DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 75 recruits, he enlisted for service as a membe of Company B, Thirty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Colonel Ford commanding He participated with his regiment in the engagement at Harper's Ferry, where he wa taken prisoner, but was soon exchanged, being then sent to Camp Douglas, Chicago where he remained for a period of one year after which he joined General Sherman command at Memphis, Tennessee. He thereafter participated in the battle of Milliken's Bend, the siege of Vicksburg, and the famous Atlanta campaign. In action at Atlanta Mr. Hathaway was struck by a fragment of shell, which inflicted a most painful wound in the breaking of his jaw. Our subject still preserves this piece of shell as a memento of his none too pleasant experience on that occasion. He was confined it the hospital for several months before he had sufficiently recovered from his injuries to enable him to rejoin his regiment, which he finally did, at Pocotaligo, North Carolina. He was honorably discharged at Washington, D. C., where he participated in the grand review, after which he returned to his home, where he has ever since remained in the acquiring of other honors, " for peace bath its victories no less renowned than war. " Mr. Hathaway is the fortunate possessor of what is conceded to be one of the best farms in Union county, the same comprising 300 acres under effective cultivation and thoroughly improved. The beautiful family residence, erected in 1893-94, is of modern and attractive architectural design, eligibly located in a park of magnificent old forest oaks, and giving evidence of the refined tastes of its occupants. Other permanent improvements are of excellent order, and discriminating care has been given to every portion of the farmstead. September 25, 1867, Mr. Hathaway was united in marriage to Miss Huldah Bland, who was born in Madison county, Ohio, the daughter of Solomon and Abigail (Ferris) Bland, both of whom died at Milford Center, Union county, where they were honored residents for many years. Mrs. Hathaway is a woman of innate refinement and of excellent education, having been a successful and popular teacher for five years previous to her marriage. It is needless to say that the home is one in which the culture and the amenities of social intercourse are ever in evidence. The children of our subject and wife are four in number, namely: Edgar, Helen, wife of Louis Erb, of Milford Center: John, and Lucile. The best of educational advantages have not been denied the children, for Mr. Hathaway has ever been an earnest and progressive promoter of educational interests, as well as other undertakings which have conserved the higher welfare of the community. The two elder children completed their educational discipline at Antioch College, this State, and Mrs. Erb was a successful teacher at Milford Center prior to her marriage. Politically our subject renders active support to the Republican party, and has served as Trustee of the township and in other offices of public trust, being honored as a man and respected for his ability and sterling worth of character. Fraternally he is a member of Silas Kimball Post, G. A. R., of Milford Center. SHEPHERD CLARK. —He whose life now comes under review must . be distinctively regarded as one of the representative men of Union county,—one whose prominence in the an- 76 - MEMORIAL BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF nals noting the progress of agriculture in the prosperous Buckeye commonwealth is precisely similar to the position occupied, in the earlier stages of development and reclamation, by his honored father, who was one of the most intelligent and enterprising pioneers of Champaign county, where he lent his assistance in causing the towering forest to give place to the grain field, whose soil has now for years been furrowed and re-furrowed by the plowshare. Our subject, whose paternal ancestry is of Scotch extraction, was born June 7, 1832, on the old homestead farm in Rush township, Champaign county, this State, the son of Angus Clark, who passed many years in that section, where he had occupied a position of marked prominence from the time of his arrival in the frontier settlement in an early day. Angus Clark was born in 1783, in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and in 1826 he came to Rush township, where he effected the purchase of 200 acres of densely wooded land, which he cleared and improved; subsequently adding 300 acres more to his landed estate and likewise giving his attention to reclaiming the new accessions. He lived to enjoy the bountiful harvest gleaned from the broad acres of what was one of the largest and best farms in Champaign county, his position in the community being one in which respect, honor and admiration were accorded. That line of industry which has given the Buckeye State a prestige from its earliest settlement,. the manufacturing of maple sugar, secured much attention at his hands, and amid the leafy shadows of the maple forests he operated one of the most extensive sugar camps or "bushes " in the State, the product from the same reaching an annual aggregate of from 8,000 to 10,000 pounds. The death of Angus Clark occurred in 1859, at the age of seventy-six years. His wife, nee' Elizabeth Green, was a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Nehemiah Green, who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who passed many years of his life in Champaign county, this State, where he died at a venerable age. The mother of our subject passed away March 20, 1881 at the age of ninety-one years. Shepherd Clark passed his boyhood days on the old homestead farm, and early became familiar with such incidental duties as were in his strength to perform, their range widening as the days passed, until he was able to take his place with other sturdy yeomen and to do a full days work with the best of them. What this implied was far more than at the present day, for the work of clearing away the forest and breaking new land is far different occupation than following the plow as it furrows its way through the earth softened by oft-repeated tilling. Remaining beneath the paternal roof-tree until he had attained to maturity, he became ambitious to start out in life on his own responsibility, and accordingly he turned his face toward the great West, going to Iowa in 1856,—that section representing at the time the practical frontier. Here he, following in the footsteps of his honored father, likewise became a pioneer, but found not so great obstacles in cultivating the sweeping prairies as had his sire in his initial efforts in this State. He settled in Allamakee county, Iowa, and there remained for a period of four years, after which he returned to the old homestead, and there remained for a number of years, assisting in its cultivation. In 1867 he purchased his present magnificent farmstead, which comprises 635 acres, lying in Union, DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 77 Champaign and Logan counties, the portion in this county being in Allen township. The postoffice address of our subject is North Lewisburg, Champaign county. The farm has been most appropriately designated by the name of Green Bush. The character of the soil is a rich loam, and it is particularly prolific in the production of crops of grasses and cereals, and it is considered one of the finest stock farms in this section of the State The family residence, which was erected in 1877, at a cost of $10,000, is of modern architectural design, and not only stands as one of the most attractive rural homes in the county, but as unexcelled by any residence structure in the county, except by one or two in Marysville, the county seat. The interior is one which shows many of the elegances of the end of the century period, and betokens the refinement and taste of the occupants,—a quiet, peaceful abode, which most perfectly deserves the true old name of home. The location of the house is upon a most eligible site, which commands a view of the broad demesne of the favored owner. The entire place, with its fields, its upland meadows, its orchards, its wood-lots and its substantial and well-ordered improvements, can not fail to delight the eye of the passer-by, nor to suggest to his mind the thought that here abide those whose lines are cast in pleasant places. The system of drainage on the farm is most perfect, there being many hundred rods of tile drain, which carry away all excessive water; a fine hedge-row stretches along the fertile fields for a distance of fully a mile, and in every part of the place there is unmistakable evidence of painstaking care and of an executive ability that can direct affairs with economy and success. A fine horse-barn, 6o x 80 feet in dimensions, is equipped specifically for the accommodation of the noble animals who lend such effective aid in the cultivation of the farm, while there are ample provisions in the way of sheds for produce, stock and machinery. Water for both domestic and farm purposes is furnished by a modern windmill. For many years Mr. Clark has been most conspicuously interested in the breeding and raising of Norman draft-horses, in which line of enterprise his efforts have been crowned with marked success. He has spared neither time nor money in securing good individuals, and to-day there may be seen on his place some of the best Percheron or Norman horses to be found in the State. He is a man who is proud of his vocation and he has ever manifested a lively interest in all that touches the progress and welfare of the farmer, being a most active worker in various farm and agricultural societies. In politics Mr. Clark has always used his franchise in the support of the Republican party, and he has represented his locality as delegate to numerous county and Congressional conventions. His extended private interests have demanded his undivided attention and he has never manifested any desire for official preferment, although, in 1870, he served as Land Appraiser. Fraternally our subject is identified in a prominent way with the Masonic order, retaining a membership in Blazing Star Lodge, No. 268, and Royal Arch Chapter, No. 126, of North Lewisburg, and of Raper Cornmandery, No. 19, Knights Templar, of Urbana. Turning to the domestic life of our subject we find that, at the age of twenty-four, he was united in marriage to Miss Hannah Barney, who was born and reared in this county, the daughter of Adam Barney. Mrs. 78 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF Clark died in 1866, leaving the following children: Charles, who is in the hardware trade at Chanut, Neosho county, Kansas; Florence E., who married Joseph Spain, of North Lewisburg, Ohio; Lucy, wife of W. T. Beach, of Zanesville, Ohio; Pearl L., a teacher in the Urbana high school; John E., who is also a teacher; George; Ada, who graduated at the North Lewisburg high school as a member of the class of 1894; and Blanche. The members of the family are conspicuously identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church of North Lewisburg. Mr. Clark's second marriage was consummated on April 16, 1870, when he was united to Miss Eliza Asher, daughter of John and Deborah Asher. Their children are: Flora E., Alice, Lucy E., and Charles. Though our subject's educational advantages in youth were limited in scope, yet he secured a good practical education, which has been most admirably supplemented by the wide experience which has been his in later years. He stands forward as a man of marked intelligence and broad general information, his judgment being unerring and his business sagacity pronounced. He is charitable and kindly and holds the respect and esteem of the community, to whose advancement, in an incidental way, he has contributed so largely during his active and honor able life. JOHN SPEARMAN, a farmer of Porter township, Delaware county, was born in Devonshire, England, January 21, 1839, a son of Richard and Grace (Snow) Spearman, natives also of that place. They were the parents of twelve children, nine now living, viz.: Richard, in England; Mary Ann, of London; Susan, wife of John Lane, of this township; Persilla Sanders, of Condit, Ohio: Grace, of England; John, our subject; William, of Condit; and Mulford, of Rich Hill, this State. Two sons, George and Thomas, were cattle drivers for General Sherman. and the former died at Nashville, Tennessee, and the latter at Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Richard Spearman died in Ohio at the age of ninety years. His wife died at Devonshire, England, in 1865. John Spearman spent his boyhood days on a farm at his native place, was afterward engaged as a shop and errand boy for a butcher and market man, and next went to sea. He landed at Quebec in 1857. and. after spending four years in Canada, came to Ohio. October 1, 1861, Mr. Spearman enlisted in Company F, Forty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He took part in the battles of New Madrid, Island No. 10, Corinth, Iuca, Farmington, Fort Pillow. Oxford, Holly Springs, Bolivar, Bethel. Tuscomby, Memphis, Prospect Station, Decatur. Resaca, Kingston. Aitona. Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, and Peach Tree Creek. At the battle of Atlanta, July 27, 1864, Mr. Spearman was wounded in the left temple, after which he spent some time in the field hospital, and later was at Marietta hospital. Joining his regiment at Beaufort, South Carolina, he was honorably discharged at Pocotaligo, that State, January 17, 1865. After returning home he located on his farm of 132 acres, where he is engaged in general farming and stock raising. Mr. Spearman was married July 3, 1878, to Martha Ellen Downing, a native of Licking county, Ohio, and a daughter of Roswell Downing, a native of Pennsylvania. To that union were born three sons: John Rich, Thomas Taylor, and Harrison. The last named died at the age of four months. DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 79 The wife and mother departed this life in 1883. In 1885 Mr. Spearman was united in marriage to Mary A. Cann, a native of Devonshire, England, and a daughter of James and Susan (Spearman) Cann, both of whom died in England in 1875. They were the parents of five children: George, Mary, Elizabeth, Grace, and Hannah. Mr. and Mrs. Spearman have had three children: George Lewis, William James, and one deceased in infancy. Mr. Spearman affiliates with the Republican party, and is a member of the Masonic order, Sparrow Lodge, No. 400, A. F. & A. M., of Sunbury. THOMAS R. GRIFFITH, Sheriff of Delaware county, Ohio, has been a resident of this county since 1854, and is one of its well-known and highly respected citizens. A resum,' of his life is herewith presented. Thomas R. Griffith was born in Marion county, Ohio, June 26, 1838, the son of Welsh parents. His father, John Griffith, was born in Montgomeryshire, North Wales, and when a young man came with his brother Edward to America, locating in Radnor township, Delaware county, Ohio, where their brother David had already taken up . his abode. Still another brother, Thomas, twin of John, came to Ohio, and all passed the rest of their lives in this State and died here, Edward dying in Marion county, and the other three in Radnor township, Delaware county. John Griffith died in 1860, at the age of sixty years. He was a moderately successful farmer, was quiet and retiring in manner, and was a member of the Welsh Congregational Church. He was twice married. First he wedded Mrs. Mary (Hughes) Evans, who died in 1850, and for his second wife he chose Mrs. Anna (McKinley: Hord. She survived him some years and died in Mercer county, Ohio, in 888. By each he had three children, those by the first marriage being Thomas R., the subject of this article; Mary J., deceased; and Margaret A., deceased wife of David L. Williams. The children by the second wife are John D. , Deputy County Sheriff of Delaware county: Newton H„ a resident of Mercer county, Ohio, engaged in farming, and Maryetta, wife of B. F. Hedges, of Mercer county. Thomas R. Griffith spent the first sixteen years of his life on his father's farm in Marion county. Then he came with the rest of the family to Delaware county. After his father's death he was appointed administrator of the estate and had charge of the same until he was relieved in order to enter the Union army. November 8, 1861, he enlisted in Company E, Sixty-sixth Ohio Volnnteer Infantry; was mustered out July 23, 1865. He had veteranized in December, 1863. A portion of his service was with the Army of the Potomac; he participated in many of the most important engagements of the war, and his whole army life was characterized by bravery and fidelity. After the war Mr. Griffith returned to his home and family in Delaware county. He had married, January 5, 1864, Miss Elizabeth Kyle, daughter of Deacon James Kyle, of Radnor township, this county. She was born in 1837 and died in 1870, leaving two children. Nora B. and William T. His second marriage, some years later, was to Miss Elizabeth A. Johnson, of Radnor, daughter of John C. and Mary C. Johnson They have had three children, one of whom is living,—Mary L. 80 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF Upon his return from the army Mr. Griffith resumed farming and continued thus occupied until after the death of his first wife. He was then ordained as a minister of the Baptist Church, and was for six or eight years engaged in the work of the ministry, preaching at Prospect, Union, Norton and Leonardsburg. He also engaged in contracting and building for a number of years, in this business confining himself to Delaware, Marion and Union counties. Many of the best houses in the northern part of Delaware county were erected by him. He made his home in Radnor until 1890, when he was elected Sheriff of Delaware county, and since then he has resided in Delaware, having been re-elected to this office and now being on his second term. Fraternally, Mr. Griffith is identified with the G. A. R., U. V. L., and K. of P. MOSES LAIRD.—The Scotch type is the one which has found many representatives in the New World, and is one that has ever been found foremost in giving impetus to the march of progress, in retaining a clear mental grasp and in directing affairs along safe and conservative lines. America owes much to the Scotch stock, and has honored and been honored by noble men and women of this extraction. The subject of this review, Moses Laird, whose name indicates in a way his nationality, has been a resident of Leesburg township, Union county, Ohio, for the past forty-three years, and is numbered among the most intellectual, progressive and honored residents of the township. His place of nativity was in Raphoa Parish, located in the famous old county Donegal, Ireland, and the date of his birth was October 31, 1819. The parents of our subject were Samuel and Jane (Douglass) Laird, both of whom were natives of Donegal county. Samuel Laird was a son of Moses Laird, who was born in Ireland, but whose parents came thither from their native heath in Scotland. Jane Douglass was a daughter of Thomas and Sarah Douglass, who were born at Edinburg, Scotland. Samuel and Jane Laird became the parents of twelve children, of whom eight lived to attain mature years, namely: 'William, Jane, Moses, James, Rebecca, Catherine and Thomas. The four deceased were: Moses (first), Mary, David, and one boy who died in infancy. The mother of our subject died in Donegal county, Ireland, at the age of fifty years, and the venerable father finally came to America to make his home with his son, and was called into eternal rest at the advanced age of seventy-six years, his demise occurring in Pickaway county. Ohio. He was a man of keen intelligence and highest integrity, and was honored by all who knew him. Religiously, he was a devoted member of the Presbyterian church. Moses Laird passed his boyhood days in his native town, and received a good practical education in the excellent schools of the parish. Ere he had reached the age of nineteen years there had come into his life a dream of personal success and aggrandizement in a land far distant from the old home in the Emerald Isle, and he was not of a nature to allow the mere substance of dreams to satisfy his ambition, but early began to consult ways and means, and when he had attained the age of nineteen bade farewell to his native land, courageously said adieu DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 81 to home and friends, and proceeded to Londonderry, where he set sail on the stanch little vessel " Erin," and after a voyage of six weeks and five days finally reached his destination, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A somewhat stern situation was that which stared the young stranger in the face, but, nothing daunted, and with faith in his own ability to will and to do, he forthwith sallied out through the streets of the old Quaker City in quest of employment. He was finally offered a job in wheeling coal on the wharves at the stipend of one dollar per day, and this position he accepted, assuming its laborious duties with right good will, and continuing to be thus employed during the summer succeeding his arrival, which occurred August 10, 1837. The following winter he passed on a farm in New Jersey, where he was employed at the wage of six dollars per month. With the coming of spring he once more returned to Philadelphia and resumed his former occupation, and continued in that city for some little time, after which, in 1840, he determined to seek new fields of endeavor, and accordingly bent his steps to the State of Ohio,—this being in the fall which marked the memorable hard-cider campaign " of General William Henry Harrison, the President of " log-cabin " fame. Mr. Laird took up his abode in Guernsey county, this State, at a point fifty-four miles west of Wheeling., West Virginia. His uncle, David Laird, was a conspicuous figure in that locality at that time, having. kept a tavern on the old national pike road. Our subject remained in Guernsey county until May, 1841, when he moved to Fairfield county, where he remained until the following winter, when he located near the village of New Holland, Pickaway county. Here he effected the purchase of 100 acres of land, of which only twenty acres had been cleared. He improved the farm, brought it into a fine state of cultivation, and finally, in 1851, sold the same for a consideration of $4,000. He thereupon came to this county, where he purchased a tract of too acres, which constitutes a part of his present farm in Leesburg township. Here he has since continued his residence, being indefatigable in his efforts and careful and conservative in his business methods,—circumstances which have conserved the attaining of the marked success which has been his in a material way. In the home farm are now comprised 240 acres, and the place stands as one of the show farms of the county, its condition in every portion showing the discerning care and progressive methods which have been brought to bear in its cultivation. The family homestead is an attractive frame structure of tasteful architectural design, and situated on a most eligible site, some little distance back from the public highway. The other permanent improvements about the place are of congruous order, and the air of the whole is one which tells of peace and prosperity. In addition to the homestead, our subject has a second place in Leesburg townshic, known as the Grass Run Farm, the same being noted for its fine pastures and meadows, as well as for its prolific crops of hay. This farm is also improved with excellent buildings. In addition to these rural possessions Mr. Laird has other realty, owning a house and lot near the " five points, " in the city of Marysville. At the age of twenty-one years our subject was united in marriage, in Pickaway county, to Miss Hannah Parker, who was born at Redstone settlement, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Isaac and Sarah (Cope) Parker, the former of whom 82 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF was a native of New Jersey and a relative of ex-Governor Parker, the latter being a native of Pennsylvania and of Quaker parentage. The issue of this union was five children, namely: Isaac Parker Laird lives in the vicinity of Marysville, this county; Samuel Douglass is a resident of Delaware county; William Jasper is a farmer in Liberty township, Union county; James resides near Broadway, this county, and the only daughter died in infancy. Hannah (Parker) Laird passed over into the “land of the leal " September 3, 1849, having been a true wife and a devoted helpmeet. September 4, 1851, Mr. Laird consummated a second marriage, espousing Martha Ann Rittenhouse, who was born in Ross county, Ohio, the daughter of Isaac and Carrie Rittenhouse, both of whom were natives of the Old Dominion State. By this marriage Mr. Laird became the father of two children, David W. and Henry N., both of whom died in childhood. November 22, 1855, our subject was again bereaved in the loss of his loved companion, who was a noble Christian woman and a devoted member of the MethoJist Episcopal Church. July 24, 1856, Mr. Laird wedded Miss Phoebe Hanawalt, who was born in Ross county, the daughter of George and Rebecca (Latta) Hanawalt, natives of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Laird is a woman of rare intelligence and refinement and has been a devoted companion to her husband as he has passed along the mile-posts which have brought to him the fulness of years. They have had twelve children, of whom we make a record as follows: George H., John N., Anna J., Mollie, Allen, Lula, Harry Moses (deceased), Abraham Lincoln, Ray T., Bessie Rebecca, Frank and Clarence. Three of the sons enlisted for service in the late war, being at the tune mere boys; Samuel was confined for three and one-half months in Belle Island prison, having enlisted at the age of seventeen; William J. was but sixteen at the time of enlistment, and James M. fourteen. Mr. Laird has been a stanch supporter of the Republican party, having cast his ballots for Fremont, Lincoln and each successive candidate brought forward by his party. Religiously, he is a zealous member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a man of broad mentality and marked liter- ary tastes, being a great admirer and lover of Watts and Burns, and being able to repeat many selections from the works of these poets,—particularly the latter, for whom he has a particular reverence as the bard of the bonny land to which lie traces his lineage. One who stands conspicuous in the success attained by his own efforts, and one whose life has been consecrated to the good, the true and the beautiful, this honored pioneer holds in his gentle autumn of life the abiding confidence and respect of that people in whose midst he has lived and labored. WILLIAM C. HENDERSON.—It is with marked satisfaction that the biographist reverts to the life history of one who has attained the maxium of success in any vocation in life in which he has directed his thought and effort, and such a life, whether it be one of calm but consecutive endeavor, or one of meteoric accomplishment, must ever serve as both lesson and incentive. He whose life history now conies briefly under review is one who has honored and been honored by the noble art of husbandry, DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 83 and is one from whose strewing has come the full and grateful harvest in its time. Mr. Henderson's genealogical record is one of very interesting order, and is traced consecutively in the individual sketch of his brother, Dr. D. W. Henderson, of Marysville, as appearing elsewhere in this volume. The great-grandfather was a native of Scotland, and was a representativ2 of a prominent old family, closely allied to the aristocratic and patrician stock of bonny old Scotland. The grandfather of our subject was one of three brothers who came to America, and he took up his abode in Pennsylvania, county of Huntingdon. The maternal grandfather of William C. Henderson was James Jack, who came from the north of Ireland to the United States when a lad of fourteen, locating first in New Jersey and subsequently removing to Indiana county, Pennsylvania. He was a soldier in the war of the Revolution. The father of our subject was John Henderson, who was born in 1780, near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He married Miss Anna Jack and then took up his residence on a tract on 222 acres owned by his wife in Indiana county, where they remained until 1837, when they came to Ohio, and located on 160 acres, one mile south of Watkins, this county. There the father remained until his death, September 15, 1847. His widow passed away in 1869, at the age of eighty-four years. They were Scotch Presbyterians, and the father was an old-line Democrat. The following is a brief record of their children: Margaret H., deceased, was the wife of Thomas McKee, of Brookville, Pennsylvania; James died at the age of twenty-one; John, who was an Indiana farmer, is deceased; Sarah A. married David Gill, and is now deceased; Joseph is a prominent resident of Jefferson county, Pennsylvania; Jane, widow of William Liggett, is a resident of Denver, Colorado; Levinah is the wife of S. B. Woodburn, of Marysville, this county; Dr. David W. is a prominent physician of the county, and is located at Marysville; William C., subject of this review, resides on the old homestead in Mill Creek township; and Mary E. is the wife of Charles McCampbell, of Indiana. William C. Henderson was the youngest son and the second youngest child. He passed his youth and early manhood on the old homestead, in this county, the place of his nativity having been Indiana county, Pennsylvania, where he Was born October 28, 1825, being twelve years of age at the time his parents located in the Buckeye State. His educational advantages were confined to the district schools of Mill Creek township. Attaining maturity he began an apprenticeship at the cooper's trade, in New California, and for seven years was engaged in this line of work, the greater portion of the time being located on the old farm. As the result of his industry as an artisan, he accumulated sufficient money to purchase, in 1850, thirty-four acres of the paternal farmstead, subsequently purchasing the interests of the other heirs, and thus acquiring possession of the entire landed estate, which comprised a quarter section. By industry and correct methods he gained the smiles of prosperity, and added to his possessions from time to time until he is now the proprietor of 487 acres,--which represent one of the finest farms in this section of the State. In 1873 Mr. Henderson erected a substantial brick residence of attractive architectural design, the place being recognized as one of the finest homes in the county. Aside from his agricultural interests our subject is other- 84 - MEMORIAL A-VD BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF wise concerned with financial enterprises of the county, being a stockholder in and one of the Board of Directors of the Union Bank, of Marysville, one of the solid monetary institutions of Union county. There is ever a degree of satisfaction in noting the success attained by personal endeavor alone, and in the premises our subject stands forth distinctively as a self-made man. As a boy he began work for himself at the merely nominal stipend of from twenty-five to thirty-one cents per day, and from this he has forged his way forward to the goal of success, having been indefatigable in his industry, frugal at the time when self-denial was essential to the securing of desired ends, and ever observant of the principles which serve as the attributes of honor and integrity. He has been broadened rather than narrowed by the experiences of life, and has ever been ready to lend an impetus to public improvements and to foster public interests to the extent of his ability and limitations. In the connection it is interesting to note the fact that he has contributed fully $4,000 to the securing of the fine system of pike roads which have given Union county a prestige above all other counties in the State. In December, 1870, Mr. Henderson was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Sewell, daughter of Aaron and Margaret (Mosher) Sewell, both of whom are now deceased, having been honored residents of Union county for many years. Mrs. Henderson has one brother living, William, who resides in Lulaski county, Missouri. Our subject and his wife have had two children: Myrtle A., who was born March 20, 1877, died March 13, 1894; and Frank D„ who was born September 26, 1881. In politics Mr. Henderson is a firm and uncompromising advocate of the principles and policies urged by the Democratic party. As a man he is honored for his sterling worth of character as well as for his pronounced ability, which has gained him so marked success in temporal affairs. JOHN L. WOLFLEY. Postmaster of Delaware, Ohio, and one of her prominent and highly respected citizens, has been identified with this city all his life. Of him and his ancestry we make record as follows: John L. Wolfley was barn in Delaware, Ohio, April 16, 1848, son of John and Hattie (Allen) Woltley. Lewis Woltley, the grandfather of our subject, was born and reared in Switzerland. He came to America when a young man, and here married Miss Mary Toat, of Pennsylvania. After residing at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a short time, they came west as far as Lancaster, Ohio. Subsequently he decided upon. a location in Delaware county, and purchased a farm in Radnor township, returning at once for his family, but dying at Lancaster that same year, 1817, in middle life. The following year his widow removed with her family to the newly purchased farm. She had six children, all natives of Ohio except George, the oldest, who was born in Pennsylvania, and all of whom have passed away with one exception—Mary, widow of John Johnson, who resides with her son-in-law, Sheriff Griffith, of this county. John, the third born in the family and the father of our subject, was a native of Lancaster, Ohio, the date of his birth being April 17, 1817. He grew to manhood on a farm in this county, and received his education in the common schools. When he was eighteen DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 85 he returned to Lancaster, Ohio, and entered upon a seven years' apprenticeship to the tanner's trade. His industry enabled him to buy the last two Years of his time, after which he started on foot through the timber for Marion, this State, taking his tools on his back and having only fifty cents in his pocket. At Marion he worked as a journeyman one year. Then he came to Delaware and continued work at his trade, and subsequently funned a partnership with Wassatt Lee, th..i father of Lieutenant-Governor Lee of Ohio. Together they carried on the tannery business for two years. In 1842 Mr. Wolfley established a tannery of his own, which he operated until 1867, when his two sons. Silas D. and John L. , succeeded to the business, he holding one-third until April 1, 1869, when the sons assumed entire control, under the firm name of S. D. Woltley Brother. February 1, 1892, John L. withdrew from the firm in order to give his attention to his official duties, he having been appointed Postmaster in April, 1891. The firm, however had discontinued the tannery business in 1882, and from that tune dealt in hides and leather. S. D. Wolfley is still dealing in hides and furs. Having followed the history of the business started by John Woltley up to the present time, we turn back to make further mention of him. John Wolfiey was a man of strong personality. Religiously, he was a stanch Methodist. He superintended the erection of the first church edifice built on the Williams street site. Politically, he was a Democrat previous to 1854, and after that was a Republican. He took an active interest in political matters, and was a public-spirited man. During the Rebellion he was very efficient in relief work. He served for a number of years as Township Trustee. Of his private life, we record that he was twice married. February 27, 1834, he wedded Miss Julia Ann Adams, who died in January, 1836. His marriage to Miss Hettie Allen occurred February 23, 1843, and their children are as follows: Oscar A., who is engaged in the restaurant business in Columbus, Ohio: Silas D., of Delaware, whose business has already been referred to; John Luckey, the subject of our sketch; Jedediah D., an artist of some note, who died in Munich, Europe, January 13, 1873; George W., engaged in the insurance business in Columbus, Ohio; Hettie, widow of Dr. John O. McDowell, of this city. John Wolfley passed to his reward May 25, 1880, at the age of seventy-one years. His widow is still an honored resident of Delaware. Her people, the Allens, came from New England. Dr. Silas Allen, her grandfather, was born in Canterbury, Connecticut, where he grew up and married Mary Cleveland. They were the parents of eight children. He moved to Vermont and, later, in 1801, to Royalton, Fairfield county, same State, where he laid out the town and where he practiced medicine for many years. He died in 1824, at the age of seventy-one years. His wife died in Royalton in the fall of 1843, at the advanced age of ninety. Whiting Allen, their second child, was born April 16, 1779, and died in August, 186o. He married Mehitable Searle, daughter of Rev. John and Mehitable (Dunbar) Searle, of Stoneham, Massachusetts. Whiting Allen and his wife had a family of eleven children, viz: Silas D., who died at the age of fifty; Laura, at the age of eighty-six; Eliza, at the age of eighty; Oscar S., at the age of thirty-four; Harvey S., at the age of fourteen; one daughter in infancy-; 86 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF Warren C., at forty-seven; another daughter in infancy; Hetty, who was born November 21, 1815, and who is still living; John W., who died at the age of seventy; and Jedediah, who is now seventy-two, and who is a resident of Indianapolis, Indiana. Whiting Allen came to Delaware county, Ohio, in 1846, and here passed the rest of his life in retirement. His widow died March 24, 1852, at the age of seventy-six years. Having thus briefly outlined the ancestry of our subject, we now turn for a glimpse of his own life. John L. Wolfley received a high-school education in his native town, and early in life learned his father's trade and became connected with him in business. This connection, as above stated, was continued until 1892. In the spring of 1873 he began traveling for the firm of which he was a member, and for a number of years was on the road in the northern and central part of Ohio, representing his business in seventeen counties. Ever since he became of age Mr. Wolfley has been actively identified with the Republican party in Delaware county, and, with the exception of four years, has all this time been a member of the Central and Executive Committees. For two years he was Chairman of the Central and Executive County Committee and two years Chairman of the City Committee. He served five years as Treasurer of the Central Committee., He has been a delegate to each and every Congressional convention since 1874, and a number of times to State conventions. In January, 1883, he was appointed Commissioner to fill a vacancy and served the rest of the term most acceptably, after which he declined nomination for that office. Mr. Wolfley is prominently identified with various Laternal organizations. He has been a Mason since 1885, and for about a quarter of a century has been a Klii0t of Pythias and an Odd Fellow. He was the first one initiated in Lenape Lodge, No. 23, K. of P. He has a membership in Hiram Lodge, No. 18, and Delaware Chapter, No. 25, A. F. and A. M. and Alentangy Lodge, No. 53, Delaware Encampment, No. 52, and Delaware Canton, No. 7, I. O. O. F. He is a charter member of Delaware Canton, and is also a charter member of National Union, No. 393, Whitstone Lodge. His church relations are with the Methodists, he being a member of Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church. During the first four years of the existence of this church he was its Recording Steward, and at present he is one of its Trustees. November 16, 1871, Mr. Wolilev married Miss May Galleher, daughter of N. J. Galleher, and they have two sons, Join Willard and Walter G. The older son is a student in the Ohio Wesleyan University and is making a specialty of electricity. For twenty-two years Mr. Wolfley has resided on North Union street, where he has a comfortable and attractive home. He is also interested in a farm near the city and has real estate in Bowling Green, Ohio. Besides being the owner of this property, he is a stockholder in the Deposit Banking Company of Delaware. OLIVER E. LINCOLN, who is a resident of Allen township, Union county, and whose post-office address is Milford Center, demands in this connection, that precedence to which he is clearly entitled, as being one of the DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 87 prominent and prosperous agriculturists of the county. He was born in Rush township, Champaign county, Ohio, on the date in 1846 that marked the anniversary of our national independence. His father. the late Charles Lincoln, was a man of much prominence in the section and had a State reputation as a breeder of tine stock particularly short-horn cattle. He was born in Windham county, Connecticut, in 1809, and was left an orphan at the age of seven years, provision being male for his welfare by having him bound out " to Anson Howard, who was one of the prominent pioneer settlers in Champaign county, Ohio. Charles was reare l on the farm and did his quota of the work incidental to its operation, attending the district schools during the winter months, and thus g lining a substantial basis for. that practical education which he subsequently gained in the experiences of life. Attaining his majority, he began work on his own responsibility, hiring out to John McDonald, a farmer, at the rate of $8.33 per month for one year the second year his wages were raised to $13. He then rented a farm and began work for himself, but at the completion of his year's work he returned to the McDonald farm, where he secured a stipend of $26 per month. He was abstemious and economical; and with the money which he had saved he was enabled to buy a tract of wild Land in Darby township, this county. He cleared this land and improved it to a considerable extent, after which he sold the property and returned to Rush township, Champaign county, purchasing 240 acres of [and lying between the towns of Lewisburg and Woodstock, and, by subsequent accessions, increasing the acreage of his estate until he finally became the possessor of 1,100 acres, the place being known as Loam Land Farm. This farm has ever been recognized as one of the best in the county. Mr. Lincoln was one of the pioneers in the breeding of short-horn cattle, and his show animals always secured premiums when exhibited at various places in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and other States, his herd being second to none in the Buckeye State. Charles Lincoln married Allura Johnson, a woman of culture and excellent family, and one who had attained particular success as a teacher. In the connection it is interesting to recall the fact that after her marriage to Mr. Lincoln she acted as his instructor, as he studied the branches higher than those he had been able to touch in his school days, and as the result of this devoted discipline he became well informed and a man of much greater intellectual force than would he had his life companion been a woman of the average type. Mrs. Lincoln's parents were Joseph and Lyda Johnson, prominent pioneer settlers in this section of the State. Charles and Allura Lincoln became the parents of ten children—six sons and four daughters—of whom we offer the following brief record: Lydia, wife of John Hudson, who lost his life in the war in 1861; George, who was a soldier in the late war; Harriet, deceased; Charles P., a resident of Champaign county, to whom individual reference is made on another page; Oliver Edward, our subject; Ira, deceased; William; Ada Allura, wife of P. N. Pratt; Ella, and Dwight, both of whom died in childhood. Charles Lincoln WaS a distinctive type of the self-made man, attained a noteworthy success as the result of his well-directed efforts, and gained the respect due to an honest and honorable citizen. In politics he was a Republican. 88 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF Oliver E. Lincoln, the immediate subject of this review, was reared on the old farm and imbibed the spirit of honesty and industry so typical of his father's character, his educational discipline being gained in the district schools and supplemented by his business career. He continued to reside in Champaign county until 1874, when he purchased 193 acres in Allen township, Union county, and here took up his abode, the original purchase comprising a portion of his present magnific.nt farmstead of 480 acres. This land is that along the rich alluvial bottoms of Big Darby Creek, and is unexcelled in productiveness by any in the State. The family home is unmistakably one of the most attractive in the county, being of modern architectural design and erected at a cost of $9,000. The equipment and accessories of the interior is probably not equalled by that of any rural home in the section, the general furnishing showing an elegant simplicity, and the various rooms being supplied with gas and water furnished by effective systems operated on the place. The other permanent improvements on the farm are consonant with the superiority of the residence. In connection with general farming Mr. Lincoln has devoted particular attention to the breeding of fine draft horses, including the Percheron, Norman and Clvdesdal, strains. He is now giving particular attention to Rambouillet Merino sheep, which are proving the most prolific and popular line as producing wool and mutton. He has one of the best flocks in the state, and he has secured prizes wherever he has placed the animals on exhibition, winning six first prizes at the great St. Louis fair in 1894. February 20, 1871, Mr. Lincoln was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Coolidge, daughter of Washington and Paulina (Hale) Coolidge, both of whom are now deceased. Mrs. Lincoln is a woman of refinement and gracious presence and presides with dignity over the beautiful home. Our subject and his wife have five children, namely: Dwight, who is at home and who is associated with his father in the stock business; Ora Effa, Mary Bertha, Oliver Edward, Jr., and Walter Washington. In politics Mr. Lincoln is a stanch supporter of the Republican party, and he has served as Assessor of the township and as a member of the Board of Education, being always alive to public interests and ever advocating in public lines the progressive, vet safely conservative methods which have contributed to his individual success and advancement. He is a man of broad intellectual grasp and general information, is frank and genial in nature, and enjoys a marked popularity in the community. DR. J. G. GROVE, a skillful and popular young dentist of D.laware, Ohio, was born in this city September, 29, 1871, son of J. G. and Lizzie (Thomas) Grove. His father was a native of Pennsylvania and for many years was engaged in the manufacture of harness, being a resident of Delaware from 1854 until the time of his death in 1890. Mrs. Grove was a native of Ohio. Her death occurred in 1883. Their family was composed of one daughter and four sons, the doctor being their second born. Born and reared in an educational center, Dr. Grove had the best of school advantages. He attended the public schools and the colleges of his native town, and in 1893 graduated in the Dental department of DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 89 Harvard University. That same year he entered upon the practice of his profession, and has since met with excellent success. Dr. Grove is a member of the Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity, Gamma Chapter, of Harvard University. ROBERT J. COX is beyond doubt the most extensive contractor of Delaware. and is numbered among its leading business men. He was born in the city which is still his home on the first of September, 1838, and is a son of Thomas W. and Ann B. (Jones) Cox. His father was a native of England, his mother of Wales, and in early life both crossed the Atlantic to the New World. Thomas Cox was a painter and contractor and built up a very extensive business. His wife, who was born in 1810 died in September, 1892. Both Mr. and Mrs. Cox aided in the organization of the Church of Delaware and for the long period of twenty-three years he served the society as senior warden. He is still living at the age of eighty-three, and makes his home with his son Robert. Mr. Cox of this sketch was reared in his native city and in his youth received good privileges. He attended the public schools and afterward entered college, where he pursued his studies until 1851. In that year he crossed the water and in London attended the first World's Fair that was ever held. The family remained abroad for nine months, during which time they visited many points of interest in the Old World, and then returned to their home in Delaware. Here Robert Cox again spent one year in college, after which, at the age of fifteen, he entered a clothing store, where he was employed as a salesman for about five years. He then entered the Commercial College of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where he was a student at the time of the breaking out of the late war. Soon after he returned to Delaware and entered the nursery business, but in a short time he responded to the country's call for troops and joined the boys in blue of Company C, Eighty-sixth Ohio Infantry, with which he served for nine months. On the expiration of that period he enlisted in Lincoln's Body Guard, Light Horse Cavalry; with which he was connect' ed until the close of the war. When the South had laid down its arms and peace was once more restored, Mr. Cox returned to Delaware and took up his father's old business of painting and contracting, which he followed for about two years. In 1867 he again went to Europe, attended the Paris Exposition, and traveled quite extensively in the southern part of that continent. In 1868 he returned and since that time has been engaged in business as a painter, taking large contracts. He undoubtedly has the largest business in his line in Delaware county, having obtained this liberal patronage by fair and honest dealing and straightforward business methods. Mr. Cox is one of the trustees of the cemetery of Delaware. Socially, he is connected with the Grand Army of the Republic, and in politics he is a Republican, being one of the most active members of the party in this locality. For sixteen years he has been a member of the County Central Committee, serving as its chairman for five years, and at this writing he is chairman of the Republican Congressional Committee. He is recognized as a man of sterling worth and his excellencies of character have gained him high regard. Of broad and liberal mind, 90 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF he is a great reader and possesses the finest general library in Delaware county, containing about four thousand volumes. ISAAC BRODRICK, Jr. -- Among the old and prominent pioneers of Union county the subject of this sketch occupies a position of distinctive priority, and it is certainly germane that in this connection he be granted that relative precedence which is consequently due. He retains his residence on the old homestead, where he took up his abode when a boy of nine years, and his father, who is one of the patriarchs of the State, has been a resident of Ohio for ninety-one years, being undoubtedly one of the oldest men in the Buckeye commonwealth. Our subject, Isaac Brodrick, Jr., was born in Warren county, Ohio, June 23, 1825, the son of Isaac Brodrick, a native of New Jersey, his birthplace having been in the immediate vicinity of Burlington, where he was born October 1, 1802. He was the son of Isaac Brodrick, who was born in New Jersey, the son of Captain Thomas Brodrick (or Bradrick, as the name was then spelled), who was of Irish birth, and who had followed a seafaring life for many years, having risen to the position as captain of a vessel. William Brodrick, brother of the last-named, Isaac Brodrick, was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and served for seven years in the Colonial army. While acting as a courier, under a flag of truce, he met an uncle, General Bradrick, who was an officer in the British army, and the latter endeavored to prevail upon him to leave the American army and join that of the mother country,—an overture which he refused to consider for a moment. While yet an infant, Isaac Brodrick, Sr., the father of our subject, accompanied his parents to St. Clairsvilie, Harrison county, Ohio, and later, to Warren county, Ohio. His mother, whose maiden name was Beulah Engle, was born in New Jersey, December 29, 1772, the daughter of Abraham and Taichens Engle, the father of the former having come from England to America in a very early day, becoming one of the first settlers in New Jersey. Isaac, Sr., was reared in Warren county, and upon attaining his majority he was united in marriage to Miss Hannah Wood, who was born in Warren county, October 15, 1804, the daughter of Aquilla and Hannah Jane (nee Shepard) Wood, the former of whom was a native of the redwood region of Pennsylvania, and the latter of Ohio. In 1833 the father of our subject removed to Logan county, this State and there remained one year, after which he came to Union county and settled on the farm which is now operated by our subject and upon which the venerable father still retains his residence. At that time the section was an unbroken forest, there having been but one white family within a radius of eight miles of the place,—this being a squatter's family who lived in a log cabin to the north. Wolves, deer, and other wild game was abundant, and occasionally painters and catamounts were to be encountered. Here the father of our subject built a primitive log cabin on the south end of the farm and there lived for two or three years, after which he built a new house of logs, locating the same near the public highway. This house was destroyed by fire, and, in order to accelerate the construction of a new dwelling, a bee" was arranged on the fourth day after the fire, and forty-five men, with axes and ox- DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 91 teams, lent their assistance, and a good log house was completed before nightfall, and the family at once took possession of the same. Isaac and Hannah (Wood) Brodrick became the parents of four children—two sons and two daughters—of whom we are enabled to offer the following record: Mary, deceased, was the wife of Richard Wells; Isaac, Jr., is the immediate subject of this review; James, was a soldier in the late war of the Rebellion, having been an engineer on a river steamboat, and his fate was uncertain, as he was reported in the list of those missing; Hannah Jane, deceased, was the wife of Charles Van Wye, and left six children. The devoted wife and mother was summoned into eternal rest April 3, 1875. Isaac Brodrick, Sr., still finds abiding place on the old farm, which has been his home for the past sixty years, being ninety-two years of age at the present time (1894.) He retains to a phenomenal extent his mental and physical vigor, being strong in physique and weighing 18o pounds. In politics he was originally a Whig, but upon the organization of the Republican party he espoused its cause and has ever since been identified with the same. He has always been a stanch temperance advocate, and was one of the first of the early pioneers to refuse to provide whisky for the men at raising bees and during the harvest seasons. He is a Quaker by birthright, and has led an active, honorable, and upright life, gaining the confidence and the esteem of men, and being revered as one of the noble and gentle patriarchs of the county. Isaac Broderick, Jr., was nine years of age when his parents took up their abode in this county, and here he has passed all the long intervening years. As a child he roamed at will through the dim forest aisles of this section and became familiar with all the sights and scenes which have left a halo of romance about the early pioneer epoch. As his muscles waxed stronger, he gave effective assistance in the work of clearing up the old homestead, and in its cultivation, and every acre of the old place is familiar and dear to him from long association. He now has a finely improved farm of 175 acres, the family residence being a substantial and commodious frame structure of two stories, erected in 1852. The homestead is located on the Marysville and Lewisburg turnpike, seven miles distant from the former place, the county seat, and five miles north of Milford Center. April 10, 1851, Mr. Brodrick was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Hoff, who has been his devoted companion during the long years, which have granted their due quota of happiness. She was born in West Virginia, but was a mere child when her parents removed to this county. Her father, Anthony Hoff, was the son of William Hoff, who was of German descent, and who was an active participant in the war of 1812. Her mother, nee Elizabeth Poling, was born in West Virginia, the daughter of Samuel and Sarah Poling. Anthony and Elizabeth Hoff became the parents of five children, namely: Sarah P., wife of our subject; Rachel J., Samuel M., Rebecca A. and Minerva J.—all of whom are living at the present time. Our subject and his wife became the parents of eleven children, of which number nine are living: Charles W. ; John M., a prominent attorney of Marysville, concerning whom individual mention is made elsewhere in this volume; Samuel J., a resident of Allen township, and the subject of an individual sketch on another page; Isaac 92 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF W. ; Benjamin F. ; Emo L. and Eva L. (twins), the former being the wife of Oliver McCollough, and the latter the wife of J. R. Benton ; Anna R., who is an accomplished musician and a successful teacher in that line of art; Olive E.; William S., deceased at the age of seven years; and an infant son, deceased. The children were all afforded exceptional educational advantages, and John, Samuel and Isaac have been successful teachers. Politically, Mr. Brodrick is a stanch Republican. and he has been an active worker in the local ranks of his party. He served his township as Clerk for seven years, as Constable for one year, as Justice of the Peace for nine years, and Treasurer for one year. So great a confidence is reposed in him that he has been often called upon to serve as administrator of estates, having taken charge of the affairs of nine different estates, and having acted as guardian of thirteen minor children. During the war he lent an effective aid to the Union cause, haying been a member of the war committee of the county, and having acted as a recruiting officer. He has served on various judicial bodies, having many times been a member of the petit and grand juries of the county, and having once served as a member of the grand jury in the United States Court at Columbus, Ohio. Religiously, he is an active supporter and zealous member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Lewisburg. Mr. Brodrick is a man of fine physique and much virile strength, weighing 210 pounds. In manner he is frank and courteous, and he enjoys a distinctive popularity in the section where he has labored so long and so well, being one whose honest and honorable character begets objective respect and confidence. LEVI SNUFFIN, who is one of the prominent men and extensive landholders of Allen township, Union county, and who has passed his entire life upward of sixty-three years in this township, must assuredly be accorded attention as one of the representative agriculturists of the county and as one well deserving of biographic honors. He was born in Allen township, October 31, 1832, the son of Amos Snuffin, who was born in New Jersey and who was the son of James Snuffin, who was a native of the old Keystone State, and a soldier in the war of 1812. James Snuffin married Sarah Haines, who was born in Pennsylvania. They left their Eastern home in the year 18—, and with team and wagon made the long and wearisome overland journey to this State, settling in Allen township, where the grand-sire of our subject passed the residue of his days, his death occurring in 1852. His widow died in Champaign county. Amos Snuffin passed his youthful days on the paternal homestead, and devoted himself to the work of felling the forest trees and clearing and –grubbing" the land and preparing it for cultivation. The little pioneer settlement in the woods offered meagre advantages in the educational field, and accordingly his scholastic discipline was very limited in scope. As a boy his chief playfellows were the young Indians, and his principal diversion the hunting of the wild game, which abounded in this section. Attaining mature years he married Sarah Baldwin, daughter of Jeremiah and Rachel Baldwin, pioneer settlers of this county. Amos Snuffin passed his entire life in this section, living for a time in the adjoining county of Champaign, and his life was devoted to farming. He and his wife became DELAWARE, UNION AND .1IORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 93 the parents of four sons and four daughters, namely: Rachel, Rebecca, Levi, Hannah, Thompson, James, Mary, and William. Of this number only two are living at the present time: Rebecca, who is the wife of Samuel Milligan, of Taylorville, Christian county, Illinois; and Levi, the subject of this review. The father died at the age of seventy-five years, and the mother is living at the home of her only surviving daughter, in Illinois, having attained the venerable age of eighty-eight years. Amos Snuffin was originally a Whig, but upon the organization of the Republican party he transferred his allegiance to the same. Levi Snuffin was reared in Allen township and received his preliminary education in the district schools, which he was enabled to attend during the winter months, assisting in the work of the farm during the balance of the year. The lessons which he received in the home training were those which go to make up the truest manhood, —he was taught that industry was the most honorable accomplishment and that honesty was the highest attribute of character. These lessons have stood him well in hand during his life, and have conspired to the securing of the marked material success which has been his, and to the gaining to him the respect and confidence of his fellowmen. The greater portion of his life has been passed in Allen township, and he has consecutively been concerned with agricuitural industry. In 1882 he took up his abode on his present farm, which comprises 477 acres and which is conceded to be one of the best in this section of the county. On his estate there are five dwelling houses, while the other permanent improvements are of excellent order. The place is under a most effective system of cultivation, and in connection with general farming the proprietor devotes no little attention to the raising of fine stock, an abundant supply of water being furnished by the Big Darby creek, which traverses the farm. The family residence, which was erected in 1882, at a cost of $2,300, is eligibly located, and is commodious, with modern appointments and furnishings. At the age of twenty-two years Mr. Snuffin was joined in the bonds of wedlock with Miss Nancy Smith, a woman of marked intelligence and noble character,—one who has been her husband's true and sympathizing helpmeet, and one to whom must be ascribed a due share of the credit for the attainment of the success which has been theirs in life. Mrs. Snuffin's parents were Edward and Hannah (Elliott) Smith, the latter having been a sister of Samuel Elliott, who was one of the prominent early settlers of the county. Edward Smith was born in Licking county, Ohio, in 1812, and died at the age of seventy-one years. His widow, who was born in Maysville, Mason county, Kentucky, died at the age of seventy-six. They were the parents of eight children, namely: Nancy, Mercy, George, John, Mary, Jane, William and Allie. Mr. and Mrs. Snuffin have had six children, five of whom are living at the present time. Of them we offer the following record: Ellis J. is at home; Lora is the wife of Ellis Seigler, of Champaign county; Levi married Sara Allbright, and is a resident of Allen township; Sarah is the wife of Alpha Wilber, of this township; Thompson married Hannah Spain, and is at home; and William died at the age of five years. In politics Mr. Snuffin does not render a supine allegiance to any party, but maintains an independent attitude, preferring to cast his vote for the best men, regardless of 94 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF party affiliations. He has been a member of the School Board, but has never sought anything in the line of public preferment or political office. Mrs. Snuffin is a devoted member of the United Brethren Church Our subject is a man of honest and unpretentious character, is kindly and sympathetic in nature, and has attained an independent position as the result of his own efforts. To him and to his estimable wife are accorded the respect and esteem of all who know them. WILLIAM DENMAN, a farmer of Chester township, Morrow county, is a son of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Rose) Denman. The father was born in Morris county, New Jersey, in 1777, a son of William Denman. The maternal grandfather of our subject, James Butler, was born in the State of New York, and served three years in the Revolutionary war. Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Denman came to Ohio in 1838, locating on an unimproved farm two miles west of Chesterville. The mother departed this life March 24, 1862, and the father July 17, 1859. During the later years of their lives they made their home with our subject. They were the parents of seven children, four sons and three daughters, and three are now living,—Caroline Quick, of Pennsylvania; William, the subject of this sketch, and James B., of Harmony township, Morrow county. Mr. and Mrs. Denman were members of the old-school Baptist Church, in which the former held the position of deacon. William Denman was born in Sussex county, New Jersey, July 27, 1812, where he was also reared and educated. In 1837 he came to Ohio, remaining nine years on a rented farm in Knox county, and then located on land near his present place. His farm now contains 240 acres of well-improved land. In political matters, Mr. Denman affiliates with the Republican party. He was married in 1841 to Sarah Ann Davidson, born in Morgan township, Knox county, Ohio, January 7, 1822, a daughter of William Davidson, a pioneer settler of that county. They were the parents of thirteen children, namely: Mary Williamson, John, Lucetta Ulmon, William Eliot, Cressy Blaise, Joel, Elnora, Belle Gardiner, Ida Chipps, and two deceased in infancy. Belle Gardiner is a teacher of vocal and instrumental music. The wife and mother died April 16, 1894. Mr. Denman has served as School Director for many years. While living in Knox county he served four years as assessor. He is a member of the Baptist Church, as was also his wife. NELSON FLEMING, a prominent farmer of Brown township, was born in Delaware county, September 19, 1832, a son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Wean) Fleming. The father was born in Mifflin county, Pennsylvania, April 17, 1794, and the mother was born in that State May 10, 1796. They were married November 7, 1816, by Rev. James Johnson, and had seven children—Sarah Ann, Benjamin, James, Washington, Lydia, Nelson, and Sidney. The parents died on the old home farm in Brown township, Delaware county, the mother dying March 5, 1871, at the age of seventy-four years, and the father May 25, 1872, aged seventy-eight years. He was a farmer all his life, a Democrat in his DELAWARE. UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 95 political views, and a member of the Presbyterian Church. Nelson Fleming, our subject, was early inured to farm labor, and received his education in a log school house. He now owns one of the best farms in his locality, has a good residence, and a barn 42x68 feet. He is engaged in raising Norman horses, and the best grade of cattle, sheep and hogs. In Delaware county, August 9, 1854, Mr. Fleming was united in marriage with Elizabeth Barton, who was born near Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, September 27, 1829. She is a daughter of Limber A. and Rachel (Barkes) Barton, the former a native of Culpeper county, Virginia, and the latter of Meigs county, Ohio. The father died in Oxford township, this county, at the age of sixty years, and the mother, in Illinois, at the age of seventy years. They had eleven children, namely: Elizabeth, Mary, Ebenezer, Eliza, Sarah, James, Nancy, Kimber, Etherline, Edward and Rebecca Jane. Ebenezer and James were soldiers in the late war, and the former is now deceased Mr and Mrs. Fleming have one son, Ed. James, born September 2 7, 1858. He was married in 1881 to Jessie Kirk, a native of Ohio, and they have two children,—Wesley Lee and Frank Arthur. Mr. Fleming affiliates with the Democratic party, and is a member of the Wesley Methodist Church. EDWIN B. TURNER has for the past ten years been superintendent of the Children's Home of Union county, Ohio, located near Marysville. This is his native city and has always been his place of residence. He was born on the 25th of November, 1851, and is a son of the late Judge Turner, a well known and prominent citizen of Union county, who died in 1859. His mother, who bore the name of Elizabeth Gibson, was a native of Virginia. In his parent's home our subject spent the days of his boyhood and youth, and in the public schools of his native city acquired his education. About 1884 he received an appointment as superintendent of the Children's Home, and has served in that capacity continuously since in a most creditable and acceptable manner. The Home is well kept up, and his efficient administration of the affairs connected therewith reflects honor upon himself and shows the wisdom of the selection of those who chose him for office. In 1874, Mr. Turner was united in marriage, the lady of his choice being Miss Mary C. Sevirn, daughter of James Sevirn, of New Dover, Ohio. She is a lady of culture, refinement and high education, and before her marriage was a most popular teacher. By the union of our subject and his wife has been born one child, a daughter--Allie B., who is a young lady of rare musical ability. At the time of this writing, in the fall of 1894, she is a student in Delaware College. Mr. Turner has followed in the political footsteps of his father, the Judge, who was a starlwart Republican, having supported the men and measures of that party since attaining his majority. He keeps well informed on the issues of the day and takes great interest in the growth and success of his party, but has never been an active politician in the sense of office-seeking. He is a member of the Odd Fellows Society and Encampment, and he and his wife and daughter hold membership with the Methodist Episcopal Church. The family is one of prominence in the community, and the household is noted for its hospitality. Mr. Turner is ever alive to the best interests of 96 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF Marysville and Union county, and is a loyal citizen. His entire life has been passed in Marysville, and those who have known him from boyhood are numbered among his stanchest friends, a fact which indicates an honorable and upright career. ROBERT A. BEATTY.—One of the most alert and progressive elements that has entered into the makeup of our nation is that derived from stanch old Irish stock, and from such stock is descended the subject of this review, who is one of the prosperous and honored farmers of Cardington township, Morrow county. He was born in Licking county, Ohio, September 24, 1847, being the son of Samuel Beatty, who was born at Belfast, Ireland, in 1811. The latter left his native land at the age of eighteen years, and went to the West Indies, where he was employed on a sugar plantation for a period of one year. He then came to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and thence to Fallsburg township, Licking county, Ohio, where he worked in a chair factory for two years. Here his marriage occurred, and some little time later he removed to Knox county, where he located on a farm, which he cultivated for a time, after which he removed to a farm in Westfield township, Morrow county, where he remained until the time of his death, being seventy-five years of age. In religion he was a Protestant', but was identified with no church organization. He was a prominent member of the Masonic order, being connected with the several bodies of that order at Mt. Gilead. In politics he was originally a Whig, but on the organization of the Republican party, he transferred his allegiance to the same. He held preferment as Trustee of Westfield township for a number of years, and was a man well known and highly honored in the county. The maiden name of our subject's mother was Sarah Nichols, and it supposed that she was born in Mt. Vernon. Knox county, Ohio. Her father, Amos Nichols, was a native of Virginia, and was one of the early settlers of Knox county. The mother is still living, at the advancd age of seventy- three years. She and her eldest daughter reside on the old homestead in Westfield township. Samuel and Sarah Beatty became the parents of two daughters and four sons, of whom we offer the following brief record: Robert A. is the subject of this review; William J. is a farmer of Delaware county, this State; Franklin L. died at the age of twenty-two years; Anna E. is unmarried and remains with her mother on the old homestead; Amos M. is a farmer of Westfield township, this county; Eva is the wife of Otto Curl, of Cardington township. Our subject is the eldest of the children, and he was in his fourth year when the family moved to Morrow county, and took up their abode in Westfield township. His scholastic discipline as a boy was that which was afforded in the little log school-houses of Cardington township. and he completed his educational training in the high school at Cardington. He remained on the old homestead, assisting in the operation of the same until the time of his marriage, which event occurred January 1, 1871, when he was united to Miss Mary J. Shaw, a native of Marion county, Ohio, her paternal homestead having been located on the line between that and Morrow county. Her parents were Sylvester and Emily (Curl) Shaw, DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 97 who were among the early settlers in this section of the Buckeye State. Immediately after his marriage, Mr. Beatty located on the farm where he now resides. Our subject and his wife have three sons, namely: R. Jay, born March 13, 1879; Samuel Ray, born July t, 1883; and Clifard Guy, born March 13, 1886. Mr. Beatty has a fine farmstead, comprising 144 acres, and the same is under most effective cultivation, being devoted to general farming and stock-raising. The proprietor has been an indefatigable worker, and his pronounced success is due to his own well-directed efforts. In politics, he was originally a Republican, but he now lends a hearty support to the Prohibition party and its principles. For seven years he held the preferment as Trustee of Cardington township. He is a devoted member of the United Brethren Church, and fraternally is identified with Cardington Lodge, No. 194, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. COL. AARON B ROBINSON. Not all men order their lives to their liking: nor yet are all men true to themselves in living as nearly to their ideals as possible and attaining to such heights as their opportunities and talents render accessible. We now turn to one who has done much and has done it well,--'' therein all honor lies." Not a pretentious or an exalted life has been his, but one that has been true to itself and its possibilities, and one to which the biographist may revert with a feeling of respect and satisfaction. Colonel Aaron B. Robinson, a man whose identification with the history of that section of the Buckeye State touched upon in this connection has been one of ancestral and individual nature and one of conspicuous order, would on that score alone demand our consideration, but above this is imposed a higher obligation in the premises, for there has been rendered by him an illustrious service which has linked his life history with that of the nation,--a service which no loyal man will deny his country when its honor is threatened, but which not every man has been able to accord so faithfully as has our subject. It is scarcely necessary to recapitulate at this point the ancestral history of Colonel Robinson, since the same is rendered in detail in connection with the biography of his brother, Hon. James W. Robinson, appearing elsewhere in this volume. Suffice it, then, to say that he was born, in Darby township, Union county, Ohio, November to, 1833, the son of John W. and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Robinson, who passed the span of their entire lives in this county, their respective parents having been among the earliest pioneer settlers in this section of the State. Of the ten children of John and Elizabeth Robinson all are still living with three exceptions, and we are enabled to refer to them in order of birth as follows: David M. resides on the old homestead, in Darby township: James W. is one of the leading lawyers of the county, a resident of Marysville, and is accorded individual mention on another page of this work; John W. is a farmer, and resides near Marysville; Colonel Aaron B. is the immediate subject of this review; Robert N. resides on a farm in the vicinity of Marysville; Martha is the widow of William H. Robinson, late of Marysville; and Emily J. is the wife of Hon. 98 - MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF Beriah Wilkins, editor and publisher of the Washington Post, at the national capital. Our subject passed his boyhood days on the paternal homestead where he remained until he attained the age of eighteen years, contributing his quota toward the operation of the farm, and securing such educational discipline of a preliminary sort as was afforded by the district schools. So far had he advanced in scholastic cult, however, that in his seventeenth year, he was able to assume pedagogic work and dignity, teaching his first term of district school at a salary of ten dollars per month. During the next three winters he continued his labors in the educational field, and during the intervening summers looked to subjective advancement by attending the old Academy at Marysville, where he studied under the tutorage of his brother, James W. Robinson, and of Rev. James A. Sterrit. In the spring of 1854 he entered the Freshman class of Jefferson College, at Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania, where he continued his studies until he had completed his Junior year, when he was compelled to abandon further application on account of failing health. His class graduated in 1857, with a membership of fifty-seven individuals. Our subject was a receptive and avidious student and his grades in college were above the average class standing,—especially in the mathematical group, where his record was unexcelled. After leaving college, Colonel Robinson entered the law office of his brother, James W., at Marysville, and devoted himself to the study of law, as far as impaired health would permit, for two years. With a view to expediting the work of preparing himself for a professional career, he matriculated in the law college at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remained during the winters of 1858 and 1859, being admitted to the bar in the latter year, and forthwith associating himself in practice with his brother, in Marysville. This association maintained for a period of three years, and our subject's prospects for a successful professional career were flattering, but a higher duty came to him as the thundering of rebel guns against Fort Sumpter struck a loyal and responsive protest in his heart. His courage was that of his conviction, and in July, 1862, he enlisted for service and was commissioned a recruiting officier, in which capacity he was employed until September of the same year, when he was elected Captain of Company I, One Hundred and Twenty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was mustered in on the eleventh day of September, and on the selfsame clay started with his regiment for the front. He served with the valiant old One Hundred and Twenty-first on the campaign from Louisville, Kentucky, to Chattanooga, --first under command of General Buell and later of General Rosecrans, —and was wounded at the battle of Chickamauga, his consequent disabilities rendering it necessary for him to accept a three months' furlough, --this being the only time he was absent from his regiment during its long and meritorious service. Subsequently he was with the regiment as it accompanied Sherman's forces from Chattanooga on the Atlanta campaign, and thence through Georgia on the ever memorable march to the sea. The next service was through the Carolinas, leading to the surrender of Johnston. To give in detail the history of the various engagements in which our subject participated would necessitate practically a recapitulation of the history of the entire war, but we must needs DELAWARE, UNION AND MORROW COUNTIES, OHIO - 99 take a cursory view of the successive preferments which came to him as a result of his bravery and brilliant service. That Company I was one which did not fear danger, but which was ever ready to throw itself into the thick of the fray is shown by its action at the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, where more than one-half of its number were reported killed or wounded after the smoke of battle had raised from the scene. In this battle Colonel Robinson was slightly wounded. At the battle of Chickamauga the One Hundred and Twenty-first held the extreme right of General Stedman's division in the memorable charge of that division against the en,2rnv at the critical moment when the latter were closing in upon the right of General Thomas. By desperate fighting the confederate forces were driven from their position of vantage, and the One Hundred and Twenty-first captured and bore away the flag of the Twenty-second Alabama. August 29, 1864, our subject was promoted to the office of Major, his commission to take date from June 27, the day of the Kenesaw battle. In November Major Robinson assumed command of the regiment as it started on the march from Atlanta to the sea, and he continued in command until the close of the war. He was promoted Lieutenant Colonel January 28, 1865, and to a full Colonelcy on the eighteenth of May, same year. Gallant, unflinching and intrepid are terms which may most congruously be applied to our honored subject in referring to his notable military career. After the close of the war Colonel. Robinson returned to Marysville and once more turned his attention to the securing of the victories of peace, " no less renowned than war.” He resumed his association with his brother in the practice of law, and after a short time they effected the purchase of an half interest in the Marysville woolen mills, an enterprise of much importance at the time, the other half of the business being held by Rawson Welch, a practical manufacturer, into whose charge the operation of the mills was to be entrusted. Soon, .however, it became evident to the Messrs. Robinson that, in order to protect their original investment, they must purchase the remaining share, and give an individual attention to the practical details of the enterprise. This was done, and thus the Colonel abandoned his law practice and turned his attention solely to the manufacturing industry, the mills being enlarged and the enterprise continued with varying success until 1880, when it was sold and the business abandoned. About 1868 Colonel Robinson opened a retail dry goods store in connection with the factory, and in this line he continued. until 1893, when, on account of his impaired health, the business was sold to J. Brubaker. This Factory Store, as it has always been known, represented one of the most extensive mercantile and business enterprises in the county, and the stock carried was exceptionally large and select, the business being finally broadened from its original line, so that boots and shoes were handled in the connection. In this, as in all other business enterprises, our subject had as his associate his brother, James W. We now turn to the salient points in the career of Colonel Robinson as a legislator. He served two terms, 1879 to 1883, as a member of the State Legislature, and proved himself a wise and discriminating official,----one whose service gave general satisfaction to his constitutents and the citi-