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Title: 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Rockel, William M. (William Mahlon), 1855-1930, ed
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Publisher: Chicago, Biographical publishing co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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nt of the Springfield commercial club, and he belongs also to the Ohio State board of commerce and is a member of the commit-tee on business corporate law. On July 16, 1890, Mr. Stackhouse was married to Elizabeth Lenihan, of Du-buque, Iowa, and they have a family of four sons and four daughters. Mr. Stackhouse and family belong to St. Eaphaels Catholic church. WILLIAM H. OVEEHOLSEE, a much esteemed resident of Lawrenceville, and owner of a farm of fifty acres in German Township, was born two miles northwest of Lawrenceville on the farm which he owns, October 20, 1853, and is a son of Moses and Eva (Eust) Overholser. Moses Overholser, a native of Virginia, came to Ohio when sis years old with his father, Christian Overholser, who first settled at Newark, Ohio, moving from there to Terre Haute, Champaign Coun-ty, and thence to German Township, Clark County, where he purchased a tract of 200 acres, of which the subject of this sketch owns fifty acres. Moses assisted his father in clearing this land and made
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AND EEPEESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 991 his home on the place all his life. He married Eva Eust, who was born in Clark County, a daughter of Abraham Eust, a native of Virginia. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Overholser, namely: Abraham; Susan, who married James Reckner; Elizabeth, who married Will-iam Eoach; Sarah Jane, the wife of Fred-erick Michael; William H., whose name begins this article; Martha, who married Daniel Myers; and Moses. Mrs. Over-holser died November 19, 1900, and her husband on May 7, 1904, aged seventy-eight years. William H. Overholser grew to man-hood on the old homestead in German Township and has always been a farmer by occupation. Although a resident of Lawrenceville since November 1, 1906, he still continues to manage his farm. Mr. Overholser owns a fine residence in Law-renceville, and also erected a large barn when the house was built. Mr. Overholser was married October20, 1875, to Mary Davis, who was born and reared in German Township, Clark Coimty, and is a daughter o

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