W. O. Smith, farmer and stock-raiser, also proprietor and superintendent of Smith’s flour, feed and saw mills; P. O. Oakland; born in Champaign Co., Ohio, Oct. 8, 1824, where he followed farming until 25 years of age, when in 1849 he removed West, and located in Coles Co., Ill., purchasing 140 acres of land, where […]
Eichelberger, George Hamilton; lawyer; born, Urbana, O., Jan. 24, 1877; son of George M. and Emma Ring Eichelberger; educated, Ohio Weslyan University; married, New York City, Aug. 11, 18908; Frances Staunton Dodge; one daughter; United States Marshal at Shanghai, China, 1897-1900; since coming to Cleveland, connected with 5th Ohio Infantry as battalion adjt.; practiced law
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GEN. JAMES CLARK TOLMAN. – One of the leading citizens of Jackson county, and foremost among the representative men of Oregon, is General James Clark Tolman, ex-surveyor general of this state. A man of great decision of character and executive ability, he has always occupied the position of a leader, and, after fifty years of
(Probably from Champaign Co.) Served from September 6, until September 22, 1812. Capt. John McCord Sergt. Joseph Low Sergt. Alexander Allen Corp. Joseph 0. Lemon Privates Armstrong, Thomas Byars, David Evans, Edward Fitzpatrick, John Ford, Joseph Largent, Abraham Lemon, Laurence V. Lutser, Henry McCarthy, William Neally, William Patrick, Anthony Powell, Elijah Powell, Enoch Powell. Timothy
Among the worthy representatives of honest industry and good government, stands the capable and intelligent gentleman, whose name is at the head of this article, and who has achieved a success in different lines, each of which is sufficient to stamp him as a man of ability and enterprise, while in it all he has
(Probably from Champaign Co.) Served from December 11, 1812, until January 11, 1813. Capt. Arthur Layton Lieut. Nathaniel Williams Ensign Elias Baker Sergt. John Layton Sergt. John John Sergt. Aaron Werner Sergt. Adam Howel Corp. William Layton Corp. Philip Mower Fifer, John Husted Privates Albin, Gabriel Albin, Samuel Crites, Conrad Gregory, Joshua Hicks, William Hughel,
John T. Taylor, farmer; P. O. Rardin; born in Champaign Co., Ohio, Dec. 24, 1843, where he lived until 9 years of age, when he emigrated with his parents to Illinois and located in what is now known as Morgan Tp., in the fall of 1853, and where he has since continued to live within
Austin McCreary Keene. The subject of this sketch is one of the prominent and successful attorneys of Southeastern Kansas. He was born at Middletown, Ohio, September 4, 1865, the son of Marshall B. Keene and Jennette McCreary Keene. Marshall Keene was born in 1823 at Keensburg, Illinois, a village in Wabash County named for his forbears. The
