HISTORY OF GREEN COUNTY. 
 
in the:treasury. On motion it was voted that 
the furniture belonging to the grange be sold 
and the proceeds together with the money in 
the treasury be divided between the said fam- 
ilies, and on vote the grange surrendered its 
charter to the State grange, together with all 
therecords. 
BIOGRAPHICAL. 
Among the old settlers and prominent citi- 
zens of the town of Clarno, are the following: 
John Cameron came to this county April 9, 
1837, from Cincinnati, and settled on section 33, 
the southwest quarter, where he owns 120 acres. 
He was born on the Alleghany mountains, 
Westmoreland Co., Penn., thirty-five  miles 
northeast from Pittsburg, Dec. 6,1807. He is 
a son of Daniel and Jane (Carney) Cameron. 
When three years old, he was taken by his 
parents to Cincinnati, where he lived until 1837, 
when he came here as before stated, and has 
since resided on the same farm. He was mar- 
ried May 10, 1832, to Elizabeth Tilson, of Ham- 
ilton county. She died in 1865, and was buried 
in Shueyville cemetery. He was'again married 
April 24, 1872, to Malinda J. Dunmeyer, of 
Stephenson Co., Ill., daughter of George and 
Mary Grossmen, who are still living in Stephen- 
son county. Mr. Cameron is a democrat. 
T. B. Wells, son of Peter and Jane (Bow- 
man) Wells, was born Jan. 22, 1841. HIe was 
born on the farm he now owns, in the town of 
Clarno, on section 22. He now owns 380 acres 
of land. He is principally engaged in stock 
raising and has a good farm finely improved. 
He was married in 1861 to Amanda M. DeVlav- 
en, a native of Illinois, and daughter of T. G. 
and Mary (Stair) DeHaven, who are living in 
the town of Clarno. Mr. and Mrs. Wells have 
seven children-Oren, Abbie J., Garry E., 
Birtram C., Dora E., Grant U., Treat L. and 
Prudie M. Two children died and were buried 
in Clarno. Mr. Wells is a republican and a 
successful-business man. His mother and five 
children are buried in Monroe. His father and 
step-mother live in Monroe. 
 
T. J. Millman came with his parents to 
Green county in 1844. He was born in Ran- 
dolph Co., Ind., Aug. 19, 1836, and is a son of 
Robert and Abigail (Adamson) Millman, both 
of whom are dead and buried in Hawthorn 
cemetery. Robert Millman, on coming to this 
county, took a claim on section 32, of the town 
of Monroe, on which he lived until his decease, 
in December, 1867. Hiswife died Oct. 5, 1876. 
They were of English-Scotch extraction. Mr. 
Millman, of this sketch, continued to reside in 
this county from 1844 until 4863, when he went 
to California for the benefit of his health, and 
remained until 1865. I-eI clerked in a hotel one 
year, then worked in a saw mill a few months. 
He then returned and cared for his aged parents, 
who lived with him till their death. He next 
went to Nora Springs, Iowa, and remained 
three years, from 1868 to 1871, after which he 
returned to section 32. In 1880 he erected a 
handsome residence on section 5, lot 4, where 
he now resides. He owns 203 acres of fine land 
in one body, and is engaged in mixed farming. 
He was married in 1859 to Ella Hawthorn. 
They have three children-Mary A., Francis E. 
and Ellen M. Mr. and Mrs. Millman are mem- 
bers of the United Brethren Church. He is 
politically, a republican. 
John Strader has been a resident of this 
county since he was seven years old, and was 
born in Stephenson Co., Ill., Jan. 22, 1838. He 
is a son of Jacob and Rachael (Starr) Strader. 
His mother is living with him on the farm, and 
his father is dead and buried in Franklin ceme- 
tery. Mr. Strader first lived in Jordan, where 
in after years he owned a farm, which he sold 
and removed to the town of Clarno, on section 29, 
where lie now owns 240 acres of good land. He 
was married to Adelade D. Blair, Jan. 22, 1868, 
who died Sept. 24, 1871, and was interred in 
Monroe cemetery. There were two children 
born to them-lHomer H. and Sebert B. Mr. 
Strader was again married Feb. 21, 1878, to 
Henrietta  E. Harris, a native of Michigan. 
Two children blessed this union-Bessie R. 
 
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