PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 501 merchant in San Jose, Cal.; Charles B. is in the real-estate business at Santa Ana, Cal. The mother breathed her last January 24, 1873, and the father October 10, 1876. The latter belonged to a long-lived family, his father having reached the advanced age of ninety-six years, and his brother, Isaac, having lived to be eighty-five years of age. The latter attended the lock on the Erie Canal when the first boat passed through to the ocean carrying a barrel of Lake Erie water. He was also there when Gen. Lafayette visited America and passed through the canal. The natal day of Storrs Lewis was March 13, 1846, his birthplace being the old home of the family in this township. After acquiring a fundamental education, he entered Miami University, at Oxford, from which he was graduated in 1869, afterward taking a special course of civil engineering at Lafayette College, in Easton, Pa. Completing the course in 1870, he went to Boston, where for a year he was engaged on the State map survey as an assistant engineer. During the next three years he was in the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania Central Railroads. The next step in the life of Mr. Lewis was one of great importance, it being his marriage, November 19, 1874, to Miss Margaretta G. McLean. The young lady had been schooled in the Ladies Seminary, at Beaver, Pa., where she had taken a full course of instruction, and she had also received excellent instruction in music, for, which she had a decided talent, and in which she is a fine performer. Not only is she finely educated and accomplished, but she possesses easy, graceful manners, is a capable housewife and a consistent Christian. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Lewis settled where they now live, the estate having been given to them by the father of Mr. Lewis. The land has been devoted to general farming and stock-raising, and is still operated by the owner, who for so many years has successfully prosecuted his labors there. The stock kept is of excellent grades and every means is taken to insure good crops. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis are the parents of one child, Nellie B., who was born October 17, 1880, and who is receiving every advantage which is suited to her years. Mr. Lewis was Trustee of Miami Township from 1883 to 1886, and has frequently been a delegate to county and congressional conventions, always voting the Republican ticket. He is a member of Clifton School Board, and has been Treasurer three years. He belongs to the Presbyterian Church, in which he has been a Trustee, and Treasurer two years, while Mrs. Lewis is identified with the United Presbyterian Church. They are numbered among the best citizens, holding a place in the highest society and being looked upon with respect for their personal attainments, activity and uprightness. Mrs. Lewis is the youngest of five children born to the Rev. D. H. A. and Elizabeth (Patterson) McLean. The others of the family circle are: E. P., a physician in Virginia; he served in the Union army during the late war in the Sixty-second Pennsylvania Regiment for two years; Mary, Mrs. Libby, whose home is in Pittsburg, Pa.; D. B. and Ella, who live in Rochester, Pa. The latter city is now the home of the parents, who are spending their declining years in quiet repose. The Rev. Mr. McLean was licensed to preach June 23, 1840. He was for many years prominent in the ministerial work of the United Presbyterian Church, but is now retired. His father, Daniel McLean, was also a minister, being identified with the Associate Presbyterian Church. The family is of Scotch origin, and traced to a prominent clan across the water. The parents of Mrs. Lewis were born April 5, 1816, and in December, 1821, respectively, their marriage taking place May 12,1842. Another of the ancestors of Mrs. Lewis was James Glover, her great-grandfather, who was one of the men appointed to keep the watch fires burning while Washington crossed the Delaware, and who also passed through the hard winter at Valley Forge. He lived to the extreme old age of ninety-six years, while his wife died at the age of ninety-four. Grandfather Patterson was a merchant of Mercer County, Pa., during all the years of his business life and was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Elizabeth (Patterson) McLean was born December 9, 1821. Her father, Andrew Patterson, was married in Mercer, Pa., in 1818, to Eliza, daughter of Judge Alexander Brown, who 502 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. died in 1869, aged seventy-seven years. His wife died in 1840. Grandfather Daniel McLean was licensed to preach in the Associate Presbyterian Church, in 1799, and was pastor of the Chenango Congregation, in Crawford County, Pa., from January 1, 1802, until January 1, 1855, a period of fifty-three years. He died in June of the latter year when in the eighty-fifth year of his age. His wife, Mary, was the daughter of James and Margaretta Glover. She died in 1860, in her seventy-ninth year. SAMUEL HAINES. In the career of Mr. Haines is illustrated that of the self-made man, who began life at the foot of the ladder, settling on sixty acres of land in the woods of Caesar's Creek Township, Greene County. By a course of great industry and prudence he gained headway year by year, and was fortunate in his investments, so that he is now one of the foremost farmers of this county. He is a life-long resident in the community where he now resides, and besides his homestead proper, consisting of one hundred and one acres, has two other farms of one hundred and eight, and fifty acres respectively. He has given to his children about five hundred acres in all, in addition to a goodly sum of money. He has resided upon his present farm about fourteen years. The subject of this notice first opened his eyes to the light October 24, 1818, at the modest home of his parents, a little farm which lay west of Burlington, this county. His father, Zimri Haines, was born in New Jersey, July 11, 1789, and married Elizabeth Compton, a native of South Carolina, 'and who was born July 25, 1600. Zimri Haines came to Ohio in 1810, when a young man. Prior to this he had learned the trade of a cabinet-maker, in Philadelphia, Pa. The parents were married in 1817, and soon afterward settled upon the place which constitutes the present home of our subject. The father purchased about six hundred acres of land, on a part of which he built a good homestead, where he spent the remainder of his life, passing away August 27, 1868. The mother survived her husband for a period of eighteen years, her death taking place in June, 1886, when she was nearly eighty-six years old. They were the parents of eleven children, of whom Samuel, our subject, was the eldest born ; Sarah died in Wabash, Ind.; wood is a resident of Iowa; Eber and Eli in Clinton County, Ohio; and Phebe, Mrs. Joseph L. Davis, is a resident of Clayton, Kan.; Rebecca A. died in Caesar's Creek Township, Greene County, Ohio; Elizabeth lives in Clinton County; and Asaph is a resident of this county; Mary M., Mrs. Brown, lives in Henry County, Ind. The parents of our subject belonged to the Society of Friends. The elder Haines was a prominent man in his community, liberal and public spirited, and respected by all who knew him. The paternal grandparents were Isaac and Keziah (Woolman) Haines, who emigrated from New York State to Ohio about 1820. They first settled near Lumberton, Clinton County, and later removed to Westboro. that county, where they spent their last days. Their family consisted of three SODS and four daughters, viz.: Zimri, Granville, Mordecai, Elizabeth, Mrs. Beatty ; Rachel, Mrs. Davis; Susan, Mrs. Mendenhall; and Abigail, Mrs. Johnson. The Haines family originated in France, and were represented in America probably during the Colonial days. The mother of our subject was a daughter of Samuel and Phebe (Edwards) Compton, who emigrated from South Carolina to Ohio during the pioneer days. The first recollections of Samuel Haines are of the little log cabin in the woods where he spent his boyhood, assisting his father in the development of the new farm, and obtaining his education in the primitive schools. He prosecuted his studies in another log cabin with slab seats, puncheon floor, and greased paper for window panes. He attended school mostly during the winter season, and the balance of the year as sisted his father in clearing the farm. One of the most important events in the early life of Mr. Haines was his marriage with Miss Mary Bales, which occurred at the bride's home in this township, March 17, 1842. This lady was born September 14, 1824, at her father's homestead in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 503 Caesar's Creek Township, in what is now Jasper Township, and is the daughter of Elisha and Elizabeth (Shook) Bales, who were natives re-. spectively of Pennsylvania and Virginia. Elisha Bales was born October 17, 1796, and about 180.1 was brought by his parents to Ohio, they settling in Caesar's Creek Township, where Grandfather Bales spent the remainder of his life. his family consisted of two sons and six daughters, viz.: Aaron E., Alexander, Julia A., Matilda, Phoebe, Mary, Elizabeth E. and Sarah L. The maternal great-grandfather of our subject, also named Elisha Bales, married Elizabeth Nichols, who came from Pennsylvania. They belonged to the Society of Friends, and spent their last years in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Haines became the parents of twelve children, the eldest of whom, a daughter, Eunice, married Joseph Adams, and is now a widow making her home in Greene County; Amos died when thirty years old; Sarah E. is the wife of Harvey Falkner; Zimri died at the age of thirty-two; Julia A. is at home; Phebe and Elisha died at the ages of twenty-eight and _fourteen; Eli is living in this township; Hannah married Prof. E. H. Colvin, and lives in this county; Alfred also lives in this county ; Mary E. died when twenty-two years old: and Aaron died when a child of two. Mr. and Mrs. Haines are likewise Quakers in religious belief. Mr. Haines is held in high repute among the people who have known him all his life, and is a most worthy representative of one of the substantial families of the county. WILLIAM H. HANFORD. Although it is rless than a decade since this gentleman took up his abode in Springfield, his name is now well known as Superintendent 'of the Citizens' Street Railway Company. It Was not long after his arrival before his ability became known to other business men, and the reputation which he had elsewhere had as a worthy citizen, a kindly and intelligent man and a gallant soldier, followed him to his new home. The Hanford family is of Scotch descent, while the mother of our subject was descended from English ancestors. William I. Hanford, the father of our subject, was a railroad and street contractor in Rochester and other Eastern cities. He was a son of Holley Hanford, a native of Connecticut. He married Julia, a daughter. of William Cobb, who, like himself, was born in the city of Rochester, and whose parents were. from Vermont. Mr. and Mrs. Hanford made their home in the city of their nativity, rearing four sons and four daughters, only four of the entire family now surviving. The subject of this biographical notice is the second of the parental family, and was born in Rochester, Monroe County, N. Y., June 7, 1837. He passed his youth in his native city, attending the common schools, and at the age of fifteen years began making his own living. In April, 1861, he enlisted in an independent company, and afterward became a member of the Sixty-seventh New York Infantry, which was commanded by Col. Adams, of Brooklyn. The regiment was assigned to the Army of the Potomac, and he of whom we write took part in the battle of Gettysburg, and in various engagements in the Shenandoah Valley under Gen. Sheridan. At the battle of the Wilderness he was shot through the left wrist, and was absent from his regiment thirty-five days in consequence. He took part in nearly all of the engagements in which his corps, the Sixth, participated. He was promoted from the ranks to the position of Corporal, and on through the non-commissioned and commissioned offices until he became First Lieutenant, in which rank he served out his term of enlistment and was discharged in August, 1865. When the war was over Mr. Hanford returned to his native city, which he again left in 1866, to take up his residence in Covington, Ky. There he worked at the carpenter's trade,which he had learned prior to his enlistment. Ile remained in Covington until January, 1869, when he removed to Jeffersonville, Ind., working at his trade in that city. His next removal was to Princeton, whence he went to Cincinnati, Ohio, and then to Newport, Ky. In February, 1883, he came to Springfield, which has since been his home. Not long after his arrival he received the appointment of Superintendent of the different lines of the Citizens' Street Railway Com- 504 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. pany, in which, while advancing the interests of the corporation, he is giving all citizens excellent accommodations and increased facilities for travel. In 1866 Mr. Hanford led to the hymeneal altar Miss Mary A. Shuel, of Covington, Ky., daughter of Jacob and Helen (Pierce) Shuel, of that city. There she was born and reared amid favorable surroundings, which developed in her estimable and pleasing traits of character and mental culture. She presides with grace over the family residence, No. 400 West Columbia Street, whose neat and tasteful surroundings are an index of the refinement which characterizes its owners. Mr. Hanford is a member of Clark Lodge No. 101, F. & A. M., and he also belongs to the fraternity of the Knights of Honor. CHARLES T. COATES. The attention of the traveler passing through Harmony Township,Clark County, is invariably attracted to the many pleasant country homes which have been built up through the perseverance and industry of a more than ordinarily intelligent class of men. Among these Mr.Coates occupies no secondary position. In connection with general farming he gives much attention to the breeding of live stock in which industry he has gained an enviable reputation. He is a native of the Buckeye State and born January 7, 1846, in Rochester, Warren County. His father, John F. Coates and his wife, who bore the maiden name of Jane Park, were natives of Yorkshire, England, the former born near Hunstanton, in August, 1802, and the latter near East Motherly, December '25, 1812. The father of our subject remained a resident of his native shire until a man of thirty years and then emigrated to America, locating hi Cincinnati, Ohio. In England he had been engaged as a shepherd, but after coming to America began the manufacture of mattresses and furniture and with the exception of one and one-half years which he spent on a farm, was thus occupied the remainder of his life. He died in August, 1868. The parents were married in 'Cincinnati September 11, 1834. The mother survived her husband many years, her death taking place September 27, 1879. In their native country they had been members of the Church of England, but after coming to America identified themselves with the Methodist Episcopal Church. There were born to them six children, viz: Francis J., Mary J. who died in infancy, Mary Ann the wife of William W. Spencer, Caroline who died in 1849 when eight years old, Charles T. and Emma Jane. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Francis Coates, likewise a native of Yorkshire and born in 1760. He was reared to farming pursuits which he followed until coming to America with his son's family in 1832. His wife had died in England. He brought with him to America two children—James and John F. He located in Cincinnati but only lived a short time after coming to this country, his death taking place December 1, 1833. The mother of our subject accompanied her father to the United States, there coming with them also her sister Margaret, the wife of Charles Wood, and who died leaving one child, Alfred. Her sister Mary died childless. The maiden name of Grandmother Park was Mary Lowther. Mr. Coates of whom we write was reared in Cincinnati, attending first the primary schools and then completed his studies in the Woodward High School. While at school and about a year before the close of the Civil War, his patriotism got the better of him and leaving his books he entered the Union army, enlisting in Company G, One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Infantry in the one hundred days' service. After the war was over, he., in 1865, began learning the trade of a machinist, serving his apprenticeship with Lane & Bodley of Cincinnati. At the expiration of this time his father died and Charles T. with one of his brothers took charge of the furniture business which also included the manufacture of barber chairs. In 1872, Mr. Coates removed to Clark County and engaged as a farm laborer, leaving the business at Cincinnati in his brother's hands. It was closed out about 1880. Mr. Coates found farm life quite congenial and in 1882 purchased sixty-seven acres of land to which in the year 1883, he added thirty acres and has now ninety-seven acres which forms a snug little body of land which he has brought to a high state of cultivation. He PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 505 has effected many improvements, making fences, planting trees and erecting modern buildings. There is a prospect that he will be able to lay up an ample competence for his declining years. Mr. Coates has for some time been warmly interested in the temperance question and is now an active prohibitionist. He belongs to various societies and keeps himself thoroughly in formed upon the leading events of the day. REV. LUTHER A. GOTWALD, Professor of Theology in Wittenberg Theological Seminary, has, for thirty years, been an active laborer in the Master's vineyard, making a specialty of mission work. He is a man of fine abilities, with a finished education and no small literary talent, having been a liberal contributor to the Quarterly Review published at Gettysburg, and various other papers and periodicals, besides publishing a number of pamphlets on historic and ecclesiastical subjects. Dr. Gotwald received the title of Doctor of Divinity from Pennsylvania College in 1874. From 1874 to 1886 he was a member of the Board of Home Missions over, which he presided for a number of years and was also one of the Board of Church Extensions. He was likewise a Trustee of Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg and a Director of the Theological Seminary there, representing it in the General Synod of the Lutheran Church. It will thus be seen that he has covered a broad field of usefulness for which his natural talents, aided by his acquirements, have amply fitted him. Among those who have known him long and well his career has been such as to fully establish him in their esteem and confidence. The subject of this notice was born at York Springs, Adams County, Pa., January 31, 1833, and is the son of the Rev. Daniel and Susannah (Krone) Gotwald, both natives of Pennsylvania and of German ancestry. The father was a prominent minister of the Lutheran Church and the mother a noble Christian lady who transmitted largely of her own piety and her virtues to her son. She frequently accompanied her husband in his travels, but made her home in her native State. The parental family consisted of twelve children, seven sons and five daughters, of whom only four are now living. Dr. Gotwald is the fifth child of his parents and spent the greater part of his youth in Center County, Pa. He pursued his early studies in the common school and later attended an academy after which, repairing to Philadelphia he entered a printing office and during the time spent there gained a fair knowledge of the art preservative. When a youth of nineteen years, coming to this State he entered Wittenberg College, passing through the Sophomore year. In 1855 returning to Pennsylvania he entered Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg from which he was graduated in 1857. Next the Doctor entered the Theological Seminary of Gettysburg and after taking a two year's course was duly graduated from that institution in 1859. In October of that same year he was placed in charge of the Lutheran Church at Shippensburg, Pa., where he remained until 1865. That year he came to Ohio as pastor of the First Lutheran Church at Da3 ton, where he remained until 1869, and was then obliged to resign his charge on account of failing health. We next find Dr. Gotwald in Chambersburg, Pa., as Pastor of the Lutheran Church, of which he remained in charge from the latter part of 1869, until 1874. Afterward for twelve years he was pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in York, Pa. In December, 1885, upon a call from Springfield, he assumed the pastorate of the Second Lutheran Church in that city and soon afterward was elected to the Professorship of Practical and Historical Theology in Wittenberg Theological Seminary. He brings to this position a large experience and more than ordinary talents and is in all respects a useful man for the place. Dr. Gotwald was married October 13, 1859, at the bride's home in Springfield, to Miss Mary E. King. This lady was born April 1, 1837, in Tarlton, Ohio, and is the daughter of David and Almena (Caldwell) King the former a native of England, and the latter of New Hampshire. The father was brought to America when a child. Of this union there have 506 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. been born nine children, seven sons and two daughters who are named respectively, David K., George D., Robert C. Luther A., William W., Frederick G., Charles, Almena and Mary Susan. The following sons are deceased : George D. who was Pastor of the Memorial Lutheran Church of Kansas City died January 12,1890; Luther A. and William W. were pursuing their classical course of education looking forward to the ministry at the time of their deaths; Charles H. died when a babe. Politically, Dr. Gotwald is a stanch Republican, and during the war was a strong Union man, and did all he could" to further the interests of the Union cause. His brother Dr. Jacob FL Gotwald, chief surgeon on board the man of war "Keystone" under command of Rear-Admiral Dupont in the fight at Charleston, S. C., was scalded to death while rendering surgical aid to one of the wounded men. Another brother, Rev. W. V. Gotwald, was a Lutheran minister in Lancaster, Pa., and died there in 1869. A younger brother Rev. W. H. Gotwald, is now Pastor of a Lutheran Church in Washington, D. C. His eldest sister Eliza, was married to the Rev. Jacob Scherer, who was the second Lutheran minister in the State of Illinois; they are now both deceased. CAPT. AMAZIAH WINGER is the efficient Superintendent of the Superior Drill Company, of Springfield, and to his wise management and careful supervision of his employers' interests it is greatly indebted for its continued prosperity: He is a veteran of the late war, a fine type of the citizen-soldiers of our Republic who went forth from pleasant homes to do battle for their country's honor,and he in so doing won a noble military record that reflects credit on his county and State, and is one of which he and his may well be proud. The Captain comes of a long line of honorable ancestry, and from a history of the Winger family, compiled by the Hon. B. F. Winger, of Greencastle, Pa., we extract the following: "The founder of the family in America was Karl Michael Wenger, who emigrated from the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, in 1736, and settled on Groff's Run, north of Bareville, now Earl Township, Lan-,caster County, Pa. He bought a tract of land from the original proprietor, the title of which still remains in the hands of a lineal descendant of the same name as himself, and the chain of title from William Penn down shows no break in the Winger blood. His son, Jacob Wenger, grandfather of our subject, was born in 1783, and he changed the family name from Wenger to Winger, and his descendants adhere to that spelling. As far as known, he spent his entire life in his native county. The maiden name of his wife was Mary Weaver, and it is also supposed that she spent her entire life in Pennsylvania. Jacob Winger, the father of our subject, was born in Lancaster County, Pa., August 6, 1810. He learned the trade of a carpenter and followed it in that county until the year 1837, when, accompanied by his wife and two children, he emigrated to the State of OhiO, making the journey with a team. He located in Springfield, among its early settlers, and as his means were limited at that time, he rented a house, but not long after was enabled to buy a home. He was a man of much enterprise and a great worker, and made money sufficient to buy a farm in 1843, located one mile east of Springfield on the National pike. He resided there and carried on his trade and superintended its improvement until 1850, when he sold that place and retired to the city, and in 1852, in company with William Whitely and others, he erected a shop on the corner of Washington and Limestone Streets, and engaged in car-building, and then conducted the manufacture of agricultural implements, the firm manufacturing the first reapers ever made here. Mr. Winger finally resumed house building, and was thus actively engaged until 1869, when failing health compelled him to retire" from business. He died in the home of his son-in-law, in May, 1886, and thus passed away another *Meer who had ever been prominent in advancing the industrial interests of city and county for a period of nearly fifty years. The maiden name of his wife was Catherine Trout. She was born in Lancaster County, Pa., and now PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 507 makes her horde with our subject. Of her ten children, six are now living, namely: Amaziah; Kate A., wife of Charles S. Ramsey, of Cheboygan, Mich.; Hannah, wife of John Sites, of Columbus, this State; George W., living in 'Springfield ; John M., a resident of Springfield ; Mary, wife of Theodore Troupe, of Springfield. Three of her children died in infancy. Her 'son, Hezekiah, sacrificed his life on the altar of his country, having been an officer in the army during the late war. He was born in 1839 and was reared in Springfield, and early learned the trade of a carpenter. On the first call for troops, when the Rebellion broke out he was among the first to spring to arms, enlisted in Company F, Second Ohio Regiment, going out in the first company that went from Springfield, and took part in the first battle of Bull Run. He was honorably discharged with his regiment after the expiration of his term of enlistment. He soon after assisted in raising Company I, Forty-fourth Ohio Infantry, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant, served three years, then veteranized in the Eighth Cavalry and was promoted to the captaincy of his company. He was wounded while fighting bravely at the battle of Lynchburg, Va., and from the effects of that wound never recovered, his death occurring in February, 1866. Thus died one whose gallant heart had beaten with true patriotism, and had led him to sacrifice even life itself for the old flag. The poet says: "He who for country' dies, dies not, but lives forevermore." The subject of this biographical sketch was born in Lancaster County, Pa., September 13, 1835, and was two years of age when he was brought to this State. He attended the public schools in Springfield quite steadily until he was eighteen years of age, and being studious, he gained a sound education. At that age he commenced to work in a a lumber yard, and was thus employed until 1860, and then engaged in the lumber business for himself, and continued in it until 1862. He had been watching the course of the war with intense interest, and he determined to take part in it, and settling up his business affairs, he enlisted in June, 1862, in Company A, Ninety-fourth Ohio Infantry, commanded by Gen. Todd, and he did gallant service throughout the remainder of the Rebellion. The most important battles in which he took an active part were those at Perryville, Stone River, Chicamauga, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and in the battles along the way when he accompanied Sherman on his march to Atlanta, and the siege and capture of that city. From there he went, with his command, to Savannah, and thence through the Carolinas and Virginia to Washington; where he and his gallant men took part in the Grand Review. Throughout his whole career in the army he displayed marked talent for military affairs, and his promotion from the ranks through the various official grades to be Lieutenant and then to be Captain of his' company was due entirely to his bravery and ability displayed on every occasion that called for action on his part. The Captain was honorably discharged with his regiment, in June, 1865, and returning home, quietly resumed his old business as a lumber merchant. He carried it on until 1885, building up a paying trade, and then became connected with the Superior Drill Company, and for the past three years has been Superintendent of the works. He is a man of tact, discrimination and shrewdness, and is well endowed with activity and firmness, and mechanical ingenuity and skill, and is in every way fitted to occupy the responsible position that he holds in the overseeing, the work of one of the leading industries of the city. Capt. Wing has been twice married. In 1867 he was wedded to Mary A., daughter of William and Susannah (Barnett) Crothers, a native of Springfield. Two children were born of their marriage—Fanny C. and Laura. After a union of five years Mrs. Winger departed this life, leaving a pleasant memory' of what she had been as a daughter, wife, mother, and friend. The marriage of our subject to his present wife took place in 1876, and the cozy comfort of their home and its delightful hospitality is due in a great part to her thoughtful care. Her maiden name was Mary Barr, and she was a daughter of Amos Barr, and at the time of her marriage with the Captain was the widow of James Torbert. In this brief review of the life of our subject it will be seen that as a man and a citizen his rec- 508 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. ord is a high one, and that he is a valued member of the community with whose interests, materially, socially and religiously, he has been so long and honorably associated. He and his wife are active members of the First Presbyterian Church. He is a prominent member of the Grand Army of the Republic, belonging to Mitchell Post, No. 45; and he is also identified with the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons as a member of Clark Lodge, No. 101. JOHN DICK, landscape gardener and Superintendent of Ferncliff Cemetery, has, with hard labor guided by true genius, made this resting place of Springfield's dead a beautiful and attractive spot, one of the finest examples of a garden cemetery in the State. Mr. Dick is a native of Scotland, and he was born in Ayrshire, January 14, 1834. His father, David Dick, and his grandfather, John Dick, were also natives of that country, and both were practical gardeners, the former spending his entire life in the land of his birth. The father of our subject carried on his calling in Scotland for many years, but finally came to America with his wife and two children, and after residing in Cincinnati a few years, came to Springfield, and in this city passed the remainder of his life, honored and respected by all who knew him, for his integrity and uprightness, that made him all worthy of trust. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Jessie Charles, and she was born in Edinborough, Scotland, and her remains now repose beside those of her husband, in Ferncliff. Their marriage was blessed by the birth of the following six children: John, Agnes, widow of James B. Hay, who resides in Springfield; David, deceased, who lies sleeping his last sleep in Ferncliff; James a resident of Kentucky; George; and James C., who died young. John Dick, of this biographical review, passed his early years in his native land, receiving the advantages of a sound education in the excellent academy in Kirkcudbright, spending some years there very profitably, and making rapid advancement in his studies. After leaving school he went into training for the vocation which his father and grandfather had followed before him, and for which he seemed to have a special aptitude, due perhaps to heredity. He received a thorough preparation for his work, serving an apprenticeship of seven years at landscape gardening, and then attending the Royal Botanic Gardens, of which Prof. McKnabe was curate, Prof. Balfour, the renowned botanist, being the instructor in that branch of study. Our subject spent two years there, earnestly devoting himself to the acquirement of a practical knowledge of the work that lay before him in his future career in his chosen vocation. At the expiration of that time he came to America, as a fine field in which to exercise his calling remuneratively, and he soon obtained a position as gardener on Long Island, remained there a year, and then went to New Rochelle, N. Y., to remodel an estate. A year was consumed in that work, and he afterward revisited Scotland. A year later he returned to the United States, and was employed in Philadelphia, Pa., at his trade one year. Lexington, Ky., was his next place of residence, and he worked at gardening in that city six years, and from there he went to Cincinnati, where he remained till 1863, and in that year he came to Springfield to take charge of Ferncliff, then a new cemetery which had not yet been platted, and has since been a resident of this city. He brings to his work an original, thoughtful, well-trained mind, and his decided talent has been so developed by education, he being thoroughly grounded in all the natural sciences that have a bearing upon his calling, that as practiced by him with his exquisite taste, is an art. And the citizens of Springfield who are so justly proud of this lovely cemetery, amid whose beauties their beloved dead he sleeping, consider themselves very fortunate in securing the able services of such a man. His exceptional knowledge of botany and kindred subjects, and the information his acute observational powers have enabled him to glean, and his intelligent acquaintance with books and other matters render him an interesting companion. His character for firmness, kindly thought for others, and for unswerving integrity has made him widely respected in this city, 'where he has made his home for so many years. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 511 An important event in the life of our subject, and one that has had an important bearing on his weal and comfort, was his marriage, in July 1863, to Miss Catherine Fitzsimmons, a native of Ire. land, though of Scotch antecedents. The joys of their wedded life have been partly in the birth of their four children—Charles, James, Jessie and Mary, and the sorrows have been in the death of two of them, Charles and Mary. "If the Power maketh thus his pastures green, Maketh thus His quiet waters,. Out of waste his heavens serene, Ye can trust the mighty Shepherd Loseth none he ever led ; Somewhere yet a greeting waits thee On the faces of thy dead." W. C. GANNETT. Mrs. (Fitzsimmons) Dick departed this life October 17, 1879, at her home in Springfield, and lies sleeping by the side of her children in Fern-cliff. Mr. Dick contracted a second marriage with Margaret Simons, daughter of the Rev. Jacob Simons, of the Lutheran Church, a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1800, now deceased. This marriage was celebrated January 15, 1881, and no children have been born of this union. MELVILLE M. GAUNCE. Among the numerous. well-edited papers of Xenia is the Democrat-News, of which Mr. Gaunce is the editor and. proprietor. It is a four-page, nine-column folio, with a circulation of fifteen hundred, and having the reputation, which it has justly earned, of being firm in the advocacy of what it believes to be right, both politically and morally, it is widely read and enjoyed. The weekly organ of the Democratic party, it is their only representative in the vicinity. On the opposite page is shown a. portrait of Mr. Gaunce, who, being a practical business manager as well as possessing superior ability, intellectually, is worthy of prominent mention among the wielders of the pen in Greene County. A native of Kentucky, Mr. Gaunce was born near Headquarters, Nicholas County, in January, 1833. His father, Martin Gaunce, was a substantial farmer, and was held in high esteem for his many sterling traits of character, being pre-eminently known for his honesty and honorable dealing. Our subject remained at the homestead until eighteen years of age, when he became a student at Asbury, now DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind., at which institution he remained for two years. He then entered upon a course of study at Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, being graduated from it in 1858. The following year he attended the Law School at Albany, N: Y., from which he received his diploma as a graduate in June, 1859. Mr. Gaunce first located, in the practice of his profession as an attorney, at Cincinnati, Ohio, and from there went to Texas, where he sojourned for a short time engaged as a teacher. Later he settled in Hannibal, Mo., in the practice of the law, but the War of the Rebellion breaking out soon afterward, he returned to the old homestead in Kentucky. and there remained until 1862, when he was appointed County Clerk of Nicholas County, a position that he filled about nine months. It was during Mr. Gaunce's occupancy of this office that Gen. Kirby Smith made his famous raid into Kentucky, and our subject then volunteered and served as a soldier in the home Guards. The service was a brief one, and after the advance of Kirby Smith's army, the rebels were so much encouraged and emboldened in that section, that it became extremely unsafe for a Union man to live in that vicinity, and especially for one who, like Mr. Gaunce, had been appointed to and filled a political office in the place of its former rebel incumbent, who had absconded or entered the rebel army. It was on this account that Mr. Gaunce left the Blue Grass State and removed to Greenville, Ohio, where be practiced law for two years. In 1866 he located in Xenia, where for the next twelve years he followed the various duties of his profession. In the meantime he served as City Solicitor for two years. Mr. Gaunce dates his entrance into the newspaper 512 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. field from 1876, when he purchased the good-will and plant of the Democrat-News of Xenia. As editor and publisher he conducted the paper until 1881, when he sold out, but in October, 1883, repurchased the plant. During and for some years after the late war Mr. Gaunce acted with the Republican party, but since 1872 has voted with the Democracy. He was appointed Postmaster of Xenia, January 1, 1886, by President Grover Cleveland, and attended to the duties of the office with efficiency and to the satisfaction of the public until October, 1889, when he was removed for political reasons. Mr. Gaunce was married in June, 1880, to Miss Sarah L., daughter of Abraham and Mary A. (Stuart) Roseberry, of Dayton, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Roseberry were natives respectively of Virginia and Ohio, and are now deceased. Mr. Gaunce and his wife occupy a pleasant home in the Second Ward of Xenia, and are well known and highly respected not only in their immediate community but in different parts of the county and State. Religiously, Mr. Gaunce inclines to the faith of the Methodist Episcopal Church, while Mrs. Gaunce is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. THOMAS J. KIRKPATRICK. The Farm and Fireside, published in Springfield, is circulated far and wide, and although many of its readers may not be familiar with the name, they are yet well acquainted with the name of Thomas Kirkpatrick, its managing editor. Although still a comparatively young man, being not yet thirty-five years of age, he has been engaged in editorial work for some fourteen years, and was probably one of the youngest editors in the country when he began his labors in that formation his devoted mother is due the formation of his moral character and his business habits, and she also by the labor of her own hands secured to him the benefits of education. His father left home when Thomas was but four years old and engaged in mining on the Pacific Coast. He contributed to the support of the family as far as he was able; but not meeting with great success in his operations the support of the family in a large part devolved upon the mother. The maternal grandparents of our subject moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio in an early day, and in the latter State Miss Fannie Aley was born. She married Joshua M. Kirkpatrick, a native of Virginia, and to them, in Dayton, a son was born, September 23, 1855. This is he who owes not only the greater part of his sustenance during boyhood, but all that is best in his manhood, to a mother's love and devotion. About the 1st of June, 1870, being then fifteen years of age and unwilling to burden his mother longer, young Kirkpatrick entered the United Brethren publishing house to learn the printing business. After completing the printer's trade, he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, pursuing his studies two years, during which time he mastered the art of stenography in addition to the regular course of study. In the spring of 1871 Mr. Kirkpatrick entered the employ of his uncle, P. P. Mast, as his private secretary, and his experience in printing secured to him the control of the private printing office of P. P. Mast & Co., which was put in the following spring. The subsequent fall Mr. Mast announced in the presence of his nephew his intention to employ a stenographic amanuensis. Mr. Kirkpatrick at once requested that the position be held for him, and within three months he had acquired the art, this being prior to the completion of the studies which he pursued at the University, which alternated with employment, by which he supported himself. Mr. Kirkpatrick, as soon as competent, assumed the duties of stenographer, and held the position until the summer of 1874, when the firm undertook the publication of the Farm and Fireside, a semi-monthly paper, of which our subject. was given the editorial charge. Two years later the paper sold out to the present firm, which is composed of P. P. Mast, J. S. Crowell and T. J. Kirkpatrick, the latter continuing to 'act in an editorial capacity. The publication is a neat one, containing much matter of value to agriculturists, together with interesting articles for the household, the latter including poetry, short prose articles, housekeeping PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 513 hints, etc. It has reached a circulation of nearly two hundred and forty thousand copies, it, the publication of which a large force is required. The building occupied by the plant is a large four-story brick structure of modern design and architectural beauty. The firm also publishes the Ladies' Rome Companion, a handsome illustrated ladies' paper, issued semi-monthly, which is fast acquiring an enormous circulation. At present its regular issue exceeds one hundred thousand copies. Mr. Kirkpatrick has editorial charge of this paper also, as he has of all the publications of the firm. Mr. Kirkpatrick was married May 8, 1877, to Miss S. Corinna Reid, of Jackson, Mich.,and daughter of William B. Reid, Esq., and who is but two months her husband's junior. Mrs. Kirkpatrick was born in the city of Raleigh, N. C., November 25, 1855, and removed with her parents to Ohio when a little girl. Thence, later, they went to Michigan. Of this union there was born one child, a daughter, Hazel. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick are influential members of Trinity Baptist Church. Our subject has been prominently connected with wheeling and is the inventor of the Kirkpatrick bicycle saddle, which has been in universal use for several years. He is also prominently connected with the League of the American Wheelmen, and was President of the organization two terms. Socially, he belongs to the Knights of Pythias. The little family occupies a neat and pleasant home at No. 343 South Limestone Street. JOHN N. STOCKSTILL, M. D. The fact that Dr. Stockstill has been a successful practitioner of New Carlisle, Clark County, for the long period of over forty-eight years, is sufficient indication of his standing among the people. He not only stands high in his profession, but also in church and social circles, and there are few old residents of the county to whom his face and form are not familiar. He was born in Bethel Township, Miami County, this State, three miles south of New Carlisle, October 16, 1815, and is thus a veteran of nearly seventy-five years. He comes of a good family, being the son of Thomas and Catherine (Hain) Stockstill, the former of whom was born about nine miles from Baltimore, Md. When the father of our subject was about nine years old, his parents removed to North Carolina, and from there to. Fayette County, Tenn., where they spent the remainder of their lives. It is a fact somewhat singular that although Thomas .Stockstill was of Southern birth, ancestry and training, he, when having attained to years of thought and discretion, became bitterly opposed to slavery, and as early as 1802 left the scenes of his childhood and youth for a section of country untainted by the peculiar institution. Coming then to Miami County, this State, he located in what is now Bethel township, purchasing one hundred acres of land, at $3 per acre, whereon he settled and thereafter lived until called from Barth, December 20, 1860, at the age of seventy-eight years, six months and eleven days. He was prospered financially, and at his death left one hundred and eighty acres of land with excellent improvements. During his younger days he served in the War of 1812. When but a boy he united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he was a Class-Leader .for more than sixty-five years. In politics he was first a Whig, until the abandonment of the old party, and thereafter he was a stanch Republican. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Zebediah Stockstill, a native of England, who emigrated to America during the Colonial days, and spent his last years in Tennessee. He died in 1832, leaving a large number of slaves and extensive land property. The next year his son Thomas journeyed to Tennesse on horseback to settle the estate. All the slaves that fell to him in the division of the negro property were set free, and in accordance with the law he was obliged to give security for their good behavior if left in the State, the majority, however, were sent to free States. Slaves were bringing a high price at that time, and Thomas Stockstill paid $1500 for young Dave, son of old Dave and Nell, who had raised a large family, and whose care in old age was made a condition for the purchase and setting free 514 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. of young Dave by his new master, the parents likewise being liberated. A second trip was made by the father of our subject to Tennessee, in 1835, when the final settlement of the affairs took place, and young John accompanied him to visit a host of relatives he had never seen. The father used often to say to his children that slavery would be the cause of the greatest war that a nation was ever scourged with and that he did not wish to live to see it. It seemed providential that his death took place in December, 1860, but three months before the beginning of the conflict that was to prove a fulfillment of his prophecy. Mrs. Catherine (Hain) Stockstill, the mother of our subject was born in North Carolina, and died in Miami County, Ohio, March 20, 1843. Her father, Leonard Hain, likewise a native of North Carolina, was one of the first settlers of Clark County, this State, coming hither in 1801, while it was still a territory. He took up land from the Government, and with his good wife suffered the hardships and privations of frontier life, but finally was rewarded in being able to build up a comfortable home where he first settled, and where he and his wife spent the closing years of their lives. Eight children were born to the parents of our subject, all of whom lived to mature years, and five of whom survive. They were named respectively—Elias, Rachel, Sarah, Susan, John N., Stephen, Irwin and Catherine. John N., our subject, was the fifth in order of birth. He was reared on the farm in his native township, and received a good education, completing his studies in the High school at Springfield. Subsequently he taught school and read medicine for five years, and finally entered the Medical College of Ohio, at Cincinnati, from which he was graduated in 1842. He commenced the practice of his chosen profession in New Carlisle, and from that day his course has been steadily onward, and he has probably treated more cases than any other man within the county. His uniform success, good judgment, close attention to the duties of his profession and promptness in meeting the calls made upon him, soon placed him upon a solid footing both socially and financially. He is prominently connected with the Clark County Medical Society, and the Ohio State Medical Association. He has always been fond of agricultural pursuits, and during the early days wisely invested a portion of his capital in land, from which he built up a good farm, the operations of which he has always superintended, and which has been the source of a comfortable income. During the first two years of Dr. Stockstill's practice he devoted his leisure time to macerating the bones of an entire human skeleton, which he had dissected while in college. He then wired the bones together making an entire artificial skeleton, and securing in the process a fine review of osteology. The skeleton he thus made now hangs in a case in his office, probably being the only one put up in the State by a practitioner of medicine. Dr. Stockstill cast his first Presidential vote for William Henry Harrison, being then a member of the old Whig party. Upon the organization of the Republican party he wheeled over into its ranks, and has since been one of its most ardent defenders. After having practiced medicine about fourteen years he was unanimously nominated to represent Clark County in the Ohio Legislature, and, while there was no doubt of his being elected, he declined to run for the office. he was next unanimously nominated to act as Treasurer of Clark County, but this he also declined 'to accept, and ever afterward he neither desired or would accept any office, although frequently solicited to do so. For years he has been a member of the Presbyterian Church, at New Carlisle, and is endeavoring to live a consistent life. For more than forty-two years there has been steadily traveling by the side of our subject, a most worthy lady, who in her girlhood was Miss Juliet Hay, and to whom he was joined in wedlock February 25, 1847. Mrs. Stockstill was born in New Carlisle, September 12, 1825, and is a daughter of John and Mary (Smith) Hay, who were natives of Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. Hay left the Blue Grass State at an early day, and were among the first settlers of New Carlisle. The father departed his life in 1845, and the mother in 1849. The parental household included seven children, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 515 six daughters and one son, four of whom are now living. The son, H. C. Hay, deceased, is kept in memory by the Grand Army Post at New Carlisle, which is named for him. Four children came to bless the union of our subject and his estimable wife, the eldest of whom, a son William, and a very capable business man, is operating a planing-mill at New Carlisle; Clara is the wife of Giles T. Collins, a liveryman of Muncie, Ind.; Edgar and harry are engaged in merchandising at New Carlisle. ISAAC K. FUNDERBURGH. He with whose name we introduce this biographical outline may be properly designated as "a gentleman to the manor born." He is in the enjoyment of large means, and has a pleasant home located one-eighth of a mile east of the corporation limits of New Carlisle, Clark County. There he is surrounded by all the comforts of life, and lives in a manner much less pretentious perhaps than his means might justify. Mr. Funderburgh was born near Donnelville, in Bethel Township, Clark County, this State, December 27, 1839. His parents, Daniel and Diana (Keplinger) Funderburg, were also natives of Clark County, where the father accumulated a large property and spent his entire life in farming pursuits. He, however, sojourned one year in Mt. Etna, Ind., but finally concluded there was no location so desirable in all respects as his native place. He was a self-made man in the broadest sense of the term, working his way up to an honorable position in life, and became one of the leading men in his community. From boyhood until his death he was an active member of the German Baptist Church. When becoming a voter he identified himself with the old Whig party and after its abandonment, became a Republican. The paternal grandfather of our subject, Jacob Funderburgh, by name, and his estimable wife, were natives of Maryland. They emigrated to Ohio in the early part of the present century, settling near the present site of Donnelsville, Clark County, where they spent the remainder of their days. Daniel, the father of our subject, was one of the younger of a large family of children. The mother who was born in Bethel Township, Clark County, also died there. To her and her husband there were born ten children, viz : John, Saloma, Eliza, these are all deceased ; Isaac K., Jacob, Anthony; Abram, deceased; Diana and Daniel, twins, the latter of whom is deceased ; and George K. The subject of this notice was the fourth child of the parental family. He was reared on the farm,• and obtained only a limited education pursuing his studies in a log schoolhouse, built in primitive style, under the imperfect system of that day. He grew up strong in body and healthy in mind and chose farming for his vocation. He has been very successful, and is the owner of three hundred and twenty-four broad acres on section 28, Bethel Township, just outride the corporation of New Carlisle. This is looked upon as one of the most valuable farms in Clark County. Besides this property Mr. Funderburgh also owns one hundred and sixty acres of fine grazing land in Pike Township, and three hundred and twenty acres near Stewart, Col. Mr. Funderburgh for many years was engaged in the live-stock business, buying selling and shipping extensively. Some years ago he established a livery business in New Carlisle, which has also grown to goodly proportions, and which is the leading establishment of its kind in the town. He is the lessee of the flouring-mills in New Carlisle, which he operates to good advantage, and he is also engaged as an undertaker and in the furniture business. Among the men who are the first to support any worthy enterprise, Mr, Funderburgh has also been found a leader. He is liberal and public-spirited, and has performed no unimportant part in the growth of his town. Besides the interests already mentioned,he has a share in two steam threshing outfits which do a lively business in the fall of the year. Without making any pretentions to education, Mr. Funderburgh, by keeping his eyes open to what is going on around him, is fully qualified to transact any ordinary business, having been endowed by nature with a fund of strong common sense, which 516 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. is at all times reliable. He gives liberally to charitable objects, and in proportion to his means has done as much for the poor and unfortunate as any man in the county. Although not connected with any religious organization, Mr. Funderburgh believes in the establishment and maintenance of churches, and especially favors the German Baptist Church, of which he is a regular attendant, and to which the various members of his family belong. For many years he has been connected with the Masonic fraternity in which he is a Knight Templar. He was a member and President of the School Board at New Carlisle, during the erection of the High School building, and in the spring of 1890 he was elected a Trustee of Bethel Township on the Republican ticket, receiving the largest majority ever given a candidate for this office. Nearly twenty-nine years ago Mr. Funderburgh was wedded to Miss Hester Frantz, the wedding taking place at the bride's home in Bethel Township, May 9, 1861. This lady was born January 13, 1844, in Bethel Township, and is the daughter of the Rev. John and Anna (Ohmart) Frantz, who were natives of Ohio, and are now deceased. Mr. Frantz was a minister of the German Baptist Church, and attained to some distinction in his calling. To our subject and his estimable wife there have been born nine children, namely : William, Samuel, Harry, Ursula, Charles, Irwin, Edward, Anna and Clarence Samuel died in infancy, and Irwin died at the age of fifteen years. William, Harrison, Ursula and Charles are married and live in this county, the others are at home with their parents. SCOTT GOODFELLOW. This gentleman stands prominently among the live-stock interests of Clark County as one of the most successful breeders of fine horses within its limits. He handles principally French, Norman, English Shire and Yorkshire coach horses, mostly importations from England and France, and has for this purpose one of the finest farms in Harmony Township, comprising two hundred and sixty acres and located one mile northeast of Plattsburg. He has also finely-equipped stables, roomy pastures and every convenience for prosecuting his calling after the most approved methods, while his thorough knowledge of the requirements of the equine race have placed him in an enviable position as a breeder in this part of the Buckeye State. The subject of this notice was born May 7, 1853, in Harmony Township, and is the son of Thomas and Mary (Sexton) Goodfellow, the former of whom was likewise a native of Harmony Township and born February 27, 1813. His wife, Mary, was a native of Canada, and born near the city of Montreal. The paternal grandfather was Moore Goodfellow a native of Ireland, who emigrated to America in boyhood and who settled in Harmony Township in 1800, before Ohio had been admitted into the Union as a State. He was a good manager financially and accumulated nearly six hundred acres of land. He was married in early manhood to Miss Anna Nicholson who bore him nine children, five sons and four daughters, all of whom lived to mature years and reared families. Grandfather Goodfellow served in the War of 1812 and spent his last days in Ohio. Thomas Goodfellow, the father of our subject, inherited many of the sturdy qualities of his sire and became a prominent man in his township, serving as Justice of the Peace and occupying other positions of trust and responsibility. He is still living and is the owner of six hundred broad acres of valuable land lying in Harmony Township. The wife and he reside in Harmony Township. There were born to them five sins and three daughters, viz.: George, Alice, Dora, Clara, Manley, John, Scott and Andrew, all of whom lived to mature years and seven of whom still survive. The subject of this notice remained a member of the parental household until reaching his majority and then started out in life for himself. When past twenty-two years old he was married, October 11, 1875, to Miss Anna B., daughter of John and Jane (Nicholson) Smith. Three children have been born of this union: Harry, Jessie and Walter. In addition to the breeding of fine horses Mr. Goodfellow raises annually large numbers of swine. He keeps himself posted in regard to live-stock matters PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 517 and takes a pardonable pride in his achievements in this line: He is one of those men never content to stand still, but is always devising some new method in connection with his calling which will benefit not only himself, but those around him. He has very little time to give to politics, but at the general election usually supports the candidates of the Republican party. GEORGE W. HARPER, President of the Bank of Cedarville, Greene County, was the chief mover in the establishment of this institution which was started hi 1888, and which is already doing an extensive business. It is the only bank in the village and deals in exchange, loans and discounts, also making collections throughout the United States and having correspondence with New York and Cincinnati. Mr. Harper is one of the prominent men of this county and by his enterprise and liberality has largely aided its growth and prosperity. There are many interesting events connected with his life and antecedents which are well worth preserving to the family. The subject of this notice was born May 30, 1825, on Massey's Creek, near Selma, this county, and has spent his entire life in the place of his birth. He took up his abode in Cedarville in 1865, and is now the owner of a number of fine farms in this vicinity, all of which property he has gathered together by his own exertions. He was the third in a family of five children, the offspring of Thomas and Mary (Surlat) Harper, who were natives respectively of Virginia and Maryland. The paternal grandfather was John Harper after whom Harper's Ferry, Va., was named. The ferry during the early days was owned by his brother Thomas, who operated a boat at that point many years prior to his death. Grandfather Harper was a stern old patriot and carried a musket in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. He came to this county in the pioneer days and spent the closing years of his life in Ross Township, Greene County, Ohio. On his mother's side the grandparents of our subject were George and Elizabeth Surlat, whom it is probable were natives of Maryland and who traced their ancestry to France. The Harpers are of Welsh extraction. George W. remained under the parental roof until a youth of eighteen years and had, even at that early age, evinced more than ordinary business capacity. He now proceeded to Indiana on an enterprise of his own and purchasing a lot of cattle, drove them to Lancaster, Pa., where he sold them at a good profit. He repeated the experiment with like success and finally extended his operations as far as Springfield, Ill., driving cattle through from that point to Philadelphia, Pa. In the meantime when in Springfield, he boarded in the same house with Abraham Lincoln, whose acquaintance he formed and with whom he became upon terms of friendship. Mr. Harper recalls many incidents connected with that acquaintance, remembering the martyred President. as a man of most kindly impulses and one whose genuine goodness of heart was recognized by all. Young Harper continued in the cattle trade for about eight years and then commenced buying land in this county. He had in the meantime purchased land warrants for eighteen hundred acres in Illinois and sold this at a good profit. He is now the owner of twelve hundred acres in this State the greater part of which is in Greene County, and he has twenty-five hundred acres in Missouri which is well improved. He has always been warmly interested in the development of his town and county and has put up a number of fine buildings in Cedarville, including his residence—a handsome modern structure, set in the midst of ample grounds and which forms one of the attractive features of that town. This is a brick structure, 40x60 feet in dimensions, two stories in height and finely finished within and without. It was completed in the fall of 1880. Mr. Harper was married September 18,1860, in South Charleston, Ohio, to Miss Vinna M. Murray. Mrs. Harper was born in 1834, in South Charleston, and is a daughter of George and Lovina Murray, who were natives of New York and Kentucky, and both are deceased, having died in South Charleston. She is a lady of fine appearance and strong charac- 518 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. ter and in all respects the suitable partner of such a man as her husband; they have no children. Both Mr. and Mrs. Harper are members in good standing of the Methodist Church, to which they contribute a generous support. Mr. Harper cast his first Presidential vote for Gen. Taylor and since becoming a voting citizen has steadfastly maintained his adherence to the Democratic party. He has been quite prominent in local affairs and was at one time the nominee of his party for State Treasurer, besides other minor offices. The party being in the minority, he suffered defeat as he expected. JOHN E. PERRIN was born on a farm in Springfield Township. Clark County, October 4, 1850. He is the only son of William and Dorothy (Sturgeon) Perrin, who spent their entire married life on the farm now owned by their son. His early education was obtained in the district schools, and he was subsequently graduated from a commercial college in Springfield. His taste and early training led him to adopt farming as his occupation, and he has followed it successfully, ranking among the best of the younger agriculturists in this section. The homestead comprises two hundred and eighty-nine acres, one hundred and sixty. four of which lie within the city limits, and the remainder adjoining the same. The family dwelling is a fine brick structure, substantially built and of pleasing architectural design, while the interior is supplied with all the comforts of modern and progressive farm life. The barn and other outbuildings, of which a full line are to be seen, are built of wood. General farming is carried on upon the estate, throughout which the evidences of good judgment and prosperity are everywhere manifest. The subject of this sketch is a direct descendant of one of two brothers, John and William Perrin, who were early settlers of Maryland, and he now has in his possession a well-preserved deed to a tract of land in Frederick County, which was dated April, 1763. The next in the direct line of descent was John Perrin, who was born in Hagers town and there reared to manhood. He married Amelia Ingram, a native of Washington County, Md., and both spent their last years in the Buckeye State, the wife dying in 1847, and the husband in .1848. This 'John Perrin had paid a visit to Ohio in 1804, making the journey to and fro on horseback, carrying with him a flint lock rifle, which is now carefully preserved by our subject. In 1806 he removed with his family, the journey being made with teams, as was the primitive custom. A large tract of Government land in what is now Springfield Township, Clark County, was purchased, and as there was no lumber to be had, a cabin of round logs was put up as a temporary shelter. This was replaced by a double hewed-log cabin, which at that time was considered a very fine house. At that time Clark was a part of Champaign County and was but sparsely settled, the greater part of the Territory being owned by the Government and still inhabited by numerous Indians. .At Springfield there were but three houses. and Cincinnati, seventy-five miles distant, was the nearest depot for supplies. Wild animals of many kinds were still plentiful, and the life of the settler was attended with many dangers and hardships. To the worthy pioneer couple six children were born, who were named respectively: Edward, Joseph, John, William, Minerva and Emory. Minerva married Samuel Cooper. William, who was born January 22, 1815, on the farm now occupied by our subject, was reared and educated here, attending the pioneer schools, which were taught in a log schoolhouse, and as soon as his strength would permit beginning to assist his parents in the various labors which belonged to their life. He remained with them until their death, and in 1849 set up his own household upon the estate, where he continued to reside until called hence March 30, 1890, since which time the estate has been owned by his son, of whom we write. The mother of our subject was born in County Monaghan, Ireland, to which her father, Jeremiah Sturgeon, had removed from Scotland, his native land. Both he and his wife, whose maiden name was Phoebe Andrews, spent their last years in the Emerald Isle. Mrs. Perrin, a brother John, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 521 and a sister Ellen, were the. only members of the family who came to America, whose shores Mrs. Perrin reached when a young lady. After a well-spent life, she breathed her last October 27, 1878. NATHANIEL KINSMAN. For more than thirty years, and until his recent retirement from an active business life, Mr. Kinsman, whose portrait appears on the opposite page, has been intimately connected with the interests of Springfield. He has acquired a fortune amply sufficient to gratify all of his wants, and in his beautiful residence, finely located On the southwest corner of North and Factory Streets, he and his family have established a home where comfort abides and hospitality abounds. Mr. Kinsman comes of fine old Massachusetts stock, and is himself a native of the Bay State, born in the pleasant town of Ipswich, Essex County, June 6, 1819. His father, John Choate Kinsman, was born in the same town, July 5, 1789, a son of Nathaniel Kinsman, also a native of that old town. He was a seafaring man, and after passing many years in the merchant marine service, spent his last days in the place of his birth. The father of our subject learned the trade of a cabinetmaker in his youth, but soon discarded it for the life of a sailor, and was shipmaster in the merchant marine service for about thirty years. In 1838 he removed to Salem, Mass., and subsequently engaged as clerk in the railway repair shops in Boston. He had general charge of the shop, buying supplies, etc., and making daily trips from his home in Salem, where he died in September, 1877, closing an honorable and well-spent life at the ripe old age of eighty-nine years. The maiden name of his wife was Annie Lord, and she was the daughter of Nathaniel and Lucy (Smith) Lord. She bore him seven children, namely: John, Elizabeth, Lucy A., Susan C., Nathaniel, Mary and Martha. The subject of this biographical review attended school quite regularly until he was fourteen years old, gaining a good practical education. He then went to Salem and served an apprenticeship of seven years to learn the carpenter's trade. He thoroughly mastered his calling in its every detail, and after doing "jour" work one year, entered the employ of the Eastern Railway Company, and remained with it in various capacities the ensuing sixteen years. In 1857 he came to Springfield to accept the position of Superintendent of the Springfield Gas Light and Coke Company,' of which his brother was proprietor. Under his judicious management the affairs of the company flourished greatly, and its rapid growth was coincident with that of the city. Springfield had when he came here about six or seven thousand inhabitants, and the gas company had but three retorts. While he had charge of the works they were twice rebuilt, each time on a larger scale to meet the constantly growing demand, and at the present time there are as many as sixty retorts, the most approved methods and appliances being used in the manufacture of the gas, which is of a superior quality, possessing fine illuminating power. In March, 1890, Mr. Kinsman was obliged to resign his position on account of ill-health, much to the regret of the company with whose interests his own had been so closely bound for a period of thirty-three years. Mr. Kinsman has been three times married. April 24, 1843, he was united in marriage to Clarissa K. Hodgkins. She was born in Salem, Mass., March 30, 1820, and was a daughter of John and Mary (Rogers) Hodgkins. Her happy married life was of brief duration, as she died December 1, 1844, leaving a little daughter, Clara E.-, now the wife of Samuel K. Staler, of Piqua, Ohio. They have two children—Elizabeth K. and George H. The second marriage of Mr. Kinsman took place October 27, 1847, to Miss Mary Kimball, who was born in Salem, Mass., March 12, 1821, a daughter of Jonathan and Mary Kimball. December 22, 1858, Mr. Kinsman was a second time bereaved of a good wife. Mr. Kinsman was married to his present wife August 15, 1859. Her maiden name Was Phoebe S. Parker, and she was born at Blue Hills, Hancock County, Me., January 4, 1818, to Marble and Hannah (Lovejoy) Parker. Mrs. Kinsman's paternal grandfather was a pioneer of her native place, where he improved a fine farm, on which he spent his last years, Her fatter 522 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. was born in Andover, Mass., and was quite young when his parents removed to Maine. He early learned the trade of a boot-maker, and was engaged at it a part of each year, devoting the remainder of his time to fiis farm, where he spent his last days. Mr. Kinsman is well endowed with pleasant personal qualities that merit and receive the highest esteem. His probity, high sense of honor, prompt and exact business methods, tact and large capacity, were Traits of inestimable benefit, not only to the company with which he was so long identified, but have been useful to the community at large, and have given him a high standing among its business men. His generosity and benevolence are well known, as he is always ready to extend his sympathy to the needy and suffering, and his purse is subject to their demands. He and his family are people of a high order of intelligence and true refinement, are prominent in social circles, and the respect and friendship of many is accorded to them. Mr. Kinsman has always taken an interest in politics, as every true citizen should, and has been a stanch supporter of Republican principles ever since the formation of the party. STEPHEN S. KIRKHAM. In making mention of the leading farmers of Harmony Township, Clark County, the name of Mr. Kirkham appears rightfully prominent as that of a man who has been no unimportant factor in developing its agricultural resources. Possessed of more than ordinary intelligence, energetic, persevering and progressive in his ideas, he has always set his mark high and has never been content with ordinary attainments. In addition to general agriculture, he has made a specialty of stock-raising and has managed both his farming and business affairs with that sound judgment which seldom fails of success. The subject of this notice commenced the battle of life at the early age of eight year and since that time has fought his way unaided in the world. He furnishes an admirable illustration of the results of persevering industry and resolution under difficulties and drawbacks. He was fortunate in obtaining a good education—largely through his own efforts —and at an early age chose farming for his life vocation. He has resided on his present farm since April, 1868, when there fell to him by inheritance from the estate of his cousin, John Mattinson, one hundred and sixty-two acres on section 33. Subsequently he purchased forty-five acres. To this he has since given his undivided attention, effecting most of the improvements upon it, repairing the old buildings and erecting new ones and proving the truth of the adage that there is fully as much credit in being able to keep property as there is in earning it. Mr. Kirkham was born in Green Township, Clark County, this State, April 14, 1844, and is the son of John and Ann (Slee) Kirkham, both of whom were of English birth and ancestry and born near Appleby Parish, Bougate, Westmoreland County, the father June 8, 1815, and the mother, January 4, 1816. They were married May 3, 1837, and nine days later started for the United States. In July, that year, they located at Lisbon, this county ,where they lived four years. They then removed to Green Township, where the father died September 13, 1846, leaving six children. These were named respectively, John J., Ann, Anthony, Ellen, the wife of Clark Whiteley, Stephen S., our subject and William M. The maiden name of the paternal grandmother of our subject was Ellen Jaques and John was her only child. After the death of John Kirkham his family returned to the vicinity of Lisbon where they lived until 1850, and then removed to the western part of Harmony Township which has since been their home. The mother of our subject was a daughter of Stephen and Ann (Mason) Slee, who were natives respectively of Westmoreland and Cumberland Counties, England. Grandfather Slee was a carpenter by trade and to him and his good wife there was born a family of six children, viz: Sarah, the wife of Thomas Watson; Jane, Mrs. Nicholson ; Anna, Mrs. Kirkham ; Mary, Elizabeth and Anthony. The only son came to the United States after the close of the Civil War. Four of the daughters remain residents of their native England. John Mattinson, the cousin of Mr. Kirkham be. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 523 fore spoken of, was the son of John and Elizabeth (Jaques) Mattinson who accompanied the Kirkham family to Clark County. Besides the property already spoken of Mr. Kirkham received a goodly amount from his father's estate, which included eighty acres of land. Mr. Kirkham is noted for his liberality and bears the reputation of being one of the most public-spirited men of his township. He is a sound Republican, politically, but has too much self respect to become an office-seeker. he, however, in the fall of 1889, was elected Land Appraiser, a position unsolicited by him and is discharging the duties of this office in a manner creditable to himself and satisfactory to all concerned. WILLIAM OTSTOT. One who has never visited an unbroken or slightly cultivated section of country can scarcely estimate the amount of toil required to bring it to a condition such as meets the eyes of a traveler in Clark County. It is therefore hard to understand how much the present generation in this section owes to the pioneers and old settlers, who began their work here when the land was covered with heavy timber, communication difficult, and neighbors and markets quite distant. Only those who possessed a sturdy perseverance and an unusual degree of energy were willing to endure the toil and privation neccessary in making a home from the wilderness, although they found many pleasures in the midst of their trials and rapidly developed the more noble, if somewhat rugged, traits of character. The subject of this sketch had not attained to his majority when he accompanied his parents to this county in 1831, and since that time he has resided upon the same farm on section 20, Springfield Township. The land was covered with timber and was cleared by his own strong arm and placed in a condition second to none in the vicinity. He has been successful in the agricultural labors to which he has devoted his life, and now owns an estate which any man not unduly mercenary might well be pleased with. It comprises one hundred and eighty-one acres marked with the usual im provements made by an enterprising farmer, the dwelling being a comfortable and commodious one, and the entire set of farm buildings excellent. Mr. Otstot is a native of Lancaster County, Pa., where he opened his eyes to the light December 25, 1811. He is the fourth in a family of nine children, born to Adam and Sophia Otstot. His father was born in Germany, and his mother in York County, Pa.; their wedded life began in the bride's native county, but they afterwards removed to Lancaster County, whence they came to Ohio. Adam Otstot was a miller, and at one time, while living in the Keystone State, was very wealthy, but, like many another man he lost through having to pay debts which be had secured. Both the parents died in Springfield Township,where they had earned the esteem of their fellow-citizens. The gentleman whose name introduces this sketch chose for his companion in life Miss Rebecca Knaub, who was born in Little York, Pa., November 10, 1822. Her father, George Knaub, was a native of the same town and her mother, whose maiden name was Mary Ann Jacobs, was born in Baltimore, Md. in 1834 they removed from Pennsylvania to this county, locating in Springfield Township, where they spent the remainder of their lives. They were the parents of thirteen children, Mrs. Otstot being the fourth, and about twelve years old when they came to this State. Her marriage to our subject was celebrated in the city of Springfield, July 11, 1842. The years that have passed since that time have proved the wisdom of Mr. Otstot's choice, his wife manifesting more and more as the years go by the noble traits of character, the pleasing disposition and active mind which won his regard. A large and intelligent family has blessed the union of our subject and his wife, and they have been called upon to mourn the loss of but one—Eleanor A., who died when twelve years old. Mary Ann is the wife of John A. McBeth; Joseph is a farmer in Springfield Township; George S. married Ann Hinkle; John H. married Sarah Kershner; Eliza J. is the wife of Lewis Batdorf; Sarah C. lives at home; Rebecca is the wife of Thomas Crabill. All these preceded the deceased daughter in date 524 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. of birth. Clara, is the wife of William G. Tuttle; William is as farmer in Springfield Township; Henry C. married Fannie Yeazell; Charles married Alice Garlow; Florence is the wife of Wilber F. Tuttle. Mr. Otstot is a Republican and has taken a good degree of interest in all political affairs. He stands high in the esteem of of his neighbors and townsmen, not simply on account of his successful worldly career and the labors which he accomplished among the early settlers, but because of his personal character, his upright life, his genial disposition and the fact that he and his helpmate have reared their family to fill honorable positions in the community. Both Mr. and Mrs. Otstot have been members of the Baptist Church for many years. WILLIAM J. STICKNEY, one of the younger farmers of Harmony Township, Clark County, is recognized as one of the most successful men of his township, having a thorough knowledge of his calling and being largely interested in stock-raising, making a specialty of Poland-China swine. He has spent his entire life in Clark County, and was born in Springfield Township, September 27, 1852, at his father's homestead, four and one-fourth miles southeast of the city. He comes of substantial Buckeye stock, being the son of Henry and Isabella J. (Baird) Stickney, who were also natives of Clark County, and who formed a part of its most reliable element—people who were honest and industrious, and who enjoyed in a marked degree the esteem of those around them. To the parents of our subject there were born two children only, himself and sister Sarah, the latter now the wife of Robert Rogers. The paternal grandfather of our subject was John Stickney, a native of England, who upon emigrating to the United States brought with him his wife and two children--John and George—and located in Clark County, where he spent the remainder of his days. Later the family was increased by the birth of two more children—Henry, the father of our subject, and a daughter, Mary A. Henry Stickney was a stanch Union man during the late Civil War, and a warm supporter of the Republican party. His brother John was married and became the father of two children—Harriet, the wife of the Rev. Henry Stokes, and Mary, the wife of H. Newlove. The subject of this sketch was reared in a manner common to the sons of farmers in the early days, attending school mostly during the winter season, and assisting his father until his marriage. This event occurred November 25, 1886, the bride being Miss Catherine Huffman. Mrs. Stickney was born June 8, 1857, in Springfield Township, and is the daughter of Samuel and Margaret Huffman, who were natives of Ohio and Germany; the father is now living in Springfield, and the mother is deceased. Of this anion there have been born two children—Baird and Howard. In politics, like his father before him, Mr. Stickney gives his unqualified allegiance to the Republican. party. He settled at the farm where he now lives in the spring of 1897, this comprising three hundred and fifty acres of prime land belonging to his mother. He avails himself of modern methods and the most improved machinery, and besides his comfortable residence, has till the outbuildings necessary for the shelter of stock and the storage of grain. Fruit and shade trees add to the beauty of the place and the comfort of the family. Mr. and Mrs. Stickney are members of the Reformed Church, attending services at Fletcher Chapel. Henry Stickney and wife reside on their homestead in Clark County. . JOHN PERSON, late a resident of Springfield Township, and who departed this life at his homestead March 6, 1889, was born at Marston, between Leeds and York, in Yorkshire, England, July 21, 1823. He was reared on a farm and educated in the schools of his neighborhood. His parents were John and Mary Person who spent their entire lives in their native England. When the subject of this sketch was twenty-two years old he was married to Miss Sarah Burnley,