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JOSIAH W. PICKERILL, farmer, P. O. Russellville. Samuel Pickerill, grandfather of our subject, and his wife, Mary, emigrated from Kentucky to what is now known as Byrd Township, Brown County, Ohio, at an early day, and settled on about 100 acres of land, comparatively a forest, on the waters of Eagle Creek. Samuel, one of his sons, and father of our subject, was born in Kentucky, and emigrated with his parents to Brown County, Ohio, where he remained several years; then returned to Kentucky and married Miss Jane Drake, by whom he had seven children, who grew to manhood and womanhood. After his marriage he returned to Ohio, and settled in what is now known as Byrd Township, Brown County, near his father’s home, where he remained several years. He then moved to what is now known as Jackson Township, where he remained about twenty-five years, and then moved to Decatur, where he remained until his death. His wife, Jane (Drake) Pickerill, having died in June, 1831, he married again in 1832, and by this marriage had six children. In the war of 1812, he served about six months, and received an honorable discharge. He was a member of the Christian Church, a man of sterling integrity and reliable character. He departed this life in the summer of 1848. Josiah W. Pickerill, our subject, was born November 18, 1817, in what is now known as Jefferson Township, Brown Co., Ohio, was reared to man’s estate on a farm, and received a rudimentary education in a district school. On January 14, 1840, he was united in marriage to Miss Eleanor West, born June 15, 1819, daughter of John and Levina (deceased) West. This union has been blessed with nine children, of whom eight are still living, viz.: Levina J., Susannah, Caroline, Sarah M., Abigail, Samuel, William N. and Columbia E. After his marriage, he lived in what is now known as Jefferson Township, near Pilson’s Mill, where he remained about one year; then moved to a farm on the West Fork of Eagle Creek, where he lived a short time. He then moved to Adams County, where he lived on a farm located on the old State road, leading from Aberdeen to West Union, in Sprig Township, for about five years. He then removed to Jefferson Township, Brown County, and settled on a farm located about one and one half mile east of Russellville; this was about the year 1847, and he remained thereon until the autumn of 1879, when he removed to his farm south of Russellville, where he still resides. In his farm management, Mr. Pickerill has everything done in the most advantageous and orderly manner. He is a man of good judgment and sound moral principles. In politics, he has cast his lot with the Democrats. He is a member of the Christian Church, and the owner of 256 acres of land.