PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO - 875 in 1887 and died in 1908. Ella O. was born on April 28, 1891, and married Leland Campbell, of Campbellstown, Ohio. They have one daughter, Ra-mona, who was born on April 28, 1912. The first wife of Leander A. Frame died in 1894, and he married Eva Conley in 1895, she dying on October 12, 1912. He then married Mrs. Emma (Moss) Huffman, who was born in Union county, Indiana, April 26, 1861. She was educated in the common schools and lived in Eaton, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Frame are members of the First Christian church, at Eaton, Ohio, he being a member of the official board and prominent in the work of that church. Mr. Frame is independent, preferring to cast his vote for able, honest and efficient men, rather than for political parties. He is well known throughout Preble county and is popular in all classes of people. He deserves to rank as one of the representative citizens of the community where he lives. PHILIP A. SAYLOR. Times have changed greatly, so far as requirements for admission to the bar, are concerned. Two generations ago the young lawyer was trained altogether in an office, but now most states require training in an accredited law school, and accept nothing short of a definite course of instructions for admission to the bar. There is no doubt that the new standard has improved the qualifications of lawyers. In Philip A. Saylor, Preble county has a young lawyer who has been eminently educated for his profession. Philip A. Saylor was born in Van Wert county, four miles east of Van Wert, January 2, 1871, the son of John W. and Lucinda (Shafer) Saylor, natives of Ohio. They had two children, McClellan, of Middletown, Ohio, and Philip A., of West Alexandria, Ohio. John W. Saylor was reared in and around West Alexandria and was a carpenter and contractor, building many of the school buildings and other substantial structures in Preble county. He now lives a retired life in West Alexandria. His wife belongs to the Christian church. Mr. Saylor was a soldier in the Civil War and served three years and three months as a private. He enlisted as a private in Company E, Twenty-second Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was assessor of Lanier township sixteen or seventeen terms. He is a Democrat, and is still living, at the age of eighty-three, while his wife's age is seventy-five. 876 - PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO. The paternal grandfather of Philip A. Saylor was John D. Saylor. He and his wife were natives of Pennsylvania and early settlers in Preble county. He was a carpenter and lived at West Alexandria for a time, but died at Palestine, Darke county, Ohio, well advanced in years. They had a large family : Andrew, John W., Phineas, David, Harrison, Philip, Maria, Jane and Matilda. The maternal grandparents of Philip A. Saylor were Philip and Elizabeth (Wesco) Shafer, natives of Pennsylvania, of German descent. They were early settlers in Preble county and lived and died in Twin township. They reared a large family : Peter, Henry, Jacob, Andrew, Philip, Margaret, Julia, Lucinda, Elizabeth, Elzina and Mary J. Philip A. Saylor was reared near West Alexandria and worked at farm work until he was eighteen years of age. He attended the public schools and graduated from the West Alexandria high school in 1888, after which time he attended Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware. He engaged in the canning business, after his graduation from college, for several years, and in the meantime began studying law, graduating from the University of Cincinnati Law School on May 17, 1905. He was admitted to the bar that year and began practicing at West Alexandria. He formed a partnership with James A. Gilmore, in Eaton, in 1906, and was with him until Mr. Gilmore's death, on August 28, 1914. Since that time he has practiced alone. Mr. Saylor was married, on August 3, 1899, to Bertha Huggins, the daughter of Robert D. and Caroline Huggins. There was one daughter born to that union, Martha C. Mrs. Saylor was born in West Alexandria and her parents were natives of Ohio, both now being deceased. Her father died in 1900, at the age of sixty-seven, and her mother a few years earlier at an advanced age. They had two children, William and Bertha. Throughout his life Mr. Saylor has been an ardent Democrat. He was elected prosecuting attorney of Preble county in 1914. He was a member of the seventy-fourth General Assembly of Ohio in 190o and 1902, and was in many important fights. He took an especial interest in legislation for good roads. He did considerable work on the floor of the House in this manner. Mr. Saylor belongs to King Hiram Lodge No. 88, Free and Accepted Masons, and is master of the lodge. He is also a member of Eaton Chapter No. 22, Royal Arch Masons, and of the Lanier Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of West Alexandria. Mrs. Saylor is an active and devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal church. PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO - 877 CHARLES M. PARKER. Although the great number of the early settlers of Preble county followed the calling of agriculture and many of their descendants continue to do so, not all of them have become farmers. The life of any civilized community demands certain adjuncts in the way of mercantile establishments, places of amusement and sundry other kinds of business in which men may engage. All these things play important parts in the welfare of a community, and not the least important calling in which a man can engage is that of providing creature comforts and amusements for his neighbors. Therefore, Charles M. Parker, of Camden, who conducts a flourishing restaurant and billiard hall, thus providing both necessities and amusement for his patrons, is thoroughly entitled to a place in the pages of a volume of this nature. Charles M. Parker was born in Jackson township, Preble county, Ohio, on January 3, 1870, the son of John and Anna R. (Rohrer) Parker. His paternal grandfather was Lewis Parker, who was born in New Jersey, on January 2, 1802, and who later came to Preble county. John Parker, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Somers township, Preble county, Ohio, on June 17, 1840, and followed the calling of a farmer. His earlier years he spent in operating a farm in Jackson township, but he later moved to his farm in Somers township, where he remained until his death, which occurred on December 3o, 1912. On June 25, 1865, John Parker married Anna R. Rohrer, who was born July 27, 1842, and who is now deceased. Six children, four of whom are living, were born to this union, namely : Bertha, born May 24, 1866, now deceased; Sarah, born April 25, 1868, who died December 12, 1889; Charles M., born January 3, 1870, the subject of this sketch; Nellie, born December 6, 1889, now the wife of Sanford Davis, of Somers township; Lucy, born August 25, 1874, who lives in Dayton, Ohio, and Matilda, now the wife of George E. Minter, of Lexington, Kentucky. Charles M. Parker received a common-school education in the schools of Preble county and, having finished his studies, took up the calling of agriculture, which he followed until 1900. Mr, Parker, however, was more deeply interested in mechanical and commercial affairs than in farming and, in 1900, he left the farm and went to Indianapolis, Indiana, where he worked for four and one-half years at the trade of boiler making. He then entered the employ of the city water company, where he worked 878 - PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO. for three years. The following two years he spent in the employ of the Kingan Packing Company, of Indianapolis. In 1912, at the time of his father's death, Mr. Parker returned to Preble county and assumed the responsibilities of operating the home farm. He remained in active charge of the farm for a period of nearly three years, but still retained a deeper interest in commercial matters than in those of agriculture. He therefore, on January 16, 1915, bought the White House restaurant and billiard hall in Camden. To his new business enterprise Mr. Parker took all the enthusiasm which had been generated by his commercial nature and froM the very start began to improve and develop his new property. In that direction he met with immediate success, the result being that he now owns a thoroughly up-to-date restaurant and billiard hall and enjoys the patronage of a large circle of friends. Politically, Mr. Parker is a supporter of the Democratic party and has always taken an intelligent interest in the principles of that party, although he has never aspired to public office. He is well and favorably known in his community and enjoys the acquaintance of a large circle of friends. He is a thorough going man of business, who endeavors to please his patrons in every way possible, and who is rapidly coming to the front as one of Camden's prominent commercial leaders. JUDGE ARTHUR DUFFIELD DAVIS. Men deserve credit for their success in proportion to the difficulties they have to overcome. Judge Arthur D. Davis, of Preble county, Ohio, equipped himself for the law wholly by home study. Not only is he a very learned judge, but his success is wholly self-earned. Twice he has been endorsed by the people of Preble county, the first time when he was elcted judge in his initial campaign, and the second time when he was re-elected by an increased majority. Judge Arthur Duffield Davis, probate judge of Preble county, Ohio, was born in Monroe township, Preble county, Ohio, August 12, 1879, the son of Henry P. and Sarah Jane (Renner) Davis, natives of Ohio. Henry P. Davis and wife were the parents of seven children : Charles M., a resident of Alberta, Canada ; William H., of Cleveland, Tennessee; Delilah Belle, deceased, who was the wife of Elijah Wehrley ; Frank L., of Texarkana, Arkansas; Fannie A., wife of L. C. Ashman, of New Paris, Ohio ; PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO - 879 Ida J., the wife of William Knapp, of Eldorado, Ohio; Arthur D., of Eaton, Ohio, and Susie, who died at the age of four years. Henry P. Davis Was reared in Butler county, Ohio, near Germantown,. and moved to Preble county about 1865, locating near Gettysburg on the . Arthtir Duffield farm. He was a man of great industry and energy, being-engaged at different times as a merchant, butcher, thresher, saw-mill operator and as a farmer. He owned a farm of ninety-two acres, which he im-proved with fine buildings, and on this farm his death occurred in 1909, at the age of seventy-two. His Wife died in 1907, at the age of sixty-eight years. Both were loyal and earnest members and active workers in the Presbyterian church. The paternal grandparents of Judge Davis, James M. and Annie (Lewis) Davis, were farmers, and their children were, Henry P. (the father of Judge Davis), Lewis, J. G., William P., Martha J., Priscilla, Augustus, Jefferson, Sarah E, Milton, Eliza, Amanda F. and Minerva. The maternal grandfather was William Renner, and he and his wife, Susan, were early settlers of Preble county, where he followed the occupation of fanning until his death, at a very advanced age. He and his wife reared a large family of children, including the following : Sarah Jane, Isaac, William, Elizabeth, James, Catherine and Joseph. Judge Davis was born and reared in Preble county, growing up as a farmer lad, attending the district schools of his home township during the winter seasons, and assisting his father with the work on the farm during the summers. Later he took a course in the Richmond Business College, at the same time doing considerable studying at home. He lived at home until he was grown, after which he worked for a time for the Great American Tin Plate Company, then for the Indiana Pipe Line Company, and, later, for the Indianapolis Gas Company, at Montpelier, Indiana, but, on account of his mother's ill health, returned to the farm, where he lived for one year. He was then chosen deputy of the probate court under Judge Brumbaugh, serving in this capacity for three years. He was then elected probate judge, the first time by one hundred and twenty-six majority, and the second time by seventeen hundred and seventy-seven majority. He is now serving his second term as judge of the probate court of Preble county. He has always spent a great deal of his time at home in the study of law. Judge Davis was married, October 12, 1910, to Minnie Frances Brown, the daughter of William Allmond and Hannah (Carr) Brown. Mrs. Davis: was born in Morgan county, Ohio, while her parents also are natives of the Buckeye state. Her father is now deceased, while her mother is still living 880 - PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO. and makes her home in Eaton. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were the parents of two children, Clyde, now a resident of New York City, and Minnie, the wife of Judge Davis. Mrs. Davis is a graduate of Ohio University, at Athens, Ohio; was principal of the schools at Glouster, Ohio; taught in the Eaton high school for a period of five years and is now deputy clerk in the probate court of Preble county. In politics, Judge Davis has always been a stanch adherent of the Democratic party, and has been a leader in the ranks of his party for many years. He now owns his father's old farm in Monroe township, and takes an active interest in his farming operations. Fraternally, Judge Davis is a member of Bolivar Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons ; Eaton Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, and Reece Council, Royal and Select Masters, of Dayton, Ohio. He is also a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge at New Paris, Ohio. Religiously, Judge Davis is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, while his wife holds her membership in the Baptist church. Aside from Judge Davis's record as a learned, capable and impartial judge of the law, he has a splendid personal record and is popular throughout his native county. This record he has well earned by right personal living and scrupulous relations with the public generally. NEWTON E. STEVENS. The gentleman to a review of whose life the reader's attention is now directed is recognized as one of the energetic, well-known agriculturists .of Preble county, who, by his untiring and progressive methods, has contributed in a material way to the advancement of the locality where he lives. In the course of an honorable career he has been successful in the lines to which his efforts have been directed and enjoys distinguished prestige among• the representative men of his community, so that it is eminently proper that attention should be called to his achievements and due credit be recorded to his worth as an enterprising citizen. Newton E. Stevens, whose splendid farm is located on a part of the northeast quarter of, section 10, township 7 north, range I east, Dixon township, was born in Union county, Indiana, on the old Indian boundary line, February 1, 1861. Mr. Stevens is the son of Stephen and Martha (Snyder) Stevens, long respected residents of the Hoosier state. Stephen Stevens was born in Union county, Indiana, December 27, 1832, the son PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO - 881 of William Stevens. He was reared and educated in his native community, was there married and resided there throughout his life, until November, 1914, when he relinquished active farming operations and moved to Liberty, Indiana, where he now resides. His wife, Martha Snyder, was the daughter of Simon and Sarah, W. Snyder, the former born in Lee county, Virginia, July 7, 1804, and the latter a native of Guilford county, North Carolina. Sarah Snyder was a hardworking and industrious woman, making a living as a laborer in the harvest and hay fields. She was a devout Christian woman and enjoyed to a marked degree the respect of all who knew her. Her husband, Simon Snyder, emigrated from his native state to Indiana territory in 1807 and on February 20, 1828, was married to Elizabeth Witt. To this union were born nine children, John, Joshua, Isaac, Benjamin, Andrew, Mary, Martha I., Anna, and one other. Newton E. Stevens was reared on the paternal homestead in Union county, Indiana, from 1861 to 1885, when he came to Preble county and bought the farm on which he now lives and to the cultivation of which he has devoted himself continuously since. Being a man of sound judgment and industrious habits, he has gained marked success in his enterprises and is today numbered among the successful and prosperous farmers of his community. In addition to the raising of all crops common to this locality, he gives considerable attention to live stock, in which he has also had considerable success, and has been heavily interested in the shipping of hogs and cattle, shipping two or three carloads of animals a year. On December 13, 1883, Mr. Stevens was married to Jane Norris, who was born in Union county, Indiana, April 24, 1864, the daughter of Frederick and Sarah (Nelson) Norris, both of whom are now deceased. She was reared in the same neighborhood as her husband and they were acquainted from childhood. They had but little in the way of material possessions when they began their married life, and for some years Mr. Stevens rented his father's farm, where they lived until coming to Preble county. In all his labors, Mr. Stevens has been greatly assisted by his wife, who has been to him, in every respect, a true helpmate. To them have been born two 'daughters, Iva I., born September 15, 1885, and Nellie M., born August 1, 1887, who, after graduating from the common schools, studied nursing in the Reed hospital, Richmond, Indiana, and is now following that profession. In his political relations, Mr. Stevens gives his support to the Democratic party and has long been active in local political councils. He has (56) 882 - PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO. given close attention to local public affairs and has served efficiently as a member of the Dixon township school board and as justice of the peace. Fraternally, he is a member of Bolivar Lodge No. 82, Free and Accepted. Masons, and he and his wife are members of the Order of the Eastern Star. Because of their marked social dispositions and their genuine worth, Mr. and Mrs. Stevens are popular in the circles in which they move. CALVIN C. HARLAN. Thirty years, perhaps, would cover the active careers of most men, yet. Calvin C. Harlan has conducted a photograph gallery for forty-one years. He is one of the foremost photographers in the state of Ohio and for many years has enjoyed a large and lucrative patronage. Mr. Harlan is one of those men who has kept pace with every modern current of thought and is well informed, not only with regard to his business, but on things generally.. In the past forty years there has been a remarkable development in photographic processes and Mr. Harlan has maintained his position in the foremost ranks of this technical progress. Calvin C. Harlan was born in Warren county, Ohio, twelve miles east of Lebanon, in December, 1843, the son of David K. and Tuley Emma (Howland) Harlan, natives of Virginia and Germany, respectively. They were early settlers in Warren county and had eight children, Demetrus, Nicholas, Varner, Isabella, Mary Ann, who married Mr. Vandevoort ; Melinda, who died single ; Charity, who married Mr. Hale, and Calvin C., of Eaton. David K. Harlan, the father of Calvin C., was reared in Warren county,. Ohio, and was a farmer. His wife died there at the age of fifty-five. He came to Eaton about 1884 and died here at the age of eighty-six. When he left the farm, he wrote a book on "Natural Spiritualism." He owned a farm of one hundred and twenty-eight acres in Warren county, which he cleared and improved. He lived in a cabin at first, but later built a large brick house. He was a man of great energy. He conducted a brick yard and a store on the same ground. He had two brothers, William and Nathaniel. The maternal grandfather of CalVin C. Harlan was a native of Pennsylvania, he and his wife being early settlers of Warren county, where they died. They were farmers and had three sons and three daughters. Calvin C. Harlan was reared on his father's farm in Warren county, and attended a country school at Hickoryville. He lived at home until he PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO - 883 was twenty-one and then married. After his marriage, he went to Rich-mond, Indiana, to learn the photographer's business, which he has followed for more than forty years. He learned to play a violin when a boy, beginning when eight years old, and used to play for dances for twenty-five miles around Richmond. After coming to Eaton in 1873, he learned to play by note, having previously played by ear, and, organizing an orchestra, played for parties for a number of years until after his father's death, when he gave it up. He invented a "mute" attachment for a violin and sold a great many of them to musicians. Mr. Harlan was married, in 1864, to Mary Harlan, a third cousin, and there were two children born to this union, Fred and a daughter who died in infancy. Fred is a farmer in Warren county and is married. Mrs. Harlan died in 1868. Calvin C. Harlan came to Eaton in 1873 and opened a photograph gallery and has continued in this business here since that time. In 1875 he was married to Anna Gardner and one daughter, who died at birth, was born to this union. The mother died in 1900. Mr, Harlan married again, his third wife being an old schoolmate, whose maiden name was Mattie Turner. She died three or four years after their marriage. She was a member of the Methodist church and Mr. Harlan is also a mem-ber of that denomination. Politically, Mr. Harlan is a Republican and at one time served as a member of the Eaton city council, filling out an unexpired term. All of Mr. Harlan's wives were good women, loyal and devoted helpmeets and unselfish Christians. TIMOTHY GLENN. There are few callings which demand a closer application of mental energy and a clearer brain than that of telegraphy. Thousands of lives are dependent upon the sobriety, clear-headedness and efficiency of the tele-graph operator every minute in the day. A mere slip of memory is liable to cause frightful disaster, great loss of human life and untold suffering. The telegraph operator at all times must be physically and mentally fit for the duties with which he is charged. One of the most efficient telegraph oper-ators employed by the Pennsylvania railroad is Timothy Glenn, of New Paris, Ohio. Timothy Glenn was born on February 1, 1863, in New Paris, and is a son of Thomas and Catherine (Foley) Glenn. Thomas Glenn was born 884 - PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO in Milltown, County Clare, Ireland, and when he had reached his majority, emigrated to Scotland, where he remained for five years. He then came to the United States and, after traveling about the South for some time, during which period he was employed on a boat on the Mississippi river, he finally located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Later he came to New Paris, Ohio. After coming to New Paris, he was employed by the Little Miami Railway Company, which was building a line through Preble county at that time. Thomas Glenn continued in this work until 1885, when he retired, and spent the remainder of his days in New Paris, where his death occurred. He married Catherine Foley in 1861. She also was a native of County Clare, Ireland, and came to the United States with her parents. Thomas Glenn and wife were the parents of the following children : Timothy, the subject of this sketch ; Margaret, the wife of C. W. Howard, a contractor living at Indianapolis, Indiana; John, who married Mary Fleming, and lives at Indianapolis, Indiana. Timothy Glenn was reared in New Paris, Ohio, and was educated in the public schools of that city. When ten years old, Mr. Glenn lost a limb, being run over by a Pennsylvania train. He attended school until he was sixteen years old, and then took up the study of telegraphy at Richmond, Indiana. He commenced work at Elwood, Indiana, for the Pennsylvania Railway Company, and remained at that place for one year, when he was transferred to Anderson, Indiana. He remained at the latter place one year and then returned to New Paris, in July, 1883, when the double-track service was established between New Paris and Richmond, Indiana. Mr. Glenn has occupied the same position since that time. He has never lost a day on account of sickness and is .a steady worker in every respect. Immediately before Mr. Glenn took up telegraphy he worked for about a year as a section hand. Timothy Glenn was married to Mary Sullivan, the daughter of John and Hanora (Fuller)" Sullivan, both natives of Ireland, who came from County Kerry. To this union two children have been born : William H., who was born March 8, 1892, graduated from the New Paris high school, learned telegraphy and is an operator at New Paris, Ohio, for the Pennsylvania railroad; Thomas B., a twin brother of William H., died at the age of six months. Mr. Glenn has prospered in life and, by rigid economy and frugal living, has acquired a substantial competence, even though he began life with nothing. Today . he owns a splendid home, the result of his careful management and living. PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO - 885 Religiously, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn are devout members of the Catholic church, and Mr. Glenn belongs to the Knights of Columbus and the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Politically, he is a Democrat. He has been the recipient of splendid political honors, having served as mayor of New Paris for three terms. He has also served as a member of the town council and as township clerk for a considerable period, and at one time he was the nominee of his party for county recorder of Preble county, but was defeated, with the remainder of the ticket, though he ran ahead of the party vote. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn are quiet, unassuming people and highly respected in New Paris, where they are well known. They are representative citizens of Jefferson township and, in every respect, are entitled to representation in this volume. DR. WILLIAM H. BUCKE. Among the native sons of Preble county who have achieved a large measure of success in professional life is Dr. William H. Bucke, a veterinary surgeon of Eaton, Ohio. Dr. William H. Bucke was born in Monroe township, Preble county, Ohio, February 6, 1866, the son of John and Louisa (Alber) Bucke. They had five children : Dr. William H.; Martha, the wife of William Crawford, of near Arcanum, Darke county, Ohio; Settie A., the wife of D. A. Siler, of Columbus, Ohio; Alpha, who died when a child ; and Irvin W.. of Monroe township, who lives on the home farm. John Bucke had two children by a former marriage, Sallie, who married Henry Frazee, of near Somerville, Ohio, and John Henry, of Eaton. Mrs. John Bucke, prior to her marriage to Mr. Bucke, had been married to Joseph Sayring• and four children were born to that marriage, Jacob, of Monroe township; Hannah, deceased, who was the wife of Jonathan Gray; Adam, of Germantown, Ohio, and Levi, of Monroe township. John Bucke was always a farmer. He and his wife owned two hundred and forty acres in Monroe township, which he improved and where he reared his family. He and his wife, both of whom are now deceased, were devout members' of the German Baptist church. The paternal grandparents of Doctor Bucke were early settlers in Washington township, Preble county, where they lived to advanced ages. 886 - PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO. They had a small family. The maternal grandparents of Doctor Bucke were natives of Germany, coming to this country and settling in Darke county, Ohio. They had four children, John, William, Louisa and one other. Dr. William H. Bucke was reared on his father's farm in Monroe township. He attended the district schools and remained at home until he was twenty years old. He then continued to work on a farm until he entered Ontario Veterinary College, graduating from this institution with the class of 1890. After his graduation, Doctor Bucke practiced his profession in Monroe township for one year. He then came to Eaton, where he has practiced continually since that time. Doctor Bucke was married, on April 16, 1891, to Mary Josephine Rooks, the daughter of William H. H. and Sarah (Baker) Rooks. To this union one son has been born, Harold Hobart. Mrs. Bucke was born in Darke county, Ohio, and her parents now live in Arcanum, Darke county. They have five children, Josephine, Jacob E., Jane, Catharine and Genevra. Politically, Doctor Bucke is identified with the Democratic party. He belongs to Bolivar Lodge No. 82, Free and Accepted Masons, and Waverly Lodge No. 143, Knights of Pythias. In connection with the practice of his profession, Doctor Bucke operates a livery barn in Eaton. He enjoys a large practice and has been unusually successful. He is one of the best-known citizens of Preble county and highly respected in the community where he has spent almost all of his life. RICHARD DANILY. There are many occupations, but only one is absolutely necessary to man's existence. The three things which a man cannot live without are food, clothing and shelter. The farmer not only controls the food supply, but also holds the clothing products of the world in his hand. His is the only occupation which can exist independently of all others. An increasing number of our best farmers are taking agricultural courses in college, thereby fitting themselves for scientific .farming. The profession has taken on increased dignity within the past few years and more and more of our young men are applying themselves to scientific farming. The farmer of today has the immense advantage of working with machinery, which renders his work free of many of its former disadvantages. Preble county PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO - 887 has hundreds of splendid farmers, but it has few men who have succeeded so well in the country of their adoption as Richard Danily. Richard Danily, a farmer living on route No. 2 out of New Paris, Ohio, was born in Shropshire, England, December 26, 1861. He is the son of Richard and Ann (Ruscoe) Danily, both of whom were born, reared, married and died in England. One of their children, Ann, is the widow of Zack Langley and lives in England. Richard Danily was reared on a farm in England. He did not care to attend school in his early years and, when placed in the grammar grades by his father, he ran away from school. However, he was returned and kept in school against his will for a period of eighteen months. At the age of sixteen, he came with a cousin to the United States, landing at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He remained there only forty-eight hours, when he left for Texas. After arriving in Houston, he got a position in a lumber yard, remaining there only two weeks, when he visited Texarkana and Little Rock, finally arriving at St. Louis, Missouri, where he spent two weeks. Later he was employed on a farm near Troy, Illinois, but remained there only a short time and finally came to Preble county, Ohio. Here he got work on a farm near New Paris. He remained with William Stockton that summer and winter and attended school in district No. 1. Subsequently, he worked for John Stockton, but spent all of his money. He then worked for Sylvester Binley for three years and finally for Frank Mitchell for one year. Richard Danily was married on January 24, 1884, to Jennie Hulton, who was born and reared in Preble county. Mr. Danily had no property and little money at the time of his marriage. He settled down, however, in New Paris, Ohio, and worked in the stone quarry for six years and, with his earnings, paid for property which he had purchased. Subsequently, in partnership with Thomas Melody and Patrick Cronan, he went into the bus business and continued this partnership with them for two years, when the firm became Danily & Deem. This arrangement lasted two years, when Mr. Danily bought out his partner and conducted the business himself for eight years. In the meantime he had purchased two hundred and thirty acres of land and he now owns three hundred and ten acres. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Danily, Fred and Minnie, both of whom are at home. Politically, Mr. Danily is an ardent Republican. He has served as a member of the school board and in that capacity discharged his duties in :an entirely satisfactory manlier. Fraternally, he is a member of Harmony 888 - PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO. Lodge No. 396, Knights of Pythias, and is a past chancellor in that lodge. Whatever may be said of Mr. Danily, it must be admitted that he has taken advantage of every opportunity offered for material success during his residence in this country. While he has succeeded in a material way, he has also been able to retain the esteem and respect not only of his business associates, but the people with whom he has come into contact. In every sense, he is a representative farmer and an influential citizen of Preble county, and especially of Jefferson township, where he lives. JOSEPH T. WOERNER. The memory of successful men lives long after they are gone. Their influence goes on and on, to cheer their descendants on the pathway of life, and to transform the lives of those who still live and who knew them in the zenith of their active careers. One of Eaton's successful merchants, whose memory remains precious to the dear wife and the children he left behind, is Joseph T. Woerner, for more than forty years actively identified with the commercial life of this metropolis of Preble county. His life was one of untiring activity, and was crowned with a degree of success attained by comparatively few who aspire to commercial eminence. By a. straightforward and honorable course and upright business dealings, Mr. Woerner built up a large and lucrative business in the retail line of clothing. The late Joseph T. Woerner was born on October 27, 1848, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was of German parentage, his father and mother having been born in the Old Country. Mr. Woerner's early education was care fully planned, and during his life he was considered one of the best informed men of Preble county. During the two years preceding his coming to Eaton, Ohio, he was associated with his father in the tailoring business in Cincinnati, Ohio. Prior to this time, at the age of eighteen, he had enlisted for service in the Union army in Company I, One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. His enlistment was. dated May, 1864, and he served one hundred days. Mr. Woerner came to Eaton, Preble county, Ohio, just after reaching his majority, and began life with a small capital, which he invested in the clothing business. He continued in this line for more than forty years, and when he died, on November 21, 1911, he was rated as one of Eaton's. most successful business men. PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO - 889 Mr. Woerner had two daughters, who now live in Eaton. The business which he established and which he promoted so successfully is now conducted by a son-in-law. Mrs. Woerner was born in Eaton, Ohio, and received her education in the public schools of that city. She is a daughter of Michael and Ann (Casserly) Ryan, both of whom were natives of Ireland, who came to Preble county, Ohio, in 1849. Mrs. Woerner's parents, however, were not married until after their arrival in Eaton. Mrs. Woerner is a devout member of the Catholic church and a liberal contributor to the support of this faith. She is modest and unassuming in manner, a woman of culture and refinement, who believes that the sphere of her sex lies in 'the home. Throughout her life she has attended to her duties as a wife with rare zeal and enthusiasm. Mrs. Woerner lives in a beautiful and comfortable home on Main street, Eaton, surrounded by all the comforts and conveniences obtainable. She is a woman highly respected and admired for her many good qualities of head and heart.