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His great-grandfather, John MeKitrick, is supposed to have been born, reared and married in Scotland. On emigrating to America, he located first in York county, Pennsylvania, and served, it is said, in the Revolutionary war. He subsequently became a pioneer settler of Washington county, Pennsylvania, and there, presumably, spent his remaining days. He was twice married, and reared seven children, one of whom, James, was the next in line of descent.
James MeKitrick, born October 22, 1781, in York county, Pennsyl- vania, was reared to agricultural pursuits, and soon after attaining his majority began life for himself on Virginia soil, settling in that state on land just across the line from Pennsylvania. Migrating to Ohio in 1807, he was one of the first settlers of Newark, where he became a land owner. He afterwards removed to Delaware county, where he resided until his death, in 1874. Ile married Mary Smith, who was born, in 1786, in Virginia, of German ancestry on her mother's side, and whose parents came to Knox county, Ohio, after her marriage. She died in 1846. Of the twelve children born of their union, eleven grew to years of maturity, married, and reared families.
Harvey S. MeKitriek was born in Newark, Ohio, April 23, 1822, and became a farmer from choice. Purchasing land near Plain City, he was there profitably engaged in tilling the soil until his death, when in the
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seventieth year of his age. He married Harriet C. Hemenway, who was born in Bridgeport, Vermont, a daughter of Farmary Hemenway, and a descendant in the seventh generation of Ralph Hemenway, of England, her lineage being thus traced: Ralph, Joshua, Ebenezer, Daniel, Daniel, Farmary, and Harriet C. Ralph Hemenway, the emigrant ancestor, was born, it is supposed, in Yorkshire, England, and in 1634 was a resident of Roxbury. Massachusetts, where, on July 5, of that year, he married Elizabeth Hewes. In the records of that town he is mentioned as having been active in public affairs, and in 1638 was recorded as one of the largest landholders and tax payers. His wife's brother, Joshua
Hewes, was likewise one of the wealthy men of Roxbury. Ralph Hemenway died in 1678, at a ripe old age. Ralph's son, Joshua Hemen- way, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, in 1644, married for his second
wife Mary -, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and soon after- wards moved to Farmingham, Massachusetts, where his death occurred, in 1717, at the age of seventy-three years.
Ebenezer Hemenway, the next in line of descent, born in Framing- ham, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, in 1681, was as far as known a life-long resident of that town. He married first Hannah Winch, and the line was continued through their son, Daniel Hemenway, who was born, in 1719, in Framingham, and in early manhood settled in Shrews- bury, Worcester county, Massachusetts. Ile was a carpenter and builder by trade, erected many buildings of note, among them being a church in Shrewsbury, and one in Worcester. He was noted for his patriotism during the Revolutionary war, and was a delegate to the convention that framed the Constitution of Massachusetts. He was one of the patentees of the town of Shoreham, Vermont, and made several visits to that place, and to Bridgeport, Vermont. He died in Shrewsbury, in 1794. Of his union with his first wife, Ruth Bigelow, eight children were born, and by his second union he had one child.
Daniel Hemenway, Jr., the next in line of descent, was born in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, in 1745, being the second son of his parents. He served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and afterwards settled on a farm in Barre, where he spent his last years, and his homestead is still owned by his descendants. In the Revolution, he was a member of Captain Benjamin Nye's company, Colonel Nathan Sparhawk's regi- ment, in which he enlisted August 21, 1777, and immediately marched to Bennington, Vermont, to reinforce General Stark. He married Mary Carroll, and they reared ten children.
Farmary Hemenway was born in Barre, Worcester county, Massa- chusetts, March 25, 1786, and when a young man removed to Vermont, where he followed the trade of a miller. Migrating to Ohio in 1833, he settled near Plain City, where he operated a grist mill for many years. Ile died there in 1867. He was three times married. He married first, in 1810, in Vermont, Rebecca Hemenway, who died the following year, leaving one daughter. He married second Mrs. Mehitable (Rand) Knowlton, a daughter of Jasper Rand, of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, who served in the Revolutionary war under Captain John Maynard and Colonel Job Cushing, marching with his. regiment to Bennington,
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Vermont, during the battle there in progress. She died quite awhile before he did, having borne him nine children. He subsequently mar- ried a third wife.
Of the union of Harvey S. and Harriet C. (Hemenway) MeKitrick five children were reared, namely: Dr. S. C., a physician at Tabor. Iowa, with whom the widowed mother now lives; George L .. a miner and rancher in Arizona; Viola Wells Smith of Plain City; Leslie W., en- gaged in farming near Jerome, Ohio; and Anstin S., M. D., of this sketeh.
After finishing the course of study in the public schools of Union county. Austin S. MeKitrick entered the Ohio Normal University, now the Ohio Northern University, at Ada, where he was gradnated with the class of 1886. Ile subsequently began the study of medicine with Dr. J. E. Herriott, of Jerome, and in 1888 was graduated from the Eeleetie Medieal Institute of Cincinnati. He began the practice of his pro- fession in Cleveland, Ohio, remaining there two years. In 1890 Dr. MeKitrick located in Kenton, and later was graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Cleveland. Wishing to further perfect himself in his profession, the doctor took a post graduate course, in 1903. at the Chicago Clinical College. He has made a special study of surgery, becoming especially proficient in this branch of his profession, being not only skillful. but swift and sure.
On April 3. 1889, Dr. MeKitrick married May Donaldson, who was born in Greenwich, Huron county, Ohio. April 26. 1866. and had gradu- ated at the Ohio Northern University in 1886. She is a daughter of John H. Donaldson, and a descendant in the sixth generation from one Andrew Donaldson, the founder in America of the family to which she belongs. Andrew Donaldson. the emigrant ancestor. was either a native of Scotland. or was born in Ireland of Scoteh ancestry. He was living in the Juniata valley, Pennsylvania, in 1749. He, with other Seotch settlers, refused to pay rents to the proprietors of Pennsylvania on the grounds that they had bought the lands of the Indians. They were warned off, and their cottages burned. They erected new cabins. and held their lands. Moses Donaldson, the next ancestor, owned land in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania. In 1778 his first wife, and two of their children, were massacred by the Indians, who were invited to the deed by English rewards offered for patriot scalps. He married a second wife, and continued his residence in that county until his death. He was a charter member and an elder of the First Presbyterian church at Huntingdon. Pennsylvania.
His son, Andrew Donaldson, the succeeding ancestor, was a lad of eight years when his mother was massacred. He married Rebecca Smart, a daughter of William Smart, of Huntingdon county, and located in Washington county, Pennsylvania. Subsequently coming with his family to Ohio, he settled near Mansfield. Richland county, and there spent his remaining years. Both he and his wife were faithful members of the Presbyterian church.
Joseph Donaldson, Mrs. MeKitrick's grandfather. and the next in line of deseent, was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania. April 4,
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1808. He chose the occupation of a farmer, and was engaged in tilling the soil during his active life. He moved, in 1863, to Indiana, and spent his last years near Fort Wayne. He married Sarah Gordon Matthews, a daughter of Rev. William and Mary (Maxwell) Matthews. Her grandfather, Deacon William Matthews, was born in County Down, Ireland, and after coming to America joined the Continental Army, and served three years in the Revolutionary war. He married Rachel Gor- don, and settled, in 1804, in Kinsman, Trumbull county, Ohio, where he was a pillar in the Presbyterian church during his remaining years. Rev. William Matthews was the first Presbyterian missionary to the Wyandotte Indians at Upper Sandusky.
John II. Donaldson, Mrs. McKitrick's father, was born, February 24, 1834, in Richland county, Ohio, near Mansfield, was educated at Oberlin College, and while young taught school in Huron and Richland counties, Ohio, and also in Missouri. He subsequently took up farming,
and now resides near Greenwich, Huron county. His wife, whose maiden name was Lura P. Barker, was born near Greenwich, Ohio, a daughter of General Daniel G. and Eliza (Baker) Barker, and a de- seendant in the seventh generation from Richard Barker, who was living in Andover, Massachusetts, in 1643. Stephen Barker, the next in line of descent, was born in 1659, and married Mary Abbott. The line was continued through their son, Zebediah Barker, who was born in 1690, and married Elizabeth Lovejoy. The next in descent was David Barker, born in 1731, who served as a soldier in the Revolution, and afterwards moved to Temple, New Hampshire, where he spent his remaining days. He married Sarah Barker, and the line was continued through their son, Ephraim Foster Barker, who was born in Methuen, Massachusetts, in 1778, and married IIannah Moss, of Boston. He removed from Temple, to Scipio, New York, and from there, in 1819, made an overland journey in the winter season to Ohio, and located in Huron county, becoming the second permanent settler of Greenwich township, that county. He took up wild land near Greenwich, improved a farm, and there resided until his death, in 1860. He was three times married, and reared thirteen children. General Daniel G. Barker, Mrs. McKitriek's grand- father, was born in Temple, New Hampshire, March 17, 1803. He served as a brigadier general in the State Militia. Succeeding to the occupation of his ancestors, he followed farming during his active life in Huron county, Ohio, and died, in 1887, at Greenwich. He married Eliza Baker, who descended from Edward Baker, who, with his wife Joan, sailed in 1630, from Southampton, England, for America, and settled in Lynn, Massachusetts. The next in line of descent, Edward Baker, Jr., married Mary, daughter of Captain Thomas Marshall, and their son, Marshall Baker, married Thankful Ward, a direct descendant of William Ward, who settled in Sudbury, Massachusetts, in 1639, and founded the Massachusetts family to which General Artemas Ward, commander-in-chief of the army, belonged. The next in line of descent was Sherebiah Baker, who served as a minute man in the Revolutionary war, going from Upton, Massachusetts. He married Clotilda Daniels. Their son, Marshall Baker, married Betsey Ward, and among the
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children that they reared was Eliza Baker, who became the wife of General Daniel G. Barker. Mrs. McKitrick's mother died April 2, 1897. She reared five children, as follows: Clara R .. now a teacher in the Philippine Islands; Joseph D .; Frank D .; May E. MeKitrick; and Grace A. Matthews.
Dr. MeKitrick and his wife have two children, namely: Donald Kent and Austa. The family are all members of the Church of Christ. Mrs. MeKitrick is a member of Fort McArthur Chapter, D. A. R., of which she is a regent, and Dr. MeKitrick is a member of Scioto Chapter, S. A. R.
PROFESSOR JOHN W. OSBORNE, is one of the ablest and most promi- nent educators of Hardin county, Ohio, who has been principal of the Roundhead schools for the past eleven years. Professor Osborne was born in Clinton, Ohio, February 11, 1865, a son of John M. and Christina (Tullis) Osborne. His father was killed in the battle of Franklin be- fore John W. Osborne was born, thus he never knew a father's care or counsel. He was reared on a farm and was educated in the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphan Home at Xenia, remaining there until sixteen years of age. Ile attended the normal school at Ada, and at the age of nineteen years took up the occupation of teaching. He has continued in this profession constantly ever since, save for one year when he was engaged in service in the Spanish-American war. He en- listed as a private and was mustered out as battalion quartermaster ser- geant. Professor Osborne was the first principal of the high schools at Roundhead, and is assisted by two other teachers. He has entire charge of the high school department. He made the most of his opportunities to gain an education, and keeps thoroughly abreast of the times in mat- ters relating to his profession. He is well read and highly cultured, and has made his own way in the world from a very youthful beginning. He was possessed of unusual energy and ambition, and used them to good advantage. Professor Osborne holds a five-year county license.
In 1904 he married Mary Young, and one child has been born to them, Dorothy, born in September. 1908. He is a member of Bell Center Lodge No. 347, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of which he is a past master. Politically he is a Republican and takes a commendable interest in public affairs. Professor Osborne has been an inspiration to those who have been under his charge, and has made his influence count for good. He has the confidence and esteem of his fellows, and is well liked wherever known.
JOHN W. MAY, who successfully conducts a general store at Round- head, also owns a good farm in Roundhead township and looks after its interests. He is an enterprising and progressive business man, and pays close attention to his various interests and investments. He was born in Kenton, Ohio, November 19, 1852. a son of James H. and Susan J. (Walker) May. James II. May was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, August 2, 1812, and his wife was born near Charlottesville. Virginia, In April, 1826. The Walker family removed from Virginia to Pickaway county,
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Ohio, about 1832. James H. May was a son of John May, who located in Logan county and kept a hotel at Big Springs.
James H. May was married in 1846, and the following year settled in Kenton, where he worked at the trade of a carpenter until 1867, and then located in Roundhead township, near the town, where he carried on farming until death in 1896. He was an earnest member of the Disciple church. He was the father of nine children, of whom four now survive, namely: Mary, wife of Dr. B. B. Potter, of Lancaster, Missouri ; John W .; Frank W., who lives on the old homestead in Round- head township; and Ida R., wife of J. B. South, of Lima, Ohio; Henry, deceased was a soldier in the Spanish-American war. and served as quartermaster and paymaster. He was an attorney of Kenton and re- presented the Thirteenth district in the Ohio senate in 1887. He died in Texas in May. 1905. A daughter Liddie, is also deceased.
The early days of John W. May were spent on his father's farm, where as soon as he was old enough, he assisted in the work. He was educated in the public schools of Kenton and Roundhead township, and in 1882 entered into partnership with J. E. Mertz and bought out the grocery store of E. J. Short. They remained in partnership twenty-two years, and in 1904 Mr. May bought out his partner's interests, since which time he has conducted the business alone. He also owns a farm of one hundred and seventy-six acres in the township and makes a specialty of stock raising. His business integrity and honesty are widely recognized, and he enjoys a good patronage.
On December 30, 1875, Mr. May married Mary C. Bowdle, daughter of Henry S. Bowdle. She was born in Roundhead township in 1855. To this union three daughters have been born, as follows: Grace, born September 9. 1878, a graduate of the Delaware (Ohio) College; Hazel, horn March 23, 1890, a student in the Conservatory of Music at Cinein- nati, Ohio; and Ruth, born September 16, 1892, a graduate of the High school at Ronndhead. Politically Mr. May is a Republican, although he does not aspire to publie office himself. He is well known in Hardin county and has a host of friends.
WILLIAM F. MCGINNIS,-Among the successful farmers and stock raisers of Roundhead township is William F. MeGinnis, a native of the state of Ohio, born in Perry county March 4, 1853, a son of Moses and Margaret (Work) MeGinnis. Mr. McGinnis is the only one now living of the children by his father's first marriage. He came with his parents to Allen county when about eleven years of age, and they located on a farm at West Newton. Hle lived with his father until twenty-four years of age, attending the country school winters and working on the farm summers.
On February 26, 1876, Mr. McGinnis married Marie E. Smith, who was born in Allen county December 30, 1857, a daughter of Jacob L. and Sarah M. (Crawford) Smith. She was reared in West Newton and attended the graded school at that place. After his marriage Mr. McGinnis rented a farm, and they worked hard to get a start in life. IIe lived on rented land until 1885, when he purchased a hotel at Alger,
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Ohio, and remained there about five years, then sold out and purchased a farm in Marion township, where he remained about five years, then located in Roundhead township. He owns eighty acres of land in section 15, where he carries on general farming and makes a specialty of stock raising. Mr. MeGinnis is a member of the United Brethren church of Pleasant Valley, and serves as chorister of the Methodist Episcopal church at Holden, Ohio. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge at Roundhead. Politically he is a Republican, and has held various township offices. At present he is serving the county as infirmary director; the body meets once a month and attends to the wants of the poor and looks after the poor farm. He is serving his second two-year term in this capacity. He is highly respected in his locality, where he has a large circle of friends. He is honest and indus- trions, and takes a commendable interest in public affairs, being always ready to support every measure for the public welfare.
Mr. MeGinnis and his wife have had children as follows: Myrtle E., wife of Rev. W. E. Childs; Margaret, wife of Orion J. Clinger : Gertrude G., wife of Frederick Hamilton; Fred V., who married Miss Elsie Hinkle; Bennie, Retha and Cordie, and two children deceased. Hazel, who died January 3, 1909, and Victor, who died November 7, 1904.
ALBERT MOORE JR .- Prominent among the business men and citizens of McDonald township is numbered Albert Moore, Jr., who was born in Franklin county, Ohio, September 17. 1862, a son of Albert and Hannah (Fultz) Moore. The family came to Hardin county about the year of 1871, locating in Taylor Creek township, which was their home for some time, and the parents are now living in MeDonald township.
Albert Moore, the son, was the third born of his parents seven children, and he has been identified with agricultural pursuits since leaving the district schools at the age of seventeen. At the age of twenty-one, in 1883, he was married to Callie Ampsler, who was born and reared in Hardin county. They began their married life with com- paratively nothing of this world's goods, and Mr. Moore rented his father's farm for some time, then going in debt for a place. But sue- cess has crowned his well directed efforts, and he now owns a good estate of six hundred and twelve acres in MeDonald township, which repre- sents the aceumlation of many years of hard and persistent labor. He is engaged very extensively in growing and shipping onions, shipping about two hundred ear loads of this product yearly to the best markets of the country, and besides he is also a well known breeder of good stock. hogs. sheep and horses. He is a Republican voter, and is quite pro- minent in the politics of his township and county.
Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Moore, namely : Effie, Lydia, Callie and Anna. The eldest daughter is the wife of Carl Batchlett, of MeDonald township. Mr. and Mrs. Moore and their family are members of the Mt. Zion Methodist Episcopal church of MeDonald township.
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GEORGE JAMESON .- Attorney George Jameson was born in Wayne county, Ohio, November 15, 1838. After leaving the common schools he attended Vermilion Institute in Ashland county and Kenyon College, and graduated from the Law Department of Michigan University in 1867. He was admitted to the bar by the supreme court of Ohio, and practiced law successfully at Lima, Ohio, for sixteen years, and besides proseenting an active law practice he performed his full share in im- proving the city of Lima, having developed and laid out Jameson's two beautiful additions to that city and which constitute now the beautiful west end, filled with fine homes and constituting by far the most beautiful residence part of the city. He was the pioneer street railway man of Lima. He organized the original Lima Street Railway Company and served as its president until he left the city. In 1883, on account of the unfavorable condition of his health, he sold his interests in Lima, including his beautiful home which he sold to Dr. Baxter, and invested in lands near Dola in Hardin county. where he developed a large farm and made a beautiful home where, with his estimable wife, he resided until her death in 1899.
When twenty-two years of age Mr. Jameson had married Mary E. McClure, the sweetheart of his boyhood and of his after life, a most excellent and beautiful Christian woman, to whom he was very greatly devoted and with whom he lived most happily for nearly forty years. Her death has greatly saddened his life, and being left with no one but employes he opened a law office at Ada in order to be near his only child. Charles E. Jameson, to whom with his family he is very much attached. During the Civil war he entered the army as a private, but was promoted to first sergeant and afterward became captain of his com- pany. He is a member of the Presbyterian church, and a Republican in politics, but in both religion and politics he is very liberal toward the sincere and reasonable opinions of others. He has always been opposed to the saloons and the liquor traffic, and he did his full share in eradicat- ing them from Ada and from the township and the county.
He is an industrious, careful lawyer of long experience, who aims to always give good, faithful, safe and honest counsel and service to all who employ him.
Charles E. Jameson, son of George and Mary E. Jameson, was born in Wayne county, Ohio, April 8. 1866, and received his education in the Lima, Ohio, schools and the Ohio State University. He married Elma I. Sanford, and they reside in their country home three miles east of Ada. They operate their farm of four hundred acres of very rich and valuable land, and educate their sons at Ada. They have six sons, Edwin, Cloyd, Sinclair, Sanford, Walter and Robert.
CADWALLADER WALLACE .- The agricultural interests of Hardin county find an able representative in Cadwallader Wallace, who owns a valuable estate in MeDonald township, and is prominently known both as a farmer and stock raiser. He was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, January 24, 1855, a son of Neacma and Maria Wallace, both also natives of this commonwealth, the father of Ross county and the mother of Franklin county. The son was reared in his native city of Chillico-
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the, attending a private school there, and leaving there in 1882 he came to Hardin county, where his father had given him three hundred and seventy-six acres of land in MeDonald township. This, however, was heavily wooded land at that time, but with the passing years Mr. Wallace has cleared it and made it one of the valuable estates of the township. He follows a general line of farming and is engaged very extensively in the raising of fine stock, ineluding Percheron horses, Duroe hogs and Holstein cattle. He is also an active political worker in county and state politics, and was at one time the nominee of his party, the Democratic, for the office of commissioner.
In 1876 Mr. Wallace was married to Lonella Reed, also born in the city of Chillicothe, and they became the parents of the following four children : Harry R., who married Ethel Fullilove, and is filling a eler- ical position at MeGuffey, Ohio; Nellie, the wife of Norman Williams, of Taylor Creek township; George, who married Edith MeKafty; and Jean, in the parental home. Mrs. Wallace died in 1896, and Mr. Wallace subsequently married Alice Fields, a daughter of the Rev. John Fields of Ada, Ohio, and the only child of that union died at the age of thirteen months. Mr. Wallace is a member of the Knights of Pythias fraternity at Kenton.
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