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J. N. RATHBUN, gardener, Marysville. The history of Union County presents the name of Rathbun among its distinguished families and pioneers. John Ratlıbun, the grandfather, was the first to locate a settlement, and elear a spot for a cabin in Darby Township, where he lived to the elose of his earthly existence. He was a practicing physician, and during his time was pop- ularly and favorably known. Charles, his son, and father of our subjeet, was born and reared on the homestead, and adopted the profession of his father, in whieli he became successful. He moved and began the practice of his profession in Marysville in 1845. He secured a large prae- tiee, and remained with this people until 1862, when he removed to Washington County, Ind. where he died. His wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Russell, was a native of Darby Township. The subject of this sketch is the eldest of seven living children, and was born on the homestead in Darby Township January 3, 1832. For twenty-five years, he was engaged in the mercantile trade in this city. In October, 1861, he enlisted his services to the Union army in Company F, Sixty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He received promotion to the com- mand of Company C, at Bridgport, Ala., and was a participant in the battles of Port Repub- lie, June 9, 1862, where he received a wound in the side, and for a short time suffered confine- ment. Again in the field, he met the foe at Gettysburg, July 1, 2, 3, 1863 ; Lookout Mount- ain, November 24, 1863; Ringgold, Ga., September 11, 1863; Pumpkin Vine Creek, Ga., May 25, 1864; Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 19, 1864; and Atlanta , Ga., July 21, 1864. He was mustered out at Atlanta, Ga., October 7, 1864. In 1880, Mr. R. settled on his pres- ent place, consisting of six and one-fourth acres of choice land, where he carries on extensive gardening operations. He was married July 5, 1853, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Tur- ner, and a native of Marysville, who died December 25, 1879. His present wife, Miss Mary C. Cranson, is a native of Allen Township, Union County. One child, John, Jr., has been born to this union. Capt. Rathbun is a solid Republican politically, a respected member of the I. O. O. F. society and G. A. R.
S. L. REED, of the firm of S. L. Reed & Son, grocers, is a son of James Reed, who called himself James Reed the first, a native Pennsylvania, who was brought by his parents, Samuel and Elizabeth Reed, to this county. They were among the early settlers of Darby Township. James Reed married Miss Annie Robinson, who was born in Darby Township. The whole family connections show them to be among the earliest pioneers. The subject of this sketch was born in Darby Township, Union County, September 17, 1822. He was raised on the homestead farm, where he remained until twenty-one years of age, when he went to Milford Center and worked at tanning and in the mill for sixteen successive years, during which time he resided in Greene County. In 1866, he returned to this city, and for fifteen years engaged in draying. This he abandoned in 1882 and established himself in the grocery business, which he has since con- ducted profitably and with increasing trade. He succeeded Thompson & Weld in this trade, and carries a large stock of well-selected groceries, erockery, ete. Ile was married in 1843 to
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Miss Margaret F., daughter of James Boals, of this county. Of the children born to this union, eight are living, as follows: Martha A., wife of William Longbrake ; Elizabeth J .; James H. married Elizabeth Sanderson ; Alvira; Delia, wife of William Rhulen; Emma; Cyrus, the junior member of the firm, and Robert Dyer. Mr. Reed is connected with the Presbyterian Church, and is widely known as a reliable business man and a worthy and esteemed citizen.
JOSEPH K. RICHEY, farmer, P. O. Marysville. The subject of this sketch, whose por- trait appears in this work, is a native of Beaver County, Penn., where he was born September 19, 1811, and is a son of William and Mary (Kane) Richey, the former a native of Cumberland County, Penn., and the latter of North Ireland; her parents were Scotch Protestants, and migrated from Scotland to the place of her nativity, thence to the United States when the mother of our subject was four years of age. The parents settled in Westmoreland County, Penn., where they passed the remainder of their days. The grandparents of Joseph, ou his father's side, Adam and Elizabeth Richey, were of the same origin, and emigrated at an early date to the American shore and settled in the same county in Pennsylvania, where they both died. They had eight children, five sons and three daughters. The sons were James, Thomas, Adam, William and John. The two eldest were soldiers in the Revolutionary war; James served through the war and afterward settled in North Carolina. William, the father of our subject, was first married in Westmoreland County, Penn., to Miss Catherine O. Hale, who bore him three daughters, Eliza- beth, Nancy and Mary. He moved with his family to Madison County, Ohio, in the spring of 1813, and settled in Darby Township, where he resided until 1819, when he moved to Dover Township, Union Co., where his wife died. By his second marriage, to Mary Kane, he had nine children, eight of whom are living, viz .: Martha, William, Catherine, James, Sarah, Ann, Mar- garet, Adam and Joseph K. Our subject, the youngest, was married December 24, 1885, to Miss Nancy, daughter of George and Susannah Longbrake. Mrs. Richey was born August I, 1817, in Clark County, Ohio. This union produced four sons and three daughters, four of whom are living, as follows : Adam ; Jay H .; Mary, wife of H. Lovelace; and Louisa, wife of V. Turner. George, youngest son, enlisted in Company F, Sixty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was killed by a shell on the battle-field of Port Republic, June 9, 1862. Mr. Richey cleared the land of the homestead, and at this time owns 525 acres, 400 of which are improved. He has taken an active interest in the growth and improvement of the county since its organization. Ile was Assessor of the Milford & Irwin pike, it being the first gravel road erected in the county. He served nine years as County Commissioner, and was one of the board in the construction of the first gravel roads in the county, to which improvement his last term was devoted in superin- tending. He has also filled other offices of minor importance, and is one of our oldest and most respected citizens.
W. H. ROBB, retired. This worthy citizen and soldier is a son of John and Margaret (IIillis) Robb, the former a native of Washington County, Penn., and the latter of Kentucky. Robert. the grandparent, was born in Washington County, Penn., and served in the American Army through the Indian wars. Subsequently, he moved with his family to Kentucky, and was a distinguished pioneer of Lewis County, where he lived to the close of his life. John Robb was a participant in the war of 1812, and in the spring of 1842 moved and settled on a farm iu Lib- erty Township, Union County, Ohio, where, together with his wife, they lived, rejoiced and sorrowed for twenty years, and together died in 1865. The subject of this sketch, whose por- trait appears in this work, was born in Lewis County, Ky., in January, 1826. He was raised on a farm, but was engaged as a salesman until his election as County Sheriff in 1854. This official position he occupied two terms, when he pursued the mercantile trade, and in 1861 was elected Representative from this county to the State Legislature. At the close of his term, he gave his service to his country's flag, and raised Company E, of the Eighty-sixth Ohio Volun- teer Infantry, three months' service, in which he was commissioned Captain June 3, 1862, and was mustered out at Delaware, Ohio, September 25, by reason of expired term of service. In 1864, he raised Company C, of the One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he enlisted as a private, and was discharged therefrom as Captain May 12, 1865, by reason of disability resulting from wounds received in the service. He participated in the bat- tles of Decatur, Tenn., August 18, 1864; Overalls Creek, December 4, 1864, and in the charge during the battle of the Cedars he was severely wounded in the right arm, and conveyed from the field. He was confined in the hospital at Murfreesboro, Tenn., from December 4, 1864, until April 5, 1865, when he returned to his home. In the fall of the same year, he was elected County Treasurer. His abilities and fitness in the discharge of this important trust gave him re-election in 1867, closing his service the second term. In the spring of 1870, he was appointed United States Revenue Collector, in which capacity he served the Government five years. Sub- sequently he pursued the mercantile trade a few years, when he retired from the active duties of life. Mr. R. has passed the chair of High Priest in Masonry, and is Quartermaster in the G. A. R. He was married in Union County, Ohio, in 1850, to Miss Eliza J. Green, a native of New York State, who died after two years of wedded life. His second marriage, to Miss Amelia J. Turner, a native of Clark County, Ohio, occurred in 1855. This union has been blessed with four children, all of whom are living, viz. : Ella, eldest daughter, is a teacher of schools in Philadelphia; Willis O., a Professor of languages and literature in the Cincinnati College, both
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graduates of Wesleyan University ; Lillie and Lina, graduates of Farmers' College, Cincinnati. The family are connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church of this city.
JOHN W. ROBINSON, farmer, P. O. Marysville, son of John W. and Elizabeth Robinson, early pioneers of this county, was born in Darby Township January 11, 1831. He spent his early life on his father's farm, and received his education in the common schools of his native place. February 8, 1855, he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Cole, a daughter of Daniel and Mary Cole, natives of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Robinson, a native of Washington County, Penn., was born May 24, 1831. Seven children were born to this union, viz .: Joseph II., Mary E., Aaron F., Jennie C., Carrie B., James E. and John C. In the spring of 1858, Mr. Robinson pur- chase l his present farm, where he has since resided, He owns 240 acres of well-improved land at a convenient distance from Marysville. He has always followed the avocation of agriculture and stock-raising, and with success. Ile was the organizer of Grange No. 404, and served as its first Master : is now Treasurer of the County Grange. He is serving his second term as member of the Board of Township Trustees. Politically, he is a Republican. Ile and family are associ- ated with the Presbyterian Church of Marysville.
AARON B. ROBINSON, merchant and attorney, Marysville. The subject of this sketch is a lineal descendant of Union County's earliest pilgrims, and was born in Darby Township No- vember 10, 1833, and is a son of John W. and Elizabeth ( Mitchel) Robinson, natives of Penn- sylvania. Judge David Mitchel was the first to settle in the limits of Union County, some time prior to 1800. He became prominently identified with its interests, and occupied the chair of Associate Judge a number of years. Aaron B. Robinson was reared on the homestead farm, and learned to labor with his hands. He acquired a primary education in the schools of this city, and entered Jefferson College at Cannonsburg for the completion of his collegiate studies. In the Junior year, his health failed him, and he was obliged to return home. Subsequently, he began the study of law, and in 1858 attended the Cincinnati Law School. He was admitted to the bar the following year, and began the practice of his profession in connection with his brother, Hon. J. W. Robinson, in that city. He volunteered his services to the Union army during the rebellion, and entered the service on the 22d day of August, 1862, as Captain of Company I. One Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and participated in most of the battles in which the regiment was engaged. lle was wounded on the field of Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863, and sent home, where he remained three months, when he returned to his regiment and served through to the close of the war. He received promotion to Colonel of his regiment, but was mustered out as Lieutenant Colonel June 17, 1865. Returning to peaceful pursuits, he joined his brother in the manufacture of woolen goods in a mill located near Military and West streets. The brothers did an extensive business in this establishment, which closed in 1880, after a long and successful career. In 1879, Mr. Robinson erected the large and commodious store of his present premises, where he carries on an extensive trade in dry goods, carpets, etc. He is at this time, July, 1882, serving his second year as Representative to the Ohio Legislature, to which he was elected in 1879. Mr. Robinson was joined in marriage in 1868 to Miss Keziah, daughter of Alfred and Harriet Wilkins, whose family history appears in this portion of the work. Four children born to this union are all living, viz .: Harriet E., E. Gertrude, Martha E. and Alfred J. Mr. Robinson is a member of the G. A. R., and the family are members of the Presbyterian Church.
JOHN B. ROBINSON, of the livery firm of Robinson & Mullen, Marysville. Mr. Robinson is politically a representative of the old-time Jacksonian Democracy, of loyal inheritance, who gave his service to his country's flag, and on the battle-field secured the legacy herein trans- mitted 10 his children, his country and his home. He was born in Jerome Township, Union County, in June, 1841. He was raised on a farm, and enlisted at Camp Chase, in Company B, Thirty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, August 9, 1861. The regiment was assigned to the Army of the Potomac and entered the field in September, 1861. He participated in the battle of Bull Pasture Mountain, Va., May 8, 1861, and was among the prisoners captured at Harper's Ferry, Va., October 11, 1861. He was exchanged, and joined the forces under Gen. Grant at Vicksburg, Miss., and was assigned to the first line of advance through the siege and fall of that place, May to July 4, 163 ; also in the battle of Raymond, Miss., May 12, 1863; Champion Hills, Miss., May 16, 1863. At the close of Vicksburg, the regiment returned to Ohio on veteran furlough, was consolidated and joined Sherman at Resaca, Ga. He was in the advancing line at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June, 1864, and at Atlanta, Ga., was placed on the first skirmish line of advance before that place. Closely following the siege of Atlanta was Jonesboro, Ga., from August 19 to September 7, 1864. Then joining the victorious legions he marched with Sherman to the sea. He was again selected as one to advanee the line against Savannah, Ga., December 10, 1864. He was among the gallant leaders in the battle of Goldsboro, N. C., March 21-24, 1865, and at the surrender of Johnston to the Union forces at Raleigh, April 26, 1865. Thence taking up the line of march homeward, through the grand review at Washington, and thence to Louisville, where he was discharged. Through all the privations and perils of war, he came out unscathed, and physically a more robust man. Returning to peaceful pursuits, he engaged in farming, and in October, 1878, was married to Miss Sarah C., a daughter of Jesse and Jane Gill, of Union Township. Five children born to this Union are all living, viz .: James E., An-
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drew, Flora, Laura and Pearl, and all the grandchildren of Charles M. and Margaretta (Roney) Robinson, residents of this city. The subject of this sketch moved to Marysville in 1873 and began dealing in stock. He has a pure thoroughbred Norman, imported from France, in 1867, at a cost of $3,000. His weight is 1,800 pounds, and in color he is white as snow. Mr. Robinson erected the stable he now occupies in 1878, and in June, 1881, Theodore Mullen was admitted a partner. This enterprising firm keep nothing but good stock, both in horses, buggies and carriages, and consume the great bulk of the city trade. They are courteous and obliging, and are worthy of the patronage they receive.
C. L. ROBINSON, commission merchant, Marysville. This family is among the oldest and most respected of Union County pioneers. Grandfather, Thomas Robinson, left the Keystone State in 1805, and settled in Darby Township, where he passed the remaining years of his life. Ile raised a family of six children, five sons and one daughter, three of whom are living. The subject of this sketch is a son of John M. and Mary J. (Roney ) Robinson, and was born on the homestead, in Jerome Township, October 13, 1846. He was raised on a farm, and in 1862, en- listed in Company E, Eighty-sixtlı Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served four months in the field. In August, 1863, he re-enlisted in Company G. One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served in the field until March, 1864. Returning to peaceful pursuits, he was for one year engaged as a salesman at Columbus, when he established himself in the livery and stock business .. t Plain City, Madison County. In 1871, he removed to Marysville and became engaged in the live-stock and commission business at Cleveland, Ohio, where he was established under the firm name of Hunt .& Robinson. For the past four years, the firm of Hunt, Robinson & Greenlee, have, with a large capital, carried ou an extensive trade in the purchase and sale of sheep, hogs and cattle, at the Cleveland stock yards. Mr. R. spends the summer months at his home in this city, where he is connected with the wool trade. He is possessed of an active, persevering temperament, and is always busy. He is a member of the 1. O. O. F. Lodge, of Plain City, and of the G. A. R., of this city. His marriage to Miss Julia Shipman, a native of Plain City, Madison County, Ohio, occurred in 1868.
GEORGE P. ROBINSON, Marysville, is an offspring of one of the hardy pioneer fam- ilies of Union County. His grandfather, Thomas, was among the foremost to erect a cabin in the limits of Darby Township, where he lived and died. His parents, Adam P. and Nancy J. ( Marshall) Robinson, were both born in Darby Township in 1812. He was a resident of his native township until 1873, when he took up his residence in Marysville, where he died October 24, 1881. IIis life companion, who survives, is in the seventieth year of her age. The subject of this sketch was born on the homestead August 9, 1843. He remained at home until the breaking- out of the rebellion, when he joined the boys in blue of the Fortieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, en- listing in Company D, August 13, 1861. He participated in the battles of Duck River, Tenn., April 26, 1863; Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863; Mission Ridge, Tenn., November 24, 1868; Lookout Mountain, Tenn., above the clouds, November 25, 1863; Pound Gap, Ky., April 19, 1864; Dalton, Ga., May 9, 1864; Resaca, Ga., May 13, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, June 10, July 2, 1864; Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 19, 1864; Atlanta, Ga., July 21, November 9, 1864; Jones- boro, Ga., August 19, 1864; Lovejoy Station, Ga., July 29, 1864; and Buzzard's Roost, Ga., Feb- ruary 25-27, 1864. He was honorably discharged at Atlanta, Ga., October 7, 1864, and returned to his home. He engigel in teaching school and working on the farm until 1872, when he moved to North Lewisburg and opened a hardware store. Two years later he returned to this city and engaged in teaching and mercantile trade until 1875, when he was elected County Re- corder. Ile was re-elected in 1878, and occupied that position six years. Ile is an honored member of the Masonic fraternity, of the K. of P. and the G. A. R. His marriage to Miss Lydia E., daughter of Rev. P. Webster, and a native of Knox County, Ohio, occurred November 13, 1873. One child-Winefred C., is the only issue of this union. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson are con- nected with the Presbyterian Church.
JAMES HAMILTON RONEY, son of James and Rachel (La Rue) Roney, was born in Chester County, Penn , January 14, 1831. When two years of age, his father moved to Franklin County, Ohio, and eight years later, on the death of his parents, James went to live with a married sister, Mrs. Margaretta Robinson, in Jerome Township, Union County. On the 27th of September, 1853, he married Rebecca, daughter of William and Nancy (Bain) Bigger, and in the spring of 1867 moved to Marysville, where he and his family of three children-Anna, Nellie and Willie -still reside. Mr. Roney has been for more than thirty years a stock-dealer, and is the largest shipper in the county.
DR. A. SABINE, Marysville. William (1) Sabine, the first progenitor, appeared in the town of Rehoboth, Mass., at the organization of the town in 1642. When he came to America, is not known ; but tradition says he came from Wales or the South of England, where he found refuge in flight from France. Ile was a Huguenot, and was a man of considerable culture, and possessing wealth, as is shown in the account of his estate and gifts for the relieving of the wants of those who suffered from the ravages of the Indians. He was one of the leading spirits of Rehoboth, in schools, church, and in affairs at Plymouth. We do not know who was his first wife, but she died shortly after 1660. He married second, Martha, danghter of James and Anna Allen, of Medfield, Mass. He died February 9, 1687. His will was made June 4, 1685, and
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probated in Boston, July 17, 1687, during the administration of Gov. Andros. The original will is on file in Boston. In it are mentioned sixteen of his twenty children. His children by his first wife were all born in Rehoboth, except the two eldest, whose place of birth is unknown. Benjamin (2) Sabine, fourth child by his first wife, was born May 3, 1646, in Rehoboth, where he resided until 1675, when he removed to Roxbury, Mass., and in 1686 was one of the thirteen pioneers who settled Woodstock, Conn., and joined the same year in purchasing a large tract of land lying just south of Woodstock-Mashamoquoit, the present town of Pomfret. He lived in Woodstock until 1705, when he removed to his new purchase. He died in Pomfret July 21, 1725, aged eighty. He married, first, Sarah, daughter, of John and Rebecca Polly, by whom he had four children. He married, second, Sarah Parker, July 5, 1678, by whom he had seven children. Nehemiah (3) Sabine, second child of Benjamin by his second wife, was born in Roxbury January 10, 1681. He married Elizabeth Boyden, of Medfield, Mass., where he re- sided until about 1716, when he returned to Pomfret. He died July 5, 1746. He had seven children. Nehemiah (4) Sabine, fifth child of Nehemiah, Sr., was born in Medfield, Mass., September 9, 1713. He married Ruth Cooper, December 3, 1735, and had five children. He died July 4, 1746. Neliemiah (5) Sabine, born in Pomfret, Conn., April 8, 1741 ; married Mary Rice, May 12, 1763, and settled in Tolland, Conn., where eight children were born. Nehemiah (6) Sabine [Nehemiah (5), Nehemiah (4), Nehemiah (3), Benjamin (2), William (1)], born in Tollaud, Conn., March 18, 1777. Married, March 28, 1792, Susannah, daughter of Joseph Hawkins (son of James Hawkins, who came from England at an early day). He was a black- smith. Soon after marriage, he embraced religion, united with the Methodists. and was soon licensed to preach. Was preaching in Vergennes, Vt., in 1793; Whitestown, N. Y., in 1795; Pitsfield, N. Y., in 1798; St. Armans, Lower Canada, in 1800; Highgate, Vt., 1802, and in 1806 purchased a farm at Dunham, Lower Canada, where he remained until 1812. When war was declared between England and the States, he embraced the first opportunity to cross the line into Vermont, where one of his parishioners was on picket Capt. On the 20th of September, 1812, with one two-horse and one three-horse wagon, and a family of nine children, he started for Ohio. Arrived in Worthington about the middle of November, 1812, where he wintered. During the summer of 1813, he purchased a farm on the south bank of Little Darby, on the post road, in what is now Union County, and built a cabin, Roswell, Laura and John F. occu- pying it immediately, the remainder of the family not being able to join them until spring, on account of high water. He died December 20, 1814, of " milk sickness." His wife, Susannah (Hawkins) Sabine, survived him, and died from injuries received in falling, at the home of her son, John F., in Marysville, Ohio, at the advanced age of ninety-four years. Their children were as follows: Hiram, born March 18, 1793, died September 20, 1814, of milk sickness ; Ilylas, born November 16, 1795, died December 9, 1834, of consumption ; Dr. Roswell, born January 29, 1798, died March 11, 1875, of pneumonia : Laura, born September 12, 1800, died March 10, 1880, of dropsy ; John Fletcher, born December 9, 1802, living; Phebe, born January 31, 1805, died September 20, 1815, of milk sickness ; Asbury, born January 13, 1807, died April 8, 1845, of consumption ; Rebecca T., born January 15, 1809, living (wife of Andrew Keyes) ; Dr. Charles W., born June 21, 1811, died February 15, 1842, of consumption ; William R., born December 23, 1813, died June 24, 1835, of consumption. Milk sickness was really the pri- mary cause of death of those who died with phthisis consumption. John Fletcher (7) Sabine, born December 9, 1802, in Highgate, Vt., came to this county December I, 1813. His father dying when he was but twelve years old, the support of the family devolving upon him. He married, September 17, 1828, Euphenna, daughter of David Clement. Purchased a farm on Little Darby, near the homestead of Walter Dun, in the spring of 1828, where he resided until January, 1856, when he moved to Marysville, where he now resides. In politics, he was a Whig. He cast his first vote for Adams (John Quincy) in 1824, and has voted at every Presi- dential election and State election since. Hewas one of the first " Free-Soilers " in the country. Was elected Justice of the Peace in 1829 and held that office continuously until elected Auditor in 1855. Was elected Infirmary Director and held the office until forced to resign on account of ill health ; but as soon as his health was partially restored, was re-elected and now is Clerk of the Board of Directors. The following are his children: Hylas, born July 5, 1829, married Anna Ware, October 8, 1857: Anna W. Sabine, born February 24, 1864; Wallace C. Sabine, born June 13, 1868 ; Andrew Sabine, born January 11, 1831, married Louisa Leonard, October, 1860, son born April 23, 1863, wife died May 19, 1863, child died July 12, 1863, married Nannie Christabelle Brown, October 28, 1878, one child-Christabelle Sabine, born May 14, 1881 ; Ilannah Sabine, born February 21, 1837, married Christopher Houston, March 26, 1861, four children-Alexander, born January 3, 1862, Archie born May 12, 1864, Freddy, born March 23, 1867, Anna Christine, born April, 1871 ; Marcha, born March 16, 1839, died May 28, 1865, one son-Clement Mitchell, living. Andrew (S) Sabine [John T. (7), Nehemiah (6), Nehemiah (5), Nehemiah (4), Nehemiah (3), Benjamin (2), William (1)], was born January 1I, 1831, and educated in the district school, Marysville Academy, and Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio. He attended medical lectures at the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Penn., in 1854-55-56, graduating in 1856. Practiced medicinc in Rosedale, Madison Co., Ohio, for one year, when he received an appointment as physician to the Central Lunatic
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