1844, and is one of a family of eight children of John and Mary (Carlin) Cameron. His father was a farmer by occupation and held the office of County Commissioner of Steuben County at the time of his death, which occurred in 1878. Dr. Cameron owns a good farm of sixty acres and one of the finest residences in Edon.

T. S. CARVIN, the present Postmaster and prominent druggist of Edon, Ohio, was born in Allen County, Ind., May 10, 1850, one of a family of five children born to Abram and Amanda (May) Carvin. When thirteen years of age, his parents died, and he remained with his guardian until he was sixteen, attending school and assisting in the store, when he began life for himself, soon after, accepting a clerkship for himself in a drug store at Bryan, where he remained until 1877, when he came to Edon and purchased the drug house of J. Aller, where he is still engaged in business, carrying a full stock of drugs, books, stationery, wall paper and all merchandise usually found in his line. He has been Postmaster here since 1877, and is identified with the benevolent as well as the business interests of this place, being Worshipful Master of a Masonic Lodge and Noble Grand of the I. O. O. F.

J. N. CHILCOTE was born in Crawford County, Ohio, September 19, 1846. He is one of twelve children born to Heathcote and Hannah (McClaire) Chilcote. Of this family, five are living in Williams County. His father is a miller, at present owning a grist-mill in Hillsdale County, Mich., where he resides. Our subject is also a miller, having worked for his father until he was twenty-one years old, when he went to work in Orangeville, De Kalb Co., Ind., continuing in this and other mills until 1875. In 1876, in partnership with Thomas Seeley, he secured a patent for a handle lathe. He then turned his attention to store-keeping and saw-milling, and opened the first store in the village of Blakeslee, besides erecting the first two buildings; he is now running a circular-saw mill in that place, also furnishes ties and railroad supplies to the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway, and getting out different varieties of lumber for the general trade. He was married September 20, 1868, to Eliza B. Gillis, of Edgerton, Ohio. His family numbers five-Anna A., William F., George E., Daisy J. and Frances E. Mrs. Chilcote is a member of the Presbyterian Church at Edgerton. Mr. Chilcote served during the recent war from February, 1864, until the close, in Company K, FortyFourth Indiana Volunteers; he was stationed in Tennessee, and under Gen. Steedman.

NATHAN DISBROW was born in Fayette, Seneca Co., N. Y., February 24, 1813, and is one of six children born to Jacob and Anna (Jolley) Disbrow. The early portion of Nathan's life was passed on the farm, consequently he received but a meager education. His parents moved to

Allegany County, N. Y., and thence to Canada, where our subject remained until 1838, when he went to Huron County, N. Y., then came to Williams County, where he purchased land and removed to Superior Township in 1839. In 1840, he disposed of this farm and removed to that which he now occupies. There were then no improvements, and he was obliged to clear a space to build a cabin 16x16, in which he lived a number of years. The forest was filled with wild beasts, whose howlings could be heard nearly all night; these animals preyed upon their sheep. It took two days to reach the mill, and their nearest post office was Pulaski. He was married, May 7, 1840, to Mary Leech, who came to this county in 1839. Their family has numbered seven, three of whom survive-Jacob, William and Minerva. Mr. and Mrs. Disbrow have been members of the Baptist Church for more than forty years. Mrs. Disbrow tells how she crossed the St. Joseph River, the only gangway being a fallen tree, by watching the movements of a coon. Many early settlers will appreciate this.

S. S. EYSTER is a native of the Buckeye State, having been born in Stark County June 26, 1842. His parents, William H. and Mary (Saeger) Eyster, had a family of seven children; but four now living. William H. Eyster was a carpenter by trade, but after he came to Williams County in 1854, engaged in farming until his death, which occurred in 1855. S. S. Eyster learned the carpenter's trade, at which he worked until 1878, when he engaged in manufacturing and selling the Fulton Washing Machine, and the Boss Churn; of the former he has sold nearly 800 in Williams County alone, during the last four years, besides his sales in other portions of the State; also in Indiana and Pennsylvania. Mr. Eyster saw active service in the late war. He enlisted in 1861. in Company C, Thirty-Eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Gen. Buell; was taken prisoner at Decatur, Ala., by a Confederate Troop of Cavalry, under Maj. Roddy; shortly after paroled, and afterward exchanged. He was then taken sick, and sent to the hospital at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, and afterward made Ward Master; here he remained until his time of enlistment (three years) had expired. Mr. Eyster was married March 6, 1867, to Elizabeth Lechleidner, of Steuben County, Ind.. and they are parents of six children, five living, viz.: Alice, Charlie, Harvey, Hollie and Jessie E. Mr. Eyster is a member of the I. O. O. F., and himself and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of

Edon.

DANIEL FETTERS is a Pennsylvanian by birth, as were his parents before him, John and Eve (Werehime) Fetters, who resided in Bedford County, where Daniel was born January 26, 1806. His father was a farmer, and the educational advantages for the children were very limited.

at that early day. Mr. Fetters began the struggle of life at the age of sixteen, working out until twenty-one, when he was married to Miss Sarah Wissel. In 1829, the family removed to Wayne County, Ohio, where they resided until 1851, when they came to Centre Township, Williams Co., Ohio, remaining there four years, when they removed to Florence Township on the farm which is now their home. This fine farm of 100 acres was at that time in a state of nature, but energy and perseverance have produced the present results-a fine dwelling-house, good barn and outbuildings, six good milch cows, two horses and all the surroundings in fine shape. Of sixteen children born to Mr. and Mrs. Fetters, but six survive-John, Samuel, Daniel, Levi, Hester A. and Mary. One son, Washington, was killed in the army. Mr. and Mrs. Fetters are both church members-Mr. F. of the Disciples' Church, and Mrs. F. of the Lutheran.

MARTIN FIX was born in Alsace, France (now a part of Germany), May 10, 1834. He is one of a family of eight children born to Henry and Sarah S. (Kleiss) Fix; seven of these are now alive. His father landed in America, at New York, in May, 1843, thence traveling West by steamer and canal, and arriving in Wayne County in July. Here he remained until 1844, when he came to Williams County, settling in Centre Township until 1881, when he came to Florence and made his home with Martin. Martin Fix is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He purchased the farm he owns and manages in 1864; it is a good one, and contains 100 acres. He was married, February 20, 1863, to Mary Fetters, of Williams County, by whom he has a family of seven-Sarah S., Ida R., Henry D., Zora C., Irena S., Ethel B. and Hiram M. Mr. Fix is a member of the Lutheran Church and a man of average education, notwithstanding his lack of opportunities in early life.

WILLIAM FORD was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, October 15, 1837, and is one of a family of nine children born to Uriah and Elizabeth (Duling) Ford; six of these children survive, but our subject is the only one living in Williams County. Mr. Ford has a medium education, and is a carpenter by trade, having begun the business at twenty years of age. Previous to coming to Williams County, he was engaged in the drug and grocery trade at Clyde, Sandusky Co. Ohio, in which he continued about two years, afterward exchanging this stock for the farm he now possesses, 163 acres, eighty under cultivation, in Williams County. He was married, in December, 1857, to Mary C. Hosford, of Sandusky County, to which union six children have resulted, four of whom survive-Isabella, Franklin, Albertie and George U.

C. S. GARRISON is a native of Ohio, born in Portage County July 27, 1835, one of a family of ten children born to Ileff and Elizabeth Gar

rison. He was left an orphan at an early age, and when but eleven years old began life for himself by working on a canal, where he remained for six summers. Shortly after this, he engaged in peddling for some time, removing to Williams County in 1854, when he took a clerkship in Edgerton, remaining most of the time until 1869. In 1861, he enlisted in the Fourteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for the three months' service. He was married in October, 1861, to Miss Elizabeth Curtis, and their family consists of four children, viz.: Frederick, Grace, Orison and Ileff. Mr. Garrison has been a resident of Edon, Ohio, for thirteen years, and is proprietor of a large establishment, carrying ready-made clothing, dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes, etc., etc.; he is also engaged in grainbuying, dealing in all kinds of produce, and doing quite an extensive exchange business. Mr. and Mrs. Garrison are members of the Disciples' Church of Edon, and Mr. G. is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

JAMES GARSIDE, one of the enterprising merchants of Edon, Ohio, was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, December 7, 1845, the second of a family of five children of Joseph and Mary (Townsend) Garside. His father was a farmer, and James remained on the farm until he came to Williams County in 1866; from there to Steuben County, Ind., where he resided for three years; he then returned to this county, clerking in Edgerton for two years, after which he came to Edon, which has since been his home; he first engaged with J. W. Thomas and afterward with C. S. Garrison & Co. In 1879, he formed a partnership with Mr. Walter Young for business purposes in this place, and, in 1880, he purchased Mr. Young's interest, and now has entire charge of the establishment; he carries a first-class stock of dry goods, clothing, groceries, boots and shoes, and also deals largely in all kinds of produce. Mr. Garside was married, June 9, 1870, to Miss Emma Hoadley, a resident of Steuben County, Ind., and they are parents of four children, viz.: Clara, Mary, Nellie and Walter. Mrs. Garside is a member of the Disciples' Church of Edon, and Mr. G. is a member of the I. O. O. F.

WILLIAM GILLIS, one of the early settlers of Florence Township, was born in Harrison County, Ohio, May 11, 1813. He is one of a family of nine, but four of whom survive, born to William and Rebecca Gillis. He remained in Harrison County until 1832, when he went to Richland (now Morrow) County, remaining there until 1845. Moving to Williams County, he settled on the farm he now owns in 1855; it embraces 120 acres. Mr. Gillis has spent most of his life in farming and clearing land, and but few men, if any, have cleared more than he. Before his marriage he worked chiefly at chopping and clearing. He was married in Richland County, December 24, 1835, to Jane McClaren. They have had ten children, with six living-Rebecca M., Eliza J., Simeon, Mary, Alexander

C. and Rhoda L. Mr. and Mrs. Gillis are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Gillis has been and is yet a hard worker, and his success is due thereto.

DAVID HISSONG came to Edon, Williams Co., Ohio, in 1872, and has been identified with the business interests of the place since that time. He is by trade a blacksmith, but has not confined himself to that business, but has turned his time and talents to other fields of labor that promised better returns. He is at present owner of a saw-mill and livery stable, and proprietor of the Edon House. His father was a farmer residing in Bedford County, Penn., where David was born January 6, 1831, one of a family of ten children born to the parents, John F. and Sarah (Prinke) Hissong. David was married, December 29, 1853, to Miss Marilla P. Andrews, of Richland County, Ohio, and they are parents of seven children, viz.: Sarah M., Thomas B., Cynthia A., Nancy E., Millie A., Frances I. and James C.

FRANCIS X. HOEGER, M. D., was born in Walborg, Bavaria, a province of the German Empire, February 23, 1826. He is one of nine children born to Belchal and Catharine (Kern) Hoeger. His father was

a State Attorney of Bavaria, which office he held as a life position. Our subject graduated in medicine at the Julian University, in Bavaria, in 1849, coming to America in 1853, and stopping in New York for eighteen months, where he practiced medicine and had an interest in a drug store. He came to Williams County in 1855, and settied in Florence Township, on the place on which he now resides. He has a good practice, which was interrupted in 1861, when he entered the army in the Thirty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He remained with his regiment three months, until transferred to the Medical Department, headquarters at Nashville, where he remained during the two sieges of Bragg and Hood. In 1864, he was appointed Chief Druggist in the Railway Department at Nashville; here he remained during the remainder of the war, then returning to his home and practice. He was married November 15, 1853, to Fredericka Taulhaber, of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Dr. Hoeger is a Mason. On first coming to this county, it was a dense wood, discouraging to one from a large city, the nearest trading-point being Bryan. He assisted in raising the first house in Edon. On the whole, notwithstanding occasional reverses, he has been successful, being now able to pass his remaining days in comfort.

THOMAS INGRAM was born in Wayne County, Ohio, November 17, 1833, the fifth child of twelve in the family of his parents, Thomas and Elizabeth (Lees) Ingram. His father was a carpenter by trade, and came to Williams County and entered land in 1840, moving his family here the year following, and encountering all the privations incident to

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