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MARTIN HIMES, grain dealer, Covington. Among the important business enterprises of Covington is the grain warehouse operated by the firm of Shuman & Himes, of which Mr. Himes is the active man; he is a “Buckeye” by birth, in Montgomery Co., in 1823; removed to Greene Co. in 1848, and came to Miami Co. in 1865; he first purchased a farm about one mile east of Covington, where he resided, being occupied in farming until 1873, when he came to Covington and engaged in grain buying in connection with J. R. Shuman, whose biography also appears in this work; their business has gradually increased and is now quite extensive; they have lately erected a large crib and fitted it with the necessary machinery for shelling, cleaning and handling corn; they are also handling a large quantity of tobacco, besides their usual quantity of grain. Mr. Himes was married in 1846 to Miss Anna Vancleave, also of Montgomery Co. Her father was a nephew of John Vancleave (Old Johnny, as he was called), who laid out the city of Dayton. Mr. Himes has two children living— Robert W., Assistant Superintendent and teacher in the Covington school, and Chas. M., R. R. agent and dealer in agricultural implements, Covington.