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ROY E. BROWN, M. D.
Among those who stand as distinguished types of the workl's workers the physician always commands a high place. One of the men of Washing- ton C. H. who has attained distinction as a physician and surgeon is Dr. Roy E. Brown, a man of fine intellectual and professional attainments. He is devoted to his chosen calling, and has lent honor and dignity to the medical profession, having due regard for the highest standard of professional ethics and exhibiting marked skill in the treatment of disease. Not only as a physi- cian is he known to the citizens of his county, but as a public-spirited man of affairs as well. He is active in all of the various phases of civic life in his community and has made a reputation for himself which extends beyond the limits of his city and county.
Dr. Roy E. Brown, the son of Henry H. and Ruth ( McIntyre ) Brown, was born in Adams county, Ohio, October 13, 1875. Henry H. Brown was born in Ohio, and was a son of William Brown and wife, who in turn were natives of Kentucky and early settlers in Adams county, Ohio. Willian Brown was a merchant, farmer and politician, filling the offices of treasurer and auditor of Adams county for many years. His death occurred in that county at an advanced age. He and his wife reared a family of several chil- dren: Carey H., James W., Newton, Ronie, Margaret, and Henry, the father of Doctor Brown. Henry H. Brown was reared in Adams county, Ohio, and has been engaged as a merchant and manufacturer the most of his life. He came to Washington C. H. in 1884 and for several years en- gaged in the hardware business. In 1895 he assisted in the organization of
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the Wonder Manufacturing Company, a concern engaged in manufacturing all kinds of stove supplies. At the present time he is in the insurance busi- ness in West Virginia. The parents of Henry H. Brown's wife were natives of Ohio and of Scotch descent. They were early settlers in Adams county. where they died at an advanced age. Mrs. Henry H. Brown is one of several children, the others being Mary, Elizabeth, Pearl, Anna, Ambrose, Herbert, Wilbur and Homer. Henry H. Brown and wife are the parents of four chil- dren : Dr. Roy E .. the immediate subject of this sketch; Denver, who died when a child; Ethel died at the age of twelve; Marguerite, the wife of Frank Wolfe, of Columbus, Ohio.
Dr. Roy E. Brown was reared in Adams county, Ohio, and spent part of his boyhood days on the farm and the remainder in the village of Wheat. He moved with his parents to Georgetown, Ohio, in 1882, and attended the public schools of that place until 1884. He then entered the public schools of Washington C. H. and graduated from the high school in 1895. For the next three years he worked in the stove factory at Washington C. H., but. always having had a desire to become a physician. he left the manufactur- ing business and enrolled as a student in the College of Physicians and Sur- geons at Chicago, Illinois. He entered in the fall of 1808 and graduated in the spring of 1902. The year following his graduation he went into the clinics in Chicago and then became assistant to Dr. W. M. Harsha, a noted surgeon of Chicago, remaining with him until the early part of 1905. In the spring of that year he went to York, North Dakota, as surgeon for the Great North- ern Railway Company, remaining there about a year, and in January, 1906. permanently located in Washington C. H., where he has since practiced. He has been physician of the Children's Home of this county for seven years, and has also served as jail physician for three years. He is president of the civil service commission and a member of the city board of health. That his ability is well recognized is shown by the fact that he is the present examining surgeon for the state industrial commission of Ohio, a position of great honor and responsibility. He belongs to the Fayette County, the Ohio State and the American Medical Associations, and keeps fully abreast of the latest advances in medical science.
Doctor Brown was married November 20, 1912, to Mary E. Baker, the daughter of Robert and Cornelia (Wilson) Baker. His wife was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, while her parents were natives of England. The Baker family lived in Portsmouth for many years, where her father died in 1896,
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her mother still surviving. Robert Baker and wife were the parents of six children : Harriett, Jean, John, Robert and William, besides Mrs. Brown.
Doctor Brown is a Presbyterian, while his wife holds her membership in the Episcopalian church. Fraternally, he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Politically, he is affiliated with the Democratic party, but the nature of his profession prevents him from being actively identified in political matters. The only official position which he has held in connection with local politics is that of township physician, a position which he has held for four years. For several years he was a member of the Democratic county central com- mittee, but his practice made it necessary for him to retire from active political affairs.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN COOK.
A prominent young citizen of Madison township, Fayette county, Ohio, is Benjamin Franklin Cook, station agent and telegraph operator at Madison Mills and also a merchant of that place. Born and reared in this county. he has spent his entire life within its limits, and is known as a young man of exemplary habits, tireless energy and a man who will always stand for the best interests of his community. He has been connected with the Balti- more & Ohio Railway Company for twelve years, which is sufficient evidence that his work is regarded as satisfactory in every way.
Benjamin F. Cook, the son of Benjamin F. and Fannie J. ( Bennett) Cook, was born at Cook's Station, Ohio, March 22, 1880. His father, who was a son of Isaac T. and Elizabeth ( Lewis) Cook, was born March 14, 1838, and his mother was born January 18, 1856, the daughter of Levin and Susan ( Bennett ) Lewis. Isaac T. Cook was born March 6, 1797, and died April 9. 1873. Elizabeth ( Lewis) Cook was born January 15, 1804. and cied November 30, 1872. Benjamin Franklin Cook, Sr., was a graduate of Oberlin College, and a man of prominence and influence in his county. He was married January 26, 1879, to Fannie J. Bennett, and to this union have been born six children: Benjamin F., Jr., Elizabeth, Madge, Scott, Mary and James B. Elizabeth married C. F. Hopkins and has two children, Franklin and Margaret; Madge married T. E. Hughes ; Scott married Helen Cheneworth and has one son, William B. ; Mary is the wife of Wilbur Horn- beck, and has one daughter. Ruth M. : James B. also is married.
Benjamin F. Cook, Sr., served through the Civil War as a sergeant in
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Company H, Sixtieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and participated with his regiment in many of the hard fought battles in Virginia. He was captured by the Confederates at Harper's Ferry in 1862, but was later paroled and re- turned home.
Benjamin F. Cook, Jr., received a good, common school education and then entered Valparaiso University at Valparaiso, Indiana, where he took the commercial and telegraphic course. Immediately after graduating from that school he entered the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Railway Com- pany as station agent and telegraph operator at Madison Mills, and has been stationed at Madison Mills since 1902. In addition to his service with the railroad company, he is a partner in the firm of Maddux & Cook, dealers in general merchandise in Madison Mills.
Mr. Cook was married January 28, 1902, to Clara Terry, the daughter of Silas and Eliza ( Bostwick ) Terry, and to this union have been born three children. Mary E., Fannie L. and Annette E.
Politically, Mr. Cook has always given his hearty support to the Repub- lican party. but such has been the nature of his work that he has never felt inclined to take an active part in political matters. Fraternally, he is a mem- deputy grand chancellor. He and his family are attendants of the Methodist Episcopal church, in whose welfare they are interested and to the support of which they are liberal contributors.
Mr. Cook is a young man of approachable manner and takes a kindly interest in the welfare of his fellow citizens. He has a large circle of friends and acquaintances throughout this section of the county who admire him for his many good qualities.
THOMAS GLENN McCOY.
An enterprising and progressive young farmer of Madison township, Fayette county, Ohio, is Thomas Glenn McCoy, a descendant of one of the pioneer families of the county. It is interesting to know that Mr. McCoy is a college-trained man, having taken the classical course at one of the best universities in his state. Notwithstanding the fact that he is a college gradu- ate, he returned to the farm and is now demonstrating the fact that a college education is of real benefit to the farmer. He is a wide reader of all agri- cultural literature and keeps in close touch with the latest advances which will benefit the farmer. As the manager of a four-hundred-acre farm, he is proving very successful and the returns which he is receiving from his
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efforts justly entitle him to inclusion among the representative farmers of his county.
Thomas Glenn McCoy, the son of Thomas R. and Sarah ( Hockney ) McCoy, was born October 20, 1886, near Good Hope, Ohio. His father was born on the same farm of two hundred and forty acres in Wayne township, where he is now living. Thomas R. McCoy was the son of Thomas and Margaret (Harper) McCoy, natives of Virginia and early settlers in Fayette county, Ohio. In fact. Thomas McCoy, the grandfather of Thomas Glenn McCoy, came to this county at the opening of the War of 1812, only two years after this county was organized. Thomas Glenn McCoy was one of five children born to his parents, the others being Mary Dell, Russell B .. Oscar, and one who died in infancy.
Thomas Glenn McCoy received his elementary education in the schools of his county and then entered Miami University, graduating from the classical course in that excellent institution. Immediately after finishing his college course, he returned home and assisted his father on the home farm until his marriage in 1908. He then assumed the management of the Quinn estate in Madison township, and under his efficient direction this farm has come to be known as one of the most productive of the county. He is a large stock raiser and allows nothing on his farm except the best grade of stock, having found by experience that it pays to keep only the best.
Mr. McCoy was married December 15. 1908, to Alma C. Harper, the daughter of John and Mary (Goen) Harper. Her parents came from Vir- ginia and were among the pioneer settlers of this county. John Harper and wife reared a family of five children, all of whom are still living: Wert. Getha, Herbert, Warren, and Alma, the wife of Mr. McCoy. Mr. McCoy and his wife have one son, Melvin.
The Republican party receives the hearty support of Mr. McCoy, al- though he has not been active in its councils. Nevertheless, he is deeply interested in everything pertaining to the civic welfare of his township and county. Being one of the best informed men in the county on political ques- tions, he is frequently consulted by the leaders of his party. He has had no political aspirations so far. having found that it took all of his time to manage his farm. Fraternally, he is a member of the Knights of Pythias. He and his wife are affiliated with the Baptist church. Mr. McCoy is one of the few farmers of his township and county who have a classical education, and yet he enjoys his chosen vocation with all of the enthusiasm that the lawyer finds in his profession. It is a hopeful sign of the future when our young men
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come from college and settle down on the farm. The country needs such men to add stability to our government and in the years to come the in- fluence which Mr. McCoy will bring to bear upon his community will be of 'benefit in every way. He is a worthy scion of a distinguished family and his career so far has added additional luxury to an honored family name.
ROBERT M. PUMMELL.
Perseverance and sterling worth are almost sure to win conspicuous recognition in all lines of endeavor and the gentleman to whom the reader's attention is now called is one who is succeeding admirably in his chosen field. Robert Pummell, one of the most systematic and up-to-date farmers of this section, began his business career when twenty years old by renting a tract of land for farming purposes, thus making his beginning right at the bottom of the ladder of success. Clearly defined purpose and consecutive effort have brought him to his present gratifying degree of success, while his undoubted integrity and genuine friendliness have won the esteem of all who know him.
Robert Pummell, who is superintendent and manager of the Humph- rey Jones estate of five hundred and ten acres of excellent farming lands, was born in Ross county, this state, on May 2, 1875, and is, therefore, one of the younger successful men of this section. He is the son of Andrew and Zenette (Mercer) Pummell and at the time of the subject's birth the family was living near the town of Bainbridge. Andrew, the subject's father, was also born in Ross county, where he passed many years, but is now a prominent farmer of Mercer county. He was a Union soldier dur- ing the Civil War, having enlisted at Sabina, this state. The subject's mother is the daughter of William and Mary (Welch) Mercer and was born in Ireland. Her parents came here in their earlier lives, bringing what children they then had, the balance of them being born in this coun- try. In all they were the parents of sixteen children, an unusually large family, and Mrs. Andrew Pummell enjoys the distinction of having had seven brothers in the Civil War, all of whom returned to their homes after the cessation of hostilities.
The subject is one of a family of ten children, large families seeming to predominate with his people. His paternal grandfather was the father of thirteen children. The subject's brothers and sisters are as follows :
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Anna, Jennie, Effie, Harvey, the subject, is the fifth child in order of birth, Margaret, Myrtle (deceased), William, Carrie and Mabel. Mabel has been dead for many years and is buried at Sabina. When a boy, Mr. Pummell attended the Hulet school in Highland county and froni his earliest boyhood was instructed by his father most carefully in all that goes to make the successful farmer and stock raiser. As above stated, he started out in life for himself at the age of twenty years and has met with good success from the first, occasionally encountering some reverses, as will all business men, but he has never allowed them to wholly discourage him. In managing the work of his present place, he has four men assist- ants and a number of good horses. Mr. Pummell considers the raising of live stock more lucrative than general farming and for that reason the crops are so planned that there will be enough grain produced to feed the largest number of animals possible to maintain on the place. Mr. Punmell first came here in 1908 and since that time has come to be considered one of the leading men of the community.
Mr. Pummell was married on November 17, 1895, to Minnie Oliver, of Clinton county, daughter of William and Anna ( Reynolds) Oliver, and to their home have come an interesting family of seven children. Lora. Lula, Homer, Robert and Wesley are attending school, while the youngest two, Delbert and Lucy, are still under school age. Into the minds and hearts of these children both parents are trying to instill the best principles of good citizenship, so that when they come to manhood and womanhood they may be able to fill useful places in the world.
Mr. Pummell gives his loyal support to the Republican party and is actively interested in its local affairs. He is the present trustee of his town- ship, having been elected to the office over six other candidates. a most pleasing tribute to his popularity and popular trust and confidence in him. His religious membership he holds in the Methodist Episcopal church and his life is ordered in accordance with the teachings of that society. His fraternal affiliation is with the Free and Accepted Masons, the Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows and Modern Woodmen of America, and in the work of the different societies he takes more than a passive interest. All considered, Mr. Pummell is truly a man among men, generous-hearted, broad-minded and of undoubted honor and integrity. His influence for the general uplift of community life is marked and in the elements of; good citizenship he is all that a man should be. Because of his genuine worth and high personal character he enjoys a well-deserved popularity through- out the country.
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EDWARD ANKNEY PARRETT.
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One of the oldest families in Fayette county is the Parrett family, who have been residents of the county for more than a century. The Parretts came to Fayette county, Ohio, from Tennessee, Joseph J. and Rebecca (Fansher) Parrett locating in this county immediately following the close of the War of 1812. Mr. Parrett served in the War of 1812, and among many other privations subsisted at one time for three days on a half pint of meal. Isaac Fansher, the father of Mrs. Joseph J. Parrett, served in the Revolutionary War. Joseph J. Parrett and wife reared a family of nine children, eight sons and one daughter, Isaac, Pleasant, Jackson, David, Frederick, Benjamin, Minerva, Russell and George B. Minerva became the wife of Jesse Allen.
George B. Parrett, the youngest of the children born to Joseph Parrett and wife, was the father of Edward A. Parrett, with whom this narrative deals, and was born in Fayette county, January 19, 1834. He grew to man- hood in this county, and was married August 21, 1856, to Amelia A. Bush, the eldest daughter of Daniel and Mary E. (Webster ) Bush, of this county. Mrs. Parrett was born September 10, 1835. The Bush family came from North Carolina to Ohio and many of their descendants are still living in this county. George B. Parrett was a very prosperous farmer and owned several hundred acres of land in Madison township. He was an ardent Prohibitionist and preached and practiced the same doctrine. He and his wife were loyal and consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church. They reared a family of twelve children: Euphemia; Estaline, born in 1857, married Harry S. Crow: Edward Ankney, born in 1858, married Francies Taylor ; Ella Gazelle, born in 1850, married Dr. Jasper N. Clark : Florence Jane, born in 1861, married J. B. Harrison: Ada Verell, born in 1863, married Evert Harrison ; Warren Webster, born in 1864, married Miss Noble ; Erie Harlan, born in 1866, married Minnie Pucket ; Alice Gertrude, born in 1868; Noyes Marvin, born in 1871 : Dio Ladell. born in 1873; George Clyde, born in 1877; Anna Blanche, born in 1881.
Edward Ankney Parrett, the second child born to George B. Parrett and wife, was born December 4, 1858, at Parrett Station, Paint township. He atended the district schools of his home neighborhood and remained with his parents until he reached the age of twenty-one. He then began farming on the home farm for himself and two years later was married. He now owns a fine farm of one hundred and forty acres one mile north of Madison Mills,
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his farm being known as the Cherry Dale Stock Farm. He raises large crops of grain and gives particular attention to the breeding of Jersey cattle and Duroc hogs.
Mr. Parrett was married in January, 1881, to Mary F. Taylor, the daughter of Philip and Sarah A. ( Bennett) Taylor. The Taylors originally came from Pennsylvania to Ohio and were early settlers in Fayette county. To this marriage have been born five children, Earl, Harvey, Inez, Scott and Etura. Earl married Amelia Michael and has two daughters, Helen and Ruth; Inez is the wife of Charles England and has three children, Ella L., Thomas E. and Parrett; Scott married Euda Beal.
Politically, Mr. Parrett is a member of the Prohibition party, as was his father before him. Fraternally, he is a member of the Knights of Pythias and has always been very much interested in the success and welfare of this fraternal organization. He and his family are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church and for many years he was a steward in the church.
CHARLES CRUM CREAMER.
More than a century ago George Creamer, a native of Berkeley county, Virginia, came to Fayette county, Ohio, with his four sons, Michael, Joseph, David and George. George and Michael, the grandfather of the immediate subject of this sketch, were already married when they came to this county. The others were married soon after arriving here. Joseph Creamer mar- ried Margaret Miller and David married Elizabeth Smith. The Creamer family settled here in 1810 and three years later the War of 1812 opened. Immediately after the surrender of General Hull at Detroit in the fall of 1812. Joseph, Michael and David responded to the call for volunteers to aid in suppressing the anticipated invasion by the British, and served with dis- tinction in that second struggle for American independence. During the one hundred and four years that this family has been in the county it has taken a prominent part in its development, and the descendants of these four brothers have played a conspicuous part in bringing Fayette county to its present position among the sisterhood of Ohio counties. The father of these four sons died in 1825: Michael died in 1840: David in 1860; George in 1861 and Joseph in 1872.
Michael Creamer, the grandfather of Charles C., whose history is subse-
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quently related, was married in Berkeley county, Virginia, to Mary Gray, and came with his brothers to this county in 1810 and located in Sugar Creek valley. One of the children of Michael and Mary (Gray) Creamer was Christian C. Creamer, who was born August 4, 1818, in this county. Chris- tian C. Creamer was twice married, his first marriage occurring April 9, 1840, to Rosanna Gray, and to this union one son, Wesley M., a minister of the Methodist Protestant church, was born. Mrs. Rosanna Creamer died Janu- ary 5. 1843, at the age of twenty-seven. Shortly afterwards Christian C. Creamer married Elizabeth Higbee, and to this union eleven children were born : Mrs. Rose Bradley, Victor, Nelson D., Albert J., Mrs. Emma Moore, Mrs. Jennie Parrett, Samuel HI., Mary A., Alexis H., George H. and Charles C. Three of these children, Victor, Samuel H. and Mary A., are deceased.
Charles Crum Creamer, the youngest of eleven children born to Chris- tian C. Creamer and wife, was born March 5, 1865, on the farm where he is now living, about three miles south of Jeffersonville, in Jefferson township. He received his education in the Creamer school, and finished at a Wash- ington C. H. business college. From his earliest boyhood he worked on the farm and after his father's death took charge of the farm. He now has one hundred and seventy-two acres of finely improved land, on which he raises all the crops of this section of the state.
Mr. Creamer was married October 3. 1889, to Lizzie R. Nisley, the daughter of Joseph and Isabella (Watts) Nisley. Mrs. Creamer's parents were both born in Highland county, Ohio, near Carmel, and came to Fayette county in 1870, locating in Jasper township. Joseph Nisley and wife were the parents of ten children, six of whom are living: Mrs. Ellen Vince, Albert C., Mrs. L. Mary Lynch, J. A., Mrs. Creamer, and Fletcher, who married Mayme Brown and has three sons. Herbert, James and Joseph. Mr. and Mrs. Creamer have two sons, Hugh and Charles D., both of whom are living on their father's farm. Hugh married Lela Wood and has one daughter, Martha Pauline; Charles is still attending the public schools of his township.
Politically, Mr. Creamer is a Republican and has always taken an in- telligent interest in the civic life of his community. Religiously, he and his family are loyal members of the Methodist Protestant church and are deeply interested in all church and Sunday school work. Mr. Creamer is a steward and trustee of his denomination at the present time. He is a worthy scion of the Creamer family and his whole life has been such as to reflect credit upon the family name.
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DAVID MOCK.
No other county in Ohio furnished braver men for the Civil War than did Fayette county. More than a quarter of a million of Ohio's brave sons went to the front and Fayette county contributed its quota without any diffi- culty, meeting every call of the governor with a promptness which spoke well for the patriotic zeal of her sons. They left their homes to serve their country and hundreds of them sacrificed their lives that the Stars and Stripes might continue to wave over a united nation. We cannot forget that they fought a brave fight for human liberty and that they deserve all the praise which can be given them. They are fast answering the last roll call and within a few years we can only honor their memory. It seems eminently fitting in this volume that we set forth the lives of these gallant veterans who are still living. Among the brave "boys in blue" who enlisted from Fayette county there is none more worthy of an honored place in this volume than David Mock, the proprietor of the Oak Grove farm in Jefferson township.
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