700 - MADISON COUNTY, OHIO. two children, Gracie, deceased, and William J., who was born on November 28, 1883, in Madison county, Ohio. He is a graduate of Plain City high school, and was graduated from the Ohio State University at Columbus in 1907. After finishing his education he became a teacher of chemistry in the State University. He was married to Edna Andrews, of Union county, Ohio. They had one child, Elizabeth Grace, deceased. Mr. Davis is a gentleman of quiet, unassuming manners, and is a whole-souled, earnest Christian, and no man occupies a higher standing in the estimation of his fellow citizens than he. MRS. JENNIE LOMBARD: Wholly devoted to home and domestic duties, doing through all of the best years of her life the lowly but sacred work which comes within her sphere, there is not much to record of the life of the average woman, and yet, what station is so dignified, what relations so loving and endearing, what office so holy and tender and ennobling, as that of home-making, wifehood and motherhood. Man's equal in every qualification, save the physical, and his superior in the gentle, tender and . loving amenities of life, she fully merits a conspicuous notice in the historical annals of any county. Mrs. Jennie Lombard, of Darby township, Madison county, Ohio, is a noble woman who is numbered among the most respected and esteemed residents of this part of Madison county. Mrs. Lombard, who is the widow of Frank E. Lombard, was born in Madison county, Ohio, April 18, 1864, and is the daughter of Joseph and Luella (Morse) Bidwell, the former of whom was born in Madison county, Ohio, and the latter in Union county, Ohio. They had two children, Ellsworth and Jennie. The former was a graduate of the National Normal School at Lebanon, Ohio, and was a prominent teacher in Madison county. The mother of these children died in 1869, and after her death her husband married again and had two children. Born and reared on a farm near Resaca, in Pike township, Jennie Bidwell received her education in the district schools of that township. On December 24, 1885, she was married to Dewitt C. Bradley, who was born in Madison county, Ohio, in Monroe township, September 30, 1860. He was a graduate of the teachers' course at the National Normal School at Lebanon, Ohio, and was a teacher in Madison county. One child born to this union died in infancy. She was Grace, born on October 6, 1886, and died on March 19, 1887. Dewitt C. Bradley was a prominent member of the Christian church and a member of Urania Lodge No. 311, Free and Accepted Masons, at Plain City, Ohio. He was also a prominent member of the lodge. A Republican in politics, he was active in public affairs. He died on March 30, 1887. On December 24, 1894, Jennie (Bidwell) Bradley was married to Frank E. Lombard, who was born in Madison county, Ohio, on the farm where his widow now lives, June 3, 1857. He received his early education in the district schools of this county and attended the National Normal School at Lebanon, Ohio. He also was one of the prominent teachers of Madison and Union counties, a member of the Universalist church at Plain City and a Republican in politics, who was elected treasurer of Darby township at one time. During his entire life he was prominent in local and county politics and a man much respected in the councils of his party: He died on May 6, 1912, and was the father of three children, Asa B., born on October 11, 1895, who graduated from the common schools and farms the old home place; Halma A., December 8. 1898, who was a student one year at the high school at Chuckery, and two years at Plain City; and Roy E., October 30, 1903. attending the grade school at Plain City. Mrs. Lombard owns one hundred and thirteen acres of land, known as "Maple View Farm," situated one mile east of Chuckery, Ohio. She lives on the old Lombard MADISON COUNTY, OHIO - 701 homestead, known as "Tanglewood Farm." Mrs. Lombard is a woman of culture and refinement and of charitable impulses. She is a member of the Universalist church at Plain City, Ohio. LEWIS WEAVER. It would be well worth the time of anyone interested in agricultural matters to take a trip through Pike township, Madison county, and gain a personal knowledge of the great number of Splendid farms in that section, all in a high state of cultivation, one of which is owned by the gentleman whose biographical sketch follows. Lewis Weaver is known as a citizen who has always been essentially helpful in the growth of the community in which he resides. Lewis Weaver, farmer, Irwin, Madison county, was born on February 27, 1841, in Pike township, on a farm, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Moss) Weaver. He grew to manhood on the farm and obtained his education at the district schools, remaining at home until he was married. In 1863 he located on his present farm of one hundred and forty acres, which is located eight miles east of Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Politically, he has always been a loyal supporter of the Republican principles. John Weaver, father of the subject of this sketch, was born on May 18, 1807, a son of GeOrge and Elizabeth (Hempleman) Weaver. He was united in marriage, in 1836, with Elizabeth Moss, who was born on February 22, 1817. Mr. Weaver settled on a farm in Pike township, where he spent the remainder of his life. Mrs. Weaver was a native of Virginia., but was married in Ohio, where she died. They were the parents of nine children, only three of whom are living in 1915 William, who follows farming in Pike township; Addle, who became the wife of Benjamin Black, and lives in Pike township, and Lewis. Lewis Weaver was united in marriage, September 11, 1862, with Celia Lucetta Morse, daughter of Caleb and Huldah (Arnold) Morse, and niece of Elizabeth (Morse) Kennedy. Mrs: Weaver was born on September 23, 1838. She was reared on a farm in Pike township and was the youngest of thirteen children. Her education was obtained in the district schools. This union has been blest with. one son, Harold, who was born on July 31, 1863, and was educated in the public schools. He is now the husband of Myrtle (Figley) Weaver, by whom he has had one child, Celia, born on September 30, 1908. Caleb and Huldah (Arnold) Morse, parents of Mrs. Lewis Weaver, were the parents of thirteen children, only three of whom are living in 1915 : Albert E., who lives at Irwin, Ohio; George, of Mechanicsburg, and Celia Lucetta. Mr. and Mrs. Weaver occupy a position of high esteem in Madison county and have a large circle of friends in this neighborhood. STEPHEN M. SMITH. Stephen M. Smith is a successful farmer living on rural route No. 1, out of Plain City, Ohio. He is a native of Darby township, Madison county, Ohio, born on May 12, 1853, the son of John W. and Esther (Keyes) Smith. John W. Smith, the father of Stephen M., was born in Scioto county, Ohio, May 22, 1824, the son of Orson Smith, a native of Vermont, who came to Ohio and located in Scioto county. Orson Smith had three sons. by his first marriage, Horatio, John W. and Stephen. He was married the second time to a Miss Kimball, and to them were born three daughters and a son, Mariah, Caroline, Ira and Elvira. John W. Smith moved to Union county with his parents early in life and grew to manhood in that county. He was married to Esther Keyes and to them were born ten Children, eight of whom are 502 - MADISON COUNTY, OHIO. now living. These children are: John A., who is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, and is now a lawyer in. Cleveland, Ohio, in the firm. of John A. Smith & Son; Winnie, the wife of Esau Reed, of near Broadway, Ohio; Stephen M., the subject of this sketch; Elmira, the wife of James Baldwin, of near Broadway; Anson, who is a farmer in Lake county, Ohio; Orson E., a farmer in Darby township, Madison county; May, who is the wife of a Mr. Hart, an attorney in Cleveland, Ohio; Laton, who lives in Cincinnati, Ohio; Ellen and Loren are deceased. Stephen M. Smith, who was reared on a farm in Union county, Ohio, and educated in the public schools of that county, attended Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, and after finishing his college education became a teacher in Union. county, teaching for two terms. On June 16, 1874, Stephen M. Smith was married to Frances Carpenter, the daughter of Rodney and Arvilla (Keyes) Carpenter, and to them were born two sons, John June 23, 1875, who is married and lives in Texas; and Earl, July 18, 1882, married Luto Edwards and lives in Delaware county, Ohio. After his marriage Mr. Smith took up farming on his father's farm and in 1875 bought the farm where he now lives, consisting of one hundred and three acres. On April 27, 1899, Mrs. Frances Smith died and four years later, in 1903, Mr. Smith was married to Mrs. Viola Wells, who was born in Kane county, Illinois; June 4. 1851, and who was brought to Union county, Ohio, by her parents when six months old. They located in Jerome township and she was educated in the district schools of that township and in the select school, where she spent two terms. Mrs. Smith had also been previously married, her first husband being Joseph Wells. Before her marriage to Joseph Wells, her name was Viola McKitrick and she was married to Mr. Wells on October 15, 1871. To them were born three sons, two of .whom are living, Clare and Guy. Clare was born on February 15, 1876, and married Laura Gossage, of Columbus, Ohio. Guy was born on October 27, 1880, and married Grace Bigelow. They live at Perrysville, Ohio. Everett Wells, born on September 24, 1878, died in 1891. Stephen M. Smith is a .member of Pleasant Valley Lodge No. 193, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and was formerly a noble grand in this lodge. He was a member of the Daughters of Rebekah. Formerly, Mr. Smith was a. member of the Grange. He is a Republican but has never taken a very active part in political affairs. HARRY E. BAY. "Pioneer Place," an attractive farm in Somerford township, Madison county, Ohio which is now owned by Harry E. Bay, is a part of the old Howard farm and includes the Howard home, an old landmark in the northern part of Somerford township, which was held by the Howard family for a period of more than a century. Harry E. Bay is a native of Champaign county, Ohio, the son of C. M. Bay, who lives near Mechanicsburg. In 1892 Mr. Bay was married to Mary Linvill, also a native of Champaign county, who has been the mother of two children, Alice and Howard, Mary (Linvill) Bay was the daughter of T. B. and Pleasy (McCarty) Linvill, both born' and raised in Champaign county. Mrs. T. B. Linvill died about twenty years ago and T. B. Linvill lives with his daughter. Their children are Edgar (deceased), George (deceased), Mary,. Kemp and Benjamin. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Bay moved to the Howard farm and continued to operate it as tenants until the death of Marion Howard, its owner who died on December 31, 1911, at the age of seventy-one. Marion Howard was the son of Amos J. and Rachael (Kirkly) Howard, the former of whom was six years old when brought to Madison county, Ohio, by his parents, MADISON COUNTY, OHIO - 703 Amos, Sr., and Marian. (Mills) Howard. Amos Howard, Sr., was born on Goose Island, in the Connecticut river, in Grafton county, New Hampshire, in 1775. He was married to Marian Mills, March 22, 1796, and in the fall of 1808, moved to Virginia, where he taught school. In the spring of 1809, he came down the Ohio river on a flatboat. He died on January 15, 1843, and his wife in 1860. Amos J. Howard, who died on April 16, 1882, was twice married. After the death of his first wife in 1858, he was married in 1861 to Elizabeth Cowan, who survived him. Amos J. Howard was father of the following children: Napoleon B., Mary J., John M., Clinton, Marion, Edwin, Belle and another daughter. Marion was born on the old farm in the northern part of Somerford township. Marion Howard owned nine hundred acres of land in Madison and Champaign counties. The relations between him and his stepmother were of the closest and most cordial kind. He always consulted her in business transactions since she was an unusually capable woman. At the death of Marion Howard in 1911, Harry E. Bay purchased the old Howard homestead, of one hundred and fifteen acres of land, arid has since purchased a small tract, three-quarters of a mile away in Champaign county, which was also a part of the Howard estate. Mr. Bay has been making many improvements in the last three or four years and has laid several miles of tile on his farm. Now it is one of the most productive farms in Madison county. Mr. Bay grows alfalfa and corn and. the ordinary crops raised in this section. He feeds all of his grain to his stock. A Republican in politics, Mr. Bay has never taken an active part in politics. Fraternally, he is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Grange. HUBERT S. WORTHINGTON. From the earliest ages agriculture has been an honored vocation for men of energy and ambition, and from it have developed the substantial and representative citizenship of our country. Hubert S. Worthington, whose name initiates the following sketch, has, by patient adherence to well doing, succeeded in establishing for himself and family a life of comparative comfort in the community in which he started on life's journey empty handed. Hubert S. Worthington, farmer, Plain City, Ohio, was born on June 16, 1860, in the township which is his present home. He is a son of John H. and Candace (Smith) Worthingtori. He grew to manhood on the home farm, and obtained his early education at the district schoolS, attending later, the schools at Ada, Ohio, after which he began the life of a farmer. Mr. Worthington had but little of this world's goods when he. took upon himself the responsibility of providing for a wife and family. He started out with a rented farm, and at the end of two years rented a portion of the home place, and bought the remainder, to which he has added, until he now owns a "valuable tract of one hundred and eighty acres, known as "Bur Oak Farm," located on rural route No. 1, Plain City, about four miles south, on" the Plain City and MeChanicsburg pike. Mr. Worthington is an active supporter of the Republican party in local politics. He and his family are members of the Presbyterian church of Plain City, and on the board of that church he has served as trustee for the past four years. He has also served as a member of the board of education for a number of years, and with the exception of five years spent in North Dakota, from 1884 to 1888; he has always lived on his present farm. While in Dakota he was employed for one year by Jones Brothers, after which he and his brother farthed for themselves. John H. Worthington, father of the subject of this sketch, vas born in 1825, at Colchester, Connecticut; coming to Madison county, Ohio, at the age of sixteen, and was educated at the West Jefferson schools. His wife, Candace (Smith) Worthington, 704 - MADISON COUNTY, OHIO. to whom he Was. married .in 1851, was born in 1827, on the farm where Hubert S. Worthington first saw the light. After his marriage, John Worthington spent the most of his remaining years at Plain City. His wife. died in 1883. This union was blest with nine children, seven of whom were living in 1915: Ida, Eva, John C., Hubert D., Alathea, Myra and Harry B. Ida became the wife of T. K. Sherwood; Eva is the widow of. E. G. Converse; John C. was married to Harriet Beach, and lives at Plain City; Alathea became the wife of Herbert Holycross; Myra lives at Columbus,, Ohio; Harry B. also resides at Columbus. John. H. Worthington was married, secondly to Cloe Beach Bartlett. Hubert S. Worthington was united in marriage, May 29, 1889, with Rose Mitchell, daughter of David and Elizabeth (Worthington) Mitchell. She was born on September 15, 1868, in Darby township, Union county, and was educated in the district schools and high school. To Mr. and Mrs. Worthington were born the following children,: Nila V., died at th.e age of twelve years; Willis M., died at the age of eight months; .Mary E., born on October 9, .1896, graduated from the Plain City high school in the class of 1915, and now attending the state university; Alice A., born on May 22, 1904. Mr. Worthington is descended from an aristocratic old pioneer family of Ohio, and he and his family move in the best social circles of the community. He is a gentleman of pleasant address and enjoys the confidence and high esteem of his fellow citizens. His success is due to the co-operation of his good wife. ALVAH CALHOON. One of the strong, self-reliant characters. of Madison. county is. the gentleman whose name stands at the head of this paragraph. His unlimited supply of energy and his determined and industrious efforts toward success ln his agricultural pursuits have rewarded hira with a splendid tract of two hundred and eighty-three acres of as fine land as could be found in the state of Ohio. During his long residence here he has become well and prominently known and is considered as one of the eminently successful agriculturists of Madison county, Ohio. Alvah Calhoon, farmer, living on rural route No. 3., London, Jefferson township, and proprietor of' "Maple Shade Farm," consisting of two hundred and eighty-three acres, was born on February 21, 1859, in Canaan township, Madison county, and is a son of Lawson and Mary A. (Smith) Calhoon. He attended the public schools of the county, and remained at home until eighteen years of age, when he. entered a private school at Plain City, Ohio; After his marriage Mr. Calhoon gave close attention to his farming interests, the result of which is his present valuable tract of land, situated on the Lucas road, eight miles northeast of London, Ohio. Mr. Calhoon has always been a stanch. Republican. He is a member of the Presbyterian church. Lawson Calhoon, father of the subject of this sketch, was born at Darby Plains, and his wife, Mary A. (Smith) Calhoon, was born at Galena, Ohio. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Calhoon located in Canaan township, near Amity, Ohio, where they reared their children, and resided for many years, moving later to Darby Plains, but returned to their old home near Amity at the end of three years, and later moved to Plain City where they spent the remainder of their days. To Mr. and Mrs. Lawson. Calhoon were born four children: Emery died at the age of six years; James, who died aged forty-two years, was raarried and was the father of four children Elizabeth became the wife of G. M. Russell, of Columbus, Ohio; and Alvah. Alvah Calhoon was united in marriage, April 7, 1887, with Hannah A. Timmons, a daughter of Thomas 'W. and Hannah (Oglesby) Timmons, born in Jefferson township. Mrs. Calhoon was reared on. a karm and' attended the public schools of Madison county. 705 - MADISON COUNTY, OHIO. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Calhoon located on the old Calhoon farm, located west of Plain City, Ohio, where they lived for sixteen years, renting at first and later purchasing a part of home farm. In 1905 they came to Jefferson township, where they now reside. Thomas W. Timmons, father of Mrs. Alvah Calhoon, was a native of Ross county, Ohio, near Chillicothe. His wife was Hannah (Oglesby) Timmons. He came to Madison county, Ohio, with his parents, John W. and Lottie (Williams) Timmons. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Alvah Calhoon, was John W. Timmons, and his wife was Lottie (Williams) Timmons, daughter. of Reverend Williams, who at one time was a slave holder in Maryland, but later became convinced that slaves had souls, and set his slaves free, after which he moved to Ohio. Mr. Timmons was married in Maryland and brought his family to Ross county, and afterward moved to Madison county, settling in Range township, where he accumulated five hundred acres of land and where he lies buried. Matthew Rea now owns the farm. Mr. and Mrs. Timmons were the parents of eleven children, five of whom are living in 1915 : Jennie became the wife of M. R. Roberts, of Nebraska ; Alice H., wife of the subject of this sketch; Doctor Catherine, the widow of W. M. Vickers, is practicing her profession at Cleveland, Ohio ; Ruth is the wife of E. H. Stuckey, and Grant lives in Jefferson township. Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Calhoon form their part in the substantial and honored citizenship of the township, and rightfully deserve the high place they occupy in the esteem of their many friends. JAMES S. PARKER. James S. Parker is a prosperous young farmer of Darby township, who lives three and one-half miles southwest of Plain City, and who cultivates altogether two hundred and three and one-half acres of land. He has made a specialty of raising registered Berkshire hogs and is Well known in Madison county. James S. Parker was born on June 4, 1873, and is a son of Sidney and Maria (Sisson) Parker, the former of Whom was born in Athens county, Ohio, and who was killed by a falling tree in his native county. The latter lives at Pleasanton, in Athens county. Sidney Parker and wife were the parents of eight children: Benjamin F., a farmer in Athens county,:Ohio; William S., a farmer in Athens county, and for twenty-one years a .teacher in the public schools of that county ; Edward B., living in Athens county ; James S., the immediate subject of this review ; Mary E., the wife of Oscar E. Chase, of AthenS. county ; Oliver M., a farmer living in Alberta, Canada ; Lydia M., the wife of William Lash, a farmer of Athens county ; and Charles A., a farmer living near Maintop, North Dakota. James S. Parker was reared on his father's farm in Athens county, receiving his education in the public schools of his native county, and as soon as old enough began to learn the rudiments of farming by assisting with the work of the home farm. After he was twenty years old, Mr. Parker was employed as a brick burner at Gloucester, Ohio, and remained there for ten years. Subsequently he engaged in the real-estate business at Athens. He came. to Madison county, November 1, 1914. James S. Parker was married to Bessie I. O'Hara on September 14, 1910. Mrs. Parker is a daughter of Smith T. and Alice. M. (Kilbury) O'Hara, and was reared on the farm where she is now living. She was born on July 19, 1885, receiving her early education in the common schbols of her home county, afterwards supplementing her educational training by a course in the Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, from which institution she was graduated in 1908. After leaving college she taught school for (45) 706 - MADISON COUNTY, OHIO one year at Nelsonville, Ohio, in Athens. county: Mr: and Mrs. Parker are the parents of one son, Robert O. Smith, born on March 13, 1914. Smith T. O'Hara, the father of Mrs. Bessie I. (O'Hara) Parker, was born in Jerome township, Union county, on February 5, 1857. He is now living retired in Plain City, Ohio. He is a son of and Ann (Rickard) O'Hara, the former a native of Ohio, and the latter of Virginia. 'They were married. in Union county and lived and died there. Joseph O'Hara was a farnier and stock man: He and his wife were the parents of two children, Frank (deceased) and Smith T. Smith T. O'Hara. was educated in the public schools and later attended the business college at Delaware, Ohio. On April 25, 1882 he was married at Marysville, to Alice Kilbury, who was born at Plain City, Ohio, a daughter of Isaac and Lavina (Ketch) Kilbury, of Union county, Ohio: Isaac Kilbury was a son of Thomas Kilbury, one of the oldest' settlers of this county; he was nearly one hundred years old when he died. Mrs. Alice (Kilbury) O'Hara was the only child of Isaad and Lavina (Ketch) Kilbury. Isaac Kilbury died in 1863 and his widow was married, secondly, to Perry Douglass, of Union county, Ohio. To this union were born five children, S. A., Cora F., Clara W., Thurman P. and Daisy L. Mr. and Mrs. Smith T. O'Hara were the parents of one child, Bessie I., who married James S. Parker. Mr. O'Hara has always been a farmer He is a Republican, and has held township office. He is a Mason and he and his wife are members of the Eastern Star. Mrs. O'Hara is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. The Parkers are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Plain City, Ohio, in which they take an active interest. Mr. Parker is a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge at Glouster, Ohio, and is a Republican in politics. OSCAR DICKASON. Oscar Dickason is a successful farmer of Somerford township, who was born on Georges fork, near his present home, on April 29, 1850. He is the son of Samuel R; and Eliza (Rafferty) Dickason. Samuel R. Dickason was the son of Samuel and Sarah (Countz) Dickason; the former of whom was born in Greenbrier county, Virginia, on Greenbrier river, in 1785, and who, when six years old, was taken to Monroe county, Virginia; where he lived until 1811. In 1814 Samuel Dickason was married and a little later came to Ohio. After a short stop at Dayton he settled at the Glade and soon thereafter secured a tract of unimproved land and there he lived and died. His death occurred on August 15, 1877, when he was in his ninety-third year. At that time he was the oldest citizen in Somerford township. In the sixty-six years of his residence he had failed but twice to cast his. ballot. He was the father of fifteen children, and at the time of his death had thirty-three grandchildren, sixty-six great-grandchildren and four great-great4randchildren. The ancestors of the Dickason family are traced to the very earliest settlers of the Old Dominion state. Samuel Dickason's father was, for nine years, a prisoner of the Indians and escaped finally, after having failed many times and having gone through many thrilling experieces. Samuel Dickason built a cabin on Wahoo Glade, so called for Chief Wahoo, whose camp was not far distant. Georges fork was also named for another Indian chief, as was Spring creek, for Chief Springer. The Indians were numerous in the days of Samuel Dickason and the forest was filled with game. The dense undergrowth of the Glade afforded shelter for the wild hogs, and Samuel, once hearing a cry for help, sent his two big dogs ahead and, with his trusty gun, mounted his horse and followed. A wild boar had treed a man and was making frantic efforts to tear down the sapling when Samuel's bullet killed him. Samuel Dickason had very little trouble with the Indians. Once, when skinning a deer, his MADISON COUNTY, OHIO - 707 gun was laid aside and an Indian, coming up unnoticed, picked up the gun and left his own broken-stocked gun. He was making off, when Samuel took the gun from him and compelled him to take his own broken gun. Samuel R. Dickason was born in Virginia and spent most of his life on the farm where Oscar Dickason now lives. He was not an office seeker. He passed .away in Clark county, Ohio, on July 24, 1895, in his seventy-fifth year. None of his fourteen brothers and sisters are now living. His widow spent her last years with her son, Oscar, and aied at the age of eighty-seven. To them were born six children, two of whom are living, Oscar and Walter. The latter is a retired farmer . of Columbus and owns a farm in Clark county. Jacob Marshall, Angeline and Sarah Ann are deceased. Reared on a farm and educated in the common schools, Oscar Dickason was married in Clark county, Ohio, at the age of twenty-five, to Alsaretta Couples, who was an orphan, born in Madison county. They began housekeeping on their present farm, located on the Lafayette and Mechanicsburg road, nine miles north of London. The farm is known as the Rafferty farm and belonged to Mr. Dickason's maternal grandmother. His mother inherited a part of the farm and he afterward bought one hundred and four acres. He has a good house and a fine barn and is engaged in general farming. Raving spent his whole life on the farm he is interested exclusively in agriculture. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dickason are the parents of five children, as follow : Addie Loen is the wife of Wilbur Foreman, of Columbus, and has one child, LaMarr W.; Willard died at the age of thirty-three ; Walter R. is an engineer on the Big Four railroad at Sharonville, Ohio ; Harry Lamar is single ; Alice Fern, now Mrs. Ashmore, who, with her son, George Oscar, live with Mr. and Mrs. Dickason. Walter R. Dickason very much enjoys hunting for big game and spends a portion of each year in the Maine woods and other good hunting sections of the country. The Dickason family are members of the Christian church at Summerford. Mr. Dickason is .a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and has passed all of the chairs in the subordinate lodge. He is also a member of the Knights of Pythias. ELMER P. DAUGHERTY. It requires not only a very high order of business ability, but a most expert knowledge of agriculture and agricultural problems to manage an enormous estate comprising five thousand acres where general farming and stock raising are carried on. It is a most fitting tribute to the career of Elmer P. Daugherty that he has succeeded in a magnificent way, not only in the management of "Houstonia Farm," No. 4, a tract of three hundred acres, but in the supervising capacity which he exercises. over the entire Houston estate. He has shown himself to be a man possessed of great commercial logic and wide vision, and has well performed the task which he set about to accomplish. Elmer P. Daugherty, superintendent of the Houston estate, and manager of "Houstonia Farm" No. 4, was born at Darbyville, Pickaway county, Ohio, January 15, 1866, but has been a resident of Madison county for the past twenty-one years. As superintendent Of the Houston estate, Mr. Daugherty has under his immediate supervision twelve tenants, each of whom operates his own farm. Mr. Daugherty, however, looks after all the improvements on the estate. He also has direct charge of the operation of three hundred acres, and lives in Deer Creek township a residence built especially for him. Many years ago he engaged in general farming and for seven years worked by the day. He next rented a ninety-acre farm for one year, an.d then three hundred acres for five years, investing heavily in live stock in the 708 - MADISON COUNTY, OHIO. meantime. He has lived on the Houston estate during the past twelve years. "Houstoania Farm" No. 4 originally produced but forty pounds of corn to the shock, it now produces sixty-five bushels to the acre. This land has been developed to its present high state of productivity under the careful and skillful management of Mr. Daugherty. On the farm of which he has direct and sole charge, he raises registered Shorthorn cattle and deals in imported Belgian horses. In addition to feeding cattle and hogs he keeps thirty-seven head of cows and grows his own young stock. He also makes a specialty of Duroc-Jersey hogs, all of which are registered. In recent Years he has exhibited the products of this farm at different fairs in this section of the state. In 1891 Elmer P. Daugherty was married to Rhoda Hill, a native of Pickaway county, Ohio, and to this union have been born six children, Glenn, Veta, Marie, Edna, Hilda and Thelma, all. of whom are living at home with their parents. Marie is a graduate of the business college of Columbus. One of the noteworthy features of the Houston estate is a social club, which maintains a hall thirty-five by seventy feet, built and supported by the members. The club maintains a baseball team, a basketball team and other. athletic organizations. Its fifty Members hold dances occasionally, support an orchestra, and an amateur theatrical society. The club house stands on the site of the old Dunn church. It is essentially a young people's club, but the older citizens of the community are honorary members. Altogether the Houston Athletic Club provides the most up-to-date social advantages, not only to the Houstonia family, but to all the families in the vicinity. Elmer P. Daugherty is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of the Golden Eagle. He is also prominent in the Rural Protective Association. Elected as a Democrat, he has served as a justice of the peace in Deer Creek township, and also as township assessor. He is a member of the school board and is one of the commissioners appointed to secure the repair of the Marysville road. Mr. Daugherty is a very busy man, and a very useful one in the community where he has spent the most active years of his life. VYNUL HARBAGE. Among the enterprising and progressive citizens of Madison county, Ohio, none stands higher in the esteem of his fellow citizens than Vynul Harbage, a successful farmer of Deer Creek township, living on the national road. He has long been engaged in agricultural pursuits of this county, and the years of his residence here have but served to strengthen .the feeling of admiration on the part of his neighbors. Vynul Harbage was born on September 22, 1869, in Jefferson township, Madison county, Ohio, and is the son of Owen and Minerva F. (Arnett) Harbage, the former of whom was born in Oxfordshire, England, and who at the age of sixteen came with his parents to the United States. His father, Joseph Harbage and family, lost one child on the voyage to America. The child was thirteen years old and was buried at sea. Landing at New York, the Harbage family came west to Buffalo and Cleveland and finally to West Jefferson, Madison county, Ohio, settling on the East pike. They became farmers by occupation, Joseph dying at an advanced age and is remembered by his grandson, Vynul. Owen was married, at the age of twenty-three, to Minerva F. Arnett, the daughter of William Arnett, a neighbor of his father. The Arnett family comes from Cambridge, Dorchester county, Maryland. Mrs. Owen Harbage was born near Lower Glade church in Madison county, Ohio, December 31, 1835. After their marriage Owen and Minerva (Arnett) Harbage took up farming, residing on the East pike in Jefferson township.: The original Arnett homestead was subsequently purchased from the other heirs. The old Arnett home has been built for nearly thirty years. The family built another house which is still standing, but, in 1889. MADISON COUNTY, OHIO - 709 removed to the farm one and one-half miles away on the national pike, known as the Roberts home. Here Mr. Harbage's mother died on March 10, 1903,. at the age of sixty-eight years. The father is still living and resides mostly in West Jefferson. He is a public-spirited citizen, but has not been an office seeker. He is still active as a business man and still attends to his own affairs although he has been partially disabled for two years. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Harbage had seven children, four of whom, Addle, Clara, Arnett and Vynul, are living. Charles, the eldest, died at the age of forty-seven. He was a farmer in Jefferson township. Annie, who was unmarried and a stenographer at Columbus, Ohio, for some time, is now deceased. Her remains were buried in Pleasant Hill cemetery. Ben, who was cashier for the Farmer's Bank at West Jefferson, died at the age. of twenty-eight. Of the living children, Addle is the wife of David Lloyd of Brown 'township, Franklin county, Ohio. Clara is the wife of J. W. Goodson of Jefferson township, and Arnett lives in Monroe township. Vynul Harbage was reared on the farm and educated in the common schools, in the high school and at Ohio State University, where he spent some time. He lived at home until his marriage: He was ..associated with his father in the management of the farm. Vynul Harbage was married on October 31, 1894, to Celeste Wilson, the daughter of Jasper N. and Ellen (Prugh) Wilson, of Jefferson township. Mrs. Harbage's father was a native of Harmony township, Clark county, Ohio, and her mother was born in Somerford township; Madison county, Ohio., Jasper N. Wilson was the son of Michael and Laving (Henry) Wilson. Michael Wilson was a Kentuckian of Irish origin. Jasper Wilson spent most of his life in Jefferson township. He was a soldier in the Civil War, having served in the Forty-fifth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He died on his farin in Jefferson township, September 25, 1893, Of milk sickness. He was a stanch member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Mrs. Ellen Wilson makes her home with Mr. and Mrs. Vynul Harbage. The Harbage farm is located five miles west of West Jefferson in Deer Creek township. It comprises three hundred and twenty acres. Not long ago Mr. Harbage constructed a: handsome modern house on the national road. He has fed stock and is engaged in general farming. Mr. Harbage still owns, in Monroe township, a farm of two hundred and eighty acres, which is in first-class condition. He is devoted sincerely to the interests of agriculture and giveS his farming land- the best thought and the best attention of which he is capable. Mr. Harbage is president of the Farmer's Bank of West Jefferson. Mr. and Mrs. Vynul Harbage are the parents of four children; Jasper Wilson, who died on January 9; 1915, at the age of nineteen years, had been keenly interested in athletics. He was a graduate of the London high school, and a sophomore in Ohio State University at his death. Throughout his entire educational course he was popular both with his teachers and fellow students. He died of pneumonia. Gladys is a sophomore at Ohio Wesleyan University. Lois is a junior in the London high school. Eleanor, eight years old, attends district school. Mr. and Mrs. Harbage and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Harbage is a Republican. Mrs. Harbage is a member of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and Mr. and Mrs. Harbage and family belong to the Grange and also belong to the Farmers Club, of Madison county. A brother of Mrs. Vynul Harbage, Wilbert D. Wilson, served as auditor of Madison county for six years, dying on April 9, 1904. He was elected to the office from Jefferson township. Charles D. Wilson, another brother, lives at West Liberty, Champaign county, Ohio. Samuel P. Wilson, still another brother, was a well-known attorney of 710 - MADISON COUNTY, OHIO. London, who died on October 22, 1912, at the age of forty-four. He had been educated for the law at the normal school at Ada University. The Harbage home and surroundings are very attractive. The home is a modern residence and the well-kept lawn makes a splendid setting. The residence consists of eight rooms, with all appointments and conveniences found in the modern residence. Mr. Harbage raises Duroc-Jersey hogs, making a specialty of purebreds. He is active in everything that relates to the advancement of education, which is best attested by the liberal education extended to his children. DANIEL ANDERSON. One of the well-known citizens of Monroe township, Madison county, Ohio, is Daniel Anderson, the immediate subject of this biographical sketch. Mr. Anderson is one of those worthy men who through long years of labor and faithful performance of duty has acquired a competence, and now in the later years of life he is able to retire froth the more active duties of his farm home. Mr. Anderson started out for himself in life when only a youth and he owes solely to his own efforts all of which he stands possessed at the present time. His homestead of one hundred and twenty acres of fine farming land is located mainly in Canaan township at the point where both Monroe and Jefferson townships touch the border of the former named, the land being located in all three townships. In this same county and close to the town of London, Mr. Anderson was born on May 28, 1841, being a son of Daniel and Louisa (Allen) Anderson. Daniel Anderson, father of the immediate subject of this sketch, was also a native of the state of Ohio, born about four miles from Xenia, and was in his turn a son of Daniel. This first Daniel, together with his wife, came froth Scotland, where both had been born and reared, and were numbered among the early settlers of Greene county, this state. They located on the Buckskin road, in that county, and there passed their remaining days, having the reputation of being numbered among the most excellent and enterprising citizens of that time and community. Daniel Anderson, Sr., was married in Clark county to Louisa Allen, and there they made their home for the following four years, after which time they came into Madison county, were the balance of their lives were spent. Daniel and Louisa (Allen) Anderson had a family of nine children, all of whom grew to maturity, but of the number only three are now living: Drucilla, the eldest of the family, died at her home in Illinois; Allen, who was a veteran of the Civil War, having served, in Company A, Fortieth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, from 1861 to the close of hostilities in 1865, is also deceased; Miranda is deceased; William, deceased, went through the Civil War as a private in the same company with his brother Allen; Nancy died at her home in Illinois; Daniel, the immediate subject of this sketch; Frances M., the wife of Thomas Pugh; Wesley, the youngest of the family, makes his home in New Carlisle; Gus, who was a private in the Ninety-fifth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, is deceased. Mr. Anderson's father died when he was but a boy and his mother married again. Soon after, when fourteen yearg of age, he began life independently on his own account, turning to the work of a farmer as the way he would win his living. Daniel Anderson was married on October 16, 1861, to Manzella Ortman, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Harlin) Ortnian, both natives of Maryland, the former descended from German emigrants and the latter from an. 'Irish 'family. Mr. Anderson's wife was also born in Maryland, close to Harper's Ferry, and was a child of eight years when her parents made the journey to Indiana. The family located first in Wayne county of that state, where they remained but a year, and then moved to Franklin county, MADISON COUNTY, OHIO - 711 Ohio, where they spent the balance of their lives, close to the town of West Jefferson. Both parents died as a result of pneumonia, the father on November 18, 1856, and the mother about one year later, on November 28, 1857. They were the parents of eight children, all of whom lived to years of manhood, and womanhood except one child who died in infancy. Out of that family there are four living at the present time. To Mr. and Mit. Anderson were born two children, Thomas M., who at the present thne resides on the home farm with the father ; and Maude, who became the wife of George Wear, of Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Anderson is and has been for a good many years, a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. In politics he votes for his choice of man regardless of any party ticket. Mr. Anderson has many interesting stories to tell of his early struggles to gain a foothold on the ladder of success and also many interesting things. to recount concerning the conditions surrounding life in this community when he was young. He relates that when he was married his sole worldly possessions consisted of one horse, saddle and bridle and of this .he disposed in order to raise efficient money to purchase the necessary articles with which to go to housekeeping. He then rented a farm from of`Billy Wilson and remained there over four years, when he purchased the farm where he has since resided, having lived continuously in this township for over fifty years. It has been said that about the highest tribute which can be paid a man is an honorable and long continued residence, in any one locality, and when it is stated that Mr. Anderson enjoys most justly the respect and high esteem of his fellow citizens, he is accorded. the fine tribute to which he is entitled. RALEIGH MITCHELL. Raleigh Mitchell is a prosperous young farmer of Somerford township, who was born on the old homestead farm, of which he now owns a part, November 20, 1873, son of the late Charles E. and Mary E. Heffley Mitchell, the former of whom was born on what is known as the Cramer farm in Somerford township, the only son of Newman and Cassandra (Bradley) Mitchell. Newman Mitchell was born on April 29, 1811, forty miles above Cincinnati on the banks of the Ohio. He was the son of Ensign and Lucy (Hubbard) Mitchell, who in 1815, settled on a farm, four and one-half smiles southeast of Mechanicsburg, in Madison county. In 1826 they moved to a farm of six hundred acres near Rosedale. Charles E. Mitchell owned,. at the time of his death, over two thousand acres of land, which he had accumulated by diligent, industrious; and honest effort and management. Although the late Charles E. Mitchell was the only. son born to his parents, he had two sisters, Jennie, who .married David Bales, and after their marriage moved to Texas, where both died ; and Lettie, who married .Louie Kremer and lived on the old Mitchell farm in Somerford township, where she died, leaving two children, Iva and Roy. The administrator of the Mitchell estate, after the death of the late Charles E. Mitchell, was Dr. Morrow Beach. After spending his boyhood on the home farm and. receiving a good education in the common schools of Madison county, Raleigh Mitchell remained with his father until the latter's death. He inherited a part of the old homestead and also about one hundred and seventy-one acres, which comprised his father's home farm at the time of his death. The former farm Mr. Mitchell sold, since which time he has devoted his time, energy and attention exclusively to the, latter place. Mr. Mitchell has erected good buildings on the farm and has continued the drainage of the land which was begun 712 - MADISON COUNTY, OHIO. by his father. The soil is a very fine black loam and exceptionally fertile. Mr. Mitchell devotes himself to raising horses and Duroc-Jersey hogs. The Mitchell home in Somerford township is one of the most attractive spots in Madison county. The house is an attractive modern residence, consisting of six rooms, and the barn is a commodious, up-to-date structure. All the buildings are painted in a pleasing, harmonious color scheme. In November, 1907, Raleigh Mitchell was married to Metta Rafferty, a cousin of the wife of his brother Noel, and the daughter of N. S. and Elizabeth (Geer) Rafferty. Mr. Rafferty lives in London. Mrs. Mitchell was born in Somerford township. To this union have been born two children, Charles Nathaniel and Dolly Elizabeth. Since his marriage, Mr. Mitchell has devoted himself almost altogether to farming and has had little time for outside interests. He is one of the most highly respected young farmers of Madison county. ARTHUR BRADLEY One of the conspicuous names on the list of prominent agriculturists entitled to special mention in this volume is that of Arthur Bradley, the proprietor of the old Peter Paul homestead, located in Monroe township, and consisting of one hundred and eighty-nine and one-quarter acres. Mr. Bradley has long been recognized as an enterprising and successful agriculturist, and his advice is often requested and followed. Arthur Bradley was born on January 17, 1850, near his present home. on the old John Bradley farm, and is a son of John and Sarah Ann (Jones) Bradley. He lived at home. until twenty-two years of age, during which time he received a public school education. He then decided to travel and visited the states of Illinois, Missouri and Kansas, working his way, and at the end of eighteen months he returned home. After his marriage he settled on his mother's farm, where he lived until 1875. In 1912 he moved to. London; on account of his wife's health, but on February 22, 1.915, moved back to his farm. Mr. Bradley has demonstrated his loyalty to the Republican party by voting that ticket, and serving as township trustee for ten years, and school director for twenty years. He belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. John Bradley, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in 1812, in Monroe township, Madison county, Ohio. and his wife, Sarah Aim (Jones) Bradley, was born on Deer Creek. Madison .township. They were the parents of seven children: Calvin, deceased; Adelia, the wife of Joseph Williams; Martha Ann. who died aged eight years; Arthur, of Monroe township; Albert, deceased; Charles a farmer in Montana, and Emma; who became the wife of Hezekiah Ammons. John Bradley was a prominent man in the township, and a great fancier of cattle and horses. He became eminently successful, owning over one thousand acres of land on which he grazed cattle in the days when Ohio had no fences. He lived at home until he was married, at the age of thirty-five, and then bought the John Weaver place, which he disposed of and again lived at home. Jonah Bradley was the original settler of the family in this county, coming as a married man, from the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. He bought one hundred and sixty acres in 1804, located in Madison county. David Bradley followed, and then James David lived to old age, although he was always sickly. James died young, and Jonah died at the age of sixty-nine years. The Bradley family was well represented in the Civil War, numbering eight in all, six of whom returned at the end of the war. Arthur Bradley was united in marriage, November 12, 1875, with Jemima Booth, daughter of James and Elizabeth Booth. She was born in September 1854, in Clark county, Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Bradley have been born four children: Anna is the wife of Carl Roseberg and lives in Pike township, Madison county; Edith is the widow MADISON COUNTY, OHIO - 713 of George Vogleburg, and is living at home; Albert lives in the. state of Wyoming; and Myrtle. James and Elizabeth Booth, parents of Mrs. Arthur Bradley, were natives of Madison county, Ohio. He was a farmer and shoemaker for many years. Both parents are deceased. The grandparents came from England at an early date settling in Clarke county. The Booths were all prominent people in the county. On his fine farm in Monroe township Arthur Bradley carries on general farming, and raises Duroc-Jersey hogs. Mr. Bradley is an affable and congenial gentleman, and one to whom all give high praise as to his upright character and unswerving conscientiousness. HOWARD A. LEWIS. Agriculture has always been an honorable vocation, and at the present time the agricultural output of the United States is more than equivalent to the total output of all the factories in the country put together. There is one thing in the life of a farmer that distinguishes it from any other occupation and that is his ability to exist independently of every other vocation. The merchant, the banker, the manufacturer, all depend absolutely on the farmer's crops. A famine throughout this country would bankrupt the strongest merchant, wreck the largest bank and close the most extensive factory. Business men can see their business collapse within a week, but nothing short of an earthquake can ruin the farmer. Land is, as it has always been, the most permanent financial investment. Madison county has a group of farmers unexcelled by those of any other county, in the state of Ohio. Many of them have shown their wisdom and judgment in converting their profits and their wealth into farm real estate. Among the citizens of Madison county, who belong to a family of very successful farmers, is Howard A. Lewis, of Somerford township: Mr. Lewis is the proprietor of "Tradersville Stock Farm." Howard A. Lewis was born on the site of his present home, November 22, 1872, and is the son of Schuyler and Eliza (Candler) Lewis, the former of whom was born in New York State, February.25, 1812, and who was the son of Gardner and Martha (Barber) Lewis, natives of New York, born in 1786 and 1788, respectively. They were married in New York state in 1811, and in 1822 emigrated to Vermont. In 1836 they came to Ohio and settled in Somerford township. His wife died in 1845, and he was married secondly, to Ruth Hutchinson, who died on September 1, 1880. He died in 1862. At the age of seventeen Schuyler Lewis began working by the month at eight dollars a month, and continued for eight years. He purchased one hundred acres of land in Somerford. township after coming. to Madison county. This land was located three miles from the present Lewis home in Somerford township, and grew in area from year to year until it was finally increased to three hundred acres. He added to his land until he eventually owned sixteen hundred and sixty acres in three tracts, part of which was in Deer Creek township. The supervision of this land required his very careful attention. He began early in his career to lay tile and remained a thorough believer in drainage throughout his life. He was principally engaged in stock raising, and was accustomed to buy young stock, cattle and sheep. After feeding them on grass, they were prepared for the market. During his entire life he acted as his own manager and rode a horse back and forth to his various farms. He was a stockholder and director in the Farmers Bank at Mechanicsburg, and did his principal banking business at this place. The bank was situated five miles away. Although he voted the Democratic ticket, he was never an office-holder and never aspired to office. 714 - MADISON COUNTY, OHIO. The late Schuyler Lewis was married, October 25,.1836: to Lydia Hazzard, of Vermont, who came with him to Madison county. They had no children. Mrs. Lewis died On, April 4, 1862. Mr. Lewis was next married to Eliza Dickason, the daughter of Jesse and Agnes Dickason, and a sister of Samuel R. Dickason (referred to elsewhere in this volume). To this marriage there was born one son, Howard A., the subject of this sketch. Mrs. Eliza Lewis survived her husband and is still living in Summerford, where she has resided all her life. In spite of limited educational advantages offered to Schuyler Lewis; he became a well-informed man and one of the Buckeye state's most successful farmers and stockmen. Howard A. Lewis spent his boyhood days on the farm, and at the age of twenty-one took charge of his father's farm property. He keeps one hundred and fifty head of cattle practically all the time, and sometimes has as many as two hundred and fifty head. He also breeds horses and has been very successful in this particular. Mr. Lewis has added to the home place until it now consists of thirteen hundred and fifty acres, and owns altogether twenty-six hundred and fifty-two acres, whereas his father's greatest, holdings amounted to sixteen hundred and sixty acres. This enormous tract of land is managed in three separate farms and requires from eight to fifty men and fifty head of work horses. Mr. Lewis has continued tiling, and has made substantial improvements, on all the farms. He holds the. place in the bank at Mechanicsburg which was formerly held by his father. He votes the, Democratic ticket. Howard A. Lewis was married at the age of twenty-seven to Mary Goings, the daughter of Martin and Flora (Brougher) Goings, of Somerford township. Mrs. Lewis's father still resides in Somerford township and has spent his whole life here. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis have four children, Howard, Jr., Charles, Marvin and Bernard, all of whom live at home with. their parents. The young man who is favored by inheritance and who adds nothing to his legacy is entitled to. little credit in. this world. Mr. Lewis, however although still a young man, has almost doubled the estate left by his father. For this reason he entitled to the admiration of the people of Madison county. It is needless to say that he is a highly respected citizen of the county, and one who is well known in agricultural and financial circles. CLYDE, B. WORTHINGTON. Clyde B. Worthington, farmer, Plain City, Darby township, was born on October 6. 1884, on his father's farm in Darby township, and is a son of Charles and Hattie (Beach) Worthington. He was reared on the farm and received his education at the district schools, attending during the winter seasons and devoting his time to agricultural pursuits in the summer. Charles Worthington was forced to retire from active farm work in 1900. At that time Clyde B. Worthington was sixteen years of age and was attending high school. He gave up two years of high. school in order to take charge of the farm and has been farming continuously since. His father's farm, of which he has charge, consists of one hundred and thirty acres, and is located tour miles southwest of Plain City, and his home place is known as "Fair Oaks Farm." His skill in so successfully managing his property has placed him in the position of being an authority along this line. Mr. Worthington is a stanch Republican, and takes a deep interest in all that adds to the betterment of the conditions in his township. Charles and Hattie (Beach) Worthington, parents of the subject of this sketch, are residents of Plain City, Ohio, to whom have been born four children, namely: Clyde B.; Sylvia, who became the, wife of Roy Sells, of Plain City; Edith, who is MADISON COUNTY, OHIO - 715 the wife of E. Kyle, Of Kyleville, Ohio ; and Thomas H., who is single and lives at Plain City, where he is engaged in business. Clyde B. Worthington was united in marriage, June 6, 1907, with May Dutton, daughter of John and Retta (Drumm) Dutton. She was born on April 20, 1886; in Licking county, Ohio, and received her education at. the district schools. This union has been blest with five children, Charles, Alpharetta, Martina, Elton and Paul. Mr. Worthington has wisely and vigorously applied practical industry, which, accompanied by progressive ambition, has resulted in returning to him, the best there is in the line to which his attention has been directed. WILLIAM J. BOERGER. Among the descendants of the early German settlers in Darby township, Madison County, Ohio, is William J. Boerger, a well-known and prosperous citizen, residing on rural route No. 1, Plain City, and the proprietor of the splendid farm known as the “W. J. Boerger Farm,” consisting of one hundred and forty-five acres of as valuable farm land as will be found. in the township. William J. Boerger, farmer, Plain City, Madison county, was born on August 28, 1872, in Darby township, Union county, and is a son of John K. and Margaret (Maegerline) Boerger. He grew to young manhood on his father's farm, and attended the district schools and afterward, the parochial school at St. John's Lutheran church. After leaving school Mr. Boerger remained at. home until he was eighteen years of age and then began to work out by the month, returning in two years to assist his father on the farm. Again, in 1895, he worked by the day at various kinds of employment, saving enough by the year 1902 to buy a farm of his own, consisting of one, hundred and twenty-five acres, paying for one-half at that time, the other half in three or four years, and in 1904 bought twenty acres, and now owns in all, one hundred and forty-five acres, the most of which he has made unaided. Mr. Boerger .is a Democrat, but has never taken any special interest in politics. He belongs to St. Paul's Lutheran church at Chuckery, of which he has been one of the elders. He is a stockholder in the Home Telephone Company. At present he makes a specialty of raising high grade Percheron horses. John K. Boerger, father of the subject of this sketch came with his parents to the United States when three years of age. They settled in Columbus, Ohio, and lived there fifteen years, when they moved to Darby township, Union: county, where they both died. Mr. Beerger was married in Columbus, Ohio, to Margaret Maegerline, and settled on a farm in Darby township, where he became the owner of one hundred and eighty-five acres of good farm land, all of which was acquired unaided. Mr. and Mrs. Boerger became the parents of seven children, six of whom are living in 1915: Fred, who is married and lives at Racine, Wisconsin; John was married to Caroline Bausch, deceased, and now lives in Pike township, Madison county; Mary, the wife of. George Bausch, who lives in Darby township, Union connty; Lena, who became the wife of George Rausch, and resides in Union county ; Emanuel was married to Dora Ell, and lives in Darby township, Union county, Ohio.; William J., of Darby township. By his second marriage, John K. Boerger had five children: Alfred, who is married, and lives in Ohio; Ernest is single, and lives in Wisconsin; Gerhard is married and resides in Union county; Carl is single and lives in Union county; Walter is married and resides at Columbus, Ohio. William J. Boerger was united in marriage, April 9, 1896, with Catharine Rausch, daughter of John A. Rausch. She was born in Union county, Ohio. This union has been blest with five children, four of whom are living in 1915: Elmer, Henry, Kilian and Frieda. 716 - MADISON COUNTY, OHIO. Mr. Boerger hits always displayed an unusual amount of good, sound business judgment in the management of his agricultural interests, as the result of which he is now in a position to enjoy the fruits of his industry, as well as the admiration and high esteem of many sincere friends and neighbors in his township. MRS. MARGARET S. ROBERTS. Mrs. Margaret S. Roberts is a descendant of the fine old Virginia family of Snyder, whose ancestors did their part in establishing the independence of America, and as such, she is justly entitled to membership in the Society of . the Daughters of the American Revolution, an honor to all who have that privilege. Mrs. Margaret S. Roberts, widow, West Jefferson, Madison county, Ohio, was born in Champaign county, Ohio, and is a daughter of Daniel and Anna (Kiser) Snyder. She was reared on a farm in Champaign county, and attended the public schools of that county and later entered the Westville school. After completing her education she became the wife of John W. Houx, of Maryland, by whom she had three children: Laura, a graduate of the West Jefferson high school, married Dr. L. E. Evans; Martha, who is the wife of Myron A. Silver, lives in Jefferson township; and Charles. E., who was married and is a shoe salesman at Columbus, Ohio. John W. Houx died in 1878. Mrs. Margaret Hoax was married, in 1885; to John E. Roberts, who died in 1912. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts were blest with three children, all of whom are now deceaSed. Mrs. Roberts is an earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal church at West Jefferson, Ohio. Daniel Snyder, father of the subject of this sketch, was a native of Virginia, and his wife, Anna (Kiser) Snyder, was born in Champaign county, Ohio. He came with his parents to Champaign county, where he grew to manhood, and was married, settling on a farm in that county. He was a man of great wealth, and his farm: consisting of four hundred acres was situated near Westville, Ohio. At the time of his death he was one of the most prosperous farmers in the county, and all he possessed was gained entirely through his own efforts. In addition to his agricultural interests, Mr. Snyder was a large stock owner. Politically, he was a Democrat. He was a general in the War of 1812, and was always known as General Snyder, and was a clever, sociable man. He belonged to the Universalist church, and his fraternal membership was with the Masonic lodge. His death occurred in 1871, and his wife died later. They were the parents of fourteen children, six of whom are living in 1915. Mrs. Roberts is a lady of refinement and culture, and was a large circle of friends in this neighborhood. JOHN R. STATELER. John R. Stateler, a successful farmer and stockman of Somerford township, Madison county, Ohio, who is now the proprietor of the Stateler estate, was born on July 28. 1853, the son of Jonas W. and Phoebe B. (Rowand) Stateler, the former of whom was born in June, 1810, the son of George Stateler, who was born on March 24, 1788. Jonas W. and Phoebe B. (Rowand) Stateler were married on May 2, 1843, and to them were born six children : William. born in 1848, was killed in a mine in Colorado at the age of sixty years; Chester. 1850, lived on the old farm until his death in 1870; George, 1851, died in boyhood; John R., the subject of this sketch; Mary, 1856, is the wife of John Love, of Hannah, Illinois; Fred, 1861, died in young manhood. The late Jonas W. Stateler was probably born on the same farm as his father, the grandfather of John R., and from him inherited the land in Somerford township, still held by the family. The grandfather died before the birth of John R. Stateler, who however recalls his grandmother. She died when he was eight or ten years old. MADISON COUNTY, OHIO - 717 After acquiring the old Stateler farm, Jonas W. Stateler added to the tract until he owned about six hundred acres of land in one tract. He spent his life in the log house still standing on the farm and which was built by George Stateler. During the later years of his life, he lived retired in London and died therein 1898. His wife died about three months later. Having spent his life in farming and stock raising, he had no time for other interests. A Democrat in politics, he never aspired to office. He was active in school affairs and the neighborhood school in this township is now known as the Stateler school. The cemetery on the Stateler farm is also known as the Stateler cemetery. John R. Stateler was born in the house where he now lives. He spent fifteen years in Montana, where he was engaged in sheep raising on a ranch, but he found it a lonesome life and eventually returned to the old farm in Madison county, and with his brother William took charge of the place, William being administrator. The estate consists of about three hundred acres and was operated jointly until shortly before William's death, when John R. became administrator. The farm is located on the London and Urbana road, two miles north of Summerford, and is all situated in Madison county. John R. Stateler has made a great many improvements lately, especially in the installation of drainage. He operates the farm with hired help principally. Mr. Stateler is not married. WALLACE C. MORSE. Being a man of active temperament and untiring industry, Wallace C. Morse, by his sound methods and strict attention to duties as they were presented to him, has won the admiration and high praise of his fellow farmers in Pike township, where he has always resided. Wallace C. Morse, farmer, Irwin, Pike township, Madison county, Ohio, was born in the township where he now resides, November 7, 1857, and is a son of William A. and Caroline (Kimble) Morse. He was reared on the farm on which he now lives, and received his education at the district schools. After leaving school he remained with his parents until he was twenty-one years old, and then took entire charge of the farm, which he has improved at great expense, including a fine modern residence, built in 1911, which is equipped with hot and cold water service throughout the entire house, also with an acetylene gas lighting system. Politically, he has been actively interested in the Republican party, serving as trustee, assessor and was a member of the school board of Pike township and now a member of the school board of the Chuckery schools. Mr. Morse has been very successfully interested in the breeding of fine Duroc hogs. William A. Morse, father of Wallace C., was born on September 17, 1831, in Milford Center, Ohio, and was a son of Ray G., and Sarah (Pathamoor) Morse, and his wife was Caroline (Kimble) Morse. He was reared among farm scenes and attended the public schools of Union county. Mr. Morse was married in 1857, to which union four children were born, three of whom died in infancy. Ray G. Morse, the paternal grandfather, was born on November 16, 1808, at Providence, Rhode Island, and his wife, Sarah (Pathamoor) Morse, was a native of Pennsylvania. They were the parents of six children, William A., George N. Clara, Joseph, John P. and Ray J. Ray G. Morse came to Ohio from Rhode Island with a party of immigrants who traveled overland by ox-team. The wagon broke down near Milford Center and while stopping for repairs Mr. Morse was persuaded to settle in this neighborhood. The men in the party walked most of the way and were forty-nine days on the road, encountering many hardships. In that party were a number of persons whose descendants still live here. 718 - MADISON COUNTY, OHIO. The maternal grandparents were Archibald McAdams and Amanda (Kimble) McAdams. The former was born, in Champaign county, Ohio. His parents were natives of Vermont. They emigrated to Ohio nad located in Champaign county. Wallace C. Morse was united in marriage, September 28, 1887, with Ella Rice, daughter of Elias and Janie (Mitchell) Rice. She was born on April 20, 1866, in Union county, Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Morse have been born two children, as follow: Harry R., born on March 7, 1890, a graduate of the Bliss Business School, of Columbus, Ohio, now has charge of his father's farm; Helen C., July 23, 1895, is a student at the Plain City high school. Through his agricultural pursuits, Mr. Morse has amassed a comfortable fortune, of which he is duly appreciative. His home place is situated about nine miles west of Plain City, on rural route No. 1, and consists of one hundred and seven acres of land, all in a fine state of cultivation. DANIEL TERRY Daniel Perry, retired carpenter, Plain City, Ohio, was born on January 2, 1847, in Delaware county, and is a son of Ezra and Phoebe (Gardner) Perry. He was reared in the village of Jerome, Union county, Ohio, and at the age of fourteen enlisted in Cowpany E, Thirtieth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, August 13, 1862, and served until the close of the Civil War. He enlisted twice before, but was rejected on account of his age: Mr. Perry was captured at Atlanta, Georgia, and on July 22, 1864, was taken to Andersonville, from which prison he was sent to Florence, South Carolina, and was paroled at Goldsboro, in April, 1865. Mr. Perry receives a pension. 'In 1867, Mr. Perry came to Plain City, where he engaged in carpenter work, and later became a contractor, in which line he is still engaged. Mr. Perry is not a member of any church, His fraternal membership is with Urania Lodge No. 311, Free and Accepted Masons, and both he and his wife belong to Elizabeth Chapter No. 56, Order of the Eastern Star, of which Mrs. Perry is past worthy matron. Mr. Perry is a stanch Republican, and a public-spirited citizen. He has served four years as postmaster of Plain City, Ohio, and has also been active in county politics. At the present time he is Member of the Madison county executive committee of the Republican. party. Ezra Perry, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Vermont. His father, Martin Perry, died when he was a very small lad, and he was reared by his uncle, Seth Perry, to the age of seventeen years, when he began to learn the shoemaker's trade at Plain City, which trade he followed- there for a number of years, and then went to Jerome, in Union county. He enlisted in Company C, One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Captain Robbs, in 1864. At the battle of Murfreesboro, he was wounded and was thus disabled from further service. He returned to Union cdunty, Ohio, and later nioved to Madison county, where he died in Plain City. Ezra Perry was united in marriage with Phoebe Gardner, by whom he had six children, two of whom are living in .1915: John E., Luther, Charles S., Daniel and two others. John E. Perry is living at Plain City. Luther and Charles S. were soldiers in the Civil War. The former entered the army in Company E, Thirtieth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer. Infantry, taking part in the .battle at Kenesaw Mountain, 'in which he was disabled from further service. Charles S. served in Company C, One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was severely wounded at the battle of Murfreesboro. Daniel Perry was united in marriage, January 13, 1870, with Lucina Allen, daughter of Lucius and Betsey Allen. She was born in Madison county, Ohio, and was MADISON COUNTY OHIO - 719 reared on a farm in Darby township, attending the district schools. Her religious membership is with the Presbyterian church. Lucius and Betsey Allen, the parents of Mrs. Daniel . Perry, settled in Madison county, Ohio. He was a native of Vermont and she of Greene. county, Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Daniel .Perry were born two children, Nellie and. Rolla A. Nellie died when six years of age. Rolla A., born on August 6, 1872, was graduated, from the, Plain. City high school, and was later a student at Ada, Ohio, after which he entered a business college at Columbus, Ohio. Rolla A. Perry is a Republican, and served as postmaster of Plain City for a period of eight years. Mr. Perry has done a good citizen's part in the progress of his home city, and is now willing to allow others to shoulder his burdens in that direction. G. A. GREENBAUM. Given but a limited education in his younger clays, the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch, deserves great credit. for having won success in opposition to the greatest drawback to a business career. Mr. Greenbaum, in the absence of both the necessary education and the financial aid in starting out in life for himself, has always been fortunate in possessing qualities of ambition and courage. G. A. Greenbaum, farmer, Plain City, Canaan township, Madison county, was born on October 15, 1860, in Darby township, Union county, Ohio, and is a son of Michael and Maggie (Long) Greenbaum. He grew to young manhood and lived on the farm until he was twenty-one years of age. His opportunities for attending school were limited as it was necessary for him to assist in supporting the family at quite an early age, his father always drawing his wages on pay day. When he started out for himself he bought a wagon and team of horses with the money he earned, and later rented land. After his marriage Mr. Greenbaum moved to his father's farm, but afterward rented a larger place of one hundred and forty acres, which he cultivated for seven years, making his substantial start on this place, after which he purchased a small farm in Canaan township, Madison county, which he soon sold, and bought the place where he now lives. Mr. Greenbaum is a Democrat, hut has never taken an active part in politics. He and his family are members of St. John's Lutheran church. Michael Greenbaum, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Germany, and his wife, Maggie (Long) Greenbaum, is a native of the same country. They came to the United States and were. married in Franklin county, Ohio, settling in Union county. Mr. Greenbaum became very, prosperous, all through his own efforts, and at the time of his death owned one hundred and thirty-seven acres. He was a shoemaker by trade. Both Mr. and Mrs. Greenbaum were members of. St. John's Lutheran church. Mr. Greenbaum's death occurred on October 4, 1892, and his wife died in 1907, leaving two children, John Jacob, who lives on the old farm in Darby. township, Union county, and G. A. G. A. Greenbaum was united in marriage, May 19, 1887, with Anna M. Hilbert, daughter of Michael and Mary (Ruhl) Hilbert. She was born in Darby township, Union: county. This union has been blest with seven children, Mary C., Albert (who lives in Iowa), Walter F., Michael E., John A., George and Clara. Mr. Greenbaum resides on rural route No. 1, Plain City, on his prosperous looking and well-cared for farm, consisting of one hundred and ten acres; and known as "Oak Grove Farm," and where he and his family enjoy life in the fullest sense of the term. A handsome new residence consisting of nine rooms, all modern and splendidly and artistically constructed is just nearing completion. It will be one of the. finest country residences in this vicinity. 720 - MADISON COUNTY, OHIO. CHARLES F. ATKINSON. Charles F. Atkinson, farmer, of Plain City, Madison county, Ohio, was born on June 17, 1870, on the home farm where he now lives, in Canaan township, and is a son of William and Lucinda (Nunemaker) Atkinson. He was reared on the old homestead, and obtained his early education at the public schools, after which he attended the Wittenburg College at Springfield, .Ohio, where he took the' scientific course. He then returned to the farm and assisted his father until the latter's death, and now has charge of the farm, owning in his own name four hundred and forty acres. He controls six hundred and fifty acres all told, and devotes hiS special attention to cattle and hogs. of which he disposes of .about three carloads annually. Mr. Atkinson has always been a strong supporter of the Republican principles, and has shown his interest in local politics by serving as township treasurer. He officiates as one of the directors of the Farmers' National Bank at Plain City. William Atkinson, father of the subject of this sketch, was born on February 2, 1832, in Greene county, Ohio, and was a son of Cephas and Abigail (Oren) Atkinson. His wife was Lucinda (Nunemaker) Atkinson, to whom he was married in 1866; when he moved to the farm now. owned by Charles F. and built the brick house which stands a quarter of a mile north of the Wilson pike, living there until his death, which took place in July, 1908. William Atkinson was a Republican, and took great interest in local politics, holding several of the township offices. He was a liberal supporter of the Methodist Episcopal church, and belonged to Urania Lodge No. 311, Free and Accepted Masons, of which he was a past master. He was one of the organizers of the Farmers' Bank at Plain City, of which he was president until it was re-organized as the Fanners' National Bank, and was president of that bank up to the time of his death, which took place in July, 1907. Mr. Atkinson was successful in all his undertakings, and was a natural money maker. He took a leading part in the educational life of the county. He also served on the school board for many years and was prominent in the Grange. He was one of the first to introduce the use of tile in Madison county. He was interested in stock raising, and fed cattle, hogs . and sheep in great numbers, selling carloads each year. William and Lucinda (Nunemaker) Atkinson were the parents of three children: Eva, the wife of Henry Francis, and the mother. of two children: Charles F., of Plain City: and Cephas, who is now the president of the Farmers' National Bank. Cephas Atkinson, the paternal grandfather, was born near Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio, locating in Greene county, but afterward moved to Champaign county, where he spent the remainder of his years, and where he became the owner of sixteen hundred acres of land, in Canaan township. His wife was Abigail (Oren) Atkinson. Charles F. Atkinson's fine property, known as the "Oakland Farm," is situated on rural route No. 1, Plain City, where his personal worth places him in an enviable position in the community. Mrs. Lucinda (Nunemaker) Atkinson, mother of Charles F., was the daughter of John and Mary Ann (Ruhlen) Nunemaker, both born in Wittenburg, Germany, the former of whom came to this county when three years of age with his parents and the latter came with her brother at the age of sixteen. Mr. Nunemaker settled with her parents in Fairfield county, Ohio, and Mary Ruhlen settled there also and they were there married. They lived there for some years and then moved to Union county, on a farm and they lived there until death. Their children were Martha, Lucinda, Catherine (deceased), Margaret (deceased), Jacob (deceased), Samuel, and.Nancy Ann. Of these Jacob and Samuel served in the Civil War, Jacob in the Ninety-sixth Regiment Ohio MADISON COUNTY, OHIO - 721 Volunteer Infantry, and Samuel also in an Ohio regiment. Jacob died during his service. They father of these children was sixty-nine years of age at death and the mother eighty-nine. They belonged to the German Evangelical church, and later joined the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Lucinda Atkinson was previously married to Robert F. Fleming, at the beginning of the Civil War. This marriage was solemnized in Union county. During the battle of Chickamauga, Mr. Fleming was killed. He enlisted as a private and was promoted to lieutenant for gallant conduct on the field of battle and on the day of his death was acting captain. He was about twenty-three years of age at the time of his death. ELMER C. OVERTURF. Elmer C. Overturf. farmer, Plain City, Madison county, was born on January 18, 1862, at Appleton, Licking county, Ohio. and. is a son of William M. and Hannah, J. (Long) Overturf. He was reared on a farm in Somerford township, where he attended the district schools, and later entered Antioch College. Mr. Overturf has been eminently successful in his agricultural pursuits, and his fine farm, known as "Eastdarbyside," is situated eight miles west of Plain City, on rural route No. 1. Mr. Overturf is a Republican, but has never taken much interest in politics, giving his entire time and attention to general farming and stock raising. William M. Overturf, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in 1832, in Licking county, Ohio, and died on December 7, 1884. He was married to Hannah J. Long, who was born on November 6, 1834, and is now a resident of Summerford, Ohio. William M. Overturf was educated in the public schools, after which he began studying for the ministry. His religious belief was with the Christian church. This union was blest with five children, two of whom are living in 1.915 : F. M., Flora B., Hattie J., Clark and Elmer C. F. M. Overturf became a farmer in Somerford township ; Flora B. was united in marriage with V. J. Wilson of Summerford; Hattie J. became the wife of William Prugh. Nathaniel Overturf, the paternal grandfather, was for many years a resident of Licking county, Ohio. He was a "hard-shell" Baptist minister. His wife was Elizabeth Overturf, the mother of William M. Mr. Overturf died at the age of fifty years. He was married three times and was the father of seventeen children, three of whom are living in 1915 : T. J. Overturf, of Mount Gilead, Ohio ; N. F. Overturf, who was a practicing attorney at Delaware, Ohio ; and Ameretta. Elmer C. Overturf was united in marriage, March 28, 1884, with Mary Yeazel, daughter of William E. and Lydia A. (Bennett) Yeazel. She was born on December 7, 1865, in Clark county, Ohio, and was educated in the public schools of that county. Mrs. Overturf died in 1898, leaving surviving her husband and three children: William L., who was married to Bertha Miller ; Ohmer, who was married to. Celestia Brown ; and E. Dot, who became the wife of John J. Houston. Mr. Overturf was married. secondly, to Nancy A. Kennedy, October 18, 1904. She is a daughter of Oramel and Areal Kennedy, and attended the district schools, after which she entered the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, graduating with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and taught school for two years prior to her marriage. Mrs. Nancy A. (Kennedy) Overturf was born on August 20, 1861, in Union county, Ohio. She is a lady of considerable literary talent, and has done some good work in that line. Oramel Kennedy, father of Mrs. Elmer. C. Overturf, was born on August 27, 1830, in Pike township, Madison county, Ohio, and died on February 17, 1909. He was a son of John Kennedy and his wife was Areal (Lyons) Kennedy, to whom he was mar- (46) 722 - MADISON COUNTY, OHIO. ried on October 27, 1854. She was born on May 31, 1837, and is a daughter of David Lyons. They were the parents of six children: Alfred V., born on August 10, 1855; Rebecca E., April 1, 1857, died on April 9, 1915; Swain, March 25, 1859; Nancy, August 20, 1861; John, August 19 1863; and William, October 12, 1866. In 1865 Mr. Kennedy brought his family to the eastern part of Pike township, where he settled and became prominent in promoting the interest and welfare of his community. He was a prosperous man, and was in every sense a capable officer for the capacity of trustee. At the time of his death Mr. Kennedy was a large landowner in both Union and Madison counties. John Kennedy, the paternal grandfather of Mrs. Elmer C. Overturf, was born in 1802, in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, and came west with his parents when a small child. He learned the blacksmith's trade under the direction of his father, which he followed until he was forty years old, when he purchased a farm and followed agriculture until his death. He was a wide-awake and progressive man in all his undertakings. His death occurred in 1863. Mr. Kennedy was a well-educated man for his time, and was united in marriage, in 1824, with Elizabeth Morse, daughter of Joseph and Renunah Morse. She was born on July 7, 1797, in Kent county, Rhode Island, and died on July 7, 1881. They were the parents of six children, Mary A., Orarnel, Joseph, Eliza J., Matilda and Huldah. Prior to her marriage Mrs. John Kennedy was one of the first girls employed in the spinning department of the Dennison Cotton Factory at Providence, Rhode Island, which is said to have been the second factory of that kind in the United States. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy resided in various places before they finally settled in Pike township, where they remained until Mr. Kennedy's death, which occurred on June 4, 1864, after which his widow was married to Ralston Williams, who died in 1877, and on July 14, Mrs. Williams passed to the "great beyond." David Lyons, the maternal grandfather of Mrs. Overturf, was born in Vermont, and came, when a very small child, with his parents to Union county, Ohio, where his father remained until a short time before his death, which occurred at the home of his son in Iowa. His wife was Martha Cox, by whom he had three children. Mr. Overturf is very quiet and retiring in his manner, and occupies a position of high esteem in Madison county, where he is known and respected by all. THOMAS JEFFERSON HOUSTON. In Somerford township, Madison county, Ohio, is the old Houston homestead, the residence consisting of a flne old brick house, erected in the early sixties. Here Thomas Jefferson Houston, a well-known business man and farmgr of Madison county, spent the last years of his life. The scion of an old and honored family, Thomas Jefferson Houston was born on April 24, 1842, on the farm where his last days were spent, and where his death occurred on January 24, 1902. He was a son of John Maddox and Maria (Cartwell) Houston, who were natives of Clark county, Ohio. Mr. Houston spent twelve years altogether in the grocery and hardware business, but returned to his father's old homestead in 1892. His father had died previously, January 31, 1879. Thomas J. Houston was the only son of his parents who reached maturity. There were six sisters in, the family, none of whom are now living, Thomas J. being the last survivor of the family. On November 9, 1875, Thomas J. Houston was married to Kate Locke, the daughter of John B. Locke, and to this union were born four children, three of whom are now living. One daughter died at the age of two years. After his return to the farm Mr. Houston engaged extensively in breeding Shorthorn cattle and purebred sheep. He was a very successful farmer, and quite as successful in business as he was in farming, and MADISON COUNTY, OHIO - 723 at the time of his death he ranked among the highly respected and substantial farmers and business men of Somerford township. Of the four children born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Houston, John Locke Houston, the proprietor of "Willow Springs Farm," was born on February 11, 1882, in London, and on December 24, 1910, was married to Dot Overturf, the daughter of E. C. and Mary (Yeazell) Overturf. Mrs. Houston's parents were farmers in Pike township, Madison county, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Houston are the parents of one son, Robert, who is now two years old. Mr. Houston is an enterprising farmer and dairyman. The other children were Eva, Eldon B. and Ora, deceased. Eva is single. Eldon B. married Nell Van Wagner and lives in Idaho. Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Houston is still living on the home farm. John Locke Houston is farming one hundred and twenty-two acres of his own and also supervises the cultivation of the old homestead of two hundred acres. FENTON M. ROSEBERRY. Fenton M. Roseberry, farmer and retired blacksmith, Irwin, Pike township, Madison county, was born on January 15, 1865, at Rosedale, Ohio, and is a son of Ebenezer T. and Mary E. (Carter) Roseberry. He was reared on a farm near Rosedale, and when old enough attended the public schools at that place. He learned the blacksmith's trade with Brown Brothers, at Irwin, working for them from 1888 until 1895, when he went into partnership with his brother, Carl A. Roseberry, conducting the business under the firm name of Roseberry Brothers, until 1914, when F. M. Roseberry retired from the business, turning it over to his brothers, Joseph and John, and it is now managed under the firm name of J. C. & J. B. Roseberry. Mr. Roseberry has always voted the Republican ticket, and has shown his public spirit by serving as a member of the board of education, and was also a member of the board of centralized schools at Rosedale. He and his brother own twenty-five acres of land, and he, personally, is a stockholder in the Farmers' Telephone Company. Mr. Roseberry belongs to Homer Lodge No. 474, Knights of Pythias. Ebenezer T. Roseberry, father of the subject of this sketch, was born on March 10, 1832, in Pike township, where he grew to manhood. He went 'to the Civil War in Company C, One. Hundred Thirty-fourth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was a "hundred-day" man. Mr. Roseberry was married prior to the war, to Mariah Tway, by whom he had two children, Ella, who became the wife of William A. Carter, and a daughter who died young. His second wife was Mary E. (Carter) Roseberry, by whom he had eleven children, nine of whom are living in 1.915: Effie, Fenton M., Mary, Margaret, Carl A., Nettie, Charles H. (deceased), Joseph C., John B., Bessie P., and one who died in infancy. Effie became the wife of William Morgridge; Mary is the wife of Ed. Stoddard; Margaret married Pearl J. Stoddard; Carl A. was united in marriage with Anna Bradley ; Nettie married B. F. King; Joseph married Blanch Newman; John B. married Mabel Hanson; and Bessie married Nathaniel Harter. The paternal grandfather was Michael Roseberry, who came to Pike township from Pennsylvania, and was united in marriage here with Elizabeth Jones, by whom he had three sons and eight daughters, Joseph, John and Ebenezer. John died in infancy and Joseph died when twenty-one years of age. His daughters were: Eleanor, Mary P., Hannah, Elizabeth, Pernella, Sarah, Jane and Julia. Eleanor became the wife of Ira Stacy; Mary P. was married to John Lockwood; Hannah was married to Joseph Rice; Elizabeth became Mrs. John Fox ; Pernella became the wife of Isaac Fox; Sarah was married to Isaac Fox; Jane became the wife of William Kitelinger ; and Julia was married to William Hunt. Fenton M. Roseberry was united in marriage, June 27, 1895, with Dollie Haynes, 724 - MADISON COUNTY, OHIO. daughter of Henry and Rebecca Haynes. She died in July, 1899 leaving surviving, her husband and two children, Mary E., born on March 29, 1896, who was graduated from the Rosedale and Mechanicsburg high schools, and is a student in the Ohio State University at Columbus, Ohio ; and Frank M., born on November 24, 1898, who is a student in the high school. Fenton M. Roseberry was married, secondly, November 25, 1905, to Nettie Reed, daughter of James and Mary (Stewart) Reed. She was born on May 23, 1864, in Hardin county, Ohio. She was reared on a farm and obtained her education at the district schools. James Reed, the father of Mrs. Fenton M. Roseberry, was a "hundred-day" soldier in the Civil War. His wife was Mary (Stewart) Reed, and they were the parents of six. children, five of whom are living in 1915 : Margaret J., Finley T., Stewart G., Edward G., deceased; Orra-Euphema and Nettie. Mr. Roseberry is well known in this part of Madison county, and he and his wife and family are held in high esteem throughout the community. HENRY B. CONVERSE. Henry B. Converse was born on January 8, 1850, in Canaan township, a son of James N. and Julia A. (Calhoun) Converse. He was educated in the public schools of the district and the Lutheran College at Columbus, Ohio, after which he attended a business college in the same city during the year 1870, and soon after took unto himself a wife, and settled down to the vocation of a farmer. Politically, Mr. Converse was a Democrat, and demonstrated his public spirit by serving in all the township offices, save that of township clerk. He was active in local politics to the extent of officiating as assessor, trustee, treasurer and supervisor. Re was a member of the Big Darby Baptist church. Mr. Converse belonged to Urania Lodge No. 311, Free and Accepted Masons; Adoniram Chapter No. 73, Royal Arch Masons; London Council No. 41, Royal and Select Masters, and Mount Vernon Commandery No. 1, Knights Templar. He was a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason at Columbus, Ohio, and was past Master of Urania Lodge No. 311, and past worthy patron of the Ohio Eastern Star. James N. Converse, father of the subject of this sketch, was a son of Charles and Phoebe (Norton) Converse, was married to Julia A. Calhoun, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Carpenter) Calhoun, by whom he had two children, Henry B. and Elizabeth, who became the wife of A. C. Milliken, and is now a widow, living at West Jefferson, Ohio. The paternal grandfather was Charles Converse, who was a son of Reverend Jeremiah, who emigrated to Darby Plain in 1814. The wife of Charles Converse was Phoebe (Norton) Converse. The maternal grandfather was James Calhoun, who was born on February 27, 1802, on the Portage river in northern Ohio. He came with, his parents to Darby Plain in 1810, coming through that portion of Ohio where Columbus now stands when there were but two houses on the site and they were built of logs. His father was drafted during the War of 1812. The father went to Columbus, Ohio, and started north. His family never saw him again. His grave is somewhere on the Sandusky Plains. James Calhoun was left to care for his mother, one brother and three sisters. He kept the farm, paid for it, and managed to keep the family together until his mother was married, secondly, to a Mr. Kilbary, who was the father of Thomas and Asa Kilbary. She was the mother of one child by this marriage, Alexander Kilbary, who became prominent as a physician at Sacramento, California. Mrs. Kilbary lived and died on the Darby Plains. By her first marriage, Mrs. Kilbary had five children: James, Jr., who was married to Elizabeth Carpenter, of Licking county, Ohio, and they were the parents of five children,