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650 - HARRISON COUNTY. in Columbiana County, attending the common schools of his district, then at a select school in Wellsville, same county, one year (1847), after which he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Lawrence, of Hookstown, Penn. He then studied under Dr. Grafton, of Glasgow, Penn., and attended Jefferson Medical College, at Philadelphia, where he graduated in the spring of 1854. In that year the Doctor commenced the practice of his profession, spending one year with his brother-in-law in Glasgow, Penn., and in 1855 he came to Hopedale, where he has since resided, enjoying a most successful practice. In 1856 our subject was united in marriage with Miss Margaret Ellen, daughter of Joshua and Margaret Carle, who came to Harrison County in 1856; the mother is now living in Illinois; the father is deceased.. To Dr. and Mrs. Ramsey have been born five children, viz. ; Symaria, deceased; John W., in Steubenville, Ohio; Wesley C., an M. D., who practices in Hopedale, Harrison Co., Ohio; George F., deceased, and DeWitt Talmage, at home. The Doctor is a Democrat in politics, and a member of the F. & A. M. HOLMES FAMILY. Among the earliest settlers of Harrison County, who have, from its organization, been prominently identified with every progressive movement, are to be mentioned the Holmes family. William Francis Holmes, when quite a young man, came from Ireland to the New World, here to seek his fortune. Settling in Pennsylvania, he reared in that State a large family. His son, William, was married to a Miss Crouch, and, about the year 1802, he and his wife, together with his father, came to Harrison County, Ohio, where he entered a large tract of land, a portion of which is still in the possession of the family. They reared the following named children: Isaac, Susan, Sally and Elizabeth. The mother of this family died and was interred in Beech Spring Cemetery, and Mr. Holmes afterward married Matilda Thaker. In 1862 Mr. Holmes departed this life, and was buried beside his first wife, his second spouse surviving him some years; she died in Mount Pleasant and was buried there. He and his family were members of the Beech Spring Presbyterian Church, in which he was for several years an elder. His son Isaac spent the greater part of his early life in applying himself to the duties of the farm, and attending the district schools from time to time. In 1833 he was married to Jane, daughter of Dr. Thomas Vincent, of Green Township, and the young couple immediately settled near the home place, where they remained until their death. The children born to this union were as follows: Sally, William F., Thomas V., Eliza Jane, Martha, Matilda, Mary, Josephine, Amanda, two who died in infancy, and Winfield S. On February 12, 1884, the father passed away, and was soon followed by his beloved wife, who was called to her long home July 17 following. They now sleep their last sleep, side by side, in the cemetery in Green Township. They were members of the Hopedale Presbyterian Church, which society his energy and native shrewdness did much to assist, and of which he held the office of trustee many years. He was an active, energetic Republican,, and was the leader of his party in his neighborhood, never failing to give his full support to all measures tending to benefit the community at large. He persistently refused to accept office, though repeatedly solicited to do so. Mr. Holmes was highly endowed, gifted with shrewd business sagacity and foresight, and, though physically weak, was, mentally, a giant. His word was never disputed, and his truth, honesty and integrity won for him the respect and esteem of all. WILLIAM F. HOLMES, eldest son of, the above, was born on Christmas day, 1836, in Green Township, Harrison Co., Ohio. His early life was passed in the way usual with farmers' sons, his education being confined to the common schools, except a few months' attendance at Hopedale Normal College. On HARRISON COUNTY - 657 October 10, 1860, he was married to Amanda S. Baxter, who was born April 25, 1836, a daughter of Samuel Baxter, a resident of Green Township, Harrison County. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Holmes remained on the old Holmes place, near Miller's Station, until the following spring, when they removed to the farm near Beech Spring, remaining there until April, 1872, when they removed to his present residence in the same township. The record of the children born to this union is as follows: Nancy Jane, born July 24, 1861; Bartley E., born September 26, 1862; a daughter, unnamed, born October 9, died October 19, 1866; Mary Baxter, born October 31, 1876. The mother of these children died October 13, 1881, and was buried in Green Township Cemetery, in Green Township. On December 24, 1884, Mr. Holmes was married to Hannah J., daughter of William Starr, of Wayne Township, Jefferson County, Ohio. Mr. Holmes is an enthusiastic Republican, taking a deep interest in the success of his party, and has been honored by election to the position of township trustee and other minor offices at various times. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church at Hopedale, of which he has been trustee several years. THOMAS V. HOLMES, the second son born to Isaac and Jane (Vincent) Holmes, was born March 14, 1840, on the old home place in Green Township, Harrison County, Ohio. During his boyhood and early youth he attended the district schools, and at the opening of the Hopedale Normal School he was among the first to enter. Here he remained five years, when he was summoned to take the management of the home farm. On October 21, 1869, he was married to Melissa Jane Harrah, who was born February 13, 1847, a daughter of John Harrah, of Jefferson County, this State. To this union were born, on the several dates given, the following named children: William Winfield, August 17, 1871; John Isaac, December 26, 1873; Flora Jane, December 14, 1879; Mary Vincetta, November 21, 1882, and Thomas Vincent, February 2, 1886. Mr. and Mrs. Holmes have 35 lived on the homestead in Green Township ever since their marriage. They are prominent members of the Presbyterian Church at Hopedale, of which he has been an elder for many years, and of the Sunday-school, of which he has had charge since its organization, much of its success being due to his efforts. In politics he is a stanch Republican; and has been trustee of his township several terms. The two brothers, William F. and Thomas V. Holmes, are now the only representatives in this county left of the Holmes family so well and so favorably known, and who, from their earliest residence here to the present time, have commanded, by their exemplary lives, the unqualified respect of all. JEPHTHA BARGER, the subject of this sketch, is a well-known resident of Harrison County, Ohio, and was born in Cadiz Township, January 29, 1840. His early life was spent at home, assisting in the duties of the home, and attending the comnion schools during their continuance. At the age of sixteen, desirous of acquiring more of an education than was afforded in his district, he entered Hopedale College, where be remained one year. He then entered the Demascoville College, in Mahoning County, Ohio, where he also remained one year. During his efforts to acquire an education be taught school in various parts of Harrison County, with eminent success, and his expenses in his college life were borne by himself. In 1861 he entered the Southwestern (now National) Normal School at Lebanon, Ohio. There he remained only one term, when he, like a patriotic man, enlisted in the service of his country. After the time of his enlistment expired he returned home, and engaged in teaching, which he followed for some time. On November 18, 1863, he was united in marriage to Sarah Ann Spiker, a daughter of William and Eliza (Finical) Spiker, residents of Stock Township, Harrison County. After marriage this young couple located in Laceyville, 658 - HARRISON COUNTY. Stock Township, but in a few years removed to Hopedale, in Green Township. Here Mr. Barger engaged in mercantile business for some time, and then removed to Coshocton, where he still carries on his business. In .1875 he returned to Hopedale, where he resided until 1887, when he moved to the place on which be now resides, in Archer Township. His family consists of the following children: John A. B., born August 28, 1864; William Emerson, born March 18, 1866; Marion, born April 16, 1868; Earl J., born June 24, 1870; Lizzie Maud, born April 15, 1872; Ida Belle, born February 28,1873, died the same day; Mary E., born June 20, 1877; and George Paul, born April 23, 1881. Politically, Mr. Barger is a Republican, and while not active as many in politics, still does much to influence the vote of his section. For many years he was mayor of Hopedale, was also assessor, and was also appointed census taker in 1880 and 1890. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Asbury, and are prominently identified with all works of that society. Mr. Barger is one of the intelligent farmers of his section, and a man of excellent learning. His home is well filled with books, gleaned from the best authors, and a short conversation with him will convince anyone that Mr. Barger is thoroughly familiar with them. E. Y. HOBSON, hotel-keeper and liveryman, Jewett, Harrison County, is a son of Caleb P. and Sarah Ann (Moore) Hobson. Caleb is a son of William and Mahala (Plumer) Hobson, and William was a son of Joseph and Ann Hobson. Joseph Hobson was a native of Ireland, and came to America in an early day and located in Pennsylvania, ,where he married and raised quite a large f am ily, five of whom were sons, named John, Joseph, Francis, James and William. In 1807 he removed from Pennsylvania to Salem Township, Jefferson Co., Ohio. William Hobson was born in Pennsylvania in 1792, and came to Ohio with his parents in 1807. He built the first grist-mill in Salem Township, using water as a power; as the country became cleared the water grew less, and, there not being sufficient to run the mill, in the summer of 1822 Mr. Hobson was obliged to arrange his mill to run by horse-power, which he barely lived. to see completed, as he was out only a few days before his death to see it started. William Hobson was a member of the Society of Friends; his wife was a member of the Presbyterian Church. William was the father of one child, Caleb, who was born in Salem Township, Jefferson Co., Ohio, September 23, 1821. The mother of Caleb Hobson was born in Frederick County, Md., in 1788. Caleb Hobson grew to manhood on his father's old farm, which his father had left him at his death. The farm contained twenty acres, and the mill was located on this land. When Mr. Hobson became of age, he sold his property and bought a small farm about three miles from the old homestead. May 29, 1845, he married Miss Sarah Ann Moore, born March 6, 1826, a daughter of John and Sarah Ann (Donahue) Moore, natives of Ireland. Caleb Hobson and wife were parents of five children, viz. : Mahala Ann, wife of Lewis N. Carman, farmer in German Township; Mary Samantha, wife of William Spruins, of Jefferson County, Ohio; Euphemia, wife of Jonas Groves, of Jefferson County, Ohio, E. Y. , our subject, and Cortland M., at home. E. Y. Hobson, the subject of our sketch, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, July 20, 1858, and grew to manhood on the old farm. February 21, 1884, he married Miss Annie L. Amspoker, born July 29, 1860, a daughter of Jonas and Ellen (Porter) Amspoker. Jonas Amspoker was born February 25, 1822; his wife was born in 1820. To the union of Jonas Amspoker and wife were born six children, viz.: Mary S., Rebecca, Margaret, Ella F., Annie L. and John P. After his marriage, Mr. Hobson started in the livery business at Unionport, Ohio, where he remained but a short time; in the spring of 1885, he came to Jewett from Scio; in HARRISON COUNTY - 659 1887 he started in the hotel business at Jewett, having a livery stable in connection. Our subject and wife are the parents of two girls: Maud Opal, born April 28, 1885, and Edith May, born September 12, 1887. Mrs. Hobson is an active member of the Presbyterian Church of Jewett. JOHN MILLER, one of the leading farm- ers of Stock Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, was born February 6, 1832, in Belmont County, Ohio. His father, Samuel G. Miller, was born in Pennsylvania, June 26, 1804, and was a son of John Miller, a native of Pennsylvania, where he was married and reared a family of eighteen children, nine of whom were boys, and in his native State he followed the vocation of farming until his death. Samuel G. Miller, who was reared to the farming business, came to Ohio in 1828, and settled in Belmont County, where he was married to Margaret Lightner, who was born in Pennsylvania, April 3, 1805. To this marriage were born the following children: John; Mary J., Mrs. R. P. Smith; William; Elizabeth, Mrs. Richard Lane; Belinda, deceased, and Margaret A. In 1853 Mr. Miller removed to Morgan County, Ohio, where he purchased a farm, which he lived on till 1874, when he came to Stock Township, Harrison County, and lived with his children until his death, July 26, 1889, when his remains were laid in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Harrison County. His wife, who had died March 14, 1860, was buried in Morgan County. Mr. Miller was a Democrat in politics, and in religion affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church at Pleasant Valley. John Miller, the subject proper of this sketch, passed his youth in Belmont, Harrison and Morgan Counties, Ohio, where he attended the common schools during his leisure hours—or, rather, those not occupied with farm work, and these precluded any extended devotion to educational matters. November 3, 1853, having reached his majority and the years of discretion, Mr. Miller married Miss Margaret, daughter of William P. Smith, the result resting in the following family of children: Amanda, Mrs. John A. Miller; George H. ; William D. ; Anna J. ; Maggie M. ; Clement L. and Albert L. The Miller family are respected members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Pleasant Valley, in which Mr. Miller has especially taken an active interest. In politics he has ever been a member of the Democratic party, and has several times served as township trustee, and also as treasurer. The present financial prosperity of Mr. Miller is due solely to his own efforts, with the aid of his excellent wife, and he has built up his present extensive property from nothing. An active and energetic gentleman, he has won the respect of all who know him, and his fair dealing and honest life have been the admiration of his neighbors. THE CLARK FAMILY, of Cadiz. The founder in America of this now extensive and highly respectable family was Roger Clark, who was born in Ireland in 1726, and when quite young came to this country and made a settlement in Cumberland County, Penn., but, as tradition has it, was at one time a companion of Daniel Boone, of Kentucky. He was married in Pennsylvania to a Miss Agnew, and died in his adopted State in 1765, having had born to him four children—Elizabeth, James, Nancy and Jane —by the marriage just alluded to, and, by a second marriage he had two children; Joseph and John. The second child born to the first marriage, James Clark, born in Cumberland County in 1751, was married to Jane Jack, and moved to Westmoreland County, Penn., in 1776. He served in the French-Indian and Revolutionary Wars, and in 1810 came to Ohio and settled in Jefferson County, where he passed the remainder of his life. His children were named John, Joseph, William, Polly, James, Andrew, Thomas, Robert and Francis. Of these, Joseph was the grandfather of Oliver Clark, of Cadiz. Joseph Clark was born in Westmoreland 660 - HARRISON COUNTY. County, Penn., February 12, 1778. He came to Jefferson (now Harrison) County, Ohio, in 1808, and March 14, 1811, married Rachel Johnson, and settled on a farm in green Township, in what is now known as Harrison County, where his wife died, September 3, 1854. After ,his children, whose names are given below, had grown to manhood and womanhood, he made his home with his son, Ephraim, and died October 3, 1861, at the age of eighty-three years. His children were named as follows: James, who was attorney in Cadiz and druggist in New Philadelphia, died in 1847; Johnson, is now living in Cadiz; Ingram, whose portrait will be found elsewhere, is now deceased; Jane, deceased, was married to David Moore, also deceased, and was the mother of J. Clark Moore, of Cadiz; Ephraim was born February 19, 1826, and lives in Green Township; Joseph is in Cadiz; Oscar is a resident of Walton, Kas., and is married to Margaret Hamilton; Albert is a farmer in Nebraska, and is married to Amanda Kerr, daughter of John C. Kerr, of Harrison County, Ohio. Ephraim Clark, above named, grew to manhood in Green Township, Harrison County, was bred to farming and educated at the common schools. He married Miss Isabella, daughter of Dr. Moses and Catherine (Snide•) Kennedy, and in 1871 removed to Cadiz, where he passed away October 10, 1885. Politically be was a Republican, and in the fall of 1855 was elected to the Ohio Legislature. When a young man he had always taken a prominent and active part in county affairs; he was well read and had a good memory. In the State Legislature he was noted for " his cool head and wise counsel," and as one who possessed a great fund of general information. He was tall of stature, being over six feet, was well built, was grave in demeanor, and, withal, presented a striking appearance. When he passed away Harrison County lost one its best and most valued citizens, and his family a kind husband and an affectionate father. His children were as follows: Oliver; Frances, who died at six years of age; Ida, wife of George D. McFadden, of Cadiz; and Cora V., who died when seven years old. The mother of these children is now a resident of Cadiz, where she enjoys the respect of all who know her, and there are but few who do not. She is a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church, to the teachings of which her husband was also a faithful adherent. Oliver Clark, the eldest of the above named family of children, was reared on the home farm until nineteen years of age, when he entered Hopedale Normal College. He came to Cadiz with his parents, and September 13, 1871, married Clara S. Cochran, daughter of Samuel Cochran. She lived to share his fortunes, and to afford him the companionship he sought with her hand, until January 20, 1878, when she was called away, leaving two children: Francis Cochran and Bertha Bell. The second marriage of Oliver Clark took place March 20, 1879, with Miss Lizzie A., daughter of James Kerr, of Cadiz, Ohio, and this union has been blessed by the birth of four children, viz. : James Chester, Elizabeth Louise, Mary Ella and Cora Isabella. In 1872 Mr. Clark established himself in the planing-mill and lumber business, under the firm name of Clark & Kennedy, but has since absorbed the business for himself, and he is now the owner of the only planing mill and lumber yard in Cadiz. He is a stanch Republican in politics, is a Presbyterian in religion, and is a pleasant, companionable gentleman, well informed and fully abreast of the times. He is a pushing business man, one who believes that success comes to him who seeks it. He is known far and wide through the county, and possesses a host of friends. THE KERR FAMILY. James Kerr, the father of Mrs. Oliver Clark, is a native of Short Creek Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, the family having been among the pioneers. His father, Samuel, born October 25, 1792, was a soldier and pensioner of the War of 1812, and died in Short Creek Township. Samuel was first married September 28, 1815, to Miss Annie Smith, who bore him the following children: Sarah I., wife HARRISON COUNTY - 661 of James McLaughlin; James, mentioned at the opening of this paragraph; Mary, married to William Campbell, of Belmont County, Ohio; Joseph S.; Ellen, married to Stuart Carrick, and Robert, a Presbyterian minister. The second marriage of Samuel Kerr took place September 8, 1835, with Agnes Hamilton, who bore the following children: Thomas H.; Samuel C., a Presbyterian minister; Margaret Ann, married to John Calderhead; William J. and Effie J. James Kerr was born April 19, 1818, was reared on a farm, married Julia Ann Carrick, and September 14, 1876, retired from farming and moved to Cadiz, where he closed his earthly career January 21,'1886, but where his widow still resides. The children born to James and Julia Ann Kerr were born and named in the following order: Samuel Mason, deceased; David Ramsey, minister and president of the Bell-view College at Bellevue, Neb. ; Elizabeth Agnes, wife of Oliver Clark; James A., deceased; Adda Zilla, married to Charles G. Clark; of Nebraska; Mary M., and Julia Ella, now Mrs. Matson, of Short Creek Township. JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, of Harrison County, Ohio, and one of Monroe Township's representative citizens, is a native of said township, and a descendant of one of the early pioneer families. His father, Samuel R. Johnston, was born in Baltimore, Md., December 3, 1798, of Irish parentage, Samuel R.'s father having died in Ireland. About the beginning of the present century the son went with his mother to Charleston, S. C. There he grew to manhood, and served for many years as a clerk with a wholesale grocer and liquor dealer. In 1824 he came to Harrison County, Ohio, where he purchased a tract of land of the patentee in Monroe Township. Building a small log cabin, he settled thereon and began\ to clear away the forest. The country was in an almost unbroken wilderness, and the primitive inhabitants—the wolf, bear and deer—roamed at large through the wildwood, and eyed with distrust this encroachment upon their native fastnesses by those sturdy settlers, who had pushed westward into these wilds, and with undaunted bravery and courage hewed out for themselves a home and claimed the virgin soil as their heritage. In those early days the settlers made a large amount of maple sugar from the sugar tree with which the forest abounded, and Mr. Johnston would often ride to Steubenville, forty miles distant, and there disposing of his sugar would invest the proceeds in groceries and other necessaries, and drive home again. The wheat, after having been threshed with a flail or tramped out by horses, would also be marketed there, it being the nearest market place, where it would bring twenty-five cents per bushel, and as coffee sold at the same price as a bushel of wheat, it would be exchanged for a pound of Rio. This luxury was too expensive for every-day use, and the settler's family would enjoy the refreshing beverage about once during the week, usually on Sunday morning. On July 20, 1826, S. R. Johnston was united in marriage with Rebecca Barnhill, a native of Harrison County, Ohio. She was a daughter of William and Mary Barnhill, who were both natives of Ireland, and had immigrated to America and located in Harrison County with the pioneers. Taking up their residence on the farm in Monroe Township, they resided there until their deaths. Three sons and eight daughters blessed their union, of whom seven still survive, as follows: William B., a merchant at Conotton, Ohio; Mary, now Mrs. Joseph McKelveen, of Scio, Ohio; Joseph E., whose name heads this sketch; Margaret, married to Jacob Nor-rick, and residing in Nodaway County, Mo. ; Rebecca, now Mrs. Simeon Smith, residing at Tappan, Ohio; Elizabeth, married to Daniel Smith, and residing at Laceyville, Ohio; Cecelia, now Mrs. Jonathan Manbeck, and residing at Des Moines, Iowa. August 23, 1873, after suffering several years from paralysis, Mrs. Johnston passed to her reward, in her sixty-seventh year. November 10, 1883, occurred Mr. Johnston's death, and thereby the county lost one of 662 - HARRISON COUNTY. its noble pioneers and a most worthy citizen. He was an exemplary man, quiet and unassuming, reserved and dignified, firm and unswerving in his opinions. His religious belief was free thought, the universal brotherhood of mankind, and his precept the Golden Rule, guided by reason. His integrity was like his character, unimpeachable, and in his daily life among his fellow-men he never suffered his chosen standard to be departed from. He was a man of more than ordinary attainments and education, and became a deep thinker, a close observer and a careful reasoner. His boyhood days having been spent among the privations of a frontier life, he did not possess the advantages for an education enjoyed by many, but by close application he acquired what he had been denied by limited resources. He was well posted upon the topics of the day, and spoke clearly and fluently of them. He was an inveterate reader, and ofttimes becoming absorbed in some treatise he would completely lose himself in his book, often neglecting for the time being his everyday duties. His neighbors, appreciating his ability, thrust upon him many positions of trust and hone, all of which he filled both with credit to himself and satisfaction to the people. For about fifteen years he officiated as clerk of the township of Monroe, and also served many times as trustee. Politically he was an ardent adherent and supporter of Democratic principles and policy. He was a citizen whose public spirit manifested itself in each and any movement tending toward the general advancement and improvement of the country. His liberality was proverbial, and he always stood ready to lend a helping hand to the unfortunate and needy. Generous to a fault, he won for himself the respect and esteem of all. He was in every respect of the word a self-made man, having begun at the foot of the ladder of success, and by his own personal efforts pushed himself upward, and gave to the youth of younger generations an example worthy of emulation. Joseph E. Johnston, whose name heads this sketch, was Born on the original homestead, in an old log house, August 11, 1832. He grew to manhood with his parents, and his early life was spent amidst such scenes as fell to the lot of the pioneer boy. He was taught the rudiments of an education in the early log cabin, dignified by the name of school-house, and wherein the split log benches and desk, supported on pegs driven into the wall, were the only furnishings. The huge fireplace threw out a fierce heat over the puncheon floor, and The children's hot faces were streaming, The while they were freezing their backs. To attend school under these disadvantages for a few weeks in the winter season, the children would ofttimes walk long distances through the woods. The schools were maintained by popular subscription, while the teacher "boarded round." These privileges were the best the country afforded, and the pupils graduated, after having attained " tare and tret " and " the single rule of three." Amidst such privations as these he grew to manhood, and, remaining with his parents, assisted them in the duties of the farm. In 1855 he went to Iowa, and for the following four years engaged at farming there. Then, returning to his home, he resided with his parents until their death. In 1864 he responded to the President's call for troops, and enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Seventieth O. N. G., and was commissioned sergeant of his company. He participated in the engagements at Snicker's Gap, Harper's Ferry, Winchester, and in all the marches and engagements of his company. At the expiration of his term of enlistment he was honorably discharged, at Columbus, and returned to his home. January 26, 1865, he married Hannah S. Smith, who was born near Laceyville, Harrison Co., Ohio, a daughter of William P. and Margaret Smith, early settlers of the county. Their union has been blessed by four children: Melvin S., George H., Annie N. and Samuel R. Mr. Johnston resides on the original homestead, and besides his 153 acres here, he has 83 acres in North Township. He raises, principally, stock and grain, and devotes much attention to HARRISON COUNTY - 663 the breeding of fine sheep. Democratic in politics, he for nine years has served as justice of the peace. He has also served as township trustee. He is a member of R. M. Lyon Post No. 405 G. A. R., at Bowerston. His son, Melvin S., is now professor of stenography and typewriting in Duff's Commercial College, at Pittsburgh, Penn. Samuel R., a brother of Mr.. Johnston, enlisted in Company C, Forty-third Regiment, and served throughout the war. JAMES W. KERR was born on a farm in Cadiz Township, Harrison. Co., Ohio, in July, 1850, and on this farm he still resides. His father, Rev. James Kerr, was a native of Kirk-Collom, County of Wigtown, Scotland, but came to America in 1832, when about twenty-six years of age. He had decided upon the ministry as the profession he was to follow throughout life, and finished in this country, at Allegheny Seminary, the studies that he had begun in his native land with this end in view. After his ordination he preached one year in Winchester, Va. In 1839 he came to Cadiz, Ohio, and here took charge of the Presbyterian Church, and for sixteen long years filled its pulpit. In 1854, while at the Presbytery, he was attacked with a cold, and on April 9, 1855, he passed away, aged about forty-nine years. He was married to Miss Margaret McWhirter, of Pittsburgh, November 17, 1837. She was of Scotch birth, and in 1822, when but a child of six years of age, was brought by her parents to America. These parents, in their later years, came to Cadiz and passed away at the home of their daughter. David McWhirter was a stone-mason by trade, and many speci mens of his handiwork are still in existence at Pittsburgh. To the union of James and Margaret Kerr were born eight children, viz.: Mary, Joseph, David and William (all four deceased), John (in Colorado), James W., Eliza (Mrs. C. J. Hunter, in northeast Pennsylvania), and Agnes (Mrs. J. W. Slemmons, in Iowa City, Iowa). Rev. James Kerr was an amiable, pleasant gentleman, and was a self-made man, as well as a highly educated one, and for a time had charge of the public schools at Cadiz. He purchased the place on which James W. now resides on the outskirts of Cadiz, and where, at the age of seventy-four years, his wife received the final summons November 1, 1890. She had always been an active worker in the Presbyterian Church, of which she was a member, missionary work receiving much of her earnest attention. James W. Kerr received his education at the, schools of Cadiz, but while yet a boy was called upon to aid in supporting the family. His chief business has been, farming and coal= mining, a vein of the mineral being on the farm. In 1881 he married Miss Martha Lewis, daughter of William and Amelia (Andrews) Lewis, and a native of Fairhaven, N. Y. Her father died in New York, and her mother is now a resident of Cadiz, Ohio. One child, James William, is the fruit of the union of James W. and Martha Kerr. Politically Mr. Kerr is a Republican, and is a member of the city council of Cadiz. In religion he is a Presbyterian, of which church he has been twice chosen elder, but both times declined to accept the position. Mrs. Kerr is also a consistent member of the same church. K. W. KINSEY. The first of the Kinsey family, of which we have any authentic record, John Kinsey, a Quaker, from London, England, one of the commissioners for the settlement of West Jersey, under the purchase by Edward Byllinge, arrived at New Castle, on the Delaware, in the ship "Kent," on the sixteenth of the sixth month, 1677. Settlement was first made by the voyagers in this vessel at what is now known as Burlington, N. J. John Kinsey, however, made selection and bargain for purchase of 300 acres of land from Peter Cock, a Swede, on the west side of the Delaware, above the mouth of the Schuylkill, and near the locality which afterward became famous as Penn's Treaty Tree and the 664 - HARRISON COUNTY city of Philadelphia. John Kinsey died before settlement was fully completed, and at a court held at Upland (now Chester) November 12, 1678, Peter Cock appeared before the justices and made formal acknowledgment of his deed of conveyance to Elizabeth Kinsey (widow of John) of the land described. John Kinsey (2), then a young man, and son of John Kinsey (1), it appears did not accompany his parents in 1677, but came out the next year, and assumed the management of his mother's affairs. He afterward became distinguished in his public services, and his son, John Kinsey (3), likewise a Quaker, became chief justice of Pennsylvania.. Edmund Kinsey, son of John Kinsey (2), and a brother of John Kinsey (3), chief justice of Pennsylvania, was married to Sarah Osburn, on the twenty-first of the eighth month, 1708. In 1815 they moved to -Buckingham Township, Bucks Co., Penn, where they made a home in the wilderness, friendly Indians having acted as their guide. Edmund Kinsey was much interested in the cause of religion, and was one of the founders of the Buckingham Meeting in 1720. He was also one of the foremost and most skillful mechanics of his time, and had a scythe and ax factory in Buckingham, in which he had a trip (or "tilt ") hammer, operated by water power—a great improvement in those days. His family consisted of nine children, namely: Samuel, David, Mary, Elizabeth, John, Joseph, Sarah, Benjamin and Jonathan. Of these, Benjamin was the great-grandfather of our subject. He was born October 22, 1727. He was twice married: first to Susanna Brown, in 1749, and secondly to Martha White, in 1776. The first union resulted in seven children, and the last one in nine. George Kinsey, grandfather of our subject, married Mary Gillingham, the twenty-second day, twelfth month, 1773. They had nine children: Sarah, Susanna, Edmund, James, Aaron, John, George, Charles and Ann. Charles, the eighth child, was the father of the subject of our sketch, and was born in Bucks County, Penn., May 19, 1786. He was by trade a hatter, and in Philadelphia, June 1, 1815, he married Ann Worrall, who was born in 1793. In 1798 the Kinsey family came to Mount Pleasant, Ohio, where there was a Quaker settlement, and from this place Charles returned to Pennsylvania and married; then came back to Ohio and entered land in the western part of what is now Cadiz Township, Harrison County, near where Lafferty's mill stood. Here it was that K. W. Kinsey was born, November 2, 1823. The father, one of the first hatters in the county, carried on his trade until 1832, when, his wife having died October 26, he removed to Moorefield, Ohio, and here, for a number of years, manufactured hats. There he married Talitha Gatchel, by whom three children were born, of whom but one, Mrs. David Cumly, of Adena, is now living. About 1838 this wife passed from earth, and in 1842 he married Rhoda Boone, a descendant of Daniel Boone, of Kentucky, and by her he had two children, viz. : Emily (Mrs. Eli Davis, of Pittsburgh, Penn.) and Charles Wesley, of Oakland, Cal. In 1849, during the gold excitement in California, the husband went to that State, crossing the Isthmus of Darien, and in California spent five years searching for the precious metal. He then returned to Moorefield, Ohio, and resumed his old trade, soon thereafter removing to Flushing, Belmont County, where, February 11, 1884, at the age of almost eighty-eight years, he died; his widow still survives him. He had served as justice of the peace in Flushing, and was the oldest Mason in Ohio at the time of his death, having joined that brotherhood in 1816 at Gallipolis. He lies buried in the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery at Flushing, he having in later years joined the Methodist Episcopal Church. The first marriage resulted in three children, as follows: Gillingham, who died at the age of twenty-two (he had developed considerable talent as an artist, and a number of fine specimens of his work are still in existence); K. W., our subject; Sarah Jane, who died at the age of four years and ten months. HARRISON COUNTY - 665 K. W. Kinsey, when a lad of fourteen, came to Cadiz, where he was " bound " to serve with a merchant named Tom Hogg, with whom he remained two years, and then, on account of his intemperance and abuse, young Kinsey, with a small bundle of necessaries on his back, ran away without a dollar, and went to Mount Pleasant, where be remained four years. He later received his release from Hogg, and in 1843 returned to Cadiz, where he spent ten months in a private school taught by Joseph Wood. For the next two years he taught in Cadiz Township, and then became clerk for William Hogg, in Cadiz, remaining two years. He again taught, one winter, and then went to Nottingham Township, where, at Mechanicsville, he kept a store two years; then entered the employ of S. & H. McFadden, at Cadiz, remaining until 1855, when he was elected county auditor on the Republican ticket, being re-elected to the office, serving until 1860. He then bought the interest of Samuel McFadden, one of his former employers, and the firm became McFadden, Kinsey & Co., and continued until 1882, when Henry McFadden retired, and a partnership was formed with J. W. Ginnes, which continued until 1884, when the firm was dissolved. Since then he has been an extensive wool buyer. On May 6, 1847, Mr. Kinsey was married to Miss Sarah Jane, daughter of Nathan Haver-field, and she died in February, 1864. Although no children came to their marriage, they had adopted a daughter, Emma Bingham Kinsey, who is now the wife of George Burgert, of Newton, Kas. On November 9, 1864, Mr. Kinsey was united in marriage with Emma Holmes, daughter of George and Hannah (Mansfield) Holmes, of Harrison County. Col. Joseph Holmes came to Harrison County at an early date. Of his children George was the father of Mrs. Kinsey. He was married three times; his first wife was Hannah Linn, who died some few months later; his second wife was Tacy Thompson, who bore him four children, of whom but two, Joseph and Rezin, lived to reach maturity, but both of whom are now deceased. On January 7, 1834, George Holmes married Hannah Mansfield, daughter of Thomas Mansfield, of Jefferson County, and this union produced three children: William, who died at the age of six years; Mary, who died at the age of three years, and Emma, who was born January 20, 1839. Since their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Kinsey have lived in Cadiz. Their children, five in number, are as follows: Mary Frances, born September 2, 1865; George Holmes, born April 6, 1867; Henry Stafford, born June 7, 1869; Edith Marcella, born June 4, 1871; Nellie Gertrude, born July 18, 1879. On June 7, 1887, Mary F Kinsey was married to Charles W. Brown, of Cadiz, and on September 4, 1890, Edith M. was married to E. H. Barringer. JACOB SNIDER, one of the oldest and best known residents of Green Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, was born July 5, 1814, on the place where he now resides, a son of Martin Snider. The paternal grandfather of our subject, also named Martin, was a native of Germany, where he was born in 1728, and, at the age of eighteen, he left the fatherland to seek his fortune in the New World. Arriving in. New York, he remained there a short time, and then proceeded to Pennsylvania, where he married and took up his home in Adams County. In 1802, with his family, he came to what was then Jefferson, but is now Harrison, County, Ohio, and entered a large tract of land in Green Township, a portion of which still remains in possession of the family. In 1810 this venerable pioneer passed away at the age of eighty-two years, and was buried in the cemetery on the place; his wife died in 1821, aged sixty-two years, and was laid beside him. She bore him the following named children: Martin, Henry, Eve, Elizabeth, Katherine, Adam, John, Mary and Motilena, all of whom, save Martin, lived to be over seventy-five years of age, Eve living to the patriarchal age of over ninety years. Martin Snider, son of the above, was born in 1775, in Adams County, Penn. In 1802 he 666 - HARRISON COUNTY. came to Ohio, and, in 1803, became united in marriage with Ruth, daughter of Samuel Tipton, who came to Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1801. Mr. and Mrs. Snider commenced housekeeping on the old home place, and there had born to them the following named children: Katherine; Martin; Mary, now eighty-two years of age, widow of Walter Jamison, late of Cadiz, Ohio; Samuel; John A., in Green Township; Jacob, our subject; Nancy and Zachariah, of whom five are deceased. April 12, 1819, at the age of forty-four years, the father died, the result of being struck by the falling limb of a tree, and, midst the sorrow of his bereaved family and friends, he was laid beside his father and mother. February 5, 1820, his widow died, at about the age of seventy-two years, and was buried in the same plat. In politics Mr. Snider was a Whig, and in religion a life-long member of the Lutheran Church, as had been his near ancestry. The paternal grandfather was a Dunkard. Jacob Snider, his son, and the subject proper of this biographical memoir, at the age of one year lost the sight of his left eye from sickness. He remained at home during his early youth, assisting in the duties of the farm, soon being entrusted with the entire duties of the same, which he managed with laudable success. June 24, 1847, he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Bradford, a resident of Green Township, Harrison County, and the young couple immediately came to the home place, where they have since lived. The names of their children are as follows: Martin, born March 7, 1848 (Martin married Mary J. Carson, who died in August, 1875, leaving one son, Clark W., who makes the fifth generation on the old home farm. Martin married, for his second wife, Nancy Jane McGuire, who bore him three children: Elizabeth, John J. and Walter Clyde); Mary Katherine, married to Leander Biggar, of Cadiz, Ohio; Sarah, Caroline, and Isabella, latter married to Finley Mattern. Mr. Snider has always been a strong supporter of the Republican party, and prominent in its circles. His first vote was cast for Gen. W. H. Harrison, and, in 1888, he assisted in electing the grandson, Benjamin Harrison. Among the many offices he has held, with credit to himself and satisfaction of his constituents, may be mentioned those of township trustee, judge of election, township supervisor, and, for twenty-three consecutive years, school director. The family are numbered among the earliest settlers in Harrison County, and, by their integrity, honesty and benevolence, early gained, and have always justly retained, the respect and esteem of all. J. C. HAVERFIELD, another of the well-known, wide-awake farmers of Harrison County, is a native of the same, born in Cadiz Township, March 12, 1842. John Haverfield, his grandfather, came to Harrison County as one of its pioneers, while deer and wolves and other denizens of the forest still abounded. He chose his wife in the same county, and they both passed from earth within its borders, John dying in 1858, aged seventy years. Their son Alexander was also a native of Harrison County, and remained on the home farm until he was married, in 1825, to Miss Catherine Shimer, a native of Ohio of Scotch parentage. They chose Cadiz Township as their home, and therein died, upon the farm where so much of their life's hard work was done, and where their son, our subject, now resides. In January, 1875, death carried off the father at the age of seventy years, and the mother five years later, aged sixty-seven. He was a Republican, politically, and in religion a member of the United Presbyterian Church at Cadiz, in which for many years he was a ruling elder. For two years he was infirmary director, and for a number of years he was director in the Harrison National Bank. His life was a busy and progressive one, and he was one of those men who by individual energy make their own success. J. C. Haverfield received the advantages of the common schools of his county, and in August, 1862, he enlisted in Company H, One HARRISON COUNTY - 667 Hundred and Twenty-sixth-O. V. I., serving his country two years and seven months. He took part in the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Martinsburg, Mine Run, North Ann, Petersburg and Weldon Railroad; was at Monocacy, near Harper's Ferry, where for one day they fought the rebel Gen. Early, who was en route for Washington, and on that day, July 9, 1864, Mr. Haverfield was taken prisoner, and confined over seven months in Lynchburg, Danville and Libby prisons. On February 21, 1865, he was paroled and returned to his home. At the battle of Spottsylvania, while fighting without breastworks, he saw the soldier on the right shot through the head, the one on his left receive a bullet in the hip, and the man in his rear shot through both wrists. He aided a comrade to carry to the rear one of the wounded men, and then together they started again for the front, but a few minutes later a minie-ball struck down the comrade, but Mr. Haverfield, as if by a miracle escaping uninjured, reached the front. In one battle, however, he was struck by a piece of a spent shell, whereby he was slight. ly stunned, but was not seriously injured. After the war he returned to Harrison County, and desiring a higher education than the common schools of his neighborhood had afforded him, he entered Hopedale College. Soon after this the old house at home was consumed by fire, which necessitated our subject leaving school and returning to the farm in order to aid in the rebuilding. In 1870 Mr. Haverfield married Mattie G., daughter of R. G. and Jane Thompson, both of whom now live in Carroll County. After their marriage, and until the death of the aged father, their home was made on the farm. In January, 1876, they removed to Cadiz, where for three years he was a member of the hardware firm of Harrison & Haverfield. In 1878 his brother, Clarence H., who had remained upon the farm, died, and our subject, disposing of his interests in Cadiz, returned at once to his native place, the charge of which has since been in his hands. His aged mother, who had remained by the old hearthstone, suddenly passed away, dying of apoplexy in May, 1879. She had borne five children, viz. : Eliza, Mrs. James M. McGaw, of Cadiz; James H., killed at the battle of Snicker's Gap; J. C. ; Mary H., Mrs. W. S. Haver-field and Clarence H., deceased. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Haverfield has been blessed by the advent of seven children, whose names in the order of birth are as follows: Della Verne, Harvey Blanchard, Calvin Leroy, Ralph Frazier, Lida Orvetta, William and George, all living at home. In politics Mr. Haverfield is a Republican, and in religion he and his wife and eldest daughter and son are members of the United Presbyterian Church at Cadiz, all being members of the choir, of which for over twenty years he has been the leader. In 1864, when the final demand for one-hundred days men was made, James H. Haverfield, the eldest brother of our subject, responded to the call, and in the One Hundred and Seventieth Regiment, 0. N. G., proceeded to the front. But at the first battle, that of Snicker's Gap, he offered up his young life, being shot and killed instantly. His cousin, Nathan Haverfield, who saw him fall, aided by a comrade, carried him to the rear and across the river, and there they laid him to rest in a small garden, where his remains now sleep in an unknown grave. THOMAS GREEN, one of the leading citizens of Freeport, Harrison County, his native village, was born May 12, 1826. His education was limited to the village schools, and to those powers of observation which were in him finely developed. When of suitable age he engaged in mercantile business with his father, and in 1849 took entire charge of the concern, which he managed until 1866 with eminent success. Since then he has engaged in various enterprises which have proved successful. He is ever prominent in all efforts for the improvement of his village, and has undertaken many enterprises in its behalf, which he has brought to a successful issue. In his 668 - HARRISON COUNTY. politics he has always been an earnest Republican, and has ever been one of that party's leaders in his section. While too much occupied with his private business to accept nominations for office, which have been repeatedly urged upon him, he still works unceasingly for the success of his party. His principles are sound and well known, and have made him one of those who enjoy the confidence of their acquaintances. January 1, 1863, he was married to Nancy Niblock, daughter of John Niblock, then a resident of Freeport Township, but now settled in the village. The Green family originated in Ireland. The earliest of whom we have any authentic history was Alexander, who, while yet young, was married to Eleanor Chambers. Their children were Thomas, John, Abigail, Samuel and James. Mrs. Green dying, Alexander married for his second wife Mary Bell, in 1806, and in 1808 came to America and settled in Belmont County, Ohio. The issue of his second marriage were Sarah, Eleanor, Maria, Ruth, Mary Ann, Isaac, Alexander, Sampson and William. In politics Mr. Green was a Whig, and was active in his section; in religion he was a member of the Society of Friends. In 1822 he died and was buried at his home in Belmont County; Mrs. Green died in 1855, and was placed by his side. John Green, father of Thomas, our subject, was born July 21, 1792, in Ireland, and was brought to Ohio by his father. His early life was spent in Belmont County, where he received such education as the schools afforded. April 24, 1825, he was married to Mary, daughter of Jacob Hole, and came to Freeport after his marriage and engaged in the mercantile business, which he conducted for many years. He was among the first merchants in the village, and was well known for his business qualifications as well as his honest dealing. He was a man of strong convictions, which he maintained irrespective of results. A member of the Society of Friends, he was strenuously opposed to liquor in all forms. A Whig in politics, he did much efficient work for the party of his choice. His children were named Thomas, Sophia, Rachel, John, Mary, Jacob, James, Abigail and Rebecca. He died in July, 1884, at the age of ninety-two, and was laid beside his wife, who, at the age of eighty-six, died February 12, 1883. E. M. KNOX, hardware merchant, Free- port, belongs to the well-known Knox family, which has from the earliest settlement of Harrison County, Ohio, been identified with its interests and prosperity. The family came from Ireland, and was represented by William Knox, who, soon after his marriage, located with his family in Maryland, where they arrived in 1790. He was a minister by profession, and after a few years' sojourn in Maryland, believing that he would accomplish more good for humanity, he proceeded westward, and arrived in Cadiz, Ohio, during its earliest settlement. Here and in the vicinity he pursued his labors for many years, and finally was called home in 1850. His children were Jeremiah, William, David, Sarah and John. The early life of John Knox was spent in Maryland, where he was apprenticed to a cabinet-maker, with whom he remained until he had mastered the trade. In 1812 he enlisted in the war, and served his country until its close. Soon after the termination of the war he came to Ohio, where he met and married Mary, daughter of Samuel Davis, who came from Ireland with his family and settled in Athens Township, Harrison County, The issue of this marriage was William, Samuel, Margaret Ann (deceased), M. M. (deceased), J. D., Sarah J. (deceased), James, George M., E. M. and Theodore (deceased). He was a strong Whig and Republican, and was justice of the peace for twenty-one years consecutively. Among the organizers of the Methodist Episcopal Church he was one of its active and energetic members, and held during his life all the positions of trust and responsibility in the society. May 16, 1863, HARRISON COUNTY - 669 he died, being survived by his wife, who died April 12, 1887. E. M. Knox, son of John Knox, was born August 16, 1840, in Freeport, Ohio, where at present he makes his home, and here he received the advantages afforded by the village schools. In 1857 he entered an apprenticeship to a tinner, and in 1861 opened his shop at Freeport. In 1863 his building was destroyed by fire, but, nothing discouraged, he recommenced business and continued it until 1865,when he removed to Mitchellville, Iowa, and then came back to Harrison County, Ohio, and settled in Moorefield, where he remained until 1866, when he again went West —this time locating in Topeka, Kas. From there went to Emporia, in the same State, where he remained until 1872, when he returned to Topeka and engaged in business until 1874, when he came to Newark, Ohio, and in 1876 came to Freeport, where he has since engaged in his business of tinware, heavy hardware and other lines. November 20, 1862, he was married to Abbie H., daughter of John and Nancy Bendore, of Smyrna, Ohio. Mrs. Knox lived until April 25, 1884, when she passed away, leaving one child, Rosa (Mrs. J. F. McMath). July 24, 1889, Mr. Knox was married to Mrs. Lizzie Robinson, nee Tipton. In his politics Mr. Knox is a Republican, and has always taken an active interest in the party. He and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Freeport, and are among the liberal supporters and earnest workers of that society. For the past ten years he has been superintendent of the Sunday-school, and has filled the duties of class leader and trustee. His business is a growing one, his trade being among the best class of citizens, who appreciate his fair dealing and honest work. From a small beginning be has built up his present extensive trade, and though often the victim of adverse fortune, still has struggled manfully, and at last succeeded in winning a smile from the fickle goddess. He is well known in the business and social circles of his county, and well represents the family from which he sprung. JAMES REAVES. Among the earliest settlers and most energetic pioneers of Harrison County, the Reaves family occupy a leading position. The family come from old Virginia stock, which has had such an important part in the development of new and unsettled States. The eldest of whom there is any record was John Reaves, who was born in 1740, in Norfolk County, Va., where he engaged in farming, which he followed until his death. His children comprised the following: John, Richard, James, William and Thomas. Just prior to the W ar of 1812 these boys determined to come west and to settle in Ohio, as the State best suited to their finances. Accordingly they set out with their families, and in due time arrived in Freeport Township, Harrison County, where they entered their farms. Here they lived in the primitive log cabin, meantime raising enough upon which to live, and also engaging in clearing their farms. In 1801, James Reaves, the father of the subject of this sketch, and who was born August 4, 1776, was married to Sarah Hollowell, who was a native of his home place, and who was born November 20, 1775. For the first few years after his arrival in Harrison County Mr. Reaves resided in various places, but finally settled in Freeport Township, where his death occurred. His children were John, born December 15, 1802; Nancy, born October 10, 1804; Lydia, born December 27, 1805; Jesse, born April 20, 1807; Winnie, born May 1, 1809; Elizabeth, born November 30, 1810; Hallowell, born April 30, 1813; Sarah, born August 17, 1815; James, born April 28, 1818. Mr. Reaves died January 3, 1851, and Mrs. Reaves June 28, 1856. In his politics Mr. Reaves was a progressive Whig, and was always an earnest supporter of the party. James Reaves, the subject proper of this sketch, was born in Freeport, and spent nearly his entire life in that and Washington Townships. In the manner usual to the boys of the farm, he spent his early life in mastering the advantages afforded by the common schools, and his maturer years have been occupied in 670 - HARRISON COUNTY. farming, an occupation he still pursues. July 2, 1841, he was married to Susan Clark, of Freeport Township, and soon after marriage located with his wife near Freeport, where they remained about five years, and then removed to Freeport Township, thence, to Tuscarawas County, and in 1867 came to their present residence, which consists of 123 acres, about two miles from Tippecanoe, Washington Township, and is now managed by their two sons. Mr. and Mrs. Reaves have always been industrious and economical, and what prosperity they now enjoy is wholly due to their own efforts. Their children were named Matthew C. ; Joshua (deceased), Harrison (deceased), Martha J. (deceased), and J. F. Matthew C. Reaves, who was born in Freeport Township in 1842, has spent the greater portion of his life in the pursuit of farming. December 31, 1868, he was married to Mary E., daughter of Thomas Rogers, and one child, Susan J., was born to them. Mrs. Reaves died April 30, 1874. James F. Reaves was married February 3, 1886, to Anna Linard, daughter of Alexander and Mary Linard, of Washington Township, and one child, Effie Foam, was born to them April 21, 1889. The family are Republicans in sentiment, and all take an active interest in the welfare of the party. For many years they have been among the honored and respected members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Freeport, of which they are liberal supporters. They are among the best known in their vicinity, and are classed with the enterprising and substantial citizens. JOSEPH DECKER. The earliest history of the Decker family, that is authentic, places their settlement in America in Maryland, where for many generations they remained. Joseph Decker, the grandfather of the Deckers now resident in Harrison County, Ohio, was born in Maryland, January 25, 1779, and his youth was spent in that State. He moved to Washington County, Penn.,where he met and married Kate Short. He remained there engaged in farming until 1815, when, with his family, he came to Guernsey County, Ohio, where he purchased a farm in the wilderness. The journey was made in a wagon, which served as a dwelling place, both on the road, as well as while their cabin was being erected. Their family were John, Lewis, Henry, Sarah Ann, Kate, Mary, Delilah and Elizabeth. In his politics he was a Democrat, and took a prominent part in the organization of his county. Here, after a long and useful life, he and his help-meet passed away. The first two years of the life of John Decker, son of Joseph, were spent in Pennsylvania, where he was born April 29, 1813. He was educated at the early rate-schools of Ohio, which, at that day, were quite common, and in his early manhood he was married to Ruenna Shipley. His married life began and ended on a farm, which he purchased soon after his marriage. It consisted of eighty acres of entirely Wild land, on which he built a cabin, and set bravely to work at clearing away the forest, which he finally accomplished. His children were named Elizabeth J., born September 26, 1834; Joseph, born December 7, 1836; Highly Ann, born August 2, 1839; Sarah C., born De. cember 21, 1841; Ruenna J., born March 28, 1844; John H., born February 20, 1847; Mary M., born July 29,1850; Louis W., born October 20, 1852, and Delilah, born February 1, 1855. Mrs. Decker died in 1855, and August 15, same year, he married Anna Grey, who bore him two children: Henry and Stephen. April 15, 1885, Mr. Decker died, deeply mourned by a large concourse of friends and relatives. The early life of Joseph Decker was spent at home, where he was engaged in the various duties incident to farming. October 13, 1857, he was married to Rachel, daughter of Thomas Sharnock, of Belmont County, Ohio. Locating in Guernsey County, Ohio, he there remained until 1866, when he removed to his present residence in Freeport Township, Harrison County. His farm is about three-fourths of a mile from Smyrna, comprises 160 acres, and is HARRISON COUNTY - 671 well improved. He has lately added a large two-story frame house, neat, compact and commodious. Mrs. Decker died February 4, 1884, leaving the following children: John W., born July 26, 1858; Thomas W., born February 15, 1860; Elizabeth L., born October 17, 1861; David H., born September 12, 1863; William H., born May 22, 1867; Joseph L., born December 22, 1868; and James N., born May 1, 1871. In 1885 Mr. Decker was married to Anna Willoughby, daughter of Samuel W illoughby, of Harrison County, and the issue of their marriage is George C.,born January 22, 1886, and Marvin C. F., horn May 2, 1887. In politics Mr. Decker has always supported the Democratic ticket. In religion he and the elder members of his family belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church at Smyrna. Mr. Decker is a self-made man, and the architect of his own fortune. BENJAMIN J. MALLERNEE, son of Levi and Eleanor (Johnson) Mallernee, was born February 10, 1849, in Nottingham Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, where he still resides, and is looked upon as one of the most enterprising young farmers of his neighborhood. His great-grandparents, William and Sarah Mallernee, were natives of Maryland, and in 1809 came to Ohio, settling in Jefferson County. Their children were three in number and were named Emanuel, Mary and Jaret. Emanuel Mallernee, grandfather of our subject, was born in Maryland, November 3, 1779, and in his younger days learned the trade of shoemaking, which he followed nearly all his life. He was first married to Rachel Matthews, who was born in Maryland, November 3, 1788, a daughter of Francis and Mary (Karr) Matthews, natives of the same State, but who came to Ohio in 1809. To this union were born eight children: William, March 30, 1807; Aquila, January 6, 1809; Mary A., August 7,1811; Matthew F., October 12, 1813; Levi, February 12, 1816; Emanuel, Jr., November 3, 1818; Lewis, May 18, 1822; Elizabeth, May 25, 1825. Emanuel Mallernee, grandfather of Benjamin J. Mallernee, remained in Jefferson County, Ohio (to which county he had come with his father), until 1829, when he settled in Harrison County, where he bought eighty acres of forest land, passing his life in clearing off his farm and working at the bench. His first wife having died, June 24, 1828, Emanuel married Miss Hannah Eaton, who bore him three children: Benjamin, born October 4, 1830; Rachel, August 13, 1832, and Jaret, September 10, 1834. The father of these children died February 23, 1839, deeply mourned by his bereaved family and all his neighbors. Levi Mallernee, son of Emanuel and father of Benjamin J., our subject, was reared to manhood and educated in his native township. December 6, 1838, he married Eleanor Johnson, who was a daughter of Benjamin and Eleanor Johnson, and was born in Nottingham Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, January 27, 1820. To this union were born nine children in the following order: David Turner, November 18, 1839; Emanuel, March 22, 1843, deceased; Mary A., March 25, 1846, wife of J. H. Kent, of Illinois; Benjamin J., our subject; Lemuel, July 5, 1851; Lydia A., August 3, 1854, deceased; Caroline L., August 26, 1857, deceased; Eleanor J., July 18, 1860, wife of L. D. Wells, of Illinois, ana Kinsey C., December 20, 1863, deceased. December 23, 1863, three days after the birth of her last child, Mrs. Mallernee passed from the scenes of her earthly toil. For his second wife Levi Mallernee chose Mrs. Jemima Hines, whose maiden name was Garner, and to this union were born three children: James G., October 10, 1866; Levi E., October 20, 1868, and Ruth J., January 6, 1871. Again losing his spouse, Mr. Mallernee married Rachel Crabtree, June 1, 1879, but one year later, June 1, 1880, Levi Mallernee drew the last breath of life. The business life of Levi Mallernee was a varied one. Remaining after his majority .a few years on the farm first purchased by his father, he removed to Cadiz, Harrison County, and for several years carried on a livery busi- 672 - HARRISON COUNTY. ness; thence he returned to Nottingham Township, and soon after purchased 105 acres in the northern part, on which he resided a few years, and next bought the farm on which his son, Benjamin J., now resides. A few years before his death be moved to Deersville, where he expired in the faith of the Baptist Church, of which he had been many years a member. In politics Levi was first a Tory, but later united with the Republican party. He was widely known and highly honored for his integrity and elevated standard of morality. Benjamin J. Mallernee, trained to the cultivation of the soil on his father's farm, has made agriculture his life's vocation. January 17, 1872, he married Miss Maggie Warman, who was born in Illinois March 15, 1850, a daughter of William and Margaret (Hoffman) Warman, natives of New Jersey. The children resulting from this union are named Ella M., born January 10, 1873; Myrta F., November 4, 1874; Blanche W., September 5, 1880, and Frank G., October 24, 1881. In 1876 Mr. Mallernee purchased the farm, of ninety acres, on which he now resides, on Section 15, Nottingham Township, which farm presents to the view of the passer-by every evidence of skillful care and elegant taste in its management. Mr. Mallernee is a Republican in politics, and in 1885 was elected trustee of Nottingham Township. In religion he and his wife are Baptists. font-weight: bold">THE BOGGS FAMILY, of Athens Township, Harrison Co., Ohio. The first member of this family to come to America was William Boggs, who was born in the north of Ireland in 1716, and at the age of twelve years reached these shores. Here he married Jane Stein, who was also a native of Ireland, and with his bride settled in Chester County, Penn., where they both passed the remainder of their days and were interred in the cemetery of the Presbyterian Church at Octoraro, of which they were devout members, and in which cemetery lie also the remains of a number of their children. Their offspring were born and named in the following order: James, born July 21, 1735; John, February 19, 1737; Margaret, February 23, 1739; Robert, April 9, 1741; William, March 14, 1743; Jane, April 10, 1745; Elizabeth, July 31, 1747; Rebecca, January 31, 1749; Agnes, February 17, 1752; Mary, May 24, 1753; Joseph, October 1, 1754, and Moses, May 6, 1757. James Boggs, the eldest of the above named children, first married Hannah Rice, and settled in New Castle County, Del., and there were born to them three children, viz. : William, Rice and Jane; his second wife was Sarah Brown, who bore him the following family: James, born April 27, 1778; Margaret, November 17, 1779; Robert, the same day; John, June 28, 1782; Rebecca, February 15, 1784, and Mary on the same day, and, last, Sarah, April 21, 1786. About the year 1790 James Boggs and his family moved from Delaware to Washington County, Penn., and settled near where Cross Creek village now stands, after having served his country during the Revolutionary War as teamster in the army. John Boggs, the fourth child born to James and Sarah Boggs, married Sarah Marshall, September 17, 1812, and to this marriage were born Thomas Marshall, June 26, 1813; James Brown, January 20, 1815; William, November 5, 1816; John M., October 20, 1818; Samuel M., December 6, 1820; Sarah Ann, February 3, 1823; Robert W., August 1, 1825, and James, July 23, 1828. John Boggs came with his family from Washington County, Penn., to Harrison County, Ohio, in the fall of 1839. Thomas Marshall Boggs, the eldest child of John and Sarah (Marshall) Boggs, after having graduated from Washington College, Penn., and from Princeton Theological Seminary, was married to Miss A. J. Cunningham, of Chester County, Penn. He was settled, first, as pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Marietta, Lancaster Co., Penn., and afterward removed to Mount Joy, in the same county, where he had charge of the Presbyterian Church, and was also pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Done- HARRISON COUNTY - 675 gal. His death took place at Mount Joy in 1850, in the thirty-eighth year of his age. His children were Lizzie, who was married to the Rev. Edgar, now president of the Wilson College for women, at Chambersburg, Penn.; John C., who is living with Rev.. Mr. Edgar, and William M., who is practicing law at Chicago. The second child born to John and Sarah Boggs was James Brown, who died in infancy. The third child was William, who was killed when twenty years old, by a kick from a horse. The fourth child was John M., who, after graduating from Franklin College, New Athens, Harrison Co., Ohio, and from the Theological Seminary, Princeton, Penn., was first settled as pastor of the Presbyterian Churches of Paxton and Derry, near Harrisburg, Penn., and afterward pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Millersburg, Ohio; then of that of Independence, Iowa., where he died September 1, 1872, aged fifty-six years. The fifth child of John and Sarah Boggs was Samuel M. Boggs, born December 6, 1820; he, as did also his sister, Sarah Ann, and brother, Robert W., remained on the farm with his parents until their death, that of the father occurring December 21, 1848, and that of the mother January 6, 1849. SAMUEL M. BOGGS was born December 6, 1820, and was married, September 21, 1854, to Margaret Parks, who has borne him the following named children: Mary N., who married William J. Hawthorn, and is now living near Crawfordsville, Iowa; John Marshall, who, after graduating from Franklin College and from Princeton, and also from the Theological Seminary at Allegheny, was married to Harriet Jones, and was sent to Kimball, S. D., by the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions, whence he returned to Ohio, three years later, and settled as pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church at Fort Wayne, Ind, January 1, 1888. The third child born to Samuel M. Boggs, and named James Y., passed away when but one year old; the fourth child, Laura S., died when thirteen years of age; the fifth is Parks W., who graduated from Franklin College and from 36 the Cincinnati Law School, and is engaged in practice at Fort Wayne, Ind. ; the sixth child, Charlie, died when four years of age. Samuel M. Boggs, with his family, and brother, Robert, lived on their farm in Short Creek Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, until the spring of 1884, when they removed to the village of New Athens, Athens Township, same county. Sarah Ann Boggs, the sixth child and only daughter born to John and Sarah Boggs, was married to William H. Watson, and is now residing in Belmont County, Ohio; she is now a widow with five living children, having lost two by death ....Robert W. Boggs, seventh in the family of John and Sarah Boggs, having never married, has made his home with the family of his brother, Samuel M .... James Boggs, the eighth child of John and Sarah Boggs, died February 13, 1840, aged thirteen years. WILLIAM G. GIFFIN, a well-known and prosperous agriculturist of Short Creek Township, Harrison County, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, May 7, 1845, and is a son of John and Jane (Gorden) Giffin. The grandfather of our subject, also named John, was a native of Virginia, born of Scotch-Irish extraction. He married Miss Elizabeth Morrison, moved to Belmont County, Ohio, when his son, John, was small, and there followed farming until the end of his days. John Giffin, the father of our subject, was born either in Virginia or Pennsylvania, but was reared to manhood in Belmont County, Ohio, where he married Jane, daughter of James Gorden, and some time afterward moved to Jefferson County, where he and his wife resided some years, but eventually returned to Belmont County, where he died in 1878, at the age of seventy-two years, in the faith of the United Presbyterian Church. His widow, now seventy-six years old, resides with her son, William G., the subject proper of this sketch. To John and Jane (Gorden) Giffin were born twelve children, of whom five are deceased, viz. : John, James, Elizabeth, Louis 676 - HARRISON COUNTY and Emma. The survivors are Martha (Mrs. James Henderson), of Jefferson County, Ohio; M. N., of Short Creek Township; Jane A. and Nancy I., residing with our subject; William G., whose name heads this notice; Mary, the wife of James Hinkle, of Belmont County, and Sarah, married to S. Rice, of Martin's Ferry, in the same county. On the death of his father, our subject purchased the farm on which he now resides. This comprises 191 acres of highly improved land, and is situated about three and one-half miles from the Cadiz and Harrisville Pike, and he here gives much of his attention to the raising of sheep, in addition to the work of cultivating the farm. He is looked upon as an enterprising farmer and as a useful citizen, and stands very high in the esteem of his neighbors. In politics he was formerly a Democrat, as was his father before him, but of late years, having perceived the evils brought on by the traffic in liquor, he has given his vote to the Prohibitionists. His religious faith is that of the United Presbyterian Church. with which church the other members of the family affiliate. Mr. Giffin is a great lover of his home, taking much pride in keeping it in good order, and in keeping up with the progress of the age with regard to agriculture and stock-raising. JAMES M. WELSH, a respectable and skillful farmer of Stock Township, Harrison County, was born in Archer Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, October 11, 1832. His father, John Welsh, was born in Ireland about 1787, but when ten years old came to the United States, and spent some time in Westmoreland County, Penn., as a common laborer. He married Miss Jane McClellan, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1797. In an early day Mr. Welsh came to Harrison County, Ohio, and entered one-quarter section of land in Archer Township. This land was cleared by him and here he remained till 1860, when he moved to Stock Township and purchased the farm now owned by our subject, where he remained till his death. To Mr. and Mrs. Welsh were born ten children, viz. : Mary, Elizabeth, Ann, Samuel John K., Jane, Matthew, James M., David and William. Politically Mr. Welsh was a Republican. He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian Church for many years, and were highly esteemed in the community. James M. Welsh, the subject proper of these lines, grew to manhood on the old farm in Archer Township, and received a common-school education. Since 1860 he has resided in Stock Township on the farm he now owns, which contains ninety-seven acres. In politics Mr. Welsh is a Republican. WILLIAM DONALDSON, one of the representative self-made men of Harrison County, who has made his own success in life by industry, perseverance and economy, was born in Schenectady County, N. Y., September 1, 1827. His father, also named William, was a native of Scotland, the "land of the mountain and the flood," where he married Christina Robinson, and whence, after the birth of their first-born, they came to these shores, locating in Schenectady County, N. Y. By trade he was a stonemason, which he followed till forty years of age, when he turned his attention to farming, coming with his family (in 1833 or 1834) to Carroll County, Ohio, and in 1864 he moved to Gallia County, same State, where he died at the age of seventy-five years. They had born to them eight children, of whom the following is a brief record: John died in Columbiana County, Ohio; Jane is married to Rosel Miller, and lives in West Virginia; Peter lives in Richmond, Jefferson Co., Ohio; Mildred is the wife of Richard Donaldson, in Carroll County, Ohio; Elijah keeps a grocery store in Gallia County, Ohio; William is in North Township, as related below; Robert lives in Wellsville, Ohio; George is a resident of Atchison County, Kas. William Donaldson, whose name appears at the opening of this sketch, remained under the HARRISON COUNTY - 677 paternal roof until twenty-one years of age, alternating, according to the seasons, between the duties of the farm in summer and the lessons of the old log schoolhouse in winter. He then started in life for himself, coming in 1851 to Harrison County, where he carried on farming till 1854, in which year he went to Gallia County, and after ten years' residence there returned to Harrison County, finally settling in North Township. In the same year (1864) he enlisted in Company H, Second 0. N. G., organized under Gov. Tod, which regiment was ordered to Virginia, where it did border duty for a time. Mr. Donaldson was made first lieutenant, and upon his discharge he returned home to Harrison County to a farm, which be sold in 1883, and then in 1885 removed to another one situated one mile and a half from Scio. In connection with his farming interests, our subject carried on general banking, having formed July 0, 1884, a partnership with a Mr. Hogan, under the firm name of Hogan & Donaldson, which still continues. On October 5, 1848, Mr. Donaldson became united in marriage with Miss Nancy, daughter of James and Jane (Pickens) English [sketch of whom appears elsewhere], and who died in 1866, at the age of thirty-four years, leaving three children, viz. : Florence, married to William Law, in North Township, Harrison County; Jane and Mary, at home; three having died before her decease. On February 28, 1889, our subject was married to Sarah, daughter of Hamilton King, a native of Pennsylvania, who came to Harrison County, when two years of age, and died in 1880; his widow followed him to the grave in March, 1881. They were the parents of nine children. Mr. King was a Democrat, and for several times was appraiser of his township. Mr. Donaldson's property lies just outside the corporation limits of Scio, and the elegant and commodious dwelling he built in 1855. Politically he was a Republican up to the elect tion of Grant to the presidency, when he became a Democrat; and has held various township offices, such as treasurer and trustee. He and his wife are members of the United Presbyterian Church at Scio. WILLIAM W. DICKERSON. The Dickerson family are originally of English nativity. In 1752 three brothers determined to seek their fortunes in the country across the sea, and accordingly set out in a sailing vessel for the land where fortune awaited them. Arriving here, they determined to separate, thinking if one found a better location than the others they could all settle there. Thus one went to Maryland, one farther south, and one to Pennsylvania, and from the latter sprang the family which have grown so numerous in Harrison County. In 1801 Thomas Dickerson, together with his family, came from Pennsylvania to Harrison County, and settled in Cadiz Township, where the year previous he had entered a large tract of land and had cleared a small patch and erected a small log cabin. While a resident of Pennsylvania be had married Mary Curry, who bore him the following named children: Barruch, Joshua, Thomas, John, Joseph, Eli, Levi, Hiram, Jane and Susan, all of whom are now deceased, but who reached a good old age. With the assistance of his family Mr. Dickerson soon succeeded in clearing up a large portion of his farm, and making quite extensive improvements for that early day. As he was one of the oldest settlers in the section as well as one whose perceptions were keen, and whose judgment was rarely at fault, he was chosen by his neighbors as justice of the peace, which position he held for twenty-seven consecutive years. He was a Whig, and took an active and prominent part in the politics of the county. He was among the early organizers of the township and county in which he resided, and was among its first officers. In religious matters he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was among the founders of what is now known as the Dickerson Methodist Episcopal Church. A class leader for years, as well as a strong supporter of the 678 - HARRISON COUNTY. faith, his influence for good was widely felt, both in and out of the church. In the evening of life he quietly passed away, and was soon joined by the wife who had shared his joys and sorrows, as well as his hardships. Their remains now quietly rest in the cemetery of Dickerson' Church, where for years they had worshiped. Of the sons of Thomas Dickerson, two, Barruch and Thomas, remained in. Harrison County, and gave rise to the two families who are so numerous in Athens and Cadiz Townships. The eldest, Barruch, was born in Westmoreland County, Penn., and came with his father to Harrison County, Ohio. Here he engaged in farming, and here married Elizabeth Holmes, a daughter of William Holmes, one of the early settlers. The young couple settled on a farm where they remained for about ten years, when Mr. Dickerson was elected sheriff of Harrison County, having been nominated in 1822 by the Whig party, and having received a good majority, although at that time the county was Democratic. During his administration as sheriff, a band of horse-thieves and counterfeiters, who had for many years infested this section of the State, became so bold that a determined effort was made for their capture. They made their headquarters at Harrisville, but so cleverly did they conceal their track and so stealthily was their work of plunder carried on, that it seemed almost an impossibility to detect them. History proves that no undertaking is so difficult or hazardous that none can be found to attempt it, and so it was in the present case. The name of the man who did so much for the peace and security of the then residents of Harrison County, and who sacrificed his life for the furtherance of justice is scarcely known at the present time. Mr. William Gardner determined to bring the offenders to justice, and, that he might effectually do so, determined to join their band and possess himself of their secrets. He applied for admission, but after some further talk one of the supposed members of the band told him that if he would steal a good horse that night and bring it to a certain place, they would take him in as a member. He immediately purchased a horse of a farmer, and telling him he would call for it the following day, left it at the barn. That night he went to the barn, took the horse, and met the man whom he had spoken to, who assured him that everything was all right and that they would proceed to the headquarters of the band, that he might be introduced. Accordingly they proceeded, and Mr. Gardner was introduced and spent }much time with them. After becoming acquainted with them all, and having obtained a knowledge of their secrets and plans, he communicated with the officers of Harrison County. On the night previous to a contemplated robbery of a bank at Mount Pleasant, Mr. Gardner informed the officers, and taking precaution to have the whole band there, told them where to come. The officers, with a strong posse, arrived at their place of rendezvous at Fleet's Tavern, and surrounding the thieves took them in custody. After a short trial, in which Mr. Gardner was chief witness against them, the culprits were sentenced to the penitentiary. Thus was a band who had spread terror over half of Ohio and Pennsylvania captured. But the sequel still remains: Mr. Gardner started for home in disguise and avoided meeting any one, as the friends of the band had sworn to kill him. When near his home, which was in the eastern part of the State, he felt sudden pains all through his body. He hastened on, and arriving at a house had a physician summoned, but before his arrival Mr. Gardner had died. He said the only chance of poisoning him was when at Cadiz he had drunk some water which had been handed him. Thus did the friends of the band avenge them. After the prisoners had been condemned it became necessary to take them to the State penitentiary, which journey was then accomplished on horseback. Mr. Dickerson as sheriff, in command of a strong guard, accompanied them and succeeded in placing them safely in the prison. On his return he was attacked with fever, which he had incurred on the road, and died in a short time. HARRISON COUNTY - 679 Thus was his life cut short, although he bid fair to be one of the prominent citizens of the county. He died in 1824, and was buried in the family plat at Dickerson Cemetery. His family were as follows: Joshua, in Cadiz Township; Susannah, deceased; Thomas, deceased; Mary; William W. ; Jane; Elizabeth, deceased; Barruch, who died in infancy. After the death of her husband Mrs. Dickerson removed to a farm, where she remained till death. She was buried by the side of her husband in Dickerson Cemetery. William W. Dickerson was born April 12, 1818, in Cadiz Township. Receiving instruction in the English branches then taught in the common schools, he, at the age of sixteen, commenced an apprenticeship with a wagon-maker. For many years of his minority he had resided with his brother Joshua, but October 17, 1839, he was married to Susan McCoy, a daughter of Thomas McCoy, a resident of Athens. Since learning his trade, Mr. Dickerson has been more or less actively engaged in it, and now, at the advanced age of seventy-two, when most men are incapacitated for work, he still may be found in his shop doing a good day's work. His home, since his marriage, has been made where it now is, at New Athens, and which he has done much to improve and beautify. During the raid of that famous rebel leader, Morgan, Mr. Dickerson was favored with the company of the whole troop. They helped themselves to an abundance of feed, and took wheat from the mow to make beds for themselves and horses, wasting a large amount, and doing other damage. They likewise forced themselves into the house, and took all the provisions they could find, besides intimidating the inmates with threats and curses. Mr. Dickerson has always been a strong upholder of Republican principles, but was, previous to the organization of that party, a member of the Whig party. He and family are connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church at New Athens. His children were born and named in following order: Barruch (deceased), Thomas, Hannah, Granville, Winfield, William, Elizabeth, Clara and Alvin. Mr. Dickerson is one of the most industrious as well as highly respected citizens of his township. His success in life is entirely due to his own efforts, and now, at a ripe old age, he has the esteem of all, which he has won by his integrity, honesty and exemplary life. J. M. WILLISON, a merchant of Moorefield Township, Harrison County, with post-office at Cassville, is a son of Jerry Willison, who is a son of Charles Willison, an early settler in Moorefield Township. Charles Willison was father of nine children, viz. : Amos, Jerry, Elijah, Abijah, Charles, Rosilla, Annie, Rusha and Rachel, all deceased. Jerry was born on the old homestead in Moorefield Township, where he grew to manhood and received a common-school education. Iu 1847 he was married to Miss Rebecca Figley, and to this union were born two children, Rachel A. (deceased) and J. M. (our subject). Jerry Willison died in 1850, and a few years later Mrs. Willison married Joseph Olivar, and now resides in Athens County, Ohio. J. M. Willison was born July 3, 1850, in Moorefield Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, and remained with his mother until he was fourteen years old, when he hired as a farm hand to John Kirkpatrick, with whom he remained until he was twenty-one years of age; he then hired to Robert Kennedy, for whom he worked three years. On January 8, 1874, J. M. Willison married Miss Julia McCullough, a daughter of William and Julia (Leizure) McCullough, who were among the early settlers of Nottingham Township. After his marriage Mr. Willison rented a farm, which he worked for five years In 1884 he engaged in mercantile business at the place where he is now located, and where he has built up by his own efforts a fine trade and he is now one of the most successful bus ness men of Moorefield Township. Mr. and Mrs. Willison are both active members of the Nottingham Presbyterian Church. 680 - HARRISON COUNTY. BRICE E. BETTS. Connected with the early pioneer history of Ohio, is the name of Betts. The family comes of German extraction, the progenitors of the branch in America settling in Pennsylvania prior to the Revolutionary War. In 1802 Adam Betts immigrated to Ohio with his family from Reading, Penn., and located in Jefferson County, when the country was a complete wilderness. There he purchased a farm, paying the Government price of $2 per acre. Through the forest the wolves, deer and bears roamed at will, and eyed with suspicion and distrust this encroachment upon their native wilds by these sturdy people who had braved the dangers of a pioneer life, and with undaunted courage pushed westward into the new country to build up for themselves a home. Here the family lived until their deaths. Adam Betts was a man of more than ordinary attainments and superior education for those early days, and he took an active interest in the development of his adopted State. The family name was originally Betz, and is so spelled on the patent granted by James Madison in 1810 for the land taken up by Adam Betts. This original patent, bearing the signature of President Madison, is in the possession of our subject. Adam Betts was twice married, and three children were born to the first marriage, and nine to the second marriage. Of these children but two are now living; they were born to the second marriage, and their names are Annie, now Mrs. Joseph Cryder, and residing in Salem Township, Jefferson Co., Ohio. on part of the original homestead, and Sarah, now Mrs. Phillips, of Wellsville, Columbiana Co., Ohio. The eldest child born to the second marriage was a son, named William. He was born in Reading, Penn., October 9, 1787, and came with his parents to Ohio, being then but twelve years of age. As they were crossing the Ohio River, at Steubenville, he accidentally fell from the flatboat used as a ferry and was with difficulty rescued. He grew to manhood with his parents in their pioneer home, and was schooled in all the privations and dangers of the frontier life; be attended the early subscription schools of the period, and acquired a thorough education under the instruction of his father and half-brother. Mr. Betts married in Jefferson County, Ohio, Elizabeth Viers, a native of that county, born and reared at Island Creek, and a daughter of one of the pioneers there. They located on a tract of land, a part of the original homestead, and there they lived in their cabin and began clearing the land, enjoying such advantages as fell to the lot of the pioneers. He served as a soldier in the War of 1812, as did also his brother, George, who was present at Detroit at Hull's surrender. William Betts took an active interest in the progress and advancement of the country, particularly in education. He was an ardent Democrat, and active in political affairs. Mrs. Betts died in 1862, aged sixty-seven years, and Mr. Betts died in April, 1883. Their union had been been blessed by two sons and five daughters, as follows: Rebecca, Mrs. William Powell, residing at Union Port, Jefferson Co., Ohio; Eliza, married to William H. Barrett, of Nottingham Township, Harrison Co., Ohio; Permelia, Mrs. Samuel Scott, of New Philadelphia, Ohio; Margaret, married to John Dunlap, by whom she had two sons and two daughters (she died February 16, 1885); Brice E., our subject; McCourtney Betts, on the old homestead; Lucinda, now Mrs. George M. Gault, of German Township, Harrison Co., Ohio. Brice E., the subject proper of this sketch, was born in a log house on the homestead in Jefferson County, Ohio, June 13, 1824. His early life was spent upon the farm, experiencing all the hardships and privations of those early times. He was first taught the rudiments of an education in the subscription school held in the old log school-house, with its puncheon floor, rude split-log benches and single desk extending around the room on pegs driven into the wall, and warmed by a huge fireplace, for which the scholars cut the wood. He recalls the homemade clothing of his boyhood—the linsey pants and red wampus. He was eighteen years of age HARRISON COUNTY - 681 before he wore a coat, and this was made from wool which his mother had carded by hand and spun, and never until this age was he the happy possessor of a pair of boots, the money to pay for which he made by teaching school. When about nineteen years of age he engaged as a clerk in a general store, and received for the first year seventy-five dollars, and the next year his wages were increased to one hundred and thirty-three dollars. He saved the money for his start in life, and in 1846 he established a business with Warner Grimes, under the name of Grimes & Betts, which lasted two years, when, by mutual consent, the partnership was dissolved, each continuing in business independently. On September 26, 1849, he was united in marriage with Isabel N. Guy, a native of Steubenville, Ohio, and a daughter of Robert and Sarah Ann (Clarke) Guy. Robert Guy was a native of Pennsylvania, and in 1811 was married to Sarah Ann Clarke, a native of Ireland, who had emigrated with her parents to America in 1810. Robert Guy was a brass founder by trade, and for many years resided in Pittsburgh, and when Isabel was a babe they removed to Wheeling, W. Va., where they resided until their deaths, Mrs. Guy dying April 10, 1843, and Robert Guy in June, 1864. Mr. Betts continued in business at Salem until 1859, when he went to Missouri and purchased landed property with the intention of removing his family there, but the outbreak of the war caused him to change his plans, and, returning to Salem, he again engaged in business as a member of the firm of Sproat & Betts, the firm selling out in the fall of 1860. That winter he came with his parents to Franklin, Ohio, whence, in March, 1861, they moved to Monroe Township and located on the farm where they have since resided. In May, 1864, he enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Seventieth Ohio State Guards, and participated in all the marches and campaigns of his regiment in the valleys of the Potomac and Shenandoah; was at the battles of Snicker's Gap, Harper's Ferry, Winchester and Maryland Heights. He was honorably discharged at Camp Chase, Columbus, September 21, 1864, after which he returned to his home. Politically Mr. Betts has been a hearty supporter of the Republican party since 1860, and is a firm believer in the policy of protection for American industries. During his residence here he has officiated as supervisor, trustee and member of the school board, and for twelve years served as justice of the peace. He has always taken an active interest in the advancement and upbuilding of the country. He, with his family, resides on their farm in Monroe Township, has 260 acres of prime land, and is one of the representative farmers of the region. Mr. and Mrs. Betts' union has been blessed with eight children, of whom two died young; the six remaining are Elizabeth A., who married Andrew Thompson, and resides in Monroe Township; William L., a representative farmer of Monroe Township; Eliza M., now Mrs. John Turney, of North Township, Harrison Co., Ohio; George, a representative farmer of Stock Township, Harrison County, and Samuel S. and Jessie M., both at home. Their house was destroyed by fire in 1878, and many valuable records were destroyed; but the dwelling has been replaced by a more substantial and commodious structure, and they have the satisfaction of knowing that they have been the architects of their own fortunes. Although a member of no church, Mr. Betts is liberal iu his support of all denominations and of all charitable objects. DAVID B. BRADEN, one of the few re- maining pioneers of Short Creek Town- ship, Harrison. County, was born near where he now resides, August 21, 1818, a son of Robert and Catherine (Hay) Braden, former a native of Pennsylvania, latter of Cannonsburg, same State. Mr. Braden's paternal grandfather was also a native of the Keystone State, descended of Irish ancestry, who came to America prior to the Revolution. Robert Braden was reared on a farm, and on attaining his majority he married a Miss Finney, who died in 682 - HARRISON COUNTY. Short Creek Township, leaving two sons, both now deceased. For a second wife he married, in 1815, Catherine Hay, who bore him seven children, viz.: John, who died when twenty-four years of age; David B. ; Anna (deceased wife of Walker Patton, of Short Creek Township); Robert, in Washington, Iowa; William, iu Iowa; Elizabeth, who died at the age of eight years, and Mary Jane, now wife of Casper Devilbriss, in Iowa. Robert Braden, in the year 1800, along with his father-in-law, James Finney, came to Harrison County and took up 600 acres of land in one body in the northwest corner of Short Creek Township, which they divided between them. Here Mr. Braden made his home, bringing to it his wife, who became the mother of our subject, and where he died in 1837 at the age of sixty-four years. He was a farmer all his days, and had to clear his place from a wilderness, contending with the wolves and wildcats, which were very plentiful, prowling around the premises and making night hideous with their howls. Deer and wild turkeys were also plentiful. The family lived in a house which was built in 1801, and which still stands on the place, now used as a sheep house. The widow of Mr. Braden survived him some eight years, dying at the age of seventy-five years. Robert Braden was first a Jackson Democrat, but later became a Republican, and he and his wife were both members of the United Presbyterian Church. David Braden, the subject proper of this commemorative sketch grew to manhood on the home place, being well schooled in the general duties of the farm, especially those of shepherd. Later he carried on for thirty years a saw-mill, which stood on the farm. On November 5, 1851, he was uuited iu marriage with Miss Susannah M., daughter of Francis and Jenette Groves, of Cadiz Township, who departed this life October 19, 1885, at the age of seventy-two years, nine months and seventeen days. Mr. Braden married for his second wife, at Cannonsburg, Penn., September 2, 1886, Malissa Donnell, of that place, and she also passed from earth May 14, 1889. Mr. Braden has had no children. Now a man of seventy-two years of age, he is well preserved, and still shows evidence of his great strength and endurance. He lives alone on the old home place, widely and favorably known as an honored citizen. He is a Republican in politics, and for many years was supervisor; was for a long time a trustee of the United Presbyterian Church, of which he has been a member since eighteen years of age. Few men in the county have done so much hard work and seen so many radical changes as has Mr. Braden, and he will ever be remembered as one of the sterling, industrious and progressive men of Harrison County. SAMUEL GILBERT, a native farmer of Stock Township, Harrison County, was born April 7, 1824. He spent his boyhood days on the old farm, and received his education at the common schools. In 1855 he married Miss Rachel Kitt, of Stark County, Ohio, and this union has beeu blessed with three children, viz. : Isaac S., Narsemenas and Amanda M., all residing at home. In 1856 Mr. Gilbert purchased the farm he now owns, which contains 240 acres, and here he has erected a fine dwelling. He has been very successful in business, having started in the world with nothing but his own willing hands to help himself with. Politically he is Democratic, and has held the office of township treasurer several terms, also trustee, twelve years. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is one of the influential and representative citizens of Stock Township. [Since the above was written Mr. Gilbert has departed this life.] SAMUEL COURTNEY ALLBAUGH, for over forty years a respected resident of North Township, Harrison County, is a native of Carroll County, born January 31, 1831, in Loudon Township. The family are of German descent, the grandparents having HARRISON COUNTY - 683 come from the Fatherland to this country at an early day. In his boyhood our subject assisted his father on the farm, attending for a few weeks during the winter season the common schools of the district. When qualified he commenced teaching school, a profession he has followed for thirty-five years. In 1849 he moved with his father's family to North Township, Harrison County, settling about a mile west of Scio. His parents had eleven children, viz. : Joseph Tripp; Elizabeth, in Iowa; Basil, in Kansas; Morris, died October 31, 1887; Samuel C. ; James, in East Springfield, Jefferson Co., Ohio; William, in Scio, Ohio; Catherine, in Kansas; Andrew, died in November, 1882; Robert Patton, in Kansas; Martha Ann, died in Kansas about the year 1884. On October 8, 1857, Samuel C. Allbaugh was married to Ann Maria May, of near Conotton, Harrison County, whose parents had eight children—four sons and four daughters —viz. : David, Catherine, John, Margaret, Nancy Jane, Alexander, Ann Maria and George Kincaid. To Mr. and Mrs. Allbaugh have been born seven children, of whom the following is a short record: John, born May 25, 1859, is living in Steubenville, Ohio; Andrew, born October 1, 1860, lives in Bowerston, Harrison County; Mary Melissa, born March 1, 1861, died when two years and twenty-six days old; Jennie M., born December 6, 1863; Elveda, born March 8, 1866; Roland Everett, born September 23, 1872, died eleven years ago; Beatty A., born October 29, 1875. JOHN QUINCY LAW. About 1830 John Law came from County Tyrone, Ireland, and located in Harrison County, Ohio, where he entered land. In this family were two brothers and seven sisters. The fourth child in order of birth, and the younger of the two boys, was Henry Law, who was born in County Tyrone, in July, 1812. He immigrated to Ohio with his parents, and grew to maturity with them, experiencing all the privations and hardships of the pioneer times. On December 18, 1839, he married Elizabeth McMillin, who was born in County Donegal, Ireland, and when a girl of about five years of age (in 1820) came with her parents, Patrick and Jane McMillin, to America, the voyage lasting nine weeks. After some time spent in various places, including Baltimore, Steubenville, etc., they located, in 1819, in Monroe Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, where he entered a tract of Government land in the spring of 1820, and located thereon. He had, previous to his marriage, come to America, and then returned to his native home. Mr. and Mrs. McMillin died in Monroe Township about the years 1852 and 1854, respectively. The women in those days wore linsey dresses, and calico was a scarce article. Mrs. Law has woven many yards of cloth and carpet, and still has in her possession the spinning wheel brought by the Law family from Ireland. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Law located on a farm in Monroe Township, Harrison County, at the head of Plum Run. They lived in a log cabin, with its large fireplace and its stick chimney. The little house afforded but two rooms, one down and one up stairs—or rather up ladder, for the stairs were nothing but a short ladder. About 1846 they moved farther down the run, and here resided until Mr. Law's death, which occurred March 2, 1869, when he was aged fifty-seven years. His worthy wife, who still survives him, is now well and active, and is in her severity-fourth year. He always took an active interest in the advancement and improvement of the country, particularly in the educational advantages. He was a man of more than ordinary attainments for those times, his father having been a man of education and a school teacher. He was a man of exemplary habits, careful and conscientious in his walk, and won the respect and esteem of all. Of the eleven children born to Mr. Law, all grew to maturity, and of the number seven are now living, viz. : Jane, Mrs. Henry Clark, of Monroe Township; John Quincy, our subject; Linn H., in Cadiz, Ohio; Harvey B., in Deersville, Franklin Township, Harrison County; Belle, Mrs. 684 - HARRISON COUNTY. John H. Spiker, in Lyon County, Kas. ; Henry M., an extensive ranchman who owns a ranch at the foot of Pike's Peak, and Camillus R., now perfecting his musical education at Milan, Italy. John Quincy Law is the eldest son and the fourth child in order of birth, and was born July 12, 1846, on the farm and in the house where he now resides. He was educated in the school of his district, and there the advancement was quite marked. On November 8, 1877, he married Ella M. Scott, a daughter of Josiah and Rachel (Vance) Scott, both natives of Washington County, Penn. Rachel Vance was a descendant of the Vance family, early pioneers of Washington County, and after whom the fort was named, where the inhabitants attended church in a block-house and carried rifles to protect themselves from the Indians; her father is still living in Washington County, Penn. Five children have blessed this union, viz. : Clyde H., Eliza Rachel, Frank V., Loretta and Lina J. Mrs. Law is a Presbyterian. Politically Mr. Law votes for the one he thinks best fitted for the office. He has served as a member of the school board, but has never been an office seeker. He owns 314 acres of fine land, well improved, raises fine stock, and is one of the leading farmers of his section. EDWARD HUGHES (deceased) was born in Cecil County, Md., October 30, 1814. His father, Edward Hughes, Sr., was a native of Ireland, but came to America when a young man. He was a farm laborer, and was married in Maryland, where be and his wife died at Rising Sun, leaving four children: Robert M., Sarah Smith, Rebecca Poole and Edward, our subject. Edward Hughes was educated chiefly at home. He worked at farming till about twenty years old, and then began learning carpentering at Port Deposit, finishing at Philadelphia. In 1839 he came to Ohio, stopping at Cadiz, Harrison County, and then moving on to New Athens. Here he made the acquaintance of Sarah Ann Brown, daughter of James and Jane (Welch) Brown, then a girl of sixteen years, whom he married. James Brown had come to Harrison County, Ohio, about 1814, bringing his wife and four children from County Down, Ireland. He was a weaver and a farmer, and settled on a tract in Athens Township, one mile west of town. On reaching America he had landed at Baltimore, from which place he walked through the wilds to Harrison County, leaving his family behind. Having selected his land, he obtained a wagon, and after six weeks' absence returned for his family, whom he brought to New Athens, where, for a time they kept a hotel, and then moved to the farm, where the father tilled the and during the day and wrought at his loom in the night. In November,1860, the father died, aged seventy-five years, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; his widow followed in 1865, aged seventy-seven. They were the parents of six children, as follows: George, a banker at St. Clairsville, Ohio; Joseph, near Flushing, Ohio; Mary Ann, deceased; Jane, deceased; Margaret, Mrs. James Rankiu, in Missouri, and Sarah Ann, Mrs. Hughes. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Hughes made their home in Athens Township, where he bad established himself in business, and where, being industrious and a good carpenter, he was kept busy, and a large number of the houses now standing in Athens Township are the result of his handicraft. In 1855 they came to the place in town where the family now reside, and here Mr. Hughes continued to follow carpentering, to which he added undertaking and cabinetmaking. After some time he gave up his trade and became a hotel-keeper and general merchant, and for a number of years was the leading merchant of the place. He held to strict business principles, and paid for his goods in cash, thus securing the lowest prices. As he became older he gradually reduced his stock, and retired from hard work. In March, 1889, he was prostrated, and after some three weeks of sickness he closed his eyes to earth, at about seventy-four years of age. He was a man of sterling worth, and one HARRISON COUNTY - 685 who stood firmly by his convictions of right and wrong. Having experienced hardships himself, he was charitable to all, and many a needy person was helped by his bounty, nor was the poorest tramp ever turned away unrelieved. In politics Mr. Hughes was a stanch Republican, and as such filled various township offices. For some years, also, he served as assessor, and for several years was justice of the peace, declining, eventually, to serve any longer. He was strong in his convictions of right and wrong, and firmly stood by what he thought was right. By the aid of his faithful wife he made a marked success in his business affairs, and left his family far above want. He was a jovial companion and neighbor, who could enjoy the sunny side of life and laugh with the merry, but at the same time could sympathize with the sorrowing. Mrs. Hughes and some of her children are now living at the old home, where, at the age of sixty-four years, she is calmly awaiting the final call. With most of her family, she is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. To Mr. and Mrs. Hughes were born twelve children, as follows: Hester A. ; Eliza Jane (Mrs. Sewell); Oliver P., deceased; John W., in Springfield, Ohio; George W., in Hopkins, Mo. ; Mary E. (Mrs. Rev. Oliver W. Holmes, in Kent, Ohio); James C. and Edgar, in New Athens; Theodore, in Iowa; Vandorn and twin girls that died unnamed. The eldest child, Hester A., was for several years a teacher, but with filial affection ever remained at home with her mother. The family are highly respected, and are widely known throughout the town and county. WILLIAM DUNLAP is a son of Adam and Jane (Patteron) Dunlap, and was born March 20, 1840, in Moorefield Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, where he grew to manhood, being educated at the common schools, and where he still resides. On October 7, 1880, he married Margaret Dunlap, who was born October 15, 1850, a daughter of Samuel and Eliza J. (Bethel) Dunlap, and to this union was born, September 30, 1885, one child, named Viola J. Mr. Dunlap, after his marriage, settled on the farm he now owns, which contains seventy-three acres in Section 34, Moorefield Township. He is a member of the Nottingham Presbyterian Church, and his wife is a member of the Baptist Church of Rock Hill. Politically Mr. Dunlap is Democratic. HENRY STIERS, one of the oldest resident agriculturists of Short Creek Township, Harrison County, was born in Greene County, Penn., February 15, 1807. The home of his grandfather, Henry Stiers (a native of Germany and married to an English woman), in Fayette County, Penn., was burned and totally destroyed by Indians, some seven in number, his wife, their youngest child and a sister of his being killed, while another child, a girl, was carried off by the redskins. Jacob, the father of our subject, managed to escape, although pursued some distance, and his brother saved his life and scalp by concealing himself in a field of buckwheat. Jacob ran barefooted toward the nearest neighbor, four miles away, some of the Indians following him, about forty or fifty yards distant, in full war-paint, yelling and flourishing their tomahawks. Coming to forked roads the boy succeeded in " fooling " the savages, and so managed to escape, and alarm the neighbors who gave chase to the Indians, but failed to overtake them. The grandfather, when the attack on his home was being made, was out in the field, attending to a pigeon trap, and when he found out what was going on he tried to get to the house where be had two guns loaded, but was unsuccessful. An uncle of our subject, after the War of 1812, having received intelligence that the captured girl was living among Indians in Canada, proceeded thither, where he found her married to an Indian and the mother of four children. The uncle remained in Canada, where he married. Jacob Stiers, father of Henry, was born in New Jersey, whence his parents removed to 686 - HARRISON COUNTY. Pennsylvania, when he was a lad. Here he grew to manhood and married Mary, daughter of Henry and Rachel (Dunn) Moore, and a native of the Keystone State. About the year 1810 he moved with his wife and family to Ohio, settling on the place where his son, Henry, now resides, it being then all wild land. Here they reared their family, consisting of nine children, named as follows: Rebecca, Rachel, John, Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Jacob, Hannah (now Mrs. Hall, see end of this sketch) and Henry, all now deceased (Jacob at the age of twenty-three years), excepting Hannah and Henry. In August, 1832, the mother died, aged sixty-three years, and January 1, 1837, the father was called to his rest at the age of sixty-six years. While in Pennsylvania he had followed his trade, that of carpenter, and in Ohio he carried on farming exclusively. At his death he was owner of 160 acres of well-cultivated land, all accumulated by industry, economy and perseverance. Henry Stiers, whose name appears at the head of this sketch, was some eighteen months old when the family came to Ohio, and here his boyhood was passed much in the manner of all pioneers' sons, his education being limited but practical. The nearest school-house, to which he had to tramp between two and three miles in the snow through the woods, was constructed of round logs, and had a puncheon floor, paper windows, clap-board roof, and the chimney made of clay and sticks. The church (Methodist Episcopal) which he attended stood on the old homestead farm, and was built of logs which his father had hewed, he also doing all the carpenter work thereof. Some of the logs are still to be seen, and the old cemetery, containing the remaius of some of Harrison County's earliest pioneers, is yet extant; in it our subject's parents and most of the family sleep their last sleep. Henry remained under the paternal roof until he was twenty-five years of age, and then started out for himself, purchasing a piece of land near Mt. Pleasant, but which he later sold, returning to the home farm, his father being then well stricken in years. Of him he bought the home stead, paying him twenty dollars per acre, and after his father's death kept bachelor's hall until May 15, 1839, when he became united in marriage with Lucinda, daughter of Henry and Magdelena (Neat) Close, and a native of the vicinity of St. Clairsville, Belmont Co., Ohio, born September 18, 1815. Her parents were early settlers of that county, having moved thither from near Baltimore, Md., and died in St. Clairsville; they had a family of eight children, the youngest of whom died on the old farm when over sixty years of age, and those yet living are Mrs. Mary A. Berry, in Morristown, Belmont County, Ohio; Mrs. Eliza Thompson, in St. Clairsville, Ohio; Mrs. Loretta Matson, in Harrisville, Harrison County; Josiah Close, living near Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mrs. Lucinda Stiers. The paternal grandparents were Germans, and the maternal grandfather was of English birth. After marriage our subject and his young wife came to their present place, where, in 1840, they erected the house in which they have since dwelt. The children born to them were as follows: George, John, Mary Olive and Laura, all deceased; Harriet E., at home; Henry Bennett, in Short Creek Township, Harrison County; Ellen Augusta, Emma Rebecca and Louella, at home, and one that died in infancy. In 1866 Mr. Stiers removed to St. Clairsville, there to have his children educated, and in 1871 returned to the farm. He at one time was owner of 400 acres of land, but has given away and sold until he has now but half that quantity, and the house and outbuildings are prettily situated on an elevated point of land, everything being ample and commodious. Mr. Stiers has dealt extensively in stock, and was the first farmer to introduce into southeastern Ohio the industry of growing fine wool sheep, importing, in 1833, from Pennsylvania, some animals of that grade, and he has ever since taken a marked interest in the wool interest of the county and State. Politically he is a strong Republican, believing firmly in the principles of protection for each and every industry in America. HARRISON COUNTY - 687 Hannah Stiers, his sister, was born in December, 1832, and was married to Christopher S. Hall. They for three years took up their residence near Smithfield, Jefferson Co., Ohio, and then bought a property near New Athens, Harrison County, to which they moved. Mr. Hall was a merchant in early life, in Baltimore, Md., and afterward, during the rest of his life, carried on farming. He died in July, 1879, at the age of eighty-six years, and since his death his widow has resided in Cadiz. They were the parents of three children, viz. : Isabella, now Mrs. Wiley, and living with her mother; Edward, on a farm in Green Township, Harrison County, and Henry, who died at the age of four years. JOHN D. PORTER, the subject of this sketch, was born in Athens Township, Harrison Co.. Ohio, January 14, 1839, a son of David Porter. From early youth he has been engaged in farming, his present vocation. Attending the common schools of his neighborhood, he there laid the foundation on which, by subsequent reading, he has erected a strong and substantial knowledge of men and affairs. March 7, 1876, he was united in marriage with Mary Isabelle Porterfield, a daughter of Alexander Porterfield, a resident of Belmont County. Mr. Porterfield, who was for many years a teacher in Belmont County, was married to Sarah Warnock, and to this union one child was born, Mary Isabelle. In 1848 Mr. Porterfield died and was buried in Belmont County. Soon after his death Mrs. Porterfield came to Harrison County, where she was married to R. W. Patton, and lived until 1876, when she passed away and was buried at Unity. Their children were John W. and Rebecca B. The Warnock family, to which Mrs. Porter's mother belonged, was among the earliest settlers of Ohio, Mr. Warnock and wife (nee Isabelle Gilkinson) having come from Scotland in 1799, proceeding immediately to Ohio, where they settled and where they reared a large family who have always been prominent in their county. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Porter removed to the place on which they still remain in Athens Township, and where they engage in general farming and stock-raising. Following are the names of the children that have been born to them: D. H„ born May 12, 1876; Bertha B., born May 9, 1879; Charles, born in 1881; David Alvin and Samuel Colvin, born February 7, 1884. Like the Porter family, generally, our subject is a Democrat, and has always been faithful to his allegiance. He and his family are members of the Presbyterian Church at New Athens, in which he has been trustee for several years. The family have been known long and favorably in the township and county. ROBERT LAUTHERS. In 1836 John Lauthers migrated with his family from Washington County, Penn., and located in Monroe Township, Harrison Co., Ohio. He was born in Washington County, Penn. (whither his parents had emigrated from Ireland), grew to maturity there, and married Nancy Stenn, a native of Washington County, Penn., born of Scotch ancestry. Robert Lauthers is the youngest in a family of eight children, and was born in Washington County, Penn., June 14, 1837. In May, 1862, he enlisted in Company C. One Hundred and Twenty-sixth 0. V. I., and took part in the battles of Cold Harbor, Wilderness, Petersburg, and many others. At the battle of the Wilderness he was shot through the arm, from which wound he has never fully recovered. In 1878 he married Eliza Jane Parker, and they have two children. ANTHONY AUKERMAN, one of the well-known, progressive farmers of Short Creek Township, was born in Westmoreland County, Penn., January 14, 1832, a son of John A. and Mary (Nicely) Aukerman, both native Pennsylvanians. The Aukermans are of German extraction, the great-grandfather 688 - HARRISON COUNTY. having come to America prior to the Revolution, in which war he participated. He married and died in Pennsylvania. The paternal grandfather of our subject, George Aukerman, who was a native of Westmoreland County, Penn., married Mary Kishler, and they both died in Pennsylvania. Her brother, George Kishler, was sheriff of Westmoreland County, at one time. Mr. and Mrs. George Aukerman had a family of nine children, the sons being John, George and Henry, of whom John was the father of the subject of this sketch. John Ackerman was reared to farm life, and in due course married Mary, daughter of Anthony and Mary Nicely, who died in Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Aukerman settled on their farm, and here he died in 1874, at the age of seventy-four years, his demise being caused by lockjaw, the result of accidentally stepping on and running into his foot a rusty nail. At the time of his death he was owner of 600 acres of land. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. The widowed mother is still living on the home place at the advanced age of ninety-two years. They were the parents of ten children, as follows: John, in Latrobe, Westmoreland Co., Penn.; Philip, also in Pennsylvania; Anthony; George, railroad car shop boss at Irwin Penn. ; Sarah, wife of. Albert Bossier, in East Liberty, Penn. ; Christina, wife of Philip Kuntz, in Ligonier, Penn. ; Eliza, wife of Ashley Nicely, also of Ligonier; Mary, in Latrobe, Penn. ; Lydia, wife of Peter Smith, also in Latrobe; and Rebecca, wife of Peter Schupe, residing in Mt. Pleasant, Penn. Anthony Aukerman, whose name heads this sketch, was brought up to the duties of farm life, attending, as opportunities offered, the common schools of the neighborhood. He was married in Pennsylvania to Rhoda, daughter of Jacob Poorch, and by her had six children: George, in Short Creek Township, Harrison County; Edwin, in Cadiz Township, Harrison County; John, in the town of Cadiz; Elmer, at a law school in Cincinnati the is a graduate from the colleges at New Athens, Hopedale and Wheeling, and for two years studied elocution under Hon. John A. Bingham); Robert, a school teacher in Harrison County, and living at home, and Jennie, who died at the age of thirteen. In 1873 Mr. Aukerman came with his family to Short Creek Township, where he remained four years on a rented farm. He then made an extended prospective tour to the Far West, but preferring Harrison County to any place he saw in his travels he returned to Ohio and bought part of the Robert Harryman property in Section 30, Short Creek Township, Harrison County, and has here since made his home. The buildings are entirely of his own constructing, and the place is but two miles from New Athens and six from Cadiz, on the Cadiz and St. Clairsville road. The farm comprises eighty acres of valuable land. Mr. Aukerman is not only a thoroughly practical farmer, but is also a good tradesman, being a stonecutter and builder, doing a good deal of contracting. He built the Children's Home. He has been literally the carver of his own fortune, as he commenced life with the startling income of $3 per month. Politically he is a Democrat, and in religion a member of the Presbyterian Church at New Athens, as is also his wife. RICHARD M. COULTRAP is, a living representative of one of the oldest families of Stock Township, Harrison County, where he was born in 1840. His grandfather, William Coultrap, was a native of Virginia, in which State he married Mary Woods, who bore him the following family of children: William, Henry, David, Matthew, Elizabeth, Sarah and Margaret. Grandfather William Coultrap was engaged in ferrying on the Ohio River until 1816, when he came to Ohio and settled in Stock Township, Harrison County, where he purchased a tract of land and erected a small log cabin, into which he moved his family. As is well known, the country was in an exceedingly wild state, and filled with game of every variety, especially deer, turkeys, etc. HARRISON COUNTY - 689 The Indian was a constant visitor at the home of the settler, although he seemed to be at that time peaceably inclined. Here the family endured all the toil and hardship of pioneer life, and here William Coultrap ended his long and useful life in 1823. He was one of the founders of the Methodist Episcopal Church of his neighborhood, and was regarded by his neighbors as an enterprising settler and citizen. His widow survived him until 1842, and when she passed away her remains were interred in Guernsey County, Ohio. The early life of William Coultrap, father of Richard M. Coultrap, our subject, was passed in Virginia, but he came with his father to Ohio and remained for a time in Jefferson County, where he met and married Sarah Moore, and soon afterward came to Stock Township and settled on the farm now occupied by his son, Richard M., located in Section 19, in the southwest corner. The children born to William and Sarah (Moore) Coultrap were named as follows: Nathaniel, Nancy, Mary, Richard M., David, Ruth, Oliver, Nathan, William, Susanah, Margaret and Charles. Mr. Coultrap and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in this faith Mr. Coultrap died in 1845, at the age of forty-five years, his widow surviving him until September 8, 1889, when she died at the advanced age of ninety-three. In politics Mr. Coultrap was an active Democrat. Richard M. Coultrap was reared on the homestead, engaged in performing the multifarious and arduous duties pertaining to farm life. But he performed these duties well, and has never lost his cunning as an agriculturist, as the present appearance of the old homestead, which he now owns, bears ample evidence. Our subject married Mary E. Moore, by whom he is the father of one child, Harry H. Mr. Coultrap is a member of the Democratic party, and has held various offices within its local gift. He is a deep reader on political and economic questions, and has become thoroughly posted in regard to them. In religious matters he is liberal, and is not connected with any sect. The comparative antiquity of the family in the township places it in the front rank of respectability. JAMES W. FOWLER, a prosperous agriculturist of Stock Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, was born in Monroe Township, Harrison County, October 12, 1829, and is a son of Benjamin Fowler, who was born in Pennsylvania, October 31, 1802. John Fowler, the father of Benjamin, was also a native of Pennsylvania, where he was married and had born to him the following children: Garrett, John, Benjamin, Francis, Joel, Jeremiah and Cena. He was among the earliest settlers of North Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, where he entered a large tract of land, which he and his family subsequently cleared. Politically he was a Whig. For many years he was a deacon in the Baptist Church, in the faith of which he passed away from earth, in 1840. Benjamin Fowler passed the earlier years of his life in his native State of Pennsylvania, and was still young when brought to Ohio by his father. He married Jane Whittaker, and immediately settled on a farm in Monroe Township, Harrison County, on which the following children were born: Mary (deceased), Jane, John, James W., Rebecca (deceased), Francis, Benjamin B., William and Arabella. Mr. Fowler has been a class leader in the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years, and in politics was first a Whig, then a Republican, and is now a Prohibitionist. He is emphatically a self-made man, financially, having commenced his business life with very little capital. He is still living in Monroe Township, but his wife died April 19, 1880. James W. Fowler was reared on the homestead in Monroe Township, which he helped to improve, beautify and cultivate until after he had reached his majority. June 7, 1852, he married Elizabeth Crawford, daughter of Andrew Crawford, of North Township, Harrison County, and immediately settled down to farming life. In 1861 he removed to Stock Town- 690 - HARRISON COUNTY. ship, and purchased his present farm on Section 9, which he now has in a splendid state of cultivation. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Fowler were named as follows: Jennie, Sadie, Susie (deceased), an infant that died unnamed, Elmer (deceased), Oscar, George A., Edith and Anderson (deceased). Mr. and Mrs. Fowler are among the prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Pleasant Valley, and are ever foremost in all works of charity and benevolence. In politics Mr. Fowler has used his own judgment in voting for candidates for office, selecting those that seemed to him to be the best. At the present he is identified with the Prohibition party. Mr. Fowler's farm is situated about five miles southwest of Scio, and is devoted to farming and stock-raising, from which, assisted by his wife, he has realized a competence. Esteemed and respected by all, Mr. and Mrs. Fowler are passing the last of their years in the enjoyment of their earnings and in the retrospect of their good deeds. : CHARLES COBBS, M. D., one of the oldest resident medical practitioners in New Athens, and one of the most popular and successful in the county, was born in Columbiana (now part of Mahoning) County, Ohio, September 30, 1828. The first of the name to come to this country were from Wales, and were among the earliest colonists. They procured their wives by the old system of purchase, the price being usually paid in tobacco. Waddy Cobbs, grandfather of the Doctor, was by birth a Virginian. He married Margaret A. Adams, and ultimately came with their family to Columbiana County, Ohio, where they both died, the grandfather July 10. 1824 (having been born May 4, 1770), and the grandmother, February 15, 1856 (having been born in May, 1777). They had eleven children, of whom but two are now living, viz. : Samuel, born October 1, 1814, now in Kansas, and Thomas W., born October 8, 1817, a farmer in Columbiana County, Ohio. Lindsey Cobbs, father of Dr. Cobbs, was born in Caroline County, Va., March 3, 1804, and died in Columbiana County, Ohio, August 21, 1875. He was but a boy when his parents moved to Ohio. When living in the South they owned slaves, and when they came to, Ohio they brought two female slaves with them, both of whom died here, one having married Samuel Oliver, also colored. Waddy Cobbs' brother brought to Ohio a slave boy named Miles Monsilla, who was set free, and when he reached maturity married a half-breed woman; later he bought land adjoining the Cobbs Farm, and died wealthy, all the members of the family being carried off by consumption, except one boy, who is still living in Mahoning County, Ohio. Lindsey Cobbs learned the trade of a carpenter, and received his education at the subscription schools of the district. He was married to Anna W., daughter of Abner and Martha (Antrim) Wool-man, and a native of New Jersey. The Antrims were descendants of the first Lord Antrim, and it is supposed that the grandmother of Mrs. Lindsey Cobbs was a sister of Lord Antrim. Mrs. Cobbs' father, with his brothers, Aaron and Samuel, and one sister, were immigrants to Ohio, most of them settling and dying in Columbiana County. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Cobbs settled on a farm in Columbiana County, and reared their family, ten in number, as follows: Lydia, Mrs. Joshua Ladd, in Columbiana County; Charles, a sketch of whom follows: Amasa, in Columbiana County: Sibyl, who married James B. Bruff, of Philadelphia, both now deceased; Casper, living at Red Bluff, Cal. ; Henry, who died in the Civil War at Maryland Heights; Margaretta, Mrs. A. T. M. Buchannon, living in Columbiana County; Simeon, who died in infancy; Ruth Anna, deceased wife of Augustus Tumbleson, and Thomas, living on the farm with his mother. On August 21, 1875, the father died. He bad been for years, besides following farming and carpentering, undertaker for his part of the county, and was also repairer of watches and clocks. He was a member of the Orthodox Society of Friends. Since his death his widow has continued to reside on the farm. HARRISON COUNTY - 693 Charles Cobbs, our subject, attended, up to the age of about fourteen years, the common schools of his neighborhood, and when twenty-two years old he began the study of medicine in Damascus, Ohio, where he completed his course. In 1852 he began practice in Putnam County, whence he moved to Allen County, but being seized with ague he proceeded to Shepherdstown, Belmont County, where he remained till 1856, in which year he came to New Athens, where he has since made his home. At that time the Doctor weighed but ninety-nine pounds, now he tips the scale at something over 200. Before finishing his studies he had married, October 29, 1851, Miss Martha W., daughter of William and Mary (Thomas) Fife, and a native of Washington County, Penn., to which union the following named children have been born: Lindsey, deceased in infancy; Frank, who was born in 1854, and died in 1883; Mary Anna, at home; Eliza Jane, wife of T. C. Price, in Uniontown, Ohio; Sibyl, deceased wife of Hiram Dickerson; Philena Belle, wife of William Monager, in San Francisco; Henrietta, married to John Wilson, in Belmont County, Ohio; Charles, in Missouri; Margaret and Martha (twins), the former married to E. Matthews, of San Francisco, latter deceased at the age of three years; and, Elizabeth, at home. The mother of this family dying at New Athens, October 10, 1874, the father married October 17, 1876, Mrs. Vanseline Cook, a widow, by whom he had one child, Thomas Hartzelle, born in January, 1878. This wife was taken from earth in June, 1880, and the Doctor was married, for the third time, November 17, 1885, the lady of his choice being Miss Narcissa P. Ward, a native of Cadiz, Ohio. Politically the Doctor is a Republican, and has frequently been called to offices of trust; he was mayor of New Athens seven years; is a member of the F. & A. M., and of the Presbyterian Church. Dr. Cobbs has the well-merited confidence of a wide circle of friends, and is considered to have the largest practice in New Athens; he has been eminently successful in obstetrics and in typhoid fever cases. 37 JOHN McLANDSBOROUGH. The McLandsborough family had their origin, according to tradition, in Germany, where the name is said to have been " Lameric," but for four and a half centuries the ancestry is traceable to that part of Scotland where the Covenanters had their abiding place, with which sect all the McLandsborough progenitors in that country were associated. The paternal great-great-grandfather of John McLandsborough (the subject of this biographical memoir) was Andrew, who was a farmer and shepherd in Scotland; the great-grandfather was John, and the grandfather was Andrew, who married Margaret Sloan, and by her had two children: John and Andrew, the latter dying in England. John, the father of our subject, was born in Scotland in 1782, and when twenty-one years of age be moved to England, settling at Otley, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, where he carried on the business of draper for forty years. He had married in his native country a Miss Johnston, and by her had one daughter, Jenette, who died in Scotland in 1811. This wife dying, Mr. McLandsborough took for his second wife Elizabeth, daughter of John and Elizabeth Harrison, former of whom was a farmer and a man of wealth. He visited America several times, and here purchased some property which he gave to his son Joseph, the other sons receiving property in England; he had the following named nine children: Michael (who died when a young man), John, Benjamin, Joseph, Rachel, Mary, Anna, Elizabeth and Sarah Ann, of whom only Joseph and Elizabeth came to America. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. McLandsborough remained in England until 1831, in which year, leaving his wife to carry on the business, he paid a visit to the United States, where he bought 106 acres of land in North Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, staid one year and then went back to England. In 1834 he returned to the United States bringing two sons, Andrew and John, and in 1837 the mother and two daughters, Catherine and Elizabeth, joined them here. The mother had remained in England on account 694 - HARRISON COUNTY. of a younger child being delicate, which, however, died there at the age of three years. The record of the children is as follows: Margaret died at the age of nine years in England; Andrew died in Mahaska County, Iowa, in June, 1888; John, the subject of this sketch, is fully spoken of farther on; Anna died when young; Catherine died in America, in June, 1837, at the age of nine years; Elizabeth is married to John Sproul, and lives in Jasper County, Iowa; Robert died in England; James died in North Township. On February 14, 1839, the mother passed from earth, dying of cancer at the age of thirty-eight years, the father following her to the grave March 14, 1857, aged seventy-four years; he was a large man, standing six feet four inches in height, a worthy representative of a sturdy race. John McLandsborough, whose name appears at the opening of this sketch, was born at Otley, Yorkshire, England, October 17, 1824, and there had his first school experience. At the age of ten years his father brought him to their new home in North Township, Harrison County, where his early work was to help clear the farm, and here he secured the remainder of his education at the primitive log school-house of the period. He remained on the old home place until the death of his father, when he removed with his family to their present place. On August 16, 1849, our subject was married to Miss Ann Eli, a native of near Cadiz, Harrison County, and daughter of George and Sarah Eli, who came to Harrison County at an early date, the father dying before the birth of his daughter Ann.; he had been twice married, and by his wife, Sarah, had three children, one son being now dead, and one living at Uhricbsville, Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Landsborough, were born ten children, as follows: Andrew, in Franklin Township, Harrison County; Jenette, wife of Benjamin Calcott, in North Township, Harrison County; Joseph, in Monroe Township, Harrison County; Alice, wife of John Kearns, in Springfield, Ill. ; William, at home; Ellsworth, deceased; Sigel, at home; Lincoln, in North Township, Harrison County; Mary Katura, deceased, and John, at home. Mr. McLandsborough's farm of 540 acres of highly improved land (less six and a half taken by the railroad), is devoted to general agriculture, stock-raising and dairying, he being one of the most successful and progressive farmers in the township; for seven years he has been shippiug milk to Scio. His dwelling is comfortable and commodious, pleasantly situated one mile from the railroad station. Politic. ally our subject has been a Republican since the organization of the party, and has filled various township offices, always proving himself thorough in his duties, his motto being: " Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well." WILLIAM C. MOORE, a life-long farmer of Moorefield Township, Harrison County, is a son of Robert A. and Elizabeth (Peacock) Moore. Robert A. was a son of Robert and Mary (Armstrong) Moore, natives of Ireland, who immigrated to the United States in 1793. From New York City, where they landed, they made their way with a pack-horse to eastern Pennsylvania, where they remained till 1795, when they migrated to Jefferson County, Ohio, and purchased a tract of land about ten miles west of Steubenville. Robert A. was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, about 1800. While Robert was yet a small boy his parents moved to Harrison County, Ohio, and purchased 160 acres of land in Section 13, Moorefield Township, and here he received his rudimentary education. His children were named Mary A. Adams, of Freeport; Susannah, who resides with her brother in Nottingham Township; Eli P., in Freeport Township; William C., our subject; Eliza J. Bartlett, in Iowa; Robert B., in Nottingham Township; Julia A. Snyder, in Nottingham Township; and Thomas A., in Moorefield Township. Mr. Moore, after his marriage, purchased 160 acres of land in Nottingham Township, the greater portion of which land he cleared. He spent his life on this farm, but at his death he owned HARRISON COUNTY - 695 720 acres in Freeport, Nottingham and Moorefield Townships. He held the office of supervisor of the township for several years, and died in 1877, his wife having died in 1864. William C. Moore was born April 20, 1836, in Nottingham Township, Harrison Co., Ohio., where he grew to manhood and received a common-school education. On March 21, 1861, he married Miss Rebecca J. Adams, who was born January 21, 1842, a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Johnson) Adams, and this union has been blessed with six children, as follows: Mary E., born March 28, 1868, died September 26, 1881; Ella B. Parks, born January 4, 1867, and residing in Moorefield Borough; Annie J., born November 28, 1868, and residing at home; Emma D., born July 31, 1871, and residing at home; Leona D., born December 17, 1874, died September 29, 1875; Iona E., born September 11, 1876, and residing at home. Mr. Moore, after his marriage, moved to the farm he now owns, and which was given him by his father. This land was first entered by John Brown, whose " body lies mouldering in the grave, as his soul goes marching on." Mr. and Mrs. Moore and three daughters are members of the Nottingham Presbyterian Church. Mr. Moore has held the office of trustee of the township for three years, and is very popular with his fellow-citizens. JOHN McCAULEY, a representative farmer of Monroe Township, Harrison County, is a native of County Tyrone, Ireland, born in August, 1831, and in 1833 was brought to America by his parents, John and Elizabeth (Smith) McCauley, also natives of County Tyrone. After coming to this country they resided in Philadelphia, where the father worked in a brick-yard; later he worked as a mason on the Juniata Canal, repairing the damage done by a flood, and also on the canal at Johnstown, Penn., the site of the disastrous flood of 1889. In the fall of 1840 they came to Ohio, and purchased a farm in Monroe Township, Harrison County, settling thereon and commencing its improvement. In the following year Mr. McCauley revisited Ireland, remaining for a short time (his original intention was not to remain permanently in America), sold property there, and then returned to Ohio and to Monroe Township, where he passed the remainder of his days, dying in 1871. His widow, now (1890) eighty-five years of age, is yet living. Eight children were born to John and Elizabeth McCauley, three of whom were born in Ireland, John being the second child in order of birth. As will be seen above, our subject was but a child when his parents brought him to America, and nine years old when they came to Harrison County. His early life was spent amidst the scenes and privations of the early times, and he enjoyed but the limited privileges common to the period. He was small for his age, and remembers being weighed one day (his mother had sent him to Bowerston to mill), and tipping the beam at only sixty pounds. He attended school in the log school-house for a few weeks during the winters, so it may be said his education is self-acquired, and the clothes he then wore were made by his mother. Our subject's first business enterprise, after becoming of age, was to hire out as a farm laborer, receiving one dollar for three days' work; indeed, he has chopped many days in the woods at twenty-five cents per day. He invested his meager earnings in a small piece of land, and began as a farmer. This land has subsequently been increased, until he now owns 145 acres, and has one of the finest farms in the township. The handsome dwelling and other buildings are the result of his own labor, and probably no farm gives better evidence of skillful management than this one, with its commodious barns and handsome residence, nicely painted and repaired. In 1864 our subject was married to Catherine Price, a daughter of Joel and Sophia (Lees) Price, and a native of Jefferson County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. McCauley are members of the Plum Run Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he is a class-leader and trustee. In his 696 - HARRISON COUNTY. politics he is a strong Prohibitionist. Mr. McCauley began life in very limited circumstances, and is self-made in every sense of the word. He and his worthy wife have a pleasant home, and are deservedly respected and esteemed. SILAS STEPHEN, a well-known citizen of Short Creek Township, Harrison County, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, December 23, 1841. The first of the family to settle in Harrison County was Silas Stephen, the grandfather of our subject, who located on a farm in Short Creek Township, about the year 1808 or 1810. Here, like the other pioneers, he cleared his patch and erected a log cabin, in which he lived with his family. He set out an orchard soon after, and many of those trees are in a thriving condition to-day. Among his children was a son, Jonathan, born June 5, 1799, and who therefore was but a young lad when he came with his parents to Harrison County. He here grew to manhood, and February 24, 1825, married Elizabeth Salomons, who was born January 22, 1808, and who still survives him. Mr. Stephen resided on the homestead until his death, he being then eighty-one years of age. Their union had resulted in the birth of thirteen children, one of whom, Zachariah, enlisted in Company C, Ninety-eighth Regiment, O. V. I., and died while in the service. The eighth child in the order of birth was our subject. He grew to man's estate with his parents, assisting them in the maintenance of the family, and in 1864 entered the service of the United States, enlisting in Company F, One Hundred and Seventieth Regiment, O. N. G., and participating with his regiment in the engagements at Snicker's Gap, Harper's Ferry, Maryland Heights and Winchester. At the expiration of his term of enlistment he was honorably discharged at Columbus, Ohio, and returned to his home, since which time he has devoted his attention to farming, and now resides on the old homestead. On May 7, 1889, he was united in marriage with Sarah R. Barcroft, a daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Hunter) Barcroft. Elizabeth Huuter was born in Westmoreland County, Penn., and came to Ohio with her parents in 1835. She is now in the seventy-seventh year of her age. On November 6, 1886, Mr. Bar-croft died at Hopedale, Ohio; he was a native of Jefferson County, Ohio, and at the time of his death was in the seventy-second year of his age. PHILIP CUMMINGS. In 1781 James Cummings was born in Kent County, Del., of Scotch-English ancestry. He grew to maturity in his native State, and married Miss Mary Peterson, a descendant of a prominent family in Delaware, where James Cummings was for years engaged as overseer of a large plantation. In the War of 1812 he entered the service of the United States as a bugler, serving until the close of the struggle, and was present at Baltimore where Gen. Ross was shot. In 1815, after the close of the war, he and his family, having resolved to seek a home for themselves in the new country, concluded to come to Ohio, so with wagons they began the long, tedious journey through the wilderness, the only roads being Indian trails, and this journey, beset on all sides with the dangers incident to the times, lasted several weeks. Coming to Harrison County, they located near Cadiz, and in the spring of 1820 they settled on a tract of Government land in Monroe Township, then a part of Tuscarawas County. Here they built a cabin, and began clearing their land. They were among the earliest settlers in Plum Run, and were the vanguard of those brave and unselfish men and women who with undaunted courage had pushed into the forest to rescue this country from the savages, to rescue for us the smiling region we now behold. Here James Cummings resided until his death, which occurred in 1845; his worthy wife died in Buchanan County, Iowa, in 1851, aged sixty years. He was an exemplary citizen, and his public spirit manifested itself on all occasions. He was a consistent HARRISON COUNTY - 697 member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, having united with it prior to coming to Ohio. He officiated as class leader and steward, and through his assiduous efforts the first church on Plum Run was built. He may, therefore, be called the father of the church. He was also active in educational matters, and was a thorough scholar for those times; was also a splendid singer, and was a great lover of vocal music. To this honored couple were born four sons and four daughters, of which family but two—our subject and George I. Cummings, of Miami County, Kas.—are now living. Philip Cummings, who is the fourth child in the family in order of birth, first saw the light of day in a little log cabin, in Monroe Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, January 28, 1821, being the first white child born on Plum Run, and the little cabin wherein he was born was the first one erected in the neighborhood, having been put up by his father, built of round logs and covering a space of 10x14 feet. In the interior the ground floor was a single room—the parlor, sitting-room, kitchen and dining-room of the family. The second story was divided from the first by puncheon (split logs), laid even with the edge of the roof, and this allowed a small space in which to sleep. The means whereby this room was reached was a rude ladder. A huge stick chimney towered upon the outside of the cabin, and the capacious fireplace was the only means of warmth and cooking. After he was old enough Philip began attending the district school, the privilege afforded for an education being very limited. The school-house was a log one, furnished with puncheon floor, split log benches, while a single puncheon extended around the room, on pegs driven into the wall, served as a desk. One of the logs on each side of the house was taken out, and over this opening was fastened greased paper, the only window panes the primitive building ever possessed; a huge fireplace, taking in a log, eight feet in length, threw out a fierce heat, that battled with the cold air which came in through the cracks and crevices. The school was maintained by popular subscription, paid by the settlers who had children to educate, while the teacher " boarded round." In the school-room the master reigned supreme, and not the least important factor in the successful session was the bundle of birch-rods and switches that stood in the corner, and which, with dreaded frequency, descended upon the luckless back of some offending pupil. Wolves, bears and deer roamed at will through the forest, and eyed with suspicion and distrust the encroachment upon their native domain by these sturdy settlers, who claimed the virgin soil as their heritage. Mr. Cummings often saw the wild animals, and relates that it was a common experience to see twenty-five wild deer in a drove. The settlers, with their trusty rifles, laid many of them low, in which manner the larders was ofttimes filled, and in this manner the families were sustained. Mr. Cummings' father killed twenty-three of the deer during the first year's residence here. Home-made clothes were all the country afforded, and, dressed in the rough linsey, the pioneers felt as well satisfied as though dressed in broadcloth. Wheat was the principal crop, and after having been harvested by hand with a sickle and cradle, and threshed with a flail, would be conveyed to distant market places, and there sold for a small sum (often twenty-five and thirty-seven and a half cents) per bushel. Sometimes a bushel of the wheat would be exchanged for a pound of coffee, and this great luxury would be served in the family once a week, usually on Sunday morning. Amidst such scenes as these our subject grew to manhood, remaining with his parents until he was of age, and assisting them in the duties of the farm and in the maintenance of the family, experiencing all the privations and hardships of those early times. He began life for himself as a laborer, he to receive $100 and his board and home-made clothing for a period of two years. He hoarded carefully his meager earnings, and in 1847 went to Iowa, where he took up 120 acres of Government land, which was his first real estate. Soon thereafter he returned to his 698 - HARRISON COUNTY. old home, intending soon to return to his western home, but he traded his western land for the old homestead, and located thereon. A few years later he sold this and bought other land. In 1874 he settled on his present farm, upon which he erected his handsome residence and the commodious outbuildings and barns. He now owns 400 acres of land, 320 of which are the farm upon which he resides. The property is finely improved, and the broad, fertile fields give evidence of careful husbandry. Mr. Cummings is now the oldest native resident of this region, and has cleared and improved more land in this section than any other settler. He is a firm believer in the principles and policy of the Republican party, was an active Abolitionist in the exciting days before the war, and his was the only Abolition ballot cast in this region. He has held with credit the various positions in the township, and has been a member of the school board, and supervisor for twenty-five years. Mr. Cummings has been thrice married, as follows: his first wife, Mary Anne Trimble, he married January 12, 1847; she died March 11, 1856, leaving three children, two of whom are now living: Sarah A., married to Perry Dempster, and residing in Hardin County, Ohio, and Mary R., married to John T. Carson, and residing in Monroe Township. On June 18, 1856. Mr. Cummings married Miss Rebecca Cox, who bore him five children, of whom two are now living, viz.: Ida M., now Mrs. Amos Host, of Monroe Township, and William L., also a resident of Monroe Township. This Mrs. Cummings died March 18, 1872, and July 29, 1873, was solemnized the union of Mr. Cummings with Susan E. Ellis, a native of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and a daughter of Nathan and Margaret Ellis, pioneers of that county. The union has been blessed with four sons and one daughter: Melville, Manton Marble, Laurette N., Montcalm and Gillespie Blaine. Mr. and Mrs. Cummings and family reside in their handsome residence on Little Stillwater, where they have a pleasant home, surrounded by the comforts of life, and are enjoying the fruits of their earlier labors. Mr. Cummings' religion consists of a practical application of the Golden Rule. He believes in the gospel of intellectual hospitality and the freedom of thought, and is bound by no narrow egotisms or superstitions. He has been liberal in his support of all public enterprises, and has done as much as any one citizen toward the advancement of his country. He is in every sense of the word a self-made man, having begun at the foot of the ladder and climbed upward. He has hewn his success out of the difficulties which surrounded him, and has the satisfaction of seeing in a retrospective view a life well spent. JACOB PETERMAN, one of the wenknown citizens of Georgetown, Short Creek Township, Harrison County, was born in York County, Penn., March 25, 1827. When he was about one year old his parents removed to Reading, Berks Co., Penn. His father, Jacob Peterman, who was a native of Pennsylvania, a cooper by trade and a natural mechanic, was married to Mary Magda-line Gantz, a native of the Keystone State. They resided in Reading, Penn., until about 1838, when they immigrated to Ohio, locating in Smithfield Township, Jefferson County, where they settled and began farming. Here they resided until the death of Mr. Peterman in 1871, he being in his eighty-fifth year. His wife had previously died at Newtown, Ohio, in April, 1857, aged seventy-one years. To them had been born five sons and six daughters. Of this family Jacob, our subject, is the tenth child in the order of his birth. He came to Ohio with his parents, being then a lad of eleven years. He had the meager advantages for an education furnished by the schools of the early period, and the old log school-house is still fresh in his memory. He remained with his parents, assisting them in the duties of the farm until his nineteenth year, when he came to Georgetown and served an apprenticeship with a brother-in-law, Henry Lott, at blacksmithing. He served an apprenticeship of three years, re- HARRISON COUNTY - 699 ceiving in return for his services his board and clothes. He then worked three years for him by the month. On November 14, 1850, he was married to Miss Susanna Ramsey, a native of Green Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, and a daughter of George and Margaret (Kyle) Ramsey. Both the Ramseys and Kyles were among the first settlers of the township. Mrs. Peter-man was reared among the privations of the early period, and like her husband, vividly recalls the old log school-house, where she was first taught the rudiments of an education. In those early days the limited advantages were unlike, and not to be compared with those of the present day. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Peterman began housekeeping in Georgetown, where they have since resided. Mr. Peterman at once established himself in business there, and has since conducted it with abundant success. Their union has been blessed with six children: Leah Matilda, married to George Thomas Michael, and residing in Garrett County, Md. ; Mary Ann (deceased, aged four years); Asenath S., now Mrs. John Parkinson, and residing at Little York, Jefferson Co., Ohio; Narcissa E., married to William Wright, of Georgetown; Minnie F., twin of Narcissa E.; Anna L., now Mrs. John S. Barkhurst, of Jefferson County. Mr. and Mrs. Peterman have an adopted son, John Branson Peterman, whom they took when an infant but fourteen days old, and he has known no other home. Mr. and Mrs. Peterman have a pleasant home at Georgetown surrounded by the comforts of life. They began life on limited means, with a capital of pluck and energy, and have, by their own personal industry and economy, built themselves up. In 1864 Mr. Peterman entered the service of the United States as a member of Company F, One Hundred and Seventieth Regiment, 0. V. I., and participated with his regiment in the engagements at Snicker's Gap, Harper's Ferry, Winchester, Maryland Heights and others. At the close of his term of enlistment he was honorably discharged, and returned to his home. Mr. Peterman is a hearty supporter of the Republican party, and the family are highly respected and esteemed by all. [Since the above was written, Mr. Peterman has departed this life.] JOHN H. T. HILTON is a retired contractor and builder, having his residence at Franklin, Harrison County. Leonard Hilton, the progenitor of the Ohio family of that name, was born in Maryland in 1773, and when seventeen years of age came with his father to the Buckeye State, whore the father entered Government land. Two years later they returned to Maryland, and there Leonard married Sarah Merriman, a native of the State. During the War of 1812 Leonard and his father-in-law took an active part in defense of American rights against the encroachments of " Albion the perfidious," and both passed unscathed through the desperate struggle. In 1826 Leonard Hilton and his wife and three children, together with a few families, started for the then Far West,and the little caravan moved together as far as the Ohio River, where they separated at Wellsburg—Leonard and his family pursuing their perilous journey alone as far as Feed Springs, Harrison Co., Ohio. Here Leonard leased a tract of land, on which he resided nine years, and thence removed to Tippecanoe, and later to Tuscarawas County, where he died at the advanced age of ninety-six years. After his reaching Ohio, six more children were born to him by his wife, Sarah Merriman, and five of these are still living. Mrs. Hilton passed from earth long before her husband, and the latter was afterward twice married. John H. T. Hilton, who is the eldest son and second child of Leonard and Sarah (Merriman) Hilton, was born in Montgomery County, Md., November 23, 1819, and was, therefore, only seven years of age when he was brought to Ohio by his parents. He was inured to the hardships of pioneer life, and was educated in the log school-house then prevailing in all backwoods settlements. He worked many a long and tedious day at clearing, and when wheat was at