PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 301 Reuben M. Roberts, who now has charge of the. farm of our subject; they have one son, Merritt E.; S. Ella is the wife of Edwin B. Michener, a farmer of Warren County. The Merritt family are of the Friends religion, holding membership at Green Plain. The deceased wife and mother was also a member of that religious body. Until recently Mr. Merritt had been a Republican but he now votes the Prohibition ticket. He has been County Commissioner three years,and has also held the offices of Road Supervisor and School Director. He was Appraiser on the Pikes which were bought from the county. REUBEN MILLER. Among all the worthy citizens of Greene County, none can be found more thoroughly deserving of representation in a volume of this nature, than he whose name stands at the head of this notice, and whose portrait appears on the opposite page. His prominence is not due alone to the fact of his being an old settler; but to the excellent habits which he has maintained, to the resolute will and persevering industry which has secured for him a competence, and more than all to his upright Christian character. From his position as a poor boy, he has worked out a successful career, the capital with which he began, being the instruction which he had received to be studious, industrious and neat, and that which he thinks most important of all, to live a godly life. The paternal ancestors of our subject were German, and in the maternal line he traces his ancestry to old England. His grandfather, Andrew Miller, emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania when a young man, and during the .first great struggle for American Independence he gave his services to the cause of freedom. From the forest on the Big Canawha Creek he cleared a farm, upon which he spent the later years of his life. His son John was boru in York County, and determining to devote himself to farm life, bought the old home and engaged iu agriculture upon it, but lost it after the War of 1812. During that struggle his eldest son, then seventeen years old, entered the army as his substitute. John Miller was a great reader, and an aetive member of the Lutheran Church, in which he was an exhorter. The maternal grandparents of Reuben Miller were David and Hannah (Smith) Ramsey, of England, both of whom lived to the advanced age of eighty-six years, the former never being ill until his death. Having come to America prior to the Revolutionary War, Grandfather Ramsey took part in that struggle, receiving two wounds while fighting for freedom. During the cannonading at the battle of Bunker Hill, the dishes in his home, which was but two miles distant, were thrown from the shelves and broken by the concussion. After the war he removed to York County, Pa., being one of the early settlers. He cleared a farm in the mountains and made shingles, burned charcoal, and followed other occupations suited to the locality. His landed estate amounted to three hundred acres. The family, were Quakers and prominent in the work of the society. Jane Ramsey, daughter of David and Hannah (Smith) Ramsey, was born in Chester County, Pa., and married John Miller, to whom she bore seven children. David, who went to the War of 1812, when seventeen years old, died in Clark County, Ohio, at the age of sixty-two years; John died when two years old; Hannah, Mrs. Sultzenbarger, died at the age of seventy-five years;- Mrs. Mary Welty died aged eighty-two years; Samuel died in Pennsylvania when sixty-eight years old; the next on the family roll is our subject, who is the only survivor; Benjamin died at the age of sixty years. Reuben Miller was born in Conawanka Township, York County, Pa., September 25, 1810, and was reared on a farm. When five years old he was sent to his grandparents, who were getting old, in order that he might watch over them, and their home being across the mountain 'from that of his parents, he could call the latter in case of need. He remained under their roof until ten years old, when he returned to his old home, taking up such a share in the labors of the farm as a boy of his years could endure. His school privileges were meager, and the early education which he obtained 302 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. was secured in the subscription schools, which were held during a small portion of the year. The clothing which he wore was home-made. He hunted some, running foxes and other game, and remained at home until twelve years old, when he was hired out on a farm at $3.50 per month until seventeen. He then began an apprenticeship at the trade of a shoemaker with his brother Samuel, and after serving three years started a shop of his own. He carried it on for nine years, work ing almost day and night, determined to secure a home and surround himself with some degree of comfort. When twenty-three years old be secured a companion in life, being married in September, 1833, to Miss Margaret Mittman, who nobly bore her share in his labors and anxieties, assisting him by her counsel and prudent home keeping. She was born in Dover Township, York County, and died in Ohio, in 1846. After their marriage the young couple went at once to housekeeping, the husband buying a farm of eighty acres on the mountain side, making an initial payment with money which he borrowed ct 6 per cent. He remained upon the place four years, after which he sold it and came to Ohio, the journey being accomplished in a two-horse covered wagon, which also conveyed a few household goods. The river was crossed in flatboats, and twenty-one days after leaving their Pennsylvania home the family settled near Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. For three years they lived upon rented land there, after which they settled in Clark County, spending one year in a cabin in the woods. Although Mr. Miller had been put back by sickness, he had succeeded in saving about $250, with which he came to Greene County and made arrangements for the purchase of one hundred acres of land on Mud Run, going in debt for a large part of its price. A few years later he borrowed money at 10 per cent., and purchased one hundred and sixty acres adjoining, paying $30 per acre, and continuing his resolute efforts, succeeded. in paying for both farms. The only indebtedness which he ever assumed was for land. He was located on the Springfield- and Dayton pike, where be cleared and otherwise improved his estate. He engaged in general farming and stock raising, also dealing extensively in market produce. The early habits of neatness and order in which he had: been instructed by his worthy parents, were carried out on the farm,where everything Was carefully cared for, and nothing lost by heedlessness or ill-usage. The best of stock was kept, Mr. Miller being one of the first men in the county to keep full blooded Shorthorn cattle and Southdown sheep. His horses also were of good grades, while he endeavored at all times to keep his crops above the average in quality. After having lived upon the estate, which he bad secured by 'unremitting toil, for forty-two years, Mr. Miller sold it at $95 per aere, and removed to Osborn, retiring from the work in which he had so long been engaged. He bought the home in which he now lives, and has invested the remainder of his means in bank stock and in various loans. He is the largest and one of the original stockholders of the Bank of Osborn, his interest being $5,000. He has given each of his children a start in life, bestowing upon them the educational and business advantages which they desired. Mr. Miller contracted a second matrimonial alliance, choosing as his companion Miss Hester Snyder, with whom he was united in wedlock, in 1847, the ceremony taking place in Clark County. The bride was born in York County, Pa., and was a daughter of John Snyder, an early settler of Bethel Township, Clark County, where she was reared and educated. After many years of useful life, in which she had shown her devotion to husband and family and kindliness to all with whom she eame in contact, Mrs. Miller departed this life May 6, 1880. The sons and daughters of. Mr. Miller are seven, their record being as follows: John' A,. attended Lebanon College, and was subsequently graduated from Wilts Commercial College, in Dayton, and he is engaged in farming and the fruit business in Clark County; Ellen M. is a graduate of Granville College, in Licking County, and taught school until her marriage to O. P. Hardman, a farmer of Clark County; Laura J. is the wife of Henry Corn, of Fairfield, a retired farmer and a soldier in the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 303 Civil War; Cylnira C. is the Wife Of George Keplinger,who is a farmer and the operator of a greenhouse in Bath Township; Lee is an engineer at Springfield; Curtain was in a shop in Springfield but is now at home, having had his leg cut off by a traiu- Alice is the wife of William Rol, who works in the knife and har shop of the Reaper and Mower Manufactory in Springfield. The first Presidential ballot of Mr. Miller was cast for Andrew Jackson at his second election, and he has never since missed a vote, continuing his adherance to the Democrat party. He has always paid his fine when put in office, declining to serve except in school affairs. He belongs to the Lutheran Church, in which he has had membership since he was six months old, and in which for thirty years he has taken a very active part. He is a charter member of the society at Osborn, belonged to the building committee and has given as liberally as any one to its support. He. has been a Trustee for years and is now an Elder. He belongs to the Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons at Osborn. He has been called upon to exercise his judgment as a juryman, and in other ways has been prominent among his fellow chi. zens. His memory is a remarkable one, he being able to recall events as far back as 1813, when his brother went to the war. Self-made in finances and in personal repntation and character, he gives the credit of all that he is to the teaehing which produced in his mind the determination to be a gentleman in the deepest sense of that word, and to the natural abilities which God gave him. FRANCIS M. HAGAN is not only one of the foremost lawyers of Clark County, but he is intimately assoeiated with its business interests and civic life as President of the Springfield Board of Trade. He is a fine representative of Ohio's native-born citizens, his birth taking place in this county, in Mad River Township, Jnne 10, 1844, he beiug a descendant of two of the early pioueers of this part of the State. Hugh Hagan, his father was born in Northumberland County, Pa., in 1803, and was a son of Denny Hagan, who was born in the North of Ireland, and was of Scotch antecedents. He was reared and married in the land of his birth, and in 1801 emigrated to this country, and settling in Northum berland County, utilized his excellent education in teaching school and, in surveying. He remained in Pennsylvania until 1815. and then came with teams to Ohio, and cast in his lot with the early pioneers of Clark County, and here his well-spent and honorable life was brought to a close. Mrs. Hagan was born in Ireland, and died in this country at the home of her son Hugh, and now lies beside her hnsband' in Muddy Run Cemetery. They reared four children —John, Hugh, James and Margaret. Hugh Hagan was a lad of twelve years when his parents removed to this county, and he was bred to manhood under the primitive conditions of pioneer life, and in his turn took up the work of a pioneer. When a young man he taught school until he had saved enough money to give him a good start in life, and he then bought a tract of timber land near Enon, and in the log house that he built there the subject of this sketch was born. There were no railways here for many years, and he used to team to Cincinnati, seventy-five miles distant. The country was then in a wild condition, and deer and other kinds of game were plenty for some years. He did his share in developing the county by clearing a tract of land and improving it into a fine farm, as he was an able practical agriculturist, and prosecuted his calling with characteristic energy that brought success. He resided on his homestead until his death, in 1879, rounded out a long and well-spent life that had passed its seventy-sixth milestone. Of a clear, discerning mind and of a forceful character, well-endowed with truthfulness, self-reliance and competence, he was a fine type of the men, who, hardened by the struggle that has founded our National character, were instrumental in hewing out the foundations of a eommonwealth from the primeval wilderness. The maiden name of his wife was Ann Furay. She was a native of this State, born in Ross County, and a daughter of pioneer parents, Peter and Marianne (DuPlissy) Furay. Her father was a native of Philadelphia, and her mother of Canada, coming of French an- 304 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. tecedents. Both grandparents lived to the venerable age of ninety years. The mother is now a welcome inmate of the household of her son, our subject. She has reared four children to lives of usefulness and honor, namely: Francis M., James A., Edward O. and Laura A. The early youth of our subject was passed on the home farm, assisting in its labors and varying the monotony of his work by attendance at the district school, where he laid the basis of a sound education. Eager for more learning, and being without the means to gratify his ambition, at the age of seventeen he eommenced teaching to gain the wherewithal, and taught in the common and select sehools, and even after he entered Antioch College, he did not drop that vocation, but continued to teach whenever college was not in session. Ills constant application to his studies and to teaching impaired his health, and he was obliged to leave college with his course uncompleted, to his great regret. In 1869, he began the study of law in the office of E. S. Wallace, but his devotion to his books caused his health to give out once more, and he was compelled to lay aside his studies for awhile. After that he traveled in different parts of the United States two years, and with reinvigorated powers resumed his legal studies, and was admitted to the bar before the Supreme Bench at Columbus, and immediately entered upon the practice of his profession in this city, and has been thus actively engaged here since, with the exception of the time that he was Postmaster of the Springfield post-office. During these years of hard and unremitting labor he has risen to eminence in his profession, and his brilliant talents and legal acumen have brought him a large clientage, to whose interests he is conscientiously devoted. He was appointed Postmaster in 1887, and served in that capacity with credit until April, 1890. The grandfather of our subject voted for Thomas Jefferson for President, the father of our subject, was a sonnd Democrat and supported Gen. Jackson, and their descendant of to-day seems to have inherited their political views, presumably somewhat modified by the exigencies of the times, and is a leader of the Democracy in this part of his native State, casting his first Presidential vote for Seymour. His fellow-citizens ad miring his intellectual force, his aptitude for affairs, his executive ability and his personal charaeter (which is above reproach) have honored themselves and him by calling him to public life. he has been twice elected City Solicitor, first as an independent candidate, and the second time on the regular Democratic ticket, his great popularity being attested by the fact of his being called to fill that important position by the suffrage of a people largely Republican, as this city is one of the strongholds of that party. He showed that he was deserving of the great compliment that he then reeeived by his careful and impartial administration of the affairs of that office. he is an active member of the Associated 'Charities society, and is a member of the Board of Trnstees of the City Hospital. He is President of the Springfield Board of Trade, which under his able leadership is a powerful influence in advancing the business, manufacturing, commercial and general financial interests of the city, and he and his associates, besides thus promoting the growth of the city, are forwarding its welfare in other directions. By his marriage in 1881, to Miss Justina F. Bevitt, an amiable and cultured young lady, of fine character and attributes, Mr. Hagan has been enabled to establish a pleasant and attractive home, to whose comforts he can retreat from the cares of business. Mrs. Hagan is a native of St. Charles, Mo., and a daughter of the well-known Dr. Bevitt of that city. Three ehildren have come to fill the wedded life of our subject and his amiable wife—Francis M., Hugh and an infant. PETER A. SCHINDLER, senior member of the firm of Schindler & Coles, undertakers, occupies a leading position among the business men of Springfield, and is accredited with having a thorough understanding of all the details connected with his calling. He is a veteran of nearly seventy years, having been born. October 15, 1820, and he first opened his eyes to the light on a farm in Frederick County, Md., eight miles north of Middletown, and at the old PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 305 Leatherman Mills. His father, John Schindler, was born in Germany in 1790, and started for America with his parents when a lad of twelve years. He was orphaned, however, before reaching his desti- nation, his parents dying on the ocean, and being consigned to a watery grave. Not only was he bereaved of his parents but all his family, he being the only one surviving the voyage. He made his way to the home of his uncle in Frederick County, Md., the latter having paid his passage, and he remained there until reaching manhood. He learned the miller's trade, and when reaching man's estate was married to Miss Hannah, daughter of Peter and sister of Jacob Leatherman, the latter of whom was a prominent preacher in the I)unkard Church, now known as the German Baptist Church. The father of our subject spent the most of his life at his trade of a miller, but finally turned his attention to farming. He left Maryland for Ohio in 1852, and purchased land three miles north of the present site of the city of Springfield. Subsequently, however, he removed to a farm three miles south of the city, where he spent his last days, dying in the seventy-third year of his age. The mother survived her husband a few years, and died at the home of her daughter, Miss Louisa Schindler, in Miami County. She was a lady of many estimable qualities, and a consistent member of the Dunkard Church. John Schindler, father of our subject, had been reared in the doctrines of the Lutheran Church, to which he steadfastly adhered all his life. To the parents of our subject there was born a family of five children, three sons and two daughters, of whom Daniel is a prominent minister of of the Lutheran Church in Loudoun County, Va.; John occupies himself as a miller in Miami County, Ohio; Mary became the wife of M- K. Biser, and died at her home near the city of Springfield about 1852 or 1853; Louisa, above spoken of, is unmarried; John is a resident of Miami County, this State, living in the town of Alcony and retired. The subject of this notice was the eldest child of his parents, and spent his early years in his native county, attending the common school and assisting his father in the mill, and later on the farm. After reaching his majority he set about the establishment of a home of his own, and was wedded in October, 1842, to Miss Mary Ann Shafer. He had at an early age evinced considerable musical talent, and he now started out as a teacher of singing, removed to Hagerstown, Md., and there resided until the death of his wife in 1850. Of this union there are no children living. Mrs. Mary A. Schindler was a consistent member of the Lutheran Church, and a lady possessing all the Christian virtues. In October; 1850, Mr. Schindler, leaving his native State, came to Ohio, and locating in Springfield, occupied himself for a time as a teacher of vocal music throughout Clarke County. At the expiration of three years he embarked in the furniture business, associating himself in partnership with M. K. Biser, and under the firm name of Schindler & Biser they continned with various changes of partners until 1865. In that year Mr. Schindler disposed of his interest in the business and he also met with great loss on account of endorsing notes for other men, which practically ruined him. We next find Mr. Schindler engaged in the manufacture of Milwaukee brick near the city of Springfield, and he was thus occupied two years. In 1873 he associated himself in partnership with J. L. Coleman, under the firm name of J- L. Coleman & Co. He purchased the interests of J. W. Coles. J. L. Coleman & Co. carried on the business until 1884. Mr. Schindler then purchased the interest of Mr. Coleman, and subsequently took his son into partnership, the firm becoming P. A. Schindler & Son, and continued thus for some years. In 1886 J. W. Coles re-entered the firm, which now became Schindler & Coles, and which has operated successfully since that time, having their headquarters at No. 53, West Main Street. They keep a full supply of horses, vehicles and all the other appurtenances required in their business, while their promptness and reliability have gained for them an extensive patronage. In 1852 Mr. Schindler contracted a second marriage with Mrs- Caroline Keller, widow of the Rev. Ezra Keller, D.D., and who was the first President of Wittenberg College. Mrs. Schindler was born in August, 1819, in Frederick County, Md., and was a daughter of Adam and Elizabeth Routzahn, 306 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. who are now deceased. Of this union there has been born one child, a son, Charles. The latter married Miss Clara Smith, of Springfield, and they became the parents of one daughter, Edith. Mrs. Caroline Schindler departed this life at her home in Springfield, September 20, 1888. In October, 1889, Mr. Schindler was married to Miss Elizabeth Martin, also a native of Hagerstown, Md. Mrs. Elizabeth (Martin) Schindler died February 17, 1890. Politically, Mr. Schindler votes the straight Republican ticket. He has been a member of the School Board, and became connected with the Lutheran Church in 1838. In this he has offieiated as chorister from that year to 1890, of both church and Sunday-school and various other public meetings. For a period of forty years he served as Superintendent of the Sunday-school, commencing this work in 1850 and organizing schools in different parts of Clark County. CAPT. PERRY STEWART. There is not within the limits of Green Township a citizen whom the people are more delighted to honor than Capt. Stewart. Intelligent, energetic and enterprising, he has not only been a prominent man in the affairs of Clark County, but has accumulated a fine property and has held many positions of trust and responsibility. He was in former years a County Commissioner, served in the State Legislature and commanded a company during the late Civil War. All the enterprises tending to advance the interests of the people, morally, intellectually and financially, have received his unqualified endorsement and substantial aid. He keeps himself thoroughly posted upon the leading events of the day, and is possessed of those qualities of character most desired in one who manifestly was born to be a leader and who exercises a marked influence upon those around him. Capt. Stewart is the offspring of excellent ancestry and the son of John T. Stewart, who was born in Dauphin County, Pa., in March, 1781. The latter, while not a surveyor by profess ion, platted the city of South Charleston, in Clark County. During the War of 1812 he furnished cattle in large numbers to the United States Government and looked after the wants of the family of his brother, Samuel, who was serving as a Captain in the army of Gen. Hull, when the latter surrendered at Detroit. Capt. Samuel Stewart had raised a military company from Clark and Champaign Counties. The paternal grandfather of our subject was likewise Samuel Stewart, a native of Ireland, who emigrated to America about 1735, and settled in Pennsylvania. He was born in 1733 and died in Dauphin County, Pa., September 19, 1803. The great-grandfather who also bore the name of Samuel, was born in Scotland or Dreland and was the son of Robert Stewart, who removed from the vicinity of the city of Glasgow, Scotland, to Ireland, in 1661, to escape persecution on account of his religion, he being a stanch Presbyterian. John T. Stewart emigrated to Ohio with his father's brother, Samuel, in the fall of 1806. They settled in the wilderness on a tract of heavily timbered land, which they entered from the Government, put up a log house and began felling the trees around them. They kept bachelor's hall and cured their own meat for use during the winter. The seeond fall their smokehouse was burned, together with its contents and they were thus left with a very small stock of provisions. They had, however, a good neighbor in the person of Benjamin Whiteman, who came over and told them that he had plenty of meat in his smokehouse and they were as welcome to it as his wife; that if they did not help themselves he would be offended. The father of our subject after due time decided that it was not good for man to live alone and accordingly on the 2d of March, 1815, took to himself a wife and helpmate—Miss Ann, daughter of Robert and Ann (Ingram) Elder. Robert Elder came to Ohio in 1813, and like. his estimable wife was of. Scotch-Irish descent. He died October 3, 1825, and the mother passed away September 20, 1827. The latter was born May 19, 1798, in Dauphin County, Pa. After his marriage, John Stewart put up a log house on his own farm,brought the land to a state of cultivation and there spent the remainder of his days. He lived to be nearly PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 307 seventy years old, and departed hence in April, 1850. The mother survived her hnsband more than thirty years, remaining a widow, and passed away September 25, 1880. at the advanced age of eighty-two years. She was laid by the side of her husband in the Presbyterian Cemetery at Clifton. Ten children were born to John Stewart and his estimable wife, eight of whom are living, namely: Juliana, Mrs. Anderson; Perry, our subject; Elder R.; Samuel, deceased ; Charles, James M., Thomas E.; Oscar N., and William C. Harriet, died aged about two years. Perry, the second child, was born June 6, 1818, and spent his early days after the manner of the sons of pioneer farmers, obtaining a limited education in the snbscription school and assisting in the various pursuits of farm life. He grew up healthy in mind and body and at an early age could do a man's work. He remained at home assisting his father until over twenty-six years old and then having resolved upon establishing a fireside of his own, was joined in wedlock October 15, 1844, with Miss Rhoda A. Wheeler. Soon after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Stewart settled upon a tract of timber land which the Captain transformed into his present well-developed farm he first put up a one story house of brick, to which, in 1860, he added another story and two more rooms on the ground floor. He felled the trees around him and brought the land to a good state of cultivation, adding the various improvements, one after another, which became essential' to the comfort and success of the progressive agriculturist. As time progressed Capt. Stewart invested his accumulated capital in additional land, and after selling off a part has still left three hundred and and fifty-five acres, which yield him annually handsome returns. The home farm comprises two hundred and fifteen acres, and the Captain owns three lots in the city- of Springfield. To him and his excellent wife there have been born ten children, of whom the record is as follows: Harriet Joanna Stewart became the wife of James Hatfield; they have three children and live two miles north of Clifton- Julia Ann is the wife of R. N. Elder, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work David Wilmot married Miss Amanda McClintock; they have five children and live at Enon Crossing. John T. married Miss Anna M. Keifer; they have three children and live in Greencastle, Ind. Mary E. is the wife of Samuel Kerr; they have two children and live near Troy, Ohio. Jane E. is the wife of George Nicholson ; they are flab parents of one child and live near New Moorefield, Clark County. Jessie Isabel died when four years old; Charles Fremont married Miss Clara Garlough; they have three children and live on the farm adjoining that of Captain; Perry Morton and E. Wheeler, remain at home with their parents. The Captain and Mrs. Stewart are prominently connected with the Christain Church at Springfield. During the second year of the Civil War our subject in July, 1862, received permission from the Clark County Military Commission to raise a company of volnnteers with whom he repaired to Piqua and they were mustered into the service by Capt. Drake, named Company A, and formed a part of the Ninety fourth Ohio Infantry. On the 24th of August, the company was sworn into service and on the 28th, the company left Camp Piqua and arrived at Lexington, Ky., on the 30th and were just in time to take part in the skirmish at Tate's Creek Ferry. On the 1st of September Capt. Stewart was captured by the troops of Gen. Kirby Smith but paroled the same day. He then retnrned home and waited until the following Christmas when he was exchanged and joined his regiment January 17, 1863, at Murfreesboro, Tenn. This was shortly after the battle of Stone River and he then took part in the Tullahoma campaign under Gen. Rosecrans, who was marching against Gen. Bragg and on to Chattanooga. Capt. Stewart met the enemy in several battles and skirmishes, but finally on account of ill-health was obliged to resign his commission. He received an honorable discharge November 9, 1863, and then returning home gave much of his time thereafter to the recruiting. of soldiers as long as they were needed by the Government. On the battlefield of Chickamauga he received a wound in the leg from a spent ball. The Captain has always taken an active interest in politics and during the early days was a member of the old Whig party; in 1842 he identified himself with the Liberty or Abolition party. Later he joined the Republicans. 308 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. He has frequently been sent as a delegate to the County, State and Congressional Conventions and was in the National Convention at Philadelphia when Gen. Grant was nominated for his second term. He also assisted in the nomination of Rutherford B. Hayes, at Cincinnati, although not then a delegate. He was one of the charter members of Mitchell Post, G. A. R., at Springfield. In 1866, he was elected a County Commissioner and the following year was made the nominee of the Republican party in Clark County for the State Legislature, serving in the Fifty-eighth General Assembly. He was a Justice of the Peace at the time of entering the army. The cause of education finds in him a steadfast friend and he has served as a School Director in his district for several years. In his religious views Capt. Stewart conforms to the doctrines of the Christian Church, attending services at Springfield and officiating as a Trustee. Mrs. Stewart was born December 30, 1824, in Clark County, Ohio, and is a daughter of Ebenezer and Joanna (Miller) Wheeler, who were natives of New Jersey. They removed to Ohio about 1800, prior to their marriage. The paternal grandfather upon coming to this State, settled on what is now the most populous part of Cincinnati, securing land at a mere trifle. Her maternal grandfather, Moses Miller, settled upon the present site of Brighton, a suburb of Cineinnati, and for many years was the owner of a large farm. After their marriage in September, 1803, Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler settled near Cincinnati, and in 1806 removed to what subsequently became the homestead in Clark Connty. There was born to them a large family of children of whom there is living only Mrs. Stewart and her brother, Samuel M., who is a resident of Lyon County, Kan. H. W. OWENS, A. M. This gentleman is a contractor and builder in Xenia, and also the owner and manager of a wood working shop at No. 333 South Detroit Street, where he has fine power and the requisite machinery for doing excellent work. He does the largest business in eontracting in the county, and having been so- engaged for over a decade, has become thoroughly well-known as one whose contracts are carried out in the most honorable manner, those who employ him heing insured reliable work in whatever he has undertaken. In his intercourse with his fellow-men, Mr. Owens is pleasing and honest, while "his private character is irreproachable, and he is highly spoken of by all who know him. The subject of this sketch is a grandson of Thomas C. Owens, who bore a very prominent part in the pioneer work of this county, both as a private worker and as a public servant. He came to this State from the Old Dominion, and located near Union Church. For many years he filled the office of County Surveyor, and for a long time was County Recorder and County Auditor. He belonged to the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was engaged in local ministerial labors. He was thoroughly known throughout the county, with whose early history he was so closely identified. His son, Alfred H., was born and grew to maturity in this county, and engaged. in farming for a few years. He then began contracting and building, making his headquarters in Xenia, and for about twenty years continued his connection with mechanical work. He belonged. to the First Methodist Episcopal Chureh of Xenia, and his charac- ter and ability were appreciated by his fellow-men to such a degree that they bestowed upon him various township offices. He married Miss Mary J. Eichelberger, of Germantown, near Dayton, who bore him seven children. In Xenia Township, on what is known as the Wilmington Pike, March 1, 1858, the subject of this sketch was born: His education was completed in Xenia College, from which he received the degree of Master of Arts, in 1876. After leaving the school room he engaged with his father in contracting, and at his death, in 1879, continued the business, which he has enlarged, and to which, in 1886; he added that of wood-working, buying the mill before mentioned. He belongs to the Republican party and is a firm believer in its principles; his religious faith eoincides with that PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 311 expressed by the creed of the Methodist Episcopal denomination, and he holds membership in Trinity Church. The marriage of Mr. Owens took place at the home of the bride in Xenia, June 16, 1880, the lady with whom he was united being Miss Anna L., daughter of John S. and Isabelle Saylor. She was quite young when her parents came to this place in which she grew to maturity, obtained an excellent education and has made many friends by her graces and virtues. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Owens comprises four daughters: Lorena May, Lulu Jane, Ida Mabel and Hazel Kirk. JOHN W. HAMILTON, Justice of the Peace. I This sturdy old pioneer of Greene County, whose portrait appears on the opposite page, has lived in Yellow Springs since 1845, and has held a prominent plaee in municipal affairs and in society. He has been Justice of the Peace for thirty-nine years, has had the office of Notary Public for a lengthy period, and for twenty years was Mayor of the city. In both physical and mental endowments he was blessed by nature, and although his early advantages were not the best, he secured a good common-school education and upon that foundation has built an amount of information and knowledge equal to that gained by many men whose opportunities seem much greater. The character of the man is displayed in this, and in the enterprise which he has exhibited in worldly affairs and the station which he holds in the community. His home is one of comfort, one of its most noticeable features being that its walls are lined with pictures, indicating the love of the family for the beautiful and artistic. Squire Hamilton is the son of ,Tames and Margaret (Keenan) Hamilton, natives of Ireland, who settled in Perry County, Ohio, in 1828, the father being a farmer. Companions, “in life, in death they were not divided," both dying September 26, 1836. They were the parents of six children, four of whom are living. The birth of our subject took place August 1, 1820, and he therefore began his residence in the Buckeye State when a lad of eight years. He began to carve out his own career in life when eighteen years old, at which time he was hound as an apprentice to a cabinet-maker at Sommerset. After serving two years he ran away on account of ill treatment, and walked on the National road to Bellefountaine, Logan County, having but $1 in his pocket. He worked at clearing land by the acre, then at his trade for a time, and in 1838, went to Shelby County, where for three years he was employed on the Miami Canal, taking contracts to build-portions of it. For three years Mr. Hamilton belonged to the corps of civil engineers under Timothy G. Bates, who worked from Piqua, to St. Mary's. He then located in Dayton and spent six months in buying horses there and selling them in the East. He then, in 1845, located in Yellow Springs, where he has since remained. He contracted for building a portion of the Miami Railroad, but for over twenty years his business has been the manufacture of brick, and since 1867 he has made over one hundred miles of turnpike. During the Civil War he was enrolling officer for this township. Two of his sons enlisted in Company D, Forty-fourth Ohio Infantry, and subsequently became members of the Eighth Ohio Cavalry, serving during the war. William ranked as Third Sergeant and Charles was a private; both spent twenty-seven days in Libby Prison, after which they were exchanged. Twice during their army life they were visited by their parents. The father belonged to the "Squirrel Hunters," which body was called out at the time of Gen. Morgan's raid. During his Jong service as a Justice, Squire Hamilton has tried over ten thousand cases, never having a decision reversed. In one case that came before him, suit was brought for a turkey, and the costs amounted to over $60. He has tried cases where the renowned Thomas Corwin and John A. McMahon plead before him. He has been active in politics, having first given his allegiance to the Whig party, casting his first Presidential ballot for Gen. William Henry Harrison. Upon the disintegration of that party and the formation of the Republican, he became identified with the new political body which embodied in its platform the 312 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. principles in which he believed. Squire Hamilton has belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for thirty years. The subject of this notice has been twice married, his first alliance having been contractod in 1841, and his bride having been Miss Ann Hayes, who shared his fortunes until 1870, when she died. The union had resulted in the birth of four children of whom we note the following: William married Mary Haney, and lives at Yellow Springs, their family comprising seven children ; Charles married Hester Horney, has three children and also lives in Yellow Springs; James, who is unmarried, resides in New York City; John married Mary Shaw, has five children, and lives at Goes Station. The second marriage of Squire Hamilton took place in 1871, his bride being Miss Elizabeth Musselman, a native of Piqua. This worthy lady is a member of the Christian Church, and a respected and useful member of the community. She has one child, Edward, who is unmarried and lives with his parents. HENRY H. HOPKINS. Descended from two old New England families, this gentleman has in his personal affairs manifested the frugality, industry and prudence that are prominent traits in the Yankee character, acquiring thereby a fortune that has enabled him to bestow upon his children thorough educations and to surround his family with every comfort. He has likewise manifested a deep interest in the public welfare, identifying himself with various movements, which tend to the higher civilization and prosperity of 'the community, and gaining a reputation second to none as a public-spirited citizen. The ancestry in the paternal line is traced back to Stephen Hopkins. The parents of our subject were Allan and Rachael (Saulsbury) Hopkins, the latter having been a daughter of Joseph Saulsbury, a mariner. Rhode Island was their native State, and there they grew to maturity, married, and continued to reside. The father, who was a farmer and cooper, died in 1851, at the age of sixty-four years. The mother survived until 1877, reaching the advanced age of eighty-nine years. They were the parents of six children, two of whom are now living. The gentleman of whom we write was born June 2, 1812, at Scituate, R. I., being the third on the family roll. He received an excellent common-school education, after which he took a thorough academic eourse, fitting himself for the professson of teaching, in which he was engaged for about twelve years in his native State. He had also occupied himself to some extent in farming, and continued the two employments until the spring of 1839. In March of that year Mr. Hopkins was united in marriage with Miss Maria, daughter of Asaph and Mary (Mowry) Wilder. She was also born at Scituate, R. I., and was about four years younger than her husband, her natal- day having been the 11th of March, 1816. She received a good common-school education and became a teacher, having a fine record as an instructress and winning the friendship of her patrons by her intelligence and true ladyhood. Her qualities of mind and character were well known to her husband, who has never had cause to regret his choice. The home over which she has presided has ever been a model of neatness and order, and while looking weH to the ways of her household, she has not neglected her personal appearance or failed to keep herself well-informed and fitted for usefulness. The father of Mrs. Hopkins was educated for a physician, but his health failing, he embarked in mercantile pursuits, finally becoming a farmer in Rhode Island, his native State. He and his wife were born of old New England families, their mothers being second cousins and of Irish extraction ; one of them married Mr. Mowry, a Frenchman, and the other Mr. Wilder, an English physieian. The Mowry family held the faith of time Quakers. Mrs. Hopkins was the eldest of six children. After their marriage, our subject and his wife lived upon a farm in Rhode Island until 1856, when they became residents of Yellow Springs, Ohio, where they have since remained. Their object in coming here was to to give their sons good educational advantages, as they owned a scholarship in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 313 Antioch College. Mr. Hopkins became a merchant, but after two years spent in trade abandoned it and took up the fruit tree business, which he carried on for a dozen years, after which he retired from active business life. He did not, however, abandon the Gelds of usefulness which were open to him in other directions, but is still active in muuicipal affairs, and particularly in those pertaining to the cause of education. Mr. Hopkins helped to organize the schools of Yellow Springs into the graded system. serving on the School Board for sixteen years and being Superintendent of Schools for a time. He was President of the Board when the Union Schoolhouse was erected. Eight years ago ho was chosen on the Educational Board of Antioch College, which is a life appointment. He is also a member of the Executive Board of that institution, and has been chosen Treasurer,. now serving in that capacity. He is a member of the City Council of Yellow Springs, in whieh he has served for twenty-four years, and some thirty-three years since, he occupied the Mayor's Chair. He represents the Council in the Building Committee of the new Town Hall, said committee having been appointed by the Joint Board, which consists of the City Council and the Township Trustees. He has also served as Trustee in Miami Township, by appointment, and at one time was Justice of the Peace in Rhode Island. In politics he has always been interested, as all good cititizens should be, and his sympathy and support has ever been with the Republican party. Both he and his wife belong to the Christian Church, of which he is a Trustee. Both have taken an active interest in the Sunday-school department, Mr. Hopkins having been Superintendent and Mrs. Hopkins having been a Sunday-school teacher, both in Rhode Island and here, during a period of ovor twelve years. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins comprises three sons, tine men, in whose character and lives their parents can take a just pride. Wilson A., who was born in 1844, is a wholesale grocer at Greenville, l)arke County; he married Miss Alice Dawson, and their family consists of two children. Elmer B., born in 1845, lives in Yellow Springs, uwning a wholesale grocery store in Springfield; his family comprises a wife, formerly Miss Angie McCoy, and three children. A. F., who was born in 1846, is still single, making his home with his parents and following the occupation of a commercial salesman. The three sons were students at Antioch College when the Civil War broke out and diminished the attendance at the institution, many of whose students took up arms in defence of the Union. The Hopkins boys enlisted in the One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Ohio Infantry, and after serving their time, again enlisted in another regiment and each served until the close of the war. Elmer was Orderly Sergeant and Wilson was secretary of the company. All are now identified with the Grand Army of the Republic. CHRISTIAN NEFF. This gentleman is one of the oldest pioneers of Tremont City, Clark County, in the near vicinage of which his home farm is located. He is the owner of one hundred and fifty-eight and one-half acres of valuable land, eighty-nine being comprised in the home farm. He is a self-made man as to his financial standing, and largely self-educated, as his school privileges were somewhat meager. He and his estimable wife are now enjoying the fruits of lives spent in well doing, having the confidence 'and esteem of their fellow-citizens, by whom they are classed among the representative pioneers of the county. Mr. Neff was born in the Shenandoah Valley, Va., being the youngest of seven children in the parental family, and the only one surviving except his sister Susan, widow of Charles Brans-letter, whose home is in Missonri. In 1832 Abraham and Barbara (Weaver) Neff emigrated to Ohio, traveling the' entire distance from the Shenandoah Valley to Clark County in a covered wagon drawn by four horses. They brought with them two sons and five daughters, and their son-in-law, Samuel Ryman, also accompanied them with a two-horse team and wagon. They were about nineteen days en route, halts being generally made where night overtook them, and the wayside camp being their abiding place. 314 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Mr. Neff settled in German Township, the first home of the family being a log house, which sheltered them for several years. The residence in which our subject now lives was then erected, and was the home of Abraham Neff until his death, which took place many years ago. He was one of the earliest pioneers of the township, and his name will long be remembered as that of one who aided in the development of this prosperous region. His political adherence was given to the Democratic party. The natal day of Christian Neff was February 28, 1816, and he was sixteen years of age when he accompanied his parents to this State. He shared in the pioneer labors in which his father engaged, and from his early youth has been engaged in farming. The early subscription schools of Virginia and Ohio were those in which he obtained his instruction, and the surroundings amid which he grew to manhood strengthened and developed the sterling traits of his eharacter. In the efforts to elevate society and advance the welfare of the county, he has manifested the interest becoming a public-spirited citizen. His political adherence is given to the Democratic party. He and his wife belong to the Reformed Church, and she is a member of the Home Missionary Society of that denomination. Both are highly respected members of society. The first marriage of Mr. Neff was celebrated in 1842, his bride being Miss Christiana Cam, sister of Adam Carn, of German Township, which union resulted in the birth of two children—Adam, whose home is in Springfield, and Elizabeth, wife of John Becker, of German Township. The second marriage of Mr. Neff took place in 1863, when he was united with Mrs-. Sarah Flickinger, of this county. The present Mrs. Neff was born in German Township, November 18, 1821, being a daughter of David and Margaret (Venus) Maggert. She was carefully reared by her worthy parents, and after reaching maturity married Reuben Flickinger, the marriage rites being celebrated November 4, 1842. Mr. Flickinger died April 20, 1861, after having secured the high esteem of all who knew him. He was a native of Pennsylvania. He was the father of two children--John, who is now in Tremont City, and Margaret E., deceased. After having remained a widow some two years, Mrs. Flickinger united her life and fortune with our subject, with whom she has since lived happily. The parents of the present Mrs. Neff were born in the Old Dominion, and some time after their marriage removed to Ohio, this being quite early in the present century. Mr. Maggert settled in German Township, whose forests were yet the haunt of wild animals and still more savage red men Like all pioneers he endured various hardships, in all of which his good wife shared. He passed from time to eternity in 1846, his wife dying in 1840. BRINTON BAKER. Among the men known throughout the county as old settlers, few, if any, now living, can claim a longer residence here than Major Baker, of Xenia. He came to the county in 1812 and has therefore been a citizen of it seventy-eight years. For sixty-one years he has owned a saddlery shop, which is still conducted by the family, the present firm name being B. Baker & Son. Maj. Baker has held some official positions and only his dislike of public responsibilities prevented his more extended public llfe. Honorable in his business relations, genial in his social life, kindly in his home, and upright in his character, he has enjoyed the esteem of his fellow-men and is looked upon as an honor to the city in which he has so long resided. Maj. Baker was born in Chester County, Pa., July 5, 1807, his father having been a native of the same county. Thomas Baker married Sarah Woodward, and some years after their marriage they removed to this State. Driving to Brownsville, Pa., they took a flatboat to Cincinnati, coming hence by team, arriving in March, 1812. Buying a tract of land in what is now Clark and Greene Counties, Mr. Baker continued his former occupation of tilling the soil; he also built a sawmill a mile west of the falls of the Little Miami, that was one of the first erected in Greene County. He sawed the lumber for his dwelling and for the first schoolhouse that was built in the neighborhood. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 315 He was actively interested in school work and in the efforts of the settlers to have good advantages for their children. He was one of the large land-owners of the section and a prominent man of the period. For quite a long time he served as Township Trustee. His death took place in 1817, when he was sixty-two years old, and his widow survived until 1820. The parental family comprised nine sons and three daughters, all natives of the Keystone State. George, Joshua, Nayl, Thomas, William and Richard are now dead; as also arc Lydia, wife of Thomas Suplee; Rachel, wife of Samuel Jones; and Phoebe, who married Simon Kenton. The subject of this sketch was attending school in Xenia at the time of his father's death but continued his studies there but a short time afterward. He then staid on the farm with his mother and brothers until he was eighteen years old, when ho came back to the city and apprenticed himself to ;Samuel Gallo to learn the trade of a harness-maker. His apprenticeship lasted until he was twenty-one years old, and he remained in the employ of his former master a short time afterward. He then .bought out a saddlery shop and embarking in that :business, has followed it from that day. For many years Maj. Baker was a member of the City Council, but he declined all other city offices. He held the offices of County Treasurer and Township Treasurer; and was Director of the Infirmary- for fifteen years, or until his resignation. In pales he was first a Whig and then a Republican, the whole family standing by that party. He belongs to Xenia Lodge No. 52, R. A. M., in which he was Initiated in 1854 ; and to the Odd Fellows fraternity, which be joined in 1845. He is a birthright Quaker, but having married outside of the fold, is not looked upon as a true Friend. A well-constructed brick residence of tasteful clop, situated at No. 35, Detroit Street, is the home of Mr. Baker and his estimable wife, to whom he was united October 4, 1831. Mrs. Baker was in her girlhood, Miss Eliza Hivling. She was born in Washington County, Md., October 3, 1806, her parents also having been natives of the same State. John llivling and his wife, Sarah Ankeney, Came to Xenia when their daughter, of whom we peak, was a child of two years, settling on what is now Trebein's Mills. The father bought and operated the mills there and during the War of 1812 also kept a tavern on the corner of Main and Detroit Streets. He afterward bought a large tract of land, removed into the city, into the corporate limits of which the farm extended, and devoted himself to agricultural pursuits. He had sold goods for many years and was qnite a prominent pioneer and one of the early sheriffs of the county. His demise occurred in Xenia, November 5, 1860. Mrs. Baker spent her girhood in the city that has been the scene of her long and happy married life, her housekeeping having been begun the December after her marriage, on the ground that is now occupied hy her pleasant dwelling. Althongh Maj. and Mrs. Baker are parents of six children, but one is left to gladden their hearts by his presence and manly worth. That dread scourge, scarlet fever, removed from them Sarah, John A., Joshua, Eliza Jane, and an infant. Abram H., after completing his education, learned the trade and details of his father's business, and for some time has been a member of the firm and interested in the continuation of the work which his father carried on alone so many years. He married Miss Sallie Miller, a worthy young woman who has borne him three children—Mary E., Ankeney and Rachel. The title of Major, by which our subject is familiarly known, is derived from his connection with the militia, in which he held that office. LESTER ARNOLD. Some of the distinguishing traits in the character of Mr. Arnold may be readily guessed from the statement of one of his fellow-citizens to the effect that he has scarcely an enemy in the: world. An honorable business career in the city of Xenia has made him well known to a large portion of the residents of Greene County. In addition to his regular business as a dealer in boots and shoes, he is also the junior partner in the well-known firm of Walton & Arnold, who are quite extensively engaged in the manufacture of linseed oil. He has had an experience of thirty years in the milling 316 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. business, and in addition to his other interests is prominently connected with the famous Spring Valley ham-cnring establishment, which receives orders from all parts of the country. It will thus be seen that Mr. Arnold must naturally spend few idle moments and that he has been no unimportant factor in promoting the business interests of Greene County. Mr. Arnold was born in Westfield, Mass., December 2, 1828, and is the son of William Arnold, a native of New York State, who, departing from the usual direction of emigration, went East instead of- West and, locating in Westfield, there met and mariied Miss Clarissa Loomis. This lady was the daughter of a Revolutionary soldier and the offspring of a fine old family. Soon after his marriage William Arnold ;et out on horseback for Erie County, Ohio, where he purchased one thousand acres of Government land, intending to settle there and establish a permanent home. The young wife, however, was reluctant to go thus "out of the world," as it were, and Mr. Arnold finally settled on a farm near Westfield, where all of his children were born and reared. When Lester, our subject, was a lad of fifteen years, the family removed to Dayton, Ohio, where one of the sons, William, had already established himself. There the parents spent the remainder of their lives, the father prosecuting his farm labors until his decease in 1876. The mother survived her husband six years, dying in 1882. Mr. Arnold was a member in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church from his youth. The parental family consisted of nine children: of these are William Arnold (deceased); Franklin E., of Xenia; Clarissa, Mrs. Granger, also of this city; Lester, our subject; Julia and Amelia (Mrs. D)alson), both of Miami City. The subject of this notice was a youth of sixteen years when his parents settled, in 1845, in Dayton. They traveled by rail to Buffalo, thence by the lake and canal to Dayton. Lester soon afterward entered upon his bnsiness career as a clerk in a mercantile establishment at Dayton, for the consideration of $10 per month and boarded himself. On the 1st of January, 1850, we find him in Cincinnati, where he was engaged as a clerk until 1857. Then in company with a Mr. Marvin, formerly of Westfield, Mass., he repaired to St. Anthony Falls, Minn., and, in the dead of. winter, opened up a new stock of goods. This experiment proved a little too much for the heroism and courage of young Arnold and he, iu 1858, was glad to return to the bounds of civilization. Going back to Cincinnati he purchased a stock of goods and established himself at No. 65, Pearl Street. Soon afterward he associated himself in partnership with his brother, W. I. Arnold, of Dayton, and they carried on a successful business. Later they admitted another partner into the firm, which then bore the style of Lockwood, Arnold & Co., and they did a general commission business at the. corner of Pearl and Walnut Streets until 1859. In the fall of that year the partners came to this county and rented the Frost Distillery, at Frost Station, which they conducted until 1861, when they purchased the entire property and operated under the firm name of W. & L. Arnold with warehouses at Xenia. Our subject became interested in milling and feeding of 'swine. They thus operated until 1867, doing a very heavy business. Ig the meantime they paid $1 per bushel for corn, $3 for wheat, and npon one occasion they paid as high as $3.10 for five thousand bushels of wheat which they purchased from mane man. In the meantime, in 1865, Mr. Arnold becoming interested in Xenia real estate, purchased property in the city. Notwithstanding his extensive business interests he found time to devote to public and political affairs,. and after fiHing other positions of trust and responsibility was, in 1875, elected by the Republicans as Treasurer of Greene County, and gave sueh good satisfaction that in 1877 he was complimented with a re-election and served in that capacity until 1880. In 1881 he took an interest in the aforesaid mills again. In 1888 he severed his connection with the mill, and in 1889 took an interest in in the Spring Valley ham-curing establishment and also became interested in the boot and shoe business in Xenia. He is a Director of the First National Bank and in all the enterprises tending to promote the general welfare of the city is found in the front rank. In 1864 Mr. Arnold purchased the fine home of Mr. Drake on Spring Hill. The residence was PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 317 originally a seminary building, and under a process of remodeling is now, with its surroundings, one of the most elegant homes in Greene County. It occupies a gentle eminence and the grounds are laid out tastefully, and in consonance with the refined tastes and ample means of its proprietor. By a course of strict integrity Mr. Arnold has made for himself an honorable name in the business world, while his natural generosity and courteous bearing to a:1 has gained the esteem and confidence of his fellow-citizens in more than an ordinary degree. he has for many years been connected with the Odd Fellows, being at present a member of Magnolia Lodge in Cincinnati with which he en.; rolled his name as early as 1851 and in which he has passed all the Chairs. His religious views coincide with those of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is a prominent member in Xenia. Mr. Arnold was first married in Dayton in 1858,- to Miss Fidelia Gleason, of Ithaca, N. Y. This lady was a daughter of a Revolutionary soldier and there were born to them no children. The second wife of our subject was Lina, daughter of Jacob Herriug, of Beaver Creek Township, who died in 1874, leaving two sons—Harry L. and Frederick W. The elder is now in the store with his father and the younger is engaged in the insurance business iu Xenia. The present wife of our subject was Miss Pauline, daughter of John Croft, of Clark County, where she was born in April, 1848. HOWETT BROS. The Howett Stock Farm is rapidly attaining to prominence among the agricultural interests of Ohio. It is finely located in Mad River Township,Clark County, and is devoted to the breeding of full. blooded Short-horn cattle and Percheron horses. It was purchased by Howett Bros., in 1884, at $95 an acre, and embraces two hundred and forty-seven acres of some of the choicest farming land in Southeru Ohio- Under the management of the present proprietors, valuable improvements have been effected, including a commodious new barn and a windmill. They are amply provided with all facilities for the prosecution of their business, and are possessed of the energy and perseverance which is necessary to success. At the head of their stables is the stallion, Eclipse, imported by Dunham, and of great value. He is a fine black two-year-old, weighing even at this early age seventeen hundred and twenty pounds. They also have Galardin, a large gray ten-year-old Percheron, weighing eighteen hundred and ninety, and Brillette, a fine black three-year-old mare, these likewise imported by Dunham.- Besides this they have forty-two head of graded horses, and have probably more money invested in this manner than any man in Mad River Township. They are both natural stockmen, taking pride in their calling, and determined to excel. The father of the above-mentioned firm, was :Daniel Howett, a native of Coleraine Township, Lancaster County, Pa., in which county the paternal grandfather was also a snbstantial farmer. Daniel Howett about 1838, leaving the Keystone State, emigrated to Ohio, bringing with him his family, and making the journey overland with a team and wagon. He settled first in Beaver Township, Greene County, where he resided several years, then rented the old Funderburgh Farm, in Bath Township. Later he removed to the Sloan Farm, in Montgomery County, also renting this. His next removal was to the John Cox place in Bath Township, where he carried on farming, and dealt quite extensively in horses. His death resulted from the kick of a two-year-old colt, in the face and eye, from which lockjaw ensued and caused his death ten days afterward. This was in 1856, and he was forty-nine years old. He was a member of the Lutheran Church at Osborn. The mother of this family bore the maiden name of Ann- Eliza Hastings. She was likewise born in Lancaster Connty, Pa., and was the daughter of a well-to-do farmer, a native of Pennsylvania, who there spent his entire life. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Howett made her home with her two sons of this sketch, until her death, which occurred in 1883.- She also died firm in the faith of the Lutheran Church. The parental household comprises eight children, the eldest of whom, a daughter, Rachel, (Mrs. Maxton), died in Bath 318 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Township; Maris P. is senior member of the present firm; John A. and Peter H. are farming in Bethel Township; Mary makes her home with her brothers; Joseph R. is junior member of the firm; James T. is farming in Bethel Township; Bertie, Mrs. Snyder, is a resident of Springfield. John A. and Peter H. served about four months each in the army during the Civil War. Maris P. Howett, senior partner of the firm of Howett Bros., was born in Lancaster County, Pa., October 8, 1835, and was about three years old when his parents came to Greene County, this State. Among his first recollections are the big woods of Beaver Creek Township, wherein wild animals hid themselves, and near which the primitive residence of the family was located- The parents were in limited circumstances, and the boys were required to make themselves useful as soon as large enough. Their education was consequently extremely limited. Maris P. was only a little over twenty years old at the time of his father's death, and he thereafter assumed the charge of the farm and the family, remaining at home thereafter for eight years. He assisted his mother in the training and education of the younger children, remaining with them until they were able to look out for themselves. In 1864 they removed to the Harnish farm near Medway, Bethel Township, and remained there four years. Their next removal was to the vicinity of Carlisle, where they farmed until 1873, and then Maris P. moved upon the Stephen Hagenbaugh farm, in Bath Township, where he operated one year. He then rented the Wilson farm, remaining there until the marriage of his younger brother, when he returned to the Cox farm, remaining there until 1884, when he formed a partnership With J. R., and they purchased the old Reuben Miller place, whereon they are now operating. He remains a bachelor, and votes the Republican ticket. Joseph R. Howett was born in Bath Township, Greene County, June 23, 1845, and remained at the farm and attended the district school until a youth of eighteen years. Then in the fall of 1863, the Civil War being in progress, he enlisted in the Eight Ohio Cavalry, and served until the close, participating in many important battles. He returned home in safety, and began farming on his own hook. Thereafter he operated various farms in Bath Township, and was uniformly successful. His Christmas gift of 1878, was a wife and helpmate, he being married, December 25, to Miss Clarissa Moulder. This lady was born in Bath Township, in 1852, and is the daughter of Michael Moulder, a native of Germany. Mr. Moulder was one of the early settlers of Bath Township, where he improved a farm, and became well-to-do. His wife bore the maiden name of Lydia Coke, and the parental household consisted of eight children. Mr. Moulder departed this life at ids homestead in Bath Township; his wife is also deceased. Of this union there have been born four children, viz: Harry, Grace, Ralph, and Lloyd. Joseph R. is an active member of the Reformed Church at Fairfield, in which he officiates as Deacon. Politically, he is a sound Republican. He is a great admirer of the principles of Odd Fellowship, and belongs to the lodge at Fairfield, and the Encampment at Osborn. A. J. BAKER, the popular Sheriff of Clark County has been known to a large portion of its people since his birth, which took place in German Township, November 9, 1856. He at an early age became familiar with- the duties of this office, of which his honored father, William Baker, had been the incumbent previously- The latter was a native of Pennsylvania and one of the early pioneers of German Township; he is now in Springfield. The mother bore the maiden name of Huldah Baker. Sheriff Baker was given a good education, attending first the schools of his native township and completing his studies in Wittenberg College, Ohio. He commenced his business career as clerk in the hardware store of Baker & Brown, with whom he remained two years. he was next employed as bookkeeper for a commission house two years, and later was with the Express Companies of Springfield as an express messenger, his duties taking him through Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York State. He was thus occupied eight years and then resigned his position to accept that of Deputy Sheriff under PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 321 James Foley. In the fall of 1888, after seven and one-half years faithful service he was elected Sheriff and discharged the duties of this office in a manner -so acceptable to the people that he was renominated in 1890 for a term of two years. Mr. Baker was married November 14, 1888 to Miss Sarah V. Blackmer, of Springfield. Mrs. Baker was born in Erie County, Pa., February 12, 1867, and is a daughter of Truman H. and Jane Blackmer; the father is deceased, the mother is living in Springfield. Of this union there is one son, Ralph B., who was born August 25, 1889. Sheriff Baker is prominent among the orders and brotherhoods, being a member of Clark Lodge, No. 101, F. & A. M.; Springfield Chapter, No. 301; Knight Templars, No. 33; Scottish Right, Thirty-second degree; Red Star Lodge, No. 305, K. of P.; the Knights of Honor and the Benevoleut and Protective Order. of Elks. He is an earnest supporter of Republican principles and an ardent admirer of James G. Blaine. FRANK GRINNELL, a miller and farmer in Miami Township, Greene County, is the occupant of one of the handsomest residences in the country round about, and the owner of a valuable piece of real estate. The farm corn-prises three hundred and thirty-five acres in one body, nearly all under cultivation and bearing the improvements which are eommonly effected by men of enterprise and ambition. The dwelling now occupied by the family was completed in the fall of 1858 at a cost of about $10,000. Since 1862 Mr- Grinnell has also owned and operated the mill property, displaying in the management of both it and his farm the shrewdness, energy and perseverance which are eharacteristic of the natives of New England: The Grinnell family is of French origin, the first settlement of the family in America being in the neighborhood of New Bedford, Mass. The grandfather of our subject was Cornelius Grinnell, a captain in the merchant marine service, who sailed from New York City principally. His family comprised seven sons and a daughter, named respectively, Cornelius, Jr., Joseph, Abram, Henry William, Silvia, Moses H. and James. Henry fitted out the first Arctic expedition to search for Sir John Franklin ; Moses H. was the business manager of the firm of Grinnell,.Minturn & Co., ship owners; Joseph was a member of Congress from New Bedford, Mass.; he was present in the House when John Quincy Adams fell, over, dead, and caught the famous statesman in his arms. Cornelius Grinnell, .Jr., was a man of great business ability, who amassed a fortune prior to his death, which occurred at the early age of forty years. He entered the connting house of Post- & Grinnell as a boy and worked up a position in the firm, but after a time sold out and invested his money in sperm oil and shipping, by means of which he made rapid accumulations. Although his own death occurred at so early an age, he belonged to a long-lived family, his father having lived to the age of ninety-three years, and his brother Joseph lived to be ninety-six years, three months and twenty days old. In the maternal line, also, our subject traces his ancestry to an old and honored family. His mother was Eliza T., daughter of Gilbert and Lydia (Morton) Russell. Of the ten children born to her five are now living. The maternal great-grandfaher of our subject was Joseph Russell, in whose honor the city of New Bedford was named, as he bore the same name as the Duke Of Bedford. Frank Grinnell was the eighth child born to his parents, his natal day being November 5, 1821. He was educated in New Bedford, Mass., under the tuition of private instruetors until sent to boarding school at South Kingston, R. I. After a time he was transferred to a school at Cambridge, Mass. He also attended an educational institution at Ja. maica Plain and then at Northboro, where he was under the instruction of the Rev. Joseph Allen, now deceased. Upon reaching maturity he bought his father's old country place known as the Potomska Place, near New Bedford, and also engaged in oil speculations for a time with his brothers. In 1846 he took a companion in life and settled down on the New Bedford farm, where he remained about eight years. He then turned his footsteps westward and 322 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. June 9, 1855, arrived at Yellow Springs, Ohio. The old hotel was then owned by his uncle, Moses H. Grinnell, who still holds the title to much valuable land, now in the northern part of the city of Yellow Springs.- Buying the farm and mill property which he yet owns, our subject began his residence in the Buckeye State, where he has since remained, winning success by diligence and prudence. The lady who became the wife of our subject and who throughout their married life has manifested the qualities of noble womanhood, was formerly Miss Marion Gales Johnson, daughter of Robert R. Johnson, of North Carolina. She is a neice of William R. Johnson, who has a very prominent position among turf men, and of Gales and Seaton of the old National Intelligencer. The Gales family was of English ancestry and the Seatons of Scotch origin. Mr. and Mrs. Grinnell are the parents of nine children, all living. Cornelius H., who married Clara Saberton and is the father of two children, is a stockman in Wyoming; Altona Holstein became the wife of Bailey Willis, son of N. P. Willis, the poet; their home is in Washington, D. C., Mr. Willis being a member of the United States Geological Survey. They have one child. Robert J. married Adda Sylvie Goe, who has borne him four children ; they live on his father's place and he is now Trustee of Miami Township. Frank M. married Minnie H. Robison, ,has one child, and also lives on his father's estate; Gales M. married Millie Goe and lives with his parents; Ernest A. is a widower; the next member of the family is Nellie W., who is unmarried and at home; William L., whose home is in Portland, Ore., 'married Ethel Galloway, and Morton R. is still with his parents. Mr. Grinnell was originally a Whig and later a Republican. He has been active in political affairs so far as to work diligently for a pure ballot. By birthright he was a Quaker but has not retained his connection with that body ; his wife is a member of the Episcopal Church. Mr. Grinnell takes a great pride in the ancestral history of both lines of his progenitors, justly feeling honored by their achievments and reputation, while in his own person he carries out the principles that bronght them worldly success, and lives an honest industrious life. In the features of the portrait of Mr. Grinnell, which we herewith present, may be discerned some of the lineaments belonging to an old and worthy race of people. ANDREW R. BULL. Among the honored pioneers of Greene County may be properly mentioned Mr. Bull, who owns and occupies a comfortable homestead, one hundred and fifteen acres in extent and lying in Cedarville Township, this county. He is the son of James Bull who was born in Pennsylvania and reared in Virginia, whence he came to this county when a young man. Not long afterward he was married, in 1802, to Miss Anna Goudy. James was the son of William Bull, a soldier of the Revolutionary War. The family is of English origin. The father of our subject served in the War of 1812. Afterward he settled on land within a half mile of the present home of Andrew R. where the latter was born June 8, 1824. The present homestead of our subject is a part. of the original farm. The first dwelling of James Bull and his wife was a rude log cabin and their stable was also built of logs. A large rattlesnake was killed at the spring near the house on New Year's day. James Bull came to this county in advance of the family and secured about one thousand acres of land for himself and his brothers. He was joined by the family a few years later. After their marriage the parents of our subject lived in a little cabin in the dense forest and deer would often come close to the house as if to inspect it and find out what it meant, and they did not run away when the mother wonld go to the door and shake her tablecloth. The father was a natural mechanic and subsequently employed himself as a carpenter, assisting in building the first jail in Xenia and later putting on a building in Xenia the first shingle roof in that place. The nearest flouring mill was in the vicinity of Springfield, when the trip involved a two days' journey and Mr. Bull would stop over night at the camp of a friendly tribe of Indians near Clifton. In 1834 Mr, Bull PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 323 harvested thirty, acres of wheat with a sickle—a long and tedious process and in which he was obliged to employ a number of men. The custom had been to furnish the hands with whisky. Mr. Bull felt that this was wrong and determined this year to change the order of things and give no liquor to his men. The consequence was Mr. Bull and his SODS had to cnt their wheat alone. The next year he mauagod to hire a few men who would consent to work without the intoxicating beverage. He was the first man to take that stand in this section. About 1835 Mr. Bull and Mr. Poge, a minister of the Presbyterian Church conducted the first temperance meeting in the county. Others joined them in their good work and finally seven of them went from CedarviHe and Clifton to Xenia, where they tried to hire a room and have; a lecture. The citizens of Xenia would not allow them to hold the meeting, stating that it would ruin their business, so they were obliged to abandon the project for that time. The next year, however, the same party failing this time also to obtain a room, held a meeting in a shed and thus was inaugurated the temperance movement in this county. To the parents of our snbjeet there was born a family of eight children, viz: William, John, Susannah, Margaret, Law, Scott, Amos and Andrew Rankin. They all lived to mature years and all became members of the Associated or the Seceders Church- During the war our subject belonged to the State Militia and assisted in driving John Morgan from the soil of Ohio. He was married in December, 1851, to Miss Elizabeth Orr, daughter- of John Orr who eame from South Carolina in 1832. Mrs. Bull's mother bore the maiden name of .Janet McMillen. She was the daughter of John McMillen, an early settler of Cedarville. The paternal grandparents were John end Rosanna Orr who were natives of Scotland and further mention of whom will be found in the sketch of Dr. Stewart on another page in this ALBUM. Grandfather Orr was a well-educated man and spent his last years iu Cedarville. John Orr, Jr. served as a soldier in the War of 1812. Mr. and Mrs. Bull have lived On the place which they now occupy for the past thirty-two years: it lies two miles west of Cedarville on the Xenia Pike and makes a very attractive picture in the landscape of that region. There have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Bull, eight children, only four of whom are living. Nettie became the wife of William Lewis and died six months after her marriage; Addie remains with her parents; Edward, a carpenter by trade, is married and living in Cedarville; Mack is married and is engaged in the merchantile business in Cedarville; Laura died when five years old; Riley died at the age of two years; the next child died when an infant unnamed ; Clifford, the youngest, remains with his parents and assists in the operations of the farm. Mr. Bull, politically, is a sound Republican, and a very strong temperance advocate. He never tasted a drop of liquor in his life and has never used tobacco in any form. Both he and his estimable wife are members in good standing of the United Presbyterian Church of Cedarville. JACOB C. KISSINGER. After a well-spent life, industriously employed, and with the exercise of industry and economy, the subject of this notice has retired from active labor, and is spending his deelining years quietly amid the comforts of a beautiful home in the town of Osborn. He learned the trade of a carpenter and joiner, early in life became a skilled workman, operating as a contractor and builder, and during his active years, was excelled by none in this industry. Many, of the important buildings of Montgomery County, are the work of his hands, and stand as a monument to his skill and ingenuity. A native of Spring Garden Township, York County, Pa., Mr. Kissinger was born July 1, 1829, and received such education as was afforded by the primitive schools conducted in a log sehoolhouse, with slab benches and desks, under a system of instruction conducted on the subseription plan. His education was mostly carried on during the winter season, while in the summer he worked as a farm laborer for different parties, and remained under the home roof until a yonth of eighteen years. Then, in 1848, he began his apprenticeship at the 324 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. carpenter's trade under Peter Smuck, with whom he remained two years, and for which he received the munificentsum of $24. In the meantime he worked three weeks on a farm in the summer, and in this way added somewhat to his cash account. Upon completing his apprenticeship, Mr. Kissinger followed his trade as a journeyman for three years, then in 1853, began operating as a contractor and builder, and remained in his native county until the fall of that year. Coming thence to Ohio, he spent six weeks in Dayton, working at his trade, and we next find him in Bethel Township, Clark County, where he occupied himself as a contractor and builder until 1856. That year, returning to the home farm, he followed agriculture for three years, and at the expiration of this time resumed his trade in Greene, Montgomery, and Miami Counties. In 1872, Mr. Kissinger deciding upon a change of occupation, abandoned his trade, and purchased one hundred and thirty acres of land in Wayne Township, Montgomery County, and occupied himself as a tiller of the soil until 1886. He was successful in his labors, accumulating a competenee, and wisely decided to lay aside the active labors of life. He accordingly rented his farm, and removed to Osborn, where he has three lots, and one of the hamdsomest residences in the place. He was welcomed as a valued addition to the community, and is held in respect by all who know him. Mr. Kissinger, on the 2d of October, 1855, took unto himself a wife and helpmate, Miss Sarah Kline, the wedding being celebrated at the bride's home in the city of Springfield. Mrs. Kissinger, like her husband, is a native of Pennsylvania, and born December 28, 1832, near Aurora, Lancaster County. Her father, Samuel Kline, was likewise a native of that county, and a mason by trade. He came to Clark County in the fall of 1839, and taking up a tract of land in Bethel Township, in the Mad River Valley, followed agriculture until his death, in August, 1881. The mother, who bore the maiden name of Sarah Ghetz, was a native of the same county as her husband, and the daughter of Peter Ghetz, a well-to-do Pennsylvania farmer. She passed away many years prior to the death of her husband, dying in June, 1864. Both parents were members of the Mennonite Church. There was born to them a family of fifteen children, eight of whom grew to mature years: Samnel is a resident of Osborn, this State; Elizabeth, Mrs. Smith, is a widow, and also lives in Osborn ; the next in order of -birth was Sarah, Mrs. Kissinger; Michael, and Martin are residents of Bethel Township; Mary, Mrs. Metzger, lives in String Township; Ann, Mrs. Metz, died near Osborn, in 1890; Jacob lives in Bethel Township. Mrs. Kissinger was seven years old when her parents emigrated from Pennsylvania to Ohio, and she still remembers many incidents of the trip, which was made overland with a team, occupying three weeks' time. The family lived in a log cabin a number of years, and Miss Sarah acquired her education in a schoolhouse of similar description, while at home she was subjected to the careful training of an excellent mother. Her union with our subject has resulted in the birth of nine children, only six of whom are living: Annie became the wife of C. Graber, and died in February, 1888, at the age of thirty years, leaving one child, a daughter, Ada; Emma is the wife of Dr. C. Herr, a dental surgeon of Osborn; Elizabeth, Mrs. John Byel, lives on a farm in Wayne Township, Montgomery County ; Samuel lived for a time in Montgomery County, and then returned to the old homestead, where he now resides; Jacob is a resident of Peoria, Ill.; Sally, a very intelligent young lady, remains with her parents; Johnie, the youngest boy, is also at home; Benjamin Franklin died aged sixteen months; and Mary when a few days old. Mr. and Mrs. Kissinger are members in good standing of the Reformed Mennonite Church. The father of our subject, William Kissinger, a native of York, Pa., was born January 1, 1805, and was the son of Conrad Kissinger, who was also born in that city. The latter followed the trade of a carpenter in his earlier years, then became interested in brickmaking, and operated a large yard- He served as a militiaman in the War of 1812. He spent his last years in Pennsylvania, dying when quite aged, in 1844. The paternal great-grandfather of our subject, eame from Switzerland,and settled first on the Schuylkill River, in Pennsylvania, whence later he removed to York Connty, where he probably spent the closing years of his life,