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Mary, the eighth member of the family of Hugh and Elizabeth Newell. married Levi Hayes, and after his death wedded John Schragle. By her first marriage there
were six children: John married Anna Kauffman, and had two children, Mand, the wife of Bert Taylor, by whom she had two children, and Burr. For his second wife John Hayes married Emma Smith. Wal- ter wedded Mary Newell: Harry married Mattie Taylor, by whom he has one child. Mary Caroline: Frank married Effie Rock, and unto them were born four sons, Harry H .. Robert. Clarence and Leonard: Minnie is the next member of the Hayes family, and the youngest is Levi, who married Stel- la Williamson and has a daughter. Abbie.
Amanda, the ninth member of the Hugh Newell family. became the wife of Jacob Kiser, and had three sons: Hugh, who mar- ried Allie Hill, and had two sons and a daughter, Charles. Herman and Mary ; William, who married Nellie Horn and had a daughter. Caroline; and Oliver.
Of the children of Hugh and Elizabeth Newell, the youngest was given the name of Hugh. All reached mature years, and four are still living. The father removed from Kentucky to Logan county, and though he had no capital at the time of his arrival, he became the owner of a half see- tion of valuable land. In polities he was an okl-line Whig, but was never an office- seeker, preferring to devote his time to his farming interests. He died in 1855, at the age of seventy-three years.
Hugh Newell. the youngest child of Hugh and Elizabeth Newell, spent his boy- hood days on the home farm, and acquired a common school education in one of the old-time log scltool houses. He was about nineteen years of age at the time of his fa- ther's death, and then started out in life on his own account. On the Ist of January, 1861. he wedded Miss Fary Miller, who was born in Union township, Logan coun-
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ty, February 28, 1838. a daughter of Jacob and Diana ( Iluber ) Miller, both of whom were natives of Rockingham county, Vir- ginia, where her father grew to manhood. coming thence to Logan county. He pur- chased a farm in Union township and then returned to Virginia, renting his land to John Huber's widow, who with her family of six children came to Ohio and settled up- on that farm. It was one of the daughters of this household that became his wife, and upon the farm Mr. and Mrs. Miller were married and spent their entire married life. To them were born seven children, of whom Mrs. Newell was the third.
After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. New - ell Legan keeping house in a little dwelling on the Newell homestead, and there lived for seven years. Hugh Newell and his brother John purchased the interest of the other heirs in the estate, and after seven years the former sold out and bought one hundred and sixty-eight acres, where he now lives in Union township. To his pos- sessions he has added from time to time. until he now has four hundred and twenty acres in the home farm. In 1873 he re- modeled the house, and about 1884 erected a good Larn. He is a successful and pro- gressive agriculturist, who deserves much credit for what he has accomplished. and he has not only prospered, but has gained his prosperity along lines that command respect and confidence.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Newell were born eight children : Emma and Effie were twins. but the former died in July, 1894. the latter being still at home: Addie May is now the wife of S. E. Mohr, of Harrison township. and has four children. Mary Lou, Don, Hugh and Sue. Oak Miller, a dealer in stock and meats in Bellefontaine, wedded
Mary L. Doty, of Coshocton county, Ohio. and has a son. Herman Wilson: Mary died at the age of fourteen years: Belle is the wife of James W. McCracken, a hardware dealer of Bellefontaine, and they have a son. Richard Newell. Bertha Susan has at- tended school in Bellefontaine, and is now at home, and a son died in infancy.
Mr. Newell has been a stalwart Dem- ( crat since casting his first presidential vote. He was elected schicol director and while serving his first term advocated the employ- ment of better teachers at higher prices. This progressive step caused him to be re- tired at the end of the first term by those who thought the school system good enough a, it stood. He was reared in the faith of the Christian church and his wife in the German Baptist church, but both are now members of the Lutheran church, while two of the daughters are Christian Scientists. So long has the Newell family been repre- sented in this part of the state and so faith- ful have they been in the matter of citizen- ship and public progress that no history of Logan county would be complete without mention of this most honored and respected family.
CHARLES W. WOODARD.
Charles W. Woodard is recognized as one of the leaders in the line of monumental work in this section of Ohio. He is to-day the senior partner in the firm of Woodard Brothers, and the volume and extent of business done by this firm is indicative of its commendable business methods and its enterprise.
Charles W. Woodard was born in Ken-
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ton, Ohio, September 30. 1862, and on the igently to the mastery of the work, and af- paternal line comes of Irish ancestry. His terward became foreman of the shop of Pat- terson & Woodard. in Bellefontaine, acting in that capacity from 1887 until 1893. con- tinuing two years after his father's return to West Liberty, in 1891. In 1893 he came to West Liberty and associated with his father in establishing the business here. Soon the firm secured the leading trade of the locality, their patronage stead- ily growing in volume and importance. Among the fine monuments made by the house and placed in the cemetery here are those of G. W. Gorton. George F. Bailey, F. N. Draper. Dr. Cavanaugh. W. J. Shu- mate. R. H. Forsythe. Joshua Lance, Mrs. W. R. Foust. John F. Rausenberger and Frederick Mohr. Since the death of the fa- ther. Charles W. Woodard has entered in- to partnership relations with his half brother. Harley E. Woodard. under the present firm style of Woodard Brothers. father, Charles W. Woodard. Sr .. now de- ceased, was a native of Granville, Licking county, Ohio, and for half a century was engaged in the marble business. He was first connected with the trade in Kenton, Ohio, as a partner of James White, and later removed to Bellefontaine. In 1873 he established a marble business at West Lib- erty, and later he was associated in the same line with Peter Bierbarr, at Marion. Ohio. He then returned to West Liberty. afterward again located in Bellefontaine. where in 1887 he became a partner of W. P. Patterson, and in 18g1 once more came to West Liberty, where he continued in the marble business up to the time of his death. He entered into partnership with his son and namesake, under the firm style of Wood- ard & Son, and this relationship was main- tained until the father was called to his final rest. on the 5th of September. 1899. when sixty-nine years of age. He had been twice married. first wedding Miss Rebecca Yauger, who was of German lineage. It was of this marriage that Charles W. Woodard was born. After the death of his first wife the father married Almira Baldwin, and the junior member of the present firm of Wood- ard Brothers is the son of this union. Mr. Woodard was a soldier of the Civil war, and at all times was recognized as a citizen whose interest in the welfare of his coun- try was deep and sincere as indicated by his co-operation in measures for the gen- eral good.
On the 31st of March. 1896, occurred the marriage of our subject and Miss Eliza A. Evans. of California. They now have four interesting children, namely : Clay W., Edwin G., Herman E. and Bernard I.
Mr. Woodard is a member of the board of directors of the Building & Loan As- sociation of West Liberty, and is also a mem- ber of the school board. while in the Luth- eran church he is serving as a deacon. . Is a business man he has been conspicuous among his associates not only for his suc- cess, but for his probity. fairness and hon- orable methods. In everything he has been eminently practical and this has been man- ifested not only in his business undertakings but also in social and private life.
Charles W. Woodard, whose name in- treduces this review, obtained a common school education, and when quite young be- Harley E. Woodard, who became a member of the firm of Woodard Broth- gan to learn the trade of a marble cutter with his father. He applied himself dil- ers in 1901, now represents the house
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upon the road as a traveling salesman. He farming operations, and in 1896, he pur- was born July 14. 1876. a son of Charles W. and Almira ( Baldwin ) Woodard. Pur- suing a public school education, he was graduated in the high school of West Lib- erty with the class of 1898. On the 18th of December, 1901, he married Leila A. Stonebraker, of West Liberty, and they are well known in the town in which they re- side.
JAMES BRADEN, JR.
James Braden, Jr .. is one of the wide- awake and progressive farmers of Harrison township, who devotes considerable atten- tion to stock-raising, making a specialty of sheep, and has found that branch of his busi - ness quite profitable. While no exciting chapters are found in his life history, he is known as a worthy citizen, interested in all that pertains to the general welfare, and at the same time providing comfortably for his family by the exercise of good business judgment and unflagging industry. He is owner and proprietor of the Pleasant Val- ley Farm.
A native of Logan county, Mr. Braden was born in Union township, January 17. 1866, and is a son of James and Edith (Spry) Braden, a sketch of whom appears on another page of this work. During his boyhood he pursued his studies in district school No. 6, and after completing his ed- ucation at the age of eighteen years he de- voted his entire time to the work of the home farm until after his marriage. He subsequently lived for a time on a farm one mile north of the old homestead, where he now lives. Being energetic, enterprising and industrious. he met with success in his
chased two hundred and eighty acres of land from his father and later bought sixty acres more, making a fine farm of three hundred and twenty acres on section 29. Harrison township. In connection with general farming he is successfully engaged in sheep-raising, having a flock of three hundred and fifty registered Delaine sheep, recorded in the Improved Delaine Merino Sheep Register. In 1902 he shipped his wcol to Boston, where it brought the high- est market price.
On the 19th of November, 1885. on the old Braden homestead where they now live. was celebrated the marriage of James Bra- clen Jr., and Mrs. Maggie ( Bales ) Terrell. She was born February 3, 1859. in Loudoun county. Virginia, of which state her parents, Benjamin ard Lana Ann ( Richards) Bales. were also natives. Her father was a black- smith and wheelwright by trade. On leaving the Old Dominion, he came to Logan county. Ohio, in 1860, and located five miles from Bellefontaine, at what was then called Noo- dle Toosey. After residing ten years he re- moved to Quincy and a few years later took up his residence in Harper, Ohio, where he now makes his home. He is a Republican in politics, a member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, and attends the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife died on the 12th of November, 1898. In their family were three children. namely : Thomas, who is a mechanic, resides in Eellefontaine : Genevieve first married Cland Durr, and second William Fisher, who is connected with the cement works at Harper ; and Maggie, the wife of our subject, com- pletes the family. By her former marriage Mrs. Braden has two sons : Clarence M. Ter- rell. born March 10, 1877, is engaged in
JAMES BRADEN. JR.
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farming near Logansville, Logan county. and Eleanor (Graham) Dushane. He He married Etta Taylor, and they have one daughter. Bertha May, born June 28, 1902. Thomas Luther Ferrell. born August 23. 1879. is a farmer of Harrison township. He married Alice Pence, and they have two children: Gladys M., born March 5. 1899; and Floyd L., born December 5. 1902. spent the years of his minority in the east, and between the ages of six and thirteen years he attended school to some extent, but his educational privileges were very limited. and the knowledge which made him a well- informed man was largely gained through reading and study in his later years. He was always ambitious to learn and broaden his mind that his usefulness in the world might be increased. In the year 1844 he came to Ohio. locating in Logan county, where he spent his remaining days, devoting his energies to farm work and to preaching the gospel as a minister of the Christian church. He was not only a self-educated. but also a self-made man, and whatever he possessed in the line of this world's goods was obtained through his own efforts. His labors and energy, however, enabled him to acquire a comfortable property, and he be- came the owner of one hundred and nine acres in Rush Creek township, upon which his widow now resides.
Mr. and Mrs. Braden hold membership in the Christian church at Bellefontaine, and in his political affiliations Mr. Braden is a Republican. He was made a Mason in 1896 and has since become a Knight Tem- plar, being a member of Rapier Comman- dery, No. 19, at Urbana. He has made the most of his opportunities in life and is today regarded as one of the leading agriculturists of his community-a man highly respected and esteemed by all who know him. He has accumulated a handsome property and his career illustrates what can be accom- plished through industry, perseverance, good management and a determination to succeed.
REV. WILLIAM DUSHANE.
The life of the Rev. William Du- shane was so honorable and upright, and his work so helpful and beneficial to his fellow men. that the world is certainly bet- ter for his having lived. While he followed farming to provide for his family, he also devoted forty years of his life to gospel work as well as agricultural pursuits, and his sterling traits of character commanded the respect and won the love of many with whom he came in contact.
Mr. Dushane was born in Wilmington, Delaware, February 3, 1813, a son of John
Mr. Dushane was twice married. He first wedded Ann Russell, who was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, in 1816, and they became the parents of eight children. all of whom are now deceased with the ex- ception of one son. John R. Dushane. Mrs. Dushane departed' this life on the 4th of September. 1869, and in 1870 Mr. Dushane was again married, his second union being with Mrs. Mary M. Curren, the widow of the Rev. Joseph Curren, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who died October 8, 1861, in that city. They had one child. J. P. Curren, who was born December 6, 1856, and is a minister of the gospel, now serving as pas- tor of the Golden Gate church, in Oakland, California. Mrs. Mary MI. Dushane is a daughter of Alexander Russell, who was
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born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, in 1800, and pursued his studies in the com- mon schools until twenty-one years of age. In early life he learned the blacksmith's trade, but later turned his attention to farm- ing. He married Hannah Pyle, who was born in Delaware county, Pennsylvania, September 27. 1807. and they became the parents of the following named : Mary MI .. who was born April 2. 1829, is the wife of our subject ; William, who was born Sep- tember 30, 1830, and lives in Phoenixville. Chester county, Pennsylvania, married Ann Eliza Stoot, and they have three children. Laura, Mary and Herbert : Wilmer W .. who was born December 30. 1833. wedded Mary Ann Stanley and lives in California : Charles A., born October 10, 1844 is now deceased: John H., a twin brother of Charles and a resident of Lyon, Ohio, married Carrie Ro- man, who died March 27, 1879, and later he married again : Emma K., born July 27. 1849. is the wife of William Finch, of Phoenixville, Chester county, Pennsylvania.
Unto William and Mary Dushane There was born one son, Charles Alexander, who was married July 9, 1897. to Mary F. Finch, and their children are Eleanora, born July 12, 1898; and Alexander D., born October 30, 1900. The father, Charles A. Dushane. died December 9. 1900.
For almost a half century the Rev. William Dushane made his home in Logan county, and did everything in his power to promote the growth of the county along material, social, intellectual and moral lines tending to the best development of the com- ' munity and its people. He was an active, enterprising farmer and an earnest, zealous preacher, and the worth of his work was widely acknowledged. He passed away in Bellefontaine, September 13, 1900, at the
venerable age of eighty-seven years, leav- ing behind him the memory of an honorable life and an untarnished name. Mrs. Du- shane still resides upon the home farm in Rush Creek township, and like her husband she has always delighted in doing good and in promoting the growth of the Baptist church, of which she has long been a de- voted member.
WARREN H. OUTLAND, M. D.
Among the practitioners of medicine in Bellefontaine who have won success as the direct result of close application, thorough preparation and unfaltering de- votion to the duties of their calling. is Dr. Warren H. Outland. He was born in Perry township, Logan county, Ohio, Jan- uary 20. 1842. a son of Thomas Antrins and Eliza (Freer) Outland. The father was of Dutch lineage and the mother of English descent. and prior to the war of 1812 the ancestors of the Doctor emigrated from the Carolinas to Ohio. Thomas A. Out- land was born in Zane township, on the head waters of the Darby, and remained where his father first settled until 1857. when he removed to Union county, Ohio. There he resided until the fall of 1864. when he located in Dudley township. Har- din county, Ohio, on the Scioto, not far from the Wheeler Tavern stand, known now as Peifer. There he remained until his death, which occurred January 8. 1876. In his family were eight children, six sons and two daughters, all of whom are liv- ing. namely: Alonzo; Warren H .; Sala- thiel L .; Erasmus W .; Mary Jane; Phil-
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ander P., a physician of Zanesfield; George Alexander: and Laura Florence.
In the district schools Dr. Warren H. Outland began his education, which he continued in a select school at West Mid- dleburg ; while later he was a student in the West Liberty union school and in the union schools of Larue. Marion county, Ohio. His attendance at school was alter- nated at times by teaching. For several terms, during the winter seasons, he taught in the counties of Logan, Hardin and Union and on one occasion, while thus engag- ed, he became the victim of smallpox. Although he taught for two days with the prodromal fever. not a single pupil be- came a victim of the disease.
The Doctor was twenty-eight years of age when he began the study of medicine and he was graduated. on the 4th of Feb- ruary. 1873. on the completion of a course in the Eclectic Medical College of Cincin- nati. He began practice at what is now the town of Peifer. and in the spring of 1873 he removed to Mount Victory. Har- din county, going thence to Zanesfield. March 20. 1874. He remained in the last named place until October 24. 1900, when seeking a broader field of labor he came to Bellefontaine. His previously varied experience had gained him a proficiency which soon won recognition here and a large patronage has been accorded him. In the meantime he had further perfected himself for the responsible duties of his chosen calling by attendance at the Hahnemann Medical College. at Chicago. from which he was graduated with the class of 1882, and in the Pulte Medical College of Cincinnati he was graduated in 1884. He has always been a student of his profession, reading broadly, thinking
deeply and assimilating his knowledge for the uses of his practice, and he further keeps in touch with the advancement in the medical science through his member- ship in the State Homeopathic Medical Society. Born and reared on a farm, Dr. Outland has always been interested in agriculture and now owns a small farm in Jefferson township.
On the 14th of October. 1875. Dr. Outland married Malinda F. Thompson, who died April 19. 1892, at the age of forty-four years. She was a daughter of Amos and Ruth (Rea) Thompson, and at her death she left a son, Edwin Freeman, who was the only child of this marriage and who died December 4. 1893. at the age of seventeen years, three months and twenty-eight days. On the 27th of April. 1893. the Doctor was again married, his second union being with Lorena Antrim, a daughter of George and Marietta An- trim. of Logan county. They have two living children, Gaylord Hollis and Gar- net Lucile, and they also lost a son. Kent, who died November 8. 1900, at the age of two months.
The Doctor is connected with the Knights of the Golden Eagle and the Masonic fraternity, and he is a devoted and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he has served as class-leader for fifteen years. His la- bors in behalf of the church have been practical. beneficial and far-reaching and in his profession he finds ample opportu- nity to follow' the teachings of the church in regard to man's relation to his fellow- man. The Doctor has also been called upon to fill civic offices, has served as township clerk of Jefferson township for seven years and was also clerk in Zanes-
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field. In politics he is a stanch Republi- can and on the party ticket he was elected and served as councilman of Zanesfield and also as its mayor. No trust reposed in him, political or otherwise, has ever been betrayed in the slightest degree: on the contrary he has been very prompt and faithful in the execution of every duty and is as highly esteemed as a man and citi- zen as he is in the medical profession.
JOHN F. KAYLOR.
John F. Kaylor, who is now living a retired life at his pleasant home in Harri- son township, three miles southwest of Bellefontaine, was for many years act- ively identified with the agricultural and industrial interests of Logan county, and is still the owner of Kaylor Mills, former- ly known as Milliner Mills, which were established by Daniel Shawver during the `3os. Our subject is a native of Virginia. born August 15. 1829. in Rockingham county, which was also the bithplace of his parents. Reuben and Elizabeth ( War- vel) Kaylor, who continued to make their home there until 1833. when they re- moved to Logan county. Ohio, making the journey by wagon in company with Jacob Sherman's family who located in the same neighborhood. The Kaylor fam- ily consisted of father, mother, one sister and our subject. Having some means the father purchased one hundred and thirty-five acres of land, all covered with timber except about four acres of prairie. This property is in Harrison township and is now in possession of our subject's brother, D. M. Kaylor. There the father
spent the remainder of his life. dying at the ripe old age of eighty-four years. His wife had passed away some years pre- vious. By his ballot he supported the Democratic party, and served as township trustee and in other minor offices. He was an earnest member of the Evangelical Lutheran church, which he assisted in founding at Bellefontaine, and in which he held official positions. Industrious and energetic, he met with success in his farm- ing operations, and assisted each of his children in getting a start in life.
Unto Reuben and Elizabeth (Warvel) Kaylor were born nine children, of whom our subject is the eldest. Caroline died when about fourteen years of age, and Rebecca died in infancy, but the others reached years of maturity, and were as follows: George, now deceased. married and lived in Hardin, Ohio, where he owned property. William Harvey served all through the Civil war, and was nearly starved to death while incarcerated in An- dersonville prison. He now makes his home in Bellefontaine. Abigail married Jesse B. Johns, and died in Darke county. Ohio. David M., whose sketch follows this, is the next of the family. Nancy and Michael were twins. The former married Romans Brenner, and after his death mar- ried a Mr. Taylor. She died in 1902. Michael is married and lives in Marion, Indiana.
During his boyhood John F. Kaylor received a fair common school education, and remained with his father until he at- tained his majority. Soon afterward he commenced learning the miller's trade with an uncle in Bellefontaine, but com- pleted his apprenticeship in the DeGraff mills, becoming head miller there.
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Through the assistance of his father he March, 1902. he was again married, his became the owner of fifty-two acres of third union being with Miss Angeline Musser, nee Good, who was born in Ce- darville. Greene county, Ohio, and was two years old when her family removed to Allen county, where she married Har- vey Musser. He served three years in the Civil war, and died February 13. 1895. in Waynesfield. Auglaize county. Of the five children born of that union William died at the age of eighteen years; Simon Jacob, a daughter and. Cora Bell all three died in infancy: while Rahamah Myrtle married George Davis and lives in Lima. Ohio. land near the corporate limits of Belle- fontaine, and later added to it a tract of ten acres, but subsequently sold that place and bought his present home and mill property. He did a successful milling business for many years, even after the roller process came into use. Having in- sufficient water power, he did not put in rollers. He purchased his present resi- dence on the 4th of September. 1872. and it has since been his home. Here he is now living a retired life. enjoying a well earned rest and the fruits of former toil.
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