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C. L. CASE, farmer ; P. O. Lewis Center ; was born in this township Nov. 8, 1828; is a son of Truman Case, who was born in the State of Con- necticut ; his mother's name, prior to her mar- riage, was Phobe Eaton, a native of Vermont, and came to this county and located in Liberty Town- ship ; moved to Orange, and located on the State road, where they lived uutil their death -- the father in December, 1861, and Mrs. Case in Jan- uary, 1872. Luther remained with his parents until he was 22 years of age, when he married (Feb. 18, 1850) Hannah Case, born in 1832, in New York State; she was a daughter of Riley Case. After their marriage, they located on the
homestead, where they lived until October, 1879, when he moved to Lewis Center ; have eight chil- dren-Franklin L., Delphina, Josephine, Byron. Edwin S., Charles, George and Tilla, four of whom are married; two living in Westerville. Mr. Case has been engaged in farming nearly all his life ; is now engaged in running a saw-mill lo- cated at Orange Station, which he owns ; has also good property in the town. He is a very zealous and earnest temperance man.
STEPHEN L. CRUIKSHANK, farmer ; P. O. Lewis Center; is the son of David Cruik- shank, who was born in Salem, Washington . Co .. N. Y., and emigrated to this State about the year 1814, and located in the northeast part of Liberty Township, on the farm now occupied by Mrs. Rheem, which he cleared up, remaining there un- til his death June 8, 1869. Stephen was born on the homestead April 26, 1836 ; is the eldest son of the third generation of the Cruikshank family ; his mother's name was Eliza Eaton, born in this county. The Cruikshanks are of Scotch descent, and of numerous kindred. It is a noteworthy fact that not one of the name is addicted to the use of liquor, or was ever drunk, and they are mem- bers of the Prohibition party. Nearly all are members of the same orthodox church, and none are profane. Stephen remained at home until of age. Dec. 4, 1856, was married to Mary Wool- land, born in 1834 in the city of London ; daugh- ter of Jesse Woodland. She came to this country in her 3d year; was six weeks on the ocean. After the marriage of Mr. Cruiksbank, they rented about two years ; then bought the land he now owns. He has for many years been engaged in bee culture, and has quite a reputation in this di- rection ; has 155 acres of land, and good im- provements thereon. They had eleven children : but nine living-Frank L., John A., Jennie L., Thomas E., Rosa V., Oliver P., Jesse L., Harry S. and Stephen L.
WILLIAM S. CLYMER; P. O. Westerville ; is a prominent agriculturist and stock-raiser of this township, who was born in Franklin Co .. July 18. 1818; son of John Clymer, a native of Maryland, who married Mary Harris, a native of Delaware, who came to this State when she was about 10 years of age; the senior Clymer came to this State about 1815. and entered land in Plain Township, Franklin Co .; was a participant in the war of 1812. The Clymer family are near relatives of Senator Clymer, of Pennsylvania. also descendants of George Clymer, whose signature
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appears under the Declaration of Independence. There were twelve children in the family, William being the third ; but two now living besides Will- iam-Rev. Francis Clymer, of Galion, and Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, of Hancock Co .; when William was about 14 years of age, his father died, and he was thrown upon his own resources ; his mother was feeble and he remained with her until he was 24 years of age, when he married Eliza McComb, born in Pennsylvania April 10, 1817; she was a daughter of Jonathan and Lucretia (Beter) Me- Comb, the latter a native of Virginia, and Mr. McComb, of Pennsylvania ; they came to this State in 1819. Mr. and Mrs. Clymer were mar- ried in Truo Township, Franklin Co., Dec. 20, 1842 ; they then settled in Plain Township, where Mr. Clymer was engaged in farming and stock-raising ; in 1859, he sold out and moved to this township, where he purchased about two hun- dred and fifty acres of land, and, to-day, owns over seven hundred acres situated on Alum Creek ; this land will compare favorably with any in the county ; this he has improved and built a steam mill ; his health has of late been very much im- paired in consequence of injuries received in a smash-up while shipping, years ago. Mr. Clymer began for himself at the age of 20; shipped stock to the East and made money, but has had some losses and reverses that would have dis- heartened a less energetic and persevering man ; he learned the grafting business of his brother, which he followed three years with a set of men ; in this enterprise was successful; subsequently, he traveled and handled horses on the Rarey sys- tem, instructed others and was the inventor of the " third line; " afterward turned his attention to farming and stock-trading, at which he was quite successful ; few men have more pluck and energy than he; has always been a man of temperate habits, using neither whisky nor tobacco, liberal and warm-hearted ; has donated freely to church and school. Mr. Clymer was for many years a member of the church, but withdrew some years since; they had eight children, seven living- Mark A., Jonathan O., Roxie A., Jane, Davis, Frank and Ophelia.
JOSEPH CLARK, farmer ; P. O. Lewis Cen- ter; came to this State frem Orange Co., N. Y., in 1811, with his father, Elihu Clark, when he was but 15 years of age ; Joseph was born Sept. 28, 1796; his father settled in this county, eight miles north of Delaware; early in life, Joseph learned the carpenter's trade, working at it more
or less until 1861 ; lived in Franklin Co. until March 5, 1846, when he moved to Wyandot Co., and stayed four years; in April, 1850, he moved to Morrow Co .. and lived there until April, 1863, when he moved to Orange Township, where he has since lived. In the spring of 1833, he was united in marriage to Hannah Perdue, sister of John Perdue, who was noted for his great wealth and benevolent donations to schools, societies and churches; she was born in the year 1815, in Pennsylvania; she is a daughter of Charles Perdue ; Mr. and Mrs. Clark were mar- ried in Franklin Co .; they have had five children -but two of whom are living-William, Henry, Helen, Harrison and Cora; William is now in business in Indiana, and Harrison is at home. Mrs. Clark is a member of the Presbyterian Church ; her father died about the year 1823; her mother about the year 1854.
C. A. DE WITT, boot and shoe maker, Lewis Centre; born in Pickaway Co. Jan. 9, 1842; is the eldest of ten children, born to Francis and Sarah (McLean) De Witt, the former a native of Richland, and the latter of Pickaway Co. Charles came to this county with his parents when he was 10 years of age, and was raised on a farm until his entry into the United States service, Aug. 20, 1862, in Co. K, 121st O. V. I., as a musician ; he served until the close of the war; was in the battles of Perryville and Chickamauga ; his health becoming impaired, he was placed on detached duty ; upon his return home, he carried on a store some time. Dec. 31, 1865, he was married to Emily B. Goodrich, born in Liberty in 1844, and a daughter of Clark Goodrich; he subse- quently moved to Paulding Co., where he lived until 1869, then returned to this county and set up in business ; they have one child-Lester C., born Jan. 24, 1869. He and his wife are both members of the M. E. Church ; he is also a mem- ber of the I. O. O. F .; Mr. De Witt is of a me- chanical turn ; does stone and brick work, also plastering, and carries on his boot and shoe busi- ness and general repair work to order, and in a satisfactory manner.
C. P. ELSBREE, farmer; was among the first to find a home in Orange Township; is a native of Dutchess Co., N. Y., born April 17, 1800, and, while quite young, his father died ; not many years subsequently, his moth- er (whose maiden name was also Elsbree) mar- ried Jeremiah Macomber, who, in 1811, emi- grated with his family to this locality, settling
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on what is known as the Gooding property ; at this time there were but four other families living in the township; everything was in its primitive condition, and the difficulties to be surmounted were enough to try the nerve of the sturdiest pioneer ; the opportunities for schooling were of the most limited character, and, as a result, Mr. Elsbree obtained but a meager education in com- mon with others thus situated; in 1820, he re- .turned to his native State, remaining three years, the last winter of which he spent in the pineries of the north, working in the logging camps, and, in the spring, assisted in rafting the logs down. Ma- tilda Norton, a native of Connecticut, and who came West with her father when she was about a year old, became the wife of Mr. Elsbree Feb. 17, 1825 ; her father commanded a company of rifle- men in the war of 1812, and was prominently mentioned in the history of the township; Mr. and Mrs. Elsbree have had born to them eight children, but three of whom are now living-Au- gustus, George and Cicero ; the latter is at the old home with his parents, and the other two are farming in the immediate neighborhood. Mr. Elsbree and wife are members of the Christian Church; he has followed the predilections of the old Whig party, of which he was one, and is now a Republican.
Since writing the above, Mr. Elsbree has met with a most tragic death by being gored and trampled upon until he was horribly mangled by an infuriated bull, in the stall where the animal was confined, the old gentleman having gone in by the side of him for some purpose; thus, in the most soul-depressing manner, is put out the light of that most honorable and worthy citizen, who has contributed so much to the well-being of the community of which he has so long been a member.
MRS. PARTHENIA A. ELSBREE; P. O. Lewis Center; was born in the Empire State, Putnam Co., Aug. 26, 1827 ; daughter of James Fowler and Polly (Clawson) Fowler ; there were nine children in the family, Parthenia being the youngest. On the mother's side of the family, they trace their ancestry to the British Isles, be- ing of Scotch-Irish descent. The parents of Par- thenia moved to this county when she was but 6 years of age, and located in. Orange Township, where they remained until their death-the mother in 1866, and father in 1869. Parthenia was united in matrimony to Gustavus Elsbree. In 1827, he was born in this township, a son of C.
P. Elsbree, one of the oldest of the resident settlers in the township; her marriage was celebrated in December, 1852, after which they located on the place where she now lives. Mr. Elsbre died in June, 1877, having been previously received into the church ; since his demise she has remained on the farm ; she has two children-Mary M. and Elmer E., and is a member of the Presbyterian Church, at Liberty.
MRS. PHEBE R EVARTS ; P. O. Wester- ville ; was born in Sullivan Co., N. H., April 21, 1819; she is a daughter of John George; her mother's name before marriage was Fannie Bro- ton ; Mrs. Evarts' grandfather was a participant in the war of 1812 ; she came to this State with her parents when she was but 3 years of age ; they first settled in Noble Co., where they lived seven years, and, in the year 1829, moved to Orange Township, on the east side of Alum Creek, where they purchased land, and remained until their death-her father in 1865, and her mother in 1867; Mrs. Evarts remained with her parents (having taught school some) until her 19th year. She was then married, April 26, 1838, to Elijah Sackett, a native of Pennsylvania ; they moved to Brown Township, where he died soon after. She returned home to her father's ; remained until her marriage with Philo P. Evarts; he was born in New York ; after the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Evarts they moved to her former place of abode in Brown Township, where they lived six years ; then moved to Berlin ; lived there until March 21, 1860, when her husband met with his death ; she subsequently moved to the old homestead. where she now lives ; she has but one child, Edgar, born in 1845; he is married, and resides in Berlin, on the land belonging to the estate. Mrs. Evarts was for many years a member of the Baptist Church, having made a profession when she was but 16 years of age. She has 125 acres of land on the homestead, where she lives.
MATTHEW GOODING belongs to a family of prominent agriculturists of Orange Township. His father, George Gooding, was born in Massachusetts and came out to this country in 1818. with a drove of sheep, and remained two years, during which time he worked out by the month; returning to the East, he married Phoebe T. Williams, and then by wagon made his second trip to this section in six weeks ; on his arrival he had $2.064 ; he rent- ed a farm of De Wolf for nine years, during which time he combined farming and dairying ; subsequent to this, he bought and moved on to a
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small piece of land, where Frank now lives ; to this he added until his death in January, 1856, when he was the possessor of about 1.300 acres ; he kept public house for several years, at which the stage lines made one of their stopping-places, and many a weary traveler has refreshed the inner man with toothsome edibles furnished by the hand of the hospitable landlady, Mrs. Gooding; she is still living and in her 82d year. Matthew was married, Oct. 23. 1855, to Mary E. Matoon, who was born Feb. 13, 1836, in Blendon Town- ship, Franklin Co., and the daughter of Edwin Matoon, one of the pioneers of that county. After marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Gooding located where they now live; he has a first-class farm with ex- cellent improvements, and has for several years given his attention to sheep-raising and wool-grow- ing .. They have one son and six daughters-Ed- win M., in the mercantile business in Lewis Center ; Mary E., Jessie, Lillie, Annie, Cora D. and Grace. Mr. and Mrs. Gooding are members of the M. E. Church; in politics, the Goodings are Republican.
GEORGE A. GOODING, farmer and trader; P. O. Lewis Center. One of the most thrifty and well- to-do farmers in this township is George Gooding, who was born in the southwest corner of the town- ship, on the place once known as the De Wolf tract, where his father first located. on his coming to this county. George moved to the homestead where Frank Gooding now lives when he was but 6 months old, where the elder Gooding kept a tav- ern in the days of staging, which was one of the principal stopping-places along the route. George stayed with his father until he was 22 years of age, at which time he began to do for himself. At the age of 25, formed a matrimonial union with Elizabeth Carpenter, born in Liberty in 1828; she is a daughter of James Carpenter, one of the pio- neers in the county; their marriage was celebrated Nov. 13, 1851 ; the first year they lived in a log house, just north of Frank Gooding's, and. the fol- lowing year, he moved to his present residence, where he has since lived ; he has built all the buildings which are now in sight. Mr. Gooding ranks among the most successful farmers in the county ; is a man that attends strictly to his own business, giving it his own personal attention. They have five children-George, Lizzie (now the wife of J. C. McClenahan, of Columbus), J. Stan- ley, Arthur and Frederick. His wife is a member of the Liberty Church. Mr. Gooding has 605 acres of choice land ; 240 acres in pasture and the remainder is under cultivation.
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ALDEN B. GOODING, farmer; P. O. Lewis Center ; is a native of Bristol Co., Mass .; born Dec. 17, 1830 ; is the third of a family of five children, born of Ebenezer and Betsey (Baker) Gooding; the Goodings are of English descent. Alden spent his youth and carly manhood on a farm, having but the advantages that were afforded in the common school, and at the age of IS, he went to learn the carpenter's trade, serving the customary time, following the same about two years. His father, having had a favorable opinion of this country, suggested to Alden the idea of a removal, which proposition he acceded to. and in the fall of 1855, they moved to Marion Co., where they remained a short time ; then came to this county, and bought of his cousin, George Good- ing, Sr., 120 acres of land, and settled on the same. Ebenezer died in January, 1862. Alden was mar- ried, November, 1855, to Missouri Newkirk, born in Fairfield Co. in 1837, daughter of John and Sarah Newkirk, a citizen of this county and town- ship ; they have remained on the farm since their marriage, and have three children-William, Sarah and Johnnie. Mr. Gooding and wife are members of the M. E. Church. He is a man of very temperate habits, none of the family having ever even used tobacco. Has always taken an in- terest in the Sunday-school cause, of which he is a teacher.
ISAAC HARDEN. farmer ; P. O. Lewis Cen- ter; is one of the old-time residents of Liberty Township ; was born in this State, and came to this county with his parents, who located in Lib- erty Township, on the place where Beiber's mill now stands ; he was born May 25, 1806, and was but 3 years of age when his parents came to the county ; he remembers very distinctly events which took place during the war of 1812, of two soldiers who were sick, and were quartered at his father's house, until they recovered; he, with his father's family, were among the number who, af- ter hearing of the threatened invasion of the In- dians. at the time of the " Drake scarc," fled to Worthington and sought protection in the Kilbourn house there. His father's name was James, and that of his mother was Mary ; sup- posed to be natives of Maryland, and came down the Ohio River on a raft, in company with cleven families, all relatives. Isaac remained with his father until he was 26 years of age. Was then married to Lydia Bolliner, native of Virginia ; they were married in Seneca Co., where they re- mained about ten years ; returned to Liberty, and
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stayed seven years on the old place ; then he moved to Franklin Co., where he lived 18 years, and, be- fore the close of the late war, moved to Orange Station. During all his life, he has been engaged in farming pursuits. They have had twelve children, ten of them living-Sarah, Mary J., John, Eliza A., William, Shadrach, Rachel, Martha E., Mar- garet and James. Mr. Harden's wife died Dec. 31, 1876. He has been a member of the M. E. Church over fifty-five years, and was among the first members, in Liberty Township, of that body.
REV. SAMUEL HORN, farmer ; P. O. West- erville ; was born in Hampshire Co., Penn., May 9, 1826 ; was a son of Henry and Mary ( Park) Horn, the former a native of same place as Samuel ; the mother was born in Kentucky. They came to this State, and located in Licking Co. when Sam- uel was but 2 years of age; here it proved un- healthy, and two sisters fell victims to the poi- soned atmosphere ; the family then moved to Plain Township, Franklin Co., where Samuel's parents died-the father, in his 45th year, Jan. 14, 1846, and the mother, March, 1859. Samuel had re- mained with his mother until his 23d year, when he married Ellen Purdue ; she was born in Frank- lin Co., Oct. 10. 1828, and is an heir to the Pur- due estate; they then located in Plain Township, where he bought 33 acres of land, known as the Nichols estate ; at the end of four years, Mr. Horn bought 150 acres in Blendon Township, where they lived nine years; selling out, they moved to this township, bought the Wilcox farm, of 130 acres, and have since farmed the same ; he now owns 110 acres. Mr. and Mrs. Horn have had born to them eight children, five of whom are living ; Jonathan E. and John Perdue are in the grocery business at Westerville ; Charles C., Josephus and Josephine are at home. Mr. Horn's early school advantages were meager-three months would cover his schooling at the time of his father's death; subse- quently he attended one term at Westerville, and part of two terms at the Central College. When young, he had joined tho United Brethren Church, with whom he worshiped until 1857; however, not being fully in accord with the doc- trines of that church, he joined the Christian de- nomination, and, in 1860, was ordained to preach; this calling he has zealously followed, and at the present time has two pastoral charges, one at Mt. Olive, Union Co., and the other at Watkins, where he bas officiated for thirteen years, which has grown under his ministrations, from a mem- bership of 18 to 240; he is the only representa-
tive of the Christian Church in this township. Mrs. Horn's mother died Sept. 23. 1878, in Westerville ; she was an early settler, and a woman of great sagacity and business tact.
SILAS HAVENS, farmer; P. O. Lewis Cen- ter; was born in Genesee Co., N. Y., March 5. 1811, and was the son of Abel and Betsey ( Hill) Havens, both natives of New York, and moved to this State when Silas was but 3 years of age, and located at Cleveland, which was at that time a place of only three houses ; Silas remained with his father until he was 26 years of age; in the year 1838, he married Elizabeth Reynolds, by whom he had two children, one now living, whose name is George. Mrs. Havens died in 1870, and, in 1871. Mr. Havens married the second time. He has been an industrious and hard-working man ; at one time cleared up a farm of 200 acres, which he afterward sold to John Brown, of Abolition fame. who was killed at Harper's Ferry. Mr. Havens came to this township in 1840, and bought 120 acres of land, which he has improved.
MRS. ANN HAVENS, farmer; was born in this township June 20, 1835; a daughter of Ebenezer and Catharine (Sackett) Thompson : the latter was from Maryland, and Mr. Thompson was a native of Connecticut, and came to this county about the year 1809, in company with his father and others, locating in Orange Township, where he lived until his death in 1863; there were four children in the family. Mrs. Havens was married to John Havens Jan. 4, 1856 ; he was the son of Andrew Havens, and born Feb. 8, 1832. in Sussex Co., N. J. ; after marriage, they lived for a time upon rented land, but subsequently purchased the farm now occupied by her, which is located in the north part of the township, on the west side of Alum Creek ; they had five children-Alice J .. born Dec. 1. 1857 ; Lydia, June 16, 1859; Charles M. and Carrie M., twins, Dec. 17, 1862, and Katie, Oct. 21, 1866. Mr. Havens was in the 100-days service during the late war. a member of Co. H, 145th O. V. I., after which he was in ill health. and died in April, 1869; he was a member of the M. E. Church.
APOLLOS JUSTICE, carpenter, Lewis Cen- ter ; was born in this township Oct. 25, 1841, and is a son of Thomas and Lucy ( Maynard) Justice. the latter from Massachusetts, the former was a native of Pennsylvania, and emigrated to Franklin Co., Ohio, in 1802 with his people; he made sugar on the present site of Columbus. Was a soldier in the war of 1812. and carried the mati
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from Columbus to Chillicothe in early times ; came to Orange Township in 1838, where he died in 1864. Apollos was married, Feb. 12, 1865, to Louisa Manter, born in this county in 1842; she was a daughter of Daniel and Mary Adams. He was for several years Superintendent of one of the large factories in Lowell, Mass .; Mr. and Mrs. Justice have four children-Orion L., Ella, Clar- ence and an infant unnamed. He has 24 acres of land one-third mile north of Lewis Center; for several years he has worked at the carpenter's trade, at which he has all he can do. In politics, he follows the footsteps of his father and votes the Democratic ticket.
PERRY KENYON, farmer; P. O. Lewis Center ; is a son of Samuel Kenyon, who was born in New London Co., Conn., and came West about the year 1814, in company with George Gooding. Soon after he worked for Dr. Warren on the De Wolf farm, and subsequently bought 100 acres of timber land. on the State road. near the center of Orange Township, now occupied by the Kenyon sisters ; this he cleared up, and afterward added to it until he had about 600 acres; was a successful business man, and a money-loaner for several years prior to his death in August, 1863. Perry's mother's name before marriage was Ollie Roberts, she was a native of Vermont, and was married to Mr. Kenyon after she came to this State. Perry is the second child of a family of seven children, and remained with his father until he was 35 years of age, when he was married to Emily Jaynes, born in Berlin in 1833, daughter of John Jaynes ; after their marriage, they located on the place they now live, and have since remained ; he has now 230 acres of land, which he has subse- quently improved ; has six children - Frances, Charles, Flora, Ella, Bertha and Grace. Mr. Ken- yon has been identified with the interests of the county since early manhood, and is among the stanch and upright men of the county ; he was born Dec. 16, 1822.
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