BIOGRAPHIES

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Portrait Biographical Album
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Greene and Clark Counties, Ohio
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CHARLES A. HARRIS, Secretary and Treasurer of the Citizens' Street Railway, of Springfield, was one of the original incorporators of this company about the time of its organization, in 1883, and was at once elected to his present position.  He is well fitted, both by nature and acquirements, for pushing an enterprise which is naturally calculated to be of great value to the public.  His native place was at Port William, Clinton County, this State, and the date of his birth Nov. 5, 1841.  His parents were Joel and Charlotte (Compton) Harris, the former a native of Giles County, Tenn., and the latter of Fairfield, Greene County, this State.      This branch of the Harris family traces its descent from English ancestry and the father of our subject was one of the early settlers of Clinton County, Ohio.  Subsequently he removed to Champaign County, of which he was a resident ten years.  Thence he went to New Carlisle, Ind., and spent the closing years of his life, dying in February, 1887, in the seventy-third year of his age.  For more than fifty years he had been a practicing physician and became widely and favorably known both in Ohio and Indiana.  The wife and mother is still living and makes her home at New Carlisle, Ind.  The parental family included five sons and one daughter, the latter being Catherine, the wife of Ellis Taylor, a resident of New Carlisle, Ind.; Edward H., is engaged in the grocery trade, William F. is a dealer in boots and shoes, Joseph C. is a grocery man, and Ralph W., occupies himself as a banker; all are residents of New Carlisle, Ind.      The subject of this notice was the eldest son of his parents and pursued his studies in a country school in the vicinity of King’s Creek, Ohio.  When seventeen years old he entered the grocery store of his uncle, J. C. Coulson, of Urbana, with whom he remained as a clerk until approaching his majority.  Going then to La Porte, Ind., he employed himself as a clerk in a dry-goods store for six years.  Desirous now of brightning up his business knowledge he entered Duff’s Commercial College, at Columbus, Ohio, where he took a full course of study which proved of great benefit.      We next find Mr. Harris in the employ of the Merchant’s Express Company at Urbana, with which he remained until it was consolidated with the American.  In 1872 he came to Springfield and entered the employ of P. P. Mast & Co., as bookkeeper, a position which he filled acceptably five years and at the expiration of this time he was elected Cashier of the Springfield National Bank, which was organized in 1882.  This position he held three years.      The marriage of Charles A. Harris and Miss Lydia Mast was celebrated at the bride’s home on May 5, 1865.  This lady was born June 27, 1842, in King’s Creek, and is a daughter of Joseph and Susan (Byers) Mast.  Of this union there have been born four children, namely: Herbert M., Lottie M., Ada C. and Hettie.  The family residence is pleasantly situated at No. 197 West Jefferson Street.*  Mr. and Mrs. Harris are members in good standing of St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church in which Mr. Harris officiates as Steward and is looked upon as one of its chief pillars.  He cast his first Presidential vote for Lincoln and is a fervent supporter of the principles of the Republican party. Source:  Portrait Biographical Album of Greene and Clark Counties, Ohio, Published Chicago: Chapman Bros. - 1890 - Page 397 * Building no longer there.

Wm. Hunter Elizabeth Hunter

WILLIAM HUNTER.  An excellent representative of the agricultural class of Pleasant Township, Clark County, is found in William Hunter, who occupies a front rank among the farmers and stock-breeders, his specialty being blooded cattle and  hogs.  He occupies an estate of two hundred and twenty-one acres and owns one hundred and fifty-eight acres adjoining. He opererates both farms in a manner which does credit to his judgment and zeal, every detail of the work carried on being carefully overlooked and managed.  The personal character of Mr. Hunter is an upright one, and he is, therefore, regarded with due respect by those about him.  He belongs to the social order of the. Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and he and his worthy wife are members of the Methodist Protestant Church.      The natal day of the subject of this sketch was Mar. 8, 1841, and his birthplace the village of Catawba.  He was reared on a farm, receiving his education in the common schools and acquiring a practical knowledge of agriculture on the home acres.  In September, 1864, he became a member of the Sixteenth Ohio Battery, and served in the ranks of the Union army until June 15, 1865, being mustered out in New Orleans.  He returned to his home, resumed his labors upon the farm, and on Feb. 15, 1866, took to himself a wife, removing to his present location in the following fall.  He is the father of three children - Torrance Milton, Oliver C. and John L., the latter of whom died in infancy.      The wife of Mr. Hunter bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Cartmell ,and was born near Mechanicsburg, Jan. 17, 1844.  Her father, John L. Cartmell, was born in Virginia, and came to the Buckeye State with his parents, John and Sophia (Lantz) Cartmell.  They settled in Champaign County, where John L. remained until after his marriage, when he removed to Madison County.  In 1853 he changed his location to Clark County, purchasing one hundred acres of land in Pleasant Township, where he resided until 1868.  He then sold his farm and engaged in business in Marysville as a grocer, carrying on the establishment until his death, Nov. 26, 1876.  His wife was Mary Ann Applegate, daughter of David and Martha Applegate, who moved from Cincinnati to Antwerp, Ohio, and thence to Pleasant Township, and who died at Mutual, Champaign County.      To Mr. and Mrs. John L. Cartmell six children were born, namely: Elizabeth; Sarah C., wife of Austin Hanks, of Wilmington; Martha, wife of Nathan Ferguson; Eliza, wife of Lewis Myers, of Cedar Falls, Iowa; Oliver, whose home is in Marysville; and William, of Anderson, Ind.  The father was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; in politics he was a Democrat, except during the Civil War, when he was a Republican, voting for Lincoln in 1864.  The elder John Cartmell came from Germany to Virginia.  His family comprised John, Isaiah, Joseph, Thomas, William, Nathaniel, Margaret, Sarah C. and Nancy, all of whom married and reared families, except Sarah.      The gentleman of whom we write is descended in the third generation from Jonathan Hunter, a native of Virginia, who married a Miss Chance and very early in the present century removed to Ohio.  The journey occupied thirty days, being performed by wagons and horses, as was the common method of travel at that early day. Jonathan Hunter had live sons and five daughters, among them being William, who was born in Loudoun County, Va., near Harper’s Ferry, Sept. 11, 1777.  He accompanied his parents to Ohio, settling with them on section 22, Pleasant Township, where his father took up an entire section.  There William Hunter lived until his death, in 1864, clearing and improving one hundred and sixty acres.  He served for a time in the War of 1812.  Politically, he was a Whig and then a Republican, and his religious belief was that of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  He married Blanche Hendricks, who was born in Jefferson County, Va., Feb. 28, 1787, to William and Susan (Taylor) Hendricks.  The latter removed to Ohio in 1803 or 1804, and settled in what is now Pleasant Township.  They died in Champaign County, leaving two sons and three daughters, all of whom married and in their turn left families.      William and Blanche Hunter were the parents of nine children, among whom was a son, Lemuel, who was born two miles west of Catawba, Feb. 24, 1814.  He received a common-school education, and was trained to farm pursuits.  Following the example of his ancestors, he became a tiller of the soil, and is now one of the wealthy agriculturists of this county.  His home occupies a site on which he has lived since 1840, and the homestead now comprises about seven hundred acres.  He also owns two hundred and seventy-live acres in Moorefield Township, all of which has been secured by his labor and prudence.  He bas served three terms as Trustee, and during the war was liberal in his gifts to the Union cause. In politics he is a stanch Republican.      The marriage of Lemuel Hunter and Nancy Marsh took place Mar. 1, 1828.  Mrs. Hunter was born Oct. 6, 1816, on the farm which her husband now occupies, being a daughter of Israel and Sarah (Marsh) Marsh.  This couple had become residents of Ohio early in the present century, in 1811, settling at Catawba on two hundred and twenty-six acres of land.  Their family consisted of two sons and three daughters, all of whom lived to mature years.  They were of the Baptist faith and reared their offspring with firm principles and useful habits.  To Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Hunter seven children were born, the subject of this sketch being the second in order of birth.  The other members of the household band were: Mary A., wife of James Milton Hodge; Sarah J., wife of James Yeazell, both deceased; Lewis, who died when twenty years old; Eli; Miranda, the second wife of James Yeazell, both deceased; and Bruce, who died when eighteen years old.      In connection with this sketch are presented portraits of Mr. Hunter and his wife, both of whom are highly esteemed in their community, and are identified with its development. Source:  Portrait Biographical Album of Greene and Clark Counties, Ohio, Published Chicago: Chapman Bros. - 1890 - Page 751

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