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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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of Fremont,the first Republican nominee for presi-dent. He is a son of Perry and Rhoda Ann (Wheeler) Stewart, further refer-ence to whom may be found elsewhere in this volume. Charles Fremont Stewart was reared on the home place and acquired an educa-tional training in the district school at Pitchin, supplemented by one year in a business college at Springfield and a term at Lebanon, Ohio. At the age of twenty years he began farming a part of the homeplace on shares, and in 1884 purchased 135 acres adjoining the Stewart home-stead. This he has improved greatly,clearing the remaining timber from the place, erecting a large barn, and convert-ing the one-story brick house into a mod-ern structure of two stories. A man of imtiring energy he has made continuous progress in his work and is today classed among the substantial men of the com-munity. He is a Republican in polities and cast his first vote for President Gar-field in 1880. In 1884 he was elected town-ship trustee, serving until 1889, and from
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AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 925 the latter date until 1908 he served as township clerk, discharging his duties in a most capable and satisfactory manner. He served from 1892 to 1898 as a member of the county election board, and in 1907 he was appointed Deputy Supervisor of Elec-tion of Clark County. He has frequently represented his district as delegate to county and state conventions. On March 11, 1880, Mr. Stewart was united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Miss Clara Garlough, who was born in Green Township and is a daughter of James T. and Sarah (Hause) Garlough, her father being now deceased. The issue of this union is as follows: Josie A., born June 16, 1881, who married March 11,1902, Stephen Kitchen; Fred Garlough, born June 2, 1884, who married Rachel Estle; Howard H., born June 15, 1888;Samuel N., born October 9,1893; and Ste-phen W., born July 20, 1896. Frater-nally, our subject is a member of Clifton Lodge No. 669, K. P., in which he has filled all the chairs. He and his family belong to

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