BIOGRAPHIES

Source:
The History of Clark County, Ohio:
containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers
and prominent men, history of the Northwest Territory, history of Ohio, map of Clark County, Constitution
of the United States, miscellaneous matters, etc., etc.
Publ. Chicago:  W. H. Beers & Co., 
1881

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	Green Twp. - GEORGE ELDER, farmer; P. O. Clifton; was born in this township January, 1839. His early years were spent on the farm, and his only means of education was that of the common schools of his neighborhood. At the age of 22, when his country was in the throes of civil war, he volunteered and entered the 16th Ohio and afterward served three years in Co. A, 94th O. V. I., of which he was Orderly-Sergeant. During this period he was at Chickamauga, Stone River and on other fields of blood, and was with Sherman "to the sea." The war over, he was honorably discharged and settled in Jackson County, Kan., in the business of stock-raising, but that climate and occupation disagreeing with him, in a short time he closed out his interests there and returned to his native township, than which a fairer or better rural district would be difficult to find. Since his return he has followed farming, and is the owner of a farm very pleasantly located, and in a good state of cultivation. His people have honored him with the offices of Trustee, Assessor and Township Treasurer, the last of which he now holds. In 1869, he married Miss Sarah Kitchen, daughter of Abraham Kitchen, an old settler and highly esteemed citizen. She departed this life in 1872, and in 1875 he was married to Miss Jane Duval, daughter of Lewis Duval, and there are, issue of this marriage, three children—one girl and twin boys—all of whom live. SOURCE: The History of Clark County, Ohio : Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1881 - Page 1048
	Springfield Twp. - Springfield City - AUSTIN C. EVANS, inventor and manufacturer, Springfield. Among the many inventors of this—the "Champion manufacturing city" of the West— there are none more worthy of mention than the subject of this sketch—Austin C. Evans. He was born Feb. 1, 1851, in Piqua, Miami Co., Ohio; is a son of Jonathan M. and Anna (Muter) Evans. Jonathan M. manufactured threshing-machines, steam engines, etc., for twenty-five years in Piqua, Ohio. Austin spent his boyhood days in school, and, since 20 years old, has spent his time inventing and manufacturing different farming implements. Among his inventions that are superior to all others of the same class, are the corn drill, corn planter and triple harrow; he is at present engaged in the manufacture of the "Evans' two-horse corn planter," "harrows," etc., under the firm name of "The Evans & Foos Manufacturing Company," West Main street. The business was established in 1876 by Mr. E., and carried on by him until September, 1880,. when it assumed its present name. They will make this year about one thousand double planters and one thousand five hundred harrows. They have in their employ forty men. Mr. Evans was married, June 7, 1873, to Miss Kate S. Dibert, daughter of George and Elizabeth Dibert Mr. Dibert was one of the early settlers of Springfield. He at one time owned the land on which the greater portion of the southwestern part now stands, and by him laid off in lots Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Evans are the parents of one child—Pearl C. Mrs. Evans was born in Springfield. SOURCE: The History of Clark County, Ohio : Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1881 - Page 822
	Pleasant Twp. - ISRAEL EVERHART, retired farmer; P. O. Catawba.  He is is son of William Everhart, of Loudoun Co., Va., where he lived and died.  Israel was born May 6, 1811, in Loudoun Co. Va.; was raised and educated there; when 18 years of age, he learned the trade of a carpenter, and worked at it over thirty years.  He was married, Dec. 8, 1836, to Miss Maria Ropp, of his native county; they had seven children, of whom six are living viz.:  William C., John A., Thomas F., Edgar S., George H. and Elizabeth M.  In 1861, he came to Ohio and located two miles south of Catawba, in Pleasant Township, Clark Co.  He owns a good farm of 120 acres with good farm buildings upon it.  Mr. Everhart is highly respected citizen; he and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. SOURCE: The History of Clark County, Ohio : Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1881 - Page 974

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