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938 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: HAMILTON TOWNSHIP. EDWIN ADAMS, farmer, P. O. Loveland, Cleremont Co., was born in Goshen Claremont, Co., O., in 1836, and is a son of Jesse Adams. He was reared on a farm and in the common schools received a limited education. He lived for some years in Portage Co., O., and in 1857 came to Warren Co., and up to '65 operated a sawmill in this township, at which time he purchased 90 acres of land on which he has since resided. In 1864 he enlisted in Co. I, 46th O. N. G., in which he served his tune (3 mos.) and was honorably discharged. He has represented his district as Supervisor and School Director. In 1861 he was married to Miss Charlotte Roderick, who has borne him four children, viz. : John E., Anna B., Edward and Blanche. He is a Republican in politics. LEVI BAKER, farmer, P. O. Morrow, is a son of Abraham and Mary (Riggleman) Baker, who were of German extraction, but Virginians by birth. la 1816 they came by team and wagon to Warren Co., and settled where our subject now lives. He purchased 233 acres of land, of which about 20 was cleared; the balance he finished by degrees with the aid of his elder sons. On the land he first settled he lived till his death, which occurred in March, 1874, aged 89 years. She died in 1843, aged 47 years. Ten children were born to them, seven of whom are living, viz. : Amanda, Rebecca, Catherine, Levi, John, Joseph and Andrew. The deceased were Emma and two who died in infancy. Mr. B. served in the War of 1812, and was on the pension rolls of the U. S. Government. Our subject was born in Rockingham Co., Va., in 1814. Was 2 years old when his parents landed in Warren Co. In 1839 he was married to Elizabeth H. Hart, who has borne him four children, three living, viz. : Louisa, James and„ Jennie, and an infant unnamed. Mr. B. is one of the enterprising and successful farmers, and owns 116 acres of excellent land which is well improved. He has been Trustee and Assessor of his township, the former for two terms and the latter three terms. James and Mary (Tilford) Hart, the parents of Mrs. B, were natives of Virginia. He was from Irish lineage and she descended from Scotch stock. They settled in Deerfield in 1801, and lived in the county till their death. He died April 24, 1865, aged 89 years; she died in 1845, aged 65 years. Ten children were born to them-five living, viz. : Samuel, Tilford, Jane, Nancy and Elizabeth. The deceased were John, William, James, John and Mary. He was also a soldier in the War of 1812. Mrs. Baker was born in Salem Township in 1817. JOSEPH BAKER, farmer, P. O. Morrow, was born in this township on the farm where William Ditmus lives, in the year 1833, and is a son of Abraham Baker, a pioneer of whom mention is made in this work. He was brought up on the farm and received only a common education, remaining with his parents till of age. He was married to Lydia, daughter of Jno. and Sarah Ertle, by whom he has had six children, three living, viz. : Hattie L., Walter S., and Lewis D. The deceased are Charley, Frank and an infant. Mr. B. owns 107 1/2 acres of excellent land, which is well improved and lying in survey 1496, on which he settled in 1859. He is one among the successful and enterprising farmers of the county and a public gentleman, and has held the local offices of Supervisor and School Director repeatedly. Is a Republican in politics, with which party he has always voted. Mrs. B. was born in the county in 1835. ISAAC C. BURTON, gunsmith, P. O. Maineville, was born on the place where he resides Aug. 7, 1820, and is a son of William and Mary (Clinton) Burton. He was born in S. Carolina in 1781, from which he moved to Kentucky, and from there to Warren Co. in 1801 or 1802, and settled north of Loveland. He was married in 1810, and during the war of 1812 served under Gen. Harrison. Upon HAMILTON TOWNSHIP - 939 his return from the war he purchased 50 acres of land where our subject lives. To them were born nine children and they grew to manhood and womanhood,   Elizabeth, Catharine, Rachel, Joseph, Henry, I. C., William, Ellenor and James. He died April 20, 1849; she died Aug. 7, 1840, and was a daughter of Isaac Clinton. She was born in County Armagh, Ireland. Our subject was reared on the farm and receive a common school education, which he largely developed by his labors and research. He is a natural mechanic and for 15 years followed cabinet making and has followed seven different trades. As a gunsmith his reputation is known far and wide, and none candor ke a better or more accurate fire-arm than he perception,. Of quick perception he readily accomplishes all undertakings and is well posted in the art and sciences, a knowledge he has gained entirely through his own efforts. His brother Henry was born in 1818, and was married to Ellen Simonton in 1848, by whom he he has had seven children, Mary E., Dewitt C., Margaret E., William, Henry D, Belle D., and Ella! He owns 120 acres of excellent land, which is comfortably improved. WILLIAM BURTON retired carpenter, P. O. Maineville, was born on the old home farm in 1824, on which he lived until 19 years old, when he learned the carpenter trade, which he actively followed till a few years ago, when he retired from active business and has since lived a retired life in the village of Maineville. He is a member of Emery Lodge, of Loveland, No. 258; joined at its organization in 1854. WILLIAM BUTTERWORTH, retired farmer and teacher, P. O. Maineville. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch is another of the old and prominent settlers of Warren Co. He was born in Campbell Co., Va., Sept. 27, 1802, and is a son of Benjamin and Rachel (Mormon) Butterworth, natives of the same State. Benjamin was born Feb. 11, 1766; he was a Southern farmer, a member of the Society of Friends, and a near relative of Col. Lynch, the celebrated author of the "Lynch law." Rachel was born Jan. 26, 1765. Their marriage was celebrated August 31, 1786, and to them were born children as follows: Polly, Betsy, Milly, Mary M.. Mormon, Benjamin, Isaac, Samuel, Rachel, William and Henry. In 1812 the Butterworth family emigrated to Ohio and settled in Wayne Township, Warren Co., and two years later removed to Hamilton Township in the same county. Later the father purchased 500 acres of land on a portion of which was afterwards laid out the village of Loveland. This pioneer was a modest and unassuming man, was successful in business, and accumulated considerable property. He died Jan.. 20, 1833, and his wife March 10, 1848. Our subject was reared on the farm, and received his education in the district schools, in which he fitted himself to teach, a profession he followed for forty years, becoming a popular and successful educator. On the 21st of June, 1826, Mr. Butterworth was united in marriage with Elizabeth, daughter of Nathan and Rachel (Smith) Linton, who was born in Clinton Co., O., July 29, 1807. Her parents were born, the father on the banks of the Delaware River, in Bucks Co., Pa., Jan. 17, 1778, and emigrated to Ohio in 1802,, settling in what later became Clinton Co., where he was employed as a surveyor in 1803; he was appointed County Surveyor in 1810, on the organization of that county, and held the office for twenty years, and the mother near Greenville, Tenn., Jan. 18, 1790. They were married on the 31st of Jan., 1806, and died in the years 1858 and 1859 respectively. To our subject and wife have been born seven children, five of whom are living, namely: Kalista, the wife of Harry Eastman, Esq., of Maineville, with whom the parents are now residing; Rachel L. Hadley, Susan B. Murdock, Benjamin Butterworth and Elizabeth B. Crowell. The deceased are Nathan and Louisa. Benjamin was born Oct. 22, 1837, and was educated at Athens College. He read law in Cincinnati, O., and was there admitted to the bar. He is now a member of Congress, representing the first district of Ohio, and is a man of ability and sterling worth. Our subject has been successful in life, and is now the possessor of over 400 acres of valuable land. HENRY K. CAIN, farmer, P. O. Maineville. The above gentleman is one 940 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: of the representative men of his township, in which he was born, March 25, 1827 and is a son of Samuel Cain, an early settler, of whom mention is made in Work. Our subject was reared on the farm where he remained with his parents 18 until of age, at which time he began life for himself. He has been three tent married; first to Sarah, daughter of Job Mulford, of Indiana, in April, 1849;1: died Aug. 15, 1850. His second marriage was celebrated with Emily S., daughter of Eli Cook, of Cincinnati, May 12, 1853. To them were born two children viz: Oscar B. and Nellie A. Mrs. Cain died Nov. 21, 1868. His third marriage was consummated with Mary A. Cook, sister of his second wife, April 29, 1879. Mr. Cain has been engaged in farming and operating a sawmill all his life, and has been successful. He is a member of the Baptist Church, to which he has been connected twenty-five years, deacon for a number of years, and also clerk. He owns a fine farm consisting in upwards of 70 acres, which is in a high state of cultivation and beautifully improved. His wife is a most estimable and agree able lady and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Maineville. HORACE CLINTON, attorney at law, P. 0. Murdock. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch was born in Hamilton Township in the year 1835, and is a son of James and Martha (Dickey) Clinton. He was born in Kentucky in 1799, and was a son of Isaac Clinton, a native of County Armagh, Ireland, and his wife was Elizabeth Harcourt, also a native of Ireland. They emigrated to America in the year 1795, and soon after settled near Lexington, Ky., where they lived until 1807, when they removed to this township, in the south part, where he purchased 120 acres of land, there making a permanent home. She died July 13, 1824. He died in 1832, aged sixty-five years. They were parents of eleven children, and were members of the Bethel Church. James was married in Clermont Co., 0., after which he settled in this township, where he died Feb. 14, 1878; his wife died in April, 1865. To them were horn four children, viz: John, James H., Horace and Martha. Our subject was brought up on the farm, and received a common education in the district schools, which was developed in the Maineville Academy, where he fitted himself to teach, which he followed for a number of years in the county. During the time he was teaching he read law, and through his own efforts accomplished the undertaking and was admitted to the bar in 1880. At present he is engaged in the practice of his profession in Loveland. Feb. 25, 1862, he was married to Sarah R., daughter of A. J. Walker, who has born him four children, viz: Chilton H., Mattie I., Edward W. and Josephus. He is a member of the order of F. & A. M., in Goshen Lodge, and during the war was a member of the Home Guards, and 1st Lieut. of his Company. ROBERT COOK, merchant, P.O., Foster's Crossings. This gentleman, whose name heads this sketch, was born in the County of Donegal, near Londonderry, Ireland, in the year 1831, of humble parentage. At the age of 20 he concluded to seek his fortune in the new world. He embarked from Liverpool, and landed in New Orleans, in 1851. His voyage was uneventful. He came up the Mississippi to Cincinnati, and from there went to Hillsboro, in Highland County, and worked during the summer on a railroad running from Hillsboro to Chillicothe, from which place he went to Lebanon and engaged with the contractors of the then Cincinnati, Lebanon & Xenia R. R., and now the Cincinnati Northern, remaining there a part of the year 1852. Tiring of railroading, he began working for Isaac Stubbs, on the farm and in the mill (Mr. Stubbs being largely engaged in both avocations). During the year 1858, being desirous of seeing some familiar faces, he visited Boston to see his brothers, who resided there. After spending a time very pleasantly he returned to Ohio and renewed his engagement with Mr. Stubbs, remaining with him until 1868. From here he went to Iowa, remaining about nine months, but, preferring old Warren to the newness of the west he returned to Ohio and worked at different places. During the year 1872 he purchased the property he now occupies as a store room, and for the following 7 years did a successful business on his own account. In March, 1879, he entered into co-part- HAMILTON TOWNSHIP - 941 nership with Mr. B. Rolling, and they are now conducting a large and lucrative business. In their large and well-kept establishment can be found a complete stock of all line:, of goods kept in a general retail store, and all who call to see will be assured of good treatment. Cook & Rolling are also prominent dealers in coal, handling a number of car-loads during the year. Mr. Cook's busines career has been a success, as he has accumulated quite a competency, and is taking life easily, looking after the outdoor business. He has never attached him- self to any of the churches of the land, but has always been a Democrat, upon all national issues voting with that party. LUCIUS A. COTTLE, physician and surgeon, P. 0., Maineville, is one of the oldest practicing physicians in Warren Co. He was born in Farmington, Me., Oct. 18, 1815, and is a son of Dr. John and Thirza (Porter) Cottle. Dr. John was born in Martha's Vineyard, Sept. 26, 1780. His wife was born in Somerset Co., Me., in 1789. He chose medicine and surgery as his profession, and was a graduate of a Massachusetts school, after which he practiced six years in the State of Maine. lie was married to Thirza, daughter of Col. Porter, in 1806. In 1818 he, with his wife and five children, emigrated westward, and at Olean, N. Y., met John Grosbeck and family, with whom they continued their journey on flat-boats down the Ohio, and landed in Cincinnati in November of the same year. Soon after he removed to Maineville, where he entered upon the practice of his profession, in which he was successful, having built up an enviable reputation as a skilful physician. For 30 years he practiced uninterruptedly and accumulated considerable wealth, which would have been largely augmented had he collected closely. The territory over which he rode was extensive, and he never failed to respond to those who summoned his assistance. Several years before his death he relinquished much of his practice, and attended only calls to extreme cases, or to consult with other physicians. He died in 1853. His wife survived him and departed this life in 1865. Both were prominent members of the Free Will Baptist Church, to which they belonged from the date of their settlement in Maineville. He also belonged to the order of Masonry, and was an advanced and worthy member. The rudiments of our subject's education were received in the subscription schools, which were afterward developed in the Miami University at Oxford, 0. On account of failing health he was obliged to relinquish his fond anticipation for a collegiate course for the time being and return home, where he finished his literary education under the tutorage of his father, who was a thorough scholar and a line linguist. At the age of 15 he began the study of medicine under the direction of his father, who was his professional preceptor until the winter of 1834-35, when he entered the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, where he took his first course of lectures. During the above time he witnessed the hanging of Cowan, in penalty of the fearful crime of murdering his wife and children. He then entered on the practice with his father, and eventually began reading under Dr. Muzzy, of Cincinnati, and took other courses of lectures in the same institution, from which he received a diploma of graduation in 1842 Immediately he entered upon his practice at Maineville, and with the exception of a single year he was located in Deerfield, has resided in Maineville since. He has always enjoyed a large and lucrative practice, and is a well-read and skilfull physician. Oct. 19, 1836, he was married to Adaline, daughter of the Rev. D. Dudley, of Butler Co., 0., who bore him two children—one living, viz : Pliny; John C., deceased. Mrs. C. died Nov. 3, 1843. His second marriage was celebrated with Anchor C., daughter of Absalom Death, of Franklin, 0., who bore him seven children, six of whom are living, viz : John A., Wyman A. W., Lucius C., Eva J., Thirza and Ida M. Susan, the eldest, deceased. Mrs. C. died April 10, 1860. His third and last marriage was celebrated with Mrs. Phoebe Shawhan, daughter of Joseph Greene, Aug. 15, 1860. The Doctor was surgeon of the 2d Brigade and 19th Div. of the Ohio militia for seven years. His father was surgeon of this same corps for five years previous. Our subject was afterwards appointed Adjutant of the same command, 942 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: a position he held three years. He was then elected Colonel by the officers of the regiment, in Lebanon, a position he held until his commission expired. In 1862 he was given a special commission by Gov. Brough to visit the hospitals at St Louis and Pittsburg Landing, in company with Drs. Mitchell, of Piqua, and McCook, of Steubenville, whose duties it was to bring home the sick and disabled soldiers. He is well advanced in the order of Masonry, belonging to the Blue Lodge Chapter and Council at Lebanon. He is also a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which he joined under the ministration of the Rev: Joseph Hill, in 1837. FRANK CUMMINGS, farmer, P. O., Morrow. Frank Cummings was born in Campbell Co., Ky., on the 17th of April, 1855. He is the son of Samuel and Eliza Cummings Mr. Samuel Cummings was president of the city council of Newport, Ky., for four years. Frank, the subject of our sketch, received the rudiments of education in the district schools of Cincinnati. He subsequently entered Hollingsworth Commercial College at Newport, Ky., from whence he received his diploma, He left his native State in the year 1878, and removed to Warren Co., O., where he at present resides. He was married on the 17th of Sept. 1880, to Miss Ida B. Ford. To them has been born one child, viz.: Frank. Mr. Cummings has been successful in business, and is at present the owner of 109 acres of good tillable land. REV. ISAAC J. CUSHMAN, deceased. We point with pride to this sketch, and although so brief in detail, it represents the correct and Christian like life of one who was endeared to all with whom he became acquainted, He was born in Monongaha Co., W. Va., near Morgantown, Sept, 19, 1830. He was taken when two years old by an uncle on his mother's side, to Fayette Co,, Pa., where he lived until he was about five years old, when they removed to Fayette Co., O., in which he lived on a farm until he attained his majority. He then attended high school at Bloomingsburg, O., from which he went to the Academy at S. Salem, O., then under the management of Rev. James A. I. Lowes. In Jan., 1856, he entered the Miami University at Oxford, O. The first year he accomplished the work of two years, and the remaining part of his college life studied theology, under the able guidance of Dr. Young, then President of the Theological Seminary at Oxford, which was under the care of the United Presbyterian Church. He graduated .a 1858, and in September of the same year accepted the Principleship of Salem College. March 10, 1859, he was married to Martha J. Dennis, of Williamsburg, 0. Nov. 30, 1860, he received and accepted a call from the Bethel Presbyterian Church at Murdock, O., where he spent his whole ministerial life. He was strong in his faith, having inherited from his maternal ancestry great love for the principles and doctrines of his church, which he adhered to and defended with Spartan fortitude. His father, Squire Cushman and his ancestors were of the Episcopal Methodist belief. Although strictly a Presbyterian, Mr. Cushman always bore towards other evangelical denominations with much brotherly love, and often united with them in their services and exchanged pulpits frequently with their ministers. Mr. Cushman possessed fine educational attainments, which, coupled to his excellent natural talents, made him a strong reasoner and a master in debate. He was a fine linguist, and with the exception of not having a'thorough knowledge of the Hebrew, was a proficient in the other languages, especially those that could be advantageously used in his ministerial research and labor. During the twenty consecutive years that he labored in the Bethel church he drew around him many loving hearts and trusty followers who had confidence in their leader. His teachings and precepts were always of a lofty character, and what he taught he practiced in his daily walks through life-always ready with a word of encouragement to a faltering one by the wayside, or to rejoice with those that rejoiced. In spite of arduous labors, his health and strength remained intact until about one year before his death occurred; at which time he began to fail and gradually he wasted away, but not realizing it until a brief time before the final end was near. Died Aug. HAMILTON TOWNSHIP - 943 26 1881, He slept to awake in a brighter world; his voice was hushed to be raised on high, when the gates were opened wide, and an abundant entrance was made for him. The children of the Rev. and Mrs. Cushman were six in number - five of whom are living at time (1882) viz.: John S., George J., Isaac N., Edward Z. and Mary O. Their eldest son, Charles D., a young man of much promise, departed this life July 16, 1880, in the 21st year of his age. H. P. DOVE, Government store keeper, P. O., Fostersis Crossing, was born in Butler Co., O., in 1819, and has filled his present position under the U. S. Government for the past twelve years. He came to Warren Co. in 1876, and has been store-keeper of the Foster Crossing Distillery since. He was married in 1840 to Sarah A. Hinsey, who bore him three children, viz.: Lizzie C. and John C., (twins) and Frank N., who is editor of the Leavenworth, Kas., Workingman. Mrs. D. departed this life in 1862. Mr. D. served four months in the 167th O. N. G. Reg't., as Lieutenant and Quartermaster of his regiment, from which positions he was honorably discharged on the expiration of his term of service. He is a worthy and working member of the order of Odd Fellows, which he joined in 1845, and is connected to Lodge 54 at Summerville, Butler Co., O. JOHN M. DYER, miller, was born in Hamilton Township, Warren Co., O., Sept. 22, 1825. His parents, John and Milly (Butterworth) Dyer, natives of Virginia, were born, the former near Petersburg, Feb. 22, 1779, and the latter in Campbell Co., Sept. 15, 1789. They were married in 1807, and in the year 1815 emigrated to Ohio and settled in Hamilton Township, Warren Co. They died Feb. 20, 1855, and Aug. 31, 1830, respectively. Mrs. Dyer was a daughter of Benjamin and Rachel (Mormon) Butterworth, who were of English descent. Our subject is the youngest of a family of five children, of which he is the only survivor. He was reared on a farm, and in the district schools of the township received his education. On the 14th of March, 1844, he was united in marriage with Margaret L., daughter of Joseph and Mary Martin, of Virginia; and to them were born two children, namely: Mary E., born April 18, 1847, and Benjamin F., born Jan. 27, 1858, both of whom are graduates, having received a collegiate education. Benjamin F. is now Principal of the public schools of Loveland. Our subject was brought up a "Friend," but in later years became a Methodist, of which church both himself and wife are consistent members. In the days of the Whig party Mr. Dyer was found in its ranks, and on the organization of the Republican party became an advocate of its principles. He served as one of the Commissioners of Warren Co. during the years 1870-71-72, and for many years as Trustee of Hamilton Township. He was occupied as a farmer until the year 1872, when he became a partner with H. Eveland in the flouring mill at Loveland, where he is now engaged, but retains his residence in Warren Co. He is a very affable and genial gentleman, and one of the best citizen of the county. BENJAMIN ELTZROTH, retired farmer, P. O., Cozaddale, was born in Hamilton Township, in Aug., 1802, and is a son of Francis and Catherine Eltzroth, who settled where our subject lives the same year he was born. They were natives of Pennsylvania, and the family was sent down the Ohio River on a flat boat, while Mr. Eltzroth, with some of his sons, came overland with the horses. He bought 200 acres of wild land on which he built a cabin and cleared up his land. Their means were small, yet he succeeded well and made a good property. Ten children died in n w born were bo to them, three living, viz: Benjamin, John and Catherine. 1840, aged about 77 years. She died in 1841, aged 66 years. Our subject was brought up a pioneer boy, and is now the oldest living native of the township. He was married in 1826 to Elizabeth Snyder. She died in 1874 aged 67 years, 10 months and 12 days. He has been successful in his business enterprises and from nothing but a pair of willing hands he made 100 acres of good land, of which he now owns 50 acres. DANIEL ELTZROTH, farmer, P. O., Cozaddale, is a descendant of one of the earliest settlers of the township. His great grandparents, Valentine and 944 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES : Susannah Eltzroth, came to America from Germany about the middle of the last century, and settled in Frederick Co., Md., about nine miles from Hagerstown and eighteen miles from Baltimore. Here Francis Eltzroth, the grandfather of our subject, was born June 4, 1762. Young as he was, during the Revolution he took part as a soldier in the war of Independence, and on the return of peace, was married July 24, 1786, to Catherine Oswalt, daughter of Philip and Margaret Oswalt who was born Feb. 20, 1766. To Francis and Catherine Eltzroth were born ten' children, five sons and five daughters, seven of whom were born in Maryland and three in this township. Early in 1802 Francis Eltzroth with his family left his native State for the North West Territory. On reaching the upper Ohio, the family with the exception of the father and eldest son, embarked in a flat-boat and arrived at Columbia, May 15, 1802. Francis and his son Jonas, aged 13, came with the horses through the wilderness by way of Chillicothe, and joined the family at Columbia, a few days after the arrival of the boat. In the summer of 1802, Francis moved with his family to what is now Hamilton Township,Warren Co., where he purchased the whole of Military Survey 3,791, upon which he resided until his death, Jonas Eltzroth, the father of our subject, was born April 24, 1789, and married Catherine Morgan, by whom he had thirteen children, six sons and seven daughters, ten of whom lived to maturity, married and raised families. He owned and resided on a farm upon which a part of which Cozaddale now stands. The last years of his life were passed in Stark Co., Ill., where he died. Daniel, the eldest child of Jonas Eltzroth, was born Sept. 26, 1813, on the farm where Benjamin Eltzroth now lives; was reared on his father's farm and had benefit of but three months at school. He has always followed the business of farming; owns 125 acres, upon which he has resided since his marriage, and which he successfully cultivates, his farm being one of the best in Hamilton Township. He attends strictly to his business, avoids law suits, and is respected by all his neighbors. He was married to Hannah Shepley, only child of Samuel Shepley, of this township, by whom he has had three children, Samuel, Jonas and William F. The two former are farmers in this township, the last is a lawyer at Lebanon. JACOB ERTEL, farmer, P. 0., Maineville. The subject of this sketch was born in this township in the year 1810, and is a son of Daniel Ertel, who settled in the southwestern part of the township in 1792. He came from Pennsylvania with his family, wife (Catherine) and three children. He purchased 600 acres of land but lost all but 110 acre by putting up a forfeit he could not redeem. On this land he lived and prospered, built a "still" house, and afterwards purchased other lands at from $2.50 to $3.00 per acre, owning in the aggregate about 1,000 acres, He died in 1831 at the age of 54 years. He had by his wife eleven children, two of whom are living, viz: Sophia and our subject. His wife survived him and died at the age of 94 years. Valentine, their son, served in the War of 1812. Our subject was reared on the farm and has seen as much of the hardship of this county as any other man, and has made rails at 25 cents per hundred. He was married in 1834 to Malinda Borum. For twenty years he was engaged in the plant busrness in Loveland and at home, and in 1837 settled where he now lives. At present he owns 641 acres of land. Twelve children have been born to them, five living, viz : James, Lewis M., Benjamin F , Sabina and Elizabeth. The deceased are, Andrew J., Nancy J., Solomon, Kemper, Adelaide, and two who died in infancy. The living are, with a single exception, living in the county, and are well-to-do citizens. JOHN ERTEL, farmer, P. 0., Maineville, was born on the place where he now resides, in 1827, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Eyer) Ertel. John Sr. was born in this township, near Loveland, and was a son of Daniel and Catherine (Myers) Ertel, who were among the early pioneers in this county. John Ertel, Sr., made a permanent home here and was a successful farmer and a re- spected citizen. He died in 1857 at the age of 51 years. She died in 1833, just eighteen years, to the day, before him. They were parents of six children, Henry, HAMILTON TOWNSHIP - 945 Catherine, John, Jacob, Wintell and Mary. By his second wife, Sarah Daughman, he had four children, Sophia, Lydia, William and Valentine. His second wife is yet living. Our subject, in his younger days, learned the smithing trade, working as an apprentice two years. He resided in Clermont Co., 0., seven years, and during this time, in 1850, was married to Rhoda E. Dudley, by whom he had seven children,-Frances M., Cyrus T., Watson T., Ira C., Clarence D., Luella M. and Anna B. Mrs. E. died June 22, 1876, aged 46 years. His second marriage was celebrated with Sarah M. Taylor, of Clinton Co., 0., in 1879. In 1854 Methodist settled on the old he arm, 1041 acres. He exemplary ma n of high Christian virtues. HENRY FORD, deceased, was born in Hamilton Township, May 21, 1817, and was a son of Henry and Susan Ford, who were born in Delaware. His early education was received in the traditional log school house. Jan. 14, 1841, he was married. Mrs. Ford born near Lexington, Ky., in the year 1789. After his marriage he located on a farm left him by his father. To them were born eight children, two of whom are living, viz: Samuel H. and Eliza C. The deceased are: Mary J. and Margaret S. The others died in infancy. He lived on the home place eleven years; then removed to a farm south of Maineville, and finally to the home occupied at this time by his widow. During his business career he was largely engaged in dealing in stock, and was one of the best farmers in the township. He was a large, portly man, and when in health weighed 350 pounds. He was a consistent and exemplary member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The last five years of his life were years of continual suffering, but he managed his business up to within a few days of his death, and was ready for the fell destroyer when he came, and calmly fell into that sleep which knows no waking Aug. 19, 1881. The father of Mrs. F. was married to Jane Pollock, who died at the age of 23 years. They were parents of three children-all deceased. His second marriage was celebrated with Margaret Liggett, Jan. 13, 1813, and to them were born nine children, and Mrs. F. is the only surviving one. He engaged in farming in which he continued in until his death. He and his estimable wife were members of the Presbyterian Church, to which they belonged for a term of years. RICHARD FORD, farmer, P. 0., Morrow. Richard Ford, the subject of our sketch, was born in Hamilton Township, Warren Co., 0., on Oct. 28, 1812. He was the son of Henry and Susan Ford, who were among Warren Co.'s first settlers. Richard was reared on a farm, and received his education in a district school. He was married Jan. 7, 1834, to Cynthia L. Ludlum. To them have been born three children, viz: Margaret L., Smith M. and Rebecca E. He has been successful in business, and is at present the owner of 100 acres of tillable land. Smith M. Mr. Ford's only son, was reared on a farm till he arrived at the age of 13, at which age he attended the Maineville Academy, from whence he went to Delaware Uni versity at the age of 16, and graduated with honors in his 20th year. He was teacher in the Female Academy of Xenia in 1866. He is a talented speaker, any very successful in business matters. SAMUEL D. FORD, farmer, P. 0., Morrow, was born in Hamilton Co., 0 in 1823, and is a son of Elijah and Jerusha (Kibbey) Ford. He (Elijah) was born in Delaware, Aug. 6, 1782, and was a son of Richard Ford, who, with two brothers emigrated from England to America about the year 1774 or 1775, and settle( either in Virginia or Maryland. All went into the war on the American side am fought throughout that lengthy struggle. Richard was married to Mary Gills, why bore him five children viz: Henry, born Nov. 15, 1780; Elijah, (date above) Jonathan, born June 12, 1784; Amelia, born June 10, 1786; Joseph, born Marc] 29, 1797. Mary, wife of Richard, died Jan. 8, 1808. In 1809, he started fo Ohio and on the road was accidentally killed by being run over by his loader wagon. The family came on and settled in this township, where all lived an died, except Joseph, who died in Putnam Co., 0. Elijah was married to Jerush 940 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES : Kibby, Aug. 8, 1811. Twelve children were born to them, viz: Phoebe, born Aug. 13, 1813, married John Foreman; Richard, born April 2, 1815, married Elizabeth McFerren ; Julia, born Feb. 24, 1817, married William Penquite: Jemima, born March 10, 1818, married James McFerren; Ephriam, born Dec. 1820, married Sophia Cline; Sarah A., born May 13, 1821; Samuel D., born May 31, 1823, married Margaret E. Wells, Sept. 1, 1850; Harriet P., born Oct. 11, 1824; Claudius W., born March 1, 1820, married Elizabeth Hale, his second wife's name not known; John P., born 0,4. 11, 1827, married Emma Hewitt; Mary E., born Jan. 27, 1831, married- Moon; Elijah Ford, died Jan. 19, 1831; his wife died Feb. 20, 1843. Mr. Ford made a permanent home in the county and was a successful business man. Joseph Kibbey, father of Mrs. Ford, was one of the first settlers in Ohio, having located in Columbia near Cincinnati when Indians were plenty, where he was made Captain of a Company of Home Guards. He was a man of Herculean strength and undaunted courage, and once when challenged by an English officer to mortal combat and asked to name the place and time, he replied, "Here is the place, now is the time, and handed one of the two pistols that lay on a table to the Englishman. The latter became unnerved by the coolness of the Captain and "wilted," whereupon was immediately knocked down with the butt of the pistol, in the hands of the brave Captain. Our subject was reared in Warren Co., to which he came when 0 years old and here he has resided since. To him and wife were born seven children, four living, viz: Sarah A., James H., Adella and Jerusha E.; the deceased are Edward G, Ida J. and David F. Mrs. Ford died March 15, 1871; was born in Warren Co., Jan. 4, 1825, and was a daughter of Z. Wells, of Virginia, who was an early settler in this county. Our subject owns 001 acres of well improved land. CHARLES FORD, merchant, Maineville, was born in the State of Maine, in the year 1844, and is a son of James and Lucy Ford, natives of the same State, in which they were reared and married. In 1850 they came to Maineville, in which he engaged in merchandising. In 1854 he was prominently connected in getting a postoffice established in the village, of which he was appointed master. He served in the War of 1812, near Portland, Me. He died in 1800, aged 07 years (nearly). Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ford, viz: Eliab B., James, Mary J., Lucy L., Nathaniel and Charles. Our subject's boyhood was passed in his native State, in which he received the rudiments of his education. Mercantile pursuits he has followed since boyhood, and since his father's death the business of his store has been conducted under his name. In 1808 he was married to Caroline Bramble, of Hamilton Co., 0., who has borne him four children, three living, viz: Elmer, Ayers L. and Ruth M. Eli, infant, deceased. Mr. Ford has been mayor of the village five years, and clerk of the township one year; has also been a member of the State Board of Equalization. Is also a lumber of the Masonic Emory Lodge of Loveland, 0., No. 258. Was prominent in the organization of the Squirrel Hunters in 1803. He raised a Company of which he became First Lieutenant; was on a sixteen days campaign in the defence of Cincinnati; was also a member of the State Militia and a sergeant of his company, and was out after John Morgan. E. D. FOSS, farmer, P. 0., Maineville, was born in Maine in the year 1810. He was reared in his native State, in which he lived till 1834, when, alone, he came to Warren Co., and settled in this township, where he was married to Mary A., daughter of Samuel Cain, Dec. 29, 1842, to whom have been born five children, viz: Warren F., Marcena L., Henry M., Emma M. and Albert E. Mr. Foss has, since he has been a resident of the county, engaged in farming. He owns 75 acres of excellent land, which is in a high state of cultivation, and comfortably improved. Mrs. Foss was born in the county in 1822. Her father, Samuel Cain, was born in Phillips, Me., in 1790, in which he lived till about 1817, when he came to this township and purchased land, where his descendants now live. A few years after he returned to Maine and brought his parents, Samuel and Anna HAMILTON TOWNSHIP - 947 Cain, to his new home. Both were permanent settlers, and were farmers by occupation and prominent members of the Baptist Church. Samuel Jr. was identified with many of the minor local offices, and was a successful farmer and an honored citizen. He was married to Hannah, daughter of Samuel Church, a native Maine, who settled here in 1810. To them were born four children, three living, viz: Mary A., Henry K. and Almeda. Ephriam, deceased Jan. 10, 1873. Samuel Sr. died in Dec. 1834, at an advanced age. His wife survived him, and died upwards of 80 years of age. Three children of his came to Warren Co., viz: Sallie, John and Samuel, all deceased but the former, who now lives in Illinois. Samuel Jr. died Sept. 18, 1872. His death was caused by his team running away and him under the wagon, from which he received injuries that proved throwing ing His wife died April 19, 1872, aged 78 years. Samuel Church died in April, 1843, aged about 73 years. His wife died in 1850 at the age of 84 years. With them came to Ohio four children, viz: Seth, Hannah, James and Sarah. JOSEPH GILLIS, deceased, was born in Warren Co., Ohio, July 22, 1810, and was a son of John Gillis, one of the early pioneers of Warren Co. His first marriage was celebrated with Sarah Ross, who was born Oct. 10, 1809,. and died March 17, 1874. His second marriage was celebrated with A. C., a daughter of John Ross, Sept. 23, 1875. He belonged to the Methodist Episcopal Church and was a member of the F. & A. M. Loveland Lodge. He left at his death 941 acres of good land. He died Sept. 30, 1870, leaving no children. The present Mrs. G's. father was a son of Jonathan Ross, an old Revolutionary soldier and a pioneer of Warren Co. Her father died before she was born and her mother died in Maryland. She was born in this county in 1825. By her first husband, Mr. Snook, she had three children---Andrew H., Charles E. and Lucinda F. He died Oct. 27, 1802, aged 47 years, 7 months and 3 days. They were married June 23, 1755. DAVID GILLIS, farmer, P. 0., Maineville, was born in this township in 1818, and is a son of John and Mary (McMullen) Gillis. He was a native of Pennsylvania and she of W. Virginia. He located here soon after the beginning of the present century-settling on land on which our subject now lives. He was successful in business operations, and became owner of about 300 acres of land. He served in the War of 1812, and at one time went to New Orleans on a flat-boat, and walked back, the journey occupying thirty-one days. He was the father of eight children, three living, viz.: Robert, David and Elizabeth A. The deceased are William, John, Rachel, Margaret and Joseph. He died in 1805 aged 85 years. She (his wife) died in 1800 at upwards of 80 years. John (their son) was a tanner by trade, and was drowned in the Miami River. The subject of this sketch has been twice married, first with Isabelle Ross, Sept. 13, 1843, by whom he had five children, viz.: Vancy J., Mary F., Sarah A., William K. and Benjamin R. Mrs. G. died Sept. 1, 1803; was born May 1, 1823. His second marriage was celebrated with Sarah C. Wood Oct. 27, 1870. Six children have been born to them, viz.: John. W., Ollie E., Maude A., Raymond H., Lulu G. and Hattie B. He and his estimable wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which he has been connected forty years. His deceased wife also belonged to the same church. Mr. G. owns 100 acres of excellent land near Maineville, which is well improved. M. GIRTON, farmer, P. 0. Hopkinsville. The above gentleman is a son of George Girton, a native of Northumberland Co., Pa., who, with his family, came to Warren Co. in 1814, and settled in what is now Union Township, in which he lived two years, when he removed to Brown Co., 0., in which he lived till his death. To him were born eleven children, two of whom are living in Warren Co. He died in March, 1859, aged 82 years; and she in August of the same year, aged 74 years. Our subject was born in Pennsylvania in 1813, and was but six months old when his folks came to Warren Co. He resided in Brown Co. till 20 years old, and in 1835 came to Lebanon, where he worked, till his marriage, which 948 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES : was consummated Aug. 1837, with Sarah A., daughter of William Holmes, a Lot; of New Jersey, and settled in Warren Co. in 1814. Our subject after his u.j.`nve riage lived one year in Brown Co., when he returned to Warren, where he 1,". since lived. To Mr. and Mrs. G. twelve children have been born, eight living, viz's Lydia E., Mary E., George M., John M., Christena, Clarkson B., Charles W. Minnie. The deceased are Sarah A., John M., Florence and William. The latter was the eldest and a member of Co. E., 2d. Ind. Cavalry. He enlisted in 1861 a served as buglar till his death, May 2, 1862. Mr. G. has been Trustee of the town ship for five terms, and is now (1881) incumbent in the office. For thirty years he has been school director. He belongs to the Emory Lodge of Masonry, No 258, of Loveland, and to the Chapter and Commandery at Lebanon. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which he has belonged forty years, and at present is one of the Trustees of the Maineville church. JOHN P. GRANDIN, deceased. Among the enterprising and thrifty farmers of Warren Co., was the gentleman whose name we present at the head of this sketch. He was born in Cincinnati March 31, 1825, and was a son of Phillip Grandin, who was among the first settlers in Cincinnati. He was a dealer in real estate, and was also interested in steamboating, and was part owner of the first steamer that plied on the river from that point. He was a native of New Jersey, and descended from French ancestors. The early life of our subject was passed in the city of Cincinnati, and when 9 years old his parents removed to Walnut Hills, near the above place, where his father owned a farm, on which he grew to manhood. The rudiments of his education were received in the city schools, which was afterward developed in Princeton College, from which institution he graduated. June 29, 1848, he was married to Mary J. Reading, of New Jersey, who bore him six children, five of whom are living, viz: Robert H., Anna, Phillip John and Alice. William deceased. In 1857 Mr. G. purchased 157 acres of land in survey 2,956, this township, on which he settled and lived till his death, which occurred Nov. 8, 1876. He was successful in his business operations, and his accumulations resulted in a handsome property, of which a considerable is located in Cincinnati. The home he beautified and left to the enjoyment and comfort of his family is indicative of judgment and taste. Mrs. Grandin was born in New Jersey in 1825, and is of English descent. ISAAC HALL, farmer, P. 0., Loveland, is another of the native-born citizens of this county, having been born on the place where his father, James Hall, lives Sept. 30, 1827. He was brought up on the farm and remained with his parents until of age. In 1854 he was married to Harriet Merrill, who has borne him one child, viz., Frank, who is a highly successful educator of Warren Co. Mr. H. has always lived in the county and been ordinarily successful, and at present owns a highly improved though small farm. Mrs. Hall was born in Clermont Co., 0., in 1840, and is a daughter of Reuben and Elizabeth Merrill. He was born in New Jersey, and when a child came to Ohio with his parents, Peter and Sarah Merrill. Elizabeth, wife of Reuben, was born in Virginia and died in 1864. He died in 1843. They were parents of eight children, viz: Mary J., James, John, Amanda, William, Oliver, Harriet and Henry. James and Susan Salenberg, parents of Elizabeth Merrill, were born in Virginia and settled in Brown Co., 0., where he died. She died in Indiana. James Hall, father of our subject, was born in Fayette Co., Ky., Nov. 28, 1796, and is a son of Alexander and Polly Hall, natives of Ireland, who came to America in 1794. In 1796 they settled in Kentucky, and in 1807 went to Clermont Co., and in 1808 located where James Hall now resides. He (Alexander) was clerk of his township and a school teacher for twenty years. Both were members of the Bethel Church. They were parents of five children, all deceased but James. He died in -1840 aged 72 years. She died previously at, the age of 51 years. James Hall was married in 1818 to Isabelle, daughter a William Newell, a pioneer of 1810, who bore him eight children, seven of whom are living, viz.: William, Alexander, John, Andrew, Isaac, Jane and Mary. HAMILTON TOWNSHIP - 949 James deceased, dying suddenly in 1878. Isabelle Hall died Feb. 6th, 1875, aged 79 yea Sr , 1 month and 3 days. W. H. HANEY, farmer, P. 0., Maineville, was born near Hopkinsville, this county, in 1835, and is a son of Alexander Haney, who was a son of Abraham and Elizabeth Haney, natives of Fayette Co., Pa., and who settled in this township on Bear Run, in 1804. On the place he first settled he died in 1850; his wife died in 1832. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and served under Gen. Hull, and participated in a number of the engagements of that war. He was successful in business and accumulated a good property. He had six children, four of whom grew to manhood and womanhood, viz: William, Sarah, Alexander and James. Alexander, father of our subject, was a farmer by occupation. He was married to Sarah, daughter of James and Rachel Hopkins, who bore him ten children, six jiving, viz: Mary A., William H., (Nancy J., and Susan, twins), Samuel and Kate L. The deceased, James, Rachel, Rebecca and David. Alexander Haney died June 17, 1881. Samuel and William H. were members of Co. B, 79th 0. V. I., in which they enlisted Aug. 9, 1862. They were immediately transferred to the front, and participated in all the battles with the regiment. Samuel was wounded in engagement of Kenesaw Mountain, June 23, 1864, from which he nearly died; he returned to the regiment the following November, and together the brothers did service until they were honorably discharged, June 13, 1865. Our subject was reared on the farm, and was married to Nancy, daughter of Robert Gillis, March 24, 1859. To them have been born five children, one living, viz: Arthur B. The deceased are, Sallie J. and three who died in infancy. He is a member of the Maineville Lodge of I. 0. 0. F. No. 557. Mrs. Haney was born in the year 1836. Her father, Robert Gillis, was born near Maineville in 1807, and is a son of John and Mary A. Gillis, of whom mention is made in the sketch of David Gillis. Robert was married to Jane, a daughter of James and Elizabeth McCullough, natives of South Carolina, and who were early settlers in Warren Co. He died soon after locating. To Mr. Gillis and wife one child was born, viz: Nancy. Mrs. Gillis died May 14, 1853, aged 44 years, 4 months, and 21 days. Mrs. E. McCullough lived and died in the county; her de9,th occurred in 1849. Mr. Robert Gillis has been one of the successful farmers 6f Warren Co., and during his life accumulated a good DANIEL HEWITT, farmer, P. 0., Maineville, was born in this township and is a son of William and Catherine (Ertle) Hewitt. He was born in Ireland, and when 11 years old came to this country and located in New Jersey, where he resided until of age, when he removed to Rising Sun, Ind., and soon after enlisted in the War of 1812, and took part in the famous battle of Tippecanoe and other engagements of the war. After its termination he returned to Clermont Co., 0., where he was married to Catherine, eldest daughter of Daniel Ertle, and in 1816 settled on land in Survey 4,239, this township. He was a plasterer and mason by trade. He was moderately successful in business. To them were born the following children: Mary Elizabeth, Emaline, Maria, Lena, Kate, Belle, John, Daniel, William and Sophia. He died Feb. 13, 1870, aged 82 years, 10 months, and 7 days. His wife died in 1856, aged 63 years, 4 months and 25 days, having met her death in receiving a kick from a colt. Our subject, at an early age had to assume control of the management of the farm, as his father was much away from home. Jan. 25, 1844, he was married to Lydia, daughter of Job Sever, who bore him two children, viz: John F. and Benton S. Mrs. Hewett died Jan. 22, 1863, she was born Jan. 18, 1825, in Warren Co. He was married again to Anna B. (Boyd) Burch, Aug. 9, 1864, by whom he had four children, two living, viz: Ida B. and Arthur; Susan and Harry deceased. Mr. Hewett has held some of the minor offices of the township and owns 89 1-6 acres of good land, well improved. His son John F. served in the 3 months service, and afterwards enlisted in the 11th, which was formerly the 10th Cavalry. His service was in the West 950 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES JAMES HOPKINS,. retired faer, postoffice Hopkinsville, was born in Virginia, January 15, 1806, and is a son of William and Martha Hop, nativ of the same State, who settled in Warren Co., in 1811, on land where our subject now lives, and on which the town of Hopkinsville is now situated. His purchase consisted in 211 acres on which he lived till he died. He was one of the early commissioners of the county and served with Nathan Kelly and Jabez Phillips; he was also a trustee of his township and an exemplary member of the Associate Reformed Church, in which he was an Elder with Ex-Gov. Jeremiah Morrow. To Martha Patton he was married in Virginia and by her had 7 children-3 living, viz., Martha, now Mrs. Haney, Mary, now Mrs. Swank, and our subject. The deceased are David, Harrison, John and Samuel. He died in 1831, yearTs; she departed this life in 1843. Our subject was reared on the farm and received a limited education in the subscription schools. In 1832 he was married to Emaline Dudley, of Warren Co., who bore him 6 children-2 living, viz., Pliny and Martha. The deceased are William, Robert, Lavina and Mary A. Mrs. H. died in 1875, aged 66 years. Mr. H. owns 198 acres of excellent land and was a trustee of his township for 6 years. J. A. JAMESON, agent L. M. railroad, S. Lebanon. This well known gentleman is the accommodating and genial representative of the famous "Pan Handle" Company at the above-named place. He was born in Turtle Creek township, Warren Co., in the year 1842, and is a son of Joseph and Sarah A. (Brown) Jameson, natives of New York, who located in Warren Co. in an early day. J. A. was reared on the farm, aid in the union schools of Lebanon received his education. He continued on the farm with his parents until 23 years of age. In 1866 he began learning the art of telegraphy and for one year worked for the L. M. R. R. at the Pendleton shops, and the six following years had charge of the ticket and telegraph departments at In 1873 he was stationed at S. Lebanon and has charge of the telegraph, ticket, freight and express departments. In 1869 he was married to Emma M., daughter of James D. McCain, of Warren Co., who has borne him 3 children, viz., Nettie L., Sylvan D. and Gilbert F. Mr. J. was a member of Co. A. 46th O. N. G. Enlisted in 1864, and served three months. B. F. JOHNSON, farmer, P. O., Maineville. The subject of this sketch is a brother to Sheriff Jaspar Johnson, of Warren Co.,.0., and a son of James H. Johnson, one of the pioneers of this county. He was brought up to farm pursuits and in the common schools received his education. Aug. 1866, he was married to Indiana M. Weidmer, of Indiana, by whom he has had 5 children3 living, viz: Cora, Hattie and Edith. Charlotte and James F., deceased. With the exception of two years he has lived in the county since his birth. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge in Maineville, No. 557, of which he is an exemplary and worthy brother. He owns 45 acres of land in Hamilton Township. GEORGE KROENER, farmer, P. O., Loveland. The gentleman whose name we present as the subject of this sketch was born in Prussia in the year 1827, and is one of our representative German citizens. In his native land he was reared to farm pursuits. In 1848 he emigrated to this country, landing in Baltimore, after which he came to Cincinnati, where for ten succeeding years he worked at stove moulding. In 1860 he came to Hamilton Township, where he rented land for five years, when the savings from his labor enabled him to purchase 50 acres, on which he has since lived and prospered. In 1851 he was married to Louisa Feldkamp, a native of Germany, where she was born in 1826. To them have been born eight children, viz: Bernard, Harman, Mary, Fred, Lizzie, Johnny, Henry, and George, deceased. He belongs to the German Reformed Church, and is a Republican in politics. JOSIAH LOWNES, deceased, was born in Pennsylvania, in the year 1799, and was reared to man's estate near Ellicott's Mills in the State of Maryland. On the 16th day of May, 1832, he was married in Maryland, to Anna, HAMILTON TOWNSHIP - 951 a daughter of Wm. Burdsal. For nearly three years after his marriage he continued live in Maryland, when he removed to Montgomery Co., O., and settled on a farm near Centerville, on which he lived twenty-four years, after which he settled near Springhoro in this county, where lie lived until 1869, at which time he bought 140 acres of land on which his widowed wife and two of their children viz: William S. and Miriam, now reside. His death occurred on the 37th anniversary of his marriage, May 16, 1870. He belonged to the Quaker society, in which lie Was reared and held a birth right. To them were born five children, four of whom living, viz: Elizabeth A., William S., Miriam, and Rebecca. Susan deceased. Mrs. Lownes was born in Virginia, Nov. 11, 1809. Her father settled in Clinton Co., O., in 1835 or 1836, where lie lived and died at the advanced age of 80 years. His wife departed this life in Montgomery Co., Md., in 1817. They also belonged to the Quaker society, as does Mrs. Lownes. RICHARD LUDLUM, farmer, P. 0., Morrow. Richard Ludlum was born in Hamilton Township, Warren Co., O., on the llth day of December, 1831. He is the son of Benjamin and Margaret Ludlum, who were among the first settlers of Warren Co., and whose sketch appears in connection with Dr. Ludlum's, of Maineville. Mr. Ludlum was reared on a farm, and received the rudiments of education in the ordinary district schools. He afterwards attended Delaware University, in which institution he remained about six months. He then returned to his home on the farm, where his services were required. He was married on March 15, 1855, to Maria Simonton, daughter of Alexander Simonton, of Warren Co. To them were born three children, viz.: Charles A., Alice C. and Elmer. Mr. Ludlum is a zealous member of the Zoar. Methodist Episcopal Church. He has been successful in business, and is the owner of 235 acres of fine, tillable land. B. F. LUDLUM, physician and surgeon, P. O., Mameville, was born in Hamilton Township in the year 1835, and is a son of Benjamin Ludlum, who was a son of Smith Ludlum, who settled in this township in the year 1803 or 1804, from New Jersey. To Benjamin Ludlum and wife were born eleven children, eight of whom are living. He returned to Pennsylvania in 1814, where he resided seven years, and was married to Margaret McCarter, March 14, 1814. He served in the War of 1812, and was a brick mason by trade. He also taught in the schools of the county for a number of years; was a man successful in business and accumulated considerable property. He died July 14, 1881, and was born July 29, 1792. His wife died Sept. 9, 1867, and was born in Pennsylvartia in 1794. They were old and prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which they became connected in 1816. Our subject was reared on the farm and received the rudiments of his education in the district schools, which was developed by a course of study in the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, O. In March, 1863, he enlisted in the 66th Ohio Vol. Inf., and was commissioned Assistant Surgeon, he having previously studied medicine under Drs. Paulding, Mounts and Baker. With the regiment he remained until the close of the war, and was discharged in July, 1865. Upon his return to civil life he resumed his studies and graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan University in 1867, and also graduated from the Cincinnati School of Medicine and Surgery in 1863. After practicing several years in Butlerville, O., in 1876 located in Maineville, where he has since given his attention to the demands of his practice. In 1866 he was married to Elizabeth Jones, daughter of Thomas Jones, by whom he had four children, viz.: Mattie, Benjamin J., John C. and Margaret. He belongs to the medical society of the county, and to the I. O. O. F., Maineville Lodge, No. 557; was elected Treasurer of his township in 1880, and while living in Butlerville served as Clerk of Harlan Township. Mrs. Ludlum died at her home in Maineville, Sept. 2, 1881. JOHN F. MARSH, farmer, P. O., Maineville, was born in Cincinnati in 1818, and is a son of Isaac Marsh, a native of New York, who settled in Cincinnati in 1812, where he followed plastering till 1833, when he purchased 100 acres of land, 952 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: on which our subject lives, and where he lived, and died, in 1869, aged 88 years Mary, his wife, died in 1861, aged 77 years. They were parents of eleven children of whom two are living in this county, viz., William and our subject. Mr. Mani; served a short time in the War of 1812. The boyhood of our subject was spent in Cincinnati, and came to the farm with his parents in 1833, where he has since lived. Nov. 28, 1852, he was married to Harriet Ludlum, daughter of Thorne; Ludlum, by whom he has had eight children, seven living, viz., William, Frank" Anna, James, Charles, John and Lillie Albert deceased. He owns 120 acres of land. SAMUEL H. McFERREN, farmer, P. 0., Hopkinsville, is a son of James and Margaret McFerren. He was born in South Carolina; she in Ireland, and when four years old emigrated with her parents to this country, and was six months on the voyage. They were married in South Carolina, and in 1813 emigrated to Warren County on horseback, and brought with them one child. When he landed here he had thirteen dollars in money, and the first season he worked for eight dollars per month and boarded himself He was a shoemaker and his evenings were devoted to plying his trade. By economy and industry he succeeded, after years of toil, in accumulating a good property about 734 acres of land 300 of which was in Harlan Township, Warren County, 230 in Brown Co., 0., and 204 in the home farm. To them were born eleven children, nine living, viz: William, John, Elizabeth A., Mary, Andrew, Margaret J., Alexander, Nancy and Samuel. The deceased are James and Ellen, both of whom died leaving families. Mr. McFerren died March 20, 1866, aged 80 years. She died February 19, 1856, aged 56 years. Both were of Scotch-Irish descent. Mrs. Ellen McFerren, mother of James, ended her days in Ohio, with her son. Our subject was born on the place where he lives January 4, 1838. He was married in 1862, to Mary A., daughter of Daniel Quimby, a native of Hamilton Co., 0., who became a resident of Warren County. To them seven children have been born, four living, viz: Harry, Anna, Lillie and Rosy. Margaret, Katie and Lizzie, deceased. He owns 159 acres of land in Survey No. 1547. Katie, mother of Mrs. F., died in 1862, aged 54 years. She was the mother of two children, both living, viz : Nettie and Mary A. W. R. MERRILL, carpenter, P. 0., Murdock, was born in Brown Co., 0., April 21, 1836, and is a son of Reuben Merrill. Our subject was reared on the farm in Goshen Township, in Clermont Co., 0. At the age of eighteen he began his trade, and served as a regular apprentice under John Schuyler. In September, 1860, he went to Liberty County, Texas, on the Trinity river, where he followed his trade, doing bridge work for a while. In April, 1862, he was conscripted into the C. S. A. Service, Company I, 25th Texas Cavalry, under Capt. E. B. Pickett. Saw active service principally in Arkansas. Was captured at Arkansas Post in 1863, January, and sent north to Camp Butler at Springfield, Ill., where, April 1, he took the oath of allegiance and returned to Cleremont Co., 0. Soon after he enlisted in the Ohio State Militia, and of a Company was made First Lieutenant, and soon after Captain. He participated in the celebrated John Morgan chase. September 10, 1863, he was married to Cynthia, a daughter of A. J. Walker. In 1866 he purchased land where he now lives, but has followed his trade almost exclusively. To Mr. and Mrs. M. five children have been born, four of whom are living, viz: Clifton W., Hattie L., Leah M. and Myrtle M. Curtis, deceased. In his district he has been supervisor and school director for a number of years, and is a member of the Emc ry Lodge No. 558, F. & A. M. He and his estimable wife are also exemplary members of the Bethel Church, in which he has been a deacon for about ten or eleven years. , JAMES H. MONCE, P. 0., Maineville, is a son of Thomas Monce, who was born in Virginia, and in 1810 came to Highland Co., 0., and in 1813 to this county and settled near Hopkinsville, on a farm where he lived till his death. He and his wife, Sarah Irwin, were parents of ten children, but one living. Thomas HAMILTON TOWNSHIP - 953 Monce was born Feb. 16, 1775, and he died in 1842. His wife was born April 9. 1792, and died Feb. 14, 1878, and was a member of the Presbyterian Church. James H, their son, was born in this township in 1827. He was married to Rebecca, daughter of Benjamin Ludlum, in 1852. Seven children were born to them, of whom six are living, viz.: Ella, Cora, Anna, Esther, Ulysses and Edward; Lorin deceased. Mrs. M. was born in Hamilton Township in 1827, and is an exemplary member of the Maineville Methodist Episcopal Church. WILLIAM P. MOUNTS, County Commissioner and farmer, P. 0., Morrow. The subject of this sketch was born on the place where he lives Aug. 30, 1823, and is a son of Providence and Isabelle (Smith) Mounts, who were born in Kentucky in the year 1795. He (Providence) was a son of William and Catherine Mounts, early pioneers of Warren Co., who settled here about 1798. Providence Mounts and Isabelle Smith were married in Warren Co., and she was a daughter of James Smith, an early settler. To. Mr. and Mrs. Mounts were born nine children, of whom seven are living, viz.: Catherine, now Mrs. Kibbie, William P., James W., Elizabeth, now Mrs. Roach, Marshall, Lavenia, now Mrs. Peck and Rebecca, now Mrs. Eagle. The deceased are-Nancy, (Mrs. Hopkins) and Martha E. Mr. Monnts was a successful business man and accumulated a good property. In the War of 1812 he served for some. time, and was only 17 years of age. The subject of this sketch was reared on the farm and received a common school education. He remained with his parents on the farm until he had attained his majority, after which, being fond of travel, he visited various parts of the country. Sept. 27, 1865, he was married to Henrietta Van Dusen, of Newport, Ky., after which event he located on the farm where he has since lived. In politics he has always been a Republican, and W9,8 elected one of the County Commissioners in 1874, and has since been twice re-elected, and now (1881) has two years of his last term to serve. He has also been Trustee of Hamilton Township, and his executive ability is of the recognizable type and thoroughly established in Warren Co. To Mr. and Mrs. Mounts five children have been born, viz.: Ulysses G., Gracie, Cora, Van and Providence. He owns 280 acres of the best land in the township, and his home farm is elegantly improved and beautifully situated, and as farm property has not an equal in the county, and reflects much credit on its owner. JAMES W. MOUNTS, farmer, P. 0., Morrow, was born in this township, and is a son of Providence and Isabelle Mounts, (see sketch of William C. Mounts.) He was reared on the farm, and in the district schools received an ordinary education. In 1865 he was married to Elizabeth Davis, of Union Co., Ind., who has bore him three children, viz.: Harry, Catherine and Eugene. In 1862 he enlisted in the 4th Iowa Cavalry, Co. A, and took part in the battles of Vicksburg, Pittsburg Landing, Franklin, and many others of lesser note. Was first Serg, ant of his Company, and was honorably discharged in 1865. He resided in Iowa eight years previous to the war. He owns 100 acres of land, which is in an excellent state of cultivation and well improved. LINDSEY MOUNTS, farmer, P. 0., Morrow, was born near Morrow, July 25, 1825, and is a son of Watson and Nancy (Lindsey) Mounts. He was the youngest child of William Mounts, a pioneer of Warren Co. To Watson Mounts and his wife were born eleven children, viz: Rebecca, born in 1820; Providence, born in 1823, died in 1849; Lindsey, (as above); Joseph, born in 1827; Leander, born in 1829; James; born in 1831; Dorcas, born in 1833; John H., born in 1835 and died in Feb. 1861; Gracy, born in 1837; Catherine, born in 1839, and William, who was born in 1840. He was born in Warren Co., in 1799; Nancy, his wife, was born in Kentucky in the same year. He died in May, 1875, and she departed this life in August, 1878 ; was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church 40 years. Our subject has been twice married, first to Sarah, a daughter of Phineas Roach, February, 1855; she died June 7, 1855. His second marriage was celebrated June 10, 1856, with Angelina, daughter of Isaac and Hannah Miranda, and widow of Eli 954 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: T. Ludlum, by whom he has one child, viz : Albert C. Mrs. M. had three children by her first husband, viz : Marshall, Waldron and Hattie. In 1850 Mr. R. went overland to California, where he resided three years, and since then has lived in the county. He owns 135 acres of excellent land, which is more the ordinarily improved. Mrs. Mounts was born in the county in 1825. WILLIAM G. MOUNTS, farmer, P. O., Morrow, is another of the old well-known citizens of Warren Co. He was born in Hamilton Township in 1809' and is a son of Joseph Mounts, one of the pioneers, a mention of whom is made in the sketch of Alex. Mounts, in Union Township's history. Our subject was brought up on the farm and received only a limited education in the early subscription schools. He was married on the 6th day of Oct., 1833, to Susan, daugh. ter of Joseph Greene, who was born in Cincinnati. After his marriage he located on the farm where he has since lived. Four children were born to them, viz: Joseph, Elizabeth, Phcebe and William. Mrs. Mounts departed this life Jan. 14, 1870, aged 54 years, 6 months and 1 day. He owns upward of 300 acres of land, which is largely in cultivation and well improved. He has been an exemplary member of the Methodist Episcopal Church since he was 16 years old, and is a genial, whole-souled and Christian gentleman. His son William enlisted in 1864, in Co. F. 146 O. N. G., served his time and was honorably discharged. He was married Oct. 8, 1872, to Susan A., daughter of Dr. Cottle, of Maineville, by whom he had three children, viz : Pearl, Mabel and Lucius. Mrs. M. was born in the county in 1846 and departed this life Aug. 2, 1881. William M. was born on the old home farm in 1844. J. C. REDMAN, Justice of the Peace and conveyancer, P. O., Maineville, was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the year 1835, and is a son of John Redman, of Pennsylvania, who came to Ohio in 1830. Our subject received not the advantage of an education in the earlier part of his life, but afterwards, by studiously applying his mind, and chiefly through his own efforts, succeeded in obtaining a good business-like education. At the age of 15 he began learning the harness trade, which was completed three years after. It was then he began to realize the necessity of an education, which he set out in pursuit of, and won. After attaining his majority he engaged in teaching, which he followed five years, and as an educator became well and favorably known. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. K, 79th O. V.I.; saw active service until June, 1864, at which time he was wounded in front of Atlanta, Ga. For meritorious service he was after this promoted to a 1st Lieut.,`but being unable to pass muster on account of disability caused by the wound, could not accept the proffered honor. In September, 1865, he was "mustered out" and returned home, and a few months later went to Camp Denison, where he remained until 1866, since when he has been engaged in various enterprises. He is now established in MaineviIle in the capacity of conveyancer, and is in discharge of the duties and responsibilities of Justice of the Peace, Township and Corporation Clerk. He also does a large amount of legal writing, to do which he is fully competent. In 1856 he was married to Mary E., daughter of William T. Friend, of Woodville, Ohio, who has borne him seven children, viz : John W., Louisa, Edwin S., Debby J., Alice C., David and Anice. He is a worthy member of the Masonic Lodge of Blanchester, Ohio, No. 191, and also of the Maineville Lodge 1. O. O. F., No. 557. GEORGE J. ROACH, farmer, P. 0., Maineville, was born in Salem Township, this county, in 1827, and is a son of Jonah and Rebecca (Gregg) Roach. Uc was born in Virginia March 15, 1791. In 1812 he came to Ohio, and in the Spring of 1813 settled near Springboro, where he lived five years. Feb. 6, 1817, he was married to Rebecca, daughter of Samuel Gregg, a pioneer. After the above event he located in Salem Township, where he resided eight or ten years, when he sold out and purchased about 400 acres of land in this township. To Mr. and Mrs. Roach were born eight children, three living, viz: Ann E , Samantha and our subject. The deceased are: William, Samuel, James, Milton and Elizabeth. Mr. Roach was a successful and energetic farmer. He served in the War of 1812 as a HAMILTON TOWNSHIP - 955 vane guard, and his death occurred in October, 1877. Mrs. Roach was born in Warren Co., June ie, 1797, and died Sept. 23, 1867. Our subject was reared on the fora, and received only a limited education. In 1849 he was married to Mary A., daughter of Smith Ludlum, who bore him nine children; five living, viz : Evaline, Rosa, Willie, Ollie and Charley. The deceased are: Samuel, who died Aug. 7, 077; Jonah, who died Sept. 23, 1865, and Ettie, who died Jan. 4, 1864. The farm of Mr. Roach contains 174 1/2 acres of choice tillable land, on which he has lived since 1856. He and his estimable wife are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of Maineville, to which they have been connected for nearly twenty years, and both are very exemplary Christian people. WILLIAM BOAT, farmer, P. O., Loveland. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch was born in Hamilton Township in 1838, and is a son of Morris and Margaret Roat. He was born in New Jersey, in 1806, and is a son of Michael and Elsie, C. (Huffman) Roat, natives of New Jersey, who located here in 1817, coming to Ohio by teams across the mountains of Pennsylvania. They purchased 100 acres of land. Michael and wife were parents of ten children, three living. He died in 1832 aged 60 years; she died in 1843. The father of our subject was married in 1834 to a daughter of Nicolas Tiger, of New Jersey, who settled here in 1819. To Morris and wife were born four children, all living, viz : Nicholas, Michael, William and Jacob. Our subject was reared a farmer and received only a limited education. Dec. 31, 1863, he was married to Mary, a daughter of James Walker, who was a son of Samuel B. Walker. After his marriage he settled where he now resides. He owns 77 acres of good land, which is largely in cultivation. They have three children, viz : James A., Cora B. and Margaret O., Both are members of the Bethel Church, to which they have been connected for 18 or 19 years, and are exemplary Christian people. H. SCHLOTMAN, farmer, P. O., Murdock, was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1827. His early life up to 17 years of age was passed in his native country, at which time he, with his brother and sister (in 1844), set sail for this country, landing in New Orleans January, 1845. From there they came to Cincinnati, where he found employment at his trade—stove moulding—until 1856, when he went to Evansville, Ind., and soon after back to Cincinnati again, where he followed his trade till 1860, when he came to Hamilton Township, in which he worked leased land for 5 years. In 1865 he purchased 50 acres. From 1866 to 1872 he resided in Cincinnati, and since the latter date on his farm. During the last 6 years of his stay in Cincinnati he was employed as a guard in the county jail—his brother Henry being at the time sheriff of Hamilton Co., Ohio. June 12, 1851, he was married to Eliza Israel, of Cincinnati, by whom he has had nine children, eight living, viz: Lizzie, William, Chase, Charley, Alfred, Etta, Gus, Christ; Harry, deceased. Mr. Schlotman is a Republican and a gentleman thoroughly posted upon the events and questions of the day, and is ready at all times to intelligently discuss the merits and demerits of all cases at issue. He is a member of the German Reformed Church. Mrs. Schlotman with her parents came to America in 1845. D. H. SHIELDS, farmer, P. O., Murdock, was born on the farm where he lives, Nov. 18, 1835, and is a son of George Shields, who was born in West Moreland Co., Pa., in 1801. He was a son of Robert Shields of the same county. He (Robert) with his wife and children in 1810 came to this county, their flip being made from Pittsburg to Columbia down the Ohio river, in a "broad horn." A short time after arriving here he purchased a small tract of land on which he resided till 1840, when he removed to Clinton Co., Ohio, where he died Jan. 25, 1846; his wife, Martha Brown, died in Nov., 1863. She was born in 1778. They were parents of eight children, three living, viz : Joseph, Robert and Lucinda. The deceased are George, John, William, David and Mary. He was one of the organizers of the Bethel Church in 1814, and in which he was a Ruling Elder while he lived here, and was clerk of the sessions till 1835. He served under Capt. Simonton in the 956 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: War of 1812. George, father of our subject, was married to Hannah, daughter of Isaac and Esther (Walker) Spence, April, 14, 1825, and located where our subject now lives. He was much interested in religious matters and a Ruling Elder cf"tie," Bethel Church. His first wife died March 29, 1840; she was born Jan. 23, 1799. His second wife was Julia A. Randabush, whom he married in 1843. She died the following year. His third marriage was celebrated with Rachael Hines, in. 1850. She died Aug. 8, 1880. He departed this life July 26, 1880. By his first wife he' had six children, viz: Harriet, Samuel, Calvin, Mary J., D. H. and Luther. 0„ subject has been twice married, first to Minerva Chaney, of Cleremont Co, O., Dec. 31, 1876, by whom he had four children, viz: George E., Rosa B., Eliza and Harriet. Mrs. Shields died Jan. 24, 1867. Feb. 18, 1868, he was married to Martha McKinney, of Goshen, Ohio, by whom he has three children, viz : Curtis E, Nellie B., and Richard, deceased. He has been Trustee and Justice of the Peace of the township. He and his wife are members of the Bethel Church, of which he is a Ruling Elder and has been Deacon. He owns 334 acres of excellent land. P. W. SKILLMAN, farmer, P. 0., Loveland, was born in the State of New Jersey, Feb. 25, 1831, and is a son of Abraham and Hannah Skillman, natives of the same State, who settled near Hopkinsville in 1836, and a year later is Maineville, near which he worked a farm and labored on a contract he had on the L. M. R. R. Mrs. Skillman died in 1840, when he returned to New Jersey where he died in 1854. Their children, six in number, settled in Ohio, in which they lived for a number of years, viz: Jacob, Andrew, Peter W., James, Perry, and Hannah, who died near Maineville. Our subject returned to New Jersey with his father, and learned the plastering and brick laying trade. In 1852 he returned to Cincinnati, where he plied his trade, and did a regular contract business until 1862, when he went to Cleremont Co. Ohio, and soon after came to the place where he now resides. In 1857 lie was married to Ruth A., daughter of Joseph Randabush, of Cleremont Co., who bore him six children, viz: Flora, Anna, Kate, Buela, Ella, and Abra. Mrs. Skillman died March 6, 1877, aged 44 years He was again married to Hannah, daughter of James Spence, Sept. 29, 1880. He is a member of the Emory Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, No. 558, having joined the order in 1857; is a Republican in politics, and has always voted with that party upon all questions at issue. PETER W. SNOOK, farmer, P. 0., S. Lebanon, was born in Deerfield in 1810 and is a son of Capt. William Snook, a native of New Jersey, who settled in Deerfield in 1805. He was a millwright by occupation, and helped build the Wright mill, one at Gainsborough and one in Deerfield for Gen. Sutton. In the War of 1812 he received a Captain's commission. By his first wife, Abi Fields, he had three children, viz: Lowery, Peter W. and Harrison. Mrs Snook died in 1814, and he was married to Hannah Stout (see sketch of Tarsilla Hopkins, Union Township.) He died Sept. 29, 1827, aged upwards of 50 years; was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Lebanon. Our subject has followed mechanical pursuits, and for four years boating on the Ohio river, was plying between Cincinnati and New Orleans. He was married in 1836 to Amanda Vandervoort, of Warren Co., who has borne him ten children, eight living, viz: William H., Ephriam K., Irvin, John, Lewis, Joseph, Albert and Sarah. James and Eliza deceased. James was a member of Co. B. 2nd, Ohio Artillery, enlisted in 1863 and served till his death, which occurred in Knoxville, Tenn., July 11, 1865, aged 22 years. Mr. Snook owns 242 acres of excellent land, besides property in Deerfield; has been Trustee of his township two different times. William and Ellen (Steele) Vandervoort, parents of Mrs. Snook, came to Ohio from Virginia in 1808, and first settled in Clermont Co., and soon after came to this township, in which they lived till their death, respected and esteemed by all who knew them. He died Sept. 29, 1868, aged 83 years. She departed this life in 1839 at the age of 52 years. They were parents of ten children, viz: Maria, Paul, Amanda, Sarah, Phcebe, James, Mary, Elizabeth, Eliza and John. He was again married to Mrs. Nancy Drake. Mr. Van- HAMILTON TOWNSHIP - 957 dervoort was a soldier in the War of 1812, but only served a short time when he was w honorable discharged on account of disability.   JOHN SPENCE JR., farmer, P. 0., Loveland, is a son of Jas. B. and Sarah (Newell) Sj ence. He was born in Pennsylvania, and with his parents located here in 1802. Jas. B. was brought up a farmer and received a common education. He was married to a daughter of Wm. Newell, who settled here in 1810. He was one of the trustees of his township, and he and his wife were among the early members of the Bethel Church, of which he was a deacon. They were parents of six children, Wm. C., Isabelle, Sallie, John, Jane and Esther. By his second wife, Ruanza Phillips, he had one child, viz: Hannah. He died in 1875, aged 71. Our subject was a member of the 2d 0. V. I. Co. I., in which he enlisted Septs. 12, 1861, and the regiment was a part of the Army of the Cumberland. Was in the battles of Perryville, Ky., Stone River, Chicamauga, Mission Ridge and Atlanta; was slightly wounded once and was discharged Oct. 10, '64. He was marrried Sept. 7, ‘61, to Isabell Swank. After his return from the army he located where he now lives. He and his wife are members of the Bethel Church. They have five children, viz: Fannie, Leslie D., Alice M., Nettie L., and Raymond. He owns 54 acres of land, and has a pleasant home. Mrs. Spence was born in the county in 1837. MILTON SPENCE, farmer, P. 0., Murdock, was born in 1835, and is a son of Samuel W. and Hannah Spence. He (Samuel) was a son of Isaac and Esther Spence, who settled in this township in 1802. Samuel was married to Hannah, a daughter of Colen and Margaret (Walker) Spence, by whom he had five children, four of whom are living, viz: Amanda, Mary, Milton and Lizzie. The latter is a teacher in the Indian Territory. Newton, deceased. He and his wife were members of the Bethel Church, in which he was an elder for some years. He died in February, 1880, aged 77 years. She died in 1871, at the age of 65 years. Our subject was married 'Feb. 8, 1872, to Philanda Megrue, who bore him four children, viz: Samuel W., Sarah B., McPherson and Lewis R. Mrs. S. died May 9, 1880, aged 38 years. Mr. S. enlisted in March, 1862, in Co. B. of the First Kansas Cavalry, and served three years and three months. Was wounded at Lake Providence, La., and also at Vicksburg, where he was taken prisoner, and at Champion Hill he had a knee crushed. Was discharged in 1865, and returned to his home. Owns 320 acres of land in Kansas. Mary,' a daughter of Samuel W. Spence, is a member of the Bethel Church, to which she has belonged since sixteen years of age, and is much interested in religious matters, and in the Sabbath school is an untiring and zealous worker. JOSEPH STRYKER, deceased. Joseph Stryker, the subject of our sketch, was born in Hamilton Township, Warren Co., Ohio, on the twelfth day of August, 1828. His father, James Stryker, was a native of New Jersey, born December 24, 1779. He was reared on a farm in his native State, until he arrived to the age of manhood, and from thence he removed to Warren Co., Ohio, in which county he was one of the first settlers. He was quite successful in business. To his children he left a handsome property. His son Joseph, the subject of our sketch, was also reared on a farm; received his education in an ordinary district school. Was married on the 30th of October, 1854, to Martha Liddel. To them were born four children, viz: John, Fanny, Mary and Jennie. He had been quite successful in matters, and died on February 3, 1871. His widow still resides on the old homestead., WILLIAM SWANK, farmer, P. 0., Murdock. The subject of this sketch is another of the old and well-known citizens of the county. He was born April 18, 1817, and is a son of Daniel and Esther (Morgan) Swank; she was born in this county and was a daughter of Gabriel Morgan, one of the first pioneers. He was born in Maryland, and was a son of Jacob Swank, who settled here about 1800. Jacob died in Goshen, Ohio, at the remarkable age of 105 years and was a Revolutionary soldier in the days of 1776. He brought to this county with him. eight 958 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. children, five boys and three girls—all deceased but one. He was a blacksmith 6 occupation and a pious man. Daniel was but 4 years old when his parents came to Ohio, and during the War of 1812 served with General Harrison; was in the siege of Ft. Meigs, in which he was severely wounded by the explosion of a shell He lived in the vicinity of Comargo, and was a successful farmer. He died October, 1832, aged upward of 40 years. His wife died ten or twelve years preview. He had by his first wife six children and three by the second. Our subject was brought up on the farm, and in the subscription schools he obtained only a limited education. He was married Nov. 8, 1838, to Frances M. Line, of Warren Co who bore him six children, viz: Irwin, Isabelle, Caroline, Bishop C., William and Samuel A. Irwin was a member of the 2nd Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf., in which he enlisted in 1861 and served his country faithfully until 1864, when he was discharged. Mrs. S. died Aug. 4, 1869. She was born June 30, 1820. Mr. S., was again married to Jane Spence, who died Feb. 29, 1880. His last marriage. was with Mary Morrow Pendery, to whom he was joined Sept. 29, 1881. He has been connected with the Bethel Church many years, and has been a Ruling Elder for 20 years. He owns 67 acres of land. which is nicely improved. A. L. THOMPSON, farmer, P. O., Loveland, was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the year 1842, and is a son of John Thompson, a gentleman of Scotch parentage. Our subject received the rudiments of his education in the district schools, which was afterward developed at the Farmers' College, of which institution he is a graduate. In 1861 he enlisted in Burdsall's 4th Cay.; served three months, land then enlisted in the three years' service. With him were his brothers James and William. John, another brother, enlisted in 1864 in the 10th Cay. James came home Lieut. Col. of the 4th Cay., having seen active service all through the war and participated in many of the hard-fought battles of the war. He was taken prisoner in front of Atlanta while trying to save one of his men. Our subject was quarter-master and forage-master most of the time he was out. All were honorably discharged at the close of the war. After his return home he engaged in the grocery and livery business, each in its turn, and eventually, on account of his wife's ill-health, in 1880 purchased a farm of 128 acres on which he resides. In 1866 he was married to Miss Lydia Hunter, who was born in England. To them two children have been born, viz: Charles H. and Jessie. He is an exemplary Christian gentleman and a member of the Bethel Church. Is a Republican. W. H. WALKER, deceased, was born on the old home farm in 1819, and was a son of Samuel B. Walker, a pioneer. He was reared on the farm, and in the district schools he fitted himself to teach. Some years before his death he left the farm, which he had carried on by others, and he opened a store in Murdock. He was a generous, kind-hearted man, and was always very kind to the poor, and his death was universally regretted by all. He was twice married, first to Sarah J. Millspaugh, who bore 'him three children, viz.: Maria, Margaret E. and Agnes J. Mrs. W. died in 1845. His second marriage was celebrated with Ellen Ward, of Cleremont Co., Ohio. He was a successful man and held some of the township offices, and was a Notary Public. He was a leading member in the Bethel Church, of which he was Treasurer. He died June 2, 1873, leaving at his death 200 acres of land. Mrs. W. was born in Cleremont Co., 0., in 1824, and is a member of the Bethel Church. THOMAS D. WALKER, farmer, P. O., Murdock. The above gentleman is a son of Samuel B. Walker, who was born in Franklin Co., Pa., in 1779 or 1780. Samuel B. was a son of Samuel and Isabelle (Brice) Walker, of the above county. He purchased 1,000 acres of land in this township in 1798, but did not settle on this purchase until 1802. With Samuel B. came his two sisters, Esther and Mar; garet, who were the respective wives of Isaac and Colen Spence, who also settled in Hamilton Township. The father of our subject was married in 1804 to Hannall Spence, of Scott Co., Ky., after which he settled on his portion of the land that was HAMILTON TOWNSHIP - 959 purchased in 1798, which he cleared up, and it became his home. He was Justice of the Peace for two terms, being first elected in 1810, and served eight or ten months in the War of 1812 under Capt. Simonton. In 1824 he became a member of the Bethel Church, of which he was treasurer for fifteen years before his death. His wife was an active member in the same church from its organization in 1814. Mr. W. Was a surveyor of some of some note. To him were born ten children, four of whom are living viz.: John S., Samuel, Andrew J. and Thomas D. The deceased are : Sarah, Isabelle, James, William H., George W. and Margaret J. Mr. Walker died Dec. 6, 1845. She departed this life Feb. 4, 1851. Our subject was reared on the farm, and remained with his parents until of age. March 4, 1854, he was married to Eliza A. Chaney, of Cleremont Co., Ohio. After his marriage he lived eight years on the old home farm, when he came to his present place of residence. g lie and his wife are members of the Bethel Church, to which he has been connected forty years, and as deacon of the same for twenty years. He owns 117 acres of excellent land, which is nicely improved; in everything Mr. Walker is a representative man. SAMUEL WALKER, farmer, P. 0., Maineville, is another of the old and well-known settlers, who is a native of the township which he lives; is a son of Samuel B. Walker; was reared on the farm, and a limited education was all he got in the district, a subscription school. He was married to Mary A. Bigham in 1839, seven children being the result of their union, viz: John B., Alexander G., (who was a member of Co. I, 2d O. V. I. He enlisted in 1861; served nearly two years, and was killed at Murfreesboro), Luther and Sarah; three are deceased, viz: Hannah A., Gilbert and Newton. Mrs. W. died in 1851. His second marriage was celebrated with Anna Hopkins in 1852; four children have been born to them, viz: Allen T., William H., Plume A and James. Mr. W. has lived in the county all his life, and has been successful in his undertakings. ANDREW J. WALKER, farmer, P. O., Murdock, was born on the old home farm in the year 1815, and is a son of Samuel Walker, a pioneer; was reared on the farm, and received only a common education in the district schools. He was married in 1839 to Leah, daughter of Isaac Phillips, an early settler in this county. Since his marriage he has lived on the place where he now resides, and has prospered. He and his wife are members of the Bethel Church, to which he has belonged fifty years. He was Deacon of the church from 1840 to 1881, at which time he was elected a Ruling Elder. To Mr. and Mrs. W. nine children were born, eight living, viz: Cynthia, Hannah L., Sarah R., LaFayette, (who is a minister in the Presbyterian Church,) Edward S.; Isaac N., Vira and James L.; an infant deceased. Mr. W. owns 112 acres of excellent land, which is well improved. Five of his children are members of the Bethel Church, which is a source of gratification to their aged parents.