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Mr. Allen was always interested in political matters and as a Republican was one of the leaders of his party in this county. He served as supervisor of Jasper township and for many years was on the school board of his town- ship. He was a public spirited man and interested in all measures pertaining to the general welfare of his community. Fraternally, he was a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and had attained to the commandery degrees. Personally, he was a man of essentially domestic tastes and was never happier than when surrounded by his family. No place on earth had for him so much fascination, or afforded him more comfort, than his own family and lionie circle. He was a true and loyal citizen and upright in all of his busi- ness relations. Benevolent in spirit, seeking to aid the needy in whatever way he could, he was a man universally beloved by everyone who knew him.
DAVID W. TWAY.
The career of the late David W. Tway presents many interesting lessons which should be an inspiration to the coming generation of Fayette county. It is not possible to go into the details of his early life, but it is enough to say that it was filled with hard and laborious work. For many years he oc- cupied a prominent place in the affairs of his community and no one took a more active part in its civic life. That he did his part well and nobly can- not be gainsaid, and, though he has passed away, yet his deeds speak for him and his wholesome influence will be felt in the community for many years.
David W. Tway, the son of John and Elizabeth ( McMillan) Tway. was born in Fayette county, Ohio, January 29, 1856, and died here September 19, 1905. He was always a farmer and left at his death one hundred and twelve acres, which was owned before him by his father, including a splendid house and well kept place.
Mr. Tway was married November 22, 1883, to Mary C. Stuthard, the daughter of Isaac and Anna (Law) Stuthard. To this union were born two children, Ida B. and Besse. Ida is the wife of Eben Thomas and Besse is the wife of Stanley Little. Ida B. was a student at Oxford College for some
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time and later taught school for eight years before her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Little have one daughter. Margaret Elizabeth.
Mrs. Tway's father was a native of Fayette county and died at the early age of thirty-one, leaving his widow with five children. Perry, Mary C., Ella and two who died in early childhood. Perry, who is deceased, mar- ried Lavina Badger and had five children, Leroy, Ida. Essie, David and Fay. Of these five children, Leroy and Idla are married. Leroy married Sallie Bowsher and has four children, Nina, Irvin, Manuel and Leroy, deceased. Ida is the widow of Clarence Wissler. The mother of Mrs. Tway was the daughter of Marmaduke and Mary ( Watson ) Law, natives of Pennsylvania and of German descent.
Mr. Tway was a charter member of the Grange at Madison Mills and was very much interested in its early growth. He was a valued member of the Knights of Pythias and had passed all of the chairs in his local lodge. Mr. Tway was devoted to his family and was never happier than when seated by his own fireside. As a public spirited citizen he was in hearty sympathy with all movements which had for their purpose the betterment of the life of the community in which he lived. There was that in his career which made him loved and respected by all with whom he came in contact and no man of his day was held in higher esteem.
GEORGE F. SIEMON.
In the year 1873 a small lad of eleven years of age started out to seek his fortune in Pike county, Ohio, and that he has succeeded in a remarkable manner is shown by his farm of two hundred and twenty acres which he now owns in Marion township. Fayette county, Ohio. It was at this tender age that George F. Siemon began his struggle alone and today there is not a more highly respected citizen in Fayette county. He has not won his success with- out hard and consecutive work and well merits a place among the self made citizens of his county.
George F. Siemon, the son of John Adams and Anna C. ( Bahn ) Siemon, was born in Pike county, Ohio, in 1862. His father was a native of Ger- many and came to America when a young man, locating in Pike county near Waverly. Moses Siemon, the father of Jolin A., never left his native land and lived all of his days in Germany. John A. Siemon was twice married.
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By his first marriage there were born five children, and to the second marriage were born seven children. The subject was the third son of the second marriage.
George F. Siemon was educated in the schools of Jackson township. Pike county, Ohio, although his education was necessarily very limited owing to the fact that he had to leave school at the age of eleven to work. At this early age he started to work for the farmers in his immediate vicinity. He grew up on the farin and was inured to the hardest kind of manual labor from a mere boy. He continued to work by the day until he was married and then rented land for twenty years near Chillicothe, Ohio. In, 1910 he came to Fayette county and bought two hundred and twenty acres in Marion township where he is now living. He has worked for everything he has and is deserving of great credit for his success so attained. He has paid some attention to stock raising, but made most of his money in grain farming.
Mr. Siemon was married to Anna Elizabeth Young, the daughter of John V. and Catherine (Steinhour) Young. To this union there have been born four children, all of whom are now in school, Rena E., Nora C., Edna M. and Elsie L.
Mr. and Mrs. Siemon are devoted members of the German Reformed church and the children are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Fraternally, Mr. Siemon is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows. In politics, he gives his allegiance to the Democratic party, although he has never been an aspirant for any public office. Mr. Siemon is strictly a self-made man, who has made his own way from the bottom of the ladder. His clean and wholesome life and his high reputation for honesty, and in- tegrity have won for him the unqualified esteem of his fellow citizens.
CHARLES C. GLAZE.
The Glaze family have been residents of Fayette county, Ohio. since 1829. and during the eighty-five years which have elapsed since then they have taken a very prominent part in everything pertaining to the development of Marion township. Charles C. Glaze, whose history is here presented, is a worthy representative of this sterling family and has always so conducted himself as to merit the high esteem and admiration in which he is held by everyone who knows him.
Charles C. Glaze, the son of John C. and Mary J. (Smith) Glaze, was born September 16, 1862, on his father's farm in this township. John C.
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Glaze was born December 17, 1827, in Ross county, this state, and is the son of Benjamin and Sarah (Core) Glaze. Benjamin Glaze was born in Pendle- ton county, Virginia, in 1805, and was the son of George and Catherine Glaze, who emigrated from Pendleton county, Virginia, to Ross county, Ohio, in ISIS, and thence to Union township. Fayette county, near Bloomingburg, the year following. Benjamin Glaze was the founder of the United Brethren church in Marion, and his life was that of a pure Christian, his generosity becoming proverbial. His death occurred August 21. 1862, and that of his wife, Sarah (Core) Glaze, occurred August 6, 1864.
John C. Glaze was married January 9, 1853, to Mary Smith, the daugh- ter of Edward Smith and wife, of Union township. Mary Smith was born June 2, 1832. John C. Glaze and wife were the parents of three children : Jesse B., born May 27, 1855 ; Edward A., born October 25. 1858, and Charles, whose history is here recorded.
Charles C. Glaze received his education in the Glaze school, and early in life decided to follow the occupation which had made his father so successful. He worked at home until his marriage, and then purchased a farm of one hundred and seven acres in Marion township, which is situated about ten miles northeast of the county seat.
Mr. Glaze was married on the 24th day of March, 1896, to Minnie Fore- man, the daughter of Henry and Mary ( Beatty ) Foreman, and to this union has been born one daughter, Essie, who is attending school.
Henry Foreman, a retired farmer now living in Bloomingburg, Ohio. was born December 2, 1831, in Bourbon county. Kentucky, the son of James and Eliza (Allen) Foreman. James Foreman was born in Virginia, and came to Kentucky with his parents when but five years of age. James Fore- man and wife were the parents of three sons, John, Aaron and Joseph.
Henry Foreman was married four times. His first wife was Mary Bowman, by whom were born two children, Emma and Clara. The second wife was Mary Beatty, and to this union three children were born, Elizabeth, deceased, Harry and Minnie. Harry married Maud Smith, and has three children, Catherine. Elsie and Mary. The third marriage of Mr. Foreman was to Sarah Vesey, and the fourth marriage was to Sally Evans.
C. C. Glaze is a Democrat in politics, and has always been interested in local political affairs. At the present time he is serving as a member of the school board of Marion township. He is a man of high ideals and takes an interest in everything which pertains to the general advancement of the locality in which he lives, thereby winning the admiration and respect of his fellow citizens.
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CAPT. O. E. HARDWAY.
One of the prominent men of Fayette county is Capt. O. E. Hardway, a captain in the Ohio National Guard and a prosperous farmer of Union town- ship, where he was born. A man of broad education and military training. he has applied himself to the profession of farming with a zeal which has been attended with success. Although a comparatively young man, yet he has ac- cumulated a fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres, and while primarily engaged in advancing his own material interests, he has nevertheless taken an active part in the life of his county and state. He served in the Spanish- American War in 1898 and was first duty sergeant in Company E. Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served in the Porto Rico campaign.
O. E. Hardway, the son of William and Margaret ( Nebbergall ) Hard- way, was born March 15, 1877, in Union township. His father, the son of John Hardway, was a native of Nicholas county, West Virginia, as were the Nebbergall family. Rebecca Hughes, the mother of Margaret Nebbergail, located in Fayette county in its early history, and is now buried at the Sugar Grove cemetery. William Hardway and wife reared two children, Capt. (). E., and Emma, who died at the age of sixteen.
Captain Hardway received a good common school education and then entered the Ohio Northern Normal School at Ada, where, in addition to his classical studies, he took the full course in military training. After leaving the normal school he returned to the farm and has lived there ever since with the exception of the time which he has spent with the National Guard
Captain Hardway enlisted in Company E, Ohio National Guard. August 20, 1895, as a private, and was made a corporal on July 29. 1896. He was promoted to the rank of sergeant December 4. 1896, and on April 25, 1898. enlisted in the Fourth Ohio Regiment as first duty sergeant. On October 27. 1913, he was elected captain of Company M, Fourth Regiment of the Ohio National Guard, and has been since serving in that capacity.
Captain Hardway has a fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres two and one-half miles from Washington C. H., where he raises all of the crops common to this section of the state, and also engages in the breeding and raising of live stock. His farm is well improved and is equipped with all of the latest machinery for successful farming, so that he is thus enabled to get results from his efforts.
Captain Hardway was married November 28, 1900, to Anna Mae Are-
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hart, the daughter of Amaljah L. and Mary (Taylor) Arehart, and to this union has been born one son, Leo Emmett.
Politically, Captain Hardway is independent, while, religiously, he at- tends the Methodist Episcopal church. Fraternally, he is identified with the Masonic order, holding membership in Fayette Lodge No. 107, Fayette Chap- ter No. 103, Royal Arch Masons, and Fayette Council No. 100, Royal and Select Masters; he also belongs to Confidence Lodge No. 265, Knights of Pythias.
FRANK E. HAINES.
It is pleasing to record the careers of men who have raised themselves from humble circumstances to positions of responsibility and trust in their respective communities. Self-made men, men who have achieved success by reason of their personal qualities and left the impress of their individuality upon the business and growth of their places of residence, build monuments for themselves more enduring than marble or granite shaft. Such a man is Frank E. Haines, who, starting in life at the foot of the ladder, has so man- aged his affairs as to become one of the most substantial farmers of Union township.
Frank E. Haines, the son of Mahlon, Jr., and Clara E. (Chalfont) Haines, was born January 23, 1867, in Highland county, Ohio. His father, who was the son of Mahlon and Lavina ( Cooper) Haines, was born in Fay- ette county, growing to manhood in this county and then settled in Highland county, this state, after his marriage. Mahlon Haines, Sr., was born near Zanesville, Ohio, in 1796, and was one of the first white children who was born within the present state of Ohio. He brought his family to Fayette county early in its history and lived in one house for more than sixty years. He is buried at the Pleasant Hill cemetery. Mahlon Haines, Jr., and wife reared a family of seven children : Mrs. Elizabeth Barr, of Highland county ; Frank E., whose history is here recorded; Mrs. Anna Fishback, of Green township, this county; Austin, of Highland county, this state; Claude, of U'nion township, this county ; Marcus, of Highland county ; Mrs. Mary Shimp, of Ross county, Ohio.
Frank E. Haines attended the district schools of Highland county during his boyhood days and remained at home assisting with the work on the farm until he reached his majority, after which he worked by the month for farm- ers in Highland county. In 1899 he came to this county and purchased his
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present farm of two hundred and seventy-five acres in Union township about three miles from the county seat. Since acquiring this farm he has placed many extensive improvements upon it in the way of buildings, fencing and drainage. He is a skillful and careful farmer and so rotates his crops as to maintain his farm at its highest efficiency.
Mr. Haines was married October 19, 1891, to Augusta L. Cockerell, and to this union have been born three children, Iva, Juanita and Beotta. Iva is a graduate of the Washington C. H. high school, while the other two daughters are still in attendance in the high school.
Politically, Mr. Haines is a Republican and has always been active in local affairs. At the present time he is a member of the school board of Union township and gives the office his conscientious attention. He and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and are prominent in all church and Sunday school work. Mr. Haines is a class leader in the church and gives his hearty support to all of the various enterprises with which the church is identified. Mr. Haines is a man who would win his way in any locality where he might locate, for he has sound judgment, coupled with great energy and business tact, and with the upright principles he has always maintained he would have been successful wherever fate might have placed him. His career is that of the self-made man, and such has been his conduct at all times that he well merits the hearty commendation which his neighbors and friends have always accorded him.
ALCESTER LUCAS.
One of the representative and public-spirited citizens of Fayette county is the well known gentleman whose name appears above. He has made his influence felt for good in his community in Union township, being a man of sterling worth whose life has been closely interwoven with the history of the community in which he resides and whose efforts have always been for the material advancement of the same as well as for the social and moral welfare of his fellow men. The well regulated life he has led, thereby gaining the respect and admiration of all his fellow citizens, entitles him to representation in a biographical work of the scope intended in the present volume.
Alcester Lucas, who is putting the best of his ability into the successful raising of hogs on his one-hundred-acre farm in Union township, Fayette county. Ohio, is a native of this same county, born on March 24, 1861, on the
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old Dewitt farm. He is the son of W. M. and Jeanette ( White) Lucas, the former of whom was born in Ross county, this state, and was brought to this county by his parents while still a small boy. Practically his entire life has been passed in this county as he received his education mostly in the local schools. later being engaged in farming in this same locality. WV. M. Lucas is the son of Richard Lucas, one of the pioneers of this section. When he obtained his farm it was covered with virgin forest and he set about the labor- ious task of clearing the land and winning a home for his family. In all of this he was eminently successful, being regarded as one of the leading men of his day in this section.
The subject was the eldest of a family of eight children, the others being Sherman, Clara, Lela, Sina, Cora, Jesse and Orbin. When a lad he attended the Stewart school, receiving a good practical education, and during his school days he assisted the father with the work of the farm during all his spare time. After leaving school, he worked for three years in Washington C. H., later devoting his entire time and attention to farming. In the spring of 1913 he again returned to the farm, after having spent three years in the butcher business. It is now his desire to devote all his time to raising hogs for the market and in this venture he gives every indication of attaining most gratifying success. His farm, located on the Bogges road, is admirably adapted for this branch of business.
In February, 1887, Mr. Lucas was united in marriage with Leota Jane Snyder, daughter of William and Harriett ( Lease) Snyder, born in this county in 1864. Her education was obtained mainly in the schools of Wash- ington C. H., her entire life having been passed within the borders of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Lucas are the parents of four children, two of whom, Ona and Lona, twin daughters, are deceased. Walter, the oldest son, mar- ried Gale Margaret Brown and has one child, Helen. William, the youngest son, still remains at home with the parents, attending school.
Politically, Mr. Lucas is identified with the Republican party and has long been known as one of its most active members in this locality. He is at present serving Union township as trustee and for a number of years was a member of the school board. He is known as a public-spirited man, being anxious to promote the welfare of the neighborhood along social, moral, ma- terial and educational lines and is willing to back up his theories by active service if need be. While not a member of any church organization, Mr. Lucas' excellent principles of life are founded on the teachings of same and he gives both moral and financial support to the various church societies. Mr.
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Lucas has during his life time shown himself worthy of the high esteem in which he is held. His life has been filled with activity and his efforts have secured for him a conspicuous and honorable place among the citizens of the community. His integrity and unpretending bearing have elevated him in the confidence of his fellow citizens and his influence has always been exerted in the interest of the best things of life.
EVAN LEWIS JANES.
One of the best remembered citizens of the past generation in Fayette county was the late Evan Lewis Janes, a gallant soldier of the Civil War and a life-long resident of this county. Certainly it may be said that he was a man of strong and active sympathy, with a warm and ardent feeling for his fellow men, and these excellent characteristics unconsciously drew him an unusual number of devoted friends upon whom he could always rely and who revere his memory now that he has passed from earthly things. He ever enjoyed the respect and esteem of those who knew him because of his friendly manner and interest in public affairs and upright living.
Evan Lewis Janes was born in this county December 7, 1840, and died on his farm adjoining Jeffersonville, October 10, 1906. He was the son of William P. and Mary (Mock) Janes, natives of Virginia and Ohio re- spectively. His parents were married in this county about 1829 and reared a family of thirteen children, Marjorie, Joanna, Abel H., John W., Douglas, Oliver, Eldora, Clara, Rosetta, Evan L., Sarah, Olivet and Mary.
Evan L. Janes was given such education as was afforded by the common schools of his home neighborhood and, with the exception of three years' service in the Civil War, lived upon the farm where he was born all of his days. He enlisted August 7, 1862, in Company C, Ninetieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until he was finally mustered out June 21, 1865. His regiment participated in many of the hardest fought battles of the Civil War and he was ever found faithful when duty called. Immedi- ately after the close of the war he returned to this county and began farming and continued in agricultural pursuits until his death.
Mr. Janes was a life-long Republican in politics and was frequently honored by his party with positions of trust and responsibility. He was elected township trustee in 1878, and served in this capacity for two terms. He was also county commissioner for three terms, or for over nine years, and was infirmary director of the county. He was always actively interested
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in the educational matters of the county and served on the school board of his township for many years, during which time he favored every measure which he felt would benefit the schools in any way. In all of these official positions he administered his duties in an efficient and conscientious manner and rendered satisfactory service, not only to his party, but to all citizens, irrespective of their political affiliations.
Mr. Janes was married March 17, 1870, to Margaret Squier, the daugh- ter of Nathaniel and Elanore (Allen) Squier, early pioneers of this county. Nathaniel Squier was the son of William and Sarah (Caldwell) Squier, and he and his wife reared a family of ten children: Amanda, Justice, James, William, Madison. Jane, Sarah E., Margarette, Marabah Anna and Martha. Mr. James and wife were the parents of two children, Harry L. and Grace G. Harry L. married Nina Rease, and has two children, Robert L. and Janet : Grace G. is the wife of Frank E. Wilson, and has one daughter, Janice Margaret.
Mr. Janes assisted in the organization of the Grand Army post at Jeffersonville, and in view of his distinguished services in the Civil War the post was named for him. For many years he was the post commander, and while in this position was active in everything pertaining to the welfare of the old soldiers. He was a life-long member of the Methodist Episcopal church, as are his wife and children. Mr. Janes was genial and social by nature and the simplicity and cordiality of his manners invited friendship. Hospitable by nature, he was cordially responsive to all social claims and his home was attractive to all who were numbered among his friends. The death of such a man is a great loss, not alone to his intimate associates, but the people of the community always feel a sense of a distinct personal be- reavement. He left to his family the rich memory of an unstained name and to the county where he spent his entire life he left the record and example of a long and well-spent life.
JESSE B. LININGER.
The farming land of Fayette county, Ohio, ranks with the best of that state, and its farmers are as progressive and up-to-date in their methods of agriculture as those in any part of the United States. Fayette county is essentially an agricultural county. It has no mining industries and com- paratively little manufacturing. The farmers of this county produce more than three millions of dollars' worth of products each year, and as a result
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more than half of the farmns operated by owners are free from mortgage encumbrances of any kind. One of the leading farmers and stock raisers of Marion township is Jesse Lininger, who is the renter of his father's farm of two hundred acres of fine land on the Circleville pike. He is a man who has not only been actively engaged in agriculture during all of his life, but has also been deeply interested in the civic life of his community as well, and at the present time is filling the responsible position of township trustee.
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