OHIO GENEALOGY EXPRESS

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Welcome to
BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO
History & Genealogy

Biographical
and
Historical Sketches
A Narrative of Hamilton and Its Residents
From 1792 to 1896
by Stephen D. Cone
Illustrated
Hamilton, Ohio
Republican Publishing Company
1896

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PREFACE  
***** HISTORY OF HAMILTON    STARTED 1/26/2026 5
 - THE MIAMI CANAL 21
 - THE HAMILTON BASIN 23
 - THE HAMILTON HYDRAULIC CO. 25
 - THE ROSSVILLE HYDRAULIC CO. 26
 - THE RESERVOIR 26
 - THE LANE FREE LIBRARY 27
 - FIRE DEPARTMENT 28
***** THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS - IN PROCESS 31
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS - continued - IN PROCESS 78
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS - FINISHED 105-
 - DAVID W. McCLUNG 105-
 - GEORGE E. HOWE 106-
 - FRANCIS W. HURTT - PORTRAIT betw. 106-107
 - FRANCIS W. HURTT 107-
 - JON REILY CHAMBERLAIN 108-
 - H. T. WHEELER 109-
 - JOHN A. SHANK 109-
 - JOHN EDWARDS 110-
 - ALSTON ELLIS - PORTRAIT betw. 110-111-
 - EBENEZER B. BISHOP 111-
 - ALSTON ELLIS 111-
 - LEROY D. BROWN 115-
 - L. R. KLEMM 116-
 - CHARLES C. MILLER 116-
 - S. L. ROSE - PORTRAIT betw. 116-117-
 - S. L. ROSE 117-
***** POSTMASTERS OF HAMILTON. - FINISHED 1/20/26 118-
 - JOHN REILY 119-
 - JAMES B. THOMAS 120-
 - PORTRAITS:
     - JOHN REILY
     - JAMES B. THOMAS
     - DANIEL H. HENSLEY
     - JOHN E. LOHMAN		 betw.
120-121-
 - JAMES LOWES 122-
 - JAMES K. THOMAS 122-
 - LAWRENCE M. FARROW 123-
 - JACOB TROUTMAN 123-
 - WILLIAM H. BLAIR 124-
 - W. C. ROSSMAN 124-
 - JOHN McKEE 125-
 - CHARLES E. GIFFEN 126-
 - FERDINAND VAN DERVEER 127-
 - JOHN E. LOHMAN 127-
 - DANIEL H. HENSLEY 127-
 - POSTMASTERS OF ROSSVILLE - FINISHED 1/20/26 128-
 - JOSEPH WILSON 129-
 - DR. ROBERT B. MILLIKIN 129-
 - JACOB MATTHIAS 130-
 - SAMUEL G. SWEENEY 130-
 - SAMUEL MILLIKIN 131-
 - LEVI P. RICHMOND 131-
 - JOSEPH CURTIS 131-
 - GEORGE LONGFELLOW 132-
 - ROBERT HARGITT 132-
***** MAYORS OF HAMILTON - FINISHED 1/20/26 133-
 - JOHN S. WILES 133-
 - RANSFORD SMITH 134-
 - DANIEL LONGFELLOW 134-
 - A. C. STEPHENSON 135-
 - M. N. MAGINNIS 135-
 - J. B. LAWDER 138-
 - EDWARD HUGHES 138-
 - FREDERICK EGRY 139-
 - FREDERICK B. PUTHOFF 139-
 - D. B. SANDERS 140-
 - PORTRAITS:
     - JOHN DIRK
     - L. M. LARSH
     - CHARLES S. BOSCH 		Betw. 140-141-
 - ALEXANDER GETZ 141-
 - JOHN DIRK 141-
 - L. M. LARSH 141-
 - CHARLES S. BOSCH 142-
***** THE MIAMI BRIDGE - FINISHED 1/21/26 143-
THE PONTOON AND FOOT BRIDGE 148-
THE JUNCTION RAILROAD BRIDGE 148-
THE COLUMBIA BRIDGE 149-
THE BLACK STREET BRIDGE 149-
THE NEW HIGH AND MAIN STREET BRIDGE 150-
***** THE PRESS. - FINISHED 1/21/26 150-
***** COLONEL MINOR MILLIKIN. - FINISHED 1/21/26 159-
SWEET AND TOUCHING - FINISHED 1/21/26 164-
***** OUR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS  - FINISHED 1/28/26 165-
 - THE BANK OF HAMILTON 166
 - THE SHAFFER AND CURTIS BANK 167
 - THE PECK BANK 167
 - THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK 167
 - THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 168
PORTRAITS:
     - WILLIAM E. BROWN
     - CHARLES E. HEISER
     - JOHN E. HEISER
     - CHARLES MASON		 Betw. 168-169-
 - THE MIAMI VALLEY NATIONAL BANK 169
***** GREENWOOD CEMETERY. - FINISHED 1/21/26 170-
***** LITERARY AND LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS. 173-
***** HAMILTON'S EX-GOVERNORS 178
 - JAMES E. CAMPBELL * 180
 - JAMES E. CAMPBELL - PORTRAIT Betw. 180-181-
 - JOHN C. ELLIOTT 181
 - REMINISCENCES OF ELIJAH W. HALFORD 188
***** "OLD THIRD" DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN. 190
 - WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON 191
 - WILLIAM McMILAN 192
 - JEREMIAH MORROW 192
 - JOHN McLEAN 192
 - THOMAS R. ROSS 193-
 - JOHN WOODS 193-
 - JAMES SHIELDS 194
 - THOMAS CORWIN 194
 - TAYLOR WEBSTER 195
 - JOHN B. WELLER 195
 - FRANCIS A. CUNNINGHAM 196-
 - DAVID FISHER 196-
 - LEWIS D. CAMPBELL * 196-
PORTRAITS:
     - LEWIS D. CAMPBELL
     - HENRY L. MOREY
     - PAUL J. SORG		 Betw. 196-197-
 - CLEMENT L. VALLANDIGHAM 198
 - ROBERT C. SCHENCK 199
 - JOHN Q. SMITH 200-
 - JOHN S. SAVAGE 200
 - MILLS GARDNER 201
 - JOHN A. McMAHON 201
 - HENRY L. MOREY * 201-
 - JAMES E. CAMPBELL (See Hamilton's Ex-Governors * 202
 - GEORGE W. HOUK 203
 - PAUL J. SORG * 203-
***** PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS OF BUTLER COUNTY 203
 - JESSE CORWIN 204-
 - ELIJAH VANCE 205
 - JOHN WOODS [See Hamilton's Ex-Congressmen]  
 - THOMAS MILLIKIN [See Hamilton Attorneys]  
 - OLIVER S. WITHERBY 205-
 - COLONEL M. C. RYAN 206
 - ISAAC ROBERTSON [See Hamiton Attorneys]  
 - Z. W. SELBY 206
 - FERD. VANDERVEER. -[See Hamilton in Civil war.]  
 - S. Z. GARD 207
 - JOHN W. WILSON 207
 - H. L. MOREY. [See "Old Third" District Congressmen.] 208
 - JAMES L. VALLANDIGHAM 208
 - JUDGE JOHN F. NEILAN - PORTRAIT Betw. 208-209-
 - JOHN F. NEILAN * 209-
 - W. C. SHEPHERD * 210
 - W. K. RHONEMUS 211
 - CULBERTSON J. SMITH * 212
 - C. J. SMITH - PORTRAIT Betw. 212-213
***** PROBATE JUDGES  - FINISHED 214-
 - THOMAS H. WILKINS 214-
 - WILLIAM R. KINDER 214-
 - DAVID W. McCLUNG [See Superintendents] 215-
 - Z. W. SELBY 215-
 - JOSEPH TRABER 215-
 - WILLIAM R. COCHRAN 217-
 - BENJAMIN F. THOMAS 218-
PORTRAITS:
     - P. G. BERRY
     - W. H. HARR
     - CLARENCE MURPHY		 Betw. 218-219-
 - W. H. HARR * 219-
 - PHILLIP G. BERRY * 219-
 - CLARENCE MURPHY * 220-
***** MEDICAL PROFESSION 221
 - List of Hamilton Physicians 221
PORTRAITS:
     - HENRY MALLORY
     - DAN MILLIKIN
     - GEORGE TREBEL
     - C. MARKT
     - GEORGE C. SKINNER
     - CHARLES N. HUSTON
     - J. L. KIRKPATRICK		 Betw. 221-222
 - HENRY MALLORY * 223
 - DAN MILLIKIN, M. D. * 223
 - GEORGE C. SKINNER * 224
 - GEORGE TREBEL * 225
 - HERBERT EUGENE TWITCHELL 226
 - HERBERT E. TWITCHELL Betw. 226-227
 - CHARLES N. HUSTON 227
 - S. M. SCHELL 228
 - J. L. KIRKPATRICK 229
PORTRAITS:
     - THOMAS D. SHARKEY
     - O. P. McHENRY
     - F. M. BARDEN
     - S. M. SCHELL
     - F. M. FITTON
     - MARK MILLIKIN
     - H. H. CARTER		 Betw. 228-229
 - MARK MILLIKIN * 229
 - CONSTANTINE MARKT. * 229
 - E. C. SILL 230
 - THOMAS D. SHARKEY * 231
 - WILLIAM C. HUSTON 231
 - JAMES H. ROLL 232
 - JOHN B. SCOTT - PORTRAIT Betw. 232-233
 - MINOR M. JACOBS 233
 - JOHN B. SCOTT * 233
 - O. P. McHENRY * 234
 - FRANCIS M. FITTON * 235
 - WILLIAM Z. KUMLER 235
 - FRANK M. BARDEN * 236
 - H. H. CARTER * 237
 - W. H. CHERRYHOLMES 237
***** THE HAMILTON BAR. 238
 - WILLIAM CORRY 239
 - DAVID K. ESTE 239
 - JOSEPH S. BENHAM 240
 - BENJAMIN COLLETT 240
 - GEORGE SARGEANT 240
 - MICHAEL B. SARGEANT 241
 - JAMES CLARK 241
 - THOMAS MILLIKIN * 242
PORTRAITS:
      - THOMAS MILLIKIN
     - ISAAC ROBERTSON
     - ALLEN ANDREWS
     - ISRAEL WILLIAMS
     - JOHN C. SLAYBACK		 Betw. 242-243
 - ISAAC ROBERTSON * 243
 - ALEXANDER F. HUME 244
 - WILLIAM S. GIFFEN 245
 - ALLEN ANDREWS * 246
 - WILLIAM E. BROWN 247-
 - ISRAEL WILLIAMS * 248
 - C. J. SMITH [See Prosecuting Attorneys] 249
 - CLARENCE MURPHY [See Probate Judges.] 249
 - JOHN C. SLAYBACK * 249
 - U. F. BICKLEY * 250
 - PETER B. HOLLY * 251
 - WILLIAM H. HARR [See Probate Judges.] 252
 - J. J. McMAKEN [See State Senators] 252
 - EDWARD J. JONES * 252
PORTRAITS:
      - M. O. BURNS
     - P. B. HOLLY
     - F. P. RICHTER
     - EDGAR A .BELDEN
     - U. F. BICKLEY
     - EDWARD H. JONES		 Betw. 252-253
 - FRANK P. RICHTER * 253
 - M. O. BURNS * 254
PORTRAITS:
      - NELSON WILLIAMS
     - H. H. HAINES
     - JOHN F. HEATH
     - ROBERT S. WOODRUFF
     - W. C. SHEPHERD		 Betw. 254-255
 - NELSON WILLIAMS * 255
 - BRANDON R. MILLIKIN 256
 - HENRY H. HAINES * 257
 - STEPHEN CRANE 257
 - JOHN F. HEATH * 258
 - EDGAR A. BELDEN * 259
 - S. D. FITTON, JR. 260
 - ROBERT S. WOODRUFF * 260
 - J. E. MOREY 261
 - HINCKLEY SMITH 261
 - DAVID PIERCE 262
 - ROBERT N. SHOTTS 262
 - CHARLES S. HAINES 263
***** SHERIFFS OF BUTLER COUNTY 263
 - WILLIAM McCLELLAN 264
 - JAMES McBRIDE 264
 - PIERSON SAYRE 266
 - SAMUEL MILLIKIN 266
 - JOHN HALL 266
 - WILLIAM SHEELY 267
 - ISRAEL GREGG 268
 - JOHN K. WILSON, SR. 268
 - WILLIAM J. ELLIOTT 269
 - GEN. FERD VANDERVEER [See Hamilton in Civil war.] 269
 - AARON L. SCHENCK 269
 - PETER MURPHY * 272
 - JOSEPH GARRISON 272
 - A. A. PHILLIPS 273
 - A. J. REES 273
 - ROBERT N. ANDREWS * 274
 - WILLIAM H. ALLEN 274
PORTRAITS:
     - PETER MURPHY
     - R. N. ANDREWS
     - MARCELLLUS THOMAS
     - WILLIAM BRUCK		 Betw. 274-275-
 - MARCELLUS THOMAS * 275
 - F. D. BLACK 275
 - GEORGE W. ST. CLAIR 276
 - ISAAC ROGERS 276
 - FRANK KREBS 277
 - WILLIAM BRUCK * 277-
***** CLERKS OF COURT 278
 - JOHN REILY. [See Postmasters of Hamilton]  
 - TAYLOR WEBSTER [See "Old Third" District Congressmen.]  
 - JAMES McBRIDE [ See Sheriffs of Butler County]  
 - MICHAEL C. RYAN 278
 - JOHN McELWEE 279
 - EDWARD DALTON 280
 - PATRICK GORDON 280
 - JERVIS HARGITT 281
 - BARTON S. JAMES * 281
 - S. W. CALDWELL 281
 - R. B. MILLIKIN 282
 - A. J. WELLIVER * 282
PORTRAITS:
     - BARTON S. JAMES
     - CHRISTIAN PABST
     - A. J. WELLIVER		 Betw. 282-283
 - CHRIST. PABST * 283
***** COUNTY TREASURERS 283
 - CHARLES K. SMITH 284
 - WILLIAM HUNTER 285
 - RICHARD EASTON 285
 - ROBERT B. MILLIKIN [See Rossville Postmasters 286
 - HENRY TRABER 286
 - FRANKLIN STOKES 286
 - JOHN W. SNYDER 287
 - ELIAS H. GASTON 287
 - N. G. OGLESBY 287
 - DAVID W. BRANT 288
 - JOHN C. LINDLEY 288
 - SHELDON A. CAMPBELL [See Auditors of Butler County.] 289
 - WILLIAM RUSSELL 289
 - DAVID YEAKLE 289
 - H. H. JONES 290
 - WILLIAM B. OGLESBY 290
PORTRAITS:
      - F. W. WHITAKER
     - JOSEPH W. SLONEKER		 Betw. .290-291
 - HARRY ENGLE 291
 - F. W. WHITAKER * 291
 - W. M. BOYD 292
 - THOMAS BOYD 292
 - JOSEPH W. SLONEKER * 293
***** AUDITORS OF BUTLER COUNTY - FINISHED 1/26/25 293
 - JOHN McCLURE 294
 - ALFRED THOMAS 294
 - FRANK STOKES [See County Treasurers]  
 - WILSON H. LAYMAN 294
 - WILLIAM S. PHARES 294
 - JAMES DAUGHERTY 295
 - HENRY H. WALLACE 295
 - WILLIAM C. HUNTER 296
 - S. A. CAMPBELL 297
 - ADOLPH SCHMIDT 297
 - H. P. K. PECK 297
 - S. B. BERRY 298
 - JOSEPH B. HUGHES * 298
 - RICHARD BROWN * 300-
PORTRAITS:
      - JOSEPH B. HUGHES
     - RICHARD BROWN
     - FRANK X. DUERR		 Betw. 300-301
 - FRANK X. DUERR  * 301
***** COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 302
 - JOHN W. ERWIN * 303
 - JOHN W. SOHN 307
 - DR. W. W. CALDWELL 309
 - DAVID MARTS. 310
 - SAMUEL M. LONG 310
 - DAVID SAMPLE 311
 - JOHN WEIDENBORNER 311
 - THOMAS SLADE 312
 - ELI LONG 313
 - A. G. McKEON 313
 - WILLIAM MURPHY * 313
 - M. B. HATCH 314
PORTRAITS:
     - JOHN W. ERWIN
     - WILLIAM MURPHY
     - D. M. SHELEY
     - MICHAEL ZOLLER
     - MARTIN McLAUGHLIN		 Betw. 314-315
 - FREDERICK BERK 315
 - CHARLES BECKC, JR. 315
 - DANIEL M. SHELEY * 315
 - MICHAEL ZOLLER * 316
 - MARTIN McLAUGHLIN * 317
***** COUNTY RECORDERS. 317
 - CHARLES K. SMITH [See County Treasurers] 318
 - ISAAC T. SAUNDERS 318
 - JAMES GEORGE 318
 - JOHN H. GORDON 319
 - HENRY H. WALLACE [See Auditors of Butler County]  
 - WILLIAM RUSSELL [See Treasurers of Butler County]  
 - SAMUEL DAVIS 319
 - PETER BENDER 319
 - ALEXANDER GETZ [See Mayors of Hamilton]  
 - HENRY C. GRAY * 319
 - ROBERT M. ELLIOTT * 320
PORTRAITS:
     - ROBERT M. ELLIOTT
     - HENRY C. GRAY
     - WILLIAM J. BECKER		 Betw. 320-321
 -   * 321
***** BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN OF 1820 322
HAMILTON'S SEMI-CENTENNIAL 323
TERMS OF ANNEXATION OF ROSSVILLE TO HAMILTON 324
***** A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW OF HAMILTON 326
 - AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS 326
 - BAKERIES 326
 - BARBERS 326
 - BILLARD PARLORS 327
 - BLACKSMITHS 327
 - BOARDING HOUSES 327
 - DRUGS, BOOKS AND STATIONARY 327
 - BOOTS AND SHOES 327
 - CABINET WARE 327
 - CANDLE MAKERS 327
 - CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS 327
 - CARPETS AND OIL CLOTHES 327
 - CARRIAGE MANUFACTURERS 327
 - CIGARS AND TOBACCO 327
 - CLOTHING 327
 - COOPER SHOPS 327
 - DENTISTS 328
 - DRY GOODS 328
 - FLOUR MILLS 328
 - GRAIN DEALERS 328
 - GROCERIES 328
 - GUNSMITHS 328
 - HARDWARE AND CUTLERY 328
 - HATS AND CAPS 328
 - HOOP SKIRT MAKERS 328
 - HOOP SKIRT MAKERS 328
 - HOTELS 328
 - LEATHER AND FINDINGS 328
 - LIME, CEMENT AND PLASTER 328
 - LIVERY STABLES 328
 - LUMBER DEALERS 329
 - MACHINE SHOPS 329
 - MALT HOUSES 329
 - MARBLE WORKS 329
 - MEAT STORES 329
 - PHOTOGRAPH GALLERIES 329
 - PLOW MAKERS 329
 - RESTAURANTS 329
 - SADDLES AND HARNESS 329
 - SALOONS 329
 - STOVES AND HOLLOW WARE 329
 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS 329
 - WAGON MAKERS 329
 - WATCHES CLOCKS AND JEWELRY 329
***** HAMILTON IN THE CIVIL WAR. - PARTIALLY DONE 12/8/2024 330
HISTORY OF THE THIRTY-FIFTH O. V. I. 330
 - FERDINAND VANDERVEER * 344
PORTRAITS:
     - FERD. VAN DERVEER
     - THOMAS MOORE		 Betw. 344-345-
 - LIEUTENANT COLONEL CHARLES L'HOMMEDIU LONG 345-
 - MAJOR H. V. BOYNTON 346-
 - MAJOR JOSEPH L. BUDD 346-
 - JOHN S. EARHEART 347-
 - CAPTAIN PHILIP ROTHENBUSH * 348-
 - PHILIP ROTHENBUSH - PORTRAIT Betw. 348-349-
HISTORY OF THE SIXTY-NINTH O. V. I. 349
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVENTH O. V. I. 355
STATE SENATORS 356
 - COLONEL THOMAS MOORE * 356
 - COLONEL GEORGE F. ELLIOTT * 357-
PORTRAITS:
     - GEORGE F. ELLIOTT
     - J. J. McMAKEN
     - ESTES G. RATHBONE		 Betw. 358-359-
 - ESTES G. RATHBONE * 359
 - J. J. McMAKEN * 360
SOLDIERS' RELIEF COMMISSION - IN PROGRESS 361
 - NOAH STUBBS 363
 - GEORGE A. VAN DEGRIFF * 364
 - JOHN DECHER * 364
PORTRAITS:
      - JOHN DECHER
     - GEORGE A. VAN DEGRIFF
     - J. H. BEARD		 Betw. 364-365-
***** INCORPORATION OF HAMILTON 365
***** JOURNALISTS AND MANAGERS OF THE DAILY PRESS - FINISHED 1/25/2026 367
 - HOMER GARD * 367-
 - WALTER L. TOBEY * 368-
PORTRAITS:
      - WALTER L. TOBEY
     - HOMER GARD
     - C. H. ZWICK
     - CLAYTON LETTER
     - ALBERT DIX
     - LE ROY R. HENSLEY		 Betw.
368-369-
 - CHARLES ALF. WILLIAMS 369-
 - THOMAS MOORE 369-
 - CLAYTON A. LEITER * 369-
 - CARL RICHARD GREER 370-
 - JOSEPH SUTHERLAND McNEELY 370-
 - THOMAS D. TEMPLE 371-
 - WILLIAM C. A. DELACOURT 371-
SOCIETY REPORTERS 371-
 - ALBERT DIX * 372-
 - CHARLES H. ZWICK * 373-
 - LE ROY R. HENSLEY * 373-
 - GEORGE E. HOLDEFER 374-
***** CHIEFS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT  - FINISHED 374-
PORTRAITS:
     - JOB E. OWENS
     - DAVID LINGLER
     - JOHN BOOSE		 Betw. 374-375-
 - JOB E. OWENS * 375-
 - MANDES SHULER 376-
 - HENERY FREY 376-
 - WILLIAM RITCHIE 376-
 - JOHN BOOSE * 376-
 - DAVID LINGLER * 377-
***** PROFESSION OF DENTISTRY  - FINISHED 378
 - CHARLES I. KEELY, D. D. S. 379-
 - JAMES E. ROTHENBUSH * 379-
PORTRAITS:
     - CHARLES I. KEELY
     - JAMES E. ROTHENBUSH
     - W. C. MILLER
     - C. C. CARLE
     - CHARLES KRONE
     - JOHN C. SCHWARTZ		 betw. 380-381-
 - C. C. CARLE * 380-
**** HAMILTON DRUGGISTS - FINISHED 380-
 - DR. WILLIAM C. MILLER * 381-
 - DR. CHARLES KRONE * 382-
 - JOHN C. SCHWARTZ * 383-
***** FUNERAL DIRECTORS  - FINISHED 383-
 - JOSHUA DELAPLANE * 383-
 - HARRISON WATSON 384-
 - R. G. DUFFIELD 384-
 - LOUIS SOHNGEN & D. CRANE 384-
 - CHARLES W. GATH * 384-
PORTRAITS:
     - JOSHUA DELAPLANE
     - ALEX. HUNTER
     - C. W. GATH
     - SAMUEL GATH
     - SAMUEL GATH, JR.
     - CHARLES E. GRIESMER
     - WILLIAM O. GRIESMER		 betw. 384-385-
 - ALEX. HUNTER  * 385-
 - CHARLES E. GRIESMER * 385-
 - JOHN O. GRIESMER * 385-
***** HAMILTON CHURCHES - FINISHED w/Notes 1/23/25 386-
 - BAPTIST 386-
 - CONGREGATIONAL 387-
 - DISCIPLES OF CHRIST 387-
 - EPISCOPAL 387-
 - EVANGELICAL GERMAN PROTESTANT 388-
 - EVANGELICAL 389-
 - JEWISH SYNAGOGUE 389-
 - LUTHERAN 389-
 - METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 389-
 - GERMAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 390-
 - THE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 390-
 - FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 391-
 - UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 391-
 - WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 392-
 - THE FIRST REFORMED CHURCH 392-
 - ST. STEPHEN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH 393-
 - ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH 393-
 - ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH 394-
 - ST. PETER'S CATHOLIC CHURCH 394-
 - ST. VERONICA CATHOLIC CHURCH 394-
 - FIRST UNIVERSALIST CHURCH 394-
 - GERMAN UNITED BRETHREN 394-
 - CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 394-
 - EMANUEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 395-
 - THE WILLIAM DAVIDSON MEMORIAL CHAPEL 395-
***** PERSONAL SKETCHES:  
THE MEN WHO HAVE MADE HAMILTON AND ARE MAKING IT TODAY. 396
 - WILLIAM BECKETT 396-
 - M. C. McMAKEN 398-
 - DR. CYRUS FALCONER 400
 - THOMAS V. HOWELL * 401-
 - MAJOR JOHN M. MILLIKIN 402
 - HENRY S. EARHEART 403-
 - GEORGE W. TAPSCOTT 403
 - CAPTAIN ALEXANDER DELORAC 403-
 - WILLIAM C. FRECHTLING * 404
 - W. C. COPE 405-
 - JOHN C. HOOVEN * 406-
PORTRAITS:
     - M. C. McMAKEN
     - THOMAS V. HOWELL
     - WILLIAM C. FRECHTLING
     - J. C. HOOVEN
     - O. V. PARRISH
     - SAMUEL SHAFFER
     - LOUIS A. DILLON		 betw. 406-407
 - O. V. PARRISH * 407
 - LEWIS A. DILLON * 407-
 - SAMUEL SHAFFER * 408-
 - COLONEL ROBERT C. McKINNEY * 410
 - J. M. JOHNSON 410-
 - ADAM LAURIE * 411
 - STEPHEN D. CONE 412
 - JAMES R. FULKERSON * 415
 - S. H. MILLIKIN * 416
 - CHARLES E. MASON 416-
PORTRAITS:
     - ADAM LAURIE
     - COL. R. C. McKINNEY
     - J. R. FULKERSON
     - S. H. MILLIKIN
     - FRANK E. B. BRANDT
     - JOSEPH H. LONG		 betw. 416-417
 - JOSEPH H. LONG * 417-
 - FRANK ERWIN BERNADOTTE BRANDT * 417
PORTRAITS:
     - REV. E. W. ABBEY
     - WM. C. RINEARSON
     - JUDGE JOSEPH COX
     - FRANK B. RINEARSON
     - WILLIAM WINKLER
     - E. B. ROGERS		 betw. 420-421
 - REV. EDWARD W. ABBEY * 421
 - JUDGE JOSEPH COX * 421
 - WILLIAM C. RINEARSON * 423
 - FRANK B. RINEARSON 423-
 - E. B. ROGERS * 424
 - L. C. OVERPECK betw. 424-425-
 - WILLIAM WINKLER  * 425-
 - MILES D. LINDLEY * 425
PORTRAITS:
     - M. D. LINDLEY
     - JAMES A. KELLY
     - JOHN KAEFER
     - HENRY FRECHTING, JR.
     - NELSON F. POTTERF
     - GEORGE RUPP
     - ABE ROTHWELL		 betw. 426-427
 - JOHN KAEFER * 427
 - HENRY FRECHTLING, JR. * 427
 - GEORGE RUPP * 428
 - ABE ROTHWELL* 429
 - NELSON F. POTTERF * 429-
 - JAMES A. KELLY * 430-
 - CONRAD M. SEMLER * 431-
 - OLIVER TRABER 431
 - DAVID R. CONE * 432
 - AARON POTTER 433
 - MATTHIAS ARENT 434
 - RICHARD COLE 434
PORTRAITS:
     - C. M. SEMLER
     - DAVID R. CONE
     - HENRY SCHLOSSER
     - WM. O. SCHLOSSER
     - DAVID BELL
     - S. C. LANDIS
     - HARRY G. WALLACE		 betw. 434-435-
 - HENRY SCHLOSSER * 435
 - WILLIAM O. SCHLOSSER * 436
 - SAMUEL C. LANDIS * 436
 - DAVID BELL * 437
 - HARRY G. WALLACE * 437
 - CHARLES SOHNGEN 437
 - BERT SURENE BARTLOW CLERK * 438
 - JOSEPH W. MYERS 440
 - LUCIUS B. POTTER 441
 - LOUIS SOHNGEN 441
 - MEYER STRAUSS 442
 - JOHN B. CORNELL * 442
PORTRAITS:
     - JOHN B. CORNELL
     - FRANK N. BLACK
     - BERT S. BARTLOW
     - CHARLES SOHNGEN
     - FRANK L. DICKINSON
     - JAMES I. TULLY
     - THOMAS B. DOWLING		 betw. 442-443
 - JOSEPH L. BLAIR 443
 - FRANK L. DICKINSON * 443
 - FRANK X. BLACK * 444
 - JAMES I. TULLY * 444
 - THOMAS B. DOWLING * 445
 - ISAAC L. RILEY 445-
 - P. E. WELSH * 446
 - JOHN HAHN, JR. * 446
 - GEORGE P. SOHNGEN * 446
PORTRAITS:
     - GEORGE P. SOHNGEN
     - P. E. WELSH
     - HENRY HAMMERLE
     - JOHN HAHN, JR.
     - GEORGE BRUNER
     - HENRY WELSH		 betw. 446-447
 - HENRY WELSH * 447
 - GEORGE H. BRUNER * 448
 - HENRY HAMMERLE * 448
 - JAMES K. CULLEN 449
 - JACOB STILLWAUGH 449
 - LOU J. BEAUCHAMP * 450
 - ISAAC MATTHIAS * 450
PORTRAIT:
     - LOU J. BEAUCHAMP		 betw. 450-451
     - JOHN CRAWFORD 452
PORTRAITS:
     - ISAAC MATTHIAS
     - WILLIAM F. MASON
     - CHARLES H. LIPPHARDT
     - PETER SCHWAB
     - GEORGE BISDORF		 betw. 452-453
 - PETER SCHWAB * 453
 - CHARLES H. LIPPHARDT * 453
 - JACOB SCHLOSSER 454
 - HON. F. R. VINNEDGE 455
 - ELMORE T. ANDERSON 455
 - FLETCHER S. HEATH 456
 - J. H. BEARD * 457
 - CHARLES E. HEISER 457-
 - JOHN E. HEISER 458-
 - WILLIAM F. MASON * 458-
 - GEORGE BISDORF * 459-
 - JAMES R. ELRICK 460-
 - JOSEPH B. BILLINGSLEA 460-
 - JOHN P. DAY - PORTRAIT Betw. 460-461-
 - JOHN P. DAY 461-
***** CONCLUSION 462-
 
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