BIOGRAPHIES

Source: 
Portrait and Biographical History of
Fayette,  Pickaway and Madison Counties, Ohio
Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros.
1892
 

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CAPT. CHARLES WARREN GUY is a fine representative of Ohio's gallant sons who won distinction as officers during the Civil War, and he has since become no less prominent as one of the foremost farmers and stockmen of his native county (Madison), and one who has done much to elevate the standard of the cattle and horses bred within its bounds.  His home is one the farm which is his birthplace, in Pike Township, a mile and a half west of Rosedale, where he carries on a large business as a stock dealer.      Captain Guy was born in a typical pioneer home, a little log house built by his father in the early settlement of the county.  Nov. 8, 1843, was the date of his birth, and he was the sixth child and fifth son of William and Adelaide (Fullington) Guy, an account of whom appears in the biography of their son, William H. Guy.  Our subject's first experience at school was in the local district schools, whence he went to the Mechanicsburg High School, where he was prepared for college, and he then entered the Ohio University at Delaware.      He was a student in that institution when the war broke out, and in 1862 he laid aside his books for the sword, full of youthful ardor in his patriotic desire to help defend the honor of his country at the front.  He enlisted in Company D, Sixty-sixth Ohio Infantry, as a private, but he gave such evidence of his courage, fortitude, and efficiency in battle, that he was raised from the ranks to the position of Sergeant, then to that of First Lieutenant, and he finally was promoted to be Captain of Company K of the regiment in which he enlisted, which was one of the first that was veteranized.  He was in the battles of Dumfries (Va.), Chancellorsville (Va.) and Gettysburg (Pa.)  He was then dispatched with his regiment to New York City at the time of the big riot, and for a while was en-encamped on Governor's Island in the harbor of that city, being under command of Gen. Hooker.      The Captain was subsequently transferred to the Army of the Cumberland, and his company was sent to Chattanooga with other forces, about twelve thousand strong.   He helped win the day in the celebrated battle "above the clouds" on Lookout Mountain, Nov. 24, 1863, and the day after, that of Mission Ridge, and subsequently he did good service at Ringgold, Ga.  That same year he re-enlisted as a veteran for three years, or as long as the rebellion should last.  He fought with his usual valor and coolness at Rockface Ridge, Ga., and in the hotly-contested engagement at Resaca.  At Peach Tree Creek he saw Gen. Joseph W. Hitt shot from his horse and killed in the midst of the battle.  The Captain accompanied Gen. Sherman in his famous march to the sea, and he was present and in vigorous action in the battles of Pine Mountain, Kenesaw Mountain, Marietta, and Peach Tree Creek, and helped to lay siege to Atlanta.  Our subject followed the fortunes of war until after peace was declared, and he was mustered out of the army under General Order No. 24, June 28, 1865, having served with his regiment in twelve different States, traveled eleven thousand miles, and done his share of the fighting in eighteen, hard-fought battles.  During all that time he never received a scratch, although he was often in the hottest of the fray, and he was off duty only one week, and that on account of sickness.      On his return home to Pike Township, Capt. Guy was taken sick with inflammatory rheumatism from the effects of exposure while in the South, and for five long and weary months he was helpless and confined to his bed.  He was finally taken to a Cleveland institution and was cured of that terrible malady.  Since his recovery he has devoted himself to the management of his extensive interests.  The fine farm upon which he lives comprises six hundred acres of land belonging to himself and his wife, being the combined homesteads that once were the property of their fathers.  Beside this estate, the Captain has seven hundred acres of land which he has leased for fifteen years.  He is largely engaged in handling imported horses, and in 1870 went to England to purchase some very fine draft horses.  As a member of the Darby Plains Importing Co., he is doing much to encourage the breeding of blooded horses.      Apr. 15, 1879, Capt. Guy was united in marriage to Miss Flora E., daughter of John and Abigail Kennedy.  She too is a native of Pike Township.  She was educated at the Western University at Delaware, and is a lady of much culture, of superior tract, and is a lady of much culture, of superior tact, and understands full well the art of making home a cheerful, pleasant and hospitable abode.  Two children complete the household of our subject and his wife: Earl W., born Sept. 26, 1880; and Emma Belle, born July 29, 1882.      A man of great force of character, with a strong evenly-balanced mind, the Captain is a leader in public and political affairs in his community.  He is a firm Republican, and has never faltered in his allegiance to his party since the days that he fought so nobly for its principles on Southern battlefields.  He is Trustee of Pike Township, and for twelve years has looked faithfully after the interests of the township in that capacity.  For four years he was Justice of the Peace.  He is a stockholder in the Central Bank of Mechanicsburg, and one of the Directors of that institution.  He is prominently identified with the Grand Army of the Republic as Commander of the Stephen A. Baxter Post No. 88, of Mechanicsburg. Source:  Portrait and Biographical History of Fayette,  Pickaway and Madison Counties, Ohio. Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 - Page 238

Residence of Wm. H. Guy, Pike Twp., Madison Co., OH

WILLIAM H. GUY.  This well-known and honored representative of an old and prominent family of Madison County, of which he is a native, is one of its most progressive and successful farmers and stock-raisers, and is the proprietor of one of the most beautiful and valuable farms within its borders, the farm being perfect in its appointments, which are modern; its soil cultivated after the most approved methods of agriculture; and finely graded stock of noted breeds are in its pastures.      Mr. Guy, who resides on his farm five miles east of Mechanicsburg, was born in Pike Township, May 2, 1838, and has always made it his home.  He is a son of William Guy, who was a native of Vermont, and came to Ohio with his parents, James and Mary Guy when he was a small boy.  They were also natives of Vermont, and were of English descent.  The mother of our subject was Adelaide Fullington in her maiden days, and was a native of Vermont.  Her parents were George and Rebekah (Greeley) Fullington, her mother, who was born in Vermont, being a relative of the distinguished Horace Greeley.  She was likewise of English descent, and was a small child when her parents brought her to Madison County, of which they were early settlers.  Here she grew to womanhood, was married to the father of our subject, and they began their wedded life on an unimproved farm in Pike Township.      Mr. Guy worked assiduously to develop his land, first building a log house for a dwelling, in which he and his family lived until 1848, when he erected the good brick house in which he still makes his home.  He is now an old man, who has passed the eighty ninth milestone of the long journey from the cradle to the grave, and he is now peacefully and calmly awaiting life's great end.  He has been deprived of the companionship of his wife, who died in her seventy-sixth year.  They were the parents of six sons and three daughters, six of whom are living: Edwin A., a resident of Champaign County; Henry C., who lives in Pike Township; William H.; C. W., a resident of Pike Township; Clara, wife of Charles Phellis; and Walter F., a resident of Pike Township; Mary J., who married John O. Dye, is dead; Rebekah, who married Charles W. Williams, is now deceased; Lewis died at the age of two years.      William H. Guy is the fourth child and third son of the family.  He early displayed good talents as a scholar, and was given a liberal education, attending first the district school of his native place, and afterward pursuing his studies at Mechanicsburgh and subsequently at Delaware.  He was thus well fitted for any occupation in life that he might decide upon, and having been reared to that of a farmer, his tastes turned in that direction, and agriculture in its various branches has been his life work.  He remained with his parents until he was twenty-eight years old, gaining a deep insight into practical farming, and his father then gave him the farm upon which he now resides in his native township.      There were no buildings upon the place, and our subject may well take pride in the fact that the handsome, modern improvements that now adorn it and render it, with its picturesque surroundings, one of the finest estates in the county, are the result of his own labors. lie settled on his homestead three years after his marriage in the fall of 1866, and is constantly adding to its value by able management. He and his family are extensive land-holders, owning fifteen hundred and seventy acres of land of surpassing fertility, nearly all of which are in Pike Township.  The buildings are of a high order of rural architecture, including ample barns, granaries, etc., and an elegant two and one-half story frame house, built in 1885, heated throughout with steam, and having all the conveniences of the best constructed city dwellings. The house is finely finished as to its interior and handsomely furnished, and the grounds around it are adorned with large evergreens and other evidences of a cultivated taste, which make the place a charm to the eye and a very pleasant feature in the landscape.  A view of this lovely home is elsewhere shown.      Mr. Guy is one of our most extensive stockraisers, keeping none but the best, and is noted far and wide for his fine herd of Short-horns, for his Shropshire sheep, for his Poland-China hogs, and for his valuable French coach horses.  He is a man of a broad, cultured mind, of a frank and generous disposition, possessing firmness and resolution withal, and is truly public-spirited, delighting in the prosperity that his native county has attained, and using his influence to further its interests.  He is a Republican, always loyal to his party, and has mingled in the public life of his community from time to time.  He was Trustee and Assessor of the township for several years, and while serving in those capacities was potent in securing public improvements.      Mr. Guy and Miss Sarah M. Oyler were united in marriage Sept. 27, 1866, and theirs is a congenial union, fraught with true happiness to themselves and their household and to all who have come under their influence in the passing years.  One son and two daughter have been born unto them, as follows: Charles Phellis, a graduate of the High School at Mechanicsburgh, whence he went to the State University at Columbus, which he attended three years; Alice Rebekah, a graduate of the High School at Mechanicsburgh and of Harcourt Place Seminary at Gambier, Ohio, and Eva M., a pupil in the same institution.  Mrs. Guy was born in Tippecanoe County, Ind., Feb. 22, 1845, a daughter of William G. and Rebekah  (Phellis) Oyler the father, a native of England and the mother born in Vermont.  She was a niece of Charles Phellis, Sr., by whom she was educated at the female seminary of Cleveland, Ohio.  She came to Madison County when she was seventeen years old.  A lady of rare excellence of character, she is gifted with tact and good taste, is an admirable housewife, and knows full well how to make home pleasant and happy. Source:  Portrait and Biographical History of Fayette,  Pickaway and Madison Counties, Ohio. Publ. Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 - Page 592

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