Transcription contributed by Martie Callihan 10 October 2005

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J. WOODROW WARNER, retired, Waynesville, born near Chillicothe, Ohio, Oct 23, 1823, is a son of Levi and Elizabeth (Winder) Warner, natives of Pennsylvania. The grandfather, Levi Warner, was also a native of Pennsylvania, and lived and died in his native State; he married Lydia Woodrow, who lost her life by being burned to death in the house of a neighbor, which took fire, the roof falling in upon her, from which she could not be extricated. The father, Levi, was raised in Pennsylvania, and when a young man emigrated to Ohio and settled near Chillicothe in a very early day, when there was but one cabin where now stands the nourishing town; here he remained a short time, and returned to Philadelphia and resided about three years, employed in the custom house; thence he returned to Chillicothe, was married, and settled on a farm, and engaged extensively in stock-raising and as a dealer in the same, driving through to Philadelphia large droves of cattle every year; he resided in Ross County till 1852, when, to be convenient to meeting—as he was a member of the Society of Friends—he moved into Clark County and there resided till his death, which occurred March 9, 1853, aged 76 years; his wife died April 8, 1844, aged 57 years; they had two children—J. Woodrow and Levi. Mr. Warner was thrice married—first, to Massey Winder; issue, six children; five now survive—Annie, Massey, Lydia, Simeon and Abner; his last wife was Mrs. Margaret Smith, daughter of a Mr. Wilson; she by her first husband had two children—Margretta and Mahlon. Our subject remained with his father till his majority, brought up on the farm; thence he engaged as clerk in a general store, and for several years remained engaged in a store and on the farm; was married, March 22,1849, to Mahala, daughter of John and Ruth (Hale) Hadley, natives of North Carolina; the maternal grandparents, Jacob and Martha Hale, were among the pioneers of Ohio, locating near Cincinnati when there was but one house on this side of the river; Mahala was born in Clinton Co., Ohio, Feb. 25, 1827; the paternal grandparents were William and Sarah Hadley, who were also pioneers, and settled in Ohio only one year after Mr. Hale and family. John and Ruth Hadley were parents of six children, who grew to maturity; four now survive—Maria, Mahala, Julia and Eli.