ANDREW JACKSON SMITH.     Andrew Jackson Smith was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, Sept. 28, 1841, and is a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Runkle) Smith.  The father, also a native of Fairfield county, was a son of Jacob and Magedalena (Hall) Smith.  The grandfather of our subject came from Pennsylvania to Ohio with his parents home boy of but twelve years, the family home being established on a farm in Fairfield county, where he was reared to manhood.  He afterward married and followed farming and weaving, living in the house built by the great-grandfather of our subject.  There he resided until called to his final rest at the age of seventy-six years.  The father of our subject also carried on agriculture pursuits after attaining man's estate.  He was married in Fairfield county and in 1851 he came with his family to Logan county, where he purchased land on which he lived until 1856.  He then bought another farm of three hundred acres, for which he  paid thirty-seven hundred dollars.  This was situated in Logan county, but he returned to Fairfield county in order to educate his children.  He lived in that locality until his death, which occurred when he was fifty-five years of age.  His wife, also a native of Fairfield county, was a daughter of John Runkle who married Miss Fellers.  He removed from Shenandoah county, Virginia, and her mother came to Ohio from Pennsylvania, their marriage taking place in Fairfield county.  Mr. and Mrs. Smith be3came the parents of nine children, of whom two died in infancy, while seven reached mature years, Andrew J., being the second in order of birth.  Of those still living J. J. Smith is a resident of Bloomfield township, about one-half mile south of Bloom Center and another brother, H. S. Smith, lives in Fairfield county.
     The boyhood and youth of Andrew J. Smith were passed on the home farm and he obtained a good common-school education.  At the age of fifteen he went to Lithopolis, where he continued his studies for two years and at the age of twenty-one he began teaching, which profession he followed for one term in Logan county, having removed to this county in 1862.  At the time of his marriage he took up his abode upon land which his father owned and has placed all of the improvements upon that property.  He first purchased three hundred and thirty-three acres, but because of going security for friends he had to sell, doing this in order to meet the indebtedness incurred, and he now has two hundred two and a half acres.
     On the 15th of October, 1863.  Mr. Smith was married to Miss Christiana Coover of Bloomfield township.  She was born in Logansville, Sept. 25, 1846, a daughter of Abraham and Mary Ann (Pegan) Coover.  Eleven children have been born until our subject and his wife, of whom seven are yet living:  Henry S., Mrs. Mary E. Melvin, Mrs. Albert Bayer, Mrs. Ora Belle Shawver, John A., Roy Thurman and Monroe Hoadley.
     Mr. Smith votes with the Democracy, his first ballot having been cast for General McClellan in 1864.  For fifteen or eighteen years he served as township clerk and then refused to keep the position longer.  He was also land appraiser in 1870 and in the discharge of his official duties he has ever been found prompt and faithful.  His attention, however, has been more largely given to his business affairs, and he is well known as a successful farmer and stock-raiser.  He makes a specialty of the breeding of Berkshire and Poland China hogs and in this department of his business is meeting with good success.  His is a well developed property, supplied with modern equipments and the latest improved machinery and in his work he manifests marked enterprise and executive force.
Source:  The Historical Review of Logan Co., Ohio, Publ. Chicago, by S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1903 - Page 348

D. F. SMITH.     D. E. Smith, a resident farmer of Monroe township who has spent his entire life in Logan county, was born in Zanesfield, on the 10th of October, 1856.  His father, Brad Smith, was also a native of this county, born in Zanesfield, Oct. 13, 1831.  This fact indicates that the Smith family was established here at an early day when pioneer times existed and when the development of the county largely lay in the future.  He was reared to farm life and, having obtained a good education, he later engaged in teaching in the public schools and also conducted a writing school.  He was an excellent penman himself and very capable of instructing others in the art.  On the 25th of January, 1855, he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Thrasher, whose birth occurred in Zanesfield, in 1836, so she was but nineteen years of age at the time of her marriage.  This union was blessed with four children:  D. F., of this review; Cora, now deceased; Benjamin H., born Oct. 25, 1860; and Carrie A., born July 19, 1868.  The wife and mother was called to her final rest, and Mr. Smith latter married again, his second wife being Miss Rose Perry, by whom he had one son, E. Perry, born Nov. 25, 1877.  Benjamin Smith, the brother of our subject, is living in California and is married and has two children, while Carrie A., the sister, is now the wife of Harry J. Rose, and with one daughter resides in Webb City, Missouri.
     In taking up the personal history of D. F. Smith, we present to our readers the life record of one who is widely and favorably known in Logan county.  In his early youth he assisted his father in the store, and attended the public schools until sixteen years of age.  He then began learning the tailor's trade, at which he worked with his father for sixteen year and on the expiration of that period he took up his abode on a farm near Pickrelltown in which locality he has since carried on farm work.  His early experience served him in good stead at this time and throughout the intervening years he has kept in touch with progressive methods in all departments of farm work.  He uses good improved machinery in carrying on his labors and he has a rich and arable tract of land which annually returns good harvests.
     In 1876 was celebrated the marriage of D. F. Smith and Miss Amanda L. Outland, who was born in Monroe township.  May 9, 1854.  Her father, James Outland, was born in Perry township, Logan county, Nov. 18, 1821, and having acquired a common-school education, he afterward followed agricultural pursuits.  His political support was given to the Republican party and his religious faith was that of the Society of Friends.  He married Rebecca Stratton, who was born Apr. 6, 1819, in Perry township, Logan county.  The four children of this household are Charlotte, born Apr. 12, 1846, now deceased; Ora, born May 12, 1849; Elizabeth A., born Mar. 19, 1852, now deceased; and Amanda L., born May 9, 1854.
     The union of Mr. and Mrs. Smith has been blessed with twelve children: Jessie M., born Nov. 12, 1876, and was married to Guss Green a resident farmer near Pickrelltown, Logan county, Dec. 23, 1897; Paul J., born Nov. 5, 1877; Rebecca R, born Nov. 5, 1877; Rebecca R.., born Nov. 25, 1878, and married to Ernest C. Nelson, a barber residing in Dayton, Apr. 14, 1902; Arthur Lloyd born Oct. 5, 1880, now deceased; Bertha R. born Oct. 5, 1881; Louie C., born Aug. 30, 1883; Patience F., born Nov. 20, 1887; Claire E., born Feb. 26, 1890; D. Clark, born June 17, 1891; Margaret G., born Aug. 26, 1892; Ruth O., born Feb. 3, 1895; and Dimond O. L., born May 11, 1896.  With the exception of the two married daughters, all of the children are still at home.
     Mr. Smith has raised his family upon the home farm and given them the privilege of attending the public schools.  He labors earnestly and energetically in the work of field and meadow, and his thorough understanding of farming methods, his care of his crops and his unflagging energy have enable him to reap good harvests whereby his financial income is annually increased.  He is connected with the Society of Friends, while his political faith is that of the Republican party.
Source:  The Historical Review of Logan Co., Ohio, Publ. Chicago, by S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1903 - Page 768

GEORGE W. SMITH.     George W. Smith, who is engaged in the livery business in Bellefontaine, was born in Bloomfield township, Logan county, Sept. 7, 1862.  His father, John A. Smith, was also a native of this county, and a son of William Smith, one of the early settlers here.  The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Hill, and her parents were among the   early settlers of Pleasant township, Logan county.  John A. Smith and Elizabeth Hill were married in this county and the father became a prominent and influential man.  He took an active part in public affairs and at one time was treasurer of the county.  He was also connected with the intellectual department of this part of the state as a teacher, and  he served as captain in the war of the rebellion.  Unto Mr. and Mrs. Smith were born three sons and a daughter; John William; Sarah Jane, who is now the wife of Henry C. Fleming, of Bellefontaine; George W., of this review; and Franklin who is now deceased.
     George W. Smith is the third child and second son.  When a small boy he accompanied his parents on their removal of Bellefontaine, where he attended the schools until about ten years of age and then returned to the farm where he continued to reside until 1898.  In the meantime he had became actively connected with general farming which claimed his attention until the year mentioned, when he purchased the livery business which he now owns and is successfully conducting.  As a farmer he kept in touch with the progressive methods of the times and his enterprise and industry were the means that brought to him capital sufficient to enable him to purchase his barn.
     In 1882 Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Jennie Hopkins and unto them were born two sons, Clyde and Willie, but the latter died at the age of two years.   The former is now studying law in Bellefontaine.  About six years after the death of his first wife, Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Myrtle Cox, a daughter of Thomas and Lydia Cox, of Jackson Center, Shelby county, Ohio.  Mr. Smith has spent his entire life in this county, and is widely and favorably known.  In politics he is a stanch Republican, but is not an aspirant for office, preferring to devote his time and energies to his business affairs, which are bringing to him success.
Source:  The Historical Review of Logan Co., Ohio, Publ. Chicago, by S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1903 - Page 788

NEVIN U. SMITH.     Nevin U. Smith is engaged in general farming, stock-raising and stock-dealing, and is one of the representative men in his line of business in Logan county.  He resides at Bloom Center, and is a native of Bloomfield township, born Mar. 25, 1859.  His parents were John M. and Elizabeth (Smith) Smith, and upon the home farm he was reared, while in the schools of the neighborhood he acquired a good practical education.  He continued with his parents until twenty-five years of age, at which time he was married in Bloomfield township, on the 28th of December, 1884, to Miss Clara A. Baughman who was born in the same township, her parents being Gordon and Julia A. (Pence) Baughman.
     When he was seventeen years of age Mr. Smith began to buy cattle, and in this work was associated with his father.  After his marriage he rented land near the old home place, and began farming and stock-raising.  His father gave him forty acres of land two miles west of Bloom Center, but as there were no buildings upon the place he rented another farm near by, which was improved.  He afterward purchased fifty acres, and he now owns altogether one hundred and ninety-six acres, of which twenty-six acres are comprised within his home place at Bloom Center.  In 1889 he purchased his present property here, including the store building, and in the same year he purchased a stock of goods and opened a general mercantile establishment, which he conducted successfully for six years, but finding that the business was too confining, he sold his stock of goods, and has since engaged in agricultural pursuits, and at the same time he traded to some extent in real estate.  He recently bought the Daniel Herring farm of seventy-two acres in Bloomfield townshp township at an executor's sale.  In his business affairs he is far-sighted, enterprising and progressive, and whatever he undertakes he carries forward to successful completion.
     The home of Mr. and Mrs. Smith has been blessed with two children:  Harriet, born Apr. 9, 1887, and Florence E., who died in infancy.  Both Mr. and Mrs. Smith are widely and favorably known in this portion of Logan county, and have many warm friends.  In his political views Mr. Smith is a Democrat, and cast his first presidential vote for General Hancock in 1880.  For ten years he has served as treasurer of Bloomfield township, and in 1901 he was nominated by his party for county commissioner, at which time he was defeated by only three hundred and six votes, although the Republican plurality is usually over two thousand.  This large vote given was certainly a compliment, and was indicative of the confidence and trust reposed in him by his fellow citizens.  Mr. Smith devotes his attention untiring to his business affairs, and his labors in the line of agricultural pursuits are bringing to him creditable success.
     It will be interesting in this connection to note something of the family history of Mr. Smith.  His parents were both natives of Fairfield county, where they were reared to mature years and were married.  About 1852 they came to Logan county, settling upon the farm upon which John M. Smith spent his remaining days.  He had here one hundred and sixty acres of land which his father had entered from the government.  The grandfather had offered it to some of his older children if they would settle upon it and improve it, but the offer was rejected, and after his marriage John M. Smith said he would take possession of the property.  In the meantime, however, it had increased largely in value, so that the grandfather required his son to make a payment of six hundred dollars upon it.  With the exception of the assistance which he received from his father by the gift of the land, John M. Smith had no assistance in his business career, but he prospered in his undertakings and became the owner of four hundred and eighty acres of valuable land, the greater part of which he cleared himself.
     Unto John M. and Elizabeth Smith there were born nine children, of whom Nevin U. was the fourth in order of birth.  All reached years of maturity, namely: Franklin Pierce, who died at the age of thirty-four years; Amy, the wife of Dr. O. C. Wilson, of Bloom Center, by whom she has two children: Elizabeth A., at home; Nevin U.; J. Willard, who married Ida Peterson, by whom he has two children, and is a farmer and stock-raiser of Bellefontaine; Lyman S., who was educated in Heidelberg University at Tiffin, Ohio, after which he pursued a course in law at Mansfield and in Columbus, but lost his health, and died soon afterward; Olive R., who is the wife of W. H. Good, a printer and proprietor of a book store in Tiffin, Ohio, by whom she has three children: J. Elmer who married Linner Moore, by whom he has two children and resides upon the home farm; Earl, who married Effie Kiefer, and resides at Jackson Center.
     John M. Smith was a Democrat, and for several years served as treasurer of his township, and was also overseer and trustee.  He held membership in the Reformed church, being a charter member of the congregation of that denomination at Bloom Center.  He contributed liberally to the support of the church, and at different times filled its various offices.  He died upon the home farm in November, 1899, at the age of seventy years, and is still survived by his widow, who has reached the age of seventy-three years.
Source:  The Historical Review of Logan Co., Ohio, Publ. Chicago, by S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1903 - Page 554

W. E. SMITH.     W. E. Smith, who was formerly engaged in the jewelry business in Bellefontaine, but now follows farming in Liberty township, was born in Greene county, Indiana, in 1858, a son of Rev. Elias Beal and Margaret (Bonham) Smith.  The father was a native of Guernsey county, Ohio, and became a minister of the Baptist church, devoting much of his life to the work of the church and the extension of its influence.  In consequence of this he lived in many places, but was a resident of Bellefontaine at the time of his death.  His demise, however, occurred in a Chicago hospital in 1891, whither he had gone for treatment.  Previous to this he had retired from the ministry but the influence of his life and teachings will long be felt.   His widow still survives him and is now living in Champaign county, Ohio.  In their family were three children: Mary Ella, the wife of Emmet V. Rhoads, of Champaign county; W. E., of this review; and Emmett Lincoln, who is a physician and surgeon of Chicago, Illinois.
     In consequence of his father's ministerial work, W. E. Smith spent his boyhood days in various places.  In early childhood he went to Coshocton county, Ohio, and there acquired much of his early education, spending seven or eight years there.  He afterward removed to Delaware county, where he resided for ten yeas and on the expiration of that period he became a resident of Champaign county, where he spent five or six years.  In 1881 he arrived in Logan county, but previous to this time he pursued a course in bookkeeping in Delaware.  In St. Paris, Champaign county, he had spent two years with a jeweler.  After his removal to Bellefontaine he secured employment in the store of Miller & Gregg, and with them finished his apprenticeship.  He worked for them for five years and when his employers dissolved partnership Mr. Smith bought out the interest of Edward C. Miller and himself engaged in the jewelry business, conducting a good store, in which he met with creditable success until 1893, when he sold out to Davis Brothers, and has since followed farming and stock-raising.  He owns two hundred acres, known as the Round prairie farm, in Liberty township, which has been in his possession since 1896.  In the midst of this is a tract of about forty or fifty acres, which has always been known as Round Prairie and which was originally very swampy.  In 1849 the Sandusky division of the Big Four Railroad built their track around it, but later decided to build across it.  In order to do this they filled in with clay and gravel and then laid their track.  Leaving their work one night, the next morning they found that it had sunk from sight below the surface of the swamp.  They then cut trees and laid them crosswise and again filled in with gravel and laid the track which proved a success.  Since the property came into possession of Mr. Smith he has under drained the swamp and it now forms the best part of his farm, suitable for celery, potato or onion raising.  In 1901 he erected a large barn and has made many other improvements upon the place.  It is well stocked and he now makes a specialty of feeding stock for the market.  Besides this property he owns city reality, including his nice home at No. 507 East Sandusky street, Bellefontaine.
     In October, 1885, Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Helen May, who was born in Logan county, a daughter of John and Minerva May, who are farming people of Jefferson township.  Her father is prominent and influential and owns over two hundred acres of valuable land.   He has held a number of local offices, and is active and helpful in matters of citizenship.  Mrs. Smith is an only child and by her marriage she has become the mother of two living children: Emmet Guy and Margaret May.  They also lost one son, William Eugene, who died at the age of five years.
     Mr. Smith is a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge and is a Baptist in religious belief, though his wife is an active member of the Presbyterian church.  Both are well known in Bellefontaine, where they have resided for a number of years and their circle of friends is extensive.  In business affairs Mr. Smith has ever been found energetic, determined and enterprising, and as the years have passed his labors have brought to him a well merited success.  Bellefontaine finds in him an advocate whose interest in her welfare is manifested by active co-operation in all measures contributing to the general good.
Source:  The Historical Review of Logan Co., Ohio, Publ. Chicago, by S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1903 - Page 749

HINDOO C. STANLEY.     The farming interests of Logan county are well represented by this gentleman, who is numbered among the wide-awake and energetic agriculturists of Monroe township.  A native of Logan county, he was born on his father's farm in that township, Apr. 24, 1859, and is a son of James E. and Clarissa (Marsh) Stanley.  The father was also born in Logan county on the 13th of May, 1834, and being left motherless at the age of five months was reared by his paternal grandparents, James and Prudence (Hiatt) Stanley, his boyhood and youth being passed upon the farm where he yet resides.  His entire life has been devoted to agricultural pursuits, and he commands the respect and confidence of all who know him.  His estimable wife, who was born Aug. 16, 1835, died on the 6th of November, 1874.  They had three children: Retta, Hindoo C. and Guilford.  The last named is now deceased.  Retta is now the wife of Samuel E. Powell.  By a second marriage the father also has three children: Gertrude, Blanche and Walter.
     During his boyhood H. C. Stanley, of this review, pursued his studies in the home school and aided his father in the cultivation of the farm, and after leaving school at the age of twenty years, he continued to give his father the benefit of his labors for seventeen years.  In 1891 he bought his present farm in Monroe township, and today its near the thrifty appearance plainly indicates the supervision of a practical and progressive farmer.
     On the 25th of November, 1896, Mr. Stanley married Miss Mary Trabert, who was born in Cincinnati, Apr. 23, 1862, and is a daughter of Adam and Margaret Trabert, whose other children are John, Henry and Gus.  Henry wedded Mary T. Willitt, and has two children, Gus and Ray.  Mr. and Mrs. Stanley have one child, Winnie Margaret, who was born on the 7th of May, 1900.  They are members of the Friends church, and are among the most highly esteemed citizens of their community.  In his political affiliations Mr. Stanley is a pronounced Republican.
Source:  The Historical Review of Logan Co., Ohio, Publ. Chicago, by S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1903 - Page 473

DAVID M. STEVENSON.     David M. Stevenson who is a representative of the farming interests of Logan county and throughout his entire life he has carried on agricultural pursuits, was born in Lake township on the 16th of January, 1835, his parents being Thomas and Judith (Hover) Stevenson.  His father was born in Alexander, Pennsylvania, Apr. 27, 1807, and soon after he attained his majority he was married Sept. 18, 1828, to Miss Judith Hover, who was born on the 29th of October, 1806, and died on the 12th of February, 1865.  They became the parents of eight children: Sarah, born Jan. 23, 1830, was married Aug. 16, 1866, to William Gilmore and died on the 7th of September, 1870.  Rev. Joseph H., born Oct. 13, 1831, was married May 24, 1864, to Sarah Fulton Plumer and is a minister of the Presbyterian church, now located in Golconda, Illinois*.  David M. of this review, was born Jan. 16, 1835.  Mary E., born Apr. 30, 1837, is a resident of Storrs, Connecticut, at teh present time but for several years was engaged in teaching in Atlanta, Georgia.  Susanna, born Oct. 30, 1839, has for twenty-five years successfully engaged in teaching and now makes here home in Kansas.  Lucinda Ann, born June 10, 1842, was married Aug. 25, 1861, to Joseph R. Silver.  Hannah J., born July 31, 1846, was married Dec. 25, 1882, to Professor F. B. Koons, president of a college at Storrs, Connecticut.  Maria C., born Nov. 14, 1849, was married in 1874 to Robert G. Mitchell and died on the 4th of April, 1875.
     At the usual age Daniel M. Stevenson entered the district schools but received only a very limited education and from boyhood has been an active factor in agricultural circles.  He was trained to the work of field and meadow upon his father's farm and when he left school he began farming on the place where he now lives.  In his business affairs he is systematic and methodical and carries on his work in a manner that enables him to secure good harvests as a reward of his labors.
     As a companion and helpmate for the journey of life Mr. Stevenson chose Miss Amanda Kerr, their marriage being celebrated on the 25th of April, 1876.  The lady was born Oct. 28, 1845, in Logan county, and is a daughter of Joseph W. Kerr, whose birth occurred in Harrison county, Ohio, Sept. 6, 1822.  He obtained a common school education, pursuing his studies until sixteen years of age, after which he devoted his entire attention to farming, making that pursuit his life work.  In his political views he was a stanch Republican and in religious faith was a Presbyterian, and his upright life was in consistent harmony with his professions.  He married Mary Ann Collins who was born in New Lexington, Perry county, Ohio, June 3, 1825, and their children were Amanda C., born Oct. 28, 1845; James, born Mar. 7, 1846; Sarah R. born Aug. 16, 1848; John B., born Feb. 3, 1849; Alice Jane, born Oct. 27, 1851; George G., Jan. 21, 1854; B. S., born Apr. 29, 1855; Joseph A., born Dec. 9, 1857; Addie A., born Nov. 9, 1860; Rose D., born Jan. 4, 1862; and Florence M., born Sept. 9, 1869.
     Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson began their domestic life upon the farm where they are now living, and their home has been blessed with the presence of five children, namely: Jessie, who was born Nov. 1, 1877, and has learned the millinery trade, in which business she is now employed; Anna Mabel, born Aug. 29, 1882; Frank M., born Mar. 17, 1884; Addie B., born July 14, 1889; and Chester K., born May 13, 1890.  The children are all under the parental roof and the family circle yet remains unbroken by the hand of death.
     Mr. Stevenson and his family attend the services of the Presbyterian church, of which he is a devoted member, and to the support of which he contributes liberally.  He votes with the Republican party, believing firmly in its principles, and he has held the office of school director and supervisor, discharging his duties with promptness and fidelity.  He has always lived in Logan county and has a wide acquaintance here, while many entertain for him warm friendship because of his social qualities and his sterling worth.
Source:  The Historical Review of Logan Co., Ohio, Publ. Chicago, by S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1903 - Page 531
*Golconda, Illinois is in Pope county, Ill.

WILLIAM E. STEWART.     William E. Stewart deserves great credit for what he has accomplished in life for he is entirely a self-made man and the success he has achieved is the merited reward of his own labors.  He was born in Shelby county, Ohio, Dec. 10, 1857. and is a son of Robert and Elvira Stewart, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Ohio.  The father was held as a slave in Petersburg, Virginia, until nineteen years of age, at which time  he was brought with several other colored people to Auglaize county, Ohio, by Theodric Grigg, their owner, who then set them free.  Mr. Stewart is now deceased, but his widow is yet living, her home being in Troy, Ohio.
     William E. Stewart, the second of their family of eight children, pursued a public school education in Lima and in Troy, Ohio, and then entered the Wilberforce University, where he pursued the scientific course.  While in college he was selected by President B. F. Lee of the university, now bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal church, as advance agent for a concert company, traveling in the interest of the institution, which position he held until, at his own request, he gave it up to resume his studies at Wilberforce.  He engaged in teaching school in Indiana, Tennessee and Ohio and was principal of the school for colored people in Bellefontaine for twelve years.  He took up his work as an educator when eighteen years of age and taught for a period of twenty years.
     In 1896 when colored schools were merged into the general public schools in compliance with the Arnett.  Mr. Stewart was appointed a director on the infirmary board to fill the unexpired term of John Day, deceased, and in November, 1896, he was elected for a full  term and so capably did he discharge the duties of the position that he was re-elected in November, 1899, and for seven years he was clerk of the infirmary board, his term expiring in January, 1903.  He is now engaged in the grocery business and has a good patronage.
     In 1877 occurred the marriage of Mr. Stewart and Miss Florence E. Street, who died in 1879, leaving one child, Florence, now the wife of Elmer G. Brannon.  Mr. Stewart has since married Cornelia B. Peterson and they have one child, named Roberta B.
     In 1890 Mr. Stewart was appointed census enumerator and in 1900 was made special agent for the collection of manufacturing statistics.  He has been placed on the programs of the state annual conventions of infirmary officials of Ohio and the annual meetings of the state board of charities, and the papers read before them have received special notice from the press and been published in the minutes of the conventions.  In 1897 Mr. Stewart was one of a committee of five appointed by the annual convention of infirmary officials to recommend to the Ohio legislature and endeavor to secure their passage, such revision of old laws and passage of new ones as was felt necessary for the guidance of infirmary officials and township trustees in the discharge of their duties; these are the laws now in force in the state,.  In 1900 Mr. Stewart was sent as a delegate to represent Logan county in the national convention of charities and corrections in session at Cincinnati.  He belongs to the Knights of Pythias Lodge and is a man whose upright character has gained him the confidence and good will of the entire public.  In educational and charitable circles he has done effective work and as a business man is most reliable and trustworthy.
Source:  The Historical Review of Logan Co., Ohio, Publ. Chicago, by S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1903 - Page 673