800 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. ended he went with his comrades up through the Carolinas to Washington, D. C., taking part in the Grand Review, which occurred in May following. Upon that occasion the troops passed in grand array before President Andrew Johnson, Gens. Grant and Sherman and other famous men of that time. The boys were mustered out at the Capital and repairing thence to Camp Chase, Ohio, Mr. Elder received his honorable discharge, June 5,1865, after a faithful service of thirty-four months. Mr. Elder had a remarkable experience, escaping wounds and maintaining his usual good health although taking part in all the active operations of his regiment. He experienced many hairbreadth escapes, but returned home safe and sound and at once prepared to resume his old occupation of farming. He rented the homestead on section 10, Green Township and remained there until the spring of 1885. Thence he removed to the C. A. Estle place where he sojourned the following summer and in the fall of that year purchased the farm which he now owns and occupies. This embraces two hundred and twenty-seven acres of choice land, all of which is under a good state of cultivation and which is devoted to general farming and the raising of high-grade stock. Here as in all other transactions of his life, Mr. Elder maintains that persevering and methodical course which seldom fails of success. He has gathered around himself and family all of the comforts and many of the luxuries of life while at the same time lending a helping hand to those around him as opportunity presents. For a period of twenty-one years there has traveled beside Mr. Elder one of the most estimable of women, who in her girlhood was Miss Julia A. Stewart and to whom he was married at the bride's home in Green Township, March 31, 1869. Mrs. Elder was born July 3, 1847, at her father's homestead in Green Township, Clark County, Rd is the daughter of Capt. Perry and Rhoda A. (Wheeler) Stewart, further notice of whom appears on another page in this volume. Of the ten children born to Mr. and Mrs. Elder three died in infancy. Stewart, the eldest son, on the 6th of February, 1889, was thrown from a horse, suffering a compound fracture of the ankle joint and died from lockjaw on the 15th of Feb ruary following at the age of eighteen years; Robert was born January 16, 1872, and is now at home; Rhoda, September 15, 1873; Ellis W., December 14, 1877; Howard, September 27, 1879, died March 14,1880; Walter N., born February 8, 1881; Anna, November 23, 1882, died April 28, 1883 ; Eula, born May 10, 1884; baby boy, unnamed, born February 23, 1888, and died two days later; and Carl ie, born July 8, 1889. Mrs. Elder, like her husband, belongs to the Presbyterian Church and has always been warmly interested in Sunday-school work, frequently acting as a teacher therein and giving much time to the religious instruction of the young. Their children are being carefully trained and are regular attendants at the Sunday-school. Mr. and Mrs. Elder enjoy the acquaintance of hosts of friends and represent the best element in their community. CALVIN VANNIMMAN. The family to which the subject of this sketch belongs is one of the oldest and most highly respected in Jefferson Township, Greene County. In this township Calvin was born September 3, 1837, and there spent the days of his boyhood and youth, acquiring his education in the common schools and becoming familiar with the art of plowing, sowing and reaping. His life passed in comparatively uneventful manner until he was a man of twenty-five years. Then desirous of establishing a home of his own he was joined in wedlock with Miss Mary A. Ellis, and they commenced the journey of life together on a farm in Jefferson Township, where they labored with the mutual purpose of building up a comfortable home and accumulating a competence. In this they have succeeded admirably, having now the warrantee deed to five hundred broad acres of well tilled land which yields abundantly the richest crops of the Buckeye State. The farm is improved with good buildings and the whole forms one of the most attractive pictures in the landscape of that region. In noting the antecedents of our subject we find we find that his paternal grandfather, Benjamin PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 801 Vannimman, was a native of Pennsylvania and the scion of an old and eminently respectable family. He followed farming all his life, in the meantime emigrating to Illinois, where he spent his last days. To him and his estimable wife there was born a family of two sons and two daughters, one of whom, Benjamin, Jr., the father of our subject, it is beheved, was born in the State of Pennsylvania and later emigrated to Clinton County, this State. He settled in the dense forest when the country was principally inhabited by Indians and wild animals. He built a log cabin and commenced felling the trees around him, grubbing out the stumps and bringing the soil to a state of cultivation. He was greatly prospered, invested his surplus capital in additional land and in time became the owner of seven hundred acres, all of which he brought to a productive condition. He erected thereon good buildings and gathered about himself and family all of the comforts and many of the luxuries of life. He then retired from active labor and departed this life at the home which he built up in 1879, at the advanced age of eighty-four years. Benjamin Vannimman, Jr., like his father before him, was a hard-working industrious man, full of energy and usually made it a point to accomplish what he set about. He visited Illinois where his father had settled before locating in this State, but decided that Ohio was good enough for him. Not only was he successful in his own personal affairs but he was liberal and public-spirited and contributed as far as in him lay to the general advancement of the community around him. In politics he was a sound Republican, after the organization of this party and in religion he was a devoted member of the Methodist Protestant Church. The mother of our subject was in her girlhood Miss Sophia Hussy and they were married in Jefferson Township. Mrs. Vannimman was a native of Ohio and removed to Greene County with her husband, to whom she proved an efficient helpmate in the building up of a homestead and the accumulation of the property. She died in 1844, at the birth of her thirteenth child, and when forty-four years old. She had been reared in the Quaker faith and to this she adhered all her life. She fulfilled all life's duties as a wife, mother and friend and her name is held in tender remembrance by her children. The parental family of our subject included five sons and eight daughters, five of whom are living. Mrs. Mary A. (Ellis) Vannimman was born January 27, 1840, in Wilson Township, Clinton County, this State, and is the daughter of Joseph and Eliza (Stilling) Ellis, who were natives of Virginia, and who emigrated to Clinton County, this State at an early day. The mother died at her home in Cedarville in 1871, when sixty-three years old. She was a lady possessing all the Christian virtues and greatly beloved by her family and her friends. Mr: Ellis is still living, being about eighty-two years old and makes his home in York, Neb. They were the parents of a large family, five of whom are living. To Mr. and Mrs.Vannimman there have been born no children. Both are members in good standing of the Methodist Protestant Church. Mr. Vannimman cast his first Presidential vote for Lincoln and is a stanch supporter of the principles of the Republican party. JAMES H. CRAWFORD. This gentleman e was born September 23, 1828, in Cedarville Township, Greene County, on the farm where he now resides. His father died about a year after his birth, leaving a widow and three children, and although in poor health Mrs. Crawford managed to keep the family together and save the farm of one hundred acres which her husband had left. With her own hands she spun the thread, wove the cloth, and made their garments, and succeeded in sending the children to school until all had obtained fair edueations. She lived to see the fruits of her efforts, as each one of the children settled well in life. Our subject being the youngest of the household band he remained at home with his mother, even after his marriage, until her death in 1868. James Crawford, the father of our, subject, was a son of Michael and Elinore (Leach) Crawford, of Rockbridge County, Va., where the first of the 802 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. family located on coming from Ireland many years ago. He was born in that county, July 23, 1793, living until September 9, 1829. His wife was Miss Martha Leach, a daughter f James Leach, also of Rockbridge County and a granddaughter of John Leach, who was the father of Mrs. Elinore Crawford. The Leach family are of Scotch-Irish lineage, and are among the first families of Virginia. Judge J. H. Leach of Iowa, who died in 1878, was an uncle of our subject. The only sister of our subject is Elinore, Mrs. Henry Owens, who opened her eyes to the light in 1834. His only brother is Thomas, who was born in 1826. A little incident in the life of Michael Crawford, grandfather of our subject, is worthy of preservation as illustrating the characteristics of the man. While still young and living in Virginia, he had purchased his brother's share in an old family slave named Bob, whom on one occasion he took with him to Tennessee. There Mr. Crawford was working at his trade of brick laying and attended by the negro, for whom he was offered a fancy price. The young man told Bob of the offer, but the negro said he thought it would be wrong for his master to sell him among strangers, after he had spent his life in their service and raised all of his master's mother's children, having taken care of them from infancy. Mr. Crawford told the man if that was the way it looked to him, he should not be sold, but if he would go with him to Ohio he should be a free man. They came to this State in 1830, where Bob received his freedom and was married to the daughter of the Rev. Godfrey Brown (colored). He settled south of Xenia, on Caesar's Creek, raising a family and living to be very old. He took the name of Robert Baker, but was better known as Bob Crawford. The lady whom Mr. Crawford of our sketch chose for his life companion was Matilda, daughter of James and Sarah (Seldomridge) Patterson. Mrs. Crawford is an estimable woman whose domestic habits and virtues have been a blessing in her home. The union has been blessed by the birth of five children, four of whom survive. The oldest child is Martha J., a young lady who is now at home and is one of Greene County's best known teachers, taking a commendable pride in the profession which she has chosen. The second born was Sarah Amanda, who died in 1882, at the age of twenty-two years. Following her in order of birth are John T., James W. and I). Leigh, who have received fine educations at the High School at Cedarville, and the younger of whom aspires to a thorough collegiate course. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford and daughter belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church of Cedarville. Mr. Crawford is numbered among the stanch Republicans of the county, always ready to do his share to insure the success of that party as he feels that the spirit of justice is interwoven in its political fabric and that the National welfare largely depends upon its success. It would be hard to find a family better deserving representation in a volume of this nature than that of James H. Crawford, or one whose history the biographical writer would take greater pleasure in recording. DR. JOHN W. HULICK. The medical firm of Bell & Hulick is familiar to most of the residents of Springfield as one having its full share of business, and which has attained to a good position in the medical fraternity of Clark County. They have a fine office, thoroughly equipped with everything pertaining to the profession, while their prompt attention to the calls made upon them and their conscientious methods of practice have fully established them in the esteem and confidence f the people. Dr. Hulick was born in Batavia, Clermont County, this State, August 2, 1858, and is the son of William W. and Mary J. (Dial) Hulick, who are also natives of Batavia. The father was born December 24, 1824, and the mother November 20, 1828. William W. Hulick was a stock dealer and farmer. He spent his entire life in his native town, and died in 1884. The paternal grandfather was James Hulick, a native of Virginia, and of English descent. He spent his last years in Clermont County. On the maternal side of the house Grandfather David Dial, was a native of North Carolina, and he spent his last years in Clermont County. To William and Mary Hulick there were born three PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 805 children, one of whom, David W., died in 1880; Emma L. is living at Batavia, Ohio; John W., our subject, was the youngest of the family. He attended the public schools of Batavia during his younger years, and later became a student of the Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, from which he was graduated in the Class of '79. Dr. Hulick began the study of medicine in the office of J. C. Kennedy, M. D., of Batavia, and later entered the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, from which he was graduated in 1882. He began the practice of his profession in Milford, Ohio, and later went to New York City, and took a postgraduate course in Bellevue Hospital Medical College, from which he was graduated in 1883. We next find Dr. Hulick located in Springfield, where he commenced the practice of his profession which he has since followed with unqualified success. He associated himself in partnership with Dr. Read L. Bell in 1883. Dr. Hulick belongs to the American Medical Association, the Ohio State Medical Society; the Southwestern Ohio Medical Society ; the Clark County Medical Society, and he is an honorary member of the Clermont County Medical. Society. Socially, be belongs to Ephraim -Lodge, No. 146, I. O. O. F.; the Knights of Pythias, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, No. 51. VOLNEY A. FARR. Aside from looking after his property, this aged and respected resident of Springfield, is living mostly retired from the active duties of life. He has by a course of industry and prudence, acquired a competence, and is fully entitled to the ease and comfort which attends him as he quietly passes down the sunset hill of life. He is a native of Vermont, and was born on the 13th of May, 1813, in Brandon, Rutland County, being the son of Solomon and Mabel (Dean) Farr. Solomon Farr was a native of Brighton, Vt., of Irish extraction, and for many years labored as a foundryman, both in his native State and elsewhere. The mother was likewise horn in Vermont, and traced her ancestry to Scotland. The parental family consisted of seven children, four sons and three daughters; only three of the sons are living, two of them being residents of the Green Mountain State. The subject of this notice spent his youthful days in his native place, and obtained a practical education in the public schools. When of suitable years he began learning the trade of a moulder, but upon the completion of his apprenticeship, not liking the business, he abandoned it. Being of an adventurous turn of mind, he resolved upon going to sea, and accordingly boarded the whaling vessel "Amazon," under command of Capt. Smith, making a two years' voyage. This completed, he next went out on the bark "Harvest," which was also a whaling vessel, and was gone another two years, having an interest in the boat, and sharing the profits. During both voyages the vessels encountered terrific storms, and for hours the 'crew expected that their time had come, and many were the resolves made that if ever they reached terra firma, they would stay there. The third and last voyage of Mr. Farr was on the "Harriet" from Freetown, Mass., under the command of Capt. Durphy. The voyage was an extended one, and they sailed over the Atlantic, the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Upon one occasion Mr. Farr was one of the crew which left the vessel in three whaling boats, and with his comrades succeeded in capturing one of the monsters of the deep, the men on each boat killing and capturing a whale. At the same time they were struck by a terrific storm suddenly, became separated from the vessel, and drifted at the mercy of the waves for a number of days, nearly starving, and enduring untold suffering for want of water. They were finally picked up by a German vessel. The boat that Mr. Farr was in, lost their whale during the storm, and two of the eighteen men, on account of their sufferings, had entirely lost their reason. Mr. Farr was now thoroughly convinced that the land was the safest place for him, and as soon as he reached it, made his preparations to stay there. He took up his abode in New Bedford, Mass., remaining there until January, 1849. At this time the California gold excitement was attracting large numbers of men to the Pacific Slope 806 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM and thither Mr. Farr determined to repair. Notwithstanding the dangers he had encountered, he again took to the water, making the trip to the Golden Gate via Cape Horn, and experiencing as before considerable rough weather. Soon after his arrival at San Francisco, he entered the volcano mines, where he occupied himself one year in searching for the yellow ore, and was fairly successful. Subsequently the prevalence of cholera at Sacramento, and the breaking out of a fire, was the means of great loss, and he returned to the mines, where he spent two more years, which were fairly profitable. Returning then to Vermont, he sojourned there six months, and in the meantime took unto himself a wife and helpmate, Miss Emeline Barnard, of Brandon, Vt., the marriage occurring October 9, 1853. Mrs. Emeline Farr was born in Brandon; Vt., and was the daughter of Barzilla and Susan (Crossman) Barnard. Soon after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Farr came to Springfield, Ohio, on a visit, and while here, Mr. Farr decided to remain in Springfield. He purchased a dairy in company with Joel Barnard, and this they conducted for eighteen months, when the partnership was dissolved. Mr. Farr then for four years thereafter was engaged in the scotching of flax, which was used in the manufacture of rope and twine, shipping to Eastern markets. They also manufactured tow, which was utilized in making paper. That enterprise not proving profitable, he therefore turned his attention to dealing in produce, and subsequently became a large buyer and shipper. The next enterprise of Mr. Farr was the manufacture of the Middlings Purifier, in company with James Rigby, which involved him in a loss f over $5,000. He then withdrew from business, and has since lived retired. The family residence is a fine brick structure, built in 1877, and pleasantly located on West High Street. To Mr. and Mrs. Farr there were born two children, a daughter and son: Mabel D., the wife of A. P. Trout, a grocer of Springfield; and Leslie E., who is assistant steward in the Kimball House at Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Farr departed this life at her home in Springfield, September 14, 1883. She was a most estimable lady, a faithful wife, and devoted mother, and was deeply mourned, not only by her immediate family, but by a large circle of friends. Her remains were laid to rest in Ferncliff Cemetery. She and her husband many years ago joined the Universalist Church. Politically, Mr. Farr was a Republican until six years ago, when he identified himself with the Prohibition party. A portrait of Mr. Farr appears elsewhere in this volume. SAMUEL HUFFMAN. That well-known establishment, the Palace Livery Stable, located at No. 173 West Main Street, Springfield, is an institution largely patronized by the leading residents of the city and is acknowledged to be first class in every respect. The proprietor with whose name we introduce this sketch, is a wide-awake business man with a thorough understanding of his calling, and whose promptness in meeting his obligations and courteous treatment of his customers, has built up for him a large patronage which is steadily increasing. Mr. Huffman was born July 26, 1832, at the country home of his parents in Bethel Township, five miles west of Springfield, and is the tenth child of Jacob and Catherine (Farm wood) Huffman, natives of Virginia. Jacob Huffman came with his parents to Clark County, this State, in 1802, the same year that Ohio was admitted into the Union as a State. He entered a tract of Government land, the patent of which. is still carefully preserved in the Huffman family. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Henry Huffman, a native of Germany, who upon coming to America, engaged in farming and spent his last years in Bethel Township, Clark County, this State. The maternal ancestry of Mr. Huffman was also of German origin. Jacob Huffman, his father, was reared to farm pursuits and learned the trade of a stone mason, becoming skilled in his calling and laid .the foundations of many of the houses and barns in Clark County. He built for himself a substantial stone residence, the stone being dressed for the interior and requiring no plastering. The partitions were also of stone and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 807 the whole formed a very solid structure, capable of withstanding the storms of a century. The first dwelling of the parents of our subject was a hewed log house, one of the best in the county, and within which the greater part of their large family of ten children were born. These comprise six sons and four daughters, all of whom lived to mature years but of whom there are now only four living, two sons and two daughters. The eldest son, Henry, died at the advanced age of eighty-five years; Samuel, our subject, was the youngest born. Mr. Huffman pursued his early studies in a log school house in what was familiarly known as the Keifer district and at an early age was taught to make himself useful around the farm. He was but thirteen years old at the time of his father's death, and he remained with his mother until his marriage. This interesting and important event occurred March 17, 1854, the bride being Miss Margaret Helfrick. Mrs. Huffman was born in 1835, in this county, and is a daughter of Michael and Barbary HeWick, who were of German birth and parentage and emigrated from the Fatherland at an early day. They settled in this county and spent their last days here. Mr. and Mrs. Huffman after their marriage located in Springfield Township where Mr. Huffman occupied himself at milling, operating the Rock Pont Mills on Mad River, about six years. Later he assumed charge of the Tecumseh Mills in Mad River Township with which he was connected seven years. He next returned to Rock Point Mills which he operated two years more and upon leaving these he removed to the site of the Perue Mills. Later he built and operated the same mill and finally assumed the sole proprietorship, continuing to operate this mill for about seven years. Then selling out, he removed to Springfield and invested a portion of his capital in a stock of hardware. He was In trade two years and then established himself in the grocery business at Springfield. We next find him dealing in coal and lumber and from this he drifted into the livery business, becoming owner of a lot of fine stock and equipages. Mrs. Margaret Huffman departed this life at her home in Rock Point Mills in 1863, leaving three children, two daughters and a son. Catherine is the wife of William Stickney, of Springfield Township; Effie is the wife of Forrest Zircle, and they reside in Springfield ; Stephen J. operates a meat market in Springfield. In 1865, Mr. Huffman contracted a second marriage with Barbara Hertzler, who was then a resident of Bethel Township, but who was born in Lancaster County, Pa., in 1832. Her father, Daniel Hertzler,was a prominent farmer, mcller and distiller of Clark County, this State, and is now dead (was murdered in 1867). Of this union there have been born three children, the eldest of whom, a daughter, Mattie, is the wife of H. C. Story, of Springfield; Daniel H. is the chief assistant of his father in the livery business; Harry M. also makes himself useful in a like manner. The family residence is a substantial brick structure, pleasantly located on West Main Street. Mrs. Huffman is the owner of a good farm in Springfield Township, one and one-half miles west of the city. Mr. Huffman, politically, supports the Democratic party and socially, belongs to Clark Lodge, No. 101, F. & A.111 ; Springfield Chapter, No. 48, R.A.M. and Lodge, No. 146, I. 0. 0. F. He has become well-to-do by his own energy and industry, and has been no unimportant factor in advancing the business interests of his adopted city. WLLIAM M. NEELD. The results of integrity and square dealing are exhibited in the business career of this gentleman, who is one of the most enterprising of the younger business men in Spring Valley, Greene County. He was born in that village, and has been identified with its business interests during the greater part of the time since his youth, with the exception of a short time spent upon a farm, having been engaged in some line of trade, and having taken charge of his father's business prior to his majority. He is now manufacturing caskets and all kinds of ornamental finishing work for houses, together with furniture of various kinds. The natal day of our subject was August 10, 1849, he being the second son and child of his par- 808 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. ents, the other members of the group being Benjamin F. and Mary E., the latter of whom died at the age of thirty years. Young Neeld was reared in Spring Valley, obtaining a good common school education, and at night and on Saturdays working at the shoemaker's trade with his father, beginning his apprenticeship when about fourteen years old. The close confinement affected his health, and in his sixteenth year he went on to a farm, where he remained until nineteen. He then returned to the village, carried on his father's business for a year, and then embarked as the proprietor of a meat market and butcher shop. A few years later he returned to the manufacture of boots and shoes, adding to their sale that f hats and caps, and following that business some fifteen years. He then sold the establishment to J. D. Moon, from whom he bought back the store a year later, disposing of it in August, 1888, to F. C. Cary. For two or three years prior to abandoning the mercantile business he had also carried on a livery and undertaking establishment, and during the past two years he has been engaged in the brick business. That in which he is now occupied was opened by him in January, 1890, and while still in its infancy gives promise of a steady growth. Mr. Neeld owns considerable village property, his home being a fine brick residence on the hill, which was erected under his direction, and which is supplied with every comfort. It is presided over by an estimable young woman, formerly Miss Maggie E. St. John, who became his wife November 17, 1880. She is a daughter of William and Martha (Smith) St. John, of Caesar's Creek Township. A bright and interesting group of childish faces have come to bless their union, the children bearing the names of Ralph M., Edith, Paul and Charley. In the training of these youthful intelligences the parents take great delight, and are endeavoring to instill into their minds in their early childhood such principles as will insure their honorable manhood and womanhood. Mrs. Neeld belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church. The political suffrage of the husband is given to the Democratic party. He has served ten years as a member of the School Board, and for four years as a member of the Board of Trustees. He was the originator of the movement to construct a township and corporation building, the village now having as one of its ornaments a fine three-story brick structure, the lower floor occupied by township and village offices and a store room, the second floor used as a town hall, and the third owned by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. It is scarcely needful to state that by the citizens of the village, and the surrounding country, Mr. Neeld is regarded highly, and looked upon as one of the most reliable and trustworthy citizens. Jason M. Neeld, the father of our subject, was born in Bucks County, Pa.. July 7, 1818, and died in this county in 1869. He had come to Spring Valley Township in the fall of 1839, while still a single man, and in this township married Miss Susannah Allen, who is still living. She is a native of this township, and a daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca (Campbell) Allen, of Virginia and South Carolina respectively, who came to this county in an early day. She is now quite advanced in years, having opened her eyes to the light April 2, 1818. Jason Neeld was a manufacturer of boots and shoes from his youth until his last illness. In politics he was a sturdy Democrat, and by the members of the party and other citizens was known as a man of honesty and business integrity. He filled the office of Township Treasurer. He was a son of Joseph and Martha Neeld, of the Keystone State.   WILLIAM H. BREWER. One of the finest farms in Miami Township, is that occupied by the above named gentleman, which comprises three hundred and eighteen acres of fine land, all improved in first-class style. It is now farmed by Mr. Brewer and his two sons, but in previous years, while under his own sole management, secured to him good financial standing, and all the comforts of life. Near Trenton, N. J., on the 19th of August, 1794,John G. Briefer was born. Although he lacked PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 809 some years of man's estate when the War of 1812 began, he entered the army, serving with as much energy as those who were men in years. In 1814 he came to the Buckeye State, where he carried on his occupation, first as a carpenter, and later as a farmer. In Greene County, he met and married Sarah. Ann Miller, who was born on the Blue Ridge in Virginia, in 1798. They settled on what is now the old Isaac Baker farm southwest of Yellow Springs, rearing a family of nine children, eight of whom are now living. Both were members of religious bodies, the husband being a very prominent man in the Presbyterian Church, in which he bore the office of Trustee, and the wife a member of that branch known as Seceders. Mrs. Brewer died November 20, 1883, having then reached the age of eighty-four years, and her husband surviving until January, 1886, became ninety-two years old. Their family comprised George; our subject; Becca, now deceased; Paulina, wife of Charley Winters; John, •Charles; Sarah, wife of David Dickson; Louisa, wife f John D. Heller; and David Russell. The subject of this sketch was born in this county, August 26, 1826, and received a common-school education, having no school privileges after he was sixteen years old. He worked hard on the farm during his early years, then spent two years as a carpenter, worked in a tanyard a short time, and in a stillhouse for six months. He followed a threshing machine for twelve years, for the past thirt two years he has lived on his present farm. On June 12, 1856, the rites of wedlock were celebrated between our subject and Sarah Ann Bell. This estimable lady is the only surviving child of Adam and Rebecca Bell, natives of Kentucky, who came to Ohio in 1849, and who held large land interests here. She was born in 1824, received a good education, and was well reared by her parents, acquiring much useful knowledge of domestic .arts. Her father died January 3, 1874, and her mother July 10, 1881, the other two children having also been called from time to eternity. She has borne Cher husband four children, two sons and two daughters: Adam married Miss Ella Wilson, and is the father of two children; 'John B. married Miss Nettie McHatton, who died leaving two children; Florence became the wife of William Gregg, of Xenia, and died leaving a daughter, Ada; Rebecca is deceased. The two sons live on the home farm in the conduct of which they are assisting their father. While financial success has attended the efforts of Mr. Brewer, he has been in some respects unfortunate. When twenty-four years of age a horse ran away with him, and he received serious injuries ; in 1885, he was caught in the main driving belt of a threshing machine, and had his right hand badly cut and crushed. He has always taken an interest in politics, and votes the Republican ticket. he has been Supervisor f this district, and though he served creditably, is not one of those whose forte is public life. His personal interests, neighborly associations and domestic life are sufficient to occupy his thoughts and fill up the measure of his enjoyment, and keep him sufficiently occupied. SAMUEL McKNIGHT. Perhaps no man in Greene County is better enabled to enjoy life than the gentleman above-named, who, with an income of some $2,000 per year, and the freedom to spend the whole or a portion of it in reasonable pleasures, has also a disposition to see and learn by travel, and the generous, liberal nature which prompts him to bear a hand in the good work going on about him. The farm which he owns and occupies consists of three hundred acres of fine land in Spring Valley Township, the dwelling being a beautiful and well-furnished one, erected since the marriage of his brother John. Mr. McKnight was born September 10, 1816, two miles east of Spring Valley village, on a farm adjoining the one he now owns. His parents were William and Jane (Fulton) McKnight, whose history contains many items of interest. He is a sturdy Republican, whose first vote was cast for William Henry Harrison, and who has not since missed a Presidential election. He has no political aspirations and would never accept an office. The father of our subject was born June 29, 810 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM 1777, in Rockbridge County, Va.. and in his early days was a teacher in his native State. He afterward adopted the occupation of a farmer, having by his professional labors earned money enough to bring him West. In 1801 he went on horseback to. Woodford County, Ky., where a brother was living. There he hired as a hand on a fiat-boat and made a trip to New Orleans in the spring of 1802, walking back to the Ohio Valley. He then made a trip through the Buckeye State, passing over the land he afterward purchased and stopping at Caesarsville for a day or two. Thence he journeyed through the wilderness to Chillicothe, carrying feed for his horse as none could be procured on the road. In the fall of 1804 he and his brother Samuel came to Ohio and purchased one thousand acres, more or less, on the banks of Caesar's Creek east of Spring Valley, paying $2,500, or $2.50 per acre, for their purchase. When surveyed it was found to measure thirteen hundred acres. In 1807, William McKnight, with his mother, three brothers and three sisters, came from Augusta County, Va., with two teams of fine horses and settled on this land, camping on- the banks of the creek until a shanty could be put up. The names of those forming the party were David, Samuel, William, Robert, Hannah, Mary and Isabella, all of whom died here except Mary, the wife of William Young, of Chillicothe. Their first cabin was built where John McKnight's residence now stands. In 1808 William McKnight returned to Virginia and married Jane Fulton, a daughter of William and Margaret (Lusk) Fulton, who was born in Augusta County. Mr. Fulton was a large planter and slave owner. He had a family of nine children, namely: Sarah, John, Mary, Elizabeth, Hugh, William, Martha, Jane and David. He was of Irish extraction, ,both his parents having come from the Emerald Isle' and made their settlement in Augusta County, Va. His mother was a Miss Boggs. Returning with his wife to Greene County, William McKnight erected another cabin, in which they took up their abode. They reared six children—Hannah, John, Margaret, Mary, Samuel and David. Mr. McKnight served in the War of 1812, being connected with the militia. In the early days he was elected Justice of the Peace, but after serving one term declined further honors. He was a stanch Whig and active in behalf of the party interests. He was a Presbyterian in his theological views and a liberal-minded man, giving largely in proportion to his means. At his death he left an estate of four hundred and fifty acres of as fine land as can be found in the county. His wife breathed her last August 6, 1825, and he survived until July, 1853. Going back another generation, we find John McKnight, a native of Lancaster County, Pa., who in 1755 married Mary Patterson, who was also born in that county, and who was seventeen years old when she became a bride. She was a daughter of William Patterson, who was born in Ireland and had learned the trade of a weaver. After settling in Pennsylvania, he married Mrs. Hannah Wausin, who had lost her husband and only child on the ocean during their passage from Ireland to America. Her maiden name was Montgomery. She bore William Patterson four or five sons and three daughters, the latter being named Mary, Hannah and Jane. Hannah married A. Montgomery, who removed to North Carolina prior to the Revolution; Jane married a Mr. Brown. Mrs. Hannah Wausin was accompanied to America by a brother and sister; the sister married a Mr. Ramsey, whose son David was the author of "Ramsey's Universal History." After his marriage, John McKnight removed from the Keystone State to Virginia, where he died, in 1801, at the age of seventy-two years. His widow, having come to Ohio,• died here in July, 1825, at the age of eighty-seven years. In religion Mr. McKnight belonged to the Associate Reformed Church, and he was decidedly opposed to slavery. To him and his wife ten children were born, five of them being natives of Pennsylvania and flve of Virginia. Their names were: James, David, Hannah, Mary, John, Andrew, Samuel, William, Robert and Isabella. All lived to maturity. John McKnight was the oldest of four sons and two daughters born to his parents, his brothers being Andrew, David and Robert. His father, James McKnight, came from Scotland with a colony of Covenanters that settled in Lancaster County,. Pa. He married a Miss Andrew, an PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 811 English lady. He was selected by the colony to return to Scotland with a cargo of flax seed and bring back a minister of their faith. He disposed of the cargo to good advantage, but failed in his efforts to secure a minister. He was again sent across the ocean, on the second trip taking a cargo of cherry lumber, which he lost; he succeeded, however, in securing a preacher for the colony, who is said to have been the first minister of the Covenanter Church ever in America. James McKnight was a carpenter, and the foot adz he used is now a relic in the hands of his great-grandson, our subject. JACOB HAYNES is a leading citizen of Sugar Creek Township, Greene County. and we may say of Bellbrook, as his fine farm lies partly within the corporate limits of that village. His character is a strong one, where good judgment and an abundance of common sense, together with a keen sense of honor and ,a just pride, are prominent traits. The family from which he derives his descent is an honorable and loyal one, and its members have left a worthy record wherever their path in life has led them. His grandfather Haynes was a very early settler in Hoop Pole Township, Ross County, and his body now lies beside that f his wife in the front yard of their old homestead near Chillicothe. Capt. Jacob Haynes, an uncle of this gentleman, was an officer in the Revolutionary Army, and was buried at Shepardstown, Va., with the following inscription upon his tombstone: "In memory of Capt. Jacob Haynes, who was born July 30, 1761, and departed this life April 16, 1835, aged seventy-three years, eight months, seventeen days. His widow lies buried beside him." The father of our subject bore the same given name as his own. He was born in Pennsylvania, February 16, 1787, but for many years lived at Harper's Ferry, Va., where he was employed in the Government Armory for twenty-six years. In that city he married Miss Mary Reed, a native of the Old Dominion, whose father had emigrated from Ireland, and now lies buried in the cemetery at Harper's Ferry. He was a well-known and a very popular miller. Mrs. Mary Haynes died in the city in which her marriage took place in 1827, after an illness of nine weeks, when in the twenty-ninth year of her age. She possessed an amiable character, was kind and affectionate in all her relations of life, and her death was a sore bereavement to many friends. She left a family of four children, two of whom are yet living, namely: our subject and a brother, Robert P., whose home is at Perry, Jefferson County, Kan. The father again married, choosing as his companion Mrs. Sarah Marmaduke, a widow, who bore him one child—Virginia S., who is now living at Dayton. The Haynes family came to Dayton, Ohio, in May, 1837, and Jacob Haynes, Sr., bought a farm in Montgomery County, remaining there until 1857. He then removed to Bellbrook, this county, where he spent the remainder of tics life, closing his eyes to earthly things April 6, 1874. While in Montgomery county he was numbered among the prominent citizens and held all the township offices. During the War of 1812 he served gallantly in the American army, taking part in the battle of Braldensburg, and when the city of Washington was burned by the British army, walking from Harper's Ferry to a point where he could witness the conflagration. The gentleman whose name introduces this sketch was born September 12, 1824, at Harper's Ferry, Va., passing his youth in his native place, obtaining a good common-school education there, and continuing his studies after reaching this State. He remained with his father until 1856, when he came from Montgomery County to Bellbrook, engaging in mercantile business and farming. He remained in business for a couple of years, when he traded out, obtaining the Haynes and Harner mill, which he rented and finally disposed of, devoting his whole attention to husbandry. During the war, from 1861 to 1865, he was again engaged in mercantile pursuits in the village, selling out to Messrs. Austin, and giving close attention to the cultivation of his farm, on which he yet remains, and to which his time is still devoted. The estate comprises over fifty acres of valuable land, and 812 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM.   was formerly the home of old Stephen Bell, the original proprietor of the village of Bellbrook; the house, which is still fit for occupancy, was built prior to 1817. The land opposite formerly belonged to John McLean, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The marriage of Mr. Haynes and Miss Charlotte Adams was celebrated November 5, 1860. The bride was born at Newbury, Vt., September 15, 1837, her ancestral line being one of the best in the country, and many of her connections notable in literature, the learned professions, and for their loyalty and public spirit. She attended the High School at Cambridge, Mass., the Female College at Oxford, Ohio, and also studied in Lyman, N. Y. Not only did she acquire a liberal education, but she also received instruction in various accomplishments in which her talents fitted her to excel. She is a very fine musician, and has manifested a high degree of talent in amanyman3 oil paintings done by her hand adorning the walls of her beautiful home. Although the hoin whichhich she lives has been built for many years, it has a look of comfort and home-likeness, and is finely furnished, the works of art and a well-selected and large library giving evidence of the culture of those who reside within its walls. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Haynes included eight children, six of whom are slow living: Adelina is proficient in music and is thoroughly educated, one year of her time having been spent at the High School at Washington, D. C. second son, Maurice P., has a very fine tenor voice and has received good instruction in voice culture; he now belongs to the Bostonians' Opera Company, which is traveling to the Pacific Coast. The other members of the family circle are: Adelina, Eloise, Rosalie and Mary Emma Cheney. Although the talents of this bright group vary, all manifest decided ability and intelligence, and having been given the best advantages which their years would warrant, they are well fitted to fill an extended sphere of usefulness in life. All of the family except the father and the baby are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The father of Mrs. Haynes was Dr. Charles Adams, who was well known throughout New England and in this State, both as a teacher and as an educator, and was also a prominent writer and the author of many books. He died January.19, 1890, in Washington, D. C., where he was living with a daughter, the widow of Prof. Barnes, a celebrated educator and the author of the " History of the Thirty-ninth Congress" and "The Body Politic." The mother of Mrs. Haynes is still living, is now eighty-one . years of age and quite feeble. She bore the maiden name of Sarah Emery Porter, and is the daughter of a Congregational minister who had been in active work over half a century, and belonged to the old New England family of Porters Dr. and Mrs. Adams were the parents of seven children. One of them, Capt. Edward Adams, a very young man, was killed at the re-taking of Jackson, Miss., by Gen. Sherman, and was referred to most eloquently by Gov.Yates in a public address. Another son, Charles, was a Lieutenant Colonel under Grant at Cairo, and is now living at Washington, D. C. Another son, Geo. H., is a graduate Harvard College and Law School, and is practicing his profession in New York City; he has recently been Assistant United States Attorney there. He married into the Holmes family. Mr. Haynes has been a member of the Board of Education in Bellbrook for twenty years. In 1862 he planted the trees that now adorn the school grounds. He was Appraiser of Real Estate in 1870, and while living in Montgomery County was Township Clerk and Township Assessor. During the term of Gov. Allen he received the five-years appointment as one of the managers of the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home. associatesates were: Gen. Durbin Ward, Gen. J. Warren Keifer, Dr. George Keifer, of Troy, and Dr. 0. White, of Toledo, and upon the organization of the Bohe he appointedteil Secretary, Gen. Ward becoming President; from 1870 to 1876 he was a Director, Secretary and Treasurer of the Dayton & Wilmington Turnpike Company, having been the unanimous choice for these positions. He is actively interested in politics, and is a leader In the Democratic party, and as the township in which he lives is Republican by about fifty majority, his incumbency of any public office in- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 815 dicates his fltness of mind and character for places of trust. He refused the appointment to the National Democratic Convention at Baltimore in 1872, although he has attended other National Conventions, having been present at those which nominated Buchanan, Douglas, Greeley and Hancock. He has been identified with the Odd Fellows fraternity. His mind being thoroughly stored and his memory very retentive, he is an encyclopaedia of facts and events, and the time spent in his society is by no means lost. WILLIAM S. THOMPSON. This name is familiar to a large portion of the leading residents of Clark County, as he who bears it is the well-known owner of "West View Farm," and looked upon as one of its most useful and enterprising citizens. He has been successful in life, both as a farmer and business man, and makes his headquarters at an attractive homestead on section 31, Moorefield Township, where for the past few years be has given much attention to the breeding of fine. stock. He is a native of Clark County, and was born September 25, 1832. His parents, Christopher and Mary (Wintersgill) Thompson, were natives of Yorkshire, England, and of English ancestry as far back as the records go. They emigrated to America in the summer of 1831, and came directly to Clark County, this State, where they were subsequently married. The father of our subject located first in German Township, where he lived one year, then removed to what is now the flourishing city of Springfield, but which was then only a village. He occupied himself in various pursuits for a few years, and finally purchased a stone quarry on Buck Creek,. which he operated profitably, furnishing large quantities of stone for the building up of the city. He also had lime kilns, and shipped burnt lime in every direction, although his principal market for this commodity was Cincinnati. In one year alone he put out one hundred and eighty thousand bushels. He ever maintained a warm interest in the growth and prosperity of the city, and is looked upon as having contributed largely to the promotion of its best interests. He became well-to-do and assisted in the organization of the Lagonda National Bank, of which he was President at the time f his death. He departed this life at his home in Springfield, in February, 1880. Politically, Christopher Thompson was originally a Whig, and upon the abandonment of the old party became an ardent Republican. A man liberal and public-spirited, he was the encourager of every worthy enterprise, and his name is still held in kindly remembrance by those who knew him. The father of our subject landed upon American soil with a capital of four English sovereigns, and from that small beginning he amassed a fortune of $150,000. His honesty was unimpeachable and he filled many positions of trust and responsibility. In religious matters his views conformed to the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he was a faithful and consistent member for many years. He assisted in the organization of the High Street Methodist Episcopal Church, and contributed liberally both to the support of the society and in the erection of the church building. The poor always found in Christopher Thompson an unfailing friend, he looking upon those less fortunate than himself as having a claim upon him which he was always conscientious in fulfilling. To the parents of our subject there was born a family of seven children, six of whom are living, namely: William S., our subject; Dorothea A., the wife of Richard Johnson, of Springfield; Richard R., a resident of Story County, Iowa; Mary, Mrs. J. A. Hayward, of Springfield, this State; Emma, the wife of the Rev. Lucian Clark, D.D., a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church in New York City, and assistant editor of the Christian Advocate; and Alice the wife of Lieut. F. S. Rice, of the United States Army. John: P. died at the age of fourteen years. The subject of this sketch was reared to manhood in his native county, and remembers the time when the city of Springfield was in its infancy. Until about 1881 ho occupied himself as a stone contractor, and at lime burning, and like his father before him was very successful. .He ac- 816 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. quired his education mostly in the schools of Springfield, conducted mainly under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and under the instruction of Prof. Solomon Howard, D.D., who was Principal a number of years. Prof. Howard subsequently became President of the Ohio University at Athens, and has gained a wide reputation among the educators of the Buckeye State. Mr. Thompson contracted matrimonial ties April 24, 1860, with Miss Matilda C. Layton. There have been born to them three children—Ralph P., Mary B., who employs herself as a music teacher in San Diego, Cal.; and Earl W. Mr. Thompson purchased most f the land constituting his present farm in 1876, but did not locate upon it until 1881. He is now the owner of three hundred and fifty-six acres, the most of which is under a good state of cultivation. Besides Short-horn cattle, Mr. Thompson makes a specialty of Shetland ponies, which is proving a very profitable industry. Politically, he is a sound Republican, and belongs to the Masonic fraternity at Springfield. In January, 1890, he was elected Vice-President of the Lagonda National Bank at Springfield, in which he has for some time been a stockholder. To the various enterprises calculated for the growth and prosperity of the city, he has always, like his father before him, been a liberal contributor, and he is one whose name will be held in kindly remembrance long after he has departed hence. A portrait of Mr. Thompson is shown on another page of this volume. JOHN KAY. A goodly proportion of the residents of Greene County are native-born citizens—the sons of those who came hither in the primitive days, and hewed out for themselves a home from the wilderness. Mr. Kay may be properly mentioned as among these, and was born in Spring Valley Township, January 19, 1852. Of this township his parents, Samuel and Millie (Peterson) Kay, were also natives, where they were reared and married October 28, 1847. There were born to them three children—Mary, who died young; Martha, the wife f John De-Haven, of Taylor County, Iowa, and John, our subject. Samuel A. Kay was a farmer by occupation, and departed this life in his prime, December 12, 1863. His wife died a year later, and thus at the early age of twelve years thc subject of this notice was left an orphan. The parents were both members in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the father, politically, was a sound Republican. The paternal grandfather, John E. Kay, was born in New Jersey, whence he emigrated to Philadelphia, and when u young man came to Harveysburg, this State, with his grandfather Bates. In this vicinity he spent the remainder of his life. After coming to Ohio he was married to Miss Marinda Haynes, and there was born to them one child only, a son, Samuel A., the father of our subject. After his marriage Samuel Kay settled in Spring Valley Township, locating, in 1854, on a farm just north of New Burlington. This comprises ninety-seven acres of land, which he cultivated until his death, August 31, 1882, at the age of seventy-four years. The wife survived her husband less than a year, her death taking place May 19, 1883; she was seventy-two years old. Mr. Kay voted for Lincoln the first time he ran for President, but after the war allied himself with the Democratic party. Both he and his wife united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which they remained consistent members until their death. The family is of English origin. The subject of this notice acquired a common-school education, and after the death of his parents made his home with his Grandfather Kay. There fell to his portion ninety-six acres of land. He was married September 29, 1875, to Miss Alice E. Rowe, who was born in Ross County, this State, October 3, 1851. Mrs. Kay is the daughter of William P. and Sarah (Baird) Rowe, the former of whom was born September 19, 1815, in Vermont. He came to this State, settling at Washington Court-House when a young man, and was subsequently married. He first settled near Greenfield, then removed to the vicinity of Wilmington, and in 1869 changed his residence to New Burling. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 817 ton. There his death took place October 28, 1889. The wife and mother had preceded her husband to the silent land, her death taking place in October, 1883. Five of the seven children born to them lived to mature years, viz.: -Tames, who served in the Seventy-ninth Ohio Infantry during the late war, and is now a resident of Hillsboro; Jennie, who became the wife of Witworth DeWolfe, of New Burlington, and died January 27, 1876; John, who died in the hospital at Baltimore during the late war; Adolphus, a resident of Xenia, and Alice E. William Rowe was a carpenter by trade, and traced his ancestry to England. Mr. and Mrs. Kay are the parents of one child only, Carrie C., who was born in September, 1876. Another member of their family is a young girl, Esther Morris, who has made her home with them for some years. Mr. and Mrs. Kay are members in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church. GEORGE W. HADDIX, proprietor of the Haddix Lime Kiln, is one. of the oldest settlers of Mad River Township, Clark County, and in all respects a representative citizen. He came to this region during the early days and had a full experience of life on what was then the frontier. By the exercise of unflagging industry and perseverance, he accumulated a competence and is now independent, financially, solely through his own exertions. Besides the industry mentioned, he is the owner of one hundred and ninety-nine and one-half acres of choice land, occupying a portion of sections 23 and 29. In noting the parental history of the subject of this sketch we find that he is the offspring f a substantial old family and the son of John Haddix, a native of Greenbrier County, in what is now West Virginia. The latter was born in 1791. The paternal grandfather, Nimrod Haddix, likewise a native of the Old Dominion, emigrated to the Territory of Ohio, in 1801, and located in Mad River Township. He, however, spent the most of his time with his son, John, on the farm which the latter entered from the Government. He enlisted in the War of 1812, but was compelled to return home on account of illness. he met his death accidentally in 1816. While pitching a load of hay the horses started and he fell backward to the ground, breaking his neck, from which death ensued at once. The father and paternal grandfather of our subject traveled mostly on foot from Virginia to Ohio, having two pack horses to carry their cooking utensils and goods. John Haddix took up a tract of Government land comprising a farm, now occupied by his son George. He constructed a rude log house and commenced life in true pioneer style, tilling the soil with rude implements and persevering through every difficulty until at last he found himself on the high road to prosperity. He subsequently served in the War of 1812 and fought the Indians under Capt. Shingledecker. In the early days the nearest trading point and depot for supplies was the unimportant hamlet of Cincinnati. Mr. Haddix, in addition to farming, gave considerable attention to stock-raising. He was a skilled hunter, and when first coming to this section kept the family supplied with choice wild meats. The father of our subject was successful in the accumulation of property and became the owner of four farms in Mad River Township, these aggregating in all four hundred and forty-four acres, besides eight hundred acres in Jasper County, Ind. As a result of a temperate life and correct habits, he was healthy and vigorous, with an iron constitution. His industry and energy scarcely forsook him until his death, in the spring of 1888, at the age of ninety-seven years. Until three months before this event he maintained his usual place with the family. He was a Whig until the abandonment of the old party and then identified himself with the Republicans. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Sarah Cox. She was born in New Jersey and was the daughter of Judge John Cox, further mention of whom is made in the sketch of Mrs. E. S. Wallace on another page in this volume. Grandfather Cox spent his last years in Osborn. Mrs. Sarah (Cox) Haddix departed this life at her home in this township in 1869. She performed all 818 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. her duties in life faithfully as wife, mother and friend, and died in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The seven children of the parental family were named respectively: Malinda, now Mrs. McCullough, and residing with her sons in Texas; William, John R., Nimrod, Sarah Mona and Maria, all deceased. George Haddix, the subject of this notice, was next to the youngest of his parents' children, and was born at the homestead where he now resides, September 16, 1828. He obtained such education as the primitive schools afforded, and at an early age was taught to make himself useful around the farm. He drove an ox-team, assisted in clearing the land and remained a member of the parental household until a young man of twenty-three years. He then began doing for himself, renting a portion f his father's land, which he farmed on shares. He was taught by his father the art of hunting and brought down many a fine deer in his boyhood days, besides running foxes and treeing coons. He admits that he would rather hunt than eat any time. Young Haddix, in 1854, leaving his native haunts, emigrated to Jasper County, Ind., and purchased two hundred acres of wild land. He operated upon it until 1861, making various im. provements and bringing the soil to a good state of cultivation. Then selling out, he returned to Clark County, and locating upon one of his father's farm, sojourned there for seven years. Then he removed to the old homestead, which fell to his share in the division of his father's estate. Here likewise he has effected many improvements and has now three tenement houses, besides his own dwelling. The land is very fertile and Mr. Haddix has constructed a levee along Mad River, which at times was inclined to overflow its banks. This river is a never-failing stream, watered by three springs, which have been never known to run dry. The farm is located within one quarter of a mile of Osborn, being thus convenient to market, and Mr. Haddix makes a specialty of grain and stock, the latter comprising mostly graded cattle and swine. He utilizes four teams in the operations of the farm, and is now the father of four sturdy boys, who relieve him of much care and labor, by looking after the farm. In 1882 Mr. Haddix contracted with the Dayton Gas Company to furnish lime and has in operation a good kiln with a capacity of four hundred bushels. One of the most interesting and important events in the life of our subject was his marriage, which was celebrated July 18, 1853, with Miss Harriet Casad, at the bride's home, in Fairfield. Mrs. Haddix was born in Fairfield, and is the daughter of Reuben Casad and wife, who were natives .of New Jersey and early settlers of Clark County. Mr. Casad was a blacksmith by trade, which he followed during his younger years, but later he turned his attention to farming. The nine children born of this union are recorded as follows: Clara B. became the wife of Frederick Thayers, who is now deceased, and she resides in Omaha, Neb.; Martin lives at the homestead and works a part of the farm; Lillie married Joseph Naden, and lives in Columbus, Ohio; Charles, Emma, Frank and George remain on the home farm; Jennie died when fourteen years old, and John died at the age of one year. Mr. Haddix, politically, like his honored father, is a sound Republican. He takes an active interest in local affairs and frequently officiates as a delegate to the various conventions. He cares very little for office, although serving as Road Supervisor two years. Religiously, he belongs to the Lutheran Church.    FRANK C. RUNYAN, a worthy member of the dental profession of Springfield, has been a life-long resident of Clark County, which is the county of his birth, this event taking place in Pleasant Township, May 5, 1838. He comes of substantial stock, being the son of John Runyan who was born near Clarksburg. W. Va., July 4, 1812. His paternal grandfather, George Runyan,. it is believed, was a native of the same State, where he was reared and married. Grandfather Runyan remained a resident of Virginia until 1814, then removed with his family to Ohio, locating in what is now Pleasant Township, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 819 Clark County. The country was thinly settled and Indians were frequently to be seen prowling around. deer, bear, wild turkeys and other animals were plentiful. Grandfather Runyan bought a tract of land upon which he built a log house, commenced clearing the forests around him and in due time built up a comfortable home in the wilderness. No railroads were built for many years afterward and the farm products of the pioneers were drawn to Cincinnati overland with teams. Upon the farm which he thus opened up, Grandfather Runyan spent the remainder of his life. He was married in early manhood to Miss Susanah Lynch, a native of his own State and who also died at the old farm. Both the grandparents were devout Christians and religious meetings were often held at their house. In politics, Grandfather Runyan was a stanch Whig. He was a man respected in his community, honest and upright in his dealings and made for himself a record of which his descendants may be justly proud. John Runyan, the father of our subject spent his early years amid the quiet pursuits of farm life in the new country and when reaching man's estate was married April 13, 1837, to Miss America M. Skillman. They located on a part of the father's farm to which he added by subsequent purchase and resided there until his death, November 4, 1886. Mrs. Runyan is still living at the old homestead. Her father, David Skillman was born in New Jersey where he attended the public schools and later became a student at Princeton College. When leaving the college he learned the trade of a tailor, and was a pioneer at this business at Springfield, being in fact one of the first men pursuing this calling in the town. He finally removed to Indiana, locating in Connorsville where he resided a few years, then returned to Springfield and about 1835 purchased a farm in Pleasant Township. He operated this a few years, then removed to Catawba where he spent the remainder of his life. The paternal grandmother of our subject bore the maiden name of Sarah C. Cary. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was a daughter of Abraham Cary, an uncle of Alice and Phoebe Cary, who will be remembered as literary women of more than or- dinary talent and who died a few years since. Abraham Cary was a pioneer of Hamilton County, this State, and its first Sheriff. He owned a farm at Walnut Hill. In 1804, he removed to what is now Clark County, and purchased a large tract of land, a part of which is now included in the city limits and the balance is the well-known Perren farm. He there spent his last days. Grandmother Cary died a short time later. Mrs. Skillman was quite young upon coming to Clark County, and after the deaths of her parents lived with an older sister, Mrs. Shipman, until her marriage at the age of fifteen years. She spent her last years with her children. The subject of this sketch was reared on the farm and attended the district school during his boyhood days, after which he pursued his studies at Wittenberg College. When nineteen years old he went to Sparta, Wis. with his uncle, James Skillman, a photographer, and engaged in that business with him until 1864. Then returning to Springfield, he, in 1865, commenced the study of dentistry under the instructions of Dr. Phillips. Subsequently he entered the Ohio College of Dentistryat Cincinnati, from which he was graduated in 1872. In the meantime he purchased the office of Dr. Phillips of which he took charge immediately after his graduation and of which he has since retained possession. Dr. Runyan was married November 5, 1873, to Miss Georgia V. Drury. Mrs. Runyan was born July 20, 1844, in Aroostook County, Me., and is a daughter of the late well-known Jonas Drury, who was a native of Temple, Me. Mr. Drury is duly represented on another page in this work. He was the son of the Hon. John Drury, a native of Massachusetts, and the grandson of William Drury who was also born in that State and was of English parentage. William Drury spent his entire life in the Bay State. His son John, the grandfather of Mrs. Runyan, was a non-commissioned officer and commanded a company in the war of 1812. He served in the Maine Legislature and was for many years a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, preaching in different parts of the Pine Tree State; he died at Jay, that State. The maiden name of Grandmother Drury was 820 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. Annie Mitchell. She was a native of Massachusetts, and died at Wilton, Me. Her son, Jonas, was reared in his native State and became a civil engineer. Later he went to Rhode Island and taught school in and around Providence three or four years. We next find him in Aroostook County, Me., where he purchased a large tract of land which he named "Crystal Plantation" and was the means of having the post-office located on his farm, this also being named Crystal. He was stirring and enterprising and in company with others surveyed a large portion of that section of the State. In 1856, Jonas Drury emigrated to Ohio and settling in Springfield commenced acting as agent and traveling in the interest of various machine companies until the outbreak of the Civil War. He enlisted as a Union soldier under one of the early calls for troops and participated in the chase after Morgan. Later he was engaged in the civil service and assisted in disinterring over ten thousand bodies of Union soldiers who had perished on Southern battle fields having them removed to a permanent place of sepulture. Mr. Drury was one of the most remarkable weather prophets of the age. He kept a diary for the long period of sixty-five years and, with the exception of a few papers which were accidentally burned, his observations have been carefully preserved, furnishing meteorlogical records which have proved of inestimable value to history and science. Among other predictions was that f a destructive tornado at Xenia which occurred several days after his prediction. Mr. and Mrs. Runyan are the parents of two children—Edith L. and Frank E. Mrs. Runyan is a finely educated lady, having attended the high school at Springfield and being graduated from the Ohio Female College in 1862. She possesses more than ordinary talents as a writer, beginning her literary labors in 1879, in the columns of that popular fashion journal Andrew's Bazaar. She subsequently began writing for the Ladies Home Journal of Philadelphia, Pa. She has been editorially and otherwise connected with the Ladies Home Companion, the Woman's News, the New Era, the Beacon, and other leading journals. She is the author of "Penny Feathers" which was published in the Daily Republic and other papers and which attracted much attention. Mrs. Runyan has two sisters, one of whom, Josie, is the wife of Albert Williams, now deceased. Mary married Ed B. Reifsnider and lives in this city. Dr. Runyan belongs to Clark Lodge No. 101, F. & A. M.; Springfield Council, No. 17, R. & S. M.; Springfield Chapter, No. 48, R. A. M.; Palestine Commandery, No. 33, K. T.; Protective and Benevolent Order of Elks and the Mystic Circle. Professionally, he is a member of the Mad River Valley Dental Society and Vice-President of the Ohio State Dental Association. GEORGE CONFER. This gentleman occupies the post of honor as the head of one of the finest families in Miami Township, Greene County. It is safe to presume that a man's surroundings are usually the indication of his character, his principles and his tastes. Mr. Confer's home is undoubtedly the abode of culture and refinement, while by his industry he has been enabled to gather around himself and family all of the comforts and many of the luxuries of life. 'Well educated, fond of books, music and art, the household forms one of the happiest families it is the lot of the biographer to meet. Mrs. Confer is in all respects the equal of her husband, an amiable, intelligent lady, who still retains her youthful appearance, with whom time has dealt lightly and who is thoroughly devoted to her home and her family. The household is a model one and the proprietor enjoys in a marked degree the esteem and confidence of his neighbors. A sketch of his brother, William G. Confer, also a prominent resident of Miami Township, will be found on another page in this volume. The subject of this notice was the third child of his parents and was born February 8, 1827, in Washington County, Md. He was seven years old when he was brought by his parents to Ohio and received such education as was afforded by the pioneer schools, which, however, was quite limited. He remained at home on the farm until after his father's death, and at the age of thirty-four years PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM - 821 was married, May 2, 1861, to Miss Ann M. Johnson. After his marriage he settled on a farm three-fourths of a mile southwest of Yellow Springs, but a year later came to his present place, where, he has since resided. It bore little resemblance then to its present condition, the only improvements being a log house and barn and he commenced at first principles in the cultivation of the soil, which was largely in its primitive condition. He occupied the first dwelling until about 1879, when he put up his present residence. The necessary barns and out-buildings have been added from time to time and are all that is required for the shelter of stock and the storage of grain. Mr. Confer subsequently increased his landed area and is now the owner of two hundred acres, all of which is in a good state f cultivation, enclosed with neat and substantial fencing and yields to the proprietor a handsome income. Mr. Confer came to his present farm with a cash capital of twelve and one-half cents. It is scarcely necessary to say that it required close economy for several years to make both ends meet, and in his labors and struggles he was nobly assisted by his patient and courageous -wife. In due time the household circle included six children, the eldest of whom, a daughter, Maryetta, is now the wife of Joseph Fernando Shoemaker, and they live at Goes Station, Greene County. They are the parents of one child, Cora May. George Albert married Miss Anna L. Fogle; they live at the home farm and have two sons, Fernando W. and one unnamed. The remaining children—Arthur Upton, William W., Howard T. and Susanna, remain at home with their parents. Mr. Confer's children have all been given good advantages and are well fitted for an honorable position in life. Mr. and Mrs. Confer are members in good standing of the German Reformed Church. Mr. Confer, politically, is an active adherent of the Republican party and keeps himself thoroughly posted upon current events. He has been a member of the School Board for a number of years and at one time was Township Supervisor. A library of choice books furnishes to the family abundant reading matter, assisted by the weekly papers and various monthly periodicals. The daughters are good musicians and a cottage organ frequently assists in affording pleasure and recreation to their family and their friends. Mrs. Confer was born April 15, 1841, in Greene County, Ohio, and is a daughter of James M. and Catherine (Ehrler) Johnson, who were natives respectively-of Kentucky and France. The mother came to the United States early in life, settling with her father in Clark County, this State, and remaining with him until her marriage. Afterward Mr. and Mrs. Johnson settled on a farm in Miami Township, Greene County, where the mother died in 1849. Mr. Johnson was married a second time and is still living with his second wife, being now seventy-seven years old. Of his first marriage there were born three children, only two of whom are living—Mrs. Confer and her sister, Derizah, the wife of John W. Beeth, of Streator, Ill.; the latter has three children. The father of our subject was George Confer, Sr., a native of Maryland, who married Miss Elizabeth Bowman, of the same State. They emigrated to Ohio in 1834, and settled on the farm now owned and occupied by their son William G. The father departed this life in 1857 and the mother in 1871. They were the parents of five children, four of whom are living. NELSON A. FULTON, Postmaster at Xenia, and Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans Home, is is a man of high character, well and favorably known throughout the county. His father, Dr. Robert Fulton, was born in Baltimore, Md., in 1811, and brought to Chillicothe, Ohio, when a a child. There he grew to mankood and acquired a good education, after which he studied medicine in Warren County with Dr. Thacker, beginning his practice in Clinton County, where he was also engaged in the mercantile business. He subsequently went out of business, and opened an office at Lynchburg, where he devoted himself to his profession for thirty years. He is still living but 822 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. has retired from practice. He has held the different official positions in the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he has been a 'local minister for sixty years and quite noted as a pulpit orator. He belongs to the Republican party, and has been a prominent political speaker, acquiring a wide reputation during the Kansas struggles. He is a member of the Odd Fellows fraternity and at one time was Grand Chaplain of the State. Dr. Fulton married Miss Mary Morgan, of Warren County, Ohio, who bore him eight children who grew to maturity and are still living. The The first-born, Theodore, is in business at Cincinnati, his home being at Lynchburg; Adelia, now Mrs. John L. West, lives in Hillsboro; the third in order of birth is our subject; Theodocia is now Mrs. W. L. West, of Clinton Valley ; Mary E. is the wife of W. Miller, of Martinsville; S. Q. lives in Milwaukee, Wis., and is manager of the Northwestern Adamant Manufacturing Company ; Laura is the wife of Samuel Peale, of Lynchburg; Robert S. resides at Germantown. The mother of the family died in 1888, at the age of seventy-four years. Nelson Fulton, of whom we write, was born in Warren County, March (Nov.) 15, 1839, and remained with his parents until 1860, when he engaged in business in Cincinnati, where he was at the breaking out of the Civil War. He enlisted for the three months' service in Company C, Thirteenth Ohio Infantry, his captain being Don Platt; and afterward re-enlisted for three years in Company D, Eleventh Ohio Infantry. During the first year of the service he was in West Virginia, going through the battles of Cotton Mountain and Hawk's Nest. In 1862, the regiment went with Gen. Cox to Eastern Virginia and participated in the second battle of Bull Run, Monocacy, South Mountain and Antietam. On the latter field of battle the Eleventh stormed the bridge, their colonel being killed during the charge. The regiment was then ordered back to West Virginia and went into winter quarters at Somerville. While there they were sent one night on a thirty-mile scout and succeeded in their attempt to capture a rebel out-post. The weather turned cold very suddenly, the mercury falling to twenty-four below zero, and a deep snow covering the ground; many of the Union soldiers were badly frozen and they obliged the rebels to run 'in order to keep them from freezing as, they were poorly clothed. Both victors and vanquished endured great suffering on that occasion. After the battle of Stone River the command in West Virginia was ordered out of winter quarters and sent to Tennessee in January, 1863. They went by river from Kanawha Falls to Carthage, Tenn., on Rosecrans' extreme left, Gen. Crook in command of the division. While there- they had to forage for themselves and horses and fight for their supplies every day with Wheeler's Cavalry. On April 14, Gen. Crook took the entire brigade across the river to give Wheeler battle. A detachment of the Eleventh and Eighty-ninth regiments were mounted, and under command of Captain Spears, f the First Tennessee Cavalry, were ordered to skirmish with Wheeler. While on this mission Mr. Fulton was captured by the Eleventh Texas Cavalry, and after being confined at Chattanooga, Knoxville and Lynchburg, was finally sent to Libby Prison, where he was detained forty days. Seven hundred prisoners were then taken to City Point and paroled; there they were paid off and sent to their respective States. Mr. Fulton came to Columbus on parole and his term of service having nearly expired he was discharged June 20, 1864. From hard service and the poor fare which he had while in prison he contracted chronic rheumatism which permanently crippled him in both feet. After being mustered out of the service Mr. Fulton acted as chief clerk under Maj. Starr in a mustering and disbursing office in Columbus, remaining there eight months. He then went to Cincinnati and engaged as a salesman in a wholesale dry-goods house, sojourning in the Queen City of the Ohio twelve years. In 1876 he removed to Xenia, embarked in mercantile business for himself and carried on a successful business career for thirteen years, when having received his appointment of Postmaster, he sold out to George A. Thompson, whom he had brought up in the business. Mr. Fulton has been an active Republican worker but not a political aspirant, the fine petition