PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. - 551 in this vicinity. Mr. Charlton had high standing in the community where he was honored for his integrity in all dealings with his neighbors and fellow-men. Both himself and wife were born in the State whence they came to this county, the wife having opened her eyes to the light at Clear Springs. Mr. Stewart is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. In politics he is a Republican, his views awing been welded firmly in the fires of the Civil War. He has been reared in the United Presbyterian Church to which his wife also belongs, although her early training was that of Methodism. Both have standing among the best class of citizens in the county, and are esteemed worthy members of the society and exponents of the Christian faith which they profess. JOHN H. WILSON occupies a leading position among the merchant tailors of Springfield, his establishment being the center of a large trade, a fine stock of both imported and American cloths being carried, while skilled workmen, under the supervision of the proprietor who is thoroughly conversant with the tailor's trade, cut, fit and make garments in first class style. The home of Mr. Wilson is on a fine farm, three miles north of the city on the Urbana like, and he drives to and fro night and morning. "Spruce Lawn" is a model farm, comprising three hundred and twenty acres of choice land, and bearing as good improvements as the township affords. The large barn is built after the best. models, and there are two smaller ones in which the horses are kept. The residence it a substantial and homelike structure, surrounded by beautifully kept lawns and decorated grounds, the whole forming a home whose possession might satisfy the most ambitious. In County Down, Ireland, riot far from the city of Belfast, the gentleman of whom we write was horn February 18, 1850. His father is Robert H. Wilson, a son of Carlisle, and a grandson of Robert, all of whom were farmers, and life-long residents of their native land. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Mary Hamilton, and is a daughter of Robert Hamilton, and a granddaughter of a gentleman bearing the same name, these ancestors also living in County Down. In the common schools of his native county, young Wilson pursued his studies until the age of ten years, when he began an apprenticeship at the trade of a tailor. His endeavors to acquire knowledge did not cease when he left the school-room, but have been continued throughout his life by personal investigation and study. After serving seven years as an apprentice, Mr. Wilson began his travels as a journeyman, visiting Wales, Scotland, and noted cities of England, including Liverpool, Manchester and others. He finally determined to come to America,and setting sail from Liverpool, arrived in New York June 21,1870. The following morning he began work at his trade, remaining in the metropolis until the spring of 1872. During a portion of the time he was cutter in the house of Davidson & McKee, on Hudson Street. Upon leaving New York, Mr. Wilson came to Springfield, entering the employ of C. W. Vandegrift as cutter, and afterward being employed by H. M. Sheppard. In 1877 he opened a business for himself on Main Street, still occupying the same premises, but with enlarged capacity and business. His thorough knowledge of all branches of tailoring has been a prime factor in his success, although his business tact and square dealing have greatly assisted. Mr. Wilson has been twice married. The first ceremony took place July 23, 1874, the bride being Miss Emma Lohner, of this city, in which she was born, educated and reared to womanhood. With her our subject lived happily until June 4, 1880, when she breathed her last, leaving a son, Robert J., two years old. After having remained a widower for nearly a decade, Mr. Wilson contracted a second matrimonial alliance, being joined in wedlock with Martha E. Mowatt, August 15, 1889. The present Mrs. Wilson is of Scotch descent, was born in Springfield, and is the daughter of James Mowatt. She has received excellent advantages in education and home training, and possesses many virtues, and much useful knowledge. She is a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Under 552 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. her careful oversight the beautiful home is ever neatly and tastefully arranged, the table well supplied with appetizing food, and guests beneath its roof find every effort made for their comfort and happiness. In connection with this biographical record appears a lithographic portrait of Mr. Wilson, whose personal traits of character have won for him popularity in society, while the success which has met his efforts in worldly affairs is considered a just meed of his industry and skill.   JOHN D. OTSTOT. Clark County has been the home of this gentleman since 1836, at which time he accompanied his parents hither from Lancaster County, Pa., where his eyes had opened to the light April 26, 1822. His birthplace was the town of Columbia, in which his father had carried on the trade of wagon-making for many years, although a few months prior to the removal to the Buckeye State had been spent upon a farm. The incidents of the overland journey, which was accomplished with teams, and the pioneer life here, are well remembered by our subject, and many a tale can he tell of those early days. At the age of eighteen years he began an apprenticeship at the trade of a cabinet-maker, and after serving three years began his labors as a journeyman. After six or seven years spent in that manner he became a pattern-maker in the shop of James Leffel, since which time he has been continuously engaged in this occupation. The lady, who for more than forty years has been Mr. Otsot's faithful companion and efficient helpmate, bore the maiden of Jane Grant. She was horn at Home Green, near Appleton, England, July 1, 1826, and is a daughter of Thomas and Mary Grant, whose history is given on another page of this volume. She became the wife of our subject in 1847. To them have been burn two sons and five daughters: Daniel and Alfred, both deceased.; Elsie, Lora, Emma and Mary, who are stilll living; and Jennie, deceased. The oldest daughter resides with her parents; Lora is the wife of James Todd, and Emma of 0. B. Trout, and both reside in Springfield; Mary, whose home is in Columbus, married U. B. Renner. In politics Mr. Otsot is a Republican. He has always been strictly temperate, and is a strong advocate of temperance. He and his wife and their children belong to the Central Methodist Episcopal Church. The lives of both have been such as to merit the esteem of their fellow-citizens, and they have many friends where ever they are known. John Otsot is a descendant in the fourth generation from a German couple, who. emigrated to America in Colonial times, settling in York County, Pa. On a farm in that county they passed the remainder of their days. In their family was a son Adam, who was about three years of age when brought to America, and who, after reaching man's estate, removed to Lancaster County. He had learned the trade of a wagon-maker and upon changing his residence opened a shop in Columbia. There he carried on the manufacture of wagons until 1830 or 1831, when he made an overland journey to Ohio. He lived in Franklin County three years and a half, and then came to Clark County, purchasing a farm two and a half miles from Springfield. After living on the farm a few years he became an inmate of the home of his son Jacob, dying in February, 1848, at the age of eighty years. He had married Mary Sophia Gove, who died on the home farm in February, 1840. She is thought to have been a native of York County, Pa. Of the nine children born to this worthy pioneer couple, all but one passed the allotted age of man. Daniel reached the age of eighty-six years; Catherine and Jacob were eighty-three when called hence; Mary died when eighty-six years old ; John, who is now living in Columbus, has reached that age; Sarah died when thirty-six years old ; William, whose home is in Springfield Township, is now seventy-nine years old; George, who lives in the city of Springfield, is seventy-seven; and Sophia died at the age of about sixty years. Daniel Otsot, the father of our subject, was a native of York County, Pa., his natal day having been April 27, 1795. He was but four years old when his parents removed to Lancaster County, in which he was reared and married. He followed his PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 553 trade of wagon-making in Columbia until 1835, and after spending a few months upon the farm, came with his wife and children to Ohio. He spent the winter in Columbus, and the following spring took up his abode in Clark County, purchasing a tract of timber land three and one-half miles south of Springfield. A log cabin stood in a half-acre clearing, that being the only improvement upon the place. He cleared the land and made various improvements upon the place, residing there for many years. He then removed to Springfield, and rested from his labors until called hence in November, 1880. He had lived to see railroads take the place of many of the old trails, domestic animals that of wild game, and the dense forests give place to cultivated fields and thriving towns. His wife was known in her girlhood as Miss Hannah Dushane. She was born in Delaware, February 11, 1796, and died at the home farm here in 1861. She had reared eight children, carefully instilling into their minds the principles of right living, and herself enjoying with her husband the respect of the community.               JOHN HOWER. In driving about Greene County, the most unobserving traveler would be struck by the orderly and prosperous appearance of an estate which occupies a part of section 31, Bath Township. It comprises one hundred and seventy-eight acres of excellent land which has been brought to a high state of productiveness, and bears upon it excellent improvements. A commodious and substantial bank barn, 40x80 feet, affords shelter for stock and fodder, while granaries, cribs and other buildings, house various products of the farm. The dwelling of the owner of the estate is a substantial brick house erected in 1868, from bricks made on the farm, and a good tenant house occupies an appropriate location. Water is conveyed to convenient points by the force produced by a windmill, and an excellent orchard, small fruits, and a garden beautify the estate and acid to the comforts of those who dwell upon it. Fifteen acres is devoted to timber and the remainder to the raising of grain, crops and stock. The cattle are high grade Short-horns and the hogs full-blooded Poland-Chinas. The appearance of this estate does not belie the prosperity of its owner who has been more than ordinarily successful in worldly affairs. He rents a half of his home estate, using but one team in his own farm labors. He is also the owner of one hundred and fifty-three acres on section 21, of the same township; of two hundred and, two acres in Beaver Creek Township, and one hundred and sixty acres near Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa. He also holds stock in the Osborn Bank, and altogether stands on a very substantial financial footing, such as is probably not excelled in the county. Before outlining the life history of our subject it will not be amiss to devote a brief space to the family history. His grandfather, Jacob Hower, was born in Germany and emigrated to Frederick County, Md., where his son John was born in the year 1784, and where Grandfather Hower died. John Hower learned the trade of a wagon-maker in Hagerstown, and removing to Washington County, bought a farm and carried on a shop upon it. He was out in the War of 1812, for a while. In 1833, he came with his family to this State, settling in Beaver Creek Township, this county, where he purchased ninety-three acres of land. He engaged in wagon-making and also operated the farm, living upon it until eighty-four years old when he departed this life. He belonged to the Lutheran Church. His wife, in her girlhood Miss Mary Bovey, was born in Washington County, Md., and was the daughter of a native of Germany, who became a Maryland farmer. She died in 1859, at the age of sixty-five years. She belonged to the Reformed Church, and was the mother of eight children, as follows: Mrs. Mary Puterbaugh, who died in Xenia; David, who died in 1834; Anthony, who died in 1859; Susannah, Mrs. Cosier, whose home is in Beaver Creek Township, this county; our subject; Eli, who lives in Xenia; Samuel, who lives in Beaver Creek; Mrs. Elizabeth Greene, also of Beaver Creek. John Hower opened his eyes to the light June 24, 1823, near Hagerstown, Md., where he lived until ten years old. He had but meager educational 554 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. privileges there, his schooling being limited to two quarters in the subscription schools. On September 23, 1833, the family left their Eastern home and turned their faces westward. The band comprised the father, mother and seven children, and their outfit consisted of a covered wagon drawn by two horses. Their journey to this county occupied twenty-three days and the boys walked the greater part of the way. Our subject attended the public schools in this county, growing to manhood on Beaver Creek and remaining an inmate of the parental home until twenty years of age. He then entered the blacksmith shop of Isaac Gentis on Ludlow Creek, serving an apprenticeship of two years. After learning his trade Mr. Hower did journey work in Harshmanville and Byron until 1847, when he started a shop at Alpha. He bought two and a half acres of ground, put up a log shop and worked up a very successful trade. In 1857 he quit the business and worked upon his father's farm until 1859. He then located on one hundred and sixty-one acres of his present home place, which he had purchased the year before. He put up a shop for his own use, improved the land and engaged in general farming and stock-raising, ere long buying seventeen acres adjoining. Prosperity attended his efforts and he became the owner of the other lands mentioned in this county, which are also well improved farms. In 1853, he paid a visit to Iowa, and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of Government land about eight miles from Oska- loosa, which he has since improved thoroughly and which is now a place of considerable value. As before mentioned Mr. Hower does not personally carry on the large acreage he owns, but uses but one-half of the home farm, upon which he has had a tenant for two years, and rents out the other places. The first marriage of Mr. Hower was celebrated October 12, 1850, his bride being Miss Margaret, daughter of John Shannon, an early settler and farmer in Beaver Creek Township and a native of Maryland. Mrs. Margaret Hower lived only a few years after her marriage, dying in 1853. She left one child, a cripple who is now deceased. After having remained a widower some years, on March 17, 1859, Mr. Hower took a second companion in the person of Miss Elizabeth Horner, the rites of wedlock having been celebrated between them in Beaver Creek. The bride was born there February 9, 1831, and was carefully reared by estimable parents, with whom she remained until her marriage. She is the mother of four children: Julia, John, George and Lizzie. The last two died when small; Julia attended Wittenberg College and is now living in Bethel Township, being the wife of C. L. Gerlbaugh; they have four children, Arthur, Howard, Ella and Bertha. John attended Wilts Commercial College at Dayton ; he married Miss Anne Dunkle of Mad River Township, Clark County, and now lives in Bath Township, this county, on his father's farm. The present Mrs. Hower is a daughter of George and Julia (Gentis) Horner, being the sixth child born to them. Her father opened his eyes to the light in Franklin County, near Cincinnati, in 1796, . where his father, John Horner of Pennsylvania was an early settler. The latter afterward came to this county, where he owned a fine farm of three hundred acres, not far from Xenia. When George Homer was twelve years old the family removed to Beaver Creek where he grew to maturity, following farming, and became the owner of an estate comprising two hundred and two acres in the western part of the county. In politics he was a Republican and in religion, of the Reformed Church in which he held the office of Elder. He died at the age of seventy-nine years. His wife was a native of Brush Valley, Va., her father, Daniel Gentis, having been born on the banks of the Rhine in Germany. He emigrated from his native land to Virginia but at an early day became a settler in Clark County, Ohio, operating a farm fifteen miles north of Springfield. His daughter, Mrs. Horner, died in this county at the extreme age of ninety-four years in 1884. The brothers and sisters of Mrs. Hower are: John, now deceased; Mrs. Sarah Finfrock of Shelby County; George, of Douglas County, Ill.; Daniel, an inmate of the Soldiers' Home at Dayton; Mrs. Julia Grindle of Bath Township, this county; Jacob, who died at the age of five years, and Mrs. Rebecca Lantz of Beaver Creek. John and George PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 555 were in the one hundred days' service during the Civil War, and Daniel enlisted in 1861, serving until the close of the struggle; he was so crippled by army life that he became an inmate of the Soldiers' Home. Mr. Hower has been Township Trustee three years and School Director twenty-one years. He is an Elder in the Lutheran Church at Osborn and was formerly Trustee of the society at Byron. In politics lre is a straight Republican. The energy which has characterized his worldly career is equally manifest in whatever matter he takes in hand, whether it be the affairs of the church or of some popular public enterprise. He is one of those jolly whole-souled gentlemen who are liked by everyone, and to whom not even the most morose can begrudge their success. He has been fortunate in the choice of a companion, his wife being equally popular, they standing side by side in the highest rank in society. ORLANDO FRANCIS SERVISS, Auditor of Clark County, occupies a good position both in the business and social circles of Springfield, of which he has been a resident since 1875. He was born in Darke County, this State, June 4, 1850, and is the son of David and Julia Ann (Baker) Serviss, who were also natives of this State, the father born in 1825, in Clark County, and the mother near Dayton, Montgomery County. The paternal grandfather was William G. Serviss, one of the Associate Judges under the old constitution and one of the pioneers of Clark Connty. David Serviss was a practicing physician for many years in the western part of Clark County and died at his home in Mad River Township in 1862. The mother is still living, making her home with her son, our subject. The parental family included two children only, of whom Orlando is the only survivor. The daughter, Mary J., who was the wife of 0. A. Layton, became the mother of two children and died. Mr. Serviss obtained a practical education in the common schools, completing his studies at Enon, and at the early age of fifteen years became clerk in a dry-goods store, where he remained three years. In 1868 he began teaching school, and was thus occupied for about twelve years. In the meantime he was quite prominent in public affairs, holding various positions of trust and responsibility, and finally, in 1881, was elected Auditor of Clark County on the Republican ticket for a team of three years. So faithfully did he discharge the duties of this office that he has since remained the incumbent by successive re-elections, his present term expiring in September, 1891. Our subject was joined in wedlock with Miss Caroline M., daughter of David and Maria (Miller) Hupman, in 1874. Mr. and Mrs. Hupman were natives of Virginia and came to Ohio, and were among the early pioneers; they now reside in Enon. To Mr. and Mrs. Serviss there have been born seven children, five sons and two daughters, namely: Clara S., George D., Francis W., Ida M., Charles E., James H. and Oscar F. Mr. Serviss, socially, belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 205, K. of P., and Lodge No. 101, F. & A. M., at Springfield. He is likewise a member of Springfield Chapter, R. A. M., and Palestine Commandery, K. T. In 1890 he was elected a member of the Board of Education. He has a neat and attractive home on Ferncliff Avenue, and, with his family, enjoys the society of the best people of his, community. JOSEPH SULTZBACH, after a residence of thirty years in Clark County, died at his home in Moorefield Township, April 30, 1886. He was what may be properly termed a successful man, and one who was the architect of his own fortunes, arising from an humble position in life, and pursuing that course which gained him the esteem and confidence of his fellow-men. He was born April 30, 1812, in York County, Pa., and traced his ancestry to Germany and England. He was reared to agricultural pursuits, which he followed all his life, and at an early age was trained to habits of industry, growing up 556 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. with a limited education. His father was a tanner by trade, and spent his last years in Pennsylvania. His mother was a well educated lady, and passed away prior to the decease of her husband. Mr. Sultzbach, when a young man of twenty years, was married in April, 1832, to Miss Catherine Longnecker, a native of his own county, and born December 26, 1811. Her parents were Christian and Catherine Longnecker, likewise natives of Pennsylvania. There were born of this union the following children: Elizabeth, Henry, a resident of Kansas; Joseph, of Clark County, this State; Franklin, who makes his home in Springfield ; Amanda, Mrs. Samuel Markwood, of the State of Washington; John; Kate, Mrs. McLean, of Moorefield Township; Hyman, a railroad contractor in Texas; Webster; Annie, the wife of John Hurnberger, of Moorefield Township; Howard, who operates the home farm; and Calvin, who died in childhood. Remaining in his native State until 1856, Mr. Sultzbach then emigrated to Clark County, Ohio, and purchased the land upon which his widow now lives. They commenced life in true pioneer style, experiencing many difficulties, and laboring with great industry in order to make for themselves a home and a competence. Mr. Sultzbach in his family was kind and indulgent and a good provider, and among his neighbors he bore the name of being remarkably obliging and hospitable, aiming to do by those around him as he would be done by. For many years he was identified with the German Reformed Church, and was a thorough and attentive Bible student. In politics he was a Republican, and he held the various minor offices, including that of Township Trustee for many years. He left to his widow a valuable estate, embracing three hundred and forty acres of fine farming land, with good buildings and all the other appurtenances of a well-regulated farm, including live stock and machinery. It stands as a fitting monument to the energy and perseverance of its projector. Mrs. Sultzbach proved the assistant of her husband in all his worthy undertakings, and labored faithfully by his side in the accumulation of their property. She likewise was identified with the German Reformed Church, while her kindness and charity are proverbial. Among and old young she is a universal favorite, and "Grandma Sultzbach" is held in affectionate regard by all who know her. GEORGE W. COFFIELD. This gentleman holds a leading position among the thrifty farmers of Mad River Township, Clark County, where for many years he has prosecuted agriculture very successfully and is now well-to-do. Personally he is very agreeable, entertaining and hospitable, and is a great favorite among his fellow-citizens. His home farm comprises one hundred and sixty-three acres of land on section 11, while he has other land on section 17. His farm buildings and other surroundings indicate in a marked manner the thrift and enterprise which are characteristic of the man. He makes of his vocation an art and a science, and deserves the success with which he has been rewarded. Mr. Coffield is of honorable antecedents, being the son of Gen. John Coffield, who was born in Washington, Va., April 3, 1797. The paternal grandfather was Arthur Coffield, a native of Ireland, and born in 1753. He was reared to farming pursuits, and when approaching manhood learned the weaver's trade. He was married in his native country, where he lived until about 1773, and then emigrating to America, located first in Virginia. Thence he removed to Ohio, and lived in Hamilton and Champaign Counties. Afterward he went to Kentucky, but subsequently returned to Ohio and settled in Mad River Township, Clark County, where he died in 1849, at the advanced age of ninety-six years. Grandmother Coffield had passed away twenty-six years prior to the decease of her husband, her death taking place in 1823. The father of our subject came with his parents to Ohio about 1810. When approaching manhood he learned the cooper's trade, and finally emigrated to St. Louis, Mo., where he was during the first cholera epidemic which visited that city. From there he returned to Ohio, and located in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 557 in the vicinity of Cincinnati, where he opened a shop of his own. He was a very skilled workman in his line, and indeed could make anything required from wood, being more than ordinarily handy with tools. Early in the .30s he removed to Fairfield, where he put up a shop, but this was shortly afterward destroyed by fire. About that time he was married, in June, 1835, and subsequently engaged in farming on the land now occupied by his son, George W. Here he spent his last days, departing hence in September, 1875. The father of our subject was for many years connected with the State militia as a Lieutenant. Subsequently he rose still higher, and was mustered out with the title of General. George W. has in his possession his father's sword, a relic with which he would not part for scarcely any amount of money. Gen. Coffield officiated as Township Trustee for a period of twenty-five years. He was Justice of the Peace for eighteen years, and a member of the School Board nine years. Politi tally, he was a stanch Democrat, and in religion, a Universalist. Mrs. Nancy (Tenney) Coffield, the mother of our subject, was born in Mad River Township; in 1816, and was the daughter of John Tenney, a native of England, and born in 1766. Grandfather Tenney came to America in 1800, and settled in New Jersey, where he was married to his second wife, Elrza Pinckney, a lady of German descent. In 1808 they came to Montgomery County, this State, but in 1811 removed to Clark County. Grandfather Tenney entered a tract of Government land, and soon afterward engaged in the War of 1812. He witnessed the surrender of Hull, and after the war was over returned to his farm, where he died in March, 1846. His wife survived him until September, 23, 1852. The mother of our subject spent her childhood and youth with her parents, living in true pioneer style in a log house, learning to spin wool and flax and weave and knit. After the death of her husband, she made her home with her children until she too passed away, May 31, 1887. She was a lady of many excellent qualities, and a member in good standing of the Christian Church, at Enon. Of the first marriage of Gen. Coffield there were born three sons : Freeman and William, who engaged in the Mexican War, the former was under the direct command of Gen. Scott, and entered the City of Mexico with him. William, at the close of the Mexican War; enlisted in the regular army, and served for five years in Texas, and enlisted in the Army of Missouri at the outbreak of the Civil War, losing an arm by the premature discharge of a cannon. He is now a resident of St. Joe, Mo., in the employ of a railroad; Freeman is farming in Darke County, this State; Joseph M. also served in the Civil War, and is now a resident of Denver, Col. The second family comprised nine children: John T. died near Lincoln, Neb.; Sarah, Mrs. Arthur, died in Mad River Township, Clark County; Margaret, Mrs. Collier, is a resident of Springfield; Arthur was killed in the battle of Oldtown, Md.; George W.. our subject, was the fifth child ; James P. resides in Green Township, Clark County; Uriah died when about twenty-seven years old. Peter T. resides in New Carlisle; Ella died when six years old. The eldest son and Arthur were in the one hundred days' service during the Civil War. The subject of this sketch was born at the old homestead in Mad River Township, Clark County, May 3, 1843. He received a good education, attending a select school and finally Wittenberg College for two terms. He spent his summers on the farm, and when a youth of nineteen, began teaching school, and with the exception of two winters, followed this profession for a period of twenty-four years. He then studied law for two years, under George Spence, of Springfield, and in 1873 was admitted to the bar at Columbus. He began his practice, in Springfield, with Milton Cole, who was subsequently the Mayor of that city. On the 21st of January, 1874, Mr. Coffield was joined in wedlock with Miss May, daughter of William Bartlett. This lady was born in the State of Ohio, and traced her ancestry to England. Her father, who was born in Maine, located in Ohio when sixteen years old, and was variously occupied for some years. He was married at Lancaster and then removed to Washington, D. C., where he became an attache of the Treasury Department, under President Pierce. After Buchanan came in he resigned, and then returned to 558 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Lancaster, where he tried farming, but in 1856 emigrated to the Southwest, locating in Missouri, and remaining in that region until 1862. Returning now to Ohio, Mr. Bartlett engaged in merchandising at Urbana five years, and then entered the employ of the Government, as a mail agent between Sandusky and Dayton. He was thus occupied until his death, which occurred March 29, 1869. He was a sound Republican, politically, and in his religious views was a Methodist. The mother of Mrs. Coffield bore the maiden name of Laura A. Clarke. She was born near Lancaster, this State, and descended from New England ancestry. Her grandfather, Obediah Clarke was born in Connecticut. The latter seltied in Lancaster at an early day, where he was engaged in farming and died. His wife was a sister of the well-known Thomas Ewing. His daughter, Laura A., was a cousin of Gen. Ewing, and in her younger days was a schoolmate and companion of Gen. Sherman. After the death of her husband she resided at Enon until the fall of 1889, and then went to Eureka Springs, Ark., and made her home with her daughter. To her and her husband there were born six children. The eldest son, Edward, when nineteen years old enlisted in the Sixty-sixth Ohio Infantry, and died of hardship and exposure; William, after serving in the army three years under Gen. Ewing, started home and stopped in Manhattan, Kan., to procure a suit of citizens' clothes, and while there he was taken with typhoid fever, from the effects of which he died and was buried there; Charles G. went into the army as a substitute, when sixteen years old, serving until the close of the war, and is now living at the Soldier's Home in Sandusky; May, Mrs. Coffield, was the next in order of birth; Ellen, Mrs. Ingraham, is living in Arkansas; Annie died when seven years old. Mrs. Coffield was born in Chauncy, Ohio, May 29, 1854, and two years later went with her parents to Missouri. She was a maiden of fourteen when they located at Enon. When seventeen years of age she began clerking for the firm of Hanes & Wallace, with whom she remained until her marriage. In 1874 Mr. Coffield removed to Fletcher, this State, and in company with his brother engaged in the grain trade. In 1876 he became principal of the Brandt Schools the second time, which position he held two years. In 1878 he removed to his present farm, where he has effected many improvements, erecting buildings and planting trees, and has a vineyard of five hundred vines. He raises quantities of grain and good grades of live stock. He has been quite prominent in local affairs, voting the straight Democratic ticket, serving as Land Appraiser of Real Property, of Mad River Township, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public. He has been Township Trustee for the past seven years, a Justice of the Peace for nine years and is also a member of the School Board. For three years he was a member of the County Agricultural Society. He belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Fair. field, the Masonic Lodge at Osborn, and the Christian Church, at Enon, of which he is a Trustee. Mrs. Coffield, a very intelligent lady, has her own views upon matters and things, and believes in prohibition. The four children are named respectively, Carroll D., Ray E., Nina C., and Ella May. WILLIAM CRABILL Jr. Within the bounds of Clark County no family can be found whose members are a better representatives of the best element of society and agriculturism than that of which our subject is a member. Several members of the family occupy a foremost rank in their respective communities, to which they have been raised by their intelligence, courtesy, uprightness and energy. The subject of this sketch has an abundance of these qualities, and is highly respected by his neighbors and townsmen, who are so thoroughly acquainted with his character and useful life. It may be well to devote a brief space to the main events in the lives of the parents of our subject, both of whom were natives of Clark County, and spent almost their entire lives within its PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 561 bounds. Thomas V. Crabill opened his eyes to the light in Moorefield Township, November 2, 1810, growing to manhood there and marrying a lady of the same township. This lady was Miss Sydney Yeazell, whose natal day was February 6, 1815, and who is yet living and quite advanced in years. Their marriage rites were celebrated January 31, 1833, and for more that a quarter of a century they shared each other's joys and sorrows, the husband being called hence September 5, 1884. Their family consisted of fourteen children, of whom William Crabill, Jr., is the eldest. The subject of this sketch first saw the light of day in Springfield Township, Clark County, March 15, 1834, and grew to manhood there. He has resided in this county all his life with the exception of one year when he was quite young, during which his parents lived in Illinois. He received a common-school education, and early engaged in agricultural pursuits, beginning his career as a farmer on rented land. For fourteen years he worked on as a renter, being then able to purchase one hundred acres at $75 per acre. He now has a fine farm of one hundred and seventy-eight acres on section 20, on which a fine set of buildings has been erected and various substantial improvements made. His residence is one of the beautiful farm. houses of the township, its attractive external appearance giving promise that the interior will be both comfortable and pleasant. The competence which Mr. Crabill has. secured, and the substantial footing he has among business men, is the best proof of his ability in worldly affairs. The wife of Mr. Crabill was in her maidenhood Miss Sarah E. Wise. She was born in Clark county, March 6, 1841. and in Madison Township, November 1, 1860, became the wife of our subject. She is a worthy companion for one of her husband's character, and has been a devoted mother to the children who have been given her, not neglecting deeds of kindness among her neghbors, by whom she is highly regarded. She is the mother of eight children—Joseph, who married Mary Hinkle; William E., Lizzie, John, Hattie, Alice, Elza and May. All are living except John, who died in his fifth year. Mr. Crabill has held some school offices, and has taken quite an active part in political affairs, being a strong Republican. He and his wife were members of the Methodist Church for several years, but in 1888 they united with the Second Lutheran Church, of which their children— Joseph, William, Lizzie and Hattie, are also members. Mr. Crabill was one of the building committee of Fletcher Chapel, and took an active part in building that edifice; he is one of the Board of Trustees of the church and Treasurer of the Committee. JONATHAN V. FORGY. The progress of civilization in this century is noticeable in every department of industry, but especially so in farming. Man no longer teases nature for a sustenance, but having a thorough knowledge of the soil and its adaptability to the different cereals, commences his labor systematically, and reaps in bountiful harvests, the fruit of his intelligent toil. Few of the homesteads of which Clark County is justly proud, are more attractive or pleasant than that which is owned and operated by the gentleman of whom we write. Here be was born March 4, 1833, and here he has resided nearly all of his life. The estate which is located in Bethel Township, comprises one hundred and thirty-five acres on section 31. Besides this farm, he also owns two hundred and twenty-five acres of land on section 25, of the same township, and other property in Indiana and Illinois, together with a considerable amount of bank stock. His property represents the results of his almost unaided energy, industry and good management, and his wealth is the merited reward of his efforts. The parents of our subject were Joel and Hannah (Perrine) Forgy, the former of whom was born in this county about 1805, and spent his whole life here. In 1829 he settled where his son now lives, and here he died in 1857, after having sesurred a competency by agricultural labors. For many years he was Township Treasurer. Politically, he was a Whig, and religiously a Presbyterian, having been a member and Elder of the church for many years. He was a son of John 562 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Forgy, of Pennsylvania, who came to Ohio early in the present century and died in this county, in which the great-grandfather of our subject also breathed his last. His wife was born in New Jersey in 1807, and died in this county in 1847. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Perrine, who came to this State about 1810, and lived many years in this county. They afterward removed to Dayton, where they died and were buried. The household band, of which our subject made one, included ten sons and daughters, whose record is as follows: James E., is deceased; Julia A. is the wife of Oliver Mills, a farmer in Cass County, Iowa; Jonathan V. is the third child ; Sarah S., Margaret and William H. are deceased; Frances is the wife of Corwin Fergus, a farmer of Richardson County, Neb.; Mary is the wife of Clark Hinkle, a farmer of Darke County, this State; Edwin S. is a merchant in Dayton; Laura is the wife of William F. Garber, a merchant at Humboldt, Richardson County, Neb. The gentleman of whom we write was reared upon the estate which he now occupies, receiving his education in the common schools and the High School at New Carlisle. He left the farm when seventeen years old and learned the trade of a carriage-maker, working at it in various places for about seven years. When his father died he abandoned his trade and took up farm life on the home estate. He was at that time only about twenty-five years of age, but his early knowledge proved a a sufficient foundation upon which to build his success in agriculture. Mr. Forgy was one of the organizers of the New Carlisle Bank, in which he has always been a stockholder and of which he has been President five years. He was connected with the creamery at New Carlisle while it was running, and has since been appointed receiver of the same. For many years Mr. Forgy has belonged to the Grange, while in the Masonic fraternity he stands very high, having taken all the degrees to the Thirty-second. He belongs to Blue Lodge No. 100, Chapter No. 57, at New Carlisle, and to the Commandery at Springfield. He has always been a Republican but does not allow his love for party to prevent his exercising sound judgment regarding the respective merits of candidates, his vote there fore being cast for the man rather than the, party. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church and a liberal supporter of all enterprises in which men of public spirit are wont to be interested, and the wealth and ability which he possesses are used to benefit many outside of the family circle. The family of Mr. Forgy comprises a wife and two children—Louella M. and Herbert S., both unmarried and at home. They have received excellent advantages in the way of acquiring knowledge, while their home surroundings and training have been such as to produce in them courteous manners and good principles. The wife and mother, in her girlhood Miss Mary Garver, was born in Miami County, April 18, 1840, and united in marriage with our subject November 12, 1865. Her parents, David and Catherine (Johnson) Garver, were born in Virginia and were early settlers in the Buckeye State. Mrs. Forgy is intelligent and refined, with a disposition and character which win admiration, and is a fit companion for a gentleman in Mr. Forgy's position in society. In connection with this sketch of his life, a lrthographic portrait of Mr. Forgy will be noticed elsewhere in this volume. He enjoys the respect of the community, not only on account of his intelligence and advanced ideas in regard to farming, but also for his interest in financial enterprises, social orders, and all movements calculated to advance the welfare of this section of the country. CALEB TUTTLE. The records of Clark County include few, if any, lives of which a greater number of years were spent within its borders, than that of the late Caleb Tuttle. He was born near Clarksburg, Va., May 14, 1799, and accompanied his parents to this State in the fall of 1806. The journey was performed by wagons, the stock being driven, and the caravan in which they journeyed included several families. The couple settled in the eastern part of Moorefield Township, where he of whom we write grew to manhood. So much has been written regarding life on the frontier that it is easy for us to picture the surroundings PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 563 of his early life, and understand what toils he endured as a member of a pioneer family. In the school of hardship, sterling qualities of character are strengthened, and a vigorous manhood developed, which cannot fail to have an influence over the associates and also master material things. It is true in the case of our subject, who developed a character which gained the respect of those who knew him, and who so successfully prosecuted the avocation which he chose, that he became possessed of a large amount of property. After his marriage he located on a small tract of land in Springfield Township, occupying a corner by the Sinking Creek Church. He gradually added to his real estate until he owned about one thousand acres of fine land, in the meantime surrounding his family with more and more of comfort as his means increased. About 1848 he erected a substantial brick house, which stands as firmly today as when first built. He reared a large family, giving to each of Lis children a farm as they reached manhood or womanhood. The companion whom Mr. Tuttle chose to accompany him in the journey of life was Mary Prickett, who was born in Clermont County, December 22, 1803. She was a daughter of Nicholas and Catherine (Knapper) Prickett, who came thence from Pennsylvania at an early date, and afterward removed to Lagonda, Clark County. To Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle eleven children were born, of whom we note the following: Catherine became the wife of Herbert Bird; Eliza J., now deceased, was the wife of John Manahan ; Margaret married Silas V. Bird; Elizabeth is the wife of Joseph Wallingsford ; Rachel is the wife of Jacob L. McClelland; Sylvanus died in childhood; Isaiah was the next in order of birth; David died when seventeen years old; Thomas and William H. are now deceased; Laura M. now owns and occupies the old home. Mr. Tuttle departed this life December, 14, 1881, and his wife preceded him to the silent tomb, having breathed her last May 28, 1876. They were Baptists in their religious faith, and conscientiously endeavored to make their practice correspond with their belief. When first entitled to the right of suffrage Mr. Tuttle identified himself with the Whig element, afterward becoming a thorough Republican when the old party gave place to the new. He gave liberally of his means to aid in the prosecution of the war, firmly believing in the justice of the Union cause. Miss Laura Tuttle now owns one hundred and sixty-three acres of the homestead, in !hiding the residence where her parents spent so many years,and around which memories of her own life cluster. She has so managed the property left her by her father that she has added another farm to her possessions. She is a lady of intelligence, highly esteemed by those who know her, is a warm and devoted member of the Baptist Church, and one whose life is filled with good deeds. The parents of our subject were Sylvanus and Mary (Brown) Tuttle, who removed from New Jersey to Virginia during the last decade of the eighteenth century. The father was a son of Thomas Tuttle, and was of English origin. They were members of the Baptist Church, active in all its work, and their house was the home of ministers whenever hospitality was needed, or would in any way advance the cause of Christianity. At the home which they made in this county after coming hither with a colony, they lived to an advanced age. Mr. Tuttle breathed his last at the age of eighty-two years, and Mrs. Tuttle when she was eighty-five. Several of their sons took part in the War of 1812. Their second child, Thomas, died while they were on their way from their Virginia home to this county. The other members of the family were Thaddeus, John, Caleb, Zebedee, David, Eunice, Mehitable and Dorcas. JOHN L. CONKLING. For a number of years Mr. Conkling who is now deceased, was numbered among the business men of Springfield, Clark County, and he was possessed in a marked degree of those traits of character which made him universally popular among both young and old. Affable, generous and high-minded, no man could point to an unworthy act of his and when passing away he was mourned not only by his immediate family but by hosts of 564 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALUM. friends. As a business man he was more than ordinarily successful, and left to his family a fine estate including an elegant home with all of the comforts and luxuries of modern life. A native of Morris County, N. J., Mr. Conk. ling was born February 2, 1842, being the son of William Conkling, a native of the same county and a descendant of one of four brothers who were early settlers of Spring Valley, N. J. William Conkling was one of four sons and was reared to agricultural pursuits which he followed in his native State and remained a resident there until about two years before his death. He then sold his farm and went to Springfield to visit his sons and died at the home of his son William. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Cornelia Galtra. She survived her husband many years and died at the home of her son, John L., at the advanced age of eighty-two. Mr. Conklin of whom we write was reared and educated in his native county and when a young man entered the employ of the Government as a clerk at the Brooklyn navy yard. He held that position until 1871, then returned to Springfield and embarked in the grocery business. He was possessed of sound judgment and fine business abilities, was courteous to his customers and thus made many friends, acquiring a large trade. In fact, he became the leading groceryman of the city and continued in the business until the illness which terminated in his death, January 5, 1885. The marriage of John L. Conkling and Miss Helen Parcells, was celebrated in the bride's home in Brooklyn, N. Y., April 25, 1870. Mrs. Conkling was born in the city of Brooklyn, N. Y., September 24, 1850, and is the daughter of William Parcells, a native of Morris County; N. J. Her parternal grandfather was born in Mendon, that State, where his father, who was a farmer by occupation, spent his last years. Grandfather James Parcells, also 'followed agricultural pursuits and died at Mendon. William Parcells was reared in his native State and when leaving there went to Brooklyn, N. Y., and became a wholesale dealer in building stone, remaining there until his death. He married Miss Catherine, daughter of William Willis. The latter was a native of England and a son of John Willis, likewise of English birth and parentage and who upon emigrating to New York City engaged in mercantile business. Grandfather Parcells followed in the footsteps of his honored father and also became a merchant of New York City where he spent his last y ears. Mr. and Mrs. Conkling became the parents of five children, namely: Augusta, William R., John L. and Roscoe deceased, and Helen E. Mr. Conkling as is also his widow, was a devoted member of the First Presbyterian Church, which has received liberal benefactions from them and of which Mrs. Conk. ling is still a regular attendant. Mr. Conklin was prominent as a member of Clark Lodge, No. 101, A. F. & A. M. and Palestine Commandery, No. 33, K. T. Mrs. Conkling occupies the beautiful home left her by her husband and is a lady who holds a high position in the community. JOHN P. GARLOUGH, Justice of the Peace. Whatever of advancement and improvement is claimed for the latter half of the nineteenth century, we must confess that it is difficult to find manners so perfectly courteous,. easy, and dignified, as those of the old school gentlemen. Here and there we see the descendant of an old, honored family, who, by inheritance and training has become possessed of them, and we look with delight upon their exhibition. The gentleman above named is one of these rare men, and his manners are but the visible emblems of the mind and character which animate his actions. He is widely and favorably known in Clark County as an old settler, a Christian gentleman, and a useful and public-spirited citizen. He occupies an estate on section 18, Green Township, the dwelling in which he lives being that which sheltered his parents during all their married lives. It was built by his father in 1821, but has been added to by its present owner, giving a more modern look to the substantial structure of "ye olden time." Going back three generations in the paternal line, we find the name of John Henry Garlough, a native of Germany, who settled in Maryland PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 565 prior to the Revolutionary War. He took part in that contest as a member of the Colonial army, manifesting his sympathy in the cause for which the Americans fought, by deeds of valor in the ranks. With his two sons, Adam and John, he came to Ohio in 1807, settling with John on the farm now owned by B. F. Garlough, the spring after their arrival in the state. Adam decided upon a location in Greene County. The old gentleman died in September, 1810, his remains being the first deposited in the Garlough Cemetery. John Garlough was the father of two children by his first marriage—a son, John, and a daughter, Catherine. The latter became the wife of Jacob Nave. The second John Garlough was born in Frederick County, Md., June 23, 1789, and died in Clark County, Ohio, in 1858. Upon reaching maturity, he had married Anna Patton, a daughter of Thomas and Jane Patton, who were very early settlers in this county, whence they had come from Ireland. Mrs. Garlough was born in 1802 and died July 29, 1825, after but four years of happy wedded left. She left two children—Jane D., now the widow of Sylvanus Tuttle and mother of four children, whose home is in Springfield Township; and the subject of this sketch. The gentleman of whom we write was born March 1, 1825, on the farm which he now occupies. Being left motherless when but four months old, he was tenderly cared for by an aunt, Mrs. Margaret Lott, with whom he remained until his marriage. He received a good common-school education, pursuing his studies in a log school. house, but greatly improving on the instruction which he there obtained by observation' and personal efforts. He has been an extensive reader and has impressed that which he read upon his mind by copying copious extracts. In this way he has also acquired a flow of language that is easy, grammatical, and correct in the usage of words. In early manhood Mr. Garlough chose as a companion Miss Tabitha Jane, daughter of John Tuttle, who came hence from Virginia before the year 1812. The marriage rites were celebrated in December, 1845, and the union was blessed by the birth of seven children. Mrs. Garlough departed this life in February, 1862, leaving behind her- the record of a kindly and useful life. Her oldest son, George E., married Ann E. McCartney, has three cbildren, and lives in the same township as his father; J. Harvey married Emma Boyer, has four children and lives in Fayette County ; Oliver, whose home is near Clifton, Greene County, married Mary Belle Corry, and has two children; Anna is deceased ; John H. is unmarried, and is still at home; Emma Jane is the wife of G. W. Rife, and lives in Greene County; Rhoda May married R. J. Corry, has three children, and lives in Greene County. In October, 1863, Mr. Garlough contracted a second matrimonial alliance, choosing as his companion Miss Ann Elder, who was born November 10. 1824, on the old Elder homestead on section 10. Her parents were Robert and Nancy T. (Elder) Elder, the one a native of Dauphin and the other of Westmoreland County, Pa. Mr. Elder was born March 20, 1802, and died March 13, 1886; his wife was born December 25. 1804, and died March 12, 1875. Both had been brought to Ohio when quite young, the residence of Mr. Elder dating from 1813 and that of his wife from 1811. They were married in Butler County, April 19, 1823. Eleven children were born to them, nine of whom are yet living. The present Mrs. Garlough is a lady of more than ordinary intelligence, having, like her husband, added much to the good common-school education which she originally received. She became a teacher, and for fifteen years continued her pedagogical labors, successful as an instructor, esteemed for her pleasant ways and high character, and making lifelong friends among patrons and pupils. She is a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church, to which Mr. Garlough also belongs, and in which he has been a Trustee. Both were baptized in the same church and at the same time, when they were infants. The farm of Squire Garlough comprises one hundred and forty-four acres of land, nearly all under the plow, and affording a competency to its owner, who has now retired from the active management. He is still Justice of the Peace, a position in which he has served for twenty years. He has also quite recently been re-elected to the 566 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. office of School Director, in which he has already acted fifteen years, and he also belongs to the Board of Education of Green Township. As a Township Trustee he has served fifteen years, the long terms in which he is retained in public service indicating the opinion which is held of him by his neighbors. Always interested in political affairs, he gave his first allegiance to the Whig party, and later to the Republican, and has been sent as a delegate to county, State and congressional conventions. Although he has always strongly advocated temperance, he is in no degree a third party man. Ho was formerly one of the noted "squirrel hunters" of this State, and took part in repelling the Morgan raid during the Civil War. JOHN B. STEWART. The subject of this notice is a worthy representative of the pioneer Stewart family of which there are now three branches in this part of Ohio. The Stewarts have made a good record, being people uniformly well-to-do, upright and honest as citizens, progressive in their ideas, and always casting their influence on the side of progress and reform. They were mostly engaged as tillers of the soil, and transmitted to their descendants their healthful frames and persevering dispositions by which they maintained their independence, and acquired each one, almost without exception, a fair share of this world's goods. In noting the antecedents of the subject of this sketch, we find that he is the son of James B. Stewart, who was born in 1785, in Dauphin County, Pa. The latter learned the hatter's trade in his youth, but afterward turned his attention to the more congenial pursuits of farm life. When a young man of twenty-one years, he left his native State, coming to Ohio in the fall of 1806, and took up a tract of land on section 6, Green Township,Clark County. With the aid of four of his neighbors, he put up a log house and lived in it all that first winter with no floor but mother earth. Indians and wild animals were plentiful, and the wolves frequently howled at night around his cabin home. His young wife, who in her girlhood was Miss Ann Baty, had come to this State from Kentucky, where she was born in 1797. After many years of arduous labor, the father transformed a portion of the wilderness into a good farm, and died March 25, 1828, at the early age of forty-three years. The mother survived her husband for the long period of twenty-eight years, remaining a widow, and departed this life in Green Township, September 12, 1856. There had been born to them six children, three of whom are living, namely : Susan, Mrs. Cozier, a resident of Springfield; Margaret, Mrs. Casey, who lives in Council Bluffs, Iowa; and John B., of this sketch. The subject of this notice was the fourth child of his parents, and was born in the log house on the old homestead, November 8, 1814. He had very little opportunity for attending school, and after the death of his father, remained with his mother, assisting her in the care of the younger children until twenty-two years old, when he started out for himself. he continued at farm work, and when feeling that he was in a condition to establish a home of his own, took unto himself a wife and helpmate, Miss Eliza McKinney, to whom he was married February 28, 1837. After mar- riage the newly wedded pair settled upon the old homestead where they have since lived. No children have been born of their union, They, however, assumed the care of a boy, William H. Coon, who during the late Civil War enlisted as a Union soldier in the Forty-fifth Ohio Infantry. On account of failing health, army life proved very severe but he remained at his post of service until the expiration of his term of enlistment, and then received an honorable discharge; he is now living on a small tract of land deeded him by our subject. Mrs. Stewart was born December 10, 1813, in Montgomery County, this State, and is a daughter of John and Rachel (Shaw) McKinney. Mrs. McKinney was a native of Maryland, the father's nativity is unknown. Her parents came to Ohio at a very early day, settling first in Montgomery • County, but in 1815 removed to Clark County, where they spent the remainder of their lives. The father died in Green Township, and the mother in 1879, at the residence of our subject. The parental PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 567 household was completed by the birth of eight children, only two of whom are living: Mrs. Stewart and her sister Clarinda Trousdale, who is a resident of this township. From early manhood Mr. Stewart has taken an active part in politics. During the old slavery days he was a pronounced Abolitionist, and assisted many a fugitive to freedom by the underground railway. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, he warmly championed the Union cause, openly declaring his sentiments to the effect that he hoped the war would never end until the blot of slavery should disappear, and gave freely of his means to assist in the success of the Union Army. He voted with the Republicans until the conflict had ended, and then becoming interested in the temperance movement allied himself with the Prohibitionists. Both he and his estimable wife are members in good standing of the Free Baptist Church in which Mr. Stewart has been a Trustee since early manhood, officiated as Treasurer for a period of twenty-five years, and as a Deacon for fifteen years. When a parsonage was required to be built, he deeded the ground for this purpose, and has otherwise contributed to the prosperity of the church. Mr. Stewart's farm comprises seventy-nine acres of choice land, all under good cultivation, and improved with substantial buildings. He is a thorough and skillful farmer, an honest and upright citizen, and is one whose name will be remembered long after he has departed hence. WILLIAM THORN. The Thorn family is one of the oldest and most honored of those who came to this part of Ohio during the pioneer days. They were Quakers in religious belief, to which the subject of this sketch also conforms. He was born at his father's homestead near Oldtown, March 4, 1823, and is the son of William Thorn Sr., a native of New Jersey, who came to this county as early as 1804 when a single man. Here he met and married Miss Rachel, daughter of Hon. Thomas Embree, who came with his family from East Tennessee about the same time. Mr. Embree was a man of fine business ability and became quite wealthy. He purchased one thousand acres of the best land in the county, this lying about fourteen miles east of Oldtown where he prosecuted farming until retiring from active labor. William Thorn, Sr., and his bride settled on a tract of timbered land where, laboring together with one mutual purpose, they in time built up a fine home. In later years there came to live with them Grandfather Embree and iris wife and there they died. The land in later years was divided up among the grandchildren of whom there were nine and of whom, William, our subject, was next to the youngest. All grew to mature years and two are still surviving. Grandmother Embree's maiden name was Esther Colson. On the paternal side of the house grandfather Isaac Thorne, married a lady whose first name was Hannah. They lived on the old place until their decease. William Thorn Sr. passed away in 1853. His wife sin.- vived him for twenty-one years, dying in 1874. The subject of this notice was married in 1851 to Miss Nancy M. Beatty who became the mother of three children and who died in 1856. Their daughter Emma died in infancy. Two survived the death of the mother; Sylvester died when six years old; Alfred B., a young man of fine promise chose the drug business for his vocation and was graduated in pharmacy. He engaged with his cousin, Dr. Thorn. of Yellow Springs. as clerk in his drug store and died at the early age of twenty-six. Our subject contracted a second marriage in 1858 with Miss Elizabeth Harvey and to them there were born five children, of whom Isaac H. is the only survivor. He is a very intelligent young man but not in very robust health. He is well-read and well-informed and has traveled extensively, haying visited several States in the union. He completed his studies in the Ada High School. William Thorn has a nice little farm, a portion of the Embree estate, fitted up with good buildings and where he hopes to spend many years with his worthy wife and the friends whom he has gathered around him. Thomas E. died when twenty-one years old; Maria died in infancy ; two bright little 568 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. girls, Mary and Sarah, aged nine and six years respectively, were victims of diphtheria, Mary dying in 1874, and Sarah in 1875. William Thorn was again afflicted in the death of his second wife which occurred January 5, 1874. On the 12th of May, 1875, he was wedded to a very estimable lady—Miss Elizabeth Lewis, who still remains his faithful and affectionate companion. Mrs. Elizabeth Thorn was born January 30, 1836,- and is the daughter of Jesse and Hannah (Harvey) Lewis, who spent most of their lives in Warren County, this State. The paternal grandparents were Evan and Sarah Lewis, of Jamestown. Grandfather Lewis was at one time a large slaveholder but finally became convinced that the peculiar institution was a grave wrong and set his slaves at liberty. In religious belief he had been reared a Quaker, to which peaceable sect his ancestors belonged. This worthy old couple, Mr. and Mrs. Thorn, are pleasantly situated on their fine farm, a part of the original Embree purchase. The present residence is a fine structure and with its modern outbuildings and appurtenances, makes a very attractive home and a place which is often visited by many friends and relatives. While nearing the close of long and useful lives, they are quietly gliding down the stream with their eyes hopefully fixed on the brighter shore. Mr. Thorne cast his first Presidential vote for William H. Harrison, and has later supported the principles of the Republican party, while at the present time he is a stanch supporter of the Prohibition party. LUTHER HANES. The real-estate, insurance and loan office of Mr. Hanes draws its full share of business in this line from Xenia and Greene County at large. Its head who has now passed the sixty-first year of his age, is not only prominent in business circles, but quite active in politics, being an earnest worker in the Republican ranks. He is well educated, largely by his own efforts, and during his early manhood followed the profession of a teacher for ten years. He came to Xenia in the fall of 1860, and for the past twenty-three years has been engaged in his present busi ness. The fact that he was reared on a farm by no means detracts from his ability as a practical business man. The subject of this notice was born in Washington County, Md., October 16, 1828, and is the son of Adam and Susanna (Tice) Hanes, who were also natives of that county. Adam Hanes was one of the early pioneers of Ohio, coming to Greene County in 1831, overland in a wagon with his family, and locating near Alpha, where he spent the remainder of his days. Prior to this removal he had served as a soldier in the War of 1812, in a Maryland regiment. He was an old-line Whig, politically, and took an active part in politics, being prominent in local affairs. He served as Justice of the Peace a number of years, and was one of the founders of the Lutheran Church in Beaver Creek Township. He died in 1865, at the age of seventy-three years. Adam Hanes was twice married. His first wife, who only lived a short time, bore him one child, a son, Samuel B. He was then married to Miss Susanna Tice, and became the father of three sons and four daughters, viz.: David, John, Luther, Anna M., Lucretia; Mary .L and Sarah E. The latter died when nine years old. The survivors are located in Ohio, Illinois and Maryland. The Hanes family originated in Germany, which was the birthplace of the paternal grandfather of our subject. He emigrated to America during the Colonial days, in time to have a hand in the Revolutionary War, and settled in Maryland. He was married, and reared a family of four sons and four daughters. One of the sons, David, was a resident of Maryland. Jacob came to this county about 1812, served in the war of that period, and subsequently became one of the Associate Judges of the county, being one of the first men to wear the judicial ermine after the county was organized. Another son, Jonathan, came to this county about 1828, and Adam, the father of our subject, followed; his wife, Susanna, died in Greene County, in 1858. Luther Hanes was first married December 20, 1860, in Greene County, to Miss Louisa M., daughter of Alexander and Eliza (Andrews) Stephens. Of this union there was born one child, a PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 573 daughter, Sallie E. Mrs. Louisa M. Hanes departed this life in Xenia, August 30, 1881. The present wife of our subject, to whom he was married March 19, 1884, was formerly Mrs. Sarah J. Paullus, of Dayton. She was born June 4, 1835, in Winchester, Ind., and is the daughter of the Hon. Michael Aker, a native of Pennsylvania, and now living at the age of eighty-one years. Of her marriage with Mr. Paullus there were born five children. Mr. and Mrs. Hanes are members of tae Reformed Church, and Mr. Hanes, socially, belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. HON. DOUGLAS W. RAWLINGS. The present Representative of Clark County to the Lower House of the State Legislature, was elected thereto in the fall of 1889 for a term of two years and is serving his constituents to the best of his ability and evidently to their satisfaction. He is a member of the Committee on County Affairs, also the Girls' Industrial Home, and the people at large feel that their interests are entirely safe in his hands. He is the owner of a well-regulated farm in Moorefield Township and has spent the most of his life engaged in agricultural pursuits. A native of Champaign County, this State, the subject of this notice was born April 22, 1843. to James and Susannah (McRoberts) Rawlings, who were natives respectively of Kentucky and Ohio. His paternal ancestors are supposed to have been of English origin whileon the mother's side of the house he is probably descended from the Scotch-Irish. The Rawlings family is said to have been first represented in this country by three brothers who crossed the Atlantic prior to the Revolutionary War, and from them descended Douglas W. and all the family of this name. James Rawlings emigrated from Kentucky to this State as early as 1823, when a young man about twenty years of age and was thus one of the earliest pioneers of this .region. Taking up a tract of land in Urbana Township he opened a good farm' and occupied himself as a tiller of the soil until his death, which took place in October 1886. The mother passed away in 1849. The family consisted of six children, the eldest of whom, a son, William J. W., is a resident of Champaign County, this State; Mary E. is the wife of Thomas M. Todd; Thomas is a farmer by occupation; Jennie E. is the wife of J. P. Knight; James H., as well as the others, is a resident of the above-mentioned county. Douglas W. was the youngest born. Mr. Rawlings lived at the home farm with his parents, assisting in the labors thereof until a youth of seventeen years, and thereafter for three winters occupied himself as a teacher in the district schools. His early advantages were far inferior to those enjoyed by the youth of the present day, but he made the most of his opportunities and learned largely from the reading of instructive books and keeping his eyes open to what was going on around him in the world. When a young man of twenty-four he was ready to establish a home of his own and was accordingly married, August 8, 1867, to Miss Mary A., daughter of the Rev. Gilbert C. Townley. Mr. Townley was an itinerant minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church and after laboring faithfully in the Master's vineyard died November 2, 1854. Mrs Townley is still living, making her home with her son-in-law, our subject. To Mr. and Mrs. Rawlings there have been born four children, the eldest of whom, a son, Charles, died in October, 1882, at the age of fifteen years. Minnie A., Jennie E. and Douglas W., Jr., remain at home with their parents. Mr. Rawlings immediately after his marriage repaired to Bloomington, Ill., where he engaged as a teacher one year, then returning to Ohio located on his present farm in Moorefield Township, Clark County. He has since been continuously engaged in agricultural pursuits and besides developing a very fine farm, has an elegant residence which with its surroundings forms one of the most attractive homes in the county. He started in life practically without means, and as the architect of his own fortunes presents an example well worthy of imitation as illustrating the results of energy and perseverance. He has been a Republican since becoming a voting citizen and for years has been prominent in' the local affairs of Clark County, serving two terms as County Com- 574 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. missioner and occupying other positions of trust and responsibility. Both he and his estimable wife are members in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, attending services at Moorefield Chapel. To this he has given a liberal support and has served in the various church offices, being at present Recording Steward of the circuit. After the outbreak of the Civil War Mr. Rawlings in May, 1862, enlisted in Company H, Eighty-sixth Ohio Infantry, which was assigned mostly to guard duty in West Virginia under Gen. Terry. On account of ill health hreturned home after receiving his honorable discharge, but in May, 1864, re-enlisted with the one hundred days' men in Company G, One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Ohio Infantry and served about four months under Gen. Butler, along the James and Appomattox Rivers. With the exception of one skirmish with the rebels at Ft. Walthill, he saw no active service and received his honorable discharge August 31, 1864. Personally Mr. Rawlings is a gentleman of fine address, courteous and hospitable and entertains broad and liberal views upon the leading questions of the day. He is considered a man of more than ordinary intelligence and unusual business abilities and his integrity is unquestioned. As a legislator, he is an industrious worker and a deep thinker, and it is evident that he is aiming to justify to the fullest extent the choice of his constituents to represent the interests of the people. He is looked upon as one of the most public-spirited men of Clark County, with whose interests he has been-closely identified since early manhood and he may justly feel that he has been no unimportant factor in promoting its best interests. He is in the prime of life and in the midst of his usefulness and greater things are expected of him in the future. In connection with the personal sketch of the Hon. Mr. Rawlings, are presented lithographic portraits of himself and his wife. DAVID BRADFUTE. This gentleman has the reputation of being the best stock-raiser in Greene County, his business being conducted under the firm name of D. Bradfute & Son, the junior member of the firm being Oscar E., a young man of considerable ability and much energy. The estate of Mr. Bradfute is finely situated about half way between Cedarville and Yellow Springs, and the five hundred acres of fine land which comprise it have been brought under a high state of cultivation by his efforts. On the land are three barns for the protection of stock, besides a number of sheds, cribs and other edifices, all being of the best construction and models. The stock includes a herd of thoroughbred Polled Angus cattle, the six cows being imported, and the bull from the celebrated herd of W. M. D. Lee of Leavenworth, Kan. The animal is named Don Cameron and is registered No. 6295; he takes the first premium in all the local county fairs and is one of two animals that were selected at the State Fair, the prize finally being awarded to the Short-horn. Among the cows is the celebrated prize animal, Lilly Third of Wester Lochiel, No. 6055, which came from the herd of Peter Dunn of Wester Lochiel, Scotland, and in the Scotch registry is numbered 6800. At the State Fair in Columbus in 1889,she took the grand sweep stakes prize for cows in the beef-producing class, six of the best cows in the world being entered. Many other cattle of fine stock, among them twenty-two head of registered Polled Angus animals, are on the place. Some fine Chester-white hogs and about three hundred head of sheep are also to be seen. The subject of this notice is a son of William and Elizabeth Bradfute. His father came to this county from Kentucky when but a small boy, in order to become an inmate of the family of his uncle, John Knox. He learned the trade of a carpenter and built many of the old houses .now standing in this vicinity, among the monuments to his skill being some fine buildings yet standing on the place adjoining that occupied by our subject. He acquired considerable reputation as a stock-raiser, being among the first men in this county to import Short-horn Durham cattle. This was about forty-five years ago, When our subject was a small boy. About the year 1827, William Brad fate married Miss Elizabeth, daughter of John Anderson of Scotland, in which country Miss Elizabeth was born in 1806. Her parents came to this county in 1818,