SAMUEL B. McCABE, which occurred JAN. 4, 1908, Darke County lost a citizen whose memory is still held in the deepest respect and veneration.  His path was ever that of integrity and virtue, of trustworthiness and fidelity, and his mind bore the impress of the historic annals of the State of Ohio from an early period in its history.  For many years he retained his residence about one-half mile south of Weaver's Station, where he was the owner of one hundred acres of fine land, and was one of the revered patriarchs of the community.  such a life contains many lessons well worthy of emulation, and it is with pleasure, therefore, that his record is presented in these pages.
     Mr. McCabe was born in Middlesex county, New Jersey, Sept. 30, 1832, and was a son of Isaac and Rachael (Brown) McCabe.  His father brought the family from the East of Ohio when Samuel B. was still a child, and settled at Franklin, Warren County, where he spent the remainder of his career in agricultural pursuits.  Both he and his wife died at Franklin and were laid to rest in the cemetery there.  They were the parents of five children, as follows:  Mary, who is making her home in Missouri in advanced years, and James, John, Samuel and Wesley, all of whom are deceased.
     Samuel B. McCabe received his preliminary instruction in the public schools of his native State, and after coming to Ohio completed his education in the district schools of Warren County.  On leaving the Franklin schools, he worked on the home farm until  he was of age, in the meantime carefully saving his earnings with the result that when he was still young he was able to purchase the nucleus of what was to become one of the handsome properties of Darke county.  He was long known to the people of Neave township as a man of sterling integrity of character, generous in all things, and with a degree of public spirit that kept his community's interests all foremost in his heart.  As a farmer and stockraiser he was skilled in his methods, using the most modern machinery with excellent results.  At the time of his death he was living somewhat retired, being in the enjoyment of the fruits of his many years of industrious labor.
     Mr. McCabe was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Knee, who came from Pennsylvania and located at Germantown, Ohio, and subsequently located on a farm in German township, Darke county, where Mr. McCabe was born, educated and reared.  Mr. Knee was a member of the United Brethren church, a well-known Democrat of his day and locality, and a successful agriculturist.  He and his wife had five children:  John, Silas and Jacob, who are all deceased; Elizabeth, who married Mr. McCabe became the parents of the following children: Ula, who married Frank Crumrine, and had one daughter, Zelma, who married William Brown, and has one child; Dora, who married Alfred Niswonger, and had six children; Reo Wealthy, wife of Howard Ketty, with two children, Robert and James; Lester, who is deceased; Arden, who married Ward Williams and has one child, Stephen A.; Elizabeth, who married Lemuel Payne, and had two children, Earl, who married Ethel Thorn, and has four children: Leroy, Mary, Mildred, and Andrew, who married D. Curtner, and had two children, Marion and Helen; Oscar, who married Anna Lautenschlager, and had six children, Clo, Icey, who married Earl, and had two children, and Frank, Ethel, Carl and Ruth; Ora, who married Charles Townsend, and had one child, Vernie; Bert, who married Sadie Jenkerson, and had four children, an infant, Raymond, Harry and D. Wilbur; Max, deceased, who married Luella Royer, and had two children, Fay and Sylvia; and Samuel B., living on the old homestead, who married Julia Zonia and has five children, Gladys, Sylvester, Shirley, Alpha and Warren.
     Mr. McCabe was a lifelong member of the Methodist Episcopal church and earnestly endeavored to live up to its teachings.  He was a Democrat in politics, but did not care for the struggles of the public arena.  Aside from the pleasures of his home, he most greatly enjoyed to set forth with his rod or gun, and it was seldom that he returned from these excursions without some trophy of the fury tribes.  His life was one of industry, sobriety and probity, and his success came only as the result of constant and well-applied effort.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 345

J. A. McEOWEN.  It is gratifying to the biographer to find a subject like John A. McEowen, for in his career is given the successful attempts of a man who entered upon his life work without any particular training, or inherited riches, and yet through native ability and earnest perseverance gained the goal he had in view from the beginning.  His work has been directed along agricultural lines.  He has not tried to accomplish the impossible, but in doing his duty each day, has become the owner of a large acreage and established himself in the confidence of the people with whom he is constantly associated.  Mr. McEowen is conveniently located on the West Milton turnpike and also owns a fine property on the Jaysville road, both farms being in Greenville township.
     John A. McEowen was born in Darke county, Jan. 1-0, 1855, a son of Henry H. and Melissa (Millett) McEowen.  Henry H. McEowen was born in Warren county, Ohio, but came to Darke county in young manhood.  A mechanic by trade, he was profitably working at his trade when he responded to the call of his country and enlisted for service during the Civil war in the Forty-fourth Ohio volunteer infantry and re-enlisted in the Eighth Ohio cavalry.  After a faithful service, Henry H. McEowen received his honorable discharge and returned home to engage in farming within the confines of Allen township, Darke county.  A man of more than ordinary intelligence, although his educational opportunities were confined to the country schools of Warren county, he developed into one of the prominent men of Darke county and his influence was felt during his day.
     Owing to his father's superior attainments, John A. McEowen was given better advantages than many of his associates, for he not only was sent to the local rural schools, but those of Greenville.  While he was attending school, he was taught to make himself useful on the farm and in this way gained a knowledge of the work which he was to follow all his life.  When he was twenty-three years old, he began farming for himself, for the first three years thereafter conducting his uncle's property.  Recognizing the worth and possibilities of this land, he purchased another farm of one hundred and two acres on the Jaysville road, joining his other farm, making three hundred and eighty-four acres in all, at the expiration of the three years, and has since devoted it to general farming and stock raising.  His homestead comprises two hundred and twenty-five acres, while his other farm contains one-hundred and thirty-five acres, and all of the land is very fertile, while the improvements are strictly modern, carrying out the latest ideas with regard to sanitation and conveniences calculated to assist in the work.
     John A. McEowen married Angeline Emrick, a daughter of Henry Emrick, who came to Darke county from Preble county.  Mr. and Mrs. McEowen have had two sons:  Hugh E., who married Edna Palmer, has two children, John and Mary; and Orville, who married Ada Hunt, has one child, Roy.  Fraternally, Mr. McEowen is a Mason and finds pleasure in his connections in this direction.  While not a  member of any religious denomination, he is in sympathy with the work of all churches, and gives them material assistance.  Not only is he serving on the public school board, but for the last twelve years he has been acting as a director of the Children's Home, and is a man of public spirit, who discharges his responsibilities ably and conscientiously.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 298

ELI McGRIFF.     Well-improved farm lying on West Manchester rural route No. 1, in Butler township, Darke county, is the home of Eli McGriff, prominent as a farmer and stockraiser, and that industry and perseverance are numbered among his most salient characteristics is indicated by the fact that this land has been acquired entirely through his own well directed efforts, for when he entered upon his career his capital consisted only of those gifts with which he had been endowed by nature.  Mr. McGriff has the added distinction of being a native son of Darke county, having been born on his faher's farm in Twin township, and is a son of Alfred and Martha J. (Rynearson) McGriff, a comprehensive sketch of whose lives may be found in the review of Ira McGriff, elsewhere in this work.
     Eli McGriff's natal day was Aug. 10, 1860, and when he was five years of age he ecame a pupil in the public schools of Twin township.  These he attended during the winter months, and from the time he was tall enough to grasp the plow handles he began assisting his father to develop the home property.  He was thus trained in mind and body and arrived at manhood eager and able to fight his own battles with the world.  He had resisted the call of the cities which lured so many young men away from the soil, and considered farming his life work.  Accordingly, he rented a tract of land from his father when he was twenty-one years old, and after saving a sum of money removed from Twin township to Butler township, here renting eighty acres of land near the city of Castine.  Continuing to carefully save his earnings, he eventually found himself possessed of sufficient capital to secure the Billy Kenton farm, and here he has since made his home.  He has placed his land under a high state of cultivation, has improved it with a good residence and substantial barn and outbuildings for the shelter of grain and stock, and at this time - has one of the best farms in Butler township.  Mr. McGriff is practical and progressive in his system of farm labor and each year is rewarded with good crops, thus adding materially to his financial resources.
     On Dec. 31, 1885, Mr. McGriff was married to Miss Salome Hawes, daughter of Lycurgus and Hester (Berger) Hawes.  The father, who was an agriculturist of Butler township, died some years ago in 1904 and was buried at Castine, while the mother still survives and makes her home at Arcanum.  There were seen children in the Hawes family: S. A., Salome, Anna, Inez, I. H., J. F. and Charles.  Mr. and Mrs. McGriff have had five children:  Ruby, Blair B., Chester, Lloyd and Haskell H., of whom Ruby and Chester are now deceased.
     Mr. McGriff is a member of the Improved Order of Red Men and of the Knights of the Golden Eagles, in both of which he has numerous warm and appreciative friends.  He has been active in the furtherance of the interests of his community, and has been a stalwart friend of education, having served as a member of the school board for many years.  He has been prompt in meeting all engagements, has never incurred an obligation which he has not filled, and has wrought along lines of business integrity as well as activity.
     On Dec. 31, 1913 Blair B. was married to Shearl, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Poppaw of Darke county.  They are living at the home of Eli McGriff.
     The sons also belong to the Knights of the Golden Eagles.
     Mr. McGriff is a stanch democrat, but has never cared to hold office, although he has always taken an active part in seeing that the best men are elected to office.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 467

IRA McGRIFF.    During the past sevral decades so many changes have been made in agricultural pursuits as to almost have revolutionized the world-old calling.  Today the farmer is one of the most independent men in the country, for to him humanity looks for its sustenance, and for this and other reasons the farmer makes money and enjoys luxuries which his forebears would have never dreamed of.  One of the substantial and progressive men of Darke county who is assisting to maintain the county's agricultural supremacy and is thereby furthering his own interests, is Ira McGriff, a member of a family widely and favorably known in this part of the State.  Mr. McGriff is now the owner of eighty acres of fine land lying on the township line between Twin and Butler townships, and has acquired his property solely through the force of his own industry and good management.  He was born on the farm which he now occupies, in 1873, and is a son of Alfred and Martha Jane (Rynearson) McGriff.  Both parents are deceased and are buried in the Twin Chapel cemetery.  Alfred McGriff was born in Preble county, Ohio, a son of Patrick McGriff, also born in that county, where the family was founded by the great-grandfather of Ira McGriff, who emigrated to the United states from the north of Ireland at an early period in this country's history.  He landed at New Orleans and made his way up the Mississippi river, finally locating in Preble county, where he took up land from the government, under the administration of President John Adams.  Since that time the family has been closely identified with the agricultural interests of this part of the State, and has also been prominent in the work of the United Brethren church.  Alfred McGriff was a young man when he came to Darke county, here settled in Twin township, where he continued active agricultural operations throughout a long and useful life.  He was married here to Martha Jane Rynearson, and they became the parents of six children: Permelia and Ardilla, who are deceased; Amanda, a resident of Castine Ohio; Eli, a resident of Butler township; George, who is deceased, having passed away at the age of twenty-one years, and Ira.
Ira McGriff was given good educational advantages, attending the district school of his native locality and the high school at West Manchester.  Upon the completion of his studies he concentrated all of his energies upon farming, to which he had been devoted from earliest youth during the time he was away from his studies.  He commenced by renting land from his father, and gradually accumulated the home property by purchase, in the meantime making numerous improvements and adding to the equipment and stock.  He is now recognized as one of the substantial men of his community and is widely and favorably known in business circles, where his name is a recognized one on commercial paper.
     On May 5, 1897, Mr. McGriff was united in marriage with Miss Ella Moist, of Darke county, and to this union there has been born one daughter, Marie Dale, fifteen years of age, who is attending the same school in which her father started.  Mr. McGriff is interested in fraternal work, and is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias, in both of which he has numerous friends.  He supports religious movements liberally, but is not a professed member of any denomination.  Mr. McGriff's political opinions make him a Democrat, and at this time he is a member of the Central Committee.  His home is often the gathering place for many of his warm friends, who delight in visiting him and enjoying the generous hospitality which is characteristic of both Mr. and Mrs. McGriff.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 425

J. A. McGRIFF.     With supreme faith in the future of Darke county, with the ability to profit by present conditions, and possessing a desire to assist others in doing so, J. A. McGriff, of Neave township, is considered one of the most progressive and enterprising men of his community.  Mr. McGriff has been an extensive traveler and has visited many states, so that his judgment in regard to the desirability of conditions in the section in which he lives may be taken as an experienced and reliable one.  At this time he is the owner of ninety-seven acres of well-cultivated land, situated about one mile west of Weavers Station.  Mr. McGriff is a native son of Darke county, having been born on the old McGriff farm in Twin township, Apr. 29, 1849, a son of Price and Jane (Mulnix) McGriff.
     Thomas McGriff, the great-grandfather of J. A. McGriff, was born in the north of Ireland, and came to America during colonial days, settling in Virginia.  There he took part in much of the Indian warfare that took place in that colony, and on one occasion he and two brothers were captured by the hostiles and until they made their escape experienced a great deal of suffering.  Thomas McGriff was married in Virginia, had a family of eleven children, and spent his days in agricultural pursuits.  Patrick McGriff, the grandfather of J. A. McGriff, was born in Virginia in 1786, grew to manhood as a farmer, and purchased his father's claim.  During the war of 1812 he fought valiantly as a soldier from the Old Dominion, and some time after the close of that struggle joined the tide of emigration westward and settled in Preble county, Ohio, where he died in 1854, burial being made at West Manchester.  He married Elizabeth Price, who was also a native of Virginia, and they became the parents of several children.
     Price McGriff was born in Preble county, Ohio, Aug. 18, 1820, was educated in the common schools near his father's farm, and discharged the duties that fell to the lot of the farmers' sons of his day.  At the age of twenty-three years he became a pioneer of Twin township, Darke county, and for about three years was employed in clearing land, then becoming a renter on a Twin township farm, on which he remained for some seven years.  At this time he purchased land in Butler township and established a home, having one-half section in that locality as well as some land in Twin township.  He was known as one of the substantial farmers of his time, and at his death left his family in possession of a valuable property, as well as the priceless heritage of an honored name.  Mr. McGriff married Miss Jane Mulnix, and they became the parents of seven children, namely: John B., who is deceased; Mary E., who married Mr. Melling, and is deceased; J. A., of this review; W. P.; Phoebe J., who married Mr. Wolverton and is deceased; Samantha, who married Mr. McLear, and Cordelia, who married Mr. Broderick.
     J. W. McGriff was about four years of age when taken by his parents to Butler township, and there he began his education in the district schools, this being subsequently supplemented by attendance in the public schools of Castine.  During all of his school period he assisted his father with the work of the home farm, and by the time he reached his majority he was thoroughly capable of handling a property of his own.  Accordingly he began renting land from his father, and several years later, in partnership with his brother-in-law, Jacob Wolverton, he purchased 175 acres of land, which, after three yeas of this association, was evenly divided.  Not long thereafter Mr. McGriff sold his share back and for a short time traveled through various southern states, but finally located in Illinois, where he also remained a short time.  After the death of his first wife, he returned to Darke county and entered the implement business, but after some experience in this line again took up farming, which he has followed with a full measure of success to the present.  At this time he has full ninety-seven acres of good land, all under cultivation, which he is making produce abundantly for the labor expended upon it.  His methods are modern and progressive, and in every branch of his vocation he has had the satisfaction of "making good."  Mr. McGriff has been a member of the Christian church since his boyhood days.  In political matters a progressive Democrat he has been prominent in the ranks of his party, serving as treasurer of Butler township for eleven years and as a member of the school board, and on one occasion being a candidate for the state legislature.  Mr. McGriff, although having reached advanced years, is wide-awake and progressive, and he and his family have a wide circle of friends, to whom the hospitality of their own pleasant home is freely and graciously accorded.
     Mr. McGriff was (first) married to Martha Jane Holesapple, daughter of David and Ann (Crawford) Holesapple, and to this union there were born two children: Levi, who married Carrie Krickenbarger and had one daughter, Cora, who married Mr. Neff, and O. P., who married and had two children, Roland and Grace.  Mr. McGriff was married (second) in Darke county, Ohio, to Miss Lizzie Emrick, daughter of Daniel and Frances (Micksell) Emrick, and five children were born to this union; Walter, who married Jennie Long and has seen children, Ruth, Opal, Harry, Jay, Mary, Gertrude and Dorothy; Granville, who married Mary Rodgers and has two children, Wealthy and Hazel; Perry, who married Pearl Fleet and has three children, Doris, Muriel and Kenneth; Gertrude who lives at home with her parents, and Herbert, also at home.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 420

O. PRICE McGRIFF.     The peculiar and particular talents which combine for success in the insurance business make this one of the most difficult fields of endeavor in which a man may engage.  His standing in the community must he of the highest order, for public confidence must be his; he must possess energy, push, determination and perseverance, for competition is strong; he must be able to talk persuasively and to prove the advantages of the insurance he has to sell, and he must at all times maintain a friendliness and co-operation with his companies and his patrons.  These abilities are found exemplified in the person of O. Price McGrift, directing head of the general fire insurance firm of O. P. McGriff & Company, with offices in the Anderson building, corner of Fourth and Broadway, Greenville.  Mr. McGriff was born on a farm in Butler township, Darke county, Ohio, Sept. 7, 1873, and is a son of Jesse A. and Martha J. (Holsapple) McGriff.  His father's sketch appears in this work.
     O. Price McGriff was but two years of age at the time of his mother's death, and he was then taken to rear by his maternal grandfather, with whom he resided until reaching his fifth year.  His father was then married a second time, and he returned to the paternal roof, his boyhood and youth being spent on the home farm.  He secured his education in the country schools and also spent one year in the public school at West Manchester, and thus equipped at the age of twenty years began teaching in Butler township.  He thus continued for a period of twelve years, during which time he taught in the winter terms and carried on farming in the summer months on a tract of ten acres.
     On Oct. 5, 1895, Mr. McGriff was married in Butler township, to Miss Minnie P. Fowble, who was born and reared in Butler township and for some years was a teacher of instrumental music.  There were two children born to this union: J. Rollin, born Aug. 27, 1902, now in the sixth grade in the public school, who, in 1913, at the age of eleven years, began clerical and collecting work for his father; and Grace Leone, born Mar. 3, 1911, in Greenville.  About 1902 Mr. McGriff began to write life insurance and this he followed one and one-half years, finding it so profitable that in the meantime he sold his place and forty acres in Butler township and moved to New Madison, where he purchased property.  He remained there only a few months, however, when he sold out and moved to Greenville, here becoming connected with the general insurance firm of Hough & Riegel.  Mr. McGriff remained in the employ of this concern for four years, and on Apr. 1, 1910, became a member of the firm by buying Mr. Riegel's interest.  With Mr. Hough he continued the business until Nov. 9, 1913, when the senior partner died, and since that time Mr. McGriff has bought his interest from the heirs and has continued the business alone under the firm style of O. P. McGriff & Company.  This is now the largest enterprise of its kind in the city, and does as much business as all the other agencies combined.  Mr. McGriff started out in life practically empty-handed and has steadily worked his way upward to success, overcoming the difficulties and obstacles in his path by resolute purpose and unflagging energy.  His life has been one of great industry, and he continues to work in the management of his business with the same zeal and enthusiasm that characterized his activities when he was a youth with his way to make in the world.  His career has been well spent, and the honesty of his dealings and the continuity of his labors furnish an example that is well worthy of emulation by those who would gain a competence and win the respect of their fellowmen.  Reared in the faith of democracy, Mr. McGriff supports that party stanchly, having cast his first presidential vote for William Jennings Bryan in 1896.  He has not, however, sought public preferment in public life.  In the latter eighties, he became a member of the Knights of Pythias, at Castine, in Butler township, and still maintains membership therein, as he does also in the Benevolent and Protective Orders of Elks, of which he is a trustee, and Greenville Lodge No. 43, Free and Accepted Masons.  His pleasant residence is located at No. 623 Washington avenue, where he tenders hospitality to a wide circle of warm friends.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 531

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 48

MICHAEL A. MAHER.     There may be a feeling of family pride when an individual points to lands and possessions and says, "see what my ancestors secured and gave to me," but how much more gratifying it must be to realize that one is the builder of his own fortune and that the credit belongs to himself for obstacles over come and successful results reached.  In this connection may be mentioned Michael A. Maher, one of the substantial business men of Greenville, Ohio, who is president of the Banner Lumber Company, a director in the Greenville National Bank and an extensive dealer in coal and building material at No. 139 North Broadway.  Mr. Maher was born in Champaign county, Ohio, six miles north of Urbana, on May 16, 1858, and is a son of James and Catherine (Fannan) Maher.
     The paternal grandparents of Michael A. Maher lived and died in Ireland, the grandfather not surviving middle life, while the grandmother, on the other hand, survived to the unusual age of ninety-six years.  They had five children: James, Michael, Dennis, Catherine and Mary.  The maternal grandfather was Patrick Fannan and he and wife came from Ireland to the United States in 1850 and died in the city of Cincinnati, Ohio.  They had but two children: James, who died before the family reached Cincinnati, and Catherine, the wife of James Maher, and the mother of our subject.
     James and Catherine Maher, parents of Michael A. Maher, were born, reared and married in Ireland.  James Maher had been previously married and his first wife died leaving two children, a son and daughter.  The son was named Martin, and after coming to the United States he served four years as a soldier during the Civil war.   James Maher desired to be a farmer, but he found little chance or encouragement in County Tipperary, his home, and therefore decided to emigrate to America where many of his countrymen had found easier industrial conditions.  Late in 1849 or early in 1850 he secured passage for himself, wife and their five children with the two older children of his first marriage.  After a tiresome voyage the family was safely landed at New Orleans and from there went to Springfield, Ohio, this being in 1850.  James Maher found work for a time at day labor, afterward became a farmer and after coming to Darke county, in September, 1864, bought a farm of eighty acres situated in Greenville township, three miles north of Greenville, where he continued through life, his death occurring there in 1872, when aged fifty-five years.  His widow lived until 1907, passing away when aged eighty-seven church years.  They were members of the Roman Catholic church.  They had fifteen children, twelve of whom lived to maturity: James, who is deceased; Patrick H., who is a resident of Greenville; William, who lives at Dayton, Ohio; Dennis, who is deceased; Mary, who is the wife of John Hunt, of Greenville; Johanna, who is the widow of John J. Kelly, of Greenville; Michael A., Thomas C., who is of Greenville; Catherine, who is the wife of John Lynch, of Greenville; Sarah, who is the wife of Thomas Hannagan, of Dayton; John B., who lives at Greenville, and Francis A., whose home is Oklahoma City, Okla.
     Michael A. Maher was six years old when his parents moved to Darke county and he grew up on his father's farm, attended the public schools in the neighborhood and took a course in a commercial college.  He earned his first salary as driver of a coal wagon for his brother Patrick, for whom he worked for eighteen months and with his savings was able to buy a small grocery store, one that he still owns.  In September, 1882, he started in the coal and building material business, one that he has developed into a very large enterprise.  For seven years he also engaged in contracting for the building of sewers.  As indicated above he has other important interests of a substantial character, all indicating excellent judgment, constant industry and rare business foresight.
     On Mar. 23, 1884, Mr. Maher was united in marriage with Miss Catherine Jane Maher, who was born in Jay county, Indiana, and is a daughter of Michael and Bridget (Carter) Maher.  They were born in Ireland, where their parents lived and died.  As early settlers they came to Darke county, Ohio, and both died here.  Of their children four survive; James, Mary, John and Catherine Jane.  The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Maher:  Leo, Robert, Bernard, Arcadius, Leona, Henry, Raymond and Lawrence, twins, Andrew, Mary and Joseph, twins; Alfred, Mark and Catherine.  Of this family, Leo died at the age of eighteen months; Robert died at the age of twelve years and Lawrence died at the age of six months.  Bernard is in the employ of his father; Henry lives in Oklahoma City, and Arcadius married Miss Henry lives in Oklahoma City; Arcadius married Miss Roberts; Eugene and Margaret.  The others live at home.  The whole family belong to the Roman Catholic church and Mr. Maher has membership with the Knights of Columbus and the Brotherhood of St. Anthony.  Mr. Maher has never cared for political office, but never shirks the duties of citizenship when a call is made for a display of public spirit.  He votes with the Democratic party.  The family residence is at No. 145 North Broadway, Greenville.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 172
NOTE:  This is how it is written in this book. It's confusing.  ~ S. Wick.

Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 192

CHARLES O. MARTIN.      One of the successful business men of Darke county, Ohio, belonging to the younger generation, has illustrated in his career the opportunities that are presenting themselves to the youths of today who are possessed of enterprise, have the ability, and are not afraid of hard, persistent labor.  Charles O. Martin is now owner of a flourishing mercantile business, the operations of which cover the vicinity of Savona and the surrounding country for a radius of some miles, yet but a few short years ago he entered business life in the capacity of clerk.   He is a native son of Darke county, having been born in Adams township, his parents being S. W. and Josephine (Kissel) Martin.
     The grandparents of Mr. Martin, John and Susan (Crider) Martin, were early resident of Adams township, settling as pioneers on land that had been entered by the grandfather during the administration of President Jackson.  On this farm was born S. W. Martin, who grew up amid pioneer surroundings, attended the early subscription schools, and adopted the vocation of farmer, which he has followed all of his life.  The little eighty-acre tract that formed the original homestead has grown and developed, and Mr. Martin is now one of the large landholders of the township.  He and his wife have been the parents of ten children: Earl, a resident of Versailles, Ohio; Charles O., Nelsa, who married W. H. Cook, and resides at Gettysburg, Ohio; Nora, deceased, who was the wife of Roy Whittington; Roy, a resident of Chicago, Ill.; William, who is deceased; Russell, residing with his parents on the homestead, and Ruth, Anna May and Edward, deceased.
     The early education of Charles O. Martin was secured in the public school at Horatio, Ohio, and later he was a student in the country schools of Wayne township.  During the time he was a pupil, he spent the summer months in working on the home farm, and afterward, while teaching school for seven years in Greenville, continued to devote his summer seasons to agricultural work.  Later he turned his attention to mercantile pursuits, and for some time filled a clerkship while thoroughly familiarizing himself with business methods.  In the meantime he carefully saved his earnings and in 1908 bought the interest of E. E. Noggle, in the establishment at Savona, which place has since been the field of his activities.  Through intelligent management and earnest effort, he has succeeded in building up a business that commands a full share of patronage and has made a place for himself among the substantial men of this part of the county.  Oct. 1, 1908, Mr. Martin was appointed postmaster at Savona by President Taft, and this office he has continued to fill to the present time.  He is a stalwart Democrat in his political views, and his religious connection is with the Lutheran church.
     On Dec. 25, 1903, Mr. Martin was married to Miss Ann Catherine Grote, daughter of W. S. and Rose (Farrenkopf) Grote.  Both Mr. and Mrs. Martin are widely known in Savona and have many friends in social circles of the village. 
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 466

HUGH L. MARTIN.     A residence of more than sixty years and a life characterized by business activity and honor well entitle Hugh Martin to more than passing mention in this work as an hnored representative citizen of Darke county.  His career has been one of constant industry and well-applied effort ever since young manhood and his activities have placed him among the substantial men of his community as the owner of a farm of forty-three acres, located on the Armstrong road in Washington township, about five miles from Greenville, formerly known as the old Dwyer farm.  Mr. Martin was born on a farm on section 14, Washington township, Darke county, Ohio, Sept. 28, 1852, and is a son of J. C. and Cynthia Ann (Weisner) Martin.
     The martin family has been known in Washington township for many years, where its members have always been of substantiality and general worth.  J. C. Martin was born on the same farm on section 14, on which his son first saw the light of day, and in young manhood followed farming for some years, but subsequently became connected with the wholesale establishment of Henry St. Clair, and was identified therewith in various capacities for a period covering thirty years.  Through a life of industry and energetic effort he gained material independence and as a citizen he well merited the respect in which he was universally held.  Mr. Martin married Cynthia Ann Weisner, and they became the parents of nine children:  Hugh L., Alice, Mrs. Amanda Rush, Sallie, Isaac, John, Luella, Otto and Henry, of whom John, Luella, Otto and Henry are now deceased.
     Hugh Martin commenced his education in the Cole school in district No. 2, Washington township, subsequently attended school No. 3, and completed his studies in the Coletown school.  During all of this time he had spent his summers in working at farming and at whatever honorable employment offered itself, and thriftily saved his earnings.  At the age of twenty years he established himself in a home of his own when he began renting land from Samuel Cole, and resided thereon until he acquired his present property, the old Dwyer farm, by purchase at a sheriff's sale.  Mr. Martin has made an excellent record in his agricultural operations and his life shows what may be accomplished by firm and earnest purpose guided by sound business judgment and keen discrimination.  In politics Mr. Martin is a Democrat but without aspiration for office.  He has not been indifferent to the duties of citizenship, however, and has served very efficiently as a member of the school board, being in hearty sympathy with the cause of education.  Having succeeded in life himself, he has at all times been ready to assist others to succeed, and has been liberal in his donations to religious movements.
     In 1875 Mr. Martin was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Mergler, daughter of Andrew and Mary (Harbarger) Mergler, and to this union there have been born six children, as follows:  Laura, who became the wife of William Hipple, and is the mother of two children, Hugh H., Jr., and Fay; Margaret, who married Mack McKay and has one daughter, Annetta; H. A., who is single and assists his father in the management of the home place; Clarissa, who married C. A. Hufnale and has six children, Paul, Evelyn, Catherine, Muriel, William and Irene; H. H., who married Lorinda Seers and resides in Washington township; and Florence, who married Lea Rupp.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 408

IRA H. MARTIN.     Ira H. Martin is a representative citizen of Darke county and has a pleasant home in Grenville.  He owns a fine eighty acre farm on Gettysburg pike, Adams township, about four miles from the city, but is employed as a railway mail clerk for the government.  He is a native of the county, born on a farm in Washington township, Mar. 12, 1871, son of Joseph and Jane (Van Fleet) Martin.  The father, a native of the same township, was a son of Hugh and Eve (Cox) Martin, and was born July 8, 1834.  He was a man of education and enterprise.  He spent several years in mercantile business, but later engaged in farming, where he was successful in a gratifying degree.
     Hugh Martin came to Ohio from Pennsylvania with his parents when a young man and with them lived for a time in Trumbull county and from there the family came to Darke county.  Here he was married to Eve Cox Oct. 2, 1823.  She was born in Pennsylvania Oct. 23, 1796, and came with her parents to Ohio in 1816.  Her parents settled on West Branch in Darke county, where her father secured 1,600 acres of land from the United States government at $1.25 per acre.  From that she inherited one hundred and sixty acres.
     The mother was born on Broadway, New York City, daughter of John D. and Eleanor N. (Doty) Van Fleet, her father being a blacksmith on Broadway at the time of her birth.
     From New York City her parents moved to some place in New Jersey, where her mother passed away.  The father married again and later moved to Darke county, Ohio, where he bought a farm which he sold after a few years and moved to Wabash county, Indiana.  In later years he came back to Darke county and lived near Coletown, surviving to the age of about eighty years.  He and his second wife are buried at what is known as Sharpeye cemetery.  He was son of Cornelius and Sophia (Cole) Van Fleet, the former of whom was born Apr. 30, 1766, and the latter July 5, 1773.
     Joseph Martin was married in Darke county about 1859 or 1860, and Ira H. is the youngest of their six children, and a twin.  Ida M. is unmarried and lives on the Martin homestead in Washington township, making her home with a brother; Charles died in infancy; Francis M. died at the age of eighteen years; John, who owns and lives on the old home place, married Elizabeth Landers and they have two sons, Ray and Charles; Ora H. and Ira H. are twins.  Ora H. married Jessie Kurts, lives in Richmond, Ind., and they have two daughters, Hildred and Rebecca.  He is employed as a railway mail clerk.  The mother of these children died in 1880 and the father Apr. 2, 1907, and both are interred in Manuel cemetery near Coletown.  The father was a Democrat in political belief; he never took much active part in political affairs.
     Mr. Martin received a good education and at the age of twenty years began teaching a country school, following the profession eleven years.  He looked ahead during the time to the day when he could engage in something that would give him employment throughout the year and insure a good income, and in September, 1902, took examination for railway postal clerk, entering the service in April, 1903.  He has been successful in making a good record and in March, 1912, bought his farm, on which he has made many improvements.  Fraternally he is a member of the Knights of Pythias.  He is pleasant and genial in manner and has made many firm friends.  He is well known in the community as a man of upright habits and good principles, as well as for his enterprise and public spirit.
     On Aug. 25, 1897, Mr. Martin married Miss Ella Protzman, a native of Franklin township, Darke county, and daughter of William and Nancy (Marker) Protzman.  One child has blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Martin, Eugene Lowell, born in Greenville, Sept. 12, 1905.  Mrs. Martin is a member of the Pythian Sisters and has filled the office of Senior and Most Excellent Chief.  She is also a charter member of the Coterie club.  
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 550

M. R. MARTIN.     Business circles of Woodington find a worthy representative in M. R. Martin, a well known merchant who is dealing in dry goods, groceries and notions, and whose methods are such as to insure him a liberal patronage.  Every branch of commercial activity is represented at Woodington, for this locality is not only a flourishing community itself, but furnishes a large contiguous territory that looks to it as a base of supply.  For this reason, many progressive men who seek the best field for the prosecution of their lines of endeavor have settled here, confident in the future of the place and their ability to make their mark upon its development.  The men who succeed here, as elsewhere, in forging ahead to the front ranks have to possess more than average ability, sound judgment and unswerving integrity of purpose.   Among the younger generations, Mr. Martin has raised himself to an enviable position, and at the same time has secured and maintained a reputation for good citizenship among his associates.  Mr. Martin is a native son of Darke county, having been born in the city of Woodington, Oct. 29, 1881, and is a son of H. Theodore and Lizzie (Mendenhall) Martin.
     H. Theodore Martin, who for many years was engaged in agricultural pursuits in Darke county, became, through industry and well-directed effort, one of the leading citizens of his community.  For some years he has been living a retired life, and at this time makes his home in Woodington.  He married Miss Lizzie Mendenhall, and they became the parents of two educational children.  M. R. Martin was granted excellent educational advantages in his youth, being well fitted for whatever position in life he might be call upon to fill.  After completing his primary course in the schools of Woodington, he entered the public schools of Greenville, and became a student in the  Marion Normal school, at Marion, Ind.  Mr. Martin entered upon his business career at the age of twenty-six years, when he opened a general store at Woodington, but about four years later, when he was nearly settled, he had the misfortune to lose his stock in a disastrous fire.  Nothing daunted, however, he found a new location and stocked it with a new and complete line of goods, and through good management and fair dealing has built up large and prosperous business.  In the fall of 1913 he erected a new establishment, which the growth of his trade demanded and which is a welcome addition to the business structures of the city.  Mr. Martin is popular  in fraternal circles of Woodington, where he holds membership in the local lodges of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of the Golden Eagle.  With his family he clings to the Christian Church.  Mr. Martin is also agent for the P. C. C. & St. L. Railway Company and Adams Express Company, and is also postmaster.
     In August, 1911, Mr. Martin was united in marriage with Miss Ethel Cox, and one child, Lorene, ahs been born to them.  The Cox family is widely and favorably known in Darke county, Mrs. Martin's parents, Abraham and Maria (Bowman) Cox, being residents of the vicinity of Coaltown.  There were five daughters in their family: Sylvia, who married Mr. Hart; Elva, the wife of Mr. Shade; Minnie, who married Mr. Bailey; Glenna, who became the wife of Mr. Dubois and Ethel, who married Mr. Martin. 
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 315

ADELBERT MARTZ.     Efficiency and practical application of advanced ideas with regard to finance have marked the career of Adelbert Martz, cashier of The Greenville National Bank, which is located on the corner of Fourth street and Broadway.  He has bent every energy in this direction, seeking to broaden and deepen every possible highway of knowledge, to afford the patrons of the bank every facility, and to place upon a firm foundation the credit of his institution.  To Mr. Martz and men of his type Darke county owes much of its advance not only in substantial material lines, but on the higher level of good citizenship.  Their lives should stand as examples for their associates and their work honored in the years to come.  Mr. Martz was born in Darke county, Ohio, Sept. 28, 1868, a son of Jacob T. and Esther Mary (Jamison) Martz, and grandson of John Martz, and James M. and Elizabeth (High) Jamison.
     John Martz and his wife were born in Pennsylvania, where he became a farmer, but moved to Darke county, Ohio, as early as 1816, when he was eighteen years of age.  He located on property four miles south of Greenville, and became the owner of 160 acres of government land.  This he farmed for many years, but died at Greenville in 1882, aged eighty-four years.  His wife died when still comparatively young, having borne him the following children: George H., Jacob T., Elizabeth Rice, Rebecca Boyer, William, and a daughter who died when about eighteen years old.  The maternal grandfather, James M. Jamison, and his wife, were also natives of Pennsylvania, who early located at Delaware, Ohio, where Mr. Jamison found good land for his agricultural operations.  After many years of useful endeavor, both died, having had a good sized family, among their children being the following:  Angeline E., Esther M., George W. Millie H., Lizzie, and Robert H.
     Jacob T. Martz was born in Darke county, Ohio, while his wife was a native of Delaware, Ohio.  He had more complete educational advantages than fall to the lot of most farmers' sons, as he was graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, in 18i58, having taken the classical course.  Following this he took up the study of law, and practiced his profession for many years, attaining to distinction in it.  A man of unusual ability he naturally became a distinctive factor in the life of his community and served as city superintendent of schools from 1867 to 1888.  In the latter year he resumed the practice of law and so continued until his death on Feb. 28, 1911, when he was seventy-eight years old.  His wife had passed away in 1902, aged sixty-two years, dying, as did he, firm in the faith of the Methodist church, of which during life they had been earnest and conscientious members.  Their children, four in number, were: John H., is in the insurance business with offices on Broadway.  James J. is superintendent of Greenville schools, taught for eleven years, and on Apr. 7, 1908, was elected superintendent of schools and is now serving his sixth year as superintendent.
     Adelbert Martz is a product of Greenville where he was reared and educated, being graduated from the grammar and high schools, leaving the latter in 1887.  Immediately thereafter he entered upon his financial career as a messenger boy for the Greenville National Bank seeking in this way to learn the business from the bottom up.  The natural ability and dependable qualities of the lad received recognition and he was prompted in due time to be bookkeeper and teller and in 1893 was made assistant cashier, which once he retained until the death of E. T. Conklin, the cashier, which office he retained until the death of E. T. Conklin, the cashier.  Mr. Martz was the logical man for the vacant position and was immediately promoted to fill it, the action on the part of the board of directors receiving the approbation of the patrons of the bank who appreciated the sterling qualities of Mr. Martz.  The old Greenville bank is one of the sound institutions of Darke county, and was established in 1874, as a private bank, developing into a state bank in 1889, and assumed its present form in 1904 with a capital stock of $100,000.  Much of its present standing is due to Mr. Martz, who is a past master of its affairs, and one of the most thoroughly informed men upon banking matters in this part of the State.
     On May 20, 1891, Mr. Martz was married to Miss Lillian Gable, a daughter of Lucian and Mary A. (Scott) Gable.  Mr. and Mrs. Martz have had two children:  Joseph A. and Beatrice.  Both Joseph and Beatrice are graduates of the Greenville High School.  Joseph  was graduated in 1909, and Miss Beatrice in 1911.  Joseph later attended the Ohio State University and is now in his senior year.  He is taking a ceramics engineering course.  Miss Beatrice is now in her third year at the Ohio State University.  Mrs. Martz is and has been for years a member of the Columbian Club.  Mr. and Mrs. Martz are members of the Methodist Church and are highly esteemed in that connection.  He belongs to the Knights of Pythias and is active in that order.  A Republican, he has cast the strength of his influence for the candidates of his party, although himself not being willing to assume the duties of public office, believing that his energies ought to be conserved for those of his responsible position.
Source:  History of Darke County, Ohio From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vols. I & II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - Page 140

EDWIN ELLMORE MEYERS, M. D.     The services of professional men are being enlisted in cicvic matters all over the country, for the people are beginning to realize that the trained mind is better capable of properly solving municipal problems than those who have never had to bring upon their work concentrated effort.  None of the learned professions, however, have contributed so many earnest and public-spirited men as that of medicine, and in Dr. Edwin Ellmore Meyers of New Madison, Ohio, Darke county finds one of its most useful and efficient citizens.  As a physician and as a man Doctor Meyers measures up well according to the standards of wholesome living and high thinking, and his practice shows that he has not been found wanting when weighed in the balance of public opinion with regard to son his professional skill and capability.  Doctor Meyers was born in Neave township, Darke county, Ohio, Mar. 27, 1866,  a son of William and Lydia (Tillman Meyers, natives of Butler county and Darke county, Ohio, respectively.
     Joseph and Lavina (Shafer) Meyers, the paternal grandparents of Doctor Meyers, were born in Pennsylvania, but became early settlers of Twin township, Darke County, Ohio, where they located on a farm in the immediate vicinity of Arcanum, and there they rounded out useful lives, dying in old age.  They had the following children: William , Mary, Maria, Louisa, David, Susan, Joseph and Hannah.  Henry Tillman was the maternal grandfather, and he married Rachel Townsend. The Tillman family came from North Carolina, but Rachel Townsend was born in Ohio.  After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Tillman located in Preble county, but later went to Darke county, where he became a heavy landowner, devoting his active life to farming, although in his declining years he moved to Greenville, Ohio, and there died a few years ago when nearly ninety years old.  His wife passed away in young womanhood, having borne him two children, Noah and Lydia.
     Darke county, Ohio, was the home of William Meyers, the father of Doctor Meyers, from the time he was eight years old, and here he grew to manhood, devoting himself to attendance upon the district school and acquisition of the rudiments of farming.  The latter calling appealed to him, and he devoted his life to it, becoming the owner of eighty-seven acres of land in Neave township.  This property he improved until it was very valuable, and he died upon it in 1877, aged thirty-three years.  His widow survives him, being now sixty-nine years old.  She is a member of the Methodist church which he attended in company with her.  While not a politician in any sense of the word, William Meyers held a number of township offices and was held in high esteem by all who knew him.  He and his wife were the parents of two children, namely Doctor Meyers, and his brother, Sylvester A., who is operating the homestead in Neave township.
     Doctor Meyers was not content with attending the schools of his district in Neave township, but took the high school course at Greenville, the normal course at Lebanon, Ohio, and then entered the University of Illinois at Champaign, Ill.  Having thus made ample provision for competent work, he taught school for four years, when he decided to expand still further, and taking up the study of medicine, was graduated from the Electic Medical College of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1889, beginning his practice at Painter Creek, Ohio.  In 1895, he left there for New Madison, and has been in an active practice here since 1896.
     On May 1, 1889, Doctor Meyers was united in marriage with Olive Opdyke, a daughter of Francis and Elizabeth (Hagar) Opdyke, and they have one daughter, Hazel.  Mrs. Meyers belongs to the United Brethren church.  Doctor Meyers is a member of Fort Black Lodge, F. & A. M., and to Laura Lodge No. 594, Knights of Pythias.  Professionally he is a member of the Ohio State Electic Medical Association, and the Electic Medical Association.
     Mrs. Meyers was born in Montgomery county, Ohio, which State also gave her parents birth.  Her mother died in 1911, but her father resides on a farm in Montgomery county, Ohio.  The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Opdyke were: Anna, Olive, Albert, William, Clara, Edith, Sylvia, Elmer and Ethel.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 240

SYLVESTER A. MEYERS.     Through a residence of more than forty-five years in Darke county, Sylvester A. Meyers has become known to his fellow townsmen as a man who can be trusted at all times and in all places - one who is honorable in business affairs, loyal to the highest principles of citizenship and faithful in his friendships.  The success he has gained in life has been well earned, for he lost his father when he was eight years old, and much of his boyhood was spent in hard, unremitting toil.  Today, however, he can look back over a useful life, and as the owner of a fine farm of eighty-seven acres, located about six miles from Greenville, in Neave township, he is known as one of his community’s substantial men.  Mr. Meyers was born on the farm which he is now operating, Mar. 20, 1868, and is a son of William and Lydia (Tillman) Meyers, who came to Neave township from near Arcanum, Ohio.  There was one other child in the family, Edwin, who now resides at New Madison, Darke county.
     Sylvester A. Meyers attended district No. 4 school in Neave township, now known as special No. 5, but his educational advantages were somewhat limited, owing to the fact that his father died when he was still a lad and it was necessary that he help as much as possible in carrying on the operation of the home farm.  It was necessary that he practice habits of industry and economy in his youth and these have since proven important factors in his success.  At about the age of eighteen years, he was given the management of the farm, having proved his capability, and he has since continued to operate it with a full measure of success.  His land is splendidly improved, the great fields of waving grain giving evidence of his careful supervision and industry, while the buildings are large and substantial and kept in the best of repair.  Mr. Meyers also raises fine stock and has engaged in shipping cattle and hogs for some years, and his well managed business affairs have brought him a very desirable competence.  Mr. Meyers’ mother, who still survives, makes her home with her son and is one of the well-known and greatly beloved old ladies of the township.  On Sept. 1, 1891, Mr. Meyers was united in marriage with Miss Mary E. Jenkinson, of Darke county, and to them there have been born ten children: Mabel, who is the wife of Clyde Drake: Opal, Juna, Ruth, William, Frank, Charles, Samuel, Mary and Paul.  The children have all been given good educational advantages, have been reared to lives of industry and honesty, and fitted for whatever positions they may be called upon to fill.  Although Mr. Meyers is not affiliated with any particular church, he supports liberally all worthy religious and charitable movements, and has ever been ready to lend a helping hand to the unfortunate.  In politics, he is a stalwart supporter of Democratic principles and candidates, and has been honored by election to the office of township trustee of Neave township, in which he has rendered excellent service for a period of six years.  His useful career is one well worthy of emulation by those of the younger generation.  
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 370

HARRY C. MILLER.     Harry C. Miller is one of the younger men in public life in Darke county, and is giving the people conscientious service in the capacity of county surveyor.  He is well known throughout the county and has many sincere friends.  He was born in the city of Richmond, Indiana, Feb. 25, 1884, son of Thomas B. and Elizabeth (McGrew) Miller.  He was but one year old when his parents located in Greenville, Ohio, and five years later his father was chosen superintendent of the county infirmary, a position he held eleven years.
     Mr. Miller attended the country schools until he was about thirteen years of age, then started to attend school in Greenville, continuing until he had taken the first two years of the high school course.  He left to begin a course in civil engineering and surveying in the school of John Beers, at Greenville, from which he graduated creditably in 1904.  He was much interested in his chosen life of work and gained valuable practical experience during the succeeding years in railway work in Arkansas.  For a year he was assistant engineer in the employ of the Missouri Pacific Railway Company.  For about a year he then worked as mining engineer in Pennsylvania.  For a few years he worked in various parts of the country for private individuals and firms, but during this time retained his residence in Darke county, and has always been interested in local affairs.  He was reared with principles of democracy and cast his first presidential ballot for William Jennings Bryan.  He has since actively worked in the interest of his party and has been much interested in the work of the party in Darke county.  In November, 1912, he was elected to his present office, taking same Sept. 1, 1913.  He makes friends readily, is interested in the welfare of the public and most conscientious in the performance of his official duties.   His former experience has been of great help to him and he is well fitted for the work in which he is engaged.  He has the confidence and esteem of all and is considered a public-spirited citizen.
     On Sept. 26, 1907, Mr. Miller was united in marriage with Miss Gertrude Roland, a native of Greenville, a graduate of the high school there, and for five years prior to her marriage teacher of drawing in the school at St. Marys, Ohio.  She is a daughter of Charles, Jr., and Elizabeth (Davis) Roland, residents of Greenville.  She is a member and one of the earnest workers of the Presbyterian church and belongs to the Fin-de-Sicle Literary Society.  Mr. Miller is a member of the Knights of Pythias and has filled the chairs in the local lodge, and he also belongs to the Order of Elks.  In July, 1913, he began the erection of a pretty modern residence, into which he moved the following October, located on Grey avenue.  He and his wife are parents of a little daughter, Marjorie Elizabeth, born Dec. 19, 1913.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 546

JACOB MILLER, JR.     The real artist works toward high ideals whether he transfers his ideas to canvass or carves them in imperishable stone.  No mere mechanic can produce masterpieces no matter how well he may know his trade; it takes a genius to create what will live after human dust has returned to its source, and the cunning hands that wrought have been stilled forever.   With the growth of proper appreciation of artistic creation, has come a demand for high ideals, and those who understand set a standard others less well informed, follow.   In nothing is this more true than in the furnishing of beautiful and appropriate monuments to mark the last resting place of the dead.  In former times any kind of a tombstone was accepted without a thought as to its artistic value, but conditions have changed; people are becoming better educated and demand that the man who designs and executes their orders must be one who has in his soul a love of the beautiful and the talent to reproduce in marble or granite his conception of true art.  One of the men who measures up well to  such requirements in every respect is Jacob Miller, Jr., proprietor of the Arcanum Marble and Granite of Arcanum, Ohio, who is conveniently located at Nos. 356 and Works 357 South Main street.  Mr. Miller was born at Evansville, Indiana, in the county of Vanderberg, May 11, 1864.  He is a son of Jacob and Hulda (Pickhardt) Miller, natives of Wurtemburg and Rein-Preussen, Germany, respectively.
     The paternal grandfather, Heinrich Miller (who spelled his name Mueller) died in Germany when his son Jacob was an infant, and as his wife died in young womanhood, their son was left an orphan at a tender age.  The maternal grandparents were also natives of Germany, who became early settlers of Evansville, Indiana.  The grandfather was a cabinetmaker and conducted a furniture factory at Evansville, where both died, he when seventy-five years old, and she when about seventy.  Their children were: Hulda, Adeline, August, Amelia and several whose names are not known.
     Growing up in his native country, Jacob Miller learned to be a cooper, but after coming to the United States, he became a minister of the Evangelical Association, and was stationed at Evansville, but was later transferred to points in Indiana, Ohio and Illinois, but finally located at Dayton, Ohio, where he spent the remaining years of his life, being on the superanuated list.  His death occurred there in 1892,when he was sixty-eight years old.  His widow survives him until she was sixty-two years old, dying in 1900.  Jacob Miller, Sr., served his country as a soldier for three months during the Civil war.  He and his wife had the following children: William E., who resides at Chicago, Ill.; Amelia, who is deceased, was the wife of William Bibberstain; Jacob, whose name heads this list; Sarah, who is the wife of John Schafer, of Dayton, Ohio; John, who resides at Springfield, Ohio; Emma, who is deceased, was married; and seven who died in infancy.
     Jacob Miller, Jr., attended school in the various places where his father's ministerial duties called him, passing through the grammar and high schools, and then took a short collegiate course at Toledo, Iowa.  Learning the carpenter trade, he thought of following it, but found that his inclinations turned in another direction, so fitted himself for his life work by learning the marble cutting trade, and has followed it ever since.  In 1898 he came to Arcanum, Ohio, opening a shop on a capital of $100, ninety dollars of which was borrowed.  From the start he prospered, for he demonstrated not only his skill, but his artistic talent, and now he conducts a business that necessitates the carrying of several thousand dollars’ worth of stock, and has won recognition as a business man that is shown by his commercial rating. 
     On June 16, 1885, Mr. Miller was united in marriage with Miss Ella Norris, a daughter of Robert and Clarissa (VanLue) Norris, who died in June, 1900.  On Apr. 6, 1902, Mr. Miller was married (second) to Bertha Mae Morrison, a daughter of Willis Morrison and they became the parents of five children:  Sheldon W., Iona Fern, Frances Willard, Norman A., and one who died in infancy.  Mr. and Mrs. Morrison were natives of Darke county, Ohio.
     Mr. Miller is a member of the United Brethren church and his association with his organization has been close and intimate.  Influenced by his father's example, he took a course in the Union Biblical Theological Seminary of Dayton, Ohio, now known as the Bonebrake Theological Seminary, and preached one year at Decatur, Ind., after which he studied for missionary work and spent two and one-half years at Serra Leone on the west coast of Africa.  Returning to the United States he went to Iowa, where he had charge of a congregation at Garwin for eighteen months, following which he was located at Dunkirk, Ind., from whence he went to Geneva, Ind., but resigned to come to Arcanum to found his present business.  His religious experiences make him all the more proficient in his work, and all of it is tinged with a reverent appreciation of the dignity of his calling, and the sacred duty the living owe to the dead. 
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 218

JOHN MILLER.     The public in general takes great interest in following the history of a young man who has started out in his life’s career handicapped in innumerable ways, without capital or influential friends, and who, notwithstanding all these obstacles, pushes manfully toward the goal of success which he has set before him.  Such a man is the one whose name heads this article, and who is now well and favorably known as a general merchant at Weaver’s Station.  In almost every respect he is self-made and self-educated, and too much credit cannot be given him for the brave and manly way in which he has overcome difficulties that would have made the spirit of most men despondent.  Mr. Miller is a native son of Darke county, Ohio, having been born on a farm about one mile east of Nevada, in Richland township, and is a son of Isaac and Mary (Kershner) Miller.
     Isaac Miller was born in Fulton county, Pennsylvania, and was there educated in the country schools.  When a young man he migrated to Darke county and took up land in Richland township, on which he continued to be engaged in operations for many years.  He was an earnest, industrious and skillful farmer, made the most of his opportunities, and achieved a satisfactory measure of success.  At this time he is living retired from the activities of farm work, but continues to take a keen and intelligent interest in all that pertains to the progress of agriculture.  Mrs. Miller is a native of Darke county, and also survives, making her home with her husband and son in their comfortable dwelling at Weaver’s Station.  They have been the parents of three children: John, George, who is engaged in farming on a property in Neave township, and one child who died in infancy.
     John Miller secured his educational training in the public schools of Brown and York townships, and proved himself a zealous and industrious scholar.  During the summer periods he assisted his father in the work of the home farm, but at the age of nineteen met with a serious accident, the nature of which precluded any idea of his doing hard work.  Doing such light tasks as his strength would permit, taking advantage of every opportunity to advance himself and thriftily and wisely saving his earnings, he accumulated enough capital to come to his present location, buying a grocery store which had a small establshed trade.  From this modest beginning he has built up a fine and healthy business, which attracts trade from all over the surrounding country. Mr. Miller has ever been honorable in his business methods, and through his straight-forward dealings has won the respect and esteem of the community and the utmost confidence of those with whom he has done business.  For some years he worked at the carpenter trade in various parts of Darke county, and examples of his skill and good workmanship are still to be found.
     Mr. Miller is a Democrat in his political views.  For three years he served in the capacity of assessor, and at this time he is acting as postmaster.  His genial and courteous manner make him one of the most popular officials this village has had, and few men here have a wider circle of friends.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 344

JOHN WILLIAM MILLER.     Although he is a recent addition to the business men of Greenville, having established his present enterprise here in 1910, J. W. Miller, directing head of the Miller Grain and Coal Company, is already accounted one of the substantial men in this city's commercial affairs.  Like many of the successful business men of the city, he is a product of the farm, having been born on his father's homestead in Brown township, Darke county, Ohio, Feb. 11, 1866, and is a member of the pioneer family of the county, whence his grandparents, John and Elizabeth Miller, came at an early day from Pennsylvania.  The grandfather died when the father, Isaac E. Miller, was but two years old, but the grandmother survived until reaching the ripe old age of eighty years, passing away in 1899.
     Isaac E. Miller was born in Darke county and was reared to the pursuits of the farm.  He early adopted the tilling of the soil as his life work, and for many years was a resident of Brown township, where he became the owner of one hundred and twenty acres of good land, which through energy and earnest efforts he converted into a handsome and valuable farm.  About the year 1893 he sold out and moved to a farm east of Horatio, in the same county, and there passed the remainder of his life, dying July 12, 1908.  A man of strict integrity and probity, he was a devout member of the Brethren church, and for three years acted in the capacity of superintendent of the Sunday school.  He was a stalwart Democrat, served as assessor during several years, and for a period of thirty-five years was justice of the peace as well as teacher in the public schools of Darke county for thirty-five years.  His record shows that no case judge by him that was appealed to the higher courts was ever reversed.  Mr. Miller married Miss Sarah J. Sword, who still survives.
     Mrs. Miller, the mother of John W., the subject of this review, is living near Horatio with her daughter, Mrs. John Porter.  She is now seventy-three yeas of age and enjoying good health.
     Reared to the life of a farmer, and securing a good common school education, John W. Miller grew to sturdy and self-reliant manhod manhood.  When he attained his majority, he embarked upon a career of his own as a tiller of the soil, and was so engaged for about eight years.  During this time he had come into contact more or less with men engaged in the grain trade, and gradually began operations in this line for himself.  He was encourage by success in several ventures, and eventually, in 1904, started to concentrate his entire energies upon this direction.  His first enterprise was located at Red Key, Ind., where he continued five years, and then sought a wider field, going to Union City, in that State.  Later he built a plant at Elroy, Ohio, and in 1909, came to Greenville, where, in February, 1910, he established his present business on North Broadway, although he still continues the business at Elroy.  The volume of trade given to this elevator has rapidly expanded, and at this time the firm handles about $125,000 worth of business annually, while the coal handled in 1912 amounted to 3,500 tons.  As the directing head of this large enterprise, Mr. Miller has shown himself an alert, progressive and astute business man, practical in all things, yet ever ready to take advantage of a legitimate opportunity.  Among his associates he bears the highest reputation for integrity and fair dealing, and since coming to Greenville he has made and retained numerous friends.  Politically, he was reared a Democrat and has always been an ardent supporter of that party's principles, his first presidential vote being cast for President Cleveland.  While a resident of Jackson township he served in the capacity of assessor, but he has never been an office seeker, contenting himself with aiding his community merely as a public-spirited citizen.
     Mr. Miller was married Oct. 24, 1888, in Jackson township, to Miss Mattie Fryar, who was born in Greenville township, Darke county, but reared and education in Jackson township, Darke county, but reared and educated in Jackson township.  She was a daughter of Daniel and Acha (Peterbaugh) Fryar, early settlers of this county.  After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Miller resided on a small twenty-acre farm in Brown township, but after three years moved to Jackson township, which was their home until moving to Indiana.  They now occupy a modern residence at No. 600 Wayne avenue, at the corner of Pine avenue.
     Mr. Miller has had no time from his business and home to care about lodges or clubs.  Mrs. Miller, too, cares more for her home than for the clubs and so has not joined any of them.
     The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Miller are as follows: Elizabeth, wife of John Porter, and has three children: May, Forest and Catherine; Horatio of Darke county, Ohio; John W., the subject of this sketch; Jonathan D., who married and has a son; Archie of Fort Recovery, Ohio; George C., married and has four children; Vernie, Mable, Matilda and Arlie and two who died in infancy.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 515

MANN H. MILLER.     For thirty-five years Mann H. Miller has been closely identified with the business life of Ansonia, Ohio, and his activities. during this time have given him a prominent position among the men whose energy and progressive spirit have materially aided in making this city one of the leading commercial centers of this part of the State.  As directing head of the firm of M. H. Miller & Son, dealer in granite and marble monuments, he has built up an industry which has become one of the leaders in its line, while in public and fraternal life his signal services have been no less progressive and helpful.  Mr. Miller was born in Richland township, Darke county, Ohio, Dec. 22, 1851, and is a son of Riley B. and Phoebe (Chambers) Miller.
     John and Elizabeth (Mann) Miller, the paternal grand- parents of Mann H. Miller, were natives of Pennsylvania and pioneer settlers of Darke county, where they owned the farm on the site of old Fort Brier, in Richland township, there dying in advanced years.  They were the parents of nine children: Riley B., Job, Mann, Michael, Rachel, Ruth, Margaret and Ellen.  The maternal grandparents of Mr. Miller were early settlers at Huntsville, Butler county, Ohio, and were the parents of four children: Phoebe, Joshua, Jane and Mary.  After the death of Mr. Chambers, his widow married (second) a Mr. Akers, and they had two daughters, Margaret and Martha.  Riley B. Miller was born in Pennsylvania, and was a small boy when he accompanied his parents to Richland township.  He grew to manhood on the home farm and adopted agricultural work for his life’s vocation, accumulating a valuable tract of one hundred and eighty acres of land.  He died Nov. 1, 1855, when aged only thirty-one years, while the mother, a native of Ohio, survived him a long period, and died Dec. 13, 1881, aged fifty-one years, five months, twelve days.  They were the parents of four children: Mann H., of this review; Joshua, who is deceased; Elizabeth J., the widow of William J. Ross, of Rossburg, Ohio, and one child who died in infancy.
     Mann H. Miller was but four years of age when his father died, and at that time he went to make his home with John Hagerman of Allen township, with whom he resided until grown to young manhood.  He was given but scant educational advantages, but made the most of his opportunities, and through observation and reading has gained much knowledge concerning the important things of life, so that today he is a very well-informed man.  After his marriage, he was engaged in farming for two years, and then moved to Ansonia and for several years was engaged in the livery business, subsequently operating a gristmill and elevator for a little over twelve months.  Eventually he turned his attention to the granite and marble business, and in this line he has continued for thirty-five years.  Mr. Miller today at justly accounted one of the substantial men of business of Ansonia.  He is building monuments of a high order, embodying beauty, art and permanency; he is conducting an honest, straightforward business, relying only on the merit of his product and the integrity of his intentions for success.  He believes in good honest work, at a fair living price, and upon this foundation he has built up a business that has few equals in this part of the State
     On Mar. 28, 1872, Mr. Miller was married to Miss Josephine Williams, who was born at Phillipsburg, Montgomery county, Ohio.  Her father located in Montgomery county, Ohio, in 1848, but later moved to Darke county, where he died Jan. 2, 1901, aged eighty-two years.  The mother passed away Aug. 2, 1881, aged fifty-six years, eleven months, nine days.  Mr. Williams operated sawmills and was a merchant, tobacco dealer and farmer and was successful in his various operations.  At one time he was mayor of Ansonia, served also as justice of the peace and was a notary public for about fifteen years.  He and his wife were the parents of the followoing children:  James M., Marion, Rufus, Sarah Etta, Martha, Josephine, Clara, Lafayette, Elziah and two who died as children.
     Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Miller, as follows:  Dell, who died at the age of one month; Russell, who is traveling salesman for Townsend & Townsend, wholesale granite dealers of New York City, married Lucy McCabe, and makes his home in Ansonia; Capitola, who married S. H. Mendenhall of Greenville, and has one son, Dwight; Maude, who became the wife of Ira Oliver and lives in Dayton; Roll Mann, a general merchant of Ansonia, who married Minnie Winterroud and has one daughter, Louise; Noble, in partnership with his father in the monument business, who  married Haxzel Trittschuh and has one son, Rodney Mann, and daughter Josephine, and Loyal who married Ethel Clabaugh of Ada, Ohio, is a student at the Ohio Northern University at Ada.
     Mr. and Mrs. Miller are members of the Christian church, where he is acting in the capacity of trustee.  He has been prominent in fraternal circles, being a member of Ansonia Lodge No. 605, and the Encampment of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of both of which he served in the capacity of treasurer for several yeas, and he and Mrs. Miller belong to the Rebekahs.  In politics a Republican, he has served as councilman for several years, and was a member of the school board for a long period, being treasurer of his district at the time the high school was built.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 264

ROLL M. MILLER.    A native son of Ansonia, Ohio, Roll Mann Miller has spent his entire career here, and has directed his activities so well that today he stands in the forefront among the younger generation of business men of the city.  As the proprietor of one of Ansonia's leading mercantile establishments, he has proven his business worth and stability and at all times has well merited the confidence which has been placed in him.  Mr. Miller was born in Ansonia, Feb. 10, 1883, and is a son of Mann H. and Josephine (Williams) Miller, natives of Darke county.  Their sketch appears on another page of this work.  His paternal grandparents were Riley B. and Phoebe (Chambers) Miller, the former of Pennsylvania and the latter of Ohio, early residents of Darke county, while on the maternal side his grandparents were Samuel and Mary Jane (Linkenhoker) Williams, who were also pioneers of Darke county.
     Roll Mann Miller received his education in the public schools and was graduated from the high school with the class of 1901.  In the meantime, at the age of seventeen years, he proved his industry and ambition by working as a clerk in the mornings and evenings, and after completing his schooling took up clerking as a steady occupation.  After three years he resigned his position to become a rural mail carrier, and for six years was thus engaged, but in March, 1909, again entered mercantile life when he purchased the store of Ed Schmidt.  He handles a full and up-to-date line of dry goods, clothing, shoes, groceries, novelties, etc.  By industry, perseverance and up-to-date methods he has built up an excellent business, receiving a full share of the people of his community.  Mr. Miller is a popular member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, belonging to Ansonia Lodge No. 605, and he and his wife hold membership in the Rebekahs.  They are consistent attendants of the Christian church, and both are widely and favorably known in the younger social set, their handsome modern home being the scene of many festivities of a social nature.  A Republican in his political views, Mr. Miller takes a keen interest in matters that affect the welfare of his community, and has served one term as township treasurer.
     On Sept. 6, 1903, occurred the marriage of Mr. Miller and Miss Minnie Winterroud, daughter of Albert and Florence (Kester) Winterroud.  One daughter, Louise, has been born to this union.  Mrs. Miller was born three miles west of Ansonia, her parents being natives of Darke county.  Her mother has passed away, but Mr. Winterroud still survives.  There were six children in the family, of whom four survive: Minnie, Hazel, and Ernst and Earl, twins.  Mrs. Miller's grandparents were Sylvester adn Elizabeth (Riegle) Winterroud, natives of Pennsylvania.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 261

THOMAS C. MILLER.     The records of Darke county show that never before have there been so many able members of the bar within its confines.  With innumerable important matters before the people which involve serious problems of jurisprudence, it is exceedingly necessary for the lawyer of today to be able to cope with them and lend his aid in obtaining justice.  Because of the necessary qualifications for success, the modern attorney is being asked to occupy positions of trust and responsibility and his advice and co-operation are wanted in the handling of civic matters.  Thomas C. Miller of Greenville, Ohio, is a lawyer who rightly belongs to the class defined above, while as a man he has justified the confidence felt in him by those who know his capabilities and recognize his merit.  Mr. Miller was born at West Milton, Miami county, Ohio, Feb. 25, 1841, a son of Samuel and Margaret (Bowman) Miller, natives of Charleston, Va., and Ohio, respectively.  Thomas C. Miller is the only child born of their marriage.  Samuel Miller was reared in Virginia, but came to Ohio about 1835, and locating in Miami county, operated a mill on Stillwater near Milton for a number of years.  His death occurred in that locality when he was sixty-seven years old.  His wife passed away at Greenville, when about the same age.  They were earnest members of the Methodist church and good, Christian people.
     Thomas C. Miller grew up at West Milton, where he was given but a limited education.  From childhood, however, he was an omnivorous reader and by close personal application made himself a well-informed person long before he began the study of law, and this general information has proved of inestimable value to him in his practice.  While still a lad he began trading horses and was thus engaged when the Civil war broke out.  The patriotic young man did not hesitate but enlisted in Company B, One hundred and Tenth Ohio volunteer infantry and served for two years as a private, participating in a number of important engagements, escaping without serious injury.  Returning home, after the close of his period of service, Mr. Miller began studying law, and in 1874 was admitted to the bar, and immediately thereafter entered upon a general practice at Troy, Ohio, from whence he came to Greenville in 1892, and has since continued here, being associated with some of the most important jurisprudence of the county.  Prior to his admission to the bar, he represented several of his friends in suits, winning the first two.  his success attracted the attention of E. P. Kellogg, an attorney of Milton, who induced Mr. Miller to study under him, and encouraged him in every way.  The success which Mr. Miller has experienced is all the more remarkable in that he is almost entirely self-taught, and indicates that he had much natural ability and a keen insight into human nature which have been valuable aids to him.
     Thomas C. Miller was married to Miss Luisa M. Thompson, a daughter of Augustus and Sarah (Mote) Thompson....., and they became the parents of three children:  Perry E., who is a traveling salesman, married and has two children, Virginia and Louisa, and lives in Greenville township; William E., who operates a roofing and tinsmith business at Dayton, Ohio, married Emma Miller and Lemuel E., who is in a life insurance business at Dayton, Ohio, married and has a daughter, Dorothy.  Mrs. Miller was born in Miami county, Ohio, but her father was a native of Maryland, who came to Miami county at an early day.  Both he and his wife passed away in that county.  For his second marriage he was united to Mrs. Anna D. Bear (nee Grindle), and by this union there are no children.  Mr. and Mrs. Miller are consistent members of the United Brethren church.  He is a Republican in political faith.  For some years he has been serving as a pension attorney, and has rendered valuable assistance to his old comrades in securing their right from the government for past services.  His connections with Jobes Post, G. A. R., are very pleasant, and he enjoys attending encampments, for like other veterans, he does not forget the days when the Boys in Blue were the saviors of the nation.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 558

MILTON R. MILLETTE.     Recognizing the fact that on the journalistic field there is plenty of room for men with brains and vim, the young man whoes whose name appears at the beginning of this review has chosen for his vocation the newspaper profession, with what degree of success is shown in his present well-kept establishment and the large business which he has built up.  The editor and publisher of a newspaper occupies a vantage ground from which he may make or mar reputations or build up or tear down causes worthy of public approval and support.  Not only the city of Ansonia, but the surrounding country in Darke county has reason for congratulation that the Ansonia Hearald is in such safe, clean and thoroughly reliable hands.  Mr. Millette is a native son of Ansonia, and was born Jan. 16, 1890, a son of William K. and Frances (Arbaugh) Millette.
     The paternal great-grandparents of Milton R. Millette were John and Sybil (Potter) Millette, the former born in Connecticut and the latter a native of New York, where they were married. They came to Darke county, Ohio. among the earliest settlers, when Indians still frequented the community.  This John Millette named the village of Ithaca, Darke county, Ohio.  Later they moved to the vicinity of Portland, Ind., where Mr. Millette purchased a farm, in the cultivation of which he spent the remainder of his life.  While still a resident of Darke county, Mr. Millette served as justice of the peace and postmaster at Ithaca.  Wesley Millette, the grandfather of Milton R. Millette, was born Sept. 29, 1836, at Ithaca, Darke county, Ohio, and was married to Sarah Wilson, who was born south of Greenville, in this State.  He was a wagon maker by trade, and worked at that occupation at Greenville, Rose Hill and Ansonia, and still resides at the last-named place.  He and his wife were the parents of four children: Frank E., William K., Charles C. and a daughter who died in infancy.  The maternal great-grandparents of Mr. Millette were Samuel and Jane (Gibson) Arbaugh, who had a large family of children, among them Valentine, William, Perry George, Joseph, Samuel, Jennie, Lizzie, Ella and Peggy.  Valentine Arbaugh married Margaret Hanlin, both being natives of Jay county, Indiana, where Mrs. Arbaugh died.  They had small family, including Frances and several who died as a children.
     William K. Millette was born at Greenville, Ohio, Nov. 6, 1864, and as a lad of two years accompanied his parents to Jay county, Indiana, where for two years he lived on a farm.  He then came back to Darke county, Ohio, and spent three years in Greenville and a year and a half in Rose Hill before settling permanently in Ansonia, which is now his home.  After completing his education in the public schools of Ansonia, he learned the trade of barber, which he has followed for over thirty years, and has also been well known in musical circles as instructor of the Ansonia Concert Band, with which organization he has been connected for twenty years.  On Jan. 3, 1889, Mr. Millette married Miss Frances Arbaugh, daughter of Valentine and Margaret (Hanlin) Arbaugh and they had one child, Milton R.
     Milton R. Millette was reared in Ansonia, and here attended the public schools until he was twelve years of age, at which time he learned the trade of printer, and has made this his life work.  He entered the employ of the Ansonia Herald in the capacity of “devil,” but has advanced rapidly, and on Apr. 1, 1909, became proprietor of this paper.  On Jan. 5, 1909, Mr. Millette was married to Miss Pearl Woods.  She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Flo (Moore) Woods.  She is a graduate of the Ansonia high school.  Her paternal and maternal ancestors were early settlers of Darke and Miami counties, Ohio.  Mr. and Mrs. Millette are the parents of two sons, Richard H., now three years of age, and James Thomas, one and one-half years old.  It is a progressive Democratic weekly, enjoying the support of a wide circle of readers and advertisers and under the capable management of Mr. Millette has grown to become a distinct influence in the community.  In no avenue of business do men become so widely known as in journalism, not always as personalities, perhaps, but as influences, their printed thoughts speaking to thousands where their spoken ones could reach perhaps but a score.  Hence the grave responsibility of the journalist.  The power of the press has  many times brought reformatory legislation and more than once has changed public policies.  Mr. Millette is endeavoring to give his readers a clean, live newspaper, printing the news fully and accurately.  His efforts are doing much to the advance his community’s interests.  He also conducts a well-equipped job printing establishment, where first-class work of all kinds is done.  Mr. Millette is a member of the Christian church, while his wife is a Methodist.  He belongs to Knights of Pythias, Castle Hall Lodge No. 356, of Ansonia, and in politics is a progressive Democrat. 
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 242

CHARLES R. MUSSON is a man whose colleagues upon newspaper work admit that he possesses industry, zeal, a real love of his work, clever wit, and an individual style, combined with a high ideal of journalism to which he subordinates any desire for material advancement which may conflict with his principles.  These qualities have placed him in the editorial chair of the Arcanum Enterprise of Arcanum, Ohio.  He was born at St. Paris, Champaign county, Ohio, Oct. 31, 1855 a son of Dr. John J. and Caroline (Rogers) Musson, and grandson of John Musson and his wife were born in Virginia, but became pioneers of Highland county, Ohio, where he died when still a comparatively young man.  His widow survived him for nine years, when she, too, passed away.  John J. Musson was their only child.  The reason for the family migration from Virginia to Ohio was the feeling entertained by James Musson towards the slavery question.  Although his people had been slave owners for many years, and he inherited some, he could not feel that the practice was right, and freed those who had come to him, and made his way to another State where he would not be compelled to go against his conscientious scruples.  Charles Rogers, the maternal grandfather of Charles R. Musson was a native of New Jersey, where his wife was also born.  By trade he was a carriage builder, but when he and his wife came to Champaign county, Ohio, he did some farming.  His death occurred in his new home when he was eighty-four years old, his wife having died at the age of fifty years.  They had three children:  Caroline, Charles L. and John S.|
     Dr. John J. Musson was a native of Ohio, but his wife was born in New Jersey.  Early deciding upon a medical career, he took a course at Starling Medical College of Columbus, Ohio, from which he was graduated, and then practiced at St. Paris, Ohio, for half a century, dying there in 1899, aged over seventy years.  His wife died at the same place Jan. 13, 1873, aged forty-one years, firm in the faith of the Methodist church, of which she was an earnest member.  Doctor Musson was a Mason.  At one time he represented his district in which Champaign county was included, in the State Legislature, held various local offices, and had charge of the inspection of the internal revenue office, department of Ohio.  He and his wife, who had come to Ohio in young girlhood, had five children: Ada B., who resides at Washburn, N. D., having been one of the early teachers at that point; Charles R., whose name heads this review; Mary, who is the widow of D. L. Glendenning, Flint, Mich.; John L., who resides at Washburn, N. D., and Callie, who resides at Los Angeles, Cal.
     Charles R. Musson was reared at St. Paris, Ohio, and educated in its public schools.  Following his leaving school, he began learning to be a printer with the St. Paris Erie Dispatch, later having charge of it from 1874 to 1889.  In the latter year he came to Arcanum, Ohio, buying the Arcanum Enterprise, which he has issued continuously ever since. Prior to locating at Arcanum he studied law for two years, abut has never practiced, but his knowledge gained in his reading along this line has broadened his outlook and his range of information.  His newspaper occupies a recognized place among those devoted to the support and spread of democratic principles, for Mr. Musson is a stanch Democrat.  He was pos-office inspector under President Cleveland for two years, and superintendent of printing at the Soldiers and Sailors' Home at Xenia, Ohio.  Locally he has held some of the municipal offices, and is a man whose devotion to his party and his desire to secure the progressive improvement of his community, is a genuine and forceful.  On April 29, 1880, Charles R. Musson was married to Miss Caroline (McGrew) Snyder, and they had five children: Samuel J., who is in the treasurer's office of the National Cash Register at Dayton, Ohio, married Ida Klugel, and they have a son, Robert; Florence A. married A. C. Crossman, they live at Detroit, Mich., and have a daughter Gertrude; Marie J., Ruth A. and Mabel C., the last three of whom live at home.
     Mrs. Musson was born at Westville, Champaign county, Ohio, Mar. 16, 1858.  Her father was born in Ohio, and her mother in Indiana, and both are now deceased.  They had seven children
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 187

HARRY C. MYERS.     It is said that the legal profession is one of the most difficult in which to achieve success.  It is doubtless true that to be a highly successful attorney requires ability of an exceptional order, and this must be backed by practical experience and thorough training.  Harry C. Myers is well known both as an able lawyer and as being one of the most progressive and satisfactory mayors who ever presided over the affairs of Gettysburg, Ohio.  He is a man of firm convictions, settled purpose, practical in his aim, whether as an attorney or a man, and has, therefore, advanced steadily to a high and substantial professional position, having been effective also in the realization of those projects which are advanced by good citizens of modern tendencies.  Mr. Myers was born Apr. 14, 1886, on the old Myers homestead farm, located one-half mile east of Greenville, in Adams township, Darke county, and is a son of Z. T. and Lucy O. (Dershem) Myers, and a grandson of Scipio and Mary (Campbell) Myers.
     John Myers, the great-grandfather of Harry Myers, fought as a soldier during the War of 1812, and following the closing of that struggle migrated to Ohio, where he became one of the first settlers of Darke county.  Here he entered a farm in Adams township, and passed the remainder of his life in agricultural pursuits, which also commanded the attention of his son Scipio and his grandson Z. T. Myers.  The latter was reared and educated in the country, where he lived an industrious and active life, and was well rewarded for his faithful labors.  When his children began to grow up around him, he came to Gettysburg in order that they might receive better educational advantages than the country afforded, and here he is still making his home with his son.  There are four children in the family: Aaron L., who married Dora Neth and has two children, Emmet and Robert T.; Hugh A., who married Miss O. Cole, and Harry and Ina, who make their home with their parents.
     Harry Myers was graduated from the town schools when he was sixteen years of age, following which he took special work to prepare him for college.  After taking a scientific course at Ada, he began the study of law, and was graduated with his degree in 1908, at which time he settled down to practice in Gettysburg.  Although still a young man, he has gained something more than a local reputation, and his connection with a number of prominent cases has made him a familiar figure in the courts of Darke county.  True success, such as he has won, does not come to a man possessed of ability and perseverance alone.  Back of these necessary qualifications must be devotion to clients and honesty of purpose which looks beyond the mere winning of one case to the client’s future.  Counsel and advice which money cannot pay for, and which never appear in the attorney’s bill for services, must be ever present.
     A Republican in his political views, Mr. Myers has served Gettysburg two terms in the capacity of mayor, and in that office gained a reputation as a man who could get results.  He chose his assistants and advisers purely from the standpoint of practical efficiency, which primarily implied industry, faithfulness, honesty and experience.  The result was that he was able to achieve much for his city’s benefit and he has continued to hold its interests closely at heart.  He is a consistent member of the Presbyterian church.  The following are names, dates of birth and of the deaths of some of Mr. Meyers's ancestors: Jane Hart Campbell, born Oct. 7, 1816, died Aug. 11, 1822; Rebecca Campbell, born July 10, 1818, died Nov. 23, 1840; Mary Campbell (Myers), born May 27, 1820, died Sept. 24, 1892; Elizabeth Stewart Campbell, born Feb. 26, 1822, died May, 1861; Jane Hart Campbell, born May 10, 1824, died April, 1896; Hugh Alexander Campbell, born Aug. 7, 1826, died Jan. 22, 1909; Nancy Bell Campbell (Stoltz), born Aug. 14, 1828; died Apr. 1, 1906; David M. Campbell, born Apr. 13, 1831, died October, 1902; Florence McClain Campbell, born Sept. 4, 1833, died Nov. 12, 1833; infant sister, born Sept. 4, 1833, died Sept. 4, 1833; James Armstrong Campbell, born Sept. 13, 1834, died Feb. 16, 1888; Armstrong Campbell, born Apr. 30, 1784, died May 16, 1865; Margaret J. Campbell, born May 4, 1792, died Dec. 23, 1867.
     Stewart Family: Margaret Stewart, born May 4, 1792, died Dec. 23, 1867; James Stewart, born Dec. 5, 1756, died Mar. 5, 1819; James Stewart, born June, 1755 (first wife), died Feb. 19, 1798; Elizabeth Stewart, born July 4, 1763 (second wife), died Dec. 12, 1821; William Stewart, born Feb. 25, 1781, died Apr. 24, 1808; David Stewart, born May 24, 1784; John Stewart, born Jan. 4, 1786; James Stewart, born Feb. 4, 1788; Andrew Stewart, born Jan. 29, 1790; James Stewart, born Aug. 17, 1794.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 479

ORTHA HAYS MYERS.     This sterling representative of one of the pioneer families of Darke county has been a resident of his present property all of his life, it being the old family homestead.  His life has been one of industry and activity and has been marked by consistent and merited advancement.  Mr. Myers is the owner of eighty acres of land in Adams township, and the esteem in which he is generally held by his fellow citizens was evidenced at the last election, when he was made a trustee of the township.  He was born on his present farm, May 14, 1876, and is a son of John and Alice (Rick) Myers, natives of this town- ship, the former of whom is a brother of Taylor Myers, the latter being the father of Harry G. Myers, a review of whose life will be found on another page of this work.
     Ortha Hays Myers was educated in the public schools of Gettysburg, Ohio, and during his spare time assisted his father in the work of the home place.  At the time of his graduation, he engaged in agricultural work and was so engaged until the outbreak of the war with Spain, when he enlisted as a member of Company C, Third regiment, Ohio volunteer infantry, under Captain Horner and Colonel White.  Upon the close of hostilities, he returned to the homestead, and soon thereafter was able to purchase the property from the other heirs.  He has continued to follow general farming and stock raising, and has met  with success because of his good management, foresight and industry.  He is a friend of progress, uses modern methods and machinery in his work and makes his land pay him handsomely for the labor he expends upon it.
     Mr. Myers was married in 1901 to Miss Bessie Gibbony,  daughter of John and Belle (Cain) Gibbony, who came to Ohio from the State of Pennsylvania and settled in the vicinity of Versailles.  Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Myers: Gladys, Ivor, Georgie, Ethel and Alice Belle.  In his political views Mr. Myers has always supported Republican principles and policies.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - From its earliest Settlement to the Present Time - Vol. II - Milford, Ohio - The Hobart Publ. Co. - 1914 - pg. 492