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Note: Daily Herald, Delphos, OH, November 9, 1898 "EXCITING CHASE An exciting chase for possession of a prisoner occurred atTodedo a few days ago. Attorney Chas. E Longwell, a Van Wert boy, took part ina the affair and as a result is a much talked about gentleman. Mr. Longwell defended a Toledo doctor and by a writ of habeaus corpus prevented the removal of his client from Toledo to a neighboring county. The prisoner was relased, only to be rearrested and spirited into the next county before new papers could be served. Mr. Longwell learned of the peril of his client in timie to give chase with the deputy sheriff and a team of horses. The race covered a distance of thirty miles, and Longwell lost."
Daily Herald, Delphos, OH, Sept 16, 1899 "J.S. Stuckey, A.B. G'eason, A.A. Griffin, Jos Tossy, Chas Longwell, J.S. Breese and Horace Lamson were re-elected as directors of the Van Wert county Agricultural Society."Daily Herald, Delphos, OH, November 9, 1898
from "History of Van Wert County and Respresentative Citizens" CHARLES LONGWELL, a representative agriculturist of Jackson township, whose well-improved farm of 80 acres is situated in section 30, was born in this township on April 3, 1863, and is a son of George and Mary (Sheets) Longwell.
The parents of Mr. Longwell were pioneer settlers in Jackson township, locating here in 1851. The father was a native of Delaware County, Ohio, and the mother of Virginia. After a long and useful life, George Longwell died on his farm in Jackson township in July, 1872. His wife survived him until April 2, 1901. They were worthy members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the parents of a family of 13 children.
Charles Longwell was reared in Jackson township and was educated in the district schools. He was early trained in agricultural pursuits, for which he has always had a leaning, and has proved a successful farmer and stockraiser. His fine estate is known as "Brook Side Farm." For some time Mr. Longwell has made a specialty of raising thoroughbred Percheron horses, and has done much to increase interest in this specialty and to improve general agricultural methods in his section of the county.
On February 14, 1901, Charles Longwell was married to Herma Downing, who was born September 7, 1881, in Jackson township, Van Wert County, and is a daughter of Israel and Amelia (Hamilton) Downing, both natives of Ohio, who settled in Jackson townshipshortly after the close of the Civil war. Mr. and Mrs. Downing are members of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church of Jackson township. Of their children, the survivors are : Reuben W., of Middlepoint; Vashti, wife of Leroy Leist, of Allen County, Ohio; Perry, of Hoaglin township; Olive, wife of Marion Cowgill, of Pleasant township; Maria, wife of John Phillips, of Allen County, Ohio; Leafa, wife of Reuben Thatcher, of Jackson township; Herma, wife of our subject; and Charles R., of Jackson township.
Mr. and Mrs. Longwell are members of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church of Jackson township. Mr. Longwell has been a very active worker in the various agricultural organizations in his section of the county; is a charter member, and for a number of years was master; of Washington Grange, No. 1327, Patrons of Husbandry; is also identified with the State Grange, and on two different occasions has represented Van Wert County as a delegate to that body. He belongs also to Pomona Grange, of Van Wert County, and is a director of the Van Wert County Agricultural Society. Politically Mr. Longwell is a Republican ; but above all he is a good citizen, who cheerfully and firmly supports the laws and willingly contributes to public measures designed to develop and improve his community.
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