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Huston Moore came to Clinton county when he was a young man and was married in this county, first to a Miss Bentley, by whom he had one child. John. By his second marriage. to Martha Wilson, there were born three children, Orville B., the subject of this sketch. Thomas and Nellie. Mrs. Martha ( Wilson) Moore died in 1912. Huston Moore is hlentified with the Democratic party and is a member of the Christian church. He is now living retired in Wilmington, this county. in his eighty-fourth year.
Orville B. Moore was born and reared on the farm and was educated in the public schools of this county. In 1853 he was married to Lida Sprague, who was born in Clinton county, the daughter of William Henry and Caroline Sprague, who came to this county from Staten Island, New York, and both of whom are dereased. Mir. and Mrs. Orville B. Moore have five children, all of whom are living, William. Edith, Raymond, Mary and Nellie.
Mr. and Mrs. Moore and family are members of the Christian church at New Antioch. In politics, Mr. Moore is a Democrat.
REUBEN B. PEELLE.
Among the strong and influential citizens of Clinton county, the record of whose lives have become an essential part of the history of this county. Reuben B. Peelle occupies a prominent place. For years he has exerted a beneficial Influence In the locality where he resides, his chief characteristics being kecuness of perception, tireless energy. honesty of purpose and motive and every-day common sense. These qualities have enabled him net only to advance his own interests, but also largely to contribute to the moral and material advancement of the community as a whole.
Reuben B. Perile was born on August 1. 1845. In Wilson township, this county, the son of William and Clarissa (Starbuck) Peelle, the former of whom was born In August, 1sos, in Highland county, Ohio, and died in 1554, and the latter in 1814 in I'nion township. this county, and died in October. 1564. William Peelle was the son of John and Lydia (Bundy ) Prelle, both natives of North Carolina, who were married in Belmont county, Ohlo, at the Concord monthly meeting of the Friends church. In ist5 John Peelle went from North Carolina to Richmond, Indiana, on a trip and then located In Grayson county, Virginia. In 1807 he went to Belmont county, Ohio, where Lydia Bundy's parents lived,
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and there he was married. Subsequently, he and his wife moved to Highland county, Ohio, where they engaged in farming until 1810, when they moved to Greene county, Ohio, where they lived until 1818, In which year they came to Clinton county and purchased fifty acres of land in Wilson township. Later they added to this land until they owned a large tract, and there they reared a family of seven children. Au elder in the Friends church, for years John Peelle was head of the meetings of Grassy Run and was a very influential ettizen in the community. In politics, he was a strong anti-slavery Whig. His principal diversion was fishing and he spent many hours in this pleasant pastime. John Peelle was the son of Renben and Rhoda Peelle, the former born in 1750 and the latter in 1700, in North Carolina. They reared a large family of children, several of whom came to Obio, and about 1830 they followed their children to this state and spent the rest of their lives In this county, their remmins being buried in the Grassy Run Friends meeting burying ground in Wilson township. Originally of English origin, the present generation of the Poelle family has the family history which dates back to Robert Peelle, who lived in North Carolina in 1707. the grandfather of Reuben Peelle, the latter's father having been Josiah Peelle. From the earliest history of the family in America, the Peelles have been members of the Quaker church.
The maternal grandparents of Renben B. Peelle were Gayer and Susanna ( Dillon) Starbuck, the former of whom was born on Nantucket Island, and the Intter in Guilford county, North Carolina. where they were married about 1807 and who came to Clinton county and settled in I'nion township in 1810, at which time Clinton county was being organized. Gayer Starbuck was a Whig in politics and was an active member of the Friends church, being devoted to the orthodox branch of the church. He was a successful farmer and be and his children cleared up large tracts of land. He owned the first steam saw-mill in the county and also operated a grist-mill. He and his wife were the parents of ten children.
From the time he was seven years old, William Peelle lived in this county. He was a well-educated and well-informed man, having supplemented his education in the subscrip- tion schools of the period by home study. Always a strong Abolitionist. he was first a Whig and later a Republican. An elder in the Quaker church, he succeeded his father as hend of the Grassy Run meetings and beenme very active in church work. Incidentally, he held several township offices, all of which he filled with credit. He owned several farms, one of which, a farm of one hundred and seventy neres, situated in Wilson township, is now owned by Reuben B. Peelle, the subject of this sketch.
To William and Clarissa (Starbuck) Pelle thirteen children were born, cleven of whom are deceased, the two living children being Reuben B., the subject of this sketch, and Louisa, who is the wife of Elwood Moon, a manufacturer of pumps at Sabina, Ohio. The deceased children are: Susanna, who married Elihu Carter; John, who was a former in Wilson township; Isaiah, Jesse. Wilson. Asa, Elihu. Lydia, Moses, Aaron and Josiah.
After attending the district schools of Clinton county, Reuben B. Peelle became a student at Earlbam College at Richmond, Indiana, and later at the Lebanon Normal College at Lebation, Ohio. Subsequently, he taught school for five years, and in 1877 went to C'alifornia, where he remained for two years in Column county. Upon his return from California, Mr. Peelle married and took charge of the home place for his father. In 1884 he bought this farm, consisting of one hundred and seventy acres, and in 150G purchased ten acres near Wilmington, where he built a magnificent home, where he has lived ever since. Still later he purchased the Tim Bennett farm of one hundred and sixteen acres. For many years he has specialized in raising thoroughbred Durham cattle and is well known in this section as a successful breeder.
On January 20, 1879. Reuben B. Peelle married Emma Elliott, daughter of Solomon and Penelope Elliott, residents of Henry county, Indiana, who died In 1889. Three years Inter Mr. Peelle married, secondly. Mrs. Rosaline (Cryder) Cline, a widow, who was born
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in Ross county, Ohio, the daughter of Andrew Cryder, who was a farmer of that county, and to this second union has been born one child, Effle Olive, who was born on August 10, 1895, and is now a student at Wilmington College.
Mr. and Mrs. Peelle are devoted birthright members of the Friends church. Politically, Mr. Peelle is a Republican. He undoubtedly bas exerted a wholesome influence on the social and commercial life of' Clinton county and is one of the most highly respected citizens of this county.
DANIEL WEBSTER HAINES.
Daniel Webster Haines, one of the leading members of the Chester township school board for the past decade, is a man of pleasing personality, well known and highly respected, as well as a successful farmer, who owns one hundred and fifty-five acres of land in that township and one hundred and sixty acres in Vernon township. By marriage, Mr. Haines is connected with the famous Mckay family, whose ancestry goes back to the first settlement made in Clinton county. The Haines family maintain a home in Wilmington, where they live a part of the time.
Daniel Weebster Haines was born in Greene county, Ohio, on April 22, 1863, a son of Eber and Mary ( Mendenhall ) Haines, the former born in Caesars Creek township, Greene county, on January 20, 1825, and the latter born at West Milton, Miami county. this state, daughter of Thaddeus and Priscilla ( Sturgeon) Mendenhall. Eber Haines was a son of Zimri and Elizabeth (Compton) Haines, natives of New Jersey and North Carolina, respectively. The latter came with her parents in a wagon from North Carolina to New Burlington, Ohio, when only four years of age. Zimri Haines emigrated from New Jersey to Pennsylvania, where he learned the trade of a cabinet-maker. Later he emigrated to Greene county, Ohio, where he spent the remainder of his life. He and his wife were the parents of ten children. Samuel, Elizabeth, Sarah, Maria, El- wood, Eber, Eli, Clapton, Asaph and Phoebe. The family were earnest members of the Friends church, while politically. Zimri Haines was an old-time Whig.
The sixth child of Zimri and Elizabeth (Compton) Haines was Eber, the father of Daniel Webster Haines. Eber Haines was a farmer all his life. After removing to Clinton county, in 1882, he began preaching, at the age of forty-five, and continued as a local minister in the Friends church until his death, on December 19, 1911. Daniel Webster Haines is one of ten children born to his parents, the others being as follow : Lydia Ellen, who died when young; Margaret, who married John Turner; Zimri D., who married Alice Mckay ; Thaddeus A., who married Eliza Mary Hiatt; Priscilla, who married Jacob B. Mckay; Daniel W., twin brother of Wilomena, the latter of whom died early in life; Mary, who was the wife of William Hiatt, dled at the age of twenty- eight, and Eber W., a well-known farmer of Chester township.
. Daniel Webster Haines, who received his elementary education in the common schools of Paintersville, Greene county, Inter pursued his educational training in Chester township, this county, and when a young man began farming in that township. He con- tinued farmning there until 1903, at which time he purchased the old Mahlon Wall farm, consisting of ninety-six acres, and to this tract he has added from time to time uutil he is now the owner of one hundred and forty-five acres in Chester township and one hundred and sixty acres in Vernon township. He is an extensive breeder of Duroc- Jersey hogs, as well as a feeder of cattle.
On October 15. 1891, Daniel W. Haines was married to Estella MeKay, who was born on July 5. 1865, the daughter of Alfred and Sarah L. ( Miars) Mckay. Mrs. Haines' father was a farmer in Liberty township and served as county commissioner of Clinton county for several years. He also served as county surveyor. Mrs. Huines was one of two children born to her parents. Her brother. Ray, is derensed.
To Daniel W. and Estella (MeKay) Haines one son has been born. Eldon R., born
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on June 10, 1803, who is a graduate of Wilmington College, and is living at home with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs Haines are members of the Friends church, and Mr. Haines votes the Republican ticket. They take an earnest Interest in all good works in their neighbor- hood and are held in high regard throughout that vicinity.
ENOCH HOLADAY.
Enoch Holaday, now a successful and well-known farmer of Jefferson township, Clinton county, was born at Ogden, this county, on July 17, 1836, one of the eight children born to William and Ann (Carter) Holaday, both natives of the same village. William Holaday was the son of John and Susanna (Falkner) Holaday, both natives of the same neighborhood in Virginia. John Holaday fell In love with Susanna Falkner, and her people, who were opposed to his attentions, left Virginia for Ohio. He followed, however, to Greene county, where he married the girl of his choice. Later, Susanna Falkner's parents came to Clinton county, where they spent the rest of their lives. John Holaday erected a saw and grist-mill at Ogden, but later sold out and moved to Jefferson township, where he purchased over nine hundred acres of land and he and his wife died on their farm a little enst of Westboro. They were the parents of eight children. John Holaday was a member of the Society of Friends and it took all his personal property except an ax to pay for his substitute to fight in the War of 1812. The government would have taken the ax, but his wife hid It. John Holaday, after taking some hogs to Westboro, was attacked by cholera. He spent the night at his daughter's home and died before morning. The maternal grandparents of Enoch Holaday were Nathaniel and Nancy (Baker) Carter. natives of Virginia and early settlers in Clinton county. Nathaniel Carter was a farmer and Quaker minister, who had a farm which adjoined that of Mr. Holaday's paternal grandparents. Both Nathaniel and Nancy Carter died on this farm. William Holaday received a limited education in the schools of Clinton county and was a farmer on the land now owned by his son, Enoch, all his life. Hle owned one hundred and eighty acres of land and was a member of the Quaker church.
Enoch Holaday was educated in the public schools of Jefferson township. He was a successful buckster for some time, but later went into the dry-goods business at Midland and lost everything he had saved. Afterward, about 1869, he moved to his present farm, and has since lived there, he and his wife being the owners of one hundred and twenty ncres.
On October 18. 1866, Enoch Holaday was married to Sarah J. West, who was born in Clark township. this county, the daughter of Owen and Mary (Carey) West, the former a minister in the Friends church, who was born north of Martinsville, in this county, and the latter of whom was born near Hillsboro, in Highland county. The Rev. Owen West was the son of William and Sarah ( Hamrick) West, natives probably of Virginia and early settlers in Clinton county. William West first located in Chester county, Pennsylvania, but Iater came to Clinton county and engaged in farming. His wife. Sarah Hamrick, was the daughter of Lockie Hamrick, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Mary Carey was the daughter of John and Margaret (Greene) Carey, natives of Grayson county, Virginia, who moved to North Carolina and still Inter to Highland county, Ohio. Subsequently, they settled in Indiana, where they both died. They were Quakers and had ten children, of whom eight grew to maturity. Mrs. Holaday's father did not attend school a day in his life, Ilis wife taught him his letters and he later became a minister in the Friends church. He was also a farmer and owned one hundred and sixty acres of land In Liberty township. Highland county, having moved there when his daughter, Sarah J., who later became Mrs. Holaday, was
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eight years old. His wife died in Highland county, but he died later at Martinsville, this county.
To Enoch and Sarah J. ( West ) Holaday five children have been born, of whom two, Lindley. the eldest, and Mary, the third born. died at the age of sixteen, the living children being Eva, Margaret and Elizabeth.
Mr. Holaday was drafted for service during the Civil War, but, as a member of the Friends church, his religious scruples would not permit military service and he paid three hundred dollars for a substitute, thus escaping service. He is a Republican and has served his township very efficiently as a road supervisor and as a school director.
WILLARD KLINE.
Willard Kline, a native of Stark county. Ohio, is at present one of the best-known farmers of Jefferson township, this county. He was born on October 28, 1862, the son of Philip and Magdelina ( Bortz) Kline, natives of Germany and Stark county, Ohio, respectively. His paternal grandparents were residents of Philadelphia after emigrating to this country from Germany. His maternal grandfather, Michael Bortz, was a native of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, of German descent, who moved to Stark county, Ohio, purchased a farm and died in that county.
Philip Kline had completed his education in the German schools before coming to this country with his parents. He was a cabinet-maker and undertaker, trades which he had begun to learn in Germany, and for a time followed those vocations in Philadel- phia. After his marriage, he removed to Malvern. Ohio, and followed his trade there for some time, after which he removed to a farm nearby and was engaged in agriculture the rest of his life, having been the owner of sixty acres of land. He and his wife were the parents of twelve children.
Willard Kline, one of the twelve children born to Philip and Magdelina (Bortz) Kline, was eduented In the common schools of Stark county and of Malvern, under John Baxter. He also attended schoot nt Mount Union and later attended a business college in Canton, under Griffith and Paterson. this latter school having been one of the first of its kind opened in the state of Ohio. Mr. Kline taught school for twelve years, and then became an Interurban railway conductor out of Akron, a position which he held for six years. Afterwards he was In the coal business for two years in Akron, but sold out in 1910 and removed to Jefferson township. this county, where Mrs. Kline owned a farm. They now have three farms, comprising. in all. three hundred acres, and are engaged in general farming and stock raising.
On Thanksgiving Day. 1905, Willard Kline was married to Mr& Ellen (sliffe) Moon, a native of Tuscarawas county, Ohio, daughter of JJacob and Susanna (Long- necker) Sliffe, natives of Tuscarawas county, Ohio, and Fayette county, Pennsylvania. respectively, and widow of Jason Moon, for many years a teacher in Clinton county and a son of Thomas Moon, an early settler in Jefferson township, this county. Jason Moun, who died in 1903, was also a farmer, and served as principal of the Westboro and Blanchester schools for some thne. He had been educated in the public schools and at the Lebanon Normal School.
Mrs. Kline's paternal grandparents were Henry and Magdelina ( Biddle) Sliffe, of Westmoreland county. Pennsylvania, and of German descent. who settled on a half section of land In Tuscarawas county. Ohio. Her paternal great-grandparents wore Henry and Elizabeth ( Houk) Siffe, of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, who also entered land In Tusenrawas county. Mrs. Kline's paternal grandmother was the dangh- ter of Fred and Barbara ( Bidler, Biddle, natives of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, and early settlers in Tusenrawas county. Ohio, The father of her paternal great-grand- father. Henry Sliffe, came to America from Germany and settled in Westmoreland county. Mrs. Kline's maternal grandparents were Peter and Elizabeth (Shank) Long
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necker, of Fayette county, Pennsylvania, who were farmers in Holmes county, Ohio. Her maternal great-grandparents were Peter and Elizabeth ( Noftsinger) Longnecker, of Fayette county, Pennsylvania, who migrated with the remainder of the family to Holmes county, Ohio. Mrs. Kline's mother, who, before her marriage, was Susuna Longnecker, had four brothers. David, Joseph, John and Henry, who were soldiers in the Civil War. Mrs. Kline's father, Jacob Sliffe, was a farmer in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, all his life. and died in that county. He and his wife were the parents of thirteen children, of whom ten grew to maturity.
Mr. and Mrs. Kline are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Westboro, and take an active part in the affairs of that congregation. They are highly respected citizens of Jefferson township and are well known and widely admired.
CHARLES CALEB HIXSON.
The late Charles Caleb Hixson, well known as a farmer of Washington and Jefferson townships, this county, was born in Jefferson township in 1855, son of John A. and Nancy ( Hull) Hixson, who came from Highland county, this state, to Clinton county.
Charles Caleb Hixson was educated in the public schools of Jefferson township, and was reared to the life of a farmer, which occupation he followed all his life. After reaching maturity, he engaged in farming for his father for a time, and also carried the mail for a period of six years, from Westboro to Wilmington, before the construction of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. At the time of his death he was the owner of one hundred acres of land, sixty acres of which is in Washington township and forty acres in Jefferson township, practically all in one body.
In 1879 Mr. Hixson was married to Minnie James, a native of Lumberton, this county, daughter of Isaac Newton and Isabelle ( Miller) James, the former a native of Lumberton and the latter of Campbell county, Virginia. Isaac N. James was the son of Joshua and Maria (Burr) James, very early settlers of Wilmington. Isabelle Miller was the daughter of Ephraim and Esther ( Kelter) Miller, the former born in Washington county. Pennsylvania, and the latter in Hampshire county, Virginia. Ephraim Miller was a soldier in the War of 1812, and after his marriage, in the Old Dominion state, in 1549. located in Clinton county, settling one mile west of Lumberton, where he was engaged In farming the rest of his life. The Millers are of Pennsylvania Quaker descent. Esther ( Keiter) Miller was a daughter of George Keiter, a native of Virginia, of German descent.
To Mr. and Mrs. Hixson were born five children, Zella, Joseph Engene, Walter Leroy, Charles Caleb, Jr., and Hallie Hazel. Of these children Zella, the first born, and Charles C., Jr., the fourth born, are deceased.
The late Charles Caleb Hixson was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. and his widow is still an active and interested worker in that denomination.
WILLIAM A. POND.
Success generally comes as a consequence of closely applied energy. unfailing deter- mination and perseverance. Seldom is success known to smile upon the iller and the dreamer rarely is courted ; only those who diligently seek the favors of success receiving her blessing. William A. Pond, a resident of Antioch, this county, is one of the well- known residents of this section, and his present high standing may be attributed to his large personal worth, which has gained for him the esteem of the people with whom he has had business and social relations.
William A. Pond was born on March 20, 1852. in Green township, this county. the son of William and Mary ( Lieurance) Pond, the former of whom, born on June 2. 1×12. In Green township, died on January 10, 1912. and the latter, born on March 21, 1815, died on August 25, 1906.
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In 1802 four brothers, Griffen, Henry, John and Jonathan Pond, started from Wilkes county, North Carolina, for Ohio. Later the four brothers scattered over different parts of Ohio and in the respective communities where they lived, they became promin- ent citizens. Griffen Pond, the grandfather of William A., came to Clinton county in 1802, locating on what is now known as the old Faren farm, He cleared one hundred acres of land and received fifty acres of the same in payment for his work. He lived in this section of the state the rest of his life, buying and selling several farms. He was a member of the Baptist church. He and his wife were the parents of nine children, all of whom are now deceased, these children having been as follow : Griffen, Jr., who moved to Mercer county, Ohio, and died at the age of one hundred years and six months; Jobu, who died in Miami county. Indiana, where he was a farmer; Jonathan, who died in Wabash county, Indiana; Mary, who married Messer Green, and died at Cuba, this county, at the age of ninety ; Priscilla, who married John Wire, and was the mother of Doctor Wire, of Wilmington; Sarah, who married Samuel Hamilton, of Jamestown, Greene county, Ohio; William, who was the father of William A .; George W., who died In Mercer county, Ohio, where he was a farmer, and David, who died in Clarksville, this county, where he was a preacher in the Baptist church and a farmer.
The late William Pond, father of William A. Pond, started in life with very little money. He built a log house for himself on what is now known as the Clark place, in Green township, which is still standing. It was in this log house that William A. Pond was born. There were two slabs pinned together for a table and the bed was made by putting pins in the log wall. William Pond finally enme to own three hundred acres of land and died on his farm. His wife, Mary Lieurance, was the daughter of John and Rebecca (Brown) Lieurance. both natives of Wilkes county, North Carolina, who were married in that county and in 1802 came with the l'onds and Browns to Clinton county. The Licurances settled in Washington township, where they became the owners of n large farm. John Lieurance was a deacon in the Cowans Creek Baptist church. He died at the age of eighty five, after rearing a large family. William and Mary Pond were members of the Christian church at New Antioch and were ardent church workers all their lives. William Pond was a stock buyer of considerable note and drove stock overland to Cincinnati. In his younger days he had been engaged in hauling produce to and from the cities in this section. He served as township trustee, having been elected as n Republican. Before becoming a Republican, he was a Whig.
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