Capt. Otway Curry, a grocer and son of Stephenson and Sarah D. (Robinson) Curry, was born in Jerome Township, Union Co., Ohio, August 5, 1835, and grew to manhood upon his father's farm.  He acquired a common school education, and continued in the pursuit of farm duties until he was twenty-five years of age, since when, with the exception of the time spent in the army during the rebellion, he has been engaged in mercantile business.  On the 15th of August, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Company A, One Hundred and Twenty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which regiment formed a part of the Army of the Cumberland.  Mr. Curry took part in all the battles in which his regiment was engaged, the first being at Perryville. Ky., before the command had been drilled.  At Chickamauga, on the 20th of September, 1862, it won golden laurels for itself, and continued to add to them during its subsequent career-through the Atlanta campaign, the famous "march to the sea," the trip through the Carolinas, and finally participated in the grand review at Washington in May, 1865.  April 12, 1864, Mr. Curry was promoted Second Lieutenant of his company, and on the 15th of July following, received a commission as First Lieutenant.  April 20, 1865, he was promoted to the command of the color company (C) of his regiment.  His discharge was dated June 18, 1865.  His record in the service was excellent.  The Curry family and its connections sent thirteen representatives to the war during the rebellion, which fact of itself is glory enough, even without the added fame of a good record while wearing the uniform of the government.  Upon his return "home from the war," Capt. Curry embarked in a mercantile venture in company with his brother Capt. William L. Curry, now a resident of Marysville, and Auditor of Union County.  Their store was at New California, in Jerome Township.  In 1868, Otway Curry establish a grocery at Richwood, where he has built up a successful business, and is at present located.  Since he became a fixture at this point his good management has enabled him to accumulate a fair property, and his prospects for the future are flattering.  July 30, 1868, he was united in marriage with Georgiana Robinson, a native of Union County, Ohio, who has borne him two children-Lens T. and Ernest S. Curry.  Mrs. Curry is a member of the Presbyterian Church.  Capt. Curry is a gentle. man to whom a pleasant home offers the greatest attractions, and he is happy in the possession of such an abiding place.  He is a staunch citizen of the village in which he resides.  His political affiliations is with the Democratic party.  He is named for his uncle, Otway Curry, a former prominent and honored citizen of the county, and a gifted poet, whose stanzas won for him the fame of being one of the finest and most accomplished writers of verse in the great Northwest.