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Thos. C. Berry	THOMAS C. BERRY was born in Urbana Jan. 27, 1849, and in the schools of this city pursued his education. whereby he was fitted for life's practical and responsible duties.  When quite a young man he entered his father’s grocery store and thus became familiar with commercial methods.  Later he was admitted to a partnership in the enterprise, becoming a member of the firm in 1870, when twenty-one years of age, under the name of T. H. Berry & Son.  As the years passed more and more of the management and control of the business devolved upon him, and upon his father's death he succeeded to the enterprise as sole proprietor, but retains the firm name of T. H. Berry & Son, out of respect for his father, who established the business.  He has a large grocery house in which he carries a full and complete line of staple and fancy groceries and his business has assumed extensive proportions, so that his trade is now gratifying and profitable.      In 1874 occurred the marriage of Mr. Berry and Miss Eudora Vance, granddaughter of Governor James C. Vance, and unto them have been born two children: Bertha, the wife of Frank McCracken, of Urbana; and Bessie, now Mrs. George McCracken.  Both Mr. and Mrs. Berry hold membership in the Presbyterian church.  He is an earnest adherent of Republican principles and for twenty years has been township treasurer, a fact which indicates unmistakably the confidence and trust reposed in him.  Although he entered upon a business already established, many a man of less resolute principles would not have succeeded in carrying forward the undertaking.  In all trade transactions, however, he has shown keen discernment, unfaltering energy and honesty which is beyond question, and his career proves that success is not a matter of genius, but the outcome of labor and experience. Source:  A Centennial Biographical History of Champaign Co., Ohio - Illustrated - New York and Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page 339
Thos. H. Berry	THOMAS H. BERRY was born Jan. 5, 1820, in Urbana, and was a son of Judge E. C. Berry, one of the most prominent and leading factors in the early history of Champaign county.  Thomas H. Berry spent his entire life in the city of his nativity with the exception of three years passed in Chicago and in Danville, Illinois.  Throughout his connection with the business interests here he was largely engaged in the grocery trade.  It is said that his characteristics in childhood were obedience and a tractable spirit which could always be influenced by reasonable methods.  As a man he was upright and honest in all business relations, was kind, loving and considerate as a father in the house hold and helpful as a friend and neighbor.  In matters of citizenship he was loyal and trustworthy, and for nineteen years served as township treasurer, proving a worthy custodian of the public finances.  His death occurred Nov. 9, 1879, and his many excellent qualities had so endeared him to his family, however, and made him such a worthy factor in business circles that his loss was deeply felt through out the entire community.      On the 1st of May, 1846, Thomas H. Berry was united in marriage to Luxima Hughes, a daughter of James R. Hughes, of Oxford, Ohio, who was a son of the first Presbyterian minister of Champaign county and the first principal of Miami University, at Oxford, Ohio.  The lady was born in that city, June 8, 1826, and now resides in Urbana.  By her marriage she became the mother of seven children: One daughter, Mary Lamme; Thomas C., who is connected with the grocery trade of this city; James H. and Harry M., both of Wichita, Kansas; William E., who is assistant cashier in the National Bank of Urbana; Charles J., of California; and Lou B., who is an insurance agent of Urbana.  The father was a consistent member of the Presbyterian church for nearly thirty years and took an active interest in its work and in all that extended its influence.  His life was capable; his honor unimpeached, and his integrity unquestioned. Source:  A Centennial Biographical History of Champaign Co., Ohio - Illustrated - New York and Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page 336
Charles B. & Myrtle E. Black	CHARLES B. BLACK.   This well known resident of Champaign county is one of Ohio's native sons, his birth having occurred in Wayne township on the 10th of March, 1868.  His grandfather, Peter Black, was a native of Pennsylvania, but became one of the early pioneers of Wayne township, Champaign county, where he spent the remainder of his life, passing away in death when his son Peter was but four years of age.  The latter was born in this county on the 14th of May, 1828, and when twenty-two years of age moved to Henry county, Iowa, but later returned to this state and located on a farm in Wayne township.  After a time he again made the journey to Iowa, but a second time returned to this state, and his death here occurred on the 26th of December, 1899.  In political matters he was first a Whig and after a Republican, and his first vote was cast in favor of the free school system.  As the years passed prosperity abundantly rewarded his well directed efforts and he became the owner of one thousand acres of rich and fertile land.  He started in life a poor boy, but steadily worked his way upward, gaining success and winning the public confidence.  His wife bore the maiden name of Catharine Felgar, and she was a native of Pennsylvania, of German descent.  She is still living in Wayne township where she located in a very early day.  Five sons and three daughters blessed this union, namely:  Samuel F.; Isaac F.; Henry E.; Granville P.; Lucretia, the wife of William Berry; Emma E., deceased; Charles B., of this review; and Cora B., deceased.      C. B. Black received his elementary education in the common schools of Wayne township, and was afterward a student in the normal school at Urbana.  After completing his education he engaged in farming and reading law with Judge Middleton, of Urbana, but on account of failing health was obliged to abandon the latter occupation, and since that time has given his entire time and attention to his farming operations.  He is now the owner of one hundred and eighteen acres of land adjoining the village of Cable, which is valued at one hundred dollars an acre, and this land is under an excellent state of cultivation and improved with commodious and substantial buildings.  He has always taken an active part in the public life of the county, and on the Republican ticket, of which he is a stanch supporter, he has been elected to many positions of trust and responsibility.  At one time he was the candidate for the office of prosecuting attorney in a field with six candidates, and came within a few votes of winning the election.  H has represented his district in all the county, state and judicial convention of his party, and has served his second term as justice of the peace and member of the school board.  His fraternal relations connect him with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Cable Lodge, No. 395, in which he has served as a delegate to many of its encampments.  He passed through the chairs and is also a member of the Encampment.      In 1887 Mr. Black was united in marriage to Minnie Guyton, and of their four children only one is now living, Zella who is thirteen years of age and attending school.  For his second wife he chose Myrtle Schertzer.  She is of German descent, her grandfather having been born in that country, and her  parents are Emanuel and Amanda (Spring) Schertzer.  This union has been blessed with two children - Dewey, born Nov. 8, 1898, and Helen M., born Mar. 30, 1901.  Mr. Black has led a busy and useful life, and in addition to his valuable homestead he is a stockholder in many enterprises.  By his progressive and honorable methods and capable management he has gained a place among the substantial citizens and most highly esteemed business men of his county. Source:  A Centennial Biographical History of Champaign Co., Ohio - Illustrated - New York and Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page 236
Peter Black . Francis M. Black	ELIAS P. BLACK, who has been identified with the interests of Rush township, Champaign county, throughout his entire life, was born on the farm on which he now resides on the 3d of September, 1839.  His father, Peter Black, was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1786, and in 1809 he came with his parents, Samuel and Sarah Black, to Rush township, the journey being made with ox team.  In this township the son Peter was reared, and he was here married to Maria A. Hilliard, who was born in Vermont, but when quite young she was brought in Champaign county.      Mr. and Mrs. Black their domestic life on a farm in Rush township, the work of which was carried on in partnership with a neighbor, and one team, consisting of a bull and a horse, performed the labor for both parties for two years.  Mr. Black went into Union county, near Byhalia, where he was engaged in making maple sugar, which be hauled to Cincinnati and sold, using the proceeds to pay for his farm of one hundred and six acres which he had purchased in this township.  During a part of this time he was associated in business with Samuel Hanes and a Mr. Coom.  After paying for his land he purchased another tract of one hundred acres, which he paid for by making “Black Salts" front the ashes of the timber which had been cut from his land, and later he became the owner of an adjoining tract of fifty acres.  He subsequently went to Kansas and purchased seventeen hundred and sixty acres on the Osage river, in Anderson county, which is now owned by his son, Judge F. M. Black, of Kansas City.  His life's labors were ended in death when he had reached the age of seventy-three years.  His was a remarkable record, and it illustrates in no uncertain manner what it is possible to accomplish when perseverance and determination form the keynote to a man's life.  Depending upon his own resources, he arose from comparative obscurity to a place of prominence in the business world.  Mrs. Black reached the age of seventy-five years.  This worthy couple became the parents of seven children, four of whom grew to years of maturity, namely: Lydia A. Archer, of Woodstock; Frank M., a judge of Kansas City, Missouri; and Harriet H., deceased.      Elias P. Black, of this review. is the sixth child in order of birth, in the above family.  He was reared on the farm on which he now resides, and his primary education was received in the primitive log school house of the neighborhood.  Later he became a student in the Urbana high school, and afterward received a course in the university at Delaware, Ohio.  On account of his father's illness he was obliged to leave the schoolroom and return to the home farm, and after the latter's death he continued to care for his aged mother until she, too, was called to the home beyond.  In 1835 he added the dairy business to his general farming, and he now keeps about one hundred head of registered Jerseys, to which he feeds ensilage.  He was the first to manufacture this food, of which he now feeds about two hundred and fifty tons a near, and he has three siloes, with a capacity of from seventy-five to one hundred tons each.  He does all of his own separating and ships, his cream, this branch of his business yielding him an average of two hundred dollars a month.  He is also a stockholder and now president of the Woodstock Bank, which was organized eighteen years ago.  The bank was organized with twelve stockholders, but it now has only three.  Mr. Black has ever kept himself well informed on the political issues, and gives an intelligent support to the democratic party, although he is very liberal in his views.  For seven years he served as a trustee of his township, and at one time was nominated for the position of county commissioners on the Democratic ticket, but the county at that time contained a Republican majority of about seventeen hundred and Mr. Black came within sixty votes of winning the election.  He has many times served as judge of elections before the Australian ballot system was inaugurated.  He is a prominent citizen of the community, and his fine homestead of two hundred and twenty-two and a half acres is one of the desirable places of the county.      Mr. Black was united in marriage to Miss L. R. White, of Delaware, Ohio, and they have reared four orphan children.  In this social relations he is a member of the Masonic fraternity at Urbana, and of the Junior Order of American Mechanics at Mingo. Source:  A Centennial Biographical History of Champaign Co., Ohio - Illustrated - New York and Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page 402
*  ONLY	FRANCIS M. BLACK - ELIAS P. BLACK Source:  A Centennial Biographical History of Champaign Co., Ohio - Illustrated - New York and Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page 404
	JAMES W. BLACK is a well known farmer of Salem township, his home being in section 20 and within the borders of this township, his birth occurring Oct. 28, 1854, his parents being James and Caroline (Culbertson) Black.  He is the youngest in a family of eight children and was reared in the place of his nativity, his education being acquired in the district schools.  He worked on the home farm, the duties of field and meadow early becoming familiar to him through practical experience.  He chose as a companion and helpmate for the journey of life Miss Lizzie Robbins, the marriage being celebrated on the 21st of December, 1882.  The lady is a native of Logan county, Ohio, her birth having occurred in West Liberty, Mar. 8, 1862.  Her father, John W., was a native of New Jersey, and emigrated westward, taking up his abode in Logan county, Ohio, about 1857.  By trade he was a blacksmith and long followed that pursuit, his death occurring when he was fifty-two years of age.  His wife bore the maiden name of Rebecca Huff and her birth occurred in Hunterdon county, New Jersey.  They became the parents of three children: Bell, the wife of J. R. Black, who is mentioned on another page of this volume; William, a resident of California; and Mrs. James W. Black, of this review.  She was reared in West Liberty and after her marriage went as a bride to the old Black homestead, the young couple taking up their abode in the house that his grandfather, Captain Alexander Black, had erected in 1818, our subject being a representative of the third generation to occupy this home.  He carries on general farming and stockraising, and in connection with his brother owns and operates about six hundred acres of rich and arable land, his farming interests being crowned with a very creditable degree of success.  He is also a stockholder and one of the directors of the Farmers Banking Company of West Liberty, and is financially interested in a business block at that place.      The home of Mr. and Mrs. Black has been blessed with four children: Burr R., born in 1887; Geneva B., born in 1890; Howard C., born May 24, 1893; and Virginia. born Aug. 23, 1901.  Mr. Black votes with the Republican party and has served as a school director, but does not seek or desire public office.  He belongs to Liberty Lodge, No. 96, I. O. O. F., and is a popular and esteemed representative of that organization.  His entire life has been passed in Salem township, and he is now living upon the farm which has been in the possession of the Black family since 1809.  From pioneer days down to the present, representatives of the name have borne their share in promoting the best interests of this section of the state. and Mr. Black is widely recognized as a progressive and public spirited citizen. Source:  A Centennial Biographical History of Champaign Co., Ohio - Illustrated - New York and Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page 77
	JOHN R. BLACK.  The residents of Salem township who have long remained within its borders and have been prominent in promoting the public welfare know that John R. Black deserves to be accounted among the number.  He was born Feb. 20, 1848, in this township and has a large circle of friends and acquaintances throughout Champaign county, who esteem him for his genuine worth.  The ancestry of the family can be traced back to Ireland, where lived Alexander Black, the great-great-grandfather of our subject.  Attracted by the opportunities of the new world he left the green isle of Erin and braving the dangers of an ocean voyage at that time made his way to the new world, taking up his residence in Virginia.  William Black, the great-grandfather of our subject, was a captain during the war of the Revolution and valiantly aided in the; struggle of the colonies which resulted in the establishment of this republic.      Alexander Black, the grandfather of our subject, was born in Augusta county, Virginia, on the 14th of October, 1765.  He, too, was loyal to the cause of liberty and when only fifteen years of age joined the colonial forces, but was not in active service during that period. At the age of twenty years he crossed the mountains into Kentucky and lived in a fort called Stroud's Station, three miles from Winchester, for a period of three years.  While there he became well acquainted with Daniel Boone, the great Kentucky hunter and Indian fighter.  In those days one heard nothing but the howl of the wolf and the whoop of Indians in “the dark and bloody land,” as Kentucky was then called, in 1792 he was married to Jane Crocket in Rockbridge county, Virginia, and returned to Kentucky to make that his future home.  He was with General Scott's Kentucky Volunteers, which marched to the front, and was with General Wayne when he gained his famous victory over the Indians on the Maumee in August, 1794, being wounded in the face in that battle.  In 1809 he moved with his family to Champaign county, Ohio.  During the war of 1812 he was a captain and with his company guarded the frontier settlers against the attacks of Indians.  Tecumseh with his tribe of Shawnees and Bateast with his tribe of Wyandottes having rebelled against the government and gone with the English, gave the settlers much trouble and they had to be on constant guard against them all the time of the war.  Captain Black was always a warm personal friend of General Simon Kenton. of pioneer fame in Ohio, they having lived neighbors for years.  Like all of the old Indian fighters, he had no love for an Indian, as he had spent all of his younger days on the frontier fighting them.  Captain Black died in 1854. his wife passing away five years later.      James Black. the father of our subject, was born in Clark county, Kentucky, Feb. 8, 1798. and he was a youth of eleven years when he accompanied his parents to Champaign county, Ohio, in the year 1809.  As a boy he enjoyed the experience and pleasure of pioneer life and at the same time bore his part in developing and improving the home farm.  From the time of his arrival in this country he resided continuously in Champaign county, and being very successful in farm work, his labors brought to him an excellent return in golden harvests.  Being a man of powerful build he was well calculated to stand the hardships of an early pioneer life.  After the close of the war of 1812 he was engaged in driving cattle and hogs for two hundred miles through an unbroken wilderness to Detroit.  They had to ford all the streams and rivers on the way, build fires at night to keep the panthers and wolves at bay, lie on the ground in rain or snow and all kinds of weather during the trip and had to go on foot all the way there and back.  In early life James Black was a Henry Clay Whig, and had a personal acquaintance with that celebrated leader and statesman.  Later he joined the ranks of the Republic party, to which he had ever given his stanch support.  He was a second cousin of Davy Crockett, the humorist and member of congress from Tennessee, through his mother, Jane Crockett Black.  After arriving at years of maturity he married Caroline Culbertson, a native of Erie county, Pennsylvania, born Jan. 16, 1810.  Her father, James Culbertson, was a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and died in 1835.  He served as a private in the was of 1812, and in 1813 came to Champaign county.  His father, Samuel Culbertson, was of English lineage and at the time of the Revolutionary war joined the colonial troops, fighting to throw off the yoke of British oppression.  His death occurred in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania.  Mrs. Black, the mother of our subject, died in Champaign county, Ohio, in the seventy-third year of her age.  She was married in 1832 and became the mother of three sons and five daughters, all of whom reached years of maturity, while seven of the number married.  Three of the family are now deceased.  The death of James Black occurred July 3, 1882.      John R. Black, whose name forms the caption of this review, was the sixth child and second son.  He was reared in Salem township and no event of special importance occurred to vary the routine of farm life for him in his early youth.  He worked in the field: and attended the district schools, while later he became a student in the high school at West Liberty.  On putting aside his text-books he gave his time and energies to farming and stock-raising, making a specialty of the latter, and with that branch of business he was connected until 1901, when he put aside business cares and is now living in honorable retirement from labor.      Dec. 9, 1886, occurred the marriage of Mr. Black and Miss Belle Robbins, a native of Hunterdon county, New Jersey, born Sept. 21, 1856.  She is a daughter of John and Rebecca (Huff) Robbins, the former of whom died in West Liberty in 1887, but her mother 'is still living.  In the family are three children, one daughter and two sons: Maud, Wayne C. and Yale D., aged respectively twelve, ten and eight years.      In connection with his brother, James W. Black.  Mr. Black. of this review, owns about six hundred acres of good land. and our subject also has town property in West Liberty.  He is likewise a stockholder in the Farmers Bank of that place, and his brother is one of its directors.  In politics he is an- earnest advocate of the Republican party, taking an active interest in its growth, and many times he has served as trustee of his township, having ever been efficient and faithful in the discharge of his official duties.  For fifteen years he has been one of the board of managers for the Champaign County Agricultural Society and is vice president at the present time.  He has given much time and attention to the advancement of agriculture and the live stock industry for the Champaign county fair.  Socially he is connected with the Masonic fraternity, in which he has attained the Templar degree, and he also belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of West Liberty, being one of its most progressive and active representatives.  His life has ever been an exemplification of the beneficent spirit of those organizations.  It has been in conformity with manly principles and has been guided by all that is true and bright.  He has always resided in Champaign county. and those who have known him from boyhood are numbered among his stanchest friends. Source:  A Centennial Biographical History of Champaign Co., Ohio - Illustrated - New York and Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page 525
	PETER BLACK - See ELIAS P. BLACK
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Black	PETER BLACK Source:  A Centennial Biographical History of Champaign Co., Ohio - Illustrated - New York and Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page 302
	JAMES I. BLOSE.    In scanning the lives and careers of the citizens of Champaign county, Ohio, it is pleasing to note the exercise of enterprise in every walk of life, and the achievement of success in every department of business and industrial activity.  The personal career of the subject of this review has been an active and successful one, and the intelligence and ability shown by him in the management and direction of his business affairs, as well as those pertaining to important public office of which he has been incumbent, and the interest he has always shown in the advancement of measures for the good of the county, have caused him to be classed among the representative citizens of this section of the state, while there are additional points of interest attaching to his career from the fact that he is a native son of the county and a representative of pioneer families of sterling character.      Mr. Blose was born on a farm in Mad River township, Champaign county, Ohio, on the 18th of October, 1852, being the son of Daniel and Louisa (Colbert) Blose, the former of whom was born in Virginia and the latter in Champaign county, Ohio, where their marriage was solemnized.  Daniel Blose was a mere boy at the time when his parents removed from the Old Dominion state to Ohio, and his father, Henry Blose. thus became one of the pioneer farmers of Champaign county, as was also John Colbert, the maternal grandfather of the subject of this sketch.  Daniel Blose was twice married, his first union being to a Miss Pence, who bore him three children, while by the second union there were five sons. of whom three are living at the present time.  Mr. Blose died at the age of fifty-five years, having devoted his active life to agricultural pursuits, and his widow survived him by many years, passing away in 1901, at the venerable age of eighty-two years.      James I. Blose remained on the homestead farm until he had attained the age of seventeen years, early beginning to contribute his quota to its work and receiving his preliminary educational training in the district schools and supplementing the same by a course of study in Urbana University.  Upon leaving the farm- he secured a clerical position in the Urbana office of the Panhandle Railroad, where he remained about a year, and then entered into partnership with John C. Edmiston and engaged in the grain business in Urbana, building up an excellent business and continuing operations under the firm name of Blose & Edmiston about six years.      In his political adherency Mr. Blose has ever been arrayed in support of the principles and policies of the Democratic party and he has taken an active interest in public affairs of a local nature.  In 1876 he was elected to the office of county treasurer, and so capably and satisfactorily administered the financial affairs of Champaign county that he was chosen as his own successor in 1878, being thus in tenure of the office for two consecutive terms.  After retiring from office Mr. Blose resumed his operations as a grain and produce commission merchant, and has ever since been concerned in this important line of enterprise in Urbana. conducting an individual business and handling a large volume of business. buying and shipping grain and handling feed, hay and other products of the farm, while he has also been successful in the handling of farm properties. as a real-estate operator.  He is known as one of the progressive and straightforward business men of his native county, where he is held in uniform confidence and esteem. Fraternally Mr. Blose is a prominent member of the Masonic order, being identified with Harmony Lodge, No. 8, F. & A. M.; Urbana Chapter, No. 34, R. A. M.; and Raper Commandery, No. 19, Knights Templar, all at Urbana, while he is also a member of Scottish Rite bodies and the Mystic Shrine at Dayton, taking a deep interest in the affairs of this ancient and time-honored fraternity.      On the 28th of December, 1876, Mr. Blose was united in marriage to Miss Lucy Ann Straw, of Carey, Ohio, she having been born in Wyandot county, the daughter of David Straw.  Mr. and Mrs. Blose have three children, Corinne, Lucy and Helen. Source:  A Centennial Biographical History of Champaign Co., Ohio - Illustrated - New York and Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page 416
William Blose Missouri Blose	WILLIAM BLOSE.    The subject of this sketch is numbered among the representative farmers of Mad River township, where he has passed the entire period of his life, being a member of one of the pioneer families of Champaign county, with whose history the name has been inseparably and honorably identified from the early days when was inaugurated the work of reclaiming the heavily timbered land for cultivation.      Mr. Blose was born in this township, on the 28th of September, 1845, being a son of Lewis Blose, who likewise was born in this township. in the year 1819, and was here reared and educated, passing his entire life in this township and devoting his attention to the noble art of agriculture from his youth up.  He died at the age of sixty years, honored by all who knew him and recognized as one of the influential men of the community.  In politics he was originally a Whig and later a Republican.  He was a son of John Blose, who was born in Virginia, whence he emigrated to Ohio and became one of the early settlers in Champaign county, locating in the virgin forests of Mad River township and here passing the residue of his life, his death occurring when he was about sixty years of age.  The maiden name of our subject's mother was Elizabeth Anderson. and she likewise was born in Mad River township, where her father, John Anderson, was one of the early settlers.  She died at the age of seventy years.  Her father was a native of Virginia, whence he came to Clark county, Ohio, where he remained for a time and then came to Champaign county, where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death.  Lewis and Elizabeth Blose became the parents of seven children, all of whom attained years of maturity, their names, in order of birth, being as follows: Margaret is deceased; William is the subject of this sketch; Mary C. is the widow of George Mauk and lives in Urbana township; John is a resident of Urbana township; Louisa is the wife of Lewis Cook, of Mad River township; Susan is the widow of Percival Kiser and is a resident of Tremont City, Clark county: and Emery T. is deceased.      William Blose grew up on the parental farmstead in Mad River township and in the district schools he received his early educational training.  After his marrage, in 1866, Mr. Blose located on a farm in Urbana township, where he remained for a period of six years, after which, in 1872, he purchased a portion of his present homestead and has here maintained his residence since that time, the farm comprising one hundred and sixteen acres, in section 11, and being well improved and under an excellent state of cultivation.  Our subject also devotes considerable attention to the raising of high-grade live stock, and his place is one which shows the evidences of the energy and progressive methods which have been brought to bear in its management.  In politics Mr. Blose is Democratic in his views, but in local affairs casts his vote in support of the men he considers most eligible rather than being inflexibly partisan in the exercise of his franchise.  Fraternally he is identified with Urbana Lodge, No. 46, I. O. O. F., and with Magrew Lodge, No. 433, Knights of Pythias, of which he is a charter member, at Westville.      On the 29th of November, 1866, Mr. Blose was united in marriage to Miss Missouri Bechtel, who was born in Clark county, the daughter of Samuel and Christena (Sagers) Bechtel, both of whom were of German descent.  To our subject and his wife have been born three children, namely: Minnie, who is deceased; Zella, who also is deceased; and Dollie, who is the wife of Henry L. Slager, manager of the Springfield Elastic Tread Company, manufacturers of rubber shoe heels, of Springfield, Clark county. Source:  A Centennial Biographical History of Champaign Co., Ohio - Illustrated - New York and Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page 112
	JOHN C. BUTCHER, M.D.  The atmosphere of Champaign county, Ohio, seems fitted for the production of a cultivated and progressive body of physicians, the spirit of the people being in harmony with the aspirations of the constituent members of the profession for the highest possible attainment in the noble science of healing.  Among the urbane and thoroughly skilled physicians and surgeons of this section of the Buckeye state Dr. Butcher holds a prominent position, having a representative practice and enjoying marked popularity.  Additional interest attaches to his career from the fact that his father was one of the pioneer physicians of the state, a man of strong character and noble impulses and one whose life was one of signal self-abnegation and distinctive usefulness, his memory being revered by hundreds to whom he ministered so unreservedly and kindly during the long years of his active practice.      John C. Butcher is a native of ohio, having been born in Belmont county on the4 4th of April, 1846, the son of Dr. J. M. S. and Nancy Jane (Brock) Butcher.  Dr. J. M. S. Butcher in early life learned the blacksmith trade, which he followed for some time, finally abandoning the same to devote his energies and abilities to the practice of medicine, for which he thoroughly prepared himself.  He was one of the pioneer physicians of Ohio, coming here in an early day and locating in Belmont county, whence he later removed to Champaign county, locating at North Lewisburg, where he was actively engaged in practice for many years, traversing a wide radius of country in his professional work and endearing himself to the community by his unvarying kindness and sterling rectitude of character.  He was one of the first representatives of the Eclectic school of practice, was a close student and was eminently successful in his professional work.  A man of strong convictions and noble attributes, it was but natural that he should abnor the odious institution of human slavery, and in the crucial period culminating the war of the Rebellion he was known as an uncompromising and fearless abolitionist.  Because of his unwavering position and opposition to slavery he met with no little persecution, but his courage never faltered, though he was compelled to go armed on many of his professional trips in order to protect his life.  He tendered his services to the Union when the war finally began, acting as surgeon in an Ohio regiment and doing all in his power to further the cause in whose justice he so firmly believed.  He was summoned into eternal rest some years ago, honored by all who knew him, and he will long be remembered as a man who was signally true and faithful in all the relations of life.      Dr. John C. Butcher received his early educational discipline in the public schools of North Lewisburg and thereafter continued his literary studies for one year in the Ohio Wesleyan University, in the city of Delaware. He returned to his home and for a time was engaged in the dry-goods business in North Lewisburg, disposing of his interests in this enterprise by reason of impaired health, which rendered it necessary for him to seek less sedentary employment.  He finally began the technical study of medicine, under the able direction of his honored father, and then entered the Eclectic Medical College, in Cincinnati. where he was graduated in 1871.  Thereafter he was engaged in practice at North Lewisburg for two years, at the expiration of which, in 1873. he came to Urbana, where he has now continuously followed the work of his profession for nearly thirty years, holding marked precedence as a thoroughly skilled physician and surgeon, retaining a representative patron age and being known and honored as one of the leading medical practitioners of the county.  He is prominent in the councils of the school of practice to which he belongs, being a prominent member of the Ohio State Eclectic Medical Society, of which he was president for one year, having been elected to this office by a unanimous vote, while he served two terms as vice-president of the National Eclectic Medical Association.  The Doctor is an assiduous student, keeping in close touch with the advances made in the sciences of medicine and surgery and, without intolerance, utilizing such remedial agents, methods, accessories, etc., as appeal to his judgment.  Dr. Butcher is prominently identified with the Masonic fraternity, holding membership in the local lodge, chapter and council of the order.  In 1873 he was united in marriage to Miss Vetura A. Pratt, and of this union three sons have been born, - Frank Harry G. and Cleland P. Source:  A Centennial Biographical History of Champaign Co., Ohio - Illustrated - New York and Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page 559
	Source:  A Centennial Biographical History of Champaign Co., Ohio - Illustrated - New York and Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page
	Source:  A Centennial Biographical History of Champaign Co., Ohio - Illustrated - New York and Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page
	Source:  A Centennial Biographical History of Champaign Co., Ohio - Illustrated - New York and Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page
	Source:  A Centennial Biographical History of Champaign Co., Ohio - Illustrated - New York and Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page
	Source:  A Centennial Biographical History of Champaign Co., Ohio - Illustrated - New York and Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1902 - Page