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township Feb. 21, 1837, and is a son of George and Rachel (Fleming) Cellar, who were married Dec. 7, 1826.
HENRY COOK, general store ; now a resi- dent of Hyattsville; was born Oct. 22, 1847; son of Seth Cook, a native of Morrow Co., where Henry was born ; his mother's name, previous to her marriage, was Nellie Hardman, born in West Virginia ; Henry came to Delaware Co. when he was 16 years of age, and hired out to work at a saw-mill, and continued working by the month for two years; he then bought a fourth interest in the mill owned by Steitz & Cook, which they ran under the firm name of Steitz & Cook, and did a large business, buying timber land and cutting off the timber, sawing it for the market; they sold the mill and divided up the land ; Henry farmed one season, and subsequently traded his land for the town property he now owns, and Sept. 16, 1878, opened up a general store, which he has since carried on ; keeps a selected stock of such goods as are required in the community, and pro- poses to treat the people fairly, and thus hopes to merit their patronage. On Oct. 17, 1872, was united in wedlock to Mary Webster, who was born in Concord Township Nov. 16, 1848; she is a daughter of Frebourne Webster ; prior to her marriage, was a teacher several years. He and wife are members of the United Brethren. Mr. Cook is also a member of Powell Lodge, No. 465, I. O. O. F. They have had three children-Alice I., born Aug. 4, 1873 ; died May 3, 1877 ; Jay, born July 18, 1875 ; Nellie, born Feb. 5, 1878.
THOMAS CASE, farmer ; P. O. Hyattville ; was born in this township May 26, 1847, son of Seth W. Case, who came to this State in 1816 and located in this county, and remained here until 1863, when he moved to Franklin Co., where he died on May 1, 1866, in Blendon Township ; his wife survives him. Thomas, the subject of this O. V. I., Co. A, and was engaged in the battles of Spottsylvania, the Wilderness, North Anna, Cold Harbor, the James River movement, and was wounded in the battle before Petersburg June 17, 1864, by being shot in the left side, and was only absent from his regiment forty days, and joined them July 27; was present at the mine explosion in front of Petersburg, and participated in all the battles that the regiment engaged in up to the close of the war. Upon his return home, attended school and farmed. July 17, 1870, was united in marriage to Lavinie Thomas ; born Aug.
14, 1849 ; have three children, but two living- Helen A., born Sept. 8, 1871; Walter R., Dec. 16, 1878; after his marriage he continued farm- ing ; came here in 1873, and has since remained one mile south of Hyatt's Station ; member of Powell Lodge, No. 465, I. O. O. F. Mr. Thomas' father, during his life, was a member of the Republican party, served over thirty years as Justice of the Peace. Thomas W .. in the last election, was elected to the office of Land Ap- praiser, as a Democrat.
JOHN F. COLFLESII, farmer ; P. O. Delaware ; is among the well-to-do farmers of this township, and was born in Philadelphia Co., Penn., Dec. 25, 1810; is a son of Jacob and Margaret (Nugan) Colflesh, both of them natives of Pennsylvania ; John received his education in the common schools, and, at the age of 15, commenced the carpenter's trade, at which he worked in Philadelphia, and was there when the cholera raged in that city; saw the dead hauled out in cart-loads and dumped into pits for their reception. Dec. 23, 1833, was married to Mary D. Weed, born in 1814, same county as her husband; her father's name was Christopher Weed ; her mother's name was Han- nah Wiley before marriage; in the spring of 1837, Mr. Colflesh moved to this State and lo- cated on his present place; his father preceded him the previous fall, and had bought 248 acres of land, which he subsequently divided between John and his brother James. John, though raised to a mechanical pursuit, readily turned his attention to farming ; has improved his place, and has as desirable a location as can be found in the county ; they have ten children, five boys and five girls-Jacob, now in Berlin Township ; John A., in Des Moines, Iowa ; Ellen, now the wife of John Harter, of Kentucky ; Amanda, now Mrs. John Baker, of Plymouth, Ind .; William J., same place ; Lydia, wife of George W. Young, of Del- Hattie, at home. Miss Hattie took a 860 prem- ium at the last fair for cooking the best meal and in less time than any of her competitors. Samuel, the second son, and deceased, was among the num- ber who first responded to the call in 1861; he was a brave and valiant soldier ; he was in Co. C, 4th O. V. I., and was through some of the severest battles of the war; was at one time in command of the company when the Captain and Lieuten- ants were killed or disabled ; in one battle on the Peninsula was the second man to cross the rebel works, and a rebel snapped a cap at him three
sketch, during his 16th year, enlisted in the 60th . aware; Eliza, wife of Vance Jacox; Henry and
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times, and Samuel finally wrenched the gun from him and took him prisoner; he lost his life at the battle of the Wilderness three weeks before his time would have expired; Jacob was in the 100- days service, and John A. served about one year in the mechanical department. Mr. and Mrs. Colflesh are members of the Protestant M. E. Church ; he is a member of the I. O. O. F., No. 57, located at Delaware. Has served two years as Justice of the Peace and was elected another term but refused to serve. Is a Democrat.
HIRAM CHAPMAN, farmer ; P. O. Dela- ware; is a native of Summit Co., Ohio, born Feb. 28, 1849; son of T. Chapman, who was born in Vermont and married Hannah Ann Lip- pincott, a native of New Jersey, and moved to Obio in 1848, locating in Summit Co .; Hiram was the youngest of a family of three children ; his father was a tinner by occupation, and Hiram learned the trade of him, remaining at home until he was about 28 years of age. April 5, 1877, was married to Miss Alice S. Pierce, born in 1852, daughter of Samuel and Ann Pierce; they have one child-Hattie Bell, born Sept. 6, 1878. Hiram moved to this township in April, 1877, aud since has been engaged in farming. He and his wife are both members of the Pres- byterian Church at Liberty ; he is also a member of the Masonic Fraternity, Ashley Lodge, No. 407, A., F. & A. M.
CYNTHIA M. CASE, farmer ; P. O. Powell ; was born in this county Aug. 16, 1819; her name before marriage was Tuller ; the Tullers are from Connecticut, and her mother was from Ver- mont; Mrs. Case was married, Sept. 13, 1839, to Augustus L. Case, who was born in Licking Co .; they farmed for some time after their marriage, and subsequently ran a livery stable, and some time before his death had a contract for car- rying the mail, had five lines or contracts, and carried on this business for about sixteen years ; in 1854, he died, leaving considerable of his mail contract unfilled, yet Mrs. Case conducted the business and filled out the unexpired part of the time ; Mrs. Case has a farm adjoining .Powell where she lives ; her daughter Dora, who married Charles Carlson, lives with her.
O. J. CASE, farmer ; P. O. Powell ; was
born in Beachtown April 6, 1840 ; son of Augus- tus L. Case, who married Cynthia Tuller ; Oscar left home in his 19th year to " to paddle his own canoe;" Aug. 4, 1862, enlisted in Co. G, 96th O. V. I., and was in the service three years,
and returned home without a scratch, received his discharge July 30, 1865. October 25, same year, was married to Martha Tone, born in 1841, daugh- ter of Christopher Tone, a native of Vermont, came West when she was about 1 year old ; After their marriage, they moved to Franklin Co., stayed one year; in the fall of 1866, re- turned to - Delaware Co., and located on the farm he now owns; has four children-Aurla. Nelson F., Oddie and Owen (twins); Mr. Case cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln.
NORMAN. CASE, farmer, was born in this township Oct. 12, 1824, and is a son of Ralph Case, who was a native of Connecticut, and came here at an early day, making the trip with ox teams, and horses in the lead; upon arriving in this country, he had but one ox left. Norman was born on the place now owned by his brother William, and obtained his education in a log school- house, with slabs for seats and boards nailed up to the side of the house for a desk. April 17. 1549, he married Almira Holcomb, who was a native of Connecticut ; they have three children, Alice L., Mary A. and Laura P. After marriage, they lo- cated on the place where he now lives, and where he " kept bach " the year previous. Mr. Case pays taxes on 178 acres of land, and has been a successful farmer. Although he has never identi- fied himself with any church organization, yet he is an advocate and supporter of Christian princi- ples. He is a member of Powell Lodge, I. O.O. F., No. 465. His father was a Democrat, and the Case family have remained true to those prin- ciples.
M. S. CASE, trader ; P. O. Powell. Miles is a native of this township, born Jan. 29, 1832; there were four children in his father's family, Miles being the third ; his father, Titus Case, is a native of Connecticut, and came to the State with his father, George, many years ago, and was among the early settlers in this country. Miles' mother was born in New Jersey ; her name was Anna Fisher before marriage. Miles left home at the age of 17, and at 22 he was married to Emily Jane Bartholomew, daughter of Maj. Bartholomew, April 5, 1855 ; they have ten children-Elizabeth E., Mary E., Franklin M., John T., Emily, Lu- ella, Peter, James, Hattie and Roxie. After mar- riage, he located on the homestead. where he lived until 1869, when he moved to this place. His wife died April 7, 1873, and July 15, 1874. he was married to Carrie Lentz, born in Fairfield Co., near Lancaster ; she died during child-birth, Oct.
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6, 1879 ; she was 38 years of age. Mr. Case has, for the last twenty years, been engaged in stock- trading ; has 137 acres of land adjoining Powell, on the east. Is a member of Powell Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 465, of which he is Permanent Secre- tary.
HIRAM R. CARPENTER, farmer ; P. O. Delaware; was born in this township Nov. 18, 1821; the Carpenter family are said to be the first family who settled in the county : the Carpenter family can trace their genealogy back several gen- erations-to one Abraham, who was born some- time in 1600; then Abiel, born 1703, next Capt. Nathan, born April 12, 1757; then James, born in 1794, the father of Hiram; Capt. Nathan was born in Chenango Co., N. Y., and emigrated to this State May 1, 1801 ; he started for Pittsburgh in a sleigh ; sold it at that point and bought a keel- boat and came to what is known as West Colum- bus, and from there they came up the Olentangy, and the last night before reaching their destina- tion, they camped on an island about one-quarter of a mile north of the iron bridge near the Bar- tholomew estate ; they came on the next day, and camped at a spring opposite the Carpenter estate, where they remained until they found the exact location of their laud which had been bought by Capt. Nathan Carpenter before coming, and they brought a surveyor along who established their lines, and then they built a log cabin near the gate which leads into the Carpenter farm, where they lived several years, when they moved to the hill and erected a house on the site of the present structure built by Hiram. The Carpenter family are very long-lived, very few of them have died under 80 years of age; Hiram is the first child of James Carpenter by a second marriage ; there were eight children in the family ; Hiram and sister re- mained on the homestead consisting of 350 acres of choice land ; Mr. Carpenter is running a dairy of Jersey cows, and is the originator of a new process of butter-making or aid to the same by submerging the milk in cold water, which is a suc- cess. Hiram and sister are members of the Pres- byterian Church ; he is also a member of the Ma- sonic Fraternity of both Lodge and Chapter, and is Master of the Liberty Grange, No. 124.
WILLIAM CRUIKSHANK, farmer ; P. O. Delaware; Mr. Cruikshank is one of the number of self-made men in the county, and there are few men who have manifested more energy and done more for their families in an educational way than he ; early in life, he became impressed with the great
importance of obtaining an education and has from his first outset in life made everything tend in that direction, beginning in life at a time when advantages of this character were very unfavor- able indeed; yet, notwithstanding all the disad- vantages and discouragements that attended him, he never lost sight of his desire to obtain a good education, working for his board and cutting sev- eral cords of wood each week at times before and after school hours, to enable him to procure the means to prosecute his studies ; he left home at the age of 17 and educated and clothed himself by the fruits of his own labor and arduous study ; at the age of 18, he began to teach, which he followed until he was 30 years of age ; at the age of 23, he was married to Cynthia M. Fisher, a native of New York; their marriage took place May 14, 1839. Mr. Cruikshank was born in Liberty Town- ship, on the east side of the Olentangy River, one and a half miles north of Beeber's Mill, in the year 1816; is a son of George and Elizabeth Cruikshank ; the former was a native of Washing- ton Co., N. Y., and came to this State about the close of the war of 1812, locating in this town- ship; the Cruikshanks are of Scotch descent. After William's marriage, he began farming ; sub- sequently, when his children grew up, he moved to Delaware on purpose to educate them and lived. there about fifteen years, where several of them graduated. They have had seven children, but four living-Edward died at 14 years of age; Homer graduated and prepared himself for the ministry and died at 23; George W. enlisted in the late war, served three years and then re-enlisted, was pro- moted to First Lieutenant, was taken prisoner at the Weldon R. R. affair and has never been heard of since; Eugene died at the age of 18; William, married and at home; Eunice, also graduated, now the wife of W. P. Leeper, of Indiana ; Lois J., graduate of same school ( Wesleyan Female College), now the wife of Rev. Daniel Murdock ; Mary T. lives at home. Mr. Cruikshank has 164 acres of land that he has cleared up, and has done an un- usual amount of hard labor; could have been worth much more, had he not spent so much in educating his family, but this he does not regret. He and family are members of the M. E. Church.
WILLIAM O. DIXON, farmer ; P. O. Lewis Center ; was born in this township Feb. 27, 1841 ; son of Abel Dixon ; his mother's name was Lydia Clark before marriage ; Abel was born in Vermont, and his wife in New York. William's father died when he was a mere lad, and he was left to look
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out for himself; his mother was poor and not able to maintain him, and he started out to do for him- self. Nov. 7, 1861, he volunteered his services in defense of his country, and was out over four years in Co. B, 46th O. V. I., and no better sol- dier was in the regiment than William ; he par- ticipated in all the battles the regiment was en- gaged in, with the exception of one, and that took place while he was a prisoner ; his first battle was at Pittsburg Landing ; he was at Vicksburg, Jack- son (Miss)., and Mission Ridge ; he veteraned while in Tennessee, and went immediately on the campaign, and was at all the battles of the Atlanta campaign, and was taken prisoner while on a for- aging expedition in North Carolina ; was taken to Libby Prison, and from there to Annapolis, and from there he was sent to Columbus, where he got his discharge in June, 1865. Jan. 1, he was married to Phobe L. Lowry, born in this county Aug. 30, 1848 ; daughter of Andrew J. Lowry. After their marriage, they moved to Ashley, re- mained two years, and in the fall of 1868 moved to the place where he now lives, and bought thirty-seven and half acres of land. They have five children-William A., born Nov. 2, 1866; Alice J., born Dec. 29, 1868; Henry B., born Jan. 8, 1870; James F., born Dec. 8, 1872; Mary, born Dec. 1, 1874.
W. H. EDMAN, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Powell; was born in Licking Co., Ohio, Aug. 6, 1822 ; is the second son of a family of six children, born of Paul E. and Hannah ( Harris) Edman. Samuel Edman, the grandfather of William, was one of the " minute men " in Revo- lutionary times ; he was a native of New Jersey. Paul, the father of William, came out to Licking Co. in 1813, and entered land, and returned to Pendleton Co., Penn., where he was born (1794) and brought out his family in 1815, and re- mained in Licking Co. until the year 1855, when he moved to Allen Co., where he met with an ac- cidental and painful death; he was gored by an infuriated bull, and died a few hours afterward. William remained at home until his 25th year, when he was united in matrimony to Mary Ann Fry, born Dec. 4, 1822, in Greene Co., Penn. Their marriage took place Dec. 2, 1847, after which he rented for two years, and in December, 1851, moved on land he had previously bought, where he still remains ; he first bought 100 acres covered with standing timber, built a log cabin with clap-board roof, which was weighted down. with poles, and moved into it before there was any
chimney ; he and his wife began work in good earnest, he clearing up his land, and she spun and wove the cloth for their clothes. The log cabin is now eclipsed by a modern brick structure, re- cently built, They have had seven children- Abram, Susan, Angelina, Julict, Malinda, Aman- da and Mary (deceased). He and his wife are mem- bers of the Christian Union Church. Mr. Edman can remember cheering for Gen. Jackson, and is still a Democrat.
BENJAMIN FRESHWATER, farmer : P. O. Powell ; was born in Knox Co., Ohio, Aug. 15, 1820 ; is the seventh child of a family of ten children, born of George and Mary (Hunter Freshwater, both of them born and married in Pennsylvania, and at an early day moved to Knox Co., and were among the first settlers ; Benjamin remained with his parents until he was 23 years of age, and, Dec. 21, 1843, was married to Mary Ann Buxton, born in 1824, daughter of James Buxton, of Union Co., who died Oct. 18. 1879. in his 78th year. When Mr. Freshwater mar- ried, they had no landed possessions nor bank ac- counts to draw from, but their hands and their resolutions were their stock in trade, and they em- barked for themselves by renting land, which they continued for six years, and in this time saved enough to purchase fifteen acres on the east bank of the Scioto; they remained on this six years. and then moved to the place where they now live ; they now have 100 acres, which he has acquired by additions as they had means to invest-the result of many years of toil and careful manage- ment-being ably assisted by his wife. They have one child -- Mary Lavina-now the wife of E. Billingsly, who is merchandising in Fairfield Co. Mrs. Freshwater is a member of the Christian Union Church.
M. L. FOWLER, saw-mill, Powell; was born in Orange Township, July 3, 1842, the only child of Moses and Emily ( Hall) Fowler, both natives of this State. Maj. Fowler, at the tender age of 14 months, was left an orphan ; the death of his parents occurred but a few months apart ; his grandfather Hall then cared for him until he be- came 14 years of age, and then the greater portion of his remaining minority he was cared for by his aunt, Roxie Bartholomew. He then ran as fire- man on the lakes one season, and worked in the salt works at Bay City ; spent one year in In- diana, and went to Dakota, where he remained six years, three of which was spent as engineer in a saw-mill at Cheyenne Agency, in Government em.
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ploy. In the fall of 1871, returned to this county, and the year following obtained the hand of Miss Hannah Webster in marriage, which was cele- brated Oct. 19, 1872; she is a native of Concord Township, born Jan. 14, 1853 ; she is a daughter of Frebourn Webster, a native of Rhode Island ; they have three children-Edwin G., William F. and Frank L .; after their marriage, moved to Powell, where he bought the saw-mill owned by E. J. Hall, and has since run the same and has been doing a good business ; does all kinds of saw- ing and in a satisfactory manner; saws by the hundred and also on shares. Maj. Fowler is a man that attends to his own business, and is an industrious and upright man. Is a member of Powell Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 465.
JOHN FREESE, farmer ; P. O. Delaware ; was born in this township in August, 1830 ; he is the third son of a family of ten children born to Abram and Elizabeth Humes ; Mr. Freese was from Picka- way Co .; John had but common school advantages ; he stayed at home and assisted his father until he at- tained his majority, when he subsequently married Susan Smith, a native of Delaware ; after marriage, he settled in Concord, two miles east of Bellepoint, where he stayed two years; then he moved east of Delaware where he farmed five years; then he went to Troy, and remaining there one year ; he then went to Berlin, where he lived two years ; in 1864, he moved to the place where he now lives, in the northwest corner of Liberty, where he bought sixty acres of land; Mr. Freese has all his life been engaged in farming, except seven years which was spent in the cooper business ; he learned his trade before marriage; Mr. Freese began life poor, but has been a hard-working man, and been prudent and saving; had six brothers in the late war, and only two returned home; they have had eight children- Henry, Martha, Eliza, Almira, William, Louis, Georgia and Isaac (Isaac, Georgia and William deceased ). Mr. Freese and wife are members of the United Brethren Church.
A. S. GOODRICH, farmer, retired; P. O. Worthington, Franklin Co .; is one of the worthy and stanch citizens of the township, who was born in the same tract he now occupies Oct. 7, 1813; his father's name was Ebenezer, and his mother's maiden name was Betsey Dixon Good- man, the former a native of Connecticut, and the latter a native of Vermont; they came to this country at a time when Columbus was a place un- known; the ground on which it stands was a wilderness ; Indian trails traversed the country in
various directions ; upon their arrival, they built a log cabin in the woods ; they thus lived for many years, enduring the privations and hardships of the early pioneer ; Mr. Goodrich, Sr., was a carpenter and assisted his neighbors in erecting their rude structures ; when not thus employed was making improvements on his farm. His death occurred Oct. 15, 1846, and his remains now repose in the family burying-ground. Aaron S. was born in the log cabin of his father; received an elementary education at subscription rates, and remained with his father until he was 35 years of age, when he was married to Sarah Hardin Dec. 27, 1848 ; she was born in this township Dec. 16, 1827, the daughter of John and Sarah (Carpenter) Hardin, a near relative of Capt. Nathan Carpenter, one of the early settlers in this county ; three children have blessed this union -- Allison E., born Ang. 17, 1850; George Blucher, Dec. 22, 1852, and Will- iam H., April 7, 1854. All received graduating honors at the Ohio Wesleyan University excepting Blucher, who did not complete the course, taking up Blackstone instead; he has read law consider- ably, yet does not intend to enter the practice. Mr. Goodrich has, during his life, been engaged in farming ; has been successful in his business oper- ations, and thus become the owner of a large tract of land; has been in poor health several years, and has recently divided up his land among his boys, reserving for himself and amiable wife a competency for their declining years; he has a very pleasant home, and everything about him to make him comfortable. Is a member of the New England Lodge, A., F. & A. M., No. 4, and Powell Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 465; so also are his three boys.
W. J. T. GARDNER, blacksmith, Powell ; was born April 20, 1857, and is a son of Joseph C. and Nancy J. (Henderson) Gardner ; the former was born in this township and the latter was a native of this county. William was but 18 months old when his father died, and at the age of 7, was placed in the care of Solo- mon Armstrong, at Blackliek, with whom he lived two years, when, learning that it was Armstrong's intention to leave him in the county house, Will- iam left him and went to live with Edward James Hall, with whom he remained until February, 1873, and at the age of 16. he went to Terre Haute. Ind., where he learned his trade ; after its com- pletion. he came to Powell, in April, 1878, and worked for Mr. Fuller until that fall, and in April, 1879, he set up in business for himself. April 12.
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