HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY

CHAPTER XXII.

A CENTRAL TOWNSHIP.

     This township lies east of and adjoining Athens Township. The
Hocking River passes through the middle of it, the township from
west to east dividing it into two almost equal parts,which are locally
designated as North Canaan and South Canaan. It is difficult to
separate the first settlement of Canaan Township from that of
Athens, of which Canaan was originally a part. It will have been
noticed that the pioneer settlements clung pretty closely to the
water courses. In the absence of roads or any other means of com-
munication, the navigable streams always decided the movements
of emigrants. The Hocking was, from all accounts, a considerably
deeper stream and carried much more water eighty-five years ago
than now, and was easily navigable for heavily laden barges. It
thus became valuable as a means of communication and supplies,
and the regions accessible to it were the first to be settled in the
county. Accordingly many of the first settlers of Athens Town-
ship located within the present limits of Canaan, whose rich 
bottom lands proved very attractive.

POPULATION AND ORGANIZATION.

     The township was organized in 1819. The name Canaan was
suggested by Judge Walker, of Ames Township, one of the County
Commissioners at this time.
     The population of the township in 1820 was 356; in 1830 it was
375; in 1840 it was 800; in 1850 it was 1,142; in 1860 it was 1,272;
in 1870 it was 1,543, and in 1880 the census gave 1,499.

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     Back from the river bottoms the land is rough over almost
all of this township. Along the bottoms and over parts of the
upland the soil is very fertile, but a great deal of the hilly
part of the township is too steep or too poor for cultivation,
and is devoted to grazing. Some coal is mined in the town-
ship but the hill beds are thin, and it is mined only for local use.
At present there are four banks open in different parts of the 
township.

AGRICULTURALLY DISPOSED.

     The industry of the inhabitants of this township is almost 
exclusively farming. There is but one store in the township, and
but one postoffice. The only manufactory in the township is the
flouring mill at Canaanville. It was first built in 1824, by Ephraim
Young and Henry Barrows, but has been since rebuilt by C. D. B.
Webster in 1872.
     In the township there are thirteen school districts and five
churches-two Methodist Episcopal, two United Brethren, and one
Baptist.

ELECTION AND OFFICERS.

The first election for Township Trustees was held at the house
of Edward Pilcher, April 5, 1819. John O. Carico and Stephen
Pilcher were Judges, and Joshua Hoskinson and John McGill,
Clerks of the Election. The township officers up to the present
time are as follows:
     1819.---Trustees, Parker Carpenter, Stephen Pilcher and George
Bean; Justices of the Peace, Stephen Pilcher and Martin 
Mansfield.
     1820.---Trustees, Martin Mansfield, Stephen Pilcher and George
Bean; Justice of the Peace, Wm. Stewart.
     1821.-Trustees, Martin Mansfield, Martin Boyles and George
Bean.
     1822.---Trustees, Parker Carpenter, Martin Boyles and Elijah
Pilcher; Justice of the Peace, Martin Mansfield.
     1823.---Trustees, Martin Mansfield, A. J. Hoskinson and 
Samuel Warren; Justice of the Peace, Stephen Pilcher.
     1824.---Trustees, Martin Mansfield, A. J. Hoskinson and
Phillip M. Starr.
     1825.---Trustees, Joshua Hoskinson, Stephen Pilcher and John
Boyles; Justice of the Peace, Wm. Thompson.
     1826.-Trustees, John O. Carico, George Boyles and Wm.
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     1827.---Trustees, Stephen Pilcher, Parker Carpenter and John
Boyles; Justice of the Peace, Stephen Pilcher.
     1828.---No election-old Trustees acted; Justice of the Peace,
Wm. Thompson.
     1829.---Trustees, Stephen Pilcher, Parker Carpenter and Joshua
Hoskinson.
     1830.---Trustees, Martin Mansfield, Martin Boyles and Elijah
Pilcher; Justice of the Peace, Joshua Hoskinson.
     1831.---Trustees, Martin Mansfield, Martin Boyles and Stephen
Pilcher; Justice of the Peace, Martin Mansfield.
     1832.---Trustees, Wm. Burch, George Bean and Stephen 
Pilcher.
     1833.---Trustees, Wm. Burch, George Bean and Stephen Pilcher;
Justice of the Peace, John McGill.
     1834.---Trustees, Wm. Burch, Martin Mansfield and Robert
Bean; Justice of the Peace, George Bean.
     1835.---Trustees, Elijah Pilcher, Joshua Hoskinson and Robert
Bean; Justice of the Peace, John McGill.
     1836.---Trustees, Martin Mansfield, Joshua Hoskinson and
Frederic Wood.
     1837.---Trustees, Amos Miller, John G. Bean and Parker 
Carpenter; Justice of the Peace, George Bean.
     1838.---Trustees, Martin Mansfield, Jacob Tedrow and Parker
Carpenter; Justice of the Peace, Joshua Hoskinson.
     1839.---Trustees, Elijah Pilcher, John Boyles and John G.
Bean.
     1840.---Trustees, Elijah Pilcher, John Boyles and John G. Bean,
Justice of the Peace, George Bean.
     1841.---Trustees, E. C. Wright, Richard Poston and David 
Jordan; Justice of the Peace, George N. Reade.
     1842---Trustees, D. M. Pruden, Richard Poston and David
Jordan.
     1843.---Trustees, D. M. Pruden, Isaac Long and David Jordan,
Justice of the Peace, Robert Bean.
     1844.---Trustees, D. M. Pruden, G. N. Reade and David 
Jordan; Justice of the Peace, G. N. Reade.
     1845.---Trustees, D. M. Pruden, G. N. Reade and David Jordan.
     1846.---Trustees, Clayton Starr, G. N. Reade and Harrison
Halbert .
     1847.--- Trustees, Clayton Starr, G. N. Reade and D. M. Pruden;
 Justice of the Peace, D. M. Pruden.

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     1848.---Trustees, Wm. Henry, N. O. Warren and John Druggan;
Justice of the Peace, A. Buckley.
     1849.--- Trustees, David Jordan, N. O. Warren and John
Druggan.
     1850.---Trustees, Richard Poston, Peter Sams and Peter 
Stalder; Justices of the Peace, Nathan S. Pilcher and Aaron Hull.
     1851---Trustees, A. Buckley, George Mansfield and Peter 
Stalder. Justice ot the Peace, Richard Poston.
     1852---Trustees, Peter Davis, Nathan S. Pilcher and David
Jordan.
     1853---Trustees, Peter Davis, Nathan S. Pilcher and David
Jordan; Justices of the Peace, Nathan S. Pilcher and Aaron Hull.
     1854---Trustees, Peter Davis, Peter Stalder and Peter 
Finsterwald; Justices of the Peace, Elijah Tucker and Thomas 
Grosvenor.
     1855.---Trustees, Peter Davis, Peter Stalder and Peter Finch.
     1856.---Trustees, David Jordan, Peter Stalder and Peter Finch;
Justices of the Peace, Joseph Border, Charles C. Pruden and 
Peter Davis.
     1857.---Trustees, David Jordan, Peter Stalder and Peter 
Finsterwald.
     1858.---Trustees, Nicholas Stalder, James Sams and Peter Davis.
     1859.---Trustees, Nicholas Stalder, Joseph Border and Thomas
Grosvenor; Justices of the Peace, David Love and J. W. Baird.
     1860.---Trustees, Nicholas Stalder, Henry Finsterwald and E.
D. Sheridan.
     1861.---Trustees, Nicholas Stalder, Henry Finsterwald and E.
D. Sheridan; Justices of the Peace, David Love and J. W. Baird.
     1862.---Trustees, L. D. Bean, Henry Finsterwald and S. L.
Mohler.
     1863.--Trustees, Curtis Bean, Henry Finsterwald and William
Burch; Justices of the Peace, David Love and J. W. Baird.
     1864---Trustees, S. McLeade, Henry Finsterwald and William
Burch.
     1865---Trustees, C. B. Cunningham, J. W. Baird and Joshua
Wyatt; Justices of the Peace, David Love and J. W. Baird.
     1866---Trustees, Curtis Bean, N. Warren and J. W. Baird.
     1867---Trustees, Curtis Bean, N. Warren and Peter Finster-
wald
     1868---Trustees, Curtis Bean, F. C. Wyatt and Peter 
Finsterwald; Justice of the Peace, T. W. Stewart and Arnold Hill

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     1869---Trustees, Curtis Bean, F. C. Wyatt and Peter Finster-
wald; Clerk, J. W. Hoskinson; Treasurer, L. D. Bean.
     1870---Trustees, Curtis Bean, F. C. Wyatt and Peter Finster-
wald; Clerk, J. W. Hoskinson; Treasurer, L. D. Bean.
     1871.---Trustees, Curtis Bean, F. C. Wyatt and Peter Finster-
wald; Clerk, J. W. Hoskinson; Treasurer, L. D. Bean; Justice
of the Peace, T. W. Stewart and Arnold Hill.
     1872.---Trustees, N. Stalder, J. O. Hill and William Stewart
Clerk, W. D. Mansfield; Treasurer, C. D. B. Webster.
     1873---Trustees, J. O. Hill, William Stewart and Elias Poston;
Clerk, W. D. Mansfield; Treasurer, C. D. B. Webster.
     1874---Trustees, J. O. Hill, Elias Poston and D. D. Dowler;
Clerk, E. B. Hoskinson; Treasurer, C. D. B. Webster; Justices of
the Peace, T. W. Stewart and A. Tucker.
     1875---Trustees, Elias Poston, D. D. Dowler and Z. W. Hos-
kinson; Clerk, E. B. Hoskinson; Treasurer, C. D. B. Webster.
     1876---Trustees, Z. W. Hoskinson, T. W. Stewart and Robert
Dunlap; Clerk, E. B. Hoskinson; Treasurer, C. D. B. Webster.
     1877.---Trustees, Z. W. Hoskinson, Robert Dunlap and J. M.
Lamborn; Clerk, E. B. Hoskinson; Treasurer, C. D. B. Webster;
Justices of the Peace, D. D. Dowler and J. M. Maxwell.
     1878---Trustees, J. M. Lamborn, William Marshall and J. Mc-
Clanahan; Clerk, E. B. Hoskinson; Treasurer, C. D. B. Webster.
     1879.---Trustees, J. M. Lamborn, J. McClanahan and William
Marshall; Clerk, J. W. Baird; Treasurer, C. D. B. Webster.
     1880.---Trustees, Henry Finsterwald, J. McClanahan and Will-
iam Marshall; Clerk, D. Flesher; Treasurer, C. D. B. Webster.
     1881---Trustees, J. B. Phillips, Peter Finsterwald and Frank
Finsterwald; Clerk, D. Flesher; Treasurer, F. M. Webster; Jus-
tice of the Peace, J. O. Hill.
     1882.--- Trustees, Peter Finsterwald. J. B. Phillips and C. I.
Ham; Clerk, D. Flesher; Treasurer, F. M. Webster.
     1883---Trustees, C. L Ham, J. O. Maxwell and Robert Patter-
son; Clerk, D. Flesher; Treasurer, F. M. Webster.

CANAANVILLE.

     The only village in Canaan Township, Canaanville, is situated
on the Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad, about the center of the
township. It never was laid out in lots, and has only a popula-
tion of about fifty-five inhabitants. It has one store, kept by J. W.
Baird, who also keeps the postoffice; one flouring mill, owned by the

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Webster Brothers, and one blacksmith shop, kept by Draper
Flesher. Considerable lumber and timber is shipped from the sta-
tion at this point. A village was laid out in this township about a
quarter of a mile east of Canaanville in 1855, on the land of
Nathan Pilcher, but it never was settled upon to any extent. The
name of this imaginary village is Detroit. The postoffice was
established and originally kept near its present location, on the old
Athens and Marietta mail route. The first Postmaster was Stephen
Pilcher who held the office from 1834 until 1839. He was fol-
lowed by N. O. Warren, who was Postmaster from 1839 until 1866,
when J. W. Baird, the present Postmaster, was appointed. The
village has also a hotel kept by N. B. Owens.

A FEW REMARKS.

     The township, has not improved much the past decade, and its
population proved to have been a trifle less in 1880 than in 1870.
The southern portion of the township is watered by Willow Run,
and through that portion of the township the land is fertile. The
northern section of the township is more broken and the valley
smaller after leaving the Hocking River. The Valley of McDou-
gal's Creek lies in the northeastern part and is extremely rich, and
the hills excellent pasturage grounds.   Stock and sheep raising
especially is an important element of wealth to the farmers. It is
bounded on the north by Ames Township, on the east by Rome,
south by Lodi, and west by Athens townships. The Hocking Val-
ley Railroad, following the river bank, also runs through the town-
ship from west to east and has one station, Warren depot, about
midway or central in the township, which gives the farmers splen-
did shipping facilities, the most distant point being but a trifle over
three miles from the station. The fact that Canaan Township has
retrograded the past ten years instead of growing, when the nature
of the township is known, the nearness of railroad facilities,
schools, churches and the county seat, is something hard to under-
stand, but there seems to be a disposition to congregate in the
mining townships. While the present outlook is not flattering, it is
not altogether without promise.

BIOGRAPHICAL.

     J. W. Baird, merchant, was born in Sullivan County, New York,
June 6, 1827, and is the son of C. C. and Sarah (Barlow.) Baird,
who came to Athens County in 1836 and located in Rome Town-

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ship where N. O. Warren now resides. Our subject was educated
in the common schools and completed it at Miller's Academy. At
the age of fifteen he became engaged as a clerk in a store, in which
he remained until he was married, Dec. 31, 1847 to Miss Lorinda
Warren, a daughter of the venerable N. O. Warren of Rome Town-
ship. Mr. and Mrs. Baird have seven children---Waldo, Lydia
Charles, Lot L., Augustus, Grace and Wade. At the time of his
marriage Mr. Baird became engaged in farming, in which he con-
tinued until 1860. He then became a partner of C. D. B Web-
ster in the mercantile business at Canaanville, which partnership
existed until 1878. He then purchased Mr. Webster's interest and
still continues in the business, where he receives, as he deserves, a
liberal share of the public patronage. Although he never craved
office, yet the people had such perfect confidence in him that they
have given him nearly all the offices of trust in the township. He
has held the office of Justice of the Peace for nine years and at the
same time held the office of Township Clerk and Assessor. He
has been Postmaster at this point for about twenty years. He
took the census of the township in 1880. He owns 160 acres of
land and has been generally successful in all his undertakings.
     Harrison Bean, farmer, Canaan Township, was born in Hardy
County, W. Va., July 31, 1829, and is the son of John G. and
Dianna Bean, who came to Athens County about 1830 and set-
tled in Canaan Township, on a farm located at the mouth of Wil-
low Creek, where our subject now resides. He was reared on his
father's farm and educated in the common schools. Mr. Bean was
married in November, 1855, to Margaret W., daughter of Martin
and Abigail Mansfield, residents of Athens County. This union
was blessed by the birth of ten children, nine of whom are living
---Martin L., Parker (deceased), Emeline E., Rosa Lee, Fred H.,
Arlow W., Cyrus B., Annette, Elsie E. and Mary F. Mr. Bean
has a fine farm containing 150 acres of improved land, on which are
substantial buildings. He has followed his chosen avocation very
successfully and been enabled by his industry to surround himself
and family with the necessary comforts of life. When a young
man he made sixteen trips to Cincinnati, Ohio, in flat-boats,
being their only way of carrying the products of the farm to mar-
ket. His father, who has reached the advanced age of ninety-four,
retains his strength and faculties remarkably. He resides near
Springfield, Ill.

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     Jeremiah Burroughs, farmer, was born in Canada West, May
10, 1813 the son of James and Marian Burroughs, who
were among the early settlers of Athens County. They were born
in New York State, and went from there to Canada, and when
General Harrison went in there he was very much wanted by the
British, as a soldier, but he remained loyal to the country of his
birth, and was enabled to escape with the United States army with
his family to the United States, coming across the lake, and located
in Huron County, Ohio, where he remained a short time and then
came to Belpre, Washington County, where he remained about
two years and then came to Athens County and located first in
Rome Township; remained a little over two years and then came
to Canaan Township and settled near where the store of J. W.
Baird now stands. Here he passed the remainder of his life. Our
subject was married in 1844 to Elizabeth Bean, daughter of Thomas
Bean. Mr. Burroughs has a fine farm containing about fifty-eight
acres of improved land. He has, by his industry, been enabled to
accumulate a property sufficient to keep him comfortably during
his remaining days. He is physically a strong man and retains his
faculties to a remarkable degree for a man of his years. His first
vote was cast for William Henry Harrison, and he always voted
with the Whig party as long as it remained in existence, and since
the formation of the Republican party he has ever been a staunch
adherent to its principles.
     Harvey Carpenter, farmer and stock-raiser, Canaan Township,
was born in Windham County, Conn., Aug. 11, 1802, and is the
son of Parker and Mary Carpenter, who were prominently identi-
fied among the early settlers of Athens County, coming here in
the year 1817 and locating in Canaan Township. Our subject, at
the time of coming here, was fourteen years of age, and has been
able to note the rapid development of the country about his adopted
home. He remained with his parents until he reached his ma-
jority, receiving his education in the common schools. At this
time he purchased a farm near that of his father's, and began life
for himself. He was married about 1820 to Abbie Arnold, a
daughter of Thomas Arnold, who was also a pioneer. By this un-
ion were five children, two of whom still survive---Oliver and
Mary; John, Adeline and Ann Eliza are deceased. Mr. Carpen-
ter was bereft of his wife Dec. 18, 1880. He has followed assidu-
ously his chosen avocation, that of a farmer, and by his industry
has been able to accumulate a property sufficient to surround him-
self during his remaining days with all the comforts of life.

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     Oliver Carpenter, the oldest son of Harvey and Abbie (Arnold)
Carpenter, was born in Canaan Township, April 20, 1827. He was
reared on his father's farm and was educated in the common schools.
He was married in 1849 to Laura Bartlett, a daughter of William
D. and Julia (Bingham) Bartlett, of Athens. By this union
six children---Addie M., William D. B., John H., Edward D.,
Percy H. and Elizabeth S. Mr. Carpenter has been engaged in
farming a greater portion of his life and has resided with his father
quite a portion of the time. In 1862 he was employed by the Uni-
ted States Government as an inspector of horses, being stationed at
St. Louis, and in 1863-'4 was engaged as recruiting officer for Ca-
naan Township; and by his efforts they avoided the draft by keep-
ing their quota filled.
     Robert Cook, farmer, Canaan Township, was born in Manchester
England, and is the son of William and Mary Cook, who were of
Irish descent. His mother died when he was only one year old
and at the age of seven he came to America with his father who
settled in Washington County, Pa., where our subject lived on a
farm until he was eighteen years of age. At this time he learned
the tailor's trade which he followed for ten years. He was married
Sept. 2, 1850, to Mary B., daughter of Jonathan and Mary Minear,
natives of Virginia. They have five children---Mary N., Elizabeth
V., William E., Emma M. and Robert S. After their marriage
they resided in Pennsylvania for about seven years, then coming to
Athens County and locating in Troy Township, where they still
own property. In 1877 they came to Canaan Township and lo-
cated on the farm where they now reside. He has a fine farm con-
taining 148 3/4 acres of improved land on which he has erected a very
pleasant residence. Mr. Cook has by his industry been able to ac-
cumulate a handsome property which he uses in surrounding him-
self and family with all the necessary comforts of life. Mrs. Cook
is a member of the Congregational church.
     Henry Finsterwald, farmer and stock-raiser, Canaan Town-
ship, Athens County, was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, Jan. 23,
1827, and is the son of John and Catharine Finsterwald, who
came to Athens among the early pioneers, coming from Switz-
erland in the year 1819 to America, crossing the ocean in a sailing
vessel, and landing in NewYork before steamships and railroads
were known. They came from New York to Pittsburg, Penn.,
in teams, where they purchased a flat-boat and came down the Ohio
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until the men could go out and build a house for them in the
woods, as it was at that time. They came to Canaan Township
and built a large log house near the place now owned and occupied.
by Elijah Woods. They then returned to Marietta for their fami-
lies and moved them into the new house, arriving in November,
the whole colony of about seventy persons occupying this one
house the first winter. The following spring they each bought
and settled on their future homes, our subject's parents settling
in Ames Township, where they lived for a few years. They
then went to Fairfield County, where his father died when our sub-
ject was six years of age. At this time his mother and family
returned to Ames Township. Mr. Finsterwald remained with his
mother until he was sixteen years of age, and then came to Canaan
and became engaged in coal-mining, which he followed for about
twenty-eight years. He was married April 20, 1855, to Miss Lucy
Hill daughter of Jonathan and Nancy (Arnold) Hill, who was
among the early settlers of Athens County. By this union there
are seven children---Franklin, Alice, Mary, Henry, Samuel, Car-
rie D. and Pharis. In 1872 Mr. Finsterwald purchased his
present home, a farm containing 226 acres of well-improved land,
well adapted to raising stock and grain. Mr. Finsterwald has fol-
lowed his present vocation assiduously, and by his industry has
been able to accumulate a handsome property which he uses in
surrounding himself and family with the necessary comforts of
life and carries with him the respect of his fellow citizens.
     Peter Finsterwald, farmer, was born in Canaan Township, Jan.
15, 1823, the son of John and Catharine (Stalder) Finsterwald, who
came from Switzerland to America in 1819. He was reared on a farm
until eighteen years of age. He then went to Harmony and went to
work in a salt manufacturing establishment, in which business he
remained for about twenty-five years, and for the past eight years
has been engaged in farming. He was married in 1844 to Bar-
bara A. Davis, a resident of Athens County. They had one child
---Jessie. Mrs. Finsterwald only lived one year after their marriage.
In 1846 he chose for himself a second wife in Miss Isabel Liggett,
and this union was blest by the birth of four children, one of whom
still survives---Amanda. His wife died Feb. 5, 1866. He was
again married Feb. 9, 1867, to Amanda Liggett, a sister of the pre-
ceding wife, and they were the parents of three children, two still
living---Lorinda and Frederick. This wife died April 12, 1873, and
he was married to his present wife, who was Mrs. Dorcas Sams,

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April 11, 1874. He is the owner of 217 acres of improved land
and as a farmer he has proved a success. He has held several dif-
ferent township offices, and is at present one of its Trustees.  Mr.
and Mrs. Finsterwald are members of the Methodist Episcopal
church, an organization in which they take great interest. He is a
member of the A. F. & A. M., Paramuthia Lodge, No. 25, located
at Athens.
     Draper Flesher, blacksmith, Canaan Township, was born Sept.
16, 1850, in Lewis County, W. Va., and is the son of John and
Minerva (Camden) Flesher. He received his early education in
the subscription schools, and at the age of fifteen he entered the
employ of a blacksmith as an apprentice, in which he served for
four years, coming to Athens in October, 1869, with his employer
and settling in Canaan Township. In the fall of 1871 he com-
menced business for himself in the shop where he now successfully
prosecutes his trade. He was married Jan. 18, 1871, to Miss Cath-
arina Reining, daughter of George and Christina Reining, resi-
dents of Athens County. By this union there are four children
Mary L., Henry M., Lawrence G. and Lena E. Mr. Flesher is a
member of the Athenian Lodge, No. 104, K. of  P., located at
Athens. In 1880 he was elected to the office of Township Clerk,
and was re-elected in 1881, and again in 1882, which office he still
holds and fills with credit to himself and honor to his constituents,
and carries with him the confidence of his fellow townsmen.
     Mrs. Mary C. Grosvenor is the daughter of the late John and
Emily (Carpenter) Wyatt, and was born in Ames Township, March
19, 1828, and received her early education in the common schools,
completing it at the academy in Chester, Meigs County, Ohio.
She was married Nov. 1, 1847, to Thomas Grosvenor. By this
union there were seven children, only six of whom are living
Henrietta, Ann E., William P. (deceased), Mary A., Hattie, John
H. and Sarah E. Mr. Grosvenor died April 14, 1862. At the
breaking out of the late civil war he was among the foremost to
answer the appeal, enlisting in November, 1861, in the Eighteenth
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and lost his life on the date above men-
tioned. Mrs. Grosvenor is the owner of a nice farm containing
seventy-five acres of well-improved land, on which is a very pleas-
ant residence in which she is surrounded with the comforts of life.
She has been a member of the Presbyterian church for several
years and takes an interest in the good work, and has taken an act-
ive part in the missionary cause, being the President of the so-
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     Charles J. Ham, farmer and stock-raiser, Canaan Township,
was born in Kennebec County, Maine, July 29, 1831, and is the
youngest son of Thomas and Mary (Smith) Ham. He received his
education in the common schools, completing it at the academy
at Monmouth, Maine. On reaching his majority he came to Ohio,
locating in Athens County, and immediately became connected
with the old M.& C. R. R., as a contractor, following this avoca-
tion for a period of sixteen years, and was also a greater part of the
time superintendent of bridges, and by strict attention to the du-
ties thereof he gained the confidence and esteem of the managers
of the company. In 1870 he went to Springfield, Ill., and engaged
in the construction of bridges for the S. E. & S. E. R. R., which
position he occupied for a period of four years, after which he re-
turned to his adopted home, in Ohio, and re-entered his former po-
sition with the M. & C. R. R., where he remained for about four
years when he severed his connection with the company and pur-
chased the homestead of the late William Henry, where he has
since resided. His farm contains 390 acres of improved land,
which is well adapted to the purposes for which it is used, raising
grain and live-stock, and on which are commodious and substan-
tial buildings. He was married in October, 1858, to Jane Henry,
daughter of William and Eunice Henry, and a granddaughter of
the late John Henry, who was one of the pioneers of Ames Town-
ship. There are two children, a son and daughter---Charles W.
and Emma D. By his industry and strict attention he has been
able to accumulate a large property, which he uses to the best ad-
vantage in surrounding himself and family with all the comforts
of life. He is a man of generous disposition, and is ever ready
to aid in forwarding any laudable enterprise which will be of in-
terest and benefit to the public, and by his honesty and integrity
he carries with him the justly deserved respect and esteem of the
entire community.
     Arnold Hill, farmer, was born in Zanesville, Ohio, Nov. 9, 1824,
the son of Jonathan and Nancy (Arnold) Hill, who were among
the early settlers of the county, coming here from Massachusetts
in 1817 and locating in Ames Township. He was the builder of
one of the first bridges across Federal Creek. He came to Canaan
Township about 1826, and located on what is now known as the
N. O. Warren farm, where he remained until a short time before
his death, which occurred in Ames Township, Feb. 26, 1862. Our
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he was twenty-two years of age. He was married Aug. 25, 1855
to Mary Pruden, daughter of Samuel Pruden, a pioneer of the
county. By this union there were ten children; nine still live---
Charles C., Romma, Samuel B., Silas, Hattie, Eva, Nathan, Mida
and Ella. He is the owner of 430 acres of land, 300 of which is
improved and on which is a valuable deposit of coal which he has
operated quite successfully. He has held several different offices
at the hands of the people and has in discharge of these duties
given satisfaction to his constituents. He always takes a lively
interest in educational matters and has been School Director for
twenty-seven years.
     Ziba W. Hoskinson, farmer, Canaan Township, section 8 was
born in Canaan Township, Athens County, April 18, 1818 and is
the second son of Joshua Hoskinson, who came from Maryland to
Athens County in 1810, and grandson of Elisha Hoskinson, who
was one of the first settlers of Canaan Township. Our subject was
reared on his father's farm. He lived with his parents until their
death, and still remains on the old homestead on which his parents
first settled in 1826, which contains about 200 acres of good land
located at the mouth of Willow Creek. He was married May 19,
1842, to Mary Bean, daughter of John Bean, who was one of the
pioneers of Rome Township. By this union there are four chil-
dren---Elza B., Elmira, Clarissa, Hoyt. Mr. and Mrs. Hoskinson
are active and consistent members of the Free-Will Baptist church,
he being Clerk of the church. His father was the first Township
Clerk, and our subject officiated in the same capacity for a period
of ten years. In his chosen avocation, that of a farmer, he has
been very successful, and uses his accumulated wealth in surround-
ing himself and family with all the comforts of life.
     Geo. B. Hulbert, farmer, was born in Canaan Township, March
3, 1838, and is the son of Harrison and Nancy (Bean) Hulbert, who
were among the pioneers of the county, as Mr. Hulbert was born
here as early as 1804. Our subject was reared on the farm of his
father and remained with him until he was about twenty-five years
of age. He was at this time married to Annie Mansfield, daughter
of Martin Mansfield, a resident of Lodi Township. They have four
children---Elzina, Caroline, Elsie and an infant. When about
thirty years of age he purchased the farm on which he now resides
containing 160 acres of improved land, on which he has erected a
fine residence. The comforts with which he and his family are
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good will of his fellow-men has been won by his integrity and
man-like bearing.
     John Milton Lamborn, farmer and stock-raiser, Canaan Town-
ship, Athens County, was born in Washington County, Pa., March
2, 1826 and is the son of Joel and Jane(Chapman) Lamborn who
were natives of Pennsylvania. Our subject received his early edu-
cation in the common and select schools. At the age of eighteen
he became engaged as a clerk in the grocery business in Louisville,
Ky., in which he remained for about three years. He then returned
to his native State and taught school about three years. He then
became engaged in the dry-goods business for himself in which he
continued for about three years with a fair degree of success. He
then sold out and became engaged in farming, in which he continued
until 1868 in his native State, having purchased a farm in 1864.
During the years of 1862-'3 he dealt largely in stock.  In 1868 he
came to Ohio where he spent a short time in looking for a place to
locate, and in March, 1860, came to Canaan Township and located
on the farm where he now resides. He was married in September,
1849, to Matilda Morrill, a native of Pennsylvania, daughter of
George and Hester Morrill. By this union there were six children,
five of whom are still living---Rosalia Florence (deceased), Virginia
C., Olive C., Byron L., Lizzie M. and Milton M. Mr. Lamborn
has a fine farm containing 150 acres of improved land well adapted to
raising stock and grain, on which is a very pleasant residence and
substantial farm buildings. He has held the office of Township
Trustee for several years and performed the duties thereof with
credit to himself and honor to his constituents.  Mr. and Mrs.
Lamborn are members of the Christian church. He is politically
a conservative Democrat, always striving to use his influence for
the right.
     Geo. Mansfield, farmer, was born in Canaan Township, Oct. 19,
1813, and is the oldest son of Peter and Susan Mansfield, who were
among the earliest settlers of the county, coming here from Penn-
sylvania 1797, locating at the mouth of Willow Creek.   Here
our subject was reared and remained until he was nearly twenty-
eight years of age. He was united in marriage, Jan. 19, 1841, to
Catherine S., a daughter of William T. Dean, who was a pioneer,
coming here from Massachusetts in 1815. By this union were
seven children, five of whom still survive---William Dean, Mary
A., Susan M. (deceased), Lewis, Nancy J., Catherine E. (deceased),
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a fine farm containing 300 acres of improved land, and in following
his chosen avocation he has been quite successful. He is an active
member of the United Brethren church, as was also his wife until
her death, in which they have always taken great interest.  His
children have all taken unto themselves companions for life.
     L. E. Mansfield, farmer and stock-raiser, Canaan Township,
Athens County, is the youngest child of Martin and Margaret Mans-
field. Martin Mansfield was a native of Sussex County, N. J.,
and when a child went to Huntingdon County, Pa. where he lived
until he was sixteen years of age, when, in the year 1795, he
came to Athens County, Ohio, and in 1797 purchased a farm and
built a cabin on the same place where our subject's residence
now stands.   Margaret Denham was born in Delaware, and
came to Athens County in 1795. They were married in Ames
Township. They were the parents of twelve children, eleven
of whom lived to be men and women. They started in life
without means, and with nothing to aid them but strong hands
and willing hearts; but after passing through the hardships
and privations of a frontier life, they were enabled by care-
ful management to accumulate a large property. They gave
to their children all the advantages possible at that early day to
gain a good and practical education, which fitted them for good
and useful men and women in society. After living an honorable
and useful life, and winning the confidence and esteem of all who
knew him, he died Aug. 7, 1860, at the advanced age of eighty-one,
having been an active and consistent member of the Methodist Epis-
copal church for fifty-three years. His wife survived him three
years, her death occurring Aug. 28, 1863, she having been a mem-
ber of the same church for fifty-six years. Our subject was born
on the 9th of April, 1833. His youth was spent in assisting on the
farm and attending school, receiving his education at the Ohio
University at Athens. He has always resided on the homestead
on which his father first settled, where he makes a specialty of
raising live stock. He has a fine brick residence, where he enjoys
all the comforts of life. Mr. Mansfield is an ardent worker for
cause of temperance, never having used either liquor or tobacco
     John Musselman, miller, Canaan Township, was born in Ross
County, Ohio, March 12, 1830, and is the son of Michael and
Rebecca Musselman, and grandson of Henry Musselman, who
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built and operated one of the first flouring mills in that county,
which avocation was followed by his son, and also by our subject.
Mr. M. was educated in the common schools, attending for one
term the Academy at Chillicothe, Ohio. He came to Athens
County March 1, 1865, and located in Canaan Township. He has
been engaged ever since he came to the place in the flouring mill,
which he still successfully operates, and has won the confidence of
the entire community by his strict attention to his pursuits and
fair dealing with his fellow men. He was married Dec. 30, 1852,
to Angeline Hanson, daughter of James and Elizabeth Han-
son. By this union are five children---Edward, Charles, Minnie
May, Chauncey W. and Zoa. He was bereft of his wife Jan. 11,
1861. He was again married in October, 1869, to Martha W.
Gibson a native of Ross County. She died July 4, 1874, leaving
one daughter---Ina Maud. Mr. M. is a member of the A. F. &
A. M., Paramuthia Lodge, No. 25, located at Athens. Politically,
he is a Republican.
     Nelson B. Owens, Canaan Township, was born in Ames Town-
ship, May 3, 1833. He is the oldest son of Gardner and Abi-
gail (Nichols) Owens, who were among the pioneers of Ames
Township. Our subject was reared on a farm, and his education
was obtained in the common schools. At the age of twenty-two
he purchased a farm adjoining the old homestead, and began life
for himself. He was married June 14, 1855, to Annie Car-
penter, the youngest daughter of Samuel and Annie Carpenter, of
Morgan County. By this union are two children---Roena E. and
John G. At his mother's death, Mr. Owen returned to his old
home and resided with his father for a short time. In 1861 he
went to Morgan County and engaged in the mercantile business,
which he followed for about eight years. In 1869 he went to
Rome Township, where he remained a short time, then returned
to his native town and engaged in carrying the United States mail
between there and New England postoffice, in Rome Township,
in which service he remained for three years. In May, 1873, he
became engaged in the hotel business at Amesville, in which he
continued for about seven years. In 1880 he engaged himself in
stock trading and operating a flouring mill. He came to Canaan-
ville in August, 1882, where he now resides on what is known as
the old "Jocky" Warren farm. He is a man of obliging disposition,
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    Rev. J. N. Pilcher was born in Canaan Township, Feb. 15. 1833,
and is the son of George F. and Elizabeth (Saunders) Pilcher, who
came to Athens County from Hampshire County, Va., in 1804, and
settled in Canaan Township, near the residence now occupied by
their son. They were among the early pioneers of the county, and
were instrumental in the development of the county, which was at
that time one vast wilderness, with but few to aid them and to bear
with them the hardships attendant upon the early settlement of the
county. Our subject was reared on his father's farm and was edu-
cated in the common schools, attending for one term Miller's Sem-
inary, and completing it at the Ohio University, at Athens. In
1858 he connected himself with the Ohio Conference of the Meth-
odist Episcopal Church, and remained in this work for a period of
thirteen years, being first located on the Plymouth circuit, in Wash-
ington County; afterward at Chester, Meigs County, Mt. Pleasant, in
the counties of Hocking and Vinton, Hamden, Vinton County, Pike-
ton, which was at that time the county seat of Pike County, Jackson
C. H., Jackson County, Pleasanton charge in Athens County. During
the tenth year of this work he was in charge of the Ladies Seminary
at.Worthington, Ohio, and the following year was passed in Califor-
nia, after which he returned to his native State and was located at
Westerville, Franklin County, and the last year at Plain City, Union
County. At this time his health became impaired and his voice fail-
ing him he was obliged to abandon his chosen work, in which he al-
ways took so much interest. In 1871, hoping to regain his health
he visited the Pacific Coast, where he remained for seven months.
He then returned to Canaan Township and now resides on the old
farm where he passed the days of his youth. He was married in
July, 1861, to Florence M., daughter of Rev. Ezekiel and Phoebe
Sibley, who were at that time residents of Nelsonville, Athens Co.
Their seven children are: Herbert Holmes, George Sibley, Fran-
cis Nelson, Henry Merrill, Alice Florence, Charles Summerfield
and Benjamin Luther. Mr. Pilcher and his wife are very sincere,
earnest workers in the cause to which they gave their lives when
young, the Christian religion, through which they strive to make
the pathway of others bright and their burdens easy to bear, and
in so doing gain for themselves in their remaining days true peace
and happiness.
     Elias Poston, farmer, was born in Hampshire County, W. Va.,
Sept. 13, 1832, and is the son of John and Elizabeth Poston, who
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where they resided about two years, and then came to Canaan Town-
ship and located on the farm on which they resided until their death.
Our subject was reared on the farm and received a common-school
education. He lived with his parents the most of the time until
he was twenty-six years of age. At this time he purchased the farm
on which he now resides. He was married Feb. 1, 1867, to Fostina
Young, a daughter of Ephraim and Drusilla Young, residents of
Canaan Township. By this union were four children, three of
whom are living---Dow L., Charles H., and John. Mrs. Poston died
Oct. 29, 1875, thirty-nine years of age. Mr. Poston has a fine
farm of 161 acres of well-improved land on which he has built a
neat and comfortable home and surrounded it with shade trees
and shrubbery. He has followed his chosen avocation very suc-
cessfully, and has been able, by his industry, to accumulate a
property sufficient to give himself and family every comfort, and
is respected by all his fellow-townsmen.
     Geo. W. Poston, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Canaan
Township, Feb. 27, 1846, son of Ashford and Mary Poston, na-
tives of Virginia, who came to Athens County about 1837 and lo-
cated on the place on which they resided until shortly before Mr.
Poston's death. Our subject was reared on the farm and educated
in the common and high schools, and remained with his parents
until he reached his majority. He then went to Virginia and en-
gaged in the lumber business, in which he continued for eight
years, and taught school the two following years. In 1875 he
purchased the old homestead where he has since resided. Mr.
Poston is principally engaged in buying and selling stock, in
which he is quite successful. He also takes an active interest in
educational matters. He was married June 9, 1878, to Luella
Blaine, daughter of Zarah Blaine, a resident of Mason County,
W. Va. Mrs. Poston is a member of the Missionary Baptist church.
     Charles C. Pruden, salt manufacturer, Canaan Township, Athens
County, was born in Athens, Aug. 17, 1827, and is the son of Sam-
uel B. and Mary (Cranston) Pruden. When a young man he was
engaged in assisting his father in his business. He received his
education in the common schools, and has in his possession the
teacher's quarterly report of the first school which was held in the
place, with his name thereon as a student. He was married Sept.
24, 1860, to Miss Lucy A. Howard, daughter of Cyrus and Lucy
Howard, residents of Hamilton County, Ohio. They have had
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den has in his possession several articles of interest, among which
is his grandfather's clock, an old family Bible, which is over 100
years old, and other articles of antiquity. Mr. and Mrs. Pruden
reside in the large brick residence built by his father in 1840, and
are surrounded with the comforts of life. He has his father's
library, which, contains many books of interest, in which he takes
a great pride. They have the respect and esteem of the commu-
nity in which they live.
     Nathan Sams, deceased, was born in Belmont County, Ohio
Aug. 6, 1833, and was the son of Peter and Elizabeth (Jenkinson)
Sams, who came to Athens County about 1845, and located in
Canaan Township, on the place now owned by Hector Angel, where
they lived for several years, and then moved to the place ad-
joining that of their son, where they remained till their death. Our
subject was reared on his father's farm, and remained with his
parents until he readied his majority. Ho was married June 19,
1856, to Henrietta Bishop, daughter of Daniel and Susan Bishop,
natives of Pennsylvania, who came to this county in 1845. By
this union there were five children, only two of whom are living
---Elizabeth E., George Wesley (deceased), Charles Andrew (de-
ceased), Daniel Albert and William Hastings (deceased). Mr.
Sams died Feb. 7, 1877, bearing the respect of all. Mrs. Sams now
resides on the old homestead, together with her only remaining
son. The farm contains 100 acres of well-improved land. Mrs.
Sams has been for several years a member of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, as was also her husband till his death.
     Wm. Smith, farmer and stock-raiser, Canaan Township, Athens
County, was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, Sept. 25, 1834, and is
the son of Michael and Rebecca Smith, who came to this county in
1852, and located in Canaan Township, on the farm where they re-
sided until their death. Our subject was reared on the farm and
received his early education in the common schools. He was mar-
ried April 16, 1857, to Ruth Smith, daughter of Nicholas Smith, a
resident of Athens County. By this union there were six children,
only five of whom are still living---Elenora, James, May, Ezra and
Aida. After his marriage he went to Missouri and lived eleven
years; then returned to the old homestead where he now resides,  He
has a fine farm of 280 acres of well-improved land, on which is a
very pleasant residence and substantial farm buildings.   He has
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and by his industry has been enabled to accumulate such a property
as to be able to surround himself and family with the comforts of
life.
     Nicholas Stalder, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Switzer-
land, Feb. 9, 1812, and is the son of Jacob and Annie Stalder,who
came to America in 1819, and settled in Canaan Township, Athens
County, near the farm now owned and occupied by Elijah Woods.
They were among the early settlers of the county. He was reared
on his father's farm and was educated in the common schools, as
educational advantages were at that time limited. Our subject was
married in 1840, to Barbara Ninegar, who also came to America at
a little later period than Mr. Stalder. By this union were twelve
children, six of whom still live---Henry, Samuel, Philena, Helen,
Ida and Augusta. Mr. Stalder was bereft of his wife and compan-
ion in 1880. They were both active and consistent members of the
United Brethren church. He has a fine farm containing 205 acres of
well-improved land, on which he has built a neat and comfortable
residence. Mr. S. has by his industry and economy been able to
accumulate such a property as to enable him to surround himself
and family with the necessary comforts of life, and bears the re-
spect of his fellow citizens.
     William W. Starkey, farmer, was born in West Virginia, Jan.
24, 1837, and came to Ohio in 1855. He lived in Rome Township,
Athens County, till 1881, when he bought 137 1/2 acres of fine land
in Canaan Township. He was married April 1, 1858, to Charity
Durand, a native of New York, born in 1865. They have three
children---John, Charles and Mary. Mr. Starkey's father, Joseph
Starkey, was born in Virginia and came to Ohio in 1855, and is
still living in Canaan Township. His mother, Cassy (Masters)
Starkey, died in Virginia in 1853, leaving three children---Edward,
Chloe and William. His father afterward married Susan Baker, of
Ohio. She died leaving one child---George. Mr. Starkey then
married Martha Cocondouer, of Virginia. They have no children.
     Aaron Tucker, farmer, was born in Hardy County, W. Va.,
Nov. 11, 1826, and came with his mother, Martha Tucker, to
Athens County in 1829 and located in Canaan Township, on the
farm immediately east of the railroad station at Canaanville. At the
age of nine years he went to live with Edmund Bean, of Rome
Township, with whom he remained four years, and the three fol-
lowing years he lived with John Salter, of Rome Township. At
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made his home with C. S. Kimmey until he was nineteen years old
He was married Dec. 31, 1845, to Sarah L. Camby, daughter of
Thomas and Annie (Mansfield) Camby. They have one child, a
daughter---Edith. Mrs. Tucker's grandfather was Fife Major in
the Revolutionary war, his son Simon H. served in the same ca-
pacity in the war of 1812, and his son William held the same
position in the late civil war. Mr. Tucker was elected by the peo-
ple to the office of Justice of the Peace in 1874 and again in 1880,
and has always discharged the duties thereof to the entire satisfac-
tion of the people. Mr. Tucker's mother resides with him and
has reached the advanced age of eighty-two, but still retains her
strength and faculties to a remarkable extent. Mr. Tucker and his
wife have been consistent Christians and members of the church
the greater portion of their lives, and he is at the present time
Ministerial Trustee for the township, a position he has held for
the past ten years.
     C. D. B. Webster, deceased, merchant and mill-owner, Canaan
Township, was born May 23, 1825, in Portland, Me. The
days of his youth were passed on his father's farm, and his educa-
tion was such as could be derived from the common schools. He
was married Jan. 8, 1853, to Miss Joanna Morrell, at Bridgeton,
Me., and by this union are two children, both of whom still sur-
vive---Frank C. and Fred M. He came to Athens County in 1853,
and located at Athens, and was engaged in the survey and con-
struction of the M. &. C. R. R. (now the C., W. & B. R. R.). At
the completion of the road he came to Canaan Township and
engaged in the mercantile business, in which he continued with
remarkable success till within two years of his death. He was
prominently identified with the business interests of the place, and
in 1865 he purchased the flouring mill situated on the Hocking
River, which is still retained by his family. He was a man of ex-
cellent judgment and shrewd business tact, which enabled him to
accumulate a large property, which he used in surrounding himself
and family with the comforts of life. He was ever mindful of the
wants of others, and did much by his counsel to assist his fellow-
men, and with his ever ready means to relieve the wants of the
worthy poor and needy. He was bereft of his first wife March 22,
1863, and was again married Nov. 29, 1864, to Almira Mussel-
man, a resident of Ross County, Ohio, this union being blessed by
the birth of three children---Charles W., Henry M. and Dana B.
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vided by her husband.  By his death, which occurred Feb. 5,
1881 his wife was bereft of an honored and affectionate husband,
and his children of a kind and indulgent father, and the entire
community of a generous and noble citizen. He was a member
of Paramuthia Lodge, No. 25, A. F. & A. M. His two eldest
sons, Frank C. and Fred M., succeed their father in his business,
and it is their desire to carry out the plans laid out by him. They
are young men of industry and integrity, and to a degree maintain
the confidence of the people which their father had borne. Frank
C, is, in connection with his other business, station agent and
operator for the C., W. & B. R. R. at Canaanville. He was mar-
ried, Oct. 21, 1881, to Libbie Smith, daughter of Ezra and Rebecca
Smith of Amestown. They have one daughter, Mertie Morrell.
Fred M. gives his whole attention to the management of their busi-
ness and is also Township Treasurer, which office he fills with
entire satisfaction to the people who placed him there.
     Hadley S. Wickham, farmer and stock-raiser, Canaan Town-
ship, was born in Rome Township, Athens County, April 9, 1842,
and is the oldest son of Warren W. and Harriet (James) Wick-
ham, and grandson of John Wickham, who was a soldier in the
war of 1812, and a great-grandson of Joseph Wickham, who was
forced to enter the British army during the Revolutionary War,
but at the first opportunity left it and joined the American army.
Our subject was reared on his father's farm, and received his early
education in the common schools. At the breaking out of the
late civil war he was among the first to answer the appeal "to
arms," enlisting, Aug. 3, 1862, in Company A, Ninety-second
Ohio Infantry. He went to Kanawha, thence by steamer to Ten-
nessee, after which he participated in many hard-fought battles,
viz.: Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, and
Rocky Face, Ga. In the first-named battle he received a wound
which disabled him for several weeks, and was again severely
wounded Feb. 25, 1864, at Rocky Face, in the left arm, which dis-
abled him from active duty for about three months. May 24 of
the same year he returned to his regiment, and passed through
the Atlanta campaign to Atlanta, Ga., thence with General Sher-
man to Savannah, Ga. He was engaged in the last battle with
Johnston, in North Carolina, on the 19th of March, 1865, and was
mustered out of the service June 11, 1865. After receiving an
honorable discharge he returned to Athens County and attended
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until 1870. He then became engaged in the mercantile business
at Mineral City, which he continued till 1878, when he purchased
his present home, a fine farm containing 250 acres of well-improved
land. He was married Sept. 16, 1869, to K. E. Broadnell, a na-
tive of Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr.Wickham is a member of the A.
F. & A. M., Amesville Lodge, No. 278; also of the G. A. R., Co-
lumbus Golden Post, No. 89, of Athens, He is a member of the
Universalist church, and is always ready to lend his aid to any
laudable enterprise which will be of benefit to the public.  He
carries with him the respect of the entire community and is num-
bered among its leading men. Politically Mr. Wickham is a
staunch Republican, and takes a great interest in all the political
issues of the day.
     Frederick C. Wyatt, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Ames
Township, Aug. 14, 1823, and is the son of John and Emily (Car-
penter) Wyatt. His father came from Pennsylvania when he was
eleven years of age, about 1803, when there were very few in-
habitants to aid in the development of the county, and bear the
hardships incident to an early settler's life. Our subject was reared
on his father's farm, and remained with his parents till he reached
his majority. He then came to Canaan Township and located on
the farm where he now resides. He received his early education
in the common schools. He was married in September, 1848, to
Polly Smith, a daughter of Nicholas Smith, a resident of Athens
County. By this union there were twelve children, nine of whom
are living---John, Nicholas (deceased), Frederick, Joshua (de-
ceased), William H., Charles, Alice, Barnard, Drusilla, Ruth A.,
Herbert E. and Beatrice B. (deceased). Mr. Wyatt has a fine
farm containing 146 acres of improved land. He has erected a
very pleasant residence and substantial farm buildings. He has
been enabled, through his industry, to accumulate a handsome
property, which he uses in surrounding himself and family with
the comforts of life. He has held the office of Township Trustee
for several years. Near the close of the late civil war he enlisted
for the one-hundred-days' service in Company A, One Hundred and
Forty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and went into West Virginia.
At the close of his term of enlistment, and after receiving an hon-
orable discharge, he returned to his home.
     Joshua Wyatt, deceased, was born in Ames Township, Sept. 26,
1825, and was the son of John and Emily (Carpenter) Wyatt.  Our
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parents until he was twenty-two years of age. His father then
gave him the farm, on which he resided until his death, and he
began  life for himself. He was married Nov. 2, 1848, to Hannah
M. Phillips, daughter of Ezra Phillips. She was born Jan. 16,
1829.  By this union there were three children, only one of
whom still survives---Emily (deceased), Ezra (deceased), and Lucy
A.  Mr. Wyatt, at the breaking out of the late Rebellion, enlisted
in the One Hundred and Forty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry for
the one-hundred-days' service. He died June 2, 1870, and his wife
was bereft of an honored and affectionate husband and his children
a kind and indulgent parent. Mrs. Wyatt resides on the home-
stead. She has a fine farm containing 103 acres of well-improved
land on which she has a very pleasant residence which her hus-
band provided during his life.   He was a man of excellent
character, and always gladly used his accumulated means in pro-
viding the comforts of life for his family, in which he always took
a great interest.

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