Personal Sketches R-T

Washington [Township]

This gentleman was born October 15, 1829, in Frederick County, Maryland. He was reared on a farm. When at the age of twenty-two years, and in the year 1852, he went to California, in which country he remained fourteen years. He then returned and married Miss Lucinda Roop, of this Township, which pleasing event came off December 6, 1870. He at present has, in part, charge of the old Roop Estate, consisting of one hundred and sixty acres. A beautiful view of this handsome property may be seen on another page. [referring to another page in L. H. Everts 1875 Combination Atlas Map] In politics, Mr. Ridenoir is a Republican. He is highly esteemed by his neighbors, and is one of the representative men of this Township.

Van Buren [Township]

Philip Rike, son of ___ Rike, was born in Frederick County, Md. His grandfather came from Germany, and settled in Maryland. Young Philip was reared a farmer, and was early taught the value of time and money. He removed to Van Buren Township, Montgomery County, Ohio in 1812. In 1813, he settled on the farm now owned by his son John W. He married Miss Anna Mary Creger; the result of this union was six children, viz., John W., Daniel, Henry, Adam, Catharine, and Philip. In politics, Mr. Rike was a Jacksonian Democrat; he was a member of the Lutheran Church. He departed this life in February, 1828; his wife followed him May 1, 1836. His son John W. was born in this town, November 11, 1816; he was reared a farmer, which occupation he still continues. His advantages for an eduction were limited.

May 9, 1839, he married Miss Sarah Arnold, of this County, who was born January 18, 1814. Result of this union, one child, viz.: David Hamilton, born April 13, 1840. Mr. Rike is a Republican, and for some years has, with his wife, been a member of the United Brethren.

Mr. David Hamilton Rike is the generous donor of this sketch. He was married September 10, 1861, to Miss Sarah E. Marshall; of this union three children have been born, viz., Ella J., William M., and Eva B. Mr. Rike is now living on a part of the old farm which was bought by his grandfather. In politics he is a Republican, and for some years has, with his wife, been a member of the United Brethren. He has held the position of Steward in said Church, and is also one of its Trustees.

This biographical presentation to the memory of his honored sire will, we are certain, in after-years, return to the donor with four-fold preciousness. The slab or cenotaph may hold his father's name and age for years; but time will surely play havoc with it, as it does with the humble cot and towered castle; however, this sketch, brief as it is, will be perused when other modes to preserve the memory of the dead and gone shall have crumbled away or disappeared beneath the accumulated mould of hoary years.

German [Township]

Among the early settlers of Montgomery County, none deserve a more prominent and better record than the subjects of this biographical sketch.

Samuel Rohrer was born in October, 1786, at Hagerstown, Maryland. In the year 1817, he went to Europe, in company with General Harper and Dr. Drideer, both of Maryland. After traveling two years on the Continent, he returned to his native State. March 30, 1826, dawned upon his marriage day; the bride who stood with im at the altar was Miss Elizabeth Schultz, of Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Rohrer removed to Dayton the same year, and embarked in the mercantile business. In the year 1827, he moved to Germantown, and thee built a brewery, and also carried on the business of a distillery. He continued in business twenty-six years, then his health failed.

Mr. Rohrer was highly esteemed by his fellow citizens; he was a member of the Reformed Church, and an elder. He died the 12th of July, 1856. He was a kind and affectionate father, and pen fails to describe his many virtues. Samuel was fifteen years of age when his father died. The old gentleman was a man of wealth and influence.

Samuel had the advantages of a liberal education, and was a man of refined culture; indeed, we cannot over-estimate his many good qualities.

Elizabeth, daughter of Conrad and Elizabeth Schultz, of Baltimore, Maryland, was born January 25, 1806, in the place just named; her father was a native of France. She was the sixth child of a family of nine children, three of whom are now living. She was partly educated at St. Joseph's Nunnery, at Emmetsburg, and finished at Rooker's School, in Baltimore. She was a proficient in music and drawing and other accomplishments. When nineteen years of age, she united her destinies with Samuel Rohrer. At the time of her marriage she was a notice in the art of housekeeping, and consequently her first experience in that branch of domestic life was not as pleasant as she could have wished. Being a lady of sound sense, she has learned that it is as necessary to train daughters in the ways and knowledge of the domestic routine, as it is to perform on the piano or to draw a beautiful picture. Her daughters are models of neatness, and excellent housekeepers. Before her marriage, Mrs. Rohrer passed most of her time in the city of Washington. During the administration of Monroe and Adams, she was a welome guest in the families of these illustrious men, and is able to relate scores of interesting events that transpired at that time; but our space just now will not admit of them. She and her husband have entertained at their residence many distinguished men, among them, General Harrison, when he was a candidate for the Presidency. Mr. and Mrs. Rohrer were widely known for their hospitality, and their apartments were considered by the elite of the day as the centre of refinement and high-bred culture.

Mrs. Rohrer, being acquainted with her husband's business, has conducted it since his death until within a few years past, when her son undertook, and with success, the management. Mrs. Rohrer has inherited a great taste for flowers and shrubs, and is the possessor of a beautiful home, a view of which may be seen in this Atlas. This lady is a member of the Reformed Church, and she established the first Sunday-school in Germantown, in the year 1828.

She was a teacher in the Baltimore Sabbath-school for colored children, and she says the memory of that time afords her more satisfaction than that of any other epoch in her life. She is a close Bible student; has read the Holy Book through several times, likewise the New Testament. Mr. and Mrs. Rohrer were the parents of six children, five of whom are living. In conlcuding this biography, we can truthfully and cheerfully say that they were a noble couple; their charity was not vaunting, and their love for their fellow-men was unbounded.

German [Township]

This gentleman is the son of Christian and Ann Maria Rohrer, of Lancaster County, Pa. He was born December 21, 1804, and lived in Pennsylvania till the year 1830, when he moved to Dayton, Ohio. He removed to German Township in the year 1831, and bought a flour- and saw-mill on Twin Creek, in which business he continued for sixteen years. November 29, 1832, Mr. Rohrer married Miss Margaret Emerick, of German Township; result of this marriage, five children, all of whom are now living. Mr. Rohrer has pursued the occupation of a distiller for twenty-five years; he has been a very successful man, and is very extensively known as a thorough business man. He has erected a very fine dwelling, a view of which may be found in this Atlas. Mr. Rohrer is known as one of the solid men of German Township.

He is one of the charter-members of the First National Bank of Germantown, in which he is a large stockholder. Mr. Rohrer has settled several estates, and has been appointed guardian for near a score of children, and has executed the trust with entire satisfaction.

German [Township]

Among the business men of Montgomery County, prominently stands the name of Mr. David Rohrer. Although comparatively a young man, he has achieved the reputation of being thorough in business. He is the son of Christian and Margaret Rohrer, of German Township, and was born November 10, 1835. His educational advantages were limited; he did not attend school after he was seventeen years of age. Our subject, when twenty-two, entered into partnership with his father in the distillery business; this distillery had the capacity of turning out two barrels per day; but they were successful, and young Rohrer, being of an enterprising turn, determined to engage in business on a larger scale, consequently he and his father dissolved partnership, and in 1863 the younger member of the late firm purchased the property, and erected the distillery in which he is at present doing business.

By strict integrity, and the manufacture of a superior article of spirits, Mr. Rohrer's brands soon acquired an enviable reputation from the Atlantic to the Pacitic coasts. February 1, 1865, Mr. Rohrer married Ada V., daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Rohrer, of Germantown; five children were born, all of whom are living; they have a pleasant and happy home, a view of which may be seen in this Atlas. Mr. Rohrer has an interest in several mills, besides being quite a large land-holder in the West. He has the confidence and esteem of all his neighbors, and enjoys the reputation of being a strictly honest man.

Mr. Rohrer has ever been found ready and willing to assist in all benevolent enterprises; and they who are needy never appeal to his kind heart in vain. He employs a large force of men, who respect him sincerely and obey him with pleasure. Transacting an extensive business, yet thee is no descord, and everything within the precincts of his influence indicate that a master-mind directs them.

Washington [Township]

Joseph Roop, son of Christian and Esther Roop, was born in Maryland, March 17, 1796. His advantages were fair for an education. August 11, 1829, he was prompted by the finer and manlier part of our nature to abandon a single life; he therefore chose for his partner through this world of cloud and sunshine, Miss Elizabeth Eversole, who was born in Virginia, September 10, 1808; the result of this happy union was eight children, whose names are as follows, viz., Amos, born May 12, 1880; Ann, born February 20, 1882; Cyrus, April 22, 1834; Abram, June 30, 1836; Hiram, April 14, 1838; Lucinda, June 19, 1840; Jesse, March 13, 1843; Nathan, August 28, 1846; all of whom have settled in this County excepting Nathan, who is not married. Mr. Roop settled in this County July 4, 1832, on the same farm where he always lived, and where he died, which sad even took place February 8, 1865. In politics, he was a Republican.

As the stranger passes the old homestead of Mr. Roop, the question is naturally asked, "Who built those fine houses?" The reply is, "Mr. Roop, who is dead." Yes, his name will be remembered for some time through the influence of those buildings; but, in a few years more at the farthest, they will have passed among the things that were. Not so this record; who can tell the influence it may exert, or how, in the history of the future Ohio, these "sketches" may be searched for and applied in the arrangement of the annals of our nation?

German [Township]

Among the business men of Germantown stands the gentleman whose name heads this biography.

Mr. Rott has been engaged as merchant-tailor for the past eighteen years, and is well and favorably known as a man to be trusted. His business career has been successful, and he has erected a splendid building, a view of which may be found on another page. [Referring to another page in Everts 1875 Combination Atlas Map.] Mr. Rott was born in Bohemia, a country now belonging to Austria, February 16, 1822. He came to Cincinnati July 18, 1852. He moved to Germantown in 1856, where he commenced business, and has continued at it ever since. June 19, 1852, he was united in marriage to Miss Maria Seitz, in Cincinnati; result of this alliance, three children, two of whom are now living.

Mr. Rott is a member of the Roman Catholic Church. He traveled throughout Europe until he came to America, visiting many of the larger cities.

Miamisburg

Hon. Henry Schoenfeld, son of Henry and Margaret Schoenfeld, of the Electroral Dukedom of Hesse, Germany, was born November 26, 1829. He came with his father to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in the year 1843.

In 1848, he went to South America, and traveled through that country and Cuba and the Sandwich Islands until 1851. He studied under four private professors before going to South America. After his return to Pennsylvania from his travels, he completed his studies, and graduated at the Philadelphia Medical College in the year 1853, with all the honors of the profession. From about the time he was seventeen, he practiced medicine.

In 1854 he came to Dayton, thence to Miamisburg, where he commenced practicing medicine, and has continued in the profession till the present time. An interesting episode in his life occurred when he visited Germany in the year 1865: He was there arrested for the non-performance of military duty. He remained in prison two weeks, and was then released on heavy bail. Held as state prisoner four months, when the higher courts decided that he was not subject to military duty. He returned that same year, with not very pleasant experiences. He was elected to the Legislature in 1869; in 1871 he was re-elected. He has also held various offices of trust, with satisfaction to his constituents. He is a firm supporter of the Democratic party; has been of that political persuasion since the time he cast his first ballot. Mr. Schoenfeld is a member of the German Reformed Church. During nine months while in South America he lived with the Indians, and became familiar with all their customs and sports, among which was that of gambling. The mode of this pastime, the gentleman who is the subject of this sketch can relate in a pleasing manner, but time and space will not permit of a rehearsal at present. The Indian dogs were tame wolves, that were never on good terms with the pale-faced doctor. In September of the year 1855 he married Emma Shell, daughter of John and Catharine Shell, of Miamisburg. Result of said union, four children, three boys and one girl; the daughter died when an infant. The honorable gentleman and physician has had a successful practice, and is highly respected by his fellow citizens.

Aaron M. Shank, M.D., born in Jefferson Township and residing in Madison Township

Jackson [Township]

The subject of our sketch, the fifth son of a family of thirteen, was born in Washington County, Pa., June 24, 1793. He is of German descent, his grandparent both being natives of the fatherland.

His parents moved to Ohio in the fall of 1805, and located on the farm where he now resides, and here he has ever since lived. No doubt but that a brief description of the old gentleman's place would be interesting to some of our readers. The situation of his home is an elevated plain, on the banks of Tom's Run, near where the old Indian Chief, Tom Kilbuck, from whom the stream derived its name, used to camp. The house is surrounded by a forest of evergreens, intermingled with fruit-trees of various kinds. It is an old-time house, built in the long-ago, but has since that time been somewhat remodeled. A stranger entering these sacred precincts would not for a moment dream of being in the presence of one of the oldest of Ohio's honored sons. But such is the fact: here, in this rural retreat, far from the din and confusion, strife and turmoil of the busy world, resides one of the oldest, if not the oldest, representatives of our commonwealth. And it causes a feeling of sadness and regret when we think that so few of that old and honored school of statesmen and gentlemen are now living.

What a change since sixty years ago! At that time our honorable subject was just emerging into youthful manhood, and at that period the country for miles upon miles was a howling wilderness, and tribes of the now historic red men were encamped in all those beautiful valleys. "What a change time has wrought, Mr. Shideler!" and the contenance of the venerable man will brighten and glow, as he relates the stories of his youthful days.

He was married first in December, 1826, by which union were born thirteen children: nine boys and four girls. In his early life he manifested an interest in politics, and allied himself with the Jefferson Democracy. He ever remained a steadfast supporter of Democratic principles, and has never voted any other ticket.

In 1832, he was elected to represent this County in the General Assembly, and so well were the people satisfied that in 1834 he was re-elected by an increased majority. He refused a further election, and returned to the quiet and comforts of private life. But the County demanded his services, and, despite his protestations, he was elected to the Senate in 1838. After serving two years in that body, he had no further ambition for fame, and positively refused the entreaties of his friends to be a candidate for Congress. He then served the County as one of its Commissioners for three years, and many valuable improvements were made during his term of office. With twelve years' subsequent services as a Justice of the Peace, Mr. Shideler retired altogether from the public state, and is spending his afternoon of life in the most peaceful, happy manner.

Van Buren [Township]

John Shroyer is of German descent; and among the noble band of pioneers who left happy homes in the East, and submitted themselves to all the privations incident to pioneer life, may be placed the subject of this sketch. Mr. Shroyer was born in Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, October, 1794. His advantages were exceedingly poor for an education; but on the farm he was schooled to hard work, working with his brother Jacob till he came here with him, which was in the fall of 1810, and settled then on a farm now owned by G. B. harmon & Co. He began life poor; to-day he ranks among the wealthy citizens of Montgomery County.

January 16, 1817, he married Miss Elizabeth Shonk. Of this alliance six children were born, viz., Jacob, January 27, 1818; David, November 8, 1819; Mary, October 17, 1821, died November 27, 1864; Harriet, born October 8, 1823; Levi, October 18, 1825; Andrew J., born December 29, 1830; all of whom lived to be heads of families, and all have done well. Elizabeth ws born October 11, 1799, in Washington County, Maryland; came here in October 18, 1806. In 1832 Mr. Shroyer settled on the farm where he now lives. He has reared a famly in the ways of industry, frugality, and honesty; and one by one they have left the old parental roof for new ones of their own, and are at present among the intelligent and respected citizens of this county.

In politics, a Jeffersonian Democrat; and to his credit be it said that he did what was in his power to aid in putting down the Rebellion.

He is a member of the German Reformed Church. He is a strong supporter of education, and now, in his old age, he looks down the avenue of time, and in the vista beholds a life spent in well-doing. What a blessed satisfaction is a reflection of this nature ! and, to our mind, how much easier is death when we are satisfied that we have done our duty ! it causes the last pangs of departing life to be less keen, and rather makes us to wish that we ere now had passed through the dark valley, and had bloomed into the brightness of the everlasting days beyond. We cannot close this history before mentioning that Mr. Shroyer, as one of Ohio's pioneers, has alone chopped down what in this day would almost be termed forests; and work which is now called hard labor would in his time and by him have been pronounced as merely pastime. In this day we know nothing of the hardships and trials passed through by the old pioneers, who, one by one, and year by year, pass from our midst. God bless them, say we all!

Madison [Township]

Among the men whose history we are privileged to write in this Township, none has done more to advance our common interests than he whose life we attempt briefly to sketch. In the coming times perchance these lines may be read with increased interest, and fond memory linger around him who takes this method to offer a tribute of respect to his honored parents and loved brother, recollections of whom are fondly cherished. W. P. Sloan, son of John and Rebecca Sloan, was born in Miami County, April 12, 1832. His father in Ohio, March 3, 1799. He was reared on a farm, and for some time was teamster from Dayton to Cincinnati. He married Miss Rebecca Hosier, of Chambersburg, Montgomery County, Ohio, born January 25, 1813; the union of these two was solemnized October 21, 1831, and as a result four children were born, viz., Wilson P.; Robert, born January 25, 1835; John, born December 22, 1836; and Nancy J., born November 28, 1840. Robert died when young. During the war of the great Rebellion, John boldly went to the front. In the year 1863 he enlisted in the 93d Regiment of Volunteers, and served faithfully. This heroic man was in several engagements; but on the 23d June, 1864, he fell while defending his country's flag at Kenesaw Mountain. He was shot in the breast, and expired the following day. His father, John, Sr., died August 3, 1851; his wife died July 11, 1843. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. In politics, the old gentleman was a Whig. Wilson was left motherless at eleven years of age, and at nineteen, fatherless. He struggled against seeming difficulties, working on a farm at eight dollars per month; yet still he toiled on, attending school and defraying his own expenses. Thus he patiently worked from year to year, and to-day he stands among Montgomery's most enterprising and respected citizens. In politics, he is a firm supporter of the Republican party. He is in favor of good schools. A fine view of his place may be seen on another page; also, two fine portraits, one of himself and one of his brother John, may be seen elsewhere. [Referring to another page in Everts 1875 Combination Atlas Map.]

We must not omit to mention that Wilson P. was chosen Second Lieutenant of the State Guards, and received his commission from Governor Todd. Nancy J., his sister, married Mr. M. K. Wengen, of this County; she is living in Van Wert County, Ohio. May the readers of these lines live respected like him whose memory we seek to perpetuate.

Born in Scotland and residing in Jackson Township.

Miami [Township]

Mr. Strader was born September 18, 1796, in Guilford County, North Carolina. He was the son of Henry and Mary Strader, and the second child. He came with his father to Miami Township, then called Washington, in the year 1804. Gephart school-house was then the seat of learning for the Township, and from that quarter the beams of knowledge radiated. At various times young Strader was privileged to bask in its rays; but these opportunities were so few that he acquired but a slender share of education. His chief mode of life at that time was to assist in clearing off the dense wilderness, in order to appropriate the virgin soil to the raising of corn. Wild game, such as deer, etc., was in abundance. In the year 1817, he married Mary Benner, the daughter of Jacob and Mary Benner, of Miami Township. They have lived in this Township to the present time, with the exception of two years that they lived in Warren County. He rented farms until he saved enough to buy one, which he eventually did, and he now resides on his own land. He at first had one hundred and seventy-five acres, but the steady hand of industry and economy has increased them, and his fertile acres now number two hundred and eight. He has erected a beautiful residence, and surrounded it with all the modern conveniences of life. Let me ask the younger portion of the readers, who, perchance, may peruse these lines, could the sluggard and spendthrift have accomplished what Mr. Strader has? There is but one simple, truthful answer, -- No, he could not. Therefore learn a moral, -- be industrious, honest, and frugal, and wealth is at your command.

Mr. and Mrs. Strader are the parents of five children, all of whom are living in Miami Township, excepting one who resides in Dark County. Mr. Strader is one of the pioneers of this Township, and has outlived many of his boyhood companions. He is well and favorably known for many miles around. Mrs. Strader is the picture of health, but her silver locks bespeak the coming frosts of inexorable old age. She and her loving husband have lived together during the last half-century. Both are members of the Presbyterian Church. She was born in February, 1796, in the State of Maryland. She came with her father's family to Ohio in 1806, and settled in Miami Township.

Harrison [Township]

John Stutz, son of Martin and Catharine Stutz, was born in Germany, January 29, 1794. He was the second child of a family of eleven. He was taught, as all Germans are generally, and received a good education. He came to America in the summer of 1817; forty days on the sea! His projected advent to this County was made under singular circumstances. It appears that he was, as it were, sold to pay passage over. The agreement was to the effect that he should work three years as an equivalent to eighty-four dollars. In 1820 Mr. Stutz settled in Warren County, Ohio, and in 1821 married Julia A. Howell, of Virginia; the result of this union was ten children, viz., John (deceased), Joseph, Jacob, Louis (deceased), George, William, an infant who died, David, Martin, and Sarah (deceased). Six of the children are living.

In the year 1828 Mr. Stutz and family removed to this Township and settled on the farm now owned by Michael Etter; they had, at one time, two hundred and seventeen acres of land. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, as was also his wife. In politics he was a Democrat. Mr. Stutz died at his residence, March 17, 1874. His wife is living on the old homestead with her two sons, Jacob and Martin; she is seventy-two years old, and enjoys good health. She was born January 27, 1803.

Washington [Township]

David Thatcher was born on the 14th day of December, 1805, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He was the third of seven children, whose parents were Evan Thatcher and Nancy Larue. In the fall of 1814, his father with all his family came to Ohio, and settled in Warren County, where he lived till his death. The early education of David was obtained in the log school-house. At the age of twenty-one he began life as a saddler in Warren County, where he remained until 1829, when he came to Montgomery County, and settled in Centerville, Washington Township. He lived in Centerville till April, 1844, pursuing his trade of saddler. In this year he moved onto his farm in Washington Township. For fifteen years of his residence in Washington Township he was magistrate. Such offices as Trustee of the Township he has more or less held. He is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. Politically, he is a Republican; his first vote was for Henry Clay. When the Civil War was in progress he was remarkable for the enthusiasm with which he favored its vigorous prosecution. On the 27th day of March, 1832, he was united in marriage to Mariam Russell, a daughter of James Russell, one of the early settlers of the County, and a man who represented this County in the Legislature, and who served as Magistrate of Washingotn Township for twenty-four years. In March, 1854, Mr. Thatcher lost his wife. He now (1874) lives on his farm in Washington Township, as the advanced age of sixty-nine, respected by all who know him. It will be proper to observe that he has always led a life of integrity and usefulness.

Miami [Township]

Foremost among the prominent pioneers of Montgomery County, Ohio, must be mentioned Dr. John Treon, whose residence and portraits of himself and wife elsewhere adorn the pages of this work. [Referring to other pages in Everts 1875 Combination Atlas Map of Montgomery County.] The ancestors of our subject cme from France, and settled in Berks County, Pa., at an early date in the history of this country, and were people of inflence and consideration.

The father of the Doctor was a physician, as was also his paternal grandfather. At an early age, Dr. John began to manifest a peculiar aptitude and fondness for the same profession, and his father, who spared no pains in educating and preparing him for the practical duties of physician and surgeon, took him into his confidence and practice before he had reached his majority. At the age of twenty-one, in company with Peter Treon, his step-uncle, who was also a physician, he cut loose from all home associations, and started West, with little else than youth, courage, and an indomitable energy, which, in the course of a long and useful life, has never deserted him.

In the year 1811, on the beautiful bottoms of the Miami River, where now stands the enterprising town of Miamisburg, could be seen the smoke of three cabins, the homes of Philip Gephart, Daniel Hephart, and Jacob Kercher, then known as Holt's Station. The government had laid out at this point and offered for sale several ten-acre lots. To this place came our young doctors, and decided to stay. They bought one of the ten-acre lots, erected a house, farmed, hunted, and practiced medicine until the year 1819, when Jacob Kercher and the doctors concluded to start a village, which they did by layout out the town of Miamisburg.

Meantime, with the increase of population, the practice of the young doctors increased and became lucrative. They continued in business as partners for twenty-two years, when they dissolved by mutual consent.

At the age of twenty-eight, Dr. John took another partner in the person of Miss Eve Weimar, the daughter of a worthy farmer; this partnership only ceased after a period of fifty-four years and a half, when it was dissolved by the death of Mrs. Treon, after an illness of several days, caused by heart-disease. She was universally loved and respected for her sterling qualities of mind and disposition. Esteemed, trused, and loved by her husband, her death (as no children had been born to them) left him alone and desolate in a large mansion.

Having been happy and blessed in his marriage relations for so long a period, it was no wonder the Doctor should seek to fill the vacancy in his household by a second marriage, which he did by choosing Mrs. Elizabeth Black, a very fine-looking and worthy widow lady, of Miamisburg, with whom he had been long acquainted. This marriage took place on the 11th of December, 1873, and is every way a happy one, cemented by mutual interest and esteem.

The Doctor, only about two years since, after sixty years of active practice, gave up his professional visits to younger men. And now, at the advanced age of eighty-four years, this hale, hearty, genial old gentleman seems, to the rising generation, a relic of by-gone years, a history of the early days of the Miami, around whose person cluster stories, anecdotes, and reminiscences of the far-off War of 1812, Hull's surrender, battles with the Indians, flatboating on the Ohio, in the days when railroads, telegraphs, reapers, and sewing-machines were unknown. He can now look back over a useful, active life, and enjoy th fruits of economy, good management, and temperate habits. The Doctor, besides his extended practice, has been actively engaged in farming, real estate, and trading in stock and produce, and has been uniformly successful in most of his business operations. He now owns a beautiful residence and a large amount of property in and around Miamisburg, several fine farms in the rich and fertile valley of the Miami, besides stock in the Hydraulic Wate Works, grist-mill, and cutlery works. An active promoter of public improvements, and foremost in all neterprises for the building up of churches, societies, and schools. In politics, the Doctor was an oldline Whig until the disruption of that party, when he joined the Republicans. In religious sentiment the Doctor is a Lutheran, having belonged to that Church all his life.

He has been long identified with the Order of Free and Accepted Masons, and whether as Master, Companion, or Sir Knight, has always been esteemed by the Order that truest type of a Mason, an upright man. The Doctor thoroughly enjoys company, whom he courteously entertains among the shrubbery at his splendid home. It is to be hoped that he may live many years yet to enjoy the blessings of a well-spent life, and a bright example to the rising generation.

Eve Treon

Elizabeth Treon

Treon Residence

Miamisburg

Isaac Treon, son of Michael and Elizabeth Treon, was born in Berks County, Pa., in the year 1808, September 7. Mr. Treon came to Miamisburg, Ohio, in 1822. He received his education at Oxford, Ohio, and attended medical lectures at Cincinnati in 1838. He owned and successfully carried on a drug business. Commenced practicing in this place in the year 1835. He at two different periods in his life entered into the drug business, once in Miamisburg in 1833, and once in Dayton in the year 1832. He continued the business in Miamisburg, in connection with his practice as a physician, during a term of twenty-five years. He still practices for the accommodation of his friends. He is also engaged, when called on, in money-loaning. Mr. Treon has been a successful business man, and in word was ever as sood as his bond. He is a member of Jacob's Lutheran Church. He was a member of the old Whig party; is now a strong supporter of the Republican party. He has always been a temperance man, and considered as one of the solid men of Miamisburg.