150 - MEMORIAL OF BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF his attention to general farming and to stock raising, and has ever been progressive and discriminating in his methods, avoiding old ruts and set habits and bringing to bear a mental function and business judgment in the operation of his fine farms. Other interests of financial order are held by our subject: he is a stockholder in the First National Bank of Mt. Gilead, and in the Buckeye Milling Company, of the same place. He has accumulated a fine property as the result of his own well-directed efforts, and is honored as one of the successful men of the county and as one whose character is above reproach. In politics Mr. Newson is a stanch supporter of the Democratic party. L. N. LAYMAN, proprietor of the tile works and saw mill of Center Village, Delaware county, also Trustee of Harlem township, was born in Morgan township, Knox county, Ohio, February 2, 1851, a son of Lewis and Mary (Frey) Layman, natives of Virginia. The father is deceased, and the mother now resides at Miller, Knox county. L. N. Layman, one of nine children, four sons and five daughters, was reared on a farm, and received his education in the Knox county schools. In 1887 he became a partner in the ownership of the tile works and saw mill of this village. The factory is 22X200 feet, with a shed eighty feet in length, and is supplied with the latest improved machinery. Mr. Layman was married at the age of twenty-two years, to Dorcus A. Harris, a native of Knox county, Ohio, and a daughter of Simon and Mary Harris. To this union has been born three children,—Delbert Sidney, Evert A. and Airl Lester. In his social relations. Mr. Layman is 'a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge, No. 645. G. W. MICHAEL, President of the National Pen Art Hall and Business College, Delaware, Ohio, was born in Cass county, Indiana. March 14, 1845. son of Peter and Christina (Freshour) Michael. The Michael family trace their ancestry back to the Old Dominion, some members of the family having occupied prominent and influential positions in Virginia. Andrew Michael, an uncle of our subject, was born near Berkley Springs, Morgan county, Virginia and served as State Senator. He was a Union man. Professor Michael's parents went from Virginia to Indiana in 1836, and established their home on a frontier farm. His venerable mother is still a resident of Indiana. His father died in that State in March, 1893, at the age of eighty-two years. G. W. Michael is one of a family of thirteen children. His advantages for an education were very limited, the greater part of his youthful days being spent in farm work. Between the ages of seven and nineteen he attended school from six to eight weeks each winter. In 1863 he went to Chatfield, Minnesota. where he worked as a farm hand six months, and with the money thus earned defrayed his expenses through school the following winter. In the spring of 1864 he enlisted in Company I, Eleventh Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, and at the close of the war was mustered out of the service at St. Paul. He took part in the capture of Hood at Nashville. He was, DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO -151 however, chiefly on detached service. At Franklin, Tennessee, he received a wound in the right arm. After his return from the war, young Michael entered the Hughs Academy at Logansport, Indiana, with the view of teaching, and was a student there for six months. He then taught district school three terms. Feeling the need of a higher education, he next spent two years in Wittemberg College. After that he traveled and taught penmanship. In the meantime he studied law, and in 1879 was admitted to the bar in Indiana. During the ten years he spent in traveling he was in most of the States and over a part of Canada. At Valparaiso, Indiana, he established a business college, and conducted the same for two years, and came from there to Delaware, Ohio, in t 880. In September, 1880, Professor Michael established the school of which he has since been the head, and which is one of the most successful commercial colleges in the United States. From its beginning it has had a steady growth, and it now has an average annual attendance of between 500 and 600 pupils. Professor Michael was married in Jackson, Ohio, May 3, 1879, to Miss Ada C. Steruberger, and has three children, Herbert S., George Edward and Morris S. He and his wife and two sons are members of the Presbyterian Church. Politically, the Professor is a Prohibitionist, and by his party has been nominated for Representative in Delaware county, Ohio. Fraternally, he is identified with the G. A. R. and the F. & A. M., he having attained the thirty-second degree in Masonry. Personally, he is a man of fine physique, six feet high, weighs 200 pounds, and has a becotning dignity of bearing. WILLIAM F. DAVIS, D. V. S., who occupies a representative position in the ranks of that profession which has shown such marked advances within the past decade and which is held in high repute, has been a resident of Marysville, Union county, Ohio, since June to, 1893, and has already gained prestige and built up a fine business by reason of his unmistakable professional ability and his fidelity to his work. He is a native of Chillicothe, Missouri, where he was born April 6, 1868, the son of Moses F. and Bettie (Roebuck) Davis, who were respectively of Welch and English extraction. Our subject was but a small child when his mother died, and shortly after this sad event his father removed to Ohio and took up his residence at Washington Court House, where William was reared, his father being a professional trainer and driver of fast horses. Our subject received his literary education in the public schools at Jeffersonville, this State, continuing his studies until he attained the age of nineteen years, devoting a portion of his time to handling track horses, under the capable direction of his father. He then entered the veterinary department of the Ohio State University, where he passed one year, after which, in 1891, he went to New York city, where he matriculated at the American Veterinary College, completing the prescribed course and graduating with honors, March 24, 1893. He then returned to his home in this State and for a time traveled into various sections of the same in the practice of veterinary dentistry, in which line he is a most skilled operative. He finally came to Union county upon a visit, and being favorably impressed with the city of Marysville, determined to here establish himself in the practice of his 152 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF profession. This he did and has since been located here, where his services have come into ready demand and where he is building up a lucrative practice. He devotes special attention to dental work, but is thoroughly informed in all/ branches of the veterinary science. He has always taken much interest in good horses, and has personally owned some very fine standard-bred individuals in the trotting and pacing field. He owns at the. present time the pacing filly, Lady Hamlet, who is three years old and who made a race record of 2:24 1/4 in a race at Marysville, Ohio, September 28, 1894, The Doctor is a member of the American Veterinary Association and of the Ohio State Veterinary Association. Fraternally, he is identified with the Masonic Order, being a member of Palestine Lodge, No. 158, F. & A. M. ; with the Knights of Pythias, retaining a membership in Marysville Lodge, No. too, and holding office in the same as Vice Chancellor, and with Marysville Lodge, No. 87, I. O. O. F. Dr. Davis is a young man of pleasing address, is genial and courteous in bearing, and enjoys a marked popularity in the city which he has adopted as his home. DR. HARRY D. JONES, one of the leading young dentists of Delaware, Ohio, is a native of Bridgeport, Belmont county, this State, born May 30, 1868. His parents, Robert and Mary (Davis) Jones, are now residents of Delaware. Dr. Jones spent his early boyhood days as a student in the public schools of Bridgeport and Delaware. When he was fifteen he secured employment in a grocery store, and later, for some eighteen months, he clerked in the Delaware postoffice. On account of sickness he resigned the latter position. In 1885 he began the study of dentistry with Drs. Steves & Mitchell, and two years later he entered the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he graduated March 1, 1889. Immediately after his graduation he located in Delaware, at first, for a few months, being associated with Dr. C. G. Lewis. Then he entered into a partnership with Dr. A. M. Harrison, of Columbus, Ohio, having an office in both Columbus and Delaware, Dr. Jones taking charge of the latter. This partnership was dissolved in July, 1892, and from that time to the present he has been practicing alone. His parlors are located at 52 1/2 North Sandusky street and he is doing a general practice. Ambitious and energetic and well equipped for his chosen profession, he has gained a prominent position among the business men of the city. Dr. Jones is a stanch Republican, and a member of the Presbyterian Church. ROBERT B. KLOTZ, M. D., one of the able and enterprising young physicians and surgeons of Marysville, Union county, Ohio, was born in Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, in the vicinity of the city of Allentown, on the 26th of October, 1871. The parents of our subject, Jeremiah and Coraline (Seip) Klotz, were both of German lineage, but were natives of the old Keystone State, where their respective parents had taken up their abode in an early day. The mother died in 1887, and the father is at the present time residing in Allentown, Pennsylvania. DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 153 Jeremiah Klotz was the keeper of a small hotel in the village of Guthsville, Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, and here our subject was reared, attending the public schools and assisting his father in the hotel during the vacations. In 1883 the family moved to Allentown, where Robert was enabled to continue his educational work in the public schools. Manifesting a desire to secure still further discipline in this line of preparation for the duties of life, he finally matriculated at the Muhlenburg College, Allentown, Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, where he completed the work of the freshman year, after which he made ready to take up the special work of preparation for the profession to which he had determined to devote himself. He accordingly entered the office of Dr. W. H. Hartzell, at Allentown, and after studying for some time under this able preceptor, he entered the Jefferson Medical College, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he completed the prescribed course, graduating with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in the class of 1893. Being thus thoroughly equipped in a theoretical way for the practice of his profession, Dr. Klotz established himself at Allentown, where he opened an office and remained until September, 1893, when he came to Columbus, Ohio, and took a special post-graduate course of lectures at Starling Medical College, incidentally assisting in the work at Mt. Carmel hospital, and acquiring most valuable experience in clinical and surgical work. In the latter part of November, 1893, he came to Marysville, opened an office and began the practice of his profession. Recognition of his professional ability has not been denied, and he has already secured a representative patronage and is building up a very fine practice. The Doctor has marked ability, is enthusiastic in his work, a close and avidious student, and one destined to fill an important position, with the attainment of a high degree of incidental success. His office is located over Garrard's variety store, on the Square. The Doctor is a member of the German Lutheran Church in Marysville. In his political adherency, he is identified with the Democratic party. HON. RUFUS CARPENTER, ex-Probate Judge and prominent real-estate dealer, Delaware, Ohio, was born in Franklin county, this State, August 20, 1835. His parents are Rodney C. and Ervilla (Tinkham) Carpenter, both natives of Vermont, who came to Ohio at an early day. Rodney C. Carpenter was a small boy when he landed in Franklin county with his parents, and here he has since resided, being now eighty-four years of age. His father, Moses Carpenter, also a native of the Green Mountain State, was of English descent and was a veteran of the war of 1812. Judge Carpenter's maternal grandfather, Isaac Tinkham, also dated his birth in Vermont. He was of English descent and by occupation was a farmer. It was in 1814 that he and his family settled in Ohio. The subject of our sketch is the oldest of a family of seven children. He grew up in his native place, receiving his early education in the district schools and afterward attending the academy at Worthington. He remained at home until he was twenty years of age. Then for some time he worked out on farms by the month, receiving $13 per month the first year, and afterward $15. In 154 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF 1859 his ambitious spirit led him to seek his fortune on the Pacific coast and in April of that year he landed in San Francisco, having made the journey from New York by the Vanderbilt line of steamers. His experience in California was not unlike that of many other young men of that period, prosperity and misfortune coming to him by turns. He was at first employed as shipping clerk for a mining company, buying gold dust, and later himself became a member of a company engaged in damming the American river. This enterprise proved a failure and in it he lost all he had. He then returned to his former employers and for a brief time was shipping clerk again. His next venture was in the dairy business, which was also unsuccessful, and after that, in company with others, he started a shingle mill, he furnishing the capital; but, although the mill was a success, it was destroyed by fire, and again he lost all he had. Then for two months he drove a 'bus in San Francisco, and with his earnings he purchased a half interest in a fruit and tobacco stand, his partner running the business while he returned to the mining company and again resumed his old place as shipping clerk. In September, 1863, he returned to New York and from there came to Ohio, where he has since remained. Upon his return home he enlisted in the One Hundred and Forty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, but on account of ill health was rejected. March 13, 1864, Mr. Carpenter married Elizabeth Cornell, a native of New York, who came to Ohio when she was a child. After his marriage he located on the old farm near Worthington, where he remained two years, having poor health all this time. Then in 1866 he bought a small farm in Orange township, Delaware county, where he located. The following year he was elected Justice of the Peace by the Republican party, and for fifteen successive years filled that office. In the meantime he read law in the office of James E. Wright, of Worthington, and in 1881 he was elected Probate Judge. This office he held for six years. Upon the expiration of his term of service, he purchased a farm in Trenton township, which he still owns, and in May, 1890, he turned his attention to the real-estate business, having for his partner W. T. Watson. Mr. Watson was succeeded in 1891 by Rev. S. R. Squires, and in December of that same year Mr. Squires sold out to \V. C. Nye. The firm is now Carpenter & Nye, and are doing a general real-estate, loan and insurance business. Of Judge Carpenter's social life we record that he is a thirty-second degree Mason and has taken all the degrees in the I. O. O. F. He has also served as a representative to the Grand Encampment of the latter order. He is a prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and at this writing is President of the Board of Stewards of Asbury Church. ELBERT CRANE, of Porter township, Delaware county, was born in Putnam county, New York, April 27, 1830. His father, Amza Crane, was born in Connecticut, a son of Zebulon Crane, a native of England, and a soldier in the war of 1812. The mother of our subject was formerly Adilla Hopkins, a native of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and a member of an old family of that place. In 1831 Mr. and Mrs. Amza Crane left New York for Bennington township, then Delaware county, but now Morrow county, where the DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 155 mother died. The father died at the age of seventy-two years. He was a blacksmith and farmer by occupation, and was identified with the Democratic party. Mrs. Crane was a member of the Baptist Church. They were the parents of eight children, viz. : Mary Ann, Alson B., George W., Albacinda, Sarah, Zebulon, Elizabeth and Rebecca Jane. Two of the sons, Alson and George W., were soldiers in the late war, the former a member of an Illinois regiment, and the latter of a Michigan regiment. Two sons of George W. also took part in that struggle. Elbert Crane, the subject of this sketch, received his education in a Quaker school at Hesper Mount, Ohio. He was afterward employed as a traveling salesman and collector for ten years. In 1837 he located on his farm of eighty-seven acres in Porter township, and also owns the William Iler farm, which consists of 136 acres. Both places are under a fine state of cultivation. In his political relations Mr. Crane is identified with the Democratic party, and has served as a member of the School Board for twenty-three consecutive years. Our subject was married at the age of twenty-four years, to Miss Ellen B. Iler, a daughter of William and Jane G. (Gray) Iler. The father, formerly a prominent citizen of this county, is now deceased, and the mother resides with Mr. Crane. Mr. and Mrs. Iler had two daughters,—Ellen B. Crane. and Mary E. Chase, of this township. Mr. and Mrs. Crane have seven children, viz.: Alwyn Melville Crane, a graduate of Columbus Medical College, is a physician of good standing in Marion, Ohio; Florence May, at home with her parents; Thurston W., a farmer; H. Clifton, a graduate of Starling Medical College, is located at Eden, Ohio; William I. , Superintendent of the schools at Forgy, Ohio; Jennie Clare, a teacher in the A grammar room at Sparta, Ohio; and Nellie Marguerite, the youngest, who graduated at the Sparta high school at the age of fifteen, and is at home with her parents. WILLIAM HOWARD. —A man who has lived from the hour of his nativity on the paternal homestead and who has waxed strong in mind and body until he has attained a position of unmistakable prominence among those to whom his life has been familiar, is assuredly deserving of mention in a work whose purport is the considering of the life historic of those who have made that section or locality their home. Such an one is William Howard, who was born on the farm which he now occupies October 20, 1839, the son of William and Nancy (McDonald) Howard, who were pioneers of Union township, Union county, Ohio, where they located on the farm where our subject now resides and reclaimed the same from nature's wilds. William Howard, Senior, was born in Hampton, Connecticut, June 18, 1802, son of William and Phoebe (Fuller) Howard. The father of our subject came to Ohio when a young man, and subsequently was united in marriage to Nancy McDonald, who was a native of Ross county, this State, and a daughter of Thomas and Charity (Teeters) McDonald. William Howard, Senior, and wife became the parents of three children. Those who lived to attain maturity were: Nathan, a prominent resident of Allen township, this county, concerning whom an individual sketch appears elsewhere in this volume; Harriet, deceased, became the wife of Edward Mann, of this 156 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF county; and William, subject of this review. A more complete genealogical record of the Howard family may be found in connection with the sketch of Nathan Howard. The father of our subject died June 10, 1839, having been a successful farmer and stock-raiser, and a man of unblemished character. His widow survived him many years, her demise occurring at her home in Irwin Station in the year 1876, her age being sixty-eight years. Our subject was reared on the farm where he now lives, and received his preliminary educational training in the district school, after which he entered Antioch College, at Yellow Springs, Ohio, and pursued a course of study. After leaving school he returned to the old homestead farm, and once more devoted his attention to those pursuits with which he had been familiar from his childhood days. The farm. has ever since been his home, and to-day he owns 800 acres of the finest agricultural land in the county, his place being considered as a model one. The family residence is a frame structure of modern architecture, and is surrounded by handsome lawns dotted with magnificent shade trees. The barns and other outbuildings on the place give evidence of the care given to stock and to the storing of the products and machinery of the farm. The home is one in which there abides the unmistakable evidence of culture and refinement, there being innumerable signs of that effective touch and sympathy which can alone make a home worthy the name. The accessories about the place are of modern order, and show the proprietor to be progressive in his methods. There are three tenant houses on the farm, and these are used by the employes of our subject. The Howard homestead is a beautiful rural home, and the family are surrounded by all the comforts and many of the luxuries of life. Mr. Howard has for a number of years been quite extensively engaged in stock-raising, in which line his efforts have been attended with pronounced success. He was one of the first in this section of the State to introduce the popular and profitable Shropshire sheep, to whose propagation he has devoted much care and attention. Mr. Howard's marriage was celebrated on New Year's day, 1866, on which gladsome holiday he was united to Miss Lucy McMullen, a lady of much intelligence and refinement. She was born in La Fayette, Madison county, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Howard are the parents of three sons and one daughter, namely: William F., born June 22, 1865, was married, October 2, 1891, to Venitia Garwood, and he now conducts a fine farm near Irwin Station, this county; John C., born July 13, 1870, is connected with a banking institution at Allegheny City, Pennsylvania; Walter W., born October 24, 1872, is at home; and M. Ancie, born October 20, 1877, is a student at St. Mary's, of the Springs, near Columbus. All of the children have been afforded exceptional educational advantages, by which they have duly profited. In his political proclivities Mr. Howard is strongly arrayed with the Republican party. As a man he is above reproach, is genial and sympathetic in nature, and enjoys a marked personal popularity. CRAVEN W. JENKINS, who is one of the well known and representative farmers of Cardington township, Morrow county, Ohio, has passed nearly his entire life in the Buckeye DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 157 State and the greater portion in the locality where he now maintains his home. He was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, April 10, 1833, the son of George W. Jenkins, who was a native of the same county, where he was born August 13, 1805, being there reared to maturity on the homestead farm of his father, Thomas Jenkins, whose place of nativity was in the same county of the Old Dominion State, the family being of Scotch lineage and of long residence in Virginia. The maiden name of our subject's mother was Eda I. Howell, and she was born in Virginia and there reared to mature years, being the daughter of Jesse and Hannah (James) Howell, the former of whom was born in Fairfax county, Virginia, and the latter in Loudoun county. The parents of the subject of this review were married in Loudoun county and after this event they settled on a farm in the same county and there remained for a period of five years, after which they came, in 1838, to Knox county, Ohio, locating on a rented farm in Clinton township and there abiding for some two years, after which the father effected the purchase of town property in Fredericktown and took up his residence there. Subsequently he rented a farm in Chester township, Knox (now Morrow) county, and here the family remained about three years, when the father purchased a tract of wild land in Cardington township and settled thereon. The only improvements on the place comprised a log house and a barn of similar construction. He eventually built a good house and barn, thoroughly improved the farm and there remained until the hour of his death, in his sixty-first year, his death resulting from an accident in which he was kicked by a vicious horse. He was one of the early settlers of the township and was well known in the county. In politics he was originally a Whig, but in later years he lent his influence and support to the Democratic party. The mother passed away in her fifty-eighth year. Craven W. Jenkins, the immediate subject of this review, was the only child of his parents and was five years of age when they emigrated from Virginia to Knox county, Ohio, and about seven when they came to Chester township. His preliminary educational training was such as was afforded in the log school-houses of the county, and he also attended the pioneer schools in Cardington township, the buildings being rude structures of logs, with slab benches, puncheon floors and cavernous fireplaces. He remained at the parental home until he assumed the responsibilities of life for himself, in 1855, when he was united in the bonds of matrimony to Hamutal Jackson, a native of Washington county, Pennsylvania, and a daughter of George and Polly (Hobbs) Jackson, who were among the early settlers in Knox county, Ohio. After marriage our subject located on his father's farm in Cardington township, having been presented with twenty acres of land by his sire. He remained on the homestead until he purchased his present farm. At one time he was the owner of 150 acres, but of this total he has given his son eighty acres, presenting him with forty acres at one Christmas-tide and another forty as another Christmas offering, having also sold ten acres to his son. His present farm, which is under a most effective system of cultivation, comprises sixty acres. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins have had two children: George W. and Martha Ellen, who died at the age of two years. George W., who was born in this township, and here reared to maturity, married Cora A. 158 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF Curl, a daughter of Henry w. and Elizabeth (Johnson) Curl, and a native of the same township as her husband. They have one daughter, Loti Iva, and they reside upon the eighty-acre farm presented by the subject of this sketch. George W. is one of the progressive and popular farmers of the county, and is a Republican in politics. Politically our subject supports the Pooulist party, and in religious views he is a Universalist. He stands high in the estimation of his neighbors, is a stanch and upright citizen, and has passed through all the vicissitudes of pioneer life, enduring its hardships and partaking of its robust enjoyments. MARTIN BENEDICT, one of the representative farmers of Peru township, Morrow county, Ohio, is a native of the old Empire State, having been born in Clinton county, New York, June 12, 1807. Though now attained of venerable age, our subject stands somewhat as an oracle in regard to the pioneer history of Ohio, where he has maintained his abode since the early part of the present century. His father, Reuben Benedict, was also a native of New York, and was the son of Aaron and Elizabeth (Knowles) Benedict, who were natives of Connecticut. Aaron Benedict came to that part of Delaware county which is now included in the present county of Morrow, in 1812, and at that early period there were but three families living in Peru township, where he took up his residence. He was the first white person to be buried in the township, and the subject of this review is the only individual now living in the township that was present at said burial. Reuben Benedict married Anna Stevens, who was a native of the State of New York, having been born near New Milford and having been the twin sister of Aden Stevens. Her parents were born in NeW YNew, and the family was long one of prominence in that State. The parents of our subject were married in their native State and there they continued to reside for a number of years, coming to what is now Morrow county, Ohio, in 1812, in company wi\‘'ththrty of about sixty-seven people. They located in the woods of Peru township, taking up their abode in one of the little log cabins which figured as the domiciles of all these hardy and courageous pioneer settlers. They developed a fine farm and lived to enjoy the fruits of their labor, the father dying at the age of eighty-six years an] the mother at the age of eighty-three. Reuben and Anna (Stevens) Benedict became the parents of twelve children, namely: Phoebe, Adinly, John, Ira, Elisha died in New York prior to the removal of the family to Ohio, Ezra, Martin, Lucy, George, Annis, and Lucy (second). Of this number only two are living at the present time,—the subject of this review and George, who is a resident of Ida county, Iowa. Martin Benedict was the seventh in order of the children and was but five years of age when his parents left their Eastern home to become pioneers in the Buckeye State. His educational advantages were such as were afforded in the primitive log school-houses of the place and period, and early in life he became inured to the work incidental to clearing and improving the pioneer farm. In 1827 he was united in marriage to Jane Brown, who was a native of Morrow DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 159 county. She became the mother of four children: Artemas, Rudolph, Almon and Sophronia, and at the time of her death, in 1838, the youngest child was but two years of age. In 1839 Mr. Benedict was united in marriage to Hannah Watters, who was born in Pennsylvania, but who came with her parents to Ohio when a child of four years. She died in 1890, leaving two children: Richard and Adin. Our subject has devoted his attention to general farming from his youth up, and by industry and good management has accumulated a fine property. He started in life with nothing in the way of financial resources, and the success attained has been the direct result of his own efforts. He has provided for his children with greater solicitude than does the average father, having given each of them a good home. He retains in his own home place 150 acres of as fine land as can be found in this section of the State. He had personally cleared up and improved a farm, but subsequently traded the same for the one he now owns. In politics Mr. Benedict is a stanch Republican, and in religion has been for many years prominently identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church. In his declining years he retains that honor and good will of his fellowmen that is due him after his long years of endeavor and right living. DR. GEORGE GRANGER, deceased.—It is eminently fitting that in this connection we incorporate a memoir of the life of one who held a position of distinctive prominence in Morrow county, Ohio, and one who contributed much to the social and substantial advancement of Westfield township. George Granger was born in the State of Vermont, July to, 1814, and when a young man he came to Ohio, entering the Medical Institute at Worthington, where he remained until he had secured the coveted degree of Doctor of Medicine, graduating at the institution named in 1837. In the same year he located in Westfield township, Delaware (now Morrow) county, taking up his abode on the same place where his widow now retains her home. Here he engaged in the practice of his profession, receiving a representative support, and gaining the confidence and affection of the people of the community. He was a man of much force of character, and was alert and progressive in his methods. Thus it came about that, in addition to his professional work, he became connected with other business enterprises. He carried on his farming industry, and was also engaged in the mercantile business at Westfield, being associated in the latter with Adam Wolf. Professionally he was in partnership for some time with Dr. E. Luellen, to whom he acted as preceptor. Dr. Granger was a man whom the people delighted to honor, and such was the confidence reposed in him that he was frequently urged to accept official preferment. He was elected County Treasurer in 1859, and was the incumbent in the office at the time of his death, which occurred June 15, 1860. Fraternally he was prominently identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and had passed several of the chairs in the same. He also held office in the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he was a devoted adherent. January 16, 1840, Dr. Granger was 160 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF united in marriage to Miss Mary Bishop, who was born in Oxford township, Delaware county, Ohio. She died in 1846, leaving one son, Wilbert, who is now a resident of the city of Delaware, this State. Our subject consummated a second marriage March 17, 1847, when he wedded Miss Adah Carpenter, who survives him. She was born at Galena, Delaware county, this State, January 15, 1824, the daughter of Lyman Carpenter, a native of Pennsylvania. He came to Ohio with his parents when a small boy, his father having been Gilbert Carpenter, who was likewise a native of the old Keystone State, and who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution. Gilbert Carpenter was one of the earliest pioneer settlers in Delaware county, locating near the present hamlet of Berkshire, where he took up Government land, clearing and improving the same, and there remaining for the residue of his days. The maiden name of Mrs. Granger's mother was Nancy Lewis, and she was a native of Pennsylvania, whence she came to Ohio with her parents when a child. Her father, Robert Lewis, was a native of Wales, and when a young man he emigrated to America and located in Delaware county, Ohio. Mrs. Granger's parents were reared in Delaware county, and after their marriage they continued their residence in the same, locating in Westfield township, which now comprises a portion of Morrow county. The mother died at the age of sixty-four years, and the father at the age of eighty-seven, both having lived to see the forest wilds displaced by cultivated fields and modern improvements. Lyman and Nancy Carpenter became the parents of ten children, seven sons and three daughters, namely: Adah, who is the widow of the subject of this memoir; Chester E., deceased; Robert L., of Delaware, Ohio; Lois Ann, deceased; Catharine, wife of D. D. Smith, of Waldo, Ohio; Gilbert, a resident of Delaware county; Henry, Jerome, and Bennett, all of whom arc deceased; and Lafayette, a resident of Westfield township, Morrow county.. Mrs. Granger was reared in Westfield township, and here received her educational training. By her marriage to Dr. Granger she became the mother of three children: Solon, born March 10, 1851, was married November 16, 1873, to Miss Lin Durkee, who was born in this township, February 14, 1855, the daughter of A. J. and M. R. Durkee, the former of whom was a native of New Hampshire and the latter of Pennsylvania; Solon and Lin Granger are the parents of four children: George A., Emma A., Mamie R., and Griffith S. ; Mrs. Granger's second child, Mary. is the wife of Daniel D. Booher, of Mount Gilead, this county, and is the mother of six children: Raymond G., Edna D., Adah A., Emma C., Herbert S., and Helen J. ; the third child, Emma N., was the wife of Albert Bishop. She died August 30, 1879. Upon the death of her honored husband, in 1860, Mrs. Granger assumed full charge of the homestead farm of 220 acres, and conducted the business successfully until the coming of age of her children, fortifying herself to meet the emergency, and proving a discerning and capable business woman. Upon her also devolved the care of her children, all of whom she reared and educated, while performing a similar and equally devoted duty to Wilbert, her husband's son by the previous marriage. Mrs. Granger is a woman of the noble type, and her strength has been as her days. Not alone for her marked ability, but for her sterling attrib- DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 161 utes of character, has she been honored and cherished by a large circle of devoted friends. NATHAN HOWARD, whose life history now comes under consideration, stands conspicuously forward as one of the most extensive farmers and one of the most prominent in Union county, Ohio, where he has passed his entire life, and where he has attained to a notable degree of success in a material way. The history of the Howard family, and its intimate identification with this section of the Buckeye commonwealth, traces back to the early pioneer clays when the hardy settlers came and builded their rude domiciles, grappled with the giants of the forest, and from the sylvan woods evolved the fertile and productive fields that now characterize the State. The red man, in his motley garb, stalked about through the dim, woody avenues, and the wild beasts disputed his dominion. To establish a home amid such surroundings, and to cope with the many privations and hardships which were the inevitable concomitants, demanded an invincible courage and fortitude, strong hearts and willing hands. All these were characteristic of the pioneers, whose names and deeds should be held in perpetual reverence by those who now enjoy the fruits of their toil. The landed estate of our subject comprises 1,800 acres, located principally in Allen and Union townships, this county. The home farm, or as it has been most appropriately termed, "Indian Field Farm," is unexcelled by any in the county, situated as it is, on the rich bottom lands contiguous to Darby creek. Indeed, its surpassing fertility can scarcely be doubted when we recall the fact that these bottoms were selected by the Indian squaws, more than a century ago, as the most available locality for their primitive cultivation of corn. The magnificent farmstead came into possession of Mr. Howard in 1866. In 1860 he commenced farming on 283 acres, residing in a double log cabin, which is still standing. Six years later, as already noted, he effected the purchase of the present homestead, buying the same of Moses Coe, at the rate of $90 per acre. He continued his abode in a frame dwelling on this farm until 1876, when he erected his present substantial residence, which is of modern and attractive architectural design, and which is unmistakably one of the most elegant farm-houses in the State, its interior appointments being consonant with the beauty of architectural structure. The residence is eligibly located as to site, with sweeping lawns and grateful shade. The farm has barns, sheds and other outbuildings for the accommodation of stock, machinery and hay; wide-stretching meadows of timothy and clover; large cornfields that are now made productive by the expenditure of large sums of money for the putting in of both open and tile ditches; wood lots that are yet dotted with patriarchal oaks and stately elms, and furrowed lowlands that bespeak the bountiful harvests gathered in their time,—the whole constituting a symmetrical and attractive homestead which tells of prosperity and happiness. Mr. Howard was born on the old homestead farm, in Union township, this county, September 21, 1831, the son of William and Nancy (McDonald) Howard. William Howard was born in Connecticut, June 18, 1802, and the records of the family trace the lineage back to the first English ances- 162 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF for who took up his abode in the New World. The father of William Howard was John Howard, who was a resident of Ipswich, Massachusetts, as was also she who became his wife, Sarah Bennett, their marriage being consummated in Hampden county, that State, June 8, 1740. John Howard was a son of John and Mary (Martin) Howard, the former of whom was a son of William, who was a son of Thomas Howard, who came from England to Massachusetts in 1600, when but a boy in his 'teens. The mother of our subject, nee’ Nancy McDonald, came of a family prominent in the early history of Ohio, her place of nativity being Ross county, this State. Her parents removed to Union county when she was but three years of age. The date of the settling of the parents of our subject in Union township, this county, is chronicled as 1830, and they took up their abode on a tract of wild land, which is still retained in the family. The father gave his attention to the improvement of this old homestead until his death, in 1839. The bereaved widow was left with three young children, and upon her shoulders was placed the additional burden of lifting the considerable balance of indebtedness upon the farm of So0 acres, 200 acres of which remained unpaid for. She bravely fortified herself for the task in hand, proved most capable as a business woman, and in due time, with the assistance of her sons, paid the entire indebtedness and brought the farm to a high state of cultivation. She lived to see her three children grown to maturity and well settled in life, her death occurring in 1876. She was a woman of noble character, devoted to her family, and loved and esteemed by all to whom came an appreciation of her sterling worth. Nathan, who is the immediate subject of this review, was the eldest of the children; Harriet became the wife of Edward Mann, of Madison county, and her death occurred in 1861; William is a successful farmer and resides on the old homestead in Union township. Our subject grew up amid the plain environment and manifold duties of the farm, and, as the oldest child, upon him devolved much of the care and responsibility, which he willingly shared with his widowed mother. As educational facilities were meagre at that time, and as there came to him the higher duty of assisting in the maintenance of the family, his scholastic discipline was not of comprehensive scope. He was enabled to attend the district schools in a desultory way, but as his mind was receptive and his native ability marked, he secured by absorption and assimilation a good, practical education in connection with his daily toil, becoming a man of broad intellectual grasp and of comprehensive information concerning men and affairs. As has already been stated, Mr. Howard took up his residence on his present fine farm in 1860, since which time he has devoted himself assiduously to its cultivation, the place now comprising 1,.i.00 acres. In connection with general farming he has given special attention to the breeding of Norman horses, Shorthorn cattle and Shropshire sheep, and to general stock-raising, being one of the most extensive operators in this line that this section of the State can boast. In later years he has given much attention to raising and feeding cattle, hogs and sheep for market. Mr. Howard also owns 1,800 acres of rich land in Bourbon county, Kansas, having purchased this valuable tract in 1883. In his political adherency our subject is a Republican and has been an active worker DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 163 in the party ranks. He has served two terms as County Commissioner, and by reason of his peculiar eligibility and business sagacity, he was chosen to represent his county in this important capacity at the time the fine new court-house of the county was being erected. He was a member of the Union County Board of Agriculture for a full decade, and for two years held preferment as vice-president of the same. He has been president of the Marysville Bank since its reorganization. In his bearing Mr. Howard is genial, frank and courteous, and he is held in high esteem both by reason of his business ability and his unswerving rectitude of character. The marriage of Mr. Howard was solemnized September 2 I, 1859, when he was united to Miss Helen M. Hathaway, daughter of Ebenezer and Mary (Hopkins) Hathaway, prominent residents of the county. Mr. Hathaway was a son of the late Dr. Nicholas Hathaway, who was one of the first judges of the court of common pleas in Union county, and a man of conspicuous ability. Mr. and Mrs. Howard became the parents of four children, (me of whom, Hattie, died in childhood. Those living are: Charles M.. who has charge of his father's farm in Bourbon county, Kansas, where he is recognized as a prominent stock-man; he married Lucy Reichenker and has three children, Helen, Nathan and Nelson; Cony, the second child, is associated with his father in conducting the home farm; and Otto N., who married Miss Euna Smith and is now a resident of Champaign county, this State. Mr. and Mrs. Howard also adopted a daughter at the age of three years,—Emma Maude, —who is now a young lady of marked intelligence and refinement and devoted to her foster father, to whom she gives a true filial affection. The greatest loss and bereavement of our subject's life was that which came to him in June, 1892, when his devoted wife, who had been his constant companion for thirty-three years and had shared in his joys, his sorrows and his trials, was summoned into eternal rest. To him remains the consolation of having known and appreciated her true and beautiful life, whose tender grace will lend a radiance to all his future days as it has the many years when the cherished object of his love was with him in visible presence. In such an instance can we most thoroughly realize that death has lost its poignant sting, for the life of finite love merges into the realm of infinite love. T. F. GORDON, who occupies distinctive preferment as Sheriff of Morrow county, and who is one of the well-known and popular citizens of the thriving little city of Mount Gilead, which represents the county's official center, is a native of the Buckeye State, having been born in Perry county, June 8, 1852. His father, Israel Gordon, is a native of Greene county, Pennsylvania, where he was born September 10, 1818, his father having been a farmer. At the age of fourteen years he started forth to carve out a career for himself, courageously assuming the responsibility of his own maintenance. He left his native State then in 1832, and made his way to Ohio, being entirely alone in thus sallying forth into the world. Reaching McCuneville, Perry county, he there secured a position in the salt works, remaining in that place a couple of years; the rest of the time until his marriage was spent working as a farm hand in the neighborhood. Soon 164 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF after marriage he bought a farm (and moved on) where the town of Shawnee, Perry county, now stands. He lived there until 1871, when he removed to Morrow county, and located on a farm in Harmony township, where he has ever since continued to abide, being one of the successful and honored farmers of that locality. In politics he has given his influence and support to the Republican party for many years, having identified himself with that organization in ante-bellum days. Religiously he is a devoted member of the Presbyterian Church. The Gordon family is of Scotch extraction, and the American originators of the line were three brothers, who came here from Holland in an early day. The paternal grandfather of our subject was George Gordon, who was born in Maryland, and whose death occurred in 1830. Israel Gordon married Susan Irvin, who was born in Fairfield county, this State, but who accompanied her parents to Perry county while she was still a child. Her father, Andrew Irvin, was a native of the Old Dominion State, having been born in Rockingham county. He was one of the prominent early settlers in Ohio, and his marriage was consummated in Washington county, this State. His father was of Irish descent. Israel and Susan (Irvin) Gordon became the parents of seven children, namely: Andrew J. ; George W. ; Margaret; Harriet, who died in 1862; Thomas F. ; Robert S., and Charles W. Thomas F. Gordon, the immediate subject of this review, was reared in Perry county, attending the district schools and supplementing this instruction by a course in the public schools of Chesterville, Morrow county. He accompanied his parents to this county in 1871, and was engaged in general farming and stock raising until 1893, when he was elected to the responsible office of Sheriff of the county, on the Republican ticket. He is still the incumbent in this office, having been renominated and reelected in 1894,—a fact that offers sufficient voucher for his ability as an executive, and evidence that his dispensation is one that has given satisfaction to the public, in whose gift the preferment has been retained. Politically, Mr. Gordon has lent an active support to his party, and has wielded a marked influence in the directing of local affairs. Fraternally, he is identified with Chester Lodge, No. 204, I. O. O. F., and with Mount Gilead Lodge, No. 195, Knights of Pythias. Our subject is unmarried. He is a man of genial nature and sympathetic and generous impulses, and enjoys not only the respect of the people, but a distinctive popularity, his friends being in number as his acquaintances.   ABRAHAM B. NEWSON, a farmer residing three miles north of Edison, Gilead township, Morrow county, Ohio, was born on his father's farm adjoining Mount Gilead, Ohio, February 16, 1832, being the eighth of twelve children born to Abraham and Lucy (Friend) Newson. He was reared at the old home, which his father located near Mount Gilead in the year 1825, at that time in the dense forest, being a very thickly timbered country, receiving his education in the old round school-house at Mount Gilead, and the adjoining district schools. He remained at the home of his father until DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 165 twenty-five years of age. In February, 1857, he was united in marriage with Miss Phebe Ann Hull, who was born near Chesterville, Morrow county, Ohio, in the year 1833. She was the daughter of Mahlon Hull, and a sister of Benjamin Hull, whose sketch appears in this work. After his marriage, Mr. Newson lived on the farm of Benjamin Hull, near Edison, four years, and in 1861 removed to the farm which he now owns, situated three miles north of Edison, on what is called the Boundary road. In 1883 he built a residence, which he and his family very much enjoy. Mr. and Mrs. Newson have had four children, namely: Georgianna Marie, now Mrs. W. F. Blayney, who has one daughter, Jessie; Charles William, who died when three and a half years of age; Laura Alice, wife of William Brockelsby, to whom four children have been born,—Robert Abraham, Anna Mary, Maggie Ellen, and William Faris; and Elery A., now in his twentieth year and living at home. Mr. Newson and wife are very fortunate in having all their children living near them, which is a great pleasure to them and makes them think this life almost too short. In religion they are followers of Christ, members of the Boundary Methodist Episcopal Church, situated near their home, in which they take great interest. ARTHUR H. JONES, one of the most prominent and wealthy farmers of Troy township, Delaware county, Ohio, was born in Pickaway county, this State, September 22, 1854, but has lived in Delaware county ever since he was eighteen months old, he having been brought here at that time by his parents. He is a son of Judge Thomas C. Jones, deceased, who was born in Wales and who was for many years one of the leading men of this county. Arthur H. was reared a farmer boy. After attending the district schools for some years he took a course at the Ohio Wesleyan University, of Delaware, and when he was twenty he engaged in farming in partnership with his father. His early training, together with his natural business ability and his energy and enterprise, have won for him the prosperity he now enjoys. He has between 500 and 600 acres of land and is regarded as one of the largest land-holders in Troy township. This land is devoted to general farming and stock raising. Mr. Jones has given much time and attention to advancing the interests of dealers in fine stock. He is a director of the American Short-horn Cattle Society, with headquarters at Chicago; and a life member of the British Society, with headquarters at London, England. He is also a director of the Delaware County National Bank. His political affiliations are with the Republican party, and he is a member of the Grange. Mr. Jones was married in February, 1878, to Clara J. Phelps, a native of Westerville, Frankhn county, Ohio. They have four children: Thomas A., Alice C., Florence F. and Gwen. C. P. LINCOLN, proprietor of Oak Lawn Farm, one of the finest rural demesnes lying in this section of the Buckeye State, resides in Rush township, Champaign county, but inasmuch as his farm extends into Union county, and in that he maintains a lively interest in the latter, there is signal consistency in accord- 166 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF ing space in this connection to a brief history of his life. He is one of the most prominent and successful farmers of this section and is well known throughout both Union and Champaign counties. Mr. Lincoln was born in Rush township, Champaign county, April 27, 1844, a son of the late Charles Lincoln, who was one of the representative farmers in this part of Ohio, and one who acquired a State reputation by reason of his extensive operations in the breeding of Short-horn cattle. He was distinctively a self-made man, in character was above reproach, and he attained to a goodly measure of financial success as the result of his honorable and well directed efforts. She who became his wife was Allura Johnson, who is now deceased. Our subject was the fourth in order of birth of the ten children of his parents and was the second son. He was reared on the old homestead, or '.Loam Land Farm," as the place was familiarly known far and near, the same being one of the most extensive and most valuable farmsteads in Champaign county, and comprising 1,100 acres. Thus it came naturally that the subject of this review, C. P. Lincoln, grew up amid the manifold duties of a large farm, assisting in the work and becoming familiar with the approved and progressive methods upon which his father conducted the magnificent rural enterprise. His preliminary education was secured in district schools and has been most effectually supplemented by the wide experience which has been his in later years. Leal and loyal to the land of his nativity he proved in no wise reluctant to go forth in its defense when plunged in a desperate fratricidal conflict, but, in 1864, he enlisted as a member of the One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving in the rank and file for a period of four months, after which he received a honorable discharge from the service. Mr. Lincoln took up his residence on his present farm in December, 1868, the place comprising 535 acres of the rich alluvial bottom lands of Big Darby creek, which have been held in the highest estimation for their productiveness since the early days when the Indian squaws utilized the grounds fur the cultivation of their little crops of corn. The family residence is a fine frame structure of modern architectural design, erected at a cost of $5,000, and supplied with wide verandas, bow windows, and other accessories which add charm to a home. The house. is eligibly located in the midst of a park of grand old forest oaks, being located some distance from the road and standing forth as one of the most attractive rural homes in this section of the State. Our subject is quite extensively engaged in stock raising, in connection with his general farming. devoting particular attention to the breeding of Short-horn cattle, horses, sheep and swine. January 30, 1868, Mr. Lincoln was united in marriage to Miss Octavia Inskeep, a lady of gentle refinement and culture, and formerly a successful and popular teacher. She was born in Allen township, Union county, the daughter of William and Keturah (Warner) Inskeep. both of whom are now deceased. The father was born in Logan county, but purchased a farm in Union county and lived there the most of his life, and the mother, who was born in Logan county, died in Union county. They had eight daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln have two children, namely: Warren G., of Rush township, Champaign county, married Miss Rena Dix DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 167 and they have one daughter, Helen; Charles B., the second son, still remains at the paternal home. In politics our subject votes with the Republican party, but has never sought political office of any sort. In bearing he is genial and courteous, in character he shows an innate strength of convictions, and is never loath to defend his position and tenets; in person he is erect and virile, and would never give the impression that an half century had marked the number of his years. Mr. Lincoln is wide-awake and progressive, public spirited to a degree, a successful business man, and an honored and popular citizen. H. W. PORTER is one of the leading agriculturists and representative citizens of Union township, Union county, Ohio, where his entire life has been passed and where his parents were honored pioneer settlers. He was born on the farm upon which he now resides, in 1841, was the son of William and Hannah (Snodgrass) Porter, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania in 1803, the son of John Porter, who was a prominent resident of Erie county, that State, which was that of his nativity also, the family being of stanch old Irish stock. John Porter was an active participant in the war of 1812, taking part in the battle on Lake Erie. William Porter, father of our subject, was one of the early settlers in Union county, and here, in 1827, was celebrated his marriage to Miss Hannah Snodgrass, a native of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Robert Snodgrass, who was of German lineage. William Porter was an active, intelligent and progressive man, as is shown by the fact that he was one of the first to engage in the manufacturing of brick in this county, operating a kiln in the vicinity of the present village of Milford Center, when the district was hardly yet reclaimed from the wilderness. He purchased a tract of heavily timbered land, and from the same developed the well cultivated farm which is a part of our subject's landed estate at the present time. He engaged largely in the manufacture of maple sugar, operating his “bush” for sixty-three years. It is interesting to note the fact that this line of enterprise is still carried forward by his son, who derives a portion of his supplies from the same trees which the father utilized for the purpose many years ago. Mrs. Porter died in the year which represented the centennial anniversary of our national independence, having attained the venerable age of eighty-three years, while the father of our subject lived to reach the age of eighty-six years, his death occurring in 1889. In politics he was originally a Whig and later a Republican. He was an Elder in the Presbyterian Church. They had a family of seven children, of whom we offer the following record: Sabra Jane is deceased; George C. is deceased; Quincy was a soldier in the late war, and is now deceased; H: W. is the immediate subject of this review; Elizabeth G., deceased; Salina, wife of Norton Reed; and Alvin, deceased. H. W. Porter was reared to farm life on the old homestead, receiving such educational advantages as the district afforded, and applying himself avidiously to reading and study at home. This discipline, with that which his years of experience in practical affairs have given him, has resulted in making him an intelligent and well in- 168 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF formed man, and one whose judgment is discriminating and conceptions broad. He has a fine farm of 128 acres, which is under a high state of cultivation, and provided with substantial improvements in the way of a good house and a barn 28 x 40 feet in dimensions, with all essential equipments in the line of outbuildings. Mr. Porter is a genial and a progressive citizen and a man honored for his integrity of purpose and his upright life. CAPT. LUDWELL M. CUNARD. —It is with distinctive satisfaction that the biographist directs attention to the life history of him whose name initiates this review, for not only is the record of personal worth and accomplishment such as bears its lesson, but in the tracing of his ancestral history there issue many points of interest,—a narrative that tells of honest and industrious sons of the American republic, that gives intimation of the deeds of loyal men who gave themselves to the defending of their country in time of warfare, and that speaks of the incidental conquests which have been gained in the " piping times of peace." The father of our subject, Judge Stephen T. Cunard, was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, February 3, 1803. He grew to manhood in his native county, receiving a somewhat limited education; he worked at the carpenter's trade in his early life. He was a son of Edward and Edith (Thacher) Cunard, both of whom were natives of the Old Dominion State, the former of whom was a Lieutenant in the war of 1812, in which service he offered up his life. He witnessed the entrance of the British troops into the national capital, and was an observer of their impious depredations. He had been a civil engineer. Edward Cunard was the son of Edward, Sr.. who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution. The family traces its origin back to the Hirsts, of Yorkshire, England, the first representatives of that line having settled in the American colonies as early as 1680, and the original of the branch to which our subject traces his lineage having located near Baltimore, Maryland. The mother of Ludwell M. Cunard was Vashti B. (James) Cunard, who was born in Loudoun county, Virginia. in 1805, the daughter of David and Charlotte (Bradfield) James, who left the Old Dominion and became pioneers of the State of Ohio, whither they came at a very early period. Stephen T. Cunard and Vashti B. James were married, in their native State, November 26, 1826, and in 1835 they came to Ohio and settled in the woods of Lincoln township, in that part of Delaware county which was later made a part of the present county of Morrow. At that time the section was an almost unbroken forest, with here and there the rude cabin of a hardy and courageous settler. In 1836 there were twenty-eight votes cast at the general election in Lincoln township, and Judge Cunard was one of that number. At the time of his death, in 1881, there were just three of this original number of voters still living, and the last survivor was gathered to his fathers in 1891, namely Christian Stovenour. When Stephen T. Cunard started out from his native State on the eventful journey to the frontier forests of Ohio, he brought with him his wife and two children, and all their earthly possessions. The means of transportation employed was an old-fashioned carryall, in which the devoted DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 169 wife rode in state, with her infant son (the subject of this sketch) on her lap, and his sister, who was somewhat his senior, by her side. This sister is still living, the widow of the late Orman Kingman, of Lincoln township, and to her specific reference is made elsewhere in this volume. In this primitive equipage the little family was transported from Loudoun county, Virginia, to their destination in this county, their route being along the line of the old national turnpike road as far as Wheeling, West Virginia. The entire financial resources of the family were summed up in $30., which the devoted wife and mother carried in her pocket, the father having walked the entire distance and cared for his dear ones with utmost solicitude. Reaching their destination the father prepared a habitation for the family, erecting a little log cabin, 16 x 20 feet in dimensions, at a point five miles south of the present flourishing town of Mt. Gilead. which place was named by Daniel James, an uncle of the mother of the subject of this sketch. The father secured 100 acres of wild land and at once essayed the task of clearing and improving the same. This he did in time, and as he was careful, methodical and a good manager, success attended his efforts, and he became one of the prominent and substantial farmers of the section. He was originally a Whig in politics, but upon the organization of the Republican party he gave to it his support, taking an active interest in the work of the local organization and keeping in close touch with the issues of the day. At the time Morrow county was organized, in 1848, he was appointed Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, under the old constitution, and later on he was a member of the State Board of Equalizatio for the senatorial district comprising the counties of Knox and Morrow. During thy progress of the late civil war he maintainer an earnest interest in the Union cause, any lent effective aid in many ways. Th death of our subject's mother occurred Ma: 6, 1871. and that of the revered fathe: March 3, 1881. Stephen T. Cunard and wife became the parents of four sons and two daughters of whom we offer the following brief rec ord: Mary C. is the relict of the late Or man Kingman, of Lincoln township, whose memoir appears on another page; Ludwel M., subject of this review; Henry E., de ceased; Thomas .C. married Hannah Wise man, and resides near Fulton, this county Alexander H. is deceased; Amanda E. is: the deceased wife of Dr. A. E. Westbrook of Ashley, Delaware county, and was the mother of three children. The mother o our subject was a devout member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The father stood high in the fraternal order of Masonry. and his influence was always on the side of morality and true Christianity. He was man of noble impulses, a true patriot, an indulgent father and a kind husband. All of his sons were soldiers in the late civil war. Our subject and Alexander were members of the Thirty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and the latter suffered an extreme exposure at the battle of Stone River. From the effects of this exposure the dread disease of pulmonary consumption was superinduced, and as a result of this malady he died, in 1886, leaving a wife and twc children. Henry E. was Captain of Cornpany I, Third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was killed in the battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862. Thomas C., was a 170 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF member of the One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Ludwell M. Cunard, the immediate subject of this sketch, was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, December 31, 1834, and was an infant when his parents came to Ohio. His educational discipline was gained in the primitive log school house, which nestled in the beech forests of Lincoln township, this county. He remained on the paternal homestead until he attained his majority, lending a willing hand to the clearing and improving of the farm. December 6, 1854, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary M. Rose. daughter of James and Nancy (Gordon) Rose, both of whom were natives of Perry county, Ohio, in which county they were married in 1832. They settled near Fremont, Sandusky county (then Lower Sandusky), in the “Black Swamps," now the finest part of the State. Here they developed a good farm. In 1853 they removed to Lincoln township, this county, and settled on a farm, which Mr. Rose subsequently sold and then retired from active business, taking up his abode in Cardington, this county, where he died January 17, 1890, his widow passing away on the 13th of the following February. They were the parents of eleven children, of whom we make mention as follows: David Calvin Rose, was Captain of Company E, Thirty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and died December 26, 1861, while on duty with his company, leaving a widow and two children, all of whom are now deceased; James M., was a member of the same company, and is now Probate Judge of Chase county, Kansas; Henry N., was also a member of Company E., and is now a resident of Nebraska; John M. was a member of the Tenth Ohio Cavalry, and is now a resident of Miami county, Kansas; Edward L., also a member of the Tenth Cavalry, is deceased; Charles J., a soldier in the One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, lives in Florida; Alonzo J., who served in the Third Cavalry, is a resident of Delaware county; Mary M., is the wife of our subject; Martha A., is the wife of Geshein H. Mosher, of Delaware county; Eliza S., is the wife of Elizy S. Curl, of Cardington township. The parents were members of the Methodist Church, and the father served as Justice of the Peace for a full quarter of a century and as Commissioner of Sandusky county four terms, being an ardent Republican and a public-spirited man. Mrs. Cunard was born in Sandusky county, December 1, 1835, and received her education in the district schools of that locality. After his marriage our sub! ject rented of his father a farm of 600 acres and worked early and late in its cultivation, his efforts being attended with success. In August, 1861, he enlisted as a member of Company E, Thirty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which command he served for two years, being mustered out as Second Lieutenant. After the war he returned to his home and formed a partnership with his father in the operation of their extensive farm, —this association maintaining until. 1878. In the meanwhile our subject had secured in his own right a farm of 225 acres, and on this place he continued to reside until 1881, when he purchased his present attractive residence in Mt. Gilead, and retired from active business life. Mr. and Mrs. Cunard are the parents of three children, namely: Millard Fillmore, married Eva Ensign, has two children and 1 resides at Granville, this State; Nancy Crit- DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 171 tenden is the wife of J. F. Gardner, of Lincoln township, and has eight children; Rosecrans M., is the wife of Dr. A. E. Westbrook, of Ashley, Delaware county. Mr. and Mrs. Cunard are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was made a Master Mason in 1861, in Mt. Gilead Lodge, No. 206; and in 1882 he took the Chapter degrees and is a member of Gilead Chapter, No. 59, being Past High Priest of the same. He holds a certificate of honorable membership in American Union Lodge, No. 1, F. LS: A. M., the same stating that the preferment was granted him "for distinguished Masonic services in behalf of American Union Lodge, No. 1." He is a charter member of James St. John Post, No. 282, G. A. R., of Cardington, and also a charter member of Hurd Post, No. 114, of Mt. Gilead, being a Past Commander of the order. In politics Mr. Cunard is a stanch, uncompromising Republican, supporting his party in every instance, even those of minor sort. During the later years of his life he has devoted some of his leisure time to literature. He has written several poems for publication, two of which we take pleasure in inserting in this sketch of one who has not only a c'elicate sense of the sublime, but also a taste for genuine irony, as the two following poems are evidence: A DAY DREAM. BY L. M. CUNARD. To-day, in pleasing reveries, I lived o'er My childhood's happy hours ; Methought I played 'round father's cabin door, And gathered sweet wild flowers. I thought I saw again my mother's face, That same sweet smile was there, And, as of yore. I saw so plain the trace Of toil and anxious care. I saw again our play-house, down the lane. Just as in olden time, And then I fancied that I heard again The cow-bell's evening chime. I heard the plaintive song the whip-poor-will At sunset used to sing, And saw the oak tree, as of old, there still, (The one we called "the King.") The same old well, the windlass, rope and chain, I saw in my day dream ; I heard the old clock calling off again The miles from life's swift stream. The wide old cabin fire-place—sight so grand— The children all were there, I felt the gentle touch of mother's hand (Why starts this blinding tear ?) I looked above the old log cabin door, And saw the robins' nest, Then heard a song I'd often heard before; Life's cares my soul oppressed. I will not, can not, now that song repeat, A charm is in each word ; It soothes my heart with melody more sweet Than ancient shepherds heard. O, pleasing day dreams, happy reveries, Sweet solace of my life, Brood o'er my soul; such holy memories Obscure these scenes of strife. In these day dreams 1 am a child again, And mother smiles on me ; New life seems pulsing through each sluggish vein, A joyous ecstacy. A REPROBATED INFANT ON REVISION. Listen, O ye Synods, hear me on revision, I have somewhat on that subject to declare, And I pray you, ere you hand down your decision, Hear a voice which comes from regions of despair. I was once a blue-eyed infant, and my charms Were a doting mother's pride, so oft she pressed Fondest kisses on my cheeks, while loving arms Folded her own darling's image to her breast. I was fated by those blest "decrees eternal," With the "reprobated angels" to be damned ; "For the glory of the Father," the infernal Regions are with infants not a span long crammed. 172 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF And from year to year "the smoke of our torment''-ing Is ascending, incense sweet before the Lord. We're a seething mass of "non-elect" fermenting In this lava-bed, a hopeless, howling horde. And our "number is so certain ;" (hear the story), In God's councils long before your world was made, Our Creator thought he'd "manifest his glory," And the prank " predestination " somehow played. I know it seems unrighteous and unfeeling To be "foreordained to everlasting death," But remember, don't forget it, there's no healing For the soul when God uncorks his bottled wrath. When two summers o'er my head had sweetly vanished I was destined, or decreed, I know not which, From the joys of earth and heaven to be banished Where no hope, nor love, nor mercy cannot reach. Here I mingle with the reprobated luggage, Dumped together in accord with the "decrees ;" The last arrival was one Davis and his baggage, From his quarters in a southern diocese. My dear mother, to eternal bliss elected, Up in glory, over yonder, looks on me ; Heaven's beauty, heaven's grandeur is reflect ed To augment, a thousand fold, my misery. Wisdom, mercy, love so boundless, in ordaining Those for bliss, and these for endless pain and woe, Was to teach the creature God intends maintaining His "sovereignty" while ages come and go. For the glory of "the Father of all mercies" Here we languish while eternity shall roll, Not a reprobated creature ever here sees Nor feels a moment's pleasure in his soul. Profound pleasure hath Jehovah in our wailing, And complacently He smiles when He looks down, To behold another reprobate come sailing To abide eternally 'neath Satan's frown. So "unchangeably designed" from the beginning, And "particularly" fixed by the "decrees," Is our portion, that to think thus late of winning An amendment is a species of disease Akin to that of Saul, when he went killing The Amalikitish infants. Simple Saul, With his appetite for mutton, was unwilling To slaughter Agog's sheep, so saved them all. God and Samuel both were wroth with such behavior, Saul's mistake was in amending God's decree ; When the cranky king assumed to be a Saviour, He transcended all the bounds of decency. And when Samuel heard the lowing of the cattle, And the bleating sheep and lambs beyond the gate, He gave Saul a good sound cursing, for the battle Was of God: the orders, "kill, annihilate." So I charge you, yes, I warn you, use discretion ; Do not tinker with "God's fixed eternal laws;" Pray don't meddle with the sacred old "Confession," Hands off, Elders, don't attempt to patch a clause. Think of Saul,—hist, here comes Satan, I expect he Heard me talking non-revision ; if so be, He'll order Pluto, with his imps, to inject me Full of brimstone ; good-bye, Elders, pity me. —[L. M. C. PRESLEY CURTIS, who has long been concerned with the agricultural industries of Cardington township, Morrow county, Ohio, has passed his entire life in the Buckeye State, and his memory traverses the long years intervening between the pioneer days and this end of the century period. His father, Samuel Curtis, was born near Leesburg, Loudoun county, Virginia, in 1794, a son of Barnabas Curtis, who is thought to have been a native of Massachusetts. The latter was one of seven brothers who settled along the Ohio river, and their history from that time is obscure, no records concerning them being extant. The father of our subject was a soldier in the war of 1812. He married Melinda Sinclair, who was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, in 1789. Their marriage was consummated in DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 173 Belmont county, Ohio, where they settled and made their permanent home. Prior to his marriage, the father had learned the cooper's trade at Elliott's Mills, Virginia, and he followed this line of occupation for some time, after which he purchased a six-horse team and engaged in transporting goods to the West, as Ohio was then known, before the national turnpike road had been built. After his marriage he settled in Kirkwood township, Belmont county, Ohio, the date of such location having been 1824. Here he had purchased land of the Government, the farm being heavily wooded, stony and entirely unreclaimed. Our subject has in his possession the original deed of this land, the same having been signed by President Andrew Jackson. The father cleared and improved the farm, and was a quite extensive land owner at the time of his death, which occurred in 1868. His widow, who had been a cripple for seventeen years, died in 1872. They were the parents of seven children, five of whom are now living, namely: Mary Jones, of Hendrysburgh, Belmont county, Ohio; Isaac, of Harrison county, this State; Margaret Ann Forman, of Belmont county; Presley, subject of this review; and Samuel, a resident of Belmont county. Presley Curtis was born in Kirkwood township, Belmont county, Ohio, May 24, 1830, and there remained until he had attained man's estate. In January, 1856, he was united in marriage to Harriet H. Romans, who was born in Flushing township, Belmont county, January 25, 1834, the only daughter of Harrison D. and Louisa (Haynes) Romans, pioneer settlers in that county. They also became the parents of one son, Harvey A. Romans. After his marriage our subject settled on his father's farm, where he remained for seven years, after which he purchased a farm in Flushing township, the same county, devoting himself to its cultivation for three years. February 14, 1864, he enlisted as a private in Company H, One Hundred and Eighty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and accompanied his regiment to Kentucky, where they were assigned duty in guarding railroad lines. He served in this way until October of the same year, and then returned home, sick. As a result of his service his health was quite seriously impaired for a year after his discharge. Mr. Curtis came to Morrow county in April, 1866, and settled on his present farm, which comprises 1 25 acres, all under effective cultivation and devoted to mixed farming. Our subject has given special attention to the raising of stock, and has been very successful in this line of enterprise. He has dealt largely in live-stock, and drove cattle into the leading markets before railroad transportation was to be had. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis became the parents of three children, two of whom are living, namely: Alva E., who married Ada Frye, lives in Cardington, this county, and has two children; and Rev. Emmet H., who married Lizzie, the daughter of F. C. Stanley, whose sketch appears on another page of this volume, is a resident of Gravity, Iowa, and has one child. Mrs. Curtis is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Fraternally our subject is identified with James St. John Post, G. A. R., of Cardington. Mr. Curtis was a school teacher in early manhood, and he has ever maintained a lively interest in educational work, giving his children exceptional advantages. He has been School Director for many years, having held this preferment in Belmont county. 174 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF In politics he supports the principles advocated by the Republican party, and has been quite an active worker, though in no sense an office seeker. THEODORIC S. WHITE, who is one of the representative attorneys of Morrow county, and whose ancestral history is one of long identification with this section of the Buckeye State, has practically passed his entire life in Morrow county, aid has grown from boyhood to attain a position of prominence and usefulness in the line of his profession and as a man among men. His father, Howland R. White, was born in the vicinity of the village of Peru, Clinton county, New York, the date of his nativity having been July 1, 1816. His parents were William and Margaret (Banker) White, both of whom were natives of the old Empire State. The original American ancestor of the White family was "William, the Englishman," who left his native land at that time when Lord Jeffreys was urging his infamous persecutions, proceeding from the west of England, along the Welsh border, and eventually making his way to the New World. He had intended to make settlement at New Amsterdam, which was the nucleus of the present metropolis of the nation, New York city, but he crossed the river and settled at Salisbury, Connecticut, later on removing to Dutchess county, New York, whence representatives of the family in time became scattered throughout the Union. William White, the grandfather of our subject, was an active participant in the war of 1812, going forth with the troops from his native State. In 1830 he came with his family to Ohio, and settled in what is now Lincoln township, Morrow county, where he remained for a term of years and then sold out and removed to Cardington township, settling on a tract of land lying one mile east of the present village of Cardington, on the Chesterville road, where he remained until the hour of his death. Our subject's mother, whose maiden name was Valeria A. Schenck, was a native of Fauquier county, Virginia, where she was born in October. 1822, the daughter of John D. and Gillian Lloyd) Schenck, both of whom were natives of the Old Dominion State, the former being 0f German extraction, and the latter of Welsh-English. They came from Virginia to Ohio about 1838, and settled in :Etna township, Licking county, where they remained for a time, after which they removed to Harrison township, where the father died. At the time of the attack on Washington within the progress of the war of 1812, he assisted in defending the city. The parents of our subject were married, in Licking county, in 1851, and thereupon took up their abode on the farm one mile east of Cardington, where they resided until about 1858, when they came to Cardington, where they have ever since maintained their home. Two of their children are now living, namely: Theodoric S., subject of this review: and Gillian Lloyd, who is at present in the public schools of Cardington. Both parents are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the father's ancestors having been Friends, or Quakers. In politics he was originally a Whig, but since the organization of the ,Republican party he has rendered to it an unwavering allegiance. Theodoric S. White, the subject of this sketch, was born on the paternal homestead