryville, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, the Atlanta campaign, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Jonesboro, Sherman's march to the sea, battle of Bentonville, S. C., March 19, 1865, the last his regiment was in. After the battle of Jonesboro he was promoted to corporal. He was in the service until the close of the war, and was discharged at Washington in June, 1865, and returned home. He then worked on the farm with his father until the latter's death, after which he purchased a part of the homestead farm, and in 1872 he bought the adjoining farm, where he now resides. On October 14, 1869, he married Miss Maria C. Simmons, a daughter of George and Sophia Simmons, and they have had children as follows: Sophia Hannah, born July 13, 1870, died April 12, 1875; George Ambrose, born September 20, 1871; Clifton Lawson, June 5, 1873; Jeptha, May 10, 1875; Asenath, March 9, 1877; Jacob P., August 31, 1879; Jeremiah, September 26, 1881; Manda B., February 28, 1884, and Roll M., September 21, 1886. Politically Mr. Fowler is a Republican. THE McFADDEN FAMILY. Besides be- McFadden family is one of the very olding one of the most widely known and highly esteemed in Harrison County, the est in this section of the country, and deserves prominent place in this work. At a very early day Samuel McFadden, a native of Ireland, after immigrating to America, was married at the home of the bride's parents, near Middletown, Washington Co., Penn., to Miss Elizabeth Jamison, a native of what is now 290 - HARRISON COUNTY. father of our subject purchased it at $22 per acre. At the death of the grandfather it was inherited by his son John (uncle of Samuel), he (John) sold it to his brother James (the father of Samuel), who, dying, left it to his youngest son, who finally sold it to our subject. The house standing thereon was built by John McFadden (the uncle), who after selling the property moved to the town of Cadiz, where he died a poor man, having lost all his possessions by going bail for others. Nearly all the homestead farm was cleared by the father of our subject, and the present farm by the uncle, the orchard having been set out forty years ago. In the boyhood days of our subject, grain was ground at the old " sweep mill," which stood on the home farm, bolting being done by hand. In his political proclivities Mr. McFadden is a Democrat, and in their religious convictions both he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church at Cadiz. All through his life he has been a hard-working man, and has done much toward benefiting his county and township. Lately he aided materially in the grading of the entire New Athens pike road, most of the plowing necessary in its construction having been done by himself and son, George Emerson. His daughter, Elizabeth, was united in marriage, December 29, 1880, with Granville M. Dickerson, of Short Creek Township, Harrison County, and they afterward resided in Scio, where he practiced dentistry up to the time of his decease. He died February 13, 1882, aged twenty -seven years, leaving a widow and one child, Anna Mary, to mourn their loss, and since his death his widow has resided with her father. JAMES McFADDEN, fourth son of James and Mary (Law) McFadden, is one of the well-known and influential farmers of Cadiz Township, where he was born September 20, 1841. He grew to manhood on the homestead, assisting in the work of further improving the farm, and in attending the common schools of the district. In 1866 he was united in marriage with Arabella, daughter of John M. and Ann Richey, of Cadiz Township, and they at once settled on the place where they have since resided, and on which many of the improvements have been made by them. Four children have blessed their union, viz. : Melvin, in Cadiz Township, and Craig, Frank and Law, at home. Politically Mr. McFadden is a stanch Democrat, and for nine years served most efficiently as school director. He is a consistent member and liberal supporter of the Presbyterian. Church at Cadiz. His farm property comprises 136 acres of valuable land, well provided with neat and commodious dwelling, barn, etc., conveniently situated about two miles from the town of Cadiz. JOHN McFADDEN, youngest surviving son of James and Mary (Law) McFadden, was born on the old homestead in Cadiz Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, March 18, 1845. He was reared to the pursuits of the farm, and received a good common-school training, in all respects being well fitted for his life vocation. From his boyhood up he has always been industrious, and his success is due to his assiduous attention to business, careful husbandry and sound judgment. He aided his parents cheerfully in their work of carrying on and improving the farm, and to-day he is the happy owner of 160 acres of prime land, situated about three miles south of Cadiz, chiefly devoted to the raising of sheep and other live stock. In 1870 Mr. McFadden was united in marriage with Miss Margaret E. Morgan, of Harrison County, daughter of Marshall and Ellen Morgan, and the young couple settled on the farm in Cadiz Township, where they have since made their home. The old improvements made on this farm have been remodeled by him, and it is carried on in the same careful manner as when he was a boy. To our subject and wife have been born three children: Flora B., Orville J. and Wayne S., all at home with their parents. HARRISON COUNTY - 291 Politically Mr. McFadden has always been a Democrat, but has never sought office. He and his wife are members of the. Presbyterian Church at Cadiz. He has an= extensive circle of friends, and is recognized as a progressive, wide-awake citizen. In the constructing of the Cadiz-Athens pike he was appointed overseer of the grading, and he and a brother did more work on it than any other farmers along its route. All his life has been passed in Cadiz Township, save a few months spent in Logan County, Ohio, and two summers (1869 and 1870) in Wheeling, W. Va., when he was engaged in selling agricultural implements. MRS. MARTHA A. McFADDEN, a resident of Cadiz Township, Harrison County, is a daughter of Alexander J. and Elizabeth Barger. On August 26, 1874, she was married to Jamison Law McFadden, youngest son of James and Mary (Law) McFadden, and for two years thereafter they lived on the Cadiz-Athens pike, on the farm where Samuel McFadden now lives; then removed to the Moorefield road to the fine farm on which they built the elegant and comfortable dwelling which they commenced to occupy in 1881, making all the other substantial improvements. But not long were they fated to enjoy together their beautiful new home, for death came in their midst and separated them, taking the loving young husband and father to his long home. Mr. McFadden' had been ailing for some months with lung disease, and on November 18, 1887, he peacefully passed away, deeply lamented by all who knew him. He was born July 16, 1851, on the home farm of his parents in Cadiz Township, and was consequently but thirty-six years of age at the time of his decease. He was very popular among his acquaintances, and succeeded in making many friends. To Mr. and Mrs. McFadden were born four children, viz. : Ola Jane, James Alexander, Joseph Barger and Jessie Pearl, all living with their widowed mother and aged grandmother, at the present home of the family situated some three miles from Cadiz. Mrs. McFadden is a member, as was her husband, of the Presbyterian Church at Cadiz. In his political convictions Mr. McFadden did not differ from the other members of his father's family, having always been an active Democrat. His remains lie at rest in Cadiz Cemetery. SAMUEL COCHRAN, a worthy representative of the native-born, progressive agriculturists of Harrison County, was born on the farm in Cadiz Township on which his brother, Robert Reid Cochran, now resides. His grandfather, Samuel Cochran, was born in Dauphin County, Penn., in 1738. In 1770 he married Mary Shearer, and they had a family of twelve children, all of whom have passed away. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and at the close of that struggle settled ten miles above Pittsburgh, as it was then, on the Monongahela River, on land secured by military service. A part of the farm is still owned by remote heirs, who have recently sold the remainder at a high figure to manufacturing companies who have built up the suburban town of Duquesne. Samuel Cochran died in 1818, in his eightieth year, his wife in 1805 in her fifty-first year. Their eldest son, Robert Cochran, was born in Dauphin County, Penn., in September, 1771. He came to Allegheny County with his father's family when eighteen years of age. In 1800 he married Dorcas Neal who died in 1891, leaving him a daughter, Dorcas, who married Isaac Whittacer, and died in 1853 without family. Shortly after his wife's death Mr: Cochran emigrated to Ohio, and bought in what is now Harrison County eighty acres of land, paying two dollars and a half per acre for it We of the present generation can not realize or appreciate the privations and hardships of the pioneers. Imagine a young man buying eighty acres of solid forest, and with his ax for his capital literally hewing out his fortune. What an immense amount of hard labor it represents! Mr. Cochran built 292 - HARRISON COUNTY. himself a cabin of poles daubed within and without with mud, stick chimney, puncheon floor, clapboard roof and clapboard door hung on " poverty hinges." Here he was joined in the winter seasons by an old Pennsylvania friend, familiarly known as " Johnny Maholm," and together they " bached," eating supper and breakfast in company, each working on his own farm during the day. At one time they grew hungry for a loaf of light bread. "Bob" mounted a horse and started to " Snyders," five miles away, to secure it, while " Johnny " took his rifle and started out in quest of game. After going a short distance he caught sight of a deer which he managed to shoot. Presently he heard another over the hill, and slipping around he succeeded in shooting it also. By the time " Bob" returned he had dragged his game to the cabin, and they had an abundance of fresh meat as well as bread to eat with it. Mr. Maholm possessed the merry heart that is a continual feast, and numerous amusing reminiscences are told showing his character. He was a good companion to keep away the demon of homesickness. On one occasion a young man applied to Mr. Maholm for an introduction to some young ladies who lived a few miles away. Young ladies were scarce articles at that time. Although Mr. Maholm was an entire stranger to the ones in question he pretended to be an acquaintance, made an engagement with the would-be caller, and on the evening appointed, they started through the woods to visit the ladies. After wandering around for some time, he concluded he must be lost, thought the moon had gotten out of its place somehow, and about the midnight hour brought his disappointed and tired-out young man safely back to the Cochran cabin. At another time one of his nephews, who had climbed to the second story of a log barn, came upon a large nest full of hens' eggs. Necessity then as now was the mother of invention; having no way of carrying them down, and not wishing to make another trip after them, the young man slipped them carefully within his shirt, depending upon his pants to keep them in their proper place. Uncle Johnny was below and understood the situation, though apparently as innocent as a lamb. As soon as his nephew struck the ground he challenged him for a wrestle, and forthwith began. Wrestle he would and wrestle he did, nor did his sportive mood leave him until be had succeeded in breaking every egg. Imagine the young man's condition! Mr. Maholm afterward married, and some of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren are among the most highly respected citizens of Cadiz to-day. During the fall and winter of 1804-05 Mr. Cochran secured the services of a man cook, hired a millwright and several axmen and erected a two-story grist-mill, worked by horsepower. It would be a laughable looking structure now, but it was a tremendous undertaking then, and was of untold value to the early settlers. Think of it, young men of to-day, and give reverence to the stout hearts who'bravely shouldered the ax and went out into the forest to hew out a grist-mill. There was no iron in it. excepting some strengthening bands around the trundle-head and spindle; wheels and all were of wood, and all made by hand, as sawmills were unknown. The mill-stones were brought down the Ohio to Steubenville, and hauled across the country, the trip occupying four days. Unwieldy as it was, the mill was kept constantly going, night and day, Sabbaths excepted, the farmers coming for miles to do their grinding. It was a common sight to see men occupying the time, while waiting their turn, in throwing the tomahawk; standing a certain distance from a tree they would throw it in such a way as to make it cleave the bark and remain sticking in the tree. As time passed this mill was superseded by the water-mills, but, in dry seasons, when water failed, the neighbors were glad to again return to " Bob Cochran's old mill." It was the first in the country, and was a great public benefit. In 1807 Mr. Cochran returned to Pennsylvania and brought back with him, as a helpmeet, Miss Sarah Calhoon, who was a helper indeed, HARRISON COUNTY - 293 but what bride of the present day would be willing to begin her married life in so humble a home? Mrs. Cochran was born in Allegheny County, Penn., in January, 1787. She was an unusually energetic woman, doing thoroughly whatever came into her hands to be done. Skilled in the domestic arts, her spinning, weaving, sewing, cooking—everything she did was done in the most perfect and painstaking way. As time went on another room was added to the cabin home, and this was followed by a two. story house of hewn logs, and this, as years went on, by a brick house, which, in turn gave place to the large, handsome residence occupied by Reid Cochran; the farm had also grown to 300 acres. In politics Mr. Cochran was a Democrat, and for a time was justice of the peace and township trustee, besides filling various other offices of trust in the county. The family consisted of six children: Eleanor, who died in 1867; Samuel, living in Cadiz Township; David, also deceased; Mary, wife of W. H. Caldwell, of Cadiz Township; Robert Reid and Sarah Jane, also of Cadiz Township. David became a minister in the United Presbyterian Church, and died in Leavenworth County, Kas., in 1883, leaving a wife and nine children. The widow, William and Mattie are now in San Jose, Cal. ; James is in Oregon; Mrs. Shearer, in Kansas City, Mo. ; Mrs. Bissett, in Leavenworth, Kas. ; George, in Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Pierson, in Tonganoxie, Kas. ; Mrs. Monks, in Chicago, Ill., and Libbie, in Lawrence, Kas. Robert Cochran died in 1861, in his ninetieth year; his wife, Sarah Cochran, in 1867, in her eightieth year. Of each of them it could be truthfully said: Well done good and faithful servant." Their eldest son, Samuel Cochran, the subject proper of this sketch, was born in the cabin home March 31, 1811. He was trained in his boyhood to farm life, and in the winter months attended the primitive schools in the neighborhood. In 1839 he married Sarah J. Hedges, who, with her little son, was taken away by death in 1841. In 1847 he bought the farm which has since been his home, two miles south of Cadiz, and in 1849 married Margaret, daughter of Samuel Thompson, of Green Township, Harrison County. Mrs. Cochran was born July 11, 1820. Her parents emigrated from Pennsylvania at an early day, locating on the farm on which they died. She had one brother and six sisters, viz. : Samuel, on the home farm; Mrs. Jane Black, of Green Township; Mrs. Eliza Gray and Mrs. Ellen Moorhead, both of Delaware County, Ohio; Mrs. Martha Craig, Mrs. Maria Gray and Mrs. Isabel Rea, all of Harrison County, have gone to their reward. Mr. and Mrs. Cochran have expended a great deal of energy on their home in the forty years they have occupied it, and have succeeded in making it one of the most attractive and homelike places in the county. They have vastly improved it; have erected all the buildings now on it, with the exception of the old barn; they planted the fine orchard and shade trees, and have spared no pains in their efforts to beautify their home. The farm now contains almost 500 acres. Mr. Cochran has in his possession the deed for the original 250 acres of the farm, given by the Government to Samuel Gilmore, and signed by the President, Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Gilmore died from injuries received in the War of 1812, and from his son, Nathaniel, the farm was bought in 1847. Mr. and Mrs. Cochran have four children: Clara, who became Mrs. Oliver Clark and died in 1878, leaving two children, Frank and Bertha; Byron, on the home farm; Belle, now Mrs. William Morgan, of Cadiz Township (she has a family of two, Ralph and Clarence), and Mattie, at home. Mr. Cochran cast his first presidential vote for Andrew Jackson, and has always adhered to the same political party, although not afraid to " scratch " his ballot. For years he was identified with the Union Church, but transferred his membership to the Presbyterian body, and has been a member of Session since 1.844; his wife and family are also members of that church. He has always enjoyed good health, has not spent an entire day in bed since he can remember. 294 - HARRISON COUNTY. Of all the sturdy lads of his own age, who attended school with him, but one is living, John Thompson, of Green Township. An unusual circumstance in the family history is, that his father, himself, his brother, Reid, his son and his two sons-in-law, are all total abstainers from tobacco in every form, and, it need scarcely be added, are teetotalers. Robert Byron Cochran, the son, is worthily following the calling of his father, in the patient, industrious life of a farmer who endeavors to keep abreast of the times. He married, in 1886, Flora, daughter of Mr. M. Morgan, of Short Creek Township, Harrison County, and has two children, named respectively, Samuel Craig and Nellie Whan. LUKENS FAMILY. The authentic history of this branch of the Lukens family is rather meager, but sufficient is known to connect it with the family of that name whose first settlement in America was made in Philadelphia late in the seventeenth century, the emigration being from Holland. John. Leuckens (as the name was spelled) was the architect of Independence Hall, and the intimate associate of David Rittenhouse. Jacob Lukens, to whom this branch is directly traceable, left Philadelphia with his family somewhere about 1780, and settled in Little York County, Penn., where several of his children were born, among these being Eli, who was born in 1783. From this place he started one winter with sleds, intending to reach Baltimore with his family and chattels, whither some of his Philadelphia relations had preceded, him, but the snow becoming less as he journeyed he abandoned his plan, and settled near Havre de Grace, where he lived the remainder of his life. Eli his son was a delicate boy, afflicted with a hip disease, which prevented his taking part in hard labor; hence he was apprenticed to a hatter in Baltimore to learn his trade. Here he met and in 1804 married Juliana Tollinger (born in 1765, of Holland parentage) who bore him the following named children: Jacob, Naomi, Elizabeth, Eli, George, William, Alex and Nathaniel. For some years they lived in the small town of Bellaire, Harford Co., Md., on the stage road from Philadelphia to Baltimore, where they kept a tavern, he working also at the business of hatter. Here and in this county their children were born. The eldest son, Jacob Cadwallader was born in 1805. When he was eighteen years old he left home to try his fortunes alone, meaning eventually to seek the "western country." He went to Baltimore, working at whatever he found profitable, till hearing that men were wanted to work on the great Government enterprise known as the National Pike, which was to extend from Baltimore to St. Louis, he offered his services, and went to work. He was soon made a section boss and remained at work, following the line of road as it moved westward, happy in the thought that his desires were being carried out, and at the same time he was gathering money which would be of so much help when he came to settle. When near Fairview, Guernsey County, he heard of a settler, a few miles north, who wished to sell his land and improvements, so left the road and went to investigate. He felt satisfied and made the purchase, paying two hundred dollars for the land and log buildings. Here he was soon joined by his father and the remainder of the family. They added more acres and did valiant work in those days in clearing the land of the heavy timber and breaking the virgin soil. This was in 1828. The father lived until 1842, working at his trade of hatter, and doing some farming. His wife survived him twenty-four years, dying at the house of her son Eli, in Franklin, Ohio, in 1866, at the great age of one hundred and one years. In 1830 Jacob married Sarah C. Bliss, daughter of Zadoc Bliss, of Hartford, Conn., who emigrated with his family to Ohio in 1816. Here, where he paid for his first acre of land (what is now in Franklin Township near the line of Stock, and one-half mile from the village of Deersville), these two spent forty-six years of usefulness and labor. HARRISON COUNTY - 295 Their union was blessed with children—eight boys, six of whom are living and engaged as follows: Joseph G., farmer Tippecanoe, Ohio; Merriken B., physician, Dalton, Ga. ; Benjamin F., physician, Philadelphia, Penn., William H., merchant, Deersville, Ohio; Charles M., physician, Syracuse, N. Y.; Thomas J., farmer, Deersville, Ohio. In 1876 they removed to Deersville village, leasing their farm. Here, in 1880, they gathered their descendants to celebrate their golden wedding. Just four years later, May 27, 1884, the father was borne to his grave by his six sons; his age was eighty years. On February 21, 1886, his wife followed him, and was laid by his side; she was in her seventy-sixth year. In religion Mr. Lukens was for several years a member of the Methodist Protestant Church, but later dissolved his connection therewith and became, with his wife, a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Deersville. He was a man of strong convictions and good judgment. His advice was sought on almost all topics. He was in early life a Whig in politics, but when the " battle cry of freedom " began to be heard he was in the ranks for " free soil and free men." WILLIAM H. LUKENS, merchant, Deersville, Harrison Co., Ohio, the fifth son of Jacob C. and Sarah C. Lukens, was born October 22, 1838. He lived on the home place till he grew to manhood. In 1857 he engaged in the mercantile business with J. T. Clark in Deersville village, remaining with him one year, when he embarked in the general mercantile business for himself, which he continued for about twenty years. In September, 1867, he married Rosa McKinney, daughter of William and Louisa Clark, and this union has been blessed with four children, viz. : Clara L., Ada V., Olive L. and Edwin. In politics Mr. Lukens has always been a Republican, and has ever taken an active part in the work of the party. He and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he has been a trustee for several years. THOMAS J. LUKENS is the seventh son of Jacob C. and Sarah C. Lukens, and was born May 1, 1843, near Deersville, on the old homestead which he now owns. During his boyhood he attended the village schools, but supplemented his course at New Hagerstown Academy, where he remained one year. After serving some time in the Union Army he went to Montgomery County, Ohio, where he engaged in mercantile business for three years. On October 1, 1873, he was married to Jennie, daughter of Hon. James F. Thompson, of Montgomery County. James F. Thompson was born in 1811, and came to Ohio with his parents at a very early age. He was a Democrat in politics, and was always among the leaders in the politics in his section. He served in various capacities in his township, such as land appraiser, justice of the peace, etc. In 1873 he was nominated to represent his county in the State Legislature, was elected and served his term with great credit to himself. While young he was married to Mary A. Riley, who bore him the following family: Elihu, Levi H., Franklin, Wilbur R. and Jennie. After the death of his wife Mr. Thompson made his home with his daughter Jennie, in Deersville, where he passed his last days in peace and serenity, departing this life December 10, 1890. His remains were taken back to Dayton, Ohio, and deposited beside those of his wife, in Woodland Cemetery. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Lukens settled in Franklin Township, where they have since remained. Three children have blessed their union, of whom only one survives, Lulu F., born June 12, 1877. Mr. Lukens is a Republican, and always supports that party. He and his family are members of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, in which he takes an active and prominent part. JOSHUA P. WATSON was born near West Liberty, W. Va., March 21, 1802, and died in Harrisville, Harrison Co., Ohio, July 27, 1882. He was the eldest of eleven children born to Aaron and Nancy Watson, and was the only survivor of this family for 296 - HARRISON COUNTY several years before his death. His parents, who were of Scotch-Welsh descent, started in life for themselves in that region where " Great Nature dwelt in awful solitude," in West Virginia, about the beginning of the century, and there they endured all the hardships of those primitive times in the rearing of a family. Joshua P. received his education in the log-cabin school-house of those times, and was compelled to walk three miles to reach it, but was permitted to enjoy this poor privilege only during the winter season. He would take with him to school his little sister on a sled, thus showing at that early age his energy, perseverance and invincible patience, characteristics of his after life. He aided his father in the maintenance of his family until he had attained his maturity. He had an ardent mind to do something for himself and get away from and above the poverty of those early times. He began business for himself as a cooper, which trade he followed for about ten years, and by his industry, honesty and economy accumulated a sufficiency to enable him to remove from West Virginia to New Athens, Ohio, where he purchased an interest in a dry-goods and general store. He remained there a few years, and, in 1835, removed to Harrisville, Ohio, where he purchased property and continued in the same business about twenty years. In 1856 he opened a banking house and brokerage business there. This business he managed very successfully, and was engaged in it until a short time prior to his death. He had been identified with the town of Harrisville for nearly one-half of a century, and may justly be called " the father of the place." He was a pioneer, self-taught and self-reliant. His affairs were conducted with directness and that integrity of purpose, the formation for which was laid in the struggles of his early life. He was an exemplary man. In society he was dignified and amiable; in religion he was not loud in his profession, but +very consistent in his walk. In all matters, commercial, social, church or State, he was cool, calm and collected, never mixing in with excited or disap pointed factions, but always thoughtful and earnest. Though wealthy, he was unostentatious, and whatever had for its object the improvement and advancement of the country, and the general welfare of his fellow-men, found in him an earnest, faithful advocate, and received bountifully of his means. He was withal a kind friend and respected citizen, and in his death the country lost one of those grand and noble men who endured untold privations, but who gave the present generation the advantages they now enjoy. His domestic affairs were particularly happy. He was thrice married: At the age of twenty-one years he was united in marriage with Martha Humes, of West Liberty, W. Va., who was born May 29, 1804, and died February 27, 1836. By this union were born nine children, two of whom are now living, viz. : Samuel H. Watson, of Vinton, Iowa, and Mrs. Martha Ann Collins, of Vacaville, Cal. By his union with Sarah M. McMillan, of Harrisville, Ohio, who died August 8, 1844, Mr. Watson became the father of three children, of whom the only survivor is James M. Watson, of Vinton, Iowa. The fruits of our subject's union with Louise M. Rimby, who still survives him, were seven children, and of these there are remaining five, viz. : Mrs. Dr. R. D. Wilkin, in Atlantic, Iowa; Charles N., George W., Frank, and Harvey Watson, in Chicago, Ill. One of the sons by the first marriage, Louis W. Watson, was born March 2, 1827. He grew to manhood, and March 16, 1848, he was united in marriage with Julia Carver, a native of Harrisville, Ohio, born November 14, 1830. She was a daughter of Thomas Carver, a native of Bucks County, Penn., who had settled in Harrisville in 1815, while her mother was a daughter of Thomas Gray, one of the earliest pioneers of Harrison County, who had settled in Harrisville in 1803, when the country was a dense and unbroken wilderness. He had emigrated from Downingstown, Penn., where he kept the first public tavern of the place. The ancient hostelry was known as "The Seven Stars," its name HARRISON COUNTY - 297 being derived from the sign-board which swung lazily from the overspreading branch of a large tree growing in front of the house. Thomas Carver died October 13, 1855, aged sixty-seven years, and his wife died February 4, 1843, aged forty-six years. Louis W. Watson, with his estimable wife, resided at Harrisville until his death, which occurred May 25, 1861. The fruits of this union were three sons and two daughters, as follows: William, born June 29, 1848, died when aged one year; Albert, born July 30, 1849, died at the age of three months; Thomas Wesley, born September 21, 1850; Florence, born July 11, 1853, died October 10, 1873; Mary Narcissa, born March 25, 1856, and August 30, 1875, married to J. W. Adams, of Short Creek Township, and to them have been born four children. THOMAS WESLEY WATSON was a lad of ten years, when his father died, and he remained with his mother until he became old enough to shift for himself, when he started out to make his success in the world. On November 22, 1876, he married Nancy J. King, and their union has been blessed by two children, viz. : Louis Clifford and Florence Ethel. In 1880 they located in Harrisville, where Mr. Watson established himself in the grocery business, becoming the first dealer to handle an exclusive line of groceries in the place. By honesty and fair dealing he has built himself up a large and lucrative trade, and enjoys the confidence and patronage of his fellow-citizens. His worthy and estimable wife has for the past three years successfully conducted the American Hotel at that place. Mrs. Watson was born at Mount Pleasant, Jefferson Co., Ohio, August 28, 1848, and is a daughter of Charles Edward King, who was born near Baltimore, Md., in 1808. His parents were wealthy planters and slave holders of that region, and when Charles became of age they presented him with two slaves, which he immediately set at liberty. This act of humanity so angered his father that he disinherited Charles, who soon after went to Virginia, where he met and married Hannah Mary Hanna, a native of Loudoun County, born September 17, 1815. They removed to Ohio, settling first in St. Clairsville, and later in Mount Pleasant, where he followed the trade of a saddler. Here they resided until their death, Mr. King dying March 27, 1857, and Mrs. King January 8, 1872. Julia Carver Watson, widow of Louis Watson, was united in marriage, March 31, 1863, with Ephraim Kibble, and their union has been blessed with two children: William H., born January 8, 1865, died February 22, 1889, and Addle G., born October 10, 1872. JAMES B. JAMISON, the eldest son of Walter and Martha (Beatty) Jamison, was born in Cadiz Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, August 3, 1830. He possessed a strong desire to " drink deep of the Pierian spring," but his early advantages in that respect were restricted to the common schools, which in those days were very crude and inadequate, and until the year 1852 he shared the duties of the homestead farm. In 1855 he was married to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Cyrus Gilmore, and grand-daughter of Hon. William Moore, who for seven or eight terms represented his district in the State Legislature. To James B. and Elizabeth (Gilmore) Jamison were born four children, as follows: Wilbur G. (deceased); Laura E., wife of L. H. Law, of Cadiz; Annie E., being educated at Columbus, Ohio; James B. (deceased). Politically James B. Jamison adheres to the principles of his father, and is a prominent Democrat. In 1867 he was elected on that ticket to the State Senate, being re-elected in 1869, thus serving two terms; and, on account of his zealous interest in the cause of agriculture, he was elected a member of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture, being re-elected four successive terms, when he retired after serving as president of the board. He was appointed by Gov. Bishop trustee of the Ohio State University, formerly called the " Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College," and in this capacity he served eight years, throughout Gov. Bishop's 298 - HARRISON COUNTY. and Gov. Foster's administrations. Since retiring from office he has given his time to his private business, attending to the duties of his farm of 200 acres, located near Cadiz. Mr. Jamison is a progressive and enterprising man, ever having at heart the progress and welfare of his county, State and nation. JOHN E. McPECK. Among the representative citizens of Archer Township, Harrison County, none hold a more prominent place in the esteem of the people, generally, than the gentleman whose name heads this sketch. Born August 1, 1832, in the village of Hanover, Harrison Co., Ohio, his career has been one of ceaseless toil and industry in the various phases of life, which he has so acceptably filled from time to time. His grandfather McPeck came in 1844 from Westmoreland County, Penn., to Harrison County, where, April 20, 1858, when aged eighty years and eighteen days, he was called to his rest; he is buried in Ridge Cemetery. On April 27, 1869, the spirit of his aged widow joined his on the other shore, she having died aged eighty-three years, seven months and two days, and was laid in the grave beside him. They were married September 6, 1803, and reared a family of nine children—six sons and three daughters—all now deceased except William, who is living in Union County, Ohio. The maternal grandfather of John E. McPeck was John Endsley, who married Jane Blaine, a native of Ireland, and who, a young girl of only twelve summers, braving the dangers and perils of an ocean voyage in the slow-going sailing vessels of those days, in company with her brother, David Blaine, who was then two years her senior, came to Americg. She made her home with her uncle, David Reed, in Cumberland County, Penn. Here she ultimately met and married John Endsley, by whom she had six children, two of whom still live in Coshocton County, Ohio. Mr. Endsley came by himself (leaving his family near Pittsburgh, Penn.) to Harrison County, Ohio, late in the fall of 1808, and secured land in Section No. 17, Range No. 5, Archer Township. He completed a hewed-log dwelling-house through the winter, and in April, following, moved his wife and four small children to their new home in the then almost unbroken forest, where they endured all the hardships, privations and dangers incident to pioneer life. Mr. Endsley died April 29, 1835, in the fifty-ninth year of his age leaving a widow to mourn his loss and wait for the summons to join him, and January 29, 1848, she too passed away in her seventy-fifth year, and was buried beside him who had been her life companion, and to whom she had been a faithful help-meet. The dust of both lies buried in the Ridge Cemetery. The farm entered by Mr. Endsley has been in the possession of the family connection ever since, with the exception of some twenty years when it was owned by Samuel Moorhead, who, in 1870, sold it to its present owner, John E. Mc-Peck. George McPeck, father of the subject proper of these lines, was born October 24, 1808, and remained at home in Westmoreland County, Penn., until about eighteen years of age, when he engaged in brick-laying, and in November, 1829, he came to Ohio, where he followed his trade fourteen years, being employed in the erection of some of the best buildings in Harrison County. On October 6, 1831, he was united in marriage with Jane Endsley, a native of Archer Township, and a daughter of John Endsley. For some time the young couple resided in Hanover, this county, and then moved to the John Endsley Farm, where they remained eleven years, finally purchasing a farm of 137 acres in Archer Township. Here they lived a life of peace until August 22, 1852, when death separated them by taking the beloved wife, seven small children being left to mourn the mother's death. October 6, 1853, Mr. McPeck married Mrs. Barbara Endsley, who departed this life November 1, 1854, leaving one small child, and in April, 1857, the bereaved husband took for his third wife Mrs. Catherine A. Caldwell, who was called from this world July 10, 1883. This