650 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. fourth year, when he came to Jefferson Township and worked at the carpenter's trade for about fifteen years, and in 1849 came to West Jefferson. Six years later, he erected the flouring mills at this place, which he operated in a most profitable manner until 1881, since which time he has lived a retired life. He is the proprietor of an estate which includes three hundred acres, together with a nice residence in West Jefferson. Our subject makes his home with his daughter, Emerica, widow of William P. Reddick, by whom she became the mother of three children, namely: Sarah, now Mrs. Marion Kimberlin; Catherine, the wife of A. Colvin and Jennie, Mrs. A. Karns. Mrs. Sarah A. Cartmill departed this life in Indiana, August 21, 1867. Our subject is a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and regarding other issues of the day, manifests the true public spirit which he manifests in the affairs of his neighborhood. CHARLES A. FOSTER, M. D., President of the Board of Pension Examiners for Fayette County, and one of the oldest practitioners of Washington C. H., was born in Windham County, Vt., February 21,1842. His parents, Charles and Lavina (Thompson) Foster, removed to Ross County, Ohio, in 1854, and there Charles A. completed his education at Kingston Academy. For ten years, he followed the profession of a teacher, for which his breadth of knowledge and unusual tact as a disciplinarian admirably qualified him. While Superintendent of Schools at Cardington, Morrow County, our subject employed his leisure hours in reading medicine with Dr. Wetherby, a prominent physician of that village. Afterward, he entered the medical department of Columbia College, from which he was graduated in 1870, having acquired not only a good theoretical knowledge of therapeutics, but added to it an extensive practical experience in hospital work. At once, after completing his college course, he lo-.cated in Circleville, this State, where he entered into partnership with Dr. Turney, a connection which continued until he came to Washington C. H., in the fall of 1872. Immediately after establishing himself in this city, the Doctor entered upon a lucrative and extensive practice, which included a large number of patients in the city besides a wide range of country practice. His reputation is established as a successful physician, public-spirited citizen and honorable-minded man. The Fayette County Medical Society has called him to the Presidency of their Association, and he is likewise closely identified with the State Medical Society. May 10, 1892, the Doctor was elected to the Chair of Oplithalmoscopy in the medical department of the Ohio Medical University, at Columbus. Although he has never mingled in the political life of the county, he has the public welfare at heart and gives his influence and assistance to projects of material value to the community. In his social connections, the Doctor is numbered among the active members of Fayette Lodge, Fayette Chapter, and Garfield Commandery. He is also identified with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. His marriage, December 2, 1875, united him Miss Mary A., daughter of William Bauder, a retired citizen of Circleville. Mrs. Foster was there born in 1852 and was reared to womanhood in the parental home, which she left to enter that of her husband. Her amiable disposition and kindliness of heart win friends wherever she goes, and she is prominent in the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which she has been a member for many years. Dr. Foster was appointed a member of the Board of Pension Examiners by President Hayes and served until the election of President Cleveland. He was re-appointed during the administration of Benjamin Harrison, and is now President of the Board. He has always made a specialty of Opthalmology and gives special attention to fitting glasses in a scientific manner, in which he has been remarkably successful. The family Of which our subject is a member consisted of the following children: Charles A., of this sketch; Alson, a resident of Pickaway County; Highland and George, who make their home PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 651 Ross County; and Elizabeth, who lives in Ross County and is caring for her aged mother. The father of the family resided in Ross County until he died at a good old age, mourned by a large circle of friends and remembered with affection by his children, who owe to his influence and training much of their success in life. CAPT. B. H. BOSTWICK, an attorney-at-law of Circleville, was born in Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio, August 21, 1835, and comes of an old Connecticut family. His grandfather, Gersham Bostwick, was born in that State and afterward became a farmer of Vermont, where he spent fourteen years. Subsequently, he became a resident of Portage County, Ohio, where he remained until his death, at the age of sixty-eight. Joseph R. Bostwick, father of the Captain, was born in New Milford, Conn., learned the trade of a carpenter and followed that pursuit some years. He married Ann Maria Hunt, who was born in Wilkesbarre, Luzerne County, Pa., and was a daughter of William Hunt, a native of Connecticut. He removed from Pennsylvania to Mahoning County, and his last years were spent in Ashtabula County, Ohio. Three years after their marriage, Mr. Bostwick removed with his family to Ashtabula County, where, in connection with his trade, be followed farming. He had served in the War of 1812, and was a Whig in politics. He helped raise the first log barn in Cleveland, Ohio, and was otherwise identified with the history of the State. He died at the home of our subject at the age of eighty-four years, and his wife passed away when seventy-nine years of age. They were highly respected people, and the lady was- a member of the Christian Church. They had three children: Charles B., who served throughout the late war, and is now a broker of Omaha, Neb.; B. H., of this sketch; and Perry G., an attorney of Circleville. Our subject was reared in Hart's Grove, Ohio, from his third year. At the age of seventeen, he began teaching, and in that way procured the money to pay his tuition in college. When twenty years of age, he entered the Western Reserve College at Hiram. In the fall of 1857, he engaged in teaching in Circleville, then returned to college. In 1858, he went West to Kansas and Iowa, spending about a year in travel. In 1859, he returned to Circleville, where he again taught school. In 1861, on the first call for troops to crush out the rebellion, Mr. Bostwick joined Company D, Nineteenth Ohio Infantry, was mustered in at Camp Chase and sent to West Virginia. He was made Orderly Sergeant, and after serving three months was mustered out in Columbus, August 30, 1861. He then proceeded to assist Capt. John Brown, Jr., in raising a company, and was mustered in again at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., as First Lieutenant of Company K, Seventh Kansas Cavalry. He participated in many important battles, including the engagement on the Little Blue, the battles of Independence, Neosha, Corinth, Holly Springs, Oxford, Water Valley, Coffeyville, Salem, Tupelo, Ripley, Guntown, Buzzard's Roost, Pine Creek, Florence, Hamburg Landing, Savannah, Swallow Bluff, and many others. He was commissioned Captain of the company September 4, 1862, and his own bravery and daring inspired his men with courage and made them do their best. At Little Blue, he was shot in the head, and his horse was killed at the same time. At Corinth, his horse fell with him and four of his ribs were broken. At Wyatt, a horse was shot from under him and one at Sandy. The regiment in which Capt. Bostwick enlisted was known as the "Jayhawkers." Their motto was "Union and Laws,"and their banner bore the words "Flag of the Free." He was mustered out at Ft. Leavenworth, September 29, 1865. Immediately after the war, Capt. Bostwick returned home, and in 1866 came to Circleville. The same year he married Miss Hattie A., a daughter of Jeremiah Hall, and a native of Ross County. He then returned to Ashtabula County, where he engaged in farming one year, but his health was so badly impaired by his army life, that he had to abandon that work. He then began the study of law under Mr. Hall, his wife's father, and was admitted to the Bar in 1869. He at once began 652 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. practice, and the law firm of Hall & Bostwick was formed, the partnership continuing until 1885, when Mr. Hall removed to Lancaster, Ohio, where he now resides. Capt. Bostwick has won excellent success in his chosen profession. In the early part of his practice, he dealt considerably in real estate, but on account of his increased patronage, was forced to abandon that business. His skill and ability have won him an enviable position, and he is one of the best-read lawyers in Circleville. The Captain and his wife have a pleasant home on the corner of Pickaway and Mound Streets. Their union has been blessed with four children: Ninnie B., who graduated from the Circleville High School, is now Mrs. J. C. Zinser, of Joliet, Ill.; Burr J., a graduate of the Circleville High School and the Cincinnati Law School, was admitted to the Ohio Bar November 12, 1891; Mabel died at the age of two years and three months, and Linck C. is a student in the High School. Capt. Bostwick is a Mason, belonging to the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Commandery. He is also a prominent member of Groce Post No. 156, G. A.R., and was Trustee of the Memorial Hall building. In politics, he is a stalwart Republican, unflinching in support of the party principles. He served as a member of the State Central Committee, was Chairman of the County Central Committee, and has been Delegate to the county, congressional and State conventions. he was nominated as Prosecuting Attorney and as Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, but as his party is in the minority, he failed of election. Capt. Bostwick- may well be proud pf his army record. He was a brave and faithful soldier and is a true and valued private citizen, highly esteemed throughout the community. PAUL SOLT, late of Walnut Township, with whose agricultural interests he was closely identified for many years, until death removed him from the scenes of his usefulness, was a pioneer of Pickaway County, who was greatly respected by the people among whom he lived and labored for more than half a century. He was born in Pennsylvania, December 27, 1807, and was a son of Conrad and Elizabeth (Nagle) Solt, both of whom were of German extraction. Our subject's educational advantages were comparatively limited, but he later in life made up for his early deficiencies in schooling by intelligent reading, and he was endowed with those sturdy mental characteristics that led him to prosperity. He also had his own fortune to make, as he had no means with which to begin life. When he was seventeen years old, he came to Ohio with his mother, his father having died in Pennsylvania, and for several years they lived in Fairfield County. Early in the '30s he came to Pickaway County to settle, among its pioneer environments, and from that time until his death he was a valued citizen of Walnut Township. With the active co-operation of his capable wife, our subject built up one of its most comfortable homes, and redeemed a farm of two hundred and twenty-five acres from the wilderness, improving it extensively, so that it compares favorably with the best in its vicinity in, every respect. He lived a long and honorable life, and had passed his eighty-third milestone on the journey from the cradle to the grave, when, on that summer day, the 25th of June, 1891, he closed his eyes in the sleep that knows no waking, dying lamented not only• by his wife and children, to whom he had been a loving husband and a tender father, but by the entire community, where he was known as a kind and obliging neighbor and steadfast friend. His honesty was proverbial, all who knew him placing perfect trust in his word, and his life was guided by true Christian principles, as he was a most worthy member of the Lutheran Church. Socially, he was a member of the Masonic order. Politically, he was a Democrat, and he was in favor of whatsoever would promote the growth of the county or advance its higher interests. He was Assessor of Walnut Township eleven years, and discharged the duties thus incumbent upon him with strict integrity. Mrs. Solt, the wife of our subject, still resides on the home farm in Walnut Township, and in her declining years is enjoying the fruit of a life PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 653 spent in well-doing. She is a consistent Christian, as is shown by her everyday life, and in her the Lutheran Church has one of its most faithful members. Her maiden name was Rebecca Brown, and she was born August 27, 1819. She is a daughter of William and Rebecca Brown, who came to Walnut Township in the early days of its settlement, and founded a new home in the forests. The marriage of our subject and his wife, which took place June 9, 1835, and endured fifty-six years, was blessed to them by the birth of these nine children: Elizabeth; John R.; William; Sillanthia, wife of Henry Brown; Thomas; Eveline, wife of David Heist; Charles; Rufina, and Sarah A., deceased. ENOCH F. COFFLAND. Both as a successful farmer and a prominent Democratic politician, this gentleman is well and favorably known, not only in Wayne Township, where he resides, but also in Pickaway County. A man.of great energy and untiring industry, it was nothing unusual for him, when operating as a renter, to farm as much as three hundred and seventy-five acres in corn, and he is now the owner and manager of three hundred and thirty-five acres of splendid land, the soil of which is black sandy loam and exceedingly fertile. Early in the '40s, John Coffland, father of our subject, removed from West Virginia, where he followed the trade of a miller, to Ohio, where he located in Monroe County, but subsequently removed to Morgan County. He operated a gristmill and also followed farming pursuits, being successful in both vocations. For a time he operated a farm in Hocking County, which he owned, and thence, about 1865, removed to Marshall County, Kan., where he resided upon a tract of land purchased after his location there. His death occurred in the Sunflower State in 1876, when he was sixty-eight years old. A prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, John Coffiand was Class-leader for many years and took an active part in religious services, which were often held in his house. He was also the incumbent of the office of Justice of the Peace, and served his fellow-citizens with efficiency in various positions of honor. His wife, whose maiden name was Mary Fowler, belonged to one of the F. F. Vs., and died in Kansas in 1883, passing away in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which she had long been an earnest member. Grandfather James Coffiand was born in Germany, whence he crossed the Atlantic Ocean, and, settling in Virginia, followed agricultural pursuits until his death. Three of the nine children comprising the parental family still survive, Mr. Coffland being the fourth in order of birth. He was born near Wheeling, W. Va., April 9, 1837, and gained a limited education in the schools of the early years of this century. When he was fourteen years of age, he started out to earn his living and secured employment on a farm at $13 per month. He continued in that way until he reached his majority, when he began farming for himself in Hocking County, Ohio, and two years later removed to Pickaway County, locating in Salt Creek Township, one mile from Leistville. Two years afterward, he removed to Jackson Township and there engaged in farming for twenty-two years, removing thence in 1885 to Wayne Township, where he still resides. In 1858, Mr. Coffland was married to Miss Mary A. Hockman, of Hocking County, Ohio. Mrs. Coffland is the daughter of Noah and Catherine (Bucher) Hockman, natives of Virginia and Ohio, the mother now residing in Hocking County, the father having died in March, 1892. Eleven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Coffland, namely: Theodore, Elmira, Electa, Benjamin, Samuel, Daniel, Harry, Courtney, Franklin (deceased), Nelson and Ida. Samuel attended college at Lebanon, Ohio, and is now engaged in the grocery business at Tulare, Cal. Although Mr. Coffland is a politician, he is by no means a partisan, and guards the honor of his chosen party as sacredly as his own. 'He has served as Delegate to county and State conventions; Trustee of Jackson Township for seven years; School Director for a number of years, and is greatly interested in educational matters. For three years he has served as Justice of the Peace, and is now 654 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. filling that responsible position to the satisfaction of ail interested. He was elected Director of the County Infirmary in the fall of 1881, and served two terms of three years each. Mrs. Coffland is identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is active in promoting its welfare. In connection with farming, Mr. Coffland has always devoted considerable attention to stock-raising and each year makes shipments of cattle to the Eastern markets, often shipping as many as three car-loads. He has introduced an excellent system of drainage upon his farm and every modern improvement which reduces manual labor, making his farm one of the best in the community. The family residence is an attractive brick structure, whose cozy interior arrangement indicates refined tastes and domestic happiness. In his social connections, Mr. Coffland is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Improved Order of Red Men, having held the various Chairs in both orders. ROBERT S. WATERS ranks among the successful and progressive agriculturists of Madison Township, Fayette County. The acreage is all under cultivation, and even the passing stranger will note the orderly arrangement of substantial buildings and the evidences of thrift that pervade the entire tract. Our subject is a native of Massachusetts, having been born January 7, 1829, in Berkshire County. He is a son of Levi and Lucinda (Twining) Waters, also natives of that State and county, the father being born April 9, 1796, and the mother November 9, 1798. Thomas Waters, the paternal grandfather of our subject, was a patriot in the War of 1812, and died in the Bay State about 1836 or 1837. The father of our subject was a farmer by occupation and remained in his native State until about 1862, when he moved to Copenhagen, Lewis County, N. Y., and there made his home until his decease, December 11, 1882. The mother departed this life in the above-named place January 1, 1886. They were the parents of six children, five of whom are living. Lyman is a fanner in Copenhagen; William also follows that occupation in Champaign County, Ill.; Joseph is a hardware merchant in Oakland, Coles County, Ill., having formerly been engaged in the grocery business in New York City; our subject is the next in order of birth; Nelson lives in Marshall County, Kan. Robert S. Waters grew to manhood in his native State, and in addition to attending the common schools, took a course of study in a select school at Otis. When reaching his majority, he came West to Ross County, this State, and made his home in Chillicothe for three years. July 20, 1857, he was united in marriage with Miss Mariame .Leach, of Madison Township, Fayette County, where she was born March 10, 1832. Mrs. Waters was the daughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Bostwick) Leach, her father being born in Virginia, November 2, 1803, and her mother in Vermont, July 21, 1805. He of whom we write located in Cincinnati in 1853, where he made his home for ten years, being engaged in a wholesale jobbing house. In 1863, he settled upon his present estate, which then contained one hundred and thirty acres, but to which he has since added until he is the proprietor of a tract of five hundred acres. He has placed his farm under excellent cultivation and as an agriculturist he has been very successful, ranking among the worthy and representative citizens of this township. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Waters, one of whom died in infancy and one when seven years of age. Charles A. was born June 16, 1858, and died May 21, 1863; Byron B., born June 18, 1860, died February 14, 1862, Charles B., born June 7, 1863, was given a good education, and September 6, 1883, was married to Mattie Durham, and to them have been born two children; Frankie, born January 11, 1868, married John M. McCafferty, whose sketch will be found on another page in this work. Although reared a Whig, our subject joined the ranks of the Democratic party when reaching his majority. He has represented his township as Clerk one year but has since refused all political PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 657 honors, as he prefers to devote his time and attention to his private interests. With his wife, he is a member of the Grange, and by his honorable course in life has won the universal respect and esteem of all who know him. MISS MARY M. KING. This well-known and highly-esteemed resident of Madison Township, Pickaway County, came to Ohio with her parents from her native home in Pennsylvania when only three years old, and when about seven years old they removed to Madison Township and located on the farm where she now resides. The birthplace of Miss King is in Berks County, Pa., and she is a daughter of Henry and Barbara (Stump) King, who were also natives of Berks County. The family is of German descent, as the great-grandparents of our subject on both sides came from Germany. Her great-grandfather Stump is said to have engaged as a soldier in the Revolutionary War under Washington's command. Henry King, the father of our subject, did not live long after coming to Ohio, as he died about a year and a half after his emigration. Some three years after his death, his widow and daughter removed to the farm where Miss King now lives, in Madison Township, thus becoming pioneers of section 35. They took a quarter-section of land, which was largely in timber, and endured great hardships and self-denial in their sturdy efforts for self-support and their endeavors to subdue the wilderness and derive a maintenance from their new farm. A number of years after settling here, the widow was again married, becoming the wife of John looser, a native of Pennsylvania, .who came to Pickaway County at an early day. He was an esteemed citizen and highly regarded on account of his upright character and intelligence. He was a consistent and earnest member of the German Reformed Church, and in his political views espoused the doctrines of the Democratic party. For some time, he served the community as School Director, but died in 1877. His wife, the mother of our subject, passed from earth May 12, 1892, mourned by all who knew her. Miss King is an active and efficient member of the German Reformed Church, and her influence is always cast for good in the community, she being ever ready to help on every worthy cause. She owns about one hundred and forty-five acres of land, which she is cultivating in a thorough manner and from which she obtains excellent crops. She has a large circle of friends, whose attention is invited to her portrait. JAMES G. BEATTY. The main features of our subject's life are those of many another, he having had but few opportunities as a boy. His educational advantages, though consisting of but a few months' schooling in each year and at such odd times as he could be spared from the duties of the farm, were improved as far as possible, and in later years, possessed of a strong individuality and perseverance, by reading and investigation so broadened and enlarged his earlier studies as to become an intelligent student of the topics of the day, as well as a wide-awake business man. James Beatty, Sr., the father of our subject, was born in Virginia in 1793. He, in turn, was the son of Charles Beatty, who was also a native of the Old Dominion, where the family were among the F. F. V's, and of English descent. The latter-named gentleman died September 27, 1850, and the wife September 2, 1826. The father of our subject came to Ohio in 1818, and, locating a few miles southeast of Bloomingburgh, began life in the woods by erecting a cabin and clearing his land. He then returned to Virginia, brought his father's family to this section, and here made a permanent home, where they were among the earliest residents. The maiden name of our subject's mother was Margaret Gibson, a native of Virginia and a daughter of Robert Gibson, a prominent pioneer of this 658 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. State: She was born in 1800, and passed from this life July 28, 1828. To them were born six children, three of whom are living, and bearing the respective names of Isaac Newton, Charles M., and James G. The father of our subject was a soldier in the War of 1812, and also an officer in the State militia. After the death of Mrs. Margaret Beatty, he was married to Elizabeth Evans, by whom he became the father of three children, all of whom are deceased. Mr. Beatty died in January, 1878. He was an influential member of his community and served as Appraiser of the county. He was also Associate Judge of the county, and his wise and judicious decisions are known wherever he was known. The original of this sketch was born May 25, 1828, on the home farm near Bloomingburgh, where he was reared to man's estate and attended the district school. He remained at home until attaining his majority, and in April, 1852, was married to Miss Airy House, daughter of Isaac and Mary (Winegardner) House, natives respectively of Virginia, and Fairfield County, this State. The parents were married in the latter-named county, and, settling in the woods, passed through all the privations and hardships which fall to the lot of the pioneer. Mrs. House died in 1831, and her worthy husband in 1850. They were the parents of six children, four of whom grew up and three are now living: Mrs. Jane Zimmerman, Mrs. Charity Plyley and Mrs. Beatty.. The latter-named lady was born September 14, 1829, in this county. Soon after her marriage she located with her husband on the old homestead, which they operated until 1856. In February of that year, they settled upon their present farm, which comprises two hundred acres of valuable land, which the persistent industry and good management of our subject have placed under excellent cultivation. To Mr. and Mrs. Beatty have been born one child, Talcott, who married Frostie Evans and resides in Greenfield; they are the parents of two children. Our subject and his estimable wife are members in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which denomination they have been identified since 1855, and in which body Mr. Beatty has been Steward, Class-leader and Trustee. He is also active in Sunday-school work, and has been Superintendent of the same. In school matters, he has served his district as Director. His son has been given a fine education, having attended college at Delaware, Ohio, also at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. In politics, Mr. Beatty is a believer in and supporter of the principles advocated by the Republican party. GARDNER A. WILDER, M. D. This prominent physician and skillful surgeon is engaged in the practice of his profession at Circleville, and has probly met with greater success than ahy physician in the city. It is a remarkable and peculiar fact that any case which he may read about in medical history, its treatment and success, dwell in his memory in the form of a panorama passing before his eyes, while the language of the article and the work in which it appeared have been entirely forgotten.   A peculiar fact in the history of the Wilder family is that our subject's father, grandfather and great-grandfather are buried in the same graveyard, side by side. The great-grandfather was a farmer, and one of the earliest settlers of Buckland, Franklin County, Mass. He owned several hundred acres of land, upon which he built a frame house, 12x14 feet in dimensions, which is still standing. The grandfather, whose name was Gardner Wilder, occupied the same place and engaged in farming until his death, which occurred when he was about sixty-five. He was Captain in the State militia and a prominent citizen of Franklin County.   Hon. Gardner Wilder, father of our subject, was also born in Buckland, where he was reared and gained a good education in the common schools of the village. He and his brother became owners of the old homestead, which they divided. The father of our subject built a commodious house upon his half and cultivated the land, which was beautifully located in the Deerfield Valley. He was a man of influence in the community and rep-   PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 659   resented his district in the State Legislature. His interest in educational matters was great, and while a member of the School Committee, he was the first to insist upon the public securing the services of some one to build fires in the schools, and inaugurated the plan by paying the first fee himself. A man of liberality and enterprise, prompt in attendance at the services of the Congregational Church, of which he was a member, a stanch advocate of the Union during the late war, and an old-line Whig in early days, he was universally mourned when he died in December, 1888, at the age of eighty-two years.   The mother of our subject was Fidelia, daughter of Joseph Griswold, who was born in Buck-land, Mass. The first representatives of the Wilder and Griswold families came from England in 1638 and settled in the old Bay State. Grandfather Griswold was a carpenter by trade, and was Major in the State militia. Mrs. Fidelia Wilder died when scarcely forty years old, leaving five children who grew to mature years. Lorenzo is a bridge builder and contractor, and resides in Caldwell County, Tex.; Jane, Mrs. Davis, lives in the vicinity of the old home; Joseph enlisted during the Civil War, in the Fifty-second Massachusetts Infantry, and, contracting lung trouble while in the service, died in New Orleans; Mary, Mrs. Hawkes, resides in the East.   The subject of this notice was born in Buckland, Mass., March 23, 1837, and was reared to manhood upon the old homestead. He was fitted for college in select schools, and remained at home until he was nineteen. In the spring of 1856, he came West to Circleville, where he became clerk in a drug store and read medicine with Griswold & Ballard, the former gentleman being his uncle. He employed his leisure hours for seven years in , reading medicine, and in 1863 entered Berkshire Medical College, where he graduated in the following year. Upon completing the course of lectures, he returned to Circleville and commenced to practice with Dr. Griswold, with whom he remained in partnership some three years. When Dr. Bowels entered the firm, Dr. Griswold retired, and the partnership has since continued for twenty-five years under the firm name of Wilder & Bowers. Our subject practices in every township of Pickaway County and in adjoining counties, and has had some very intricate cases, in which he has met with success.   In August, 1885, Dr. Wilder was appointed Postmaster at Circleville and filled that position four years, during which time he advanced it from a third-class post-office, with sales amounting to $6,700 per year, to a second-class office, with $8,000 worth of sales. He has served at different times as member of the Board of Education, and was its President for six years. In 1862, he was married at Circleville to Miss Martha Wilkes, a lady of intelligence and amiability, who received her education in Circleville, and at the Ohio Female College, at College Hill, Ohio. Her father, Joseph Wilkes, was born in England, and emigrated thence to America when about nineteen years old.   Dr. and Mrs. Wilder are the parents of six children, namely: Joseph Gardner, who is in the drug business at Circleville; Wayne Griswold, who resides at home; William Ballard, who is in partnership with his brother as druggist; Fidelia, Arthur Lorenzo and Mary Emily, who are at home. The family residence on Mound Street is a commodious structure, erected by the Doctor, and the center of true hospitality. Politically, Dr. Wilder is a Democrat, and has served as a delegate to county and State conventions, and as Secretary of the County Central Committee.     WILLI AM M. TWAY, who occupies a high / place among the representative farmers and stock-raisers of Range Township, Madison County, is residing upon his beautiful estate located one-half mile from Chenowith on the old Federal Road. He was born in Paint Township, Fayette County, August 10, 1848, and is the son of John and Elizabeth (McMillen) Tway.   The father of our subject was born in Madison County, while the mother was born in West Virginia, and came with her parents to Ohio when a child. The father started out in life a poor man, and at his death left an estate of six hundred broad   660 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.   acres of land, which was the direct result of his industry and good judgment. He was born August 4, 1814, and cast his first Presidential vote in 1836 for William H. Harrison. He was opposed to 'slavery, and in 1856 voted for John C. Fremont, and during the War of the Rebellion was a firm supporter of the Union cause.   The parental family included the following children: Catherine married James Whiteside and died in Fayette County, leaving seven children; Allen served in the army from 1862 to 1863 and died during the siege of Vicksburg; Morgan departed this life in Fayette County in 1881; Mary E. became the wife of Ezekiel Whiteside and at her death left ten . children; our subject was the next in order of birth; Margaret married William Durfiinger and is the mother of three children; John W. makes his home in Fayette County, is married and has two children; David is a farmer in that county and has a family of two children, as has also James Austin, who is also an agriculturist in Fayette County.   William M. Tway was given a fair education in the schools of his day and remained under the parental roof until his marriage, October 17, 1877, at which time Miss Amanda R. Wilson, of Pleasant Township, Madison County, became his wife. She was born in Darby Township, Pickaway County, December 23, 1853, and was the daughter of William E. and Mary A. (Creath) Wilson, natives respectively of Virginia and Madison County, this State, the father being born April 23, 1829, and the mother February 11, 1834. Mr. Wilson was one of the prominent farmers in Madison County, and is a stalwart Republican who is always found at his post during campaigns. Mrs. Tway was the eldest in the family of five children; Milton H., the next in order of birth, died at the age of sixteen years; Mary J. and Ota M. reside at home, the latter having been a school teacher for some time; William F. died when twelve months old.   Mr. Tway was for many years Township Trustee and has represented his party as delegate to county conventions many times. He took an active part in raising men for the army during the war, and in this manner saved his township from the disgrace of being drafted. At the time of his marriage, our subject had $700 in money and owned several head of stock, which represented his earnings. He rented land from his father three or four years, and in 1880 moved to his present home, which he inherited from his parents. He has thoroughly drained the estate and added to the dwelling which now takes on the air of a more modern structure. The three children born to Mr. and Mrs. Tway are Edward M., born in 1879; John M. in 1881, and Vonna Lee in 1886. Our subject and his wife are active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which body he is Trustee, and takes a leading part in Sunday-school work. In politics, he cast his first vote in 1872 for U. S. Grant, and since that time has voted the straight Republican ticket.   FRANCIS M. CHENOWETH, retired farmer and capitalist, has materially added to the wealth of Madison County by his skill as an agriculturist, by his enterprise in the stock business and by his sagacity as a financier. The home that be has built up in London, pleasantly situated on Elm Street and surrounded by well-kept grounds, is one of the finest in the county.   Mr. Chenoweth is a native of this county, born in 1833, on Deer Creek, in Fairfield Township. He is a son of the Hon. John F. and Margaret (Ferguson) Chenoweth, who were of Kentucky birth. The paternal grandfather of our subject, Elijah Chenoweth, and his wife, who was a Foster, were born in Kentucky; in the earliest days of its settlement, and they, too, became pioneers, crossing the Ohio into this State in 1796 and locating in Franklin County, near Harrisburgh, being among the first to settle in that county. There the grandfather lived, and died at a ripe old age, and left behind him a good name as a Christian gentleman.   The Hon. John F. Cnenoweth was one of the foremost men of Madison County in his day, taking the lead in business and in public life. He was one of the extensive land-holders of this part of Ohio, owning over three thousand acres of realty, and he was a large stock-dealer, often in   PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 661   early life driving cattle over the mountains to Pennsylvania markets. He was Justice of the Peace for thirty years or more, and in an early day was a Representative for his district in the State Legislature. He was known far and near and was held in high honor. The latter part of his life was spent in London. Of his fifteen children, only seven are now living, namely: Mrs. Rachael Bales, Jeremiah, Mrs. Isabel Warner, Lewis F., Mrs. Mary Warner, Elijah and our subject.   He of whom we write attended the local schools in his boyhood and was reared under wholesome home influences. He remained with his parents until he took upon himself the responsibilities of domestic life by marrying, in 1856, Miss Margaret, daughter of Mathew and Ann (Amos) Rea, who were natives, respectively, of Virginia and Maryland. They had come to this county with tneir parents, who were among its original settlers, and they were here married. They settled near London and Mr. Rea was one of the large farmers and stockmen, and one of the wealthy citizens of the county in his day. He was a Democrat and was prominent in local politics. He gave liberally of his means to support churches and all good causes. His worthy wife was a member of the Methodist Church. They had a family of seven children, of whom only two are living beside Mrs. Chenoweth, Jeremiah and Robert.   When he married, our subject settled on a farm of three hundred acres in Oak Run Township, to which he afterward added seventeen hundred acres, a part of which lay in Fairfield Township. He lived in the former township fifteen years and then spent fourteen years in the latter township, and in the meantime was engaged in the cattle business and in raising hogs with corn that grew on his land. He had several tenants, renting a good deal of his land, and he employed many hands by the month to look after his immense farming and stock interests. Six years ago, he left the farm and, coming to London, selected a few lots on Elm Street and built the handsome residence in which he now lives retired. He still superintends his property, and is connected with some of the leading interests in the city. He was one of the organizers of the Central Bank of London, and is one of the stockholders of that institution, and President of the Building and Loan Association. He has been a member of the Board of Education and has been an incumbent of various public positions, to which he brought the same business acumen, promptitude and habits of accuracy that have characterized the administration of his own affairs. His political views are in full accord with those promulgated by the Democratic party.   In his wife, our subject has one of earth's choicest blessings. She is a pure, noble-hearted woman, of serene and kindly bearing, and she understands ful well how to guide her household affairs so as to contribute to the well-being of all underneath her roof. Her husband and sons may well be proud of her. She and our subject are identified with every good work of the Presbyterian Church as among its most earnest members. Two of their eight children are living: Robert F. and Rea. Robert, who lives on and manages his father's farm, was educated at Kenyon College. He married Genevieve Kennedy and they have one son, Austin K. Rea lives at home with his parents and is a student at the London High School. The following are the six children of Mr. and Mrs. Chenoweth who have passed to the land of the immortals: Emma A., Ada, Annie E., Myrtle, Ella, and an infant unnamed.   THOMAS H. BALDWIN, who holds an honorable place among the farmers and stock-raisers of Fayette County, was born in Range Township, Madison County, on the farm, where he now lives, June 5, 1852. His farm, which consists of one hundred and fifty-two acres, the greater part of which is under the plow, shows signs of good management and intelligent improvement. The parents of our subject were William and Mary Jane (Howsman) Baldwin, the former of whom was born February 12, 1817, in Madison Township, Fayette County, and the latter born March 6, 1825, in Range Township, Madison County. The father died September 11, 1887, and the mother, August 28, 1886. The grandfather of   662 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.   our subject, William Baldwin, was a twin-brother of Jonah, who is mentioned in the sketch of J. M. Baldwin on another page in this volume.   Our subject's father grew to manhood in this settlement and March 26, 1846, was united in marriage with Miss Howsman. He was very energetic in prosecuting his affairs, as is shown by the fact that he inherited only eighteen acres of land, but at the time of his death was the owner of an estate comprising seven hundred acres. In politics, he was a Democrat but in nowise could be called an office-seeker.   The brothers and sisters of our subject were eleven in number and bore the respective names of Isaac, Sarah C., Nancy Margaret, William H., John R., Martha Jane, Elizabeth Arabella, George M., Enoch, Mary Frances and James Harrison. They were all given good educations, which fitted them to become useful citizens. As a citizen, our subject stands deservedly high in the esteem of all who know him and has been a strong advocate in whatever measures he deemed were calculated to advance the interests of his community.    JAMES PERRILL. Belonging to that class of emigrants whose industry and economy soon placed them in comfortable and responsible positions on coming into the new country, our subject has taken advantage of every circumstance that he could turn to his own account, and the consequence is that he is in a most comfortable financial position, and a farmer and stock-raiser who has accumulated a handsome competency in the pursuit of his calling in this State.   Hugh Perrill, the father of our subject, was a native of Virginia and a millwright by trade. His father was John Perrill, also a native of the Old Dominion and a soldier in the War of 1812. The family originally came from England and located in Virginia, where they were among the F. F. V.'s. The latter-named gentleman came to this State seventy years ago and made settlement in Highland County. The maiden name of our subject's mother was Margaret Colwell; she was born in Vir ginia, where she was married, and died in 1833. Her husband departed this life in 1848, being the father of six children, two of whom are deceased. Those living are Nathan, who makes his home in Indiana; our subject; John, who resides in Jasper Township, and Mary (Mrs. Joseph P. Brown), who lives in Ross County.   The original of this sketch was born March 4, 1821, at Winchester, Va., being brought when an infant by his parents to the Buckeye State. He received a good education in the log schoolhouse in Highland County, and was thrown upon his own resources when quite young, working out on a farm in Ross County for $7 per month. He then engaged in the cattle business, driving the animals to market in New York City, Philadelphia, Boston and other large cities, making three trips each season and being thus employed for ten years. He was very economical and industrious, and with the $2,000 which he bad saved, bought a drove of cattle for himself, drove them to New York City and cleared on them $1,600. He was similarly engaged for five years, when, in 1845, he purchased wild land in Fayette County, upon which he removed in 1850.   James Perrill was married November 4, 1855, to Miss Ann Nichols, a native of Ross County, this State, by whom he became the father of two children, now deceased. Mrs. Perrill departed this life in 1860, and September 3, 1862, our subject was married to Miss Rebecca, daughter of Abraham and Jemima (Blackstone) Chenoweth, natives respectively of Pike and Ross Counties. Her father was the son of Abraham Chenoweth, Sr., a native of Virginia and of English descent. He was a soldier in the War of 1812 and was a very prominent man in Pike County, this State. Mr. and Mrs. Chenoweth were married in Ross County and later removing to Pike County, located on the old homestead, where the father passed his last days, dying in May, 1878. Mrs. Chenoweth still survives and is in her seventy-seventh year. To them were born a large family of thirteen children, ten of whom are living. Mrs. Perrill was born October 30,1840, in Pike County, and was given a good education in the schools of that period.   To our subject and his estimable wife have been   PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 663   granted a family of seven children, only one of whom is deceased. Jennie B. married J. D. Shoop and resides in Illinois; Mary M. was the second child; James T. married Mary N. Henkle and makes his home in Fayette County. The remaining children are John W., Carrie E. and Gilbert H. They have all been given excellent educations and Miss Mary is very expert with embroidery work.   Mr. Perrill removed to his present beautiful farm in 1872, where he is the proud possessor of a tract of fourteen hundred acres, all of which is under cultivation. He has placed good and substantial buildings on his estate, not the least among which is the farm residence, a neat and commodious structure and which is presided over by his excellent wife, to whom he owes much of his present high standing in the agricultural community. She is economical and judicious in the expenditure of money and is noted throughout this section as an excellent housewife and caretaker.   He of whom we write has always been greatly interested in educational affairs and has served efficiently as a member of the Board for a number of terms. In politics, he is a strong Republican and during the Civil War was one the "Squirrel Hunters." He feeds every season about one hundred and fifty head of cattle, being one of the largest stock-dealers in this section. Mr. Perrill can be justly proud of his vast possessions, as he started out in life empty-handed, and his good judgment and progressive spirit have resulted in the accumulation of his vast possessions. We are pleased to be able to place his sketch in the hands of our numerous readers as an example of a self-made man.   ELIJAH BRAGG, an enterprising and progressive citizen of Pleasant Township, Madison County, who is engaged in general farming and stock-raising, claims Ross County, Ohio, as the place of his nativity. He was born in Buckskin Township, June 18, 1810, and is a son of William and Juditn (Lightfoot) Bragg. His father was born in Virginia, about 1754, and was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He was twice married. By his first union he had six children, and our subject was the eighth in a family of nine. His mother died in 1844.   Mr. Bragg of this sketch grew to manhood in the county of his nativity. His father died August 27, 1831, and he made his home with his mother for about three years afterward. He began to work for himself at fifty cents per day, and was also employed by the month at $9. He was engaged in digging the canal from Portsmouth to Cleveland, and worked on it after it was completed. He was married in November, 1835, to Miss Melinda Emmons, and unto them were born seven sons and four daughters, who are yet living, with one exception. They made their first home in Chillicothe, where they remained until 1843, when Mr. Bragg settled upon a farm belonging to Gen. Worthington. He was to superintend the building of some barns and other buildings. In 1849, he formed a partnership with the General in farming and stock-raising, and at the end of two years a sale was made. Having made some money, Mr, Bragg purchased two hundred acres of land of a sister of the General, and from time to time has added to this until his landed possessions now aggregate six hundred acres, and he is the owner of one of the fine farms of the community.   Mrs. Bragg died March 5, 1862. Mr. Bragg was again married, March 17, 1864, to Miss Letitia Howsman, who was born in Range Township, April 4, 1838, and is a daughter of John B. and Mary (Foster) Howsman. For a number of years she made her home with her uncle, Benjamin Harrison: Of the sons of the first marriage, Alexander enlisted in Company G, One Hundredth Ohio Infantry. He was in the hospital at Franklin, Tenn., for some time, and in 1863 his father went for him, but he died soon after being brought home. By the second marriage, three children have been born, two yet living. The daughter, Lizzie F., who was born March 19, 1867, was married January 13, 1892, to Tnomas F. Slettery, who was born April 16, 1867; and Maggie L., who married J. M. Edwards, November 5, 1890, and resides in Mt. Sterling.   664 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.   Mr. Bragg cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson in 1828, when only a boy. He has since been a supporter of Democratic principles, and has filled various offices of honor and trust, having served as Road Supervisor and School Director for over thirty years, and has been Township Trustee for seven years. , His long continued service well indicates his faithfulness to duty, and the confidence in which he is held. He has also served as a delegate to the various county conventions. Socially, he is a member of the Masonic fraternity, with which he has been connected since 1861. PHILIP GLICK. This gentleman, who ranks among the prominent and successful agriculturists of Pickaway County, is at present residing on a valuable estate situated on section 8, Circleville Township, where he is cultivating the soil in a most profitable manner. He was born in Amanda Township, Fairfield County, this State, June 5, 1819, and is the son of Henry Glick, a native of Pennsylvania.   The grandfather of our subject was a native of Germany, emigrating to this country in an early day and making his home in the Keystone State. He there followed his trade of a blacksmith, in connection with which occupation he farmed to some extent. On removing to Ohio, he purchased land in Fairfield County, paying for his farm $8 per acre. He died when on the return trip to Pennsylvania. His large family of eighteen children subsequently came to the above-named county where they resided for a number, of years.   Henry Glick, the father of our subject, was a young man when the family came to this State, and, having acquired a good education, taught school in his early life. He later followed agricultural pursuits, and died in 1872, in the seventy-fourth year of his age. He was very prominent in township affairs, and held the responsible position of Justice of the Peace for several years. He was well informed upon all events of interest, and was a man whose advice was much sought after. In religious matters, he was a consistent member of the Lutheran Church. The maiden name of our subject's mother was Sarah Peters. She was born in Pennsylvania, and was the daughter of Abram Peters, also a native of the Keystone State, and of German descent. He of whom we write has often heard his maternal grandmother tell of seeing Gen. Washington ride through the country during the trying times of the Revolutionary War. Grandfather Peters emigrated to Fairfield County, this State, in an early day, where he prosecuted his trade of blacksmith, nis family conducting the farm. Mrs. Sarah Glick died in February, 1889, at the advanced age of ninety-two years. Like her worthy husband, she was a member of the Lutheran Church.   The parental family included sixteen children, twelve of whom, eight sons and four daughters, grew to mature years. Philip was the eldest of the family, and received limited advantages as regards schooling, his privileges being limited to two or three months in the year. The house of learning in that early day was not supplied with all the conveniences and comforts which are afforded the youth of to-day, for the seats were made of slabs and the floor of puncheon. He remained on the homestead, aiding his father in its cultivation, until reaching his eighteenth year, when he went to Circleville to learn the trade of a brewer, having clerked in a store in Royalton during the previous winter months. In 1838, he rented the brewery from his former employer and carried on business for himself. In 1843, he erected a building suitable for his line of work on the banks of Hargus Creek, in the northern limits of Circleville, and tnere was engaged in business until 1868. In the fall of that year, he removed to his present home in Circleville Township, whicn he had purchased many years previous and which he has improved by the erection thereon of a fine brick residence. Elsewhere in this volume is shown a view of his - homestead.   September 13, 1842, Miss Nancy Hoover became the wife of our subject. She is a native of this county, having been born in that part of Madison Township which is now included in Walnut Township, January 8, 1822. Mrs. Glick is the daughter of Jacob and Ann M. (Rollman) Hoover, natives of   PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 667   Virginia, who emigrated to Pickaway County in an early day, where they were among the pioneers of Madison Township. Mr. Hoover died in 1825, and the mother in 1862, when eighty-three years of age. The father was a patriot in the War of 1812, and was a gentleman greatly esteemed in his community. Mrs. Glick was the youngest in the parental family of ten children, seven daughters and three sons. Only three of the daughters are living at the present time.   Of the five children born to our subject and his estimable wife, Caleb married Anna Fisher, and is farming in Washington Township, Pickaway County. He served three years in the late war. Joshua married Mary Crist, and is also engaged as an agriculturist, his place of residence being in Walnut Township, this county. Jacob married Mary Westenhaver, and cultivates his father's farm as well as the farm adjoining. The remaining two children, Joseph, and one unnamed, died in infancy.   Formerly a Whig, Mr. Glick now casts his vote in favor of Republican candidates and principles. Socially, he is an Odd Fellow, with which order he has been connected for many years. In religious matters, he is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, in which body he has been Deacon. His landed estate comprises one hundred and eighty-two and one-half acres of valuable property in the home farm, ninety-two acres in Walnut, and two hundred acres in Washington Township. Mr. Glick began in life for himself empty-handed, and his persistent industry has been rewarded, for his farm ranks among the finest in Circleville Township. He is a gentleman whose word is considered as good as his bond, and his friends are as numerous as his acquaintances.   CHARLES SOLLARS is connected with the rich agricultural interests of his native county, Fayette, as the fortunate proprietor of a well-appointed and highly productive farm in Wayne Township. He was born January 9,1857, and is a representative of the early pioneer stock of the county. His father, Allen Sol-   32   lars, was also a native of Fayette County, his birth occurring in 1814. His education was limited to the schooling that he obtained in the primitive pioneer schools of his day, and his boyhood was passed in clearing away the forest on his father's farm, which was his home from birth to death.   Allen Sollars began life on nis own account by taking charge of the old homestead after his father's death, and previous to his marriage, at the age of thirty-five, he purchased it of the other heirs, and enjoyed uninterrupted prosperity in tilling the soil and raising stock until his untimely demise in 1868, ere old age came upon him. He was a Whig in his younger days, and later in life the Republican party found in him a sturdy supporter. His wife, Sarah J., daughter of Anslum and Abigail (Jackson) Ballard, survived him until 1885, when she too passed away. They were people whose many excellent traits of head and heart won them the regard of the entire community of which they were members for so many years. They were the parents of five children, as follows: Elizabeth, wife of Henry Eustler; Charles; Emma L., wife of J. C. Schrock; and two who died in infancy.   Upon the old homestead where he was born, Charles Sollars remained with his mother until he was twenty-seven years old. At that age, he married and established a home of his own, taking as his wife Emma E., daughter of Franklin C. and Sarah A. (Bush) Finch. She belongs to one of the oldest families of Fayette County, and her father was born on the same farm where he died. He was a son of John and Elizabeth (Brackney) Finch, natives of Kentucky, who came to Fayette County in 1790. Elizabeth Finch was a daughter of Benjamin Brackney, a Kentucky frontiersman. Sarah A. Finch was a daughter of William and Nancy Bush. Our subject's wife is one of eleven children, of whom the following beside herself grew to maturity: Laura A., wife of J. B. McConnell; Eliza; Mary; Nancy; Sadie (Mrs. A. W. Junk); John, and Reece. Mr. and Mrs. Sollars are the parents of two children, Hazel and Hugh.   Our subject is a live and wide-awake farmer, well grounded in all that pertains to his calling,   668 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.   and attends strictly to his business as a tiller of the soil and stock-raiser. He has a one hundred and ninety acre farm, amply supplied with modern improvements in the shape of a handsome brick residence, roomy barns, and neatly-built out-houses for various purposes, and is well fenced and drained. On another page is shown a view of this place. Mr. Sollars stands well financially, and is popular socially as one of the leading members of Greenfield Lodge No. 318, A. F. and A. M., and Garfield Commandery No. 28, K. T., at Washington. Politically, he is a Republican, and has represented his township as Assessor.   GEORGE T. ROW, a talented and successful physician of Circleville, has gained an assured position among the best representatives of the medical profession in Ohio. He is a close student, devoting the few leisure hours allowed him by the demands of his large practice to the study of the best medical and scientific authorities, and taking advantage of any new discoveries that will in any way aid him in his work. At the commencement of his profession al career, he placed his standard of success so high that he was not content with mediocrity, but aspired to a broad knowledge of medical investigations and research.   The family to which our subject belongs has resided in Circleville for many years, and was first represented in Pickaway County by Grandfather Peter Row, who was a very early settler of Washington Township, and there improved a farm from a tract of wild land. The father of our subject, Samuel Row, was born in Pickaway County in 1811, and during his entire active life followed farming pursuits in Washington Township. He is now retired from the arduous labors which formerly engaged his attention, and, at a venerable age, is making his home in Circleville, where he is highly esteemed by his fellow-citizens. Politically, he is a- Democrat. His religious affiliations are with the Lutheran Church.   The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Hannah Taylor, and was born in Circleville during the opening years of this century. Her father, William C. Taylor, was a direct descendant of William Cromwell, and thus traced his lineage to one of England's oldest and most famous families. Mrs. Hannah Row attained to the age of three-score and ten when she closed her eyes to the scenes of earth, leaving to mourn her loss a devoted, husband and eight of the ten children born of her marriage. One of her sons, Reuben by name, now a resident of Kansas, enlisted in 1862 in defense of the Union, and served until the close of the war, being breveted First Lieutenant in recognition of his valor.   Born in Circleville, June 13, 1846, our subject was reared on the home farm in Washington Township, receiving a common-school education and gaining a practical knowledge of agriculture. After studying for some years in the neighboring log schoolnouse, he attended the Circleville High School until he had almost completed the course of study there. He remained in the parental home until he was twenty-five years old, when, in 1871, he removed to Seymour, Jackson County. Ind., and there operated a farm for three years.   Having resolved to enter the medical profession, our subject came to Circleville, where he began the study of medicine under Dr. Samuel Turney, In 1875, he entered the Medical College of Ohio, at Cincinnati, attending two terms and graduating at the University of Maryland in 1877. Thus admirably equipped with a thorough theoretical knowledge of the profession, the young Doctor opened an office with Dr. Thompson for active practice. Three years afterward, the connection was dissolved, since which time Dr. Row has been alone. His practice is not limited to Circleville, but extends into the neighboring counties of Fairfield, Ross, Hocking, Franklin, Madison and Fayette. He is a member of the Pickaway County Medical Association and the Ohio State Medical Society. During the administration of President Cleveland, he was Pension Examiner for this district, which embraced five counties, and be is now examiner for various insurance organizations.   Socially, the Doctor is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Order of   PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 669   Elks. Although not a partisan, be is a firm supporter of Democratic principles and candidates, and conscientiously upholds the party platform. In religion, he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Not a little of his success may be attributed to his wife, whose affectionate assistance and cheerful counsel are constantly exerted in his behalf. Prior to 1878, the year of her marriage, she was known as Hannah Dishong, and her birthplace is in Perry County, this State. She is the mother of two bright daughters, Minnie and Jennette, who are being carefully trained in the schools of Circleville, as well as beneath the shelter of the parental home.   JOHN SCHLEYER, A. B., A. M., Prosecuting Attorney of Pickaway County, who is successfully engaged in the practice of law in Circleville, is a native of the Buckeye State. He was born in Chillicothe, Ross County, December 16, 1851, and is a son of John F. Schleyer, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. The father was born near Stuttgart, Germany, and after his death, his wife married a Mr. Schleyer, whose name the children took. She brought her family to America when John was only eight years of age, and settled near Cleveland, Ohio, whence she removed to Ross County. The father of our subject had to make his own way in the world. He sawed wood until sixteen years of age, and then became a molder. He afterward invested his earnings in a confectionery store, but failed in this line and later located in Huntington Township. e wedded Margarette Schneider, and after some years spent in that locality, came to Circleville in 1862. Since that time, he has been a coal and wood dealer of this city. In the family were six children, five of whom grew to mature years. The eldest, William, served as a private during the late war, and is now engaged in the real-estate business in Columbus.   Our subject was the third in order of birth. The first six years of his life were spent in his native State, after which he went to Huntington with his parents, and with the family came to Circleville in 1862. His education has been acquired in the common schools and in the High School of this city, and he studied pharmacy under William W. Ballard, continuing in his drug store for six years and two months. e then accepted a position in Cambridge City, Ind., and afterward spent a year and a half in the drug business in Ft. Wayne, Ind. In 1875, he entered the University of Columbus, Ohio, from which he was graduated in 1879, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, after which he continued his studies in the theological department of the same school for a year and a half. During the second year, he had to fill temporary engagements as a minister, and preached both in German and English.   Subsequent to this time, Mr. Schleyer determined to make the practice of law his life work, and to this end began studying with the firm of Smith & Morris, with whom he remained two years, being admitted to the Ohio Bar on the 2d of January, 1883. He then continued with his preceptors for seven months, after which he opened an office and engaged in practice alone until February, 1891, when the firm of Schleyer & Abernethy was formed. They have a pleasant office in the Masonic Temple building. In 1886, our subject was elected City Solicitor on the Democratic ticket, was re-elected in 1888, and in the autumn of 1890, was elected Prosecuting Attorney, which position he still holds. Mr. Schleyer possesses much natural ability as a lawyer, and this has been supplemented by thorough preparation, so that he has steadily worked his way upward, and has already won an enviable reputation at the Bar. He is a member of the Lutheran Church, and is Secretary of the Association.   HON. JOHN JOHN GROCE is one of the most nonored and highly-respected citizens of Circleville. He is now President of the Third National Bank and senior member of the firm of John Groce & Son, pork packers of this city. He was born in this city when it was a mere hamlet, January 29, 1818. His grandfather, Charles     670 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.   Groce, was a native of Maryland, of German descent and followed farming in Frederick County, that State. The father, John Groce, was born in Frederick County, and learned the carpenter's trade. About 1805, he emigrated Westward and located in Pickaway County. He there worked until 1810, when the city of Circleville was platted. Mr. Groce then returned to his native State and married Elizabeth Jacobs, a native of Loudoun County, Va., after which die returned to Ohio and located in the new city. He built many of the first buildings of the city and was engaged as a contractor until his death, which occurred in 1834, at the age of fifty-five years. e was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and was a prominent pioneer of this locality. The death of his wife occurred in 1824.   John was the fourth in the parental family of six children. e has only one sister now living, Mrs. Lydia Atwater, of Circleville. Mr. Groce attended the subscription schools until the academy was built in Circleville, of which his father was one of the principal owners. He was left an orphan at the age of sixteen years, and thus thrown upon his own resources, he sought the counsel of his father's intimate friend, Matthew McCrea, who advised him to learn a trade, so he served a four-years' apprenticeship to John A. Wolfley, a saddler. e afterward worked as a journeyman, and on the 13th of June, 1839, commenced business for himself at Kingston, Ohio, with a capital of $85. For nine years, he engaged in trade in that line, when he determined to give his attention to other business.   In August, 1848, our subject came to Circleville. He at once began dealing in grain and pork with R. D. Atwater, and in the summer of 1852, went into partnership with Mr. Atwater in the dry-goods business. In the fall of 1852, Mr. Groce went to Milton, Ind., to pack pork, while Mr•. Atwater attended to the business in Circleville. In the winter of 1852-53, Mr. Atwater died and Mr. Groce purchased the Atwater interest and took Jacob eiman in as partner, without capital. In the fall of 1853, Mr. Groce• again took up the pork trade and this time his venture proved profitable. In 1860, he exchanged his interest in the dry-goods store for the Olds block of buildings and has since carried on the pork trade with good success.   On the 12th of November, 1872, Mr. Groce admitted to partnership his only son, Charles E., and the firm name of Groce & Son was assumed. In 1870, he built the present brick block at the foot of High Street. There is a main building, 40x130 feet, and wing 40x90 feet, with engine and boiler room, killing room, packing room, curing and smoking rooms and all the modern improvements for carrying on a successful business in that line. This has become one of the leading industries of the city and has made Mr. Groce a wealthy man.   On the 19th of December, 1839, in Kingston, Ohio, Mr. Groce wedded Elizabeth E. Graham, who was born two miles west of Kingston, September 25, 1820, and is a daughter of Robert J. Graham, a native of Virginia, who followed farming in Ross County. Five children were born unto them, four of whom grew to mature years: Mary E., wife of B. Foresman, of La. Fayette, Ind.; Ellen G., wife of F. M. Schuze, a wholesale grocer of Circleville; Jennie, wife of L. Boggs, of Pickaway Township, Pickaway County, and Charles E., an enterprising business man, associated with his father.   Mr. Groce has been prominently identified with the city interests for many years. He was one of the organizers of the city and served several times as Alderman. He was instrumental in securing the Scioto Valley Railroad through this place and was a stockholder and Director. e took an active part in securing subscriptions for the purchasing of the beautiful grounds for Forest Cemetery and has been one of its Directors since its organization in 1858, and is now President of the association. He owned an interest with his brothers and sisters in the Franklin and Groce Addition to Circleville, and has other real estate in the city, including his magnificent home.   Mr. Groce cast his first Presidential vote for William enry Harrison. He joined the Republican party on its organization and was Chairman of the County Central Committee for many years. He served as a delegate to the National Convention in 1876, when R. B. Hayes was nominated, and again in 1880, when Gen. Garfield became the Presidential candidate. During the war, he was   PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 671   Chairman of the Relief Committee. Mr. Groce is truly a self-made man. He started out in life empty-handed, but has made the most of his opportuities and has worked his way upward to success. He is now known throughout the country. His honesty is proverbial and he is highly respected all by with whom he has come in contact. In 1889, himself and wife celebrated their golden wedding. Not one who witnessed their nuptials fifty years before was then living. Their lives have been happy and prosperous and none are more worthy of representation in this volume than this worthy couple.   MRS. ANN (HILL) MONTGOMERY, a resident of Jackson Township, where she has a well-conducted and a well-appointed farm, is of the old pioneer stock of the county of Pickaway, and is a worthy representative of the daughters of its early settlers. She was born in Muhlenberg Township, one mile east of Darbyville, October 12, 1826. er father, Francis E. Hill, was a native of Virginia, born in Hampshire County in 1797, and he was a son of Leroy Hill, who is supposed to have been of Scotish birth. The latter owned land in Virginia, which he sold in 1815, in order to begin life anew in the primeval wilderness of Ohio. He journeyed thither with wagons, accompanied by his family, making but slow progress over the mountains and through interminable forests until he at last arrived at his destination, and made a purchase of about a thousand acres of land in this and Clark County. He made his home across Darby Creek from this township, and at once entered upon the pioneer task of developing a farm, the one now owned by J. B. Wright and others. He was one of the first to settle in this region, and he built a double log cabin at the foot of the hill, which was the first erected in this vicinity. In 1824, he erected a house on the top of the hill, and here he dwelt until his death, October 1, 1837. He was a stanch member of the Baptist Church, and in his political relations, was a true Whig.   The father of our subject came to this county in the vigor of early manhood, well fitted for the pioneer life before him both by constitution and temperament, and by reason of a natural capacity for laboring wisely and well. e took unto himself a wife the year after the family came here, and with her ready assistance acquired a goodly amount of property, being worth $20,000 at the time of his demise. He erected one of the first saw and grist mills on Darby Creek, and did a great deal of custom work in early days, besides engaging extensively in farming. The year before he died, he erected a four-story custom mill for the manufacture of flour. e attended closely to his business, and was growing richer every day, when death closed his career in 1837, while he was yet in the prime of life, and his community lost one of its most useful and highly respected citizens. He was of a quiet, peace-loving disposition, always glad to oblige anyone in every way possible, and he was a right royal neighbor and a friend as true as steel. His political views found expression in the platform of the Whig party.   The mother of our subject was Nancy, daughter of William Florence, who is distinguished in the history of the early settlement of this county as one of the first to locate within its borders. He came here in 1806, and took up his abode on the banks of Darby Creek, in Muhlenberg Township, and at one time he owned fifteen hundred acres of land. e bore an active part in the development of the agricultural interests of the county as a farmer and stock-raiser. At his death, in March, 1870, at the venerable age of ninety-seven years, one of our earliest pioneers passed to his long rest. The mother of our subject was born in 1799, and was a child of seven years when the family removed to this county. Her education was conducted in the typical pioneer log schoolhouse of the early years of the settlement of the State, that was heated by means of a large open fireplace and furnished with slab benches, that were supported by wooden pins. The rate-bill system of schooling was then in vogue, as there were no free schools. She was carefully trained to be a good housekeeper, and was well fitted to preside over a home of her own when she was married   672 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.   in 1816. She became the mother of ten children, of whom seven grew to maturity, namely: Robison, Sarah, William, Matilda, Ann, Catherine and Mary. The good mother died at the age of seventy-two years. She had led a true Christian life, and for forty years was an active member of the Baptist Church.   Mrs. Montgomery was given excellent educational advantages in the district school and in a school at Darbyville, and her home life was well calculated to make her a good wife when she left the home of her girlhood to preside over one of her own, her marriage to Joseph Wardell taking place August 16, 1866." Mr. Wardell died September 6, 1869, and she was married January 15, 1873, to David Montgomery, who was a native of New York, born in that State in the year 1818. After coming to this State, he settled in Chillicothe, following the dry-goods business a few years, when he removed to Circleville, and later to the farm where Mrs. Montgomery now lives.   Our subject bought ner present farm in 1877, and located on it at that time. She has twice since returned to Circleville to live, but finally sold her city property and has settled permanently on her farm, having here a very pleasant home. She owns two hundred and fourteen acres of land, which is nearly all well improved, and a part of it she farms nerself, while she rents the remainder. In 1877 she built a commodious frame residence, and has other substantial buildings, and under her thrifty and able management the farm is in a fine condition.   GEORGE W. BAUDER is one of the most prominent business men of Circleville. He is President of the Board of Trade, a member and Secretary of the Board of City Control, and one of the most, extensive dealers in carriages and buggies and agricultural implements in the county. His energy and enterprise have made his life a success, and the manufacturing interests of Circleville would be much inferior to what they are to-day had it not been for our subject.   Mr. Bauder was born in Circleville, on the 22d of May, 1850, and is a son of William Bauder, one of the honored early settlers of this place, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work. When a lad of about thirteen, he raised and drilled a company of some sixty Republican boys, he acting as captain. Young George wrote the Governor that he was ready to go South (for the war was then in progress), and be mustered into service. The Governor replied, complimenting him for his bravery, but said that he could not accept the company on account of their youth.   Mr. Bauder graduated from the High School at the age of fifteen, and began serving an apprenticeship in his father's shop, learning tne trade of carriage-making. In 1871, he went to Rochester, N. Y., where he finished his trade with the firm of Cunningham & Son. The following year, he returned, and in January, 1874, was admitted to partnership with his father, under the firm name of William Bauder & Son, and continued in the manufacture of carriages for seven years. In January, 1884, our subject bought out his, father, and became sole proprietor of the extensive and lucrative business. Since that time, he has also become a dealer in agricultural implements, keeping on hand a large stock of everything in that line,from hand-seeders to steam-threshers. He has a large assortment of buggies, and makes a specialty of those manufactured by the Columbia Buggy Company. He also engages in the harness business, and, as in the others, has the largest stock in the city. His goods occupy two stories and a basement in a large building, 70x150 feet, and his warehouse, on the Scioto Valley Railroad, is 40x72 feet, and two stories in height. He employs two or three men all the time as commercial travelers.   Not these enterprises alone engross the attention of Mr. Bauder. He has been instrumental in promoting many of the leading interests of the city. He was one of the prime movers in building the Opera House, and was President and Superintendent of the company who had the enterprise in charge. The work was completed in 1888, at a cost of $18,000. He is a member and Secretary of the Board of Control, was one of the organizers and is President of the Board of Trade of   PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 673   Circleville, is Director and Vice-president of the Circleville Building and Loan Association, and is a Director of the Building and House Association. He also owns considerable real estate, having invested quite extensively in Western lands. He owns a number of residences in Circleville, and in 1882 he erected his fine residence, at a cost of $7,000.   In Monroe, Butler County, Mr. Bauder was united in marriage, October 22, 1873, to Miss Adelia Clark, daughter of James Clark, a farmer of that county, who came to Circleville in 1882, and is now living a retired life. Two children have been born of their union, Cora and Georgia. The home of the family is one of the finest in Circleville, and is the abode of hospitality.   Mr. Bauder joined the Odd Fellows' society at the age of twenty-one, and has since been connected with it. e was a charter member of the Royal Arcanum, also belonged to tne Knights of Honor and to the Red Men, but at present holds membership only with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Elks. In politics, he is a Republican. Ile belongs to the Methodist Church, in which he has served as Steward. e contributes liberally to the advancement of any enterprise calculated for the public good, and has the best interests of the community at heart. Pickaway County finds in him a valued citizen, and one it could ill afford to lose. His straightforwardness and upright life have won him the high regard of all, and his industry and enterprise have gained him a well-deserved prosperity.   EDWARD MASKELL MORGAN, the Vice-president of the Farmers' Bank, of Plain City, was born in Salem Township, Champaign County, Ohio, June 19, 1839, and until January, 1890, he remained a resident of that county, passing his life up to that date upon the farm where he was born. The death of his son, Charles F. Morgan, called him from this life of comparative retirement to a more active business career, and in 1890 he removed to Plain City to assume the management of the bank of which his son had been the Cashier since its organization in 1885.   Our subject is the third in a family of four children. The father of this household died wnen Edward was but ten years old, and as both the elder brothers were delicate in health from early childhood, the hardships and responsibilities of the farm devolved upon this more rugged son, while still very young. Before he arrived at the age of fifteen, both brothers and the sister died, leaving to him the care of his mother and the entire management of the farm. His education consisted of what he was able to obtain at the district school, which he attended for a few 'months in the winter of each year.   At the age of twenty-three, Mr. Morgan was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth B. Walters, a native of Virginia, and to them were born two sons, Charles Forrest and Albert Hugh. The youngest son died in infancy, but Charles lived to manhood and became not only the pride and comfort of his parents, but a young man of great popularity, and most highly esteemed by all who knew him. This son was born January 6, 1864, and after studying in the district school, attended the High School at Urbana, and in 1879 entered the University at Urbana, remaining there until January, 1880, receiving during his attendance there a gold medal as a reward for proficiency in his studies. e then entered the Ohio State University at Columbus, and undertook a course in civil engineering, but a severe attack of lung fever during the ensuing winter resulted in a change of his life plan.   In April, 1881, Charles Morgan took a temporary position in the Farmers' Bank, of Fontanelle, Iowa, and after a nine-months' experience in that line of work, he returned to Ohio and took a commercial course in Nelson's Business College at Cincinnati. His subsequent business career was characterized by marked ability and integrity. He served the Ohio Mutual Relief Association at Urbana and the American Sewing Machine Company at Cincinnati, and when the Home Savings Bank began business in Urbana he entered its office, and before he was twenty years old, was promoted to the responsible position of Cashier, hold-   674 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD,   ing that position until October, 1885, when he resigned to accept a similar office in the Farmers' Bank, of Plain City. This young man was very prominent in Masonic circles, and also in the. order of the Knights of Pythias, and in both social and business circles won the respect and friendship of hosts of the best citizens of the community. It was in the summer of 1884 that an attack of hemorrhage of the lungs presaged his death, which took place January 3, 1890. The winter of 1888-89 he spent in California, hoping for benefit from the climate there, but returned in the spring with slight gain in strength. His death left his parents childless, but their grief is assumed by the memory of what his life has been, and by the universal affection and esteem with which he was regarded by his fellow-citizens.   The political affiliations of Mr. Edward M. Morgan are with the Democratic party, and the confidence with which he has ever been regarded by the people of his neighborhood made him, in 1880, the nominee for County Commissioner in Champaign County. He is universally conceded to be a man of good judgment and strict integrity, capable of filling well any position where decision of character is required. In the hands of no man could the affairs of the county be more judiciously placed than in his, but his desire has ever been for a more quiet life, and although he has been repeatedly urged to accept the nomination for member of the State Legislature, he has invariably declined. The farm upon which Mr. Morgan has spent his life was obtained from the Government by his grandfather in 1824, the patent to it being signed by James Monroe, and it is still in the possession of the Morgan family. This property has never been in the hands of any but the Morgan family. George V. Morgan, the father of our subject, migrated with his father's family to this State in 1813 or 1814, settling at that time upon this tract of land. He was a cousin of the late Senator Thomas Ewing, who spent a portion of his boyhood days in the family of the Morgans.   Socially, Mr. Morgan is held in the highest esteem, and in the Masonic lodge to which he belongs he has served several terms as Worthy Master. He is also a member of the Urbana Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons, and of the Roper Commandery of the Knights Templar. He is largely interested, financially, in the Farmers' Bank, and by his straightforward business dealings and unassuming manners, has made many friends in his new home in Plain City, where he and his estimable wife will, in all probability, spend the remainder of their lives.   ELI MOCK is a farmer residing in Jefferson Township, Fayette County, where he has a beautiful place that is under an excellent state of cultivation. He is a son of Daniel II. and Elizabeth (Robinson) Mock, both of whom are natives of Ohio. Our subject was born in this county, on the 30th of April, 1838. The paternal grandfather, John Mock, came from North Carolina and settled in Fayette County, where he was among the pioneers. The maternal grandfather, William Robinson, was also an early settler of this county, and both these grandparents died in this county, were heroes in the War of 1812, and were farmers by occupation.   The father of our subject carried on farming all his life, and died October 22, 1885, the mother dy. ing some years previous, in 1878. They had five children born to them, our subject being the eldest son. He was reared and educated in this county, and learned all the details of farming, which vocation he chose as his life work. he is now the fortunate possessor of four hundred and four acres of fine fertile land, and one of the best farms in the county, and has made nearly all the improvements on the place with his own hands. On his place mixed farming is carried on with more than ordinary success, and some stock is also cared for.   Mr. Mock was united in marriage December 14, 1865, to Miss Elizabeth Shockley, a native of Madison County, this State, and to this union three children have been born, one deceased. Ginevra, who is married to G. M. Simmerman, and has one child living, Carrie; and Herbert, who resides with his father, and assists him on the farm. The es   PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 677   timable wife of our subject is a member of the Methodist Protestant Church. Mr. Mock is a representative farmer of Fayette County, and his surroundings show him to a man of thrift and enterprise who keeps everything in first-class shape. In his political views, he is a stanch Democrat, and has never been an office-seeker. ABSALOM J. WELCH, M. D., a prominent physician and surgeon of Mt. Sterling and a self-made man, was born in Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio, March 24, 1851. He has an older brother still living, James W., a resident of this county.   Our subject was born and reared on a farm, and his early education was supplemented by a course in the High School of London. He began teaching in the district schools at the age of twenty-four years and taught for five years, during which time, in his leisure hours, he began reading medicine under Dr. A. D. Morris, then of London, but afterward in charge of the Insane Asylum at Columbus. he completed his private studies under Dr. Higgins, of California, Madison County, and then attended a course of lectures in Starling Medical College of Columbus, from which institution he was graduated in March, 1881. He opened an office and began practice in Palestine on the 20th of April of that year, and there resided until the autumn of 1882.   While in Palestine, Dr. Welch was married, September 15, 1881, to Miss Nellie M. Crossley, of Clyde, Ohio. She was born in Seneca County, in 1862, and is a highly educated and refined lady, who previous to her marriage successfully engaged in teaching and since her marriage has taught for one year in Mt. Sterling. Three children, who are yet living, have been born unto them: David Rupert, who was born in Mt. Sterling, October 18, 1882; Nellie May, who was born in Mt. Sterling, June 5, 1886; and Carleton, born in 1891. Charles W., the second child, died at the age of eleven months.   Dr. Welch came to Mt. Sterling in 1882, and has here met with excellent success in his practice. He has been enabled to purchase a good office besides his pleasant residence. He is a member of the Madison County Medical Society, the Fayette County Medical Society and the State Medical Society. In politics, he is a stalwart Republican, has served as a member of the City Council and as a member of the School Board for about six years. The Doctor is a self-made man, who by his unaided efforts has made his own way in the world. He began to work by the month at the age of nine years, educated himself, and has made his life a successful one of wnich he may well be proud.   The attention of the reader is invited to the accompanying portrait of the Doctor.   GEORGE W. HITLER, one of the prominent and substantial men of the county, was born in Pickaway County, Circleville Township, Ohio, on the 29th of April, 1845. His father, George Hitler, was a native of the Keystone State, born in Somerset County, on the 27th of September, 1798, and the latter's father, George Hitler, Sr., was born in Maryland, and moved with his parents to Franklin County, Pa., when quite young. The senior George Hitler settled in Somerset County, Pa., in 1793, began farming, and there resided until April, 1799, when he came to Ohio, by flatboat down the Ohio River to Portsmouth and the rest of the way with wagons. e settled in Ross County, in a wilderness, at a time when neighbors were few and far between, and became thoroughly familiar with the privations and trials of new settlers. There he resided until coming to Pickaway County, when he purchased section 33, Washington Township, and became one of the substantial farmers of his locality, owning over two hundred acres of land. He died on the 2d of April, 1818. His wife, whose maiden name was Susanna Gay, was born in Pennsylvania, and died on the 16th of September, 1848. Her father lived to be one hundred and three years of age and is buried in Pickaway County.   The father of our subject, George Hitler, Jr., and his brother Jacob bought one hundred and   678 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.   sixty acres of land in South Washington Township in 1819 and began raising wheat. They manufactured flour there and shipped it to New Orleans by flatboat, realizing a much greater profit in that way than by selling the grain at home. He followed this for ten years, making one trip each year. He became the owner of one thousand acres of land, with improvements of all kinds, both in Washington and Circleville Townships, and resided in the former township until 1838, when he moved to the latter. Honest and upright in every particular, he was one of the most highly respected citizens of the county and had a host of warm friends. No worthy movement lagged for want of support from this honored man and in his death the county lost one of its best men. He died January 6, 1884, and his death was the occasion of universal sorrow, for all felt the loss to be sustained by the departure of such a man. In politics, he was a Democrat. He married Miss Hannah Ludwig, a native of Pennsylvania, and the daughter of Thomas Ludwig, also a native of the Keystone State. The latter came to Circleville Township with his father, Daniel Ludwig, at an early day (see sketch of Daniel Ludwig), and died here when comparatively a young man. e was the father of one child, Hannah, our subject's mother. She died in 1863, when fifty-seven years of age, and was a worthy member of the Lutheran Church. Of the seven children born to this much esteemed couple, five grew to mature years and three are living at the present time: Susanna, now Mrs. Ross, in Michigan ;Thomas, in Washington Township, this county, and our subject.   The original of this notice was reared in Circleville Township and received a good practical education in the common sbhools. At an early age, he became thoroughly familiar with the duties of the farm and assisted his father in tilling the home place until twenty-one years of age. After his marriage, in 1878, he took charge of the farm of one hundred and fifty-seven acres and has carried it on successfully ever since. He is now the owner of two hundred acres of good tillable soil in Circleville and Washington Townships, and is one of the substantial and progressive men in his section. His buildings are all large and commodious and everything about the place indicates the owner to be a man of enterprise and thoroughness. In connection with his farming industry, he is engaged in stock-raising and has met with success in this as in all else. He has a stock farm of one hundred and fifty acres in Wayne Township, on Darby Plains, and has a fine brick residence. In 1890, he erected the fine residence in Circleville and has since made his home in this city. He rents his land and is now prepared to enjoy the fruits of his labor.   He selected his wife in the person of Miss Ida M. Lutz, a native of Circleville Township, Pick-away County, Ohio, and their nuptials were celebrated in 1878. Her father, Eli Lutz,was a native of this county and his father, Jacob Lutz, was born in Pennsylvania, and was a prominent old resident here. Eli Lutz was a farmer of Circleville Township and became quite wealthy. He died in 1882. To our subject and wife have been born five children, three living: Bertha, Guy L. and May. Mr. Hitler has served on the grand jury two terms and also on the petit jury for some time. In politics, he is a Democrat and has been a delegate to county conventions. Mr. Hitler's wife died April 6, 1892.   JEREMIAH L. HALL, who has extensive tile works at Derby, is distinguished in the brief history of this wide-awake and prosperous village as one of its foremost citizens, who built the first house within its corporate limits, whose public and progressive spirit has been the means of extending its improvements and of forwarding its educational and religious interests, and whose influence is felt in all good causes that will in any way benefit this part of Pickaway County.   Mr. Hall was born July 6, 1833, two miles south of the village of Bremen, in Fairfield County, of which his father and grandfather, both named James Hall, were early pioneers. His grandfather was born in 1760, and is supposed to have been a native of this country, although he was of English   PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 679   descent. He carried on his occupation as a farmer in Maryland until his removal to Virginia, where he lived a few years prior to taking the long and eventful journey, with a cart and horses, which led him over the mountains to the wilds of Fairfield County, in 1811. He took up his residence in a log cabin among the pioneers near Rushville, and at the time of his death, in 1820, had cleared and improved a small part of his land.   After the family came to Ohio, the father of our subject returned to West Virginia, was there married and subsequently came back to Ohio. He owned a quarter section of land two miles south of Bremen, from which he felled the trees, placed it under a good state of cultivation, and made of it a well-improved farm. He was an easy going man, but a constant worker, and though he started in life poor, he acquired a handsome competence by his excellent management. He took an active interest in church affairs and was an ardent Methodist, who was greatly missed by his fellow-members when he departed this life in 1868, leaving behind him the blessed memory of a thoroughly good man. His politics were of the Whig stamp. Elizabeth Lockwood was the maiden name of his wife, and she was born in Connecticut, March 31, 1792. Her life was prolonged to the age of sixty-two years and six months. She too was of English antecedents. She was strict in her religious belief, and was a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. To her and her husband were born these ten children: Benjamin (deceased), David L (deceased), Susanna (deceased), James, Isaac (deceased), Mary A., Caroline, Isaiah (deceased), Jeremiah L., and Elizabeth.   The early life of our subject was passed on a farm, and as he was naturally thoughtful and studious, he eagerly seized every opportunity to gain an education. His first schooling was obtained in his native county, in an old log school house, that was furnished with slab benches, a board resting on wooden pins driven into the wall being the writing-desk, while a hole made in the wall by cutting out a log served as a window. At twenty years of age, Mr. Hall entered the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, and was a student there for several terms for four or five years having to stay away a part of the time to teach in order to get money to pay expenses, but he contrived to complete most of the studies of the scientific course. He taught in all, during the early part of his life, twenty-five terms, having charge of the schools in Hocking, Pickaway and Franklin Counties at different times. He taught several terms after his marriage, and until upwards of thirty-eight years of age, when he abandoned the profession entirely. Two of his children had the benefit of his instruction as his pupils in schools that he taught. He used to sell fruit trees at intervals while teaching. About twenty years ago, when tile was a new thing, in a laudable spirit of enterprise he established a factory for its manufacture in Jackson Township, Franklin County, and operated it some fifteen years in the summer seasons, while he taught occasionally in the winter. March 12, 1884, he removed to the site of the present village of Derby, erected the first house herein, and his was the first family to select this locality as a home. The same year he established a tile factory, which he still continues to operate with undiminished success, and with fine profits. He now manufactures about fifteen thousand rods of tile, or about two hundred and fifty thousand tile a year, making all sizes, from two to fifteen-inch bore, and sells it over a scope of country for ten miles south and east. e has a large and comfortable residence erected in 1884, and his surroundings are very pleasant.   Mr. Hall was united in marriage with Miss Mary C. Miller April 8, 1863, and in her he has a congenial and companionable wife, who looks care fully to the comfort and happiness of her household. Mrs. Hall is a native of Jackson Township, Franklin County, and was born August 16, 1838. Her marriage with our subject has been blessed by the birth of five children, of whom these four are living: Bertha B., Isaac C., James M., and Emmet M. Lovet is the name of the child that has passed on before.   Mr. Hall has thoroughly identified himself with the interests of his adopted village, and his fellow-citizens owe him a debt of gratitude for his zeal in securing educational and religious advantages. He is School Director, is very much alive to tne   680 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.   need of a good education for the young people of the village, and he spent much time and money to have the present High School, an excellent institution of learning, established here. e and his family are all members of the Methodist Church, towards the upbuilding of which he has contributed generously, he being one of the leaders in procuring the erection of the neat and attractive house of worship in which he and his fellow-members congregate for divine services. He teaches in, and is Treasurer of, the Sunday-school, while his eldest son, Isaac, is Superintendent thereof. Our subject carries his religion into his politics, and is a Prohibitionist of no uncertain stamp.   GEORGE McCLIMANS JOHNSTON, one of the extensive land-owners of Madison County, was born November 29, 1814, in Range Township, where he still resides. His grandfather, Henry Johnston, was a Revolutionary soldier, who served for seven years in the Colonial army. At one time, he was chasing an Indian and another redskin took after him. He tripped and fell over a root, and while the Indian stood over him with uplifted tomahawk, an Irishman shot the savage, who fell over Mr. Johnston.   William Johnston, the father of our subject, was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., April 12, 1781, and in early life emigrated to Onio, locating in Ross County. He bought about four hundred acres of land in this vicinity. On the 9th of May, 1805, he wedded Margaret McClimans, who was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., January 10, 1784, and was a daughter of John and Mary (Crevistine) McClimans. Her father was born April 29, 1756, and her mother May 27, 1765. On coming to Ohio, they located in Range Township, Madison County. The father's death occurred August 8, 1829. In the family were the following children: Mrs. Johnston; William, who was born September 29, 1786, and died February 10, 1842; George W., born April 20, 1789, died August 22, 1850; Sarah, born August 28, 1792, became the wife of Isaac Houseman, and is now deceased; John, born March 16, 1794, died June 25, 1849; James, born July 29, 1796, died June 15, 1860; Joseph, born October 29,1798, died in September, 1805; Samuel, born July 15, 1801, died August 18, 1855; Isaac, born March 23, 1805, died June 6, 1880 and David, born December 16, 1808, died March 18, 1874.   In Ross County, three children were born unto Mr. and Mrs. Johnston: John, born March 13, 1806; Mary, October 1, 1809 and William, September 24, 1812. In 1813, they removed with their family to Madison County. Our subject was the first child born in this county. He was followed by enry, born May 2, 1816; James, December 23, 1817; Sarah, July 26, 1819; Hannah, July 29,1822; Joseph, September 19, 1824, and Margaret, January 28, 1827. James died September 29,1823, but the others all grew to mature years. Those now deceased are Mary, who died July 24, 1839; Sarah, April 13, 1854; John, in July, 1882, and William, in April, 1889. Tne mother of this family passed away in February, 1862, and the father was called to his final rest October 29, 1866. He was a Democrat in politics and cast his first vote for Thomas Jefferson in 1804. e was a prominent man and held the office of Justice of the Peace for eighteen years.   Our subject grew to manhood on his father's farm. He was married December 24, 1835, to Barbara Bean, daughter of enry and Rachel (Roose) Bean. On both sides, she is of German descent. er parents came to Champaign County, Ohio, when she was about twenty years of age. She was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., September 4, 1812.   For a year after his marriage, Mr. Johnston resided upon his father's farm and then lived upon rented land for twelve years. His brothers and sisters naving then mostly left home, be returned to care for his parents and at their deaths he purchased the interest of the heirs in the farm which he now owns. He has added to this until his landed possessions now aggregate nine hundred and eighty-seven acres, which are operated in partnership by his sons.   Unto Mr. and Mrs. Johnston have been born seven children: Margaret M., born January 1, 1837, is the wife of D. B. Foster, whose sketch a   PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 681   pears in this work. William T., her twin brother, died September 21, 1850, at the age of thirteen years. James, born February 25, 1839, was married, December 21, 1871, to Miss Lenora Harnbeck, of Stokes Township, Madison County. She was born January 26, 1852, and died April 18, 1874, leaving one child, Carrie, born October 30, 1872. Rachel E., born January 26, 1842, died March 29, 1845. Henry Bean, born April 28, 1844, was mar-. tied, December 24, 1874, to Emma Frond and resides in Range Township. Susan H., born March 8, 1848, became the wife of William Cannon, of Range Township, September 2, 1874. Jonn W., born November 7, 1850, was married, December 24, 1876, to Lizzie Gregg.   Mr. Johnston is a Democrat. Ile cast his first vote for Martin Van Buren in 1836, and has never failed to yote at a fall election. e has never aspired to public office and when once elected paid his fine rather than serve. His son James has been Township Trustee. Our subject is one of the prominent and influential citizens of the community. His entire life has here been passed and he is one of the oldest native citizens of Madison County. He well deserves representation in this volume and witn pleasure we record his sketch.   JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, a member of the firm of Jenkins & Adams, local agents of Ithe White Sewing Machine Company, at Washington C. H., is honored as a veteran of the late war, and for his merits as a man and a citizen. He is a native of this county, and was born December 9, 1839, on the old homestead that belonged to his father, Albert Adams. The latter was born in Pennsylvania in the year 1807, and was of mingled English and German blood. When he was two years old, his father, Robert Adams, brought his family to Ohio, and settling in the southern part of Fayette County as one of its early pioneers, spent his remaining days there. e took up several hundred acres of land in the forests, felled the trees and cleared a goodly farm. His father and mother had accompanied him to their home in the wilderness, and his mother fell a victims to the Indians, who were then numerous in this part of the country. There was a little spring house near their dwelling, to whicn she repaired for water on that fatal day, and she was shot by an Indian just as she had arrived at the door on her return with the water. Robert Adams had two sons: Albert and Robert J., the latter of whom died in 1843.   Albert Adams' boyhood was passed amid the wild scenes of frontier life. lie remained with his father until the time of his marriage, at the age of twenty-five, to Miss Nancy Coffey, a daughter of John Coffey, who came to this part of Ohio with a colony, and located on the banks of Paint Creek, on the line between Ross and Fayette Counties, at a very early day in the history .of this section. He was the first white settler to set foot on the banks of Paint Creek, and his little son William was the first white child buried in tne county of Highland. Albert Adams continued to farm on the place that his father gave him in Perry Township at the time of his marriage until 1883, when he bought a farm in Highland County, having sold his other one, and he died in that county in 1885. He was a Republican from the time of the formation of the party until his death. He was active. in tine administration of public affairs, holding the office of Trustee of Perry Township, and serving as its first Constable. He was likewise a conspicuous figure in the Presbyterian Church, which he faithfully served as an Elder forty-seven years. His wife departed this life in 1858. They had a family of eleven cnildren, of whom four daughters and two sons are living. Our subject's brother, the Rev. R. W. Adams, a resident of Minneapolis, Minn., is prominent in the Presbyterian ministry, and has charge of the synod work in that State. He is also known and honored in military circles for his record as an officer during the late war. He entered the army as a private, and rose to the rank of a General solely through personal bravery and merit.   Our subject is the fifth child of the family in order of birth. He was educated in the district schools of this county, and had entered upon a promising manhood when the war broke out.. As soon as possible, all personal aims and ambitions   682 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.   went into business as a dealer in agricultural implements in grain and feed, and was thus engaged a year. After that, he resumed charge of the Singer office, and worked for the interests 'of that company tne following tnree years. Since that time, he and Mr. Jenkins have had the agency for the Wnite Sewing Machine Company, and are doing a good business in introducing that machine in this county and vicinity. Mr. Adams and his wife and son stand high in social and religious circles in this city, and axe valuable members of the. Presbyterian Church. Mr. Adams belongs to the Grand Army of the Republic, and is deeply interested in its welfare, as well as in all things that will in any way benefit the community.   were laid aside that he might take part in the great contest, and on the 25th of August, 1861, his name was enrolled as a member of Company C, Eighty-first Ohio Infantry, which was commanded by his brother, who then bore the title of Captain.   The regiment was first enlisted as Fremont's Independent Rifle Regiment, was attached to the Western Army, and was sent to Missouri. It was stationed in that State until the following spring, when it was dispatched to Pittsburg Landing, to take part in the battle at that point. After that, our subject and his comrades went to Corinth to help besiege that, and subsequently took part in several skirmishes with the enemy. The following year, they went to Chattanooga, and from there to Atlanta, and did valiant service in the capture of that city. Mr. Adams' efficiency as a soldier won him promotion to the rank of Corporal, and he retired from the army on the expiration of his term of enlistment, while fighting at Atlanta with a good reputation as an officer.   Our subject returned from Southern battlefields to his father's home and found a glad Welcome from his friends, and the following spring he was well rewarded for his loyalty to his country by the hand and heart of Miss Eliza J. Anderson, in whom he has found the best of wives. They have one son, Isaac Newton, eighteen years of age, who is attending school. After his marriage, Mr. Adams staid on his father's farm a year, and then bought a farm six miles from Wilmington, to which he removed, and lived thereupon the ensuing three years. He then embraced a good opportunity to sell a half of the place, and with the proceeds he purchased a flouring mill at Vienna, in Clinton County. After operating the mill two years, he traded it for a farm in Missouri. e spent the ensuing six years in Greenfield, and then bought one hundred and seven acres of land in Fayette County. A year later, he sold it, and removed to the Joe Rodgers' farm of sixty acres, which he purchased, and which lay along the waters of Paint Creek. Ten years were passed on that place, but in 1884, he abandoned farming, and coming to Washington C. H., represented the Singer Sewing Machine Company in this city for five or six months. 'At the end of that time, he   CORNELIUS G. LEAVELL was one of the most practical and successful farmers of Fayette County, his farm in Madison Township being one of the finest in that vicinity. His birth occurred November 7, 1825, on the farm where his last days were spent. He was the son of John and Cynthia (Hedges) Leavell, both of whom were natives of Virginia. The father was born in 1774, and when thirteen years of age, started for Kentucky in company with his parents. The Indians being very hostile, the grandmother became alarmed and the party then stopped in Greenbrier County, Va., where the grandfather departed this life. The next year they floated down the Kanawha River, and located near Lexington, Ky., soon after which the mother met her death by a tree falling upon her. The grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary army, serving through the entire conflict.   The father of our subject in 1797 came to Ohio, and located either in Ross or Pickaway County. e was married in the last named county in 1822, soon after which he took up his abode in this county. His estate, which originally comprised ninety-eight acres, was added to from time to time, until at his death Mr. Leavell was the possessor of nine hundred and sixty-eight broad acres.   PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 683   Of the eight children comprising the parental family, our subject was the third in order of birth. He was given a fair education in the district school, and, when reaching his majority, began to battle with life on his own account, farming on property which had been given him by his father. April 17,1849, he was married to Miss Emma, a daughter of James and Mary (Harr) Phillips, who was born in Chillicothe May 23, 1829. Mr. Leavell inherited one hundred and forty acres of land from his father and added to that tract until at his death, which occurred April 12, 1892, his estate included seven hundred acres. On this property is located the old log house which was erected in 1816.   To Mr. and Mrs. Leavell were granted a family of two children: John P., who was born March 25, 1850, is a graduate of the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, but did not long follow his profession on account of ill health, and is now farming in Fayette County. e is married, and has two children. Benjamin Ward, who was born May 12,1856, is also engaged in farming in Madison Township, is married and has three children. He of whom we write in politics was a true-blue Republican, and in township affairs had been Trustee, Clerk and Treasurer, and had represented his party in various county and State conventions.   A. E. SILCOTT. In reviewing the leading business houses of Washington C. H., more than passing notice belongs to the firm of Bragg & Silcott, dealers in boots and shoes. It has always been the aim of the proprietors to keep abreast of the times, and their high standing has been attained by unremitting attention to the wants of customers. They are men of high ability and strict integrity and are universally respected in the financial and social circles of Fayette County.   The Silcott family is of sturdy Scotch descent, and has been represented in America for many generations. The father of our subject, Jacob Silcott, was a farmer in the Old Dominion and owned a large plantation there. Owing to his aversion to slavery, he freed his slaves in 1836, and with his wife, whose maiden name was Tamar Cowgill, removed to Ross County, Ohio. There he bought a large tract of wholly unimproved land, from which he evolved a splendidly cultivated farm, that continued to be his abode until his death in 1846.   Our subject was born in Loudoun County, Va., March 8, 1832, and was a child of four years when he accompanied his parents to Ohio. He grew to manhood in Ross County, receiving his education in the common schools and at Salem Academy. In 1846, he commenced to clerk for a firm in Bainbridge, this State, where he remained until 1854, with the exception of one year spent in Cincinnati. He came to Washington C. H. in 1854, and found here a small village which, however; had favorable prospects for growth. He established a dry-goods store on Court Street, where he remained in business until 1861. Being elected County Treasurer during that year, he sold out his business, and during tne entire period of the Civil War gave his whole attention to the duties of his office, which he held two terms. A great deal of money being distributed at that time increased his responsibilities. In September, 1865, at the expiration of his term of office, he purchased a stock of dry-goods from a firm of the city, and once more embarked in the mercantile business, which he carried on until 1886. At the time of his election to the position of Sergeant-at-Arms of the Ohio Senate, Mr. Silcott sold out his mercantile interests and devoted himself to the duties of his position during 1886-87, after which he returned to Washington C. H. and formed a partnership with James Bragg in the shoe business, which he has since conducted. Throughout his long business career, his course has been such as to win the confidence of all with whom business brings him in contact, and he is known as one of the most enterprising and successful merchants of Washington C. H.   November 25, 1851, Mr. Silcott and Miss Lucinda Taylor, of Bainbridge, Ohio, were united in marriage. The bride was the daughter of Jared Taylor, a prominent citizen of Ross County, and the niece of Dr. James Taylor, the founder of the   684 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.   dental college at Cincinnati. Mrs. Silcott was a lady of lovable disposition, and her deatn, which occurred December 16,1891, was deeply and widely mourned. She left four children: Effie, wife of Loren Wilson, of Lawrence, Kan.; Charles E., foreman in D. H. Chambers' Carpet House, at Catlettsburgh, Ky.; James, who is a dentist at Washington C. H.; and Nina, who is at home With her father. Tne religious home of the family is in the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which they are regular attendants. WILLIAM M. WILSON, who is descended from early pioneers of Madfison County of which he is a native, is one of the leading representatives of its agricultural interests, being an extensive land-holder, and having one of largest, best equipped and finest farms within its borders, situated six miles south of Plain City, in Canaan Township. In this township he was born, August 10, 1841, a son of William D. Wilson, a former well-known and prominent citizen of this locality.   The father of our subject was born in Greene County, and was a son of Valentine Wilson, who was born in Kentucky very early in the history of its settlement. He came to Ohio when young, and after living for a time in Greene County, he settled in this county, in Summerford Township, when there were but few pioneers in this part of the State, and he spent his remaining years in the pioneer home that he established in the wilderness, dying in his sixty-sixth year. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Nancy Moore, and she, too, was a'child of an early pioneer family of Ohio, her birthplace being amid the primitive scenes of Clarke County, where she grew to womanhood.   After their marriage, the parents of our subject took up their residence in Canaan Town hip, in a log house, which humble dwelling was replaced by Mr. Wilson with a more commodious brick house, in 180." Here he led a busy and prosperous life, accumulating a goodly amount of property, until death closed his successful career in his sixty-seventh year, and the county was deprived of one of its most worthy pioneers, who had materially increased its wealth by his industry. His wife died in her seventy-fourth year. They were the parents of eight children, two daughters and six sons, all of whom grew to maturity, and three sons and one daughter are yet living.   The subject of this biographical sketch is the fifth child and fourth son of the family. Canaan Township has always been his home. He was educated in its schools, and grew to a vigorous, self-reliant manhood under the influence of good home training at the hands of his parents. He helped his father in carrying on his farm, and continued to live with him some two years after his marriage, in 1867. He then established himself where he now resides, in his native township, beginning with but little capital as to money. but well equipped with brain and energy, ambition and enterprise, and in the quarter of a century that has since elapsed, he nas risen to be one of the foremost men of his class in this part of the county, and one of its most successful stockmen. In his home place there are thirteen hundred and eighty-five acres, and he owns the old homestead on which he was born, which comprises one hundred acres, making fourteen hundred and eighty-five acres of choice farming land that he owns in Canaan Township. e rents about three hundred acres of it, and attends to the management of the remainder himself.   The farm is amply supplied with buildings of a good class, including four neat and well-built dwellings, and the same number of barns, and Mr. Wilson has every improvement and convenience to be found on a model farm. A view of the place is shown on another page. The most of his land has been improved by himself and his father, and is under a high state of cultivation. It is finely adapted to stock-raising purposes, to which our subject partly devotes it, engaging quite extensively in that line of business. He handles on aii average one hundred and fifty head of cattle a year, from twenty-five to thirty horses, and ships a number of hogs and cattle to the Eastern and Western markets. He is a man of marked business   PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 687   ability and a cool calculator, forethought and careful discrimination characterizing his dealings, as well as promptness in seizing every advantage offered to make a good investment or to increase his wealth, and his name stands high in financial circles wherever he is known. Politically, he is a Republican, and always exerts his influence in favor of his party, and to advance all schemes that will in any way enhance the prosperity of his county. During the Civil War he enlisted, July 14, 1863, in Company B, Eighty-sixtn Ohio Infantry, and was mustered out February 14, 1864.   Mr. Wilson was married January 10, 1867, to Miss Mary Slyh, a daughter of Mathias and Sarah Slyh, and a native of Canaan Township. They lived happily together for more than twenty years, and then she passed out of his life October 3,1889, leaving behind her a golden memory of true wifehood and motherhood that is cherished in the hearts of her loved ones. Two children were born to our subject of his marriage, a daughter and a son: Ella A., wife of Ernest Beach, both of whom reside with our subject, and Leroy, who was born May 3, 1888.   JONAH WOODS is a native of Madison County, the value of whose citizenship has been proven not only by his patriotic course as a soldier during the Civil War, but also by his career as a farmer and stockman in later years, his good-sized farm, twelve miles north of London, in Monroe Township, comparing very favorably in point of cultivation and equipment with the best in the neighborhood, and it is well stocked with a good class of horses, cattle and hogs.   Mr. Woods was born in Monroe Township, December 26, 1837, a son of Jacob Woods, who was a Virginian by birth and was reared in the Old Dominion. e was still a young man when he came to Ohio in pioneer times, and was eventually married in this county to Mary Bradley, a native of this county, and a daughter of Jonah and Susan Bradley, who were among the early settlers of this region. After marriage, they settled in Monroe Township on a farm, but they were destined not to be very long-lived, as he died at the age of thirty-eight, and she when she was twenty eight years old. They were the parents of five children, the youngest of whom was but a month old when the little flock was left motherless. Three of these children are still living: our subject; Olive, the wife of David Stephens, of Seattle, Wash.; and Mary, wife of Newton Thompson, of this county.   He of whom we write is the second child and the only son of the family. He was about nine years old when his mother died, and eleven when he had the further misfortune to lose his father. For two years thereafter, he lived with his uncle, Samuel Baker, and then went to reside with his uncle John Bradley, with whom he remained until the war broke out. He was filled with ardent enthusiasm for the cause of his country, and desired strongly to serve in defense of the Stars and Stripes. Accordingly, he enlisted in Company A, Fortieth Ohio Infantry, and for three years and one month he acted well his part as a loyal soldier, and fought with true courage in many a hotly-contested engagement with the enemy, taking an active part in all the principal battles in which the Western army participated, the terrible and disastrous conflict at Chickamauga being the most noted battle at which he was present. At the close of his term of enlistment, he was honorably discharged at Altoona Pass, Ga., and was there mustered out of the service.   Before the war, Mr. Woods went across the Alleghany Mountains to Lancaster, Pa., with a drove of cattle, with "Uncle" Billy Wilson. After he left the army, he came back to his native county, and about a year later, he went to McLean County, Ill., where he spent one year. Returning then to Ohio, he has ever since engaged in farming, and when he married in the early winter of 1870, he settled on his present farm, having previously bought the place. He has here two hundred and thirty acres of choice land, the most of which is under good tillage, and he has made all the improvements that are of any value, with the excep-   688 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.   tion, perhaps, of a fine old orchard that was set out some sixty years ago. There was a house on the place when he took possession of it that was one of the oldest in the county, one of the original pioneer habitations of this section. His business is that of a general farmer, and he has his farm fully stocked with standard breeds of horses, cattle and hogs.   Mr. Woods was married in February, 1870, to Miss Belle Bennett, a native of this county, her birthplace being in Fairfield Township. She filled in a perfect measure the offices of wife, mother and friend, and her death, September 15, 1886, was a sad loss to her household, and to others who had known and loved her. She was the mother of these four children: Leora and Juliet, at home with their father; Winnie, wife of William Guy, of Canaan Township; -and Jessie, who died at the age of eighteen months.   Our subject is a man of good mental calibre, sound and sensible in his views on all subjects with which he is conversant, and plain-dealing and probity are among his characteristics. Politically, he stands with the Republicans, and socially, he affiliates with the Masons, belonging to Leonore Lodge No. 311, Plain City. He has held various offices of trust and responsibility. e was a Trustee of the township three terms, was Appraiser of Land in 1890, and has been School Director for many years.   HENRY MAY is an old and honored resident of Pickaway County, who has been identified with its interests for years, and has an attractive home on his fine farm on the edge of Kingston. Mr. May is a native of Ohio, born in Chillicothe June 27, 1817. His father, Henry May, was a native of Virginia, and was a son of James May, who was of Irish birth, and came to America in early life. He located first in Virginia, but subsequently came to Ohio and settled in Chillicothe, when it was a mere hamlet, with but one shingle-roofed house. e was a gunsmith, and made guns for the War of 1812, taking his pay in Continental money, which proved worthless. He acquired considerable property, but eventually lost it all. His death occurred in Pickaway County in 1825.   The father of our subject was the youngest of three sons, all of wnom married and had families. He was young when his parents settled in Chillicothe, where he was reared, and in his youth learned the trade of chair-maker, serving an apprenticeship of three years. For several years tnereafter, he manufactured chairs in that city. e finally purchased ten acres of land two miles north of Chillicothe, and carried on his calling there many years. e subsequently built a hotel to accommodate the travel, which was very extensive in those days. In 1822, he came to Pickaway County, and, buying a quarter-section of land, only partly improved, he built a comfortable house thereon, and spent the remainder of his days here, dying in 1861, in the sixty-fourth year of his age. He was a prominent man in his day, a gallant soldier in the War of 1812, a trusted office-holder, and one of the most active members of the Presbyterian Church of Kingston, which he was active in helping to upbuild, and of which he was a Trustee. The mother of our subject was Susan Mc Cutchen in her maiden days. She was a native of Kentucky, whence she came with her parents to Ohio in an early day of its settlement. Her father, John McCutchen, was also a Kentuckian by birth. After he came here, he built a large dwelling and kept a public house, beside managing his two hundred-acre farm. The mother of our subject died in 1859. She was a true Presbyterian in her religious belief. Three of her children are living.   Our subject is the eldest of these three. He received as good an education as the times then offered. He had to remain at home and work much of the time, as he was the eldest of the family, but he occasionally found an opportunity to attend the old log schoolhouse, with its slab seats and other primitive furnishings. In his youth he learned the trade of a currier, and when he became of age he was given full charge of the tannery, which he purchased after a time of his father, and was engaged in the manufacture of leather very   PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 689   successfully for a quarter of a century. At the expiration of that time, he turned his attention to farming. He purchased a large tract of land just across the county line from Kingston, in Pickaway County, where he has since lived. His farm comprises two hundred and seventy acres, lying on section 34, Pickaway Township, and eighty acres in Green Township, Ross County, and it is under excellent cultivation and well supplied with modern improvements. The buildings are of a neat and tasteful style of architecture, and the commodious residence, which is built of brick, has all the conveniences that make life comfortable.   Fifty-three years ago, February 20, 1839, Mr. May and Miss Margaret Steele were united in marriage, and for over half a century have lived together in true wedded happiness, he finding her an able helper and a sagacious counselor who shows unfailing devotion to his interests, and she finding in him a kind, considerate and affectionate husband. They have been abundantly blessed in their children, of whom they have six, and to whom they have been wise and tender parents. The following is recorded of their offspring: Jane is the wife of James Machir, of Kingston; Hattie died April 16, 1891; Laura is the wife of Alson C. Foster, a farmer of Pickaway; Edward P., who is Deacon of the Presbyterian Church, is unmarried and lives with his parents, and Kate L. is dead.   Mrs. May was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, March 22, 1817, and is a daughter of Thomas Steele, who was a prominent man in the early pioneer history of Ross County, of which he was at one time Sheriff. Her parents died when she was quite young, and she went to live with William Renick and his wife, in Pickaway Township, by whom she was reared.   During a long and busy life, in which he has had the making of his own fortunes, as he began with no means, our subject has adhered to the principles of truth and righteousness that were early instilled into his mind, and is a man of honor—simple, unpretentious and reticent in his manner, yet always pleasant, thoughtful of others, and friendly in his relations with all about him, and strictly conscientious in his dealings. He was formerly an old line-Whig, and he cast his maiden vote for Gen. Harrison (grandfather of our present President) for the Presidency. e is now an unswerving Republican. Both he and his wife are Presbyterians, and have been exemplary church members for many years.   THOMAS E. SMITH, who is engaged as a blacksmith in Mt. Sterling, claims Clifton, Greene County, Ohio, as the place of his nativity, his birth having occurred June 25, 1858. His father, Thomas Smith, was a laborer. He married Leah Littleton, a native of Warren County, Ohio, and his death occurred when our subject was a little more than a year old. At an early age, Mr. Smith of this sketch had to begin life's battle with the world. He made nis home with his mother and his wages were given for her support. He attended school for a short time each winter, and in this way acquired his education, which has been greatly supplemented by reading and observation in subsequent years. At the age of seventeen, he began to learn his trade in North Lewisburgh, Champaign County, serving an apprenticeship of three years. He received his board all of the time and the first year was paid $5 per month, the second $6 and the third year $7.50 per month. Mr. Smith then worked as a journeyman •for six months for his old employer, after which he went to Clifton and started a shop, where he carried on business for two years.   On the expiration of that period, Mr. Smith went to North Lewisburgh, where he was married on the 1st of June, 1882, to Miss Ella Embrey, of that place. The lady was born in West Liberty, Logan County, Ohio, January 29, 1860, and is a daughter of Enoch and Abbie (Daw) Embrey. Two interesting children have been born of their union: Edna, born in Pleasant Township, Madison County, March 4, 1886; and Goldie, born in Mt. Sterling, on the 25th of January, 1890.   For about two years after his marriage, Mr. Smith was employed in the flouring mill of his father-in-law. He then rented the mill in Mt. Sterling for three years and engaged in business in that line. When that period had elapsed, be   690 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.   went to Columbus, where he was employed with the Columbus Buggy Company for four months. He then established a shop in Mt. Sterling and has here since followed the trade with good success. e purchased his residence in 1889, and has a pleasant home, which is the abode of hospitality.   Mr. and Mrs. Smith are members of the Presbyterian Church. They are people of sterling worth, highly respected in the community and have many friends. Mr. Smith served as Deacon in the church and takes an active part in its upbuilding. In politics, he is a stanch Republican, having cast his first vote for James A. Garfield. He has served as a member of the City Council for three years and his public duties have been discharged with promptness and fidelity, as his re-election indicates. Socially, he is a member of the Knights of Pythias and Mystic Circle, and has held various offices in these lodges.   HUMPHREY JONES. The legal fraternity of Fayette County finds a worthy and successful representative in this gentleman, who is a prominent attorney-at-law in Washington C. H., and is also interested in loaning money for Eastern capitalists. Mr. Jones was born in the county of which he is still a resident, his birthplace being near Jeffersonville and the date of his birth January 31, 1858. e is therefore at present (1892) in the prime of manhood and the full vigor of a successful career.   The father of our subject, Dr. William H. Jones, emigrated to the United States from Liverpool, England, and practiced the medical profession at Jeffersonville, whither he removed prior to 1850. There he was married to Miss Olavi, daughter of Joseph Hidy, Sr., an old resident of the county. e continued actively engaged in the practice of his profession at Jeffersonville until recently, when on account of failing health, he was compelled to retire. He has been a man of firm convictions, more than ordinary intellectual ability, and stands deservedly high in the estimation of all his fellow- citizens. He was at one time Commissioner of the County and occupied numerous positions of trust and responsibility, whereby he was enabled to do considerable effective service for others.   The family of which our subject is a nember comprised six children, namely: Mary J., wife of Luther M. Irwin, of Jeffersonville, this State; William H., Jr., whose occupation is that of civil engineer and abstractor; our subject; Emma and Minnie. Humphrey received a good education in the Jeffersonville schools, after which he followed the profession of a teacher for about five years, then commenced the study of law, and for three years read under the preceptorship of Mills Gardner at Washington C. H. In May, 1883, he was admitted to practice at the Bar of the State of Ohio and has since been engaged in the practice of his profession, except during the years 1887-88-89, at which time he was acting as the special loan agent of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee for Southern Ohio, his duties being to examine securities, close up loans and look generally after the financial interests of the company in his district. In October, 1889, he resigned this position and resumed the practice of law, opening his office in the Melvin Block, where he has since remained.   The marriage of our subject, June 18, 1888, united him with Miss Laura B., daughter of James M. Willis, a prominent citizen of Bloomingburgh, this State, and the young couple have established a pleasant and attractive home in Washington C. H.    JOHN M. McCAFFERTY, who is a fine representative of the native-born citizens of Madison Township, Fayette County, is one of the most industrious and useful farmers and stock-raisers within its limits, where he has a well-improved and well-stocked farm. He was born December 4, 1849, his parents being William and Elizabeth (Mace) McCafferty, and was reared on the home farm. In addition to attending the country schools, he took a course of study at   PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 693   Merom, Ind., after which he made his home with his parents until 1887. He has been a great traveler, and has visited many of the Western States and the Pacific Coast.   June 20, 1886, Miss Frankie E., a daughter of Robert S. and Mary E. (Leach) Waters, and our subject were united in marriage. The lady was born January 7, 1868, and by her union with our subject has become the mother of two children: Tweed, who was born May 29, 1887, and Thad, born October 29, 1889. Mr. McCafferty soon after his marriage moved to his present home, which contains nearly three hundred acres, two hundred and fifty-one of which were inherited from his father. He has placed his estate under excellent tillage, and has one of the best-cultivated and most desirable farms in the neighborhood, having it well supplied with buildings and machinery, and everything necessary for carrying on agriculture to the best advantage. Beside tilling the soil quite profitably, Mr. McCafferty has another source of income in the fine graded stock which he raises.   Politically, our subject is a stalwart Democrat, and gives steadfast adherence to his party. He has been Trustee of his township for four years, and in social matters is a Mason, belonging to the Blue Lodge at Mt. Sterling. AARON TEEGARDIN. There is little need to portray the virtues or defend the memory of this gentleman, for he lives in the affection of his family and friends as a devoted husband, kind neighbor and public-spirited citizen. A native of the good old State of Pennsylvania, he was born in Westmoreland County on the 23d of February, 1810, and was about a year old when he was brought to Pickaway County, Ohio, by his parents, George and Christina (Brobst) Teegardin. The elder Mr. Teegardin located in Madison Township, this county, and there followed agricultural pursuits for many years. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and died shortly after returning from service. His wife followed him to the grave about two years later.   Thus our subject was left an orphan at a tender age and he made his home with his grandfather, Aaron Teegardin, until he had reached his tenth year, when the latter died. After this he made his home with an uncle, Jacob Teegardin, until twenty-one years of age, when he commenced for himself and began working on the Ohio Canal. He received a limited education in youth, but his remarkable powers of observation and naturally fine mind remedied this in a great measure. As he was an extensive reader and a man of studious habits, he became one of the most intelligent and best-posted men of his section.   On the 25th of March, 1833, Mr. Teegardin was married to Miss Sarah Hoy, a native of Fairfield County, Ohio, born February 17, 1814, and the daughter of Philip and Elizabeth (Eyer) Hoy, wno were pioneers of Fairfield County, locating there in the early part of the present century, about 1806, when the country was wild and unsettled. The mother lived to be seventy-three years of age. To Mr. and Mrs. Teegardin were born nine children, six of whom are living: Ephraim, in Indiana; Mahala, at home; Augustus, in Madison Township, Pickaway County; Mary, at home; Philip and Levi, who reside in Piekaway County.   In Mr. Teegardin the community had a faithful and unswerving friend, ever alert to serve its best interests and generous in his contributions toward every movement tending to the general advancement. He served for a year as Trustee of Madison Township, also as Justice of the Peace, and as Captain and Major in the militia. e was deeply interested in educational matters, a stanch advocate of schools, and served as School Director for some time.   This worthy and highly respected citizen, after a life of success and usefulness, was called from the scenes of his earthly labors on the 26th of November, 1887. e was known throughout the section as a man of kind disposition and an intelligent and respected citizen. e was a Democrat in politics and took an active interest in all local political affairs. While not a member of any church, he contributed liberally to the cause of Christianity, and his word was as good as his bond. In character he was generous, free and frank, and as he was   694 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.   keenly alive to the sufferings and misfortunes of others, no one ever appealed to him in vain for aid or consolation. e was a hard worker all his life and tilling tne soil was his chosen occupation. Socially, he was identified with the Masonic order. His widow resides on the home place and is now enjoying the fruits of a life spent in usefulness and well doing. She is well known in Madison Township, and highly respected as a lady of culture and refinement.   The portrait of Mr. Teegardin presented on another page perpetuates his lineaments for coming generations.   WILLIAM HENRY TYLER, who is engaged in farming and stock-raising in Paint Township, Madison County, claims New York as the State of his nativity. He was born in Monroe County, November 16, 1837. His parents, Benjamin and Catherine (Kelley) Tyler, were both natives of Herkimer County, N. Y., tne former born September 1, 1810, and the latter January 30, 1807. Their eldest son, Benjamin F., was born July 12, 1835, after which they left Herkimer County and removed to Monroe County. ere our subject was born. The other son resides in Parkersburg, W. Va., and is an oil refiner. e is married and has two daughters, Carrie and Mabel. On emigrating to Ohio, Mr. Tyler purchased one hundred and thirty-seven acres of land in Paint Township, Madison County, where he resided until his death, which occurred April 13, 1879. The paternal grandfather of our subject, William Tyler, was born in Massachusetts in 1765, and, at the age of fifteen, entered the Colonial army during the Revolutionary War.   We now take up the personal history of Mr. Tyler, of this sketch, who was educated in the common schools and assisted his father in the cultivation of the farm until his death. e now resides on the old homestead, and his home is supposed to be the oldest in the county. During the late war, he enlisted in 1861, in the second company organized in Madison County, but as the re quired quota was filled, he was not mustered in. Shortly afterward, he was attacked with inflammatory rheumatism and confined to his home until the next winter. In April, 1864, he again offered his services to the Government, and became a member of Company I, One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Ohio Infantry. e was principally engaged in guard duty with the Army of West Virginia, and was mustered out in September, 1864. Since tne close of the war, he has been engaged in farming with good success.   On the 8th of January, 1863, Mr. Tyler led to the marriage altar Miss Hannah M. Sifrit, of Paint Township, a daughter of Jacob and Emily (Hall) Sifrit. She was born May 6, 1844. Their union has been blessed with five children: Minnie, born October 29, 1865, married Charles B. Sough, of Union Township; Owen D., born September 22, 1870; Katie, born May 5, 1874, died September 1, 1879; William Henry, born June 5, 1879, and Mary Emma, December 25, 1883.   Mr. Tyler cast his first Presidential vote in 1860 for Abraham Lincoln, and has since been a stanch supporter of the Republican party. His son expects to vote for Benjamin Harrison in 1892. Mr. Tyler is a well-known farmer of this community, is an enterprising and successful business man, and has won the confidence and good-will of all with whom he has come in contact.   ALGERNON SIDNEY MORGRIDGE. We here present the life sketch of one of the most prominent and well-known residents of Plain City, who owns a large and valuable farm in Darby Township, where he was born, September 6, 1821. Beside this fine property, he has considerable property in mortgages on farms and other real estate. His father, Richard Morgridge, was born at Amesbury, Mass., November 18, 1771.   When twenty-one years old, the father went to Vermont, and there married in May, 1800, Miss Sally Emerson. They came to Ohio in 1816, and   PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 695   first located in Licking County, where they remained three years, and then removed to Madison County, and made their home in Darby Township, establishing themselves upon a farm. The father died here, August 10, 1843. He was a Democrat of the Jacksonian type. His father, Samuel Morgridge, was a native of Massachusetts, and a ship carpenter by trade, a son of John Morgridge, was born in England, and settled in Massachusetts at a place which was afterward known as Morgridge Point.   Our subject's mother, Sally Emerson, was a native of New Salem, N. H., where she was born August 18, 1781. She was the eldest child of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Bailey) Emerson. Mr. Emerson was born in Massachusetts, May 7, 1756, and carried on farming throughout life. He was the son of Jonathan and Elizabetn (Mitchell) Emerson, the former of whom was killed, or died in service, during the French and Indian War, leaving this only son, who became the grandfather of our subject.   The parents of our subject had nine children, five of whom were sons, and four were daughters. Their eldest, Charles Grandison, was born June 23, 1801, in Washington County, Vt., and died in 1872 ; Samuel was born November 17, 1802, and died June 21, 1817, in Licking County, Ohio; Fannie-who was born April 4, 1805, and Anna, who was born June 24, 1807, have both passed from earth, and Sally, whose birth took place June 11, 1812, died October 21, 1836, in Madison County; William Jacman was born January 12, 1810, and died October 16, 1836; Joshua Bailey was born August 2, 1814, and Harriet Byron, who is dead, was born March 27, 1817.   Our subject was the youngest of the household, and received his education in the log school house in Darby Township, and that was the only institution of learning with which he was connected as a scholar. It was, indeed, a primitive school, with rude benches and puncheon floor. He remained with his father until he reached the age of twenty-one, and after that he taught in the district school for five winters, part of the time in Clarke County, Ohio, and he cherishes as a souvenir of those early times a certificate, which he received from Peter Smith, in Clarke County, in 1840.   After closing his career as a teacher, Mr. Morgridge devoted himself to farming and cattle-raising, and he has fed cattle for market for forty winters. In 1861, he left the farm upon which he had lived from childhood (with the exception of the time he was in Clarke County), and located where he now resides. e commenced his stock-raising with about five head of young calves, and has wintered, some seasons, as many as eighty head of steers. e is now a man of wealth, and has reached this position by economy and a strict attention to business. e has a fine estate of five hundred and seventy-five acres, which is well-improved, and much of this land he has in the hands of tenants. Beside his property here, he has an estate in Marysville, Ohio. He voted the Democratic ticket until the Civil War broke out, but since that time has been a stanch adherent of Republican principles.   HON. JOHN B. KOONTZ, the present Mayor of Washington C. H., was elected to that honorable position April 5, 1890. He is a native of the Buckeye State, having been born in Shelby County, August 22, 1845, and is a son of Joseph W. and Hannah (Baldwin) Koontz, natives respectively of Rockingham and Greenbrier Counties, Va. The father of our subject emigrated to Shelby County about 1815, and the mother accompanied her parents on their removal to the same county about 1812.   After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Koontz remained in the above-named county for a number of years, and in the spring of 1846 removed to Madison County, which was their home for a period of twenty-one years. They then came to Fayette County, where the father died in July, 1870.   Mr. Koontz of this sketch was given an excellent education, finishing his studies in the schools at London, and the Lebanon Normal, from which latter institution he was graduated. He was engaged in teaching school for a period of five years,   696 - PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.   during wnich time he determined to follow the profession of a lawyer, and, pursuing a diligent course of reading, was admitted to the Bar in May, 1872. Mr. Koontz located in this city for practice and has been actively identified with its interests since that time, with the exception of three years. e has built up an extensive clientage, and devotes his entire time and attention to his profession.   Our subject was first elected to the Mayoralty in 1873, and is still serving. In politics, he is a Democrat, and, although this city is Republican by five hundred majority, yet our subject has the confidence of the community to such extent that he has been elected five times to the Mayoralty. He nas been Justice of the Peace for some time and takes an active interest in the progress of public events. e is an enterprising business man, of broad and intelligent views, and enjoys the entire confidence of the community.   February 11, 1872, our subject and Miss Mary B., daughter of Joseph and Nancy Adams, of Highland County, this State, were united in marriage. They are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in social matters Mr. Koontz is an Odd Fellow, and a Knight of the Golden Eagle. THEODOR MATTHAES. The citizens of Ohio who have come from Germany have invariably brought with them such traits and habits of life as have rendered them of value in their new home. Their industry, frugality, and rugged perseverance have helped to achieve such a degree of success as enhances the prosperity of tneir neighbors. Such an one do we find in the man before us, who, twenty-two years ago, began life a poor boy, and to-day is one of the wealthiest citizens of Darby Township, Pickaway County. His large estate has been accumulated through his persistent industry, which almost invariably wins success.   Mr. Matthaes was born In Saxony, Germany, on the 18th of June, 1880; and is the son of Henry M. Matthaes, also a native of the Fatherland, where be followed the occupation of a farmer. Of his father, the grandfather of him of whom we write, but little is known, other than that he was a prominent physician in his native land. Henry M. Matthaes departed this life when sixty years of age, firm in the faith of the Lutheran Church. He had married Miss Anna Sifert, also born in Saxony, Germany, by whom he became the father of six children: Henry, Charles, Caroline, Margaret, John, and Theodor. Mrs. Matthaes also died when about sixty years of age.   The original of this sketch was reared on his father's farm, and, like all German youths, was given a good education, attending school from the age of five to thirteen. When reaching his twentieth year, he served for two years in the regular army, and embarked alone for the New World in 1852, being twenty-six days en route. On landing in New York City, he made his way directly to Columbus, this State, near which city he found employment in a sawmill. He was thus engaged for a twelvemonth, when he changed his occupation, and for four years worked- in the State Stone Quarry, four miles west of Columbus. When abandoning that line of work, he began farm labor, being in the employ of one man for two or three years, and later worked ten years, by the month, for another party.   Mr. Matthaes, after having cultivated a rented farm for two years, returned to Germany, in 1857, wnere he spent the winter. On coming again to nis new home in this State, he purchased, in 1870, his present farm, which then was little more than a wilderness, bearing but slight improvements. e borrowed money, for which he had to pay ten per cent. interest, and with a family of eleven children to care for, he often became discouraged, fearing that he would not be able to pull through. But, in his vocabulary, there was no such word as "fail," and he bravely pushed on, overcoming every difficulty and surmounting every obstacle that beset his path, until he was able to pay both prin-. cipal and interest of his borrowed money, and lay by a handsome competency to be enjoyed in his later years.   May 10, 1858, Miss Anistene Schilling became the wife of our subject. She was born in Saxony, Germany and on coming to the United States, when     PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 699   twenty-five years of age, with her parents, located in Franklin County, this State. Six of the eleven children born of their union are living, viz: erman, who was born November 18, 1860; Louis, July 25, 1863; Caroline, June 1, 1867; Francis, March 17, 1870; William, December 5, 1871; and Nora, June 17, 1876. Those deceased were Oscar, who was born June 6, 1859, died August 11, 1887; Bertie, born January 7, 1862, died April 9, 1891; Emma, born December 24, 1865, died June 10, 1889; Minnie, born September 19, 1868, died October 21, 1888; and Ida May, born May 30, 1873, died March 27, 1889.   Mr. Matthaes is engaged in mixed husbandry, and, in addition to raising the cereals, breeds numbers of cattle, hogs, and horses, making a specialty of the Norman breed in the latter. e is the owner of two valuable estates, the home farm containing one hundred and twenty-two acres, and the farm located one mile north numbers one hundred and thirteen acres. His present large frame residence, a view of which is shown elsewhere, was erected in 1878, and bears all the comforts and conveniences which indicate its inmates to be people of means and culture. His barn, which is one of the best in the township, was built in 1873, and is admirably adapted to the storage of grain and shelter of stock.   Both our subject and his estimable wife are members in good standing of the Methodist Church at Harrisburgh. Coming to this country a poor boy, with no other means of gaining a livelihood than strong hands, Mr. Matthaes to-day ranks among the wealthy and progressive citizens of Piekaway County, and it gives the biographer pleasure to be able to herewith present to our numerous readers a sketch of so worthy a gentleman.   JOSHUA MAHAN. One of the most conspicuous figures among the agriculturists of Madison Township, Fayette County, is the gentleman above named, who makes a specialty of breeding Polled-Angus cattle, for which he receives the largest prices paid. As is usually the case with one who makes a specialty of anything, he is something of an enthusiast regarding the stock which is his favorite, and has many statistics to give showing their superiority over other breeds.   Our subject was born near Chillicothe, Ross County, this State, December 18, 1836, and is the son of Joshua and Sophia (Beck) Mahan. His father, who was born near Richmond, Va., was a farmer, and died when Joshua was eighteen months old. The parental family included three children, of whom Martha Jane, the eldest, died when eighteen years of age; Harriet married a Mr. McCoy, and makes her home near Chillicothe.   The original of this sketch was given a fair education in the country schools, and, when eleven or twelve years of age, his mother was married to James McCoy. His step-father dying four years later, his mother sold her interest in the estate, and located upon a farm in Ross County, which our subject aided her in paying for. In 1858, they traded that property for the estate where Mr. Mahan is at present residing, the mother taking as her share one hundred acres, and our subject sixty.   The lady to whom Mr. Mahan was united in marriage, September 13, 1859, was Miss Margaretta Plyly. She was born in Ross County, September 23, 1836, and is the daughter of Joseph and, Mary A. (Baldwin) Plyly. To them have been born a family of six children: John Carrey, who is engaged in farming in partnership with his brother, Spencer; Hattie Jane, who was born May 29, 1868, and died July 31 of that year; Mary Belle, who was born July 17, 1869, and died January 8, 1885; Roscoe Lee, December 26, 1876; and Della May, April 25, 1878, now at home with her parents. The mother of our subject made her home with him until her decease, March 21, 1877. His half-sister, Mary McCoy, was also an inmate of his household until her marriage. Mr. Mahan purchased the home farm from his mother, and now has an estate which comprises two hundred and ninety acres. He has erected thereon a handsome dwelling and all the necessary outbuildings, and by thoroughly draining the place has made of it one of the best in tne township. A view of the estate is shown elsewhere in this work.