Ohio History Journal

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OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL

OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL

SOCIETY

REVIEWS, NOTES AND COMMENTS

 

BY THE EDITOR.

 

PRESTON B. PLUMB.

We have just received a copy of the Life of Preston

B. Plumb from his son, A. H. Plumb of Emporia,

Kansas. This biography is written by William E. Con-

nelley, the well-known historian and Secretary of the

Kansas Historical Society.  It is an attractive volume

and written in the characteristic style of Mr. Connelley

at its best. It has the virtue of an authentic life his-

tory and the absorbing interest of a romance. The life

of Plumb covers an important period.  It deserves a

place in every public library of Kansas and Ohio.

Preston B. Plumb was born at Berkshire, Delaware

County, Ohio, October 12, 1837.  He was the son of

David and Hannah (Bierce) Plumb. The Plumbs trace

their ancestry to Normandy. They are descended from

Robertus Plumme. Preston Plumb attended the schools

of his native village. Like other Ohio boys of his day

he was brought up on the McGuffey readers. He was

called "Bony" Plumb and this is the explanation of how

he came to get the name:

"Near the old country schoolhouse where he went to school,

in the long winters of Ohio, there was a considerable pond.

Skating on the ice in this pond was one of the amusements of

the pupils. One spring when the ice had melted somewhat and

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