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HAX, SMITH, STUBBE biography for John J. Smith

John J. SMITH, Justice of the Peace, Springfield. Mr. Smith was born April 25,1837, in Wurtemberg, Germany; emigrated, with his parents, to America, in 1852; after stopping awhile in Erie, Penn., came to Ohio, and located in Salem, and while living there took a trip through this part of Ohio, and in passing through this city the general appearance of the place attracted his at-tention so much that he concluded to make Springfield his future home, and consequently moved here in 1858; in 1869, was elected to the City Council from the Second Ward, and was re-ejected in 1871 and 1873; he was elected Justice of the Peace for Springfield Township in 1873, and has been twice re-elected since to the same office. He has been twice married, first, in 1864, to Mary E. Hax, daughter of Theodore and Cathrine Hax. With this union three children were born. Mary died in 1874. His second wife was Mrs. Mary Stubbe, widow of William Stubbe (deceased), to whom he was married in 1876. Mr. Smith carried on a grocery and feed store in this city some thirteen years; he attended school from his fifth year of age until he sailed for America.

CHREST, DAVIDSON, LUDLOW, SMITH, THOMAS, WOODROW biography for John D. Smith

John D. SMITH, bookbinding and stationary, Springfield. John D. Smith was born seven miles from Chillicothe Dec. 6, 1821, hence is nearly three score years old, and does not look half a hundred; he had six brothers and five sisters, of whom only four brothers and two sisters survive; his parents moved to Millgrove, Warren Co., when he was only 2 years old; soon afterward, they came to Springfield, and Jan.31, 1837, returned to Millgrove, com-ing back to Springfield in September, 1842. On Dec. 18,1844, he married Re-becca Chrest, by whom he had five children, one son and four daughters, of whom they lost the son and one daughter. Of their daughters, Emma S. mar-ried E. T. Thomas, Mr. Smith's present partner in business; Alice B. married John Davidson in 1869, whom she lost March 1,1877, and Carrie Lytle married Rodney F. Ludlow, in June, 1877. Having lost his wife in the fall of 1860, Mr. Smith, on Nov. 2,1861, married his present wife, Miss Mary E. Woodrow, by whom he has no children. Mr. Smith has had little schooling, none after he was 11 years old. In about 1832 and 1833, he worked with Kills & Brichal, then with Morgan & Anthony; afterward worked on a farm, going to Lockport on rainy days to rule for John M. Seely. On coming to Springfield the second time, he worked with Mr. Baker about eighteen months, taking instructions in book-binding and blank-book making, after which, in September, 1844, he started on his own account, his business changes being many from that time to the present. He opened in what is known as "Trapper's Corner," there contin-uing sixteen years, having, part of the time his brother for partner; in 1850, he also conducted a boarding-house, merging it into a hotel, upon selling out his book-binding business in the fall of 1860; in 1862, he sold his hotel busi-ness to H. F. Willis; worked from March to September, 1862, for E. L. Bar-rett, then rented from Hastings, and again, with Barrett, on one-half division of profits, to July, 1S65. Then he again worked with Hastings on the basis of an interest, until Jan.20, 1879, since which time he has been doing business as at present, under tile name of J. D. Smith & Co., the company being his son-in-law, E. T. Thomas. He did Hastings' work, as of old, until the 15th of October. Mi.. Smith now does the leading business in this line, and has all he and a tall force of hands can do in new and enlarged quarters, corner of Main and Limestone streets. He is a member in good standing of Springfield Lodge, I. O.O. F., and member of the Royal Arcanum of Springfield, and one of Springfield's energetic and reliable citizens.

BAKER, MILLS, PARDUE, SMITH, VAUGHN biography for Andrew Smith

Andrew SMITH, farmer and beekeeper; P. O. Springfield. Mr. Smith lives one mile south of Springfield, on the Selma pike, where he devotes his attention to farming and the bee culture; he has at present an apiary of some seventy colonies; he has paid special attention to the culture of bees for the past twelve years, and is thoroughly conversant with all the minutiae pertaining to the care of bees; he also makes a specialty of rearing Italian Queen bees, which he keeps both for his own use and for sale, and any one wishing to purchase either colonies of bees or Italian Queens will do well to call on Mr. Smith. You will not only find him a perfect gentleman, but honorable in his dealings. He was born in Fayette Co., Ohio, April 8, 1833, moved to Greene Co., Ohio, in 1837, with his parents, William H. and Maria A. (Vaughn) Smith. Andrew remained in said county until his removal to this county, in 1875; he was married April 12, 1855, to Rachael Baker, by whom four children were born-William E., Jacob M., John A. (deceased), and Mary J. Rachael was the daughter of Nayl and Huldah (Mills) Baker; she departed this life in 1865. The Millses were among the first settlers of Greene Co., Ohio. Mr. Smith was again married in 1866; this time to Mrs. Maria J. Baker, daughter of Lewis R. and Elizabeth Pardue, also the widow of Anthony Baker (deceased). Mr. Smith's father was born in Ross Co., Ohio, and his mother in Virginia. Mr. Andrew served during the 100 days' service in the late rebellion, in the 154th O. V. I., and at the close of said service re-enlisted in the I 10th O. V. I., and served to the end of the war; he was in Gen. Grant's army at the surrender of Gen. Lee.

REAM, SMITH biography for Charles Smith

Charles SMITH, carpenter, Springfield. Among the young men of Springfield, mention may be made of Charles Smith, son of Peter and Jane Smith; he was born in Pike Township, Clark Co., Aug. 4, 1852; his attention was devoted to his studies and the duties of the farm until he arrived at the age of 21 years, at which time he commenced an apprenticeship at the carpen-ter trade, and has given it his attention until the present. On Nov.23 1870, he married Miss Florence Ream, daughter of Jesse and Adline Ream, by whom he had born to him two children, viz.: Gertrude, born Oct. 4,1877, and Dearwood, born Feb.16, 1879. He resided in Pike Township until Sept.15, 1880, when he moved to Springfield; he and his wife are both members in good standing of the German Reformed Church.

EDMONSON, SPENCE, TAYLOR, WONES biography for George Spence

George SPENCE, attorney at law, Springfield; is a native of Clark County and a representative of that class of men who have come up by their own exertions, from hard-working pioneer families, and he now occupies a leading position in this community; he is a son of William and Elizabeth (Wones) Spence, who emigrated from Yorkshire, Eng., about 1816, and was located at Cincinnati about two years, being engaged in the farming line; in the meantime had entered land in Pike Township, this county, to which he re-moved his family about 1818; he was an active, energetic man, raised a family of thirteen children, eight of whom were sons; he kept a store, dealt in stock, and carried on different business operations in connection with his farm, and became possessed of a large farm, which he handsomely improved; his death occurred in 1847, and his wife died in 1853. The subject of this sketch was born in Pike Township, May 22, 1828. By dint of energy and perseverance, he managed to obtain a fair education during his early youth, and being of a mathematical turn, at 17 he secured the position of Assistant County Surveyor, which he held several years; during the fall of 1845, he was severely injured by being caught in the "tumbling shaft" of a thresher horse-power, from which he has never fully recovered; he taught school the following winter and began to read Blackstone with a view to securing a profession which would not re-quire much manual labor, for which he was unfitted; the following year, he attended the spring term of the Springfield high school and continued his studies, teaching at intervals, and attending a course at Gundey & Bacon's Commercial Business and Law College at Cincinnati in the fall of 1847; afterward he read law in the office of Rogers & White, and was finally admitted to practice in the spring of 1850; in 1851, he opened a law office, where he has since continued to practice his profession Mr. Spence has been identified with the growth and history of this, city and county for upward of thirty years; took an active and leading pait in establishing the street railway, and was a member of Council seven years. Mr. Spence is a Democrat in politics and thoroughly identified with his Party in his city, county and State; he was a member of the Charleston Convention, in 1800, and the candidate of his Party for State Treasurer in 1865; he married, July 3, 1855, Miss E. Jane Edmonson, of Dayton, who is related to the Bayard Taylor family, and is a lady of rare accomplishments. She has a well-earned reputation as a botanist, and has a large collection of skeletonized leaves and plants, which includes many rare specimens from different parts of the globe. From this union two children have been born; one son, George E., now a young man, survives. Mr. Spence's energy is a marked characteristic, and to this trait is largely due the success to which he has attained, in spite of his early disadvantages. In addition to his practice, which has been large for years past, he is recognized as one of the leading criminal lawyers of this por-tion of Ohio, and in the selection of juries, and pleading before a jury, he is considered almost invincible: his outside business has been extensive, and in 1862 he bought 40 acres of land west of the city, which he platted and im-proved, and this is now known as Spence's Addition to Springfield; his residence is a part of this tract, fronts on High street, and is a handsome suburban property and pleasant home

DAVIDSON, SHUNK, SMOKER, SPRECHER biography for Samuel Sprecher

Samuel SPRECHER, D. D. LL. D., Professor of Systematic Theology, Springfield. We point with pride to this sketch, although so brief in detail; it represents the correct busy life of one of Wittenberg's oldest professors; one who has bravely stood at his post for thirty-two consecutive years; by his careful training, many of the noble young men, graduates of this institution, were developed in the philosophical and theological branches and have made their names and reputations such as becomes those who have been educated carefully, by one who understands fully the requirements of all pertaining to this system, and through them additional luster has been thrown about our friend, Dr. Sprecher. His parents, Philip and Mary Sprecher, were born in Pennsylvania, and their parents were natives of Germany. Philip and Mary Sprecher were parents of twelve children, of whom Dr. Sprecher is the youngest. He was born in Washington Co., Md., Dec. 28, 1810; his father was a farmer, but fortunately for his son (the status of education being very low in the neighborhood, a schoolhouse was built on his father's farm; here the rudiments of an English education were gained; his desire for knowledge increased with his years, and many books were purchased with the spoils of the chase (he being an expert at trapping): at the age of 16, he engaged in the mercantile business; at 19. commenced an academic course, also a theological course in Pennsylvania College, at Gettysburg, Penn. His first charge was Harrisburg, Penn., extending over a period of four years; in 1841, he took charge of Frey's Academy, at Middle town, Penn.: from 1843 to 1849, was Pastor of a church in Chambersburg, Penn.; June 1, 1849, he was elected President of Wittenberg College, and also assigned Professor of Theology and Mental Philosophy, which were continued until 1874, when he resigned the Presidency and continued his Professorship in the same department until 1880; he is now Professor of Systematic Theol-ogy and is the publisher of a treatise on the groundwork of Lutheran Theol-ogy, that is acknowledged by critics to be one of the best works of the kind ever published; he is now engaged in the compilation of another equally interesting and valuable work, a system of theology. Generations hence will have words of praise for the mind that has made the obscure path of theology plain as the noonday sun. To Dr. Sprecher is due the thanks of the people of our common country, who, devoting a long lifetime to the needs of rightly understanding this matter, and his works will be read over and over again long years after his form has passed from earth, but the brightness of his mind will thus be preserved for ages. His marriage to Miss Catharine, daughter of Rev. J. George Smoker, D. D., of York, Penn., and sister of Rev. S. S. Smoker, D. D., Principal of the Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. Penn., was celebrated in 1836. Rev. J. G. Smoker was one of the most talented men of his day; his name was familiar to every member of the Lutheran Church in the United States; he was also the author of a number of important theological works. The children of Dr and Mrs. Sprecher were ten in number; two, George, the eldest and Isabella, an infant are deceased; Samuel P. has charge of a church in Oakland, Cal.; Mary O., wife of C. K. Shunk, of Cincinnati; G. A. Sprecher is a physician of Cin-cinnati; C. S. Sprecher is minister at Ashland, Ohio; Laura C., wife of Charles E. Lewis, of St. Louis, Mo.; Luther M. is also engaged in the practice of law in Cincinnati; Elenora, wife of Frank P. Davidson, Principal of Northern Building Public Schools, Springfield, Ohio, and Edward, the youngest is at-tending the school of pharmacy in Cincinnati, Ohio. The death of Mrs. Catherine Sprecher occurred Nov. 7, 1879; this was a severe blow to the doctor, from which he is yet not fully recovered; her presence was his greatest joy, and their lives were closely blended. We are glad to have an opportunity of perpetuating in the history of this county, the name of one who has done so much for the youth of our land, who one and inseparably revere his name.

BAKER, STEUART biography for Claudius J. Steuart

Claudius J. STEUART, clerk, Springfield. He was born in Spring-field Dec.20, 1863. Attended school until 11 years old, when he entered his father's store as clerk. He is a son of James D. and Alice Steuart. James D. is a son of Joseph C. and Nancy T. Steuart. He was born in Butler Co., Ohio, July 25, 1828; came to Clark County with his parents in 1834. They located three miles north of Springfield. In 1840, Joseph came and moved into town and opened a grocery on Main Street, and continued the same until 1855. He was the first dealer that offered fresh oysters for sale in Springfield. His stock would consist of about two cans per week, and part of them would spoil before he could find sale for them, as the people then were not used to eating oysters. Joseph was a native of Pennsylvania; he died in 1876. His widow still sur-vives him; she is now in her 73d year. Of their nine children, all are living. James D. clerked in his father's store from 1840 to 1850, when he went to California. He was with the troops in the engagement of Col. Ormsby against the Black-Snake and Flat-Head Indians. In 1860, he returned to Springfield and started a grocery, which he continued ever since. He was married, April 8, 1858, to Alice Baker, daughter of George and Elizabeth Baker. They have four boys and two girls living, having lost two by death. Mrs. Steuart was born in England in 1840; she came to America in 1847. James D. was a mem-ber of the City Council twelve years, and Infirmary Director seventeen years. His beautiful brick house on North Limestone Street stands on the lot where Humphrey Nichols, the noted counterfeiter, had his shop, in which he made his counterfeit money. Mr. S. has in his possession one of the dollars (made by Nichols) dated 1801, which he (Steuart) found when he was preparing to build.

BLAIR, ELDER, MATHEWSON, NICHELSON, STEWART biography for Charles Stewart

Charles STEWART, farmer; P.O. Springfield. Mr. Stewart is one of the large landowners of Springfield Township, and engages largely in raising and feeding stock. He is the fifth child and fourth son of John T. and Anna (Elder) Stewart, and was born in Green Township, this county, July 17,1825. The most of the Stewart children are living at present in Green Township. Charles has always lived in this county, and moved to the farm where be now lives in 1865, and built the fine large house in which he now resides in 1871. He was married, Feb.16, 1854, to Isabell Jane Nichelson, daughter of Andrew and-Rachel (Hammond) Nichelson. They had two children-John N and Inez N Inez died when quite young. Isabell, his wife died March 29, 1859. He was again married, March 23, 1865, this time to Jessie, daughter of John and Catharine (Blair) Mathewson. Catharine was born in Earl, Scotland, Oct.27, 1844, and emigrated with her parents to America in 1852, and settled in Logan County, this State. With this union six children have been born-Annette, April 21, 1866; Catharine Ann, April 16, 1868; William M., July 20, 1870; Mabel, Sept.17, 1872; James B., Sept. 3, 1875, and died May 3, 1880; Jessie Belle, Nov.13, 1878. John T. (the father of Charles) and his brother, Samuel Stewart, came from Pennsylvania in 1806, and entered the land now owned by the Stewart family. Samuel was Captain of a company in the war of 1812, and was among the prisoners who surrendered under Gen. Hull. The account of said surrender can be found in the history of Ohio, which appears in this book Mr. Charles S., familiarly known as Charley Stewart, is a gentleman in every sense of the word. He is of a generous and noble spirit, and his good wife is a lady of inestimable character.

STICKNEY, WHITELEY biography for Henry Stickney

Henry STICKNEY, farmer; P.O. Springfield. Lives five miles east of Springfield, on his beautiful farm called" Walnut Hill." He was born Nov.26, 1821, in a log cabin that stood near his present home. He was married, Nov. 11,1851, to Isabell J. Baird, daughter of William D. and Sarah Baird. Their only children. William, James and Sarah Jane, are still living at home with their parents. William takes great delight in the breeding of fine hogs, of which he has some very fine ones. To Mrs. S. belongs the credit of planning and arranging their beautiful and convenient home. Mr. and Mrs. S. have been consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church since 1850. John Stickney, the father of Henry, was born in Yorkshire, England, in the year 1780 of poor parents. therefore had but few advantages and but few opportuni-ties, excepting the privilege of obtaining a good trade. His father being a blacksmith, John was initiated as apprentice in his father's shop, when so small as to require a block to enable him to reach the bellows handle or strike at the anvil. He continued this apprenticeship, assisting his father in maintaining the family until 26 years of age, when he (John) was united in wedlock with Sarah Cook, of the neighboring village. John, with his trade, a good constitution, an indomitable will, and a fixed purpose, and his wife's willing hands and $300, set out to battle for a fortune. He began business, first in one shop; and after a little while in two shops, which stood some distance apart, working in each alternate days; walking from one to the other. Providence smiled upon their endeavors, and when having acquired sufficient money to carry them to the new world, they resolved to live no longer under kingly rule, but would embark for the land of the free, which they did in the spring of 1819, with their offspring John, Harriet and George, also grandmother Cook, who was 80 years old. After a voyage of eleven weeks, they landed at New York, where they took the boat for Philadelphia, and then by wagon over the mountains to Wheeling, where they and another family purchased a flat-boat and proceeded down the Ohio River. On arriving at Cincinnati, they found teams (that had brought cheese to the city from Clark Co., Ohio), which conveyed them to Clark County, the long-desired haven. After a short rest, Mr. S. began to ply his trade in a low shanty, which stood over a mile from his home. As was the custom in England, he asked permission of his neighbors to walk to and from his shop across their fields, which excited a smile among them. In the spring of 1820, he bought 160 acres or land at $4 per acre, on which he built and occupied a house and shop the same year. Mr. S. now began to supply a need much felt in the neighborhood, that of axes, mattocks and irons for large breaking-plows. Also the iron work for flour and saw mills, which he wrought by hand. He finished the iron work for three different mills on Beaver Creek, between the years 1823 and 1832. Said mills were destroyed by fire, and new, ones have been erected in their stead. In the year 1835, Mr. S. bought 70 acres more land at $7 per acre; and, in 1836, 160 acres more of Humphrey Nichols, the noted counterfeiter John and his wife Sarah by this time began to realize that they had failed the Scripture injunction, "Seek first the kingdom, etc.," but sought an earthly inheritance. So in 1837, they sought diligently to secure a title to a better and more enduring inheritance, and identified themselves with the M. P. Society. Afterward for convenience to church, changed their mem-bership to the Methodist Episcopal Church, and devoted the evening of life in preparing for that change which is certain to come to all mankind, which came to John Stickney March 6, 1850, and to Sarah, his wife, April 17, 1867, in the 84th year of her age. Of their children, but two are now living- Henry Stickney and Mrs. M. A. Whiteley.

BATES, PRENTIS, STONE, WHITEMAN biography for Frank P. Stone

Frank P. STONE, civil engineer and County Surveyor, Springfield. Mr. Stone is the son and only child of Nathaniel F. Stone, who is a native of Vermont and came to Ohio in 1828, and located in Dayton, where he married Francis G. Prentis who was a native of New Hampshire. Subsequently Mr. Stone resided in Greene County, near the Clark County line, and, since 1850, has been a resident of this city, now in the 82d year of his age. His first wife died in 1834, when F. P. was but 18 months 4d, and Mr. Stone subsequently married Mrs. Maria Bates, daughter of Gen. Benjamin Whiteman, a sketch of whose life appears in "Howe's Ohio Collection" Mr. Stone has been actively connected with the business of Springfield; was one of the constituent members of its first organization, of what is now the First National Bank, and is now and has since been a Director. He opened an agricultural and seed and iron store here in connection with W. S. Field in 1851. They were succeeded by Rice & Co. in 1864, since which he has been retired from active business pursuits. The subject of this sketch received a rudimentary education in the public school, and graduated at Urbana University. Springfield became his home in 1844, and has been since, although he was absent most of the time until 1866, having been engaged as engineer on different railroads and other impor-tant public enterprises. His first engineer work of public importance was in connection with the construction of the C., P. & I. (now a part of the Panhandle Line) in 1851. In 1857, he made the survey and located the Sioux City Rai1road, and was engaged on similar work with other roads until 1862, when he entered the United States service in the same department and continued until the close of the war. In 1866, he was connected with the construction of the Union Pacific, after which, in the same year, he opened an office here in Springfield, and, although he has since operated on different lines of railroads, he has had an office here continuously. In 1878, he was appointed County Surveyor to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Chandler Robbins, Jr., and was elected to the same office the following year. He has been actively identified with the construction of each of the lines of railways now in Clark County, except the Springfield Southern, and is the present County Surveyor in connec-tion with which by the employment of help, he does a considerable amount of civil engineering.

GIBBS, TAYLOR biography for A. E. Taylor

A. E. TAYLOR. Springfield; was born in Clark Co., Ohio, close to the city of Springfield, May 28, 1850, and is the son of Samuel and Nancy Taylor, natives of Maryland, who settled in this county in 1849, where his mother died in 1867, his father being now a resident of Enon. Mr. Taylor was reared in Clark County, and received his education in its public schools. In 1867, he began the profession of teaching, which he has since continued, being now Principal of the Western School of Springfield. He was married, Sept 10, 1870, to Ada M. Gibbs, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, to whom has been born five children. Mr. Taylor and wife are members of the Christian Church, and he belongs to the I. O.O. F.; also the O. D. t F. He is a quiet unassuming gentleman, who attends strictly to his professional duties, being considered a thorough and efficient teacher, who is trusted and respected by all who know him.

CLARK, FISHER, TAYLOR, WATKINS biography for C. C. Taylor

C. C. TAYLOR, coal dealer, Springfield; was born in Trumbull County in 1833. His father was a carpenter and builder, and owned a farm near Brookfield. The subject of this sketch learned the carpenter's trade, and worked with his father a number of years. Studied architecture and drawing with J. C. Johnson, now State Architect. During the war, was engaged as photographic artist, and carried on an extensive business at Warren, Trumbull Co. In 1865, he came to Springfield and has since been engaged in the coal trade. He was the first to make an exclusive business of this trade in Springfield, and his success has been followed by the establishment of similar dealers. This firm, now Taylor, Hawden & Co., is situated on Limestone Street, near the rail-road depot. An idea of the extent of their trade may be known by the fact of their having paid as high as $60,000 freight on coal in one year. Mr. Taylor married, Jan. 2, 1856. Miss Mary J. Watkins. She was a resident of New York. From this union two sons were born, one of whom survives - Benton C., who is now bookkeeper for the firm of Taylor, Hayden & Co. Mrs. Taylor died in 1866. In November, 1868. Mr. Taylor united in marriage with Miss Ella V. Clark, niece and ward of M. W. Fisher. Mr. Taylor is a member of the Coun-cil from the Sixth Ward; belongs to the Masonic fraternity; is a member of the High Street Methodist Episcopal Church, and a member of its Board of Trustees; also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Springfield Female Seminary. A stanch and reliable temperance man, and thoroughly identified with the growth and progress of the city. His father was a pioneer of Trumbull County, and his grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. The latter lived to see his 98th year. His mother's people were Quakers.

ARTHUR, CAMPBELL, CUMMINS, GREEN, TEEGARDEN, WATSON biography for Aaron Teegarden

AARON TEEGARDEN, deceased. Dr. Aaron Teegarden was one of those men we do not scx)n forget one whose strong points of character projected themselves, as it were. into the notice and memory of the public, without any apparent effort of his own. He is as fresh in the recol-lection of the Springfield of today as in the year of his death, which occurred Aug. 17, 1874. He was born in Columbia Co., Ohio, the 16th of July, 1808; came to Springfield in 1840, in the prime of vigorous manhood, where he met his wife, Thurza Watson, of this city, who was born here on May 6, 1820, and whom he married in 1843. The Doctor was raised on a farm; studied medicine in Mansfield, Ohio, graduating at a college at Worthington; he practiced awhile with his brother at Mansfield before coming to Springfield. Of six chil-dren, they were fortunate in raising all but one daughter; of these surviving five children, William Teegarden is a practicing physician, residing on his farm, two and a half miles from the city, on the Charleston Pike; the younger son, Watson, is in San Francisco, in business with his brother-in-law; is 16 years old, and has been to college and military schools; their oldest daughter is Mrs. Sallie Cummins, a minister's wife; the second is Mrs. George Arthur, and the third Mrs. Thurza Campbell. living in San Francisco; her husband is proprietor of the "Golden Age Flouring-Mills," and is a large exporter of wheat to China and other Eastern ports. Dr. Teegarden's family were originally from Pennsyl-vania, and his father was a minister. The Doctor's practice here was oppres-sively large, and his prosperity great; he was a man of gigantic proportions, being six feet four in height, and proportionate size, a commanding presence, and p05-sessed of an iron constitution; his death resulted from a severe febrile attack of the typhoid nature. Of such extent was his practice that two horses barely sufficed him, besides his office practice; his presence in a sick room was hailed as the harbinger of speedy and sure recovery. His extensive and lucrative practice placed his family in. the most comfortable circumstances, and Mrs. Teegarden, his most estimable widow, now lives in their comfortable home on West Main Street, opposite her only sister, Mrs. Green, in whose society she spends much of her time; she is one of those ladies of the good old-school type - gentle, kind, refined and motherly, the true lady in every word and movement; she enjoys excellent health, and appears ten years younger than her age would indicate.

BARR, NEIMAND, SHELLABARGER, TENNANT biography for Ed Irvin Tennant

Ed Irvin TENNANT, manufacturer, Springfield. His father, William B. Tennant, is a son of David and Elizabeth (Barr) Tennant, and was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., April 9, 1820 he came to Ohio and to Clark County with his parents in 1837; they located in what was then called New Boston, and now known as the "Clark-Shawnee Battle-Ground." David died in September, 1844, and Elizabeth in September, 1879. William taught his first school when he was 23 years old, and taught during the winter terms for twenty-two years, teaching seventeen successive years in one district, known as the Rockaway School; during the summers, he followed stone and brick laying. He was married, April 29, 1849, to Salome Shellabarger, daughter of John and Julia A. (Neimand) Shellabarger; she was born in Pennsylvania Sept.18. 1820, and came to Ohio and to Clark County with her parents in 1834, and settled on Donnels' Creek, in what is now Bethel Township; of William and Salome's five children, four are now living - Isaac N., Ed Irvin. Rebecca C. and Susan A. Irvin was born Sept. 5, 1851, and, when 16 years old, began the trade of blacksmith, at which he served an apprenticeship. He is proprietor of the wagon and blacksmith shops at Sugar Grove, one mile west of Springfield, where he carries on quite extensively the manufacture of spring wagons, etc. he is also engaged in the sale of buggies, under the firm name or Tennant & Moses, West Main street, Springfield, where they keep a full line of first-class work. He is a Knight Templar, of Palestine Commandery No. 33. Although a young man, yet he is active and energetic in business, and displays the judgment, in all his business transactions, of an old and experienced mind.

BOUSER, THOMAS biography for John H. Thomas

John H. THOMAS, manufacturer of agricultural implements, Springfield John Henry Thomas, in all that relates to the moral health, business prosperity, industrial progress and general advancement of Springfield, is un-questionably one of its foremost men, having been, ever since his advent in this city, thirty years ago, one of the few to whose enterprise, energy and public spirit the almost phenomenal growth and uniform business prosperity of the city is largely due. He was born in Middletown, Frederick Co., Md., Oct. 4. 1826, the son of Jacob Thomas of that place; Marshall College, Mercersburg, Penn., was his alma mater, from which he graduated in 1849: he commenced reading law with Hon. S. W. Andrews, of Columbus, Ohio, completing his course with the Hon. William White, of this city, to which he came in 1851; after two years' practice, he was the recipient of a flattering tribute to his pop-ularity and hold upon the confidence and esteem of the public, by being chosen Recorder of Clark County, which was the more complimentary by reason of his then brief citizenship. At the close of his official term, he abandoned the law and politics, and engaged in what has proved his life work, commencing busi-ness under the firm name of Thomas & Mast, for the manufacture of agricult-ural implements, in 1857, under the disadvantages of small capital and limited resources, and in a year memorable as one of the periods of universal financial disaster and ruin, its masterly management from the outset carried it success-fully through the commercial, industrial and financial chaos of that terrible year, and, in a few years, it had steadily, but rapidly and healthfully, advanced to the magnificent measure of $1,000,000 of annual sales, and the employment of several hundred hands. In the times which tried to the utmost the financial ability of the staunchest concerns, and the skill and nerve of their proprietors, when others were inert, paralyzed and dazed, by the almost universal ruin and shaking up of values, Mr. Thomas, with his able coadjutor and honored fellow -citizen, Mr. P. P. Mast, carried their establishment through with unimpaired credit, the stronger for the ordeal. Mr. Thomas remained at the head of this house until 1872, withdrawing in that year, with the purpose of retiring from active business. His energetic nature and active habits of life, however, prompted him, after a rest of two years, to resume the business of manufactur-ing, associating with him his two sons, William S. and Findley B. Thomas; he accordingly established the present large establishment of John H. Thomas & Sons, for the manufacture of agricultural implements, chiefly of horse hay-rakes and steam engines; an idea of the volume of the business done by this firm may be had by reference to the industrial department of this work On behalf of his two sons, the junior partners of the concern, Mr. Thomas purposes investing the entire future profits of the business in its extension. Aside from Mr. Thomas' private enterprise and its marked success, he has ever been a promoter of all public enterprises, improvements and advancement and the city's welfare in every respect. He is a stockholder in three and a Director of one of the National Banks of the city, and connected generally now, as in the past, with nearly all its important corporations and industries, and as Chairman of the Finance Committee in the City Council, of which he was many years a member; he distinguished himself as an able financier, richly meriting the sobriquet, "watch-dog of the city treasury," and to his strong influence and efforts while in that position is greatly due the present healthy condition of the city's finances. Mr. Thomas high position in the community is all the more creditable when viewed in connection with his political faith, he being an uncompromising Jeffersonian Democrat, in a community that is counted a Republican strong-hold, almost all of his business associates and personal friends being "stalwart" Republicans. Although a modest and reserved man, who never projected his views or convictions in politics or religion into public notice, his political predi-lections have frequently caused him much personal inconvenience and annoy-ance, especially during the late war with the South, during which his loyalty was absurdly questioned by that thoughtless, unreasoning and arbitrary class of which every community is unfortunately largely composed. But, despite insult and the estrangement of friends and old associates, he stood firmly by his prin-ciples, his adherence to which the logic of events and subsequent experience have not shaken. His influence extended to State as well as local politics, he receiving, in 1868 the nomination to Congress from the Eighth District, and a higher tribute could not be paid him than the result of that election, in which he reduced a usual Republican majority of 3,000 to about 100. He has ever been a strong, active, able and effective advocate, in private and public life, of temperance, and it was upon the strength of his broad and practical views on this question that he was returned to the City Council in 1875. In all the rela-tions of life, Mr. Thomas was ever deemed eminently reliable, and the exponent of the greatest firmness of purpose and integrity of motive, having an abund-ance of the quality vulgarly but appropriately called "backbone." His religious faith is Presbyterian, he being a member of the First Presbyterian Church, of which he is also one of the most liberal supporters. The position of Mr. Thomas and family in social life, is of course of the best. In 1854, he married Mary, youngest daughter of the Hon. Jacob Bouser, of Chillicothe, their family con-sisting of two sons and two daughters. Mr. Thomas has three brothers living in Springfield, and also engaged in manufacturing agricultural implements, viz., Joseph W., Charles B. and R. P. Thomas, of the firm of Thomas, Ludlow & Rodgers, whose business is also very extensive. Although no necessity exists for further effort or devotion to business, being in excellent health and possessed, even yet, of much of his old-time ardor and energy, Mr. Thomas is to be found daily at his post, finding the greatest pleasure in the discharge of its duties.

THOMPSON biography for William Scott Thompson

William Scott THOMPSON, stone masonry and stock farming; P.O. Springfield. William Scott Thompson is a representative Westerner - of the best of them; sturdy, burly, frank, square, energetic, intelligent and liberal; his neighbors say of him, as they did of his father, "Thompson's word is as good as his bond." Mr. Thompson is in the very prime of life, having been born Sept 25, 1832, in German Township, this county; his ancestors on both sides are English; his mother is still living at 71; his father, well-known and loved by this community, passed away in February of this year. Christopher Thompson was President of the Lagonda National Bank (and the vacancy has not yet been filled); he was always prominent in the stone business (to which his son, William S. succeeded some years ago), and he it was who gave the first impetus to the Springfield lime business, which has grown to be so impor-tant an interest. Chris. Thompson commenced life in Springfield with four English sovereigns as his entire capital; his career was a most creditable one and his honor unimpeachable; but in paying just tribute to the father's memory we are forgetting the son. Mr. W. S. Thompson married Miss Matilda C. Layton, of Bethel Township, on April 24, 1860 and their family consists or two sons and one daughter. Mr. Thompson has, for years, done the greatest part of the stone contracting of Springfield, two-thirds of all being a moderate estimate. Among the buildings for which he has had the stone work contracts, way be mentioned, all the Champion Works buildings, Lagonda House, and the buildings adjoining and opposite the Second Presbyterian Church. The stone work is no inconsiderable part of a building here, as the soft, yielding nature of the soil requires very deep foundations. Mr. Thompson has been very suc-cessful, and lives in a handsome home of his own, surrounded by auxiliaries of refinement and culture.

THOMPSON, WEED biography for Ralph S. Thompson

RALPH S. THOMPSON, publisher and editor, Springfield. Mr. Thomp-son is the head or the journalistic enterprise known as the Live Patron, a Grange periodical; he was born on the 19th of December, 1847; raised in Illi-nois; came to Cincinnati July 29, 1873, and to Springfield March 1,1876; on Oct 15, 1872, he married Maggie Weed, of Greene Co., Ill. Mr. Thompson started life on a farm, but for the past dozen years has been connected with publishing enterprises. Mr. Thompson's weekly, the Live Patron, was com-menced in January, 1875, by E. L. Barrett, as a monthly, and called the Grange Visitor; in November, 1876, he transferred it to T. H. Edwards & Co., who secured our subject as its manager, and in the fall of 1877 commenced the pub-lication of the weekly Live Patron, continuing both publications until Janu-ary, 1879, when they were consolidated into one with the present name; on March 1,1879, Mr. Thompson bought out Edwards & Co., and the present cir-culation of the journal is now nearly ten thousand. Mr. Thompson and his journal are widely and favorably known.

CLARKE, FABER, THOMSON biography for Robert Thomson

Robert THOMSON, grocer, Springfield. Mr. Thomson is one of the old residents of Clark County; he was born in County Antrim, Ireland, near to the celebrated "Giant's Cause Way," in 1815; when 2 years of age his mother died, and he was raised by his maternal grandparents; came to the United States when a young man; first engaged as a clerk in Pittsburgh, but being related to John Maharg, then the principal pork operator of Cincinnati. he obtained a situation as shipping clerk with him, and came to Cincinnati early in the spring of 1837, and was at once placed at the river landing, then un-paved, and about six to eight inches deep with soft mud; this exposure was too much for his health, and the consequence a long spell of sickness; the, follow-ing winter, having partially recovered his health, he came to Dayton, where he had obtained a situation as clerk with the then famous clothing man of Day-ton, 4. McPherson; was in Dayton in 1840, and cast his first Presidential vote for Gen. Harrison, and the same fall married his first wife, Charlotte Patton, there. She was also of Scotch-Irish descent, but a native of Warren County, this State, and belonged to a quite numerous family, of whom Mrs. Small, of this city, and Montgomery Patton, of Middletown, are the only surviving members. In the spring of 1841, Mr. Thomson removed to a farm in Pleasant, Valley, Mad River Township, this county, and has since been a resident of Clark County, except about two years, during which he resided at Kenton, Ohio. About 1849, he removed to Springfield, and soon after engaged in the grocery trade, and was quite successful, until failing health compelled him to retire; subsequently he engaged in the manufacture of tallow candles. "Thomson's Solidified Candles" are still remembered by the older people, and were then admitted to be the best tallow candles made; while engaged in this, he built the factory on West Main street, but coal oil having superseded his business, he closed out and quit the manufacture; he has been actively engaged in business here since 1850, with the exception of occasional short intervals, and has con-tributed a considerable amount toward public enterprises, among which we mention $2,000 toward building the Springfield, Jackson & Pomeroy Narrow Gauge Railway; he was also one of the company which built the Lagonda House; he now resides in a handsome residence on South Market street, which he purchased about thirty years ago, and since materially improved. His first wife having died, he married, in 1875, Miss Elizabeth E. Faber, of Jack-son, Mich.; she is a native of Pennsylvania. Mr. Thomson has two children by his first wife - James B., a grocer of West Main street, and Annie E., now wife of H. B. Clarke, a farmer in the vicinity of Nashville, Tenn,

BRAKE, TODD biography for James A. Todd

James A. TODD, Freight Agent, C., S. & C. R. R., Springfield; is a vet-eran railroad man and old resident of Springfield; he is a native of New Hamp-shire; was born July 19, ~(34; lived on a farm until of age, and came to Springfield in 1856; he became connected with the railroad first as clerk in the freight office here of the C., S. & C. in 1857; in 1861, he received promotion to local agent at Osborne; in 1865, he relinquished this position to take the agency of the A. & G. W., at Reno, Penn., then the terminus in the oil regions of the Meadville Branch. This was a very important position, and involved great responsibility and no small amount of business capacity. In 1867, Mr. Todd became the successor of J. C. Buxton, as agent of the C., S. & C. at this point, and has since continued to hold this position, having charge of all the freight busi-ness at this end of the road; as indicative of the energy and enterprise of his management, when he took charge one horse did the work of moving cars; now two switch engines are kept busy, and the freight bills collected aggregate from $15,000 to $19,000 per month. Mr. Todd is also a member of the firm of Tay-lor, Hayden & Co., who are doing a large business in the coal trade. He mar-ried, in 1864, Miss Laura Brake, of Osborne; this union has been blessed with three children, a son and two daughters; the family now reside in a residence which he built at the northwest corner of High street and Lincoln avenue. Mr. Todd was elected Councilman from his Fourth ward at the late October elec-tion, and is thoroughly identified with the local interests of Springfield and Clark County.

TORBERT, WINANS biography for James L. Torbert

James L. TORBERT, deceased. The late Judge James L. Tor-bert was the eldest son of Lamb and Eliza Slack Torbert, of Bucks Co., Penn., where he was born in 1796, on the 22d of February (Washington's birthday); he was the recipient of a liberal classical education, Princeton being his Alma Mater; coming to this State in 1818, he was, for several years, engaged in educational duties in an academy at Lebanon, Ohio, assisting in the intellectual training and development of a number of young men, who have since achieved distinction, among whom may be mentioned, the distinguished astronomer, Gen. O. M. Mitchell, the founder of the Cincinnati Observatory, and author of several astronomical works and text books. Judge Torbert made his advent in Spring-field in 1824, and being a fine linguist, devoted himself, during the first few years of his residence here, to giving instruction in the languages; having been admitted to the bar in the meantime, he became associated with Gen. Sampson Mason in a law co-partnership; he was the successor of Joseph R. Swan, as Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the Twelfth Judicial District, and in filled most satisfactorily and ably, for several years, the office of Judge of Probate for Clark County. While Judge Torbert was a man of superior scholarly attainments and great literary tastes, he was modest, unobtrusive, and retiring; and with a remarkable gentleness and amiability of disposition, be united an- immovable firmness and fidelity to his convictions, which were sincere and earnest on all subjects, whether religious, political, or domestic; he was found at an early date, battling with voice and pen, against oppression, especially as he believed it to exist in the institution of slavery, and at this period to take so advanced a position, indicated the possession of a rare order of courage. But the stern logic of events has demonstrated the correctness of his views and position on this important question. On the 31st of July, 1821, he married Hannah C., daughter of Dr. John C. Winans of Lebanon, Warren Co., Ohio, to whom were born eight children, of whom two sons and three daughters survived their father; his death occurred very suddenly, on the 15th of May. 1859, on board some the steamboat Tecumseh, on the Mississippi River, near New Madrid, en route from New Orleans, whither, accompanied by his wife, he had gone to bring home their eldest son, who had been for some time ill in that city. The occa-sion of his funeral elicited marks of the highest esteem and sincerest affection from the whole community) and especially his late associates of the bar. That noble man, Gen. Sampson Mason, his quandam law partner, who has long since joined him on the other side, and who was well his own to bestow none but sincerest praise, said of him on the occasion of the meeting of the Springfield bar, to pass resolutions of condolence and respect, that J. L. Torbert was "one whom no mode of praise could flatter." Springfield's past can boast no beAter, truer, or purer men than Judge James L. Torbert.

TORBERT biography for Edward P. Torbert

Edward P. TORBERT, County Clerk, Springfield. The present effi-at ho:cient Clerk of Clark Co., Ohio is a native of the county, born May 28, 1840, and is the son of Judge James L. and Hannah C. Torbert; he received his educa-tion at Wittenberg College, and afterward, for several years, was engaged in teaching; on the 1st of April, 1869, he was appointed United States Collector for the Fourth Division of the Seventh District of Ohio, which position he held until Jan. 1,1873, when he resigned to enter upon his duties as Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, to which office he had been elected the previous October, and which he now fills; he has recently erected a handsome residence close to the old homestead, on North street, where he, with his sisters, resides. Mr. Torbert has made a good official, and by his kind and obliging disposition, has won many friends years.

TROUPE, WINGER biography for Theodore Troupe

Theodore TROUPE, druggist. Springfield; he was born in Germantown, Montgomery Co., Ohio, Feb. 2, 1853; he is a son of David and Julia Ann (Kemp) Troupe; he received his primary education in the town of his birth, and at the age of 15 years, came to the city of Springfield and entered the drug store of Ridenour & Coblentz as clerk, with whom he remained five years; during the five years, he recited regularly to Prof. Samuel Wheeler, who was conducting a private school at that time. Mr. Troupe was also a student at Wittenberg for a short time, and at the end of a two years' clerkship with Charles Ludlow, he became the successor of Ridenour & Coblentz, and carried on the drug business under the firm name of Troupe & Co., and in December, 1876, he sold a half interest to Mr. Jacobs, and since then the firm has been Troupe & Jacobs. He was united in marriage, April 25, 1876, to Miss Mary C. Winger, daughter of Jacob and Catharine Winger, of Springfield; they have two lovely children. Harry W. and Olive. Mrs. Troupe was born Feb.28, 1852; in the city of Springfield. Mr. Troupe's father is a native of Canada, born in 1802; his mother a native of Maryland. They settled in Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1841, where they still reside. Our subject has been a member of the Cham-pion City guards of the State Militia since its organization in 1873, and in 1877, was appointed hospital steward, which position he still holds.

JOHNSON, TUTTLE, WINDOWMAKER, WOLFE biography for Zebedee Tuttle

Zebedee TUTTLE, retired farmer; P.O. Springfield; he is now one among the few pioneer's who still remain to tell of the times and incidents of early days; he is the son of Sylvanus and Mary (Brown) Tuttle, and was born in Virginia. Dec.15. 1800; his parents emigrated to Ohio in 1806, and rented a farm near what is now called Catawba Station. Champaign Co.; he remembers Simeon Kenton well, and frequently went, in company with his brother Caleb, to Mr. Kenton's mill, to get their grist of corn ground; he can relate to many incidents about the Indians which come under his own observation, and on one occasion attended one of their dances, which took place near his father's farm at the age of 21, he began the trade of carpentering and house building; after working under instructions five years, he carried on the trade for himself some twenty years, when he quit his trade, and since then devoted his attention to farming until about five years ago; be divided his property between his two remaining children, who live in sight of each other, and with whom he has his home, occupying his time by reading and doing such work as suits him, being a man who has labored hard all his life. he is not contented now to simply do nothing. He was married, April 13. 1826, to Elizabeth Wolfe, sister of Sam-uel Wolfe, whose biography appears in this book; he and his good wife jour-neyed along together forty-eight years, when death called her home, March 3, 1874; they had born unto them four children - Henry S., who died Jan. 5, 1833; George W. who died in infancy; Julia A. and Albert. Julia was born May 5, 1834. and lived with her parents until her marriage with Jenkins Win-dowmaker. April 26, 1871; Albert was born May 20, 1840; he has always lived at home, being employed on the farm; he received his education at the district school; he was married, April 5, 1835, to Catharine Johnson, a lady of excel-lent character and noble aspirations; their only child, Albert, Jr., is at present a student at Wittenberg College, not studying for any profession, but storing his mind with useful knowledge, which he hopes will be of benefit to him in the future.

GARLOUGH, HOLLAND, PATTON, PRICKETT, TODD, TUTTLE biography for Sylvanus Tuttle

Sylvanus TUTTLE. farmer; P.O. Springfield; he lives on the National road, four and a half miles east of Springfield; he is the son of John and Mar-garet (Prickettt) Tuttle, and was born in this county Jan.28, 1822. Sylvanus' father was a brother of Zebedee and Caleb Tuttle, and died in June, 1849, his wife following him in March, 1879. Sylvanus worked for his father until 20 years of age; he then began farming for himself; he was married, Dec. 16, 1841, to Jane D. Garlough, daughter of John and Anna (Patton) Garlough. Jane was born, Jan.29, 1823; when 2 years old was left - an orphan by the death of her mother; she lived with her grandmother until her marriage with Mr. Tuttle; six children have been born unto them, viz: Margaret Ann, John G. (who died when nine months old), James O., Marian, Tabitha J. and George H. Margaret was married, July, 1872 to Charles Holland, and James, Nov. Or 1870, to Catharine Todd. Sylvanus ' father served in the war of 1812, helping guard the frontier at McCarthy's Block-House and at Fort Recovery. The Tuttle family are noted for their integrity, and for their honorable and upright dealings.

GARLOUGH, LARKINS, TODD, TUTTLE biography for Jacob Tuttle

Jacob TUTTLE, farmer; P.O. Springfield. Mr. Tuttle lives in a fine, large and convenient house four miles southeast of Springfield; his farm of 125 acres of land is under a high state of cultivation and is pleasantly located; the land is rolling; his barn and other outbuildings are of modern style, and supplied with many necessary conveniences. Mr. Tuttle is the eleventh child of John and Margaret Tuttle, and was born on the old homestead farm near where he now lives, Nov.12, 1836; he was twin brother to David (deceased); he was married, Aug. 27, 1857, to Nancy L. Todd, daughter of James and Eliz-abeth (Garlough) Todd. Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle commenced house-keeping at their present home soon after their marriage; of their seven children. viz.: Lelia, Nina B., Ada V. and Etta L. twins-, Fred, Clifford and Louis D., but four, Lelia, Fred, Clifford and Louis, are now living. Lelia was married, Dec.17, 1879, to John W. Larkins; they live in Greene County. Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle are of a quiet nature, and take great comfort with their family; they are courteous and pleasant to all. Mr. Tuttle takes great delight in the improvement of his stock, believing that it is the best stock that pays the best. Mrs. Tuttle was born, Aug. 3, 1839; her parents were among the early settlers of this county, and ranked with the first families of the county. Jacob's father bought and settled on the farm now owned by David's heirs, in 1824, for $7 per acre. John and Margaret had fifteen children, viz.: Nicholas P.. Catharine, Caleb, Sylvanus, George W., Tabitha J., James H., Mary, William, John J., Margaret A., David, Jacob, Isaac and Harvey H. The father, mother, and six of the children, Nicholas, Catharine, Caleb, Tabitha, William and David, have entered and Margaret in Union Co., Ohio, and the rest live in Springfield Township.

TODD, TUTTLE biography for George W. Tuttle

George W. TUTTLE, farmer; P. O. Springfield. His farm of 152 acres is located in the southeastern part of Springfield Township; his house and other improvements on the farm show that he is a good, industrious farmer. He was born in this county in July, 1823; his schooling consisted of about two months each year until 14 years old; after that, the longest time he attended school any one year was eighteen days. He was married, Feb. 23, 1847, to Catherine A. Todd, daughter of James and Elizabeth Todd; the Todd family were among the early settlers of this county, coming here about a year after the Tuttle family. Their home has been blessed with five living children-Elizabeth E., John P. (who died in 1868), James T., William B. and Elma K. Mr. Tuttle has held the office of School Director for twelve years, and has always been an honorable, upright citizen; he and his good wife enjoy their beautiful home, and strive to train their children to live such lives that they will not dishonor the name of Tuttle. James T., their third child, is at present engaged in teaching the home school; he is a young man of excellent character, and not only has good ideas how a school should be taught, but puts his ideas into practice; he is President of the C1ark County Teachers' Association; also a member of the F. & A. M.; he has a library of over two hundred volumes of the best authors; he has gained his education mostly from his library by a close appreciation to study; if he keeps on as he has started, he will no doubt some day stand at the head of his profession.

LUSE, TUTTLE biography for Rev. Harvey H. Tuttle

Rev. Harvey H. TUTTLE, minister, Springfield. Mr. Tuttle is the son of John and Margaret Tuttle, and was born in this county, Sept.20, 1842; he worked for his father on the farm, attending the district school during the winter until 19 years old, when he enlisted in the 44th O. V. I., in the late hot rebellion, and was appointed Corporal of Company F; he was honorably discharged from the service, in December, 1862, on account of a wound received at Georgetown, Ky.; he was on picket duty, and in climbing a fence, his gun was accidentally discharged, blowing the third finger from his left hand, he having lost the first and second fingers of the same hand when but 2 years old; he live and one of his brothers were playing chop corn stalks, he holding them and his brother chopping them, when his brother made a miss-lick, severing the two fingers. In the spring of 1863, he entered Wittenberg College, from which he graduated in 1867, delivering the English Salutatory at the commencement exercises; in 1864, served in the army with the 100 days' men; in the fall of 1867, he entered the Newton Theological Seminary, near Boston, Mass., where he remained one year, and on account of his health, he was obliged to seek a more healthy climate, and in the fall of 1868, entered the Crozer Theological Seminary, near Philadelphia. Penn., where he graduated in 1870, his class being the first graduating class of that school; during the summer of 1867, he re-ceived license from the First Baptist Church of Springfield, this county, to enter the ministry, and was regularly ordained in 1870, and in October of that year began his pastorate of the Baptist Church at Bradford Junction, Miami Co., Ohio, where he remained nearly two years; and owing to poor health was obliged to stop preaching; since then has spent his time on his farm, preaching occasionally; he was married, June 14, 1870, to Laura J. Luse. (She is a sis-ter of Mrs. W. H. Tuttle.) Mrs. Tuttle is a lady well suited for a minister's wife she attends to her household cares with ease and grace. Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle have six children. Laura May, John Luse, Martha Bird, Adoniram Jud-son, Margaret Ann and Harvey Wallace. Mr. Tuttle is at present, temporarily, supplying the pastoral work of the First Baptist Church of the city of Spring-field, expecting, if his health will permit, to again enter the ministry.

CRABILL, FATZINGER, NAVE, STECHER, TUTTLE biography for John Tuttle

John Tuttle, farmer; P. O. Springfield. Mr. Tuttle is the son of Nicholas P. and Mary (Nave) Tuttle, and was born in this county Aug. 19, 1853; he is the grandson of John and Margaret Tuttle; his father, Nicholas, settled on the farm now owned by David Crabill about the year 1839, where he lived until his death, July 6. 1858; his widow survived him seventeen years, her sons carrying on the farm until her death, in 1875, when the farm was sold. Of Nicholas and Mary's family there were seven children - two boys and five girls. The subject of this sketch was married, Oct. 14, 1875, to Melissa R., daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Stecher) Fatzinger; they have two children, viz., George N. and Charles F. John lived at home, working on the farm, until his marriage, when he moved to Lagonda and worked in the shops there some two years; he then moved to the farm where he now lives. He is a member of good standing of Ephraim Lodge, No. 146, I.O.O. F.; he is also a member of the M. E. Church. Melissa, his wife, was born in this county June 4, 1853; she is a member of the U. B. Church; her parents settled in this county about the year 1840. Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle are hospitable and polite in their manners.

LUSE, PRICKETT, TUTTLE biography for William Tuttle

William H. Tuttle, farmer; P. O. Springfield. Mr. Tuttle is one of the active, leading farmers of Springfield Township. He was born Aug. 2, 1838, in this county. He was married. Oct. 26, 1871, to Mary C. Luse, daugh-ter of John and Martha A. Luse; their home is blessed with three loving chil-dren viz., Fannie A., Carrie D. and Clarence J. Mr. Tuttle, although a young man, has been very successful; he began business with 125 acres of land, given him by his father, and, by his industry and integrity, has added to it until now he owns 600 acres of excellent land, and has expended $10,000 in improving his present home; he lives in a fine, large brick house, located two miles east of Springfield, on a beautiful eminence overlooking the village of Lagonda; his house is of the most improved plan, and is furnished with all the modern con-veniences. Mr. Tuttle has been elected to several posts of honor; he is one of the Directors of the public school of his district, and looks after its interests with a watchful eye; he is one of the Directors of the Springfield & Clifton Pike, also Treasurer of the same; he has always followed farming, and has lived an honorable, upright life; although he has accumulated considerable wealth, he is liberal, and takes an active part in the public improvements of the county. Mrs. Tuttle was born in this county Sept. 11, 1850; her parents were among the pioneers of this county, coming here as early as 1804. Caleb Tuttle, the father of William H., was born in Virginia May 14, 1799, and moved from there with his parents, to Ohio and to Clark County in 1806, and settled near where he now lives; Caleb was united in bonds of wedlock, March 21, 1822, to Mary Pricket. When the Tuttles settled in this county, it was yet a wilder-ness, and quite a number of Indians were still here. Caleb and Zebedee, the only two surviving children of the original family that came to this county, are truly pioneers, and have experienced the trials, hardships and pleasures of early- pioneer life; they have witnessed the gradual growth of the county from a wil-derness to its present beautiful and prosperous condition. May their names ever be honored as noble men. Caleb has voted at sixteen Presidential elec-tions, beginning with James Monroe's second term, and casting his sixteenth vote for James A. Garfield.

TUTTLE biography for Sarah M. Tuttle

Mrs. Sarah M. Tuttle, Springfield. Mrs. Tuttle is the widow of David Tuttle, deceased; also, sister of Mrs. George W. and Mrs. Jacob Tuttle. She was born Aug. 2, 1832; was married to David Tuttle March 20, 1862. David was killed, July 4, 1874, by falling off an excursion train on his way home from Columbus, where he had been to celebrate "Independence Day." The circumstances were as follows: The train was crowded, and he was in the baggage car; the doors were open, and, in moving around to find a good position, he caught his foot, tripped and fell out of the car, killing him instantly. Mrs. Tuttle, with her six children - Ernest A., Clara I., Myra I., Everett D., Cora M. and William B. - carries on the farm. Mrs. Tuttle is all industrious woman, and provides well for her children; they live on the old homestead farm.

DECOURCEY, IRVING, PHILIPS, UHL biography for Silas Jerome Uhl

Silas Jerome Uhl, artist and portrait painter, Springfield. Genius is indigenous to Ohio, not only in her statesmen, military heroes, scholars, sci-entists, inventors and poets, but artists as well: and the subject of our sketch is destined to be - if he is not even now - an eminent illustration of our statement. Mr. Uhl's family, for generations back, is one, on both sides, of remarkable longevity; his immediate ancestors came from Maryland and Pennsylvania close to the dividing State line, and his parents, as also those of his wife, are still living, his father and mother being respectively about 67 and 64, and hale and hearty. Mr. S. Jerome Uhl was born in Holmes Co., Ohio, in 1841, hence has just completed his second score, and, having a most robust constitu-tion, he is in the very prime of manhood in all the term implies. Mr. Uhl had quite a varied army experience, enlisting at first for three months in Co. E, of the 16th O. V. I., under Col. Irving, and, in the fall of 1861, he re-enlisted for the war, under Col. (afterward General) John F. DeCourcey, serving, in all, over three years and a half, the last nine months being one of the Veteran Reserve Corps; he took part in many of the battles in Western Virginia, among which were those of Phillippi, Carrick's Ford, Cheat Mountain Gap and Cumberland Gap, and he was also for some time a prisoner of war at Vicksburg, and at Jackson, Miss., and at Cumberland Gap. He is a member of Anthony Lodge of F. & A. M., and Palestine Commandery, No. 33, of Knights Templar of Springfield. At an early age, young Uhl discovered an irresistible penchant for sketching and delineating, and so strong and dominating was this propen-sity that, after returning from the war, in 1865, he commenced in earnest the study of the limner's art, making a specialty of the portrait branch of it; he studied under Hart, of Cincinnati, and traveled in the East, studying the best works, and has for several years been conducting a studio here with marked success, the products of his brush gracing to-day the parlors and drawing-rooms of all the prominent, leading and wealthy citizens of Springfield, and many of those of Cincinnati; as an evidence of the estimation in which his ability as an artist is held, he has already booked, for his prospective visit to the Continent, orders from a number of the wealthiest citizens and patrons of art here, for paintings to be executed by him while there, within the space of two years, to the aggregate amount of thousands of dollars: he expects to spend at least three years in the art centers of Europe, studying the best works of the most renowned masters of this art divine, among whose illustrious names, it is the prediction of the author of this sketch, that "Uhl" will erelong appear. Mr. Uhl married, in October, 1873, Miss Martha A. M. Philips, daughter of Jason P. Philips and sister of Jason W. Philips, of this city; they have a fine 5-year-old boy. Besides being an artist, Mr. Uhl is a whole-souled, genial gentleman of culture, refinement, and much personal magnetism; has lots of friends, and deserves them all; is a man of strikingly fine physique and personal appearance, and would always be singled out in a crowd as one above the ordinary.

Since the writing of this sketch, Mr. Uhl and family have departed for their continental sojourn above alluded to. Ed.

BIRD, TUTTLE biography for Silas Van Bird, Jr.

Silas Van Bird, Jr., law student, Springfield. Silas was born in this county Sept. 19, 1857; lived at home, working on the farm and attending school during the winter, until 1875, when he entered Wittenberg College; he graduated in 1880, with the same honors as the rest of his class; by the request of his class, the faculty allowed them to graduate without any "first and second honors," each one graduating with equal honors. Silas is a young man of good moral habits, and is at present pursuing the study of law, with the expectation of making the practice of law his profession. Silas Bird, the father of Silas, Jr., is a native of Virginia, and came to this county with his parents in 1816, and, at the age of 17, began the trade of millwrighting, at which he worked until 50 years old, when he quit his trade, and has since then devoted his time to farming. He was married, March 8, 1848, to Margaret Tuttle, daughter of Caleb and Mary Tuttle.

HAZLITT, NORMAN, VANNORMAN, WILSON biography for Edgar V. VanNorman

Edgar V. Van Norman, homoeopathic physician and surgeon, Springfield. There are those characters that stand out from the ordinary plane of humanity as a "bas relief" from a frescoed wall, which can be distinctly seen from positions whence the surrounding figures are hid in obscurity. Such a character is Dr. Edgar V. Van Norman - an admirable illustration of sturdy self-reliance and indomitable will, against which difficulties are presented but to be overcome - obstacles but to be removed. Although but nine years a resident of Springfield, his influence has been widely felt, professionally and otherwise, having rescued the homeopathic practice from the languishing and moribund condition in which he found it, and placed it at least upon a plane with the allopathic school, on a flourishing and growing basis. Edgar V. Van Norman was born in Halton Co., Canada, in 1838; emigrated to Ohio in 1857, attending school at Berea six months; thence he went back to Canada. Here he spent some time on the paternal farm, for the double purpose of clearing it of incum-brance and studying his profession; having accomplished the former, and becom-ing dissatisfied with the allopathic school, he decided to abandon it, and traveled a few years, accomplishing again a double purpose, as, while collecting for an agricultural implement house, he was studying homeopathy; he then attended the homeopathic school in Cleveland, from which he graduated in 1869; din-ing this course, he practiced medicine in Cleveland with his uncle, Dr. K B. Van Norman, subsequently consummating a copartnership with Prof. T. P. Wilson. During his residence in Cleveland, he had charge of the Opthalmic and Aural Institute of that city. In 1871, he came to this city, finding homoeopathy at zero, and before him the difficult task of establishing the practice in the face of almost organized opposition. The present status of homeopathy here, and the Doctor's onerously large practice, speak his unqualified success. The Doctor was married, in 1867, in Indiana, to Miss Martha N. Hazlitt of a family of culture and refine-ment and has been blessed with two children, a boy and a girl, of singular beauty and attractiveness. The Doctor comes of a sturdy pioneer family, from whom he inherits his strong points of character and an iron constitution fully equal to the gigantic tasks imposed upon it. He is a member in good standing of Springfield Lodge, No. 33, I. O. O. F.; a Master Mason; a 32-degree member of the Scottish Rite, and for a time Orator of the Anderson Lodge of Perfection, of Anderson, Ind.; he has done much effective work in the temperance movement, and was District Grand Marshal of Good Templars for the Dominion of Canada; is a prominent and zealous member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has always been actively engaged in Sunday-school work. Although just in the very prime of vigorous manhood, the gratifying results of the Doctor's well-directed efforts are manifest in his very comfortable circumstances, having surrounded his family with all that a spacious and elegant homestead implies. In politics, the Doctor is a "Stalwart;" physically, he is hale and muscular, with a com-manding and at the same time a pleasing and welcoming presence - a man who makes friends without any apparent effort.

CUMMING, LUDLOW, SMITH, VINAL biography for Harvey Vinal

Harvey Vinal, now liveryman, formerly attorney at law, Spring-field. Col. Vinal is truly one of the" oldest and best." Born in New York State in 1807, April 18, he spent the prime of his life in the "Queen City," when it was smaller than the Springfield of to-day, leaving Cincinnati in 1829; in 1833 (memorable as the year in which the stars fell) he pitched his tent in the then little village of Springfield, innocent, at that early date, of anything like rail-roads or corporation lines, and the Colonel's career of nearly half a century as a worthy citizen, gentleman and friend, finds him to-day venerated and beloved by all - for all know him. Aug. 18, 1879, was his "golden wedding" anniversary, and Mrs. Col. Vinal is still living; of their three children, the son is Adjutant of the 16th Regiment of United States Regulars; one daughter is single, and the other is Mrs. Elizabeth Smith. Col. Vinal had to abandon his legal profession fifteen years ago on account of his health, hence his present avocation. His busi-ness affairs compelled him to decline the appointment tendered him, during the war, of the Colonelcy of the 44th Ohio State troops. The Colonel served his constituency (of the Senatorial district composed, as now, of Clark. Champaign and Madison Counties) four years in the State Senate, and was thrice chosen Clerk of Courts here, filling the office from 1850 to 1859 most creditably; din-ing his Senatorial term, he drafted the charter for the town of Springfield, which was at that term granted. The manufacturers of this miniature Birmingham then consisted of a blacksmith-shop; Dr. John Ludlow, Ed H. Cumming (now an Episcopal clergyman) and the subject of this sketch organized the second military company of which Springfield was the headquarters, and young Vinal was elected Captain. The Colonel is a prominent and bright Mason, a Knight Templar, and at present Prelate of Palestine Commandery, of this city, and was for one year Grand High Priest of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the State of Ohio. To do Col. Harvey Vinal's long, honorable and varied career any sort of justice would require greater space than can be afforded in this volume; but enough has been said in this superficial sketch to establish his strong and ac-knowledged claims upon the affections and esteem of his fellow-citizens and all who know him.

COLEMAN, JOHNSTON, LITTLE, REYNOLDS, WALLACE biography for Edwin S. Wallace

Edwin S. Wallace, attorney, Springfield; was born in Mt Sterling, Montgomery Co., Ky., July 28, 1846; is a son of Dr. Joseph S. Wallace, whose father is prominently mentioned in connection with the history of New Carlisle, Bethel Township. Dr Wallace removed to Kentucky about 1812, being then but a boy; returned to Clark County in 1855, when he became a resident of Springfield, and resided here until his decease, which occurred in 1876; he was the youngest child of Rev. Thomas Wallace; he had a family of six children, four of whom are living; Edward S. and Charles D. are the only representatives of the family now in Clark County; William T. is the present Chief Justice of California; Joseph S., is also in California; has been for a number of years Super-intendent of the San Francisco & San Jose Railroad; a daughter, Mrs. Little, is a resident of Boston. The subject of this sketch came from Kentucky with his father's family in 1855, and, after attending Wittenberg College several years, went to Europe in 1865; during his stay of nearly four years, he grad-uated at Heidelberg University, receiving the degree of LL. D., and, after vis-iting different parts of Europe, returned to Springfield in the fall of 1868; was admitted to the practice of law in the Supreme Court in November of the same year; opened a law office in Springfield and practiced his profession. Mr. Wal-lace has been an active Democrat in politics; was the Democratic candidate for the office of Attorney General of Ohio in 1871, and, although there is a stand-ing Republican majority of five to seven hundred in this city, he was elected Mayor in April, 1879, by about four hundred majority. He married, in 1875, Mrs. Mary L. Coleman, of Dayton: she is a daughter of William Reynolds: her mother was a daughter of Col. John Johnston, of Piqua, and was born in Cin-cinnati, on the present site of Robert Clark & Co.s publishing house.

BAILEY, SPRAGUE, WALLINGSFORD biography for James Wallingsford

James Wallingsford, auctioneer, Springfield. Mr. Wallingsford owns a farm of 100 acres where he lives, two miles south from Springfield, on the road leading south from the Charleston Pike. Mr. Wallingsford devotes his attention chiefly to auctioneering, and those wanting a good, reliable man to sell property, both personal and real estate, should call on Mr. Wallingsford. He was born in this county in 1826. In 1855, he opened a store in Vienna, this county: after running the store some five years, he sold out, and has since then devoted his time to his present occupation. Mr. Wallingsford is the leading auctioneer of Clark County; he is a man of good judgment, and keeps himself well informed in prices, and the record he has made as a salesman entitles him to the rank of the "best auctioneer in the county." He was married, in 1847, to Percy H. Sprague, daughter of James and Mary (Bailey) Sprague; they have two children - Nannie J. and Gilkey J. Mr. Wallingsford is the son of Richard and Fannie (White) Wallingsford; Richard, the father of James, was a native of Kentucky and died in this county in 1842; Fannie, his mother, was born in this county, and departed this life in 1872: her (Fannie's) father was a native of Canada, and her mother of Massachusetts. The Wallingsfords were among the early settlers of this county. James, our subject is a member in good standing of Ephraim Lodge, No. 146, I. O. O. F.; he was in-structed in the mysteries of said order and became a member of said lodge in 1856; when he moved to Vienna, he took his card from Ephraim Lodge, and was one of the charter members of Vienna Lodge, No. 345; of said lodge he obtained the rank of Past Grand; he has, since leaving Vienna, again removed his membership to Ephraim Lodge.

WARD biography for Catherine Ward

Mrs. Catherine Ward, Springfield; was born in Moorefield Town-ship in 1810, and grew to womanhood in the pioneer days, and was familiar with the flaxbrake, spinning wheel, and other useful pioneer treasures. She was mar-ried, in 1827, to Charles Ward, and raised a family of seven children, five of whom are living, all residents of Springfield. Mr. Ward was a son of William Ward, one of the early settlers of Moorefield Township; after their marriage, they began domestic life in Moorefield Township, and resided on the same farm until Mr. Ward's decease, which occurred in 1847. After her husband's death, Mrs. Ward remained on the farm with her children until after her father's death, in 1863, after which, her youngest child being nearly grown, she removed to Springfield, where she has a handsome residence on High street, and has resided here since; she also owns a large tract of land in Moorefield Township, which formerly belonged to her father. She is now in her list year, enjoying very good general health, and, notwithstanding she has had a very laborious life, is still in possession of all her faculties.

PRINCE, WEBB biography for William Webb

William K. Webb, Pastor Second Presbyterian Church, Spring-field. If there are any, the recollections of whose lives and personal asso-ciations will awaken in the hearts of the rising generations at some future day more pleasurable emotions than others, they must be their Pastors, whose ministrations, pleadings and exhortations served to keep them clear of the temptations that so thickly and persistently beset the unwary in the spring-time of life; his words of reproof, warning and counsel from the pulpit, of con-solation at the death-bed, and of good cheer and encouragement in social inter-course, will live in the mind and memory, when the recollection of contemporaneous happenings and acquaintanceships have grown dim. To this revered and beloved class belongs the subject of this sketch, the Rev. William H. Webb, present Pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church of Springfield, which pulpit he has filled, in the most satisfactory manner, for seven years. Mr. Webb was born June 7, 1833, in Homer, Courtland Co., N. Y. On May 9,1861, a little after the first gun of the great civil war had been fired, he married Miss Har-riet Elizabeth Prince, of Auburn, N. Y., their only living child being a son of 9 years, they having lost two sons and one daughter by death. Mr. Webb graduated from Hamilton College, in 1858, and Auburn Theological Seminary, N. Y., in 1861; he had a charge in Adrian, Mich., nine years just preceding his coming here. Mr. Webb is a minister of the earnest, persuasive sort, con-verting by pleas rather than threats, preaching the doctrine of infinite love to reward rather than infinite power to punish; his sermons are replete with graceful metaphor, aptly drawn simile, and happy illustration, and he has the faculty of holding his congregation well in hand, and keeping their attention closely to the last; his impression on strangers is immediately favorable, and by his congregation, as well as the community at large, he is held in the highest esteem and affection, as is his excellent wife, whose thorough gentility and refinement are apparent at a glance. The Second Church commenced its sepa-rate existence eighteen years ago, and is in a most flourishing condition, num-bering among its members some of the oldest, best and wealthiest of Springfield's citizens. Long will the memory linger in the minds of his congregation, of that most feeling, pathetic and plain discourse delivered on Sabbath night of Oct. 31, 1880, from one of the most prolific themes ever used as a text, the words of the Master as recorded in John, viii, 11: "Neither do I condemn thee; go and sin no more."

CREAMER, HONEY, WEIMER biography for Philip Weimer

Philip Weimer, merchant tailor and dealer in clothing and gents' furnishing goods, Springfield. Among the business men of Springfield who deserve a more than passing notice, is Mr. Weimer; he is a native of France, born in Woeth in 1834: came to the United States in 1849; learned the tailor's trade in New York City; he first engaged in business for himself in Jeffersonville, Fayette Co., this State; after doing business there about ten years, re-moved to this city, and has been a leading and reliable business man for the past fifteen years; being a practical tailor of long experience, he has secured a large patronage in custom made work, while his extensive acquaintance with the trade, enables him to get all possible advantages in the selection and purchase of his goods; he carries the largest stock of ready-made clothing to be found in the city, and his straightforward style of business has enabled him to build up a valuable reputation and profitable trade. He married, in 1857, Miss Mary J. Creamer, of Jeffersonville; she having died, he married again, in 1861, Miss Sarah J. Honey, also of Jeffersonville; they have three children. Mr. Weimer's residence, No. 304 East High Street is a handsome property, im-proved and built by him; he is member of the Masonic fraternity, and an active, enterprising businessman and respected citizen.

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