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Hon. Horace L. Hadley	HON. HORACE LANGDON HADLEY   Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 ~ Page 448
	ROY HAGLER.     An enumeration of the representative citizens of Fayette county would be incomplete without specific mention of a well-known and popular gentleman whose name introduces this sketch.  A member of one of the old and highly-esteemed families of this locality and himself a public-spirited man of affairs, he has stamped the impress of his individuality upon the community and added luster to the honorable name which he bears, having always been actuated by a spirit of fairness in his dealings with the world in general  and leaving no stone unturned whereby he might benefit his own condition as well as that of his friends and the favored section of the great commonwealth in which he has been content to spend his life.  Straight forward and unassuming, genial and obliging, Mr. Hegler enjoys the good will and respect of a wide circle of friends throughout this part of the state.      Roy Hagler, farmer and stock raiser of Jefferson township, Fayette county, Ohio, was born on Aug. 17, 1870, on the old Hagler homestead where his father was born.  He is the son of Jesse and Angeline (Rodgers) Hagler and was one of a family of three children, the other two being Howard, the oldest son, and Gertrude, wife of V. R. McCoy.  Jesse Hagler, father of the immediate subject, was born on Oct. 22, 1823, being the son of Isaac and Susan (Stuckey) Hagler, the former having come from his native home in Virginia and located in this county in 1811.  Throughout his life he followed the vocation of farming and was one of the pioneers of this section.  He purchased the farm on which his grandson, Roy, makes his home, comprising some three hundred and sixty acres, for six dollars and twenty-five cents per acre.  Being a man of more than ordinary intelligence, he was one of the foremost men of his time in this community and left the impress of his individuality upon not only the material aspect of this then new section, but upon its moral and educational life as well.  He and his faithful wife lie buried upon the homestead where they spent so many active years of life.  After the death of Isaac Hagler, Jesse the son, took over the management of the home place and there passed his entire life, his death occurring on Feb. 12, 1900.  He, too, was a man of prominence in the community and well filled his place in life.  He received his education in the schools of Jefferson township and was a man of broad ideas adn generous impulses.  His three children received excellent educations in addition to careful home training, thus well fitting them for their places in life.  He was highly respected by a large circle of friends and his death was a distinct shock to the community in which his entire had been passed.      In his youth Roy Hagler attended the schools of the community, principally the Creamer school, an educational land mark of this section, which education was supplemented by a course at the Ohio State University.  His brother also attended the university, while the sister was sent to the Granville school.  From the time he was a young boy he took an interest in the affairs of the home farm and during the spare time, while attending school, he was receiving from his father careful instruction in the secrets of successful husbandry.  The family life of Mr. Hagler was an ideal, all working together for the common good and not until the father's death was the land divided.  The Hagler farm is located on the Jamestown road, about five miles northwest of Washington C. H., the residence being one of the finest in the county.  It contains nine rooms and is constructed of iron clay brick.  Its location is ideal, being set back off the main road and surrounded by attractive shrubbery and trees.  Mr. Hagler is quite successful in raising the crops best adapted to this section and has an enviable reputation as a raiser of good cattle and horses.  He prefers the Angus breed of cattle and his horses are the Belgian variety, his stables producing many fine specimens.      Mr. Hagler chose as his wife Flora Robinson, daughter of George F. and Lavina (Bramble) Robinson to whom he was united in marriage on Nov. 30, 1898.  They are the parents of four children, namely:  Ruth, Jesse, Mary and Alfred, all of whom are attending school and all of whom are worthy representatives of this honorable family.  The family having remained in this county since early pioneer times, many incidents of family.      Mr. Hagler is deeply interested in any movement having as its object the advancement of any community interest, being regarded as one of the best citizens of this section.  The entire family is well liked and respected by a large circle of friends, and having been found faithful to every trust of life.  Mr. Hagler is well deserving the high esteem in which he is held by all who know him. Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914~ Page 729
	ALBERT HAIGLER.     Nearly half a century ago there was born in a rude log cabin in Paint township, Fayette county, Ohio, a lad who was christened by his parents as Albert Haigler.  They were descended from sturdy pioneers of this country and the son has inherited those sterling characteristics which marked his worthy ancestors.  The rude cabin of his boyhood days has given place to a place home with all the modern conveniences and he is now enjoying life to its fullest extent.      Albert Haigler, the son of Elijah M. and Letitia (Hays) Haigler, was born Dec. 23, 1867, on the farm where he is now living.  His father was a native of West Virginia and came to this county when a young man,.  His parents were John and Phoebe (Skidmore) Haigler.  Five children were born to Elijah Haigler and wife: John W., Mrs. Julia Kennedy, Albert, Charles E., and Jennie, the wife of Tod Hunter.  The father and mother were both loyal members of the Methodist Episcopal church and are buried in the cemetery at Bloomingburg.      The education of Mr. Haigler was received in the Robuck and Rogers schools in Paint township.  He worked on the farm during the summers while in attendance at school during the winter seasons, and has never left the farm where he was born.  He has never married and is now living with his tenant on his farm.  Mr. Haigler gives his support to the Republican party, but has never been active in political matters, preferring to give his time and attention to his agricultural interests.  His farm of one hundred and twenty acres is five miles east of Jeffersonville on the old State road. Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 ~ Page 483
	J. W. HAIGLER.     The Haigler family trace their ancestry back to the little mountainous republic of Switzerland.  J. W. Haigler, whose history is presented in this connection, is the fourth in direct line from the first member of the family to come to this country.  The name of the first member of the family to settle in America has been lost, but it is known that he was married before coming to this country and that he settled in Pennsylvania and reared a large family of children who located in Hadry and Pendleton counties, Virginia, upon reaching manhood and marrying.  One of the several children born to this first member of the family to come to Virginia was William, who is the great-grandfather of J. W. Haigler.  William Haigler married Magdalena Whitzel and located in Virginia, where he reared a large family.      A family of fourteen children were born to William Haigler and wife; Phoebe, the wife of Jesse Harper; John, who married Phoebe Skidmore; Anna, the wife of Eli Brand; Christina, the wife of Jonathan Nelson; Elizabeth, the wife of Jesse Buckbee; Jacob, who married Christina Harper; Mary, the wife of Michael Carr; Susan, the wife of George Miller; George, who married and had at least two sons, George and Zebdee; Henry, who removed to Canada; Jehu and Martin, concerning whom nothing is known; William and Clara, who died in childhood.  John Haigler, the second child, who became the grandfather of J. W. Haigler, lived for a time in West Virginia, and spent his declining years in Labette county, Kansas.  John Haigler and wife were the parents of six children: Elijah, the father of J. W., whose career is set forth later on; Morgan, who married Elizabeth Armentrout; James, who married Edith Speakman; Rebecca, the wife of George H. Kyle; Levina, the wife of C. Smith, and Lucinda, the life of Jehu Judy.      Elijah M. Haigler was born in Pendleton county, West Virginia, Sept. 26, 1826, and came to Fayette county, Ohio, when he was a young  man of twenty-one.  He only remained in Fayette county for a short time and then returned to West Virginia, and a year later returned to Fayette county and became interested in the raising of live stock.  He was married in 1859 to Letitia Hays, and to this union were born five children:  John W., Mrs. Julia Kennedy, Albert, Charles and Mrs. Jennie Todhunter.      John W. Haigler, the oldest child of Elijah M. and Letitia (Hays) Haigler, was born on the farm where Albert Haigler is now living, May 28, 1862.  He went to school for a time in Fayette county and later went to Virginia, where he attended college at Lebanon, Ohio.  At the age of twenty-two he began farming for himself by renting land from his father.  After renting a few years he bought his present farm of seventy-seven acres about twelve miles from the county seat.  He is a stock raiser and keeps a high grade of stock on his farm at all times.      Mr. Haigler was married on Christmas day, 1801, to Emma L. Heironimous, and to this union have been born three children:  Nellie Letitia, Candace Marie and Elijah Morl, deceased.  Both of the daughters are graduates of the Jeffersonville high school.      Politically, Mr. Haigler is identified with the Republican party and has always been more or less interested in local politics.  He has been a member of the school board of his township, as well as township assessor, filling these positions in a satisfactory manner to his fellow citizens.  He and his family are consistent and loyal members of the Methodist Episcopal church, in whose welfare they are greatly interested.  Mr. Haigler is a trustee of his local denomination. Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 ~ Page 716 NOTES:  * J. W. Haigler, Male, and Emma Heironomon had child: Candace Marie Haigler, b. Jan. 23, 1898 at Paint Twp., Fayette Co., Ohio - found on FHL Film No. 292636 * This family can be found in several census records
	JOSEPH H. HARPER.     There are six papers in Washington C. H., Ohio, one of which, the Ohio State Register, dates from the year 1836.  The next oldest paper is the Daily Herald, and both these papers are issued by the Herald Publishing Company.  There is only one paper in the county outside of Washington C. H. and that is the Citizen, published at Jeffersonville, and in this connection, it is interesting to note that there are eleven hundred and eighty-one papers of all kinds published in the state of Ohio, according to the last newspaper directory, more than half of which are weeklies.  The vice-president of the Herald Publishing Company is Joseph H. Harper, and he is also one of the editors of the Daily Herald and the Ohio State Register.  Mr. Harper is a well trained newspaper man and has been connected with the newspaper business of his city for the past twelve years, and in addition to his connection with these newspapers he is also a lawyer, and has been practicing for more than twenty years in this city.      Joseph H. Harper, the son of John and Emma (Jones) Harper, was Alexander Harper and was born at Tarlton, Fairfield Co., Ohio, and was a prominent lawyer for twenty years at Washington C. H.  He practiced law at Portsmouth, Ohio, for a number of years, serving as prosecuting attorney, judge of the common pleas court, and also as judge of the district court.  He served as a private in the Civil War and was a distinguished soldier throughout that memorable struggle.  In 1886 John J. Harper came to Washington C. H. with his family and practiced law in this city until his death in 1906.  His wife died in 1873.  Four sons were born to John J. Harper and wife:  John E., who lives in San Francisco, California; William A., residing in Little, Kentucky; Samuel G., of Portsmouth, Ohio, and Joseph H.  Alexander Harper was a native of Virginia, and was an early settler in Fairfield county, Ohio, where he and his wife reared a family of six children, John, William, Samuel, Joseph, Martha and Mary.  The maternal grandparents of Joseph H. Harper were residents of Scioto county, Ohio, and Emma, the wife of John J. Harper, was an only child.      Joseph H. Harper attended the public schools of Portsmouth, Ohio, where he was born, until he was sixteen years of age, and then, when his where he was born, until he was sixteen years of age, and then, when his parents came to Washington C. H., completed his education in the schools of this city, graduating from the high school in 1889.  He then took up the study of law in his father's office and spent one year in the Cincinnati Law School, graduating from that institution in May, 1892.  He was admitted to the practice of his profession in all the courts of Ohio on the day after his graduation, and for ten years gave all his attention to the practice of his profession in this city.  In 192 he purchased the Ohio State Register and in 1911 became connected with the Herald Publishing Company as its vice-president, and has since been one of the editors of the Daily Herald and the Ohio State Register, which are published by this company.      Mr. Harper was married June 22, 1892, to Nina Silcott, the daughter of Arthur E. and Helen (Taylor) Silcott, and to this union two children have been born, Helen Taylor, born Nov. 1, 1893, and Howard Stanhope, born Feb. 15, 1899.      Mrs. Harper was born Jan. 9, 1871, in Washington, C. H., in the same house where she is now living.  Her father was a native of Loudoun county, Virginia, and her mother of Bainbridge, Ross county, Ohio.  Both are now deceased.  Mrs. Harper was the only child born to this marriage of her father, who had formerly been married to Lucinda Taylor, the sister of his second wife.  By his first marriage, Mr. Silcott had four children, Effie, Charles E., James and Frank.  The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Harper were Gerald and Nancy (Pepple) Taylor, early settlers of Ross county, Ohio.  They had a family of five children, Mary, Elizabeth, Lucinda, Ellen and James.  Mrs. Harper is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, one of her ancestors having fought in that war.      Politically, Mr. Harper is a stanch Democrat and has always taken a deep interest in political affairs.  He is now at the head of the securities department of the state of Ohio, being appointed to this position by Governor Cox.  Mr. Harper is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.  He is a man of wide education and has always been actively interested in everything which pertains to the welfare of his city, giving his unreserved support to all public-spirited measures. Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 ~ Page 393
	THOMAS HARPER.  There was born in Jasper township, Fayette county, Ohio, seventy-seven years ago, a lad who was destined to become one of the most substantial men of his township.  Born in a rude log cabin near the present village of Octa, Thomas Harper, a gallant soldier of  the Civil War and one of the largest land owners of Jasper township, has lived such a life as to merit the hearty esteem and respect with which he is held by every one with whom he is acquainted.  His father was one of the early pioneers of this county and a worthy citizen who was deeply interested in the welfare of his community.  It is needless to state that the man who accumulates a farm of seven hundred acres solely through his initiative and effort is deserving of a great amount of credit.  It takes close economy, good business methods and management as well as incessant industry to bring this about and these have been the characteristics which have marked the career of Mr. Harper.  He still retains an unusual amount of energy, and although he is now seventy-seven years of age, he worked in the harvest fields in the summer of 1914, performing a very satisfactory day's work.  It is such men who have made this county what it is today.      Thomas Harper, the son of James and Christina (Rankin) Harper, was born Sept. 10, 1837, in a log cabin in Jasper township.  His father was born in Virginia and came with his parents, also natives of Virginia, to Fayette county, Ohio, shortly after its organization in 1810.  James Harper died in 1848 when Thomas was a lad of eleven years of age, leaving his widow with a family of six children, Mrs. Mahala Allen, Thomas, John, Mrs. Barbara Pierson, Mrs. Elizabeth Allen and Cyrus.  Of these children, John and Barbara are deceased, while the others are still living.      Thomas Harper received the limited education which was afforded by the primitive schools of his day, although he was fortunate in being able to attend a select school in his home neighborhood.  He was married before the Civil War and started in life on a farm of forty-three acres, most of which was covered with brush and water.  From this small beginning he has risen to a prominence which justifies his inclusion among the most substantial men of the township.  His extensive land holdings of seven hundred acres bear ample witness of the prosperity which has attended his efforts and show that he is a man of more than ordinary ability.  During the Civil War he and his brother, Cyrus, enlisted in the service of their country.  Cyrus was a member of the cavalry branch of the service, and Thomas was a member of Company G, One Hundred Sixty-eighth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.  He served one year and then returned to his farm where he has since resided.      Mr. Harper was married in 1859 to Rachel Hargrove, the daughter of Hubert and Millie (Oliver) Hargrove, and to this union have been born six children, Wallace, James, Charles, Lucinda, Christina and Estelle, all of whom are still living with the exception of James.      Mr. Harper is a loyal member of the Grand Army of the Republic and deeply interested in everything pertaining to the welfare of the old soldiers.  He and his family are loyal and consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church, in whose welfare they are greatly interested., Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Published Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 - Page 740
	DELBERT C. HAYS.    The photographic art has made great strides in the past few years, and the development of this art from the time the first daguerreotype was put on the market down to the present time has kept pace with the advance of other arts and sciences.  The development of the camera and kodak has been so rapid that the dealers have hardly been able to keep up with the many changes.  At the present time hardly a town or city of any size but what handles kodaks of some kind and thousands of amateur photographers are found scattered throughout the United States.  With all of this development it is not to be wondered at that the professional photographer has seen his business increased by leaps and bounds.  The desires to have the pictures of our relatives was never as strong as it is today, and with the increased production of photographic supplies, the product has fallen to such a price that good pictures are within the reach of all.  One of the photographers of Washington C. H. who is attaining an enviable reputation in his particular line is Delbert C. Hays, who has maintained a studio in this city for the past seven years.      Delbert C. Hays, the son of George D. and Lucy M. (Williams) Hays, was born in Paint township, this county, Mar. 23, 1883.  His parents were both natives of this county, and his father is still operating a farm in Paint township, although he is now living in Washington C. H., where he has resided for the past thirty years, for several years he was engaged in the coal and ice business in this city, but is now in active charge of his farm, although not living on it.  George D. Hays is the son of Hackney Hays, an early settler in Fayette county.  Hackney Hays and his wife were the parents of a large family of children, Lynn, Morgan. George D., James S., Mrs. Ellen Mallow, Mrs. Almira Thompson and Mrs. Martha McCoy.  All of these children, except Lynn and Morgan, are still living.  The parents of Mrs. George D. Hays were H. B. Williams and wife, also early settlers in this county.  H. B. Williams was twice married, his first wife having died many years ago, after which he married again, and to the second union three children were born, Burton. Alice and Fanny.  There were two children by the first marriage, Jay G. and Lucy M.      Delbert C. Hays was reared in Washington C. H. and, after finishing the course in the public schools of this city, began the study of photography, and has made this his life work.  In 1907 he opened a studio of his own, and for the past seven years has been located at the corner of Court and Main streets.  His studio is equipped with all of the latest and most approved cameras and accessories, enabling him to give his patrons all of the latest designs in the photographic art.  Being a man of artistic tastes and genial disposition, he has built up a large patronage in the city and county, and has the satisfaction of seeing his business increase from year to year.      Politically, Mr. Hays is identified with the Progressive party, having cast his fortunes with that party upon its organization in the fall of 1912. Fraternally, he is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, and has attained to the chapter and commandery degrees.  Mr. Hays is still a young man and has so conducted himself thus far as to merit the hearty approval of his many friends and neighbors. Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Published Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 - Page 420
	CAPT. JOHN C. HAYS.    The half century which has elapsed since the Civil War leaves comparatively few of the old veterans to tell the story of that terrible conflict between the states.  Through four years of suffering and wasting hardships the Union soldier laid the superstructure of the greatest nation on the face of the earth and dedicated it to the cause of human freedom.  The world has looked on and called those soldiers sublime, for it was theirs to reach out the mighty arm of power and strike the chains from off the slaves, preserve the country from dissolution and keep unfurled to the breeze the only flag that ever made tyrants tremble.  Pension and political power may be thrown at the feet of these gallant soldiers:  art and sculpture may preserve upon canvas and in granite and bronze their unselfish acts; history may come around Vicksburg during the winter, spring and summer of 1862-3.  After the surrender of Vicksburg he remained in that city until Aug. 13, 1863, when the regiment was taken down the Mississippi to New Orleans and from thence carried to the coast of Texas, where they landed Dec. 3, 1863.  The regiment remained in Texas and Louisiana until January, 1865, when it was ordered to Florida.  But in May was returned again to Texas, where it was stationed when the war closed.  During its term of service the One Hundred and Fourteenth Regiment marched by land and sailed by water over ten thousand miles, performing duty in ten different states, engaging in eight hard-fought battles and numerous skirmishes.  It lost in killed and wounded six officers and eighty men.  The loss by disease was very great the first year, when two hundred men died and a large number were discharged for disability.  A singular point in the history of this regiment is the fact that it was free from casualties during the latter part of its service.  During the last nineteen months no regimental burying occurred and it is doubtful if another regiment in the whole army of the North holds such a record.  Captain Hays who was mustered in as first lieutenant, was mustered out as captain of his company.      Immediately after the close of the war Captain Hays returned to his home in Fayette county and, after marrying in 1867, turned his attention to farming, preferring the independent existence of the farmer to that of the more exacting life of the lawyer.  He owned a very productive farm of two hundred acres in Jefferson township and on this he spent the remainder of his days.  He was active in all good work in his community and was a great believer and Sunday school worker, being one of the best Biblical students in the county.      Captain Hays was married Dec. 24, 1867, to Mary E. Brock, daughter of Evan and Susan (Griffith) Brock, and to this union were born eight children:  Mrs. Lenora Horney who has three children, Thurman, Audrey and Horney; Lillian May, who is a trained nurse at Springfield, Ohio; Leoti, deceased; Anna Maud, the wife of Chester Irvin; Daisy Francis, deceased; Mrs. Blanch Ritenhour, who has three children, Carroll, John J. and Donald; Thurman B., who married Esther Gerard; John C., who is unmarried and now managing the home farm.      Captain Hays led a simple, unostentatious life, and in his home circle was known as a true and loving husband and father.  He was a man of broad education, possessing a well stored mind and kept in close touch with the great issues before the American people.  He was a strong advocate of temperance and rejoiced in the wave of reform that is sweeping over this land.  He was a man of force of character and made himself felt on the right side of all questions of reform.  Thus is briefly reviewed the life of a man who was greatly beloved by everyone who knew him, a man who had the interests of his family at heart, a man who was true to himself, to his country and to his God. Source: History of Fayette County, Ohio - Published Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 - Page 522
	ALMER HEGLER.     The Hegler family is of Swiss descent, and Almer Hegler, whose history is here presented, is the fifth in direct line from the first member of the family to come to this country.  The heads of the respective generations are as follows: Sebastian, Jacob, Abraham, Milton and Almer.  Sebastian was born in Virginia in the earlier part of the eighteenth century.  One of his sons, Jacob, married Mary Dice, and to this union was born Abraham, the grandfather of Almer, with whom this narrative deals.  Abraham Hegler was born in Virginia in 1789, and was twice married.      The first wife of Abraham Hegler was Elizabeth Shobe, and to this union three children were born, Lucinda Stingley, Mrs. Mahala Latta and Adonijah.  The second marriage of Abraham Hegler was to Dolly Stookey, and to this union six children were born, Milton, Cyrus, Allan, Lawson, Huldy, Effa, all deceased.  The father of Almer, the immediate subject of this sketch, was the eldest of his family.      Abraham Hegler moved to Ross county, Ohio, in 1809, and lived there the remainder of his life.  Milton Hegler, one of the six children born to Abraham and Dolly (Stookey) Hegler was born in Ross county, Ohio, Mar. 21, 1816, and after his marriage took up his abode in Fayette county.  He was a life-long resident of this county and died here in 1887, at the advanced age of eighty-one.  Milton Hegler was twice married, his first marriage occurring in about 1850 to Abigail DeWitt, the daughter of Henry and Abigail (Davis) DeWitt.  His first wife died Feb. 14, 1858, leaving her husband with two living sons, Lawson and Almer, and two who died in infancy.  Lawson has since died.  The second wife of Milton Hegler was Sarah J. McCoy, the daughter of Thomas and Margaret (Harper) McCoy, this marriage occurring Dec. 24, 1862, and to this second union four children were born, Mrs. Dora Shobe, Orris, David S., and Iva B., the wife of Harry T. Baker.  Milton Hegler was one of the wealthiest men of his county at the time of his death and left an estate of over one thousand acres of land in Wayne township.  He had extensive business interests outside of his land holdings and was a director in the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad Company for many years.      Almer Hegler, son of Milton and Abigail (DeWitt) Hegler, was born Nov. 17, 1854, in Wayne township, this county, and has spent his entire life within the township where he was born.  He was educated in the schools of his home township and finished in the graded schools of Washington C. H.  He has spent all of his life in farming, although he has been engaged in various business enterprises along with his agricultural pursuits.  For several years he and Elijah Hopkins had a factory at Washington C. H., where they made the Eclipse hog holder and the Eclipse hog ring, which were endorsed and widely used by the most substantial stock raisers of the county.  At the present time Mr. Hegler is largely interested in the manufacture of fertilizer, to which he gives a great deal of attention and which has proven very remunerative, from which he has just retired, November 1, after seventeen years spent in these lines.  For many years Mr. Hegler was the manager of his father's estate of twelve hundred acres and is now farming his share of the paternal estate.  He has a beautiful country home with attractive surroundings and is classed among the most substantial men of his township and county.      Mr. Hegler was married Sept. 21, 1887, to Mrs. Laura (McCoy) Thompson, the widow of Wesley C. Thompson and a daughter of Allen and Malinda ( Kuhl) McCoy. Source: History of Fayette County, Ohio - Published Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 - Page 655
	JOSIAH HOPKINS.  The bet title one can establish to the high and generous esteem of an intelligent community is a protracted and honorable residence therein.  The late Josiah Hopkins, one of the best known and most highly esteemed men of Fayette county, resided here practically all his life, and his career was a most commendable one in every respect, well deserving of being perpetuated in the annals of his county.  Like his sterling father before him, he was a man of well defined purpose and never failed to carry to successful completion any work or enterprise to which he addressed himself and during his lifetime contributed in a definite way to the general growth of Fayette county.      Josiah Hopkins was a native of Fayette county, having been born near the present Fairview church, on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railroad, on the 7th day of October, 1832, and died at his home in Washington C. H., Apr. 14, 1914.  His parents, Jeremiah and Nancy (Claypool) Hopkins, were natives of Pennsylvania and, with the desire to benefit their financial condition, they, in an early day, moved with the title of emigration westward and became pioneer settlers of Fayette county, Ohio, where they spent the rest of their days.  Jeremiah Hopkins followed the vocation of farming, in which he was successful, and was a strong and sturdy figure in the early days of the community.  His death occurred at Washington C. H. in 1875, in the sixty-ninth year of his age.  He was survived a number of years by his widow, who died July 31, 1891, having been born May 17, 1807.  They were faithful and earnest members of the Wesleyan Methodist church and, because of their consistent and upright lives, they enjoyed the esteem of the entire community.  They were the parents of thirteen children, of which number eleven grew to maturity, namely: Mary Jane, deceased, was the wife of Cyrus Hegler; Sarah, deceased, was the wife of Julius Bicknell, Washington, who lives near Eldorado Springs, Missouri; Josiah, the immediate subject of this review; David, of Washington C. H.; Elijah of Hot Springs, Arkansas; Nancy M., wife of Joseph Beatty of Washington C. H.; Phoebe, wife of Albert Peterson of Frankfort, Ross county, Ohio; Harriet Ann, wife of George Hamilton, of Florida; Orange Scott, who was a soldier in the Civil War and died from disease contracted therein; Frank, deceased, and two who died in infancy.      The subject's paternal grandparents, Moses and Marcey (Kirkendall) Hopkins, were natives of Pennsylvania and eventually became pioneer settlers of Ross county, Ohio, where they died when well advanced in age.  They reared a number of children.  Mr. Hopkins' maternal grandparents likewise came from Pennsylvania to Ross county in an early day and there spent the remainder of their lives, rearing several children.      Josiah Hopkins was reared on his father's farm and his early education was received in the typical log-cabin subscription school of that period, slab seats and greased-paper windows indicating the style of the furnishings.  Afterward Mr. Hopkins had the advantage of one term's attendance in the high school at Frankfort and a similar period in the high school at Greenfield.  He remained in the paternal home until he had attained his majority, he and his brothers giving their father assistance on the farm, while during their leisure periods they were permitted to work for their neighbors and to retain such money as was earned in this way.  Subsequently, Mr. Hopkins came to Washington C. H. and for a short time was employed as a clerk in the general store of George Melvin and Thomas Wallace.  Then for two or three years he worked on the home farm, at the end of which period, in 1857, he married and then engaged in farming on his own account.  For two years he rented a part of his father's farm and, carefully managing his resources, he was then enabled to buy a farm of two hundred acres in Madison county, where he lived for five years, that being the only time when he ever resided outside of his native county.  Returning then to Fayette county, Mr. Hopkins bought a little more than three hundred acres of land situated on the Washington and Circleville turnpike, about five miles east of Washington C. H., to the improvement and cultivation of which he devoted himself and there reared his family.  Through his hard and consecutive efforts and good management, he was prosperous and from time to time bought additional land until eventually he owned eight hundred and fifty acres of splendid and well improved land.  This land he divided among his children by deeds, and after the children were grown he quit the farm and moved to Washington, where he bought and remodeled an attractive and comfortable home and there he resided until his death.  Mr. Hopkins was successful in the acquisition of a comfortable share of this world's goods and was numbered among the solid and substantial citizens of the county.  He was a stockholder and vice-president of the Midland National Bank, of Washington C. H., one of the solid and influential institutions of Fayette county.  In the larger life of the community Mr. Hopkins always took an intelligent interest and his support was always given to those things which have promised to be of the greatest benefit to the people generally.      Politically, Mr. Hopkins was always aligned with the Republican party, which ticket he usually voted, though he was not blindly partisan in the sense that he saw no good in other parties or in other candidates.  Religiously, he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and gave his support to the various activities of that society.      On Dec. 24, 1857, Josiah Hopkins was united in marriage to Sarah Elizabeth Rogers, who was born about six miles east of Washington C. H., the daughter of David and Mary (Jennings) Rogers.  Her parents were natives of Pennsylvania, but came to Fayette county many years ago and here spent the rest of their lives, the father dying here when eighty-three years of age and the mother about sixty.  They were the parents of six children, Sarah, John, Benjamin, Alexander, Ruth and Allen.      To Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins were born five children, namely: Eva Josephine is the wife of Jerome Penn (deceased July 4, 1904), of Washington C. H., and they have two sons, Erret (deceased) and Ralph; Austin Franklin married Margaret Edwards and they have a son Edwards; O. Scott married Elsie Willis; Stella Ruth married Walter Hamilton and they are the parents of a son, Frank.  The mother of these children passed to the better life in May, 1905, in the sixty-ninth year of her age.  She was a woman of rare personal qualities and greatly esteemed by all who knew her.      By a life consistent in motive and action, Mr. Hopkins earned the sincere regard of all who knew him and he was rightfully numbered among the energetic and enterprising class that has made this favored section one of the most noted and richest in the great Buckeye state. Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Published Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 - Page 574
	JAMES HOMER HUTSON.  One of the most successful of the younger farmers of Fayette county is J. H. Hutson, of Paint township, who started in at the foot of the ladder and by his own indomitable energy and good management has accumulated a fine farm of two hundred and thirty-two acres.  He is entitled to great credit for the success to which he has attained, since it is due solely to his own efforts.  The self-made man always appreciates his wealth more than the man who gets his wealth by inheritance and is usually more careful in taking care of it.  While Mr. Hutson has been laying up a comfortable competence for himself and family he has not neglected to take his full share of the burdens of the community life, and thus well merits a place among the representative of community life, and thus well merits a place among the representative men of his county.      James H. Hutson, the son of Rufus and Emma (Vesey) Hutson, was born on the old Vesey farm in Paint township, Feb. 15, 1880.  His father was born in the same township and was the son of Trenton R. and Mary (Blessing) Hutson.  T. R. Hutson was also a native of this county, his father coming to this county from England.  Rufus Hutson and wife were the parents of three sons, James H., Edward and Frank.      J. H. Hutson attended the Larrimer school, now known as the Willis school, the Klever school and finally attended one year at the high school at Jeffersonville.  He remained at home until his marriage in 1904 and then began farming for himself on his mother's farm.  Shortly after his marriage he bought a farm of fifty-one and a fourth acres and, with this as a nucleus, has become one of the substantial farmers of his township.  He was soon in a position to add eighty acres to his original holding and one hundred acres which was inherited by Mrs. Hutson, making two hundred and thirty-two acres.  He understands crop rotation and is thus able to keep his farm to the highest state of productivity.  He raises good crops every year and has been equally successful as a breeder of high class live stock.      Mr. Hutson was married Oct. 12, 1904, to Lola Smith, the daughter of Eli and Minerva (Parrett) Smith.  Eli Smith was born in Paint township and is now living a retired life after accumulating a farm of seven hundred acres.  Three daughters and one son were born to Eli Smith and wife:  Rella, the wife of George Straley; Alberta, the wife of Abraham Blessing; Herman, and Lola, the wife of Mr. Hutson.      Politically, Mr. Hutson is an independent voter, preferring to cast his vote for the best men irrespective of their political affiliation.  There are large numbers of our best citizens who are breaking away from the old parties and voting for men rather than for eagles, roosters and moose.  The Methodist Episcopal church claims the hearty support of Mr. Hutson and his wife. Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Published Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 - Page 556
	FRANK HUTSON.  A representative farmer and stock buyer of Marion township, Fayette county, Ohio, is Frank Hutson, who is known as one of the alert, progressive and successful agriculturists of his county.  His whole career has been devoted to agricultural pursuits, and the years of his residence in the county where he was born have but served to strengthen the feeling of admiration on the part of his fellow citizens, owing to the clean and wholesome life he has led and the worthy example he sets to the younger generation.  He is descended from a pioneer family of the county, a family which has always stood for righteous living.  Although still a young man in years, he has already demonstrated his right to be included among the best farmers of his township, and it is safe to predict a prosperous future for him.      Frank Hutson, the son of Rufus and Emma (Vesey) Hutson, was born Mar. 6, 1884, on the Nathan Vesey farm.  His father was a native of Jeffersonville, Ohio, and was a lifelong farmer and prominent citizen of the community in which he lived.  Rufus Hutson and wife were the parents of three children, Homer, Edward and Frank.      The district schools of the county were attended by Frank Hutson during his boyhood days, attending the Clever School and later the Fairview school in Wayne township.  As a lad he assisted his father on the home farm during his minority and, marrying at the age of twenty-two years, at once began the management of his father's farm.  This he has been successfully operating for the past eight years with a success that shows that he is a man of ability and wise discretion.  In addition to his regular farm duties, he is largely interested in the buying and selling of live stock, a venture which has proven very profitable to him.  His farm is well equipped with all of the latest machinery for scientific agriculture, and by keeping in close touch with the best agricultural literature of the day he secures the maximum results from his efforts.      Mr. Hutson was married Oct. 10, 1906, to Jessie E. Thompson, the daughter of George and Ella Harley, and to this union has been born one daughter, Helen Elizabeth.      In the success of the Democratic party Mr. Hutson has always been much interested and, while favoring all measures tending towards good government, yet has never been active in political matters.  He and his wife are faithful attendants of the Methodist Episcopal church.  Fraternally, Mr. Hutson holds his membership in the Knights of Pythias.  He is a man of essentially domestic tastes and is devoted to his home interests, taking an intelligent and personal interest in everything pertaining to the welfare of his community, and he is regarded as a man of high ideals and strength of character.  He is a genial man, easily approachable and gives stability to the locality where he has chosen to live. Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Published Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 - Page 642

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