CHARLES S. McMACKEN, one of Covington's representative citizens, residing on North High Street, a member of the Town Council and engaged in a dairy business, was born March 27, 1871, on a farm in Newberry Township, Miami County, Ohio. His parents were John and Martha (Ullery) McMacken.

The grandfather, also John McMacken, removed from Pennsylvania to Butler County, Ohio, residing there for a number of years. He came to Miami County, Ohio, when his son John, who was born in Butler County, Ohio, was fifteen years old, settling on a farm three miles northeast of Covington. There the latter grew to manhood. His first marriage was to Margaret Rike and to which were born three children, namely: Jennie, who is the widow of William Hackendorn and resides in Piqua; James H., who lives in Logansport Indiana; and John Lewis, also a resident of Logansport. John Jr.'s second marriage was to Martha Ullery, who was born in Newberry Township, a daughter of, John Ullery, and three children were born to this union: Forrest Lee, residing at Piqua; Charles S.; and Emma, wife of D. R. Longanecker. John McMacken, Jr., died April 6, 1905, his wife having passed away July 3, 1898.

Charles S. McMacken was born and reared on the farm. He attended the public schools in his home neighborhood and later graduated at the Covington High School in 1890, following which he graduated at C. E. Beek's Business College, at Piqua, Ohio. For a year he was a rural mail carrier and for six months was engaged as a railway mail clerk, between Pittsburg and Indianapolis, but failing health caused him to resign the latter position, and in February, 1903, he came to Covington, where he has since carried on a dairy business, as already mentioned.

Mr. McMacken married Miss Minnie Boggs, who was born at Nevada City, Missouri, and brought to Newberry Township, Miami County, in infancy, by her parents, Alden and Margaret (Atchison) Boggs. Mr. and Mrs. McMacken have six children, namely: Chalmer Lynn, Tracy B., Martha Margaret, Lucile Irene, John Alden and Hubert Lamar. Mr.MeMacken is a member of the Presbyterian Church, where he is an usher, while his wife belongs to the Christian Church. Fraternally, he is associated with the Odd Fellows, and Knights of Pythias, and is also a member of the Dramatic Order of Knights of Khorasan. He has been an active citizen and served as a school director in Newberry Township for two years and for the past two years has been a member of the Covington Council.