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JOHN FORESTER, deceased, was born in 1811, January 26, in Muskingum County, Ohio ; he was the second son of John Forester and Hannah Adams, both natives of Pennsylvania, and came and settled in Muskingum County at an early day ; his brother's name was John, also. He had two sons, Elijah and John, and four danghters, Sallie, Ann, Hannah and Mary. John and wife died in Muskingum county. John, the subject of these lines, was raised to farming, and lived at home until February 2, 1837. when he married Mary Ann, born in 1816, January 22, in Muskingum County, Ohio, of a family of eight daughters, she being the fifth, born to Samuel Stover and Mary Deitrich ; he (Samuel) was born in Virginia, son of Gabriel Stover, an early settler in 'Muskingum County. Mary, his wife, was born in Pennsyl- vania, daughter of Balsley Deitrich, a Revolu- tionary soldier. Samuel Stover served in the war of 1812, and died in Ohio in 1838 ; his wife died the year following. They raised a family
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of twelve children. none living in this State. After the marriage of John Forester and wife, they moved to Hocking County, Ohio, and pur- chased land here and engaged in farming. re- maining here twelve years, and from here re- moved to this county in the spring of 1847, and located on southeast quarter of Section 20. where he located and spent the remainder of his days; his death ocenrred September 6, 1$71; he was a man highly respected in the community. for several years a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in politics a stanch Republican. He left 400 acres of land ; upon a portion of this his widow occupies ; eight children were born him, six grew up. viz .: Samuel. Lewis. John, Taylor. Sarah, Orilla ; all deceased. save Lewis. Sarah and Orilla. Samuel, John and Lewis served in the late war. John died in the service ; he was a mem- ber of Company F, Fifty-ninth Illinois Volunteer. Taylor died June 6, 1882, and left three children. Ethelbert. Blanche and Edward. Sarah married W. D. Hill, of this township Orilla married George Orndorf. a native of Delaware County, Ohio, who was born January 11. 1554. son of Phineas Orndorf, who died in 1:62 : his wife. Mrs. Orndorf, died in 1835. Mr. Orndorf has by Orilla three children-William L .. Mary M. and Estella.
DENNIS FOSTER, farmer, P. O. Casey. Mr. Foster was born December 8, 1832, in Lick- ing County, Ohio. He is a son of Israel Foster and Esther Steinmetz. His grandfather was Moses Foster. a Virginian, to whom were born five sons. viz .: Frank, Israel. Thomas, Jona- than and Elijah, all of whom came to Licking County. Ohio. and there settled when the coun- try was new. In the fall of 1837, Israel Foster came out here and entered 320 acres in Orange Township: Butternut Church stands on the ground. In the fall of 1838. the family came here. arriving November 7. When the family arrived. the snow was falling and there was no cabin built for their reception. Forks were put
in the ground and sheets hung up, a log-heap in in the center to keep the children warm until better quarters could he secured. The family consisted of the parents and nine children- Lettie, Orin, David. Jernsha, Mary, Eliza. Den- nis, Francis M. and Israel, Jr. Here the family settled and remained. Israel. the father. died March 16. 1847. his wife died April 15. 1841. and was the first person buried in the Butter- nut Graveyard. But three of the children are now living-Lettie (Mrs. Joseph Howe). Den- nis, and Israel, now in Labette County, Kan. Dennis was left an orphan at an early age, at which time. April 14, 1847, he went to live with William Leamon in Jasper County, and with him remained until April 9, 1855. He subsequently made a trip to Wisconsin in June of the same year, and npon his return went to Woodford County with horses, remained here from March nntil December, 1836; here he cast his first vote, for Fremont and Dayton. Was with Mr. Leamon assisting him in handling stock, making several trips to Minnesota and the adjoining States. and traveled over much country. He bonght his first land in February, 1857, 150 acres at $7, on Sections 31 and 32. He was married, January 31, 1858. to Francesca, born in Stark County, Ohio, January 15, 1838, second daughter of John S. Slusser. one of the prominent farmers and early settlers in this township. In March, 1858, he moved on this place, and since has been engaged in farming. He has six children living. viz .: Mary A .. John S., Kate, Homer, Fred and Frank (twins). Deceased is Harry, who died Angust 18, 1878, aged twelve years and eight months. MIr. Foster enlisted December 2, 1861. in Company G. Fifty-fourth Illinois Vol- unteer Infantry, and served until August 13. 1864; he was in Steele's command, also under Gens. Quimby and Graut. He is a member of tha A., F. & A. M., No. 580. He is a Repub- lican straight, and has never scratched a ticket.
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RICHARD L. GARD, farmer, P. O. Casey, is the third son of Richard Lott Gard, who was born February, 1808, in Pennsylvania, son of Jacob Gard, of German stock. Jacob Gard married Mary Ann Bennett, and by her had two children-one son and one daughter. Sub- ject's mother's name was Rebecca Scott. born 1812, in Butler County, Ohio, a daughter of Robert Scott. Richard L. removed to this State in 1857, and located in this township and remained here until his death, April 7, 1861. His wife survived him until October, 1866. They had seven children and all lived to be grown-Jane, Mary. Robert, Jacob, Richard L., William and Elizabath. Richard L., our subject. is the only one living in this township; he was born in Butler County, Ohio, January 12, 1840, and came to this county with his
Rebecca A .. born in the same house as their mother. He came in this place in March, 1873, and has since remained; he has 103 acres, and is engaged in farming; no children were born here. Mr. and Mrs. Gard are both members of the Presbyterian Church. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., Martinsville Lodge. Politically, he is a Republican. He was elected Justice of the Peace, but never served.
DAVID GROVES. farmer, P. O. Oak Point, was one of the " boys in blue " who went forth to vindicate the rights of his country. He was born May 15, 1837, in Morgan County, Ohio, the third child of his parents, who were An- thony Groves and Susan Cross, both natives of Pennsylvania and removed here when young, to Ohio. David, our subject, was left father- less at the age of three years, and was raised parents and landed with them in the township ; by his step-father, with whom he lived until 1860, when he came to this State and enlisted, in August, 1861, in Company F, Fifty-ninth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served until January, 1863, when he was discharged on ac- count of disability from a wound received in the instep from a minie ball, from which dis- ability he draws a pension. He was wounded in the first battle he was engaged in. Upon his discharge, he returned to Ohio and re-eu- listed and served three months in the One IFun- dred and Forty-second Ohio National Guards, Company C, and upon his discharge returned to this county in the fall of 1864 and has since lived here. November 29, 1864, he married Elizabeth, eldest daughter of David Baugh- man and Lucy Buek. His wife died April 17,
March 27, 1857, and was raised upon a farm and remained there until his enlistment in the army, which was in May, 1861, in Company B, Second Regiment of Light Artillery; he was commissioned Second Lieutenant, and served about one year ; upon his discharge, he returned home and remained here until he was married, October 5, 1864, to Martha Geddes, born in this township April 15, 1842; was the second daughter of James R. and Martha Ann (Howe) Geddes. James R. Geddes was born in Path Valley, Penn., 1802; he was twice married; first to Eliza Austin; by her had three children, all deceased. James R. came West to this State and located here in this township in the fall of 1838, and here married Martha Ann Howe, who was born in Boone County, Ky., daughter of ' 1877. By her two children were born-Henry David Howe and Sarah Babb. James R. | C. and Minerva O. He married his present Geddes died January 20, 1856. His wife is yet living and resides in Terre Haute. They reared wife, Mrs. Charlotte D. Bailey, November 21, 1881. She was born in Union County, Ohio, seven children-Sarah, Martha, Robert, Mari- | March 13. 1849, and is a daughter of Joseph etta R., Thomas D., James E. and Lncy A. After the subject's marriage, he located on the Geddes farm and here lived eight years; here three children were born-Rosa. Luna and Temple and Margaret Washburn, of Ohio Mrs. Groves was first married in Ohio, to Wayne Bailey, son of Edward Bailey and Mary Campbell. Mrs. Groves removed to this
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county with her husband, in 1868, who died January 16, 1880. He was a soldier in the late war, a member of the Eighty-second Ohio, and participated in thirteen battles and skirmishes. By Mr. Bailey she had three children-Jacob R., Amy L. and Frank B. Since Mr. Groves returned from the service, he has been a resi- dent of this township and been engaged in farming. In politics, he is Republican.
WILLIAM D. HILL, farmer, P. O. Oak Point, was born April 14, 1837, in Butler County, Ohio. He was the eldest son of Philip Hill and Margaret Dodds. He was a native of Maryland, son of Reuben Hill, of Welsh descent. William was raised on the farm of his father, who died when William was about six years of age. He was then raised by his mother, with whom he remained until after he became a man, and came West with her in the spring of 1860, when they came to Jasper County in this State, where his mother bought land and settled on the same. At the age of twenty-two, he began for himself. In August, 1861, he enlisted in Company F, Fif- ty-ninth Illinois Volunteer infantry, and served over three years, and during this time he par- ticipated in the battles of Pea Ridge, Stone River and all the battles from Chattanooga to Atlanta, where he was discharged, and on his return home he bought eighty acres of land in Orange Township in this county, upon which he lived until 1870, when he sold and came to the place he now owns, having 200 acres of Section 32, and since has engaged in farming. Was married, October 12, 1866, to Sarah, born in Ohio in 1846, and removed with her parents to this county and township when she was two years of age. Her parents were John For- ester and Mary Stover. Mr. Hill has four chil- dren-Harry O., Charles P., Lyman and Maudie. Mr. Hill is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church,and is a Republican in politics. He has served as Collector two terms. He is the only one of the family of children living.
JOSEPH A. HOWE. farmer, P. O. Casey, is now the oldest living male resident in the township that settled here. He was born July 6, 1819, in Boone County, Ky., and removed to Decatur County, Ind., with his parents, when three years of age. His father's name was David Howe. a native of Pennsylvania, son of James Howe, a native of the North of Ireland His mother's name was Sarah Babb, who was born in Virginia, a daughter of Eli Babb. James Howe served all through the Revolu- tionary war. David Howe had three brothers -Robert, James and Joseph. Joseph was a Surgeon in the war of 1812, and finally settled near Charleston, S. C Robert came to this State and was killed on the ice, in Law- rence County. James came to Kentucky and settled and there died. David (subject's father) served in the war of 1812, and married near New Lancaster, Ohio, and subsequently settled in Boone County, Ky., and there remained un- til the year 1823 ; he removed with his family to Decatur County, Ind., his family consisting of himself. wife, and eight children. Joseph A. came to this State with his father in the spring of 1837. His father located on Section 3, in Johnson Township, and remained until his death. which occurred November 29, 1846, aged seventy-five years. He was born August 4, 1771. His wife survived him until January 5, 1881. She was aged ninety-one years. Joseph A. took charge of the home affairs at the age of eighteen, his father being in poor health. and was married, August, 1840, to Letty Foster, who was born in Licking County. Ohio, August I1. 1821. eldest daughter of Israel Fos- ter and Esther Steinmetz. The Fosters came to this county about the year 1838 or 1839. After his marriage, he located on the farm he now owns, situated on the southwest quarter of Section 3. and has since remained (with the exception of four years spent in California, where he first went in the spring of 1850 ; went the second time in 1859. with oxen, both times walking the
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entire distance. nearly). He has served in dif- ferent offices of trust, as Constable. Justice of the Peace, Supervisor, and was elected Sheriff of the county in 1866. He has 170 acres of land. He has raised nine children, of whom five are living-John, Joseph B., David D., Is- rael F. and Margery, now wife of Thomas C. Cooper, of Casey Township. John resides in Cumberland County; other sons are in this town- ship. He was a Democrat up to the time of the starting of the Greenback party; has since been a supporter of the Greenback party.
WILLIAM HOWE, farmer, P. O. Casey. Mr. Howe was born December 11, 1826, in De- catur County, Ind. He is the fourth son and seventh child that was born to David Howe by his wife, Sarah Babb, who were early settlers of Clark County. William came to this town- ship with his parents when he was ten years of age, and has since been a resident of the county, excepting eighteen months spent in California. lle remained under his father's roof until past his majority, and in October, 1848, he married to Harriet A. Crouch, who was born in Maryland, a daughter of William Crouch, who came West to this county and settled in this township, and lived in the same until his death. which oc- curred in 1866. He has one son living in the township-William Crouch. William, the sub- ject of these lines, after his marriage, located on the homestead, and has since been engaged in farming pursuits. In the spring of 1850, he went the overland route to California, and was gone eighteen months. During this time, he was engaged in mining. Upon his return home, he resumed his place upon the farm and re- sumed agricultural pursuits. He has four chil- dren-Frank, John. Jacob and William II. Mr. Howe has been identified with Democracy sinee he came to exercise the right of suffrage, but since the Greenback question was agitated he has been in favor of plenty of greenbacks. Mr. Howe has filled several important offices of trust in the township, as Supervisor. Township
Clerk. and Collector, at different times. He has a farm of 120 acres. His father was twice married ; his first wife was Polly Curry, who bore him four children-Julius. Betsy, Margery and Sarah ; none living in this State.
ASA OWINGS. farmer, P. O. Casey. is among the old pioneers of Johnson Township. coming here in the fall of 1840. He was born March 22, 1816. in Licking County, Ohio second son of Henry Owings and Elizabeth Wells. Henry was a native of Maryland, son of Henry Owings, whose ancestors came from the British Isles. Henry the father of Asa, was married in Virginia and removed West to Ohio in an early day, and remained there until his death, in 1850. He raised four children by his wife Elizabeth. viz .: Melissa. Heury, Asa and Leah. all deceased save Asa, who was raised a farmer, remaining under the parental roof until the fall of 1840, when he, in company with a young man, came here on horseback. He bired out by the month and lived with John Cole about nine years. He has been thrice married. first time to Mary Lewis in April, 1842; she died leaving two children, none living ; Mary lived to be married, she died 1879. Second wife was Elizabeth Durham, she died six months after, leaving no children. Third time was in 1850, October 20, to Mrs. Ruth H. Pres- ley, born in Delaware County, 1820, April 19, daughter of Andrew Buck and Olive Horr. Mrs. Owen came to this county in June, 1850; has two children by last marriage. Henry A., Ruth E., and wife of James S. Moyers. Mr. Owings located on this farm in 1850. and has since lived here ; both Mr. and Mrs. Owings are Methodists. Politically. Whig first, then Republican, then Greenbacker. Owns 120 acres. Mrs. Owings was thrice married; first time to Neri Whittaker, by him had four; Cyrus L .. Florella, Sylvester and Augustus E .; Sylvester was soldier in late war, One Hundred and Twenty-Third Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Company G ; was killed at Perryville : Cyrus
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L., member of the Eleventh Missouri Cavalry ; Augustus in Madison Battery.
MARION PARTLOW, farmer, P. O. Bell Air. The Partlow family came to this county in the fall of 1839. The father of the above was John H. Partlow, who was born in 1811 in one of the Middle States, and was a son of Jacob Partlow. John II. Partlow came from Indiana to this county, in 1839 ; he came with his wile Lydia, and a team of horses, and was making his way westward, and stopped for a time to rest in this county, intending to pursue his journey when recuperated ; but liking the county so well. he resolved to go no farther, and accordingly entered 80 acres on Section 35 in Johnson Township, and remained here for many years ; he finally went to Arkansas for his health, and there died. He was a member of the "Church of God." and preached that doctrine. His wife was Lydia Bennett (prior to her marriage), who bore him seventeen children ; but six of the number now living, Marion, Columbus N. and four sisters. Marion was born February 27, 1844, on the farm he now owns, and has since been a resident of the township ; he married Martha L. Bowles, who was born in Ohio, daughter of Wilson Bowles ; she died in March, 1881, leaving three children-Nollie Franklin, Henry A. and Orie D. Mr. Partlow has 117 acres of land. He was elected Justice of the Peace in the spring of 1890, and has been affiliated with the Democrat- ie party since he cast his first vote, and has served as Constable and in other offices of trust in the township. He has four sisters living-Annie E., who is the relict of John MI. Stocksdale; Sophia is the wife of John Simp- son ; Roanna, wife of John Elliott, of Orange Township; Phebe, wife of Samuel Simcox, all of this county. Mr. Partlow in 1880 had the mis- fortune to have his house and contents burned to the ground. which has been replaced on the site of the old one.
ISAAC REED, farmer. P. O. Casey, is one of the self-made men of the county, and is now
one of the wealthy and thoroughgoing farmers in the township. He was born in Shelby County, Ind., 1837, November 28. He is the son and chill of Philip Reed and Mary Smith, both natives of North Carolina, where they were married, and removed to Shelby County, Ind., about the year 1818. Here they lived until their death. They had eleven children born to them, seven of whom were raised to maturity. Isaac was thrown upon his own resources at an early age, his mother dying, and a step-mother was not congenial to him ; and at the age of fourteen he began for himself; and when nineteen years of age he came to this State and to the township in the fall of 1856, and has since been identified with the interests of the county, excepting a year and a half when he lived in Edgar County. lle worked out by the month, and for several years made the best use of his time, and saved his money and purchased eighty acres in 1859, on Section 4, where he now lives, for which he paid $1,063, and moved on the same in the fall of 18GO, and since that time has been a resident of this place. IIe has now about 535 acres, all in this township except 160 in Casey Township. He was married, 1860, March 11, to Josephine Allen, born in Edgar County, 1840, May 24, eldest, daughter of William Allen and Elizabeth Barnes. William Barnes was a Virginian; she (his wife) was from Indi- ana. William was son of James Allen. Mr. Reed has had five children, four are living- Mary, Louella, Willie and Cora. Mary is wife of Charles Gard. Flora died May, 1881, aged eighteen years six months and ten days. Democratic. Mr. Reed is one of the most sue- cessful farmers and business men in the county.
JOHN SCOTT, farmer, P. O. Casey, is an Ohioan by birth. lle was born in Butler County in 1817. February G. the eldest child of his parents, who were Richard Scott and Ann Steele. He was born July 26, 1788. in Adams County, Penn., son of John Scott. a
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native of Ireland. who came to Pennsylvania and settled prior to the Revolution. He mar- ried Rebecca Elliot in Ireland, and by her had five sous and one daughter. Two of the sons lived to see over fourscore years. James, Jinsey, Robert, John, William, Richard, were the children. John Scott, the father of the above-mentioned children, removed with his family to Kentucky, remaining there five years; then moved to Ohio before it became a State ; there he and wife both died in what was after Butler County. The children all settled in that neighborhood. Ann, the mother of our subject, was born March 16, 1796, in Bour- bon County, Ky., daughter of William Steele, who raised a large family, consisting of the following children : Joseph, William, Alex- ander, John, Samuel, James. Jane, Ann, Mary and Eleanor. The father of our subject was a farmer by occupation. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and remained in Butler County until his death, on December 7, 1874. His wife died March 14, 1864. They raised a family of five children. viz., John, William, Eleanor, Richard and Rebecca. Richard and Rebecca are deceased. Richard H. served over three years in Seventy-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in Capt. H. L. Morey's company. He finished his term of service, and re-enlisted, and while in Florida was taken prisoner and confined in Andersonville Prison, where he died in 1865, April 24, just two days before the prisoners were released. The other mem- bers of the family are living back in Butler County, Ohio. John, the subject of these lines, was raised a farmer, and left home at the time of his marriage, which was on August 29, 1850, to Christiana, born on June 5. 1831, in Ger- many, daughter of Jolin and Christiana Sykle. After his marriage, he removed to Preble County, where he purchased land and engaged in farming. and remained here eleven years, and in the fall of 1861 he sold out and came here to this eounty; and in October, that year,
he located on the farm he now owns and since remained. He has 260 acres in Sections 7 and S. No children of the irown ; have raised two chil- dren-Nancy E. Steele and Rebecca S. Young. Member of Presbyterian Church all his life. Republican.
WILLIAM T. SHADLEY, farmer, P. O. Oak Point, was born January 10. 1833, in Shelby County, Ind., the fourth son and eighth child of a family of twelve children. His father was William J. Shadley, who was born September 8, 1800, in Virginia, and removed to Licking County, Ohio, when a young man, and here married, March 20, 1819, to Rebecca, born April 8, 1797, in Virginia, daughter of Joseph Francis. After his marriage, he moved to Shelby County, Ind., and here remained until the fall of 1852, when he removed with his family to this State and bought 360 acres in Johnson Township. land in Sections 33 and 28. and died here in the township October 1, 1857; his wife died October 27, of the same year. They raised a family of eleven children, viz .: Ursula, Mary, Nathaniel, Amy, James, Mahlon, Hannah, William F., Daniel, Francis and Stephen, all living save Daniel; all living in Shelby County except Hannah, Ursula, Mary, Amy and William F. William Francis, our subject, was raised a farmer, and was eighteen years of age when he came to this county. At his majority, he was married, in January 21, 1854, to Sarah C., born in Stark County, Ohio, eldest daughter (and child) of Jolin S. Slusser by his wife, Nancy Montgomery. After Mr. Shadley's marriage, he located on a piece of land given him by his father, and engaged in farming, and has since remained. He has now 265 acres of land, all in this township. He has six children living, eight were born; the living -- Viola (wife of John A. Thorp), John, Hanan, Frank, Mary and Nevada; deceased were Day- ton and an infant daughter. Mr. Shadley has two sisters in this township-Hannah, Mrs. Jacob Flint; Mary, wife of Jacob Neighbarger.
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Ursula E., resides in Casey, wife of Thomas Bless; Amy, lives in Jasper County, wife of John Foutz. He is a member of the Method- ist Episcopal Church. Politically, he is a Republican.
BENJAMIN F. SHOEMAKER, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Oak Point, is the eldest of the Shoemaker brothers. Ile was born in De- catur County, Ind., September 22, 1838; is the eldest of the living sons of Jesse Shoemaker and Mary Ann Wiley. Jesse Shoemaker was born May 12. 1809. in Guilford County, N. C., son of Conrad and Jane (Witt) Shoemaker, of German stock. Conrad removed with his family from North Carolina and settled in Boone County, Ind., at an early day, and here died about the year 1840. He raised a family of four sons and four daughters-Elijah, Jesse, George, Michael, Polly, Katie, Eliza and Betsy Ann. Elijah and Polly remained in North Caro- lina; the others came with their parents to Boone County. Our subject's maternal grand- father was Thomas Wiley, who married Mary Birney, and by her had four children, two sons and two daughters-Nathan, Elizabeth, Mary Ann and Thomas. Benjamin F. came to this State with his father and mother when ten years of age, and has since been a resident of the township. His father is yet living; his mother died December 26, 1863; she was born in Guilford County, N. C., September 21, 1813. To them five children were born, viz .: Wash- ington P., Benjamin F., William H .. John L. and Indiana L., all deceased except Benjamin F. and John L., both residents of this township. Washington P. died in the army in 1865; he was a member of Company G, One Hundred and Fifty-second Illinois Volunteer Infantry; William H., was in the One Hundred and Twen- ty-third Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Company G .. died October 26, 1868, and left one child --- John D .; John was in Company G, One Hun- dred and Twenty-third Indiana; he married Miss Flint, and died in this county June 17,
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