Lewis C. Mallow
Prominent in social and business circles of Jasper Township, Fayette County, is the family of L. C. Mallow, whose attractive home and beautiful farm is one of the finest in the county. His estate comprises the magnificent sum of eight hundred and eighty acres, all of which are under the best methods of improvement.
The father of our subject, Simeon Mallow, was a native of Ross County, this State, his birth occurring in 1813. His father, Adam Mallow, hailed from Virginia, where his father, also named Adam, was born, and where the family were among the F. F. Vs. The last-named gentleman was captured when six years of age, together with his mother, by the Indians, and was kept in bondage six years. The mother was traded, after a period of two years, to some Frenchmen, by whom she was taken to New Orleans, but later returned home.
The grandfather of our subject was Colonel of an Ohio regiment in the War of 1812. The maiden name of our subject's mother was Jane Campbell. She was born in Kentucky, and was the daughter of William Campbell, who was among the early settlers of Fayette County, this State, where he was a prominent agricultiuist. Her birth occurred in 1818 and after her marriage with Mr Mallow, resided for a time in Fayette County, and later removed to Ross County, where her death occurred in 1875; the father passed away in 1884. They were the parents of three sons and one daughter.
The original of this sketch was born March 3, 1840, in Ross County and was trained to the life of a farmer on the old homestead. His education was received in the schools of his district, supplementing the knowledge gained therein by a course of reading in later years. He was married November 23, 1863, to Eliza J., daughter of Andrew Haughey, of Clinton County, this State. To them has been born one daughter, Jennie E., who is the wife of N. B. Hall, and resides in Washington C. H.; she is the mother of three children.
Mrs. Eliza J. Mallow departed this life February 23, 1865, and the present marriage of our subject occurred December 28, 1869, at which time IMiss Ellen, daughter of James H. Hays, became his wife. The following-named six sons have been born to them: Orville S., Werter H, Russell C, Earl L., Carl S. and Roy G. In May, 1864, Mr. Mallow enlisted in the Union army, joining Company C, One Hundred and Forty-ninth Ohio National Guards, being mustered in as Second Sergeant. The company went from Cincinnati to Baltimore, thence to Saulsbury, Del., to Washington, D. C, to Harper's Feny and Frederick City, being engaged in skirmishing around Washington and in Virginia and Maryland. He was honorably discharged in the fall of 1864, when he returned home and engaged in the peaceful pursuits of farm life.
Mr. Mallow, in the spring of 1863, came to Fayette County, and located on the Eustace Survey, where he made his home until removing to his present location on Webb's Survey, which he did in 1888. His beautiful residence, which was erected three years ago, is the finest in the township. It is supplied witli all the modern conveniences, and is finished and furnished in a style that shows its inmates to be people of ample means and cultured taste. Mr. Mallow has placed his entire estate of eight hundred and eighty acres under cultivation, and has caused many thousand rods of tiling to be laid. Large and commodious buildings add to the value of the place, and stamp Mr. Mallow as a wide-awake and progressive citizen.
Socially, he of whom we write is a member of the Masonic fraternity, being identified with the lodge at Washington C. H. He is also a Knight Templar, belonging to the Blue Lodge and Chapter. Mrs. Mallow is a Dunkard in religious matters, and is a very intelligent and highly-esteemed lady, who has done her full share in aiding her husband to attain his present financial standing in the agricultural community. Our subject votes the straight Republican ticket, and has served as a member of the School Board. He has also been Trustee of his township, and for six years was County Commissioner, having been Chairman of the Board. He has been a delegate to county conventions, and, all in all, is a very active and prominent citizen. When locating in Jasper Township, it was Democratic in politics; now it shows a Republican majority of seventy-five, of which fact Mr. Mallow is justly proud, as he has been a hard worker for the interest of that grand old party. He is a jovial, good-natured gentleman, and numbers his friends by the score. He carries on a mixed husbandry, to which industry he adds that of stock-raising, having about fifty cattle, one hundred and fifty sheep and thirty horses.
From PORTRAIT & BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF FAYETTE, PICKAWAY AND MADISON COUNTIES, OHIO - Chapman Bros. [Chicago, 1892]