1300 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. 320 acres of land, residing on section 36. Oct. 24, 1866, he married Mary M. Graham, of Washington County, Ohio, born Oct. 24, 1846. They have five children—Ella, Henry, Mary, Jane and Maud. Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett are members of the Presbyterian church. James Briggs was born in Tioga County, Pa., Sept. 11, 1817, and whet, four years of age came with his parents to Ohio, locating near his present residence. His father, Simeon Briggs, was born in Freetown, Mass., in 1777, and died in 1859. His mother, Rebecca (Pitts) Briggs, was born in Taunton, Mass., in 1787, and died July 30, 1869. James was the youngest of nine children. He received his education in this county, being reared to the life of a farmer. He has 318 acres of good land, residing on section 33, Brown Township. He makes a specialty of stock-raising. He was married in June, 1842, to Lucinda Tinkhana, a native of Massachusetts, born in 1814. She died in 1869, leaving a family of seven children, five now living—Simeon, now living in Macon County, Mo.; Volney, in Montana; Deborah, in Nebraska; Mary A. and William James, in Kansas. Feb. 15, 1871, Mr. Briggs. married Mrs. Permelia Gould, a native of Edmon son County, Ky., seven miles from the Mammoth Cave. Dr. William C. Cline was born July 20, 1825, in West Virginia, and when twelve years of age came with his father to Meigs county, Ohio, where he remained three years. At the age of fifteen he went to the college at Albany, Athens County, which he attended till 1847. He then commenced his study of medicine, and graduated at the Medical School, at Columbus, Ohio, in 1850. In the same year he located at Wilkesville, where he still follows his profession with much success, and is now classed among the wealthiest citizens, of Vinton County. He at one time owned 1,400 acres of valuable land, but at present has but 700 acres. In 1879'80 he represented his district in the State Senate. The Doctor was married in 1851 to Miss Virginia Althor, who was born in Greenbrier County, W. Va. They had one child—George W., born Dec. 12, 1853, who died April 23, 1881, mourned by a large number of friends. He was married to May P. Brown in 1873. He was one of the live business men of this county. George W. Cline, the father:of our subject, was born in Virginia in 1797, and died in 1850. His mother, R. V. (McCann) Cline, was born in Virginia in 1799 and died in 1844. W. C. was the seventh of their ten children. HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 1301 S. C. Eggleston was born in New York, Sept. 30, 1814, a son of A. and Levina Eggleston, his father a native of New York and his mother of Switzerland. He came to Ohio in 1829, and has made his home in Hocking and Vinton counties. In his early life he followed farming, and then spent twelve years at the cabinet-maker's trade. For the past nineteen years he has been in the mercantile business. He was married in 1837 to Lucinda Can-well, a native of Canada, born in 1814. She died in 1849 leaving three .children—Levina, George and Rosalie. March 7, 1850, Mr. Eggleston married Susan Haynes. She died June 19, 1854, leaving one child—Watson. He afterward married Jane Gould, a native of New Wellsburg, Va. They have three children—Jerry B., born Aug. 5, 1856; James G., Aug. 1, 1858, and Clara J., March 3, 1860. Mr. and Mrs. Eggleston are members of the Presbyterian church. Lemuel Fuller was born in McArthur, Vinton County, April 1, 1837, and on March 10, 1859, he was united in marriage with Amanda Reasonor, who was born in Grundy County, Ohio, Jan. 9, 1840, and died March 17, 1880. Their family consisted of four children—Josiah, Celesta, Irene, and Celia Ann. Mr. Fuller has been a resident of Vinton County all of his life, and at present owns a good farm of eighty acres on section 23, Brown Township, where he is engaged in general farming and stock-raising. On March 15, 1865, he enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Ninety-fourth Ohio Infantry, in the late war, and served until its close. Mr. Fuller has been a member of the United Brethren church for eighteen years. Lorenzo D. Fuller, farmer, was born in Vinton County, Ohio, April 27, 1842. He was reared a farmer and now has 3531 acres of good land, his residence being on section 29. He is engaged in general farming and stock-raising. He was married in 1862 to Melissa Lillabridge, a native of Hocking County, Ohio, born in 1845. She died in 1865, leaving one child—Phoebe M., born June, 1863. In 1869 Mr. Fuller married Elizabeth Swift, a native of Athens County, born in 1848. They have six children —Rhoda Jane, born in 1872; Mary E., in 1873; William F., in 1876; John S., in 1878; Lemuel F., in 1879, and Flora B., in 1881. William Fuller was born in New Hampshire, Sept. 7, 1814, and came with his father to Ohio in 1817, locating near McArthur, Vinton County, where he was reared and educated. He now has a farm of 180 acres on section 23, Brown Township, and is engaged 1302 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. in farming and stock-raising, making a specialty of the latter. In 1837 he married C. C. Lista Lane, who was born ,in 1815, and died in 1842 leaving two children—Lemuel, born in 1837, and Lorenzo D., born in 1842. In 1847, Mr. Fuller married Phoebe Gray, a native of Pennsylvania, born March 7, 1821. They have no children. Mr. and Mrs. Fuller are members of the United Brethren church. Washington Keeton was born April; 24, 1820, in what is now Brown Township, and has lived in the same locality all his life. He was united in marriage with Matilda R. Benjamin, June 14, 1845. They have had twelve children, whose names are—Mahala C., George W., Daniel J., Isaac S., Nathan B., Abram, Mary A., Esther A., Eliza E., Prudence E., Ada E. and Emma. Mr. Keeton has a good farm of 321 acres, where he is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He has held the office of Director of the School Board for the last twenty years, and has also served as County Commissioner for four years, beside being Constable and Township Trustee for a number of terms. Mrs. Keeton is a native of Athens County, Ohio, being born there March 7, 1826. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Keeton's father, George Keeton, was born in Virginia, July 25, 1779, and departed this life in 1870. His mother, Esther (Fee) Keeton, was also born in Virginia, June 17, 1795. She died in 1872. They were the parents of twelve children, but only three survive—Anna, Washington and Isaac. Henry C. Kreppel was born in Wirtemberg, Germany, Feb. 14, 1835. He came to the United States in 1863, landing in New York; remained there three months and then went to Rome, Ind., remaining there six months. From there he went to Cincinnati, and a year later to Zaleski. May 3, 1872, he came to New Plymouth where he now has a tannery and is also carrying on a harness-making establishment. His work will compare with the best in the country, and he is doing a good business. He owns forty acres of good land in Washington Township, Hocking County. April 3, 1866, he married Louisa Ronk, a native of Harrison, Ind., born Sept. 24, 1851. They have a family of seven children—John W., born May 16, 1868; Charles G., Feb. 10, 1870; Anna M., Oct. 20, 1871; Katie L., March 8, 1876; Maggie C., March 1, 1878; Samuel E., June 13, 1880; Frank H., Nov. 13, 1882. Isaac Lash, farmer, was born in Brown Township, March 8, 1839, and received his education in this county, his home having always been in this township. He has a good farm of 150 acres, HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 1303 his residence being on section 29. His land yields a good quality of coal and he now has three veins open. Nov. 3, 1861, he married Mary Ann Swift, a native of Athens County, Ohio, born Sept. 22, 1842. They have seven children—Mary F., born April 11, 1865; Elizabeth J., Dec. 15, 1867; Isaac G., Sept. 20, 1870; John E., Jan. 7, 1873; William S., June 27, 1875; Christena A., Dec. 26, 1878; and Parthena I., Sept. 18, 1881. Thomas Magee, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Washington County, Penn., Jan. 22, 1828. His father came to Ohio in 1831 and located in Guernsey County, coming to this county seven years later. Mr. Magee has a fine farm of 939 acres on section 34, Brown Township. He is extensively engaged in stock-raising, making a specialty of Spanish merino sheep. Nov. 11, 1853, he married Mary Ann Trout, a native of Perry County, Ohio, born Feb. 22, 1832. They have two children—Franklin P., born in July, 1854, and Elizabeth Ann, in July, 1856. Mr. Magee has held the offices of County Commissioner and Township Treasurer, the latter for eleven years. George McDaniel, a native of Bedford County, Penn., was born Nov. 5, 1834. In 1840 he left his native place for Ohio, settling near Millfield, in Athens County. Two years later he removed to Sugar Creek, three miles from Athens, where he remained ten years. He then removed to Waterloo Township, but after twb years he came to Brown Township where he has resided since 1854. Mr. McDaniel, has followed farming for a great number of years, and now is the possessor of a good farm of 240 acres on section 12, Brown Township. In 1862 our subject was married to Sarah Ann Allen, who has borne him eight children whose names are: Julia A., Charles W., Marshey, George, Thomas N., Mary, Frank and Hannah. Mr. McDaniel enlisted in the late war in Company 0, One Hundred and Fifty-first Ohio National Guards; served 100 days, returning to his home in 1864. He and wife are members of the Bible Christian church. Of his eight brothers and sisters only two are living at present, viz.: Joseph and George. James McDaniel, our subject's father,was born in Pennsylvania, Oct. 11, 1793. He lived with his son George until his death, which occurred March 23, 1873. His mother, Hannah Williams, was also a native of Pennsylvania, being horn there May 27, 1793. She died in Ohio, Oct. 9, 1848. Joseph McDaniel, section 12, Brown Township, Vinton Co., Ohio, was born in Bedford County, Penn., Sept. 1, 1832, a son of James McDaniel, a native of the same county. Our subject came 1304 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. with his parents to Athens County, Ohio, in 1840, and a few years later came to Vinton County, where he has since resided. He followed threshing for nine years, bought and shipped stock five years, but now is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He was married in the fall of 1859 to Eliza Thompson, daughter of Ezra Thompson. They have had seven children, six living—Sarah E., George W., Arie Jane, Asa S., Olive B. and John W. Mr. and Mrs. McDaniel are members of the Bible Christian church at Mt. Zion, in Starr Township, Hocking County. Catherine Reasoner was horn in Allegheny County, Pa., Oct 11, 1815. At the age of thirteen she accompanied her father, Wm. C. Tucker, to Ohio, where she has ever since resided. In 1839 she was married to John Reasoner, who was barn in Ohio, Sept. 25, 1816, and died June 25, 1870, and is buried at Plymouth. To this union have been given seven children, of whom Peter Craig, Celia Ann and Phoebe C., now Mrs. Wm. Lillabridge, are living. Mrs. Reasoner has a fine farm of 236 acres of land on section 23, Brown Township, Vinton County, where she raises sheep, cattle, grain, hay, etc. She is a member of the Presbyterian church. P. M. Reasoner, farmer, was barn in Westmorelnd Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, Nov. 27, 1844, and when four years of age came to Vinton County, where he was reared and educated. He owns a fine farm of 143 acres on section 30, Brown Township. He also has a steam saw-mill at New Plymouth, where he does a good business. June 17, 1868, he married Rachel M. Weed, a native of Vinton County, born May 31, 1844. They have a family of seven children—Mary T., Maggie E., Laura M., Eugene F., Sela A., Ada K, Myrta A. Mr. and Mrs. Reasoner are members of the Presbyterian church. Thomas M. Stevenson was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, Feb. 19, 1828. In 1851 he graduated from the Muskingum College at New Concord, Ohio, and the follOwing year was Principal of West Carlisle College, Ohio. He was then appointed Superintendent of the Dresden, Ohio, public schools, remaining there four years, when he went to McConnelsville to superintend the schools there. He remained there till the breaking out of the Rebellion, and in 1861, enlisted in the Seventy-eighth Ohio Infantry, and was appointed Captain of Company E. In 1862 he was appointed Chaplain of the regiment, and served in that capacity till the close of the war. After his return home he again assumed the superintendency of the McConnelsville schools, occupying that position three HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 1305 years, and at the same time preaching for the churches of Bristol and Deerfield. In 1868 he was called to the Presbyterian church, of New Plymouth. In 1877 he went to Hopkinton, Iowa, and was Pastor of the Presbyterian church two years. From there he went to Greenfield, Ill., and in July, 1880, returned to New Plymouth. He was married in August, 1857, to Mary V. McGraff. She died Aug. 19, 1864, leaving two children—Charles W. and Robert E. Sept. 19, 1867, Mr. Stevenson married Mary L. Cresap. They have no children. S. T. Weed was born in Tioga County, Penn., July 22, 1832. He removed frdm there with his father at the age of five years, and came to Ohio, locating on section 29, in Brown Township. Here he remained until he was twenty-three years of age, when he married Sarah Jane Gillabridge, Oct. 28, 1855, who was born June 5, 1837, in Vinton County. Their children Pare: Sarah Melissa, Mary J., Eli D., Hester A. and Joseph L. Mrs. Weed is a member of the United Brethren church. Mr. Weed has a farm of 140 acres on section 23, Brown Township, Vinton County. He has a fine vein of coal on his place. Jacob White was born Dec. 19, 1844, in Athens County, Ohio, where he remained until 1869. He then came to Vinton County, where he has resided almost ever since. In October, 1873, he was married to Jennie Coil, a native of Morgan County, Ohio, being born there in 1853. Mr. White has followed the saw-milling business for some time, but at present is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He has eighty acres of excellent land on section 12, in Brown Township, and may be classed among the rising young men of the township. CHAPTER XLVII. SWAN AND JACKSON TOWNSHIPS—WHAT HOCKING LOST, WAS VINTON'S GAIN. SWAN TOWNSHIP-BOUNDARY-EARLY SETTLERS-FIRST EVENTSPOSTOFFICES - BUSINESS - MINERALS - TOWNSHIP OFFICERS -ASSESSMENT AND STOCK. JACKSON TOWNSHIP-WHEN CHANGED FROM EAGLE TO JACKSON--ITS WATER COURSES -EARLY SETTLERS-SOME FACTS-COUNTY HONORS-POPULATION FROM 1840 To 1880—POSTOFFICES—SCHOOLS -STOCK RETURNS, 1883—ASSESSED VALUATION-BIOGRAPHICAL. SWAN. Swan Township is bounded on the north by Hocking County, on the, east by Brown Township, on the south by Elk Township, and on the west by Jackson Township and Hocking County. The surface is generally hilly, yet is not rough and unbroken. The soil is very productive and some of the best farms in Vinton County, are located in Swan Township. Among the first settlers were David Johnson, Frederick Kaler, David, Peter and John Kenders, Peter, Jacob and David Haynes. The first child born in Swan Township is believed to have been Hon. E. H. Moore, now of Athens, Ohio. The first death was a child of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Collins. It was buried in the cemetery near the residence of David Johnson. The first Justice of the Peace was Peter Haynes. Dr. Jesse Cartlich was the first practicing physician. The first church was built in 1830 at New Mt. Pleasant, although there was one commenced but never finished in the south part of the township at an earlier date. The first religious society formed was the Methodist Episcopal, which organized in 1818, at the residence of David Johnson. The first preacher was Rev. Coston, who was succeeded by the Rev. Gillruth, familiarly known as the giant preacher, as he was the strongest man in this section of the country, his strength being equal to the combined powers of two ordinary men. - (1306) - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 1307 The first school-house was built by David Johnson, Mr. Kaler, and three brothers by the name of Hass. The first school was taught by a Mr. Hill, and the second by Harker Shoemaker. There are now ten school districts, all supplied with comfortable school-houses. The first mill was built in 1823 by John Rager on little Raccoon Creek, although there had been horse-mills previous to this, but these were considered too slow, so water-power was brought into requisition. Swan Township is the abiding place of the oldest man in Vinton County, Wm: Large, who was born in Ilunterdon County, N. J., Feb. 23, 1789, and is past 94. POSTOFFICES. Swan Township has six within her borders. They are: Swan, Creola, Hue, Orland, Siverly and Cintra. Swan, postoffice was established in 1843, and its first Postmaster was Geo. W. Johnson. It is located at NeViMt. Pleasant, and its present Postmaster is S. D. Sain. Creola postoffice was established in 1880, and is located in the village of the same name. Its first and present Postmaster is Mr. Bray. Hue postoffice was established in the fall of 1882, and is located on section 6. Mrs. Sarah Clark is the Postmistress. Orland postoffice is located at Swan Station, on the Ohio & West Virginia Raili oad. It was established at the time the railroad began running. Lucius Payne is the present Postmaster. Cintra postoffice is located at Johnson's Siding, a small flag station on the railroad. It was established in 1882, and the present Postmaster is John R. Prose. Siverly postoffice is located on section 18, and was established about 1877. John S. Witherspoon is the Postmaster. BUSINESS. The principal business interest in Swan is agriculture. Among some of the prominent farmers are: George W. Johnson, Benson Dunkle, Andrew, George and Charles Shurtz, James and Nathan Steel, Joseph Cox, John Bray, Simeon Morgan and William And Thomas Rannells. At Swan Station is located the only flouring mill in the township. This is owned and operated by Smith & Son, and is run by steam-power. 1308 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. At New Mt. Pleasant is a store in which general merchandise is sold by M. P. Turner, and one near Siverly postoffice, kept by S. S. Albin. At Creola there are two stores, one operated by Bachtel & Co., and the other by Bray & Son. There is also at this point one blacksmith shop. The above includes the business interests of Swan Township with the exception of the mineral interests. NEW MT. PLEASANT lies principally in Hocking County, yet a part of it lies in Swan Township, and it is here people of the northern part of the township get their mail, do their trading and go to church. IRON ORE. This ore is found in large quantities in Swan Township. The principal deposits are along what is known as Potter's Ridge and near the village of Creola. Years ago, before the inhabitants knew the nature of this ore, it was called " Nigger heads " and was supposed to be worthless, and it was principally used to fill up ruts and mud holes in the roads. Later years its value has become known and companies are interested in its further development, and large quantities are shipped from Creola. TOWNSHIP OFFICERS; The township officers for 1883 are: Trusteps, Thomas Ellis, Cyrus Shurtz and Robert Hay* Clerk, Wm. S. McClannahan; Treasuitr, Thomas Johnson; Justices of the Peace, George W. Johnson and John E. McVey; Constables, Andrew Clark and James O'Harro. The population of Swan Township in 1840 was 759, and the census of 1850 gave her 1,154. In 1860 it numbered 1,281, and in 1870, 1,062. The census of 1880 shows a population of 1,095. ASSESSMENT AND STOCK. The assessor's returns, June 1, 1883, give the value of the personal property of Swan Township at $99,640. This township ranks third in the county in the value of its personal property, being only exceeded by Clinton and Elk. In the return of stock Swan had: Horses, 320; heads of cattle, 857; heads of sheep, 7,145; heads of hogs, 363. It was the second in horses, only being exceeded by Richland; second in sheep, Elk Township being first; fourth in cattle and sixth in hogs. HISTORY OF HOOKING VALLEY - 1309 JACKSON TOWNSHIP. EAGLE IN 1825—JACKSON, 1831. This township was first a part of Eagle Township, being organized from Eagle, Dec. 6, 1831. It is bounded on the north by Hocking County, on the east by Swan and Elk townships, on the south by Richland Township, and on the west by Eagle Township and a portion of Hocking County. It is, like all the mineral country, broken and hilly, with few valleys, they being narrow, but it has coal and iron ore in abundance. It is a well-watered township, having the Middle Fork of Salt Creek with several small tributaries in the southern part, and in the west and north Pretty Run and the head waters of small branches give it enough for stock purposes. Numerous springs ar% found which feed these tributaries. Among the first settlers was John Tilton, Eli Hill, Isaac Hawks, Enoch Dixon, Wm. Burns, Thos. Colwell, Archibald Drake, Peter Milton and Jacob and Wm. Arkson, Frederick Garrick, Joseph Wyatt and Saml. Darby. The first church built in this township was the " Locust Grove " church, and was first constructed of logs, but a large frame building now occupies the same foundation. The first sermon was preached by Rev. N. Redfern. The first store in the township was opened by James Ankram on the Middle Fork of Salt Creek, on section 27. This is the only store ever kept in the township. The first mill was erected on section 27 by Jacob Ankram. This is a saw and grist mill combined, and at the present time does much toward supplying the wants of the people of Jackson in flour and lumber. The first Township Clerk was James Honnold. The first Justice of the Peace was Thomas Colwell. COUNTY HONORS-POPULATION. James Darby, of Jackson Township, was elected County Commissioner in. 1881, and Henry Dudleson in 1882. The population of Jackson Township in 1840 was 472 ; in 1850, 835; in 1860, 1,228; in 1870, 1;294, and in 1880 the census showed a population of only 1,288, having lost even its natural increase, being only sixty more than it had in 1860. 1310 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. POSTOFFICES. In Jackson Township there are two postoffices, both established in July, 1880. One is located near Locust Grove church and is designated as Stella, with Mrs. Walker as Postmistress. The other was established at the same time and was called Ural. This office is under the official control of Mrs. Rud. These offices are on the mail route which extends from New Plymouth in Brown Township to Vigo in Ross County. SCHOOLS. Jackson has nine school districts, in each of which are comfortable, modern school-houses. The number of pupils in attendance in the :schools of this township during the year of 1882 was 444, and the total expenditures for the year in the school department of the township for the same year was $2,231.37. VALUATION AND STOCK. While Jackson Township but slightly increased its population it has more rapidly increased its wealth. The assessment for May 31, 1883, showed its personal property to amount to $73,495, of which $42,845 was the valuation of its horses, 308; of its cattle, 613; its hogs, 368 and its sheep, 6,403; the number of mules not mentioned. In sheep it is the third township in the county, Elk and Swan only having a greater number; the third also iu horses, the fourth in hogs and the sixth in cattle, and the sixth in the total assessed valuation of personal property; and not counting mineral products it is probably the third in agricultural wealth, being only exceeded by Elk and Swan. BIOGRAPHICAL-SWAN. Samuel Albin was born Aug. 8, 1830; in Guernsey Cotmty; lived there till he was about twenty-one years old when he removed with his father to Vinton County, Ohio. He was married April 17, 1856, to Rebecca Reed, a native of Perry County, and a daughter of Colonel John Reed. He bought a farm adjoining his father's place where he has lived ever since. Mr. and Mrs. Albin have four children—Thomas B., Ezra, Nanny and Cora, all living at home except Ezra, who married Iantha Rineheart and is living in Jackson Township. Politically Mr. Albin. has followed to a certain extent the principles of his ancestors and adheres to the old Democratic party. HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 1311 William Albin, born in Hardy County, Va., Oct. 4, 1793, was a son of James and Barbara (Hoover) Albin, his father a native of Virginia, near Wilmington, and his mother of Maryland. They had a family of twelve children, four sons and eight daughters, William being the fifth child and eldest son. His father had two sons by a former marriage. When he was ten years of age his parents moved to Guernsey County, Ohio, where they both died, his mother at the age of eighty-six years and his father at the age of sixty. Mr. Albin was married in 1814 to Nancy Clark, a native of Greene County, Pa., born Aug. 13, 1799. April 13, 1852, they came to Vinton County and located in Swan Township, on the Earnheart farm, where he still resides. They had a family of twelve children, six sons and six daughteri, all but one now living: seven in Ohio—one son in Hocking County, two are in Ross County, one son and two daughters are in Vinton County; one son is in Texas; one in Missouri; a daughter in Iowa, and one daughter, the eldest child, in Kansas. Hollis P. Beery was born in Benton Township, Hocking Co., Ohio. His father, Emanuel , Beery, was a native of Fairfield County, Ohio, born Sept. 19, 1823. His grandfather, Abraham Beery, is an old settler of Hocking County, is now a resident of Logan where he has for many years served as Vice-President of the Peoples Bank. When Emanuel Beery was a small boy his father moved to Hocking County. He was married about the age of twenty-one years to Malinda Harsh, a native of Hocking County, born April 20, 1825, a daughter of John and Elizabeth Harsh who were Pennsylvanians and came from there to Hocking County at an early date. At the time of Emanuel's marriage his father moved to Logan, while he remained on the old home farm in Falls Township about three years. He then purchased a farm in Banton Township, and there spent the remainder of his life. He had 270 acres of land which is now in the possession of his widow. He was a member of the Old School Baptist church. His death occurred Aug. 12, 1867, after a long and painful illness. To himself and wife ten children were born—Caroline, wife of John Shotwell, of Jackson Township, Vinton County; Elizabeth, widow of Joseph Engle, residing on the homestead; Ezra D., deceased; Lafayette W., residing at home; Mary, wife of David Rose, of Jackson Township; Hollis P., William S., Eden J., Harriet (deceased), and Amanda J., wife of Charles Barclay, of Washington Township, Hocking County. Hollis P. Beery was born Sept. 20, 1853. He remained' at home 1312 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY till he was twenty-one years of age, and during this time attended the diStrict schools of his neighborhood. He was married Nov. 26, 1874, to Maria Fee, who was born in Brown Township, Vinton County, April 20, 1854, a daughter of William and Mary (Cline) Fee. After his marriage Mr'. Beery lived in Swan Township, Vinton County, till 1878, when he bought a farm in Falls Township, Hocking County, where he lived two years. In the spring of 1880 he sold his farm and purchased 169 acres in Swan Township, where he is now residing. Mr. and Mrs. Beery have two daughters—Mary F., born Oct. 4, 1876, and Leotia, born Feb. 28, 1879. John Bray was born in Perry County, Ohio, in the little town of Hobeth, July 28, 1820, son of John and Rebecca (Kelley) Bray, both natives of Delaware. They were married in that State, and about 1819 moved to Ohio and settled in Perry County, making the entire journey overland in wagons. In 1837 the family came to Hocking (now Vinton) County and located in Swan Township, on a farm containing 240 acres. This land was almost an unbroken wilderness, only a small clearing cut, in which stood a small log-cabin, which they called home. With strong hearts and a firm purpose they began clearing the land and preparing it for farming. John Bray died April 30, 1868, in the eighty-first year of his age. His wife died Jan. 6, 1871, in the eightieth year of her age. They reared a family of seven children—Mary and Henry, deceased; John ; Susan, deceased ; William, residing in Colwell County, Mo. ; James, in Pawnee County; David, deceased. The latter son served three years in the late war, in the Seventy-fifth Ohio Regiment. John Bray .remained with his father till he was past twenty-one years of age, and Jan. 16, 1841, was married to Catharine Byerly. Mrs. Bray was born in Swan Township, Vinton County, Oct. 18, 1824, a daughter of Jacob Byerly, one of the first settlers of the township, coming here about 1820. After his marriage Mr. Bray moved to his farm, adjoining that of his father, where he has since made his home. He first moved into a hewed-log house with a shingle roof, and after living in thig rude structure seventeen years built his present residence in December, 1858. Politically he is a Republican, as was his father. He served three years during the war as Township Trustee, while his father, during his life-time, for several years held the office of Justice of the Peace. In October, 1846, he and his wife united with the Methodist church, and for three years before any church building was erected religious services were held in his house. Mr. and Mrs. Bray have six HISTORY OF HOOKING VALLEY - 1313 living children, and one deceased—Susan R., born Jan. 31, 1842; Jacob, born Dec. 21, 1844, died Oct. 31, 1870, leaving a wife and two children; Nancy, born Feb. 6, 1847; Daniel, Oct. 22, 1855; Mary A., Oct. 1, 1857; John M , Oct. 28, 1859; Purley, Oct. 23, 1867. Mr. Bray's father was a soldier in the war of 1812. Joseph Cox was born in Cumberland, Md., Jan. 24, 1815, a son of Jonathan and Susanna (Bailey) Cox, natives of Maryland and Winchester, Va., respectively. Jonathan Cox was born in 1748. He was the first hotel keeper, the first Postmaster and the first Justice of the Peace in Cumberland, Md. He was appointed to fill the last office by the ,Governor and Council of the State of Maryland, and served in that capacity for fifty consecutive years, till his death, in 1832. There were six sons and six daughters in his family, Joseph, our subject, being the youngest child, and the only one living at the present time. After the death of Jonathan Cox his widow and family moved to Ohio in the fall of 1835, and located on the farm now owned by James and Theodore Stone. Mrs. Cox died in 1842 and the family became separated. Joseph was married in 1838 to Sarah L., daughter of David Johnson, and sister of George W. Johnson, a prominent citizen of Swan Township. They have a family of three sons and four daughters. One son—George was a volunteer soldier in the Union army. He enlisted in the Twelfth Ohio Cavalry, and died at Lexington, Ky., in August, 1864, with typhoid fever, resulting from exposure on the battle-fields. Two years after his marriage Mr. Cox bought a farm in Swan Township, on which he resided thirty-three years. In 1873 he purchased his present farm, containing 130 acres, on sections 9 and 10. In politics he was a Whig till the Republican party became established, since which he has affiliated with that party. At present his sympathies are with the Prohibitionists. Martin B. Crow is a native of Vinton County, born Oct. 17, 1848. His father, Jacob Crow, was born in Lower Sandusky, Ohio, where he was reared. He moved from there to this county and located in Jackson Township where he bought eighty acres of land. He married Mary Chamberlin, a native of that township, daughter of William Chamberlin, an early settler of that locality. Mr. Crow afterward sold his farm in Jackson and bought in Swan Township, where he was a resident for at least thirty years. He is now living in Elk Township, having sold his place in Swan to a mineral company. They had seven children, three sons and four daughters—William, deceased; Jane, deceased; Margaret, - 83 - 1314 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. wife of Joseph Forman; Martin B.; Emily; Andrew, married Samantha Vest; Lucinda, wife of S. V. Karns—all riving in Vinton County. Martin B. Crow was born in Swan Township where he has always lived. He remained at home till he was twenty-six years old. He was married Oct. 22, 1868, to Sarah Ann Steel, who was born in Swan Township, Dec. 15, 1850, a daughter of James W. Steel. Mr. Crow has had considerable experience in the working of ore mines and has hauled many a ton of it from the mines to the point of shipment. For eighteen months he ran a portable saw-mill. In January, 1876, he purchased his present farm containing sixty acres, where he has since resided. Mr. and Mrs. Crow have three children—Jacob W., born June 19, 1870; George W., born Sept. 13, 1876; Charles F., born Nov. 17, 1879. They have lost one daughter—Nancy Jane, who died Nov. 13, 1882, aged eight years and seven months. James Faulkner, deceased, was born Dec. 11, 1824, in Loudoun County, Va., a son of Kemp and Elizabeth Faulkner, both natives of that State. They reared a family of six children, of whom Elizabeth, wife of Leonard Shull, is the only living representative of the family. The children were—Lucy Ann, Sarah, Thomas, James, William and Elizabeth, born in Virginia. Two other children were born in Ohio but died in infancy. In 1834 Kemp Faulkner with his family moved to Ohio and located in what is now Vinton County. He purchased land in Swan Township in the woods, and in a short time had a log cabin erected, a part of which is still standing. It is now in the possession of James Faulkner's widow. Kemp Faulkner was born July 1, 1795, and died March 14, 1875; his wife died about nine years previous. Thomas died in Swan Township; Sarah, James and William died on the homestead, and Lucy Ann died in Missouri. James Faulkner took the principal charge of his father's place and remained with him till his death. He was married Sept. 27, 1861, to Mary Elizabeth Kaler, who was born in Hocking County (now Vinton), July 28, 1840, a daughter of Samuel and Amelia (Slaughterback) Kaler. The Kalers are old settlers in this region. Of a large family but four daughters are now living in Vinton County; four sons are living in the West. Mr. and Mrs. Faulkner had a family of seven children—Elizabeth Ann, wife of Joseph Linn; Sarah Jane, wife of Eli Sonders; Ephraim, married Lydia Anderson; William, deceased; Amelia C., Lucy Florence and Irene V., all living in Vinton County. Mr. Faulkner died March 16, 1878. HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 1315 William Fee is one of Swan's most worthy citizens, and the largest land-owner in the township. He was born in Gallia County, Ohio, six miles from Gallipolis, Sept. 16, 1821. His father, Thos. Fee, was born Sept. 14, 1782, and was nearly grown when he with his father, John Fee, came across the Ohio River from Virginia into Ohio, and located in Gallia County. He was married Aug.11, 1803, to Sarah Collins, who was born Dec. 24, 1788, in Greenbrier County, Penn. Her father, Jesse Collins, was an early settler in Gallia County. In September, 1827, Thos. Fee moved his family to Hocking County, and located in what was then Starr Township, but is now Brown Township, Vinton County. His brother, Wm. Fee, was then living in Hocking County, and the brothers traded farms, Thomas coming into Hocking County and William going to Gallia County. Thos Fee made this farm his home till the time of his death, Aug. 11, 1846. His wife survived him a number of years and died at the residence of her son, Wm. Fee, Sept. 5, 1865. They reared a family of seven children-Mary, John, Margaret, Jane, Sarah, Christinia and William. Wm. Fee was six years old when his father came to this county. He was married July 7, 1842, to Clarissa Johnson, who was born in Jackson County, Feb. 12, 1826. She died Oct. 24, 1849. They had a family of four children-John V., born July 24, 1843, died in infancy; Thos. Jackson, born June 17, 1844; Sarah Jane, born March 8, 1846; and George M., born Nov. 24, 1847. July 25, 1850, Mr. Fee married Mary Engle, who was born Feb.. 18, 1820, in Hocking County, Falls Township. To them the following children were born-Elizabeth, born May 9, 1851; Maria, born April 20, 1854; Mary, born March 22, 1857, died April 17, 1861; Jacob, born Oct. 8, 1860, and Wm. Sanford, born June 28, 1863, died Aug. 29, 1865. Mr. Fee moved to the farm where he now resides November, 1855. He owns 1,211 acres of land, all but 209 acres in Swan Township. Politically he has always adhered to the Democratic party. He has served four years as County Commissioner. The first year was appointed to MI vacancy (mused by his brother Jdhn resigning to take a representative position. Isaac Hawk, deceased, was born in Pocahontas County, Va., Dec. 26, 1790, a son of Jacob and Sarah (Bumgardner) Hawk. In 1814 he came to Ohio, making the trip on horseback, and located in what is now Vinton County, His brother John Hawk preceded him to Ohio, entered land, married and settled on his place where he lived till his death. Isaac Hawk entered land in Jackson Town- 1316 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. ship. His farm contained 309 acres, which with the exception of forty acres purchased afterward, was entered in the beginning. On this place he resided nearly fifty-three years. In the fall of 1816 he was married to Sallie Swisher, a native of Virginia, born Jan. 16,1796. In 1809, when she was thirteen years old, her father moved to Gallia County, Ohio. Isaac Hawk was a bard-working man. Coming into an almost unsettled country, he made his home with his brother, John Hawk, a few years, and in 1820 erected his log cabin on his land, and moved into it. On this place he reared eight children out of a family of eleven -- Mary, Rebecca, Iagnes, Mahalia, Christina, Eli, Catharine and Elizabeth. Two daughters and one son died in childhood. A few years after Isaac settled here his parents came and entered and bought land in Elk Township. There were fifteen children in Jacob Hawk's family, eleven sons and four daughters; five of the sons married in the Swisher family. At the time df Jacob Hawk's death, Feb. 18, 1870, at the age of ninety-one years, he had 110 grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren. Six of his children are living—Mary, Rebecca and Catharine are 'living in this county; Christina in Missouri; Iagnes in Kansas; Mahalia in Illinois. Rebecca Hawk, of whom this sketch is obtained, was born Jan. 27, 1820. She was married in 1851 to Robert Smith. The latter was born in Pennsylvania, where Pittsburg now stands, March 4, 1814. His parents were natives of Ireland. In 1850 he came to Vinton from Muskingum County, and the following year was married. His death occurred Jan. 18, 1861. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had two children—Sarah and William. Robert A. Hays was born in Richland Township, Aug. 7, 1845, and lived with his parents till his twenty-fifth year. He was married Oct. 19, 1870, to Erminia Deaver, who was born May 27, 1853, in Vinton County, a daughter of Simeon and Elizabeth (Milligan) Deaver, residents of Elk Township. Mr. Hays has lived in Swan Township since he was married, and in 1876 bought' his present farm on section 26, containing 160 acres.. He is one of the substantial young farmers of Vinton County, and is everywhere recognized as a young man of good judgment and decision of character. Mr. and Mrs. Hays have two children—Almonta D., born Jan. 16, 1872, and Lizzie E., born Nov. 1, 1874. In May, 1864, Mr. Hays enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Forty eighth Ohio National Guard, and was in the service six months; discharged Dec. 15, 1864. He entered the 100 days' service, HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 1317 but did not get home till six months after. His father, William Hays, an old settler of the county, was born in Pennsylvania, May 27, 1819, and when a young man he came with his parents, David and Edith Hays, to Ohio, and located in Guernsey County, but a short time after came to Vinton County. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Aiken, a native of Muskingum County, Ohio. After his marriage Mr. Hays located in Richland Township, in the neighborhood of his present residence. His farm contains 200 acres where he has lived upward of thirty-six years. He is a member of the Presbyterian church of McArthur, and has been connected with this denomination for twenty-five years. Politically he is a Republican, and has served as Trustee of Richland Township. He has generally taken an active part in political matters. He has been a delegate to the Republican State Convention two or three times, held at Columbus. He was a juror in the Supreme Court at Cincinnati in 1871. Mr. and Mrs. Hays reared a family of eleven children, ten now living--Elizabeth, Robert A., Lafayette (married to Anna Payne), David H. (married to Mary Anderson), Edith J. (wife of J. J. McCleland), Samuel W., Sarah A., Ella, Mary and Taylor. William died at the age of eighteen years. David Johnson, one of the first settlers of Swan Township, was born in Rutland, Vt., Oct. 3, 1790; emigrated to New York State at an early age, where he grew to manhood; came to Ohio in 1811, to live with his brother Levi, who had preceded him, and located at what is now called the old Jones' farm, near McArthur. His father was and Englishman and one of the Revolutionary fathers. David Johnson had three brothers—Truman, who died in New York State, and Levi and Amos, who came to Ohio and died, and one sister, Lodema B., who died in New York. David Johnson enlisted in the war of 1812 and obtained a commission to recruit a brigade of teams and pack-horses, which he did and became master of trains and pack-horses under General Harrison, in which capacity he rendered much valuable service to the Government, enduring untold hardships and having many miraculous escapes from the scalping knife of the savages. He was ordered by General Harrison to remove all the arms and supplies from Fort Stephenson which he did, excepting one six-pound cannon which they had no room to load on the wagons and such supplies as were left to Colonel Crogan, who had orders to follow immediately and join General Harrison. Johnson conducted his train 1318 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. safely through the enemy's lines, but Colonel Grogan delayed his departure a little too long, and was surrounded. At the close of the war Johnson returned to his home near McArthur, and on the 15th day of January, 1815, married Miss Elizabeth Will, daughter of George Will, of Adelphi, Ohio, and moved the same year to Swan Township where he remained till his death, Feb. 12, 1870. He opened the first wagon road that was made in Swan Township, introduced the first iron pitchfork, the first cast iron plow, the first wagon and the first fanning-mill for cleaning grain. He organized the first school in the township, was one of the first justices, and was elected three times by the Legislature to Bence as Associate Judge of Hocking County. He was a man of iron nerve and determined will. Though a farmer, he dealt extensively in stock, the cattle ranging upon the commons most of the year during the first periods of his settlement here. He met the privations of frontier life, and though at times well nigh borne down with adversity, he was never known to falter, but through all the perturbations of his life, whether as farmer, trader, soldier, justice, or judge, he bore the character of a faithful friend, an honest man and a merciful judge. He was a Whig in politics, a devoted friend to Henry Clay, Webster, Harrison and that school of politicians, and latterly a zealous friend of the Republican party. He was for some years before his death a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and died in full expectation of a better inheritance. His wife was a woman of iron constitution; though but fifteen years old when married, she met the privations and hardships incidental to a change from village to backwoods' life with that fortitude and courage becoming a truly devoted woman. She was the mother of eleven children, two boys and nine girls. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church from early life until her death Jan. 19, 1882. Seven of the girls are dead, only two of whom left any heirs. Susannah Cox left a son, George W., who died in the army during the Rebellion, and a daughter,. Eliz,a, who married Wesley Barger, of Pike County, Ohio, and is now residing there. Martha M. Robinson left a son now eighteen years of age, residing in Kansas. Clarissa E., the youngest daughter living, is the wife of Rev. J. R. Prose and the mother of four children. The eldest daughter living, Sarah L., is the wife of Joseph Cox, of Swan Township, and the mother of seven children. B. F. Johnson, the youngest son, lives in Swan Township, is an extensive stock-dealer, an ultra Republican, owns HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 1319 farms in Vinton and Pickaway counties, and is looked upon by all parties as a rather sagacious politician. He married a Miss Hitt, of this county, and has four children. George W. Johnson, the eldest son, is a quiet farmer, liv-ing at the old original homestead in Swan Township. He married a Miss Sain, formerly of Rushville, Ohio, and has six children. He, too, is a zealous Republican and a temperance man of the true type, and at present a Justice of the Peace in his township. He owns about 500 acres of land in Swan Township, and has acquired lands in Kansas and West Virginia, which he has conveyed to his children. Judge Johnson had acquired about 1,200 acres of land which he deeded to his children before his death. Through the influence of Mr. Johnson the mail route between Athens and Adelphi was established forty years ago. Cornelius Karns, deceased, one of the early settlers of this part of the county, was born in Greenbrier County, Va., Aug. 28, 1801. His parents were Nicholas and Lanah Karns. Cornelius was reared in Virginia and when in his thirty-second year came to Ohio. He landed in Hocking County, Jan. 10, 1833, bringing his father apd mother with him. They both died at his home, the former March 13, 1844, and the latter July 20, 1850. Cornelius Karns purchased a farm in what is now Swan Township, .Vinton County, and during his residence here accumulated considerable property. He was married May 30. 1833, to Christina Switzer, who was born in Gallia County, Dec. 31, 1808. They reared a family of six children—John S., Mary, Catherine, Rebecca Ann, George W. and Samuel Vinton, all living in Swan Township with the exception of the oldest son who is a resident of Adams County, Iowa. During the war Mr. Karns raised a company of volunteer soldiers..and was commissioned its Captain and assigned to the One Hundred and Fourteenth Regiment as Company F. The regiment went into camp at Circleville and was 'plastered into service at Marietta. From this point they went to Nashville, and thence to Vicksburg. Captain Karns participated in some important engagements, and many men from his company were killed or died from sickness. On account of failing health he was compelled to abandon the service and resigned in Febiliary, 1863. His death occurred Jan. 12, 1881, after a long and severe illness, occasioned by an injury received in being thrown from a wagon fourteen months previous. His wife died Sept. 22, 1869. Captain Karns was a highly respected citizen of the community, and a man Full of enterprise. He was 1320 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. a member of the Methodist church and many years ago threw open the door of his house for the people to hold services in before any church was built in this locality. Samuel Vinton Karns, born Sept. 27, 1854, in Swan Township, Vinton Co., Ohio, is the son of Cornelius and Christina Karns, the youngest of a family of eight children. The most of his education was received during the winter months, his time in the summer being largely devoted to the duties upon his father's farm. He was married March 12, 1874, to Lucinda Crow, who was born Dec. 26, 1855, in Swan Township, a daughter of Jacob Crow. After his marriage Mr. Karns began life for himself. He had ninety-seven acres of land which he paid his father $1,000 for. It was situated in the southern part of the territory on sections 27 and 28. In 1879 he sold his farm and in 1880 bought another one on section 33, and in 1882 bought an addition on section 34, having at the present time eighty-one acres of farm land and six town lots and four dwelling-houses. Politically Mr. Karns was reared a Republican and has always adhered to the principles of this party. Mr. and Mrs. Karns have three children—Emmie Christina, Jacob Walter and Cornelius Garfield. Alexander McClannahan was born in Washington County, Md., June 28, 1813. He was reared in Perry County, Ohio, and March 12, 1837, he married Nancy Ann Davis, born in Fairfield County, Nov. 25, 1817, a daughter of James M. and Catherine Siniff Davis. Their children are—William S; Catherine Jane, wife of John M. Huff; Matilda Ann, wife of Andrew W. Shnch; Mary Emily, wife of Erastus Fouch (the last three reside in Hennepin County, Minn.), and Harriet Elizabeth. The year after his marriage he and his father-in-law bought a piece of land together, and seven years later the laud was deeded to Mr. McClannahan. He left Perry County in 1851 and settled in Elk Township, Vinton County, where he bought ninety acres and lived five years. He then sold out and came to Swan Township where in 1856 he purchased his present farm of eighty acres which to-day contains 162 acres. He was formerly a Whig in politics and now is a Republican. He has been Treasurer of Swan Township several years and Township Assessor one year. His parents, Alexander and Nancy (Miller) McClannahan, were natives of Maryland. In 1819 they located in Perry County, Ohio, where they died, he in the fall of 1851 and his wife in the spring of the same year. They reared a family of thirteen children, ten eons and three daughters, our subject being the second son. HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 1321 William S. McClannahan, son of Alexander and Nancy Ann McClannahan, was born in Perry County, July 25, 1838. April 19, 1881, he enlisted in the three-months' service, in Company D, Eighteenth Ohio Militia, and was discharged Aug. 26, 1861. He then enlisted in the three-years' service March 25, 1862, in Company D, Second West Virginia Cavalry. He participated in several battles, among .which were the battles of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, Cedar Creek, Waynesborough, Five Forks and Saylor's Creek. He was present at the surrender of General Lee, April 9, 1865, and was discharged at Wheeling, W. Va., July 5, 1865. He was married Jan. 14, 1864,while home on a thirty-days' furlough, to Rachel Reed, born in Perry County, Ohio, July 30, 1838, a daughter of John and Eleanor Reed. The latter moved from Perry County to Vinton County after her husband's death. Mr. McClannahan has resided on his father's farm attending to the farm duties since his return from the war. Sept. 4, 1869, he was appointed Clerk of Swan Township to fill a vacancy; which position he has since held by re-election. Mi. McClannahan has one daughter — Ida. Simeon, Morgan was born in Westmoreland County, Penn. He was reared on a farm till eighteen years of age, and in 1839 came with his parents to Ohio. He was married Nov. 20, 1844, to Anna Bay, born Aug. 16, 1812, near Cumberland, Guernsey Co., Ohio. They have eight children living—Buena Vista, wife of Eli W. Sonders; Henry Milton, married in 1871 to Maggie Hughes, who died in August, 1879, leaving three children,—Frank, Herbert, and Charles Milton,—when Henry Morgan again married Alice Broning; Eliza D., wife of dames L. Hughs, of Vinton County; Anna, wife of Marion Chedister, of Labette County, Kan.; Johnson C., Hilas F., Carrie M., and U. S. Grant. After his marriage Mr. Morgan settled in Guernsey County where he lived two years, when he moved to Muskingum County and purchased 160 acres of land, where he lived six years. He then came to Vinton County and bought 360 acres near Zaleski, Madison Township. About four years after he purchased his present farm in Swan Township, there being 497 to which he has since added eighty acres. He has one of the best farms in the county and makes a specialty of stock-raising, the average amount of which is said to be about $3,000 annually. In 1869 he built his fine brick house at a cost of $6,000. In politics Mr. Morgan is a Republican. His father, Morgan Morgan, was a native of Pennsylvania, of Welsh descent. He mar- 1322 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY, ried Nancy Cicily, of Fayette County,'Pa., and in 1839 moved with his family to Guernsey County, Ohio, where he purchased 240 acres of land and resided there seven years. The following five years he lived on a quarter of a section of land which he had bought in the same county. He then sold out and moved to Muskingum County where he bought 140 acres, residing there till his death in 1864. His wife died in 1842. Of their nine children five only survive--Simeon (our subject), Johnston, Calvin, Morgan, and Nancy. Mrs. Morgan's father, Robert Bay, was born Jan.•6, 1777, in Pennsylvania. He was a Colonel in the war of 1812. He was married in 1811, in Ohio, to Phoebe Lindly, born Oct. 22, 1790, in Pennsylvania. They had six children of whom Mrs. Morgan was the youngest. Colonel Bay moved to Vinton County about 1853 and died there in 1856, his wife having died many years previous. George Payne, deceased, was born April 17, 1815, near London, England, a son of Robert and Anna Payne. His parents emigrated to America about 1828 and located in Massachusetts where our subject lived till twenty years of age. In 1835 the family moved to Ohio, and settled in Hocking County, where his parents died. They had a family of five children—Elizabeth, George, Henry, Sarah and Charles. George Payne was married March 7, 1842, to Anna Lee, a native of Pennsylvania, born Sept. 14, 1813. They have been blessed with a family of six children—Alice (wife of M. M. Cherry, of McArthur), Lucius, Cassius, Harriet, Henrietta (wife of A. Murphy), and Marcellus. Mrs. Payne's parents were James and Hannah Lee. , They came to Ohio in 1816, and Hocking County, then Athens County, where they entered three ,quarters of a section of land. They had a family of nine sons and two daughters. They are both deceased. Mrs. Payne was reared by her grandfather, James Lee, with whom she lived till his death. The estate was divided among the heirs, and Mr. Payne purchased 100 acres of the home place. He was a successful business man, and at the time of his death, Nov. 15, 1863, owned 260 acres of land. Mrs. Payne has in her possession at present 445 acres. Politically Mr. Payne was a strong Republican and in former days was a Whig. He was Clerk of Swan Township from his twenty-first year till his death, and for twenty-two years previous held the office of Justice of the Peace. His son, Lucius Payne, was born March 17, 1846, in Vinton County, then Hocking County. At the age of eighteen he enlisted in Company L, Twelfth Ohio HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 1323 Cavalry, in August, 1864, and came home in June, 1865. In 1869 he went West—to Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska—and remained there three years, working on a farm and herding cattle. He returned home in 1872 where he has since resided. In August, 1880, he was appointed to his present position, as station agent of the C., H. V. & T. R. R., at Swan Station. Rev. John R. Prose was born in Gallia County, Ohio, Sept. 10, 1821, where he was reared and educated at the common school. He also attended the Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio. He came to Hocking County in the fall of 1848, and was married Nov. 26, 1849, to Clarissa E. Johnson, a, native of Hocking County, born Feb. 28, 1828, daughter of David Johnson. Their children are—Harriet Ann, Benjamin H., Joseph Benson and Oliver Edmund. In October, 1847, he entered the ministry of the Methodist church, and has since been an itinerant minister of that denomination. In 1865 he purchased his present farm, then containing ninety-five acres, but now has 185 acres. His father, Daniel Prose, was born in October, 1791, in Greenbrier County, W. Va., and came to Ohio when about twenty years of age. He was drafted into the war of 1812 for six months under Colonel Robert Safford, and returned home in the spring of 1812. He was married in Gallia County about 1819 or 1820 to Catherine Rodomor, a native of Rockingham County, born in 1793, a daughter of Jacob Rodomor, of German descent. After his marriage he remained in Gallia County, where he bought land and died in July, 1867. He was a Magistrate of the township eight years. There were six sons and two daughters in his family, of whom two sons are deceased. Our subject's grandfather came from Denmark and located in Pennsylvania. Joseph Watson Rannells, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Bay) Rannells, was born in Cumberland, Guernsey Co., Ohio, July 18, 1825. His mother died in June, 1838, and his father in July, 1848. In 1839 he came with his father, brother and sister to Vinton County. He was married April 10, 1849, to Charlotte, daughter of David and Maria Jones. She was born June 16, 1831, in this county, where Vinton station now stands. April 25, 1849, they moved to the farm of 360 acres which his father had bought for him. He afterward, by his good management and industry, increased his possessions, and at his death had 600 acres. He was universally respected, and was very prominent in political circles. He was a strong adherent of the Republican party mad 1324 - HISTORY OF HOOKING VALLEY, none worked harder than he at the polls. He died Dec. 12, 1877, after a lingering and at times painful illness. Mrs. Rannells was the administratrix and is now manager of the estate. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Rannells—Sarah M., now Mrs. George Mahler, of Athens; Elizabeth F., now Mrs. T. E. Knauss, of Nelsonville; Charlotte E., now Mrs. F. H. Craig, of McArthur, and Frenk Mc., residing at home. Thomas Rannel1s, born in Cumberland, Guernsey County, Ohio, is a son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Bay) Rannells. His grandfather, David Rannells, was born in Virginia not far from Winchester. He was married in his native State and moved from there to Washington County, Penn., about 1776, where both he and his wife died. There were seven children—William, David, Sallie, John, Jcheph, Jane and Samuel. William moved to Guernsey County, Ohio, a short time after Joseph Rannells; David Rannells went to Kentucky and was a teacher in the Academy at Washington; Sallie was also a teacher in the Washington Academy and died near St. Louis, Mo.; John died in Washington County, Penn., when he was eighteen years old; Jane died near New Plymouth, Ohio; Samuel died in Swan Township, Vinton County. Joseph Rannells was born in Washington County, Penn., July, 1784. He was married there in Cross Creek Village, in 1812, to Elizabeth Bay. She was born in Washington County, Penn. (not morethan a mile from her husband's birthplace), Oct. 27, 1784, a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Blackburn)'Bay. Both the Blackburn and Bay families were from Virginia. Thomas Bay, grandfather of Thomas Rannells, in his younger days was a hunter and went South on a hunting expedition and remained seven years. At one time he was pursued by the Indians and was obliged to swim a river to get away from them and lost his gun. He lived on deer skins thirteen days, all that he could get to eat as the Indians had his gun. He moved from Virginia to Washington County, Penn., just after his marriage, and .about the same time the Rannells family moved there. In 1812 Thomas Bay and Joseph Rannells came with their families to Guernsey County, Ohio. Thomas Bay and his wife died in Guernsey County. He bought sixteen or seventeen quarter-sections, a par) of it still in the possession of his heirs. The town of Cumberland was laid out on his old farm. They reared a family of nine children, all born in Washington County, Penn.—Benjamin, Robert, William, Thomas, Elizabeth, Samuel, John, James and Archibald. They all died in Guernsey County except John, who