372 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY DOVER TOWNSHIP BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. W. H. H. BOWDRE, penman, P. O. New Dover, was born June 25, 1858, and is a son of Samuel and Nancy (Green) Bowdre, natives of Ohio, of German descent. They settled in Dover Township, two and a half miles northeast of New Dover, in 1841, where they still reside, now owing 116 acres of land. Mr. Bowdre makes a specialty of Clydesdale horses, on which he has taken the premium at the Union County and State Fairs, and also keeps his farm well stocked with cattle and hogs. He has raised a family of eleven children, all now living with one exception. Our subject was raised on a farm, but not liking the occupation of a farmer, he paid but little or no attention to agricultural pursuits, and spent most of his time trapping, rather than to go to school. At the age of sixteen years, seeing the folly of his former course, he set diligently to work, and was henceforth considered an industrious man. When seventeen years of age he went to work with his uncle in Illinois, where he remained for several years with the exception of a few months spent at his Ohio home, and during his stay in the Prairie State he became a member of a young mens' debating society, and attained considerable prominence as a public speaker. At one time, having attended a temperance meeting where the speaker failed to appear, he was called out, and responding, delivered a creditable speech, which was highly lauded by the local press. Feeling sorely his lack of education, he began attending the common schools in 1879, and afterward took a course in a Normal School. In 1880, he attended the graded school of Marysville, and then for five months attended Prof. Sharp's school of penmanship, but was advised by the Professor to leave the DOVER TOWNSHIP. - 373 latter, not being a promising pupil. He then undertook to learn a rapid system of penmanship, under Prof. Michael, of Delaware, and succeeded beyond his most sanguine expectations, making rapid progress in the art, and taking several prizes for his superiority in flourishing. He has since improved on the various styles he has studied, taking the good from all and combining them, and has began teaching what he terms his lightning method. He claims to teach more in six lessons than other teachers can in six months, and, indeed, the rapidity with which his scholars learn is truly marvelous. His plan of imparting knowledge of the art is the great secret of his success, and the number and proficiency of his pupils is the proof of his possessing that secret. LEWIS FILLER, farmer, P. O. New Dover, was born in Loudoun County Va., July 6, 1814. His father was a native of Loudoun County; his parents came from Germany. He served in the war of 1812, and contracted a disease from which he died. His mother, Elizabeth Cordell, was also a native of Loudoun County, and of German parents. Lewis is the second son and third child. When a boy he was taken by Samuel Cordell, who reared him to maturity, and gave him the privileges of the common schools. He came to Marysville in 1834, and worked one year at carpentering, then went to Union Township, where he married, and the succeeding year (1836) came to Dover Township and purchased fifty acres of land. In 1852, he bought 100 acres of his present homestead, which was all in woods. He now owns a well-improved farm of 155 acres, which he cleared up from the stump. August 11, 1835, he was married to Mary Mather, daughter of Ebenezer and Elizabeth Mather, by whom he had eleven children, two of whom are living-Melva F., wife of William Kelsey, and Davison, who married Ella Craty. Mrs. Filler was born in Union Township January 14, 1818, and died July 2, 1853. Mr. F. again married, May 11, 1854, to Mrs. Elmina Irwin, widow of Samuel Irwin. She died June 22, 1858, leaving two children. One, May E., is now living. Mr. Filler married the third time, October 18, 1858, to. Blanch, daughter of James and Nancy Beck. Mrs. F. was born in Clark County, W. Va., June 7, 1832. Of seven children by this union, two are living-Mina and Laura B. Mr. and Mrs. Filler are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He assisted is organizing Mount Harmon Methodist Episcopal Church, and is the only surviving charter member. He served as Township Trustee four terms, and in politics is a Republican. SAMUEL GAMBLE, farmer, P. O. New Dover, a native of Clark County, Ohio, was born October 10, 1819. He is a son of Robert and Catharine (Bennett) Gamble. His father emigrated from Ireland with hid parents when eighteen years old, and settled in Pennsylvania, where he married and subsequently removed to Kentucky, thence to Clark County, Ohio, before the war of 1812. Mr. Gamble enlisted and served in the war of 1812, and in 1832 removed with his family to Leesburg Township, this county, where he purchased 100 acres of land. He died in 1839, aged fifty; his wife died in 1833. They had nine children, of whom our subject is the second son. He was reared to manhood on a farm and educated in schools held in log cabins. September 15, 1839, he married Mary, daughter of Samuel and Phebe Lyman. Mrs. Gamble was. born in Franklin County, Ohio, December 10, 1820. Of nine children by this marriage five are living-John C., Catharine, wife of William Wingfield, Samuel E., George M. and Elmer E.; Robert, William, Mary A., Harriet and Phebe are deceased. Robert and William enlisted in 1862 in Company E, Eighteenth Regiment of regular troops. They participated in battle of Perryville, where they were taken prisoners. After one year they were released, and joined their regiment and were engaged in toe battle of Chickamauga, where William was captured and confined in Libby Prison one month, and while being taken to Andersonville took Rick at Danville, and died in December 1863. Robert was slightly wounded at Lookout Mountain, and discharged August 1864. He died in Kosciusko County, Ind., in May 1866. Mr. Gamble moved to his farm in Dover Township in 1856. He owned at one time 400 acres, but has divided with his children till his farm now contains but 240 acres. He has made all his property by industry and economy, and has been a successful man. BERRY HANAWALT, farmer, P. O. New Dover, was born in Ross County, Ohio, December 11, 1843. He is a son of Samuel and Catharine (Acton) Hanawalt, the former a native of Mifflin County, Penn., and the latter of Ross County, Ohio. His father was born September 4, 1810, and his mother August 13, 1823. Mr. Hanswalt's parents removed to Ross County, Ohio, in 1814 and died there-Mr. H. July 28, 1831, and Mrs. H. July 17, 1846. Mrs. Hanawalt's father, Richard Acton, was a soldier in the war of 1812. In October, 1850, our subject's parents came to Mill Creek Township, where Mr. Hanawalt had purchased eighty-three acres of land in 1847. He increased his farm by subsequent purchases, till at his death he owned 216 acres. He died January 21, 1874. Mr. Hanawalt was a man of unusual force of character; he started in life a poor boy, and spent several years of his early manhood in supporting his mother, and caring for and educating his brothers and sisters. He became a bankrupt once on account of securing others and was compelled to make a second start. By his industry and energy he accumulated considerable property, leaving an estate valued at $11,200. He was for several years an ardent and active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; his political affiliations were formerly with the Whigs, but of later years with the Republican party. Berry, the eldest son, was reared on a farm till of age, and educated in the common schools. October 5, 1865, he was married to Miss Rebecca J., daughter of Warret and Emily 374 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY. Owen. Mrs. H. wag born in Mill Creek Township, January 25, 1848. Of their four children two are living-Charles, born October 11, 1866, and Jeanette, born January 24, 1868; Alpharetta, died June 13, 1868, and Samuel, born April 18, 1870, and died February 14, 1872. Mr. Hanawalt located on his farm October 11, 1867. He owns 104 1/2 acres of land and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is connected with the I. O. O. F. He served as Township Trustee one term, and Treasurer two terms. ARTHUR LIGGETT, farmer, P. O. New Dover, eldest son of James and Sarah A. Liggett, was born in Delaware County, Ohio, December 12, 1839. He came to Union County with his parents when a boy. Ile wag reared on the farm and educated in the district schools. August 26, 1860, he was joined in marriage to Miss Clarinda Freshwater, daughter of George and Sarah Freshwater. Mrs. Liggett was born in Delaware County, Ohio, October 21, 1841. They have two children Calvin, born July 18, 1863, and David Elmer, born October 26, 1867. Oren, born September 13, 1861, and died September 28, 1863. In 1869, Mr. Liggett located on his farm, and has since followed its pursuits in connection with stock-raising. His farm contains 150 acres. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and in politics is Democratic. He served as Assessor of Dover Township two terms. WILLIAM H. LOVELESS, farmer, P. O. New Dover, wag born in Delaware County, Ohio, May 10, 1840. He is a son of John and Susan (Said) Loveless, the former a native of Prince George County, Aid., and the latter of Delaware County, Ohio. The parents of the former removed to Delaware County, Ohio, when he was twelve years of age. He was married in 1833, to Susan Said, and had twelve children. He removed with his family to Effingham County, Ill., in 1864, and died February 14, 1878. Mrs. L. resides on the homestead in Effingham County. William is the third of a family of twelve children. When ten years of age his parents moved to Dover Township, where he was reared to manhood. November 15, 1861, he enlisted in the ranks of the Union army, as a member of Company F, Sixty-sixth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, to serve three years. June 9, 1862, he participated in the battle of Port Republic, when he received a gunshot wound in the left foot. He was finally discharged, A August 1, 1862, on account of his wounds. Recovering from his disabilities, May 1, 1864, he enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was chosen First Lieutenant, and served in that capacity till his discharge, August 1, 1864. November 26, 1863, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary, daughter of Joseph K. and Nancy Richey. Mr.s. L, was born in Dover Township, September 15, 1841. Their union was blest with five children, viz.: Carrie, Nancy L., Charlie. William and Lydia. They also have a niece, Wattie Sharp, whom they have reared. Mrs. Loveless is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. L. is identified with the Masonic fraternity, and G. A. R. Politically, he is of Republican principle. He owns 210 acres of fine land. It is adorned with a substantial brick residence, erected in 1880, at a cost of $3,000. Mr. Loveless is engaged in agriculture and rearing Clydesdale horses, which he exhibits at the annual fairs. CHARK LOW, farmer, P. O. New Dover, was born in Ulster County, N. Y., March 11, 1817. His parents, John and Maylin (Felkner) Low, were natives of the same county. They were married, and in 1818 removed to Ross County, Ohio, thence to Pickaway County, and in 1825 to Madison County. The following year they came to Jerome Township, Union County, locating on the present site of Plain City. In 1827, Mr. Lowe made a trip to York State and died on the return. He left a widow and five children. She moved to the farm now owned by George M. Rickard. They lived on different farms in Jerome till the death of Mrs. Low, in March, 1843. The children were as follows: Luke, John, Peggy, Polly, Chark and Eliza. In 1844, the subject of this sketch removed to his present farm, which he had bought some years before. In 1843, he was married to Charlotte McClung, daughter of Joseph and Peggy McClung, by whom he had two children-Levi, who married Anna Leard ; and Mary, wife of Isaac Conklin. Mrs. Low departed this life November 26, 1852. Mr. Low again married to Phebe, daughter of Abraham and Mary J. Beck. Mrs. Low was born in Dover Township July 15, 1837. Of eight children by this marriage, six are living-Sylvester, now deceased, Sarah E., John, Flora B., Elmer C. and Martha J. Samuel H. and Almena are deceased. Mr. Low and. family are members of the Christian Church. He owns a farm of 200 acres, well improved and cultivated, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. JEREMIAH MILLER, farmer, P. O. New Dover, a native of Champaign County, Ohio, born December 21, 1837. He is a son of Thomas and Delila (Wade) Miller, who moved and settled in Washington Township in 1848. Jeremiah was reared to manhood in Washington Township. October 16, 1860, he wag married to Miss Sarah A., daughter of Joshua and Mary Haines. She departed this life August 11, 1868, leaving one child, David E., born October 11, 1862. Mr. Miller's second marriage was celebrated September 16, 1873, with Miss Mollie A. Clugage, daughter of James Clugage, an old pioneer of the county. Mrs. Miller was born in Delaware County, Ohio, May 18, 1834. She was for many years engaged in the profession of teaching, and was one of the county's most efficient teachers. Mr. Miller resided in Washington Township till 1877, when he removed to Marysville and dealt in cattle one year; then removed to his present location, but has since continued in the stock business. He and wife are DOVER TOWNSHIP. - 375 members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Miller is identified with the Masonic order, Richwood Lodge, No. 303, and in politics is a Republican. He served one term as Trustee of Washington Township. JAMES H. MYERS, farmer, P. O New Dover, was born in Dover Township February 18, 1847. He is a son of John and Hannah Myers, who were respectively natives of Licking and Ross Counties. His father was born March 1, 1812, and his mother June 4, 1812. They married in Licking County, Ohio, May 3, 1832, and in 1837 came to Dover Township. In 1847, Mr. Myers purchased a farm, on which he died February 21, 1871; Mrs. Myers died on the same day of the previous year. They were both members of the Mount Herman Methodist Episcopal Church. James is the fifth of twelve children. January 5, 1864, at the age of seventeen, he enlisted in Company F, Sixty-sixth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was with the Army of the Cumberland, and April 23, he was disabled at Buzzard Roost, Ga. He was sent to Camp Douglass, Chicago, Ill., where he was Orderly to Gen. Sweet till his discharge, July 25, 1865. April 12, 1871, he was married to Miss Bell, daughter of S. T. and Elizabeth Rittenhouse. Mrs. Myers was born in Ross County, Ohio, July 17, 1853. They have four sons, viz.: Memphis, Milo, Iven and Ivin. Mr. Myers owns the homestead, which contains 120 acres. He engaged in farming and raising Spanish merino sheep, short-horned cattle, and Poland China hogs. He and wife are members of the Baptist Church. JAMES B. NORRIS, farmer, P. O. New Dover, was born in Malden, Ontario, February 20, 1822. He is a son of Jeremiah K. and Margaret (Harris) Norris, who emigrated from Gloucestershire, England, in 1812, and settled at Halifax, N. S., where Mr. Norris rented 1,800 acres of land of Admiral Cochran, and dealt in stock till 1819, when they removed to Harrison County, Ohio, going from Philadelphia, Penn., in wagons. In 1821, they went back to Ontario, crossing sing Lake Erie on the ice, and in 1830 they returned to Harrison County, where Mr. Norris die: January 28, 1837. Mrs. Norris came to Delaware County in 1866, where her death occurred July 14, 1878. Our subject was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools. When fifteen he left home and followed working by the month three years at $8 and $10 per month. December 9, 1840, he came to Mill Creek Township and purchased thirty acres of land. He lived in different places in Union and Delaware Counties till 1864, when he located on the farm he now occupies. November 30, 1842, he was married to Rebecca L., daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Schofield) Pennypacker, and a native of Chester County, Penn., where she was born April 25, 1823. Of eight children born to them, three sons are living - Jacob P., Jeremiah K. and Benjamin F.; Joseph, Jeremiah, Jane, Hannah L. and Sarah A. are deceased. Jacob P., the eldest of the deceased, enlisted October 1, 1862, in Company D, Eighty-eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was discharged on account of disability October 1, 1863. He reenlisted February 24, 1864, in Company K, Fifty-fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was discharged August 1865. Mr. Norris, our subject, was the first man drafted in Union County, and he furnished a substitute. He owns a farm of 152 acres, and is engaged in farming and raising stock. Mr. and Mrs. Norris ate both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. ADAM PHILLIPS, farmer, P. O. New Dover, is a son of Holdridge and Sarah (Ryan) Phillips, both natives of Barbour County, Va., and grandson of John J. Holdridge, of Revolutionary fame His maternal grandparents, James and Catharine Ryan came to Union County in 1845, and settled on the land now owned by our subject. Holdridge Phillips and Sarah Ryan were married January 13, 1829, and moved to this county in 1847. He purchased of his father's estate 212 acres of land in Dover Township, upon which he settled and raised a family of four children, of whom our subject is the youngest, and was born in Barbour County, Va.,in1841. He was raised on the homestead farm, and was married in Fulton County, Ind., October 20, 1864, to Miss Mary E., daughter of Daniel and Saloma Hodkins, of Virginia. This union produced three children, two of whom are living, viz.: Albert and Bertha. Mr. Phillips has a farm of ninety-nine and one-half acres at the present time: which, however, is highly cultivated and productive. He fills the office of Township Trustee, and ranks among the pioneer farmers of the township and county. Phineas W., of Mahaska County, Iowa; Cyrus, of Mitchell County, Kan., and Eva, wife of Andrew Watson, of Richwood, Union County, are his brothers and sister. ADAM RICHEY, farmer, P. O. New Dover, third son of Joseph K. and Nancy Richey, was born in Dover Township March 7, 1843. He was reared on his father's farm, and educated in the schools of his native place. March 24, 1864, he enlisted in Company B, Thirty-second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was with Gen. Sherman on his Atlanta campaign and was engaged in all the chief battles to Atlanta, where he remained a short time, then went on the noted march to the sea, participating in all the engagements of the march. He afterward fought at Bentonville, N. C., then went to Washington, D. C., and attended the grand review. He was discharged at Louisville, Ky., July 20, 1865. September 6, 1866, he was married to Miss Mary M., daughter of Timothy and Jane Thomas. Mrs. Richey was born in Licking County November 22, 1843. Four children to them were born-Dwight, Otto, Lillian and Joseph T. Mrs. Richey is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Richey is a member of the G. A. R. and is a Republican. He owns 114 acres of land. 376 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY. JAMES RITTENHOUSE, farmer, P. O. New Dover, eldest son of Samuel T. and Elizabeth (Nichols) Rittenhouse, was born in Ross County, Ohio, July 30, 1842. When twelve years of age, his parents removed to Union County, where he was reared to manhood. August 8, 1862, he enlisted in Company, Ninety-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, but was immediately transferred to Company C, One Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment. He served in the army of the Tennessee, and participated in the following engagements: Perryville, Franklin, Triune, Chickamauga, where he was taken sick with typhoid fever. He was confined in the hospitals at Nashville and Louisville. After his recovery, he joined his regiment at Atlanta, Ga., and wag taken down with the small-pox, and after he recovered from this malady he was employed as chief clerk and general Ward Master till his discharge at camp Chase, Ohio, June 27, 1865. November 2, 1865, he was married to Mary A., daughter of John and Lucinda Guy, and a native of Delaware County, where she was born October 9, 1844; of six children born to this marriage, the following are living: Lucinda E., Mary E., John T., Edgar M. and Clara. Lester A. died aged six months and twenty-one days. Mr. Rittenhouse owns a farm of 146 acres of land and is engaged in agriculture and stock-raising. He and wife are members of the Baptist Church. He is connected with the I. O. O. F., Grange and G. A. R. He is a member of the Board of Township Trustees, and in politics a Republican. JOHN ROBINSON, farmer, P. O. New Dover, a well-known pioneer of Dover Township, was born in London, England, March 21, 1802. He is a son of William and Mary (Taylor) Robinson, the former a native of London and the latter of Oxfordshire, England. Mr. Robinson was an artist, and superintended the construction of the interior of the former house of Lords, and the Throne at Windsor. The ancestral history of this family shows them to be of Huguenot extraction. The first of the family of any distinction came with the persecuted Huguenots from France during the Reign of Louis the Fourteenth. William was in the employ of the British Government for many years and died in London. The subject of this sketch was reared in the metropolis of Great Britain, and was educated in a French Protestant College. Mr. Robinson possesses the endowments of art so characteristic of his race, and was in the employ of the Government in London till 1830, when his property, amounting to $40,000, was destroyed by fire. He rebuilt, and in 1833 came across the waters, and located a few months in New York City; then came to Delaware County, Ohio, where he purchased 400 acres. In March 1853, he came to Union County and purchased 200 acres of land lying on the line. Mr. Robinson by his energy and perseverance acquired large property, at one time owning 800 acres of finely improved and highly cultivated land. This he has divided among his children and now lives with his son Guido. August 13, 1831, he was married to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of James and Fillis Hayes. Mrs. Robinson was born in Gloucestershire, England, in 1812. This marriage was blest with seven children, viz.: Edwin H., married Lucinda Hill; Alfred J., married Lorinda Hill; Rubens W., married Hattie Watson; Arthur S., married Sarah J. Thomas; Mary C. T., wife of Judson Ferris; Edward, in married Sarah P. Culp, and Guido, married Laura J. Andrews and have four children-Girard E., Beale A., Ellis A. and Grace. Mrs. Robin -on departed this life May 10, 1879. Mr. Robinson is a man of rare artistic talent. Both in carving anti painting, he displays plays a remarkably peculiar ingeniousness. His home is almost entire. ly furnished with ornaments and carvings from his own hand. One piece of furniture, a library case, of a very peculiar design, is one of the useful curiosities of the parlor. Mr. Robinson has made some paintings of Alpine and other natural scenery, and shows skill in this art as well as in carving Besides he has a large collection of geological, mineralogical and botanical specimens. JOHN M. RONEY, farmer, P. O. New Dover, is a son of James and Rachel Roney, both natives of Chester County, Penn., the former born October 17, 1796, and the latter April 29, 1797. They came to the West in April, 1834, and settled near Dublin, Franklin County, on the Scioto River, where he purchased a farm and where he passed his life and died on November 26, 1840. She died in December 1839. They raised a family of eight children, four of whom are living in this county. The subject of this sketch was born in Franklin County on August 27, 1836, and is the youngest living child of his parents. He lived at home until his father's death, then being six years of age, when he was brought to Marysville, and was brought up until twelve years of age by Mitchell Robinson. When seventeen years of age, he began teaching district school. This he followed until twenty years of age, when after a short journey West he returned and was married December 22, 1857, to Miss Eliza M., daughter of Jesse Gill, of this county. After marriage, he purchased a farm in Mill Creek Township, where he resided thirteen years, when in 1871 he purchased and settled upon his present estate, consisting of 104 acres, where he has since made his home. Mr. R. has filled the office of Justice of the Peace for the past five years. He has also filled other township offices, and is a Director of the Agricultural Society of Union County. He is connected with the Presbyterian Church of Ostrander, and numbers among the oldest living settlers of the county. His living children are James L., Albert V. said Jane G. MORGAN SAVAGE, farmer, P. O. New Dover, a prominent pioneer citizen of Dover Township, was born in Montgomeryshire, North Wales, August 16, 1811. He is a son of Richard and Susanna (Tomly) Savage, who emigrated to the United States in 1824, landing in Baltimore April 3. They settled seven miles north of Baltimore, where they resided till 1832, in which DOVER TOWNSHIP. - 377 year they migrated to Delaware County, Ohio, where they both died. When Morgan was a boy, he served an apprenticeship at the carpenter and joiner trade in Baltimore. He came to Delaware County with his parents, where he pursued his trade up to 1849. In April of that year, he went across the plains to California, and followed mining and his trade. He made the woodwork on the first brick building in Sacramento City. December 1850, he returned to Delaware County, and in 1856 came to Dover and purchased Survey No. 5,504, containing 304 acres, for which he paid $16 per acre. He made additions to this farm till he owned over 700 acres of land in the township. He was the first person to indorse the petition for the Marysville & Delaware gravel road. In the way of public improvements, Mr. Savage has always displayed an interesting part. To the different pikes, he has given in taxes about $2,800. He was one of the founders of the Baptist Church, and has been identified with it officially for many years. Mrs. S. is also a member. January 1837, Mr. Savage was married to Margaret, daughter of Asa and Catharine Robinson, by whom he had eleven children: of these three are living-Anna, wife of John Beard; Hattie R., wife of Calvin Michael; and Alice, wife of Oscar Beckham. Mrs. Savage's father died May 12, 1866, aged eighty-five. Mrs. Robinson is living in the ninety-sixth year of her age. Politically, Mr. Savage is of Democratic views, having advocated those doctrines since the days of Gen. Jackson. He served as Trustee of Dover Township one term and one term of Concord Township, Delaware County. Mr. Savage has witnessed much of the growth and improvement of the county and State, and in the development of the county he has taken an active interest. In 1828, he witnessed the laying of the cornerstone of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Baltimore, the first railroad in the United States. He saw Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, at that time the only surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence. Mr. Savage saw Lafayette when he came to America on his farewell visit. DAVID SHULER, carpenter, New Dover, was born in Licking County, Ohio, October 4, 1832. His parents, William and Sarah (Dupler) Shuler, were natives of Pennsylvania. He is the eldest of seven children, five of whom are now living. He passed hie early life on the farm and received his education in the common schools of the country. October 1863, he enlisted in Company B, Thirty-second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He served in the Seventeenth Army Corps, mud participated in the battle of Baker's Creek, and then accompanied Gen. Sherman on the Atlanta campaign, and was active in all the battles in which the Thirty-second Regiment was engaged. He went throughout the march to the sea, and was in all the battles of that famous march. He was known as one of "Sherman's bummers." Subsequently he fought at Bentonville, N. C., and wag then marched to Washington, D.C., where he attended the grand review. He was discharged with honors at Columbus, Ohio, at the close of the war. He resumed his trade carpenter and followed it till 1873, when he engaged in getting Out spokes and felloe strips. In 1877, he began manufacturing, which he has since followed. December 28, 1858, he was married to bliss Clarissa, daughter of Willard and Mary (Poster) Edson, by whom he had four children, viz.: Willis V., Ellice V., wife of Edward Fleck; and Mary E.; Grace died aged seventeen years. Mr. Shuler is a member of the I. O. O. F. and G. A. R. Politically, he is a Republican. He served one term as Township Treasurer. In 1861, he was appointed Postmaster at New Dover and has since held the office. WILLIAM A. SHULER, JR., manufacturer, New Dover, is a son of William A. and Sarah (Dopler) Shuler. The former was born in Northumberland County, Penn., December 9, 1810. The latter was born in Perry County, Ohio, April 15, 1810. They came to the West at an early day and settled in Delaware County, where he resided until he removed to this county in 1849. He settled in this township and engaged in farming until 1855, when he moved to this village, where he and his wife live in retirement in the seventy-second year of his age. They raised a family of five children, all of whom are living. The subject of this sketch was born in Delaware County in 1844, and in early life engaged in the harness and saddlery business. He was working at his trade until the time of his enlistment in the Union army in March 1864, when he joined Company F, Sixty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until the he close of the war. He participated in the battles of Mill Creek, Ga., Resaca, Cassville, Dallas and Pine Hill, where he was wounded and sent to the hospital at Nashville. He rejoined the regiment at Atlanta, after recovery, and participated at the siege of Savannah, and at the letter place was obliged to suffer delay and confinement on account of his wound, but recovered so as to be able to join the regiment at Washington, D.C., and was a witness of the grand review. He was also with Sherman on his march to the sea. Mr. S. on retiring from the war, entered the mercantile trade in this place, which he continued about five years. Subsequently he became engaged in the manufacture of racks and chairs rounds, which he has carried on successfully to the present time. He again began in the mercantile business in this village, In November 1881, where he conducts a prosperous trade. He was united in marriage December 24, 1867, to bliss Allis Sevirn, a daughter of James Y. and Lucinda ( Koss) Sevirn. Mrs. Shuler is a native of Marysville, Union County. To this union one child was born, now deceased. Mr.Shuler and wife are connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church of this village and number among the young and energetic people of the county. William A. Shuler, Sr., succeeded Calvin Richey in the mercantile business in this village in 1855, where he was actively and success 378 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY. fully engaged, until he retired from business, and was succeeded by his son, the subject of this s etch, in 1881. ANDREW TAYLOR, farmer, P. O. New Dover, was born January 20, 1825. He is a son of John and Jinsey (Noteman) Taylor, who were married in Union County, but settled near Plain City in Madison County, where our subject was born, and where his mother died four or five weeks after his birth. He was then taken by his grandfather Andrew Noteman, who reared him from babyhood, and the "little glass jug," from which he received his nourishment, and which afterward was used by him to carry milk to school, is now preserved perfectly in the family as an heirloom. Mr. Taylor married the second time to Mrs. Ann Taylor, nee Hendricks, who bore him two children-Daniel J. and David O., who was killed at the battle of Kenesaw Mountain. When his father married the second time, Andrew went back into the family. His hither removed near Now California, where he bought 130 acres of woodland, which he cleared before his death. He died in January, 1841. His widow still survives him in the eighty-fifth year of her age, and resides at Green Bend. Mr. Taylor grew to manhood on the farm and was educated in the common schools. In 1848, he learned coopering, which he followed five years. He then erected an ashery and operated it successfully in the manufacture of black salts and potash for four years. He sold to Judge Woods and turned his attention to farming, which he has since followed. In 1851, he bought seventy acres of land, which cost him $17 an more. Most of the purchase was in woods. He had previously bought and paid for 217 acres, and the title proving void he lost. it. Mr. Taylor has by his energy and industry acquired considerable valuable property. He started out poor and alone to achieve a fortune, and by years of hard and honest toil he has made for himself a handsome competence. He now owns 550 acres of finely improved and highly cultivated land, and is one of the substantial citizens of the township. He was married October 4, 1848, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Moses and Jemima Mitchell. Mrs. Taylor was born in Darby Township, February 22, 1829. This union was blest, with eleven children, of whom seven are now living, viz.: Llewellyn J., Francis M., Izora J., wife of E. G. Rogers, Adrin Al., Mary A. and Adolphis D. (twins), and Ulysses F.; Elena I. Andrew and two infants are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Taylor has served Mill Creek as Trustee four years, and Township Clerk two years. Politically, he is of Republican principle. Mr. Taylor has for the last thirty years made a special pursuit in rearing thoroughbred short-horned cattle, and has been successful. JAMES THOMPSON, merchant, New Dover, a prominent citizen of Dover Township, was born near Charlottesville, Va., February 28, 1812. He is a son of John and Polly (Nelson) Thompson, natives of Virginia. Him paternal grandfather, James Thompson, was also a native of the Old Dominion. He participated in the struggles for our national independence, and was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown. In 1818 he came to Mill Creek Township with four sons and three daughters, viz.: James John. Charles, William, Polly, wife of James Burns; Susan, wife of John Gray, and Elizabeth. wife of David Price. Of these all died in Union County, except James, who died near Chillicothe, and Mrs. Burns, whose death occurred in Missouri. James Burns, her husband, was connected with the Land Office of Missouri for fifteen years. James Thompson died in Mill Creek Township in 1840. His father emigrated to America subsequent to the French and Indian war, and settled in Old Virginia, where he die died Mrs. Thompson, the wife of James, departed this life in 1833. John, the father of our subject, was drafted into military service during the war of 1812. For his first wife he married Polly Nelson, their children were James (our subject), William, Elizabeth, and Nancy, deceased. Mrs. Thompson, died in August 1816. Mr. Thompson married for his second wife, Elizabeth Graham, by whom he had the following children; George, Robert, Anderson, John, Susan, Elizabeth and Temperance. Mr. Thompson died in Mill Creek Township, in 1836, James, our subject, whose name heads this sketch, was taken by his grandfather whelk six years of age and reared and educated. From the time he was fifteen years old till of age, its worked out by the day, month and year. In 1832, he married and settled on forty acres of land near Watkins, which purchase he had made some time previously. He pursued the avocation of farming till 1838, when he established a small store at Watkins, which was the first in Mill Creek Township. Mr, Thompson continued in the mercantile business at Watkins till April 1, 1878, when he removed to New Dover, resuming the mercantile trade. In 1840, he was appointed Postmaster at Watkins, and filled that office till 1861. During that period he served as Justice of the Peace nine years. In 1860, he was tendered the Deputy Marshalship of Union County, but on account of ill health, declined. He was a great lover of military discipline, and when a boy joined the militia and served as Drummer, Drum-Major, First Lieutenant and Captain. At the disorganization of this militia, and August 1, 1863, at the formation of the home militia he was elected Captain of Company E, Third Battalion Ohio Militia, and September 1, 1863, was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel f the same battalion. Mr. Thompson was the first Assessor or Mill Creek Township, land served in every other official capacity in that township. Mr. Thompson in embarked in lite a poor boy, and dependent upon hit own exertions. By his untiring energy and industry, he achieved a large success in the accumulation of this world's goods. He owned land in Mill Creek, Dover and Taylor Townships, to the number of Page 379 - Blank Page 380 - Picture of J. D. Haines LIBERTY TOWNSHIP. - 381 1,300 acres. He has since divided among his children, till his farm now contains but 650 acres. Mr. Thompson was married January 6, 1832, to Miss Catharine Gamble, who died September 9, 1854, leaving him six children, viz.: John G., Robert W., Nelson P., Tyler, Joseph S., Mary L., wife of W. S. Rogers, and Ray T. Mr. Thompson celebrated his second marriage December 31, 1855, with Miss Elizabeth, daughter of John and Sarah Gamble. Two children were the fruits of this union-George E. and Horace G. Mr. and 'Mrs. Thompson religiously entertain the views of the church of the Disciples. Mr. T. in politics, is decidedly Democratic. JOHN WELLER, farmer, P. O. New Dover, was horn near Watkins, Union County, December 3, 1838. He is a son of Edward Weller, a prominent citizen residing near Marysville. He was reared to manhood on a farm, and received his training in the common schools. August 13, 1861, he shouldered his musket in Company D, Thirty-fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and started for the fields of the army of West Virginia. He participated in the battles of Mud Creek, Princeton, Raleigh, Fayetteville, Charleston, Winchester, Fisher's Hill and all the engagements in which the Eighth Army Corps participated. The last two years he served as Corporal, during which time the regiment was mounted, and did cavalry duty. Ile was discharged at Columbus, September 1, 1864, and returned home and resumed crock and tile making which he followed till 1876. He then removed to a farm in the eastern part of Paris Township, and in 1877 to his present farm. December 30, 1875, he was married to Miss Emma, daughter of M. W. and Sarah Judy, and a native of Liberty Township. Mrs. Welter was born November 29, 1858. They have one child-Bariah Victor, born July 26, 1877. Edward J. died aged five months and twenty-eight days. Mr. Weller owns a half-interest in a farm of 132 1/2 acres, and is engaged in agriculture and stock-raising. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and I. O. O. F. and G. A. R. In politics is Republican. He was one term member of the Board of Trustees of Dover over Township. (RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE)