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JOHN C. CAPPS.  One of the pleasant homes in Perry Township, Fayette County, is that of Mr. Capps, which is jointly presided over by Mr. Capps and his daughter, Mrs. Todhunter.  Our subject is the son of William Capps, who was born in Virginia in 1792, and was a son of Humphrey Capps, who hailed from North Carolina and served seven years in the Revolutionary War.  William Capps was a soldier in the War of 1812.      The maiden name of our subject's mother was Margaret Pope.  She was born in Virginia in 1799 and was the daughter of William Pope.  Both parents came to the Buckeye State with their respective families when quite young.  Mr. Capps coming as early as 1800.  They were married in Highland County, where they made their home for a number of years, removing to Indiana in 1826.  They made Morgan County, that State, their home for a period and then tried their fortunes in Vermillion County.  Later they settled on a farm in Fulton County, Ill., removing thence to Knox County, the same State, where they passed their last days, the father dying in June, 1875, and the mother passing away a year of two before.      The parental family of our subject included thirteen children, five of whom are living.  One son, Curtis H., enlisted during the Civil War in the Union army and died soon after in Knox County, Ill.  Mr. and Mrs. William Capps were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and, in politics, the father was first a Democrat, later a Whig and, finally, a Republican.      John C. Capps was born Apr. 23, 1820, in Highland County, this State.  He received a limited education in the district schools and began for himself when attaining twenty years of age.  He was married May 27, 1817, to Jane, daughter of Robert and Sarah (Rowe) Anderson, early settlers of the Buckeye State and natives of Virginia, Robert Anderson, who was a very zealous Christian and exhorter, established the first Methodist Episcopal Church in this section.  Mrs. Capps was one of a family of six children, and was born in 1824, in Fayette County, where she received a fair education.      After marriage, our subject located upon the farm given him by his father-in-law, in Green Township, this county, which he cleared and placed under good cultivation.  Thirty-three years ago, he moved to his present farm, which ranks among the best in the township.  Mrs. Jane Capps died Aug. 12, 1885, after having borne her husband four children, one of whom is deceased.  Sallie is the wife of Robert Todhunter and has had three children, one of whom is deceased.  Margaret married Levi Bryan, who is deceased, ad also has had three children, one of whom is deceased.  She later married William Eyre and resides in this township.  Mary Jane married Henry Johnson, has had nine children, of whom one is deceased, and makes her home in Green Township.  Robert became the husband of Anna White and died Feb. 24, 1881.  They had one child.      Mr. Capps of this sketch is a conscientious member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which society he is Steward and Trustee.  He is very liberal in contributing of his means to its support and, indeed, is interested in all measures that elevate the standard of society in his community.  In politics, he is a Republican and his interest in school matters has placed him on the Board.  He did very effective work for his township as Supervisor, and is highly esteemed for his honest and upright character by all who know him.  Mr. Johnson began in life empty-handed and at the present time is the owner of one hundred and fifty-one acres of land, which his industry has placed in a very productive condition.  His present position in the farming community has been attained largely through the good advice and economy of his late wife, to whom he accords all due praise. Source:  Portrait and Biographical History of Fayette,  Pickaway and Madison Counties, Ohio. Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros. - 1892 - Page 155

JACOB CARR Source:  Portrait and Biographical History of Fayette,  Pickaway and Madison Counties, Ohio. Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros. - 1892 - Page 392

SAMUEL W. CISSNA Source:  Portrait and Biographical History of Fayette,  Pickaway and Madison Counties, Ohio. Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros. - 1892 - Page 283

J. N. CLARK Source:  Portrait and Biographical History of Fayette,  Pickaway and Madison Counties, Ohio. Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros. - 1892 - Page 304

ANDREW J. CLINE.  Among the self-made men of Fayette County, none deserve greater credit than the subject of our sketch, who is in possession of a comfortable amount of this world's goods, obtained by hard labor and good management.  At the beginning, when starting out in life for himself, he made it a rule to live within his income, and this resolve, closely followed, has given him an independence, than which there is no more pleasant thing in the world.  He is at present residing on his farm in Jasper Township, Fayette County.      Our subject is the son of George and Catherine (Feagins) Cline, the father born in 1809, in Pennsylvania, and the mother in this county, in 1813.  The elder Mr. Cline was the son of Philip and Mary Jane (Turner0 Cline, natives of the Old Dominion, who came to Ohio in 1813, and made settlement on a raw tract of land in Clinton County.  Mrs. Cline was the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Bush) Feagins, natives, respectively, of Kentucky and Virginia.  Her parents were married in this county over eighty years ago, at which time they located on Rattlesnake Creek, Concord Township, where Mr. Feagins cleared up a farm.  He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and, with his good wife, was highly esteemed in the county.  They were the parents of eight children, four of whom are living.      Mr. and Mrs. George Cline, on making this county their permanent home, located upon a tract of unimproved land, where the mother i still a resident, being the oldest settler now living in this section.  She is hale and hearty, and has under cultivation three hundred and forty-five acres of valuable land.  The father of our subject was School Director and Road Supervisor, during the incumbency of which latter office he rendered great service to the traveling public.  He was a Democrat in politics, casting his first vote for Andrew Jackson, and his last for Grover Cleveland.  Four of their children are still living.  Edward makes his home in Clinton County.  During the late war he was Orderly Sergeant of Company F, One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Ohio Infantry, and has been one of the Commissioners of Clinton County for six years.  William S. Cline resides in Jasper Township; Mary E. is the wife of Simon Jamison, has three children, and resides in Livingston County, Ill.; and Andrew J., of this sketch, was the youngest in order of birth.  Mr. Cline died Jan. 28, 1888.      He of whom we write was born July 1, 1841, in this township, growing to manhood on the old homestead.  He was permitted to attend the common schools but a few months during the winter season, but at such times acquired sufficient knowledge, to give him an impetus to gain more.  He remained under the parental roof until reaching his majority, when he started out empty-handed to earn a name and fortune for himself.      In 1864, Elizabeth H. Nelson became the wife of our subject.  She was the daughter of Samuel Nelson, of Ross County.  Her parents dying when she was very young, she was then taken into the home and heart of her aunt, Hannah Shelton.  Mrs. Cline was born July 3, 1843, in Ross County.  Twelve years ago Mr. Cline located upon his present farm, which contains ninety acres.  His estate is improved with substantial buildings, the most attractive among which is his comfortable residence, which was erected three years ago.  His large barn was built in the fall of 1891, and affords ample room for the storage of grain and shelter of stock.      Mr. and Mrs. Cline have been granted a family of three children:  Mary Catherine, now Mrs. E. Weaver, has one child, and resides in Jasper Township; Samuel N. and Philip P.  They have all been given every advantage for obtaining good educations, and Mary, previous to her marriage, taught school.  Mrs. Cline is a conscientious member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is active in all goods works.  Our subject is Director of his school district, and in politics, is a believer in Democratic principles.  He has been the incumbent of the positions of Township Trustee and Supervisor, and is accorded the respect of all who know him. Source:  Portrait and Biographical History of Fayette,  Pickaway and Madison Counties, Ohio. Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros. - 1892 - Page 129

THOMAS G. COCKERILL Source:  Portrait and Biographical History of Fayette,  Pickaway and Madison Counties, Ohio. Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros. - 1892 - Page 421

PERCIVAL S. COLLINS.  It is not "luck" that makes one fail and another succeed.  It is not "fickle fortune" that brings clouds of adversity and difficulty upon one, while another has smooth and easy sailing; but it is careful, conscientious, thoughtful purpose, business tact, and command of resources that enable one to advance where another can make but little headway.  Mr. Collins is endowed with these fortunate qualifications, besides possessing more than ordinary public spirit and enterprise, and enjoys to an eminent degree the confidence of social and commercial circles.      The citizens of Washington C. H. are well acquainted with Mr. Collins, whose drug store had been located on the corner of Fayette and Court Streets since 1847, with the exception of one year.  He is one of the pioneer druggists of the city and, with two exceptions, his drug store is the oldest in the place.  Throughout the long period in which he has been thus engaged, he has maintained the esteem of his fellow-citizens, who have always found him reliable in his dealings and courteous in manner.  In addition to the drug business, he devotes considerable attention to veterinary surgery, in which he has been successful.      Born in Cabell County, W. Va., Nov. 28, 1829, our subject is the son of Patrick and Hannah (Griffith) Collins, natives of Christiansburgh, Va.  He was about eight years old when he accompanied his parents to Jamestown, Ohio, where his father resided on a farm until his death, when about ninety-one years old.  Our subject was reared on the old homestead, and in his youth learned the trade of a tailor, although he never followed it.  For two years, he read materia medica, after which he studied veterinary medicine.  He began to practice with Dr. Winans, of Jamestown, but soon after, in 1847, removed to Washington C. H., where he has since carried on his profession and also engaged in the drug business.       Ever maintaining a close interest in the public affairs of the community, Mr. Collins has served as Deputy Sheriff for two years, was City Marshal for four years and a member of the City Council for seven and one-half years.  He is probably as well-known as any citizen of Washington C.  H., and is one of the most successful auctioneers in the State, having made some of the largest horse sales ever made in Ohio, Indiana and adjoining States.  At a commission of one per cent, he has made as much as $156 in one day.      Mr. Collins erected a commodious residence on East Market Street, where he has resided for many years.  Within this pleasant home he and his wife are wont to entertain their friends with a charming hospitality which endears them to their guests.  Mrs. Collins was, formerly, Miss Eliza P. Grubbs, and became the wife of our subject, Feb. 10, 1850.  She is a cultured lady and is highly esteemed in the social circles of Washington C. H.  Socially, Mr. Collins is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows as one of its most prominent members. Source:  Portrait and Biographical History of Fayette,  Pickaway and Madison Counties, Ohio. Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros. - 1892 - Page 123

ISAAC SCOTT COOK Source:  Portrait and Biographical History of Fayette,  Pickaway and Madison Counties, Ohio. Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros. - 1892 - Page 228

[PORTRAIT}     WILLIAM E. COOK Source:  Portrait and Biographical History of Fayette,  Pickaway and Madison Counties, Ohio. Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros. - 1892 - Page 284

ANDREW R. CREAMER Source:  Portrait and Biographical History of Fayette,  Pickaway and Madison Counties, Ohio. Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros. - 1892 - Page 632

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