Charles Stanbery
Charles Stanbery, a leading and representative citizen of Liberty Township, was born at Columbus, Ohio, July 18, 1844, and is a son of Charles and Mary (Smith) Stanbery.
Mr. Stanbery attended the district schools during his boyhood, as he was mainly reared on a farm, and completed his education in the schools of Cincinnati and Zanesville. Mr. Stanbery has devoted his attention to agricultural interests and resides on his valuable farm of 150 acres, which is situated in Liberty Township, this being the old homestead farm on which his father settled in 1856. His land is well cultivated and his practical methods have resulted in large agricultural returns. He is one of the few survivors of one of the finest old families of Delaware County, and one that has been identified for over a half century with the progress of Liberty Township. Having lived for fifty years on this farm and in the same house, no citizen of the township is better or more favorably known than he. Mr. Stanbery has never married. He was reared politically in the Democratic party but is inclined to be independent and think for himself. He has always taken an interest in having wise and liberal laws enforced. He belongs to the Knights of Pythias at Powell.
From 20th Century History of Delaware County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens, Edited and compiled by James R. Lytle, Delaware, Ohio, Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, 1908