The full biographical sketch as printed, transcribed from the public-domain book. Spelling and wording are the original author’s; a few scanning errors may remain.
PERRY HERBERT STEWART, re- siding on a farm of 135 acres, located eight miles southeast of the city of Springfield, in Green Township, comes of one of the oldest and most representative Clark County families. He was born in Green Township, one-half miles south of his present home, December 12, 1862, and is a son of Oscar Nesbitt and Rachel (Nicholson) Stewart.
Oscar N. Stewart was born in Green Township, Clark County, Ohio, February
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5, 1833, and was one of ten children born to John Templeton and Ann (Elder) Stewart. He was reared on the old Stew- art home place, and when twenty-two years of age began life on his own ac- count, having inherited one hundred and forty acres upon his father's death. This he set about improving and devoted his attention exclusively to farming until the outbreak of the Civil War. Upon the first call to arms he responded, enlisting April 23, 1861, in Company E, Sixteenth liegiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, un- der Captain Philip Kershner. He was in the army about four months with the division that was at Phillippi and Car- Tick's Ford. After his return from the front, he was soon married, and with his wife lived on the farm in Green Township until 1884, when he removed to his farm in Harmony Township, where he erected a fine home. A successful farmer and business man in every way, with the as- sistance of his faithful wife, he accumu- lated some eight hundred acres of land.
Oscar N. Stewart was married Janu- ary 28, 1862, to Miss Rachel Nicholson, who was born in Harmony Township, and is a daughter of Andrew and Rachel (Hammond) Nicholson. They became parents of three children: Perry Herb- ert; Ralph Nicholson, who is secretary of tlie Mutual Aid Society, and lives in Springfield ; and Frank, who lives on the home farm. Fraternally he is a member of Wilson Post No. 602, G. A. R., at Vienna. He is a member of the Christian Church, at Plattsburg, of which he is a deacon. Politically he is a Republican.
Perry Herbert Stewart was reared on the farm and attended the district schools, afterward attending Antioch College one
year and Lebanon College a few terms. Returning home he took up farming as his life work, operating the home place until 1895, when he moved upon his pres- ent farm, which he had purchased the previous year from the David Elder as- signees. He erected outbuildings and made other substantial improvements, and in 1899 built a commodious house, which, with the fine lawn and shade trees, makes one of the most attractive country homes in this section of the county.
January 24, 1889, Mr. Stewart was joined in the bonds of matrimony with Miss Ermina Tuttle, who was born in Green Township, December 29, 1862, and is a daughter of Isaac and Fannie (Eich- elbarger) Tuttle. ^ Four children were born to them: Ira E., born August 14, 1891 ; Roy Levon, October 5, 1893 ; Walter Nesbitt, October 26, 1895; and Elmer Arthur, born November 28, 1900. Polit- ically our subject is a Republican, casting his first presidential vote for James G. Blaine. He has served fourteen years on the school board, but has never been an office seeker. With his family he attends the Methodist EpiscopalChurch.
F. 0. JONES, head of the firm of F. 0. Jones & Company, which is extensively engaged in sheet metal work, roofing, etc., has been a prominent citizen and business man of Springfield, Ohio, since 1894.
Mr. Jones was born in Darke County, Ohio, in 1868, and was six years old when his parents moved to Indiana, where he was reared and educated. When twenty- one years of age he went South, locating at Harriman, Tennessee, where he spent three years in the hardware and tinware
business. He was thereafter engaged in the same line of business in various towns in Indiana and Kentucky until 1894, when he came to Spring-field. The following nine years were spent with the Feet & Schuster Company, the last six years of which he served in the capacity of fore- man. In September, 1904, in connection with Mr. W. E. Tuttle, he formed the firm of F. 0. Jones & Company, which since has become one of the leading firms of the city. He is a man of ability and standing in the community, and has a host of acquaintances and friends throughout this section of the state.
In 1892, Mr. Jones was united in mar- riage with Emma Collins, a native of In- diana, and they have two children, Harley and Grrace. Fraternally, he is a member of the Masonic Order. He and his wife are members of the First Baptist Church, of which he is a deacon.
Source: Twentieth Century History of Clark County, Ohio. See the original pages at the Internet Archive.
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