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Harner, who is living near West Liberty; George G., who resides upon a farin near Bellefontaine. and married Eva Goodin. by whom he has four children. Helen, Horace. John and Harriet J .; Herman K .. who is a traveling salesman living in Belle- fontaine, and married Lula Hiatt ; Earl D., also a commercial traveler ; Olive B., who is the principal of the Clyde public school of Chicago, and also author of stories of great artists ; and Nellie, the wife of Wil- liam H. Kiser. a farmer, by whom she has one daughter. Caroline. They also lost two children, Frank, who died at the age of twelve years; and Helen, who died at the age of seven years.
After his marriage Mr. Horn resided upon a farm a half mile north of Bellefon- taine. He was a progressive agriculturist, keeping everything about his place in a neat and thrifty condition, adding modern improvements and using the best machin- ery in the care of the fields. At the time of his death he had two farms, one con- taining one hundred and thirty acres and the other ninety-eight acres. He died upon the old homestead place January 4. 1898. He was a prominent member of the Luth- eran church, the Bellefontaine branch of this church having been organized in his father's home about a mile from the city. For thirty years he served as one of the church elders and he took a very active part in the church work and its upbuilding. For several years he was also an active member and president of the Farmers' In- stitute, and in matters of citizenship he was liberal, being deeply interested in everything that pertained to the public good. In politics he was a stanch Repub- lican and never failed to cast his ballot for
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Horn were born seven children, who are yet living. Kate, the wife of Harry B. Harner, a farmer of Logan county, by whom she has one son, Paul S .; Margaret, the wife of John K. the men and measures of the party. At
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the time of his marriage he started out in life empty handed and lived upon land owned by his father. . \s time passed. however. his industry and careful manage- ment brought to him enough capital to purchase this land and later he added to his possessions until his property interests were valuable. He never engaged in spec- ulation, but made his money through legit- imate business channels and by honorable methods, which won for him the respect and confidence of all. He was a loyal and public spirited citizen. a faithful friend. a devoted husband and father and a consist- ent Christian man, and thus his memory is enshrined in the hearts of those who knew him. Since her husband's death Mrs. Horn has removed to Bellefontaine, but she still retains the homestead in her pos- session.
OLIVER P. ODELL.
Oliver P. Odell is one of the leading citizens of Rush Creek township. where he follows his chosen occupation. that of farming, and is meeting with a good de- gree of success. A native of Ohio. he was born in Union county, this state, on the 14th of September. 1848, and is a son of Oliver and Mary Ann (Lowe) Odell. His father was born in Virginia August 30, 1820, and when a young man came to the Buckeye state. It was here that he was united in marriage to Miss Lowe, whose birth occurred in Union county. May 26. 1829. Eight children blessed their union, namely: Lucius, Oliver P., Maggie, Eliza. John, Mary, Levi and Belzora.
By assisting his father in the work of the home farm the subject of this review
early acquired an excellent knowledge of every department of farm work, and his literary education was obtained in the meantime by his attendance in the neigh- boring schools until eighteen years of age. Since then his entire time and attention have been devoted to agricultural pursuits. He casts his ballot with the Republican party and attends the Baptist church, with which he holds membership.
Mr. Odell married Miss Mary Bene- dict, who was born in Logan county, Octo- ber 18. 1856, and they have become the parents of ten children, whose names and dates of birth are as follows: Belzora, Jan- uary 1. 1876: Ada, March 26, 1879: Addie. twin sister of Ada: Don, May 21. 1881; Charley, August 30. 1883: Edith, Novem- ber 1. 1886; Amanda, September 6, 1889; Ray, April 7. 1892: Delmer, July 10. 1894; and Pearl, April 4. 1895. Mrs. Odell's father was Jeremiah Benedict, who was born in Champaign county. August 27. 1828, and received a common school edu- cation. He was connected with the Meth- odist Episcopal church and a supporter of the Republican party. He married Jane Southard, who was born in Logan county, April 10, 1831. and their children were Lucinda, Franklin. Mary, Henry. Laura and Alsinis.
ELWOOD M. OUTLAND.
Elwood M. Outland, who is interested in farming in Monroe township, near Pick- relltown, Logan county, was born on the 14th of June, 1851. in this county, and is a son of Samuel J. and Eliza A. (Wirick) Outland. He is the elder of two children,
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his sister being Lenora. the wife of Wil- liam Loudon, by whom she had three chil- dren. Cora, now deceased. and Edna and Reba.
To the common school system of his home locality Elwood M. Outland is in- debted for the educational privileges that he enjoyed in his youth. He continued his studies until twenty years of age and during the periods of vacation he assisted in the work of the home farm. In 1858 his parents removed to the farm upon which our subject is now living, the father purchasing this property that year. Here he lived until his death, which occurred in 1865. After his father's demise the son assumed the management of the home property and continued to carry on the farm for his mother.
On Christmas eve of 1875 Elwood Outland was united in marriage to Miss Sarah A. Williams, who was born on the TIth of February. 1856, in Logan county. and is a daughter of Newton and Polly (Marsh) Williams. In their family were the following named: Samantha: Sarah : Darius: Lettie: Ollie: Emma: Clara: Frank: Eugene: Elias, who has passed away. Mr. Outland brought his bride to the old family homestead and continued to farm upon his mother's land. Here he has since resided and he is now the owner of a good property of sixty acres, on which he annually raises a considerable amount of corn.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Outland has been born a daughter. Allie, whose birth oc- curred February 27. 1877. She is now the wife of Otis Elliott, and she had two chil- dren, Harold, born October 4. 1896, and Herman, who was born July 21, 1899. and died February 25. 1902. The parents are
connected with the Society of Friends and Mr. Outland is a Republican in his political views. He has always been identified with agricultural pursuits, following farming throughout his entire life and in his work he has prospered. meeting with creditable and well deserved success.
LANDIS FLICKINGER.
Among the prominent and representa- tive citizens of Harrison township is num- bered Landis Flickinger, whose home is on the MeColley Bridge pike, four and a half miles from Bellefontaine. A native of Ohio, he was born near Millville. Butler county, on the 28th of February, 1856, and is a son of Henry and Elizabeth ( Farlow) Flickinger. On the paternal side he traces his ancestry back to Joseph Flickinger, who was born in Switzerland about 1740 and when nearly twenty years of age came to America, locating in the northwestern part of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, where he entered about two hundred acres of land. He married in this country and reared eight children, amely: Christian, Jacob. Joseph. Samuel. Mrs. Mary Houser. Mrs. Anna Cockley. Mrs. Elizabeth Eberly and Mrs. Christina Eberly. The father of this family died in Lancaster county, Pennsyl- vania in 1812. His son Joseph, who was the great-grandfather of our subject. be- came the owner of the old homestead, where he died in 1829. hi's remains like those of his father being interred in the graveyard ad- joining the farm. Both were members of the Mennonite church and in politics were Jacksonian Democrats. The great-grand- father was three times married, his first
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wife, Miss Esther Newcomer, being our he removed to Toledo, Ohio, where he be- subject's great-grandmother. Their son. Jacob Flickinger, our subject's grandfather. was born March 20, 1781. and died March 29. 1844. He had no sisters and but one full brother. Joseph, who was two years his junior and died in 1859. Jacob Flickinger was connected with the United Brethren in Christ and was a Whig in politics. On leaving Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, he removed to Franklin coun- ty, that state, when about twenty-five years of age, and in 1818 came to Ohio, settling in Butler county. He first married a Miss Stover, who died childless, and on the 14th of February, 1814. he wedded Hannah Kumler, who was born October 12, 1798. To them were lorn fourteen children : Sam- vel, who married Maria C. Zeller : Jacob, who married Barbara Katherine Beam and after her death Catherine Landis: Joseph. who died in his fifteenth year: Susannah. who died when less than three months old : Henry, the father of our subject : Daniel Kumler, who first married Mary Lintner. second Catherine V. Glossbrenner and third Susan Woolsey; Elizabeth, who married Andrew Timberman : John K., who married Sarah Jane Marston: one who died in in- fancy; Maria, who married Andrew Phil- lip Zeller; Susan Ann, who married Theo- dore Marston: Catharine K., who married Henry C. Hunt : Hannah Jane, who mar- ried Benjamin Walter: and Sarah Mar- garet, who died at the age of ten years.
came a partner in a spoke manufactory. . 1 few years later the business was removed to Delphos, but the factory stock declined and he lost all that he had made. He then re- turned to Butler county, where his death occurred. In his family were eight children. as follows: Amos, born April II. 1842, enlisted August 4, 1862. in the Ninety-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was mortally wounded in the battle of Stone River, De- cember 31. 1862. dying at Murfreesboro, Tennessee. January 14, 1863. His remains were taken back to Butler county. Ohio. for interment. Matilda, born July 25. 1843. died at Toledo. December 27, 1868. on the day she was to have been married. Noah, born November 9. 1845. went to Califor- nia and Washington territory, where he engaged in land speculating but lost heav- ily after the failure of Jay Cooke. Return- ing home he died at Delphos, Ohio. Decem- ber 29. 1874. Edward. born in Butler county. August 12. 1847. was employed as clerk in a hardware store in Toledo for a time and later accompanied his father on his removal to Delphos. After the latter's fail- ure he was employed as a traveling salesman for the firm of Olds & Company of Fort Wayne, Indiana, for a few years, and was later with the Woolsey Wheel Company of Sandusky, Ohio, in a similar capacity. He next went to Kalamazoo. Michigan, as superintendent and stockholder in the Kala- mazoo Wheel Company. After his mar- riage he purchased the Hamar farm of one hundred acres in Harrison township. this county and is to-day the owner of two hun- dred and forty acres here. After spending a couple of years on his farm he removed to Gallion, Ohio, and is now at the head of
Henry Flickinger. the father of our sub- ject was born July 28, 1821, and died July 10, 1891. On the 5th of November. 1840, he married Elizabeth Farlow. of Millville. Ohio, who died November 12. 1897. In early life the father followed farming but when our subject was fourteen years of age the Flickinger Wheel Company of that
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place. He was married May 18, 1872, to drained by ditching and tiling, twelve hun- Emma McColloch, of Bellefontaine, who dred rods of tiling having been laid. died April 27. 1882, and in 1883 he wedded On Thanksgiving day, November 27. 1889, in Harrison township. Mr. Flickinger was united in marriage to Miss Anna Case- bolt, a native of that township and a daugli- ter of Henry and Sarah ( Taylor ) Casebolt. They now have three children : Anna Marie. who was born on the present farm of our subject. May 22, 1891; Edward Landis, born near Sedalia, Missouri, October 12. 1894: and Freda Mae, born near Sedalia. September 2, 1896. Elizabeth Colly, of Sandusky. Hannah Ann, born December 19. 1849 was married in March 1887. to William H. Hone, who lives on a farm near Bloom Center. Ohio. Enoch H., born June 7. 1853. spent three years at Washington Point and then took up surveying with the hope of benefitting his health by out-door life. He had charge of a lot of men engaged in that work in Mexico, but while there contracted fever and died on shipboard while returning home April 23. 1882. being buried at Ce- dar Keys. Florida. Landis 1. of this re- view, is the next of the family. Susan Jane, born May 20. 1859, lives at the homestead in Seven Mile. Butler county, Ohio.
After his father failed in business Lan- dis I. Flickinger continued to work in the wheel factory at Delphos for about a year and then bought a team and engaged in teaming at that place until his health failed. He then returned to Butler county, where he followed the same occupation until com- ing to Logan county in 1880. to take charge of his brother's farm, becoming manager of the firm of Flickinger Brothers, stock-rais- ers and breeders of fine horses. In 1890 lie bought his present home in Harrison town- ship, where he lived until 1894. when he went to Pettis county, Missouri, to take charge of a farm owned by Davis and Mc- Colloch. of Bellefontaine, who owned one thousand acres there. Of this our subject had charge until 1897. when he returned to Logan county, Ohio, and has since given his time and attention to the improvement and cultivation of his own farm consisting of eighty-three and one-half acres in Har- rison township. The place is now well
In his political views Mr. Flickinger is a Republican and on that ticket was elected township trustee without his solicitation. Socially he is a member of Wilford Lodge. No. 67. K. P., and religiously both he and his wife are member of Pleasant Grove Methodist Episcopal church. They are highly respected in the community where they reside and have a host of warm friends wherever known.
NATHANIEL LEONARD.
Nathaniel Leonard, who for thirty-five years was engaged in the grocery business at Bellefontaine, and is now supervising his farming interests. was born October 23. 1823. in what was then Franklin town- ship, but is now Kent township, Portage county, Ohio. His father, Sewell Leon- ard, was a native of Massachusetts and be- came a pioneer settler of Ohio, where he followed the occupation of farming. He married Sallie Bettis, a daughter of Na- thaniel Bettis, who fought for independ- ence as a captain in the Revolutionary war, and coming to Ohio at an early day,
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settled in Summit county. Our subject well remembers him, as he lived to an ad- vanced age. Sewell Leonard died in Port- age county when about seventy-six years of age.
Nathaniel Leonard spent the first six- teen years of his life upon his father's farm and attended school for a few months in winter. His people were in straitened financial circumstances and he had to spend the summer months in work. When sixteen years of age he went to Ravenna. where he secured employment. receiving at first but eight dollars per month, but after a time he became foreman and was paid eighteen dollars per month in ad- dition to his board. He saved his money until he had a sum sufficient to enable hin to purchase six horses, and as he was known to be thoroughly trustworthy, a friend offered to sell him buggies on credit, and thus he established a stable of his own. He continued in the livery busi- ness for a few years and prospered in his work, after which he sold out and in 1853 came to Bellefontaine, where he estab- lished a grocery store. continuing in the trade for thirty-five years with good suc- cess. He began business here with a capi- tal of only a few hundred dollars, but as the years passed he built up a very exten- sive business, in which he invested several thousand dollars, and in trade circles in Bellefontaine perhaps no one was more widely known than Mr. Leonard.
In Shalersville. Portage county. De- cember 31. 1855. Mr. Leonard was united in marriage to Miss Sarah .A. Bryant, who was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, a daughter of Jesse Bryant and Mary ( Leon- ard) Cooley. Her father died in the Bay state and she had reached womanhood
when she came to Ohio. After her mar- riage her mother came to Logan county and lived with her until her death. By a former marriage Mrs. Leonard had three children and two by the second union. these being as follows: Mary became the wife of George .A. Horn and died in Belle- fontaine, leaving three children: Melzina. who is the wife of William R. Lane, of Ashtabula, Ohio, and has two children : Jessie, now Mrs. Bash, and a resident of Ashtabula. and William, who is married and lives in Canton, Stark county, Ohio. Charles, the second of the family, is mar- ried and lives in Omaha, Nebraska, and has two children, Mrs. Lydia Jackson and Mrs. Agnes Carnes. Eugene was killed by the railroad train near Bellefontaine. Lydia became the wife of Joseph C. War- vel and died in Bellefontaine, leaving a son. Edgar L., who is now a young man. living in Bellefontaine.
While engaged in the grocery business Mr. Leonard purchased one hundred and five acres of land a mile east of Bellefon- taine and has since added to the tract until it now comprises one hundred and seven- ty-five acres. He also has another farm of sixty-four acres, three miles east of Belle- fontaine, and since retiring from commer- cial pursuits he has given his attention to the supervision of his farm property. In 1864 he built the Leonard block. contain- ing two stores, and later he purchased the adjoining building. He also owns resi- dences which he erected and others that he purchased.
In politics he is a Democrat and voted first for James K. Polk in 1844. For a few terms he served as a member of the city council. but has never been active as an office-seeker, doing his best service for
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the public good as a private citizen. He James and Maggie: Zane H .: Charles; was reared in the Methodist church, but John: Amanda, deceased: and Mary Ann. the wife of Lemuel Hones. is now a Lutheran, while his wife, who was reared in the Presbyterian church, is now a Methodist. In early life he became a member of Ravenna Lodge, F. & .A. M .. and is now affiliated with the Masonic Lodge of Bellefontaine. His long and active connection with mercantile interests
In his parents' home Thomas Garwood spent his boyhood days and at the age of eighteen he left school in order to lear.i the blacksmith's trade, which he followed continuously for about ten years, or until he joined the army, enlisting on the 8th in Bellefontaine made him well known in , of Angust. 1862, under the command of Captain William B. Nevin, becoming a member of Company H. Ninety-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He enlisted for three years' service, or during the war, and was at the front until the 19th of March, 1863, when he was honorably discharged. and returned to Rushsylvania.
the city and surrounding country, und those who are at all familiar with his life history know him to be a man of many excellent traits of character, well deserv- ing the uniform confidence which is ex- tended him. Mrs. Leonard has always taken an active interest in philanthropic work, especially in cases of sickness has she been found ready and willing to assist. no stormy night being too bad to detain her from the sick bed of either friend or stranger if she thought her services were needed.
THOMAS GARWOOD.
Thomas Garwood is a native of Zanes- field, Logan county, born February 19. 1843. Throughout almost an entire cen- tury representatives of the family have lived in Ohio, and thus the Garwoods have long been associated with development and progress here.
J. G. S. Garwood, the father of our sub- ject, was born near Cincinnati, Ohio. Oc- tober 12, 1818, and married Lydia Hatcher. They became the parents of seven chil- dren : 'Thomas, whose name introduces this record; Sarah E., the wife of Peter Overshiner, a resident of Hardin county, Ohio, by whom she has two children,
Not long before going to the front Mr. Garwood wedded Miss Clarissa Stephen- son. a daughter of William Stephenson, who was born June 18. 1817. Her parents were William and Margaret Stephenson and their children were: Sarah M., Mar- tha Jane and Clarissa. Mr. and Mrs. Gar- wood began their domestic life in Rush- sylvania and as the years have passed chil- dren to the number of six were added to their family. William G., born Novem- ber 10, 1862, and now residing in Kenton, Ohio, married Mary Alma, their children are Harry E .. Ida May and Lola Anna. Nora B., born November 14. 1868. is the wife of O. W. Reams, a resident of Rush- sylvania, and they have three children, Walter. Lafayette and Myrtle Belle. Amanda J., born August 18, 1870, is the wife of H. J. Ford. of Kenton, and they have two children. William and Lawrence. Martha A., born July 9. 1872, is the wife of C. F. Clark, a resident of Trumbull county, Ohio, and their children are Charles C., Clara M. and Thomas E.
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Sarah F., born May 22. 1875. is the wife introduced the improvements of the older of Samuel G. Titus, and their children are Clarence G., Leland Roy. Orville T. and Inez MI. Orville T., our subject's young- est child, was born .August 7, 1877. and married Addah Yegley. He resides in Rushsylvania.
WILLIAM H. WEST.
High on the roll of fame in Ohio ap- pears the name of Hon. William H. West and his influence has extended beyond the bounds of the state. One of the most learned lawyers of the Ohio bar, one of the most distinguished jurists that has ever graced the supreme court, he has not only been a leading representative of the legal fraternity, but has been a student of the questions relating to the social conditions. the labor problems and the citizenship of the country : in fact his reading has com- passed almost every subject affecting the weal or woe of the nation and his voice has been raised in defense or in opposition to measures advanced for acceptance. None have doubted his patriotism ; all have admired his wisdom, and even those hold- ing different opinions have acknowledged his honesty of purpose and have honored him therefor.
Judge West is a native of Pennsylvania, his birth having occurred in Millsboro, Washington county, February 9. 1824. His parents. Samuel and Mary (Clear) West, removed to Ohio as early as 1830. settling in Knox county, where they were among the pioneers who blazed the way of civilization, who reclaimed the wild dis- tricts for the uses of the white race and
east into the western wilderness. It was amid the scenes of frontier life, therefore, that Judge West was reared, sharing with the family in the hardships, and trials in- cident to residence in pioneer districts. Undoubtedly he owes something of his strength of character to that early environ- ment, which taught him the value of in- dustry and perseverance, while from his parents he learned lessons of honesty and fearlessness in defense of principles never forgotten. His early educational priv- ileges were supplemented by study in Jef- ferson College, of Pennsylvania, and in 1846 he was graduated, sharing the honors of the class with General A. B. Sharpe. For some time afterward his attention was given to educational work, two years be- ing devoted to public school teaching in Kentucky, subsequent to which time he became a tutor in his alma mater and when he had filled that position with ability for a year, he accepted an adjunct pro- fessorship at Hampden-Sidney College. of Prince Edward, Virginia.
His work as an educator, however, Judge West regarded simply as a means to an end for it was his intention to make the practice of law his life work and on leaving the south he became a law student in the office of Judge William Lawrence. of Bellefontaine, and when he was admitted to the bar he was also admitted to a part- nership by his former preceptor. No dreary noviate awaited him for he came to the bar with an equipment that was unusually good, for added to a compre- hensive knowledge of the law he possessed a mind strongly analytical and of a logi- cal turn, and it was not long before he had in the handling of cases manifested abil-
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ity that classed him with the foremost rep- one of its prominent representatives in this resentatives of the profession in this part of the state. He seemed almost intuitively to grasp the strong points of a case and to recognize the law applicable to them. He had, too, a wonderful gift of oratory, a voice well modulated and responsive to the slightest shades of feeling as well as to the emotions which sway and move men. Moreover his oratorical power was but the vehicle of his thought, of earnest purpose to secure justice and to present his cause in the strong, clear light of reason. Juries and court always listened to him with at- tention and interest, and he seldom failed to gain the verdict desired.
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