DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 325 Mr. Ingalls is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he united in 1874. He is an active and zealous worker in the Republican party, and in civic societies he takes quite a prominent part. He is a charter member and Past Commander of James Price Post, No. 50, Department of Ohio, Grand Army of the Republic; is a charter member and Senior Past Chancellor Commander of Westerville Lodge, No. 273, Knights of Pythias; is a Past Noble Grand of Rainbow Lodge, No. 327, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Past Master of Blendon Grange, No. 708; an active Royal Arch Mason and Worthy Patron of Mizpah Chapter, No. 38, Order of the Eastern Star. Mr. Ingalls was married at the age of twenty-six .'ears to Emma Crayton, a daughter of Rev. J. A. Crayton, a minister of the United Brethren Church. They have one daughter, Laura, a junior in Otterbein University. Mr. Ingalls is a well-to-do farmer, and a highly respected man who faithfully performs his duties of citizenship in the same loyal manner that characterized his career as a soldier, when he followed the old flag on Southern battle-fields. He is serving a second term as Justice of the Peace of his township. The Ingalls family are descendants of three brothers who came to America in the early days of the Puritans. They were of Welsh and English descent and emigrated to this country from Wales. JOHN EDWARDS, deceased, was one of the prominent and honored pioneers of Delaware county, who for nearly seventeen years lived in this community, and successfully followed farm ing. He was born in Pennsylvania on the 27th of January, 1814, and there spent the first twelve years of his life. He then came to Delaware county, where his remaining days were passed. Securing a tract of wild land he placed it under a high state of cultivation, transforming it into a fine farm, and in this line of business he acquired a considerable wealth. He had no knowledge of arithmetic that was gained from schools, yet he could calculate interest very rapidly and with great exactness. He was twice married and had seventeen children, thirteen of whom are yet living. He possessed many excellences of character, in his business dealings was strictly honorable, and in all the relations of life his conduct was that of a true gentleman. He thus won many friends, and when called to the home beyond, his loss was deeply and sincerely mourned. He passed away March 5, 1894, at the advanced age of eighty years, one month and five days. Few had longer resided in Delaware county than Mr. Edwards, and with its history he was very familiar. He always took an active interest in everything pertaining to the interests of the community, and his hearty support and co-operation were always given to worthy enterprises. Three of his sons, who have become prominent farmers of this county, are mentioned elsewhere in this volume. Harvey H. Edwards is a son of John and Elizabeth (Adams) Edwards. His mother bore the maiden name of Adams, and at the time of her marriage to Mr. Edwards was the widow of George Garey. Harvey spent the days of his boyhood and youth on the old home place, and throughout his life has carried on agricultural pursuits. He inherited eighty-eight acres of good land, which he yet owns, and the place now yields him 326 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF a golden tribute in return for the care and labor he bestows upon it. He votes with the Republican party, but has never had time or inclination to seek public office. On the 15th of January, 1891, was celebrated his marriage with Bertha Wilson, the accomplished daughter of Midas and Mary (Thomas) Wilson. They are now residents of Delaware county, but her father was bern in New York, and her mother in Wales. Two children make bright and glad the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edwards, —Carol and Vera. SOLOMON ROSEVELT, one of the venerable citizens of Ashley, Delaware county, Ohio, has been a resident of this place since 1865, coming here from New York city. He was born in Alburg, Vermont, April 27, 1807, son of Solomon and Elizabeth (Wildy) Rosevelt, and was reared to farm life in Clinton county, New York. When he was eighteen he went to New York city, and entered upon a three years' apprenticeship to the trade of ship-builder with the firm of Webb, Allen & Eckford. After he had served his time he continued with the firm as their foreman in the ship-yards. Subsequently he went to Keyport, New Jersey, and engaged in the business for himself, remaining there three years, and during that time constructing five vessels for the coasting trade. Returning to New York city, he accepted the position of foreman for Brown & Bell, ship-builders, and remained with this firm for several years. While he was with them the company took the contract for building the Baltic and Pacific, the first steamers that crossed the Atlantic. Brown & Bell, finding they could not carry out the contract, sub-let the same to Mr. Rosevelt and J. S. Joyce, who, under the name of Rosevelt & Joyce, built the vessels and launched them. After they had completed this contract they organized a new firm, the name of which was Rosevelt, Joyce & Co., which existed until 1865, a period of seventeen years, its career being marked by great prosperity. Among the vessels erected by them were those owned and operated by the New York Mail Steamship Company, the Cromwell Line of steamers, and many of the East and North River ferry boats. They built seven sailing vessels for A. A. Low & Bros, and the Horace Beals and Ephraim Williams for C. P. Dixon, and they also fitted out the vessels for the Burnsides & Banks expedition, as well as two for the United States Navy.—the last two being highly commended by the naval officers. In 1865 Mr. Rosevelt sold his interest in the above-named business, and came West to Delaware county, Ohio, where he had purchased a farm the previous year. He had also purchased land in Morrow county. He built the first brick building in Ashley, a two-story business block, it being the second brick building in the township, and he also erected a number of substantial residences here. Since coming to Ashley, however, he has devoted the most of his time to superintending his farms, and has lived rather a retired life. He has amassed .a handsome fortune, and is now enjoying the rest that comes after years of honest toil. Mr. Rosevelt's life has been an exemplary one. He has been strictly temperate in all things. He never took a drink of whisky, smoked a cigar or took a chew of tobacco in his life. Politically he is a Democrat. He has served as a member of the Town Council DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 327 of Ashley, and for nine years was Cemetery Trustee. Early in life he was a member of Oak Lodge, No. 28, I. O. O. F., but his business cares subsequently drew him from the order. Solomon Rosevelt was married in New York city, December 7, 1829, to Miss Elizabeth Morris. She was born in New York city, December 25, 1811, and died March 6, 1859. They had ten children, five of whom grew to maturity, and three of that number are still living. These three are as follows: William H., a resident of Columbus, Ohio, connected with the Columbus Transfer Company; George W., more extended mention of whom is given below; and Charles E.; Postmaster of Ashley. The two who grew up and are deceased were Maria and Margaret E. The former, the wife of Martin Wing, left four children; and the latter, the wife of W. W. Stratton, left one child. In 1859 Mr. Rosevelt married Mrs. Mary A. Stratton, widow of Joseph Stratton, of New York city. She is also deceased. George W. Rosevelt, son of Solomon Rosevelt, was born in New York city, September 15, 1844, and was reared and educated there. When he was fourteen he was employed as assistant bookkeeper for the firm of Finken & Wheatley, sugar refiners on Wall street, which position he filled for two years and a half. When he was seventeen he enlisted in the Union army for service in the civil war, but on account of his youth his father caused his return home. Several times he attempted to enter the army, but each time his father brought him back. Finally, however, he was successful in his attempt, and he went into service with the Twenty-second New York Militia. He was in the battle of Gettysburg and in several skirmishes. Previous to his entering the army he had gone to work for his father in the shipyards, first as bookkeeper in the office, and afterward in other departments of the work, and he finally became a skilled mechanic. He continued with his father until the latter sold out and came West, and after that he worked for his father's successors, and continued in the shipyards until November 30, 1875, when he, too, came to Ashley, Ohio. Here he carried on a general merchandise business until 1884, when he sold out to I. N. Cox, and from 1884 until 1891 he was in the regalia business, at the head of the firm of George W. Rosevelt & Co. In 1885 he accepted the position of United States Storekeeper and Gauger of the Eleventh District of Ohio, and continued as such until October I, 1889, when he was relieved. August I, 1893, he was recalled to fill a vacancy, and he still occupies that position. Since 1891 he has also been engaged in the boot and 'shoe business. He has been a notary public since 1887. Mr. Rosevelt is a stanch Democrat, and is very prominent in the political affairs of the county. He has been a delegate to both county and State conventions, and has officiated as president of cacuses. Indeed, few men in Delaware county have been more active, either in business or politics, than George \W. Rosevelt. He is a member of the following organizations: the Free & Accepted Masons, in which he has risen to the Scottish Rite degree; the Knights of Pythias; and the Grand Army of the Republic. In 1893 he was appointed Aid-de-camp on the staff of L. H. Williams, Commander of the Department of Ohio, Grand Army of the Republic, and is now a delegate to the State Encampment. He was married July 25, 1865, to Miss 328 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF Mary E. Perry, a native of New York City. They have had two children, both of whom are deceased,—Hannah E. and George A. BENJAMIN HULL, a man whose memory links the mystic old pioneer days with those of the period which marks the century's end, and who is one of the oldest settlers now living in the thriving little city of Mount Gilead, Morrow county, must be granted a consistent attention in this connection. He is one who knew much of the arduous toil and the hardships of the pioneer epoch and who has played well his part in life, never shrinking back from duty, nor from the line where industry directs the efforts of her stalwart devotees. The father of our subject was Mahlon Hull, who was a native of New Jersey, and a farmer by occupation. The latter was a son of Benjamin Hull, also born in New Jersey, a representative of one of the old and prominent families of that State. The mother of our subject, whose maiden name was Eve Snook, was likewise a native of New Jersey, being the daughter of Henry Snook. The marriage of our subject's parents was consummated in Sussex county, New Jersey, and there they continued to abide for several years. In 1825 they came to Ohio and settled on a sixty-acre tract of wild and very poor beech land in Chester township, Knox county (now Morrow county). Mr. Hull built a little log house in the woods and here established his home, remaining until he had cleared up the place, after which he sold the same, for a consideration of $50o, and then removed to Indiana, settling in La Grange county, where he died, in the spring of 1839, his wife having passed away the preceding fall. They became the parents of a family of nine children, seven of whom arc yet living: Benjamin is the subject of this review; Alice is the wife of Benjamin Thomas, of Chester township, this county; Lucinda, widow of the late Henry Keiser, is a resi¬dent of Mount Gilead; William lives in Mount Gilead; Daniel is a resident of the State of Washington; Phoebe Ann is the wife of Abram Newson, of Gilead township; Henry is deceased, as is also Alfred. Benjamin Hull, subject of this sketch, was born in Sussex county New Jersey, December 20, 1819, and was but five years of age when his parents removed to Ohio and located in this county. His educational discipline was secured in the primitive log school houses of Chester township. After the death of his parents our subject brought his younger brothers and sisters back from Indiana to this township, and, though himself but a mere boy, set valiantly to work to assist in their maintenance. He first secured work on the farm of a Mr. Struble, remaining thus employed for four months, after which he apprenticed himself to learn the mason's trade, with James Beers, with whom he remained three years. He came to Mount Gilead in 1844 and here continued to work at his trade for a full score of years. Somewhat later he became concerned in a speculation in connection with the Ohio Central Railroad, and as a result sustained a financial loss of $1,200. This loss was one for which he felt that he owed an expiation, and accordingly he again resumed work at his trade until he had made good the amount. For the past fifteen years he has been retired from active business. DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 329 In 1847 Mr. Hull was united in marriage to Elizabeth Newson, daughter of Abram Newson. She was born in Maryland, and was an infant when her parents removed to Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Hull are devout members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which our subject has been identified for half a century, having held prominent preferment as Steward and Class-leader. In politics he was originally a supporter of the Democratic party, but now gives his influence and vote to the Prohibition cause, being a most earnest worker in its behalf. An honest man and a true one, he is held in the highest esteem in the community, where he has lived and labored for so many years. WASHINGTON GARDNER, who resides on a farm in Lincoln township, Morrow county, Ohio, is one of the octogenarians of the county. His father, John Gardner, was born in Edinburg, Scotland, and came to America with the British soldiers during the Revolutionary war; was in Cornwallis' army and surrendered at Yorktown. After the close of the war he settled in Loudoun county, Virginia, where he was subsequently married to Miss Elizabeth Groves, a native of Maryland, and of Dutch descent. As early as 1795 they removed to the Western Reserve and settled at what has since been known as Zanesville, Ohio, where they lived until 1816. John Gardner was the second man to build a cabin at that place. In 1816 he moved to Delaware county, now Morrow county, and located in Peru township, this part of the country then being almost an unbroken wilderness. Here he and his good wife spent the residue of their lives and died, honored and esteemed by all who knew them. Both were members of the Baptist Church, in which he was a Deacon. During the whisky rebellion in Pennsylvania he was one who helped to put a stop to the troubles there. He and his wife were the parents of seven children, namely: Rebecca, Nancy, John L., Elizabeth, Mary, Washington and Fannie. Washington Gardner is the only survivor of this family. He was born November 2, 1814, at Zanesville, Ohio, and was a child when he came with his parents to Peru township, where he was reared and educated, remaining with his parents until their death. He was married September 5, 1847, to Miss Mary Wiseman, a native of Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, and a daughter of John and Hannah (Culver) Wiseman, both natives of Pennsylvania, the father being a farmer. The 'Wiseman family moved to Ohio in 1829 and settled on a farm in Columbiana county. In 1835 they located at Bucyrus, and some years later moved to Lincoln township, this county, where the father and mother both passed away. They were the parents of thirteen children, of whom five are living, viz. : Mrs. M. W. Caris, Mrs. Gardner, John, Isaiah, and Mrs. Sarah Martin. Mrs. Gardner was educated at Bucyrus and at Kenton Seminary, and was for some years engaged in teaching, beginning in Morrow county when she was sixteen. She received $1.50 per week and "boarded around." After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Gardner settled at Westfield, Morrow county, and in 1865 removed from there to their present farm in Lincoln township. He was for seventeen years engaged in the milling 330 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF business, and for some years also worked at the carpenter's trade. In politics Mr. Gardner is a Republican, and has all his life taken an active interest in public affairs. He has been a delegate to both county and State conventions, has served as Trustee of Westfield, Peru and Lincoln townships, and now, at the age of eighty years, is serving as School Director. When the civil war came on he was among the first to tender his services for the protection of his country. He enlisted July 25, 1861, in Company G, Twenty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as teamster, and was in the service for eleven months, participating in the battle of Booneville, West Virginia. He is a member of the G. A. R. Both Mr. and Mrs. Gardner are members of the United Brethren Church. Of their nine children, only four are living, and of these we make record as follows: W. S. is married and has two children and lives in Denver, Colorado; Maggie, wife of John W. Howard, lives in Lincoln township, this county, their family consisting of three children; John, married, is the father of one child, and lives in Delaware, Ohio; and Lola, wife of Conrad Hoffmire, of Fulton, this county. ORMAN KINGMAN, deceased —The following memoir, which relates somewhat concerning the life history of one who stood as an honored resident of Morrow county for the long span of an active and useful life; one who was a native son of the county, and whose days were part and portion of the indissoluble chain which linked the annals of the early pioneer epoch with those of latter day progress and prosperity, is offered as a slight tribute to a man who stood four square to every wind that blew, and whose strength was as the number of his days. Orman Kingman was a lineal descendant of the eighth generation from Henry and Sarah Kingman, who fled from England on account of religious persecution, and settled with the Pilgrim colony at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1630. He was born in Lincoln township, Morrow (then Delaware) county, Ohio, November 21, 1823. His father was Joseph Kingman, who was born and reared in the State of Vermont. In an early day-, just after the close of the war of 1812, in which he was a solder, he removed his habitation from among the green-clad mountains of his native State, and took up his abode in the forest wilds of that portion of Delaware county, Ohio, which was subsequently included in the organization of the present county of Morrow. He settled in the woods, at a point five miles distant to the south of Mount Gilead, the present thriving seat of the county, and here he remained until the time of his death, at the age of sixty-seven years. He was a son of Alexander Kingman, who likewise was a native of the old Green Mountain State, a member of a prominent family, and one of the brave men who took up arms and participated in the great conflict of 1776, by which the colonies determined their independence from the dominion of the mother country. He came to Ohio a few years after his son Joseph, and with him settled on the pioneer homestead already noted. Here he passed the residue of his life, dying October 18, 1849, at the age of eighty-five. The mother of our subject, nee Susanna Wood, was the daughter of Jonathan Wood, an early settler of this county, and one to DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 331 whom more specific reference is made in the sketch of his son, Thomas A., as appearing elsewhere in this volume. Orman Kingman was the fourth in order of birth of the eight children of Joseph and Susanna Kingman, and all of this number lived to attain mature years. Orman passed his childhood and youth on the parental farmstead, receiving his scholastic discipline in the primitive log school-houses of the place and period. He remained on the old farm until the time when he married and assumed for himself the responsibilities of life, thereupon locating on a farm in Lincoln township, where he continued his residence for five years, devoting his attention to general farming. At the expiration of the period noted he effected the purchase of the place where his widow now abides, in the same township. He was a man of broad intelligence, sturdy rectitude of character, progressive in his methods, and honorable in his dealings with his fellow men,—attributes which must ever eventuate in gaining the respect and esteem of all within a person's sphere of action and influence. He was a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which body he had been prominently and actively identified for a period of nearly a half century, having been a Class-leader, and having held official preferment as Steward for a term of many years. Fraternally he was identified with the several Masonic bodies, having been initiated into the mysteries of that noble order when a young man. Politically he was a Whig until the organization of the Republican party, when he transferred his support and sympathy to that party. He served as Township Trustee, and had also been the incumbent in other minor offices of public trust. Mr. Kingman was well known in the county, was genial and sympathetic in temperament, and enjoyed a distinctive popularity, being an excellent conversationalist, and a man whose friends were in number as his acquaintances. He entered into eternal rest on the last day of August, 1891, and in his death the community mourned the loss, not of a great man, for his talents and opportunities were not such as to render possible the achievement of great ends, but of a good man," and what higher honor can be accorded than in the recognition of the intrinsic worth of character ? The widow of our subject, Mary C. (Cunard) Kingman, who lives to bear and reverence his name, was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, September 27, 1827, and was a daughter of Stephen T. Cunard, a native of the same county in the Old Dominion State, where he was born February 3, 1803. He was reared in Loudoun county, receiving somewhat limited educational advantages, and early in life learning the carpenter's trade. He was a son of Edward and Edith (Thatcher) Cunard, both of whom dated their nativity in Virginia. His father, Edward Cunard, Jr., served in the war of 1812, as Lieutenant of his company, and lost his life in one of the engagements of that memorable conflict. In his later years he had followed the vocation of civil engineer, being possessed of distinctive ability. His grandfather, Edward Cunard, Sr.. was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and was at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia, in October, 1781. The family is of English origin, tracing lineal descent from the Hirsts, of Yorkshire. The original representative of the Hirst family to locate in the New World came here in 1680 and settled near Baltimore, Maryland. The 332 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF mother of Mrs. Kingman was Vashti B. (James) Cunard, who was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, in 1805, the daughter of David and Charlotte (Bradfield) James, who were pioneers of Morrow county, having moved to Morrow county, Ohio, in 1835 from Loudoun county, Virginia. The parents of Mrs. Kingman were wedded in their native State, November 26, 1826, and in 1835 they removed to the forest wilds of Morrow county (then Delaware county), Ohio, where but little had been done in the way of felling the forests, and where the log cabins of the settlers were few and far between. In 1835 there were twenty-eight votes cast at the general election in Lincoln township, and S. T. Cunard was one of the number of depositors. At the time of his death, in 1881, there were only three of these voters living, and the last of the number died in 1891. When the parents came from Virginia their entire earthly possessions were transported in an old-fashioned carryall, in which the. mother rode in state, with her little daughter (Mrs. Kingman) by her side, and the younger child (Ludwell M. Cunard, then a babe of five months, now a prominent citizen of Mount Gilead, this county) in her lap. The journey was made in this primitive conveyance along the old national road to Wheeling, West Virginia, and thence forward to the destination in this township. The available cash capital of the family was represented in the sum of $50, which Mrs. Cunard carried in her pocket. The father walked the entire distance, accompanied by his two faithful watch dogs, Castor and Pollux. Arriving here he built a diminutive log cabin, in which he installed his family, the place being located five miles south of Mount Gilead, Which place was named by Daniel James, an uncle of the mother of Mrs. Kingman. The father set valiantly at work to clear and improve his little farm of 160 acres, and in time he gained the reward for his industry and good management, being the owner of 1,100 acres of finely improved land at the time of his death. He was originally a Whig; later a Republican and was an enthusiastic supporter of the Union during the late civil war. His death occurred March 3, 1881, his wife having passed away in May, 1871. They were the parents of six children, namely: Mary C., relict of the honored subject of this sketch; Ludwell M., of Mount Gilead, this county, of whom individual mention is made on another page; Henry Edward, who was killed at the battle of Perryville, Kentucky, October 8, 1862, as Captain of Company I, Third Ohio Wolunteer Infantry; Thomas Corwin, a very prominent citizen of Fulton, this county, having filled many places of trust, including that of Notary Public for many years: the town of Fulton is located on a farm which he bought many years ago, and he has the honor of having erected the first house in the town, and of doing more toward its advancement than any other of its residents; Alexander H., deceased; and Amanda E., deceased wife of Dr. A. E. Westbrook, of Delaware county. All of the four sons were soldiers in the late war of the Rebellion, the youngest of which (Alexander H.) enlisted at the age of fifteen and served four years. Mrs. Kingman was the eldest child, and was seven years of age when her parents came to Ohio. Her education was received in the log school-houses which obtained in these early pioneer days, and as the eldest DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 333 child much of her time was demanded in assisting in the domestic duties of the little cabin home, where she waxed strong in health and years, becoming an example of that intelligent, wholesome type of young womanhood which the frontier life produced. July 17, 1845, she was united in marriage to Mr. Kingman, and she became the mother of six children, of whom we make record as follows: Ada Ellen died in infancy; Elmore Y. is a prosperous farmer in Lincoln township. His early education was obtained in the district schools, and he afterward taught in the same school where he had been a pupil. He then attended the high school in this county for several summers, teaching during the winter months. By economy he managed to save a part of his small salary, and with a little assistance from his father, he was enabled to attend the Baldwin University for several terms. He married Belle Smith, a very amiable lady, and they settled on the farm where they now reside. They have two sons, William Orman and Charles Cunard, both exemplary, promising young men. Stephen Cunard Kingman is a representative young attorney of Mount Gilead, where he has practiced law for the past twenty years. He received his early education in the schools of his own district, afterward attending the high school and Baldwin University. After returning from college he commenced the study of law. Soon after this he married Ada Eudora Coe, a lady of great moral worth. She died within a few years, leaving two little girls. The elder, Mary Letitia, a child of unusual promise, died when eleven years of age. He remained a widower for two years, when he married Mary Alexandria Ireland, a very talented young lady, and they have four interesting children: Helen Valeria, Elba Nile, Hortense Virginia and Cunard Maxwell. Joseph B. Kingman is at home. George Edward died in childhood. Hortense Vashti is the deceased wife of Professor Henry A. Foster. She commenced teaching school before she was sixteen years of age, and had pupils who were older than herself. She was a graduate of the high school at Mount Gilead, and afterward attended the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio, where she became acquainted with Professor Foster. She was a young woman of beautiful character and high order of intelligence. After her marriage she removed with her husband to Pontiac, Illinois, where she died only eleven months later. Mrs. Kingman is a woman of great memory and "strong common sense," whose kindly character and genial and sympathetic nature have endeared her to a large circle of devoted friends, while in her gentle graciousness lies the charm of true refinement and the evidence of the born gentlewoman. She is noted in the community for her devotion to the collecting of interesting relics and quaint family heirlooms, and none are more highly prized by her than the little splint-bottomed chair in which she sat during their journey to this country, sixty years ago; a large tortoiseshell comb of her mother's, bought sixty-eight years ago, and still in perfect condition, not even a tooth missing, although worn almost constantly by her for thirty years; and a little butter tray made by her father sixty years since. She has set apart a room in her pleasant home for the displaying of this collection, which constitutes an attractive and veritable museum, concerning whose various articles Mrs. Kingman can entertain 334 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF one with piquant and diverting descriptions and narratives. Her home is one which shows culture and refined taste, and is one in which there is always assured a gracious welcome. She is loved and esteemed by all in the community, where so many yeans of her life have been passed. The following poem, composed by L. M. Cunard, son of the late Judge S. T. Cunard, was read September 23, 1892, by his sister, Mrs. Mary C. Kingman, at their mountain home: MY MOUNTAIN HOME. With weary pace and saddened heart, To this dear spot I come; While gathering tears unbidden start, For 'tis in childhood home; And six decades have rolled away Since first I rambled here, With bounding step in childish play. Untrammelled by a care. But O what changes! Sixty years Have given few pleasures birth: But disappointments, bitter tears, Have quenched the flames of mirth. Now, from my own loved Ohio, Here once again I come; And mem'ry's currents backward flow. While at my mountain home. Here will I close my eyes and dream I am a child again, Let old-time scenes, like rushing stream, Pass by me, now, as then. Sweet dream. O'er grand old mountain heights, Again, a child, I roam; Anon, I soar in joyous flights Around my mountain home. I dream, and while I dream, behold The "old home" as it was, Ere three-score years their tale had told Of grief, and death, and wars. I still dream on; and now I hear A song of long ago; I list, entranced, and still more clear The echoing anthems flow. O. how familiar is that strain: How soft each cadence steals. To soothe and quiet every pain, My childish spirit feels. Old Blue Ridge—lofty, more sublime Than polished Grecian dome; Surroundings change, and men; but Time Moves not my mountain home. Here would I stay and still dream on. And breathe thy balmy air, But oh! the sweet illusion's flown: I wake; old age is here; But while life lasts, and memories live, Where e'er on earth I roam, My latest thoughts to thee I'll give. Thou clear old mountain home. ANDREW J. GORDON, one of the leading farmers of Franklin township, Morrow county, was born in Perry county, this State, November 26, 1843, the eldest son of Israel Gordon. August 3, 1861, Andrew J. enlisted for service in the late war, entering Company A, Thirty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for three years. He spent two months in guarding boats at Gallipolis, was then at Camp Dick Robinson, Kentucky, until February, 1862, and next went to Somerset, that State, where he was assigned to General Thomas' command and took part in the battles of Mill Spring. Returning to Louisville and on to Nashville, he participated in several skirmishes. Next, under General Bull, Mr. Gordon took part in the second day's fight at Shiloh, and served through the siege of Corinth. Returning to Huntsville and Louisville, he took part in the battle of Perrysville, thence on to Nashville, to guard Cage's Ford, and repelled General John Morgan's forces. Mr. Gordon, who was then on picket duty, saw the army coming, and notified the regiment. He fired at a horseman, knocking him from his DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 335 saddle, after which the fight began in earnest, with the result that Morgan was repulsed. Returning to Nashville, he participated in a small fight at Triunt, Tennessee, also in the battles of Murfreesboro and Chickamauga. At the latter engagement he was shot in the left side of his head by a musket ball, about 3 P. M. , on September 19, 1863, and remained senseless for a long time. He was taken to Hospital No. 3, at Nashville, where an operation was performed, and was afterward removed to Zollicoffer's barracks. In the meantime his regiment was discharged on a furlough. After his recovery he rejoined them at Nashville, where they were on veteran furlough, and the regiment marched from that city to Chattanooga. Mr. Gordon was a participant in the memorable " March to the Sea," took part in the engagement at Dalton, Resaca, Peach Tree Creek, and in all the battles in which the regiment participated, including the siege of Atlanta. During all that time he suffered greatly from his wound, which did not heal for two years after his return home. After leaving the army, Mr. Gordon remained on his father's farm for a time, and then followed the carpenter's trade for several years. He subsequently settled on a farm in this township, and nineteen years ago came to his present farm of 318 acres, all of which is under a fine state of cultivation. In 1881 he built his residence, at a cost of $1,700. In addition to general farming, Mr. Gordon is extensively engaged in raising Shorthorn cattle (owning at one time forty head) and Shropshire sheep. November 13, 1869, our subject was united in marriage with Rachel La Rue, a native of Perry county, Ohio, and a daughter of John B. La Rue, deceased. To this union have been born four children,—John B., Dora, William, and Susan. The eldest son graduated at the Ohio Wesleyan University in the class of 1894. Mr. Gordon is a life-long Republican, and has served as School Director for sixteen years. In his social relations he is a member of the Independent Order Odd of Fellows, at Mount Gilead, also the Encampment, and is a member of the U. V. L. Mr. Gordon still suffers greatly from the wound received in the war. THOMAS HERD, one of the venerable citizens of Liberty township, Union county, Ohio, has lived in this township longer than any other man in it. A sketch of his life will be of interest to many, and it is as follows: Thomas Herd was born in Harmony township, Clark county, Ohio, six miles east of Springfield, March 4, 1813. His father, also named Thomas, was a native of Berkeley county, Virginia, and was a member of a prominent family of the Old Dominion. He and three of his brothers, Benjamin, Lewis and Stephen, were participants in the Revolutionary war. After the war Lewis and Benjamin went to Massachusetts, where they settled and reared their families, some of their descendants becoming prominent as lawyers, ministers and doctors. Stephen and Thomas settled in Fayette county, Kentucky. The mother of our subject, Dorcas Herd, was born in Pennsylvania, her people being of Scotch origin. From Fayette county, Kentucky, Thomas Herd and his wife removed to Clark county, Ohio, where both died of milk sickness, the father dying before the birth of 336 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF our subject, and the mother six months after that event. They had a family of eight children, namely: James, William, John, Ann, Mary, Lewis, Betsey and Thomas. Thus left an orphan, young Thomas found a home with 'Squire James Herd, a cousin, with whom he remained until he was fourteen. He then served an apprenticeship to the trade of tanner and currier, at which he worked for seven years and eight months, becoming an expert at the business. Subsequently he worked at this trade at Chillicothe and Marion, Ohio. Later he turned his attention to farming, settling on 100 acres of land, all covered with heavy timber. In the midst of this dense forest he built a log cabin and at once set about the work of clearing and developing it. He has been a hard worker all his life and in his younger days was regarded as one of the strongest men in the county. As the years passed by and prosperity attended his earnest efforts, he acquired other land, and at one time was the owner of 703 acres, the most of which was well improved and under cultivation. He has given each of his sons a farm and now has 450 acres left. In connection with his farming operations, he has always given considerable attention to stock-raising, especially horses and cattle. During the war he bought and sold horses and he found it a paying business at that time. Mr. Herd was married October 11, 1835. to Lydia Darrow, who was born in Clinton county, New York, and reared in Champaign county, Ohio, daughter of James and Sarah (Willard) Darrow. Her grandfather Willard served all through the Revolutionary war. He was a native of Massachusetts. Mrs. Herd died May 15, 1892, leaving a family of five children: Olive, wife of John Reed, of Liberty township, Union county; James, a Justice of the Peace and a popular and successful teacher for a number of years, died at the age of forty-nine; Hiram D., resident of Liberty township; William, of Allen township, this county; and John, on the home farm. In 1893 Mr. Herd married Mrs. Jane Sparks, widow of Charles Sparks. Her maiden name was Bryan and she was born in Wayne county, Ohio. Politically Mr. Herd is a Republican; religiously a Universalist. Time has dealt gently with him, and although now in his eighty- second year he is well preserved and appears much younger. He is frank and genial and has many friends both among the old and the young. J. S. McGINNIS, postoffice Richwood, follows farming in York township, Union county, where he owns and operates 240 acres of land. This is a valuable tract, and the rich soil yields to the owner a golden tribute in return for the care and cultivation he bestows upon it. Upon the place is a comfortable residence, good barn and windmill and all the other accessories and conveniences of a model farm. Mr. McGinnis was born on this place on the 23d of August, 1867, and comes of a family of Scotch-Irish origin. His grandparents, Johnson and Margaret (Penick) McGinnis, came to Union county in 1854. They had a family of nine children, one of whom, William McGinnis, became the father of our subject. That gentleman was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, January 7, 1818, and was there reared and educated. Having arrived at man's estate he wedded Miss Mary Hartford, and they became the parents DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 337 of four children, two of whom are yet living,—Andrew N., of Norfolk, Nebraska; and Amelia J. Taylor, of Bokes Creek, Ohio. Those deceased are: Albert 0., who died at the age of twenty-eight; and John, who died in childhood. The mother of this family was called to the home beyond on the 4th of July, 1861, and on April 20, 1865, Mr. McGinnis married Miss Mary J. Sterling, who was born in Harrison county, Ohio, May 25, 1833, and is a daughter of David and Mary (Cox) Sterling. Her father died in York township, February 18, 1874, and her mother passed away June 17, 1882. They had a family of four children, namely: Mary J., John H., Amos James, who was a soldier and Colonel of the late war and is now living in Leadville, Colorado; and Rebecca Margaret, who is living in Richwood, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. McGinnis also had four children: John Sterling, of this sketch; Agnes G., born October 18, 1870; James H., who died December 13, 1869, at the age of nineteen months, and David W., who died August 24, 1877, at the age of five years. Agnes G. was united in marriage to William A. Mulligan on January 14, 1892. He died May 19, 1892 : to them were born a daughter, Mary R., February 8, 1893. The father departed this life November 13, 1889, when seventy-one years of age. No event of special importance occurred during the boyhood and youth of our subject. He was reared in his parents' home in the usual manner of farmer lads, working in the fields through the summer months, and attending the common schools of the neighborhood during the winter season. He is a wide-awake and enterprising young man and his industrious habits and energetic disposition are winning him success in his undertakings. In connection with farming he  is interested in the Central Ohio Fence Company, of Richwood, Ohio, of which he is now president. On June 20, 1 894, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. McGinnis and Miss Minnie Dell Spicer, daughter of David and Keziah (Ross) Spicer. They are well known people of this community, and in the township where they live have many warm friends. Mr. McGinnis exercises his right of franchise in support of the Republican party and holds membership with Mount Carmel Lodge, No. 303, A. F. & A. M., and with the Presbyterian Church. J. H. GRIFFITH, deceased, for many years a highly respected business man of Delaware, Ohio, was born in Wales, near the English border, his birth occurring about 1825. He learned the trade of stone cutter when a young man, and was engaged in the marble business. all his life. In 1859 he emigrated to America, coming direct to Delaware, Ohio, and here he established the business which his son, T. H. Griffith, is carrying on at the present time. His wife, me Ann M. Davis, had died in Wales, and he brought with him his only son to this country. For two years he was in partnership with a Mr. E. C. Covell, and with that exception he did business alone, his whole career being marked by signal success. T. H. Griffith was born August 4, 1848, and, as above stated, came with his father to Delaware, Ohio, in 1859. In the public schools of this city he received his education and as soon as he was old enough began working in his father's establishment. After his father's death he assumed full control of the business, which he has since suc- 338 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RE,CORD OF cessfully conducted, doing the largest business in his line in the county. Like his father before him, he is an expert at the business. Mr. Griffith was married August 11, 1873, to Miss Susan M. Dickie, and has two sons, Earle and Carey. Their residence is on South Main street. OLFORD HALE is classed with the leading farmers of Paris township, Union county, Ohio, his post office address being Marysville. A brief sketch of his life is as follows: Olford Hale was born at Fort Finley, Wood county, Ohio, April 16, 1838, and comes of Irish extraction. Grandfather Hale was a veteran of the Revolutionary war. He owned a farm three miles from the city of New York, where his son, Reuben, the father of our subject, was born and reared. Reuben Hale came to Ohio when a young man, and was employed on the old Maumee canal. While at work there he formed the acquaintance of Asher Wickham, who invited him to his home, and there he met Mr. Wickham's daughter, Miss Emmaline, who subsequently became his wife. She was born near Fort Finley, in Wood county, and, like him, was of Irish descent. Some time after their marriage they removed to Allen township, Union county, and settled on a farm on Derby creek, where they spent the residue of their lives, the mother dying at the age of forty years, and the father at fifty-eight. They reared a large family of children to occupy honorable and useful positions in life, their names being as follows: Amanda, William, Minerva, Elizabeth E., Olford, Lucy, Jas per, Lafayette, Jonas, Algeretta, Israel, and Helen. Four of the sons, William, Lafayette, Jonas, and Jasper, were soldiers in the Union army, and Jasper died in Libby prison. The subject of this article. Olford Hale, was reared on a farm in Allen township, this county, and obtained his education in the district school, and later in the practical school of experience. When he was sixteen he hired out to work for John Reed. a farmer of Union township, with whom he remained for several years. After his marriage he settled in that township, and resided there until he came to his present farm in Paris township. Here he and his wife have 118 acres of choice land, on which is a good brick house and other desirable improvements, and everything is kept up in good shape. Mr. Hale was married in October, 1872, to Miss Sarah Ann Moodie, daughter of William and Lucinda (Jones) Moodie, the former deceased, and the latter still living on the old home farm in Union township. William Moodie was born in Virginia, the son of a Scotchman who came to this country about 1817; he was a man of more than ordinary business ability, and during his life in Union county, Ohio, which covered a period of over sixty years, he was engaged in fanning, and accumulated a large amount of property. He died August 7, 1894, leaving an estate estimated to be worth $60,000. His only children are a son and daughter, Henry and Sarah. Mr. and Mrs. Hale have had seven children, three of whom are living,—Lucinda, Anna May, and Emmaline. Lucinda is the wife of Casper Daum, of this township. The four deceased were Etta and Ed (twins), and Fred W. and Walter. DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 339 In his political views Mr. Hale is a radical Republican. The only public position he ever held was on the School Board. REV. GEORGE J. WOOD, of Morrow county, is a son of Daniel Wood, a native of Vermont. He came from New York to Ohio about 1815, locating on what is known as the Munson farm, and taught the first school ever opened in Peru township. He was a minister in the Friends' Church, and had visited every State in the Union, excepting one, in evangelistic work. His first marriage was to Phoebe Benedict, a native of New York. She died after coming to Ohio. Of their children, only one is now living, Richard, of South Woodbury. Daniel Wood was afterward married to Elizabeth Lancaster Benedict, a cousin of his former wife, and a native also of New York. She came with her parents to Ohio in 1812, when about fourteen years of age. She started from her Uncle Sylvester Benedict's on an errand through the woods in the edge of the evening, and, missing her path, took an Indian trail which led her off her route onto what was known as the Musk Rat Prairie, not far from Cardington. The few settlers collected, built fires through the woods and searched for her all night without success. She found her way the next day, and a messenger was sent to meet the troops on their way up to Sunbury on the supposition that she had been stolen by Indians, but they refused to be turned back until they had seen her. She had lost one shoe off and passed some of the night in a tree-top near by where the wolves had killed a colt a few nights before. It was a frosty night, and the exposure caused a white swelling in one of her limbs and made her an invalid for many years. She was married in Peru township, Morrow county. Mr. and Mrs. Wood lived on several different places in this county, and their property was finally destroyed by fire, after which they moved to South Woodbury, where he died in 1868. The town of Woodbury was named in his honor. He was prominently connected with the Underground Railroad, and was an industrious worker in every enterprise for the improvement of his locality. In the fall of 1844 Mr. Wood visited the great commoner Henry Clay at his home in Kentucky, for the purpose of influencing him, if possible, to use his great influence for the emancipation of the slaves (Mr. Clay was a colonizationist). Mr. Wood was present when he received the news of his defeat in that memorable campaign by James K. Polk, and he answered that appeal sadly, evidently under the sting of that unexpected defeat: "My dear sir, I have much less influence than some people think.- Mr. Wood on his way. to Kentucky called upon Governor Thomas Corwin at Columbus, who, learning of his contemplated visit to Mr. Clay, kindly offered him a letter of introduction in which he said: —His character is unimpeached and unimpeachable.- During this interview Mr. Wood related to Mr. Clay the following remarkable incident, which had occurred in North Carolina not long before. Mr. Wood having visited the neighborhood was able to vouch for its correctness. The Friends' Church in the slaveholding States was vigorously endeavoring to rid itself of the crime of slave-holding and was rapidly succeeding, most of that denomination liberating their slaves, sending them north to free States and mak- 340 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF ing provisions for them there as best they could; but there was one large Quarterly Meeting that had quietly resolved that their slaves were their property, and, let the church say what it would, they would hold on to their slaves. On the occasion of a meeting at that place the Rev. Aaron Lancaster, paternal grandfather of Elizabeth L. Wood, who had the reputation of being a prophet, came into the meeting unannounced and told them openly what they had secretly resolved, and that they would become a stench in the nostrils of the Almighty; and as proof of it there should never be another such meeting held in that house. Without taking his seat after delivering this he left the house, and, mounting his horse, left the neighborhood. Inside of three months the house was destroyed by a whirlwind, one solitary sill being all that was left of it on the ground, and one door being found lodged in a pine tree five miles off! Mr. Clay listened to this recital patiently and then quietly remarked that " he expected hurricanes were not unusual down in the vicinity of old Albemarle sound." Mr. Wood was a remarkable man physically and intellectually. He was six feet in height and in the pioneer lifts of log-rollings and house-raisings he was recognized as the stoutest man in the settlement. He had his best hats made to order, his measure around his head being just two feet. The person known as George in Uncle Tom's Cabin was a refugee in the house of Aaron L. Benedict, an uncle of our subject. Daniel Wood and wife had seven children: Sarah (deceased), George J., Thomas E., Samuel (deceased), an infant (deceased), Daniel H. and Esther Tuttle. The latter is now the wife of Calvin H. Pritchard, both Ministers in the Friends' Church, stationed at Kokomo, Indiana. She was the founder and editor of the Friends' Missionary Advocate, and was also the leading spirit in the Friends' foreign missionary work of the entire Society of Friends. Daniel Wood was a minister in that church for sixty years. Rev. George J. Wood, the subject of this sketch, assisted in the work of the home farm until twenty-two years of age, and then located on his present place. He arranged with a family to keep house for him until his marriage, which occurred in 1862, to Mary W. Brown, a native of Huron county, Ohio. He taught two successful schools in Cardington township, and, the winter following, one in his own township of Peru. He spent parts of several years from home, mostly in the States of Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, introducing the Kuso and Morehouse patent churns. He was a successful salesman and made several thousand dollars for himself and his partner. He takes great interest in the work of the Friends' branch of the Christian Church and is an active and trusted member of it. For the two last years past he has been under appointment by Ohio Yearly Meeting as Superintendent of "evangelistic and pastoral work. Two years ago he successfully executed a commission by the same body as chairman of a committee to secure the passage of an enabling act by the Ohio Legislature legalizing the change of name of the Society of Friends to Friends' Church. He has for a number of years been chairman of the committee of said yearly meeting on education and Scripture schools, and has just recently been elected chairman of an association of the farmers of his township known as the "Farmers' Mutual Association," which association of farmers, in an intelligent discussion of their interests and DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 341 concerted action, he expects much benefit to all concerned. He is enthusiastic in his claim that this organizing is the initial step for the liberating of the farmer or producing community from oppressive monopolies, and the having of the voice and influence they are entitled to in the disposition of their products and the purchase of necessary supplies. He has been breeding Shropshire lambs for market for the last few years, but now claims to have the finest flock of De Lain sheep and the most valuable Jersey herd of heifers in his township. Mrs. Wood's father, Judge Daniel NW. Brown, was born in the State of Connecticut in 1805, but became a resident of Ashland county when it was yet known as Huron county. He was active in procuring the creation of Ashland county and was soon after elected Circuit Judge. The next winter after this he was employed by Richard House. Samuel Geliar and Stephen Collard, of Mount Gilead, in the creation of Morrow county. He was a zealous Whig in politics, and accompanied William H. Harrison, his personal friend, in some of his political tours before he was elected President. He was warden of the penitentiary under Governor Wood, and at one time had charge of the Cambria Iron Works at Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He finally moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, to educate his children. The mother of Mrs. Wood, formerly E. Jane Brady, was born in Westchester county, New York, September 18, 181o. She was a daughter of Charles Brady, born in the same county January 29, 1791, of Irish descent. Judge Brown and wife had five sons and one daughter, namely: Samuel, deceased, who was a farmer by occupation; Charles Brady, deceased, was a prominent attorney, having begun practice at Cincinnati and continued it afterward; Joseph W., a civil engineer in Memphis, Tennessee, assisted in the first survey of the Southern Pacific Railroad, and died of a congestive chill, at Marshall, Texas; Ethan Allen, named for Ethan Allen Brown, a relative and one of the first Governors of Ohio, was also an attorney, was wounded at Fayetteville, West Virginia, and died from the wound at Gallipolis, Ohio, during the civil war, having served as Captain in the Thirty-fourth Ohio Zouave Regiment, A. Saunders Piatt, Colonel; Merrit, deceased in Florida, was clerk in the First Comptroller's office in the Treasury Department at Washington, District of Columbia; Mrs. Mary B. Wood and her mother, Mrs. Brown, are the only survivors of the family, and the latter is eighty-four years of age, still bright and intelligent. Rev. George J. Wood has been an active minister in the Friends' Church for a number of years. He makes no pretensions to oratory, but the thrift and spirituality of the Alum Creek Church, which has been under his pastorate care so long, is the best of evidence of his clear, practical preaching, backed as it is by an exemplary life. His "Boast is not that he deduced his birth From loins enthroned or rulers of the earth," (Though he might claim it in the royal house of England through the Lancaster stock), "But higher far his proud pretensions rise, The son of parents passed into the skies." He owns and operates a fine farm of 116 acres. In his political relations he affiliates with the Prohibition party, and has served as Township Treasurer, Trustee and Justice of the Peace. His commission as Justice of the Peace was signed by Rutherford B. Hayes, Governor of Ohio, afterward President of the United States. 342 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF MARSHALL FIELD, an enterprising agriculturist and one of the honored veterans of the late a war, now makes his home near Richwood, Union county. He was born in Delaware county, on the loth of September, 1839, and is the second in a family of fourteen children, of whom twelve are yet living. The father was a native of York State, and became a resident of Delaware county in 1818. His wife claimed Pennsylvania as the State of her nativity. In their later years, they emigrated to Iowa, where Mr. Field's death occurred in the year 1866, at the age of sixty-eight. Mrs. Field died in the year 1893, at the age of eighty-three years. The educational privileges which our subject received were those afforded by the common schools of the neighborhood. He pursued his lessons in the winter season, and in the summer months aided in the cultivation of the home farm, early becoming familiar with all the duties and labors of farm life. He continued with his parents until nineteen years of age, when he left home and was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Houden, their wedding being celebrated in May, 186o. Her parents were natives of Pennsylvania, but in an early day removed to Delaware county, being numbered among its pioneer settlers. To Mr. and Mrs. Field have been born six children, namely: Ida L., Elizabeth, Hannah, Jennie, Gracie and Freddie. During the late war Mr. Field joined the Union army as a member of the One Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment of Ohio Volunteers, and was in Sherman's army in all its engagements and movements from the beginning of the Atlanta campaign until the surrender of the rebel General, Joseph E. Johnston, in front of Raleigh, North Carolina. For nearly three years he was numbered among the boys in blue, and being always faithful to his duty, when the war was over he received an honorable discharge. He participated in every engagement in which his regiment took part from the time of his enlistment until the date of his discharge. He enlisted in August, 1862, and was discharged at Washington, June 4, 1865. During his entire service he was never sick a day or on any occasion absent from duty. During a charge at Jonesboro, near Atlanta, he received a slight wound in his right leg, but was not seriously inconvenienced. He also had a brother in the service, who died in Mound City, Illinois. During the greater part of his life Mr. Field has carried on farming and stock raising. He has, however, for a short time engaged in operating a sawmill for his father. When he entered upon his business career he had no capital save a young man's bright hope of the future and a determination to succeed, but he has worked earnestly, and as the result of his untiring labor and perseverance has accumulated a comfortable property. He now owns a good farm of seventy acres, and in addition his wife has a tract of fifty acres. This is all rich soil, and the well tilled fields yield to the owner a golden tribute in return for the care and cultivation he bestows upon them. The improvements upon the place are such as should be found upon a modern farm, and in agricultural pursuits and stock raising Mr. Field has won success. In the fall of 1889 Mr. Field was elected to the office of County Commissioner for the term of three years, and re-elected in the fall of 1892. Under his management and supervision was built, or rebuilt, the DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 343 County Infirmary; the Armory at Delaware, Ohio; also the Children's Home of Delaware county. He has just completed a handsome frame residence, built at a cost of $2, 500, modern in every detail, heated by furnace and supplied with other modern conveniences. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in his political views he is a Republican. The best interests in the community receive his hearty support and co-operation, and he is therefore numbered among the valued citizens of his township. SILAS J. MANN, a farmer and stock-raiser of Harlem township, Delaware county, Ohio, has resided upon his present homestead since the 15th of March, 1875. He was born in Harlem township, December 31, 1838, and is a son of Abijah Mann, whose sketch appears in Delaware County History. In the family were ten children of which Mr. Mann was the second in order of birth. The parents were both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and were highly respected people. The mother died March 15, 1866, and some seven years later the father passed away. He was a native of New jersey and the mother a native of Harlem township, Delaware county, Ohio. When Silas J. Mann was a lad of twelve summers, his father went to California, where he remained for two years, and he then began working by the month in order to help support the family. He made his home on his father's farm until he was twenty-two years of age, and to agricultural pursuits he devoted his energies through the summer months, while in the winter months he attended the district schools of the neighborhood. On the 8th of August, 1862, when twenty-two years of age, Mr. Mann responded to the country's call for troops to aid in crushing out the Rebellion, and joined the boys in blue of Company G, Forty-fifth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. On the 4th of July, 1863, he started with his regiment in a raid after Morgan and traveled 1,400 miles in twenty-eight days, passing through Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. Being disabled while on this long march, he was, on the 23d of November, 1864, transferred to the Eighth Regiment of the Veteran Reserve Corps, which was stationed at Camp Douglas, Chicago. There he became a member of the post band which played for twenty days at the Northwest Sanitary Fair in that city. The day which brought the nation its freedom also gave him his independence, for on the 4th of July, 1865, he was released from military duty. Being honorably discharged from the service, Mr. Mann at once returned to his home, and on the 21st of September of the same year was united in marriage with Miss Julia A. Stansell, daughter of George Stansell. Her father was born in Palmyra, New York, in 1798, and died on the l0th of September, 1855; fourteen years later his wife passed away. Their family numbered nine children, of whom Mrs. Mann is the sixth in order of birth. She was born October 1, 1841, and by her marriage has two children, —Arthur C. Mann, born August 14, 1870; and Jasper D. Mann, born February 5, 1876. They also reared an orphan girl, Miss Daisy P. Cochran, born August 20, 1875, daughter of Thomas and Emma Cochran. As a means of livelihood, Mr. Mann has always followed farming and is now the 344 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF owner of 150 acres of valuable land in Harlem township. His place is neat and thrifty in appearance and the improvements found thereon stand as monuments to the enterprise and progressive spirit of the owner. Between the time of his marriage and his removal to the farm, Mr. Mann made his home in Centerville. He takes quite an active interest in civic societies, holding membership with Galena Lodge, No. 404, I. O. O. F.; Center Village Lodge, No. 645, K. P.; and Charles Slack Post, No. 59, G. A. R., of Galena, Ohio. He with his entire family holds membership with the Methodist Episcopal Church. In his political views Mr. Mann is a Republican, and for about seven years has held the office of Township Trustee. He is also a member of the Board of Education and was president of the Delaware County Agricultural Society two years, and also director three years. He was elected County Commissioner in November, 1888, and was re-elected in November, 1891, and was appointed to fill a vacancy of nine months as County Commissioner in 1895. The best interests of the community find in him a friend and he is the same loyal citizen to-day as he was when shouldering the musket. He went to the defense of the Union and followed the old flag until it once more waved over the united nation. WILLIAM S. CARYL, one of the well known farmers of Allen township, Union county, Ohio. and an honored veteran of the late civil war, was born January 30, 1848, in Union county, Ohio, the son of Asa and Esther (Cook) Caryl, the former of whom was a native of the old Keystone State, and the latter of Massachusetts. Asa Caryl was a man of ability and marked force of character, and was a prominent figure in the crucial days before the late war, when he stood forth as an uncompromising Abolitionist, and was fearless in his zealous devotion to the down-trodden race, his home having been often a refuge for fugitive slaves on their way to Canada. His death occurred in 1883, in this county, and his widow passed away five years later. Our subject was reared on the parental farmstead and received his education in the districts schools. Leal and loyal in the hour of his country's call for brave men and true, he enlisted, in I $64, as a member of Company B, One Hundred and Eighty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, being at that time only a boy of sixteen years. He served with his regiment until 1863, when he was honorably discharged, after which he returned to his home in this county. February 22, 1877, Mr. Caryl was united in marriage to Miss Susan Clark, a woman of much intelligence and refinement, who was reared and educated in this township, her parents having been well known and honored pioneer residents of the county for many years. Caleb Clark, father of Mrs. Caryl, was a man of much prominence in this section, and was a native of the Old Dominion State, where he was born in 1813, the son of Angus Clark, whose parents were sturdy Scotch people. Angus Clark's mother was a woman of gentle character but remarkable courage and bravery. It is related of her that in time of the early war she on one occasion left the block-house, in which the women and children had been placed for refuge, and carried powder to the men, having placed the ammunition in a tablecloth and thus effected its transfer to the DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 345 scene of action. Angus Clark married Elizabeth Green, daughter of a prominent merchant of 'Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), and in 1826 they came to Champaign county, Ohio, locating near the line between that and Union county, where they passed the residue of their days. They had nine children, namely; Caleb, deceased; Rebecca; Phcebe; Nehemiah G. ; Catherine; Elizabeth; Stephen; Shepherd, and Sally, deceased. Angus Clark died at the old homestead, at the age of seventy-six years, and his widow lived to attain the age of ninety-one years: Caleb, was a boy of thirteen when his parents came to Ohio and he was reared to mature years on the old homestead farm, receiving his education in the common schools. At the age of twenty-eight years he was united in marriage to Rachel Beltz, daughter of Henry and Susan (Fry) Beltz, both of whom were natives of the immediate vicinity of Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Soon after their marriage they moved to Bedford county, Pennsylvania, settling on a farm, where they remained until removed by death at a good old age. They had thirteen children, viz: Adam, Eve, Henry, Elizabeth, Catherine. Fredric, Philip, Andrew, Susan, Rachel, Daniel, Samuel and Isaac. All lived to be grown but one. In later years, Mr. Beltz erected a gristmill,—as good a mill as was built in his day. After his marriage Caleb Clark settled in the woods of Allen township, this county, where he built a log cabin and where, in the course of time, he developed a fine farm, being successful in his efforts and acquiring thereby a competence before his death, at the age of fifty-six years. His widow died at the age of sixty-four. They became the parents of nine children, as follows: Angus; Susan, wife of our subject; Lester; Ellen, deceased wife of U. D. Ream; Elizabeth, who died at the age of eighteen years; Angeline, who died at the age of twenty; Henry; Caleb, who resides on the old home farm; James P., and an infant, deceased. William and Susan Caryl have had three children. namely: May, who died at the age of three months; Effie, born August 24, 1879; and William Henry, born July 6, 1882. Our subject and his estimable wife have three good farms, comprising a total of 337 acres, of which 198 acres were inherited by Mrs. Caryl from her father's estate. They have two modern and attractive houses, each of which was erected at a cost of $2, 500, and one of which was built by Mrs. Caryl's sister, Mrs. Ream, before her death. Mr. Caryl is a stanch Republican, and fraternally is a member of John Bring Post, No. 96, G. A. R., of North Lewisburg, and of King Lodge, No. 546, I. O. O. F., of North Lewisburg, Ohio. He has served as trustee of Allen township for six years &rid has been a member of Union county Agricultural Society for four years. He and his wife are devoted members of the United Brethren Church, in which our subject holds official preferment as trustee. FRANKLIN M. CURL, a farmer of Cardington township, was born in Marion county, Ohio, August 16, 1853, the second son of H. W. and Elizabeth (Johnson) Curl. He was reared in his native place until twelve years of age, when he came with his parents to Cardington township and attended the district schools. At the age of eighteen years he began work at the carpenter's trade, fol- 346 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF lowing the same for five years. After his marriage he spent five years in Canaan township, and then located on the old Curl homestead, consisting of 140 acres. In addition to general farming, he makes a specialty of thoroughbred Shropshire sheep. In his political relations Mr. Curl affiliates with the Republican party, and has served as Trustee of Canaan township three years, and the same length of time as Trustee of Cardington township. He has passed all the chairs in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and is also allied with the Royal Arcanum. He is one of the leading members of the Friends' Church, in which he has served as Sunday-school superintendent for many years. Mr. Curl was married March 7, 1876, to Ermina Bay, born in Canaan township, Morrow county, October 9, 1857. Her father, Harrison Bay, was born in New Philadelphia, Ohio, October 11, 1812, a son of Colonel Robert Bay, of Irish descent, a soldier in the war of 1812, and an early pioneer of Guernsey county, Ohio. Mrs. Curl's mother, Miranda J. (Moore) Bay, was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, March 29, 1818, a daughter of Joseph Moore, a native of Pennsylvania, but a pioneer of Muskingum county, Ohio, and of Irish descent. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Bay were married in Muskingum county, October 24, 1844, and located at Cumberland, Guernsey county, remaining there seven years. They then came to Canaan township, Morrow county. His death occurred August 5, 1861, and his wife departed this life November 24, 1873. Harrison Bay and wife had four children, namely: Hugh P., born in 1845, died February 23, 1854; Robert, born November 7, 1855, died in infancy; Ermina, wife of our subject; and Maggie T., born July 6, 1861, is the wife of H. L. Bending, and resides on the old homestead in Canaan township. Mrs. Curl was four years of age when her father died. She received her education in the district schools of Canaan township. Mr. and Mrs. Curl have two children: Alma Blanche and Henry Harrison. JAMES FULTON, a retired farmer of Lincoln township, was born in Congress township, Morrow county, May 18, 1827. His father, James Fulton, was a native of Greene county, Pennsylvania, and his father was born in Ireland. James Fulton was married in Greene county, Pennsylvania, to Margaret Stoydell, who was born and reared in that county. In 1825 they purchased too acres and located in Congress township, now Morrow county, and lived in a wagon until they could build a log cabin. Mr. Fulton became the owner of 42o acres, also erected a sawmill, and was one of the influential men of his locality. His death occurred in his seventieth year, and .his wife departed this life at the age of sixty-one years. They were members of the Presbyterian Church for many years. He was a life-long Democrat and held many township offices. James Fulton and wife had eight children, namely: John, who died on his way to California; William, deceased in that State; James, the subject of this sketch; Samuel, of Brown county, Kansas; Marv, wife of Paul Cyphers, of that State; Stephen, who resides on the old homestead in Congress township; Robert, also at home; and Isabel, deceased in infancy. James Fulton, the third child in order of DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 347 birth, assisted on the home farm until twenty-five years of age. In 1870 he began farming for himself in Congress township, but shortly afterward came to his present home. He is the founder of the village of Fulton. At the time of the building of the T. & O. C. Railroad, Mr. Fulton solicited the company many times for a station here. They finally agreed to locate it if he would raise $r ,000. He took it upon himself to circulate a subscription paper, himself heading the list with $50, which he placed in the bank at Mount Gilead. Every man then went and paid his full subscription without solicitation. The place was first called Lincoln Station, but was afterward named Fulton, in honor of our subject. Mr. Fulton was married April 22, 1852, to Sarah J. Hathaway, born in what was then Knox county, November 14, 1832. Her father, Benjamin Hathaway, was a native of 'Washington county, Pennsylvania, but came to Knox county when a young man. His father, Richard Hathaway, was a native of Greene county, Pennsylvania. The mother of Mrs. Fulton, Melissa (Strong) Fulton, was a native of Chillicothe, Ross county, Ohio, and a daughter of Oliver and Esther Strong, who came from Vermont. Mrs. Fulton, the fifth of eight children in her father's family, was reared in Franklin township, Morrow county. Our subject and wife have one son, William H., who married Minnie McConica, and resides on the old farm in Lincoln township. They have three children,—Margaret Nellie, James and Sarah Glenn. The eldest child of our subject, Melissa M., died at the age of twelve years. Mr. and Mrs. Fulton are members of the Baptist Church, in which the former has served as Deacon for many years. He is a member of the Masonic order at Mount Gilead, and has been a lifelong Democrat. W. E. WIGHT, D. V. S. — The science of veterinary surgery, with its several concomitant branches, has made prodigious strides within the past decade, and has gained to its disciples a professional rank of noteworthy order. A representative ex; ponent of this profession in the city of Delaware, Ohio, is he whose name initiates this review,—one who has devoted time and study to preparing himself for the work in hand, and who has gained a distinctive prestige by reason of his scientific acquirements and his executive capability in the treatment of the diseases of that noble animal, the horse. Dr. Wight is a native of the Buckeye State, having been born in the city of Toledo, September 6, 1858, the son of Theodore and Mary (Nichols) Wight, the former of whom is now deceased. Our subject was reared to farm life, and received his preliminary education in the public schools, later attending a normal school. Soon after leaving school he determined to prepare himself for the practice of veterinary surgery, and, with this end in view, he devoted himself to study in the line, then to practice, and finally entered the celebrated Ontario Veterinary College, at Toronto, Canada, where he completed the prescribed course and graduated March 29, 1883. Within the following month he came to Delaware, Ohio, and here has since been established in the practice of his profession, having gained a representative supporting patronage, and having devoted the 348 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF major portion of his time to this work. It is worthy of note that he has established a hospital for the care of horses, and here the animals receive the best of attention and treatment, their disorders being looked to with as much discrimination as is often accorded to human beings, the Doctor having a general supervision, and being thorough and proficient in his professional diagnosis, treatment and surgical work. March 26, 1894, in company with Mr. C. Rose, he effected the purchase of the flour, feed and salt business of Baker & Jones, and the firm now conduct a more extensive business in that line than any similar concern in the city. The Doctor devoted special attention to the breeding of horses of standard and thorough-bred stock and has a farm for that purpose in the vicinity of the city. His marriage was consummated in Delaware, November 17, 1887, when he was united to Miss Fannie Chamberlain, daughter of Henry W. Chamberlain. They have three children: Allen, Mary, and Theodore. The family home is located at No. 65, North Franklin street. Fraternally our subject affiliates with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, being a member of both lodge and encampment. AARON BENEDICT, of Peru township, Morrow county, is a son of William Benedict, who was born in Litchfield county, Connecticut, in 1776. He was a son of Aaron and Phoebe (Knowles) Benedict, also natives of that State. Three Benedict brothers came from England to America, two having located in Connecticut, and the other was lost trace of. Aaron Benedict was the first person buried in the Friends' Cemetery in Peru township, Morrow county. William Benedict was married in New York, to Alse Hoag, a native of Grand Isle, in Lake Champlain, and a daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Hoag, an old and prominent family in New York. Mr. Benedict and wife moved to Ohio in 1812, locating in what was then Brown township, Delaware county, but its name was changed to Bennington township, and still later became Peru township, Morrow county. One of his brothers, Cyrus Benedict, came to this State in IS i o, and his nearest neighbor was at Sunbury, Delaware county, ten miles distant. He located on land which now belongs to Reuben Gardner. 'William Benedict located here with a number of other families. He first built a little log hovel, but later a hewed-log house, located near a spring, took its place, and he afterward erected the frame dwelling which is now the home of our subject. He cleared and improved his place, and was a famous hunter in his day. Mr. and Mrs. Benedict had six children, viz.: Daniel; Phoebe Barber; Elizabeth, deceased; Aaron, the subject of this sketck; Sarah Gray, deceased, and Annie Hyde, a resident of Oregon. The parents were members of the Friends' Church, in which the father served as an Elder. He was an honest, upright man, honored and respected by all who knew him, and was greatly opposed to slavery. Aaron Benedict, our subject, was born on the farm where he now resides, January. 21, 1817. During his youth he saw many Indians, and on one occasion a papoose, tied to a piece of bark, and set down by a tree near his residence. In 1861 Mr. Benedict began the cultivation of Italian bees, having followed that occupation ever since, DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 349 and is the best posted man on that question in Central Ohio. He has shipped them to all points, and was the first to introduce Italian bees in the Sandwich Islands. He also published a work on Bee Culture several years ago. Mr. Benedict has now practically retired from the business. He is at present engaged in the wild turkey culture, and has shipped to California, Canada, Maine, New York, Pennsylvania and Louisiana. In 1846 our subject was united in marriage with Caroline Dague, a native of Virginia, and a daughter of John and Jane Dague. To this union were born nine children, six now living: Adessa, wife of Albert Stewart, of Michigan; Mamie Kniffen, now of Bucyrus, Ohio; Direxie, wife of Charles Wood, of Peru township; Lester, of Hancock county, Ohio; William, a resident of Michigan; and Frederick, of Bucyrus, married Dollie Kniffen. Mrs. Benedict departed this life in 1866. Three years afterward our subject married Louisa Meeker, a native of Indiana, and a daughter of Davis Meeker. an early pioneer of Morrow county. They have one son, Preston H., who married Mary Osborn, and has one child. They reside at home. Mr. and Mrs. Benedict are members of the Friends' Church. Mr. Benedict has always taken an active interest in educational matters, and has served as a School Director. He has resided on his present farm for seventy-seven years. In political matters he is a stanch Prohibitionist. MAJOR CYRUS BARTON ADAMS, of Delaware, was born in Darbyville, Pickaway county, Ohio, July 4, 1861, and was named for his maternal grandfather. Cyrus Barton. His father at that time was in the Methodist ministry. The Adams family is of English origin, and was founded in America at a very early day by ancestors who settled in Virginia. The Major's grandfather emigrated to Kentucky about 1800, and about 1815 removed to Madison county, Ohio, becoming one of the pioneer settlers of that community. The maternal ancestors of Major Adams were among the first settlers of New Amsterdam, now New York, whither they emigrated from Holland. Later they removed to Eastern Pennsylvania, where Mrs. Adams was born and lived until her marriage in 1860. In 1865 the family became residents of Delaware, where the father embarked in the dry-goods business. Later he became a dealer in crockery and queen's-ware. Here, in 1867, Barton entered the public schools, which he attended until in 1878,. when he became a student in the Ohio Wesleyan University, where he remained for three years. He was then employed in the book store of Prof. T. C. O'Kane for one year, after which he went to the Northwest in 1882, and engaged in mercantile and railroad business in Minnesota and Dakota for three years. In the fall of 1885 he returned to Delaware, and was employed by the railroad company in the freight and passenger departments until appointed Deputy County Treasurer in 1888, by N. P. Ferguson, who was then serving as County Treasurer. He served in that capacity through Mr. Ferguson's last term and was then re-appointed by that gentleman's successor, Captain Cole. After the Captain's death, which occurred October 8, 1893, he was appointed to fill out the unexpired term of eleven months, and in August, 1893, was nominated by acclamation at the Republican county conven-