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HARRISON COUNTY - 501 he was appointed postmaster at Scio, but after serving part of a term, his practice having largely increased, he resigned in favor of a Republican lady, Miss Martha C. Patton. In 1863 the Doctor was married to Mary J. Miller, who died soon after, and in March, 1867, he became united in wedlock with Miss Mary, daughter of Dr. William W. Custer, of Scio, and three children have been born to them, viz. : Frances, deceased at the age of three years; James Albert, born in 1872, at present in the junior class in Scio College; and Willie, deceased. Dr. Snyder is a member of the American Medical Association, and the Ohio Medical Society, also the Ohio Sanitary Association; is an honorary member of the Tuscarawas County Medical Society, and was a delegate to the International Medical Convention (ninth) held at Washington in 1887. He is the author of papers on various medical subjects, and possesses the finest library of medical works, and the most complete case of surgical instruments, in the two counties. In his political preferments he is an uncompromising Democrat. Since the above was written, Dr. Snyder received, October 15, 1890, the appointment of assistant physician to the Columbus (Ohio) Asylum for Insane, which position he now holds. ARTHUR ALLISON HAWTHORNE, one of the leading agriculturists of Short Creek Township, Harrison County, was born February 27, 1845, on the farm where he now lives. His grandfather, James Hawthorne, was a native American, but the Tatter's father was born in Ireland, whence he and three brothers came to this country—two settling in Jefferson County, Ohio, and one in Harrison County. James Hawthorne married Rosanna, daughter of Robert Stewart, and they became the parents of eight children, viz. : Hannah, now Mrs. Mcllroy, in Washington County, Iowa; Margaret Ann, now Mrs. John McNary, living near New Athens, Harrison County; Nancy Jane; Arabella, who died at the age of twelve years Robert Creighton, born October 5, 1819; and Samuel E., William and Rosanna, all deceased. The father of this family died in 1844, at the age of fifty-six years, on the farm now occupied by Isaiah Field; he was a tanner by trade, which he followed in New Athens, and was a member of the Seceder Church. His widow survived him many years, dying at the advanced age of ninety-two years. Robert Creighton Hawthorne, father of the subject of these lines, was born on the farm, where he grew to manhood's estate, attending during winter time the common schools; he also worked for a time at harness-making. In the fall of 1842 he was married to Margaret J., daughter of Francis and Jenette Grove, and born in York County, Penn., August 26, 1817. In 1833 she came with her parents to Cadiz Township, Harrison County, where the latter both died, the father in March, 1844, at the age of sixty-two years (he was a farmer by occupation, in politics a strong. Whig), and the mother in 1873, at the age of eighty-four years. They were the parents of nine children, as follows: Emily, Susan, Maria and Charlotta, all deceased; Margaret Jane, Mrs. Robert C. Hawthorne; Eleanor R., now Mrs. Oliver R. McNary, in Leavenworth, Kas. ; Thomas Cross, in Jefferson County, Ohio; Sarah Elizabeth, now wife of Samuel Kyle, in Muskingum County, Ohio; Francis Pringle, in Cadiz Township, Harrison County, and William Scott, in Kansas. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Hawthorne came to Short Creek Township, and in the following spring moved to the farm where Mrs. Hawthorne now resides. For three years they resided in Muskingum County, Ohio. Here in 1864 at the age of forty-five, died Robert Creighton Hawthorne, after an illness of only two weeks. Politically he was a Republican, and in religion he was a member, as is his widow, of the Unity United Presbyterian Church of Belmont County. Since his death Mrs. Hawthorne, now seventy-four years of age, has continued to reside on the old home place. The record of their children is as follows: Arthur Allison is the 502 - HARRISON COUNTY. subject proper of these lines; Francis Grove, born January 25, 1847, lives in Short Creek Township, Harrison County; Emily Arabella, born October 20, 1849, is now Mrs. James Holmes, and lives in Greene County, Ohio; James Stewart, born August 2, 1852, resides in Adena, Jefferson Co., Ohio. Arthur Allison Hawthorne grew to maturity on the farm, attending the common schools. On January 3, 1878, he married Miss Jane Eliza, daughter of Samuel and Isabella (McMillan) Maxwell, and a native of Jefferson County, Ohio, and they then settled on the farm where they now reside in Short Creek Township. Three children have been born to them, viz. : Florence Gertrude, born December 4, 1878; Clarkson Grove, born December 8, 1881, and Harvey McMillan, born September 30, 1886. The parents are both members of the Unity United Presbyterian Church of Belmont County, Ohio; in politics Mr. Hawthorne is a strong Republican. His farm of eighty-one acres is situated about half way between New Athens and Harrisville, and is devoted to general farming and stock-raising. The house was built in 1844, and the outbuildings some time later. The Hawthorne family are well known in the county, and highly respected in the community. M. M. PATTON. In every community are to be found those who are recognized as leaders, and who have the highest regards of their associates; men who by their lives have set examples for future gen erations, who possess an integrity always unquestioned, a character as irreproachable as it is esteemed. Such a man is the subject of this. sketch. Born in Fayette County, Penn., September 3, 1815, he, with his parents, early moved to this part of the country. His father, Joseph, also a native of Pennsylvania, where he was engaged in farming, while quite young was married to Sarah, a daughter of John Burns, one of the leading farmers of his section. The young couple settled in his native county, where they remained a few years, and then decided to brave the hardships of a wild and unsettled country, there to build up a new home. So, on April 1, 1816, they set out for their western home, arriving in Harrison County, Ohio, and settling in Rumley Township, where their descendants are still to be found. Here they purchased a quarter-section of land, and, with the assistance of their children, made a home, neat, comfortable and happy. Their family consisted of ten children, viz. : John, Sarah, Joseph, Margaret and M. M., born in Pennsylvania, and James, Mary, Cynthia J., David and Ann, born in Harrison County, Ohio. In politics Mr. Patton was a Democrat, and was honored by his party with the gift of several offices. In February, 1851, he departed this life, and was buried in the cemetery at Burnley by the side of his wife, who had preceded him in September, 1842. The subject of these lines remained at home during his early childhood, 'assisting in carrying on the farm in summers and attending the district schools during the winters. The old school-house of that day was a log cabin, with a slab floor, slab benches, and greased-paper windows. In such primitive surroundings, aided by a few well-worn books, and a teacher whose muscular development was never doubted, but of whose literary qualifications little should be said, the children of the early settlers received their education. On March 3, 1844, Mr. Patton was married to Sarah Jane, a daughter of Samuel McCullough, a resident of Carroll County, Ohio. Mr. Patton first made his home in North Burnley, where he leased a place for a short period, and in a few years he purchased what is now known as the Pratt Farm, to which he immediately moved. Here he remained eleven years, making extensive improvements on the place, erecting all the buildings and effecting many needed repairs. He then sold, and purchased the farm of 130 acres on which he now resides, and which is in excellent condition, well watered and timbered. The following is a. record of his family: Sarah Margaret, now HARRISON COUNTY - 503 Mrs. Adam Miller, of German Township, this county, was born January 19, 1843; James was born October 23, 1844; John H. was born August 25, 1846; Joseph was born May 7, 1848, and died August 22, 1851; Samuel M. was born April 12, 1850, and died August 31, 1857; Addison was born May 25, 1852; William was born August 17, 1854, and died February 27, 1858; Fremont was born August 29, 1856, and died March 5, 1858; an infant daughter was born March 12, 1859, and died March 17, 1859; Ida was born February 9, 1860; Fre was born April 12, 1862; Thomas B. was born December 8, 1863. Mrs. Patton died June 13, 1878, and was buried in the Ridge Cemetery. She was a leading member, as is her husband, of the Presbyterian Church. In politics Mr. Patton was a Democrat until the election of Buchanan, when he joined the Republican party, who at that time were the exponents of the principles which he espoused. Although never an office seeker, yet Mr. Patton never fails to do his full share of the labor in the political canvass, and is numbered among the -leaders of his party. Thomas B., his youngest son, resides at home, and manages the home place. On March 20, 1888, he was married to Hattie E., daughter of John Finnicum, a resident of Rumley Township, Harrison County, and one child was born to them, October 11, 1889, named Beryl F. Mr. Patton is an intelligent, thinking, rising young man. He is a Republican in politics, and he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. He is a worthy son of a worthy parent. A. S. MATTERN. Among the rising and highly esteemed young men of Green Township, Harrison County, none occupies a higher place than the one whose name heads this sketch. Abraham Mattern, his father, was a native of Westmoreland County, Penn., where he was born October 9, 1806, and where, for many generations, the family had resided. When he was quite young his parents removed to Ohio, purchasing a farm in Archer Township, Harrison County. Here they encountered the many hardships incident to pioneer life, and, after a long life of trials, they passed to their reward. Abraham grew to manhood under the paternal roof, and, at the age of twenty-one, commenced life for himself, engaging in agricultural pursuits, which he followed during life. In 1832 he was married to Mary Brown, of Archer Township, Harrison County, and by her had six children, viz. : Jane (at home), John (in Archer Township), Nancy Ann (at home), Hugh B. (deceased), Wesley (at home), and Alfred S. (residing at Folk's Station). After marriage Mr. Mattern and his young wife located on a farm which he had purchased in Archer Township, and paid for with the savings of many years' hard work. This farm he sold, and, April 29, 1837, he moved to Green Township, where he passed the remainder of his days. While eminently successful in his business of farming, his prosperity may be attributed entirely to his foresight, economy and strict attention to business. On February 15, 1889, Abraham Mattern passed from earth, and was buried in Bethel Cemetery; his widow followed him to the grave December 17, 1890, and was laid to rest by the side of her husband. In politics Mr. Mattern was an enthusiastic Democrat, in religion a Methodist. A. S. Mattern, of whom this sketch treats, was born February 18, 1853, in Green Township, Harrison, Co., Ohio, and his youth was spent in attending to the duties of the home farm, and receiving such education as the common schools afforded. For some years after attaining his majority he engaged in various businesses with success, and soon after his marriage, he embarked in general mercantile trade, which he still continues. On September 14, 1881, he was married to Jennie R., daughter of Robert Pry, at the time a resident of Pennsylvania, but now of Wellsburg, W. Va. Four children were born to this union: Ora M., born August 22, 1882; Lela J., born April 3, 1884, died June 13, 1885; Edna Leona, born April 29, 1886, 504 - HARRISON COUNTY. and Wesley Earl, born June 6, 1890. In politics Mr. Mattern is Democratic, and in religion he is a Methodist. As a worthy citizen of his township Mr. Mattern is held in the same high respect as was his father before him, and he well merits it. WILLIAM WATTERS, a thriving young farmer of North Township, County, was born in Harrison County, Ohio, September 12, 1848, and is a son of Nathan Watters, also a native of Harrison County. William Watters, the father of Nathan, was born in Maryland, of Scotch descent, and his death took place in Harrison County, Ohio. Nathan Watters, who was a farmer, married Miss Catherine Foutz, a native of North Township and daughter of Michael Foutz, who entered the farm on which our subject now resides. On this farm Mrs. Catherine Watters died April 28, 1874, at the age of sixty-one years, Nathan Watters surviving her until April 29, 1887, when he, too, passed to his long home at the age of seventy-four years, a member of the Lutheran Church. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Watters were six in number, and were named as follows: John, Elizabeth and Jonathan, deceased, and Elijah, William and Isaiah, the last named being a resident of Tuscarawas County, Ohio. William Watters grew to manhood on the farm on which he was born, attending the common schools during the interval, and assisting in the performance of farm duties. On March 23, 1882, he married Mrs. Sarah A. Clemens, widow of Jephtha Clemens (who died in Youngstown, Ohio), and daughter of George W. and Sophia Simmonds, of Monroe Township, Harrison Co., Ohio. By her first marriage, Mrs. Watters was the mother of four children, of whom one only, Frank, is still living; by her second marriage she has had one child, that died unnamed. The dwelling of Mr. Watters was totally destroyed by fire in 1884, with no insurance, but Mr. Watters, with characteristic energy, had his present edifice completed before the expiration of the year. The farm is located about two miles south of Connotton, and by road about six miles southwest of Scio. Mr. Walters is favorably and widely known throughout the township, and his farm is a model of neatness. It may be stated as an unusual and most extraordinary circumstance that the grandmother of our subject had been blind for many years, but just before her death (perhaps the day before) her sight was restored, and she was able to see distinctly. The father of our subject was also blind several years before his death. WILLIAM F. SMITH, a well-known citizen of Scio, Harrison County, was born in Carroll County, Ohio, September 3, 1835, and is a son of William F. Smith, Sr., a native of Maryland, who when a young man came to Ohio, and settled in Carroll County, where he met and married Lydia Dotts, a native of Carroll County, and a daughter of Philip and Delila Dotts. To this union were born five children, viz. : Selina; Susanna, Mrs. Frederick Slates, of Perryville, Ohio; Mary Ann, deceased wife of John Gladden; Obadiah, a farmer, of Missouri, and William F., the subject of this sketch. William F. Smith, Sr., was born January 5, 1797, and died on the farm in Carroll County, Ohio, June 29, 1853; his widow, who was born February 23, 1800, now resides in Perryville, Ohio. William F. Smith, the subject of this sketch, was reared on the farm and attended the common schools until eighteen years of age, when he began to learn shoemaking near Perryville, and for nearly twenty years followed the trade. March 23, 1864, he enlisted in the Twenty-sixth Ohio Independent Battery, and was honorably discharged in September, 1865, at Columbus, Ohio. In 1867 he settled in Scio, where for four years he worked at his trade; was then a year in the hardware business in partnership with M. J. Foster, and afterward for a time con- HARRISON COUNTY - 505 ducted business on his sole account. He then formed a partnership with William Herron, and for a year and a half conducted a general mercantile business; next, from April 4, 1884, to 1887, he was ticket and freight agent for the railway company at Scio. His dwelling, which was erected in 1880, in the south side of the village, on College Street, is pleasant and commodious, and has four acres of ground attached. The marriage of Mr. Smith took place October 23, 1867, with Miss Lizzie M. Robinson, a native of Brooke County, W. Va., and a daughter of John and Nancy (Webb) Robinson. To this union two children have been born, viz. : an infant that died unnamed, and Anna Grace, who was born December 21, 1878. Politically Mr. Smith has always been a Republican, and although not an office-seeker, has held various of the offices within the gift of his fellow-townsmen; in religion, with his wife, he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He has made what he has through his own hard work —his success being the result to a large extent of his good judgment. Elijah Robinson, the grandfather of Mrs. Smith, married Elizabeth Chapman, and both died near Colliers, W. Va. Elijah and Elizabeth Robinson were the parents of the following named children: William, who died in Richland County, Ohio; Ellen, deceased wife of William McQueen, of Carroll County, Ohio; Sarah, deceased wife of James Boyd, also of Carroll County; Mary, widow of James Walker, who died in the West, and John, father of Mrs. Smith. The grandfather Webb served in the War of 1812, was married to Elizabeth Creal, and died on a farm near Colliers, W. Va., January 4, 1859, aged sixty-one years. The mother of Mrs. Smith died near Colliers, W. Va., January 1, 1854, aged fifty years, the mother of ten children, viz. : Washington, graduated at Allegheny College and Poughkeepsie Law School, and died in Indianola, Iowa, December 20, 1854, aged twenty-nine years; Chapman was a cabinet-maker in Steubenville, Ohio, and died in July, 1851, at the age of twenty-five years; Samuel W. was a teacher, and died at Fort Laramie (while on an overland trip to California) June 9, 1852, aged twenty-five years; Elijah N., a farmer near Colliers, W. Va. Prof. William Thomas, a graduate of Mt. Union College, taught in the South until the War of the Rebellion broke out, afterward located at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and died June 9, 1874; John Wesley, a farmer near Colliers, W. Va. ; Lizzie M., wife of our subject; Ellen, died August 1, 1848, aged nine years; Charity, Mrs. T. J. Robinson, in California; and Mary J., who was a teacher before her marriage with Alfred D. Stansbury, and now living in Brooke County, W. Va. The family were reared in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Smith, before marriage, was a teacher in West Virginia, and she also taught one term in Ohio. SIMEON SMITH was born January 2, 1841, in Stock Township, Harrison ) County, Ohio, where he has ever since resided, engaged in agriculture since his majority. He is a son of William P. and Margaret (Parker) Smith, Americans by birth, who had born to them the following named children: James P., Harriet, Sina, R. P., Daniel, Margaret, David, and Simeon and Hannah (twins). The educational advantages which our subject enjoyed were limited to the common schools, but he has since devoted much of his leisure time to study, and has thus acquired a vast and varied fund-of information; yet, while a great reader, he forms his own opinions on all subjects, and always stands on logical ground. As a mathematician he is exceptionally expert, having made it the subject of especial study. In his political affiliations Mr. Smith has always been with the Democrats, but he has never sought public office. On January 30, 1870, Mr. Smith married Rebecca, daughter of Samuel R. and Rebecca (Barnhill) Johnston, by birth Americans, and to this union have been born the following named 506 - HARRISON COUNTY. children: William, Allison (died December 28, 1875), Juniata, De Witt T. and Mary W. In 1871 Mr. Smith purchased his present residence, and has since been engaged in improving it. His attention is given to farming and stock raising, making a specialty of Mouchamp-Merino sheep, of which he is the originator, the parent flock being Spanish Merinos, imported by Stephen Atwood in 1801. JOHN M. WELSH, M. D., Deersville, Harrison County, was born in Hanover, North Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, December 19, 1842, a son of James and Martha (Slemmons) Welsh. James Welsh is a son of Samuel and Catherine (Coulter) Welsh, and was born in Archer Township, Harrison County, July 9, 1815, where he grew to manhood and received a common-school education. March 28, 1833, he married Miss Martha Slemmons, who was born July 7, 1814, a daughter of William and Jane (Osburn) Slemmons. To this union were born six children, viz. : Catherine, in Nottingham Township, Harrison County; Samuel S., in Franklin Township, Harrison County; William C., in Kansas; Martha J. Johnson, in Nottingham Township, Harrison 'County; John M., our subject, and James Cameron, deceased. James Welsh, after his marriage, remained on his father's farm in Archer Township, Harrison County, for a few years, when he embarked in mercantile business in Hanover, where he remained a few years, and then removed to Nottingham Township, Harrison County, where he was also engaged in mercantile business for about two years; he then sold his store and commenced farming in Nottingham Township, where he remained four years, when, in company with R. N. McMillan, he I started a tannery in Deersville, Franklin Township, Harrison County, in which he was engaged about seven years; he then withdrew and opened a shoe store in Deersville, in which business he has since been engaged. In June, 1845, his wife, who was for years an active member of the Presbyterian Church, departed for the life to come, and November 17, 1860, Mr. James Welsh married Mrs. Louisa Cope, who was born June 18, 1826, a daughter of Barrett and Nancy (Carson) Rogers. This union has been blessed with three children, viz. : Flora J. Wagers, of Deersville, Ohio; Emmett A., M. D., a graduate of the Baltimore Medical College, in Smithfield, Ohio, and Bingham, who died in infancy. Politically Mr. Welsh is a Republican, and served fifteen years as justice of the peace in Deersville and North Township. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. John M. Welsh, the subject proper of these lines, received his education at the common schools of North and Nottingham Townships and Cadiz High School, and at the age of sixteen years commenced teaching in schools of the same class, which vocation he followed for ten years, devoting the last four years of his teaching to the reading of medicine in his leisure hours. During the winters of 1868 and 1869 he attended the Charity Hospital Medical College of Cleveland, and June 26, 1869, graduated from the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery. August 6, 1869, he purchased the practice of his preceptor, Dr. John G. Kennedy, of Deersville, where he has since been in practice. Since 1865 he has been a member of the Stillwater (Ohio) Medical Society, and June 11, 1873, he was elected a member of the Ohio State Medical Association. He has also served for several years as medical examiner for several of the leading life insurance companies. Dr. Welsh studied law one year under Judge Lemmon, and two years under Col. Lewis Lewton. He was admitted to the Harrison County bar September 4, 1877, and has spent some time, in connection with his medical practice, in the practice of law. August 28, 1862, he chose for his life's companion Miss Martha Moore, who was born in Nottingham Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, October 12,1841, a daughter of Samuel and Margaret (Given) Moore, natives of Ireland. Our subject and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal HARRISON COUNTY - 507 Church; politically he is a Republican, and he is a charter member of the Masonic Lodge of Deersville, Ohio. DANIEL CLEMENTS, one of the best known and progressive citizens of Athens Township, was born in Harrison County, Ohio. His father, James Clements, was a native of Maryland, of which State his ancestors had long been residents. When quite young James was married to Plessey Merritt, a resident of Belmont County, Ohio, and soon after their marriage they came to Harrison County, settling in Cadiz Township, where they remained for some time. Here James Clements erected a fulling-mill, probably the first in the county. This he carried on some time, and finally removed to Athens Township and erected a fulling-mill there, to which he subsequently added a saw-mill This business he followed for many years, and at last retired to his farm to enjoy the fruits of his industry and labor. .His family were as follows: Nancy, Josiah, Daniel, John, Ester, Eliza, Mary, Merritt and James. The father was a member of the Whig party, and while in Cadiz Township served in many official capacities, such as justice of the peace, trustee, etc., and he and his family were members of the Presbyterian Church at Crabapple. He passed away and was laid to rest in the scenes of his religious work, being soon followed by his wife, and side by side they now sleep in Crabapple Cemetery. Daniel Clements was born December 24, 1819, grew to manhood on the farm in Athens Township, and early began farm work, which he always pursued. His winters were devoted to the district school, where he laid the foundation of his education. In 1842 he was married to Elizabeth, a daughter of Barrick Dickerson, a resident of Cadiz Township, and they immediately commenced their married life on a farm in Section 28, removing but once, and then to the place where their son John now resides. Mr. Clements was widely and favorably known as a man of intelligence and honesty, as well as good business ability. He was a Democrat, and took quite a prominent part in the politics of his county, having served as trustee for several years, as well as treasurer; he and his family were members of the Presbyterian Church at Nottingham. A record of his children is as follows: James is deceased; Thomas W. and John M. live in Athens Township; Samuel is deceased; Jane Elizabeth is now Mrs. Robert Bartow; Josiah resides in Athens Township; Louisa is deceased; Clara P. is now Mrs. Dunlap, of Belmont County. The father died September 1, 1872, the mother January 22, 1888, and both were interred at Nottingham. Mr. Clements was largely a self-made man, and was eminently successful in acquiring property. THOMAS W. CLEMENTS was born June 14, 1846, in Athens Township, and has since made his residence there. His time was spent mainly on the farm, and in the schools during the leisure from his work. Like his father, he takes a great delight in study, and has added much to his knowledge by a thorough course of reading. On June 19, 1883, he was married to Josephine Smith, a resident of Harrison County. He settled on the farm on which he resides at present, and which forms a part of the original homestead. His family consists of three children: Loda, Coral and Forrest. He is a Democrat in politics, and has for many years supported that party; he and his family belong to the Nottingham Church. JOHN M. CLEMENTS was born June 4, 1848, in Athens Township. From early childhood he has been accustomed to the duties of the farm, and is still engaged in agriculture. Attending the district school of his neighborhood, he ranked high for his general proficiency. His education, however, like that of his brother, was not neglected after the school days were ended, but he has since devoted time and study to the various questions of the day, and is remarkably well informed in many branches. June 20, 1888, he was married to Miss Mary Sloan, a daughter of John Sloan, a resident of Moorefield, and after 508 - HARRISON COUNTY his marriage he removed to the home place, where he at present resides. One child, Sadie E., has been born to him. Politically a Democrat, still he is not governed by that party's action, but votes as he deems best for the interests of the people. He and his family are members of the Presbyterian Church at Nottingham. The Clements family, since its advent into Harrison County, nearly four-fifths of a century ago, has ever had and still retains the respect and esteem of all. The present representatives are young men of excellent character, and are well known for their intelligence and integrity. JAMES TAGGART (deceased) was born July 22, 1806, in Green Township, Harrison Co., Ohio. His father, John, was a native of Washington County, Penn., of which place James, the father of John, had been a life-long resident. In early life James Taggart, grandfather of the subject of this memoir, was married to Mary Ferguson, and they raised a family consisting of John, James, Samuel, Robert, Jane and Elizabeth. He remained in Pennsylvania all his life, died and was buried there. John Taggart spent most of his early life on the paternal farm, attending the various schools of his neighborhood, and, in his young manhood, he chose as his life's partner Margaret Miller. In 1803, in company with a few companions, he came to the West, settling in Green Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, where he, entered a large tract of land. In the following spring he brought his family to his new home in the wildness of the primeval forest. Here, with that sturdiness and energy which characterized the early settlers of the country, he went manfully to work, and soon cleared up a farm. His family were James, Margaret, Mary, John, George, Jane, David and Alexander. From his earliest coming to the county he was a constant attendant and an enthusiastic supporter of the Beech Spring Presbyterian Church. At an advanced age, with his life crowned with good deeds, he passed away, and was buried in Beech Spring Cemetery. His beloved wife survived him but a few years, and, dying, was laid by his side. The life of James Taggart, whose name opens this sketch, was spent in the pursuit of farming, in which he was eminently successful. On March 12, 1835, he was married to Anne Craig, a daughter of John Craig, one of the earliest and most prominent farmers of his section, and, soon after marriage, Mr. Taggart purchased the farm .on which he afterward resided in Green Township, Harrison County. It was then in an entirely uncultivated state, and its present productiveness and high state of improvement are due entirely to the work of Mr. Taggart, of which he justly felt proud. His children were as follows: Margaret, born April 23, 1836 (now Mrs. Dr. J. B. Crawford, of Gillespie, Ill.); John Craig, born May 28, 1839, died December 31, 1842; Milton J., born July 19, 1842; Elizabeth A., born March 10, 1845 (now Mrs. J. B. Mansfield, of Jefferson County, Ohio); James A., born January 8, 1848, died May 7, 1849; Mary R., born May 27, 1850; Luella K., born October 26, 1856, (now Mrs. W. H. Eagleson, of Green Township). The mother died February 24, 1887, the father October 15, 1890, and they were laid to rest in Beech Spring Cemetery. In all political struggles Mr. Taggart was among those prominently identified with the Republican party; be had been honored many times by his party, having held the offices of trustee, treasurer and clerk for many consecutive years. In early youth he united with the Beech Spring Church, and ever afterward was prominently identified with it and its various movements for the advancement and betterment of the people. Milton J. Taggart, the only surviving son of our subject, is one of the rising and influential young men of his section. He received his education at Hopedale Normal College, from which he received the degree of A. B. In the fall of 1863 Mr. Taggart entered the law department of Michigan University, from which HARRISON COUNTY - 511 he was graduated in 1866, receiving the degree of LL. B. He then entered partnership with Hon. J. H. S. Trainer, and opened a law office in Steubenville, Ohio, where he remained until called home to attend to the business of his father, who desired to retire from active pursuits. At the last call for troops, Milton J. Taggart enlisted in Company H, One Hundred and Seventieth O. V. I., and was immediately sent to Washington, where he was assigned to duty on the Signal Corps, for the duties of which his previous education rendered him especially apt, and he served in this capacity until he was mustered out, September 10, 1864. On October 25, 1887, he was married to Anna Patten, of Sidney, Shelby Co., Ohio, daughter of H. T. Patten, a prominent farmer of that county. They have one child, named Wayne Patten. The Taggart family were among the earliest settlers of Green Township, and are numbered among its most highly-respected and well-known citizens. As a family, they are always deeply interested in any movement for the welfare of the county, and never fail to do their share toward its promotion. JOHN B. BEALL is a thrifty and prosperous farmer and sheep-raiser in Nottingham Township, Harrison County, and is a son of Colmore C. and Hannah (Rogers) Beall. James P. Beall, grandfather of our subject, was a native of Pennsylvania, but when comparatively young came to Ohio. By his first wife he became the father of two children: Jane, who resides in Crawford County, Ohio, and Zenas, deceased; his second wife, Minerva, was a daughter of William Huff, an early settler of Harrison County. The brothers of Minerva—William, Reuben, Jackson and Johnson Huff—were probably in their day the most noted Indian scouts of eastern Ohio. Jackson Huff, still adhering to the occupation he had adopted in early life, was shot and killed by an Indian, in 1875, while acting as a guide to some land seekers in a western State. James P. Beall, by his marriage with 28 Minerva Huff, became the father of ten children, viz.: Elizabeth, Cassandra, Colmore, all deceased ; James P., Cyrus and John, who died in the Civil War; Rebecca and Susan, both deceased; Minerva and Zephaniah. The father of these children early entered a tract of land in Section 22, Nottingham Township, erected a cabin, cleared his farm, and resided there until 1857, when he went to Crawford County, purchased another farm, and there ended his days February 24, 1869; his wife departed this life January 14, 1875, and both died in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Colmore C. Bean, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Nottingham Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, June 5, 1826, was reared a farmer, and was educated in the common schools. On January 24, 1850, he married Miss Hannah Rogers, also a native of Nottingham Township, born August 19, 1830, a daughter of Barrett and Nancy (Carson) Rogers, her parents being natives of Ohio. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Colmore C. Beall five children were born in the following order: John B., our subject, born December 13, 1850; Mary E., born June 19, 1854, now the wife of Lyle McDivitt, North Township, Harrison County; James F., born December 12, 1858, deceased; Nancy M., born January 16, 1861, wife of Abiram Johnson, and Emma L., born May 20, 1873. Two years after his marriage C. C. Bean removed from his homestead to that of the Rogers family, and two years later, in 1854, purchased the farm now owned and occupied by his son, John B. This farm comprises 105 acres, on Section 10, Nottingham Township, and here he departed from earth March 15, 1880; he was a cripple, unable to walk without the aid of crutches for nineteen years prior to his death. His widow resides with her son, John B. Beall, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. John B. Beall, the subject proper of this sketch, was born in Nottingham Township, Harrison Co. , Ohio and was here reared and educated. On December 30, 1875, he married Miss Lucy Garner, who was born in Nottingham Township, 512 - HARRISON COUNTY. August 20, 1856, a daughter of Edward and Julia A. (Merriman) Garner, and eight children resulted from this union, born in the following order: Frank M., February 7, 1877; Harry C., December 26, 1878; Mary 0., September 5, 1880; William M., October 2, 1882; George W., July 22, 1884; Ada F., May 28, 1886; Ella V., February 7, 1888, and Anna G., May 26, 1890. Politically Mr. Beall is a Republican, but has never sought official position. Members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Mr. and Mrs. Beall live in full comformity with their faith, enjoying the respect and confidence of all who know them. HENRY V. SHEPLER (deceased) was born in Green Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, March 27, 1840, a son of Samuel and Susanna (Copeland) Shepler, pioneers of the county. Our subject grew to manhood in his native county, attending the common schools of his neighborhood, and on March 27, 1861, he was married to Miss Mary Ellen Howell, born December 21, 1840, daughter of William Howell, of Hopedale, Harrison County. They settled in Green Township, Harrison County, where, February 2, 1871, Mrs. Shepler died, leaving four children: Selena May, born July 8, 1861 (now Mrs. Stanton McGrew, of Hopedale); John C., born October 25, 1863, now in Kansas (married November 27, 1883, to Miss Lillie May Place, of Chase County, Kas.); Samuel Fry, born March 8, 1866, now in Cadiz Township, Harrison County (married December 30, 1886, to Miss BeIle Porter, of Harrison County); and Harry D., born March 11, 1868, died March 22, 1873. Mr. Shepler for his second wife married an old acquaintance in the person of Miss Amanda, daughter of Aaron and Mary Ann (Busby) Dennis, and a native of Harrison County, born September 19, 1847, and who grew to womanhood in her native county. In April following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Shepler moved to Delaware County, same State, and, while there, on September 16, 1872, her only son was born, by name James Albert, now living with his mother. In 1874 they returned to Harrison County, and settled on the farm where the mother and her son now reside. On September 4, 1886, Mr. Shepler was called from earth at the age of forty-seven years. He was a farmer and stock dealer through life; was a stanch Democrat, and a man well known and much respected in the county. Since his death his widow and her son have lived on the old home farm, three and a half miles southeast of the town of Cadiz. The family are well known and universally esteemed, well deserving of a prominent place in this Commemorative Record. Samuel Shepler, father of Henry V., was born April 9, 1799, and October 9, 1828, was married to Susanna Copeland, who was born September 20, 1805, and died March 13, 1854. By this union were born the following children: One that died in infancy, born August 17, 1829; Christina, born October 17, 1830, married to William Davidson October 10, 1849, and died October 17, 1890; Jacob C., born April 9, 1832, married October 5, 1857, to Mary Jane Frazier, and died June 13, 1863; James B., born November 9, 1833, and married Catherine Croskey, December 15, 1864; Nancy Jane, born January 25, 1836, died March 12, 1841; Susanna, born December 5, 1837, married March 16, 1865, to Alex. P. Bell, and Henry V. (now deceased). whose record appears above. SAMUEL R. McFADDEN. Athens Town ship abounds in representative men, among whom the McFadden family are well known. Samuel R. McFadden was born October 10, 1825, iii Cadiz Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, where his earliest youth was spent, and soon after his removal to Athens Township he was married, May 7, 1851, to Martha Robb, a daughter of William Robb. The Robb family came from Pennsylvania, where Mr. Robb married a Miss Warnick, and soon after came to Harrison County, Ohio. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. McFadden settled on the farm on which they still reside, and HARRISON COUNTY - 513 which they have greatly improved, both in productiveness and improvements. Their home consists of 158 acres, situated three miles west of New Athens, where they engage in general farming and stock-raising. Their children are as follows: Oscar R., in Athens; Rev. John E., in Kansas; Mary Eva, now Mrs. Rev. George W. Lyons, in Merced County, Cal. ; Abbie Jane; Grace, now Mrs. William Cook; William A., Carrie, Adam B. and Everett. Mr. McFadden and family are prominent members of the United Presbyterian Church at New Athens; and he has served his township several terms as trustee, land appraiser, etc., at all times in a highly satisfactory manner discharging the duties imposed. He has always been highly respected and esteemed by all, and has earned the good opinion by his own estimable life. The progenitor of the McFadden family in this country was John McFadden, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, but who, at the age of nineteen years, sought a home in the State of Pennsylvania, where, a few years later, he married Miss Sharpe, daughter of Col. George Sharpe, of the United States Army. In the year 1800, in company with the Jameson family, he entered one-half of Section No. 4, in what is now Cadiz Township, Harrison, Co., Ohio, and at once made preparations for the reception of his family, whom he had left temporarily in Pennsylvania, and whom he brought to Ohio in 1801. It is unnecessary here to attempt to relate the many hardships and privations to which the hardy pioneer and his family were subjected; suffice it to say, that John McFadden and wife, after a well-spent life, passed from their first home in Ohio to another land, at a ripe old age. Their children were named Samuel, George, John, Joseph, Mary (Mrs. Joseph Sharpe, of Cadiz Township), and Margaret (Mrs. Edward Lafferty, of Athens Township), all of whom have followed their pioneer parents to the grave. Of these the third child, John, was born in Pennsylvania in 1788, and at the age of thirteen years, in 1801, came with his parents to Ohio, settling with them in Harrison County, where he grew to manhood, on the original homestead. He chose as a life partner Miss Mary Dunlap, daughter of Adam Dunlap, of Harrison County, a pioneer from Maryland. After marriage Mr. McFadden purchased a farm of 100 acres .from Samuel Gilmore, who had entered the land, and here he and his wife ended their days, Mr. McFadden dying in 1857, at the age of sixty-nine, and Mrs. McFadden one year later, also at the age of sixty-nine. Both were consistent members of the Union Church. There were born to this venerable and highly-respected couple twelve children, in the following order: Adam, deceased; John J. and Samuel R., of Athens Township; George, of Cadiz Township; Margaret, widow of John McFadden, of Cadiz; Rebecca, deceased; Mary, now Mrs. William Hamilton, of Cadiz; Sarah and Jennie, both deceased; Esther, now Mrs. Phillips, of Nebraska; Rachel, now Mrs. William Hamilton, of Belmont County, Ohio, and Elizabeth, who died at the age of eleven years. A. Q. ARBAUGH, merchant, Jewett, is a son of Levi and Elizabeth (Reid) Arbaugh, and Levi is a son of John and Rosanna (Wentz) Arbaugh, natives of Maryland. John Arbaugh was a son of William Arbaugh, also a native of Maryland, but of German descent, who served in the Revolutionary War as a private. He was father of five children, namely: Jacob, Daniel, Rachel, Margaret and John. John Arbaugh married in Maryland, and about 1820 came to Rumley Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, where he bought 160 acres of land on Section 6. He was the father of nine children, named Sarah, Margaret, Lovina, Lydia, John, James, Adam, Levi and Catherine. Levi was born October 28, 1825, in Rumley Township, was reared to manhood on the old farm, and December 23, 1858, was married to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Hugh and Margaret (Fulton) Reid, who were among the early settlers of Archer Township, Harrison Co., Ohio. To this union were born three 514 - HARRISON COUNTY children, viz. : A. Q., William R. and Henry N. Mrs. Elizabeth Arbaugh died in 1885, and in April, 1889, Mr. Arbaugh married Miss Louisa Hilbert, of Defiance County, Ohio. Mr. Arbaugh owns one of the best farms in Rumley Township, containing 187 acres. He is an active member of the Lutheran Church, and stands high in the esteem of his neighbors. A. Q. Arbaugh was born in Rumley Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, December 24, 1859, was reared to manhood on the farm, and finished his education at Duff's Business College at Pittsburgh, Penn., in 1882. On December 25, 1883, he married Maggie A. Spence, born in July, 1862, a daughter of Henry and Martha (Aiken) Spence, of Germano, Ohio. On January 1, 1885, he bought the store of B. W. Winings, in the town of Jewett, where he has since been engaged in the merchandise business, having, in 1887, built a very fine store, 22x50 feet. Mr. and Mrs. Arbaugh are the parents of two children, namely: Clara E., who was born December 23, 1886, and Martha Ethel, who was born July 23, 1890. ABRAHAM WILSON BRANSON. This well known citizen of Harrison County, a brother of Lindley M. Branson, whose sketch and portrait appear elsewhere, was born in Short Creek Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, December 9, 1846. His father, Abraham Dow Branson, was a native of Virginia, in which State he learned the trade of a manufacturer of woolen goods, and whence he came to Ohio, where, in Jefferson County, he was married to Miss Ann Wilson, June 2, 1831, and soon thereafter came to Harrison County, settling near Georgetown, where all their children save one were born. The father died January 16, 1867, aged sixty years, seven months and three days; the mother lived to the good old age of eighty-three years, dying February 3, 1888; she had borne seven children, whose names and residences are as follows: Lindley M., Elizabeth S. (Mrs. I. Thomas) and Abraham W., in Short Creek Township; Rachel, in Iowa, and William, in Kansas; Jonathan died in infancy, and John C. at the age of twenty-three years. Abraham W. Branson, being naturally of an industrious disposition and economical habits, has gathered the comforts of life around him, and, being of a retiring turn of mind, seeks to know rather than to be known. On May 25, 1875, he was married to Miss Lucy Thomas, daughter of Isaac Thomas, formerly of Short Creek Township, Harrison County, but now a resident of Mount Pleasant, Jefferson Co., Ohio. Isaac Thomas was born June 1, 1813, and was married, January 1, 1834, to Miss Annie L., daughter of Robert and Mary Ladd, and born August 14, 1812, in Virginia, near Richmond. Isaac Thomas was one of the best-known farmers of his county, energetic and ever ready to identify himself with any worthy cause for his county's advancement. For years he was a director of the First National Bank of Cadiz, having been one of the founders of that institution. Mrs. Thomas died in 1872, at the age of sixty-one years, having borne eleven children, all of whom save two are now living. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Branson continued to make their home in Short Creek Township, and in 1885 they removed to their present home, on what is generally known as the old Maddox Farm, situated some five and a half miles from the town of Cadiz. Their children, four in number, are named as follows: Nellie J., Mary E., Thomas W. and Annie L. Mr. Branson is a member of the Republican party, and he and his family are members of the Society of orthodox Friends. JOHN HERVEY BLACK, who in his lifetime was one of the representatives of the family of that name so well known in this section of the country, was born March 13, 1813, in Green Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, and died, much respected by all who knew him, March 28, 1885, when aged seventy-two years. HARRISON COUNTY - 515 He was a son of James Black, Jr., and a grandson of James Black, Sr., one of the pioneers of Harrison County. The early life of our subject was spent at the paternal home, where he assisted in the usual work of the farm, and his natural brightness of mind was made yet more brilliant by his close and attentive studies at the common schools of his neighborhood, whereby he readily attained to the distinction of becoming a leader in his community. On February 22, 1838, he was united in marriage with the lady who proved to be so true a helpmeet to him, in the person of Mary K., daughter of Alexander Work, of German Township, Harrison County, and soon after marriage they located on a farm in the northeastern part of Green Township, where they remained until 844, when they purchased the place now occupied by Mrs. Black. From his early youth Mr. Black was a member of the Beech Spring Presbyterian Church, of which he was an elder for over thirty-five years, and, in all works of benevolence, charity and social progressiveness, he and his wife were ever found at the head. In politics he was closely identified with the Republican party, and, though a strong partisan, he always retained the confidence and esteem of his political opponents. He was regarded as one of the leaders in his township, and was acknowledged to be one of the best judges of men in his party. For twenty-three years he held the office of justice of the peace, and on several occasions was honored with other positions of trust in his township, always being credited with doing his duty faithfully and honestly, having the full respect and confidence of the entire community. As a man of progressive ideas, of unquestionable integrity and honesty, he was the peer of the best; and he was truly a worthy representative of the family who have, since the settlement of Harrison County, been prominently identified with its growth and progress. Alexander Work, father of Mrs. J. H. Black, was born in 1781, a son of George and Martha (Dunlap) Work, who were married prior to coming to this country from Ireland, about the close of the last century, and settling in Pennsylvania. George Work died in 830, and was buried in Buffalo Cemetery, his wife having preceded him by a few years. They were members of the Presbyterian Church in Washington County, Penn. ; in politics he was always a Whig. On April 10, 809, Alexander Work was married to Jane Taggart, of Washington County, Penn., who bore him the following named children: George, James, John, Mary K., Samuel, Anderson D., Jane, Margaret and Alexander. The parents both died in the year 1851, the mother in April, and the father in May. Mr. Work, in early life, learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed for many years. In 818 he came to Harrison County, settling in German Township, where he spent the last days of his life. From the time of his coming to Harrison County he was a member of the Beech Spring Church, in connection with which he did much toward the advancement of religious matters in his section. Politically, be was a strong Whig and Abolitionist, being one of the " conductors " on the "Underground Railroad," which existed in pro.slavery days. Mr. Work was a man of strong convictions, coupled with a deep earnestness in all his undertakings, and he did much to impress his personality on the generation in which he lived. COPE FAMILY. Perhaps no family in Short Creek Township, Harrison County, is better or more favorably known than the one now under consideration, whose lot has for more than half a century been cast among the people of the county named. The first of the family, of whom we know anything, was one Oliver Cope, who, in 1687, came from Wiltshire, England, to make a home in the then new world, settling in Pennsylvania, among the first English settlers, where he resided until his death, which occurred in 1701. John Cope, a great-grandson of this original comer, was born in Virginia, where he grew to manhood, married Grace Steer, and reared a family, with whom he 516 - HARRISON COUNTY. removed, in 1812, to Belmont County, Ohio, and thence, in 1813, came to the new county of Harrison, settling in Short Creek Township, and making a home in the dense forest that then covered what now are fertile fields. Here it was that death found them, the husband and father being taken first, the mother following to the grave March 30, 1855, at the advanced age of ninety-two years. Their children were five in number, and named as follows: William, born August 1, 1796, died September 27, 1869; Joseph, born January 9, 1799, died April 22, 1885; Isaac, born February 1, 1801, died December 19, 1883; John, born April 25, 1803, still living; James, born November 9, 1806, died January 17, 1868. These five brothers all grew to manhood, and settled on adjoining farms in northwestern Short Creek Township. The eldest son later removed to Iowa, and died, and the youngest removed to Hopedale, Green Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, where he died. JOSEPH COPE, son of John and Grace (Steer) Cope, was some fourteen years of age when with his parents he came from Virginia to Harrison County, where he grew to manhood engaged chiefly in mechanical pursuits. In common with his father and brothers he built a saw-mill, and also entered upon the manufacture of threshing machines, which were the first manufactured or used in the West. In 1825 Joseph chose as his life's partner Miss Ruth Griffith, daughter of William and Sarah (Cooke) Griffith, and born in Westmoreland County, Penn., January 1, 1801. Her ancestors were of Welsh extraction and of the sect of Friends. At the time of her marriage she lived in Fayette County, Penn., but soon thereafter removed to Harrison County, settling about one mile from where she now resides, their first home being where now lives Harrison Adams. In 1844 they removed to a farm, where now the aged widow and her son Oliver reside. The farm, which was principally paid for by the manufacture and sale of threshing machines, was partly improved, having thereon a brick house in which the family still reside, and which is one of the oldest in the township. In April, 1885, death took the husband at the age of eighty-seven years. The family consisted of five children, named as follows: Amos A., now a resident of Poweshiek County, Iowa; Benjamin T., residing in Short Creek Township, on part of the old home farm; Israel, who died in infancy; Oliver G., who resides on the old home farm; and an infant daughter who died unnamed. Since the father's death the aged mother and her son Oliver have lived at the old homestead where "Aunt Ruth," as she is usually called, now a woman of ninety years, having been born on the first day of the present century, is calmly awaiting the final summons to the long last sleep. The husband (Joseph) was from boyhood opposed to slavery, and for nearly forty years was an active conductor on the " Underground Railroad," extending from his home to Moore's Salt Works, in Carroll County, often carrying as many as seven fugitives on one trip. In politics he was originally a Whig, but on account of the attitude of both the great parties in relation to slavery, and having no faith in third-party methods, he did not vote from 1844 until 1860, when he became a Republican, with which party he was in full sympathy until his death. In religious faith he was a member of the Hicksite Friends Society, and he was a man universally respected, standing high in that society. His success in life was largely his own making. BENJAMIN T. COPE, son of Joseph and Ruth (Griffith) Cope, was born May 15, 1828. His education was that of the common schools, whose primitive methods were as nothing when compared with those of this later day. He had, however, as had also his brother, Oliver G., the advantages, for a short time, of a high school in Stark County. In 1855 he was married to Miss Rachel Lukens, daughter of Moses and Elizabeth (Barber) Lukens, and a native of Guernsey County, born in 1834; she was a child of four and one-half years when she was brought to Harrison County. Her maternal grandparents, Samuel and Ann (Schooley) Barber, had come HARRISON COUNTY - 517 into Harrison County among its pioneers, and within said county Elizabeth Barber was born. Grandfather Samuel Barber died in January, 1851, at the age of eighty-four years, and grandmother Ann Barber survived until Ootober 1, 1863, when, at the age of ninety-seven years, she, too, departed this life. In 1856 Benjamin T. Cope and his wife came to the old Cope homestead, where they now reside, situated some four miles from the town of Cadiz. Of their union two children have been born, namely: Ruth Anna, now the wife of Dr. L. F. Scott, of Chicago, Ill., and Lizzie L., who married Mc-Nary F. Adams, a farmer of Franklin County, Kas. Politically Mr. Cope is a Republican, ever ready to stanchly support the principles of his party, and he has for a number of years served as assessor of his township. He and his esteemed wife are both members of the Hicksite Friends Society, and are justly classed among the progressive citizens of Harrison County. OLIVER G. COPE, another son of Joseph and Ruth (Griffith) Cope, was born August 11, 1830. He grew to manhood on the old farm, bearing his portion of its various duties. He made the most of the meager advantages of his neighborhood schools, and early showed an aptitude for carpentering. On March 6, 1856, he was married to Miss Sarah Williams, daughter of Nathan and Sarah Williams, of Harrison County, and of this union one child was born, Mary Elizabeth, who lived to be but twenty months old, and on May 19, 1859, the wife also died. Since then Mr. Cope has cared for his parents, and since his father's decease has tenderly cared for and smoothed the path of his aged mother, as her life's sunset is drawing near; and when, ere many moons, her day darkens into the night of death, her last words will be a blessing on her children. Mr. Cope is of the Republican ranks, and has taken an active part in his county, State and National politics, and in 1880 and 1881 he had the responsibility and honor to represent his district in the State Legislature. He is a reformer, and a member of the Good Templar organization. Few, if any, men in Harrison Coun ty have more friends than Mr. Cope, and his popularity has come from real merit coupled with untiring zeal in every worthy enterprise which occupies his attention. JOHN COPE, son of John and Grace (Steer) Cope, was born in Frederick County, Va., April 25, 1803, and now, at the advanced age of eighty-eight years, weakened in body and slowly approaching dissolution, it will ere long be said, " a good citizen has gone to his reward; " but a record worthy of being remembered will be made. A brief outline of his life is as follows: His education was that of the pioneer trials, which gave strength of arm and resolution of spirit, and before the sturdy strokes of his as many a forest giant has been prostrated. In 1832 he was married to Miss Mary Lukens, daughter of Moses and Sarah Lukens, and born in Pennsylvania, November 4, 1804. Their home was made in Short Creek Township, Harrison County, where they shared the hardships, trials and successes of life until July 19, 1876, the faithful wife and helpmate, at the age of seventy-two years, was called home. She had borne three children as follows: Sarah T., born June 2, 1833; Lemuel, born July 1, 1838, died, aged three months; Hiram, born December 16, 1843. Since the departure of the mother, the aged father has remained at the old home farm, which is situated some four miles from Cadiz, where his declining years are cheered by his daughter, Sarah T. (who with true filial affection has clung to her childhood's home), and an adopted daughter, Miss Mary L. Creighton, who for twenty-three years has made her home with them. The farm on which is the home is part of the land added to the original farm settled by the first comers, John Cope and his sons, and to-day, on the green hills over whose then wooded summits the wild animals wanderered in search of their prey, now pasture peaceful herds and flocks. Politically John Cope is a Prohibitionist, but was formerly a Republican. During the existence of African slavery John Cope was everywhere known as an uncompromising Abolitionist, and in the times (times that tried men's souls) 518 - HARRISON COUNTY. preceding the Civil War, his home frequently sheltered the fugitive on his way to liberty. The family are members of the Hicksite Friends Society, and are no exception to the general rule that for respectability the Cope family rank among the highest. HIRAM COPE, son of John and Mary (Lukens) Cope, certainly ranks as one of the most progressive and intellectual of the young farmers of his township. Not yet having reached the fiftieth milestone of his life, he has yet made a record of which he may well feel proud, and which many an older man might envy. His education, with the exception of one term in Hopedale College, was obtained at the district school of the neighborhood, and his early work was on his father's farm. In 1872 he was united in marriage with Miss Martha, daughter of Isaac and Anna Thomas, old residents of Harrison County. For a few years Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Cope remained at his father's home, and then, in 1880, came to their present farm, where, in 1887, they erected their pleasant and commodious dwelling. Their union has never produced any children. Politically, Mr. Cope is a Prohibitionist, and one who earnestly and fearlessly advocates the principles of that party. Formerly a member of the Republican ranks, he left the party, merely because his convictions of right and wrong told him it was his duty so to do, and, loving principles more than party ties, he "dared to do right, dared to be true," notwithstanding the criticism of many who either had not similar convictions or else lacked the moral courage to assert them; he deserted his old party and became a " Short Creek Prohibitionist," while the party was yet in its incipiency. In 1885 he was honored by his party by being given the nomination for the State Legislature, but it being during the infancy of the cause, he was most naturally defeated. Not only does Mr. Cope vote and talk for the advancement of the temperance cause, but articles from his pen are frequently to he found in various periodicals of his county and elsewhere, and the leading literature of the times is to be found on his table. He and his wife are members, respectively, of the Hicksite and Orthodox Friends. His library is not merely for show, but is stored with books which Mr. Cope finds both time and disposition to often read. His farm is largely devoted to the raising of small fruits, and is situated five miles from Cadiz. JOHN RAMSEY. Among the oldest residents of Green Township, Harrison County, as well as among those most highly respected, is the subject of this sketch, who was born June 23, 1805, in that township, where his entire life has been spent. His father, John Ramsey, was born in Washington County, Penn., in 1781. George, father of John, came from Ireland about the middle of the eighteenth century, and settled in Pennsylvania. He was twice married, and his first wife bore him six children, John being one of them ; the second wife, named Leeper, survived her husband, dying in her ninety-ninth year. The children by this second marriage were David, Nancy and William. The early life of John Ramsey (our subject's father), was spent on the farm in Pennsylvania, but soon after attaining his majority he came with his family to Ohio, settling in Green Township in 1803. At the age of nineteen he was married to Nancy Laughlin, a resident of Pennsylvania, and their children were named as follows: Hugh, George, John, Mary, Samuel and Nancy, all save John (our subject) being deceased, Mrs. Nancy Maxwell dying last, November 22, 1889, in Colorado. Mr. Ramsey was a Democrat, and was prominently identified with the organization of his township and county. From its earliest foundation he was a member of the Beech Spring Church, in which he was regarded as one of the leaders. In 1812, when danger threatened the Union, Mr. Ramsey responded to the call for volunteers, enlisting in a company under the command of Capt. Scrogg, in which he was made lieutenant. This company broke up, and he then joined a company in Col. Holmes' regi- HARRISON COUNTY - 521 ment. During service Le was taken sick, and after a short illness died, in 1812, at Lower Sandusky, where he was buried with the honors of war. In 1818 Mrs. Ramsey was married to James Lyons, a resident of Jefferson County, Ohio, to which place they immediately removed, remaining there the rest of their lives. She died, leaving three children by her second marriage, one being Mrs. Elizabeth Gladman, of Franklin Township, Harrison County. John Ramsey, the subject proper of this sketch, remained at home until about sixteen years of age, when he was apprenticed to John McCurdy, a carpenter and prominent contractor and builder, of Cadiz, Ohio. With him Mr. Ramsey remained until he was about twenty years old, when he was employed by Mr. McCurdy in the construction of various buildings both in Harrison and Jefferson Counties. On May 24, 1827, Mr. Ramsey was married to Rebecca McCurdy, a daughter of his employer, after which the young couple lived for a short time in Jefferson County, and then removed to Harrison County to their present home. Their family consisted of three children, viz. : Ebenezer, in California; Thomas Vincent, married to Sarah Patrick, and living at Mount Vernon, Ohio, and Samuel, a minister of the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Ramsey's death occurred February 12, 1833, and Mr. Ramsey remained a widower until January 7, 1839, when he married Mary Barr, a daughter of John Barr, a resident of Carroll County, Ohio. To this union the following named children were born: William Marshall, who married Mary Elizabeth Howell; John Barr; Nancy Elizabeth, who married John Vermillion, and moved to Jefferson County, Ohio; Margaret Rebecca, now Mrs. John Lease, living in Green Township, Harrison County; Mary A. ; and. Jennie, now Mrs. Samuel F. Birney. Mrs. Mary (Barr) Ramsey was born July 22, 1817, and died November 11, 1889, after a married life of nearly fifty-one years, and her remains now repose in Green Township Cemetery. Since her death the home has been conducted by the daughter, Mary A. Mr. Ramsey has always supported the Democratic party, and has been honored many times by his party in the distribution of offices. When fifty years of age he became a member of the Presbyterian Church at Beech Spring, and he is one of its most highly esteemed members. The family of Mr. Ramsey are among the oldest in the county, and are well known for their progressiveness and integrity. John Barr Ramsey was born June 20, 1841, and August 15, 1862, was married to Anna Vermillion. A short time prior to his marriage he had enlisted in the Ninety-eighth O. V. I., soon after went to the front, and while in the discharge of his duty, but two short months after his enlistment, on October 8, he was killed at Perryville. He was given a soldier's burial on the battlefield, and was deeply lamented by his comrades who fully recognized his true worth and manhood. Rev. Samuel Ramsey was born July 13, 1832, and in 1851 he commenced studying for the ministry of the Presbyterian Church, at New Jefferson, Harrison Co.. Ohio. In 1852 he entered the academy at Alexandria, Penn., and in May, following year, he joined the Presbyterian Church there; then he went to the St. Clairsville Presbytery, and in 1854 entered Washington College of Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 1857. In September of that year he went South, where he taught school, but, desiring to become a regular minister of the gospel, he entered the Western Theological Seminary, and was licensed October 4, 1859. He afterward preached at Columbus, Dayton, Washington, Mill Brook and Carrollton, Ohio, and then, February 24, 1862, received a call to a church at Tarentum, Penn., and was ordained June 24, 1862. On June 28, 1864, he was united in marriage with Nannie J. Randolph, who bore him two sons, one of whom is now deceased. Mr. Ramsey died September 18, 1872. He was an assiduous and earnest worker, ever diligent in the labor of the vineyard, feeling, as he said, that his time was short, and that he must needs improve it. As a preacher he was possessed of great power, and 522 - HARRISON COUNTY. his doctrine was mainly Evangelistic. " His power over men, had he been spared, would have equaled Hammond's, and in another age he might have been the peer of Wesley." GEORGE COOKE From the earliest settlement of Harrison County has the Cooke family been among those who have contributed largely to its progress, and been instrumental in achieving for it that high place which it occupies at present in the State. The family are of Scottish descent, the grandfather of the subject of this sketch being a native of that country. He was called Robert, and followed the profession of civil engineer for the Government, until he finally removed to Ireland, where all his children were born. James (who was the second son) received a liberal education, and spent much of his early life in intellectual pursuits. Soon after leaving school he was married to Nancy Moore, a resident of Ireland, and here they resided for some time, but, finally concluding to seek their fortune in the land across the ocean, they embarked, in 1788, in a sailing vessel, and underwent all the terrors and hardships of a stormy passage, their only child, Mary, accompanying them. On landing, they immediately proceeded to Washington County, Penn., where they purchased a small tract of land, and amid the various difficulties of pioneer life endeavored to build their home. Many times were the early settlers of that section compelled to seek the protection of the block-houses, as the Indian raids were numerous, and many lives lost. In this section Mr. Cooke remained until 1805, when, thinking to better his condition, he came to Harrison County, Ohio, and settled in Athens Township. The country was but little improved, there being a small clearing here and there around the log cabin of some settler. Here they lived and died amidst the struggles which are inevitable in new countries. Their children were named Mary (Mrs. John Love), Elizabeth (Mrs. John Henderson), Robert, William, James, John, Thomas and George, all of whom are now deceased, except George. Mr. Cooke, from the time of his arrival until his death, took an active interest in his county's progress, and was always foremost in all movements for the up-building and advancement of it. In politics he was a supporter of the Democratic party, and was many times honored through it by election to positions of honor and trust. His family and himself were members of the Seceder Church, and he was one of the organizers of the present church at Unity, as well as one of its prominent supporters. His death, which occurred in 1815, was much regretted by friends and neighbors; his widow survived him but a short time, dying in 1829, and their dust now mingles in the cemetery at Unity. George Cooke, the youngest child in order of birth born to James Cooke, was born May 5, 1804, in Washington County, Penn., and was but a few months old when his parents brought him to Harrison County, Ohio, in which county he has resided ever since. His education was acquired at the common schools of his district, and although primitive in their methods, still succeeded in laying a good foundation, on which Mr. Cooke has since reared an excellent knowledge of men and facts. Gifted by nature with a receptive and analytical mind, possessed of powers of observation rarely excelled, Mr. Cooke has, since his early manhood, been one of the leaders in his section. A Democrat from principle, he has unswervingly served that party, and has been one of the factors in its many successes. Many times has he been honored by the party. He was justice of the peace for twenty-seven years, trustee several times, as well as clerk and treasurer of his township He was also one of the electors on the Democratic ticket when Buchanan was elected. In 1858 he was nominated for probate judge of his county, and although the county was overwhelmingly Republican, he came within a few votes of an election, running many votes ahead of his ticket. On July 10, 1824, Mr. Cooke was married to Nancy Anderson, a daughter of Col. William HARRISON COUNTY - 523 Anderson, an early settler of Cadiz Township, and the issue of their marriage was as follows: Nancy, now Mrs. William Gillespie, of Guernsey County, Ohio; Melila, now Mrs. James Crossan; Ruth E., now Mrs. David McConaughey; Mary, deceased; Jane, now Mrs. Thomas Morrow; James, at home; William, deceased; George, deceased; John, a physician in Bridgeport, Ohio; Thomas (deceased), twin brother of John; Mary N., now Mrs. John H. Rourk, and Matilda, now Mrs. William Walker. Mr. and Mrs. George Cooke were at one time members of the Seceder Church, but they later joined the United Presbyterians. Mr. Cooke's life occupation has been that of farming. James Cooke was born December 28, 1835, in Athens, Harrison Co., Ohio, and his early life was spent on the home place, where he grew to manhood, his early education being that of the district school. On March 4, 1858, he was married to Jane McCracken, a daughter of William McCracken, a resident of Belmont County. For about ten years after marriage Mr. Cooke followed agriculture, and then engaged in mercantile business in New Athens for some time, after which he removed to Belmont County, where he resided four years, and finally, at the death of his mother, came to the home place, where he still resides. His children are William (who is the present clerk of Athens Township), Agnes, George, Maggie and Robert P. In his political views Mr. Cooke is a Democrat, and is one of the successful workers of his party. While in Belmont County he was trustee for two years; for many years he was trustee of his township in Harrison County, and since his removal to that county has taken an active interest in the success of his party here. He made the race once for the office of county commissioner in Harrison County, but it being a strong Republican County, he was, of course, defeated, yet he ran far ahead of his ticket, taking nearly every vote in his own township. He is now, and has been for several years, a member of the Agricultural Board of the county. He and his family are members of the United Pres byterian Church at Athens. Mr. Cooke is widely and favorably known for his honesty, integrity and irreproachable character, and the Cooke family have ever, from their first arrival in the county, had the respect and esteem of all, and are numbered among its representative citizens. ARTER BEATTY. Among the wealthy and substantial citizens of Archer Township, Harrison County, none were more prominently identified with its interests than the well-known Beatty family, the sole representative now being the gentleman whose name heads this sketch, at present a resident of the southern part of the township. He was born January 25, 1827, in Archer Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, where he has since resided. Sampson Beatty, father of Arter, was a native of the Emerald Isle, and in the early part of the present century he immigrated, in company with his mother, to this country, settling in Harrison County, Ohio. In early life he learned the trade of a weaver, which he followed until locating on a farm, when he devoted his attention exclusively to agricultural pursuits. On April 20, 1826, he married Rachel, daughter of Samuel Johnson, a resident of Pennsylvania, and the young couple then settled on a farm now owned by Robert Smylie, where they passed the remainder of their lives. Their family consisted of five children, of whom Arter is the eldest. One son, John, enlisted, in 1861, in Company E, Ninth Ill. V. I., and was sent to Nashville, Tenn., where his regiment joined the Army of the Cumberland. On October 3, 1862, at the battle of Corinth, Miss., his company and others to the number of 300, being sent out on a scouting expedition, were surrounded by a superior force of the enemy, and were all taken prisoners and carried off save Mr. Beatty, who was so severely wounded in the hip that the Confederates left him on the field, apparently to die. They took from him his rations and his canteen of water, leaving in their place a couple of blankets. Here he lay from Friday till Sun- 524 - HARRISON COUNTY. day in the broiling sun by day, and exposed to the chilling dews by night, enduring tortures of hunger, thirst and pain, till he was picked up at last and carried to a hospital. His brother, Arter, being made acquainted with his distressing condition, immediately hastened to the hospital, and was permitted to convey his dying brother as far as Knoxville, Tenn., where they remained until death released the poor fellow from his sufferings. His brother remained with him to the last, bringing his remains home, and they now peacefully rest in an honored soldier's grave. As a son he was loving and dutiful, as a brother he was affectionate and unselfish, and as a soldier he was patriotic, brave and heroic. Another son of Sampson Beatty was Jeremiah, who enlisted in Company C, Thirtieth Ill. V. I., which was also attached to the Army of the Cumberland. He received a wound in the right hand, causing the loss of his thumb, but he continued to bravely fight his country's battles until after the taking of Fort Donelson, when he was honorably discharged on account of disability, caused by his wound. Sampson Beatty passed from earth November 27, 1849, having lived a sixty-three years' life of usefulness, and he is interred in Bethel Cemetery. His widow did not long survive him, for on June 25, following year, she joined him on the other shore, her remains being laid by his side. They were both leading members of the Methodist Episcopal Church; in politics he was a Democrat. Arter Beatty, the subject proper of these lines, remained at home during his youth, assisting his father on the farm and attending the district school. On March 27, 1851, he became united in marriage with Susan, daughter of Samuel McDevitt, a resident of Stock Township, Harrison County, and to this union have been born the following named children: Rachel, who became the wife of William Lisle, and died June 24, 1887; Kate, who died April 1 1877; Lizzie M., who died April 10, 1877; Amanda K.; Johnson; William A., who was married January 30, 1890, to Miss Mary Mattern; Arthur C.; Frank J. and Cora J. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Beatty settled on the home place, where they remained until 1854, when they purchased the farm whereon they now live in Archer Township, situated about three miles from Cadiz. It consists of 273 acres of land, under excellent cultivation, and provided with substantial and commodious buildings. Mr. Beatty carries on general farming, and occasionally buys and sells cattle, a business he for many years has followed with marked success. He is in all respects a self made man, having acquired this beautiful, valuable property entirely by his own unaided efforts. In politics he is a Democrat, and has held many offices of honor and trust in his township and county, among which may be mentioned those of trustee, and director of the County Fair, each of which positions he filled acceptably for many years. He and his wife are prominent members of the Presbyterian Church, and their names are ever to be found on the list of the charitable and benevolent. JOHN C. McCONNELL, who in his life-time was one of the enterprising and well-known residents of Washington Township, Harrison County, was born January 1, 1807, in Belmont County, Ohio. His father, Robert, was a native of Pennsylvania, where, in his early life, he was married to Mary Caldwell. The issue of his first marriage was James, born 1790; Susan, born 1793; David, born 1795; Alexander, born 1796; Martha, born 1797; Mary, born 1800. For his second wife he married Prudence Coleman, who bore him the following named children: Robert, born November 21, 1802; Hannah, September 30, 1804; John C., January 1, 1807; William, January 6, 1809; Wilson, April 13, 1811; Prudence, March 22, 1813; Margaret A., September 21, 1815; Sarah, November 18, 1817; Elizabeth, November 6, 1819; Alexander S., March 25, 1822; David, September 4, 1824. In 1807 he came to Ohio, where he lived until the War of 1812, when he enlisted and served through the entire struggle, being mostly on guard duty. In 1814 be en- HARRISON COUNTY - 525 tered 160 acres in Washington Township, Harrison County, where is the present family residence. This, by the aid of his children, he succeeded in clearing and improving. He was Democratic in his politics, and was one of those actively engaged in the success of his party. On August 22, 1850, he died, and was followed to the grave by his widow, who died in 1867. John C. McConnell's life was wholly spent in Ohio, the greater portion in Harrison County. While the common schools afforded but little assistance in his mental development, still by his own efforts, he succeeded in acquiring an extensive and liberal knowledge. He married, for his first wife, Jane, daughter of James Boles, one of the oldest settlers of Harrison County, and the children born to this marriage were Mary and Nancy. Mrs. McConnell died May 29, 1841, and April 9, 1848, Mr. McConnell was married to Rachel Browning, of Athens Township, born January 25, 1825, a daughter of Samuel Browning, who was one of the early residents of Athens Township, and in early life married Margaret Markee, whose parents came from England. Mr. Browning was a volunteer in the War of 1812, was engaged in scout duty on the western frontier, and served through the entire struggle. His children were named James, Julia A., Elias, Samuel, Absalom, Rachel, Margaret, Sarah, Asberry T., Susanna, Wesley, Zara and Edward. Mr. Browning was a Democrat. His family were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which they took a prominent and leading part, Mr. Browning being class leader for many years, as well as a financial supporter. In 1864 he died, and his remains were laid beside those of his wife, who died in 1855. Mr. and Mrs. McConnell settled on the home place immediately after marriage, and there the family have since resided. The children born to their union are Theodore, Margaret A., John W., Louisa J., Samuel W., James R., Elmer F. and Edward E. Mr. McConnell was a Democrat until 1840, when he espoused the principles of the Whig party and afterward united with the Republican. He held many offices in his township, such as trustee, justice of the peace and others. He was largely the architect of his own success, financially, which was due to his business tact and keen foresight, as well as his industrious habits and honesty. His was a life well worthy of emulation, one whose influence was widespread and beneficial. His death took place July 18, 1873. L. B. WILLIAMS, editor and manager of the Freeport (Ohio) Press, is the oldest living member of the family of Elam Williams, a native of Belmont County, Ohio. There L. B. Williams was reared on the home place, assisting in the various duties of the farm, and also attended the district schools during the winter sessions. He early manifested a strong desire for study, and, after his sixteenth year, attended the college at Mount Union, after which he engaged in teaching in his native and adjoining counties. During the leisure afforded in teaching he undertook the study of law, and so diligently did he apply himself that in less than two years he was admitted to the bar, with honor, at the age of twenty-two. He, however, continued teaching, and united with it the practice of his profession. In 1876 he was elected principal of the public schools at New Athens, Ohio, where he remained for three years, when he was elected principal of the Freeport schools, and immediately took charge. Under his management the standard of instruction was gradually raised, and the school graded as far as was practicable. He also taught select school, in which he was eminently successful. In 1883 he accepted the position of editor and manager of the Freeport Press, and has since been actively engaged in the prosecution of the duties pertaining to the position. He has made it one of the leading papers of his section, it receiving a warm and hearty welcome from a large circle of readers; and, besides his regular newspaper work, he does a large job business, for which his office is admirably equipped. In politics Mr. Williams was a Democrat 526 - HARRISON COUNTY. until 1876, when he united with the Republican party, and, for the past few years, has been a Prohibitionist. In his various places of residence he has held offices of honor and trust, whose duties he has ever discharged with full satisfaction to all. From his early youth Mr. Williams has been connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which, in 1874, he was licensed as a local preacher, since which time he has filled various appointments. On July 2, 1872, he was united in marriage with Mary W. James, of Bellville, Ohio, and the children born to them were Hamilton B., Homer C. and Milton E. (deceased.) JOHN W. SPIKER, a prominent farmer, was born on a farm in Stock Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, July 31, 1833, and still has his residence on the same farm. His father, Christopher Spiker, passed his entire life in Harrison County, and here wedded Ara A. Carnes. He settled in Stock Township, where there were born to him the following named children: William, George W., Mary J. (Mrs. Cornelius Vickers), John W., Henry C. (deceased), Henry, Elizabeth (Mrs. David Christy), Christiana (Mrs. William Hines), Catherine (Mrs. Samuel Hines), and Sarah Ann (deceased). The family were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Pleasant Valley, in which Mr. Spiker was for a long time trustee, steward and class-leader. In politics he was a Republican, and served several years as trustee of his township. The early life of John W. Spiker was spent on the home farm. He was married, in 1859, to Nancy Crawford, daughter of Josiah Crawford, of Stock Township, and then settled immediately on his present place, the home farm, on which have been born the following named children: Edward C., Flora, Frank, Crawford and Birdella. The family are members of the Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Spiker is trustee. In politics he is a Republican, under the auspices of which party he has served many terms as trustee of the township, and in 1889 he was elected county commissioner. He is a self-made man, financially, and is at present the owner of 595 acres of fertile land in Stock and Franklin Townships. With his sons he is now, and has been for many years, engaged in handling and shipping stock and growing wool. THOMAS McMILLEN was born June 9, 1826, in Nottingham Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, a son of John McMillen, who was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1800. Robert McMillen, father of John, was a native of Pennsylvania, where he met and married Nancy Mitchell, who bore him the following children: John, Jane, Nancy, Margaret, Mary, Ann, Robert and Matthew. They came to Ohio in 1816, and settled on a farm in Jefferson County, then moved to Harrison County in 1818, where they entered, in Nottingham Township, a one-half section of land, which they cleared themselves, and here their family were reared. Mrs. McMillen dying in 1840, Mr. McMillen married, for his second wife, Mary Boyd, who died in 1844, and Mr. McMillen then married' Ellen Moore. In 1854 he died and was buried in Nottingham Cemetery; his wife still survives him. In 1819 John McMillen came to Nottingham Township, where he was engaged in clearing and cultivating a farm, and in 1822 he was married to Elizabeth Peacock, a daughter of Eli Peacock. She bore him the following named children: Robert N., Thomas, John, Susan and Nancy (Mrs. John Black, who died in 1865). Mr. McMillen was a stanch Democrat, and he and his family were members of the Presbyterian Church at Nottingham, afterward at Deersville, whither they had moved in 1865. On April 5, 1881, he passed away, being followed by his wife October 4, 1882, and they were buried in Deersville Cemetery. Soon after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. McMillen settled on a farm in Nottinghan Township, and spent the most of their busy and hard-working lives in its improvement. They commenced with little, but HARRISON COUNTY - 527 by the practice of economy succeeded in amassing quite a competence. Their last days were spent under the care of their daughter Susan, who, with true filial love, did all that was possible to make their lives pleasant and comfortable, and who passed away August 3, 1890. The early life of Thomas McMillen was spent in Nottingham Township, where he from his youth was engaged in farming On December 23, 1852, he was united in marriage with Martha Ross, whose father, James Ross, was born in 1797, and came to Nottingham Township, Harrison County, in 1827. In early life he was married to Martha Phillips, who bore him the following named children: Rachel, Mrs. Immer Knight; Deborah, Mrs. William Poulson; Jane, Mrs. Isaac Drummond; William P., Mary E. and Thomas H., all three deceased; Martha, Mrs. Thomas McMillen, and Barbara, Mrs. Beal Pumphrey. In 1836 the wife and mother died and was buried in Pugh Cemetery, and in 1839 Mr. Ross was married to Jetnima Hines, who bore him children as follows: Eliza, Mrs. George Oglevee; John H. ; James N. ; Rebecca, Mrs. Anthony Blackburn, and Sarah, Mrs. William Nash. In 1878 Mr. Ross died and was buried in Pugh Cemetery, his wife dying July 5, 1882. In politics he was a Republican; his family were members of the Presbyterian Church. Soon after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. McMillen settled on a small farm in Nottingham Township, where they remained eight years, and then bought and sold until 1865, when they came to Deersville, Franklin Township, and here they have since made their home. Their early married life was one of continual struggle, as they commenced with but little assistance. The outcome of their labors and savings has been fruitful of success, as they now possess 206 acres of land, besides three houses and lots in Deersville. For about twenty years after coming to Deersville he engaged in milling, at which he was eminently successful. In his politics Mr. McMillen has been a Republican, and has held various offices in his county, township and town, serving the county as commissioner for six years; justice of the peace, mayor and member of the council of the village of Deersville for many years. Two children comprise the family born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McMillen, viz. : John R. and Thomas H. Our subject and wife are favorably known to a large circle of acquaintances, and are among the substantial and successful residents of Harrison County. R. S. McLAIN, one of the well-known farmers of Rumley Township, Harrison County, is a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Hall) McLain, former of whom, a son of Joseph McLain, a native of Ireland, was an early settler of Westmoreland County, Penn.; he was born in Westmoreland County, Penn., in 1805. In 1812 his father came to what is now Rumley Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, and entered several pieces of land, among them being the farm our subject now lives on, located on the northeast corner of Section 17, and containing 160 acres. Joseph McLain did not remain in Rumley Township, but returned to Pennsylvania. In 1833 Samuel married, in Westmoreland County, Penn., and came to Rumley Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, settling on the farm now owned by our subject. He lived in a log cabin for some time, and then built the house in which R. S. McLain now resides. Samuel McLain and wife were members of the Seceder Church for many years, but before their death they united with the United Presbyterian Church. Samuel died on the old farm, in August, 1879; his wife, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1807, died in 1883. They were the parents of nine children, namely: Matilda, wife of Joseph Johnson, of Montgomery County, Iowa; Joseph, killed in the battle of the Wilderness; Mary A., living near our subject; Samuel (deceased); John and James (twins) former deceased, latter living in Taylor County, Iowa; R. S., our subject; Jennie E., wife of 528 - HARRISON COUNTY. Robert Custer, of Scio, Ohio; and Emma, deceased. R. S. McLain was born June 18, 1846, where he now lives, and received a common-school education in Rumley Township, having never left the old farm. On December 6, 1868, he married Miss Aramintha Wiles, who was born in 1843, and to this union were born three children: Amos E. and Annie E., both living at home, and an infant son, deceased. Mrs. Aramintha McLain died in 1876, and October 29, 1879, Mr. McLain married Miss Henrietta McLane, born January 9, 1851, a daughter of James M. and Mary (McFarland) McLane, former of whom was born in Bloomfield, Ohio, in 1827, and died in 1886; latter was born in 1826, and is now living in Harvey County, Kas. They were the parents of six children, viz. : William, in Colorado; James, Albert and Ella, in Kansas; Elizabeth, deceased; and Henrietta, now Mrs. McLain, who was born in Jamestown, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. McLain are parents of three children: Martha M., Joseph M. and Nannie Jeanette, all at home. Our subject and wife are members of the United Presbyterian Church. CHARLES JAMES FOX. The Fox family in Harrison County trace their genealogy to the year 1650, at which time Francis Fox and his wife, Dorothy, were living in Cornwall, England. From them to the present generation is traced an uninterrupted descent, and a " family tree " giving the various branches in full, also four volumes containing the family history, are in the possession of Mr. C. J. Fox. Francis and Dorothy Fox begat three children, one of whom, named Francis, married, for his first wife, Joan Smith, and for his second, Tabitha Croker, having in all twelve children, of whom John married, first, Lovall Applebee, and after her death, Lydia Berry, becoming the father, by these two unions, of seven children. Of these, John married, in 1747, Rebecca Steevens, who bore him twelve children, of whom Josiah, the tenth in order of birth, was married in America to Anna Miller, by whom he had the following named children: John, who died of croup at the age of two years; Elizabeth Miller (deceased), married to Moses Chapline, of Wheeling, W. Va., and had twelve children; Anna Applebee (deceased), married to Robert I. Curtis, and had six children; Rebecca Steevens (deceased), married to Elijah Pickering, who is now a resident of near St. Clairsville, Ohio, and had seven children; John Charles, who died in childhood; Charles James, the subject of this biography ; Sarah Scantlebury, deceased wife of B. E. Dungan, who had eight children, and Francis Drake, who was killed by a fall from an apple tree, leaving four children. The paternal great-grandfather was a merchant in Falmouth, England, and his son (the grandfather) succeeded to the business; a son of the latter, and uncle of the above named children, was a merchant in Plymouth. Josiah Fox, the father, was born in Falmouth, England, October 9,1763, and received a good education at the schools of the place, proving himself an apt scholar. When of age he hound himself out as an apprentice to the shipbuilding business at Plymouth, England, serving five years, after which he commenced a seafaring life, in company with his brother Henry, who was a mariner, and in 1790 he made his first voyage, which was to Mediterranean ports, in the wheat trade. Among other places he then visited were Italy, calling at Genoa, viewing Mount Vesuvius, etc. On another voyage he sailed to Northern Russia, calling at many ports, among them New Archangel, and proceeding even as far north as did Sir John Franklin. His next venture was in America, where he resided one year, returning to England. In 1793 he again came to these shores, and for some years was engaged by the Government as navy constructor, first at Philadelphia Navy Yard, from where he was transferred to the Norfolk and Portsmouth Navy Yards, and next to that at Washington City. In his own neat handwriting is preserved a list of the ships of war drafted by him, as follows: United States (44 guns) Constitution, President, HARRISON COUNTY - 533 Chesapeake, Congress (36), Crescent (built for the Dey of Algiers), John Adams (32, since made into a corvette), Portsmouth (22), Hornet (18), Wasp (18), Ferret (12), and of these the Constitution, Hornet and Wasp have left their records in history. While so engaged he served under Washington, John Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and by his skill and exertion did efficient work for the Government until a change of administration, after the incoming of the latter President, released him from further duty. His son, Charles James, has in his possession many of his original plans and drafts of vessels. After being disconnected from this, to him, pleasant yet responsible charge, he took up his residence June 8, 1811, in Wheeling, W. Va., with the intention of aiding in the construction of other sea-going vessels. Shortly afterward he invested in a farm in Colerain Township, Belmont Co., Ohio, to which he removed with his family in 1814, and there spent the remainder of his life. His wife, whom he married in Philadelphia, in 1794, was born in 1768, and died on this farm in 1841, he following her to the grave in 1847 at the advanced age of eighty-four years. He was, in politics, a Whig, and took a great interest in the affairs of his adopted country, keeping himself well posted and abreast of the times. For generations, and ever since its rise, the family had been members of the Society of Friends, and bore a share of its early grievous persecutions, but on account of his being connected with the building of ships, which they supposed were intended for war, Josiah was disowned by the Society. CHARLES JAMES Fox, one of the oldest and wealthiest, as well as one of the most highly esteemed and best-known residents of Harrison County, was born in Washington, D. C., October 17, 1805, and received a good practical education. When twenty-one years of age, desiring an enlargement of his insight into business life, he found employment in a store and print ing office in Wheeling for a short time, after which he remained with his parents on the farm until the spring of 1831, when, with his father 20 and brother Francis, he sailed for England, where the year was spent looking after personal interests, and sight-seeing in London and adjacent points. In 1839 he settled on the place where he now resides in Short Creek Township, Harrison County, but in 1842,his mother and his brother's wife having died, he removed to the paternal homestead, where he retrained two years, and then returned to his own farm, and commenced, in 1845, the erection of his residence, and following this the replacement of other buildings. The property had gone badly to decay and deterioration, and presents a marked contrast in the present evidence of comfort and careful husbandry. On February 7, 1837, Mr. Fox was married to Esther Cooper, of near Flushing, Belmont Co., Ohio, who was born April 4, 1810, near Baltimore, Md., a daughter of Nicholas and Sarah (Balderson) Cooper. The Cooper and Balderson families came from England and Ireland, respectively, to this country prior to the Revolutionary War, and Nicholas Cooper and Isaiah Balderson (Sarah Cooper's father) were ministers in the Society of Friends. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Fox, when a young man, heard some men talking of the advantages to be derived from entering a certain tract of land lying in York County, Penn., on the Susquehanna River. While they lingered maturing their plans, he was quick in his judgment, and, mounting his horse, hastened to Washington, nearly eighty miles away, and secured the tract. Upon learning of his action they remarked to him: " We beat the bush and you caught the bird, and we commend you for it." The parents of Mrs. Fox came to Belmont County in 1829, settling in Wheeling Township, where they died, the mother in 1843 and the father in 1844. They were the parents of twelve children, a record of whom is as follows: Parthenia was married to John Harmer; Elizabeth was married to Jacob Ely ; Isaiah was a merchant of Wheeling, Va. ; Martha was married to Jonathan Bye; Anna was married to James McConnell; Sarah became the wife of John 534 - HARRISON COUNTY. Michener; Nicholas; Priscilla became the wife of Thomas Dunn, and lives in Belmont County, Ohio; Esther is Mrs. Charles J. Fox; Ely B. ; Margaret was married to William E. Lukens; Gulielma was married to Joseph Hicks, and resides in Grundy County, Ill.; all are now deceased except Priscilla, Esther and Gulielma. To Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Fox have been born four children, viz. : Anna Miller, now Mrs. Lindley M. Branson, in Short Creek Township, Harrison County; William Spicer, also in Short Creek Township, and Sarah Cooper and Francis C., at home. The entire family are members of the Society of Friends, and the father and sons vote the straight Republican ticket. The farms, 379 acres in extent, are of the most fertile and pleasantly situated in the county. Mr. Fox, by his pure, just principles, his careful business habits, and his genial, peaceful nature, has secured for himself, through a long life, quiet happiness, culminating in good-will to all men; and now, at the honored age of over four score and five years, he enjoys the respect and esteem of a wide circle of friends. WILLIAM E. SAMPSON was born in Stock Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, March 20, 1833, on the farm on which be still lives. Francis Sampson, father of William E. Sampson, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, and was a son of John Sampson, who married Sarah Gibson and became the father of two children, Francis and William. In 1812 John Sampson came with his family to America, and for about fifteen years resided in New York, when, in 1827, he came to Stock Township, Harrison County, and entered a quarter section of land, which was subsequently improved by the family. He was among the founders of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Mount Hope, and also assisted in the organization of the church at Pleasant Valley. He was a class leader and trustee, and liberal in his contributions toward the support and upholding of the Methodist Society, and in this faith he died and was buried at Mount Hope. His political views were those of the Whig party. Francis Sampson spent his early life in New York, where he married Margaret, daughter of Christmas Evans, a native of Wales. In 1827 he came to Stock Township, Harrison County, and settled down to farming. The children born to his marriage were John, now in Wichita, ; Sarah Ann, who died at two years of age; William E., our subject; Charles W., in German Township, Harrison Co., Ohio; A. J., United States consul at Paso del Norte, and Francis A., in Sedalia, Mo. In politics Mr. Sampson was a Whig, and on the organization of the Republican party espoused its cause. He was among the earliest members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Mount Hope, and also of that at Pleasant Valley, in both of which he held the various offices, and to both of which he was a liberal contributor of his means. March 16, 1870, he died in the faith, and was followed by his wife November 9, 1884. Both now sleep their last sleep at Pleasant Valley. W. E. Sampson was educated primarily at the common schools of Stock Township, and this was supplemented by a course at Franklin College and also at Hopedale. For several years later he was identified with the educational progress of Harrison County, and was one of its most successful teachers. October 25, 1866, Mr. Sampson married Miss Susan M., daughter of William Welch, of Archer Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, and this union has been blessed with five children, viz. : Frank, Anthony, George F., John and Archibald. Immediately after his marriage Mr. Sampson settled on the farm he still occupies, which farm gives every evidence of skill in cultivation, thrift and comfort. In politics he is a Republican, and has been many times entrusted with public offices—such as those of trustee, treasurer and land appraiser. He and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, his membership having extended over a period of forty-seven years, and for many of these he has been class leader and steward. In Sunday-school work he has always HARRISON COUNTY - 535 taken an active part, and has served either as superintendent or teacher for over thirty years. JOHN SPARROW, a resident of Green Township, Harrison County, was born in Green Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, March 6, 1825. Elijah Sparrow, his grandfather, was a native of England, where he was married and reared a family of five children. In the latter part of the nineteenth century he and his family emigrated to America, settling in Maryland, where they remained many years. Eli Sparrow, son of Elijah, and father of John, was a native of Montgomery County, Md., born in 1791. He enlisted in the War of 1812, serving throughout the entire campaign, and was at the siege of Baltimore when the British general, Ross, was killed. Soon after the close of the war be married Nancy Dial, and then removed to Harrison County, Ohio, where he followed shoemaking to the end of his life. He died in September, 1829, and was buried in Beech Spring Cemetery ; his widow survived him until April 17, 1882, when she departed to the other shore, at the advanced age of eighty-three years, three months and twenty-three days, her remains now resting in West Grove Cemetery. They were the parents of the following named children: Samuel, born September 4, 1817, died May 26, 1862; Jane, born November 8, 1819; Lorena, born April 15, 1822, died September 20, 1857; John (our subject), and Benjamin F., born March 9, 1828. John Sparrow, the subject proper of this biographical memoir, at the early age of nine years, became engaged to work for a farmer for his board and clothes, and thus continued until the age of fourteen, when his remuneration was increased to five dollars per month for three and one-half months. His income he steadily thereafter increased until, by untiring efforts he amassed a valuable and handsome property in Green Township, situated about three miles from Cadiz. On September 6, 1849, Mr. Sparrow was united in marriage with Sarah Jane, daughter of James Adams, a resident and early settler of Short Creek Township, Harrison County, and to this union were born the following named children: Sanford, born September 5, 1850, died October 1, 1851, and Oscar C., born November 14, 1855. Mr. Sparrow was an Old-line Whig until the organization of the Republican party, when he united with the Democrats. He has acceptably filled various offices in his township, among them that of justice of the peace, which position he has held many years in a manner calculated to win the confidence and esteem of his constituents. Oscar C. , his son, was married December 17, 1885, to Jennie T., daughter of Joseph L. Thompson, of Cadiz Township, Harrison County, and they then settled on the home place, where he assists his father in the management of the farm. He is a rising and exemplary young man in his section, and a worthy representative of a worthy father. J. C. PATTERSON. Among the most highly respected citizens of Stock Township, Harrison County, none occupy a higher place in the estimation of his fellow-citizens than Joseph C. Patterson. He was born August 30, 1835, in Archer Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, where he stills owns a valuable property. His father, Joseph Patterson, was born of Scotch parentage, in April, 1799, in County Down, Ireland, where he resided until twelve years of age, when his parents immigrated to America, landing at New York, whence they came to Pittsburgh, remaining there some time. They soon, however, decided to move farther west, and settled in Harrison County, Ohio, as the place best suited to their wishes. Arriving in Archer Township they entered a piece of land and built the usual log cabin, in which they lived until removing to Stock Township, where the father engaged in clearing and improving his farm. Here he remained about thirty years, prospering year by year, and then removed to Cadiz Township, where he died in 1879. On 536 - HARRISON COUNTY. February 14, 1822, he was married to Jemima, daughter of James Hoagland, a resident of Stock Township, this county. The young couple commenced housekeeping on a very economical scale, the wife weaving all the cloth and making all the clothes for the family. Eleven children were reared by them, and all the sons are now deceased except J. C., who is living in Stock Township, and James H., in Cadiz Township, Harrison County; the daughters, five in number, are all living, highly respected citizens. In politics Mr. Patterson was a Whig, until the organization of the Republican party, when he united with them, and was always one of the stanchest of the party. Both himself and wife were among the prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Foremost in all acts of charity and benevolence, he was one who carried his principles into practice. With no assistance save that of his loving and faithful wife, he became, from a penniless boy, one of the most substantial and prosperous of the farmers of Harrison County. After the death of Mr. Patterson, his widow removed to Scio, in this county, where she yet resides, now ninety years old and of sound memory. Joseph C. Patterson remained at home until the age of twenty-one (attending the district schools until he was about that age), when he entered Hopedale College, where he remained three years, bolding a leading position in his classes, being one of the most prominent and influential among his fellow-students. On the call for volunteers, during the Civil War, Mr. Patterson gave up his studies, and at once enlisted in the Ninety-eighth 0. V. I., Company F, of which he was appointed secretary, and soon after was made second lieutenant, a position he held for two months, when he was further promoted to first lieutenant, and soon thereafter to the captaincy of his company. His regiment joined the Army of the Cumberland, and engaged in the various engagements of that division. Mr. Patterson took part in the battles of Chaplin Hills, Chickamauga, Buzzard's Roost, Resaca and Kenesaw Mount ain, the siege of Atlanta and Jonesboro, Sherman's march to the sea, the siege of Savannah, battle of Bentonville, and other battles and skirmishes; marched through the Carolinas and Virginia (Richmond, Va.), and on to Washington. He served throughout the entire war, notwithstanding his poor health, which he suffered, having undergone many exposures on the field and in the camp. His service to his country was during the best period of his life, and to that service he sacrificed his dream of literary or professional honors. To such men as these, with brilliant prospects before them, with success almost assured, this country is under the deepest obligations. He was a participant in the magnificent review of the armies that occurred in Washington just before disbanding, and when the safety of his country was assured, he returned home and engaged in the profession of teaching, which he followed about three years. On September 7, 1865, he was married to Mary Ann, daughter of John and Margaret Simpson, of the well-known Simpson family, of whom the late Bishop Simpson and the Grant family are members. Soon after marriage he purchased the farm on which he now resides, and has greatly improved its appearance by new buildings and clearing, tiling and other means. To Mr. and Mrs. Patterson have been born six children, all of whom but one remain at home: Nettie (Mrs. Fre Patton), born October 17, 1866, living in Archer Township; Vernon, born July 11, 1868; Glen V., born October 10, 1871; Henry 0., born March 8, 1874; Minnie J., born December 21, 1875; Clara G., born January 28, 1879. Among the members of his party Mr. Patterson is recognized as one of the leaders in his county, and is prominently mentioned as a candidate for some of the offices in the gift of the Republicans of his section. He has always worked ardently for his party, and the interests of the county and township, both financially and politically. He and his wife are prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and are energetic in the promotion of HARRISON COUNTY - 537 every worthy and deserving enterprise. Besides engaging in farming, which he does generally, raising all kinds of stock, Mr. Patterson has financial interests in the West. This sketch he leaves for the benefit of his family and of all who may read it. The time-honored saying—" No excellency without great labor "—Mr. Patterson gives prominent place among his life maxims; and he supplements it with the advice that " if you want to succeed in life, push your business occupation or profession with thought and energy." ASBURY F. PETTY, a popular progressive farmer of Green Township, Harrison County, was born in Freeport Township, same county, August 22, 1847, a son of Rhodum and Hester Ann (Fry) Petty. The grandfather of our subject, also named Rhodum Petty, was a native of Germany, where he probably married. Rhodum Petty, the father, who was a farmer, when seven years of age came with his parents to Ohio, and here he grew up to farm life. He married, in this State, Hester Ann Fry, daughter of Joseph Fry, of Harrison County, and they became the parents of six children, as follows: Jane, wife of S. Jewel; Cassandra, wife of Robert Petty, of Nottingham Township, Harrison County; Joseph, who died in the army; Asbury F. ; Henry, in Coshocton, Ohio, and Charles, who died when young. Asbury F. Petty, whose name heads this sketch, was brought up a farmer, attending the common schools, and at fifteen years of age began life for himself, not, however, going outside of the county. In February, 1873, he was married to Sarah M., daughter of Thomas and Jane (McNary) Kyle, and a native of Harrison County. Her grandfather, William Kyle, came from Ireland to Pennsylvania at an early day, and here carried on farming. He was married in the Keystone State to Margaret Paxton, and they came to Harrison County, Ohio, with their family in 1808, settling on a wild piece of wood land. Here they passed the remainder of their lives, the grandmother dying first; he afterward married Mary Morrow, of Pennsylvania; the grandfather lived to be eighty-five years of age; they were influential members of the Piney Fork Church. Of their children only one, William L., survives, who is living near Columbus, Ohio. Thomas, one of their sons, was eight years old when he came with his parents to Harrison County, where he was brought up an agriculturist, attending during the winters the subscription schools held in the old log school-house. In 1829 he married Jane McNary, daughter of Judge Samuel and Mary McNary, latter a native of Jefferson County, Ohio, of which county her maternal grandparents were pioneers, dying there. Of their children, but one, a daughter, Margaret Hervey, survives, living near Unionport, Jefferson County. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kyle located on a farm in Green Township, Harrison County, and here reared their family; in 1862 they moved to Short Creek Township, remaining there until 1880, in which year they went to live in Jefferson County, with their eldest daughter, Mrs. R. M. Henderson, by whom they were most tenderly cared for. Here Mrs. Kyle died, November 4, 1884, at the age of seventy-seven years, and Mr. Kyle, November 4, 1889, at the age of eighty-nine years. They were the parents of eleven children: Samuel W., in New Concord, Muskingum Co., Ohio; Margaret, now Mrs. Robert Henderson, in Smithfield, Jefferson County; Mary, deceased wife of David McNary; Jane, Mrs. James McNary, late of Cannonsburg, Penn., who died November 18, 1890; Martha, deceased wife of Henry Barricklow, of Harrison County; William P., now living in Green Township, Harrison County; Elizabeth A., wife of John Mitchell, in Cadiz Township, Harrison County; Jemima C. (deceased); Thomas M., who died in the army at the age of eighteen; Sarah M., wife of Asbury F. Petty; and Joseph A., living near Sabina, Clinton Co., Ohio. The parents were both members of the United Presbyterian Church. Grandfather McNary was a politician in his day, and was one of the very 538 - HARRISON COUNTY. early judges of Ohio; was also representative for one term (or more) from Jefferson County. He was a ruling elder in the Piney Fork (then Associate, now United Presbyterian) Church, and was very instrumental in the building up of the old congregation. At his home, the ministers who came to preach at the country church were most hospitably entertained. His place was known as the "Preachers' Home," and to-day the same unbounded hospitality is found in the home of his granddaughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Henderson, whose residence is near the church of their ancestors. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Petty made their permanent home in Green Township, with the exception of four years spent in Short Creek Township. In 1884 they purchased the old Hamilton Farm, two miles southeast of Cadiz, where they have since lived. Of their union four children have been born, viz. : Orville A. and Orlando H. (twins), Anna and Thomas A. Politically Mr. Petty is a stanch Republican, and he and his wife are members of the United Presbyterian Church, at Cadiz. The family are well known and highly respected by all, Mr. Petty being recognized as one of the rising and prosperous farmers of Green Township. JAMES KIRKPATRICK, one of the well-known farmers of Moorefield Township, Harrison County, is a son of William and Sarah (Guthrie) Kirkpatrick, former of whom was a son of James and Mary (Loney) Kirkpatrick, natives of Maryland, who moved to Washington County, Penn., in an early day. About 1815 they came to Harrison County, Ohio, and purchased 160 acres of land in the northwest corner of Athens Township, on which land they remained some years, then sold and removed to Moorefield Township and purchased 160 acres in Section 6, in the southeast quarter. James Kirkpatrick, Sr., was a school teacher, which occupation he followed for some time. He was the father of seven children, named as follows: Hugh, Robert, William, James, John, Elizabeth and Mary, the latter being the only one now living and residing on the old homestead. As nearly as can be ascertained, William Kirkpatrick was born in Washington, Penn., December 10, 1801, and with his parents came to Harrison County, Ohio. When twenty-one years of age he married Miss Sarah Guthrie, and remained in Athens Township till about 1832, when he removed to Moorefield Township and purchased 120 acres of land on Section 5, where he remained until his death, which occurred in 1888; his wife departed this life in 1884. To this union were born eleven children, as follows: James, our subject; Robert, residing in Moorefield Township; Joseph, residing in Moorefield Township; Hugh, in Iowa; Mary J., on the old homestead; Adaline, in Flushing; Sarah, in Moorefield Township; Elizabeth, wife of W. E. Wallace, of Moorefield Township; Nancy, deceased; Margaret, residing in Moorefield Township, and John, who died in 1845, aged six years. The descendants of James Kirkpatrick, Sr., number about two hundred. James Kirkpatrick, our subject, was born in Athens Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, November 21, 1824. He received a common school education in Harrison County, and when a young man taught school for about three years. On February 25,1847, he married Miss Ellen S. Wallace, born June 17, 1827, a daughter of Rev. William and Mary (McWilliams) Wallace, natives of Pennsylvania, who came to Ohio in 1817. To our subject and wife were born six children, viz. : Mrs. Sarah J. Brocaw, of Flushing,Ohio; W. W., residing in Moorefield Township; John A., residing in Flushing, Ohio; David McWilliams, in Kansas; Emma L. Welling ,of Washington Township, and Mary E. Adams, of Pettis County, Mo. Mrs. Kirkpatrick departed this life November, 8, 1882, and October 12, 1886, Mr. Kirkpatrick married Miss Belle Guthrie, born December 10, 1835, a daughter of Robert and Jane (Cunningham) Guthrie. In 1855 Mr. Kirkpatrick purchased the farm he now owns, which contains 160 acres, and is located in the southeast corner of Section 31, Moorefield Township. He HARRISON COUNTY - 539 has made many improvements, having erected a fine residence, and has the place under an excellent state of cultivation. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick are both members of Nottingham Presbyterian Church. The father of Mr. Kirkpatrick was an elder in the Presbyterian Church for over forty years, and the Kirkpatricks have always been regarded as moral and highly respected citizens, foremost in church work and every benevolent enterprise, seeking the good of all in the community, and strong advocates of temperance and every moral reform. For three generations the Kirkpatricks have been at the head of the church music in Nottingham Church. JOHN CALVIN MALLARNEE, farmer, Nottingham Township, Harrison County, is a son of John G. Mallarnee, who is a son of Isaac Mallarnee, who was born about 1778, in Maryland, where he grew to manhood and learned the wagon-making trade. He served some time in the War of 1812, and soon after the close of the war migrated to Ohio and first located at Bloomfield, Jefferson County,where he remained a short time; then went to Smithfield, Ohio, where he worked at his trade as long as his health would permit, when he removed to Guernsey County, Ohio, and resided with his son until his death, which occurred about the year 1870. His son, John G. Mallarnee, was born in Maryland in 1815, but grew to manhood in Ohio, and was also a wagon-maker by trade, at which he worked in Bloomfield, Ohio, till 1850, when he then removed to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and resided near Newtown for a short time; then purchased a small farm near West Chester, Guernsey County, where he now lives. He married Miss Mary Galbraith, who was born about 1820 in Ohio, and to this union were born eleven children, viz. : John Calvin, our subject; Sylvester, residing in Freeport Township; Jasper, in Guernsey County; Lafton, at home; Ashley, deceased; Samuel K., deceased; Margaret, at home; Sarah E. Burris, in Guernsey County, Ohio; Mary C. Ripley, in Freeport Township; Elizabeth Miller, de ceased, and Estella, at home. Mr. and Mrs. Mallarnee are both members of the Methodist Protestant Church. John Calvin Mallarnee was born in Bloomfield, Ohio, October 22, 1843. He received a common-school education in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and remained at home until he was twenty-one years of age, when he commenced working for his neighbors as a farm laborer. On January 25, 1872, he married Miss Eleanor McKibben, who was born about 1837, a daughter of George and Eleanor (Morrison) McKibben, and to this union have been born two children: George McKibben Mallarnee, born February 19, 1876, and John Calvin Mallarnee, Jr., born September 22, 1878, and died April 21, 1884. After his marriage Mr. Mallarnee rented a farm in Cadiz Township, Harrison County, where he remained for six years; then removed to Moorefield Township, remaining one year, and also was in Athens Township one year. In 1880 he purchased the farm he now owns, which contains ninety-six acres on Section 23, Nottingham Township; he is one of its progressive citizens, and is well known to the public as a man of unimpeachable integrity. He is quite an extensive sheep grower, having some of the finest sheep in Nottingham Township. He was for many years a Democrat, but a few years ago he saw the effects of strong drink, which brings desolation and ruin to many a home, and has since worked in the ranks of the Prohibition party. DAVID GLADMAN, one of the well-known and prominent farmers of Franklin Township, Harrison County, was born September 10, 1810, in Maryland. His father, Thomas Gladman, was a native of that State, where he met and married Mary Lavely, who bore him the following named children: Margaret, Rachel, Nancy, David and John. In 1811 he removed to Jefferson County, Ohio, with his family, remained until 1842, and then, with his son David, he came to Franklin Township, Har- 540 - HARRISON COUNTY. rison County, and purchased the farm on which the family still reside. Here, in the care of his son David, were the last days of himself and wife spent, the pathway to the grave being smoothed by the care and assistance of David and his wife. He died in 1855, followed six years later by his wife, and they rest side by side in the cemetery at Deersville. They were members of the Christian Church from early life, and died in the full faith of that belief. David Gladman spent his youth in Jefferson County, Ohio, where he received the advantages of an education, which, though somewhat limited, still was thorough, and in after years was of great advantage to him. On March 17, 1842, he was united in marriage with Elizabeth, daughter of James and Nancy (McLaughlin) Lyons, of Jefferson County, Ohio. They immediately came to Franklin Township, Harrison County, Ohio, and purchased a farm, which was partially improved. Here they entered their log cabin, and through many years of discouragement and hardship never lost heart, but bravely struggled on, and at last succeeded in clearing up the home and improving it. Few who have not been engaged in the work realize what it is to redeem a farm from the wilderness, and to those who have labored so assiduously too great credit can not be given. Mr. Gladman and his wife commenced their married life poor in worldly goods, but rich in hope, energy and determination. Their success is and should be an example as to what may he accomplished where one sets about achieving it. In politics the Gladman family are Democratic, and have universally supported that ticket. Mr. Glad-man was elected to various offices in his township, and always discharged his duties faithfnlly and according to his best judgment. Mr. and Mrs. Gladman reared a large family, all of whom are members of the church of their parents—the Christian. The family have always been among the regular attendants and the earnest workers of the society, and the younger members of the family are now fully sustaining the family reputation. The children are named Nancy, John, Mary E., Thomas, Sarah M., Rachel E., James B., Lydia J. and Anna B. HON. JASPER N. LANTZ, Moorefield, Harrison County, is a son of John and Eliza (Fulton) Lantz, former of whom was a son of Peter Lantz, a native of Pennsylvania, who migrated to Jefferson County, Ohio, where he died in 1821, leaving his widow and seven children. The wife of Peter Lantz was Mary Patterson, a native of Pennsylvania, born of Scotch-Irish ancestry, and their children were Christopher P., William, John, Abraham, Abigail (all of whom are now deceased), and Mary Beall, residing in Coshocton County, Ohio, and Sarah Cramer, in Medina County, Ohio. After Mr. Peter Lantz's death, Mrs. Lantz removed to their farm in Moorefield Township, Harrison County, where our subject now resides, and there she lived for a number of years in a rude log cabin. John Lantz was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, May 24, 1809, but grew to manhood in Moorefield Township, Harrison County, where he was educated at the common schools. In 1837 he married and settled at the old homestead, on Section 24. To Mr. and Mrs. Lantz were born six sons, as follows: Dewey S., residing in Belmont County, Ohio; R. W., in Moorefield Township; Jasper N., our subject; A. E., killed in the Civil War; Samuel M., in Piedmont, Ohio, and Albert C. , deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Lantz were members of the Nottingham Church for many years. He died November 7, 1879; his wife, who was born February 9, 1815, died February 8, 1887. Politically, Mr. Lantz was a Republican, and he was a very active politician. Hon. Jasper N. Lantz was born in Moorefield Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, January 22, 1843, grew to manhood on the old farm, and was educated at the common schools. On April 27, 1871, he was married to Miss Sarah Sloan, who was born April 20, 1848, a daughter of John and Eliza (Wherry) Sloan. In June, HARRISON COUNTY - 543 1883, our subject was nominated by the Republican party of Harrison County as a candidate for representative, and was elected in the fall of 1883. On July 4, 1887, he was nominated the second time, and was elected by a majority of 612. During his term in the Legislature he served on several of the most important committees of the House. At the expiration of his legislative work he returned to his farm, where he is engaged in farming and stock-raising. Mr. Lantz takes great pleasure in breeding fine stock; and has on his farm some well-bred cattle and fine horses, comprising grades and standard-bred stock; and there, with the cares that belong to a progressive farm life, he represents the third generation on the old homestead. JAMES ROBISON, another of the honored pioneer settlers of Harrison County, was born April 11, 1808, in Franklin County, Penn., a son of William and Mary (Little) Robison, both natives of County Antrim, Ireland. Soon after their marriage the parents came to America, here to found a home and pass the remainder of their days. Landing at Philadelphia in 1796, they proceeded at once to Franklin County, Penn., whence they removed to Stock Township, Harrison Co., Ohio, where they remained but one year, when the father purchased a farm of 200 acres in Archer Township, on which he lived until he was summoned to his reward. He died in 1840, and was buried in Ridge Cemetery; his wife is interred in Washington County, Iowa, where, at the time of her decease, she was visiting her daughter, Mrs. Judge Maxwell. Mr. and Mrs. Robison were members of the Presbyterian Church; in politics be was a Democrat. Their family consisted of nine children, two of whom were born in Ireland; others were William, James and John. James Robison, the subject proper of this biographical memoir, attended the winter schools, sitting on the wooden benches, and facing the blazing fire, which roared and crackled in the great fireplace, roasting his face whilst his back would be freezing. At the age of nineteen he commenced learning the blacksmith's trade at Shippensburg, Penn., in the shop of Matthews & Wilson, with whom he remained about one year and a half, earning the respect and challenging the admiration of all by his aptness and deftness in handling the tools. He next entered the shop of John Mull, with whom he finished his apprenticeship. As a full-fledged journeyman, our subject now started out, traveling through the counties of Westmoreland and Allegheny, Penn., for nearly a year, meanwhile looking for a suitable place where to establish a business for his own account. Finally locating in Jacksonville, Westmoreland County, he remained there two years, doing a thriving business. Selling this out, he removed to Harrison County, Ohio, to the farm of 190 acres in Archer Township, he now owns, where he immediately opened a shop, which he carried on during the summer. He then purchased a dwelling-house and shop in Bloomfield, Jefferson Co., Ohio. Here he was very busy, having as much work as he and two employes could do, and soon after, having sold out the shop, be removed to the farm on which he at present resides. Here, however, he remained only a short time, his desire for a more active life leading him to again take up his trade; so, returning to Bloomfield, he resumed work at the old stand, and soon had his old customers about him, soon afterward purchasing the property. At this place he remained nine years, doing an excellent business all the time. He then exchanged this property for land in Virginia, and removed to his place in Archer Township, Harrison County. March 15, 1831, at Irving Station, Penn., he was married to Mary, daughter of William and Ellen (McCosick) Barnes, and nine children were born to them as follows: Eleanor (deceased wife of Jacob Megaw), Mary (who died when aged fifteen years), Ruth (now Mrs. Oliver Cavin, living at Walker, Mo.), Sarah Jane (at home with her father), Rachel H. (now Mrs. William Henderson, residing in Cadiz Township, this 544 - HARRISON COUNTY. county), Martha B. (now Mrs. Albert Havelin, also in Cadiz Township), and four who died in infancy and are buried in Ridge Cemetery. The mother of these children died November 27, 1865, and is buried in Ridge Cemetery. She was a leading member of the Ridge Presbyterian Church, and in the foremost ranks in all the acts of benevolence. Mr. Robison is a member of the same church; in politics he has always been an enthusiastic follower of Jackson, his first vote being cast for him. He has attained his present enviable position, social and financial, by his own unaided efforts, and he is recognized as one of the intelligent farmers of this section, and one of those men whose history is so interwoven with that of his county as to be inseparable. ARTHUR B. BARRETT, farmer, Nottingham Township, Harrison County, was born in Flushing Township, Belmont Co., Ohio, November 6, 1840. When seven years of age his parents. Meredith and Mary Barrett, came to Harrison County, where he grew to manhood. On June 10, 1862, he enlisted in the ranks of the Union Army, in Company E. Eighty-eighth Regiment, 0. V. I., and was mustered out in the following September. Arthur B. Barrett has been wedded three times, his first wife dying a few days after marriage. His second wife was Nancy E. Carson, a daughter of William Carson, and to this union were born three children, viz. : Viola J. Jones, born January 11, 1868, and residing in Nottingham Township; William 0. and Mary S. (twins), born July 22, 1870. His second wife died November 28, 1871, a member of thePeddyt Church, and March 30, 1873, he married Miss Annie G. Dicks, who was born December 21, 1853, a daughter of Noah and Lydia A. (Peddy--court) Dicks, of Tuscarawas County, Ohio. To this union have been born five children, viz. : Clarence E., born November 4, 1873, now at home; Lillian B., born June 2, 1875, died in infancy; Allen L., born October 12, 1877, at home; James W., born September 1, 1881, at home; and Ada 0., born March 2, 1885, also at home. Mr. Barrett, after his marriage, came to the farm where he has since lived, and where he has been engaged in aising sheep. Politically he is a Republican, and has held several offices of trust his township. GEORGE LOVE. In the township of , Athens, Harrison County, as well as in the adjacent country, none of the residents --,are better known, not only for their progressiveness and intelligence, but also for their honesty and integrity, than George Love. A descendant of one of the oldest and best known families in this section, he seems to have inherited those qualities which have ever marked the family from which he springs, and have given them so much influence and respect in the county. He is a son of George and Jane (McCracken) Love, is a native of Athens, and was born September 9, 1842. His whole life has been spent within the confines of this county, and here Ile has received his education, not only of a literary character, but also as to the practical part of life. During the lifetime of his father he managed the home place, and now resides upon it with his family. On December 0, 1805, he was united in marriage with Eleanor, a daughter of Samuel Haley, long a resident of Belmont County, but now living in McClain County, Ill. Mr. Love is well known in the politics of his county, having early identified himself with the Democratic party, to which he still belongs, and in the progress of which he takes an active interest. He has served his township many times in various capacities, and was elected to the office of trustee several times successively, discharging its various duties. He and family are members of the Presbyterian Church, at Crab Apple, in which society his family are among the foremost in the movements of usefulness and charity. For many years he has been a member of the board of HARRISON COUNTY - 545 directors of the Crab Apple Cemetery, and in 1890 he was chosen president. His married life has been blessed by the birth of the following named children: James, born in 1870, and died in 1875; Mary Jane, born in 1876; and George H. born in 1884. WILLIAM McCULLOUGH, hardware dealer and druggist, New Athens, Har- rison County, is a son of George and Sarah (Whan) McCullough, and was born in Harrison County, Ohio, in 1840. His maternal grandfather, John Whan, was born in Chester County, Penn., September 25, 1776, and, at seventeen years of age, moved to Northumberland County, thence, in 1803, to Washington County, Penn. On August 21, 1804, be married Margaret Bogg, who was born November 17, 1779, and, in 1815, he came to Harrison County, Ohio. John Whan was an exemplary Christian, having joined the Old School Presbyterian Church, under John Brison, at Warrior Run, in 1802; his wife, Margaret, was of the same faith, having joined in 1805. Mr. and Mrs. Whan had seven children, as follows: William, born July 7, 1805, died March 18, 1833; Sarah, born January 7, 1807; Hannah, born October 16, 1808; Mary, born December 1, 1810, died August 6, 1851; Ellen, born May 13, 1813 (Mrs. Michael Morgan, of Short Creek Township, Harrison Co., Ohio); James, born January 9, 1816, died September 19, 1856. and John, born May 10, 1821, died July 19, 1849. Sarah Whan was married to George McCullough, a drover and live-stock dealer, and pork-packer, who died in New Athens, of erysipelas. In 1875 Mrs. McCullough also died, in New Athens, the mother of five children, viz. : Margaret, deceased; Martha, deceased; John, deceased; Robert, in Milwaukee, and William, the subject of this sketch. Mrs. McCullough died in the Presbyterian faith, and was a woman who had at heart the interests of her family. In 1871 William McCullough opened a drug store in New Athens, in partnership with A. Hammond, but finally added hardware, and in 1873 formed a partnership with Archibald Hammond, which was continued until Mr, McCullough bought his partner out. After his mother's death a niece came to keep house for our subject, but she was soon after married to S. M. Bartley. Margaret, sister of our subject, was married to S. K. Kane, a Presbyterian minister, of Darlington, Penn., who died in Mississippi; Martha, another sister, married James Stewart, who died in Pittsburgh. Margaret became the mother of four children, and Martha the mother of three. Robert, a brother of our subject, is largely engaged in the manufacture of soap, in Milwaukee, Wis. John, another brother, who was studying for the ministry, died of consumption, at the age of twenty-one. Mr. McCullough is a business man, who takes pains to keep abreast of the times, constantly introducing new articles for the use of the farming community. He is widely known and universally esteemed, ',and from early life has been actively occupied in building up the comfortable little fortune which he now enjoys. JOHN. P. BROKAW. The Brokaw family are of German origin. In the early part of the eighteenth century, when religious persecutions were at their height in Germany, the Brokaw family were among those upon whom the wrath of the persecutors fell. Many threats as to their destruction had been made, and so common had these become that little attention was given to them. One day, however, news was brought that, on the day following, desperate measures would be resorted to if the family remained in the place. After much discussion, it was determined to remain, it being believed that nothing would be done. Two of the sons, however, hearing the discussions relative to the matter, resolved to run away, and that night set out on foot and pro- ceeded westward; and after many days of weary travel arrived at a seaport on the coast of France. Not daring to go back, they crept on board of 546 - HARRISON COUNTY. one of the many vessels in the harbor, secreted themselves, and remained in hiding till the ship was well out to sea. She was bound for America, and in good season reached New York, where she discharged her passengers and cargo. Here the two little waifs were cast upon their own resources, and as the elder was but thirteen and the younger nine, they had a difficult time in getting a livelihood. George, the founder of the Brokaw family in Harrison and Belmont Counties, early learned the weaver's trade, which he pursued many years of his life. On the breaking out of the War of the Revolution, they both enlisted in the defense of the colonies, and underwent the hardships of the whole time, serving as scouts on many occasions, John going as far as where Cincinnati now stands, George being in the neighborhood of Pittsburgh, each rendering important as well as dangerous service to the Government. During the war George was married to Jane Custard, and immediately settled in Pennsylvania. His family was large, and contained the following named children: Abraham, born April 8, 1778; Benjamin, September 28, 1779; Sarah, February 20, 1782; George, March 27, 1784; William, February 10, 1786; Judah, March 19, 1788; Jane, July 15, 1790; John, September 23, 1793; Mary, February 14, 1796; Isaac, April 30, 1798; Jacob, October 31, 1800, and Peter, December 25, 1802. Remaining in Pennsylvania till about 1802, he came to Harrison County and settled in the township of Green, near Beech Spring. He remained here but a short time when he removed to Athens, where, in company with Messrs. McCullough, Phillips & Johnson, he entered a section of land. On this land, which is that now occupied by our subject, he erected a log cabin, and the next year built a frame house, the boards for which had been whip-sawed by himself and family. This was probably the first frame house in Harrison County, and to-day portions of it may be seen in the residence occupied by his grandson. Here he lived, and after many years of unremitting toil, he passed away, and was buried at Crab Apple Cemetery, by the side of his wife. He was a Democrat, politically, and was one of the organizers of the county. From early youth he had been a member of the Presbyterian Church at Crab Apple. John Brokaw, father of our subject, grew to manhood in the township of Athens, and was always prominently identified with it and the county. He was an attendant at the common schools, and, like the students of those days, learned as much from observation as from books. He remained at home until July 10, 1823, when he married Sarah Burwell, who was born in 1802, a daughter of Job Burwell, a resident of Harrison County. For some time after his marriage Mr. Brokaw remained unsettled, but eventually located on the section entered by Mr. McConnell, where he remained until his death. He took quite an active part in the politics of his day, although never accepting office, voting the Democratic ticket, and working for its success. His family, as well as himself, were members of the Crab Apple Church. He was the father of the following named children: Catherine, born April 18, 1824, now Mrs. Benjamin Covert, New Athens; Jane, born August 22, 1825, deceased wife of William Smith; Mary, born November 29, 1827, deceased wife of Isaac Fitch; Margaret, born November 10, 1829, now Mrs. William Price; Nancy, born October 21, 1831, deceased; George, born December 5, 1833, in Iowa; John P., born April 25, 1836, in Athens Township; Sarah, born July 29, 1843, now Mrs. Wesley Vanhorn, of New Athens; and Martha, born September 1, 1845, deceased wife of Abraham Atzinger. On March 25, 1876, he passed away and was buried in Crab Apple Cemetery, to which his wife followed him April 5, 1883. John P. Brokaw, the subject proper of this sketch, spent nearly all his youth in the duties of the farm and his leisure in the district school. When twenty-four years of age he removed to Crawford County, where he remained about six years, when he returned to Athens, and has since been numbered among its progressive resi- HARRISON COUNTY - 547 dents. As a member of one of the oldest families in the settlement of the county, he has so regulated his conduct as to merit the esteem of all. He has, like his ancestry, been since youth a Democrat, and has taken active part in the successes of his party. Soon after his return, December 25, 1867, to Athens Township, he was married to Mary E., daughter of William McGrew, a resident of Green Township. Locating on the home place he remained there two years, when he removed to Scotch Ridge, where he made his home a short time, then returned to the old homestead, where he has since resided. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Brokaw has been blessed with the following named children: John F., born September 28, 1869; William Mc., born October 28, 1870; Edward Lee, born October 24, 1874, died November 3, 1875; Emma May, born May 15, 1876; Flora Alin, born August 19, 1877; and George Alfred, born February 9, 1880. Mr. Brokaw is one of the industrious and prosperous farmers of his neighborhood, and owes his present financial success solely to his own efforts. He and his family are members of Crab Apple Presbyterian Church, and are highly esteemed by all. S. T. MEARS. Like many of our best families, that of the Mearses had its origin in the Emerald Isle. Samuel, the grandfather of the gentleman whose name heads this sketch, was the first of the family to come to America. In 1790, with his family, he landed in Baltimore, and made Maryland his home, until 1818, when he came to Ohio, and settled in Perry Township, Tuscarawas County, where he purchased a large tract of land, and spent much of his time improving it. He was Democratic in his political principles, and took an active part in the formation and early government of his adopted country. He was born May 13, 1777, and was married to Leah Serges, who was born May 8, 1786, by whom he had the following named nine children: John, born November 2, 1805; Alexander, born January 1, 1807; William, born April 1, 1809, died August 3, 1879; Catharine, born November 23, 1810; Jane, born October 2, 1811, died in March, 1879; Robert, born October 26, 1813, died July 21, 1890; Samuel, born September 28, 1815; Rachel, born January 20, 1818, and Nathan, born September 27, 1820. Of these, Robert Mears, father of our subject, and who was born in Maryland, passed the early portion of his life in assisting generally in the clearing and improvement of the home farm in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The schools of that time were of the most primitive nature, consisting of the rate or subscription schools, which were expensive as well as inefficient, but Robert, nevertheless, acquired a good education. In 1842 he was united in marriage with Ann Eliza Thompson, daughter of Thomas and Mary Amelia (Mitchell) Thompson, and settled in West Chester, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio. Thomas Thompson was born September 12, 1782, and died September 12, 1828; his wife, Mary Amelia (Mitchell), was born December 20, 1780, and died August 17, 1865; both were natives of County Down, Ireland, and they were married at her father's residence in 1816. Coming to this country, they landed in New York, where they remained four years, then moved to Harrison County, Ohio, in 1820, settling three miles west of Freeport, on a farm covered with heavy timber. Here they cleared out a place, large enough for a house and garden, remaining thereon eight years, then moved to West Chester, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio. They had a family of five children, as follows: Ann Eliza, born June 7, 1819, was married to Robert Mears, and died September 28, 1861; Robert, born in 1821, was married to Louisa Carruthers, and died March 15, 1885; James, born in 1823, married Margaret Boles; Harriet, born in 1825, married Siles Stephens; Julia, born in 1827, married John R. Frazier. The children by the union of Robert and Ann Eliza Mears were all born in West Chester, as follows: Elizabeth Jane, born July 29, 1843, died August 31, 1871; S. T., born October 1, 1845; Robert T., born November 24, 1848; 548 - HARRISON COUNTY. Mary L., born October 20, 1851, died July 17, 1873; Nathan H., born October 19, 1856; Harriet A., born October 25, 1859. Mrs. Mears died September 28, 1861, and was buried at West Chester, and for his second wife Mr. Mears married Mary McCord. His death occurred July 21, 1890. " Uncle Robert," as Mr. Mears was familiarly called of late years, was fond of jovial company, was a welcome guest in society, and made many warm friends and but few, if any, enemies; but he neglected the "Friend that sticketh closer than a brother," until in February, 1890, when he cast himself upon Jesus, and united with the Presbyterian Church. He had contracted disease, and at the last communion services, being unable to attend the public service, he requested that the elements representing the broken body and shed blood of Jesus be administered to him at his home, which request was complied with. During his lingering illness of six months he was uncomplaining, and the only regrets expressed were that he had not sought reconciliation through the blood of Christ in early life, and his wish was that he might live to yet perform some labor in the Master's vineyard. He died in full confidence of a home in that " house not made with hands," and where he would enjoy the companionship of Jesus "his elder brother." In his political preferments he has been a stanch Democrat. S. T. Mears was horn, as already stated, October 1, 1845, in West Chester, Ohio, where he spent his youth. He attended the common schools and afterward the high school, where he obtained a liberal education. At the age of fifteen he entered an apprenticeship of three years with John R. Frazier, an uncle, who was a saddle and harness maker. After completing his apprenticeship, he worked as journeyman for about six months, and then entered the employment of the Government in its shops situated at Camp Nelson, Ky. Here he remained until June 1, 1865, when he returned home and engaged in business in his native town, where he remained until April, 1882, when he came to Freeport, and has here since carried on his trade. He is the leading dealer in this section, and by attention to the wants of customers has built up an extensive trade in Harrison and adjoining counties. In politics he was a Democrat, but has for the past few years identified himself with the Prohibition party, of which he is an active and earnest worker. In church matters be and his family are members of the Presbyterian Church, in which he has been trustee for many years. On December 25, 1866, he was married to Arminda Stewart, of Freeport, and this union has been crowned by the birth of two children: Charles Franklin, born March 19, 1871, married August 30, 1890, to Miss Adda Courtright, and Minnettie Alton, born February 9, 1877. The maternal grandfather of the mother of Mrs. Mears was Isaac McNamee, and his father, Barnabas McNamee, came from Ireland and married Mary Pearson, daughter of Thomas Pearson, who came from England with William Penn, and was party to the treaty made with the Indians. It is said the term " tomahawk " originated when said Thomas Pearson gave the Indians a small hatchet, and they called it Tommy's hawk (" hawk " in the Indian language meaning ax). The maternal line of Mrs. Mears' ancestry were all Quakers, or Friends, as far back as they can be traced. The great-grandmother of Mrs. Mears was Margaret Llewelleyn; her father and two of his brothers came from Wales, their given names being Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Shadrach settled in Virginia, and the other two went to Tennessee, where they entered land and laid out the city of Nashville, and let it out at " quit rents." The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Mears, Jacob and Sarah Townsen McNamee Snider, were married in Smithfield, Ohio, in 1811. Adam Snider, great-grandfather, was a German, and his wife, Rachel Evans, was Welsh. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Mears settled in Pennsylvania and New York. Mrs. Mary A. Stewart (mother of Mrs. Mears), was born in Freeport, Ohio, July 30, 1814, and HARRISON COUNTY - 549 was married to Andrew Stewart in the same town in May, 1840. Andrew Stewart's great-grandfather married in County Tyrone, Ireland, and had two sons: Andrew and Daniel. Daniel Stewart emigrated from Ireland to this country when thirteen years old, coming over in company with a family by the name of Gibson, and leaving behind one brother, Andrew, who died bequeathing quite a fortune to his brother in America, which is still there for his great-grandchildren. Daniel Stewart was married to a Miss Perry, first cousin of Commodore Perry (they were of French descent); they had twelve children—nine sons and three daughters. James Stewart, Andrew Stewart's father, and grandfather of Mrs. S. T. Mears, was born in Lancaster County, Penn., and died in Tuscarawas County Ohio, in 1843; was married to Mary Feasel, who died in 1872 aged ninety-six years, and they had nine children —seven sons and two daughters—as follows: John Stewart, married to Mary Bracken; Massie, married to John Carpenter; Mary, married to Wm. Carpenter; James, married to Mary Handel; Andrew, married to Mary A. Snider; William, married to a Miss Woolf; George, married to Sarah A. Beal; Samuel, married to Miss White, and Daniel, who died in infancy. Mary Feasel had two sisters, Betsie Charles, and Charity Hufman. Andrew Stewart was born March 10, 1811, in Washington County, Penn., and came to Ohio when six years old with his parents, they having bought the farm now owned by John Niblick near Londonderry, Guernsey County, where they resided several years, then sold to Daniel Winders, and moved into Tuscarawas County, near New Comerstown and kept hotel. Andrew and Mary A. Stewart had a family of seven children, viz. : Benjamin Franklin, Mary Adaline, Elmira Jane, Sarah Arminda, Emma Lee, Harriet Ann and William Andrew, all of whom are living. The father died December 13, 1880, at Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, was buried with the honors of the Masonic fraternity. The names of the brothers and sisters of Mrs. Mary A. Stewart are Samuel, Adam, Jonathan, \William and Jinkens, and Rachel, Adaline Emily and Jane. Jacob Snider was born near Steubenville, Ohio, in 1790, and died July 5, 1874; Sarah Snider was born near Lexington, Penn., in 1793, and died in 1861. The following lines are from the pen of Mr. Mears' mother, the poem, " Old Stillwater," having been written by her when she was Mary A. Stewart, at the age of sixteen years, and the other poem, " Passing Away," when she was aged seventy years. OLD STILLWATER. Many times when I was young, Along Stillwater's banks I run, Gathering flowers as they sprung Glittering in the setting snn. On Stillwater's banks I stood, The sun just glancing through the wood, Dancing on the glittering stream. Oh! can my fancy paint the scene. But now the sun's behind the hill, And I am gathering flowers still. My fancy wide and wider roams, But I must quickly hasten home. As I slowly move along I hear the distant plowboy's song, Gently swelling loud and shrill, Till it reaches the distant hill, Where the lofty pine so green, By the Freeport villagers may be seen. Oft I wished to get a sprig, That grew upon the very edge Of the towering rocks so high, That often caught the wandering eye; But my gentle mother dear, Bade me not to go so near. Oft beneath that rock I've stood And heard the foaming, rushing flood O'er the rock like fury go Till it reached the stream below. Beneath that rock I've rambled round, Hunting pebbles on the ground, Red and yellow, ochre too, Amidst those little things I view. But now I have a full supply And to my brother quickly fly, He makes an image on the door, Alas! such happiness is o'er. PASSING TIME. How swift the wheels of time roll on! Now fifty years have come and gone Since first I wrote this little song. And now old Muse you've slept so long, Wake up and finish off your song.