CHARLES PARROTT.  Among the enterprising and successful farmers of Leesburg township, Union county, Ohio, is Charles Parrott, who came to this county from England, where his birth occurred, and has lived here for the past forty-five years.  He was about thirteen years of age when his parents located in Union county, and after obtaining his education in the public schools of the county, he taught school for several years with marked success.  He then engaged in agricultural pursuits and now owns one hundred and sixty acres of land in Leesburg township about eight miles north of Marysville.  He has been prominent in the civic life of the county and has served two terms as clerk of the court, and in all respects Mr. Parrott has been a good American citizen, taking his part in the everyday life about him in such a way as to indicate that he is a man of worth and character.
     Charles Parrott, a son of Charles and Mary (Bown) Parrott, was born in Wiltshire, England, Dec. 26, 1857.  His parents, who were born, reared and married in England moved to Ireland in 1867, and lived in Cork county until 1870, when they came to the United States, and for a few months lived near Bellpoint, near Delaware, Ohio.  In the fall of 1870 they located in Dover township, Union county, where they lived the remainder of their days.  The mother died Jan. 31, 1903.  There were nine children born to Charles Parrott, Sr., and wife:  Mrs. Elizabeth J. Meyers, of Delaware county, Ohio; Mrs. Lucy Mary Hallett, who came to this country with her parents and later went back to England to take care of her grandmother, and while there was married, in 1873, to Mr. Hallett, and has since made her home in England; Charles, of Leesburg township; Mrs. Harriet E. Low, deceased; Mrs. Charlotte L. Rittenhouse, who is living with her son, Frank, a Baptist minister, and now the pastor of the First Baptist church of Middletown, Ohio; William J., a farmer of Leesburg township; Mrs. Emma B. Gibson, deceased; Mrs. Anna M. Vigor, of New California, Ohio; Mrs. Ellen Matilda Lindville, of Delaware county, Ohio.
     Charles Parrott received part of his education in England and completed it in the schools of Union county, Ohio.  After finishing his schooling he began to teach and for six years taught in the public schools of Union county.  He finally decided to leave the pedagogical profession and engage in farming, and as a farmer he has been no less successful than as a teacher.  He now owns one hundred and sixty-acres, which is well improved and under his skilful management gives a satisfactory return year after year.  He is engaged in a diversified system of farming and pays particular attention to the raising of a high-grade class of live stock.
     Mr. Parrott was married Dec. 23, 1891, to Clara A. Bonnett a daughter of William H. and Hannah A. (Scott) Bonnett.  Her father was a native of West Virginia and came to Union county with his parents when a boy, while her mother was a native of Union county with his parents when a boy, while her mother was a native of Union county with his parents when a boy, while her mother was a native of Union county.  Mr. and Mrs. Bonnett were the parents of nine children, all of whom are living:  Millard C., a resident of this county; John L., of Licking county, Ohio; William L., of Dover township, Union county; James W., of Licking county; Clara A., of wife of Mr. Parrott; Rose A. the wife of William J. Parrott, of this county; Charles U., of Mansfield, Ohio; May, the wife of William James, of Dover township, and Arthur M., of La Rue, Ohio.  The mother of these children died on Apr. 5, 1912.  Mr. Bonnett served three years during the Civil War in the One Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and is now living in Dover township with his daughter, Mrs. William James.
     Mr. Parrott and his wife are the parents of three sons and one daughter, Charles W., Clarence E., Hannah Ruth and Frank L.  Charles W. was born Aug. 4, 1894, and graduated from the Marysville high school.  He served as deputy under his father when the latter was clerk of the court of Union county.  Clarence E. who was born Jan. 1, 1897, graduated from the Pharisburg high school in the spring of 1915; Hannah Ruth, born July 16, 1901, and Frank L., born May 18, 1903, are both attending the public schools at Pharisburg.
     Mr. Parrott has always been identified with the Republican party and has taken an active part in its councils.  His party nominated and elected him as clerk of the court of Union county, and his first term was so satisfactory that he was re-elected.  He is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Marysville, while his membership in the Knights of Pythias is maintained at Magnetic Springs.  The family are all members of the Methodist Protestant church at Pharisburg, and Mr. Parrott has been superintendent of the Sunday school of this church for several years.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. by B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. - 1915 - Page 757

F. W. PERKINS.  York township, Union county, Ohio, contains several farmers who were born in this same township, and among them F. W. Perkins occupies a prominent place.  His farm, known as the "Eureka Sheep Farm," consists of one hundred three and one-half acres, located to miles east of West Mansfield and from this farm he has shipped American Merino Sheep to various parts of the United States and as far away as south Africa.  He ranks among the leading sheep raisers of Ohio and has exhibited his sheep at many state and county fairs.
     F. W. Perkins, the son of William and Caroline M. (Rea) Perkins, was born on the farm where he is now living, June 28, 1855.  His father was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, and his mother in Logan county and both came here before their marriage.  His father came to Union county with his father, John Perkins, and located on the farm south of where E. W. Perkins is now living.  Later John Perkins moved to Indiana, where he died.  William Perkins grew to manhood in this county and he and his wife reared a family of three children: F. W., of York township; French W., deceased; and Jennie A., who died at the age of seven.  William Perkins was a prominent man in this county for many years.  He enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was discharged from the service Dec. 15, 1864.
     F. W. Perkins was reared on his father's farm in York township and educated in the district schools in his home neighborhood.  He married at the age of twenty-five and at once settled down to the life of a farmer and with a success which he stamped him as one of the leading farmers and stock raisers of his county.  In fact, he has made a reputation as a sheep raiser which extends far beyond the limit of his own county and even of his own state.  As a breeder of American Merino sheep he has won a national reputation and is now the vice-president of the Vermont, New York and Ohio Merino Sheep Association, an honor which came to him because of his success as a breeder of this particular kind of sheep.  He has exhibited his sheep at many state and county fairs and has won numerous prizes.  He has made no less than six shipments of his prize sheep to South Africa for breeding purposes.
     Mr. Perkins has been twice married.  He was first married to Ella Votaw, Nov. 1, 1880, and she died Mar. 29, 1883.  To this union one daughter was born, Bertha B., in 1881.  Bertha died July 29, 1901, leaving one son, Carroll W., who was born July 14, of the same year.  The second wife of Mr. Perkins was Flora J. Riley, his second marriage occurring Dec. 26, 1891.  She was born in Ashland county, Ohio, Nov. 22, 1861, and was educated in the schools of her home county.  There were no children to this second marriage.
     Mr. Perkins and his wife are active members of the Church of Christ at West Mansfield and Mr. Perkins is a deacon and trustee of his church.  Mrs. Perkins is a member of the Ladies' Aid Society and also vice-president of the Farm Women's Club of her township.  Mr. Perkins is a member of the Protective Association of Union county, Ohio.  Politically, he is a Republican and has served as a member of the school board of his township for the past twenty-one years.  Mr. Perkins and his wife are well known throughout the county and have many warm friends who admire them for their many good qualities.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. by B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. - 1915 - Page 1094

JOSEPH W. PERKINS.  The career of Joseph W. Perkins is that of a man who has depended largely upon his own personal efforts to attain success.  Mr. Perkins is entitled to a place among the successful, self-made men of the community, and this success has been attained not because of fortunate environments or lucky chance, but because of an indomitable will and tireless energy.  Practical industry, wisely and vigorously applied, never fails in some measure of success, even though the environments and conditions of early life may seem to be unpropitious.
     Joseph W. Perkins was born in Union county, York townships, near West Mansfield, Jan. 28, 1853.  He is a son of George W. and Marjorie (Wiley) Perkisn, who were natives of Ohio and early settlers in Union county.  The family consisted of eight children, namely: Sarah A., deceased, who was the wife of Rollin Daniels; William, of Allen county, Indiana; John W., the subject of this sketch; Whitley, of Michigan; Amanda, wife of William Garroll, of Allen county, Indiana; Rachel J., Matilda and Garilda, the latter three being deceased.  The father was always a farmer and was among those who contributed a share of the hard labor required in the early development of lands in Union county.  He continued to live and labor here until about 1862, when he removed to Allen county, Indiana, where he died in 1898, about seventy-one years of age.  His widow survived him for a few years and passed away at the age of seventy years.  They were members of the Christian church.
     The paternal grandfather of our subject was John Perkins and his wife was Phoebe (Cook) Perkins, natives of Pennsylvania and early settlers of York township, Union county, Ohio.  After living several years on a farm in this township they removed to Allen county, Indiana, about 1862.  Both died there well along in years.  Their children were William, Margaret, Ann, Elizabeth, Michael, George and Melissa.  The maternal grandfather was David Wiley and his wife was Elizabeth (Stanley) Wiley, early settlers of Richland county, Ohio.  They lived in this county to ba good old age, following the occupation of farmers.  The children of this family were Joseph, Richard, Marjorie, Mary Elizabeth, Drusilla and Cynthia.
     Joseph W. Perkins began his career on a farm in Union county and was nine years old when he went with his parents to their new home in Indiana.  When he was thirteen years old he began making his own way in the world and has directed his personal energies to that and ever since.   On account of this his opportunity for obtaining an education was limited, circumstances making it necessary to employ much of his time in such work as he could find to do.  However, by attendance at the district schools whenever possible and by reading and applying his mind to practical affairs outside of elementary text books, he acquired an education sufficient for the requirements of the business in which he afterwards engaged.  The first sensible business in which he embarked, after he came to the years of manhood, was to get married, rent a farm and establish a home.  Later he bought a general store at Raymond, Ohio, and engaged in the mercantile business for two years.  His inclination and taste, however, were more in the line of agricultural pursuits and he disposed of his mercantile business and went back to the farm after this two years' experience.  He continued farming until 1909 and made a fair success of the business.  In the meantime his wife inherited fifty acres of land and he purchased an additional seventy-six acres.  They now have one hundred and twenty-six acres of fine land in Union township.  In 1909 he left the farm and moved to Marysville and opened up a furniture and undertaking establishment.  Three years later he disposed of the furniture line and devoted his attention entirely to the undertaking business, in which he is still engaged.
     On Feb. 3, 1875, Mr. Perkins was united in marriage with Lorenda E. Burnham, daughter of Daniel and Catherine (Hamilton) Burnham.  The family record of this union is as follows:  Catherine Florence married Harry Perfect and live on a farm near Peoria, Ohio; Mabel Jeannette married Edward C. L. Barlow and lives in Marion; Walter B. married Caroline Doulan and is engaged in farming on his father's farm in Union county.  He is a Republican and was at one time township treasurer in Logan county, where he had a general store and conducted a hotel in Middleburg.
     Mrs. Perkins was born in Champaign county, Ohio, Feb. 3, 1853.  Her parents were natives of Ohio and lived mostly in Champaign county.  Her father died in 1888, aged sixty-two years; her mother died Feb. 12, 1901, aged eight-seven years.  Their children were Lorenda E., Maria D., Elba V., Elnathan H. and LeRoy Elmer.  The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Perkins was Elba Burnham and his wife was Lorenda (Burnham) Burnham.  In this family were the following named children, Laura, Daniel, Charles, Martha and David, who lived to be grown.  The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Perkins was James Hamilton, who married Maria Blue, both natives of Ohio.  Their children were Elizabeth, James, Alexander, Silas and Samuel.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. by B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. - 1915 - Page 573

Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. by B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. - 1915 - Page 568

EDWARD PRATT PORTER.  There was never the demand for skilled photographers that there is today and the man who has the requisite mechanical and artistic ability along this line is always assured of plenty of work.  It is not too much to say that Edward P. Porter, of the firm of Porter & Biddle, ranks high among the artists of this state.  His father before him was an artist of exceptional ability and he has inherited much of his father's talent.  He has made this profession his life work, starting to work in his father's gallery when a young man and devoting his whole life to the work.
     Edward Pratt Porter, the son of W. S. and Mariah (Pratt) Porter, was born Aug. 23, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio.  His father was born in Newport, Kentucky, and lived there most of his life, either in that city or in Cincinnati.  His mother was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, and died while still a young woman.  W. S. Porter died in 1900 and his wife in 1876.
     W. S. Porter was one of the best Photographers of his day and generation and one picture which he too in 1848 is now valued at ten thousand dollars and is the only one of its kind in existence.  It is a panoramic view of Cincinnati made on silver plates, five by seven inches each, and measures four feet by eight feet framed.  It has been shown at many art exhibitions throughout the United States and England and has been awarded no less than ten medals.  His son particularly cherishes the medals which his father obtained on this picture in New York city and London, England.
     Edward P. Porter was educated in Newport, Kentucky, and when still a young lad he worked with his father in the photograph business.  His father being an expert, it was not long until the son knew all there was to be known about the business.  He followed his profession in Newport, Kentucky, until he came to Marysville in 1910, and entered into partnership with Mr. Biddle.  They now have the only up-to-date studio in Marysville and are prepared to do all kinds of photographic work.  There have been many advances made in the profession in the past few years and Mr. Porter prides himself on the fact that he keeps in close touch with everything pertaining to it, and the quality of his work at all times is sufficient proof that he does so.  Many of the scenes illustrating this volume are the results of his handiwork and a large number of the best portraits in the biographical section were produced in his studio.  The publishers of the volume have found him a man thoroughly in touch with all that the photographic art demands are  pleased to acknowledge their indebtedness to him.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. by B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. - 1915 - Page 1111