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ABEL HEWLINGS, farmer; P. O. West Liberty ; was born in Harrison Town- ship, Champaign Co., Ohio, May 31, 1814; he is a son of Joseph and Margaret Hewlings, of whom mention is made in the biography of Joseph Hewlings; he was raised to farm life, and is one of the most extensive farmers of this township, and also raises stock ; he owns 503 acres of land in one body, a part of which is the homestead where he has al- ways resided. In 1864, Jan. 14, he married Euphemia Ross, a daughter of John and Christina Ross : she was born June 10, 1844; seven children are the fruits of this union-John G., Elizabeth, Anna Maria, Joseph C., Margaret J., Abel W. and Alice R.
JOSEPH HOFFMAN, retired farmer ; P. O. Spring Hills ; was born in Penn- sylvania Aug. 28, 1814, a son of Joseph and Susan M. Hoffman, who, in 1815, moved to Baltimore, Md., and, in 1817, to Fairfield Co., Ohio; after a stay of six years in Fairfield Co., they moved to Montgomery Co., near Dayton, where they remained about fifteen years, and then moved to Euphemia, Preble Co .; fifty-six years of his life were
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spent as a minister of the Gospel in the U. B. Church; he was the father of eleven children-Valentine, Barbara, Eli, Enoch, John and Henry (twins), Joseph, Susannah, Solomon and Jeremiah (twins), and Kumler; five of the sons were also ministers of the Gospel ; of the family, five survive-Eli, Henry, Joseph, Susannah and Kumler. Joseph's education was received in the common schools ; he was licensed to exhort, with privilege to preach, in 1840, and he has been laboring in the cause of Christianity, as a local minister, ever since, but, for the last five or six years, has not done much active service. He owns 190 acres of land in Harrison Township, on which he is living rather a retired life. His marriage with Matilda Sarver was solemnized June 9, 1836; to this union eight children have been given, seven of whom survived their infancy and are still living-William R., Mary Ellen, Elizabeth Jane, Nancy Ann, Martha Matilda, Francis E. and James E. Mrs. Hoffman is a sister of Jacob Sarver, and was born Dec. 14, 1814; in his sketch, proper mention is made of her parents. Mr. Hoffman and family are all members of the U. B. Church.
DENNIS McCROSKY, farmer; P. O. Spring Hills; is a son of James and Nancy (Clark) McCrosky ; she was born in Concord Township Aug. 6, 1811, and is a daughter of Marcus Clark, a very early settler in the above-named township. James McCrosky was born in Kentucky Sept. 2, 1808, and emigrated to Ohio with his parents in 1812; on account of the war, they went back, but returned in 1818 and located in Adams Township, Champaign Co .; he departed this life Sept. 20, 1852, having been the father of nine children-Mary Jane, Sarah Ann (deceased), Margaret, Dennis, Lydia, Isabel, Phidilla and Philena (twins-the former deceased), and Marion. Mrs. McCrosky is still living, and resides on the home farm, in Adams Township, where Dennis was born Sept. 10, 1840; his education was obtained in the common schools ; he has always been engaged in farming, residing on the farm of his nativity till the spring of 1876, when he purchased 124 acres in Sec. 24 of Harrison Township; he is an enterprising farmer, and is rapidly bringing his land under good cultivation. His marriage with Janetta Duncan was celebrated June 11, 1868; she is a native of the Lowlands of Scotland, born Oct. 19, 1844, a daughter of James and Isabella Duncan, who came to America in August of 1855 and located in Champaign Co., Ohio. Dennis and Janetta McCrosky are the parents of four children-James H., Charles S., Mary Belle, and Alvan A. (deceased). Mr. and Mrs. McCrosky are members of the Pres- byterian Church.
JOHN McINTIRE, farmer ; P. O. West Liberty. Was born in Harrison Town- ship, Champaign Co., Dec. 13, 1824, and is a son of John and Jane McIntire. Sbe was a native of Ireland, but came to America with her parents when quite young. They located in Frederick Co., Va. Here John was born, and here also they were mar- ried. about 1813, he and his family of six children, with two other families, those of Thomas McIntire and Jacob Dick, came to this State in one wagon. The company con- sisted of eighteen or nineteen persons and their effects with them. They stopped in Pickaway Co., Ohio, where the family of Mr. Dick remained. The other two families came on to Harrison Township, Champaign Co. The subject of this sketch was bred a farmer, and has always been engaged in agricultural pursuits. He also deals in stock to some extent. He has served his township as Assessor and Treasurer. On the 15th of October, 1847, he married Rosanna Zimmerman. To this union one child was given -Minerva Jane, born July 5, 1848, now Mrs. Isaac N. Hite. Mrs. McIntire, born Aug. 25, 1817, is a daughter of Andrew and Rosanna Zimmerman, both natives of Virginia. They came to Ohio in about 1829, and settled in Logan Co., but, in the fol- lowing year, moved to Champaign Co. and located on the farm where Mr. McIntire resides.
CHARLES A. OFFENBACHER, physician, Spring Hills ; born in Jackson Township, Champaign Co., Dec. 8, 1845; is a son of Aaron and Mary Offenbacher. He was a native of Virginia, and was first married to Elizabeth Cave, by whom he had eight children. Two still survive. For his second wife he married Mary Alexander, a
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native of Pennsylvania, born July 7, 1817. She now resides in De Graff. He died Jan. 1, 1859. Our subject was raised in the country and worked at farming. He received a good common-school education and commenced teaching when about 18 years of age. He followed teaching six years, and read medicine the greater part of the time. In 1870, he completed a course at the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery and received a diploma. He then commenced practicing at Sidney, Shelby Co., but remained only a short time, when he came to Spring Hills, and is a very suc- cessful physician. He has been Township Clerk for three years, and is now filling his fourth term. His marriage with Sarah C. Smoot was solemnized Aug. 11, 1870. She was born Sept. 26, 1850. Four children are the fruits of this union-Minnie F., James V., Charles Franklin and William Earl. Mr. and Mrs. Offenbacher are mem- bers of the M. E. Church.
ALEXANDER PIATT (deceased). Mr. Piatt was born in Clark Co., Ohio, Aug. 22, 1814. The early part of his life was spent in farming. At about the age of 30 he began the harness trade, which he followed in Spring Hills till the time of his death. In 1848, April 10, he married Aurelia Tennery, a native of Troy, Miami Co., born Jan. 11, 1825. She is a daughter of Zephaniah B. and Sarah (Shyrigh) Tennery, who were early settlers there. Alexander and Aurelia Piatt were the parents of six children, two of whom preceded him to eternity. The other four are still living -Fidelia Ann (now Mrs. J. M. Terrell), Joseph Edwin, Mary Effie and John Charles F. Alexander Piatt departed this life Sept. 10, 1874, having been a member of the Baptist Church for over thirty years. Mrs. Piatt and her children are members of the M. E. Church. Joseph E. carries on harness-making and lives with his mother. He is a patron of this work. Mary E. has been clerking in a store for about three years. She commenced teaching in the spring of 1880. The youngest son is learning the blacksmith trade with Mr. Eleyet, of this place.
JACOB SARVER, retired farmer; P. O. Spring Hills. We are pleased to allot a space in the biographical album of this work to the above-named gentleman. He is a son of Jacob and Nancy A. Sarver ; he was born March 16, 1779, and she Nov. 15, 1776. They located in Harrison Township, Champaign Co., in 1808, and entered 160 acres of land, which he took from its wild state to a good degree of culti- vation. In addition to this and supporting his family, he, at intervals, made purchases, until he was able to give to each of seven children 160 acres of land. Nine children were the fruits of their marriage, two of whom died in infancy. They were members of the U. B. Church. He departed this life May 20, 1844, and she in January of 1872. Jacob Sarver, the subject of this sketch, was born Nov. 6, 1816. He was . raised to agricultural pursuits, always residing on the farm of his nativity. He is one of the men who have watched the development and growth of this country for more than half a century, and who have seen the sturdy oaks yield to the energy of the pioneers. Nor has he been merely an idle spectator in the scene, but was an actor to the extent of his ability. He owns 288 acres of land, most of which is well improved and under good cultivation. He has also shared the honors of his township, having served as Trustee for a number of years. Oct. 29, 1839, he was united in marriage with Barbara Pence, a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Pence, who were natives of Virginia, but were very early settlers in this county. June 5, 1820, is the date of her birth. To this union eight children were given, of whom six survive-Samuel C., born Aug. 12, 1841 ; John T., Oct. 11, 1843; Jacob S., June 2, 1847 ; David H., June 15, 1849 ; Isaac .J., June 5, 1855, and William E., Nov. 26, 1857.
MARTIN SAYRE, farmer; P. O. West Liberty ; was born in Union Township, Champaign Co., Ohio. Oct. 19, 1817; he is a son of Thomas and Isabel (Martin) Sayre, she a native of New Jersey, born in 1783, and he of Pennsylvania, born in 1773. They emigrated to Ohio in 1808, and located on Buck Creek, in the above- named township, where he entered 160 acres of land. In those times, all families were as one; if one had plenty all had plenty. Then, too, a quarter of beef paid for
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a quarter of similar kind, regardless of the size of the animal. Wild animals, wild fowl and Indians were numerous, but they, like the dense forests which they inhabited, have long since disappeared. Thomas Sayre was the father of thirteen children ; twelve grew to maturity, and five are still living. He died in 1847, and she in 1857. They and several of the children were members of the Presbyterian Church. Martin Sayre has always been a farmer. He is also a stock -dealer, and raises some fine stock. He owns 290 acres of land, with good improvements. Mr. Sayre has been a member of the School Board for seven years and Township Trustee six years. He married Jane McIlvane Feb. 25, 1847. Five children were the result of this marriage; three are still living-Moses M., a prominent attorney of Urbana, and a graduate of Yale Col- lege ; Lottie, now Mrs. H. Crouch, of New York State, and Belle, who is unmarried, and keeps house for her father. Mrs. Jane Sayre was born in Salem Township of this county Dec. 25, 1824, and departed this life May 5, 1859.
THOMAS SPEECE, farmer; P. O. Spring Hills ; is a son of William Speece and a grandson of Peter and Sallie (Princehouse) Speece. They were both Virginians. by birth but of German descent. They came to Ohio in 1814 and located in Harrison Township. Thirteen children were the fruits of their marriage, four of whom are still living-William, Jacob, Peter and Levi. William was born in Harrison Township, Champaign Co., Dec. 25, 1814. His education was limited, but, by industry and econ- omy, he has succeeded in laying up sufficient of this world's goods to support himself and wife in declining years and leave an inheritance to his children. He married Eliz- abeth McIntire, April 3, 1836. She was born Jan. 22, 1816. Ten children were given to this union-Rosanna (deceased), Thomas, Sarah Ann, Semantha, Mary Mar- garet, William H., Etna J., David S., Sirene E. and Jacob P. Mr. and Mrs. Speece and four of the children are members of the United Brethren Church. Thomas, the subject of this sketch, was born March 8, 1839. He was raised to farm life and has always been engaged in tilling the soil. He also deals in stock. He owns 180 acres of land in this township, forty acres of which was given him by his father. He is an en- terprising farmer, and does a thriving business. His marriage with Lydia A. Robinson was celebrated Sept. 6, 1859. Two children are the fruits of this union-William R. and Thomas N. Mrs. Speece was born Dec. 24, 1838, and is a daughter of Rossiter and Mary Robinson. She was a native of Pennsylvania, born July 27, 1816. He was. born in this township, Jan. 27, 1817, and died in Indiana, April 17, 1873. Her death. occurred Dec. 6, 1875. Had been members of the United Brethren Church for over thirty years. Lydia A. is also identified with the church.
W. H. TERRELL, farmer; the father of the subject of our sketch, William Ter- rell, was born in Harrison Co., Va., Jan. 23, 1794, and emigrated with his father to. Champaign Co., Ohio, in 1810. In 1820, he married Annie Hayes, who was born in New Jersey. By their marriage they had twelve children, seven boys and five girls ; eight of them now live. Four served in the Union army ; one of them, Hamilton, lost his life at Vicksburg. W. H. Terrell, the subject of our sketch, the youngest son of the family, was born July 31, 1843. In 1861, at the first call for soldiers, he enlisted in the three months' service; was discharged, and re-enlisted in Co. G, 1st O. V. G. Was in the battles of Shiloh, Stone River, Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge. Was. taken prisoner at Stone River, but made his escape. Was wounded and taken prisoner in a battle near Knoxville, Tenn ; was taken to Libby, in Richmond, and Belle Isle, where he remained five months; was then removed to Andersonville, Ga., where he remained six months. Was taken to Atlanta to be exchanged; was within our own lines, but yet under rebel guard, as there were only 2,000 included in the agreement of exchange, and his term of service was six months expired. He was sent back to Macon,. Ga., where he remained one month ; from there he was removed to Millen, Ga., but the. uncertainties of Sherman's then future famous "march to the sea" caused the rebels. to send the prisoners to Savannah, Ga. Was sent down the Savannah on the boat R. E. Lee, where he was, with 300 others, received on our Government boats and taken to,
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Annapolis, Md., from which place he returned home on the 7th day of November, 1867. He married Sarah Melhorn; they have by their marriage four children, two boys and two girls-Kate, Von, Dan and Ida. In 1867, he was elected Township Trustee, with seven majority, while the opposite party had a majority of eighty-seven. He is now serving his twelfth term, and his second term as Justice of the Peace. Has been on the School Board for eight years. Was instrumental in creating a new sub-school dis- trict. Has some local reputation as a correspondent and country lawyer. His main occupation is farming. He owns a part of the old homestead. Is plain and positive in matters of business as well as all other subjects that he deals with ; ask him, and you will quickly learn his views.
JAMES WILSON, farmer; P. O. Crayon; is a son of William and Rebecca Wilson, and a grandson of James and Rebecca Wilson, who emigrated from Ireland in 1794, landing at Philadelphia in the time of the " plague." They located in Greenbrier Co., Va., where they remained till 1807, when they moved to Ohio and settled on the Ward farm, about two and a half miles from Springfield. In the following spring they moved further north, within six miles of Urbana, where the remainder of their lives was spent. William Wilson, the father of our subject, was born Sept. 25, 1780. Shortly before the war of 1812, he moved to Harrison Township, Champaign Co., but on account of difficulty with the Indians, returned to his former residence till 1814, when he en- tered a quarter-section of land in Sec. 19, and, in the following year, purchased the quarter-section joining him on the east. He cleared up and improved his land, and made it his home till Nov. 11, 1836, when his eyes were closed in death. He had long been a member of the Associate Reform Church (now called the United Presbyterian). Rebecca, his wife, was also a native of Ireland, born June 3, 1787, a daughter of James and Mary Humphreys, who came to America in 1789. She survived till Sept. 27, 1849, and was also a member of the church. Eight children were the fruits of their marriage-Mary, James, Andrew, William, Margaret, Rebecca, John H. (deceased), and Adams. James, the subject of this sketch, was born June 5, 1811. He has always been engaged in agricultural pursuits. In 1839, he located on his present farm of 160 acres. He has been Township Assessor five years, Township Trustee eight years, six years in succession. He married Mary Zimmerman, Oct. 22, 1835 ; she is a native of Virginia, born Nov. 25, 1814, and came to this State with her parents, Andrew and Rosannah Zimmerman, in 1830. James and Mary Wilson are the parents of seven children, six grew to maturity and are still living-William A., Thomas J., Andrew J., Mary M., James G. and George.
ANDREW WILSON, farmer ; P. O. Spring Hills; is a son of William and Rebecca Wilson, and a brother of James Wilson, in whose biography proper mention is made of their ancestry. He was born about six miles south of Urbana, Dec. 3, 1813. He now owns 157 acres of land in Harrison Township, and does a thriving business as a farmer. In 1846, March 12, he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Jane Wright, a daughter of Benjamin and Margaret Jane Wright, who came from Virginia in 1837. She was born April 4, 1829. This union has been blessed with ten children-Sarah Jane, Rebecca V., William H., Margaret S., Martha I., Mary Ann, Benjamin W., Har- rison A., Ellen E. and Charles F. The latter died in infancy. Mrs. Wilson and two daughters are members of the Presbyterian Church, one daughter of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
MILES WILSON, farmer; P. O. Spring Hills; was born in Washington Co., Penn., April 11, 1817, and is a son of Joseph and Eleanor (Fullerton) Wilson, both natives of Pennsylvania. He was born Feb. 24, 1792; and she some time in the year 1796. They came to Ohio in the fall of 1817, and settled amid the forests of Harrison Township, Champaign Co., where he entered 160 acres of land, which he reduced to a state of cultivation. Indians were numerous, but not troublesome. They were the par- ents of eight children. She died July 30, 1832. He afterward married Amanda Spencer, with whom he had eight children. As the general history of this township
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will show, he was a prominent member of the Presbyterian Church. His decease oc- curred Aug. 22, 1866. Amanda departed this life Jan. 2, 1862. The subject of this sketch was raised to agricultural pursuits on the farm where he resides. At the age of 21, he left home and worked by the month on farms at different places for about five years, when he rented a farm and began the business for himself. In 1838, he pur- chased 80 acres of land in Adams Township. This was in a wild state, but, by his in- domitable energy, he has brought it under a good state of cultivation with good improvements, when he disposed of it in 1867 and bought the old homestead. He has also made considerable improvement in various ways, but principally in building a house. In 1847, April 6, he married Amanda Taylor, with whom he had two children-Jane V. and Joseph F .; the latter deceased. Amanda was born in 1825, and died June 27. 1850. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. His marriage with Eliza- beth Remley was solemnized Sept. 2, 1851. April 28, 1826, is the date of her birth. The fruits of their marriage are four children-Sarah Bell, now Mrs. J. Calland; James H., Solomon D. and E. N. Mr. Wilson and family are all members of the Presbyterian Church.
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W. J. ABBOTT, farmer; P. O. Urbana ; was born in Shelby Co., Ohio, Jan. 13, 1836, and is a son of James and Susannah Abbott. He was born in Pennsylvania June 21, 1816, and came to Ohio about 1823. His occupation was farming, which he followed in the above-named county, by renting farms, till 1845, when he moved to Champaign Co., Ohio, and, in 1848, purchased 40 acres of land in Johnson Township. His first marriage occurred in 1835, with Susannah Slusser. She was also a native of Pennsylvania, born Sept. 3, 1816, and died Nov. 17, 1838, the mother of two sons- William J. and John, the latter deceased. In 1840, he married Matilda Veach. She was born in Virginia, Oct. 19, 1822. The fruits of this union were six children, of whom five survive, viz., Sarah C., now the Widow Carmony, of Johnson Township ; Jesse and Margaret (twins), residents of this county; Harriet, now the wife of Dr. George Tate, of Shelby Co., and David H., residing near Millerstown, Johnson Town- ship. James Abbott departed this life March 27, 1853. W. J. received a common- school education and also attended the college at Delaware, Ohio, four terms in all. He commenced teaching in 1855, and followed that business about twelve years ; a part of this time he carried on farming also. He has served several years as Township Clerk. In 1867, he purchased 79 acres of land in Sec. 2, of Concord Township, and moved on it March 12, 1878. This was a very wet and rather wild piece of land, but, by considerable draining and clearing, he has made it among the best in the vicinity. Although a cripple, he is a man of remarkable energy and perseverance, and one also who commands the respect and confidence of all around him. On the 13th of May, 1858, he married Emily V. Compton, a native of Jefferson Co., Va., born Feb. 5, 1840. She came to Ohio with her mother in 1852; her father died prior to that time. W. J. and Emily V. Abbott are the parents of nine children, seven of whom are yet living-Charles M., John H., Anna M., Minnie A., Emma Maude, Oma J.and Oro.
JOHN J. ARNOLD, farmer ; P. O. Urbana ; was born in York Co., Penn., March 1, 1829, and is a son of John and Mary (Jacob) Arnold, both Pennsylvanians by birth, but of German descent. She was born Jan. 6, 1796, and he Nov. 2, 1794. They were the parents of nine children-David, Jacob, Samuel, Philip (deceased), John J., Daniel, Nathan, Isaac and Alfred. John Arnold departed this life Feb. 14, 1857, and his wife June 2, 1868. Our subject came to Ohio in 1850, and stopped in Madison Co., where he remained two years, and then came to Champaign Co. In 1854, he emigrated to Grant Co., Ind., and lived at different places in that State until 1866. On the 26th of July 1862, he enlisted in the service of his country to suppress the
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rebellion, as a member of Co. C, 12th Ind. V. I. The first regular engagement in which he participated was at Richmond, Ky., Aug. 30, 1862, under Gen. Nelson. The prin- cipal engagements following that were at Memphis, Tenn., and on Grant's right wing at Oxford. On the 6th of January, 1863, they fell back to Grand Junction and served as railroad guards. In March they went to Collierville and Germantown on the same duty, and then to Vicksburg, where they remained till July 3, just one day before the fall of that place. They captured Jackson, Miss., July 15, 1863, and, on the 19th, commenced their return march, when they went to Big Black River, Miss., under Sher- man. Here our subject was disabled by exposure and overmarching, which resulted in the loss of his speech ; he has not spoken above a whisper since Dec. 7, 1863, his vocal organs being totally destroyed. He was honorably discharged March 13, 1865. In 1866, he removed to Champaign Co., and settled on Sec. 22 of Concord Township, where he owns 30 acres of land. Although not in pioneer days, he began here in the woods, in pioneer style ; his house floorless and only partially inclosed. His marriage with Rachel E. Miller was celebrated Dec. 22, 1852. She was born Feb. 8, 1831, and is a daughter of Christian Miller ; he was a native of Loudoun Co., Va., born Aug. 15, 1789, of German descent. He came to Ohio in 1810, but went back to Virginia and married Elizabeth Heath. She was of English descent, born Jan. 9, 1794. In 1817, he returned with his family and located on 160 acres of land in Sec. 25, of Concord Township, Champaign Co. Fifteen children were the fruits of their marriage, nine girls and six boys ; eleven of these survived their infancy, viz., Mary A., Louisa (both deceased), Sarah J., Zachariah (deceased), Melinda, Maria, Edith, Rachel E., James Lawson, Cynthia C. (deceased), and Lydia M. Elizabeth Miller died Sept. 14. 1859, and he Aug. 27, 1865. They and their family were members of the M. E. Church. James L. has been a minister of the Gospel since 1860. John J. and Rachel E. Ar- nold are the parents of eleven children-James M., Cynthia M. E., Charles F. (de- ceased), Mary M., Lydia M., John K., Oscar Grant and Edgar Colfax (twins), Mahala E., William M. and Samuel M. Mrs. Arnold and three of the children are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. Arnold, of the German Baptist Church.
J. M. ARNOLD, farmer ; P. O. Urbana; a son of J. J. Arnold ; was born Dec. 20, 1853. He was raised on a farm, and has followed various occupations. His prin- cipal employment, however, has been farming and sheep shearing. He shears upward of 1,500 annually. In 1878, he leased 222 acres in Sec. 22, of Concord Township, on which he has erected a house and made other improvements. He has it all inclosed ; keeps " bachelor's hall," and farms the place.
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