DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 475 taking of worldly show, ostentation or display. She left the example of a beautiful Christian life as a legacy to her children and her grandchildren, who hold her memory in loving reverence. Samuel Graham, the father of the subject of this sketch, had two brothers and three sisters, as follows: John, William, Elizabeth, Margaret and Jane. John came to Union county with the family and bought 100 acres of land near Richwood, and here he lived and died. Two of his sons, Marion and Isaac, are residents of Richwood. William, another son, resides in East Liberty, Logan county. William died when about seventeen years of age, before the family moved from Ohio. Elizabeth, the oldest sister, married Gabriel Hadley. She and her husband lived for a time near Richwood, but afterward moved to DeKalb county, Indiana, where they passed the remainder of their lives. Margaret married Robert Boyd, in Coshocton county; she soon afterward died, of consumption, leaving no children. Jane, when a young woman about eighteen or nineteen years of age, married Samuel Livingston, in Coshocton county, Ohio. About 1840 she came with her husband and her children to Union county, and settled near Richwood. Soon after coming here, Mr. Livingston set up a blacksmith shop and did work for the neighborhood. He was the father of fourteen children, nine sons and four daughters. Eight of the sons served in the Union army, seven of them being in the service at one time. With the exception of Harrison Livingston, who died in Richwood, December 30, 1863, from a wound received in the battle of Yazoo River, February 16, 1863, they all returned home without being wounded, having made an honorable record as soldiers, and having shared the dangers of the battlefield with their comrades in arms. Sarah (Butterfield) Graham, the mother of the subject of this sketch, was one of six children, having two brothers and three sisters. One brother died in Carroll county, Ohio, at the age of fourteen years. The other brother, Thomas Butterfield, as has already been stated, came with his mother to Union county, in 1834, and settled on a farm near Summersville, where he died in 1845. Nancy Butterfield married Benjamin Hudson, in Carroll county. About 1848 or 1849 they moved to Union county, and settled near Pharisburg, where they passed the remainder of their lives. Their son, Jack Hudson, a well-known citizen of Leesburg township, and father of Samuel Hudson, son of the present County Auditor, resides on the home place, near Pharisburg. Lydia Butterfield married William McGiffin, in Coshocton county. They lived to a good old age, and left a numerous family. Maria Butterfield never married. She lived to a venerable age, and died near San Pierre, in northwestern Indiana. Ruth Butterfield died when a young woman. She was unmarried. When Samuel Graham, the father of the subject of this sketch, was twenty-one years of age, he went from Coshocton to Carroll county, and married Sarah Butterfield, the date of their marriage being October r6, 1821. After his marriage he and his wife took up their residence in Coshocton county. In June, 1836, Mr. Graham came by himself to Claibourne township, Union county, and bought the land on which the subject of this sketch now resides. After making 476 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF this purchase he returned to Coshocton county, and in the following September moved his family to their new home. He then proceeded, with the aid of his sons, to clear and cultivate his farm. On April t4, 1864, while absent from home on a journey, he was killed in a railroad accident, near Marion, Ohio. He was in the sixty-fourth year of his age at the time. His widow survived him eleven years, dying July 4, 1875, at the age of seventy-two years. Samuel and Sarah Graham were the parents of twelve children, eight of whom are deceased. HIRAM S. INSKEEP is conspicuously identified with the agricultural enterprises of Allen township, Union county, and is recognized as one of the solid and progressive farmers of the community,—one whose family history traces back to the early pioneer days. He was born, on the farm where he now abides, May 1, 1835, the son of William Inskeep, who was also a native son of the Buckeye State, having been born in Logan county, March 4, 1808. He was a son of Job Inskeep, who was born in Culpeper county, Virginia, with whose history that of his family had been linked from the earliest Colonial days. William Inskeep was married, December 27, 1832, to Miss Mary Stokes, who was born August 26, 1812, the daughter of Joseph Stokes, a native of Culpeper county, Virginia. In 1831 the farm now owned by our subject became the residence place of his honored father, who settled there at that time, the place comprising Doc, acres, which he cleared and developed to a high state of productiveness. He was a man of marked intellectual power, and became one of the most prominent citizens of the township, having held preferment as Township Trustee, Treasurer, Postmaster, etc. His death occurred in September, 1843, but his widow survived to attain the venerable age of eighty years, her death occurring January 20, 1892. Of their children only two are living at the present time,—Olive, wife of William Crary, of Vigo, Ross county, Ohio; and Hiram, subject of this sketch. The following record gives the names of the children in the order of birth: Louisa; Hiram S. ; Matilda A. ; Olive; Olive A. ; William E., who was a soldier in the late war, and a prominent resident of Allen township until the time of his death; Victoria; and Bates. On account of the prominent position which William E. held in the community, it will be apropos to offer the following brief record concerning his life: He was born in Allen township, May 16, 1843, and was here reared and educated. In September, 1861, he enlisted for service in the late war as a member of Company C, Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, participating in the following named battles: Stone River, Perryville, Wildcat Mountain, Hoover's Gap and Corinth. He was in battle for fifteen days at the last named point. He proved a gallant soldier, and was honorably discharged at the completion of his term of service. He was Commander of Company D, Seventh Ohio National Guard, at Lewisburg, for a period of seven years. William E. Inskeep died January 22, 1892. Hiram S. Inskeep, the immmediate subject of this review, grew to maturity on the old homestead farm, and received his theoretical educational discipline in the schools of the district. March 26, 1876, he was united DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW CO UNTIES, OHIO - 477 in marriage to Miss Margaret Spain, whose family had long been one of prominence in Allen township. Her father, Washington Spain, is still living, an honored patriarch of the township, while her mother, whose maiden name was Sarah Ann Shinnemon, died February 1, 1894, at the age of sixty-five years. They had six children, of whom four are living at the present time. The names of the children are as follows: John Q. ; Margaret, wife of our subject; Henry Ellis; Sarah Agnes, wife of Luther Wood, is deceased; Algretta, deceased; and Delmer W. Mr. and Mrs. Inskeep have two interesting children, a son and a daughter: Omer W. and Ila May. Our subject has a good farm of fifty-four acres, located on the rich bottom lands of Big Darby creek, and the same is under a most effective system of cultivation, with a fine residence and other excellent improvements in the way of buildings. In politics Mr. Inskeep voted with the Republican party for years, but becoming convinced that the People's party advocated the principles best intended to conserve national prosperity, he identified himself with that organization. As a man he is held in the highest esteem in the community, while his ability and progressive spirit are recognized. HON. THOMAS C. JONES, deceased, was for years one of the most prominent citizens of Delaware county, and indeed of the whole State of Ohio, —a leader in professional, agricultural and social circles. At the meeting of the Delaware county bar held to take action upon the death of Judge Jones, the following address was delivered by General J. S. Jones, and by courtesy of the Delaware Gazette, we copy it entire: "It was in the year 1859, after Judge Jones' nomination for the State Senate that I first formed his acquaintance, About this time, I had commenced taking part in political discussions, and by reason of his temporary illness, he requested me to fill two political appointments for him in Licking county, (one at Hartford and one at Johnston) and from that time until his decease, a a period of thirty-three years, I enjoyed his friendship. I knew him well, socially, professionally and politically. During our long acquaintance, I was constantly indebted to him for wise counsel and judicious advice. His mind was omnivorous and his capacity enabled him to form valuable opinions on any subject that engaged his attentions. He was not given to flattery and could be relied upon for the expression of an honest and candid judgment. His fondness for society and love of intercourse with his fellow men did not escape the observation of those who knew him in his younger years, and this trait of his character grew upon him with advancing years. He took delight in the ordinary intercourse and enjoyment 0f general society, but it was the real and true friendship such as belonged to those of whom very few are recorded, that he most appreciated and the absence of which among men of prominence he particularly lamented. He knew the pleasure and value of that more intimate relation of kindred spirits that can trust each other in the confidence of private friendship, and thus lessen their cares and heighten their pleasures by the unrestrained intercourse of sentiment and opinions. He was a lawyer of great ability and was a forcible and eloquent speaker, ranking with the 478 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF ablest lawyers of the State. His methods were earnest and direct and he sought the truth in every contest in which he engaged. He possessed the rare combination of qualities that eminently fitted him for the discharge of judicial duties. Upright, deliberate and resolute; a lover of justice, more solicitous to be right than to be popular, with a thorough knowledge of the law, and a mind capable of readily grasping the facts in a case. For ten years, on our Common Pleas bench, he displayed his rare qualifications as a judge, by the correctness and impartiality of his decisions. He was an active participant in public affairs, and always took an active interest in politics. He was a good campaigner, always thoroughly informed, logical in argument and sincere in his conviction: she never failed to instruct and was always heard with favor by popular audiences. "He served in the higher branch of the General Assembly at the beginning of the war. Judge Jones, James A. Garfield, Judge Key, ex-Governor J. D. Cox and R. A. Harrison and other able men rendered that body famous. It was a 'crisis' that required strong men to provide for the approaching conflict, and Judge Jones' ability as a lawyer enabled him to render the people of the State invaluable services. By his sterling patriotism, resolute courage, unimpeachable integrity and never-failing powers of endurance, he was known by the sobriquet of the Iron Man of the Senate.' As a member of the Board of Trustees of the Ohio Agricultural College; as an active participant in the efforts to remove the restriction upon the trade in live stock between this country and England; as a member of the commission, under the act of Congress, to examine and report upon the agricultural needs and resources of the Pacific States; as an earnest and persistent advocate of the measures pending before the Congress of the United States to prevent the spread of pleuro pneumonia among cattle, and as a member of the commission to prevent the spread of contagious diseases among farm stock in Ohio, Judge Jones has been of immense public service to his State and country. He possessed the ability and integrity to discharge successfully the duties of any position in the government. Full justice will be done to his memory in all these particulars by others, and I trust I may be pardoned for calling special attention to his labors in the interests of farmers and to his love for the pursuits of agriculture. 'Fairholme,' the name of his country estate, was his pride and delight. What I say of Fairholme, I learned directly from Judge Jones himself, through intimate and close relations between us during his last sickness, and what I say is but the 'echo of the voice that is still.' "Born and reared in the country, with a strong attachment to rural life, the work of establishing a farm adapted to mixed husbandry, in which a leading feature should be the raising of live stock, he set about the task of acquiring the title to Fairholme, and procured part of it in 1855, and immediately set about its improvement. The following year he arranged with C. Hills, his brother-in-law, for carrying on the farm in partnership, and they together established the first herd of thoroughbred Shorthorn cattle, and the first flock of Southdown sheep ever owned in Delaware county. Judge Jones moved into the residence on Crystal Spring farm, owned by C. Hills, and they carried on the business of farming and stock-growing with satisfactory results for a few years, until the balance of the DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 479 land, known as the Francis Smith farm, was purchased by Judge Jones, its homestead improved, and he then commenced its occupation as his family residence. He and Mr. Hills then divided their business, and Judge Jones found that the farm he occupied was not large enough for the successful management of the business he had established, and he determined to acquire more land. His first purchase was ten acres from the northeast corner of the Crystal Spring farm, adjoining the southeast part of Fairholme, through which flows the Crystal Spring brook, thus furnishing stock water for that portion of his farm. He subsequently purchased what was originally known as the Solomon Joy farm, adjoining his former purchase on the east, thus extending his possessions to the Olen-tangy river, which bounds it on the east. " Here at beautiful Fairholme, consisting of about 230 acres of land, situated on both sides of the old Columbus and Sandusky road, now known as the Marion pike, something less than two miles north of this city, with its large acreage of luxuriant bottom land, with its beautifully undulating upland of excellent quality, with its crystal brook of clear water, on the banks of which are situated the dwelling, barn, and other farm buildings, with its open-woods pasture consisting of velvety blue-grass, with its beautiful groves of the best and most ornamental American forest trees, its beautiful valleys dotted with flowering shrubs, the crabapple, the dogwood and the native hawthorn, this modern Cicero, our deceased friend, engaged for nearly forty years in the pleasing and delightful occupation of agriculture. To this occupation and the elevation and dignifying of this pursuit he devoted unceasingly the best energies of his nature. His thoughts were constantly occupied in agricultural topics, and with voice and pen he was the champion of the toiling millions who labor on farms. As his highly bred herds of shorthorn cattle, with their beautiful symmetry of form and high excellence of quality and matchless brilliancy of color, and his thoroughbred Southdown sheep, the superior perfection of whose form and excellence of flesh is everywhere acknowledged, are the crowning glory of Fairholme, so his labors for the elevation and dignity of agriculture are the crowning glory of his life. He sought by every means in his power, through legislation and otherwise, to protect the individual land owner from the abuse of corporate power. To a gentleman of the old school of whom it is said he never asked any man for his support in a nominating convention or at an election, it is not strange that modern methods in vogue in politics were distasteful to him. He was a strong Republican from conviction, but he believed it the duty of the moral elements in each of the two leading political parties to use their utmost endeavors to prevent the domination and control of nominations by the bilge-water element' of the large cities. He at one time seriously discussed the plan for bringing about a union of the moral elements of society for the purpose of asserting their power, and compelling recognition in making nominations, and in the administration of public affairs. He was greatly rejoiced over the renomination by the Republican Convention of Minneapolis, and considered the renomination of Cleveland in Chicago by the Democrats, as a signal triumph of the better elements in that organization. Judge Jones was perfectly familiar with every phase of religious belief, and with the doctrine of Christianity 480 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF as understood and interpreted by the most eminent divines. His religious faith was clear, unwavering and absolute. He loved to converse on religious subjects, and it was a pleasure and profit to hear him. While he understood and thoroughly comprehended the weakness of man, he had unbounded faith in humanity. He took great interest in works of public and private benevolence. and his memory will be cherished and his history preserved as an illustrious example of public and private virtue. At the meeting of the bar, the following resolutions were also passed: By the death of Thomas C. Jones we are called upon to record our appreciation of the services of a notable and distinguished citizen who was a member of the bar for more than half a century. He was born in the parish of Myfad, Montgomeryshire, North Wales, February 9, 1816, and died at his residence in this city August 13, 1892. He was admitted to the bar at Gallipolis, Ohio, in the spring of 1841. After practicing two years in Delaware, he removed to Circleville, Pickaway county. Here he practiced successfully his chosen profession for thirteen years, when he returned to Delaware and became a member of the firm of Jones & Carper, one of the leading law firms of Delaware county. In 1859 he was elected to represent the Senatorial district, composed of Delaware and Licking counties in the Ohio Senate and served as a leading member of the judiciary committee of that body. In 1861 he was elected Judge of the first subdivision of the Sixth Judicial district, composed of the counties of Delaware, Licking and Knox, and was re-elected in 1866, serving continuously for a period of ten years. He was an able advocate and a just judge. In the later years of his life, he filled with distinction many public positions for which thorough legal training and general acquirements eminently fitted him. He was a member of the Republican convention, and Chairman of the Ohio Dele gation at Chicago in 1868. He was a member of the Republican National convention at Cincinnati in 1876, and was one of the leading supporters of the nomination of his old friend and schoolmate, Rutherford B. Hayes, for the Presidency. He was a member of the first Board of Trustees of the Ohio Agricultural College and chairman of its first executive committee. He was one of the jury to award the honors in the cattle department in the world's fair in Philadelphia. In the year 1881 he was appointed on a commission under a special act of Congress to examine and report upon the agricultural needs and resources of the Pacific States. He was twice appointed and served on commissions to inquire into the conduct and management of our Indian affairs. He was an official visitor to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. He was the first president of the Ohio Association of Breeders of Shorthorn cattle, and was one of the leading spirits in the publication of the Ohio Herd-book and was a member of the Ohio commission for the prevention of the spread of infectious and contagious diseases among stock. He held many other political positions of honor and trust. Many of the last years of his life were largely devoted to agriculture and its interests, and in every relation of life, whether as lawyer, advocate, jurist, legislator, or as public and private citizen rendered distinguished services to society and to his State and to his country, therefore Resolved, 1st: That we receive the death of Thomas C. Jones with profound sorrow and mourn his loss, as the loss of one who reflected the highest honor upon the legal profession, of which he was so distinguished an ornament, and that we will hold in grateful remembrance the example of his public and private virtues. Resolved, 2d: That we tender to his family and kindred the assurance of our deep and heartfelt sympathy under their sad bereavement. Resolved, 3d: That as a further token of respect, and in further memory of the deceased, we will attend his funeral in a body. DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 481 Resolved, 4th: That the president of this meeting be and is hereby directed to communicate a copy of these resolutions to the family of the deceased, and that he present the same to the judges of the Common Pleas and Circuit courts of this county with the request that they be spread upon the journals of these courts respectively at their next regular meetings. J. S. JONES, E. F. POPPLETON, B. F. FRESHWATER. These resolutions were unanimously adopted, and remarks upon the life and valuable public services of the deceased were also made by Hon. J. S. Jones and Hon. H. M. Carper. WILLIAM B. BLAYNEY was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, October 13, 1829, and is a son of James and Rebecca Blayney. On the maternal side he is of Irish descent, his mother having been born in Ireland. His father was a native of Ohio county, West Virginia, and there upon a farm was reared to manhood. When about twenty-five years of age he began dealing in coal in the city of Wheeling, where he made his home until 1845, when he came to Ohio. A short time after, however, he purchased land in Iowa, and removed to the Hawkeye State, where his last days were passed. In the Blayney family were six children: Margaret Jane, now the widow of Robert Massingham; George, who resides in Iowa; John, who is also living in that State; Rebecca, wife of Jerome Merritt, a resident of Jones county, Iowa; and Mary Elizabeth, wife of Jacob Starry, who is living in the Hawkeye State. William B. Blayney spent the first nineteen years of his life in the city of his nativity, and acquired his education in schools which were conducted on a subscription plan. With his father he came to Ohio in 1848, and for nine years lived in Morrow county. On the expiration of that period he removed to Iowa, Where he lived for two and a half years, during which time he purchased 413 acres of land. He then returned to Ohio and bought his present farm. In 1854 Mr. Blayney was joined in wedlock with Miss Jemima J. McCammon, daughter of John and Jane McCammon, residents of Delaware county. They now have a family of four children, three sons and a daughter, namely: John C., Henry C., Fannie M. and Reuben McCammon. Finally Mr. Blayney removed to the city of Delaware in order to better educate his children, and there made his home for seven years. The children were thus fitted for the practical and responsible duties of life and have become useful members of society. Mr. Blayney belongs to the Knights of Pythias fraternity, his membership being with Porter Lodge, No. 640, and also holds membership with Big Walnut Lodge, No. 794, I. O. O. F. In religious belief he and his wife are Presbyterians and take an active interest in church work. Mr. Blayney gives his hearty support and co-operation to all enterprises calculated to prove of public benefit, for he is a progressive and public-spirited man. For some years past he has resided upon his farm which comprises 224 acres of rich land in Kingston township. Possessed of good business and executive ability he has carefully managed his affairs and is now numbered among the substantial citizens of the community. 482 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF DRS. W. M. and E. M. SEMANS are prominent young physicians of Delaware county, Ohio, successfully engaged in the practice of their chosen profession, receiving a very liberal patronage which is well merited. These gentlemen are sons of Professor W. O. Semans, well known in this city. Their grandfather, William Semans, was a native of Virginia, emigrated to Ohio at an early day and was widely known as an eminent lawyer. Professor Semans was born in the Buckeye State in 1835, and, having attended the Ohio Wesleyan University, was graduated from that institution in the class of 1857. His fine literary attainments and mental ability were recognized by his teachers and soon after he was engaged as a member of the faculty of the school in which he had so recently been a pupil. Later, he was for some time absent from Delaware, being engaged in business with his father elsewhere. Upon his return he became a professor in the Western Female College, which position he acceptably filled for two years. He was then tendered and accepted the professorship of chemistry and physics in the Ohio Wesleyan University, and is still a member of the college faculty. Throughout the State he is known as .a most able educator, and his long service in connection with the educational institutions of Delaware shows the high regard which the citizens of this place have for his ability. Professor Semans married Abigail Merrick, who was born and reared in Massachusetts, and they have four children, three sons and one daughter, W. H. being the oldest and E' M. the second born. W. M. Semans, the well-known physician whose name appears at the head of this review, was born in Massachusetts, December 29, 1861, and received excellent educational advantages, all of which he improved, and, taking up the study of medicine, he was graduated from the Medical College of Cincinnati in 1887. During the three succeeding years he was assistant physician in the Toledo Insane Asylum. In December, 189o, h̊ located in Delaware, where he and his brother have since conducted a paying and constantly increasing business. In 1891 he led to the marriage altar Miss Jessie Freeman, the accomplished daughter of Edward Freeman, of Delaware. E. M. Semans is one of the native sons of Delaware, born October 26, 1863, and his entire life has here been passed. He is a graduate of the Ohio Wesleyan University, the class of 1886, and graduated from the Medical College of Cincinnati in 1890, after a thorough course of study which well fitted him for his chosen life-work. Immediately after completing the course he joined his brother in business and they now have a very enviable reputation and a practice which many an older physician might well desire. That they are appreciated here is fully evidenced by their great popularity. The elder brother was secretary of the Delaware County Medical Society during its existence and both occupy a foremost rank among their professional brethren. JAMES H. MYERS, who is an honored and substantial farmer in Dover township, Union county, Ohio, is a native of that township and still retains his residence upon the old homestead of his nativity, the same having been purchased by his father in 1847. James H. Myers was born February 18, 1847, the son of John and Hannah (Winn) DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 483 Myers. He passed his boyhood days in assisting his father on the farm and in attending the district schools and thus continued the even tenor of his ways until he had attained the age of twenty years, when his youthful enthusiasm was enkindled, as the dark cloud of war spread its gruesome pall over the nation, and he enlisted for services in the Union army, enlisting in December, 1864, as a member of Company F, Sixty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, re- maining in the ranks until June 25, 1865, when he was mustered out. He served with his regiment, which subsequently participated in several of the more notable conflicts which marked the progress of the Union forces toward ultimate victory. Our subject, however, remained at the front but a short time, when he was transferred to the Eighteenth Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps, and was assigned duty as guard over rebel prisoners at Camp Dennison, Cincinnati, during a portion of the time acting as Orderly. After the close of the war he returned to the old homestead and once more devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits. After his marriage he devoted his attention to the operation of the old homestead, which is still in his possession, he having purchased the interests of the other heirs to the estate. Mr. and Mrs. Myers became the parents of six children, of whom we offer the following record: Memphis M. received his education in Marysville and Dover, this county, after which he taught the school in the home district for several terms: he is now engaged in farming, having purchased of his father, in the spring of the present year (1894) a small farm contiguous to the original homestead; Milo; James I. ; Irwin; Glennie and Asa. Mr. Myers has a fine farm of 120 acres, lying two miles northeast of the village of New Dover, and upon the same he erected, in 1877, a fine brick residence of modern and most effective architecture and situated upon a most eligible building site, the place being attractively set in the midst of a fine grove of young maple trees. In his fraternal relations our subject is identified with the Grand Army of the Republic, retaining a membership in Ransom Reed Post, of Marysville. He is a man of marked intelligence, and has held local preferments of note, his influence in the community being strongly evidenced in all matters of public nature. He has been a member of the School Board of the district, and within that time was a prime factor in securing to the township its fine high-school building. In politics he is strongly arrayed in the support of the Republican party and its principles. John Myers, father of our subject, came to this county in 1830, locating in that part of Dover township which is still known as the Myers settlement, where he purchased a small farm, upon which he continued to reside until 1847, when he effected the purchase of the place upon which his son James now lives. John Myers was born March 1, 1812, and his wife, who was a native of Ross county, Ohio, was born June 4th of the same year. Both parents are deceased. John Myers was a plasterer and broom-maker by trade, and he gave considerable attention to work in these lines of occupation in addition to carrying on the work of his farm, his services being in much demand in the most diverse sections of the county. John and Hannah Myers became the parents of seven children, concerning whom we are permitted to offer the following brief 484 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF record: Mary is the widow of the late Jesse Cumber, who served in the late war as a member of Company F, Sixty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry: they had five children; William M. was a member of the same company as was our subject and was taken prisoner at Chickamauga and confined in Andersonville prison, where he died after enduring the horrors of that famous Confederate "stock-pen" for nine weary months; Joseph K. was also a member of Company F. and served from the time of his enlistment, in 1861, until the close of the war, participating in the grand review at the national capital: he died in 1891; Anna became the wife of Ralph Slack, her death occurring in 1884; James is the immediate subject of this review; Samuel, who resides in Dover township, married Alice Lee, and they have five children; Jehu married Elizabeth Parrott, a native of Wiltshire. England, and they are the parents of three children; Adam C. married Lily Perkins, and is engaged in farming in this county. JOSEPH H. DAVIS.—One of the substantial and well-known agriculturists of Union township, Union county. is he whose name initiates this paragraph, and his identification with the annals of the Buckeye State has been one of ancestral order, as well as that of the individual from the time of his nativity. Mr. Davis was born in Knox county, Ohio, township of Clinton, on the 22d of February, 1834. His father, Joseph by name, was a native of Virginia, and was of Pennsylvania Dutch stock, the son of George Davis, who was the son of Michael, the original member of the family in the old Keystone State. Joseph Davis was a boy when his parents removed to Pennsylvania, their ancestral State, and he had attained the age of only fifteen when his father came to the wilds of central Ohio and took up his residence in Knox county, whose official center, Mount Vernon, was represented at that time by three primitive log cabins. He grew up in this pioneer locality, and contributed his quota to clearing land, rolling logs, and hunting the wild game, which abounded in this section. He finally attained maturity, and in time assumed family responsibilities and honors by being united in marriage to Miss Lydia Shenaberry, who was a native of Pennsylvania. The family came to Union township, this county, in 1854, and took up their abode on the farm now occupied by our subject's brother, W. S. Davis, concerning whom individual mention is made elsewhere in this volume. Here the parents passed the remainder of their lives, the mother passing away at the age of eighty-five years. while the father attained the remarkable longevity represented by ninety-eight years. In politics Joseph Davis was a Democrat of the true Jeffersonian type. He was a man of intelligence and inflexible honor, and in physique was conspicuous. standing six feet and two inches in height, and possessing great strength and endurance. Joseph and Lydia Davis became the parents of twelve children, by name as follows: Polly, Michael, Nancy, Margaret, Elizabeth, Joseph H., NV. Shannon, Catherine; and William, George, and Lydia, who are deceased, as is also one infant unnamed. Joseph H. Davis, the immediate subject of this review, was reared on the old pio- DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 485 neer homestead, and early became familiar with the work of swinging the ax, clearing the land from trees and debris and ultimately assisting in its tilling. In the unpretentious log school-house of the period he conned his lessons and laid the foundation for the large fund of practical knowledge which he subsequently gained in his assocciation with the affairs of life. He first came to this county in 1854, in company with his father, being twenty years of age at the time. When he had reached the age of twenty-three years he married, and in the year following this important event in his life he took up his abode on his present farm, occupying a log house for a time and then erecting a substantial frame structure. His farm comprises 172 acres and is well improved and under a most perfect system of cultivation. The attractive residence and well-kept outbuildings all attest the enterprise and industry brought to bear by the owner of the fine farmstead. As already stated, Mr. Davis was married at the age of twenty-three years, and she whom he chose to share his lot in life and who proved all that a devoted and helpful companion could be, was Miss Mary Whelpley, who was reared and educated in this county. Her brother, the late Abraham Whelpley, of this township, was a participant in the late war of the Rebellion. Our subject and wife became the parents of four children, of whom we offer the following brief record: Mary Lydia is the wife of John Peavers; Clara Belle is at home; Mattie Roselia; and Ada Myrtle, wife of James Burns, of Delaware county, Ohio. Three children died in early childhood. The great and irreparable loss of Mr. Davis' life was that which he was called upon to bear July 19, 1889, when his beloved wife, who had been his comforter in hours of trouble and depression, his loving, trusting and devoted companion, was summoned to the life eternal. Hers had been a life beautiful in its grace and sympathetic kindliness and her death was mourned not alone by the afflicted members of the desolated home but by all who had known and appreciated her lovely character. She was a consistent and zealous adherent of the Christian Church and ever typified her faith in her works. In politics Mr. Davis is of the same faith as his father. In the community he is honored as an honorable man and a good citizen. REV. L. W. JAMES, who resides on a farm in Lincoln township, Morrow county, Ohio, is one of the venerable citizens of the county He was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, December 25, 1812, and is of Dutch origin. His grandfather, Jonathan James, was born and passed his life in Loudoun county, Virginia, dying there at the age of sixty-five years, and David James, the father of L. W., was also a native of that county. David James married Charlotte Bradfield, a native of Maryland and a daughter of James Bradfield, of that State. Mr. Bradfield died in Loudoun county, Virginia, at the age of sixty-eight years. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. James settled near his old home and resided on a farm at that place until 1835. That year they came to Delaware county,. Ohio, now Morrow county, and located on a farm where they spent the residue of their lives, he being eighty-three years of age at the time of death, and she eighty-four. She was reared in the Quaker Church and he 486 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF was a Methodist; both were devoted Christians and were people who were held in the highest esteem by all who knew them. In politics he was in early life identified with the Whigs and later gave his support to the Republican party. He and his wife were the parents of ten children, five sons and five daughters, namely: Vashti, wife of S. T. Cunard; Olive, wife of Isaac Nichols, died at the age of eighty-three years; Mrs. Mary B. Nichols, Galion, Ohio; Mrs. Elmira Wood, deceased; Mrs. Elizabeth Banker, Mount Gilead, Ohio; Elwood. deceased; L. W., the subject of this article; T. L.: Marion, a farmer of Lincoln township, this county; and Benton, also a farmer of Lincoln township. L. W. James received his first schooling in his native county. He came with his parents to Ohio, and for a time went to one of the primitive log school-houses of Delaware county; after which he was for three years a student in the Norwalk high school, Dr. Thompson, afterward Bishop, being at that time principal of the Norwalk schools. After completing his studies, Mr. James was ordained as a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The first year of his work was as an evangelist. Then he had charges at Sidney and in Hardin county. After his marriage, which occurred in 1843, he had a charge at Geneva, Sunbury, and other points, and in 1844 he moved to Nashville, Ohio. From 1845 until 1847 he was stationed at Melmore, and from 1847 to 1848 at Woodbury. In 1848 he bought his present farm, and here he has since resided, carrying on agricultural pursuits and also giving much of his time to the work of the ministry, he having since that date been a local preacher. In his political affiliations Mr.. James has always been a Republican. Mr. James was married September 28, 1843, to Martha Joy, a native of Delaware county, Ohio, and a daughter of Wilder and Martha (Smith) Joy. Her parents were early settlers of Delaware county, where they resided on a farm for many years and where they passed away; her father, born June 21, 1789, died at the age of seventy years; her mother, born September 19. 1788, died at the age of sixty-eight. Mr. and Mrs. James have had four children, viz. : Martha, deceased; A. W., of Mount Gilead; Edward M. , a prominent farmer of this county, married 011ie Smith and has two children, Lockwith and Nellie; and Olivia, wife of Christian Stooenover, has one son, Roy. WILLIAM N. OSBORN, Postmaster and farmer of Sparta, Morrow county, was born in a log house in Bloomfield township, June 24, 1824, a son of Thomas and Olive (Manning) Osborn. William N.. the fifth child of his father's family, received his education in a log school-house, and assisted his father on the farm and in the mill until twenty years of age. He remained on the homestead for five years after his marriage. In 1850 he located on an unimproved farm in South Bloomfield township, and lived for two years in a log cabin. Mr. Osborn now owns 210 acres of well improved land. In political matters, he affiliates with the Democratic party, and in 1894 was appointed Postmaster of Sparta. In 1856 he was elected Justice of the Peace, haying held the position most of the time since, was Township Trustee for a time, Constable four years, and also judge of elections. Socially he is a member of the Masonic order and DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 487 the I. O. O. F., having been one of the first members of the latter order, No. 208, initiated at Sparta. Mr. Osborn was married in 1845, to Harriet Dustin, a native of Ohio. They had three children: Melinda 0., widow of William Jackson; Lucy J., wife of Miller Riley: and Ella, wife of Francis Harris. The wife and mother departed this life in 1863. For his second wife Mr. Osborn married Sarah Miller and they have had four children, namely: Delano, of Columbus, Ohio; David G., who resides on the old homestead; Mary, also at home, and Samuel C. DR. C. L. DALRYMPLE, a farmer of Chester township, Morrow county, is a son of Jacob and Phoebe (Lewis) Dalrymple, natives of New Jersey. The father was born in 1797, a son of Robert Dalrymple, who came to Ohio in 1805, locating in Chester township, then Knox county, where he was among the early pioneers. The maternal grandfather of our subject, William Lewis, came to Ohio about 1805, settling in Wayne township, Knox county. Mr. and Mrs. Dalrymple were married in Ohio, and lived for a short time on a farm in this township, and then moved to Wayne township, Knox county, where the mother died at the age of fifty years, and the father at the age of ninety-three years. They were the parents of eight children, five now living: Aaron, Rhoda Ogden, Robert, C. L., and Minnie Douglas. The mother was a member of the Wayne Baptist Church. Dr. C. L. Dalrymple, the subject of this sketch, was born in Wayne township, June 16, 1841. In 1862 he enlisted as a private in Company G, One Hundred and Twenty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was sent to Camp Mitchell, Covington, Kentucky, next to Louisville, and thence to Perryville. On account of sickness he spent some time in the hospital, and then returned home on a furlough. Rejoining his regiment at Columbus, Ohio, he was honorably discharged after nine months' service. After returning home Mr. Dalrymple spent one year at Mount Gilead, and was then a resident of Greenville, Ohio, until 1891, engaged in the insurance and real-estate business. He now owns fifty acres of fine farming land in Chester township, and in addition to his other interests is engaged in the practice of dentistry. Dr. Dalrymple was married in 1870 to Maggie Doty, born in Greenville, Ohio, in 1845. Her death occurred in that city in 1885. They were the parents of three children, two now living,—Bertie and Robert. The Doctor was again married, in 1891, to Kate Struble, a native of this county, and a daughter of William Struble, deceased. Mr. Dalrymple is a member of the Methodist Church, and his wife is a member of the Baptist Church. In political matters he affiliates with the Republican party, and socially is a member of the Masonic order, of the blue lodge and chapter at Greenville, and of the commandery at Troy, Ohio. S. A. MOORE, a prominent resident of Delaware county, and late a director of the County Infirmary: was born in Morrow county, Ohio, February, 16, 1844, the son of Samuel and Priscenia (Thompson) Moore, the former a a native of Big Beaver county, Pennsyl- 488 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF vania, and the latter of Athens county, Ohio. The Moore family is of Irish descent, and the Thompson family is of German origin. The paternal grandfather of our subject was an active participant in the war of 1812. Samuel Moore was engaged in farming, having been associated with agriculturism from his early youth to the time of his death. Upon his marriage he located in Morrow county, where he made his home until 1851, when he removed to Radnor township, Delaware county, where he died at the age of seventy-three years. He was a man of intelligence and honor, and was was held in high esteem in the community where so many years of his life were passed. In politics he was originally a Whig, but upon the organization of the Republican party he cemented an allegiance to the same. His widow is still living, in Delaware county, and has attained the venerable age of eighty-two years. Three brothers of the Moore family married three sisters of the Thompson family; John wedded Eliza; Martha became the wife of Joseph: and Priscenia the wife of Samuel Moore. The brothers are all now deceased, but the sisters are still living. All of the sons of the three brothers were soldiers in the late war, except two who were physically disabled. The parents of our subject had a family of children, of whom we offer a brief record, as follows: Martha A. is the wife of Henry Cox, of Radnor township; William N., who was a soldier in the One Hundred Forty-fifth Ohio Infantry, died in Henry county, Ohio; John T., who enlisted in Company E, Sixty-sixth Ohio Infantry, was captured June 9, 1862, at Port Republic, Virginia, and died on the last day of the succeeding month, in a rebel prison at Lynchburg, Virginia; Samuel A. is the subject of this review; Rebecca P. Mayfield is a resident of Delaware county; Joseph Vinton was scalded to death at the age of four years; Ella is deceased; and Henry Moore is a resident of Delaware county. At the age of seven years S. A. Moore became a resident of this county, where he has since maintained his home. He was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools. During his younger years he learned the stonemason's trade which he has followed successfully to a greater or less extent since. On the 2d of May, 186.4, when twenty years of age, he joined Company A, One Hundred and Forty-fifth Ohio Infantry and served four months. He was also a member of the Ohio National Guards for five years. Mr. Moore was married March 27, 1869 to Agnes Ann Ryder, daughter of James and Julia (Betts) Ryder, who were natives of Virginia. For a time her parents resided in Muscatine, Iowa, but afterward returned to Ohio, where the father died December 5, 1869, The mother is still living at the age of seventy-seven. Their family numbered nine children, six of whom are still living: Wilbur W., a soldier in an Iowa regiment; William P., who died in Virginia; James A., who served in the Sixth Virginia Cavalry for four years and is now living in Ross county, Ohio; Daniel, a member of the Fourteenth Virginia Infantry; Granville, twin brother of Daniel, was also a member of the Fourteenth Virginia Infantry, and is now a resident of Delaware, each having served three years; Mrs. Moore, the next younger; Isabel, now deceased; and Harvey, who makes his home in Sacramento, California. Seven children grace the union of Mr. DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 489 and Mrs. Moore: Thomas Preston, who married Miss Edith Hutchinson and lives in Concord township, Delaware county; Homer 0., who is with his parents; Charles Monroe, who wedded Minnie Jones; Eugene Clay; Myrtle May, twin sister to Eugene and the wife of Daniel H. Smart; Edna Vey, at home; and Frank Anderson, now deceased. Mr. Moore is one of the leaders of the Republican party in this community and does all in his power to insure its success. In 1888 he was elected a director of the County Infirmary and held that office until January 7, 1895. His faithful discharge of the duties of this office secured to him such full confidence on the part of those whom he served that a fine banquet was tendered in his honor December 5, 1894, at the Children's Home. About seventy persons participated, including the secretary of the State Board of Charities, from Columbus. On the 2 1st of December the directors of the infirmary presented to Mr. and Mrs. Moore a very fine set of upholstered chairs, in token of their respect and friendship. Mrs. Moore is a member of the Board of the Children's Home of Delaware. Our subject and his family belong to the United Brethren Church of Bell Point, and are interested in everything pertaining to the welfare of the community. Their home is on a good farm of 156 acres in Scioto township. This farm he rents, but he owns a half interest in 156 acres in Mill Creek township, Union county, and also owns 800 acres of land in Phelps county, Missouri, having lost most of his property in paying securities, but with his characteristic honesty he paid all claims. Socially he is connected with the Grand Army of the Republic and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and two of his sons belong to the Knights of Pythias. For some years he has been a member of the Soldiers' Relief Committee, and has spent much time and money in the interest of the old veterans, doing considerable detective work in bringing to justice those parties who defrauded the veterans of the county out of about $18,000, and he is still continuing his devoted efforts in the line of securing to the —Boys in Blue" all that is due them. It will not be incongruous in this connection to incorporate a somewhat more detailed mention in regard to the gigantic fraud and our subject's successful expose of the same. On the 19th of January, 1894, he discovered the one claim of Mrs. Matilda Siegfried, widow of Peter Siegfried, Company E, Sixty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and on the 2 1 st of said month he was empowered to proceed to collect the claim. This collection was made on the 23d of the same month. All the field was opened, all claims were investigated and many were collected. Numerous frauds were brought to light, and Mr. Moore has been indefatigable in bringing the guilty parties to justice and in securing to those deserving of bounty all that is due them. All records have been closely examined and much valuable information obtained. At the present time the two fraudulent manipulators are in the hands of the law and will soon pay the penalty for their wrong-doing. Thus our subject has done much to bring about an honest dispensation in the considering of bounty claims in the county, in insuring to the deserving claimants their just recompense and in forefending farther operations in the line of concessions upon fraudulent claims. In manner Mr. Moore is pleasant and genial and is very popular with all classes of 490 - MEMIORAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF people. The greater part of his life has been passed in this county, and those who have known him from his youth are numbered among his best friends. WILLIAM ROWE, one of the leading citizens of Porter township, Delaware county, was born on the farm where he now lives, February 27, 1861, a son of John Rowe. The latter was born in Cornwall, England, and came to the United States when twenty-nine years of age. He was married, at Mount Vernon, Ohio, to Elizabeth Sherman, a native of Bedford, England. After residing on a farm in Knox county, near Mount Vernon, they located on the place where our subject still resides, the same then consisting of seventy-five acres. By industry and good management they accumulated a fine landed estate of 578 acres, all under a fine state of cultivation. Mr. and Mrs. Rowe had eleven children, six now living, viz.: John H., Elizabeth Huddleson, Eliza Barker, W. M., Frank and Fanny Miller. The deceased children were: Samuel, Levina A., Sarah, Emma and a babe unnamed. The mother departed this life in 1889, at the age of seventy-three years, and the father died in 1891 aged eighty years. He was a life-long farmer, was identified with the Republican party, and was a member of the Methodist Church. William Rowe, our subject, owns sixty-five acres of the old home farm, where he has all the necessary farm improvements. August 31, 1882, he was united in marriage to Maggie Merredith, a native of Knox county, Ohio, and a daughter of George and Nancy (Stith) Merredith, who were the parents of six children, only two of whom survive, Jonny Benny and Maggie Rowe. The deceased were: Anna Belle, Emma A., Henry and Chester. Mr. Merredith was a farmer by occupation. He cast his vote with the Democratic party, and was a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Rowe have five children,—Charles J., Frederick A., George Waldo, William Carroll, and Lola Pearl.S SOLOMON WILLIAMSON, one of the well-known citizens of Porter township, Delaware county, was born in Trenton township, this county, September 28, 1832, a son of John Williamsnn, a native of Washington county, Pennsylvania. He was a soldier in the war of 181 2, and his father participated in the Revolutionary struggle. The mother of our subject, nee Rosanna Ely, was a daughter of Michael Ely, who spent seven years in the Revolutionary war. Mr. and Mrs. John Williamson had the following children: Sylvester Madison, Peter, William, Lucinda, Eliza, Christena, Susan, Maria, James, Michael, John, Henry, Solomon, David, Mary, and Jane. Three of the sons were soldiers in the late war,—John, Michael, and Solomon. John enlisted September it, 1862, in Company H, One Hundred and Twenty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was honorably discharged in June, 1865. Michael served in the Eighteenth United States Infantry, was wounded at Stone River, and died at Columbus, Ohio. John Williamson, father of our subject, was a millwright by trade, having built the first gristmills in Delaware and Knox counties. His death occurred at the age of eighty-eight years. His wife died at the age of eighty-four years. DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 491 Solomon Williamson, the subject of this sketch, was reared on the home farm in Trenton township. At Lincoln's call for 300,000 men he enlisted, August 18, 1862, in the One Hundred and Twenty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company H, and during his eight months of service suffered from pneumonia and rheumatism. He was discharged on account of disability, and returned home, but has never recovered from the effects of his camp life and disease contracted in the service. Before entering the army he was one of the strongest men in the county, but is now an invalid. In 1883 Mr. Williamson located on his present farm of ninety-four acres, where he has all the necessary farm improvements. In his political relations he affiliates with the Democratic party, socially is a member of the G. A. R., and religiously is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Williamson was married at the age of twenty-two years to Mary E. Nowel, a native of Columbiana county, Ohio, and a daughter of Henry Nowel. They had four children,—Savena, deceased at the age of five years; Mary Ann, who died at the age of twenty-six years; Clinton D., at home; and one deceased in infancy. The wife and mother died September if, 1887. In December, 1888, Mr. Williamson was united in marriage to Miss Rosantha Smith, a native of Berlin township, Delaware county, and the only daughter of Rodney Smith, one of the early settlers of this county, but now deceased. Our subject and wife have had seven children, viz. : Lulu Elizabeth, Sirena, Charlie, May, Lucy and Clarence Rodney. The last named died in infancy. Mrs. Williamson departed this life at the age of forty-four years. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. JOHN C. NEEDELS, one of the prominent and well-known citizens of Harlem township, was born in Franklin county, Ohio, May 14, 1851, a son of Samuel and Christene (Allspaugh) Needels, natives also of that county. They were among the early pioneers of Delaware county. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Cubage Needels. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Needels had eight children, —Eveline, Serena, George W., John C., Samuel, Sarah C., Andrew W., and Alice. The father died in Franklin county at the age of fifty-two years. He was a life-long farmer, a Republican in his political views, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The mother departed this life at the age of sixty-six years. J. C. Needels was reared on the old home farm in his native county, and received his education in the district schools. In 1876 he came to his present farm of I50 acres of rich land, where, in addition to general farming, he is engaged in stock raising. In 1889 he erected a good, frame residence, 15 x 32 feet, with an "L" 14x 15 feet, has a barn 30x 40 feet, and all other farm improvements. Mr. Needels owns one of the best horses in this county, a Killbuck, noted for its style, beauty and speed. In his political relations he is identified with the Democratic party, and has served as a member of the School Board. Socially he is a member of the I. 0. 0. F. In 1875 Mr. Needels was united in marriage with Sarah E. Ford, who was born, reared and educated in Harlem township, a daughter of V. M. and Elizabeth (Kregier) Ford, both now deceased. They were among the prominent and early settlers of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Ford had 492 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF eight children, viz. : Frank (deceased), Jerusha, T. B., and Henrietta (deceased), Sarah E., Mary L. and two deceased in childhood. Mr. Ford was identified with the Democratic party. His wife was a worthy member of the Disciple Church. Mr. and Mrs. Needels have three children, --Maud, Frank and Pearl. ZIBA ADAMS, one of the leading citizens of Harlem township, was born in this county, May 22, 1826, a son of Rohn and Elizabeth ( Jones) Adams, natives of Luzerne county, Pennsylvania. The father came on foot to Delaware county, Ohio, in 1812, bought land in the dense woods, built a log cabin, cleared his land, and was joined by the remainder of his family. Mr. and Mrs. Adams had nine children, seven of whom grew to years of maturity, viz.: William, Lucinda, Clarinda, Ziba, Fisher, Elizabeth Ann, and Levi. The mother departed this life at the age of sixty-six years, and the father died at the age of seventy-eight years. He was a farmer by occupation, a Whig in his political views, and both he and his wife were members of the Methodist Church. Ziba Adams, the subject of this sketch, was reared on the old home farm, and was early taught to clear the forests and till the soil. He attended school in a log schoolhouse, but his business education has been received through reading and close observation. He now owns 600 acres of the best land in Delaware county, has made all the improvements necessary for a well-regulated farm, and, in addition to general farming, is extensively engaged in stock-raising. Mr. Adams affiliates with the Republican party. He is a man of the highest intelligence, well informed on the general topics of the day, and is one of the most extensive farmers and stockmen in his locality. Mr. Adams was married, at the age of twenty-two years, to Jane Seaburn, a native of Genoa township: Delaware county, and a daughter of William and Abigail Seaburn. To that union were born four children, two now living: George, at home; and John, who is married and resides on a farm near his father's place. The deceased were: Lavina and Amy, both of whom died at the age of thirteen years. The great loss in Mr. Adams' life was in the death of his beloved companion, who departed this life in August, 1888. NOAH GORSUCH, a farmer of Harlem township, Delaware county, was born in this township, July 20, 1848, a son of Thomas and Anna (Kregier) Gorsuch, natives of Pennsylvania, and of German ancestry. They came to Harlem township about 1830, and remained here until death. The father was a successful farmer, and was a Democrat in his political views. Mr. and Mrs. Gorsuch had six children, namely: Sarah (deceased), William, Jacob (deceased), Noah, David and Edward. Noah Gorsuch, the subject of this sketch, was reared on the old home farm. In 1874 he came to his present place. He has forty-eight acres in the home farm and forty-one acres in Licking county. In 1892 he erected a good two-story residence, 32 x 32 feet, has a barn 45 x 62 feet for stock and grain, and has all other necessary farm improvements. In addition to his general farming, Mr. Gorsuch is also engaged in the raising of Nor- DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 493 man horses, Jersey cattle and Chester-White hogs. He was married, at the age of twenty-two years, to Malissa Hoover, a native of Hartford, Ohio, and a daughter of James and Nancy Hoover. To this union have been born nine children, viz. : Harry, Charles, Bertha, Lee, Marv, William, Grover H. and Earl. The eldest, Harry, is a popular school teacher. In his political relations Mr. Gorsuch is identified with the Democratic party. G. E. COWLES, a prominent young physician of Ostrander, was born in Concord township, Delaware county, Ohio, August 6, 1862. His father, H. J. Cowles, is a prominent and well-known citizen of Concord township, and the latter's father was S. J. Cowles, who came to Ohio from New York in an early day. G. E. Cowels, the subject of this sketch, received a good education in his native place. In 1884 he began the study of medicine, and graduated in 1889, since which time he has successfully followed the practice of his profession. Dr. Cowels is a Democrat in his political views. Socially he affiliates with the Knights of Pythias, Lodge No. 348. A. LINN, Superintendent of the Delaware County Infirmary, was born in Eden township, Seneca county, Ohio, September 8, 1854, a son of Walter and Sarah (Hough) Linn. The father was born in Connecticut, was a carpenter by occupation, and his death occurred, in Ohio, in 1878. The mother departed this life in 1864. They were the parents of six children, four sons and two daughters. Two of the sons took part in the late war. Clarence was a member of the Fifty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served four years. He now resides in North Dakota. James, a member of the same regiment, died while in service. A. Linn, the subject of this sketch, was reared principally in Delaware county, and received a good education in Lebanon, 'Warren county. In April, 1892, he took charge of the Delaware County Infirmary, and has ever since proved an able, efficient and popular officer. The institution has an average of 107 inmates. Mr. Linn was married, at the age of twenty-two years, to Flora L., a daughter of J. D. Hubbard. To this union have been born three children,—James, Lena and May. In his political relations Mr. Linn affiliates with the Republican party. JOHN BUDD, a prominent farmer of Harlem township, Delaware county, was born in this township, October 15, 1830, a son of John and Mary (Adams) Budd, natives of Pennsylvania. They were among the early pioneers of Harlem township, having settled in the dense woods. The mother died at the age of seventy-six years, and the father died at the age of eighty-seven years. He was a lifelong farmer, a Republican in his political relations, and both he and his wife were members of the Methodist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Budd had ten children, namely: Miner, Inman, Remembrance, Eli, Abram, Elijah, William, John, and James. John Budd, our subject, was early inured to the labors of a pioneer farm. After 494 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF reaching year of maturity he was engaged for twelve years in buying and selling stock. He now owns 1 32 acres of fine farming land, on which is located a good brick residence, barns, and all other necessary farm improvements. In his political relations Mr. Budd is identified with the Republican .party. He served as Justice of the Peace for a number of years, and has also been a delegate to conventions many times. Mr. Budd was married at the age of twenty-two years, to Ellen Seaburn, a native of Genoa township, Delaware county, and a daughter of Obadiah and Esther Sea-burn. They have five children, as follows: Harriet, wife of Allen Borden, of Rich Hill, Ohio; Clifford, Adelbert, and Howard, at home; and Emma, wife of Frank Flavil, of Harlem township. Mr. Budd attends the Methodist Church. F. A. STICKNEY, one of the well-known and leading physicians of Delaware county, was born in Union county, Ohio, in 1852, a son of Hugh and Anna (Baker) Stickney. Our subject began the study of medicine in 1874, under Dr. E. H. Hiatt, of Delaware, and graduated at the Columbus Medical College in the class of 1880. Since 1882 he has been successfully engaged in the practice of medicine at Kilbourne Station, Delaware county. Dr. Stickney is now serving his second term as physician to the County Infirmary. In political matters he is an active worker in the Republican party, and has served as a delegate to State and county conventions. He is a charter member and Past Commander of the Knights of Pythias Lodge, No. 556. Dr. Stickney was married, in 188o, to Mary L. Campbell, a native of Delaware county, and a daughter of Ransom Camp. bell. To this union have been born two children,--Ethel May and Edith Folsom. ALONZO VAN TASSEL, a farmer of Genoa township, Delaware county, was born in a log cabin a few rods from where he now lives, August 29, 1846, a son of John and Phoebe (Allen; VanTassel, the former a native of New York, of Holland Dutch ancestry, and the latter a native of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. The father departed this life at the age of eighty-two years, and the mother died at the age of seventy-five years. The former. was a life-long farmer, and a Democrat in his political views, and served as Justice of the Peace seven years. Mr. and Mrs. VanTassel had eight children,—Rawson, Jenny Rhodes, Elizabeth Knives, Alonzo, Jerusha Perry, Ambrose Allen and Anna Mann (deceased; and one who died when young. Alonzo VanTassel, the subject of this sketch, owns 130 acres of good and well improved landin Genoa township, where he has many valuable farm improvements. In addition to his general farming he has also operated a threshing machine for a number of years. In political matters he affiliates with the Democratic party, and has served as a member of the School Board. Mr. VanTassel was married at the age of twenty-two years, to Selesta Rogers, who was born, reared and educated in Centerville, a daughter of Elisha and Jane (Tinaberry) Rogers. The father is deceased, and the mother resides at Condit. Mr. and DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 495 Mrs. VanTassel have four children, —James Otis, at home; Rosa, wife of William Wise, of Harlem township, Delaware county; and Inez and Austin, at home. Mrs. VanTassel and eldest daughter are members of the Union Christian Church. DENISON JOHNSON, one of the leading citizens of Harlem township, Delaware county, was born October 19, 1827, a son of Dr. Harris and Mary Ann (Ingalls) Johnson, natives respectively of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. The father, a prominent physician, died at Natchez, Mississippi, of yellow fever, in 1830, leaving six children: Caroline and Lyman (deceased), Mary Ann, Joseph, Denison and Harris (of this county). The mother departed this life in Harlem township, Delaware county, at the age of eighty-three years. Denison Johnson, the subject of this sketch, was reared to farm labor. On coming to this county he located on fifty acres of timber land, erected a log cabin, and has resided there for forty years. He has added to his original purchase until he now owns 180 acres of well improved land, and is engaged in general farming and stock raising. In his political relations Mr. Johnson affiliates with the Republican party, has served as a member of the School Board, and as Township Trustee. He is an Elder in the Christian Church. Mr. Johnson is a man of intelligence, well posted on the general topics of the day, is active in education, temperance and religion, and is one of the leading citizens of his community. He was married at the age of twenty-two years, to Ellen Keeler, a native of Genoa township, Delaware county, Ohio, and a daughter of Colonel D. and Aurelia (Hull) Keeler, a prominent and well-known family of this county. The father died in Genoa township. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have three children,—Alice, wife of Albert Mann, of this township; Jay, at home; and Edward Lamont. One child, Orvilla, died at the age of eleven months. ANDREW J. HARTER, a farmer of Liberty township, was born in this locality September 17, 1836, a son of Andrew Harter. The latter was born in Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, in 1795, and his father, Andrew Harter, Sr., was a native of Lancaster county, that State. Members of the Harter family participated in the Revolutionary war and the war of 1812. The family came to Ohio in 1808, and three years later located in this county. Andrew Harter, Jr., married Mrs. Crankleton, nee' Jane Conway, a native of New York, and of Irish ancestry. By her first marriage she had two children,—Mary J. and Margaret. Mr. and Mrs. Harter had six children, viz. : Ann E. and Christene (deceased), Esther Clarissa, Eliza Gillis, Elnora (deceased), and Andrew Jacob. The mother died September 9, 1839. In 1841 the father married Laura P. Buel, nee Andrews. Mr. Harter departed this life, in Liberty township, May 19, 1879, at the age of eighty-four years. He was an Elder in the Presbyterian Church, and was identified with the Republican party, having served as Township Trustee. Andrew J. Harter, the subject of this sketch, has resided since 1839 on his present farm, which consists of 245 acres of well improved land. He is extensively en- 496 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF gaged in raising Percheron horses, snort. horn cattle, and Merino sheep. Mr. Harter has been an active worker and one of the leading officers in the county fair for many years. Politically is a zealous Re. publican, and socially he is a member of thE G. A. R., John L. Hall Post, having served in the One Hundred and Forty-fifth Ohic Volunteer Infantry during the late war. HE is also one of the oldest members of Liberty Grange, No. 124, and of the Farmers' Institute. August 20, 1861, Mr. Harter was united in marriage to Lucy A. Schanck, a native of Trenton township, this county, and a daughter of William and Sophia (Alfred) Schanck, both of whom died in Miller county, Missouri. They were the parents of ten children. Mr. and Mrs. Harter have had seven children,--Mamie L., wife of Hon. R. K. Willis; Charles Elmer; Harry S., deceased at the age of eighteen years; John Hoyt, attending the Stole University; Fred. D. ; Ernest, deceased in infancy; and Leslie Allison. DANIEL ULRY, a farmer of Harlem township, Delaware county, was born in Pennsylvania, April 14, 1826, a son of Michael and Elizabeth (Shiker) Ulry, natives also of that State, and of German ancestry. Daniel was thirteen years of age when his parents came, in wagons, to Ohio, locating near Plain City, Franklin county, in sight of New Albany. The family afterward carne to Delaware county, but subsequently the father went to Indiana. His death occurred at the latter place. Mr. and Mrs. Ulry had ten children, viz.: Daniel, . Henry, John, Michael, Jesse, George, Mary, Margaret, Harriet and Sally. The father was a farmer by occupation, a Democrat in his political views, and a member of the Lutheran Church. Daniel Ulry, the subject of this sketch, resided on different farms in this county until 1864, and in that year located on his present place of 123 acres in Harlem township, where he has all the improvements necessary for a well regulated farm. In his political relations Mr. Ulry affiliates with the Democratic party. He was married, at the age of twenty-two years, to Diana Ruggles, a native of Plain City, Ohio, and a daughter of Samuel and Sally (Hoy) Ruggles. Mr. and Mrs. Ulry have had fourteen children, namely: Isaac, Samuel, Henry, Jacob, Lewis, Elizabeth, Minnie, Lena A., and six deceased. V.P. BARRY, a farmer of Cardington township, was born in Licking county, Ohio, March 12, 1832. His father, Elisha Barry, was born in Maryland, in 1789, was there married, and some time in the twenties located in Licking county, and soon after settled in Delaware, now Westfield township, Morrow county, where he died at the age of eighty-seven years. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he served as Class-leader for over sixty years. In political matters he was first a Whig and later a Republican. His father, Jacob Barry, was of Irish descent, and was a Revolutionary soldier. The mother of our subject, nee Rachel Lucas, was born in Maryland, in 1798, and her death occurred at the age of thirty-two years. Mr. Barry was again married, to Sarah Allen. By his first marriage he was the father of eleven DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 497 children, namely: Eliza, deceased, Maria, widow of Philip Gattshall, of Cardington township; Martha, who resides on the old homestead in Westfield township; John L. ; Mary Ann, wife of Jonathan Shaw; Mordicai, of Elkhart county, Indiana; Sarah, deceased; J. Walters, of Cardington; Joshua, who died from the effects of a wound received in the battle of Chickamauga. All of the children grew to years of maturity but one, Rachel, who died at the age of five years. Y. P. Barry, the subject of this sketch, remained in Licking county until five years of age, was then a resident of Delaware, now Morrow, county until his marriage, spent a short time in the woods in Carding-ton township, and then built a log house and located in the woods of Westfield township, remaining there twenty-one years. In 1861 Mr. Barry enlisted for service in the late war, entering Company K, Sixty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was soon promoted to Sergeant, and took part in the battles of Port Republic, Culpeper, Antietam and Chancellorsville. At the last engagement he was wounded in the left arm by the explosion of a shell, on account of which he was honorably discharged, in 1863. He returned to his family in Westfield township, but in 1880 sold his property there and came to his present farm of 127 acres. October 17, 1850, Mr. Barry was united in marriage with Hannah E. Benedict, born in Cardington township, Morrow county, December 15, 1832, a daughter of Eli and Elizabeth (Shaw) Benedict. The father was a native of New York, as was also his father, Reuben Benedict, and the latter became one of the early settlers of Marion county, Ohio. The mother was a sister of Jonathan Shaw. Our subject and wife have had five children, viz. : Eli, married, and resides in Indiana; John W., Prosecuting Attorney of Morrow county; Jane, wife of Elliot Brenizer, of Westfield township; Charles B., who resides on the farm with his father; and Elizabeth, wife of James Gillett, of Paulding county, Ohio. Charles B. was born October 29, 1856. He was married September 23, 1880, to Francilla Emery, a daughter of A. G. Emery, of Lincoln township. They have had five children,—Lila, Ralph (who was killed by a shed falling upon him), Vida, Walter, and Frank. Mr. and Mrs. Barry have also reared two orphan children, Mary C. Clark and Jennie Pharis. In political matters Mr. Barry affiliates with the Republican party, and for three years served as Infirmary Director of Morrow county. Socially he is a member of James St. John Post, G. A. R. JUDGE JABEZ DICKEY, a well known attorney of Mount Gilead, prominent at the bar of Morrow county, has a reputation not only among the public but also among his professional brethren that might well be envied by almost any legal practitioner. This worthy gentleman is one of Ohio's sons. His father, David Dickey, was a native of Pennsylvania and the family is of Scotch-Irish descent. He served as a soldier in the war of 1812 and during that time suffered an attack of the jaundice, lying ill at blockhouse at Mansfield, Ohio, until the close of the struggle. He then purchased a farm one mile south of that place, —a tract of wild timber land, and thereon spent his remaining days, an honored pioneer and in- 498 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF fluential citizen of the community. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Rachel Cook, was also born in the Keystone State, and with her father's family removed to Richland county. Ohio, at a very early day. Mr. Dickey died on the old homestead in 1848, and in 1853 she removed with her children to Mansfield, where her death occurred in 1880. They were members of the Old School Presbyterian Church and took an active part in its work. Their family numbered seven children, four of whom are yet living, namely: Susan M., who resides in Chicago, Illinois; Emma I)., widow of Philemon P. Berry, and a resident of New York city; M. R., a member of the firm of Estey, Dickey, Carr & Goff, of Cleveland, Ohio; and the gentleman whose name heads this record. The four sons of the family all served in the civil war as members of the Fifteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry,—Moses R. was its Colonel; Noah C., who was a private of Company H, was taken prisoner in Tennessee, and died in Mansfield, Ohio, in May, 1867; and James McBrier, who belonged to Company G, was killed on the second day of the battle at Pittsburg Landing. Judge Dickey is so widely and favorably known throughout Morrow county that he needs no special introduction to the readers of this volume. He was born in the little log cabin on the old home farm, near Mansfield, June 15, 1838, and attended the district school until thirteen years of age, when he supplemented his early school privileges with a course in Monroe Seminary and at Vermillion Institute, in Hayesville, Ohio. Not wishing to follow the pursuit to which he was reared, he took up the study of law, January 1, 1859, with the firm of Burns & Dickey at Mansfield, Ohio, and was ad mitted to the bar before the Supreme Court of the State, April 4, 1861. He did not, however, at once begin practice, for, prompted by patriotic impulses, he responded to his country's call for troops, and enlisted in Company H, Fifteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, of which he was made Corporal. The troops were ordered to drive the rebels from Grafton, Virginia, and subsequently to Rowlesburg, on Cheat river, West Virginia. After the battle of Philippi they were engaged in guarding the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and Judge Dickey remained with his regiment until, with a broken ankle, he returned home on a furlough. In March, 1862, he started to rejoin his old regiment, which had been reorganized for three years' service. On reaching Bowling Green, Kentucky, he found that the bridge had been burned across Barron river, and he took the only train for Nashville, but after going twenty-two miles it was learned that General Morgan was lying in wait to capture the train at Gallatin, and the passengers unloaded, while the train returned to Russellville for a guard of soldiers. Mr. Dickey pushed on ahead, walking a distance of fifty miles, and running the gauntlet of Morgan's men. This trip so lamed his ankle that he gave a colored man his last dollar to carry him in a little mule cart the remaining eight miles to Nashville, but on reaching that place he found that the regiment had gone on forty miles to Duck river. With a provision train he proceeded to that place, but his ankle was so severely injured that he was unfit for field service and he entered the service of a sutler, continuing there until after the battle of Shiloh. He then went on a boat, loaded with wounded soldiers, to Cincinnati, having charge of a ward while en DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 499 route, and thence returned to his home in Mansfield, Ohio, where he practiced law until February, 1865. In the fall of 1863, in the celebrated Vallandingham campaign, he was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Richland county,—being the only candidate elected on the Democratic ticket in the county at that election. He thus served until February, 1865, when he resigned to go with his brother into the northern peninsula of Michigan to engage in hunting arid in the fur business, but after seven months thus passed, he returned to his old home, where he again practiced until the autumn of 1866. At that time he formed a partnership with Major James Olds, which connection was continued until the fall of 1882, when our subject was elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, second sub-division of the sixth judicial district. In the fall of 1883 he was elected for a full term, and served until his six years' term had almost expired, when he resigned, in order that he might serve as counsel on a murder trial. In 1889 he entered into partnership with Judge G. W. Geddes, and they continued together until 1891, when, on account of ill-health, Judge Geddes was forced to withdraw. Judge Dickey practiced at the bar of Richland county until June, 1892, when he went to Tacoma, Washington. practicing there until April, 1893; but his native State proved his most attractive place of residence, and he has since made his home in Mount Gilead. The Judge was married September 1, 1869, to Miss Eleanor A. Rhodes, a native of Mount Vernon, Ohio, and a daughter of John and Rachel (Shaw) Rhodes. She was born in May, 1847, and was educated in Mount Gilead. To them have been born four children,—Charles C., who married Harriet L. Coleman, and lives in this city; Edwin W. ; Berry B., and Carrie E., all at home. The parents worship with the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which Mrs. Dickey takes an active interest. Judge Dickey was formerly quite prominent in Sunday-school work, and formerly served as Superintendent. He has always been a stanch Democrat, influential in the work of his party, and is a member of the County Bar Association. His abilities, both natural and acquired, have won him prominence as a lawyer, and his power before judge and jury is recognized by a large clientage, and by the general public as well. SAMUEL WILLEY, who owns and occupies a fine farm of 210 acres in Troy township, Delaware county, Ohio, was born on the farm on which he lives, February 19, 1844, and has been identified with agricultural pursuits here all his life. Mr. Willey is one of a family of five sons and five daughters of Henry and Elizabeth (Wiser) Willey, the former a native of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, and the latter of Ohio. Henry Willey has been a resident of Ohio since his twelfth year. Eight of their ten children are living. Samuel Willey was educated in the district schools and at Columbus, Ohio. He was married in March, 1869, to Ellen E. Silverwood, who was born in Michigan and who came to Troy township, Delaware county, Ohio, when she was twelve years old. Her education was received at Delaware. Their children are Arthur J. and Eugene S. 500 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF He affiliates with the Democratic party, and has served his township as Clerk and Trustee. Both he and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church. M. A. HUNT, a farmer of Porter township, was born near Mount Vernon, Knox county, Ohio, November 16, 1839, a son of David and Diana (Clapp) Hunt. The father was a native of Dutchess county, New York, but was among the pioneer settlers of Knox county, Ohio. His death occurred in Monroe township, that county, at the age of seventy-five years. The mother, also a native of New York, died in Porter township, at the age of eighty-five years. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt had eleven children,—Albert, Joseph. Charles, John, David, Philip, Milton A., Catherine, Sarah, Debriah and Hiram. Joseph lost his life in the capture of the city of Mexico, having been a member of an Arkansas regiment in the Mexican war. Philip, who served in the late war of the Rebellion, as a member of Company A, One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, met his death in the action in front of Petersburg, Virginia. M. A. Hunt, the subject of this sketch, enlisted for service in the late war, in May, 1861, entering Company B, Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He took an active part in many of the first battles of the war, was under' General McClellan in the Peninsular campaign, participated in the second battle of Bull Run, in the battle of Chancellorsville and other engagements. He was honorably discharged, on account of disability, at Harper's Ferry, after eighteen months of service. Returning to Ohio Mr. Hunt located on a farm one mile and a quarter northeast of his present home, where he remained until 1880. In that year he located on his farm of 240 acres, all of which is under a fine state of cultivation, and contains many valuable improvements. In addition to general farming he is also engaged in stock raising. Mr. Hunt votes with the Republican party and has served as a member of the School Board. He is a member of DeBolt Post, No. 396, G. A. R., of Centerbury, Ohio. In September, 1864. Mr. Hunt was united in marriage to Emma Moody, a daughter of Rev. William and Laura (Wells) Moody. The father is a prominent divine of the Disciple Church. The mother is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Moody had ten children,—John, Emma, Elisha, Rachel, Laura, Mary, William, Walter and Alice. John was a member of the Ninety-sixth Ohio Regiment during the civil war. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt have four children,—William M. (a physician of Belle Point, Ohio), Alfred A., Bertha and Lee. Mrs. Hunt is a member of the Advent Church. LEWIS EDWARDS, another well-known member of the Edwards family, whose history is reviewed in other individual biographies in this volume, was born on the old homestead, being the son of John and Elizabeth (Adams) Edwards, and, like his brothers, was reared on the farm, no event of especial importance occurring during his boyhood and youth. Having arrived at man's estate, he married Miss Emma Dent, daughter of Edward and Rebecca Dent. Their home is upon a fine farm pleasantly situated east of Sunbury and comprising 200 acres of valuable land. The brothers are all enterprising DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 501 and progressive agriculturists, good business men and valued citizens, and the family well deserve mention in the history of Delaware county. ROBERT ROWLAND, a prosperous farmer residing near Radnor, Delaware county, Ohio, dates his birth in Montgomeryshire, North Wales, in September, 1834. His parents, Richards and Mary (Roberts) Rowland, both were natives of North Wales. In 1854 the subject of our sketch emigrated to America and took up his abode in Cattaraugus county, New York. A year later he removed to Columbus, Ohio, and from there, that same year, he came to Radnor and engaged in farming. He has resided on his present farm since 1864 and has been very successful in his operations, now being the owner of two other farms, both near his homestead, one comprising 188 acres and the other seventy-two acres. His mother died in her native land, and in 1869 his father came to America to live with him, and. here spent the rest of his days, and died February 25, 1886. Both parents were worthy members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Robert Rowland was married April 20, 1864, to Martha M. Jones, who was born on the farm on which they now live September 2, 1844, daughter of John and Sarah (Thomas) Jones, her father having settled this land-102 3/4 acres. Both the Jones and the Thomas families were among the early settlers of this part of the county. Mr. and Mrs. Jones had six daughters and one son, beside Mrs. Rowland, and Mrs. Rowland and two of her sisters are the only ones of the family now living, namely: Mrs. Margaret Prichard, of Illinois, and Mrs. Sarah A. Griffiths, of Allen county, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Rowland have had four children,—Mollie A., Richard, George and William. The oldest died at the age of twenty-three years. The others are at home. In politics Mr. Rowland is a Republican and has very acceptably filled several local offices. Both he and his wife are members of the Welsh Congregational Church, at Radnor.