HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 525   with a large family, nine sons and one daughter, all of whom are living excepting one son. He retired from active business in 1865. He held the offices of Township Treasurer and School Director for many years. Politically he was a Democrat, a thorough and uncompromising Union man, but after the late war up to his death took no part in politics. He died Aug. 27, 1873, a truly representative man, who had endeared himself to his neighbors and associates by his many genial and amiable qualities. He was a member of the Congregational church, as is also his wife, who still survives him. Thomas Gardner, farmer and stock-raiser, Ames Township, was born in New York City, Feb. 1, 1814, and in the fall of the same year his parents came to Ames Township, Athens Co., Ohio, and settled on the farm where he has since lived, formerly known as the Thomas Ewing homestead. He remained with his parents until he grew to manhood. He was married Jan. 28, 1852, to Phebe Beasley, daughter of the late John Beasley, a native of Virginia. He has followed assiduously the avocation of a farmer, in which he has been highly successful, and now ranks among the larger land-owners of Athens County, having 511 acres of land under a high state of cultivation, on which he is engaged in raising stock and grain, making a specialty of cattle and sheep of the higher grades. C. W. Glazier, merchant, Amesville, is the youngest son of Abel and Sallie (Brown) Glazier, who were among the early settlers of Athens County. He was born in Ames Township, Sept. 7, 1821, reared on a farm and educated in the common schools. His father died when he was sixteen years of age, when he was thrown on his own responsibility. He followed the avocation of farming until 1862, when he became engaged in the railroad business, which he followed for several years. He was first married in 1842 to Eliza Cook, a native of New York. By this union there was one daughter—Frances. His wife died in September, 1869. He was again married in 1872 to Mrs. Sarah E. Walker, of this county. Mr. Glazier has for several years been successfully engaged in the mercantile business at Amesville, and bears an unsullied reputation among his fellow townsmen. John Henry Glazier, farmer, section 8, Ames Township, was born in this township Dec. 13, 1820, and is the son of Loring B. and Jane (Henry) Glazier, grandson of Abel Glazier, and great-grandson of Captain Benjamin Brown, who was prominently iden- 526 - HISTORY OF HOOKING VALLEY. tified for many years among the early settlers of Athens County. Our subject was reared on a farm and educated in the schools of Amesville. He lived with his parents until their death and then succeeded them on the old homestead. He was married Jan. 1, 1851, to Sarah Ann, daughter of Mathew and Mary Henry, who settled in Athens County in the year 1839. By this union were five children, four of whom still live—Alice (deceased), Edna, Loring H., Emma D and Louis B. Mr. Glazier has always stood in the foremost rank to aid every laudable enterprise which would be of interest and benefit to the community. In the year of 1845 he was elected to the office of Township Clerk. This position was not at that time a very remunerative one, as he only received $5 per year; yet by his strict attention to the duties thereof he gained the confidence of the people and was by them re-elected each year until 1880. He has also held many offices in the agricultural society, an enterprise in which he takes great pride. He is physically a man of great personal strength and courage, and intellectually possesses great common sense and unusual native mental vigor. In his chosen avocation, that of a farmer, he has been highly successful and uses his accumulated wealth to the best advantage in surrounding himself and family with all the comforts of life, and giving to his children a thorough and practical education. Besides caring well for those of his own household he is not unmindful of the wants of others, and his unostentatious generosity contributes to relieve the necessities of many. Upright in his dealings with his fellowmen, charitable to the weaknesses of others, generous to the deserving poor, conscientious in the discharge of every duty, he receives, as he deserves, the considerate respect of his fellow-citizens, and has always the respectful obedience and affectionate regard of those of his own household. He has a fine farm containing 400 acres of good land under a high state of cultivation on which is a large and commodious residence surrounded by beautiful shade trees and shrubbery. John Henry Green was born on the farm where he now lives in Ames Township, Athens Co., Ohio, March 18, 1842. His father, Steven W. Green, was born on the same farm March 2, 1814. His grandfather, Ezra Green, was born in Worcester County, Mass., Oct. 8, 1776, and married Sally Proctor, Oct. 2, 1805, and soon after carne to Ohio and settled on the above-men tioned farm, where he lived till after the death of his wife, Nov. 25, 1819. He then went to Washington County, where he married Mrs. Dodge and passed the re- HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 527 mainder of his days. His death occurred Sept. 21, 1822. Steven W. Green went with his father to Washington County and resided until after his death. He was married Sept. 1, 1836, to Miss Lucy Green, a native of Washington County. After his marriage he returned to the old homestead in Ames Township, Athens County, where he followed the avocation of farming until his death. They were the parents of eleven children, five of whom are living. Mr. Green died March 26, 1864. Mrs. Green still resides with our subject. She is a member of the Presbyterian church. Our subject was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools, and has alwayslived on the old homestead. He was married Nov. 24,1870, to Miss Mattie Hatfield, a native of Wabash County, Ind. They have two children—Frank C. and Charles W. Mr. and Mrs. Green are members of the Presbyterian church. Daniel Hill, farmer andstock-raiser, was born in Canaan Township, Aug. 15, 1829, son of John and Nancy (Arnold) Hill. He was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools. At the age of twenty-three he purchased the farm on which he has since resided. It contains 320 acres of improved land. In connection with his farming he has been extensively engaged in shipping stock to Eastern markets. He was married June 11, 1858, to Miss Flora Lewis, a native of Noble County. They have had six children, four still living—William E., Annie M., Oliver E. and Lin-Die. Charles and an infant are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Hill are both members of the United Brethren church. Loren Hill, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Ames Township, Jan. 21, 1837, the second son of Amos and Mary Ann (Miner) Hill. He lived with his parents on the farm during his minority, receiving a common-school education. April 28, 1875, he married Lucinda, daughter of Nelson and Lucy McCune. They have four children—Herbert H., Luella M., Carny C., and an infant. After his marriage Mr. Hill bought a farm and lived on it till 1879. He then returned to the old homestead, where he has since resided, taking charge of the farm. Mrs. Hill is a member of the Presbyterian church. Solomon Hill was born in Spencer, Mass., Aug. 15, 1814, and when three years of age came with his parents to Athens County and settled on a farm about two miles from where the village of Amesville now stands. The days of his youth were spent in assisting his father on the farm and attending the subscription schools. He resided with his parents until their death, and then succeeded 528 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY   them on the old homestead, which was purchased by his father in 1825. He has added to it until he has now 260 acres of good land. He has been extensively engaged in raising stock and sheep of the higher grades. He was married March 13, 1844, to Miss Ellen P. Mitchell. They are the parents of four children, all daughters— Alice A., Margaret J., Emma L. and Florence A. Charles Mathew Henry, farmer and sheep-raiser, was born in Ames Township, Athens County, Ohio, Nov. 6, 1842, the youngest son of Mathew and Mary (Park) Henry. He was married Sept. 16, 1867, to Elizabeth C. Goble, daughter of Thomas L. and Mary J. (Law) Goble. Her father was born in Athens County and her mother in Guernsey County, Ohio. By this union there are two children---Herbert, born Jan. 11, 1869, and Lizzie Alma born March 27, 1873. He has a fine residence in Amesville, built on the foundation of the old home where he was born, in 1877. His farm is a part of his father's original purchase, containing 210 acres of improved land. He has taken great interest in the raising of fine sheep and has been to great expense in the importation of blooded stock, having a large flock of thoroughbred sheep. Mr. Henry is a member of the Presbyterian church and his wife of the Methodist Episcopal. He is a member of the A. F. & A. M., Amesville Lodge, No. 278. James Henry, farmer, section 3, Ames Township, born in Washington County, Ohio, in 1807, is a son of John Henry, who emigrated to the United States, from Ireland, settling in Pennsylvania for a short time, and in 1781 came to Ohio and settled in Washington County, and in 1817 came to Athens County, where he purchased of the Ohio Purchase Company 640 acres of land, and here our subject was reared and educated. Mr. Henry was first married Oct. 29, 1835, to Sophronia Goodspeed, a native of Massachusetts, but her parents were among the pioneers of Athens County. By this union there were three daughters---Sarah E., Mary J. and Flora E. His wife died Nov. 11, 1871. He was again married June 2, 1875, to Mrs. Sarah C. Rolston, who was a sister of his first wife. Mrs. Henry has one daughter by her former marriage---Miss Fannie Rolston, a young lady of rare intellect and refinement. Henry has held many offices of trust, and by his honorable and upright dealing has made many warm and true friends. He has a fine residence situated about one mile from Amesville, and his farm contains 175 acres of improved land. He has by industry accumulated a large property. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 529   John Henry, the second child of Robert and Mary Henry, was born in Derry County, Ireland, in March, 1763. His mother's maiden name was Woodburn. He came to America in 1788, landing at Philadelphia, near where he remained about three years, working most of the time on a farm in Chester County. At this time he concluded to return to Ireland, and hoping to add something to his scanty means he decided to invest his earnings in flax-seed. With this merchandise he sailed for Ireland to join his family but on the coast of that island, in sight of his home, the vessel was wrecked and his flax-seed went to the bottom of the ocean. By this accident he lost nearly all of the fortune he possessed. After remaining there about two years he again sailed for Philadelphia, bringing with him his wife and youngest son, leaving his eldest son, John, with his father. John remained in Ireland until he grew to manhood, when he came to Nova Scotia and there engaged in farming. As no communication between him and the rest of the family has taken place for many years it is not known what became of him. Mr. Henry, after arriving in America the second time, settled in Chester County, Pa., and remained there until 1801, when he came to Washington County, Ohio. Here he rented a farm in Newport Township and remained on it about five years, when he bought a farm on the Ohio River, five miles below Harmar, to which he at once removed and spent a number of years in improving. He had, when a young man, learned the trade of a wheelwright, and after he came to Ohio was able to turn this knowledge to profitable account, there being a good demand for flax-wheels among the early settlers, where almost every family used one for the manufacture of its own cloth, and by industry he could make two wheels a week, which were worth $4 each. The high water in the Ohio River in 1815 decided him to sell this farm, and in the spring of 1817 he removed to Athens County, having already bought section 33 in Bern Township. Here he lived until the time of his death which occurred Feb. 27, 1854, a few days before he was ninety-one years old. During his long life he was a continuous example of industry and economy. He was twice married. His first wife was Miss Rachel Henry, whom he married in Ireland in 1787. She died in 1809. In 1811 he married Miss Margaret McNutt, who survived him about three years. His children by the first wife were five sons and four daughters, and by the last, four sons and six daughters, in all nineteen children; one daughter died - 34 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 530   in infancy, but the remaining eighteen Mr. Henry lived to see grow to manhood and womanhood. Mr. Henry is the progenitor of many children, grandchildren and great-grandchild. At the time of his death he had nearly sixty grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren living, the latter number having since been raised to nearly ninety. These do not include the children and grand children of John Henry, Jr., who lived in Nova Scotia The descendants of Mr. Henry are pretty generally farmers there being only a few exceptions. They are industrious and in good circumstances and as a class are good and useful citizens. R. B. Henry, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Ames Township, Athens Co., Ohio, May 15, 1840, the fourth son of Mathew and Mary (Park) Henry, who came to Athens from Washington County in 1839 and located in Bern Township, and the subsequent year moved to Ames Township and settled on the farm near the village of Amesville, where our subject was reared and educated. He was married Oct 17, 1865, to Eliza, daughter of Moses and Sophia (Henry) Curtis, who were prominently identified with the pioneers of Athens County. She is a lady of refinement and culture. This union was blessed with four children, two of whom are living--- Edward Payson was born July 31, 1866, and died May 16, 1876, after a severe illness of typhoid pneumonia; Alice Glazier, born Sept. 4, 1870, died Oct. 26, 1878, when eight years of age; Vesta Curtis, born June 5, 1877, and Jesse Louis, born Nov. 29, 1880. Mr. Henry has a fine farm, a part of the old homestead; containing 182 acres of improved land adjoining the village of Amesville, on which he makes a specialty of raising sheep of the higher grades. His residence in the village was erected in 1876 and has all the conveniences of a modern house. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church. Nathaniel P. Hoisington, farmer and stockraiser, was born in Ames Township, Nov. 19, 1819, the youngest son of Joab and Annie B. (Green) Hoisington. His father was a native of Vermont and came to Athens County in 1804, and his mother a native of Massachusetts and came here in 1802. Our subject was reared on a farm and received his early education in the common schools, living with his parents until he reached his majority. He then took charge of the old homestead until the death of his parents. He was married Dec. 3, 1843, to Miss Elizabeth Weis, daughter of Jacob and Rosanna (Stalder) Weis, who came from Newburn, Switzerland, about the year 1818. They have had a family of eight HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 531   children, seven still living---Dudley W., Rose, Mary, John B., Lou William P. and Kittie. Jacob L. is deceased. Mr. Hoisington purchased his present farm in 1857. It contains 230 acres of excellent land and is one of the best farms in Athens County. He has held several offices of trust in the township. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church at Amesville. Mrs. Ann M. Johnson is the daughter of James Cook. Her grandfathers, Thomas Cook and James Reaves, were both soldiers in the Revolutionary War. She was born in Fairfax County, W. Va., March 6, 1812. She was united in marriage Feb. 14, 1835, to William T. Johnson, born in the same county, April 14, 1808. In 1838 they came to Ohio and settled on a farm in Washington County where they lived until 1843, when they came to Athens County and settled on a farm in Ames Township, belonging to William Cutler. Although Mr. Johnson was a hard-working man he was unable to provide his family with anything more than the necessaries of life, and Feb. 19, 1847, he died, leaving his widow and five small children in almost destitute circumstances. Being a woman of remarkable energy, she supported her family by her daily labors, and for several years walked a distance of two miles, did a hard day's work and returned home. In this way she educated her children so that as they grew up they were all able to teach school. When the late civil war broke out, her only son, William Thomas Johnson, then little more than a boy, went out in the defense of his country. Ho enlisted in July, 1861, in Company B, Thirty-sixth Ohio Infantry, and was engaged in some of the hardest fought battles of the Rebellion. He served his country faithfully for four years, never flinching from his duty, and at the close of the war received an honorable discharge and returned to his native home, and two months subsequent, Oct. 14, 1865, died, leaving his widowed mother and four sisters and a large number of his old comrades to mourn his loss. Mrs. Johnson is an ardent worker in the cause of Christianity, having united with the Methodist Episcopal church in 1842. L. F. Junod was born in Ames Township, Athens Co., Ohio, Sept. 1, 1853. He was reared on a farm and received his early education in the common schools, finishing at the Ohio University at Athens, living with his parents until he grew to manhood. He was married March 7, 1878, to Alice Southerton, of Athens County. They have one child---Ida Mabel. Mr. Junod and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. He has a fine farm of 275 acres of improved land. 532 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY   Kilion Kasler, deceased, was born in Norwich Vt., Aug. 27, 1788, and married Mandana Pembers, who was born in Poultney, Vt., Feb. 27, 1793, and in 1818 they came to Ohio, having only 12 ½ cents when they arrived here; but by industrious and economical habits they were able to accumulate a large property. They were the parents of seven children, six of whom still live. They were active members of the Methodist Episcopal church for many years, and both lived to an advanced age. Their youngest son, Andrew J. Kasler, was born in Ames Township, Athens Co., Ohio, April 3, 1831. He was reared on a farm and received his education in the common schools. He lived with his parents until the death of his father, when he succeeded him to the homestead and cared for his aged mother until her death. He was married Oct. 4, 1855, to Mary A. Rathburn, of Ames Township. They have had five children, only four of whom are living---Marvin M. (deceased), Lillie D., Lewis W., Asa A., Sally A. Mr. K. has a fine farm of 150 acres of good land under a high state of cultivation. Frederick P. Kasler was born in Clinton County, N.Y., Aug.29, 1817, and when one year old came with his father's family to Ohio, and settled in Ames Township, Athens County. He was the second son of Kilion and Mandana Kasler. His youth was spent in assisting his father in clearing and opening up their frontier home, and attending school. He was married April 10, 1843, to Jane L. Minor, a daughter of Nathan L. and Hannah L. Minor, who were prominently identified with the early settlers of Ames Township. Seven children were born to them, six now living---Kilion, Royal P., Ellen, Alice, Warren V., Georgiana, and Charles (deceased). Mr. Kasler has always followed assiduously the avocation of a farmer, having moved on his present farm in 1843. He has accumulated a good property, and by his honest and upright dealings, has won the confidence and esteem of the entire community. He has held many local offices of trust. His wife died Feb. 20, 1871. His farm contains 153 acres of improved land on which, in the year 1881, he erected one of the best farm houses in the township. Seth Linscott, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Ames Township, Athens Co., Ohio, Aug. 2, 1836, a son of George and Sarah (Davis) Linscott, and a grandson of Israel Linscott, who was one of the early settlers of Ames Township. He was reared on a farm, and received his education in the common schools, residing with his parents until he was twenty-two years of age. He was HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 533   married Jan. 10, 1858, to Miss Elizabeth Morris, of Athens County. They have had twelve children, of whom ten are living---George I., Perley J., Harvey L. D., Sarah C., Daniel S., Charles O., Nora M., Adeline D., Alonzo V. and Emmit. Mr. Linscott has always followed the avocation of farming, and by his own industry and exertion has accumulated a large property. His farm contains 200 acres of improved land, under a high state of cultivation. He and his wife are active members of the Church of the Disciples. John Matheny, farmer, was born in Athens Township, March 20, 1841, the son of John and Rebecca Matheny. He was reared on a farm, and has during his whole life followed that occupation. On reaching his majority he purchased a farm in Athens Township on which be resided about eight years. In 1867 he came with his family to Ames Township and purchased his present home, which is a fine farm containing 122 acres of improved land. He was married April 17, 1862, to Miss Mary E. Boyles. They are the parents of three children---George G., Minerva E., and Electa F. Mr. Matheny has been very successful through life and uses his accumulated wealth in surrounding himself and family with the comforts of life. Mrs. Matheny is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. A. Matteson, Ames Township, Ohio, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Bennington County, Vt., Sept. 14, 1843, a son of Leland and Livia Matteson. Our subject was reared on a farm and received his early education in the common schools and finished at the Mt. Auburn Seminary. He was married in 1869 to Miss Sarah Wilmarth, a daughter of Ambrose, who was the only surviving son of Rufus Wilmarth, who emigrated to Washington County in 1815, settling near Plymouth, where he passed his remaining days. Ambrose Wilmarth purchased the farm now occupied by A. Matteson in 1840. He was married in the fall of 1833 to Miss Sarah E. Larue. By this union was one child, a daughter. His wife died in 1862, and he was again married in 1866 to Miss Laura Pugsley, of Hocking County. In 1867 Mr. Wilmarth moved to Clinton County and remained until 1870, when he returned to Athens County, purchasing the property where he still resides, near Salina. Mr. Matteson since his marriage has resided on his present farm, where he has been engaged in raising fine stock, in which avocation he has been highly successful and gained a wide reputation. They are the parents of four children, of whom three are still living---Orson S., Livia G. and Sarah E. His farm con- 534 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY tains 160 acres of fine land under a high state of cultivation, admirably adapted for the purpose for which it is now being used. Jacob McCuen, was born on the 25th day of May, 1801, a son of John and Mary (Boyles) McCuen, who were from Bedford County, Penn., and came to Ames Township, Athens Co., Ohio, in 1796, where they lived the remainder of their days. Our subject spent his youth in assisting in clearing and improving the farm, and received a limited education in the subscription schools. After he grew to manhood, in connection with his farming pursuits, he worked at carpentering for many years. Much of his leisure time was spent in hunting wild game, which was abundant at that early day, and as a marksman Mr. McCuen had no superior. He was united in marriage, Jan. 18, 1823, to Lyda Owens, a native of Washington County. By this union are five children—Nancy, Vesta, Adaline, Charles 0. and Theodore A. Joseph K. Minor, farmer and stock-dealer, was born in Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 28, 1827, the son of Nathan and Hannah Minor. During his infancy his parents came to Athens County and settled in Homer Township, which is now in Morgan County. His father died when he was five years old, and he soon after went to live with Nathan Hill, with whom he remained until he reached his majority, and during this time was able to save $100. He has always followed farming, and in 1863 became connected with J. B. Brown, in the stock business, in which he continued for nineteen years, meeting with considerable success. He now owns a fine farm of 158 acres of good land. He was married Jan. 13, 1848; to Eliza A. Mitchell, a native of Ames Township. They have had six children, five still living--Edith J., Helen S., Albert G., Oliver D. and Lawrence L. Charles K. is deceased. H A. Oberholzer was born in Bern, Switzerland, Nov. 8, 1812, and came to the United States with his parents in 1819, locating in Athens County. Here our subject was reared, and for the greater part of his life resided. When about eighteen years of age he went to work on the Ohio Canal, and followed this occupation for about four years. He then returned to Ames Township, and has since been engaged in farming. In 1833 he entered eighty acres of Government land and afterward bought forty acres, which constitute his present farm. He was married Dec. 2, 1841, to Miss Nancy, daughter of Albert B. and Sarah Cone. They have had foul' children, three of whom are living—Mary S., William A. and Louis W. Frederick H. is deceased. Mr. Oberholzer has held HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 535 several offices of trust in his township. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. David W. O'Neal was born in Ames Township, Athens Co., Ohio, April 12, 1843, a son of Samuel and Mary (Bryson) O'Neal, who were among the pioneers of Athens County. He was reared on a farm and received his education in the common schools. When he was fourteen years of age his father died, leaving our subject to manage the farm of about thirty acres cleared land, with an incumbrance of $700, and care for his mother and sisters. By strict attention to his work he had the debt paid off before he was twenty years of age. He was married Sept. 14, 1862, to Susan M. Johnson, of Ames Township. They are the parents of seven children, five of whom are still living—Elsworth D., John T., Charles V., Samuel R., Osro Ben Eddie. Mary and one infant are deceased. Mr. O'Neal has an improved farm of 170 acres of good land. He and his wife are active members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Horace C. Owen was born in Ames Township, March 31, 1861, son of James P. and Minerva J. (Carter) Owen. His education was received in the common school and completed at Bartlett's Academy and at the Northwestern Ohio Normal School. He was engaged for a time with the C., C., C. & I. R. R., as car tracer, and in other capacities. He is now engaged in the mercantile business at Bishopville, where he receives, as he deserves, a large portion of the public patronage. He was married April 11, 1883, to Mattie G., daughter of Wm. H. Glazier, a lady of culture and much refinement. Mrs. Owen is an active member of the Presbyterian church. James G. Owen was born in Washington County, June 25, 1805, a son of James Owen, who came to Ohio in 1788. His wife is said to be the first white woman in the Northwestern Territory, and as near as can be learned, the Ohio Purchase Company donated her 100 acres of land on that account. After the Indian war they settled in Adams Township, Washington County, where Mrs. Owen died in 1800, after which Mr. Owen married the mother of our subject, Miss Zuby Brown, a daughter of John Brown, a native of Massachusetts, and a soldier in the Revolutionary War, who, at the battle of Bunker Hill, received two severe wounds. Ten years after the death of his first wife, Mr. Owen died, leaving a widow with three small children—James G. being an infant. His youth was spent at the home of his Grandfather Brown. He was first 536 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. married Nov. 27, 1823, to Polly B. Palmer. They were the parents of eight children, seven of whom are still living. His wife died in March, 1861. He was again married Aug. 24, 1862, to Mrs. Ann Thompson, who was a sister of his first wife. He came to Athens County in 1827, where he has since resided. Mr. Owen has accumulated a large property by his own industry, having nothing to start with, and in his old age he has a competence. Although eighty years of age, he retains the physical and mental vigor of his youth to a remarkable degree. A. C. Painter, merchant, Amesville, a native of Westmoreland County, Pa., was born Nov. 12, 1834, and when eight years of age came with his parents, Isaac and Eliza Painter, to Ohio, settling on a farm in Washington County. When he was thirteen years of age the family, consisting of the mother and eleven children, were bereaved by the loss of a generous and affectionate husband and a kind and indulgent father. At the age of nineteen he went to learn the shoemaker's trade, which avocation he followed assiduously for a period of eleven years, after which he entered the store of John Patterson, as clerk, and continued in this capacity for a term of nineteen years. By his genial and courteous manner he won the confidence of his employer and the esteem of the general public; and, by his prudence and economy, he was enabled to enter the mercantile business for himself in the fall of 1882, in the village of Amesville, where he receives a generous share of the public patronage. He was married Feb. 11, 1864, to Lauretta F., daughter of the late Dr. J. W. Moore, who was for many years a prominent physician at Amesville. She is a lady of intelligence and refinement. This union has been blessed by two sons—William and Fred. James Patterson is the oldest son of Jordan Patterson, who was born in North Carolina in 1792, and in 1807 came to Ohio and located in Jefferson County, where he lived until 1836. He was united in marriage, Oct. 27, 1814, to Mary Lipsey, born in 1798, daughter of Amasa Lipsey, who in the year 1801 assisted in surveying what is now Jefferson County, to which place, the subsequent year, he moved his family, it being then the frontier, inhabited only by Indians and native denizens of the forest. He settled on a farm, passing there the remainder of his days. Mr. Patterson came to Athens County in 1836 and located on a farm in Bern Township, where he resided until his death, Feb. 2, 1864, at the age of seventy-two years, having lived with his wife happily and HISTORY OF HOOKING VALLEY - 537 contentedly for a period of over fifty years. They were the parents of eleven children, six of whom still live. He followed, since his early youth, the avocation of a farmer, and by an honest and upright life won the respect and esteem of all who knew him. He gave his children every advantage obtainable in that early day to gain a good English education, and when he passed away he caused his wife to mourn the loss of a generous and affectionate husband, and his children a kind and indulgent father. He and his wife were consistent members of the Society of Friends from their early youth. Mrs. Patterson still lives with her son James in Amesville, having reached the advanced age of eighty-five years. Her physical powers are but little impaired and she retains to a remarkable extent the mental vigor of her youth. Our subject was born in Jefferson County, May 27, 1816. His youth was passed in assisting his father on the farm and attending the subscription schools. At the age of seventeen he was apprenticed to a blacksmith where he spent three years in learning the trade. In 1836 he came with his parents to Athens County and located in Bern Township, where he erected a small shop and followed for one year blacksmithing. He then came to Ames Township and located near where the village of Amesville now is. During that time he built the first dwelling in the place, into which he moved his family, consequently he became the first resident of the now old village. Soon afterward he moved his shop and followed his chosen avocation assiduously for a period of over forty years. In connection with his regular business he carried on extensively the manufacturing of wagons and carriages. Mr. Patterson was united in marriage in June, 1838, to Martha, daughter of John and Margaret Henry. By this union there were four children, two of whom still live—Mary M. is the wife of J. L. Dunbar and Lucy A. is the wife of Dr. A. Adair. Mr. Patterson was, during the oil excitement, engaged with a large New. York company in leasing land, and employed a large number of men in prospecting. During the period of about three years he leased over 6,000 acres of land. He and his wife are both active members of the Presbyterian church, he having officiated as Deacon for over thirty years. They are also members of the old pioneer society. He was, politically, formerly of the Whig party, and since the formation of the Republican party has ever been in the first ranks. John Patterson, merchant, Amesville, is the son of Jordan and Mary (Lipsey) Patterson, who were among the old settlers of Athens 538 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. County. Our subject was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, Aug. 21, 1824. When twelve years of age he came with his parents to Athens County and settled on a farm in Bern Township. Mr. Patterson lived on a farm until he reached the age of fifteen years. He received his education in the common-schools. About the year of 1839 he came to Amesville where he was engaged in assisting his brother James in a blacksmith shop and attending school for about six years, after which he purchased a stock of goods and engaged in the mercantile business in the village of Amesville, which he carried on for one year, when he sold out and entered the store of Brown & Dickey as clerk, remaining with them one ye, In the fall of 1848 he again engaged in business for himself, and has for a period of thirty-five years been prominently identified among the leading merchants of Athens County. In the spring of 1879 he met with a serious loss by fire which consumed his store and entire stock of goods amounting to $10,000. He immediately built a large brick building and filled it with a complete stock and has now one of the finest stores in Athens County, where he does a very extensive business, amounting to about $25,000 a year, and by his strict attention to business has accumulated a large property and has, by his honorable and upright dealings with his patrons, won the confidence and respect of all who know him. He has held the office of Town Treasurer more than thirty successive years. He was appointed Postmaster soon after Grant wag first elected President, which office he still retains. Mr. Patterson was first married, Jan. 2, 1851, to Emma J. Glazier a daughter of L. B. Glazier. By this union there are two daughters—Ella F., and Bell I., who is the wife of S. G. Adair. Mrs. Patterson died Sept. 16, 1862. He was again married, June 1, 1865, to Sarah E. Glazier, sister of his first wife. They have one daughter—Emma. He and his wife are active members of the Presbyterian church. John Patterson was initiated in the first-degree of Masonry in Mount Olive Lodge at Chester Hill, Ohio, July 7, 1855. He was passed to the degree of F. C. July 27, and raised to the sublime degree of M. M. Aug. 22 of the same year. At the first meeting of the Amesville Lodge, U. D. which was held Feb. 18, 1856, Mr. Patterson was appointed S. D. At the next election of officers, Dec. 8, 1856, he was elected S. D., which office he held two years. In 1858 he was elected S. W., in which office he was retained for two years. In 1860 he was elected W. M., to which he was re-elected the two following years. In 1863 he was elected Treasurer, which office he HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 539 filled until 1865. At this time he was elected J. W. In 1866 he was again elected W. M. which he held until 1878, with the exception of two years. In 1878 he was elected Tyler, and in 1881 he was elected W. M., which office he still holds. Taylor Patterson, painter, Amesville, was born in Athens County, Dec. 19, 1848, a son of M. D. and Angeline (Sedgwick) Patterson. The father of our sketch was born in South Carolina, Nov. 11, 1821, and came to Athens County in 1841 and followed the avocation of farming and carpentering until the breaking out of the Rebellion. When his country needed brave and true men he answered the appeal by going out in the defense of the old flag and gave his life in defending his country. He was married Dec. 19, 1838, to Angeline, daughter of William and Elizabeth Sedgwick, who came to Athens County from Maryland in the year 1826. By this union were two children—Lucy J. and Taylor Patterson, the subject of this sketch, who was reared and educated in Ames Township. Since he reached his majority he has followed the avocation of painting in his native village of Amesville. Mr. Patterson isa man of an ambitious disposition and for several years has been at work in his leisure hours on an invention, a steam-propelling wagon, which without doubt in the near future will be of great benefit to the public at large. Ezra Phillips, Jr., farmer and stock-dealer, born in Ames Township, Athens Co., Ohio, April 3, 1835, is the oldest son of Ezra and Mary Ann (McDougal) Phillips, who have been prominently identified with the interests of Ames Township since its early settlement. He was reared on a farm and received his education in the common schools, living with his parents until he grew to manhood. He has always followed the avocation of farming and stock dealing in which he has been remarkably successful. He was married March 7, 1872, to Miss Ellen Ring, a daughter of John Ring, who came from Somersetshire, England, in 1857, and located in Athens. They have had three children, two of whom are living—Ezra and William. John is deceased. Mr. Phillips has a fine farm of 447 acres under a high state of cultivation. J. B. Potter was born in Wheeling, W. Va., Sept. 7, 1836, and when three years of age went with his parents to Perry County, Ohio, where he was reared. His father being a blacksmith he was early put to work in the shop, which avocation in connection with farming he followed until 1865. During the late war he engaged extensively in. buying horses for the Government, meeting with 540 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY   good success. He was married Aug. 15, 1858, to Miss M. J. Gift, a native of Morgan County, but at the time of her marriage a resident of Perry County. They had seven children, five of whom are living---Bertha J., Perley A., Ida B., Blanch A. and Willie. Mr. Potter came to Athens County in October, 1872, and purchased his present farm, which contains 270 acres of improved land. In 1880 he met with a serious loss by fire, having his residence and contents entirely consumed. Mrs. Potter is a member of the Methodist Church. Lewis Rathburn was born in Delaware County, N. Y., Sept. 22, 1808, and came with his parents, David and Elsie (Lewis) Rathburn, to Ames Township, Athens Co., Ohio, in 1809. He was reared on a farm, and received his education in the subscription school, living with his parents until he reached his majority. He was first married in 1829 to Sally Kearns, of Washington County, Ohio, and by this union were six children, five of whom are still living. He purchased his present home about 1830, where he has resided for over fifty years. Ma wife died May 17, 1880, and he was again married in August, 1881, to Mrs. Mercy Dille, a daughter of Israel Linscott, who was among the pioneers of Ames Township. Jason Rice was born in Waterford, Ohio, in 1801, and came with his parents, Jason and Sarah (Hibbard) Rice, to Ames Township, Athens County, in 1804, where he has since resided. When twenty years of age his father gave him one year of his time as his share of the estate. He was married Nov. 12, 1826, to Caroline Duffee, a native of Rhode Island, who came to Ohio in 1817. By this union there were seven children, four of whom lived to be men and women, and two still living—Melona A. and Elizabeth C. After his marriage he resided on the old homestead for one year, after which he purchased a farm on Sunday Creek containing eighty-four acres of unimproved land, where he resided for eight years. He then sold out and purchased his present home, which contains about 200 acres of improved land under a high state of cultivation, where he has resided for a period of over forty-seven years. Mr. Rice is among the foremost in contributing liberally to all enterprises that will be of interest and benefit to the community. Although eighty-two years of age, with the exception of his hearing being somewhat impaired, he retains his physical and mental vigor to a remarkable degree. HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 541 Francis C. Robinson, farmer and stock-raiser, born in Ames Township, Athens Co., Ohio, Oct. 2, 1832, is the eldest son o John C. and Eliza A. Robinson, who were prominently identified with the early settlement of Ames Township. He was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools, remaining with his parents until he was twenty-three years of age. He was married Nov. 17, 1855; to Miss Mary J. Johnson, a daughter of Joseph and Dorcas Johnson, also pioneers of Athens. They have ten children—Eliza T., Delila J., Thomas G., Calvin C., Margaret L., William D., John Q., Polly E., Joseph F. and Mary E. Mr. Robinson owns a large farm on which he is nicely situated. He and his wife are members of the Disciple church. John C. Robinson was born in Wood County, W. Va., March 22, 1803. When he was two years of age he came with his mother's family to Ohio and settled in Warren Township, Washington County, where they lived until he was thirteen years of age, when they removed to Ames Township, Athens County, where with the exception of a few years he has since lived. His father died when he was an infant, leaving his mother with a family of five small children in limited circumstances. The first year after they came to this county they located temporarily on an improved farm, after which they moved into the woods on school land, where the small boys cleared the land and supported their widowed mother. In 1818 they returned to Washington County, where they resided for two years. They then came again to Athens County and purchased a farm in what is now Bern Township. In 1826 Mr. Robinson, taking great interest in all the leading questions that were of benefit and interest to the community, with one or two others, started a petition to separate Bern and Ames townships. He was married Sept. 17, 1826, to Elizabeth Ann Gardner, a daughter of Thomas Gardner. She was born in the city of New York in the year 1809. To them were born seven children, only five still living—Margaret and Polly (deceased), Frances C., Sarah E., James L., Delilah J., Lewis L. He moved on his present farm in 1836. It contains eighty-six acres of good land, under a high state of culture. Mr. Robinson never aspired to publicity, and could never be persuaded to accept the support of his friends to county or local offices. He has been a member of the Baptist church for about sixty years. His wife was a member of the same church . She died April 15, 1876. Mr. Robinson is eighty years of age, and by a long life of honest and upright dealings he has won a large circle of warm and true 542 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. friends, and the confidence and esteem of the entire community. Captain James B. Shoop, a resident of Amesville, Athens Co., Ohio, since the year 1866, was born Feb. 2, 1842, in the old town of Marietta, Ohio. From thence, about the year 1850, his parents moved to McConnelsville, Morgan Co., Ohio, at which place and the neighboring village of Malta he continued to reside until his settlement at Amesville as above stated. His father, though a skillful and industrious cabinet-maker, having a large family to support by his daily labor, was able to afford his son but a limited common-school education. He was early assigned work at the bench with his father, thus contributing his help to the family's support until his enlistment in the Union army in 1861. The war record of Captain Shoop is one of which he and his friends may be justly proud. When the Rebellion arose as a mighty hurricane and smote the Government with a force that made its strong pillars to shake, young Shoop was astir to support the cause of freedom and union. When, as yet, many with more favored opportunities were going to and fro, in doubt and indecision, a company, hastily recruited at his native city, Marietta, under President Lincoln's first call for troops, passed through McConnelsville, hurrying to defend the beleaguered capital city. This company Shoop joined, went to Zanesville and quartered the first night in the old market house. The next morning he was rejected at roll call, by the intervention of his older brother, Hewett, who, taking his place in the company, sent him reluctantly and disappointed to his home. Immediately on his return, however, he enlisted, one of the first in the county, in the company then forming, and was soon mustered into the three months' service, as a private in Company H, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, forming at Camp Anderson, near Lancaster, Ohio. In this campaign he served for nearly four months, discharging his duties in such a soldierly manner that assured his later and greater success. Soon after being mustered out President Lincoln issued his proclamation for volunteers for three years, or during the war. Shoop entered the service in Company B, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, forming at Camp Goddard, near Zanesville. Enlisting as a soldier of the ranks, always prompt in the discharge of his duties, never asking, he nevertheless promptly earned and received promotion, passing through all the grades of non-commissioned officers. He was first commissioned as First Lieutenant in August, 1863, and was assigned the command of Company B, and in 1864 he was awarded a Captain's commission, in which rank he closed his military ca- HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 543 reer. The Captain won all these honors without home influence, solely by his soldierly virtues in sight of all his comrades. He participated in many of the hardest fought battles of the war. In the bloody charge on Fort Wagner, on Morris Island, S. C., he received a severe wound in his side, from which he is still a sufferer. Always preferring to share the hardships and perils of his comrades he went into the charge on Wagner, although on the sick list and excused from duty. He had many assurances and testimonials of the universal respect and esteem in which he was held by his command, one of the proudest of which was an elegant sword, sash and belt, presented to him by his old Company B, on Christmas, 1863, at Hilton Head Island, S. C. At the close of the war he was honorably discharged and he returned to his home in Morgan County, where on the 18th of July, 1865, he was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Lizzie Koons, of McConnelsville. By this union there were six children, of whom five still survive—Daisy (deceased), Fred, Hugh, Nellie, James and Edith. In 1866 Captain Shoop located in business in Amesville, where he has followed assiduously the avocation of a cabinet-maker, during which time he has met with several severe losses by fire. First in 1870 his home and contents were totally destroyed, and in 1873 a building in which he had furniture stored caught fire, by which our subject met with a loss of $300. In 1875 he was again visited by the fire fiend, when his shop, tools, and entire stock were wholly destroyed. But being a man of great energy he again started in business and has built up a fine trade. He is among the foremost to contribute to every laudable enterprise which will be of interest and benefit to the community, lending his influence and donating from his own personal means to all worthy objects of charity. He was first made a Free and Accepted Mason in March, 1868, an organization in which he takes great pride, having held nearly all the offices to be conferred, and is among the first to promote the usefulness of the order. He is a Republican in politics and takes great interest in all political questions of the day. He and his wife are active and consistent members of the Amesville Presbyterian church. John, Smith, farmer, was born in Ames Township in 1825, and is the son of Nicholas Smith, who was one of the pioneers of Athens County. Our subject remained with his parents until he reached his majority, and then purchased the farm on which he now resides, which contains 700 acres of well improved land. He was married in 544 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. 1847 to Miss Rosanna Weis, daughter of Jacob Weis. They have had seven children, four of whom are living—Mary E., Peter W John L., Hiram B.; Jacob W., Lydia A. and Betsy are deceased. Fred Stalder was born in Ames Township, Athens County, July 17, 184.2, a son of Frederick Stalder, a native of Switzerland, who came to the United States and settled on the farm in Ames Township, Athens Co., Ohio, where our subject now resides, in 1819. He was reared on a farm and received his early education in the common schools, completing it at Bryant's Commercial College, at Chillicothe, Ohio. At the breaking out of the late Rebellion he enlisted in Company B, Thirty-sixth Ohio Infantry, in the slimmer of 1861, where he participated in many hard-fought battles, of which were Shiloh, siege of Corinth, Vicksburg, Jackson, Mission Ridge, New Hope Church, Atlanta and many others. At the last named he received a severe wound which disabled him from active duty for two months, and from which he has never recovered. He enlisted as a soldier of the ranks but earned and received promotion, passing through all the grades of the non-commissioned offices, and in the summer of 1863 receiving his commission as Second Lieutenant, and in a short time was promoted to First Lieutenant, which office he held until his term of enlistment expired. He received an honorable discharge Dec. 24, 1864, after which he returned to his native home and engaged in farming, which avocation he has since followed. He was united in marriage Nov. 8, 1872, to Lydia Ashman, a native of Cincinnati. They have one child—Harry G. He has held many local offices, and in 1878 he was elected to the office of Justice -of the Peace, and reelected in 1881. He is a member of the Columbus Golden Post, No. 89, G. A. R. Samuel D. Stiles, a native of Pennsylvania, was born Nov.26, 1835, the son of Enos and Mary Stiles. When he was five years old he came to Ohio with his parents and located in Alexander Township, Athens County, and three years after moved to Portsmouth, Ohio. His parents died when he was fourteen years of age and he was thrown upon his own resources. He became engaged in the fruit business which he followed for six years, meeting with good success. During the late civil war he was engaged as a teamster in the Quartermaster's department. He was married July 10, 1865, to Miss Susan E. Frisby. They have had nine children, six of whom are living—Martha A., Nathan C., Joseph E., Clarence W., Cary C. and Franklin W. Mr. Stiles has labored under many dis- HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 545 advantages through life yet has been enabled to raise a large family of children, and has given each of them a good education. Mr. and Mrs. Stiles are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Judge George Walker was born in Boston, Mass., in 1774. His father, John Walker, came from an old family in Leicestershire, England, was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh, and was a barrister at law. He removed to America in 1753, was married in Boston, and settled in Hartford, Conn. George received a good business education, engaging first in mercantile business at Cooperstown, N. Y. Through the dishonesty of his partner, he met with heavy losses and came to the territory of the Northwest in 1804. Here he purchased and settled on a farm near the present town of Amesville, where he remained all his life. When he came onto it the farm was a forest and he was without any practical knowledge of clearing or farming, but by patient endeavor he conquered all obstacles, coming out not only with means to support and educate his own family, but he took a great interest in, and contributed much to, the public welfare. He was one of the founders and principle supporters of the Western Library Association, the library being for a number of years kept at his house. He was also a leading supporter of the schools and all laudable enterprises. Soon after his arrival in the township he was made a Justice of the Peace, an office which he held continuously for about twenty-four years. He was County Commissioner for sixteen years, and was elected by the State Legislature an Associate Judge on the Common Pleas bench, holding this position fourteen years. His son, George Walker, Jr., was for many years a business man in Amesville. Of his seven daughters the eldest was married to Colonel Charles Cutler, the second to Edgar Jewett, two of the others married physicians, one a banker, one a merchant, and one was the wife of Rev. Alford Ryors, formerly of the Ohio University. Rev. Wm. John Warrener, the eldest son of John Metham and Martha Warrener, was born at Bayswater, London, England, Aug. 3,1845. He attended the common schools till he was ten years of age, when, on account of a weak physical constitution and failing health, he had to eave and go to work with his father, who was a house carpenter. During the next three years about one-half of the time was occupied at work and other in attending school, after which he followed the occupation of a farmer until he left England in 1869. Desiring to become something more than a - 35 - 546 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. mere mechanic, he at the age of seventeen attended the Government School of Art at South Kensington, where he studied geometry, perspective and free-hand drawing, and architecture. These studies were pursued in the evening from seven till nine, after his day's work of ten hours was done, for a period of two years, after which he made many designs of buildings, etc., which were afterward executed. When nineteen .years of age he became converted and united with the General Baptist church. One year thereafter he organized the Canterbury-road Baptist Sunday-school at Kilbourne, London, and began to speak in public on religious and temperance topics. Having been asked by his aunt to come to America, he left the home of his boyhood Aug. 11, 1869, and landed in New York City on the 24th and reached Ames Township on the 26th of the same month. On the 23d of September, 1871, he was, in Baltimore, Md., married by the Rev. J. T. Murray to Rachel A. Kelly, of London, England, born Nov. 4, 1843. She is a lady of much refinement and cultivation. Mr. Warrener was naturalized in 1874, and has since taken an active part in public affairs. He is widely known as an able speaker and writer on political, social and religious subjects. In 1876, after much careful investigation and thought, he united with the Christian church, and on Aug. 14 of that year was ordained as minister of the gospel, and received as a member of the Ohio Eastern Christian Conference. In this, his favorite work, he has made rapid progress, and has represented it in its quadrennial session of the American Christian Convention in 1878 and 1882. His education was acquired in greater part by study after his day's toil of manual labor was done. Mr. and Mrs. Warrener are the parents of five children—John M., Sydney K., Harrison P., Emily W. and Annie A. Edmund Wheeler, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Athens County, Ohio, March 4, 1827, the oldest son of Ezra and Rachel Wheeler. His youth was spent on a farm and his education was received in the common schools. His father died when he was sixteen years of age, and he went to live with George Walker, Jr. At the breaking out of the Mexican war he enlisted. On arriving at Baton Rouge he was taken seriously ill, and was unable to attend to active duty. He received an honorable discharge and returned home to Ames Township, where he has since resided. He was first married Feb. 5, 1847, to Nancy McCuen, a daughter of Jacob and Lyda McCuen, of Ames Township. They had one child, a daughter, Adaline, the wife of L. F. Beasley, of Ames Township. Mr. Wheeler lost his wife Feb. 5, 1852. He was again married June HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 547 23, 1858, to Georgiana L. Walker. He has a fine farm containing 150 acres of improved land adjoining the village of Amesville. He and his wife are active members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Jay Wilder, Ames Township, lumber manufacturer, was born in Oakland, Ohio, Feb. '22, 1852, where he lived until he was twelve years of age, when he went to Morgan County and remained until 1870. He then came to Athens County, where he engaged in the lumber business. In 1873 he went to Virginia and remained until 1878, returning to Ames Township, Athens County, and engaging in the same business, which he has since followed. He was married Feb. 22, 1872, to Alpha Bailleau, of Bern Township. They have two children—Lillian and Pearley E. He is a member of the A. F. & A. M., Atnesville Lodge, No. 278. Mrs. Wilder is a member of the Presbyterian church of Amesville. John Wyatt, deceased, was the eldest son of Deacon Joshua and Elizabeth Wyatt, and was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., Aug. 26, 1793. With his father's family he came to the then Territory of Ohio, in the spring of 1800, and after stopping one year at Marietta moved, in 1801, to the unsettled, uncleared and uninviting locality now Ames Township, then in Washington, now in Athens, County, 0., where he spent the greater part of his long and active life. While at Marietta he attended school, taught by Mr. David Putnam, and afterward, in addition to the limited educational advantages furnished by the new settlement, he was for a limited period a student of the Ohio University, at Athens. About 1818 he was united in marriage with Emily Carpenter, a daughter of Captain Parker Carpenter. Ten children were born to them, seven sons and three daughters, all but two of whom grew to man and womanhood. Mr. Wyatt was a man of great energy and industry, and it may be well said of him he never ate the bread of idleness. Moving soon after his marriage upon a part of the same tract upon which his father lived, he soon cleared up his farm and caused the waste places and wilderness to blossom as the rose. His industry and frugality were not unrewarded, for he was not only enabled to furnish to each member of his numerous family a good farm as soon as they became of age, and render them mate_ rial assistance all through his life, but had a large competency left for benevolent purposes and subsequent distribution. He was also a man of distinguished piety, and having united with the Presbyterian church at the early age of nineteen, first at Athens and subsequently at Amesville, he continued an active, earnest, steadfast and devoted member to the day of his death. But not willing that his work should end at his death, the church at Amesville, 548 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. toward the erection of which building he had so generously contributed, and the cause so liberally sustained all through his long life, was made the recipient of the munificent sum of $1,000, the annual interest of which is to be toward sustaining the gospel as long as the church shall; exist. " Verily, the good men do shall live after them." Mr. Wyatt was ever foremost in espousing the cause of the needy, destitute and oppressed, it mattered not in what form presented. No one went from his door hungry. This same hatred of oppression made him affiliate politically with the Abolition party when Abolitionism was far from being popular. The pursued slave ever found a safe haven in the house of John Wyatt. Another characteristic was his fondness for children and his desire to point them to the Savior. This was beautifully exemplified but a few minutes before he breathed his last, by a little three-year-old granddaughter bidding him good-bye before retiring, when he took up and repeated with her the simple and familiar prayer of, " Now I lay me down to sleep," etc. But the life of Mr. Wyatt was not without its trials and difficulties. Six of his ten children passed the Jordan of death before him. His wife was summoned by death in 1865, and that loathsome disease, cancer, was for several years slowly but surely eating away his life. Death was a welcome messenger, coming Oct. 31, 1877. After the death of his wife he lived with his daughter, Mrs. Howe, at Belpre, Ohio, where he died. In accordance with a long-cherished desire his remains were taken to Amesville for interment, and deposited by the side of his wife and children. Joseph Patterson, proprietor of the Isham House, Jackson, Ohio, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1818, a son of Jordan and Mary Patterson. When he was nineteen years of age his parents moved to Athens County and located on a farm. When twenty-one years of age he started in life for himself, and soon after married Grace Beck, who died fifteen months later, leaving one child—Mary. Two years later he married Martha Van Pelt, who died in 1864, leaving six children. Mr. Patterson then married Mary E. Pattent, by whom he has one child. In the early part of his life Mr. Patterson was in the mercantile business in Athens County, but since 1873 has been engaged in the hotel business. In 1874 he removed to Jackson, and succeeded I. T. Monahan as proprietor of the Isham House. The conveniences of the house are good; the guests are at all times treated 'with due courtesy, and the house deserves the patronage of the public. Mr. Patterson is a genial landlord, and at all times exerts himself to make comfortable the many guests who visit his house. CHAPTER XIX. ALEXANDER TOWNSHIP-A GIANT IN ITS YOUTH, NOW SHORN OF MOST OF ITS TERRITORY. AS IT WAS AND NOW IS-ITS BOUNDARY LINES-TOPOGRAPHY -EARLY SETTLERS-WHISKY TRANSPORTATION-TOWNSHIP OFFICERS-JUSTICES OF THE PEACE-HEBBARDSVILLE-PLEASANTON -WOODYARD P. O. -CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, AND RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS. AS IT WAS AND NOW IS. When Athens County took upon itself the robes of official life., d secured a local habitation and a name among her sister counes of the State, Alexander Township was one of the four into hich the county was divided. It originally included the territory hich now forms eleven townships, viz. : Bedford, Scipio and Coumbia, of Meigs County; Vinton, Clinton, Elk, Madison and nox, of Vinton County; and Lee, Lodi and Alexander, of Athens unty. In territorial extent it was equal to Ames, and twice as arge as Athens. The township was located and surveyed in 1795. This township with Athens, were the " college townships," and these naturally being in close connection, Alexander was for a long time known as "South Town." The township is a congressional township in size, and is located in the south tier of sections and second from the west line of the county. It is bounded on the north by Athens, on the east by Lodi Township, on the south by Meigs County, and on the West by Lee Township. Its general appearance is hilly and uneven, yet within its borders are to be found many excellent farms, and the entire township is well adapted to stock-raising and wool-growing, in which pursuits its citizens are principally engaged. EARLY SETTLERS. Among the early settlers of Alexander Township, were. Robert Ross, William Gabriel, Amos Thompson, Enos Thompson, Edward Martin, Isaac Stanly, John, Jonathan, Joseph, Thomas and Isaac Brooks, Matthew Haning, Thomas and John Armstrong, Jared, (549)