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J. H. LAWWILL, of Lawwill & Inskep, grocers, Georgetown, was born in Huntington Township, Brown Co., Ohio, April 17, 1852. His father is J. K. Lawwill, a native of Huntington Township, and a shoemaker by trade; he still resides there. He married Amanda Shelton, also a native of Brown County. Our subject is the fifth child and second son of a family of thirteen children; he was reared in his native township, and, when seventeen years of age, went to Maysville, Ky.; he had obtained a fair literary education in this county, and after locating at Maysville engaged in teaching school. He subsequently clerked a short time, and then engaged in mercantile pursuits, remaining at Maysville six years. In March, 1879, Mr. Lawwill came to Georgetown, moving his stock of goods from the former to the latter place; he immediately commenced business in his new location, and in September, 1880, George Inskep was admitted as a partner in the business. Both members of the firm are young in years, but by strict attention to the wants of their customers, coupled with a large amount of industry and perseverance, have succeeded in building up the largest and most remunerative trade, in their line of goods, in the village. Mr. Lawwill is a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge, and Republican in politics. He was married, in September, 1874, to Jennie Holmes, a native of Adams County, Ohio. Of their three children, two are living - Gertrude and Edna. Mr. and Mrs. Lawwill are members of the M. E. Church, the former being a tenor singer in the choir.