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	ROY T. McCLURE.      The true measure of individual success is determined by what one has accomplished.  An enumeration of those men who have succeeded in their special vocations in Fayette county and at the same time have impressed their personalities on the community where they resided would not be complete without the mention of Roy Thomas McClure, the cashier of the People's and Drovers' Bank, of Washington C. H.  Graduating from the Ohio University, at the age of  twenty, his first practical experience in banking was gained in the People's Bank at Bloomingburg, and a short time later he started to work for the People's and Drovers' Bank, of Washington C. H.  Such was his ability and so well did he impress the directors of this excellent financial institution that within three years, at the age of twenty-three, he was made cashier of the bank, a position which he is filling with entire credit to himself and satisfaction to the directors of the bank.  The success which has come to him has been the direct result of his ability and close attention to business.      Roy Thomas McClure, the only son of Joseph M. and Anna (Davis) McClure, was born October 6, 1884, in Rarden, Scioto county, Ohio.  His marriage, when he located in Rarden, where he engaged in the mercantile business for several years.  He is now engaged in the same business in Bloomingburg, where he has been for many years.  He is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, while both he and his wife are loyal and consistent members of the Presbyterian church.  They have two children.  Roy T. and Eva, who is still living with her parents.      Joseph M. McClure is the son of Thomas and Martha (McCague) McClure, native of Ohio.  Thomas McClure was an undertaker at Sinking Springs, in Highland county, this state, where he and his wife died several years ago.  They were the parents of four children, George, Robert, Margaret and Joseph M., the father of Roy T. McClure.  The parents of Joseph McClure's wife were Thomas and Elizabeth (Ralston) Davis, natives of this state, who lived in Scioto county, and were farmers there all of their days, dying in that county at an advanced age.  Thomas Davis and wife were the parents of seven children, Steele, James, Ellis, Sarah, Ross, Mattie, and Anna, the wife of Joseph M. McClure.      Roy T. McClure was reared in Bloomingburg from the time he was four years of age.  He attended the common and high schools of that place and then entered Ohio University, from which institution he graduated in 1904, being one of the youngest graduates who ever completed the course in that institution.  While in college he became a member of the Ohio Gamma chapter of Phi Delta Theta.  His first practical experience in banking was obtained in the People's Bank at Bloomingburg; he later accepted a position in the People's and Drovers' Bank at Washington C. H.  This bank is the oldest in the city, having been organized in 1864, and is now the largest bank in the city.  Mr. McClure began at the bottom in this bank and within three years attained the position of cashier, and for the past six years has been filling this position in a most satisfactory manner.      Mr. McClure was married October 2, 1907, to Eva Lucile Feurt, the daughter of William A. and Lydia (Brown) Feurt, and to this union has been born one daughter, Enid Lynette, and one son, Joseph Feurt.  Mrs. McClure was born in Maryville, Missouri, and her parents are now residents of Chicago.  Mrs. McClure has one brother, Fred, living.      Politically, Mr. McClure is a member of the Republican party, but has never been active in political affairs.  The nature of his profession is such as to prevent him from being active in the councils of his party, and office holding has never held out any attractions for him.  He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church.  McClure is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons. Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Published Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 - Page 388
	CHARLES C. McCOY.  No occupation has gone through more radical changes within the past half century than farming.  When the virgin soil of Ohio was first cleared there was no difficulty in raising crops of all kinds, but with continual cropping the land lost its pristine fertility and artificial means were resorted to in order to keep the farms of the state to a high state of productivity.  In order that land may be profitable the crops and live stock maintained upon it must be adapted not only to local conditions of soil and climate, but also to existing economic conditions.  On those farms which combine these factors of efficiency the profits are the greatest, yet in the last analysis the farmer himself is the determining factor in every successful agricultural enterprise.  It must not be overlooked that the farmer is just as quick to take advantage of economic principles as he is of improved methods of growing crops and feeding animals.  Experience has shown the farmer of growing crops and feeding animals.  Experience has shown the farmer that the problems of farm organization are usually those of readjustment and improvement of existing systems rather than the introduction of wholly new systems.  There are many acres in Fayette county, Ohio, which have been under cultivation for more than one hundred years and are still capable of raising good crops.  One of the county's best farmers, who thoroughly understands the best methods of getting the maximum results from the soil, is Charles C. McCoy, of Jefferson township.      Charles C. McCoy, the son of John and Elizabeth (Collett) McCoy, was born Dec. 20, 1869, near Good Hope, in Wayne township, this county.  His parents were natives of Fayette and Clinton counties, Ohio, respectively, but the father being born and reared in Fayette they settled here after their marriage and later moved to Clinton.  John McCoy was the son of Thomas and Margaret (Harper) McCoy, emigrants from Frederick county, Maryland.  Thomas McCoy and wife were the parents of eleven children, James, Joseph, Allen, Judson, John, Hugh, Thomas, William (died in infancy), Elizabeth, Sarah, Maria and Ann.  All of the boys are decreased except Thomas, and all the girls are living except Sarah.      Charles C. McCoy, the only child of his parents, was educated in the schools of this county and later attended Wilmington College, after which he entered Ohio State University for two years.  He was married in 1902, and at once settled on a part of the Parrett home in Jefferson township, where he has since resided and which he now owns.  Being a man of progressive ideas, he has made a pronounced success of his chosen life work and his farm is one of the most attractive of the township.      Mr. McCoy was married Jan. 30, 1902, to May Parrett, the daughter of Benjamin Hinton and Nancy (Allen) Parrett.  Mrs. McCoy is one of five children born to her parents, the other four being Seth E., Mrs. Eva Miller, Mrs. Ora Hayes and Mrs. Cora Wood.  Mr. and Mrs. McCoy have no children.      Politically, Mr. McCoy is independent, but has always taken an intelligent interest in all matters of a local nature.  He has preferred to devote his time and energies to agricultural pursuits rather than to take an active part in political campaigns.  He and his wife are loyal and consistent members of the Methodist Protestant church, in the welfare of which they are interested and to the support of which they are liberal contributors. Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Published Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 - Page 509
	ELMER McCOY.  From the earliest ages agriculture has been an honored vocation and men of honorable and humane impulses, as well as those of energy and thrift, have been patrons of husbandry.  The free, out-door life of the farm has a decided tendency to foster and develop that independence of mind and self-reliance which characteristics true manhood, and no greater blessing can befall a youth than to be reared on the farm.  One of the most prosperous of the McCoy estate of one hundred and seventy acres on the Hayes road about three and one-half miles from Bloomingburg.      Elmer McCoy, the son of James R. and Martha J. (Hays) McCoy, was born July 10, 1884, in Paint township, three and one-half miles west of Bloomingburg, on the farm where he now resides.  James R. McCoy was married Nov. 4, 1880, to Martha J. Hays, and to this union were born two children, Elmer, and Laura, the wife of James Collett.      Elmer McCoy attended the district school of his home neighborhood for the first three years of his school life, finishing his education in the Bloomingburg school, graduating from the high school at that place.  At the age of twenty-one he began the management of the McCoy  estate and has been successfully operating this farm ever since.  This is one of the best improved and most highly productive farms of the county and, under the skillful management of Mr. McCoy, is bringing good returns each year.  He raises a large amount of live stock, giving particular attention to the cattle industry and the raising of Duroc-Jersey swine, in which he has been very successful.      Mr. McCoy was married June 26, 1907, to Forest M. McCoy, the daughter of Allison and Francenia (Bonham) McCoy.  Although his wife has the same family name, they are no relation.  To this union has been born one child, Almer Lynn, who is deceased.      Fraternally, Mr. McCoy belongs to the Knights of Pythias, while, politically, he gives his allegiance to the Republican party, but his extensive agricultural interests have prevented him from being actively identified with his party.  He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, as are all the members of the McCoy family.  They are prominent in church work and deeply interested in everything which pertains to its welfare.  Mr. McCoy is still a young man and the success which he has attained thus far indicates that he will become one of the substantial men of his county in the course of time. Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Published Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 - Page 495
	FRANK McCOY.  Bloomingburg and the surrounding portion of Fayette county are indebted to the McCoy family in a peculiar way, in that that family has for three generations furnished the local blacksmith and wagon-maker.  Frank McCoy, the immediate subject and the preset family representative in the business, is carrying on the business originated many years ago by his grandfather, his present location being what was once the most prominent church building in Bloomingburg and which is among the oldest buildings of the county.  While the blacksmith and wagon-maker of today does a thriving business and fills a much needed place in community life, he is not, perhaps, in a way so important as in earlier days when there were no ready-made wagons, farm implements or vehicles of any kind.  The McCoy family has, therefore, contributed its share to the general advancement of this locality and each representative in the business named with fidelity and persistency of purpose has performed well his duty in all the relations of life and while advancing his own interests, has not been unmindful of the general welfare of his fellow-en.  Thus they rightfully deserve an honored place in the history of this locality.      Frank McCoy has been a life-long resident of Bloomingburg, born in that thriving city on Oct. 26, 1863, the son of James M. and Eleanor (Morrison) McCoy,  James also was a native son of Bloomingburg and carried on the blacksmith business in the same location as that now occupied by the immediate subject.  James was the son of Alexander and Maria (Stitt) McCoy, the Stitt family being among the earliest pioneers of Fayette county.  Alexander McCoy was a native of Virginia who came to this section many years ago and opened up the blacksmith and wagon-making business which the family has since carried on in the original location.  The subject's father, James McCoy, deserves special mention in that he was one of the nation's faithful citizens who went to the front during the dark days of the Civil War.  At his enlistment he was made captain of Company C, Twentieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served throughout the unpleasantness.  Directly after receiving his honorable discharge, he returned to this section and took up his affairs where he had dropped them at the nation's call.  He was the father of three children, the subject being the youngest of the family.  Anna, the eldest of the family, is deceased.  She was Mrs. Blackmore and the mother of five children, Guy, Roy, Howard, Bess and Neal.  Jennie L. resides in Washington, D. C.      The subject's entire life has been passed in this section and it was in the Bloomingburg schools that he received his education.  Early in life he was filled with ambition to follow his father and grandfather in the family business and when quite young took naturally to the work, receiving from his father, however, such special training as he needed.  Mr. McCoy has been twice married.  His first wife was Jennie Wylie, to whom he was married in August, 1885, and whose death occurred in April, 1898.  Their union was blessed with four children, Roy, Wayne, Dorothy and Donald.  Mr. McCoy was married for the second time in June, 1900, when he led Carrie Casey to the hymeneal altar.  By this union he has become the father of four children, but three of whom are living.  These are Geneva, Howard, Charles and one who died young.      Mr. McCoy's political affiliation is with the Republican party.  While always taking a keen interest in politics, he has never felt inclined to take an active part in such matters, or has he any desire for public office.  His fraternal affiliation is with the ancient order of Freemasonry and he takes much pleasure in the work of the local organization.  Both Mr. and Mrs. McCoy are members of the Presbyterian church.  Mr. McCoy's relations with his fellow men have ever been pleasant, for, of kindly disposition, he is easily approached and is obliging and straightforward in all the relations of life. Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Published Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 - Page 461
	GEORGE W. McCOY.     The McCoy family has been identified with the history of Fayette county, Ohio, for nearly a century,  and during all of these years they have performed their share in the development of this favored spot of Ohio.  George W. McCoy, whose history is here presented, has spent his entire life of more than sixty years within the limits of this county, consequently he is well known among the citizens with whom he has lived.  A life of such duration spent in one community enables a man's character to be familiar to everyone with whom he has been associated, and the high esteem in which Mr. McCoy is held by his fellow citizens is indicative of the clean and wholesome life which he has lived.      George W. McCoy, the son of Patterson and Eliza (Bryant) McCoy, was born Feb. 28, 1851, in Wayne township, this county.  His father was a son of Patterson McCoy, and was born in Union township, this county, where his father settled when he came from Virginia in the early history of the county.  Patterson McCoy was reared, married and spent all of his days in this county, and he and his wife reared a family of nine children,  Nathan, Mrs. Clara B. Kearney, Jackson, George, Jannette, Mrs. Nettie Cline, Mrs. Eliza Smith, Edward and Mrs. Armata Smith.  All of these children except Jackson and Edward are still living.      George E. McCoy attended the district school known as the Shady Grove school during his boyhood days and helped his father with the work on the farm during the summer vacations.  At the age of twenty-one he commenced renting land from his father and lived on a rented farm until 1896, when he felt able to purchase his present farm of fifty acres, on which he has since resided.  He has engaged in intensive farming with the result that he has realized as much each year from his farm as many farmers do from a much larger acreage.  He is progressive in his methods and, being a man of good management, has had the satisfaction of seeing his farm yield more satisfactory returns year by year.      Mr. McCoy was married Mar. 21, 1884, to Lida Cline, the daughter of John and Sarah Cline, of Ross county, Ohio, and to this union has been born one daughter, Mrs. Blanche Pleyley.      The Democratic party has claimed the support of Mr. McCoy and its candidates have always received his vote.  He has always been interested in educational affairs and at present is a member of the school board of his township.  Mr. McCoy has always maintained an intelligent interest in the welfare of his community and unreservedly given  his support to every movement for the educational, moral or material advancement of his fellow citizens.  Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 - Page 543
	MARTIN L. McCOY.     A successful farmer and stock raiser and one of the representative citizens of the county is he whose name forms the caption of this article.  Martin McCoy has attained his present comfortable station in life by close application to his affairs, being blessed with undaunted courage, energy and business ability above the ordinary.  His course is especially commendable in that he has won his way from humble beginnings and while he has achieved success  along financial lines, he has also so ordered his life as to win the confidence and trust of his fellow citizens in every respect.      Mr. McCoy was born in Union township, Fayette county, Ohio, on June 26, 1855, being the son of Abraham and Margaret (Hoppes) McCoy.  Abraham also was a native of this county, having been born in Union township and was the son of James.  The father of James was one of the first settlers in the state, coming here in 1812 from Lancaster county, Pennsylvania.  He lived to be one hundred and six years old.  Abraham, father of the immediate subject, was one of the pioneer settlers of this county and was a large and prosperous farmer in his day.  He was the father of a family of ten children, Elias, Sarah (Mrs. Briggs), John, James, Nancy (Mrs. Melvin), F. M. and Mrs. Clara Cleveland (deceased).      When a boy the subject attended the district schools of his home locality and from early boyhood assisted the father in the work of the homestead.  When quite a young man he started out in life for himself, finally renting and farming the tract of land which he later purchased and where he now makes his home.  In this home farm he has one hundred and ten acres, all in an excellent state of cultivation.  In addition to the general farming which he does he also is greatly interested in blooded stock.  He has a fine herd of cattle of the Angus breed and had made more than a local reputation for himself in this line.  He also gives considerable attention to swine, his hogs being the Spotted Poland-China breed.  In addition to the home farm, he also owns another farm above Washington C. H., containing some three hundred and eighty-six acres.  Mr. McCoy has labored hard for the success which he has won, same being commensurate with the amount of energy, brain and brawn which he put into his enterprise.      On Nov. 28, 1883, Mr. McCoy was united in marriage with Anna M. Parrett, daughter of Elias and Sarah (Connor) Parrett, and to their union have been born four children.  They had the misfortune to lose their second born, Florence.  Walter, the son , is a graduate of Washington high school, taught school for a number of years and is now located in Greensburg, Indiana.  His wife was Ruth Allen.  Ruth is a graduate of the high school, fitted herself for a teacher and is now employed in the schools of the township.  Dorris, the youngest daughter, still remains at home, attending school.  Mr. McCoy is a man of marked domestic tastes, finding his greatest enjoyment in his home and with his family.  This family is considered one of the leading ones of the community, being broad-minded and interested in all that makes for the welfare of their home community.      Mr. McCoy's political affiliation is with the Democratic party, in the affairs of which he takes a commendable interest, and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church except Walter and wife, who are members of the Christian church.  Mr. McCoy is one of the sterling men of strength of character so essential to the best growth and development of a community, gladly giving his influence to promote the social, moral, material or educational development of his home locality.  During his long and industrious career, he has not only gained the confidence of his fellow men, but as a man of responsibility, upright and honest in his dealings with his fellow men, he has gained the confidence and esteem of all who know him. Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 - Page 604
	RUSSELL B. McCOY.     One of the younger farmers of Fayette county, Ohio, who is making an enviable record as a progressive farmer is Russell McCoy, the proprietor of one hundred acres of fine land in Wayne township.  He started in life with nothing but the ambition to succeed and by good management and close economy has attained to a definite degree of success.  His family have been residents of this county for nearly a century and have always been prominently identified with the material, educational, social and religious welfare of the county.  With such a heritage it is but natural that Mr. McCoy should be a man of influence in his community, and that he is influential is shown by the high esteem in which he is held by his fellow citizens.      Russell B. McCoy, the son of Thomas and Sarah (Hackney) McCoy, was born in the township where he is now living in Dec. 10, 1879.  His father is the son of Thomas and Margaret McCoy and was born in Wayne township his father coming to this county early in its history from the state of Virginia.  Thomas McCoy, Jr., and wife were the parents of five children, Mary, Russell B., Glenn T. and Oscar E.; the twin of Glenn died in infancy and the other four are still living.      Russell B. McCoy first attended the Forest Dale school in his home neighborhood and finished his education in the schools of Good Hope in his township.  Like all sons and farmers, he worked on the home farm during the summers while he was attending school in the winter time.  In this way he was well grounded in all of the many details which go to make the successful farmer.  He was married at the age of twenty-two and rented a farm for nine years; then he bought his present fine farm of one hundred acres in Wayne township.  He has placed many improvements on the farm since acquiring it and now owns one of the most attractive and well-kept farms in the township.  He raises all of the crops which are usually grown in this locality and gives due attention to the raising of live stock as well.  He is a good manager and has met with a success commensurate with his efforts.      Mr. McCoy is a member of the Republican party and  has always taken an active part in local political matters.  At the present time he is serving on the school board of his township and favoring every measure which will help the schools.  Mr. McCoy is still a young man and has a long and prosperous future before him.  The success which has attended his efforts thus far indicates that he will eventually become one of the most substantial men of his county.  He is a man of pleasing personality and has a host of friends who admire him for his many excellent qualities. Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 - Page 613
	THOMAS GLENN McCOY.     An enterprising and progressive young farmer of Madison township Fayette county, Ohio, is Thomas Glenn McCoy, a descendant of one of the pioneer families of the county.  It is interesting to know that Mr. McCoy is a college-trained man, having taken the classical course at one of the best universities in his state.  Notwithstanding the fact that he is a college graduate, he returned to the farm and is now demonstrating the fact that a college education is of real benefit to the farmer.  He is a wide reader of all agricultural literature and keeps in close touch with the latest advances which will benefit the farmer.  As the manager of a four-hundred-acre farm, he is proving very successful and the returns which he is receiving from his efforts justly entitle him to inclusion among the representative farmers of his county.      Thomas Glenn McCoy, the son of Thomas R. and Sarah (Hockney) McCoy, was born Oct. 20, 1886, near Good Hope, Ohio.  His father was born on the same farm of two hundred and forty acres in Wayne township, where he is now living.  Thomas R. McCoy was the son of Thomas and Margaret (Harper) McCoy, natives of Virginia and early settlers in Fayette county, Ohio.  In fact, Thomas McCoy, the grandfather of Thomas Glenn McCoy, came to this county at the opening of the War of 8112, only two years after this county was organized.  Thomas Glenn McCoy was one of five children born to his parents, the other being Mary Dell, Russell B., Oscar, and one who died in infancy.      Thomas Glenn McCoy received his elementary education in the schools of his county and then entered Miami University, graduating from the college course, he returned home and assisted his father on the home farm until his marriage in 1908.  He then assumed the management of the Quinn estate in Madison township, and under his efficient direction this farm has come to be known as one of the most productive of the county.  He is a large stock raiser and allows nothing on his farm except the best grade of stock, having found by experience that it pays to keep only the best.      Mr. McCoy was married Dec. 15, 1908, to Alma C. Harper, the daughter of John and Mary (Goen) Harper.  Her parents came from Virginia and were among the pioneer settlers of this county.  John Harper and wife reared a family of five children, all of whom are still living:  Wert, Getha, Herbert, Warren and Alma, the wife of Mr. McCoy.  Mr. McCoy and his wife has one son, Melvin.      The Republican party receives the beauty support of Mr. McCoy, although he has not been active in its councils.  Nevertheless, he is deeply interested in everything pertaining to the civic welfare of his township and county.  Being one of the best informed men in the county on political questions, he is frequently consulted by the leaders of his party.  He has had no political aspirations so far, having found that it took all of his time to manage his farm.  Fraternally, he is a member of the Knights of Pythias.  He and his wife are affiliated with the Baptist church.  Mr. McCoy is one of a few farmers of his township and county who have a classical education, and yet he enjoys his chosen vocation with all of the enthusiasm that the lawyer finds in his profession.  It is a hopeful sign of the future when our young men come from college and settle down on the farm.  The country needs such men to add stability to our government and in the eyars to come the influence which Mr. McCoy will bring to bear upon his community will be of benefit in every way.  He is a worthy scion of a distinguished family and his career so far has added additional luxury to an honored family name. Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 - Page 467
	THOMAS R. McCOY.     A life of seventy-two years in this county gives Thomas McCoy the right to be classed among the pioneers of Fayette county.  There is such a marked changed in the life of the early settlers as compared with the life of the people of the county today that the pioneer of one hundred years ago would not recognize his own farm were it possible for him to see it today.  The life of the farmer is now surrounded with more comforts and conveniences than the city dweller enjoyed a few years ago.  the mail is left on his door step each day, the interurban car whirls past his door each hour, the telephone puts him into instant communication with his neighbors and the city and he can even buy a machine which will milk his cows.  One of the best evidences of the prosperity of the present farmers of Fayette county is to be seen in their bank accounts, which total more than those of all others in the county.      Thomas R. McCoy, one of the largest farmers in Wayne township, was born Dec. 10, 1841, on the farm where he is now living.  He is the son of Thomas B. and Margaret (Murray) McCoy, natives of Fredericksburg, Maryland, and Virginia, respectively.  Thomas B. McCoy was the son of James and Sarah (Brown) McCoy and came to Ross county, Ohio, from Maryland when he was eighteen years of age, locating near Chillicothe on a farm.  Shortly afterward he moved into Ross and Fayette counties and bought a farm of one hundred acres in Wayne township, where he and his wife reared a family of twelve children, James, Joseph, Mrs. Elizabeth Fernow, William, Allen, Mrs. Sarah Hegler, Judson, Hugh, Thomas R., Mrs. Mariah Stookey, Mrs. Anna Robinson and John.  All of these children are now deceased with the exception of Elizabeth, Mariah, Thomas R., and Anna.  Judson was a member of the Fifty-fourth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.      Thomas R. McCoy attended the schools of Ross and Fayette counties, completing his education in the schools of the latter county.  He has always been on the home farm and began farming for himself when twenty-five years of age.  He first rented a part of the paternal estate and later bought out the other heirs.  He ha placed extensive improvements on the farm and by close economy and good management has made his farm one of the best in the county.  He gives particular attention to the breeding of horses and has been successful along this line.      Mr. McCoy was married in 1874 to Sarah Hackney, the daughter of Edward and Mary E. (McKay) Hackney, natives of Virginia and early settlers in Clinton county, Ohio.  To this union there have been born four children, Edward (deceased), Mary D., Russell D., T. Glenn and Oscar E., who is running the home farm.      Politically, Mr. McCoy is a stanch Republican and has always been deeply interested in local politics.  He has served as township assessor with satisfaction to the citizens of Wayne township.  He ha also been on the school board of his township.  All the family are attendants of the Baptist church and contribute liberally of their means to its support. Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 - Page 694
	Union Twp. - R. C. MILLER, attorney-at-law, Washington, was born in this county, Jan. 23, 1853.  He is a son of Robert and Maria Miller, natives of Ohio, and his grandparents were natives of Virginia.  His parents had but one child, our subject, who was married Mar. 29, 1881, to Miss Eva J. Parrett, daughter of Benjamin and Nancy Parrett, of this county.  He received his education in Washington, and studied law under Gregg & Creamer of that place.  He was admitted to the bar Dec. 7, 1880, and commenced practice in April, 1881.  In politics he is a Republican.  When only eighteen years of age he engaged in the livery business, which he followed for some three years, when he sold out and went West, where he remained about three years, returned, and commenced the study of law, and has remained here until the present time. Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Published Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 - Page 618
	COL. BALDWIN HARTZELL MILLIKAN.  Specific mention is made of many of the worthy citizens of Fayette county within the pages of this work, citizens who have figured in the growth and development of this favored community, and whose interests have been identified with its every phase of progress, each contributing in his sphere of action to the well-being of the community in which he resides and to the advancement of its normal and legitimate growth.  Among this number was the late Col. B. H. Millikan, - distinguished soldier, successful business man and public benefactor - whose name needs no introduction to the reader.  His death removed from Fayette county - and indeed, from Ohio - one of her most substantial and highly esteemed citizens and the many beautiful tributes to his high standing in the world of affairs and as a man and citizen attested to the abiding place he had in the hearts and affections of those who knew him and of his work and accomplishments.  His eminently honorable and successful career was not altogether a path of roses, for he fought against and conquered many adverse conditions, which would have discouraged one of less sterling mettle.  His military record was marked by courage and ability of a high order, his business record showed that he possessed sagacity, energy and integrity to a pronounced degree, while his philanthropy was of that practical kind that is of real permanent value to the common weal.  As a member of a great and prosperous commercial house he contributed in a very definite way to the business advancement of Washington C. H. and built for himself a monument that perpetuates his name among those who come after.      Col. B. H. Millikan was born in South Bend, Indiana, on  the 12th day of July, 1842, and was the son of Jesse L. and Margaret (Hartzell) Millikan, both of whom were natives of Ohio.  Jesse Millikan was reared in Washington C. H. and there received his public school education, upon the completion of which he took up the study of medicine, to the active practice of which he devoted himself until his death, which occurred in 1850.  He and his wife were Methodists in their religious faith.  He was the son of William and Ann Millikan, who also were natives of this state.  William Millikan was a soldier in the War of 1812 and marched from Cleveland to Chillicothe, in charge of British prisoners captured with Perry's victory.  His death occurred at Chillicothe, and his widow survived until well advanced in years.  They were the parents of four children, William, Jesse, Nathaniel and Ann.  Colonel Millikan's maternal grandparents, _____ and Margaret Hartzell, were natives of Germany, who came to the United States and became early settlers of Greenville, Ohio.  There he lived the remainder of his life and died, being survived by his widow, who died in Washington C. H., at an advanced age.  Their children were Margaret (mother of the subject) and Charles.      To Jesse L. and Margaret (Hartzell) Millikan were born the following children:  Francis M., of Penryn, California; Miranda, who died, unmarried; Jared L., deceased; Baldwin Hartzell, the immediate subject of this memoir; Vasco, deceased, and Mrs. Margaret Ann Reed, of Florida.      Colonel Millikan, though a Hoosier by birth, was practically a life-long resident of Ohio, having been brought to Washington C. H. by his parents when but a child, and here he remained continuously, with the exception of a period spent in the military service of his country, up to the time of his death.   He received a good practical common school education and, while still a youth, began clerking in a store.  Soon he was appointed deputy county clerk, which office he was filling when there came to him the realization that his country needed his services to assist in the suppression of the great Rebellion.  On August 20, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Company C, One Hundred and Fourteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which command he served faithfully for three years, or until the close of the war.  He took part in some of the most hotly contested engagements of that great conflict, including the battles of Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Thompson's Hill, champion's Hill, Big Black river, Vicksburg, Graham's Plantation, Avoyelle's Prairie, Bayou de Glaize, Mobile and Fort Blakely.      Upon his return form the army, Colonel Millikan became deputy collector of internal revenue, holding the position for eight or ten years, and then, in partnership with George Melvin, he engaged in the drygoods business in Washington C. H., which commanded his attention for several years, after which he was in the carpet business until 1885.  In the year mentioned the Colonel became affiliated with the Dahl & Baer Grocery Company, later known as Dahl, Baer & Company, and then as the Dahl-Millikan Company.  In 1906 the firm was consolidated with the Midland Grocery Company.  Colonel Millikan become treasurer of the affiliated companies, and also serving as vice-president of the Dahl-Millikan branch.       The Dahl-Millikan Grocery Company is one of the best known wholesale concerns in Ohio, fifty years of substantial growth and development having expanded its activities from a modest beginning to its present immense proportions, a success which has been due to the fact that it was founded on sound business principles and conducted according to methods which have ever been in the van of advanced ideas.  The company's fifty salesmen now cover practically the entire state of Ohio, representing a business generally recognized as the leader in this territory.  To a very large extent the splendid success which attended this great enterprise was due to splendid abilities were freely conceded by all who had dealings with him or knowledge of his work.      Aside from the business interests referred to, Colonel Millikan was identified with business affairs of his home city, in the successful prosecuting of which he took a keen interest. . Among these should be mentioned the Fayette County Bank, of which he was a director, and the Fayette County Canning Company, of which he was president.  The Colonel was also a large land owner, possessing some of the most valuable and extensive farming properties in Fayette county, and these farms were to him a keen source of delight.      Board gauged in his views of men and things, Colonel Millikan always stood ready to identify himself with his fellow citizens in any good work and extend a co-operative hand to advance any measure that was calculated to better the condition of things in his community, that would give better government, elevate mankind, insure higher standards of morality and the highest ideals of refined cultured.  A firm believer in practical education for  the masses, he was always intensely interested in the schools of his city and for many years was a member of the school board.  In 1909 he was president of the city council and at all times worked for the city's best welfare.      After the close of the Civil War and he had settled down in active business life, he became affiliated with the local militia, and later was in command of the company which became known as the Millikan Guards.  Later he was elected lieutenant-colonel and from that time was generally known as Colonel Millikan.      Of the Grand Army of the Republic, Colonel Millikan was a most enthusiastic member from the close of the great civil struggle until his death, and for a generation he was one of the most influential factors in the r. B. Hayes Post, of Washington C. H.  He served the post as a commander for several years and it was largely through his efforts and influence that the state encampment of the Grand Army was brought to Washington C. H. in 1913.  The Colonel was ever solicitous for the welfare and comfort of his old comrades and performed many acts of kindness in their behalf.  In testimony of their love and esteem for him, the members of the post presented a beautiful silver loving cup to him but a short time before his death.  One of his last services in connection with the Grand Army of the Republic was his untiring efforts in the securing of the Memorial hall for this city, and later the installation of the bronze tablets in commemoration of the Fayette heroes of the Rebellion.      Politically, Col. Millikan was an earnest supporter of the Republican party, though he was in no sense a seeker after publicity and did not take a very active part in the campaigns of his party.  Fraternally, he was an appreciative and appreciated member of the Free and Accepted Masons, being affiliated with Fayette Lodge No. 107; Fayette Chapter No. 103, Royal Arch Masons, and Garfield Commandery No. 29, Knights Templar.  He was also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.  Religiously, Colonel Millikan was a member of Grace Methodist Episcopal church, to which he gave generous support.      On the 30th day of Jan. 1878, Col. B. H. Millikan was untied in marriage with Lizzie B. Dahl, who was born in Washington C. H., the daughter of George and Ruth (Bereman) Dahl.  She was one of four children, the others being Harris B., Anna Victoria and Ethel.  On the paternal side, Mrs. Millikan was descended from German ancestry, while her maternal grandparents were Joel S. and ___ (Thompson) Bereman.  To Colonel and Mrs. Millikan were born the following children:  Ruth M., who is the wife of William W. Westerfield, of New Orleans, and they have one daughter, Elizabeth Millikan Westerfield.  Jesse H. Millikan is identified with the interests formerly belonging to his father.  The mother of these children died in December, 1899, at the age of forty-three years, secure in the love and affection of all who were so fortunate as to be numbered among her acquaintances.       Colonel B. H. Millikan died, very suddenly, at Columbus, Ohio, on Mar. 20, 1914.  He had left his home city in the morning of that day, apparently feeling well and exhibiting the same jovial, cheerful disposition which was one of his characteristics, but within a few hours after reaching Columbus he felt the touch of the Grim Reaper and and Washington's first citizen had entered into his long rest.      The cause of humanity never had a truer friend that Colonel Millikan, and in all the relations of life he displayed that consistent Christian spirit, that natural worth, that endeared him to all classes.  His integrity and fidelity were manifested in every relation of life, for he early learned that true happiness consisted of ministering to others.  He leaves to his family the rich memory of an unstained name, and to the city he loved so well the record and example of an honorable and well spent life. (Source:  History of Fayette County, Ohio - Published Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914 - Page 532) SHARON WICK'S NOTES: I just had to find out who Joel S. Bereman's wife was so I did some research for you as follows: See Text Note to verify Joel S. Bereman's wife's name among other items for this family See Marriage record for Joel S. Bereman & Elizabeth Porter
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