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father's farm and enjoyed the benefit of the common schools. During the greater part of the late war he was clerk of Maj. George Pomeroy, Paymaster, U. S. A., and later he was promoted to the position himself, which he held until the close of the great struggle; then he engaged in the boot and shoe trade in New York City, where he remained until the fall of 1869, when he settled on his farm, a short distance south of Urbana; this he has since cultivated and superintended. In June, 1875, he was elected to his present position, which he has filled with respect and honor. His father, Judge Alexander F. Vance, Sr., is a son of Gov. Vance. His grandfather, Joseph C. Vance, was one of the first two men who became residents of what is now Urbana, and surveyed the town in 1804. They afterward became "Directors." and were intimately connected with the early settlement and formation of the town. He had a family of nine children-two daughters and seven sons, of whom George Vance was the third Fon. His decease occurred in 1809. At that date Governor Vance was a young married man, with the advantages of being brought up in one of the first families of Urbana; he had married Mary Lemon, a native of Virginia. During the war of 1812, he was Captain of a company of riflemen, and built a block-house at Quincy, on the Miami, and connected with the Quartermaster's department. He several times drove hogs and cattle to Fort Meigs (Perrysburg) for the supplies of the army. He became a member of the State Legislature in 1815, and a member of Congress from 1820 to 1836; afterward was called to the Governor's chair, and in 1845 and 1846 was again in Congress, and a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1851. On his way home from Cincinnati he suffered a severe stroke of paralysis, at Springfield, from which he never recovered. His death occurred in 1852, in the 67th year of his age. had a family of twelve children-three daughters and nine sons-of whom the Judge is now the only survivor. He was born in 1811, and the second son grew to manhood in the early days of log-rollings, husking bees and quiltings, attended with horse races, and ending with an evening frolic. He was a pupil in a high school at Columbus, in 1822, under the tutorship of Rev. Russell Bigelow, a pioneer Methodist minister of considerable ability. From 1827 to 1830, he was in attendance at the Miami University, henceforward was on a farm until 1859, when he located in Urbana. Two years later, he was elected Probate Judge, and re-elections have since followed, to 1878. During all his proceedings he had but one decision overruled. He married, Aug. 6, 1835, Mary R. Ward, grand-daughter of the original proprietor of Urbana; six sons and seven daughters have been born to them, of whom A. F., Jr., the subject of this sketch, on Feb. 18, 1868, married Mary G. Jamison, a native of this city, born Sept. 5, 1848, and daughter of William Jamison, a deceased merchant of Urbana. They have one daughter-Louisa J., born in July, 1872.

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S. H. WALLACE, school teacher, Urbana. S. H. Wallace was born in Champaign Co., Ohio, Feb. 28, 1825, of Scotch parentage on the paternal and German on the maternal side. He received a very limited education at the pay and district schools of that early day, which were none of the best. In the year 1840, he was indentured to W. H. McFarland, of Westville, Ohio, and served a period of six years' apprenticeship to the saddle, harness and collar making trade. July 5, 1846, he married Mary, eldest daughter of the Hon. John Taylor, of Defiance Co., Ohio. Mrs. Wallace was born in this county June 15, 1827. Seven children blessed this union, viz., Anna, Mary (died young), Emma G., John T., Ida May, Edward L. and Charles L. Mr. Wallace, while serving his term of apprenticeship, did not neglect every favorable opportunity of improving his mind, and, at the close of his term of service, was considered a fair scholar. Commenced teaching in the fall of 1847, and has followed that profession almost uninterruptedly for a period of thirty-three years. Having been his own teacher, and actuated by a laudable ambition to stand at the head of the profession, he has, by hard study, risen step by step from the little log schoolhouse in the woods to occupy a responsible position in the people's college-the Urbana High School-and it is universally admitted that he possesses three important elements to successful teaching, in an eminent degree, viz., educational qualification, power to govern, and the ability to secure the love and respect of his pupils.

Mr. Wallace was appointed and served as Postmaster at Tremont a number of years. Was one of the census-takers in 1860; also, during his residence in Urbana, from the year 1854 to 1860, was a student of medicine, and took a full and thorough course of reading with Dr. Edward P. Fyffe as preceptor. In conclusion, Mr. Wallace's physical culture was remarkable. He succeeded, by constant practice at athletic sports and feats of strength, in lifting the enormous weight of one thousand one hundred and twenty pounds; could hold at arm's length sixty pounds, and could straighten his arm above his head holding in his hand one hundred pounds, and now, at the age of 56, turns hand-springs, runs foot-races, and says that he has no knowledge of what it means to be old.

HON. W. R. WARNOCK, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, is a native of Urbana, and belongs to one of the pioneer families of the city. He is the son of Rev. David and Sarah A. Warnock, and the grandson of Rev. Samuel Hitt, who, in the year 1809, settled on a farm which is now within the corporate limits of Urbana. Judge Warnock was born at Urbana, Aug. 29, 1838. By teaching and other employments, he secured an education at the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, where he graduated in July, 1861. He then commenced the study of law with Judge Ichabod Corwin, and continued in his office a few months, when, feeling the claims of his country to be supreme, he recruited a company, and was commissioned as Captain in July, 1862, and assigned to the 95th O. V. I. After one year's service he was made Major of the regiment, and, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Nashville, in December, 1864, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and assigned to duty as Chief of Staff for the Eastern District of the Mississippi, in which position he served until August, 1865, when he was mustered out of the service. During his army service he was slightly wounded in the right ear, and, at another time, while making a charge with his regiment on a rebel battery, he had a horse killed under him. During the three years and two months of his service, he was never absent from his regiment, except on one short leave of twenty days, and participated in every march, skirmish and battle in which his regiment was engaged. At the close of the war he returned to Urbana and resumed his law studies with Judge Corwin, and was admitted to the bar in May, 1866. He opened an office and began the practice of law in Urbana, forming a partnership with George M. Eichelberger, Esq. They soon built up a large and profitable practice, and continued as partners until Mr. Warnock was elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in 1879. He held the office of Prosecuting Attorney from 1868 to 1872, during which time there were an unusually large number of very important criminal cases, in all of which he successfully and acceptably represented the State. In the fall of 1875, he was elected to represent this district in the Ohio Senate and served in that body during the years 1876 and 1877. While there, he was a member of the two most important committees those on the Judiciary and Corporations and took an active part in molding and shaping the legislation of those two years. When Gov. Hayes was about to leave Columbus to go to Washington to be inaugurated as President of the United States, the General Assembly of Ohio tendered the President elect a farewell reception, and to Mr. Warnock was unanimously accorded the high honor of making the farewell address on that occasion, on behalf of the Senate. He married, Aug. 20, 1868, Miss Kate Murray, of Clark Co. They have three children. Mr. and Mrs. Warnock are both members of the M. E. Church. Mr. Warnock was a delegate from the Cincinnati Conference to the General Conference of the M. E. Church held at Baltimore in 1876. Judge Warnock is a Republican, and previous to his being on the bench, was an active and influential politician. He is regarded as an able lawyer, well versed in the intricacies of the law, and, as a jury advocate, is one of the most successful members of the Urbana bar. Being a man of fine presence and an earnest, clear, fluent and logical speaker, he has great weight with a jury, carrying conviction to the minds of his hearers, and convincing them that his conclusions are correct and unassailable. He is at all times courteous in debate, cogent and logical in argument, and always fearless and faithful in the trial of a case. Since

donning the judicial ermine, he has demonstrated that he is a wise and impartial jurist, and his decisions have given general satisfaction, being always founded on the law, and the evidence in each case is carefully weighed, and his deductions logically arrived at, making his charge to the jury plain and easily understood. He is well liked by the bar of his circuit, and when off the bench is an affable gentleman whom to know is to admire, and he is respected wherever known.

REV. DAVID WARNOCK, of Urbana, was born Feb. 14, 1810, in Ireland, and came to the United States when 18 years of age; he was educated at the Strongsville Academy, near Cleveland, and became a member of the Ohio Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in 1832. At that time Ohio was comparatively a new State, and he shared, with others, the privations and hardships which are incident to the life of a pioneer Methodist minister. During his ac ive ministry, he has supplied many important charges, among which were Urbana, Bellefontaine, Sidney, Delaware, Circleville, Zanesville, Columbus and Cincinnati. He has resided in Urbana for the past twenty-five years, having been Presiding Elder of the district, and having served two different terms as Pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, remaining each time the full period allowed by the rules of the church. He is now much sought after to hold special meetings, and, although he has retired from the active ministry, he is seldom without an appointment on the Sabbath. He is remarkably active and vigorous for one of his age, and is spending a peaceful and happy old age, surrounded by his family and a host of friends. He was married in October, 1837, to Miss Sarah A. Hitt, sister of Samuel Hitt, a woman well qualified by natural and acquired abilities to fill the difficult position of a minister's wife. They have had nine children, of whom eight are still living.

WILLIAM WARREN, manufacturer, Urbana. Mr. Warren is a native of England, where he was born, in 1828, and came to America when a lad, living in New York State until 1853. In the spring of 1854, he came to this county, in company with Mr. Gaumer, with whom he had been associated in trade, and they engaged in the manufacture of carriages. They first rented property in the east part of town; about 1860, they purchased the ground on Court street which they now occupy, and have since built their commodious shops. The long experience and reputation they have established, secured a large trade, as their work is favorably known throughout this region. They employ about twenty-five hands constantly, and their salesroom presents a creditable display of carriages and light spring wagons. Mr. Warren, the senior member of the firm, is a bachelor, a thorough and competent mechanic, and, withal, a very genial and pleasant gentleman.

LEMUEL WEAVER, capitalist, Urbana. The Weaver family have been prominently identified with the history of Urbana from its earliest days. Henry Weaver was a native of Virginia, born in 1788, and a son of Christopher Weaver, a soldier in the Revolution. Henry early removed to Lexington, Ky., and from there to Champaign County, in 1802, settling in Mad River Township. His wife was Nancy, a daughter of William Chapman, also a pioneer, residing in the same township. They raised a family of four children, three of whom survived the father. Samuel is the eldest son, and only member of the family now living; he was born on the old farm, in Mad River Township, in 1808; his father removed, in 1813, to Urbana, and conducted a boot and shoe store, and was a prominent and successful business man. He died, March 3, 1872, leaving a very large estate. Lemuel was trained to business, and subsequently, with his two brothers, succeeded his father in the business of general merchandise. About 1855, the brothers divided the stock, Lemuel taking the hardware and groceries, and continued that business a few years, then sold out, and, retiring until 1860, when he again purchased the hardware stock, and became established at the old corner, and has ever since continued business there, in addition dealing largely in real estate and money investments. He married Eliza G. Hoit, in 1841, who was a native of Belfast, Me. They have had four children, of whom George A. is the only one

now living. George A. studied law and practiced his profession a short time, but for several years has been associated with his father. He married, in 1875, Eleanor E. Thomas, at Newburg, N. Y. They have one child-Beatrice. The Weaver House, the principal hotel of Urbana, was rebuilt by Mr. Lemuel Weaver, in 1870, but has since been greatly improved. He is probably the wealthiest and most extensive business man in Champaign County.

W. H. WHARTON, teacher, Urbana; is a son of William (deceased) and Margaret Wharton; was born Oct. 2, 1846, in Powhatan, Champaign Co., Ohio. He lived at home until 21 years of age, working in the woolen-factory during the summers, and in winters attending the district schools. When 17 years old, he served with the 100-day men in the late war; also in the State service four years, holding honorable discharges from both. In 1867, he commenced teaching, in which profession he is still engaged, having taught in different district schools, and, the winter of 1879-80, taught in the high school of Urbana. His nuptials were celebrated Sept. 25, 1872, with Miss Emma, daughter of Stephen V. and Mary A. Barr. Stephen was killed in the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, and Mary A. died March 12, 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Wharton have one child, Frank B., born in Mechanicsburg, this county, Aug. 1, 1876.

J. H. WHITE, of the firm of Hitt, White & Mitchell, dry goods merchants, Urbana; is a son of Joseph and Rebecca (Smith) White. They were married in 1812; she was a native of Pennsylvania and he of Hamilton Co., Ohio. After a companionship of nearly half a century, the silent messenger of death called Joseph hence, Nov. 23, 1855, aged 66 years. Twelve years later, Nov. 30, Rebecca, too, was called hence, aged 77 years. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch was born July 17, 1834, in Urbana, and is the youngest of a family of eight children. He He was raised in his native place, and enjoyed the schools of the town. In the year 1852, he engaged as a clerk with Ross, Hitt & Co., in the house where he now has an interest. After a clerkship of seven years, he engaged in the boot and shoe trade; thus he continued until 1872, when he and Mitchell associated with Hitt, and formed the present firm. They at present, as well as in the past, enjoy a fine patronage and carry a full line of the best dry and fancy goods, and conduct it on a systemized plan. In the business, Mr. White has charge of the financial department and detail matters. His membership with the First M. E. Church has passed over a period of twenty years. His marriage was solemnized with Miss Anna Hitt, Oct. 15, 1858. She is a native of this city and two years his junior. They have two children-Lin C. and Fannie W.

WILLIAM WILEY, capitalist, Urbana. He was born in Mad River Township, Champaign Co., in 1807. His father, John Wiley, was a native of New Jersey, but removed with a colony to Kentucky at an early day, and there married Hattie Rouse. They came to Champaign Co. in 1804, and settled in Mad River Township. In 1811, they removed to Urbana Township, and owned the farm upon which the County Infirmary now stands. They had a family of five daughters and three sons, all of whom, except one son, are still living. William was the third child and second son. He had but little opportunity for education, and most of his time, when old enough, was spent working as a carpenter with his father, which he continued until 1837. He then began operating as a broker, and, from 1849 to 1872, was engaged in pork-packing and grain-dealing. He was one of the stockholders and directors in the Citizens' Bank, organized in 1864, but sold his interest in 1872. Since then he has been a stockholder and Director in the Third National Bank. He married, in 1829, Margaret, daughter of William Glenn, a prominent citizen of Urbana. Her family was also from Kentucky. They have three children-Nancy G., now the widow of W. F. Mosgrove ; E. G., Cashier of the Third National Bank; one son who died in infancy.

E. G. WILEY, Cashier Third National Bank, Urbana; is the son of William Wiley; he was born Sept. 11, 1832, in this city, where he was raised and had the benefit of the schools, and two years in Springfield under Rev. Chandler Robbins' instruction. In 1851, when the old Champaign County Bank was organized, he was employed

as teller of the same a period of ten years; then engaged as Cashier in the Armstrong Bank until 1866, when the Citizens' National Bank was organized, in which he was elected as Cashier. There he continued until the organization of the Third National Bank in 1873, and was elected to the position he now holds. He has a life-long experience in the banking business, accompanied with honorable credits. His marriage with Miss L. Magrew was celebrated March 13, 1856. Mrs. Wiley was a native of Urbana, born in 1837, and died in April, 1878, leaving two daughters-Maggie and Nannie.

THOMAS F. WOODS, Deputy County Recorder; St. Paris. Among the old residents of this county who deserve a more than passing notice, is Mr. Woods. He is a son of Joseph H. and Sarah H. (Heaverine) Woods. Joseph H. was a native of North Carolina; his father, who was a soldier with Marion in the Revolution, removed to Kentucky while Joseph was a boy, and afterward removed to the vicinity of Chillicothe, Ohio, but soon returned to Kentucky. He was a Dunkard preacher and a man of more than ordinary education and talent. Joseph H. came to Urbana in 1813, with William Dunlap, with whom he worked and learned the trade of millwright. After remaining here about three years and establishing himself in business as a manufacturer of spinning-wheels, he returned to Kentucky and married Sarah Heaverine. In 1819, he returned to Champaign Co. and settled on a tract of land in Jackson Township, where he followed his business of spinning-wheel maker for many years, and where, in 1871, both he and his wife died within three days of each other. They had a family of five children, all of whom are still living. Thomas F. was the second child and first son, and is now the only member of the family residing in this county. He was born in Jackson Township in 1822, and grew to manhood there in the days of subscription schools and limited facilities. He attended the first school taught in their neighborhood; James West was teacher, followed, the next summer, by Miss Eliza McCrea. Mr. Woods learned wheel-making of his father, but, as that business gave out about the time he attained his majority, he turned his attention to farming. He married, in 1844, Anna, daughter of John Merritt, Jr., who, with his father, John Merritt, Sr., were very early residents of Jackson Township. Soon after his marriage, he built a cabin on 80 acres of forest land which his father had given him, and which he subsequently cleared and improved, and to which he added 20 acres. He taught seven terms of district school in his younger days, and was Township Clerk twenty-eight years. In 1861, the Auditor being sick, he was appointed Deputy Auditor, and discharged the duties of the office for two years with great satisfaction. In 1865, he was elected Commissioner, and was re-elected in 1868. In 1873, he was again called to the Commissioner's office, and was re-elected in 1876. In 1877, he purchased a residence in St. Paris, to which he removed, leaving his farm to the care of his son, Van Orlando. Mr. Woods is now Deputy Recorder. He has been a member of the M. E. Church since 1843, and is a useful, respected Christian citizen. He has had six children, four of whom died in youth, and two survive-Samuel M. and Van Orlando.

JOHN H. YOUNG. Few men have the good fortune to win the honest regard and kindly sympathy of the community in which they live as has John H. Young among the people of Champaign Co. He was born at Franklin, Warren Co., Ohio, Sept. 15, 1813. His father was Gen. Robert Young, a native of Dauphin Co., Penn., who settled in what is now Warren Co., Ohio, in 1796. He was an officer in the American army in the war of 1812, and, subsequently, an early resident, prominent citizen and attorney of Piqua, Miami Co., Ohio, filling many important public trusts, among others that of State Senator. John H., when about 15 years of age, began life in a printing office, but afterward received a collegiate course, completing his studies at Oxford, in 1835. He read law in Urbana, with Gen. Israel Hamilton, and was admitted to the bar in 1837, since which time he has continued in the successful practice of his profession. He was married in 1838, to Elizabeth J., daughter of Joseph White, a pioneer of the Miami Valley, and afterward a resident of Urbana. They have three children living, viz.: Frances, the wife of Frank Chance, a leading

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