20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens . ely, giving employment to a num-ber of men. Both he and wife died inadvanced age on this farm. They hadeight children, namely: James W., Rich-ard, Jane, Eliza, Mary, Martha, John andCharles, the latter being now the onlysurvivor. Charles Partington was a child whenhis parents came to the Mad River Town-ship farm. The mill then stood on theland, but all the surroundings were in awild state, and even when Charles hadgrown old enough to be trusted with agun, squirrels and turkey were yet plan-tiful on the h
20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens . ely, giving employment to a num-ber of men. Both he and wife died inadvanced age on this farm. They hadeight children, namely: James W., Rich-ard, Jane, Eliza, Mary, Martha, John andCharles, the latter being now the onlysurvivor. Charles Partington was a child whenhis parents came to the Mad River Town-ship farm. The mill then stood on theland, but all the surroundings were in awild state, and even when Charles hadgrown old enough to be trusted with agun, squirrels and turkey were yet plan-tiful on the home acres. As he grew tomanhood he assisted in clearing the landand also worked in his fathers obtained his education in the logschool-house near his home, his teacherbeing James Hagen. After he had reach-ed manhood he began buying land, andkept on adding to the original tract untilhe owned 155 acres, seventy-five of whichhe has recently sold. After a time heopened up a stone quarry on his land,which was worked for a number of years,as long as it was profitable, and he still. CHARLES PARTINGTON. AND EEPEESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 1015 sells sand and gravel, furnishing a greatdeal of the gravel used in mending theroads in the township. Mr. Partingtonhas always been considered a good busi-ness man. In addition to his other inter-ests he was engaged in dealing in horses,buying and selling for the Dupont Band-ing Company, of Brandywine. Mr. Partington has never married. Heresides in the old comfortable stone housewhich was built by his father and withhim live Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Sparrowand their son, Ealph, the latter of whomnow looks after the horse business. Inpolitics Mr. Partington is a is a member of the PresbyterianChurch. GEOEGE L. KEDZIE, one of the earlyjsettlers of Mad Eiver Township, an es-teemed citizen and prominent agricultur-ist, residing on a fine farm of 207 acres,was bom August 5, 1821, and is a sonof James and Margaret (Hume) grandfa
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