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Ezra Perry was united in marriage with Phoebe Gardner, by whom he had six children. two of whom are living in 1915: John E., Luther, Charles S., Daniel and two others. John E. Perry is living at Plain City. Luther and Charles S. were soldiers in the Civil War. The former entered the army in Company E. Thirtieth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, taking part in the battle at Kenesaw Mountain, in which he was disabled from further service. Charles S. served in Company C. One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was severely wounded at the battle of Murfreesboro.
Daniel Perry was united in marriage, January 13, 1870, with Lucina Allen, daugh- ter of Lucius and Betsey Allen. She was born in Madison county, Ohio, and was
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reared on a farm in Darby township, attending the district schools. Her religious mem- bership is with the Presbyterian church. Lucius and Betsey Allen, the parents of Mrs. Daniel Perry, settled in Madison county, Ohio. He was a native of Vermont and she of Greene county, Ohio.
To Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Perry were born two children, Nellie and Rolla A. Nellie died when six years of age. Rolla A., born on August 6, 1872, was graduated from the Plain City high school, and was later a student at Ada, Ohio, after which he entered a business college at Columbus, Ohio. Rolla A. Perry is a Republican, and served as postmaster of Plain City for a period of eight years.
Mr. Perry has done a good citizen's part in the progress of his home city, and is now willing to allow others to shoulder his burdens in that direction.
G. A. GREENBAUM.
Given but a limited education in his younger days, the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch, deserves great credit for having won success in opposition to the greatest drawback to a business career. Mr. Greenbaum, in the absence of both the necessary education and the financial aid in starting out in life for himself, has always been fortunate in possessing qualities of ambition and courage.
G. A. Greenbaum, farmer, Plain City. Canaan township, Madison county, was born on October 15, 1860, in Darby township, Union county, Ohio, and is a son of Michael and Maggie ( Long) Greenbaum. He grew to young manhood and lived on the farm until he was twenty-one years of age. His opportunities for attending school were limited as it was necessary for him to assist in supporting the family at quite an early age, his father always drawing his wages on pay day. When he started out for him- self he bought a wagon and team of horses with the money he earned, and later rented land. After his marriage Mr. Greenbaum moved to his father's farm, but afterward rented a larger place of one hundred and forty acres, which he cultivated for seven years, making his substantial start on this place, after which he purchased a small farm in Canaan township, Madison county, which he soon sold, and bought the place where he now lives. Mr. Greenbaum is a Democrat, but has never taken an active part in politics. He and his family are members of St. John's Lutheran church.
Michael Greenbaum, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Germany. and his wife, Maggie ( Long) Greenbaum, is a native of the same country. They came to the United States and were married in Franklin county, Ohio, settling in Union county. Mr. Greenbaum became very prosperous, all through his own efforts, and at the time of his death owned one hundred and thirty-seven acres. He was a shoemaker by trade. Both Mr. and Mrs. Greenbaum were members of St. John's Lutheran church. Mr. Greenbaum's death occurred on October 4, 1892, and his wife died in 1907, leaving two children, Jolin Jacob, who lives on the old farm in Darby township, Union county, and G. A.
G. A. Greenbaum was united in marriage, May 19. 1887, with Anna M. Hilbert. daughter of Michael and Mary (Rulil) Hilbert. She was born in Darby township. Union county. This union has been blest with seven children, Mary C., Albert (who lives in Iowa), Walter F., Michael E., John A., George and Clara.
Mr. Greenbaum resides on rural route No. 1, Plain City, on his prosperous-looking and well-cared-for farm, consisting of one hundred and ten acres, and known as "Oak Grove Farm." and where he and his family enjoy life in the fullest sense of the term. A handsome new residence consisting of nine rooms, all modern and splendidly and artistically constructed, is just nearing completion. It will be one of the finest country residences in this vicinity.
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CHARLES F. ATKINSON.
Charles F. Atkinson, farmer, of Plain City. Madison county, Ohio, was born on June 17, 1870, on the home farm where he now lives, in Canaan township, and is a son of William and Lucinda ( Nunemaker) Atkinson. He was reared on the okdl homestead, and obtained his early education at the public schools. after which he attended the Wittenburg College at Springfield, Ohio, where he took the scientific course. He then returned to the farm and assisted his father until the latter's death, and now has charge of the farm, owning in his own name four hundred and forty acres. Ile controls six hundred and fifty acres all told, and devotes his special attention to cattle and hogs. of which he disposes of about three carloads annually. Mr. Atkinson has always been a strong supporter of the Republican principles, and has shown his interest in local politics by serving as township treasurer. He officiates as one of the directors of the Farmers' National Bank at Plain City.
William Atkinson, father of the subject of this sketch, was born on February 2, 1832, in Greene county, Ohio, and was a son of Cephas and Abigail (Oren) Atkinson. His wife was Lucinda (Nunemaker) Atkinson, to whom he was married in 1866, when he moved to the farm now owned by Charles F. and built the brick house which stands a quarter of a mile north of the Wilson pike. living there until his death, which took place in July, 190S. William Atkinson was a Republican, and took great interest in local politics, holding several of the township offices. He was a liberal supporter of the Methodist Episcopal church, and belonged to Urania Lodge No. 311, Free and Accepted Masons, of which he was a past master. He was one of the organizers of the Farmers' Bank at Plain City, of which he was president until it was re-organized as the Farmers' National Bank, and was president of that bank up to the time of his death, which took place in July, 1907.
Mr. Atkinson was successful in all his undertakings, and was a natural money maker. He took a leading part in the educational life of the county. He also served on the school board for many years and was prominent in the Grange. He was one of the first to introduce the use of tile in Madison county. He was interested in stock raising, and fed cattle, hogs and sheep in great numbers, selling carloads each year. William and Lucinda (Nunemaker) Atkinson were the parents of three children : Eva, the wife of Henry Francis, and the mother of two children: Charles F .. of Plain City; and Cephas, who is now the president of the Farmers' National Bank.
Cephas Atkinson, the paternal grandfather, was born near Shippensburg, Pennsyl- vania, and came to Ohio, locating in Greene county, but afterward moved to Champaign county. where he spent the remainder of his years, and where he became the owner of sixteen hundred acres of land, in Canaan township. His wife was Abigail (Oren) Atkinson.
Charles F. Atkinson's fine property, known as the "Oakland Farm," is situated on rural route No. 1, Plain City, where his personal worth places him in an enviable posi- tion in the community.
Mrs. Lucinda (Nunemaker) Atkinson. mother of Charles F., was the daughter of John and Mary Ann ( Ruhlen) Numemaker, both born in Wittenburg, Germany, the former of whom came to this county when three years of age with his parents and the latter came with her brother at the age of sixteen. Mr. Nunemaker settled with her parents in Fairfield county, Ohio. and Mary Ruhlen settled there also and they were there married. They lived there for some years and then moved to Union connty, on a farm and they lived there until death. Their children were Martha, Lucinda, Catherine (deceased), Margaret (deceased), Jacob (deceased), Samuel, and Nancy Ann. Of these Jacob and Samuel served in the Civil War, Jacob in the Ninety-sixth Regiment Ohio
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Volunteer Infantry, and Samuel also in an Ohio regiment. Jacob died during his service. The father of these children was sixty-nine years of age at death and the mother eiglity-nine. They belonged to the German Evangelical church, and later joined the Methodist Episcopal church.
Mrs. Lucinda Atkinson was previously married to Robert F. Fleming, at the begin- ning of the Civil War. This marriage was solemnized in Union county. During the battle of Chickamauga, Mr. Fleming was killed. He enlisted as a private and was promoted to lieutenant for gallant conduct on the field of battle and on the day of his death was acting captain. He was about twenty-three years of age at the time of his death.
ELMER C. OVERTURF.
Elmer C. Overturf. farmer, Plain City, Madison county, was born on January 18, 1862, at Appleton, Licking county, Ohio. and is a son of William M. and Hannah J. (Long) Overturf. He was reared on a farm in Somerford township, where he attended the district schools, and later entered Antioch College. Mr. Overturf has been eminently successful in his agricultural pursuits, and his fine farm, known as "Eastdarbyside," is situated eight miles west of Plain City, on rural route No. 1. Mr. Overturf is a Republican, but has never taken much interest in politics, giving his entire time and attention to general farming and stock raising.
William M. Overturf, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in 1832, in Licking county, Ohio, and died on December 7. 1884. He was married to Hannah J. Long, who was born on November 6, 1834, and is now a resident of Summerford, Ohio. William M. Overturf was educated in the public schools, after which he began studying for the ministry. His religious belief was with the Christian church. This union was blest with five children, two of whom are living in 1915: F. M., Flora B., Hattie J., Clark and Elmer C. F. M. Overturf became a farmer in Somerford township; Flora B. was united in marriage with V. J. Wilson of Summerford: Hattie J. became the wife of William Prugh.
Nathaniel Overturf, the paternal grandfather, was for many years a resident of Licking county, Ohio. He was a "hard-shell" Baptist minister. His wife was Eliza- beth Overturf, the mother of William M. Mr. Overturf died at the age of fifty years. He was married three times and was the father of seventeen children, three of whom are living in 1915: T. J. Overturf, of Mount Gilead, Ohio; N. F. Overturf, who was a practicing attorney at Delaware, Ohio; and Ameretta.
Elmer C. Overturf was united in marriage, March 28, 1884, with Mary Yeazel, daughter of William E. and Lydia A. (Bennett) Yeazel. She was born 'on December 7, 1865. in Clark county, Ohio, and was educated in the public schools of that county. Mrs. Overturf died in 1898, leaving surviving her husband and three children: William L., who was married to Bertha Miller; Ohmer, who was married to Celestia Brown ; and E. Dot, who became the wife of John J. Houston. Mr. Overturf was married. secondly, to Nancy A. Kennedy, October 18, 1904. She is a daughter of Oramel and Areal Kennedy, and attended the district schools, after which she entered the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, graduating with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and taught school for two years prior to her marriage. Mrs. Nancy A. (Ken- nedy ) Overturf was born on August 20. 1861, in Union county, Ohio. She is a lady of considerable literary talent, and has done some good work in that line.
Oramel Kennedy, father of Mrs. Elmer C. Overturf, was born on August 27, 1830, in Pike township, Madison county, Ohio, and died on February 17, 1909. He was a son of John Kennedy and his wife was Areal (Lyons) Kennedy, to whom he was mar-
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ried on October 27, 1854. She was born on May 31, 1837, and is a daughter of David Lyons. They were the parents of six children: Alfred V., born on August 10, 1855; Rebecca E., April 1, 1857, died on April 9, 1915; Swain, March 25, 1859; Nancy, August 20, 1861; John, August 19 1863; and William, October 12, 1866. In 1865 Mr. Kennedy brought his family to the eastern part of Pike township, where he settled and became prominent in promoting the interest and welfare of his community. He was a prosperous man, and was in every sense a capable officer for the capacity of trustee. At the time of his death Mr. Kennedy was a large landowner in both Union and Madison counties.
John Kennedy, the paternal grandfather of Mrs. Elmier C. Overturf, was born in 1802, in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, and came west with his parents when a small child. He learned the blacksmith's trade under the direction of his father, which he followed until he was forty years old, when he purchased a farm and followed agricul- ture until his death. He was a wide-awake and progressive man in all his under- takings. His death occurred in 1863. Mr. Kennedy was a well-educated man for his time, and was united in marriage, in 1824, with Elizabeth Morse, daughter of Joseph and Renunah Morse. She was born on July 7. 1797, in Kent county, Rhode Island, and died on July 7, 1881. They were the parents of six children, Mary A., Oramel, Joseph, Eliza J., Matilda and Huldah. Prior to her marriage Mrs. John Kennedy was one of the first girls employed in the spinning department of the Dennison Cotton Fac- tory at Providence, Rhode Island, which is said to have been the second factory of that kind in the United States. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy resided in various places before they finally settled in Pike township. where they remained until Mr. Kennedy's deatlı, which occurred on June 4, 1864, after which his widow was married to Ralston Williams, who died in 1877, and on July 14, Mrs. Williams passed to the "great beyond."
David Lyons, the maternal grandfather of Mrs. Overturf, was born in Vermont, and came, when a very small child, with his parents to Union county, Ohio, where his father remained until a short time before his death, which occurred at the home of his son in Iowa. His wife was Martha Cox, by whom he had three children.
Mr. Overturf is very quiet and retiring in his manner, and occupies a position of high esteem in Madison county, where he is known and respected by all.
THOMAS JEFFERSON HOUSTON.
In Somerford township, Madison county, Ohio, is the old Houston homestead, the residence consisting of a fine old brick house, erected in the early sixties. Here Thomas Jefferson Houston, a well-known business man and farmer of Madison county, spent the last years of his life.
The scion of an old and honored family, Thomas Jefferson Houston was born on April 24, 1842, on the farm where his last days were spent, and where his death occurred on January 24, 1902. He was a son of John Maddox and Maria (Cartwell) Houston, who were natives of Clark county, Ohio.
Mr. Houston spent twelve years altogether in the grocery and hardware business, but returned to his father's old homestead in 1892. His father had died previously, January 31, 1879. Thomas J. Houston was the only son of his parents who reached maturity. There were six sisters in the family. none of whom are now living, Thomas J. being the last survivor of the family.
On November 9, 1875, Thomas J. Houston was married to Kate Locke. the daughter of John B. Locke, and to this union were born four children, three of whom are now living. One daughter died at the age of two years. After his return to the farm Mr. Houston engaged extensively in breeding Shorthorn cattle and purebred sheep. He was a very successful farmer, and quite as successful in business as he was in farming, and
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at the time of his death he ranked among the highly respected and substantial farmers and business men of Somerford township.
Of the four children born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Houston, John Locke Houston, the proprietor of "Willow Springs Farm," was born on February 11, 1882, in London, and on December 24, 1910, was married to Dot Overturf, the daughter of E. C. and Mary ( Yeazell) Overturf. Mrs. Houston's parents were farmers in Pike township, Madison county, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Houston are the parents of one son, Robert, who is now two years old. Mr. Houston is an enterprising farmer and dairy- man. The other children were Eva, Eldon B. and Ora, deceased. Eva is single. Eldon B. married Nell Van Wagner and lives in Idaho.
Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Houston is still living on the home farm. John Locke Houston is farming one hundred and twenty-two acres of his own and also supervises the cultivation of the old homestead of two hundred acres.
FENTON M. ROSEBERRY.
Fenton M. Roseberry, farmer and retired blacksmith, Irwin, Pike township, Madi- son county, was born on January 15, 1865, at Rosedale, Ohio, and is a son of Ebenezer T. and Mary E. (Carter) Roseberry. He was reared on a farm near Rosedale, and when old enough attended the public schools at that place. He learned the black- smith's trade with Brown Brothers, at Irwin, working for them from 1888 until 1895, when he went into partnership with his brother, Carl A. Roseberry, conducting the business under the firm name of Roseberry Brothers, until 1914, when F. M. Roseberry retired from the business, turning it over to his brothers, Joseph and John, and it is now managed under the firm name of J. C. & J. B. Roseberry. Mr. Roseberry has always voted the Republican ticket, and has shown his public spirit by serving as a member of the board of education, and was also a member of the board of centralized schools at Rosedale. He and his brother own twenty-five acres of land, and he, per- sonally, is a stockholder in the Farmers' Telephone Company. Mr. Roseberry belongs to Homer Lodge No. 474, Knights of Pythias.
Ebenezer T. Roseberry, father of the subject of this sketch, was born on March 10, 1832, in Pike township, where he grew to manhood. He went to the Civil War in Com- pany C, One Hundred Thirty-fourth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was a "hundred-day" man. Mr. Roseberry was married prior to the war, to Mariah Tway, by whom he had two children, Ella, who became the wife of William A. Carter, and a daughter who died young. His second wife was Mary E. (Carter) Roseberry, by whom he had eleven children, nine of whom are living in 1915: Effie, Fenton M., Mary, Margaret, Carl A., Nettie, Charles H. (deceased), Joseph C., John B., Bessie P., and one who died in infancy. Effie became the wife of William Morgridge; Mary is the wife of Ed. Stoddard; Margaret married Pearl J. Stoddard; Carl A. was united in marriage with Anna Bradley; Nettie married B. F. King; Joseph married Blanch Newman; John B. married Mabel Hanson ; and Bessie married Nathaniel Harter.
The paternal grandfather was Michael Roseberry, who came to Pike township from Pennsylvania, and was united in marriage here with Elizabeth Jones, by whom he had three sons and eight daughters, Joseph, John and Ebenezer. John died in infancy and Joseph died when twenty-one years of age. His daughters were; Eleanor, Mary P., Hannah, Elizabeth, Pernella, Sarah, Jane and Julia. Eleanor became the wife of Ira Stacy ; Mary P. was married to John Lockwood; Hannah was married to Joseph Rice ; Elizabeth became Mrs. John Fox; Pernella became the wife of Isaac Fox; Sarah was married to Isaac Fox; Jane became the wife of William Kitelinger; and Julia was married to William Hunt.
Fenton M. Roseberry was united in marriage, June 27, 1895, with Dollie Haynes,
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laughter of Henry and Rebecca Haynes. She died in July, 1899, leaving surviving, her husband and two children. Mary E., born on March 29, 1896, who was graduated from the Rosedale and Mechanicsburg high schools, and is a student in the Ohio State Uni- versity at Columbus, Ohio; and Frank M., born on November 24, 1898, who is a student in the high school. Fenton M. Roseberry was married, secondly, November 25, 1905. to Nettie Reed, daughter of James and Mary ( Stewart) Reed. She was horn on May 23, 1864, in Hardin county, Ohio. She was reared on a farm and obtained her educa- tion at the district schools.
James Reed, the father of Mrs. Fenton M. Roseberry, was a "hundred-day" soldier in the Civil War. His wife was Mary (Stewart) Reed, and they were the parents of six children, five of whom are living in 1915: Margaret J., Finley T., Stewart G., Edward G., deceased; Orra-Euphema and Nettie.
Mr. Roseberry is well known in this part of Madison county, and he and his wife and family are held in high esteem throughout the community.
HENRY B. CONVERSE.
Henry B. Converse was born on January 8. 1850, in Canaan township, a son of James N. and Julia A. (Calhoun) Converse. He was educated in the public schools of the district and the Lutheran College at Columbus, Ohio, after which he attended a business college in the same city during the year 1870, and soon after took unto him- self a wife. and settled down to the vocation of a farmer. Politically, Mr. Converse was a Democrat. and demonstrated his public spirit by serving in all the township offices. save that of township clerk. He was active in local politics to the extent of officiating as assessor, trustee, treasurer and supervisor. He was a member of the Big Darby Baptist church. Mr. Converse belonged to Urania Lodge No. 311, Free and Accepted Masons; Adoniram Chapter No. 73. Royal Arch. Masons; London Council No. 41. Royal and Select Masters, and Mount Vernon Commandery No. 1, Knights Templar. He was a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason at Columbus, Ohio, and was past master of Urania Lodge No. 311, and past worthy patron of the Ohio Eastern Star.
James N. Converse, father of the subject of this sketch, was a son of Charles and Phoebe (Norton) Converse, was married to Julia A. Calhoun. daughter of James and Elizabeth ( Carpenter) Calhoun, by whom he had two children. Henry B. and Elizabeth, who became the wife of A. C. Milliken, and is now a widow. living at West Jefferson, Ohio.
The paternal grandfather was Charles Converse, who was a son of Reverend Jere- miah. who emigrated to Darby Plain in 1814. The wife of Charles Converse was Phoebe ( Norton ) Converse.
The maternal grandfather was James Calhoun, who was born on February 27. 1802, on the Portage river in northern Ohio. IIe came with his parents to Darby Plain in 1810, coming through that portion of Ohio where Columbus now stands when there were but two houses on the site and they were built of logs. His father was drafted during the War of 1812. The father went to Columbus, Ohio, and started north. His family never saw him again. His grave is somewhere on the Sandusky Plains. James Calhoun was left to care for his mother, one brother and three sisters. He kept the farm, paid for it, and managed to keep the family together until his mother was married, secondly, to a Mr. Kilbary, who was the father of Thomas and Asa Kilbary. She was the mother of one child by this marriage, Alexander Kilbary, who became prominent as a physician at Sacramento, California. Mrs. Kilbary lived and died on the Darby Plains. By her first marriage, Mrs. Kilbary had five children: James, Jr., who was married to Eliza- beth Carpenter, of Licking county, Ohio, and they were the parents of five children,
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three of whom died in infancy; Julia, who married James N. Converse, and was the mother of two children; Elizabeth, the widow of A. C. Milliken; and two others.
James Calhoun, grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was married to Eliza- beth Carpenter, November 20, 1823. She was born in 1797 and died on March 19, 1846. Mr. Calhoun was married, secondly, to Mrs. Lucretia Burnham, to which union no chil- dren were born. By her first husband, Mrs. Calhoun was the mother of the following children : Annie, John, Henry, Dwight, Asa, Emeline, Lucius and Flora. James Calhoun was a pioneer in Madison county, and made his living as an auctioneer, crying all the sales in this part of the county, in addition to which he was endowed with considerable skill as a veterinary surgeon. He was a Democrat, and voted in Canaan township when there were but two Democrats there. He was always public-spirited, and showed his interest by serving in several of the township offices.
Henry B. Converse was united in marriage, September 16, 1875, to Elizabeth Beach, daughter of Urial and Eleanor (Downing) Beach, born April 25, 1857, in Brown town- ship, Franklin county, Ohio, and lived there until her marriage. She was a student in the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio. This union has been blest with four children, Walter, Julia E., Uri B .; Eleanor Downing. Walter Converse was educated first in the district schools, and was later a graduate of the Plain City high school, and the Ohio State University, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Arts on his graduation from the latter institution. He was married to Zella M. Beck, and follows farming in Washington township, Franklin county, Ohio; Julia E. Converse is a graduate of the Plain City high school. She also attended the Ohio Wesleyan University, from which she graduated with the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts, and is now the wife of William Walker, a farmer in Canaan township. Previous to her marriage, Mrs. Walker taught in the grade schools of Plain City and in the high schools of Mt. Vernon and Circleville. Uri B. Converse is a farmer in Franklin county, Ohio. He was united in marriage with Blanche Cramer. Eleanor Downing Converse received her early edu- cation at the Plain City schools, graduating from the high school of that place, after which she entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, from which she was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
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