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BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD 


FAIRFIELD  COUNTY 


OHIO. 


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The  people  thai  take  no  pride  in  the  noble  aehievewents  of  remote  ancestors  zvill  never  achieve 
anything  worthy  to  be  remembered  ixith  pride  bv  remote  generations. — ^La.callav. 


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Allen.   Jesse    136 

Ashbrook.   Ira  iiS 

Kalthaser.    Honry    347 

Barneti.   Ja-per   J jo6 

Barr.   William    86 

Bauingardix-r   Family    400 

BcaN,  C.  O ?Sj 

Be^k.   Ccorsre   G 21 

Beck.    1.    K 42 

Relk-rmann.    I.    H 305 

Bl.ick.   S     C.' '53 

B!au~cr,  John 162 

Boer.tUT,  Dr.  G,   W 3^ 

Boerstler.  Dr.  G.  \\'.,  Jr 36 

Book.  John  S l6S 

Boving.  Frank  J in 

Bover.  Daniel  G 360 

Boyer.  Hcnrv   318 

Bradford.  Dr.  A.  A 190 

Brandt,  Capt.  Oliver  B 127 

Brasee.  T,;hn   T H 

Breslm.  r..hn  G 266 

Bri.ein.   D:;v:(l   Luther 39^ 

Bright,   Enoch   59 

Brobst.  David   102 

Brown.  Dr.  Howard  A 271 

Brown.  Obcd   300 

Buchanan.  W.  L 139 

Burton,  Van  S 159 

Bu>by,   John   T 120 

Buschemeyer.  F.  J 166 

Christy.  Joseph   « 179 

Xlavpool.   Isaac   •503 

Claypool.  Jacob  'l& 

Claypool.  Janic^  B 198 

Clnnip.  Christopher   247 

Cofma,..  S.  P 49 

Cole.   1  homas  372 

Conrad.  Henry 193 

Cc>nrad.  Joi;a  < 79 

Conrad.   William   L j.V 

Courlngln.  Dr.  George  S I46 

Cox.  Thi  >nias  B 391 

Crou  .e.  Jacob 209 

Cniii,  William  184 


PAGE 

Dill.  Thomas  H 

...     25S 

Dolson.  Thomas  H 

Drinkle.  H.  C 

•••    371 

Dnnn.  Henry  Dresbach.  . 

.      .     326 

Ernst.  Jacob  

...    204 

Evans.  Richard   

Ewing.  Th..ma. 

■•■   35-; 

.Fensterniakcr.  Jacob  \V... 

...     67 

Flowers.  Dr.  F.   L 

...    172 

F>icker  John 

-yG 

Frondet.  Aloy.s   

■■■   330 

Geger,  Henry  W 

...    191 

Giesv.  Daniel   

•••  343 

Gicsy.  H.  H 

Gilletr.  Edward  M 

. . .  207 

Gindor,  A.  H 

...      C.j 

G:nd>r.   Var.   H 

...  109 

t.iiioricli.    lh..nia.. 

• ■ ■  i^i 

Glick.   ^!a^a^^eh    

...     88 

Gonrlev.   Rev.   J..hn 

...  319 

Gravcrt,   Inh,,   

...     65 

Gravbill.    lohii    

...  311 

GritHth.  Rev.  R.  H 

...       i2 

..':..-.,M.    S.inuiel    A 

...     112 

...    199 

G.;',dy.   J.,-.-idi    P 

...  379 

Hyde, John 

■    Keller.  John 

I    Kiger.  Geor 

,    Kissinger.  L 

Kociier,  loii 


Halderman.  Rev.  George  W.  .    156 

Hamberger.  G    A 394 

Han>l)erger.  Abraham   251 

Harmon,    [ohn   P 317 

Hartmann,  J.  C 2i8 

Hedges.  Jabez 101 

Hege.  William  264 


Her-hberger.   Dr.  J.    P... 

. . .  248 

Hewetson,  Dr.  Peter 

Hill.  H.  A    P 

...  3^5 

Hdls.  Jame-  

...  34" 

Hiie.  Col.  John  C 

...     82 

Hofrman.  George  E 

...    2.J2 

Holiiday.  F.  A 

...    341 

Holmei,  Richard   

...    380 

IF. "oker,  Valentine   

...       51 

Mnffer,  Crnelius  

•  •  •    255 

H.; 


Ua; 


A.  V 


Ler^ 

Lewis  Dr.  W  .  C. 
I.ui.her.  v.  W... 
Lutz    G.   A 

.MacDonough,    Xh> 


M.,1!,  11,  lliiataan  S. 

.Marten...   H.   A 

Martin.   Hon.   Chark 

Martin.  J.. hn  D 

Matt.   Gev,rge    

MaiH.er.   Fred  1 

McCleerv.  Mr^  Xar 
.McCleiKighan.  W.  T 
Mechling.  Rev.  George 

Mec'ning.  H.  F 

Mill  r.  M.  C 

Mock.   1.  C 

Monliank.  Dr.  R.  W 

Mumaugh.  J.  R 

Mn^-er.    A    J 

Mns.er.  L^avid  

Mns,er.  Je>,e  ....:, 
MycT>.  Will-am  H.. 


.Niclioi ..  ',)eorse 

Noiirse.  J. dm  D..  M    D 


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INDEX. 


Pvr^ 

p\cr 

F\r.E 

Pearcc,  Calel.  H 

T;^ 

Sherluirno.   lo.oph  

....224 

Vo 

V,,  [sai.ili 

3S8 

PcMCL-,   David  

200 

.SluTinai,.   Ci.ailes   R 

....   143 

}'ewr-.  Xc.ton 

P,ckcru,.,^  Janu-s  T... 
I'.lg^r.  Kc.-.  N.  F. 

181 

4'\! 

304 

s,n,a:,.i;  "j.-hM  J..:...:. 

.SI:m/.    Rev,    \V.   L 

.....  306 

w,- 
w. 

!k,  r.  (ai,.,   W.  \V 

ller,.    11.    11 

avrr.  II.  n  ,v 

r.l3 

196 

2uS 

I'-.l.  Janu-.    

i/t 

Sender     l-m-     ( 

....  378 

\\( 

tWers,  Janu-<  T 

.^X5 

Spa.iglev,  J..hn  15 

....       92 

\\ . 

'    •;       1  ,        :      ,       W 

'f.') 

Pratt.  Thonia,  S 

J'»« 

StanI.ery.    P.    V. 

Steward.  T.  M 

\^^ 

W  ' 

,  ,  ;     i ,  ,   ,  ,    1 

76 

3'yJ 

Rcwe,  Dr.  Charlx.  K.  . 

91 

.Sl.,ver,   P.'T 

32 1 

\\\ 

Kcose,  Col.  H.  B 

^47 

Stra\fr,  Dr.  l-ranl<  P... 

.  -  ■  .   3t>" 

ik  V      1-'.  'iiii   on    P 

~t'^ 

Kftse,  Mrs.  Marv  K... 

Strode.  W.  H 

....    ing 

w 
w 

303 

Rocsc.  w.  J....: 

''!"^''   "fc 

Sturkev.  Daniel   

....   253 

;,.,-.,     1,1.-,  ,i, 

Reeves,  J.  G 

313 

Stukev.  Dr.  F.   P 

....  284 

\\ 

^'  ^ "] 

Reynolds  J.  W 

277 

Stnke;.   Dr.  joht,  J 

....    24^1 

\\ 

,o!i.    Ian  e-  \V 

i^^' 

Kitehic,   J.    C 

20.-, 

Sturge.^n.    7.     T 

....   274 

w. 

Ifwrd      l..lni    1; 

216 

Kopp.J.  I 

230 

\\'< 

.rk.    F.  'W 

^^-7 

Rnscy.  Louis 

2.(2 

Thiinuies.  Joitu    U 

....  214 

W'l 

)rk.  Rol/ert 

383 

Roulee,  C.  M 

326 

Tlioinas.  Dr.  1'..  .\ 

Tnu-on.  Cliarle-  H 

;;;;  .376 

N\-J 

sum.  (;r.,r5e  \V 

Sliarp.  William 

122 

Trout.    H.    G 

....  3S0 

Sha»v,    A.    \V... 

;;."'.;!;  2^ 

Turn.-r.  Joseph  S 

....   35« 

■/:■.< 

iruenuan.   Henry   

.JOl 

PRKFACK. 


HE  greatest  of  English  histoiiims,  Macaui.av,  am!  one  of  tl,c  most 
brilliant  writers  of  the  present  century,  has  said:  "The  history  of  a 
country  is  best  told  in  a  record  of  the  lives  of  its  people."  In  con- 
formity with  this  idea,  the  Biographical  Record  has  been  prepared. 
Instead  of  going  to  musty  records,  and  taking  therefrom  dry  statistical 
matter  that  can  be  appreciated  by  but  few,  our  corps  of  writers  have 
gone  to  the  people,  the  men  and  women  who  have,  by  their  enterprise 
and  industry,  brought  this  county  to  a  rank  second  to  none  among 
those  comprising  this  great  and  noble  State,  and  from  their  lips  have  the  story  of  their  life 
struggles.  No  more  interesting  or  instructive  matter  could  be  pre^e^ted  to  an  intelligent 
public.  In  this  volume  will  be  found  a  record  of  many  wl-,u-,e  live.-,  avc  worthy  the  imitation 
of  coming  generations.  It  tells  how  some,  commencing  life  in  poverty,  by  industry  and 
economy,  have  accumulated  wealth.  It  tells  how  others,  with  limited  advantages  for  securing 
an  education,  have  become  learned  men  and  women,  with  an  influence  extending  throughout 
the  length  and  breadth  of  the  land.  It  tells  of  men  w!io  have  risen  from  the  lower  walks  of 
life  to  eminence  as  statesmen,' and  whose  names  have  become  famous.  It  tells  of  those  in 
every  walk  in  life  who  have  striven  to  succeed,  and  records  how  that  success  has  usu- 
ally crowned  their  etYorts.  It  tells  also  of  those,  who,  not  seeking  the  applause  of  ihe 
world,  have  pursued  the  "  even  tenor  of  their  way."  content  to  have  it  said  of  them,  as  Chri,t 
said  of  the  woman  performing  a  deed  of  mercy— "They  have  done  what  they  could.''  It 
tells  how  many,  in  the  pride  and  .-trength  of  young  manhood,  left  the  plow  and  the  anvil,  the 
lawyer's  oflice  and  the  counting-room,  left  every  trade  and  profession,  and  at  their  countrv's 
call  went  forth  valiantly  "  to  do  or  die,"  and  how  through  tlieir  efforts  the  Union  was 
restored  and  peace  once  more  reigned  in  the  land.  In  the  life  of  every  man  and  of  every 
v.oman  is  a  lesson  that  siiould  ;iot  be  lost  upon  those  who  follow  after. 

Coming  generations  will  appreciate  this  volume  and  preserve  it  as  a  sacred  treasure,  fiom 
the  fad  that  it  contains  so  mucli  that  would  never  find  its  way  into  public  records,  and  which 
would  otherwise  be  inaccessible.  Great  care  has  been  taken  m  the  compilation  of  the  work 
and  every  opportunity  possible  given  to  those  represented  to  insure  correctness  in  what  has 
been  written  ;  and  the  publishers  flatter  them.selves  that  they  give  to  their  readers  a  work  with 
few  errors  of  consequence.  In  addition  to  biographical  sketches,  portraits  of  a  number  of 
representative  citizens  are  given. 

The  faces  of  .some,  and  biographical  sketches  of  many,  will  be  missed  in  this  volume. 
For  this  the  publishers  are  not  to  blame.  Xot  having  a  proper  conception  of  the  work,  some 
refused  to  give  the  information  necessary  to  compile  a  sketch,  while  others  were  indifTerent. 
Occasionally  .some  member  of  the  family  would  oppose  t<ie  enterprise,  and  on  account  of  such 
opposition  the  support  of  the  interested  one  would  be  withheld.  In  a  few  instances  men 
never  could  be  found,  though  repeated  calls  were  made  at  their  residence  or  place  of  business. 

October,  1902.  The  S.  J.  Clakke  Publishing  Co. 


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n.  n.  HUxVTER 


THE  BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD. 


HON.  HOCKING  H.  HUNTER. 

A  well  known  jurist  of  Illinois  said:  since  the  foundation  of  the  city  was  laid  and 
'"In  the  American  state  the  great  an;l  good  tin-ough  almost  three- fiiirths  of  a  century  he 
lawyer  must  always  he  jjrominent,  fur  he  is  continued  to  make  his  home  here.  His  par- 
one  of  the  forces  that  nvwe  and  contn.>l  so-  ents  were  Captain  Joseph  and  I^orothy 
ciety.  Public  confidence  has  ever  been  re-  (Berkshire)  Hunter,  the  former  a  native  ol 
posed  in  the  leg-al  profession.  It  has  ever  Virginia  and  the  latter  of  }klaryland.  The 
been  the  defender  of  popular  right-- :  the  Captain  was  in  command  of  a  company  in 
cham[>i(ni  i'>f  freedom,  regulated  by  law;  the  the  Re\'o!utioiiary  war  ar.d  at  its  close  he 
firm  support  of  good  government.  In  times  removed  to  Kentucky,  whence  in  1798  he 
of  danger  it  has.  like  a  rock,  breasted  the  came  to  b'airfield  cjuuty,  Ohio,  being  its 
mad  passions  of  the  hour  and  finally  resulted  first  settler.  Here  he  owned  a  large  tract  of 
in  quieting  tumult  and  faction."'  Xo  )><iliti-  lan<i.  living  the  life  of  a  farmer,  and  now  he 
cal  preferment,  no  mere  place  can  add  to  sleeps  in  th.e  ijld  city  cemetery  at  the  corner 
the  power  or  increase  the  honur  which  be-  of  High  and  Chestnut  streets,  while  his 
longs  to  the  pure  and  educated  lawyer,  wife  is  also  interred  there.  In  their  fannly 
Hocking  H.  Hunter  was  one  of  the  m(t^-t  were  si.\-  children,  hut  the  only  surviving 
distinguished  attorneys  that  has  ever  prac-  cme  is  Mrs.  Sarah  Cassel,  who.  at  the  age 
ticed  at  the  Ohio  bar  and  his  life  record  of  ninety-two  years,  is  still  living  in  Lan- 
forms  an  important  chapter  in  the  annals  of  caster. 

the  state.     He  won  marked  distinction  Ije-  Hocking  H.  Hunter,  of  this  review,  wa.s 

cause  of  his   unimpeachable'  character,    his  the  second  in  order  of  birth  and  was  reared 

unusual    intellectual    endowments    and    his  upon   a  farm,  where  he  spent  the  tlays  of 

thorough    understanding    of    jurisprudence,  his  childhood  and  youth,  assisting  in  the  cul- 

Mr.  Hunter  was  l>orn  in  Lancaster.  Au-  tivation  of  the  field  and  meadow.     On  the 

gust  2,:;,  1 80 1.    Only  a  few  years  had  passed  30th  of   November.    1823.   when    a    young 


THE    BIOGRArmCAI.    RI-CORP. 


man,  lie  chose  as  comijanion  and  heipniate 
for  life's  jt.'urncy  Miss  Ann  Alatlack,  a 
dauohtor  of  Sanuiol  and  Klizabeth  (I._\ncli) 
Matlack,  who  came  to  I'aiiiield  county 
ahoul  iSio. 

The  ediicati^mal  iirixileges  which  ]\[r. 
ILi'.nler  had  rccei\cd  weie  very  limited,  lie 
iittcndcd  the  Ciiuntry  schools  near  his  home 
for  a  short  time,  but  nut  content  with  that 
he  manag-ed  to  Ix'Come  a  student  in  the  Lan- 
caster Academy,  being'  at  lirst  under  the  in- 
struction of  Professor  Steplien  W'hittlesy, 
a  graduate  of  'S'ale  College,  and  afterwards 
under  Professor  John  W'hittlesy,  a  brotlier, 
of  the  same  college.  He  liegan  the  study 
of  law  under  the  direction  of  Hon.  William 
W.  Irviii.  formerly  judge  of  the  supreme 
court  of  the  state  of  Ohio,  and  distinguished 
among  his  generation  uf  lawyers  practicing 
in  the  state.  With  him  Mr.  Hunter  contin- 
ued Ills  reading  until  the  spring  of  18^4. 
when  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  and  with 
remarkable  constancy  he  devoted  his  ener- 
gies to  his  prcifessional  duties  t')  the  exclu- 
sion of  every  other  kind  of  employment  or 
business  activit}'.  In  1SJ5  he  was  appi'inted 
to  the  p<jsition  of  prosecuting  attorney  of 
Fairfield  county  and  ioT  six  consecutive 
terms  recei\'ed  the  appiantment.  continuing 


of  Oh 
preced 


in   that    position    througl 


Earlv    in 


that  year  he  became  asociated  as  a  partner 
with  the  Hon.  Thomas  Ewing  and  when 
Mr.  Ewing  was  serving  in  the  United  States 
senate  Mr.  Hunter  had  almost  entire  charge 
of  their  extensive  and  important  practice. 
In  1863  he  was  pre\ailed  upon  to  allow  his 
name  to 'be  placed  on  the  ticket  as  candidate 
for  the  office  of  judge  of  the  supreme  court 


1  wav  clecieil  by  the  alni'.vt  un- 
niaj.-ritv  (.1  .nc  hundred  tli.  ai- 
iK-  he  V,  a-  c.'miins>i"ned  t;>  the 
ollice.  but  bee.  .luiiio  c.>nvincod  that  he 
could  lu.t  di.cl:.-,rgc  hi,  ludirjal  duties  and 
at  the  same  lime  !'"  k  .alter  liie  important 
litigated  intercMs  uhicl;  had  been  entrusted 
to  his  care,  he  re,-;^iicd  his  p..-,ill..n  before 
taking  his  ])I;u-c  upon  \\w  Ik-hcIi.  During 
the  early  year>  of  his  prolo.-ional  life,  the 
legal  bar  of  L.ancaster  iiumbered  not  a  few 
of  the  men  who  have  bee. .me  diMinguished 
throughout  the  nation  ;i>  leaders  of  i>ublic 
thought  and  action.  ]t  was  a  severe  task 
for  a  young  man  to  enter  ui)on  a  ])rofes- 
sional  career  here.  \et  he  ua,,  destined  to 
rise  to  an  honorable  and  pnjniinent  posi- 
tion. He  began  the  work  for  which  the 
previous  years  of  study  had  been  a  prepara- 
tion, becoming  a  member  of  a  bar  where 
sham  and  reinitaiion  and  empty  pretenses 
were  of  no  avail  in  the  forensic  contest. 
The  young  lawyer,  in  his  contest  with  older 
and  experienced  men  whose  reputatiai  and 
patronage  were  already  assured,  found  it 
a  hard  sch(_)ol,  but  it  afforded  excellent  train- 
ing and  as  he  measured  his  strength  with 
the  best  his  mind  was  developed,  his  intel- 
lectual forces  were  quickened  and  strength- 
ened and  he  acquired  a  readiness  in  action, 
a  fertility  of  res^airces  and  a  courage  un- 
der stress  that  were  essential  factors  in  his 
successful  career.  He  became  a  well 
known  practitioner  before  the  supreme  court 
of  the  state  and  uf  the  circuit  court  of  the 
United  States  at  Cincinnati  and  was  widelv 
acknowledged  to  l>e  one  of  the  leaders  of 
his  profession  in  Ohio.     He  also  practiced 


THE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


before  llic  Unite<l  Stales  supreme  court  in 
Wa.-liiu-ton,  D.  C.  At  the  time  ut  liis 
death  llie  l)ar  of  Lancaster — liis  nati\e 
to.vn — of  which  he  had  been  a  niemiier  ftir 
more  than  forty  years,  ami  the  representa- 
tl\es  nf  liigher  courts,  met  in  their  I'cspect- 
ive  forums  to  pay  triliute  to  the  memory  of 
one  whose  career  had  reflected  honor  and 
credit  upon  the  judicial  history  of  the 
state. 

His  wife  outlived  him  a  number  of 
}'ears,  [jassinsj  away  in  1SS9.  She  was  a 
member  of  St.  Aviary's  Catholic  church  and 
was  a  woman  of  exceptionally  beautiful 
character.  lo\-ed  b_\-  all  who  knew  her.  They 
were  the  ]iarents  of  nine  children,  but  only 
three   are   now   livino-;     ]\Irs.   Cornvn,   and 


Mrs.  Graffe,  who  reside  at  the  corner  of 
Chc'^tnut  and  High  streets,  and  Judge  Ed- 
ward 1".  Hunter,  of  Seattle.  Washington. 
Another  son.  John  .\..  had  served  a>  chief 
ju.stice  of  I'tah,  but  is  now  deceased.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Hu'.ncr  lived  together  for  lorty- 
lu'ne  years  and  upon  the  4th  of  February, 
iSjj,  were  separated  by  death,  the  huslKuid 
being  called  to  his  tinal  rest.  Faultless  in 
honor,  fearless  in  conduct,  stainless  in  repu- 
tation, such  was  \\\>  life  record.  His  schol- 
arly atta.inments,  his  citizenship,  his  reliable 
judgment  and  his  charming  powers  of  con- 
\crsation  would  have  permitted  him  to  ably 
till  and  grace  any  ]iosition.  liov.ever  exalted, 
and  he  was  no  less  honored  in  pulilic  than 
loved  in  private  life. 


JOHN  T.  BRASEE. 


The  life  recortl  of  John  Tratt'ord  Brasee 
covered  almost  eighty  years.  He  was  dis- 
tincti\el\-  a  self-made  man.  with  no  extra- 
ordinary fannly  or  pecuniary  advantages 
to  aid  him  at  the  outset  of  his  career,  with 
many  ditTiculties  and  obstacles  in  his  path 
that  would  have  discouraged  a  man  of  less 
resolute  Sjiirit,  he  worked  his  way  steadily 
upward,  commanding  not  only  success,  but 
the  iionor  and  respect  of  all  with  whom  he 
was  associated.  His  early  years  were  a  pe- 
riod of  arduous  and  unremitting  toil  but  as 
the  years  progressed  he  won  a  place  among 
the  foremost  members  of  the  Ohio  bar  and 


was  at  one  time  a  leading  member  of  the 
state  senate. 

Mr.  Brasee  was  b.orn  in  Hillsdale.  Co- 
lumbia county,  Xew  York,  December  24, 
iSoo.  on  a  farm  then  owned  by  his  grand- 
father. Fie  was  only  seven  '.ears  of  age 
when  his  mother  died.  His  father  soon 
afterward  met  disaster  in  business  and  Air. 
Brasee  and  his  sister.  Jane,  went  to  live 
with  their  maternal  grandfather,  with 
wlu.im  they  remained  until  the  19th  of  C)c- 
t(fber.  1809.  After  the  grandfather's  death 
on  that  day,  they  continued  on  the  old 
hi.:mc    until     the     spring    of     fSio,     living 


I  ,,  hi..   '1 

ij!njlll!l.     '/  r.ffi 
■  ■■i    lik.17,     J;-.)i! 


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with  their  luiclc,  I'.cnjamin  Snyder.  At 
that  tiir.e.  hdwevcr.  John.T.  Brasee  was 
placed  !)v  his  guanhans  in  the  service  of 
John  Lane,  a  man  who  had  recently  nvned 
int'i  t!ie  neig;iiliorho<)d.  He  received  from 
Lane  most  inliuman  treatment.  He  had  to 
work  very  liard.  was  scantily  supplied  with 
clothing-  and  was  often  sent  to  bed;  witlnsut 
his  supper.  He  did  not  complain,  how- 
ever, for  he  did  not  know  that  he  might 
have  received  different  treatment  under 
other  care.  After  two  years,  however,  ins 
gTiardians  took  him  away  frc>m  the  man 
Lane  and  ]jlaced  him  in  the  home  of  Isaac 
Foster,  a  blacksmith,  wliLim  he  found  to  be 
a  very  humane  man  and  in  whose  family 
he  found  a  pleasant  home.  He  assisted  in 
the  duties  of  the  household  and  in  the  black- 
smith shop.  He  became  interested  in  the 
trade,  found  it  congenial  and  often  said  that 
the  ring  of  the  anvil  was  music  to  him 
throughout  his  remaining  life.  \\'hen  fif- 
teen years  of  ag-e  he  left  Mr.  Foster  and  en- 
tered the  employ  of  Jonathan  Turner,  who 
was  proprietor  of  a  hotel  and  tannery  at 
Hillsdale.  There  he  performed  manifold 
duties,  acting  as  clerk,  manager,  hostler  and 
barkeeper,  and  also  engaged  in  breaking 
bark  in  the  tannery.  Frecjuently  he  was 
in  charge  of  the  entire  establishment,  which 
he  managed  most  satisfactorily  to  his  em- 
ployer. His  first*indcpendent  venture  was 
made  in  the  spring  of  1S19  when  he  ar- 
ranged with  Zadock  Newberry,  of  Hudson, 
to  bake  for  him  all  the  gingerbread  that  he 
couid  sell  at  the  general  muster  to  l>e  held 
in  the  county,  and  from  the  transaction  he 
netted  twentv-hve  dollars,  which  was  con- 


sidered a  large  siun  at  that  time.  In  tlie 
winter  of  jSij  he  hrst  attended  schcxil  and 
there  became  a  go<:id  penman  an(.l  thor(_>ugli- 
!y  mastered  Dabair.>  arithmetic  so  that 
ne\-er  afttiward  did  any  arithmetical  prob- 
lem trouble  him.  In  l-\-bruary,  iSiS,  he  lo- 
cated in  ("aiiandaigua,  Xew  York,  and  was 
employed  in  J.  W.  IJcalc's  tin  and  leather 
store,  having  a  pleasant  home  with  his  em- 
ployer's family.  In  that  year  his  attention 
was  also  directed  to  matters  religious.  The 
family  with  which  he  lived  were  Fpisco 
palians,  and  he  attended  that  church  under 
the  pastorate  of  tlie  i\ev.  Mr.  Ondcrd.onk, 
who  afterward  became  a  bishoi)  of  the 
church. 

In  July  of  the  same  year,  Air.  Brasee 
detennined  to  seek  a  home  in  Ohio  think- 
ing that  upon  tlie  western  border  where 
there  was  less  competition  lie  would  have 
better  opportur.ities  for  advancement.  Ac- 
cordingly he  made  his  way  to  Olean,  New 
York,  where  he  embarked  on  a  small  flat 
boat  for  Pittsluirg.  J.^'urneying  at  that 
time  was  far  different  from  the  manner  of 
travel  at  the  present  day.  This  was  eight 
years  earlier  than  D.  Tallmadg"e  undertook 
the  same  trip.  He  was  accompanied  by  two 
others  and  when  they  came  to  the  Alle- 
ghany ri\-er  it  was  tix>  low  for  any  kind  of 
navigation  by  the  usual  l)oats,  and  after 
waiting  until  patience  became  exhausted, 
they  had  a  square  boat  built,  uix>n  which 
they  placed  tlieir  trunks  and  thus  embarked 
for  Pittsburg.  At  night  they  would  haul 
up  their  little  craft  to  a  bend  in  the  river, 
and  picking  up  boards  along  the  l>each 
would  use  these  for  a  bed  with  drj-  weeds 


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for  a  pillow.  The  banks  of  tlie  river  were 
a  wilderness,  contaiuino-  many  friemlly  In- 
dians from  whom  they  bought  meat.  Be- 
coming wearied  by  this  mode  of  tra\el, 
ihey  afterward  jnit  their  trunks  on  a  family 
boat  to  be  taken  to  Tittsburg  and  started 
on  foot  for  tliat  place,  arri\ing  at  their  des- 
tination in  tliree  days.  Soon  after  the  river 
ai-ose  si:i  that  navigation  was  p-jssible  and 
they  took  ])assage  on  a  family  boat 
l)Ound  for  Cincinnati.  Uik>ii  reaching  the 
latter  city,  ^[r.  Brasee  started  on  foot 
for  Wilmingtcin,  Ohio,  where  he  met 
his  old  teacher,  Mr.  Truesdell,  and  Jacob 
Bosworth,  a  friend  whom  he  had  for- 
merly known  in  Xew  York  and  who 
after\vard  became,  a  leading  and  wealthy 
citizen  of  Wilmington.  Seeking-  emjiloy- 
ment  in  tliat  place  he  entered  the  service  of 
Isaac  Morris,  clerk  of  the  court,  who  ga\x 
him  fifteen  dollars  i>er  month  during  the 
six  months  in  \\  iiicli  lie  remained  in  his  em- 
ploy. Tt  was  there  that  he  first  met  Judge 
iJunlevy  and  Thfimas  Corwin  and  was 
greatly  charmed  with  the  elocpience  of  the 
latter,  it  was  largely  this  that  induced  him 
t'>  become  a  law  student  and  engage  in 
practice  at  the  bar.  Realizing  his  need  of 
educati.ni  he  went  at  once  to  the  Oliio  Uni- 
versity in  Athens,  Ohio,  walking  all  the 
way  from  Chillicothe,  a  distance  of  sixty 
miles.  He  arrived  on*the  5th  of  July,  1S19, 
and  at  once  entered  upon  a  ccairse  of  study 
that  reciuired  se\en  years  to  complete.  Dur- 
ing the  entire  time  he  boarded  with  General 
John  Brown  and  in  order  to  meet  the  ex- 
penses of  his  education  he  worked  in  the 
clerk's  office  and  taught  school  during  the 
pcric^ds  of  college  vacation.     He  possessed 


determined  purpose,  strong  resolution  and 
energy  and  these  qualities  enabled  him  to 
overcome  all  the  dilhcultics  in  his  path  and 
lay  the  foundation  for  a  successful  future 
as  a  member  of  one  of  the  learned  profes- 
sions. In  iSj4  he  served  for  six  months 
as  principal  of  the  Lancaster  Academy  and 
for  his  senices  received  two  hundred  tlo!- 
lars.  Returning  to  Athens  he  took  charge 
of  the  clerk's  office  as  dqiuty  and  also  en- 
tered the  office  of  Joseph  Dana  as  a  law 
student.  In  the  spring  of  1826  he  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  by  Judges  Hitchcock  and 
Burnett,  and  immediately  afterward  lo- 
cated in  GallipoHs.  Those  were  the  old 
days  when  lawyers  traveled  tb.e  circuit, 
making  their  way  from  place  to  place  as 
court  was  in  session  in  different  towns.  Mr. 
Brasee  six>n  acquired  a  gix>d  clientage. 

It  was  during  the  early  vears  of  his 
professii.mal  career  that  ^Ir.  Brasee  was 
married,  in  1829,  to  Marv  Jane  Scoficld,  a 
daughter  of  Judge  Scofield.  Her  only  sis- 
ter became  the  wife  of  James  R.  Stanljery 
in  1S32.  Her  father,  the  Judge,  found  it 
very  lrnies(,>me  with  his  tw..)  daughters  away 
from  home  and  endea\oretl  to  induce  Mr. 
Brasee  to  rcmr.ve  to  Lancaster,  saymg  that 
his  home  was  large  enough  for  two  fami- 
hes.  Two  children  had  been  lx-)rn  unto  our 
su'o'ect  and  his  wife — Fdlen  and  John —  and 
with  their  children  they  left  GallipoHs  in 
1S33  '"I'-l  ti/uk  up  their  ab*-ide  in  the  fine 
house  of  Judge  Scofield,  now  used  as  the 
postoflice.  A  contemporary  iHograjjlier,  in 
speaking  of  Mr.  Brasee's  career  from  this 
date  has  said :  "AX'hen  he  came  to  Lancas- 
ter in  1833,  tiiat  beautiful  little  city  was 
well  kniiwn  as  a  center  c)f  culture  and  re- 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


fiiu'iiient  alioAX'  it>  fellow  s.  but  its  great  re- 
nown was  the  distinguished  character  of  its 
bar,  which  then  ninnbered  among  its  niem- 
bc^rs  I-lwing,  Stanljcry  and  Hunta',  \\\v:i 
were  in  tlie  vignr  of  iulelleftual  nianh<;'od, 
and  were  known  far  beyond  the  limits  of 
the  state  as  giants  in  their  profession.  But 
Mr.  Brasee  did  not  come  among  them  with- 
out some  prestige  in  his  profession ;  for  al- 
though admitted  to  the  bar  only  in  1826 
he  had  already  appeared  as  counsel  in  the 
bupreme  court.  He  tirst  appears  in  the  Ohio 
Reports  in  the  case  of  Smith  v.  Ring,  3  O., 
■_iT,,  which  was  decided  in  iSjj,  the  year  af- 
ter his  admission.  .\n(l  frequently  thereaf- 
ter his  name  occurs  in  the  reix-rts  till  he  re- 
tired from  the  bar  some  twenty  years  ago. 
and  some  of  the  most  important  questions 
settled  b\-  that  court  were  jiresented  and 
discussed  b}'  lum.  In  a  case  in  which  be 
was  a  party  as  well  as  counsel  (Brasee  v. 
Lrmcaster  Bank,  14  C,  318),  he  argited 
with  distinguished  ability  and  success  Avbat 
is  known  among  the  lawyers  of  the  state  as 
the  'triangular  question,'  in  the  contest  for 
priority  of  lien  between  a  senior  ju.dgment 
without  levy,  an  iiuervening  mortgage  and 
a  juni(jr  itidgment  le\ied  within  the  year, 
establishing  the  paramount  lien  of  tb.e  elder 
judgment,  altliougji  tlie  statute  declared 
that,  as  between  it  and  the  junior  judgment, 
with  levy,  the  latter  should  prevail.  And 
th's  became  and  remains  a  leading^  case, 
followed  in  16  O.,  ^^;i  (Halliday  v.  ^Men- 
denhall  j ,  and  niuuerous  other  cases. 

"The  Ohio  bar.  during  the  titne  of  his 
active  professional  life,  contained,  I.esides 
those  already  n.amed.  a  great  many  dis- 
tinguished men.  a  few  of  whom  it  may  be 


well  to  mcntiivn:  ^'in!lln.  Goddar'!.  Ir\in, 
Scott,  Dunlcvy,  Kste,  Ilayward,  Hamm.nid, 
Tappan.  Odliu,  Murphy,  liond.  Douglas, 
Wilcox,  Swan,  King.  Sloan,  Wright,  Xye, 
tlrimke,  Lcnard,  Sill,  Silliman,  Price.  .Mc- 
Dowell. Hamer,  Corwin,  Collins,  St'jrer. 
Wade,  Gnodenow,  Tliompson,  Fox  and 
Worthington.  .\mong  these  and  others 
not  so  well  known,  but  of  ecjual  ability,  Mr. 
Brasee  st(jod  as  a  peer  and  a  brother;  and 
he  was  esteemed,  not  only  as  an  able  law-' 
yer,  but  also  as  a  highl_\-  cultured  and  agree- 
able gentl^-'uan.  He  was  noted  on  the  cir- 
cuit for  his  apt  and  quaint  anecdotes  and 
other  companionable  qualities.  Few  of  his 
compeers  above  named  now  remain,  and 
none  of  them,  it  is  belie\-ed  are  now  en- 
g'aged  in  the  practice  of  their  profession. 
The  few  who  do  reniain  will  join  heartily 
in  doing  Iionor  to  his  niemor}'. 

"Without  being  an  orator  he  was  a  very 
effecti\e  speaker,  and  was  quite  successful 
before  juries.  His  ar.uumenfs  on  the  facts 
oi  a  case  were  remarkable  for  th.eir  cmi- 
pileteness  in  presenting  the  whole  case, 
showin.g  a  mastery  of  the  facts  and  an  ap- 
preciation of  the  strong  and  weak  points  of 
each  side,  and  ability  to  sift  evidence  and 
apply  it  to  build  up  his  theory  as  to  the  truth 
of  the  matter.  He  seldom  resorted  ti_>  sar- 
casm, but  on  occasion  he  could  use  it  with 
startling  effect.  But  his  leading  character- 
istic was  his  k-no-wledge  of  the  law  in  its 
most  elementary  principles.  In  special 
pleading  and  in  ecpiity  pleading  he  was  a 
master ;  and  he  was  ready  and  proficiait  in 
all  matters  of  evidcice  and  practice,  which 
made  him  formidable  in  the  trial  of  cases. 
But  his  forte  was  in  arguments  to  the  court. 


THE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


His  mind  was  at  once  aciile  ant!  li^gical.  and 
his  iiulii'-try  was  such  that  he  was  always 
fiiuii'i  fully  arnifil  and  ready  f'>r  the  fray 
wlioever  might  he  the  champion  of  the 
other  side.  In  these  c«:-.ntests  he  won  most 
of  his  laurels;  and  to  the  student  ot  oiu' 
judicial  hist<:,ry  these  laurels  will  still  look 
fresh  and  hright. 

"Though  decided  in  his  political  \iews, 
he  could  not  he  called  a  partisan,  and  he  was 
nex'cr  vojimtaril}-  a.  candidate  for  office.  Af- 
ter the  dissolution  of  the  Whig  party,  of 
which  he  was  a  member,  and  before  the  for- 
mation of  the  Republican  party,  while  the 
opposition  to  the  Democratic  party  Avas  in 
a  transition  and  somewhat  chaotic  state,  he 
was,  in  1855,  elected  to  the  state  senate, 
and  he  scr\ed  during  the  two  sessions  of  . 
1S56  and  1S57,  and  took  lan  active  and 
leiiding  part  in  th.e  legislation  of  those  two 
sessions,  and  pariicularly  in  perfecting  the 
act  for  tiie  "J'.ank  of  Ohio,"  which,  it  is 
generally  understocwil  was  the  joint  ])roduct 
himself  and  his  associate,  Alfred  Kelly,  sen- 
ator from  the  Columbus  district.  The  law 
Wc!-S  drafted  with  great  care,  and  although 
it  never  went  intcj  [iractical  ettect  in  Ohio, 
it  had  the  higher  distinction  of  forming, 
with  tlie  law  creating  the  State  J'ank  of 
Ohio,  the  liasis  and  prototyi>e  of  the  Na- 
tional Paiik  act,  passed  by  Congress  some 
seven  Aears  later." 

After  the  removal  to  Lancaster,  i-,ther 
childreti  were  added  to  the  family  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Brasee.  Their  daughter,  Ellen, 
became  the  wife  of  T.  W.  Tallmadgc.  The 
other  memi)ers  of  tlie  family  are  INlary  J., 
the  wife  of  Dr.  Hammill.  of  Xew  York; 
Clara,  the  wife    of    Dv.    ].    H.    Salisburv; 


Alice,  the  wife  of  George  Witte,  of  New- 
Orleans;  J(fhn  S.,  an  eminent  ir.ember  of 
the  I.ancaster  bar;  George  B.,  a  prosperous 
farmer;  and  Morton,  ■who  died  in  the  year 
1S70. 

Although  Mr.  Brasee  met  with  distinc- 
tion and  -uccess  in  his  ]irufession,  he  gTad- 
ually  ga\e  up  his  law  practice  for  he  be- 
came extensively  interested  in  farming  and 
his  attention  \\as  demanded  in  the  suj^er- 
\ision  of  his  agricullural  interests.  Me 
made  judicious  investments  in  f;irni  prf>i> 
erty  and  at  the  time  of  his  death,  which 
occurred  at  iiis  home  in  Lancaster  on  the 
2y\.\\  of  October,  1880,  he  was  t!ie  owner 
of  about  one  thousand  ;icres  of  the  best 
land  in  Fairheld  coimty.  John  T.  Brasee 
was  a  geritleman  in  the  highest  sense  of 
the  w(;rd,  polite  and  courteous  to  all.  lie 
was  al'^o  of  a  genial,  ji^vial  nature,  who  en- 
joyed a  good  jifke  and  was  himself  an  ex- 
cellent story  teller.  He  t(X)k  gre-at  pride  in 
his  personal  appearance  and  was  nlwTiys 
well  dressed ;  a  man  of  his  Avord,  he  \v;is 
never  known  to  break  an  engagement  and 
his  de\otion  to  his  clients'  interests  Kvas 
proverbial.  Late  in  life  he  became  a  com- 
municant of  St.  John's  Episcopal  church, 
which  was  always  the  church  of  his  choice 
and  in  harmonv  with  its  principles  he 
Ir.-ed  a  true,  honorable  life.  There  was  a 
simplicity  in  his  nature  that  made  him  very 
free  from  ostentation  or  flisplay,  yet  there 
was  a  force  of  character  that  enahled  him 
ti~>  overcome  the  diihculties  that  surrotmde<l 
an  almost  friendless  l)o_\-  withoiit  education 
and  without  wealth.  More  than  ordinary 
persexeratice  and  energy  were  needed  under 
such  circumstances  to  acquire  an  academic 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


eclucati.in  and  professional  trainino-,  vet  his  tio.i  :,n,l  culture  and  laid  the  foundation  for 

niarkcd  energy  and  natural  al.ility  enabled  civiliAati.m.  ]n  this  way  did  John  T.  Erasee 

hun   t(v  advance   to    a    ].osili<.n    ppmiinent  accon.iplisli,  not  only  much  for  himself,  hut 

among-  the  leading  members  of  Ohio's  bar  for   the   state   with   which  he  became  con- 

m  the  middle  of  the  nineteenth  ccntm-y.  It  necte.i   in  the  early  years  of  his  manhood, 

-vvas  the  traveling  preaciiers  and  lawyers  of  and  (Jliio  lias  reason  to  number  him  among 

that  day  who  scattcreil  die  seeds  of  educa-  her  honored  and  distin-nished  men. 


JACOB  CLAYPOOL. 


Among  the  energetic  and  progressive 
farmers  living  in  Greenfield  township  is 
Jacob  Cla_\pool,  who  makes  his  home  on 
section  34.  He  was  born  on  section  21,  in 
the  same  townsliip,  August  26,  1S46,  and  is 
the  oldest  son  of  Isaac  and  Xancy  (Mason) 
•  Claypool.  who  are  represented  on  another 
page  of  this  \\ork.  On  the  family  home- 
stead he  was  reared  and  the  sun  shone 
down  on  many  a  field  which  he  plowed  and 
planted  in  his  youth.  During  the  winter 
months  he  attended  the  district  schools  and 
afterward  spent  about  fifteen  months  as  a 
student  in  the  schools  of  Pleasantx  ille,  thus 
largely  supplementing  his  early  educational 
privileges.  He  remained  at  honre  until  his 
marriag-e.  which  important  event  occurred 
on  the  7th  of  October,  1S6S.  Miss  Trupliena 
Wiest  becoming  his  wife.  She  was  born  in 
Greenfield  tf)wn?hip  October  29,  1S47,  ^"'^1 
is  a  daughter  <M'  Jact.l>  and  Cadierine  (Mil- 
ler) Wiest,  who  were  earl}-  settlers  of  the 
county,  coming  from  Maryland  to  this  [)or- 
tion  of  Ohio  in  pioneer  times.     Mrs.  Wiest 


was  a  daughter  of  Frederick  Millci  and  is 
still  living,  Jiaving  passed  the  ninetieth 
milestone  on  the  journey  of  life.  She  was 
twice  married,  her  first  husband  having 
been  Mr.  Baugher,  by  win  mi  she  had  one 
son  and  one  daughter.  Mr.  Wiest  was  also 
twice  married,  his  first  union  being  with 
Miss  ^\■ilderlnath,  liy  whom  he  had  four 
daug-hters.  By  the  marriage  of  the  p-arents 
of  Mrs.  Clay[)ool  there  were  four  children 
horn,  three  daughters  and  a  son.  namelv: 
Amanda,  Trupheua.  Susan  and  Oliver  J. 
Mrs.  Claypi-xiJ  was  educated  in  the  com- 
moi!  schools  and  in  the  Faii-field  Academy 
at  Pleasantville.  She  afterward  success- 
fully engaged  in  teaching  for  a  number  of 
}-ears.  In  her  home  she  was  a  devoted  and 
loving  wife  and  mother  and  her  death, 
which  occurred  on  the  nth  of  February, 
1S99,  was  deei)ly  mourned  by  many  of  her 
friends  as  well  as  her  immediate  familv- 
She  left  three  children.  Mary  Fstella, 
Claude  and  Florence,  who  are  still  with 
their  father.     Tlie  oniv  son,   Ilarn.-  Wiest, 


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had    diet]    in    infancy.       Florence  married 
Lewi,-  'W.  Marks  on  Ajjril   17,   H)OJ. 

After  liib  marriage  ]\Ir.  Clay[j<iMi  took 
lip  his  abode  in  a  log  cabin,  eighteen  by 
twcnt}-  feet,  which  stood  upon  th^  faiin  en 
wdn'ch  he  yet  lives.  In  i8Sy  he  erected  his 
}7rescnt  modern  a'ld  attractive  residence  at 
u  co>t  of  three  thousaiid  lollars.  He  has 
long  successfully  engaged  in  stock  raising 
and  dealing,  and  has  cultivated  the  greater 
part  of  the  farm  of  one  hundred  and  fifty- 
five  acres  which  lie  owtis.  His  methods  are 
progressixe    ar'l    moiern    and    his    efforts 


bring  til  him  aranially  good  crops  as  well  as 
goxl  returns  fr^-m  his  stock  interests.  He 
ser\-cd  n>r  two  tenns  as  [)resident  of  the 
Fairfield  County  Agricultural  Society  and 
(lid  much  I"  pri>mntc  the  farming  interests 
of  his  ommui'ity.  He  was  <also  honored 
with  the  office  of  ti>\vnship  trustee  for  nine 
}ears,  being  chr;sen  to  the  position  on  the 
Republican  ticket.  He  is  a  meml^er  and 
trustee  of  the  Presljyterian  church  and  is 
a  citizen  t>f  wi>rt!i  whose  life  is  at  all  times 
Imtiorable,  upright  and  worthy  of  high  re- 
gard. 


GEORGE  G.  BECK. 


George  G.  Beck  was  Iwrn  in  Lancaster, 
Ohio,  January '30.  iSi5,  on  the  spot  of 
grounil  on  which  he  resided  to  the  c'ose  of 
his  life  and  where  his  father's  family  had 
lived  since  1810.  He  was  a  son  of  Jacob 
Beck,  born  in  AWirtemberg,  Germany,  in 
1777,  while  his  mother,  who  bore  the 
maiden  name  of  .\nna  Goss,  was  a  native 
of  Lasil.  .Sw  it/:eilan^l,  born  in  1:84.  The 
parents  were  pious  Christians  and  donated 
the  lot  on  wdiich  the  first  Lutheran  church 
was  built  in  Lancaster,  the  groun  1  now  oc- 
cupied by  the  A.  Getz  shoe  factory.  He  was 
the  youngest  of  f.iur  children:  Jacob,  born 
in  1804,  and  died  in  1898:  Anna,  who  wa- 
born  in  1808  and  passed  away  in  1S90; 
jNIarv,   wdiose  birth  occurred   in    18 u,   and 


who  died  in  1872;  and  George  G.,  torn  in 
1816,  and  died  in  1SS5. 

The  early  education  of  George  G.  Beck 
was  effectually  adapted  to  fit  him  for  that 
eminent  degree  of  usefulness  for  which  his 
life  was  distinguished.  His  exalted  relig- 
ious character  and  his  great  worth  as  a  w  ise 
and  safe  counsellur  were  kuiiwn  and  recog- 
nized far  bey(jnd  the  limits  of  the  com- 
nuinity  in  which  he  re.-ided.  Xo  trust  was 
ever  committed  tc*  him  that  he  did  not  faith- 
fullv  discharge.  He  was  a  stanch  Lutheran, 
and  tlie  new  St.  Peter's  Lutheran  church,  at 
the  cr.rner  of  Broad  and  ^fulberry  streets, 
stands  as  a  monument  to  him  and  the  mem- 
bers i;;f  the  building  conmiittee,  who  not  only 
contributed  most  lilx'rallv  of  their  means  but 


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zealously  tlc\iit(Hl  their  time  and  strength  Xo 
its  uplniilding-.  Mr.  Beck  learned  the  trade 
of  a  tanner  but  did  not  follow  that  vocation. 
In  1S35  he  entered  the  drug  store  of  P'.ury 
&  DurniiiU  and  learned  the  business.  In 
1840  he  i)urchased  the  interest  of  Dtiniont 
and  carried  on  the  business  0!i  an  e\tensi\e 
scale,  wholesale  and  retail,  in  the  Imilding 
now  owned  b}"  Beecher  White,  as  ])artner 
with  his  brother-in-law,  Joseph  Bury.  Mr. 
Bury  died  in  1846,  when  ^Ir.  Beck  became 
sole  owner  of  the  store,  and  later  purchased 
the  building-  of  the  heirs  of  Christian  King. 
\\  ith  only  a  short  inteniiission  in  which  he 
was  connected  with  the  Lancaster  Starch 
Factory,  as  superintendent,  he  remained  in 
the  drug  business  to  the  close  of  his  life — 
from '1835  "^"t'l  18S5, — first  under  the  name 
of  Bur\-  &  Beck,  then  George  G.  Beck,  and 
finally  as  George  G.  Beck  &  Son.  In  1859 
he  took  charge  of  the  drug  store  in  the  Fred- 
erick A.  Shaffer  building,  corner  of  ^Main 
street  and  Fountain  square,  which  property 
he  purchased  in  1881. 

On  the  17th  of  September.  1842,  Mr. 
Beck  was  joinetl  in  wedUxk  to  Maria  Louise 
Wagenhals,  the  eldest  daughter  of  Rev. 
John  anil  ^laria  Barbara  (  Poorman  l  \\'ag- 
enhals.  Six  children  were  born  to  them,  as 
follows:  Anna  Mary;  Maria  Lou'se  and 
Gertrude,  who  passed  away  prior  to  the  fa- 
ther's death;  and  John  W.,  B.  Ellen  and 
Julia  E.,  together  with  his  wife,  survived 
him.  B.  Ellen  passed  away  on  December 
16.  1890.  after  a  lt>ng  and  painful  illness, 
caused  by  injuries  received  in  being  thrown 
from  a  carriage.      She  met  death  with  the 


same     quiel,     Christian     resignaiiim      with 
which  she  had  met   the  issues  of  life. 

JmIui  Wagenhals  IVvk,  wlu-  was  born 
January  .?8,  1845,  and  died  September  _'0. 
ii>oo,  was  the  only  .son  of  George  G.  and 
Maria  Lixiisc  (Wagenhals)  Beck.  He  was 
born  on  the  old  family  honieslc.'id  in  Lan- 
caster and  when  a  boy  entered  his  father's 
store.  lie  continued  at  the  same  stand 
v.here  he  first  entered  upon  his  life  w<  rk 
until  the  close  of  his  life.  He  received  his 
early  education  in  the  public  schools  and 
prepared  himself  for  college  in  the  pri\ate 
school  of  Dr.  John  Williams,  the  celebratcil 
instructor  and  le.\icogra]>her.  Later  he  en- 
tered the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  where 
he  graduated  in  pharmacy  in  1868,  after 
which  he  became  a  partner  in  his  father's 
store  under  the  name  of  George  G.  Beck  & 
Son.  He  survived  his  father  nearly  si.xteen 
years  but  never  changed  the  name  of  the 
fim^.  On  Se[)tember  19.  1900.  he  was  at- 
tacked with  a  violent  hemorrhage  of  the 
stomach,  from  the  effects  of  which  he  ne\'er 
rallied,  and  died  at  three  o'clock  A.  M.,  the 
following  day,  September  20.  Tlnis  the 
names  of  George  G.  Beck  &  Son  were 
stricken  from  the  list  of  Lancaster's  promi- 
nent and  successful  business  me;^,  after 
serving  the  public  for  more  than  si.xty  con- 
secutive years.  J.  H.  ]^I(  ody  &  Company 
are  successors  to  the  business.  John  W. 
Beck  was  a  member  of  the  Lancaster  Lodge 
of  Elks  and  was  electe.l  as  fir^t  trea-urer  ^f 
the  order  in  this  city.  Like  his  father,  he 
was  a  stanch  Republican  and  was  always 
loyal  to  his  party. 


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23 


Mrs.  George  G.  Beck,  )icc  Mar'a  Louise 
\\';ij;xMiha!s.  is  a  descendant  (.f  the  Stantz, 
J  luff,  in  1,  Snyder  and  Foijrnian  (formerly 
I'urnian)  families,  who  sell'ed  in  Dauphin 
and  Vcrk  counties,  Penns)  l\ania,  prior  to 
1744  and  1750.  A  luunber  of  ihcbC  sturdy 
people  took  part  in  our  nation's  struggle  f'lr 
lihertx  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  Her  ma- 
ternal gTandmother,  ;Mar\-  Elizabeth  Sny- 
der. \vas  lii>rn  June  4.  ^yj}..  near  Chambers- 
burg,  Pennsylvania,  and  her  maternal  graml- 
falher,  Bernard  Pi_^orman.  \vas  born  April 
7,  1777,  in  Franklin  countw  Pennsylvania. 
Pier  grandparents,  Mary  E.  Snyder  and 
Bernard  Poiirman.  were  married  near 
Chaml)ersbin'g,  Pennsylvania,  in  iSoi.  In 
1808  they  removed  to  Perr\-  county,  Ohio. 
near  Somerset,  and  sealed  on  the  farm 
which  \vas  their  home  until  death.  Tlieir 
second  child  was  ?\Iaria  Barbara,  born  May 
25.  1803.  In  October,  182^.  she  was  mar- 
ried to  Rev.  John  Wagenhals.  and  on  Sep- 
tember 17,  i8::3.  their  eldest  child,  !\[aria 
Louise,  was  born  in  Xew  Lisbon,  Columl.ii- 
ana  county,  Ohio.  In  18.29  he  received  a 
call  from  St.  Peter's  Lutheran  church  of 
Lancaster,  Ohi",  where  he  labored  until 
1859,  when  he  accepted  a  call  from  the 
church  in  Circleville.  Ohii),  In  1868,  on  ac- 
count of  throat  trouble,  he  \\•a^  compelled  to 
retire  fron:  the  active  duties  r>f  the  min- 
istry. The  mother  died.  March  2.  1827, 
lea^  ing  three  small  children:  Maria  Louise; 
Philip  Melancthon  and  Elizabeth.  ^Vlaria 
I/5uise  was  married  on  the  T3th  of  Septem- 
ber, 1842,  to  George  J.  Beck,  of  Lancaster, 
Ohio.     The  home  he  prepared  for  her  as  a 


bride  has  ])cen  her  place  of  residence  e\er 
since.  Although  seventy-^'ight  years  old  at 
this  writing,  she  is  in  possession  of  all  her 
faculties.  She  lives  with  her  only  sur- 
viving child,  Mrs.  Julia  Beck  Fromlet. 

Rev.  John  Wagenhals,  a  sou  of  Daniel 
and  Lc)uise  (Ilornung)  Wagenhals,  was 
born  April  16,  J  799.  in  Gueglingen,  king- 
dom of  \\'urtemberg,  Germany.  He  at- 
tended the  parochial  school  of  his  native  citv 
and  received  preparatory  training  in  classical 
studies  in  the  Latin  scIkk^I  of  the  same  place 
and  afterward  pursued  his  studies  in  the  city 
of  Stuttgart.  In  1818  he  emigrated  to 
America,  and  landed  in  the  city  of  Phila- 
delphia, wdiere  he  be<:ame  accjuaintetl  with 
eminent  ministers  of  the  Lutheran  church, 
wdio,  in  view  of  his  literary  attainments,  in- 
duced him  to  devote  himself  to  "the  sen'ice  of 
the  church.  He  continued  his  studies  under 
the  direction  of  several  reputable  clergymen 
of  that  early  period  and  was  licensed  as  a 
minister  of  the  gospel  September  12,  1821. 
On  Trinity  Sunday,  in  1826,  he  was  or- 
dained at  Xew  Philadelphia.  Ohio.  His  first 
pastoral  charge  consisted  of  a  number  of 
congregations  in  Columbiana,  Carroll  and 
adjoining  ccvunties,  wdiich  he  served  with 
great  self-denial  and  faithfulness.  In  1829 
he  received  a  call  from  St.  Peter's  Lutheran 
church  of  Lancaster,  Ohic>,  w  here  he  labored 
until  1859,  when,  he  accepted  a  call  from  the 
church  in  Circleville,  Ohio.  In  1868,  on  ac- 
count of  throat  trouble,  he  was  compelled  to 
retire  from  the  active  duties  of  the  ministr)-. 
Rev.  A\'agenhals  was  one  of  the  found- 
ers of  tlie  Lutheran  Theological  Seminan.-  at 


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Ci;>!iunbu>,  Oliio.  and  was  for  many  years  a 
director  and  a  most  zealous  siipiinrtcr  of  the 
same.  In  his  intercourse  with  men  lie  was 
iuvariahly  courteous  and  canchd.  and  was 
deservedly  held  in  hi-h  esteem  l.y  all  who 
knew  him.  As  a  preacher  of  die  gospel  he 
was  elocpieiit.  plain  and  instructive:  as  a 
pastor  he  '\as  affectionate  and  .sympathetic, 
and  possessed  the  confidence,  respect  and 
esteem  of  his  parisliioners  to  an  emir.ent  de- 
gree. In  1870  he  retiuaied  ti>  f.aneaster, 
where  he  spent  the  last  years  of  his  life. 
He  died  September  1^,  1SS4,  at  the  ad- 
^■anced  age  of  eiglUy-fivc  years,  four  mouths 
and  twenty-six  days. 

I'lndip  ^[.  W'agenhals,  a  ^on  of  Rev. 
John  W'agenhals  and  Alaria  Barl.Kira  (Poor- 
nian)  W'agenhals,  was  born  Marcii  i.  1S25, 
in  Carroll  county,  Ohio.  He  received  his 
earl)  educaticm  in  Lancaster,  Ohio,  and  at 
the  Greenfield  Academy,  which  was  con- 
ducted by  l>r.  John  William^.  He  read 
medicine  untler  Dr.  Ci.  W.  Bucistler,  Sr., 
and  later  attended  the  I'niversity  of  Balti- 
nvre.  in  Baltimore.  Maryland,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  1S46.  On  June  14. 
1847,  'le  was  united  in  marriage  to  Susan 
E.  Shaeffer,  of  Lancaster,  Ohio,  and  Icnrated 
in  Somerset,  Perry  county,  Ohir>.  where  he 
resided  several  years.  He  was  a  prominent 
and  successful  physician  of  this  city  from 
1S54  until  1874,  when  he  removed  with  his 
family  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  where  he  died 
Februan,-  16,  1881.  His  wife  anvl  eight 
children  sur\i\ed  him. 

Julia  A.  Wagenhals,  a  daughter  of  Rew 
J.   and  ^[argaret    (Miller)    W'agenhals,  be- 


came the  wife  of  Rev.  C.  .\ll;rechl,  decea.sed, 
wiio  for  many  years  was  pastor  of  the  Lu- 
theran church  at  Miami-burg,  Ohio.  She 
passed  away  on  the  3d  of  March,  1893, 
being  survived  by  her  se\en  children. 

Rev.  Samuel  Wagenhals,  1).  I).,  a  son  of 
Re\-.  J.  and  Catherine  (  Ludwig)  Wagen- 
hals, was  born  in  Lancaster.  Ohio,  on  the 
17th  of  January,  1843.  He  received  his 
early  education  in  the  jjublic  schools  of  his 
native  town  and  also  umler  the  instruction 
of  Dr.  John  Williams.  He  graduated  from 
Capital  Lmiversity,  Columbus,  Ohio,  in 
1862,  and  soon  afterward  enlisted  in  the 
One  Hundred  and  Fourteenth  Ohio  \'olun- 
teer  Infantry  as  a  private.  At  the  end  of  the 
Ci\'il  war  he  was  mustered  out  as  first  lieu- 
tenant of  Company  B,  and  immediately  en- 
tered the  Theological  Seminar}-,  at  Phila- 
delphia, Pennsylvania,  graduating  in  1868. 
He  is  a  prominent  minister  of  the  Lutheran 
church  and  is  president  of  the  board  of 
directors  of  the  Lutheran  Seminary  at  Chi- 
cago. Illinois.  ]de  is  still  serving  his  first 
pastorate  at  Fort  Wayne,  Ind'ana,  where  he 
ha.s  resided  since  1S6S. 

]\atherinc  Wagenhals,  a  slaughter  of 
Rev.  J.  and  Catherine  (Ludwig)  W'agen- 
hals, married  Rev.  George  Harter.  and  they 
are  living  in  Akron,  Ohio. 

r^Iary  Wagenhals,  the  youngest  daughter 
of  Rev.  J.  and  Catherine  (Ludwig)  Wagen- 
hals, married  Havid  M.  Emmitt,  of 
Waverly,  Ohio,  where  she  is  now  living 
with  her  son,  her  husband  having  passed 
away  in  1895. 


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PETER  HEWETSON,  M.  D. 


Dr.    Peter  Hewctsun  is  the  oldest  rep- 
resentative   of  the    nieilical    profession    en- 
gaged   in  cominuuus    practice    in    Fairtiekl 
county.       He    is    now  living  in    Amanda, 
where  a  large  and  lucrative  practice  is  ac- 
corded  liini   in  recognition    of    the    public 
faith  HI  his  skill  and  ability.     The  Doctor 
is  a  native  of    Scotland,    his    birth    having 
there  occurred  in    Wigtown,    Octolier    26, 
1832,   his  parents  being,   Dr.    Joseph    and 
Isabella  (Hanna)  llewetson,  lx)th  of  whom 
were  natives  of  Scotland  and  came  to  the 
United   States   in    1S33.     The  father  read 
medicine  and   afterward    graduated   in   the 
medical  department  of  the  Edinluirg  Uni- 
versity of  Scotland  m  1S27.     For  a  time  h.e 
practiced  his  profession  in  the  ^and  of  the 
heather  and  then  believing  that  he  wnjuld 
have  better  business  opportunities  in  Amer- 
ica he  made  preparations  for  seeking  a  home 
in  the  new  world,  crossing  the  Atlantic.  He 
silent  six  months  as  a  practitioner  in  Penn- 
sylvania   and    then    took    up    his    abode  in 
Belmont  county,  Ohi'.,  where  he  continued 
to  practice  until  within  a  short  time  of  his 
death,  which  c-ccurred  in   1855.     His  wife 
died  in  Belmont  county   in  August,    1858. 
The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject  was 
John  Hewetson,  also  a  native  of  Scotland. 
Dr.  Peter  Hewetson  was  accorded  good 
educational  privileges,  attending  the  public 
and  private  schools.     In  1851  he  became  a 
student  of  medicine,  reading  under  the  di- 
rection of  his  father  and  later  entered  tlie 
oltlce  of  Dr.  Henry  West  in  St.  Qairsville, 
Belmont  county.      His   first  course  of  lec- 


tures was  pursued  in  the  Bellcvue  Col- 
lege of  Xew  ^'ork  city,  and  later  he 
matriculated  in  the  Miami  ^^Iclical  Col- 
lege, of  Cincinnati,  in  which  he  was  grad- 
uated in  1853,  \\\yon  the  completion  of 
his  course.  Then  he  began  practice  in  Bel- 
mont county,  Ohio,  but  in  1858  came  to 
Amanda,  where  he  has  remained  continu- 
ously to  the  present  time.  Here  he  has 
built  up  a  large  and  successful  practice,  hav- 
ing the  confidence  not  only  of  numerous 
patrons  but  of  the  medical  profession  of 
Fairfield  county.  Although  many  years  have 
elapsed  since  he  concluded  his  college  work 
he  has  ever  been  a  close,  earnest  and  dis- 
criminating student  and  has  kept  in  touch 
with  the  advanced  thought  and  progress  of 
the  day  along  the  line  of  his  chosen  voca- 
tion. 

In  1S67  the  Doctor  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Efhc  Dum,  of  Amanda,  Ohio, 
a  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Elizal^^th  (An- 
derson) Dum.  Mrs.  Hewetson  was  born 
in  Pike  county,  this  state  and  by  her  mar- 
rijige  has  become  the  mother  of  five  chil- 
dren: Minnie  E. ;  Mary  B. ;  Joseph  E., 
who  is  engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine 
with  his  father;  William  L.,  who  carries  on 
agricultural  pursuits;  and  Helen  P. 

The  Doctor  gives  his  political  support 
to  the  Democracy.  He  was  a  lo>-al  soldier 
of  the  Union  at  the  time  of  the  Civil  war, 
ser\-ing  for  three  years  as  assistant  surgeon 
in  the  Fortv'-third  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry. 
;Many  of  the  boys  in  blue  have  reason  to  re- 
n-tember  him  because  of  the  aid  that  he  ren- 


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dercfl  to  theni  in  huiirs  of  distress  and  suf- 
fering-, lie  hell  nys  tu  the  Clark  Giuniy 
Medical  Society,  to  the  A-^nerican  Medical 
Association  and  to  Amanda  l^cxlge,  Xo. 
509,  F.  &  A.  M.  Through  his  association 
with  the  first  two  lie  keeps  infonncd  con- 
cerning- tlie  progress  ix'ing  made  in  the  med- 


ical profession.  He  is  a  most  affahle  gen- 
tleman, widely  and  favorahly  known  and 
is  held  in  high  esteem  by  his  many  friends. 
He  has  a  very  wide  acquaintance  through- 
out the  count}'  and  is  the  lo\-ed  family  ph\-- 
sician  in  manv  a  household. 


JOHN   D.  MARTIN. 


John  D.  Martin  left  an  indelible  impres- 
sion on  the  puldic  life  of  Fairfield  county. 
No  citizen  in  the  community  was  ever  more 
respected  and  no  man  ever  more  faithfully 
enjoyed  the  confidence  of  the  people  or 
more  richly  deserved  the  esteem  in  which 
he  was  held.  In  his  lifetime  the  people  of 
his  district,  recognizing  is  merit  rejoiced 
in  his  advancements  and  the  success  to 
which  he  attained  and  since  his  death  they 
"have  cherished  his  memor}-.  which  remams 
as  a  blessed  benediction  to  all  who  knew 
hini.  Honorable  in  business,  loyal  in  citi- 
zenship, charitable  in  thought,  kindly  in  ac- 
tion, true  to  every  trust  confided  to  his  care, 
his  life  was  the  highest  type  of  Christian 
manhood.  Few  men  aidear  thanselves  to 
so  great  an  extent  to  their  biisiness  associ- 
ates and  to  those  with  whoni'  the}-  come  in 
contact  in  -the  discharge  of  public  duties  as 
did  John  D.  Martin. 

A  native  of  Fairfield  county  he  was  born 
in  Greencastle,  January  7.  1S19.  and  passed 
.away  on  the  7th  of  December.   189S,  when 


alm';>.-,t  eighty  years  of  age.  His  early  bcy- 
hix;d  was  a  period  of  earnest  and  arduous 
tial  but  he  developed  thereby  self  reliance 
anil  various  forces  of  character  which 
proved  strong-  elcnients  in  his  success  in 
later  life.  Durii-ig  his  early  boyhood  he  ac- 
companied his  parents  in  their  renvwal  to 
Caltimore,  Fairfield  county,  and  was  there 
employed  by  the  contractors  on  the  Ohio 
Central  canal  to  carry  water  to  their  work- 
men on  the  deep  cut  near  Monticello.  Here 
his  contmendalble  boyish  qualities  and  faith- 
fulness attracted  the  attention  of  Nathaniel 
R.  Usher,  who,  as  the  canal  neared  comple- 
l\on.  c«jxaied  a  store  at  the  new  town  of  ^iil- 
lersix>rt  and  who  offered  the  hoy  a  position. 
Later  Mr.  Mlartin  left  the  employ  of  '\U. 
Usher  and  entered  the  store  of  George  B. 
Antold  of  Utica,  Licking  county,  Ohio,  be- 
coming a  salesn-ian.  In  the  store  w-as  an- 
other clerk — a  b<iy  al>3ut  his  oavu  age — 
\V.  S.  Rosecrans.  the  future  commander  of 
the  anny  of  the  Cumberland!. 

In  the  year  1836  John  D.  Martin  arrived 


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in  Lancaster  and  tliere  mure  than  halt"  a 
ct-niurv  \\;is  a  very  iniiKirlanl  factor  in  l;.u^- 
iiK'ss  circles  here,  his  liistory  Idrniir.s^  an 
intrei;al  part  i 'f  the  professional  and  coni- 
merciai  circles  of  I'airheld  counly.  He  Inst 
entered  the  ^.tore  of  L.e\  i  Anderson  as  a 
salesman  and  afterward  was  in  the  emjiloy 
of  )(.hn  11.  Tennant.  In  iS-)0  M.  P..  Brown- 
ing became  the  successor  of  Mr.  Ten- 
nant and  a  new  firm  was  fimneil  under 
the  name  of  M.  B.  Ilrowniny  &  Com- 
pany, his  salesmen,  Martin  and  Stam- 
haugh.  l-.eing  the  silent  partners.  "Mr. 
Browning  came  to  Lancaster  from  the  east 
and  for  a  lime  had  the  financial  support  of 
his  uncles,  one  in  Canton,  Ohio,  and  twn  in 
New  York,  hut  he  was  an  unsuccessful 
business  man  and  in  a  }ear  or  two  the  new- 
concern  failed  and^  Stamliang-h  and  .Martin 
found  theiniselves  involved  and  liable  for 
Mr.  Lrowning-'s  debts.  Mr.  Stambaugh 
benefited  b\v  the  bankrupt  act  and  was  re- 
leased but  ]\Ir.  Martin  decline<l  to  di>  that 
and  sent  for  Mr.  Thayer,  one  of  the  credit- 
ors, a, distinguished  merchant  of  Philadel- 
phia. Coming  to  Lancaster,  the  gentleman 
made  a  thi>rough  examination  of  the  affairs 
of  the  firm  and  effected  a  settlement,  charg- 
ing Mr.  Martin  with  one- fourth  of  the  in- 
debtedness. Having  no  capital,  our  subject 
gave  his  note  for  the  anujunt  and  after  sev- 
eral years  had  passed  was  free  from  all 
financial  obligations.  La  the.  meantime  he 
had  determined  to  enter  the  legal  profession 
and  he  began  the  study  rif  law  under  John 
T.  Bra  see,  one  of  the  m(jst  eminent  lawyers 
at  the  l>ar  of  Fairfield  county.'  Mr.  Thayer 
had  gi\cn  Mr.  Martin  the  books  of  the  oUl 
Concern  to  settle  up  and  so  well  did  he  per- 


fc^rm  his  duty  tiial  when  admitted  ti.>  the  bar 
collectinns  were  entrusted  to  him  fri>m  many 
<.if  the  leading  business  houses  in  Philadel- 
phia, owing  to  the  influence  of  Mr.  Thayer. 
Wliile  a  law  student,  ]Mr.  Martin  also  acted 
as  bookkeeper  for  Gilbert  Devol  for  two 
\'ears  and  to  >ome  e.xtent  he  was  interested 
in  the  tin  business.  I'or  ten  or  twehc  }ears 
after  his  admission  to  the  i)ar  lie  remained 
an  acli\e  aiul  pri minent  member  of  th.e 
profession.  Tlie  zeal  with  which  be  devoted 
his  energies  to  his  profession,  the  careful  re- 
gard esinced  for  the  interests  of  his  clients 
and  an  assiduous  and  unrelaxing  attention 
to  all  the  det;iils  of  his  cases,  brought  to  him 
a  large  business  and  maele  him  very  success- 
ful in  its  e^mduct.  His  arguments  elicited 
warm  commendation  not  cnily  from  his  as- 
sociates at  the  bar,  but  also  from  the  bench. 
He  was  a  \er_\-  able  writer  and  his  Ijriefs  al- 
ways shi'iwed  wide  research,  careful  thought 
and  the  best  and  strongest  reasons  which 
could  be  urged  for  his  contention,  pre- 
sentetl  in  cogent  and  logical  form,  and  illus- 
trated by  a  style  unusually  lucid  and  clear. 
He  ^\as  employed  upon  many  ini'portant 
cases  with  Brasee  and  Hunter  as  opposing 
counsels.  Li  1854,  S.  C.  Stambaugh,  his 
former  associate,  returned  fromi  California 
with  si  ine  read_\-  money  and  induced  'Sir. 
Martin  to  join  him  and  P.  B,  Ewing  in  a 
banking  enterprise.  The  Exchange  Bank 
oi  Martin  c^  Company  was  organized.  The 
agreement  with  Mr.  Martin  was  that  he 
should  spend  one  hour  each  day  in  the  tank 
but  he  could  nc>t  trust  important  matters 
for  which  he  was  responsible  to  others  w  hen 
he  could  attenti  to  them  himself  and  he 
found  it  necessary  to  spend  his  entire  time 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


ill  tlie  bank  so  that  he  g'ave  \\\\  liis  lirofes- 
sion.  'J'liib  bank  did  a  jjiofiialile  business 
until  the  year  1864,  when  it  was  merged 
intij  tile  First  Xaiiunal  Barik  of  Lancaster, 
and  with  the  new  institution  Mr.  Martin 
was  connected,  being  chosen  president.  Fur 
thirty-two  years  he  was  a  \ery  acti\e  tactor 
in  tlic  financial  circle^  of  this  city  and  han- 
dled millions  of  money  v,  ithout  the  loss  of 
a  dollar  to  any  man.  He  not  only  succeeded 
ill  establishing  one  of  the  strongest  financial 
institutions  in  this  portion  of  the  state,  but 
through  his  capal.ilc  business  management 
won  prosperity  and  in  1S86  lie  sold  his  in- 
terests iii  the  bank  to  the  late  S.  J.  Wriglu, 
retiring  permanently  from  business. 

A  man  of  resourceful  ability  he  loi'ked 
beyond  the  conditions  of  the  moment  to  the 
possibilities  of  the  future  and  did  not  confine 
his  eft'orts  alone  to  one  line.  l"i>r  many  years 
he  was  a  partner  in  a  dry  goixls  store;  es- 
tablished and  was  connected  with  two  or 
three  enterprises  of  that  cliaracler.  He  was 
also  largely  engaged  in  the  milling  business 
and  s.pcculated  in  coal  lands  and  engaged  in 
mining  and  shipping  coal  on  an  extensive 
.scale,  liis  connections  with  business  inter- 
ests of  Lancaster  cij\ered  a  period  c^f  sixty 
years,  years  of  toil  and  anxiety.  prosi>erity 
and  adversity,  but  though  discouragements 
and'  obstacles  were  encountered,  he  pushed 
forward  with  resolute  heart  and  strong  will 
and  eventually  gained  a  place  among  the 
most  successful  men  of  his  community.  The 
most  envious  could  not  grudge  him  his  pros- 
perity, so  honorably  was  it  won  and  so 
wortlnly  used.  From  penniless  boyhcn^d  to 
an  honorable  old  age,  his  career  was  ever 
wortliv    of    commentlation    and     furnishes 


many  examples  firr  emulation.  His  sound 
business  judj^Tucnt  was  often  S'lught  and  iiis 
advice  was  always  faithfully  given  and  was 
greatly  ai>preciatcd  by  man_\'  men  win*  acted 
up'iii  it  with  pmlit.  .Sc!i;it'ir  I'lwing  had  a 
high  upiniiMi  (.if  his  aljility  and  frequently 
sought  his  counsel. 

Li  1S40  Mr.  ^ifartin  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miu-y  jane  Herman,  who  dicil  in 
1870,  leaving  five  children:  M'r>.  Clara 
McXcill,  William  L.  and  George  \L.,  who 
are  residents  of  Lancaster;  FiKvin  S.,  who 
is  living  in  New  Straitsville;  and  Charles 
B.,  who  makes  his  home  in  Brice,  C)hi(i.  In 
1872  Mr.  Martin  was  again  married,  his 
second  union  being  with  Jane  M.  Becket,  of 
Fairfield  county,  a  lady  of  high  .scholarly 
attainments,  being  at  one  time  principal  of 
the  Laucaster  high  .school.  She  is  still  liv- 
ing, making  her  home  in  that  city.  Mr. 
iMartin  was  a  man  of  domestic  tastes  and 
found  his  greatest  enjojnicnt  at  his  own  fire- 
side in  the  midst  of  his  family.  The  de- 
clining years  of  his  lite  were  spent  in  the 
quiet  of  his  home  where  he  tixik  great  pleas- 
ure in  his  lx>oks  occasionally,  however,  tak- 
ing summer  trips  to  Middle  Bass,  Lake  Erie, 
which,  outing  he  greatly  enjoyed. 

In  his  political  atfiliations  'Mr.  Martin 
was  a  stalwart  Republican,  unswerving  in 
his  allegiance  to  his  party  and  was  recog- 
nized as  one  of  its  leaders  in  this  part  of 
Ohio.  He  gave  his  services  freely  and 
gratuitously  to  the  cause  of  Republicanism 
and  his  etTorts  were  potent  for  the  party's 
success.  He  was  an  excellent  speaker, 
strong  and  deep  and  convincing  in  his  rea- 
soning. He  was  a  friend  and  associate  of 
the  great   leaders  of  the  Republican  party 


THE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


ami  liis  inlluence  was  strong;  witli  llic  siic- 
c(.'s>ivc  ailtninistratiotis.  lie  delivertd  man)- 
j.uhlic.-  aiMrcsses  at  the  time  when  t!\e  cmuu- 
iry  was  inwihcd  in  Civil  war,  when  the 
lh.\^  in  l>hie  were  upiui  the  Held  ul  i'attle 
in  the  f.i>uth.  He  was  a  very  close  friend  of 
Secretary  of  State  Sherman.,  whL>  was  IxTn 
in  Lancaster  and  during-  the  stormy  ilays 
[)re\ions  to  the  resuniiition  of  specie  pay- 
ment, when  Sherman  was  secretary  cf  the 
ireasnry  in  the  Hayes  cahinet.  John  D.  Mar- 
tin was  one  of  the  closest  advisers  of  the 
finance  minister,  and  many  of  his  sugges- 
tions were  incorporated  into  law  on  the 
recommendation  of  Sherman,  ^^'hile  an 
acti\e  factor  in  business  and  political  circles 
Mr.  Martin  never  neglected  his  duty  to  his 
fellow  men  and  to  his  Creator.  He  regard- 
ed the  Ic^rmer  as  a  part  of  the  latter,  hcliev- 
ing-  that  Christianity  largely  constituted 
man's  treatment  of  his  felknv  n.ieu.  He  was 
one  of  the  original  organizers  and  main 
supporters,  financially  and  spiritually,  of  the 
present  English  Lutheran  church  of  Lancas- 
ter, Ohio.  Always  read\-  to  help  the  cau.se 
of  Christ  in  any-  and  e\'ery  w  ay  he  could  and 
being  a  man  of  much  more  than  i^rdinary 
mental  capacity,  he  soon  made  himself  felt 
in  all  departments  of  church  work.  He 
conuncnced  lift  with  nothing, but  hone.-ty, 
industry  and  perseverance.  But  these  he 
used  to  the  best  possible  advantage,  and  soiiu 
became  a  power  in  the  comnumity,  religious- 
ly, si:)cially  and  financially.  Qiurches, 
schools  and  colleges  would  come  to  him  for 
aid  and  advice.  He  gave  the  first  diree 
thousand  dollars  toward  the  endowment  of 
Wittenlx^rg  College:  this  he  afterward  sup- 
plemeited    by    other    donations,    so^me    of 


which  ranging  as  high  as  five  thousand  dol- 
lars. I'.-r  years  he  paid  a  fourth  of  the  past- 
or's salary  and  other  things  in  projX)rtiou, 
m  the  church  in  which  he  worshipped.  .\nd 
.so  scruiaikius  was  he  in  matters  pertaining 
to  the  church  aif!l  her  institutions  th.at  in  a 
time  (  f  financial  crisis,  whtm  not  having- 
plcnty  of  ready  money,  we  would  know  him 
to  pay  the  interest  due  on  his  college  endow- 
ment n<jtcs  and  at  the  same  time  leaving  his 
ta^xes  gi_>  by  default,  preferring  rather  to 
pay  the  penalty  on  taxes  rather  than  the  in- 
stitution should  snfll'er.  Lie  was  unostenta- 
tious. He  never  tried  to  make  a  show  of 
his  benevolence  or  religion.  He  tried  to 
see  the  hand  of  God  in  all  his  dis- 
pen-^ations,  whether  prosperous  or  ad- 
\erse.  At  every  point  in  his  career  ^Ir. 
Martin  seemed  to  have  realized  the  possibili- 
ties at  that  point.  \n  boyhood  he  was  sur- 
rounded by  many  discouraging  circumstan- 
ces but  liis  strong  purpose  and  indefatiga- 
ble enterprise  enabled  him  to  lay  the  founda- 
tion t'-  success.  He  possessed  keen  foresight 
and  sound  judgment  and  moreover  his  un- 
faltering honesty  was  one  of  the  potent  forces 
in  his  pros])erity.  He  regarded  political  ac- 
tion not  as  a  man's  for  personal  advance- 
ment I'Ut  performance  of  the  duties  of  citi- 
2en-ihi]i  and  the  paying  of  the  debt  which 
he  owed  to  his  country.  His  church  rela- 
tions were  largely  ideal.  LI  is  natural  en- 
dowments were  a  quick  and  strong  temper 
and  a  warm  heart,  a  gentle  manner  and  a 
quiet  courtesy.  To  control  the  first  and 
to  make  his  life  the  flower  and  expression 
of  the  other  traits  was  the  task  w-hich  nature 
had  assigned  him.  We  know  nothing  of 
the  struggle  but  were  daily  witnesses  of  the 


3° 


THE    HlOGKAI'IllCAL    h'fiCORD. 


victory.      Kindness  wns   tlic  motive  of   his  great  majority  of  his  frien<Is.  his  ccnipanii.n- 

life.     He  had  a  well  sjiriiig  of  affection  and  ^h\p   was   select    ratlic;-   than   lar-v    lnU   tlie 

a  quick   ar.d   oenerous  sympaihy.   which    in-  many   who  looked  up  lo  and  respected  him 

creases  hy  giving",  and  hecanie  richer  hy  be-  realized  as  fnlly  as  tlid  tiie  few  \\h<'  were 

iug  a  very  spend-thriit.     Like  all  who  walk  nearer  him  that  a  tiaie  man  h.ad  fallen  when 

thron.o-h    life  -on    a    lii-lier  '■])!ain    than    the  death  claimed  him. 


ADELBERT  V.  LERCH,  M.  D. 


Among  the  citizens  that  Pennsylvania 
has  fnrnished  to  Ohio  is  numbered  Dr. 
Adellieri  \'.  Lerch,  wdio  is  now  successfully 
practicin-;  in  r!e3sant\illc.  He  is  yet  a 
young  man  but  has  already  attained  dis- 
tinction ih.at  many  an  oUler  jihysician  might 
%\ell  en\y.  lie  was  horu  in  Walnut  Gro\e. 
Jerfers(.)n  county,  PennsUvania,  on  the  2d 
of  September,  1869.  His  father.  Amos  B., 
became  one  of  the  leading,  influential  and 
acti\e  citizens  of  AKirrow  county,  his  labors 
contributing  in  large  measure  to  progress 
along  many  lines.  He  was  born  in  Jeiler- 
son  ciiunty,  PennsyKania,  August  24,  1843. 
and  in  early  life  folk  wed  merchandishig 
and  fanning,  the  latter  pursuit,  however; 
being-  a  side  issue  and  consisting  principally 
in  tr\-ing  to  raise  the  be-t  and  largest  of  any 
crop  in  his  vicinity,  paying  the  expenses  of 
this  enterprise  from  his  other  revenues.  He 
e;:rly  received  business  training  in  his  fa- 
ther's sti  re.  He  was  a  graduate  of  a  high 
school  and  conmiercial  college  and  for  some 
years  he  was  upon  the  road  as  a  traveling 
salesman,   representing  a    Pittsburg  house. 


Subsequently  he  embarked  in  general  mer- 
char.di^iiig  on  his  own  acc' amt  at  Ringgold, 
Teiter:0>rL  county,  Pennsylvania,  but  tlic  lieid 
of  labor  there  was  not  broad  enough  for  one 
of  his  energetic  and  enterprising  nature  and 
after  a  few  years  he  suld  hi>  store  and  came 
to  Ohio,  thinking  to  find  greater  ojipor- 
tunitie,-  in  the  new  west.  He  located  at 
Steam  Corners,  Morrow  county,  Ohio, 
where  he  purchased  a  steam  sawmill  and 
lumber  yard,  making  the  lumber  into  all 
kinds  of  building  material  required  in  the 
locality.  But  to  a  man  (A  his  resourceful 
ability  this  did  not  oft'ei;  opiir.rtunitics 
enough  for  liis  activit_\-  and  he  purchased  a 
farm,  devoting  his  attention  to  manufac- 
turing lumber  and  to  agricultural  pursuits. 
ifle  became  more  and  more  attached  to  agri- 
cidtural  interests  as  the  years  passed  bv,  the 
occupation  prn\-ing  one  very  congenial.  Ac- 
ci  >rding-l_\-,  his  first  farm  of  eighty  acres  was 
too  small  and  he  sold  his  farm,  mills  and 
lumber  yard,  remc^ving  to  the  ea-tern  part 
of  ^Morrow  county,  where  he  purchased  a 
large  tract  of  land  to  which  he  devoted  his 


TUli    BIOGR.irillCAI.    RECORD. 


eneri^Mes  and  business  talents.  In  a  few 
\oar^  he  iiad  won  the  reinitatii>n  as  nne  of 
(lie  ni'>.-t  prcgressive,  enterprising  ami  jiros- 
jtei'uus  farmers  in  that  p  rlion  <>f  the  stale. 
ilis  capability  attracted  tlie  attention  of  die 
int'miiary  directors,  who  induced  liiin  to  ac- 
eej)t  the  superintendency  of  the  Morrow 
C'-uuly  Infirmary.  He  was  a  go^d  b(Xik- 
keeper.  was  the  secretary  of  the  lioard  and 
made  out  their  rep  'rts  h>  the  ccninty  com- 
missioners, and  it  is  but  just  to  say  tliat 
from  no  department  r'f  the  county  govern- 
ment has  there  ever  c..<me  a  neater  and  more 
accurate  report  than  that  made  by  the  ir.- 
firmary  directors  wh.ile  Mr.  Lerch  \\\as  the'r 
secretary.  A  local  pa]>er  in  speaking  of  the 
services  that  Mr.  l.erch  rendered  as  super- 
intendent said:  "The  improvements  on  tlie 
infirmary  farm,  with  all  tlie  aggregation  of 
appliances  for  con\enier.ce  and  comfurt 
known  to  ni'idem  science  and  mechanical 
skill,  whereby  the  unfortunate  poor  anil  the 
helpless  maniac  might  be  better  cared  for: 
with  fine  gra\-el  walks  and  driveways  like 
thr.se  on  the  lands  of  a  lord:  with  a  thrifty 
young  vineyard  ready  '^oon  U^  l)ear  its 
luscious  clusters:  with  sloping  front  lawn 
t-'iward  sunset  similar  to  those  described  in 
works  of  dreamy  fiction :  with  an  iron  fence 
app/arently  as  permanent  as  granite,  all  were 
added  by  uay  of  permanent  improvements 
to  our  county  fann  witlKut  extra  Ie\}-  for 
the  infinnary  fund.  Into  each  and  e\'ery 
t>ne  of  these  Superintendent  Lerch  put  his 
thoughts  and  his  energy.  If  any  future  in- 
quisitor of  the  expenditures  of  the  infirmary 
fund  during  Lerch"s  administration  desires 


to  exercise  his  call,  in  showing  hi  w  much 
less  any  subsequent  administrati->n  (  f  the 
inhrmarv  has  co.-t  the  county,  he  must  n.-i 
forget  to  credit  these  permanent  improve- 
ments with  their  fair  annual  rental  \aluc." 
Alnng  other  lines,  too,  Mr.  Lerch  proved  his 
deep  interest  in  bis  county  by  promoting 
])ublic  iirogrts-;.  He  was  an  active  fact-r  in 
educationrd  circles  and  his  efi'orts  in  this 
direction  were  instrumental  in  improving 
the  sch.:ols  and  raising  the  standard  of 
teaching. 

Abo:;t  if^f.^  Amo.^  1!.  Lerch  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Laura  C.  McFarland.  a  na- 
ti\e  of  Pennsylvania,  and  th.ey  became  the 
parents  of  three  children:  J.  H.  C. ;  R. 
W  .  C  who  was  a  practicing  physician;  and 
Adell>ert  A'.,  of  this  review,  but  the  la^t 
nan:cd  is  now  the  rally  one  living. 

1  )r.  Lerch,  whose  name  introduces  this 
record,  pur-^ued  his  early  education  in  the 
])ublic  ::chi.  rjs  of  Oliio,  to  which  state  he 
was  brought  by  his  parents  during  his  earlv 
boyho-'d.  Wdien  his  literar\'  cc;ursL'  was 
Completed  he  entered  uiK>n  the  study  of 
medicine,  having  determined  to  engage  in 
the  i)ractice  as  a  life  work.  He  matricu- 
lated in  the  Starling  Medical  College,  of 
Columbus,  and  in  189J  was  graduated  in 
that  institution  with  the  degree  of  Doctor 
of  Medicine.  Immediately  afterward  he 
came  to  Pleasantville.  Fairfield  county, 
w  here  he  has  since  built  up  a  large  practice, 
for  he  soon  demonstrated  his  skill  and  abil- 
ity and  showed  an  accurate  knowledge  con- 
cerning die  use  of  remedial  agents.  He 
closelv  studies  and  p(.nders  all  articles  and 


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works  of  value  to  the  niedica!  profession 
an<l  is  tluis  constantly  broadening  his 
knowledge  and  pruniutiui;  his  efiicienrv. 

In  1893  the  DcKtor  was  nnitcd  in  mar- 
riage to  I\Iiss  Ehza  C.  Chick,  a  danghler  of 
Wilhani  J.  and  Sarah  P.  Cdiick,  her  father 
Jiaving-  been  a  well  known  real  estate  dealer 
of  Chattanooga,  Tennessee.  He  belonged 
to  an  <;kl  time  Virginia  family  of  promi- 
nence and  inllnence  and  was  an  only  son  and 
received  excellent  educational  privileges, 
being  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  Vir- 
ginia and  also  of  the  Poughkeeps!e   Com- 


mercial College,  of  New  York.  For  man} 
years  he  was  actively  aiul  extensively  er.- 
gagcd  in  real  estate  dealing  and  negotiatei 
many  im])ortant  realty  transactions,  this  de- 
partment of  business  activity  claiming  h:5 
attention  until  his  deatfi,  which  (x-curred  ir^ 
1894.  The  marriage  of  the  l>i>ctor  and  his 
wife  has  been  blessed  with  one  child,  Wil!- 
iam  Carlton,  who  is  a  bright  buy  and  is  the 
life  and  light  of  the  household.  The  Doc- 
tor and  his  wife  ha\e  many  warm  friend; 
in  the  community  and  enjin-  the  esteem  of 
all  who  know  them. 


REV.   R.  H.  GRIFFITH,  M.  A. 


Tlie  Rev.  K.  II.  Griffith,  who  devoted 
many  years  of  his  life  to  the  active  work  of 
the  ministrv'  ar.d  who  is  now  well  known  as 
a  representative  of  real  estate  and  other 
business  interests  in  Fairfield  county,  wa^ 
!x5rn  in  Marahall,  Highland  cuunty,  Ohio, 
on  the  17111  of  October,  1S49,  his  parents 
Ix-ing  W.  H.  and  Margaret  D.  Griftith,  both 
of  whom  are  now  deceased.  His  collegiate 
education  was  obtained  in  the  Ohio  Wes- 
leyaii  University  and  some  years  afterward 
the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts  was  conferred 
upon  him  l>y  the  Taylor  University.  De- 
termining to  devi  te  his  life  to  the  ministry, 
that  he  might  ai<l  in  uplifting-  humanity. 
Air.  Griiiith  became  identified  with  the 
Methcxlist  Episcopal  church  in  the  C)hio  an- 
nual ctTnference  in  the  year  1872.     He  was 


then  twenty-three  years  of  age,  and  lor  a 
long  period  he  was  connected  with  the  Ohio 
annual  conference,  but  in  January,  1895.  he 
was  transferred  by  Bidiop  J.  M.  Walden. 
D.  D.,  LL.  D.,  to  the  Des  Moines  annua! 
Conference,  and  stationed  at  Humeston, 
Iowa,  ser\ing  as  pastor  of  the  church  of 
that  place  for  four  years.  He  was  then 
stationed  by  Bishop  J.  H.  \'incent,  D.  D., 
I-L.  D.,  at  Stuart,  Iowa,  but  resigned  his 
[tastorate  there  about  the  middle  of  the  sec- 
ond year  because  of  his  wife's  health  and 
also  because  financial  interests  in  other  sec- 
tions of  the  country  demanded  his  personal 
attention. 

In  the  year  1873  Rev.  GritTith  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Susan  C.  South- 
ard, a  daughter  of  Rev.  J.  \V.  and  Mary  J. 


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Soutliard,  the  Rev.  II.  1'..  We>te!l)dt.  D.  D., 
oiKiciatiiig'.  After  ten  years  of  married  life, 
one  Sunday  in  Septenil.er,  1883.  in  Deavcr- 
tiiwn,  Morgan  county.  Ohio,  a  daughter 
came  to  bless  tlic  uniim  and  to  her  they  gave 
the  name  of  Floy  IriC^. 

'Mr.  Griflith  is  a  senior  partner  of  the 
firm  of  Griffith  &-  ^IcCurdy,  owning  a  large 
general  store  in  Bremen.  He  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Bremen  Lumber  Company  of  the 
saTiie  place.  Investigation  into  the  history 
of  the  town  would  show  that  Mr.  Griflith 
has  had  no  little  to  do  \\\i\\  the  rapid  and 
splendid  groAvth  of  the  beautiful  village. 
He  was  in'^trumcntal  in  laying  out  \\hal  is 
known  as  the  Griffith  &  McCurdy  addition 
and  in  placing  in  this  district  a  number  of 
g(.x>d  hemes.     Though  he  has  large  business 


interests  in  llremcn  he  maintains  his  old 
home  in  Basil,  in  the  .same  county.  His 
hou-e,  with  its  environments  consisting  of 
brick  walks,  broad  and  velvety  lawns  and 
ample  shade  and  fruit  trees  makes  a  de- 
lightful home,  and  there  Rev.  Griffith  and 
his  wife  spend  many  happy  hours.  lie  loves 
to  contribute  to  the  welfare  of  the  Basil 
Method.i<;t  church,  and  sa_\-? :  '"There  arc 
not  main-  of  us,  but  like  every  !\Iethodist 
Episcopal  church,  we  are  here  to  stay." 
.\lthough  not  nov.  actively  comiected  with 
the  mini-tiy,  his  interest  in  the  welfare  and 
];rogres<  of  his  church  is  no  less  deep  and 
abiding,  and  his  influence  and  ]ai,ors  are 
continuouslv  given  for  the  promotion  and 
upbuilding  of  his  denomination. 


GEORGE  W.  BOERSTLEv,  M.  D. 


In  tlic  death  of  Dr.  George  W.  Boerst- 
ler,  Lancaster  and  Fairtield  county  lost  one 
of  her  most  prominent  and  highly  respected 
citizens.  As  the  day,  with  its  morning  of 
hij.pe  and  promise;  its  ncwDntide  of  activity, 
its  evening  c^f  completed  and  successful  ef- 
forts, ending  with  the  grateful  rest  and 
quiet  of  the  night,  so  was  the  life  of  this 
honored  man.  His  career  was  a  long,  busy 
and  useful  one,  and  although  he  was  earnest 
and  active  in  business,  he  never  allowed  the 
pursuit  of  wealth  to  warp  his  kindly  nature. 
being  to  the  eiul  of  his  life  a  kindlv,  genial 


friend,  one  whom  it  was  a  pleasure  to  know- 
ana  meet  uiider  any  circumstances.  He  at- 
taine'l  the  advanced  age  of  seventy-seven 
years,  retaining  to  the  last  those  qualities 
of  the  mind  and  heart  which  had  emleared 
him  to  c\eryone  throughout  his  life. 

Ih".  B'^erstltr  was  born  on  the  .\tiantic 
ocean  in  1792,  at  the  time  his  people  emi- 
grate I  ti'  America,  and  passed  away  at  his 
hrme  in  Lancaster,  Ohio,  on  the  loth  of 
Octol:er.  1 87 1.  Excellent  educationaJ 
privileges  were  attorded  him.  It  was  the 
desire  of  his  parents"  hearts  that  he  enter 


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the  ministry  of  the  Lutheran  church  and 
wlicn  his  prei)arati>ry  education  was  suffi- 
cient to  enaljle  hini  to  take  up  ^-tmly  titting' 
Iiini  for  tile  ministry,  he  did  so,  but  his  own 
choice  of  a  profession  was  not  that  made 
for  liini  by  his  parents,  althougli  it  was  one 
which  is  of  tlie  greatest  b^enefit  and  im[x>rt- 
ance  to  his  fellow  men, — that  of  the  prac- 
tice of  medicine.  His  father  was  a  physi- 
cian of  pronounced  abihty  and  the  son  be- 
canie  imbued  witli  an  irresistiljlc  desire  to 
follow  in  his  footsteps.  At  length,  the  ob- 
stacles being  removed,  he  entered  ui)cn  the 
study  of  medicine  and  was  graduated  with 
the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Medicine  of  the 
University  of  ^Maryland,  in  BaJtimore,  in 
1S20.  wlien  he  receivetl  from  Professor 
Potter  the  following  commendatLrn,-  cer- 
tificate, which,  coming  from  such  a  broadly 
known  and  eminent  source,  ^\■as  to  young 
Dr.  Boerstler  a  credential  letter,  introduc- 
ing him  in  flattering  terms,  to  the  confi- 
dence of  the  medical  faculty  anywhere  in 
the  L'nited  States  or  in  Europe:  "The  bearer 
hereof,  Dr.  George  W.  Bcer^tler,  has  been 
duly  examined  by  the  professors  of  Mary- 
land, and  acquitted  himself  to  the  ent're  sat- 
isfaction in  e\-ery  department.  Xk  man 
ever  left  the  faculty  of  Physic  with  more 
eclat.  He  carries  with  him  as  nuich  knowl- 
edge ,as  has  ever  fallen  to  the  li>t  if  any 
man  since  the  establishment  c  f  the  insti- 
tution. His  capacity  is  not  excelled  by  any 
man,  and  his  industry  is  equal  tL>  his  ca- 
pacity. His  sterling  integrity  and  mora! 
worth  will  always  reciTmniend  him  to  the 
consideration  and  patronage  if  the  wise 
and   virtuous,   as   scion   as   he  becomes    ac- 


quainted with  them. — Xathan  Potter,  M. 
I^..  1^-ofessor  'J'heciry  and  Practice  uf  Medi- 
cine, University  of  Maryland,  March  ^, 
1820." 

'J'he  professional  career  u\  Ur.  B(  erstler 
was  i.ne  of  distinguished  h-mor.  A  perfect 
master  of  the  construction  and  functions  of 
the  component  parts  of  the  human  body,  of 
the  changes  induced  in  them  by  the  on- 
slaught of  disease,  of  the  defects  caused 
U]!on  theni  as  a  legacy  of  jjrogenitors,  of  the 
vital  capacity  remaining  in  them  through- 
out all  the  vicissitudes.  Dr.  Bi..erstier  was 
well  fitted  for  the  practice  in  the  profession 
in  which  he  made  steady  advancement.  He 
succeeded  because  he  desired  to  succeed. 
He  was  great  because  nature  had  endowed 
him  bountifully  and  he  had  studiously  and 
carefully  and  conscientiously  increased  the 
talents  that  had  been  given  him.  Splendid 
sticcess  attended  his  efforts  to  relieve  the 
riilments  of  suiYering  humanity  and  for 
many  years  he  occupied  a  position  of  dis- 
tinction as  a  leading"  member  of  the  med- 
ical fraternity  in  this  portion  of  Ohio.  He 
was  always  a  student,  reading  w  idely.  think- 
ing (.ieeply.  studying"  broadly. 

The  Doctor  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Sinks,  and  retnoved  from  Hagerstown, 
Maryland,  to  Lancaster,  Ohio,  in  1833,  ac- 
companied by  his  wife,  their  daughter  and 
his  son-in-law.  Dr.  Tom  O.  Edwards,  who 
was  associated  with  him  for  many  years 
in  the  duties  of  his  profession.  They  had 
not  long  been  established  in  Lancaster  \.\n- 
til  a  large  practice  was  accorded  them  and 
the  skill  and  ability  wliich  they  manifested 
in  soK'ing  the   intricate   problems    of    dis- 


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CISC.  j;ainc(J  for  them  a  consiaiitly  growing 
p.itronagc.  The  Doct'_~ir  had  not  long  rc- 
siiicd  in  his  new  home  until  !ic  was  calleil 
u\y.  n  to  nu  urn  tlie  loss  of  hi?  wife,  who  died 
in  i''^3>'^-  Later  he  married  Elizabetli 
Sculu".  wiio  survived  liim  for  a  number  of 
\ears.  Init  passed  away  in  May,  1900. 

Dr.  Boerstler  was  a  valued  member  of 
tlie  Fairfield  County  }>Iedica]  Society  an.d 
also  belonged  t>^  the  Oliiu  State  ^^ledical 
Society,  which  he  assisted  in  organizing 
and  twice  served  as  its  president,  and  to 
tlie  American  i^Iedical  Associaliiin,  jriining 
tlie  latter  in  1S50.  A  member  of  the  prc- 
fessii;)!!  who  knew  him  intimately  said  of 
him : 

'"The  medical  rq>utation  of  Dr.  Boerst- 
ler was  built  upon  a  fonndaticin  of  solidity, 
and  this  grew  up  into  vigor  and  public  ap- 
preciation more  and  morr^^  witli  his  advanc- 
ing years.  ?Ie  was  a  medical  student  to 
the  end  of  his  life:  kept  uniform  step  with 
onward  progress  wdth  his  profession;  was 
familiar  with  all  its  signalized  specialties:, 
was  wel!  posted  in  its  scientific  expositions: 
was  cognizant  of  every  pulilic  valuable  cura- 
ti\e  discovery,  and  was  therefore  fully  pre- 
pared for  every  existin.g  emergency  in  his 
own  immediate  practice.  His  diagncisis  of 
disease,  in  its  subtle  and  more  complicated 
forms,  was  always  recei\-ed  by  his  profes- 
sional bretliren  with  confiding  and  com- 
manding respect.  As  an  experienced  and 
learned  consulting  physician  he  acquired  a 
wide  reputation.  To  accomplish  the  great- 
est good  in  tlie  practice  of  bis  professii>n 
was  the  passion  of  his  life.  Xo  one  ever 
•S'^ught  his  aid  in  vain,  rich  or  poor,  misery 


in  rags,  or  disease  in  tai>estr\- :  he  went  to 
all,  to  comfort  all.  and.  if  jjracticable,  to  re- 
lieve all.  In  whatever  honseliold  be  was 
summone<l  as  a  physician,  he  left  it  as  a  dear 
and  confidential  friend.  In  bis  intercourse 
with  his  niedical  brethren,  be  was  governed 
ever  by  the  strictest  formulas  of  honor;  no 
iMie  man  understood  more  sen.sitively  than 
himself  the  delicate  obligations  of  his  pro- 
fessional code  of  ethics,  and  no  one  was 
mr,re  courteous  ami  punctilio-us  in  oliserv- 
ing  them." 

Dr.  Bocrsiler"s  activity  continued  up  to 
tlie  time  of  bis  death.  No  wearing  illness 
wasted  liim  ard  almost  up  to  the  moment 
when  the  final  summons  came,  he  was  seen 
passin.g  to  and  fro  through  the  streets  of 
Lancaster,  greeted  everywb.ere  by  friends 
who  entertained  for  him  the  highest  re- 
sjiect,  regard  and  -veneration.  The  same 
source  from  which  we  have  already  quoted, 
gives  us  the  f' allowing:  '"'On  the  day  pre- 
ceding his  death,  he  appeared,  to  those  who 
saw  him,  in  his  customary  health :  during 
the  evening  of  that  day  he  had  a  long  ami 
very  pleasant  intercourse  with  a  friend  frrun 
abroad.  wb>:)  communicated  to  him  some 
verv-  gratifving  intelligence  respecting  an 
absent  member  of  his  family,  long  lo\-ed 
and  ven,-  dear  to  liim.  \\'ith  a  father's 
full  heart,  he  immediately  prepared  a  long, 
consoling,  paternal  letter,  which  he  intended 
to  have  copied  early  the  next  day.  and  dis- 
patch as  earlv  as  possible  to  this  distant  one. 
The  ensuing  morning  found  him  up.  happy 
with  hope,  and  glowing  with  good  inten- 
tion ;  loving  and  loved,  at  peace  with  God, 
and  in  charitv  with  man.     While  standing 


rvan;:^! 


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before  his  glass  to  adjust  some  personal  into  the  anus  of  his  wife  and  daughter,  and, 
toilet  requirement,  the  supernal  mandate  unruflled  and  painless,  he  passed  gently  and 
came  to  call   him  home;  he  sank  suddenly     ra[)id!y  away." 


GEORGE  W.  BOERSTLER,  M.  D. 


The  world  instinctively  pays  deference 
to  the  man  whose  success  has  been  worthily 
achieved,  who  has  attained  wealth  by  hon- 
orable business  methods,  acquired  the  high- 
est reputation  in  his  chosen  calling  by  merit, 
and  whose  social  prominence  is  not  the  less 
the  result  of  an  irreproachable  life  than  of 
recognized  natural  gifts.  Greater  than  in 
almost  any  line  of  work  is  the  responsibility 
that  rests  uptjn  the  physician.  The  issues 
of  life  and  death  are  in  his  hands.  A  false 
prescription,  an  iniskilled  operation  may 
take  from  man  that  which  he  prizes  above 
all  else — life.  The  physician's  power  must 
be  his  own:  not  by  ])urchase,  by  gift  or  by 
influence  can  he  obtain  it.  He  must  com- 
mence at  the  very  beginning,  learn  the  very 
rudiments  of  medicine  and  surgery,  con- 
tinually add  to  his  knowledge  by  close  study 
and  earnest  application  and  gain  reputation 
by  merit.  If  he  would  gain  the  highest 
prominence  it  must  come  as  the  result  of 
superior  skill,  knowledg'e  and  abilitx',  and 
these  qualifications  are  possessed  in  an  em- 
inent degree  by  Dr.  Bi^rstler.  He  has  at- 
tained marked  distinction  as  a  representa- 
tive of  the  medical  profes>i()n  in  Lancaster. 

A  native  of  this  state,  he  was  born  on 


the  24th  of  November,  1846,  and  is  a  son 
of  Dr.  George  Washington  Koerstler.  whose 
sketch  precedes  this.  In  the  public  schools 
of  Lancaster  the  Doctor  acquired  his  ele- 
mentary education  and  later  attended  the 
private  school  of  Dr.  John  Williams.  On 
putting  aside  his  literary  text  books  he  be- 
gan reading  medicine  in  his  father's  office 
and  was  graduated  in  the  medical  depart- 
ment of  Wooster  College  with  the  class  of 
1S69.  \'ery  desirous  of  attaining  a  high 
degree  of  proficiency  in  his  chosen  calling. 
he  took  a  post  graduate  course  in  Xew 
York  and  then  returned  to  Lancaster,  open- 
ing an  office  and  entering  upon  the  prac- 
tice which  has  steadily  increased  in  volume 
and  importance.  He  has  kept  in  touch  with 
the  must  advanced  thought  of  the  times 
through  the  perusal  of  the  leading  meilical 
works  that  have  been  written  and  through 
his  membership  in  the  Ohio  State  Medical 
Society  and  the  American  ^ledical  .\ssocia- 
tion.  wh€re  the  interchange  of  thought  and 
knowledge  constantly  broadens  the  minds  of 
those  who  attend  the  convocations. 

In  1S72  Dr.  Boerstler  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Sally  Reever  Camp,  of 
Lancaster.      The  ladv.   hinvever.   was   Ihtu 


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in  S;irKlu?ky,  Ohio,  and  is  a  dauglitor  of 
John  ("i.  Camp,  a  proniinein  resident  of  tliis 
city,  and  a  granddauglncr  oi  one  of  the 
Revohitionary  heroes,  who  served  in  the 
war  for  iiidependence  witli  the  r;nik  of 
maj<ir.  Unto  the  Doctor  and  hi^  wife  was 
born  a  dangliter,  EHzabetli,  wlio  is  now  th.e 
wife  of  B.  J.  Swinnerton,  of  Stone,  Slaf- 
furdsliire'.  luigiand.  The  wife  and  mother 
died  in  iSS6  and  her  deatli  was  nuiurncd, 
not  i>nly  by  her  immediate  family,  luit  by  a 
barge  circle  of  warm  friends  whr.  enter- 
tained for  h.er  the  highest  regard. 

I'Vaternaby  the  Doctor  is  connected 
with  Lancaster  Lodge,  Xo.  27,  F.  &•  A.  M., 
and  also  with  the  chapter  and  commandery 
of  this  city.  In  his  political  affiliation,-,  lie 
is  a  DeniLicrat,  earnest  and  unfaltering  in 
his  advocacy  of  the  principles  of  the  party. 
For  several  vears  he  was  a  member  of  the 


board  of  I'nited  States  pension  exann'ners 
and  for  four  years  was  a  member  of  the 
board  of  trustees  of  the  asylum  at  Athens. 
He  is  a  gentleman  of  broad,  culture,  of 
genial  disposition,  and  has  a  deep  interest 
in  his  fellow  men.  \\"hatever  tends  to  pro- 
mote the  interests  of  his  profession  and 
place  before  man  the  key  to  the  mystery  of 
that  complex  problem  which  we  call  life  at 
once  attracts  the  interest,  and  co-operation 
of  Dr.  Boerstler.  Fie  is  an  extremely  busy 
and  successful  practiti'^ner.  He  is  a  man 
of  the  highest  and  purest  character,  an  in- 
dustrious and  ambitious  student,  and  a 
gifted  teacher  of  surgery.  Genial  in  dis- 
position, unolitrusive  and  unassuming,  he 
is  patient  under  adverse  criticism,  and  in 
his  expressions  concerning  brother  practi- 
tioners is  friendlv  and  indulgent. 


SAMUEL  S   WEIST. 


The  name  of  Sanuiel  S.  \\'eist  is  indel- 
ibly engraved  upon  the  pages  of  the  history 
of  Raltimore,  Ohio,  where  he  has  ser\ed  as 
mayor  for  eighteen  years,  while  for  a  1(  ng 
period  he  was  actively  associated  with  its 
business  in.terests  and  along  all  lines  of 
progres.-  he  has  borne  his  part.  Pie  is  pop- 
ular and  hitnored  and  is  respected  by  all 
who  kni.w  him  l)y  reasoii  of  his 
worth  of  character  and  value  as  a 


and  comes  of  a  family  of  German  lineage. 
The  ancestry  can  be  traced  back  to  Jacob 
Weist,  his  great-great-grandfather,  who 
was  born  in  Germany  and  came  to  America 
ni  1 75 1,  taking  up  his  abodie  in  riiiladel- 
phia,  but  the  follmving  year  settled  un  a 
farm  in  Lancaster  count}',  I'ennsyKania. 
In    175:?   he   paid   the  passage  (f  a  young 


enuine      German  girl   who  came  tr>  this  country  i 
nti/.en.      a  sailing  \"e,ssel  and  later  he  made  her  h 


Mr.  We'.-t  was  b:,rn  SeiUeml; 


K^34. 


Thev  had  two 


dren  and  became 


,u:j\^ 


';iaw   ^    •,i  rM\c: 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


tlic  founders  of  the  ^^■cist  family  in  Amer- 
ica. C!n-it.tian  \\\i>i.  llie  srea't-jirandfa- 
ther  of  our  snlijcct,  was  a  I'tcvolutiunary 
soldier  who  served  with  tlic  rank  of  cap- 
tain, and  the  sword  which  he  carried  dm-ing 
the  war  for  indeiicndeuce  is  now  a  cher- 
ished heirloom  in  the  possession  of  our  suh- 
ject.  He  passed  his  entire  life  in.  Lann 
caster  county,  Pennsylvania,  w  here  he  mar- 
ried Catherine  Goskley,  and  they  liad  six- 
children.  One  of  this  family.  Jacob  W'ei^t, 
became  the  grandfather  of  uur  subject.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  ]8iJ,  serving-  as 
a  private.  In  1820  he  came  to  Fairfield 
county,  Ohio,  accompanied  by  his  wife. 
Catherine  Hostler,  and  in  1S21  .settled  in 
the  eastern  part  of  Gi-een.field  township, 
where- he  li\'ed  for  nv  re  than  a  half  cen- 
tury, passing-  away  up.m  the  old  homestead 
there  in  iSj2  at  tlie  \  ery  advanced  age  of 
eighty-nine  years,  his  i-emains  being  in- 
terred near  his  old  farm.  Vie  was  the  fa- 
ther of  eleven  children,  ten  of  whom  reached 
years  of  maturity,  were  married  and  had 
large  families. 

Benjamin  Weist.  the  father  if  nw  sub- 
ject, was  the  second  in  order  (  f  birth.  He 
first  opened  his  eyes  to  the  light  of  day  .April 
28.  1S08,  in  Lancaster.  Penns\lvan:a.  and 
was  a  ycuth  of  twelve  years  when  brought 
to  Fairfield  county.  .Ohio,  liy  his  parents. 
He  was  reared  upon  the' liome  farn'  and  ac- 
quired a  limited  education,  having  little  i.-p- 
pi'rtunity  t(->  attend  schoul,  fir  his  ser\  i.-es 
were  needed,  in  the  work  of  the  fields. 
^^'hile  yet  a  bo\  he  also  began  leairn.ing  th.e 
carpenter's  trade,  which  he  followed  untd 
1S50.  when  he  purchased  a  part  of  h's  fa- 
ther's farm,  upc.n  which  he  lived  until  his 


death.  In  1830  he  was  united  in  marrige 
to  Ivlizabelh  I'.owser  and  unto  them  were 
born,  eight  children:  .^anniel  S. :  Jeremiah, 
who  died  in  1S50;  Mary,  wife  of  Dr.  B. 
K.  Thomen,  a  resident  of  Baltim(,-re.  Ohio: 
Benjamin  and  Jefferson,  who  have  pah?ed 
away;  Caroline,  wJio  became  the  wife  of 
Daniel  Fisher,  but  is  now  deceased,  while 
her  husband  died  in  the  army  when  serving 
as  a  member  of  Comijany  I,  Seventeenth 
(.Miio  \''olunteer  Infantry,  in  the  Civil  war; 
Sarah  P.,  deceased  wife  of  Philip  Hatter; 
Elizabeth,  wife  of  M.  2\l.  Benjamin,  a  resi- 
dent of  Baltimore,  Ohio;  and  Priscilla.  wife 
of  Charles  Hedg'es,  of  Delaware.  Oiiio.  The 
father  of  tliis  family  died  on  the  Jist  of 
Januai-y,  1893,  and  his  wife  ])assed  away 
March  25,  18S0,  at  the  age  of  >ixty-n:ne 
years,  their  remains  being  interred  in  L'>eiliel 
cemetery,  Greenfield  townsh.ip.  Sh.e  was  a 
daughter  of  Jacob  Bowser,  who  came  to 
this  country  from  Germany  in  1818  ar.il 
settled  on  a  farm  in  Greenfield  ti  wnsliip  al- 
joining  that  of  Air.  Weist,  where  he  lived 
until  1850.  He  died  in  that  year  while  1  n 
a  visit  to  his  son  in  Fi.>rt  \\'ayne.  Indiana. 
His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  if 
Afary  Snyder,  passed  away  in  [825.  Air. 
and  Airs.  Weist  were  membei-s  of  the 
United  Brethren  church  and  took  a  very 
active  jKirt  in  its  w nrk.  He  served  as  cap- 
tain of  a  company  in  the  state  mil'tia  and 
with  his  command  was  called  out  to  salute 
the  first  canal  1>  vit  that  flo.ated  .^n  the  Ohio 
canal.  He  led  a  life  of  industry  and  s.  me 
of  the  houses  which  he  built  in  this  county 
are  still  standing. 

Sanntel  S.  \\'eist  of  this  review  was  born 
and  reared  unon  his  father's  fai-m  in  Green- 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


39 


field  to\viisliii>,  wliere  lie  remained  until  Ik- 
was  nineteen  years  of  aye.  In  the  iiiean- 
linic  lie  Iiad  become  cjn\ersant  with  the 
coninion  brandies  of  ICr.gliih  learning 
taught  in  the  district  sc!u>t'ils.  The  temple 
of  learning  in  which  lie  was  a  ^tudeiu  was 
a  log  building  and  methods  of  instruction 
were  almost  as  prinviti\  e  as  the  school  Ivatse. 
At  t!ie  time  he  left  home  he  began  learning 
the  carriage  maker's  trade,  serving  a  two 
years'  apprenticeship,  after  which  he  pi-.r- 
chased  a  shiij)  in  Greenlield  township,  con- 
ducting it  until  iSbj.  The  countr}-  was  th;ii 
invclve<l  in  civil  war.  The  queston  of 
slavery  in  the  south  had  brought  ab'jut  a 
desire  for  secession  in  some  of  the  iouthern 
states  and  the  Union  needed  the  aid  of  its 
loyal  sous  to  preserve  the  country  intact. 
Accordingly  in  January.  1S63.  ]\Ir.  W'eist 
put  aside  his  business  cares  and  joined  Com- 
pany T.  Seventeenth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infan- 
try. He  participated  in  all  the  engagements 
with  his  regiment  until  the  fall  of  Atlanta, 
when  ho  was  detailed  and  served  at  the 
headiquarters  of  General  Thomas,  there 
continuing  until  the  clo.-e  of  the  war.  For 
three  months  he  was  daily  under  fire  and 
took  part  in  some  very  important  and 
sanguine  engagements,  but  at  length  was 
honorably  discharged  at  Louisville,  Ken- 
tucky, on  the  i6th  of  July.  1865.  Return- 
ing to  his  home  he  resuu-ied  carriasre  mak- 
ing in  the  spring  of  1S63  in  Ba'timore, 
Ohio,  and  f>>Ilowed  that  business  c  ntinu- 
ouslv  until  1S95.  when  on  account  of  his 
health  he  retired  fr^un  bus:ne-s  cares.  JTe 
bad  received  a  liljcral  patronage  <  n  acrou't 


of  his  excellent  workman.diii>  and  the  dur- 
abilit\-  (if  the  products  which  he  turned  out. 
and  as  the  years  passed  bis  financial  re- 
sources were  therein   increased. 

On  ihe  15th  of  December,  1859,  ^Mr. 
W'eist  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Re- 
becca A.  Brandt,  a  native  of  Gretnfield 
township,  Fairtield  county,  and  a  daughter 
of  Adam  an<l  Relx-cca  (Ouipcr)  Brandt. 
The  tirst  rei)rescntati\e  of  the  Brandt  fam- 
ily in  America  was  Ludwig  I'.randt,  who 
crossed  the  Atlantic  from  hi?  native  coutitry 
—  Germany — in  the  year  1745  and  took  up 
li'is  abode  in  Pennsylvania.  The  tirst  of 
the  name  to  seek  a  home  in  FaiiTicld  cjunty 
was  also  named  Ludwig.  and  the  year  iSoo 
witne.-sed  his  arri-val  in  Greenlield  town- 
ship. He  was  the  great-grandfather  of 
Mrs.  Weist.  The  family  has  a  record  for 
patriotism  and  devotinn  tit  the  old  flag  lA 
which  its  members  have  every  reason  to  be 
proud.  Its  history  in  this  direction  is  cer- 
tainly remarkable.  In  the  war  of  the  Revo- 
luticMi  two  brothers  of  the  name  joined  the 
army,  ser\iMg  under  General  Washington. 
In  the  war  of  iSu  a  mimb.er  of  the  name 
sen,-ed  under  Ceiierals  Harrison  and  Wayne, 
and  in  the  third  generation  \ve  find  meni- 
,bers  of  tlie  family  with  Generals  Tay- 
lor and  Scott  in  the  war  with  ]Me.Kico  in 
1S46.  From  ten  different  northern  states 
■e-resentatives  of  the  family  went  to  join 
t'^e  Federal  army  and  to.  k  part  in  a  large 
"ndier  of  the  most  important  battles  of 
■    the  long  conflict.     Again  we  find   soldiers 

the  name  rf  Branrlt  defending  the  stars 
-■nd    .^tripes   in   the   Spanish-American  war, 


THE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RliCORD. 


so  that  in  every  itnjx.'rtant  war  in  the  liistory 
of  the  country  tlie  family  lias  been  repre- 
sented l>y  loyal  incn,  who  have  rendered 
valual-.lc  aid  to  the  nation.  In  the  Civil  war 
six  brotliers  of  the  name  of  Brandt  and  three 
of  their  brothers-in-law  went  from  Fairfield 
county  li.>  the  scat  of  war.  The  mother 
of  Mrs.  W'eist  bore  the  maiden  name  of 
Rebecca  .\nn  (7ooi;er.  Her  father  was  a 
slave  owner  in  an  early  day.  but  b,elicving 
that  such  a  policy  was  wrong  he  emar.cipated 
his  slaves  and  on  this  account  so  aroused 
the  ire  of  his  neighbors  in  Virginia  that  he 
was  obliged  to  lea\e  that  state  and  accord- 
ingly with  his  family  he  came  to  Lancaster, 
Ohio,  in  i(So6.  Here  he  followed  his  trade, 
th;it  of  harness  making.  Adam  Brandt  and 
his  wife,  th.c  parents  of  Mrs.  W'eist,  liad 
seventeen  children,  and  six  sons,  as  before 
stated,  were  loyal  defenders  of  the  Union 
cau-e  in  the  Ci\il  war,  including  Captain 
Brandt,  of  Carroll,  Ohio,  whose  .sketch  ap- 
pears elsewhere  in  this  work. 

Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W'eist  have  been 
born  two  children :  F.ldon  Orlando,  born 
April  lo,  1S62.  married  iMiss  Loretta  Lit- 
tlejohn  and  is  living  in  Baltimore.  Oliio, 
where  he  is  editor  of  the  Twin  City  Xews. 
a  paper  of  that  place.  Ara  E.  is  the  wife  of 
I\ev.  Walter  Kling,  a  Presbyterian  m'nister 
now  1i\-ing  in  Canton.  Ohio.  They  have 
one  child,  Ruth  Bauline. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  W'eist  hold  membership 
in  the  ^.Fethodist  Episcopal  church,  of  which 
they  are  leading  and  active  workers,  and  he 
take^  a  \ery  active  pact  in  temiicrance  work 
and  while  mayi.r  of  the  city  allnvs  n<)  sa- 
loons or  liquor  sold  here.     In  1893  he  was 


cen.sus  enumerator.  In  iS.'^i  he  was  elected 
may.,r  of  Baltim..rc  and  ha^  held  the  office 
alldgcthcr  f(<r  ciglueen  years,  filling  the  posi- 
tion at  the  iircscnt  time.  It  is  a  record  al- 
most unparalleled  in  the  iiistory  of  the  coun- 
try and  certainly  no  higher  testimonial  of 
his  cajiability  in  office  and  his  faithful  dis- 
charge of  duties  could  be  given  than  the 
fact  that  he  has  so  long  been  retained  as 
the  chief  oxcutivc  of  the  city.  He  is  a  char- 
ter member  of  Cupi)  l^ost,  Xo.  263.  (l.  A. 
R. ;  acted  as  its  first  commaniler  and  after- 
ward served  as  adjutant  until  January,  looj, 
when  he  again  liecame  commander.  He 
has  three  times  served  upon  the  staff  >  \  the 
state  department  commander.  His  wife  is 
a  leading  and  active  member  f'i  the  Wo- 
man's Relief  Corps,  in  which  ^he  i.-  serv- 
ing as  the  president.  In  i8'"i('i  'Wx.  Weist 
became  a  member  of  the  In,lepen<l(.-nt  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  in  which  he  h-y-^  filled  all 
the  offices  of  the  local  Irxlge  and  has  also 
been  district  ileputy  i<'v  several  terms.  He 
has  served  as  recording  steward  in  his 
church  f(ir  the  past  ten  years,  has  been  a 
member  of  the  school  board  for  sixteen 
years  and  was  serving  in  that  cajiacily  at 
the  time  the  new  scli'-o!  house  was  erected. 
Such  in  brief  is  the  history  of  Samuel  S. 
W'eist.  The  record  is  one  over  which  there 
falls  no  shadow  of  wron,g  or  suspicion  of 
evil.  Reliable  in  business,  kindly  and  genial 
by  nature,  faithful  in  citizenshiji  and  trust- 
worthy in  friendship,  it  would  be  difficult 
to  find  one  who  is  more  w  id.ely  or  fa\orably 
known  in  this  portion  of  the  stale  than  Sam- 
nd  S.  W'eist. 


THE    BlOGRAPilK. 


RECORD. 


GEORGE  W.  LAMB. 


Oae  of  the  distinguished  citizens  of  I'^air- 
field  county  is  the  Hon.  George  \V.  Lnnib, 
of  Hooker,  ,\vho  has  been  called  to  aid  in 
enacting  the  legislation  of  the  state  and  w  ho 
as  a  mercliant  has  shown  the  pos^^ibilities 
of  accomplishment  whicli  lie  before  the 
yt)ung  men  of  the  nation.  Everywhere  in 
our  land  are  found  men  who  have  worked 
their  own  wa)-  from  hiuiible  beginnings  to 
leadership  in  the  commerce,  the  great  pro- 
ductive industries,  the  management  of  fi- 
nancial affairs,  and  in  controlling  the  veins 
and  arteries  of  the  traffic  and  exchanges  of 
our  country.  It  is  one  of  the  glories  of  our 
nation. tliat  it  is  so.  It  should  be  the  strong- 
est incentive  and  encom-agement  to  the 
}-outh  of  the  country  that  it  is  so. 

Prominent  among  the  self-made  men  of 
Fairfield  county  is  the  subject  of  this  sketch 
— a  man  honored  and  respected  where\-er  he 
is  known,  and  most  of  all  where  he  is  best 
known.  He  was  b< -rn  in  Bloom  township, 
this  county,  December  24.  1S45,  and  is  a 
representative  of  a  pioneer  family  here.  His 
grandfather,  Philip  Laml>.  was  one  of  five 
brothers  who  came  to  this  county  about 
1780.  and  he  located  in  Bloom  township, 
while  the  others  settled  in  Pleasant  town- 
ship. x\ll  built  log  cabins,  and  cleared  and 
developed  farms  in  the  midst  of  the  forest. 
-They  were  of  German  descent  and  mani- 
fested many  of  the  sterling  characteristics 
of  the  people  of  the  fatherland.  The  grand- 
father of  our  subject  was  a  native  of  Penn- 
sylvania, while  Peter  Lamb,  the  father  of 
'•ur  subject*,  was  born  at  the  old  home  farm 


in  Blixun  township,  an<l  there  spent  his  en- 
tire life,  devoting  his  time  and  energies 
to  agricultural  pvu-suits.  He  was  a  Demo- 
crat in  his  political  views,  never  failing  to 
vote  for  the  men  and  measures  of  the  party. 
His  death  occurred  when  he  was  in  his 
eigiity-sixth  year.  His  wife,  ^^Irs.  Cather- 
ine (Lane)  I_-amb,  was  a  daughter  of  James 
Lane,  who  was  of  Welsh  lineage  and  re- 
moved from  the  Keystone  state  to  Fairfield 
county  at  an  early  epoch  in  its  history.  Mrs. 
Lamb  was  horn  in  Amanda  township,  this 
county,  and  lived  to  the  advanced  age  of 
eighty-eight  years.  By  her  marriage  she  be- 
came the  mother  of  eight  children,  five  sons 
and  three  daughters,  all  of  whom  reached 
adult  age.  while  all  are  yet  living  with  the 
exception  of  one  brother,  William. 

George  W.  Lamb  is  the  fourth  child 
and  third  son.  He  was  reared  c>n  the  old 
home  farm,  where  he  remained  until  eight- 
een years  of  age,  assisting  in  the  work  of 
plowing,  planting  and  han-esting  until  the 
lalKtrs  of  the  field  were  over,  and  then  spend- 
ing the  winter  months  in  the  acciuirement  of 
an  education  in  the  district  schools.  He 
later  went  to  the  Fairfield  Union  Academy, 
where  he  spent  two  years.  Subsequently 
he  engaged  in  teaching  sclnxil  for  a  number 
of  years  and  was  elected  principal  of  the 
Carroll  school,  filling  that  position  for  four 
years.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he 
tumed  his  attention  to  merchandising  in 
Carroll,  and  after  two  years  removed  to 
Hooker,  where  he  has  since  engaged  in 
grain   dealing  and   general    merchandising. 


42 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


covering  a  period  of  twenty-two  years.  He 
is  the  oldest  merchant  in  the  t.mn  in  years 
of  continniins  crinnccti..n  with.  c'>nnnercial 
pursuits,  and  the  years  Iiavc  witnessed  a 
successful  career  for  his  enterprise,  sound 
business  judgment  and  dihf;-ence  ha\  c 
brought  to  him  prosperii)-. 

Mr.  Lainh  has  been  twice  married.  He 
first  wedded  Carrie  Urown.  in  August,  1871. 
She  died  leaving  two  children — Kdward 
Wort  and  Odessa,  the  Litter  the  wife  of 
James  Brandt,  a  son  of  Captain  O.  B. 
Braiidt,  of  Carroll,  a  sketch  of  wh..m  will 
hie  found  elsewhere  in  rmr  wirirk.  For  his 
second  wife  ^Ir.  L.aml>  clmse  Carrie  Peters. 
a  daughter  of  Silas  and  Anna  Peters.  She 
was  born  in  Greenfield  townshi]).  Fairfield 
county,  and  is  now  the  mother  of  three  chil- 
dren:  Leona.  Catherine  and  Alberta,  all  of 
whom  are  at  home. 

In  political  affairs  ]Mr.  Lamlj  takes  an 
active  part  and  is  ari  unfaltering  ad\-ocate 
•of  the  Democracv.     Elected  to  the  office  of 


treasurer  of  Greenfield  townshi)).  he  was 
continued  in  that  jKjsilion  by  re-ele.;tiun  for 
\'wz  consecnti\e  terms,  and  in  iSj-'-^  lie 
was  chosen  to  represent  liis  district  in  the 
-State  legislature.  In  i8«>i.  he  was  elected 
ti>  the  state  senate  and  served  so  capably 
and  with  such  loyiil  regard  to  the  bc-t  in- 
terests of  his  constituents  that  lie  was  re- 
e'ected  in  1896.  He  has  l>een  ])o>tniavter 
and  has  also  been  railroad  station  agent 
at  Hooker  for  abwitt  si.^;  _\ears.  Fra- 
ternally he  is  connected  with  the  [Ma- 
sonic fraternity,  belMUging  to  Xapthalia 
Lodge,  No.  2(^2,  F.  &  A.  M..  of  Car- 
roll, and  to  the  chapter  of  Lancaster. 
He  is  widely  known  as  one  ot  the  lead- 
ing business  men  of  the  count)',  iiie  ex- 
tent and  scope  of  his  grain  trade  and.  mer- 
cantile interests  indicatir^g  his  marked  abil- 
ity, enterprise  and  unfaltering  resolution. 
In  ciiizetiship  he  is  loyal  and  progressive 
and  his  life  record  well  deserves  a  place  on 
the  pages  of  the  histnry  nf  hi?  nali\e  county. 


JACOB   K.  BECK. 


Jacob  K.  Beck  owns  and  operates  one 
hundred  and  twenty-five  acres  of  land  in 
Fairfield  county  and  is  an  energetic  and 
progressive  fanner,  whuse  methods  are  in 
keeping  with  the  most  advanced  thoughts 
and  ideas  concerning  agriculture.  He  was 
born  in  the  city  of  Lancaster,  June  28.  1834. 
ills  parents  being  Jacob  and  Susan  (Kerns) 
Beck.  The  father  was  a  native  of  Baden 
Baden.  Germanv.  and  came  to  tiie  United 


States  when  about  eight  years  of  age  with 
his  parents,  Jacob  and  Anna  Beck.  Both 
of  the  grandparents  were  nati\es  of  Ger- 
man}- and  it  was  abnut  1805  that  the_\  bade 
adieu  to  the  fatherland  and  sailer  1  f.>r  the 
new  world.  .-Vfter  landing  uix^n  tlie  .Ameri- 
can coast  they  made  their  way  ilirect  to 
Ohio,  settling  in  Lancaster.  The  grandfa- 
ther was  a  blacksmith  and  followeil  that 
business    in    the    ci^unt\-    seat   01    Fairfield 


TUR    BlOCRAPllICAL    RECORD. 


cotiiity  tlirongliont  tlie  remainder  of  his 
life,  hi.-^  exiHTt  workmanship,  and  rt-Hahility 
in  trade  -winning-  fur  him  a  comfurtalile 
competence.  lie  died  wlien  abont  sixty-five 
years  of  age.  In  their  family  were  fonr 
children.  two  n.mis  and  two  danghters,  bnt 
all  arc  now  deceased. 

Jacob  P.eck,  Jr.,  the  father  of  o-jr  sub- 
ject, was  educated  in  Lancaster  and  under 
liis  father" .s  direction  learned  tlie  black- 
smith's trade,  which  he  followed  for  a  num- 
ber of  years.  He  was  also  pr.  minent  in 
public  affairs  and  his  fellow  towns'men. 
recognizing-  his  worth  and  ability,  called 
him  to  public  office.  He  presided  as  county 
treasurer  from  1S30  until  1836.  and  was 
a.  faithful  cn.'-todian  of  the  public  exchequer. 
The  trust  reposed  in  him  was  never  betrayed 
in  the  slightest  degree  and  his  word  was  a 
synonym  of  integrit}-.  lie  was  held  in  the 
liighest  esteem  l)y  his  fellow  men  and  often 
was  called  by  them  to  settle  estates,  nnd  was 
frequently  appointed  administrator  or  ex- 
ecutor by  th.e  courts  of  the  county,  his  hon- 
esty beirig-  proverbial.  0\-er  the  record  of 
his  public  career  as  well  as  his  private  life 
falls  no  shadow  of  wrong  or  suspicion  of 
evil.  About  1836  he  removed  from  tlie  citv 
of  Lancaster,  taking  up  his  abode  upon  a 
fann  which  he  purchased  in  Hocking  town- 
ship, comprising  three  hundred  acres  of 
land.  This  he  improved,  making  it  his 
home  until  his  death.  His  attention  was 
devoted  to  the  raising  of  cereals  best  adapt- 
ed to  thi<  climate  and  also  to  the  raising 
of  stock,  and  in  both  branches  of  his  busi- 
ness he  met  with  creditable  success,  whidi 
he  well  deserved.  It  was  on  the  3d  of  De- 
ceml>er.    1898,    that   his   life's   labors    were 


ended  in  death,  at  tlie,  age  of  ninet\-four 
}ears,  five  months  and  eight  da\s.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Evangelical  Lutheran 
church  and  for  many  years  was  one  of  its 
ofricers.  His  political  ,-upp-irt  was  given 
the  Keimblican  party,  but  lie  never  sought 
or  desired  office,  although  he  hlled  -^ome  p.> 
sitions.  His  wife  passcil  away  about  eight 
years  previous  t.>  the  death  of  her  husband. 
Slic  was  born  in  Pennsylvania  and  was  also 
a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church.  li\-ing  an 
earnest.  Christian  life,  characterized  bv 
many  acts'  of  kindne>s.  This  worthy 
couple  became  the  parents  of  five  sons  and 
thiee  daughters,  six  of  whrm  arc  yet  liv- 
ing, namely:  Mary  Ann,  wife  of  Z.  I'eiers, 
of  Hocking  ti^wn-^hi]);  (jeorge  ^^'..  who  mar- 
I'ied  .Sarah  McClarry  and  also  resides  in 
Hocking  township:  Jacob,  our  subject: 
H.  S.,  who  married  Julia  \\"ilson.  now  dcr 
ceased,  and  is  engaged  in  the  banking  busi- 
ness in  Pierce,  Nebraska ;  Rev.  J.  Peck,  of 
Richmond.  Indiana,  who  married  l^y.rit 
Ziegler.  of  Columbus.  Ohio;  and  Dr.  J.  S., 
of  Dayton,  Ohio,  who  married  Sally  ^\^  .-rk, 
of  Lancaster.  Those  deceased  are  Eliza- 
beth, who  died  in  infancy;  and  Clara  Jane, 
who  married  William  J.  Hughes  and  died 
February  5,  1894.  at  the  age  of  tliirty-eight 
years. 

Our  subject  was  only  two  years  of  age 
-when  iiis  parents  removed  to  the  farm,  but 
he  acquired  his  education  in  the  schools  of 
Lancaster.  He  was  earl\-  inured  to  the 
wr>rk  of  cultivating  and  impri>\ing-  the 
fields,  and  through  the  summer  months 
largely  assisted  in  the  raising  of  the  crops. 
After  his  marriage  he  continued  to  live  upon 
the  home  farm  for  a  short  time  and  then 


44 


THE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RliCORD. 


removed  tu  the  tann  wliicli  his  father  had 
given  hill!,  lie  iiuw  owns  aiul  operates  one 
hundred  and  tuentv-five  acrei  of  r.ch  land. 
It  is  a  model  property  for  he  has  made  niany 
improvements  upon  it,  lias  modern  ma- 
chinery and  all  the  equii>mcnts  nece  sarv  to 
facilitate  the  work.  Diligence  and  enter- 
prise are  numbered  among  his  character- 
istics and  have  Ijeen  the  foundation  of  his 
success. 

Mr.  Beck  was  united  in  nnTiage  in  De- 
cember, 1859,  to  :Mary  E.  Wolf,  a  native 
of  Fairfield  county,  and  they  became  the  par- 
en.ts  of  three  children,  but  their  first  born, 
Carrie,  died  at  the  age  of  or.e  year.  Estella 
May  is  the  wife  of  C.  M.  Cnmiley,  an  in- 
surance agent  of  Lancaster,  Ohio;  and  Alice 
May  is  the  wife  of  ^^^  L.  Kiger.  of  Bluff- 
ton,  Indiana.  Her  husband  is  a  hardware 
merchant  there,  and  they  have  orie  living 
son,  Bruce.  Tlie  mother  of  this  family  was 
called  to  her  final  rest  in  1874  at  the  age  of 
thirty-two  years,  dying  upon  the  old  home 
place.  She  was  tlevcted  to  Iier  family,  do 
ing  everything  in  her  power  to  enhance  the 
happiness  and  comfort  of  her  husband  and 
children.  For  his  second  wife  Mr.  Beck 
cliose  Ruth  Alice  Shellenbarger,  and  their 
marriage  was  celebrated  on  the  23d  of 
Alarch,  1S76.  The  lady  is  the  daughter  of 
Reuben  Shellenbarger,  a  native  of  Fair- 
field county,  bcrrn  in  Berne  township.     He, 


trx>,   was  a   farmer  by  occupation  and   fol- 
lowed  that   inirsuit   throughout    his    entire 


ife,  h 


occurrnig  about  twenty-tour 


years  ago  upon  his  home  farm  in  Berne 
township.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden 
name  of  Christiana  Pearce,  was  born  in 
Rhode  Island  and  her  death  occurred  in 
1861.  By  her  marriage  she  became  the 
mother  of  six  children,  live  of  whom  are 
yet  living,  namely:  Mrs.  Ruth  Beck;  Mary 
A.,  the  wife  c.f  Robert  Pierce,  of  Lancaster: 
Christiana,  the  wife  of  John  McClain,  of 
Pleasant  township;  Delia,  deceased  wife  of 
Myron.  Prindle;  James,  who  resides  with 
his  sister,  }.lrs.  Beck;  and  r.mma,  who  died 
in  infancy. 

Mr.  Beck  exercises  his  right  of  fran- 
chise in  support  of  the  men  and  measures 
of  the  Republican  party,  and  also  belongs 
to  the  Lutheran  church,  in  which  he  has 
served  as  trustee  for  eight  _\  ears.  He  takes 
a  deep  and  abiding  interest  in  every  move- 
ment and  measure  calculated  to  promote 
the  material,  intellectual,  sc-cial  and  moral 
welfare  of  his  community  and  his  efforts  in 
this  regard  have  not  been  without  effect. 
His  entire  life  has  been  passed  in  the  county 
of  his  nativity,  and  the  fact  that  many  who 
have  known  him  from  boyhood  are  nun;- 
bcred  among  his  stanchest  friends,  is  an  in- 
dication that  his  career  has  ever  been  aji 
honorable  and  straightfonvard  one. 


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COL.    HENRY    B.    REESE 


THE   BIOGRAPHIC.lJ.   RECORD. 


HENRY  B.  REESE. 


47 


For  more  than  tliirty  yens  llcnrvjj. 
Reese  was  in  tlie  cniijIcA-  i-t  the  L;"'i\'eninient 
in  the  capacity  uf  iiaynia-ter  ami  over  the 
record  o\  his  piil)lic  career  there  fall^  ni> 
shadow  of  wrono-  or  su-piciim  of  c\'il.  lie 
was  ni'  SI  prompt,  reliahle  and  faitiiful  in 
tlie  (hscliarge  of  his  dntics  and  is  a  repre- 
scntrdive  of  a  liigh  type  c<[  .\merican  citi- 
zenship. He  is  now  living  retired  in  Lan- 
caster, enjoying  a  well  merited  re<t.  He 
was  horn  in  tliis  city.  April  21.  183J.  and 
is  a  represer,tati\c  of  a  jirLvminent  family  of 
I-'airfiekl  comity.  William  j.  Reese,  his  fa- 
ther.-was  born  in  the  city  of  Philadeliihia. 
Pennsylvania,  on  the  5th  of  August.  1804. 
and  pursued  his  e.lucation  in  \\"ashiugton, 
D.  C.  where  he  continued  his  studies  for 
several  years.  In  Octr'her.  1S29.  the  Rev. 
John  \\  right  pcrfi.rmed  the  marriage  cere- 
mony which  united  the  destinies  of  William 
J.  Reese  and  ^lary  E.  Sherman,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Ji'.d.ge  Sherm.an  ami  throughout  the 
period  <>f  their  married  life  they  resided  in 
Lancaster,  wliere  ^^Ir.  Reese  had  located  in 
1827.  In  his  political  views  he  was  a  Re- 
jjuhlican  and  was  a  man  of  wide  inilucnce. 
He  posse-sed  many  sterling  traits  of  char- 
acter and  was  held  in  high  esteem  for  his 
genuine  worth.  A  leader  of  public  thought 
and  opinion  his  influence  was  felt  in  behalf 
of  pn.'gress  and  improvement.  Lie  attained 
to  the  advanced  age  of  eighty  years,  pass- 
ing away  in  Lancaster  in  December..  1883. 
His  wife,  surviving  him  f'^r  several  },ears, 
died  .11  the  29th  of  August.  1000,  in  her 
eightv-eighth   \ear.      In   tlieir   familv    were 


hve  children:  Henry  B..  of  this  review; 
Rosanna.  who  is  n-.w  Mrs.  lloyt,  of  Xew 
"^ory  city:  .M.  .\J.,  the  wife  of  josei,li  S. 
Reber.  ..f  .^t.  Louis.  MIs-ouri ;  ^[.ary  II.. 
the  wife  of  :\|.  X.  (, ranger,  of  Zanoville, 
Ohio:  an!  Julia  L..  of  Chicago. 

In  the  city  of  Lancaster  Hem-v  R. 
Reese  .acfiuired  his  early  educati'^n  and  -up- 
lilemented  his  jirimary  training  by  stu.dy  in 
the  city  of  riiiladelphia.  \t  the  end  of 
that  ]ieriod  he  went  to  ^vlanslield.  Ohio, 
where  he  entered  the  law  (-fticc  of  Jtidge 
T.  W.  li.artley  a.s  a  student,  though  his 
studies  were  terminated  in  the  office  of 
Charles  and  John  Sherman.  He  then 
returned  to  Lancaster  and  was  united 
in  ntarriage  to  Kllen  Kirk,  a  d.aughter 
of  William  Kirk.  ,.f  Philadeli)hia.  Taking 
up  his  ab'uJe  in  the  cit_\  of  hi.-  birth 
he  entered  the  employ  oi  the  Hocking 
\"ailey  I!ank,  but  at  the  outbreak  of 
'the  Civil  war  his  patriotic  spirit  ^^■as 
arotised  and  he  (ttered  his  services  to 
his  country  and' became  a  member  of  the 
First  Ohi':>  Infantry  and  was  elected  cap- 
tain of  "the  cijmpany  ami  soon  afterward 
wa-  ajipdnted  by  President  Linciln.  major 
and  iiaymaster  tV)r  the  three  months  troops 
of  Ohio.  On  the  expirati'  n  of  that  period 
he  was  appointed  paymaster  of  the  ariny  and 
ser\"ed  in  that  capacity  cijntinuously  fom 
l8''ii  until  July  5,  188S.  covering  twenty- 
seven  consecutive  years.  During  that  time 
milIio!is  of  dollars  passed  through  his  hands 
and  e\erv  cent  was  faithfully  accounted  for. 
He  is  a  man  of  unquestioned  honesty,  wh'^se 


4S  ,  THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


word  \va>  a>  ^uod  as  any  bond  voienmized  active  in  liis  t-tTorts  to  promote  its  gruwth 

by  sin-nature  w  seal,     lie  rcyards  a  public  and   success.      lie  re.-ides  at  ilie  -Id  b.mic 

otiice  a-;  a  public  trust  and,  no  trust  ever  re-  of  bis   father^   .,n   Wbeelin--  street,  and,  is 

])osed  in  bini  lias  l)een  betra.yed  in  the  slight-  one  of  the  nn.st  respected  residents  of  J.an^ 

^-'^  ^^-^Sy^^'-  caster.     .Mr.   Kce<c  i.  u  idely  and  iav,,rab!y 

'J'he  marriage   of  iMr.   and   ]^Irs.    Iveese  known   tlnvaighuut   the  state,    his    aljihties 

was  blessed  with  five  children,  but  they  lost"  well  fitting  him   f<.r  leadership  in   ]-.,liiicaI 

one  in  infancy.     The  others  are  William  II.,  and   swial    life.      The   terms   progress  and 

Hattie   E.,    :Mary    E.    and    Helen   C.      The  patrii^tism  nu'ght  be  c.  nsidererl  the  kcvnote 

family  has  ever  occupied  a  leading  and  en-  of  his  character,  for  thnaighout  his  career 

viable  place   in   social   circles,    where     true  he  has  lalmicd  fi>r  the  im[)rovement  of  everv 

v.'orth  and   intelligence  are  received  as  the  line    of    business    i  r  iiublic   iiuerest   with 

passports  in  good  society.     In  his  fraternal  which    he   has   been   associated,   and.   at   all 

relations  Mr.   Reese   is  a   Knight   Templar  times  has  been  actuated  bv  a  lidelitv  to  his 

and  in  politics  is  a  pron.ounced  Republican,  ciamtrv  and  her  welfare. 
iinswcr\  ing  in  liis  fidelity  to  the  party  and 


PRESTON  W.  LUPHER. 

Pre>ton  W.  Lupher  is  tlie  vice-president  sometin.ie   thereafter   lie   was    emiilo_\'ed    at 

and  general  manager  if  the  Logan  Natural  various  kinds  of  labor.     In  1865,  when  the 

Gas  &  Fuel   C'-mpany  of  Lancaster,  Ohio,  work  of  developing  the  oil  fields  oi  Penn- 

A  native  of  \'enango  cnmty,  Pennsylvania,  sylvania   was  begun,   he  made  his   way  to 

he  was  b._.rn  in  the  year  1857.     His  father,  that  locality,  where  he  was  employed  for  a 

W'eslev   Lupher,   was   al>o  a  native  oi   the  time,     lie  afterward  b.egan  business  on  his 

Kevstone  state  and  died  when  his  son  Pres-  own  acciatnt  in  the  oil  regions  in  connection 

ton  was  about  three  vears  old.     The  mother,  with  other  pa.rties.     In  1S75  he  Itecame  in- 

-\Irs.  Margaret  Lupher,  was  also  a  native  of  terested  in  a  store  there  and  later  was  km-wn 

Pennsylvania  and  uixjii  "the  death    of    her  as  an  r,'A  producer,  being  interested  in  well> 

husband  was  left  in  nvid.erate  circum^tance5  in  Clarion  county.  Pennsyhania. 

with  the  care  of  a  little  family.     The  sub-  In  the  >ear  1878.  Mr.  Lupher  removed 

ject   ..f  this  review  began  his  education   in  t<.  I!radford.   Pennsyisania.  and  in  connec- 

the  coir.m.  .11  scho,  Is.  where  he  remained  un-  tion  with  his  brother.  C.  A.  Lupher.  uiuler 

til  hi>  thirteenth  year  and  then  started  r.ut  the  firm  style  of  Lupher  Brothers.  .  perated 

To  make  his  own  way  in  the  worhl.     For  in  the  oil  regiems  in  that  h/cality  unti'  1883, 


:,V''y:VA 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


when  lie  disp.isc.l  of  his  interest-  ami  wein 
to  X^.Tth  Dakota.  There  h.e  purchased  a 
tract  ot  land  aui.l  cnpased  in  wheat  raisint; 
for  six  _\cars.  on  the  expiration  of  wliich 
time  he  returned  t.j  t'.ie  slate  ot  hii>  nativity, 
estaljhshitig  liis  hi>me  in  I'ittshin'g.  \\here 
he  engaged  in  dealing-  in  and  har.dhn^c  pc- 
trtrleuin.  The  year  1898  witnessed  his  ar- 
rival in  Lancaster,  where  he  lias  since  ni.'ide 
his  home.  Here  he  liecamc  assc'cia.ted  with 
the  Logan  Natural  Gas  &■  ]"ucl  Company 
and  superintends  it^  husiness.  having  con- 
trol of  its  interests  in  sixteen  towns  and 
citie-.  Later  he  hecanic  \ice-presid>c;";t  anil 
general  manager  and  has  since  occupied  the 
p^-sition.  Avith  headquarters  in  Lancaster. 
Lew  men  are  hetler  qualified  to  disch.arg? 
the  duties  of  the  oftlce.  for  throughciit  al- 
most his  entire  lite  Mr.  Lupher  ha;  been  con- 
nected  with   the  husiness  of  developing  oil 


wcMls  and  operatir.g  in  this  line  of  lousiness 
activity,  lie  has  so  directed  his  ahility  and 
e!t.  rts  as  t.'  gain  recognition  as  one  i-.i  Iho 
rc])resentati\e  citizens  of  LancaNter.  }lis 
life  has  heeii  one  ^f  mitii-ing  activity  and 
has  been  crowned  with  a  creditable  degree, 
of  success. 

In  iS8j  Mr.  Lupher  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  l"lora  L  Remer.  and  as  a  result  of 
the  union  one  chihh  iMortoii  S.,  was  horn. 
Tie  resides  with  his  father  and  is  attending 
scliool.  ScHTially  ^Ir.  Lupher  is  a  promi- 
nent Alas'^n.  ha\ing  taken  the  degrees  of  the 
li'dge.  ch.aptcr  and  ci.;mniandery.  an<I  also 
of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  being  identified  with 
a':  these  1  orlies  in  Pittsburg,  Penn?\-lvaiiia. 
in  his  life  he  exemplifies  the  beneficent  spirit 
of  the  fraternit)'  and  is  known  as  a  valued 
member  of  the  craft. 


SAMUEL  P.  COFMAN. 


When  the  arrival  of  the  white  man  led 
to  the  making  of  history  in  Ohio,  but  when 
the  greater  part  of  the  state  was  still  unim- 
proved and  progress  and  development  was 
yet  a  thing  of  the  future,  the  Cofman  fam- 
ilv  was  estalilished  in  Fairfield  cnnity.  The 
first  of  the  name  of  wdimn  we  have  record 
was  Uavid  Ci>fman.  who  lived  and  died  in 
\'irginia.  His  son  John  was  the  great- 
grandfatlier  of  our  subject.     He  became  a 


resident  of  Lancaster  in  1809.  There  he 
followed  the  carpenter's  trade,  but  in  181 1 
he  removed  to  Bloom  township  and  was  one 
of  the  most  prominent  and  influential  men 
I'f  that  early  day.  being  the  advisor  of  the 
entire  neighbi>rhood.  He  was  a  hard-work- 
ing, energetic  man,  possessed  sound  com- 
mon sense,  was  reliable  in  all  life's  relations 
and  trustworth}-  in  friendship.  In  early  lil'e 
he  had  been  a  slave  owner  in  Virginia,  btit 


50  THE    LUOGRAi'lllCAI.    RF.CORP. 


iilieral 

lo.l    1 

lis  b'jntlsini-n   ;i 

ind  canii 

J    to 

Ohio. 

H.M. 

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name 

and  died  in  r^^I^.  ha^in-'  spci^t  the  i^.reater 
part  of  Id...  life  in  i'.lo,,ni  township.  In  his 
hoylio,,!  he  had  lieiii  honnd  ont  l'<  a  man 
by  the  name  of  Lanea-ier.  Fli^  father  e^tab- 
hslied  the  tirst  nursery  hii>inc-is  in  central 
Ohi,).  ne.c;-innin<4-  o.j-.crniion-;  ah'ait;  that  line 
in  i.S.p],  lie  carried  on  the  iun---ery  busi- 
ness until  iSt^  and  wa^  then  sueeeeiled  by 
Benjamin  Cofnian.  a  half  brother  of  I  lenry 
Cofman,  uho.  however,  had  l^een  practically 
the  manapjer  since  1S04.  At  the  aj;e  of  sev- 
enteen years  Bcnjaniin  i'l  fman  e:ili>ted  on 
the  J5ith  of  Aus^iist,  i.Si.i,  for  a  three  years' 
service  iit  the  Ci\il  war,  becomin.q'  a  niemljer 
of  Com];any  A.  l"ir>l  01ii._>  Infantry.  He 
of  Carpenter  and  under  his  direction  had  particijiated  in  many  imp  rtant  battle:-  and 
learned  the  carpenter's  trade.  He  was  verv  at  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  service  re- 
encrtj-etic  and.  industrious  and  his  knowledge  ceive.l  an  Ivnorahlc  discharge,  on  the  15th 
■of  tile  building-  industry  enabled  hira  t.:>  '>i  August.  18(14,  at  Chattanooga^  'J'ennes- 
bring  b.is  talents  to  advantage  on  hi.■^  own  see.  Although  he  was  in  so  many  engage- 
account  and  keep  everahaig  about  the  iv.ents  he  was  never  wounded  an<l  always 
place  in  excellent  condition.  He  to  >  voted  escaped  capttire.  He  then  took  up  the  nurs- 
the  Whig  ticket.  In  early  manhiod  he  ery  laisiness  in  c  nnecti.ai  wdth  his  father, 
wedded  Mary  Allen,  who  died  in  1N41  at  continuir..^  it  until  the  fall  01  1874.  when 
the  age  of  ihirtv-two  vears.  Seven  chil-  he  purchased  a  farm  and  for  some  years 
dren  were  born  unto  them,  but  Henry  Cof-  was  identified  with  agricuhural  pursuits  in 
man.  the  father  of  our  sujd)ect,  is  the  only  Bio  ni  township.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
one  now  living.  Samuel  Cofman  was  com-  Grand  Army  of  the  Repubhc  ;md  of  the 
missioned  second  lieutenant  in  the  :Me.\i-  Methodist  T-p'sc  pal  church.  He  wa^  niar- 
can  war  an-l  was  an  e.xeellent  military  oth-  ried  December  ,y.  18O0.  to  Rebecca  H. 
cer.  He  was  identihe.l  wdth  the  Methodist  HoKlernian.  ft  Fairlleld  county,  and  to  them 
Episcr.pa!  church  on  the  circuit  of  L'X-k-  -'.ere  Ij  am  thi-ee  children:  Arthv.r  A., 
viUe.  JeffersL.n  and  Rock  -Mill,  and  after-  Ralph  W.  and  Zadi  Dee  Blanche, 
ward   became  a   member  of  the  Metli.  dist  llenry  Cofman.  the  fatiier  of  our  sub.- 

Episcopa!  church  at  Carroll.  In  politics  he  ject.  wa~  horn  in  JetYerson.  BKhui  t.  wn- 
ti3ok  quite  an  acti\e  part  as  a  suiiprTter  r,f  ship.  i;i  iS_^j,  and  for  many  years  was  id?n- 
the  Repu'dican  party  and  Avas  elected  as  titled  with  ir.erchandising.  carrying  on  l-;si- 
township  trustee  for  several  years  and  as  iiess  in  Carroll  fr.MU  i8r„,  until  1884.  dur- 
justice  of  the  peace.     He  was  b  rn  in  1811      in.g  which  time  he  enj.  yed  a  very  e-\ic;;.-ive 


patri>nage.     (^ 

In    ret'rii 

]-    from    . 

rr.m 

merciaJ 

pursuits  lie  t.  . 

••k  up  h.i- 

;  ah.sle  in 

ni- 

■m.  Ids 

present  fan:: 

in  15!.  ">n 

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i.-.ininir 

the  !i<mc  cf  < 

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■ct.     He  w 

narried 

on  the  Jd  of  ; 

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i~i  ? 

aarv  J. 

I.anil;.      B.itli 

were   n; 

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hi- 

0  inity 

and  llie  marri; 

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a  ted 

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became  the  p: 

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nine  child 

Iren, 

,  six  of 

wliom  arc  }.-et 

livin-: 

William 

K., 

Samuel 

r.,  GeiTg''?-  J 

i.hii.   Ka 

te  and  Ci 

ra. 

Th.  se 

wlii:.    lia\'e    p; 

:isscd    a\' 

,-ay    are    a 

ollwws: 

Laura,  t'.ie  ui 

fc  uf  J.  ! 

m  C.  FelU 

^>vs  : 

:  X.  ah : 

and  Rachel. 

yw.  Ccuw 

an  attc:-;< 

led  the  pu 

hlic 

schools 

and  was  reared  "upc  n 

tiie  h.  me 

farn 

1  ox  his 

father   in    111' 

»>ni    ii'U 

n<hip.      It 

\N-a 

s    there 

that  his  hirrli 

I'ccurre. 

I  on  the  19th 

of  Oc- 

niE    BJOGRAPllICAL    RECORD.  51 

was  a  leading  farmer  of  this  county.  The 
family  is  i.>f  ( dcrman  ile-cer.t  and  Mr.  Zaayer 
po>sesses  many  i-f  th.e  sterlins;  cluiracter- 
i.-tio  of  his  ( lerman  ancestry.  He  is  still 
Yw'w^  in  T;!i->:  ill  township,  at  the  advanced 
aue  1  a'  se\'c;Uy-eii;iit  years.  His  wife  died 
at  the  ago  of  se\entv  years.  l"nti'  Mr.  and 
Mr.s.  Cofman  ha\e  been  bi  rn  seven  chil- 
dren: lOora  ]■..  Xellie  15.,  Frank  M.. 
Mary  1..  Clara  S.  and  Rnthie  l"ay.  alt  (■\ 
whom  are  at  home,  anl  Helen  M..  whi!  died 
at  the  age  of  one  year  and  six  months.  Oc- 
toi;er  16.  1900. 

Mr.  G.fman  located  upon  his  present 
farm  in  the  sjiring  of  1887.  Here  he  has 
une  hundred  anil  eic^hteen  acres  of  good 
land,  upon  which  is  a  new  residence,  also 
tober.  iSh2.  .Vt  tlie  usual  age  he  entercil  barns  and  substantial  outbuildings.  He  has 
schiKil.  contir.uiug  his  studies  until  he  had  placed  three  hundred  and  fifty  n  ds  of  tiling; 
g-ained  a  gond  knowledge  of  the  bran.ches  on  his  land  and  planted  an  orch.ard  contain- 
oi  F.nglish  learning,  and  upon  his  father's  ing  live  hundred  fruit  trees.  Everything 
farm  he  received  ample  training  in  the  work  ab'".ul  the  place  is  neat  ami  thrifty  in  appear- 
of  held  aii.l  u-i.ead^.w.  this  ho^wcver.  equip-  ance.  indicating  the  careful  supervision  of 
ping  him  for  the  dutie:-  .  f  farm  life.  On  the  owner.  He  i^  n.iost  energetic  and  pro- 
gressive in  his  work,  is  thoroughly  familiar 
with  the  most  modern  methods  of  farming 
and  is  quick  to  luilize  any  new  idea  advanced 
Zaayer,    of    Blr«:.m  townsliip.     Her   fatlier      that  will  pro\-e  of  practical  \alue. 


VALENTINE  HOOKER. 

Germany  has  furnished  tr>    the    Inited  pngressive  methods,  livelier  comijetitioa  and 

States  manv  bright,  eateri.rising  y.ung  men  a.l\  ancement  m-rre  quickly  secured.  .-Vmcng 

who  ha\e  left  tiie   fatherland   t<>  enter  tbo  the  number  is  \'alentine  Hrjoker.     He  has 

business  circles  of  this  cuntrx  with  its  m: -re  s.-n-.ewhat  oi  the  strong,  rugged  and  perse- 


the  2y\  of  March. 

18S4.  Mr.   Cofman  was 

united     in    marriag 

0    tM    Mis.     Chloe    M. 

Zaayer.  a  daughter 

of  William  ar,d  Isabella 

.rt3>100ii  }il^i 


52 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


vcriiiij  characteristics  dcNcl'iped  1  y  lii^ 
earlier  envin,'iinieiUs.  whicli.  cuiqileil  with 
tlie  livelier  impulse^  >A  the  TeuUiiiic  hbin! 
(if  his  ancestors,  made  hini  at  an  early  d-y 
seek  wider  tield  in  w  liicli  tn  give  full  scope 
to  his  anibitiiin  and'  in<iustry — his  d^.>mina!'t 
qr.alities.  lie  l>jund  the  i.ppvrtunities  he 
sought  in  the  freedom  and  ap-preciation  of 
tills  country.  Thougli  V.i  rn  r.cross  the  water 
he  is  th<:-n 'Uglily  American  in  ih'Aight.  and 
feeling,  aial  i-  p.atrii  tic  and  sincere  in  his 
love  for  the  stars  and  stiipes.  His  career 
is  identified  Mith  tlie  histi  ry  of  I'airlield 
toiuity,  where  he  has  acquired  a  competence 
and  where  he  is  an  honored  and  respected 
citizen. 

Mr.  IT<n;>k-er  is  a  native  of  Baden.  Ger- 
many, his  birth  ha\  nig  (  ccu.rred  near  Heid- 
elberg on  tlic  iNth  of  neceni:ier.  184J.  His 
parents  were  (ierrge  and  -\nna  Mary 
(Zenrick)  Ho,  ker.  The  t'ather  was  also 
a  native  of  the  locality  in  which  o-ur 
subject  ^vas  burn  and  lor  many  years 
engaged  in  business  as  a  brewer  and  dis- 
tiller, spending  his  entire  life  in  his  na- 
tive country.  In  the  family  were  six 
children,  of  whom  live  are  yet  living,  and 
all  of  this  numlier  came  to  America  with 
the  exception  of  one — Catherine,  who  re- 
sides in  Germany.  Elizal.eth  is  the  widi:>w 
of  John  \\'.  Bans.  "  Charles  is  a  resident  ■,f 
Lancaster.  Christina  is  the  wife  of  Phihp 
Muler,  of  Xew  "i'o-rk  city.  George,  whi;>  was 
a  resident  of  Lancaster,  died  in  1895. 

In  accordance  with  the  laws  <'if  the  fa- 
therland. A'alentine  ?L;(iker  attended  tiie 
public  schiwils.  iuid  on  putting  aside  his  text- 
hooks,  he  was  apprenticed  to  learn  the  trade 
of  a  st(Mie  cutter.      Hearing'   favi  ralde   re- 


jioits  o\  the  business  ojip-jrtunities  oi  the 
b'mtcil  .State.-,  he  .Icternimed  to,  .seek  a  honx- 
beyond  ihe  .\tlantic  ami  after  arriving  in 
Xew  York  city  inaile  hi>  way  direct  to  Lan- 
caster. Oliio.  n-nvQ  he  engaged  in  stone  cut- 
ting, in  building  and  contracting,  working 
mostly  iu  free  stone.  Lie  lias  constructed 
many  of  the  foundation^  of  .the  business 
blocks,  dwellings,  churches  and  factories  of 
Lancaster  and  his  efticiency  in  the  line  of 
his  chosen  vrjcation  secures  to  him  a  iiiieral 
patronage.  He  continued  an  acti\e  f.actor 
in  that  department  of  industry  until  1S84 
when  he  was  appointctl  superintendent  of 
the  Forest  Rose  cemetery  and  was  n\-nie 
secretary  of  the  board,  \vhich  respoir-ible 
position  he  still  tills.  His  efficient  service 
has  ieen  the  means  of  continuing  him  in 
in^l,-e  througli  the  \ariou-,  adininistraiirms. 
The  compauv  has  proviiled  him  with  a  com- 
fortable and  well  equipped  ';ftice  in  which 
he  transacts  his  business.  Me  has  nuule  the 
city  of  the  deail  most  beautiful,  its  appear- 
p.nce  indicating  his  care  and  close  atte;Ui'ni. 
Li  1S65  Mr.  HiMiker  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Xettie  J.  Murray,  of  Lancas- 
ter, a  daughter  in"  Gorge  W.  and  ^farv 
IMurray.  Mrs.  Hooker  ami  her  parents 
were  nati\es  of  Fairlield  county,  her  grand- 
parents having  remo\  ed  to  Ohio  from  Xew 
York.  The  marriage  of  our  sul>ject  and  his 
wife  has  been  bdessed  witli  three  children: 
Xettie  C.  Katie  F...  who  is  the  wife  o' 
Mari,  n  Hankisi'ii.  nf  Lancaster,  and  has 
tl.ree  children;  Xettie  C  William  J.  and 
?\Iargaret:  and  William  M..  who  is  a  car- 
penter in  the  buililing  business  in  Lancaster. 
Mr.  Ho  ker  and  his  family  arc  worthy 
menr.crs  (  f  St.   Peter's  L\angelical  churclu 


THE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


53 


tiikin-  very  active  an<l  baieficial  intciest  in  pcrtimitics   he  snuylu,    ,vhicli.   I.v   tlie   way, 

it<  \\»rk.     For  a  quarter  of  a  century  Mr.  are  always  open  to  t!ic  anihitiMi-,...  eneroetie 

}l<X)ker  has  Ijeen  superintendent  of  the  Sun-  nian,  and  making-  the  best  of  tlie.e  he  has 

day  sclio..l  and  he  is  fraternally  connected  steadily  vrorkcd  his  way  upward.     He  pos- 

with  ;Mount   Pleasant  Lodge,   No,   -|S,   K.  scsses  the  resolution,  perseverane  and  relia- 

of  P.     The  hope  that  led  him  to  leave  his  bility  so  characteristic  of  the  people  of  his 

native  land  and  seek  a  home  in  America  ha?  nation,  and  his  name  is  now  enrolled  anmni^ 

keen  more  than  reali/.ed.     He  foinid  the  oi>-  the  hest  citi;?en3  of  Fairlicld  countv. 


SAMUEL  C.  BLACK. 

.Among  the  worthy  residents  of  Fairfiel-1  IJiack  had  been  married  to  -vliss   Tane  Mc- 

ci.'unty  who  claim  the  Emerald  Isle  as  the  Cloy,  a  native  of  Jrelaud,  and  they  became 

land  of  their  birth  is  Saniuel  C.  Black,  who  the  parents  of   fL^ir  cinldren.      Robert,  the 

is  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  in  Berne  eldest,  is  living  three  miles  east  of  Bremen, 

township.     He  was  born  in  Ireland  i>n  tlie  INlary  became  the  wife  of  John  S.  ]\Iartin.  nf 

4th  of  December,   iSjo.     His  lather.  Will-  Hc/cking-   ciamty,   and   has   eight   children: 

lani  Black,  was  a!s(>  a  native  of  that  countr}-,  Gei.Tge,    \\'illiani,    Albert,    Frank,     Tennie, 

bi-rn  in  the  latter  part  cf  the  eighteenth  cen-  Emma,  Matilda  and  ]^Iarg-aret.     .^anuiel  C. 

tury,  and  in  the  schools  of  Ireland  he  ac-  is  the  subject  of  this  review.     Tan\es.  a  res- 

quireil  his  education,  l;ut  his  privileges  were  ident  of  [Missouri,  completes  the  famih.     In 

limited    owing    to    the    primitive  conditii^ns  his  political  \  iew  s  the  father  of  this   familv 

wh.ich  then  existed  in  scho(.iI  w('rk.     .\fter  was  a  stanch   Democrat   from  the  time  iie 

putting-   aside   his   text-bi;oks   he   served    an  becan:e  a  naturalized  citizen  until   i8fii.     In 

apprenticeship  at  the  weaver's  trade,  learn-  that  year  he  joined  the  ranks  of  the  Reimbli- 

ing-  the  metlnHls  of  manufactm-ing  fine  Irish  can  part\-  and  remained  one  (jf  its  stalwait 

linen.     He   followed  that  jan-snit,   tog;eiher  supporters   niuil   his   death.      His    religious 

with,  farming-    until     1S37.    when    believing  faith   wa-  tiiat  of  the   Presbvterian  cinu-ch. 

that  he  would   have  l;etter  business  c-ppor-  In    the    schools    of    Ireland    Sanniet    C. 

tunities   in   the  new   world,    he  crossed   the  iJlack  obtained.  Ins  earK-  education  which  he 

Atlantic  to  the  United  States,  accompanied  continued  in  the  new  wcjrld.     The    familv 

by  his  wife  and  three  sons  an.d  a  daughter,  settled  on  the  co'unt_\-  line  of  Fairbeid  cou;;- 

Here  he  joine-1  his   father,   who  had   emi-  ty,      .After   laying   aside  his    text-b- oks   he 

grated  vears  befo.'e.  coming  in   iroo-     Mr.  ga\e  his  entire  attention  to  t!ie  work  of  the 


54  Itll'.-  HlOilR.lPHlCAL    RECORD. 


li.  ii'.e   i;.nii.   a    tract    of    one    luiinhftl    an. I  a   rc>i(Iciit  nt'   I'.rcii'cii.   niaiTicd   Alice   Lut:'. 

twenty  acre>  ni"  laiKl.      lie    \va>    tlui^    em-  andtlie}    ha\e(^ne    clnl.l.     Dor  .iliy.       (51 

ijlayed  umil  1N5S  when  he  removed  t.>  Kan-  Mary  ha>  luissed  away.      k^U\   Ceor-e.   nov> 

sas  and  i)urciia-ed  a   farm  winch  he  owne'l  livin;;-   in    Chicago.    Illinois,     married     I^lla 

and  operated  for  seventeen  }ear.-.     lie  then  ("annon.  and  they  ha\e  ihe   fojlowins^-  chil- 

sold  tlial  iiioperty  and  returned  to  J'airlield  dren :       (ieori^e.     Ilounrd.     Lawrence    and 

county,   where  he  has  since  remained.      His  AJarcclla.     After  the  dealh  of  his  lirst  wife 

purpose  in  reniovin.i;-  to  tlie  we-t  was  to  as-  'Av.   JViack   was  ai;-ain   married  in    1S74.   iiis 

sist  in   making-   Ka-.isas  a  /ree  sta.te  ainl  lie  second   union   heini;-    with     Mrs.     C'allierine 

put  fortli  every  effort  in  ih.ai  dirocl!i>n.      He  Hcery,   a  native  of   j',enie  towu.diip.      I'otli 

ser\el  as  a  niemher  of  th.e  Kansas  le-isl.o  l.e  and    his    wife    attend    the    Trcshx  terlati 

ture  in  iS'u  and  was  a  nn-st  prominent  an.]  chmxh  oi  Lancaster. 

iniluential  citi.'.cn  of  his  district.  Mr.  Black  is  a  stalwart  ad\-ocale  of  Re- 
in 1S35  ''ccun-ed  the  marria.i^e  i-f  Sara-  pul.licau  princii^les.  hut  the  hnnm-s  and  envil- 
tiel  C.  I'.lack  and  Miss  Mary  Jane  Stuart,  a  unient>  of  office  ha\e  n..-  attraction  for  him. 
native  of  Kush  Creek  township.  LairiicKl  La  a  summary  of  his  career  we  n.itc  that 
comU}".  and  tint.;  them,  were  ii(..rn  si.\  ciiil-  the  salient  feattires  of  his  life  record  are 
dren:  (i)  Rmnia  is  now  the  wife  of  Fran.k  enterprise.,  industry  and  unfakeriniL;-  devo- 
E.  [I<  user,  crf  Lancaster,  L'hio.  and  tliey  ti.^n  ii>  w'liate\'er  he  helie\-es  to  he  right. 
Lave  seven  children,  Stanley.  Earl.  I^eila.  His  diligence  and  cajjaljle  manag-enicnt  have 
Jennie.  Edith.  Cecil  and  .\M)ie.  (  2  )  Iiia  is  been  tlie  means  of  lu-inoing-  to  hhn  a  fair  de- 
deceased.  {  T,]  Isahelle  is  the  wife  of  H.  gree  of  success  and  he  i^  n.-w  acduntcd  one 
]\L  Siiclhanier,  of  Bremen.    (4)  Kohert.  also  of  the  leafling-  agriculturi>ts  .f  this  ciunty. 


THOMAS    H.  DOLSON. 

Perhaps  the  mo^t  distinguished  criminal  close  application,  ambition  and  determined 
lawyer  of  tliis  part  of  Ohic)  is  Thomas  H.  purpose  are  the  concomitants  of  success  at 
Dolson,  of  Lancaster,  whose  reputatii.Mi  is  the  bar  and  when  prestige  has  been  won  it  is 
not  limited  liv  the  contines  of  this  state  but  unmistakable  evidence  of  the  possession  of 
extends  into  other  states  where  his  services  tlie-e  rpialities.  Conferring  hon')r  and  dig- 
have  heeit  sought.  In  the  profession  of  law  nity  ujion  the  prr^fes>i..n  which  has  li.-nored 
one  must  depend  entirely  up.ni  in<lividual  him.  his  course  has  ever  been  such  as  up- 
nicrit   for  advancement,    strong    mentality,  holds  the  majesty  of  the  law  and  his  his- 


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THOMAS  H.  DOLSON 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


tory  tlicrelMi-e  ^liouhl  Kn-m  iiu  unimiK>rtant  e/er  Dulsun  was  hnvw  and  reared  in  this 
chapter  in  the  judicial  aiinal>  of  ilii'^  dis-  ^tate.  early  heccniiiig- f;nniHar  witli  the  wnrk 
t,-|et.  that  falls  t<.  the  let  of  tlie  a^t^ricuHurist.  and 

yiv.  Dolson  is  a  native  of  Oiii.'.  liis  birth  after  atiainin^  his  majority  began  farming; 
haVing  occurred  in  McO'unelsvil'.e,  Mor-  on  his  own  account.  For  many  years  lie  en- 
gau  county,  on  the  JJnd  of  X'.vemhcr,  jja.Qed  in  the  lillin.^  of  the  soil  and  in  rais- 
i8:;i.  his  parents  bein^'  Ebeuezer  B.  and  ing  5t>ck  in  Mur^an  county,  Ohio,  and  is 
Ilulda    I  Stevenson)    Dclsou,  the   former   a     now  living  in  Kansas. 

native  of  Ohio  and  the  latter  of  Virgiriia.  The  early  hi'yh 1  da_\  s  of  Thomas  H. 

His  ancestry,  both  direct  and  collateral  for  Dolscn  were  spent  in  a  manner  not  unlike 
manv  generatirnis  has  been  distinctively  that  of  nn;st  boys  i.)f  tlie  period.  The  jnib- 
American.  and  in  the  civil  and  military  his-  He  schcKils  of  Morgan  county  afforded  him 
torv  of  the  country  the  name  of  Dolson  his  early  educational  privileges  and  later  he 
figures  eonspicuivdsly.  In  every  war  in  took  a  course  in  the  high  school  in  Logan, 
wliich  the  coumry  has  i)ecn  engaged  rep-  Oliio.  where  he  he  was  graduated  with  the 
resentativcs  of  the  name  have  l)attled  for  class  of  i86S.  Immediately  afterward  he 
the  rights  and  liberties  of  ihe  nation  and  the  entered  upon  his  business  career  in  the  ca- 
great-great-graiidfather  of  our  su!>ject  was     pacity  of  bookkeeper  in  the  mercantile  es- 

tahlish.ment  of  his  brother-in-law.  H.  S. 
r.errv,  at  Canieron.  ^ilissotn-i.  where  he  re- 
mained, for  two  years.  In  1870  he  returned 
to  Ohio  and  wishing  t.i  enter  prMfcs-i'-nal 
life  became  a  law  student  in  the  ofhce  of 
Judge  :Martin.  of  Lancaster,  who  directed 
his  reading  for  two  years.  Successfully 
passing  an  examination  before  the  supreme 
early  day  in  the  history  of  Xew  Y.>rk  the  court,  in  December.  1873.  he  was  admitted 
Dolson>  reside<l  in  that  state  and  it  was  the  to  the  bar  and  at  once  established  an  office 
grandfather  of  our  subject  who  founded  the  in  Lancaster.  Nature  bountifully  endowed 
family  in  Ohio,  estaldishing  his  h.:me  in  him  with  the  peculiar  qualifications  that 
Mu^kingum  canity  in  the  early  part  of  tlie  combine  to  make  a  successful  lawyer.  Pa- 
nineteenth  century.  lie  purcha-e.l-  large  tiently  persevering,  possessed  of  an  ana- 
tract..  of  land  in  Musking-imi  county  and  lytical  mind,  and  one  that  is  readily  recep- 
'in  that  portion  of  the  state  which,  afterward  tive  antl  retentive  of  the  fundamental  prin- 
bccanie  Perry  oumty.  ami  tor>k  a  pr.  minent  ciple-  ar.d  mtricacies  ,.f  the  law;  gifted  with 
part  in  develoi-ing  the  industries  ,.-f  that  a  spirit  o.f  devotion  to  wearisome  details: 
portion  of  tiie  state  leading  to  it:^  substan-  quick  to  c.  .mprehend  the  most  sul>tle  prob- 
tia!  devel.-.pment.aml  improvement.     Eben-     lems   and   l.rgical   in  his  c.-.nclu>i..ns :    tear- 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


less  in  tlie  advocacy  of  any  cause  lie  may 
espouse,  and  the  soul  (»f  hraior  and  intoLjriiy. 
few  men  ha\e  been  more  richlv  gitied  for 
the  achievement  of  success  in  tlie  arduous 
find  di'ncult  profession  of  the  law.  In 
187.5  ''t'  '''>i'iiied  a  parlner-hjp  with  T.cvi 
Hite,  a  prominent  attiirney  of  the  Fairt'ield 
county  bar,  and  thi^  relation  was  maintai'ned 
until  Mr.  llite's  removal  to  Columbus  in 
1887.  .Since  that  time  .Mr.  Dolson  has  been 
alone  in  practice.  He  ser\-ed  for  four  years 
as  prosecutino-  attorney  of  Fairfield  county, 
from  1876  until  1880,  and  then  retired,  but 
h.is  successor  died  shortly  after  entering 
upon  the  duties  of  the  ottice  and.  ]vlr.  Dolson 
was  then  appointed  to  fill  the  unexpired 
term,  so  that  he  served  fi.-r  nearly  two  years 
longer.  His  course  was  one  deserving  and 
Avinning  high  commendation,  for  neither 
fear  nru-  fax'or  caused  him  to  swerve  from 
the  strict  i)ath  of  .luty.  His  ability  as  a  trial 
lawyer  led  to  the  winning  of  many  of  the 
suits  whicli  he  tried  in  the  courts.  During 
liis  tweiity-tlirce  years'  practice  at  the  bar 
of  this  and  other  states  :\[r.  Dolson  has 
built  up  a  very  fine  law  business  that  covers 
a  wide  scope  of  territory.  In  the  local 
courts  his  practice  is  general,  liut  in  the 
surrounding  counties  and  other  stajes  it  is 
exclusively  criminal,  mostly  for  the  defense. 
Perhaps  ]Mr.  Diilsou  has  been  eng-aged  in  a 
greater  number  of  criminal  cases  than  any 
other  lawyer  of  hi~  age  in  the  state  of  Ohio. 
Among  the  notable  cases  which  have  at- 
tracted general  attentii  n.  in  which  be  .a])- 
])eared  fr-r  tlie  deferise  as  the  leading  advo- 
cate, wa-^  that  of  the  state  of  Montana 
versus  ■ .  the  defendant  hav- 


ing been  charged  u  it'n  nun-der  in  the  first 
degree,  but  he  wa>  ac(|nitlcd  by  the  jury. 
Another  was  in  the  state  of  Illinois  versus 
David  Miller,  charged  vath  the  nuirder  of 
A.  T',.  Diamon,  the  mayor  of  .\rcola,  whom 
he  shot  and  killed  because  of  some  family 
trouble.  This  case  was  prosecuted  with 
\i,gor  by  the  stale  and  Mr.  Dolson  had  to 
combat  the  ablest  lawyers  nf  central  Illi- 
nois, among  whoui  was  the  Hon.  Horace  S. 
Clark,  a  man  of  high  reinitatir.n  as  a  crim- 
inal lawyer.  After  a  trial  ,.,f  several  days' 
duration  Miller  was  acquitted.  He  has  also 
appeared  in  defense  ,:.f  men  charged  with 
high  critues  in  the  states  of  Indiana  and 
California  and  always  with  success.  Mr. 
Dolsou  has  appeared  on  one  side  or  the 
other  of  every  important  criminal  case  tried 
in  Fairfield  county  during  the  past  fifteen 
years  an<l  in  many  of  those  in  adjoining 
counties.  In  the  ca-e  of  the  state  of  Ohio 
versus  Napier,  charged  with  murder,  Mr. 
Dolson  was  appointed  by  the  late  Judge 
Floffman,  of  Perry  county,  to  assist  in  the 
prosecution.  The  defendant  was  convicted. 
In  his  professional  career  Mr.  Dolson  has 
beeti'most  successful  not  only  in  gaining 
verdicts  desired,  but  also  from  a  financial 
standpoint  as  well,  and  ha-  been  enabled  to 
surround  his  family  ..vith  the  comforts  and 
man.y  of  the  luxuries  of  life. 

In  1876  Mr.  Dolson  was  united  in  mar- 
riage til  Mis-  .\Iida  Reinnumd.  a  daughter 
of  P..  F.  and  Isabelle  r.VrnoId)  Reinmund, 
of  Fairfield  crunty.  and  a  -ister  of  Flenry 
J.  Reinmiuid,  insurance  c  mnu--ioner  un- 
<ler  Governor  Hi.adley.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dol- 
son b.ave   four  cliildren.  two  -1  ns  and  two- 


THE   BIOGRAPHIC.il    RECORD. 


daughters.  The  family  atteiul  the  Enghsh 
Lutheran  cliurcli,  of  whicli  'Six.  Dolsuii  is  a 
nieniber.  la  his  poHtica]  affiliations  he  is  a 
Democrat.  He  was  nominatcil  by  his  party 
for  the  state  senate  to  represent  the  ninth 
and  fourteenth  senatorial  districts,  but  was 
defeated  with  the  remainder  of  the  ticket. 
Perhaps  the  best  summary  of  his  life  can 
be  given  in  the  words  of  an  old  and  prom- 
inent member  of  the  Lancaster  bar,  who 
said :  "While  Mr.  Dolscn  does  a  general 
law  business  in  the  local  courts,  his  practice 
runs  largely  to  criminal  cases,  and  in  this 
peculiar  line  he  has  quite  a  wide  reputation. 
He  is  adapted  by  nature  for  this  kind  of 
work.  He  is  shrewd,  quick  to  see  th.e  weak 
points  of  his  opponents  and  aggressive  in 
availing-  himself  of  every  advantage  pre- 
sented in  the  trial  of  a  case.  He  has  a  good 
voice,  an  extensive  vocabulary,  and  on  his 
feet  before  the  jury  he  makes  an  effective 
address.  He  is  the  best  talker,  perhaps,  at 
this  bar,  but  not  the  best  read  lawyer.  H 
his  earlv  education  had  been  commensurate 


with  his  natural  abilities  as  a  lawyer  his  ad- 
vancement would  have  Ijcen  mr;re  rapid.  He 
came  to  the  bar  here  carl_\'  in  the  'seventies, 
and  has  improved  his  opportunities  so  well 
that  he  now  ranks  with  the  leading  attor- 
neys of  tlie  district.  His  reputation  as  a 
criminal  lawyer  is  well  established  in  this 
section  of  the  state,  and  he  has  been  called 
to  Avidely  diverging  points  to  defend  Ohio 
citizens  charged  with  the  violation  of  the 
criminal  cotles  of  ditTerent  states.  He  has 
been  remarkably  successful  and  has  crossed 
swords  with  son:e  able  men  in  this  line  of 
practice.  Another  feature  that  has  contrib- 
uted to  his  success  is  that  he  has  ciaifmed 
himself  entirely  to  his  profession  and  is  a 
worker.  He  has  not  neglected  his  law  prac- 
tice for  politics  or  any  other  business.  He 
gives  his  clients  his  best  efforts  and  is  a  trust- 
worthy and  reliable  lawyer.  He  is  held  in 
high  esteem  both  by  the  legal  profession  and 
in  the  community,  and  by  the  public  where 
he  is  known." 


ENOCH  BRIGHT. 


Wheu   tra\el  'bv   team    and    wagon,   on  a  <>  n  oi  David  Bright,  who  was  born  in  the 

horseback  or  hv   means   nf   the   v^atenvays  year  17 to.     He  entere<l  land  from  tlie  gov- 

of  the  countr\--^long  before  the  era  <:>f  rail-  cniment  in  fJerks  county,  Pennsylvania,  and 

roads — the  Bright  familv  was  established  in  the  pn.-perty  is  still  in  tiie  possession  of  his 

Fairtield   countv.      The  paternal   grandpar-  descendants.     He  lived  and  died  in  Berks 

ents  c.i  our  subject  were  John    and  Anna  county,  followed  the  occupation  of  farming 

I\laria  (  Leiss)   Bright,  and  the  f'.mier  was  tiiroughout  the  years  of  his  active  business 


THH    BIOGRAPHICAl.    RBCORP. 


career.  He  was  the  tatlicr  of  oi.^lit  chi'-  crease<I  he  ailiicil  ii>  his  ])n.iit'ri\  uiuil  ai 
ch-eii.  iuclu.Iii)'^-  J'.hn  I'.ri.Li'ht,  the  gTamii'-.i-  the  lime  (f  hi<  deaili.  which  (ceiirre!  in  tlio 
th.cr  111' cur  suiiject.  The  latter  cao?c  to  !-"air-  year  185.^.  he  wns  the  owner  of  seventeen 
field  connty  in  the  early  years  of  ilie  nine-  hnmhe-l  acres  of  land,  nearly  all  of  which 
tcentii  centin-y.  Much  of  the  land  wa*-  sti'l  la_\'  in  l-"airtie!d  count\-.  lie  dcserxed  greal 
in  posse-sidi  1  f  tlie  L;-'>\ernn;ent  am!  he  e;'-  cretlit  f^r  what  he  aoc' 'm;)li>lied.  owinr^-  his 
tered  a  claim  ..n  sections  jy  and  yy  in  Lil)-  in-o.-,]>erity  entirely  to  liis  well  directed  ami 
CMty  townshi;;.  after  which  he  returiicd  to  indefa.tii^ahle  etYoris.  Ife  was  united  in 
rcnnsylvar.ia.  where  lie  died.  He  had  a  marriat^e  to  [iannah  Clauer.  wlio  proved  to 
son,  ])a\id.  wli".  cmini;-  to  I'airrield  c-nn-  him  a  faithful  comj.anii.n  a.n<l  licipniave  for 
ty,  Ulm«.  sjjent  hi?,  last  days  in  Grcenlield  a.  mimher  of  years,  l;ut  was  then  called  to 
townshij-,  •  her  final  rest,  loa\in^-  four  chililrcn,  who 
J(dm  liriyiu,  Jr.,  the  father  of  <.ur  su.)-  reached  years  of  maturity,  alih-u,-;!!  all  arc 
ject.  was  horn  in  Berks  comity,  Penn^yi-  r.ow  deceased.  The^c  were  Mary,  who  he- 
,  vania.  on  the  9th  i;f  January.  1787.  So-mc-  camic  the  wife  of  h  hn  Swartz:  Hester,  the 
where  h.eiwecn  j8o8  and  iSu  he  came  to  wife  .-f  Alexander  Miller :  Susanna,  die  wife 
Ohu:.  settli-.ic;- up-jn  the  land  which  had  Lceii  of  Daniel  Lang^vvll :  and  I'etcr.  .\fter  the 
purchase;!  hy  his  father.  He  made  a  jour-  death  of  his  iirst  wife  Jolm  Hriij-ht  was 
ney  t>n  horseha.ck  over  roads  tliat  were  a,-ain  married,  liis  -tcond  unimi  l-.eing-  with, 
scarcely  more  than  ]ndian  trails  in  places.  Klir^aljcth  l>dyers.  and  unto  thcn.i  were  hrirn 
After  a  time  lie  returned  to  renn<y!\ania.  i!n  ee  cliild.ren,  the  elde-t  heint;  Knocli.  of 
wlicve  he  was  married,  hrin^ing-  hi.^  wife  tliis  review.  The  >  thers  are  Hannah,  tlie 
with  liini  to  h.i.-  r.ew  liome  upon  the  western  w  ido\\'  o-f  I"[enr\-  Lang-well,  and  lohu.  who 
fpmtier.  They  to,  .k  up  their  alr'<le  i'.i  Li.-  resides  in  BaltinT-re.  Ohio.  The  parents 
erty  t(^wnshii).  >i;ending  the  remainder  of  were  members  <<(  the  Evangelical  church, 
their  days  within  its  l;orders.  honored  and,  were  deeply  interested  in  its  work  and  ccju- 
re^pected  pioneer  people,  actively  connecteil  trihuted  in  no  small  measure  t^  the  growtit 
with  fanning  interests  of  Ohio,  J.-hn  and  uphuildiiig  of  tlie  cliurcli.  Oftentimes 
Bri,ght.  tlie  father  if  our  subject,  was  draft-  camp  meetings  were  lieh!  upon  their  farm 
ed  for  strx'ice  in  the  war  of  i8i_'.  but  fur-  and  Mr.  Driglit  was  one  of  the  ni<ist  liljeral 
iiished  a  substitute,  feeling  that  Ins  first  duty  contributors  to  the  cause  <y\  Cliristianity  in 
was  to  liis  faniil}"  and  tliat  be  must  prepare  this  locality.  His  pc>litical  support  was  gi\-- 
for  their  comfort  and  welfare -b.efi.ire  au,ght  en  to  the  Democracy,  and  t!ion,gh  liis  busi- 
else.  He  built  a  gristmill  and  also  a  .saw-  iiess  affairs  made  lieavx"  den'.ands  uixm  his 
mill  upon  lii<  fann  u]:>n  tlie  banks  of  the  time,  be  always  fivund  op-portunity  to  faith- 
Poplar  creek.  He  cleared  many  acres  of  fully  discharge  !iis  duties  of  citizenship  and 
land,  placed  splendid  improvements  uiwn  co-operate  in  all  mr>venieiits  for  the  genera! 
his  property  and  develo]ieil  one  c>f  the  best  go<;d. 
farms  in  the  t^  wnsliip.     As  liis  capital  in-  Enoch  Bright,  who  is  an  honored  repre- 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD.  6i. 


sciitative  cf  i):ie  of   the   piimiinciit   piiiiieer  ven-  in(lii>tri( ais  aiul  energetic  agTieuliurist 

families  (,f  tlie  o  uiity.  \va>  lu.rn  in  I.k  erty  and  his  farm  in  its  neat  and  thriftv  appear- 

tMwnslnp  tip.-n  a   farm   which  he  yet  ..wn^.  ance  always  indicated  hi-,  careful   supervis- 

January  3.   iS_:;o.     lie  i>  n(,w  li\ing  retire!.  i(,n.      Ide  erecte'.l   there  a   nice  liome.   gnw,! 

however,  and  his  h,.ii,e  is  in  I'.rdtim    re.     lie  hams     and     cntbuihhngs     and     everytliing 

i:ursued  his  education  in  one  of  the  old  time  about  the  nlace  was  key.l  in  excellent  Cijudi- 

log  school   houses  ci'Unuonly  seen  upon  the  tiuii. 

frontier,   hut    his   ad\antages   in    tiiat   direc-  The  home  •  f  'Mr.  and   Mrs.  J.iriglit  was 

tion    were   s<_nie\\hat     meaner,     for    at     an  blessed  witli  eleven  children,  eight  (a'  v.  Iiom 

early  age  he  found  it  neco-ary  to  ;i>M;,i  his  reached     years     of     maimiiv:      Mahala     is 

father  in  the  work  of  the  home  farm  and  in  the   wife  of   Jlavid   .Ml.    (  f    Baltimore,   aiul 

the  oiieration   of   tlie  saw   and   grist   mills,  they  ha\e  two  children,   Mau<le  and   Burl; 

He  early  learned  the  value  of  industry,  en-  Ida  is  the  wife  0,1  A.  Ha.nsherger,  l;y  whon.i 

terprise  and  eOjnc^my   in   the  acti\-e  affairs  site  has  tw  >    children.    J).  !ly    and    I'.eulah; 

of  life  and  the  less._;ns  grained  in  early  youth  Tillman   G..    who  re.-ides  u;;on   his    father's 

proved  of  value  u>  him  as  the  years  passed,  farm  and  is  niarried  anr|  bar-  f^nr  children, 

He  remained  at  home  until  twent_\  years  of  Maude,  Xolla.  Floyd  and  Julia:  :\Iildred  E. 

age,  at  which  time  he  w.as  given  two  hun-  resides  in  Union  county.  Ohio;  Fdmer  is  a 

dred  and  louriecn  acres  of  land  by  Itis  fa-  resident  of  Lancaster:   Ilarlev   H.   is  li\ing 

iher  and  began  farnnng  on  his  own  acduiir.  in  Libert;.-  tcwn.-hip  r.n  the  r^d  homestead: 

As  a  companion   and   helpmate   for  the  iJully  is  at  h< me  with  her  fath.er:  }*Iinnie  is 

journey  i>f  life  Mr.  Bright  chose  Miss  Lou-  the  wife  of  El.r.er  Bailey  and,  they  Iiave  two 

isa   Yager,    tlie  marriage   being  celebraterl  chiblren.    Mary  and   Martha. 
July    25.    185J.    when    he  was.  twenty-two  Mr.  and   .Mrs.  Bright  were  mc:v;::.ers  of 

}-ears  of  age.       She  is  a  native  of  Schnyl-  the   United    Evangelical   church    f.  r   many 

kill   county,    Pennsxlvania,   and   during  her  years,  and  Mrs.  Bright  die;!  in  that  faitli  on 

early  girlhood  she  was  l:rought  to  Fairheld  the  17th  of  February,  icjor,  iter  remains  be- 

county  by  her  parents.      The  yo.uug  o.uple  ing    interred    in    the    <.i!;i     family     burying 

began  their  domestic    life    upon    the    farm  ground   r.ea'r   her    husl.iand's     farm.       Mr. 

whicii    l.ad   been   gi\  en    them   and   as   time  Bright  has   ever  been   faithful  as  a  citi,-en 

passed  the  Ian,',  was  cuitjvated  an<l  improved  and  l.iyai  to  the  best  i-terests  of  tiie  county, 

and  placed  under  A  higli  state  (.'f  cnlti\  ati' n.  slate  and  nation,  n.anife-ting  his  fidelity  to 

There  the  family  lived  for  nearly  half  a  cen-  his  couiUry  during  the  time  1  f  tlie  Civil  war. 

tury.  but  in  the  spring  of  190J  removed  to  enlisting  in  May.  1804,  a-  a  meir.ber  of  the 

Baltimore,    where   ?\Ir.    b.right   now   makes  One    Hundred    and    Sixtieth    Regiment    of 

his  home  in  the  enjo}-n^.cnt  of  a  well  earned  (Jhi'.   \'olunteers.     being-    mustered     in     at 

rest,  the  fruits  of  his  former  toil  supplying  Zanesville.      After   the    expirati.-i     of    his 

bin:  with  all  th.e  neces-aries  and  many  of  the  three  months'  term  he  was  mustered  '  ut  at 

coinfoits  and  luxuries   of  life.      He  \\as   a  the  satne.  idace  Seiitember  7.     He  is  n..w  a 


62  THE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


nieinbcT  i.t   C'u]![)  Vo^X.  C.  A.    R.,  ot   ['.alt;-  his  t'ellnw    ircni.      nurino-  his  lon;^-  re-iidt-ncc 

lU'ire.  W'liile  hi.-  life  has  hLCii  ijuielly  pa^se'i.  in   I'airfield  cmiutv.   ci\cring-  the  iieii'n!   nf 

luiniarkcil  Ijy  many  e\e.U-  cf  cxcitinc;'  inter-  his  onire  Hie.   he  ha-  ci>ntinuall\-   addel  tr. 

est,  he  has  alwax's  l;een  fi>un<l  as  line  (if  \\h."  the  cirele  if  his    friends    l,v    reasi  n   of   his 

iia-   due  regard   fi>r  the  i.bhgation-^  cf  eiti-  sterHnj;-  w.rth. 
zensh.in  and  Xo  the  dutv  which  lie  Dwe-  to 


WILLIAM  J.  REESE. 

^^"ilhall•'  J^  Keese  was  a  prominent  far-  and  s-iind  in  reasoning.  He  liad  soon 
tor  ill  t!ie  h.istory  of  T.ancaster  for  \v..\n\  deniMn.nrate  1  liis  ability  in  handle  the  intri- 
years..  Here  he  practice!  law.  was  ci.>;'-  cate  pn  blends  of  jurisprudence  and  succcss- 
nected  witli  merchandi-^ing  and  journalis-  fully  cope  with  the  older  and  more  exiieri- 
tic  interests,  and  ci  ntrii  ried  largely  ti^  the  e::ced  irx:rl;eis  of  th.e  bar,  aral  in  a  -hrirt 
general  welfare  by  his  co-operation  in  many  tin-e  lie  Iiad  a  large  and  growiiig  clientage, 
movements  fo.r  the  general  gi  oj.  He  pn-  but  his  eiT.jUb  were  n.  t  on  lined  tn  ure  de- 
mented p'j.lilic  progress  along  many  lines  ari'i  part:re;;t  uf  business  activif.-.  In  1SJ9  h.e 
his  eff.  rt-  in  behalf  of  the  city  made  hi-  joined  Sanuiel  F".  Maccracken  in  establish- 
history  an  impn-taiu  cha-pter  in  the  annal;  ing  a  drv  giM>ds  store  in  Newark.  This 
of  this  secti.n  of  the  state.  siure  wa-^  placed  in  charge  y-\  Daniel  Dun- 
William  J.  Ree-e  wa-  born  (•11  the  3d  of  can.  who  had.  been  rme  of  Air.  Maccrack- 
August.  1804.  in  the  city  of  Philadelphia,  en's  clerks,  and  to  him.  in  183J.  Mr.  Reese 
and  there  he  acquired  a  liljeral  education,  .sdd  l-.is  interest  in  the  bu^iness.  In  the  same 
Wishing  to  make  the  practice  of  law  hi<  year  he  purchased  an  interest  in  the  Lan- 
life  work,  lie  studied  and  was  eventually  ad-  caster  fiazette.  in  j^artnersliip  with  Charles 
mitted  to  tlie  bar.  The  year  18J7  witne-sed  Borland,  but  when  a  year  had  passed  he  de- 
his  arrival  in  Lancaster.  "  At  that  tinx-  a  cided  tb.at  he  did  w  t  care  i.r  journalistic 
year's  residence  was  den-andetl  before  cue  vi'ork  and  di-;..sed  i.f  Ins  share  in  the  paper 
could  enter  up>n  active  practice  here  and  to  Co-fi  nei  P.  \'an  'i'lump.  A^erchan;Iis- 
wdien  the  requisite  period  had  elapsed.  Mr.  ing  was  t.;  him  ir^re  congenial  and  in  183J 
Reese  opened  an  office  and  began  practice,  he  jiurchased  the  interest  of  Henry  Mat- 
He  was  a  cultured,  refined  and  Ivrilliant  thews  and  Jue  Putties  in  the  dry  gi><  ds  sD'ck 
young  attorney,  with  a  mind  alert  :md  ac-  nf  Heiu-\  .Matthews  i^  C'lupany.  i.f  whicit 
tive,  quick  in  perception,  logical  in  thought  firm  Th^  n-.as   Reed,  was  a  member,  and  the 


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iiiisiness  was  then  coiitiuueil  under  t'.ie  hviv. 
name  (t  Tlmnias  Kccd  &  I'.j.r.pany  untU 
March.  iS^'"^.  wiien  (ie;ie; al  Re^.^e  clisinseii 
01  tiis  interest  to  ^(c^sr^.  Culbertson  and 
Xye.  On  the  I3lh  <>i  XiAen-iV^er.  183^. 
JJavid  Iv.luilil  purchased  a  third  interest  anil 
the  tinn  then  became  L'ulbertSdn.  Xye  & 
Koknhl  In  the  year  1843  < -e-ieral  Reese 
removed  tn  Philadelphia,  where,  iit  ci.innec- 
tii>n  with  J'.'hn  lieylin.  he  opened  a  jolibinc 
Inxise.  but  after  a  few  years  it  was  finnid 
that  the  enterprise  was  inipn.fitable.  i!is 
health  also  failed  him  and  he  returned  to 
]^ancasler.  wh.cre  lie  li\cd  in  retirement  un- 
til his  death. 

Mr.  Reese  was  united  in  marriage  t;>  tlie 
eldest  daughter  of  Judge  Ldiarles  R.  Sher- 
man  and  in  the  days  of  his  prosperity  he 
'erected  nue  of  the  finest  and  mc:st  commo- 
dious hcnies  in  Lancaster.  He  was  also  a 
prominent  and  influential  citizen  here  an:\ 
his  eft.  rts  in  behalf  i>f  the  public  good  were 
widelv  recognized  as  most  beneficial  and  ac- 


ce])tal>le.  He  was  the  cajvtain  of  a  fine  mili- 
tary company  at  one  time  and  was  serving 
as  b.rigadier  g-eneral  of  the  Oliio  State  :\li- 
litia  at  the  time  he  removed  t)  Philadelphia. 
F(  r  seveial  years  he  was  secretary  of  the 
board  of  fund  comnhssiou  for  the  state  of 
Ohio  and  his  official  service  was  character- 
ized by  the  utmost  fidelity.  He  was  an  en- 
thu^-iastic  ?\lason  and  the  autjn.ir  of  tlie  pres- 
ent ritual.  He  succecled  Judge  Sliernian  as 
master  of  the  Masonic  lodge  in  Lancaster 
and  his  pn  minence  in  Ma.-i  nic  circle.-,  i>  iri- 
dicated  l;y  the  fact  that  for  e'ght  years  he 
was  tlie  grand  ma-ter  <-f  tlie  grand  lodge  ijf 
Ohio.  A  charter  member  of  St.  John's 
Episcoj;al  church,  he  was  zeal'. us  and  en- 
tiiusiastic  in  its  liehalf  and  his  inlluence  in 
that  direction  was  of  no  restricted,  order. 
He  aided  in  laying  broad  and  i!eep  the  foun- 
dation for  the  present  social,  moral,  intel- 
lectual and  material  benefit  of  Lancaster 
and  well  di->es  h.e  deserxe  ti)  be  numliered 
among  its  honored  picmeer  settlers. 


WILLIAM  HUFFORD. 


Tlie  name  of  Hufi:ord  has  been  closely 
interwi.A-en  u  ith  "the  history  of  Fairfield 
county.  Throughout  the  nineteenth  cen- 
tury its  representatives  li\ed  in  this  por- 
tion of  the  state  and  our  subject  is  now  ac- 
tively carrying  on  farm  w^rk  and  bearing 
his  part  in  the  task  of  improvement  and  pro- 
gress, which  was  begun  si>  many  years  ago 


bv  his  ancestors.  His  great-grandfather, 
Casper  blutford,  was  of  German  descent  and 
in  1 80 1  came  to  Ohio,  settling"  on  Raccoon 
creek.  He  afterward  removed  farther  up 
th.e  creek,  where  he  owned  land,  reclaiming 
the  wild  land  f<'r  purp.^ses  of  civilization. 
He  died  in  Xovember,  18^5.  and  was  buried 
upon  his  farm.     He  had  married  Miss  Stah- 


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ley.   who  was  of  (rcrnian   .k-.-^ccnt   and  die  !  tiie   work   ■  1    the   lickls.      lie   liad   to   traiiip 
in   1840.  lier  death  ak^:  ireurrin:;   uiJ.  ;i  the  and  clean  whuk-  crnps  lif  wheat  in  thi>  wav. 
old  laniily  liMnie.-t;  a<l.  at  whic'a  time  ^he  u  a.>  (Juiie  erirl\    in  life  he  hei^an  I'annin.L^-  (in  his 
laid  to  le^t  h}  the  sioe  ..1  iier  luii!  and.  own  arc.  iinl  his  father  deeding  him  ei^jhtv 
Tlieir  ^  u,  S. .1  miMn  llnfford.  tiic  gramk  acres  ( n"  land.    Also  lurnino-  his  nttentiou  to 
i;'.t!ur   of   .,ur   Mil>ject.    was   horn    in    Rock-  lue  nur>ery  hii-iness  lie  engaged  in  rai^in^' 
inghani    county,    \"irginia,    June    lO,    1786,  tfccs.      lie   was   very   succes.•^ful   in   his   un- 
and  when   l.is  parents   renmved  t..  Oliio  iie  d.eilakings    au.l    lucanie    w  elktn-do.      L'j)o;i 
accon  pained  tlieni.     Some  time  later  he  er.-  ''■'-~    '-'rni    he  hiiili    a    tw.>-sii,ry    frame   resi- 
tered    fi'om    the   government    land    which   i.s  'ieuce  and  made  inaiiy  . -ilier  improveme-,us. 
now  owned  hy  Emanuel  llutlcrd.  and  there  Cfimpinng  liis  place  witii  ;dl  ,n...'er;i  acces- 
lie  deveh  pcd   an   excellent    farm,   making  it  sories.      In  the  _\-ear   1841    he  wa;-  united  in 
his  hi. me  up  to'the  time  of  his  death,  which  marriage   ti-   Mi>s    Hannah   Sti  nelunier.   a 
occurred  in  1876,  when  he  was  in  his  ninet}-  i-'itive  of  IV-rry  ci.iuUc,  Ohio,  and  thev  iie- 
lirst  _\eai.     He  married  Miss  Rehecca  Hen-  came  the  parents  of  r'lfteen  children.    Timse 
drick.  who  was  of  German  lineage  and  w\as  ;till  living  are  as   folliva^:     I'hilip,   a  rc-^i- 
born  on   kei.ruary    ij.    \-;'$-^j.  ai  r^Iorri.-on's  dent  of  Indicina;  En.ianuel.  whw  is  living  in 
Cove,   remtsykania.      At  a  ver_\^early  age  Rirsh  Creek  townsliip,  Fairfield  c.untv :  S'^- 
she  cair.e  ti.  Ohio  with  her  father  who  en-  sanne.  th.e  wife  oi  Ceifge  Kutt,  of  ilremen. 
tered    lar.d    on    Jonathan's  creek  in   Perry  Ohio;  W'ijjiani.  wh.o- is  lix'ing  in  Rush  Creek- 
county,  where  he  built  one  of  the  first  flour-  township:  Xoah.  a  resident  "\   Kansas,  his 
ing  mills  in  the  state  and  there  he  spent  his  home  being  in  Thayer,  that  state:  Mary,  the 
remaining    days     and    was     aclivcl}-     con-  wdfe  of  Harriett  r--riesr.er.  of  Bremen.  Ohio; 
nected  with,  early  in-Instrial  interests.     Mrs.  Sarah,  tlie  wife  of  William  Turner,  also  of 
Jiufford.   the  grandmother  of  our   subject.  Dremen :  Maggie,  the  w  ife  of  George  Rakk 
departed  t'lis  life  in  18A1  in  tlie  sevemy-sec-  ing.  of  Bremen:  Elias  J.,  who  is  living  in 
ond  year  of  her  age.     By  her  marriage  she  konland.  Oregon:  Fdlen.  the  wife  of  \[,  <.. 
had  become  tin-   nirther  of  ten  chiloren.  Stewart,  of  Bucyrus.  Ohio.     In  politics  the 
Elias  Hufford,  the  father  of  our  subject,  father   of   this    famil\-   was  a    Deim  crat   in 
was  born  .''.ngusc   17.  1818.  about  one  mile  matters  of  national  importance  but  at  local 
from  the  home  .'f  William  Hutford.     He  ac-  elections  he  v.:ted   for   the  man   whom   he 
quired  his  early  education  in  an  old-time  log  tiiougiit  best  <iualitied  tor  the  position.     He 
school  house  and  was  familiar-  with  all  th.'  ser\ed  as  supervisor  ami   was  also  director 
hardships  and  Iab.;rs  of  ,;i,.neer  life  and  with  of    schools.      He   iield    meinl>er.-hip    in    the 
the  primitive  methods  of  doing  work.     b!o  German  Baptist  church,  dying  1n  that  f:iith 
had  to  cut  wheat  with  a  scythe  and  tramp  it  and  was  then  laid  to  rest  in  ^.It.  Zion  cem- 
out   in   the  barn   \\ith  '     rse-.      He   went  to  etcry.  in   Perrv  county, 
scho.d  about  tlve  or  six  weeks  each  \  ear  for  A\'illiam    Hufford.   wln^se    n.airie    intro- 
the  remainder  of  the  year  he  was  bn-^y  with  <Iuces   this  review,   was    born    in    Hocking- 


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county,  Ohii.>,  about  four  miles  smith  of  his 
present  hoint.  lie  acquired  his  early  eilu- 
catiun  there  and  later  continued  hi-^  studie- 
in  Fairfield  count}-,  attending  sclvxils  about 
four  months  each  year.  When  lie  was  twen- 
t3-one  his  education  was  completed  and  he 
began  farming  for  his  father,  for  whom  he 
worked  for  about  six  years.  Believing  that 
he  would  enjoy  living  in  the  west  he  removed 
to  Kansas,  but  remained  only  three  months, 
returning  then  to  Rush  Creek  tow  nship  and 
purchasing  land  upcm  w  hich  he  m  iw  resides. 
His  farm  consists  of  c>ne  huiulred  and  two 
acres,  all  ^^f  ^^■hich  is  under  a  high  state  of 
cu!tivatii>n  and  he  is  successfully  carrving 
an  agricultural  pursuits.  Evervthing  alx>nt 
his  place  is  neat  and  thrifty  in  appearance 
and  his  enterprise  and  industiy  have  been 
im]>ortant  factors  in  the  prosperous  c<->nduct 
of  his  business  affairs. 

In  1874  William  Hufti_>rd  was  united  in 
marriage  to  ^Nliss  ^larj-  I'eer,  a  native  of 
Hocking  county,  Ohio,  and  unto  them  have 
been  born  the  following  children:  Edward. 
residing  at   home;   Wright,   also  at  home; 


Ida.  the  wife  o.f  Ira  McCuUough,  of  Rush 
Creek  township;  Ch.arlic.  .\rthur  and  Jim, 
who  are  _\ei  under  the  jiatcrnal  r(>>f. 

Mr.  Ilufford  has  cleared  considerable 
land,  for  much  of  his  farm  was  covered  with 
timlier  when  he  took  possession  of  the  [irop- 
erty.  He  built  a  good  home  and  barn  au'l 
.also  added  forty-live  acres  to  bis  land.  His 
is  one  of  the  creditable  farms  of  the  county 
and  the  [Xisserby  can  see  at  a  glance  that  the 
owner  is  progressive,  practical  and  en<_Iorses 
modenr  impnjvcments.  In  politics  he  has 
followed  in  his  father's  fo'^'tsteps,  always 
\oting  the  Democratic  ticket  on  questions  of 
national  importance,  but  at  the  hx^al  elec- 
tions he  votes  as  he  deems  advisable.  He 
has  served  as  school  director  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  and  is  interested  in  all  that 
tends  ti>  promote  the  material,  intelleciuai, 
social  and  moral  progress  of  the  community. 
He  belongs  to  the  German  Baptist  church 
and  his  Christian  principles  have  so  per- 
meated his  life  and  nuilded  his  career  that 
he  is  to-day  a  man  highly  respected  by  all 
who  know  him. 


JOHN  GRAVETT. 


It  is  always  a  pleasure  to  see  true  merit 
suitably  rewarded  and  to  behold  the  pros- 
perity of  those  who  eminently  desene  it  as 
does  the  subject  of  this  review.  At  an 
early  age  he  learned  one  of  the  great  les- 
sons of  life — that  there  is  no  royal  road  to 
wealtli — and  therefore  he  toiletl  industrious- 


ly mitil  he  has  won  not  only  a  snug  little 
fortune  but  also  the  esteem  and  confidence 
of  the  people  with  whom  he  has  been  asso 
ciated  for  so  many  years.  Work,  the  true 
friend  of  mankind,  has  developed  his  latent 
resources  and  brought  out  the  strong  self- 
reliant  force  of  his  character,  aad  to-dav  he 


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is  acciiunteil  one  t«f  the  ppisper<ni>  residents 
of  Lancaster,  wliere  he  has  limy-  hcen  prc- 
])rietor  of  a  tine  gTeenliouse  in  cuii junction 
\\ith  hi>  son.  business  l-.eing  carried  on  under 
tiie  tirni  name  of  Gra\ett  i^  Sou. 

.Ml-.  Craveit  was  l;'.rn  on  the  iJtlt  of 
September,  1S26.  in  the  village  of  Billing- 
hurst,  county  of  Susse.v,  England.  His  fa- 
ther. I'eter  Gra\ett,  was  also  a  nati\e  of 
that  country  an.d  throughout  his  life  de- 
voted his  energies  to  the  \i--cati"n  of  farm- 
ing. ]>assing-  away  in  184.'.  His  wife,  who 
L'orc  the  maiden  name  uf  Luc\-  Rec\es.  was 
also  a- native  of  the  locality  in  which  her 
husband  was  bi.-rn.  Alter  his  death  she 
came  with  her  children  to  the  United  States, 
beliling  in.  White  cjunty.  Jllinois.  where  she 
remained  until  called  to  her  final  rest  in 
J  87-'. 

Having-  acquired  his  education  in  tlie 
public  schools  of  his  native  land.  John  Gra\-- 
ett  th.en  became  connected  with  th.e  nursery 
Jmsiness  and  also  accjuired  a  cmvprehensive 
and  accurate  knowledge  of  the  best  methofls 
of  ci'iiducting  a  greeniiouse  and  propagat- 
ing tiuwers  and  trees,  having  fivur  years  ex- 
perience in  the  i.aisiuess  before  he  can-ie  to 
-\merica.  The  year  1850  witnessed  hi^ 
emigration  to  the  new  world.  Attracted  1)\ 
the  broader  (.pportunities  and  'lousiness  pos- 
sibilities t.-f  tliis  countn-  he  bade  adieu  to 
friends  and  native  country  and  sailed  for 
America,  before  the  other  n-ijembers  of  the 
family  left  I'ngland.  He  landed  at  Xew 
Yi>rk  but  ma^'e  his  way  direct  ti>  Buffalo 
and  tlience  to  l.anca.^ter.  Ohio,  where  he  has 
since  resided.  Soon  after  his  arrival  he 
])urcliased  six  acres  of  laud  on  East  W'heel- 
ii-ig-  -treet.  planted  a  t-iursen.-  and  for  several 


}-ears  coiulucted  a  general  nursery  business. 
Init  in  1864  he  enlarged  the  sc<fpe  of  his  !;'.- 
bor  by  erecting-  and  equipping  a  small  green- 
iiouse.' As  his  1  usiness  g-rew  he  enlarge  1 
his  facilities  until  he  now  has  ten  thousan.'. 
feet  unfler  glass.  Hi-  flowers  are  of  the 
choicest  varieties  and  kiiwls.  his  selecti')n 
being  made  as  tiie  result  of  long  experience 
in  the  lnisii-.ess.  His  son  is  a  practical  florist 
and  the  plants  are  always  kept  in  a  healthy 
conditio. n.  Fr'.un  his  care  in  this  directiwii 
Mr.  firavctt  has  built  up  a  large  and  grow- 
ing business,  and  his  trade  has  reached  e.x- 
tensi\-e  proportions  li_>cally  and  also  extends 
to  the  surrounding  towns  and  villages,  while 
large  shipments  are  made  to  Columl)u>.  The 
greenhouse  is  heated  throughout  by  \\'\ 
water  and  all  ini>dern  equipments  and  ac- 
cessr-ries  for  carrying  on  the  business  have 
been  added,  for  Vix.  Gravetl  and  his  sun 
are  men  of  progressive  ideas  and  keep  in 
touch  with  the  adxancement  of  the  times. 
His  sale  of  carnations  and  roses  is  con- 
stajitly  increasing-  in  Columbus  and  he 
makes  large  ship-ments  of  these  flowers  at 
slated  inte."\  als. 

Befote  lea\-ing  his  nati\ e  land  Mr.  Grav- 
ett  was  married  in  England,  in  1849,  t'-"  ^^i^s 
Ann  Mallars,  wlii>  was  l>om  in  London  auvl 
was  a  daughter  of  Thomas  Mallars,  a  suc- 
cessful merchant  there.  This  union  has  been 
blessed  with  ten  chiklren  and  all  have 
reached  n-;ature  \-cars.  .\11  l)ut  one  were 
born  in  this  city  and  are  as  follow-s:  ElLi. 
the  wife  of  W.  W.  Brown,  a  resident  of 
Denver.  C'tlorado;  John,  also  a  resident  rf 
that  state,  -ivho  married  a  Miss  Kagya. 
of  Fairfield  county,  ami  is  in  the  ei-t-ipli  y  of 
the  Denver  S:  Rio  Grande  Railroad,  holding 


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tb.e  prisilioti  (il  agent  at  Saliil;'. :  Jennie, 
a  i;r<itessinnal  nurse  and  resides  at  Ik ':ne : 
i.ucv,  tiic  wile  rf  James  A.  Can  .  i;t  Demop- 
iilis.  Alabama:  Anna,  tlie  wife  u\  the  Rev. 
Juds.ai  Laml...  of  Cleveland.  Ohio:  Etta, 
who  married  A'-thur  A.  Walker,  an  att. ir- 
ney  of  Cincinnati.  Ohii);  Florence,  the  wife 
of  Charles  Zeisler.  of  Lancaster:  Georye, 
at  home,  w  lio  is  a  m;>li!er  in  the  employ  i^f 
the  Hocking-  \'a!ley  Railn-ad:  and  Carrie, 
the  wife  of  .Milton  McClane,  who  is  em- 
ployed in  a  shoe  facti;)ry  in  Lancaster. 

Since  gaining  the  right  of  franchise  ^Iw 
Craxelt  has  sui)ported  the  Democratic  part}- 
and  for  twelve  years  he  served  as  a  member 
of  ihe  school  ixjard  of  the  city.  For  a  simi- 
lar pericH.1  he  was  a  n-ien-iber  of  the  Fairheb! 
-Agricult'aral  Society  and  fraternally  he  is 
Connected  with  Charity  Lodge.  T.  O.  O.  F. 
Lie  bel(-ings  to  tlie  Presbxtei-ian  church,  ha.^ 
held  n>..st  of  the  church  offices  and  for  the 
past  thirty- five  years  has  been  one  of  its  el- 
ders, doing  all  in  his  power  to  extend  its 


inlluence.  Hi-  residence  is  a  substantial 
l.-rick  structure,  well  furnished  ami  is  situ- 
ated at  Xo.  S03  Fast  Wheeling  street.  He 
thoroughly  enjoys  home  life  and  takes  great 
lileasrre  in  the  society  <A  his  family  and 
friends.  He  is  always  courteous,  kindlv  and 
artabic  and  those  who  know  him  personally 
ha\-e  for  liim  warm  regard.  As  has  been 
truly  remarked,  after  all  that  n-iav  be  done 
rnr  a  man  in  the  way  of  giving  hint  early  o\t- 
]K:rtunities  for  obtaining  the  requirements 
which  are  sought  in  schcils  and  in  b<x_>ks, 
he  nuist  essentirdly  formulate,  determine  and 
give  shape  to  his  own  character:  anil  this 
is  what  Mr.  (3ravett  has  di'iie.  He  has  per- 
severed in  tlie  pursuit  of  a  persistent  pur- 
[xise  and  gained  the  most  satisfactory  re- 
ward. His  life  is  exemplary  in  many  re- 
spects and  he  has  ever  supported  those  in- 
terests which  aie  calculated  to  uplift  and 
benefit  humanicy,  while  his  own  moral 
worth  is  deserxing  of  the  highest  commend- 
ation. 


JACOB  W.  FExNSTERMAKER. 


Jacob  W.  Fenstermaker,  whi>  is  filling 
the  office  <>f  the  justice  of  the  peace  in  Car- 
roll, w-:is  b-orn  in  this  county. 'October  25. 
ii*^-'-'.  His  father.  William  Fensten-i-iaker, 
was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  his  birth  hav- 
ing <,)ccurred  near  Reading,  w  hence  he  came 
with  his  parents  to  Ohio  in  1808.  the  family 
1< -eating  on  a  farm  near  Carroll,  where  a 
log  cabin  was  erecteil  and  a  blacksmith  shi^p 


and  it  is  claimed  that  in  the  smithy  was  man- 
ufactured the  first  ax  ever  made  in  this 
county.  Flis  granilfatlier  was  George 
F  ensternuaker.  The  father  worked  upon  the 
liome  farm  in  b.is  youth  and  in  the  black- 
smith shop,  and  when  he  started  out  in  life 
for  himself  he  chose  as  a  companion  and 
heljHi-iate  for  the  journey  Miss  Mary  Mine- 
hart,   who  was  born  on  a  farm  in  MifHin 


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county,  I'tiiu^Nhaiiia.  nenr  Juniata  ri\-er. 
Her  fatlicr  dieij  leaviut;-  a  gi^nd  estate  ta 
his  \vi;I(?w  and  eight  chikhxn.  The  nxither 
alter  settling  v\)  tiie  estate  can;e  to  (3hio 
witli  iter  httlc  ones,  ho[)ing  that  lhe_\-  would 
have  good  (.pportunilies  in  the  new  c<''Unn"y 
and  she  ga\e  to  each  child  a  sut'licient  sum 
t>l  nnHiey  to  purchase  eighty  acres  of  land. 
William,  Fenstermakcr  locate<l  his  eighty 
acre>  north  of  Carroll  on  the  northeast  cor- 
ner of  \'iolet  township.  Therenn  he  bunt 
a  log"  cabin  and  a  blacksmith  shi'i).  The 
ifcxM-  of  his  pioneer  honie  was  made  from  an 
ash  log  and  smoothed  with  an  ax.  The  door 
was  made  in  the  same  wa_\'  and  the  boll.-^ 
were  fastened  in  with  wooden  pins,  while  the 
hinges  were  also  ingeniously  made  of  wood. 
There  was  a  latch  and  to  this  was  attached 
a  rawhide  string,  which  hung  uw  the  outside 
of  the  door  through  the  hours  of  day  and  the 
m;ethod  of  locking  the  door  was  to  pull  the 
string  on  the  inside.  FL>r  fuel  Mr.  Fen- 
stenn'aker  used  charcoal,  which  he  hinvselr 
burned.  Primitive  were  the  conditions  of 
life  which  existed,  but  as  the  years  passed 
the  ingenuity  of  the  settlers  and  their  en- 
terprising labors  \\Tought  many  changes. 
Wild  turkey  were  plentiful  in  those  days 
and  woh-es  were  also  numerous.  Our  suh.- 
ject  relates  that  he  has  often  seen  his  father 
open  the  door  just  wide  enough  to  put  his 
rifle  through  and  shoot  both  wolves  and  tur- 
keys. \\'hen  the  grandfather  'of  our  subject 
died  William  Fenstermaker  purchased 
the  old  family  homestead  of  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty-six  acres  and  in  the  spring  of 
1832  took  up  his  abode  thereon,  continuing 
to  cultivate  the  land  and  also  conduct  his 
smithy  until  his  death,   which  occurre<l   in 


.Ma.rch,  184,^  He  left  a  uid-.w  and  ten 
children. 

As  the  eldest  s(.n.  ( Icrge.  was  then 
married,  Scpiire  I'V-nsterninker.  at  that  lime 
niricteen  years  of  age,  t(.ok  charge  of  the 
home  farm  and  assisted  his  mother  in  pro- 
dding for  the  younger  children.  His  early 
life  was  one  of  acti\e  and  earnest  toil  and 
his  efforts  ])ro\cd  of  nuich  benefit  to  the 
family.  In  his  tweiity-lifth  year  he  was 
united  in  marriage  on  the  ist  of  December, 
1S4O,  to  Susana  Smith,  a  daughter  of  Henry 
Smith,  a  farmer  of  Fairfield  county.  He 
then  built  a  h(jine  on  one  ci_)rner  of  the  old 
farm  and  he  still  continued  to  manage  tlie 
land  until  he  purchased  fifty  acres  adjoining 
the  home  place.  There  he  built  a  log  house 
for  himself  and  little  family.  A  few  vears 
after  he  purchased  a  tract  of  eighty  acres, 
adjoining  his  first  purchase,  so  that  he 
owiied  a  quarter  of  a  sectir)n,  whereon  his 
labors  brought  to  him  a  good  financial  re- 
turn. He  remodeled  aitd  enlarged  his  home 
but  even.tually  sold  that  property  which  af- 
terward came  into  the  possession  of  Jeff- 
ries' family  and  on  it  was  bom  the  present 
champion  prize  fighter  of  that  name. 

In  the  spring  of  1862  ]^Ir.  Fensternviker 
removed  to  his  present  home,  purchasing 
tlie  property  tiie  following  year.  The  house 
had  been  erected  in  1839  and  was  the  first 
brick  house  built  in  Carmll.  being  then  con- 
sidered quite  a  mansion.  What  he  came 
here  in  the  spring  of  1S62  the  Squire  rented 
a  warehouse  near  the  canal  and  engaged  in 
the  grain  business,  but  a  year  later  the 
building  and  its  ci>ntents  were  destroyed  by 
lire  and  as  he  carried  no  insurance  he  suf- 
fered a  hea\v  li>ss.     Since  that  time  he  lia-i 


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devoted   his   energies    to    agricultural     jmr-  tending   the    lionie    scliool.       Mr.     Fenster- 

suits  and  his  weil  develoj>ed  place,  neat  and  maker  ha.v  o]>tained  a  legal  sqiaration  from 

thrifty   in  aj^pearance.  .indicates  his  carelnj  his  second  wife. 

supervision  an.]  enterprise.  Fr>r  many  years  the  Stiuire  has  filled  the 
By  his  tirsi  marriage  [NPr.  Fenstennaker  (jfTice  of  justice  of  the  jieace  and  his  (.^pinions 
had  five  children,  three  of  whom  are  yet  liv-  have  always  licen  fair  and  impartial,  few 
ing:  ^[ary  l-:..  the  wife  of  I>avid  Siiencer.  ever  having  l)€en  reversed.  In  the  spring 
a  contractor  and  carpenter  living  in  Coluiu-  of  190J  he  was  also  elected  mayor  of  Car- 
bus,  Ohio:  Ollie.  the  wife  of  Robert  Mc-  roll  and  is  now  acceptably  filling  that  nftice. 
Farland.  who  follows  farming  and  thresh-  Although  now  nearly  eighty  years  (U' age  he 
ing  and  resides  near  Carroll:  and  Charles  is  still  a  hale  and  hearty  man  and  has  never 
D.,  who  married  ?klrs.  Edward  Kistler.  been  obliged  to  wear  glasses.  Having  spent 
whose  maiden  name  was  Jane  Sands.  They  his  entire  life  in  the  county,  he  is  widely 
have  one  child.  Ethel,  and  they  reside  with  known  among  its  residents.  From  pioneer 
■\Ir.  Fenstennaker.  who  on  the  13th  of  days  to  the  present  he  has  watched  the  de- 
August.  18S3.  was  called  upon  to  mourn  the  velopment  and  progress  of  this  portion  of 
death  of  his  first  wife.  On  the  5th  of  the  state  and  his  efforts  in  its  behalf  have 
]\Iarch.  1885.  he  married  }vlrs.  Watts,  a  been  effective  in  promoting  its  welfare, 
widow,  bv-  wh'/in  he  had  two  children:  Those  wlio  know  him  entertain  for  him 
Myrtle,  born  in  1S89,  is  l>eing  educated  in  friendly  regard  and  his  circle  of  acquaint- 
the  convent  of  the  Go.xl  Shepherd  of  Co-  ance  is  very  extensive  throughout  Fairfield 
luntbus:  and  Parley  D..  Wn-\\  in  1893.  i*  ''""  countv. 


A.  H.  GINDER. 

A.  H.  Ginder.  who  has  stood  the  test  labor  bestowed  upon  it.  Mr.  Grinder  was 
•of  public  office  and  been  found  mi>st  trust-  born  in  Greenfield  township,  Faiiiield  coun- 
\\X)rthy  and  reliable,  is  now  identified  with  ty,  on  the  4th  of  January,  1852,  his  parents 
the  agricultural  interests  of  Fairfield  coun-  lieing  John  and  Ann  fHinsel)  Ginder.  The 
ty  and  has  some  valuable  prr)pert_\'  \vithiii  father  was  'born  in  Basil.  Switzerland,  and 
its  borders.  He  makes  his  home  in  Lancas-  when  in  his  eighteenth  }ear  crossed  the  Af- 
ter, but  superintends  the  operation  of  his  lantic  to  the  new  world  in  company  with  his 
land,  which  is  under  a  high  state  of  cultiva-  parents,  John  and  Mary  (  Krotzer)  Ginder, 
lion  and  vields  an  excellent  return  for  the  \\\v^  settled  in  Fairfield  count\-  in  18J5,  and 


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a  brother,  \'an  IL  Gindcr.  \\lii>  in>\\  rcsiilcs 
in  BaltiiiTirc.  this  county.  On  tlie  niatcnial 
side  f'ur  suhject  is  also  of  Swiss  lineage. 
Mis  matcrna!  giamlparents  were  natives  oi 
Basil,  Switzerland,  and  on  emigrating  to 
the  nc\\-  Avt'rld  tiK>k  up  their  abode  in  Fair- 
field  county,  Ohio,  where  the  mother  of  our 
subject  was  li(;rn  in  the  year  iSi8.  The 
father  of  oui'  subject  was  a  carpenter  by 
trade  and  in  addition  io  Iiis  labors  as  a 
builder  he  engaged  in  fanning,  making  his 
home  in  Greenfield  townshi]!.  He  Avas  a 
nuan  of  much  energy  and  enterprise  and  was 
regarded  as  a  \'alned  citizen  in  the  early 
days,  being  held  in  high  esteem  for  his  sterl- 
ing- character  and  his  unfaltering  integrity. 
In  politics  he  was  a  Denn  crat  and  a  warm 
admirer  cf  (leneral  Jackson  and  the  princi- 
ples he  advix-ated.  He  \\as  a  member  of  the 
Kefomied  church  of  Basil  ami  died  in  that 
faith  on  his  farm  near  P)asil.  in  April,  1892. 
His  wife,  who  sur\i\es  him.  yet  makes  lier 
home  on  the  old  farm  in  (jreenfield  town- 
ship. In  their  family  were  four  children: 
Samuel  H.,  a  resident  farmer  L>f  this  comity; 
Daniel,  who  resides  on  the  old  homestead : 
A.  H.,  of  this  review:  and  Elizal^eth  C. 

Reared  as  a  farmer  l)oy  A.  H.  Ginder 
early  became  familiar  with  the  work  of  the 
fields  and  meadow  and  the  sun  shone  down 
upon  many  a  tract  which  he  plowed  and 
planted,  ripening  the  grain  which  he  had 
sown.  In  the  winter  months  he  attended 
the  district  schools  of  the  neighlx>rhood  and 
later  l>ecame  a  student  in  the  Fairfield  Union. 
Academy  at  Pleasantx  ille.  Later  he  en- 
gaged in  teaching,  being  emjiJoyed  as  teacher 
of  the  home  school   for  se\en  terms,  after 


which  he  assisted  his  brotlier  at  carpenter 
work   for  M>mc  time. 

]\Ir.  Ginder  has  been  called  upon  to  hll 
a  numlx^r  of  offices  by  his  fellow  t(n\-ns- 
men  who  recognize  his  worth  and  ability. 
in  i8So  he  was  apjiointcd  census  enumera- 
tor for  Greenfield  township',  and  in  1889 
he  was  appoitUed  deimty  amlitor  umler  R. 
F.  Brown,  in  which  capacity  he  ser\ed  lor 
six  years.  On  the  expiration  of  that  peri'-.d 
in  1894  he  was  elected  auditor  for  a  term 
of  three  years.  His  previous  service  as  dep- 
uty had  well  trained  him  for  the  duties  of 
the  superi'tr  position,  \\liich  he  (Hscharged 
with  such  signal  ability  and  fidelity  that  he 
was  re-elected  in  1897.  his  second  tcrn.i  ex- 
Ijiring  in  October.  1901,  when  he  retired 
from  the  office — ^with  which  he  had  been 
connected  for  twelve  years — with  the  con- 
fidence and  good  will  of  all.  having  made 
many  friends  during  his  incuml>ency.  Since 
leaving  f>ftice  he  has  given  his  attention  to 
farming  and  is  the  owner  of  three  hundred 
acres  of  rich  land',  splendidly  cultivatedi. 
Up:>n  this  tract  is  a  good  residence,  substan- 
tial barn  and  outbuildings,  feed  lots  and  th.e 
latest  impro\ed  machinery  and  the  place  is 
yielding  to  the  owner  a  gruxl  financial  re- 
turn for  the  care  and  Ial_>or  he  iI>estows 
upijn  it. 

In  1877  Mr.  Cjinder  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Sarah  Baugher.  a  daughter  i>t 
Samuel  and  Caroline  (  Fisher)  Baugher.  of 
Greentleld  ti>wnship.  who  were  early  set- 
tlers of  this  county.  Three  children  ha\e 
b.een  l^>rn  unto  our  subject  and  his  wife: 
\'iola  A.,  Floyd  E.  and  Myrtle  May.  The 
son  is  now  a  medical  student  in  the  Starlii'g 


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Medical  Collej^e.  of  Coluinlnis.  Ohio.  Mr. 
Cinder  beloug-s  to  Charity  Lodge,  Xn.  7,  I. 
O.  O.  F.,  of  Lancaster,  and  Mount  Pleasani, 
Uxlge,  Xo.  48.  K.  P.  Politically  he  is  a 
pronounced  Dennx-rat,  taking  an  acti\e  part 


in  local.  count\"  and  state  p<i!itics,  and  al- 
ways interested  in  the  success  ijf  his  partv. 
His  pleasant  hoiui;;  in  Lancaster  is  located 
at  Xo.  185  East  Sixth  avenue  ami  there 
hospitality   reigns   supreme. 


JOHN  HYDE. 


For  ahiiost  eighty  years  John  Hyde  has 
traveled  life's  journey,  and  in  ol<l  age  lie  re- 
ceives the  veneration  and  resiKX-t  which 
should  ever  be  accorded  <.m  who  has  at- 
tamed  to  adsancetl  years  and  has  li\ed  an 
upright  and  honorable  life.  He  now  makes 
his  home  in  liixrking  township.  Fairfield 
count}".  Ohio'.  His  birth  occurred  in  the 
state  of  Pennsyhania.  He  first  oi>eneil  his 
eyes  to  the  light  of  day  in  Bedford  county. 
August  10.  1823.  the  son  of  Jonathan  and 
Margaret  Ann  Hyde,  both  of  wlu>m  were 
nati\'es  of  X'ew  Jersey.  Tbe  father  w^as  a 
cooi^er  by  trade  and  for  many  years  resided 
in  Bedfordi  count}-.  Penns}lvania.  where 
botli  he  and  his  wife  died,  the  latter  pass- 
ing away  when  her  son,  John,  was  but  three 
yeairs  of  age.  He  is  now  the  only  living 
representative  of  the  family,  Avhich  num- 
bered eight  children.  He  spent  the  first  fif- 
teen years  (A  liis  life  in  the  state  c»f  his  na- 
tivity and  then  sought  a  home  in  Ohio, 
coming  to  Fairfield  county  with  his  brother, 
Daniel.  They  located  in  Madison  township, 
w  here  he  engaged  in  the  coopering  business 
for  many  years,  being  a  thorough  and  expert 
^vorkTnan.     Sulisefiuently  he  turned  his  at- 


tention to  the  shoemaker's  trade,  which  he 
followed  for  eight  years  in  Madison  towr.- 
ship.  anti  on  the  expiration  of  that  period 
engaged  in  farming,  owning  and  operating 
a  tract  of  land  in  the  same  township.  About 
thirty  years  agf>,  however,  he  sold  that  farm 
and  purchased  a  farm  of  one  hundred  cre.s. 
in  H<Kking  township,  upon  which  lie  has 
since  made  his  home.  He  erected'  a  large  res- 
idence here  and  has  one  of  the  most  desii-a- 
ble  and  attracti\'e  homes  in  this  portion  of 
liie  state.  He  has  carried  on  fanning  and 
contract  work,  and  as  the  years  have  passed 
his  urn-emitting  toil  and  well  directed  labors 
iiave  Ijrouglit  to  him  creditable  success. 

Mr.  Hyde  was  married  in  Madisoa 
township,  Fairfield  county,  to  Miss  Susan 
Dmclore,  ancli  uiito  them  were  b^.-rn  four 
children.  Francis  Marion,  tJie  eldest,  mar- 
ried ]Miss  Haas,  and  resides  in  Hocking 
towniship,  where  he  follows  contracting  and 
farming.  Julia  Ann  is  living  in  Madison 
townsliip.  Samantha  is  the  widow  of  Jesse 
Lysinger,  who  was  a  blacksmith  of  Hock- 
ing townshl]),  and  has  one  child.  M:argaret 
Ann  is  the  deceased  wife  of  Edward  Haas. 
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in  K-iiisas.  The  iimther  of  tlieso  children 
died  rdKut  thirty-tue  yearj.  ai,ni  and  Mr. 
Hyde  afterward  wedded  Mrs.  Lottie  Raitz,- 
the  widow  of  Frederick  Raitz,  who  by  Iier 
first  riarriage  had  three  children,  namely: 
Frank,  who  is  n' -w  sheriff  of  r^airfield  comi- 
ty; Henry,  who  is  eng"aged  in  the  drug  bus- 
iness in  St.  Louis:  and  Saniantha,  the  wife 
of  Clarke  Gritty,  a  resident  of  Clear  Creek 
township,  by  whom  she  has  four  daughters. 
By  the  second  marriage  (^f  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hy<le  four  children  have  been  l>orn  :  Clay, 
■who  is  clerking'  in  Lancaster,  married  Jes- 
sie, the  daugliter  of  Samuel  Haldenuaii; 
Oscar  is  at  home ;  John  is  aigaged  in  the 
grocery  business  in  Columl)Us;  anil  Gertie 
Ellen  is  also  at  home. 


Mr.  Hyde  Imlds  meinlirrship  in  the  Re- 
formed church,  in  which  he  has  scr'i'ed  as 
trustee  for  many  ye^u's.  He  votes  with  the 
Democracy,  but  has  never  sought  <;r  desired 
public  oflicc,  preferring  to  devote  his  atten- 
tion to  his  business  afl'airs  in  which  he  has 
prospered.  In  tliis  criuntry  where  opportun- 
ity is  open  to  all  men  \\\\i>  desire  advance- 
ment and  are  not  afraid  h'>  work,  he  has 
gradually  w  c»n  success  and  to-day  has  a 
comfortable  conLpetence  which  supplies  liim 
with  the  comforts  that  go  to  make  life  wx>rth 
li\ing.  His  career  has  e\er  been  honorable 
and  straigiitforward,  and  in  the  evening  of 
life  lie  can  lrH»k  back  over  the  i>ast  without 
regret  and  forward  to  the  future  without 
fear. 


B.  A.  THOMAS,  M.  D. 


Although  Dr.  Thomas  is  a  regular  med- 
ical practitioner  and  has  a  comprehensive 
knowledge  of  the  science  of  medicine  and 
its  uses,  lie  is  making  a  specialty  of  sur- 
gery, and  in  this  branch  of  the  profession 
has  manifested  particular  skill  and  ability, 
thereby  gaining  a  large  and  lucrative  prac- 
tice. He  was  born  in  Reading  township. 
Pern,"  county,  Ohio.  August  22.  1835.  His 
father.  Jesse  Thomas,  was  born  in  Rocking- 
ham county.  Virginia,  in  the  year  1801, 
while  the  grandfather  of  our  subject  was 
Aaron  Tliomas.  a  native  of  Wales.  He 
had  three  brothers  and  the  davs  of  his  b<3v- 


hood,  youth  and  early  manhood  were  spent 
in  his  native  country.  He  there  owned  a 
tract  of  land,  but  the  government  beat  him 
out  of  it  and  becoming  disgusted  with  the 
governmental  methods  there  he  resolved  to 
establish  his  home  in  the  "land  of  the  free." 
Accordingly  he  crossed  the  Atlantic  and 
•took  up  his  abode  in  Virginia,  where  he  was 
married  to  Rosanna  Parrot,  a  native  of  the 
Old  Dominion.  They  became  the  parents 
of  six  children :  Jesse.  Evan,  Samuel, 
David.  Jacob  and  Mrs'.  Andrew  Morrow. 
Afterward  Aaron  Thomas  came  with  his 
familv  to  Ohio,  settling  in  Fairfield  county. 


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B.  A.  THOMAS,  M.  D. 


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wliere  he  i)urcha^ecl  three  hundred  and  sixt\' 
acres  of  land.  For  a  nuni1>er  of  years  he 
was  successfully  engaged  in  agricultural 
pursuits,  the  riclily  cultivated  fields  bring- 
ing li>  him  gOLxl  crops.  He  found  a  ready 
sale  on  the  market,  so  that  his  financial  re- 
sources steadily  increased.  He  also  Irecame 
interested  in  the  I^tncaster  Bank  and  was 
a  prcMuinent  factor  in  business  circles  in  an 
early  day.  His  political  sujiport  was  given 
tlie  Whig  party. 

Jesse  Thomas  acquired  his  education  in 
Rockinghan:  county.  Virginia,  and  in  the 
schcxols  of  Rush  Creek  township,  having 
been  brought  by  his  parents  to  Fairfield 
county  when  a  lad  of  eleven  years.  Sub- 
sefjuently  he  engaged  in  teaching  school  for 
a  number  of  years  in  an  old-time  log  school 
house  common  in  frontier  districts.  He 
also  worked  upon  his  father's  farm  and 
continued  agricultural  jnirsuits  there  until 
the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  when 
lie  was  eighty  years  of  age.  He  engaged 
in  the  raising  of  a  go<">d  stock  of  cattle, 
hogs  and  sheqi  and  this  proved  to  him  a 
gratifying  source  of  income.  In  his  relig- 
ious convictions  he  was  a  Presbyterian, 
lo!ig  holding  membership  with  the  church. 
He  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Miller,  a  na- 
tive of  Ohi(\  and  they  became  the  parents 
•of  six  sons  and  six  daughters:  Matilda, 
the  wife  of  Peter  Buriff:  John  F..  who  is 
living  half  a  mile  north  of  Rushville;  ^Mark, 
■who  died  in  AMnchester.  Virginia,  in  1864. 
from  wounds  received  at  the  battle  of 
Cedar  Creek:  Isaac,  who  resides  north  of 
Oak  Tliorpe:  the  Doctor;  Joab  F..  a  resi- 
dent nf  Rushville:  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of 
Ed.  Thompson :  their  home  being  near  Bre- 


men, Ohio;  Jane,  who  became  the  wife  of 
Jamc>  McXaughtou,  of  Columbus,  and  is 
now  deceased;  Catherine,  deceased  wife  of 
Clint  Kcllemiau;  Samantha:  Sarah  Ann, 
deceased;  and  David  S.,  a  dentist  in  Som- 
erset, Ohio. 

Dr.  Thomas  acquired  his  early  education 
in  the  district  schor.ls  of  his  native  town- 
ship and  later  pursued  his  studies  under 
the  direction  of  Charles  Xourse.  f>f  Somer- 
set. He  began  reading  medicine  with  Dr. 
John  Xourse,  of  Lancaster,  and  iu  1864-5, 
was  a  student  in  the  Starling  iledical  Uni- 
versity, being  graduated  in  that  institution 
with  the  class  of  1869.  He  was  the  orator 
at  Columbus,  during  the  last  year  of  the 
Alumni  Association.  A  most  thorough  and 
painstaking  student  he  has  always  continued 
his  reading  and  investigation  and  is  a  physi- 
cian of  broad  knowledge,  who  is  very  ac- 
curate in  diagnosing  cases  and  in  applying 
the  correct  remedies  that  should  aid  in  the 
restoration  of  health.  At  the  same  time  he 
gives  his  attention  largely  to  surger)'  and 
is  most  successful  in  that  branch  of  profes- 
sion! work. 

On  the  loth  of  September,  i86r,  the 
Doctor  was  married  to  Miss  Ella  Rissler, 
a  native  of  Fairfield  county,  Ohic>.  Unto 
them  have  l>een  Ixirn  four  children,  of  whom 
three  }'et  li\ing:  Eva.  now  the  wife  of 
Professor  Fess,  of  Ada,  Ohio:  Minnie,  the 
wife  of  Charles  E.  Basore,  of  Columbus; 
Ed  H.,  also  a  resident  of  the  capital  city, 
and  Jesse  R.,  deceased. 

At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  the  Doctor 
manifested  his  loyalty  to  his  country  by  en- 
listing in  Company  F,  Captain  James 
Stinchacomb's  company,   for  three  months' 


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service.  Tie  tni)k  ])art  in  several  skirmishes 
in  \'ir!:^inia  and  wa-,  discliartred  on  the  loth 
i*i  A'j^qust,  iS()i.  (in  tiie  e\[)iratiiin  of  his 
term.  Xot  content,  ]i>nvever,  witli  the 
period  of  service  he  had  .i;iven  liis  ci-nnlry, 
lie  recruited  a  compan}-  and  went  out  with 
the  Si.\ty-sec<ind  Olii.)  Infantry,  gn'mg  to 
Cumberland,  Maryhuni,  over  the  F.aUiniore 
&  Oliio  RaiiniaiL  ftc  took  part  in  the  liat- 
tles  of  W'incliester.  Key  Cross  Roarls,  aud 
liis  command  went  to  the  rehef  of  McClel- 
laii,  afterward  returning-  to  Yorktown,  and 
thence  to  Suffolk.  He  rose  to  the  rank  of 
captain  and  was  lionorahly  discharged  on 
the  2Sth  of  June.  1S63.  on  account  of  disa- 
bdity.  While  on  l)oard  a  vessel  witli  his 
regiment,  sailing  from  Mo<jrehouse  Inlet, 
North  Carolina,  to  Hiltonhead,  South  Carc>- 
lina,  the  Doctor  con\eived  the  idea  of 
cooking  by  steam.  Tlie  plan  was  tried  and 
proved  a  success.     Later  the  other  vessels 


adopted  tlie  same  method  and  to-day  the 
same  pn>cess  is  used  in  many  of  our  large 
institutions. 

lie  is  now  a  memlx-r  of  the  Cran<l  Army 
of  tlic  Repuljlic.  and  of  the  Loval  Legion,  of 
Cincinnati.  He  is  also  connected  with  the 
Odd  Fellows  Society  at  West  Rusiivilie,  the 
Masoiij^lodgc  of  Rusliville  and  the  Kni^^iits 
of  Maccabees,  of  Rushville.  He  has  also 
taken  the  Knight  Temiilar  degree  in  ^la- 
sonry,  belonging  to  tiie  commandery  at  Lan- 
caster. In  politics  lie  is  an  earnest  Repub- 
lican, and  for  four  years  he  served  as  presi- 
dent of  the  pension  l^^ard  under  President 
Harrison.  He  has  a!so  1x?en  chairman  of 
tiie  county  committee  and  has  l>ecn  earnest 
and  able  in  pronioting  the  growth  and  wel- 
fare of  his  party.  His  religious  faith  is  in- 
dicated by  his  membership  in  the  Presby- 
terian church,  in  which  he  is  now  serving- 
as  an  elder. 


GEORGE  H.  WETZEL. 


If  every  young  man  tlioroughly  under- 
stood and  l>elieved  what  wise  men  and 
philosophers  are  always  ])ointing  out — that 
success  ahnost  never  comes  to  any  one  with- 
out great  and  persevering  effort,  a  multi- 
tuiie  of  faihires  in  bfe  wi  uld  lie  averted  aud 
the  world  wdidd  be  a  much  ha]i]iier  place 
than  it  is  to-day.  In  countless  thousands  of 
instances,  especially  in  the  United  States, 
where  men  are  rated  at  their  true  personal 


wi>rth.  poor  boys  have  risen  to  places  of 
prominence  and  influence  because  they  were 
not  afraid  of  work,  and  hard  work,  too.  and 
l)ecause  they  were  actuated  by  the  commend- 
able ambition  to  do  something  and  be  some- 
thing worthy  of  the  resjject  i^f  all  mankind. 
Althougli  Mr.  Wetzel  entered  upon  his 
business  career  in  the  hmiible  cai)ac;ty  <'i  a. 
clerk,  be  has  for  almost  twenty  years  been 
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caster  and  is  now  one  of  tlie  leadiny  pre- 
scription druggists  of  the  city.  His  lumic 
has  always  Ijeen  here  wlierc  he  lirst  opened 
his  eyes  to  tlie  Hght  of  day,  cm  the  i_nh  of 
Octol>er,  1S49. 

His  i)areiits  were  Jacnl>  and  Elizabeth 
(Welker)  Wetzel,  buth  of  whom  were  na- 
tives of  Baden,  Germany,  where  they  were 
reared  io  mature  years  and  niarried.  Be- 
lieving that  they  might  have  better  business 
opportunities  in  the  new  w-rld,  they  at 
lengUi  tixik  ]iassage  on  a  saihng  vessel 
bound  for  the  port  of  Xew  Yi  rrk.  On  land- 
ing in  that  city  they  at  once  made  arrange-, 
ntents  to  continue  their  journey  direct  ti> 
Lancaster,  where  they  made  a  permanent 
location.  The  father  conducted  a  meat 
market  for  about  four  years  and  thcTi  estab- 
lished a  hi>tel.  being  proprielc-^r  of  what  was 
known  as  the  William  Tell  Tavern  for  three 
years.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he 
purchased  a  tavern  which  he  named  the 
^yetzel  Tavern.  This  he  successfully  con- 
ducted until  his  death  in  187S.  Our  subject 
has  in  his  possession  an  apphcatii^i  made  by 
his  father  in  1853  ^'^  conduct  a  hotel.  This 
is  signed  by  a  number  of  the  citizens  of  the 
third  ward,  all  of  whom  are  n<:>\v  deceased. 
He  was  widely  and  fa\-orab1y  known  among 
the  early  settlers  and  took  a  deep  and  active 
interest  in  promoting  pul)lic  progress  and 
improvement  along  lines  of  substantial  up- 
building. His  wife,  surviving  him  for  many 
years,  passed  away  in  h>l>ruary.  t8c>8,  at  an 
advanced  age.  In  tiieir  family  were  three 
sous  and  two  tiaughters.  Ge'irge  H.  l)eing 
the  eldest.  The  others  are  L(_iuisa,  the  wife 
of  Henr_\-  Sn}-der;  Catharine,  deceased:  Ja- 


cob; and  Henry,  a  resident  of  Dallas, 
Texas. 

The  childhoiKl  and  youth  oi  our  subject 
were  passeil  in  a  manner  not  unlike  that  of 
most  boys  of  the  period.  He  enjoyed  the 
pleasures  of  the  playground  and  perfi.rmed 
the  duties  (vf  the  sclioolrocni.  and  after  ac- 
quiring his  elementary  education  in  the  [lub- 
lic  schools  he  attended  a  private  scht-'l.  He 
prepared  for  hi>  business  career  as  a  sales- 
man in  the  drug  store  of  Slocum  &  White. 
^\'ith  whom  he  remained  for  three  years, 
during  which  lime  he  thoroughly  mastered 
the  luisine-^s.  Subsequently  he  was  em- 
]>loyed  in  different  drug  stores  until  1883, 
when,  with  the  capital  which  he  ha<l  ac- 
quired through  his  own  well  directed  efforts 
and  economy,  he  began  business  on  iiis  ow  n 
account,  his  store  being  located  on  the  Hill- 
side, where  he  is  now  well  established, 
carrying  a  larg^e  and  well  selected  stock  of 
drugs  and  medicines  obtained  from  the  l>est 
known  and  most  reliable  manufacturers.  He 
makes  a  specialty  of  carefully  compounding 
l)hysician"s  prescriptions  and  does  the  lead- 
ing business  in  this  line  in  the  city.  He  has 
lieen  actively  connected  with  the  drug  trade 
fnMn  1867  until  the  present  time,  covering  a 
l>eriod  of  over  thirty-five  years. 

In  June.  1876.  Mr.  Wetzel  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Miss  Naomi  Boi>e.  M  Fair- 
field county,  a  daughter  of  Colonel  Jacob 
Boi:>e.  \\-ho  was  <me  of  the  pioneers  of  this- 
county.  Her  father  was  twice  married  ami 
prior  to  the  time  he  married  Miss  Essex  he 
wedded  Miss  Bury.  Mrs.  Wetzel  was  a  na- 
ti\e  of  this  county  and  by  lier  marriage  be- 
came   the    mother    of    tw(j    chihlren.    but. 


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Charles  E.  died  on  the  3d  of  July,  1899, 
aged  tweiTty-oiie  years.  Lena  Leota  is  at 
Iliome. 

In  his  political  views  'Mx.  Wetzel  is  a 
■stalwart  Repulilican  and  lor  two  years  he 
served  as  a  niemher  of  the  city  council,  rep- 
resenting the  third  w.ard.  one  of  the  strr>ng- 
est  Democratic  wards  in  the  city  of  Lan- 
caster, heing  the  second  Republican  elected 
therein  during  the  past  forty  years.  His 
election  certainly  was  an  indication  of  his 
persona!  popularity  and  the  ciTiifidence  and 
trust  reix)sed  in  him  by  his   fellow  towns- 


men. Mr.  Wetzel  belmgs  to  Lancaster 
Lodge,  Xo.  -^j.  F.  &  A.  M.,  the  Chapter, 
Xo.  II,  R.  A.  M.,  and  the  Royal  Arcanum. 
He  is  living  on  East  ^Lun  street  at  Hillside, 
one  of  the  best  residence  districts  in  the  city. 
Li  business  he  has  achieved  success  through 
hoiioral.ile  effort,  initiring  industry  and 
capable  management,  and  in  jjrivate  life  he 
has  gained  that  warm  personal  regard  which 
arise?  from  true  nobility  of  character,  defer- 
ence for  the  opinions  of  others,  kindliness 
and  geniality  and  a  f^trict  adherence  Vn  the 
principles  of  right   and  justice. 


JAMES  M.  STEWARD. 


James  M.  Steward  was  for  a  number  of 
years  engaged  in  promoting  educational  in- 
terests in  this  part  of  the  state  but  at  the 
present  time  is  devoting  his  attentimi  to 
farming  and  is  one  of  the  practical  and  pro- 
gressi\e  agriculturists  of  Bloom  township. 
A  son  cf  Charles  and  Sarah  (Kuntz)  Stew- 
ard, he  was  Ix^rn  on  the  15th  of  March, 
1S41,  in  this  county.  His  parents  Avere 
both  natives  of  Pennsylvania,  coming  to 
Ohio  fpim  Lehigh.  Bucks  county.  Tlie  fa- 
tlier  ti:i_:k  up  his  alx>de  in  Pickaway  cainty. 
Ohio,  in  1837.  and  there  engaged  in  farm- 
ing, but  after  one  year  he  removed  to  Fair- 
field county,  settling  in  Amanda  township, 
where  he  si>ent  his  remaining  days,  liis  death 
<x:curring  in  1S84,  when  he  was  eighty-five 
years  of  age,  iV>r  he  was  born  in  1799..  His 
wife  died  in  1876.  at  the  age  of  se\'enty-two 
Tears.     L'nto  them   were  born  fifteen  chil- 


dren, ten  of  whiMu  are  now  living,  namely: 
Lucy  Ann,  the  widow  of  Jeremiah  Ziiuring 
and  a  resident  of  Delaware,  Oiiio:  Thc-mas, 
a  farmer  living  in  \'an  Wert  county.  Ohio; 
Hannah,  the  wife  1  >f  Josepli  Christian  :  Will- 
iam H.,  a  resident  of  Clear  Creek  township. 
Fairfield  county ;  ^Lar\-  Ann.  the  wife  of 
Xathaniel  Donor,  also  of  Clear  Creek  town- 
ship; Lewis  Wilson,  who  is  living  on  the 
old  homestead  in  Amanda  township ; 
Susana,  deceased ;  James  ]\I.,  of  this  re- 
view; Sarah,  at  home;  Charles,  a  physician 
of  Ashville,  Ohio;  and  Samuel,  a  resident  of 
Stoutsville,  this  state. 

James  ^NL  Steward  pursued  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  near  liis  home  and 
at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  went  to  Illi- 
nois, where  he  remained  for  t\vo  years  He 
then  returned  and  entered  the  Fairfield 
Union    Academy    in    1869,    completing    a 


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course  there.  He  al->(i  mairiculaled  in  the 
We.sleyan  University,  where  he  completed 
a  cinirse  in  187::.  l'>ir  a  nuniUer  of  xears 
he  was  a  promoter  (jf  etJucaiiitiial  interests 
in  this  stafe.  He  began  teaching-  in  the  dis- 
trict schools  while  still  pursuing  his  own 
education  and  has  been  in  charge  of  the 
schools  of  Adelphi,  Koss  county,  where  he 
remained  for  five  years  or  until  1878.  The 
following  }ear  he  accepted  a  position  in 
Lancaster  and  for  se\en  years  was  super- 
intendent of  the  North  school,  while  in  1885 
he  became  ])rincipal  of  the  schools  of  Basil, 
Ohit.>,  and  in  1886-7  continued  at  that  place. 
In  18S7  he  took  up  his  abode  upon  his  pres- 
ent farm  in  Bloom  township  and  it  has  been 
the  family  home  continuously  since.  Air. 
Steward  was  wideh-  recognized  as  a  most 
efiicient  promoter  of  educational  work,  his 
instructions  being  given  clearly  and  force- 
ably  and  never  failing"  to  leave  its  impress 
ujjon  the  minds  of  the  children.  He  was 
also  a  g(XH:l  disciplinarian  and  his  efforts 
were  efficient  in  promoting  the  intellectual 
welfare  of  the  community  with  which  he 
was  associated. 


On  the  jyth  of  December,  187J.  Mr. 
Sieward  was  united  in  marriag'e  to  .Amelia 
iJuinuick,  a  daughter  o-f  Benjamin  and 
Minerva  (A-hbrook)  Dunnnck,  of  Picka- 
way ci'Unty.  Ohii_>.  Their  marriage  h;us 
liceu  blessed  with  the  fnllowing  named: 
Charle>  ?>.,  of  Bl(_.om  ti:)wnship.  who  is  a 
graduate  of  the  Ohio  Stale  University;. 
Sarah  Alinerva,  deceased;  James  C.  who  is. 
now  pmsuing  a  course  in  the  State  Univer- 
sity ;  EtTie  E.,  who  is  a  student  in  the  same 
in-iitution;  Lewis  M..  (irace  and  Florence 
M.,  who  are  yet  untler  the  parental  rcvof. 
The  family  have  a  pleasant  hi.nie  upon  ^.Ir. 
Steward's  farm.  He  is  engaged  in  the  rais- 
ing of  ftill  blooded  stcrck.  making  a  specialty 
of  short-horn  cattle  and  Poland-China  hogs, 
and  has  had  some  \"ery  fine  cattle  on  his 
farm.  He  takes  a  deep  and  active  interest 
in  matters  of  public  welfare  and  has  served 
as  local  school  director.  He  has  read  ex- 
tensively and  thought  deeply  concerning  the 
tinancial  C[uestions  of  the  day  and  gives  his 
political  support  to  the  Democracy,  while  ii^ 
religious  faith  both  he  and  his  wife  are 
Lutherans. 


JONAS  CONRAD. 


A  fine  farm  comprising  one  hundred  and  He  was  born  on  the  I4tli  of  March.   183;. 

sixty-four  acres  of  land  in  the  township  of  in  the  township  wiiich  is  still  his  home,  and 

Clear  Creek  is  the  property  of  Jonas  Con-  represents  one  cf  the  old   families   ox   this 

rad,  who  IS  numbered  among  the  substantial  county.      His   paternal   grandfather.    Daniel 

agriculturists  of   this   portiim  of  the  state.  Conrad,  married  Esther  Root.   He  was  l)onv 


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ill  Maryland  i.f  ( ierniaii  jiarentage  and  re- 
sided in  that  state  until  SeptendK'r,  1805. 
when  lie  caiiie  w  itli  his  family  to  Ohio  and 
rented  a  tract  if  land  in  Clear  Creek  timn- 
ship.  Fairiield  county.  Throu.tilu.ut  his  re- 
nniining  days  he  carried  on  farminci'  and 
st(.ck-raisint^'  here.  jnuchasiuiT  a  farm  which 
as  the  years  jjassed  leturned  to  him  a  <^o!den 
tribute  for  his  ca'T  and  labor  ljest(j\ved  upon 
the  tieliK.  He  died  when  he  was  seventy- 
ti\e  }ears  of  a.sje.  respected  and  honored  l>y 
all  wlni  knew  him. 

Henry  Conrai!.  the  father  of  f>ur  sub- 
ject, was  l.orn  in  W'ashingti  >n  county.  Mary- 
larid.  on  the  iNtii  of  August.  1801.  and  in 
jSo;  wa-  l.r'night  liy  his  jiarents  to  Ohio, 
settling-  in  Clear  Creek  townsliip.  Fairfield 
county.  He  remained  u[!'on  the  home  place 
for  some  years  after  his  n-arriage  and  then 
removed  to  a  farm  wiiich  his  father  owned 
in  the  neighhorlnuid.  Tliere  Henry  Conrad 
e^arried  on  agricultm-al  pursuits,  and  the 
\vell  tilled  fields  hnaight  to  him  golden  har- 
vests. He  put  all  the  improvements  upon 
tlie  place  ai^d  under  his  superx'ision  tlie  work 
of  the  farm  was  carried  on  imtil  his  deatii, 
\vhich  occurred  when  he  was  alm'>st  ninety 
years  of  age.  h'e  was  a  Dem»x-rat  in  his 
ixjjitical  views  in  early  life,  but  afterward 
became  identified  with  t!ie  Republican  party. 
His  religious  belief  was  m  hanr.on\-  with 
teachings  of  the  English  Lutheran  church. 
A  house  of  worship  belonging  to  that  de- 
nomination was  I'.uilt  uiK)n  a  part  of  his 
farm,  he  giving  the  land  to  the  church  as- 
S(x:iation.  In  the  years  of  his  early  man- 
hoo<l  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
JSarah    Walters,    who    died    April    18,    two 


xeais  pirirr  to  the  death  of  her  husband. 
She  was  born  in  I'ennsyUania  and  was 
brought  to  Ohio  when  eleven  years  (  f  age 
by  her  father,  Frederick  Walters,  who  f.  r 
UKUiy  years  resided  in  thi-  county  and  was 
(rtie  of  its  sul/Stantial  and  respected  citi;;ens. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Conrad  became  the  parents 
of  ten  chikh-en.  six  of  whom  are  yet  living: 
]{zra.  a  re^dent  of  Clear  Creek  ti  wushii): 
Priscilla.  the  wife  of  Kli  O.nrad.  whose 
hotue  is  in  Stoulsville.  Ohio;  Jonas,  of  this 
re\iew ;  Wesley,  w'ho  is  li\ing  in  Kansas; 
Henry  and  Martin,  who  are  residents  i.:f 
Clear  Creek  township.  Those  who  have 
passed  away  are  Car.  line.  Sarah  and  Cor- 
nelius. 

Jonas  Con.rad  remained  u-pon  the  crld 
hon-e  farm  unlil  iie  was  twenty-one  years  of 
age.  During  that  time  he  gained  broad  and 
practical  experience  cr^ncerr.ing  t'le  b-est 
methods  of  cultivating  the  soil  and  caring 
for  stock.  When  he  had  arri\ed  at  n>an's 
estate  he  started  out  on  his  own  account, 
remo\'ing  to  ant:ther  farm  which  his  father 
owiied  and  which  b.e  (  perated  for  about  two 
years.  He  then,  took  up  his  alx>de  u[>  ni  a 
farm  owne>l  by  his  uncle  a;i(l  made  it  his 
home  for  two  years,  after  which  he  rcmo\ed 
to  the  farm  upon  which  he  now  re,>iile.. 
The  niiost  of  the  ini])ro\ements  upon  this 
l)lace  are  the  wnvk  of  Mr.  Conrad  and  the 
buildings  stand  as  an  evideuce  of  his  life 
of  industrv-,  his  progressive  spirit  and  enter- 
prise. He  has  placed  all  f>f  lii>  land  under 
the  highest  state  of  cultivation  and  in  addi- 
tion to  the  hi  nie  farm  he  has  a  fifty-acre 
tract  of  timlier  land. 

At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  Mr.  Con- 


..     ... :■•:;! 
..  .'    v.:   l-'.ri- 


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rail  juined  the  Uiiii^ii  army  fur  one  humlreil 
da_\"S  service  as  a  nier.ilKT  ^\i  (r>>mi>any  I. 
One  Hmiilred  and  Fifty-ninth  Regin:ent  of 
Oln'o  \"()lnn:eers.  He  was  staiii  ned  in  the 
eity  ..f  Ilahmi.  •■^.  >I:M-ylan'l.  anJ  at  th('cl)S-; 
cf  his  term  was  discharj^ed  ar  Zancsville. 
Ohi...  He  iiel.Higed  t..  the  Grand  Army  ct 
the  KeiHihhc  until  the  post  was  a;)and.  ned> 
in  Atnaiula.  In  ]>ivhlics  he  is  a  Kejaildican. 
Init  has  never  sought  or  ilesired  office,  al- 
though in  the  character  of  a  private  citizen, 
he  \\ithli'>lds  hi^  supp.ort  from.no  mo\eineni 
or  measure  tending  to  contril.nite  to  the  gen- 
eral go<>d. 

In  185J  Mr.  Conrad  was  unite  1  in  ir.ar- 
riage  to  Miss  Susana  Canipl-.elt.  who  \va< 
horn  in  Madison  tc>wnship.  Fairfield  co.unt\. 
a  daughter  <^i  Christopher  an.d  Mary  (  Def- 
enliaugii)  Campbell.  Fler  father  was  a 
.-hingle  maker  and  died  in  ffocking  town- 
ship, while  her  mi;:ther's  death  occurred  in 
jiadison  township.  ]\Ir.  Cam])bell  wa- 
al;MUt  sixty  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  hi.■^ 
demise,  while  his  wife  reached  the  allotlc! 
sjKm  of  three  score  _\ears  and  ten.  Unto 
.Mr.  and  Mrs.  Conrad  have  been  born  twelve 
children,  nine  of  whom  are  still  living: 
Malinda  Elizabeth  is  the  wife  of  William 
H.  Moore.  I'f  Clear  Creek  township.  They 
had  thirteen  children — Frances.  Laura  F... 
Flmer,  Lillie.  ni>w  deceased.  Sallie.  Grace, 
Denver.  Walter.  Cora,  also  deceased. 
C  hauncey.  Orion.  Carrie  and  'Raymond. 
Louisa  Jane,  the  wife  of  Daniel  Sixingler, 
a,  resident  fanner  of  Amanda  t<.)wnship.  ha.s 
four  children — Harley.  Leslie.  Harr\-  and 
Raymond.  Martin  Luther,  who  is  a  caqjet 
weaver  of   Amanda.   Ohio,   married   Laura 


Clark,  and  unto  tliem  ha\e  Teen  born  h\  e 
children— Russell,  Rupert,  Denver,  who  is 
fiece.-LScd.  Gladys,  also,  diece.i.sc.l,  and  Marie. 
William  Henry  is  a  resident  of  Pickaway 
county  and  f...llows  farming  in  Walnut 
townshi]!.  He  married  Xancx  Waites,  and 
they  had  one  chibl  who  died  in  infancy  un- 
named. Sallie  Ann  is  the  wife  of  John 
Waites.  of  Madison  oamty.  Ohio,  and  their 
children  are  Ik-.-sie.  Myrtie.  Scott.  Mona 
anrl  Clarence:  and  W'infield  Scott,  who  died 
at  tlie  age  o.f  twenty  years,  eight  nii.nths 
.and  ten  days.  Clara  Belle  died  when  ab  ait 
two  years  <:ld.  Perry  El.-wc  rt!i.  a  farmer, 
died  al.Miut  si.x  years  ago.  at  the  age  of 
thirty-two.  Cornelia  Ellen  is  the  wife  of 
Williant  E\eland,  of  Amanda  township. 
Charles  U..  \\hj\  is  now  thirty-two  years  of 
age,  resides  at  In  :r.e  and  assists  his  father  in 
the  o-peration  of  the  farm.  Stella  :\I.  is  the 
wife  of  Charles  Sjiangler  and  they  reside 
up'  n.  their  father's  fann.  They  have  one 
child,  Xellie  Edith.  Liilie  .May  is  the  wife 
of  Hi>mer  Evelaiid,  a  resident  farmer  of' 
Madison  county,  Oh.i..>.  and  their  children 
are  Harold  and  \'erlo.  All  of  the  children 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O'urad  were  b^rn  in  Fair- 
field county.  He  has  rericlied  the  age  of 
seventy-one  years  but  is  still  actively  con- 
cerned in  business  afTairs,  and  is  a  worthy 
and  respected  citizen  wlio  co-operates  in  all 
mo\ements  and  measures  calculated  to  ad- 
vance the  general  good.  His  life  has  been 
quietly  passed  upon  the  farm,  but  his  record 
is  well  worthy  of  emulation,  for  he  has  been 
loyal  in  citizenship,  honorable  in  business 
and  faithful  to  the  ties  of  friendship  and 
home. 


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COLONEL  JOHN  C.  HITE. 


'The  histm-y  of  a  slate,  as  wfll  as  that 
of  a  natinii,  is  cliiclly  t'lie  chronicles  of  the 
lives  and  deeds  of  those  who  have  c  inferred 
honor  and  dignity  upon  s^.ciety.  The  world 
judges  the  character  iif  a  Cdiiinuinily  hy 
those  of  its  representative  citizens,  and 
yields  its  trihutes  of  admiration  and  respect 
for  the  genius  of  le<arning  or  virtues  of  those 
whose  works  and  actions  constitute  the  rec- 
ord of  a  state's  prcisperity  and  pride:  and 
it  is  this  record  that  offers  for  our  consid- 
eration the  history  of  men.  wh<i  in  their 
characters  for  probit}-  and  benevolence,  and 
the  kindly  virtues,  as  well  as  for  integrity 
in  the  affairs  of  life,  are  ever  affording  to 
the  young  worthy  examples  for  their  regarti 
and  emulation.  Therefore  it  is  proper  that 
a  just  celebrit}-  sh'jtild  be  gi\en  to  those  men 
who  are  distinguished  in  their  da_\'  and  g'en- 
eratiorb,  that  the  living  may  enjoy  the  ap- 
probation of  their  contemporaries,  as  well 
as  that  of  a  grateful  posterit}'. 

Colonel  Hite  is  descended  from  a  long- 
lived  family,  his  father,  Samuel  Hite,  hav- 
ing reached  the  ad\anced  age  of  ninety- 
seven  years,  while  his  mind  is  still  appar- 
ently as  clear  as  that  of  the  ordinary  man  at 
the  age  of  tifty.  He  is  numered  among  the 
native  sons  of  Fairfield  cr>unty,  his  birth 
having  occurred  upon  a  farm  near  Pleasant- 
ville.  No  event  of  special  Importance  oc- 
curred to  vary  the  routine  of  farm  life  for 
him  in  his  }Outh.  He  mastered  the  branches 
of  learning  taught  in  the  public  schools  and 
at  the  age  of  nineteen  began  teaching  in 
the  village  of  Pleasantville.  having  charge 


i-if  the  school  there  through  four  successive 
winter  terms,  and  so  remarkable  was  his 
success  as  an  instructor,  that  the  patrons  of 
the  schiiol  increased  hi.>  monthly  salarv  far 
abr.ve  the  amount  paid  to  other  teachers  of 
the  time  in  that  county,  in  order  to 
retain  his  services  in  the  schuo.l.  His 
work  as  an  educator  an<l  in  behalf  of 
the  young  has  been  of  the  greatest  im- 
portance and  lienelit.  .Alan's  worth  in  the 
world  is  determined,  not  by  the  wealth 
he  acquires,  hux.  by  what  he  has  accom- 
plished for  hi^  fellow  men.  and  in  this  re- 
gard Colonel  Hite  may  well  be  accounted 
successful,  for  his  labors  have  been  far 
reaching  and  beneficial.  He  was  largely  in- 
strumental in  building  the  Fairfield  Union 
Academy  and  became  the  secretary  and  a 
inember  of  the  first  board  of  directors  of 
that  institution.  In  1865  he  was  elected 
colonel  of  the  l^xirth  Regiment  of  Ohio 
^lilitia  and  was  commissioned  bv  Gi>vernor 
David  Tod.  He  was  c^uite  successful  in 
his  farming  o])erations,  which  he  carried 
on  for  a  number  of  years,  but  in  the  fall 
of  1868,  on  account  of  failing  health  he 
abandoned  agricultural  pursuits  and  re- 
moved to  Lancaster,  where  he  became  an 
acti\-e  factor  in  commercial  circles,  purchas- 
ing the  book  store  of  Tuthill  &  Rigbx'. 
Through  the  two  succeeding  years  he  en- 
joyed a  large  and  profitable  business  in  that 
undertaking,  but  on  the  expiration  of  that 
period  he  sold  his  store  and  l)ecanie  an  equal 
partner  of  the  Ohio  Eagle  printing  office,  of 
Lancaster,   being  associated   in  this    enter- 


i^'^^ 


COL.  J.  C.  HITE 


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prise  ^vit!l  Tliomas  W'etzler.  Tln\>ii,ijli  tlie 
succeeding  h\c  years  lie  was  ideniitied  with 
journalistic  interests  and  then  .-^-.Id  lAit  tvi 
his  partner. 

Colonel  Hitc  became  an  active  repre- 
sentative of  public  business,  in  i^y },.  when 
he  was  elected  auditur  of  I'airheld  county. 
He  filled  that  office  through  two  success- 
i\'e  tenns,  at  the  close  of  which  the  Hon. 
James  Williams,  auditor  of  state,  presented 
him  with.an  unusually  flatterin.g  testimonial 
for  the  neat  manr'^r  in  which  he  made  his 
reports  to  the  st;'"e  and  for  his  accm'acy  in 
office.  In  April.  1878,  he  was  elected  su- 
l>eriinendent  of  what  was  then  tcnown  as 
the  Ohio  Reform  Farm  near  Lancaster,  un- 
der the  adiriinistration  of  Governor  Rich- 
ard M.  Bishop.  During  the  latter  part  of 
the  administration  of  Governc>r  Charles 
Foster  in  the  fall  of  1883.  he  was  again 
elected,  and  once  more,  in  April.  1884,  at  the 
beginning  of  Governor  Hoadley"s  term  of 
service.  In  1890  lie  was  once  mr.re  chosen 
to  the  office  tinder  the  administration  of 
James  E.  Campbell,  his  incumbency  in  that 
institution  covering  a  period  of  six  and  one- 
half  years.  Xo  more  capable  official  has 
ever  occupied  the  position.  Cc>lonel  Hite 
instituted  many  improvements  and  mea.s- 
ures  for  the  benefit  of  the  institution,  where- 
by the  condition  of  the  inmates  was  much 
iinproved.  He  looked  lieyond  the  exigencies 
of  the  moment  to  the  possibilities  of  the  fu- 
ture and  labored  to  instill  into  the  minds  of 
the  inmates  princif)!es  that  would  help  them 
to  become  active  and  useful  citizens  in  life. 
It  was  through  his  instrumentality  that  the 
name  of  the  institution  was  changed  by  legis- 
lative act  from  the  Ohio   Reform  Farm  Xo 


the  Roy's  Industrial  School.  He  introduced, 
in  adilition  to  the  trades  already  taught 
there,  brick  making  and  masonry,  cabinet 
mnking,  telegraph}-,  stenography  and  print- 
ing. On  the  15th  of  November,  i88.t.  he 
issued  the  tir>t  editi(_»n  of  the  lioy's  Indus- 
trial Scli'.K.l  Journal,  tlie  present  paper  pub- 
lished at  the  institution  and  the  first  paper 
of  its  kind  in  the  United  States  that  is  still 
in  existence.  It  was  through  his  reo'.m- 
mendation  that  the  telegraph  and  telephone 
lines  were  built  from  Lancaster  to  the  school 
in  1878  and  it  was  by  his  direction  that  the 
inmates  were  first  taught  regular  niilitaiy 
tactics.  lie  was  a  fa\orite  with  the  boys.. 
iK.it  only  on  account  of  his  progrcssi\-e  ideas, 
but  his  just  d.ealing  and  intere^t  which  he- 
trxik  in  them.  He  left  the  impress  of  his 
indi\  iduality  ujion  many  a  life  which  has 
I)een  benefited  through  his  efforts. 

Since  lea\ing  the  Boys'  Industrial 
Schi-K)l.  Colonel  Hite  has  devoted  much  of 
his  time  to  journalism,  for  which  he  has  a 
strong  preference.  His  labors  have  also  re- 
sulted in  the  perfecting  c>f  a  system  of  his 
own.  known  as  the  Equitable  System  for 
conducting  building  and  loan  companies,. 
and  for  his  plan  he  holds  a  copyright  from- 
the  United  States  go\-ernment,  taken  out  in 
the  year  1899.  He  is  the  present  secretary 
and  a  director  of  the  Equitable  Savings, 
Loan  &  Building  Company  of  Lancaster, 
Ohio,  which  is  founded  on  this  system  and' 
is  now  doing  a  reinarkably  large  and  suc- 
cessful business. 

On  the  23d  of  September,  185J.  Mr. 
Hite  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  }k[ary 
Miller,  a  well  educated  and  highly  cultured 
voung  ladv,  and  this  union  has  been  blessed 


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I>y  one  sc-n.  \vh<>  srraduatcd  witli  his^Ii  Imh- 
ors  at  N'ale  College  in  June,  tS78..an(l  wliu 
fnr  tlie  past  seven  years  lias  liel.l  and  is  still 
linldintr  the  imi)*  .rtaiit  i>.i::iti'n  oi  chief  of 
tlie  drafting  department  in  the  United 
States  pateat  ctVice  at  Was'iungton.  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia. 

Colonel  Hite  is  a  zealous  Odd  Fellow, 
having  been  identified  with  the  order  since 
1851.  He  has  passed  the  chairs  in  the 
subordinate  and  encampment  lixlges.  has 
taken  the  past  grand  degree  of  the  former 
and  the  degree  of  past  patriarch  in  the  lat- 


ter. In  September,  1874,  he  became  a  char- 
ter member  of  Columbia  Lodge,  Xi>.  27, 
Knights  of  Honor,  was  its  first  rqjresenta- 
tive  to  the  grand  lodge  of  Ohio,  and  twice 
sii;ce  then  has  been  elected  its  representa- 
tive and  is  the  present  incuml)cnt  of  that 
office.  Colonel  Hite  stands  among  those  to 
whom  the  W(jrld  is  indebted  for  an  uplift- 
ing influence.  He  is  a  man  of  strong  pur- 
pose, of  sterling  worth  and  broad  humani- 
tarian principles,  and  the  wjrk  that  he  has 
accomplished  has  won  him  liig'h  encom- 
iinns. 


WILLIAM  BARR. 


■  For  almost  one-third  of  a  centur}-  Will- 
iam Barr  has  resided  upon  his  present  farm 
and  is  a  representative  of  one  of  the  hon- 
ored pioneer  families  of  the  county,  his 
grandfather  having  come  to  this  p<:>rtion  of 
the  state  when  Lancaster  contained  but  two 
bouses.  Through  all  the  intervening  years 
the  F.arr  family  have  been  well  known  fac- 
tors in  the  work  of  public  progress  and  im- 
provement, and  their  labors  have  resulted 
largely  to  the  benefit  of  the  community. 
Thomas  Barr.  the  paternal  grandfather. 
■vvas  a  native  of  Ireland,  and  after  leaving 
that  ccuntrv  for  the  United  States  he  took 
up  his  alxide  in  Ohio,  making  liis  home  on 
the  present  site  of  Lancaster,  which  at  that 
time  was  a  mere  hamlet,  containing  two 
bouses  and  giving  little  promi>e  of   future 


development  and  greatness.  Throughout 
the  years  of  his  active  life  Thomas  Barr 
carried  on  agricultural  pursuits..  The  land 
which  came  into  his  [K)>scssion  was  wild 
and  unimpro\ed.  but  his  unrauitting  dili- 
gence was  the  means  of  transforming  ic 
into  an  excellent  property.  He  reached  the 
extreme  old  age  of  ninety-se\en  years  and 
left  to  his  family  not  only  a  handsome  com- 
petence but  also  the  priceless  heritage  of  an 
untarnished  name. 

Thomas  Barr.  the  father  of  our  subject, 
was  reared  amid  the  wild  scenes  of  frontier 
life,  sharing  with  the  faniil}'  of  all  hard- 
shi])s  and  toils  as  well  as  many  trials  inci- 
dent to  the  settlement  t.f  a  new  district 
which  is  cut  ofY  t'onn  the  comforts  of  civil- 
ization  b\-   long   stretcher  of    forest    or    of 


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plain.  He  was  bnrii  in  Fairfield  ct-unty  un 
the  uld  luMueste-ad  in  Amanda  tnu-nship, 
and  with  the  e\ce]Hii  n  of  one  year  spent 
upon  a  farm  in  Clear  Creek  township,  he 
never  left  the  to\\'nship>  in  which  he  was 
1)orn.  He  was  a  cocipcr  by  trade  and  fol- 
lowed that  pursuit  for  eight  years.  After 
his  marriage  and  during  the  greater  part 
of  his  life  liis  untlivided  attentirm  was  gi\en 
to  agricultural  pursuits  and  u,  the  raising 
of  stcnrk.  He  became  the  owner  i>f  lour 
"hundred  acres  of  valualile  lantl,  part  of 
which  was  in  Pickaway  county.  His  in- 
dustry was  manifest  by  his  unremitting  at- 
tention to  his  fields  and  as  the  years  pased 
his  land  became  very  rich,  attractive  awl 
valuable.  For  twelve  years  be  filled  the  of- 
fice of  township  treasurer  and  was  county 
commissioners  for  si.\  years,  discharging 
his  duties  with  markeil  promptness,  ability 
aud  honor.  He  voted  with  the  Democratic 
Ijarty  and  it  was  upon  that  ticket  that  he 
was  chosen  to  positions  of  p<.:>litical  prefer- 
nient.  His  reHgious  faith  was  indicated  by 
his  tnemt>ership  in  the  Baptist  church.  He 
died  at  the  age  of  eighty-four  years  in  the 
tillage  of  Amanda,  where  for  a  number  of 
years  he  had  lived  retired.  In  early  life 
he  had  wedded  Hannah  Myers,  and  her 
■death  occurred  when  she  was  seventy-eight 
years  of  age.  She  wias  a  native  of  Pennsyl- 
\ania  and  when  about  ten  years  of  age  was 
brought  by  her  parents  to  Oliio,  the  family 
making  a  settlement  above  Cedar  Hill,  in 
Amanda  township.  Mrs.  Barr  became  the 
mother  of  thirteen  children,  of  whom  the 
subject  of  this  re\-iew^  was  the  tliird  in  the 
order  of  birth.     Seven  of  that  numl:)er  are 


still  living.  The  father  was  one  of  the 
greatest  marksmen  e\er  in  this  C(^uiUry.  His 
record  is  seven  centers,  in  succession,  which 
record  was  ne\er  bmken  by  an  cffliand, 
o;:er.-sight  shorter  at  fort}-  yards. 

William  Barr.  whose  name  introduces 
this  record,  was  born  on  the  5th  of  March', 
1S38,  (.n  the  old  farm  hi.mestead  in  Amanda 
townshi]).  In  retrospect  one  can  see  him  as 
a  little  fanner  boy  making  his  ,way  to  the 
district  schoi>!  of  the  neighborhood  or  as- 
sisting in  the  work  of  the  field  and  meadow 
as  his  strength  permitted.  He  continued 
up<-in  the  old  homestead  until  after  his  mar- 
riage, whai  he  started  out  in  life  independ- 
ently, renting  a  farm  in  Amanda  township. 
There  he  remained  for  five  years,  on  the  ex- 
piration of  which  time  he  purchased  his 
present  property  in  Amanda  township  and" 
for  thirty-two  years  has  made  his  home 
thereon.  Within  the  lx)undaries  of  his  home 
are  comprised  one  hundred  and  fifty-two 
and  one-half  acres  of  rich  land.  In  addi- 
tion to  the  cultivation  of  the  crops  best 
adapted  to  this  climate  he  is  engaged  in 
raising  stock.  He  has  made  all  the  improve- 
ments upon  the  place,  including  the  erec- 
tion of  a  substantial  farm  house  and  other 
buildings. 

It  was  in  the  year  1862  that  :Mr.  Barr 
led  to  the  marriage  altar  Miss  Margaret 
Greiner,  the  wedding  being  celebrated  near 
Lancaster.  Tbe  lady  was  a  daughter  of 
Henry  F.  and  Mary  Ann  (Gorman) 
Cireiner.  Her  father  was  a  native  of  Ger- 
many,and  when  only  three  years  of  age  was 
brought  to  the  new  world  by  his  parents, 
who  first  located  in  I'ennsvlvania,  but  after- 


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ward  reniDxed  tn.un  the  Key>t('He  state  to 
Ohio  and  Itccanic  a  resident  of  Lancaster. 
Tlie  father  of  Mrs.  IJarr  was  a  st(::ne  cutter 
h\  trade,  fullov.  iiiy  that  jnirsiiit  fur  a  num- 
ber of  year?.  Me  afterward  engaged  in 
teaching  in  the  piilihc  schools  of  Lancaster, 
lie  ched  at  the  cumparativcl}'  early  age  of 
thirty-nine  years.  Tlie  home  of  our  sub- 
ject and  his  \\ife  was  blessetl  with  ten  chil- 
dren :  Clara  is  li^  ing  with  her  parents. 
Frank  S..  who  owns  and  operates  sixty 
acres  of  land  in  Amanda  township,  adjoin- 
ing' his  father's  farm,  married  Cora  Belle 
\\'illiamson,  a  daughter  of  Henry  William- 
son, of  Lancaster,  and  tliey  have  three  chil- 
dren :  Alviii,  Ruth  and  Floyd.  George  re- 
sides above  Cedar  Hill,  Amanda  township, 
where  he  is  engagerl  in  the  tilling  of  the 
soil.  He  married  Alice  Peters,  a  daughter 
of  the  Rev.  Robert  Peters,  a  min'ster  of  the 
Baptist  church,  now  in  Pickaway  count}-. 
Their  children  are  Emil,  Lester,  Rol)crt  and 
Altx^rt.  ?vlary,  the  fourth  member  of  the 
family,  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-nine  years. 
Nora  is  at  home.     Nellie  died  at  the  age 


of  three  years.  Florence  is  tlie  wife  of  John 
Solt,  of  Pickaway  county,  where  he  follows 
farming,  and  they  ha\c  one  child.  Harry. 
Fannie.  Harry  and  l^rederick  are  still  un- 
der the  parental  roof.  All  of  the  clnldren 
were  Ixirn  in  .Amanda  township  and  pur- 
sued their  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  that  locality.  On  May  30.  IQ02.  Mrs. 
Barr  was  called  to  the  home  beyond.  She 
was  an  earnest  Christian  woman  and  was 
a  lo_\al  member  of  the  Pre.-byterian  church 
of  .Amanda. 

]\lr.  Barr  exercises  the  right  of  franchise 
in  support  of  the  men  and  nreasures  of  the 
Demr:cracy.  but  the  honors  and  emoluments 
of  office  have  no  attraction  for  him :  yet 
as  a  citizen  he  is  deeply  interested  in  every- 
thing pertaining  to  the  general  goo<l.  He 
belongs  to  the  Presbyterian  church  of  Aman- 
da, and  for  ten  or  twelve  years  has  served 
as  one  of  its  deacons.  His  personal  char- 
acteristics are  such  as  to  win  for  him  the 
friend.ship  and  regard  of  all  with  whom  he 
has  been  brought  in  contact.  His  life  has 
ever  been  honorable  and  upright. 


MANASSEH  CLICK. 


Almost  a  century  has  passed  since  the  many  places  that  the  sunlight  could  scarcely 

Click   family  was   established    in    Fairfield  penetrate     through     the     leaves     and     the 

county.     At  that  time  the  work  of  progress  brandies.     The  streams  were  unbridged  and 

and  improvement  had  scarcely  been  begun  there  were  few  wagon  roads.     The  settlers 

here.     The  forests  stocKl  in  their  primeval  made    their    way    through    the    forests    by 

strength,   the  trees  growing    so    dense    in  means  of  the  old  Indian  trails    or    blazed 


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paths.  Into  this  wililemts.-.  came  the  Click 
family,  eslablishiug  a  hi  me  on  the  frunt.er 
and  bra\el_\"  enduring  all  the  hardships  and 
trials  incident  ti>  pioneer  life.  The  grantl- 
father.  Philii)  Tdick,  came  to  Bloi.-m  towu- 
shii)  in  1S07  and  entered  gnvernment  land, 
securing  a  sectiL>n  or  more  in  Fairfield  and 
Pickax^'ay  connties.  He  then  returned  to 
Pennsylvania,  where  he  was  taken  ill.  dying 
.at  Harrislnu'g  when  ah. -ut  seventy  years  of 
age.  He  was  a  native  of  France  and  on 
emigrating  from  Alsace  to  the  new  world 
first  ti'ok  up  h.is  abode  in  .-Mlentown.  Penn- 
sylvania. His  widow  in  the  foll'nving  year, 
1808.  came  v.itl;  Jonathan  Glick,  the  father 
of  our  subject,  and  the  other  of  her  children 
to  Fairfield  county,  \vhere  her  husband  had 
entered  land  and  spent  her  remaining  days 
here.  In  the  family  were  seven  sons  and 
five  daughters.  Jonathan  Iwing  the  eleventh 
in  order  of  birth.  All  the  brothers  lived  to 
a  gix")d  age.  Thev  were  John.  Philip. 
George.  Jacob.  Peter.  Henry  and  Jonathan. 
"Of  this  number  George  was  the  grandfather 
^  of  Governor  Glick.  of  Kansas. 

Jonathan  Glick  was  born  in  Lehigh 
comity,  Penns_\"lvania.  and  was  but  a  b<~iy 
wlien  he  accompanied  his  mc»ther  to  his 
P'airtield  duiity  home,  the  family  .settling  in 
Bloom  townsliip  in  the  midst  of  the  wilder- 
ness near  what  is  known  as  the  Glick  church, 
a  house  of  worship  l)el()nging  to  the  Lu- 
theran denomination.  Jonathan  GHck  be- 
-came  a  member  iif  that  church  with  -which 
he  was  identified  the  remainder  of  his  da}'s. 
taking  an  active  and  helpful  part  in  its  work. 
Fie  was  anxious  to  enter  the  army  to  serve 
in  the  war  of  iSrj.  but  owing  to  his  vouth 


he  was  not  allowed  to  go.  However,  he 
went  to  Penns}-lvania  and.  worked  his  way 
into  the  army  as  a  substitute  for  his  brother 
Philip.  .Alter  the  war  he  remained  in  Penn- 
sybania  until  his  marriage  and  then  again 
came  to  P.loom  township,  in  i8rS,  purchas- 
ing the  farm  up.  ^n  which  our  subject  now 
resides.  He  brought  his  land  under  a  high 
state  of  culti\aiion,  transf<irming  it  inti*  a 
-\aluable  farm.  For  his  service  in  the  war 
of  1812  he  received  a  lan.l  warrant  by  which 
he  acquired  one  hundred  and  si.\ty  acres  of 
land.  He  was  a  modest,  unassuming  man 
but  was  resi)ected  for  hi>  stability  of  char- 
acter, his  enterprise  and  his  reliability.  He 
died  in  Octol>er.  1866,  at  the  age  of  seventy- 
three  years.  He  had  always  been  an  advo- 
cate of  the  Denn/cracy  and  was  a  firnt  l>e- 
lie\er  in  its  principles.  In  early  manhoo-d 
he  married  Catherine  Kerschner.  who  was  a 
daughter  of  Jeremiah  Kerschner.  a  resident 
of  Lehigh  county,  Penn.-)l\-ania.  who  re- 
mo\-ed  to  the  west  and  tr:ok  up  his  al>ode  in 
Bloom  township,  Fairfield  county,  where  he 
si)ent  the  greater  part  of  his  life.  His  wife, 
who  lx)re  the  maiden  name  of  Catherine, 
died  in  BliHMit  township  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
sIk  years.  It  was  her  daughter,  a  name- 
sake, who  became  the  wife  of  Jonathan 
Glick  and  the  mother  of  our  subject.  She 
died  in  iS8j  in  her  eighty-sixth  year.  By 
her  marriage  she  had  eleven  children: 
Aaron.  Jonathan.  Elias,  Ruben  and  Xathau, 
all  deceased:  Manasseh :  .Sarah,  the  widow 
of  Jacob  S<.ilt;  Caroline,.  Lucy  S.  and  Julia 
Ann.  twins,  and  Catherine,  all  of  whom  are 
now  deceased:  and  Le\ina.  the  wife  of 
Emanuel   Snvder. 


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Manassch  dlick,  \vliu~e  name  intnuliices 
this  record,  pursued  lii^  educati':;n  in  the 
common  scli<x>ls,  in  llie  hi.qh  scIi'hjI  of 
Lithofwlis  and  in  the  Capital  I'niversity  in 
Cokmibiis,  Ohio.  lie  afterward  engai^ed  in 
teaching,  beginning  that  profession  in  1S52. 
He  followed  it  for  eight  consecutive  years 
in  the  comnrun  schools  of  Fairfield  county 
and  also  si>ent  one'  term  as  a  teacher  in  Bar- 
tholomew count}-.  Indiana.  In  1862  he  was 
marrieil  and  settled  upon  the  farm  upon 
which  he  mnw  resides  and  to  the  develop- 
ment and  cidti\-ation  of  which  "he  has  since 
dcNOted  his  energ-ies.  His  business  career 
has  bceU'  one  of  imtiring  actixity  and  his 
resolute  puvprise  and  utillagging  enterpri.^e 
have  enabled  him  to  win  creditable  and 
gratifying   success. 

On  the  4th  of  Oecemlier,  i86j.  Mr. 
Click  was  united  in  marriage  to  Eliza  J. 
Hartnian.  a  daughter  of  George  and  Bar- 
bara (Fellers)  Hartman.  the  former  a  nati\-e 
of  Berks  county.  Pennsyl\-ania,  and  the  lat- 
ter of  Fairfield  county.  Ohio.  Her  father 
came  to  this  county  in  his  boyln  kxI  and  was 
numbered  among  the  pioneer  settlers  of  the 
conimunity  who  assisted  largely  in  the  work 
of  -public  progress  and  substantial  upbuild- 
ing. His  f)olitical  supix^rt  is  given  the 
Democracy,  but  he  ne\er  sought  or  desired 
office.  He  passed  away  in  1895.  in  the 
eighty-third  year  of  his  age.  and  his  Avife 
died  in  1878.  at  the  age  of  sixty-five.  They 
were  the  parents  of  the  following  najned ; 
Valentine:  Susana :  Eliza  ].:  Mary;  Will- 
iam; Mary,  the  widow  of  Samuel  Runkle: 
Catherine.'  the  wife  of  David  Klinger. 
of  Kan.sas:  and  Mr^nroe.  also  a  resident  of 


the  same  >tate.  The  home  of  Mr.  antl  Mrs. 
Click  has  Ix-en  blessed  with  several  children, 
namely:  Mary  Catherine;  Jonathan  M. ; 
Lucy  1-dlis,  the  wife  of  George  Shullz,  of 
Kansa's;  George  T. ;  Charles  W. ;  and  Loa 
Celestia. 

Mr.  Click  has  been  lionored  with  a  num- 
ber of  local  offices.  In  1863  he  was  elected 
justice  of  the  jicace  and  filled  that  ix'sition 
for  twenty-one  consecutive  years  and  then 
after  ai-i  interval  Avas  again  the  incumlient 
of  the  ofike  from  18S1  uiUil  1S84.  What 
higher  testimoi-iial  of  his  cajiability  and 
fidelity  could  be  given?  He  ser\-ed  for  one 
term  as  township  clerk,  for  several  terms  as 
township  trustee  and  in  1S97  ^^"''S  elected  a 
n-ie;nl:;er  of  the  infirmary  board,  in  which 
capacity-  he  is  still  serving.  Hi;  public 
career  is  on*  which  has  gaineil  fi  r  him  the 
highest  respect  by  reason  of  his  loyalty  to 
the  trust  reposed  in  him.  He  has  always 
voted  with  the  Democratic  party  and  is  a 
firm  belie\-er  in  its  prir.ciples.  He  now 
holds  his  first  commission  as  notan-  public 
for  a  term  of  nine  years.  He  has  settled 
many  estates,  ha\-ing  had  more  than  thirty- 
six  estates  in  prol>ate  court,  and  that  he  has 
l)een  choseu  for  this  duty  is  certainly  an  in- 
dication of  the  confidei-ice  repcjsed  in  him  l)y 
his  fellow  men.  In  1S63  he  was  commis- 
sioned captain  of  the  state  militia,  his  com- 
pany being  composed  of  residents  of  Bloom 
township.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are  mem- 
bers of  the  (ilick  church.  It  is  under  the 
direction  of  the  Ohio  Lutheran  Synod  of  the 
fifth  English  district.  Mr.  GHck  aided  in 
Innlding  this  church  and  his  assistance  and 
co-operatioi-i   ha\e  ever  l)een  given    to    alt 


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ine.'iMires  lor  tlie  general  good  along  social,  from    Ijoyln^od    are    minilicreil    air.oi-.g    liis 

material,  intellectual  and  moral  lines.     His  Avarmest    Iric-udb.    is    an    evident    indication 

entire  life  has  been  passed  in  Fairfield  coun-  that  his  career  has  ever  been   upright  and 

ty,    and    that  many  who  have  known  him  lionoral>le. 


CHARLES   E.  REESE,  M.  D. 


The  state  of  Ohio,  with  its  pulsing  in- 
dustrial activities  and  rapid  de\elopment. 
has  attracted  within  its  conlines  men  of 
marked  ability  and  high  character  in  the 
vari(.)us  jirofessional  lines,  and  in  this  way 
progress  has  l>een  ccmserved  and  social 
stability  fostered.  He  whose  name  initiates 
this  review  has  gained  recognition  as  one  of 
the  able  and  successful  physicians  of  the 
state,  and  by  his  labors,  his  high  professional 
attainments  and  his  sterling  characteristics 
has  iustifiefl  the  respect  and  confidence  in 
which  he  is  held  by  the  medical  fraternity 
and  the  local  pul>lic. 

Dr.  Charles  E.  Reese  was  born  in  Hock- 
ing township.  Fairfield  county,  upon  his  fa- 
ther's farm.  Octolier  14.  1S57.  and  repre- 
sents an  old  family  of  Pennsylvania.  His 
paternal  grandfather.  Maurice  Reese,  was 
lx>rn  in  Washington  county,  of  the  Key- 
stone state,  and  about  1799  renro\ed  io 
Fairfield  county,  settling  in  tiie  midst  of  the 
forest  west  of  Lancaster.  He  married  Miss 
Hannah  Meek  and  they  l^ecame  the  parents 
of  twelve  children,  including  Isaac  Reese, 
who  was  U>rn  in.  Hocking  town-hip.  Fair- 
field coinitv.  in  1812.     Fie  was  one  of  the 


prosperous  farmers  of  the  neighborly  "'d, 
successfully  carrying  on  agricultural  jiur- 
suits  in  his  native  township  for  many  _\  ears. 
He  married  Miss  Susan  Guitner.  whi>  was 
born  in  Franklin  county,  Pennsylvania,  in 
1S22.  and  when  eight  years  of  age  removed 
with  her  parents.  John  and  Gertrude  Guit- 
ner. to  Fairfield  county,  the  family  settling 
in  Berne  township,  where  the  father  and 
mother  spent  their  remaining  days.  Mr.  ami 
Mrs.  Reese  reared  a  family  of  several  chil- 
dren, namely :  George  W.  and  Isaac  X.. 
l>3th  of  whom  followed  fanning:  Charles 
E..  of  thi^  review:  Francis  M..  wh<>  is  a 
farmer:  Almeda  'SL.  the  wife  r.f  Daniel 
Murphy,  of  Lancaster:  Jennie,  the  wife  of 
Frank  Smith,  an  agriculturist;  and  Faimie 
M.,  who  wedded  Samuel  Childs.  of  Rush- 
ville.  Ohio.  Year  after  year  the  father  de- 
voted his  energies  to  agricultural  pursuits 
and  the  w  ell  tilled  fields  yielded  to  him  giMd- 
en  returns  for  the  care  and  labor  he  be- 
stiiwed  upon  them.  He  was  a  man  of  de- 
cision of  character,  fearlessly  upholding  his 
honest  convictions  and  his  many  sterling 
traits  won  for  him  the  esteem  and  warm 
regard  of  all  with  whom  lie  came  in  contact. 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


His  political  snpij^jri  was  i^iven  the  Rei)ul> 
Jican  party  and  mi  ihat  ticket  he  was  elect-' 
•ed  ti>  several  niiiii-r  ottices.  llis  death  cc- 
<-tirred  in  iS8().  and  his  wife  died  in  i8<_>2. 
Bnth  were  devoted  nieinhcrs  of  the  German 
Lutheran  church. 

Dr.  Reese,  whose  name  forms  the 
caption  (if  this  article,  spent  his  youth  in  the 
usual  manner  of  farmer  lads,  taking  his 
place  in  the  fields  at  the  time  of  early  sprint; 
planting-  and  assisting  in  the  cultivatiion  ot 
the  'cn.jps  until  after  the  autumn  harvest. 
In  the  winter  moiuhs  he  attended  the  district 
schi  lols  and  later  became  a  student  of  the  ]>ul)- 
lic  schools  in  Lancaster.  Afterward  he  cor:- 
tinued  his  education  in  a  private  school  for 
three  years  and  then  entered  upon  the  study 
of  medicine,  reading  under  the  direction  of 
Dr.  Harman.  in  Lancaster.  He  further 
continued  his  studies  in  the  Ohio  Medical 
College  C'f  Cincinnati  until  he  was  graduat- 
ed M  ith  the  class  of  1SS5. 

Dr.  Reese  then  came  to  I^nca-ter. 
where  he  opened  an  C'tTice.  and  steadily  he 
has  worked  his  way  upward  in  a  profession 


wiierc  proniiftion  comes  in  rec(\gnition  of 
broad  learning  and  superior  skill.  He  has 
ever  kept  in  touch  with  the  advanced 
thought  and  discoveries  of  the  day  bearing 
upon  his  practice  and  is  quick  to  adopt  any 
new  methods  which  he  believes  will  assist 
him  in  checkii>g  the  ravages  of  disease  and 
restoring  health. 

In  1877  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of 
Dr.  Reese  and  Miss  Jennie  D.  Mdler,  of 
Lancaster,  a  daughter  of  David  R.  and  Isa- 
bella (Gallagher)  Miller.  The  Doctor  lie- 
longs  to  Mt.  Pleasant  Lodge,  Xo.  48.  K. 
of  I'.  For  seven  years  he  was  physician 
for  the  Boys'  Industrial  School.  In  man- 
ner he  is  a  genial  and  affable  gentleman, 
and  the  sunshine  of  his  own  nature  is  a 
potent  element  in  a  sick  room  where  any- 
thing depressing  has  a  detrimental  influence 
and  all  that  is  bright  and  enlivening  acts 
in  the  opposite  way.  His  prominence  in 
the  profession  is  the  result  of  earnest  lalwr 
and  capability,  and  the  public  and  the  med- 
ical fraternity  ackni:'wledge  his  worth  as  a 
citizen  and  as  a  physician. 


JOHN  B.  SPANGLER. 


In  pioneer  times  the  Spangler  family  was  lowing  only  an  old  Indian  trail.  Dense  in- 
established  in  Fairfield  county.  This  was  deed  wiis  the  growth  of  the  native  trees 
largely  a  frontier  region  when  the  grandfa-  and  much  c.f  the  land  was  still  in  possession 
ther  of  our  subje-^t  took  up  his  abode  here  of  the  woodmen.  ha\-ing-  not  been  claimed 
and  he  often  was  forced  to  make  his  way  l>y  early  settlers  for  the  inu-pose  >^i  culti- 
through  fore^ts  unmarked  by  any  road,  fol-  ration.     Henry  Spangler.  the  grandfather. 


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■was  born  ii>  Pennsylvania,  and  ahr.ut  1S04 
settled  in  Pickaway  county,  Ohio,  where  he 
built  a  log-  cabin  and  thus  pro\-ided  a  home 
for  his  family,  but  after  a  short  time  he 
came  to  Fairfield  ci-nnty  and  took  up  his 
home  in  Clear  Creek  township,  purchasing 
land  from  the  g"o^•ernmenl  and  dexeloping 
there  the  farm  upon  which  our  subject  now 
reside-,  the  deed  for  same  being  signed  by 
Thomas  Jefferson  and  dated  1809.  Xot  a 
furrow  had  been  turned  or  an  improvement 
made  when  it  came  into  his  possession,  but 
with  cliaracteristic  energy  lie  began  to  clear 
away  the  trees  and  soon  the  wcKidman's  ax 
awakened  the  echoes  of  the  f(:>rest.  The 
bru^h  was  hauled  a\^•ay  and  burned  and  soon 
the  shining  plow  made  a  track  across  the 
cleared  fields.  As  the  years  passed  the  land 
became  very  productive  and  the  grandfa- 
ther prospereil  in  his  undertakings.  He 
made  his  home  upon  this  farm  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  when  he  was  about 
se\-enty  years  of  age.  \\'ell  does  he  deserve 
to  he  remembered  among  the  honored  and 
valued  pioneers  who  aided  in  reclaiming 
this  land  and  laid  broad  and  deep  the 
foundation  for  the  present  development  and 
prosperity  of  Fairfield  county. 

Jeremiah  Spangler.  the  father  of  our 
subject,  was  born  in  Berks  county,  Pennsyl- 
vania in  1803,  and  when  five  years  of  age 
accompanied  his  parents  to  the  Buckeye 
state.  Here  they  resided  about  five  years, 
at  the  end  of  which  time  they  returned  to 
Pennsylvania.  There  they  lived  until  1S13, 
when  they  again  came  west.  Early  Jere- 
miah Spangler  became  familiar  with  all  the 
hardships   and   trials   incident   to  a  life   in 


the  frontier.  He  was  also  inured  to  the 
arduous  labor  of  developing  the  new  fann, 
but  the  [iraclical  e.\[>eriencc  which  he  gained 
enabled  him  to  engage  in  farm  work  on 
his  own  account  veiw  successfully  in  later 
lite.  He  contimied  upon  the  old  homestead, 
dcvnting  his  energies  to  the  cultivation  of 
the  fields  and  the  raising  of  stock.  His  last 
years  were  spent  in  rest  from  labor,  and  he 
reached  the  extreme  old  age  of  ninety-three 
years  and  two  nicmlhs.  He  was  largely  in- 
strumental in  building  the  first  Evangelical 
church  of  Tarlton.  erected  in  the  earlv  part 
of  the  nineteenth  century,  In  the  days  of 
his  early  manho<:>d  he  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Elizabeth  Bresler.  who  passed  away 
some  ye.ars  prior  to  the  death  of  her  hus- 
band. In  their  fann'ly  were  six  children, 
but  only  two  are  miw  living:  'Mr.  Spangler, 
of  this  review,  and  Anna,  the  wife  of 
Charles  Bevens.  of  Columbus,  Ohio. 

John  B.  Spangler  opened  his  eyes  to  the 
light  of  day  on  the  old  family  homestead 
which  had  been  entered  by  his  grandfather, 
and  in  the  country  schools  near  by  he  pur- 
sued his  education,  sitting  upon  a  slab  seat, 
his  feet  resting  up<:>n  a  puncheon  floor.  In 
one  end  of  the  log  building  was  a  huge  fire- 
place, which  threw  out  a  strong  heat,  warm- 
ing the  little  building  unless  the  cold  of  the 
winter  penetrated  through  between  the 
chinks  in  the  logs.  At  farm  work  Mr. 
Spangler  recei\ed  a  liberal  training,  for  at 
an  early  age  he  took  his  place  behind  the 
plow  and  the  sun  shone  down  upon  many  a 
field  which  he  culti\-ated.  In  his  youth  he 
remained  upon  the  old  homestead  until  he 
attained  his  majority,  when  he  startet!  out 


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to  fami  on  his  own  accnunt  in  tlie  same. 
to\vnshi[).  He  secured  a  trad  of  laii'l.  whicii 
he  cultivated  for  teu  or  twelve  years  and 
then  returned  Uy  the  old  hoine-tead  in  order 
to  care  for  iiis  fatlicr,  wiio  was  feeling  the 
infirmities  of  age. 

In  iSr>4  Mr.  Spangler  joined  the  boys 
in  blue.  He  left  lor  a  three  months'  serv- 
ice at  the  fn;nt,  becoming  a  member  of 
Company  K.  Seventy-eighth  Ohio  Volun- 
teer lnfantr\",  in  which  he  ser\ed  until  the 
close  of  the  war.  He  was  wounded  near 
Goldsboro,  North  Carolina,  and  received 
an  honorable  discharge  at  Washington. 
after  whicli  he  returned  td  his  native 
count)-  and  has  since  resided  in  Clear  Creek 
township.  Tiie  hinise  which  is  his  home 
was  built  by  his  lather,  but  he  has  made 
many  improvements  upon  tlie  place  and  now 
has  a  comfortable  home. 

Air.  Spangler  was  married  iir  1862  to 
Susan  Parks,  who  was  Ixirn  in  Hocking 
county,  a  daughter  of  Perry  and  Xancy 
(Cupp)  Parks,  her  father  Lieing  r>ne  of  the 
early  settlers  of  Hocking  county.  In  1S74, 
however,  he  removed  to  Illinois  anil  subse- 


(|uently  tn. ,k  u[)  his  aiiode  in  Texas,  where 
Ins  death  occurred.  Farming  was  his  life's 
occupation. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Spangler  became  the  par- 
ents of  four  children.  Clara  is  the  wife  of 
of  Arthur  Eck,  who  is  engaged  in  the  res- 
taurant business  in  Clyde.  (Jhio.  Edward 
marrie<.l  Lena  Wolff  and  is  a  farmer  of 
Amanda  township.  .Mary  died  at  the  age 
of  eighteen  years.  Ida  J.  became  the  wife 
of  ]\larion  Noggle,  a  farmer  of  Oakland, 
Clear  Creek  township.  She  died  at  the  age 
of  twenty-five  years,  leaving  a  little  daugh- 
ter, Edith  Aha,  who  is  now  attending 
school. 

Mr.  Spangler  vrites  with  tlie  Demcfcratic 
party  and  has  never  sought  or  ilesired  office. 
He  is  a  member  <>f  the  United  Brethren 
church  anl  lives  a  cpiiet,  but  honorable  life 
that  commends  him  to  the  esteem  and  con- 
fidence of  all  with  whom  he  has  been  asso>- 
ciated.  He  owns  and  occupies  a  fanxi  of 
one  hundred  seven  acres  of  rich  land  in 
Clear  Creek  township,  and  its  systematic 
and  practical  cultivation  results  in  bringing 
to  him  desirable  success. 


PHILIP  MACKLIN. 


Eighty  years,  during  the  uKfSt  pn^gress- 
ive  century-  of  the  world,  overs  tlie  earthly 
pilgrimage  of  Philip  Macklin.  Wonderful 
changes  have  occurred  during  that  pericxl 
and  he  has  taken    a    deq)    intere-t   in  the 


progress  of  the  world,  hearing  his  part  In 
th.e  improx-einent  of  ihe  c.suniy  which  he  has 
long  claimed  as  his  home:  in  fact,  he  is  one 
of  the  nari\e  sons  of  Fairlield  c.:unty,  his 
l.;irth  having  occurred  in  Plea.-ant  township 


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on  the  f^th  of  Decein1>er.  1823.  His  3)areiits 
were  I'eter  and  Susanna  (Ci>uklin)  Mack- 
lin,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Pennsyj- 
vania.  Tlie  paternal  grand fatlier,  Phihp 
Mackhn,  can-.e  to  Ohio  in  1805.  and  married 
Miss  Miller.  On  leaving  the  Keystone  state 
he  came  with  his  family  to  Fairfield  county, 
Ohio,  settling  in  Pleasant  township,  where 
he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  days.  He 
purchased  one  hundred  and  sixty-lhree  acres 
of  land  from  the  government,  paying  the 
usual  price  of  one  dollar  and  a  quarter  per 
acre,  and  upon  the  tract,  then  wild  and  un- 
improverl.  he  placed  many  evidences  of  his 
progressive  .spirit,  the  land  being  well  cul- 
tivated, while  good  buildings  were  erected 
and  all  the  equipments  of  farm  life  known 
at  that  day  added  to  the  place.  .\t  length 
death  came  to  him  and  his  remains  were 
interred  in  Sigler  cemetery.  In  his  family 
^vere  the  following  children  :  Peter,  Betsey. 
Sallie.  Maria.  Susan,  one  child  deceaseil, 
Jacob  and  John. 

Peter  Macklin,  the  father  of  our  subject, 
was  about  twelve  years  of  age  when  he  ac- 
companied his  parents  to  Ohio,  his  birth 
occurring  in  Berks  county,  Pennsylvania, 
and  there  he  had  remained  until  he  remove^;! 
with  the  family  to  the  Buckeye  state.  He 
lived  upon  the  old  homestead,  assisting  in 
the  work  of  the  fann,  until  his  marriage  and 
then  removed  to  a  farm  on  section  16,  Lib- 
erty township,  purchasing  eighty  acres  of 
land,  to  which  he  afterward  added  from 
time  to  time  until  within  the  l^undaries  of 
the  fann  were  ci>mi>rised  three  himdred  and 
twenty  acres.  Well  did  he  earn  the  true 
American  title  of  a  self-made  man.     He  had 


no  one  to  assist  him  in  his  start  in  the  busi- 
ness workl,  and.  dci)entling  upon  his  own 
rcM.iurces,  upon  indefatigable  energy  and 
economy,  he  gaintnl  a  start  and  as  the  years 
passed  prospered  in  his  undertakings.  Unto 
him  and  his  wife  were  Ixjrn  twij  children: 
Polly,  will"  becaiue  the  wife  of  David  Harter 
and  is  now  deceased,  and  Philip,  .►f  this  re- 
view-. The  nvither  died  when  our  subject 
was  only  six  weeks  old,  and  Mr.  Macklin 
afterward  married  Barbara  Doomy,  by 
whom  he  had  six  children;  Amos,  a  resident 
of  l.ilierty  township:  Sarah,  the  wife  of 
David  Schenck,  of  tlie  same  township; 
Maria,  who  died  in  Indiana;  Sophia,  the  de- 
ceased wife  of  John  Andergg,  of  Liberty 
township:  Selena,  the  wife  of  Da\  id 
Weisner,  of  Indiana;  Samantha,  the  de- 
ceased wife  of  Jiihn  Andergg.  of  Liberty 
and  Carc>line,  who  is  now  Mrs.  Sinuns,  a 
widow  living  with  her  brother  Philip. 

When  his  mother  died  Phihp  Macklin 
w  as  taken  to  the  home  of  his  grandparents, 
by  whom  he  was  reared.  He  was  educated 
in  a  log  school  house  in  Pleasant  township 
and  assisted  in  the  work  of  the  old  home- 
stead farm  throughout  the  period  of  his  boy- 
htrod  and  youth.  He  was  twenty  \ears  of 
age  at  the  time  of  his  grandfather's  death, 
after  which  he  continued  to  carrs'  on  the 
farm  frir  his  grandmother  until  she  died, 
when  he  was  twenty-three  years  of  age.  He 
then  removed  to  the  farm  which  he  now 
"X'cupies  in  Liberty  township,  taking  up  his 
alwde  there  in  September,  184.S.  It  has 
since  been  his  place  of  residerice,  covering 
a  ])eri(Kl  of  mure  than  half  a  centur_\'.  In  ad- 
diti(;n  to  this  property  he  i>wns  three  lots  in 


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the  village  of  lialtinii.re  and  six  shares  ia 
tlie  Easil  cemetery. 

In  1N47  Ml'.  MackHn  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Sarali  RiK_Iab.iugh,  and  to 
iheni  tliirtcen  chilih'en  were  horn,  eight  of 
whwni  st'll  sur\ive:  Peter,  a  resident  of 
Pleasant  ti.wnship.  Fairfield  county:  Perry, 
wh(.)  is  living  with  his  father:  Arvilla,  the 
wife  of  John  r)reeher,  of  Columbus:  Susan, 
the  wife  of  Samuel  ^^lauger,  of  Liberty 
township:  Polly,  the  wife  of  Charles  Reese, 
of  Basil:  Octavia.  the  wife  of  Henry  Weis- 
3ier,  of  Pleasant  township;  Geia.  the  wife  of 
Daniel  Alt,  if  L,iherty  t.wnship:  Ahneta,  the 
wife  of  Isaac  Maslin.  who  is  living  in  Lick- 
ing cuunty.  r)!uo:  Mrs.  Martha  >bintgun:- 
ery,  deceased:  \'ictorine.  the  wife  of  Henry 
Smoke:  Selena,  the  wife  i-f  Lewis  Slieer,  of 
Illinois :  Sarali  Ann,  the  widow  of  Henry 
Yager:  and  one  that  died  in  infancy.  The 
mother  of  this  family  was  a  meml^er  of  the 
Reformed  church  and  died  in  that  faith. 
After  the  death  of  his  first  wife  ^Ir.  ]\Iack- 
lin  married  Mrs.  Jane  Feeman,  and  they  liad 
one  child.  Charles,  who  is  now  deceased. 
After  the  death  of  his  second  wife  Mr. 
Macklin  wedded  ]\Irs.  Susan  Saliday.  wlic 
is  also  deceased.  A  devoted  and  faithful 
■ntember  of  tiie  Reformed  church,  !Mr.  Mack- 
Hn has  Iwrne  quite  an  active  interest  in  its 
upbuilding  and  growth  and  ha?  served  as 
trustee,  deacon  and  elder.  In  politics  he  is  a 
Democrat  and  has  filled  the"  office  of  town- 
ship trustee  for  fmir  years.  He  is  now  liv- 
ing a  retireil  life.  Tlirough  a  long  pericnl 
he  was  activeh-  connected  with  agricultural 
interests  in  this  county,  but  with  advancing 
years  he  put  aside  business  cares,  which  are 
now  assumed  b\-  his  son  Pern.-.     He  is  now 


almost  eight\-  years  of  age.  but  is  a  hale, 
hearty  man.  receiving  the  veneratinn  and  re- 
siiect   which   are  his  due. 

Perry  Macklin.  uh,,  resides  ujx  n  the  old 
family  honiotead,  was  Um\  on  this  fann 
March  14,  185 1.  pursuing  his  education  in 
the  township  schools.  He  has  always  re- 
mained here  with  the  e\cepti.>n  of  the  years 
1876  and  IS;;,  when  he  was  in  Illinois.  He 
then  returned  to  Ohin,  and  has  since  lived 
with  his  father  and  now  has  the  care  and 
management  of  the  home  ])Iace.  He  was 
married  Deceml^er  11.  i8;5.  to  Miss  Sarah 
Snuu-,  a  nati\-e  of"  Liberty  township,  and 
unto  them  two  chi.ldren  have  been  born: 
Ora,  the  eldest,  born  Octo]>er  j8.  18;^,  pur- 
sued his  preliminary  education  in  the  towit- 
ship  schools,  but  afterward  studied  in  the 
high  school  of  Basil.  Fie  was  married  Au- 
gust 30,  1893.  to  Miss  Charlotte  Fitzer,  who 
was  bom  in  Creenfield  township,  and  thev 
1-iecame  the  parents  of  four  children,  two  of 
whoni  are  n._.w  deceased,  while  the  living 
are  Hilo  Fae  and  La  Vanlie.  Ethel  Fern, 
the  younger  child  of  Perry  iMacklin.  is  with 
her  parents.  The  father  carries  on  general 
farming  and  stock  raising  with  good  suc- 
cess. 

The  subject  of  this  review,  Philip  Mack- 
lin. his  son  Perry  and  his  grandson  Ora  are 
all  members  of  the  Masonic  lodge  in  Balti- 
more, and  belong  to  the  Order  of  the  East- 
ern Star,  together  with  the  wives  of  the  son 
and  grandson.  In  their  lives  they  are  true 
to  the  teachings  of  this  fraternity,  which  is 
based  upon  mutual  helpfulness,  kindliness 
and  charity.  They  are  familiar  with  the  ten- 
ets of  the  craft  and  are  ver}-  loyal  to  its  prin- 
ciples, being  accountefl  \-aIued  members  of 


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the  organization  witli  which  they  are  identi- 
fied. The  faniily  are  al^.i  inenil)er>  of  the 
Reformed  chnrcli  and  I'erry  i^  serving  as  its 
trustee.      Macklin,     liis     son     and     grand- 


son are  likewise  advocates  r,f  the  Democ- 
rac\'.  anrl  the  famil\-  sustains  an  luiassailable- 
reputation  fi  r  all  that  is  creilitahle  in  man- 
hood. 


WILLIAM  JAMES  HUNTER. 


W'ilham  J.  Hunter,  now  living  a  retired 
life  at  403  East  King  street.  Lancaster,  was 
horn  on  the  T5th  of  Marcii.  183S,  five  miles 
west  of  that  city  in  Hocking  townshiip, 
'Fairfield  county.  He  represents  one  of  the 
old  families  of  this  portion  of  the  state.  His 
paternal  grandfather,  James  Hunter,  was 
born  in  Pennsylvania  and  acquired  his  early 
education  in  the  scliools  there.  He  after- 
ward removed  to  A^irginia  and  in  1799  he 
came  with  the  Reese  brothers  to  Ohio,  be- 
fore the  admission  of  the  state  into  the 
Union.  Here  he  entered  a  grant  of  land 
and  the  following  year  he  brought  his  family 
from  the  Old  Dominion  to  the  Buckeye 
state,  settling  in  what  is  now  known  as 
Hocking  township.,  Fairfield  county,  about 
one, mile  west  of  Lancaster.  Tn  the  fall  of 
1799  he  was  married  to  ]\Iiss  !vlargaret 
Reese,  a  native  of  Virginia,  and  they  be- 
came the  parents  of  four  children.  Thomas, 
James,  Hannah  and  a  child  who  died  in  in- 
fancy. On  arriving  in  this  county  ■Mr. 
PTunter  had  entered  one  hundred  sixty  acres 
of  land  from  the  government  and  from  the 
wild  tract  began  the  deve'opment  of  farm, 
which,    as    the  vears   advanced,   became   a 


valual.ile  property.  He  engaged  in  teach- 
ing school  for  a  number  of  years,  being  the 
first  school  master  of  the  county,  atid  dur- 
ing the  summer  months  his  attention  was 
given  to  the  work  of  the  fields.  After  some 
years  he  sold  his  first  property  and  bought 
another  cptarter  section  of  land  at  a  dis- 
tance more  remote  from  Lancaster.  Upon 
the  second  farnv  he  spent  his  remaining  days. 
His  political  affiliations  were  with  the  Whig 
partv  and  in  religions  faith  he  was  a  Meth- 
odist. 

James  Hunter,  the  father  of  our  sub- 
ject, was  born  on  the  old  family  homestead 
one  mile  west  of  Lancaster,  the  place  stand- 
ing near  what  is  known  as  Hunter's  Run. 
His  natal  day  was  October  25,  1808.  At  the 
usual  age  he  entered  scho<^l.  which  was  held 
in  an  old  log  building  in  Hocking  town- 
ship. Educational  privileges  then  were  as 
primitive  as  the  structure  which  was  used 
as  a  school  house,  but  his  training  at  farm 
work  was  not  meager,  and  at. the  early  age 
of  fourteen  years  he  began  to  learn  the 
trade  of  shoeniaking.  serving  a  seven  years' 
apprenticeship.  He  became  quite  expert  at 
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passeil  was  jmt  iipcii  a  salary.  He  contin- 
ued to  follow  slioemaking'  until  his  rnar- 
riar;c.  at  whicli  time  Ik-  renu»',eil  to  a  farm 
and  carried  on  a.gricnltiu-al  pursuits  until 
iX6_'.  when  he  -oM  that  jM-nperty  and  hought 
another  tract  i^f  land  three  miles  north  of 
Lancaster.  Vrim  the  time  of  his  marriage 
uiUil  his  life's  lahors  were  ended  he  engaged 
in  the  tilling  of  the  soil  and  the  improvement 
of  his  farm  ami  his  lahors  ])r.)ught  to  him 
cretlitahle  success.  As  a  cop.ipanion  and 
helpmate  for  the  journey  vl  life  ]Mr.  Hunter 
chose  Miss  Abigail  Gilmore.  a  native  of 
-Licking  county,  Ohio.  Their  marriage  was 
blessed  with  eight  children :  Xancy,  the 
widow  of  Jacob  Lamb;  Dilihla.  the  wife  of 
Daniel  Smith,  of  Pleasant  ti-wnship.  Fair- 
field comity ;  George,  a  resident  of  Bloom 
township;  Emily,  now  deceased;  William 
James,  the  subject  of  this  rexiew :  John 
.Amos,  who  has  also  passed  away:  Milton, 
a  resident  of  Illinois;  and  Mary  Jane,  who 
has  departed  this  life.  The  prirents  heM 
membership  in  the  Methodist  cluu'ch  and 
were  devoted  Christian  people,  who  early 
instilled  into  the  tuinds  of  their  children, 
lessons  of  industrv  and  honesty.  In  his 
])olitical  views  Mr.  '^{unter  was  a  pro- 
nounced Republican  and  took  a  deep  interest 
in  the  success  and  growth  f;f  his  party  prin- 
ciples. 

In  the  cimimon  schools  of  Pleasant  and 
Hocking  townships.  William'  James  Hunter 
acquirefl  his  education  and  afterward  en- 
gaged in  teaching  for  two  years  in  a  little 
room  sixteen  by  twenty  feet.  There  were 
eighty-five  pupils  and  when  a  spelling 
iTvatch  was  held  thev  would  ha\e  to  stand 


in  frc,>nt  of  cue  anntlier,  as  there  was  not 
room  eni>ugh  to  st.and  in  .i  single  row.  When 
twenty-three  years  of  age  Mr.  Hunter  be- 
gan farming  and  seven  years  later  he  jiur- 
chased  a  farm  compi-ising  ninety-three  acres 
of  rich  and  arable  land,  which  is  in  a  high 
state  of  culti\ation  and  is  now  operated  by 
his  son  Merrill.  Mr.  Hunter  erected  his 
residence,  which  at  that  time  was  one  of 
the  best  farm  houses  in  the  country.  On 
the  1st  of  Ajiril,  190J,  he  purchased  prop- 
erty in  Lancaster,  where  he  now  lives,  re- 
tired from  Inisiness  cares. 

In  1860  iKcurrcd  the  marriage  of  Mr. 
Hunter  and  Miss  Mary  Alice  Grier,  a  na- 
tive of  Pleasant  township,  Fairfield  count v, 
and  to  them  have  lieen  bcrn  ten  ciiildren, 
of  whom  seven  are  yet  livin.g:  Cora,  the 
wife  of  .S.  \\'ard.  of  Lancaster;  Elanch,  who 
married  Charles  Friend,  of  Richland  town- 
ship; Lulu  Maud.  wIn)  married  Colson  Lin- 
ville,  of  Last  Rushville;  Carrie,  who  became 
the  wife  of  Frank  McFarland,  of  Lancaster; 
John  Grier.  a  resident  of  Lancaster;  }iler- 
rill,  on  the  liome  farm;  and  William  Relna, 
also  residing  in  Lancaster.  Tlie  oldest 
child,  G.  M.  Hunter,  spent  the  last  ten  years 
of  his  hfe  preaching  in  the  Ohio  conference 
of  the  INIethodist  Episci^pal  church  and  died^ 
at  the  age  of  thirty-five  years. 

Li  liis  pi>litical  \-icws  Mr.  Hunter  is  a 
stalwart  Repulilican  and  has  firm  faith  in 
the  princi))les  of  the  party  as  being  most 
conducive  to  good  go^venmient.  He  has  held 
a  nuniiber  of  KKal  offices,  inchuling  that  of 
trustee  and  <chool  conunissioner.  He  has 
also  been  executor  and  administrator  in  the 
settlement  of  a  number  of  estates,  and  has 


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been  called  upon  to  act  as  guardian. 
Tliroiigliout  his  entire  lite  he  has  resided 
in  Fairfield  county  and  though  his  career 
has  not  lieen  marked  hy  any  events  of  ex- 
citing interest  lie  has  yet  been  ever  true  to 


his  duty,  to  every  trust  rei>osed  in  him  and 
to  his  obligations  ot  citizenship,  and  as  a 
W'lrthy  representative  of  an  lioni-ired  pioneer 
family  he  well  deser\  es  mention  in  this  vol- 
ume. 


JABEZ  HEDGES. 


Jabcz  Hedges  was  fonnerly  connected 
M"ith  agi  icultural  interests  in  Fairfield  coun- 
ty, but  is  now  identified  with  building  and 
■  real  estate  business  in  Lancaster.  Fie  pos- 
sesses the  enterprising  spirit  so  tvpical  of 
America,  has  keen  insight  into  business  af- 
fairs, is  progressive  and  energetic,  and  these 
qualities  always  form  the  foundation  of  suc- 
cess along  such  lines.  ^Ir.  Hedges  has  won 
a  place  among-  the  substantial  residents  of 
Fairfield  county. 

He  is  nunill>ered  among  Ohio's  native 
sons,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  Pickaway 
county,  up^'vn  his  father's  farm  near  Xash- 
ville.  September  4.  iS4r).  His  parents  were 
Samuel  and  Lticinda  (Hutton)  Hedges. 
The  former  was  born  in  Pickaway  county 
in  1822,  and  there  was  reared  to  manhood 
and  spent  the  greater  part  of  his  life,  be- 
coming a  pros'perous  farmer,  who  carefully 
tilled  his  fields,  and  as  the  result  of  his  la- 
bors won  prr.sperity.  He  died  in  Fairfield 
county  in  188S.  having  removed  to  this  por- 
tion of  the  state  a  few  years  prior  to  his 
deatli.  His  wife  was  a  native  of  Green- 
field  township.    Fairfield   county,    born     in 


1824.  The  Hutton  family  was  for  many 
years  ctainected  with  \'irginia,.but  her  fa- 
ther, John  Hutton,  removed  to  Fairfield 
county.  Ohio.  Ijecoming  one  of  the  pioneer 
settlers  here.  Unto  Samuel  and  Lucinda 
Hedges  were  born  five  children,  namely: 
Jabez.  of  this  review:  Evylin :  C_\nthia: 
Charles,  residing  in  Jasper  county.  Ii>wa ; 
and  Fdson. 

.\  retrospective  view  of  the  earl\-  life 
of  Jaljez  Hedges  presents  lum  as  a  student 
in  the  \iliage  schools  of  P>altimore.  He  en- 
joyed the  pleasures  of  the  play  ground  in 
the  usual  manner  of  farmer  lads  of  the 
peri>xl.  an<l  after  completing  his  eilucatii>n 
he  engaged  in  stock  business  in  Perry  and 
Fairhekl  counties.  Subsequently  he  spent 
some  time  in  Iowa,  where  he  invested  in 
real  estate,  and  upon  his  return  to  Ohio, 
he  settled  in  Violet  township.  Fairfield  coun- 
t\',  where  he  purchased  two  hundred  acres 
of  land,  which  he  still  owns.  This  land  is 
now  rente<l  and  the  rental  materially  in- 
creases his  income.  In  1889  Mr.  Hedges 
took  up  his  alxKle  in  Lancaster,  where  he 
is  engaged  in  real  estate  dealing.     He  has 


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also  erected  a  miinber  of  Imuscs,  some  of 
which  he  has  sdd,  while  i.lhcrs  he  rents. 
lie  ha>  a  bruad  and  accnraie  knowledge  i>i 
realty  values,  and  keen  discrimination  and 
judi^-nieiit  enables  him  to  make  judicious  m- 
veslments,  whereby  his  financial  resources 
have  been  materially  increased. 

Tn  187S  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of 
Mr.  lleilges  and  :\Iiss  Lydia  L.  Shaffer,  of 
Fairfield  county.  Ohio,  a  daughter  of  Har- 
rison Shafifer,  who  belonged  to  an  old  and 
well  known  family  of  this  county.  Both 
Mr.  antl  Mrs.  Hedges  are  acceptable  mem- 
bers of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  of 
Lancaster  and  the  hospitality  of  many  o* 
'the  best  homes  is  freely  extended  to  them. 
They  reside  at  Xo.  101 1  North  Columbus 
street,  where  they  have  a  fine  residence.     In 


his  iv.Iitical  views  Mr.  Hedges  is  a  Demo- 
crat and  while  he  has  never  sought  or  de- 
sired office,  he  is  deejily  interested  in  the 
success  of  bis  party  and  keeping  well  in- 
formed on  the  issues  of  the  day,  is  able  to 
supp-jrt  his  position  by  intelligent  argu- 
mems.  All  enterprises  which  have  for  their 
objec:  the  general  good  of  the  community 
receive  his  endorsement  and  manv  have 
betcntcd  by  his  co-operation.  His  business 
career  has  at  all  times  been  connncndable. 
He  has  placed  his  dependence  up^n  the 
substantial  qualities  of  diligence,  persever- 
ance and  honesty,  and  steadily  has  he 
worked  his  way  upward  until  to-da\-  he  is 
the  jwssessor  of  a  handsome  competence  and 
also  enjoys  the  merited  respect  of  his  fel- 
low men. 


DAVID  BROBST. 


David  Brobst,  deceased,  was  for  manv 
years  an  honored  and  highly  respected  citi- 
zen of  Fairtield  couiU} ,  Ohio.  He  was  born 
on  the  loth  of  March.  1821,  in  Bloom  town- 
ship, where  he  sixrnt  his  entire  life,  and  rep- 
resented one  of  the  first  families  in  the 
county.  He  established  the  postotSce  at 
Marcy  and  there  engagefl  in  merchandising, 
building  up  an  extensive  trade,  his  patron- 
age steadily  increasing  as  the  years  passed 
by.  He  also  engaged  in  buying  wool  on  a 
\er\-  large  scale.  controUing  that  trade 
through  a  wide  area.  He  also  dealt  in  clover 


seed  ami  in  the  various  branches  of  his  busi- 
ness he  met  with  excellent  success,  his  ef- 
forts I>eing  attended  by  a  high  degree  of 
prosperity.  In  politics  he  generally  support- 
ed the  Repuldican  party  and  in  religious  be- 
lief was  a  Lutheran,  holding  memljership 
in  Trinity  church  of  Marcy.  ^Mr.  Brobst 
passed  away  in  1895,  ^^  the  age  of  seventy 
years,  and  in  bis  death  the  community  real- 
ized that  it  had  lost  oue  of  its  valued  citi- 
zens. He  was  a  very  active  and  influential 
man  and  his  efforts  ha<l  been  of  practical 
benefit  to  the  communitv  as  well  as  ti>  hrin- 


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self   and.  family,    while   li 
times  ci.>iisi--teiu  \\ith  iij>r! 


life  was  at   all 
11  liusinc<s  prin- 


ciples ami  manly  cundnct. 

Mr.  Bnil).-t  was  uxice  iiiarrietl.  his  first 
wife  heing-  Leigh  Culp.  anil  to  them  were 
Ixrn  eight  daughters,  namely:  .Manerva. 
Malinda.  Pauline,  lunma.  Alice.  Sarah, 
Mary  and  Fannie.  On  the  njth  L>f  Septem- 
ber, 1876.  .Mr.  Br(A>st  was  ur.itecl  in  mar- 
riage ti>  Miss  Cilicia  Dove,  whu  was  also 
born  in  Blu<jm  township  in  1846,  and  is 
a  representative  of  one  of  its  old  and  re- 
spected families,  being  a  daughter  of  Elijah 
and  Mary  (Small)  Dove,  the  former  a  na- 
tive of  Bloom  township  and  the  latter  of 
Penns_vh-ania.  Her  paternal  grandfather 
was  Henry  Do\e.  who  possessed  a  most 
Avonderful  memc>r\-.  The  family  was  found- 
ed in  Fairfield  ctanity  at  an  early  period  in 
its  development  and  l>ecame  one  of  promi- 
nence in  Bloom  township.  The  jjarents  of 
Mrs.  Brobst  were  people  of  religious  con- 
victions and  earnest  Christians,  command- 
ing the  respect  of  all  with  whom  they  were 
associated.  Mr.  Do\-e  carried  on  agricult- 
ural pursuits  and  was  well  known    in    p:j- 


holding  a  number  oi  to\ni- 
11  which  he  discharged  his 
ry  prompt  and  faithful  man- 


litical   circles 

shi[i  uftices, 

duties  in  a  \ 

ner.      Jrle  died   in    Decemlx^r.    1896.   at  the 

age  of  eigluj-four  years,   having  survived 

his   wife,   who  passed  away   on  the   ist  of 

September.    1884.   at   the  age  of  sixty-four 

years.      She   became  the   mother  of   fifteen 

children,  thirteen  of  whijui  reachci.l  years  of 

maturity,   and  ten  of  the  number  are  now 

living. 

Mrs.  Brijbst  spent  her  girlbcxxl  un<ler 
the  parental  roof,  where  she  Ijecame  fa- 
miliar with  the  duties  of  the  household. 
Since  her  husband's  death  she  has  conduct- 
ed, the  business  which  he  left  and  is  now 
enjoying  a  gooi.l  trade.  She  carries  a  com- 
plete stock  of  merchandise  and  her  earnest 
desire  to  pleaJe.  lier  fair  prices  and  giX)d 
business  methods  have  won  for  her  very 
gratifying  and  creditable  success.  She  also 
has  charge  of  the  postoffice.  She  is  a  lady 
of  unusual  ability,  possessing  business  and 
e.xecuiive  force  as  well  as  the  graces  of  so- 
cial life,  which  render  her  a  favorite  in  so- 
cial circles. 


JOSEPH  D.  SHUMAN. 


Joseph  D.  Shuman  is  extensively  en- 
gaged in  farming  anil  stock-dealing,  his 
home  being  on  section  2^,  Pleasant  town- 
ship, Fairfield  c(runty.  His  has  been  an 
honorable  and   successful   career,   liis  pros- 


perity coming  to  him  as  a  direct  return  of 
his  own  well  directed  labors.  He  was  born 
on  the  22nd  of  September,  1851,  in  York 
county.  Pennsylvania.  His  father.  Joseph 
Shimiaii,  was  also  a  native  of  the  Ke\stone 


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state,  Iiis  I)irtli  Iiaving  cctnirred  in  Cliester 
county  on  the  _Mst  of  June.  TS14.  During 
his  I.,  ivho.id  liis  parents  reni.)ve<!  to  \'..rk 
C>'unty.  Pennsylvania,  wliere  lie  was  reared 
anil  married,  the  lady  of  his  choice  heir,;;- 
Eli^aheth  Deitz.  They  became  the  parents 
of  six  children:  ^ilaria,  Phoebe  and  Eliza 
all  died  in  early  womanhood:  Magdalena 
became  the  wife  of  David  Spitler.  but  is 
r.ow  decea^ed ;  and  William  Id.  died  in 
JS99. 

Joseph  D.,  the  other  meml>er  of  the  fam- 
ily, was  reared  under  the  parental  roof  until 
tifteen  years  of  age,  when  he  left  the  home 
farm  and  went  to  York.  Pennsylvania. 
There  he  learned  the  carpenter  and  cabinet 
maker's  trade,  serving  a  three  years'  ap- 
-prenticeship,  during  which  time  he  gained 
an  accurate  and  comprehensive  knowledge 
of  the  business.  The  year  1869  witnessed 
his  arrival  in  Ohio.  He  took  up  his  abode 
in  Lancaster  and  worked  at  the  builder's 
trade  for  tive  years.  On  the  expiration  of 
that  period  he  turned  his  attention  to 
farming.  At  a  later  date  he  also  en- 
gaged in  the  butchering  business,  but  after 
eight  years  he  abandoned  the  latter  pur- 
suit and  in  addition  to  farming  eng'aged  in 
"buying  and  shipping  cattle.  He  is  one  of 
the  largest  dealers  in  live  stock  in  this  por- 
tion of  the  state.  On  one  occasion  he  had 
five  hundred  cattle  contracted  for.  these  to 
be  delivered  within  thirty  'days.  He  ajid 
his  partner  shi]>ped  as  high  as  twelve  hun- 
dred and  tifty-nine  cattle  inside  of  sixty  davs 
and  their  business  in  this  line  reaches  two 
hundred  and  rifty  th'Uisand  <lollars  annuaUv. 
Mr.  .Shuman  i-  an  excellent  judge  of  stixk. 


as  well  as  a  progressive  and  enterprising 
busir.ess  man  and  his  efifi>rts  have  resulted 
in  bringing  to  him  a  large  measure  of  suc- 
cess. 

In  1S74  occurred  the  marriage  of  Jo- 
seph D.  Shuman  and  Miss  Julia  :^Iacklin.  a 
representative  of  one  of  the  oldest  families 
of  this  portion  of  the  state.  Her  paternal 
grandfather,  Jacob  Macklin,  was  born  in 
Pennsylvania  and  in  the  fall  of  ijc^Qcameto 
Ohio,  where  with  a  lantl  warrant  he  secured 
a  large  tract  of  land,  including  a  one-hun- 
dred-and-thirty-five-acre  farm,  which  is  now 
the  home  of  our  subject  and  his  wife.  After 
entering  this  land  Mr.  Macklin  returned  to 
Pennsylvania  and  in  the  spring  of  1800 
came  to  Ohio,  accompanied  b\-  the  Harmon 
and  Bonsey  families.  They  arrived  in  Fair- 
field county  and  settled  in  what  is  now  Pleas- 
ant township.  Here  Mr.  Macklin  married 
Catlie'rine  Foster  and  they  became  the  par- 
ents of  six  children :  Polly  married  Ben- 
jamin Huber  and  Ixith  died  in  Findlay, 
Ohio:  Sarah  became  the  wife  of  Emanuel 
Arnold  and  they  reside  on  the  Maumee 
river,  near  Grand  Rapids,  Ohio:  Phoebe  be- 
came the  wife  of  Benjamin  Deitz,  a  farmer, 
but  both  are  now  deceased ;  Lydia  married 
Eli  Shaetter,  an  agriculturist,  and  they  too 
have  passed  away;  Jesse  carried  on  agri- 
cultural pursuits  and  is  now  deceased.  The 
youngest  memljer  of  the  family  was  Benja- 
min S.  ^lacklin,  the  father  of  Mrs.  Shu- 
man. He  was  I)orn  on  the  fann  where  our 
sul>ject  now  resides  on  the  uth  of  Se[)tem- 
ber,  1 82 1.  Here  he  led  a  quiet,  industrious 
life,  actively  engaged  in  the  tilling  i.f  the 
soil  until  called  to  his  tinal  rest  on  the  Sth 


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day    of    May,     19 

Frank,    a   daughter    cf   Jac" 

was   a   farmer  of    Lancaster 


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arried  Maria  lie  M.  and  Gertie  Dell,  lioth  of  whom  are 
Frank,  win;  >'>ii'ig'  ladies  residing  at  li.inie.  The  family 
Dtnily.  Peni^-  is  Dnc  of  prominence  in  the  comniimity  and 
the  grcle  of  their  friends  is  extensive.  From 
the  age  of  tiftecu  year.-  ]\Ir.  Shuman  has 
made  his  own  way  in  the  world  and  truly 
deser\es  to  he  nuniltered  among  the  honored 
self-made  men.  for  he  has  placed  his  depend- 
ence u])on  energy,  perseverance  and  indus- 
rhe  marriage  of  our  subject  and  his  wife  try  and  tliese  qualities  have  made  him  one 
been  blessed  with  two  daughters;  Xel-     of  the  substantial  citizens  of  the  community. 


svhania.  and  was  i>t  Cicrnian 
l"nt.>  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Macklin  tliree  chil- 
ilren  were  liorn :  Sarah,  Cenjamin  F.. 
a  fanner  now  residing  on  section  28,  Pleas- 
ant township:  and  Julia  A.,  the  wife  of  Mr. 
Shuman. 


WILLIAM  C.  LEWIS,  M.  D. 


Dr.  Fewis  has  long  maintained  a  lead- 
ing positii-n  in  the  ranks  of  the  medical  fra- 
ternity of  Fairfield  county  and  is  also  known 
as  a  valued,  citizen  and  a  man  who.se  social 
worth  is  widely  recognized.  He  was  born 
in  Rushville,  in  the  year  1S34,  his  natal  day 
being  the  ist  of  June.  His  father.  William 
Barnes  Lewis,  was  born  in  Lancaster  coun- 
ty, Pennsylvania,  December  26.  i/W-  The 
grandfather  John  Lewis,  was  born  in  the 
•eastern  part  of  Pennsylvania,  and  was  of 
Sci;tch-Irish  descent.  Fie  became  one  of  the 
early  settlers  of  Lancaster  county  and  there 
was  born  unto  him  and  his  wife  the  fol- 
lowing children:  Jobn  W.,  Frank,  Wilson, 
A\'illiam  B.  and  Eliza  Ann.  Reinoving  to 
Ohio  the  grandfather  settled  in  Rushville 
at  an  early  day.  For  many  years  he  kept 
the  toll-gate  and  was  a  well  known  figure 
in  the  public   life  of   this    county,    his   ac- 


quaintance being  \-ery  extensive  while  his 
friends  included  almost  all  with  whom  he 
came  in  contact.  He  lived  to  the  very  ad.- 
vanced  age  of  ninety-tw-o  years,  and  at  his 
death  the  county  lost  one  of  its  honored  pio- 
neer settlers.  The  father  oi  our  subject  pur- 
sued his  early  education  in  Lancaster  county, 
Pennsylvania,  in  one  of  the  old-time  log 
schix>l  hr>uses,  but  his  privileges  were 
not  very  extensive  and  his  knowledge  was 
largely  acquired  through  extensive  reading 
after  leaving  the  school  room.  He  was  a 
man  of  good  mind  and  excellent  ability. 
In  181S  he  became  a  resident  of  Fairfield 
county.  Ohio,  settling  in  Rushville  and 
there  he  met  with  splendid  success  in  his  un- 
dertakings, accunuilating  a  large  capital. 
He  was  a  carpenter,  contractor  and  builder 
and  among  the  residences  which  he  erected 
in  Rushville  are  some  which  are  still  stand- 


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ino-  td-day.  Duriiij;-  ilie  tinaticial  iianic  ivf 
183U  lie  loaned  iiuich  iiKuiey  and  K><t  a  large 
aniiuint  because  <■{  the  striiio-encv  of  the 
time.--.  lie  made  .strenuous  eff.-.rts.  liowexcr. 
to  re.qaai  hi.s  lost  funds  and  from  184 1  un- 
til 1S44  was  eni^a.ocd  in  the  tohacco  !.>u>i- 
iiess,  meetint;-  with  creditalile  success  in  that 
undertakint;-. 

In  the  year  1831,  Wihiam  Barnes  Lewis 
was  umtcd  in  marriage  to  Miss  Susan  Cuul- 
son,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  born  of 
Quaker  parentage.  She  later  joined  the 
Methodist  church,  however,  and  wa^  act- 
ively identified  with  that  determination  for 
many  years.  Her  husliand  was  a  member  of 
the  same  church  and  both  lived  earnest. 
Christian  lives.  Unto  them  were  Wirv\  nine 
children  and  w^ith  one  e.xception  all  are  vet 
living:  Caroline  is  the  widow-  of  A.  D. 
Fink,  and  resides  in  Somerset.  The  Doctor 
is  the  second  of  the  family.  Lydia  is  now 
deceased.  Louisa  R.  is  the  w  idow  <:.f  George 
Flegel.  JcMm  W.  is  living  in  Rnshville. 
Virginia  is  the  wife  of  George  Bonk,  of 
Rushville.  Frank  resides  near  the  town. 
Emma  is  living  in  northern  Ohio.  Susan 
is  the  widow  of  Doctor  liite,  of  Thorn ville, 
and  is  now  remarried.  I'he  father  of  this 
family  built  the  residence  in  which  the  Doc- 
tor is  now  living,  but  spent  his  last  days  in 
ci  residence  opp'site  which  he  also  erected  in 
183 1.  In  early  life  he  was  identified  with 
the  W  hig  partv,  but  subsequently  became  a 
Democrat.  For  a-numlx-r  oi  years  he  filled 
the  office  of  justice  i->f  the  i>cacc.  was  alsu  col- 
lector, and  served  for  twi>  tenns  as  mayor 
of  the  village,  his  political  record  lieing  a 
most  creditable  one.     He  was  also  loval  to 


public  interests  w  hen  not  lilling  anv  political' 
p<isition  and  co-operated  in  every  mo\ement 
f.jr  the  general  good  along  the  lines  of  sub- 
stantial progress.  His  life  was  ever  hon- 
(jrable  and  upright  and  he  was  found  as  a 
worthy  member  of  the  church  and  also  of 
the  Ma<..nic  fraternity,  which  is  based  upon 
the  brntherhoiid  of  man  :md  the  fatherhood 
of  God. 

IV.  Lewis  of  this  review  is  indel)ted  to 
the  o  >mmon-school  system  of  this  neighlior- 
hood  for  the  educational  privileges  which 
he  enjoyed.  He  was  a  student  in  the  district 
schools  of  Richland  township  until  he  was 
twelve  years  of  age.  After  that  time  he  had 
no  educational  privileges,  but  to  a  mind  as 
alert  and  recqnive  education  comes  oft- 
times  witliout  the  aid  of  school  instructi.Mi, 
and  through  reading,  observation  and  inves- 
tigation the  Doctor  continually  added  t^  ■.  his 
knowledge  and  has  long  been  recognized  as 
a  gentleman  of  more  than  the  average  intel- 
ligence. At  the  age  of  twelve  he  began 
working  with  his-  father,  with  whom  he  re- 
mained for  four  years,  and  then  commenced 
teaching  school  at  the  age  of  seventeen.  He 
was  the  teacher  of  the  first  high  school  of 
Rushville.  He  had  a  thirst  for  knowledge 
which  he  gratified  by  reading  and  study  in 
the  evenings  after  the  work  of  the  day  was 
done.  .\s  an  educator  he  was  successful,. 
his  methods  of  instruction  being  such  as  to 
impress  the  minds  of  his  pupils.  While 
engaged  in  teaching  he  also  took  up  the 
study  of  medicine,  being  at  that  time  twen- 
ty-three years  of  age.  For  about  six  years 
he  de\ote(l  his  e\^enings  to  proper  reading 
along  that  line  under  the  direction  ^''i   Dr. 


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Hyde,  and  suh^equcntly  matriculated  in  the 
Cincinnati  Ci:!k\<::e  .:>l'  Meilicine  and  Surgery. 
In  1869  he  ua>  examined  hy  the  OliioState 
]\Iedical  Sc^ciety.  was  graduated  witli  hon- 
ors and  liccame  an  honorary  member  of  the 
societv.  The  13oct(^r  began  practice  in 
Perrv  cnuntv.  In  1867  lie  returned  to  Rush- 
ville.  w  here  he  lias  since  remained.  He  soon 
secured  a  large  patrcniage  and  tor  many 
years  has  been  the  loved  and  trusted  family 
physician  in  man}'  a  household.  He  has 
ever  continued  a  close  and  earnest  student 
of  his  profession,  and  lias  written  largely  for 
the  magazines,  giving  to  tlie  medical  fra- 
ternity the  benefit  of  his  own  investigations 
and  kiTowTedge  acquired  through  acti\'e 
practice. 

In  1 8^8  the  Doctor  was  married  to  Miss 


P'lora  P.  Friend,  a  native  i>t  Fairfield  coun- 
ty. (^!iio.  and  t(j  them  ha\e  been  burn  three 
children :  \^r.  W.  G.  Lewis,  of  ^h  .nut 
Sterling,  this  state:  P'rank  E.,  who  is  liv- 
ing in  Rushville  and  is  engaged  in  the  gen- 
eral mercantile  business:  and  Ella,  the  wife 
of  A.  L.  Haker.  a  resident  of  I^mca^ter. 
Throughout  his  entire  life  Dr.  Lewis  has 
resided  in  Rushville.  with  the  exception  of 
seven  years  spent  in  Perry  county.  His  his- 
tory is  therefore  largely  familiar  to  many  of 
its  citizens  an<l  in  the  record  there  are  no 
turned  down  ]>age5.  It  is  a  Iwok  which  all 
may  read.  Prominent  in  his  profession, 
well  liked  in  social  circles,  he  is  now  es- 
teemed and  honored  throughout  the  com- 
munity in  which  he  has  made  his  home  for 
so  manv  vears. 


WILLIAM  H.  STRODE. 


William  H.  Strode  is  a  native  son  of 
Fairtield  county,  a  valued  citizen  and  repre- 
•sentative  ag-ricullurist,  and  at  the  time  of 
the  Civil  war  was  a  loyal  defender  of  the 
Union  cause.  His  birth  occurred  in  Hock- 
ing township,  on  the  \~i\\  of  March,  1S40, 
his  parents  being  George  H.  and  Rebecca 
(Arnold)  Stnule.  The  father  was  born 
January  19.  1799.  in  Berkeley  county. 
West  \Trgiiiia.  and  with  his  father.  Edward 
Strode,  who  was  l»ni  Xo\eml>er  3.  1764. 
came  to  F'airtield  cr>unty.  Ohii-.  in  1804. 
The   latter   was   a   S(,ni   of  Jeremiah   Strode. 


whi>  was  a  native  of  \'irginia.  where  he 
was  lx>m  July  4,  173^.  After  arriving  at 
years  of  ntaturity  George  H.  Stnxle  mar- 
ried Rebecca  Arnold  a  daughter  of  Daniel 
Arnold,  the  wedding  being  celebrated  Sep- 
tember 6.  1829.  The  following  }ear  the 
ycning  couple  removed  to  Lancaster  and  Mr. 
Strode  entered  the  tanyartl  of  his  father- 
in-law.  there  learning  the  tanning  trade. 
After  two  vears'  apiirenticeship  he  renioxed 
to  his  father's  farm  in  Hocking  town-hip 
and  carrial  on  the  tanning  business  in  c -n- 
nection   with    the   cultivation   of   the  fields. 


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His  life  was  an  acti\e  and  useful  one.  He 
alxinddTK'il  the  tanning;  l)usiness  about  1S35. 
after  which  he  deNnteil  liis  entire  attention 
to  agricultural  i>ur>uiis.  He  liad  three 
hundred  acres  of  land  which  he  imprcived, 
thus  becoming  the  nwncr  nf  cue  of  the  most 
valuable  farms  in  Mofking  tiAvnship.  Both 
he  and  his  wife  were  i.lc\'iited  and  faithful 
meanbers  of  the  Mctliodist  church.  His 
tieath  occurred  ]"ehruary  5,  iSj'x  on  the  old 
farm,  and  his  wife  passed  away  in  1S96. 
For  several  years  liefore  her  death  she  made 
her  home  with  her  children.  Unto  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Stnxk  were  lx'>rn  eight  cliildren,  four 
sons  and  fcair  daughters,  and  of  the  number 
four  are  yet  living.  Thomas,  who  resid.es 
in  Ho^:king-  tcHvnship.  is  a  farmer  and  is 
also  a  director  in  the  FairlieM  County  Bank. 
James,  whik  sersed  in  the  Se\enteenth  Ohin 
Infantn,-  for  four  years  (hiring-  the  Civil 
uar,  was  afterward  superintendent  o\  the 
state  house  of  Columbus,  tilling  that  posi- 
tion to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred in  1900.  Elizabeth  became  the  wife 
of  Robert  D.  Cunningham,  a  farmer  of 
Hocking  towniship,  and  died  in  1868.  leav- 
ing three  children:  George  S..  a  lawyer 
of  Lancaster;  Hairy,  a  farmer  of  Hocking 
township:  and  Laura,  the  wife  of  Pascal" 
Shaw,  also  an  agriculturist  of  Hocking 
township.  Kate,  the  fourth  member  of  th.e 
Strotle  family,  is  the  wife  of  Peter  G. 
Crumley,  of  Hocking  township,  where  he 
follows  farming,  and  tliey  have  one  child. 
Claraice.  ■William  H.  is  the  fifth  in  order 
of  birth.  Rebecca  is  the  wife  of  Daniel 
CrumJey,  a  farmer  of  Hocking  township 
and  they  ha\  e  four  children :  Blanche, 
Cloise.  Ralph  and  Glen.     Xancy  became  the 


wife  of  Daniel  Tfalderman,  of  Lancaster, 
and  dial  ]ca\ing  li\  e  children :  Ouida, 
Lotta,  George.  J.ela  and  Boyd.  George  H., 
the  y(.iungc.-t  member  of  the  family,  died  in 
1S70  at  the  age  of  twenty-four  years.  He 
was  a  farmer  by  occupation. 

William  H.  Slrcnle,  whose  name  intro- 
duces this  record,  obtained  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  district  schools  of  his  ti>wnshii) 
and  in  his  youth  assisted  bis  father  ui»n 
the  home  farm,  where  he  has  always  re- 
mained. At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  he 
olfcred  his  services  to  the  government,  en- 
listing in  ]86.?  as  a  member  of  Company 
D,  Ninetieth  Ohio  Infantry,  with  which, 
he  served  for  two  years  and  ten  montlis,  b.e- 
ing  then  honorably  discharged  at  Xashville, 
Tennessee.  He  had  been  promoted  in  the 
meantime  to  the  rank  of  sergeant.  He  took 
part  in  the  battle  of  Chickamauga,  and  in 
all  the  engagtnnents  of  the  .\tlanta  can:paign 
up  to  and  including  the  battle  of  Kenesaw 
]\Ioinitain,  where  he  was  wounded.  He,, 
however,  remained  in  the  ser\ice  until  the 
close  of  the  u ar,  but  was  crvnfinetl  in  the  hos- 
pital during  the  latter  part  of  the  time.  Re- 
turning to  the  north  he  resumed  work  upon 
the  old  homestead  and  has  since  engaged  in 
general  farming  and  stock  raising.  owni:ig 
and  operating  one  hundred  and  two  acres 
of  the  old  home  farm.  He  has  since  re- 
modeled the  house  and  has  made  many 
other  mcKleni  and  substantial  impro\enients 
which  indicate  that  the  owner  is  a  progres- 
sixe  and  wide-awake  man.  His  fields  are 
carefully  tilled  and  return  to  him  gi.ilden 
han-ests  for  his  lal)or?.  and  as  the  years 
pass  he  is  continually  adding  to  his  capital. 

On  t!ie  JTth    of    Xc>veniber.    1866,    Mr. 


SVAO  )•■ 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


Str(Kle  was  uiiiteil  in  marriage  to  Mi?; 
Laura  J.  Fink,  a  daughter  of  William  ami 
Mary  Fink,  of  I'lcasanl  tc>\vnsliii>,  both  ui 
whom  are  iiow  deceased.  Her  fallier  was 
a  fanner  and  at  an  early  day  came  to  Ohi'i 
from  \'irg"inia.  which  was  the  state  of  his 
nativity.  Unto  Mr.  and  ilrs.  Strode  have 
been  born  four  children.  Bre/ctta  is  the 
wife  of  Edwin  Beck,  a  farmer  of  Hocking- 
tOA\iiship,  and  they  ha\e  three  chiklren : 
?ilabel,  Ruth  and  Hilary.  JJar\-ey  G.  trav- 
els for  a  Columbus  firm.  Octavia  is  the 
wife  of  C.  \V.  iMcCray,  a  fanner  of  Hock- 
ing; township  and  they  have  three  children: 
Annabel,  Leon  and  Ronald.  Mamie,  tjie 
voungest  of  the  familv.  is  tjie  wife  of  Mer- 


rill Hunter,  an  agriculturist  of  Pleasant 
townshii).  Ail  of  the  children  were  Ij-rn  on 
tlie  old  hiiuie  place,  where  Mr.  Strolc  and 
his  wife  are  yet  Hving.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  Kd'  'nging- 
to  Ben  Buttenield  Post,  Xo.  77,  of  Lancas- 
ter, and  thus  maintains  jjleiisant  rekations 
w  ith  his  old  anny  comrades.  In  pcJitics  he 
is  a  Rqjublican,  and  is  deeply  interested  in 
the  success  c>f  the  party,  but  never  seek.s 
office.  All  through  his  life  he  has  been  en^ 
gaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  and  his  thor- 
ough understanding  of  the  busin.ess.  supple- 
mented b}-  diligence  and  enterprise  ha\e 
made  him  a  cajKdjle  and  successful  agricul- 
turist.         .  .. >..„ ^^ _-. 


FRANK  J.  BOVING. 


Frank  J.  BcA-ing,  who  is  successfully  en- 
gaged in  agricultural  pursuits,  has  resided 
upon  his  present  farm  since  birth.  He  was 
bom  on  the  17th  of  Januarv-,  1851,  and  is  a 
son  of  George  ■\Viliiam  Boving,  a  native  of 
Bremen,  Gemiiany,  born  May  5,  1800.  He 
had  three  brothers  and  one  sister,  all  of 
whom  have  now  j>assed  away.  In  the  year 
1848  he  emigrated  to  Fairfield  ccauity. 
Ohio,  locating-  on  a  farm  now  owned  by  hi? 
son,  Frank  J.,  in  Bloom  township.  There 
was  some  liml)er  upon  the  place  and  Mr. 
Bovii-ig,  with  characteristic  energy-,  began  to 
clear  and  develop  the  land.  He  had  been 
educated  in  his  native  city  and  at  the  age  of 


si.xteen  was  i)laced  in  charge  of  a  large  farm 
in  the  capacity  of  superintendent,  sij  that: 
his  broad  experience  enabled  him  tu  suc- 
cessfully carry  on  agricultural  pursuits  o:i 
liis  own  account.  Fie  was  twice  married. 
In  1833  he  -wedded  Sophia  Pfleging  and  unto 
them  were  born  four  chiklren.  all  ofwhoni 
are  nowi  deceased.  Tlie  mother  passed 
away  in  1847  and  in  1849  Mr.  Boving  was 
again  married,  his  second  union  being  with 
Amalia  Paran,  of  Wool f Sanger.  German}-, 
tlie  ceren-iony  being  celebrated  in  Lancaster. 
Ohio.  Four  children  were  born  of  this 
marriage,  but  two  of  the  nuntber  are  de- 
ceased.  Flarry   R..   a  jeweler  of  Lancaster, 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


being'  tlie  yoiiiit^cr  of  tlie  living  >ons.  The 
father  tlied  May  -'5,  1890.  after  a  long-  resi- 
dence in  Fairhclil  coimt}-.  during  which 
time  he  won  many  friends  l>y  reason  of  his 
upright  character. 

In  the  district  sch(>L)ls  of  Fairfield  comi- 
ty, Frank  J.  Boving  pursued  his  education 
and  his  Imsiness  training  was  received  upon 
the  home  farm,  where  he  early  became  fa- 
miliar with  all  the  duties  and  lab<_>rs  that 
fall  to  the  lot  of  the  agriculturist.  In  1879 
he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Di>ra  Scliaer. 
a  daughter  of  August  Schaer.  who  cdP.ie 
front  Hanovei".  Germany,  to  the  I'nited 
States.  In  1844  he  tiM>k  up  his  alxxle  in 
Bloom  township.  Fairfield  county,  where  he 
lived  until  seventy-four  years  of  age.  pass- 
ing away  in  18S6.  His  wife,  who  bore  the 
maiden  name  i>f  Augusta  Fromme.  died  in 
1890  at  the  age  of  sixty-two  years.  They 
^vere  the  parents  of  si.x  chiklreii.  all  0\ 
whom  are  yet  living,  namely:  Ida.  the 
wife  of  Justus  (jromme.  of  Lancaster:  Mrs. 
Boving:  Edwanl  G.  .who  is  living  in  Bloom 
towmship;  Frank  G..  of  X'iolet  township: 
Z\Irs.   Antonia  .Alspach.   of   Columbus:  and 


.\mclia,  a  resident  of  Carroll.  The  father 
was  a  well  educated  man  and  an  e.\tensi\e 
reader,  keeping  well  informed  on  all  the  i  — 
sues  and  questions  (jf  tiie  day.  He  held 
miemhership  in  the  Lutheran  cliurch.  was 
always  one  i.>f  its  officers  and  for  a  long 
time  served  as  its  treasurer.  Jrle  was  a  p)))- 
ular  citizen  owing  ti'  his  genial  disixisition 
and  relialiility  in  all  the  walks  of  life. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Boving 
was  ble.^.-cd  with  three  children,  but  Atig- 
ust,  their  first  born,  liis  natal  day  being  Sej)- 
tember  3.  18S0,  died  in  infancy.  The  otheis 
are  Antonia,  born  Xo\  ember  22.  1886,  and 
Louis  Walter.  lx)rn  August  7.  1S90.  The 
parents  hold  membership  in  the  Zion  Evan- 
gelical church,  of  which  ^Ir.  Boving  is 
serving  as  treasurer.  They  contribute  lib- 
erally to  its  support  and  are  well  known 
people  of  the  community.  ha\-ing  many- 
friends  throughout  Fairfield  county.  In  his 
business  undertakings  ^Ir.  Boving  has  met 
with  creditable  and  deserved  success.  He 
has  realized  that  industry  is  the  foundation 
of  all  prosperity  and  with  imremltting  dili- 
gence he  has  carried  on  his  farm  work. 


SAMUEL  A.  GRISWOLD. 


While  Samuel  A.  Griswold  did  nut  at-  he  who  is  the  subject  of  this  memoir,  on  ac- 

tain  to  anv  i)o>itic>n  of  esi)ecial  prominence  count  of  his  cahn,  clear,  unhiased  judgment, 

or  political  importance,  there  was  probably  his  honorable  purp>se.  his  keen  msight  into 

no  private  citi;^en  of  Lancaster  who  exerted  affairs   r>f   the   day   and    into    future   po~si- 

a  stronger  or  more  beneficial  influence  than  Ij^lities.  and  his  unfaltering  fidelity  to  what 


II5'IH 


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cf.  y^.-^u'^^U,. 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


US 


he  believeil  to  lie  ris^ht.  So  flevoted  was  he 
to  family  ami  friends  lliat  he  has  made  them 
feel  that 

"He  was  a  man.  take  him  for  all  in  all : 
I  shall  not  look  upon  his  like  attain." 

Samuel  Alexander  Griswold  was  l>orn 
in  Columbus,  Ohio,  Fehruary  i8,  1815,  of 
Connecticut  parentage,  and  is  said  to  have 
been  the  first  white  child  born  in  that  city 
■after  it  was  made  the  state  capital.  His  par- 
ents. Judge  Ezra  and  Philccta  ( Cooke) 
Griswold,  of  Delaware,  Ohio,  were  amon.s: 
the  first  settlers  of  Franklin  county,  the 
Griswolds  arriving  from  Tarififville,  Con- 
necticut, in  1803,  while  the  Ci'okes  came 
about  ten  vear^  later.  They  were  married  in 
\\'orthington,  Ohio,  in  18 14.  and  Judge 
Griswold  was  one  of  the  firm  which  founded 
the  CMiio  State  Journal,  and  l^'th  l>ef(Te  and 
after  this  he  pul.)lished  papers  at  \\'orthiing- 
ton  and  Delaware.  Ohiii,  being  at  one  time 
the  owner  and  pnriM-ietor  of  the  Ga^^ette 
published  in  the  latter  city.  He  died  at  the 
old  homestead  in  Delaware  in  1863.  and  hi? 
Avife  passed  awa\-  in  T!rook!yn.  Xew  York, 
atjhe  home  of  her  adopted  daughter,  Mrs. 
Lester  Rol>erts.  sixteen  years  later.  Judge 
Griswold  was  more  than  an  ordinary  man. 
He  was  a  rigid  disciplinarian,  coni'ing,  as  he 
dill,  from  the  rugged  hut  austere  Pilgrim 
stock,  and  principles  of  honesty  and  fair 
dealing  were  early  inculcated  iii  his  nature. 
His  extreme  justice  and  fairness  made  him 
"honored  by  all  and  his  death  was  a  severe 
blr.w  to  hi-;  friends  throughout  the  state. 

When  but  three  years  of  age  our  subject 
■was  taken  by  his  parents  ti>  W'orthington, 


nine  miles  distant  fr^m  his  native  city.  Dur- 
ing that  year  he  was  taught  his  letters  and 
before  his  fifth  year  was  regularly  attend- 
ing one  of  the  private  schouls  of  the  time 
and  had  become  a  good  reader.  During  his 
sixth  year  he  learned  to  set  type  in  his  fa- 
ther's printing  oftice  at  W'orthington,  and 
in  another  year  he  was  of  considerable  as- 
sistance as  a  compiisitor  of  the  paper.  From 
thi.^  time  on  he  alternated  between  the  print- 
ing otiice  anil  [iriwate  schools  and  academies 
of  the  periixl  until  his  eighteenth  year,  wheii 
he  entered  the  preparatory  school  connected 
with  Kcnyon  College,  at  Gambier,  Ohio. 
Fie  completed  his  text-book  education  by  an 
irregular  college  course  terminating  in  1835. 
In  1838  Mr.  Griswold  became  the  proprietor 
of  the  Titfin  Gazette,  a  small  sheet  which 
had  maintained  a  \-ery  unsatisfactory  e.x- 
istence  for  a  few  years.  That  paper  he  con- 
ducted through  the  memorable  cami)aign  of 
1S40,  which  ended  in  the  election  of  General 
A\'illiam  Henry  Harrison.  }ilr.  Griswold 
cmitinued  at  Tiftin  until  1843. 

In  January,  1839,  he  had  married  Miss 
Ethelyn  Kelley,  of  Delaware,  Ohio,  and 
they  resided  at  Tiffin  until  1844.  during 
which  time  their  two  eldest  children  were 
born.  In  th.at  year  they  remoA-ed  to  Marion, 
Ohio,  where  Mr.  Griswold  took  charge  of 
the  Buckeye  Eagle,  a  Whig  paper  which  had 
just  been  established  by  T.  P.  Wallace  and 
of  which  Mr.  Griswold  remaineel  editor  un- 
til about  1849,  \vhen  the  paper  was  sold.  In 
that  year  our  subject  was  appointed  post- 
master of  M'arion.  under  Zachary  Taylor, 
and  continueil  in  the  office  until  1833.  In 
that  vear  he  was  defeated  as  a  candidate  for 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


sheriff  of  Marion  county,  but  \\\  1854  was 
electeii  county  ;ui<litor  by  a  majiaity  ul  two 
hundred  and  tiiirty-six  over  ]\!c!iaril  W'il- 
son.  tlie  Demix~ratic  candidate,  -who  liad 
been  an  invincible  candidate  fi>r  different 
offices  lor  over  thirty  years.  Mr.  Griswold 
had  been  nominated  liy  the  Know-Xothing' 
]>arty  without  his  knowledge  and  was 
elected  almost  before  lie  knew  that  his  name 
liad  been  placed  on  the  ticket.  In  1.S56  he 
was  re-elected  and  proved  a  most  capable 
officer,  and  for  two  years  he  also  served  as 
justice  of  the  peace.  He  was  further  identi- 
fied with  busines.s  affairs  of  Clarion  by  serv- 
ing for  two  years  as  bookkeeper  and  teller 
in  the  ilank  of  Marion. 

The  year  1861  witnessed  the  arrival  of 
i\[r.  Griswold  in  Lanca.-^ter.  where  he  re- 
sided ui>  to  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was 
first  employed  as  sujierintendent  of  the 
pharotype  plate  factory  owned  b>  his 
brother,  V.  M.  Griswold.  From  ^vlay, 
1865.  tmtil  January,  1866.  he  was  employed 
as  a  clerk  in  the  quarter-master's  depart- 
ment of  Sherman's  army,  at  Raleigh,  North 
Carolina,  under  General  J.  F.  B(>\<1.  Re- 
turning to  Lancaster  he  purchased  the  inter- 
est of  A.  P.  Miller  in  the  Lanca.'^ter  Ga- 
zette, assuming  his  editorial  duties  in  Felj- 
ruary,  iS66,  being  dius  engaged  up  to  the 
time  of  his  death.  For  thirty  years  he  ably 
conducted  that  paper,  and  after  his  retire- 
ment there  appeared  in  an  editorial  the  fol- 
lowing: 

''From  the  day  of  the  appearance  of  his 
manly  and  forceful  salutatory  articles  until 
his  voluntary  relinquishment  of  the  chair  of 
editor,  in   1896.  Mr.  Griswold  was  the  Ga- 


zette's guiding'  spirit,  placing  the  paper 
U].Mjn  its  present  jjroud  and  prosperous  i»- 
sition  as  a  Republican  t^rgan." 

Unto  ^Ir.  and  Mrs.  Griswold  were  born 
four  daughters  and  three  sons,  and  one 
daughter  and  one  son.  together  with  the 
mother,  passeil  awa_\-  sexeral  years  pri<>r  to 
the  death  of  ]\[r.  Griswold.  The  surviving- 
members  of  the  family  are  Mrs.  Ada  Sif- 
ford.  .Mrs.  Clcrgc  Haldennan.  Mrs.  F  Kut- 
terfield.  of  Fostoria,  Ohio.  S.  G.  V.  Gris- 
wold. who  is  connected  with  the  Omaha 
World,  and  H.  W.  Griswold.  Mr.  Gris- 
\\old  was  most  devotetl  to  his  family  and 
friends,  and  had  a  pleasant,  genial  manner 
which  matle  him  a  prime  favorite  with 
young  and  old.  rich  and  p(3or.  He  was  very 
promin-ent  in  public  affairs  tending  to  the- 
welfare  and  contriijuting  to  the  progress  of. 
the  community.  He  served  as  secretary  of 
Fairfield  county  Union  party  and  in  June,. 
1866.  was  a  member  of  tlie  Fairfield  dele- 
gation of  that  party  in  the  state  convention 
at  Columluis.  Ohi'r.  other  deleg-ates  being 
H<xking  H.  Htmter.  Colonel  John  ^F  Con- 
nell.  C.  M.  S.  Wiseman,  C.  F.  Shaffer,  A.  P. 
Ashbrcxik,  Josiah  Flattery.  Captain  L.  Pick- 
ering. John  A.  Fetters,  John  A.  Hunter. 
He  was  for  many  years  the  secretary  of  the 
Republican  c.unty  committee  and  at  the 
convention  was  the  most  i)rominent  delegate 
in  the  promulgation  of  the  party's  plat- 
He  was  secretary  i;f  the  Hocking  \'alley 
Horticidtural  Society  for  a  long  period  and 
no  mrivement  or  measure  calculated  to  prove 
of  general  grsnl  sought  his  aid  in  vain. 

Mr.  Griswold  died  at  two  o'cl.ck  on 
Sundav   moming  of  the    15th   of  Octol^er^ 


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n 


1S99,  after  an  illness  of  two  weeks.  A  few 
hours  prior  to  his  death  he  stimniioned  the 
members  of  his  faniiiy  who  were  within  call 
and  told  them  that  the  end  was  near.  He 
retained  his  mental  jK^wers  to  the  last  and 
when  he  closed  his  eyes  in  the  last  sleq>  liis 
passing  away  was  so' quiet  and  ]>eaceiul  that 
tho.se  by  his  bed.^ide  hardly  realized  that  the 
end  had  come.  One  whu  knew  him  long 
and  intimately  for  many  years  and  perhaps 
understood  his  character,  his  desires,  his 
ambitions  and  his  manhood  better  than  any 
other  person  outside  of  his  own  family, 
said : 

"Death  has  removed  from  our  midst  one 
of  the  best  and  purest  men  who  have  lived  in 
Lancaster  in  the  last  thirty-dght  years.  He 
came  to  us  in  1S61,  a  modest,  unknown 
man,  in  the  prime  of  life,  and  soon  tiX)k  his 
place  among  the  foremost  and  ablest  men  of 
Lancaster,  and  throughout  his  career  here 
his  modest,  unobtrusive  life  was  the  admira- 
tion of  all  who  kTiew  him.  He  had  known 
Charles  Parsons,  Edwin  M.  Stanton  and 
President  Hayes  in  his  boyhood  and  was 
their  schoolmate,  and  when  these  distin- 
gtiished  men  had  reached  the  zenith  of  their 
fame  he  was  too  modest  to  make  this  fact 
known  in  the  columns  of  his  pai>er.  The 
hig-h  moral  character  of  }ilr.  Griswold  was 
one  of  his  chief  characteristics.  In  this  re- 
spect he  was  a  model  for  young  men — for 
all  men.  The  writer  had  been  his  neighbor 
for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century-  and  he 
never  knew  him  to  be  giii!t\-  of  a  mean 
thing  or  of  an  act  to  bring  the  blush  to  the 
cheek  of  any  of  his  friends.  His  high  char- 
acter is  now  the  heritage  of  h'-s  children  and 


it  will  lie  forever  enshrined  in  the  memory 
and  hearts  of  his  friends." 

The  Gazette,  in  speaking  of  Mr.  Gris- 
wold. who  was  so  l(jng  an  active  factor  in 
its  publication,  said: 

".A.S  a  writer  on  subjects  in  which  the 
common  iieople  were  interested,  and  on  mat- 
ters of  state  aiKl  national  concern,  Mr.  Gris- 
wold had  but  few  equals.  His  stvle  was 
plain  and  simple,  Imt  as  clear  and  forceful 
as  pure  and  puissant  English  could  make  it. 
Of  keen  perception,  great  analytical  powers 
and  with  nothing  but  honesty  of  purjwse 
and  goxlness  of  heart  to  sway  him.  his 
judgment  of  men  and  measures  was  iuA'ari- 
ably  fulfilled  and  verified  in  succeeding 
events  and  results  attained.  *  *  -  His- 
character  was  not  one  calling  for  eulog}-  on 
account  of  a  brilliant  public  career:  but  it 
was  one  to  be  held  by  all  who  aijc-yed  his 
acquaintance  and  the  products  of  his  pen  in 
a  true  regard  and  abiding  remem.brance.  for 
the  unostentatious  influence  of  a  gfxxl  and 
pure  life.  It  was  not  the  torrait,  madly 
rushing  dr-wn  the  mountain-side,  but  rather 
the  gei-itle  river,  whose  silently  majestic 
flow  is  the  attribute  of  depth  and  vcjlume, 
and  which  imparts  richness  and  benelits  on 
all   sifles  as  it  flows." 

Faultless  in  honor,  fearless  in  conduct, 
stainless  in  reputation,  such  Avas  the  life 
record  of  Samuel  Alexander  Griswold.  His 
scholarly  attainments,  his  statesmanship,  his 
reliable  judgment  and  his  charming  powers 
of  conversation  would  have  enabled  him  to 
fill  and  grace  any  position  however  exalted, 
and  he  was  not  the  less  honored  in  public 
than  loved  in  pri\-ate  life. 


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IRA  ASHBROOK. 


Ira  .\>liL)ri".k  \va<  K>rn  in  Amanda 
township  iipvm  a  farm  n. 'tcil  tor  its  well 
kept  appearance,  l)cing  an  indication  of  his 
carefn!  ?uper\-Ision  and  progressive  meth- 
od? of  farming;.  His  l)irth  occnrreil  Ma}' 
i6,  -1S5').  and  he  represents  an  old  \'irginia 
family  that  was  estahlished  in  Fairfield  c  am- 
ty  when  thi-^  sectinn  of  the  state  was  but 
just  emergin«'  from  primitive  conditions. 
His  paternal  grand  father,  \\'iniam  Ash- 
broi'k,  was  a  native  of  \'irginia.  and  in  that 
state  w  edded  Permelia  Peters,  \vhi>  was  also 
l>jrn  in  the  Old  D.^uinio.  Thinkinc^"  that 
he  m!t;-ht  provide  a  better  home  for  his  fam- 
ily and  more  readily  acipnre  a  comfi>rtal>le 
]i\ing'  in  the  newer  districts  of  the  west  he 
left  his  X'irginia  home  atul  came  ti>  Ohio. 
Fairfield  cminty  lieing  his  destinatimi.  He 
settled  in  Amanda  tt>wnship.  acquiring-  a 
tract  oi  wild,  unimproved  land,  and  at  once 
began  clearing  away  the  timber  in  order  to 
cultivate  the  fields.  As  the  years  passed  his 
labors  bore  to  him  good  crops  and  his  finan- 
cial resources  were  increased..  His  home 
was  in  Amanda  township.  There,  thnmgh- 
out  his  remaining  day>,  he  carried  on  agri- 
cultural pursuits,  but  he  was  called  to  his 
final  rest  at  the  comparatively  early  age  of 
fortv-fi\e  years.  Flis  -wife,  h.-wever,  long 
survived  him  and  reachc!  the  extreme  old 
age  f>\  ninety-two  years. 

.\mong  their  children  was  William  Ash- 
brook,  the  father  of  our  sul\iev-t,  whose  birth 
occurred  here  on  the  old  fan-.ily  lnv.nestead. 
He  t. -o  became  a  fanuer.  Fiarly  in  life  he 
l>ecame  familiar  with  all  ilie  duties  and  la- 


bors that  fall  to  the  lot  of  the  agriculturist. 
As  the  years  pa.-scd  more  aiid  more  of  the 
firm  wcu'k  de\eli;ped  tijjon  him.  He  con- 
tinued to  make  hi>  home  in  Fairfield  comi- 
ty until  18S3,  when  he  removed  to  Pick- 
awa\'  count}-,  spending  his  last  da}-s  in  Ash- 
ville.  He  departed  this  life  about  twi>  years 
ago  and  the  comiuunity  lost  one  f>f  its  hon- 
ored and  esteemed  citizens,  a  man  wlv*  w;a3 
ever  on  the  si<le  of  progress  and  improve- 
ment. He  never  sought  or  desired  office, 
but  was  content  to  do  his  duly  as  a  private 
citizen.  His  political  su])iif;rt  was  given  to 
the  Republican  party  and  lie  stn-ngly  en- 
dorst\l  its  principles  as  best  calculated  tc-) 
serve  the  interests  of  the  nation.  He  was  sup 
porter  of  the  P.aptist  church  ar.d  his  ex- 
ample was  in  many  res])ects  a  noble  one. 
He  married  Xancy  Hedges  and  her  death 
occurred  about  twelve  years  ago.  She  was 
born  in  Pickaway  county  and  was  a  devot- 
ed wife  and  n-mther.  In  the  fainily  were 
seven  children,  the  subject  of  this  re\  iew 
being  the  sixth  in  order  of  birth. 

Ira  .\shbrook  si)ent  his  early  boyhood 
davs  in  a  i-nanner  mt  unusual  to  p-iost  b;:ys  of 
that  peril :d.  He  enjoyed  the  pleasures  of 
the  plavgrruml.  iierformed  the  duties  of  the 
sch(»l-room  and  assisted  in  the  work  of 
cultivating  field  and  meadow  on  the  old 
homestead  farm.  To  his  father  he  gave  the 
benefit  of  his  services  until  he  had  attained 
his  majority,  when  lie  started  out  in  life 
on  his  <wn  account.  In  i88_'  he  rented  a 
farm  which  he  cultivated  for  two  years, 
and     then     inircha-ed     the     place    \\here>n 


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119. 


lie  was  Ixirn.  a  tract  nf  mic  huiulre  1 
and  thiity-two  acres.  Many  iniproxe- 
incnts  here  fouiul  are  the  vi>il)le  evidences 
i>i  his  pn.yressixe  spirit  and  lii^  life  ui  ac- 
tivity. He  is  well  kiii  wii  as  a  prugressive 
agriculturist  and  his  reliatiility  in  all  trade 
tran.sactions,  and  his  course  is  dominated  by 
an  unflagging  industry. 

In  1K82  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr. 
Ashbn.ok  and  Miss  I<la  Ann  lluichins,  of 
Amanda  township,  a  daughter  of  Amos 
Hutchins,  who  is  one  of  the  highly  esteemed 
citizens  of  Fairfield  county.  He  makes  hi^ 
home  upon  a  farm  in  Amanda  town^hip,  and 
it  was  in  this  township  that  his  birth  oc- 
curred January  Ji,  1834.  His  parents  were 
John  and  Reliecca  (l)ysinger)  Hutchins, 
the  former  bi:rn  in  Maryland,  whence  he 
came  to  Oh.io  at  an  early  day,  locating  in 
Amanda  township,  Fairfield  county.  Here 
he  engaged  in  farming  and  stock-raising. 
and  throughout  the  remainder  of  his  life 
made  his  home  in  Amanda  township,  but 
three  years  ago  he  was  called  to  his  final 
rest.  He  held  the  office  of  township  treas- 
urer lor  several  years  and  was  a  leading 
and  influential  citizen,  w<.)rthy  of  the  high- 
est regard  of  his  fellow  men.  He  became 
the  owner  of  four  hundred  and  seventy-hve 
acres  of  land,  all  of  which  he  placed  under 
cultivation.  His  political  supi^ort  was  given 
the  Democracy.  His  wife  passed  away  some 
years  previous  to  the  death"  of  her  husband. 
She  was  a  native  of  Fairfield  county  and 
a  daughter  oi  George  Dy singer,  one  of  the 
honored  and  pioneer  settlers  of  this  ix>r- 
tion  of  the  state.  Amos  Flutchins  was  one 
of  a  family  of  six  children,  four  of  whom 
are  yet  living.     He  has  also  resided  in  Fair- 


fieJd  county  and  to  the  ])ubIic-schi;>ol  sys- 
tem he  is  iiidclited  for  the  educational  priv- 
ileges which,  he  enjoyed.  }lis  farm  tra.in- 
ing  was  received  under  his  father's  direc- 
tion on  the  old  family  lioiiiestead,  and  there 
he  remained  until  a  short  lime  bt  fore  at- 
taining his  majority,  when  he  starteil  out  in 
life  upon  his  own  account.  He  had  no. cap- 
ital with  which  to  purchase  land  ami  for  a 
number  of  _\ear>  he  rented  a  farm,  but  ar 
length,  having  acquired  a  considerable  sum 
'of  nioney,  he  purchased  one  hundred  and  se\  - 
entv-five  acres  of  land,  upon  wdiich  he  erect- 
ed a  large,  brick  dwelling  h:.use  in  i88_'. 
He  also  made  other  substantia]  improve- 
ments, anil  his  is  now  one  of  the  model 
country  homes  of  this  jKirtion  of  the  state. 
He  exercises  bis  right  of  franchise  in  sup- 
port of  the  men  and  measures  of  the  Democ- 
racy, but  the  honors  and  emoluments  of  of- 
fice have  bad.  no  attraction  for  him.  Amos 
Hutchms  married  Lavina  Phillips,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Daniel  Phillips,  of  Pickaway  county, 
a  prominent  and  progressive  farmer,  who 
died  there  at  an  dvanced  age.  Mrs.  Hutch- 
ins died  upon  the  old  home  place  in  1883. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church, 
to  which  :\Ir.  Hutchins  also  belongs,  and  in 
her  family  life  she  was  a  UK.ist  kind  and  con- 
siderate w  ife  and  mother,  finding  her  great- 
est happiness  in  pr(  nioting  the  welfare  and 
comfort  of  her  husband  and  children.  Unto 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hutchins  were  born  si.K  chil- 
dren:  Henry  died  .at  the  age  of  sixteen 
years.  Vallandingham  died  at  the  age  of 
eighteen  years.  Charles,  a  resident  farm- 
er of  Licking  county,  Ohio,  married  Min- 
nie Williamson,  of  Amanda  township,  a 
daughter  of  Jabez  and  Rebecca  J.    ('Harri- 


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-son)  Williamson.  Tlicy  had  four  cliildren  : 
Ilazcl.  H.oiier.  Ida  Ethel  and  Mary.  Ida 
is  the  wife  of  Ira  .\shhro,,k.  the  subject  of 
this  review.  I^aac  resides  upon  the  old 
luinie  ])lace,  devoting  his  ener-ies  to  farm- 
ing-. John  is  ass(_iciated  witli  his  brother  in 
agricultural  pursuits. 

The  liome  of  :\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Ashbrook 
has  been  blessed  with  four  children:  Edna 
L.,  Agnes  E..  Florence  .M.  and  .\.  Raymond, 
all  of  whom  ^\•ere  liorn*  on  the  old  home 
farm  and  are  still  with  their  parents.     'Mr. 


Ashbrook  gives  his  political  sui>nort  t.)  the 
Republican  party,  and  keeps  well  informed 
on  the  issues  and  qucstir-ns  of  the  day.  but 
has  never  been  an  oflice  seeker.  He  sup- 
ports the  Lutheran  church  and  his  hearty 
co-ojieration  is  given  to  all  measures  that 
are  for  the  general  good.  His  name  is  a 
synonym  for  integrity  in  business  affairs, 
and  tin-ouglvnu  the  county  of  his  nativity 
wherever  he  is  known  he  is  greatly  esteemed 
for  his  sterling  worth  and  high  moral 
character. 


JOHN  T.  BUSBY. 


-  The  life  history  of  Judge  John  Theo- 
•dore  Rusby  is  that  of  one  who  is  a  high 
type  of  our  American  manhood — straight- 
forward and  honorable  in  business,  public- 
spirited  and  enterprising,  and  in  public  of- 
fice placing  the  g'X^d  of  the  community  be- 
fore self-aggrandizement.  For  almost  for- 
ty years  he  was  continuously  in  ])ublic  of- 
fice and  over  the  record  of  his  official  career 
there  falls  no  shadow  of  wrong  or  suspicion 
of  evil.  There  is  particular  satisfaction  in 
reverting  to  his  history,  for  his  mind  bears 
the  impress  of  the  historic  annals  of  the 
state  from  the  early  pioneer  days.  He  w-as 
born  in  the  \illage  of  Royalton.  Fairfield 
•county,  on  the  2^X\\  of  September,  1S27,  and 
on  the  paternal  side  is  of  Irish  descent  and 
on  the  maternal  of  German  lineage.  His 
great-grandfather,  John  Bushy,   was  a  na- 


tive of  Ireland  and  married  Aliss  Mary 
Ste\-ens,  a  native  of  Scotland.  He  became 
the  founder  of  the  family  in  .\merica,  a= 
wtH  as  the  first  representative  of  the  name  in 
this  county.  By  trade  he  was  a  carpenter  and 
carried  on  business  along  that  line  thr.jugh- 
out  his  entire  life  in  order  to  provide  for  his 
family.  His  death  occurred  in  the  village 
of   Royalton   in   the  vear   18 ig. 

Samuel  S.  Busby,  the  father  .,f  ,Tur  sub- 
ject, was  1>  rn  in  Royalton.  Januarv  28, 
1798.— l;efore  the  admission  r,f  Ohi.^  into 
the  Lnion.  fie  was  a  machinist  and  fanner 
and  was  a  representatixc  and  value.l  citizen 
of  the'ci  nnuiuiit}-  in  pioneer  times.  After 
arriving  at  years  of  maturitv  he  first  -mar- 
ried Catherine  Tome,  in  1S19.  and  after  her 
death  married  -\nn  Maria  Fetters,  who  was 
born    in    Lancaster    countv.    Peiuisvlvania, 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


and  came  tn  Fairtieli!  cnunly.  Ohin.  witli  her 
parents.  John  and  Elizalieth  i  DaMer)  l'"et- 
ter^.  when  a  child.  It  \va<  in  tlie  \  car  180,^ 
tliat  her  ijnren.ts  emigrated  westward  and 
cast  ill'  tlieir  Int  with  the  first  settlers  of 
this  {x>rtion  ui  the  state.  Their  first  liome 
was  built  I  >t  logs  with  a  mud  and  stick 
chimney  and  the  furnishings  were  of  a  niost 
primitive  character,  hut  i.i^>ineer  conditions 
were  eventually  replaced  hy  the  comforts  and 
conveniences  of  an  older  civilization  and 
the  pioneer  families  of  which  the  Judge  is 
a  representati\e  became  pi^issessed  of  good 
homes  anfl  valuable  farms.  His  father  died 
in  this  county  in  1835  and  iris  mother  passed 
away  in  1832.  leaving  three  children:  John 
T.,  oi  this  review;  George  W..  a  minister 
of  the  Lutheran  church:  and  Elizabeth,  who 
died  in  childhood.  ]\lr.  Busby  wa-^  again 
married,  his  third  wife  being  Rachel  Fet- 
ters. 

The  Judge  Avas  enabled  to  secure  such 
educational  discipline  as  was  afforded  by 
the  public  schools  of  an  early  day  and  later 
he  attended  a  private  schc>ol.  while  subse- 
quent to  that  period  he  became  a  student  in 
Lancaster,  under  tlie  instruction  of  Pro- 
fessor Good.  When  he  had  completed  his 
education  he  began  working  at  the  cabinet 
maker's  trade,  which  he  learned  under  the 
directiijn  of  Henry  Shultz.  and  was  thus  as- 
siK:iated  with  the  improvement  of  Lancas- 
ter. .\fter  his  marriage  he  settled  on  a 
farm  in  Pleasant  township.  Fairfield  coun- 
ty, and  turned  his  attention  to  agricultural 
pursuits,  which  he  followed  successfully  for 
man\-  years.  His  enterprise  and  diligence 
enabled    him   to  gradually   ad\ance   to  the 


plane  of  aHluenve  and  he  is  now  accounted 
one  of  the  substantial  citizens  of  the  cunty, 
ha\-ing  aci(uired  a  handscme  comi)Ctcnce. 
•wliich  n.>w  i;crmits  him  to  retire  from  actix'e 
I.>usine.-s  life, 

Jn  the  years  r>f  his  early  manlnvod  Mr. 
Busby  sought  a  ciimpaninn  and  helpmate  for 
the  journey  of  life  and  was  liappilx'  married 
to  Miss  Lavina  Smetlers.  of  Fairfield  coun- 
ty, a  daughter  of  George  and  Susan  Smel- 
ters, honiired  pioneer  people  of  this  coun- 
ty. As  the  years  passed  eleven  children 
were  added  to  the  househc>ld:  Clara,  the 
wife  of  James  Robinson:  Mary  A.,  the  wife 
of  James  Smith,  of  Walnut  township;  Sam- 
uel I'.,  of  Columbus,  O'liio;  Charles  G.,  a 
farmer  ;  James  \\'..  an  oj>erator  for  the  Ohio 
Central  Railroad  Company:  Susan  M..  at 
home:  Lavina  J.,  the  deceased  wife  of 
Mathias  >>Iiller:  Jolm  '\\.  who  acted  as  his 
father's  deputy  in  the  oiUct:  of  county  treas- 
urer. Inn  is  now  deceased:  Cora  A.,  the  wife 
of  S.  A.  Kreijps,  an  insurance  agent  of  Co- 
lumbus: Myrtle  Belle,  at  home:  and  Sarah 
L..  a  clerk  in  the  Lancaster  County  Bank. 
The  wife  and  mother  passed  to  the  home 
beyond   in    1896. 

The  Judge  is  an  unfaltering  adherent  of 
the  Democracy,  endorsing  the  principles  ad- 
vocated by  Jefferson.  In  early  manhood 
he  was  elected  justice  of  the  peace  and  filled 
that  position  for  twenty-five  consecutive 
years,  during  which  time  a  number  of  cases 
which  he  tried  were  appealed,  but  in  no  in- 
stance was  his  decision  ever  reversed.  Dur- 
ing this  time  he  acquired  a  very  thorough 
knowledge  of  common  law.  He  aftenvard 
accepted  the  position  of  deputy  count}-  treas- 


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iierer  and  served  U^r  four  years  under  II. 
A.  Marten>  ami  fur  a  similar  ])eri'  d  under 
Michael  Hickle.  I'revidus  to  that  time  he 
was  fur  fiViir  years  trustee  of  the  inlirmary 
and  was  one  of  its  directors  for  three  y.ears. 
In  1K84  he  ua>  elected  jiri.ijiatc  judge  of 
Fairfield  county  and  received  nineteen  hun- 
dred votes — the  largest  numher  given  ti  any 
man  on  tlie  ticket.  He  assumed  the  duties 
of  the  office  in  February.  1885.  for  a  term 
of  three  years,  and  in  1887  was  re-elected 
to  the  same  office,  in  which  he  ser\ed  until 
February,  1S91,  covering  six  years,  in  which 
his  fairness,  impartiality  and  capalviliry  won 
him  high  commendation,  as  when  a  justice 
his  decisions  were  never  re\ersei;l.  Such 
has  beeu'  his  official  career — the  account 
thereof  being-  as  an  open  book  bearing  tlte 
closest  investigation  and  scrutiny.  For 
some  time  Judge  Eusbv  was  president   of 


the  Fairf.eld  rount_\-  Agricultural  Societj' 
and  he  belongs  lo  Charity  Lixlge.  Xo.  7. 
J.  O.  O.  F.,  in  which  he  passed  all  the  chairs. 
During  the  C'isil  war  the  Judge  assisted  in 
organizing  a  cmiiiany  ^A  militia,  of  which 
he  was  caiJtaln.  He  was  twice  called  out 
(luring  the  ]\lorgan  raid,  but  never  was  in 
an  engagement,  as  Morgan  soon  retreated. 
He  is  a  member  and  trustee  of  the  Meth- 
odist church  and  his  influence  has  ever  l>een 
on  the  side  of  right  and  prog■re^s.  He  has 
now  passed  the  se\enty-fiflh  milestone  on 
life's  journey,  but  ^till  maintains  an  active 
interest  in  his  natix'e  count}-.  Flc  has  at- 
tained to  a  pivsitioii  of  prominence  in  the 
county  in  which  he  was  born  and  reared 
and  in  which  he  has  retained  his  residence 
to  the  present  time,  being  no-w  one  of  the 
revered  and  \enerable  pioneers  of  the  com- 
munitv. 


WILLIAM  SHARP. 


Fortunate  is  tlie  man  who  has  back  of 
him  an  ancestry  honorable  and  distin- 
guished, and  happy  is  he  if  his  lines  of  life 
are  cast  in  harmony  therewith.  The  Sharp 
family  has  through  almost  an  entire  century 
been  closely  associated  with  the  history  of 
Fairfield  county,  its  members  taking  a  very 
prominent  and  active  part  in  jxilitical  and 
business  affairs,  their  efforts  ijcing  of 
marked  value  in  advancing  general  progress. 
Tltrough    four  generations   the   family   has 


been  represented  iit  the  Ohio  legislature,  the 
paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject.  Joseph 
Sharp,  serving  as  a  member  of  the  first  gen- 
eral assembly  of  this  state.  He  was  bom 
in  Pennsylvania  and  in  1S02  emigrated  to 
this  state,  casting  in  his  lot  with  its  pioneer 
settlers  whv>  were  lay  ing  broad  and  deep  the 
foundation  for  the  present  prosperity  and 
progress  of  the  community.  He  died  on  a 
farm  one  mile  north  of  St.  Clairsville. 
Josepli  Sharp,  Jr.,  the  father  of  our  sub- 


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WILLIAM  SHARP 


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ject,  was  born  in  the  Keystone  state,  June 
4,  1800,  and  was  cnly  two  years  old  wlieii 
bniuj,dit  by  his  jiareiU.s  to  Ohio,  whtrc  amid 
the  w  ild  scenes  ■  ot  tlie  frontier  he  was 
reared,  parsiiini;-  lii>  educaliiin  in  the  old- 
time  log  sclionl  jmuse.  The  family  lirst  ^ct- 
tled  in  l.lelmont  cmity.  where  they  lived  for 
al)ont  tweiuy-une  years.  They  then  removed 
to  Muskingum  county  and  the  father  <jf  i^ur 
subject  purchased  a  farm  of  'jne  hundred 
anfl  sixty  acres  iii  the  midst  of  the  deu'^e 
forest.  He  continued  to  make  it  his  place 
of  abode  thruiigh  the  succeeding  seventeen 
years,  going  then  to  Taylorsville.  where 
he  built  a  dam  across  the  Mn-kingum  river. 
There  he  remaineil  until  coming  to  Fairfield 
county  in  1S39.  Here  he  purchased  th.e 
farm  upon  which  A\'i]liam  Sharp  is  now 
living.  He  made  his  way  to  this  C':>nnty  in 
order  tt;  l_;uild  tlie  dam  which  is  now  ki^own 
as  Sharp's  dam.  and  being  pleased  with  the 
district  he  decided  to  remove  his  family  to 
this  place.  In  connection  with  the  home 
farm  he  piu'chased  the  mill  land,  ci>nsisting 
of  three  Inuadred  and  twenty  acres.  In 
1822  Joseph  Sharp  had  been  married  to 
Miss  Anna  Lee.  a  native  of  Belmont  county. 
Ohio,  and  they  became  the  parents  of  eleven 
children,  namely :  Robert  L..  James  and 
Ji'sejih.  will-)  have  all  passed  awa_\- ;  Will- 
iam, the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Mary,  who 
married  Daniel  Stuckey.  of  Sugar  Grove; 
Agnes,  who  has  also  passed  away;  George, 
living  about  twa  miles  east  of  Rushville; 
John,  who  resides  near  Pleasaiitville;  and 
three  children  who  died  iii  infancy.  Mr. 
Sharp  exercised  his  right  of  franchise  in 
support  of  the  men  and  measures  of  the 
Democrat  party  and  upon  that  ticket  was 


elected  to  the  state  legislature  in  1843, 
l>ri>\ing  ti>  be  an  acti\e  wurkiiig  member  of 
the  li;.dy.  He  wa,--  also  justice  of  the  peace, 
sch.K.l  director  and  trustee,  tilling  the  latter 
position  fur  a  number  'A  years.  He  and  his 
wife  were  memlK?rs  of  the  United  Presby- 
terian ehm-ch  and  he  belonged  to  the  Ma- 
sonic lodge  in  Zanesville.  He  possessed 
great  energy,  determination  and  acti\"ity, 
and  it  was  his  onstaiU  desire  to  progress. 
In  speech  he  was  frank,  in  manner  genial 
and  cordial,  and  all  who  knew  him  were 
counted  among  his   friemls. 

William  Sharp  was  born  in  Muskingum 
county.  Ohio,  November  17.  1S31.  and  ob- 
tainerl  his  mental  discipline  in  the  schools  id' 
Berne  tijwnship  and  in  Lancaster,  where  he 
remained  tmtil  about  seventeen  years  rf  age. 
He  then  gaxe  his  entire  attention  to  farm 
wr;rk  up'in  the  old  family  homestead  and 
after  his  marriage  he  piuchased  a  farm 
about  one  mile  fiMm  the  old  place,  becoming 
owner  of  a  tract  of  ninety-eight  acres,  which 
his  well-directed  labnrs  transformed  into 
rich  and  arable  fields,  returning  to  him  ex- 
cellent harvests. 

The  lady  whi>  presides  over  his.hnme 
was  in  her  maifIenhi:>od  ,Miss  Ellen  J.  Cut- 
ler, a  native  of  Athens  county.  Ohio.  The 
wedding  was  solemnized  in  1S59  and  eight 
children  have  been  bcrn  unto  them  ;  Charles 
C.  a  resident  of  West  \'irginia ;  Joseph, 
who  resides  on  a  farm  adjoining  his  father's 
place;  Thomas,  who  is  at  home  with  his 
father:  Jennie,  who  resides  in  Xelsonville. 
Ohio;  Frederick,  also  at  home;  William, 
who  makes  his  home  in  California;  John,  a 
resident  of  Oregon;  and  Annie,  who  mar- 
ried   R.   J.    Conrad,   of  Lancaster.      In  his 


THE    BIOGRAPHIC  A !.   RECORD. 


pi:litica]     views    Mr.    Sliarp    endorses    the  of  his  Hfe  he  haj  been  connected  with  the 

Denmcracy    and    has    served    as    township  sdiool   bnard.  and  tlie  cause    c>f    education 

treasurer,   wlnle   for  a  number  of  years  he  finds   in  him  a   warm   friend  who  dues  ail 

has  been  townsliip  trustee.     During- one-lialf  in  liis  power  for  its  advancement. 


CLARENCE  M.  ROWLEE. 


The  efforts  of  Clarence  M.  Kowlee  in 
the  field  of  business  activity  have  been  of 
'  such  a  character  as  to  promote  the  prc^sper- 
ily  of  the  entire  community.  He  is  now  tlie 
field  superintendent  of  the  Ci :>lumbus  (  Ohio) 
Natural  Cias  &  Fuel  Compan_\-,  with  head- 
quarters at  Lancaster  and  for  a  numl>er  of 
years  has  been  actively  associated  with  the 
work  of  developing  the  gas  regions  of  this 
portit-n  of  the  slate.  He  was  lx>rn  in  Pot- 
ter county,  Pennsylvania,  and  pursued  his 
educati'>n  in  the  schrjols  there.  His  parents. 
William  and  Mary  (  Bu\ier )  Ri.>wlee,  were 
bioth  natises  of  New  York,  but  for  man_\- 
years  resicied  in  the  Keystone  state,  where 
the  father  carried  on  agricultural  pursuits. 

Upon  the  home  farm  our  subject  was 
reared  and  early  became  familiar  with  the 
duties  and  labors  of  the  fields.  Later,  how- 
ever, he  became  connected  with  the  oil 
fields  (  f  Pennsylvania,  where  for  a  time  he 
was  en-;ployed  in  the  capacity  oi  a  clerk  and 
afterward  engaged  in  prospecting  and  oper- 
ating. Li  1S85  he  left  the  oil  fields  of  Brad- 
fordi,  McKean  county,  Pennsylvania,  dis- 
posing of  his  ir.terests  tliere  an<l  came  to 
Ohio,  where  he  in-pected  the  gas  fields  in 


and  around  Lima  and  for  two  ye^^irs  he 
worked  there.  Later  he  entered  the  cm- 
ploy  of  the  Peoria,  Dt\.-atur  &  Eastern 
Railroad',  with  headquarters  at  Mattoon, 
Illinois.  After  two  years  spent  in  this  oc- 
cujMtion  he  came  to  the  vicinity  of  Lancas- 
ter and  a  short  time  afterward  entered  tlie 
employ  of  the  Columbus  (Ohio)  Natural 
Gas  Company,  of  which  he  was  made  the 
nelil  superintendent.  He  was  among  tlie 
hrst  to  drill  a  well,  which  was  sunk  to  the 
depth  rif  two  thousand  feet  and  afterward  to 
twenty-four  huiulred.  This  work  was  ac- 
ci.nnplished  in  1889  and  he.  as  a  nieml>eT, 
met  with  a  fair  degree  of  success.  Xot  only 
the  st(x:kholders  of  the  company  but  also 
outside  parties  l:;ecanie  convinced  that  the 
gas  belt  of  this  ix>rtion  of  the  state  had  been 
disco\-ered.  Inipro\ed  machinery  was  pur- 
chased, pipe  lines  e.',tablished  and  a  reducing 
station  built,  Mr.  Row  lee  ha\ing  siqiervi.-,- 
ion  of  all  the  departments  of  the  o])erativo 
work.  His  gO(id  jud,gnient.  cmipled  with 
lon.g  experience,  has  made  him  an  efficient 
superintendent,  who  capably  directs  the 
work  of  fifty  or  sixty  employes  in  the  con:- 
pany's  service.      He  now  (occupies  a  pleas- 


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127 


^iiit  office  ill  ilie  new  Marten  l>l()ck  of  Lau- 
vaster  anil  fruni  tliat  place  direct^  all  busi- 
ness. Under  his  capable  manao^en^ient  tlu- 
enterprise  ha-s  proven  a  iirofitahle  one  and 
is  iloubtless  in  the  Ijeginning  of  its  useful- 
ness.. 

In  1S90  Mr.  Row  lee  was  united  in  mar- 
Tiage  to  Mrs.  Julia  Rover,  oi  Columbni-. 
Ohio,  who  by  her  former  husl.iand,  Getfrge 
B'ner,  had  a  daugliter.  Helen.  Mr.  Row- 
lee  is  a  prominent  Ma^on  and  has  passed 
"be^-ond  the  deg-rees  of  Lancaster  Ltxlge.  Xo. 
_^~,  V.  &  A.  M.,  becoming  a  menilier  of  the 


chajiter  and  the  comnianderv  of  this  place. 
Me  is  also  identitied  with  Mr.unt  I'leasaiu 
Lodge,  Xo.  48.  K.  of  P.:  Chickasaw  Tribe, 
Xo.  100.  I.  O.  R.  M.,  of  Thm-.ston;  the 
I'nity  Senate,  Xo.  J5.  of  the  Ancient  Es- 
senic  Order,  of  Lancaster,  and  the  K.  O.  T. 
M..  X'o.  ^y.  of  Lancaster.  Mr.  Rowlee  is 
a  typical  American  citizen,  enteqjrising, 
progressive  and  alert.  He  ii  constantlv  on 
the  outlook  for  broader  Inisiness  c>piK>rtuni- 
ties  and  his  capability  has  already  secured 
to  him  a  responsible  }x>sition  in  the  world 
of  industrial   acti\itv. 


CAPTAIN  OLIVER  B.  BRANDT. 


Man  is  never  called  np'>n  to  make  a 
;greater  sacrifice  than  when  he  puts'aside  all 
business  and  personal  relations,  severs  fajiiily 
•ties  and  goes  forth  in  defense  of  ,his  country 
or  of  a  people  to  face  danger  and  perhaps 
death  upon  the  field  of  battle,  yet  many 
thousands  of  the  nation's  l)ra\est  sons  man- 
ifested their  loyalty  to  the  L'niou  cause 
when  the  south  attempted  to  set  at  naught 
the  power  of  the  national  government  in 
i8f)i.  Captain  Brandt  was  among  those 
who  joined  the  northern  arm}-  and  faith- 
fully did  he  follow  the  call  of  duty  wher- 
ever it  led.  his  braver}'  and  meritorious  con- 
■(hict  winning  him^  promotion  until  a  cajv 
tain's  comniission  -was  conferred  upon  him. 
He  is  now  nunibered  among  the  fanners 
and   stock   raisers   of   Fairfield   countv,    his 


home  being  on  section  6,  Greenfield  town- 
ship. 

Captaiti  Brandt  was  bi>rn  March  26, 
1838,  in  this  county.  His  father,  Ailain 
Brandt,  was  born  near  Carlisle,  Pennsyl- 
\ania,  Jitne  24,  1800,  a  son  of  David 
Brandt,  also  a  native  of  the  Keystone  stare. 
When  a  youth  of  twelve  years  Adam. 
Brandt  was  bn>ught  by  his  parents  to  Ohio, 
the  famil}-  settling  in  Fairfield  cixmty  in 
1812,  and  as  they  were  in  limited  financial 
circumstances  he  was  early  forcetl  to  eiirn 
his  own  livelihoixJ  and  Ijegan  learning  the 
shoemaker's  trade.  Soon  after  attaining  his 
majority  he  secured  a  small  stock  of  men's 
heavy  Ixxits  and  with  this  started  to  the 
fields  where  a  gang  of  workmen  were  em- 
ployed in  constructing  a  canal.     There  his 


THE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


sinall  stuck  was  (|uickly  sokl  anil  witli  t!ie 
money  thus  Ml;taiiR'(!  he  ])urchasoil  iiKire 
leatlier  and  he<;an  making  a  new  supply  oi 
fxHits.  SD  that  he  (lescr\es  to  he  kni)\vn  as  a 
pioiieer  1/iot  and  >hije  manufacturer  of  this 
county.  This  was  ihc  foundaticdi  of  his 
successful  career.  As  he  had  a  ready  sale 
lor  the^e  products  of  his  labor  he  soon  se- 
cured a  surplus  and  this  money  he  invested 
in  ■  one  h.undred  and  .--ixty  acres  uf  land. 
covered  with  a  dense  gn.'ve  cf  timher.  He 
then  hired  some  men  to  clear  the  gnmnd 
and  prqrare  it  for  the  plow.  Amj:»ng  the 
stumps  he  planted  ajiple.  peach,  pear  and. 
cherry  trees  and  in  a  few  years  liis  place 
was  known  as  the  Fruit  Kidge  farm.  He 
had  one  of  the  finest  orehard>  if  this  part  uf 
the  state  and  it  yielded  abundantly. 

In  1806  there  hail  come  Xn  Lancaster  a 
family  whose  religious  views  had  led  them 
to  lilicraie  their  slaves  and  for  this  they ' 
were  ostracized  by  their  neighlj<jrs  in  \'ir- 
ginia.  On  this  account  they  decidied  to 
seek  a  home  in  the  free  west  and  thus  the 
Cooper  family  was  established  in  Lancas- 
ter. The  father  was  a  saddler  b}-  trade  and 
lish  a  harness  business  in  Fairtield  county. 
it  is  claimed  he  was  the  first  nran  to  estab- 
About  1S19  his  daughter.  Rebecca  Cooper. 
became  the  wife  of  Adam  Brandt  and  unto 
thein,  as  the  years  passed,  were  born  sev- 
enteen children,  nine  sons  and  eight  daugh.- 
ters,  of  whom  fourteen  reached  years  01 
maturity,  while  nine  are  still  living.  The 
hei-editar\'  strain  in  the  family  was  nwun'- 
fested  in  the  grandsons,  for  sI.n:  of  them 
were  enrolled  among  the  soldiers  of  the 
Union  army  fighting  for  the  suppression  of 
slavery,    which    the    grandfather    had    op- 


posed so  many  years  before.  The  sons  of 
Adam  who  wore  the  blue  were  llenrv  C, 
who  died  in  February.  1895;  Jonatlian  C, 
wlio  is  still  li\ing  at  the  age  of  seventv-four 
years;  Isaac,  who  resides  in  California, 
aged  seventy-one;  01i\er  1'...  (,f  this  sketcli ; 
William  J.;  and  Wesley  L..  who  resides  in 
Milchellviilc,  iowa.  aged  sixty  years.  Three 
of  the  daughters  als<^  married  soldiers  of 
tiic  Civil  war,  namely:  Catherine,  born  in 
iSjo.  married  Sanuiel  Radabaugh  and  re- 
sides in  Minnesota;  Elizabeth,  born  m 
iSjj.  married  Sair.uel  Apt  and  resides  in 
Kansas:  and  Rebecca,  born  in  I835.  mar- 
lied  S.  S.  Wicst  and  resides  in  Baltimore. 
Ohio.  Thus  this  family  was  represented  bv 
nine  loyal  men  who  fiaigh.t  for  the  slarrv 
banner  and  the  cause  it  represented.  Oi 
tliese  William  J.  Brandt  died  in  the  service 
February  13.  0^62.  aged  twenty-one:  Jack- 
son H.,  another  son.  died  Xovemb^er  J5. 
i>%7.  The  other  daughters  were  as  fol- 
lows: Alartha,  born  September  10.  1833. 
is  nr.w  the  widow  of  Jacob  \\'ea\er  and  is  a 
resident  of  Oklahoma  Territory;  PLirriet. 
born  December- 25,  1836.  is  the  wife  i>f  X. 
S.- Ebright,  of  Carroll,  Ohio:  Mary  M.. 
Ix-rn  December  8.  1839.  is  the  widow  of 
Joseph  }ib:irley.  and  a  resident  of  Kansas: 
and  F.maliza,  l;orn  December  31.  1846. 
died  in  1S7S.  Certainly  Adam  Brandt  ha>! 
cause  to  be  proud  of  his  posterity.  In  his 
farming  operations  he  prospered.  The  Fruit 
Ridge  farm,  which  he  developed  in  tiie 
midst  of  tl"ie  wilderness,  became  one  of  the 
most  flourishing  fruit  farms  in  all  this  sec- 
tion of  the  country  and  its  owner  was  hon- 
ored and  respected  for  his  many  g<n-.il  qual- 
ities.    He  lived  to  a  ripe  old  age,  being  sex- 


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129 


ciity-tour  years  when  killed  June  J4.  1S74. 
l)y  fallino-  fn  nn  a  tree.  -Mrs.  Braiult  dieJ 
April  18,  1870,  al  the  age  of  sixly-eigiit 
years. 

Captain  01i\'cr  E.  Brandt,  \vh(_>se  name 
introdiK-es  this  record.  w-i_>rked  upt.>n  the 
home  farm  and  under  his  father's  direction 
until  twenty-one  years  of  age  and  when 
Abraham  Lincoln  issued  his  first  call  for 
,?eventy-ti\  e  thousand  men  to  serve  for 
three  months,  thinking  tliat  the  war  would 
be  o\er  at  that  tiiiic,  Olixer  Brandt  was 
among  the  first  I'j  be  enrolled  among  the 
Jiiembers  o*  Com]>any  A.  Seventeenth  Ohio 
Infantry.  On  the  expiratii^n  of  term  of  en- 
listment, the  regiment  was  reorganized  and 
he  became  a  member  of  Company  F,  w^i'di 
which  he  served  for  three  years.  From  time 
to  time  he  was  promoted  throug-h  the  vari- 
ous ranks  until  in  recognition  of  his  loyal 
patriotism  and  military  skill,  he  was  com- 
missioned captain.  Fie  participated  in  six- 
teen pitched  battles  and  twelve  skirmishes, 
and  seven  bullet.-  pierced  his  clothing, 
wdiile  his  sword  was  sIkjI  in  two  at  the 
hilt  in  the  battle  of  Chickamauga.  On  the 
seccMid  da_\-  (jf  the  engagement,  while  he 
was  in  coonmand  <jf  the  color  company,  i 
shell  burst  in  their  midst,  killing  and 
■\\\>unding'  many  of  his  comrades.  The  en- 
emy taking  advantage  of  the  hax'oc  and. 
confusion  again  charged  in  the  column  be- 
fore the}'  could  rally,  capturing  Captain 
Brandt  and  man_\-  of  his  men.  As  a  pris- 
oner of  war  he  was  sent  ti_>  Libby  prison 
and  later  t(j  Macon,  Ge^gia.  He  was  one 
r,f  the  Union  soldiers  to  be  sent  to  Charles- 
ton. South  Carolina,  the  Confederates 
thinking  if  they  placed   many  Union  pris- 


oners in  that  city  that  the  Union  forces 
WiHild  not  atiemi^t  its  destruction  and 
would  cease  shelling  the  tow-n  for  fear  of 
killing  their  own  unfortunate  comrades, 
thus  placing  them  under  the  lire  of  their 
own  guns.  It  was  fortunate  that  Captain 
Brandt  harl  a  sin;ng  constitution  to  with- 
stand all  the  hardships  and  IvM-rors  of  pris- 
on life.  He  managed,  how  ever,  to  keep  in 
good  health  and  was  never  on  the  sick  list 
•  ■r  iiad  the  aid  of  a  physician  or  surgeon 
from  the  time  he  responded  to  President 
Lincoln's  call  until  receiving  his  honoraljle 
discharge  in  July,  1865.  His  is  certainly  a 
creditable  military  record  of  w-hich  he  has 
e\-ery  reason  to  be  proud.  He  was  alwavs 
found  at  his  ])ost  of  duty,  which  was  often 
in  the  thickest  of  the  fight,  and  he  ne\  er  hes- 
itated or  wavered  in  obeying  a  command 
and  by  his  own  braxery  he  inspired  many  of 
his  company  to  like  deeds  of  bravery  and 
heroism. 

Xot  long  after  his  return  home  in 
March,  1866,  Captain  Brandt  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Holmes,  a 
daughter  of  George  \\'.  Flolmes,  a  farmer 
of  Greenfield  township.  Six  children  have 
been  born  of  this  marriage,  three  sons  and 
three  daughters,  namely:  Xancy  O..  born 
in  1S66,  is  now  the  wife  of  McCIellan  .Mar- 
tens, a  hardware  dealer  of  Lancaster;  Ida 
K..  born  in  18^:8.  resides  at  In -me:  James 
M.,  born  in  1870.  married  Dessa  Lamb,  a 
daughter  of  Hon.  George  Lamb,  and  re- 
sides in  Fostoria,  tlhio.  where  he  is  engaged 
in  the  agricultural  implement  business; 
Lulu,  born  in  187 J.  is  with  her  parents: 
Harr}-  H..  born  in  1874.  is  engaged  in 
teaching  scho  >1 ;   and   George  \\'.,  born   in 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


1877.  assists  his  fatlier  in  the  management 
of  tlie  home  farm.  Captain  Branch  has  re- 
sided upt>n  this  phicc  since  his  m;n'riage  anfl 
his  home  is  made  ])Ieasant  tlironj^h  the  tal- 
ent of  his  dangliters.  whi)  ha\e  inlieriied 
their  paternal  grandfather's  mnsical  aliil- 
itv  and  liivc  of  flowers.  The  Brandt  family 
is  one  that  is  liighly  esteemed  in  Fairheid 
countv,  and  ti>  his  duties  of  citizenship  the 
Captain  is  as  true  and  lnyal  Uvday  as  wiien 
he  followed  the  starry  l>anner  of  the  nation 
through  the  south.       In    politics    he    is    a 


strong  Republican  : 
an  active  w-orker  1 
was    chairman    ni 
:i->mmittee  in  i8<)0- 


fcr  thirty  years  has  been 
.>r  his  party's  interests; 
the  Rcpulilican  C(>unt\' 
; :  and  is  now  a  inemher 


of  tlie  Republican  central  committee.  He 
served  as  school  director  t\\ entv-cjne  }eav.s 
and  in  189S  was  in  C(^lumbus  as  a  comimit- 
tee  to  look  after  the  interests  rif  the  Carnrli 
scliools.  Fraternally  he  is  a  prominent 
memiber  of  Ezra  B.  Ricketls  Pest.  Xo.  .24(1, 
G.  A.  R.,  of  Carroll,  of  whicli  he  is  past 
comniHiider  and  is.  lu.nv  adjutant. 


RICHARD  EVANS. 


Riciiard  Evans,  now  deceased,  com- 
manded the  respect  and  confidence  of  his 
felloAv  mat  to  an  unusual  degree,  and  when 
called  to  his  final  rest  his  death  was  wideb- 
and deeply  mourned.  He  was  a  native  of 
England  and  a  son  of  David  Evans,  whose 
birth  also  occurred  in  the  country  in  which 
he  spent  his  entire  life.  He  was  a  farmer 
by  occupation  and  always  carried  on  that 
pursuit  in  order  to  provide  for  his  family. 
His  wife  died  but  a  short  time  prior  to  the 
emigration  of  her  son  Richard  to  the  new 
world.  He  iiad  attended  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  country  and  when  fifteen  years 
of  age  he  determined  to  make  his  home  in 
the  new  world,  having  heard  favorable  re- 
ports of  its  oppc>rtunities  and  privileges. 
Accordingly  he  perfected  his  arrangements 
to  sail  for  the  Uniterl  States  and  at  length 


landed  at  Xew  York  city,  whence  he  made 
his  way  across  the  country  to  Ohi".  set- 
tling first  in  Columbus.  There  he  learned 
the  painter's  trade,  which  he  followed  for  a 
number  of  years.  He  worked  for  the  Hock- 
ing Valley  Railroad  Company  in  the  ca- 
pacity of  painter  for  a  long  period.  About 
1SS9  he  came  to  Fairfield  county,  settling  in 
Hocking  township,  and  with  the  capital  he 
had  acquired  through  his  own  energy  and 
diligence  he  purchased  eighty  acres  of  land, 
on  which  he  erected  a  large  and  substantial 
residence,  thus  making  a  home  for  himself 
and  family.  Throughout  his  remaining 
days  he  devoted  his  energies  to  agricultural 
pursuits  and  placed  his  land  under  a  high 
state  of  cultivati.m.  making  it  a  rich  and 
arable  tract.  Wlien  he  arrived  in  Columbus 
he  was  but  a  youth  and  had  only  a  capital 


.'\V\o.,^V\    A): 


.<tH/;/.f  CJMAHDIH 


iV'i'^^ 


RICHARD  EVANS 


TtlE   BlOCRAPillCAL   RECORIK 


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dt"  line  dollar.  He  feared  not  the  laborious 
(leMitiijii  to  \v<>rk  which  is  the  tuundation  of 
all  prosperity,  and  as  the  years  passed  he 
won  success  and  pro\  ided  most  comfortably 
for  his  family. 

Oil  the  i6th  of  November,  1S82,  Mr. 
Evans  was  united  in  marriage  to  Orpha 
Spangler,  wln)  \\ as  born  in  Pickaway  coun- 
ty, Ohicf,  a  daughter  of  Charles  and  Betsey 
(W'olfard)  Spangler.  Her  father  \va=,  also 
a  native  of  Pickaway  county  and  resided 
there  continuously  until  about  tifteen  years 
ago.  when  he  came  to  Fairfield  county,  tak- 
ing up  his  al>3de-  in  Hocking  township, 
where  he  still  carries  on  agricultural  pur- 
suits. His  wife  has  now  passed  away.  The 
home  of  Mr.  and  ]Mrs.  Evans  has  been 
ble.'ised  with  four  cliildren,  and  the  family 
circle  yet  remains  unbroken  by  the  hand  of 
ileath.  Walter,  the  eldest,  wa^  born  in  Co- 
lumbus, Eranklin  county,  March  24.  1S84, 
and   now   conducts   the   home   farm,    mani- 


festing excellent  business  ability  in  his  work. 
Clarence,  born  March  i,  188O.  is  employed 
in  a  shoe  factory  at  Lancaster;  and  Myrtle, 
bt:>rn  September  22,  18S9,  and  Xcllic.  Sep- 
tember 23,  1892,  are  attending  the  public 
scho.-.ls. 

Mr.  Evans  was  a  nian  of  strong  do- 
mestic tastes,  a  devoted  husband,  a  kind  and 
loving  lather  and  he  found  his  greatest  hap- 
piness at  his  own.  fireside.  In  all  his  busi- 
ness relations  he  was  upright  and  h(jnoral:)le 
and  his  methods  woulil  bear  ihe  closest  in- 
sjiection.  He  passed  away  April  2^,  1900, 
and  was  laid  to  rest  in  Forest  Rose  cemetery 
in  Lancaster,  but  he  left  to  bis  family  the 
priceless  heritage  of  an  untarnished  name. 
His  history  proves  conclusively  that  success 
is  not  a  matter  of  genius,  but  is  the  legiti- 
mate outcome  of  persevering  effort.  His 
example  is  well  worthy  of  emulation,  for  in 
all  liiVs  relations  he  shaped  his  course  by 
honorable  and  moral  principles. 


WILLIAM  W.  WALKER. 


The  opjxirtunities  of  business  life  are  tain  W'illian^  W.  Walker  his  present  pusi- 
lin^itless  in  this  free  land  where  labor  is  nc^t  tion  as  foreman  of  the  carjKnter  depart- 
hamixrred  l>v  caste  or  class.     Advancement      ment  and  as  wreck  master  f. ^r  the  Cincin- 


dq)ends  up»>n  a  man's  promotion,  ci  >mmg 
HI  recognitimi  of  skill  and  ability  along  a 
clursen  line  uf  ende-avor.  When  <>ne  has 
attained  to  a  ]Xisitir,n  of  respi>n>il'ility,  it  is 
iiii  indication  of  his  diligence  and  capability 
■'■id  it  is  such  qualities  that  have  won  Can- 


nati   &   Muskingum   \'alley    Railroad    G)m- 
pany. 

Tlie  Captain  was  born  ujinn  a  farm  in 
Wayne  county.  Xew  Vork,  Febnuiry  2..'. 
1837.  His  father.  Cerrge  H.  Walker,  was 
a  nati\'e  of  England  and  when  iii  his  eig!n- 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


eenth  year  came  t^-  the  I'niteJ  States,  -et- 
tling-  in  Wayne  county,  New  Vovk.  He 
was  a  cai-[>enter  I>y  trade  and  fullMwe'l  that 
pursuit  ti>  a  greater  or  less  extent  thn.iugli- 
out  his  bu■^ine^^  carcx-r,  Inn  also  extended 
his  effivrts  to  nther  hues  of  industrial  ac- 
tivity. He  engaged  in  the  niouulacture  of 
nati\e  lunil)er,  oi^qrating  a  small  sau^uiall 
in  W'ayn.e  county.  New  York,  for  a  lunn- 
ber  i>f  years.  At  lenglh  he  determined  ti.> 
seek  a  lionie  farther  west,  believing  that  he 
might  ha\'e  better  business  opportunities  in 
a  less  thickly  settled  region  where  compe- 
tition was  not  Ml  great.  Accordingly  in 
October.  1841.  he  remoxed  his  family  to 
Pike  coiuny.  C*hio,  where  he  remai'.icd  fr.r 
two  years  and  then  came  to  Fairfield  coun- 
ty. He  took  up  his  abode  in  Berne  town- 
ship in  tiie  \-icinity  of  Sugar  Grove,  where 
he  engaged  in  carpentering  and  at  the  same 
time  ciperated  a  sawmill  on  the  waters  of 
the  Hi'cking  ri\er.  A  fragment  of  the  ok! 
null  is  still  standing-  there,  a  landmark'  of 
the  early  da}"s.  Mr.  \\  alker  was  a  public- 
spirited  man,  actixe  in  the  support  of  all 
that  he  believed  would  prove  of  general 
good.  He  was  \ery  generous  and  liberal 
and  was  nmch  respected  thnxigliout  the 
comnnuiity  in  which  he  made  his  home. 
^\'hile  lixing  iu  ^^'ayne  county.  New  York. 
]\Ir.  \\'alker  was  united  in'  marriag^e  to 
Charlotte  \\'.  Lawson.  a  natixe  of  that 
count}-  and  a  slaughter  of  John  Lawson. 
Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walker  held  member- 
ship in  the  German  Ref<  inured  clnn-c!i  and 
their  lives  w-ere  in  consistent  harmony  with 
its  teachings  and  principles.  T\\ey  l>ecame 
the  parents  of  fifteen  children,  eight  sons 
and   seven   dauirhters.      Two  of   the   num- 


ber died  in  infanc}-.  but  thirteeii  reached 
years  of  malnrit}-.  They  were:  William 
-H.;  Frederick  G. :  Fli/.abeth,  the  deceased 
wife  of  TliMuxas  .\bvck:  George  H.,  wh. >  re- 
sides in  ClarksviUe:  Mary  J.,  who  has 
jiassed  away;  Rose  Ann:  Florence;  Benja- 
min and  F.duard  L..  twins,  the  latter  now- 
decea.sed :  George  W.  and  Benjamin  F., 
who  w-ere  also  twins  and  have  passed  awav; 
.\delaide,  deceased;  and  Martha,  the  wife 
of  William  Hun-imil,  of  Fairfield  county. 
The  father  of  this  family  passed  awav  in 
1882.  and  his  wife,  .survixiug  him  for  a 
nuni'ber  of  years,  was  callcdi  to  her  final 
liome  in   1891. 

Captain  William  H.  Walker,  whose 
name  introduces  tliis  record,  speiu  his  bc>\-- 
hoi.'d  days  in  the  usual  nianner  of  farmer 
lads.  The  sun  shone  di->w-n  ni:(ii  n-'anx-  a 
held  xx-hich  he  pl<.x\-ed  and  he  CL.ntinued  his 
\x-ork  in  the  field.s  until  after  crops  were  har- 
vested in  the  aulunui.  whe;-i  he  winild  enter 
the  district  schools  in  the  neiglib.orhi  >d  an<l 
there  pursue  his  studies  until  returning 
spring  again  called  him  to  the  wxjrk  of  the 
lields.  As  soon  as  he  xx-as  old  enough  tc> 
assist  his  father  in  the  mill  he  also  gave  a 
part  of  his  attention  ti  >  its  operation  and 
under  his  father's  direction  he  learned  the 
carpenter's  trade.  Together  they  xvorked 
luitil  the  Cajjtain  xvas  twentx-mie  years  of 
age. 

He  became  deeply  interested  in  the  tnai- 
bles  xvliich  eventually  involve<l  the  countn- 
m  Ci\il  xvar.  In  i83ri  he  xxent  to  the  ter- 
ritory of  Kansas,  residing  there  a  part  rf 
the  time  during  th.e  famous  Kansas  and 
Xel;raska  triubles.  The  unsettled  state  of 
business   auA   pMiitics   there  caused   hiiu   to 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


return  ti;i  Fairfield  c<nuuy.  wlicrc  he  oni- 
tinuetl  business  with  liis  father  until  after 
the  inrriiyuratioii  of  the  Civil  war.  Hardly 
had  the  snt(")ke  from  Fort  Suniter"s  giuis 
cleared  awa}"  when  he  offered  his  services 
to  the  gi>\errnient,  enlisting  <>n  the  lyth  i;>f 
April.  1 86 1,  as  a  nieniber  of  Conipaiiy  A, 
Se\enteenth  Ohio  \'olunlcer  Infantry,  at  the 
first  call  of  President  Lincoln  for  seventy- 
five  thousand  men.  J(,ihn  M.  Ci.>nnell,  of 
Lancaster,  was  in  command  of  the  regi- 
ment, which  was  ordered  to  Virginia  and 
participated  in  the  battle  of  Laurel  Hill.  On 
the  expiration  of  the  three  ni<inths'  term  of 
service,  September  30,  1861,  ^Ir.  \\'alkcr 
re-enlisted  for  three  years,  homing  a  mem- 
ber of  Company  1  of  the  same  regiment 
with  whicl;  he  first  went  to  the  front.  Tliis 
command  was  ordered  to  Kentucky  and  its 
first  engag'emcnt  was  at  Wild  Cat  }iloun- 
tam.  Captain  Walker  participated  in  thir- 
ty-six regular  engagements,  including  the 
battles  of  .Missionary  Ridge,  Chickamauga, 
Pittsburg  Landing,  Corinth,  the  siege  and 
fall  of  Atlanta,  and  the  celebrated  marcn  of 
Sherman  x<>  the  sea.  lie  was  in  many  en- 
gagen.ients  and  often  in  the  thickest  of  the 
fight,  and  at  the  battle  of  ]^lis.sionary  Ridge 
received  a  gunslnit  wound  in  the  right  leg; 
and  again  in  front  of  Atlanta  he  was  slv  t 
in  both  legs,  which  injury  laid  hini  up  three 
months.  During  the  battle  of  Ivenesaw 
Llountain  he  was  stabbed  in  the  back  of  tlie 
head  by  a  bayonet.  Li  1863  he  was  com- 
missioned second  lieutenant  and  in  1864  ho 
was  prouT'ted  to  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant, 
while  in  1865  he  was  promoted  to  captain 
and  when  mustered  out  was  breveted  majo''. 
When  the  war  was  r>ver  Captain  \\'alker 


returned  ti.»  Lancaster  and  resumed  car- 
penter work.  Soon  after  he  entered  the 
employ  of  the  Cincinnati  &  .Muskinfi-inn 
Kaiload  in  the  wikhI  department  of  their 
various  shops,  and  his  diligence  and  cai)a- 
bility  wcin  him  promjotii>n  step  l>v  step  until 
he  was  made  foreman  oi  the  wor>d  depart- 
ment and  master  of  wreckage,  having  con- 
trol of  hundreds  of  miles  and  employing  a 
number  of  gang-;  of  men,  who  are  employed 
in  \arious   ways. 

Li  1861  Captain  Walker  was  united  in 
marriage  to  ^liss  Caroline  Mock,  a  daugh- 
ter of  David  and  Leah  (  Le^^Iott)  Mock. 
She  was  born  and  reared  in  Fairfield  coun- 
ty and  died  in  1876,  leaving  three  children: 
Durben  W..  who  is  employed  in  the  rail- 
road shops;  Mina  L.,  the  wife  of  Michael 
Hankson  :  and  Katie,  who  died  at  the  age 
of  eleven  years. 

Fi:)r  his  second  wife  Captain  Walker 
married  Jane  Hamilton,  of  Amanda,  this 
county,  the  wedding  being  celebrated  \:\ 
187Q.  She  is  a  native  of  this  county  an  1 
a  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Maria  Hanfilton. 
The  children  born  of  the  second  marriage 
are  \\'illiam  Floyd,  who  is  employed  in  the 
railroad  shops:  and   Maria  E.,  at  hcniie. 

The  Captain  gi\es  his  political  supp<irt 
to  the  Republican  party  and  is  a  firm  en- 
dorser of  its  principles.  He  cast  his  first 
presidential  \ote  for  Abrahanv  Lincoln  and 
the  last  up  to  this  time  for  William  Mc- 
Kinley.  His  fellow  townsmen,  recognizing 
his  worth  and  ability,  haxe  called  him  to 
public  office  and  for  thirteen  _\ears  he  wa.s 
a  member  of  the  cit_\"  council.  re])resentin-,'' 
the  fifth  ward.  I-'raternally  he  is  connected 
with  Alpine  Lodge  Xo.  56-1,  L  O.  O.  F.,  and 


136 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


Hock  Hork-ino-  luicar.ipment.  Xo.  j8.  He  is 
also  a  ineiiiiher  of  ilie  Kiiii^dits  of  Honor; 
Iknjainin  IJutteiiield  J'ost.  Xo,  77.  (].  A. 
R. ;  Union  X'eteran  Leijion :  aii'l  is  chair- 
man of  the 'board  of  trnstees  in  the  Odd  Fel- 
lows lodge.  As  has  been  truly  reniarked 
after  all  that  may  be  done  for  a  man  in  the 
way  of  giving-  him  early  opjxirtunities  for 
obcaining      the      requirements      which      are 


sought  in  the  public  schools  anil  Ix-oks.  he 
must  essentially  formulate,  determine  and 
give  shape  to  his  own  character  and  this- 
is  what  Mr.  Walker  lias  d(;ne.  He  ha^  per- 
severed in  the  pursuit  of  a  {:)ersistent  pur- 
jxjse  and  has  gained  the  most  satibfactory 
reward.  His  life  is  exemplary  in  all  re- 
spect and  he  well  deser\es  representation  in. 
this   \-olume. 


JESSE  ALLEN. 


Jesse  Allen  is  a  prosperous  farmer  of 
Fairfield  county,  having  more  than  three 
hundred  acres  of  land  in  -\manda  tow  nship. 
His  is  a  \aluable  farm,  attractive  and  plea.-^- 
ant  in  apperance.  r>wing  to  the  well  kejrt 
condition  of  buildings  and  fields.  He  was 
born  March  14,  1839,  near  Royalton,  Ohio, 
and  contes  of  an  old  X'ew  England  family. 
The  following-  we  copy  from  "Pioneer  }'e- 
riod  andi  Pioneer  People"  of  Fairfield  coun- 
ty, published  by  C.  M.  S.  Wiseman :  "The 
Alien  family  has  been  prominent  in  Fair- 
field county  for  one  hundred  years.  ihe 
pioneer,  Dr.  Silas  Allen,  was  a  man  of  ed- 
ucation and  character,  and  his  descendants 
were  numerous,  and  throughput  their  long- 
career  have  maintained  the  reputation  of 
their  distinguished  ancestors.  Sanniel  .\!- 
len  (the  first)  c^mie  to  .\merica  froni 
'  Bridgewater,  Somerset  county,  Kngland,  in 
1620,  and  settled  in  Braintree.  Mas><ichr,- 
setts.     His  wife's  name  wa-   Ann.  but   we 


can  not  give  the  surname.  Their  son,  Sam- 
uel (the  second)  was  born  in  163-'.  A 
daughter,  Sarah,  was  Ijorn  in  1639  and  mar- 
ried Joseph  Standish,  a  sr>n  of  Miles  Stand- 
isli,  of  the  ilaytlower.  This  Sanmel  ( the 
second)  married  Sarah  Partridge.  Their 
son,  Samuel  (the  third)  was  born  in  16' lO. 
He  married  Rel>ecca  Carey  in  16S5.  Their 
son,  Samuel  (the  fourth),  was  lj<ini  in  i68f\- 
Thier  son,  Timothy,  was  Iwrn  in  1691  and 
was  the  grandfather  of  (.General  Ethan  Al- 
len, of  Re\-olutionary  fame.  Rebecca  died 
in  1697  and  Samuel  (  the  third  I  n-iarried 
Mary  Alden.  a  daughter  of  Joseph,  a  son 
of  Captain  John  Alden,  ma<le  fam'iu>  'by 
Longfellow  in  Miles  Stantlish.  and  the  first 
man  to  land  on  Plymouth  Rock.  To  this 
miiiiU  were  born  children,  naniel}- :  J^iseph. 
in  1701:  lienjamin.  in  1702:  Mar_\-.  in 
1704:  kei)ccca.  in  170^);  Matheu .  in  1708: 
and  Seth,  in  1710.  This  family  aljout  the 
\-ear    J7J7    moved    to   Coiinecticut   and    set- 


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tied  at  Xorwich.  Later  they  iTix:)\eil  to  Cen- 
terliurv,  Connccticul.  At  XiU'w  ich  Josei>h 
Allen  married  Reliecca  Fuller,  ci  Preston. 
Their  son.  Barnalius,  was  l)<;»rn  lA-ljniary 
24,  i7-y.  at  Xorwich.  Darnahus  married 
Elizabeth'  Iniller.  .iaugliter  of  Rand<jlph 
Fuller,  in  1752.  Tlieir  son,  Silas,  was  l>>rn 
in  1754.  He  was  educated  and  studied 
medicine.  He  married  Mary  Cleveland, 
daughter  of  Saniuel  Cleveland,  'Slay  16, 
177C.  She  was  a  fourth  cousin  of  .Moses 
Cleveland,  the  founder  of  the  city  of  Cleve- 
land, Ohio.  She  was  also  related  to  Grover 
Cleveland's  ancestors.  S(X)n  after  their 
marriage,  with  others  of  their  fannly,  Di. 
Allen  and  wife  moved  to  ^^lliddletown,  \'er- 
mont.  Their  children  were:  Samuel,  Ja- 
red,  Rebecca,  .Anna,  Elizateth,  Benjamin, 
Annie,  Jedadiah,  who  was  born  in  17S1  ; 
and  \\'hiting   in    1782. 

In  the  year  1800  Dr.  Silas  Allen  willi 
family  and  others,  in  all,  fort}-,  left  Middle- 
towjT,  Coimecticut.  for  the  west,  intending 
to  go  as  far  west  as  the  Mississipi)i  river. 
Arriving  at  F'airheld  county,  they  found 
the  country  on  Toby  creek  inviting  and  they 
concluded  to  remain  there  and  became  per- 
manent settlers.  In  course  of  time  Whit- 
ing and  Benjamin  Allen  mmed  with  fami- 
lies to  Delaware  county,  Ohi(»,  where  they 
were  prosperous  and  representati\e. 

Whiting  Allen  married  Mahitable 
Searle.  one  of  a  family  of  the  fort}'  emi- 
grants men'irjned.  A  descendant  of  this 
Searle  family  married  a  daughter  of  George 
Ewing  of  Iowa  City,  Iowa,  and  resides 
there  in  charge  of  a  newspaper.  .\mos  S. 
Thomas,  of  Lancaster,  Ohio,  is  a  great- 
grandson  of  Whiting    Allen.      Mrs.    Evira 


Meeker  was  a  ilaughter  of  Lemuel  Allen 
and  died  aged  ninet} -three.  Dr.  Silas  Al- 
len lt\ed  a  useful  life,  in  his  new  home, 
reared  and  established  a  fanuly,  and  at  the 
age  of  seventy  one  years,  Scpteni1x.'r  7, 
J823,  died.  His  body  lies  Lurinl  at  Rox;il- 
ton. 

Jedadiah  Allen,  the  fourth  si-n  of  Dr. 
Silas  and  Mary  (Cleveland)  Allen,  and  the 
grandfather  of  our  subject,  was  h.irn  in 
Vermont,  and  at  an  early  age  came  with 
iiis  parents  to  Ohio,  locating  upon  a  farm  i\ 
Amanda  township,  I'airheld  county,  that  is 
now  occupied  by  our  subject.  Here  he 
lived  an<l  died  devoting  his  energies  to  ag- 
ricultural pursuits,  engaging  in  stock  rais- 
ir.g  on  a  \-ery  extensive  scale.  He  was  w.yt 
only  \erA'  successful  but  was  also  op.e  of  the 
must  prominent  and  influential  men  of  the 
community.  He  died  at  Royalti  n  ou  the 
5th  of  Se]>ten;lK-r,  1S56.  many  friem'Js 
mourning  his  loss  while  the  community 
chronicled  the  death  of  one  of  its  leading 
representativffj.  He  married  Sarah  Bull 
about  1S03  and  the  children  l>orn  to  them 
were:  Rachel,  tx)rn  1809:  Howard.  lx>rn 
iSii;  and  Lymau,  born  1813.  Rachel  Ik- 
came  the  wife  of  Thomas  Retxrr  and  died 
near  Upper  Sandusky,  Ohio. 

The  parents  of  our  subject  were  HowarT 
and  Sarah.  (Leist)  Allen,  the  latter  a 
daughter  of  John  Leist.  The  former  was 
born  in  Amanda  township.  Fairfield  cou'.i- 
ty.  and  throughout  his  life  devoted  his  ener- 
gies to  agricultural  pursuits.  He  died  at 
the  comparatively  early  age  of  thirt}-eight 
years.  He  was  cjuite  pnysijerous  and  left 
his  family  in  comfortable  circumstances. 
He    held    membership    in    the    Methodist 


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cinn-cli.     His  widow  survived  him  for  many  tanning  and   stock    rai-ino-    and    iiis    tlu.r- 
years,  passm-  auay  on  the  J5th    of    June,  oug-h    understanding  of    the    l.usiness.     his 
3895,  at  tiie    riije    old  age    of    eighty-eiglit  adaptation   of    inijHoved     methods     to    his 
years,   eleven    mn„ths   and    six  days.      She  work,   and   his    unfaltering    industrv    haxe 
Avas  the  mother  of  seven  children,  of  whom  brought  to  him  very  gratifying  prosperity, 
one  died  in  infancy,  while  four  are  yet  liv-,  At  the  time  of  the  Civil  wctr  .Mr.  Allen 
'"&■  joined  the  army  in   1864.  as  a  member  of 
Jesse  Aller,   was   reared    upon    the    old  Company  ].  One  Hundred  and  Fiftv-ninth 
family  homestead,  his  youth  being  passed  in  Ohio  \  olunteer   Infantrv.    for  one  hundred 
amannersimilartothatof  m.,stboysof  the  driys'    service,    and    was'  nmstered     out    at 
period.      He  obtained  his   education  in   the  Zancsville  on  the  expiration  of  his  term.     In 
common    scho,ds    of   the    district.      His    fa-  his   political   views   he   i>   a   Republican   and 
ther  died  when  the  son  was  only  five  yenr.-,  while  firmly  endorsing  the  principles  of  the 
of   age  and   Jes.se   Allen   then   assisted    his  part\    has   ne\er  been   an   office   seeker,   al- 
mother  in  the  work  of  the  home  farm  until  though  he  has  held  a  few  nnnor  po.Mtions. 
he  Jiad  att;:incd    his    majority.       lie    then  -\  prominent  and  o.msi.stent  member  ,,f  the 
-started  out  ujion  an    independent    business  Methodist  church,  for  a  number  of  years  he 
career  and  was  emi)loyed  as  a  farm  hand  by  has  l>een  one  of  its  trustees. 
tiie  month   f,,r   two   years.      He  afterward  Xo  histnrv  ,.f  Wv.  Allen  could  be  corn- 
purchased   the   farm   of   Thomas    Reber,    in  plete  witiiout  mention  of  his  estimable  wife. 
Amanda  township,  consisting  of    one    lum-  He  was  married  on  the  3Qth  of  December. 
(Ired.  and  sixty  acres,  for  which  he  paid  nine  i8r,y,  to  Elizabeth   P.    Strayer,    wdio    was 
thousand  five  hundred  dollars,  and  soon  af-  lx>ni  in    Royalton.    C>hio.    a    daugluef    of 
terward   he  sold   this  pn>perty   for   thirteen  Abram  and  Ellen  M.  (Cross)  Straver.     Her 
thousand   rive   hundred    dollars.      He    next  father   was   a   native  of    Pennsylvania   and 
purchased  the  property  upon  which  lie  now  came  to  Oliio  during  tlie  jnoneer  ep  ich   in 
lives,  comprising  one  hundred  and  eighty-  its   historv",    locating    in    Rovalton,     where 
SIX  acres,   the  price  being  fifteen  thousand  he  established  a  mercantile  store    and    car- 
dollars.     He  ail.led  t.>  this  until  he  now  has  ried  rjni  business  along  that  line  for  manv 
over  tiiree  hundred   acres  of  land   under  a  years.      His    death    cccurrcd    in    Rovalton 
very   high  state  of  cuUivation.      Many   im-  September  19.  1866,  when  he  was  aged  fif- 
provements  upon  this   farm   are  an   indica-  ty-seven  years,  nine  months  aiul  twent_\-five 
tiop    of    his    enterprise,      capable    manage-  days.     His  widow  surA'ived  him  for  a  long 
ment  and  progiessi\e  spirit.     His  is  indeed  ijcriol.  passing  away  in   190J.  at  the  verv 
one  of  the  model  places  oi  the  county  and  advanced    age    .>f    eightv-eight    years.     In 
as  the  years  pass  it  approaches  more  nearly  their  family    were  eight    chiklren.    four    of 
to  perfection.     He  also  (jwns  a  number  of  whom  are  yet  living.     Unt.>  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
village  hns  in  Royalton.     His  time  and  at-  Allen   have  been   born    but    two    children: 
lention  have  always  been  given  to  general  \'iola,  born   December   13.    iSjr.  in  Roval- 


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tmi,  i-^  ivnv  tlic  wife  if  Leroy  G.  Sill);mj;;-h.  of  our  siil)jecl.  was  born  in  Royalton,  Au- 

■|"lu'v  wore  married  Seineniher  17,   iS<;5,  h\-  gust  3,   1N73,  and  now  resides  witli  his  par- 

i1r-  i>;e\-.  S.  il.   Priest.     ;\Ir.  Sill>an,eh  is  an  cnts,  carrying-on  tlie  old  home  farm.     He  i.s 

,itliiine\-al  law    and    the    present    mayi<r    of  justly    recognised   as   one   ijf   the    progrcss- 

liie  cit\-  lit  I.ancaster.     They  ha\e  1\m>  sons,  i\e  and  enterjirising  young  business  men  of 

Allen  and  Jnhn.     Ralph  Allen,  the  only  srm  the  county . 


WILLIAM  L.  BUCHANAN. 


William  L.  Rnchanan.  of  Baltimore. 
Ohio,  was  born  in  ^^alnut  township,  Fair- 
field county,  on  the  3rd  of  July.  1850.  and 
is  a  son  of  William  and  Catherine  (Huff- 
man) Buchanan,  the  former  a  native  of 
Lancaster,  Pennsylvania,  while  the  latter 
was-  born  near  Baltimore.  }\Iaryland.  The 
paternal  grandfather  and  the  great-grand- 
father both  bi:>re  the  name  of  ^^'illiam  and 
the  familv  is  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  The 
father  i:>f  our  subject  was  a  shoemaker  by 
trade  and  fi;>llowed  that  occupation  in  con- 
nection with  farming  and  the  manufacture 
of  brick,  and  later  engaged  in  the  hotel 
business  in  Pleasantville,  Ohi(-),  in  1S53  and 
ilied  in  1854.  An  old  l^rick  church  near 
th.e  Indian  fort,  in  Perry  county,  was  built 
'>f  Jjrick  which  came  from  his  kilns.  He 
died  when  he  was  forty-four  years  of  age, 
his  wife  living  for  some  years  after.  In 
their  family  were  eleven  children,  of  whom 
three  are  yet  living.  Sarah  became  the  wife 
of  M.  W.  ^b.ck,  and  b<:ith  are  now  de- 
ceased.    Catherine  is  the  deceased   wife  of 


Thomas  Irick.  Janies  K.  was  living  in 
Texas  at  the  tinie  of  the  Civil  war  and  when 
alxmt  fifteen  years  of  age  was  drafted  for 
service  in  the  rebel  army.  He  and  two  com- 
panirins  crossed  the  liay  in  an  old  molasses 
box  and  thus  made  their  \\a\-  to  the  north. 
Jan-ies  is  now  deceased.  George  W.,  who 
resides  in  Pleasantville.  was  for  years  en- 
gaged in  the  hotel  business  there,  but  is  now 
retired.  He  served  in  the  Union  army  as 
a  member  of  the  Eighty-eighth  Ohirt  In- 
fantry. Mary  A.  is  the  wife  of  L.  L.  Xor- 
ris  and  resides  in  Thursti'ii.  William  L. 
is  the  next  in  the  family.  Darlington  is  de- 
ceased and  the  }-oungest  died  in  infancy. 
The  mother  of  this  family  was  an  active 
member  of  the  ^^letlmdist  Protestant  church. 
The  father  gave  his  [xjlitical  support  to  the 
Democracy  and  was  at  one  tin-ie  deputy 
sheriff'  of  the  county.  He  liecame  a  char- 
ter member  of  Pleasantville  Lodge.  Xo.  163, 
I.  O.  O.  F..  and  passed  all  of  its  chairs.  Fie 
was  a  self-made  man  and  one  who  deserved 
great  credit  for  what  he  accomplished.     He 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


A\as  m-t  only  industrious  and  ener<;^etic.  but 
liis  business  nictli')ds  were  also  such  as  to 
■commend  him  to  hi^  fell<iw  men. 

William  L.  Ikichanan  atteudeil  the  pub- 
lic sch.:')ls  of  Pleasantville,  an<l  at  the  age 
of  fourteen  began  making  his  own  way  in 
the  world.  When  he  was  twenty  years  c>f 
age  he  C'>mmenced  ct^'uducting  a  In'iei  at 
Plesantville. 

As  a  companion  and  helpmate  on  life's 
journey  Mr.  Buchanan  cliose  ^liss  Clara 
Lanil>.  the  wcilding  being  celebrated  Sep- 
tember 26.  1S72.  The  lady  "was  a  native 
of  W'ahnU  township  and  a  daughter  of 
Jacob  and  Anna  Lamb.  One  child  was  horn 
•of  this  marriage.  Claude  Lamb,  who  is  now 
secretary  lor  the  Twin  City  Pa])er  Cora- 
jjany.  at  Pialtiniore.  He  was  born  January 
14.  ]874.  On  the  30th  of  Octidier,  of  the 
.same  year,  the  wife  and  mother  passed  away 
.and  was  laid  to  rest  in  the  cemetery  at 
Pleasantville.  For  his  second  wife  }tlr. 
Buchanan  chose  Miss  Clara  Elmira  Fink, 
a  native  of  I'leasant  township  and  a  daugh- 
ter of  William  and  Mary  Flink,  both  of 
"vvhom  are  now  deceased,  tier  mother  died 
when  she  w-as  only  three  years  of  age.  By 
that  marriage  tliere  were  three  children : 
Anna  May.  now  deceased.  Frank  W..  wh<i 
is  employed  as  a  clerk  in  the  Kirk  House 
at  Zanesville.  and  Thomas  Whitney,  de- 
■ceased.  The  mother  of  these  children  died 
May  3.  1889.  and  the  father' afteward  mar- 
ried Cassie  May  Ketner.  a  native  of  Walnut 
township  and  a  daughter  of  Benjamin  and 
Elizabeth  Ketner.  both  of  whom  are  still 
living.     This   wedding-  was   celebrated  Oc- 


tober 10.  i8(;o.  and  has  been  blessed  with 
two  children — Russell  K.  and  Clara  Ruth. 
On  the  _>4th  ni  March.  1894.  Mr. 
I!uchan;ui  removed  to  Ballini'vre,  where  he 
purchased  a  In  tel  and  has  since  conducted 
business  there,  being  the  p.  ipular  aufl  genial 
host  of  the  Baltimore  House,  which  is  re- 
ceiving a  liberal  ])atronage  and  is  a  pi^pular 
resort  with  the  traveling  ]>uV)lic.  Li  his  po- 
litical \  icws  Mr.  Ijuchanan  is  a  Demrrcrat. 
Socially  he  is  quite  prominent.  He  belongs 
to  Fairfield  L.xlge,  Xo.  163,  L  O.  O.  F., 
which  he  joined  on  the  5th  of  ]\Lay.  1877, 
at  Pleasantville.  On  the  28th  ^n"  June.  1880, 
he  became  a  memljer  of  ^\'ahlut  \'alley  En- 
campment, Xo.  218,  and  is  now  a  past 
patriarch.  He  also  belongs  to  Canton  Ivan- 
hoe,  Xo.  10.  at  Lancaster,  and  is  quarter- 
master sergeant  of  the  Fifth  Regiment.  He 
is  a  charter  member  of  tlie  Rebecca  lodge 
known  as  Chico  L(.idge,  Xo.  196.  Of  this 
his  second  wile  was  a  charter  member  and 
his  present  wife  is  also  a  member.  Mr. 
Buchanan  was  a  charter  memljer  and  c^ne 
who  filed  the  application  for  the  establish- 
ment of  \\'hite  Arrow  L(xlge.  Knights  of 
Pythias.  Xo.  341.  at  Pleasantville.  on  the 
2 1st  of  May.  1889.  and  for  three  years  he 
has  been  its  representative  to  the  grand 
lodge.  He  is  also  a  charter  member  of 
Baltimcre  I.odge,  Knights  of  Pythias.  Xo. 
673,  antl  io.r  three  years  was  its  representa- 
tive to  the  grand  lodge.  He  is  likewise  a 
charter  member  of  Chickasaw  Tribe.  X'o. 
100,  I.  O.  R.  M.,  at  Thurston,  Ohio.  He 
is  a  man  who  has  gained  a  wide  accjuaint- 
ance  through'.)Ut  this  county  and  possesses 


THE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


tlic  qualities   wliicli    render   him    a    cajiable  vcnience  and  l>y  his  genial.   sf)cial  manner 

and  successful  hotel  man.     He  give^  cU»se  he  has  gained  a  large  circle  of  friends,  not 

and   earnest   attention   to   the  needs  of  his  only  nf  thi*  o>nimunity,  hut  amid  the  trav- 

gucsts.   jndks   after  their  comfort  and  con-  eling  piihlic. 


JEROME  D.  HUMMELL. 


Jerome  D.  Ilummcll  is  a  self-edu- 
cated and  self-made  man,  \\\\o  has  stead- 
ily progressed  in  life  because  of  his 
strong  character,  his  indomitable  Avill  and 
his  laudable  ambition.  He  is  nL>\v  owner 
of  one  of  the  best  farms  in  Fairfield 
county  and  well  does  he  merit  his  suc- 
cess. Mr.  liummell  was  born  December 
3,  1S39.  on  the  farm  where  he  now  resides 
and  near  the  six)t  on  which  the  house  now 
stands,  flis  parents  were  John  and  Mary 
(Dove)  Hnmmell  and  the  family  is  r.f  Ger- 
man lineage,  the  great-grandfather  C'f  our 
subject  ha\ing  l)een  b<»rn  in  Germany, 
whence  lie  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  the  new- 
world,  taking  \\\)  his  aliode  in  Pennsylvania, 
where  he  probablv  sjjent  his  rentaining  days. 
His  so-n.  Frederick  Hummcll.  the  grandfa- 
ther of  our  subject,  remo\ed  to  Fairfield 
county  after  his  son,  John,  had  located  here 
and  took  up  his  abode  in  Bloom  township, 
where  he  carried  on  agricultural  pursuits 
and  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  In  his 
family  were  ten  children,  of  whom  the  fol- 
lowing are  remem1)ered :  Hannah.  Fliza- 
belh.  [saac.  Da\id.  John  and  Leah,  the  last 
named  being  the  widow  of  Daniel  Allspaug'.i 
and  a  residient  of  Bloom  t<kwnship. 


John  Hummell.  the  father  of  our  sub- 
ject, was  i^orn  in  Ik-rks  county,  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  in  his  youth  lived  in  a  wild  dis- 
trict of  the  Keystone  state.  At  one  time 
he  encountered  a  i^anther  and  on  account  of 
the  unsettled  condition,  of  the  localitv  he 
endured  many  hardsliips  and  privations.  In 
the  year  1827  he  first  came  t(j  Fairfield 
count}-,  making  the  entire  distance  on  foot. 
Pfe  did  not  make  .a  permanent  l(.)cation 
luit  in  1832  returned  to  this  count  v.  Pic 
was  a  carpenter  by  occupation  and  at  first 
to"k  up  his  aboile  in  Lithopolis.  where  he 
followed  Ins  trade.  Later.  h<;we\-tj:r.  he 
tin-ned  his  attention  to  farming-  and  pur- 
chased land,  upon  which  our  subject  now 
resides.  This  was  in  1837.  He  paid  eleven 
hundred  dollars  for  the  tract,  securing  the 
farm  from  the  W'id'  'W  Rickits.  He  bor- 
rowed fifty  dollars,  which  he  added  to  the 
one  hundred  dollars  he  already  possessed, 
and  thus  was  al^le  to  n^ake  his  first  payi-aent 
of  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars.  Subse- 
quently he  became  an  e.\tensi\e  land  f>wner 
fi.ir  as  his  financial  resMin-ces  increased  he  iu- 
vesteil  in  property  until  his  possessions  were 
very  valuable.  A<  a  companion  and  heln- 
mate  for  the  journey  <>f  life  he  chose  Mary 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL    KECORU. 


Dove,  a  dauglitcr  of  Henry  Dove.  \\!io 
came  from  l\(«ckii:,L;liaTii  muuty.  \'ii\t;inia. 
in  1803.  ami  entered  land  in  i;ii:iini  town- 
snip.  The  tract  is  still  in  jiiissession  of  rc')- 
resentatixes  of  the  name.  He  li\-ed  to  the 
acKanced  aye  of  nincty-uno  years,  three 
months  and  eight  days,  passing  away  in 
1836.  Mrs.  l)M\e's  danghter  was  burn  in 
]>looni  townshiii  and  was  one  of  seven  chil- 
dren: Peggy,  who  liecame  ^Nlrs.  Orwig'; 
Ruben;  Jacob;  Sallie  ;  Elizabeth,  who  became 
the  wife  of  Solonion  Kistler  and  died  in 
Kosciusko  county,  Indiana;  Elijah,  who 
owned  the  old  homestead,  which  f<!r  nine- 
ty-nine years  has  been  in  the  family  and  is 
liow  owned  by  his  son.  Edward,  wdio  lives 
in  Kansas:  Mary,  now  Mrs.  Hummell  :  and 
Mrs.  Laney  ]\b:>nlgoniery,  of  Eremont. 
Sandusky  comity,  IJhio.  Of  this  family 
Mary  Du\e  Hummell  was  born  in  181 5  and 
by  her  marriage  l.iecamc  the  mi:vtlier  of 
twelve  children,  ten  of  whom  reached  year> 
of  niaturitx",  while  eight  are  yet  li\'ing'.  'J"hc 
record  is  as  follows:  H.  L,  a  skilled  physi- 
cian, now  practicing  in  Baltimore,  Ohio; 
Sarah,  the  wife  of  ^^"illianl  Jacob-,  ^\ho  re- 
sides on  the  old  homestead ;  ^lartin  Luther, 
of  Shelbx-  county,  Illinois;  Jerome  D. :  Sa- 
luda, the  decea>ed  wife  of  Erederick 
P)Orchers:  Elizabeth,  the  deceased  wife  of 
Philenvni  Barr;  Margaret  ]M.  and  Xancy, 
wdio  live  on  the  old  homestead;  and  Mary 
and  Solomon,  who  died  in  infancy.  The  fa- 
ther of  this  family  was  a  nian  of  strict  in- 
tegrity and  sterling  worth.  He  was  a  good 
mechanic  and  jKjSsessed  many  sterling  qual- 
ities. He  opened  the  hr>t  mine  in  Sumnrdit 
Hill,  Pennsylvania,  and  helixxl  to  run  the 
first  car  and  lay  the  hrst  T  track,  being  an 


employe  of  Stephen  Girard,  for  whom  he 
was  also  engaged  in  buiUling  boats.  Plis 
hrst  tri])  to  Bloom  township  was  made  on 
fo(;t  and  the  second  time  he  came  by  stage, 
but  while  enr(  ule  had  to  assist  in  getting 
the  stage  out  of  the  mud.  As  the  years 
passed,  however,  he  prospered  and  a  com- 
fortable comi)etencc  rewanle<l  his  labors.  i-> 
died  ]  V'ceniber  17,  1870,  at  the  age  (if  sixty- 
h\e  years  and  his  wife  passed  away  August 
14,  1890.  >il  'he  age  of  eighty- four  years. 
She  ptj-~sessed  a  most  remarkable  memory 
and  was  otten  called  upon  to  settle  i.lisputes 
in  the  neighborhood  concerning' lines,  sur- 
veys, etc. 

Jerome  Hummell,  whose  name  intro- 
duces this  review,  was  reared  upon  the  olo 
home  farm  and  accpu'red  his  education  un- 
der consideralile  difh.culty.  He  first  at- 
tended the  common  schools  and  afterward 
the  Pleasant  Township  Senunary,  which  he 
entered  in  Aiigust,  i860,  spending  three 
months  there.  He  afterward  became  a  stu- 
dent in  the  Union  schools  of  Baltimore. 
Ohio.  Having  no  money  he  had  to  make 
his  own  way  but  his  strong  determinati' n 
and  laudable  ambition  enabled  him  eventu- 
allv  to  secure  a  good  education.  He  after- 
ward engaged  in  teaching  scho-il  at  "Bun- 
ker Hill,"  in  Liberty  township,  and  for  sev- 
enteen years  cijutinued  tO'  follow  that  pr:> 
fession  with  excellent  success  thnxigh  the 
winter  months  and  in  the  meantime  accumu- 
lated about  four  thousand  dollars.  The  only 
mone\-  which  he  received  from  his  father  to 
assist  him  in  securing  his  own  education, 
was  eleven  dollars  and  fifty  cents.  \Vhen 
thirtv-eight  years  of  age  he  ha<l  two  hun- 
dred dollars  and  a  horse  and  bugg-}-.    At  that 


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time  he  began  sa\ing  his  money  and  t.i-day 
he  is  tlie  owner  nf  a  \cry  \aUiahle  pi'i.j)- 
erty  i>f  three  lunuh-ed  acres.  comiiri>ing  sume 
of  tlie  r>est  land  in  lUn.mi  funship.  Jn 
tact,  the  farm  i>  hardly  equaled  in  Fairfiei-l 
county.  ]n  addiiion  to  fanning  he  has  car- 
ried on  oijcraticjus  in  the  grain  tra'le.  l.ieing 
the.  first  man  to  ship  a  car  load  of  grain 
down,  the  valley.  Jn  i86j  he  l)ecame  a  rep- 
resentati\-e  of  mercantile  interests  in  Bal- 
timore, as  a  ])artner  of  his  brother.  H.  i. 
Hummell,  under  the  firm  name  of  J.  D. 
Hummell  &  Brother.  'Jdiis  connection  wa-^ 
maintained  for  cme  \-ear  when  our  subject 
sold  his  interest  to  Edwin  Elli^.  In  all  his 
business  undertakings  he  has  mitnifested. 
keen  discrimination,  enterprise  and-  un- 
flagging persc\erance  and  these  qualities 
have  been  imi>ortant  elentents  in  winning 
him   success. 

Mr.  Hummell  was  married  July  4.  187'^. 
to  Miss  Rosa  A.  Bounds,  a  daughter  of 
David  and  Sarah  (  Millhouse)  Botmds. 
Tliey  have  one  child.  Edmund  Ray.  who 
graduated  from  the  law  dejvirtment  of  the 
Oliio  University  in  June.  1902.  and  expects 
soon  to  enter  Yale  college.  In  jwlitics  Mr. 
Hummell  has  always  supported  the  Demo- 


cratic parts,  lie  has  lieen  called  upi 'U  to  fi'l 
a  number  of  local  otlices.  He  has  served 
as  a  mcni'ocr  of  the  lioa.rd  of  education; 
has  tilled  many  positions  of  trust;  and 
sex'eral  times  lias  been  called  upon  to  ad- 
minister e-tates.  In  the  fall  of  iS<)(j  lie 
was  aijjx.inted  by  Ciovernor  Bushneil  as  a 
delegate  from  the  Twelfth  District  of  Oliio 
as  a  representative  to  the  Farmers'  Xa- 
tional  Congress,  which  was  held  in  Boston  ' 
in  October,  1899.  Through  his  jHirsonal 
vvork  the  route  of  tiie  electric  road  from 
Columbus  to  Lancaster  was  changed  for 
two  miles  to  take  in  the  town  of  Carrol!. 
But  for  his  hard  and  persistent  etiorts  the 
road  would  have  passetl  one-half  mile  west 
of  the  town  limits.  Both  he  and-  his  wife- 
are  devoted  and  faithful  members  of  the 
Greenfield  Presbyterian  church  in  which  he 
has  served  as  trustee  and  is  now  leading 
elder.  Few  men  have  manifested  a  deeiier 
or  ntore  helpful  interest  in  the  public  welfare 
than  has  Mr.  Hummell.  With  keen  fore- 
sight he  has  seen  the  possibilities  of  tlie 
country  and  has  done  his  best  to  improve 
these.  As  a  citizen  he  is  both  public  spirit- 
ed ajid  progressive  and  all  who  knew  hiiu. 
entertain  for  him  the  highest  regard. 


CHARLES  ROBERT  SHERMAN. 


The  name  of  Charles  Rol>ert  Sherman 
figures  conspicuously  in  the  early  histctry  of 
Fairfield  county  and  also  in  the  hist<ir\-  of 
the  state.  He.  of  whom  we  write,  was 
pronfinent  in  civil  and  militar\-  circles  and 


w-ion  distinction  as  a  most  eminent  member 
of  the  early  Ohio  Ixir.  His  was  a  strong 
and  u-pright  manhood ;  the  sterling  qualities 
of  his  nature  were  inherited  by  his  two  sons, 
John  and  William  Sherman,   whose  names 


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adorn  the  ])at;'es  i;>l  American  histurv;  tlic 
<;>ne  attaining;  to  tl/e  liii^he^t  eminence  as  a 
.^talesman,  the  nthei"  winning;  military  (hs- 
linctiM-,1, 

Charles  Ri.vjcrt  Sherman  was  liorn  in 
Xi  rualk.  Cuiinecticul.  nu  the  ijtli  of  Se;)- 
temlter.  ijf^S.  He  was  the  eUlest  son  of 
Judge  Tayli>r  Sherman  and  F.hzabeth  Stod- 
dard. Tayli.ir  Sherman,  sun  of  Judge  Dan- 
iel Shennan,  was  h'jrn  in  1758  and  was  mar- 
ried in  1787  to  Elizaljcth  Stoddard.  Thc;.- 
niovcd  to  Xorwalk.  Ci 'nnecticut,  wliere  he 
spent  his  life,  dying  ^Jay  15.  1815.  Fdiza- 
beth  Studdartl  \va.-  horn  at  Woodbury, 
Connecticut.  June  17.  1707.  After  the  deatli 
of  her  husband  she  came  to  Ohii_>  with  her 
children,  living  first  with  Cliarles  R.  Sher- 
man in  Lancaster,  flere  her  first  daughter, 
Elizabeth,  married  the  future  Judge  Parker, 
who  studied  law  with  Charles  R.  Shennan, 
and  she  went  with  them  ti.i  live  in  ^Mansfield, 
Ohio.  She  was  a  granddaughter  of  Rev. 
Antlnaiy  Stoddard  of  Connecticut.  She 
<lied  in  Mansfield.  Ohio,  August  i,  1S48. 
Charles  R.  Sherman  recei\'ed  a  g(X)d  educa- 
tion, studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1810.  ]\Iay  8,  1810,  he  was  marrie<I 
to  Mary  Hoyt.  of  Xorw-alk,  Connecticut, 
a  playmate  from  childhood.  She  was  the 
daughter  of  Isaac  Hoyt,  a  pronrinent  citi- 
zen of  Xorwalk,  a  man  in  C(nufi>rtable  cir- 
cumstances. She  was  educated  at  die 
Poughkeepjie,  Xew  York,  Female  Sem- 
inary. 

In  1810,  sonie  months  after  he  was  mar- 
ried, he  came  to  Ohio  to  Irntk  ni>  a  liKation. 
He  visited  Lancaster  and  decided  ti>  make 
his  home  there,  and  in  December  of  that 
vear  or  in  the  winter  ni  181 1  he  returned  tn 


C<-'nnecticut,  where  he  remained  until  the 
sunnner  of  181  1.  \\lien  he,  in  company  with 
his  wife  and  >uung  child,  Charles  T.  Sher- 
man, returned  to  Lancaster.  The  trip  was 
made  i.n  horseback,  and  the  babe  was  carrie-d 
the  entire  distance  resting  on  a  pilli>w.  The 
trip  showeil  the  pluck  and  sjiirit  of  this  Xew 
England  crjuple.  Charles  R.  Sherman  im- 
mediately became  one  of  the  leading  spirits 
of  his  new  home,  and  we  find  him  within 
one  year  the  major  of  the  First  Regiment 
of  Ohio  Militia.  He  was  the  brilliant  young 
orator  who  addressed  the  militia.,  called  to- 
gether by  the  go\ernor  for  the  purpr.^e  of 
oi>taining  \-olnnteers  for  the  war  against 
(jreat  Britain.  This  e\ent  twik  place  April 
lO,  iSiJ.  His  speech  was  reported  by  San- 
derson's Indei)endent  Press  and  may  be 
found  in  John  Sherman's  Autobiography. 
The  result  of  this  meeting  was  the  raising 
of  a  company  by  George  Sanderson,  which 
was  soon  to  be  surrendered  by  General  Hull 
at  Detn-vit. 

Xovember  c;.  1813,  he  was  apix^inted  by 
I'resident  Madison,  collector  of  internal 
rcK'enue  tor  the  Third  District  of  Ohio, 
wliich  position  he  held  for  many  years.  In 
July,  1817,  without  previous  notice,  the 
g(..\ernment  refused  to  take  any  monev  from 
collectors,  except  paper  of  the  Bank  of  the 
United  States.  Tliis  order  foiuid  large 
sums  in  the  hands  of  his  deputies  in  cnrrt^icv 
that  si  on  became  Wiirthless.  To  add  to  this 
calamity,  some  of  his  deputies  failed,  an<l 
failure  on  his  part  could  not  be  averted. 
Sherman  went  down,  and  his  bondsmen. 
Judge  Sanuiel  Carpenter  an.d  Judge  Daniei 
\'an  Metre,  went  with  him.  It  is  well  known 
that  .Mr.  Sliennan  subsecjuently  made  good. 


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tlieir  losses  and  sc|iiarcil  liis  acconnts  wit-.i 
the  go\erninent.  In  iSj^  he  was  elected 
fnic  of  the  jiulg'es  of  the  siiprenie  cuiu't  of 
Oiho  Iiy  the  legislature.  Hi.>,  associates 
were  judges  I'ease,  Hitchcock  and  i'urnett, 
men  of  great  ability  and  wide  experience. 
It  is  suthcieiit  cxidence  "f  his  ahility  as  a 
lawyer  to  kr.uw  that  the  Ohio  legislature 
thought  him  wcirthy  tn  he  the  associate  of 
such  eminent  jurists,  lie  died  at  Lebanon. 
Oiiio,  June  24.  iS_'9,  in  hi>  forty-hrst  year, 
m  the  prime  C'f  life  and  in  the  midst  of  u^^e- 
fulness.  It  is  safe  to  say  that  at  the  time 
of  his  death  he  was  the  ablest  lawyer  and 
most  [xjpular  citizen  of  Lancaster,  secou'l 
to  no  man. 

The  first  case  of  Charles  R.  Sherman  as 
attorney  at  the  Lancaster  bar.  that  is  re- 
corded, is  Fanny  [Mills  against  Jacob  Biwi?. 
the  overseer  of  the  po-or.  for  the  restoration 
of  her  child  l^eggy,  who  had  been  taken 
from  her  on  the  plea  that  she  could  not  sup- 
port her.  She  was  an  unmarried  woman, 
the  child  a  mulatto.  The  petition  in  this 
ca.se  is  dated  December  18,  iSio.  At  the 
January  term,  iSu,  he  was  prosecuting  at- 
trirney.  But  his  name  is  not  again  men- 
lii.'ued  in  that  connection  and  the  presump- 
ti(jn  is  that  R.  F.  Slaughter  was  sick  or 
absent  and  that  he  performed  the  duty  ot 
jiiosecutor  that  term  by  direction  of  the 
court. 

Judge  Sherman  is  described  as  a  gentle, 
genial  man  with  a  brilliant  mind  and  soun.d 
judgment,  and  b<'th  as  judg-e  and  man  <  f 
stainless  integrity.  He  had  the  esteem  and 
confidence  of  his  associates  upon  the  bench, 
and  made  friends  in  every  court  roorii  atid 
%\as  the  idol  of  the  voung  lawvers  of  Ohio. 


For  many  years  he  was  a  very  prominent 
and  enthu.siaslic  member  of  the  Masonic 
fraternity  and  master  of  the  l-nlge  in  Lan- 
caster. Judge  Sherman  was  a  hos[>itai>'e 
man  and  his  home  was  the  center  of  a  re- 
fined society.  lie  entertained  many  dis- 
tinguished guests.  Governor  De  Witt  Clin- 
ton and  the  Duke  of  Sa.\e  Weimer  were  en- 
tertained by  him  in  the  year  1825. 

He  was  a  trustee  of  the  Ohio  University 
at  -Mthens,  and  a  member  of  the  comntittee 
that  e.xajiiined  Thomas  Ewing  in  grammar, 
rhetoric,  languages,  geography,  natural  and 
moral  philosophy,  logic,  astronomy  and 
mathematics.  'J'he  committee  expressed 
much  gn-atification  at  his  proficiency,  and 
^lay  3,  1815,  recommended  him  for  the  de- 
gree of  Bachelor  of  Arts  and  Sciences.  The 
death  of  Judge  Sherman  left  his  widow  with 
the  care  and'  training  of  eleven  children, 
none  of  whom  had  reachctl  their  majority 
and  with  limited  means  for  their  support. 
The  friends  of  Judge  Sherman  came  to  her 
relief  and  assisted  in  caring  for  the  children. 
In  the  year  1844  she  removed  to  Mansfield, 
Ohioy  where  John  Shemnan  and  the  two 
youngest  daughters  made  up  the  family. 
The  young  people  soon  married,  but  she  con- 
tinued to  keep  house  up  to  the  time  of  her 
death,  September  23,  1S52.  Her  remains 
were  brought  to  Lancaster  and  interreil  lie- 
side  those  of  her  husband  in  Elmwo<~>d  Cent- 
etery.  The  history  of  the  eleven  orphan 
children  of  Judge  Sherman  is  a  veiw  re- 
markable one.  The  daughters  were  all  hap- 
pily married  to  men  whc)  attained  prom- 
inence in  the  cunummities  in  which  they 
live.  The  s<3ns  were  all  successful  men  in 
business  or  iit  professions. 


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Eli7al)cth    nian-ied    William    J.     Reese:  small  cliil. hen  <ui  that  awful  day  wiien  the 

Amelia,     Uohcrt     McCnnih.     ..f     AlansrieUl :  news  came  that  Jiul.Qe  Siiermaii  was  dvin;^ 

Julia.  J. -Im  (i.  Will., ek,  of  Lancaster:  Susan.  in    a    distant    town,    1>ut    kmd    frieiuls    and 

Idvn-.as  W,   Piartlcy.  ,.f  Mansfield,  who  be-  time,   with   its  liealin-   puwer,  soothed  their 

came   -overnor   of   Ohi,,   ;uid    jud-e  of   the  sorrows   and   dried    their   tears.      The  .i;<md 

sui)iemc  court:  and    I'arrie   mai  ried   C.   \\".  m!.:.ther  lived  to  see  her  children  well  cstab- 

:\]oulton.    of    Cincinnati.      Tliere   arc    tho^e  li.shcd    in    the    w.;'rld   and    her    tw»>    favorite 

still   livin-  in   l.ancasler  who  witnessed   the  bms  just  enterin.i^- upon  careers  as  wr.nderful 

sorrow  and  distress  of  the  mother  and  her  and  as  hon(;ral>le  as  anv  of  the  centurv. 


GEORGE  S.  COURTRIGHT. 


Gec>rge  S.  Courtright  has  devoted  his 
life  to  labors  wherein  wealth  and  infltience 
availeth  little  or  naught,  the  measure  of 
success  depending  upon  mentality,  the  abil- 
ity— both  natural  and  acquired — and  the 
broad  culture  of  the  individual  possessing 
all  the  requisite  qualities  of  an  able  physi-. 
cian.  Dr.  Couilriglit  has  advanced  to  a 
position  prominent  in  the  inedical  fraternity 
of  Ohio,  and  is  now  successfully  practicing 
in  Lithopolis.  The  Doctor  was  born  April 
27,  1840.  in  Pickaway  county.  Ohio,  a  son 
of  Jesse  D.  and  Sally  (Stout)  Courtright, 
the  former  a  native  of  Fairfield  count)-, 
Ohio,  and  the  latter  of  Pennsylvania.  He 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools  and  \n 
South  Salem  Academy,  Ross  county,  Ohio, 
and  after  completing  his  literary  course 
took  up  the  study  of  medicine,  intending  to 
make  its  practice  his  life  work.  He  pursued 
his  studies  in  Cincinnati  and  was  gratluated 
in   the  ^ledical  College  of  Ohii:>    in     1862. 


For  some  years  thereafter  he  was  a  well 
known  educator  in  the  line  rrf  his  profes- 
sion. Fie  was  resident  surgeon  of  St.  John's 
Fiospital  in  1S61,  and  of  the  Cincinnati 
Hospital  in  1862,  continuing  in  that  ca- 
pacity until  he  went  inti:>  the  army  in  the 
month  of  Xoveml>er,  186 J,  entering  the 
service  as  crtntract  surgeon,  remaining  in 
that  capacity  until  August,  1863.  -^^  ^'i^^ 
time  he  became  assistant  surgeon  of  the 
United  States  \'olunteers,  app<>inted  Lv 
President  Lincoln.  He  was  sent  to  Burn- 
side's  army  in  the  Department  of  the  Ohii) 
anfl  in  October  he  recei\ed  orders  from  the 
war  department  to  report  to  Santa  Fe,  Xew 
Mexici>.  to  the  general  then  commanding 
that  dixisicju.  He  made  a  trip  froiir 
Kansas  City  to  Fort  Leavenworth  and 
thence  by  stage,  a  distance  of  one  thou- 
sand miles,  to  Santa  Fe.  The  troops  in  that 
locality  captured  nine  thousand  Indians  and 
held   California   and    L'tah.      He    was    ap- 


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j.iiiiited  nKijnr  by  lirevet  fur  galhuu  and 
meritorious  service  during  llie  war.  In  l)c- 
fcniber,  i8('»5.  the  iJoctor  returned  froni 
lM>rt  Craig.  Xew  Mexico,  to  (.'incinnati.  an.d 
in  \^(iG  lie  became  demonstrator  of  anatomy 
in  the  Miami  Medical  College,  \vhcre  he  re- 
mained for  t\v'>  years.  In  i86S  he  came  to 
Lithi^polis.   where  he  has  since  resided. 

In  May  ff  that  year  he  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Miss  Margaret  Cc>rnelia 
Stevens,  of  Leliam-n.  Warren  ci:«imty.  and 
they  now  ha\e  one  :>on.  Jesse  Stexens,  who 
i>  a  resident  of  Pickawax  county.  The 
Doctor  is  a  n'.ember  of  the  Grand  Army 
post  and  of  the  Loyal  Legion.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  the  so-ldiers'  relief  commission 
of  I'.loom  township.  He  is  a  Knight  Tem- 
I>lar  Mason  and  has  attained  the  thirty-sec- 
ond degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite.  He  is  also 
identified  with  the  Presbyterian  church,  is 
its  treasurer,  and  for  thirty-tue  years  lias 
been  one  of  its  faithful  members.  He  was 
aUo  president  of  the  board  of  pension  ex- 
aminers for  nearly  four  years.  He  has 
served  as  the  president  of  the  scho  '1  board 
of  Lithopolis  ami  takes  a  deq)  interest  in 
everything  that  pertains  to  the  public  wel- 
fare. In  po-litics  he  has  always  supported 
the  Democratic  party.  In  the  line  of  hi? 
profession  lie  is  connected  with  the  Hr^rk- 
ing  \'alley  Medical  Association  and  is  a  life 
nieml)er  of  the  State  Medical  Society  of 
Olvio.  He  als.>  belongs  to  tlte  American 
Medical  .Association.  He  is  an  extremely 
Inisy  and  successful  practitiiMier,  constantly 
•overburdened  by  demands  fi>r  his  services. 
Iioth  professiouallv  and  socially.  He  is  a 
tnan  of  the  higliest  and  purest  character,  an 
industrious  and  ambitious  student  and  was 


a  g-ifted  teacher.  Genial  in  disposition,  un- 
obtru.-ive  and  unassuming,  he  is  patient 
imder  .adverse  criticism,  and  in  his  ex- 
I)ressions  concerning  bnither  practitioners 
is  friendly  and  indulgent. 

The  genealogy  of  the  Coui-trigbt  family 
is  traced  by  Rikcr,  the  historian-genealogist, 
to  the  fourteenth  centurv. 

The  name  was  originally  van  Kortr>k, 
and  as  family  names  were  the  exception  and 
not  the  rule  among  our  early  fc.refathers, 
some  difficulty  has  been  experienced  by 
genealorgists  in  tracing-  the  family  history  of 
many  of  the  old  families.  During  the  lime 
of  John  Calvin  the  van  Kortryks.  like  many 
other  of  the  old  and  wealthier  families,  be- 
came Pnjtestants  (or  follouers  of  Calvin). 
They  builded  churches  and  the  Protestants 
I'.ecame  xery  slrc.-ng  numerically  as  well  as 
financially,  but  the  church  of  Rome  was 
^'ery  powerful,  and  by  superior  forces  dro\e 
the  members  of  the  new  religious  sect  ivoni 
their  native  country.  The  van  Kortryks 
inhabited  the  country  along  the  borders  of 
Spain  and  France,  but  the  religious  perse- 
cution drove  them  to  Flanders  and  thence 
to  Leerdom — central  of  the  district  stood 
the  cit}'  i>f  Leerdom.  giving"  name  ti>  a  oun- 
ty  in  which  it  was  situateil, — a  les'el  grazing 
country,  otherwise  calletl  the  Prince's  Land, 
l)ecause  inherited  by  a  son  of  William  of 
Orange  from  his  mother,  Anne  of  Egniont. 
In  the  language  of  the  historian,  '"To  Leer- 
dom had  retired  from  the  religious  troubles 
in  Flanders  the  family  of  Sel.)astien  or 
Bastiaen  \an  Kortryk — aliout  all  we  biow 
of  this  Kortryk  progenitr.r  with  his  royal 
Spanish  name.''  During  the  humane  rule 
of  Philip  the  Fourth  the  condition  of  the 


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Protestants  Ijocanie  much  im]H'r>vcd.  luit 
later  \\itne?se(l  criicl  perseciUi>!ii-;.  On  the 
ri\"er  Lvs  was  Imililed  a  city  named  alter 
tlie  family.  Rikcr  savN;  "Kcirtryk  was  a 
Flcmisli  town  yet  fartlicr  i!o\\n  the  L}'S, 
which  Avithin  the  previous  ceiuiny  had  wit- 
nessed cruel  persecutions,  and  during  tlie 
existing  war  ( liow  great  its  calamities!) 
had  changed  hautls  four  times  in  five  years. 
But  one  of  its  families  had  escaped  these 
last  trouhles  hy  leaving  some  years  before; 
we  refer  to  the  ancestcrs  of  the  Kortrright 
or  Coiu'tright  fami!_\ ,  in  its  da}-  one  of  the 
most  wealthy  in  landed  p<iS5essii>ns  in  Har- 
lem." 

Sebastien  rr  llastiaen  von,  or  van. 
Kortryk  was  the  heail  of  the  Ciairtright 
family  as  far  as  can  be  traced  by  gene- 
ah.igi-ts.  He  lived  in  the  fi  nrteenth  cen- 
tury from  all  that  can  be  learned  of  him. 
He  was  the  father  i-.f  two  boys.  Jan  and 
^lichiel.  They  were  biirn  at  l^eerdom. 
While  they  both  married,  we  km  w  nothing 
of  the  progeu}-  ni  the  former,  but  Michiel. 
or  "Chiel,  Kortryk  seemed  to  prosper.  In 
twentieth  century  i)arlance  he  became 
"rich."  and  lived  with  his  family  lY»r  some 
time  in  a  pretty  village  called  "Schoonre- 
woerd,"  two  luiles  northerly  from  Leerdom, 
his  birthplace. 

In  and  al»ut  Leerdom  and  Schoonre- 
woerd  these  pei^ple  and  descendants  lived 
for  al:K:)ut  one  hundred  years.  Selling  out 
their  estates,  which  the  historian  says  were 
"large."  they  went  td  the  city  of  Amster- 
dam. Axhere  they  and  their  descendants  lived 
for  about  annther  century. 

On  April  t6.  i'''''),^,  tw..  ■►f  the  \-an  or 
von  Kortryks.  by  iiame  Jan  and  Michiel — 


lineal  de.-cendants  of  the  uriginal  Michiel  or 
"Chiel— with  their  families  embarked  on  a 
ve.s-c]  called  the  "P.rindled  Ow."  Jan  Ber- 
gen, master,  for  New  Amsterdam  ( Xew 
^  ork).  They  arrived  in  New  York  and  Ic- 
cated  in  what  is  now  the  upper  jtortion  of 
the  city  and  in  the  division  of  the  county. 
The  township  !in  which  they  lived  was- 
named  after  the  family — Knrtright.  for  the 
name  had  then  been  Anglicized  to  that 
e.xtent. 

The  great-great-grandfather  of  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch,  Lawrence  Korlright.  was 
the  eldest  son  of  his  father.  Cornelius  Kort- 
right.  He  Avas  a  merchant  and  became 
wealthy  and  prominent.  In  the  old  French 
war  he  was  part  owner  of  several  privateers 
fitted  out  at  Xew  York  against  the  enemy. 
He  was  one  of  the  f|;u^der.•^  of  the  Chamber 
of  Commerce.  He  had  large  interests  in 
Tyro  county  lands.  Before  his  death 
he  conveyed  his  lands  to  his  only  son, 
John,  the  great-grandfather  of  the  sul- 
ject  of  this  sketch.  He  died  in  1794. 
By  his  wife,  who  was  Hannah  .\.s]iin- 
wall,  besides  his  sou  John,  who  \\as 
a  captain  and  afterwards  C'donel  during 
the  Re\-<ilutionary  war,  biu  better  known 
as  "Captain  Jwhn,"'  he  had  four  daugh- 
ters— -Sarah,  who  married  Colonel  Jiihn 
Heylinger,  of  Santa  Cruz :  LI  ester,  w  ho 
mar.-ied  Xichc^las  Goriverneur.  Esquire: 
Elizabeth,  who  married  Hon.  James  ^Mon- 
roe.  who  afterwards  became  twice  go\ernor 
of  \*irginia  and  twice  president  of  the 
L'nited  States,  and  author  of  the  famous 
"Monroe  Doctrine:"  and  Mary,  whn  mar- 
ried Tliomas  Knox.  Esquire. 

Captain  John  married  Catharine,  daugh- 


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UT  of  Eiiiminil  Seaman.  Esquire.  He  died 
in  1810,  lea\ing  a  widow,  who  afterward 
married  flenry  B.  Livingston.  Esquire. 
His  son  Jolm,  t!ie  grandfather  of  the  sub- 
iecl  of  this  sketch,  emigrated  from  Pennsyl- 
\ania  about  the  beginning  of  the  last  cen- 
lurv  and  located  in  Blomi  township  in 
1802,  wlicre  he  H\cd  continuously  until  his 
death,  in  iS'^V  His  youngest  soni  Jesse  D., 
married  Sally  Stout,  to  whom  were  born 
nine  children,  four  daughters  and  five  sons: 
]\larv  Jane,  who  married  Thomas  Ode,  now 
deceased;  Sarah,  who  married  E.  Wcsten- 
liaver.  now  deceased;  Elizabeth,  now  the 
widr*w  of  the  late  E.  F.  Berry ;  John,  a  prom- 
inent farmer  of  Walnut  township,  Pickawa) 
countv;  Judge  Samuel  \V..  of  Circleville; 
Dr.  Alva  P..  miw  deceased;  and  Edson  B,. 
who  die<l  just  as  he  had  attained  liis  man- 
hood; and  the  youngest  girl,  wh.o  died  in 
infancy  ;  also  George  S..  the  subject  of  above 
>ketch. 

B.efore  the  Rc\-olution    the    prefix    Aan 


or  von  was  drMppcl.  but  the  name  was 
never  completely  Anglicized  ur.til  th.e  lat- 
ter ]>art  of  the  eigiuccuth  century,  when  by 
commDU  consent  the  first  syllable  was 
changed  to  "Coiu't"  instead  of  "Kurt.'"  The 
name  became  changed  about  that  time  in 
other  respects.  i>ne  oi  the  family  writing  his 
name  "Cartwright.'"  Peter  Cartwriglu.  the 
wiirld-famf>us  Methodist  preacher,  was  a 
cousin  of  grandfather  Courtright.  Another 
member  of  the  family  removed  to  ^^lary- 
land  and  his  name  wa,s  changed  or  c'r- 
ru]ited  to  "Cutright."  and  we  have  in 
southern  Ohio  a  large  family  or  familie>  l>y 
that  name,  descendants  of  die  ^larvlander. 

But  the  farnilv  as  a  family  dropped  the 
prefix  "van"  or  "vn."  later  Anglicized  the 
second  and  later  the  first,  so  that  the  name 
has  been  for  more  than  a  century  Court- 
right. 

It  would  require  a  volume  to  give  in  de- 
tail the  complete  history  of  this  family,  the 
foregoing  being  Init  a  brief  synopsis. 


JAMES  W.  WILSON. 


James  \V.  \\'ilso\i  is  a  representative  of 
pioneer  families  of  Fairiield-  county  and 
makes  his  Imme  du  section  t^t,.  Greenfield 
tnwn.-~lnp,  where  he  fnUrnvs  fanning.  Elere 
he  was  horn  on  the  5th  if  May.  181 8.  His 
jiaternal  grandfather  was  the  Ht.'U.  Nathan- 
iel Wilson,  a  native  r.f  Scotland.  \\\v<  after 
eni'.grating  to  the  new  W'jrld  resiiled  near 


Carlisle.  r\nns_\dvania.  for  a  time  and  then 
came  to  Oliio,  settling  in  Fairfield  comity, 
where  he  was  a  distinguished  early  residen.t. 
He  served  as  a  member  of  the  state  legis- 
lature and  as  a  justice  of  the  peace,  and 
his  Wi>rth  and  abilit)'  made  him  a  leader  of 
public  thought  and  action.  After  al.xait 
eight  vears'  residence  in  Fairfield  county  he 


-..M\A     sWX 


..,1  ..(U  DiMJo/r 


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was    calleil    tu    Iiis    rcwai'J    in    Uie    liomc 
beyur.d. 

l\\^  son,  William  Wilson,  tlic  father  of 
our  sul)jcct.  \va-  Ujni  v.  ithiii  two  miles  of 
Carlisle,  IV'nii-yhania,  ami  there  remained 
until  hi-i  rcmma!  tn  Fairhcld  county,  Ohio. 
He  and  hi,--  f'jin-  hrotiiers  located  near  Lan- 
caster, three  of  them  making  their  homes 
on  section  33.  The  father  of  our  suliject 
\vas  united  in  marriage  to  Rachel  W'elU.  a 
daughter  oi  General  James  Wells,  an  old 
Re\r.luiionary  sijldier.  whn  wa-  se\ere!_\- 
wounded  Iry  the  Indians.  H'is  aucestry 
could  he  traced  hack  to  James  Wells,  an 
Englishman,  wlm  on  cr.ossing  the  .Vtlantic 
settled  in  P.allimore,  ^laryland.  He  wa.s 
twice  married  and  had  twehe  children  br- 
each marriage.  .Amung  the  number  was 
(icneral  James  Wells,  wlu)  was  born  in 
Frederick  county,  Maryland,  in  the  year 
iJ-:~\.  while  hi>  death  i.ccnrred  on  the  29th 
of  January,  JN14,  when  he  was  s:\t}--threc 
years  I'f  age.  \\t  ser\'ed  as  a  soldier  under 
Washington  and  tradition  says  that  it  was 
in  the  Ivevolutii.'uary  war  that  he  won  the 
title  of  general.  In  1773  he  married  Fxachel 
Brown,  a  daughter  of  Colonel  Richard 
Brown.  On  tlie  17th  of  .\pril,  1795.  he 
was  made  an  associate  judge  of  Somerset 
county.  Pennsylvania.  Later  he  removed 
fri'm  that  county  to  Holiday's  Cove  on  the 
Ohio  river,  where  his  father-in-law  then 
lived.  Tn  the  tall  of  iRor  he  arrived  in 
Oliii*.  at  which  time  there  were  only  three 
or  fr-ur  k^g  cabins  at  Lancaster,  and  wh.eiii 
the  land  sales  took  place  he  bought  twelve 
hundred  and  eighty  acres  in  one  body,  in 
Greenheld  tnwr.-hii).  He  gave  the  greater 
part  cf  his  attention  to  fanning  and  at  one 


lime  >erved  as  ju-tice  of  the  peace  of  Green- 
field township.  Among  his  children  was 
Rachel  Wells,  who  on  the  ]4th  cf  October, 
ih'oj.  liecame  the  wife  of  William  Wilson, 
'idieir  marriage  t(.>ok  i)1ace  at  the  forks  of 
the  Hocking  in  Greenfield  townshi]).  His 
death  occurred  September  _'A.  1S51,  ami  his 
wife  pa-sed  away  in  1842  at  the  age  of  tift\- 
live  yeai's.  After  their  marriage  thev  lived 
in  a  little  log  cabin  in  (  h-eenheld  town>hip 
and  in  true  jjioneer  style  their  early  married 
life  was  jjassed.  Unto  them  were  In  rn  ten 
children:  Amanda,  Minerva,  Calista.  Eliza- 
beth. Rachel,  Louisa^  Xathaniel,  James  W,, 
William  Harvey  and  Ambrose.  Only  two 
of  the  number  are  now  living,  namelv: 
Jame>  W..  of  this  review  ;  and  Loui-a.  the 
wife  of  ]ienry  Pence,  a  resident  <,{  Brad- 
\i!le.   Page  coutUy,  Lwva. 

Jame-  W.  Wilson,  of  this  review,  was 
the  seventh  child  and  second  son  of  the  fam- 
ily and  the  only  one  still  living  in  l-\airlield 
county.  Pie  remained  upon  the  hi>me  farm, 
where  he  is  now  living  until  twentv-one 
years  of  age,  after  which  he  spent  two  wears 
in  Lidiana.  On  the  expiration  (  t  that 
period  he  returned  and  has  since  remained 
upon  the  farm.  gi\ing  his  entire  life  to  agri- 
cultural pursuits.  Pie  .lias  ever  been  pro- 
gressive in  his  methods  of  farming  and  the 
fields  ha\e  retm^ned  to  him  a  golden  trib- 
ute in  return  for  his  careful  labors  and  act- 
ive management. 

On  the  17th  of  Jaiuiary,  1844,  James  A\', 
WiPon  was  united  in  luarriage  10  Rosann 
Wolf,  a  native  of  Pickaway  county.  Ohio, 
born  on  ihe  Tst  of  January,  1S19.  and  a 
daughter  of  Philip  and  Rebecca-  (Philh'i)") 
Wolf,  the  t(irmer  a  native  of  Pennsvh-ania 


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and  tlic  latter  of  IMaryhiiul.  Her  fatlier  was  hecca.  who  are  at  home  f  and  Lueretia,  who 
twice  married,  Mrv  Wilsi.n  heiny  the  is  deceased.  Thnaighout  his  entire  hfe  ?dr. 
y(iuni;e-t  of  ele\en  cliildren.  Slie  was  WilM-n  has  given  hi>  poHtical  sup[)ort  to  the 
reared  in  rickaway  ci'unty,  Oiii>',  and  In-  Dennicracy,  hnt  has  had  no  desire  t'l-r  pul.i- 
her  marriage  lias  licci  nie  the  niijlher  c.if  se\'en  lie  nl'llce,  [jreferring  that  his  attentic_>n  shniild 
children:  George,  who  is  living  in  Pick-  he  given  to  his  farming  interests,  in  which 
away  c.-unty;  (instine.  who  lives  at  home;  he  has  met  with  a  very  creditable  degree  of 
Jolm.  'I  Pickaway  county:  McLiirv.  who  succc-^s,  being  numliered  among  the  well- 
resides  >outh  of  Lanca^ter:  Rachel  and  ]\e-  to-do  farmers  of  his  vicinitv. 


PHILEMON  B.  STANBERY. 


The  true  measure  of  individual  success 
is  determined  b_\-  what  ■  :ne  has  accomplished, 
and,  as  taken  in  contradistinction  to  the  old 
adage  that  a  prophet  is  not  without  hon<ir 
save  in  his  own  ci:>untr}-.  there  is  particular 
interest  attaching  to  the  career  of  the  sulv 
ject  of  this  review,  since  he  is  a  native  son 
of  tlie  place  where  he  has  ]iassed  his  active 
life,  and  so-  directed  his  al)ility  and  effr.rts 
as  V I  gain  recognition  as  one  of  the  rei)re- 
sentative  citizens  of  Lancaster.  He  is  act- 
i\ely  connected  with  a  profession  which  has 
intpoi-tant  bearing  upon  the  progress  and 
stal)le  prosperity  of  any  section  or  com- 
munity, and  one  which  has  long  been  con- 
sidered as  conserving  the  public  welfare  by 
furthering-  the  ends  of  justice  and  main- 
taining individual  rights.  For  many  years 
he  ser\ed  on  the  proljate  bench  and  no  niore 
capable  officer  has  ever  occupied  that  posi- 
tion. 

An  inherited  tendencv  and  environment 


have  both  undoul.itetlly  had  much  to  do  in 
shaping-  the  career  of  Judge  Philemon.  Beech- 
er  Stanbery.  His  maternal  grandfather  was 
Philemon  Beecher.  a  native  of  A'irginia, 
who  became  an  eminent  mcmlier  of  the  bar 
of  ].ancaster.  of  which  Thrmias  E\\  ing  was 
so  long  the  acknowledged  leader.  Plis 
daughter  married  Henry  Stanbery,  who  was 
the  second  member  of  that  bar  in  point  of 
ability  and  distinction.  Among  the  five 
children  born  of  Henry  and  Frances  E. 
(Beecher)  Stanbery  was  the  subject  of  this 
review,  and  in  his  christening  was  perpetu- 
ated the  full  name  of  his  maternal  grand- 
father. His  parents  had  become  residents 
of  Lancaster,  where  his  father  was  prac- 
ticing law.  arid  it  was  here  that  the  Judge 
was  1-vorn  r>n  the  ^tli  of  ^fay,  1832.  At  the 
usual  age  he  entered  the  public  scIka^Is  and 
later  he  spent  fcair  years  as  a  student  in  the 
Kinslev  ^Military  Academy,  situated  on  the 
Hudson  river,  one  mile  below  West  Point. 


.Ij      .11.': 


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154 


THE    BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


Avlicre  he  remaint'il  t)(.'l\vecn  the  ages  of 
tliirteeii  and  seveiUeen  years.  Like  his  fa- 
tlicr  lie  maiiifesled  special  fl.ndne^s  for 
b(_>i>ks  and  a  desire  to  aciiiiire  a  broad 
classical  education,  lie  mastered  liis  stmlies 
\vith  ease  and  ra[)idity  and  when  >eventeen 
years  of  age  matriculated  in  Keny  in  Col- 
lege at  Gambier,  Ohio,  wheix-  he  remaineil 
two  years,  that  institutitm  hCnv^  une  of  the 
most  reputable  for  higher  educati<:n  in  the 
west,  numbering  among  its  stutlents  men 
wlio  afterward  attained  marked  tlistinction 
in  various  walks  of  life.  The  judge,  how- 
ever. ccMiipleted  his  college  course  in  the 
Ohio  University  in  .\thens.  where  he  was 
graduated  with  high  honors  with  the  class 
of   1853. 

At  that  time  he  entered  up(>n  his  busi- 
ness career  as  a  member  of  a  corps  of  civil 
engineers  engaged  in  surveying  the  line  and 
establishing  the  graile  of  the  Ohio  Central 
and  of  the  Little  }i[iami  Railn-ails.  l'p<in 
the  completion  of  this  work  in  iS^Ti  Ik-  made 
his  wa_\'  westward  to  Fort  Des  Moines, 
which  afterward  became  the  cai)ital  of  Liwa. 
and  at  that  place  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
and  entered  upon  the  jiractice  of  l:i\v,  for 
during  his  college  course  and  sub-equeut 
thereto  he  had  quietly  and  ])ersi-teTUly  pur- 
sued a  course  i,f  reading  and  >tudy  of  the 
law  under  the  direction  of  his  father,  so  that 
he  was  well  qualified  to  become  an  active 
member  of  the  profession.  \Mien  two  years 
had  passed  he  removed  to  Leaxenworth, 
Kansas,  where  be  remained  uiuil  iSfio.  but 
be  had  a  stronger  attachment  for  the  state 
of  his  nativity  than  he  did  for  the  we<t  and 
after  four  years  siier.t  beyond  the  INIissis- 
sippi  he  returned  to  Ohio  and   ti  ok  up  his 


abode  in  Pomeroy.  where  he  entered  into  a 
law  jiartnership  with  Captain  S.  A.  Burnap, 
which  continued   for   several    \ears. 

At  the  oi)eniug  of  the  Rebellion  Mr. 
Stanbery  became  a  patriotic  advocate  of  the 
Union  cause  and  manifested  his  loyalty  to 
the  national  government  by  joining  Com- 
pany E  of  the  Fourth  Regiment  of  West 
\'irginia  Infantry,  of  which  he  was  made  a 
first  lieutenant  in  July.  iS^i.  Immediatelv 
afterward  he  was  appointed  adjutant  of  the 
regiment  and  in  iSAj  was  selected  bv  Gen- 
eral H.  B.  Ewing  as  chief  of  staff,  in  w  hich 
capacity  he  served  until  his  return  to  his- 
regiment  in  1863.  At  the  siege  of  Vicks- 
burg  in  that  year  be  was  se\erely  wc>unded 
and  in  consequence  of  bis  disability  ccca- 
sioned  by  his  injuries  be  was  granted  an 
honorable  discharge  from  the  service  on  the 
loth  of  Septemlier,  1863. 

L^pon  his  return  home  Judge  Stanbery 
resumed  the  practice  of  law  and  his  clientage 
gradually  increased  in  \'olume  and  im- 
portance with  the  growtli  of  the  town.  In 
public  affairs  he  also  took  an  active  part  and 
was  elected  mayor  of  Pomeroy,  discharging- 
both  the  administrative  and  judicial  duties 
appertaining  to  the  office  with  such  popular 
approval  as  to  cijmmand  re-election  again 
and  again,  aiid  when  at  length  his  mayor- 
alty service  was  ended  he  retired  from 
office  as  he  had  entered  it. — with  the  con- 
fidence and  goiod  will  of  the  entire  iniblic. 
Tn  1870  he  was  elected  probate  judge  of 
r\Ieigs  county,  and  twice  afterward  was  he 
chosen  to  that  office,  holdinor  the  position 
for  nine  succe.^siN-e  years.  A  conteir.])- irary 
biogra]iher,  in  speaking  of  this  ])criod  of  his 
life,  has  stated:     '"AH  the  rights  and  inter- 


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e.>ts  of  widows  atid  orphans^  heirs  am) 
!cs;atecs  were  carefully  protected.  His 
official  duty  was  performed  in  accordance 
witli  the  law  and  his  own  sense  of  justice, 
\sithc>ut  favor  or  prejudice.  His  intellectual 
integrity  and  moral  hcmesty  no  less  than  the 
obligation  imposed  by  his  oath  of  office  im- 
pelled not  simply  a  financial  accounting  but 
also  painstaking  investigation  to  ar-certain 
the  right  and  the  equity  of  e\ery  claim, 
whether  of  heir  or  creditor.  Through  it  all 
he  maintained  the  judicial  acumen,  the  un- 
swerving impartiality  and  the  iliscrinii- 
nating  sense  of  justice  which  belong  to  the 
legal  mind;  the  sensitiveness  to  criticism 
and  the  delicate  appreciation  of  honor 
which  are  among  the  noteworthy  character- 
istics of  the  noble  and  high-spirited  man. 
In  public  otifice  and  in  private  life  he  has 
proved  his  fitness  to  be  designated  as  the 
upright  judge,  the  honest  man." 

On  the  20th  of  November,  1867,  Judge 
Stanbcry  was  united  in  marriage  to  ^liss 
Margaret  M.  Hart.  Five  children  were 
born  of  this  union,  Cecilia.  Henry.  Phile- 
mon B.,  Hart  and  Louisa.  All  of  them  are 
living  except  the  eldest  daughter.  Cecilia, 
who  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-three.  She 
was  a  most  charming  young  woman  in  all 
the  graces  of  person  and  the  attributes  of 
mind.  Jler  vivacity,  sweetness  of  temper. 
and  the  loveliness  of  character  lent  a  distinct 
attractiveness  to  the  delightful  hi  me.  and 
her  early  death  brought  to  the  hearts  of 
doting  parents  the  deepest  grief.  In  re- 
membrance of  her  inspiring  virtues,  and  as 
a  fitting  memi>rial.  Judge  Stanbery  erected 
at  Piimeroy  a  handsome  rectory  in  connec- 
tion  with   Grace  Episcopal   church,   cue  of 


the  most  artistically  beautiful  clnirch  edi- 
fices in  southern  Ohio  in  architecture  and 
adornment. 

The  Judge  is  an  homered  and  active 
member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Repub- 
lic, belonging  to  Gamaliel  Bartlett  Pust.  uf 
Pomeroy.  He  tal-ces  great  interest  in  per- 
petuating the  comradeship  and  the  niemory 
of  the  great  achievements  of  the  Civil  war. 
In  all  his  business  alt'airs  Judge  Stanberv 
has  been  known  as  a  man  of  sterling  worth 
and  unswerving  integrity.  He  possesses  ex- 
cellent executi\e  force  and  keen  sagacity 
and  these  elements  have  enabled  him  to 
make  judicious  investment;  which  liave- 
pruven  a  source  of  desirable  pn:ifit  and  in- 
come. He  has  never  engaged  in  speculation, 
but  along  legitimate  business  lines  has  w>n 
a  handsome  competence.  He  has  ever 
occupied  a  prominent  position  in  the  fore- 
most rank  of  the  legal  practitioners  of  Lan- 
caster. His  life  has  been  one  ijf  untiring  . 
activity  and  has  been  crowned  with  a  high 
ilegree  of  success,  yet  he  is  not  less  esteemed 
as  a  citizen  than  as  a  lawyer,  and  his  kiiully 
impulses  and  charming  cordiality  of  man- 
ner have  rendered  him  exceedingly  popular 
among  all  classes.  The  favorable  judgment 
which  the  world  passed  upon  him  in  his 
early  years  has  never  been  set  aside 'nor  in 
any  degree  modified.  It  has.  on  the  con- 
trary, been  emphasized  by  his  careful  con- 
duct of  important  litigation,  his  candor  and 
fairness  in  the  presentation  of  case-,  his 
zeal  and  earnestness  as  an  advocate,  and  the 
generous  commendation  he  has  received 
from  his  contempDraries.  who  unite  in 
bearing  testimony  as  to  his  high  character 
and  superior  mind. 


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REV.  GEORGE  W.  HALDERMAN. 

The  stanip  (lesiLjnaiins^-  tnie  nobility  of  whom  were  natives  of  (ierniany.  The  !).,c- 
cliaracier  must  ever  liiul  its  ine!Yaiile  tracery  ler  acquired  his  early  education  in  Suuburv, 
on  the  brow  (if  one  wlio  sets  himself  apart  Pennsylvania,  but  he  had  to  depend  largely 
from  the  "inaddini;-  crowd's  ii^noble  strife"  upon  his  own  resources  in  order  to  secure 
and  dedicates  hi^  life  to  the  uiilifting  of  his  more  than  a  coimnou  scIum)]  training.  Mc 
fellow  men.  .More  than  sui-ierlicial  iinesti-  taught  schoi  <1  in  ( iermantown,  Kentuckv  inr 
gation  i-  demanded  when  one  e~>ays  to  de-  two  years,  lacing  princii)nl  of  the  Boys'  I'rc- 
ternune  the  luental  struggle  and  tiie  spirit  paratory  School  there.  He  afterward  con- 
of  uu'^elhsh  devotion  tliat  nni>t  animate  the  tinned  his  stuilies  and  was  grarluated  in 
man  who  gives  all  that  he  has  and  all  that  Wittenberg  College  of  Springfield.  Ohio, 
he  hopes  to  i>c  to  ser\ice  in  the  great  vine-  as  one  (^f  the  honored  men  of  his  class,  lie 
yard  of  life,  seeking  reward  only  in  that  then  served  for  a  short  time  under  Gene'-al 
realm  ■"uhere  moth  and  rust  do  ni.t  C(.irrupt  J.  Warren  Keifer.  in  the  Civil  war.  and 
and  where  thieves  do  not  break  through  an. I  aided  in  the  capture  of  the  noted  rebel 
steal."  Preparations  for  labors  in  the  prie--t  •  leader  Morgan.  He  then  ;ig-ain  took  up  his 
hiMxl  are  ])erforce  exacting,  demanding  an  college  wc;rk  and  was  graduared  iu  the  theo- 
cver  ready  sympathy,  a  broad  intellcctualit\-  logical  department  of  Wittenberg  College, 
and  an  unswerving  fidelity.  Sotfing  synic-  after  which  he  was  a>signed  to  lus  past(jrate 
ism  and  careless  irreverance  would  often  be  at  \'an  Wert.  (Muo.  Subserpiently  he  went 
silenced  if  i.'uly  the  inner  life  of  those  w^lio  to  Harrisburg.  Pennsylvania,  ami  in  the 
ministered  in  holy  places  uught  b-e  laid  ojxmi  spring  of  1S70  he  came  to  Lancaster  as  pas- 
tor inspection.  Honor  i>  due  and  honor  will  tor  of  the  Fir■^t  b'liglish  Lutheran  church, 
be  paid  when  once  there  comes  a  deeper  un-  remaining  in  charge  for  ten  vears.  during 
der.-tanding  of  the  truth.  which  time  he  also  preached  everv   Sunilav 

We    are    led    t.i    this    train    of    thought  aftenionn     in    the    tloys'  Industrial    School 

thrc^ugh    reflecting   up'>n   the  life    record   of  from    the    time    of    its    establi--hmeut.       He 

the  Rev.  George  W.  Halderman,  1).  D.,  who  labored  untiringly  and  won  the  respect  and 

for  twenty-two  years  was  i)a>tor  of  the  First  esteem  of  all  people  of  ail  dcuoniinations  as 

English  Lutheran  church  of  Lancaster,  and  well  as  those  of  his  own  congregation.     Per- 

vvhose  influence  was  of  no  restricted  order.  liaps  there  has  been  no  more  popular  minis- 

for   lie   was   one  of   the  mo^t   di^tinguis!led  ter  in   this  city   than   was   the   Rev.   George 

repre-entatives   of  hi>   demmiination  in  this  \\'.  Halderman.     His  .sch(,larly  attainments, 

part  of  the  country.      His  birth  occurred  in  his  deep  understanding  of  the  wellsprings  of 

Center    county.     Pennsylvania.     March     i.  conduct  and  of  human  action  as  well  as  his 

18.^3.   his  parents   being   Samuel    and    Mar-  comi)rehens;\  e    knowledge    of    Christianity 

^garet     (Kollmeyer)     Halde-rnian,     lx>th     of  and  his  oratorical  ability  made  him  a  nio.st 


\-i 


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159. 


eloquent,  pleasant  and  entertaining-  preacher. 
In  1879.  liM\ve\er.  lie  resigned  liis  pastorate 
at  Lancaster,  and  accepted  a  call  fruni  the 
Lutheran  church  at  T'lla,  lllin. >ls.  wherein 
he  remained  fcr  three  years.  He  afterward 
spent  one  _\ear  in  Europe,  an^l  in  the  Holy 
Land,  both  for  the  benefit  of  his  health  and 
for  the  purpose  of  further  stud}'  an<I  re- 
search. On  his  return  he  accepted  a  pastor- 
ate in  Washington,  Illinois,  \\here  he  re- 
mained four  vears.  but  at  the  end  of  that 
period  he  again  acce-pte^l  a  call  from  the 
First  English  Lntlieran  church  of  l^ancaster, 
continuing  as  its  pastor  until  up  to  the  time 
of  his  death. 

Dr.  Halderman  was  married  on  the  26th 
of  April.  1864.  to  }.liss  M-ary  Dallas  Croth- 
ers.  who  died  October  29.  i8<'>6.  and  on  the 
i6th  of  July,  1S73.  he  was  again  united 
in  the  holy  Ix^nids  of  matrimon}'.  the  lady  ijf 
his  choice  being  Miss  Philecta  GriswoKl. 
daughter  of  Samuel  A.  and  Ethelyn  (  Kel- 
ley)  Griswold.  a  sketch  of  whom  appears 
on  another  page  of  this  work.     Unto  Dr. 


Halderman  and  his  wife  was  h<^\•n  one  son, 
John  Crothcrs  ILaldernian,  who  is  n^nv  a 
hanker  of  Pawnee  City.   Nebraska. 

In  1887  our  subject  p\n-chased  a  tine 
country  home  on  the  Cedar  Hill  Pike,  ab.-ut 
two  mUes  west  of  tiie  city,  and  the  place  is 
kn.'wn  as  -Haltchijah  Heights."  The  resi- 
dence is  a  most  Ijcauliful  one.  with  tasteful 
surroundings  ajid  is  now  <:H;cupieil  liy  Mrs. 
Halderm;in.  The  Doctor  was  only  ill  for 
a  lew  days,  holding  communion  in  the 
church  just  ^ix  days  before  his  death.  Hi> 
usefulness  therefore  continued  until  the  last^ 
•and  this  was  as  he  would  have  it.  He  passed 
a. way  July  17.  1899,  and  his  remains  were 
interred  in  the  Forest  l\(.)se  cemetery.  Na- 
ture bestowed  upon  him  many  of  her  rare-t 
gifts.  He  [Kjssessed  a  mind  of  extraordiri- 
ary  compass,  an  industry  that  Ijrought  frirth 
evei-y  spark  <n"  talent  with  which  nature  had 
endoweil  him.  He  was  in  e\'ery  way  a  insist. 
superi(.>r  man.  and  moreo\-er  he  used  his  al)i!- 
ity  for  the  benefit  of  his  race,  for  his  town,, 
his  state  and  his  nation. 


VAN  S.  BURTON. 


Van   S.    Burton,    now    deceased,    wa.s,  a  its  borders.      He  was  a  son  of  Jacob  an.l 

man    whom    to   know   was    to    respect   and  Mary     (Swenringen)     Burton,     who    were 

lionor,    and    throughout    his    entire    life   he  married  June  6,  1790.     It  was  in  1800  tliat 

lived  so  as  to  win  tlie  confidence  and  high  they  came  to  Ohii->  from   Maryland,  takinij 

regard  of  all  with  whom  he  was  assixriated.  up  their  al>xle  in   Fairfield  county,    uiiere 

He  was  born  in  Pleasant  township.  Fairhelil  the  father  spent  his  entire  life,  devesting  Ins 

county,  in   1S06.  and  always  resided  within  energies   to   agricultural   pursuits.      He  be- 


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came  the  owner  of  eiglit  Inuulrcd  and 
forty  acres  in  }  lucking  township,  one 
hun(h-eil  ancj  sixty  acres  in  (ireentield 
townsiiip  and  also  (,\\iied  huiii  in  Lan- 
caster. He  was  a  \ery  prominent  anvl  in- 
rtnentia!  citizen,  a  recognized  leader  in 
public  thonght  and  action.  A  man  of  strong 
mentality  and  keen  insight,  he  also  pos- 
sessed a  patriotic  spirit,  was  deeply  intei- 
ested  in  the  welfare  of  his  communit}'  and 
l)ut  forth  c\cry  effort  for  its  adxancement 
ami  improvement.  That  he  enjoyed  in  a 
_high  measure  the  regard  and  trust  of  his 
fellow  men  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  h.e  w  as 
chosen  one  of  the  associate  jiulges  of  his 
district  during  the  early  part  i>f  the  nine- 
teenth century  and  was  also  elected  to  repre- 
sent his  district  in  the  territorial  legislature, 
where  he  tc">k  an  acti\'e  jjart  in  framing  the 
laws  and  measures  that  shapetl  the  [)olic}'  ot 
Ohio  at  an  early  period.  He  died  in  1841 
and  his  wife  passed  away  some  years  pre- 
viously at  the  age  of  seventy-six  years.  In 
their  family  were  ten  children  of  whom  \'an 
S.  Burton  was  the  ninth  in  order  of  birth. 
^Irs.  Burti_>n  was  widely  kn(_.\\n  as  a  mid- 
wife thPHighout  the  wh'ie  country. 

In  taking  up  the  personal  history  of 
\'an  S.  Burton  we  present  to  oiu'  readers 
the  life  record  of  one  who  was  widely  and 
favorably  known  in  Fairtiekl  county.  He 
remained  in  Pleasant  township  imtil  1S12 
w'hen  his  parents  purchased  land  in  Hocking 
township  and  remo\  ed  to  tliat  farm.  He 
then  continued  under  the  parental  roof  nntil 
his  marriage,  after  which  he  retr»»ved  to 
Hancock  county  and  purchased  land  from 
the  government.  He  develo^fcd  his  claim 
into  a  rich  farm  and  located  thereon,  making 


it  a  good  home  for  himself  and  familv, 
which  was  his  place  of  residence  until  1S44, 
when  he  returned  to  hairheld  ct.untv  and 
l>urcliased  the  farm  m  lb. eking  township 
upon  which  his  son  Isaac  now  reside.-.  This 
was  a  tract  of  one  hundred  acres  and  upon 
it  he  made  all  the  imiirovements.  for  when 
it  came  int.i  his  possession  not  a  furrow  had 
been  turned  or  an  imi)ro\ement  made.  He 
erected  a  large,  substanli.il  frame  residence 
with  a  big  barn  and  added  oilier  equipments, 
denoting  the  owner  to  be  a  man  oi  progres- 
sive si)irit,  in  touch  with  the  most  modern 
methods  of  agriculture.  Througlnmt  hi.s 
remaining  days  he  here  carried  on  farming 
and  his  labors  were  crowned  with  a  high  de- 
gree of  success.  He  was  also  a  millwright 
by  trade  and  in  his  earlv  life  carried  on  that 
pursuit,  but  after  removing  to  Hocking 
township  his  attention  was  given  entirely  to 
faninng  and  stock-rai.->ing.  His  business 
methods  were  ever  hom.n'able  and  straight- 
forward and  gained  for  him  the  regard  and 
confidence  of  all  with  ^\hom  he  was  asso- 
ciated. 

In  Greenfield  township.  Fairfield  county, 
]Mr.  Burton  was  united  in  Ixaids  of  wed- 
lock to  Lydia  Rice,  a  daughter  of  ^^lichael 
and  Rachel  i  Kester)  Rice.  Her  father 
was  a  native  si/u  of  Pennsylvania  and  came 
to  Ohio  in  iSoo,  l;efore  the  admission  of 
the  state  inti.>  the  union.  He  was  a 
soldier  of  the  Rex'i.Jutionary  war  and  was 
present  at  the  surrender  iti  Cornwallis. 
When  the  country  became  in\ol\ed  in  the 
second  war  wdth  England  he  jc)ined  the 
American  tr(  ops  ami  fought  for  the  rights 
of  the  nation.  He  acted  as  a  teamster  also, 
and  hauled  the  baggage  of  General   Harri- 


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Sdii,  will)  was  in  CDinmand  of  the  troops  in 
tln>  ji.rtion  (.-f  tlie  country.  }lis  entire  lite 
was  i-ussed'  in  Cirecntield  townshi])  alter  his 
arrival  in  Fairlielil  county,  and  there  he  dictl 
at  the  age  of  eiyiity-nnio  years.'  lie  was  a 
pri'Si)erous  famter,  whose  imreniitting  dili- 
gence and  unflagging  imlustry  were  tl'c 
means  of  enabling  him  to  ticquire  a  \'er_\' 
handsr.me  competence. 

L'nto  Mr.  and  }ilrs.  P.m-ton  were  brirn 
ten  children,  i.vf  w  licmi  eight  arc  yet  living, 
as  fellows  :  jacir!)  resides  upon  the  old  home 
farm.  Isaac  and  AJichael  are  also  living 
uiK>n  the  farm;  and  are  associated  in  its 
operation.  Rachel  dieil  at  the  age  of  si.xty- 
one.  She  was  the  widow  of  Elijah  Milli- 
gan,  a  lilacksmith  of  Clear  Creek  township. 
Shipman  X.  resides  upon  the  old  ho.ne 
X'lace.  He  is  married  and  has  a  family. 
George  died  in  1S76,  at  the  age  of  thirty- 
one  years.  Hannah  is  also  upon  the  old 
homestead.  ^'an  resides  in  Greenfield 
townshii)  with  his  wife  and  family.  Ly<lia 
is  the  wife  of  Daniel  SitYord.  a  retired 
lumberman  of  Lancaster.  Mary,  who  con.i- 
pletes  the  family,  is  also  uiw.n  the  r>ld  home- 
stead. The  father  of  this  family  passed 
away  on  the  nth  of  July,  iSSS.  at  the  age 
of  eighty-two  years,  and  his  death  was 
widely  and  deeply  mourned  for  he  was  long 
accoimted  one  of  the  most  honored  and  rep- 
resentative citizens  of  Fairfield  county. 
Through  much  of  the  centur\-  he  witnessed 
its  gn.mth  and  tc^jk  an  active  interest  in  all 
that  pertained  to  its  welfare  and  advance- 
ment. He  saw  its  wild  lands  transforme  1 
into  beautiful  homes  anfl  famis,  while 
splendiil  pikes  to<:>k  the  place  oi  Indian  trails 
and   the   railroad,   telegraph    and    telephone 


were  mlroduced.  He  served  as  ju>tice  of 
the  peace  while  living  in  Hancjck  count\, 
lining  the  iitiice  fi>r  eight  or  ten  years,  b,;i 
he  was  never  a  politician  in  the  sense  of 
oltice  seeking,  pieferring  that  his  attentiiiu 
should;  l>e  given  to  business  att'airs  and  to 
the  di.scharge  of  his  duties  o^  citizenship 
without  regard  to  office.  His  political  sup- 
port was  gi\-en  the  Democracy  and  he  was 
fearless  in  his  defense  of  what  he  believed  u> 
be  right.  His  wife  died  upon  the  old  liome- 
stead  farm  in  1S91,  when  nearly  eighty-one 
years  of  age.  She  was  a  ir.;ember  of  the 
Lutheran  chiuxli.  Both  were  people  of  the 
highest  respectah.ility  and  wherever  known 
they  wv^n  friends  who  esteemed  them  for 
tlieir  genuine  worth. 

Isaac  Burton  was  bom  in  Hancock  coun- 
ty December  29,  1S35.  and  was  nine  vears 
of  age  when  brought  by  his  parents  to  Fair- 
field' county.  Since  his  father's  death  he 
has  been  associated  with  his  brothers,  Jaeob 
and  Michael,  in  the  conduct  of  the  old  homo 
farm,  and  all  are  well  known  agriculturists 
of  unfailing  honor  and  unremitting  dili- 
gence. Michael  was  infirmary  dircct>..r  t>i 
Fairfield  county  for  six  years.  Jacob  ha^ 
Ijeen  assessor  of  the  township  for  a  numl>er 
of  ternis  and  at  all  times  each  ni  the  brothers 
lias  been  found  loyal  to  his  duties  of  citi- 
zenship and  to  the  right.  Jacob  Burton  was 
b<3rn  April  21,  1S33.  in  Hocking  townsbij) 
and  in  early  life  learned  the  trade  of  cor- 
penter,  which  he  followed  for  some  years, 
after  which  he  turned  his  attenticni  to  gen- 
eral farming,  which  business  now  claims  all 
his  time  and  energy.  Michael  Burto.-,  vss- 
bom  in  Hancrxk  countv  OI.i.-  Xoveinlxr 
7,    1837.  and  w-hei'  "^"ven  years   of  age  he 


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accompanied  liis  p;ircntJ  ti>  this  ciunty. 
Tiie  three  bI•othe^^  are  now  as^Mciaied  in 
tiic  (,;\\-nership  and  npcrati'ni  .;f  t!ic  old  liomo 
farm,  whicli  is  ke]it  in  splendid  con.ditinn 
and  is  supiihed  with  all  the  e(|ni[jment>  and 


accessories  of  a  mo.lel  farm  of  the  twentietli 
cenlnry.  The  fannly  is  one  of  prominence 
in  the  connnnnity  and  its  members  ha\e  e\er 
enjoyed  in  a  hiyh  degree  the  friend^hii)  and 
contider.cc  of  their  fellow  men. 


JOHN  BLAUSER. 


That  the  family  of  which  our  subject  is 
a  representative  is  one  of  the  oldest  in  Fair- 
field county,  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  his 
grandparents  took  up  their  residence  here. 
They  cast  in  their  lot  with  the  citizens  and 
bore  their  part  in  the  wrk  of  primitive  de- 
velopment and  progress.  Jr.hn  Elruiser.  of 
this  review,  now  living  alx^ut  two  miles 
north  of  the  villag"e  of  Baltim(_>re.  in  Lil)erty 
township,  was  l)orn  upon  the  farm  which 
he  yet  occupies.  July  lo.  1846.  his  parents 
being  John  and  Susan  (  Staller )  Blanser. 
H^is  father  was  a  nati\e  f.f  \'irg-inia.  born 
Septeml>er  28.  1794.  ^nd  the  grandfather. 
Abraham  Blauser,  was  '(f  Gennan  lineage. 
Susan  Blauser,  the  mother  of  rjur  sul)ject. 
was  bom  January  2,  1811,  and  the  marriage 
of  the  parents  was  celebrated  March  4,  1830. 
John  Blauser,  Sr.,  came  to  (Jhio  whai  a 
yoimg  boy,  in  coni'pany  with  his  jjarents. 
the  family  settling  in  Licking  county,  where 
the  grandparents  i>f  our  subject  \»<\.\\  died 
at  a  ripe  old  age.  After  his  marriage,  in 
1830,  Jolm  Blauser,  Sr..  removed  to  the 
northern  jxirt  of  Lil)erty  township.  Fairfield 
countv,  taking  up  his  alxule  in  an  old  log 


cabin.  After  aliout  two  years  he  renuned 
to  the  farm  now  occupied  by  the  sul)iect  of 
this  review,  then  comijrising  one  liundred 
sixty  acres  of  tir.ibcr  land,  which  he  pur- 
chased for  one  lumdred  and  twent_\-fi\e 
dollars.  When  tlic  time  came  to  make  the 
first  pa\inent  he  killed  his  only  h'g  ami 
gave  one-half  of  it  in  order  to  meet  the  in- 
debtedness. There  was  not  a  single  im- 
provement u]x.n  the  place  when  it  came  into 
his  [xissession,  but  with  characteristic  energy 
he  i)eg-an  clearing  the  land,  cultivating  the 
crcKjis  and  placing  it  under  a  high  state  of 
improvement.  The  pike  which  ni_>w  extends 
in  front  of  his  Ivaise  was  then  but  a  little 
wagon  road  scarCel\'  more  than  a  trail  lead- 
ing thrraigh  the  wimkIs.  It  was  \ery 
cnx/ked,  having  been  ilirected  in  this  way 
because  of  the  trees  which  strxjd  thrcaighout 
the  district.  J()hn  Blauser.  Sr.,  started  ui><>u 
his  business  career  without  a  tloUar.  but  he 
came  one  of  the  e.xtensive  land  owners  of 
the  County,  his  hon^e  farm  com]>rising  three 
hundred  and  forty  acres  of  ver;.  i  "-"fi  and 
arable  land.  -;ul-^r.!i::;«ily  ^.Cveloi>ed.  ail  hav- 
ino-  lieci'  ac^umulatetl   tlirough   his  own  ef- 


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forts.  At  Iiis  death  his  laiul  was  divide! 
among  his  ciiilih'cn  and  i>  still  in  the  j)"ts>e5- 
si(_Mi  of  ihe  faniily.  I'.i'th  he  ar.d  his  wile 
wcre  nvenihers  of  the  Dnnkard  church  and 
^ve^e  consistent  C'hri,-~tian  penplc.  'I'he_\  had 
eig-ht  children:  l-.lizahetli.  the  deceasetl 
wife  of  Samuel  Miller:  F.phraim.  wh>>  re- 
sides in  Liliert}-  tnw  ii^hii>;  Anna,  the  de- 
ceased wife  i)f  J-'red  Wagaier:  Man",  the 
wife  I  if  Michael  ildder.  their  Imme  hcing 
in  Liherty  towTishij).  southeast  of  Baltimore; 
Pri-^cilla.  the  widow  of  John  J.  Holder,  who 
died  north  of  Baltimore;  Rachel,  the  de- 
ceased wife  i>f  Jacob  Smoke;  John,  of  this 
review  ;  and  Sob^nion,  who  resides  in  Liher- 
ty townsliip.  The  father  of  these  children 
was  a  lifelong-  Democrat,  and  while  he  never 
sought  or  desired  ciftice  f'jr  himself  he  w-a>. 
ever  faithful  to  the  duties  i.f  citizenship 
which  led  to  the  promotion  and  impn->ve- 
nient  of  liis  adopted  county.  Me  died  Sep- 
temlx-r  4.  1S70,  when  about  seventy-six 
years  of  age  and  his  wife  passed  away  May 
21,  1S53,  their  remains  heing  interred  in 
the  old  Liberty  cemetery  in  tiie  township 
where  they  had  so  iMng-  resided. 

John  Blauser,  whose  name  intrwluces 
this  record,  resided  at  home  until  after  his 
father's  death.  His  educational  privileges 
were  !imite<l  and  the  opp>rtunities  affordetl 
in  the  old  log  schixil  house  such  as 
was  common  to  the  frontier.  The  methods 
of  instruction  were  primitive  and  embracdl 
little  m(>re  than  the  '"three  R's."  After  the 
father's  death  he  removed  to  his  present 
farm,  a  part  of  the  old  homestead,  conrpris- 
ing  fifty  acres.  .\s  a  companion  and  help- 
Jiiate  for  life's  journey  he  chose  Miss  Mary 
A.  Linden  and  they  w  ere  niarried  September 


17,  1X7 1.  The  lady  was  Ixirn  in  Germany 
and  was  a  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Catherine 
Linden.  Icing  brought  to  .\merica  bv  her 
parents  when  only  se\en  months  old.  They 
located  in  Basil.  Ohio,  where  they  remained 
until  Mr>.  r,lau>er  was  a  maiden  of  eleven 
year^,  when  the  father  went  to  Indiana, 
where  liis  death  occurred,  his  wife  having 
j':assed  away  when  .\h^.  ]llauser  was  only 
six-years  old.  She  has  a  sifter  and  a  half- 
brother,  Kosanna,  the  wife  of  A.  Rauch,  of 
Indiana,  and  Albert,  who  is  living  in  tlie 
same  ^late.  Unto  our  subject  and  his  wife 
were  born  eleven  children:  Israel  married 
Mollie  Kuniler  and  they  reside  in  the  \\est- 
em  part  of  Liberty  tmvnship.  They  have 
three  children,  Russell,  Israel  and  May. 
Clarence,  the  second  member  of  the  family, 
died  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years.  Otto 
married  Xora  Warner,  by  wdiom  he  has  one 
son.  Dwight,  and  their  home  is  in  Lilierty 
township.  John  is  still  under  the  parental 
n.Kjf.  Edward  married  Winnie  Giesy,  and 
tlieir  home  is  in  Liberty  township.  Henry, 
Cleveland,  ^^lollie  and  Charles  are  aJl  at 
home.  Blanche  is  deceased.  Rutii  is  witii 
her  parents. 

Mr.  Blauser  started  in  life  with  his  fifty 
acres  that  he  had  from  his  parents'  estate' 
and  as  his  farm  work  bore  him  good  return 
for  labor,  his  capital  being  thereby  increasetl, 
he  also  aikled  to-  his  landed  possessions  and 
in  course  of  time  became  the  owner  of  three 
hundred  and  si.\ty-fi\e  acres.  This  is  a  very- 
rich,  arable  and  valuable  tract  of  land  and 
he  is  now-  one  of  the  largest  tax-payers  in 
the  tow  nship.  He  votes  w  ith  tlie  Democracy. 
He  and  his  fann'ly  are  connected  with  the 
L'nited    Brethren  church,   in  which  he  has 


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lour;  -erved  as  nieiiil)cr  of  t!ie  hoard  (if  trus-  giii.lal  l>y   <im\n\  judgment.      He  has  l)een 

tCL-s.  acting-  at  the  pix-ent  time  as  chairman  very   pr.  kjhtous  and  lie  owes  his  advance- 

cf  the  l;(>ard.     f [is  attention  is  given  to  gen-  ment   to  liis   indefatigable  energy  and   keen 

eral  farming-  and  stixk-raising  and  he  ships  business   alulity.      He   has   niore-jver   in    the 

stock  directly  to  the  eastern  markets.      His  C(.ndnct  of  his  affairs  gained  a  very  enviable 

life  proves  conclusively  that  succe.-.s  does  not  reputation    for   honesty,    and    the    name    .,i 

result    from    genius,    or    from    a    fortunate  John  lUauser  is  one  known  and  highlv  hon- 

c-oiiibination    of   circumstances    but   may   be  ored   by   In's   acquaintances   throughout   this 

gaine.l  as  the  life  reward  ^A  earnest  lalH.r  portion  of  the  state. 


F.  J.  BUSCHEMEYER. 


Since  1889  F.  J.  Buschemeyer  has 
served  as  superintendent  of  the  Fairlicld 
County  Infirmary  and  his  official  record  is 
one  worthy  of  the  highe.-t  commendation, 
for  he  lias  been  most  loyal  to  the  trust  re- 
posed in  him  and  under  his  supennsion 
many  important  reforms  and  improvement? 
have  :'been.  introduced.  A  gentleman  of 
broad  sympathy  and  humanitarian  princi- 
ples, he  puts  forth  every  etTort  in  his  power 
to  improve  the  condition  of  those  who  come 
under  his  care.  He  has  a  wide  acquaint- 
ance in  Fairfield  county  and  throughout  this 
portion  of  the  state  is  held  in  high  regard. 

As  his  name  indicates  Mr,  Buschemeyer 
is  of  German  birth.  The  place  of  his  na- 
tivity is  Minden.  Prussia,  and  his  natal  day 
June  14.  1842.  At  the  age  of  six  years 
he  entere'l  the  public  schools  of  the  father- 
land, where  he  remained  until  fourteen  years 
of  age  and  then  contimietl  his  studies  in  an 


academy,  remaining  there  until  his  seven- 
teenth year.  At  that  time  he  crossed  the 
Atlantic  in  a  sailing  vessel  and  after  a  peril- 
ous and  tedious  \-oyage  of  si.\t\--seven  da}-s 
landed  ujion  the  shores  of  the  new  world. 
His  capital  was  very  limited  so  that  it  was 
necessary  for  him  to  depend  upon  his  own 
exertions  for  a  livelihood.  Diligent  and  en- 
terprising, he  scorned  no  employment  that 
would  yield  him  an  honest  living  and 
wi>rked  at  various  kinds  i>f  laK->r.  Going 
to  T'.altimore,  ^Maryland,  he  there  secured 
employment  upon  a  farm,  where  he  contin- 
ued to  work  until  1S59.  In  that  year  he 
entered  the  ser\ice  of  a  firm  engaged  in 
building  and  cc>ntracting  and  when 'he  had 
acquired  a  broad  and  accurate  knowledge 
of  the  business,  he  commenced  the  study  of 
architecture. 

In    1S64  ^Ir.   Buschemeyer  returned   to 
Germany  and  spent  one  year  at  his  old  home. 


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hut  tlie  new  world  liad  a  stroni;  nttraciii'ii 
for  liini  and  in  1803  lie  unce  mure  crc'Ssed 
tlic  briny  deep  and  in  that  year  became  a 
resident  of  Lancaster.  Ohio.  On  the  5th 
of  April,  180G,  he  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Julia  Ann  TIartman,  of  this  city, 
a  daughter  of  Henry  ilartman.  She.  too, 
was  born  in  Germany,  her  birth  occurring 
in  I'.ondorf,  on  the  14th  of  September, 
1845,  but  she  was  only  three  years  old  wlien 
brought  to  America  by  her  parents,  who 
located  on  a  fann  in  Hocking  ti'wnship, 
Fairfield  county,  about  tive  miles  west  of 
Lancaster.  Unto  ]Mr.  and  [Mrs.  Busche- 
meyer  were  born  nine  children,  seven  c>f 
whom  reached  years  of  maturity,  but  one 
one  of  the  daughters  is  now  deceased. 
Those  .still  living  are  Frederick,  Augu-tns. 
William.  Henry.  Louise  and  Dora. 

After  their  marriage  !Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Euschemeyer  began  their  domestic  life  upon 
a  farn.i  of  one  hundred  and  sixty-four  acres 
and  there  for  many  years  our  subject  de- 
voted his  energies  to  agricultural  pursuits, 
which  he  carried  on  successfully.  H-e 
placed  his  fields  under  a  high  state  of  culti- 
\atior.  and  progressive  methods  made  his 
farming  operations  a  prosperous  source  of 
income.  Although  he  started  out  in  life 
with  very  limited  financial  circumstances. 
he  steadily  advanced  until  he  reached  the 
plane  of  affluence.  He  was  ably  assisted  by 
bis  wife,  who  indeed  proved  to  him  a  faith- 
ful companion  and  helpmate  on  the  journey 
of  life.  His  children,  too.  bore  their  share 
in  the  work  of  the  farm  and  in  a  few  years 
tbe   familv   were    in    comfortable     circum- 


stances. Mr.  r>uscheme_\er  continued  a  rep- 
resentative of  the  agricultural  interests  of 
the  community  until  18S9.  at  wliich  time  he 
wa^  appointed  superintendent  of  the  Fair- 
tield  County  Infirmary  and  for  thirteen 
years,  through  different  administrations,  he 
has  continued  in  the  position,  winning  en- 
comiums by  reason  of  his  fidelity  to  duty. 
His  experience  as  an  agriculturist  well 
ciualifies  him  t(_)  superintend  the  farming 
interests  and  at  the  same  time  he  is  most 
careful  of  the  welfare  and  comfort  of  the 
inmates  of  the  establishment.  In  this  work 
he  was  most  abl)'  assisted  by  his  wife,  who 
ser\-ed  as  matron  of  the  institution  until  her 
death,  which  occurred  on  the  30th  of  Jan- 
uary. 1902.  Mrs.  Euschemeyer,  ever  mind- 
ful of  those  intrusted  to  her  care,  discharged 
every  duty  without  regard  to  her  private 
interests  or  personal  profits.  To  her  hus- 
band and  children  she  was  a  devoted  wife 
and  loving  mother.  Mr.  Euschemeyer  had 
recently  erected  a  new  brick  residence  in 
Lancaster  and  he  and  his  wife  were  eagerly 
looking  forivard  to  the  time  wdien  they 
should  occupy  their  new  home,  but  the 
hand  of  death  inter\-ened  and  Mrs.  Eusche- 
me\er  was  called  to  the  home  beyond.  She 
long  held  membership  in  the  Emanuel  Lu- 
theran church  and  the  funeral  services  were 
there  held.  Her  life  was  full  of  kindness, 
of  charity,  and  of  good  deeds,  and  all  who 
knew  her  respected  her  for  her  excellent 
work,  while  those  who  were  intimately  ac- 
quanited  with  her  ha\e  for  her  deep  love 
and  regard. 

Mr.   Buschemej-er  is  a  wide-awake,  en- 


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terprisiiig  citizen,  wli't  takes  a  deep  interest 
in  everything  pcriaining  to  the  general  wel- 
fare. In  manner  he  is  genial  and  affable, 
and   throughont  the  vears  of  his  residence 


here,  his  life  hi-ti;ry  has  t.ieen  snch 
fur  him  the  cunhdence  and  g.xid 
with  whom  he  has  been  a>sticiatt 
ness  or  personal  affairs. 


ill  of  all 
in  busi- 


JOHN  S.  BOOK. 


In  the  house  in  which  he  \v<w  resides,  ni 
Richmond  town.ship,  j-'airUcM  ci-nnty,  J(t!m 
S.  Book  was  b^trn  in  the  year  iSjij.  and  his 
residence  here  covers  more  than  the  psalm- 
ist's span  of  three  score  years  and  ten. 
Throughout  almost  three-cpiarters  of  a  cen- 
tury he  has  witnesseii  the  progress  and  de- 
velopment of  this  section  of  the  ci'untry 
and  has  rejrviced  in  the  advancement  that 
has  been  made.  He  comes  of  an.  old  \'ir- 
ginia  family,  his  father,  Samuel  Book,  hav- 
ing been  born  at  Xewnrarket  in  August. 
i8o2'.  while  the  grandfather,  John  B-iok. 
was  born  in  Germany  in  1769.  emigrating 
to  this  country  at  an  early  age.  He  took 
up  his  abode  in  Lancaster  county,  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  subsequently  removed  to  Xew- 
market,  Virginia,  where  he  married  Amia 
Barbara  Miller,  a  native  of  that  state.  Sub- 
secpiently  they  became  resi<lents  of  Ohio, 
removing  here  in  1806,  and  four  children 
blessed  their  marriage:  Mary,  Elizabeth. 
Sainuel  and  Sarah.  In  politics  Mr.  Book 
was  an  old-line  Whig  and  was  a  member 
of  the  United  Brethren  church. 

Samuel  Book,  the  father  of  our  subject, 
acquired  his  early  education  in  the  old  log 


school  house  which  was  a  feature  in  every 
pi'ineer  settlement.  His  training  at  farm 
labor  was  not  meager.  He  attended  school 
about  three  months  of  the  year  and  during 
the  remainder  of  the  time  assisted  his  father 
upon  the  home  farm  and  in  the  wagonmak- 
ing  shop  conducted  Iiy  John  Hook.  About 
1839  the  latter  in\ented  a  jjluw  and  in  con- 
nection with  his  s(.)n  Samuel  began  its  man- 
ufacture in  the  town  of  Rushville,  erecting 
there  a  buildittg  for  the  i)urpo5e  and  equip- 
ping a  good  foundry  in  order  to  make  these 
plows  and  place  them  upon  the  market. 
Throughout  his  life  Samuel  Book  also  en- 
gagefl  in  the  mrmufacture  of  wagons  and 
buggies.  In  the  year  1828.  he  was  united 
in  marriage  to  .Miss  Savilla  Sain,  a  native 
of  Fairfield  coinit}',  Ohiiv,  and  they  became 
the  parents  of  <e\-en'  srms  and  three  daugh- 
ters, namely:  John,  of  this  review:  David 
and  William  II.,  who  ha\-e  passed  away: 
Thon^as,  who  is  living  in  Athens  county, 
Ohio;  Samantha.  deceased:  George  B..  a 
resident  of  Rushville:  SamuelM..  also  liv- 
ing in  Rushville:  Fxlward  S.,  of  Canton, 
Ohio:  Sarah  B.,  who  makes  her  home  with 
her  brother   Jolm :  and  Clara   E.,  the  wife 


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169 


of  P'rcd  L.  Da\i'i.  of  California.  Samuel 
jioivk  was  an  i:lil-line  Whig  in  his  political 
ahiliations  until  liie  time  of  the  Civil  war. 
when  he  became  a  Republican.  He  was 
alMi  a   member  vif  the   Methodist   church.. 

John  S.  P.o,:k  acquired  hbs  early  educa- 
tion in  a  b'g  school  h.-use  that  sto<>d  on  the 
proent  site  of  the  town  hall  of  Rushville. 
When  he  was  abi.ait  ten  years  of  age.  how- 
ever, the  building  was  torn  dc>wn  and  was 
replaced  In-  a  wcoden  structure,  which  in 
course  of  time  \vas  supplanted  by  a  fine 
brick  buibling.  Mr.  Book  continued  as  a 
student  c  f  the  'public  schwjls  until  he  was 
sixteen  years  of  age,  wdien  he  began  learn- 
ing the  barne>s  making  trade,  filling  a  four 
years'  apprenticeship  in  the  town  of  Rush- 
ville. He  afterward  removed  to  Kentucky, 
where  liC?- remained  for  one  and  one-half 
year^.  tliere  working  at  his  trade  of  a  sad- 
dler.    IJn  the  expiration  r)f  that  period  he 


removed  to  Missouri,  where  he  was  em- 
ployed until  i8')0.  In  tb.at  year  he  removed 
to  the  Cliemkee  Nation  in  the  Indian  Ter- 
riti.>ry,  where  he  followed  harne.-s  making 
for  a  _\ear.  On  accimnt  of  the  Ci\il  uar 
and  the'  hi_)stility  of  ]ieople  in  the  south  to 
those  who  came  from  tlie  north,  he  then 
left  the  territory  and  made  his  way  to  St. 
Louis,  w  here  he  remained  for  some  months, 
subseijnently  returnin.g  to  Cincinnati.  Since 
his  return  to  Rushville,  in  1884,  he  has 
worked  t^r  some  extent  at  his  trade  and  is 
now  practicall}-  living  a  retired  life,  hav- 
ing reached  the  age  of  seventy-two  years. 
In  politics  he  is  a  Republican,  but  lias  taken 
no  acti\e  part  in  p'llitical  work.  He  has 
neser  s^'Ught  or  desired  c-ffice.  The  oriiy 
time  be  held  a  {xViitical  position  was  when 
he  served  as  town  clerk.  He  belongs  to 
one  of  the  oltl  families  of  the  county  and 
is  well  known  in  this  portion  of  Ohio. 


VAN  H.  GINDER. 


Van  H.  Cinder  was  born  in  canton  BasiU 
Switzerlaiul.  December  9.  iSj2.  and  is  a 
son  of  John  and,  Mary  Cinder,  both  of 
whom  were  natives  of  the  .same  province. 
They  were  fine  silk  riblxm  weavers  in  the 
city  of  Basil,  where  they  remained  until 
1829,  wdien  they  came  to  .\merica.  sailing 
from  Havre  de  Crace,  France,  on  an  .\mer- 
ican  merchantman,  which  was  torty-two 
days  in  crossing  the  Atlantic.     For  a  short 


time  they  remained  in  Xew  York  and  thence 
proceeded  to  Albany  by  steamer,  where  they 
toctk  boat  for  Buffalo  on  the  Erie  canal, 
pnxeeding  thence  across  Lake  Erie  to  I'lH't- 
land,  Ohio.  From  the  latter  place  they 
made  their  way  in  a  one-horse  wagon  to 
Fairfield  conirty,  settling"  in  the  northea>t- 
ern  part  of  Lil>erty  township.  For  a  fevvr 
davs  the  father  remained  with  a  man  liv- 
ing in  that  kxralitv  ami  then  went  to  Wal- 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


nut  towiisliip.  where  lie  continued  witli  a 
man  by  the  name  "i  Christ  Weaver  nntil 
1S30.  In  that  year  he  weiu  to  Grcenheld 
townsliii),  wliere  lie  innxliased  thin\-  acres 
of  lantl,  ami  Ixith  he  and  his  wiie  dic'l  uix:in 
the  farm  which  he  there  ile\eli>ped.  'J'hey 
were  the  parents  of  tliree  children,  two  sons 
and  a  daughter.  J'>hn  Ginder  being  the 
eldest.  Anna  ^lar}-  liccame  the  wife  of 
Peter  Walters  and  they  removed  to  Han- 
cock county,  Ohio,  Vv-here  they  developed  a 
farm  amidst  the  forest,  but  l>ilh  are  now- 
deceased.  \'an  H.  is  the  youngest  of  the 
family.  The  father  died  in  1840.  at  the 
age  of  sixty-sesen  years,  while  the  mother 
passed  away  in  1878,  at  the  ad\anced  age 
of  eightv-two  rears,  both  being  interred  in 
St.  Peters  cemetery  in  Pleasant  township. 
Thev  were  cunsister.t  and  active  members 
of  the  Kefi.rmed  church,  in  whicli  Mr. 
Ginder  serx'ed  as  one  ^i  the  deacmis.  They 
shaped  their  lives  by  their  Christian  belief 
and  teachings  and  d  anmandeil  the  respect 
of  all  who  knew  them.  In  his  political  views 
the  father  was  a  Democrat. 

Van  H.  Ginder  began  his  education  in 
the  Paul  school  of  Walnut  township,  his 
teacher  being  the  daughter  of  old  Jesse 
Pugli.  He  afterward  continued  his  studies 
in  scho<:>I  Xo.  i.  in  Greenfield  township, 
under  David  Brant.  The  first  schcKil  he 
attended,  ht>\\•e^■er.  was  a  subscription 
schi>->l.  lessons  being  given  in'  an  old  log 
cabin.  Mr.  Ginder  was  largely  employed  in 
the  acquirement  nf  an  educaticu  until  1 841, 
when  he  l>egan  learning  the  blacksmith's 
trade,  under  the  direction  of  Samuel  Ross, 
of  the  village  oi  Baltimore.     He  served  an 


apprenticeship  for  three  and  one-half  years- 
and  tiien  followed  the  trade  as  a  journey- 
man. .\fter  his  first  marriage,  in  1846, 
he  conducted  a  l>lacksmith  shoj)  c>f  his  own 
in  Baltimore,  Ohio,  ami  followed  that  pur- 
suit for  alx>ut  thirty-two  years,  or  until 
187S.  He  now  c>wns  a  rich  and  arable  tract 
of  thirty-five  acres  of  farm  land,  also  some 
village  property,  having  judiciously  placed 
his  capital  in  the  safest  of  all  investments — ■ 
real  estate. 

Mr.  Ginder  was  married  on  the  29th  of 
March,  1S46,  to  JMiss  Rebecca  Gunder,  a 
native  of  Baltimore  and  a  daughter  of 
George  and  So[)hia  Gunder.  The  father 
died  long  pri^r  to  the  marriage  of  hi?  rlaugh- 
ter,  after  which  her  mother  maile  her  home 
witli  our  subject  until  called  to  her  final 
rest.  One  child  was  Imrn  uf  this  union.  La 
Fayette,  who  died  at  the  age  of  sexenteen 
years  and  was  buried  at  Basil,  in  1868.  His 
mother  passed  away  in  1878.  at  the  age  of 
eighty-two  years.  She  was  a  memlier  of 
the  Methodist  Kpi-copal  church.  In  1891 
Mr.  Ginder  was  again  married,  his  second 
union  being  with  ]vliss  Fanny  Kellenlierger, 
a  native  of  Baltimore.  Maryland. 

In  1S70  Mr.  Ginder  was  elected  upon  the 
Democratic  ticket  to  the  oftice  of  justice  of 
the  peace,  in  which  capacity  he  sened  con- 
tinuously until  he  had  been  in  the  office  for 
thirty-two  }ears.  For  eight  years  he  was 
trustee  of  the  Children's  Home  near  Lan- 
caster, for  four  years  was  trustee  <>f 
Liberty  townshii),  while  in  1890  lie  served 
as  land  appraiser  of  that  township.  He 
was  n^ayor  of  the  village  of  Baltimore  for 
one  vear.     He  ha>  been  a  consistent  Demo- 


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crat  thnjugh  his  entire  life,  frequently  serv-  industry,  economy  and  activitv  has  Itrouglit 

ing  as  a  delegate  tu  the  conventions  of  his  to  our  subject   a  very  comfortable  C' mipe- 

party.     His  wife  is  a  mentber  of  the  Re-  tence  and  as  the  years  have  passed  \"an  H. 

formed   church,   while   ]\Ir.   Ginder  belongs  Ginder  has  gained  a  creditable  and  leading 

t'.)  the  United  Brethren  church.     A  life  of  position  in  financial  circles. 


JAMES  POOL. 


James  Tool,  now  deceased,  was  a  resi- 
dent of  Greenticid  township,  Fairheld  coun- 
ty, and  the  qualities  of  an  upright  man- 
hood were  his,  winning  for  him  the  esteem 
and  confidence  of  his  fellow  men.  He  was 
born  near  F'ittsburg.  in  Washington  coun- 
ty, Pennsyhania.  December  ii,  1S19.  and 
was  a  son  of  \Mlliam  Pool,  a  nati\e  of  Eng- 
land, who  on  crossing  the  Atlantic  to  Amer- 
ica took  tip  his  abixle  in  Washington  coun- 
ty, Pennsylvania.  The  subject  of  this  re- 
view acquired  his  educati.  rn  in  the  public 
sch(X>ls  anfl  spent  the  days  of  his  boyhood 
and  youth  in  the  county  of  his  nativity.  In 
1S42  he  sought  a  home  in  0\\\o.  removing 
to  Hocking  c<iun.ty,  where  he  engaged  in 
farming  for  twenty  years,  becoming  one  of 
the  successful,  well  known  and  esteemed 
agriculturists  of  that  community.  \\'hile 
there  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
:Mary  A\"aller.  a  native  of  Ohio  and  a  (laugh- 
ter of  Sanniel  Waller,  whose  birth  occurred 
in  \'irginia.  and  who  was  a  soldier  of  the 
war  of  i8t2.  while  the  grandfather  of  Mrs. 
Pool  was  one  of  the  heroes  of  tiie  Revo- 
lution, valiantly  aiding  in  the  struggle  for 
independence. 


In  i86j  }v[r.  Pool  went  with  hi-  familv 
to  Xcw  Albany.  Indiana,  and  there  he  6s- 
tablished  a  marble  and  granite  busines-.  in 
connection  with  his  brother,  the  partner- 
ship, being  maintained  for  four  years.  On 
the  expiration  of  that  period  our  subject 
sold  out  and  in  1860  removed  to  Lar.caster, 
Ohio,  where  he  embarked  in  the  same  line 
of  business.  After  conducting  the  enter- 
prise fi:>r  a  while,  however,  he  put  aside 
cares  along  that  line  and  purchased  one 
hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  hne  farming 
land,  a  portion  of  which  is  within  the  cor- 
porate limits.  He  located  thererju  and 
throughcut  his  remaining  days  gave  his  at- 
teutiim  u>  the  development  and  culti\-atioa 
of  the  land,  the  rich  fields  returning  to  him 
golden  harvests  for  his  industry  and  dili- 
gence. He  was  ^•ery  reliable  in  business  and 
well  does  he  deserve  the  success  which  he 
has  gained. 

Unto  Air.  and  Mrs.  Pool  were  born  four 
childrai.  of  whom  three  are  now  li\-ing. 
Asbury  S.  resides  in  I,ancaster  and  mar- 
ried Miss  Maria  Stone,  b\'  whom  he  has 
seven  children:  Lola.  P>elle.  Minnie.  I'rank, 
Harrv.     Smith     and     OUie.       Francis     M. 


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wedded  Miss  OIlie  \'yleiitine  and  iliey  re- 
side m  Lancastfi'.  William  died  in  youth. 
Maroaret  Eli/aln.-th.  t'>  wlvnii  \ve  arc  •  in- 
debted for  the  lii-tia-y  concerniiic,^  her  I'a- 
tlier.  hecanie  the  wife  ut  Tlionui';  J.  McFar- 
land.  who  f<ir  many  years  was  a  successful 
and  popular  traveling  salesman.  His  par- 
ents were  John  C.  and  Amanda  (Carlisle) 
JMcFarland.  the  former  hiirn  in  Green.field 
township.  September  22.  i8io.  was  a  sku 
of  Walter  and  Margaret  (  Cuuriright )  JMc- 
Farland, both  of  whom  were  early  settlers 
of  Greenfield  township,  Fairt'ield  county, 
casting  in  their  lot  witii  the  pioneers  here. 
Unto  Thomas  J.  ^IcFarland  and  hi?  wife 
have  been  born  two  children.  The  elder 
is  Eugene,  a  resident  of  Greenfield  town- 
shi]i.  \vho  married  ?\Iis>  Julia  O'Coiuh.t  a!id 
they  have  three  children — Margaret  A.. 
Mary  and  Frances  F>.  The  daughter  of 
rvlr.  and  Mrs.  McFarland  is  Mary,  the  wife 
of  Burns  Schryver.  of  Circleville.  Ohii.i. 
Mr.  McFarland  was  called  to  his  final  rest 


and  his  remains  were  interred  in  Forest 
Ro-;e  cemetery  of  Lancaster.  Pie  was  de- 
^•otefl  to  his  wife  and  children  and  also  had 
many  warnr  frien<ls  throughout  the  com- 
munity. 

Mr.  Poo!  was  a  Dennx-rat  in  his  political 
\iews  anil  he  and  his  wife  \\ere  active, 
zealous  and  earnest  mciubers  of  the 
Methodist  Fpi'^copal  church  (  f  Lancaster. 
He  started  out  in  life  a  p( » ^r  boy.  but 
accumulated  a  handsome  conipetence  dur- 
ing the  years  of  an  active  and  honor- 
able bu.siness  career.  He  [Hvssessed  many 
stcrlin.g  traits  of  character  and  wherever 
known  was  esteemed  for  his  genuine 
worth.  He  died  June  jCj.  1S98.  and 
was  burieil  in  Forest  Rose  cemeter}-.  His 
wife,  who  was  l)'-)rn  in  1820.  still  sur\ives 
him  and  is  yet  an  acti\'c  old  lady  of  eight_\'- 
tv.-o  xears.  The  famih-  is  >  ne  that  is 
widely  and  favorably  known  in  Fairfield 
county,  having  long  been  residents  within 
its  borders. 


FRANKLIN   L.  FLOWERS,  M.  D. 


It  is  an  inrportant  public  duty  to  honor  his  services   are  kept   in   rememl^rance  c'uid 

and  perpetuate  as  far  as  possible  the  mem-  the  importance  of   tho>e  services   acknowl- 

ory  of  an  eminent  citizen — one  who  b_v  his  edg-ed.     His  e\ami:)le  in  whatever  fields  his 

blameless    and    honorable    life    and    distin-  work  may  ha\e  been  ilone  thus  stands  as  an 

guished  career  reflected  credit  not  only  ui>on  r.-bject  le.-son  to  those  whi>  come  after  him, 

the  city  in  which  he  made  his  home  but  upon  and  though  dead  he  still  speaks.     Long  after 

the  state.     Through  such   memorials  as  this  all  recollection  of  his  persr.nality  shall  ha\'e 

at  hand  an  individual  and  the  character  of  faded  from  the  minds  of  men  the  less  perish- 


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>75 


able  record  may  tell  the  story  of  his  life  aiul 
ciiimiiend  his  example  tor  imitation.  Xo 
man  was  ever  mure  respected  in  the  com- 
munity in  which  he  li\cd  nr  e\er  nmrc  fully 
enjoyed  the  confidence  of  the  pe(_;ple  than 
Franklin  L.  l-"li>\\tTs.  In  his  lifetime  the 
pco]5le  nf  this  state  rejoiced  in  his  advance- 
ment and  in  the  hon^irs  to  which  he  attained, 
and  since  his  death  they  have  cherished  his 
menii  iry.  lie  was  one  of  the  most  success- 
ful ]>i(;neer  physicians  of  Fairfield  county, 
having-  gained  a  high  and  prominent  posi- 
tion in  a  profession  wherein  wealth  and  in- 
fluence availeth  little  or  naught,  the  meas- 
ure "f  success  depending  upi.Mi  the  men- 
talitv.  ability — both  natural  and  acquired — 
and  the  broad  culture  and  ready  sympathy 
of  the  indixidual. 

Franklin  Lambert  Fluwers  was  born 
upon  a  fami  in  Harrison  county,  Virginia, 
March  17,  iSti.  and  died  in  Lancaster, 
Ohio,  on  the  :;ist  of  Xovember,  1S90. 
\A'hen  quite  voung  he  accompan'ed  his  par- 
ents i>n  their  removal  to  Kentuck\-  and  after 
gainir.g  a  meagre  education  gained  in  a 
single  term's  attendance  at  the  district 
school  he  finally  studied  medicine.  Fie  had, 
liowever,  in  the  meaaitime.  broadened  his 
knowleilge  through  reading,  experience  and 
observation.  He  became  a  student  in  the 
office  and  under  the  direction  of  Dr.  George 
McCor.k.  of  Xew  Lisbon,  Columbiana 
county,  Ohio.  He  attended'  one  session  of 
lecture>  in  the  Ohio  Medical  College  at  Cin- 
cinnati. Ohio,  during  the  year  1S34-5,  and 
afterward  began  practice  in  Brownsville, 
and  at  different  times  continued  his  pro- 
fessii  nal  work  at  Reholjoth  and  Xew  Lex- 


ington. The  year  1874  witnessed  his  ar- 
rival in  I^ancaster.  Having  pract'ced  in  the 
regular  school  of  medicine  fur  twenty-two 
year.-  he  harl  become  a  convert  of  home- 
opathy, ami  practiced  according  to  tlic  ten- 
ets of  the  school  until  his  demise.  He  at- 
tended a  course  of  lectures  at  the  Western 
Homeopathic  Medical  College,  from  which 
he  received  the  degree  of  Medical  Doctor  in 
1S64.  During  his  residence  iiu  Lancaster  he 
had  a  \-ery  lucrati\e  practice  and  his  office 
was  for  many  years  the  headquarters  f(jr 
medical  students  and  yoimg  physicians,  who 
were  always  benefited  by  their  association 
with  the  older  member  of  the  ]>rofession, 
receiving  from  him  knowledge  and  advice 
that  pro\'ed  of  great  advantage  to  them  in 
their  practice.  He  was  always  the  friend  of 
the  voung  physician  and  never  hesitated  to 
give  to  liim  out  of  the  rich  stores  of  his 
long  e.x])erience  and  wisdom.  Dr.  Flowers 
was  a  constant  student,  and  being  a  quick 
observer,  he  profited  largely  in  the  great 
school  of  exjierience.  He  had,  too,  a  re- 
tentive mind,  his  memory  partaking  of  the 
nature  of  the  A\onderful.  He  was  quick  to 
accept  and  recognize  the  utility  of  any  idea 
advanced  b}'  the  profession  and  to  adajit  it 
in  his  own  i>rofessional  work.  He  long' 
held  meniber>hip  with  the  Ohii.>  State  ]\Iedi- 
cal  SixMety  and  thus  became  widely  known 
throughout  the  state:  but  the  Doctor  did 
not  confine  his  reading,  study  and  investi- 
gation, alone  to  the  subjects  bordering  upon 
medical  practice.  He  continued  throughout 
his  life  a  liroad  reader  and  became  one  of 
the  best  infdrmed  men  in  this  portion  of  the 
state.      The   bo.iks   that    were  his   constant 


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companions  during  his  leisure  moments 
were  Seneca's  Morals,  Polbick's  Course  of 
Time  and  GiblKjns'  Rome. 

Tlic  Doctor  was  four  times  married.  l)ut 
his  only  surviving  chilfl  is  Mrs.  Belle  (_ira\es. 
of  Columbus,  Ohio.  His  son,  J.  K. 
Flowers,  who  was  a  resilient  of  the  capital 
city,  died  a  slmrt  time  prii.ir  to  the  death  of 
his  father.  There  are  now  living  eiglit 
grandchildren,  eleven  great-grandchildren 
and  one  sister,  Mrs.  E.  A.  Clayton,  of  Xew 
Salem,  Ohii'.  who  has  reached  the  ad\'anced 
age  of  eighty-seven  years. 

Politically  the  Dc^ctor  was  a  stanch 
Democrat.  In  early  life  he  took  an  active 
interest  in  jjolitics,  but  during  the  last 
twenty-fue  years  of  his  earthly  existence  his 
attentinn  was  devoted  in  aii  imdivided  man- 
ner to  his  profession.  His  practice  contin- 
ually grew  in  volume  and  importance  and 
he  was  long  recngni/;ed  as  one  of  the  most 
capable  members  of  the  profession  in  this 


portion  of  Ohio.  He  was  an  entertaining 
ccvnversationalist  and  carried  into  the  sick 
n.x>m  not  only  the  remedial  restorative^  that 
were  admiin^tered  but  the  sunshine  of  liis 
own  (>rescnce,  w  hich  was  also  a  helpful  ele- 
ment in  effecting  cures.  He  was  always 
hopeful  and  his  r.wu'  h^kpc  often  inspired  his 
patients.  As  a  man  and  citizen  he  was 
highly  respected.  His  kind  heart  was 
always  beating  in  accord  with  the  urifortu- 
nate.  He  was  indeed  a  faithful  and  loyal 
friend  who  could  be  coimted  on  in  times  of 
need.  To  know  Dr.  Flowers  was  to  esteem 
and  honor  him.  His  friendship  was  much 
prized  and  it  could  be  won  Vjy  an  honest, 
upright  life,  ^^d^en  he  passed  away  I,an- 
caster  bust  on.e  of  its  best  physicians,  one  of 
its  truest  and  noblest  citizens  and  a  man 
whose  integrity  of  purpose  and  lionesty  of 
dealing  were  beyond  question.  His  mem- 
ory is  still  enshrined  in  the  hearts  of  many 
who  knew  him. 


HENRY  A.  MARTENS. 


The  German  element  in  our  national  the  land.  A  well  known  representative  of 
commonwealth  has  Ix^en  a  very  imiiortant  this  class  is  Henry  A.  Martens,  recently 
one,  the  sijns  of  the  fatherland  coming  to 
the    new     world    liaving    readily     adapted 


themselves  ti>  the  ditferent  conditions,  cus- 
toms and  haliits  of  <%\v  people,  and  their 
enterprise,  perseverance  and  reliability  ha\-e 
made  them  valued  citizens,  who  have  con- 
trilnited  to  the  progress  and  ailvancement  of 


closely -connected  with  the  industrial  and" 
conxn-.ercial  interests  of  Lancaster,  Init  is 
now  living  in  hrjuoreil  retirement  frr;m  lal^Kir, 
his  earnest  and  persistent  efforts  in  former 
_\'ears  having  brLiight  ti.>  him  a  handsrme 
competence.  He  is  what  the  world  calls 
a  self-made  man,  and  his  strength  of  char- 


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acter,  his  untlaggiiig  perseverance,  relia- 
bility and  activity  have  commanded  tor  liim 
the  admiration  and  respect  oi  all  with  whom 
business  or  social  relations  ha\e  Ijri'Ught 
him  in  contact. 

INIr.  ^Martens  was  born  in  the  kingdom 
of  Hanover,  Germany,  March  7.  1825.  He 
as  reared  and  educated  in  his  native  county. 
pursuing  liis  studies  l)etween  the  age  of  six 
and  fourteen  years  in  accordance  with  the 
laws  of  his  native  land.  After  putting  aside 
his  text  boc>ks  he  entered  upon  his  business 
career  as  an  apprentice  to  the  carpenter's 
■  trade,  serving  faithfully  for  four  years.  H6 
then  traveled  for  a  time  as  a  journeyman, 
working  at  his  trade  in  different  important 
cities  on  the  continent,  but  at  length  he  de- 
termined to  try  his  fortune  in  the  new  world, 
believing  better  opportunities  for  advance- 
ment in  business  were  here  offered.  In  1845 
he  sailed  for  the  pijrt  of  Xew  York,  but 
landed  at  Baltimore  after  a  hazardous  voy- 
age of  nine  weeks.  At  once  he  continued 
his  journey  by  land  until  he  hail  arri\"ed  in 
Fairfield  county.  Ohio,  where  he  resided 
with  his  uncle,  Frederick  Martens,  and 
there  he  was  employed  until  his  patriotic 
spirit  prompted  his  enlistment  as  a  defender 
of  his  adopted  land  in  the  w  ar  with  Mexico. 
He  became  a  member  of  the  Fourth  Ohio 
Regiment  under  command  of  Colonel 
Charles  Eruf^  and  took  part  in  a  number  of 
engagements.  He  was  then  discharged  at 
the  close  of  hostilities  and  returned  to  Cin- 
cinnati. Ohio,  whence  lie  made  his  way  to 
Fairfield  county. 

Mr.  Martens  resinned  work  at  the  car- 
penter's trade  and  eventually  became  what 
was  known  as  a  "boss  carpenter"  or  master 


workman.  His  first  independent  venture 
wa>  in  the  line  of  merchandising.  }Ie  pur- 
chased an  interest  in  a  hardware  st^.^re  ia 
connection  with  T.  J.  Hansen,  the  firm  be- 
coming T.  J.  Hansen  &  Company,  a  st_\le 
that  was  maintained  lor  twelve  years,  en  the 
expiration  of  which  period  Mr.  Martens 
purchased  Mr.  Hansen's  interest  and  the 
firm  of  H.  A.  Martens  S:  Sons  was  organized. 
Practical,  enterprising  business  men,  the 
new  firm  was  soon  in  the  enjoyment  i.f  a 
large  and  constant!}  increasing  business.. 
In  their  store,  located  on  ^lain  street,  they 
carrie<l  an  extensive  line  of  shelf  and  heavy 
hardware  and  farm  machinery  and  buggies, 
and  their  enterprise,  their  honorable  deal- 
higs  an<d  earnest  desire  to  please  secured 
to  them  a  profitable  trade.  The  busii-.ess  ui 
Martens  &  Sons  was  long  regarded  as  one 
of  the  leading  mercantile  concerns  I'.f  the 
city,  being  successfully  conducted  by  our 
subject  and  his  sons  until  Januarv.  T901, 
when  the  father  retired  from  the  acti\  e  man- 
agement, leaving  the  yoamger  meml;ers  .of 
the  firm  to  control  and  extend  their  busi- 
ness interests.  Since  that  time  our  subject 
has  devoted  his  attention  merely  h>  super- 
intending his  invested  interests  and  to  the 
enjoyments  of  life,  which  are  afforded  by 
his  leisure,  the  companionship  of  frien.tls, 
and  the  pleasures  of  home.  A  man  of  re- 
sourceful ability,  he  has  not  confined  his  ef- 
forts alone  to  one  line.  He  was  financially 
interested  in  and  for  several  years  was  the 
president  of  the  Ibrcking  ^'"alley  Xati.  mal 
Bank  and  for  an  extended  period  served  as 
one  of  its  directors. 

Of  his  sons.   :\IcClellan   and  Albert,   in 
100 r.  erected  what  is  known  as  the  Mar- 


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tens  block,  a  fine  >ui)st;mtial  three-story 
brick  structure,  fn.nlinj;  the  pui)lic  square 
and  extending  frcjni  ^]ain  street  tn  the  al- 
ley. It  is  t()rty-?e\'en  by  ime  hundred  and 
eighty  feet  and  is  a  nti>>t  nnnlern  and  well 
equipped  liiock.  'Jdie  tlrsi  ilinir  is  used  for 
stores  and  tiie  secuml  and  third  fur  oflices. 
It  is  heated  through. ml  l>y  steam  and  lighted 
by  gas  and  electricity,  and  the  elevator  is 
run  by  water  p^r-wer.  This  splendid.  Imild- 
ing  is  iK.il  only  a  creilit  ti^  the  city,  but  is 
a  monument  to  the  enterprise  anil  jirogress- 
ive  spirit  of  Mr.  Martens  and  his  three 
■  sons. 

Mr.  Martens  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  Mary  Shoemaker,  of  Fairfield  coun- 
ty. Ohi'.'.  a  daughter  of  Samuel  Slioemaker. 
a  native  of  Pennsylv.ania.  who  became  an 
early  settler  and  highly  respected  citizen  of 
Fairheld  county.  He  married  ]\[iss  ]\Iartha 
Bixby.  also  a  native  of  the  Key  store  state, 
and  among  their  children  was  Mrs.  Martens. 
Unto  our  subject  and  h\>  v>ife  have  been 
born  si.\  children;  William  L.,  A\h>>  Ii  Hows 
agricultural  pursuits:  .\lhert  II..  McClellan 
and  Charles  D..  who  are  associated  in  busi- 
ness as  hardware  merchants  and  occupy  a 
leading  jiosition  in  c  >nmiercial  circles  in 
Lancaster:  Sarah,  the  v-ife  i>f  (leorge  Or- 
man.  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Orman  Broth- 
ers, prominent  lumber  dealer^  of  Lancaster: 
and  Ella,  th.e  wife  of  Charles  L).  Webb,  who 
is  now  residing  in  Decatur.  Illinois.  The 
mother  died  in  i88/.  lea\ing  mrmy  warm 
friends  to  nicjurn  her  lo-,-.  She  was  devot- 
ed tr.  her  fanrily  ami  was  an  acceptable  and 
consistent  memb-er  of  St.  Peter's  Lutheran 
church.  Mr.  Martens  has  since  married 
Mrs.     Christina     Xestcr,     a     daughter     of 


Charle-  anal  Klizabeth  Banmann.  In  addi- 
tio-n  ti.>  Ills  pleasant  home  and  other  prop- 
erty interests  in  Lancaster.  Mr.  Martens 
owns  a  valuable  and  richly  cultivated  farm 
of  twi..  hund.red  and  seven  acres  in  Fair- 
field county,  and  the  rental  therefrom  adds 
materially  to  his  incirme. 

To  the  Democratic  i)arty  Mr.  Martens 
gnves  his  political  su))i)ort.  l>elieving  firmly 
in  its  principles,  and  his  fellow  townsmen, 
recognizing  his  worth  and  ability,  have  fre- 
quently called  him  to  public  office.  For 
twelve  years  he  served  as  justice  of  the 
peace.  Ins  imjiartial  rulings  and  fidelity  to 
duty  winning  him  high  commendation.  He 
wa.-^  also  clerk  and  treasurer  of  IMarlison 
town>hip.  having  been  appointed  to  the  lat- 
ter jjosition  in  1870.  In  1S75  '^^  ^^"''*  elect- 
ed treasurer  of  Fairfield  county  for  a  tenn 
of  two  years  and  filled  the  office  so  accept- 
ably that  he  was  re-elected  in  1877.  hi^  in- 
cumbency covering  a  period  of  four  years, 
at  the  expiration  of  which  time  he  retired 
frijm  office  as  he  had  er.tered  it.  with  the 
Confidence  and  giwid  will  of  the  pnljlic.  His 
P'<~'litical  career,  like  his  private  life,  is  above 
reproach.  Possessing  a  philanthropic  and 
benevolent  spirit,  many  have  reason  to 
gratefully  remember  Hem-y  Martens  for 
timely  assistance  rendered  in  their  hour  of 
need.  He  was  instrumental  in  estal)lishing 
the  Fairfield  County  Children's  Hcmie, 
which  was  organized  in  1S82.  He  became 
one  of  its  trustee.s  and  was  also  president 
of  the  board,  giving  his  services  gratuitous- 
ly for  the  benefit  of  the  institution,  which  is 
one  of  the  most  creditable  in  the  county,  its 
beneficent  purpose  making  it  Avorthy  the 
supi)ort  and  co-(-.[)eration  of  all  those  wdiose 


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Inimanitnrian  spirit  recnonj^^es  tlie  l.irotlicr- 
hiiijcl  Mt  inankinij.  'ri'.e  nio^t  envinus  could 
11. It  grud.qe  Mr.  Marten'^  liis  success,  so 
lionurably  has  it  heeu  wrm  and  sri  wortliily 
used.  lie  came  to  this  country  in  limited 
financial  circumstances,  hut  eml.iracino-  every 
np]iortunit}'  for  business  achancement  he 
has   worked   his   way   steadily   upward,   his 


al 

t^-oal 

sail: 


l)erseveraiice.  dilit^encc  and  enterprise  en- 
him  to  steailily  advance  toward  the 
)t  iirosjierily.  He  sustains  an  unas- 
e  reputation  in  business  circles  and 
now  in  the  excnini;-  of  life  he  conmiands  the 
respect,  good  will,  confidence  and  appro- 
bation of  his  fellow  townsmen  to  nn  unusual 
degree. 


JOSEPH  CHRISTY. 


In  t'ue  front  rank  of  the  columns  which 
have  advanced  the  civilization  of  Ohii>,  Mr. 
Chri<ty  has  led  the  way  to  the  substantial 
devclojiinent,  progress'  and  upbuilding'  of 
Fairtield  county,  being  particularly  active 
in  promoting  its  growth,  especial!}'  alrmg 
agricultural  lines.  His  memory  goes  back 
to  the  time  ^v]len  this  entire  district 
was  but  sparsely  settled,  when  the  forests 
stood  in  their  primeval  strength,  little  of 
the  land  having  been  reclaimed  for  the  pur- 
pose of  civilization.  It  was  just  as  it  came 
from  the  hand  of  nature,  and  awaited  the 
awakening  touch  of  the  plow  and  cultivator 
to  become  a  productive  tract. 

Seventy-five  years  ago  Josqjh  Christy 
first  opened  his  eyes  to  the  light  of  day,  his 
birthplace  being  Amanda  township,  Fair- 
field county.  His  paternal  grandfather, 
Henry  Christy,  was  born  in  Pennsylvania, 
and  about  1790  came  to  Ohio,  locating  in  this 
county,  where  he  spent  his  remaining  days. 
He  entered  a  large  tract  of  government  land 


lying  in  Amanda  and  Clear  Lake  townshipb, 
and  at  once  began  to  clear  it  and  make  it 
ready  for  the  plow.  In  the  midst  of  the  for- 
est he  built  a  log  cabin  and  de\'eli.ped  a 
good  home  for  his  family,  his  residence  be- 
ing l<jcatcd  in  the  edge  of  Clear  Creek 
township.  There  he  lived  until  his  death., 
wliich  cccurred  in  the  home  of  his  sini  Hen- 
ry, the  father  of  our  subject.  The  grand- 
father was  a  prosperous  and  progressive 
man,  who  aided  in  laying  deep  and  broad 
the  foundation  for  the  present  development 
and  advanced  condition  of  this  porti<">u  of 
Ohio.  His  well  directed  etTorts  in  business 
resulted  in  bringing  to  him  very  crerlitable 
and  gratifying  success.  He  accumulated  a 
large  amount -of  property,  which  he  event- 
ually divided  among  his  children. 

Among  his  sons  was  Henry  Christy,  the 
father  of  Joseph,  our  subject.  He  was  lx>m 
in  Maryland,  near  the  site  of  Hagerstown, 
and  about  1800  was  brought  to  Ohio  by  hi=; 
parents.      He  -was   a  resident   of    Fairfield 


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county,  refilling  uihui  the  land  wliich  Iiis.fa- 
llier  IukI  iiurcliaserl.  After  arrising  at  years 
of  maturity  he  devotcii  his  attention  to  gen- 
eral farming  and  stock  raising,  and  found 
in  tliat  brancii  of  business  activit}'  a  source 
■o(  income,  which  compensated  him  well  and 
■enabled  him  to  provide  a  comfortable  com- 
petence fc"^r  his  Avife  and  children.  He  owmed 
and  culti\-ated  two  hundred  acres  of  land, 
whicli  was  given  Iiim  by  his  father,  and  his 
place  was  e\-er  noted  for  its  neat  and  thrifty 
appearance  and  for  the  splendid  tields  of 
grain,  gi\'ing  promise  of  abundant  harvests. 
His  fellow  townsmen  recognizetl  his  worth 
and  ability,  frequently  calling  him  to  pub- 
lic office,  and  among  other  positions  which 
he  filled!  he  served  as  justice  of  the  peace. 
He  voted  with  the  Democracy,  strongly  en- 
dorsing its  principles.  His  able  ci>ox>cra- 
tion  was  ever  gi\en  to  movements  for  the 
general  gnod  and  he  was  accounted  one  of 
the  valued  and  representative  men  of  Fair- 
field Count}'.  He  manifested  his  loyalty  to 
his  countr_\-  liy  enlisting  in  the  war  of  1S12, 
serving  until  the  close-  of  hostilities.  Both 
he  and  his  wife  belonged  to  the  Lutheran 
church.  His  death  occurred  in  1835,  when 
Joseph  Christy  was  eight  years  of  age,  while 
the  ni'ither  of  our  subject,  who  bore  the 
maiden  name  of  Mary  Ann  Firestone,  died 
on  the  old  home  place  in  1869  at  the  ripe 
old  age  of  seventy  years.  Twelve  children 
had  l>een  born  of  that  union.' 

Joseph  Christy,  the  ninth  in  order  of 
birth,  was  the  youngest  of  si.K  sons  and  is 
the  onl_\-  one  ni>w  living.  At  the  usual  age 
he  entered  the  public  schools  of  his  district, 
therein  mastering  the  cc>mmon  branches  of 


Engli>h  learning,  while  under  his  father's 
direction  he  became  familiar  with  farm  w  urk 
in  its  various  departments.  He  reir.ained 
i_>n  the  i_)!d  hranestead  until  after  liis  mar- 
riage, which  imi>.M"tant  e\ent  in  his  life  oc- 
curred in  1850.  The  wife  of  his  choice 
was  r^liss  Haimah  Steward,  a  daughter  of 
Charles  Steward,  a  prominent  farmer  of 
Amanda  lownship,  who  died  abuut  fifteen 
years  ago.  Mr.  Christy  l>rought  his  bride 
to  the  old  home  and  there  carried  on  farm- 
ing fcir  sijme  lime,  after  which  he  juir- 
chased  a  tract  of  land  in  Clear  Creek  biwn- 
ship,  belonging  ti>  the  estate  of  his  brother. 
For  a  few  years  he  resided  on  that  place 
and  then  bought  his  present  farm  in  Aman- 
da townsliip,  making  his  home  therein  con- 
tinuously since  1858.  It  consists  of  one 
hunurcil  acres  of  rich  land,  all  of  which  is 
under  culti\-ati(in,  and  well  tilled  fields  re- 
turn ti>  him  golden  harvests.  Nearly  all 
oi  the  improvements  ujion  the  place  are  the 
work  of  his  hands.  He  has  a  large  and 
substantial  frame  ilwclling.  gocxl  barns  and 
c»ther  outbuildings  for  the  shelter  of  grain 
and  stock.  He  uses  the  latest  improved  ma- 
chinery in  cultiwating  the  tlekls  and  facili- 
tating the  farm  work,  and  intelligence,  in- 
dustr}-  and  thrift  characterize  all  ilepart- 
ments  <n  this  country  home.  Mr.  Christy 
has  given  his  time  and  attention  thn-ughout 
the  years  uf  his  manlnx-d  as  well  as  his 
youth  to  general  farming  and  sti-ck  raising, 
and  creditable  success  crowns  his  ettorts. 
The  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Christy  has 
been  blessed  with  twelve  children,  i.f  whom 
two  died  in  infancy.  Ten  of  the  number 
are  still  living,  as  follows:     Xancy  Ann  is 


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the  wile  uf  Amt)s  Aldcnderfer.  a  tarnier  of 
Anianda  i"\\  nsliip,  and  their  children  are 
l^aura.  iXira.  Arthur  and  Joseph.  Cliarles 
]  I.,  a  resident  farmer  ct  Amanda  towiiship, 
married  ?iiartha  (irillith.  a  diinghter  of 
James  Griffith,  by  whom  he  lias  nine  chil- 
dren: Milton,  Kirhy,  I'.ort,  Orpha,  Alpha, 
Millard  and  Willard.  twin.,  John  and  .Mary. 
J^ewis  F..  who  carries  on  agricultural  pur- 
suits in  .\manda  township,  married  ^la- 
linda  Boucher,  and  they  have  three  children, 
Florence,  Thomas  and  Ivuth.  Jemima  is  the 
wife  of  Kli  Aldenderfer,  w  ho  carries  on  ag- 
ricultural pursuits  in  Clear  Creek  township, 
and  they  have  three  children — Edward, 
Nora  and  Clark.  Alice  is  the  wife  of  Frank 
Wilson,  a  resident  farmer  of  Amanda  town- 
shiji,  and  their  children  are  Stella,  William. 
Bertha,  ]\Iarie.  Ray  and  Ada.  Emma  is  the 
wife  of  John  ]\Iyers.  a  tile  manufacturer  .;f 
Amanda  township,  and  their  children  are 
ElTie  and  Fielen.  James,  a  railrnad  engineer 
of  Kansas  City,  is  married  and  has  three 
children.  Harold.  Howard  and  an  infant 
daughter.  Sherman,  a  resident  farmer  C)f 
Amanda  township,  married  Miss  Ellen 
Ilufifman.      ilinnie  is   the   \vife   of    Albert 


Marion,  who  resides  upmi  her  father's  fann, 
and  the)  have  one  daughter,  Clara.  Lucy 
is  the  wife  of  (diarle-^  liarr.  an  agriculturist 
(if  Amanda  ti.  wur^hi]).  l.y  whom  she  has  three 
chiUlrcii — Seln;a.   I'llmer  and  Sherman. 

Politically  Mr.  Christy  is  a  Democrat 
and  while  he  helic\e>  that  the  principles  ot 
that  parly  will  best  serve  the  public  welfare, 
he  has  never  sought  or  desired  office.  L'e 
has  witne^^ed  many  changes  and  improve- 
ments in  1-airheId  county,  taking  an  inter- 
est in  all  that  ha-;  worked  toward  the  same, 
and  bearing  hi.s  part  in  developing  what  is 
now  one  of  the  richest  farm.ing  districts  of 
the  state.  Few  men  are  more  widely  or 
more  prominently  known  in  the  enterpris- 
ing county  of  F"aiiileld  than  Joseph  Christy. 
He  has  been  an  important  factor  in  agri- 
cultural circles  and  his  popularity  is  well  de- 
served, as  in  him  are  embraced  the  charac- 
teristics of  an  unb'ending  integrity,  an  in- 
dustry that  never  flags,  and  a  remarkable 
degree  of  energy.  He  takes  great  pleasure 
in  the  society  of  his  family  and  friends,  is 
always  courteous,  kindly  and  affable,  and 
those  who  know  him  personall\'  have  for 
him  a  warm  regard. 


NEWTON  PETERS. 


For  more  than  seventy  years  New  ton  he  is  yet  an  active  factor  in  agricultural  cir- 
Peters  has  traveled  life's  jiuimey  in  Fair-  cles,  being  a  prominent  farmer  of  Green- 
field CLiunty,  and  although  he  has  passed  the  field  township,  his  home  being  located  on 
psahrdst's  span  of  three  score  years  and  ten,  section  y:,.     He  was  born  in  Amanda  town- 


-^VHX.<!  CMiurr:/. 


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sliii),  Fairfield  county,  uu  tlie  iQtli  i-i  Sep- 
teiiil)er,  i82u.  His  paternal  t^ranilfather. 
Samuel  Peters,  was  one  of  three  hmthers 
will,  came  to  America  from  Russia.  Later 
no  news  of  the  location  of  .ne  of  the 
brothers  couM  be  received;  i-ne  <hed  in 
Baltiiin.re,  wliile  the  gramtfather  of  our 
sul>jcct  spent  his  last  days  in  Amanda 
town.-hip,  where  he  passed  away  in  1S29. 
He  was  one  i;f  the  homered  pii-neer  set- 
tlers of  Fairfield  county  and  took  an 
active  interest  in  the  early  development 
and  progress  i>f  this  portion  c_>f  the  state. 
In  his  family  were  thirteen  children  and 
two  of  the  number  were  married  and  had 
thirteen  children  each. 

Robinson  J.  Peters,  the  father  of  our 
subject,  was  born  jn  [Maryland  in  1797,  and 
in  1S12  came  to  O'nio  with  his  parents,  first 
locating  in  Richland  township,  where  he 
was  reared  amid  the  wild  scenes  c-f  frontier 
life.  The  work  of  progress  and  develijp- 
mcnt  had  scarcely  been  begun  at  that  time 
and  mail}-  hardships  and  trials  had  to  be  en-' 
dured  l>y  the  early  settlers.  wIkj  sought  to 
estal)lish  homes  in  the  midst  of  the  forests. 
Robinsiiii  J.  Peters  was  united  in  marriage 
in  Amanda  township  in  1S23  to  Miss  Eliza- 
beth Gallagher,  who  was  born  in  that  town- 
ship in  180J,  her  parents  having  removed 
frouT  Pennsylvania  to  this  county  at  a  pio- 
neer e|X)ch  in  its  histor\-.  The  Gallagher 
family  was  of  Irish  lineage  and  in  colonial 
days  was  estabUshed  in  .America.  Unto  the 
parents  of  our  subject  were  born  seven  chil- 
dren, five  of  whom  reached  years  of  ma- 
turity, njunely :  ZebuloTf.  a  resident  of 
Hocking  township:  Mar\'.  the  widow  of 
Thomas  Cochran;  Sarah  Jane,  the  widow  of 


Thriuias  D.  Wdiiley;  and- .Mvira,  who  died 
after  attaining  wumanhM(..d.  Two  of  the 
children  (bed  in  infancy. 

Xewtcn  Peters  was  the  third  child  and 
second  ^un  of  the  family  and  when  he  was 
about  eleven  years  (;f  age  his  parents  re- 
moved to  Lancaster.  He  acquired  his  edu- 
cation in  the  district  schools  and  spent  his 
youth  in  the  usual  manner  of  Ix.iys  ui  that 
pericid.  his  time  being  devnteil  to  the  duties 
of  the  scho<il  ro^.m.  the  jileasures  uf  the 
playgri.und   and  to  various  business   cares. 

On  the  iJth  of  Xovember.  1857.  New- 
ton Peters  was  united  in  marriage  to  Lydia 
Evcrsole,  a  native  of  P.enie  township.  Fair- 
field county,  bo-rn  August  i,  1S40.  her  i>ar- 
eius  being  David  and  Elizabeth  (  .Miller) 
Eversole,  who  were  early  settlers  of  this 
county,  coming  to  Ohio  from  \'irginia.  in 
which  state  they  were  Ixini.  reared  and 
married.  In  their  family  were  five  Sons  and 
five  daughters,  Mr^.  Peters  Ijeing  the  sixth 
child  and  third  daughter.  She  was  reared 
in  her  native  township  and  there  remained 
until  she  gave  her  hand  in  marriage  to 
Xewton  Peters.  They  began  their  domes- 
tic life  upon  a  farm,  which  is  still  their 
home,  and  seven  children  came  to  bless  their 
union :  Preston,  Avho  married  Catherine 
Groom  and  resides  in  Pickaway  cramty, 
Ohio:  Charles,  who  married  X'annie  Trim- 
ble and  is  living  in  Greenfield  township; 
Elizabeth  P..  the  wife  of  James  Claypo*:.!,  of 
Greenfield  township;  Robinson  ]..  who 
wedded  Ida  E.  Compton  and  lives  in  the 
same  township;  Martha  P.,  the  wife  of 
Charles  .A.  Stropel,  of  Lancaster;  Gaylord 
Clark,  who  married  Xellie  Eda  Timbers 
and  is  living  in  this  countv ;  and  Tessie,  who 


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i>  vtill  uitli  lior  iiarcnts.     All  nf  the  children  tliat  he  i)ii.sses>e>  has  heeii  ac(|uireil  thruu-h 

were  Ij'U-n  uimn   the  lionie   faim   where  Lair  his  i>\vn  iiuliisiry.  and  his  diligence  and  per- 

suhjecl  now   rc-ides.  se\trance  have  l.c.'n   leading   factors   in   his 

Mr.    F'eter-   has    dcM.ted    his   entire   life  successful  career.     Mr.    I'cters  cast  his  tir.-t 

tM    agricultural    pur>uiLS   and    stock-raising.  presidential    vi.te    for    Winheld     Sci'tt     arul 

He  luiilt  his  present  lirick  residence  in  1868  supi>i!rtetl  the  Wdiig  parly  until  the  (jrgani- 

and    has   made   many    suhstaniial     improve-  zation    of    the    Kepuhlican.      He   voted    fiir 

menls   uihu  liis  land.      As  his   financial   re-  I^x-sident    IJncoln    in    iS'jO    and    1864    and 

sources   have   increased   he  has   also  added  cast    his   last    presiilential    vote    for   the   la- 

to   his   pn.perty   and    is    now    the   owner   of  merited  William  AlcKinley.     He  liold^  men.i- 

two   hundred   and    thirty   acres   of    \-aIuahle  hership   in   the   Methi:dist    ]ipiscri)al  church 

land  cii  the  home  tract,   while   in   addition  at  Lancaster  and  his  life  has  ever  been  in 

lie  has  two  hundred  and  thirty  acres  in  Pick-  consistent  harmony   with    its  teachings   and 

away  county,  a  farm  ot  two  hundred  acres  princiijles.      Through  alni'  st  three-quarters 

in    Bloomlield   township   and   one    luindrcd  of  a  century  he  has  witnessed  the  de\-el"ii- 

and    tifty-six   acres   in    Greenfield   to\vn^hi[),  meiit  and  progress  of  his  count}'  and  at  all 

adjoining  tlie   farm   of  Joseph    W.    Wilson,  times  has  borne  his  part  in  the  work  of  im- 

while  another  farm  in  the   same  township,  provement.     He  takes  great  interest  in  what 

wh.ich  he  owns,  comprise>  eighty  acres,   so  has   been   accomplished   and   lias   Icmg  been 

that   his   landed   possessions   altogether  ag-  regarded    as    a    valued    an<l    representative 

gregate  nine  hund.red  and  sixty  acres.     All  citizeti. 


DAVID  E.  KISSINGER. 

In  a  review  of  the  life  history  of  many  home   in   Ohio,   becoming  early  settfers   of 

of  the  leading  and  enterprising  citizens  of  Amanda     t(nvnship.      'i'he    father,   Richard 

Fairfield  county,  we  note  that  quite  a  large  Kissinger,  w  as  born  in  Reading  in  the  Kev- 

proporti(3n  are  nati\e  sons  of  this  section  of  stone  state,  in   1S30,  and  when  quite  vcung 

C)hio.     Mr.   Kissinger  was  born  on  a  farm  accompanied  his  parents  to  Ohio,  the  fam- 

in    Amanda   township,   July    6,    1864,    and  ily  settling  on  a  farm  in  Amanda  township. 

C(jmes    of   an   old    family   (jf    T'eimsyhania.  Fairfield  county.     To  his  father  he  gave  the 

His  grandfather.  Isaac  Kissinger,  was  Ixrn  benefit  (.>f  his  services  fiT  many  years  and 

in  the  Kevstone  state  and  was  married  there  after  the  death  of  his  parents  he  continued 

to  F.lizabeth  Dind'jre.     loiter  they  sought  a  to  reside  on   the  old  homestead,   where  he 
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THE    BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


^•cirried  >  ■:!  oeiu-ral  fanniiiQ-  and  ^t(:ck-rai^- 
ing.  '.lis  etiiTts  being-  so  disccriungly  direct- 
ed a!(Mig-  well  denned  lines  of  laLur  that  he 
became  a  nr  spercus  farmer  of  the  cotmty. 
He  gave  t^:  the  Ilemncracy  his  jxilitical  sup- 
port and  \va-  identilied  with  the  livangeli- 
cal  cliurch  and  one  of  its  active  workers 
and  elders.  He  married  Miss  Sarah  Bell,  a 
aiative  of  Fairi-jeld  county.  She  was  b<;>rn  in 
j\ma!ida  township  and  was  a  tlaughter  of 
Samuel  Bell,  a  representative  of  an  old  and 
honored  family  that  came  from  Pennsylr 
vama  to  this  portion  of  the  state  at  a  very 
day.  ]\Irs.  Kissinger  was  born  in  1842  and 
became  the  mother  of  three  children.  Emma 
J.,  David  E.  and  Dora  B..  but  the  last 
named  is  now  deceased. 

David  E.  Kissinger  was  reared  upon  the 
\A'\  home  farm,  working  in  the  fields  from 
the  time  of  early  spring  planting  until  the 
harvests  were  garnered.  He  then  entered 
the  di-trict  schools,  pursuing  his  studies  un- 
til the  following  spring.     Coming  to  Lan- 


caster he  began  studying  phoiijgraphy  un- 
der tlic  direction  of  J.  H.  Tobias,  from 
wh'.m  he  learned  the  business,  remaining 
with  that  geiuleman  f(;r  fr;ur  years.  In 
J 894  he  opened  a  gallery  of  his  own,  and 
equipped  his  studio  with  all  the  latest  ap- 
pliances rec[uired  in  the  art.  His  methods 
are  modern,  his  work  satisfactory  and  his 
patronage  is  constantly  increasing. 

Mr.  Kissinger  has  been  twice  married, 
his  present  wife  having  liorne  the  maiden 
name  of  Adelia  Humphreys.  She  is  a 
(.laughter  of  Samuel  Humphreys,  who  was 
born  in  \'irginia.  but  became  a  resident  of 
Columbus,  Ohio.  Mr.  Kissinger  is  a  wor- 
thy exemplar  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  be- 
longing to  Amanda  Lodge.  Xo.  509,  F.  & 
A.  M.  He  has  chi.»sen  as  a  life  work  a  vo- 
cation for  which  he  is  well  suited,  and,  keep- 
ing in  touch  with  the  progress  which  is  be- 
ing continually  made  in.  the  profession,  he 
has  already  gained  an  en\iable  reputation 
and  merited  prosperity. 


WILLIAM  CRUIT. 


AVilliam  Cruit,  now  deceased,  was  born  that   is   honorable   and    right    in   manlnxid. 

in  Greenfield  township,  near  Lancaster,  May  He   was   a   son  of   William     and     Hannah 

8.   18 ^iJ,  and  died  in  the  same  locality  De-  (iNIoon)  Cruit.     His  parents  were  l>,'th  na- 

ceniber    2.    i8«)4.      His   life   span  therefore  tives  of  England  and  there  si>ent  the  days 

covered  sixtv-two  vears  and  it  was  a  period  of  their  childhood  and  youth,  coming  to  the 

in  which  he  accomplished  much  in  a  busi-  United   States   soon   after    their    marriage, 

ness  way  ami  at  the  same  tinae  manifested  They  l<x:ated  in  Washington.  Ohio,  and  in 

a  lovalty  in  citizenship  and  a  fidelity  to  all  that  I'xrality  the  father  engaged  in  fanning 


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185 


fur  some  time,  but  ^uhseiiuently  came  to 
I'nirtkM  ciiunty.  taking  up  liis  alxide  in 
(irceiit'ield  t(>\^■n^!lil).  where  l)i  tli  he  ami  his 
wife  spent  tlie  resi.lue  i;f  their  dav-  and  dieil 
at  an  adxanced  aye.  l"th  Ijciny  ahuut  sev- 
enlx'  when  called  tu  the  hirme  beyond.  They 
were  faithful  and  earne>i  nienihers  oi  the 
.Methddist  church  and  their  live-  were  in 
consistent  haruKjU)-  with  their  rcliyiiais  be- 
lief. In  their  family  were  ele\en  children, 
h\  e  of  whijm  are  \et  living. 

William  Cruit,  one  of  the  number,  olv 
tained  his  early  education  in  the  district 
schvxils  which  he  attended  thrcaigh  the  win- 
ter months,  while  in  the  summer  season  h.e 
assisted  in  the  lalx>rs  of  the  field  and 
meadow,  working  upon  his  father's  farm  in 
Cireentield  townsh.ip.  During  tb.e  Ci\  il  war 
he  responded  to  his  country's  call  for  aid. 
and  enlisted  for  ten  days'  service.  The 
occu])ation  t(.>  which  he  was  reared  he  m<ade 
his  life  work  antl  after  his  marriage  fol- 
lowed that  pursuit  in  order  to  provide  for 
his  family.  It  wa-  on  the  27th  of  March. 
1855.  that  he  was  joined  in  wedbxk  to  Miss 
Mary  Kiger.  a  daughter  of  J'>hn  and  Eliza- 
beth (  Bolenbaugh)  Kiger.  The  father  was 
a  nati\e  of  \'irginia  and  a  son  of  llenr_\-  and 
Polly  Kiger.  who  were  married  in  180J. 
riiey  became  the  parents  of  si.x;  children, 
four  sons  and  two  daughters.  The  m<jther. 
Mrs.  Polly  Kiger.  reached  the  extreme  old 
a.ge  of  one  hundred  and  five  years  and 
passed  away  on  Christmas  day  of  1884. 
while  Mr.  Kiger  died  in  t88j.  aged  one 
humlrerl  years.  Their  son.  Join:  Kiger.  was 
'"Tn  March  19.  1811.  and  died  at  the  age 
"t  seventy-nine  years,  six  months  and 
twenty-two  days.      It  was  on  the   lAth  .if 


Jaiuiary,  18,^^4,  that  he  married  Elizabeth 
Polenbaugh.  wln.i  pnjved  to  him  a  faithful 
Companion  and  heliimate  along  the  journey 
>M  life.  Me  was  long  a  re.-,ident  of  I'airfield 
C'  uiUy,  settling  in  Amanda  townshii),  where 
he  was  at  the  time  of  his  removal  to  this 
place.  There  he  carried  (.m  agricultural 
pursuits  until  his  death,  wiiich  (jccurred 
ah^Hit  ele\en  years  ago.  lie  was  a  \ery 
prominent  man.  not  (jnly  in  a  business  way 
but  in  political  affairs,  his  opinions  carrying 
weight  on  accoimt  of  their  practical  and 
convincing  qualities.  His  wife  departed 
this  life  about  a  year  previous  to  the  death 
>.^i   her  husband. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  ajid  [Mrs.  Cruit 
was  blessed  w  ith  eight  children,  and  five  of 
tb.at  number  are  yet  living.  Edith  died  at 
the  age  of  fifteen  months.  Alice  is  the  wife 
C'f  Israel  Christ,  a  farmer  and  fruit  grower 
of  Bloom  township,  and  they  have  four  chil- 
d.ren :  Ersie,  Annie,  Kirby  and  William. 
Elizabeth  is  the  wife  of  Allx^rt  Heins,  who 
i>'  engaged  in  blacksmithing  in  Royalton, 
Fairficlil  county,  <i"nd  their  children  were 
Mamie  and  Ruth,  at  home,  and  Glenn,  now- 
deceased.  John  is  a  resident  farmer  of 
Greenfield  township,  wdio  married  Pauline 
Kemp,  and  their  children  are  Hazel,  Ure 
-Agues,  Merrill  and  Frances.  Anna  is  the 
wife  of  Dr.  Monhank.  of  Royalton.  and 
they  have  two  children.  Mary  and  Chester. 
Hetta  is  the  wife  of  Jesse  Hughes,  a  son  of 
Jolm  Hughes,  a  prominent  iarmcr  of 
Amanda  township.  W.  J.  was  born  upon 
the  farm  where  they  are  ni>w-  living,  and  he 
married  Sarah  Lezenbe.  Jesse  Hughes  re- 
sides upon  the  farm  owned  by  our  subject, 
an.d  has  two  children,   Freeman  Cruit  and 


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THE    BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


Cliarline.      Clara    I'.ied    at    the    age   >it    tVmr  prcvenieiits  uiii  n  t!ie  place  stand  a>  nioini- 

years  and  t\\  cnty-se\  er,  days.     Tlannali  died  nients  tn  his  thrift  ami  enterjirise.     He  ih'i.- 

at   the  age  of   fdur  years  and   twenty-eight  \  ided    h'herally    f:  r   liis    family    in   this   way 

(lavs.      All    (;f   the   children    hern    unto   Mr.  and  was  alsn  a  genemus  c  ;ntril)ut<'r  t.  >  the 

and    Mrs.    C'ruit    were    natives    of    Fairfield  church    with   wliich   he    was   identified.      He 

C(>unt\-.  tcnk  an  acti\e  interest  in  the  rebuilding  of 

.Mr.   Cn.iit   \\a^  a  most  earnest  and  con-  M(junt  Zi.  n  church,  and  of  all  thing>  tend- 

.sistent     I'hri-tian     man,     .and     during     the  ing   to  i)riim..te  the  cau^c    of    Christianity, 

greater  jjart  of  his  life  \\a.>  a  devoted  worker  t!is  wid^w  still  survives  him  and  yet  resides 

and  advocate  of  tlic  Metln.dist  church.     At  ui;on  the  old  home  farm,  surrounded  hy  all 

all  times  he  was  true  to  manly  principles,  the  c.  nifort<  of  life  as  a  result  of  her  hus- 

was    honorable    in    husinos    ilealing-    and  band'-  industry  an-l  care  for  her.     Mr.  C'ruit 

.straightforward    in    all    his    relations    with  also  left  to  his  family  that  good  name  which 

friend  or  stranger.     He  (jwned  and  operated  is  rather  to  be  chosen  than  great  riches,  and 

one  hundred  anil  thirty-si\-  acres  of  valuable  though    lie    has    parsed    away    his    influence 

land  and  thmugliout  his  active  life  carried  remain^  as  a  lilessed  benediction  to  all  who 

on  agricidtural  pursuits.     M(;st  of  the  im-  kne\\-  him. 


GEORGE  W.  KIGER. 


George  \V.  Kiger  is  the  owner  of  a  val- 
uable farm  of  four  hundred  and  fifty  acres 
in  Amanda  township  and  is  accounted  one 
of  the  highly  respected  citizens  of  Fairfield 
county.  He  was  born  in  \"irginia  on  the 
27th  of  October.  1S18,  and  with  his  parents 
came  to  Ohio  when  six  years  nf  age,  so  that 
almost  his  entire  life  has  been  passed  in  this 
state.  Fie  is  a  son  of  Henry  and  Polly 
(Waltuc)  Kiger.  His  paternal  grandfather. 
George  Kiger.  was  one  of  tlie  hen.es  of  the 
Revolutionary  war  who.  when  the  colonies 
no  longer  able  to  patiently  endure  the  op- 
pression of  the  mother  country   attempted 


h<  throw  aff  all  allegiance  to  the  British 
crown,  joined  the  colo.nial  forces  and  fought 
fcr  national  liberty.  After  the  independence 
of  the  Union  was  w.  on  he  came  to  Ohio  and 
resided  in  Fairfield  county  until  he  ha<l  at- 
tained the  \ery  aihanced  age  of  one  hun- 
tlred  and  ten  years,  when  he  was  called  to 
his  final  rest. 

The  father  of  our  subject  was  a  native 
<.f  X'irginia  and  in  middle  life  came  i"  Ohi!>. 
li:cating  at  once  in  .\nianda  township.  Fair- 
field county,  where  he  entered  nn  re  than 
four  hundred  acres  of  land  wliicli  was  wibl 
and   unimpriixed.  but  he  at  once  began  to 


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it  and  luil  it  under  ciiltiwili'  n  and      thirty-L-igiit  acrc^,  hut  since  tliat  time  he  ha: 
1    in    luaking-   a    ccnutortahle    hunie      added    to    the     pr<i[)erty    until     within    thi 


fi.r  his   I'aniilw     He  eniJaLjed  in  farniintr  in      bnnndaries  lif  his 


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Amanda  township  until   hi^  death  and   was  mi>|-c  than  fnur  hun<lred  and  titty  acre>.     lie 

a    very    industrious    and     i»r(>gre.--ive    man,  ha-  lived   at  his  present    home   tur  the  past 

wlit-ise   well   directed   lahurs   wan   him   prus-  nineteen  _\ears  andi  nearly  all  nf  the  impr.jve- 

pcrity,     ]  le  accumulated  much  pr. 'pevty  an<l  mcnls   upon   the  place   are  the   work  i:f  his 

was     thcrefi-re    acciamted   one  of   the   suh-  hand-    and   stand   as  monuments   ti,>   hi■^  in- 

stantial  as  well  as  one  of  the  most  highly  dustry,  and  therefore  everything-  about  the 

esteemed   citizens   i;f   his    community.      He.  place    is    keiit    in   splendid    cnndition.      The 

too.  n.ianifested  his  loyalty  to  his  n;itive  land  building.-,  and   fences  are  well   repaired  and 

in  times  of  war.  becoming  a  soldier  in  the  the   fields   are   highlv   cultivated, 

■war  of  1812.     The  family  is  certain!)- noted  At   the  time  he   left  the  old  homestead 

for  longevity,  for  Henry  Kiger  had  passed  AJn   Kiger   was  married    to    Miss    .\nville 

the  one  hundred  and  third  milestone  on  life's  Shawen,  a  native  of  Fairfield  county  and  a 

journey  at   the  time  of  his  deatli.  and  hi-  daughter  of  Josiah  Shawen,  one  of  the  early 

wife  was   in  her  one  hundred  and  seventh  settlei  s  of  this  county.     He  was  a  carpenter 

year  at  the  time  she  was  called  to  the  home  by  trade  and   became    a    prosperous    n-iaii. 

beyond.     She  was  a  natixe  of  Germany,  and  Mr.-.    Kiger  flied  al.ovit   fort\-  years  ago  at 

to  her  husband  she  proved  a  very  alile  help-  the  Tm-key  Run  farn-i.  where  they  were  then 

mate  ami  assistant.     Both  held  meml;er^hip  living.     She  was  the  mother  of  three  chil- 

in  the  Methodist  church,  and  Mr.  Kiger  was  clren,  tw-o  of  whom  surxive  her.  Irvin  hav- 

a  Democrat  in  his  imlitical  views.     In  their  ing  died  at  the  age  of  nine  years.     Henry  is 

family  were  six  cbildi-en.'  .:f  whom  George  a  resident   farmer    of    An-ianda    township, 

W.  was  the  younge-t.     The  only  other  sur-  w-here  he  operates   one  hundred    acres    of 

yiving  luember  of  the  family  is  Lewis,  w-ho  laud.     He  married  Elizabeth  Dunn.     Rufus, 

is  a   retired    farmer  of   .\manda   township,  the  second  son.  resides  in  \'an  Wert  county, 

George  W.    Kiger.   of  this    re\  iew-.   ob-  Ohio,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  cultivation 

tained  his  early  education    in    the    district  of  two  hundretl  acres  of  land.     He  married 

schools  near  his  hon-ie  and  remaii-ied  under  Ephen-ia    Elder,   and    th.ey   have    tivc    chil- 

tlie  parental  roof  until   he  was  thirty  year--  dren.     nan-iely :      Merty.     Carrie,     George, 

"t  age,  when  he  started  out  upon  an  inde-  Laura  and  Oi-ner,     For  his  secr;nd  w-ife  Mr. 

pendent   busine^s  career.      He  purchased   a  Kiger  chose  Carilla  CJallagber.  a  native  of 

farm  near  Lancaster,  on  the  edge  of  Amanda  this  county,  and  they  became  the  parents  .>f 

loun-hip.  and  there  carried  c>n  agricultural  three  sons  and  one  daughter,  all   of  whom 

i>iir-uits  for  a  number  of  years.     At  length  are  yet  living.     John  resides  at  \'illagroye, 

be  -oM  his  pr(>i)erty  anil  ]nirchased  his  pres-  Colorado,  where  he  is  engaged  in  practicing 

^•iH  t.-nni.  then  ctauprising  one  hundred  and  medicine.      He    married    En-ima    Xeinhardt 


THE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


and  they  have  one  suti,  Gec>r_£;e  M.  George 
W'..  the  second  of  the  family,  resides  in 
Oregon,  where  he  is  en,<^n«ed  in  Ihe  broker- 
ag-c  business.  Jle  married  ^fay  Delia  Stur- 
geon. Charles  was  a  farmer  of  Amanda 
township  and  wetlderl  Lelta  I'arr,  b_\-  whom 
he  had  three  children,  Ethel.  Fay  and  Des- 
sil,  but  Fay  is  nr>w  tleceascd.  Alice  is  the 
wife  of  W'i'Iiam  Kiger.  a  practicing  dentist 
of  Columbus.  Ohiii.  and  the^•  have  one  child, 
Doroth}    Ruth. 

Mr.  Kiger,  whose  name  l»cgins  tliis  re- 
view, gives  his  political  support  tM  the  Re- 
publican party  and  is  a  meiuber  of  the 
Metliodist  church.  He  has  witnessed  nearly 
the  entire  development  and  progress  .if  this 


portion  of  the  state,  having  been  a  resident 
of  Fairfield  county  since  18J4.  There  were 
no  railroads  or  pikes  when  he  came  and 
nearly  the  entire  county  was  covered  by  a 
dense  growth  of  forest.  He  has  witnessed 
its  transformation  from  a  wild  region  to  one 
of  the  richest  farming  portions  of  this  great 
state  and  has  helped  to  make  the  county 
what  it  is  to-day.  He  has  been  very  suc- 
cessful in  his  business  affairs  and  is  very 
generous  with  liis  children,  giving  each 'a 
good  start  in  life.  His  life  has  at  all  times 
been  worthy  of  coiumendation  and  of  emu- 
latii;n  and  no  one  more  justly  deserves  the 
regard  of  his  fellow  man  than  does  George 
W.  Kiger. 


ANDREW  A.  BRADFORD,  M.  D. 


The  profession  of  medicine  has  elicited 
the  en.ergies  of  man}  men  of  marked  aliilit}- 
and  sterHng  worth,  ^fany  claim  that  tlie 
profession  ranks  first  among  the  callings  of 
men,  and  it  is  an  undisputed  fact  that  it 
stands  among  the  highest,  its  purpose  being 
to  alleviate  suffering  and  to  restore  tc^  man 
his  most  prized  possession — health.  Its  fol- 
lowers are  usually  men  r,f  stmng  mentality, 
keenly  analytical,  and  with  bri.ad  sympathy 
in  addition  to  a  lo\'e  of  scientific  research, 
and  without  these  rjualities  a  member  i.i  the 
professinn  cannr.t  rise  beyond  the  ranks  of 
mediixrrity.  Possessing  the  requi^ite  quali- 
ties of  the  successful  practitiuner  Dr.  Brad- 


ford is  now  enjoying  a  liberal  patronage  in 
Bremen,  where  he  makes  his  home,  and 
throughout  the  surrounding  district. 

The  Doctor  comes  of  an  ancestry  honor- 
altle  and  distinguished.  Fie  is  of  English 
lineage  and  traces  the  line  nf  descent  back  to 
Governor  William  Bradford,  who  came  to 
the  new  world  with  the  Plymouth  colony 
and  settled  in  Massachusetts,  He  became 
and  l(_mg  served  as  governor  of  the  colony. 
Later  generRtions  of  the  family  figured  con- 
spicuously    in    connection    with    important 


e\'ents   ccnicernuu'-   the 


irgmia 


and   Maryland.     John  Bradford,   the  great- 
grandfather of  our  subject,  was  born  in  the 


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191 


01(1  Dominion  and  emigrating  westward 
settled  in  the  midst  of  the  green  wojds  of 
Muskingum  cijunty.  Ohio,,  becoming  Ime  of 
its  pioneer  settlers.  His  son.-  J'-'hu  I'rad- 
fi'rd,  Jr.,  was  born  in  Highland  township, 
Muskingum  county,  and  was  the  grandfa- 
ther of  the  Doctor.  'I'he  latter  was  a  sr>n  of 
Harvey  Bradford,  who  was  born  on  tiie  f.ld 
home  fann  in  [Muskingami  count}-,  which 
was  later  the  birthjilace  of  the  Docti^r.  There 
reared  to  manhoDd  Harvey  Bravlfi'rd  car- 
ried on  agTicultural  pursuits  throughout  his 
entire  life.  He  married  Eliza  Jane  Xoble, 
who  was  l_M)rn  in  Ireland  and  wh.en  four 
years  of  age  was  brought  to  America  by 
her  father.  Henry  Xol.ile.  who  crossed  the 
.Atlantic  whh  his  family. 

I'pini  the  (-Id  home  farm  Dr.  Bradford 
ti^^t  opened  h.is  eyes  to  the  light  of  day.  Oc- 
tober 10.  1862.  and  at  the  usual  age  he 
entered  the  districts  schools,  where  he  pur- 
sued his  lessons,  mostly  through  th.e  winter 
months,  for  in  the  summer  seasL>ns  he  as- 
sisted in  the  work  i>f  the  fields.  Later  he 
continued  his  studies  in  Bloomtield.  (Ihio. 
where  he  remained  for  5e\eral  years,  and 
when  he  had  completed  his  literary  course 
took  up  the  study  of  medicine  under  the  di- 
rection   of    Dr.    T-    Ab:>rri3    Lane,    of    that 


place.  lie  afterward  entered  the  Toledo 
Medical  College,  of  Toledo.  Ohio,  where  he 
was  graduated  in  1884.  He  remained  in  the 
olTice  of  his  precejitor  until  1S86,  and  thea 
located  in  Oakland,  Fairfield  county,  Ohio, 
where  he  remained  three  years,  after  which 
he  s]>ent  two  year>  in  Stoutsville.  Li  i89_> 
he  remo\ed  to  Lar.caster,  wh.cre  he  spent 
two  years,  and  then  came  to  Bremen,  where 
he  soon  secured  a  large  and  lucrative  prac- 
tice. In  order  to  add  to  his  proficiency,  in 
1892  he  pursued  a  post-graduate  course  in 
the  Chicago  Polyclinic  College. 

On  the  30th  of  June.  1881.  Dr.  Brad- 
ford \\;is  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Sarah 
S.  W'ilsrm,  of  Muskingiun  county,  a  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Alartha  (Sims)  Wilson. 
This  union  has  been  blessed  with  three  chil- 
dren, but  Lain-a  E.  died  in  her  seventeenth 
year.  The  sur\iving  children  are  Ralph 
Emerson  and  Alda.  The  Doctor  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Stoutsville  Lodge.  Xo.  2^^.  K.  P.. 
and  in  his  political  affiliations  he  is  a  Demo- 
crat. He  has  served  for  several  years  as  a 
member  of  the  sclnxil  boanl  and  for  one 
term  was  ma_\-or  of  Bremen.  He  mariifests 
a  deep  and  active  interest  in  exerything  per- 
taining to  the  general  welfare  and  as  a  citi- 
zen, as  well  as  a  physician,  takes  high  rank. 


HENRY  W.  GEIGER. 


Henry  \\'.  (_ieiger,  who  devctes  his  time  field  county,  for  his  birth  occurred  in  Rush- 

and    energies    t<>    agricultural  pursuits,  his  ville  on  the  22t\  of  May.   1848.     He  dimes 

h(rnic  being  on  section  3.  Pleasant  township,  of  an  old  \'irginian  family.     His  paternal 

is  lunnbered  among  the  nati\e  sr-ns  of  Fair-  great-grandfather.  Adam  Ceiger,  was  a  na- 


192  THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


tive  of  ^\"o.l(!stnL■k.  X'irqiiiia,  ami  in  i8o6  ^--aged  in  Inisincss  lor  himself.  When 
came  west  with  hi-  family,  hcing  numhered  twenty-five  }ears  of  age  he  entered  into 
anving  the  jiioneer  settlers  of  Fairfield  partnership  with  Mr.  Reed  in  e"nducting  a 
CMunty.  Here  he  pmrhascd  si.v  hnn.lred  general  store  in  Kushville.  .\fter  a  \^:w 
and  f(^rty  acres  nf  land  in  Plea-ant  titwn-  years  Mr.  Reed  smUI  hi;,  interest  t'^Georg'C 
ship,  and  a  part  I'f  this  i-  mnv  incUid.ed  Crawford  and  the  firm  hecame  fleiger  & 
^vithin  the  cnrporatinn  limit-  of  ricasant-  Crawford.  Later  the  seni(.r  partner  pur- 
ville.  'fhrongiv'Ut  his  remaining  days  he  chafed  the  intere-t  i.f  Mr.  Cra\\fcr>l  ami 
engaged  in  the  development  and  impn>ve-  then  conducted  the  l)U>ine>s  aluiie  until 
ment  of  his  land.  iS-I.t-  when  he  snld  the  stnre  and  he  and 
His  son.  David  Geiger.  the  grandfather  his  uncle.  Henry  Winegardner.  established 
of  our  subject,  accompanied  his  parents  in  a  tannery  in  Ru-hville.  Two  years  later  he 
their  removal  from  the  Ohl  Dominion  to  purchased  liis  uncle's  interest  and  was  sole 
Fairfield  county  and  resided  with  them  upon  owner  and  manager  of  the  enterprise  from 
a  farm  near  Pleasantvillc  until  his  marriage  1847  ""i"!  ^^'/^.  when,  his  health  having 
in  1807  to  Catherine  Winegardner.  They  become  impaired,  he  closed  out  the  tannery 
began  their  domestic  life  ujion  a  farm  in  the  business  and  purclla^ed  a  farm  of  two  hun- 
localitv  and  unto  them  were  born  two  sons:  dred  and  si.\ty-four  acres  south  of  Rush- 
John,  who  resided  uium  a  farm  in  Indiana  ville.  He  had  also  inherited  one  hundred 
until  his  death:  and  llerlx-rt.  A  few  days  and  sixty  acre-  ()f  land  011  section  12.  Wal- 
after  tlie  birth  of  the  younger  s.  >n  the  nut  township,  from  his  mother,  an<l  to  this 
mother  died,  and  later  David  Geiger  mar-  farm  he  removed.  In  1873  he  took  up  his 
ried  Elizabeth  Howdyshell.  They  became  alxxle  at  Xew  Salem.  Fairfield  countv.  and 
the  parents  of  three  children  :  David,  ^lary  there  iiractically  lived  retired  save  for  the 
and  Elizabeth,  all  of  whom  are  iiow  de-  attention  which  his  property  demanded, 
ceascil.  Tiiroughout  the  years  of  his  busi-  His  death  occurred  in  that  place  in  1892. 
ness  career  the  grandfather  of  our  subject  As  before  stated,  he  married  Sarah  Lamb, 
followed  agricultural  inirsuits  near  Pleas-  who  was  born  December  j8.  182 1,  a  daugh- 
antville  and  there  died  in  1820.  ter  of  ^^■illiam  Lamb,  a  farmer  and  stock- 
Herbert  Geiger.  the  father  of  our  sul>-  raiser  of  this  county  and  a  representative  of 
ject.  was  born  at  P!easam\ille  on  the  loth  of  i^ne  of  the  earliest  families  here.  L'nto  Her- 
September,  !8to.  and  when  the  days  of  his  bert  and  Sarah  Geiger  were  born  two  chil- 
b(;yho.;d  and  youth  had  pas-ed  he  was  mar-  dren :  Plenry  W.  and  Alwilda  C.  the  lat- 
ried  ou  the  8th  rvf  .\i>ril.  1847.  to  Sarah  ter  the  wife  of  TJrofess(jr  William  ^L 
Lamb.  He  had  been  reared  by  his  grand-  Wikoff.  Thev  reside  in  Xew  Salem.  Ohio, 
niother.  Mrs.  Catherine  Winegardner.  who  In  tiie  usual  manner  of  farm  lads  of  the 
lived  I  n  a  farm  near  Ku-bville.     There  he  peril :d   Henry  W.'  Geiger    was    reared  and 


ntimitd    to    make   hi-    home    until    he   en-      educated,  and  when  he  had  attaiird  t.: 


man  : 


'IE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


193 


estate  he  clii:se  as  a 
ior  tlie  j<_iurne}"  cf 

Berry,  the  w  edcliuy  takiny  place  Oct(.l:cr  2. 
i8;n.  }[er  failier.  Edward  Berry,  was  a 
fanner  of  tliis  .cminty.  as  was  her  graml- 
faiher.  wild  also  liMre  tlie  iiainc  of  Edward 
Berrv  and  was  among  the  early  settlers  of 
the  county,  coming  from  Maryland  to  Ohio 
in  1805.  .\  large  number  of  hi-  desceuflants 
are  living  in  Narions  parts  of  the  county  and 


npanion  and  helpmate  are  mostly  well-to-do  farmers  and  good  citi- 
;-  .Miss  Clemanlinc  E.  zens.  The  marri.'ige  oi  our  subject  and  his 
wife  has  been  bles>eil  with  three  children, 
who  are  yet  living:  Emmitt  C.  who  wed 
ded  May  Bugh  and  is  a  farmer  of  Pleasant 
township:  lidward  H..  who  married  Ger- 
trude Eriend  and  re.->ide>  in  \\'alnut  town- 
ship: -Mwilda  11,,  who  is  a  men.ilier  of  her 
parents"  household  and  is  pursuing  her  edu- 
cation. 


HENRY  CONRAD. 


Henry  Conrad,  one  of  the  higlily  re- 
spected citizens  of  b^airhelil  county,  was 
born  in  Clear  Creek  town.ship  on  the  loth  of 
Jul}-.  1841.  his  parents  being  Henry  and 
Sarah.  (Walters)  Coiu'ad.  At  the  u^ual  age 
he  entered  the  public  schools  and  through 
the  perii.'ds  oi  \acatii  n  assisted  in  wurk 
on  the  home  farm,  where  he  remained 
nntil  he  was  twent_\-one  years  of  age.  Upon 
the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  war  he  enlisted 
in  Ci  nipany  E  Ninetieth  Ohio  X'olunteer  In- 
fantrw  ji  ining  the  army  on  the  13th  of  Au- 
gust. i8''>j.  He  was  wounded  at  the  battle 
of  Stone  River  i>n  the  31st  of  December  of 
the  same  year,  and  was  sent  to  the  hospital 
at  Xa-h\  ille  and  afterward'  to  Cincinnati 
and  thence  ti^;  Camp  Chase.  Ohio,  where.  >  in 
account  of  his  injury,  he  was  honorably  dis- 
charged on  the  4th  of  Ai)ril.  1863.  He  then 
returned  to  his  home  an<l  fann.  but  when  he 
bad  recovered  his  health  he  could  not  cn- 


tent  himself  to  remain  in  Ohio  while  his 
country  was  endangered,  and  re-er.listed  as 
a  member  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Fifty - 
ninth  Regiment  of  National  Guards,  with 
which  he  went  to  tlie  front.  ser\ing  for  one 
hundred  days.  He  was  then  mustered  out 
in  .Vugaist.  i8r>4.  at  Zanesville.  Ohis*.  having 
spent  the  one  hundred  da}s'  service  at  Fialti- 
nvjre.  During  this  time  he  held  the  rank  of 
second -sergeant  in  his  ccmpanv-. 

Taking  up  his  alxvle  in  Fairfield  count}-. 
^fr.  Conrad  resumed  farming.  In  1870  he 
jHirchased  his  present  place  in  Clear  Creek 
township,  comprising  eighty-five  acres  of 
rich  land,  on  which  he  erected  a  large  and 
attracti\e  frame  residence  and  has  made 
man}  excellent  improvements.  ha\"ing  a  well 
kept  farm  sup]i!ied  with  all  modern  acces^^or- 
ies  and  conveniences.  In  appearance  it  is 
neat  and  thrifty,  and  everything  about  the 
place  indicates  the  careful  supervision  of  the 


.Qh'fVAOD  Y>lt4HH 


194 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RTiCORD. 


prooTessi\-e  and  practical  owner.  Tlie  home 
is  presided  over  In  a  most  estimalile  lady, 
^vllo  in  her  maidenhood  was  Miss-  Sophia 
Peters,  daughter  of  George  Peters,  one  of 
the  early  settlers  of  L'airfield  count)',  who 
ouiied  the  fai'm  upon  whicli  !Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Conrad  arc  now  li\ing.  lie  died  forty  years 
ago.  The  marriage  of  our  suhject  and  his 
^vife  was  celchrated  in  Xovember.  1864.  and 
has  been  Messed  with  three  children,  all  of 
"\\hom  are  yet  living.  Adclle  is  the  wife  of 
\\'.  W.  ]:)oner,  by  whum  she  has  three  chil- 
dren :  Harry  W.,  Arthur  II.  and  Ralph  C. 
Minnie  is  the  wife  of  \'.  V.  Cuckler.  of  Lan- 
caster, Ohio,  an  emplo_\e  in  a  shoe  factory 
there.  George  S.  is  emijloyed  in  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  and  married  ^liss  Stella  Theiring.  by 
whom  he  has  one  child.  ISIildred.  All  of  the 
children  were  born  upon  the  i>ld  home  place 
in  Clear  Creek  township,  and  attended  the 
district  schr^ols.  while  George  was  a  student 
in  the  college  of  Delaware,  Ohio,  and  like- 
■wise  pursued  a  conmiercial  course  in  ditter- 
ent  business  colleges. 

Mr.  Conrad  is  now  serving    as    school 


director,  which  pusition-  he  has  filled  for 
tliree  years.  He  ha.s  been  a  judge  of  elec- 
tiijns  for  the  past  six  years  and  in  politics 
is  a  stanch  Republican,  but  while  he  has  held 
some  oftices,  he  has  ne\-er  Vx-en  a  pohtician 
in  the  sense  of  office  seeking,  preferring  to 
give  his  undivided  attention  to  hi?  business 
affairs.  Socially  he  was  connected  with  the 
Grand  Army  post  at  Amanda  during  its  ex- 
istence. For  forty-two  years  he  ha=  been  a 
member  i;>f  the  Methridist  church,  taking  a 
most  helpful  part  and  being  ver\-  much  in- 
terested in  its  work.  He  has  served  as  trus- 
tee, steward  and  class-leader,  filling  all  of 
those  offices  at  the  present  time,  together 
with  that  of  Sunday-school  superintendent. 
He  puts  forth  exery  effort  in  his  power  to 
advance  the  cause  of  Christianity  and  his 
labors  liave  not  been  without  eiifect.  So 
honorable  and  upright  is  his  life  that  he 
commands  in  a  high  degree  the  respect  and 
confidence  of  all  Avith  whom  he  has  been  as- 
sociated, and  well  di;)es  he  deserve  mention 
in  this  volume,  devoted  as  it  is  to  the  lives 
of  representati\e  citizens. 


FRED  L.  MAUGER. 


In  Democratic  circles  Fred  -L.  Manger 
is  widely  known  and  on  the  roster  of  public 
officials  of  Fairfield  county  a])pears  his 
name,  for  he  is  now  capabl}'  serving  in  the 
position  of  auditor.  Pie  is  a  native  >  f  the 
Keystone   state,   his   birth   ha\ing  .  ccurred 


in  Berks  county,  Pennsylvania,  on  the  4th 
of  February.  1840.  In  the  year  1854  his 
father  and  mother,  with  their  fi-ur  S'.'us, 
emigrateil  westward,  taking  up  their  abode 
in  Fairfield  county.  Ohio,  in  April  of  that 
year.    His  father  was  a  carpenter  and  build- 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


195. 


er  and  tliroughout  his  entire  life  engaged 
in  business  along  those  lines.  His  political 
siipi'ort  was  given  the  Democracy  and  lie 
was  a  member  of  the  German  Reformed 
church.  Unto  h.im  and  his  wife  were  lx:>rn 
four  sons:  Eli.  who  is  living  in  Etna,  Lick- 
ing county,  Oh.iri;  Fred  L..  of  this  review; 
Jacob  L.,  who  is  a  fanner  of  Pataskala, 
Licking  county;  and  Daniel,  who  was  born 
February  22,  1848.  and  is  now  engaged  in 
farming  near  Baltimore.  Fairfield  county. 

All  dqiartments  of  life  are  being  contin- 
uously recruited  from  the  farms.  The  boys 
reared  amid  the  surroundings  of  rural  life 
displaying  strength  of  character  as  well  as 
of  physical  manhood,  make  their  way  to  the 
cities  and  become  active  factors  in  the  vari- 
ous pursuits  which  constitute  activity  in  the 
varimis  lines  that  contribute  to  uplmilding 
and  prosperity  there.  Fred  L.  INIauger  v.as 
reared  upon  the  home  fann  in  the  usual  man- 
ner of  boys  of  the  period,  \\(jrking  in  the 
fields  through  the  summer  months,  while 
in  the  district  schools  he  acc|uired  his  early 
education.  He  was  thus  engaged  until  twen- 
ty-one years  of  age,  after  which  he  became 
a  student  in  a  select  school  taught  l)y  Pro- 
fessor Isaac  Johnson  in  Reynuldsburg. 
Later  he  began  teaching,  following  that  \\vo- 
fession  at  Wagrani.  He  then  attended 
Central  College  in  Franklin  cnunty  for  two 
terms  and  while  there  was  elected  major  of 
the  Third  Ohio  Militia  of  Licking  county, 
the  commission  being  signe<l  b}'  Goxernur 
Tod.  In  September,  1862.  Mr.  Manger 
joined  the  Squirrel  Hunters  in  response  to 
the  call  of  the  governor  for  men  to  aid  in 
the  defense  of  Cincinnati,  which  was  threat- 


ened l)y  M(-)rgan  of  the  Confederacy.  They 
were  statinncd  at  Camp  Xickel.^oiv,  seven, 
miles  from  Covington.  Kentucky,  where 
they  remained  one  week.  Morgan  retreating. 
In  1864  Mr.  !^Iauger  was  agent  for  the 
Hfdiie  Insurance  Company  of  d.-lumbus. 
and  the  following  year  went  to  Xasliville, 
Tennessee,  where  he  was  employed  bv  the 
government  as  assistant  steward  of  the 
Summer  street  quarters,  having  cliar-e  of 
about  seven  hundred  and  fifty  men.  who 
were  doing  government  work.  There  he 
remained  until  after  the  close  of  the  war. 
He  then  returned  to  Fairfield  count}-.  Ohio,, 
and  was  engaged  in  teaching  schcxjl  through 
sixteen  consecutive  winters,  while  in  the 
summer  months  he  engaged  in  the  w>  rk  of 
the  farm. 

In  1869  Mr.  Mauger  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  ]\Iiss  Rachel  A.  Ki>by,  of  Fairfiek! 
county,  a  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Sarah 
(Seibert")  Roby,  who  came  from  \'irginia 
to  Fairfield  county,  bringing  the  nv  ist  of 
their  effects  upon  a  pack-saddle.  The\-  are 
still  living  in  Walnut  township  and  ^Irs. 
Roby  is  now  in  her  eighty-third  year.  ]\[rs. 
Clanger  died  October  i,  1884,  and  }ilina 
Helen,  the  only  child  born  to  our  sulijcct  and 
his  wife,  passed  away  ^Nlarch  2,  1900. 

As  a  citizen  Mr.  ^Mauger  is  deeply  inter- 
ested in  all  that  pertains  to  public  progress 
and  improvement.  When  in  his  twenty- 
second  year  he  was  elected  a  major  of  the 
Third  Ohio  Militia  and  remainefl  an  active 
member  of  that  militan."  organization  for 
several  years.  In  fraternal  circles  he  is 
quite  prominent,  being  a  valued  representa- 
tive of  the  Masonic  lodge.  Xo.  537,  of  Mil- 


igo 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


Ici-.i-urt 

Cliai)te 

castor  C 

■nimanil 

ern  Star 

ln,l-e:  ; 

J'ratc-'rnit 

y.     He 

cliise  in 

supix  >i-t 

of  tlie 

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miinber 

;t  towns 

assessor 

and  U-\ 

has  liad 

in  charg 

important  estate. 

r  No.  II.  R.  A.  M.:  Lan- 
cry.  Xn.  J.  Iv.  T.;the  T.ast- 
iiid  tlie  Knights  of  Pythia> 
exercises  liis  right  of  fran- 
of  t1ie  men  and  measures 
tic  party  and  lias  filled  a 
hip  offices.  lie  has  also  been 
.vnship  land  appraiser,  and 
;"e  the  settlement  of  several 
s.     In.  Xoveniher.   1900,  he 


auditi^r   tnr  a  term 

the   Ji>l    of    Oct.  :1) 

the  duties  of  iiis  ])■ 


was  elected  c\ 
three  years  ai 
1 90 1,  entered 
tir.n.  His  unhenilint;'  integrity  of  character, 
his  fearlessness  in  the  di-chargx  uf  hi<  du- 
ties and  his  ap|)rcciation  <:f  the  responsi- 
bilities that  rest  upivn  him  are  such  a-  to 
make  him  a  most  acceptalde  incumbent  of 
the  office  and  his  worth  is  widely  acknowl- 
edged. 1 


HENRY  H.  WALTERS. 


W  hen  the  tocsin  of  war  sounded  at  the 
time  when  the  -pirit  (.)f  rebellion  reigned  in 
the  snuth,  men  fn'm  all  walks  uf  life  tiucked 
to  the  standard  cf  the  Unimi.  putting  aside 
busine-s  cares  and  hi^me  ties  to  perform 
vheir  <luty  to  their  country  upon  the  field  of 
battle.  Henry  ?I.  Walters  was  among  the 
ktya!  s.ins  of  I'airfield  cuunty  \\h':-  jc'ined 
the  U'^rthern  army  and  since  his  retirement 
fn.m  military  life  he  has  been  equally  faith- 
ful tn  his  nati\e  land  and  her  best  inter- 
ests. 

Mr.  Walters  was  born  in  Lancaster  on 
the  I2th  nf  December.  1S37.  His  paternal 
grandfather.  Irwin  Walters,  was  a  tiative 
of  Penns\l\ania  and  married  a  Miss  \\'ea\ er. 
Seeking  a  home  on  the  fruntier  they  made 
their  way  to  Fairfield  comity  in  the  begin- 
ning' i.'t  the  nineteenth  century.  l)ringing 
Avith  them  three  horses.  The  wim'hIs  were 
green  abmit  their  cal>in  hi.nne  and  the  hard- 


ships aiid  privations  ct  piuneer  life  were  to 
be  met  and  lAerccune.  Game  of  all  kinds 
was  plentiful  and  it  was  thrnugh  the  U6C  of 
his  riHe  that  the  family  b.>ard  was  supplied 
with  meat  for  several  years.  The  work  of 
clearing  and  cultivating  the  land  progressed 
sli.:wly,  but  in  cour.-e  of  time  richly  culti- 
vated fields  brought  good  harvests.  Samuel 
Walters,  the  father  of  cur  subject,  was 
born  in  Harrisburg.  Penn.sylvania.  in  179S, 
and  was  alx.ut  two  years  of  age  when  liis 
parents  came  to  this  county.  When  a  little 
lad  of  six  summers  he  was  captured  b_\'  the 
Indians  and  held  fc;ir  six  days  before  re- 
turned to  his  parents,  during  which  time  lie 
was  clothed  in  an  entire  new  suit  of  buck- 
skin. .\mid  the  wild  scenes  of  the  frontier, 
in  a  district  "u  the  \ei-y  br.rders  of  civili- 
zati'in  he  was  reared  and  early  became  fa- 
miliar with  the  arduous  task  'nf  clearing 
wild,   land   and   preparing   it    for  the  plo\v. 


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197- 


Aticr  j)artiall_\ 
nic.vf.i  tn  Laii. 
cciuracting  ar,; 
of  tlie  eariy  stv 
useful  citizen, 
inakiiii,^  in  Lar 
of  great  value 
married  Miss 
horn    in    11 age 


clearing   lii'^ 


ner 


he 


1     he 

igage( 


ih 


l.un.ling.  He  ercoied  many 
ctiires  there  and  was  a  very 
lie  alsi.:-  engaged  in  cahinet 
;ister  and  his  cft'iM-ts  proved 
frontier  region.  He 
\.  W'arncll,  who  was 
.  Marvland.  in  1804. 
and  came  to  Lancaster  with  her  parents. 
]j\  her  marriage  she  l;ec:mie  the  nv'ther  of 
fom-  sons;  Irwin,  who  was  killed  in  the 
C:\il  war;  Samuel,  win:*  is  now  a  resident  of 
'I'cxas:  Xcah  S.  and  flenry  II.  The  only 
danghtcr  of  the  family  was  Minerva,  tlie 
wife  of  Daniel  Ro<lei;oiich,  of  Lancaster. 
After  tile  death  of  the  lather  his  widow 
removed  to  Wdiite  Qmid.  Kansas,  where 
she  died  in  i8Sj. 

Henry  H.  \\'alters  acquired  his  early  ed- 
ucation in  the  pnhlic  schoo-ls  of  Lancaster 
and.  afterward  attended  a  private  scIk  ol  un- 
til his  seventeenth  year,  when  he  learned 
tiie  trade  of  house  and  sign  painting  an<l  of 
papering,  and  throughciut  his  business  ca- 
reer 'he  has  been  connected  with  these  pur- 
suits. He  takes  contracts  for  both  city  and 
countn-  work  and  employes  a  force  of  men 
t(jr  both  branches  of  the  business.  His 
patronage  comes  from  adjoining  counties  as 
\\ell  as  Fairfield  and  the  busines-  has  been 
successfully  carried  on  to  the  present  time. 
He  takes  and  executes  a  large  nimiber  of 
ci  ntracts  ar.nualh-  and  his  labors  bring  to 
him  a  well  merited  success.  Perhaps  one 
feature  of  his  pri'sperity  is  the  persistency 
with  which  he  has  continued  to  la.lKir  in  the 
held  of  activity  in  which  as  a  >oamg  trades- 


man he  en.barked.  Haxing  thoroughly 
m.astered  the  business  in  carl\-  manlvM  .d.  he 
has  ever  follow ed  it  and  to-day  is  recog- 
ni./td  as  (  ne  r;f  the  leaders  in  this  line. 

Oil  the  30th  of  June.  18C10.  Mr.  Walters 
ua>  imitel  in  marriage  to  Miss  Catherine, 
a  daughter  of  David  and  Mary  .\.  1  B(.wers) 
(h-off.  She  was  b:,rn  in  New  Holland.  Lan- 
caster county.  Pennsylvania.  an<l  in  1850 
c;'.me  to  Lancaster.  Ohio,  where  her  father 
s])enl  his  remaining  day^.  L'nto  our  sul>- 
ject  and  his  wife  lia\e  been  born  se\eral 
children:  William,  of  Lancaster:  Hrur.ella, 
the  wife  of  Leon  Miesse,  of  this  city:  iMary 
E..  th.e  wdfe  of  .M)raham  Parett.  if  Circle- 
ville,  Ohio:  and  Margaret,  the  wife  ■  f  G. 
.Xixi-n.  of  Indianapidis.  Indiana. 

Mr.  Walters  is  a  jiron.iunced  Reimblican, 
ha\ing  been  a  stalwart  advocate  of  the  p.arty 
from  the  time  he  attained  his  maji-rity.  In 
matters  of  citizenship  he  is  nv^t  li^yal  and 
in  18A1  lie  resp^.nded  t'">  the  first  call  for 
seventy-h\-e  tin  usar.d  men.  joining  Com- 
pan)-  A.  of  the  First  Regiment  i;f  Ohio  \'ol- 
unteers.  imder  cMumand  of  Cri'onel  Ci  n.nell. 
The  regiment  was  ordered  to  Washington, 
D.  C,  and  participated  in  the  first  battle 
of  Bull  Run.  On  the  exjjiration  of  his  th.ree 
m<inths'term  Mr.  Walters  returned  home  and 
accepted  a  position  with  a  sutler,  in  which 
capacity  he  ser\ed  ur.til  Xovember.  1863. 
when  he  enlisteil  in  the  Seventeenth  Ohio 
Regiment  and  too.k  part  in  the  battle  of  Re- 
saca.  Georgia,  where  he  was  severely  wangl- 
ed by  being  shot  through  the  left  hand, 
permanently  disabling  him.  He  was  diein 
taken  to  the  hospital,  where  he  remained 
for  nine  months,  after  which  he  was  trans- 


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tenxnl  ti)  Ak-niphis  and  later  ti  ^  Camp  Den- 
r.i<(/n.  at  Cinciiiiiati.  (;)hiw.  where  lie  was 
iKjn.rahly  discharyod  in  Octol.er.  1X04.  He 
is  ni.u-  a  member  oi"  Ben  Buttertleld  ^\.^t, 
G.  A.  i\..  and  takes  del iy lit  in  recalliiiii'  when 
-with  his  old  aniiv  comrades  the  incidents  of 


the  war  an<l  his  experiences  on  southern 
battlefields.  I'pr.n  his  return  from  the  fields 
of  carnage  and  des'jlation  he  resumed  the 
pursuits  of  ci\il  life  and  has  since  main- 
tained an  honorable  position  in  indu.strial 
circles  in  his   native  citv. 


JAMES  B.  CLAYPOOL. 


James  P..  Clayiwol.  who  is  engaged  in 
.general  farming  on  section  34.  Greenlield 
townshi]),  represents  one  of  the  imrst  hon- 
ored as  well  as  one  of  the  oldest  pioneer 
families  in  this  i>ortion  of  the  state.  He 
ivas  born  in  this  township,  October  22.  1850, 
and  is  the  second  son  of  Isaac  ami  Xancy 
(Mason)  Claxpool,  whose  histor_\'  is  given 
ill  full  on  another  page  of  this  v(jlume.  Xo 
e\-ent  (jf  special  importance  i-ccurretl  ti>  \-ary 
the  routine  (if  farm  life  for  Mr.  ClaypiHd  in 
his  }'outh.  His  early  education  was  acquired 
in  the  schools  of  Lancaster  and  afterward 
he  became  a  .student  in  l3eiiiiison  University, 
at  Granville,  where  he  remained  in  1869-70. 
\\'hea  his  education  was  completed  he  at 
once  began  stock-raising,  making  a  sjtecialty 
of  the  lireeding  i:>f  coach  an<l  trotting  lll.r^e3. 
He  li  icated  on  the  farm  \\liei-e  lie  now  re- 
sides and  has  greatly  improved  the  ])lace. 
A\'hen  he  to,;k  possession  of  it.  it  was  largely 
covered  with  a  native  growth  of  f^re-t  trees. 
These  he  cleared  awav  and  with  character- 
istic energy-  has  continuei!  the  work  of  im- 
provement   an<l   (level  [nnent    until    he    now 


has  a  very  valuable  property.  In  1877  '""^ 
erected  his  present  line  residence,  which  is 
modern  in  style  of  architecture  and  in  all 
its  appointments.  His  farm  comprises  one 
hundred  and  forty-five  acres  of  goodi  land. 
He  has  one  of  the  finest  droves  of  horses  in 
the  country,  including  an  imported  Olden- 
burg coach  lii.rse.  Zelora  G..  sTed  by  Penny- 
pack,  a  very  famous  liorse.  having  a  record 
of  2  iJQij  at  tliree  years  old.  He  also  has  a 
horse  that  is  a  grandson  of  George  Wilkes, 
and  he  makes  the  circuit  with  some  of  his 
liLirses.  which  have  made  gi "d  records  upon 
the  track.  This  is  merely  a  department  of 
his  business,  for  he  engages  in  general  farm- 
ing and  other  branches  of  stock-raising,  and 
his  well  directed  efforts  are  bringing  to  him 
a  very  satisfactoiy  success. 

In  1883  Mr.  Claypool  was  married  to 
Miss  Lizzie  Peters,  a  daughter  ni  Xewton 
and  Lydia  (  Eversole)  Peters.  She  was 
l>om  in  <;reenlield  township,  pursued  her 
education  in  the  di.■^trict  scho(ds  and  by  her 
marriage  has  become  the  mother  of  two  chil- 
dren :     Carl  Peters,  a  \tv\  bright  hi  i\-.  who 


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is  I'.ursuinc;  his  cdiicatii  n  in  tlie  lii,i;li  scln  >ol 
of  T.aiiraster:  ami  Clark  Westev.  \vh<>  is  at- 
temlins'  the  di^liict  schiuil.  The  elder  was 
apimintei]  a  jiaye  in  the  senate  during  the 
last  general  assembly.  lie  desired  to  make 
his  awn  way  ihri.iugh  sc1kx>1  unaided  and  is 
doing  ?o.  lie  will  soon  graduate  at  the  age 
of  se\-enteen  years  and  has  alreadv  passed 
the  emmty  examination  under  the  Boxwell 
law.  which  gave  him  free  tuiti'jn  in  the 
liigh  sch.ol. 

Mr.  Clayp.Lol,  of  this  review,  exercises 
his  right  of  franchise  in  support  of  the  men 
and  measures  of  the  Republican  party,  which 


he  has  su[>pi.rted  since  attaining  Ids  majnr- 
ity.  He  is  ww  township  trustee  and  has 
held  other  i.'ffices.  althnugh  the  township  is 
.strongly  Demncratic.  He  has  never  si.night 
eifticial  preferment,  hut  his  fellnw  nien, 
recognizing  his  worth  and  ability,  ha\e 
called  him  tn  office.  He  attends  the  Pres- 
byterian church,  and  as  a  citizen  is  lilieral 
in  support  of  all  measures  wliich  he  believes 
will  prove  of  pul>lic  lieneht.  His  worth  is 
widely  ackno^wledged  and  he  is  well  known 
as  an  honored  representative  of  a  promi- 
nent pioneer  family  whose  record  is  praife- 
wcrth\-   and   abo\-e  criticism. 


ISAAC   GROVE. 


Isaac  Grave,  wdio  is  liUing  the  position 
of  section  foreman  on  the  Cincinnati  &-  Mus- 
kingtim  Railroad,  makes  his  home  in  Bre- 
men. He  is  numbered  among  the  native 
sons  of  Fairfield  county,  for  his  birth  ck:- 
curred  in  Tvush  Creek  township  on  the  nth 
of  ]\Iarch,  1845.  His  father.  Oliver  Grove, 
was  born  in  Pennsylvania  in  1821  and  in 
his  thirteenth  year  came  to  Fairfield  coun- 
ty, Ohio,  with  his  parents.  John  and  Anna 
(McWilliams)  Grove,  who -settled  in  Rush 
Creek  township.  After  arriving  at  years 
of  maturity  the  father  of  our  subject  mar- 
ried Miss  Martha  Blosser,  who  was  born  in 
Fairfield  county,  a  daughter  of  Isaac  and 
F.lizabeth  (  Co. ff man)  Blosser.  By  this  mar- 
riage were  born  eleven  children,   seven  of 


whom  are  living:  Isaac,  whose  name  in- 
tro<luces  this  review;  Caroline,  the  wife  of 
Oscar  Siefert ;  Xancy,  wdio  married  John 
C.  Xagney  ;  \\"illiam  ;  Samuel ;  John  :  and 
Harvey. 

In  the  public  schools  of  his  home  neigh- 
borhood Isaac  Grove  pursued  his  education 
until  his  sixteenth  year  and  during  that  time 
made  his  residence  with  his  parents  on  the 
farm.  The  Civil  war  was  then  in  prc>gress 
and  his  patriotic  spirit  was  aroused  by  the 
attempt  of  the  south  to  overthrow  the  union. 
Accordingly,  although  l>ut  a  br>y.  be  offered 
hi?  services  to  the  go\-ernment  and  l)ecame 
a  member  of  Company  B.  Seventeenth  Ohio 
\'o!unteer  Infantry,  under  the  command  of 
Colonel  John  X.  Conriell.     The  troops  were 


THE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


iinnic.liately  sent  to  llio  frunt  and  i)artici- 
pated  in  a  uunibor  .,t  liattles  and  ^■ki^n!^llc>, 
including  the  enoagenients  at  Cliattamx.-ga, 
ChicUanuHiga,  St<jne  River  and  wtlier^  uf  le.<s 
importance.  Mr.  Gruve  served  faithfully 
tor  tlirec  years  and  eleven  months,  and  dis- 
played \alor  and  loyally  equal  ti.-  that  of 
many  of  the  veterans  twice  or  thrice  his 
years.  He  was  always  found  at  his  post  of 
duty,  which  often  took  him  into  the  thickest 
of  the  light,  liut  never  wa\ered  in  his  sup- 
port of  the  starry  banner  and  the  cause 
it  represented.  Wdien  the  war  was  ended 
he  rece'ued  an  honoral)le  discharge  on  the 
23d  of  July.  1865.  and  again  took  up  the 
peaceful   pursuits  rif  life. 

Returning  to  this  county,  Mr.  Groxe  was 
employed  to  operate  a  sawmill  used  in  manu- 
facturing h.ard  lumber.  In  iSSi  he  entered 
the  employ  of  the  Cincinnati  &  Muskingum 
Valley  Railrnad  on  a  section  and  for  the  past 
seventeen  years  has  been  foreman  of  that 
branch  of  the  service.  He  has  been  most 
capal.ile  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties  and  has 
the  entire  confidence  of  those  wdiom  he  rep- 


rcr-'ents.  As  his  financial  resource-  have  in- 
creased he  has  made  judicious  in\e>iments 
in  real  estate  and  he  is  now  tlie  nwner  of 
\alualilc  city  pmperty. 

[n  1872  occurred  the  marriage  of  Isaac 
(ir,;ve  and  Mi^s  L,,;,i.:i  Hillyard,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Enoch  and  Mary  (Hli.sser)  Hillyard, 
(f  Ijremen.  Her  father  was  a  native  (if 
Pennsyhania  and  her  mother  of  \'irginia. 
They  became  early  settlers  of  Ru~lt  Creek 
ti_>wnship  and  were  highly  regarded  a>  rcp- 
resenlati\e  citizens  i.f  the  community.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Ciri^ive  have  no  children  ',>l  their 
own,  but  ha\e  an  adopted  son.  Roy  Grove, 
who  is  now  ten  years  old.  Mr.  Grij\-e  was 
for  six  years  a  memljer  of  the  city  council 
and  diu'ing  his  incimibency  strongly  advo- 
cated e\'ery  measure  which  he  Ijelieved 
would  prove  of  general  good.  It  wa>  dur- 
ing hi-  service  that  the  walks  of  Bremen 
were  pa\ed.  His  co-operation  is  heartily 
given  e\ery  measure  tending  to  benefit  iiis 
fellriw  men  and  thronghout  the  community 
he  is  known  for  his  honesty  and  integrity, 
as  well  as  his  loyal  citizenship. 


DAVID  PENCE. 


David  Pence,  who  is  engaged  in  general  He  became  a  planter  of  the  Old  DMUiiinon 

farming  on  section  22.  Pleasant  township,  and  was  there  married  to  F.arbara  Ruffner 

was  bi>ru  on  the  3d, of  Xu\-emlier,   1S22.  in  by  whom  he  had  tw.  children  Iiefore  the  re- 

Richland   township.   Fairfield  county.      Plis  nv:val  of  the  family    to    the    west.      These 

father,  David  Pence,  w-is  a  nati\e  >>i  Shen-  were;     .Varun,  who  i)ecame  a  carpenter  and 

andi-ah,    \'irginia,   burn    February   4.    1777.  died  in  Licking  county,  Ohii>.  at  tlie  age  of 


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cii^lity-llirce  years;  and  Annie.  \\\v  marrieil 
Tunis  P.  Ashbrcnk.  a  fanner  of  I'airtleld 
CDunty,  in  wincli  |ilace  he  died  at  the  ad,- 
vanrcd  a;;-e  'A  r.inety-two  years.  I>etc-rniin- 
ing'  U^  make  his  home  in  the  r.r.ekeye  state. 
David  Penee.  Sr..  jriurneyed  wotward  1)\ 
wagons,  b^in^ing  witii  him  hi-  hotisehuM 
gen_ids  and  Ins  family.  fie  settled  on  a 
qnarter  section  <A  knid  in  Kichkmd  tcwn- 
ship.  which  had  hcen  given  to  h.im  and  his 
wife  hy  the  hitter's  father,  ]:.manncl  Ruff- 
ner.  As  time  ])a'ised  he  prospered  andi  arlded 
t(_)  his  land.eil  possessions  until  he  had  very 
extensive  interests  here.  Tlie  family  wa-- 
akso  increased  hy  the  birth  of  eight  children  ; 
J'deanor,  who  married  Benjamin  Miller  and 
after  his  death  became  the  wife  of  George- 
Shoemaker;  ^Jary.  tlie  wife  of  Jacoi.i 
Stoker,  a  farmer  of  Hanci>ck  county.  C);iio ; 
Joseph,  who  died  at  the  age  of  fifty-five 
years;  Rebecca,  the  wife  of  David  Fail,  a 
farmer  of  Iowa;  Elizabeth,  who  married. 
Aijraham  Spctler.  an  agricirllurist  of  thi- 
county;  Saphira.  the  wife  of  George  Miller. 
a  farmer  oi  Jones  county,  Iowa;  David,, 
whose  name  introduces  this  re\"iew;  and  Sa- 
villa,  his  twin  sister,  who  is  the  wife  of  S. 
P.  \\"eaA-er,  a  farmer  of  Putnam  conntw 
Ohiih.  .\fter  the  death  of  his  tir.st  wife,  the 
father  of  this  family  was  married  on  the 
J  1st  of  Feljrnar}.  iS;i,2.  to  Catherine  Grow, 
a  daughter  of  Jolm  (!lrow. 
county,  Ohio,  and  they  had.f 
John,  a  resident  ]>hysician  o 
Plenry,  a  farmer  i>f  Walnut  to 
field  county ;  Samantha,  the  w 
Chi^m,  a  farmer  of  Licking 
Sarah,  wdio  became  the  wi 


if  Lickin.g 
ir  chiklren ; 
Coliuiibus ; 
iship.  Fair- 
e  <.f  David 
unity;  and 
of  J,>hn  Mays, 
)ut  Ixnli  are  now  deceased.     After  the  fam- 


ily resided  for  a  nnn>l>er  of  years  in  Rich- 
land townshi]).  David  Pence  sold  hi>  land 
there  a.nd  ren:;oved  to  a  farm  in  Pleasant 
town;ln[i,  situated  two  miles  south  of  Pleas- 
antville  on  the  Pleas.'uit\  ille  pike,  ui>on 
wiiich  he  s])ent  his  remaining  days,  passing 
a.w'ay  in   1&52. 

P)avid  -Pence,  the  suliject  of  this  re- 
view, attended  the  district  schools  and  later 
continued  his  ednication  in  the  Granville  Cv'l- 
iege  in  Licking  county,  Oiiio.  He  aftcr- 
\vard  engaged  in  teaching  for  a  nirnii)er  of 
years  and  then  embarked  in  the  slock  busi- 
ness, buying  cattle  in  the  west  ami  dri\ing 
them  to  market  in  I'ittsburg.  Baltimore  anrl 
Philadelphia.  For  fourteen  years  he  fol- 
lowed that  enterprise  and  tlten  began  deal- 
ing in  sheep,  which  he  purchased  in  (3hio 
and  in  the  east  and  sold  in  the  western 
markets  for  lirceding  purposes.  A'fter  en- 
gaging in  that  business  fen-  a  number  ot 
years  Mr.  b'ence  found  that  he  had  ac- 
quired suflicicnt  capita!  to  enalde  him  to  pur- 
ciiase  a  farm  and  he  then  Ijought  two  hun- 
dred and  seventy-tive  acres  of  land  in  Wal- 
nut townshi]),  Fairfield  county.  As  a  ci;im- 
panion  and  helpmate  ior  the  journey  of  life- 
he  chose  Harriet  M.  Pngh,  the  wedding  be- 
ing celebrated  011  the  jOth  of  July,  1853. 
They  had  two  children;  Anna  '\\.  is  the 
wife  of  Joseph  S,  Sites,  an  attorne\  at  law 
of  Lancaster.  Ohio;  and  they  are  the  piar- 
ents  of  the  following  children;  David  F.., 
Jessie  L.,  Roljert,  Frederick  and  Margaret: 
Henry  C.  married  Anna  Chisler,  and  has 
four  children;  Earl.  William,  Delia  and 
Hazel.     Mrs.  Pence  died  in  1895. 

Mr.  Pence  remained  upon  his  first  farm 
for  only  a  brief  period.     Wdien  three  year^ 


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had  iia,s,^eil  lie  suid  tlie  i>ro|)cily  and  througli 
llie  succecling-  llirce  years  resided  upon  a 
•  rented  tar:r.  in  die  same  tnwn-hii).  He  then 
ijoughi  hi>  pl■e^cnt  farm  u{  .me  hunchx-d  an.l 
forly-(.:ie  acre.-  ^f  rieli  land,  whicli  is  nnder 
a  high  si;ite  <,f  ciihi\  aiinn,  Ijeing  improved 
wilh  all  nu'deru  eiiuipnieiils  and  facilities. 
At  the  time  ...f  the  Civil  war  he  served  as  sut- 
ler's clerk  i'.Y  Reber  ^  Kutz  and  was  with 
the  army  of  the  Tennessee  for  s<ime  time. 
At  the  battle  of  Chickamanga  their  horses, 
wagons  and  stock  were  stolen.  The  Thir- 
teenth Ohio  Regiment  to  which  thev  were 


]\[r.    Pence  again 

ig  with  that  cnn  - 


attached  re-enlisted  an 
\vcnt  ti)  the  In  nit,  rcmai 
mand  utitii  ii  reacheil  .Atlanta,  when  he  re- 
turned t<i  the  muih.  Jle  lia-;  since  engage! 
m  peacefully  tilling  the  s.'il  and  is  enjoying 
the  fruits  of  his  fMnner  lahnr.  He  is  a  pro- 
gressive farmer  and  stcck  man  and  is  widely 
anrl  favorably  kp.own  in  his  native  CMunt\ . 
Mr.  Pence  has  always  given  liis  support  to 
the  men  and  measures  of  the  Republican 
part}-,  but  has  never  cared  for  ofhce.  pre- 
ferring to  give  his  undivided  attention  to  his 
business  ir.terests. 


JACOB  ERNST. 


Jacob  Ernst  is  one  of  the  representative 
and  highly  respected  citizens  of  Fairheld 
county,  being  one  of  its  early  settlers,  and 
is  now  residing  in  the  village  of  Stoutsville. 
He  was  born  in  Berks  county,  Pennsylvania. 
September  30,  1S30.  where  he  resided  until 
he  was  se\en  years  of  age.  when  in  April. 
1S38,  he  accompanietl  his  parents  to  Ohio, 
The  facilities  for  traveling  in  those  early 
pioneer  days  were  very  primitive  and  the 
family  made  this  journey  with  teams.  They 
located  in  Washington  township,  Pickaway 
county.  The  father  of  our  subject,  Daniel 
Ernst,  was  alsi>  a  nati\e  of  Berks  county, 
Pennsylvania,  and  was  there  married  to 
Miss  Sarah  ]\Iohn.  He  fdlowed  the  use- 
ful 'xcupation  of  farming  all  his  life.  He 
died    in     Washington   township.    Pickaway 


county,  in  1843,  at  the  age  of  thirty-five 
years.  He  was  an  active,  enterprising  man, 
and  his  labors  toward  the  cultivation  and 
improvement  of  their  frontier  home  were 
not  in  vain.  The  mother  was  1>  ^rn  in  1806. 
in  Berks  county.  Pennsyhania.  and  long 
survived  her  husband,  being  called  to  the 
home  beyond  in  1873.  in  the  village  of 
Stoutsville.  The  fatlier  held  membership  in 
the  Lutheran  church,  the  mother  in  the  Re- 
lomied  church.  In  politics  he  gave  his  -up- 
port  to  the  Democratic  i)arty.  The  parents 
were  earnest '  Christian  people,  with  that 
sterling  worth  of  character  which,  wdien 
combined  with  energy  ami  in(histr\-.  has 
formed  the  basis  ui  the  thrift  and  prosi>eritv 
of  our  great  country.  In  their  faniilv  were 
five  children,  four  of  whom  are  \et  livinj:: 


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Ji^lin  resides  near  Bluffton.  \\'ell>  cmnilw 
Iniliana,  and  like  his  father  hefi.re  him,  is  a 
farmer  l>y  nccupatiMn.  Jacoij  is  the  secon.l 
in  onler  <_if  tiirtli.  Mary  became  the  wife 
of  Jesse  Brown,  (.f  East  Kintr,t;-i.l(l.  Ohii.. 
whi.i  is  a  farmer  there.  She  ihed  leavin.Gf 
a  family  of  children.  Sarah  became  the 
wife  of  William  L'pp,  a  farmer,  and  they 
reside  in  Clear  Creek  township.  Mary  M. 
is  the  wife  of  M.  Wan  Iluren  Li:thou:5e.  \\\v< 
resides  in  Columbus.  Ohio,  where  lie  is  en- 
gag'ed  with  the  Citi^^ens'  Telephone  Com- 
pany. 

Our  stihject  pursued  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  common  schc>ols  of  Washington 
townshii),  Pickaway  county,  and  remained 
on  the  old  home  place  until  he  reached  man's 
estate,  becoming,  through  the  good  influence 
of  worthy  parents,  early  imbued  with  thc/se 
principles  of  right  conduct,  without  which 
success  in  life  canno^t  be  attained.  In  1S54 
Mr.  Ernst  removed  t'j  Fairfield  count}',  and 
settled  in  Clear  Creek  township.  He  there 
rented  a  farm,  which  he  operated  for  some 
years.  Ke  then  purchased  a  home  in  the 
village  of  Stoutsville.  al>out  the  year  1S56, 
and.  remo\-ing  to  his  new  home  has  li\ed 
there  e\er  since.  Here  he  engaged  fr>r 
eight  years  in  stone  cutting.  Ib;wever,  in 
1864,  feeling  that  the  country  needed  his 
services,  he  joined  the  boys  in  blue,  enlist- 
ing, in  Company  I.  One  Hundred  Fifty- 
ninth  Ohio  \"olunteer  Infantry,  and  was 
stationed  at  Baltimore,  Maryland,  where 
he  served  one  hundred  days  and  wa-  mus- 
tered out  at  Zanesville,  Ohio,  having  been 
honorably  discharged  by  the  government. 
He  had  gladly  rendered  his  services  to  the 
cause  of  the  Union,  and  when  thev  were  no 


longer  rerjuired  he  returned  to  Stoutsville, 
where  he  resumed  his  old  bu-iness,  as  well 
as  that  of  a  thre.-her  and  so  ci'Utinued  fi-r 
twenty-hve  year>.  He  is  at  i>resent  engaged 
in  farming  near  Stoutsville. 

In  the  year  i!<53  Mr.  Ernst  had  been 
united  in  marriage  to  Mi^s  Catherine  Stout, 
a  daughter  of  J.uathan  Stout,  of  Clear  Creek 
to'w  ii^hip,  who  was  lx'>rn  in  i8(,30.  He  en- 
gaged in  agricultural  pursuits  and  run  a 
sawmill,  and  was  a  prominent  and  enterpris- 
ing business  man  of  his  day,  doing  mucli 
to  promote  the  future  welfare  of  the  coun- 
ty in  which  he  lived.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Ernst  were  born  two  children :  Amanda  is 
the  wife  of  Lewis  F.  Crites,  a  merchant  of 
Stoutsville.  They  had  two  children  :  Flor- 
ence, ivho  died  at  the  age  of  five  years,  and 
Ernst.  Xoah  A.  resides  in  Canton,  Ohio, 
and  is  a  lawyer,  practicing  at  that  place. 
He  married  Clara  Levan.  They  had  three 
children,  two  of  whom  are  living:  Delmar 
E.,  a  law  student  and  teacher  in  the  schools 
of  Clear  Creek  township:  Alverta.  who  died 
at  the  age  of  twelve  years:  and  William 
A.,  who  resides  at  home  ami  is  a  schoc^l 
teacher. 

From  pioneer  times  up  to  the  present 
progressive  age.  Mr.  Ernst  has  1>een  an  act- 
i\e  factor  in  the  intprovement  and  develop- 
ment of  tlie  count}'  in  which  he  has  lived. 
He  has  ever  been  an  earnest  advocate  of 
anything  tenchng  to  the  general  upbuilding 
and  improvement  of  his  community.  He 
was  school  director  for  some  twelve  years 
and  helped  build  the  school  houses  of  Clear 
Creek  township.  He  erecteil  the  second 
dwelling  house  in  the  village  of  Stoutsville. 
Mr.  Ernst  is  what  mav  well  be  termed  a  self-- 


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tln-MU-h  lli^ 


nin<lc  man,  having  started  in  life  with 
capital,  he  ha^  altaincil  to  ; 
'incnce  aivl  imiiorlance.ani 
industry,  energy  and  untiring  dcv-.tion  to 
business  enterprises  he  has  achie\-ed  finan- 
cial success,  he  has  nf>t  tailed  to  advance 
tlic  interests  of  liis  ci immunity  in  every  way 
possilde.     He  is  highly  esteemed  by  all  win:- 


kn.As  him.  In  politic^  he  is  a  Democrat. 
He  has  heltl  the  office  of  township  trustee 
and  other  local  oi"fice>.  and  in  times  of  peace 
as  in  war  he  has  ever  l>een  faithful  t(^  duty. 
He  is  a  devoted  member  of  the  Heidelberg 
congregation  of  the  Uefi'rmed  church  of 
the  United  States  at  Stoutsx  ille  and  is  hoUl- 
ing  the  office  of  elder. 


JASPER  J.  BARNETT. 


.  Jasper  J.  Barnett.  who  is  living  a  retired 
life,  has  in  former  years  been  actively  asso- 
ciated with  agricultural  and  mercantile  in- 
terests in  Fairtield  county,  and  was  also 
numbered  aniLing-  the  soldiers  that  Oliio 
sent  to  the  front  at  the  time  of  the  Civil 
war.  He  was  born  in  ^ladison  township, 
Perry  county,  Ohio,  April  28.  1S33.  an<l  is 
a  son  of  Solomon  and  Xancy  (Upton  )  Bar- 
nett. The  father  was  born  in  ^^'ashignton 
comity,  Maryland,  and  the  mother  was  also 
a  native  of  that  locality.  After  arriving  at 
years  of  maturity  they  were  married  and 
soon  afterward  came  to  Ohio,  settling  on  a 
farm  in  Perry  county,  where  they  were 
numbered  among  the  pn^sperous  agricult- 
urists of  the  community.  In_  1844  they  re- 
moved to  Clear  Creek  township.  Fairtield 
county,  where  the  father  spent  his  remaining 
days,  passing  away  there  in  1S75.  His  wife 
survived  him  and  afterward  removed  to  the 
village  of  Amanda,  taking  up  her  residence 
■with  our  subject,  where  she  died  in   18S4. 


In  the  family  were  eight  children.  The  fol- 
lowing reacheil  years  of  maiurit\  :  Jemima, 
:Margaret.  Ja^per  J.,  Jane,  Robert  and 
Lewis.  In  his  political  affiliations  the  father 
was  a  Democrat  and  both  he  and  his  wife- 
bel(  iiged  to  the  ^^lethoclist  Episcopal  church. 
Jasper  J.  Barnett  spent  the  tlrst  twelve 
\ears  of  his  life  on  the  home  farm  in  Perry 
county  and  during  that  period  attended  th> 
district  schools,  while  later  he  continued  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  Drinkle- 
and  in  Kingston  Academy,  of  Kingston, 
Ohiti.  He  then  began  teaching  in  the  pub- 
lic scliools  and  followed  that  profession  for 
fourteen  years,  proving  his  capability  as  an 
educator  by  the  clear  and  ready  manner  in 
which  he  imparted  to  others  the  knowledge 
he  had  acquired  and  by  the  w-ay  in  which 
he  maintained  discipline.  On  abandoning 
that  profession,  he  turned  his  attention  to 
farming.  In  Ma}-.  1864,  he  enlisted  in  Com- 
pany I.  One  Hundred  and  Fifty-ninth  01ii>h 
Volunteer  Infantrv,  under  the  command  m" 


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Captain  E.  Grifhtli.  Soon  afterwanl  Mr. 
P.arnctl  was  commissi. nied  lir-t  lieuleiiant 
and  was  ordered  t(_>  iJaltiniure,  Maryland, 
wiicrc  lie  did  garrison  dut_\-  t\'r  one  hundred 
days,  at  the  exiiiratinn  of  which  i)eri.:)d  he 
received  an  lionctrahle  discharge  in  Seplem- 
hcr,   iS''i4. 

Returning  to  Fairfield  cmuity.  'Wv.  Har- 
nett engaged  in  farming  ami  stock  raising 
and  also  tlevoted  his  <ittentii>n  to  school 
teaching"  lor  two  years.  In  1867  he  pur- 
cha-ed  his  father's  old  homestead,  thus  be- 
■ccnning  the  owner  of  two  hundred  acres  of 
lat:d.  to  the  further  development  and  culti- 
\atii;.n  of  A\'hich  he  (.le\'oted  his  energies  with 
untiring  activity  until  1SS2.  Ilis  labours 
made  iiis  place  one  of  the  desirable  farms 
of  the  county,  his  enterprise  and  capable 
management  being  manifest  in  the  neat  and 
thrifty  appearance  of  the  farm.  At  length 
he  put  aside  Intsiness  cares  and  in  1882  re- 
moved to  the  village  of  Amanda,  where  he 
estaliHshed  a  harness  store,  but  later  he  dis- 
posed of  that  enterprise  and  is  now  living 
retired. 

It  was  in  the  year  1865  that  Mr.  Bar- 
nett  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  [Marv 


I'.ussard.  ..f  Fairlield  cmmty.  a  daughter  of 
Daniel  and  Rlmda  (  Seidener  )  Bussard.  Her 
grand[»arents  were  pioneers  of  >ilarvlatul, 
ha\iiig  settled  there  in  c<-.Ionial  days.  The 
parents  of  Mrs.  L*.ainett  were  br)th  natives 
of  Alaryland  anrl  \\->>m  that  state  removed  to 
Fairfield  county.  Ohio,  the  Bussards  being 
very  early  settlers  of  this  portion  of  the 
state.  ]Mrs.  Barnett  was  Ijorn  in  Fairfield 
county,  Xovenrbcr  5,  1839,  and  by  her  mar- 
riage ])ecame  the  mother  of  two  children, 
but  Cora  E.  died  in  her  twelfth  year.  The 
surviving  daughter  is  Jennie  A. 

^Ir.  Barnett  is  a  stanch  adviK:ate  r>f  Re- 
publican principles,  having  supported  the 
party  since  atiaining  his  majority.  He  also 
belongs  to  Taidton  Lodge,  Xo.  218,  I.  C). 
O.  F.,  and  was  once  a  meml)er  of  McPher- 
son  Post,  G.  A.  R.  Since  1849  he  has  been 
an  acceptable  meml.)er  of  the  ]\Iethr>dist 
Episcoi^al  church  and  has  always  been  loyal 
to  its  teachings  and  active  in  its  work,  do- 
ing everything  in  his  power  to  extend  the 
intluence  and  promote  the  growth  of  the 
church.  Mrs.  Barnett  is  also  an  active  mem- 
ber of  the  same  church,  with  which  she 
united   in  girlhood  davs. 


JAMES  C.  MOCK. 


Fairfield  ciamty  is  fortunate  in  that  her  with  the  public  service  is  James  C.  Mix-k, 

offices  are  largely  filled  by  men  of  ability,  who  is   filling  the   office  of   recc»rder    and 

trustworthiness    and    marked    devotion    to  makes  his  home  in  Lancaster.     lie  was  born 

duty.     Among  the  number  n.'W  connected  in  that  city  on  the  23d  of  May,   1865,  his 


-vos 


.^O'JB'A 


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parents  lieiiij^-  .Martin  and  Mary  i  Hannr.n) 
Mock.  His  father  was  Ih.rn  in  I'.i-rnc  lnwii- 
ship.  Fairtield  ciumty,  July  7.  iS^^.v  and  his 
wife  was  also  a  native  ."if  this  cmmty,  Axhere 
slie  spent  lier  cjitire  life,  passin^^-  away  in 
1877.  David  Mi.ck,  the  jiaternal  qrandfa- 
tlier.  was  a  nati\e  uf  Tennsylvania  and  mar- 
ried Miss  M.  Ruble.  o\  (ireenshurt;-,  Penn- 
sylvania. 

At  the  usual  age  Jauies  C.  M^ck  entered 
the  puWic  schools  of  tlie  comity,  there  pur- 
suing- his  education  it-.r  several  years.  He 
afterward  spent  one  term  in  the  high  schiX'I 
at  Carroll,  Ohio,  and  then  l)egan  teaching, 
which  profession  he  f(illowed  acceptalily  for 
six  years.     On  the  expiration  of  that  period 


he  hecame  identified  with  agricultural  inter- 
ests and  fi.r  a  numher  of  years  was  em- 
ployed as  a  salesman  in  ditl'erent  stores,  hut 
nou'  he  is  gix'ing  his  erjtirc  attention  to  his 
olhcial  duties.  He  had  previously  served 
as  assessor  and  as  township  clerk,  and  in 
Xoveml>er,  1899,  he  was  elected  county  re- 
corder upon  the  Democratic  ticket,  entering 
upon  the  duties  of  the  office  in  September, 
1000,  for  a  term  of  three  years.  He  has 
proved  himself  an  efficient  officer,  dis- 
cliarging  his  duties  with  promptness  arid 
fidelity,  and  his  course  is  one  meriting  the 
praise  and  O'mmendation  of  all  fair-m'mled 
citizens,  bv  whom  he  is  held  in  high  esteem 
as  a  capable  and  worthy  citizen. 


HENRY  CLAY  WEAVER. 


Henry  Clay  Weaver,  who  is  identified 
with  the  farming  interests  of  Fairfield  coun- 
ty, Ohio,  and  with  the  shoe  manufacturing 
business  of  Rochester,  Xew"  York,  inakes 
his  home  in  Lancaster,  although  he  spends 
considerable  time  in  the  east.  He  was  born 
in  this  county  and  is  a  representative  of 
one  of  tlie  oldest  and  most  honored  families. 
His  paternal  grandfather.  .\(lam  Weaver, 
removeil  from  Lancaster  county.  Pennsyl- 
vania, to  the  village  of  Lancaster.  Ohio,  in 
the  beginning  r,f  the  nineteenth  century,  and 
was  first  cciunected  with  business  interests 
here  as  a  salesman  in  the  store  of  Rudc^lph 
Pitcher.     In  the  vear   iSio  he  was  elected 


justice  of  the  peace  of  Hocking  township 
and  was  so  fair  and  impartial  in  his  rulings 
that  he  was  continued  in  the  office  for  eight- 
een years.  In  iSu  he  was  serving-  as  a 
lieutenant  in  Cai)tain  Sumner's  Company  of 
Artillery  and  when  the  second  war  with 
England  was  begun  this  comjiany  rqxxted 
to  the  governor  at  Franklinton  for  service, 
but  owing  to  the  fact  that  Adam  Weaver 
was  then  sheriff  of  Fairfield  county  the  gov- 
ernor excused  him  from  active  field  service 
and  Sosthenes  McCabe  was  elected  lieuten- 
ant in  his  place.  In  the  year  1S26  Mr. 
Weaver  was  elected  coutity  treasurer  and 
filled   that   office    for   four   vears.      He  w-as 


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alniDSt  coiitinu'Hi^ly  in  cince  in  the  county 
tlirougli  a  very  extended  period  and  was 
recognized  as  a  leader  in  public  thought  and 
action  at  an  earh-  day,  his  opinions  largely 
shaping  the  pul:-lic  jx'licy  during  the  early- 
years  of  the  century.  He  was  a  very  active, 
vigorous  man  and  was  one  of  the  ])05se  of 
men  under  Thomas  E\\  ing  who  went  to  ar- 
rest the  counterfeiters  in  1818.  He  died  in 
the  year  1841. 

Among  his  children  was  George  \\'ca\'er, 
once  the  editor  of  the  I^ncaster  Gazette: 
Mrs.  Philip  Bope;  and  John  C.  Weaver. 
T!ie  last  named  v/as  the  father  of  our  sub- 
ject. He  liecame  a  ver\-  acti\c  factor  in 
business  circles  a?  a  merchant  and  banker 
of  Lancaster.  He  wa^  born  in  this  city  in 
t8i6  and  watched  its  ])rogre5s  and  ail\-ance- 
ment  through  many  years.  His  busines-  in- 
terests aided  in  promoting  its  ci>mniercial 
and  financial  activit}'  and  also  brought  to 
him  a  handsome  retmn  on  his  invc'^tment. 
He  was  united  in  marriage  to  Xancy  Archer. 


a  nati\e  t^f  Ripley,  I'ruwn  county.  Obi.), 
and  a  daughter  nf  a  Revolutionary  S'ldier. 
The  niuiher  of  om-  subject  died  at  Clifton 
Spring-;,  Xew  York,  in  1880,  and  the  father 
passed  away  in  1877.  Tw(_>  children  .-ur- 
vive  tliem :  Henry  C..  of  this  re^'iew,  and 
Mary  .\rcher.  the  wife  of  C.  Iv.  Richards,  a 
shoe  manufacturer  of  Rochester.  Xew  Vcrk, 
with  wlio-ni  Mr.  Weaver  is  engaged  in  busi- 
ness. 

Henry  Clay  \'\'ea\er  pursued  his  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  of  Lancaster, 
completing  the  high  school  Ciurse.  He  is 
now  largel}-  interested  in  real  estate  in  I'air- 
field  county,  being  the  owner  of  two  or  three 
good  farms,  yet  he  spends  a  large  portion 
of  his  time  in  Rochester,  Xew  York,  super- 
intending his  manufacturing  interests  in  tb.at 
city.  He  is  a  \'en"  progressive  and  enterpris- 
ing business  man,  who  forms  his  plans 
readily  and  is  determined  in  their  execu- 
tion. Such  men  are  the  bone  and  sinew  of 
anv  community. 


JACOB  GROUSE. 


Jacob  Crouse.  a  resident  farmer,  living 
on  section  32.  Pleasant  township,  was  born 
in  Walnut  township,  Fairfield  county.  Ohii>, 
on  the  24th  of  Sqitember.  1849.  His  fa- 
ther. Levi  Crouse.  was  born  in  Maryland 
in  1813  and  was  a  son  of  John  Crouse,  a 
planter,  who  brought  his  family  from  the 
south  to  Ohio  in  1818,  taking  up  his  abc»de 


in  Walnut  township.  Fairfield  county.  up<in 
a  farm  which  he  dexeloped  and  improved  in 
the  midst  oi  the  fi^rest.  Levi  Crmise  was 
only  tb'e  years  M  age  at  the  time  of  the 
removal.  He  assisted  in  the  work  of  the 
home  farm  and  wa--  married  to  Catherine 
Bikler.  by  whom  he  had  v-m  children  :  La- 
vina.  who  became  the  wife  >_  f  Reuben  Sands, 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


a  fanner,  but  1)otIi  are  now  ilecea-^ecl;  Eliza- 
beth, tlie  deceased  wife  i>f  Ihonia.s  A\ery,  a 
resident  i_>f  Xewai'k,  Ohin;  Peter,  a  farmer 
of  Wan  Wen  cr-nniy.  Oliio;  and  Jacob,  of 
this  review. 

V\-\on  the  old  family  homestead  Jacob 
Crouse  was  reared  ?aid  in  the  winter  months 
he  pursued  his  education  in  the  connnon 
schools,  while  in  the  summer  months  he  as- 
sisted in  the  wra-k  of  the  fields.  On  the 
13th  of  Jinie,  iSjr,  he  married  Teresa  Wil- 
helm.  Her  father,.  Samuel  Wilhelnu  was 
born  in  Rerkele}-  county,  A\"e>t  \'irg-inia.  and 
was  a  son  of  John  W'ilhelm.  who  was  bcrn 
in  Pennsyl\-ania  and  was  descended  from  an 
old  Pennsylvanian  family.  He  became  the 
overseer  of  a  plantation  in  the  Old  Domin- 
ion and  there  carried  cm  a,<jricuhural  pur- 
suits for  many  years.  His  son,  Samuel 
\\'nhelni.  was  in  a  boat  cm  the  Ohio  river 
on  the  night  of  the  memorable  meteoric 
shower  in  the  year  1S33.  Locating-  first  in 
Cincinnati,  he  remained  there  for  several 
months  and  then  came  to  Lancaster  in 
]\Larch,  1834.  Here  he  engaged  in  the  man- 
ufacture of  furniture,  making  a  specialty  of 
chairs  and  bedsteads.  F'-r  eighteen  years 
he  successfull}-  carried  on  that  business  rin 
Broadway  and  with  the  profits  of  die  enter- 
prise he  eventuall}-  purchased  a  farm  of  one 
hundred  and  sixty  acres  in  Pleasant  town- 
ship, where  crur  sul.iject  and  his  wife  mnv 
resii'e.  In  1852  he  abandoned  industrial  and 
commercial  pursuits,  renio\ing  to  his  farm. 
On  the  20th  i->f  June.  1834.  Mr.  Wilhelni 
was  uniteil  in  marriage  to  Miss  Rachel  .\r- 
r\fA<.\.  Her  father  was  Ix-rn  on  a  planta- 
tion near  Hagerstown,   ?klarvland,  and  her 


grand fatlicr,  George  Arnold,  became  one  of 
the  pioneer  settlers  of  Ohio,  emigrating  to 
this  state  in  iSor.  Jlere  he  l<x\ated  a  tract 
of  land  in  what  is  now  Pleasant  township, 
Fairfielil  cnunty,  where  the  county  infirmaiy 
is  located.  This  he  bought  of  the  govern- 
ment. He  erected  the  first  gristmill  in  the 
county  on  Fetter's  Run,  in  Pleasant  town- 
ship, which  was  of  great  benefit  to  the  set- 
tlers, as  ]irior  to  this  they  had  to  gn  to  Zanes- 
ville  and  Cliillicothe  for  their  meal  and  flour. 
^While  on  a  ]jrospecting  t(  air  he  and  the  party 
with  w  hich  he  traveled  were  attacked  by  the 
Indians  and  he  was  woinided  in  the  fight. 
After  locating  his  land  he  returned  to  Mary- 
land and  brought  his  fannly  to  the  new- 
home.  Among  the  numiier  were  his  son 
Frederick  and  his  wife  and  their  four  chil- 
dren— Joel:  Daniel:  Sarah,  who  married 
Xathaii  Pright;  and  Susan,  who  married 
Samuel  Shaffer.  After  tiieir  arrival  nine 
more  children  were  born  ti.>  him,  of  whi:)in 
two  died  in  infancy,  while  Maria  and  Fred- 
erick K.  died  unmarried ;  Rachel  became 
the  wife  of  Samuel  Wilhelm,  the  father  of 
Mrs.  Crouse:  Lehr  married  David  Bright; 
Absalom:  Hrael :  and  George.  The  mother 
of  this  family  t>.ire  the  maiden  name  of  Bar- 
bara Petrie.  Her  father,  \vhen  a  young  lad, 
came  from  Plolland  to  America,  landing  at 
Baltimore,  and  was  sold  out  to  service  in 
order  to  pay  the  price  of  his  passag'e.  as  was 
the  custom  in  those  days.  PI'e  learned  the 
business  of  manufacturing  powder  and  after- 
ward became  a  wealthy  merchant  of  Hagers- 
town, ^Maryland. 

L'nto  Samuel  ami  Rachel  f  Arnold)  Wil- 
helm were  l)orn  six  children,  fi.>ur  sims  and 


run    DIOGRArillCAL   RECORD. 


two  daur;hters :  Marv,  \\lh«  dieil  uiiniar-  lier  father's  farm  and  he  i<  minil)erecl  among 
ried;  Biana.  who  married  David  Ewing,  a  the  'progressive  and  enterprising  agricult- 
farmer  r>f  Pleasant  ti-wnship,  and  dietl  ]\lay      nrists  of  the  cnmmnnily.     Their  hr>mc  has 


I.  1900:  James,  wiio  is  now  engaged  in  the 
real  estate  business  in  Columl)Us.  Olii'':  Mar- 
tin L..  a  Lntlieran  minister  of  W'ooster, 
Ohii>:  Teresa  X.,  tlie  wife  of  onr  subject; 
and  Margaret  li.,  the  wife  <>{  William  A. 
Wright,  a  retired  farmer  nriw  living  at  ^Nlag- 
nolia  Springs,  Union  county.  Ohio. 

Mr.  and  ]\lrs.  Jacob  Crouse  reside  upon 


been  blessed  with  two  children,  but  i.nic  ot 
the  number  died  in  infancy,  the  dau.ghter 
Abigail,  however,  being  still  under  the  pa- 
rental roof.  The  parents  hold  membership 
in  the  Lutheran  church  and  give  their  finan- 
cial and  moral  Miiii)ort  to  many  worthy  ob- 
jects for  the  betterment  of  the  community 
and  the  world  at  large. 


THEODORE   LAPE. 


Among  the  enterprising  and  progressive 
•citizens  of  Amanda  is  Theodore  Lape,  a 
dealer  in  furniture  and  house  furnishing 
goods,  and  liis  business  qualifications  are 
such  as  ti:.i  have  won  for  him  prosperity  and 
gaineil  for  him  the  confidence  and  respect 
of  the  entire  community.  lie  was  l)om  in 
Amanda  township.  Fairfield  county,  No- 
vember 3.  1S56.  His  father.  ^Nlaxsil  Lape. 
was  also  born  in  the  same  township,  his 
natal  day  being  February  22,  1S19.  His 
parents  were  pioneer  settlers  of  Ohio,  who 
removed  from  Pennsylvania  to  Fairfield 
countv  about  1810  and  in  the  miilst  of  the 
forest  cleared  and  developed  a  fann.  upon 
which  they  reared  their  children.  Maxsil 
became  one  of  the  early  agriculturists  of 
Amanda  township  and  through  the  years  of 
liis  business  career  was  engaged  in  the  tilling 
•of  the   soil,   his  labors   being  rewarded  by 


abundant  harvests.  He  was  also  one  of 
the  most  acti\'e  workers  and  liberal  contrib- 
utors of  the  Lutheran  church,  in  which  he 
long  held  membership.  In  the  early  days 
meetings  \^•ere  often  held  in  his  home  and  he 
did  all  in  his  power  to  spread  the  work  of 
the  gospel.  Twice  married  he  chose  for  his 
first  wife  Miss  Caroline  Fausnaght  and  unto 
them  were  born  six  children:  Belle,  now 
deceased:  Simon;  Monroe:  David;  Theo- 
dore; and  Benjamin,  .\fter  the  death  of  his 
first  wife  ^Mr.  Lape  was  again  married,  his 
second  union  being  with  Catherine  Bailey, 
of  Fairfield  countw  by  whom  he  had  three 
children  :  Edward  E.,  \\'iIson  C.  and  Verna 
E..  but  the  first  and  last  named  have  passed 
away. 

In  taking  up  the  personal  historv'  of 
Thei^di  vre  Lap.e  we  present  to  our  readers  t!ie 
life  reci  rd  of  one  who  is  widelv  and  favor- 


AJ   iiaC 


THE    BIOCRA/'HIC.-IL    RECORD. 


aljly  kiiDwii  in  ^'airfield  ccnmty.  Hi^  early 
mental  training  was  received  in  tlie  public 
schools  of  Amanda  lownship  and  later  he 
continued  liis  education  in  L'lear  Creek 
township.  }Te  remained  upon  the  hume 
farm  imtil  twenty-or.e  years  of  a^'e  and  upi  n 
stiU'ting'on  life's  jnurney  fur  himself  he  ch.ise 
as  a  contpanion  and  heljimate.  3.1iss  Ella 
Kesler.  their  wedding  being  celebrated  in 
1882.  The  lady  was  l)orn  in  Amanda  town- 
ship and  was  a  daughter  of  Peter  and  ^lary 
(Barr)  Kesler.  The  young  couple  began 
their  domestic  life  upon  a  farm  in  Clear 
Creek  ti'wnship  and  in  addition  tr.  the  culti- 
vation of  the  fields  Mr.  Lape  engaged  in: 
stock  raising,  following  both  branches  of  the 
business  until  1886,  when  he  removed  to 
Amanda  and  estalilished  his  present  store 
here.  He  carries  a  large  and  well  selected 
stock  of  furnitm-e.  carpets,  curtains,  wall 
paper,  stoves  aufl  queensware.  in  fact  every- 
thing that  is  necilei]  in  fitting  up  a  home. 
He  has  the  latest  style  of  goods,  which  he 


sells  at  reasonable  ])rices.  and  his  patronage 
is  already  cxlensi\e  and  is  cmistaiitly  grow- 
ing. His  store  mom  is  twenty-two  by  one 
hundred  and  twenty-seven  feet  and  every 
tout  of  s[)ace  is  utilized  in  accommodating 
his  goods.  He  also  owns  an  excellent  farm 
of  fifty-tivc  acres,  which  is  under  a  high 
state  of  culti\ati(>n. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lape  have  no  children  of 
their  own.  but  adr^jited  a  little  daughter, 
^Lary  Helen,  and  when  she  died  at  the  age 
of  tive  years,  her  loss  was  very  greatly  felt, 
for  they  had  beci)me  very  much  attaclied  to 
her.  They  l.nith  liold  meml)ershi[)  in  St. 
Peter's  Evangelical  Lutheran  church  of 
Amanda  and  are  generi.uis  in  their  conribu- 
tions  for  its  support  and  are  zealous  in  its 
work.  Mr.  Lape  is'also  a  member  c*f  Center 
Star  Lodge,  Xo.  489.  K.  P.  He  is  deeply 
interested  in  all  that  pertains  to  the  welfare 
of  his  community  and  as  a  public-spiritefl 
citizen  does  everything  in  his  power  to  pro- 
mote public  progress  and  improvement. 


REV.  GEORGE  W.  MECHLING,  D.  D. 


Rev.  George  W.  ]\[echling  is  the  pastor 
of  St.  Peter's  Lutheran  church  of  Lancaster, 
Ohio.  A  natix'e  nf  Peimsylvania.  he  was 
Ixirn  in  We-^tmoreland  county  in  July.  183^). 
His  father.  Rev.  Jonas  Mechling.  was  also 
a  nati\e  of  Petms)  bania  an<l  was  reared 
and  educated  in  Westmoreland  o  untw  The 
ancestry  of  the  f:unil_\-  can  be  traced  back 
to  Thei>bald  Mechling.  a  native  of  Bavaria, 


who  sailed  fnun  the  fatherland  to  America 
in  1727.  He  landed  in  Germantoum.  Peim- 
sylvauia.  and  his  family  was  living  near 
Valley  Forge  thn  ugluntt  the  struggle  tVr 
indei^endence.  During  the  campaign  of 
\\  a.'^hington'  his  widow-  resided  at  Zions- 
ville,  P'ennsybania.  where  she  spent  the  re- 
mainder of  her  life.  Daniel  Mech.ling.  the 
great-grandfather  <A  our  subject,  was  identi- 


THE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


2ii 


tied  witli  many  Ijii^inev^  interests.  He  was 
engaged  in  the  l>ankiiig  l)usiness.  was  a  deal- 
er in  Inniher,  and  al-.d  fallowed  agricultu.ral 
]nn>uits.  Piiilip  deciding,  the  grandfatlier. 
was  a  native  ox  Dau;)hin  ccunty.  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  in  later  years  removed  to  West- 
moreland county.  fie  marrie<l  Catherine 
Coder,  a  repre>entati\'c  of  an  old  colonial 
family  of  the  Keystone  state. 

Rev.  Jonas  ^ilechling,  the  father  of  the 
well  known  pastor  cif  St.  Peters'  church,  also 
devoted  the  be>t  years  of  his  lit^  to  the  min- 
istry, as  a  minister  of  the  Evangelical  Lu- 
theran church.  He  married  Miss  Florinda 
Gressinger,  a  daughter  of  Andrew  Gress- 
inger,  who  served  with  tlie  rank  of  major 
in  the  military  organization  o\  Pentisyl- 
vania.  His  wife  was  a  !Miss  ^IcLaughlin. 
and  her  ancestors  came  from  Sccjtland.  be- 
longing to  one  of  the  old  colonial  families. 
Theobald  Mechling  Iwught  land  fr.Mii  W'ill- 
iant  and  Tliomas  Penn.  ^^■hicb  ])n>perty  de- 
scended from  one  generation  of  the  family 
to  another,  and  as  the  years  passed  its  value 
gradually  increased.  It  lay  near  the  cor- 
porate limits  of  Philadelphia  and  was  finally 
sold  in  1896.  The  family  was  prominent 
and  active  in  public  affairs  in  Montgomery 
county.  Peiinsylvania,  and  Theobald  Mech- 
ling  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Luther- 
an church  in  Zioiis\ilie.  that  county. 

Rev.  George  W.  INIechling.  whose  name 
introduces  this  record,  spent  his  early  lioy- 
hood  and  a  part  of  his  school  tlays  in  Greetis- 
burg.  Pennsylvania  and  afterward  resided 
in  Westmoreland  cotmty.  where  he  contin- 
ued his  studies.  A  high  school  course  pre- 
pared him  for  ollege  and  he  then  came  to 
Ohio,  entering  the  Capital  Univer-ity  at  Co- 


lumbus. wliQre  he  prosecuted  his  studies  for 
five  years.  On  the  cxijiralion  of  that  jicriod 
he  l)egan  active  preparations  for  the  ministry 
as  a  student  in  tlie  Lutheran  Theolngical 
Seminary,  in  which  he  x\as  graduated  in 
1839.  Soun  afterward  he  was  ordained  by 
the  Lutheran  synod  of  Ohio  and  entered  the 
ministry,  his  first  charge  being  in  the  vicin- 
ity of  Greensburg.  Pennsyhania,  there  re- 
maining until  1865.  In  that  year  lie  came 
to  Lancaster,  Ohio,  and  accepted  the  pastor- 
ate of  St.  Peter's  Lutheran  church,  in  which 
he  has  served  continuously  since,  cmering 
a  period  of  thirty-seven  years.  When  he 
assumed  charge  here  the  congregation  was 
small  and  somewhat  scattereil,  but  it  now 
numbers  about  one  thousand  communican.ts. 
Lender  his  leadership  ra]iitl  and  substantial 
growth  has  been  made  and  the  fine  church 
edifice  was  erected  in  1S83.  The  church  in 
point  of  artistic  design  is  one  of  the  most 
attractive  in  this  part  of  the  state.  The 
decorations  are  of  a  superior  character,  mo<l- 
eled  by  the  best  and  nn^st  skilled  artists  and 
sculptors.  ]Many  of  the  specimens  were- 
made  in  Munich,  Germany,  copie<l  fnm  the 
works  of  Tborwaldven.  They  are  among 
the  finest  of  the  state  and  the  congregation 
has  every  reason  to  be  proud  of  this  fine 
bouse  of  worship.  The  work  of  the  church 
is  well  organized  in  its  various  departments 
ami  its  influence  is  being  continually  ex- 
tended throughout  the  various  avenues  of 
religious  training. 

Dr.  Mechling  has  been  :>bly  as-isted  in 
all  his  work  by  his  estiiuable  wife.  In  18^)0 
he  was  united  in  marriage  to  ?vli-s  Amanda 
Triiub-le,  of  Columljus,  a  native  of  Fairfield 
countv  and  a  daughter  of   Tames  Trimble, 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


formerly  of  Carlisle,  Pennsvlvania.  'i'his 
union  has  been  l>lcs?eil  with  rive  children  : 
Cyrus  J...  a  [jrominent  clothier  of  Lancas- 
ter; Sus.-m,  the  wife  of  John  A.  Mayer,  a 
shoe,  merchant :  Herbert  T.,  city  clerk  of 
Lancaster;  Alice  Matlack.  an  accomplished 
mu:^ician :  and  Elizabeth,  wife  of  J.  R.  Bolen- 
baugh,  cf  Dayton,  Ohio. 

Dr.  Mechliiig  is  one  of  the  trustees  of 
the  Chicag-o  Theological  Seminary  and  was 
for  many  years  president  of  the  District 
Synod  of  Ohio.  For  a  considerable  perii.d 
he  served  as  recording  secretary  of  the  f ien- 
eral  Council  of  the  E\angelical  Lutheran 
churcli  of  North  America,  and  in  1S98  the 
degree  "f  Docti;r  of  Divinity  was  conferred 
upon  him  by  W'ittenburg  College,  of  Spring- 
field. Ohio.     He  is  widely  recognized  as  one 


of  the  most  eminent  divines  of  his  denomina- 
tion. In  tlie  pulpit  he  is  K^gical.  earnest  and 
convincing,  a  fact  which  is  indicated  by  the 
large  inembershi])  of  his  church.  .\t  this 
point  it  wiiuld  be  almost  tautological  tc>  en- 
ter into  a  series  of  statements  as  showing 
our  sultject  to  l>e  a  man  of  broad  intelligence 
and  genuine  public  spirit,  for  these  ha\  e  been 
shadowed  furth  between  the  lines  of  this 
review.  Strcvng  in  his  individuality,  he 
never  lacks  the  courage  of  his  convictions, 
but  there  are  dominating  elements  in  his  in- 
dividuality a  lively  human  sympathy  and 
an  alnding  charity,  which  as  taken  in  con- 
nection with  the  sterling  integrity  and  honor 
of  his  character,  having  naturally  gained  for 
Dr.  Mecliling  the  respect  and  confidence  of 
men. 


JOHN  H.  THIMMES. 


Faithfulness  to  duty  and  strict  adherence 
to  a  fixed  purpose  in  life  w  ill  do  more  to  ad- 
vance a  man's  interests  than  wealth  or  ad- 
vantageous circumstances.  The  successful 
men  of  the  day  are  they  who  have  planned 
their  own  advancement  and  have  accom- 
plished it  in  spite  of  many  obstacles  and  with 
a  certainty  that  could  ha\e  been  attained 
only  thrraigh  their  own  efforts.  This  class 
of  men  has  a  worthy  representative  in  John 
H.  Thimmes.  who  as  a  meiuber  of  the  firm 
of  Thiiumes  Brothers,  is  engaged  in  the 
wholesale  and  retail  shipping  and  pork  pack- 


ing business.  They  are  also  proprietors  of 
two  meat  markets  in  the  city  of  Lancaster 
ami  the  business  has  assumed  extensive  pro- 
pijrtions,  calling  forth  keen  discrimination, 
capable  management  and  untiring  industry 
in  its  conduct. 

John  H.  Thimmes  was  born  in  the  city 
of  Lancaster,  Xovemljer  i,  1S53.  His  fa- 
ther, Mathias  Thinuues,  was  a  natis'e  of 
Baden,  Germany,  where  his  birth  occurred 
on  the  J4th  of  April,  183 t.  He  was  in  his 
eleventh  _\ear  v.hen.  in  Aiiril.  184J.  he  was 
brought  to  the  L'nited   States  by  his   par- 


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ents.  Nicholas  and  Catherine  f  Snider) 
'^llimlne^,  wlio  < m  crussiiiQ-  the  \tlantic  to 
llie  new  world  t(>:^k  up  their  ai;udc  rni  a 
farm  in  Fairfield  ctmnty,  Ohio,  where  they 
roidcd  nntil  called  to  their  tnial  rest. 
Mathias  Thimine-.  the  father  of  our  ^ub- 
ject,  was  reared  npon  the  lionie  farm  and 
on  1ea\ing-  the  parental  ixuif  learned  the 
hntcher's  trade  in  l.anca'iter.  He  afterward 
ojiened  a  meat  nuirket  in  this  city  and  in 
connection  with  its  management  began  (.leal- 
in.g  in  li\-e  stock,  hogs  and  cattle.  He  car- 
ried on  his  own  butchering  and  often  bought 
and  sold  for  parties  in  the  east.  His  busi- 
ness reached-  quite  extensive  prop'^rtions.  be- 
coming one-  of  the  leading  commercial  in- 
terests of  this  city.  In  Augitst,  1S51,  in 
Lancaster,  Mathias  Thimmes  wa~  united  in 
marriage  to  Louise  Oatney.  of  this  city.  She 
was  born  in  Fairfield  county  in  February, 
1 83-'.  a  daughter  itf  P.enedict  and  Christina 
(  Houscrine)  Oatney.  She  is  theOnly  sur- 
viving memlicr  of  his  father's  family,  with 
the  exception  of  ^Nlrs.  Emma  T.  Shelter,  of 
Fairfield  couiUy.  L^nto  Mr.  and  ]\Irs. 
Thimmes  were  born  fourteen  children:  John 
H.,  of  this  review:  Benedict,  who  died  Au- 
gust 3.  1858:  Christ  C,  born  May  6,  1S57; 
Charles  X.,  b';irn  August  4.  185S;  Louisa, 
born  March  3,  1866,  and  now  the  wife  of 
J.  r.  Miller,  a  merchant  of  Columbus:  Will- 
iam E.,  a  butcher,  who  was  born  ^Lirch 
22.  186.2:  Frank  D.,  born  •December  14, 
1863:  ^[ary  E.,  born  October  18,  1865: 
Sarah  E..  Ix^rn  February  u,  18' '7,  and  now- 
deceased  ;  Maggie  L..  w ho  was  born  January 
19,  1869,  and  is  the  wife  of  Ed.  Brown, 
a  merchant  tailor  of  Indianapolis,  Indiana; 
Geiirge  Mathias,  who  was  born  Xo\ember 


17,  i87f,  and  is  engaged  in  the  butchering 
l)usiiie»;  l-lninKi  Cr.,  b<>rn  IXvembcr  L2,. 
1873.  and  n<r\v  the  wife  of  Henry  AlcLeoMl. 
of  Hanville.  Illinois:  Clara  lMiil..mina,  liMm 
March  8.  187'):  .and  Jo>e]ih  F..  born  June 
2j.  i''^77.  'idle  father  of  this  familv  died 
in  September.  18(13.  'j"t  the  mother  is  still 
li\ing.  He  wa>  a  Democrat  in  his  jiolitical 
views  and  was  a  de\-out  member  of  St. 
Mary's  Catholic  church.  t'.>  which  Mrs. 
'i'himines  and  all  her  children  and  grand- 
child.reu  also  belong. 

John  H.  Thimmes,  whose  name  begins 
this  sketch,  was  educated  in  the  parochial 
5chi?ols  of  Lancaster,  and  at  the  age  of 
twelve  \'ears  Ije.gan  to  assist  his  father  in  the 
meat  market,  which  had  been  established  in 
1818.  and  was  conducted  by  his  father  until 
1877.  Our  subject  contiiuied  to  as-^ist  in 
the  conduct  of  that  enterprise  as  an  em- 
ploye until  his  twenty-tirst  year,  when  he 
entered  into  partnership  with  his  father,  the 
connection  being  cijutinued  U  t  four  years. 
On  the  expiration  of  that  period  our  sub- 
ject purchased  his  father's  interest  in  the 
market,  continuing  business  al'.me  for  three 
years,  when  he  entered  into  partnershiii  re- 
lations with  his  t\vo  brothers.  Christian  and 
Charles  \\'.,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Tliimmes  Brothers.  They  are  now  carrying 
on  an  extensive  butcherin,g  business  and 
have  a  large  building,  which  was  erected  fivr 
packing,  smoking  and  curing  of  meats. 
There  is  also  a  cold  storage  in  connection 
and  the  members  of  the  firm  are  extensive 
buyers  and  shippers  of  hogs  and  cattle.  They 
also  feed  large  numbers  and  handle  aimual- 
ly  about  thirty  thousand  hogs  and  a  large 
numljer  of  export  cattle,  which  they  buy  and' 


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sliip  ti,  Baltinicre.  Marylar.il,  their  principal 
hug-  markets  !;cing  l'ittsl>urg,  rennsylvania, 
and  Cliicagr..  Illinois.  Tiie  imsiness  has 
now  a>sunieil  extensive  pn;[i(irtirns  and  an- 
nually 1  rings  ti.  the  i^artners  a  handsome 
linancial  retnrn  <  n  their  in\  estnients. 

John  11.  'I'lnnimes.  uf  this  review,  has 
liecn  married  three  times.  He  tu-st  wedded 
Mary  Bodenheinier.  of  I'airlield  county,  by 
uhoni  he  had  seven  cliildren,  namely:  Lor- 
etta,  Leah,  Silas,  Annie,  John,  ]\Iary  and 
Rachel.  There  were  no  children  h\  the  sec- 
ond marriage.  For  his  third  wile  Mr. 
Thimmes  clu^sen  Helen  Winters,  the  widow 
of  Mr.  Breslin.  Our  subject,  his  wife  and 
children  are  all  meml:»ers  of  St.  Mary's 
Catholic  church.    Thev  have  a  \erv  fine  resi- 


dence, modern  in  all  its  aiipnintments  and 
supplied  with  all  of  the  comforts  and  many 
of  the  lu.Kuries  which  g(j  t'l  make  life  wi^nhy 
the  living.  In  aildition  to  his  city  [iruperty 
Mr.  Thimmes  owns  a  fine  fai'm  of  four 
lumdred  acres,  where  he  raises  cattle  and 
hogs  and  where  the  helds  are  under  a  high 
state  of  cnlti\ation.  His  life  has  been  one 
of  continuous  activity,  in  which  has  been  ac- 
corded due  recognition  of  lalmr,  and  to-day 
he  is  numl)ered  among-  the  substantial  citi- 
zens of  his  county.  His  interests  are  thor- 
oughly identified  with  those  of  tlie  nijrth- 
west,  and  at  all  times  he  is  ready  to  lend  his 
aid  and  co-operation  to  any  movement  cal- 
culated to  lienefit  this  sectiim  of  the  country 
or  ad\-ance  its  wonderful  development. 


JOHN  B.  WOLFORD. 


For  two-thirds  of  a  century  John  D. 
Wolford  has  been  a  witness  of  the  growth 
and  prosperitv  of  Fairfield  county.  Many 
changes  ha\e  occurred  in  that  tiiue.  for  the 
labors  of  the  citizens  have  wrought  great 
transformation,  reclaiming  the  wild  land  for 
the  purposes  of  civilization,  replacing  the 
log  cabins  by  large  and  substantial  resi- 
dences: towns  and  villages  have  sprung  up, 
industries  and  manufactories  have  fjeen  in- 
troduced, and  on  every  side  are  seen  the  evi- 
dences of  Civilized  progress  and  improve- 
ment known  to  the  elder  sections  of  the 
country.  }dr.  Wolford  has  taken  a  deep  in- 
terest in  all  this  work  and  has  contriliuted 


his  share  to  the  county's  development.  He 
now  resides  in  Hocking  townshii)  uiiou  the 
Beck  road. 

He  was  'uorn  one  mile  west  of  this  place, 
on  the  Qth  ni  September,  i^y'y.  His  pa- 
ternal grandfather  sjient  his  entire  life  in 
West  \'irginia.  there  dying  .it  the  aiKanced 
age  of  ninety-one  }ears.  The  family  is  of 
German  descent  and  many  of  the  sterling 
characteristics  of  that  race  have  descended 
to  our  subject.  The  parents  of  John  B. 
Wolfonl  were  Adam  and  Jane  ( Slane) 
\\V)lford.  The  father  was  born  in  Hamp- 
shire countv.  West  \'irginia.  and  after  ar- 
riving at   vears  of   niaturitv    wedded    fane 


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217 


Slane,  w  linse  liii'th  ncciuTe'.l  in  tlie  same  I1)- 
calitv  alxnU  1SJ5.  When  he  was  twtnly- 
fi\-c  years  of  ag-e  lie  left  his  oKl  lionie  and 
eiiiiijrated  westward,  takin^;-  up  his  ahnde 
in  ulial  is  now  Hockinc:  township,  Fairiiel'l 
(:ount\-.  Ohio.  Here  he  purch.ased  a  Had 
of  land,  deseloped  a  faian  and  also  erected 
a  sawmill  on  llnnier's  J\iin,  ih.at  stream 
crossing-  his  land.  His  ])lace  comprised 
forty-one  acres  and  upon  it  he  made  suh- 
stantial  improxenients.  developing  an  excel- 
lent hrime  li:>r  himself  and  family.  Tliere 
he  continued  to  reside  for  forty  years,  hein.t; 
engaged  in  farming  and  the  manufacture  I'f 
lumher.  He  was  al.^o  a  carpenter  by  trade 
and  folli'wed  that  pursuit  to  sume  extent, 
so  that  he  was  an  active  factor  in  the  in- 
dustrial interests  of  tlie  community.  At  the 
age  of  si xt_\ -seven,  h.owexer.  lie  sold  his  mill 
and  reni'«\evl  to  \'an  Wert  county,  Ohio, 
where  he  owned  ])roper;y.  He  spent  some 
years  there  and  then  returned  to  the  old 
homestead  in  ^\'est  \'irginia.  making  it  his 
place  of  residence  until  eighty-one  years  of 
age,  when  he  was  calleil  to  his  final  rest. 
}{e  vC'ted  with  the  I3emocrac\'.  and  his  re- 
ligious faith  was  indicated  by  his  memher- 
ship  in  the  Lutheran  church.  His  wife  had 
passefl  away  fifteen  years  before  the  death 
of  her  hu.sl)and.  dying  on  the  home  farm  in 
H(,icking  township  when  sixty-seven  years 
of  age.  She.  too,  was  a  member  of  the  Lu- 
iheran  church  and  her  Chri.stian  example 
has  had  a  marked  influence  upon  the  lives 
of  her  children.  Eight  children  were  horn 
unto  her.  but  ovAy  two  of  the  number  are 
now  living.  Xornian,  who  was  a  carpenter 
by  trade,  tlietl  in  \'an  Wert  county,  Ohio, 
at  the  age  of  thirty-two  years.     James,  who 


carried  on  carpentering  and  farming  in 
Hocking  townshiii.  passed  away  at  the  age 
of  thirty-two  years.  .Margaret  died  in  Co- 
luml)us  at  the  age  of  fifty-one.  Susan  died 
in  Hocking  township  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
one.  Mary  .\nn  died  in  infancv.  Sarah 
Jane  also  ilied  in  infancy.  F.!i7.al>eth  is  the 
widow  of  G.  .\.  Fincfrock,  who  was  a  slioe- 
maker  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  John  R.  com- 
pletes the  family. 

.Air.  Wy.hord.  whose  name  introduces 
this  record,  acquired  his  early  education  in 
the  comm.jn  .schools  and  tlirough  his  youth 
assisted  his  father  u]>on  the  home  farm  and 
in.  the  o])eration  of  the  sawmill,  remaining 
under  the  parental  roof  until  he  had  attained 
his  maj'.irity.  Thinking,  however,  to  follow 
some  other  work  than  that  of  the  fields,  he 
then  went  to  Lancaster,  where  he  learned 
the  carriagemaker's  trade,  which  he  followed 
many  years,  and  in  connection  with  tliis  he 
engaged  in  the  manufactm"e  of  hominy,  hav- 
ing a  mill  at  his  home  place.  In  the  latter 
enterprise  he  has  continued  for  a  period  of 
fort\-one  years,  and  he  invented  a  mill  and 
holds  a  ]>atent  thereon.  Li  business  affairs 
he  is  noble,  reliable,  prompt  and  energetic, 
and  his  strong  determination  enables  him  to 
o\-ercome  all  obstacles,  thus  working  his 
wa_\'  upward  to  success. 

On  the  2d  of  March,  i86j.  Mr.  Wolfr.rd 
was  married  in  Lancaster,  Ohio,  to  Miss 
Caroline  Groves,  a  daughter  of  Andrew^ 
Groves,  formerly  a  resident  of  Pleasant 
townshii).  Her  father  was  a  very  pn^minent 
and  influential  citizen  of  Fairfield  c<junty, 
his  liirth  occurring  here,  and  during  the 
years  of  his  busines.s  activity  he-was  known 
as  a    prosperous  and    progressive    farmer. 


HE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


Unto  .Mr.  and  ^frs.  \V..!forJ  were  b(;rn 
eight  cliiklreii,  fixe  of  win  mi  rire  living: 
Luther  died  al  the  aye  uf  sc\en  nionlli>. 
W'ilhaiu.  wlio  is  a  teacher  in  tlie  (h^iriet 
schools,  makes  his  lumie  with  his  parents. 
He  has  taken  (|uite  a  prominent  pari  in  Icca! 
politics  and  has  ser\ed  as  lownshii)  as- 
sessor and  at  ].iresent  is  clerk  of  the  tow  n- 
shi]x  Alice  is  the  wife  of  Elliott  Pence,  a 
merchant  of  Indiana,  by  wlmm  she  has  one 
son,  Wolford.  Thomas  is  a  resident  farmer 
of  Hocking  township,  living  near  Amanda, 
who  married  Edith  Kerns  aiifl  had  twn  chil- 
. dren,  ^Lahel,  who  died  at  the  age  of  eight 
months,  and  Donald.  Ijzzie  is  the  wife  C)f 
Clyde  Coffman,  w  ho  is  a  mail  carrier  on  the 
rural  route.  Charles  died  at  the  age  of 
three  years.  Susan  died  w  hen  rnily  a  month 
old.  Edward  is  an  employe  of  the  Hr.cking 
Valley  Works  at  Lancaster.  All  of  the 
children   were    born   in   Hocking    town.shin 


and  were  pon-ided  with  the  educ;Uii)nal 
privileges  to  [it  tlieiii  fni-  the  practical  and 
respnnsihle  duties  of  life  in  this  hustlir.g 
and  Inisthng  age. 

Mr.  Wnlf..rd  has  seen  much  ..f  Eairheld 
county  cleared  .if  the  tiniher,  and  the  greater 
part  of  its  inipio\ements  made.  He  iias 
done  his  full  share  in  working  to  uplniild  the 
same  and  is  knuwn  as  a  representative  man 
of  his  community.  He  has  held  the  office 
of  township  treasurer  lV>r  nine  years,  dis- 
charging his  duties  most  ijn.imptly  and  ca- 
pably. He  vijtes  with  the  Democracy  and 
is  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church.  Li 
business  he  has  achieved  success  thr.mgh 
honorable  eitorl.  untiring  industry  and  ca- 
pable management  and  in  priwaie  life  he  has 
gained  that  warm  personal  regard  which 
arises  from  true  miljilit)  of  character,  defer- 
ence for  the  opinions  of  others,  kindliness- 
and  genialitv. 


JOHN  C.  HARTMANN. 


John  Christopher  Hartmann,  a  retired 
carpenter  and  builder,  of  Lancaster,  Ohio, 
was  born  in  the  kingdom  of  Hano\  er,  Ger- 
many, May  31,  1834.  His  parents  were 
William  and  \\"ilhelmina  (Harding)  Hart- 
mann, who  were  also  natives  of  the  same  lo- 
cality and  there  resided  upon  a  farm  until 
July,  \d-j,y.  when  they  crossed  the  broad  At- 
lantic to  the  new  world,  landing  at  Quebec, 
Canada.      From  that  citv   thev  made  their 


way  to  Buffalo,  Xew  York,  thence  Ijy  boat  to 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  ami  up  the  canal  to  Lan- 
caster, Captain  Reel  being  in  command  of 
the  packet  in  which  they  completed  their 
journey.  The}-  landed  at  Kinney'-  ware- 
house at  the  end  of  Maine  street.  The  fam- 
ily consisted  of  father,  mother  and  ten  chil- 
dren— eight  sons  and  two  daughters.  In  the 
following  spring  the  father  pirrclused  one 
hundred  and  sixtv  acres  of  land  iL  lierne 


,'  ^^-\ 

«,   ')■.■■&   ': 

JOHN    C.    HARTMAN 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


township  and  with  his  family  ti.ok  np  iiis 
abcxle  thereon,  dexntiny  liis  energies  to 
farming  and  stock  raising.  With  the  fam- 
ily canrc  two  young  mem  b}-  the  name  of 
John  Rosemeyer  and  William  Bush  and  an 
adopted  daughter.  Saphronia  Burgess,  who 
is  now  the  wife  of  \'alcntine  Myers.  In  the 
party  were  also  Henry  Senna,  his  wife  and  a 
son.  who  settled  in  Lancaster.  William 
Ilartmann,  the  father  of  our  subject,  con- 
tinued ti>  reside  upon  the  farm  for  a  number 
of  years.  beci-'Uiing  tine  of  the  successful 
agriculturists  ■►f  the  commimity.  In  1S57 
his  wife  died  arid  in  1S62  he  sold  his  farm 
and  removed  to  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana.  Two 
years  later  lie  returned  on  a  visit  to  Lan- 
caster, and  while  here  was  taken  ill  and  died 
in  October  of  the  same  year.  Of  their  ten 
children,  five  brothers  and  two  sisters  are 
yet  living,  namely :  Henry,  of  Fort  W'ayne, 
Indiana:  John  C,  of  this  review;  Charles,  a 
farmer:  August:  John;  W'ilhelmina ;  and 
Sophia.  Tho.-e  who  have  passed  away  are 
William  Conrad  and  Frederick. 

In  accordance  with  the  laws  of  his  na- 
tive land  Mr.  Hartmann  attended  school  be- 
tween the  ages  of  six  and  fourteen  years. 
He  accompanied  his  parents  on  their  emi- 
gration to  the  new  world  and  remained 
upon  his  father's  farm  in  Fairfield  county 
until  eighteen  years  of  age.  when  he  began 
earning  his  own  living  by  working  as  a  farm 
hand  for  James  McKinley.  '  After  a  year  had 
passed  he  commenced  learning  the  cabinet 
maker's  trade  in  the  shoj)  of  Charles  Wagen- 
hals,  of  Lancaster,  but  this  work  proved  too 
confining  and  he  turned  his  attention  to  car- 
pentering, whicli  would  allow  him  to  be  out 
in  the  open  air  to  a  greater  extent.     For 


many  years  he  was  associated  with  the  work 
of  contracting  and  building,  although  at 
times  he  was  identified  with  agricultural  in- 
terests. 

After  his  marriage  Mr.  Hartmann  re- 
moved to  the  old  homestead,  which  had  be- 
longed to  his  father,  in  Berne  township,  and 
there  engagefl  in  tilling  the  soil  until  1861, 
when  he  removed  to  the  farm  belonging  to 
his  mother-in-law  in  Hocking  township.  In 
i80j  he  went  to  Fort  Wayne.  Indiana,  where 
he  built  a  large  banked  barn  for  his  brother. 
When  this  work  was  completed — and  the 
barn  was  one  of  tlie  finest  in  the  entire  coun- 
try— he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Pittsburg 
&  Fort  Wayne  Kaihx»ad.  with  which  he  re- 
mained until  October,  when  he  returned  to 
Lancaster  and  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Cincinnati  &  Muskingum  \"alley  Railroad 
in  the  carpenter  depaitinent  of  the  car  shops, 
where  he  continued  until  1866,  and  the  fol- 
lowing year  he  began  contracting  and  build- 
ing on  his  own  account  and  also  acted  as 
manager  in  the  erecting  of  buildings  for 
other  parties.  He  had  at  times  from  twelve 
to  twenty-five  nien  nntler  his  direction,  and 
many  of  the  substantial  structures  of  this 
city  and  the  surrounding  country  stand  as 
monuments  to  his  thrift,  skill  and  enterprise. 
In  1873  he  was  elected  policeman  under 
Mayor  Saul  Schlow.  under  whom  he  served 
for  two  years,  while  for  Line  year  he  con- 
tinued under  Mayor  Bendeum.  He  after- 
ward turned  his  attention  to  fanning,  own- 
ing a  valuable  tract  of  sixty  acres  just  out- 
side the  corporate  limits  of  Lancaster,  and 
to  its  development  and  improvement  he  ga.\e 
his  attention  in  connection  with  contracting 
and  building. 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


Mr.  llartniann  has  always  l)een  a  stanch 
advocate  of  goix!  road.s  and  his  et'fiirts  in 
this  direction  have  heen  of  great  \'akie  and 
benelit  to  the  county.  He  brought  the  sub- 
ject up  liefore  tlie  board  of  county  c.  inmis- 
sioners  and  impressed  up'-u  tliem  the  im- 
portance of  lia\  ing  a  good  rcjad  i^r  juke  lead- 
ing from  Lancaster  to  the  Slate  L^arm,  a  dis- 
tance of  six  miles.  This  suggestion  was 
adopted  by  the  comity  commissioners  and 
work  was  begun  upon  the  pike  and  yiv. 
Hartmami  was  made  its  superintendent  and 
not  only  directed  the  laliors  of  the  men  thus 
engaged  but  also  took  an  active  part  in  the 
building  of  the  pike  and  is  still  serving  as 
its  superintemient.  The  city  of  Lancaster 
and  Fairtield  county  apjjropriated  the  funds 
necessary  for  the  constructii.m  of  four  miles 
of  this  pike,  while  the  state  was  ti-  appro- 
priate the  means  for  the  construction  of  the 
remaining  two  miles.  The  building  of  this 
road  has  been  of  great  practical  benefit  to 
the  citizens  of  this  portion  of  the  state  and 
Mr.  Hartmann  deserves  great  creilit  for 
what  he  accumplished.  In  1863.  on  his  re- 
turn from  the  west.  ^[r.  Hartmann  joined 
the  volunteer  fire  department,  becoming  a 
member  of  the  "Old  Reliance,"  a  hand  en- 
gine company.     Later,   when  the  city  pur- 


chased a  steamer,  Mr.  Hartmann  became  its 
hrst  foreman. 

Li  1S5S  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of 
our  subject  and  Miss  Caroline  Boden,  of 
Lancaster,  a  daughter  of  Charles  and  Fran- 
cis Ikiden.  They  became  the  parents  of 
three  children  :  Charles  li. ;  .Sophia,  the  wife 
of  K.  Wagenhals;  and  Theodore.  ^Jdie 
mother  died  in  iSyJ  ;md  'Mr.  Hartmann  was 
again  marrieil,  his  second  union  being  with 
.Vmelia,  a  daughter  of  Emanuel  Wagenhals. 
This  marriag'e  has  been  blessed  with  one  son, 
Walter  Charles,  who  is  uuw  six  years  of  age. 
The  family  have  a  jileasant  home  at  Xo. 
1270  South  ljri>ad  street.  Mr.  Hartmann  is 
a  JJemocrat  in  his  political  affiliatirtus,  en- 
dorsing the  princii)les  of  tlie  party  as  set 
forth  by  Andrew  Jackson,  and  religiously  is 
a  member  of  the  German  Lutheran  church. 
This  church  was  established  in  1S47  '^"J  ^f""- 
Hartmaim's  father  took  an  active  part  in  its 
organization.  The  church  on  Chestnut  street 
was  erected  b_\-  the  members,  the  work  being 
done  free  of  charge,  while  ^Ir.  Hartmann 
was  the  one  who  circulated  the  paper  asking 
for  assistance.  He  lived  to  see  it  cmnpleted, 
and  when  his  spirit  had  left  its  earthy  tene- 
ment the  funeral  sermon  was  preached  from 
its  altar. 


MRS.  NANCY  McCLEERY. 


Mrs.   Xancv   McCleery    has    for    many  friends.      She   was   born   near   Llebron,    in 

years   resided    in   Creentield   township,   her  Licking  county,  C>liio,  July  2.   1S21.     Her 

home  lieing  on  section  27.  an<l  thnaighout  father.  }vLartin  Beaver,  was  a  native*  of  \'ir- 

Fairtield   cuntv   she  has  a   large  circle  of  ginia.   and    was   a   son   of   Abram    Beaver, 


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wlio  was  l>cru  in  X'irgiiiia  aiul  (levntcl  liis 
lite  to  agricultural  piu-suits.  He  rlie.l  i;i 
18J4  at  the  age  it  sixty-six  years,  while  his 
wife,  Barbara  Beaver,  passed  away  iu  1823. 
at  the  age  oi  fifty-six  years.  When  a  young 
man  Martin  Beaver  came  to  Ohi.i,  settling 
in  Licking  county,  lie  married  Elizaljeth 
Rhoads,  who  was  also  born  in  the  Old  Do- 
minion and  they  tL>ok  up  their  almde  on  a 
farm.  The  father  was  a  minister  of  the 
Baptist  church  and  for  ^several  years  en- 
gaged in  preaching  in  Licking  and  adjoin- 
ing counties ;  his  high  moral  worth,  his  kind- 
ly manner  and  other  estimable  qualities,  en- 
dering  liini  to  all  who  knew  him.  He  didl 
in  his  seventy-fifth  year,  but  his  memory  is 
still  enshrined  in  the  hearts  of  many.  His 
wife  was  a  daughter  of  John  and  Catherine 
Rhoads,  also  natives  of  \'irginia.  Her  fa- 
ther died  in  1825  and  her  mother  in  1S35. 
Unto  the  parents  of  Mrs.  McCleery  were 
born  thirteen  children,  ten  of  whom  reached 
adult  age.  She  was  the  fourth  child  and 
second  daughter  and  was  reared  in  Licking 
county,  early  becoming  familiar  with  the 
duties  of  the  household  aiid  pursuing  her 
education  in  the  common  scIil-oIs.  In  1845 
she  became  the  wife  of  William  McCleery. 
who  was  b(_>rn  in  Pennsyhania,  April  8, 
1S04,  and  when  eleven  years  of  age  came 
to  Ohio  with  his  parents,  wh^  located  upon 
the  farm  which  is  now  the  h.ime  of  Mrs. 
McCleery.  The  sun  was  there  rearetl  and 
the  educational  advantages  offered  in  the 
schools  of  Greenfield  township  were  eiij>.;yed 
by  him.  He  first  married  Priscilla  McCall 
and  unto  them  were  born  four  children, 
but  on.ly  one  is  now  living:  Sarah,  the  wife 
of  George  W.  Beck,  of  H>xking  township, 


Faii-|ield  cnunt}-.  The  deceased  are  M;iria, 
\\\u;  married  Reason  l)c  Bait;  Fdizabcth, 
who  m.irriod  .Micliae!  Finef.ick;  Samuel 
R..  who  was  twice  married,  first  to  Sarah 
Kemmer  and  second  to  Laura  Patterson. 
He  ser\ed  f.  ur  years  in  the  Civil  war  as  a 
member  ..f  the  Lieveiuh  Ohio  Ca\ah-y, 
which  was  in  the  mountains  of  the  west, 
fighting  the  Intlians  then  engaged  in  their 
work  of  massacre  and  devastation. 

After  the  death  of  his  first  wife.  Mr. 
McCleery  wedded  Xanxy  Beaver,  and  they 
became  the  i)arents  of  ten  children,  of  w  hom 
three  daughters  and  two  sons  are  }et  liv- 
ing, namely ;  ^^'illiam,  who  married  }*Iar- 
tha  Leonard,  and  makes  his  home  in  Liberty 
township;  Martin,  who  married  Josie 
Baichley.  and  resides  in  Pleasantville:  Pris- 
cilla. the  wife  i_>f  G.  \\'.  Xye,  w  ho  is  living  in 
the  state  oi  Washington;  and  Melissa  and 
Lnmia.  who  are  at  home.  Those  decea^ed 
are;  three  who  died  in  infancy;  Clara,  who 
becante  3ilrs.  Pressley  Ccnipton  and  died 
]\Iarch  15.  187^,  leaving  one  child,  Ida 
Stella,  who  married  R.  J.  Peters  in  1898, 
and  they  ha\-e  one  son,  Ralph;  Mary  Alice, 
the  _\-r>ungest  of  the  fannly,  wlio  married 
Albert  F.  Turner,  of  Bremen,  and  died  No- 
vember 20.  1 888. 

Mr.  r^IcCleery  serx'ed  as  assessor  of  his 
township  and  also  filled  the  office  of  trcas- 
ur^T.  He  \vas  a  well  known  and  prominent 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  tru^k  an 
active  interest  in  its  work  and  served  a-  a 
teacher  and  sniierintendent  of  the  Sunday- 
school  of  the  Greenfield  Presbyterian  churcli. 
He  liberally  assisted  in  erecting  the  house 
of  worship  in  that  place  and  did  all  in 
his  power  to  advance  the  welfare  and  ex- 


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teiul  the  inriuence  of  the  churcli.  In  \vA\-  sunives  him  and  is  well  known  in  Green- 
tics  he  was  a  stanch  Rcjuihlican  ;uul  neither  field  tuwn^hip,  where  she  has  so  long  resided, 
fear  nur  favor  oaild  swer\e  him  from  a  The  circle  uf  her  friends  is  almost  co-ex- 
course  which  he  Ix-lievcd  to  Ije  right.  He  tensive  with  the  circle  of  her  acquaintances 
died  August  ii.  1873,  respected  and  hi;n-  and  well  d(  cs  she  (Jcscrve  mention  in  the 
ored  by  all  wiii:>  knew  him.     His  wiilow  still  history  oi  her  ailoptcvl  county. 


JOSEPH  SHERBURNE. 


W  hen  a  little  lad  of  six  summers  Joseph 
Sherburne  was  brought  to  Fairfield  coun- 
ty. ^hire  than  three-quarters  of  a  century 
have  since  passed  and  w(_>nderful  ha\-e  been 
the  changes  which  ha\e  occurred.  Xo  cen- 
tury in  the  world's  history  has  witnessed 
such  mar\elijus  development  along  the  line 
of  commendable  progress  as  has  the  nine- 
teenth, and  Joseph  Sherburne  ever  tciok  a 
keen  interest  in  the  fact  that  his  adopted 
county  has  kept  in  touch  with  the  universal 
advancement.  His  life  w  as  devoted  to  agri- 
cultural pursuits  on  the  farm  where  he  made 
his  hom.e  up  to  the  time  of  h.is  death,  in 
Rush  Creek  township.  His  birth  occur- 
red in  York,  Pennsylvania.  October  26, 
1 81 8.  His  father,  Henry  Sherburne,  was 
born  in  the  Keystone  state  and  with  his 
family  came  to  Ohio,  settling  in  Fairfield 
county.  In  Pennsylvania  he  had  married 
Miss  Mary  Siferd.  of  that  state,  and  they 
became  the  parents  of  ti\e  children :  Henry  ; 
Emanuel,  who  was  killed  in  the  Civil  war: 
Harriet;  Eliza:  and  Josq)h.  of  this  review. 
The  lather  devoted  his  energies  to  agricult- 


ural pursuits  until  his  life's  labors  were 
ended  in  death.  He  passed  away  in  Berne 
townshii)  about  two  miles  frc:>m  the  present 
home  of  our  subject.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  lAUherau  church. 

During  the  days  of  his  boyhool  Joseph 
Sherburne  looked  upon  the  log  cabin  liomes 
which  were  a  feature  of  the  landscape  of 
Fairiield  county  and  experienced  the  trials 
as  well  as  the  pleasures  of  frontier  life.  He 
pursued  his  education  in  a  log  school  house, 
but  his  advantages  in  that  direction  were 
not  of  a  character  to^  compare  with  these 
aftorded  by  the  common-schwM  system  of 
the  present  time.  When  only  ab<xu  eight 
or  nine  years  of  age  he  went  to  work  \\]Kyn 
his  father's  farm  and  to  him  gave  the  bene- 
fit of  his  ser\ices  until  al>out  the  time  when 
he  attained  his  majority,  when  he  began 
farming  on  his  own  accoimt,  renting  land 
of  his  father.  After  his  marriage  he  pur- 
chased eighty  acres  of  land.  Later  he  sold 
that  property  and  became  the  owner  of  a 
farm  cl<;ise  to  the  one  \.\\>ox-\  which  his  wid''>w' 
now  resides.     Again  he  purchased  another 


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farm  and  in  all  he  had  at  the  time  of  his 
death,  four  Innadrcd  and  twenty-Hve  acre-; 
of  valnalde  lani.l,  comprising'  one  of  tlic  rich- 
est farming  tracts  in  Fairfield  count}'.  When, 
he  started  uut  in  life  for  himself  he  had  not 
a  dollar,  but  he  relied  upon  imtlagging  in- 
dustry and  capable  management  to  bring 
him  success.  He  did  not  believe  in  waiting 
for  opporttmity.  or  for  something  to  turn 
up,  but  made  business  opportunities  himself 
and  through  well  directed  efforts  he  accumu- 
lated a  liandsome  competence,  thus  leaving 
his  family  in  very  comfortable  circum- 
stances. 

On  the  22nd  of  March,  1S40.  Mr.  Sher- 
burne was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mary 
Lutz,  a  native  of  Pcrrv  countv,  Ohio.  She 
was  born  Januars-  17.  1S21,  and  with  her 
parents  afterward  came  to  Fairfield  county. 
Her  father  entered  land  from  the  govern- 
ment in  this  locality.  Her  parents  were 
John  and  Louisa  Lutz.  bijth  natives  of  ^lary- 
land.  but  thev  are  deceased  and  their  chil- 


dren have  als'«  passed  away  with  the  excep- 
•tion  oi  Mrs.  Sherlrurne. 

The  liomc  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sherburne 
was  blessed  with  nine  chihlren,  namely : 
Fli,  Sarah  and  Lydia.  all  deceased:  J<-ilin, 
who  is  li\"ing  in  \'an  Wert  oiuity,  Olu'i); 
William,  a  resident  of  Illinois;  La\-ina.  who 
died  in  infancy:  ^Minerva,  the  wife  of  Jrihn 
Brelinier,  of  Circleville,  Ohio:  Calvin,  who 
is  married  and  living  in  Illinois:  Ella,  who 
is  living  in  Rush  Creek  trnvuship:  and  Bell, 
the  wife  of  ^^'illiam  D.  Krout,  also  of  Rush 
Creek  township,  Mr.  Sherburne  took  great 
delight  in  pro\iding  comfortably  for  his 
family.  He  carried  on  general  fanuing  and 
also  engaged  in  the  raising  of  full-bliKided 
stock.  In  politics  he  was  a  Republican  and 
was  a  member  of  the  L'^nited  Brethren 
church.  He  was  honest  with  his  fellow  men, 
faithful  in  friendship  and  to  home  ties,  and 
when  called  to  his  final  rest  many  mourned 
his  loss.  He  passed  from  this  life  to  the 
spirit   world   in   1899. 


ELNATHAN  S.  MALLON. 


Elnathan  S.  Mallon  is  accounted  one  of 
the  most  highly  respected  citizens  of  Aman- 
da township,  who  is  to-day  as  loyal  to  his 
country's  welfare  as  when  the  rebellion 
threatened  the  disintegration  of  the  Union 
and  he  donned  the  soldier's  suit  of  blue  and 
went  to  the  south  in  defense  of  his  country. 
As  long  as  memory  lasts  the  people  of  this 


nation  will  hold  in  gratitude  those  brave 
sons  of  America  who  fought  to  preser\"e  the 
Union  intact.  His  life  history  began  May 
30,  1832,  on  v>hich  day  he  first  opened  his 
eyes  to  the  light  in  the  family  home  three 
mile';  west  of  Lancaster,  his  parents  being 
Cyrus  and  Elizabeth  (Myers)  Malign.  The 
father  was  also  a  native  of  Ohio  and  was  a 


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fanner  In'  nccupation.  In  183J  he  juine'l 
the  regular  army  and  after  five  years  of  army 
life  settled  in  Genryia. 

The  mother  of  our  subject  died  when  he 
was  only  two  days  old.  and  he  was  then 
taken  by  an  aunt  to  Tarlton  making'  it  his 
home  until  he  was  six  years  of  age,  when 
he  was  adopted  by  John  \\'ilson.  of  Hock- 
ing county,  who  resid.ed  near  Perry.  'Mv. 
Mallon  then  remained  with  Mr.  \\*ilson  un- 
til he  attained  the  age  of  seventeen  years, 
when  he  started  out  in  life  on  his  own  ac- 
count. Since  that  tinie  he  has  been  depend- 
ent entirely  npon  h.is  own  lesources  and  has 
iWon  the  proud  American  title  of  a  self- 
made  man.  He  learned  tire  trade  of  a  car- 
penter and  resided  in  Circleville  for  twelve 
years,  after  which  he  emigrated  westward. 
\\'hen  eiglitecn  months  had  passed,  however, 
he  returned  to  Ohio  and  here  he  sought  as 
a  companion  and  helpniate  f'.ir  the  journey 
of  life  ^liss  Sopliia  Brown,  their  wedding 
being  celebrated  in  t85('.  She  was  also  a 
natix'e  of  this  county  and  a  daughter  of 
Jacob  Brown,  a  stone  mason  and  farmer. 
The  yoiuig  couple  began  their  domestic  life 
npon  a  farm  and  soon  afterward  ^Ir.  ^lallon 
purchased  his  present  place  of  residence, 
■which  he  has  made  his  home  continurmsly 
since. 

He  put  aside  all  business  anil  personal 
considerations  in  August,  1S62,  in  order  that 
he  might  aid  his  country  in  her  struggle 
to  crush  out  the  rebelliou  in  the  scmth.  He 
enlisted  as  a  member  of  Company  H,  One 
Hundred  and  Fourteenth  Ohio  A'olunteer 
Infantry,  and  served  until  the  close  of  the 
war.  He  was  with  Sherman  at  A'ickslnu'g. 
being  wounded  at  that  place  on  the  22d  of 


Ma\'.  He  was  also  present  at  the  capture 
(if  Arkansas  Post,  at  the  battles  of  Fort 
Blakcly,  Champion  Hill,  Black  River  and 
\'icksl)urg.  He  ever  found  it  his  most  pleas- 
ant duty  to  faithfully  defend  the  old  tlag 
and  the  cause  which  it  represented,  and  with 
a  deep  feeling  of  rejoicing  he  heard  of  the 
surrender  of  the  Confederate  troops,  know- 
ing that  it  meant  the  supremacy  of  the 
Union  cause.  He  was  nnistered  out  at 
Houston,  Texas,  and  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  he 
received  an  honorable  discharge. 

The  home  of  ]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Mallon  was 
blessed  with  five  children,  three  sons  and 
two  daughters.  Mary  Elizabeth  became  the 
wife  of  Roliert  Bell,  a  carpenter  residing  in 
.-\inanda  township,  and  died  at  the  age  of 
thirty-eight  years,  leaving  three  children, 
while  one  died  in  infancy.  Those  still  liv- 
ing are:  Rody,  Homer  and  Myrl.  \\'ill- 
iani  L.,  the  second  of  the  famih',  resides 
upon  a  farm  adjoining  his  father's  place  and 
is  a  successful  agriculturist  and  carpenter. 
Fie  wedded  ^lary  Cloud.  George  B..  who 
resides  aliove  Cedar  Hill  in  Amanda  town- 
ship, is  also  identified  with  the  building  in- 
dustry. He  married  Hattie  Cupp.  and  they 
had  two  children,  but  ^largaretta  is  now  de- 
ceased, while  Etta  resides  with  her  parents. 
James  W.  is  a  carpenter  of  Athens.  Ohio, 
and  had  two  children,  but  both  haxe  passed 
away.  .Annie  J.  is  at  home.  All  were  born 
upon  the  old  homestead  in  Amanda  town- 
ship with  the  exception  of  the  eldest  daugh- 
ter, whose  birth  occurred  in  Circleville. 

In  1902  Mr.  Mallon  was  called  upon  to 
mourn  the  loss  r,f  his  w  ife.  who  passed  away 
on  the  14th  of  January  of  that  year  at  the 
age  of  sixty-rt\'e  }'ears.  ten  months  and  fijur- 


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teen  i\-x\>.  She  wps  ni"*;'.  devoted  to  lier 
family  ami  their  weltave,  and  her  many 
splendid  qna!ilie>  won  her  the  respect,  es- 
teem and  warm  friendship  of  all  with  whom 
she  liecame  acnuainted.  She  was  a  meml.ier 
of  the  E\'angelical  Association.  Mr.  Mallon 
belonged  to  the  Grand  .Vrmy  Tost  while  the 
post  was  maintained  in  Amanda.  In  pol- 
itics he  is  a  Repnhlican  and  has  held  .some 
local  offices,  incliidint>-  that  of  assessor.     It 


has  not  la.ken  the  excitement  and  dangers 
of  warfare  to  hring  ont  the  courageous  spirit 
anil  imfaltering  loyalty  of  our  subject,  lor 
he  has  ever  been  a  citizen  of  worth  to  his 
community,  interested  in  everything  pertain- 
ing to  the  general  gC"""!.  His  existence  has 
coxered  se\en  decades,  and  throughout  that 
long  period  he  has  ever  enjoyed  the  tru-^t 
of  his  fellnv  men  and  merited  their  high 
regard. 


JOHN  KOCHER. 


John  Kocher,  nc>w  deceased,  was  one  of 
the  early  settlers  and  highly  esteemed  citi- 
zens of  Fairfield  county.  He  was  born  in 
Cumberland  county,  Pennsylvania,  and 
when  but  a  small  boy  was  brought  to  Ohio 
by  his  father.  Peter  Kocher,  the  latter  also 
a  native  of  Penns_\lvania.  The  father  took 
up  his  abode  in  Circleville.  Pickaway  coun- 
ty, where  he  lived  for  a  number  of  years  and 
then  removed  to  Lockburn,  where  he  died  at 
an  advanced  age.  He  was  a  prosperous  and 
progressive  man  and  his  energetic  labors  en- 
abled him  to  provide  well  for  his  family. 
He  was  twice  married  and  his  tirst  wife  died 
in  the  Keystone  state,  but  the  second  wife 
sur\i\"ed  him  for  a  number  of  years. 

John  Kocher.  whose  name  introduces  this 
record,  remained  with  his  father  until  he 
attained  his  majority,  and  the  schools  of 
Pickaway  county  afforded  him  his  educa- 
tional privile.ges.     In  his  }'outh  he  learned 


the  mason's  trade,  which  he  followed  until 
his  marriage,  after  which  he  came  to  Fair- 
field county  and  settled  in  Clear  Creek  town- 
ship, locating  on  a  farm  which  was  given 
to  him  and  his  wife  by  his  father-in-law. 
The  tract  comprises  one  hundred  twenty- 
two  ^cres  of  rich  land,  upon  which  Mr. 
Kocher  made  all  of  the  impro\-ements.  erect- 
ed a  large  and  pleasant  frame  house  and 
built  substantial  barns  an.d  other  outbuild- 
mgs,  adding  the  latest  improved  machinery 
and  all  modern  equipments.  His  attention 
was  given  to  the  cultivation  of  the  scil  and 
raising  of  stock  until  his 'death.  His  labors 
were  so  discerningly  directed  that  he  won  a 
most  desirable  competence. 

Mr.  Kocher  was  married  to  Miss  Annie 
Pontius,  who  was  born  December  15,  1839, 
in  P'ickaway  county,  Ohiii.  the  daughter  of 
Daniel  and  Mary  (Metzker)  Pontius.  Her 
father  was  a  native  of  Pennsvlvania  and  re- 


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inoved  to  Ohio,  settlingf  in  Pickaway  coun- 
ty, wliere  ho  spent  liis  remaining  days,  pass- 
ing away  at  tlie  age  of  sixty-six  years.  His 
wife  died  at  tiie  age  of  sixty-eight.  Unto 
Mr.  and  Airs.  Koclier  were  !»<:rn  eleven  chil- 
dren, ten  (.>f  wh':)in  are  still  li\'ing.  Daniel, 
a  farmer  residing  in  Clear  Cre=k  townsliip, 
married  Miss  Catherine  Bownian.  Mary 
Ann  is  with  her  inotiier.  Ji'hn,  wlio  re^ides 
on  the  home  farm,  n'larried  Panhne  Reigle. 
a  daughter  of  George  Reigle.  and  they  have 
two  sons :  William  Allen  and  Irvin  Leroy. 
Catherine  died  at  the  age  of  four  years. 
Artimesia  is  li\-ing  with  her  n'.other.  Syl- 
vester, v.ho  resides  in  Clear  Creek  town- 
sliip and  is  a  fanuer  there,  married  Miss 
Jennie  B.  Thomas,  daughter  of  Reuben 
Thomas,  and  they  have  ten  children:  John 
R.,  of  Circle\'ille,  who  married  Miss  Ida 
Thomas  and  has  one  child,  Ida  Mahel ;  Ed- 
ward; Minnie,  the  wife  of  Edward  Cool,  by 
whom  she  has  two  children ;  Theodore ; 
Betta,  the  wife  c-f  Williaiu  Hedge:  Robert: 
Russell  J  :  Emmett :  Bruce :  and  one  who  died 
in  infancy.  \\'illiam,  who  carries  on  agri- 
cultural pursuits  in  Clear  Creek  township, 
married  Jerusha  Cornelia  Koldren.  a  daugh- 
ter of  Andrew  and  Betsev  Koldren,  and  thev 


have  two  sons,  Cahin  Elsworth,  a  carpen- 
ter of  Columbus,  Ohio,  who  married  Jennie 
Spangler,  daughter  of  Daniel  Spangler ;  and 
Charles.  Peter  is  a  farnicr  of  Pickaway 
couiUy,  wh(->  married  Mahala  Garrett,  and 
they  ha\-e  fi^ur  girls:  Melva  X.,  the  wife  iif 
Amos  Kleiner,  of  Seneca  coi.nty :  X^ra: 
Laura  and  Kate,  at  heme.  George  \\'.,  who 
carries  on  agricultural  pursuits  in  Clear 
Creek  township,  married  Catherine  Stout, 
daughter  of  Henry  and  St^^an  Strnil,  and 
they  had  three  children.  Xettie  and  Hulda. 
both  deceased,  and  Ora.  Isadell  is  at  Ik  me. 
Marilda  is  the  wife  of  Charles  E.  Conrad,  a 
son  of  ^\'esley  Conrad,  and  they  reside  in 
Clear  Creek  township  with  their  only  chihl, 
Kirby  Allen. 

Mr.  Kochcr  died  in  1880.  at  the  age  of 
sixty-four  years,  two  months  and  twelve 
da_\'s.  He  was  a  Democrat  in  politics  am! 
was  a  meml)er  of  the  .\llbright  church.  His 
life  record  was  at  all  times  commendable,  for 
he  was  straightforward  in  all  his  dealings, 
reliable  in  friendship  and  devoted  to  his  fam- 
ily. He  was  laid  to  rest  in  Maple  Hill  ceme- 
tery in  Clear  Creek  township,  his  death 
being  deepl}-  mourned  by  all  who  had 
known  him. 


THOMAS  WETZLER. 


For  nearly  thirty  years  Thomas  W'etzler  nineteenth   century    and    lias   since   l.een   in 

was  the  editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Ohio  continuous    publication.     Mr.    W'etzler    was 

Eagle,  one  of  the  \e.\\-  journals  of  this  state  1)<>rn  on  a   farm   near  Lancaster,    Penn-yl- 

that   were  established    iu'  the   (lawn  of   the  vania,  on  the  iQth  of  February,   1829,  and 


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at  an  early  a.;;e  came  to  01iii>  with  b.is  par- 
ents. They  trave!ef!  overhnnl,  our  subject 
taking'  his  turn  in  driving'  the  team  ancl 
assisting  in  tlie  varicius  duties  wlicn  the  httle 
party  encamped  al^mg  the  roadside  l<.)r  the 
niglit.  It  was  a  wearisome  and  tedious  trip, 
for  the  roads  were  in  p(jor  con'htii'n.  but  tlie 
ex])eriences  enc'>unlei'ed  in  that  j(_)urriey 
proved  a  splendid  sch.ioiing  to  the  boy  in 
later  battle^  ot  lite.  Tlie  ianiil>  reached 
FairlleUl  county  and  soon  afterward  the  fa- 
ther (.lied,  so  tliat  upi.>n  the  mother  devolved 
the  difficult  ta>k  of  rearing  and  educating 
her  children,  including  several  sims  and 
daughters,  but  bravely  she  undcrto-k  the 
work,  ar.d  her  children  ever  acknowledge 
their  deep  gratitude  to  her  for  what  she 
acccmplishetl 

.After  acquiring  a  common  school  edu- 
cation Thomas  \\'et7der  obtained  employ- 
n-ent  in  the  1  ftice  of  the  Lancaster  Gazette, 
where  lie  received  his  first  instructior.s  in  the 
printing  trade.  In  1849  he  went  to  Cin- 
cinnan,  Ohio,  and  wi  rked  en  the  Gazette  of 
that  city  un.til  tlie  summer  of  1830.  when  he 
removed  to  CoUiml.uis,  being  employed  in 
various  printing  establishments  of  the  capi- 
tal city  firr  si.'ine  time.  During  the  '60s 
he  was  superintendent  of  a  large  printing 
house  of  Richard  Xevins,  who  for  a  numlier 
cf  years  had  the  contract  for  the  state  print- 
ing and  possessed  what  was  at  that  time  one 
of  the  most  complete  plants  of  the  kind  in 
the  .=tate.  In  1870  ^^Ir.  W'etzler  returned  to 
Lancaster  and  purchased  an  interest  in  the 
Ohio  Eagle,  a  paper  which  had  been  estaW 
lished  in  1809.  In  the  fall  of  1870  he  tix>k 
up  his  abode  in  Lancaster  and  his  compre- 


hensi\e  and  accurate  knowledge  of  the 
printing  trade  enaljled  him  to  place  the  Eagle 
in  the  foremost  ranks  among  Ohio's  jour- 
nals in  a  \ery  short  time.  The  business  of 
tb.e  office  had  quadrupled  and  the  period  c>f 
his  connection  w  ith  the  pajicr  was  one  of 
prosperity.  In  the  spring  of  1890,  in  con- 
nection with  his  son,  Edward  W'ctzler,  he 
established  the  Lancaster  Daily  Eagle,  and 
in  its  editorial  work  he  took  an  active  part 
until  the  year  1896,  when  he  suffered  a 
stnjke  of  paralysis  which  inca])acitated  him 
for  further  labor.  On  the  23d  of  March. 
1899,  a  second  stroke  terminated  his  life. 
He  had  for  many  years  occupied  a  leatling 
and  honored  position  in  journalistic  circles 
and  his  eff(.>rts  in  behalf  of  the  city  of  Lan- 
caster through  the  columns  of  his  paper 
largely  promntetl  its  progress  and  growth 
in  many  lines  of  substantial  improvement. 
Mr.  \\  etzler  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Laura  Wilkinson  and  they  became  the  par- 
ents of  four  sons  and  three  daughters,  but 
George,  the  eldest,  died  in  the  fall  of  1879. 
The  living  children  are  Charles:  Jolin :  Ed- 
ward; Airs.  G.  O.  Wells,  of  Xew  A\  rk  city; 
Airs.  C.  P.  Wiseman;  and  Fannie  Wetzler. 
In  his  p->i!itical  \  iews  Air.  Wetzler  was  a 
Democrat.  He  t<\  k  a  very  active  interest  in 
politics  and  many  times  serveil  as  a  delegate 
tM  Conventions.  In  188S  he  was  chosen  as 
the  district  delegate  to  the  national  Demo- 
cratic CI  nNention  at  St.  Lcuis  and  four  years 
betV.re  that  was  alternate-at-large  to  the  con- 
vention which  first  nominated  Hon.  Grover 
Cleveland  f(.r  the  presidency.  .Although  his 
schor«l  privileges  were  somewhat  limited,  his 
reading  was  broad  and  comprehensive  and 


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he  kept  well  inl'mnecl  on  tlie  questions  and  his  cffcrts  in  behalf  of  Lancaster  for  the 
issuer  of  the  ilay  and  on  all  matters  of  gen-  social,  material,  intellectual  and  moral 
oral  interest.  He  had  a  keen  insis^ht  which  i^ruwih.  were  important  and  of  far-reaching- 
enabled   him   to  recognize  possibilities   and  effect. 


JACOB   L.  ROPP. 


Jacob  L.  Ropp,  who  is  connected  with 
the  farming  and  stock-raising  interests  of 
Fairfield  county  and  is  also  identified  with 
banking  circles,  was  born  near  Little  Cieorge- 
town.  West  \'irginia,  on  the  ist  of  July, 
1849,  lii*  parents  being  Jacob  and  Catharine 
(Riner)  Ropp,  both  of  whom  were  natives 
of  Berkley  county,  \\"est  A'irginia.  where 
they  spent  their  entire  lives.  The  paternal 
grandfather  of  our  subject  was  Sijiomon 
Ropp,  a  native  of  Germany,  who  on  crossing 
the  Atlantic  to  America  settled  in  West  \'ir- 
ginia,  although  that  state  then  frvrmed  a  p>art 
of  the  Old  Di>minion.  He  was  a  farmer, 
successfully  carrying  on  the  wi  rk  of  hi- 
fields,  and  was  a  prominent  aiul  influential 
citizen.  About  ]8o5  he  wa<  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  ]\Lary  Yeasley.  a  daughter  .  f 
Michael  and  IMott  Liana  Yeaslew  wh  >  were 
also  born  in  Germany,  and  o\\  their  emigra- 
tion to  the  new  \vc>rld  in  1734  located  in  Jef- 
ferson county.  West  \'irginia.  With,  a  num- 
ber of  other  Germans  Michael  Yea^Iey  lail 
out  a  town  on  the  south  bank  i-i  the  Pntnmac  ' 
and  named  it  Mechlenliurg.  by  which  name 
it  continued  to  be  called  until  1760.  when  it 
was  changed  to  Shepherdstown.  Although 
a  town  of  onlv   seventeen   hundred   inhab- 


itants it  has  the  proud  distinction  of  furnish- 
ing three  governors  to  Ohio — Tiffin,  Mor- 
row and  Worthington,  who  were  all  born 
there — and  also  five  members  of  congress — 
Morrow,  Baker,  Swearingen.  Bedinger  and 
Boteler.  ^Michael  Yeasley  was  a  weaver  by 
trade  and  by  industry  and  perseverance  made 
a  success  of  his  business.  He  built  a  sub- 
stantial brick  house  one-half  mile  west  of 
Shepherdstown  which  is  still  standing,  and 
there  he  reared  a  family  of  nine  daughters, 
all  of  whom  married  but  cue.  The  married 
daughters  were  Mrs.  Hill,  Mrs.  Welshans, 
Mrs.  Staley,  Mrs.  Bowen.  Mrs.  Sheets,  Mrs. 
Cookus,  ]\Irs.  Ropp  and  Mrs.  Brotmarkel. 
Unto  Solomon  Ropp  and  wife  were  bcvrn 
eig'ht  children,  three  sons  and  five  daugh- 
ters, who  in  order  of  birth  were  as  follows : 
Hilary  Magdalene,  who  married  Jrhn  Miller; 
Daniel,  who  married  Xancy  Small;  Cath- 
arine, who  became  the  wife  of  Jacob  Lingam- 
felter:  Elizabeth,  who  married  Jacob  Cox; 
Hannah,  who  married  Davitl  Hoffman; 
Solomon,  who  wedded  Mary  Folk:  Jacob, 
father  of  our  subject:  and  ^L^rgaret.  wdio 
married  ^^fr.  Hedges.  .Ml  remained  near 
the  old  homestead  throughout  life  with  ex- 
cejition  of  Margaret,  who  after  her  marriage 


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renK»\-ed  to  Misst.>uri  and  tlierc  spent  Iier 
remaining-  days.  The  father  of  these  chil- 
dren engaged  in  farming  abuut  one  mile 
north  of  the  original  Ri  'pp  homestead  and 
there  reared   his   family. 

After  arriving  at  years  of  maturity. 
Jacol)  Rop'p.  the  father  of  our  snl)ject,  de- 
\-oted  his  attentii">n  to  agricultural  pursuits 
and  met  with  creditable  success  in  his  chosen 
vocation.  In  1840  he  married  Miss  Cath- 
arine Riner.  a  daughter  of  Peter  and  Ann 
Marie  ( Lingamfelter)  Riner,  who  were 
married  about  180S.  Her  n.iother  had  been 
married  previously,  her  first  husband  being 
a  ]\Ir.  Hot^'man.  Her  father  owned  a  large 
tract  of  land  in  Back  Creek  valley,  near 
Jones  Spring-,  and  Avas  engaged  in  tilling  the 
soil.  He  ser\-ed  his  country  in  arms  during 
the  war  of  1812  and  later  purchased  a  farm 
six  miles  north  of  Martinsburg-,  \\'est  \'ir- 
ginia,  in  the  Shenandoah  valley,  where  he 
made  his  home  for  several  years,  and  then 
g-ave  it  to  his  eldest  son,  buying  a  large  tract 
of  land  at  Little  Georgetown  on  the  Potomac 
river,  twelve  miles  west  of  Shepherdstown. 
There  he  spent  liis  ren-taining  days  in  a  huge 
limestone  house  where  our  subject  was  born 
and  reared.  In  the  Riner  family  were  five 
children,  two  sons  and  three  daughters, 
namely:  Henry,  who  married  Eliza  C' uch- 
man ;  Mary,  who  ne\-er  married;  Elizabeth. 
who  married  George  Sperow :  Catharine, 
mother  of  our  subject ;  and  David,  wlio  mar- 
ried Margaret  Flagg.  Eight  children  were 
born  to  Jacob  and  Catharine  (Riner)  Ri'pp, 
namely:  John  Peter,  who)  died  y(.amg: 
Mary  Eliza,  \\\v>  n-iarried  (leiirge  T.  Speniw, 
of  Bell  Pdint,  Ohio:  Emilv  Catharine,  who 


married  Henry  Gwilliems ;  Daniel  Henry, 
who  married  Jennie  Smith;  Jacob  Luther, 
whose  name  intrcxluces  this  review;  Sara.h 
Elizabeth,  wdio  married  Sanuiel  Le  Fevre 
Dodd;  Margaret,  who  died  in  infancy;  and 
]\Lartha  Jane,  unmarried.  The  father  of  this 
family  died  on  the  4th  of  March,  18S2,  at 
the  age  of  sixty-four  years,  and  the  mother 
passed  away  on  the  29th  of  April,  1893,  at 
the  age  of  seventy-nine.  Li  political  circles 
Jacob  Rojjp  was  an  actise  factor,  doing 
everything  in  his  power  to  promote  the 
growth  and  insure  the  success  of  the  Repul>- 
lican  party,  and  upon  its  ticket  was  elected 
county  treasurer  in  1865  and  a  member  of 
the  state  legislature  of  West  Virginia  in 
1 868. 

Jacol)  L.  Ropp,  our  suliject,  came  frrmi 
West  ^'irg-inia  to  Fairfield  county,  Ohio,  in 
the  year  1894  and  purchased  his  present 
farm  of  Melancthon  Solt.  He  had  acquired 
his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  hiis  na- 
tive state  and  throughout  his  life  has  been 
identified  with  farming  and  stock  raising. 
Llere  he  is  conducting  the  same  line  of  work 
and  is  to-day  the  owner  of  a  valuable  tract 
of  land  in  Bloom  township,  being  accoiu-ited 
one  of  the  most  successful  and  progressive 
farmers  of  the  CL->nuuunity.  He  has  also 
been  identified  with  banking  interests.  He 
was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Citi.-^ens 
National  Bank  at  ?^Iartinsburg.  \\"est  \\r- 
ginia,  and  served  as  one  of  its  directors  until 
1895. 

On  the  loth  of  October,  1876,  Mr.  Ropp 
was  joined,  in  wedlock  to  Miss  Eliza  Jane 
AnderS' III,  a  daughter  of  David  ami  Tdary 
(  Sjieck )   Anderson,  wh<-ise  parents  came  to 


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this  country  from  tlie  north  of  Ireland  or 
Scothnul  an.l  located  at  \\'eJ?h  Run,  I'eini- 
syh-ania.  In  early  life  her  father  folloue<l 
the  wagun  maker's  trade.  After  his  mar- 
riage he  removed  to  Clear  Spring,  !Mary- 
jand,  anfl  in  i?57  became  a  resident  of  Berk- 
ley county,  \\'est  \'irginia,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  farming,  but  his  last  days  were 
spent  near  Iledgesville,  that  state,  where  he 
died  February  1 1,  3892,  at  the  age  oi  eighty- 
two  years.  His  wife  surviveil  him  and 
passed  away  February  i,  1901,  at  the  very 
advanced  age  of  ninety  years.  They  were 
the  parents  of  six  daughters,  as  follows: 
Margaret  Ann;  Elizabeth,  wife  of  George 
Newkirk:  Catharine,  wife  i.f  Ernest  \\'aern- 
icke:  Eliza  Jane,  wife  of  our  subject; 
Susan  Bell;  and  Florence  Speck.  The  chil- 
dren born  to  ^Ix.  and  Mrs.  Ropp  were  Clar- 


ence, who  was  accidentally  drowned  while 
bathing  in  the  lake  at  Buckeye  Park  on  the 
31st  of  August,  1805,  at  the  age  of  seven- 
teen years;  Nora  Bell;  Mary  Catharine; 
Ethel  \'irginia;  and  Eliza  Gilmore,  all  at 
home. 

'J'he  family  hold  membership  in  the 
Eithiipolis  Presl>yterian  church  and  Mr. 
Ropi)  is  quite  prominent  in  political  circles, 
having  beli>nged  to  the  Republican  executive 
committee  of  Berklc}"  county,  \\'est  \'ir- 
ginia,  fi-r  fi.ur  years  and  still  taking  an  act- 
ive part  in  advancing  the  success  of  the 
party  in  this  county.  His  life  has  been  act- 
ive, useful  and  honorable. 'and  althougli  his 
residence  in  Fairfield  county  covers  but  a 
comparati\-e  brief  period  he  is  already  widely 
and  favijrably  known  as  a  progressive  and 
re[)resentative  citizen. 


MRS.  MARY  ELIZABETH  REESE. 


The  life  tenure  of  Mrs.  Mary  Elizabetli' 
Reese  covered  a  most  imp:irtant  period  in 
the  history  of  the  country.  She  passed  the 
eighty-eighth  milestone  on  life's  journe}". 
and  while  woman  does  not  figure  promi- 
nently in  public  affairs  and  therefore  lives 
the  quiet  life  of  the  home  she  nevertheless 
exerted  an  intluence  which  had  its  bearing 
upon  the  nation  s  history.  She  was  the  eld- 
est sister  of  John  and  W.  T.  Sherman,  the 
former  one  of  the  mcist  celebrated  states- 
men ;  the  other  one  of  the  most  distinguished 


military  commanders  whose  name  graces  the 
annals  of  America.  Through  iier  close  con- 
nectirjn  with,  one  of  the  most  prominent  fair.- 
ilies  of  America  she  kept  in  constant  touch 
with  public  events  and  the  nation's  progress, 
aiul  her  influence,  though  quietly  exerted, 
was  nevertheless  potent  in  shaping  events  of 
far-reaching  influence.  In  social  circles  of 
Lancaster  she  was  long  a  leader.  Her  en- 
tire life  w.as  here  passed  with  the  exception 
of  ten  years  spent  in  Philadelphia. 

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235 


2 1  St  of  April,  1S12.  lier  father  lieing-  Charles 
R.  Sherman.  From  tlic  time  of  her  mar- 
riatre,  which  occurred  when  she  v.a';  ?even- 
teen  years  of  age,  she  was  a  leader  in  so- 
cietv  in  Lancaster,  known  to  all  of  its  peo- 
ple and  highly  esteemed  and  honored.  Her 
true  womanly  qualiiies.  superior  culture. 
learning-  and  innate  refinement,  combined 
with  sympathy  and  tact,  early  gained  for 
her  a  position  in  Lancaster  which  was  even 
strengthened  as  the  years  went  by.  and  the 
impress  of  her  individuality  }-et  remains 
upon  the  cultured  life  of  Lancaster. 

Wlien  her  brother.  General  W.  T.  Sher- 
man, afterward  the  hero  of  many  a  battle 
and  the  loved  commander  of  a  great  army, 
but  then  broken  in  spirit  and  much  distressed 
on  account  of  cruel  and  unjust  treatment, 
came  to  Laricaster  on  a  furlough,  after  he 
had  been  relieved  by  Secretary  Cameron  on 
the  plea  that  he  was  either  drunk  or  crazy, 
she  was  the  one  to  whom  he  went  for  sym- 
pathy, and  it  was  her  faith  in  his  ability 
that  fortified  him  and  gave  him  the  encour- 
agement that  induced  him  to  return  to  the 
army,  where  he  was  destined  to  rise  to  high 
honors  and  fame.  But  'Sirs.  Reese  never 
forgave  Cameron  for  the  injury  to  her 
brother,  and  at  the  marriage  of  her  neice 
to  Don  Cameron  she  declined  to  be  escorted 
by  the  Secretary,  notwithstanding  he  had 
apologized  for  the  treatment  of  the  General. 

In  the  old  homestead,  a  part  of  which, 
now  modernized,  still  stands  on  the  hill,  be- 
tween the  residences  of  E.  B.  White  and 
Philip  Rising,  the  home  in  which  her  broth- 
ers and  sisters  were  reared,  Mary  Elizabeth 
Sherman  was  married  in  her  seventeenth 
year  to  William  J.  Reese,  a  wealth}-  young 


lawyer  of  Philadelphia,  who  had  begun  the 
practice  of  his  profession  in  Lancaster.  The 
courtship  which  resulted  in  this  marriage 
furnishes  one  of  the  pretty  legends  associated 
with  historic  Mount  Pleasant,  a  unique  pile 
of  rocks  on  the  northern  boundary  of  the 
city.  The  popular  version  of  the  story  is 
that  Miss  Sherman,  to  test  the  lover's  cour- 
age and  affection,  sprang  from  the  face  of 
the  bluff,  which  rises  two  hundred  feet  and 
more  from  the  base,  and  was  immediately 
followed  by  Mr.  Reese.  Alighting  on  the 
decli\it_\-  many  feet  below,  both  were  saved 
from  injury,  and  immediately  she  gave  her 
"promise  true"'  to  the  brave  >oung  fellow. 
Somewhat  short  of  the  romance,  the  in- 
cident, as  related  by  Mrs.  Reese,  was  as  fol- 
lows :  One  afternoon  she  was  induced  by- 
some  of  her  school  friends  to  play  truant 
and  the  I)evy  ascended  Mount  Pleasant, 
where  they  were  wandering  about  when 
they  chanced  to  encounter  a  party  of  yc)ung 
men,  among  whom  was  Mr.  Reese,  who  at 
that  time  was  pacing  marked  attention  to 
Miss  Sherman.  Xot  wishing  to  meet  her 
admirer,  she  started  on  a  run  to  evade  them, 
her  f'jot  slipped  on  the  verge  of  the  prec- 
ipice and  over  she  went,  landing  a  few  feet 
below  on  a  ledge  of  rock,  where  she  lay 
unconscious.  Young  Reese  noticed  her  dis- 
appearance and  sprang  after  her,  and  by  the 
aid  of  the  others  lifted  her  back  to  the  plane 
above,  and  she  was  assisted  home  in  a  semi- 
conscious condition.  When  medical  aid 
was  summoned  it  was  found  that  the  teeth 
of  her  old-fashioned  tortoise  shell  comb  had 
been  driven  their  length  under  the  scalp  and 
broken  off,  necessitating  the  use  of  a  knife 
for   their    removal.      The   voung   lady    was 


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badly  bruised  by  the  fall,  but  was  otherwise 
uninjuied.  A  piece  oL'  her  dress,  which  was 
torn  off  in  her  descent,  was  picked  up  1)>  her 
rescurer  and  preserved  for  years  as  a  cher- 
ished memento.  The  heroine  of  this  little 
escapade  gave  her  hand  in  marriage  to  her 
rescurer,  developed  into  a  woman  of  splen- 
did graces  of  character  which  endeared  her 
to  all  and  the  ties  of  respect,  friendship  and 


love  strengthened  as  she  approached  a  beau- 
tiful old  age.  She  reached  the  age  of  eighty- 
eight  years,  passing  away  in  1900.  A  chap- 
ter of  the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revo- 
lution has  been  named  in  her  honor.  In 
Lancaster,  where  she  so  long  resided,  her 
memory  is  still  enshrined  in  the  hearts  of 
all  who  enjoyed  the  pleasure  of  her  friend- 
ship. 


JOHN  J.  SILBAUGH. 


John  J.  Silbaugh,  who  is  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  medicine  and  surgery  in  Lancas- 
ter, is  numbered  among  Ohio's  native  sons, 
his  birth  having  occurred  in  the  city  of 
fronton.  Lawrence  county,  in  January, 
1S60.  His  father,  William  Silbaugh.  was 
a  native  of  Germany,  while  his  mother,  who 
bore  the  maiden  name  of  ^Mary  Exxrlcigh, 
was  born  in  Virginia.  They  were  among 
the  early  settlers  of  Lawrence  count}-,  and 
the  father  was  a  weaver  by  trade. 

In  the  place  of  his  nativity  Dr.  Silbaugh 
spent  the  days  of  his  boyhood  and  youth, 
and  mastered  the  branches  of  learning 
taught  in  the  graded  and  high  schools 
there.  When  it  came  time  to  make  choice 
of  a  calling  which  he  wished  to  make  his  life 
work  he  determined  to  enter  the  medical  pro- 
fession and  pursued  his  early  studies  under 
the  direction  of  Drs.  Maurice  and  A\'ilson, 
both  prominent  physicians  of  Ironton.  His 
more  advanced  reading  was  pursued  in 
Bellevue  Hospital  in  Xew  York  city,  where 


he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1886. 
He  then  retnrned  to  Ohio  and  entered  upon 
the  practice  of  his  chosen  vocation  and  at 
once  located  in  the  town  of  Royalton,  Fair- 
held  County,  where  he  remained  for  ten 
years,  when  seeking  a  broader  field  of  labor 
he  reint)\ed  to  Lancaster,  and  has  since  been 
known  as  a  capable,  discriminating  and  earn- 
est member  of  ilie  medical  fraternity.  He 
is  \ery  accurate  in  diagnosing  disease  and 
anticipating  the  outcome  of  complications. 
He  has  now  a  large  and  lucrative  practice 
among  the  best  class  of  people  here  and  his 
labors  are  bringing  to  him  a  desirable  tinan- 
cial  return. 

In  1 886  the  Doctor  was  united  in  mar- 
riage t(-i  Miss  Margaret  ^^'elch,  of  Ironton. 
and  unto  them  were  born  a  son  and  daugh- 
ter. Carl  and  Mary.  The  mother  died  in 
1 89 J  and  f'^ur  years  later  the  Di 'Ct(jr  was 
again  married,  his  second  union  being  with 
Gertrude  Williams,  of  Royalton,  a  daughter 
of  Fletcher  Williams.     Thev  also  have  two 


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children :  Ray  and  Huglies.  Their  hos- 
pitahle  home  is  a  favorite  resort  with  ninny 
friends,  and  the  Doctor  is  also  a  vaUied  rep- 
resentative of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  Ke 
belon,c;s  \r<  tlie  bhic  lodge,  chapter  and  com- 
mandcry,  and  is  also  identitied  with  tlic  In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the 
Benevolent  and   Protective  Order  of  Elks. 


In  t!ie  line  nf  his  jimfession  he  is  cimnected 
with  the  L)liio  Stale  Medical  Society  an<l 
the  American  Medical  Association.  His 
strict  reg;ird  for  professional  ethics,  his 
broad  humanitarian  principles,  his  unfailing- 
courtesy  and  genial  manner,  all  combine  to 
make  him  a  successful  and  prosperous  pliysi- 
cicni  whose  high  reputation  is  well  merited. 


GEORGE  \V.  WYGUM. 


George  W.  \\'ygum,  who  carried  on  gen- 
eral farming  on  section  24,  Greenfield  town- 
ship, is  of  German  lineage.  His  father, 
George  W.  W'yguni,  was  born  in  Baden. 
Germany,  and  when  eight  years  of  age  ac- 
companied his  parents  on  their  emigration 
to  the  new  world.  They  landed  in  Xew 
York,  thence  made  thcT  way  tu  Pittsburg, 
and  from  the  latter  cit}-  proceeded  b}-  boat 
to  Cincinnati.  They  continued  their  jour- 
ney through  the  state,  seeking  a  favorable 
location,  and  two  men,  representing  them- 
selves as  having  land  to  sell,  induced  Mr. 
\\'ygum  to  accompany  them  to  inspect  the 
property.  When  they  had  gone  some  dis- 
tance from  the  settlement  they  robbed  him 
of  all  his  mony,  but  fcirtunately  his  wife  had 
five  hundred  dollars.  Returning  to  his 
family,  he  then  started  with  them  for  a  Ger- 
man settlement  in  Rush  Creek  township. 
Fairfield  cxint}-.  and  here  he  purchased  a 
tract  of  land. 

The  son.  George  W.  \\'ygum.  Sr..  was 


bound  out  upon  a  farm  to  work  for  his  board 
and  clotliing  and  was  also  to  be  allowed  the 
privilege  of  attending  school  during  the  win- 
ter months.  Being  ambitious,  he  improved 
ever}-  opportunity,  and  by  the  time  he  was  a 
young  man  had  a  goixl  education  for  tli'ise 
days.  He  afterward  engaged  in  teaching 
school  with  Considerable  success.  Hax'ing 
learned  the  trade  of  a  baker  and  confec- 
tioner, he  established  a  bakery  and  grocery 
store  in  Lancaster,  where  he  soon  secured  a 
very  lil.ieral  patronage  and  made  mone_\- 
rapidly.  His  surplus  fund  he  invested  in  a 
farm  in  Pleasant  township  and  thus  became 
a  factor  in  agricultural  interests  in  the 
county. 

After  the  inauguration  of  the  Civil  war, 
however,  he  manifested  his  loyalty  to  his 
adopted  land  and  gave  proof  of  his  patriotic 
spirit  by  enlisting  in  the  Si.Kty-first  Regiment 
of  Ohio  Wilunteers,  with  which  he  serve-l 
as  quarterma-ter  until  the  close  of  hostil- 
ities.    He  then  went  to  Xashville,  Tennes- 


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see.  and  establislied  a  furniture  store,  but 
after  a  few  years  he  sold  his  business  there 
and  returned  to  his  home  farm  in  Pleasant 
township,  Fairfield  c>juniy.  After  a  sh. !rt 
period  had  elapsed  lie  sold  this  property  and 
once  more  removed  to  Lancaster,  where  he 
remairicd  for  two  _\"ears.  He  then  purchased 
one  hundred  and  sixty-six  acres  of  land  on 
section  24,  Greenfield  township,  and  contin- 
ued its  operation  throuj::hout  his  remaining 
days.  ])assing  away  on  the  20th  of  Decem- 
ber, i8o_|,  respected  by  all  who  knew  him. 
When  a  young  man  yir.  AX'yg-um  had 
married  Margaret  Geil,  a  daughter  of 
Christian  Geil.  a  German  of  Rush  Creek 
township.  They  became  the  parents  ■■■f 
twelve  children,  of  whom  two  died  in  in- 
fancy- :  two  (if  the  sons  went  to  the  south 
to  setk  their  fortune>,  but  no  tidings  were 
ever  after  received  from  them.  Mary  is  the 
wife  of  William  Fetters,  a  resident  farmer 
of  I'leasant  township;  George  W..  our  sub- 
ject, is  the  second  in  order  of  birth;  ]Mar- 
garet  married  J':)hn  h'etters  and  their  home 
is  also  in  Pleasant  township;  Elizal.ieth 
married  William  Stahl.  of  Lancaster ; 
Charles  is  upon  a  part  of  the  old  family 
homestead;  Kate  is  the  wife  of  John  Fitzer 


and  they  now  reside  in  Urbana,  Ohio; 
F.mma  became  the  wife  of  Scott  Kcste,  and 
lives  in  Columbus,  Ohio;  William  follows 
carpentering  in  Lancaster;  Frederick  D.,  a 
graduate  of  Starling  Medical  College,  of 
Columbus,  Ohio,  was  engaged  in  the  prac- 
tice of  medicine  in  Mawille,  this  state,  at 
the  time  of  liis  death,  which  occurred  July 
23,  1S90. 

George  \\'.  Wygum,  Jr.,  has  never  mar- 
ried. He  managed  the  farm  for  his  mother 
until  her  death,  and  since  that  time  has  con- 
tinued to  operate  it  for  the  family.  Close 
tics  of  fraternal  regard  bind  the  members 
of  the  \\"ygum  family  and  representatives  of 
the  name  have  ever  been  people  of  sterling 
worth,  enjoying  in  a  high  degree  the  confi- 
dence and  respect  of  all  with  whom  they 
have  been  associated.  The  father  was  a 
very  jjrominent  and  intlueniia!  man.  Of 
marked  business  ability,  keen  foresight  and 
executi\e  ability,  he  carried  forward  to  a 
successful  completion  whatever  he  under- 
took, and  while  w  intiing  prosperitv  for  him- 
self he  also  faithfully  performed  his  duties 
of  citizenship  and  co-operated  in  many 
movements  and  measures  for  the  general 
good. 


THOMAS  H.  DILL. 


To  the  energetic  natures  and  strong  men- 
tality of  iuch  men  as  Thomas  H.  Dill,  who 
has  been  an  active  member  of  the  state  legis- 
lature, is  due  the  success  and  increasing  pros- 


perity of  the  Democratic  party  in  this  state, 
and  in  the  hands  of  this  class  of  citizens 
there  is  every  assurance  that  the  best  inter- 
ests and  welfare  of  the  party  \vill  be  attended 


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to.  Given  to  tlic  prosecution  of  active  meas- 
ures in  political  affairs  and  possessing  tlie 
earnest  purpose  of  placing  tlieir  party  be- 
yond the  pale  of  possible  diniinution  of 
power,  the  Demccratic  leaders  are  putting 
forth  every  effort  to  promote  their  party's 
strength.  One  of  the  leading  representatives 
in  this  portion  of  Ohio  is  Mr.  Dill,  ^vho 
throughout  his  life  has  been  a  loyal  citizen, 
imbued  with  pa.lri.iiism  and  fearle-s  in  de- 
fense of  his  honest  convictions. 

]Mr.  Dill  was  bom  in  Kent  county,  Dela- 
ware, February  7.  1839,  a  son  of  Philemon 
and  Rebecca  (Hnrd )  Dill,  the  former  a  na- 
tive of  Kent  county  and  the  latter  of  Caro- 
line count}-,  ^laryland.  The  Dill  family  is  of 
Scotch-Irish  origin  and  the  first  of  the  name 
in  this  county  were  AVilliam,  John  and  Ab- 
ner.  The  old  family  homestead  in  Mar^dand 
has  been  in  possession  of  the  family  for 
almost  two  centuries,  the  first  transfer  of  the 
property  being  on  record  in  1705.  The  tract, 
comprising  three  hundred  acres,  has  ne\'er 
been  out  of  the  name.  The  original  Golden 
Grove  estate  comprised  twehe  hundred  acres 
John  Dill,  the  grandfather  of  c>ur  subject, 
was  a  native  of  Caroline  county,  Maryland, 
and  the  maternal  grandfather  was  Thomas 
Hurd,  a  farmer  of  Kent  county,  Delaware, 
whose  father,  A\'illiam,  was  a  Revolutionan,- 
soldier,  while  Thomas  Huf  d  served  his  coun- 
try in  the  war  of  1812. 

Mr.  Dill,  whose  name  introduces  this  re- 
ord,  spent  the  first  seventeen  years  of  his  life 
in  the  state  of  Delaware  and  then  came  to 
Ohio,  where  he  entered  Oberlin  college, 
spending  two  years  as  a  student  in  that  in- 
stitution, pursuing  his  studies  through  the 


winter  months,  \\'hile  in  the  summer  he  fol- 
lowed farming.  He  also  tiK>k  up  the  study 
of  law,  which  he  followed  for  two  years, 
but  preferring'  agricultural  work,  he  al^an- 
doned  preparation  for  the  legal  profession. 
Tor  eight  years  he  resided  in  }vb:irrow  coun- 
ty. Ohio,  where  he  owned  and  cultiwated  one 
hunilred  acres  i;>f  land.  In  1S66  he  came 
ti:>  Fairfield  cuntw  but  after  a  year  returned 
to  Morrow  coiuity,  living  upon  the  old 
homestead  farm  c>f  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres,  belonging  to  bis  \\ife.  When  six 
}ears  had  passed  he  removed  to  W'esterville, 
Franklin  county,  Oliio,  where  he  remained 
for  four  years  and  in  1877  took  up  his 
aliode  in  Bloom  township,  Fairfield  comity 
upon  a  farm  which  remained  his  place  of 
residence  for  ten  years. 

^Ir.  Dill  has  been  very  prominent  in  jxj- 
litical  affairs,  as  a  leader  of  the  Democratic 
partv.  In  1888  he  was  elected  on  its  ticket 
to  repvesent  his  district  in  the  general  as- 
scmblv  l)v  a  majority  of  fourteen  hundred 
and  fifty  and  served  so  capably  that  in  1890 
he  was  re-elected  by  an  increased  majority, 
amounting  to  eighteen  hundred  a*id  fifty- 
six.  During  his  term  he  was  an  instigator 
of  important  movements  and  was  instru- 
mental in  securing  the  success  of  the  local 
option  bill  for  the  state  of  Ohio.  By  his 
vote  for  this  measure  he  subjected  himself 
to  the  danger  of  being  ostracised  by  his 
party.  He  was  the  chosen  delegate  from 
Ohio  to  the  western  council  congress,  which 
met  in  Kansas  City.  April  14.  1891.  and 
was  made  chairman  of  the  committee  on  or- 
ganization, composed  of  seven  members, 
who  had  the  power  of  appointing  the  speak- 


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er  of  the  house  and  Daniel  R.  Frances  was 
•chosen.  Durin;^-  his  legislative  career  Mr. 
Dill  was  chainnau  of  the  agricultural  com- 
mittee and  served  on  other  important  com- 
mittees. He  has  been  president  of  the  ^chooI 
board  of  Bl0i;>ni  township  for  se\eral  \ears 
and  for  a  period  of  six  years  was  mayor 
of  Lithopolis,  his  administration  being  prac- 
tical, progressive  and  business-like,  and 
o-iving   eminent   satisfactic>n. 

In  1S58  Mr.  Dill  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Marian,  a  daughter  of  Philemon  and 
Jane  (Needles)  Harris.  Their  living  chil- 
dren are:  A\'illard,  a  resident  of  Lafayette, 
Indiana;  Philemon  C.  of  liarrisburg,  Ohio; 
and  Nellie,  who  is  a  teacher  of  Columbus. 
One  daughter,  Eravelda,  died  in  1877  at  the 
age  of  eighteen  years.  Mrs.  Dill  is  a  repre- 
sentative of  one  of  the  oldest  families  of 


Fairfield  county.  George  Needles  came  to 
Blotim  township,  this  county,  in. mi  Dela- 
ware in  tSo3,  and  the  follo\\ing  year  made 
a  permanent  location.  In  1806  he  was  the 
first  tax  payer  of  the  county  and  the  First 
IMcthi.ulist  Episcc^pal  church  in  the  county 
was  organized  in  his  home.  He  took  an  act- 
ive interest  in  public  progress  and  advance- 
ment and  his  efforts  contributed  in  a  large 
meas'jre  to  the  general  welfare.  Both  ^Ir. 
and  Mrs.  Dill  hold  membership  in  the  ]\Ieth- 
odist  Episcopal  church  and  are  people  of 
the  highest  respectai^ility,  their  circle  of 
friends  being  almost  co-extensive  with  their 
circle  of  acquaintances.  His  entire  freedom 
from  ostentation  or  self-laudation  lias  made 
him  one  of  the  popular  citizens  of  Fairfield 
county,  with  whose  history  he  has  iviw  lieen 
long  and  prominently  identified. 


LOUIS  ROSEY. 


Louis  Rosey,  a  wholesale  dealer  in 
liquors  at  Lancaster,  was  born  in  the  city  of 
Boston,  Alassachusetts.  hi  1859.  He  was 
educated  in  Seyninur.  Indiana,  to  which 
place  he  remrived  with  his  parents,  Abner 
and  Bertha  1  Mode)  Rosey.  For  a  number 
of  years  his  father  was  eiigaged  in  mer- 
chandising in  Seymour,  but  later  in  life  re- 
moved to  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  where  he  spent 
his  remaining  days,  his  death  occurring  in 
1890.  His  wife  is  still  living  in  her  sev- 
entv-first  vear.     In  their  familv  were  four 


sons:  Louis,  of  tliis  re\'iew ;  Max,  a  whole- 
sale merchant;  and  Hy  and  Samuel.  \sho 
are  in  business  in  Cincinnati  and  are  pros- 
perous citi.7ens. 

After  completing  the  high  school  course 
in  Seymour,  Indiana,  Mr.  Rosey,  of  this 
re\dew,  entered  upon  his  business  career, 
being  first  employed  in  a  dry  goods  and 
clothing  store  as  a  salesman.  \\'hen  his 
diligence  and  economy  had  brought  to  him 
sufficient  capital  he  embarked  in  business  on 
his  own  account,  and  in   1889  he  came  to 


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T^iiicaster,  wlicre  lie  began  nierrhandising 
at  No.  164  West  ]\Iain  street,  making  a  spe- 
cialty of  Kentucky  rye  whiskies,  and  also  rye 
whisky  manufactured  in  Pennsylvania. 

In  ^Si^2  he  married  Miss  Clara  W'ernke. 
of  Cincinnati,  in  which  city  she  was  born 
and  reared.  Her  parents  were  natives  of 
{."icrmanv   and   for  many   rears   resided    in 


Cincinnati.  In  his  political  \  iews  ^^Ir.  Ivisey 
is  a  i  )eniocrat  and  fratern.ally  is  connected 
with  the  Independent  Order  of  Od.l  I'ellows 
and  the  Dene\<.lent  and  Protective  Order  of 
F.Iks,  and  the  Rnyal  .\rcannm.  He  has 
gained  a  wi(.le  acquaintance  in  i^ancaster  and 
in  his  business  interests  is  meeting  with 
much   success. 


WASHINGTON  MAGEE. 


When  the  tocsin  of  war  sounded  it  awak- 
•ened  the  patri'jtism  of  brave  men  throughout 
the  north.  They  came  from  the  work-shops, 
from  the  fields,  they  came  from  their  of- 
tlces  and  C(_>unting  rooms  imbued  with  one 
desire — to  preserve  the  Union  at  whatever 
personal  sacrifice  it  might  cost.  \\'ashing- 
ton  Magee  was  among  the  number  wh'.> 
took  his  place  beside  the  standard  of  the 
natirj!!  and  fought  valiantly  in  its  defense.. 
He  is  now  living  a  retired  life  in  the  vil- 
lage of  Oakland,  Fairfield  county,  where  he 
has  long  made  his  hume,  respected  by  ail 
who  know  him.  His  birth  occurred  in  Tarl- 
ton,  Pickaway  count}-,  February  19,  iSig, 
his  jjarents  being  George  W.  and  Catherine 
Magee.  The  father  conducted  a  ta\-ern  dur- 
ing the  greater  part  of  his  -life.  His  death 
C)ccurred  in  Tarlton  at  the  age  nf  sixty-two 
year-,  while  the  nvnher  of  our  subject  passed 
away  in  Circleville,  but  was  laid  to  rest  by 
the  side  of  her  husband  in  the  former  place. 
She  was  the  mnther  of  twelve  children,  four 
of  whom  are  vet  living. 


Washington  Magee  spent  the  da_\s  of  hii 
minority  in  the  county  of  his  nativity,  and 
his  educational  privileges  were  those  afford- 
ed by  the  common  schools.  His  time  was 
largely  occupied  in  assisting  his  father,  and 
when  twenty-one  \ears  of  age  he  removed 
to  Circleville,  where  he  remained  for  about 
three  years,  at  the  exijiratiivm  of  which  periii;! 
he  became  a  resident  of  Tarlton,  InU  after 
a  short  time  took  up  his  abode  in  C)akland, 
Clear  Creek  township,  which  has  since  been 
his  place  of  residence.  He  is  a  mechanic 
and  has  followed  mechanical  pursuits  dur- 
ing the  greater  part  of  his  life.  He  learned 
both  the  tinn.er's  and  harnessmaker's  trade. 
His  business  career,  however,  was  inter- 
ruptetl  by  his  service  as  a  defender  of  the 
Union.  He  enlisted  on  the  13th.  of  Feb- 
ruary, 1864,  as  a  member  of  Company  H, 
Fifty-second  Ohio  \'olunteers,  with  which 
he  continued  until  the  cessation  f)f  hostil- 
ities. At  Camp  Chase,  near  Cincinnati,  lie 
received  an  lioiK-^rable  discharge.  At  the 
close  of  the  war  he  returned  U>  Oakland, 


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and  for  a  time  lived  on  tlie  farm.  He  now 
draws  a  pension  of  twenty-hve  dollars  per 
month  Ijccaii.se  of  impaired  health  .jccasioned 
by  his  arm\'  experience. 

ilr.  Magee  was  miited  in  marriage  to 
Pollv  W.-Llters.  ami  unto  them  were  horn 
four  son^  and  one  daughter.  \\'illiam  H. 
has  lieen  a  memlier  of  the  standing  arm}- 
since  the  age  of  sixteen  years.  Elmira  is 
the  ^vife  oi  Jacob  Bender,  of  North  Balti- 
more. Henry  K.  resides  in  Indiana.  George 
makes  his  home  in  Chicago,  Illinois.  Xew- 
ton  is  deceased.  l"he  nvothcr  of  this  fam- 
ily Avas  called  to  her  final  rest  and  INIr. 
?vlag-ee  afterward  married  Becky  Westen- 
barger,  by  whom  he  had  i:,ne  child,  John  L., 
who  is  now  in  England.  Following  the 
death  of  the  second  wife  Mr.  ^lagec  was 
married,  in  1S70.  to  ]Mrs.  Aquilla  Westen- 
barger,  whose  maiden  name  was  Aquilla 
Bentz.  She  was  born  in  Maryland  and  is 
a  daughter  of  Jacob  and  ^largaret  (Horn- 
baker)  Bentz.  Her  father  was  born  in 
Maryland  and  was  a  wea\er  by  trade.  He 
came  to  Ohio  when  }^Irs.  Magee  Avas  about 
two  years  of  age  and  settled  with  his  family 
in  Berne  township,  Fairtield  county,  where 


both  he  and  his  wife  died,  the  former  at  the 
age  of  ?ixt}--rive  years,  the  latter  at  tlie  age 
of  ninety  years.  ]\Irs.  Magee  was  born 
about  .\])ril  7,  1S29,  in  ^laryland,  and  after 
arriving  at  years  of  womanhood  slie  gave 
her  hand  in  marriage  in  David  Westenbar- 
ger,  who  was  born  August  27,  1S28.  Their 
children  were:  r^iartha  Jane;  Samuel,  de- 
ceased: Charles;  Margaret  E. ;  David;  and 
Henr}',  who  has  also  passed  awaw  Mr. 
W'estenbarger  was  liorn  in  Sugar  Gnive, 
Fairfield  county,  and  was  a  farmer  by  occu- 
pation. He  enlistetl  in  Company  I,  of  the 
Xinetieth  Ohio  Regiment,  during  the  Civil 
war,  and  after  serving  for  about  six  months 
died  in  Xashville,  Tennessee. 

>dr.  and  Mrs.  Magee  now  have  a  pleas- 
ant home  in  Oakland,  where  he  has  so  long- 
resided  tliat  he  is  known  to  almost  all  of 
its  citizens,  and  he  also  has  a  wide  acquaint- 
ance throughout  the  county.  He  is  now  liv- 
ing in  honorable  retirement  from  labor  at 
the  ripe  old  age  of  eighty-three  years, 
and  he  receives  the  veneration  and  re- 
spect which  should  ever  be  accorded  one 
wdio  has  traveled  thus  far  on  the  journey 
of  life. 


M.  C.  MILLER. 


In  public  othce  ]M.   C.   ^^liller  has  won  over  his   record   there    falls   no   shadow  of 

high  commendation  by  reason  of  his  loyal  wrong  or  suspicion  of  evil.     He  has  alwavs 

service  in  behalf  of  the  public.     He  was  at  resided  in  Fairfield  count\-,  and  those  who 

one  time  treasurer  of  Fairfield  countv  and  have  known  him  longest  and  best  entertain 


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for  him  tlie  highest  regard,  shewing'  that 
his  hte  histury  is  one  whicli  will  bear  closest 
investigation. 

:\Ir.  Miller  was  Ijorn  October  2,  1S41, 
on  the  old  home  farm  in  Berne  township, 
five  miles  east  of  Lancaster.  His  father, 
Michael  Miller,  was  a  very  prominent  and 
influential  citixen  at  an  early  date,  widely 
known  throughout  the  county  by  reason  of 
his  many  excellent  characteristics.  He  was 
also  a  self-made  man  and  the  success  which 
he  achieved  came  as  the  reward  of  his  own 
labors.  He  was  born  in  Rockingham  coun- 
ty, \''irginia.  in  the  year  1S13.  and  at  an 
early  date  he  was  left  an  orphan.  He  ac- 
quired his  ediication  in  the  schools  of  the 
Old  Dominion  and  when  aliout  t\\  enty-three 
years  of  age  emigrated  westw  ard.  casting  in 
his  lot  among  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Berne 
township,  P'airneld  county,  Ohio,  where  he 
lived  until  called  to  his  final  rest  at  the  age 
of  seventy  years.  Farming  was  his  life 
work,  and  through  that  industry  he  was  en- 
abled to  provide  a  comfortable  home  for 
himself  and  family.  In  1S37  he  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Miss  ^lary  Stoneburner,  a 
native  of  Rockingham  county,  Virginia,  and 
they  became  the  parents  of  seven  children: 
Ann  Maria,  now  deceased;  Elizabeth,  who 
7narried  J.  B.  Turner;  M.  C,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch";  John  E.,  of  the  Lancaster 
Bank ;  Abraham,  who  has  also  passed  away ; 
David  E.,  a  resident  of  Illinois;  and  Frank 
P.,  residing  in  !Mechanicsville,  Iowa.  The 
fatlier  of  this  family  was  a  stanch  advocate 
of  the  Den-iocracy.  and  for  thirteen  years  he 
faithfully  ser\ed  as  an  infirmary  director. 
At  that  time  the  salary  was  about  eighteen 
dollars  each  vear,  while  now  it  reached  into 


the  hundreds,  ^^fr.  Miller  was  a  menilici-  nf 
the  Menunnitc  churcli  ami  frmn  early  youth 
mitil  his  death  his  life  record  was  hon'>rable 
and  straightfi>rward.  All  that  he  possessed 
came  to  him  as  the  reward  of  his  earnest 
and  honoral.ilc  \:C\w,  and  throughout  Fair- 
tiekl  criuniv  he  was  hcM  in  high  esteem. 

jM.  C.  ]\Iillcr,  whose  name  introduces 
this  record,  is  indebted  to  the  di--trict  school 
system  fi')r  the  educational  ])rivileges  whicli 
he  enjoyed,  which,  however,  were  SDmewhat 
limited.  At  that  time  goose  quills  were  used 
for  pens  and  the  teacher  was  re(|uired  to 
give  instruction  in  but  three  branches 
known  as  the  three  Rs — readin',  'ritin'  and 
'rithmetic.  A\dien  about  twenty  years  of  age 
he  put  aside  his  text-books  and  cuntinued 
to  work  upon  the  home  farm  until  his  mar- 
riage, ?iliss  T-'mma  Reed  becor.iing  his  wife. 
She  was  a  native  of  Lancaster  and  to  then-, 
were  born  two  chihlren :  Stella,  who  mar- 
ried James  .\.  Berry,  of  Columbus,  arul  Rob- 
ert, who  married  Abbie  Trout,  daughter  of 
H.  G.  Trout,  of  Lancaster,  and  makes  his 
home  in  Lancaster.  In  August,  1S94.  the 
mother  of  these  children  passed  away,  and 
in  1900  Mr.  Miller  was  again  married,  his 
second  union  being  with  Charlotte  Bowes, 
a  native  of  Berne  township. 

After  his  first  marriage  he  purchased  of 
his  father  a  farm  upon  which  he  resided  un- 
til 1880.  In  that  year  he  was  elected  county 
treasurer  and  removed  to  Lancaster.  So 
acceptably  did  he  care  for  the  county  finances 
that  he  was  re-elected  for  a  second  term. 
and  when  he  retired  from  office  he  enjoyed 
the  confidence  and  good  will  of  all.  His 
selection  for  the  position  was  indicated  by 
the  largest  majoritv  ever  given  in  that  coun- 


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ty.     F-"arly  in  the  '90s  he  l)uilt  tlie  liome  in  camHilate.     At  different  times  he  has  served 

which  he  now    resides,      fic  has  of  recent  as  t'/'unship  trnstce.   and   for  a  nuinher  of 

years  been   engaged  in  the  slock  bnsiness,  years  was  a  member  of  the  school  Ijornxl. 

together  with  the    superintendence    of    his  Tlie  qnahties  which  go  to  make  up  an  up- 

farm,  and  in  both  branches  of  his  enterprise  right  manhood  are  his,  and  tlirougli  tlie  past 

he  is  meeting-  with  prosperity.     In  politics  decades  of  his  residence  in  Fairfield  county 

he  is  a  stanch  Democrat  when  state  and  na-  he  has  enjoyed  the  friendship  of  those  who 

tional  issues  are  involved,  but  at  local  elec-  have  known  him  intimately,  and  the  respect 

tions  he  reg-ards  only  the  capability  of  the  of  all   \\\i\\  whom  he  has  been  associated. 


JOHN  J.  STUKEY,  D.  D.  S. 


Dentistry  may  be  said  to  be  almost 
unif[ue  among  otiier  occupations,  as  it  is  at 
once  a  profession,  a  trade  atid  a  business. 
Sucli  being  the  case,  it  follows  in  order  to 
attain  the  highest  success  in  it  one  must  be 
thoroughly  conversant  with  the  theory  of 
the  art,  must  be  expert  with  the  many  tools 
and  appliances  incidental  to  the  practice  of 
modern  dentistry,  anrl  must  possess  business 
qualifications  adequate  to  dealing  with  the 
financial  side  of  the  profession.  In  these  par- 
ticulars Dr.  John  J.  Stnkey  is  well  qualified. 
and  therefore  has  attained  prestige  amrng 
the  able  representatives  of  dentistry  in  Ohio. 

The  Doctor  was  born  in  Berne  township, 
Fairfield  county,  September  9,  1868,  and  is 
a  son  of  Jesse  and  Lucinda  (Armstrong) 
Stukey.  His  mother  was  also  born  in  this 
county,  being  a  daughter  of  John  Arm- 
strong, who  resided  in  Baltimore,  Ohio. 
The  pare-its  resided  upi'U  a  farm  and  un- 
der the  parental  njof  the  Doctor  was  reared 


and  early  became  familiar  with  all  the  duties 
and  labors  that  fall  to  the  lot  of  the  agri- 
culturist. Tlirough  the  winter  months  h.e 
pursued  his  education  in  the  district  sclvjol, 
and  later  spent  some  time  as  a  student 
in  the  Sugar  Grove  high  school.  After 
putting  aside  his  text-books  he  began 
to  learn  the  more  difficult  lessons  in  tlie 
schools  of  experience.  His  first  position  \\  as 
in  the  office  of  the  county  auditor.  R.  F. 
Brown,  and  afterward  servetl  as  deputy 
auditor,  acting  in  that  capacity  fnr  three 
years.  Subsequently  he  was  emplo}eiI  by 
Dr.  E}-mn,  a  druggist,  with  whom  he  re- 
mained for  two  and  one-half  years,  and  on 
the  e.xpiration  of  that  period  he  became  a 
student  of  dentistry  in  the  Ohio  University 
at  Columbus,  where  he  remained  for  three 
years,  being  graduated  in  1896. 

Dr.  Stukey  th.en  returned  to  Lancaster, 
where  he  opened  an  nffice  supplying  it  with 
all  the  lattst  and  most  approved  appliances 


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licloiiging-  to  the  profession.  Although  he  is 
a  young-  man  his  abihty  does  not  seem  to 
be  hunted  by  his  years,  his  excellent  work- 
manship lias  secured  to  him  a  very  large  and 
constantly  growing  patronage.  In  1897  Dr. 
Stukcy  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Susie 
Miesse,  a  daughter  of  Xoah  and  Catheri;ie 
(SwartO    ^liesse.  of  Cnlfax,   Ohin.     This 


union  has  been  blessed  with  two  children: 
Marsaletle  Lucinda  and  Jnlm  Ru-se!l.  They 
have  a  pleasant  Imuie  in  Lancaster  ami  cn- 
jiiy  the  liospitality  of  many  of  the  leading: 
households  here.  The  Doctor  is  identified 
with  the  Knights  of  Pythias  fraternity,  and 
in  the  line  of  his  profession  is  connected 
with  the  Ohio  Central  Dental  Societv. 


CKFIISTOPHER  CLUMP. 


Christopher  Clump,  who  carries  on  gen- 
eral farming  on  section  35,  Pleasant  town- 
ship, was  born  in  Lancaster  on  the  17th  of 
January,  1835.  His  father,  Christopher 
Clump,  was  a  nati\"e  of  Germany,  born  in 
the  year  1798.-  By  trade  he  was  a  carpenter, 
and  in  his  native  land  he  was  married.  Sub- 
sequently he  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  the 
United  States,  landing  at  Baltimore,  Mary- 
land, where  he  remained  for  six  months. 
During  that  time  he  learned  of  the  oppor- 
tunities in  the  great  west  and  also  received 
information  concerning  the  cheapness  of 
land.  This  was  the  inducement  whicli 
brought  him  to  Ohio,  and  after  a  short  resi- 
dence in  Lancaster  he  became  identified 
with  agricultural  interests  of  Marion  town- 
ship, Hocking  county,  whe're  he  purchased 
fifty  acres  of  land,  to  which  he  afterward 
added  a  small  tract,  making  a  nice  farm  of 
eighty  acres.  To  the  development  and  cul- 
tivation <->f  his  place  he  devoted  his  energies 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1845.    I'"' 


his  family  were  several  children,  three  of 
whom  are  yet  li\ing:  John,  a  farmer  of 
Hocking  county,  Ohio;  Julia  Ann,  the  wife 
of  Joseph  M'angold,  of  Columbus,  Ohio;  and 
Christopher. 

Christopher  Clump,  of  this  review,  is 
the  youngest,  and  in  his  youth  he  attended 
the  common  schoril  and  at  an  early  age  he 
leariicd  the  carpenter's  trade,  whicli  he  con- 
tinued to  follow  until  he  had  saved  enough 
money  \vith  which  to  purchase  eighty  acres 
of  land  in  Flocking  county,  Ohio.  He  had 
resiiled  thereon  only  a  year,  however,  when 
he  had  an  opportunity  to  sell  it  at  a  good 
advance.  He  then  came. to  Fairfield  coun- 
ty, taking  up  his  abode  in  W'aliutt  township, 
and  resided  there  one  }ear.  at  the  end  of 
which  time  he  moved  to  Pleasant  township, 
where  he  purchased  his  ]iresent  farm  of  one 
hundred  and  fifieeti  acres  on  section  35. 
The  last  carpenter  vxork  which  he  has  done 
was  the  erection  of  his  own  fine  home  that 
stands  as  a  monument  to  his  skill,  abilitv 


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and  enterprise.  lie  is  a  progressive  and 
wide-awake  farmer,  practical  in  his  methods 
and  conducting  liis  business  ati'airs  so  that 
he  is  annually  adding  to  his  income. 

Mr.  Qump  was  married  in  1SG2  to  Mis'^ 
Mary  Ruff,  a  daughter  of  Gotlieb  Ruff",  of 
I'airlicdd  county,  and  sc\  en  children  were 
lx)rn  of  their  luiinn  :  Amelia  J..  \\\v:i  resides 
at  home:  Edward,  a  farmer  of  Illiinjis;  Ben- 
jamin G.,  who  is  engaged  in  farming  near 
the  old  home  farm,  adjoining  his  father's ; 
Emanuel  D.,  who  assists  his  father  in  the 
management  of  the  homestead;  Clara  C, 
who  acts  as  her  father's  housekeeper;  and 


Reuben  W.,  who  is  also  at  home.  The  wife 
and  mother  died  on  the  loth  of  August, 
1 898,  in  the  faith  uf  the  Lutheran  church, 
of  which  she  had  long  been  a  consistent 
member.  ^Ir.  Clump  is  also  identified  with 
the  same  denomination  and  his  Hfe  has  ever 
been  true  to  its  teachings  and  its  principles. 
Industry  and  integrity  have  ever  been  salient 
characteristics  in  his  business  career,  and  as 
the  _\  ears  have  passed  he  has  gained  a  com- 
fortable competence,  which  now  supplies 
iiim  with  all  the  necessaries  and  many  of  the 
luxuries  of  hie  and  enables  him  to  enjc-y  a 
well-earned  rest  from  labor's  arduous  cares. 


JOSEPH  P.  HERSHBERGER,  M.  D. 


Among  the  capal>le  physicians  and  sur- 
geons of  Lancaster  is  Dr.  Joseph  P.  Hersh- 
berger.  Since  pi<.;neer  days  the  family  name 
has  been  interwoven  with  the  histor)-  of 
Fairfield  county.  His  father.  Lewis  Ilersh- 
berger,  was  born  in  W'urtemberg.  Germany, 
on  the  31SI  of  December,  1809.  In  his  na- 
tive country  he  was  educated  and  t»n  emi- 
grating to  the  United  States  tcvjk  up  his 
abode  in  Berne  township.  Fairfield  ccauity, 
Ohio,  in  the  year  1830.  Settling  in  the 
midst  of  the  forest,  he  there  hewed  out  a 
new  farm,  u^iow  which  he  reared  his  family. 
Through  the  greater  part  of  his  active  busi- 
ness life  he  remained  a  resident  of  Berne 
township.  He  was  twice  married,  his  first 
union  being  with  Rachel  Ream,  of  Fairfield 


county,  a  daughter  of  Jacob  Ream,  who  was 
an  early  settler  of  this  portion  of  the  state, 
remo\  ing  to  Fairfield  county  from  Lancas- 
ter, County.  Pennsylvania.-  ^Irs.  Hersh- 
berger  died  in  1854  and  the  father  of  our 
subject  afterward  married  Catlierine  Stukey, 
a  resident  of  Hocking  township.  By  this 
union  there  w  ere  twc>  children  :  Joseph  P. 
and  Angeline.  The  latter  is  tlie  wife  of 
Philip  Crist,  a  farmer.  Tlie  father  passed 
awa}-  in  September,  1887. 

Upon  the  old  home  farm  Dr.  Hersh- 
berger  was  born  and  there  spent  the  first 
two  years  of  his  life.  At  that  time  his  fa- 
ther retired  from  active  labor  and  remove-! 
to  Lancaster.  Flere  our  subject  spent  his 
b-rwhood  days,  de\eloping  a  strc>ng  manh<xid, 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


wliich  has  carried  him  thiou,<::h  many  a 
virain  in  Uic  years  of  active  practice  as  a 
rcpresentati\'e  of  tlie  medical  fraternity. 
During  tlie  summer  monllis  he  worked  in 
tlie  fields  of  his  father's  farm,  which  place 
is  i:"w  the  property  of  the  Doctor,  and  in 
tlie  winter  he  attended  the  city  schools  of 
I^uicaster.  When  he  put  aside  his  text  bcMjks 
to  enter  business  life  he  accepted  a  position 
as  superintendent  for  Martin  &  Ewing-,  a 
coal  firm,  in  the  southern  part  of  Perry 
county,  where  he  remained  for  eight  years, 
but  the  practice  of  medicine  was  attractive 
to  him  and  he  determined  to  devote  his  en- 
ergies to  the  alleviation  of  human  suffer- 
ing. According!}-  he  began  reading  under 
the  direction  of  Dr.  Flowers,  of  Lancaster, 
and  in  March,  1881,  he  was  graduated  in 
the  Hahnemann  Medical  College  of  Phila- 
delphia. Peuns_\-lvania.  Upon  his  return  to 
Lancaster,  he  opened  an  office  and  began 
practice,  since  which  time  he  has  devoted 
his  entire  attention  to  his  professional  du- 
ties, which  have  constar.tly  increased  as  the 
years  have  i)assed.  He  was  ( -ne  r-f  the  orig- 
inal members  of  the  Xatural  Gas  Company 
<and  is  a  member  and  president  of  the  Per- 


petual Building  &  Loan  Association,  which 
company  was  organized  in  18S1. 

On  the  17th  of  January,  1883,  the  Doc- 
tor was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Marv  R. 
Donaldson,  of  Zancsville,  Ohio,  a  daughter 
of  Thomas  and  Adelia  (Flowers)  Donalrl- 
son.  Three  children  have  been  born  of  this 
union,  Carl.  Joseph  and  Mary.  Socially  the 
Doctor  is  connected  with  the  Lancaster 
Lodge,  No.  57,  F.  &  A.  M. ;  Lancaster  Chap- 
ter, Xo.  II,  R.  A.  ;M.  ;  Lancaster  Coinmnnd- 
ry,  Xo.  2.  K.  T.;  and  Hock  Hocking  En- 
campment, Xo.  8.  Alpine  Lodge,  Xo.  566, 
L  O.  O.  F.  Fie  is  also  a  member  of  the 
State  Homeopathic  Association  and  of  the 
American  Listitute  of  Homeopathy.  There 
have  been  no  exciting  chapters  in  his  ca- 
reer. His  life  has  been  devoted  to  the  faith- 
ful performance  of  his  professional  duties 
and  to  the  discharge  of  his  duties  of  citizen- 
ship and  of  home  life.  There  is  in  him. 
however,  the  weight  of  character  and  the 
strong  iudi\-iduality  \\h.ich  commands  re- 
spect. He  has  the  regard  of  his  professional 
brethren  and  of  the  public  and  well  merits 
tlie  success  which  has  been  accorded  his  ef- 
forts. 


ABRAHAM  HANSBERGER.. 

L'ntil    190J    Abraham   Hansberger    was  extensive  landed  interests  and  his  propertv 

projjrietor   of  the   largest   genera!   store  in  has  ail  lieeu  acipiired  since  he  entered  upon 

this   part   r>f  Ohio,   conducting  business   in  his  business  career  and  has  come  to  him  as 

Raliimore  fi.r  a  long  peri<:>d.     He  now  has  a  direct  result  of  capable  management,  keen 


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discriniiiiatinii  and  uiinagging  industry.  He 
uas  born  in  Amanda  townsliip,  this  ccuii- 
tv.  on  tlic  .^tli  of  December,  1S48,  and  is  a 
son  of  Joel  and  Elizalietli  1  Lo<_iie)  Hans- 
berger.  His  parents  were  both  natives  of 
Berks  county,  Pennsylvania,  and  aljout  1S45 
came  to  Fairfield  county,  Ohio,  the  fatlier 
purchasing  a  farm  in  Amanda  tnwn^hip. 
upon  which  he  lived  until  1850,  when  he 
removed  with  his  family  to  a  farm  alj'.iut 
le>ur  and  one-half  miles  west  of  Baltimore. 
There  they  remained  until  a  few  years  prior 
to  the  death  of  Joel  Hansberger,  when  they 
took  up  their  abode  in  the  village  <if  Balti- 
more. He  had  purchased  one  hundred  and 
twcb/e  acres  of  land,  wliich  w as  largely  ci->\'- 
ered  with  timber.  Soon  the  woodman's  ax 
awakened  the  echoes  of  the  forest  and  tree 
after  tree  fell  before  his  sturdy  strokes.  A.s 
the  land  was  cleared  he  pldwe.l  and  planted 
it.  placing  it  under  a  high  state  of  cultiva- 
tion as  the  \ear3  passed.  He  was  rjuite  suc- 
cessful in  his  farming  operati'ms  and  thus 
gained  a  comfortalde  living  for  himself  and 
family.  Hoth  he  and  his  wife  were  members 
of  the  Evangelical  church,  and  \\\  his  polit- 
ical views  he  was  a  pronounced  Republican. 
In  the  family  were  eleven  children  :  Daniel, 
who  is  living  in  Gilumbus,  Ohii:  John,  a 
resident  rif  \\'orthington,  Minnesi'ia;  Joel, 
wild  makes  his  home  in  ]!a!timtire.  Ohi'/; 
Eli,  of  Michigan;  Jacob.  \\\v  was  a  si'Idier 
of  the  Civil  war  and  died  in  the  hospital  in 
Washington.  D.  C. ;  Abraham,  of  this  re- 
view ;  Thomas,  of  Michigan :  Henry,  who  is 
living  in  ]\Iillersport.  Fairfield  county; 
Charles,  of  Columbus.  Ohio;  Mrs.  Lanah 
Ault.  of  Tiffin.  Ohio;  and  Mrs.  .Mice  Jrdm- 
son,   of   Baltimore.      The   mother   of   these 


chiUlren  passed  away,  and  the  father  after- 
ward married  Elizabeth  }ililk-r.  by  wlirini  he 
had  one  child,  who  is  now  Mrs.  Anna  Kis- 
ler,  a  resident  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  Joel 
Flansberger  died  January  20,  1886.  at  Balti- 
more, and  was  laid  to  rest  in  the  Basil  cem- 
etery. He  was  an  earnest,  upright  man, 
well  liked  by  all  who  knew  him. 

Abraham  Hansberger  sjient  his  life  upon 
the  old  fann'ly  homestead,  and  in  the  district 
schools  of  I^iberty  township  acc|uired  his  ed- 
ucation, although  his  pri\ileges  in  that  di- 
rection were  somewhat  meager,  for  his 
services  were  needed  in  the  work  of  the 
home  farm.  He  assisted  his  father  until  he 
was  twenty  years  of  age.  when  in  1S6S  he 
went  to  the  northern  part  of  the  state  of 
Ohio,  locating  in  Fremont.  In  tliat  locality 
he  worked  as  a  farm  hand  for  a  number  of 
years  and  through  industr}'  and  economy  ac- 
cumulated sufficient  capital  so  that  on  his  re- 
turn to  Baltimore  in  1880  he  was  able  to 
enter  into  business  as  a  general  merchant  in 
partnership  with  his  brother  Charles.  They 
began  operations  on  a  small  scale,  but  grad- 
ually increased  their  stock  in  order  to  meet 
the  growing  demands  of  their  trade,  and 
after  eight  years  Abraham  Hansberger  pur- 
chased his  brother's  interest,  continuing  the 
business  until  1902.  when  he  ?''!d  out.  He 
had  a  large  department  store,  in  which  he 
carried  a  ^'ery  complete  stock,  being  one  of 
the  largest  general  stores  of  tiiis  section  t^l 
the  state.  His  patronage  came  from  fa"" 
and  near  and  his  careful  control  of  his  busi- 
ness and  his  reliable  methofls  lirought  to  him 
very  gratifying  prosperit}-.  As  the  years 
])a5sedi  he  made  extensixe  and  judicious  in- 
\estments    in    real   estate.      He    n(.>w   owns 


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considerable  amount  of  property,  incluvHng 
tliree  hundred  and  twenty-six  acres  of  land 
in  South  Dakota,  a  fme  farm  of  three  lum- 
dred  acres  near  CoUiinbus,  several  lots  and 
houses  in  the  capital  city  and  also  residence 
property  and  vacant  lots  in  Baltimore. 

Mr.  Hansbcrger  has  been  twice  mar- 
ried. He  first  wedded  Nettie  Krinc,  a  na- 
tive of  Michigan,  who  died  a  short  time 
afterwards  and  was  laid  to  rest  in  die  family 
lot  in  the  Basil  cemetery.  On  the  5th  of 
January,  1888,  he  ^vedded  JNIiss  Ida  Bright, 
a  daughter  of  Enoch  Bright,  of  Baltimore. 


and  unto  them  were  born  two  children: 
Beulah  and  Dolly.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Han^ber- 
gcr  are  members  of  the  United  Evangelical 
church  of  Baltimore,  in  which  lie  has  served 
as  steward  for  the  past  twenty  years.  In 
his  political  views  he  endorses  Republican 
principles,  but  has  never  sought  or  desire.l 
office.  Quiet  and  unassuming  in  manner, 
he  is  nevertheless  held  in  the  highest  regard 
by  all  who  know  him,  the  esteem  being 
probably  all  the  greater  by  reason  of  the 
fact  that  he  makes  no  demands  for  public 
regard. 


DANIEL  STUCKEY. 


At  an  early  epoch  in  the  pioneer  history 
of  Fairfield  counD,;,  the  Stuckey  family  was 
established  within  its  borders,  and  it  was 
upon  the  old  family  honiostead  that  the  sub- 
ject of  this  review  was  born  in  the  year 
1826.  The  old  huuse  was  erected  by  his 
grandfather,  John  Stuckey,  in  1809.  It  was 
built  of  logs  which  had  lieen  hewed  from 
four  or  five  feet  down  to  alM.ut  seven  inches. 
The  old  place  is  still  stan.ling.  but  two  ells 
have  been  added  to  it.  It  is  one  of  the  old 
land  njarks  which,  tiu-ough  almost  a  cen.- 
tury,  has  looked  fi3rth  u\Kn\  the  surrounding 
country,  witnessing  the  many  changes  whicn 
have  occurred  as  this  district  \\~is  merged 
from  frontier  conditions  to  take  its  place 
among  the  leading  counties  of  the  common- 
wealth. John  Stuckey,  the  builder  of  this 
pioneer  home,  was  a  native  of  Switzerlan'I 


and  on  cr^issing  the  Atlantic  to  the  ne\\ 
world,  took  up  his  abode  at  Lancaster, 
Pennsylvania  where  he  reared  his  famdy. 
He  afterward  Ijrought  his  iouv  sons  with 
him  to  Fairfield  county,  settling  in  Berne 
township  upon  the  farm  which  is  nL^w  the 
home  of  our  subject.  At  that  time  he  owned 
all  of  the  land  where  the  town  oi  Sugar 
Grove  is  now  located,  comprising  about  four 
or  five  acres.  The  fiats  were  at  one  time 
covered  with  sugar  trees  and  thus  the  little 
town  of  Sugar  Grove  derived  its  name.  The 
grandfather  gave  Uj  each  of  his  children  one 
hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land  and  duis 
aided  them  in  making  a  start  in  life.  He 
was  an  active  facti.>r  in  the  early  develop- 
ment i.i  tlie  county  but  died  in  the  _\ear 
181S. 

Joseph  Stuckey,  tlie  father  of  cur  subject, 


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was  liorn  in  Lancaster,  Pennsylvania,  aiv.l 
acquircil  his  early  eilucation  there.  He  after- 
ward acconipaniei,!  his  jjaraits  on  tiieir  re- 
moval til  Fairfield  cemnty  and  assisted  in 
the  cnIti\atiL'n  aral  de\el(,>iiment  (if  the 
home  farir..  lie  was  united  in  marriat^e  to 
Miss  Alaiy  Iveam  and  to  them  were  horr, 
eleven  cliildren.  of  wliom  one  died  in  in- 
faiic}-.  Mr.  Stuckey  w:ls  h  \er\-  preeminent 
factor  in  public  affairs  and  left  the  impress 
of  his  individuality  upon  the  development 
and  impro'icment  of  his  county.  For  f(_'ur- 
teen  years  he  served  as  associate  judge  crf 
the  county  court  and  his  official  career  was 
blameless  by  reason  of  his  ability  and  his 
marked  loyalty  to  duty.  He  was  a  man  of  lit- 
erary tastes  v.ho  read  broadl_\-  and  thought 
deeply.  At  one  time  he  owned  all  of  the 
land  u];on  which  the  t'-'Wn  of  Sugar  Gr' >\  e 
was  laid  out.  Both  he  and  his  wife  were 
consistent  and  de\''Ait  memiiers  of  the  Re- 
formed ciuuch  and  for  man_\'  year->  h.e 
served  a?  one  of  its  elders.  Generous  in 
his  sup[)orL  of  the  church,  he  did  all  in  his 
power  to  pn.mote  its  growth  and  exten.d  its 
influence  and  he  builded  the  first  h"use  of 
worship  in  Sugar  Gro\  e.  When  he  was 
called  to  his  tinal  rest  his  cliildren  gave 
three  lots  to  the  churcli  in  Sugar  Grove  as  a 
memorial  to  their  father.  He  passed  away 
in  1858,  respected  by  all  who  knew  him.  fur 
his  worth  was  widely  acknowledged  and  his 
efforts  in  hebialf  of  the  county  along  material, 
social,  intellectual  and  moral  lines  were  very 
beneficial. 

On  the  old  family  homestead  Daniel 
Stuckey.  of  this  re\'iew.  spent  his  biivln-od 
days,  experiencing  many  of  the  hard-hips  of 
frontier  life  Init  at  the  same  time  enjoving 


pleasures  which  are  unlcnown  at  this  period 
in  the  world's  civilization.  He  pursued  his 
ed.ucation  in  an  old-time  log  school  hc/use. 
Light  was  admitted  irito  the  room  through 
a  long  window  of  alvtut  eighteen  feet,  made 
by  leaving  uut  a  log  in  one  side  of  the  build- 
ing and  filling  the  aperture  with  glass.  It 
was  just  above  the  desk  which  was  formed 
of  a  slab  all  along  one  side  of  the  room. 
There  were  slab  benches,  a  punclieoii  fl(>or 
and  a  huge  fireplace,  and  methods  of  in- 
struction, were  almost  as  primitive  as  the 
furnishings,  l)ut  experience,  obser\-ation  and 
reading  have  supplem.ented  the  early  educa- 
tional privileges  which  Mr.  Stuckev  enjoved, 
making  him  a  well  informed  man.  Luring 
his  youth  his  time  was  largely  r^ccupied  with 
the  work  of  the  farm.,  for  he  assisted  his 
father  in  pl.nving,  planting  and  harvesting. 

Li  1S5J;  was  celeljrated  the  marriage  of 
i\Ir.  Stuckey  and  iMiss  Mary  Ann  Shai-p,  a 
native  of  Eeine  township,  Fairfield  county, 
and  to  them  have  been  born  seven  children, 
six  of  whr>in  are  yet  living:  Fdward  St. 
Clare  and  Joseph  Albert,  both  residents  of 
Columbus.  Ohio:  William,  who  is  residing 
in  i\It.  Sterling  and  is  emphiyed  on  the 
Baltimore  v^-  Ohio  Railroad;  Charles  Daniel, 
also  a  resident  of  Columbus ;  Robert  Lee, 
who  is  living  with  his  father:  and  Agnes, 
who  married  Genrge  Flc:>wers  and  is  residing 
near  Lancaster. 

The  family  home  is  a  valuable  fann  of 
two  hundred  and  seventy-one  acres  and 
up.in  it  are  five  gas  wells  which  materially 
add  to  the  income  of  the  owner.  iMr. 
Stuckey  entered  the  last  piece  of  property  in 
Fairfield  county  which  was  obtained  from 
the  government.     This  was  in  i86v     Tliere 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


I  55 


is  a  stLiry  c«  'nneclcd  w  ith  the  old  farm  to  the 
effect  tlmt  abcut  sixty-tlve  years  ago  there 
was  a  hiiMen  treasure  dug  up  l>y  a  man  of 
the  name  of  White,  wlio  tlien  secretly  left 
the  neighhorhoiid,  never  letting  it  be  known 
just  how  much  he  had  received.  Another 
man  of  the  name  of  Riser,  who  was  one  of 
the  diggers  on  the  farm  at  the  time,  told  ?\Ir. 
Stuckey  on  his  death  bed  that  the  hidden 
treasure  had  been  discovered.  The  old  hole 
which  was  being  dug  at  the  time  is  still  there 
and  is  called  Spiritual  Plole.  It  was  sunk  to 
a  depth  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  feet  and 
required  three  months  to  dig  it.  Through- 
out his  active  business  career  Mr.  Stuckcv 


iia>  carrietl  on  agricidtural  pursuits  and  his 
iaiir  r-  luU'c  l)ri>ught  to  liim  desirable  suc- 
cess, SD  that  he  is  mnv  the  pcKse^-sor  of  a 
comfortable  competence.  In  politics  he  is  a 
]3emocrat,  and  is  a  member  ol  the  Reformed 
church  of  Sugar  Grove.  His  entire  life  has 
been  passed  in  Fairlield  county,  so  that  his 
memory  forms  a  comiecting  link  between 
the  primitive  past  and  the  progressive  pres- 
ent, lie  has  now  passed  the  seventy-si.xth 
nu'lestone  on  life's  journey  and  can  look 
back  over  the  years  that  have  ptassed  with- 
out regret  and  forward  to  the  future  with- 
out fear,  for  his  life  has  ever  been  char- 
acterized   by    honorable    dealings"  with    all. 


CORNELIUS  HUFFER. 


Through  three  generations  the  Huft'er 
family  has  been  identified  with  agricultural 
interest.?  of  Fairfield  county.  Grandfather, 
father  and  son  have  been  honored  and  re- 
spected farmers,  whose  labors  have  brought 
to  them  success  and  at  the  same  time  have 
contributed  to  the  general  prosperity  of  the 
county.  Cornelius  Huffer  is  now  the  owner 
of  a  very  attractive  and  valuable  farm,  his 
being  one  of  the  model  places  in  this  por- 
tion of  Ohio.  He  has  made  excellent  im- 
provements there,  and  his  home  is  a  large 
frame  residence,  in  the  rear  of  which  stand 
substantial  barns  and  outbuildings,  all  sur- 
rounded by  richly  cultivated  fields.  He  has 
one  hundred  and  thirty-one  and  one-third 


acres  of  arable  land,  and,  in  connection  with 
the  production  of  the  cereals  best  adapted 
to  the  soil  and  climate,  he  has  extensively 
engaged  in  stock-raising. 

Mr.  Huft'er  was  born  in  Amanda  town- 
ship upon  this  place,  his  natal  day  being 
May  S,  1837.  His  paternal  grandfather, 
Isaac  Huffer,  came  from  Pennsylvania  to 
Ohio  when  Fairfield  county  was  situated 
upon  the  extreme  borders  of  civilization,  be- 
ing a  frontier  district.  He  took  up  his  abode 
in  Amanda  township,  where  he  purchased 
one  hundred  and  sixty-tive  acres  of  land  in 
its  primitive  condition,  the  trees  standing  in 
their  primeval  strength  of  the  years  past. 
He  not  only  placed  his  land  under  a  high 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


state  of  cultivation,  but  acUled  to  his  ori(;inal 
purchase  a  tract  of  one  hundred  and  thirty- 
three  and  one-third  acres  and  still  an.jther 
of  one  hundred  and  si.\t\  tive  acres,  his  last 
possessions  adjoining  made  him  a  weallhy 
farmer  of  the  community.  It  was  all  cov- 
ered with,  a  dense  growth  of  timber  when 
it  came  into  his  possession,  but  wiih  char- 
acteristic energy  he  began  to  clear  it  and 
soon  the  sound  of  the  woodman's  ax  awak- 
ened the  ev.d"ioes  of  the  forest  and  the  sun- 
light shrme  upon  open  fields  ready  for  cul- 
tivation. He  fenced  his  place,  erected  good 
buildings,  and  in  the  course  of  time  became 
the  owner  of  a  farm  unsurpassed  in  im- 
provements in  this  portion  of  the  state.  Hi's 
home  was  there  imtil  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred when  he  was  about  eighty  years  of 
age.  His  wife  also  passed  away  there  after 
having  survived  him  for  several  years.  In 
the  family  were  four  children,  but  none  are 
now  living. 

Isaac  Huffer,  the  father  of  our  subject, 
was  born  upon  the  old  home  place  in  Aman- 
da township  and  became  familiar  with  farm 
work  under  the  direction  of  his  father,  and 
-continued  the  cultivation  of  the  land  after 
his  father's  death.  He,  too.  prospered, 
owing  to  his  perseverance,  his  energy,  his 
honorable  business  methods  and  personal 
worth.  He  supported  the  Baptist  church 
during  the  latter  part  of  his  life,  dying  in 
that  faith  about  1S60  when  sixty-six  }ears 
■of  age.  PL's  wife  bore  the  maiden  name  of 
Mary  Wells  and  was  born  in  Maryland, 
while  her  death  occurred  at  the  age  of  sev- 
-enty-seven  }ears.  She  was  a  devoted  moth- 
-er,  a  loving  wife  and  a  kind  neighbor.  She 
-enjoyeil  to  an  unusual  degree  th.e  love  and 


friendship  of  thuse  w  ith  wlK>m  she  was  as- 
sociated. During  the  last  nine  years  of  her 
life  she  was  afflicted  with  blindness,  but  she 
bore  her  suflering  bravely  and  with  Chris- 
tian fortitude.  In  their  family  were  ten 
children,  of  whom  Cornelius  Huffer  is  the 
youngest  and  about  the  only  survivor. 

The  subject  of  this  review^  has  known 
no  other  home  than  that  upon  which  he  is 
living.  It  was  his  playground  in  boyhood, 
the  place  of  his  early  efforts  in  business, 
and  has  continued  to  be  the  field  of  his 
labor  through  all  the  }-ears  of  his  manhood. 
The  large  and  attracti'/e  residence  which 
stands  liere  is  a  monument  to  his  enterprise 
and  progressive  spirit,  for  it  was  erected  bv 
him.  He  has  also  built  other  buildings, 
whic'.i  have  made  his  place  one  of  the  model 
farms  '>i  t!ie  county.  He  thoroughly  under- 
stands the  best  methods  of  producing  crops 
and  caring  for  stock,  and  in  both  branches 
of  his  business  is  meeting  with  creditable 
success. 

As  a  com]janion  and  helpmate  for  life's 
journey  ]\Ir.  Huffer  clmse  Emeliue  Bell, 
their  marriage  occurring  on  the  14th  of  Xo- 
veml)er.  1872.  The  lady  was  born  in  .\man- 
da  township,  Fairfield  county,  and  is  the 
daughter  of  Charles  Bell,  a  prominent  farm- 
er of  this  locality,  his  home  being  near  the 
Huffer  farm.  He  was  killed  by  a  falling 
tree  wdiile  engaged  in  chopping  in  the 
woods.  'M'c.  and  Mrs.  Huffer  became  the 
parents  of  nijie  children,  but  the  first  born 
died  unnamed.  Xora  E.  is  the  wife  of  Harry 
Dorring,  a  resident  farmer  of  Amanda 
township,  and  they  have  one  child,  Emor}- 
Cornelius.  Emmet  D.  resides  upon  the 
home  farm  and  assists  his  father  in  the  cul- 


THE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RFiCOKD. 


tivation  oi  the  fields.  Kirby  P..  also  works 
on  the  old  hoino^tead.  Mertie  E.  and  \\"il- 
bcit  P.  are  yet  under  the  parental  roof,  and 
Clinton  C.  completes  the  family,  the  others 
ha\dng  died  in  infancy.  The  Democratic 
party  receixxs  the  unwavering  support  of 
IMr.  Hufler,  who  always  casts  his  ballot  for 
its  men  and  measures,  but  he  has  never 
sought  or  desired  public  office  as  a  reward 


fur  party  fealty.  He  is  one  of  the  men  who 
have  helped  to  make  and  hold  Pairlleld  coun- 
ty to  its  present  prosj)erous  condition,  and 
his  life  has  been  in  harmony  with  the  record 
of  an  honoraldc  anxestry.  His  home  is  the 
visible  evidence  of  his  life  of  industry,  and 
all  who  know  him  unite  in  speaking  of 
him  in  terms  of  high  praise  and  com- 
mendation. 


WILLIAM   L.  CONRAD. 


\\'illiam  L.  Conrad,  one  oi  the  old  and 
respected  citizens  of  Fairfield  county,  now 
residing  in  Clear  Creek  township,  was  born 
on  tlie  15th  of  May,  iSj'i,  in  the  tc>wnship 
which  is  still  his  home.  His  paternal  grand- 
father, Daniel  Conrad,  married  Esther  Ruth. 
He  was  born  in  Maryland  and  came  to  Ohio 
in  1S04,  locating  in  Cle:ir  Creek  township 
when  the  work  of  progress  and  impravement 
had  scarcely  been  begun  in  this  county.  Pie 
secured  a  large  tract  of  government  land, 
which  he  cleared  of  the  forest  trees,  there 
making  a  home  for  himself  and  family. 
Throughout  his  remaining  days  he  carried 
on  agricultural  pursuits  and  at  the  age  of 
seventy-eight  years  his  life's  labors  ended 
in  death.  He  was  a  very  prosperous  and 
progressive  man  and  his  energy  and  indus- 
try enabled  him  to  overcome  all  difficulties 
in  his  path,  ti  1  endure  the  hardships  of  a 
pioneer  life  and  to  steadily  work  his  way  up- 
ward to  success. 

John  D.  Conrad,  the  fatlier  of  cur  sub- 


ject, was  also  b.^rn  in  ^laryland,  and  during 
the  early  days  of  his  boyliood  lie  was  brought 
by  his  parents  to  Ohio,  his  youth  being 
passed  upmi  the  farm  his  fatlier  had  entered 
from  the  go\ernment.  Pie  loo  became  a 
hard  working  and  enterprising  man  and  ac- 
cumulated considerable  property.  He  held 
some  of  the  minor  offices  of  his  towriship 
and  ga\e  his  political  support  to  the  Repub- 
lican party,  believing  thoroughly  in  its  prin- 
ciples. He  held  membership  in  the  Luther- 
an church  and  his  life  was  in  consistent  har- 
mo-ny  with  its  teachings.  When  he  had  ar- 
rived at  years  of  maturity  he  wedded  Eliza- 
beth Lape.  They  became  the  parents  of  five 
chiMren:  Hester,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
thirty  years;  Angeline,  the  wife  of  Ezra 
\"alentine,  of  ^iladison  township;  John.  whi> 
died  in  18^1-,  at  the  age  of  tlurty-fi\-e :  Llan- 
icl.  \\hi>  resides  in  Clear  Creek  township; 
and  V\'illiam  L.,  of  this  review.  The  father 
of  tliis  fa.mily  died  on  the  old  homestead  at 
the  age  of  seventy-six  years,  while  his  wife 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


passcfl  away  in  1804  <'t  i'lc  age  of  sixty- 
eight.  They  were  respecteil  l)y  all  who 
knew  them  and  in  a  large  measure  enjoyed 
th.e  friendship  i>f  tlnise  -with  whom  they 
came  in  contact. 

\\'illiam  L.  Conrad,  the  eldest  of  their 
family,  remained  ii])Mn  the  Imnie  farm  until 
1S49.  -^i^'  'i'^*  engaged  in  general  farming 
and  stock-raising  tiiroiighoiU  the  years  of 
his  manhood.  His  education  was  acquired 
in  the  puhlic  schools,  his  lessons  heing  pur- 
sued in  an  old  log  school  house,  which  he 
attended  only  through  the  winter  months, 
for  his  labors  were  needed  upon  the  home 
farm  during  the  summer  season.  He  early 
became  familiar  with  the  work  of  plowing, 
planting  and  harvesting,  and  after  he  had  at- 
tained to  man's  estate  he  engaged  in  the 
operation  of  one  hundred  sixty-eight  acres 
of  land,  his  thorough  understanding  of 
farm  work  enabling  him  to  annually,  secure 
a  good  return  for  his  labors. 

During  the  Civil  war,  however,  Mr.  Con- 
rad put  aside  the  duties  of  field  and  meadow 
in  order  that  he  might  aid  his  couritry,  and 
on  the  1st  of  May,  1S64.  he  enlisted  in  Com- 
pany I,  One  Hundred  Fifty-ninth  Ohio  Vol- 
unteer Infantr)-  for  tliree  months"  ser\-ice. 
He  was  stationed  at  Baltimore.  Mar\land 
and  at  the  expiration  of  his  term  was  dis- 
charged at  Washington.  He  then  returned 
to  his  home  and  family  in  Ohio. 

Mr.  Conrad  had  been  married  in  1849  ^'^ 
Miss  Lucinda  Conrad,  whose  birth  occurred 
in  Clear  Creek  township,  Fairfield  county, 
a  daughter  of  Daniel  D.  Conrad,  who  came 
to  Ohio  from  Maryland  when  he  ^vas  four 
years  of  age  and  spent  his  remaining  days 


in  Clear  Creek  township.  Thirteen  years 
ago  iiur  sulijcct  was  called  upon  to  mourn 
tlie  loss  of  his  wife,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
sixty  years.  She  was  a  faithful  member  of 
the  Presbyterian  church  and  was  nnst  de- 
voted to  her  family,  putting  forth  e\-ery  ef- 
fort in  her  power  to  enhance  the  welfare 
and  promote  the  happiness  of  her  husl:>and 
and  children.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C(Mirad 
were  born  three  sons  and  a  da^ighter. 
Sim.-.n.  the  eldest,  resides  upon  the  home 
farm,  where  our  subject  is  now  living.  He 
wedded  Mary  P.n^iwn,  who  died  in  March, 
1901,  leaving  two  children:  Murray  and 
Orrin.  Xelson.  a  resident  of  Clear  Creek 
township,  married  Emma  Good.  Wilson, 
who  also  carries  on  agricultural  pursuits  in 
Clear  Creek  townshij),  married  Catherine 
Oberderfer,  by  w-hom  he  has  had  two  chil- 
dren:  Alberta  and  Ross.  Frances  E.,  the 
only  daughter  of  the  family,  is  the  wife  of 
Thomas  Roberts,  a  farmer  and  brick-mason 
of  Clear  Creek  township,  and  they  have  five 
children ;  Carl,  James,  ^lamie,  Lotta  and 
Ralph. 

Mr.  Conrad,  since  the  organization  of  the 
party,  has  been  a  stanch  Republican,  firmly 
believing  in  the  principles  of  the  platform. 
He  belongs  to  the  Presbyterian  church  of 
Amanda  and  is  identified  with  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic.  For  seventy-five 
years  he  has  been  a  witness  of  the  growth 
and  development  of  the  state  and  has  been 
particularly  interested  in  the  progress  of  the 
county  of  his  nativity.  He  was  at  one  time 
connected  for  twenty-two  months  with  the 
Soldiers'  Home  at  Sandusky,  Ohio,  filling 
the  position  of  turnkey  and  having  charge 


t'jVr.  )\\A    A 


i/^-ir.u-i  v'';vJ.(i  i>:ir 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


of  the  main  dininy  room,  but  w  ith  t'ac  e.xcf[i- 
tion  of  lliis  period  lie  has  always  li\td  in 
i'airfield  (.■'  um_\  and  at  pre-cnt  ma.kcs  his 
honii-  will)  Ills  childriM  in  C'lcar  Creek  tr.\vr.- 
ship.  nMU  re-id ing-  with  liis  elde.-t  son.  Si- 
mon. His  memory  forms  a  cunneeting  link 
between  the  primitive  past  and  the  progress- 
ive present.  He  can  remember  when  the 
greater  part  of  the  surface  of  this  county 
was  covered  with  a  growth  of  wild  timber. 


he  has  ^L■en  it  dexeloped  to  its  present  high 
state  <  \  cnltivati.  n  and  has  ever  borne  his 
[)art  in  transforming  it  into  one  of  the  rich- 
est fai-ming  districts  in  the  state.  His  life 
has  ever  been  an  active  and  useful  one  and 
he  has  tiia.t  true  worth  of  character,  which 
in  every  land  and  clinie  commands  respect 
and  confulenee.  \\'ell  does  he  deserve  men- 
tion in  this  history,  and  with  pleasure  we 
vjresent  liis  record  to  cmr  readers. 


JOHN  D.  NOURSE,  M.  D. 


An  enumeration  of  the  men  of  the  pres- 
ent generatiun  who  ha\'e  won  honor  and 
public  recognition  for  themselves  arid  at  the 
same  time  liave  honored  the  state  to  which 
they  bel'Mig  would  be  incomplete  were  there 
a  failure  to  make  prominent  reference  to  the 
one  whose  name  initiates  this  review. 
Pie  held  distinctive  precedence  in  medical 
circles  and  his  prominence  was  knuwn  as 
the  result  of  professi'jnal  skill  and  of  a  char- 
acter above  reproach. 

Dr.  Xourse  was  born  in  Sharpsburg. 
Washington  county,  Maryland,  on  the  30th 
of  Xovember,  1827,  his  parents  being 
Charles  and  Susan  (Cameron)  Xourse,  who 
came  to  Fairfield  county  in  1841,  settling  in 
Rushville.  The  Doctor  was  tlien  fourteen 
years  of  age.  He  soon  afterward  entered 
upon  his  business  career  as  a  salesman  in 
the  store  of  T.  B.  &  Crawford  Padden, 
dry  goods  merchants  at  Pleasantville.     He 


was  there  employed  for  alx^nt  twM  years  and 
at  the  age  of  sixteen  began  teaching,  meet- 
ing with  excellent  success  iov  one  so  ymng. 
In  18.1,7  l""^  went  to  the  state  of  Alabama 
wliere  he  continued  his  educational  work 
for  tw(.T  \'ears  and  tlien  entered  upon  the 
reading  of  medicine  with  a  physician  in  that 
state,  ftir  he  had  becunie  imbued  with  a 
strong  desire  to  make  its  practice  his  life 
work.  Accordingly  in  July,  1849,  he  en- 
tered the  otlice  of  Dr.  D.  A.  Fisher,  of  Balti- 
more, Ohio,  with  whom  he  continued  his 
studies  until  1S51.  During  tiTe  winter 
months  he  attended  medical  lectures  in  the 
Cleveland  ^Medical  College  and  was  grad- 
uated in  that  institution  on  the  26th  of  Feb- 
ruary. 1 85 1. 

Dr.  Xourse  then  located  in  BaltiuK^re. 
Ohio,  where  he  opened  an  office  and  began 
practice,  sodu  winning  a  liberal  patronage  as 
the  the  public  recognized  his  skill  in  coping 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


w'itli  the  intriL-atc  ini  jIjIlmus  that  C'liitinually 
meet  the  phy>ician.  In  1859  lie  roni'V'eil  ti> 
Rush\ille,  Ohio,  and  during-  the  winter  uf 
1S0J-3  attended  medical  lectures  in  the  Jcf- 
Icrson  College  at  I'hiladelphia.  Pennsyl- 
vania, being  graduated  in  that  institution 
with  high  Imnovs.  lie  then  removed  to 
Reynoldsl.turg,  Ohio,  where  he  remained  .un- 
til 1877,  the  }ear  of  his  arrival  in  Lancaster 
where  he  s])ent  his  lemaining  days,  continu- 
ing an  acti\c  practitioner  of  his  profession 
in  this  city  until  his  death.  He  kept  in  con- 
stant touch  with  theatlvanced  thought  and 
progress  of  the  profession,  and  anything 
which  tended  to  give  to  man  the  key  to  that 
mystery  which  we  call  life,  elicited  his  warm 
interest.  His  i^rofessional  duties  made 
heavy  demands  upon  his  time,  but  he  was 
never  known  to  shirk  a  responsibility. 

On  the  1st  of  3.1ay,  1851,  Dr.  Xourse 
was  nnited  in  marriage  to  }iliss  Catherine 
M.  Berry,  of  New  Salem,  Ohio,  and  unto 
them  were  born  two  children.  Darlington 
B.,  the  elder,  is  engaged  in  the  dry-goods 
business  at  Canton,  Ohio,  and  has  three  chil- 
dren :  Catherine.  Darlington  and  Joseph. 
The  younger  son,  John  H.,  is  a  member  of 
the  dry  goods  firm  of  H.  E.  Becker  &  Com- 
pany, of  Lancaster,  Ohio,  and  his  children 
are  Harry,  Carl  and  Ralph.  The  mother  of 
these  children  died,  and  on  the  19th  of  Sep- 
tember, 1895,  the  Doctor  again  married, 
the  second  union  being  with  Miss  Emma 
Guseman,  of  Lancaster.  Ohio,  a  daughter 
of  Jacob  and  Catherine  M.  (  Pifer)  Guse- 
man. Her  father  died  in  1883  at  the  age  of 
eighty-three  years.  The  marriage  of  her 
parents  was  celebrated  October  10.  1824, 
and   in   1832  they  took  up  their  abode  on 


West  MuUjeri-y  street,  in  Lancaster,  wliere 
they  s])cnt  their  remaining  da_\s.  Mr.  Guse- 
man was  bi-irn  in  INIartinsburg,  West  \'ir- 
ginia,  and  at  a  \  ery  early  date  became  a  resi- 
dent i^f  this  city.  He  was  a  l)!acksmith  by 
trade  and  a  \ery  thrjrongii  and  proficient 
wcjrkman.  His  life  \\as  u[)right  and  honor- 
able and  he  was  highly  respected  by  all  who 
knew  him,  as  a  Christian  man.  He  was 
strictly  temperate  in  his  habits  and  was  a 
devoted  member  of  the  ^lethodist  Episcopal 
church.  His  wife,  who  was  born  in  Pitts- 
burg, Pennsylvania,  December  18,  1801, 
was  a  daughter  of  Jacob  Pifer  and  in  1806 
was  brouglit  to  Fairlield  county,  her  death 
occurring  in  Lancaster,  August  5,  1900. 
when  she  was  ninety-nine  years  of  age.  For 
more  than  ninet}--three  years  she  was  a  resi- 
dent of  this  city  and  took  a  keen  interest  in 
its  growth  and  progress  as  \vell  as  in  its  im- 
prox'ement.  She  too  was  a  faithful  member 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  her 
influence  was  ever  on  the  side  of  the  right, 
the  true  and  the  beautiful.  By  her  marriage 
she  became  the  mother  of  eleven  children, 
of  whom  five  are  yet  living,  while  three, 
Catherine,  Philemon  and  Emma,  are  still  in 
this  city.  P'.oth  I\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Guseman  were 
laid  to  rest  in  the  Ehnwood  cemetery.  The 
lady  possessed  a  remarkable  memory  up  to 
the  time  of  her  death,  although  she  attained 
an  extremely  advanced  age. 

Dr.  Nourse  lived  an  honorable,  upright 
life  in  consistent  harmony  with  the  highest 
principles  of  manhood.  He,  too.  was  an 
earnest  and  active  member  of  the  [Methodist 
Episcopal  church,  his  connection  therewith 
covering  about  hft>--four  years  during  wdiich 
time  he  held  manv  offices  in  the  church.   For 


THE    BIOGR.-iPlIICAL   RECORD. 


a  nunilier  (.f  yenrs  lit  was  a  Suruhiy-schnul 
siiperinleiulerit  ami  was  oiie  uf  the  innst 
ttiicicnl  aiul  host  qiialilied  men  that  has  e\cr 
i'llled  the  piisitinn.  Ho  was  a  wortliy  exemp- 
lar of  Ch.arity  Lodge  X,..  7.  1.  O.  O.  F..  in 
which  he  ser\"eJ  as  chaplain  and  \\as  also  a 
inenil.ier  of  Phxk-Hocking  Encampment  of 
this  city.  At  various  times  he  represented 
both  of  these  posts  in  the  grand  lodge  and 
main  encampment  of  the  state,  and  always 
scr\-ed  ujion  their  most  imjjortant  commit- 
tees. He  was  a  member  of  the  board  of  di- 
rectors of  the  city  of  Lancaster  and  took  an 
active  and  helpful  interest  in  e\xry  measure 
that  he  l^clieved  would  prove  of  public  bene- 
fit. He  was  also  appointed  attending  phy- 
sician at  the  Children's  Home  and  was  act- 
ing in  that  capacity  at  the  time  of  his  death. 
He  was  likewise  the  resident  trustee  of  the 


beneficial  associati' in  '<t  the  Indeiieudent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows  nf  Oliin.  filling  that 
IJiisition  ti>r  man}'  }ears.  At  length  death 
came,  remo\ing  from  Lancaster  one  of  its 
most  honored  and  valued  citizens.  His 
funeral  was  the  largest  ever  held  here,  and 
the  cortagc  that  wended  its  way  to  the  ceme- 
tery was  headed  by  the  Lancaster  Mechan- 
ics' Band.  ]Most  of  tlie  members  of  Charity 
Lodge  Xo.  7.  L  O.  O.  F.,  of  Hock-Hocking 
Encampment  and  oi  the  Patriarchs  I\Iili- 
tant  were  present  with  a  large  concourse  of 
citizens  from  all  parts  of  the  county.  He 
was  laid  to  rest  in  I-'orest  Rose  cemetery 
amid  the  deepest  regret  of  all  who  knew 
him.  His  professional  life  brought  him  into 
contact  with  all  classes  of  people  and  he  was 
loved  and  respected  by  young  and  old,  rich 
and  poor. 


DAVID  MUSSER. 


David  Musser  is  the  oldest  resident  of 
]\ush  Creek  township  and  was  born  upon 
the  farm  where  he  yet  resides,  his  birth  ha\  - 
ing  occurred  in  January,  1809.  Through 
almost  a  century  he  has  witnessed  the  ad- 
vancement which  has  been  reached  as  man 
has  claimed  the  .wild  land  for  the  use  of  him- 
self and  those  to  follow  him.  He  has  alscj 
w  itnessed  the  progress  that  has  been  secured 
along  the  various  lines  of  progress;  has 
seen  the  old  stage  coach  replaced  by  the 
railroad,  while  the  telephone  and  telegraph 


have  brought  man  into  close  communica- 
tion with  those  li\-ing  hundreds  of  miles 
away.  Fairfield  county  has  kept  in  touch 
with  the  progress  and  improvement  and  Mr. 
Musser  has  rejoiced  in  the  advancement  of 
this  portion  of  the  state.  He  is  indeed  an 
honored  old  settler  and  well  does  he  deserve 
mention  in  the  history  of  this  locality. 

His  father,  Theobold  ^[usser,  was  a  na- 
ti\e  of  Germany,  and  with  relatives  came  10 
this  country  when  but  a  small  l>\v,  taking 
up  his    aliode    in    Hagerstown,   Maryland. 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


There  he  lived  t.T  ahnut  thirty  _\ears,  and 
in  iSoi  came  t"  0\\\>\  ^eltliiiy  uitliin  it> 
bordeis  beturc  the  achiiissiiin  ipf  the  state 
into  tlie  L'nion.  His  father-in-kuv,  Cliris- 
tiaii  r.inkl}',  had  purchaserl  three  and  enie- 
halt  sections  ol  land  at  the  usual  govern- 
ment price,  .and  he  gave  three  luindred  and 
twenty  acres  to  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Musscr. 
Upon  that  tract  she  and  her  husband  took 
up  their  abode,  it  being  now  the  home  farm 
of  David  Musser.  All  was  timberland,  tlic 
trees  growing  in  great  density  in  places  so 
that  it  was  almost  impossible  for  the  sun- 
light to  penetrate  to  the  ground  beneath. 
Tbeobold  Musscr  built  a  Ir.g  cabin  in  the 
wooids  and  cleared  much  of  bis  land,  while 
his  sou  13a vid  cleared  the  remainder.  Later 
he  purchased  an  ailditioiial  tract  rif  one  hun- 
dred and  sixty  a.cres  about  one  uiile  north 
of  the  home  of  his  son  David. 

Tbeobold  Musser  was  married  in  Mary- 
land to  Miss  Christina  Binkly,  a  native  of 
that  state.  They  became  the  parents  of 
eleven  children,  five  sons  and  six  daughters, 
but  David  Zinsser  is  the  only  one  now  liv- 
ing. These  were  ;  Mary.  Henry,  Elizabeth, 
Jake,  John,  Catherine.  Becky.  Daniel,  David, 
Sarah  and  Atiii.  In  addition  to  the  cultiva- 
tion of  his  land  :\Ir.  ]^Iusscr  followed  the 
miller's  trade.  He  was  a  millwright,  hav- 
ing become  familiar  with  the  business  when 
a  boy,  and  he  erected  a  great  man\-  mills 
during  his  lifetime.  Upon  his  laud  be  built 
log  buildings  not  only  for  the  shelter  of  bis 
family,  but  also  for  the  protection  of  the 
grain  and  stock,  and  as  time  passed  he  be- 
came the  owner  of  what  was  considered  a 
very  excellent  farm  at  that  day.     Politically 


he  was  identified  \\  ith  the  ^^'hig  party  and 
\\as  a  member  of  the  Ltitheran  church. 

David  Mu'^ser  accjuired  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  di.-tricl  schools  of  the  township. 
The  temple  of  learning  was  a  little  li'g  build- 
ing ;ind  he  C(.)ntinued  his  studies  for  about 
two  months  each  year,  for  during  the  re- 
mainder of  the  season  his  laliors  were  re- 
quired upon  the  home  farm.  His  eilucation 
was  considered  complete  when  he  was  about 
sixteen  or  seventeen  years  of  age,  as  far  as 
attendance  at  school  was  concerned,  and 
after  that  be  gave  liis  undivided  attention 
to  the  work  of  the  farm.  The  arduous  task 
of  clearing  and  <leveloping  the  Avild  land  is 
familiar  to  him,  for  c^ut  of  his  grandfather's 
rich  purchase  three  farms  were  dc\"eToped 
and  improved.  He  has  never  been  away 
from  the  county  but  twice  during  his  en- 
tire life,  and  during  the  period  of  his  acti\  e 
Ijusiness  career  was  continuously  engage*  1 
in  general  farming  and  in  the  raising  of 
cattle,  sheep,  hogs  and  horses. 

In  1836  David  Musser  was  united  in 
marriage  to  ^Miss  Frances  HutT,  a  native  of 
Pike  county,  Ohio,  and  they  became  the  par- 
ents of  ten  children,  namely.  Caroline, 
V,"il!ard,  Edward,  Jesse,  David,  Laura  and 
Ferdinand  (twins'),  Jacob,  Emma  and  Re- 
becca. Of  this  number  five  are  yet  living. 
Mr.  Musser  has  gi\-en  his  political  support 
to  the  Republican  party  since  its  organiza- 
tion, and  prior  to  that  time  was  identified 
with  the  Whig  party.  He  has  served  as 
supervisor  of  his  townshij)  and  was  als'' 
school  director  for  a  number  of  years.  He 
is  a  memljer  of  the  Reformed  church  and  is 
an  honored  representative  of  one  of  tb.e  ijld- 


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HE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


263 


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ality 

reigned  sniircme  in  those  days,  the  latch 
string  always  being  nut.  The  da}"s  were 
days  of  toil,  but  there  were  social  gather- 
ings and  pleasures  such  as  are  unknriwn  at 
the  present  lime.  In  the  work  of  his  farm 
Mr.  Mus-er  employs  all  the  modern  eipiip- 
ments  and  accessories,  and  as  the  years  have 
passed  he  gained  a  comfortable  competence 
so  that  in  the  evening  of  life  he  has  been 
enabled  to  cnjov  a  well  earned  and  well 
merited  rest. 


JESSE  MUSSER. 


Jesse  Zinsser,  the  subject  of  this  review, 
needs  nr-  iiurodnction  to  the  readers  of  this 
vt:luire,  f.  >r  the  .Mus^er  family  is  one  widely 
known  in  this  pr.rtiun  of  the  slate.  Our  sub- 
ject wa-  born  upon  the  t-ld  home  farm  in 
1844.  his  liirihplace  being  a  typical  log  cabin 
such  as  was  so  frequently  seen  upon  the 
frontier.  I  lis  educatir>n  was  acquired  in  a 
school  house  of  similar  character.  The  chil- 
dren, seated  on  slab  benches,  conned  their 
lessons  from  the  little  te.\t  books  then  in 
vogue.  In  the  work  of  the  fields  he  bore  his 
share,  and  when  he  had  completed  his  school 
life  he  went  immediately  to  the  war,  enlist- 
ing in  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Fifty- 
ninth  Regiment  of  Ohio  Volunteers,  at 
Bremen,  under  Ca[itain  Leslie.  He  then 
proceeded  to  Zanesville.  Ohio,  and  thence  ti^ 
Harper's  Ferrv  in  the  year  TS04.  He  par- 
ticipated in  the  battle  of  Manassas  Junctirin, 
but  was  o,n  i>icket  d.utv  during  the  greater 


part  of  the  time,  and  on  the  ex|i;ralioii  of 
his  three  iri:inth.>'  lerni  of  sersice  was  hon- 
orably dischaiged,  in  Augn-t,  1864.  He 
was  really  exempt  from  military  ser\ice  be- 
cause of  his  youth,  having  not  }"et  attained 
his  majo.rity.  Imt  his  loyal  and  patrifAic 
spirit  pr^'inpted  his  enlistment  as  a  defender 
'of  the  I'nirm. 

After  his  retnrn  from  the  war  Jesse 
rvfusser  entered  the  einpliiy  <  f  his  uncle,  in 
Indianapolis.  He  desired,  hrwever,  t.  >  enlist 
again,  and  made  his  way  to  Columbus  for 
that  purpose,  but  on  reaching  that  city  he 
learned  that  CJeneral  Lee  had  surrendered 
and  that  the  war  was  practically  ended. 
During  the  summer  he  c<'>ntinued  t<")  reside 
in  Fairfield  county,  arid  then  returned  to 
Indianap<">lis,  where  he  remained  for  four 
years.  On  the  expiratii:>n  of  that  period  he 
once  mi 're  took  up  his  abode  upon  the  farm 
where  he  ha^  since  resided  and  is  n-r>w  ac- 


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counted  one  of  the  practical,  progressixe  and 
enterprising  agriculturists  of  this  part  of  the 
stale. 

In  1897  Mr.  Zinsser  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Mi'-s  Ota  Cuplin.  a  native  of  Fair- 
field count} ,  born  alxiut  two  miles  n'.'rth  of 
Ivusln  illc,   and  the\'   now   liave    one    child, 


George  C.  In  his  pt'lilical  views  Mr. 
Musser  is  a  Re))ulilican,  unfaltering  in  liis 
allegiance  to  the  ]iarty.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Reformed  church  and  his  wife  of  the 
Methodist  Prote-tanl  church,  an.d  he  is 
identified  with  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Re- 
public. 


WILLIAM  HEGE. 


K\-ery  civilized  country  on  the  face  of 
tlie  globe  has  sent  its  represcntati\es  Im 
America  to  aid  in  fornnilating  the  citizen- 
ship of  the  new  world,  hut  the  United  States 
claims  no  more  lci_\al,  patriiitic  and  valued 
sons  than  those  who  came  fr^jm  Switzerland. 
The  liege  family,  of  wlnjm  our  subject  is  a 
representative,  hail  its  origin  in  S\\itzer- 
land  and  some  of  the  sterling  trails  of  char- 
acter of  that  race  are  manifest  in  the  life  of 
him  whose  name  introduces  this  review.  The 
first  of  the  name  to  come  to  America  was 
Hans  Ilege,  who  arrived  September  2-. 
\'J2-,  landing  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 
He  settletl  in  Germantown.  where  the  fam- 
ily resided  for  a  time  and  then  located  in 
Lancaster  count}-,  and  since  that  time  their 
descendants  have  been  active  factors  in  pro- 
moting public  progress  and  improvement  in 
every  locality  in  which  they  have  resided. 

William  Hege.  now  a  resident  of  Fair- 
field county,  was  born  in  Amanda  township 
on  the  25th  of  Septemlier,  1843.  his  parents 
being  Peter  and   Mary   (Updegraff)   Hege. 


The  father  was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania, 
his  birth  ha\ing  occurred  in  Oiambersburg. 
Franklin  county,  September  11,  1801. 
whence  he  came  to  Ohio  in  the  year  1S25, 
being  alxmt  twenty-four  years  of  age.  He 
settled  in  Amanda  township,  where  he  pur- 
chased a  tract  of  land  of  one  liundred  and 
sixty  acres,  and  built  thereon  a  hewed  log- 
house,  which  was  erected  in  1826  and  is  still 
standing-,  a  mute  reminder  of  pioneer  days 
and  indicates,  by  o.>ntrast.  the  progress  and 
improvement  made  in  this  fair  common- 
wealth. It  is  still  used  as  a  dwelling  by  some 
of  his  children.  The  land  was  all  covered 
with,  timber  when  it  came  into  the  possession 
of  the  father  of  our  suljject.  but  with  char- 
acteristic energy  he  liegan  clearing  and  cul- 
tivating it  and  made  a  good  home  for  him- 
self and  family.  Thereon  he  resided  ur.til 
his  death,  which  ix-curred  in  1885,  when  he 
was  eighty-four  years  of  age.  For  a  number 
of  years  he  had  held  the  office  of  township 
trustee  and  was  often  called  upon  tri  fill 
other  prisitions  of  public  trust,  to  which  he 


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was  most  faithful,  fully  nicctiug-  every  ob- 
ligation that  devohcd  upon  him  with  faitli- 
ful  exactituflc.  His  political  support  was 
given  the  Deniix-rai-y  muil  1856.  when  he 
joined  the  rauk^  of  the  Ivepublican  party 
formed  to  prevent  the  further  extension  of 
slavery.  He  took  a  deep  interest  in  piilitics 
and  was  un\\a\'ering-  in  liis  alllegiance  \o  the 
cause  which  he  espoused,  but  ditl  not  care 
for  office.  He  was  ever  a  public-spirited 
man  and  an  ad\ocate  of  all  that  tended  to 
improve  the  county  along  material,  social, 
intellectual  and  moral  lines.  A  gentleman  of 
good  education  he  kept  well  informed.  niJt 
only  on  political  qiicsli.jr.s  but  upon  the  cur- 
rent events  of  the  tlay.  and  his  opinions  car- 
ried weight  and  inlluence.  He  held  mem- 
bership with  the  Evangelical  Association  for 
a  long  peri'id.  although  in  his  younger  days 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 
In  his  business  allairs  he  met  with  a  fair  de- 
gree of  success  and  was  held  in  the  highest 
esteem  by  his  fellow  men  l)ecau>e  of  his  gen- 
uine worth  and  his  fiilelity  to  manly  prin- 
ciples. His  wife  survived  him  until  1S99. 
passing  away  at  the  extreme  old  age  of  nine- 
ty-six years.  She  too  was  a  member  of  the 
Evangelical  Association  and  lived  an  earnest 
Christian  life,  which  had  marked  influence 
in  molding  the  destinies  of  her  children. 

Unto  Mr.  and  ]\lrs.  Hege  were  born 
eleven  children:  Samuel  is  a  britlge  buibler 
of  Columbus,  Indiana ;  Louisa  is  the  widow 
of  ^^'ashington  Burgett.  and  iio^v  resities  iti 
Indianapolis:  Catherine  is  the  widow  of 
John  Middlesworth.  who  was  a  prominent 
farmer  and  cattle  raiser  of  Shelby  county. 
Illinois;  Mary  is  the  wife  of  Jedeiliah  Allen. 
of   Shelhv  countv,   Illinois;    Belinda  is  the 


widow  of  James  McBride:  Levi  is  a  civil 
engineer  and  resides  in  Columbus.  Indiana; 
Finos  was  a  contractor  and  carpenter  of  In- 
dianapolis, bu.t  is  now  deceased;  Christian 
resides  on  the  '.ild  honic  place ;  ^^'illiam  is 
next  in  order  of  liirth;  I)a\"id  died  in  in- 
fancy;   and     Marth;i    Jane    completes    the 

At  the  u.^ual  age  William  Plege  entered 
the  common  schools  near  his  home  and  mas- 
tered the  branches  of  English  learning 
usually  taught  in  such  institutions.  He  ac- 
quired a  fair  education,  fitting  him  for  life's 
practical  and  resp'insil'le  duties.  Thrcmgh 
the  months  of  summer  he  assisted  his  father 
in  the  work  ui  the  fields,  being  thus  em- 
ployed until  eighteen  years  of  age,  when  in 
December,  1S61,  roused  by  a  spirit  of  pa- 
triotism, he  offered  his  ser\-ices  to  the  go\- 
ernnient,  enlisting  as  a  meml)er  of  Comjiany 
E.  Seventy-third  Ohio  Infantry.  He  re- 
mained as  one  of  the  loyal  defenders  of  the 
Union  upon  the  southern  battle-fields  until 
Jul}'.  18133,  when,  hostilities  having  ceaseil. 
he  was  mustered  out  at  Camp  Dennison, 
Ohio  and  received  an  honorable  discharge. 
He  participated  in  nuun-  important  engage- 
ments, including  the  second  battle  of  Bull 
Run  and  Chancellorsville  and  was  on  the 
marcli  with  Pope  when  the  regiment  was 
tuidc"  fire  continuously  for  se\enteen  days. 
He  als(j  tLiok  part  in  the  memorable  battle  of 
Gett}-sliurg  and  in  September,  the  same 
year,  was  transferred  to  Chattanooga.  Ten- 
nessee, taking  part  in  the  engagement  of 
Missionary  Ridge  after  being  sent  to  that 
section  of  the  country.  He  was  also  \\\x\\ 
Sherman  on  his  celebrated  march  ti.i  the  sea, 
which  proved  that  the  strength  of  the  Con- 


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federacy  was  alinnsi  (.-xhau^lcd.  Whcflici- 
on  the  picket  line  nf  in  the  niii_lst  of  ijaitie, 
he  was  ever  taithfnl  to  his  (hity.  was  rehahle- 
atul  loyaL 

When  the  war  was  enik-il  'My.  ]Iege  re- 
turneil  t'j  his  ln.inic,  Imt  he  only  reinaineJ  iox 
a  few  (lays,  going-  thence  to  Cnlunibus.  In- 
diana, where  he  resided  for  t\\o  and  one- 
half  years,  din-iiig  which  time  lie  engaged 
in  carpentering.  He  then  retnrned  to  (jhi:; 
and  has  never  since  wandered  fi-oni  the  hunie 
county,  but  has  remained  a  valued  and  act- 
ive citi/en,  fleeply  interested  in  the  welfare 
and  ])rugress  of  the  same.  He  now  ow  ns 
and  operates  eighty  acres  of  kmd,  and  is  alsj 
engaged  to  some  extent  in  the  raising  cf 
stock.  His  business  interests  are  carefully 
condn.cted  and  his  farm  is  the  \-isible  e\i- 
dencc  of  his  life  of  enterprise  and  diligence. 

On  the  20tii  of  Septemlier,  1575,  Mr. 
Hege  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Phaiie 
Kiger,    a    daughter  of   William  and,   }>Iar- 


garet  l\iger,  and  a  sister  of  George 
Kiger.  Her  father  was  one  of  the  earl\- 
settler>  ^f  this  county.  'J'hehome  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Hege  has  been  blessed  with  nne 
child,  Annabel,  who  is  still  with  her  parents. 
Mr.  Hege  vutes  with  the  Republican  party 
and  has  firm  faith  in  its  princi[)!es.  Socially 
he  is  ciiiinected  witli  the  Indcpemlent  Order 
of  Od.d  Fellows  and  with.  Parsons  Post,  G. 
A.  P.,  of  Xebraska.  Pickaway  cmnty,  Ohio, 
and  his  religirius  faith  is  indicated  by  his 
nienibership  in.  the  United  E\-angclical 
church.  He  has  held  otilce  as  justice  of  the 
peace  for  three  years,  and  his  life  has  c\'er 
been  such  as  to  commend  him  to  tlie  esteem 
and  regard,  of  all  with  whom  he  has  been 
associated.  His  loyalty  upon  the  snuthern 
battlerlelds  was  but  an  index  of  his  char- 
acter, which  has  ever  Ijeen  aljove  rejiroach. 
his  life  furnishing  an  example  that  is  well 
worthy  of  emulation  b)-  all  who  desire  to 
achieve  success. 


HON.  JOHN  G.  BRESLIN. 


Xo  compendium  such  as  the  province  of 
this  work  detines  in  its  essential  limitations 
will  serve  to  otter  fit  memorial  to  tlie  life  and 
accomplishments  of  the  honored  subject  of 
this  sketch — a  inan  reinarkable  in  the  breadth 
of  his  wisdom,  in  his  indomitable  persever- 
ance, his  strc>ng  indi\iduality,  and  yet  one 
whose  entire  life  has  ni>t  one  esoteric  phase, 
being   an   open   scroll,    inviting  tlie    closest 


scrutiny.  True,  his  have  been  "massive 
deeds  and  great"  in  one  sense,  and  yet  his 
entire  life  accomplishment  but  represented 
the  result  of  the  fit  utilization  of  the  innate 
talent  which  was  his,  and  the  directing  of 
his  efforts  in  those  lines  where  mature 
judgment  and  rare  iliscrimiiration  led  the 
way.  There  was  in  him  a  weight  of  char- 
acter, a  nati\'e  sagacity,  a  far-seeing  judg-- 


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iiKiil  anil  a  ii.leliiy  cf  puiii.isc  that  conitnaml- 
ci!  respect  of  all.  A  man  >  <\  indctntig-able  cn- 
rei-prisc  and  fenil'tv  i^f  resource,  lie  has 
carved  h's  name  deeply  on  the  record  of  the 
jKilitical,  conin-:crcial  and  iJrMfcssiunal  his- 
tory i>f  the  state,  which  nwes  much  of  its 
ad.xaiicenient  ti>  h.is  cffi -rts.  ^fr.  Breshn 
was  the  youngest  man  who  ever  presided  as 
speaker  over  the  hc'usc  of  representatives  of 
Ohi'*.  Ag'ain  and  again  his  efforts  aided  in 
promoting;  public  polic\'  and  in  establishing 
the  career  of  his  grand  old  commonwealth. 
He  was  the  friend  and  associate  of  many 
of  the  distinguished  men  of  Ohio  wh.o  gained 
nat'onal  fame,  and  his  life  reci  rd  forms  an 
iinixjrtant  chapter  in  the  annals  of  his  state. 
Mr.  Breslin  was  a  native  of  Lebanon. 
Pennsylvania,  his  birth  ha\ing  there  oc- 
curred about  1824.  His  father.  Hugh  Bres- 
lin. was  a  contract' ir  and  engaged  in  the 
construction  (A  public  works  in  the  city  of 
Washington.  D.  C.  I'oth  the  parents  of  our 
subject  died  when  he  was  only  about  three 
years  of  age  and  he  was  adopted  by  a  family 
<f  the  name  of  McKissen.  Wdiile  yet  a 
small  boy  that  family  remmed  to  Ohio,  lo- 
cating near  Daytcm.  and  there  3.1r.  Breslin 
reniained  until  he  was  about  tv;elve  }ears  of 
age.  when,  feeling  that  he  should  provide 
fi  r  his  own  support  he  tied  up  a  few  of  his 
effects  in  a  big  handkerchief  and  with  his 
bundle  started  for  Columbus.  Oliio.  There 
was  a  similarity  in  the  history  of  this  period 
"f  hi^i  life  to  that  of  Benjamin  Franklin. 
I-ike  the  great  statesman  of  the  colonial 
period  he  too  exercised  a  widely  felt  influ- 
ence in  public  affairs.  On  reaching  Co- 
hnnbns  he  presented  himself  to  Colonel  Sam- 
viel  Medan-,  who  was  editor  of  the  States- 


man, a  pronounced  Democratic  pajier  of  the 
capital  city.  Colonel  Mcdary  haxdng  l.ieeu  at 
one  time  governor  uf  Minnesota.  Tiie  Col- 
c^nel  was  \ery  much  pleased  with  the  appear- 
ance of  the  boy  .and  ga\-e  him  a  position  as 
an  apprentice  in  the  printing  office.  }dr. 
Ih-e-din  clo.^el)  aj-plied  hinv^elf  to  the  task  of 
mastering  the  business  in  every  department 
and  detail,  and  while  his  days  were  devoted 
to  work  his  evenings  were  largely  given  to 
study.  For  six  years  he  remained  in  the 
ofi'ice.  When  he  was  eighleen  years  of  age 
Colonel  Medary  received  a  letter  from  some 
of  the  leading  citizens  of  Tiffin.  Ohio,  a-k- 
in.g  him  if  he  knew  of  a  man  suitable  to  be- 
come the  editor  of  a  Democratic  news])aper 
in  that  city,  and  Colonel  Medary  recommend- 
ed John  Breslin  for  the  position.  Accord- 
ingly he  took  the  stage  from  Columbus  for 
that  place  and  on  the  6th  of  May,  1S4J, 
published  the  first  number  of  the  Seneca 
Ad\ertiser.  a  j>aper  which  advocated  the 
Jacksoiiian  Demrcralic  principles  and  is  still 
in  existence,  ha\in.g-  celebrated  its  sixtieth 
anniversary  May  ('\  Hj02.  In  its  columns 
we  fin'l  a  quo.tation  from  the  edit.irial  IMr. 
Breslin  wrote,  and  which  apjieared  in  its 
first  issue.  He  said.  "We  will  endeavor  to 
maintain  a  courteous  but  decided  opinion  in 
regard  to  principles  we  intend  to  promul- 
gate.'" and  much  more  abing  tlie  same  line, 
show  ing  that  e\'en  in  his  }outh  that  idea  of 
right  was  .strongly  intrenched.  Mr.  Breslin 
remained  its  editor  from  1842  until  1S54 
and  was  not  long  in  becoming  a  recognized 
factor  in  iniblic  affairs  in  that  part  of  the 
state.  'Well  fitted  for  leadership  in  public 
thouglit  and  action,  he  studied  closely  the 
rpiestioiis  and  issues  r.f  the  day.   not  only 


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along  jKililical  lines  but  concerning  every 
department  uf  lite  affecting  tiie  weal  and 
welfare  of  the  state  and  nation.  In  1S4N 
he  was  elected  to  represent  Seneca  county 
in  the  Ohio  legislature  and  served  so  capably 
that  lie  was  re-elected.  That  he  was  one 
of  the  most  popular  and  able  members  of  the 
house  is  shcnvn  by  the  fact  that  he  was  chos- 
en its  speaker.  It  was  an  honor  which  has 
seldom  beci\  conferred  in  ilie  e'.'iire  liistory 
of  the  nation,  for  he  was  onl_\-  twenty-five 
years  of  age  when  chosen  for  that  important 
position.  Me  showed  a  c  •mprehensive  knowl- 
.edge  of  parliamentar}-  la\\'.  and  was  strictly 
impartial  and  fair  in  his  rulings,  never  al- 
lowing personal  bias  or  opinions  in  any  way 
to  influence  his  actions  or  judgment  as  the 
ruling  meml)er  of  the  assembly.  In  1S54 
he  \\as  elected  state  treasurer  of  Ohio  for 
one  term  and  liis  fidelity  to  duty  in  his  new 
position  won  for  his  additinnal  laurels. 

It  was  while  holding  the  position  of  state 
treasurer  that  Hon.  ]c\m  (i.  Ereslin  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Anna  C.  Brirland,  a 
daughter  of  Charles  and  Cynthia  (Hart) 
Borland.  Her  father  was  b'jrn  in  Harrison- 
burg, Rockingham  county.  \"irginia.  ]\Iay 
16.  iSoS,  and  in  1816  accompanied  his  par- 
ents to  Franklin  county,  Ohio,  where  he  at- 
tended school.  He  learned  the  printer's 
trade  under  the  direction  of  Colonel  01m- 
stead,  of  Columbus,  ami  followed  tliat  busi- 
ness continuously  in  the  capital  city  until 
1839,  "^vhen  he  became  the  editor  of  the 
Richland  Whig,  at  Mansfield.  Ohio.  While 
thus  engaged  in  j<jurna!istic  work  he  began 
the  reading  of  law  and  later  was  admitted 
to  the  bar,  whereupon  he  became  an  active 
practitioner.     He  won  distiiiction  owing  to 


his  strong  mentality,  his  inductive  mind,  his 
logical  reasoning  an.d  forceful  argument. 
He  possessed  rare  gifts  of  oratory  and  was 
witlely  known  as  a  most  forceful,  entertain- 
ing and  effective  speaker.  He  won  many 
celebrated  cases  and  his  dc\'i-tion  t«v  Ids  cli- 
ents' interests  was  proverbial.  He  was  a 
man  of  marked  literary  tastes  and  sclic-larly 
attainments  and  iiis  broad  knowledge  added 
to  his  oratorical  ability  enabled  him  to  hold 
an  audience  spell-bound  for  hours  and  he 
probably  ne\-er  adrlressed  any  pul.>!ic  gather- 
ing when  many  expressions  of  regret  were 
not  heard  l)ecause  he  had  concluded  his  re- 
marks. During  the  campaign  he  was  a  most 
convincing,  eloquent  and  entertaining  speak- 
er, anel  his  strong  reasoning,  his  wit  and  his 
logic  carried  conviction  to  the  minds  of 
many  of  his  hearers.  For  some  years  he 
practiced  law  at  the  Lancaster  bar,  but  spent 
his  last  years  in  retirement,  his  death  oc- 
curring on  the  13th  of  January,  1S92,  in 
the  hiMiic  of  his  daughter.  Mrs.  Breslin,  who 
was  then  living  on  High  street.  In  his  fam- 
ily were  five  children  who  are  still  living,  the 
second  daughter,  Sarah,  making'  her  home 
with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Breslin.  The  others 
are  Mrs.  Xevin,  of  Dayton,  Ohio:  C.  W., 
who  is  a  civil  engineer  residing  in  Colum- 
bus: and  \\'.  S.,  a  merchant  of  Cincinnati. 
He  held  tlie  position  of  Indian  agent  under 
President  Taylor,  filling  the  position  with 
marked  distinction. 

Mrs.  Breslin  pursued  her  education  in 
the  private  schools  of  Lancaster  and  at  St. 
Mary's  Convent,  at  Somerset,  Ohio,  and 
while  visiting  in  Columbus  she  formed  the 
acquaintance  oi  Mr.  Breslin.  who  sougr.t 
her  hand   in   marriage.      In    1S71    they  re- 


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moved  lo  Huntington,  West  Virginia,  where 
}.Ir.  f'.rcslin  acceptcil  the  position  of  p;eneral 
ticket  agent  for  the  Chesapeake  &  O!iio  Rail- 
.way  Company,  servhig"  ia  that  capacity  un- 
til his  death,  and  after  locating  there  he  was 
always  known  by  the  title  of  General  Bres- 
lin.  ]le  was  .prominently  connected  with 
several  other  railroad  corporations  and  im- 
portant enterprises,  and  was  equali}-  suc- 
cessful in  liusiness  life  as  in  p<_.'lill- 
cal  circles.  For  a  year  and  a  half  he 
residoil  in  Lancaster,  and  after  his  death 
his  widow  again  took  up  her  abode  in  the 
state  of  her  nativity.  }.Ir.  Breslin  was  called 
to  his  final  rest  February  22.  1SS9.  and  his 
remain?  were  interred  in  Tiffin.  Ohio.  A 
train  on  the  Chesapeake  6t  Ohio  Railway 
was  trimmed  in  crepe  and  a  special  car  car- 
ried his  remains  to  Tiftin,  where  the  funeral 
services  were  in  charge  of  the  Masonic  fra- 
ternity, with  which  he  had  been  connected. 
He  was  a  friend  of. the  poor  and  needy;  a 
man  of  broad,  humanitarian  principles  and 
of  keen  outlook  into  life,  its  possibilities,  its 
duties  and  its  obligations.  That  he  was  a 
man  of  high  character,  superior  worth  and 


marked  capability  is  shown  by  the  fact  that 
he  was  an  intimate  friend  of  Chief  Justice 
Chase,  Chief  Justice  Waite,  Ex-President 
Hayes,  Flon.  Thomas  Corwin,  H<:ni.  Thomas 
Ewing,  Senator  Sherman  and  other  cele- 
brated men  of  Ohio,  who  have  won  national 
fame.  In  his  private  'lite  he  was  distin- 
guished by  all  tliat  marks  the  true  gentle- 
man. His  was  a  noble  character:  one  that 
subordinated  iicrsonal  ambition  to  public 
good  and  sought  rather  the  benefit  of  others 
than  the  aggrandizement  of  self.  Endowed 
bv  nature  with  high  intellectual  qualities, 
to  which  were  added  the  discipline  and  em- 
bellishments of  culture,  his  was  a  larost  at- 
tractive personality.  In  his  life-time  the  peo- 
ple of  his  state,  recognizing  his  merit,  re- 
joiced in  his  advancement  and  in  the  honors 
to  which  he  attained  and  since  his  death  they 
have  cherished  his  memory. 

Mrs.  Breslin  is  now  making  her  home 
in  Lancaster,  and  occupies  a  beautiful  resi- 
dence at  No.  126  East  Chestnut  >treet.  She 
is  mr^st  highlv  esteemed  by  a  large  circle  of 
friends,  many  of  whom  ha\e  known  her 
friim  her  childhood  davs. 


HOWARD  A.  BROWN,  M.  D. 


Dr.  Howard  A.  Brown  has  fur  twent\ 
seven  years  engaged  in  the  practice  nf  me'! 
cine  in  Carroll  and  throughout  this  peri.j 
has  enjoyed  the  confidence  and  good  will  c 
the  public  and  has  received  a  lilieral  patroi 


age  in  the  line  of  his  chosen  vocation.  He 
was  born  March  15,  1S54.  in  Sugar  Gr<ive. 
Fairfield  county,  a  son  of  Dr.  Robert  H. 
and  Lucinda  (Armstrong)  Brown.  The  fa- 
ther was  also  a  native  of  this  state,  ha\-ing 


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been  horn  in  Perry  CDunty,  and  was  a  pli\'- 
sician.  In  18.17  ''^'""'  I'-t'^  ^^^  aUendeJ  lec- 
tures al  wlial  is  now  the  Starliny  Medical 
Collei:;e  oi  Culuniljus  Imt  at  that  time  was 
called  the  Willoughby  Medical  College.  For 
many  )ears  he  engaged  in  practice  at  Sugar 
Grove  with  excellent  success  and  there  died 
in  Xo\enil)er.  j^fiO",  at  the  age  of  f'jrty 
years,  leaving  a  widow  atid  fi.iur  chiKh'en. 
Emma  J.,  the  eldest,  is  the  \vite  of  James  II. 
Foster,  a  xeteran  of  the  Ci\  i!  war,  wln.i  liow. 
icsides  in  Sugar  Grove.  Robert  F.,  a 
farmer,  serve*!  as  auditor  of  Fairfield  coun- 
ty and  is  now  filling  the  jiosition  of  deputy 
auditor.  Prudence  A.  is  the  wife  of  H.  AF. 
Jackson  of  Lancaster.  The  fourth  memlier 
of  the  family  is  the  Doctor,  whose  name  in- 
troduces this  review.  The  mother  (^f  these 
children  was  a  daughter  of  Jojm  and  Pru- 
dence iS\\"eeny)  Armstrong-,  the  former  a 
nati\'e  i^i  I'ennsylvania  'avA  a  son  of  Joh.i 
Armstrong-,  w-hri  came  t'l  this  cnmtry  fro.n 
England  in  colonial  days.  The  Armstrong- 
family  travre  their  ancestry  back  to  the  early 
wars  of  I^ngland.  at  which  time  the  name 
was  Fairchild.  and  according  to  tradition  it 
was  changed  in  the  follow-ing  manner.  Dur- 
ing a  battle  the  King  became  unhorsed  and 
a  Fairchild  lifted  him  up  and  seated  hiui  on 
his  own  h':>r5e,  for  which  ser\-ice  the  King- 
changed  the  name  to  .\rmstrong-.  Little  is 
known  of  Jolm  Armstrong,  the  progenitor 
of  the  family  in  Anierica,  .-a.ve  that  he  set- 
tled in  Pennsylvania.  His  son,  John,  Jr., 
w-as  one  of  the  "'forty-niners"  who  went  to 
California  during  the  gold  excitement  in 
that  state.  He  made  his  home  in  Roseville. 
jMuskingum  county,  Oliio.  wliere  he  engaged 
in  the  pottery  business,  and  there  died.     It 


was  in  that  county  that  his  daughter.  "NTrs. 
lirown,  was  lv.)rn.  .Vfter  the  death  of  her 
first  husband  she  became  the  w-ife  of  Jesse 
Stukey,  a  resident  farmer  of  Sugru'  Grove, 
and  unto  them  was  br>rn  one  .son,  John  J. 
Stukey,  who  is  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
dentistry  in  Lancaster. 

At  the  usual  age  Dr.  Brown,  of  this  re- 
view, liegan  his  education  in  the  district 
schools  and  after  adiuiring  a  good  knowl- 
edge of  the  literary  branches  of  learning  he 
began  preparation  fi-r  the  jjrofession  which 
he  wished  to  make  his  life  work  by  enter- 
ing the  office  of  Dr.  D.  X.  Kinsman,  of  Co- 
lumbus, with  whom  he  studied  one  vear. 
He  then  entered  the  Starling  ^Medical  Col- 
lege, where  he  completed  a  regular  course 
and  was  graduated  w-ith  the  degree  of  M. 
D.  in  1875.  During  this  (icriod  he  remained 
in  the  oiiice  of  Dr.  Kinsman.  For  a  few- 
months  he  engaged  in  jiractice  at  his  old 
home  and  then  came  to  Carroll,  where  he 
has  successfully  f(-illo\\ed  Ins  profession  for 
twenty-se\en  }-ears.  He  was  not  lon^-  in 
demonstrating  his  ability  to  succes.sfully 
cope  with  disease  and  fron-i  the  beginning 
he  has  enjoyed  a  good  practice,  his  skill  and 
ability  ranking  liim  among  the  foremost 
members  of  the  profes.■^ion  in  tliis  county. 
He  not  only  has  a  liberal  patronage  in  Car- 
roll but  is  frequently  called  to  distant  places 
throughout  the  state  in  consultaion  over 
critical  cases. 

On  the  i6th  of  December,  1875,  Dr. 
Brown  w-as  united  in  marriage  to  Emma  F., 
daughter  of  Ephraim  Ackers.  wh(T  was 
elected  to  the  position  of  auditor  of  Fairfield 
county  but  died  before  the  expiration  of  his 
term  of  office.     L"nto  the  Doctor  and   his 


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wife  !ia\e  been  l)om  two  sons  but  Rc'bert  of  his  close  adiierence  to  tlic  strict  pnifcs- 
11.  (lic>l  at  the  aj<e  ^f  ei^ht  years.  Arcl'ie  simial  ethics.  His  fellow  townsmen  cnter- 
.\ckcrs  Brr.wn.  brirn  i^X'ceniber  31.  1877.  '-"  l''""  f'"'  hini  warm  esteem  and  the  circle  of 
now  beiny- carefully  eilucale<l  and  it  is  h.jjic'l  his  friends  is  almost  cucxtensivc  with  the 
that  iic  will  eventually  be  the  third  Dr.  circle  of  his  acquaintances.  The  Doctor  is 
J'.rown  of  l-'airfield  courity.  examiner  for  the  followiuL;-  life  insurance 
Our  subject  has  spent  his  entire  life  in.  companies:  Mutual  Life  of  Xew  "^'ork; 
this  county  and  wherever  he  is  known  is  Pennsylvania  Mutual;  John  Hancock;  Fi- 
likcii  and  is  held  in  the  liig-hest  regard.  dclity;  Union  Central  and  Modern  Wood- 
Where  he  i^  best  known  as  a  physician  he  men.  IJe  was  also  representative  to  the 
sustains  an  enviable  reputation  not  only  be-  grand  lodges  of  Masons  and  Knights  of 
cause  of  his  comprehensive  knowledge  but  Pythias  of  Ohio. 


ROBINSON  P.  WHILEY. 

Robinson  P.  Whiley  is  engaged  in  farm-  prosperous  from  the  beginning  and  the  ef- 
ing  and  stuck  raising  in  Fairfield  count}',  his  forts  of  the  father  of  our  subject  contrib- 
home  being-  in  Lancaster.  He  was  born  in  uted  not  a  little  to  its  result.  He  continued 
this  city  on  the  iSth  of  ]May,  1870.  his  par-  his  connecliou  with  the  company  until  his 
ents  being  Thomas  B.  and  Sarah  Jane  death,  which  occurred  in  1S84.  He  was  a 
(Peters)  While}'.  His  father  was  a  nati\e  practic-ai  lousiness  man,  an  excellent  tincm- 
of  Lincolnshire,  England.  br>rn  in  1S32.  and  cier  and  his  well  directed  eti'orts  were 
on  emigrating  to  the  L'nited  States  he  en-  cnnvneil  with  a  high  measure  of  success 
gaged  in  merchandising  in  Greenfield,  which  he  justlv  merited.  His  name  was 
Ohio.  Tn  July,  i86c>,  he  removed  to  Lan-  s}'non\mous  with  integrity  and  he  was  re- 
caster,  where  with  his  brother  Samuel  spected  for  his  strong  f'jrce  of  character  and 
Whiley  he  opened  a  hardware  store.  The  genuine  wcirth.  He  had  a  host  of  warm 
firm  of  Whiley  Brothers  continued  in  opera-  friend'^  which  was  continually  augn.ienteil 
tion  for  a  number  of  years  but  at  length  the  as  the  circle  of  his  acquaintance  was  e.x- 
business  was  sold  ami  the  brothers,  Th'imas  tend.  Thomas  B.  Whiley  was  united  in. 
B.,  Samuel,  and  Fretl  C.  ^^'hiley  organized  marriage  to  Miss  Sarah  Jane  Peters  of  Fair- 
the  Eagle  Machine  Company  in  1S70,  the  field  count}.  The  lady  possessed  mati}' 
last  named  becoming  president,  while  Sam-  womanl}'  qualities.  Her  father,  Robinsr>n 
uel  was  seeretarx'.     The  new  enterprise  was  J.   Peters,  horn  in  Maryland  in   1797,   was 


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ail  early  settler  in  Fairfiekl  county  an.l  a 
nmcli  respected  citizen.  He  married  !\li>s 
Elizalicth  Gallagher  in  18^3.  and  among 
their  children  ^vas  Mrs.  Wdiiley.  ^vh^  still 
sur^-i\■es  her  husband  and  is  living  at  the  old 
lionie  place.  Ihe  residence  r-  a  suhstaniial 
brick  strncli-.re  on  the  Ri^)sebarik  addition  in 
the  western  part  of  Lancaster  ai\d  th.ere  ami<l 
many  friends  Mrs.  \\  hiley  is  spending-  the 
cvenin^'  of  iilc.  She  was  ijorn  on  .t  farm  in 
Amanda  township,  Fairfield  county,  pur- 
sued lier  education  in  Gran\ille  College. 
Granville.  Ohio,  and  in  early  life  engaged  in 
tcach.ing  lor  a  number  of  years.  On  the 
23rd  of  Fcbruar}-.  1869,  she  became  the  wife 
of  Tliomas  ]).  \\  hiley,  and  is  the  mother  of 
two  sons:     Thcmias  B.  and  R')bins.:>n  P. 

The  latter  ijcgan  his  education  in  the 
public  scliools  of  Lancaster  and  afterward 
was  graduated  from  the  high  schools.  He 
was  reared  upon  the  home  farm,  where  he 
was  born  and  early  trained  to  habits  of  in- 
dustry. He  was  only  fourteen  years  of  age 
at  the  time  of  his  father's  death  but  he  at 
once  began  the  work  of  managing  tlie  farm 
comprising   sixty  acres  of  choice  land,  be- 


ing assisted  by  his  un'ther  ;md  brother  and 
attemling  school  in  the  meantime. 

fie  .--tit!  ha>.  charge  of  the  home  ])niperty', 
a  part  r,f  which  is  within  the  corporate  lim- 
its (.)f  Lancaster.  They  i.>wn  another  farm 
of  i.me  lur.idred  acres  which  is  pleasantly 
located  a  mile  west  of  Lancaster.  They  are 
engaged  in  feeding  hogs  and  cattle  fur  ex- 
port. I'heir  jilaces  are  sui)plied  with  sub- 
stantial barns  and  sheds,  feed  I'lts,  racks  and 
air  necessary  equipments  for  carr\-ing-  on 
the  business. 

Robinson  F.  Whiley  was  married  in 
1896  to  Miss  Anna  D.  Embich  of  Lancaster, 
a  daughter  of  William  C.  Embich,  one  of 
the  old  and  most  liighly  respected  citizens 
who  was  lor  a  number  of  years  during  the 
early  part  of  his  life  a  leading  slme  mer- 
chant of  this  j)lace.  The  \'oung  couple  en.- 
joy  the  warm  regard  of  many  friends  and 
the  hospitality  of  a  large  number  of  Lan- 
caster's best  homes  is  extended  to  them. 
;Mr.  \\'hiley  is  a  ]>rogressive,  wide-awake 
young  l)usinesj  man  and  in  his  farming  and 
and  stock  feeding  enterprises  is  meeting 
with  credita.ble  and  well  merited  success. 


ZACHARY  T.  STURGEON. 


This  portion  of  Ohio  is  famous  for  the 
iine  stock  raised  upon  its  farms  and  one  of 
the  well  known  dealers  and  breeders  of  flue 
horses  is  Zachary  Taylor  Sturgeon,  of  Lan- 
caster, whose  business  has  been  a  profitable 
■one  and  whose  sales  have  been  extensive. 


He  was  born  in  this  county  in  December, 
1S48,  and  represents  one  of  the  oldest  and 
most  honored  pioneer  families  in  this  portion 
of  the  state,  his  father,  Thomas  Sturgeon, 
ha\'ing  been  born  in  the  village  of  Lancas- 
ter   on  the   17th   of    October,    1S08.      The 


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2/5 


grandfatlicr  was  Tiiimthy  Sturc;er)n,  wlio 
was  a  iiali\e  of  Lancaster  ci^imt}",  Pennsyl- 
vania. 1)1  irn  aljiint  17S0.  lie  siient  the  years 
of  Iiis  cliiKlhrMid  and  youth  in  the  state  of 
liis  nativity,  ami  in  1803  emigrated  \\e>t- 
ward  witli  liis  family,  taking-  up  liis  ah.ide 
in  a  little  Ohio  village,  which  has  since  lie- 
come  th.e  prosperous  and  thri\-ing  county 
seat  of  Farifield  county.  Pioneer  condi- 
tions sin"roinided  him.  A  greater  part  of 
the  land  was  still  in  possession  of  the  .gw- 
ernment  and  was  covered  with  tall  forest 
trees.  He  aided  in  laying  broad  and  deep 
the  foundation  for  the  present  prosperity 
and  development  of  the  county,  and  the 
wi'irk  which  he  began  has  since  been  carried 
on  by  those  who  bear  his  name. 

Amid  the  wild  scenes  of  the  fro'.itier 
Thomas  Sturgeon  was  reared  and  man_\' 
business  interests  claimed  his  attention.  At 
different  times  he  was  engaged  in  merchan- 
dising, in  farming  and  in  buying  and  sell- 
ing stiick  and  twice  took  a  drove  of  hiirses 
over  the  plains  to  California  in  1S56.  lie 
also  took  a  large  number  of  men  through  to 
tiie  gold  tields  of  California.  He  was  twice 
married,  his  first  union  being  with  Margaret 
Ewing.  of  Lancaster,  and  a  daughter  of 
David  Ewing.  By  this  marriage  there  were 
two  children :  Maria,  the  wife  of  Henry 
Weakly,  of  Lancaster;  and  Ellen,  who  be- 
came Mrs.  Doty  and  died  in  Atlanta, 
Georgia,  in  February.  18S2.  After  the  death 
of  his  first  wife  Mr.  Sturgeon  was  again 
married,  in  1845.  l"*'^  second  uni<:in  being 
with  Miss  Matilda  Peebles,  of  Lancaster, 
who  was  born  in  Cumberland  county,  Penn- 
sylvania, in  April.  1S25.  and  is  a  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Jane  (Kennedy)  Peebles.    She 


was  in  her  eleventh  _\ear  when  she  came  to 
Lancaster  with  her  muther.  who  died  here 
in  i85'''i.  L'nt'i  Thomas  and  Matilda  Stur- 
geon were  born  nine  children,  but  Charlie, 
the  eldest,  died  on  the  17th  of  May,  1874. 
The  others  are  Zachar}-  T.,  nf  this  review; 
Margaret  J.,  the  wife  of  C.  T.  McCleary; 
Thomas,  of  Columl)us;  Lilla,  wdio  ha.-,  been 
twice  married  and  is  now  the  widow  of  Dr. 
Hare;  ]\Lartha  ;Mar\',  who  is  the  wife  of 
Frank  Smith,  (if  Taylor,  Texas;  Samuel,  a 
farmer  living  in  Lancaster;  Rose,  the  wife 
of  Rudolph  Rising,  a  prominent  clothing- 
merchant  oi  Lancaster;  and  IMaude,  the  wife 
of  Edward  H.  Hall,  \\\\o  is  a  traveling- 
salesman.  !Mrs.  Sturgeon,  her  daughter, 
]\Irs.  Hare  ami  her  son,  Zachary  T.,  of  this 
review,  occupy  the  old  family  residence, 
w-hich  is  a  large  substantial  one,  built  in 
iS.V'..  It  is  in  a  good  state  of  preservation 
and  15  surrounded  by  a  beautiful  and  well 
kept  lawn.  iMrs.  Sturgeon  is  still  a  well 
l-;reser\ed  woman  in  p<:)ssessi(^n  of  all  her 
faculties,  and  enjoys  the  high  regard  of  her 
man}-  friends. 

In  the  public  schools  of  Lancaster  Z.  T. 
Stiu'genn  pursued  his  primary  educatii:in, 
after  which  he  went  to  Poughkeepsie.  Xew 
York,  where  he  tcxik  a  course  at  Eastnian 
Commercial  College.  After  returning  to 
Lancaster  h.e  was  cininected  with  mercantile 
interests  for  sixteen  years.  Later  he  de- 
voted his  time  and  attention  to  storing  ice, 
which  he  retailed  through  summer  months, 
being  thus  engaged  until  1896,  when  he 
turned  his  attention  to  farming  and  to  breed- 
ing and  selling  fine  horses.  He  makes  a 
specialt\-  of  trotters,  which  he  develops  for 
speed,  and  h.as  been  the  owner  of  some  of 


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tbe  finest  horses  in  Fairfield  conn 
ing  sold  one,  Walter  Smith,  for  tlu 
fonrteen  hnndred  dollars.  He  als. 
half-brother  of  this  horse,   which   i 


-      bred  stallions.     Mr.  Stnr.q-eon    takes    threat 

il       jiride  in  n^  4  only  jirodncinq-  fine  horse.-,  bnt 

in  dc\el"])in,^-  speed,  and  c;ni  be  seen  tlri\-- 

e      inq-  behind  some  splendid  specimens  of  the 


George  AMlkes  strain.  Recently  he  has  noble  steed.  Ide  is  regarded  as  a  most  e.v- 
erected  a  fine  horse  barn  on  the  modern  plan,  cellent  judge  of  horses  and  this  is  an  im- 
He  has  some  fine  stock,  including  some  high      portant  element  in  his  success. 


JOHN  FRICKER. 


John  Fricker,  whose  lite  span  has  cov- 
ered eigjity  years,  is  one  of  the  native  sons 
of  Fair.tield  cotuit}',  his  memory  forming  a 
connecting  link  between  the  primiti\'e  past 
and  the  jirogressix-e  pre^en.t.  lie  lias 
watched  with  unabated  interest  ihe  progress 
and  de\"elopmeiit  of  the  contit}-  as  it  has 
emerged  from  pioneer  conditions,  taking  r,ii 
all  the  iui]5rovcments  and  accessories  of 
civilization  as  manifest  in  indu-trird.  com- 
mercial and  professional  interests.  He  has 
been  a  worthy  representati\e  of  a.gricnltural 
pursuits  and  is  now  entitled  ti.i  a  well  earned 
rest. 

Mr.  Fricker  was  born  in  the  ti.iwnshijj 
of  Berne,  March  24.  182 J,  and  is  a  son  of 
John  and  Margaret  (  Xeibing  )  Fricker.  flis 
father  was  a  native  of  Switzerland  and 
crossed  the  Atlantic  to  the  L'nited  States 
early  in  the  nineteenth  centur\-.  fie  made 
his  way  at  once  to  Ohio,  locating  in  Fair- 
field county  where  he  spent  his  remaining 
days,  his  death  occurring  in  iS.;i,  when  he 
was  nearly  si.\ty-five  years  of  age.     He  lived 


a  \'ery  industrious  and  energetic  life,  and  be- 
came a  prosperous  and  well-to-tlo  man.  In 
all  of  his  dealings  he  was  upright  and  hon- 
orable and  he  left  to  his  family  an  untar- 
nished name  as  well  as  the  material  reward 
of  his  labors.  Throughout  his  entire  life  he 
carried  on  general  farming.  He  held  mem- 
bership in  the  Reformed  church,  and  its 
pri'.iciples  permeated  his  actiiius.  His  v.ife 
was  a  native  of  Bavaria.  They  w-ere  mar- 
ried in  Fairfield  county.  Mrs.  Fricker  died 
in  1851,  at  the  age  of  sixty-three  vears.  ,0f 
three  children,  the  subject  of  this  review  is 
the  only  one  now  living. 

More  than  si.xty  years  have  passed  since 
John  Friclcer  located  upon  the  farm,  which 
is  yet  his  home  to  make  it  his  permanent 
abode.  He  resided  in  Berne  township  until 
he  was  eight  years  of  age,  when  his  parents 
removeil  to-Hocking  township,  settling  up(?n 
the  farm  which  is  now  his  property.  In 
the  common  schools  oj  this  locality  he  ac- 
quired his  educatii.m,  pursuing  his  studies 
through  the  winter    months,   while    in    the 


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summer  season  iie  aiilcd  in  t!ie  work  i.i_ 
plowing,  pianling-  ami  liarvcsling.  tie  al>  j 
engaged  in  teaching-  school  in  Hocking 
township  ill  ea.rly  lite,  and  is  a  man  ot  more 
than  average  iirtelligence  and  edncati^n.  i5y 
reading,  experience  and  (jhservation  he  lu'-; 
kept  well  informed  on  all  questions  ot  gen- 
eral interest  of  the  da_\-  and  is  able  to  supj^n't 
his  political  views  by  intelligent  argument. 
He  voted  with  th.e  Democracy  until  iS'jO. 
when  lie  joined  the  ranks  of  the  Republican 
party  and  lias  since  been  a  stalwart  advo'-ate 
of  its  principles.  He  has  held  the  offices  of 
school  director  and  township  trustee,  dis- 
charging the  duties  of  both  otilces  witli 
promptness  and  tldelity,  }-et  he  has  never 
been  a  politician  in  the  sense  of  office  seek- 
ing. 

The  year  1S43  witnessed  tlie  marriage 
of  Mr.  Fricker  an.l  Miss  Isabelle  Feiste. 
wdio  was  born  in  Baden,  Germany,  and  when 
quite  young  came  to  the  United  States.  Her 
death  occurred  May  9,  1S79,  '^vhen  she  was 
in  her  tifty-seventh  year,  at  the  home  resi- 
dence in  Hocking  township,  and  many 
friends  mourned  her  Toss,  fi^r  she  possessed 
excellent  qualities  of  heart  and  mind  that 


endeared  her  to  all  who  knew  her.  By  iier 
niairiage  sh.e  had  become  the  mother  of 
eleven  children,  of  wli.  an  three  are  yet  liv- 
ing. J.ihn  S..  who  i>  a  l;lacksniith  and  re- 
side, in  i'leasantville,  Fairfield  county,  mar- 
ried a  Miss  Bcwen  and  has  eight  children. 
Mary  is  the  wife  of  Christ  Kinsler,  a  resi- 
dent farmer  of  Hocking  township,  and  they 
ha\e  seven  children.  Flizabeth  is  the  wife 
of  Jacob  T.  Darling,  who  is  living  i.n  a  por- 
tion of  the  old  home  farm.  They  have  four 
children,  two  sons  and  tw^i  daughters. 

Mr.  }'"ricker  belongs  to  tlie  German 
Lutheran  church  and  his  life  has  ever  been 
passed  in  consistent  harmony  with  its  teach- 
ings and  principles.  His  has  indeed  been  an 
lionorable  career  in  which  he  has  fully  met 
all  the  obligations  of  life  and  the  dnt'cs  de- 
volving upon  him.  In  business  he  is 
straighforward  and  reliable,  in  citizenshi]) 
loyal,  and  at  all  times  he  has  been  a  faithful 
friend  and  devoted  husband  and  father.  His 
years  rest  lightly  upon  him  and  his  friend- 
ship is  enjoyed  by  young  and  old,  rich  and 
poor,  while  throughout  the  community  lie  is 
held  in  the  highest  esteem  by  all  with  whom 
he  has  been  brought  in  contact. 


•  JOHN  W.  REYNOLDS. 


John  W.  Reynolds,  one  of  the  early  set- 
tlers and  highly  respected  citizens  of  Fair- 
held  county,  now  resides  in  Hocking  town- 
ship. His  birth  occurred  in  Madison  town- 
ship near  Clearport  on  the  19th  of  October, 


1S35.  He  is  a  son  of  William  and  Mary- 
Ann  (Hedges)  Reynolds,  and  the  family  is 
an  old  and  prominent  one  in  this  portion  of 
the  state.  His  father  was  born  in  Madison 
township  and  was  a  son  of  Richard  Rey- 


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nolds,  wh'j^e  birth  occurred  in  llie  ^tate  of 
Delaware.  At  a  very  early  epoch  in  the 
hi^^tory  ct  the  ^tate  of  Oh.io,  h(>\vever.  he 
emigrated  w  estward  and  look  up  his  :dx)de 
in  this  oiinty.  He  died  m  early  manhood, 
when  his  children  were  quite  small.  Will- 
iam Reynolds,  the  father  of  our  sul>ject,  was 
a  witness  of  much  of  the  impruvemeni  and 
development  of  this  jxirtion  of  tlie  state. 
He  visited  Lancaster  l>ef<;-re  there  was  a 
railroad  there  or  even  a  pike  had  been  com- 
pleted in  the  county.  Farming  was  his  chief 
'Occupation  through  life,  and  he  followed 
tiiat  pursuit  in  Fairt'ield  county  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  and  subse(iuently  removed  to 
Hocking  township,  where  he  made  liis  home 
until  his  death.  There  he  also  devoted  his 
energies  to  the  tilling  of  the  soil,  and  his 
labors  resulted  in  securing  large  crops.  He 
died  in  1S63  on  the  fifty-first  anniversary-  of 
his  birth.  His  political  support  was  given 
the  Whig  party  in  his  early  life,  and  on  its 
dissolution  he  joined  the  ranks  of  the  new 
Republican  party,  which  he  always  endorsed 
by  his  balliit,  but  he  nc\er  sought  piilitical 
oftice  as  a  result  for  public  fealty.  His 
Christian  faith  was  indicated  by  his  member- 
ship in  the  Methodist  church,  and  he  took 
an  active  part  in  its  work,  earnestly  striving 
to  promote  the  cause  of  the  denomination. 
His  wife  was  born  in  Fairtield  county  and 
was  a  daughter  of  Caleb  and  Elizalieth 
Hedges.  Her  father  was'  one  of  die  old  and 
honored  settlers  in  Fairfield  county,  and 
lived  and  died  upon  the  family  homestead. 
Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Reynolds  still  sundves  her 
husband,  and  is  now  residing  with  r.ne  of 
her  sons  in  Delaware  countv.  Ohio,  at  the 


age  of  eighty->even  years.  She  has  long 
been  a  devo'ut  memlier  <•!  the  Methodist 
cliurch  and  is  beloved  by  all  who  kn.nv  her 
for  her  many  excellent  qualities  of  heart  and 
mind.  By  her  marriage  she  became  the 
mother  of  twelve  children,  si.\  of  wImui  are 
yet  living.    . 

John  W.  Reynolds,  the  eldest  of  the 
famil}-.  remained  in  the  place  of  his  nati\-ity 
until  abmit  thirteen  years  of  age,  when  he 
accompanied  his  parents  on  their  removal 
to  Flocking  county,  remaining  with  them  un- 
til- he  had  attained  the  age  of  twenty-two. 
Three  years  later  he  was  mairied,  ami  he 
was  twenty-eight  \ears  of  age  when,  in  re- 
si)onse  to  the  country's  cal'  f(->r  aid  to  sup- 
press the  rebellion,  he  enlisted  May  4.  1S64, 
in  Company  I.  One  Hundred  Fifty-first 
Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  in  which  he  served 
until  August  28,  1S64.  He  was  then  dis- 
charged at  Camp  Chase.  Coiunibu.>.  and  was 
appointed  provost  marshal,  filling  that  [Xisi- 
tion  until  the  close  of  the  war.  Wlien  hos- 
tilities had  cea^ed  he  was  relie\'ed  from  his 
position  through  act  of  Congress  ju^t  after 
the  surrender  of  General  Lee.  During  the 
greater  part  of  his  services  with  the  army  he 
was  in  Washington,  being  there  stationed  at 
the  time  Early  made  his  raid  into  the  north. 
At  one  time  he  went  to  arrest  a  party  of  de- 
serters. ^  They  resisted,  and  in  the  fight 
which  followed  Mr.  Reynolds  had  his  shoul- 
der dislocated,  the  bones  of  his  right  wrisc 
broken  and  his  skull  mashed.  The  attend- 
ing physician  said  he  might  live  a  irii;>nth. 
but  not  longer.  Owing  to  his  wonderful 
constitution  he  rapidly  recovered,  but  to  this 
dav  he  suffers  from  the  eft'ects  of  the  fight. 


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?Vi(  r  to  hi-^  eiiliitnicnt  i;i  tlio  regular  army. 
Mr.  Rcviii  Ms  was  a  nieirler  of  the  State 
Militia  ainl  after  the  (iitbrcak  of  war  he 
was  appLiiiUed  enrulling-  ofticer.  but  just  as 
the  apjMjintmcnt  came  he  er/iisted  and  never 
served,  hut  held  the  titnce  just  the  same,  as 
auDther  man  ser\'cd  in  his  ]>lace  \\hile  he 
was  acting  as  marshal,  .\fier  liis  final  dis- 
charge he  returned  to  Fairfield  ciumty  and 
has  since  been  identified  with  its  agricult- 
ural interests.  Some  lime  after  lie  also 
erected  the  mill  w  iiich  he  has  since  cunduct- 
ed.  It  is  a  water  i).nver  mill,  operated  by 
the  head  waters  of  the  Hocking  river,  the 
supply  coming  from  springs  in  its  immedi- 
ate vicinity.  Mr.  l\.eynolds  is  well  known 
in  connection  with  agricultural  and  intel- 
lectual interests,  and  in  business  circles.  He 
sustains  an  unassailable  reputation,  fcir  his 
actions  ha\  e  ever  been  guided  by  the  strict- 
est business  ethics.  Before  and  after  the 
war  ]\Ir.  Rcvnolds  traveled  all  over  Ohio, 
engaged  in  installing  mill  machinery  and 
re[3airing  steam  engines,  as  he  is  one  of  the 
mi;st  skilled  mechanics  in  the  state,  but  in 
recent  years,  owing  to  his  piX)r  eyesiglit.  he 
has  remained  at  home. 

In  1859  Mr.  ReyuiMds  led  to  the  mar- 
riage altar  Miss  Maria  E.  Gaird,  who  was 
bfirn  in  Hocking  count}',  Ohio,  and  died 
about  t\\ent_\--six  \ears  ago.  She  was  the 
mother  of  nine  children,  all  daughters : 
Sarah  E.  became  the  wife  of  Salem  B. 
Pierce,  a  farmer  of  Ringgold,  Ohio,  by 
whom  she  has  three  children,  Biirley,  Ray 
and  Dorcas.  Mary  Dorcas  died  at  the  age 
-'  f  thirteen  years.  Elizabeth  is  the  wife  of 
Richard  Havden,  of  Richwood,  Union  coun- 


ty, Ohii:.  where  he  is  follrwing  farming. 
They  also  have  three  children.  \\"illiam. 
Pearl  and  Richard.  Catherine  is  the  v,  ife 
of  Peter  Moycr,  a  rcsitlent  farmer  of  Marina 
county,  Ohio,  and  unto  them  ha\e  lieen  born 
three  children :  Bessie,  Floyd  and  Zelda. 
Electa  is  at  hnmc.  Zelda  is  living  in  Co- 
hnnbus.  Minnie  is  the  wife  of  James  Love, 
Cora  marrieil  Jasper  Creiglon.  of  Lancas- 
ter. Alice  is  the  wife  of  Samuel  Pugli,  of 
South  Perry,  Hi.cking  county.  Ohio.  One 
child  of  this  family  died  in  infancy. 

After  the  death  of  his  first  wife  Mr. 
Reynolds  was  again  married,  his  second  wife 
being  Miss  Xancy  \^'indland,  who  was  liorn 
in  Monrr>e  county.  Ohio,  and  passeil  awav 
about  thirteen  years  ago.  She  was  a  de- 
voted and  faithful  member  of  the  Christiar» 
church  and  her  li>ss  was  mourned  \v<\.  only 
by  her  immediate  famil_\-  but  bv  many 
friends.  She  was  the  mr.ther  of  seven  chil- 
dren :  Thomas  is  a  Ijlacksmith.  engaged  in 
business  in  Lanca^^ter,  Ohio.  He  n.tarried 
Meda  Howard  and  has  one  child.  Elmer, 
whose  home  is  in  Buena  \'ista,  Hocking 
county,  is  married  and  has  one  child.  George 
Elwood,  a  twin  of  Elmer,  is  at  home.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  the  Spanish-American  war, 
being- a  member  of  Company  I,  Fourth  Ohio 
\'olunteer  Infantry.  Miriam  \'aughan, 
Marietta  and  Frank  are  still  under  the  pa- 
rental  roof,   and  an   infant  died   unnamed. 

Mr.  ReyU'^lds  has  figured  in  public  af- 
fairs, having  served  as  constable  of  H(x:k- 
ing  township  for  some  years.  He  V(:>tes  with 
the  Repubhcan  party  and  keeps  well  in- 
formed on  the  issues  of  the  day,  so  that  he 
is  enabled  to  supp'irt  his  position  l)y  intel- 


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ligciit  aryiimer.t.  He  was  formerly  a  iiicni- 
ber  of  llic  Metlio.li>t  clmrcli.  but  is  iil'W 
unidcntilltil  with  any  rcbgil>^l^  deiir-mina- 
tioii.  In  matters  of  citizenship  he  is  always 
loyal  to  what  he  believes  is  xipright  and  hesi- 
tates not  in  his  support  of  any  measure 
which   he  thinks  will  promote  the  weal  of 


county,  state  or  nation.  Wherever  known 
he  is  highly  commended  anil  respected  for 
his  genuine  worth.  He  is  a  man  of  pleas- 
ing disposition,  courteous  dep'irtment  and 
genial  temperament  and  his  circle  of  friends 
is  almost  ci>extcnsive  with  his  circle  of  ac- 
quaintances. 


GEORGE  MATT. 


The  'J'eutonic  race  has  ever  been  one  of 
progress  and  its  representatives  have  stead- 
ily followed  the  star  of  empire  westward. 
It  has  been  an  important  factor  in  the  col- 
onization of  America  and  in  the  labor  which 
has  wrought  to  the  general  good  along  in- 
dustrial and  commercial  lines.  The  repre- 
sentative of  this  mighty  division  of  the 
world's  people  is  George  Matt,  whose' name 
is  so  closely  asociated  with  the  varied  busi- 
ness interests  of  Lancaster  that  no  histon.- 
of  the  city  would  be  complete  with  extended 
mention  of  his  life  record.  Xo  other  man 
has  contributed  in  a  greater  degree  to  the 
general  prosperity  that  has  been  secured 
through  the  establishment  and  successful 
control  of  important  business  concerns. 

Mr.  ^latt  was  born  in  Ravensburg  in 
the  kingdinn  of  W'urtemVierg.  Germany.  No- 
vember 6.  1842.  and  is  a  son  of  John  and 
Maria  (Leser)  ^latt,  the  latter  a  daughter 
of  Joseph  and  Anna  Leser.  who  were  resi- 
dents of  the  same  city.  In  his  native  land 
he  attended  the  public  schools  between  the 


years  1S4S  and  1S54.  and  in  September  of 
the  latter  }-ear  he  accompanied  his  parents 
on  their  voyage  across  the  broad  Atlantic, 
the  family  taking  up  their  abode  in  Lan- 
caster. Ohio.  For  a  limited  period  he  at- 
tended the  parochial  school  of  St.  Clary's 
church  and  afterward  was  a  student  in  the 
private  school  taught  by  Professor  Roscoe 
in  Lancaster  and  also  one  taught  b\-  Pro- 
fessor Alartin  Hill,  in  the  rootu  now  known 
as  the  Mitoft  Parlor,  then  in  the  Swan  Ho- 
tel. Eighteen  months  covered  his  entire 
English  school,  but  his  knowledge  has  been 
greatly  broadened  through  experience,  ob- 
servation and  reading. 

To  give  in  detail  a  history  of  his  business 
life  would  be  to  relate  the  story  of  the  in- 
dustrial and  commercial  development  of 
Lancaster,  but  it  attords  the  historian  pleas- 
ure to  mention  the  many  business  enterprises 
which  owe  their  development  and  success  to 
him.  It  is  true  that  the  days  liave  not 
always  been  bright,  that  he  has  witnessed 
the   approach   of  clouds   threatening   di.sas- 


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trous  storms,  but  hU  rich  inlieiilance  of 
j)luck  and  energy  have  cnahlcil  liiin  to  turn 
(Ict'eat  int(>  success.  Hi-  principal  lousiness 
interest  at  the  [irescnt  time  is  tliat  oi  fire 
insurance,  tnr  he  is  in  contnil  of  tlie  leachng 
agency  of  Lancaster,  a  position  wliich  has 
Iieen  maintained  liy  him  thrt  ugh  mruiy  years, 
lie  lias  placed  more  jiremiums  on  the  tax 
duplicate  than  all  agencies  put  together  and 
he  represents  the  leading  American  and 
English  companies.  He  is  president  of  the 
Lancaster  Gas  Light  &  Coke  Company.  In 
1887  he  became  interested  in  the  artificial 
gas  plant  in  this  city,  in  which  he  invested 
considerable  money.  Six  months  later  nat- 
ural gas  was  discovered,  making  this  ven- 
ture disastrous  from  a  financial  standpoint. 
th(.aig;h  the  company  is  still  doing  business 
in  a  modest  way,  awaiting  for  better  results 
when  the  inevital)le  exhaustion  of  the  nat- 
ural gas  supply  shall  come.  Li  1S83  he 
l)ecame  a  member  of  the  Lancaster  City  Hall 
&  Opera  House  Company,  now  known  as  the 
Hotel  'Martin.  This  was  a  financial  failure, 
although  money  was  lost  to  none  except  the 
stockholders,  who  met  all  obligatu  ns  to  the 
cent.  The  institution  is  now  prospering  and 
has  become  an  important  factor  in  Lancas- 
ter business  circles.  }vlr.  INIatt  is  likewise 
presidetit  of  the  Lancaster  Electric  Light 
Com]  any.  He  was  formerly  vice-president 
i>f  the  Old  German  Building  .Association 
and  at  the  death  of  I'hilip  Xester  succeeded 
to  the  presidency.  He  was  president  of  the 
^h.)unt  Pleasant  Savings  &  Building  Com- 
pany from  the  time  i-f  its  organization  until 
the  Ijusiness  was  cb'sed.  each  shareholder 
Ix'ing  paid  in  full.  Of  the  Citizens'  Loan 
&  Building  Company  he  was  the  chief  ex- 


ecutive from  its  organization  until  it  closed 
its  Ijusiness,  in  which  also  all  shareholders 
were  fully  paid.  On  the  organization  of  the 
Perpetual  Sa\ings  ,\:  Building  Company  he 
became  its  president  and  as  such  continued 
to  manage  its  affairs  until  August,  1901, 
when  he  resigned  his  office,  leaving  the  com- 
pany in  a  most  flourishing  condition.  He  as- 
si-^ted  in  forming  the  Xew  Plan  Savings  & 
Loan  Company,  of  which  lie  i^  a  director. 
His  keen  insight  into  business  transactions, 
the  rapidity  with  which  he  takes  cognizance 
of  a  situation  and  brings  therefrom  the  best 
results  and  his  marked  ability  in  utilizing 
seeming  r>l)stacles  to  serve  his  purp^  se.  have 
led  to  the  prospeious  conduct  of  many  im- 
ix-irtant  institutions. 

On  the  6tl-i  of  .\pril,  1863,  was  celebrat- 
ed the  marriage  of  ^Ir.  ^^latt  and  Miss  Hel- 
ena Hite,  a  rlaughter  of  Joseph  and  Mary 
(Buechler)  Plite.  of  Lancaster.  Their  union 
has  been  blessed  with  six  children :  Frank, 
wiv:  i-;  in  the  insurance  business:  George  L., 
who  is  a  graduate  of  tlie  electrical  engineer- 
ing department  of  Armour  Listitnte  in  Chi- 
cago. Illinois :  Edv.ard,  a  twin  brother  of 
George  L..  who  attended  St.  Mary"s  Listi- 
tnte at  Dayton,  Ohio,  and  is  now  secretary 
and  general  manager  c>f  the  Lancaster  Gas 
iS:  Electric  Light  Company,  while  previous 
to  the  assumption  of  the  duties  of  this  of- 
fice he  was  superintendent  (jf  the  Paducah 
Gas  Light  Company,  of  Paducah.  Kentucky ; 
Harry  B.,  who  represents  the  farm  depart- 
ment of  the  Home  Lisurance  Company  and 
acts  as  his  father's  stenographer;  and  John 
and  Helen,  who  are  attending  school. 

Mr.  Matt  is  a  man  of  recognized  abil- 
ity,  is  public-spirited  and  progressive,   and 


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stan'.l^  higli  in  hotli  business  aiul  social  cir- 
cles. He  takes  a  cjmniendable  interest  in 
proniiilin.L;  the  welfare  of  hi^  cit}',  encourag- 
ing and  financially  aiding  all  enterprises 
tending  to  benefit  tbe  public,  and  enjoys  in 
a  high  degree  the  cpnfiden.ce  and  esteem 
of  his  fellow  men.  In  politics  ~Sh.  Matt 
lias  always  been  a  suj)porter  of  the  men  and 
measures  of  the  Demi;,-cratic  [tarty,  and  was 
elected  trustee  of  tbe  city  water  vvorks.  fi.ir 
si.x  years  the  ^ame  being  owned  by  the  city, 
and  was  the  secretary  three  years  of  the 
time.  For  six  years  he  was  a  member  of 
the  board  of  health  of  Lancaster  and  dur- 
ing a  portiuu  of  that  time  acted  as  its  sec- 
retary. He  is  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Trade  and  is  its  treasurer.  In  all  public 
offices  he  ha-  discharged  his  duties  in  such 
a  prompt  and  capable  manner  that  his  course 
has  won  high  encomiums  from  the  people. 
For  the  past  twenty-five  years  he  has  been 


a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  St. 
Mary";,  Catlmlic  church  and  its  secretary. 
He  has  been  aiul  now  is  an  honorary  mem- 
ber of  the  "i'oung  IMcn's  Institute,  a  Cath- 
olic organization.  Si>cial.  intellectual,  ma- 
terial and  mora!  interests  have  received  from 
him  sub.-tantial  supiMrt  and  co-operation, 
while  his  business  affairs  ha\'c  been  of  such 
an  imjK^rtant  character  that  they  have  con- 
tributed not  alone  to  his  in.dividual  suc- 
cess but  have  been  a  leading  element  in  pro- 
moting the  general  prosperity  and  in  ad- 
vancing the  upbuilding  of  the  city  in  wliich 
almost  his  entire  life  has  been  passed,  his 
resolute  character  brooking  no  obstacles  tliat 
could  be  overcome,  and  that  determined  and 
honorable  position  has  been  of  the  greatest 
benellt  to  the  county  and  his  name  is  en- 
rolled high  among  those  whose  lives  have 
ever  been  along  the  lines  of  the  greatest 
usefulness. 


FRANKLIN  P.  STUKEY,  M.  D. 


The  life  history  of  Franklin  P.  Stukey 
sets  at  naught  the  old  adage  that  a  prophet 
is  never  without  honor  save  in  his  own 
country,  for  in  the  county  of'his  nativity  the 
Doctor  has  won  distinction,  gradually  ad- 
vancing to  a  prominent  place  among  the 
representatives  of  the  medical  profession. 
H'e  was  born  ui)on  a  fami  in  Fairfield  coun- 
ty, February  lo.  1S5.5.  His  fath.er,  John 
Stukev,  was  a  native  of  Pennsvlvania.  bi  rn 


in  the  year  1816,  and  there  he  spent  his  boy- 
hood days.  In  182S  he  came  to  Fairlield 
coutny  with  his  parents,  Samuel  and  Mary 
(Freeman)  Stukey.  who  settled  upon  a 
farm  comprised  of  one  hundred  and  se\en- 
teen  acres.  John  Stukey  became  identilied 
with  agricultural  pursuits  in  this  locality 
and  for  many  years  followed  general  fann- 
ing and  stock  raising.  He  was  a  pn-sperous 
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and  wTiN  lield  in  liigh  esteem  hy  all  who 
knew  liim.  Fi:>r  t\\eiuy-<>ne  year>  he  capaMy 
served  as  justice  ni  the  peace,  his  fair  and 
impartial  decisii.ns  "winiiinj^'  him.  giildeii 
opinions  from  all  S(^rts  of  peo])le."  Many 
cases  were  hrouglit  hcfore  him  and  his  opin- 
ions were  seldom  reversed.  In  early  life  he 
engaged  in  teaching  sch'ml  and  was  closel}' 
associated  with  th.e  develojiment  and  prog"- 
rcss  of  the  comity  in  many  ways.  His  jx^liti- 
ca!  faith  was  that  of  tlie  Democracy  and  he 
strongly  emk'rsed  the  principles  of  the 
jiarty.  He  married  Mary  Ann  Friesner. 
^vho  was  l.iorn  in  I-'airhel'l  connty  in  1821. 
on  the  farm  which  is  kmvwn  as  the  old 
homestead,  and  is  still  in  possession  of  the 
Stnkey  family.  Her  father.  Andrew  Fries- 
ner, was  i^ne  of  the  pii>neer  settlers  of  Berne 
township.  Unt(.>  the  jiarents  of  our  suhject 
were  hoxu  h\e  sons :  Franklin  P. ;  Samuel 
A.,  wh.c>  is  a  building  contractor  an<:l  resides 
in  Franklin  canity,  Ohio:  George  \\'..  who 
has  made  Alaska  his  home  for  the  past  fif- 
teen }  ears  and  has  large  interests  in  three 
rich  giild  mines  in  that  territory;  Jesse  M.. 
a  practicing'  physician  of  Lancaster:  and 
John  H..  a  dentist  of  that  city,  both  enjoy- 
ing lucrative  practices.  The  father  of  this 
family  was  calleil  to  his  tinal  rest  in  1896. 
at  the  age  of  eiglity  years. 

Dr.  Franklin  P.  Stnkey  spent  his  boy- 
hoo<l  days  upon  the  home  farm  and  in  his 
youth  attended  the  district  schools,  his  study 
being  alternated  by  the  pleasure  of  the  play- 
ground and  the  work  '.f  the  fields,  for  at  an 
early  date  he  assisted  in  the  development 
and  cultivation  of  the  home  place.  When 
only  seventeen  years  of  age  he  began  teach- 
ing in  the  district  schools  and  followed  that 


profe~-;ioii  through  eigh.t  winter  tt^rms.  He 
further  ci'mtinued  liis  own  education  as  a 
student  in  the  National  Xornial  Sch'U.l  at 
I.ebatK-n,  Ohi'i.  and  when  he  ended  his  work 
as  an  instructor  in  the  scli«.>olroom  he  to(^k 
ui>  tlie  studv  .if  medicine,  reading  under  the 
direcli.ui  .>f  Dr.  S.  S.  Scoville.  of  Leban^ni. 
He 'was  afterward  graduated  in  the  Ken- 
tucky Sch^Bjl  cf  Medicine  at  Li>uis\illc, 
Kentucky,  in  1881.  and  after  his  graduation 
he  1<  cated  in  Lar.caster,  vchere  he  engages 
in  general  jiractice.  ScH_>n  his  business  in- 
creased in  \'olume  and  importance  aiul  ti> 
day  he  is  accounted  one  of  the'most  success- 
ful ami  capable  I'hysicians  of  the  city,  but  he 
has  ni,t  confined  bis  attention  alone  to  his 
professional  duties.  His  inventive  turi\  of 
mind  wirii  for  him  the  "Reward  of  Genius," 
a  gold  and  silver  medal  of  1896.  He  is  the 
inventor  and  patentee  of  several  useful  amJ 
novel  rlevices,  the  latest  of  which  is  a  frame 
to  be  used  in  operating  and  holding  storm 
curtains  on  buggies  and  other  vehicles,  and 
he  is  now  establishing  a  malleable  iron  plant 
in  Lancaster  f'-r  the  purjwse  of  manufactur- 
ing these  flames  and  doing  malleable  work 
generally.  This  plant  promises  to  be  one  of 
the  uKTst  valuable  additions  to  the  manu- 
facturing industries  of  the  city. 

In  1882  occurreil  the  marriage  of  Dr. 
Stnkey  and  }»Iiss  Mary  E.  Schwenke,  of 
Sugar  Gro\e.  Ohio,  a  daughter  of  Henry 
Schwenke,  a  native  of  Germany  and  an  early 
settler  of  Fairfiel'J  canity.  Unto*the  Doc- 
ti  r  and  his  wife  ha\e  been  born  three  chil- 
dren :  Grace  F\ylin,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
eight  months;  Frank  H.;  and  RayuKJiid  E. 
Fraternally  Dr.  Stukey  is  cc>nnected  with  the 
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ternal  Mystic  Circle  and  the  American  In- 

suraiK-e  Uni^m.   and  politically  he  affiliates 

with  the  Democratic  i)arty.  hut  has  no  tiine 

or  desire  to  seek  public  oftice,  preferring  to 

give  his  attention  to  his  business  interests. 

In  connection  with  his  profession  he  most     prehensive  study  and  br.-ad  reading  and  the 

creditably  served  one  term  as  physician  to     accuracy  with   which  he  adapts  his  knowl- 

the  Boys'  Industrial  School,  and  for  the  past      edge  have  made  him  a  verv  successful  and 

eight  years  has  been  physician  to  the  Fair-      prr:mincut  plivsician  of  Fairfield  countv. 


held  County  Infirmary.  He  has  always  been 
a  close  student,  interesteil  in  the  pn-fcssion 
not  only  because  of  his  love  for  the  science 
but  because  of  his  earnest  desire  to  aid  those 
who  are  suffering  from  disease.     His  com- 


WILLIAM  H.  MYERS. 


As  long  av  history  records  the  deeds  of 
valor  and  bravery  enacted  on  the  battlefields 
of  the  Civil  war  so  long  will  the  men  who 
wore  the  blue  in  the  defense  of  the  Union 
lie  honored  for  what  they  accomjjlished  in 
behalf  oi  their  country.  \\"illiam  H.  Myers 
was  one  of  the  loyal  sfms  that  Ohio  sent  to 
the  front,  and.  although  but  a  young  man. 
he  was  luost  true  to  his  duty  and  most  faith- 
ful in  its  discharge. 

A  native  of  Rush  Creek  township.  Fair- 
field county,  he  was  born  March  17.  1843. 
His  father,  Francis  Myers,  was  a  native  of 
Gettysburg,  Pennsyhania.  where  his  liirth 
occurred  in  1S16.  When  two  years  old  he 
was  brought  to  Fairfield-  oumty.  Ohio,  by 
his  parents,  Francis  and  Catherine  Myers, 
who  settled  in  the  vicinity  i>f  Bremen  in 
18 1 8.  The  grandfather  of  our  subject  was 
a  farmer  by  occupation  and  entered  a  tract 
of  land  from  the  government,  becoming  the 
owner  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  on 
section  2T,  Rush  Creek  township.     In  addi- 


tion to  other  valuable  traits,  he  was  also 
familiar  with  the  tanning  business,  and  fi;r 
a  numljer  of  years  operated  a  tannery  in 
Ivusli  Creek  tr>wnshi[j,  in  connect, on  with 
agricultural  pursuits.  The  leather  which  he 
made  was  of  a  superior  quality  and  was  in 
great  demand  to  l)e  used  for  half-si.leing 
and  also  manufacturing  shoes.  He  was 
thus  ck>sely  asscciated  with  the  business  in- 
terests of  the  ojunty  at  an  early  day.  His 
death  occurred  in  1S53,  wbile  his  wife 
passed  away  in  1859.  In  their  family  were 
five  sons  and  four  daughters,  namel}-: 
John:  Michael:  Joseph;  Francis:  Jacob; 
^fargaret:  Elizal>eth.  the  wife  of  Joseph 
Snyder:  Christina,  the  wife  of  John  S.  Sny- 
der; and  Catherine,  all  of  whom  are  now 
deceased. 

Francis  Myers,  the  father  of  our  subject, 
was  reared  amid  pioneer  conditions  on  the 
old  home  farm  in  this  county  and  when  he 
had  attained  to  man's  estate  he  sought  as  a 
companion  and  helpmate  fc>r  life's  ji.airnev 


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^liss  Elizabeth  Hutchinson.  She  was  l>jni 
ill  Rush  Creek  townsliip  in  i8_'0  and  was  a 
daughter  of  James  and  Marg-aret  llutcliin- 
son,  who  removed  from  \'irginia  to  Ohio  in 
1818.  taking-  up  ihcir  ah'xie  near  Salem  and 
after  a  sliort  time  iMcating  in  Rusli  Creek 
township,  where  the  mother  i.>f  our  subject 
was  biirn.  After  liis  marriage  Francis 
M}-ers  located  upon  a  farm,  where,  in  con- 
nectiMU  with  tlie  culti\ation  of  the  crops  best 
adapted  to  tiie  soil  and  climate,  he  also  en- 
gaged in  st'ick-raising.  In  politics  he  was 
an  old-line  ^^  big  and  later  he  became  a 
Prohibitionist.  He  died  on  his  eighty  acre 
farm  in  October,  1896,  having  l'>r  a  uumlier 
of  years  survived  his  wife,  who  died  in  Sep- 
teml)er,   1S79. 

Their  only  child  was  \\"illiam  H.  Myers, 
of  this  review.  He  attended  the  village 
schools  at  I'remen.  afterward  continuing  his 
studies  in  Rush  Creek  Academy  and  later 
in  the  Lancaster  Normal  School,  where  he 
prepared  for  teaching,  being  first  employed 
in  Bremen,  wdiere  he  remained  frir  two 
terms.  For  eighteen  years  lie  was  identified 
with  educational  work,  his  labors  in  that 
direction  being  extraordinary  tlirough  their 
private  influence.  He  spent  five  years  as  a 
teaclier  in  Bremen  and  the  remainder  of  the 
time  in  Rush  Creek  township.  \\"hen  the 
country  became  involved  in  ci\'il  war  he 
felt  that  his  first  duty  was  to  the  Union  and 
in  iSCij  enlisted  in  the  Cnion  army  as  a 
member  of  Company  Yk  Fifty-ninth  Ohio 
Volunteer  Infantry,  under  the  command  of 
Cai^tain  Henr\-  S.  Abbot  and  Colonel  L.  J. 
Jackson.  He  had  joined  a  three  month'^" 
regiment,  which  was  sent  to  \'irginia,  serv- 
ing there  for  four  month-.     On  the  30th  of 


July,  180.],  however,  Mr.  Myers  re-enlisted, 
becoming  a  member  uf  Company  T\  One 
Hundred  and  Eighty-seventh  Ohio  \'nlun- 
teer  Infantry.  In  a  skirmish  at  Resaca, 
Oeurgia,  his  command  captured  twenty-two 
hundred  persons  under  General  Wolford. 
1  hey  were  soon  after  paroled  on  account  of 
tlie  terminati.'U  of  the  war.  On  the  9tli  of 
February,  1S66,  Mr.  :Myers  received  an  hon- 
orable discharge  from  arniv  service  and  re- 
turned to  his  old  li.jme  on  the  farm  in  Rush 
Creek  township. 

At  about  that  tiine  our  subject  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mary  Cook,  of 
Athens  -county,  who  was  bora  in  ^Morgan 
County,  Ohi<j.  They  became  the  parents  of 
two  Sons,  but  one  died  in  early  childhood. 
The  other,  diaries  E.,  has  married  Miss 
^lary  M.  Xisley.  r.f  Rush  Creek  townihip, 
and  is  a  resident  of  this  count_\-.  The  mother 
has  also  passed  away.  Mr.  Myers,  of  this 
review,  gives  his  pL-Iitical  supfx^rt  to  the  Re- 
publicans, ar.d  is  a  member  of  Rushville 
Lodge,  X(3.  _Mi,  F.  &  A.  M.  He  likewise 
belongs  to  Joe  T.  Tolaiul  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  and 
to  the  Union  X'eteran  Union,  and  with  his 
comrades  takes  delight  in  reccvunting  the 
scenes  and  incidents  of  the  late  war.  His 
eftorts  in  behalf  of  educational  interests 
were  of  great  value.  He  had  the  ability  to 
impart  clearly  and  concisely  to  others  the 
knriwledge  he  had  acquired,  and  inspired  his 
pupils  with  liis  own  zeal  and  interest  in  the  ' 
W'jrk.  He  tlid  much  to  promote  intellectual 
progress  in.  the  ci  nimunity  and  his  worth 
was  widel\-  acknowledged  in  educational 
circles.  At  the  present  time  he  is  living  re- 
tired, enjoying  a  rest  which  he  has  richly 
earned. 


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ANDREW  J.  MUSSER. 


Extensive  agricultural  an.l  stc>ck  railing- 
interests  claim  the  attention  of  Andrew 
Jacksnn  Zinsser,  whose  operations  along  this 
line  have  brought  to  him  sjilendid  success. 
tie  has  also  been  prominent  in  i)ul)lic  af- 
fairs and  at  one  time  served  as  tlie  treasurer 
of  Fairfield  county.  He  was  Ixirn  in  Wal- 
nut township,  this  county,  on  the  Jnd  of 
July.  1832.  and  is  of  Swiss  lineage.  His 
paternal  grandfather,  John  .Musser.  was 
bom  in  the  land  of  the  Alps  ami  with  his 
family  crossed  the  broad  Atlantic  to  America 
in  1794,  establishing-  his  home  in  Somerset 
county.  Pennsylvania,  at  which  place  his 
wife  died.  A  few  Aears  afterward  he  re- 
moved from  the  Ke\-stone  state  to  Fairfield 
county,  Ohio,  \\  here  he  arrixed  in  1799. 
The  trip  was  made  ilown  the  Ohio  rixer  and 
up  the  Hocking-  riser  in  a  flat  iKiat,  in  which 
was  loaded  all  of  the  family  belongings,  the 
boat  being  pushed  along  by  poles.  Jcjhn 
Musser  and  his  family  took  up  their  abijde 
in  what  is  now  known  as  Walnut  township 
in  the  mid-t  of  a  tract  of  den>e  timber  land. 
Indians  were  far  more  numerous  in  this  re- 
gion than  the  white  settlers  and  stalked 
through  the  forest  engaged  in  hunting  and 
in  other  pursuits  common  to  the  red  race. 
Arriving  at  their  destination.  Mr.  Musser 
erected  a  small  liig  cabin  and  with  the  aid  of 
his  sons  at  once  began  to  clear  and  develop 
the  little  farm,  purchasing  a  tract  of  ei.ghty 
acres.  This  he  afterward  sold  and  removed 
to  Berne  township,  where  he  in.^proved  a 
small  tract  of  land,  spending  his  remaining 
davs  thereon.     His  entire  life  was  devoted 


to  ag-ricultural  pursuits.  In  his  familv  were 
three  sons  and  a  daughter,  namely  :  Henry, 
John.  Ulric.  and  Catherine. 

L'iric  Musser.  the  youngest  son.  was  the 
father  of  our  sul)jcct.  He  was  born  in 
Switzerland  ami  v,-as  only  seven  years  of 
age  when  the  family  emigrated  to  the  new 
world.  The  greater  part  of  his  youth  was 
passed  in  Walnut  township,  where  he  at- 
tcnderl  the  subscription  schools,  for  at  that 
time  the  public  scb.ool  systciii  was  not  es- 
tablished. His  educational  privileges,  how- 
ever, were  limited  to  a  few  months  attend- 
ance during  the  winter  season  for  through- 
out the  rei-nainder  of  the  year  his  services 
were  needed  in  the  work  of  clearing  the 
home  and  developing  crops,  which  brought 
to  the  family  a  li\-elihood.  When  lie  had  at- 
tained to  man's  estate,  he  married  Eliza- 
Ixnh  Frye.  who  was  b<irn  in  Rockingham 
county,  \'irginia.  in  1793.  '^"'^  "^^"^s  a  little 
maiden  of  six  summers  when  brought  to 
Fairfield  county  b\-  her  parents  who  settled 
on  the  Hocking  Flats,  bordering  the  Hock- 
ing river,  their  home  being  in  the  neighbor- 
hood known  as  the  Stukey  settlement. 
Many  were  the  hardships  and  privations 
endured  by  these  pioneer  farmers,  far  from 
civilization.  Their  homes  were  sniall  and 
tliey  had  to  de|x?nd  upon  what  they  could 
raise  for  a  living.  After  their  marriage 
U'ric  Musser  and  his  wife  tor>k  up  their 
abode  in  Fairfield  county,  where  he  was  act- 
ively engaged  in  clearing  a  farm,  which  he 
afterward  sold  preparatory  to  remo\-ing  to 
Walnut  township.     In  the  latter  localitv  he 


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took  up  his  ali.:Hlc  on  the  li'-u'der  of  Clear 
creek,  wh.erc  he  impri.'ved  and  culti\'ated  a 
farm    until     hi^     death,    which    occurred    in 
185-'.     His   wife,  whu  survived  him   for  a 
nunil>er  of  years,  afterward  married  I'nnrad 
Ilitc.     When  the  war  of  iSu  was  in  nrug- 
ress    Ulric    3.1usser    joined    the    American 
forces  under  Captain   Sanderson,   the  com- 
pany having  l)cen  raised  in.  Lancaster.     He 
was  a  loval  and  \alued  soMier,  remaining 
witli  his  Company  until  his  services  were  no 
longer  needed.     It  v,as  in  1S15  that  lie  mar- 
ried Miss  Frye,  and  throughout  his  remain- 
ing davs  he  carried  on  general  farming  and 
stock-raising  with   gi-vxV  success,   so  at  the 
time   of  his   death   he  ]i..s-.essed   four   hun- 
dred and   twenty   acres   of  rich   land.     Al- 
though his  educational  advantages  were  lim- 
ited, he  possessed  sound   common   sense,  a 
strong-    purpose    and     force    of    character, 
which  enabled  him  to  acquire  a  handsome 
competence  and  also  to  win  the  respect  of 
his   fellow  men.      In  his  political  views  he 
w-as   a  Jacksonian    Democrat,    and    hi?    re- 
ligious  faith  was   that  of  the  German   Re- 
formed church.      His  wife,   who   long  sur- 
vived  him.   reached    the    advanced   age  of 
ninetv-six  years  and  died  in  1889.     By  her 
first  marriage  she  became    the    mother  of 
seven  children,  namely:     Henry,  a  pr.isper- 
ous  farmer  of  this  county.  Daniel,  who  died 
in  1S97:  Abraham,  who  is  engaged  in  busi- 
ness in  partnership  with  oiir  subject:  Sarah, 
the  widow  of  Thomas  B. Warner:  Elizabeth, 
now  Mrs.  Gilmore:  an<l  Mrs.  Lydia  Ashley. 
All  are  yet  residents  of  Fairfield  county. 

Tn  xetrospecting  one  can  see  Andrew  J. 
Musser  as  a  little  farmer  b^y  making  his 


wav  from  home  in  the  m'>rning  to  the  dis- 
trict  icho.ils  and  returning  in  the  evening. 
He  also  performed  such  a  jxart  of  the  farm 
work  as  his  age  and  strength  would  [)ennit. 
He  lo.st  his  father  when  he  was  1  idy  four- 
teen years  of  age  and  thus  was  early  thrown 
on  his  own  resources,  so  that  he  was  vari- 
ously   employed    in    any    way    which    would 
yield  him  an   honest  living    until    he    was 
twenty-one  years  of  age.     At  that  time  he 
entered    into    partnership  with  his  brother 
Abraham  and  they  began  dealing  in  horses, 
which  they  prepared  for  the  market.     Later 
thcv  turned  their  attention  to  hogs  and  cat- 
tle and  became  breeders  and  feeders  v\  both, 
feeding  one  hundred  steers  annually  and  a 
large  numl>er  of  hogs.     This  business  they 
condncted  verv  successfully  from  1S51  until 
1001,  with  the  exception  of  four  years  when 
Andrew  ].  Musser  tilled  the  othce  of  county 
treasurer.     He  was  elected  to  that  [)i'sition 
in  1803  anrl  entered  upon  his  duties  m  Sep- 
tember, iSy4.     Chosen  for  the  seco;ul  term, 
he  continued  in  office  fmu"  years,  acquitting 
himself  carefully  as  a  trustworthy  and  reli- 
able (.official.     On  his  retirement  from  office 
he  resumed  acti\'e  business    in    connection 
with  his  brother  in  feeding  and  dealing  in 
hogs  and  cattle.     Together  they  carried  on 
their  extensive  fami,  comprising  more  than 
five  hundred  acres  under  a  high  state  of  cul- 
tivation.     They   alsi>  have  good  dwellings, 
hams,  sheds,   feedyards  and  str>ck  pens ;  in 
fact,  their  farm  is  supplied  with  all  modern 
facilities   fi  r  carrying  on   their  business,   is 
equiijped    with    the    latest    improved    ma- 
chinery and  is  justly  accounted  one  of  the 
best  farm  projierties  of  the  community.    Our 


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subject  also  supcnntfiuls  another  lann  ot 
one  luindri'il  aiul  sixty  acres  in  Rlij'.mi  tOAvn- 
shi]).   which  belongs  to  liis  wife. 

Mr.  .\lu-ser  has  l)een  t\\  ice  married.  He 
first  weckleil  Augusta  Taylor,  of  Walnut 
township,  a  daughter  of  John  and  Catherine 
(Laiul>)  Taylor.  She  died  in  1S73.  !ea\ing 
three  children:  Clny;  Xellie,  the  wile  of 
Charles  Lamb;  and  Josei)h.  w^w  living  in 
Montana.  For  his  second  wife  }ilr.  Musser 
chose  Elizabeth  Courtright,  of  Bloom  town- 
ship, where  she  was  born  and  reared,  her 
parents  being  Zepheniah  and  Sarah  (Will- 
iams) Courtright.  Six  children  iiave  been 
born  to  this  union,  of  whom  five  are  yet  liv- 
ing, namely:  Zepheniah,  whr.  is  clerking 
for  the  natural  gas  l>oard  of  Lancaster; 
Ray  and  Andrew  J.,  who  are  actively  con- 
nected in  farming  pursuits  and  are  now  feed- 
ing hogs  and  cattle;  and  Roderick  and  Fan- 
nie,  who  are  yet  in  school. 

Politically  Mr.  Musser  has  always  afrlli- 
atcd  with  the  Democracy,  and  is  often  seen 
in  the  councils  of  the  party.  He  takes  an 
active  interest  in  local,  county  and  state  poli- 


tics but  never  to  the  neglect  of  his  extensive 
business.  He  is  prominent  in  Mascinr}-,  lie- 
longing  to  r.aUini.M-e  Fudge,  F.  &  A.  AL ; 
Chanter.  Iv.  A.  M. :  and  Lancaster  Com- 
mandery.  K.  T.  Since  1894.  -when  he  re- 
moved frr.m  liis  farm  to  Lancaster  to  enter 
upon  the  duties  of  the  i.t^ice  of  county  treas- 
urer, he  has  continued  tn  reside  in  the  coun- 
ty seat  and  has  a  neat  and  comfortable  home 
on  Fast  ]\[ain  street.  From  the  early  age 
of  fourteen  )  ears  A.  J.  IMu^ser  has  depended 
eniirel}  uprm  his  own  resources  for  ailvance- 
ment  and- the  success  which  is  accorded  his 
efforts  is  tlie  merited  reward  of  his  labors. 
He  has  encountered  obstacles  and  difficul- 
ties which  would  have  utterly  discouraged 
many  men  of  less  resolute  spirit,  but  with 
determined  purpose  he  has  pushed  forward, 
and  his  indefatigable  industry  and  capable 
mai-.agement  have  enaliled  him  to  become 
one  of  the  su'jstantial  citizens  of  Fairfield 
county,  while  his  straightforward  business 
methods  have  commended  him  to  the  con- 
fidence and  good  will  of  all  with  whom  he 
comes  in  contact. 


THOMAS  J.  MacDONOUGH. 


Practical  industry  wisely  and  vigorously 
applied  never  fails  of  success:  it  carries  a 
man  onward  and  upward,  brings  out  his  in- 
dividual character  and  acts  as  a  powerful 
stimulus  to  the  efforts  of  others.  The 
greatest  results  in  life  are  usually  attained 


by  simple  means  and  the  exercise  of  the  or- 
dinary qualities  of  common  sense  and  per- 
se\-erance.  The  every-day  life,  with  its 
cares,  necessities  and  duties,  att'ords  ample 
opixirtiniities  for  acquiring  experience  of 
the  best  kind,  and  its  most  beaten  paths  pro- 


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vide  a  true  wi-rker  wiih  alvandaut  scope  for 
effort  aiul  fur  self-inipruvcniciit.  It  is  along- 
sucli  lines  that  Mr.  .MacDoiirmq-h  ha;  won 
a  place  p'ru:i;inent  in  I  usir.ess  circles. 

Thomas  J.  .\[acDo)i..i!o-li  is  president  of 
the  cit\-  co'.nicil  as  well  as  a  recognip'cd  fac- 
tor in  industrial  interests  in  Fairfield  ciain- 
ty,  and  his  life  record  cannot  fail  lo  piuve 
of  interest  to  many  oi  our  readers.  He 
.was  born  in  Marietta,  Ohio.  June  18.  1856. 
His  parents  were  Laurance  and  Ann  1  Stan- 
kard)  MacDonough.  The  father  was  burn 
in  county  Galwa}-,  Ireland,  and  there  was 
married  to  Miss  Stankard,  whose  birth  also 
occurred  in  that  locality.  Believing  that 
they  might  have  better  opportunities  for  ac- 
quiring a  competence  in  the  new  Avorld,  they 
sailed  for  the  United  States  in  1S48  with 
their  family,  then  numbering  five  children. 
Taking  up  their  abode  in  ^Marietta,  Ohio, 
the  father  became  a  contractor  t>n  the 
^leniphis  &  Cincimiati  Railroad,  which 
afterward  became  a  part  of  the  Baltimore 
&  Ohici  Railroad  system.  For  a  number  of 
years  ]Mr.  INfacDonouglKwas  thus  engaged 
in  contracting,  constructing  road  beds.  lay- 
ing ties  and  doing  otlier  such  work  neces- 
sary to  the  building  of  a  road.  After  an 
active  and  useful  business  career  he  passed 
away  in  ;Marietta,  in  1SS3,  being  survived 
by  his  wife  for  six  years. 

In  the  schools  of  his  native  city  Thoinas 
J.  MacDonough  pursued  his  early  educa- 
tion and  later  attended  a  parochial  school. 
On  putti'ig  risuk  his  text-books  he  began 
learning  the  more  difficult  lessons  in  the 
school  of  experience,  his  training  being  re- 
ceived at  the  carpenter's  bench  under  the 
direction  of  his  elder  brother,   Michael,  in 


Marietta.  When  he  had  mastered  the  lni.->i- 
ness  lie  removed  to  Crawfurdsvillo.  Indiana, 
where  he  fulluwed  his  trade  f'^r  two  years 
in  O'lmcctiun  with  what  was  called  the 
Danville  but  is  nuw  the  Panhandle  Ivailroad. 
In  1 88 1  he  came  to  Lancaster,  where  he  en- 
tered the  employ  of  the  Iluckiug  \'alley 
Railway  as  a  bridge  cai'penter,  and  soon 
afterward  was  promoted  tu  foreman,  while 
later  he  Ixcame  sn;)erintciident  of  the  bridge 
deparUnent,  having  charge  of  this  branch  of 
work  along  their  various  lines.  He  thus 
engaged  in  the  constructing  of  bridges,  cul- 
verts, de[)Ots  and  other  necessary  buildings, 
having  snper\ision  of  some  two  hundred 
and  forty-eight  miles  and  ten  gangs  of  men 
and  bridge  builders,  carpenters  and  stone 
masons.  It  is  also  a  part  of  his  dutv  to 
supply  engines  for  flag  stations.  His  posi- 
tion is  one  rec^uiring  nut  only  a  cun\[>re- 
hensive  knowledge  of  mechanical  principles 
and  practical  skill  along  the  various  lines 
of  construction,  but  is  one  involving  great 
responsibility,  for  work  which  is  not  of  a 
high  grade  might  be  very  detrimental  to  the 
safe  conduct  of  the  trains  over  the  lines, 
causing  perhaps  loss  of  life  or  property.  Mr. 
!MacDonough,  however,  is  thoroughly  com- 
petent to  discharge  the  onerous  duties  w  hich 
devolve  upon  him.  He  is  an  expert  me- 
chanic himself  and  is  thus  capable  of  ha\'ing 
charge  of  the  work  of  the  men  and  testing 
their  efficiency,  and  his  long  ser\ice  in  the 
eiTiploy  of  the  company,  covering  twenty- 
one  consecutive  years,  is  an  indicati'in  of 
the  implicit  trust  and  resp<3nsibility  rep<ised 
in  him. 

In   1885   Mr;   MacDonough  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Miss  Gara  Zink,  a  daughter 


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of  Sylvester  and  Mary  ( Raser)  Zink.  of 
l..ancaster.  Umri  ciur  snliject  and  lii?  \vife 
have  been  born  three  cliildrcn,  bill  imly  one 
is  Hving.  George  llarnld.  In  his  pr)!itical 
views  y\r.  MacDononyh  is  a  stalwart  Dem- 
ocrat and  takes  great  interest  in  the  snccess 
of  his  party,  using  liis  inlluence  anfl  aid  in 
belialf  of  its  growth  and  progress.  His  fel- 
low townsmen,  recognizing  his  worth  and 
ability,  have  frequently  called  him  to  public 
office.  In  1S96  be  was  chosen  a  representa- 
tive of  the  third  ward  in  the  city  council, 
and  so  capal)ly  did  he  serve  that  he  has  been 


three  times  elected  to  the  jKisilion.  acting  as 
its  president  ci^utiiutously  since  1896.  He 
has  also  served  as  president  of  the  city  li- 
brar_\-,  and  his  aid  and  co-L/i)eration  are 
freely  given  to  all  measures  fc^r  the  general 
g-ood.  He  has  takei!  an  active  jjart  in  vari- 
ous enterprises  tlia.t  have  pPKinoted  the 
material,  siicial  and  intellectual  upbuilding 
of  his  adopted  city,  and  in  the  community 
where  he  has  so  lung  resided  he  has  won 
the  onitidence  and  respect  of  liis  fellow  men 
and  the  warm  friendship  of  many  with 
whom  he  is  associated. 


GEORGE  E.  HOFFMAN. 


George  E.  Hoffman,  now  deceased,  was 
for  many  }-ears  a  respected  citi;:en  of  Fair- 
field comity  and  though  he  livetl  a  quiet  and 
retiring  life,  he  enjoyed  in  high  measure  the 
confidence  and  good  will  of  many  friends. 
He  was  l)orn  in  Franklin  county.  Pennsyl- 
vania, on  the  29th  of  March,  18^5.  His  fa- 
ther, Jacob  Hoft'man.  was  also  a  native  oi 
Penns}l\-ania  and  removed  to  Ohio  when 
his  son  was  only  four  years  of  age,  taking 
up  his  abode  in  Fairfield  county.  si_^  that  our 
subject  acquired  his  education  in  the  com- 
mon schools  of  this  portion  of  the  state.  He 
attended  for  about  three  months  each  }"ear 
— the  winter  seasons.  The  temple  of  learn- 
ing was  a  little  log  school  house,  lighted  by 
a  window  as  long  as  one  side  of  the  room, 
for  it  was  made  bv  omitting  one  of  the  logs 


in  building  the  structure.  The  floor  was 
made  of  puncheon  and  slab  benches  wiihi^iu 
backs  were  used  as  seats  for  the  children, 
the  feet  of  the  little  ones  lacking  several 
inches  of  touching  the  floor.  After  the 
primiti\'e  manner  of  the  times  George  F. 
Holtman  continued  his  education  until  about 
eighteen  years  of  age.  In  the  meantime  he 
had  become  familiar  with  the  various  de- 
partments of  farm  work  upon  the  old  family 
homestead,  situated  about  three  miles  west 
of  l^ancaster.  The  place  comprised  one 
hundred  and  forty-eight  acres  of  good  land 
and  there  our  subject  remained  with  his  fa- 
ther until  his  marriage,  when  he  purchased 
the  farm  upon  which  his  widow  is  still  liv- 
ing and  whicli  was  his  home  for  a  half  a 
centurv.      Within    its   boundaries  are  com- 


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prise'l  (inc  Inindre'.l  and  tliirty-sevcn  acres 
of  land,  which  ihr<>iu;h  the  pa^sint:  year^ 
has  responded  to  the  cultixalion  and  im- 
provement of  ^fr.  Hoffman,  wiiose  cfl'Tis 
transformed  it  into  a  rich! y  developed  home- 
stead. 

In  1850  occnrred  the  marriaye  ol 
George  E.  Hoffman  and  Mi^s  Marietta 
I'eters,  a  native  of  Fairheld  connty.  Ohio, 
and  a  dan.yhter  of  Wesley  and  Elizaheth 
(Ingman)  Peters;  the  former  a  native  <-if 
Maryland  and  the  latter  '..f  \'irginia.  In 
her  parent's  family  were  nine  children: 
Samnel  G..  deceased:  Henry  William,  wli.  1 
is  living-  in  Hocking  township;  ^Irs.  Hoff- 
man; James,  a  resident  f)f  Berne  township; 
IsabcUe.  the  wife  of  Thomas  Strode,  of 
Hocking  township;  Silas  P..  who  has  passed 
away;  Sophia,  the  wife  of  Henry  Ewalt,  of 
Kansas;  John  Wesley,  living  in  Springfield; 
and  Sarah  Elizabeth,  who  became  the  wife 
of  James  Davidson,  of  Cliampaign.  Illinois. 
Mrs.  Hoftman  was  born  November  2\. 
iSjc),  and  liy  her  marriage  became  the  moth- 
er of  ten  children,  as  follows :  William 
Henry,     a     resident     of    Eierne    township : 


Cicorgc  Milton,  wdio  died  in  Kansas:  !Mary 
Ella,  the  wife  of  Henry  Pearce.  of  \\;i-,h- 
ington  G.  11..  Ohi,.;  Jolm  Wesley,  who 
li\es  in  Lancaster;  Laura  I'dizabeth.  who 
became  the  wife  of  Gluarles  Emhich.  of 
Berne  to\,nship;  Ida  May.  who  has  (Lparted 
this  life;  E.mma  Gatherine.  the  wife  of  Will- 
iam Stiickey.  of  Mount  Sterling,  Ohio; 
Gran.t  X..  a  resident  of  Chicago;  Fanny, 
who  is  at  home  with  her  mother;  ancl  Glark 
P.,  also  ;it  home. 

Our  subject  and  his  wife  held  member- 
ship in  the  Lutheran  church  and  their  Ghris- 
tian.  belief  permeated  their  daily  conduct. 
In  his  ])olitical  \-iews  Mr.  Hoffman  was  a 
stanch  f^epublican  and  had  hrm  belief  in 
the  principles  of  the  parly  and  the  ultimate 
good  thai  would  be  attaincl  througli  the 
adoption  cif  these  princi])les,  but  he  ne\er 
sought  i^r  desired  office  and  would  never 
allow  his  name  to  be  used  in  such  a  comicc- 
tion.  He  was  of  a  retiring  disposition,  but 
his  sterling  worth  was  manifest  in  an  up- 
right life,  and  wdien  he  was  called  to  his 
final  rest  in  1900  many  friends  mourned 
his  loss. 


JOHN  C.  RITCHIE. 


John  G.  Ritchie  is  a  prosperous  farmer 
residing  at  Amanda.  He  was  born  in  Llock- 
ing  township,  Fairfield  county,  March  22, 
i860,  his  parents  lieing  Greed  and  Sally 
(Schleich)  Ritchie.  The  father  was  born 
in   1830  in  this  county;  the  mr)ther  was  a 


daughter  of ■  John  D.  and  Mary  (Haider- 
man)  Schleich.  the  former  an  old  resident 
of  Lancaster.  Mr.  Ritchie  was  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  employed  l)y  the  Cincinnati  & 
Muskingum  ^'alley  Railroad.  ser\ing  in 
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killed  in  a  railruad  acciilcnl  at  Imliaiiaivilis. 
Indiana,  in  1S77,  while  acting-  in  the  ca- 
pacity of  yard  master.  The  ni...ther  nf  cnr 
snbjerl  ];as-ed  away  in  181 14.  and  tlieir 
daughter,  Mary,  ihe  eldest  of  their  tln'ec 
children,  died  in  looi.  Kate,  the  second 
daughter,  is  llic  wife  of  C.  E.  Ijrenelle,  of 
Marion,  Indiana. 

John  Creed  Ritchie,  whose  name  forms 
the  caption  of  this  review,  was  reared  upon 
the  home  farm,  and  during'  the  winter 
months  attended  the  district  schools.  At 
the  time  of  early  spring-  planting  he  took 
his  place  in  the  fields  and  was  thus  largely 
emplo}Td  until  tlie  crops  were  harvested  in 
the  autumn.  lie  is  a  half  owner  of  a  good 
farm  of  one  hundred  and  ninety-seven  acres 
in  Hocking  township.  His  attention  is  de- 
voted to  the  cultivation  of  the  crops  best 
adapted  to  the  soil  and  climate  and  also  to 
stCKrk-raising,  in  both  departments  of  his 
business  meeting  with  good  success.  He  is 
accounted  one  of  the  thrifty  and  enterpris- 
ing agriculturists  of  his  neighbrirhood.  and 


whatiMxr  he  has  achieved  is  the  result  of 
hi.-  i>\\n  ethn-tj  and  a  >trict  adherence  to 
business  principles, 

On  the  i8lh  of  April,  1891.  ^^Ir.  Ritchie 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Xellie 
Baugher,  of  Greenlield  mwuship.  Fairlicld 
county,  a  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Caniline 
(Fisher)  Baugher,  both  of  whom  were  na- 
ti\-es  of  Greenfield  township.  Tiie  home  of 
Mr.  and  ^Jrs.  Ritchie  has  been  blessed  with 
the  presence  of  a  son  and  daughter,  Edgar 
and  IMildred.  Tlie  parents  hold  membership 
in  the  First  Presbyterian  churcli  of  Aman- 
da, and  in  iqoi  ]Mr.  Ritchie  built  a  fine 
residence  which  he  and  his  familv  occupy, 
his  farm  being  situated  a  few  nnles  south 
of  the  village.  The  occujiation  to  which  he 
was  reared  he  has  made  his  life  work,  hav- 
ing no  desire  to  change  his  pursuit,  for  he 
has  found  that  success  may  be  attained 
along  that  line.  His  work  also  leaves  him 
ample  time  to  faith full\-  perform  the  duties 
of  citizenship  and  to  enjoy  the  pleasures  of 
the  home. 


GEORGE  NICHOLS. 


George  Xichols  is  actively  identified 
with  industrial  interests  of  Fairfield  coim- 
ty,  being  a  well  known  carriage  and  wagon 
manufacturer,  whcise  home  is  on  section  34, 
Pleasant  township,  near  Lancaster.  Fie  was 
born  on  the  ist  of  Ma}',  1S3J,  in  Berne 
township,  this  county.  Flis  father.  Jr.hn 
Nichols,  was  a  native  of  Cumberland.  }>Iarv- 


land.  Ijorii  August  S,  1783.  The  grandfa- 
tlier  of  our  subject  was  a  planter,  and  w  hen 
John  Xichols  attained  his  majority  he  in- 
herited a  large  estate.  Later  both  he  and 
his  father  sold  their  real  estate  in  the  south 
and  removed  to  Ohio  in  1S04.  settling  in 
Fairiicld  coimty.  where  he  remained  until 
his  death,   which  occurred  on   the   19th  of 


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]X'Ccml)ei-,  1867.  His  fathc-r  lumtea  and 
traiii>c'd  and  also  dcall  with  the  Indian--,  lic- 
inj;  ahle  ti.>  talk  with  them  in  their  'jun  lan- 
pnayc.  The  grandfather  of  ^nw  -uhject  also 
en-aged  in  hun.ting  and  trapping,  tradiiig 
in  tnrs  to  a  considcrahle  extent  at  an  e;M-ly 
(lav.  Later  hi>  attention  was  gi\en  to  ag- 
rienltural  pursuits.  Through  sonic  unfor- 
tunate speeulation  he  lost  ni.  ist  of  the  iVir- 
tune  which  he  had  hn.ught  with  hint  from 
?iJaryland.  He  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Catherine  Keys  and  they  hecame  the  parents 
of  two  sons  :  Menr}-  was  killed  hy  the  ears ; 
a!id  John  liecame  a  w  ealthy  farmer  and  died 
in  Lake  county.,  Luliana.  at  the  age  of 
eighty-three  years.  F,>r  his  second  wife  the 
father  choose  ^lary  Lantz,  who  was  born  in 
Lancaster  county,  rennsylvania,  and  of  thi> 
luiion  there  were  born  eleven  children,  nine 
sons  and  two  tlatighters,  seven  of  whom  are 
yd  li\ing.  Airs.  Xichois  was  a  daughter 
of  .Martin  Lantz.  wdio  came  from  Lancaster, 
Pennsyhania.  ami  ]nircha-ed  a  large  tract 
of  land  in  Pleasant  township,  near  tlie  city 
of  Lancaster,  Ohio.  There  he  establisherl 
the  first  tannery  of  the  cotinty  and  for 
many  years  he  ccmtinued  its  operation,  con- 
trolling the  largest  business  of  the  kind  in 
this   portion  of  the  state. 

George  Xichois,  \\hi;)se  name  introduces 
this  rec'ird.  was  the  seventh  son.  He  left 
the  home  farm  in  order  to  learn  a  trade  and 
chose  that  of  carriage  and  wagon  making. 
He  hecame  a  thorough  and  expert  workman, 
mastering  the  business  in  the  blacksmithing. 
W'ood  w-orking  and  trimming  departments. 
Having  Some  capita',  he  determined  to  en- 
gage in  business  for  himself,  but  wished 
first  to   th(jroughly   understand  the   {lursuit 


which  wemld  occupy  his  attention,  as  he 
realized  that  a  th' -rough  knowledge  of  tlie 
work  would  jjrove  the  foundation  .>f  his 
>uccess.  ^\"lle!l  his  apprentice-hi]>  was  ended 
he  returned  to  Fairlield  count) ,  embarked  in 
liusip.ess  on  his  own  accoinit  and  has  since 
been  very  successful.  His  patrijnage  in- 
creased from  tlK-  l.ieginning  and  at  times 
he  em])loyed  from  seven  to  ten  men  in  hi> 
shops.  His  books  sIkav  that  he  has  manu- 
facture<l  o\er  eight  hundred  wagons  and 
more  than  one  thousand  carriages  and  bug- 
gies of  various  descriptions,  l.icsides  doing 
a  large  amount  of  repair  work.  He  estab- 
lished his  business  at  his  present  location 
on  January  3,  J  855,  and  is  probably  the- 
largest  carriage  and  wagon  manufacturer 
of  Fairtield  county. 

Li  184S  ?^Ir.  Xichois  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  3iLary  Ramsey,  a  daughter  of  Rob- 
ert Ramse}-,  who  was  e.\tensi\-ely  engaged 
in  the  teaming  Intsiness  in  Groveport.  Ohio. 
Four  child.ren  have  been  born  unto  our  sub- 
ject and  liis  wife.  Fdward  is  deceased. 
John  \\'.  resides  at  home,  manages  the  farm 
and  deals  in  horses.  Like  his  father,  he 
possesses  considerable  mechanical  ability,, 
is  one  of  the  expert  horseshoers  of  the  coun-- 
ty  and  is  master  of  all  the  branches  of  wagon 
and  carriage  manufacturing.  Cora  Alice  is 
the  wife  of  Perry  \'orys.  a  cF-thing  mer- 
chant of  Lancaster.  Clara  E.  is  the  wife  of 
Edward  M.  Gillett.  the  superintendent  of 
th.e  Children's  Home  of  Fairfield  county. 
Mr.  and  Airs.  X'ichols  are  supporters  of  the 
Albright  church  and  through  the  long  years 
of  their  residence  in  this  portion  of  the  state 
they  have  been  highly  regarded  for  the  pos- 
session of  those  qualities  which  in  every  land' 
and  clime  demand  respect. 


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ANDREW  W.  SHAW. 


Tlic  lan.led  possessii.iis  of  Xmlrew  W. 
Siiaw  ayi^re^-atc  three  luin(lre<l  and  sixty- 
one  acres.  .At  nut  time  he  cjwned  in  addi- 
tion to  this  a  vahiahle  tract  i;)t  h\e  luuKlred 
acres  and  all  was  acqnired  through  his  own 
laijors.  ]de  started  out  on  a  business  career 
Avith  no  capital  save  a  str(.ing  heart  and  will- 
ing liands,  hut  his  deterniinatiiin  enahled 
him  til  o\ercome  dil'hculties  and  obstacles 
-while  indefatigable  energy  proved  the  nteans 
of  britiging  to  hint  a  creditable  success  which 
he  is  now  enjoying  and  which  is  evi'leuced 
by  his  splendidly  de\eloped  farm.  Mr. 
Shaw  was  born  in  Rush  Creek  township, 
Fairfield  cmnty.  on  the  farm  which  is  yet 
liis  h'.ime.  his  natal  da_\'  being  March  26, 
iS,^j.  Idis  paternal  grandfather.  John 
Shaw,  was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  and 
■came  with  his  famil_\'  to  Oliio,  but  died  soon 
after  his  arri\'al  in  th.is  county. 

Jiih.n  Shaw,  the  father  of  our  stibject, 
was  born  in  the  Keystone  state,  but  at  an 
early  period  in  the  develiipment  of  this  por- 
tion of  the  state  of  Ohio  took  up  his  abode 
within  its  borders,  accrmipanying  his  par- 
ents and  the  family.  He  had  acquired  his 
early  education  in  the  schools  of  his  native 
state  and  here  he  received  ample  training 
at  farm  work.  The  family  located  upon  a 
tract  of  land  adjoining  tlie  farm  upon  which 
our  subject  now  resides.  It  comprised  one 
hundred  and  si.xty  acres,  the  greater  part 
of  which  was  still  covered  with  the  native 
growth  of  timber.  .-\t  a  later  date  John 
Shaw,  the  father  of  our  subject,  became  the 
owner  of  the  farm  upon  which  Andrew  is 


n(jw  li\iiig,  tirst  purcliasing  a  quarter-sec- 
tion and  afterwanl  adding  ti.»  it  a  tract  of 
si.xty  acres.  He  wa>  united  in  marriage  ',<> 
.Mis.>  Rachel  Stewart,  a  native  of  Fairfield 
county,  and  they  became  the  parents  of  ten 
children,  of  whom  only  two  are  yet  living, 
Jcjliii  \\'.  and  .\ndre\\  \\".,  the  former  a  resi- 
dent of  Ohio,  his  home  being  near  Rush- 
ville.  In  liis  political  views  the  father  was 
a  Democrat,  believing  firmly  in  the  prin- 
ciples of  the  party,  luit  never  seeking  otlice 
as  a  reward  fc>r  his  loyalty  to  the  organiza- 
tion. He  held  membership  in  the  Presby- 
terian church  and  was  interested  in  every 
mo\ement  calcidatetl  to  ])rove  of  general 
good.  In  his  business  affairs  he  prospered 
as  the  years  ])assed  b_\-,  and  in  arldition  to 
general  farming  he  made  a  specialty  of  the 
cultivation  of  tobacco,  which  he  shipped  on 
quite  an   extensive  scale. 

Andrew  W.  Shaw  obtained  his  educa- 
tion at  home  ar.rl  though  his  advantages  in 
youth  were  so  extremely  meager  he  added 
to  his  knowleilge  as  the  years  passed  by,  and 
in  the  school  of  ex]jerietice  he  has  learned 
many  valuable  lessons  that  have  made  him  a 
successful  business  man,  reliable  and  prac- 
tical in  all  of  his  work.  In  early  youth  he 
assisted  in  the  later  of  the  fields  upon  the 
home  farm  and  was  thus  engaged  up  to  the 
time  of  his  marriage,  when,  in  order  to 
have  a  home  of  his  own  he  purchased  eightv- 
three  acres  of  land,  beginning  agricultural 
pursuits  on  his  own  account.  He  built  there 
a  comfortable  residence,  but  after  two  years 
sold  the  property.     His  father  desired  him 


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In  return  fn  tlie  old  hnmcstead  and  take 
charge  of  the  tanii.  'J'his  Mr.  Shaw  did, 
and  liccainc  tlic  manager  1  if  an  excellent  tract 
of  lantl  i)f  twii  hundred  and  tifty-six  acre^^. 
I-ater  he  purchased  one  hundred  aiul  sixt}" 
acres  near  Bremen,  and  t<i-day  he  is  the 
owner  of  three  hundred  and  sixty-one  acres 
of  land  in  Fairfield  comity,  the  rich  and  well 
developed  fields  returning-  to  him  a  golden 
har\-cst.  -\t  one  time  he,  in  partnershiii 
with  his  brother  J.  \\'.,  also  owued  land  to 
the  extent  of  six  hundred  acres  in  Indiana, 
on  the  Wabash  river,  retaining  it  in  their 
possession  for  thirteen  }ears,  when  the\  sold 
out.  Our  subject's  jilace  is  a  \-ery  desirable 
one,  being  classed  amrmg  the  liest  farms  of 
Rush  Creek  towiishi]),  and  the  owner  is 
known  as  a  progressive,  wide-awake  and 
practical  agriculturist,  whr>  has  made  farm- 
ing a  science. 

Mr.  Shaw  was  united  in  marriage  to 
^liss  Klmira  W'alten.  a  native  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Cath- 
erine \\'alten,  who  were  also  born  in  the 
Keystone  state.  In  the  family  were  ten  chil- 
dren, but  the  only  one  now  living  is  Mrs. 
Shaw.     Bv  her  marriage  she  has  become  the 


mother  of  se\  en  children,  but  four  of  the 
nnniber  lia\e  passed  away.  Those  who  still 
survive  are;  Ida  .M..  at  home:  J.  C.  and 
George  F..,  who  are  also  under  the  parental 
roof. 

Since  age  gave  to  Mr.  Shaw  the  right 
of  franchise  he  has  su])ported  the  men  and 
measures  of  the  Democrac}-,  and  while  he 
has  never  sought  or  desired  ofiice  he  has 
nevertheless  kept  well  informed  on  the  issues 
of  the  day,  being  able  to  support  his  posi- 
tion by  intelligent  argument.  The  cause  of 
education  has  found  in  him  a  warm  friend, 
and  for  tvventy-fom-  years  he  has  served  as 
a  school  direci.-ir,  doing  everythiiig  in  his 
power  to  promote  in  this  way  the  intel- 
lectual standard  of  the  community.  lie  is 
a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  with 
which  his  children  are  also  identified.  His 
residence  in  the  county  covers  se\-.'nty  years 
— the  psalmist's  span  of  life — and  although 
his  career  has  Ijeen  cnie  of  unfaltering  in- 
dustry Mr.  Shaw  is  still  actively  concerned 
in  business  affairs  and  deserves  great  credit 
for  what  he  has  accomplished.  lia\  ing  been 
the  architect  and  builder  of  his  own  for- 
tunes. 


EDWARD  M.  GILLETT. 


Edward  Mithoff  Gillett  is  now  the  su- 
perintendent of  the  Fairfield  County  Chil- 
dren's Home  of  Lancaster  and  is  one  of  the 
enterprising  and  respected  citizens.  He  was 
born  on  a  farm  just  at  the  edge  of  Carroll, 


Ohio,  on  the  3d  of  December.  1867.  His 
father,  Aniasa  B.  Gillett,  was  born  in  Cat- 
taraugTJS  county,  Xew  York,  in  April,  1823, 
and  with  his  parents  emigrated  westward 
to  Illinois,  where  the  family  remained  for  a 


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sliiirt  time  and  ihen  renmvcd  tn  KeyimKls- 
hxwy:.  Ohi'i.  At  that  place  Amasa  I'..  Gillett 
leariifel  the  cariienler's  trade  ami  after  ImI- 
l^wiiig  that  i)ur>iiit  for  sunie  time  he  came 
to  FairheM  cnuiUv.  establishing  his  himie  in 
Carroll.  Here  he  married  Priscilla  Jane 
Wilsim.  a  dangluer  of  Isaac  \\'i]son^  who 
as  a  wedding'  present  presented,  the  ynung 
couple  with  a  farm  on  section  7,  Cireenheld 
tow  nship.  It  was  there  that  twu  sons  were 
born  imto  them  :  Isaac  Wilson  and  Frank 
C.  Shortly  after  the  birth  of  the  latter  Mrs. 
Gillett  died,  and  for  his  second  wife  the 
fatlier  of  our  subject  married  Sarah  M. 
jSIyers,  the  wedding  taking  i)lace  on  the  b'th 
of  January,  1867.  She  was  a  daughter  of 
Andrew  :\Iyers,  a  resident  (if  Jefferson. 
Ohii).  and  by  the  second  marriage  was  Im mi 
one  son,  Edward  Mithi.ff.  whose  name  in- 
troduces this  review.  The  father  managed 
the  farm  and  also  engaged  in  general  con- 
tracting and  building  hc.uses.  barns  and 
bridges.  Fie  was  also  county  commissioner 
for  six  years  and  was  an  active  and  intlu- 
ential  member  of  the  County  Agricultural 
Society,  of  which  he  served  as  president 
for  several  terms,  while  for  a  numl)er  of 
years  he  was  one  of  its  directors.  In  his 
various  business  interests  he  met  with  suc- 
cess, and  when  the  two  sons  of  his  first 
marriage  had  attained  their  majority  he 
purchased  their  interest  in  the  home  farm. 
which  liad  been  given  to  "their  mother  on 
her  marriage.  In  his  will,  however,  he  be- 
queathed the  farm  to  them  in  equal  shares. 
which  he  had  bought  of  them.  In  18S3  he 
was  appointed  superintendent  of  the  Fair- 
field County  Children's  Home  near  Lan.cas- 
ter,  being  the  first  one  to  occupy  that  po- 


sition. The  board  of  directors  made  a  wise 
cluiice  when  they  selected  .Mr.  Gillett  and 
he  was  continued  in  positi(,n  until  tlie  first 
I'lf  April,  i^ij'i,  when  he  resigned  and  re- 
newed to  Lancaster,  where  he  lived  retired 
until  his  death  ]''ebruary  7,  lyoo.  His 
widiiw  still  survives  him  and  is  vet  lixing 
in  that  city.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Pres- 
byterian church  and  is  active  in  manv  good 
works.  Her  father.  Andrew  Mvers,  was  a 
Pennsylvania  German  and  died  in  Jefferson, 
Ohio,  at  the  very  advanced  age  of  ninety- 
five  _\ears. 

Kdward  Alithoft"  Ciiilett  pursued  his  ed- 
ucatiou  in  the  district  schools  and  afterward 
attended  the  normal  school  in  Lithopolis. 
On  putting  aside  his  te.\t-l)ouks  he  accepted 
a  position  oa  the  staff  of  the  Columbus  Daily 
Times  and  later  h.e  embarked  in  the  wh'ile- 
sale  shoe  business,  owned  by  James  Clav- 
pool.  After  two  years  lie  came  to  Lancas- 
ter and  was  engaged  in  clerking  in  a  drv 
goods  store  for  more  than  a  year.  He  then 
olitained  a  position  of  engineer  at  the  Chil- 
dren's Home,  working  under  liis  father,  un- 
til liis  appointment  to  the  superintendencv  of 
the  institution,  as  his  father's  successor.  He 
has  since  remained  in  the  position,  giving 
satisfaction  by  the  cajiable  mar.ner  in  which 
he  manages  it^  affairs.  He  not  only  super- 
intends tlie  business  interests  of  the  place  in 
an  al)le  manner,  but  his  broad  svmpatliv  and 
kindliness  lia\  e  been  active  elements  in  his 
care  of  die  children  entrusted  to  his  charge. 
On  the  30th  of  October.  1890,  Mr.  Gil- 
lett was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Clara 
Nichols,  a  daugliter  of  George  Xichols.  the- 
oldest  wa.gon  manufacturer  of  this  county. 
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their  own,  but.  lliey  take  personal  interesi 
in  each  child  umler  tlicir  care  and  this  large- 
ly accounts  for  the  good  conduct  of  the  little 
ones  who  have  a  warm  atlectiun  fiir  our 
subject  and  his  wife,  who  indeed  have  made 


tJie  institutiun  a  liMme  hi  the  unfortunate 
ciu'ldren  \\\v>  would  otherwise  have  no 
home.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  dillett  are  peo- 
ple of  genuine  worth  ami  their  circle  of 
friends  is  \-erv  extensive. 


GEORGE  W.  WELSH. 


GeoVge  W.  Welsh,  the  successor  of  Mr. 
Spooner  as  sui)erintendent  of  the  schools  of 
Lancaster,  was  appointed  in  February,  1S69. 
Mr.  Welsh  had  been  a  popular  and  success- 
ful teacher  in  the  grammar  sclnjols  of  Lan- 
caster for  the  preceding  two  years.  LI  is 
high  mora!  character,  his  kindness  and  uu- 
obstrnsive  manners,  and  his  ambition  ti:i  ex- 
cell  in  his  chosen  field  of  labor,  strongly 
recommended  him  to  the  board  of  education 
as  a  suitable  person  for  superin»endent  of  the 
schools.  He  was  therefore  elected  to  that 
position  by  a  unanimous  viite  of  the  l)i:)ard. 
His  successful  management  r>f  the  schools 
for  the  last  se\en  years,  and  the  ach'ance- 
ment  and  proficiency  of  teachers  and  pupils 
indicate  the  wisdom  of  the  board  in  his  se- 
lection. Impressed  with  a  sense  of  the  re- 
sponsibility of  his  charge,  he  exerts  to  the 
utmost  all  his  energies  in  qualifying  him- 
self for  th.e  duties  imposed  upon  him.  Pr.s- 
sessing  an  ardent  lo\e  of  literary  and  scieri- 
tific  pursuits,  he  has.  by  assiduous  study,  at- 
tained to  an  eminence  as  an  educator,  alike 
honorable  to  himself  and  the  schools  un- 
der his  charge.  Under  his  administration 
the  attendance  is  more  regular,  the  modes  of 


mstructicm  imprr>ved,  and  the  scIkjoIs  have 
steadily  advanced  in  the  scale  of  excellence. 
After  ten  years  of  service  as  superin- 
tendent ]\lr.  ^^'eIsh  resigned  in  187Q  to  ac- 
cept a  position  with  the  publishing  house  of 
Harper  Brothers,  of  Xew  York.  He  re- 
mained with  thi';  firm  one  year  and  then  re- 
signed and  was  elected  superinten.dent  (if  th.e 
schools  of  Xenia,  Ohio.  After  two  rears 
of  successful  work  in  the  Xenia  schools  he 
resigned  to  accept  again  the  superintendency 
of  the  Lancaster  schools,  succeeding  S.  S. 
Knaben.shue,  who  liad  eftlcienth-  filled  the 
place  since  February,  1879.  After  one  year's 
service  ]\Ir.  Welsh's  health  having  failed,  he 
was  succeeded  by  J.  J.  Burns,  former  stale 
commissioner  of  common  schools.  In  18S4 
^Ir.  Burns  resigned  to  accept  the  superin- 
tendency of  the  schools  of  Dayton.  Ohio, 
and  Mr.  ^\'elsh  was  appointed  as  his  suc- 
cessor, and  remained  in  charge  of  the  schnols 
eight  years.  In  1892  he  was  succe'eded  by 
Flijah  Burgess,  who  held  the  position  un- 
til 1898.  For  one  year  following  the  prin- 
cipal of  the  high  school.  T.  C.  Coates.  was 
acting  superintendent.  In  1809  ^^^-  Welsh 
was  again  chosen   to   take  charge    oi    the 


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schools,  and  is  tlie  present  superintendent. 
Mr.  Welsh  was  horn  and  reared  in  Fair- 
field county.  At  the  begiiuiing-  of  the  Civil 
Avar  he  was  leachini;-  in  Knyalton,  the  place 
of  his  hirih.  In  July.  iSC)_\  on  the  recuni- 
mendation  of  the  niilitaiy  committee  of  this 
country  he  received  a  lieutenant's  commis- 
sion from  Giivcnmr  Daxid  Tod,  and  with 
Ahali  Perry  and  J.  M.  Sutphen  recruited  a 
company  fi^r  the  Xinetieth  Ohio  \'oluntcer 


Infantry.  His  regiment  was  sent  ti'>  Ken- 
tucky in  August,  i86_',  and  was  atiachcl 
to  the  Army  of  the  Cumherland,  with  wh.ich 
it  marched  and  fought  until  the  clM>e  of  the 
war.  Mr.  Welsh  was  se\'erely  wounded  at 
the  battle  of  Stone  River.  Tennessee,  on  the 
last  day  of  the  year  iS6j.  After  the  war 
he  resumed  his  chosen  profession,  and  with 
little  interruption  has  continued  in  educa- 
tional work  to  the  present  time. 


OBED  BROWN. 


For  fortv-one  years  Ohed  Brown  has 
resided  in  Fairfield  county  and  for  si>;teen 
year.s  has  filled  the  office  of  townshi])  trus- 
tee, which  indicates  the  unmistakable  hon- 
or, confidence  ami  trust  reposed  in  him  by 
his  fellow  townsmen.  He  was  born  in  Pick- 
away county  on  the  4th  of  May,  1843.  his 
parents  being  Elisha  and  Hannah  1  Ether- 
ton)  Brown.  His  father  was  als(T  b<jrn  in 
Pickaw-ay  county  and  throughout  the  years 
of  his  active  business  career  devoted  his  time 
to  farm  work,  in  which  he  prospered  as  the 
years  passed.  He  closely  applied  himself  to 
his  duties,  and  through  his  capable  manage- 
ment and  unremitting  diligence  met  with 
gratifying  success.  Fie  viited  with  the  De- 
mocracy and  though  he  never  cared  for  of- 
ficial preferment  was  a  pub!ic-s])irited  man 
and  endorsed  all  measures  and  movements 
for  the  general  good.  He  died  at  the  home 
of  our  subject  in  1901  at  the  age  of  eighty- 


six  years,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  18x5. 
Flis  wife  was  also  born  in  Pickaway  county 
and  died  about  thirteen  years  before  her 
husband's  demise.  By  her  marriage  site  be- 
came the  mother  of  seven  children,  five  of 
whom  are  yet  living,  Obed  Brown,  the 
sul>ject  of  this  review,  being  the  third  in 
order  of  birth. 

Upon  the  old  farm  homestead  where  he 
first  opened  his  eyes  to  the  light  of  day  Obed 
Brown  was  reared  until  his  had  attained  the 
age  of  eighteen  years,  when  he  came  to  Fair- 
field county.  In  the  meantime  he  had  ac- 
quired a  good  English  education  in  the  com- 
mon schools  and  had  become  familiar  with 
farm  work,  and  has  never  desired  to  cliange 
his  occupation.  Upon  arriving  in  Fairfield 
county  in  1801  he  located  in  Amanda  town- 
ship upon  a  tract  of  land  which  he  cu!ti\ated 
for  a  time,  then  purchased  his  present  farm 
of  eightv  acres.     It  has  been  his  home  con- 


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tinuously  since,  and  its  neat  and  tlirifty  ap- 
pearance is  an  indication  ot  his  thorough 
understanding  of  farming:  methods  and  his 
earnest  desire  to  make  his  properly  an  at- 
tractive and  valuahle  one. 

The  year  1869  uas  the  one  in  wliicii 
was  cek'hrated  the  marriage  of  ^Ir.  Brown 
and  Miss  Carohne  Crites,  a  ihtughter  of 
Sanuiel  Crites,  one  of  the  early  settlers  of 
Fairfield  county.  His  liirth  occurred  in 
Berks  county,  Pennsylvania,  in  iSoo,  and 
he  afterward  became  a  prominent  farmer  of 
the  Buckeye  state,  his  thorough  worth  win- 
ning for  him  the  esteem  of  all  with  whom 
he  was  associated. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brown 
has  been  blessed  with  five  chiklren :  Alice 
is  the  wife  of  Ed.son  Groce.  a  farmer  living 


in  \\'alnut  township,  Pickaway  cmuity. 
Maggie  is  the  wife  of  Jose])h  I'ltier.  a  resi- 
dent farmer  of  Amanda  township.  ihey 
have  one  child,  Lauren  O.  Bitler.  Etta  (bed 
at  the  age  of  five  years.  Bertlia  is  tlie  wife 
of  John  .A.  Bowman,  a  resident  farmer  of 
Clear  Creek  township.  Emmett  resides 
upon  the  old  home  place  and  assist-  his  fa- 
ther in  the  cultivation  of  the  fields.  Mr. 
Bn:>wn  believes  that  the  principles  of  the 
Democracy  are  best  calculated  to  promote 
good  government  in  state  and  nation,  and 
therefore  endorses  the  men  and  measures  of 
that  party.  He  is  at  present  ser\  ing  as 
township  trustee,  having  filled  the  office  for 
the  past  sixteen  years.  Xo  higher  testi- 
monial of  capable  service  could  be  given 
than  this. 


HENRY   ZIMMERMAN. 


Henry  Zimmerman  is  well  kn^jwu  in 
mercantile  circles  in  Lancaster,  where  he 
is  conducting  a  retail  grocery  business.  He 
has  been  a  resident  of  this  city  from  early 
boyhood,  but  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
on  the  8th  of  January,  1844.  His  parents 
were  Gotlieb  and  Barbara  (  Biechler)  Zim- 
merman, natives  of  Wittenberg,  Germany, 
the  former  born  on  the  9th  of  December, 
1S21.  When  in  his  tenth  year  he  was 
brought  to  the  United  States  by  his  parents, 
William  and  Sarah  ( Silver)  Zimmerman. 
After  removing  from  Cincinnati  to  Fairfield 
countv    Gotlieb    Zimmerman    engaged     in 


teanung  and  in  the  transfer  business  f'^r  a 
number  of-  }"ears  and  at  the  same  time  <le- 
voted  his  attention  partially  to  the  ojit-ra- 
tion  of  a  small  farm  near  Liuicaster.  His 
industry  and  careful  management  tin''  lugh 
his  acti\e  business  career  provided  inm  w ith 
a  comfortable  living.  His  wife  died  in  1890 
when  about  seventy  years  of  age,  and  he 
has  since  made  his  home  with  our  subject. 
In  his  family  were  eight  children,  all  of 
whom  reached  mature  years,  while  Genrge, 
Jacrib,  Louisa,  Charlie.  Henry  and  Mary  are 
still  living. 

In  the  public  schools  of  Lancaster  Henry 


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Zimmennan  jjursucil  his  eilucatinn  and  left 
school  in  i>r(Ier  to  assi>i  his  lather,  hut  wh.cn 
the  Ci\il  WAV  was  hegun  he  i)ut  aside  all 
business  ami  persc^nal  consi<lerati'->ns  in  or- 
der to  aid  his  country  in  the  suppression  of 
the  rehellion  in  the  s.^uth.  heconiing  a  mem- 
ber of  Comiiany  A.  Seventeenth.  Oh.io  \o\- 
tmteer  Intamry.  under  the  eonnnand  of  Col- 
onel Jiihn  M.  Connell.  ]Mr.  Zimmerman  was 
mustered  in  for  three  }ear.>'  service,  and, 
although  in  iiis  se\  enteenth  year,  h;:  \\as  a 
brave  and  lina!  S'jidier.  his  valor  being  equal 
to  that  of  many  veterans  twice  hi.s  \-ears. 
He  participated  in  the  engageinent>  at  Wild 
Cat,  Millspring.  Stone  River,  Perryville, 
Corinth,  Piltshurg  Landing  and  the  battle 
of  Chickamauga.  At  the  last  named  place, 
on  the  20th  of  September,  1863,  he  was  cap- 
tured. -Vfter  being  held  as  a  prisoner,  how- 
ever, for  ten  days  he  was  e.xchanged.  He 
had  been  shot  through  the  elbow  and  the 
bone  being  shattered  he  was  disabled  for 
a  time.  Sent  to  the  field  liospital,  he 
wa.s  afterward  transferred  to  Nashville, 
Tennessee,  then  to  Xew  Albany  and  later 
to  Camp  Dcnnis'in,  near  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
Recovering  his  health,  he  rejoined  his  com- 
mand and  ti'ok  part  in  the  liattle  of  Kcne- 
saw  INb'juntain,  and  when  his  time  had  ex- 
pired he  was  mustered  out  at  Atlanta, 
Georgia,  in  October,  1S64. 

Returning  to  Lancaster.  ^Iv.  Zimmer- 
man then  engaged  in  the  gpjcery  business. 
In  1872  he  purchased  the  store  of  Basset, 
Allen  &  Gardner,  where  he  continued  until 
1875,  when  he  purchased  his  present  busi- 
ness block  on  North  Columbus  street.     Here 


he  carries  a  large  and  selected  str)ck  of 
staple  and  fancy  groceries  and  his  reason- 
able prices  and  honorable  dealing  and  hi> 
earnest  endeavor  to  please  ha\e  secured  t<:> 
him  a  liberal  patronage. 

In  1807  Mr.  Zimmerman  was  inn'ted  in 
marriage  t' >  Miss  i'aulinc  \\.  Breternetz,  of 
Ch.illicothc.  Ohio,  a  daughter  of  William 
and  Alinerva  (Ludwigj  Breternetz.  She 
was  born  in  Germany  and  when  a  little  child 
of  two  sunnuers  was  brought  by  her  parents 
to  the  Unitetl  Slates.  By  her  marriage  she 
has  become  the  mother  of  itine  children,  but 
the  youngest  died  ir.  infancy.  Tlie  otliers 
are;  ^Minnie  B..  the  wife  of  A.  G.  B_\ers: 
Addie,  who  married  Joseph  Hooker,  of  Lan- 
caster; Charles,  now  of  Columbus;  Robert 
L,  who  is  also  living  in  Lancaster;  Hattie, 
the  wife  of  William  Stuckev.  a  wholesale 
dealer  in  cigars  in  Lanc;'..■^ter ;  Emma,  the 
wife  of  Edward  ?\IcMananv;  Ollie  P..  at 
home;  and  George  W.  M. 

The  parents  hold  membership  in  St. 
Peter's  Evangelical  Lutheran  church,  taking 
a  very  active  and  earnest  jiart  in  its  work. 
Mr.  Zimmerman  is  now  ser\ing  as  one  of 
its  deacons  and  for  three  years  was  secre- 
tary of  its  board  of  trustees.  His  political 
allegiance  is  given  the  Democracy.  Fra- 
ternally he  is  connected  with  the  L'nion 
Veteran  Legion,  belonging  to  the  Encamp- 
ment, No.  112.  and  to  the  Mystic  Circle.  No.- 
^y,  of  which  he  is  the  worth}-  ruler.  As  a 
citizen  he  is  true  to  his  country  and  her  best 
interests  to-day  as  when  he  folluwed  the 
nation's  starry  banner  upon  southern  battif 
fields. 


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JACOB  WHITEHURST, 


Jacob  Wliitolmr>l  was  h.  .m  }v[arcli  1. 
1830.  ill  ElM.-.m  iiiwiislui).  Fairfieli.l  cuunty. 
his  parc-nts  being-  John  and  Margaret  [Shr,- 
waker )  \\"hiieiiuvsl.  wlio  were  natives  of 
Rockingham  ccamty.  \'irginia.  Tlie  grand- 
father. Jacob  ShowaUer.  was  also  born 
in  Rocking-hani  cuunty,  and  it  was  for  him 
that  cur  sulijcct  was  named  In  his  family 
were  eight  sons  and  eight  daughters.  The 
father  came  to  I'airfield  county  in  the  fall 
of  i8j9  and  tirst  located  in  Bloom  township, 
near  Greencastle.  In  the  spring  of  1845, 
however,  he  reniri\ed  to  the  farm  upon 
which  Jacol)  \Mutehurst  is  now  living.  The 
father  was  a  carpenter  by  trade  and  at  one 
time  conducted  a  furniture  shop  in  this  coun- 
ty, hut  subsequently  gave  his  entire  atten- 
tion to  agricultural  pursuits.  He  was  a  man 
of  high  moral  character  and  strict  principles, 
Avas  industrious  and  energetic,  and  his  life 
■work  was  such  as  to  commend  him  to  the 
esteem  of  all.  He  served  as  school  director 
and  also  as  supervisor.  By  hi?  marriage  to 
Margaret  Showalter,  John  W'hitehurst  be- 
came the  father  of  eleven  children.  Those 
still  living  are:  Joseph,  born  in  1823:  Nor- 
ton, born  in  1S-5 ;  Jacoli  in  1836;  Eliza- 
beth in  T837:  and  William  in  1846.  Those 
who  have  passed  awa_\-  are :  Hannah,  born 
in  1827;  S'^iphia,  born  in  1832;  Susana,  in 
1835:  Mary  Ann,  in  1840:  one  who  died 
in  infancv;  and  John,  born  in  1843.  Of 
this  family  John  served  in  the  Civil  war 
as  a  member  of  the  Union  army.  He  was 
vounded  in  the  left  lung  and  died  from  the 
■effects  of  his  injuries  a  few  vears  later.   The 


father  did  March  17,  1856.  at  the  age  of 
iifty-tive  years,  and  his  wife  passed  awav 
September  5.  jS-y,  in  her  seventy-eighili 
year. 

Jacob  \\'hiteluu-st.  whose  name  intro- 
duces this  record,  pursued  his  educati.;>n  in 
a  log  school  house  such  as  was  c-mmon 
during  the  period  of  his  youth.  \\'hen  twen- 
ty-one years  of  age  he  began  operating  the 
old  homestead,  remaining  with  his  father 
until  the  latter's  death,  ^vhcn  he  purcliascd 
the  interests  of  the  other  heirs,  having  smcc 
continued  upon  the  farm  which  has  so  long 
been  his  home.  He  gi\es  his  attention  in 
an  undivided  manner  to  his  agricultural  in- 
terests and  his  practical  knowledge  of  farm- 
ing, accompanied  with  his  capable  manage- 
ment, has  resulted  in  bringing  to  him  very 
desirable  success. 

As  a  companion  and  helpmate  for  the 
journey  of  life  ^Mr.  Wh.ilehurst  chose  ^liss 
]\Iary  Powell,  their  wedding  being  celebrated 
on  the  13th  of  January,  1859.  The  ladv 
is  a  daughter  of  Daniel  Powell,  of  Bloom 
township.  Her  mother  bore  tlie  nlaiden 
n^ame  of  Eliza  Beaty  and  both  were  natixes 
of  Pennsylvania,  but  in  tlic  early  part  of  the 
century  they  took  up  their  abode  in  Fair- 
field count}-.  Mr.  Powell  becan-ie  an  ex- 
tensi\'e  and  prosperous  farmer  of  Bloom 
township.  He  died  in  his  seventy-seventh 
year,  while  his  wife  passed  away  at  the  age 
of  seventy-one  years.  He  had  served  his 
country  in  the  Civil  war  anrl  was  ever  a 
loyal  and  patriotic  citizen.  Unto  Mr.  and 
Mrs.    Powell   were  l)orn  eight  children,   of 


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wliom  seven  are  yet  living:  Eatenian.  Mary. 
Alexander.  Sarah,  Daniel.  Elizabeth  and 
John.  Peter,  who  was  the  third  in  order  of 
birth,  is  ni.nv  deceased. 

Mr.  Whitehurst.  of  this  review,  has 
served  as  supervisor  of  his  township  and  is 
a  public-spirited  citizen,  ever  interested  in 
the  welfare  and  progress  of  his  commu- 
nity. In  politics  he  has  always  supported 
the   Democratic   party,   but    he     has    never 


sought  or  desired  political  office  to  any  great 
extent,  though  he  withholds  his  co-opera- 
tion from  no  movement  which  he  believes 
will  contribute  to  the  general  good.  His  en- 
lire  life  has  been  passed  in  I'airtield  coun- 
ty, and  he  has  witnessed  much  of  its  growth 
and  upbuilding,  and  has  watched  the  changes 
which  have  tran.-.ferred  it  from  a  primitive 
section  of  the  state  until  it  ntjw  ranks  with 
the  best  ccnmtics  of  the  commonwealth. 


REV.  NICHOLAS  E.  PILGER. 


The  Rev.  Xiclnilas  E.  Pilger  is  pastor 
of  St.  Mary's  Catholic  church  of  Lancaster. 
He  has  devoted  the  years  of  liis  manhood 
to  the  work  of  the  ministry  and  under  his 
guidance  the  church  of  which  he  now  has 
charge  is  making  satisfactory  and  substan- 
tial achancement.  He  was  Ixirn  }\Iay  2. 
1S42.  and  after  attending  the  parochial 
schi:>o]  decided  t'.i  enter  the  priesthi>od.  Ac- 
cordingly he  made  his  preparat'  iry  studies 
at  St.  Thomas'  College,  Bard■^town.  Ken- 
tucky, and  finished  his  ecclesiastical  studies 
at  Mt.  St.  Mary's  Seminary  of  Cincinnati. 
He  was  ordained  on  the  3d  of  Jtme.  1865, 
by  Bishop  Rosecrans,  the  then  coadjutor 
bishop  of  Cincinnati  and  who  w7w  afterward 
appointed  first  bishop  of  Cohimbus.   Ohio. 

Father  Pilger's  first  charge  was  at  Mil- 
tonsburg.  ilonroe  county,  where  he  was 
sent  July  i.  i^C'},.  and  there  remained  for 
seven  years,  until  July  i.  187J.  In  the 
meantime  he  built  a  new  church  at  Woods- 


field  and  repaired  the  churches  of  his  dif- 
ferent missions,  of  which  he  had  four  be- 
sides the  church  at  Miltonsburg.  During 
those  years  he  practically  lived  in  the  sad- 
dle, but  was  young  and  robust  and  did  his 
work  with  a  will  and  acomiplished  much 
toward  carrying  the  gospel  of  Ch.rist  into 
the  newly  settled  tiiwns  of  his  circuit.  He 
relates  man.y  very  mteresting  stories  of  his 
early  pastoral  work,  .some  of  which  are 
amusing.  His  accounts  of  his  efforts  to 
combat  the  ignorance  of  the  pe<iple  in  those 
days  and  their  bitter  prejudices  again^t  the 
Catholic  faith  pre  of  a  highly  entertain- 
ing nature. 

In  1872  Father  Pilger  was  transferred 
as  pastor  to  St.  Francis  De  Sales  church  at 
Newark,  Ohio,  w here  he  remained  until  first 
coming  t'>  Lancaster  in  1874.  but  at  that 
time  he  remained  here  less  than  a  year,  his 
next  pastorate  I)eing  at  Delaware.  Ohii^. 
where  he  spent  nine  years.     During  his  stay 


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30  ^ 


at  lliai  place  he  purcliased  tlie  t;ri:>un(l  on 
uliich  Fatlier  Ste_\le  at'terward  ereclerl  a 
handsome  church.  In  1S84  he  retnrncd  lo 
Lancaster,  -wliei'e  he  has  nuw  hiliored  for 
eighteen  years,  now  having  an  assistant  m 
Father  Tcipe.  His  congregati' m  is  a  large 
one,  the  membership  being  sixteen  hnndred, 
and  there  is  a  large  attendance  at  the  Sun- 
day-school. In  1886  Father  Pilger  was  ap- 
pointed dean  of  St.  !Mary's  by  Bishop  \\'at- 
terson,  and  through  his  untiring  efforts  he 
now  has  one  of  the  best  organized  churches 
in  the  diocese,  with  no  jars  or  discord  to 
disturb  its  peace.  He  is  greatly  beloved  by 
his  parishioners  and  is  much   respected  by 


people  of  other  denominations.  He  labors 
zealously  for  the  temporal  and  moral  wel- 
fare of  his  people  and  under  his  guidance 
his  church  has  increased  numerically  and 
spiritually.  There  is  a  fin.e  scliool  in  con- 
nection with  the  church  luuler  the  charge 
of  seven  Dominican  Sisters.  There  are 
fourteen  grades  w  ith  an  average  attendance 
of  two  hundred  pupils,  and  the  school  i>  now 
in  a  thri\ing  condition.  The  Catholic  so- 
citics  here  are  as  follows:  The  Catholic 
Knights  of  Ohio,  the  Knights  of  St.  deorge, 
the  Knights  of  St.  John,  St.  Joseph's  Benev- 
olent, the  ^'oung  Men's  Institute  and  the 
Ladies  Auxiliary. 


JOHN  H.  BELLERMANN. 


John  H.  Bellermann.  who  is  manager  of 
the  Lancaster  Medical  Institute  of  Lancas- 
ter, Ohio,  is  one  who  is  devoting  his  whole 
time  and  energies  to  the  office.  This  insti- 
tute can  be  looked  upon  as  a  great  benefit 
to  the  human  race  and  those  responsible  for 
its  management  are  entitled  to  great  credit 
for  the  good  it  has  done  for  tlvise  who  have 
become  slaves  to  the  use  of  intoxicaiits. 
They  have  restored  to  them  the  will  power 
and  strength  of  an  upright  manhood,  enabl- 
ing them  once  more  to  take  their  place  as 
workers  in  the  business  world  imhami)ered 
by  the  diseased  conditions  brought  on  by  in- 
temperance. 

Mr.  Bellermann  is  a  native  of  Maryland, 
his  birth   having  occurred     in   the    citv  of 


Baltimore  on  the  2d  of  March,  1858.  his 
parents  being  Emanuel  and  Henrietta 
(Wegwerth)  Bellermann.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city, 
and  for  several  years  thereafter  was  con- 
nected with  the  drug  business  in  Baltimore. 
Subsequently  he  became  a  salesman  for  the 
tirni  of  Sharp  &  Dohme  and  later,  was  with 
the  firm  of  Parke,  Davis  &  Company,  man- 
ufacturing chemists  of  Detroit.  Michigan. 
He  represented  that  house  upon  the  mad, 
traveling  in  Ohio,  Indiana,  West  \'irginia 
and  a  part  of  Iowa,  his  attention  being  thus 
occupied  until  1888.  The  following  year  he 
came  to  Lancaster  and  began  to  manufacture 
proprietary  medicines,  having  his  labi  >ratory 
in   connection   with   the   Lancaster   Medical 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


•Institute.  ]n  1S91  in  connection  with  others 
he  organi;!e(l  tlie  Lancaster  Meihca!  Cmn- 
pany  f'^r  tlic  manufacture  of  medicines  to  he 
used  by  tlie  institute,  which  is  located  in 
uliat  is  known  as  the  Hocking  H.  Hunter 
residence.  Tlie  grounds  conijjrise  h\e  acres 
and  the  place  is  most  attractive  in  ai)])ear- 
ance.  The  utmost  care  is  given  to  sanitary 
conditions  and  the  b.ome  is  well  lighted  and 
^•cntilated.  'Jdie  institution  is  attem.ied  by 
two  of  the  nii:)St  prominent  ph\>icians  of 
Lancaster — Dr.  G.  W.  P".;erst!er  and  Dr. 
George  Orman  Deery.  The  home  is  well 
furnishea  and  equipped  for  the  accommoda- 
tion of  its  numerous  patients  and  the  grounds 
and  surroundings  are  especially  attractive. 
As  manager  of  the  institution  Mr.  Beller- 
mann  has  contributed  not  a  little  to  its 
success. 


Tn  December.  1889,  was  celebrated  the 
marriage  of  our  sul)iect  and  Mis^  Lla 
Webb,  the  third  daughter  of  Ximrod  and 
Sophia  (.Shadej  W'elib.  .Mrs.  Bcllermann 
wa^  born  and  reared  in  Lancaster  and  spent 
her  entire  life  in  this  city.  Mr.  Bellermann 
belongs  to  the  blue  lodge,  chapter  and  com- 
mandery  of  the  .\La>(.nic  order,  of  Lancaster, 
also  to  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  tlie  camp 
of  the  -Abjdern  W'.j.idnien.  In  April,  jooi, 
he  was  elected  a  meml)er  r)f  the  citv  sclnjol 
board  and  the  cause  of  education  found  in 
him  a  warm  friend,  for  he  believes  it  to  be 
the  bulwark  of  our  nation  and  recogn.izes 
its  importance  for  the  preparation  for  life's 
responsible  duties.  In  manner  he  is  alwavs 
kindly  and  courteous,  and  his  social  qual- 
ities have  rendered  him  popular  with  a  large 
circle  of  acquaintances. 


REV.  WILLIAM  L.  SLUTZ,  D.  D. 


Dr.  William  Leonard  Slutz  wa5  born  in 
^lonroe  township,  Carroll  county,  Ohio, 
February  22.  i84''>.  His  great-grandfather, 
John  Slutz,  was  bi'rn  in  Germany  in  1755, 
of  German-Holland  parentage,  and  emigrat- 
ed to  this  country  sometime  prior  to  the  Re\-- 
okitionary  war.  John  Slutz  served  for  a 
•considerable  time  in  that  struggle,  being  on 
a  man-of-war.  At  the  close  of  the  war,  in 
1782,  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Aliss 
^Margaret  Howe,  an<l  of  this  union  were 
T)orn   four  children,   Samuel  being  the  eld- 


est. In  17S8  Mrs.  Slutz  died  and  sometime 
afterward  he  was  united  in  marriage  with 
^iliss  Catharine  Welsh.  Of  this  marriage 
fourteen  children  were  l>->rn.  Thus  diil  the 
great-graiulfather,  John  Slutz,  l^ecome  the 
happy  father  of  twelve  sons  and  six  daugh- 
ters. Fifteen  of  these  children  grew  to  ma- 
turity, were  married  and  reared  families  of 
their  own. 

The  grandfather,  Sanuiel  Slutz,  was 
lx>rn  in  Frederick  county,  ]\Larvland,  March 
6,   1783.     He  was  united  in  marriage.  Oc- 


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trihcr  zh.  iSio.  with  Miss  Sarah  Ilagnc.  who 
was  a  Ouakcr.  some  of  lier  tainil\  assistiiiij 
in  lorniin.g  tiie  (juaker  Si'ciety  in  Cohan- 
bus,  01ii<.',,  where  the  Hagues  were  pronii- 
nc)it  in  tliat  chnreh.  Of  liiis  union  four 
cliildren  were  l)'>rn.  Malilon  being  the  eldest. 
Mali'on  Shitz  was  Ixani  in  Tuscarawas  coun- 
ty. Ohio.  July  17.  181J.  On  the  J3r(l  of 
INJarch,  ]S3-i.  he  wa-  united  in  marriage 
A\  ith  [Nliss  Rel.K:cca  Wallunai,  the  ilaughter 
of  Leonard  and  Sarah  \^'alburn.  She  was 
born  near  Chanilicrsburg,  Pennsylvania, 
March  II,  1S16,  but  was  reared  from  early 
childlW^tl  in  Tuscarawas  county,  Ohio. 
^\fter  their  marriage  they  resided  a  short 
time  in  Holmes  county,  then  in  Stark  county 
three  years,  then  in  Carri>ll  county  ten  years, 
thence  to  Pike  township.  Stark  cotmty,  lo- 
cating on  a  fann  six  miles  S'juth  of  the  city 
of  Canton,  in  1S4S,  which  was  the  family 
home  for  nnvre  than  half  a  century  and  re- 
mains in  the  name  of  ^Nlahlon  Slutz  at  the 
time  of  this  writing.  1902.  Mahlon  Slutz 
died  near  Canton.  Ohio,  June  5.  1901.  at  the 
advanced  age  of  almost  eighty-nine  years. 
His  wife.  Rebecca  (  Walburn )  Slutz.  had 
died  Septemlier  15,  i8o'>.  closing  a  period  of 
nearly  sixt_\-tliree  years  which  they  had 
spent  together  in  happy  wedlock  and  for  a 
little  more  than  sixty  years  there  had  been 
but  one  deatli  in  their  familw 

\\'i!liam  Leonard  Slutz  was  one  of  seven 
children  l)orn  if  this  parentage,  four  of 
whi-.m  are  now  living.  He  was  not  quite 
three  years  old  when  his  parents  brought 
him  tc>  Stark  county.  Here  he  attended  the 
country  sch<)i;>l  until  about  eighteen  years  of 
age   when   he  entered   the  public   school   in 


the  city  of  Canton.  He  then  taught  coun- 
try school  antl  Liter,  during  college  life,  was 
princi])al  of  a  village  sciiool  and  closed  his 
work  as  a  teacher  in  charge  ui  a  normal 
school.  Pie  aliended  .\bjunt  Cnion  College, 
at  Alliance,  CHiio,  jn  his  home  county,  where 
he  completed  a  classical  course  of  stmly  and 
received  his  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  with, 
the  class  of  1871,  and  later  in  ciinu.  the  de- 
gree of  ALaster  of  Arts.  In  1S95  he  was 
honored  with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Di- 
vjnity,  tl'.e  same  being  conferred  by  Bald- 
win L'!''i\ersity. 

.\t  the  age  1  pf  fifteen  he  was  happily  con- 
verted and  united  with  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal church,  of  which  his  parents,  brothers 
and  sisters  all  were  members.  In  1S73.  b.av- 
ing  become  a  member  of  the  Pittsburg  con- 
ference arid  ordained  deacon  bv  Bishops 
William  L.  Harris,  at  his  own  request,  he 
was  transferred  to  the  Colrrado  conference 
in  gratification  of  his  desire  io  go  west.  He 
remained  a  member  of  the  Colorado  confer- 
ence nine  years,  his  last  pastorate  bein.g  Col'>- 
rado  Springs.  During  this  pastorate  ol 
three  years  a  most  eligible  church  site  was 
purchased  and  a  new  church  erected  at  a 
cost  of  about  twenty  thousand  dollars.  He 
was  secretary  of  that  conference  at  the  time 
of  his  transfer  to  the  east  Ohio  conference 
in  iS8j.  He  was  then  stationed  at  Akron 
three  years  and  two  years  in  Ra\  enna.  at 
the  close  of  which  time  he  was  transferred 
to  the  Ohio  conference  and  stationed  three 
years  as  pastor  i:>f  Bigelow.  in  Portsmouth, 
Ohio,  then  appointed  to  London.  01iii>. 
where  he  reniained  hxQ  }ears.  During  his 
pastorate  in  London  an  excellent  site  was 


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secured  and  a  splendid  cluin-h  edifice  erected 
thcvcc-n  al  a  cost  of  alxail  lorty-ei.y;iu  thou- 
sand tlollars.  all  provided  ii-v.  There  was 
also  a  net  increase  in  nieniUershiii  of  one 
hundred  and  lifty.  In  i8i;5  he  was  apijoint- 
ed  pastir  of  the  Metlmdisr  Episcopal  church 
in  Lancaster,  Ohio,  and  continued  as  ]iastor 
two  years,  \Nhen  lie  was  appointed  presiding' 
elder  of  the  Lancaster  district  and  at  the 
tiiue  of  this  writing  is  clijsing  his  fifth  year 
in  that  othce.  He  has  been  in  charge  of 
circuits  two  years,  stationed  in  cities  twenty- 
four  years  and  presiding  elder  five  years. 
During  tlioe  years  he  has  occupied  parson- 
ages incident  to  the  life  of  a  ^lethodist  min- 
ister, until  within  the  i)ast  four  years,  w  hen 
he  has  had  the  happy  experience  of  dwelling 
in  his  own  comfortable  home  at  Xo.  ii8 
]iast  \\'heeling  street,  I^ncaster,  Oh.io. 

On  the  23d  of  November,  1873,  '''^  ^^''^s 
imited  in  marriage  \\ith  Miss  Julia  INIinerva 
Clark,  daughter  of  Ransom  H.  and  Eliza- 
beth (Pitkin)  Clark,  (<x  Portage  county". 
Ohii-.  Mer  jiarents  were  of  Xew  England 
parentage.  Six  children  were  born  of  this 
marriage:  Willie  died  at  the  age  of  two 
years  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  February  13, 
1888;  Mabel  Henrietta,  at  nineteen  years  of 
age,    a     voung  ladv  of  choicest   Christian 


spirit:  .nnd  bright  little  Helen  Margaret,  at 
the  ag-e  of  fiinr,  on  September  21.  1894,  iu 
th.e  eternal  home,  joined  their  mother,  who 
had  died  the  previous  June.  Three  son-  are 
living:  Merrill  Clark,  the  eldest,  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Cincinnati  bar.  Kaymond  M.ihlon 
is  a  student  in  the  Ohio-  ?\lcdical  College,  in 
Cincinnati.  M;w\  Ivaiisom  is  a  member  of 
the  senior  class  of  the  high  school  of  Lan- 
caster, Oliio.  On  December  16,  i89ri.  Rev. 
Slutz  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Ella  Eckman  \Miiley.  of  Lancaster,  Ohio. 
She  is  the  daughter  rif  San^uel  and 
Mary  J.  (Eckman)  Whiley.  Mer  father 
,  had  been  actively  engaged  in  business  in 
Lancaster  fiir  many  years  and  at  the  time 
of  his  death.  January  22.  1897,  he  was  sec- 
retary and  treasurer  of  the  Eagle  ^Lachine 
Company  and  president  of  the  Farm- 
ers" and  Citizens'  Bank  of  Lancaster,  Ohio. 
Mr.  \Miiley  had  been  for  many  years  an  act- 
ive official  member  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
ci;pal  church,  in  which  he  held  official  po- 
sition at  the  time  of  his  death.  His  wife 
was  a  daughter  of  Judge  John  anfl  Jane 
(Campbell)  Eckman.  of  GreenfieKl,  Ohio. 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Slutz  had  two  children :  ]vLary 
Eleanor,  born  August  i.  1S98:  and  a  baby, 
born  March  13,   1902. 


EMANUEL  HUFFORD. 


Emanuel  HutYord  does  not  need  to  read  has  made  him  acquainted  with  all  those  con- 

the  history  of  pioneer  days  to  become  fa-  ditions.     He  was  born  in  Hocking  county  in 

miliar  with  the  condition  which  existed  in  Xovember,   1844,  accjuired  his  early  educa- 

Ohio  when  this   portion  of  the  state  was  tion  there  prior  to  the  age  of  thirteen  years 

upon  the  frontier,  for  practical  experience  and  then  after  the  removal  of  the  family  to 


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Faiii'icld  oanity  contimied  his  cdncatiwn  in 
tlie  sch.M'U  here,  l.aicr  he  went  to  IiKhann. 
where  he  was  eniployeil  Iff  a  year,  and  on 
the  expiration  of  tliat  period  he  remrned 
to  hi.-^  iiomc  and  en^-ac;eil  in  farming-  fur  one 
year  for  liis  father.  Me  then  came  to  the 
farm  upon  wliich  lie  n.iw  hves  in  Ra-^h 
Creek  Irjwn.^liip,  and  for  one  year  worked  it 
for  iiis  father-i\i-ki\v.  He  was  success fnl 
in  his  undertakinjjs  and  was  tiierel^y  en- 
couraged to  secure  a  home  of  ins  own.  lie 
■was  married  l-"ebruary  14.  1S69,  to  Miss 
Mary  E.  Simpson,  a  native  of  Fairfield 
couniv,  Ohio,  and  as  tlie  years  ha\'e  passed 
eleven  children  ha\e  lieen  added  tii  their 
family:  Jose))h.  who  is  living  alxiut  on.e 
mile  east  of  the  village  of  Flagdaie;  .Mar- 
tin, who  married  Xora  Durker.  makes  his 
home  in  Indiana:  Fli.  who  married  first 
Carrie  Proctor  and  after  her  death  Oma 
Shoemaker  became  his  wife,  and  is  living 
upon  the  old  family  homestead;  Sadie,  the 
wife  of  Frank  Grove,  residing  two  miles 
east  of  Bremen:  Kittie.  the  wife  of  S.  Shoe- 
maker, lixing  in  Ru-ihsille;  Barbara,  the 
wife  of  Homer  Wright,  their  residence  be- 
ing aliout  one  mile  from  her  father's  home; 
Jennie,  the    wife    of    Porter  Wright,  who 


lives  upon  the  farm  adjoining  her  father's; 
Fli/.a.  the  wife  of  Jim  Blasser.  at  Ivinie ; 
Leaf}-.  John  and  Carl,  yet  residing  with 
their  parent-. 

In  hi<  political  views  Mr.  llufljrd  is  a 
Democrat,  and  lor  a  tin;e  served  a>  town- 
ship trustee  and  has  also"  served  as  school 
director.  He  and  his  ^\ife  are  members  of 
the  '  ierman  Reformed  cluirch.  At  the  time 
of  his  marriage  he  had  earned  alioul  live 
hundred  tlollars.  which  he  ])ut  out  at  interest 
and  it  is  there  }-et.  He  never  rode  ni  a 
bugg}-  inuil  h.e  was  married.  On  one  Satur- 
day morning  he  walked  to  Lancaster  and 
after  Imping  a  pair  of  new  trousers  and  a 
vest  and  also  having  his  picture  taken,  he 
walked  back  hon-ie  again,  covering  a  dis- 
tance of  twenty-two  miles.  On  the  .-jame 
day  he  walked  nine  n-iiles  south  to  church 
and  ag-ain  hon-ie  after  the  services,  covering- 
forty  miles  that  day.  Li  tlie  same  year  on 
one  occasion  he  walked  eight  miles  Iiefore 
breakfast.  Xo  history  of  Fairtield  county 
would  be  complete  without  mention  of  the 
Hufford  family,  so  long  have  thev  resided 
in  this  part  of  the  state  and  so  active  have 
they  been  in  business  affairs,  contributing 
to  the  general  welfare. 


•HON.  JOHN  GRAYBILL. 


John  Graybill  was  born  in  Lancaster 
county,  Pennsylvania.  January  22.  1785. 
and  emigrated  to  and  settled  in  Greentield 
township.  Fairfield  county.  Ohio,  where  he 
sided  until  August  29,   1S67,  when  he  fell 


asleep,  full  of  years,  loved,  honored  and  re- 
spected by  the  entire  community. 

He  served  as  a  private  in  the  war  of 
1812,  and  took  an  active  interest  in  the 
state  militia  for  manv  vears  after  tlie  close 


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of  the  \\:ir.  Tlis  c.Mninissions  as  ensign, 
(latcil  .\u.i;iist  I,  1813.  siyT.e  1  In  Rcuirii  J. 
Mei.!<s.  <4vvcrnor.  ami  as  lirst  lieutenant, 
dated  January  i.  1816.  sii^ned  liy  Tlmnias 
Wiirlhington,  governor,  still  oceupy  a  jilace 
on  the  walls  o\  the  library  of  his  grandson, 
Judge  Reeves. 

He  served  as  justice  of  the  peaee  of 
(jrccntieiil  to\vnship  for  o\er  twenty-five 
years,  and  a  nunilier  of  his  commissions 
signed  li\-  Jeremiah  !\hirrow,  Allen  Trimble, 
Duncan  McArthur,  and  a  long  line  of  the 
early  governors  of  Ohio,  are  still  ])reserved 
as  relics-  Tie  served  two  terms  as  county 
commissioner  of  Fairfield  county,  and  in 
i8.V_i  and  1837  with  \\'i!liam  Medill  i  after- 
wartls  governor  of  Ohio)  represented  I'air- 
field  county  in  the  Ohio  legislature.  In  the 
spring  of  1S38  he  was  elected  b_\-  the  legis- 
lature associate  judge  of  the  court  of  com- 
mon pleas  iif  Fairfield  county  for  the  term  of 
seven  years:  his  commission  dated  Ivlarcli 
g,  183S.  signed  by  Joseph  Vance,  go\ern-:ir. 
is  still  jireserved  by  his  grandson,  whose 
commissions  as  judge  of  the  court  of  com- 
mon pleas  are  dated  and  signed  in  Xi^Nem- 
ber,  igoo  and  1901,  o\er  sixty-two  years 
thereafter. 

Judge  Graybill  was  a  Democrat  of  the 
Jacksonian  type,  and  tijok  an  active  part 
in  the  politics  of  Fairfield  county.  He  was 
the  warm  personal  and  political  friend  of 
Governors  \\'illiam  ^ledill  an<l  -William  Al- 
len, and  of  David  Tod  and  John  Brough 
during  their  adherence  to  the  Democratic 
party. 

On  May  19,  181S.  in  Lancaster  county. 
Pennsylvania.  John  Graybill  was  married 
to  Susanna  Lig-htner  Eckert.  and  a  few  davs 


thereafter  they  bid  adieu  to  their  friends 
and  started  (.n  their  briilal  ti>ur  ""across  the 
mountains""  \n  ;i  Conestoga  wagon  for  their 
home  in  Fairfield  county,  then  the  "'far 
west.  '  As  a  nienieiuo  of  this  trip  their 
grandscm  still  [lossesses  ime  of  the  bri'.lal 
presents,  an  old-fashioned  china  tea  .-et  com- 
posed of  tea  ]:)ot.  sugar  bowl,  cream  pitcher 
tweb'e  cujis  and  saucers,  all  perfect,  with- 
■  nit  a  nick  or  crack  th.erein,  notwithstanding 
their  long  ji.inrney  in  tlie  Conestoga  wagon, 
neatl}-  packed  in  a  bran  new  feather  Ijeil. 
another  viresent  fnim  the  mother  (-)f  the 
bride. 

From  its  earliest  history  the  citv  of  Lan- 
caster and  \icinity  has  been  ncjted  for  the 
high  social  standing,  intelligence  and  hos- 
pitality of  its  citizens,  and  in  this  fa\'ored 
comn.iunity  ]\Irs.  fjraybill  soon  took  a  prrmi- 
inent  social  position,  which  she  maintained 
during  her  entire  life,  all  recognizing  her 
higli  social,  intellectual  and  Christian  char- 
acter. She  v,-as  an  earnest,  c<:insistent  mem- 
ber of  the  Presbyterian  church.  ha\'ing 
united  with  the  old  Leacijck  church  near 
Lancaster,  Pennsylvania,  when  only  sixteen 
years  old.  She  was  the  orphans'  friend, 
many  of  whom  reared  under  her  tender  care 
lived  10  call  her  Idessed  and  with  her  many 
friends  mourn  her  loss,  when  on  ]March  19, 
1876.  she  was  laid  to  rest. 

This  union  was  blessed  with  only  one 
child.  ]\[artha  S.  Graxdnll.  who  marrieil 
Josiah  Ree\es.  both  of  whom  died  leaving 
their  sur\  i\ing  children,  John  G.  Reex'es  and 
Samuel  L.  Ree\es.  t';>  the  tender  care  and 
Oiristian  guidance  of  their  grandparents. 
A\ho  nobly  fultilled  the  sacred  trust  imposed 
upon  them. 


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HON.  JOHN  G.  REEVES. 


The  reci_>rd  of  IImii.  J"lin  (^i.  Reest-s  as 
a  man.  a  soldier,  a  lawyer  and  a  judge  is 
such  as  to  entitle  liim  t^  distinetiijn  as  one 
of  the  lionDred  and  repre-cntali\-e  citizens 
of  FairtieM  coiniiy.  He  is  now  serving  on 
the  bench  "f  the  cunmion  pleas  couit  and  his 
incunihenc}'  will  continue  until  1907.  He 
was  l»irn  near  Lancaster,  his  [larents  lie- 
ing  Josiah  and  Martha  S.  iGraybill) 
Reeves.  His  father  dicdi  when  the  Judge 
was  cjuite  young  aiid  the  latter  was  reared 
ujwn  a  fann  by  his  grandfather,  judge  John 
Graybill.  with  whom  he  remained  until 
1861.  attending  the  district  schools  in  his 
early  youth  and  afterward  ccmtinuing  his 
studies  in  the  city  sch'X>]s  of  Lancaster  and 
the  Ohio  University  at  Athens,  Ohio,  until 

In  that  year  Judge  Reeves  began  read- 
ing law  with  the  linn  of  Martin  &  Schleich. 
of  Lancaster,  remaining  a  student  in  their 
office  until  after  the  beginning  of  the  Civil 
war.  when,  his  patriotic  spirit  was  aroused, 
and  he  offered  his  services  to  the  govern- 
ment, enlisting  for  three  years  or  during  the 
war  as  a  member  of  the  Seventh  Ohio  \"ol- 
unteer  Cavalry.  He  was  with  the  First 
Battalion,  wliich  was  afterward  consolidat- 
ed with  a  part  of  the  First  Battalir^n  of  the 
Sixth  Ohio  Vohinteer  Cavalry,  and  in 
1863  became  the  Eleveiuh  Ohio  Cavalry. 
Mr.  Reeves  enlisted  as  a  private  and  was 
appointed  orderly  sergeant  of  Conipany  C 
on  the  J I  St  of  Decenil>er.  1861,  in  which 
capacity  he  served  about  eleven  months.  On 
the  2  [St  of  September,  1862,  he  was  appoint- 


ed second  lieutenant  of  the  same  company; 
was  U'.ade  tii'st  lieutenant  June  9,  18O3:  and 
on  the  organizatiLin  of  the  Eleventh  Ohio 
Cavalry  was  appointed  its  adjutant.  Soon 
afterward  he  was  made  adjutant  of  the  post 
of  Fort  Laramie  and  subseciuently  was 
made  provost  marshal  of  the  district  of  Fort 
Larann'e.  In  the  spring  of  1864  he  was 
api)(:>inted  assistant  inspector  «:if  the  western 
divisi(jn  of  the  ilistrict  <;i  Nebraska  ui>on 
the  staff  of  General  Robert  Mitchell,  who 
was  in  conniiand  of  the  district  of  Xebra^^ka. 
His  jurisdiction  cxteui'led  from  Tulesburg,. 
Nebraska,  to  South  Pass  City.  Wyoming. 
He  was  also  chosen  as  captain  of  Company 
L,  Eleventh  Regiment,  but  was  not  nnis- 
tereil  in  as  sucli  on  account  of  the  close  of 
the  war.  but  ser\ed  out  his  time  as  inspector, 
being  honorably  discharged  in  April.  1865. 
at  which  time  he  returned  home.  His  regi- 
ment was  engaged  in  guarding  the  overland 
mail  and  emigrant  refute  fr^im  Ju.leslm.rg  to- 
South  P'ass  and  on  the  South  Platte  from 
Julesburg  to  Ford  Halleck.  At  different: 
times  they  were  engaged  in  skirmishes  with' 
the  Lidians.  the  most  important  being  at" 
Mud  Springs,  ■which  lasted  live  da^.s.  Hi'; 
military  service  was  characterized  by  the 
most  unflinching  performance  of  duty,  even 
in  the  face  of  great  flanger  and  mc.-st  loyally 
ami  effectively  he  aided  his  country. 

Returning  immediately  to  his  home,  itr 
2vrav,  1865,  the  Judge  was  admitted  to  the 
])ar  by  the  supreme  court  of  Ohio  and  at 
once  began  practice  in  Lancaster,  where  he 
has  since  remained.     In  1880.  at  Cincinnati. 


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he  was  adniiitcd  tu  practice  in  the  United 
States,  circuit  and  ili>trict  d.iirts,  and  un  the 
5t!i  c-1  March.  1SS5.  he  was  a(hnitted  at 
Wasliingti.n,  1).  C.  to  luaciice  in  the  su- 
preme crurt  lA  tlie  L"nited  States.  In  a  trial 
befure  ciurt  cr  jury  he  is  strong  in  argu- 
nient,  logical  in  deiluctions  and  most  cap- 
aljle  in  representing  his  case  and  the  law- 
hearing  upon  the  points  of  litigation.  In 
1867  l""^  ^vas  elected  city  solicitor  of  Lan- 
caster and  served  for  two  successive  terms 
of  two  years  each.  In  1S71  he  was  elected 
prosecuting  attorney  of  I'airheld  county, 
and  Uy  re-electi<:in  was  continued  in  that  po- 
sition for  six  years.  For  eight  years  he 
was  a  member  of  the  b<.iard  of  trustees  of 
the  Boys"  Industrial  School.  beiPig  first  ap- 
]>ointed  by  Governi.>r  Hoadley  and  later  by 
Governor  Camjibell.  A\  lien  not  in  office  he 
has  given  his  entire  attention  to  the  practice 
•of  law  and  won  distincti\'e!_\-  representatis'e 
clientage.  In  Xox-emberj  1900,  he  was 
elected  judge  of  the  connnon  pleas  court 
for  an  unexpired  term  and  in  Xo\enil>er, 
icjoi.  he  was  elected  without  opposition  for 
a  term  of  five  years,  and  has  continually 
demonstrated  his  ability  to  handle  the  intri- 
cate problems  which  are  continually  pre- 
sented for  solution.  The  legal  profession 
demands  a  high  order  of  ability,  and  the 
judiciar>-  reqtiires  not  only  ability  but  a 
rare  combination  of  talent,  learning,  tact, 
patience  and  industry.  The  successful  law- 
yer and  competent  judge  must  be  a  man  of 
well  balanced  intellect,  thoroughly  familiar 
with  the  law-  and  practice,  of  comprehensive 
general  information,  possessed  of  an  analy- 
tical mind  and  a  self-control  that  will  en- 
able him  to  lose  his  individuality,  his  per- 


sonal feelings,  his  prejudices  and  his  pe- 
culiarities of  di>position  in  the  dignits ,  im- 
partiality and  equity  of  ottice  to  which  life, 
property,  right  and  liberty  must  look  for 
protection.  Posse.ssing  these  qualifications 
Judge  lvcc\cs  justly  merits  the  honor  which 
hab  been  conferred  upon  him  by  his  election 
to  the  bench. 

Oil  the  2ylh  of  January,  1866,  the  Judge 
was  married  to  Mis^  Rachel  Eli'/ahcth,  a 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Shull) 
Hooker,  of  H.^^oker  Station,  near  Lancaster, 
and  they  became  the  parents  of  one  son. 
John  Harold,  who  is  now  a  law  student. 
Mrs.  Reeves,  a  most  devoted  wife  and 
mother,  possessing  many  womanly  quali- 
ties which  endeared  her  to  all,  was  called  to 
her  final  re^t  Decenil>er  14,  1896,  and  her 
death  was  widely  mourned. 

The  Judge  is  a  Democrat  in  his  political 
affiliations  and  is  prominent  in  military  and 
fraternal  circles,  having  served  as  Grand 
Commander  of  the  Amei-ican  Legion  of 
Honor  for  Ohio  and  as  Grand  Chancellor 
of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  of  Ohio  in  1S8S 
and  is  now  Supreme  Representative.  He  is 
a  charter  member  of  Coeur  de  Lion  Com- 
pany. Xo.  9.  Uniformed  Rank,  K.  P.,  hav- 
ing served,  as  its  captain  and  also  as  Judge 
Ad\ctcate  General  on  the  staff  of  J.  \\". 
Green,  commanding  the  Ohio  Brigade.  He 
is  past  noble  grand  of  Alpine  Lodge.  Xo. 
566,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  past  patriarch  of  Hoc-k 
Hocking  Encampment.  Xi>.  7.  He  took  an 
active  part  in  the  formation  of  Patriarch 
Militant  Branch;  was  twice  elected  Brig- 
adier General  of  the  First  Brigade  of  Ohio : 
and  twice  elected  Maj(»r  General,  contmand- 
ing  the  Division  of  Ohio,  at  that  time  com- 


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posed  of  eleven  states.  The  Jmlge  is  also 
a  niemlier  rif  Lancaster  Lo'lge.  Xm.  57.  F. 
&•  A.  :\1. :  Lancaster  Cliajiter,  Xo.  n.  R.  A. 
Yl. :  and  Lancaster  Ci";nimandery,  Xo.  2, 
K.  T.  Lie  is  a  Scottish  Rite  Mas^n,  having- 
taken  the  thirty-second  degree,  and  is  atlili- 
ateil  with  Ohio  Sovereign  Consistory  at 
Cincinnati.  Tie  is  a  charter  meniber  and 
past  commander  of  F,en  Eutterfield  Post, 
Xo.  jy.  G.  A,  R..  i>f  I^ancaster.  an<l  serveil 
as  aide  on  the  statT  of  the  Department  Com- 
mander, while  at  present  he  is  on  the  staff 
of  the  Xational  Commander.     He  is  a  char- 


ter member  anfl  past  commander  of  En- 
campment, Xo.  12,  L'.  \'.  L..  and  at  present 
is  aide  on  the  staft  of  the  national  comman- 
der. He  has  als')  filled  the  office  of  Grand 
Regent  (jf  the  Royal  Arcanum.  X'o  man  in 
the  C'imnuniity  stands  liigher  in  the  esteem 
of  the  pnblic  than  Judge  Reeves.  He  has 
been  identified  with  all  the  movements  Icmik- 
ing  to  the  advancement  of  the  general  wel- 
fare. The  prestige  of  his  past  career  and 
the  ability  he  has  shown  at  the  bar  give 
basis  fiir  the  popular  prophecy  that  he  is 
now  of  the  coming  jurists  of  eminence. 


JACOB  WILBERT. 


Jacob  W'illjert  is  connected  with  farm- 
ing interests  of  Fairfield  county  and  is  also 
an  agricultural  implement  dealer  of  Car- 
roll. He  is  one  of  the  worthy  citizens  that 
German)'  has  furnished  to  the  new  world 
and  his  life  record  displays  many  of  the 
sterling  characteristics  of  the  people  of  the 
fatherland.  He  was  born  near  Bingen  on 
the  Rhine  in  Prussia  in  ]\L\y,  1S30.  and  his 
father,  Valentine  Wilbert,  was  also  a  native 
of  the  same  locality,  born  in  1792.  He  was- 
a  soldier  and  had  many  interesting  stories 
to  tell  of  his  years'  campaign  under  X'apo- 
leoii  Bonaparte.  By  occupation  he  was  a 
farmer,  and  after  having  heard  man\-  favor- 
able reports  concerning  the  business  opiX)r- 
tunities  offered  in  the  new  world,  he  deter- 
mined to  seek  a  home  and  fortune  in  the 


L'nited  States.  Accordingly  with  his  wife 
and  four  children,  he  started  for  this  coun- 
try, landing  in  Xew  York  in  1835.  He  then 
made  his  way  to  Buffalo,  Cleveland  and 
Lancaster,  completing  the  journey  by  canal 
boat.  He  had  intended  going  to  St.  Louis, 
but  the  lx>at  in  which  he  had  taken  voyage 
had  snch  a  large  numlier  of  passengers  that 
it  seemed  over  crowded  and  certainly  very 
uncomfortable.  \Mien  they  reached  Lan- 
caster, a  German  residing  here  told  him  of 
the  ad\-antages  of  this  county  and  Mr.  Wil- 
bert was  thereby  induced  to  locate  here. 
For  about  three  \ears  he  worked  by  the 
.day  and  then  with  the  money  which  he  had 
saved  from  his  earnings,  he  purchased  a 
farm  near  what  is  now  Logan,  Ohio.  A 
year  later,  however,  he  sold  that  property 


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and  near  Carrol!  rcntcil  a  tract  of  land,  on 
which  he  remained  for  >everal  years,  when' 
he  purch.ased  a  ^nlall  farm  near  the  village, 
speraling  the  remainder  of  his  active  ca- 
reer upon  ti'.at  property.  At  length,  how- 
ever, he  decide<l  to  put  aside  the  arduous 
cares  of  agricultural  life,  sold  his  farm  and 
purchased  a  liome  in  Cam  ill.  where  he  lived 
in  quiet  retirement  imm  business  luitil 
called  to  his  final  rest  in  1877.  He  was 
the  father  of  nine  children,  six  of  whom 
are  yet  ]i\  ing  and  four  of  the  number  are 
residents  of  Califc>rnia.. namely  :  \'aleutine, 
an  eHgineer;  Martin,  a  carriage  dealer: 
Fred,  a  shc^e  manufacturer;  and  Peter,  who 
is  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business.  ]vlary 
Ann  became  the  wife  of  William  Lake,  a 
farmer  of  Illinois,  Avho  is  now  living  retired 
at  his  home  in  Kankakee,  that  state. 

Jacob  \\'ilbert.  the  sixth  surviving  mem- 
ber of  the  family,  spent  the  first  five  years  of 
his  life  in  the  fatherlan<.l  and  then  accom- 
pauied  his  parents  on  their  emigration  to 
the  new  world,  coming  with  them  tr>  Fair- 
field county.  Under  the  parental  roof  he 
spent  his  childhi>xl  and  after  arriving  at 
years  of  maturity  he  married  ]\Iis5  ^lary 
Ann,  a  daughter  of  Da\-id  Flufford,  a  farm- 
er of  Hocking  county.  Ohio.  Xine  children 
were  born  of  this  union,  but  three  of  the 
mimber  died  in  early  youth.  The  six  yet 
living  are  as  follows:  Sarah,  the  wife  of 
Anthony-  Bender,  of  the  finn  of  Bender 
Brothers,  carriage  manufacturers  of  Car- 
roll; David  H.,  a  locoinotive  engineer  re- 
siding in  Fort  Wayne.  Indiana:  Catherine, 
who  married  Frank  S.  Cams  and  resides 
on  a  farm  adjoining  Carroll :  William  W'..  a 
machinist  and  thresherman.  who  lives  near 


Carroll;  Rllen.  the  wife  of  Daniel  Kide- 
nauer,  a  farmer  living  near  the  village;  and 
Eliza,  tlie  wife  of  Ral[)h  Coffnran.  an  agri- 
culturist of  Crrccnfield  township.  Two  of 
the  sons.  Daniel  and  Davitl.  fi/ught  through- 
out the  Civil  war  in  an  Ohio  regiment  and 
were  honorably  discharged  at  the  close  of 
hostilities. 

In  Ids  youth  Jacob  Wilbert,  of  this  re- 
view, hatl  attended  the  common  sclit-ols  and 
worked  upon  his  father's  farm,  so  that  he 
was  well  ecjuipped  to  engage  in  agricultural 
pursuits  on  his  own  account  at  the  time  of" 
his  marriage.  In  partnership  with  his  fa- 
ther he  operated  a  tract  of  laud  until  he  had 
accumulated  enough  money  to  begin  fr>r 
himself.  He  then  rented  a  fami,  upon  which 
he  remained  for  eighteen  years  and  <a\  the 
expiration  of  that  period  he  purchased  his 
present  property  on  section  7,  Greenfield 
township,  adjiiining  the  corporatir.n  limits 
i;f  Carroll.  As  his  financial  resources  have 
increased  he  has  extended  the  boundaries  of 
his  place  by  additional  purchases  until  he 
ni>\v  has  one  lunidretl  and  forty-five  acres. 
On  this  stands  a  commodious  dwelling, 
gwjd  banis,  a  blacksmith  shop  and  feed 
mills.  For  many  years  he  has  been  tlealing 
in  agricultural  implements  and  is  widely 
known  for  his  success  in  business  affairs. 
All  that  he  possesses  has  been  accpiired 
through  his  own  efforts  and  his  back  record 
pro\es  the  potency  of  determination  and  en- 
ergy- wdien  closely  allied  with  sound  busi- 
ness principles. 

In  public  office  Mr.  Wilbert  has  also 
been  quite  prominent.  He  has  served  for 
several  years  as  township  trustee  and  school 
directi'.r,  but  his  business  interests  ha\e  so- 


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occupied  his  time  that  he  lias  u<>i  cared  to 
peek  ot"hce.  lie  i>  imw  tlie  vice-president  nf 
the  Farmers'  liistittile  (-it  I'airticlil  CMunty. 
He  and  liis  wife  are  inemhers  of  the  Meth- 
odist churcli  and  in  tliat  faith  have  reareil 
their  children.  l-"nr  mi>rc  than  furty  years 
he  has  lieen  a  chiss  leader  and  his  life  cif 


uprightness.  acti\  ity  and  honesty  is  one  well 
wi-rthy  of  emulation.  Thr.'Ugh  the  assist- 
ance of  his  estiniahle  wife  he  has  reared  a 
family  wlv^  are  an  hom  n-  to  his  name  and 
with  one  e.xception  all  of  their  children  are 
conit'ortahly  situated  within  a  mile  of  the 
]-;M-ental  home. 


REUBEN  W.  MONHANK,  M.  D. 


Dr.  .Mcnhank  is  one  of  the  Mjunger  rep- 
resentatives of  the  medical  fraternity  in 
Fairfield,  county,  hut  his  years  seem  no  bar 
to  his  ability  or  tc;  his  success,  fur  the  form- 
er has  l.ieen  the  means  of  gaining  him  a  ver_\' 
creditable  position  as  a  practitioner  of  med- 
icine, his  standing-  in  the  fraternity  beir^g- 
such  as  many  an  elder  physician  might  well 
envy.  He  is  now  practicing  in  the  village 
of  Royaltun  and  is  a  worthy  rejiresentative 
of  an  honored  pioneer  family  of  Fairfield 
county.  Me  was  born  in  Berne  township  of 
this  county.  November  26,  1873.  His  pa- 
ternal grandparents  are  still  living-,  his 
■grandfather.  William^  iNIonhank.  now  liv- 
ing- a  retired  life  in  the  city  of  Lancaster. 
Throughi  ut  the  years  of  his  business  activ- 
ity he  carried  on  agricultural  pur-^nits.  His 
birth  occurretl  in  Germany  and  when  ab.xit 
twenty-one  years  of  age  he  bade  adieu  to 
friends  in  the  fatherland  and  sailed  for  the 
new  u-orld.  believing  that  he  might  improve 
bis  financial  condiiou  in  this  countrv  where 


opp.jrtunity  and  effort  are  not  hampered  by 
caste  or  class.  He  settled  in  Fairfield  coun- 
ty and  lor  many  }ears  resided  in  Berne 
township,  but  during  the  last  twenty  years 
of  his  connection  with  agricultural  pursuits 
he  made  his  bo-me  in  Greenfield  township. 
He  is  now  about  eighty-five  vears  of  age, 
one  of  the  revered  patriarchs  of  th.e  com- 
munity, venerated  and  respected  by  all  wlio 
know  him.  His  wife  is  also  living  at  about 
the  same  age,  and  both  enjoy  good  health. 
^Ir.  Abjuhauk  was  one  of  the  earlv  settlers 
of  the  county  and  through  many  years  lixed 
a  most  industrious  life,  his  energv  and  un- 
flagging diligence  enabling  him  to  gradu- 
ally advance  from  an  humble  financial  con- 
dition to  a  position  of  affluence.  As  his  cap- 
ital increased  he  made  judici'Xis  invest- 
ments in  pro[>erty  and  became  the  ovcner 
of  a  valuable  farm  and  city  realtv.  He  and 
his  fannly  are  memljers  of  the  Lutheran 
church  and  the  name  has  ever  been  a  syn- 
onvm  fur  all  that  is  honorable  in  life.     Unto 


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tlie  grandparent?  of  tlic  Ductur  \vcre  Ixim 
nine  children,  and  the  family  circle  yet  re- 
mains nnlunkcn  h\  the  liand  nf  death. 

The  i^^'ents  of  the  Doctor  are  WilHani 
D.  and  -Mary  (^Ackers)  Alonliank,  and  the 
father  has  heen  identitied  in  h'airheld  comity 
and  is  iipbnilding  from  an  early  history  in 
its  development.  }-ie  now  resides  in  Berne 
townshii)  at  the  age  of  fifty-eight  years,  and 
is  a  poiininent  and  iirosperous  farmer  and 
stock  raiser.  His  farm  is  Kxatcfl  oii  the 
Sugar  Gro\'e  pike  and  comprises  about  two 
hundred  acres  of  rich  land,  wliicli  he  pur- 
chased from  his  father  abnut  twenty  years 
ago.  He  has  made  many  improvements 
thereon,  including  the  erection  of  a  ku"ge, 
substantial  brick  resilience,  a  commodious 
barn  and  otiier  neces>ary  r,utbnil(lings.  In 
fact,  he  lias  made  tlii-  a  nvutel  farm  and  is 
accounted  ciiie  (,'f  the  most  progressive  as 
well  as  practical  agriculturists  of  this  por- 
tion of  tlie  state.  His  political  support  is 
given  to  the  Democracy  and  while  he  al- 
ways casts  his  ballot  in  sujip^irt  of  its  men 
and  measures,  he  has  never  sought  public 
office.  He  is  devoted  to  all  that  tends  to 
improve  and  further  the  interests  of  the 
community  in  which  he  lives,  and  his  influ- 
ence has  ever  been  i;>it  the  siile  of  the  right, 
the  true  and  the  beautiful.  He  belongs  to 
the  German  Lutheran  ch.urch,  nf  which  his 
wife  is  also  a  member.  She  was  born  in 
Fairheld  cnmty  and 'is  a  daughter  of  Daniel 
and  Catherine  (Klinker)  Ackers.  Her  fa- 
ther now  resides  in  Logan.  Hrnrking  coun- 
ty, and  is  a  man  i>f  cimsiderable  pn'ininence 
and  wealth.  Fr.r  maiiy  years  he  re>ided  i:i 
Berne  township.  Fairfield  county,  Ohic,  but 


has  at  length  put  aside  business  cares  and 
in  the  enjoyment  of  a  well  earned  rest 
makes  his  liome  in  Logan.  Unto  William 
D.  and  Mary  ^lonhaiik  were  born  two  chil- 
dren. The  daughter,  Jvlinnie,  is  the  wife  of 
Charles  Hummel,  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  who 
is  in  the  employ  of  the  street  railwav  com- 
pany there.  They  have  four  children. 
Charles,  Randc.lph,  ^Mildred  and  an  infant. 
Reuben  W.  -\b>nhank,  the  subject  of 
this  review,  was  born  November  20.  1873, 
and  in  the  district  schools  of  Plerne  township 
began  his  education.  When  he  had  mas- 
tered the  branches  of  learning  usually 
taught  in  such  institutions,  he  continued  his 
studies  in  the  high  scIkjoI  of  the  township. 
In  the  winter  of  1890-1  and  througli  the 
succeeding  winter  he  was  a  student  in  the 
preijaratory  school  in  Lebanon,  (Jhi..,  hav- 
ing determined  to  enter  upon  the  practice 
of  medicine  as  his  life  work.  He  then  be- 
gan preparation  for  the  professi'-.n  and  en- 
tered the  Ohio  3.1edical  University  at  Co- 
lumbus, where  he  pu.rsued  a  complete  ci'urse, 
being  graduated  in  the  spring  of  1896.  In 
the  spring  of  the  same  year  the  college  held 
a  compjetitive  examination  for  intenieship 
lor  the  Protestant  Hospital  at  Cohimbus, 
and  Dr.  Monhank  w  as  successfii!  in  winning 
the  position,  which  he  occupied  for  eight 
months.  At  the  end  of  that  period  he  lo 
cateil  at  Royalton,  Fairfield  county,  where 
he  at  once  began  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion, which  he  has  cr>ntinned  since,  his  la- 
br>rs  resulting  in  eiYecting  many  "nc table 
cures.  He  keeps  in  touch  with  the  pin^gress 
made  l;y  the  medical  fraternitx'  through  his 
memlership   in   the   State   Medical   S'.-ciety, 


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wliere  the  excliaiigfe  of  thought  and  knowl- 
edge adds  to  tlie  proficiency  of  all  connected 
with  the  organization.  The  Doctor  has  a 
large  and  extensive  country  practice,  cover- 
ing a  radius  of  six  or  seven  miles  in  each 
direction  from  Royalton. 

In  April.  ]Sg6,  the  Doctor  was  married 
in  Lancaster  to  ^iliss  Anna  Crnit,  a  daugh- 
ter of  William  and  }vJary  (Kiger)  Cruit. 
The  lady  was  horn  in  Fairfield  county,  and 
their  marriage  has  heen  hlessed  with  two 
children:  Mary,  whose  hirth  cxcurred  in 
Amanda  township,  Fairlield  county,  the  ist 
of  Septemher.  1897;  and  AX'illiam  Chester, 
horn  in  the  same  township  C'U  the  2Sth  of 
Jul} ,  1899. 

Dr.  !Monhank  and  his  wife  are  devoted 
memljcr^  of  the  ^[ethr»list  church,  in  which 


he  has  serve<l  as  one  of  the  trustees  and  has 
fonnerly  hcc-u  recording  steward.  He  is 
most  earnest  in  his  advocacy  i>f  the  church 
and  dues  all  in  his  power  to  [jromote  its 
growth,  and  extend  its  intluence.  .Sncially 
he  is  con.nected  with  the  IMasonic  frater- 
nity and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows, while  in  his  [>olitical  views  he  is  a 
stanch  Repuhlican.  Idc  lia^  no  time  i:r  de- 
sire for  puhlic  oftice.  however.  prefevri:ig 
to  give  his  entire  attention  to  his  profes- 
sional duties,  which  arc  CMitinuall}"  increas- 
ing, as  his  skill  and  ability  are  demonstrated 
bv  successful  practice.  He  has  due  re- 
gard for  professional  principles,  his  knowl- 
edge of  the  science  of  medicine  is  broad  and 
comprehensive  and  already  he  has  gained 
an  enviable  positir.n   in  his  chosen  calling. 


REV.  JOHN  GOURLEY. 


For  ten  years  the  Rev.  John  Gourley  has 
been  the  pa-tur  of  the  First  Presliyterian 
chinxh  <:if  Lancaster  and  f'  r  a  quarter  of  a 
century  has  devotetl  his  life  to  the  hidy  call- 
ing, in  which  his  influence  has  been  nf  no 
restricted  order.  He  has  labored  long  and 
faithfully  and  there  has  not  b,een  denied 
him  the  full  harvest  nor  the  aftermath.  His 
Consecration  and  zeal  in  the  cause  have  re- 
sulted in  advancing  the  gr<'.wth  and  influ- 
ence of  the  church  and  his  efforts  ha\e  been 
a  potent  influence  iri  the  church,  of  which 
he  is  still  the  pastor. 


Air.  Gourley  is  a  native  i:f  Pennsxhania, 
his  birth  having  occurred  in  the  vicinity  of 
Greensburg,  Septemb.cr  17,  1850.  His  par- 
ents, Samu.el  and  Eliza  (Clements)  Gour- 
ley, were  both  natives  (_>f  the  Keystone  state. 
The  family  is  of  Scotch-Irish  lineage,  and 
the  great-grandfather  of  our  subject  was 
the  first  of  the  name  to  seek  a  home  in  the 
new  wirld,  cn>ssin.g  the  Atlantic  fr.  m  the 
Emerald  Ldc  in  1774.  just  the  year  befi>re 
the  outbreak  of  the  Rev.  lutiouary  war.  His 
son,  Jiihn  G'.urley,  the  grandfather  '.'f  our 
subject,   owned   antl   operated    a    farm    in 


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Pennsylvania  and  there  married  Miss  Mar- 
garet Stephenson.  L'jHin  the  t-V\  family 
homestead,  Samuel  S.  (/murle)-  \v;is  lidrn  and 
reared  and  thrl>u^^!ltlut  his  entire  life  he  en- 
gaged in  ag-ricultiu"al  jmrsuits.  remaining  a 
resident  ni  the  Kcy>ti:'ne  state  until  called 
to  the  Inime  hey(jnd.  His  political  support 
\\as  gi\-en  the  Kepuhlican  party  Init  he  never 
turned  a>ide  trr-m  tlie  strict  ]iath  of  busi- 
ness to  enter  the  i)oliuc:il  field.  r.(_>th  he 
and  his  wife  were  de\"ted  members  of  the 
Presbyterian  clunx-h  and  endeavored  to 
bring-  up  their  children  in  the  fear  and  ad- 
nronition  cf  the  Li^rd. 

Thu^  the  Rev.  John  Gourley.  now  of 
Lancaster.  \\as  reared  amid  the  rehning  in- 
fluences of  a  gi  fld  Christian  home.  He 
■worked  in  the  fields  and  aided  in  all  the 
wivrk  usuall}-  rec|uired  of  boys  of  that  pe- 
riod. He  began  his  education  in  the  com- 
mon school  of  the  neighborhood  and  later 
continued  his  studies  in  Greensburg.  Penn- 
sylvania. He  next  became  a  student  in  Sa- 
lem --\cadeniy  and  still  later  iit  \\"ashington 
and  Jefferson  Cnllege.  of  Pennsylvania,  in 
■which  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of 
1874.  His  literary  education  being  com- 
pleted, he  then  liegan  preparation  for  the 
high  and  holy  ot'tices  of  the  church,  having 
determin.ed  to  devote  hi?  life  tr.  the  work  of 
the  ministry.  He  entered  the  W'estern 
Tlieclogical  Seminar}'  at  Allegheny  City. 
Paiusylvania.  and  was  graduated  in  1877. 
"He  at  rnce  entered  ujxmi  the  work  for  which. 
tlie  years  of  jirevious  study  had  been  a  prej)- 
aration.  beco-ming  pastor  of  the  First  Pres- 
byterian ch.urch  in  Indiana  ci>iuUy.  where  he 
reiriained  for  si.x  \ears.  For  se\en  years  he 
was  located  at  Lewistown.  Pemisvlvania,  as 


liastor  of  the  Fir-^t  Presbyterian  church,  a 
large  and  influential  <jnc.  and  in  iS()3  he 
came  to  Lancaster  to  accept  the  pa.storate 
of  the  First  Preslwterian  church  here.  Ten 
year.-.  Iia\e  since  pa>.-ed,  during  which  tinic 
the  church  has  matle  a  steady  and  healthful 
growth,  now  ha\  ing  a  membership  of  two 
hundred  and  fifty.  The  house  of  wr-rshij). 
which  is  a  handsome  structure,  wa-  erected 
in  i8y_'.  it  is  built  in  a  nioilern  and  attrac- 
tive stN'Ie  of  arcitecture  and  the  seating  is 
well  planned  for  the  comfort  of  the  five  hun- 
dred auditors  who  can  there  be  accommo- 
dated. It  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  twenty 
thousand  dollars  and  is  free  from  del.it.  The 
church  work  is  well  organized  in  its  various 
departments  and  is  a  potent  element  in  the 
moral  de\'el(.pment  and  prt^gress  of  tlie  com- 
munity. 

On  the  -'4th  of  May.  1877,  Rev.  Gour- 
ley  led  to  the  marriage  altar  Miss  Lizzie  A. 
FIar\ey.  of  Delmont.  Penns}l\ania,  a 
daughter  of  Jose^ih  and  Mary  A.  (  Metz- 
fer  )  Har\ey.  The  marriage  has  been  blessed 
with  ti\e  children:  Frank  B.,  a  resident  of 
Lancaster;  Mary  E..  Josq^h  Harvey.  John 
Steele  and  Margaret  Stephenson.  }et  under 
the  parental  roof. 

Ivev.  Gourley  is  the  state  clerk  of  the 
Presliytery  of  Columbus,  and  is  widely 
known  in  Presbyterian  circles  as  oiie  <;if  the 
gifted  ministers  of  the  denominatiiii.  A 
man  of  strong  intellect  and  broad  human 
sympathies,  his  argument  and  oratory  are 
many  times  effecti\e  in  inducing  h.is  hearers 
to  follow  higher  ideals  in  life  and  his  zeal 
and  earnestness  in  l>ehalf  (  f  the  church  ha\e 
C'jntributed  in  effective  iiieasure  to  its 
growth  and  upbuilding. 


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PERRY  T.  STOVER. 


The  business  interests  of  Carroll  are 
\\ell  represented  1j_\'  Perry  T.  Sto\er.  an  eu- 
terprisino-  harness  maker  of  that  place, 
whose  present  Imsiness  has  been  coiulucteil 
so  .capably  that  he  has  gained  gratifying- 
success  and  at  the  same  time  has  won  the 
confidence  and  p^ood  will  of  the  public.  lie 
is  one  of  Fairfield  county's  native  sons,  for 
his  birth  occurred  January  25.  1851.  uiK^u 'a 
farni  owned  l<y  his  maternal  g-randfather. 
Jkladisrn  Jones,  in  .Madison  township.  His 
father.  Simt;n  Stover,  was  born  in  1S2S  on 
his  father's  farm  in  I'ennsyhania  and  was 
a  representative  of  an  old  Pennsylvam'a 
Dutch  family.  His  educational  and  other 
advantages  were  limited  but  he  possessed 
resolution  and  enterprise  and  these  quali- 
ties enabled  him  to  advance  steadily  in  his 
business  career.  In  early  manh'-:">d  he  mar- 
ried ^Margaret  Jones,  a  daughter  of  Madi- 
son Jones,  a  i;;rmer  and  tanner,  who  was 
also  e\tensi\-ely  engaged  in  the  cultivation 
of  grapes  in  eastern  Pennsylvania,  where 
he  owned  about  one  thousand  acres  of  lanrl. 
It  was  about  1835  that  Simon  Stover,  the 
father  of  our  subject,  came  to  Fairfield 
county,  taking  up  his  abode  upon  a  tract  of 
land  in  Mtidiscn  township,  where  he  re- 
mained with  his  father  initil  reaching  man's 
estate.  Later  lie  engaged  in  general  mer- 
chandising at  Lockville.  Iiut  after  a  few 
years  he  s.^ld  that  business  and  removed  to 
Columbus.  Ohio,  where  he  spent  the  remain- 
der of  his  business  career  as  a  traveling 
salesman,  representing  a  dr\-  goods  j(^bbing 
house  of  the  capital  city.     There  his  death 


occiu"red  in  1892.  He  left  se\en  children: 
Frank,  wh"  is  now  a  yanlmasler  at  St. 
Louis:  William,  a  railroad  man  of  the  same 
city:  Jane,  the  wife  of  a  cigar  manufacturer 
of  Cuddingti-n,  Kentucky;  Clara,  the  wife 
of  Miltcn  Sanford,  a  bridge  contracl'ir  of 
C'jlumbus,  Ohio:  Harriett,  who  married 
Xelsiin  Brink,  also  of  Columbus:  and  .-Mice, 
the  widow  of  Charles  Angel,  of  the  same 
city. 

Perry  T.  Stover,  the  seventh  surviving 
member  of  tb.e  family,  learned  the  harness- 
making  Itusiness  in  all  its  branches  and  is 
a  thorough  and  expert  workman.  His  suc- 
cess is  largely  due  to  the  fact  that  he  has  ap- 
plied himself  with  unremitting  diligence  to 
the  work  in  which,  as  a  young  tradesman, 
he  embarked.  Many  of  the  failures  of  life 
come  through  lack  of  close  application  and 
the  tendeiicy  to  continually  change  ones  oc- 
cupatii'n,  Imt  Mr.  Stover  has  persevered  in 
the  pur.suit  of  a  persistent  puri^se  and  his 
efforts  have  been  so  discerningly  directed 
along  lines  of  industrial  activity  that  he  is 
nr)W  at  the  head  of  a  good  business  and  is 
accounted  one  of  the  hmiored  and  Iimui  ar- 
able merchants  of  the  pretty  and  thri\ing 
town  of  Carroll. 

On  the  Qth  of  Alay,  1878.  occurred  the 
marriage  of  ^^r.  Stover  and  Miss  Margaret 
JohnsiMi.  a  daughter  of  Squire  A.  J.  John- 
son, a  merchant  and  wood  dealer  of  Lith"|>- 
olis.  who  came  to  this  city  from  Rocking- 
ham, A'irginia.  The  marriage  i^f  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Sto\er  has  been  blessed  with  t\^■^>  clu'l- 
dren:      .-Mice,   born   Sei>tember  5.    1879.    is 


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the  wife  oi  \\'illiam  I.iest.  a  ninlder.  resid- 
ing in  Lancnster :  and  Lillic  }vi.,  born  Xo- 
\cnil)er  j,  1881.  is  tlie  wife  of  Delliert  An- 
thony, a  niolder,  r,f  Carroll.  Our  subject 
aud  his  wife  have  a  pleasant  home  in  Car- 
ri.>ll.  where  he  has  spent  the  g'leatcr  jiart  of 
his  life  and  where  he  declares  lie  will  re- 
main until  called  to  the  home  l)evond.     Pie 


has  received  fair  treatment  at  the  hands  of 
his  fellow  townsmen  because  he  has  ren- 
dered .sucli  to  them,  and  a>  the  years  have 
pa-^jcd  he  has  c^radually  increased  his  bu;i- 
ness  and  beci^me  a  prosper^'us  merchant 
here.  In  the  siirino-  of  iqqj  he  was  elected 
bv  the  town  a^  marshal  for  a  term  r;f  tv,-o 


JOHN  B.  KELLER. 


John  B.  Keller  was  for  luany  years  suc- 
cessfully e\igag;ed  in  the  groceiy  business 
in  Lancaster,  hut  ha-  now  retired  from  mer- 
cantile interests  and  gis-es  his  attention  only 
to  the  supervisirm  of  liis  farms  and  to  his 
invested  interests.  He  is  a  native  of  Plesse- 
Darmstadt.  Germany,  where  his  birth  oc- 
curred on  the  14th  of  A])ril.  1S39.  His 
father.  John  Keller,  was  a  native  of  the 
same  locality  and  there  acquired  a  good 
common  school  education  and  was  married. 
About  1854  he  emigrated  with  liis  family  to 
the  L'nited  States,  taking  passage  on  a  sail- 
ing vessel,  which,  after  a  voyage  rvf  five 
weeks,  dn'ipped  anchor  in  the  harlxir  of 
Xew  York.  Fnmi  the  eastern  metropolis 
Mr.  Keller  made  his  way  at  once  to  Lancas- 
ter. Ohio,  where  he  reiriained  until  his  death. 
His  wife  had  passed  away  in  her  native  land 
•  luring  the  infancy  of  her  son.  L^hn  B. 

John  B.  Keller  was  eighteen  years  of 
age  when  he  came  to  tiie  United  States. 
\\'h:!e   in  the   ohl   camtrv   he  had   learned 


the  miller's  trade,  which  he  continued  to 
follow  for  SL'me  }ears.  At  Lancaster.  Ohio, 
he  entered  the  service  of  ?^Ir.  Seifred.  for 
whom  he  worked  for  eighteen  months,  after 
which  he  accepted  a  clerkship  in  a  grccery 
store  at  Logan.  Ohio,  but  at  the  outbreak 
of  the  Ci\'il  war  he  returned  to  Lancaster 
and  joined  a  company,  which  was  here  be- 
ing raised  fi^-  a  service  of  three  months.  It 
became  Company  D.  of  the  Seventeenth 
Ohio  \"olunteer  Infantry,  ami  was  cni- 
nianded  by  Colonel  C(^nnell.  The  regiiuent 
\\as  ordered  to  ^\■est  A'irginia  to  .guard 
points  in  that  state.  On  the  expiration  of 
three  months  ^Fr.  Keller  re-enlisted  in  the 
same  company  l(n-  three  years.  This  com- 
mand was  ordered  to  Kentucky  and  took 
part  in  the  battle  of  Mill  Spring  and  later 
in  the  engagements  at  [Nlurfreesboro,  Perry- 
ville  and  Chickamauga.  At  the  last  named 
place  he  was  se\-erely  wounded  by  a  g'tm- 
shi  it  thrr)ugh  the  left  elbow.  It  disaliier!  him 
for  further  diUv  and  he  was  t'len  taken  to 


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the  hospital  ai  Chickaniauga  ami  some- 
time aftenvanl  was  sent  tij  Xashville.  Ten- 
nessee, and  then  to  Louisville,  Kentucky, 
and  subseciuently  to  Cincinnati.  Ohio,  where 
he  ranained  in  C;unj>  Dennis'jn  until  hon- 
orably discharged  on  the  28th  of  May,  1S63, 
At  the  close  of  his  military  services  Mr. 
Keller  returned  to  Logan,  Ohio,  where  he 
established  a  .griKcry  store,  which  he  con- 
ducted on  his  own  account.  In  April,  1865, 
however,  he  returned  to  Lancaster  and  here 
engaged  in  the  grocery  trade,  building  up 
a  large  and  profitable  business,  which  he 
conducted  until  1889,  when  he  retireil  from 
mercantile  life,  and  his  son,  Chris,  took 
charge  of  the  business,  and  is  riow  proprie- 
tor of  two  of  the  most  modern  and  uf>-tc>- 
date  grocery  stores  in  the  city,  lie  is  also 
president  of  the  Lancaster  board  of  trade. 
Mr.  Keller's  business  career  was  without 
exciting  incidents  or  speculation,  and  along- 
legitimate  lines  of  trade  he  gained  a  hand- 
some competence.  He  now  devotes  his  time 
to  farming.  His  lands  are  well  tilled  un- 
der his  super\ision,  emplo\i!''.g  hired  help. 
and  upon  the  farms  are  a  large  number  of 
hogs  and  cattle.     Mr.  Keller  owns  valuable 


city  projienics  and  having  thus  made  judi- 
cious inve-^tments  in  real  estate  is  now  ac- 
counted one  I'f  the  prosper' ;us  citizens  of 
the  community. 

Li  1865  our  subject  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Elizaljetli  Hartman,  also  a 
nati\-e  i>f  Hesse-Darmstadt,  German}-,  and 
a  daughter  of  Henry  and  Eva  (Lnii^) 
ILirtm.'m.  In  their  family  are  eight  chil- 
dren, two  sons  and  si.K  daughters,  namely: 
Christian,  Christine,  Elizabeth,  John.  Mar- 
garet. Rose,  Ida  and  Clara.  In  his  pi  litical 
views  Mr.  Keller  is  a  Democrat,  with  hrm 
faith  in  the  principles  of  the  part}-,  and  up'.in 
that  ticket  he  was  elected  to  the  cit}'  coun- 
cil, in  which  be  served  for  five  years.  He 
and  his  family  are  members  of  the  German 
Lutheran  church  and  are  people  of  tlie  high- 
est respectability,  enjoying  the  warn-i  regard 
of  all  who  knuw  them.  ^Ir.  Keller  owes  liis 
advancement  in  life  to  his  own  efforts,  his 
sterling  worth,  his  integrity  abo^•e  question, 
his  indefatigable  industry  an.d  strong  reso- 
lution— the-e  have  been  his  salient  charac- 
teristics and  have  wi  n  him  an  enviable  p.^- 
sitii"  n  among  the  substantial  residents  of  his- 
adopted  county. 


THOMAS  GINGRICH. 


One  of  the  beautiful  country  homes  of 
Fairheld  ccjunty  is  that  occupied  by  Thomas 
Gingrich,  of  Amanda  township.  It  is  a 
large  and  ci>nimi  >dious  brick  structure,  which 


was  erected  at  a  cost  of  three  thousand  '!ol- 
lars  and  forms  a  most  pleasing  feature  in  the- 
landscape.  It  stands  in  the  midst  of  a  \-al- 
ual.)Ie  and  constanth'  cultivated  farm,  which 


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indicates  careful  supervision  an.d  a  progres- 
sive and  practical  spirit.  He  is  classed 
among-  the  highly  respected  citizens  of  tl;e 
county  and  well  does  he  de.-er\e  to  he  thus 
ranked.  Mis  l.irth  occurred  near  .Aleyers- 
town.  I.ehannn  c-  unty,  Pennsylvania,  on  the 
2Jd  of  March.  1831.  His  father.  Michael 
Gingrich,  was  h-orn  in  the  same  county  and 
there  spent  his  entire  life.  When  the  dav? 
of  his  mini:rity  were  pa>t  he  S(.iught  a  com- 
panion and  hel]:mate  for  life's  journey  ami 
■chose  Polly  .Moore,  also  a  native  of  the  Key- 
stone state.  'Idiey  lived  up;.in  a  farm  in  Leb- 
ani;ii  Count}-  ai-id  were  peojilc  of  respectabil- 
ity and  w  rlh.  The  father  was  a  prosperi-ms 
and  enterprising  man  in.  his  community,  and 
accimiulated  ccnsiderable  property,  becom- 
ing the  owner  of  several  famis.  His  death 
occurred  in  the  place  of  his  nativity  when  he 
was  about  seventy-seven  year>  of  age,  and 
his  wife  passeil  au-ay  in  the  saii-ie  county 
when  rur  suhject  w-as  only  six  years  of  age. 
Both  held  membership  in  the  Lutheran 
church  and  were  earnest  Christian  people. 
In  tlieir  family  were  eiglit  children,  but  onl} 
three  of  the  r.un-ilier  are  now-  living.  Our 
subject  was  the  third  in  order  of  birth.  His 
brc>thers  are :  Peter,  who  makes  his  home 
in  Lebanrai,  Pennsylvania,  and  is  connecteil 
with  the  iron  furnaces,  where  his  children 
are  also  employed:  and  John,  a  substantia! 
and  prr:gressi\-e  farmer  of  Illinois. 

Thomas  Gingrich  pa-sed  the  days  of  his 
boyhood  and  youth  in  the  county  of  his 
birth,  and  when  twenty-one  years  of  age  he 
came  to  Obi.*  and  took  up  his  abode  in  Lil)- 
ertv  township.  Faiitield  ci  unty.  w-here  lie 
remained  for  fourteen  years.  He  then  en- 
gaged  in   the  milling  business,   purchasing 


the  old  Jh-ight  mill  in  Liberty  town-hip. 
Subsequently  he  removed  to  Amanda  t'jw  n- 
ship  an.!  heated  on  the  farm  .m  which  lie 
now  resides,  comprisitig  one  h.untlre.I  and 
sixty  acres  of  rich.  aral)le  and  valuable 
land.  He  tilled  it  and  placed  it  under  a 
high  state  of  cultivation.  It  is  now  rented 
by  his  ciiildrcn.  who  are  prospering  finely. 
Stock  raising  also  claims  a  part  of  their  at- • 
lentiiin.  The  h.iine  is  not  only  one  r  f  the 
tinest  Country  residences  in  this  part  of  the 
state.  l)ut  is  also*  celebrated  for  its  gracious 
hospitality.  Mr.  Gingrich  put  up  barns  and 
other  buildings,  secureil  the  latest  improved 
machinery  to  facilitate  farm  w-i;rk  antl  added 
all  the  modern  ecjuipmeras  and  accessories 
known  to  a  n-iodel  farm  of  the  tw-entieth 
century.  So  when  it  came  into  the  hands 
of  the  present  owners  it  was  one  of  the  best 
farms  in  the  county.  As  the  financial  re- 
sources of  the  family  have  increased  they 
have  als(j  extended  the  bxmdaries  of  the 
place  by  tiie  additional  [mrchase  of  fortv 
acres,  which  is  now-  owned  by  the  children 
and  which  is  maintaineil  as  a  sej'arate  farm 
by  itself. 

In  all  his  work  ^Mr.  Gingrich  was  as- 
sisted and  encouraged  by  his  wife,  who  in 
her  maidenhooil  bore  the  name  of  Emdine 
Kissenger.  She  was  born  in  Berks  cjuntv, 
Penn.sylvania,  and  w  hen  abuit  twelve  or  fif- 
teen years  of  age  came  to  Ohio.  She  was  a 
devoted  member  of  the  Evangelical  church, 
and  was  a  kind  and  In-ing  w-ife  and  mother. 
Her  death  came  as  a  great  bhnv  to  her  fam- 
ily. She  passed  away  on  the  sixty-eighth 
anni\-ersary  of  her  birth.  d_\ing  on  the  23d 
of  February.  1901.  Four  of  her  seven  chil- 
dren survise  her:     Millie,  who.  is  the  wife 


W^jiVA     \Kj^V\-M,Av)0\ii    ;\\.V' 


■1  -jK,  vi:- 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


indicates  careful  sui)ervisi..n  ami  a  prugres- 
sive  and  praclical  spirit.  He  is  cla-scd 
anions-  the  liighly  rcspx-ctcd  citizens  of  tlie 
county  and  well  dnc,-.  lie  de-er\e  to  be  thus 
ranked.  Mis  l.irth  occurred  near  Meyers- 
town.  Ixhannn  county.  I'ennsyhaiiia.  on  the 
22d  ot  March.  iS^^i.  Tlis  father.  Alichad 
Gingrich.  \\a>  l>orn  in  the  same  county  and 
there  spent  his  entire  life.  When  the  day.=; 
of  his  mim-rity  were  i)a>t  he  staiglit  a  coni- 
paniciu  and  hel])mate  fur  life's  i.urney  and 
chose  Polly  M(  ore.  also  a  native  ('f  the  Key- 
stone state.  They  lived  upon  a  farm  in  Leb- 
an.(;n  d^unty  anfl  \vere  penjilc  i^f  resiiectabil- 
ity  and  w  >  rth.  Idle  father  was  a  prospercius 
and  enteri)rising  man  in.  his  ci  nuiiunity,  and 
accumulated  ci  nsiderable  property,  becom- 
ing the  owner  of  several  farms.  Ilis  death 
ficcurred  in  the  place  oi  his  nativity  when  he 
\\as  aliiut  se\'enty-seven  year-  of  age.  and 
his  wife  passed  awa_\'  in  the  same  county 
when  lur  .-uhject  was  only  six;  years  of  age. 
Both  held  membership  in  the  Lutheran 
church  and  were  earnest  Gn-istian  people. 
Ill  tlieir  family  were  eight  children,  hut  onI_\- 
three  of  the  numljer  are  m-w  living.  Our 
subject  was  the  third  in  order  of  birth.  His 
brothers  are:  Peter,  who  makes  his  home 
in  Lebanon,  Pennsyhania.  and  is  connecteil 
with  the  iron  furnaces,  where  his  children 
are  also  employed:  and  John,  a  substantial 
and  progressive  farmer  of  Illinois. 

Thomas  Gingrich  parsed  the  days  of  his 
boyhood  and  youth  in  the  county  of  his 
l)irtli.  and  when  twenty-i'iie  }ear5  of  age  he 
came  to  Ohio  and  to(ik  up  his  abode  in  Lil> 
erty  township.  Faiiiield  county,  wdiere  he 
remained  f(->r  fourteen  years.  He  then  en- 
gaged  in   the   milling  business,   purchasing 


the  old  Bright  mill  in  Liberty  towndiip. 
Subsequently  he  removed  to  Amanda  t'jwn- 
ship  ant!  heated  on  the  farm  on  which  lie 
now  resides,  comprising  one  h.undre<l  and 
sixty  acres  of  rich,  arable  and  valuable 
land.  He  tilled  it  and  placed  it  under  a 
high  state  of  cultivation.  It  is  noAv  rented 
by  his  children,  who  are  [jrospcring  bnelv. 
Stock  raising  also  claims  a  part  of  their  at- • 
tenticni.  The  home  is  not  only  one  of  the 
finest  Country  residences  in  this  part  of  the 
state.  Init  is  also  celebrated  for  its  gracious 
lior^pitality.  Mr.  Gingrich  put  up  barns  and 
other  luiildings.  secured  the  latest  imijroved 
machinery  to  facilitate  farm  work  and  added 
all  the  modern  equipments  and  accessories 
knoAvii  to  a  model  farm  of  the  twentieth 
century.  So  when  it  came  into  the  hands 
of  the  present  owners  it  was  one  of  the  best 
farms  in  the  county.  As  the  financial  re- 
sources of  the  family  have  increased  they 
have  also  extended  the  boundaries  of  the 
place  by  tiie  additional  purchase  of  forty 
acres,  which  is  now  owned  by  the  children 
and  which  is  maintained  as  a  separate  farm 
by  itself. 

In  all  his  work  Mr.  Gingrich  was  as- 
sisted and  encouraged  by  his  wife,  wdio  in 
her  maidenhood  bore  the  name  of  Enieline 
Kissenger.  She  was  b(jrn  in  Berks  count v, 
Pennsxlvania.  and  when  alxnit  twelve  or  fif- 
teen years  of  age  came  to  Ohio.  She  w  as  a 
devoteil  member  of  the  Evangelical  church, 
and  was  a  kind  and  Iwing  wife  and  mother. 
Her  death  came  as  a  great  blow  to  her  fam- 
ily. She  passed  away  on  the  sixtv-eightli 
anniversary  of  her  birth,  dying  ,>n  the  2y\ 
of  February.  190 1.  Four  of  her  seven  chil- 
dren survive  her:     Millie,  wlio  is  the  wife 


THE   BIOGRArHICAL   RECORD. 


of  Chailei  Buicher>.  a  resident  fnrmer  of  lia>  never  had  any  desire  fiT  public  otticc 
Amanda  townsliip,  l»y  whom  siic  has  inie  and  takes  no  active  part  in  political  work. 
daui,diter,   [.ncille:   Isaac,  win*  i-^  at   home:      He   is,   hi'wever,     a    public-spirited   citizen. 


Laura,  who  ii-x  ten  years  engaged  in  school 
teaching  in  Amaiula;  and  Flora  ]..  also 
under  the  jjarental  roof.  Those  who  have 
passed  away  are:  W'ilHam  S.,  who  died  at 
the  age  of  five  }cars ;  Allie.  who  died  at 
the  age  of  .sixteen  years:  and  Charles,  who 
died  at  the  at:e  C'l  twentv-cmc.     Mr.  Ging- 


who  co-opcratcs  in  all  measures  for  the  gen- 
eral good.  He  belongs  to  the  Evangelical 
.\ssociatiou,  with  which  he  has  been  identi- 
tied  for  forty-fi\'e  years.  Jn  the  upbuililing 
of  the  church  in  his  town.-^hip  he  has  taken 
an  acti\e  and  help.ful  interest  and  given 
freelv  of  h\>  time  and  means   for  the  pro- 


rich  votes  with   the  Democratic  party,  but      moti<-in  of  the  cause. 


HARRY  A.  P.  HILL. 


Those  who  have  contributed  in  any 
measure  to  public  good,  who  ha\  e  promoted 
business  affairs,  who  ha\e  aided  in  the  work 
of  advancing  the  general  welfare,  deserve 
mention  in  the  history  of  the  county  in 
which  they  have  lived.  Harry  Augustus 
Prtmero}'  Hill  was  a  citizen  of  worth,  highly 
respected  in  Fairfield  county.  He  was  bi;>rn 
in  Washington  county.  Ohio,  May  3,  iSjS. 
His  father.  Flarry  Hill,  was  also  a  native  of 
that  county,  born  in  17S3,  and  in  the  year 
1840  he  came  with  his  family  to  this  portion 
of  the  state,  settling  in  Clarksburg,  where 
he  made  his  home  until  called  to  his  final 
rest.  He  was  a  colonel  in  'the  home  mi- 
litia (A  Washington  county.  He  also  served 
as  justice  of  the  peace  a  great  many  years 
and  in  religious  belief  he  was  a  Presbyte- 
rian. 

Harrv  A.  P.  Hill  obtained  his  early  ed- 


ucati'  n  in  the  district  schovils  of  his  native 
county  anil  later  cr-ntinued  his  studies  in 
the  public  sch'jols  of  this  county.  \\'hen 
about  nineteen  c>r  twent}-  years  of  age  he 
went  to  work  for  his  father  upon  the  farm 
and  was  thus  engaged  until  he  Ijegan  farm- 
ing on  his  own  account  in  (irder  to  maintain 
his  home.  As  a  companion  and  helpmate 
for  the  journey  of  life  he  cheese  Miss  Lu- 
cinda  Alford,  a  native  of  P.urlington.  \'er- 
mont.  She  was  one  of  a  family  of  nine 
children  b<~irn  unto  James  and  Almira 
(Chase)  Alfi')rd,  natives  of  the  Green  M(am- 
tain  state.  The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hill  was  celebrated  in  1850  and  was  blesseil 
with  four  children,  namely:  Edward  A. 
P.,  a  resident  of  Columbus,  C)hio.  married 
Agnes  F!r>ra  Baumgardner.  and  they  have 
one  child.  Cly<le  B. ;  Lizzie  Elien  is  the  wife 
of  'M.  B.  Prindle,  of  Charlestown,  West  Vir- 


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ginia.  and  the  mother  of  twa  children,  Kate 
Hill  and  Helen  ^[aria;  Kate  Lnelhi  is  at 
home  with  Iier  mother:  Charles  William 
passed  away  in  19CX)  at  the  aqe  of  tliirty- 
se\-en  years.  He  married  Amy  Ackers,  who 
i?  still  li\-ing  and  they  became  the  parents 
■of  three  children :  Florence,  who  passed 
away  June  22.  1901  :  Ruth  M.  and  Helen  L. 
When  thirty-three  years  of  age  Harry 
A.  P.  Hill  located  upon  the  home  farm,  at 
that  time  comprising  ninety-seven  and  one- 
lialf  acres  of  good  land.  He  possessed 
strong  literary  tastes  antl  when  not  engaged 
■'.Ntth  the  duties  of  the  farm  was  always 
reading,  thus  gradually  extending  his  know  1- 
edge  into  many  channels.  He  took  a  deep 
and  active  interest  in  everything  j>ertain- 
ing  to  the  pulilic  welfare  and  withheld  his 
support  trc»m  no  mrivement  or  measure 
-which  he  believed  would  benefit  his  fellow- 
men.      He  was  largelv  instrumental  in   se- 


curing the  building  of  the  new  road  thirteen 
years  ago.  It  was  constructed  east  and  west 
from  the  state  road  to  the  farm  pike  ami  as 
a  public  highway  ha>  pro\ed  of  great  value. 
In  his  political  \  icw  s  ^Ir.  Hill  was  a  Re- 
publican, who  served  as  supervisor  and  as 
scboc'l  director  for  a  number  of  years.  He 
w-as  a  member  and  steward  of  the  MetlKKlist 
Episcopal  church  an<I  all  of  his  family  re- 
tained membership  with  that  den(.>mination. 
Domestic  in  his  tastes  and  hal)its.  he  fnuml 
his  greatest  happiness  when  with  his  wife 
and  children  at  his  own  fireside  and  he  con- 
sidered ViO  persona!  sacrifice  too  great  that 
w-riuld  promote  the  welfare  or  enhance  the 
happiness  of  his  fann'ly.  His  loss  was  there- 
fore very  greatl_\-  felt  by  them,  and  the  en- 
tire communit}-  mourned  c-ne  whom  it  had 
known  only  to  respect  and  honor.  He 
passed  away  April  15.  1891.  after  a  linger- 
ing illness  r»f  twentv-twc^  months. 


HENRY  DRESBACH  DRUM. 


Henry  Dresbach  Drum,  a  farmer  and 
dairyman,  residing  on  section  17.  Green- 
field township,  was  born  in  Lancaster,  Ohio, 
June  3,  1829.  His  father.  Henry  Drum, 
was  a  native  of  \'irginia  and  married  Ma- 
ria Hauchnian.  who  was  a  native  <.f  Mary- 
land. They  came  to  Lancaster  in  181 7  and 
the  father  established  a  ccoper  sh-*p.  in  the 
conduct  of  which  enterprise  he  ntet  with 
gratifving  success.  With  the  money  thus 
acquireii  he  entered  into  partnership  with  a 


Mr.  McCrackens  in  the  establishment  of  a 
general  mercantile  sti;re.  After  a  number 
of  years,  however,  lie  sc:>ld  his  interest  in 
that  business,  but  conducted  his  cooper  shop 
for  some  time  thereafter.  For  many  years 
he  was  a  justice  of  the  peace  and  was  serv- 
ing as  postmaster  of  Lancaster  at  the  time 
of  his  death  in  March,  1835.  He  left  a 
widow  and  seven  children,  two  of  w  hont  are 
still  living,  the  younger  being  Jacc4>,  who 
resides  at  Fort  Scott,  Kansas. 


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Tin:    BIOGRAPHICAL    RECOlxD. 


327 


Tlie  elder.  Henry  Dresbacli  JJnini,  spent 
his  earlv  drivs  ui)'.  n  a  farm  .and  faithfully 
t';;gaL;ed  in  the  >>iieratiiiu  of  a  pi  rtahlc  saw- 
niili.  lie  uftercd  hi-;  service--  l<.  the  i;iiveni- 
luont  as  a  L'ninn  si;ldier  at  the  time  of  the 
Civil  war  but  was  rejected  un  accuunt  uf 
disability.  Later,  when  the  !j;overni.r  of 
Ohio  called  fca-  volunteers  to  protect  the 
iitate  froui  the  threatened  invasion,  he  was 
among  the  first  to  re--ipond  ti>  the  call.  The 
Company  elected  Kit  Ruffner  as  its  captain 
ar.d  they  were  known  as  the  Squirrel  Hun- 
ters. Each  man  brought  his  rille  and  am- 
munilii:>n  and  some  pro\-isions  to  the  fields 
of  encampment.  Om-  subject  still  has  his 
di-chatge  jiapers  in  which  he  was  called 
Dresbach  Drum,  a^  that  was  tlie  name  by 
which  he  went  into  the  service  in  order  to 
be  distinguished  from  his  father,  whose 
first  name  was  Henry,  the  same  as  his  own. 
The  discharge  papers  bear  the  names  of  Da- 
vid Tod,  go\enior.  P.  P.  Lane,  colonel  com- 
manding, and  ^Lajor  ^Lalcolm  McDowell. 
Mr.  Drum  also  has  another  historical  doc- 
ument, a  transcript  of  the  resolutions  of 
thanks  to  the  Stjuirrel  Hunters,  passed  by 
the  Ohio  legislature  ^Larch  4,  1S63,  signed 
by  the  governor. 

On   the    iSth   of   September.    1S65,   Mr. 
Drum  was  united  in  marriage  bv  the  Rev. 


Th'  mas  Drake  to  Susan  I-"etters,  a  daugli- 
ter  of  Thomas  Letters,  a  farmer  near  ]..;ui- 
casier.  who  was  born  i>u  the  iM  family 
homc-tcad  which  bi>  father  had  entered 
from  the  go\-ernnicnt  many  years  before, 
b'nto  Mr.  aiul  Mrs.  Drum  ha\e  been  born 
fi\-e  children,  but  Sarah  tlied  in  early  wom- 
anhoo.l.  ■]'ho>e  still  living  are:  Mary  J., 
Cora  IJ.  and  Maude  ^L.  who  are  at  home; 
and  Th.nnas  H.,  who  wedded  Mary  Gier- 
hardt  an.d  resides  on  one  rf  the  okl  home 
farms  in  a  new  house  built  for  him  just  op- 
posite the  f)arental  home. 

In  earl_\-  life  Mr.  Drum  was  a  Jackson 
Democrat,  gi\ing  his  support  to  that  party 
until  the  inauguration  of  the  Civil  war,  since 
which  time  he  has  supported  the  Republi- 
can party.  He  and  his  family  attend  the 
r^Iethodist  church  and  as  a  citizen  he  is 
deeply  interested  in  e\'erything-  pertaining  to 
the  welfare  and  progress  of  the  cornmunity. 
Mr.  Drunfs  time  is  largely  occupied  by  his 
extensive  business  and  is  thereb_\-  winning" 
creditable  success.  He  has  a  large  herd  of 
Jersey  cattle  which  he  has  bred  up  to  a  high 
standard.  His  farm  is  kxated  along  the 
Lancaster  pike  within  a  mile  of  Carroll  and 
its  high  state  of  fertility  can  be  judged  from 
the  fact  that  recently  he  sold  twenty  acres 
for  one  hundred  dollars  per  acre. 


AMBROSE  LARGER. 


Ambrose  Larger  is  a  prosperous  and  en-  long  been  a  factor  in  public  life,  serving  as 

terprising  business  man  w  hose  well  directed  postmaster  of  Hamburg  for  many  years,  and 

efforts  indicate  his  capability,  his  keen  dis-  is   a  most  highly  respected  citizen, 
cerninent   and    resolute  firmness.      He  has  Mr.  Larger  was  born  in  Alsace.  France. 


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ni)\v  a  province  of  Ciermany,  on  the  13th 
of  April,  1850.  and  i^  a  S'.ii  of  Francis  Lar- 
ger, who  .-:er\-eil  in  liie  Frcncli  army  for 
fourteen  years.  Bv  (jCL-upation  he  was  sta- 
tionary engineer  and  he  spent  his  life  in  his 
native  country,  dying  in  .Msace.  w  liere  his 
\\  ife  also  spent  her  entire  life.  In  tlieir  fani- 
ily  were  hve  children,  three  sons  and  two 
daughters,  of  whom  n.-ur  are  still  living- : 
Francis,  -whi^  died  in  Alsace  when  alx)ut 
sixty  years  of  age:  Aloysius.  wlio  was  a 
member  of  the  French  army  and  is  ni;>w  em- 
ployed as  an  engineer  in  the  watch  factory 
in  Columbus,  Ohio:  Josephine,  the  widow 
of  Jacob  Bobenrietii,  by  whom  she  had  a 
son,  Joseph,  now  residing  with  his  niother 
in  Felleringer.  Alsace;  Margaret,  the  wife 
of  Joseph  Sifferlen.  who  is  employed  as  a 
car  repairer  in  the  railroad  slumps  in  Colum- 
bus, and  by  whom  she  has  two  children.  Am- 
brose and  Joseph  :  and  Ambrose,  w  ho  is  the 
subject  of  this  review  and  the  youngest  of 
the  sons  of  the  family. 

Anibrose  Larger  spent  the  l^r^t  seven- 
teen years  of  his  life  in  the  land  of 
his  nativity,  during  which  time  he  attended 
the  public  schixls.  In  the  year  1867  he 
crossed  the  Atlantic  t>^  the  L'nited  States 
and  lauded  at  Xew-  York.  InU  did  not  tarry 
long  in  th.e  eastern  metropolis,  making  his 
wa\  to  Lancaster.  Ohio,  where  he  had  an 
uncle  who  was  engaged  in  the  tanning  busi- 
ness. This  was  Joseph  W'i-sang.  and  Mr. 
Larger  remained  \vith  him.  assisting  him 
in  the  wi >rk  of  the  tannery  until  the  death 
of  Mr.  Wissang,  which  occurred  in  1876. 
In  that  year  Mr.  Larger  went  to  Cincinnati, 
where  he  completed  the  task  of  learning  the 


tanner's  trade.  For  two  years  he  remained 
in  that  cily  and  then  returned  to  Friirlieid 
County,  taking  charge  of  the  tanncrv  at 
Hamburg,  in  Mocking  township.  This  he 
conducted  until  about  1885.  lie  was  ap- 
pointed postmaster  oi  llambnrg  by  Tresi- 
<lent  (iran.t  and  served  tnitil  the  office  was 
discontinued.  Later,  however,  the  office 
was  re-established  and  he  was  reai)pointed 
by  rre>ident  Clevel.ind,  serving  during  both 
administrations  of  that  IJentocratic  execu- 
tive, although  he  is  a  stanch  Republican. 
He  then  resigned  and  went  to  Coluntbus, 
where  he  accepted  a  position  as  car  inspec- 
tor, remaining  in  the  capital  city  for  four 
years.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he 
returned  to  Hamburg  and  was  reappointed 
postmaster  by  President  McKinley  in  189S, 
since  which  time  he  has  omtinnouslv  served. 
In  connection  with  discharging  the  duties 
r>f  this  office  he  is  als<_T  conducting  a  grocery 
store,  the  only  one  at  Hamburg.  It  is  well 
stocked  with  a  large  and  carefully  selected 
line  of  staple  and  fancy  groceries  an.d  lie  is 
enjoying  the  liberal  patronage  which  comes 
from  many  of  the  leading  farmers  through- 
out this  portion  of  the  country. 

On  the  14th  of  June.  1S81,  Mr.  Larger 
was  united  in  marriage  in  Lancaster  to 
Miss  L^'ivina  Brown,  who  was  born  in  Lan- 
caster and  is  a  daughter  of  Francis  Brown, 
a  stoneinason  who  folli-)wefl  his  trade  for 
many  years  in  the  county  seat.  Their  wed- 
ding has  been  blessed  with  three  children: 
Ainiie.  who  is  nc)w-  nineteen  years  cf  age: 
Frank,  who  is  attending  school:  and  Ed- 
ward, who  is  also  pursuing  his  education. 
All  of  the  children  were  born  in  Hocking- 


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townshij'i.  Mr.  Larp:er  and  his  fannly  are 
coinmunicants  01  die  Rnmaii  CailiMlic 
cluircli.  He  {-:  truly  a  setf-niade  man,  for 
lie  had  no  capital  \vlien.  attracted  by  the  op- 
portunities of  the  new  world,  he  crossed  the 
briny  deep.  He  placed  his  dependence  upon 
earnest  effort,  unremitting-  diligence  and 
laudable  ambition,  and  graduallv  he  has  ad- 


vanced until  he  has  acquired  a  handsome 
cr^mpetonce.  He  is  held  in  high  c.>icein  by 
his  fellow  citizcn^  as  a  man  of  upright  deal- 
ing, and  that  he  is  a  worthy  public  orticer  is 
strongly  indicated  by  tlie  fact  that  he  has 
been  so  long  continued  in  the  position  of 
po.stmaster  under  several  ditferent  adminis- 
trations. 


GEORGE  A.  LUTZ. 


Among  the  business  men  whose  progres- 
sive and  enterprising  efforts  contribute  to 
the  substantial  upbuilding  and  commercial 
activity  of  Amanda  is  George  A.  Lutz,  a 
member  of  the  tirm  of  Lutz  Pirothers.  deal- 
ers in  dry  goods  and  groceries.  Throughout 
his  entire  life  he  has  resided  in  Ohio,  and 
is  a  representati\e  of  one  of  its  honored  piij- 
neer  families.  His  birth  occurred  in  Sale 
Creek  township,  Pickaway  county,  on  the 
13th  of  July,  1S58.  His  father,  Levi  Lutz, 
was  born  in  the  same  township  in  1S30.  but 
the  grandfather,  John  Lutz,  was  a  native  of 
Berks  county,  Pennsylvania.  His  brother, 
Samuel,  lived  to  the  advanced  age  of  one 
hundred  and  two  years.  It  was  John' Lutz 
who  established  the  family  in  Ohio,  emi- 
grating to  Picka\vay  county,  where  he  cast 
in  his  lot  with  the  early  settlers.  Amid 
the  wild  scenes  of  frontier  days  Le\i  Lutz 
was  reared  and  assisted  in  the  arduous  task 
of  developing  and  cultivating  a  new  farm. 
He  married  Hannah  IMowery,  who  was 
born    in    Salt    Creek    township,    Pickaway 


county,  in  183 J.  Her  father,  Peter  ^^low- 
ery,  was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania  and  a 
representative  of  an  old  Dutch  family.  He, 
too.  was  numbered  among  the  early  settlers 
of  Pickawa}-  county.  In  the  year  1S59  ^l""^ 
father  of  our  subject  removed  with  his  fam- 
ily to  Fairfield  county  and  settled  on  a  farm 
one  and  a  quarter  miles  south  of  Amanda. 
There  his  wife  died  in  the  spring  of  1870. 
She  was  the  mother  of  seven  children  :  Sarah 
E.,  who  died  in  1883;  (ieorge  A.,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  re\iew ;  Laura  A. :  Carrie  J.,  who 
died  in  18S4;  Emma  'SI.,  the  wife  of  Por- 
ter Conrad,  a  farmer  who  resides  in  Aman-  , 
da  tov.-nship;  Edmund,  a  member  of  the  firm 
oi  Lutz  Brothers;  and  Milton  C. 

In  the  usual  manner  of  farm  lads  of  the 
period  George  A.  Lutz  was  reared.  The 
sun  shown  down  upon  many  a  field  which 
he  plowed  and  planted,  for  he  assisted  in 
the  farm  -work  through  the  summer  months 
and  in  the  winter  season  attended  the 
schools  of  Clear  Creek  township,  remaining 
upon  the  home  farm  until  twenty-five  years 


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of  age.  In  1SS3  lie  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Ella  Kietaber,  of  Clear  Creek  town- 
ship, a  daughter  of  Bernard  and  Elizabeth 
(Brown)  Kiefabcr.  The  young  couple  be- 
gan their  domestic  life  in  Clear  Creek  town- 
ship, but  in  18S7  removed  tu  Tennes?ee. 
spending  four  }eais  upon  a  farm  in  Obion 
county.  On  the  e.xpiration  of  that  period 
they  took  up  their  aliode  in  Oakland.  Fair- 
field county,  Ohio,  where  Mr.  Lutz  engaged 
in  merchandising  fur  ten  \ears.  On  the  e.\- 
piration  of  that  [)erii  >d  he  came  to  .\manda 
township  and  slmju  afterward  scttleil  in  the 
village  of  .Amanda,  where  he  and  his  brother 
established  their  present  store  under  the 
firm  name  of  Eutz  Brothers.  Here  tliey  are 
carrying'  a  large  and  well  selected  stock  of 
general  merchandise  and  receive  a  liberal 
patronage. 

The  home  of  'Wv.  and    ^Vlrs.  Eutz    has 


been  blessed  with  four  children:  Eeslie  K., 
\\illie  Al.,  l"icd  .\.  and  Estellc.  The  par- 
ents are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  take  a  very  active  part  in  its  wurk 
and  contribute  liberally  to  its  support.  .Mr. 
Eutz  is  now  serving  as  one  of  its  trustees 
and  for  a  number  of  years  has  been  a  teacher 
in  the  Sunday-scbi  ml.  He  served  as  post- 
m;isicr  in  Clear  Creek  township,  and  has 
also  been  called  upim  to  administer  estates. 
Fraternally  he  is  dmnected  with  Central 
.'^tar  Eodge,  X().  489,  K.  P.  EEs  life  record 
shows  that  the  qualiiicatii.ins  necessary  for 
success  are  a  higli  ambition  and  a  resolute, 
honorable  purpose  to  reach  the  standard  that 
h.as  been  set  up.  From  an  early  da}-  he  has 
been  dependent  upon  his  r)wn  resources  and 
has  won  tlie  proud  .\merican  title  of  a  self- 
made  man.  He  enjoys  the  esteem  and  con- 
fidence of  all  who  know  him. 


ALOYS  FROMLET. 


Aloys  Fromlet.  a  .^ciu  of  Joseph  and 
Barbara  (Frick)  Fromlet.  v,-as  born  May 
I,  1850.  in  Eeichtenslein.  a  small  pnjvince 
on  the  bortler  of  Switzerland.  His  jiarents 
and  four  children,  of  whom  .\loys  was  the 
voungest.  emigrated  to  this  country  in  the 
spring  of  185 1  and  landed  at  Xew  Orleans 
during  the  cholera  epidemic.  The  mother 
and  one  child  succumbed  to  the  dread  dis- 
ease before  the  family  reached  St.  Eoui^ 
and  were  buried  near  Cairo.  Illinois.     The 


father  and  his  three  bo}'S.  I^eter,  Ferdinand 
and  Aloys,  located  in  DaMon,  Ohio,  where 
he  enlisted  in  the  Union  army  and  served 
itntil  the  clijse  of  the  Cisdl  war.  when  he 
returned  to  Dayton,  and  resided  there  until 
the  close  of  his  life,  in  1888.  The  family 
name  was  originally  Fromelt. 

.\lo_vs  learned  the  trade  of  a  tinner  in 
Cinciimati,  Oliio.  and  in  1870  he  located  in 
Rantoul.  lllinoi>,  where  he  engaged  in.  the 
tin  and  hardvvare  business.     On  tlie  19th  of 


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December,  1S72,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Margaret  Karr,  of  Champaign  county.  Illi- 
nois, who  died  ]\Iarch  \-'.  1879,  le.-nipjj  one 
child,  Laura  ]\Laude,  wlm  still  survive^  her 
father.  In  1880  he  removed  to  Chicago. 
where  he  remained  several  \ears,  and  then 
located  in  .\iiclerson,  Indiana,  where  he  con- 
(.lucted  a  dry  griods  and  millinery  si<Tre  im- 
til  1889.  when  he  came  to  Lancaster,  Ohio, 
and  ojjcned  the  store  called  the  Lion  store, 
Frondet  Brothers  S:  W'arrl  being'  partners, 
to  which  business  Mr.  Frondet  succeeded 
as  sole  owner  in  1895. 

On  the  1 8th  of  June,  1S9G,  ^^Ir.  Fr-mdet 
was  united  in  marriage  to  ]\Iiss  Julia  E. 
Beck,     the     only     surviving     dauglner     of 


the  late  George  G.  and  Maria  Louise 
Beck.  On  March  8,  189;.  after  a  shurt  ill- 
ness, he  passed  in  the  great  be_\c>nd,'  when 
in  his  fort}-seventh  year.  \\  here\er  he  had 
resided  he  had  gained  many  warm  friends, 
his  affable  and  courteous  manner>  and  his 
uiiright  way  in  conducting  his  business 
winning  for  him  the  confidence  and  esteem 
of  all  with  whom  he  had  any  dealings.  lie 
was  the  first  dry  goods  merchant  in  Lan- 
caster t'l  introduce  the  cash  system.  After 
his  death  his  daughter  Maude  purchased  an 
interest  in  his  business  with  J.  O.  James  as 
partner.  The  following  year,  however,  she 
sold  out  to  Mr.  James  and  went  to  London, 
England,  where  she  has  since  resi<levl. 


HERBERT  F.  MECHLING. 


IJerbert  F.  Mechling.  who  is  capably 
filling  the  office  of  city  clerk  of  Lancaster, 
is  an  enterprising,  progressive  man.  widely 
and  fa\"orably  known  in  Fairfield  county. 
He  was  born  in  Greensburg.  \\'e5tmore- 
land  county.  Pennsylvania,  on  the  7th  of 
October,  1861,  his  parents  being  the  Rev. 
George  \V.  and  Amanda  (Trimble)  [Mech- 
ling. For  thirty-seven  years  the  father  has 
been  pastor  of  St.  Peter's  Lutheran  church 
in  Lancaster,  and  has  had  the  degree  of 
D.  D.  conferred  ui)on  him.  He  was  born 
in  Westmoreland  county,  Pennsylvania, 
w  bile  his  wife  is  a  native  of  .Columbus.  Ohio,, 
and  en  the  moral  development  of  the  com- 


nnmity  they  have  exerted  stn.  ng  and  bene- 
ficial infiuence. 

Under  the  paternal  roof.  Herbert  F. 
Mechling  spent  the  da_\s  of  his  childhix^d 
and  at  the  usual  age  entered  the  public 
schools  of  Lancaster.  Subsequently  he  was 
a  student  in  Eastman's  Ci.>mniercial  College 
at  Poughkeep.-ie.  Xew  York,  ami  was  there 
graduated  with  the  class  of  1881.  He  en- 
tered upon  his  l;usiness  career  in.  the  east, 
spending  one  year  in  the  sugar  refinery  in 
Xeu  York  city.  Returning  then  to  Lan- 
caster, he  accepted  a  positiLrn  as  lx"^kkeeper 
in  the  Fairfield.  County  Bank  and  after  re- 
maining for  some  time  went  to  Cilum'bus, 


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Oliio,  wiicre  tV>r  ten  \  ears  he  was  employed 
as  a  txK:>kkeeper  and  traxeling-  salesman  for 
Samuel  lUuhc  &  Ci'mpany.  His  next  liomc 
was  in  liinue.  Illinois,  where  he  embarked 
in  the  cattle  business  under  the  tnan  name 
of  Woods  &  [Nlechling.  Later,  however,  he 
disposed  of  his  interests  in  the  west  and  re- 
turned to  Lancaster,  where  he  became  man- 
a.tjtr  tor  F.  C.  Xelbc.  proprietor  of  the  Al- 
leghany quarries.  Since  September.  1895. 
however,  he  has  been  continuously  in  offi- 
cial service,  having  at  that  time  been  elected 
city  clerk,  in  which  capacity  he  has  served 
continuiiusly  since,  his  present  term  expir- 
ing in  the  spring  of  1903,  at  which  time  he 
will  have  been  tlie  incumbent  of  the  office 
for  eight  years.  He  is  very  accurate,  thor- 
ough and  systematic  in  the  discharge  of  his 
duties,  and  his  record  is  one  of  which  he 
has  e\ery  reason  to  be  proud,  for  it  has 
brought  him  high  encomiiuns  and  the  un- 
qualified commendation  of  those  who  are 
familiar  with  the  wc>rk  of  the  office. 

In  November,   1891.  ^h.  ?^Iechling  was 
married  to  Miss  Anna  L.  Getz,  a  daughter 


of  Henry  and  Christina  (Latter)  Get/i.  her 
parenls  belonging  to  old  families  of  Fair- 
field county,  and  Mrs.  ^Icchling  was  born, 
reared  and  educated  in  the  city  of  Lancas- 
ter. Ly  her  marriage  she  has  become  the 
mother  oi  two  children,  Ruth  E.  and  George 
AV.  She  holds  membership  in  St.  Peter's 
Evangelical  I^utheran  church,  one  of  the 
oldest  religious  organizations  of  Lancaster. 
,Mr.  Mechling  belongs  t.,  the  Bismark  Club 
and  since  its  organization,  in  1S97.  has 
served  as  its  secretary.  His  political  sup- 
port is  given  the  Democracy  and  he  takes 
an  active  part  in  local,  county  and  state  ix)ii- 
tics.  Fie  v\as  for  two  }ears  secretary  of  the 
department  of  state  supervisors  of  Fairfield 
countv  and  his  labors  in  behalf  of  his  party 
liave  been  effective  and  far-reaching.  Hav- 
ing long  resided  in  Lancaster,  he  has  a  wule 
acquaintance  here  and  the  friends  of  his 
boyhood  have  continued  their  high  regard 
for  him  throughout  the  years  of  his  man- 
hood, a  fact  which  indicates  his  sterling 
worth  and  his  fidelity  to  all  qualities  of  an 
upright  manhood. 


HENRY  C.  WILLIAMSON. 


Henry  C.  Williamson  is  a  retired  farmer  Williamson,  was  a  native  of  Virginia,  born 

in  blue  during  the  Civil  war.    He  is  now  liv-  in    iSoi,   and    the    great-grandfather    was 

ing  in  a  pleasant  home  in  Lancaster,  enjoy-  George    Williamson,    Sr..  whose    birth    oc- 

ing  the  fruit  of  former  toil.     He  was  born  curred  in  Scotland  and  who  was  one  of  the 

in  Bl.,xim  township,  this  county,  on  the  13th  old  school  Presbyterians.     The  grandparents 

of  October,   1S43.     His  father,  George  W.  of  our  subject  were  Theodore  and  Rhoda 


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(Prater)  Williamson,  who  in  1808  removed 
with  their  family  of  ten  children  to  Ohio, 
takiivif  np  their  abode  in  Bloom  township, 
Fairfield  county,  where  the  grandfather 
purchased  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  in 
the  green  woods.  The  first  house  was  a 
log  cabin  alx>ut  sixteen  by  twenty  feet.  It 
contained  one  room,  which  ser\ed  the  pur- 
pose of  kitchen,  parlor  and  bedroom.  Al- 
thiiugh  the  quarters  were  not  very  com- 
modious, hospitality  reigned  supreme  and 
many  a  guest  was  received  beneath  their  pio- 
neer roof.  Indians  were  far  more  numerous 
tlian  the  wliite  people  and  in  motley  garb 
stalked  through  the  forest,  which  they 
claimed  as  their  dominion  imtil  encroaching 
civilization  caused  them  to  seek  homes  fur- 
ther west.  The  Williamson  family  endured 
all  the  hardships  and  privations  incident  to 
the  settlement  of  a  new  countrw  Game  was 
plentiful  and  the  greater  part  of  the  meat  for 
the  family  table  was  secured  through  the 
use  of  the  rifle  in  the  forest.  In  the  family 
were  six  sons,  including  George  W.  Will- 
iamson, and  all  aided  in  the  arduous  task 
of  developing  and  improving  the  new  fann. 
After  arriving  at  years  of  maturity 
George  W.  Williamson  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Elizabeth  Kemp,  of  Fairfield 
contity.  a  daughter  of  Henry  and  Mary 
Kemp.  They  became  the  parents  of  ten 
chiklren,  nine  of  whom  reached  adult  age: 
Theodore,  born  September's.  1824.  resides 
at  Hilliard,  Ohio:  Sarah,  born  February  14, 
1827,  married  Zephiniah  Courtright; 
Zeruah,  bom  July  18,  1S29.  married  William 
Cofifman;  Martha,  born  October  14,  1831, 
married    Solomon    Alspach.    of    Missouri; 


Lorinda,  b'jrn  June  28.  1834,  became  the 
wife  of  John  E.  Courtright  of  Paulding, 
Ohiii;  Evaline  died  in  childhood;  Elizabeth, 
born  January  2>i,  1839.  married  Israel 
Polenbaugh  and  is  now  deceased;  Amanda, 
born  August  10,  1841,  married  John  Oiff- 
man,  and  is  also  deceased:  Henry  C., 
is  the  next  of  the  family;  and  William  A., 
born  ?klarch  7,  1846.  still  resides  <  n  the  old 
home  farm  in  Eloiom  township. 

In  taking  up  the  personal  history  of 
Henry  C.  Williamson  we  present  to  our 
readers  the  life  record  of  one  who  is  widely 
known  in  Fairfield  county,  having  speiu  his 
entire  life  within  its  borders.  In  the  usual 
manner  of  fanner  lads  of  the  period  he  spent 
the  days  of  his  boyhood  and  youth,  pursuing 
his  education  in  the  district  schools  in  the 
winter  montlis  and  working  in  field  and 
meadow  in  the  summer.  He  was  thus  en- 
gaged until  1862.  when,  at  his  country's  call 
for  troops,  he  enlisted  as  a  member  nf  the 
Union  army,  joining  Company  D.  Ninetieth 
Ohio  Infantry,  umler  command  of  Colonel 
Ross.  He  served  for  two  years  and  four 
months  and  participated  in  many  important 
engagements  which  lead  to  final  victory,  in- 
clndir.g  those  at  Stone  River.  Franklin, 
Chattanooga.  Chickamauga  and  Nashville, 
Tennessee.  At  the  last  natned  he  sustained 
a  severe  wound,  a  shot  piercing  his  right 
arm  and  shattering  the  bone  so  that  the 
metnber  had  to  be  amputated  close  to  the 
shoulder.  He  was  taken  to  the  hospital, 
where  he  remained  six  weeks,  at  the  end  of 
which  time  he  started  for  home,  taking  pas- 
sage on  a  steamboat  at  Louisville,  Kentucky, 
but  while  en  route  was  stricken  with  small- 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


IK)x  and  transferred  to  the  pest  liospira!  at 
Covitigtun.  Kentucky.  In  Scptcniher,  1S65 
he  received  an  li<jnoral)lc  discharge  and  re- 
turned tu  his  hnnie.  having  made  a  great 
sacrifice  tc>r  his  country,  yet  happy  in  the 
consciousness  that  he  had  done  his  full  duty 
in  preserving  the  Union  and  ai'ling  in  the 
abolishment  of  slavery. 

For  a  short  time  after  his  return  h'jme 
Mr.  Williamson  cuntinucd  his  education  in 
the  home  scIujoIs  and  then  entered  Wesleyan 
Universit)'  at  Delaware,  Ohio,  where  he 
pursued  his  studies  fi'ir  a  v'ear,  and  later  he 
took  a  course  in  the  commercial  college  at 
Zancsville.  Ohio.  He  then  returned  to  the 
old  homestead  in  Eloom  township,  where  he 
again  engaged  in  general  farming  and  stock 
raising  and  throughout  the  acti\e  years  of 
his  business  career  carried  on  agricultural 
pursuits. 

In  December,  1871,  Mr.  Williamson  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Sarah  A.  Tip- 
ton, of  Fairfield  county.  She  was  born  in 
Licking  county,  Ohio,  Xovember  27,  1844, 
and  is  the  second  daughter  of  John  C.  and 
Medina  M.  ( Wheeler )  Tipton.  Her  fa- 
ther was  a  native  of  \"irginia,  and  when  six- 
teen years  of  age  came  to  Ohio  with  his 
parents,  Joshua  and  Elizabeth  Tipton,  the 
family  locating  in  Linnville.  Licking  county. 
When  young  he  learned  the  brick  mason's 
trade,  which  he  followed  during  the  greater 
part  of  his  life.  He  married  [Medina  M. 
Wheeler,  a  native  of  Pickaway  county, 
Ohio,  and  a  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Mary 
W'heeler.  This  marriage  resulted  in  the 
birth  of  the  fnllowing  children:  Mary  F.. 
who  became  the  wife  of  Henry  Snelling,  of 


Licking  county,  now  proprietor  of  a  hotel 
in  Ashville,  Pickaway  county;  Sarah  A.. 
wife  of  our  subject;  Benjamin  F.,  a  resi- 
dent of  liloom  townsb.ip,  Fairfield  cuunty; 
William  J.,,  a  farmer  of  Franklin  cmmty; 
TiMm  C.  a  resident  of  Royalton;  and  Jennie 
F.,  now  ^^[rs.  Henry  F(jntius,  of  Lancaster. 
[Mrs.  Tipton  die'd  on  a  farm  in  Bloom  town- 
ship, March  13,  1890,  and  [Sir.  Tipton  passed 
away  rit  the  home  of  our  subject,  Oct' 'her 
i^,  1900.  Six  children  have  l)een  born  to 
our  subject  and  his  wife,  namely:  Cora  M. 
is  now  the  wife  of  Frank  Barr,  of  this  c^un- 
tv,  and  they  have  three  children:  Alvin 
Williamson,  Eva  Ruth  and  Floyd  Ellsworth,. 
Lillian  E.  died  September  10.  1877,  at  the 
age  of  two  years  and  seven  months.  Stella 
Annetta  is  at  home.  Ada  F.  is  now  teach- 
ing school.  Achsa  Futilla  and  [Nlachsa 
Florilla,  twins,  were  graduated  from  the 
Lancaster  high  school  in  June,  1902,  and  re- 
side at  home. 

After  his  marriage  [Mr.  Williamson  be- 
gan farming  on  his  own  account  on  a  nincty- 
three-acre  farm  in  Bloom  to\vnshi[),  which 
was  deeded  to  him  by  his  father.  When  liis 
financial  resources  increased  he  added  to  his 
possessions  by  the  purchase  of  an  additional 
tract  of  one  hundred  and  thirteen  acres  and 
thus  was  the  owner  of  more  than  two  hun- 
dred acres.  The  care  and  labor  which  he 
bestowed  upon  his  fields  brought  to  him  ex- 
cellent har\-ests  and  through  the  sale  of  his 
products  he  acquired  a  good  financial  return 
for  liis  labors.  In  1895  he  removed  from 
the  farm  to  Lancaster,  where  he  has  since 
resided.  He  has  two  and  one-half  acres  of 
land  here,  upon  which  is  a  pleasant  residence 


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and  g-ood,  substantial  buildings.  In  his  po- 
litical affiHatiivns  ^Ir.  Willianison  is  a  Re- 
publican when  national  issues  arc  invohed. 
but  at  local  elections  votes  independently,  re- 
garding only  the  capability  and  trustunrthi- 
ncss  of  the  candidate.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Union  \'eteran  T.eginn  and  the  Encainii- 
ment.  and  as  a  citizen  is  as  true  to-dav  to  his 


countrv  as  when  he  wore  the  blue  unifurni 
of  the  Union  and  followed  the  old  flag  on 
sriithern  battle-tieUls.  The  success  which 
has  crowned  his  elTurts  is  well  merited,  for 
withcuit  caiiital  he  entered  upon  his  business 
career  and  steadily  has  he  advanced  until  he 
is  now  the  possessor  of  a  comforlaVile  com- 
i;etence. 


JOHN  P.  HARMON. 


John  P.  Harmon  is  a  representative  of 
one  of  the  oldest  families  of  Fairfield  coun- 
ty and  the  farm  upon  which  he  !i\'es  on  sec- 
tion 27,  Pleasant  t'Dwuship.  has  been  in  pi:is- 
session  of  the  family  for  more  than  a  cen- 
tury. In  the  house,  which  is  still  his  liome. 
three  generations  of  the  family  ha\"e  been 
born.  His  grandfather,  John  P.  Harmon, 
came  to  this  C(ainty  frcmi  Westmoreland 
count}-,  Pennsyl\"ania.  in  the  year  iSoo.  set- 
tling in  Pleasant  townshii>  about  the  same 
time  as  the  Macklins,  the  Buchanans  and  the 
Bonseys.  He  purchased  a  large  tract  of 
land  and  latter  erected  a  house  w  hich  is  still 
standing  upon  the  farm  ami  is  now  owned 
by  John  P.  Harmon  of  this  review.  For 
about  a  century  it  has  looketl  forth  upon  the 
conditions  which  have  made  the  history  of 
this  portion  of  the  state.  It  is  one  of  the  old 
landmarks  of  the  county  and  is  of  peculiar 
interest  to  the  family  on  account  of  the  an- 
cestral connections  with  the  place. 

John  P.  Harmon,  the  father  of  om-  sulv 


ject.  was  liorn  in  Xi,)vember,  1804.  in  this 
house  and  lo\ed  the  spot  so  well  that  he  was 
never  far  awa\-  from  the  farm  throughout 
his  entire  life.  \\\<  tin:il  resting  place  is  in 
sight  i^if  the  olfl  homo,  f.  ^r  his  remains  were 
interred  on  the  farm.  He  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Eliza  Hudelle,  wdio  was  born  in 
Frederick  county,  \'irginia,  her  father,  An- 
tlrew  Hudelle,  having  been  a  planter  of  that 
state.  They  became  the  ]>arenls  of  eleven 
children,  of  whom  six  are  _\et  living:  P..  V., 
a  farmer  of  Stark  county.  Ohio:  C.  P>.,  wh.o 
is  in  the  teaming  business  in  Lancaster; 
John  P'.  who  resides  on  the  home  farm; 
\'ictoria.  the  wife  of  David  RniYner,  a  farm- 
er of  Mercer  county,  Ohio;  Medora,  the  wife 
of  J.  D.  Spitler,  also  an  agriculturist  of 
Mercer  county:  and  Ella,  the  wife  of  Jesse 
R<ise.  a  farmer  of  the  same  county. 

Xo  event  of  special  importance  occurred 
to  vary  the  routine  of  farm  life  for  John  P. 
Harmon  during  his  l)oyhood  and  youth. 
He  earlv  became  familiar  with  the  work  of 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


the  home  farm  and  assisted  in  ihe  cultivation 
of  the  fields  from  the  time  of  spring  plant- 
ing until  crops  were  garnered  in  the  autumn. 
During  th.e  winter  months  he  attended  the 
district  schools.  After  arriving  at  years  of 
maturity  he  wedded  Reliecca  Ruffner  and 
unto  them  have  been  horn  seven  children  ; 
Ora,  Ethel,  Mabel.  Famiic,  .Martha,  ^lary 
and  Frederick.  ]\lary  and  }>lartha  are 
twins.  -All  are  still  under  the  parental  roof 
and  are  being  pri,>vided  \\  ith  goi  k1  educa- 
ti'inal  jirivileges  to  tit  them  fi>r  the  practical 
and  resp<"insible  duties  of  life. 

Mr.  Ilarm(>n  conies  of  a  long  !i\-ed  fam- 
ily, of  ([uiet  industrious  tillej's  of  the  soil, 
arid  manv  of  them  have  lived   t(_^  be  over 


ninety  years  of  age.  The  old  homesteatl  is 
imjiroved  with  many  modern  equipments  to 
facilitate  the  farm  work.  l.Tpon  the  place  is 
a  pear  tree  which  was  planted  by  his  father 
when  a  boy  of  about  ten  years.  This  would 
make  the  three  o\-cr  eighty  years  of  age  awd 
the  remarkable  fact  is  that  each  year  it  bears 
fruit  and  appears  still  Id  be  in  a  healthy  con- 
dition. Our  subject  and  lii-^  wife  hold  mem- 
bcrshij)  in  the  United  Urclhren  church  and 
earnestly  endea\or  to  follow  the  teachings 
of  the  Master,  rearin.g  their  children  in  the 
fear  and  admonition  of  the  Lord.  Their 
genuine  worth  and,  fidelit}'  to  the  princii)le-> 
in  which  they  believe  have  won  for  him 
manv  friends. 


HENRY   BOYER. 


In  the  days  of  h.is  infancy  Henry  Boyer 
"ivas  brought  to  Fairlield  county,  where  he 
has  since  resided.  He  was  born,  in  Schuyl- 
kill county,  Fennsylvania,  November  24, 
1S37,  and  it  was  the  following  year  that  his 
parents  came  to  the  Buckeye  state.  He  is  a 
son  of  John  and  Susana  (  Ri.debaugh)  Boyer, 
who  were  also  natives  of  Pennsylvania. 
Loading  some  of  their  household  effects  on 
a  wagon  they  dro\-e  across  the  country  to 
Carroll,  Ohio,  arriving  in  about  the  mid- 
dle of  Xovember.  1S38.  They  ti:>ok  up  their 
alK)de  upon  the  farm  where  the  subject  of 
this  review  now  lives  and  the  father  there 
reached  the  age  of  sixtv-eight  vears,  while 


his  wife  passed  away  at  the  age  cf  seventy 
years.  In  their  family  were  eight  children: 
Isaac,  George  and  Jacob,  who  are  now  de- 
ceased;  Charles:  AIar_\'  Ann;  Henry;  Will- 
iam and  Sarah. 

No  event  of  special  importance  occurred 
to  ■sary  the  routine  of  farm  life  for  Henry 
Boyer  in  his  yrmth.  The  sun  shone  down 
on  many  a  field  which  he  plowed  and  plant- 
ed, as  he  assisted  his  father  in  the  work 
of  cultixating  and  !mpro\-ing  the  land. 
Tliroughcut  the  years  of  his  manh.>id 
he  has  carried  on  the  occupation  to 
whicli  he  was  rearedi  and  his  lal>ors  have 
resulted   in   bringing  to  him   a   very   com- 


•^■?>1'3H^ 


HENRY  BOYER 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


fortahle  living-.  lie  was  married  in  iSOo 
to  .]\Iiss  Katie  M.  Ilummeli,  a  daugliter  of 
Isaac  and  Magdaline  (Miller)  Hummell, 
who  were  natives  of  Pennsylvania  and  in 
whose  family  were  sixteen  children,  as  fol- 
lows:  John;  William;  Solomon;  Daniel; 
David;  Elijah;  Louis;  Lafayette;  Polly,  the 
wife  of  Charles  Dilley;  Savina,  the  wife  of 
Erving-  !\Iason:  Katie,  who  is  now  ]\Ir5. 
Boyer;  and  five  who  have  passed  away, 
namely  :  Anna.  Mary  Ann.  Isaac.  Julia  and 
Aaron,  'i'he  father  of  this  family  was  a 
shoemaker  hy  trade  and  followed  that  oc- 
cupation in  Bloom  township  near  Salem 
church.  He  had  come  from  Pennsylvania 
to  Ohio  with  a  one-horse  wagon  and  had 
taken  up  his  abode  in  Bloom  township  in 
pioneer  days.  There  lie  spent  the  ren-iaindcr 
of  his  life  and  was  known  as  a  consistent  and 
loyal  member  of  the  Salem  church.  His 
death  'iccurred  in  1884.  when  he  had  at- 
tained the  age  of  seventy  years. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Boyer 
has  been  blessed  with  five  children  :     Will- 


iam, a  resident  of  Star  City,  Indiana;  Cal- 
vin, who  makes  his  home  in  San  Francisco, 
California ;  Aimie,  the  wife  of  M.  E.  Brett, 
of  San  Francisco;  Franklin,  who  died  at 
the  age  of  sixteen  months;  and  George,  a 
resident  of  Bloom  township.  It  was  in  De- 
cember, 1S74,  when  Mr.  Boyer  and  his  fam- 
ily removed  to  the  old  homestead,  where  he 
ha-  since  remained.  For  twelve  years  he  re- 
sided on  the  southwest  corner  of  Bloom 
township  and  his  attention  has  ever  been 
given  to  the  work  of  cultivating  the  soil, 
his  labors  being  attended  by  a  high  degree 
of  success.  In  1S64  he  was  in  the  gov- 
ernment employ,  but  during  the  greater 
part  of  his  life  he  has  given  his  time  and 
energies  to  agricultural  pursuits.  His  work 
is  carefully  conducted  and  he  is  systematic 
and  methodical  in  all  that  he  undertakes.  As 
the  years  ha\'e  passed  his  diligence  has 
brought  to  him  a  comfortable  competence 
and  he  is  numbered  among  the  well-to-do 
a;id  '.'p-to-date  scientific  farmers  of  his 
adopted  county. 


F.  ASBURY  HOLLIDAY. 


Among  the  citizens  of  Fairfield  county 
who  have  joined  the  great  "silent  majority,"' 
but  who  had  been  active  factors  in  the  af- 
fairs of  this  portion  of  the  state,  was  F. 
Asbury  Plollicla}-.  and  his  memory  is  _\et 
cherished,  not  onlv  bv  his  immediate  fam- 


larm  which  is  yet  the  home  of  his  w  idow. 
His  father.  Zebubin  Hi>lliday.  was  a  native 
of  Maryland  and  in  piuneer  times  removed 
to  (3hio  and  was  here  married  to  Elizabeth 
Kieser,  a  nati\e  of  Rush  Creek  township. 
They  became  the  parents  of  the  follnwins- 


ily,  but  by  many  wh  ^  knew  him  and  en-  children:  Wesley,  William.  Asbnrv,  Sam 
joyed  his  friendship.  He  was  born  in  Rusii  ucl.  Becky.  .\nn  and  Sarah.  After  the  deati 
Creek    township  May  29,    iSjj,  upon    the      of  his  first  wife  Zebulon  Hi)llida\    marriet 


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THE   BIOGRAFHICJL    RECORD. 


;Miss  Wilsun,  aud  tliey  liad  three  children : 
Harriel;  Mary,  n.nv  deceased;  and  .Matilda. 
The  father  purchased  a  farm  near  Rush- 
ville  and  afterward  purchased  the  land  upuu 
which  Mrs.  F.  Asbury  Holliday  is  now  liv- 
ing'. The  tract  then  comprised  one  hun- 
dred and  six!y-six  acres,  hut  at  the  present 
time  two  hundred  and  sixt_\-oue  acres  are 
comprised  within  the  boundaries  of  the 
farm.  The  [lioneer  home  was  an  old  log- 
cabin,  and  in  it  the  family  lived  in  true 
frontier  style,  but  they  made  the  most  of 
their  opportunities  and  as  the  years  passed 
th.e  comforts  known  to  the  older  east  were 
introduced  and  enjoyed  l;iy  them.  In  his 
political  views  Mr.  Holliday  was  a  ^^  hi.i? 
until  t!ic  organization  of  the  Republican 
party,  when  he  juined  its  ranks.  He  held 
membership  in  the  Methodist  church  and 
was  a  most  earnest  Christian  gentleman. 
ser\-irjg  as  one  of  the  exhurters  in  the  church. 
F.  A.sbury  thjlliday,  when  a  little  lad  of 
six  summers,  became  a  student  in  the  schools 
of  Rush  Creek  township.  His  arhantages, 
howe\er,  were  \ery  meager,  as  he  had  the 
pri\'ilege  of  attending  onl\"  for  about  one  or 
two  months  each  year.  Mis  training  at 
farm  labor,  however,  was  in  no  wise  lim- 
ited, for  as  soon  as  old  enough  to  liandle 
the  plow  he  began  work  in  the  fields  and 
the  sun  shone  down  upon  n:any  a  tract  <.in 
which  he  turned  the  furnnvs.  When  he  had 
left  school  permanently  he  joined  his  father 
in  farming  operations  and  practical  experi- 
ence had  made  him  well  fitted  for  the  work. 
At  the  age  of  twenty-three  \ears  he  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mary  C.  Ruther- 
ford, of  Rush  Creek  township,  born  in  \'ir- 


ginia,  whence  she  came  to  Ohio  when  a 
little  maiden  of  two  sununers.  They  begrm 
their  domestic  life  ujion  the  farm  which  is 
still  the  houic  of  Mrs.  Holliday.  All  of  the 
laud  was  cleared  but  about  thirty  acres,  and 
Mr.  Hollidav  gave  his  attention  to  the 
further  development  and  improvement  of 
the  farm.  Unto  him  and  his  wife  were  born 
five  children.  The  eldest.  William,  resides 
one  mile  north  of  Oak  Fort.  James  A. 
is  living  one  mile  east  of  Pleasantville. 
Clara  A.  is  the  wife  of  Arthur  Kinsel,  of 
Pleasantville.  Francis  A.  and  Samuel  B. 
are  now  (operating  the  liome  farm  in  a 
highly  credita1)le  manner. 

Mr.  tiolliday  voted  with  the  Democratic 
party.  .  He  served  as  a  school  director  and 
as  stipervisor,  and  in  pulilic  oflice,  as  in 
business  ami  social  life,  he  was  trtte  t(.i  the 
duties  devolving  upon  him.  He  and  his 
w  ife  were  members  of  the  Methodist  church 
and  his  life  was  at  all  times  guided  by  and 
permeated  with  Christian  principles.  He 
passed  away  in  1885  ami  in  his  death  the 
community  lost  one  whom  it  had  come  to 
know  as  a  reputable  citizen,  devoted  ti^  the 
public  good.  The  sons,  Samuel  and  Fran- 
cis Holliday,  now  engaged  in  the  operati'  n\ 
of  the  home  farm.  The  latter  was  bi;irn  in 
1 86 1  and  acquired  his  early  education  in  the 
public  scliools  of  Rush  Creek  township, 
while  later  he  continued  his  studies  in  Pleas- 
antville. Ohio.  On  putting-  aside  his  text 
books  he  resumed  work  on  the  farm  ai-id  is 
now  associated  with  his  brother  in  agricult- 
ural pursuits  whereb}-  he  has  gained  a  coni- 
fortable  ciimpetence.  They  make  a  specialty 
of  the  raising  of  stock,  raising  only  grain 


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343 


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sales  are  larg;e  and  hriii.^ 
tuni. 

In  iS8o  Fraiieis  Hulliday  \vas  united  in 
marriage  to  ^liss  Mary  J.  Bunworih,  a  na- 
tive of  Perry  eounty.  They  now  have  one 
child,  Charles  Oatley.  :^Ir.  IJolliday  has 
followed  in  the  jiolitical  footsteps  of  his  fa- 
th.er,  endorsing  the  men  and  measures  of 
the  Democracy,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  church. 

Samuel  Hollidav,  the  vouns:er  brother, 


was  born  in  iSfiS,  and  after  becoming  fa- 
miliar with  the  branches  of  learning  taught 
in  the  district  schools,  he  went  to  Pleasanl- 
\ille,  where  he  continued  his  studies  for 
si;>me  time.  On  his  father's  death  he  l.)cgan 
work  upon  the  home  farm  and  b.ith  he  and 
his  brother  are  recognized  as  young  men  of 
good  business  ability,  energetic  and  pro- 
gressive. All  of  the  modern  equipments  and 
accessories  of  a  model  farm  arc  found  \.\\)on 
their  place,  and  in  the  management  of  the 
property  tlicy  have  shown  themselves  to  be 
honest  and  trustworthy. 


DANIEL  GIESY. 


Daniel  Giesy  was  for  a  number  of  years 
a  prominent  representative  of  mercantile  in- 
terests of  Lancaster,  but  is  now  living  re- 
tired. He  was  born  in  this  city  ]\Iay  3, 
1833.  His  father,  Ji>hn  Ulric  Giesy,  was  a 
native  of  Switzerland,  born  in  17S7.  In 
the  land  of  the  Alps  he  was  reared  to  man- 
hood and  acquired  a  good  common  school 
education.  When  a  young  man  he  emi- 
grated to  the  new  world,  believing  that  he 
might  have  better  business  opixirtunities  in 
the  United  States,  the  year  of  his  arrival 
being  1805.  Taking  up  his -abode  in  Lan- 
caster, Ohio,  he  here  established  a  bakery, 
which  he  continued  to  successfully  conduct 
for  a  number  of  years.  He  was  also  en- 
gaged in  the  hotel  business  and  erected 
what  became  known  as  the  old  Giesy  House, 
which   was  the   first   h<:itel  erected   in  Lan- 


caster. During  that  period  he  Iiought  a 
farm  southwest  of  the  city,  to  wdiich  he  re- 
moved in  the  early  '50s,  and  there  died  in 
1856.  He  was  \-ery  successful  in  all  his 
business  undertakings  and  when  lands  were 
cheap  he  purchased  a  considerable  amount, 
wdiich  rose  in  \-alue  with  the  growth  of  the 
county  and  the  improvements  placed  there- 
on. Mr.  Giesy  also  owned  and  operated  a 
flouring  mill  and  carried  forward  to  suc- 
cessful completion  whatever  he  undert'>3k, 
being  a  man  of  resolute  purpose  and  un- 
flagging enterprise.  His  political  support 
was  given  the  Democracy  and  he  strongly 
endorsed  the  principles  advocated  by  Jeffer- 
son. He  and  his  wife  were  devoted  mem- 
bers of  the  Grace  Reformed  church,  to 
which   he  contributed  liberally. 

John   L'.   Giesy   was   married    in    Lan- 


■|'>t(.: 


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THE    BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


caster  tn  ^Sliss  Maydalenc  Heiue.,  a  native 
of  Pennsylvania,  who  came  to  Lancaster 
with  lier  parents.  John  and  Martiia  Ilense!. 
Nnie  children  were  born  of  this  union,  six 
sons  and  three  daugliters :  Alary,  horn  ]\Iay 
4,  1816;  Susan,  l>orn  July  30,  1S20;  Eliza- 
beth, who  was  born  Alay  3,  1S22.  and  is 
now  deceased;  John  U.,  born  February  11, 
1824,  Samuel  H.,  bom  August  26,  1826, 
and  Jacob  H.,  born  Zvlarch  28.  1S28,  all 
three  deceased:  William,  who  was  born 
September  24,  1830.  and  died  in  infancy; 
Daniel,  of  this  review;  and  Henr}-  H.,  who 
was  b:>rn  Fcliruary  17,  1836.  and  \\a5  killed 
in  battle  during  the  Civil  war  while  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Forty-^ixth  Ohio  \'olunteer  In- 
fantr}-. 

Daniel  Giesy  pursued  his  education  in 
the  pri\-ate  and  district  schools  of  Lan- 
caster, lie  then  entered  Capital  L'nivcrsity 
at  Columbus.  Ohio,  where  he  spent  one  year, 
and  on  leaving  school  he  entered  upon  his 
business  career  as  a  clerk  in  the  store  of 
Reber  &  Kutz.  He  was  afterward  em- 
ployed in  other  mercantile  establishments 
until  1856.  when  he  began  business  on  his 
own  accourit  as  a  dealer  in  boots  and  shoes 
on  }*Iain  street.  For  three  years  he  con- 
ducted that  enterprise,  but  in  1859  disposed 
of  his  stock  and  engaged  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  vinegar,  carrying  on  that  industry 
for  some  time.  He  met  with  success  in  the 
undertaking,  for  the.  excellence  of  his 
product  secured  iov  him  a  ready  sale.  Sub- 
sequently he  spent  two  years  in  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  as  a  salesman  for  Shillito  &  Com- 
pany. Returning  to  Lancaster,  he  liecame 
interested  in  merchandising    in    connection 


with  Reber  &  Kutz,  and  this  relation  was 
maintained  until  1S70.  wlien  he  retired  to 
private  life,   enjuying   a  well  merited   rest. 

In  1854  Mr.  Giesy  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  ]^Ii^s  Ellen  Haulier,  of  Lancaster, 
the  eldest  daughter  uf  John  C.  and  Mary 
(Hunter)  liautler.  Her  father  was  a  na- 
ti\e  of  Gei-many.  but  her  mother  was  born 
in  Lancaster,  being  a  daughter  of  Captain 
Joseph  and  Dorothy  Hunter,  wdio  were  pio- 
neers of  Fairfield  county.  Unto  our  sub- 
ject and  his  wife  have  been  born  seven  chil- 
dren:  Helen  L..  the  eldest,  is  now  de- 
ceased; Henry  H.,  l>:irn  January  31.  1858. 
is  engaged  in  the  lumber  business,  the  tlrm 
being  composed  of  himself  and  two 
brothers,  under  the  name  of  H.  H.  Giesv : 
Edward  H.,  born  October  22,  1S59.  is  con- 
nected with  his  brother  in  the  lumber  Inisi- 
ness  at  Columbus ;  John  C,  .born  August  1 1. 
18G2,  is  deceased:  Frank  M.,  born  July  31. 
1866.  died  in  infancy;  Ella  C.  was  born 
:\rarch  8.  1869;  and  Robert  ]M.,  born  Janu- 
ary 7.  1871.  is  also  engaged  in  the  whole- 
sale lumber  business. 

In  1862  Mr.  Giesy  eritered  the  employ 
of  th(f  government  as  abstract  clerk  in  the 
quartermaster's  department,  with  which  he 
was  connected  for  about  eight  months.  He 
then  returned  to  Lancaster,  but  in  1S64 
again  accepted  a  position  in  the  quarter- 
master's departjuent,  where  he  joined  his 
brother.  He  had  just  reached  his  post  when 
he  was  captured  by  the  rebels  and  was  held 
a  prisoner  for  four  mouths  and  a  half,  being 
cc'uiineil  at  Caliaba.  Alabama.  At  the  eml 
of  that  time  he  was  exchanged  and  returned 
home.      Mr.   Giesv  strongly    endorses    Re- 


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publican    principle?    and    has    always    sup-  people  of   sterling   worth,    whose   circle   of 

ported  the  party,  although  he  has  never  been  friends  is  only  limited  by  their  circle  of  ac- 

an  office  seeker.     He  and  his  wife  are  mem-  quaintanccs.     Mr.  Giesv  is  an  ardt 

bcrs  of  the  Grace  Reformed  church  and  are  porter  of  the  free  school  svsteni. 


nt  sup 


HENRY  HENSEL  GIESY. 


Among  those  who  otifered  up  their  lives 
on  the  altar  of  their  country  during  the 
dark  days  of  the  Rebellion  was  lienry  Hen- 
sel  Giesy,  who  was  born  in  Lancaster,  Ohio, 
February  17,  1S36,  and  was  the  seventh  son 
of  John  Ulric  and  ]\Iary  Magdalene  (Hen- 
sel)  Giesy.  He  was  graduated  with  honors 
from  Frank  Marshall  College  in  1857 
and  was  a  member  of  the  Goethean  Liter- 
aiy  Society.  After  making  the  needed  prep- 
aration he  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  and 
when  the  Civil  war  broke  out  was  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  his  na- 
tive town. 

As  one  of  the  first  to  respond  to  his 
country's  call  for  troops,  he  enlisted  for 
three  months  in  the  volunteer  service  and 
was  chosen  captain  of  his  company.  Dur- 
ing that  term  he  was  on  duty  in  West  Vir- 
ginia. On  his  return  home  he  raised  a  new 
company  and  re-enlisted  for  three  years  on 
the  26th  of  December.  1861.  On  the  9th 
of  the  following  August  he  was  promoted  to 
major  for  gallant  conduct,  being  chosen  to 
that  position  over  three  captains  whose 
commissions  antedated  his.     The  regiment 


to  which  he  belonged  was  the  Forty-sixth 
Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry.  He  was  provost 
on  the  staff  of  Brigadier  General  Hugh 
Ewing,  commanding  the  Fourth  Division, 
Fifteenth  Army  Corps,  in  November,  1S63, 
and  was  by  him  recommended  for  promo- 
tion. The  colonel  of  the  regiment  having 
CI  >nimand  of  the  brigade  during  Sherman's, 
great  battles  on  his  way  to  Atlanta,  Major 
Giesy  had  command  of  the  regiment.  Dur- 
ing the  engagement  at  Dallas,  Alay  28, 
1864,  he  was  mortally  wounded,  and  died 
the  following  day. 

Eiigadier  General  Charles  C.  Walcott 
in  his  official  re^wrt  of  the  battle  of  Dallas 
says :  "This  battle,  severe  as  it  was  upon 
the  enemy,  cost  the  country  the  lives  and 
services  of  many  valuable  officers  and  men. 
Colonel  Dickerson,  One  Hundred  and  Third 
Illinois,  and  Major  Giesy.  Forty-sixth  Ohio, 
fell  mortally  wounded  and  have  since  died. 
They  were  b<:>th  brave  and  efficient  officers 
and  received  their  wounds  during  the  heat 
of  the  engagement  while  at  the  front  en- 
couraging their  men."  He  was  made  brevet 
brigadier  general  "for  gallant  and  meritor- 


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ious  services"  at  tlie  battle  of  Dallas,  of  Shiloli,  Corinth,  Jackson,  Missiouary 
Georgia,  where  he  was  killed.  He  engaged  Ridge,  Knoxville,  Dallon,  Resaca  and 
•with  distinction  and  braverv  in  the  battles      Dallas. 


JAMES  HILLS. 


James  Hills,  now  deceased,  was  num- 
bered among  the  early  settlers  and  highly 
respected  citizens  of  Fairlield  count}-,  and 
whatever  tended  to  promote  the  growth, 
progress  and  improvement  of  this  favored 
section  of  the  state  won  his  approval  and 
support.  His  life  was  ever  upright  and 
honorable  and  coniTiientled  him  to  the  con- 
fidence and  regard  of  all  with  whom  he 
came  in  contact.  He  was  a  native  of  Bill- 
inghurst,  England,  born  August  24,  1S24, 
and  his  parents  spent  their  entire  lives  in 
that  land.  Mr.  Hills  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1852,  iLKrating  in  Fairfield  county, 
taking  up  his  abode  in  Lancaster,  where  he 
engaged  in  gardening  and  fanning.  He 
also  conducted  a  greenhouse  until  a  short 
time  prior  to  the  Civil  war,  when  he  pur- 
chased a  farm  u[x-)n  which  his  widow  now 
resides,  and  here  made  a  good  home  for 
himself  and   family. 

When  his  adopted  country  became  in- 
volved in  hostilities  between  the  north  and 
south  he  espoused  the  Union  cause,  serving 
for  nine  mrmths  and  twenty  days.  Then, 
the  war  ha\-ing  ended,  he  received  an  hon- 
orable discharge  and  his  loyalty  to  the  coun- 
try was  ever  one  of  his  marked  character- 
istics.    He  was  deeply  interested  in  its  in- 


stitutions and  in  the  extension  of  its  power 
and  influence.  At  the  close  of  the  war  he 
returned  to  his  home,  but  his  health  had  be- 
come impaired  during  the  service  and  he 
was  ne\er  a  well  man  after  that. 

On  the  I5ih  of  October,  1868.  Mr.  Hills 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Caroline 
Davey,  a  native  of  England.  She  is  now 
living  upon  the  old  hrmiestead  in  Hocking 
townshi])  and  is  a  most  estimable  lady. 
The  marriage  of  this  worthy  couple  was 
blessed  with  nine  children.  Edward  Henry, 
born  in  Harsham,  England,  on  the  9th  of 
December.  18-ig,  is  now  extensively  en- 
gaged in  the  raising  I'f  wheat  in  California, 
devoting  one  thousand  acres  to  that  prod- 
uct. He  married  a  Miss  Carter.  Rhoda  A., 
the  second  oi  the  family,  is  the  wife  of 
Jacob  Walters,  a  resident  farmer  of  Pleas- 
ant township.  Fairfield  county,  and  they 
have  three  children:  James,  Flora  and 
Charles.  Thomas,  born  in  Lancaster, 
March  16.  1S54,  mwv  resides  in  Columbus, 
Ohio,  where  he  is  engaged  in  business  as  a 
contractor.  He  married  Sophia  Berrens, 
and  they  have  three  chiKlren,  Dora.  Carrie 
and  Mattie.  Sarah  J.,  born  in  Lancaster. 
Januarv  8.  185'').  is  the  wife  of  Samuel  Nel- 
son,  of   Zanes\-ille,   a  brick   maker.      They 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


have  six  children :  Fannie,  the  widow  of 
Edward  Ali'ord;  George;  Carrie;  Harry; 
Hattie  and  Edna.  Mary  A.  is  tlie  widow  of 
Samuel  Pickering  and  resides  in  Lancaster. 
Her  children  are:  Edward,  Carrie,  Martha 
and  Elsworth.  John  A.,  born  in  i860,  is 
connected  with  a  cracker  factory  in  Colinn- 
bus,  Ohio.  He  married  Lena  Creggs,  and 
they  have  one  child,  Xettie.  George  B., 
born  January  24,  18(13.  died  in  infanc}'. 
Henrietta,  his  twin  sister,  died  at  the  age  of 
three  months.  Margaret  E.,  bnni  in  April. 
1864.  was  married  and  left 'one  daughter, 
who  is  residing  w  ith  her  granilmother  and 
is  a  bright  and  attractive  young  girl.  She 
is  known  by  the  name  of  Bertha  May  Hills. 
Tliroughout  his  business  career  Mr. 
Hills   carried   on   agricultural   pursuits   and 


his  labors  were  carefully  directed  by  sound 
business  judgment  and  keen  discrimination. 
His  enterprise  would  Ijruuk  no  obstacle 
that  couliJ  be  overcome  by  determined  and 
honorable  purp(.:se.  and  gradually  he  worked 
his  way  upward  to  success,  becoming-  the 
owner  of  a  valuable  farm.  He  ne\er  had 
occasion  to  regret  his  determination  to  seek 
a  hc^nie  in  the  new  wcrld.  for  in  his  linxtder 
opportunities  he  found  the  advantages  lie 
desired  and  gained  not  only  a  comfortable 
competence  but  also  a  large  circle  of 
friends.  He  died  at  his  hnme  in  Hocking 
township.  [May  10.  1S69,  respected  by  all 
who  had  known  him.  His  widow  enjoys 
the  high  esteem  of  all  with  whom  she  has 
been  brought  in  contact,  and  she  still  lives 
upon  the  farm  left  to  her  by  her  lui-band. 


HENRY  BALTHASER. 


Like  many  of  the  valued  citi/'ens  of  Fair- 
field county,  Henry  Ealthaser  came  to  Ohio 
fnvm  Pennsylvania,  taking  up  his  abode  in 
Fairfield  county  at  an  early  flay.  He  now 
resides  in  Clear  Creek  township,  where  he 
owns  and  occupies  niucty-ijne  acres  of  rich 
farm  land  just  south  of  the  village  of 
Amanda.  He  was  b(:)rn  in  Bei-ks  county, 
Peimsylvania.  October  13,  183J,  and  is  a 
representative  of  one  of  the  old  families  ^A 
that  locality.  His  paternal  grandfather, 
Henry  Balthaser,  lived  and  died  in  Berks 
county,  being  a  well  kmiwu  farmer  and 
prominent  man  there. 


The  father  of  our  subject,  Henry  Balt- 
haser, was  born  in  Berks  county,  learning 
the  carpenter's  trade  antl  following  that  vo- 
cation throughout  his  residence  in  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  after  coming  to  Fairfield  ctanity 
he  engaged  in  the  rjperation  of  a  sawmill  antl 
also  devoted  a  portion  of  his  time  to  agri- 
cultural pursuits.  For  a  number  of  years 
he  continued  the  manufacture  of  lumber. 
He  put  all  of  the  improvements  upon  his 
farm  and  there  made  a  goixl  home  lor  him- 
self and  family,  Ii\ing  at  that  place  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  when  he  was  eight_\-- 
two  years  of  age.     He  passed  away  on  the 


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anniversary  of  his  birth,  wliich  occurred  on 
the  22cl  of  January,  1S03.  He  held  member- 
ship in  the  Lutheran  church  and  his  life  was 
permeated  by  liouorable  princijiles  and 
Cliristian  teachings.  In  pnHtics  lie  was  a 
DeniiKrat  but  lie  ne\cr  asjiircd  to  (jflicc,  pre- 
ferring' that  his  attention  should  be  given  to 
his  business  interests,  in  w  hich  he  prospered. 
He  was  an  advocate  of  all  that  tended  to  ini- 
pro\e  the  community  along  social,  intellect- 
ual and  mora!  lines.  His  worth  as  a  citizen 
was  widely  recognized.  He  married  Sarah 
\\'arner,  v.ho  was  also  born  in  l^erks  county. 
Pennsylvania,  and  there  lived  until  coming 
to  Oliio  with  her  husband.  Both  were  mem-, 
hers  of  the  Lutheran  cluirch.  Mrs.  Balt- 
haser  survived  her  husbajul  but  a  short  time. 
pas^ing  away  on  the  old  homestead.  June  2^, 
1886.  Slie  was  the  mother  oi  eight  chil- 
dren, nve  of  w  horn  are  now  living,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  review  lieing  the  second  in  order 
of  birth. 

Li  taking  up  the  personal  history  of 
Henry  Balthaser,  w  hose  name  introduces 
this  record,  we  present  tt.i  our  readers  the 
life  record  of  one  who  is  widely  and  fa\or- 
ably  known.  He  has  always  li\ed  upon  the 
home  farm  in  Clear  Creek  township  and 
many  of  the  improvements  there  are  the 
visible  evidence  of  his  life  of  indu.-.try  and 
earnest  toil.  He  has  erected  a  new  and 
modern  residence  which  is  an  attractive  feat- 
ure in  the  landscape  and  other  equipments 
upon  the  farm  have  been  secured  through 
his  efforts.  He  has  always  engaged  in  the 
cultivation  of  the  soil  and  to  some  extent 
has  carried  on  stock  raising  and  as  the  years 
have  passed  his  labors  have  annually  added 
something  to  his  income  until  now  he  is  one 


of  the  substantial  and  well-to-do  citizens  of 
the  comnuniity. 

In  1857  Mi.  Baltliaser  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Susanna  Kesslcr.  who  was 
i)orn  in  Pickaway  county,  Ohio,  a  daughter 
of  Michael  and  Fdiza  Ann  (Shabbel)  Kcss- 
ler.  Her  father  was  a  carpenter  by  trade, 
and  removing  to  Clear  Creek  township, 
Fairfield  county,  carried  on  work  along  that 
line  for  a  numl)er  of  years.  He  afterward 
became  a  resident  of  Blinois  where  he  died 
at  an  advanced  age.  Unto  'Sir.  and  Mrs. 
Balthaser  have  been  born  twelve  children, 
of  whom  eleven  are  now  lixing.  Theodore, 
who  resides  in  .\manda,  was  employed  as 
engineer  in  the  grain  elevator.  He  married 
Xettie  Crites.  and  their  children  are — Ollie, 
Eva.  and  Adi^ilph.  Elizabeth  is  the  wife  of 
David  Barr.  a  farmer  of  Amanda  township 
and  they  have  two  chiklren — Bertie  and 
Mary.  Peter  resides  in  Columbus,  Ohio, 
where  he  is  employed  as  a  street  car  con- 
ductor. He  married  EfHe  Griffith  and  they 
have  live  children — Rome,  Merril.  Ruth, 
May  and  Fred.  Joseph  resides  in  Amanda 
township  where  he  follows  farming.  He 
wedded  Etta  \\'eimer.  Ella  is  the  wife  of 
John  Sultz,  a  resident  farmer  of  Fairfield 
county.  Annie  is  the  wife  of  John  Camp- 
bell, of  ]\Iadison  township,  and  they  have 
one  son,  Raymond.  Frank  is  emplo}-ed  on 
the  farm  of  'Sir.  Campbell.  He  married 
^Mattie  Hamby,  who  died  two  years  ago. 
Charles  resides  in  Amanda,  Ohio,  and  is 
operating  the  home  farm  for  his  father.  He 
married  Ella  Shaefter.  Qiancy  resides  in 
Amanda  township  and  is  employed  on  the 
railn^ad.  He  married  Anna  Thomas.  Harry 
is  living  at  home.     Welbv  is  a  minister  of 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL  RECORD. 


the  United  Brelliren  church,  now  locatetl  in 
Atlicns  county,  Ohi.'.  He  wedded  Mi:^s 
Dixon.  Fanny  die.l  at  the  at;e  of  nineteen 
years.  All  of  the  children  were  horn  in 
Clear  Creek  township  and  educated  in  the 
schools  here.  The  family  is  one  of  ])rom- 
inence  iu  the  comnnuiity,  tlie  various  mem- 
bers occupyint;-  creditable  positions  and  m 
social  circles,  enjoying  high  regard  liy 
reason  of  their  sterling  worth.  From  the 
age  of  six  vears  down  to  the  present  time 


Henry  Balthaser  has  made  liis  home  in  Fair- 
tield  county  and  the  history  of  pioneer  life 
is  therefore  familiar  to  him  through  actual 
experience,  and  as  the  years  have  passed,  as 
a  valued  citizen  he  has  borne  his  part  in  the 
work  of  public  progress  and  improvement. 
Fiis  labors  too  in  the  business  wc.irld  have 
been  effective  and  have  brought  to  him  cred- 
itable success,  making  hini  one  of  the  pros- 
per^ius  and  well-to-do  farmers  of  Clear 
Creek  township. 


CHARLES  D.  MARTIN. 


When  the  history  of  Ohio  and  her  bar 
shall  have  been  written  its  pages  will 
bear  few  more  illustrious  names  and 
record  the  career  of  few  men  more  dis- 
ting-uished  than  Charles  D.  Martin,  for 
although  he  has  not  figured  to  a  great 
extent  in  political  life  he  is  widely  ac- 
knowledged to  be  one  of  the  most  capable 
lawyers  at  the  Ohio  bar.  If  "biography  is 
the  home  aspect  of  history,"  as  Wilmott  has 
expressed  it.  it  is  entirely  within  the  province 
of  true  history  to  commemorate  and  per- 
petuate the  lives  and  characters,  the  achieve- 
ments and  honor  of  the  illustrious  sons  of 
the  nation.  The  name  of  Charles  D.  Martin 
is  inseparably  associated  with  the  history 
of  jurisprudence  not  only  in  his  district  but 
in  Ohio  as  well.  an<l  no  man  has  been  more 
respected  in  this  locality  or  more  highly  de- 
serves the  honors  that  have  been  conferred 
upon  him.     He  has  been  designated  as  the 


leading  member  of  the  Lancaster  bar  as  it 
stands  to-day  and  is  therefore  worthy  to  be 
classed  among  the  eminent  lawyers  of  the 
state. 

Judge  Martin  is  numbered  among  Ohio's 
native  sons,  his  birth  having  occurre'.l  in 
Mount  \'ernon,  on  the  5th  of  August,  1829, 
his  parents  being  Joseph  and  Susan 
(Thomas)  Martin,  the  former  of  Irish  line- 
age and  the  latter  o\  English  descent.  In 
cokjnial  days  both  the  Martin  and  Thomas 
families  were  established  in  America,  the 
former  li->cating  in  I'ennsylvania  and  the  lat- 
ter in  Maryland.  In  1S06  the  paternal 
grandfather  came  to  Ohio,  locating  in  Knox 
county  and  there  Joseph  Martin  was  reared. 
He  married  Miss  Thomas,  whose  family 
about  the  beginning  of  the  nineteenth  ceu- 
turv  removed  from  Kentucky  to  Delaware 
C(.:unt_\-. 

In  the  schools  of  his  native  county  Judge 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


Martin  ac'iuired  his  early  education  and 
later  ctintinucd  lii>  stuilies  in  Kenyan  Col- 
le;^e,  Caniljicr.  \\'isliiny  it)  liccnic  a  nieni- 
hcr  of  ll'C  liar  lie  enlL-red  up.  .n  the  study  of 
law  in  Lancaster  under  the  direction  of  his 
relative,  Ji'hn  1).  .Martin,  a  nieniher  of  the 
firm  of  Martin  &  F.tiinger,  prDniinent  a't- 
torneys  of  l-airl;eld  cuuni_\-.  After  two 
years"  stuily  he  was  admitted  to  the  har  in 
1850  and  at  onee  he-an  the  practice  of  law 
in  Lancaster  and  has  fallowed  it  C(jntinu- 
ously  with  the  exception  of  two  years  sjient 
upon  the  supreme  bench  and  as  a  member  of 
the  supreme  ci'uri  c  lnlmi^sion.  His  ad- 
vancement was  rapid,  owing  to  the  pre- 
cision, thoroughness  and  care  with  which  he 
prepared  his  cases,  his  strength  in  argument, 
his  ready  tact  and  genial  di^po^itic>n.  He 
never  se>ught  to  enshroutl  his  cause  in  the 
sentimental  garb  of  enrntional  oratory,  but 
rather  to  present  his  cause  in  the  stmng 
clear  light  of  fact  and  reason.  He  has  never 
stooped  to  take  a  mean  advantage  and  is  al- 
Avays  eminently  fair  and  courteous  in  his 
treatment  of  the  witnesses  and  of  the  cimrt. 
It  is  the  thef-ry  "f  the  law  that  the  counsel 
who  practice  are  to  aid  the  court  in  the  ad- 
mini-^tration  of  justice  and  in  this  regard 
Judge  Martin  has  been  most  careful  to  con- 
form his  practice  to  a  higli  standard  of  pro- 
fessional ethics.  He  never  seeks  to  lead  the 
court  astray  in  a  matter  of  fact  or  law.  He 
has  never  endeav.^red  tf>  withhold  from  it  a 
kn(iwledge  of  any  fact  appearing  in  the 
record.  Calm,  dignified,  self -controlled, 
free  from  passion  or  preiudice,  he  has  given 
to  his  clients  the  service  of  great  talents,  im- 
wearied  industry  and  rare  learning,  but  he 
never  forgets  that  there  are  certain  things 


due  to  tlie  curt,  to  his  own  self-resj/ect  and 
to  justice  ami  a  righteous  ailniinistratinn  of 
the  law.  which  neither  the  zeal  of  an  advo- 
cate nor  the  pleasure  of  success  has  permit- 
ted him  to  ili-regard. 

In  the  fall  of  1S5S  Jud.ge  Martin  was 
nominated  on  the  DeniMeratic  ticket  to  rep- 
resent liis  clistrict  in  congress  and  was 
elected,  his  terni  expiring  on  the  4th  of 
March,  iXOr.  Through  the  succeeding 
twenty  years  he  devded  his  attention  unin- 
terruptedly to  the  practice  of  law.  In  18S3 
he  was  apjitjinted  by  Governtn-  Ch.arles  F.is- 
ter  as  one  of  the  members  of  the  supreme 
court  commission  to  assist  the  supreme 
bench  in  clearing  the  docket,  which  was  in 
arrears  some  twelve  years.  He  served  fur 
two  years,  when  the  work  they  were  ap- 
nointed  to  do  was  finished.  During  this 
period  Mr.  Martin  discharged  the  functi.  .us 
of  a  judge  of  the  supreme  court.  His  ap- 
pointment to  this  position  was  a  high  and 
merited  tribute  to  his  aliility,  coming  from  a 
Republican  governor  to  one  who  has  alwavs 
been  known  as  a  standi  Democrat.  In  the 
years  1885  and  iS86  he  was  the  candidate 
on  the  state  ticket  ior  the  ofiic'e  of  supreme 
judge.  Since  his  retirement  from  office  lie 
has  given  his  undivided  attention  to  the 
practice  of  law  and  has  a  large  and  distinc- 
tively representative  clientage. 

In  1873  the  Judge  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  .\nna  Mithoft'.  a  daughter  of 
the  late  G.  A.  Mithoff.  of  Lancaster,  and 
they  have  three  living  children  :  Marv  Jane, 
Anna  and  George.  The  family  is  widelv  and 
favoral)ly  known  in  Fairheld  countv.  occu- 
liying  an  enviable  position  in  social  circles, 
just  as  the  Judge  does  at  the  bar.    For  more 


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than,  iialf  a  century  he  lias  Iji-cn  an  active  character  wliich  impresses  itself  upon  a  cnni- 

practiiicjr.er  and  Init  few   lawyer-;  ha\e  ma.le  niunity.      Such  has  licen  liis  furce  of  char- 

:>  more  iastini^-  impression  upon  the  har  of  acter  ami   natural  ( raali treat ii  m   that   he   has 

the  state,  hoth    for    leQal  ahility    of  a  high  steadily  advanced  and  has  written  his  name 

order  and  for  tl;e  indixidnalitv  of  a  personal  upon  the  keyslor.e  of  the  legal  arch. 


WILLIAM  T.  MCCLENAGHAN. 


William  T.  McClenaghan,  who  is  tilling 
the  position  vi  prosecuting  attorney  of 
Fairfield  county  and  resides  in  Lancaster, 
was  Ijorn  in  Richland  tounship.  this  county, 
on  the  17th  of  September.  1855.  His  fa- 
ther, William  McClenaghan,  was  hern  in 
Irelaiiil  in  the  year  1835,  and  when  in  hi? 
twelfth  year  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  the 
United  States,  1. seating  in  Lancaster.  Penn- 
sylvania, where  he  resided  for  thirty-eight 
years.  He  was  there  married  to  Miss  Mary 
K.  Fergusrm,  of  that  county,  a  daughter  of 
Robert  Ferguson,  and  in  1854  he  came  to 
Fairfield  county  and  settled  upon  the  farm 
where  he  resided  the  greater  jjart  of  his 
life.  Li  his  business  undertakings  he  pros- 
pered, and  his  careful  direction  of  farm  la- 
bor and  his  enterprise  and  management 
brought  to  him  a  very  satisfacti>ry  degree 
of  success.  His  ix>litical  support  was  given 
the  Democracy  and  h.e  Um  >k  a  deep  and  act- 
ive interest  in  the  success  of  his  party,  doing 
all  in  his  p.>wer  to  extend  its  influence  and 
promote  its  growth.  Fie  served  for  six 
years  as  county  commissioner  of  Richland 
township  and  was  a  leading  citi?;en.  strong  hx 


his  honor  and  gxxjd  name.  His  wife,  who 
was  born  in  the  year  18J7.  died  in  1896, 
In  their  family  were  two  sons  and  fi;iur 
daughters,  namely:  William  T. :  Sophia, 
who  married  S.  D.  Stevens,  a  farmer ; 
Catherine,  the  wife  of  R.  Swartz.  who  is  in 
the  gas  and  oil  business:  Samuel  H.;  Hor- 
ace S.,  who  carries  on  agricultural  pursuits; 
and  Charles  D.,  who  is  a  farmer  on  the  old 
honieste;id    in    Richland   township. 

William  T.  McClenaghan,  well  known 
in  ci-.nnection  with  legal  intere>ts.  was 
reared  unon  a  farm.  The  hot  summers' 
Sims  shone  down  n[>on  many  a  held  in  which 
he  was  plowing  and  through  the  cr.Id  win- 
ter months  he  made  his  way  to  the  district 
sch(_;ols  in  r:rder  to  acquire  an  education 
which  would  fit  him  for  life's  practical 
duties.  Later  he  had  the  advantage  of  in- 
structions in  the  Fairfield  .\cadeiny.  where 
he  prepared  for  college,  and  entering  the 
University  of  Michigan  at  Ann  Arl>T.  he 
was  graduated  in  that  institution  in  iSfe. 
After  liis  graduation  he  returned  to  Lan- 
caster and  entered  the  law  office  of  the 
Hon,   Charles  D.   Martin,  who  directed  his 


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reading-  until  liis  admission  to  the  bar  be- 
fore the  supreme  court  of  CoKunbus  in 
]888.  Since  tlial  time  he  has  been  an  active 
practitioner  in  the  Lancaster  district. 

In  iSS--  ^\v.  ^fcClenaglian  \va<  united 
in  mavriag-e  to  Miss  Lottie  Swartz,  a  daugh- 
ter of  tlie  Rev.  A.  and  Catherine  (Ruby) 
Swartz.  Her  father  was  pa^tor  of  the  En- 
ghsh  I-utheran  church  and  is  a  well  known 
divine  of  that  denomination.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
McClcnaghan  have  one  son.  William  S., 
uho  is  now  a  student.  In  public  office  our 
subject  has  manifested  a  loyal  devotion  to 
the  general  good.  He  was  for  si.\  years  a 
member  of  the  city  cour.cil.  and  in  1895  '^^"^^ 
electe<J    prc>secuting-    attorney    of    Fairfield 


county  for  a  term  of  three  years,  entering 
upon  tlie  discharge  of  his  duties  in  i^qG. 
He  was  afterward  re-elected  ami  is  now  in 
the  latter  part  of  his  second  term.  His 
political  suppi.irt  has  always  been  given  the 
Denii  cracy  and  he  has  taken  a  verv  active 
part  in  county  and  state  politics.  He  be- 
longs to  Philo  Lodge,  L  O.  O.  F.,  of  \\'est 
Rushville.  and  also  to  the  Knights  of  Pyth- 
ias fraternity.  His  nature  is  kindly,  his 
temperament  jovial  and  genial  and  his  man- 
ner courteous.  He  has  a  thorough  and 
comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  law  and  in 
this  neither  fear  nor  favor  can  swerve  him 
from  the  strict,  and  impartial  j)erformance 
of  his  dutv. 


THOMAS  EWING. 


Thr)mas  Ewing  was  born  in  Ohio 
county,  near  Wheeling,  West  Virginia,  De- 
cember 28,  i/Sy.  His  father  was  Captain 
George  Ewing,  a  soldier  of  the  army  i:if  the 
Revolution,  v.ho  at  the  close  of  the  war 
left  his  home  in  Xew  Jersey  for  the  west. 
Owing  to  trouble  with  the  Lidiar.s  in  the 
Ohio  territory  he  settled  temporarily  in 
Virginia.  In  a  few  years  the  Lulians  proved 
peaceful  and  he  continued,  his  journey  to 
Ohio  and  settled  on  what  is  now  known  as 
Federal  creek,  in  Athens  county.  Young 
Ewing  worked  upon  his  father's  farm  untd 
nineteen  years  of  age.  reading  in  the  mean- 
time such  books  as  were  to  l)e  found  in  the 
cabins  of  the  settlers  and  in  the  new  librarv 


which  they  had  purchased.  Being  ambitious, 
to  obtain  an  education,  he  prevailed  upon  his 
father  to  permit  him  to  go  to  the  Kanawha 
Salt  Works  and  earn  the  necessan.-  miaiey. 
He  walked  through  the  woods  to  the  Ohio 
river  and  got  aljoard  a  keel  boat  and  worked 
his  passage  to  the  salines.  This  was  in  the 
year  1S09.  In  Deceml>er  of  the  same  year 
he  returned  hun.ic,  went  to  Athens  and  spent 
three  months  there  as  a  student.  In  the 
spring  of  iSio  he  went  again  to  the  salt 
works  to  earn  more  money.  He  was  suc- 
cessful, returned  home  and  paid  off  his 
father's  debts.  The  winter  of  18 10  and 
181 1  he  spent  at  home  reading  the  l:ook-  if 
the  library.     In  the  spring  of  181 1  he  agaii> 


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went  til  the  salt  works,  and  after  a  summer's 
work  returned  lioine  witli  six  hundred  d'd- 
lars  in  nii.'ney.  ITe  immediately  eiuered  tiic 
Ohio  L'niversity.  licinc^  tNsenty-rme  years  of 
ape.  and  cr.ntimied  a  stuuerit  tliere  until  the 
sprino-  ,'if  1815.  when  lie  graduated  with 
hr)Ui>r.  After  his  graduation  he  again  re- 
tiu'ue  1  ti-  Kanawha  anil  in  six  weeks  earned 
one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars.  With  this 
sum  he  returned  heme,  and  in  July  of  tlie 
same  year,  1S15,  he  came  to  Lancaster  and 
commenced  the  study  of  law  with  General 
Eeecher.  During  iiis  college  term  he  taught 
school  cue  term  at  (iallipolis.  Ohio,  and  the 
Athens  county  records  show  that  "he  occa- 
sirmally  acted  as  surveyor.  Before  entering 
General  Beeclier's  office  he  had  read  Blaek- 
stone,  and  after  fourteen  months  of  hard 
study,  sixteen  hours  per  day,  he  was  ad- 
mitted to  th.e  bar  in  August.  18 16.  being 
then  past  twenty-four  years  of  age. 

His  tirst  speech  as  an  attorney  was 
made  in  the  court  house  at  Circleville.  Ohio. 
In  1S17  he  was  apprinted  prosecuting  at- 
torney for  Athens  county,  notwitlistanding 
the  fact  that  he  lived  in  Lancaster,  forty-five 
miles  distant.  He  served  as  such  f.r  the 
years  1S17-18-19  and  20  and  again  in  1824 
and  .1825.  He  was  prosecuting  attorney  for 
tlie  county  of  Fairfield  from  the  year  iSiS 
to  1S30.  Three  or  four  years  after  being 
■admitted  to  the  bar  Mr.  Ewing  married 
Maria,  daughter  of  Hu.gh  Boyle,  clerk  of 
the  court  and  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Lan- 
caster. In  the  year  1S24  he  formed  a  part- 
nership with  his  young  friend,  Henry  Stan- 
bery,  which  continued  a  few  ye.irs.  They 
soon  became  great  rivals  at  the  Lancaster 


bar  and  upon  the  circuit.  Imt  this  did  in/t 
disturb  or  mar  the  fricutlship  of  their  early 
years. 

Mr.  Ewing  soon  rose  to  eminence  as  a 
lawyer  and  \\h\'^  politician.  He  had  the 
h.nior  to  dcli\er  the  oration  at  Hebron, 
Ohio,  when  the  llr^t  shovelful  of  earth  was 
thrown  l>y  Governor  DeW'itt  Clintou  upon 
tiie  sur\eyed  line  of  the  Ohio  canal.  In 
1831  he  was  elected  b_\-  the  Ohio  legislature 
as  senator  of  the  L'nited  States  and  served 
.six  }'ears.  He  soon  became  an  inllueutial 
member  of  the  senate  and  a  good  debater, 
making  for  hini>elf  a  national  reputatii^ni. 
]n  1841  he  was  secretary  of  the  treasury  in 
Pre>ident  Harrison's  cabinet.  In  1849  li^ 
was  secretary  of  the  interior  under  Presi- 
dent Taylor  and  c>rganized  that  department. 
L'nfortunately  fur  Mr.  Ewing  and  the  coun- 
try, both  presidents  died  early  in  their  ad- 
ministrations, so  that  he  did  iitit  liave  an 
opiMrtunity  for  the  display  of  his  gre:it 
abilities  as  a  cabinet  ofticer. 

In  1 85 1  Thomas  Corwin,  then  senator 
from  Ohio,  resigned  and  Go\-ernor  Ford  ap- 
pointed Mr.  Ewing  to  till  the  vacancy.  Mr. 
Corwin,  when  nominated  for  senator,  de- 
feated Mr.  E\\  ing  in  the  caucus  by  one  vote. 
That  \ote  was  cast  by  General  Joe  Geiger, 
of  Circleville,  w  horn  Air.  F.wing  had  in  some 
way  Ckffended.  Great  as  Mr.  Ewing  was  as 
a  statesman,  his  great  fame  will  rest  upon  his 
al)ility  as  a  lawyer,  a  lawyer  rooted  aii'l 
grounded  in  the  fundamental  principles  of 
the  law.  In  a  purely  legal  argument  lie  was 
without  a  rival  at  the  Ohio  bar.  In  the 
courts  of  Ohio  Henry  Stanbery  was  his 
most  formidal.ile  competitor.    They  were  (i^ji- 


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])use(l  to  cacli  ntlicr  nn  all  great  cases.  In 
the  great  ca^e  dI  tlie  Metliodist  Episcoi)al 
cluircli.  Mr.  I'.wing  re]>resente(l  the  north, 
Mr.  Stanbery  the  s>,.uth.  As  all  tlie  world 
knows,  Mr.  E\\  ing'  won  the  case.  Good 
jndges  pronounced  his  argument  a  wonder- 
ful production.  In  the  Martha  \\'ashing- 
t'ln  case,  tiied  in  the  L'nited  States  ci^'urt  at 
Coluinhus.  Stanhcry  appeared  for  the  prose- 
cution and  Kwing  tor  the  defence.  Air. 
I'"wing  submitted  the  case  without  argu- 
ment, nuich  to  the  .-urjirise  of  Stanbery,  w  ho 
hail  a  carefully  prepared  speech,  and  the 
jury  lirought  in  a  verdict  for  defendants. 
During  the  trying  times  of  the  Rebellicni, 
when  his  Ix'ys  and  srm-in-law  were  at  the 
frirnt,  he  was  in  constant  communication 
with  the  authorities  at  Washington.  His 
advice  was  often  snught  by  the  administra- 
tion and  freely  gi\en.  It  was  mainly  (as  his 
friends  claim)  n]>i  n  his  atlvice  that  Mason 
and  Slidell  were  surrendered  and  a  war  with 
England  averted.  He  left  a  .-ick-bed  and 
made  his  way  to  Washington  to  advise  with. 
President  Lincoln  on  this  occasion.  He 
lived  to  see  peace  and  a  reunited  country. 
Mr.  Ewing  was  a  man  of  splendid  form, 
string  and  acti\e.  and  many  gi:)o<l  stories 
are  told  of  his  strength  and  agility.  He 
could  jump  higher  than  any  >oung  man  he 
ever  met.  and  but  few.  if  any,  could  throw 
him  down.  He  is  credited  with  imce  taking 
an  a_x  by  the  hamlle  and  throwing  it  over 
the  court  house  steeple. 

After  Mr.  Ewing  became  established  as 
a  law\er,  he.  in  company  with  Hon.  Samuel 
E.  \'inton.  purchased  and  operated  the 
Chauncev   Salt    Works,    in    .Kthens   countv. 


They  continued  the  business  for  twent\- 
years  or  niore  and  finally  turned  it  over  to 
Colonel  Steele,  Ewing's  sun-in-law.  After 
the  death  of  President  Harrison.  Mr.  Ewing 
did  not  remain  b.nig  in  Txder's  cabinet. 
Tyler  and  his  cabinet  differed  radically  on 
th.e  bank  fiuc^tioni  in  particular,  and  tliey 
were  not  long  in  tendering  their  resignation. 
Mr.  Ewing  wri.te  and  published  a  lengthy 
letter  explaining  why  he  left  the  cabinet, 
and  (juotefl  conversaticjns  with  the  president 
and  convers.atidus  that  took  place  in  cabinet 
meetings,  that  the  public  might  fully  under- 
stand his  reasons  for  this  breach  of  confi- 
dence, as  his  enemies  termed  it.  He  was 
roundly  alntsed  by  all  of  the  leading  Demo- 
cratic papers  of  the  country,  harsh  terms 
and  abusive  language  idling  their  columns. 
Mr.  Ewing  was  not  injured  in  Ohio:  he  was 
tendered  yniblic  dinners  by  the  enthusiastic 
^^'higs  of  Columbus  and  Zanesville.  From 
184 1  to  iSGo  Mr.  Ewing  was  engaged  in 
his  profession  in  large  and  important  suits, 
both  in  the  couns  of  Ohio  and  of  the  United 
States.  The  Stoddard  case,  a  case  involv- 
ing Spanish  land  titles,  he  tried  in  St.  Louis 
and  was  successful.  He  spent  four  months 
or  more  in  acquiring  the  Spanish  language, 
that  he  might  more  fully  understand  and 
prosecute  his  case.  Much  of  his  time  in 
])reparation  was  spent  in~  Cincinnati.  \\  bile 
tb.ere  he  made  the  acquaintance  of  an  intelli- 
gent photographic  artist,  in  whose  office  he 
was  accustomed  to  unbend  himself  when 
tired  of  his  work.  This  artist  states  that 
in  conversation  with  Air.  Ewing  he  was 
surprised  to  learn  that  he  knew  more  about 
the  photographic  art  than  he  knew  himself. 


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This  is  iii.t  sur])ri^inQ  to  tllM^e  \vhi>  knew 
Mr.  Ewin-  fnr  lit-  \va^  a  ripe  sclinlar,  well 
read  and  at  huine  iiijon  an_\  suhjeol  that  he 
mig'iit  he  called  upon  tn  discuss. 

He  liad  as>isied  lii>  father  to  make  a 
new  licnic  in  Indiana,  where  tlie  old  gentle- 
man died  January  14.  ]8_'4.  This  home 
was  on  the  Ohio  river,  near  Cannelton,  and 
at  the  time  of  which  we  write  was  occupied 
hy  .Mr.  Ewing's  aged  hrcther  George. 
While  at  St.  l.ouis  trying  the  Stoddard  case 
lie  notified  his  hrother  that  >  n  a  cerl-;iin  day 
on  his  way  home  his  hoat  would  pass  Can- 
nelton 1  nt  would  not  stop.  The  hoat  reached 
the  point  in  due  time  and  th.e  ageil  hrother 
was  in  his  chair  on  the  river  bank  sur- 
rounded hy  his  family.  As  the  boat  drew 
near  Mr.  Ewing  sto-<?d  at  the  railing,  sur- 
rounded by  the  deeply  interested  passengers: 
he  greeted  his  Ijmther  and  the  salutation 
was  returned.  As  the  boat  passevl  up  strean> 
the  old  man  ar(^se.  trembling  with  age  and 
(|ui\ering  with  emijtir}n.  and  b<_">\\ed  a  tare- 
well  for  the  last  time,  never  again  to  meet 
or  see  his  brother  this  side  of  the  gates  of 
the  spirit  world. 

Mr.  Ewing  vlied  Octolier  26,  1871.  at 
his  home  in  Lancaster.  His  funeral  was 
largely  attended.  On  his  deathbed  he  said 
to  a  friend.  "I  have  lived  a  long,  useful  and 
eventful  life  and  I  am  ready  to  go."  The 
hon(  rary  pallbearers  were:  Gi>\ern<)r  R.  B. 
Hayes:  Senator  John  Sherman:  Senator 
Allen  G.  Thurman :  Judge  Welsh,  of  the 
supreme  court:  M.  A.  Daugherty.  John  D. 
^fartin.  Charles  Borland.  Samuel  Herr.  Dr. 
T.  O.  Ivlwards.  Darius  Tallmadge,  George 
G.  Beck.  Charles  M.  L.  Wiseman.  J.  F.  Van- 


demark.  H.;cking  H..  Hunter,  John  T. 
lirasee,  H.n.  Henry  Stanbery.  Jame-  K. 
I'carse,  Samuel  .\.  Griswjld,  Jacob  i'.eck 
and  l'~rederick  .\.  l<"oster  ,  of  Lancaster; 
John  Jl.  James,  of  Crbana:  A.  B.  Walker, 
of  Athens:  W.  Marshall  Anderson,  of 
Circleville:  Charles  H.  C^ddard,  of  Zanes- 
\ille:  George  Reber,  of  Sandusky:  and 
Henry    B.   Curtis,   of   Mt.   X'ernou. 

About  the  year  181S  the  si  utlitrn  part 
of  Fairlield  county  was  infested  with  a 
gang  of  thie\es  and  counterfeiters,  who  for 
months  or  years  had  evaded  L-r  escaj'.cd 
from  the  officers  of  the  law  and  defied  ar- 
rest, 'ilnimas  Ewing.  who  was  pn\secuting 
attorney,  became  tired  of  this  and  retjuested 
to  be  sworn  in  as  special  constalde,  which 
was  accordingly  done.  He  selected  a  half- 
dozen  choice  spirits,  who.  like  liimself,  were 
large,  strong  and  active  men,  of  kmnvn 
courage  and  discreti<Mi^ — Xathaniel  Reed, 
Christian  Xeililing,  Adam  Weaver,  Chris- 
tian King,  David  Reese  and  Elnathan  Sco- 
field.  They  proceeded  to  the  rendezvous, 
surround.ed  the  hiaisc  and  captured  the 
gang,  binding  the  leader,  who  was  in  charge 
of  Mr.  Ewing.  Scofield  wa^  about  to  be 
o\-erpowered,  when  E-wing  went  to  his  re- 
lief. The  leader  seized  this  moment  lor 
escape,  and  though  his  hands  were  bound, 
jumped  out  out  of  a  second  story  windi'W 
and  made  his  escape  in  the  darkness.  The 
others  were  tried,  coindcted  ami  sent  to 
pris'-n. 

During  tlie  years  Mr.  Ewing  wa.^  prose- 
cutor and  for  many  years  previous  there 
were  numerous  distilleries  in  the  couiuy.  aiul 
merchants  evervwhere  sold  rr  ga\e  li([uor 


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away  to  their  cu-tumers  and  wlii-kcy  was  a 
un.i\cr^al  Leverage.  Alony  in  the  'jo.- 
tlic  .sale  cf  it  was  regulated  .^..unew  hat  by 
statute.  The  records  sliow  that  Mr.  Ewing. 
as  prosecutor,  procured  indicinieiit.-,  against 
Latta,  Connell  and  Ainswurth.  Cdiristian 
King-  and  Henry  .\rnold  lor  sehing  whiskey 
in  quantities  less  than  than  one  quart.  They 
were  tried  and  tineij  five  dollars  and  costs 
each.  Jolm  Rei.er  and  John  C.  W'illock 
were  witnesses  in  two  of  the  cases,  being 
clerks  in.  the  stores. 

George  Smettcrs  I  Smothers)  was  in- 
dicted t'lir  selling  three  pounds  ot  pepper  at 
retail  U>  Henry  B.  jL>y,  of  the  value  of  one 
liundred  and  six  dijllars.  ■"Merchandise  not 
the  growth  and  manufacture  of  the  United 
Stales,  contrary  t'^  th.e  form  if  the  statutes 
in  such  ca.-es  ma  le  and  pr(.)vid.ed."  T.  Ew- 
ing",  prosecuting  attiirney.  Snietters  ])leaded 
guilty  and  was  hnetl  ten  dnllars  and  costs  of 
prosecution.  George  Smetters  was  tire 
owner  erf  a  large  farm  near  tow  n.  but  not  a 
merchant.     He  drove  a  six-liorse  team  to  a 


Omestoga  wagiii  and  carried  produce  to 
Baltimore  and  l-rcught  nut  goods  for  Lan- 
caster merchants.  It  is  highly  probaljle  that 
he  carrieil  small  quantities  C)f  gno'ds  of  his 
own  or  for  iiis  own  use  and  retailed  to  his 
friends.  His  case  was  continued  for  one  or 
two  terms  and  he  finally  gave  Hugh  B^wde. 
clerk  of  the  court,  a  power  of  attorney  to 
plead  guilty  for  him.  This  very  un- 
usual proceeding  was  accepted  by  the 
court.  Smetters  was,  no  doubt,  absent 
from  h(-me  during  the  se-sions  of  the 
court,  which  was  the  cause  of  hi-^  un- 
usual manner  of  pleading.  This  indict- 
ment was  brought  Octoljcr  i.  1S21,  and 
finally  disposed  nf  in  October.  182.2.  Judge 
John  A.  McDowell,  presiding.  The  fore- 
man r>f  the  grand  jury  was  Samuel  F.  Mc- 
Cracken.  The  witnesses  were  George  Burk- 
ley.  Chri-;tian  R.  k-Mhl  and  Henry  B.  Joy. 
The  fact  is.  Smetters  hatl  m-  attorney  and 
lie  enqjowered  B'>yle  to  plead  for  him  and 
submit  the  matter  to  the  judgment  of  the 
court. 


JOSEPH  S.  TURNER. 


Joseph  S.  Turner,  who  is  now  living  a 
retired  life  in  Bremen  after  many  years' 
connection  witli  agricultural  and  industrial 
interests  in  Fairfield  county,  was  born  in 
Rusli  Creek  township,  thi:-  c  unty.  .\pril  21, 


is  a  son  of  John  and  Rebec^ca  (Berry)  Tur- 
ner. The  father  was  born  in  the  state  of 
New  York,  whence  he  removed  with  his 
parents  to  Virginia,  and  thence  came  to 
Fairfield   countv,   Ohio.      Here   he  made  a 


1839.  on  the  old   family  home-tead  of  his      permanent  settlement  in  1834.     He  t.^-k  an 
maternal  grandfather.  Abraham  Berry.     He     active  part  in  promoting  the  agricultural  in- 


^UE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD, 


tcrests  1-1  tliis  pnrt  ^f  the  stale  and  was  a 
progressive,  enterprising  man.  lie  niar- 
ricil  Reliecca  Bevry.  a  daughter  of  Ahra- 
hain  lierry.  who  was  born  in  Rockingham 
county.  \'irgiiiia.  and  in  i8oS  came  to  Fair- 
fiel<l  county,  settling  in  Rush  Creek  towii- 
shi|).  He  was  a  man  of  considerable  mean> 
and  as  land  wa-  cheap  he  piuxhased  a  large 
tract  an'!  becan.ie  one  of  the  jirosperous  and 
inlluential  citizens  of  his  adopted  county. 
He  married  Catherine  Fast,  and  they  be- 
came tlie  parents  of  twelve  children,  nine 
daughters  and  three  sons.  The  marriage 
■of  Jc'lm  arid  Rebecca  ( l'>erry )  Turner  was 
blessed  with  t;ve  children :  Jaci-  b  B..  a 
prominent  merchant  and  miller  of  Bremen; 
Emanuel  C;  Joseph  S. :  Abrant  B.  and 
Peter  F. 

Josei'h  S.  I'luner  jnirsued  his  educa- 
tion in  the  old  Rock  sclv-olhouse.  contin- 
uing his  studies  through  the  winter  months 
until  fourteen  years  of  age.  when  he  began 
learning-  the  carpenter's  tratle  under  the 
directii^u  of  Fphraim  Rc-ot.  Ft.ir  twenty-one 
years  he  folli^wed  that  pursuit  and  was 
closely  associated  with  the  building  inter- 
ests of  his  part  of  the  count}',  but  his  busi- 
ness career  was  interrupted  by  military  serv- 
ice at  the  time  of  the  Ci\  il  war.  In  1864 
he  enlisted  in  Company  A,  Seventeenth 
Ohio  \'clunteer  Infantry,  under  the  com- 
mand of  Captain  Butterfield  and  Colonel  B. 
Ward.  Tlie  regiment  was  assigned  to  the 
Army  of  the  Cumljerland  and  he  took  part 
in  the  siege  and  fall  of  Atlanta.  He  also 
■participated  in  the  Ixittles  of  Mission  Ridge, 
Buzzard's  Roost.  DaltmT.  Resaca,  Hickory 
I^idge,  Peach  Tree  Creek.  Kenesaw  Moun- 


tain and  others,  and  after  the  fall  of  At- 
lanta the  regiment  was  ordered  to  j(.iin 
Shermairs  army,  particiivating  in  the 
menioralde  march  to  the  sea.  the  campaign 
through  the  Cari^dinas  and  the  march  to 
Washington,  where  Mr.  Turner  partici- 
pated in  the  grand  review,  the  nn  st  cele- 
brated military  pagcarit  e\cr  seen  on  the 
wc_~tern  bemisp-liere.  With  the  regiment  he 
was  then  orilered  to  Lexington.  Kentucky, 
where  he  was  mustered  out  and  sent  home. 

The  country  no  longer  needing  his  serv- 
ices, Mr.  Turner  resumed  w^rk  at  the  car- 
]ienter's  trade  and  for  se\eral  years  was  a 
leading  representative  of  building  interests 
in  this  part  of  the  county.  He  erected  a 
numlx^r  of  the  dwellings  in  and  near  Bre- 
men, also  churcb.es  .  liarns  and  business 
buildings.  Farming  interests  also  claimed 
his  attention  and  h.e  owned  and  operated  a 
valuable  tract  of  land,  which  he  placed  un- 
der a  high  state  of  cultivatiim.  He  con- 
tinued farming  until  iSSi.  when  he  i)ut 
aside  business  cares  and  remo\ed  tr)  Bre- 
men, where  he  has  since  lived  retired,  en- 
joying a  rest  which  he  has  truly  earned  and 
richly  deser\-es. 

In  1859  Mr.  Turner  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  }iliss  Mary  Ann  Fo.x.  who  was 
born  near  Pleasantville.  Ohir>,  February  28. 
1839.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Abram  and 
Jane  ( Sami)son)  Fox.  By  her  marriage 
she  has  become  the  mother  of  seven  chil- 
dren: Rebecca  J.,  now  deceased:  Ella  J., 
the  wife  of  A.  C.  McCandless;  Mary  E.. 
the  wife  of  Thomas  R.  Thompson:  Lulu 
Alice.  whi.>  married  Harry  Click  and  resides 
at     MillerspL>rt :     Harvey     M.,     a     farmer; 


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THE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


Gertruilc.  tlic  wife  of  Charles  fJaiiiran.  a 
nicrcliant  of  l-aiica-ter ;  aiul  Charles  Fcrcst, 
who  is  a  fireman  r>n  the  lailn  ad. 

^[r.  'I'urner  is  a  meinher  nf  John  R.:>se 
Pust.  G.  A.  ]\..  and  tluis  niaii'itains  pleas- 
ant relations  with  his  olrl  army  comrades. 
His   life  ha;,  lieen  a   useful  and  active  one 


and  his  history  proves  conclusively  that  suc- 
cess is  not  the  result  (  f  genius  but  the  out- 
growth of  ])ractical  judgment.  e.\[>eriencc. 
diligence  an<l  ])er^everance.  It  was  throtigh 
the  possession  of  tho.c  ([ualities  that  he  ac- 
quired the  competence  that  now  enal)!es: 
him   to  li\e  retired. 


DANIEL  G.  BOYER. 


Upon  the  famil}"  homestead  in  Bli-'^^m 
tiTwnship.  where  he  yet  resides,  Daniel  G. 
Hover  ^\■a.■^  horn  May  8.  iiSoS.  He  traces 
his  ancestry  hack  to  Godfrey  Bi.ycr.  who 
was  bnrn.  reared  an;!  died  in  I^'ennsylvania. 
Daniel  Boyer.  the  grandfather  of  our  sub- 
ject, was  a  native  of  Greenfield  township, 
this  ci>unty,  having  Ijeen  born  on  the  lx)rder 
line  of  lih.iom  tnwnship.  At  one  time  he 
owned  over  (-ne  thousand  acres  of  land  in 
Fairheld  and  Henry  counties,  Ohio,  and  in 
Wells  county.  Inrliana.  As  his  financial  re- 
sources increased  he  made  jui.licious  iiu'cst- 
nients  in  real  estate  and  thus  became  an 
extensive  land  holder.  ]\Iarquis  Boyer,  the 
father  of  i.ur  subject,  was  bi.irn  in  Bloom 
tiiwnship.  I'airfield  county,  and  became  the 
owner  of  <>ne  of  the  best  farms  in  his  por- 
tion of  the  state.  He  was  a  most  pn:>greps- 
ive  and  enter])rising  man.  diligent  and  per- 
sistent in  all  that  he  undertook,  and  Ava? 
higlily  resiiected  as  a  leading  and  influential 
man.  In  liis  reli.gicus  b.elief  he  was  a  Lu- 
theran and  frr  many  years  hebl  membersiiip 
in  a  church  of  that  denomination.     He  mar- 


ried Sarah  Dowdall.  also  a  native  of  Bl'Ji-m 
township,  and  they  became  the  parents  of 
three  children:  Daniel  G..  of  this  review; 
Jane,  the  widow  of  John  P'.enson;  and 
Mary,  the  deceased  wife  of  Ezra  Com't- 
right.  The  father  died  March  7.  18S6,  at 
the  age  of  fi  a-ty-nine  years  and  six  months. 
His  widow  still  survi\-es  him  and  is  yet 
living-  on  the  old  family  homestead.  She 
is  a  daughter  of  George  Dowdall,  a  native 
of  Maryland,  who  became  one  of  the  pioneer 
settlers  of  Bloom  township.  By  liis  wife, 
Xancy,  he  had  se\'en  children,  namely: 
Michael:  ^^lary.  the  wife  of  Isaac  Eberley : 
Margaret,  the  wife  of  Joseph  Price;  Han- 
nah, the  wife  of  Henry  Jeffries:  Catherine, 
the  wife  of  Hamilton  Howard:  Mrs.  Sarah 
Boyer:  and  Jcseph.  who  is  living  in  Colum- 
bus. 

In  taking  up  the  personal  history  of 
Daniel  G.  B)0\er.  we  present  to  i>ur  readers 
the  life  record  <  f  one  who  is  widely  and 
favorably  known  in  this  crainty.  He  ac- 
quired his  education  in  the  common  sch'~>ri]? 
and  in  the  Frankbn  Count v  Xormal  Schc-jl. 


J  ■      ''■'   .1   AllVlA'X 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


3Q« 


When  twenty-one  years  i,f  atje  he  began 
teaclnno-  and  for  twelve  years  followed  that 
prufosion  in  Bliioin  and  \'iolel  townships 
tln•ou.^h  the  winter  niomhs.  In  the  summer 
he  carried  on  the  work  (  f  the  h.ome  farm. 
He  tanght  for  several  consecutive  years  in 
the  A\'aterloo  and  \iolet  township  schools 
as  principal  and  g-ained  a  wide  reputation  as 
a  most  capalde  educat'ir  and  disciplinarian. 
He  had  the  ability  to  impart  clearly  and 
ci  ncisely  to  otliers  the  knowledge  which,  he 
had  acquired  and  his  lab:-:rs  a5  a  teacher 
gave  excellent  satisfaction. 

In  May.  rSgi.  Mr.  Coyer  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Inez  Brandt,  a  daughter  of 
Jesse  l\.  and  Amanda   (  \\'ei-t )   Brandt,  of 


Bloom  township,  in  wlKJse  family  there 
were  \'nc  children.  ^Irs.  Boyer  being  the 
eldest.  The  others  are  Inez  L. :  U.  S..  an 
attorney:  Bertha,  deceased:  and  James  Her- 
bert, wh..  is  als.)  jiracticing  law.  Two  chil- 
dren have  graced  the  union  of  Mr.  and  rvlrs. 
Beyer — Russell  Grant,  who  died  in  i.'^04.  at 
the  age  of  two  and  a  half  year> :  and  Marv 
Marguerite,  born  in  October.  1803.  The 
l^arents  hold  n'embcrship  in  Zi' in  church  in 
Bloo;u  towuship  and  are  well  known  in  the 
ci  luity  in  which  their  entire  li\-es  ha\-e  been 
passed.  The  liMspitality  of  many  of  the  b.est 
liomes  in  Blo<>m  township  is  extended  to 
them  and  they  enjoy  the  warm  regard  of 
manv  friends. 


JOHN   R.  MUMAUGH. 


It  is  an  important*  public  duty  to  honor 
and  perpetuate  as  far  as  is  possible  the 
memory  of  an  eminent  citizen — one  who  by 
his  blameless  and  honr.rable  life  and  distin- 
guished career  reflected  credit  upon  the  city 
in  which  he  so  long  made  his  home. 
Througli  such  memorials  as  this  at  hand  the 
individual  and  the  character  of  his  services 
are  kept  in  remembrance  an<l  t.he  importance 
of  thijse  services  ackiTjwledged.  His  ex- 
ample in  wdiate\"er  field  his  w<jrk  may  have 
l-ieeu  done  thus  stands  as  an  object  lesson 
to  those  who  cmue  after  him.  and  though 
dead. he  still  speaks.  L'-ng  after  all  recol- 
lectii  n  of  his   :)erst:iualitv  shall  have   faded 


frcni  the  minds  of  men  the  less  perishable 
record  may  tell  the  sti.»ry  of  his  life  and  com- 
mend his  example  for  imitatirn.  Xo  man 
was  ever  more  respected  in  Lancaster  or 
ever  more  fully  enjoyed  the  conhtlence  of 
the  people  tlian  J.ihn  K.  Mumaugh.  whose" 
Itonorable  and  straightforward  business 
career  was  crowned  with  a  lu'gh  and  well 
merited  degree  of  success  and  who  in  other 
walks  of  life  contributed  largely  t''  the  up- 
building and  improvement  of  the  cit\-. 

Mr.  Mumaugh  was  born  in  Fairfield 
ci  unty.  near  the  city  of  Lancaster,  on  the 
2('\h  of  Jaiuiary.  181S.  Xo  event  of  special 
impi'rtance  occurred  to  vary  the  routine  of 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


Tiis  early  life,  which  was  largely  ilevoted  tn 
the  acquirement  oi  an  education,  hut  after 
putting-  aside  his  texl-hcMks  he  entered  the 
electrical  world  of  husiness  and  thereafter 
was  an  active  factor  in  ci>ininercial  and 
financial  circles  of  J.aricaster.  In  1839  he 
took  uj)  his  ahode  in  this  city,  opened  an 
;>ffice  and  engaged  in  general  iKjokkeeping 
and  estahlished  a  collection  agency!  c;radu- 
ally  he  extended  the  field  of  his  bliors 
until  it  enihraced  the  hanking  and  real- 
estate  l.iusiness.  He  handled  much  valuahle 
propert}-  and  his  hanking  (.peraticns  were 
also  extensive.  He  .-u-tained  an  un.i-^sail- 
able  reputation  in  husiness  circles,  where  his 
word  was  considered  as  good  as  any  liond 
that  wa>  e\er  solemnized  by  signature  or 
seal.  He  was  ever  faithful  to  a  business 
ohligati'  n  and  conscientious  in  the  per- 
formance of  every   financial    trust. 

Mr.  Mumaugh  was  united  in  marriage 
by  the  Rev.  John  W'agenhals  to  Miss 
Hosannah  Schaeffer.  the  eldest  daughter  of 
Frederick  and  Julia  .\nn  Schaefter  and 
granddaughter  of  Abraham  Bloom,  for 
whom  the  beautiful  little  city  of  Elooms- 
Ijurv.  Xew  Jersev.  was  named.  He  also 
fouglit  in  die  Revolutionary  war  with 
General  Washington  from  the  time  the  hos- 
tilities began  until  Great  Britain  withdrew 
her  tr^iCips  and  acknowledged  the  inde- 
pendence of  the  republic.  Unto  Mr.  and 
ISIrs.  }klumaugh  were  born  si'X  children,  of 
whom  two  died  in  infancy,  while  Charles 
Frederick,  the  eldest  son,  who  was  a  resi- 
dent of  Lancaster,  died  in  1897.  Those  still 
living  are  John  S..  who  resides  in  Cali- 
fornia ;  and  Sallie  and  Fannie,  who  are  liv- 


ing in  the  iild  home  in  this  city.  The\-  also 
reared  a  niece  of  Mrs.  Mumaugh.  Julia 
Baniion.  who  for  seventeen  year>  was  a 
member  of  the  household.  She  is  now 
Mrs.   \'ern.;n.  of  Camden.   Xew  Jersey. 

Mr.  .Mumaugh  was  a  prominent  and 
\alued  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of 
O.id  Fellows,  belonging  to  Charity  Lodge 
and  H(xk  Hocking  Encampment  of  this  city. 
He  was  also  an  exemplary  representative  of 
the  Masonic  fraternity,  in  which  he  had 
taken  all  the  degrees  of  the  Yc)rk  rite,  and 
his  funeral  sers'ices  were  ci^nducted  by  Lan- 
caster Commandery.  Xo.  2.  Knights  'J'em- 
plar.  Fi  r  thirty  _\ears  he  was  a  consistent 
and  faithful  member  of  the  St.  Ji.hn's 
Epi.-ci.pal  church  and  for  a  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury he  served  the  congregation  as  junior 
and  senior  warden,  h'dding  the  latter  oiiice 
at  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  on 
the  5th  of  Feliruary,  18SS.  The  man_\  beau- 
tiful iioral  tributes  aral  the  large  concourse 
of  pec>ple  who  atteivled  the  funeral  showed 
how  widely  he  was  known  and  hoinDred  in 
Lancaster,  where  he  was  so  well  known, 
and  where  an  uiiright  life  and  strong  sym- 
pathy had  endeared  him  to  all  with  whom 
he  came  in  contact.  He  was  a  devoted  hus- 
band and  kind  and  indulgent  father,  a  con- 
siderate neighbor  and  a  consistent  follower 
of  the  Master,  and  when  he  closed  his  eyes 
in  death  it  was  with  the  firm  belief  in  a 
glorious    awakening    into    everlasting    life. 

Mrs.  ^Mumaugh  survived  her  husljand 
for  a  numljer  of  years,  endearing  herself 
to  all  as  the  days  passed.  Slie  passed  away 
on  Christmas  eve  of  1901.  In  speaking  of 
her  death  a  local  pai)er  said :     "For  the  past 


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lialf  century  ^[rs.  ]\[uinaug:li  lias  rcstded 
the  liandsi.nie  old  colonial  hcnise  in   whii 
she  died,   and    no  one  will   be  more  s;yl 
mis?ed  tlian  this  beautiful,  noble  and  he 
pitablc  Chri-itian  wmnan.     She  \va 


full  of 

gnity  and  grace  and  the  do<irs  of  her 
charming'  home  were  ahvavs  <3pen  to  receive 
and  entertain  her  host  of  friends:  and  it 
can  be  truthfully  said  that  no  liome  within 
the  city  of  Lancaster  has  for  the  past  tu'ty 
years  entertained  more  people  of  note  and 
distinction,   both  old  and   vouno-.   than   the 


Mumaugh  home.  Mrs.  Mumaugh  was. 
especially  fond  of  young  peupile  and  their 
society,  and  they  seemed  ti'  llcck  t-'ward 
her.  tier  many  acts  of  charitv  were  with- 
out number,  but  whenever  she  ga\e  and 
■\\hate\'er  she  did  for  the  good  and  comfort 
of  others  slie  never  sp^  ke  f»f.  and  many 
of  the  p' »:'r  and  needy  w  ill  doubly  mis>  her. 
Her  noble  life,  her  womanly  graces  o\  char- 
acter, her  strong  sympathy  ha\'e  made  her 
memory  a  blessed  benediction  to  all  who- 
knew  her." 


ISAAC  CLAYPOOL. 


Isaac  Clayiwol,  deceased,  passed  his  en- 
tire life  in  the  house  where  he  first  opened 
his  eyes  to  the  light  of  day,  on  the  29th  of 
June,  182 1.  Thrcvughout  the  intervening 
period  he  not  only  watched  with  interest 
the  progress  of  events  which  have  made  the 
county's  histor}-,  but  bore  his  part  in  the 
work  of  improvanent  and  ai.l\-ancement, 
and  well  does  he  deserve  mention  as  one 
of  tlie  hon.jred  citizens  of  the  community. 
He  represented  one  of  the  oldest  families 
of  the  county  and  traced  his  ancestr\-  back 
to  James  Claypciol,  who  was  I»rn,February 
16,  1701,  and  died  October  9,  17S9.  His 
wife,  Jane  Claypoc>l.  passed  away  June  2. 
1758.  They  resided  near  Mo-jrefield. 
Hardy  county.  West  Virginia. 

Their  son,  James  Claypool,  Jr.,  the 
grandfather  of  our  subject,  was  born  De- 


cember I,  1730,  and  died  August  11,  1811. 
He  was  married  October  31,  1753,  to  ^Nlar- 
garet  Dunbar,  who  was  born  Xo\'ember  20, 
1736,  and  died  March  26,  1813.  She  was 
a  daughter  oi  J.jhn  Dunbar.  Unto  James 
and  ^Margaret  (Dunbar)  Claypool  were 
born  the  following  children :  Margaret 
Ann,  whc>  was  born  February  9,  1754,  an<l 
married  David  Thomas ;  Hannah,  who  \vas. 
born  November  G,  1756,  and  became  Mrs. 
Evans;  Jane,  who  was  b<jrn  January  31, 
175S,  and  married  .\bram  Peppers,  who  re- 
moved with  his  family  to  Ross  county,  Ohio;. 
Abraham,  who  was  born  April  2,  1762. 
and  marrieil  Ann  Wilson,  locating  in  R<>ss 
county;  Esther,  who  was  born  August  28, 
1764.  and  became  the  wife  of  Jeremiah 
Jacobs,  their  home  lieing  in  ['.!(«  mtield. 
Xelson  countv.  Kentuckv :   Ruth.  \\\v^  wa.-i. 


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\n-rn  July  21.  176'').  ami  niarrieil  Ri>Lcrt 
Dentin,  of  Covington.  I'nuntain  cixnity, 
Indiana:  Jsaac.  wlm  \va<  horn  Fchniary  7. 
i/fK).  ami  married  Miss  Macker,  li>>:aling 
in  Ross  county:  Rachel.  l)orn  Januarv  9. 
1771.  the  wife  of  Juhn  Wo  ■liard,  of  Lick- 
ing county;  Rhoda.  fwrn  INIarch  25,  1773: 
Jacob,  who  was  born  March  17.  1775.  and 
became  tlie  fatlier  of  our  ^ubject :  Eli,-!al)eth, 
born  March  19.  1778:  and  Ker-ey.  born 
July  7.  1780,  the  wife  of  Isaac  Blizzard,  of 
Licking  c  unty. 

Jacob  Ciaypool.  the  father,  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Margaret  P.aker.  of  Harri- 
siinburg.  Rockingham  ci->unty.  \'irgiuia, 
March  5.  1709.  She  was  a  daughter  of 
Michael  Raker  of  that  place  and  dieil  near 
Lancaster.  Ohio,  June  22.  1828.  while 
Jacob  Claypoc-l  rlied  October  27.  1843. 
Tiieir  children  were  nine  in  number.  Em- 
ma. l>irn  April  2,  1800.  was  married  Octo- 
ber 19.  T820.  to  Joseph  Grubb.  and  died 
May  20.  1832.  Eli^al'.eth.  b,nrn  Au.gust  17, 
'1801,  was  married  l\Larch  12.  1822.  to  Ste- 
phen Yale,  of  S.  imerset.  and  died  Septem- 
ber 10.  1823.  Mary  horn  Januar}-  12.  1803, 
tlie.l  Augu-t  13.  1823.  James,  born  Xovem- 
bcr  14.  180J,  died  ^Lay  17.  1824.  Allx:rt. 
horn  December  5.  1S06.  was  married  March 
23,  182(^1.  to  Phel)e  Hooker,  a  daughter  of 
Richard  Hooker,  and  after  her  death 
wedded  Rebecca  Mounts.  He  died  near 
Morrow,  Ohio.  Xovember  2:  1872.  Wesley, 
born  Febniary  15.  iSio.  died  June  2^. 
1877.  He  was  married  Xovember  9.  1830, 
to  Katherine  McX'eil.  who  died  Fel;ruary 
22.  1879,  at  Chillicothe.  Ohio.  Felix,  l>>rn 
March  8,   1812.  died  September    i.    182*'.. 


Jacob,  bo.rn  February  23,  1816.  died  May 
26,  1835.  '"  Philadelphia.  PennsyKania. 
Isaac,  the  youngest  of  the  fajiiily.  is  the 
subject  of  this  review. 

It  was  iu  the  year  1808  that  the  parents 
remo\-ei!  fn  m  \'irgiuia  t.>  Fairfield  couni_\-. 
Ohio,  1l  eating  iu  the  midst  of  the  forest, 
where  the  father  built  a  log  cabin  and  then 
began  to  c'ear  and  cultivate  the  land.  He 
paid  eight  di^llars  per  acre  for  one-half  of 
his  land  and  tVr  the  other  half  he  gave  less 
than  that  ani'.unt.  As  acre  after  acre  was 
cleareil  he  jilaced  it  under  the  plow  and  in 
course  of  time  abundant  harvests  rewarded 
his  labors,  but  in  the  early  days  the  family 
endured  all  of  the  hardships  and  trials  of 
life  on  the  frontier.  This  farm  was  not 
S(  Id  at  the  time  of  the  government  land 
sales  but  was  a  part  of  the  Indian  reserva- 
tion rccupied  by  the  Wyantlotte  tribe  and 
known  as  \"ankeetown.  Jame-s  Brooks.  Mr. 
Croi;k  and  l^rake  Taylor  squatted  on  this 
land  in  the  year  1799  and  it  was  purchased 
by  Jacol)  Claypxil  in  1805.  Abnut  three 
years  later  he  located  thereon  and  l.niik  the 
house  in  whicii  his  son  Isaac  continued  to 
live  throughout  his  life.  He  educated  him- 
self in  land  surveying  and  iu  this  as  well 
as  in  all  other  transactions  of  life  he  proved 
ti:>  be  a  man  of  more  than  ordinary  ability. 
His  m>te  bo->ks  show  that  he  surveyed  land 
in  all  parts  of  the  state.  He  was  three  times 
electeil  to  the  state  legislature,  tir-t  in  1816. 
again  in  1818,  and  a  third  time  in  1822.  but 
still  higher  honors  awaited  him,  for  in 
1824  he  was  chosen  to  represent  his  dis- 
rict  iu  t!ie  state  senate,  tilling  that  i>>>ition 
with  credit  to  himself  and  satisfaction  to  his 


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365 


constituents.  Thn  us:li"nt  his  Intsiness  ca- 
reer lie  fiHi.wctl  (li'Mvina:  ami  as  late  as  1S40 
(ln;\e  st^  ck  t'>  all  the  principal  eastern  mar- 
kets. He  was  nnt  cnly  an  eilucaicil  man, 
init  was  th(.>run_i.;h  ami  ciirrect  in  all  business 
transactions.  h\  i8jr>  the  Barret  wiX'len 
mills,  of  Fairfield  county,  were  destroyed 
by  hre  and  as  the  owner  was  iK>t  able  to  re- 
build. Jac'ib  Clayjioiil,  John  Creed  and  Sant- 
tiel  F.  MacCracken  were  connni^^i'>ncd  In' 
the  state  legislature  tu  1  rganize  a  liatery 
comiiany.  tlie  earnings  of  which  were  to  be 
used  in  rebuilding  the  mill.  Mr.  Cla\];oi_>I 
was  often  called  upon  to  settle  estates,  be- 
ing well  (|ualified  for  this  by  reason  of  his 
known  business  ability  and  his  intlexible 
horicst}'. 

Isaac  ("layp. ■',],  the  ycvange^t  member  of 
the  family,  was  reared  amid  the  wild  scenes 
of  pioneer  life,  and  began  his  education  in  the 
old-time  log  school  house  Si3  civmnicu  at  an 
early  day.  He  afterward  attended  the  acad- 
emy in  Greenfield  township  and  he  remnined 
at  Imme  imtil  twenty-tw(j  }-ears  of  age, 
when,  en  the  17th  of  August,  1843,  he  mar- 
ried Xancy  Mason,  wh(.»  had  been  his  school- 
mate in  chijdhi  'lid  days.  She  was  a  daugh- 
ter of  Juliu  and  Ann  Ma.-^on.  and  was  born 
January  22.  iSji.  her  death  occurring  Oc- 
tober 16,  1855.  On  the  i8th  of  March, 
1858,  Mr.  Cla_\iiocl  was  again  married,  his 
second  union  being  with  Sarah  A.  Pierce, 
who  was  born  in  Dover,  Xew  Hampshire. 
November  15.  1836.  and  died  March  18, 
1893.  ^'1  tlie  1st  of  August.  i8<j;.  Mr. 
Claypool  married  Amia  E.  Cosgrove,  who 
was  Ixirn  .\pril  9.  1843.  in  Mifflin  county, 
Pennsylvania,  and  died  March  2^,,  1898. 


By  the  marriage  of  Isaac  and  Xancy 
Claypnul  were  I;orn  the  following  named: 
Jacob  is  represented  on  another  page  of  this 
work;  Anna  Mary  was  lx)rn  July  15,  1844; 
Ennna  Eliza  was  b.  rn  Xovember  jo.  184S, 
and  wa<  married  June  7.  1877.  to  David 
Bnffner  and  after  his  death  was  married 
September  10.  1889,  to  Alexander  Mc- 
Cowan ;  James  is  also  mentioned  on  another 
page  i.if  this  work:  Xancy  Jane,  burn  .Vu- 
gust  25.  1853.  was  married  Sep.temlicr  3, 
1874,  to  Smiley  Caldwell,  and  died  Septem- 
ber 12,  1888.  Their  children  were  Jacob 
Maurice,  born  March  29.  1876:  Earl  Clav- 
pi.iol,  Ix'rn  December  19.  1877:  Fannv 
IJeatrice.  who  was  born  September  21, 
1879.  and  died  February  2^.  1889:  and 
.\nna  Eucile.  born  January  8.  188^).  Rv 
the  second  marriag-e  of  Isaac  Cla}pi.ol  there 
were  fiur  children:  Frank  Pierce.  liMrn 
April  16,  1859.  was  married  Octulicr  i. 
1883.  to  Lizzie  Prindle.  by  whom  he  has 
one  son.  Isaac,  born  August  14.  1889.  John 
Rel^r.  the  second  member  of  the  family, 
was  born  March  11,  i8f)i.  ami  was  married 
Alarch  I,  1884.  t"  Ketta  Carnes.  their  chil- 
dren lieing  Ralidi  Elbridge.  bi:rn  .\ugust 
7,  1885;  and  Sarah  .\bl)ie.  born  January 
2.  1888.  Ada  Maud  and  Ida  Pierce,  twin 
daughters  of  Isaac  and  Sarah  Clayp^jl. 
were  born  April  13,  1865.  The  latter  was 
married  Octol>er  10.  1888.  to  William  E. 
Shell,  and  died  Sq)teml-;er  10.  1894.  Ada 
Maud  was  married  September  14.  1892.  to 
Albert  F.  Crayton.  and  they  have  one  child. 
Abigail,  born  May  31.  1896. 

Immediately  after  his  first  marriage 
Isaac  ClayjKHjl,  Sr..  located  on  tlie  old  home 


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farm,  and  at  the  time  of  his  deatli  he  and 
James  W.  \\"il.-Mn  were  the  oldest  resident? 
oi  the  township.  He  always  carried  on 
fanning  ant!  stock-raising;,  and  was  the 
only  man  that  ever  took  a  drove  of  cattle 
fro!n  this  cinity  to  Boston,  Massacliusetts. 
He  was  a  yonng  man  when  he  made  that 
trip.  I'or  many  years  lie  continued  to  en- 
gage in  st'.ck-dealing  and  at  one  time  he 
was  the  owner  of  twelve  hnndred  acres  of 
land,  all  in  Greenfield  township.  At  the 
time  of  his  death  he  -till  owned  nine  hun- 
dren  acres,  having  given  the  other  three 
hundred  acres  to  his  children.  For  some 
time  he  lived  retired,  his  scm  John  R.  tran- 
sacting his  business  affairs.  In  politics  he 
was  first  a  Whig  and  on  the  dissolution  of 
the  party  he  became  a  Republican,  voting 
for  Lincoln  and-McKinley  and  all  the  inter- 
vening presidents  of  that  party.    He  was  ap- 


pointee! l)y  Governor  Ford  as  a  meml)er  ot" 
the  committee  t(>  purchase  the  Home  Fann 
of  Oliio,  and  while  he  was  never  a  [kAi- 
tician  in  the  sense  of  office  seeking,  he  ex- 
erted considerable  influence  in  political  and 
public  affairs.  He  was  largely  instrumental 
in  securing  the  right  of  way  for  the  Cin- 
cinnati. Hamilton  &  Dayton  Railroad 
through  the  county,  giving  the  rigiit  of  way 
on  his  own  land  and  helping  to  secure  it 
from  others.  He  was  long  a  faithful  mem- 
l3er  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  his  life 
was  in  harmony  with  its  teachings.  Hon- 
orable and  upright,  true  to  his  friends,  re- 
liable in  business  and  loyal  in  citizenship, 
from  pioneer  times  to  the  time  of  his  death 
Isaac  Clay]:)ool  was  an  honored  resident  of 
Fairfield  county,  where  he  always  main- 
tained his  home  and  where  he  was  a  rev- 
ered patriarch  of  the  community. 


FRANK  P.  STRAYER,  M.  D. 


In  taking  up  tlie  personal  liistor_\-  of  Dr. 
Frank  P.  Strayer  we  present  to  our  readers 
the  life  record  of  one  who  is  widely  known 
in  Fairfield  county.  Here  he  has  spent  his 
entire  life  and  has  become  known  not  only 
as  a  successful  physician  "and  surgeon  of 
Bremen  but  also  as  a  gentleman  of  extensive 
and  important  business  interests,  belonging 
to  that  class  of  representative  Am.ericans 
who  while  promoting  their  individual  suc- 
cess also  advance  the  general  prosperity. 


The  Doctor  was  born  in  the  village  of 
Sugar  Grove.  Fairtield  county,  October  :?3, 
1S55.  His  father.  Jacob  Strayer.  was  a  na- 
tive of  Maryland.  lx>rn  in  181S,  and  with 
his  parents.  Nicholas  and  Eva  (Everhart) 
Strayer.  came  to  Fairfield  county.  The  year 
1828  witnessed  their  arrival  and  the  family 
settled  in  Berne  township  near  wiiat  is  now 
Berne  Station,  where  the  grandfather  and 
grandmother  spent  their  remaining  days. 
Jacob    Strayer,    the    Doctor's    father,    was 


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reared  to  manhrKxl  on  tlie  lM  family  hiniie- 
stcacl  and  afterward  married  Sarah  K.  l>ran- 
don,  of  Berne  township,  a  daiiirhter  of  Will- 
iam and  Xancy  (Barr)  Brandon.  Her  jxir- 
ents  were  natives  of  \'irginia.  ha\iiiL:  been 
born  in  KKckingham  conr.ty  in  the  Old 
Dominion.  when<.-e  they  emigrated  westward 
to  Fairtield  county,  Ohio.  The  natal  day  of 
Airs.  Strayer  was  October  20,  1825.  Her 
girlhood  day>  were  -[lent  under  the  parental 
roof  iu'  Fairtield  county  and  when  she  at- 
tained womanhood  she  gave  her  hand  in 
marriage  to  Jacob  Strayer.  They  began 
their  domestic  life  i>i  the  village  of  Sugar 
Grove,  where  for  a  numljer  of  years  he  en- 
gaged in  general  merchandising,  but  at 
lengtli  he  disjxised  of  his  stock  of  goixls  and 
removed  t(.>  the  farm  owned  by  his  father, 
Nicholas  Strayer.  There  he  eng-aged  in 
agricultural  pursuits  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  November  29.  1884.  His  wife 
passed  away  in  July.  \<jc>o.  In  their  family 
were  eight  children,  six  c*!  whon;  reached 
years  of  maturity,  two  having  died  in  in- 
fancy. The  living  are:  William  J.,  a 
farmer :  Eliza  J.,  the  widt-'W  of  Noah  Seifert ; 
P.  W. ;  Flora  A.,  the  wife  of  S.  ^^^  Lehman. 
of  Bremen;  Qiarles  B.,  a  resident  farmer  of 
Illinois ;  Ella,  w'no  is  married  and  resides  in 
the  state  of  Washington. 

Doctor  Strayer,  whose  name  introduces 
this  record,  pursued  his  education  in  the  com- 
mon schools.  He  afterward  went  to  Worth- 
ington,  where  he  continued  his  studies  for 
some,  time,  and  after  preparing  for  college 
he  entered  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  at 
Delaware,  where  he  attended  for  several 
terms.     At  intervals  he  engaged  in  teaching 


schcul  and  he  began  jireparation  for  the 
practice  of  medicine  as  a  student  in  the  1  >tiice 
of  Dr.  E.  A.  l'ramt.:n.  of  Bremen.  Later  he 
matriculated  in  the  i.\.lumbu>  Medical  Col- 
lege, which  was  afterward  merged  in  the 
Starling  Medical  College,  and  in  that  insti- 
tution he  was  graduated  in  the  cla.-s  of  1879. 
After  his  graduation  he  located  in  Bremen, 
where  he  opened  an  office  and  has  since  been 
actively  engaged  in  practice,  his  success  in- 
creasing as  the  years  have  gone  by.  He  has 
gXKxl  ability  Ixxh  as  a  physician  and  surgeon. 
and  the  desirable  results  which  have  attended 
his  efforts  have  won  public  confidence  in  his 
skill.  In  connectii:>n  with  his  practice  he  is 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  manv  kinds 
of  handles,  operates  a  planing  mill  and  a 
sawmill  and  is  manufacturing  hard  lumber. 
His  industrial  interests  are  proving  profit- 
able and  bring  to  him  a  gc-od  return  on  his 
investments. 

For  several  years  he  was  a  member  of 
the  city  cramcil  and  his  efforts  were  eft'ective 
and  far  reaching  in  promoting  measures  of 
general  good.  He  was  instrumental  in  pro 
viding  Bremen  with  paved  walks,  built  of 
brick  of  a  superior  quality.  In  furthering- 
this  cause  the  Doctor  used  his  own  time  and 
a  considerable  amount  of  capital.  He  met' 
with  stubborn  oppositiun  from  manv  of  the' 
taxpayers,  but  succeeded  in  securing  the 
paving  and  now  receives  praise  from  those 
wh(j  were  among  the  strongest  opponents. 
He  has  always  been  a  stanch  advocate  of 
good  roads,  and  through  his  zeal  and  activity 
Bremen  has  fine  gravel  roads  leading  out 
into  the  country  for  miles  each  waw  He  is 
regarded  as  one  of  the  most  public-spirited 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


nveii  in  tliis  portimi  of  the  county,  and  ccr-  welfare  is  always    sure    to    receive  his  c<> 

tainly    his    eftV.rt-    lKi\e    been    of    material  oiieration  ami  suppnrt  and  well  di>es  he  de- 

Ix-neiii  to  the  cnnmiunity.     Any  movement  serve  mention  ammig  the  rei)resentative  and 

which  he  believes  uill  prumote  the  general  lunorcd  men  of  P.renien. 


CHARLES  W.  OUTCALT. 


In  no  profe-iii'U  within  the  last  half 
century  has  there  been  as  rapid  develop- 
ment and  prijgress  as  in  the  pn>fession  of 
dentistry.  Rapid  strides  ha\e  been  made 
toward  perfection  and  with  the  nvst  ad- 
vanced thought  and  method?  of  the  day  Dr. 
Charles  Wilhaighby  Outcalt  has  kept  in 
tc^uch  in  the  conduct  of  his  office  in  Lan- 
caster, where  a  large  and  constantly  increas- 
ing patronage  is  accorded  him. 

A  native  of  Lancaster,  he  was  born  in 
18' 14.  where  he  grew  to  manhix^d,  acquir- 
ing his  literary  education  in  the  public 
sclniols.  He  is  a  son  of  Jesse  and  Cather- 
ine (Davis)  Outcalt.  also  natives  of  this 
county.  On  putting  aside  his  te.xt  l>xiks, 
from  \vhich  he  had  accpiired  his  literary  edu- 
cation, the  Doct(_>r  began  preixiring  for  the 
profession  of  dentistry,  ljeci>niing  a  student 
in  the  cfhce  of  Dr.  Palmiter.  of  Lancaster, 
uniler  whose  direction  he  not  only  obtained 
therretical  knowledge  but  also  much  prac- 
tical exj>erience.  In  1887  he  matriculated 
in  the  dental  department  'A  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania  and  in  that  institution  was 
graduated.  Immediately  afterward  he  re- 
turned to  Lancaster,  and  his  success  here 
sets  at  naught  the  old  adage  that  a  prophet 


is  never  without  honor  save  in  his  own 
country,  for  in  the  city  in  which  his  entire 
life  has  been  jiassed  Dr.  Outcalt  has  built 
up  a  large  busines';.  He  is  thoroughly  con- 
versant with  and  in  touch  with  the  nwst  im- 
proved methods' of  worknlan^hip.  has  all 
the  m.jst  improved  instruments  and  appli- 
ances for  adxancing  his  efficieiTcy  in  prac- 
tice and  the  excellent  character  of  his  work 
has  enabled  him  to  enjoy  a  ])raciice  that  is 
constantly  growing  in  numliers. 

In  1893  l^i'-  Outcalt  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  ]Miss  Adelaide  Cousega,  of  Lan- 
ca>ter.  and  their  circle  of  frieiuL-  here  is 
very  extensive,  while  their  own  hinne  is 
noted  for  a  gracious  and  pleasing  hospital- 
ity. The  Diictor  is  a  comparatively  young 
man.  possessed  of  untiring  energ-_\-  and  land- 
able  ambitii  n  and  already  is  Sd  widelv 
known  as  a  ]:romiuent  and  rejiresentative 
member  of  the  dental  fraternity  that  he  is 
a  valued  ontributor  to  luany  journals  and 
dental  magazines.  His  observations  and 
experiments  have  brrtadened  his  kmnvledge 
concerning  the  profession  and  its  work,  and 
his  original  research  is  of  acknowledged 
benefit  to  the  dental  fraternity  throughout 
the  world. 


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571 


HENRY  CLAY  DRINKLE. 


Actnely  engaged  in  the  practice  >f  law 
and  winning  higli  eticnniiums  for  hi-^  faith- 
ful discliarge  of  i  fticial  ckity,  lienrv  Chiy 
Drinkle  is  numbered  among  the  leading  and 
■enterprising  citizens  of  La.ncaster.  His 
birth  c>ccurred  here  February  j8.  1845.  ''"'^ 
he  is  the  only  sciu  c^  Peter  G.  and  Xancy 
(Miller)  Drinkle.  Peter  Drinkle,  tlie  pa- 
ternal grandfather  nf  our  subject,  was  "f 
German  descent.  The  father,  wlii.>  was  burn 
in  P>uck-  canU}".  Pennsyl\-ania.  in  1810. 
was  a  tanner  by  trade  and  (m.  emigrating 
westward  tiKik  up  bis  abode  in  Fairfield. 
Ohio,  in  1842.  Xot  Img-  afterward  he  lo- 
cated in  Lancaster,  where  he  established  a 
tannery,  and  was  engaged  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  leather  up  to  the  time  of  h.is  death, 
which  cccurred  in  1850.  Flis  wife  was  born 
in  Virginia.  Augu>t  5.  1822.  and  with  her 
parents,  Thomas  and  INIaria  Miller,  came  to 
Fairfield  county.  Here  she  spent  her  re- 
maining days,  her  death  occurring  on  the 
I2tb  of  October,  189J.  She  was  the  minher 
of  nine  children. 

In  the  public  schoids  of  Lanca-ter.  Hen- 
ry Clay  Drinkle  acquired  his  elementary 
education,  which  was  supplemented  in  tlie 
Ohio  Wesleyan  University  at  Delaware, 
where  he  remained  a  student  for  tliree 
years.  After  putting  aside  his  text  books 
he  entered  the  office  of  the  Lancaster  Ga- 
zette, a  Republican  pai)er.  and  there  learned 
the  art  of  printing,  but  his  connection  with 
jcurnalism  did  not  continue  long,  for  soon 
he  began  reading  law  with  Judge  John  S. 
P.rasee  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  before 


the  sup.i'cme  ccjuri.  which  met  in  Lancaster 
in  1878.  Immediately  afterward  Mr. 
Drinkle  opened  an  office  in  this  city  and  was 
Soon.  app(jinted  deputy  internal  revenue  as- 
sessor for  Hocking  and  Perry  counties,  in 
which  capacity  lie  servetl  for  four  years, 
when  tlie  oltice  was  al>dished.  On  the  ex- 
piration of  that  period  he  began  acti\-e  law 
i;ractice  in  Lancaster,  forming  a  partnership 
with  hi^  preceptor,  John  S.  Brasee,  and  the 
relation  was  maintained  with  mutual  pleas- 
ure and  profit  until  January,  1883.  wdien 
Mr.  Drinkle  was  elected  president  of  the 
Hocking  Valley  Xational  Bank,  and  for  one 
year  cmitinued  at  the  head  of  that  institu- 
ti(_n.  In  April.  1895.  he  was  elected  mayor 
of  Lancaster  and  served  for  three  years, 
cai;ably  handling  the  reins  cvf  city  govern- 
ment. He  there  exercised  his  official  pre- 
r.  gati\e^  in  su'pjiort  of  all  measures  which 
he  believed  Wddd,  ciMitribute  to  the  general 
gi  od  and  his  efforts  in  behalf  of  Lancas- 
ter provevl  of  much  value. 

On  the  J^ith  of  Xovember.  1890.  Mr. 
Drinkle  \\a-  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Kate  \"orys.  of  Lar.caster.  a  daughter  of 
Isaiah  and  Emma  (Webb)  Vorys.  Mrs. 
Drinkle  was  l>-rn  and  reared  in.  this  city 
and  by  her  marriage  has  become  the  mother 
of  two  children.  Charles  R.,  born  in  May, 
1 891;  and  Marv  Catherine,  born  in  June, 
1894.  Mr.  Drinkle  is  a  mcml>er  (  f  Lan- 
caster Lc-dge,  Xo.  z,-;.  F.  &  A.  M..  also  be- 
longs to  the  chapter,  and  has  attained  to  the 
Knight  Templar  degree  in  the  comntandery. 
In  June,    1891,  he  was  app  inted  by  Gov- 


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crnor   Bushnell   as  common   pleas  jii<lge  to     but  upr.n- earnest,  hard  work 


lill  out  llie  unexiiire>l  term  ot  \\"illiani 
Schultz,  wh...  died  in  otiice.  and  Mr.  Drinkle 
preside.'  mer  that  court  until  the  following 
November.  In  Ids  protes>inn  lie  has  at- 
taineil  to  am  en\iable  positi.  n.  A  man  \v1t> 
builds  fiT  a  life  time  builds  ^lM\v]y  and  well. 
His  advancement  is  usuallv  bv  fixed  deg-rees. 
He  makes   each   forward   steii   with   a  care 


Kmor.g  Lan- 
caster's many  carcfull_\-  trained  lawyers 
there  is  none  who  more  \\illingly  acknowl- 
edges his  advancement  to  faiihful  lalxsr  and 
to  the  lessons  learned  in  the  school  of  ex- 
perience. His  legal  learning,  his  analytical 
mind,  the  readiness  with  which  he  grasps 
a  point  in  an  argument  all  combine  to  make 
him  one  of  the  strongest  members  of  Lan- 


that  conduces  to  Ix.th.  safety  and   pn.gress      caster's  bar  and  to  gain  him  prestige  as  a: 
and  depends  not  on  fortuitous  circumstances      representative  of  the  profe^^ion. 


THOMAS  COLE. 


Thomas  Cole,  who  is  now  leading  a  re- 
tired life  in  Amanda  township  upon  the 
farm  which  has  long  been  his  home,  is  ac- 
counted one  of  the  native  sons  of  Fairfield 
county.  His  birth  occurred  in  Amanda 
township.  February  15,  18.28.  and  he  be- 
longs to  one  of  the  old  and  honored  fam- 
ilies of  this  portion  of  the  state.  His  pa- 
ternal grandfather.  Thomas  Cole,  was  b<irn 
in  Pennsylvania  in  1757  and  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Elizabeth  Stevens.  It  was  in 
the  year  1801  that  he  emigrated  westward, 
leaving  the  Keystone  state  in  cvrder  to  make 
a  home  upon  the  wild  western  frontier  of 
Ohio.  He  took  up  his  alunde  in  what  is  now 
Amanda  township,  Fairfield  coutit}-.  where 
he  purchased  a  section  of  land,  upon  which 
not  a  furrow  had  been  turned  or  an  im- 
provement made.  The  hardships  and  trials 
of  a  pioneer  life  were  l>orne  by  himself  and 


family,  but  as  the  years  progressed  he  was- 
enabled  to  supply  his  home  with  all  of  the 
comforts  and  conveniences  known  to  the 
older  east.  He  erected  a  hewed-log  house, 
and  although  it  was  not  very  commodious 
and  its  fumishings  were  primitive,  happi- 
ness reignied  there  and  the  familv  bravelv 
trKk  their  part  in  the  wiTk  of  development 
and  improvement,  their  labors  being 
crowned  with  success.  Tlie  grandfather 
died  in  1840.  He  served  his  countrv  as  a 
member  of  a  scixiting  party  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary war.  but  was  not  in  the  regular 
army.  After  the  (jrganization  of  the  par- 
ties of  the  Republic  he  became  a  ^^'hig.  and 
in  religious  faith  he  was  an  old  school  Bap- 
tist. His  wife  died  in  183 1  when  abc  ut 
se\'enty-one  years  of  age. 

The  parents  of  our  subject  were  Broad 
and  Leah    (  Peters )   C(  !e.     The  father  was. 


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burn  in  Amanda  town^hi])  and  thr"iift-!v;ut 
lli^  entire  lii'e  lived  njion  thai  farm,  uliicli 
was  endeared  to  him  tlir(_:Ui;li  the  asx^.cia- 
tiuns  of  In's  1.  yhi-od  as  well  as  thi  se  (;f  his 
manh.  ol.  Hi>  birtli  oecuned  in  iMoj  and 
after  reaching-  manhood  he  ga\e  liis  entire 
attentii  n  to  oeneral  ''armino;  and  stick-rais- 
in-g-,  his  business  affairs  being-  so  cajjably 
conducted  that  he  met  witli  a  g-ratifying  de- 
g:ree  of  prosperity.  He  too  v'>ted  the  Wliig- 
ticket  in  -early  life.  Intt  after  the  dissolu- 
tion of  that  party  he  joined  the  Democratic 
party.  He  never  cared  for  or  held  office, 
but  was  content  to  do  liis  duty  a^  a  private 
citizen.  He  belonged  to  the  old  schfM  il  Bai>- 
tist  church  and  liis  life  \\as  an  hor.orable 
and  ui)right  one.  His  lionie  always  contin- 
ued to  be  the  (dd  homestead,  comprising 
t\\-o  hundred  i-Aenty-eight  acres,  which  he 
■obtained  from  his  lather. 

After  arri\ing  at  years  of  maturit}'  he 
wedded  Leah  I'eters.  whose  birth  occurred 
at  ^[anchester.  ^[aryland  in  1806.  She 
came  ti>  Fairfield  county  when  a  little  maid- 
en of  six  summers,  accompanied  by  her  par- 
ents. Samuel  and  Mary  (Stevenson)  Peters, 
the  former  a  prominent  and  progressive 
farmer  of  his  day.  He  died  in  1831.  The 
mother  of  cxir  subject  spent  her  entire  mar- 
ried life  on  the  old  Cole  homestead  and  died 
in  1803.  while  the  father  of  our  subject 
passed  away  in  i88j  at  the  age  of  eighty 
years.  In  their  family  were  twelve  children, 
•of  whom  Th'Muas  Cole  is  the  eldest.  Seven 
of  the  number  are  yet  living,  all  sons. 

Thoiras  Cole,  whose  name  fori-ns  the 
■caption  of  this  review-,  acqiiirevl  his  early  ed- 
ucation in  the  comm<-in  school,^  of  his  tciwn- 
ship  and  \\-hen  he  havl  mastered  the  branciies 


(.(  leariiing  tliere.  lie  matriculated  in.  the 
acadeiny  at  Greenfield.  Ohio.  Afterward  he 
assisted  his  father  in  carrying  on  the  home 
farm  until  he  had  att.airied  the  age  of  nian- 
hor>d.  I_Men  then  he  remained  on  the  'lid 
homt-^tead  until  his  marriage,  at  which  time 
he  purchased  a  po.rtion  of  the  farm  upon 
which  he  iH'w  resides,  having  made  it  his 
home  continuously  for  half  a  ccntur_\-.  He 
owned  and  operated  two  hundred  twenty 
acres  of  land,  of  whicli  one  hundred  fifty 
acres  lies  w-ithin  Fairfield  county,  while  the 
remainder  is  across  the  border  in  Pickaway 
County.  He  has  erected  all  the  buildings 
upon  this  ])lace.  substantial  barns  and  other 
structures  for  the  sheltering  of  grain  and 
stock,  as  well  as  a  comfortable  residence, 
wiiich  stand  as  monuments  to  liis  thrift  and 
industry.  Tbroughout  his  business  career 
he  carried  on  general  fanning  and  sti;ck- 
raising.  and  his  labors  resulted  successfully, 
for  as  time  passed  he  had  added  annually 
to  liis  capital  until  lie  is  ni'>w  the  possessor 
of  a  \ery  handsome  competeiice.  -winch  en- 
ables him  to  live  retired. 

In  Fel)ruary.  185J.  Mr.  Cole  was  united 
in  marriage  in  Pickawax'  county  to  Miss 
^bary  J.  Courtright,  the  daughter  of  Jesse 
D.  and  Sallie  f  Stout)  Courtright.  Her  fa- 
ther was  born  in  Fairfield  county  and  lived 
here  until  he  had  attained  to  man's  estate, 
when  he  removed  to  Pickaway  county, 
where  he  followed  farming  for  many  \-ears. 
His  death  occurred  in  Circleville.  Ohio. 
Ohii-).  as  a  salesman  for  Shillito  &  Com- 
pany. Returning  to  Lancaster,  he  became 
wiien  he  was  about  sixty-two  years  of  age. 
His  father.  John  Courtright.  was  one  of 
the   earlv  and   honored   pioneer   settlers   of 


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Fairfield  cuuiity,  residing  here  continuously 
from  the  time  ut  iiis  arrival  until  his  death. 
He  was  a  lironiiuent  and  enterprising  farm- 
er, who  ditl  much  toward  reclaiming'  the 
Avild  lanil  and  transforming  it  into  culti- 
vated fields.  His  death  occurred  at  his 
home  in  this  county.  Mrs.  Ode.  the  wife  of 
bur  suhject,  was  horn  in  Clear  Creek  town- 
ship, Fairfield  ci-untv.  and  liy  her  marriage 
became  the  mother  cf  eight  children,  seven 
of  whiim  are  -till  living.  Jolin.  who  is  a 
farmer  residing  in  d  lumldana  county. - 
Ohio,  niarricd  ]\Iiss  Ephama  Battin,  of 
Clark  county.  Ohio,  who  flied  al.>r>ut  thirteen 
years  ago,  leaving  one  chiUl.  Harry  B..  who 
now  resides  in  Pittsburg.  F'ennsyh'ania,  be- 
ing employed  there.  Amanda  is  the  -wife 
of  A.  R.  \\'ork.  a  resident  farmer  and  stock 
raiser  of  ]\tadi-un  township.  Pickaway 
county.  Emma  is  the  wife  of  H.  C.  Bailey, 
of  Amanda  township,  who  is  engaged  in 
teaching  in  the  public  schools,  having  been 
identified  with  educational  interests  in  that 
way  for  twenty-seven  years.  He  was  born 
in  this  county  and  is  a  son  of  IMartin  and 
Margaret  (Smith)  Bailey,  the  former  an 
early  settler  of  this  county  and  a  farmer 
by  occupation,  devoting  h.is  energies  to  that 
pursuit  until  his  life's  labors  were  ended  in 
death.  Professor  H.  C.  Bailey  has  served 
as  county  school  examiner  for  the  past  three 
years.  He  is  widely  known  as  a  success- 
ful educatt.»r  of  marked  ability  Gnd  his  la- 
bors ha\e  largelv  promoted  the  standard  of 
the  schools  in  this  locality.  Unt'>  him  and 
his  wife  ha\e  l)een  born  five  children:  Ross, 
Ralph.  Dwight.  Hazel  and  Lorena.  The 
last  named  is  wow  deceased.     Xathan  died 


in  ]S6j  at  the  age  of  one  year.  Alva  re- 
sides in  Xew  Bedford,  Massacluisetts,  ancf 
holds  a  government  [n'silion  as  superintend- 
ent of  construction  at  Fort  Rodman.  He 
married  Laura  Koontz,  of  Columbus.  Ohio. 
George  is  em])li>yed  in  the  railway  mail 
service  on  the  Pittsburg  &:  St.  Louis  road, 
having  held  that  pfisition  for  the  ])ast  nine 
years.  He  married  Carrie  Horsch.  of  Dub- 
lin. Franklin  county,  and  they  are  n'">w  liv- 
ing-in  Culumbus.  Lewis,  a  resident  farmer 
of  Pickaway  ci-unty.  Ohio,  wedded  Cora 
Beatty.  and  they  have  one  child,  Dana. 
Frank  is  a  stenograplier  residing  in  Xew 
"V'ork  city,  and  married  Xellie  Ford,  of 
Poughkeepsie,  Xew  York,  by  whoni  he  has 
one  child,  Agnes.  All  of  the  children  were 
born  in  Amanda  township  on  the  farm 
w  here  the  father  is  now  living.  The  mother 
passed  away  on  the  old  family  homestead 
January  21.  190J,  at  the  age  of  .sixty-nine 
years  and  was  laid  to  rest  in  the  cemetery 
of  Lithopolis.  She  was  an  estimable  lady 
and  her  loss  was  deeply  mourned  not  only 
by  her  innnediate  family  but  by  her  many 
friends. 

Mr.  Cole  has  filled  many  public  posi- 
tions of  honor  and  trust,  to  which  he  has 
been  called  by  his  fellow  t(  wnsmen.  who 
recognized  his  worth  and  ability.  He  has 
served  as  an  assessor  and  trustee  of  his 
township  and  f<ir  many  years  was  justice, 
of  the  peace,  discharging  his  duties  with 
absolute  fairness  and  impartiality.  He  be- 
longs to  the  Baptist  church  and  f'or  twenty- 
fi^■e  or  thirty  years  has  been  one  of  its  lead- 
ers, doing  all  in  his  p'lwer  to  advance  its 
work  and  promote  it-  upbuih.ling.     He  is  arr 


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375 


earnest  advucate  of  all  measures  tciidint,'-  to  nested    the    growth   of  town   and   village; 

])n)in(ite  the  iju.hlic  .ii"(i<xl,   and  the  welfare  the  intrnducliun    of    industries   and  nianu- 

of  his  county  he  ha-  deeply  at  heart.     He  factories,      while      schio<ls      and      churches 

has  witnessed  many  changes  that  have  uc-  have    indicated    the    intellectual    and   moral 

curred  here  during  seven  decades  and  he  has  progress.      He    is    now    numhered    among 

ever  home  his  part  in  making  the  county  the   venerable  citizens   of   the  county,   hav- 

what  it  is  to-day.   He  has  seen  its  wild  lau<ls  ing   passed  -the    ?su]nu-ts"s    span    of    three 

reclaimeii    for   purposes  of  civilization   and  score  years  and   ten.      His  life  is  in  many 

the  barren  tracts  have  been  made  to  bloom  respects  well  worthy  of  emulation,  for  he  is 

and   blossom     as    the    rose.      He   has  wit-  of  a  high  tvjic  of  American  maiihood. 


CALEB  H.  PEARCE. 


The  history  of  the  agricultural  interests 
of  Fairfield  county  would  be  incomplete 
withiiut  mention  of  the  Pearce  family,  that 
since  early  days  has  contributed  its  share 
to  the  progress,  development  and  ui)build- 
ing  of  this  portion  of  the  state.  James 
Reed  Peirce.  the  father  of  our  subject,  was 
burn  in  Ireland  alxjut  1790  and  in  that 
country  acquired  his  education.  When  still 
quite  young,  however,  he  left  the  Emerald 
Isle  and  as  a  sailor  followed  tlie  seas  lor 
about  twelve  years,  but  finally  took  up  his 
abode  in  Rhode  Island.  At  a  later  date  he 
removed  to  Worthjngton.  Ohio,  and  subse- 
quently came  to  Berne  township.  Fairt'ield 
county,  where  he  siient  his  remaining  days. 
He  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  IMary 
Elizabeth  Briggs.  a  native  of  Massachusetts, 
and  their  children  were  six  in  number, 
namely :  Christina.  Isaac.  James,  Henry, 
Caleb  H.   and   Newton.     The  home    farm 


comprised  one  hundred  and  two  acres  of 
land,  which.  Mr.  Pearce  had  purchased  when 
he  arrived  in  this  county.  In  connection 
with  agricultural  pursuits  he  operated  a 
wool  carding  mill,  there  being  but  two  in 
the  entire  county.  He  was  a  very  success- 
ful man  in  busine.-s.  being'  known  thn:>ugh- 
r>ut  this  portion  of  the  state  as  a  leading 
representative  of  industrial  and  agricultural 
interests.  All  his  business  affairs  were 
guided  by  sound  judgment  and  his  word 
was  regarded  as  goo<l  as  his  bond.  His 
political  support  was  given  the  Whig  jiarty 
until  iSfjo,  when  he  voted  for  Abraham 
Lincoln.  He  held  a  number  of  public  of- 
fices, served  for  several  year.s  as  justice  of 
the  peace,  was  school  examiner,  and  filled 
other  positions  (if  public  trust  and  res[>onsi- 
bility.  Fraternally  he  was  connected  with 
the  Masonic  lodge  of  Lancaster  and  was  a 
member  of  the  Episcopal  church. 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RF.CORD. 


Caleb  H.  Pearce  was  l>>rn  in  this  coun- 
ty u\\  the  3  LSI  ta"  Oct.>ber.  183J,  ami  is  \v>\\- 
tiic  unly  one  liviuy  in  liis  father's  family. 
At  the  usual  age  he  entereil  the  ilistriot 
sciiLi'ls  to  acquaint  liiniself  with  the 
branches  of  J'.nglish  learning'  which  tV-rni 
the  basis  of  all  our  knowledge.  He  attend- 
ed school  i,>r  about  three  niunihs  each  yexu" 
and  having-  completed  his  sch'wil  life  at  the 
age  of  twenty-line  years,  he  thereafter  gave 
all  his  attentiiiu  tii  tlie  work  (»f  the  home 
farm.  He  continued  to  engage  in  its  op- 
cratiitns  until  the  place  was  sold  to  the  board 
of  education  as  a  site  for  the  Crawfis.s  In- 
stiliue.  which  now  starids  there.  Mr.  Pearce 
then  purchased  a  farm  near  Royalton.  Ohio, 
where   he   is    still    living.      In    his    political 


views  lie  is  a  .-tanch  Repulilican  and  he  be- 
liings  ti>  the  Ref'>rnK-d  church  cf  Sugar 
(inne.  Upright  an-l  honorable,  he  c<m\- 
nmuds  the  respect  and  cimfiilcnce  of  all 
with  \\  horn  he  is  brought  in  contact  either 
in  business  or  social  life  and  is  hclil  in  high 
regard  by  tiic  entire  ciDinmunity  in  which  he 
lives. 

In  1830  Mr.  Pearce  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  l-llizabeth  Ruble,  a  native  of 
P>enie  ti>wnshi]).  I'^airfield  comity,  and  to 
this  happ}-  miion  were  \y^\^n  ele\'en  children, 
of  whom  si.\-  are  yet  living:  Mary  Eliza- 
beth: Edward  C. ;  Alice  Eugenia,  wife  of 
H.  Baumgardner,  a  prominent  citizen  of 
Sugar  Grove:  Mildred  E. :  Isaac  X.  and 
George  R.- 


CHARLES   H.    TOWSON. 


Charles  II.  Tow  son  was  Ix^rn  June  28. 
183  I.  in  Lancaster.  Ohio,  antl  in  the  public 
schools  he  began  his  educaticm.  continuing 
until  he  had  partially  mastered  a  high  schoc/l 
course,  but  he  was  not  privileged  to  com- 
plete a  course,  fur  circumstances  made  it 
n<"cessary  for  him  to  seek  employment. 
For  three  years  he  worked  at  the  cai"pen- 
ter's  trade  as  an  employe  of  the  firm  of 
Omian  Brothers,  but  in  the  winter  of  the 
third  year  tlie  plant  wa.s  closed  fr,r  lack  of 
work  and  ^Ir.  Towson  was  therefore  forced 
to  turn  his  attention  to  other  pursuits.  He 
erHgaged    to  solicit   insurance   for  the  Ohio 


Farmers  Insurance  Company  and  found  that 
he  had  superior  ability  in  that  ilirection. 
Later  in  the  same  year  he  estab]i>hed  a  fire 
insurance  agency  of  his  own  an<l  for  twen- 
ty-eight years  has  continued  in  the  hu^iness, 
representing  some  of  the  strongest  com- 
panies in  this  countr\"  and  in  Europe,  being 
connected  with  many  of  these  throughout 
the  entire  period  in  which  he  has  been  en- 
gaged in  the  insurance  business.  As  he 
])rospered  in  his  undertakings  he  made  ju- 
dicious investments  in  real  estate,  buying 
lots  at  the  edge  of  the  city.  He  made  the 
first  subdi\ision  of  what  is  now  known  as 


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tlie  IIijp  C(>ini>an_\"s  additirm  to  the  city  and 
therccii  erected  In  uses,  selling  them  cii  the 
montlily  iiistalhnent  plan.  Tlial  Mr.  Tcw- 
son  is  a  man  (f  resourceful  business  al>ihty, 
of  marked  enterprise  an.l  keen  discernment 
is  indicated  l>y  the  many  impi'rtanl  Inisiness 
concern^  with  whicli  he  has  l.)een  identified 
and  which  have  ])rorited  l«y  lu's  wise  counsel 
and  ca]'ahle  manap;ement.  He  was  one  of 
the  organi/ers  of  the  Square  Deal  .Savin,c:> 
S:  Loan  Ci.ani)an_\-.  of  which  he  ]>ecame  sec- 
retary, ccrutinuall}-  sersing'  in  that  capacity 
until  ihe  pre-ent  time.  This  is  one  of  tlie 
strong-  financial  institutions  nf  the  city  and 
one  of  the  m;:st  imjiortant.  It  has  done  a 
splendid  work  in  enabling  many  to  secm'e 
homes  who  otherwise  could  ni>t  have  dune 
so  had  they  had  to  make  an  entire  ])aynient 
outright  fur  the  prii])erty.  For  one  }ear 
Mr.  Tc.>wsr)n  was  the  ]iresident  of  the  Lan- 
caster Board  of  Trade,  assisterl  in  its  re- 
organization and  for  the  past  two  ytars  lias 
been  its  secretary.  At  a  recent  date  in  con- 
nection with  C.  P.  Cole  and  William  L. 
JNfartin.  lie  became  the  owner  of  the  T_^an- 
caster  Rank,  the  oldest  institution  oi  its 
kind  in  the  city,  anri  is  now  its  vice-presi- 
dent. 

Although  hi>  business  interests  have 
ever  keen  of  a  character  to  jiromote  the 
geiveral  pros[;erit\-  as  well  as  his  individual 
success,  ^\r.  Tuwsr>n  has  also  labored  for 
the  public  good  along  lines  -whereby  he  has 
been  in  nr,  means  benefited,  co-operating  in 
every  movement  for  the  general  go-d.  He 
has  served  as  a  meml>er  of  the  city  coimcil 
from   the  fourth   ward   foT  four  years  and 


during  that  time  was  cliairnian  <,{  the  com- 
mittee cm  public  property  and  tlie  finance 
committee.  During  this  jKjriod  the  public 
jiark  at  the  square  was  improved  under  the 
direction  of  his  ci;>mmittee.  In  the  early 
days  be  took  a  \-ery  active  part  in  many 
secret  and  l.enevtdent  orders.  He  was  one 
of  the  charter  members  of  Mt.  Pleasant 
Lodge.  Xo.  48.  K.  P.,  and  still  retains  mem- 
bership in  that  organization.  He  is  aI>o  a 
meniljer  of  Charity  Lrnlge,  Xo.  7,  I.  O.  O. 
F.,  and  past  grand  patriarch  of  Hock  Hock- 
ing Fncampment,  X'o.  j8.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  the  [Mystic  Circle  and  of  tlie 
Royal  Arcanum  and  beli^ngs  to  the  Lan- 
caster Athletic  Club.  The  moral  develop- 
ment of  the  community  also  recei\es  his  at- 
tention and  su|>port.  He  is  interested  in  the 
Uniiin  Mission  Sunday-school  on  the  west 
sifle  and  at  the  present  time  is  serving  as 
its  superintendent.  To  say  of  him.  whose 
name  Iieads  this  sketch,  that  be  has  risen 
unaiile.I  fn  in  cMiiparative  obscurity  to  rank 
among  the  most  prominent  and  successful 
busincs>  men  of  Lancaster  is  a  statement 
that  seems  trite  to  those  familiar  with  his 
life,  yet  his  work  has  contributed  to  the 
development  of  Lancaster.  t\-vrming  a  part 
of  its  history,  a  history  that  will  descend  to 
future  generations  who  should  know  that 
the  business  record  of  Cliarles  H.  Towson 
is  one  that  any  man  would  be  proud  to  pos- 
sess. He  has  ad\anced  step  by  step  until 
he  is  now  occupying  a  position  of  promi- 
nence and  trust  in  his  natix'e  city.  Through 
his  entire  business  career  he  has  l>een  looked 
upiMi   as  a  moflel   of  integrity  and    honor. 


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never  making  an  en 
not  tnlfillecl  am!  stai 
ample    of    wliat    deit 


;agement  that  he  lias 
(ling  to-ilay  an  tx- 
rmination    and    force. 


coni!>ineil  with  tiie  highest  degree  of 


uu- 


ness  integrity,  can  accomplish  for  a  man  of 
natural  ahility  and  strength  of  character, 
lie  has  the  rcs]>cct  and  cont^idence  of  a  large 
circle  of  husincs?  asswiates. 


LOUIS  J.  SNYDER. 


Few  men  are  more  prominent  (^r  more 
\\  idcly  known  ir,  the  enterprising"  city  of 
Lancaster  than  Louis  J.  Snyder.  He  has 
Ix-en  an  important  factor  in  lousiness  cir- 
cles and  his  popularity  is  well  deserved,  as 
in  In'm  are  embraced  the  characteristics  of 
an  unbending  integrity,  unabating  energy 
and  industry  tliat  never  flags.  He  is  public 
s])irited  and  thoroughly  interested  in  what- 
ever tends  to  jiromote  the  welfare  of  the 
city  and  his  own  labors  have  been  a  potent 
element  in  promoting  the  material  develop- 
ment of  the  city,  where  he  is  now  carryhig 
on  a  wliolesalc  business  as  a  dealer  in  lime, 
cement,  hair  and  coal,  handling  the  last 
named  product  in  very  large  quantities. 

Mr.  Snyder  was  born  in  this  city,  De- 
cember _'3,  1857.  His  father,  Henry  Sny- 
der, was  b'orn  in  Germany  and  -when  in  iiis 
sixteenth  year  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  Amer- 
ica, settling  in  Lancaster,  Ohio,  where  he 
engaged  in  general  merchandising  for  many 
years,  being  thu-;  coimected  with  commer- 
cial interests  of  the  city  until  within  a  sfiort 
time  of  his  death,  which  c^curred  on  tlie 
Sth  of  January.  iS()i.  His  v.ife.  who  in 
her  maidenhoKl  was  Catherine  Hengst,  was 


also  a  nati\'e  of  Germany  and  was  a  maiden 
of  t\velve  summers  when  she  crossed  the 
briny  deep  to  the  new  world  in  co-mpany 
with  lier  father,  John  Hengst,  who-  liecame 
an  early  settler  of  Lancaster.  Mrs.  Sny- 
der survived  her  husljand  f^ir  two  years, 
passing  away  on  the  Sth  of  August,  il^^J,. 
In  the  family  were  nine  children  who 
reached  mature  years  and  seven  are  -still 
living.  l\\  order  of  birth  they  were  Cath- 
erine, Henry,  William,  John,  Elizabeth. 
George  W'.,  Charles  F..  Louis  J.  and  Sarah. 
In  the  city  where  he  still  inakes  hi? 
home  Louis  J.  Snyder  was  reared  and  edu- 
cated ajid  on  leaving  school  he  entered  upon 
his  business  career  in  the  capacity  of  clerk, 
being  employed  by  various  parties.  He  first 
embarketl  upon  an  independent  \-enture  as 
a  retail  grocery  merchant  and  as  his  linan- 
cial  resources  increased  he  began  dealing  in 
coal.  Finally  his  business  was  merged  into 
a  wholesale  venture  and  he  became  a  jobber, 
selling  his  products  in  carloads  along  the 
line  of  the  railroad.  For  some  years  he 
received  his  supply  of  coal  by  canal  and  now 
all  business  is  conducted  through  the 
medium   of  the   railroads.      His   trade   has 


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379 


constantly  increased  am!  has  now  assumed 
extensive  l)nJportion^.  so  that  his  large 
sales  annually  return  to  him  a  very  grati- 
fying inctinie. 

Mr.  Snyder  is  also  largely  interested  in 
real  estate  and  handled  nuich  property  dur- 
ing the  years  of  iSg'^-;.  He  was  engaged 
in  the  sale  of  lots  an<l  city  property  and 
owns  corisidcrahle  xainahle  realty  v>ithin 
the  cor])i>rate  limits  of  Lancaster  and  also 
sr>me  outside  the  city.  For  seven  years  he 
was  a  direct'ir  of  the  Citizens'  Loan  S: 
P.uilding  .\ssi«ciati'.n.  liis  present  place  of 
Imsine'^s  is  on  West  Main  street  and  he  is 
regarded  as  one  oi  the  successful,  progress- 
i\e  husiness  men  of  Lancaster. 

For  fourteen  years  Mr.  Snyder  was  the 
sccretar}-  and  superinieiident  of  the  Lancas- 
ter city  water  wtirks.  during  which  time 
many  of  the  principal  improvements  in  the 
s\-steni  were  made.     Tlie  nc\\-  reser\(>ir  was 


secured  and  the  new  water  mains  were  ex- 
temled  fnnn  six  to  fcairteen  miles.  The 
system  was  ])erfectcd  under  his  direction, 
new  grades  were  established,  new  boilers 
and  new  machinery  were  secured  and  the 
plant  thus  became  one  of  the  most  complete 
in  this  portion  of  the  state.  Of  its  \vater 
works  Lancaster  has  even.-  reason  to  bc- 
proud.  Politically  Mr.  Snyder  is  a  Demo- 
crat and  fakes  great  interest  in  securing  the 
electi'jn  *jf  his  friends  and  the  success  of  his 
party.  He  is  a  member  of  the  l>i>ard  of 
equalization,  but  has  not  sought  luany  fa- 
vors at  the  haiuls  of  his  party.  As  a  citi- 
zen he  is  alert  anil  enterprising  and  co-op- 
erates heartil}-  in  all  movements  for  the  gen- 
eral good.  In  bu^iness  affairs  he  i-  ener- 
getic, prompt  and  notably  relial)le.  Tire- 
less energy,  keen  perception  and  In  iie-ty  of 
puq^ose.  joined  to  every-day  common  sense, 
these  are  his  chief  characteristics. 


JOSEPH  P.  GUNDY. 


Joseph  P.  Gund}-,  whose  efforts  comril> 
ute  to  the  commercial  acti\ity  of  Carroll, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  grain  dealing",  was 
born  in  Decemljer.  iS^'j.  His  father.  Isaac 
Gundy,  was  also  l>orn  on  the  same  farm  and 
still  resides  there,  at  the  ancestral  hi>me  in 
which  the  grandfather.  Joseph  Gund}',  first 
settled  i-n  coming  to  this  locality,  as  a  pio- 
neer. The  subject  of  this  review  spent  his 
early  life  upon  the  home  farm.  He  attend- 
ed the  district  scho,.^ls  (if  the  neighb..rho<xl 


and  afterward  continued  his  education  in 
the  high  school  at  Carroll  and  as  a  com- 
panion and  helpmate  ijn  life's  journey  he 
chose  Aliss  Jessie  Wilson,  the  marriage  I>e- 
ing  cclelirated  on  the  nth  of  ^Larch,  1891. 
The  lady  was  a  daughter  cd'  William  D. 
Wilson,  a  nurseryman  of  Illinois,  who  died 
in  1873.  After  their  marriage  Mr.  and  ^[rs. 
Gundy  toi:>k  up  their  alxKle  on  r-ne  of  his 
father's  farms.  kn'>\vn  as  the  Cc'>pman  Xurs- 
erv  Farm  and  his  time  was  devoted  to  the 


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THE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


cultivatii  n   of  the  tieMs  and  to  dealing-  in  Tlie  marriage  Mt   Mr.  arid   Mrs.   fimulv 

live   stock.      He    cntimied    in   thi.s   line   cf  has  liccn  hlessed   with   tu-i  children:   J\-rn. 

bnsiness   nntil    March.    1900.    when   he   en-  wiv-    was    hum    Xi)venil>er   25.    iS.jj;  and 

tered    intn   i«rtnershii)    witli   his   father   un-  Xeal,  lorn  Jannary  30,    1897.     Our  Mihjcct 

der  the  lirni  name  of  haac  Gundy  &  Sivn  iVt  and    his    wife  ar   well   kiiMwit  in  the   com- 

the   pnq>. 'se   of   dealing   in   hay.   grain   and  munity   and   he   is   w  iilelv   reci>gnized  a>  an 

coal.      They   purchased   the   H.   J.    Knively  enterprising  and  pmgressive  business  man, 

elevati  r    at    Carroll,    where   they  are   doing  win  se  erfiats  furni>h  a  market  t<.>  the  farm- 

a    successful     Inisine^s,     handling    a    large  ers  if  the  ciiiimunity  and  at  the  same  time 

aniiann  r;f  grain  amuially  and  thus  secur-  brings  to  him  a  highly  creditable  degree  of 

ing-  a  gCKjd  income.  success. 


HORATIO  G.  TROUT. 


lliere  are  few  men.  whose  live-  are 
•crowned  with  the  humir  antl  respect  which 
is  universally  accorded  Horatio  G,  Trout, 
but  through  m<ire  than  half  a  century's  con- 
nection with  Lance-ter's  histriry  his  has 
been  an  unblemished  character.  With,  him 
success  ir,  life  has  l)een  reached  by  bis  ster- 
Hng  qualities  of  n\ind  and  heart.  True  to 
e\-ery  manly  principle,  he  has  never  deviat- 
ed from  wliat  his  judgment  would  indicate 
to  be  right  and  hojiorable  between  his  fellow 
men  and  himself.  He  has  never  swerved 
from  the  path  of  duty,  and  now-  after  a  long 
and  e\'entful  career  he  can  I(»k  back  o\'er 
the  past  with  pride  and  enjoy  the  remain- 
ing years  of  his  earthly  pilgrimage  with  a 
consciousness  ('f  ha\-ing'  gained  for  himself 
by  bis  honc.rable,  straightforward  career  the 
confidence  of  the  entire  community  in  w  Inch 
"he  lives. 


Ib.'ratio  Gates  Trout  was  born  in  Milton, 
Penns\l\-ania,  Xo\-em1)er  15,  18J9.  and 
there  he  mastered  the  tailoring  trade,  learn- 
ing the  business  in  all  i_>f  its  various  dei)art- 
ments.  He  was  ab<nit  eighteen  years  of 
age  when  he  came  to  Lancaster  and  since 
that  time  he  has  been  continuously  ideiUi- 
tied  with  the  commercial  development  01 
the  city.  He  arrived  here  on  the  24th  of 
July,  1 847.  aitd  at  i>nce  entered  the  employ 
of  Henry  S])ringer,  tVir  whom  he  c'>ntiniieil 
to  work  until  1850,  when  he  was  admitted 
to  a  partnership  in  the  taili>ring  busirvess. 
This  relation  was  maintained  for  ten  con- 
secutixe  years,  on  the  expiration  of  which 
period  Mr.  Trout  withdrew  from  the  tirm 
and  acceptcl  a  position  as  chief  cutter 
for  Philip  Rising.  His  thorough  under- 
standing of  the  work  anrl  his  capability  led 
to  bis  retention  in  that  position  until   1867, 


A    ^l/i'.-\  •v.<^or.\^    ?^V': 


r;;(v;ri  ,;•  :.n ,  /..Hf^H 


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THE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


\vlicn.  (Iesini\q-  to  enf;age  in  business  on  his 
nun  accnunt.  lie  resigned  and  entered  into 
parlnershii.  witli  Orrin  E.  reter>  and  John 
i-Icl'.er  in  the  e'n_>thiiig-  and  merchant  tailor- 
ing business,  inider  the  firm  style  i.i'  Peters, 
'iront  iS;  Company.  This  relation  was  main- 
tainecl  until  1876.  when  Mr.  Rcher  retired 
I'n.'ni  the  lirnt  and  Messrs.  Peters  and  Trout 
conducted  the  l)nsiness,  calling-  their  store 
the  Temple  of  Fashion.  A  salesman  was 
employed  t(_>  go  uix>n  the  road,  taking  meas- 
ures and  selling  suits  l>y  samples,  and  this 
in  ai.ldition  to  their  local  trade  ijrought  to" 
them  an  innnense  business,  which  annually 
increased  and  for  a  long  period  fur- 
nished empluyment  to  seventy  operatives  in 
their  shop,  while  their  sales  amounted  to 
eighty-five  thcxisand  dollars  annually.  The 
business  was  first  contiucted  in  the  ?^Iar- 
cuson  rc;<:im  and  later  they  removed  to  a 
room  in  the  MacCracken  block  and  after- 
ward to  a  room  in  the  J.  C.  \\'ea\er  l:)l',>ck, 
hut  the  constantly  increasing  business  de- 
manded larger  cpiarters  and  the  finn  erected 
what  is  known  as  the  Temple  of  Fashion 
Building,  at  the  corner  of  the  public  scjuare 
and  Broad  street,  removing  thereto  in  the 
spring  of  18S2.  This  is  one  of  the  largest 
and  uKJSt  imposing  Iniildings  of  the  city  and 
stands  as  a  monument  to  the  enterprise  and 
business  ability  of  the  owners. 

In  the  year  1880  Mr.  Peters  removed  to 
Cincinnati,  but  did  n<it  sell  his  interests  in 
Lancaster  at  that  time.  FrcTin  1865  until 
^^C)~  he  was  in  partnership  with  the 
hrothers  Peter  and  Gerhard  Miller,  and  it 
\\as  in  the  latter  year  that  the  p.artnership 
with  f>ur  subject  was  formed.     ^Ir.   Peters 


now  resides  in  Cincinnati  and  is  the  treas- 
urer of  the  King  1'.  wder  Company  and  of 
the  Peters  Cartridge  Company.  In  180-I  Mr. 
'irout  i)urcha~ed  the  interest  of  Mr.  Peters' 
in  the  real  estate  which  they  owned  to- 
gether, thus  l.iecoming  the  sole  owner  of  the 
Temple  of  I^ashion  I'uilding,  and  in  Janu- 
ary, 1896,  he  purcha^ed  his  intere-t  in  the 
stock,  thus  l>ecoming  the  al)soIute  pr.jprietor 
<..f  the  store  and  its  contents.  Thi>  is  one 
of  the  largest  substantial  business  interests 
of  the  city  and  the  house  has  ever  main- 
tained an  unassailable  reputati(m  in  com- 
mercial circles.  Ifoth  on  account  of  the  ex- 
cellent work  furnished  and  of  the  honorable 
litisiness  methi>ds  pursued. 

In  Sqitember,  1S49.  ^^f-  Trout  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Ruth  Card,  and 
for  more  than  a  half  century  they  ha\-e  now- 
traveled  life's  journey  together.  For  fifty 
years  Mr.  Trout  has  been  a  memljer  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church  of  Lancaster 
and  throughout  the  jjeriod  has  been  con- 
nected with  the  Suu.day-school  eith.er  as  a 
teacher  or  superintendent.  Lie  was  ap- 
l>jinted  ti..  the  former  position  in  1847  by 
John  M.  Creed,  wlio  was  then  serving  as 
su])erintendent.  Later  Mr.  Trout  was 
elected  to  the  superintemlency,  and  his 
efforts  have  been  continuous  and  effective 
in  the  atlvancement  oi  educational  religious 
training  for  the  young.-  For  forty-five  years 
he  has  served  in  ofifices  of  the  church  and 
for  twenty-four  years  he  has  been  a  trustee 
of  the  Lancaster  Camp  Meeting,  this  cov- 
ering the  entire  period  of  the  e.xistence  of 
the  org^^nization.  For  six  years  Mr.  Trout 
was  also  a  prominent  member  of  the  schr»l 


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l)i.;ar(l.  His  intercut  in  e\-orythiiiiLr  pertaiii- 
mg  ti.>  t!ie  g-enerat  welfare  ha.-  hcen  deep  and 
sincere,  as  is  indicated  hv  iiis  active  co- 
•operatir:n  in  measures  for  the  general  g-'ir.d. 
His  unswerving  purpose,  his  unque-tinneil 
fidehlv,  liis  unfaltering  honestv  and  hi;  un- 


-■hangii; 
'esncct 


ha\e  C'Miinianded  the  liighest 
He  has  heen  a  leader  in  the 
cause  (if  liherty.  i.f  freedr^m  and  •_>[  pmgress, 
and  h]<  hearty  ci  i-operatimi  has  ever  heen 
given  t.-  that  which  tends  to  elevate  man- 
kind. 


CLIFF   O.  BEALS. 


Clitt  O.  Ileal-,  who  is  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  law  in  p!ckeringti;>n  and  is  inuii- 
bered  amung  the  native  scais  oi  hairfield 
ci_)nnty.  his  l)irth  ha\-ing  occurred  i  n  the 
15th  of  August,  iSji.  is  a  son  of  W.  G. 
and  Xancy  (Bethel)  I'.eals.  His  grand- 
father, George  Deals,  came  to  Oliiu  abc-ut 
,se\enty-li\-c  years  ago.  taking  up  his  resi- 
dence in  \'iolet  township.  He  served  his 
country  as  a  lieutenant  in  the  Ke\'i -lutir.nary 
war  and  became  an  active  factor  in  the  sub- 
stantial development  of  this  part  of  the 
^tatc.  In  his  family  were  four  children; 
Enoch,  Wood,  Amanda  and  W  illiam  G., 
but  the  only  one  now  living  is  \\'i!liam  G. 
Reals,  the  father  of  our  suljject.  He  has 
made  his  home  in  this  county  for  three- 
quarters  of  a  century,  basing  taken  up  his 
abode,  at  the  time  of  his  a'rrival.  in  \'iolet 
township,  but  at  the  present  time  be  is  a 
resident  of  Pickerington.  On  reaching 
Ohio  lie  located  in  Licking  county,  antl  dur- 
ing seventeen  years  he  was  in  the  gold  fields 
of  California.  By  trade  he  was  a  black- 
smith, but  during  much  of  his  active  life  he 


followed  farnn'ng  in  \'ii.!et  township.  At 
the  pre.-cnt  time  he  is  living  retired  in  the 
enjoyment  of  a  well-merited  rest.  He  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Xancy  Bethel,  a 
daughter  of  John  liethel,  wdio  was  a  native 
of  \'irginia.  where  he  spent  his  entire  life. 
He  was  one  of  a  family  of  eight  children 
and  was  reared  by  Jonathan  Edwards. 
Unto  William  G.  and  Xan^cy  Beals  were 
born  ten  children,  nine  of  whom  are  yet  liv- 
ing, namely:  ]^Ierrill,  Sadie,  George.  Meta 
and  Mary  1  tw  in- ).  John.  Cliff  O..  Alva  and 
X'ellie.  Harry  died  at  the  age  of  eighteen 
years,  the  result  (_>f  an  accident. 

Cliff  O.  Beals.  whose  name  introduces 
this  record,  pursued  his  early  education  in 
the  district  schools  of  \'iolet  tcrwuship  and 
later  continued  his  studies  in  the  Reyn(j!ds- 
burg  high  school,  in  which  he  was  gradu- 
ated. He  then  entered  the  Ximnal  Uni- 
\ersity  at  Ada.  Ohio,  taking  a  scientific 
course  in  189J-3.  He  is  not  only  a  self- 
made  man  but  is  a  self-educated  man,  for  at 
an  early  age  he  began  to  earn  his  own  li\ing 
ami   he  worked    for    his    l>?ard  during  his 


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sciioil  life.  He  als.)  did  al)>tractin,i^-  during 
liis  ci'urse  in  Ada  and  liius  pn'\-idcd  fur  the 
expenses  of  his  college  education.  Sul)-e- 
<|uently  lie  engaged  in  teaching  sclnxil  in  tlie 
cl  uniry  for  five  years  and  in  the  meantime 
l»llr^ued  the  study  of  law,  heing  admitted 
t"  the  har  O'f  Ohi"  on  the  ist  of  March, 
]8y4.  lie  then  began  jiractice  in  Picker- 
ington.  where  he  has  since  been  located,  an<l 
ha^  met  \vith  gratifying  success,  having 
been  ciimected  with  much  of  the  important 
litigati..;n  tried  in  tlie  courts  of  the  locality. 
In  .-\ugust,  1807.  Mr.  P.eals  wa?  united 
in  marriage  to  Miss  Laura  Painter,  a 
daughter  of   T.    S.   and   Ellen    Painter,    of 


Canal  Wim-hesler.  Fraternally  he  is  a 
member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  of  the 
Iinproved  Order  of  Red  Men  and  of  tlie 
Woodmen  of  the  World,  b'or  si.\  years  he 
lias  served  as  justice  of  the  peace,  and  in 
his  political  views  is  a  Republican,  taking 
an  active  part  in  the  work  of  the  party, 
serving  at  the  present  time  as  a  member  oi 
the  executive  and  of  the  central  committee. 
He  is  a  young  man.  of  large  f>>rce  of  char- 
acter, of  laudable  ambition  and  strong 
mentality,  and  the^e  qualities  have  already 
gained  for  him  creditalile  success  ami  will 
doubtless  win  for  him  still  greater  success 
in   the  future. 


ROBERT  WORK. 


The  life  span  of  Robert  Work  covered 
seventN-eiglit  years.  His  record  was  one 
of  activity  in  business,  of  faithfulness  in 
citizenship,  of  honor  in  all  his  relations  with 
his  fellow  men  and  of  marked  fidelity  to  the 
cause  cf  Christ.  He  was  l>orn  April  12. 
1S17,  in  this  county  and  died  upon  his  farm 
near  Lancaster  on  the  2nd  of  Xo\-eniber, 
1890. 

His  parents,  Joseph  and  Xancy  \\\>rk, 
came  to  Fairfield  county  in  1810  and  set- 
tled in  Greenfield  township  in  the  vicinity 
of  what  was  then  called  Wilderness  Gap. 
The  n.ew  district  was  an  almost  unbroken 
lorest  and  the  homes  of  the  settlers  were 
widely  scattered.     Blazed  trees  marked  the 


path  through  the  forest,  for  there  were  no 
reads  and  the  streams  were  unl)ridged.  Tiie 
settlers  usually  followed  the  C'kl  Lidian 
trails  as  they  made  their  way  from  one 
point  to  another  and  the  red  men  were  still 
found  in  this  portion  of  the  country,  hunt- 
ing in  the  forests  and  fishing  in  the  streams, 
fc-llowing  their  nomadic  meth'>d  of  living, 
but  being  pushed  constantly  westward  by 
the  encroachment  i_>f  civilizati^ni.  Tlie 
Work  family  experienced  all  the  hardships 
and  privatif^ns  incident  to  pioneer  exppri- 
ence.  In  the  family  were  eleven  children, 
all  of  whom  reached  years  of  maturity, 
w  ere  married  and  hail  families  of  their  own, 
but  none  now  survive. 


An!-.7:M:\v\    A^\i 


zuio'v  rmeoH 


1     viiO  •^■i;, 


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Robert  Work  was  the  ei<;hth  cIiiM  in 
the  family  and  amid  tin-  wild  scenes  .  f  the 
frontier  he  was  reared,  sharing:  with  ilie 
others  many  trials  which  heser  piinieer  exist- 
ence and  at  the  same  time  enjoying-  jileas- 
ures  which  are  only  kn.  iwn  amiil  such  con- 
ditions. Aftei-  arrisiny-  at  years  of  ma- 
turity he  wedded  Mis-;  Mary  .\.  Wilson, 
the  marriat,''e  heing  celcl>rated  Oelolx^r  3. 
1S53.  ^"^*-'"  P'trents  were  David  and  Eliza- 
heth  (lirolist)  Wilson,  the  former  a  native 
of  Bcdforfl,  Pennsylvania,  and  the  latter  of 
Washington.  D.  C.  They  became  i>i':ineer 
settlers  of  I'airtield  c<iunty.  prospered  iii 
their  undertakings  here  and  were  highly  es- 
teemed In-  all  who  knew  them.  Their 
daughter.  Mrs.  Work,  was  born  in  this 
county,  Octol.ier  16.  1835,  and  pursued  her 
education  in  a  private  schcnM  in  Rushville 
taught  by  ?vlrs.  Anderson,  the  wife  of  a 
Presbyterian  n-iinister.  Later  she  liecame  an 
assistant  in  that  scho«il.  In  his  business 
dealings  Mr.  Work  was  always  reliable. 
straightforward  and  accurate  and  his  name 
was  synonymous  with  integrity.  As  the 
.years  passed  five  children  came  to  bless  the 
home,  but  one  died  at  the  age  of  ten  years 
and  another  in  infancy.  The  three  Avho  still 
survive  are  Edward,  who  is  engaged  in  the 
livery  business  in  Lancaster;  Carrie,  the 
wife  of  Frank  Hof?man.  a  retired  fanner 
residing  on  the  old  homestead ;  and  Alice 
O.,  who  married  William  Leiby,  an  agri- 
culturist living  in  Greenfield  township. 
These  three  children  still  survive  their  fa- 
ther, as  does  Mrs.  Work. 

A   public  spirited  and   progressive  citi- 


zen. Mr.  Wc/rk  was  \ery  acti\e  in  support 
of  all  measures  which  he  belieNcd  would 
prove  of  general  giK>d.  He  was  especially 
stror,g  as  a'.i  ach'ocate  of  g'ood  mads,  giving 
of  his  time,  labor  and  money  to  e>tablish 
and  improve  them.  He  built  many  of  the 
roads  of  the  locality,  although  opposed  by 
his  neighbors,  who.  howe\'cr.  afterward 
ackn.ow  ledge  their  indebtedness  to  h.im  in 
this  regard.  He  was  never  hastv  in  fonn- 
ing  his  opinirtns.  but  when  once  he  had  be- 
come convinced  that  a  course  was  right,, 
neith.cr  fear  nor  favor  could  swerve  him. 
He  was  temi>erate  in  his  habits,  lion- 
nrable  in  all  his  dealings  and  was  a 
kind  and  indulgent  ])arent.  He  always 
had  a  smile  and  a  hearty  hand  clasp 
for  his  friends  and  he  was  ne\-er  happier 
than  when  surrounded  by  his  wife  and  chil- 
dren at  his  r>wn  fireside.  Li  early  life  he 
united  with  the  Presbyterian  church  and 
was  long  one  of  its  m<_>st  faithfid  and  con- 
scientic.us  men-ibers.  while  for  many  years 
he  served  as  one  of  its  ruling  elders.  L-i 
his  ])olitical  views  he  was  a  pronotinced  Re- 
publican, yet  he  never  sottght  or  desired 
office.  .At  all  times  he  commanded  the  re- 
spect of  his  fellow  men  by  his  sterling 
worth  and  well  does  he  deserve  mention 
among  the  honored  pioi-ieers  of  Fairfield 
county,  with  whose  history  he  was  so  long 
identified.  Mrs.  Work  still  sunives  her 
husband  and  in  her  seventy-seventh  year  is 
enjoying  good  health.  She  is  a  devoted 
n-iember  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church 
and  her  labors  have  been  effective  in  pro- 
n-ioting  its  growth  and  upbuilding.     She  is 


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also  untiring  in  her  effivrts  to  advance  the  ure  tliat  the  writer  presents  to  the  readers  of 

temperance  cause,  and  hkc  lier  husband  she  this  vohinic — devoted  as  it  is  to  the  lite  rce- 

enjoys  the  high  esteem  of  all   with   whom  ords  of  representatixe  citizens — the  life  rec- 

she  has  come  in  contact,  and  it  is  with  pleas-  ord  of  two  such.  W(-irthy  i)er.i)ie. 


JAMES  T.   POWERS. 


James  T.  Powers  has  been  connected 
with  the  fire  department  of  Lancaster  for  a 
longer  period  than  any  other  man  and  de- 
serves the  gratitude  and  commendation  of 
his  fellow  men  by  reason  of  his  watchful- 
ness and  his  efficiency  in  times  of  danger. 
He  was  for  a  numl^er  of  years  chief  of  the 
department  and  at  the  present  time  is  serv- 
ing  as   assistant   chief. 

Mr.  Powers  was  born  in  the  city  of  Lan- 
caster on  the  2d  of  March.  iS6o.  a  son  of 
Patrick  and  Mary  (Lockery)  Powers.  The 
family  is  of  Irish  Hueage  and  was  founded 
in  America  by  the  paternal  grandfather  of 
our  subject,  who  left  the  Emerald  Isle  and 
on  coming  to  Ohio  took  up  his  abode  in 
New  Lexington  but  soon  removed  to  Lan- 
caster and  was  numbered  among  the  pioneer 
settlers  of  the  \-illage,  which  has  since 
grown  to  be  the  tliriving  and  populous 
county  seat.  Patrick  Powers  was  b<jrn  here 
in  the  year  1S3J  and  throiighout  his  life 
span  of  forty  years  remained  a  resident  of 
his  native  city,  passing  away  in  1S72.  His 
wife,  who  still  survives  him.  is  yet  li\ing  in 
Lancaster. 

James  T.  P(Avers  was  reared  in  this  city 

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and  attended  it^  public  schools  and  after- 
ward contiiiued  hi.-  education  in  St.  Man,-"s 
parochial  .school.  Putting  aside  his  text- 
books in  his  fourteenth  year  he  then  en- 
tered upon  his  business  career  in  the  employ 
of  Henry  Harter,  a  merchant,  with  whom 
he  remained  for  six  years,  and  thus  Mr._ 
Powers  l)ecamc  quite  familiar  with  that 
business.  He  afterward  entered  the  employ 
of  the  Hocking  A'alley  Railroad  Company 
and  was  in  the  baggage  and  freight  depart- 
ment for  a  period  of  twenty-one  years,  his 
lor.g  connection  therewith  being  unmis- 
takable evidence  of  his  trustworthiness  and 
efficiency.  In  1878  he  became  a  member  of 
the  fire  department  of  Lancaster,  and  his. 
service  extends  over  a  greater  period  thani 
that  of  any  one  else  connected  therewith.. 
He  won  promotion  and  for  four  years  was: 
chief  of  the  department,  while  since  August, 
1901,  he  has  served  as  assistant  chief. 

An  important  event  in  tlie  life  of  Mr. 
Powers  occurred  in  iSSj.  when  he  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Lizzie  Otney.  of 
Lancaster,  a  daughter  of  John  and  Laura 
Otney.  who  were  early  residents  of  this  city. 
Thev  now  have  two  sons.   Patrick  H.  and 


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THE    BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


Jc:senh  Leu  is.     Tlidr  iK„nc  is  in  tl,e  third  tion  being  fully  nccnpicl    bv    Ins    business 

ward,     nnd     in     the  city    wlicrc  they    have  cares.     He  ha>  a  u  .de  acquanitance  in  Lan- 

always   re.uled   Mr.  and   Mrs.    Pnwer.  have  caster,    inch.ding    many    wh..    have    known 

many   tricnds.      }^e  exercise.,    his    ri.eht    cf  him    tn-n,   boyh-.-Ml.      His  circle   of   frien.'.s 

franchi-^e  in  support  ,.f  the  Democracy  but  i.-,  e.\tcnsi\e  an.l  ai!  have  a  o-,..„l  word  for 

lias  ne\cr  sought  or  desireil  office,  ili^  atten-  James  T.   i'owcrs. 


RICHARD  HOLMES. 


Richard  II(.>lmes.  a  retired  farmer  and 
■stock  dealer,  H\-ing'  in  Carroll,  lias  now 
pas.^ed  the  psalmist's  sjian  of  three  scr^re 
years  and  ten.  as  he  was  born  on  a  farm  in 
Bloom  townsliip  in  18:29.  His  jiatemal 
grandfather  was  James  Holmes,  a  native  of 
Pen!isy]\-ania  and- one  of  the  heroes  of  the 
Revolutionary  war  who  fought  from  tlte 
ci'mnicncement  of  the  struggle  till  its  close. 
He  married  and  passed  the  most  of  hi?  life 
in  Ir'ennsyhania.  but  his  last  }ears  were 
spent  in  Ohio,  wiiere  he  died  at  his  home  in 
the  m.^rthern  part  of  Fairfield  county.  He 
became  the  father  of  thirteen  sons  and  one 
■daughter.  Four  of  the  sons  were  in  the 
government  service  as  civil  engineers. 

Thomas  Holmes,  the  father  of  our  sub- 
ject, was  lx»rn  in  Washington  county, 
Pennsvlvania,  in  1778,  and  in  alx>ut  1804 
caire  west.  \\'hi!e  on  his  way  here  he 
looked  for  land  where  now  stands  the  city 
of  Columbus.  CHiio,  but  he  did  not  consider 
it  a  good  tract  for  farming  purirases.  so  he 
continued  on  his  \\a_\-  until  he  found  a  place 
where  ab'ut  ten  acres  had  l^en  cleared  bv 


'the  Indians,  who  had  used  it  for  a  long 
time,  having  cultivated  corn  there.  He 
found,  too.  that  the  squatters  had  taken  pos- 
se.ssion  of  the  land,  but  he  paitl  the  man  a 
small  amount  of  monev  to  leave  it  and  it 
was  then  that  Mr.  Ht-lmes  became  the 
owner  of  a  tract  on  section  i.  Bloom  town- 
ship. Fairt'ield  county.  Upon  this  farm  he 
reared  his  family  of  five  sons  and  five 
daugliters.  He  married  Rachel  Wells,  who 
was  a  daughter  of  George  Wells,  one  of  the 
honored  ]iii;neer  settlers  cf  the  communitv. 
who  had  come  to  the  west  from  Mrginia. 
The  f.amily  located  near  Hebr.-n,  where  he 
lived  until  his  death.  He  belonged  to  a 
family  noted  for  patri(  tism  and  b  yaltv  and 
with  eight  of  his  breather.,  he  served  his 
country  in  the  war  for  independence,  ioin- 
ing  the  army  when  the  attemiit  was  first 
made  to  throw  off  the  yoke  L>f  British  oj)- 
pression  and  continuing  with  the  colonial 
troops  until  the  freedom  of  the  natirn  had 
been  won.  He  and  his  bnithers  were  all 
mustered  out  of  the  service  at  the  close  of 
the  w?r  in  good  health.     Thev  were  sons  of 


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387 


Al^e  Wells,  wliose  family  iiuinhcre<l  ah(f- 
gether  twenty-tun  suns  and  one  ilaughter. 
iiicluilino;  the  nine  Ke\i  >liitinnary  liernes. 
Some  of  their  descendants  still  rc^ide  in  andi 
near  K(.ckinti'ham  C(  unt_\-.  X'ir^inia.  The 
jiiarriage  of  Thomas  Holmes  and  Rachel 
^\■ells  was  l.lessed  with  ten  children,  hut  our 
subject  is  now  the  r,idy  one  living-.  The 
fatlier  engaged  in  farming  and  stnck-rais- 
ing.  and  as  there  were  no  railroads  at  that 
time  he  w-rutd  drive  hh  stock  across  the 
o;>untry  to  Baltimore.  The  country  was  so 
wild  that  the  path  which  he  followed  was 
scarcely  more  than  a  trail  and  1:ad  condi- 
tions of  the  roads  made  travel  very  slow,  as 
is  evidenced  by  the  fact  that  it  rerjuired 
from  three  to  fotir  months  to  make  the  trip 
from  Ohio  t'l  Baltimore  and  return.  Mr. 
Holmes  continued  to  reside  upon  his  farm 
until  the  tiine  of  liis  death,  whicli  i:ccurred 
in  iS+y. 

In  the  usual  manner  of  farm  lads  of  the 
period  Richard  Holmes  spent  the  tlays  of 
his  boyhood  and  yi;uth.  On  the  9th  of 
Tune.  1S74.  he  was  united  in  n^arriage  to- 
Catherine  ^filler,  a  daughter  of  Peter  Mil- 
ler, a  resident  farmer  of  Lilierty  tiwvnship. 
Fairfield  county.  Mr.  Holmes  had  acquired 
his    education    in    an    old-time    log    school 


house,  where  the  methods  of  instructioir 
were  almost  as  primitive  as  the  building  oc- 
cupied. He  remained  with  his  f;itlier  until 
the  hitter's  death  in  1N47,  at  which  time  he 
inherited  a  part  i:f  the  rid  homestead.  'l\vo 
years  later  he  sol<l  his  share  to  Samuel 
Kistler  and  the  same  year  he  purcliascd  a 
farm  from  hi;,  brother  Thomas.  In  1855 
he  sold  this  tract  of  land  to  his  brother 
Cieiirgc  ai'id  his  brother-in-law.  Deacon 
Whiticar,  who  divided  the  property.  For 
uiany  years  Mr.  Hrilmes  was  a  buyer  and 
shipper  crf  stock,  sending  his  stock  to  Pitts- 
Ixirg.  Jliilaclelphia.  Baltimore  and  Xew 
York.  His  life,  althcRigh  quietly  passed, 
has  been  a  busy  and  useful  one.  and  thrcaigh 
legitimate  channels  of  trade  he  has  won  a 
comfr>rtable  competence,  which  now  en- 
ables him  ti>  live  retireil.  In  politics  he  is  a 
stalwart  Republican,  firm  in  his  suppi  rt  of 
the  party,  and  in  religious  faitli  he  is  a  Pres- 
byterian. At  the  age  of  seventy-three  years 
he  can  read  and  write  without  the  use  of 
spectacles  and  is  a  well  preserved  man.  He 
ahvax's  has  a  go> d  \vord  for  his  neighb'jrs 
and  by  them  is  held  in  the  highest  esteem. 
Xo  man  deserxes  in  a  greater  degree  the 
warm  regard  of  their  fellow  citizens  than 
does    Richard   Holmes. 


EDWARD  W.  WORK. 


Edward  \V.  Work  was  b.orn  in  Green-  early  settlers  and  much  respected  citizens  of 

field  township.  Fairfield  county,  on  the  24th  this  county.     They  resided  u])t>ii  a  farm  and 

of  March,   1S58.     flis  parents,  Robert  and  under  the  parental  r(.>of  tb.e  subject  of  this 

Marv    (Wilson)    Work,    were    among    the  review  sijeut  hi,-  boyhood  days,  taking  his 


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place  in  the  HeUli  frLnn  the  time  he  Avas  old 
entju.^-ii  to  handle  a  pluw.  lie  a^^i^led  in 
tlie  wark  of  iilanting  and  liarvestiny  and 
when  the  lalxjrs  of  the  fields  were  pjactical- 
Iv  over  for  the  year,  he  entered  ih.e  cni- 
mon  schools  of  the  neighli'- rhood,  thu^  lay- 
ing- the  foundatinn  frr  his  educali'-n.  ITe 
was  afterward  a  stndent  in  the  sclmols  of 
Lancaster  for  a  time  and  remained,  upon 
the  farm  until  his  twenty-sixth  year,  when, 
determining  to  engage  in  (_;ther  pur>uits.  he 
tCKjk  up  his  al)ode  in  Lancaster,  where  he 
est;il)lished  a  sale  stahlc,  comlucting  the 
same  for  twelve  years.  On  the  expiration 
of  that  period  he  purchased  his  present  place, 
iiixni  which  he  erected  a  large  and  substan- 
tial barn,  eighty-two  by  one  hundred  eleven 
feet.      This  is  constructed  upc-n   a  modern 


plan  and  the  stable  will  accommodate  seven- 
tv-ti\e  horses.  It  is  al-i>  well  eipiipijcd  with 
vehicles  of  all  style-,  including  buggies,  sur- 
reys, hacks  and  rcxid  carts.  He  also  en- 
gages in  boarding  horses  for  local  parties,, 
engages  in  buying  an,d  selling,  and  has  the 
largest  stahlc  in  Lancaster,  doing  the  lead- 
ing business  in  his  line. 

In  1881  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr., 
\\"<..rk  an<l  .Miss  Mary  S.  Springer,  ..f  Lan- 
caster, and  they  now  have  one  son,  Robert, 
who  is  in  schchd.  Whatever  success  Mr. 
Work  has  achieved  is  due  to  his  own  en- 
ergy His  name  might  be  considered  the 
index  of  his  career,  for  he  lias  ever  been 
noted  fur  indefatigable  industiw  and  this 
combined  with  his  go<jd  business  judgment^ 
has  brought  to  him  desirable  success. 


ISAIAH  VORYS. 


With  the  building  interests  of  Lan- 
caster Isaiah  Vorys  is  connected,  and  his 
thorough  understanding  of  his  chosen  voca- 
tion, his  workmanship  and  his'  fidelity  to  the 
terms  of  a  contract  have  been  potent  f<irces 
in  winning  him  success.  He  is  to-day  re- 
garded as  one  of  the  leading  contractors 
and  builders  of  FairfieUl  county  and  many 
of  the  substantial  structures  of  Lancaster 
stand  as  monuments  to  his  skill. 

A  native  of  this  city,  Mr.  Vorys  was 
born  on  the  26th  of  March.  183 J.  and  is 
descended    fmm    g<H:-d    old    Revolutionary 


stock.  His  paternal  grandfather  was 
Abraham  \'orys.  who  served  as  a  soldier  of 
the  Revolutionary  war.  acting  most  of  the 
time  as  teamster  and  general  wagonmaster, 
lieing  chief  of  the  train.  His  son,  Abraham 
\'orvs.  Jr.,  the  grandfather  of  our  subject, 
was  bom  in  \'irginia  and  for  many  years 
was  engaged  in  teaming,  driving  fn>m  four 
to  six  horses  to  a  wagon  over  the  mountains 
to  the  markets.  That  was  an  important 
bu-iness  in  those  days,  prior  to  the  building 
of  the  railroads,  f^r  all  goods  and  produce 
had  to  he  transiK-rted  in  that  way.     He  mar- 


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Tied  a  Miss  0"Xeil.  a  native  of  Ireland  and 
a  representative  i:.f  an  old  Scotch-Irisli  fam- 
ilv.  Among  their  chiMrca  was  Isaiah 
Vorvs,  Sr..  who  was  born  in  ^■irginia  on 
the  \</A\  of  Decemher.  1796.  In  the  place 
of  his  nativity  he  remained  nntil  he  had  at- 
tained to  man's  estate  and  in  i<S^3  he  ac- 
<:ompanied  liis  parents  in  their  removal  to 
Columbus.  Ohio,  coming  from  tlie  latter 
.  place  to  Lancaster  in  the  year  1S35.  He 
■married  a  Miss  Worthington.  of  this  city. 
■vvho  was  a  granddaughter  of  John  Smith,  a 
commissioned  officer  of  the  state  militia. 
becoming  captain  of  a  company  in  the  year 
1803.  Mrs.  \'orys  was  Ixirn  in  Hagers- 
town,  MarylaiKl,  Fehrnar>-  4.  1804.  an-l  in 
1822  came  to  Fairheld  county  with  her  par- 
ents. George  \\'ashingt(m  and  Freda 
(Smith)  Worthing-ton.  Mr.  Vorys  was  a 
•contractor  and  builder  and  throughout  his 
entire  business  career  was  connected  with 
that  line  of  industrial  activity,  being  a  well 
known  representative  of  the  business  in 
Lancaster  in  the  first  half  of  the  nineteenth 
•centurv.  tie  followed  his  chosen  pursuit 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1S66. 
Tlis  wife,  long  surviving  him.  passed  away 
in  1S93. 

Isaiah  Vorys.  whose  name  introduces 
this  record,  is  the  only  son  and  living  child 
■of  his  paraits.  The  common  schools  of 
Lancaster  afforded  him  his  early  educa- 
tional privileges  and  in  his  yotith  he  learned 
the  carpenter's  trade  under  the  direction  of 
his  father,  who  saw  that  he  was  thorough 
and  accurate  in  every  department  of  the 
work.  As  his  efficiency  !>ecame  recognized 
liis  patronage  con.-tantly  increased  and  con- 


tracts were  awarded  him  for  the  erection  of 
manv  of  the  best  d\vellings,  busine>s  blocks, 
churches  and  scho<>l  houses  of  Lancaster. 
His  labors  have  also  been  sought  in  sur- 
rounding country  and  he  has  a  wide  repu- 
tation as  a  ntost  capable  contractor  and 
builder. 

In  1S54  Mr.  Vorys  was  uniteil  in  mar- 
riage to  Aliss  Anna  Webb,  of  Hocking 
county,  Ohio,  a  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
Thomas  Webb,  who  was  a  Methodist  Epis- 
copal minister,  devoting  his  life  to  the  up- 
building of  the  church.  He  married  Cath- 
erine Lindille.  Mrs.  W.rys'  people  removed 
from  Virginia  to  Fairiield  cormty  in  1818, 
ha\!ng  pre\-iously  been  residents  of  Rock- 
ingham county  in  the  Old  Dominion.  She 
li^■ed  to  a  xtry  advanced  age,  passing  away 
in  1886.  She  left  the  following  children: 
Catlierine,  now  the  wife  of  the  Hon.  Clay 
H.  Drinkle.  the  ex-prol)ate  judge  of  Fair- 
held  county:  Alice,  the  Avife  of  John  R.  Mc- 
Langhan.  an  imix>rter  of  fine  horses;  and 
Arthur  I.  In  1S86  [Mr.  Vorys  was  again 
married,  his  second  union  being  with  Miss 
May  Wright,  a  danghter  of  John  A. 
Wright,  one  of  the  early  residents  of  Lan- 
caster who  came  to  Ohio  from  \'irginia. 
His  wife  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Margaret 
Smith  and  belonged  to  one  of  the  old  pi*^*- 
neer  families  which  located  in  Lancaster  in 
iSio. 

Mr.  Vorys  gives  his  political  supi>ort  to 
the  Democracy  and  for  several  tenns  has 
served  as  a  mem>ber  of  the  city  council,  hav- 
ing first  been  appointed  ti>  fill  a  vacancy  and 
then  elected  to  that  ottice.  He  has  also 
been  a  member  of  the  school  board  of  Lan- 


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caster  for  several  years  and  tlie  cause  of 
education  finds  in  liini  a  warm  friend.  He 
is  minil)ercd  anmng  tlie  c<'n-;i>tcnt  and  val- 
ued members  of  the  Methodist  Ei)iscopal 
church  and  for  a  lonj;-  period  he  served  as 
one  of  the  teachers  of  the  Sunday-school. 
He  has  a  Dimfi:)rtable  and  substantial  resi- 
dence at  Xo.  lie  West  Mulberry  st'ect  and 
tln-on,i;hout   the  communitv  ■  is    hif,dilv    es- 


teemed. He  has  maile  ^und  u-^e  of  his 
opportunities,  has  prt)spered  from  year  to 
year,  has  conducted  all  Inisiness  matters 
carefully  and  successfully  and  has  thereby 
\\r>n  prosperity.  He  always  has  a  cheerful 
word  and  jjleasant  smile  fc^r  all  those  with 
whom  he  comes  in  contact  an<l  is  nunil>cred 
among  the  \'alued  residents  of  his  native 
citv. 


JACOB  J.  WETZEL. 


Jacob  J.  V.'etzcl.  who  f(^'r  ten  years  has 
been  in  the  gr.vernnient  service,  hlling  the 
ixisition  of  postman  in  Lancaster,  was  born 
in  the  citv  which  is  still  his  home,  his  natal 


day   being   April 


Almost    thirts 


years  before  the  familv  had  l)oen  founded  in 
America,  claiming  to  this  cmmtry  from  the 
ancostral  home  in  Germany.  The  parents 
of  our  subject  were  John  and  Elizal.>eth 
\\et/;e!.  whn  became  wijrthy  citizens  of 
Fairtield  county.  In  their  h'.me  the  sub- 
ject of  this  review  sj^ent  his  youth  antl  en- 
joyed the  educational  privileges  afforded  in 
the  public  schc  ils.  He  completed  his  liter- 
ary education  when  in  h\^  seventeenth 
year  and  for  several  years  thereafter  was 
variously  employed.  He  assisted  his  father 
in  the  hotel  l)usincss  and  fr.r  nine  years  wa^^ 
in  the  empkiy  of  his  brother.  George  Wetzel, 
in  the  drug  trade,  lea\  ing  the  store  to  be- 
come connected  with  the  mail  ser\ice  of  thi-; 
city  as  a  po-tman.     He    was    appointed    to 


that  position  in  1892  and  has  ser\etl  con- 
tinuously since  through  the  different  admin- 
istrations, discharging  his  duties  promptlly, 
capal)ly  and  with  consideration  irr  the 
patrons  of  the  Lancaster  post  office  and  with 
marked  fidelity  to  the  government.  Thus 
he  has  gained  the  public  appro\-al  and  has 
been  retained  in  office  ti>  the  present  time. 
On  the  17th  of  March,  18S9,  Mr. 
\\'etzel  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Sail}-  May  Boast,  a  daughter  of  William 
and  Fanny  (Faust)  I'.oast.  Her  father  was 
a  native  of  England  but  in  early  childhood 
came  to  America  and  in  pioneer  (.la_\"s  in 
Fairfield  county  took  up  his  abode  here. 
His  wife  was  born  in  this  county  and  was  a 
granddaughter  of  Andrew  Faust,  an  old- 
time  resident  of  Lancaster,  who  had  mar- 
ried Rachel  Drum  and  had  reiiK^ved  from 
Fenn,^ylvania  ti>  Fairfield  ci  unty.  settling  in 
Lancaster  about  t8jo.  Later  he  renn'ved 
ti".  a  farm  south  of  the  citv.     The  home  ot 


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Mr.  and  Mrs.  W'et^cl  lias  iK-en  hlesseti  witli  W'orlii.      His     business     connections     have 

four  children':     A<Mie,  Clara.   Charles  and  brought  him  a  very  wide  acquaintance  and 

Sarah  M.     They  reside  on  Kast  Main  street,  he  is  jv^pular  by  reason  of  his  ccvnsiderate, 

Mr.  Wetzel  i^  a  meniljer  of  the  Knights  of  cbliging    manner,    while    those    who    know 

Pythias   fraternity  and  al>o  holds  member-  him    intimately   eiUertain     for    him     strong 

ship   relations   with    the    Wui'dmen     of    the  friendship. 


THOMAS  B.  COX. 


Hi.uii.red  and  respected  by  all.  there  is 
no  man  in  Fairfield  ccunty  who  occupies  a 
more  en\iabile  ]:)c=ition  in  business  circles 
than  'J'hcmas  B.  Co.x,  not  alcnie  on  account 
of  the  brilliant  .-uccess  he  has  achieved  but 
abo  (/u  account  of  the  hunr,rable,  straight- 
forward business  policies  which  he  has  ever 
followed.  He  possesses  untiring  energy,  is 
quick  of  i)erception.  forms  his  plans  readily 
and  is  determined  in  their  execution.  It  is 
true  that  he  inherited  much  property;  but  in 
controling  this  and  enlarging  his  business 
interests  he  has  shown  excellent  judgment, 
industry  ami  keen  sagacity,  and  his  career 
demonstrates  the  truth  of  the  saying  that 
success  is  n..t  the  result  of  genius  but  the 
outcome  of  a  clear  judgment  and  experience. 

Mr.  Cox  is  numbered  among  the  native 
sons  of  Fairfield  county,  his  birth  having 
occurred  in  the  village  of '  Greencastle  on 
the  4th  of  March,  1826.  He  comes  of  a 
Sci-tch-Irish  ance.-try,  although  tiie  family 
has  long  been  established  in  America.  His 
father,  Thomas  V,.  Cox.  was  boTu  in  the 
vicinitv    of    Ciettvsliurg,    Pennsvlvania,    in 


1797,  and  in  1807  came  with  his  fathir, 
James  Ccx,  and  the  family  to  Fairfield 
county.  The  settlement  was  made  near 
Fleasantville  and  there  amid  pioneer  scenes 
the  Cox  family  underwent  all  the  hartlships 
and  privations  incident  to  the  estalilishment 
of  a  home  uptrn  the  western  frontier. 
Thomas  B.  Co.x  purchased  a  large  tract  of 
land  which  was  then  covered  by  dense  for- 
est, the  tree-^  standing  in  their  primeval 
strength.  The  work  of  progress  and  im- 
provement seemed  scarcely  begun  wlicn  he 
became  a  factor  in  the  agricultural  interests 
of  the  community,  but  his  efforts  were  iK»t 
contined  alone  to  this  line,  his  lalxrs  prov- 
ing of  value  to  the  ct  unty  in  many  ways. 
He  was  a  man  of  large  energy,  f.rce  of 
character  and  keen  sagacity  and  had  great 
confidence  in  the  future  iif  Fairfield  county 
and  in  the  city  of  Lancaster,  in  which  he 
spent  the  later  years  of  his  life.  A  part  of 
his  farm  was  platted  and  became  what  is 
known  as  the  Cox  addition  to  Lancaster. 
There  Mr.  Cox  owned  a  numl>er  of  houses 
and  at  his  death  he  left  to  his  familv  a  large 


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estate,  for  as  the  years  had  advanced  he 
made  judicious  and  extensive  inve.-tnients 
in  fann  and  citv  property.  In  early  man- 
hood he  married  Miss  Elizabetli  \'an  Pelt, 
and  they  took  up  their  abode  in  Green- 
castle,  where  ]Mr.  Ct.>x  conducted  a  strre  for 
a  number  of  years.  He  also  ojjerated  a  tan- 
nery and  was  well  known  as  a  manufacturer 
of  leather.  His  business  interests  were 
varied  and  important  and  he  belonged  to 
that  class  of  representative  American  citi- 
zens who,  while  promoting  individual  suc- 
cess, also  advanced  the  general  prosperity. 
In  military  affairs  he  took  a  great  interest 
and  was  a  major  in  what  was  known  as  the 
White  Horse  Cavalry  in  the  days  of 
state  militia.  In  his  political  views  he  was 
a  stanch  Democrat  and  was  a  great  admirer 
as  well  as  a  personal  friend  of  Thomas  Ben- 
ton. Thus  active  in  commercial,  industrial 
and  agricultural  interests,  in  militar}-  and 
political  circles,  he  left  the  impress  of  his 
individuality  upon  the  development  and  im- 
provement of  his  adopted  connty.  and  for 
more  than  sixty  years  was  accounted  one 
of  its  valued  citizens.  He  passed  away  Jan- 
uary 9.  1871,  and  his  wife  died  in  1S75.  in 
her  seventy-ninth  year.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  four  children:  William,  now  de- 
ceased: Thomas  B.,  of  this  review:  Rich- 
ard: ami  J.  E.,  who  has  also  passed  away. 
In  the  village  schools  of  Greencastle 
Thonnas  B.  Cox  began  his  education,  which 
he  continued  in  a  select  schix>l  of  Lancaster, 
prosecuting  his  studies  for  six  years  and 
thereby  winning  that  br(>ad  mental  culture 
and  discipline  which  is  the  foundation  of  all 
business  success.     After   leaving  school  he 


became  sui>erintendent  of  a  grain  business 
and  alsi)  conducted  a  store  in  Greencastle. 
In  1857  he  established  a  store  in  New- 
Lexington,  Perry  county,  and  while  there 
was  elected  a  member  of  the  city  coun- 
cil, in  which  he  served  for  si.x  years,  so 
that  he  was  actively  concerned  with  the 
government  and  control  of  that  munici- 
pality. In  1S65  he  removed  to  Lan- 
caster to  take  charge  of  his  father's  af- 
fairs, and  upon  his  father's  death,  in  1S71, 
he  was  apjiointed  administrator  of  the 
estate,  Avhich  was  valued  at  one  huntlred 
and  seven  thousand  dollars.  The  farms 
comprise  five  hundred  and  fifty  acres  in 
Fairfield  county  and  another  farm  of  one 
hundred  and  sixty  acres  in  Missouri,  which 
is  owned  by  our  subject.  He  also  owns 
twenty-five  lots  and  a  number  of  dwellings 
in  Lancaster,  which  he  rents.  His  own  sub- 
stantial brick  residence  was  erected  in  1879 
and  is  one  of  the  attractive  homes  of  the 
county  seat,  being  celebrated  for  its 
gracious  hospitality. 

In  1865  Mr.  Cox  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Celia  R.  Ditto,  of  Perry 
county,  Ohio,  a  daughter  of  Jacob  and 
Mary  (King)  Ditto.  She  was  bom  in 
Perry  county  in  1836  and  by  her  marriage 
has  become  the  mother  of  six  children, 
namely:  Alice  C,  at  home;  \'irginia.  the 
wife  of  Harry  Becker,  a  prominent  dry 
goods  merchant:  Xellie  B..  who  became  the 
wife  of  Edward  Roberts,  of  Davenport. 
Iowa,  where  she  died  in  1S91  :  Elizabeth,  at 
home:  Belle  E..  who  is  also  with  her  par- 
ents: and  Thomas  B..  who  is  now  foreman 
(jf    Xeeb's    c|uarry.    of    this   county,   having 


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under    his    supervision  alx>ut  one  hundred 
men. 

Alllii.uj;li  the  property  and  business  in- 
terest of  ]\Ir.  Cox  demands  much  of  liis 
time,  he  lias  yet  found  opportunities  to  de- 
vote some  time  to  Hterary  matters  ami  is  a 
writer  of  interest  and  force,  his  puhlications 
in  some  of  the  principal  journals  through- 
out Ohio  attracting    widespread    attention. 


PTe  is  also  interested  in  medical  rem- 
edies and  has  comixxuided  a  medicine  which 
he  claims  as  an  infallil)le  cure  for  rheuma- 
tism. He  is  a  man  of  scholarly  attainments 
and  l)road  general  culture,  reads  widely  and 
is  w  ell  \  ersed  on  the  topics  of  the  day.  He 
is  courteous  and  affable  in  manner,  always 
apijroachable,  and  those  who  know  him  per- 
sonally have  for  him  a  warm  regard. 


DAVID  L.  BRIGHT. 


David  L.  Briglit.  who  follows  farming 
•on  section  26.  (ireeuheld  township,  was 
Ix^rn  May  31,  1858.  His  father.  David 
Bright,  was  l>orn  in  Greenfield  township  in 
^larch.  1813.  and  was  a  son  of  a  pioneer 
farmer.  He  c-perated  his  father's  land  until 
his  marriage  to  Miss  Arnold.  Tliey  be- 
•came  the  parents  of  seven  children  :  Charles: 
James  ;  Samuel :  F-".mma.  who  married  .-\.dam 
Fisher,  a  fanner  of  Pleasant  township:  and 
Julia,  the  wife  of  William  Spangler.  a  resi- 
dent fanner  of  \\'alnut  to\^•nship.  After 
1he  death  of  his  first  wife  the  father  married 
Mrs.  Crawford,  a  widow,  whose  maiden 
itame  was  Susan  Gissell.  By  this  marriage 
there  were  two  children.  John  Reber  and 
David  Luther.  At  th.e  time  of  his  first  mar- 
riage David  Bright.  Sr..  was  given  a  tract 
of  Avoodland  by  his  father.  This  he  cleared 
and  soon  had  a  good  farm,  to  Avhich  he  kept 
■adding  by  purchase  from'  time  to  time  until 


at  his  death  he  owned  four  hundred  and 
eighty-si.x  acres  of  valual.ile  land  in  the 
homestead  place  on  section  26.  Greenfield 
township.  This  was  divided  between  the 
two  sons  of  his  last  marriage.  He  had 
previously  given  to  each  of  his  other  chil- 
dren one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land, 
and  at  his  death  in  1890  he  also  left  a  large 
estate  in  personal   property. 

David  Luther  Bright.  whc>se  name  in- 
troduces this  review,  pursued  his  educatii'>n 
in  the  public  schools  and  early  became 
familiar  with  all  the  duties  and  lalwrs  that 
fall  to  the  lot  of  the  agriculturist,  .\fter 
arriving  at  years  of  maturity  he  married 
Almeda  Brandt,  a  daughter  of  Jacob  R. 
Brandt,  a  farmer,  contractor  and  bridge 
huikler.  who  was  widely  known  for  his 
engineering  ability.  The  Brandt  family 
was  established  in  this  part  of  Ohio  at  an 
earlv   date  by   representatives  of  the  name 


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who  came  from  Penn^^ylvaiiia.  The  mar- 
riaj,'e  <  f  our  subject  and  his  wile  was  cclc- 
biateil  Maicli  Ji.  188,^.  and  t!iey  iiave  two 
hvins'  chihh-eii.  Jacob  I.eroy  au«l  James 
l!ran(h,  wiio  are  being  carefully  educated. 
The   parents    are    memlxTS    of   the    English 


of  our  suliject  indicates,  his  ancest:  rs  were 

sturdy  and  courageous  soldiers  nf  the 
Rel'irmatiiju.  At  all  times  Mr.  Bright  is 
kn-wn  a>  an  hrn<,rable.  straight  fi  rrward 
man,  reliable  in  business  as  well  as  enter- 
Iirising.  pmgressive  and  ])erser\-ing  in  ail  he 


Lutlieran  church,  and.  as  the  middle  name     undertakes. 


GUST  AVE  A.  HAMBERGER. 


In  reviewing  the  life  history  of  Gustave 
A.  Hamberger  one  must  yield  a  tribute, of 
respect  and  admiiation  in  learning  of  what 
he  has  accrni'plished  th.rough  his  own  un- 
aided eff'.'rts.  With'^uf  extraordinary  fam- 
ily or  pecuniary  advantages  to  assist  him. 
he  fork  his  place  in  business  life  as  a  humble 
emjiloye.  but  his  is  a  nature  that  could  not 
content  itself  without  advancing,  and  grad- 
ually, through  earnest  puriwse,  unfaltering 
ililigence  and  probity,  'Sir.  Hamberger 
worked  Iiis  wa}'  upward  until  he  occupied 
an  enviable  position  on  the  plane  of 
alTluence.  The  success  which  he  has 
achieved  has  made  it  p<ssible  for  him  to 
now  enjty  a  well  meriteil  rest  and  thus  he 
is  living  in  Ik  n<jral)le  retirement  at  his  home 
in  Lancaster. 

Gusta\e  Arlolph  Hamberger  was  b<3m 
in  Landau,  P>a\'ar:a.  Germany.  December  8, 
1S43.  ^^'''■P  years  later  his  parents.  Bar- 
tholomew and  Gertrude  (Betzler)  Ham- 
berger crossed  the  Atlantic  to  the  new  world, 
taking  up  their  abxle  in  L'tica,  Xew  York, 


wdiere  the  father  died  in  1858.  lea\ing  the 
mother  with  seven  children,  five  son>  and 
two  daughters,  namely :  Fannie,  who  was^ 
born  in  1837:  Sel^astian,  born  in  1839:  Jo- 
seph. lx>rn  in  1841  :  Gustave  Adolph.  born  in 
1843;  Frank,  who  was  born  in  1846  and 
died  in  1836:  John,  born  in  18-19:  and 
Annie,  born  in  1853.  When  the  Civil  war 
bT(;ke  out  Sebastian.  Joseph  and  Gusla\e  A. 
went  to  the  front,  and  although  all  suffered 
from  wounds  they  returned  home  at  the 
close  of  the  war  in  1865.  The  m(^ther  long 
survived  her  husband  and  passed  away  in 
1884. 

Gustave  A.  Hamberger  was  r.nly  five' 
years  of  age  wdien  bn-iught  by  his  parents  to 
the  United  States,  and  in  the  Christian 
Catholic  parochial  scln-ols  of  L'tica,  Xew 
"^'ork,  he  began  his  education,  which  was 
afterward  continued  in  St.  John's  .\cademy, 
where  he  completed  his  literary  course.  He 
then  entered  upon  preparation  for  his  busi- 
ness career  as  an  employe  in  tlie  Globe 
\\'o<Men  Mills  of  L'tica,  Xew  York,  where 


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395- 


he  reiTiaincd  for  fcair  years.  Suhseqiientlv 
he  secured  ein))Iuynicnt  in  aimtlie-  lactnvy. 
wlicre  lie  remaine-l  until  after  the  inaugu- 
ration i.t  the  Ci\'il  war  in   iSbi. 

Mr.  Ilamherger  had  watched  with  in- 
terest t!;e  i^rogTcss  of  event-^  in  the  south 
and  resi  Ived  that  if  an  attempt  wa>  made  to 
overtlirow  the  L'ninu  lie  wind<l  strike  a 
blow  in  its  defense.  Accordingl}'  at  the  hrsi 
call  for  seventy-fi\  e  thousand  men  he  joined 
the  Second  .\ew  Y.  rk  He;.vy  Artillery 
and  t(ok  part  in  the  rirst  battle  of  Bull  Run. 
The  regiment  had  lieen  enlisted,  fiir  two 
years'  service  and  on  the  exijiration  (_.f  tliat 
period  he  returned  home,  but  as  the  war 
■progressed  and  it  seemed  douh.tful  wliether 
the  L'nion  troops  would  l.>e  \  ict(.rioi!s.  he 
once  nu  re  offered  his  sendees  to  the  gov- 
ernment, enlisting  in  iS,'')j  as  a  niemljcr  of 
Crn^'pany  A.  Fifth  Regiment.  Xew  Yca'k 
Heaw  Artillery,  particijiating  in  nineteen 
regular  engagements.  lie  was  always  found 
at  his  post  of  duty,  whether  in  the  thicke>t 
of  the  tight  or  on.  the  picket  line.  On  the 
22(\  of  June.  1865.  he  was  honrirably  dis- 
charged. He  declined  to  accept  a  commis- 
si' 11  after  being  discharged,  as  the  war  was 
over.    • 

Returning  to  Utica.  Xew  York.  Mr. 
Hamberger  was  employed  as  designer  in 
the  steam  woolen  mill  at  that  place.  In 
September.  1865.  he  went  to  On  ington. 
Kentucky,  to  superintenrl  the  work  of 
placing  in  position  the  machiner}-  in  a 
woolen- mill  in  that  cit_\-.  On  January  15. 
i8.''i6,  he  came  to  Lancaster  and  put  in  new 
rrachinery  in  the  Olds  &  Rahh't'^  wrolen 
mill,  reniaining  here  until  June.  1869.  when 


he  went  to  Circleville.  Ohio,  where  he  !>e- 
came  superintendent'  of  the  Cu-cleville- 
Wooien  Mills,  occupying  that  position  until 
October,  1869.  In  that  year,  owing  to  ill 
health,  he  returned  to  Fairfield  couniv.  an<I 
in  March.  1870.  purcha-cd  a  halt  in.terest 
in  the  Somerset  W'o.len  Mills  rf  Perrv 
county,  retciinmg  jiis  c  nnection  t'it.rewitli 
until  1871.  Uurmg  the  fall  of  1870  he 
established  a  new  woolen  mill  for  Gladhill 
&  St  ns  at  Mansfield.  Ohi<i.  wdiere  he  re- 
mained until  Christmas  of  that  vcar.  when 
he  returned  to  Somerset.  In  the  Sj.ring  c  f 
1871  he  went  to  Hemlock,  havinii  previ- 
ously dissolved  partnership  with  Mr.  Wil- 
son at  Somerset  and  lea^ed  the  Heml<x-k 
Wo.len  Mill,  owned  b,y  Stall.  Smith  & 
Sanders.  In  the  fall  of  1871  he  ouened  a 
general  store,  wb.ith  lie  cperated  in  con- 
nection with  the  mill,  and  alsoboug'.it  a  half 
interest  in  a  sawmill  owned  by  Joli.i  L.vons. 
He  als'j  became  a  partner  of  Richer,  Kutz 
&  Ulrich  in  buying  woi>l,  carrying  on 
this  business  at  [lemlnck.  Ohio,  witli  head- 
quarters in  Lancaster,  but  Mr.  Hamberg-er 
had  charge  Cif  the  business  in  Hemlock.  He 
was  appointed  first  pi>stmaster  of  Hemlock 
in  1 87 J.  In  the  fall  of  1S7J.  on  account  of 
being  so  far  from  ciiurch  and  gi  od  schools, 
he  removed  to  Lancaster,  severing  all  his 
connections  in  Heml.ck.  In  Lancaster  he 
purchased  the  gnx-ery  store  ot  deorge  \V. 
Brock  &  Comiiany,  In  May.  187.1.  he  pur- 
chased a  half  interest  in  t!ie  Lancaster 
Wixilen  Mills,  becoming  a  memlier  of  the 
tirm  of  Mc.Xnespie  &  Hamberger  in  the 
manufacture  of  woolen  goods.  In  1875  our 
sul'ject  invented  a  peculiar  kind  of  blanket 


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which  was  scld  to  the  various  state  institu- 
tions, being  so  firm  in  its  texture  that  it  was 
indestructabie  and  ci;uld  not  be  turn  by 
human  iiands.  This  l)lanket  liad  an  cxten- 
si\e  sale  in  ditferent  state-.  This  partner- 
ship continued  seven  months,  at  tlie  end  of 
which  time  Mr.  ^IcAnespie  died.  Subse- 
•quently  Mr.  Hamberger  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  tlie  widow,  which  continued  for 
eleven  years,  the  firm  being  continued  under 
the  lild  name.  Two  months  after  the  first 
partnership  was  formed  the  firm  sustained 
a  heavy  loss  by  the  great  flood  of  Jnly,  1S73, 
which  was  a  severe  lilnw.  Ijut  thmugh  the 
efforts  of  Mr.  Hamberger  tlie  business  was 
continued  and  success  crowned  his  eft'orts. 
S>.n  after  lie  accepted  the  position  and  for 
two  years  was  superintendent  of  the  ma- 
chine dei>artment  of  the  Ohio  penitentiary, 
serving  under  the  administrations  of  Gov- 
ernors Hoadley  and  Foraker.  At  the  close 
of  Ginenior  Hoadley's  administration  there 
was  a  re-organ:zation  of  the  prison  system 
of  the  state,  the  Democrats  being  super- 
■ceded  by  RepuI>Iicans  in  the  various  offices 
connected  therewith.  At  this  time  IMr. 
Hamberger  was  the  only  Democrat  who  re- 
1aine<l  his  position  under  the  Republican  ad- 
ministration, receiving  an  appointment  for 
two  more  years.  This  was  indeed  an  honor 
■tmd  a  compliment — and  one  which  was  well 
deser\ed, — but  at  the  end  of  six  months, 
because  of  business  reasons.- Mr.  Hamberger 
resigned.  In  Governor  Hoadley's  report  re- 
garding the  woolen  industry  in  prisons  was 
the  following:  "This  granted,  then  we  as- 
sume that  its  prosecution  with  prudence  and 
care  should  follow.     Under  these  Views  it 


was  apparent  that  an  experienced.  ]>ractical 
superir.tendent  nnist  l)e  selected,  ctne  who 
had  the  cajjacity  to  take  pergonal  supervis- 
ion of  a  varied  industry  of  thi-  character 
and  manage  it  with  prison  labor.  Our 
choice  fell  on  Mr.  G.  A.  Hamlxirger,  of 
Lancaster,  Ohio,  and  the  wisdom  of  our 
selection  has  been  proven  by  the  skill  and 
ability  with  which  he  has  surmamted  all 
tlifficulties  and  brought  his  imlustry  to  a 
business  success."  Mr.  Hamberger  was  the 
only  superintendent  in  tlie  state  that  was 
mentiiiued  in  these  rejjorts.  Under  the 
piece-price  plan  this  was  the  only  industry 
in  the  entire  ]irisf)n  that  showed  a  financial 
success.  Mr.  Haml>erger  returned  to  Lan- 
caster and  opened  a  knitting  mill  at  the 
Boys'  Lulustrial  School,  entering  into  a 
contract  with  the  board  of  directors.  At 
times  he  had  in  his  employ  froin  seventy- 
five  to  one  hundred  and  thirty  boys.  Here 
he  continued  in  active  business  for  nine 
years  and  then  moved  his  knitting  mill  to 
Lancaster.  He  was  one  of  the  first  to  or- 
ganize a  company  for  the  sinking  of  gas 
well  Xo.  I.  and  was  largely  instrumental  in 
securing  the  subscriptions  to  meet  the  ex- 
penses of  this  undertaking.  When  the  well 
had  been  sunk  to  a  depth  of  two  thousand 
feet  the  money  gave  out.  A  meeting  v>-as 
held  and  through  the  efforts  of  Mr.  Ham- 
berger more  was  raised  and  drilling  con- 
tinued less  than  one  hundred  feet  farther, 
when  gas  was  stiuck.  It  created  a  great 
deal  of  excitement  at  the  time,  showing  that 
the  gas  belt  of  this  district  had  been  found. 
Had  it  ncit  been  for  the  resolution  Mr. 
Hamberger  oft'ered    at    a    meeting  by  the 


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stockhul<lers  bel<I  in  Rising'  Block,  to 
g^o  five  huiulrcil  feet  further,  all  the  mc'iiey 
would  ha\-c  liccn  lost  and  prL>bably  no 
further  etinrts  would  have  been  made,  as 
has  been  the  ease  in  other  places.  ;\Ir.  Ilam- 
berger  has  been  a  most  active  factor  in  pro- 
moting manufacturing  and  industrial  inter- 
ests whereby  the  material  prosi^erity  and 
progress  of  the  city  has  been  advanced.  At 
the  same  time  he  has  won  for  himself  a 
handsome  competence,  so  that  he  is  now 
enabled  to  live  retired. 

In  the  year  1866  Mr.  Hamberger  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Louisa  Groff,  of 
Lancaster,  a  daughter  of  Anthony  GrotY,  an 
early  settler  and  a  much  respected  citizen  of 
this  place.  She  was  born  August  16,  1847, 
and  by  her  marriage  became  the  mother  of 
seven  children:  George  A.,  an  electrician, 
at  home;  Mary  Ann,  who  married  Frank 
Russell,  foreman  of  the  paint  department  of 
the  Columbus  Buggy  Ccyinpany;  Joseph  who 
married  ^Miss  Fanny  Brown  and  resides  in 
Lancaster;  Ague*,  who  was  a  twin  sister  of 
Joseph  and  became  the  wife  of  William 
Keirnan,  employed  in  the  Cincinnati  & 
Muskingum  Valley  [Machine  Shops :  Febia 
Louisa,  who  married  Charles  Zimmerman, 
bookkeeper  for  Reagon  &  Connell,  of  Co- 
lumbus; Le<ina.  at  home;  and  Remple,  who 
died    in    1896. 

In  his  i»litical  afiiliations  ^Ir.  Ham- 
berger is  a  stanch  Democrat  and  a  very 
ardent  admirer  of  \\'illiam  Jennings  Bryan. 
He  has  been  mi>st  active  in  promoting  cam- 
paign work,  in  organizing  committees,  in 
securing,  funds  to  meet  the  necessar}'  ex- 
penses, and  when  he   fomid  that  the  cam- 


paign funds  were  short  he  advanced  his  in- 
dividual check  fur  one  hundred  dollars  to 
secure  William  Jennings  Bryan  tti  come  to 
Lancaster.  He  was  active  in  arranging  for 
and  naming  the  places  at  which  Mr.  Bryan 
was  to  speak  during  the  presidential  com- 
paign  of  1S96,  and  Ia.bored  most  earnestly 
and  eft'ecti\ely  f(jr  the  cause  in  which  lie 
belie\ed.  For  two  years  he  served  as  a 
member  of  the  city  council  and  his  efforts 
were  practical  and  beneficial  in  behalf  of  the 
welfare  and  improvement  of  Lancaster. 
During  the  discussion  in  congress  of  the 
tariff  in  1890,  before  the  ways  and  means 
committee,  Mr.  Hamberger  apjiearetl  and 
ably  advocated  the  low  tariff  on  foreign 
wool,  claiming  that  it  would  be  beneficial  to 
all  concerned.  In  the  congressional  report 
it  is  stated  tliat  ]\Ir.  Hamberger  appeared 
before  the  committee  in  resixmse  to  the  re- 
quest of  Congressman  James  H.  Outlnvait, 
district  No.  12,  of  Ohio,  and  the  statement 
which  he  made  before  the  committee  ap- 
pears in  full  in  the  report,  being  the  only 
one  out  of  hundreds  that  found  a  place  in 
the  congressional  record.  His  remarks, 
were  so  \'ery  comprehensive  and  so  con-- 
vincing  that  the  late  President  McKinley,. 
who  was  chairman  of  the  committee,  or- 
dered the  speech  published.  After  its  pub- 
lication ^Ir.  Hamberger  received  a  letter 
from  F.  M.  Dyer,  of  Madison,  Wisconsin, 
from  which  we  quote  as  fiJlows :  '"I  have 
read  with  profit  your  views  delivered  before 
the  ways  and  means  committee  of  the  fifty- 
first  congress,  touching  the  duties  on  wool. 
I  write  you  this  for  infornntii>n.  as  one 
word  from  a  practical  business  man  carries 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


more  wciglit  with  me  than  volume.-;  of 
sounds  fi-LMii  pnlitical  liu>iness  men.  I>t. 
From  yi.ur  expcritiice  in  Oliio  <is  a  manu- 
facturer do  yiiu  say  thai  American  wool  is 
dis|.lactd  l;y  imirited  wunl?  2d.  Do  tb.e 
farmers  dcri\-e  any  benefit  fri-ni  wool  duties? 
\\"ould  renu)\-al  of  duty  on  wr.ol  increase 
woolen  and  wcrsied  manufacturer?  3d. 
^^'oIlld  rcmo\al  of  duty  on  won]  increase 
demand  for  American  wih.I?'  41I1.  WWaI. 
is  the  effect  of  the  McKinley  law  since  its 
inception  on  wiiol  orciwing;  (2<n.  manu- 
facturers: and  (3d),  price  of  goods  to  con- 
sumers ? 

"I  am  aware  that  I  am  drawing  on  you 
without  warrant  of  ac(|uaintance  even.  My 
apology  is  that  the  prominent  part  that  is 
given  me  in  this  campaign  in  Wisci^nsin 
necessitates  the  use  of  facts  nf  weight  which 
I   think  you  possess. 

"Respectfidly, 

"F.  M.  Dyi-:r. 
"Madison.   \\'is."' 

]Mr.  Hamherger  rei)lied  on  thirty-six 
sheets  of  foolscap  pai)er.  cli.'sely  written, 
and  this  reply  was  printed  anfl  distributed 
all  c\er  the  state.  That  year  the  state  went 
F^emocratic.  the  tirst  time  in  a  long  period, 
giving  its  support  to  Grover  Cleveland,  and 


fc;r  several  years  under  the  administrations 
of  Ixith  Keiniliiicans  and  Democrats  Mr. 
llaniberger  scr\ed  as  de])iU\  United  States 
marsiial  of  the  southern  district  of  Ohio, 
com])rising  fort_\-fiiur  counties,  but  finally 
resigned  on  account  (.f  the  many  disagaee- 
able  feature^  connected  with  the  otTice. 

Socially  he  is  identified  with  P.utterlield 
Post.  Xo.  77.  C;.  A.  R..  and  thus  maintains 
pleasant  relation-^  with  his  old  army  com- 
rades. He  sersed  fourteen  years  a>^  one  of 
tlie  soldiers'  relief  commissioners.  whosQ 
duly  it  is  to  look  after  the  wants  of  the  old 
soldiers  and  orijlians  and  widows  of  soldiers 
in  Fairfield  county.  In  everything  jiertain- 
ing  to  the  u[)l)uilding  of  Lancaster  he  takes 
an  active  part  and  is  a  liberal  contributor  to 
the  enterprises  which  insure  its  progress. 
He  is  a  se'f-nia.de  man  in  the  fullest  sense 
of  that  ofttiir.cs  misused  term,  his  priisperity 
in  life  being  due  to  his  industry  cud  in- 
tegrity. Fijrtune  has  certainly  dealt  kindly 
with  (hi.ta\e  A.  Tlambcrger.  f.^r  all  bless- 
ings that  fall  tit  nian  on  earth  seem  to  be  his. 
His  life  is  a  living  illustration  of  what  abil- 
it\-,  energv  and  force  of  character  can  ac- 
cnmplish.  It  is  tn  such  men  that  the  west 
owe-  its  prosperity,  its  rapid  progress  and 
its  advancement. 


THOMAS  S.  PRATT. 


Historv  is  no  longer  a  recrd  of  wars  c<:mmerc!al  acti\ity.     It  chronicles  advance- 

and     conf(uests.     of    military     iinasion    or  n-ent  in  luisiness.  science  and  art.  and  each 

sanguine    victories,    but   is   the    account    of  community  owes  its  upbuilding  not  to  one 

progress  made  almig  lines  of  industrial  and  per^.-n  alone  but  to  the  combined  efif'ins  of 


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399 


many  citizens,  espt-cially  to  tlmsc  wlio  are 
Ci.niKcle'l  witli  ccmmerciai  interests.  Of 
the  last  cla>s  Mr.  I'ratt  is  a  representative, 
dealing  in  confectionery  and  frnit  and  con- 
ducting a  go.  (1  restanrant  in  l^ancastcr. 
Ke  represents  one  of  tlie  old  families  of 
Fairfield  county  and  liis  birth  occurred  in 
tli;s  city  July  \2.  1847.  ^^''^  father.  George 
W.  I'ratt.  was  lx>rn  at  Culpeper  Court 
House.  \'irginia,  in  18:20,  ami  at  the  place 
of  his  nativity  grew  to  nianho.-il.  receiving 
but  meagre  educational  privileges.  h\  1844 
lie  came  to  Fairfield  county,  making  the 
journey  on  fo^it.  He  had  previously  learned 
the  tanner's  trade  with  his  hrcther,  James 
M.  I'ratt.  and  after  taking  up  his  abode  in 
this  county  he  engaged  in  the  tanning  busi- 
ness as  a  partner  Cff  his  lirother.  For  a 
numV-er  of  years  they  succcssfull\-  manufac- 
tured leather,  conducting  their  enterprise 
unti'  1884.  when  the  father  retired  from 
l>usines>  and  soon  afterward  was  called  to 
his  final  rest.  His  wife  bore  the  maiden 
name  of  .\ngeline  Caldwell,  and  was  born, 
reared  ar.d  educated  in  Rushville.  Fairfield 
dunty.  Her  parents.  David  and  Mary 
(Botts)  Caldwell,  were  earlv  settlers  of  the 
county,  reiroving  from  ^VLaryland  and  Penn- 
sylvania respectively  and  Ijecoming  resi- 
dents of  the  Buckeye  state  at  an  early  day. 
Mrs.  Caldwell  is  still  living,  occupy-ng  the 
old  homestead  in  Lancaster.  Her  husband 
was  fi  r  many  years  a  member  of  the  city 
council  and  was  a  Master  Mason.  The 
paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject  was 
Benjamin  Pratt,  a  native  of  \'irginia. 
David  I^'ratt  and  his  wife  became  the  par- 
ents of  the  following  children:    Thomas  S.. 


of  this  re\-icw ;  .\nna.  a  widnw :  Caroline, 
the  wife  nf  Dr.  Recil.  of  Battle  Creek, 
-Michigan;  Flizabeth.  who  m.arried  .\mi>> 
Mood,  of  Lancaster:  Fnima.  wln'  is  the 
wife  of  D.  Picket  ami  resides  at  Columbus. 
Ohi'i:  and  Charles  I'.,  a  resident  of  Union 
City.  Indiana. 

In  taking  up  the  personal  history  of 
Tlinma>  S.  ]'ratt  we  present  to  our  readers 
the  life  record  nf  one  widely  and  favorably 
kui>wn  in  r^airfield  count}-.  In  retrospect 
one  can  see  him  as  a  schoolboy  mastering 
the  branches  of  learning  taught  in  the 
schools  of  l^ancaster.  Having  completed 
his  literary  education  he  learned  the  trade 
of  a  tanner  with  his  father  and  continued  to 
follow  that  business  for  ten  years.  On  the 
completiijn  iA  the  decade  he  went  into  the 
coal  regicms  and  for  ten  _\ ears  was  e;n[)loyed 
in  a  store  owned  by  a  coal  co:npany.  His 
next  place  of  resilience  was  Xew  Straits- 
ville.  an<l  later  he  returned  to  Lancaster, 
where  he  establisheil  his  restaurant,  con- 
fectii  ner_\'  and  frnit  stt;re.  beginning  his 
business  in  181)3  in  the  Martin  bli.ck.  Here 
he  has  since  conducted  his  establishment. 
finding  that  reliable  business  methods, 
reasonable  prices  and  an  earnest  desire  to 
please  are  pctent  elements  for  success. 
These  cnialities  have  enabled  him  to  enjoy  a 
c<ln^tantly  increasing  patronage  and  he  n^w 
has  a  large  trade. 

On  the  i6tli  of  January,  1878.  was  cele- 
brated the  marriage  of  Mr.  FVatt  and  Miss 
Flla  C.  Friend,  of  Hix'king  ci  unty.  Ohio,  a 
daughter  of  Sampson  and  Flvira  Friend. 
The\-  have  one  S(-n.  Henry  C.  who  is  em- 
ployed as  a  telegraph  operator  at   Bechtol, 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


Ohio.  Our  suliject  and  his  wife  hold  mem- 
bersliip  relation?  in  ihe  :vlethndist  Episcopal 
church,  and  he  l)clongs  to.Xcw  Straitsville 
Lodge.  Xix  484,  F.  &  A.  ^[..  and  ihe 
Knights  of  Pythias  lodge  of  the  same  place. 
He  is  also  a  representative  of  the  fienevo- 
lent  &  Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  in 
politics  is  a  Republican,  but  while  he  keeps 


well  inf.-rmed  on  the  issues  and  questions  of 
the  dav  he  has  never  sought  or  d.esired 
office.  i)referring  to  give  his  entire  time  and 
attention  to  his  business  afTairs.  \\\-  career 
proving  that  close  application  and  a  laud- 
able anibitiim  will  do  much  toward  winning 
a  position  of  the  topmost  rounds  of  the  lad- 
der of  success. 


THE  BAUMGARDNER  FAMILY. 


In  the  land  of  the  Alps  in  the  early  part 
of  the  nineteenth  century  lived  two  young 
people.  Jacob  Baumgardner  and  Maria  Em- 
hoff.  who  were  destined  to  figure  pronii- 
nentlv  in  the  pioneer  history  of  Fairfield 
county  as  early  settlers  of  this  part  of  the 
state  and  as  founders  of  a  family  that  has 
figured  largely  in  promoting  the  material 
progress  and  the  educational  and  moral  ad- 
vancement of  this  portion  of  Ohio.  Upon 
one  of  the  westwardbound  sailing  vessels 
%vhich  left  Europe  in  1S17  the^e  young 
pei)ple  were  numbered  among  the  passen- 
o-ers.  They  crossed  the  Atlantic  in  com- 
pany with  Johonn  Emhoff  and  his  family, 
consisting  of  his  wife,  Faraiy.  his  son  John 
and  the  other  daughters  Barbara  and  Fanny. 
They  had  previously  lived 'in  Arisdorf,  in 
the  canton  of  Basil,  Switzerland,  but  the 
father  believed  that  he  might  better  his  con- 
dition in  the  new  world  and  provide  better 
opportunities  for  his  children.  Therefore  he 
came  to  America.     The  youngest  daughter 


was  then  the  at'hanced  biide  of  Jacob  Baum- 
gardner, who  accompanied  the  family  oa 
the  emigration.  The  conditions  of  a  sea 
vo}-age  at  that  time  were  verj-  different  from 
those  of  the  present  day.  In  the  slow  sail- 
ing ve.-sels  it  reciuired  weeks  and  sometimes 
months  to  cross  the  Atlantic  and  the  vessel 
upon  which  the  party  started  encountered 
some  \-erv  severe  weather.  Great  grief  also 
came  to  them  in  the  loss  of  the  husband  and 
father,  who  dieil  while  at  sea  and  was  buried 
beneath  the  waves  of  the  Atlantic.  At 
length,  however,  the  other  members  of  the 
partv  arrived  safely  at  Philadelphia.  Penn- 
sylvania. There  the  family  separated,  the 
son.  John  Emhoff,  going  to  Xew  Orleans, 
where  he  located,  making  his  home  there 
until  his  death.  Tlie  daughter  Barbara 
went  to  Cincimiati.  Ohio,  where  she  became 
the  wife  of  John  Sayler  and  spent  her  re- 
maining days.  The  other  daughter.  Fanny, 
became  a  resident  of  Baltimore.  I^Iaryland, 
where  she  was  married  to  a  Mr.  Bussart,  b\^ 


HE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


whom  she  had  a  (laughter.  Xancy,  who  be- 
came the  wife  irf  Xoah  Ream.  .Mrs.  Bu.-s- 
art  remained  a  re-Mdem  of  liahiniore.  Mary- 
land, until  called  tu  her  final  rest.  The 
yonng-est  daughter  uf  the  family.  }^Iaria  Em- 
hoff,  and  her  afhanced  Inishand,  Jacub 
Baumgardner,  came  to  Fairfield  county, 
Ohio,  .settling-  in  the  vicinity  of  Basil,  and 
here  on  the  ist  of  December,  iSij,  they 
were  iniited  in  marriage  Ijy  Justice  Adam 
\\'eaver. 

The  domestic  life  of  the  young  couple 
was  begun  on  a  farm  about  two  and  one- 
half  miles  south  of  Baltimore,  Ohio.  Tliey 
W'Cre  worth}'  and  honored  pioneer  people  of 
the  neighborhood,  taking  an  active  and  help- 
ful part  in  the  work  of  improvement  and 
progress  as  Fairfield  county  emerged  from 
primitive  conditions  to  take  its  place  among 
the  leading  comities  of  this  great  common- 
wealth. In  the  midst  of  the  forest  Mr. 
Baumgardner  developed  a  farm,  cutting 
away  the  trees  and  prejiaring  the  land  for 
cultivation  and  then  engaging  in  the  tilling 
of  the  soil.  He  used  the  crude  farm  im- 
plements which  were  known  in  that  day 
and  which  made  farm  labor  a  more  ditiicult 
and  arduous  task  than  at  the  present,  but 
with  characteristic  energ)-  and  perseverance 
he  continued  his  work  until  his  land  became 
very  productive  and  brought  to  him  a  grati- 
fying income  as  the  result  of  his  labor.  It 
was  uixOT  this  farm  that  he  and  his  wife 
reared  tlieir  family  of  eight  children,  four 
sons  and  four  daughters,  namely :  Eliza- 
beth. Mary,  John.  Lydia,  Solonnn.  Sary, 
Henrv  and  Jaci^b.  All  reached  years  of  ma- 
turitv.  were  married  and  had  families  of 
their  own.      They  took  an   active    part    in 


transforming  the  ci-untry  into  fine  farms 
and  thus  made  the  name  of  "I-'airfield"  one 
well  merited  in  this  secti..n  of  the  state. 

Jacol>  naumganlner.  the  husband  and 
father,  died  on  the  15th  of  Ocloln-r,  1829. 
in  the  thirty-eigluh  year  of  liis  age.  The 
widowed  miither  then  continued  to  li\e  with 
the  children  up^m  the  ohl  home  place  until 
Ajiril,  J 83 1,  when  she  was  again  married, 
becoming  the  wife  of  PJenjamin  Caley.  at 
which  time  she  went  to  the  home  ni  Mr. 
Caley.  about  four  miles  south  of  the  city  of 
Lancaster,  in  Berne  township.  She  was  ac- 
companied by  all  of  the  children  by  the  first 
marriage  with  the  exception  of  Elizabeth, 
the  eldest  daughter,  who  went  to  live  with 
a  family  of  the  name  of  Hei.-tand,  and 
John,  the  eldest  son,  who  resided  with  a 
family  by  the  name  of  Schaefer.  By  the 
second  marriage  there  were  born  two  chil- 
dren :  Rosan  and  George  \\'ashington 
Caley.  The  different  members  c>f  the  fam- 
ily continued  to  live  upon  the  Caley  farm 
until  they  married  and  went  to  honies  of 
their  own.  Again  the  husband  an<.l  father 
was  removed  liy  death  from  the  household 
and  the  mother  left  a  widow.  For  some 
time  >he  ceuitinuetl  to  live  upon  the  farnr 
with  her  son,  Solomon  Baumgardner.  who 
succeeded  her  in  the  ownership  of  the  prop- 
erty, and  afterward  she  made  her  home  with 
her  daughter,  Mrs.  Rosan  (Caley)  \\ils..n. 
until  she  was  called  to  her  final  rest  on  the 
15th  of  Deceml)er.  1875.  when  she  had 
reached  the  ad\anced  age  of  eighty-rmc 
years.  Thus  passed  away  one  of  the 
esteemed  pioneer  women  of  Fairfield  coun- 
ty. Much  has  been  written  about  the  pio- 
neer men  who  have  pushed  their  way  for- 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


ward  into  the  wilderness  of  the  west  and 
there  dcveluped  farms  or  planted  industries 
which  have  pronn-ted  the  material  prosper- 
ity and  uplxiilding  of  the  localities  witli 
which  they  hecaine  connected;  less  has 
been  said  about  the  pioneer  women,  Imt 
their  part  is  no  le>s  imii;,rtant  l^ecausc  their 
work  is  of  a  more  quiet  nature.  They  have 
performed  the  duties  of  the  household  and 
have  reared  the  children  who  have  became 
the  valued  citizens  of  the  later  s^enerati.jii. 
]\Irs.  Cak"\'  certainl}-  deserved  great  credit 
tor  what  she  accomplished.  Carling  for  the 
little  liome  upon  the  frontier,  she  was  de- 
voted to  her  family  and  as  the  re.sult  of 
her  careful  guidance  and  earnest  efforts  in 
])ehalf  of  her  children  they  became  men  and 
•women  of  strong  character,  of  sterling  pur- 
pose and  of  upright  lives. 

Solomon  Baumgardncr  was  only  about 
■seven  years  of  age  when  he  took  up  his 
-abcnle  uj)  n  the  farm  which  is  yet  his  hrnne. 
Here  he  has  li\-ed  continuously  since  April. 
1831.  He  was  educated  in  the  schools  of 
the  locality  and  in  his  youth  bore  his  part 
in  the  work  of  developing  and  improving 
the  old  homestead,  early  becoming  familiar 
with  the  labors  of  field  and  meadow .  After 
•^rri\  ing  at  years  of  maturity  he  sought  a 
companion  and  helpmeet  for  life's  journey 
and  was  joined  in  w-edlock  to  Rebecca  Swar- 
iTier.  a  daughter  of  John  and  Rebecca  (Bix- 
•ler)  Swarner,  the  marriage  •ceremony  being 
performed  on  the  24th  of  Februar>-.  1852. 
by  the  Rev.  John  W'agenhals.  Ten  sons  and 
one  daughter  were  Ix>rn  of  this  union, 
namelv:  Ji>hn  Swarner,  Franklin  Pierce, 
William  Henry,  Solomiai.  Jr.,  George 
Washington,  Jacob   Adam,   Mary  Rebecca, 


Albert,  Frederick  Horn,  I^dward  and  Find- 
ley  May.  All  of  the  chiklren,  together  with 
the  parents,  arc  yel  living,  mi  that  the  fam- 
ily circle  remains  unliroken  by  the  hand  of 
death.  On  the  J4th  of  February,  ujoj, 
Solonii  n  Ikuimgardncr  and  his  estimable 
wife  celebrated  their  fiftieth,  dt  g(_ilden,  wed- 
ding anm'versary  and  had  the  di-^tinction 
and  pleasure  of  seeing  all  of  their  chiklren 
and  grandchildren  present  at  the  home 
place  on  that  joyous  occasion.  It  is  a  fact 
worthy  of  note  that  so  large  a  family  found 
it  possible  to  all  meet  together  again.  The 
Raumgardners  come  of  a  hardy,  long-lived 
stock,  four  generations  of  them  now  b'ving, 
and  they  arc  characterized  by  a  sturdv  in- 
tegrity, Giristian  principles  and  by  tem- 
perance, industry  and  thrift.  They  occupy 
leading  positions  in  their  chosen  walks  of 
life  and  are  of  the  noblest  type  of  citizen- 
ship in  this  country.  Of  the  descendants  of 
Jacob  and  Maria  (  Emhoff)  Baumgardner 
there  arc  living  live  children.  f.:rty-eight 
grandchildren,  seventy-seven  great-grand- 
children and  thirty-tive  great-great-grand- 
children, while  five  children,  twenty  grand- 
children, fifteen  great-grandchildren  and 
three  great-great-grandchildren  are  de- 
ceased, making  a  total  of  two  hundred  and 
eight  descendants.  The  family  name  is  in- 
separably inierwc>ven  with  the  history  of 
Fairfield  county  through  eighty-five  years 
and  the  record  is  one  of  which  any  family 
might  be  proud,  for  fearless  in  conduct, 
hoiKirable  in  business  and  stainless  in  char- 
acter the  representatives  of  the  name  have 
alwa\s  i)een  active  in  promoting  the  wel- 
fare of  this  section  r>f  Ohio  along  linei  of 
material,    intellectual    and    moral    progress. 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


403 


JAMES  T.   PICKERING. 


James  T.  Pickering  is  well  knnun  as  an 
attorney  at  law,  practicaisj  at  the  bar  i;t  Lan- 
caster, and  also  is  the  postmaster  of  ihat  city. 
In  a  profession  where  distinctii^n  is  won 
through  individual  merit  he  has  gained  an  en- 
viable standing  and  in  public  office  his  lo\  alty 
to  duty  has  won  for  him  high  enomiums 
from  his  felluw  tov,nsnieu.  He  has  a  wide 
acquaintance  throughout  Fairfield  county, 
for  he  is  one  of  her  nati\e  S(:>ns  and  has  spent 
his  entire  life  here,  his  birth  having  occur- 
red en  the  7th  of  June.  1858.  Far  back  for 
many  generaiii:ns  the  ancestral  hi'^tory  can 
l>e  traced.  Tlie  family  is  of  English  lineage 
and  was  founded  in  America  by  William 
Pickering  in  early  clonial  days.  The  great- 
grandparenis  of  our  subject  ^vere  .\brahani 
and  Ann  Pickering.  wIid  resided  in  Rock- 
ingham, \'irginia,  wdience  they  emigrated 
westward  in  1806.  taking  up  their  abode  in 
Fairlield  county,  Ohio.  They  brought  with 
them  their  little  son.  James  Pickering,  who 
was  then  Init  six  years  of  age.  His  birth 
had  occurred  inRcKkingham  cctmty  in  1800 
and  amid  the  wild  scenes  of  frontier  life  in 
the  Buckeye  state  he  was  reared  to  man- 
hood. W'heit  he  had  attained  the  adult  age 
he  married  Catherine  Williams  an  1  took  up 
his  abode  in  \'iolet  township.  Fairfield 
county,  where  he  carried  rm  general  farm- 
ing and  stock-raising.  With  the  passing 
years  hi>  financial  resources  increased,  his 
labors  in  fields  and  meadows  bringing  to  him 
gc«xl  returns.  By  his  marriage  he  had  four 
sons  and  a  daughter,  namely:  Jacob.  La- 
fayette. Joseph.  James  and  Elizabeth. 

Of  this  number  Jacob  Pickering  was  the 


father  of  our  subject  and  his  birth  occurred 
in  \"iulet  tmvnship,  I'airfield  county,  in 
1827.  The  work  of  the  farm  early  became 
familiar  to  him  and  the  public  schools  of 
the  neighl>jrhood  alYorded  him  his  educa- 
tiinial  privileges.  He  married  Samantha 
Ffird.  who  was  born  in  the  same  township, 
May  I.  iS2('\  a  daughter  of  Philip  and 
Xancy  (Callahan)  Ford.  The  great-grand- 
fatlier  on  the  mc>ther's  side  was  the  Rev. 
George  Callahan,  one  of  the  p'onccr  preach- 
ers, who  rode  the  circuit  in  the  early  davs, 
preaching  in  school  houses,  in  dwellings  and 
in  forests,  where\er  the  people  would  con- 
gregate to  hear  the  gospel  tidings.  The 
other  great-grandfather  on  the"  maternal 
side  was  John  Ford.  wh(_>  removed  from  the 
valley  of  Fredericksliurg.  \'irgiuia,  to  Fair- 
field county,  Ohio,  and  settled  in  A'iolet 
township  in  180^1.  By  the  marriage  of  ^{r. 
Pickering  and  .Samantha  Ford  four  children 
were  l>orn,  of  whom  three  are  \et  living, 
namely:  Jennie  E..  the  wife  of  Charles  E. 
Aly.  of  Lancaster:  James  T.,  c>f  this  review; 
and  Ella  S..  who  is  a  teacher  in  the  high 
schools  of  Lancaster.  In  his  earlv  political 
views  the  father  was  a  De.i:ocrat.  being 
identified  with  that  party  until  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  Republican  party,  when  he  joined 
its  ranks,  continuing  to  give  it  his  support 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  on  the  3d  of 
June,  188'').  His  wife  still  survive^  him  and 
is  now  living  in   Lancaster. 

Jannes  T.  Pickering,  whose  name  ir.tro- 
duces  this  review,  was  reared  in  the  usual 
manner  of  fanner  lads  of  that  period,  work- 
ing in  the  fields  and  meadows  and  receiving 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


his  mental  discipline  in  district  schools, 
which  he  attended  between  the  ages  ot  six 
and  sixteen  years.  He  then  accompanied 
his  parents  in  their  reniowal  t;)  Delaware, 
Ohio,  and  became  a  ^tudent  in  the  high 
school  of  that  city,  and  when  his  further 
educational  training  had  preixired  him  for 
a  collegiate  ci  urse  he  entered  the  Ohio 
Wesleyan  University  at  Delaware,  in  which 
institution  he  was  graduated  with  the  class 
of  1883.  After  his  graduation  he  engaged 
in  teaching  school  for  three  years  and  in  the 
meantime  t(x>k  up  the  study  of  law,  which 
he  diligaitly  pursued  for  two  years,  being 
admitted  to  the  bar  before  the  supreme  court 
of  Columbus  in  1S88.  In  1890  he  formed 
a  partnership  with  his  brother,  C.  C.  Pick- 
ering, under  the  firm  name  of  Pickering  & 
Pickering,  and  began  a  general  practice  of 
law,  which  he  has  continued  up  to  the  pres- 
ent time.  His  reputation  as  a  lawyer  has 
been  won  through  earnest,  honest  labor,  and 
his  standing  at  the  bar  is  a  merited  tribute 
to  his  ability.  He  now  has  a  very  large 
practice,  and  his  careful  preparation  of 
cases  is  supplemented  by  a  power  of  argu- 
ment ajid  forceful  presentation  of  his  points 
in  the  court  ro'-m.  so  that  he  seldom  fails  \<.> 
gain  the  verdict  desired. 


In  1895  ^^t"-  Pickering  was  married  to 
.Miss  Jessie  D.  Chancy,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
a  dauglitcr  of  \\illiani  and  Eleanor  (  Har- 
sha)  Chaney.  This  union  has  been  blessed 
with  two  children:  Eleanor  C.  and  Dor- 
otliy.  The  jjarents  are  acceptable  members 
of  the  -Methidist  Episcopal  church,  taking 
an  active  interest  in  all  that  tends  to  ad- 
vance the  wi.rk  and  extend  the  influence  of 
the  churc'i.  Fraternally  Mr.  Pickering  is 
connected  with  Lancaster  Lodge,  Xc'.  ^7, 
F.  (S:  A.  .M.,  and  has  also  taken  the  degrees 
of  the  chapier.  In  his  political  views  he  has 
ever  been  a  stalwart  Reinihlican,  and  having 
made  a  clixse  study  of  the  questions  and 
issues  of  the  day  he  has  ability  to  support 
his  position  by  intelligent  arguments.  In 
July,  1898.  he  was  appointed  by  Presiilent 
McKinley  to  the  position  of  postmaster  of 
Lancaster  and  is  still  serving,  his  admin- 
istration of  the  ati'airs  of  the  office  being- 
such  as  to  win  him  high  commendation.  He 
has  a  pul>lic-spirited  interest  in  all  that  per- 
tains to  general  progress  and  improvement, 
and  his  entire  freedom  from  self-laudai'ion 
or  ostentation  has  made  him  one  of  the  most 
popular  residents  of  Fairfield  county,  with 
whose  histoi-y  he  has  now  been  long  and 
prominently   identified. 


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SAMUEL  REAM 


HISTORY  OF  PERRY  COUNTY. 


BIOGRAPHICAL, 


SAMUEL  REAM. 


Samuel  Ream  is  well  known  throughout 
Perry  county  as  a  larmer,  sto\:k  dealer  and 
banker  and  his  bu-iness  interests  have  been 
of  marked  benefit  to  the  commuiiit}',  his  ac- 
tivity not  only  contributing  to  his  individ- 
ual success  but  also  proving  an  active  factor 
in  the  development  of  the  city.  Through- 
out his  entire  career  he  has  been  known  for 
his  sterling  rectitude  of  character  and  his 
iinciuestioncd  integrity.  He  was  born  in 
1829,  in  Clayton  township,  and  is  a  son  of 
William  and  Eliza  ( McClure^  Ream.  His 
paternal  grandfather,  Samuel  Ream,  became 
one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Perry  county, 
arriving  here  in  1801  in  company  with  two 
brothers  who  removed  from  Reanistown, 
Pennsylvania.  He  married  Rachel  King,  a 
sister  of  the  late  Judge  Thomas  King,  the 
first  representative  of  Perry  county  in  the 
Ohio  state  legislatuie.  Among  their  chil- 
dren were  William  Ream,  the  fath.er  of  our 
subject;  Antlrew:  David;  and  S.  K.  Ream. 
The  last  named  married  ^[aria  Ritcliey,  a 
•daughter  of  the  Hon.   Thoma^   Ritchev,   a 


member  of  congress.  William  Ream,  the 
father  oi  our  subject,  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Eliza  McClure,  a  daughter  of  James 
McClure,  of  Delaware  county,  Ohio,  and  a 
sister  of  Dr.  William  iNIcClure,  who  died  in 
Somerset  in  1S3:?.  David  Ream  served  as 
county  commissi'. ner  at  one  time,  being 
elected  (ni  the  Republican  ticket,  although 
the  county  was  strongly  Democratic.  The 
children  of  the  parents  of  our  subject  were: 
David,  who  is  a  resident  farmer  of  Reading- 
township:  William  M.,  a  resident  of  To- 
peka,  Kansas:  Ji>hn  E.,  who  is  also  living  in 
Reading  township:  and  Sanuiel. 

Samuel  Ream,  whose  name  introduces 
this  review,  was  reared  upon  the  old  family 
iicmestead  in  Perry  county,  and  during  his 
entire  life  he  has  been  connected  with  agri- 
cultural pursuits.  He  has  also  been  engaged 
in  stock-raising  and  he  o^vns  several  farms 
in  Perry  county,  all  cf  which  are  well  stocked 
with  cattle  and  sheep.  He  has  been  a  gen- 
eral breeder,  being  especially  active  along 
that   line  while   li\-irig   up'>n    his    farm    in 


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Reafling  towiT^Iiip.  Tn  1S74  lie  removed  to 
Somerset  and  erected  the  finest  residence  in 
the  town.  He  then  turned  his  attention  to 
tlie  mining  business,  wliich  lie  followed  in 
connection  with  Xoah  Karr  for  about  four 
years.  Other  Inisiness  interests  which  he 
has  in  Somerset  closely  connect  him  with 
commercial  and  Ixmking  interests.  Since 
i8gi  he  has  been  the  president  of  the  Som- 
erset Bank,  and  under  the  guidance  li  Mr. 
Ream  and  his  son,  who  is  acting  as  cashier, 
this  bank  has  become  one  of  the  leading 
banking  institutions  in  the  county. 

In  1859  JNIr.  Ream  Avas  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Sarah  E.  Brown,  a  daughter 
of  the  late  Judge  William  'M.  Brown,  of 
Perry  county.  On  the  maternal  side  she 
is  a  granddaughter  of  Thomas  McXaugh- 
ton,  of  Fairfield  county.  Oliio.  who  filled  the 
offices  of  justice  of  the  peace  and  county 
commissioner.  \\'illiam  Brown,  the  pater- 
iial  g-radfatlier.  married  Sarah  McXaugh- 
ton.  They  emigrateil  from  Ireland  to  the 
new  world.  The  children  oi  this  marriage 
were  \Mlliam:  David:  Robert,  who  is  well 
reniem!:)ered  in  Berry  county:  Sallie:  Eliza- 
beth; and  >[argaret.  Sallie  is  the  wife  of 
Abrani  "\'ost  and  I^lizaljeth  is  the  wife  of 
John  "N'ost,  both  residing  in  Perry  county. 
Willam  Bnnvn.  the  father  of  Judge  William 
Brown,  was  married  in  Pennsyl\-ania  to 
Sarah  M.  Leer,  whose  father  was  one  of  the 
hen>es  who  fought  at  Bunker  Hill.  In  1S35 
the  Brown  family  removed  from  Pennsyl- 
vania to  Thorn  township.  Perry  county. 
Judge  Brown  filled  the  office  of  probate 
judge  of  Perry  county  from  1S41;  until  1853. 
He  was  one  1  f  the  prominent  and  influential 


citizens  of  the  community  and  his  death 
occurred  near  Srnnersct.  His  brother  Rob- 
ert was  a  teacher  for  many  years  and  also 
served  as  county  auditor. 

In  18S1  Mr.  Ream  wa-^  called  upon  to 
mourn  the  loss  of  his  wife,  who  died  in  that 
year,  leaving  two  children.  Owen  B.  and 
Luke  S..  wlio  died  in  1S87.  Mrs.  Ream 
was  universally  esteemed,  for  she  was  a  lady 
possessing  many  excellent  traits  of  char- 
acter. Tlic  elder  son.  Owen  B..  is  now 
cashier  of  the  Somerset  Bank.  He  was- 
born,  reared  and  educated  in  Perry  cmritv. 
and  married  Mi.ss  Anna  Unv.  cf  this  ciumv. 
a  daughter  of  Samuel  Law  and  a  grand- 
d.iughter  of  Colonel  John  Law.  of  Reading 
township.  They  now  have  one  child.  Stella.- 
O.  B.  Ream  estalilished  a  drug  business  in 
Somerset  in  18S2  and  is  still  c<:.nnected  with' 
that  enterprise.  He  is  a  very  prominent 
>[ason.  having  become  a  meml.)er  of  the 
I'idge.  chapter  and  cnmmandery,  while  in 
the  Scottish  Kite  he  has  attained  the  thirtv- 
second  degree  and  is  also  a  nieml)er  of  the 
:\Iystic  Shrine  In  1SS7  Mr.  Ream,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  review,  v.as  again  married,  his. 
second  union  being  with  }^liss  Flora  Milder., 
a  daughter  of  O'.  T.  and  Jane  (  Huston) 
Mohler,  of  Somerset.  Samuel  Ream  is  one 
of  the  old  residents  of  the  county  and  well 
may  be  classed  among  tlie  honored  pioneers 
By  perseverance,  determinatio.i  ami  hon-i 
orable  ettort  he  has  osercme  the  obstacle; 
which  barred  his  path  t(j  success  and  reached 
the  goal  of  prosperity.  His  life  has  been. 
one  of  continucius  activity,  in  which  has 
been  acci>rde<l  due  recognition  of  lal^jr.  so- 
that  ti>-day  he  is  numbered  among  the  sub- 


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stantial  citizens  nf  the  community.  He  is  liig-li  measure  tl'.e  respect  oi  his  icWow 
a  man  of  sjenuine  worth  and  throughout  t.iwnsmen.  Such,  men  as  Mr.  Ream  may 
a  loi'.g  and  useful  career  lias  enjoyed  in  a      well  be  termed  representative  citizens. 


GEORGE  T.  DRAKE. 


George  T.  Drake,  who  is  now  acceptably 
and  capably  serving  as  postmaster  of  Corn- 
ing, has  fur  a  number  uf  ye.irs  been  in  the 
public  service  and  has  ever  been  found  re- 
liable, prompt  and  faithful.  He  is  a  native- 
of  Morgan  county.  Ohio,  his  l)irth  having 
occurred  in  Penusville.  He  is  a  representa- 
tive of  one  of  the  pioneer  families  of  the 
state.  His  paternal  grandfather.  James 
Watts  Drake,  was  a  native  of  Virginia  and 
in  tlie  vear  iSi:;  emigrated  westward,  tak- 
ing up  Iiis  residence  in  Behnont  county, 
01i;(->,  whence  he  removed  to  Morgan  coua- 
IV  in  183J.  His  remaining  days  were  spent 
in  this  state,  and  in  1895.  at  the  advanced 
age  of  eighty-nine  years,  he  was  called  to 
bib  final   rest. 

Francis  W.  Drake,  the  father  of  our 
suViject.  was  born  January  .20.  1833.  upon 
the  old  family  h<,mestead  in  Morgan  ouin- 
tv  and  was  a  resident  of  his  native  coimty 
until  18S1.  when  he  came  to  Corning,  where 
he  still  resides.  He  was  a  contractor  and 
builder,  but  aliandoned  that  pursuit  to  en- 
ter upon  the  duties  of  pcstmaster.  to  which 
position  he  was  appointed  by  President  Har- 
ris(jn.     He  is  now  engaged  in  the  grocery 


business  and  is  one  of  the  enterprising  and 
successful  merchants  of  this  place.  He  has 
Icfl  an  active  and  useful  hfe.  and  has  not 
only  successfully  conducted  his  business  af- 
fairs but  has  been  a  prominent  factor  in 
public  life  in  his  Ir-cality.  For  many  years 
lie  has  served  on  the  city  council  and  put 
forth  strong  effort  to  advance  the  welfare 
and  substantial  upbuilding  of  his  town.  He 
married  Adeline  Holt,  a  daughter  of  Joah 
and  Elizabeth  Holt,  who  rem<_wed  from 
Flarper's  Ferry.  \'irginia.  to  Mi.  rgan  coun- 
ty. Ohio,  in  1850.  Mrs.  Drake  died  May  9. 
1884.  She  was  a  native  of  Harpers  Ferry. 
George  T.  Drake  began  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  and  is  a  grad.uate  of 
tlie  high  school  of  Corning  of  the  clas:^  of 
1890.  In  April  of  that  year,  one  month 
prior  to  his  graduation,  he  to.<k  the  civil 
service  examination  for  railway  mail  clerk 
and  of  the  many  who  took  the  examination 
at  the  same  time  he  stood  higliest.  During 
the  following  August  he  entered  up^ju  his 
duties  as  substitute  clerk  on  the  route  from 
Corning  to  Columbus.  He  also  substituted 
on  various  other  runs  and  was  in  the  C  lum- 
bus  postoflke  for  a  time  until  he  was  per- 


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mancntly  appriiUed  on  tlie  limited  mail  run 
bctweoii  Pitlshur;^',  Pennsylvania,  and  St. 
Louis.  .Missouri.  In  April,  1893.  ^^'-  ^^~ 
signed  from  the  scrxice  and  until  1897  was 
engaged  in  tencliing  school  in  the  Coming 
special  district,  \\1iile  teaching  he  took  a 
prominent  part  in  educational  matters,  be- 
ing nt  that  tiiie  a  n'.cmher  of  the  county 
executive  conmiittee.  and  has  ever  since  been 
interested  in  educational  aft'airs. 

Since  1894  JNIr.  Drake  has  been  a  prom- 
inent factor  in  his  county's  ix)iitics  and  from 

1896  has  been  on  the  stump  in  various  cam- 
paigns. As  a  debater  and  speech  maker  he 
lias  an  enviable  record.     From   i&)3   until 

1897  he  ser\-ed  as  clerk  of  Monroe  township. 


In  the  latter  year  lie  was  appointed  post- 
master of  Corning  by  President  McKinley 
and  was  re-appointed  by  President  Roose- 
velt, so  that  he  is  now  serving  his  second 
term  and  the  atTairs  of  the  office  are  ably 
conrluctcd  under  his  capable  management. 
In  the  fall  of  1897  he  established  a  news- 
paper, the  r.ree/,c.  in  ]>artnership  with  La- 
Uert  Davie,  but  sold  his  interest  to  Mr. 
Davie  in  1901.  He  has  I'Mig  been  a  prom- 
in.ent  Republican  of  Perry  county,  doing  all 
in  his  power  to  secure  political  successes 
along  that  line.  He  has  served  on  the  coun- 
ty executi\e  committee  and  is  now  serving 
as  a  member  of  the  congressional  committee 
of  the  eleventh   0\\\o  district. 


HON.  THOMAS  D.  BINCKLEY. 


Hon.  Thomas  D.  Binckley  is  actively 
connected  with  the  i>rofession  which  has  im- 
mediate bearing  upon  the  pnigrc'^s  and 
stable  prosperity  of  any  section  or  com- 
munity and  one  which  has  long  been  con- 
sidered as  serving  the  public  welfare  by 
furthering  the  ends  of  ju-tice  and  maintain- 
ing individual  rights.  His  reputation  as  a 
lawyer  has  been  won  through  earnest,  hon- 
est eiYi'rt  and  his  standing  at  the  bar  is  a 
merited  tribute  to  his  ability.  He  is  yet  a 
young  man.  but  has  gained  a  reputation 
which  many  an  older  practitioner  might  well 
-envy.     He  is  also  prominer.t  in  political  af- 


fairs and  at  the  present  time  is  serving  as 
a  representative  in  the  state  legislature. 

As  early  as  the  second  decade  in  the 
nineteenth  century  the  name  of  Binckley 
figured  in  comiection  with  ofTicial  service  in 
this  county.  Adam  fjinckley.  the  great- 
grandfather of  our  subject,  settled  in  this 
cou!ity  ab<jut  1797  and  when  the  country  ije- 
came  involved  in  the  second  war  with 
Englaiul  he  joined  the  army,  in  which  h.e 
served  in  the  rank  of  major.  He  became 
a  leading  and  intluential  resident  in  this 
portion  of  the  state  and  filled  the  office  of 
county  commissioner  in  1819  and  i8jo,  be- 


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iiig-  one  of  the  first  to  hold  tliat  otVice. 
Fiirtlier  l^ack  than  this,  hnwever.  can  the 
ance^t!y  ot  uur  suhjccl  lie  traceil.  for  Adani 
Bincklcy  was  a  son  of  Christian  Binckley, 
one  of  the  hen/cs  r>f  tlie  Revolutionary  war 
who  entered  the  army  either  from  Pennsyl- 
vania or  Maryland.  David  Binckley,  the 
grandfather  of  our  subject,  was  born  in 
Reading  tii\\nshi|).  T'erry  county,  and  amid 
"the  wi]<l  scenes  of  frontier  life  was  reared. 
He  assisted  in  the  work  uf  improvement  and 
progress  here  and  aided  in  laying  bro.ad  and 
deep  the  foundation  for  the  present  devel- 
opment. 

James  K.  Binckley,  the  father  of  our 
sut)icct,  was  born  on  a  farm  in  Reading 
township,  on  which  the  birth  of  his  son 
Thomas  occurred.  \\  hen  the  comitry  V>e- 
•came  invohed  in  Ci\il  war  be  manifested 
the  characteristic  loyalty  of  the  family  by 
joining  Company  K,  of  the  One  Hundred 
Twenty-sixth  Ohio  Infantry,  although  he 
was  quite  young.  He  died  in  1S71,  when 
only  twenty-four  years  of  age.  His  wife 
twre  the  maiden  name  of  Sedora  J.  W'hitter 
and  was  a  daughter  of  Thomas  Whitter. 
who  came  to  Perry  cminty.  Ohin,  from 
Marvland  at  a  very  early  tlay  and  died  here 
at  an  advanced  age.  The  Binckley  family 
has  been  identitied  with  the  Lutheran 
church  in  religimij.  faith  and  in  politics  its 
members  have  been  Whigs.  Democrats  and 
Republicans. 

Hon.  T.  D.  Binckley  of  this  review  was 
lx)rn  on  the  old  family  ho-iuestead  in  Read- 
ing township.  Perry  county.  April  5,  1869, 
and  in  public  schools  of  that  locaiity  he 
pursued  his  education.  He  afterward  en- 
gaged in  teaching  school   for  five  years  in 


I'erry  county,  and  then  took  ui>  the  >tudy 
cf  law  with  the  deternnnatii'U  of  making 
its  practice  his  life  work,  fie  was  admitted 
tn  the  bar  in  i8()6  at  .Ada.  Ohio,  after  at- 
tending the  Ohio  Xdrnial  University, 
where  he  had  pursued  the  law  cnurse.  Im- 
mediately afterward  he  established  an  iiftke 
in  Xew  ]..e.\ingti:>n.  where  he  has  since  re- 
mained and  as  the  years  have  passed  he  has 
gained  a  large  clientage.  Since  1897  he 
has  served  as  city  solicitor  of  Xew  Lexing- 
ton, three  times  re-elected  to  that  position 
and  on  the  15th  of  March.  1898.  he  entered 
the  CJhio  X"atif>nal  Guard  as  the  captain  of 
Company  .\.  Seventeemh  Regiment,  which 
became  the  Seventh  Ohio  Regiment  at  the 
time  of  the  Spanish-American  -war.  Mr. 
Binckley  commanded  the  company  through- 
out its  service.  It  was  called  out  on  the 
26th  of  April.  1898.  was  mustered  into  the 
L'nited  States  service  on  the  I3tli  of  May 
and  was  stationed  at  the  camps  at  Colum- 
bus, at  Camp  Alger.  Virginia,  at  Falls 
Church.  A'irginia,  and  at  Camp  Meade, 
Pennsylvania,  did  provost  guard  duty  at 
Falls  Church.  \'irginia.  The  Captain  Avas 
detailed  as  recruiting  officer  for  the  Second 
Battalion  on  the  8th  of  June.  1898.  and  re- 
cruited one  hundred  and  twenty-tive  men  at 
Dennison.  Xew  Lexington.  L'lrichville  and 
Xewark.  Ohio.  On  the  6th  of  Xovember, 
^898.  with  his  command  he  was  mustered 
out. 

Mr.  Binckley  was  married  in  1898  to 
>.Iiss  Xell  ]\L  Jackson,  a  granddaughter  of 
\\'illiam  Jackson,  of  Somerset.  Ohio,  who 
located  there  at  a  very  early  day,  coming 
to  this  state  from  Maryland.  Two  children 
have  been  born  un.to  the  Captain  and  his 


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wife:     Dorothy  Cecelia  aiul  James  Roose- 
velt. 

In  his  political  affiliatiiMis  Cai)tair,  Binck- 
lev  has  always  been  a  Republican  and  is 
recognized  as  a  leading  member  and  wijrker 
in  his  party  in  this  portion  of  Ohii  ■.  He  re- 
ceived the  nomination  of  his  party  f'^r  stale 
representative  in  lyoi  and  in  Xoveniber  of 
that  year  was  elected  to  the  oflice  by  an  nn- 
nsuallv  large  majority.  He  is  now  serving 
and  his  course  is  one  that  has  gained  com- 
mendation  from  manv  of  the  residen.ts  of 


this  portion  of  the  state.  He  gives  to  each 
question  which  comes  up  for  settlement  his 
earnest  considerati^ni  and  is  tmfaltering  in. 
his  support  of  what  he  believes  to  tie  right. 
In  tlie  practice  of  law  he  has  gained  a  ch- 
entage  of  an  extensive  and  important  char- 
acter. He  prepares  his  cases  with  great 
thoroughness  and  care  and  his  legal  learn- 
ing, his  analytical  mind  and  the  readiness 
with  which  he  grasps  the  p-.int  in  an  argu- 
ment all  combine  to  make  him  one  of  the 
capable  lawyers   of   the   Perry   ctunty   bar. 


REV.  SAMUEL  C.  TUSSING. 


For  half  a  century  the  Rev.  Samuel 
Clevenger  Tussing  has  been  a  potent  factor 
in  the  moral  development  of  this  p'M'tion  of 
the. state.  His  inlkience  has  been  of  no  re- 
stricted order.  He  came  to  the  county  in 
1 850.  locating  tirst  in  :\Ionday  Creek  town- 
ship, and  six  years  later  he  entered  the  min- 
i.stry  of  the  IlaiJtist  church.  Although  in 
recent  years  he  ha-  accepted  no  regular  pas- 
torate he  has  continued  his  active  interests 
in  church  work  and  his  efforts  have  proved 
most  beneficial  in  augmenting  the  moral  de- 
velopment of  this  coinnnmity. 

Mr.  Tussing  is  a  native  of  Franklin 
county,  Ohio,  bib  birth  having  occurred  in 
Ratterson  town.-hip.  .\pril  28,  1828.  Fie  i^ 
a  son  of  Nicholas  and  Margaret  Tussing 
and  the  fcirmcr  was  Ixirn  in  Pennsylvania 
in  1779.     .\t  the  age  ..f  four  years  he  went 


to  Rockingham  county,  Virginia,  with  his 
parents,  the  year  of  their  removal  being 
1783.  There  he  was  reared  and  ab^ut  1812 
he  went  t(..  Franklin  county,  Ohio.  He  had 
previously  entered  a  quarter  section  of  land 
there  in  1809  and  clearing  and  impn.vmg 
this  he  transformed  it  into  a  gi>.  d  farm, 
upon  which  he  reared  his  family.  He  was 
married  in  Franklin  county,  but  his  wife 
died  si.x  months  later  and  for  his  -econd 
wife  he  chose  .Miss  Margaret  Swit^er.  a 
native   oi   Switzerland.      Nicholas    Tussing 


died  at  the  age  of  seventy-two  year-^.  wl 


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the  mother  of  our  subject  passed  away  at 
the  age  of  sixty-four  years.  They  were 
biith  consistent  Christian  people,  holding 
membership  in  the  Baptist  church.  In  their 
family  were  seven  children:  _b"'hn.  who 
died  in  Lima.  Ohio;  Jacob,  who  died  near 


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Winchester.  Ohio;  Geoige  X.,  who  is  a 
Baptist  minister  an<l  lives  at  P.ullitt  Park, 
Cohinibus,  Ohio:  Cln-istine,  who  is  the  wife 
of  George  X.  Harris,  a  resident  of  Fort 
Dodge.  Iowa;  Sanuicl.  of  this  review; 
Adam,  wlio  died  in  Fairfield  county.  Ohio; 
and  }'hilii>  C.  v>-lio  made  his  home  in  \\'in- 
chcsler.  this  state,  but  died  in  Florida. 

Re\'.  Samuel  C.  Tussing.  whose  name 
intrixluces  this  review,  pursued  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  comi- 
ty and  through  reading  and  stud}-  outside 
of  the  schoolroom.  In  April.  1850.  he  was 
united  in  the  holy  bonds  of  matrimony  to 
Miss  Juliet  Marlow.  of  Monday  Creek 
township.  Perry  county,  a  daughter  of  Han- 
son and  Margaret  (  Holmes)  ^Farlow.  Her 
parents  removed  tc»  Monday  Creek  town- 
ship in  183S.  when  ]\Irs.  Tussing  u'a.s  six 
years  of  age.  coming  to  this  state  from 
Warren  county.  A'irginia.  although  they 
lived  for  a  time  in  West  \'irginia.  ^Ir, 
Marlow  became  a  leading  and  influential 
citizen  here,  and  his  worth  and  aliility  being 
recognized  by  his  fellow  townsmen,  he  was 
called  to  public  office.  He  served  for  six 
years,  covering  two  terms,  as  county  com- 
missioner and  for  some  time  was  town- 
ship trustee.  He  died  in  1S81  at  the  age 
of  seventv-eight  years,  his  birth  having  oc- 
curred i.n  the  4th  of  July,  1803.  ?^Irs.  }^Iar- 
low  died  in  1870  at  the  age  of  sixty-four 
vears.  Mr.  Marlow  was  a  man  of  great 
business  capacity,  was  frugal  and  indus- 
trious, honorable  and  reliable  and  was  a 
man  of  strong  Christian  character.  He  be- 
came one  of  the  five  charter  members  of 
the  Ebene;^er  P.aptist  church.  flis  wife, 
who  prece;led  him  tc:  the  ln'iiie  prepared  for 


the  righteous,  also  possessed  a  strong  re- 
ligious nature  and  was  a  most  able  and 
faithful  a-sistant  to  her  buskmd.  Her 
home  was  celebrated  for  its  gracious  and 
sincere  hospitality.  She  fcMmd  great  delight 
in  attending  church  ser\icc  and  Sunday  after 
Sunday  she  heard  with  the  greatest  pleas- 
ure the  ]ireaching  of  her  sou.  the  r\e\-.  W  ill- 
iam  W.  Marlow.  and  her  sonin-law.  the 
Rev.  Samuel  C.  Tussing.  She  was  an  af- 
fectionate wife  and  mother  and  the  influ- 
ence of  her  life  is  yet  felt  by  all  who  knew 
her. 

Unto  Mr.  and  Mr.-..  Tussing  have  been  ' 
born  two  cliildren:  1-awson  AquiUa.  liorn- 
in  Monday  Creek  townshii).  Perry  county, 
is  now  an  attorney  at  law  in  Xew  Lexing- 
ton and  a  very  prominent  and  influential 
citizen.  He  was  educated  here,  also  in  Den- 
nison  University  and  in  Greeneville.  Ohio, 
and  in  1877  at  Zanesville.  this  state,  was  atl- 
mitted  to  the  bar.  since  which  time  he  has 
been  an  acti\e  practitioner  in  Perry  county, 
having  attained  a  large  and  imivrtant  cli- 
entage, which  connects  him  with  much  of 
the  litigation  tried  in  the  courts  of  his  dis- 
trict. He  is  a  Democrat  in  bis  p^Mitics  and 
takes  a  very  active  interest  in  public  affairs, 
ha\ing  served  as  mayor  of  Xew  Lexington 
from  1878  until  1882.  Jn  early  manho.ul  he 
engaged  in  teaching  school  f(;r  f'air  years, 
being  superintendent  of  the  Shawnee  schools 
for  three  years.  He  married  Miss  Augusta 
Achaner.  a  daughter  of  J.  J.  Achaner.  of 
Xew  Straitsville,  who  came  fn>m  !\Ius- 
kingum  county,  Ohio,  to  Perry  county. 
They  have  two  children — Florence  Lucile 
and  Gladys  Meredith.  Hanson  Marlnv, 
the  vounger  son,  has   also  been   mayor  of 


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New  Lexington,  his  incunihoiicy  in  the  oflice 
continuing  from  i88S  until  i8y2.  He 
studied  law,  but  abandoned  the  profession 
for  a  general  business  life.  He  was  deputy 
clerk  of  the  county  for  six  years  under  his 
lUKle,  John  II.  Marlwv.  and  was  deputy 
slieriff  under  Mr.  Crosby,  for  three  years. 
lie  was  also  employed  for  five  years  in  in- 
dexing the  count)-  records  and  books  and  for 
four  years  he  served  as  postmaster  of  New 
Lexington  under  President  Cleveland.  He 
"has  been  most  faithful,  prompt  and  reliable 
in  the  discharge  of  his  official  duties  and  is 
regarded  as  a  valued  ami  k>yal  citizen  of  his 
community.  \'ery  prominent  in  ^la^onic 
circles  he  has  served  as  district  lecturer  and 
is  now  worthy  master  of  New  Lexington 
I^flge.  Xo.  J30,  F.  &  A.  .\I.  He  married 
■  Mis<:  Finch,  a  daughter  of  Rev.  J.  T.  Finch, 
a  minister  of  the  ^vlethodist  Episcopal 
church.  They  ha\e  three  children:  Wiley 
Edwin.  J.  Bryant  and  Dale  :Marlow.  Mrs. 
Tussing  died  in  1S8S  and  for  his  second 
wife  Hanson  M.  Tussing  chrjse  ^^liss  Eva 
Stewart,  nf  McConnellsville,  Morgan  coun- 
ty. Ohio.  They  have  two  children — Clara 
and  W'ayland. 

It  was  in  the  year  of  his  marriage  that 
"Rev.  Samuel  C.  Tussing  came  to  this  county. 
Six  vears  later  he  determined  to  devote  hi.- 


lifc  to  the  w()rk  of  the  Baptist  church  as  a 
minister  of  the  gospel  and  he  has  flone 
much  evangelical  work  in  Ohio.  He  has 
always  made  his  liome  in  Perry  county  with 
the  exception  '>f  fourteen  months  spent  in 
Greene  c-unty.  In  Septcmlicr.  1873,  he  lo- 
cated in  Xew  Lexington,  where  he  has  since 
resided.  He  wa^  ])astor  of  the  church  here 
for  fi.iur  years  an<l  was  supply  for  se\en 
years.  He  has  baptized  over  four  hundred 
converts  and  has  preached  fi\'e  thousand 
four  hundred  and  seventy-two  sermons  out- 
side of  addresses  and  talks.  He  has  kept 
an  acc'.'imt  of  all  of  these,  having  a  record 
of  when  and  where  he  preached.  He  has 
been  very  closely  identified  with  Simday- 
school  work  and  has  put  forth  every  effort 
in  his  power  to  pr(jmote  tlie  cause  of  Chris- 
tianilv.  He  has  also  been  an  active  factor 
in  temperance  work  and  has  endorsed  the 
Prohibition  party  since  187J.  His  life  has 
l>een  most  honi>rable  and  upright.  He  has 
never  lived  unto  liimself  alone  and  has 
lal-w^red  earnestly  and  effectively  fi'r  the 
lienefit  of  his  fellow  men.  knowing  that 
character  is  all  that  there  is  of  value  in  this 
worUl.  His  influence  has  Ix^en  widely  felt 
and  not  only  in  his  own  denomination  but 
among  all  Christian  petiple  Rev.  Tussing  is 
held  in  the  highest  esteem. 


WILLIAM  T.  STEVENS. 


William  T.  Stevens,  who  is  an  honored  the    14th  of  July,    1844.   his  parents  being 

veteran  of  the  Civil  war  and  is  the  present  John    P..    an<l    Lucy    (Scarbaugh)    Stevens, 

postmaster  of  Tlir.rnville.  was  born  in   the  The   father  was  a  native  of  Virginia  and 

village  in  which  he  still  makes  his  hrnie.  on  in  1833,  when  seventeen  years  of  age.  came 


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to  Ohio,  l(x-ating  near  Tlioniville.  Perry 
county.  He  was  accompanied  1)_\-  iii^  par- 
cnf;,  'l"!ionias  ami  Nancy  Ste\en>.  who  -were 
al>o  natives  of  \'irginia.  A  carpcnfer  by 
trade  lie  followed  that  occupation  tlnougli- 
out  the  years  of  his  active  business  career 
and  many  evidences  of  his  liandiwork  are 
still  seen  in  substantial  structures  in  this 
county.  lie  died  at  his  home  in  Thorn\il!c 
at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-two  years,  i'^ 
1S9S.  He  held  membership  in  tlie  ^leth- 
odist  church  and  for  many  years  served  a? 
one  of  its  tnistecs,  taking  an  active  part  in 
everything  tending  to  advance  the  growth 
of  the  church  and  extend  its  influence.  He 
\vas  an  Odd  Fellow  f(.ir  over  fifty  years  and 
for  many  years  was  chaplain  of  the  lodge. 
His  widow  is  still  living,  making  her  home 
in  Thomville.  She  is  a  most  estimable  lady, 
highly  esteemed  throughout  the  community. 
Her  mother  was  the  first  white  child  born 
in  Newark  cnnuy.  By  her  marriage  Mrs. 
Stevens  Itecame  the  ni'jther  of  four  children, 
all  of  whom  are  yet  living,  namely:  Will- 
iam T..  of  this  review ;  Oliver  J.,  who  is 
engaged  in  the  undertaking  business  in 
Thornville,  Ohio;  Noble  L.,  a  practicing 
dentist  of  Thornville:  and  Attie  \'.,  the  wife 
of  John  Conklin,  who  is  engaged  in  the 
poultry  business  in  Thornville. 

Mr.  Stevens.  \\ho  is  well  known  and 
highly  esteemed  throughout  this  community. 
remained  at  home  until  eighteen  years  of 
age,  but  the  country  was  then  engaged  in 
Ci\il  war  and  he  could  no  longer  content 
himself  to  remain  in  Ohio  while  many  brave 
sons  of  the  north  were  battling  for  the 
Uniijn.     Accordinglv  he  enlisted    in     iS6j, 


becoming  a  member  of  Company  K.  Oiie 
Hundreil  and  Twenty-si.Nth  Ohio  \".>!un- 
tecr  Infantry,  with  which  he  served  fnr 
three  years.  He  was  then  mustered  out  at 
Elmira.  New  Yi>rk.  having  participated  in 
the  battle  of  Martiusburg,  Virginia. 

After  recei\ing  his  discharge  Mr.  Stev- 
ens returned  to  Ohio  and  has  resided  con- 
tinuously in  Thornville.  with  the  exception 
of  a  period  of  four  years.  He  is  a 
carpenter  by  trade  and  fur  many  years  he- 
followed  that  occuiiation.  being  active!}- 
identified  with  building  interests  of  this 
place.  An  expert  workman  he  has  always 
been  kept  busy  in  the  line  of  hi;  chosen 
pursuit  and  has  thus  been  enabled  ti>  pro- 
vide comfortably  for  his  family.  In  P"eb- 
ruary,  1S99,  he  was  appointed  postmaster 
of  the  village  to  serve  for  a  term  of  four 
years  and  is  now  the  incumbent  in  that  of- 
fice, bis  administratioii  being  practical  and 
progressive  and  giving  go<o<J  satisfaction  to- 
his  fellow  townsmen. 

In  1S71  Mr.  Stevens  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  SiiJney  Trovinger.  a  daugh- 
ter of  Benjamin  Trovinger,  one  of  the  early 
settlers  of  Perry  county,  living  in  Thorn 
township.  He  became  a  prosi)erous  and 
enterprising  agriculturist  there  and  was  a 
leading  and  infiuential  citizen  at  an  early 
date,  but  he  died  forty  years  ago.  Unto 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stevens  has  been  born  one 
son,  George  B..  who  is  a  resident  farmer  of 
Thorn  township.  He  married  Miss  Lizzie 
Zidlinger  and  they  have  two  children.  John 
William  and  Alice  M. 

Mr.  Stevens  enj(\vs  in  a  high  rlegree 
the  confidence  and   respect    of    his    fellow. 


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townsmen    and    recnrjiii/iiig   liis 

worth    and 

odist   Episcopal  church.      Having  spent  al- 

aliility   tlit'v   liase   several    limes 

ea.lled    him 

nio.-t  his  entire  life  here  he  is  widelv  known 

to  i;Msitii,ns  (tf  pulilic  trii>t.     He 

has  ser\-ed 

an.d   that  many  iA   his   warniest   friends  are 

as  infirmary  directur  ti  r  one  te 

rm  ai-,d  has 

numbered    au'nug   those    who   have   Uuown 

also  been  a  memher  cf  the  c.  .mici 

1  .d"  Tivirn- 

him  from  boyhood  is  an  indication  that  his 

ville.     He  maintains  pleasant  rel 

ations  will 

has   I)een   an   bon.>rable  and   upriglu  career. 

his  old  army  comrades  throng! 

1   his  mcm- 

In  manner  he  i>  plea.sant  and  cordial  and  the 

bers!ii|)  in  Reuben  Laniptnn  }*os 

t,  G,  A.  R.. 

qualities  of  his  nature  arc  such  as  to  have 

of  this  i)lace,  and   his  religious 

faith   is  in- 

made  him  a  pojnilar  and  rciiresenlali\e  citi- 

dicated   liy    his    membership    in 

the    Meth- 

zen of  his  comnuuiitN'. 

HON.  WILLIAM  E.  FINCK,  Sr. 


An  enumeration  of  the  men  who  have 
won  honor  for  themsehes  and  at  the  same 
time  have  houore(l  the  state  to  which  the_\- 
belonged  woidd  be  incomj)lete  were  there  a 
failure  to  make  jironiinent  reference  to  the 
Hon.  William  H.  Finck.  now  deceased.  His 
career  at  the  bar  was  one  m(:.st  commend- 
able. Pie  was  vigilant  in  his  devotion  to  th.e 
interests  of  his  clients,  yet  he  never  forgot 
that  he  owed  a  higher  allegiance  to  the 
majesty  of  the  law.  Hi^  life  wa-  permeated 
by  imfailing  devotion  to'  manly  iirinciplcs. 
Xc>  man  was  exxr  more  respected  or  moire 
fully  erj.iyed  the  contldence  (-f  the  jieople  or 
more  richly  deser\-ed  the  esteem  in  wbicli  he 
was  held.  He  was  one  of  the  great  lawyers 
of  the  Ohio  bar  who  lives  in  the  memc<ry  of 
his  contemporaries  encircled  with  a  halo  of 
the  gracious  presence,  charming  personality. 
profound  legal  wisdom,  purity  of  public  and 
private  life  and  the  quiet  dignity  of  an  ideal 
follower  of  hiis   chosen  calling. 


William  E.  Finck  was  bom  in  Somer- 
set. Perry  county.  Ohio.  September  i.  182.2, 
a  son  of  ,\nthony  and  ^l^vy  (  Spurck) 
Finck.  His  father  came  to  this  cou'.Uy  at 
a  very  earlv  ilay  from  I'ennsylvania  and 
cast  his  li;>t  with,  the  early  pioneer  settlers, 
entering  from  the  government  a  tract  of 
land  up'on  which  the  city  of  Somerset  now 
stands.  The  ancestry  of  the  Finck  family 
can  l)e  traced  back  to  an  aide-de-camp  of 
General  \\'ashingtc>n.  Unti^  Mr.  and  ^^rs. 
Finck  were  born  seven  children:  \\'illiam 
E..  oi  this  review:  Austin  A.,  who  was 
mayor  of  Somerset  and  filled  all  of  the  town- 
ship offices  of  Reading  township  but  is  now- 
deceased:  Eli;^abeth.  the  wife  of  Hon. 
Henry  C.  Filler,  now  of  Columbus.  C)hio. 
Init  her  death  occurred  in  190 1  at  the  age 
of  seventy-eight  years:  ^lartha.  the  wife  of 
James  McCrist.-il.  a  prominent  merchant  i;f 
Somerset:  PiCrnard  L..  who  was  at  one  time 
a  leading  business  man  of  Sonrerset.  but  is 


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now  deceased ;  Harry,  who  was  a  business 
man  uf  Peoria.  liliu'.us.  InU  lias  a!>a  passed 
away;  and  Gertrude,  the  wife  r>f  John  H. 
r.lakeney,  assistant  postmaster  of  Bing- 
jianit.  n.  Xew  S'orlv. 

^\"illianl  E,  I*"inck  [)ursucd  a  conmion 
scliool  education,  being  largely  a  self-edu- 
cated as  well  as  a  self-made  man.  Init  he 
was  endowed  b\-  nature  witii  sti'<'ng  men- 
tality a.nd  lie  develnpod  his  latent  talents. 
He  read  e.\tensi\ely  and  br(..adly  and  had 
the  ability  to  make  what  lie  read  his  own. 
He  became  a  law  student  in  the  office  and 
under  the  direction  of  Josiah  L'>vell.  a 
prc>minent  pioneer  attorney  of  this  ^tate. 
He  began  jjractice  in  Sctmerset  when  abmit 
twenty-two  years  of  age  and  sotni  afterward 
moved  to  Lancaster.  Ohio,  and  entered  into 
partnership  with  Hocking  H.  Hunter,  the 
most  U'jted  lawyer  of  his  day  in  Ohio.  The 
■firm  enjoyed  splendid  success  and  after  a 
few  years  ^\v.  Finck  resigned  the  practice 
to  'Slw  Hunter  and  returned  t^i  Somerset, 
his  native  home,  for  which  he  had  a  great 
attachment.  He  was  known  as  a  most  cm- 
scientious  man,  e\'er  loyal  iu  his  de\otion  to 
those  who  rep(_)sed  trust  in  him.  He  was 
scon  the  acknowledged  leader  lif  the  Perry 
county  bar,  Somerset  being  then  the  county 
seat.  The  zeal  with  which  he  desoted 
his  energies  to  his  profession,  the  careful 
regard  evinced  for  the  interests  of  his 
clients,  and  an  assidunus  anif  unrela.xing  at- 
tention to  all  the  details  of  his  cases 
brought  him  a  large  lousiness  and  made  him 
very  successful  in  its  cc^nchK't.  His  argii- 
nients  alwax's  elicited  warm  commendation, 
ix-it  only  from  his  associates  at  tlie  bar  but 
alsii  from  the  bench.     He  was  a  verv  able 


writer;  his  briefs  always  showed  wide  re- 
search, careful  tin  .ugh  and  the  l>est  and 
strongest  reason-  uhicli  coidd  be  urged  for 
his  contention,  presented  in  cogent  and 
logical  form  and  illustrated  by  a  style  un- 
usually lucid  and  clear. 

It  would  have  been  impossible  for  a  man 
of  Mr.  Finck's  nature  and  ability  to  refrain 
fn m  activity  in  pnlilic  life.  His  fellow  citi- 
zen- demanded  his  ser\  ices  and  he  was 
elected  state  senatur,  filling  the  jiositi-m  for 
two  years.  He  also  served  for  a  short  time 
as  attorney  general  of  the  state,  being  ap- 
pointed to  that  office.  He  was  only  twenty- 
six  )ears  of  age  when  he  became  a  candi- 
date for  congress  rn  the  \\'liig  ticket  in  a 
district  having  a  large  Danocrat'c  ma- 
ji>rity.  and  ahlmugh  so  \-oung  his  i)opularit_\- 
and  ability  were  such  that  he-  received  a 
largely  increased  Whig  vote,  failing  of  elec- 
tion by  only  eleven  votes.  In  i860  he  again 
became  a  candidate  and  this  time  was  mcTe 
fortunate.  Tn  iS6j  he  was  re-elected,  and 
a  third  time  in  1S70.  serving  altogether  for 
six  years  in  the  council  chambers  of  the  na- 
tion. In  P)laine's  "Twenty  Years  in  Con- 
gress" the  Maine  statesman  mentions  the 
fact  that  Mr.  Finck  led  the  fight  on  the 
Democratic  side  against  Thaddeus  Stevens' 
ci.nfiscatii_>n  measure.  Mr.  Finck  made 
three  speeches  against  the  bill  which  were 
able  and  convincing.  .-Mthough  (littering 
from  President  Lincoln  on  many  jxiints  of 
political  importance,  Mr.  Finck  lx?came  a 
warm  personal  friend  i»f  Lincoln.  whr>  had 
no  greater  admirer  in  congress.  Mr.  Finck 
believed  thoroughly  in  the  cause  of  the 
Union  anil  in  the  jiresident's  right  Xo  main- 
tain that  I'nion  unl>roken.     He  was  twice 


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nominated  by  the  Ohio  Democratic  party 
for  tlic  po.sition  of  jndge  of  the  common 
pleas  court  in  b.is  district  hut  invariably  de- 
clined to  serve  in  that  ottice.  During  his 
lifetime  he  was  an  intimate  friend  and  asso- 
ciate of  such  distinguished  national  char- 
acters as  Thomas  Ewing.  Allen  G.  Thur- 
man,  George  11.  Pendleton,  William  S. 
Grosebcck  and  others. 

The  private  life  of  Hon.  William  E. 
Finck  was  hi>norabIy  and  happily  spent. 
He  was  married  to  Cecilia  R.  Garaghty,  a 
daughter  of  Michael  Garaghty,  now  de- 
ceased, who  Avas  at  one  time  a  resident  of 
Lancaster  and  Ijecame  very  prominent, 
being  an  liou.'red  pioneer  and  leading  busi- 
ness man  there,  actively  associated  with 
banking  interests  not  (juIy  in  Lancaster  l)ut 
also  in  other  parts  of  the  state.  The  chil- 
dren born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Finck  were  four 
in  numl)er  and  the  eldest  is  the  namesake  of 
the  father.  ]\Iary  E.  is  the  widow  of  Frank 
A.  Dittoe.  a  prominent  business  man  of 
Somerset,  who  died  in  Columbus.  ^Michael 
G.  is  living  in  Somerset.  ^lartha  is  the 
wife  of  !Martin  Gallagher,  who  is  promi- 
nently c(jnnected  w  ith  the  Congo  Coal  CLfUi- 
pany  of  Somerset,  Ohio. 

At  the  time  of  the  golden  wedding  of 
the  parents  was  celebrated.  April  20,  1897, 
at  which  all  the  childreu  were  present,  the 
following  communication  came  from  the 
bar  of  Perry  county  : 

"To  the  Hon.  W.  E.  Finck,  Sr. :  Upon 
this,  the  date  of  your  golden  wedding,  we, 
your  associates  of  the  Perry  county  bar, 
send  you  our  most  hearty  greeting  and  con- 
gratulations.    Being  mindful  of  your  long, 


useful  ami  liduorable  course  as  a  citizen  and 
a  member  of  the  legal  profession,  we  deem 
this  a  fitting  and  proper  occasion  to  express 
to  you  the  admiration  and  esteem  in  which 
yiai  are  held  by  your  legal  brethren  and  we 
greatly  desire  that  your  venerable  lite  may 
be  extended  in  health  and  usefulness  for 
many  years  to  the  end  that  your  upright  life 
as  a  citizen.,  your  love  and  devotion  as  a 
husband  and  father,  y.jur  able  advocacv  at 
the  bar,  your  honesty  and  fairness  between 
citizens,  your  always  earnest  and  diligent 
efforts  to  arrive  at  justice,  truth  and  equity 
between  partie?,  your  desire  to  aid  the  court 
and  jury  and  guide  them  unbiased  to  cor- 
rect solutions  of  ^pending  controversies, 
your  e\er  affable  and  courteous  demeanor, 
may  be  always  actually  liefore  us.  a  guide 
and  example  for  us  to  imitate  and  follow, 
that  we,  ton.  may  in  the  end  go  down  in  the 
shades  of  life  honored  and  respected  by 
bench,  bar  and  people.  In  extending  con- 
gratulations to  y(ui  we  are  not  unmindful  of 
her  whose  life  has  been  for  fiftv  vears  in- 
separably linked  with  yours,  and  to  her  we 
also  extend  cmgratulations."  This  was 
signed  by  the  members  of  the  Perrv  county 
bar. 

Mr.  Finck  died  at  Somerset.  January 
25.  1 90 1,  when  about  seventy-nine  years  of 
age.  Thus  his  life  record  covered  a  long 
span,  and  throughout  all  the  years,  of  his 
active  manht^xl  he  so  lived  as  to  win  the  re- 
spect and  confidence  of  all  with  whom  he 
was  associated.  His  legal  learning,  his 
analytical  mind,  the  readiness  with  which  he 
grasped  the  points  in  an  argument,  all  com- 
bined to  make  him'  one  of  the  most  success- 


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ful  ami  ca]ial)le  lawyers  that  has  ever  prac-  every  spark  of  talent 

ticed  at  the  har  of  this  county.     Nature  be-  gifted  him.     He  \va: 

stowed  upon  him  many  of  lier  rarest  gifts.  su]jerior  man.     His  v 

He  possessed  a  mind  of  extraordinary  com-  and     rc^iiles     in 

pass    and    an    industry    thai    brought    forth  Somerset. 


ith  which  nature  liad 
vas  in  every  way  a  most 
>  wid<:i\v  still  survives  him 
her     beautiful     heme     in 


HON.  WILLIAM  E.  FINCK. 


Fortunate  is  the  man  who  has  back  of 
him  an  aricestry  honorable  and  distin- 
guished, and  happy  is  he  if  liis  line^  or  life 
are  cast  in  harniun}-  therewith.  In  perscm, 
in  actinn  and  in  character  William  E.  Tinck 
is  a  w<:irthy  representative  of  his  race  and 
is  to-day  regarded  as  one  of  the  capaljle  at- 
ti.irncys  at  law  of  Somerset,  where  his  fa- 
ther was  for  many  years  a  most  distin- 
guished practitioner.  He  was  born  in  this 
town  January  S,  185S.  being  a  son  of  HriU. 
William  E.  and  Cecilia  R.  (Garaghty.) 
Fhick. 

In  the  public  schools  here  he  gained  his 
educati'.rn  and  after  acquiring  a  g.^.d  pre- 
liminary knowledge  he  entered  the  St.  Louis 
E'ni\ersity,  of  St.  Louis.  Missouri,  in  which 
he  was  graduated  with  the  class  uf  1874. 
\\'ith  broad  general  knowledg'e  to  serve  as 
the  foundation  upon  which  t(  1  rear  the  super- 
structure of  virofessiouat  knowledge,  he 
then  took  up  the  study  of  law  under  the 
direction  of  his  father  and  after  a  thorough 
and  systematic  course  of  reading.  co\ering 
two  years,  he  was  admitted  to  the  liar  in 
187'!.  For  a  cpiarter  of  a  century  he  has 
been   a   practitioner    in     Somer-et   and    his 


clientage  is  now  of  a  \ery  extensive  and  im- 
portant character.  He  at  once  entered  upon 
the  practice  of  his  chosen  prufession  where- 
in he  was  destined  to  rise  to  an  hi.uh>rable 
and  prominent  position.  He  began  the 
wi^rk  for  which  the  previous  years  of  study 
liad  been  a  preparation.  l>ccoming  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Ijar  where  $ham  reputation  ar.d 
empty  pretenses  were  of  no  avail  in  the 
fc;rensic  combats.  The  young  man,  in  his 
contest  with  older  and  experienced  men 
whose  reputation  and  patronage  were  al- 
ready secured,  found  it  a  hard  school,  but  it 
afforded  excellent  training  and  as  he  meas- 
ured his  strength  with  the  best  his  mind 
was  de\'eloped  and  his  intellectual  powers 
were  rpiickeneil  and  strengthened  and  he  ac- 
rpiired  a  readiness  in  action,  a  fertility  i>f 
res(jurce  and  a  cirurage  under  stress  that- 
have  been  essential  factor.,  in  his  successful 
career. 

Mr.  Finck  has  also  attained  distinctir^i 
in  polit'cal  circles.  In  189''!  he  was  rumi- 
nated for  congress  in  the  eleventh  district,, 
running  against  General  Charles  Grosvenor, 
or  Athens.  Ohio.  During  that  campaign  be 
made  o\er  two  hundred  speeches  and  sue- 


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ceeiled  in  reducing  the  KepiiMican  majorily 
ninre  than  one-halt.  In  1897  he  was  elected 
state  senator  in  the  fifteenth  and  sixteenth 
districts  of  Ohio  and  chanoed  the  Repnldi- 
can  majority  of  tuenty->even  hundred, 
given  tWLi  years  before,  t.->  a  Democratic  ma- 
jc.rity  of  fourteen  Iiundred.  lie  carried  his 
county,  although  strongly  ]\e[)uhlican.  In 
i<Sg9  he  was  nominated  to  the  position  of 
represeiuativc  against  his  prL)test  and  was 
elected,  although  the  rest  .of  tlie  c<.  unty 
went  Repultlican.  He  was  made  chairman 
of  the  senate  judiciary  C(>:umiltee  and 
proved  a  mo>t  active  and  able  Working 
member  of  the  house  as  well  as  the  senate. 


He  was  a  recognized  leader  on  the  l^emo- 
cratic  side  of  tiie  senate  and  is  known  in 
1»  ilitical  and  profes>ional  circles  throughout 
the  state. 

On  the  4th  of  May,  1901.  Hon.  Will- 
iam 1-2.  Finck  wa^  united  in  marriage  t'> 
Miss  Orplia  V..  Hel^er.  a  daughter  of  A.  H. 
Helser,  of  Somerset.  Socially  he  is  identi- 
fied witli  the  Benewilcnt  and  Protective  Or- 
der of  Elks  in  Newark,  and  is  a  member  of 
the  Catholic  cluirch.  Jiarne^t  ctYr.rt.  close 
ajjiilicatiiju  and  the  exercise  of  his  native 
talents  have  won  him  prestige  as  an  able 
lawyer  at  a  bar  which  lias  numbered  many 
eminent   and    jirominent   men. 


JOHN  E.  EVANS. 


Tohn  E.  Evans  is  well  known  in  political 
v:ircles  in  I'erry  county  and  is  now  accept- 
ablv  filling  the  position  of  county  recorder, 
maintaining  his  residence  in  Xew  Lexing- 
ton. He  was  born  in  Meigs  county.  Ohi(.i. 
September  22,  1861,,  and  is  a  son  of  William 
K.  Evans,  a  native  of  Wales,  who.  leaving 
the  little  "rr-ck-ribljed"  land,  sought  a  home 
in  the  new  world,  making  his  way  across 
the  country  to  this  state.  .He  settled  in 
Pomerov.  Meigs  county,  where  he  worked 
in  the  rolling  mills  as  a  juiddler.  He  fol- 
li'wed  that  occupation  till  about  1872  and 
tlien  acceptcil  the  position  of  night  watch- 
man until  1S77,  when  he  retireil  from  act- 
ive lalvr.     He  died  July  3.   188.-;.     His  fa- 


ther was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Waterloo. 
His  wife  passed  away  to  the  spirit  world  in 
1869. 

In.  1879  our  subject  remo\'ed  to  Perry 
county,  taking  up  his  aboile  here  in  the 
month,  of  October.  He  wa>  then  eighteen 
years  of  age.  He  located  at  Xew  Straits- 
ville,  wdiere  he  biecame  crmnectcvl  with 
mining  oiieratirms  and  thus  contir.ued  in 
business  until  1895,  ^^'len  he  became  weigh 
master  with  the  Sunda_\-  Creek  Coal  Com- 
l)any.  Recognized  as  a  citizen  of  worth, 
deeply  interested  in  the  public  progress,  his 
fellow  townsmen  called  him  to  positions  of 
public  trust,  and  for  four  years,  from  1896 
to  I90-0,  he  served  as  clerk  of  the  village  of 


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New  Straitsville.  In  the  fall  of  1899  lie  was 
elected  county  recnrder  and  entered  upon 
the  duties  of  that  pi-sitiun  the  following  fall. 
So  cajialjly  has  he  served  that  in  1901  he 
was  re-elected  and  has  ui'W  entered  uii<;u  his 
second  term. 

Mr.  kvans  has  been  a  nicnil>er  of  the 
Republican  central  ci>n.imittee  of  Xew 
Straitsville  and  has  long  taken  an  r.cti\'e 
part  in  politics,  doing  everything  in  his 
power  tr.  promote  the  grnwth  and  insure  the 
success  of  liis  party.  He  has  made  a  close 
.study  of  the  jjolitical  is.-nes  and  ([ucstiijris 
-of  the  day  and  is  thus  enabled  to  ujihold  his 
position  by  intelligent  argiur.ent.  As  a 
puldic  official  he  is  most  prompt  and  faith- 
ful in  the  discharge  of  his  duties.  His  re- 
election to  ottice  is  an  indication  of  his  cajia- 
bility.  He  l;elongs  \.o  the  Independent  Or- 
cder  of  Odd  Fellows,  holding  membership  in 


the  loclge  at  Xew  Straitsville.  in  which  he 
is  a  past  grand.  He  also  has  membership 
relati'.n>  with  th.e  Knights  ui  Pythias  hxlge 
at  Xew  r,c.\ingti>n  and  is  a  prominent  Ala- 
si  n.  identified  with  the  1<  dge.  chapter  and 
commandery  at  that  place. 

Mr.  I'A-ans  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  Catherine  J.  Llo_\d.  a  daughter  of 
Da\id  Llnyd,  of  Xew  Straitsville.  n(_iw  de- 
ceased, who  was  a  soMier  of  the  Fourth 
\'irginia  Infantry  in  the  Civil  war.  Unto 
our  subject  and  his  wife  have  been  l)orn 
four  sons  and  tw(r  daughters;  William  K., 
Sylvanns.  David,  Xorman,  Mary  and 
Beatrice.  ]\Ir.  F.vans  and  his  estiinable  wife 
ha\  e  a  large  circle  of  friends  in  the  county 
an  1  although  thev  ha\  e  but  recently  become 
residents  of  X'ew  Lexington  the  hospitality 
of  many  of  the  best  homes  has  been  ex- 
tended to  them. 


JAMES  F.  McMAKON. 


I"ew  men  in  Ferry  ci  unty  haxe  a  wiiler 
acquaintance  than  James  F.  McMahcn.  wIk.i 
is  now  living  a  retired  life,  but  fur  many 
years  he  was  an  active  factor  in  journalistic 
circles  and  owned  and  edited  the  Xew  Lex- 
ington Tribune,  making  it  a  paper  of  much 
value  to  the  coniiramity.  Mr.  Mc^vlahon  is 
a  native  of  Coshoctnn  county.  Ohio,  and 
when  a  young  man  he  came  to  l^erry  county 
in  1S31.  He  first  embarked  in  merchan- 
dising in  Somerset  and  ci-ntinued  liusiness 


al  ng  that  line  fi.a-  twenty  years,  or  until 
1 87 1,  when  he  established  the  Somerset 
Tribune.  Jn  1S73  he  remo\ed  the  paper 
t;>  X'ew  Lexington  and  changed  its  name  to 
tiie  Xew  Lexington  Tribune,  continuing  the 
pnblicatio!!  of  the  ji  urnal  until  1900.  He 
made  this  paper  a  stri.ng  induence  in  Re- 
publican circles  in  Perry  county.  Flis  edi- 
torials were  strc  ng.  fi;rceful  and  presented 
facts  in  a  clear  and  logical  manner.  At  the 
same  time  he  lalxired  earnestly  for  the  j)ro- 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


motii'n  oi  all  interests  contributing  to  local 
advancement  and  ]>rogre^s.  ?Hs  paper  was 
one  (it  the  best  c-untrv  jnurnal-  in  the  state 
and  had  a  very  wide  circulati.n.  Through 
the  ccilnnms  of  the  Tribune  Mr.  ^^c^Iahon 
was  largely  instrumental  in  securing  the 
building  of  the  Cincinnati.  Sanilusky  and 
Hamilton  Railrc>ad  Imm  Columbus  to  the 
coal  fields  of  Perry  ciaurty.  a  wnrk  that  has 
prox'en  (jf  great  practical  \aluc  in  the  de- 
velopment of  the  rich  mineral  industries  of 
tin's  state. 


Ml".  Mc]\Ialion  was  united  in  marriage 
in  this  county  to  ?tliss  Charlotte  Maines,  a 
daughter  of  Frederick  Maines,  one  of  the 
old  and  respected  citizens  of  Somerset.  Two 
children  ha\e  been  born  unto  them;  Sallie 
Emma  and  R.  R.  McMahon.  For  a  half 
century  Mr.  McMahon  has  been  a  repre- 
sentative i.f  the  Masonic  fraternity,  taking 
nearly  all  of  the  degrees  in  the  various 
branches  uf  the  order.  In  his  life  he  ex- 
emplifies its  beneficent  and  hel|)ful  spirit, 
recognizing  the  brotherhood  of  man. 


C.  A.  BARROW,  M.  D. 


C.  A.  Barrow,  M.  D.,  is  engaged  in 
practicing  medicine  in  Xew  Straits\ille.  A 
careful  preparation  tV>r  the  calling,  combined 
with  his  close  attention  to  his  professional 
duties,  has  made  him  a  \ery  successful  and 
capable  representative  of  the  medical  fra- 
ternity. The  Doctor  was  born  in  England, 
his  birth  occurring  seven  miles  from  Man- 
chester, on  the  2 1  St  of  March.  1865.  When 
a  boy  he  came  to  Perry  county  with  his  par- 
ents, William  and  Elizabeth  (  Hawkins) 
Barrow,  both  (>!  whom  are  still  living  in 
New  Straitsville  at  the  age  of  seventy-three 
years.  For  twenty-si.v  years  the  father 
worked  in  the  coal  mines,  but  is  now  living 
retired. 

The  Dcxtor  pursued  his  education  in  tlie 
public  schools  at  Xew  Straitsville,  but  his 
advantages  were  somewhat  limited.     W'hei'v 


a  bc>y  he  began  working  in  the  cual  mines 
and  he  al^o  carried  the  chain  hjr  the  sur- 
veyors for  six  years.  Being  ambitious,  en- 
ergetic and  resolute  he  determined  to  enter 
professional  life  and  often  studied  nights 
until  one  or  two  o'clock  in  order  to  ccrunter- 
act  the  defect  of  the  lack  of  early  educa- 
tional privileges.  At  length  he  was  pre[)ared 
for  entrance  intO'  college.  He  is  a  grai.Iuate 
of  the  Kentucky  Scliool  of  Medicine,  irf 
Louisville,  having  cnmpleted  the  ci.urse 
there  in  1893.  He  also  touk  a  two  _\ears' 
course  in  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Sur- 
geons, (if  iSaltinmre.  Maryland.  In  18(^3  he 
opened  his  (iffice  in  Xew  Straitsville.  wliere 
he  has  since  been  engaged  in  general  prac- 
tice, and  his  reading  and  inve.-tigatiin  are 
Ci  ntinually  broadening  his  knowledge  and 
promoting  his  eflicienc} .     He  has  inscsted 


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423 


to  some  extent  in  oil  wells.  i>ut  his  profes- 
sion cininis  the  niajt  r  part  of  his  time. 

The  Doctrir  was  mnrrieil  in  1894  ti.>  Miss 
-Adda  Sayre.  a  daughter  of  Williamson 
Sayre,  win;  wa>  liorn  in  Rearfield  township 
and  still  lives  ui)i  n  the  old  home  farm  there. 
He  and  his  lirt  ther.  Daniel  Sayre,  are 
worthy  farmers  of  this  cjunly,  while  Edwin 
D.  Sayre,  the  Ijn.ther  i>f  Mrs.  Barrow,  is 
serving  a---  priiseciitinj;-  atlr>rncy  for  Athens 
■county,  Ohio.  She  has  another  brother, 
Milton,  whi">  is  a  resident  of  St.  Mary's. 
West  \'iri:;inia.  He. is  a  very  priMniiient  and 
intltieminl  re-^i.lent  there.  I'nto  the  Doctor 
.and  liis  wife  ha\e  been  born  two  children: 


Charles  Sayre  and  Edith.  Perry  county 
figures  as  one  of  the  mo.-t  attr:,ctive.  pro- 
gre>si\e  and  prosperous  chvisiciis  of  the 
state  of  ^)hio.  ju-tly  claiming  a  high  oriler 
(if  citizcnshii)  and  a  spirit  of  enterprise 
which  is  certain  to  conserve  c-.n^ccutive  de- 
velopment and  marked  advancement  in  the 
material  upbuilding  of  tlic  section..  The 
count}-  has  been  and  is  signally  favored  in 
the  c'.'i'^s  of  men  who  have  contrt  lied  its 
affairs  in  official  capacity,  and  in  this  con- 
nection the  subject  of  this  review  demands 
representation  as  one  who  has  served  the 
county  faithfully  and  well  in  jxisitions  of 
distinction,   trust  and   responsibility. 


LEWIS  COOPERIDER. 


Upon  a  farm  in  Th^rn  town-hip  resides 
Lewis  Cooperider.  whi>  is  widely  known  in 
the  county  as  a  practical,  progressive  and  re- 
spected agriculturist.  He  is  numbered 
among  Ohio's  native  sons,  his  birth  having 
occurred  in  Bowling  Green  township.  Lick- 
ing county,  on  the  13th  of  April,  1826.  His 
parents  were  David  and  Magdalina  (  Smith") 
Cooperider.  The  father  was  born  in  Fay- 
ette coimty,  Pennsylvania,  and  came  to  Ohio 
wheiT  about  sixteen  years  of  age  with  his 
brother,  locating  in  Licking  county,  where 
he  engaged  in  farming.  His  parents  after- 
ward removed  to  this  state  and  located  in 
Licking  county,  where  they  lived  and  died. 
The  father  of  our  subject  remained  a  resi- 


dent of  that  comity  until  1829.  when  he  re- 
moved to  Perry  ci-uuty,  locating  in  Thorn 
township.  His  father  had  taken  up  land  in 
Perry,  Fairfield  and  Licking  cuunties  for 
his  children,  and  David  Cooperider  settled 
on  a  p.irt  of  this  land  in  Perry  county,  where 
there  were  three  quarter  sections,  each  one 
cccupietl  by  one  of  the  brothers.  It  was 
wild  and  unimproved  but  they  cleared  it 
and  placed  it  under  a  higli  state  of  cultiva- 
tion, put  up  good  buildings  and  made  very 
desirable  homes  for  themselves.  David 
Cooperider  spent  his  remaining  day?  upon 
his  old  home  place_,  which  he  develoiied  and 
was  engaged  in  general  farming  and  -tock- 
raising.      As  the  years  passed    his    labors 


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brought  to  him  creditable  success  and  he 
became  tlie  possessor  of  a  comtortaMe  com- 
pelence.  In  all  his  business  dealings  he  was 
lionesi,  straightforward  and  commanded  the 
;onfidcnce  and  good  will  of  th<isc  with 
whom  he  was  associated.  He  died  at  the 
age  of  seventy-two  years,  in  the  faith  of  the 
Lutheran  church,  of  which  he  had  lon^  been 
a  member.  In  his  iiolitical  v.'ews  he  was  a 
Den^ucrat.  Iiut  never  sought  or  desired 
ofhce.  He  married  Magdalina  Smith,  who 
was  l>">rn  in  Pennsylvania  and  with  her  par- 
ents came  to  Ohio.  She  was  the  eldest  in 
the  family  of  .Andrew  Smith,  one  of  the 
early  settlers  of  H<ipewell  tnwnship.  Perry 
county,  who  died  there  at  an  advar.ced  age. 
Mrs.  Cooperider  wa^  a  member  of  the  Ger- 
man Refi  rmed  church  and  lived  a  cr>nsistent 
Christian  life.  She  died  at  the  age  of 
eighty-two  years.  In  their  family  were  five 
children,  twi^  ilaughters  and  three  smus,  of 
wdioin  Lewis  was  the  eldest.  The  sons  are 
all  yet  living  but  the  daughters  are  deceased. 
Jacob  is  a  resident  oi  AIillerspi;rt.  Fairfield 
county,  w  here  he  is  following  blacksmidiing. 
Peter  resides  in  Reading  township.  Perry 
county,  and  is  also  a  blacksmitli  by  trade. 
Klizabeth  became  the  wife  of  Jacol.)  Daniels, 
of  Indiana,  but  is  now  deceased,  and  Eve 
passed  away  at  the  age  of  two  years. 

Lewis  Cooperider  accompanied  his  par- 
ents en  their  removal  from  Licking  to  Perry 
county  when  he  was  a  little  lad  of  three  sum- 
mers, and  in  the  common  schools  of  Thorn 
township  he  accpiired  his  education  and 
spent  his  boyhood  days,  remaining  upon  the 
home  farm  until  he  hafl  attained  his  ma- 
jority.    He  engaged    in    farming  until  the 


death  of  his  father,  after  which  he  learned 

the  blacksmithing  trade,  which  he  followed 
for  many  years.  He  removed  from  the 
heme -place  to  his  pre-ent  farm,  which  was 
willed  to  him  by  his  father  and  which  com- 
prises a  quarter  section  of  land  on  section 
I,?,  'i'horn  township.  It  is  all  under  culti- 
vatii'U  a!id  highly  improved,  w-itli  splendid 
nii'dern  equipments,  all  of  which  are  an  in- 
dication of  the  enterprise  and  thrift  of  the 
owner,  as  they  were  placed  there  by  him. 
Much-  of  the  land  was  cleared  by  Mr. 
Cooperider.  wh')  then  cultivated  the  fields 
and  jjlanted  the  crops  and  in  course  of  time 
he  garnered  rich  harvests.  He  als'>  put  up 
gDCKl.  substantial  buildings,  and  now  has  a 
modern  farm.  His  attention  is  devoted  to 
the  cultivation  of  grain  best  adapted  to  this 
climate,  and  to  some  extent  he  also  follo^vs 
blacksmithing. 

In  1S49  ^fi'-  Cooperider  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Klizabeth  Klingler.  \\\v>  was 
born  in  Hopewell  township,  Perry  ci-untv. 
a  daughter  of  Adam  and  Elizabeth  Klingler, 
who  were  also  settlers  of  this  ti.wnship. 
coming  to  Ohio  from  Pennsylvania,  people 
of  culture  and  refinement.  They  became 
prixuinent  and  induential  in  the  c^-mmunity 
in  which  they  made  their  home  and  both 
die^l  at  an  advanced  age  in  Hopewell  town- 
ship. Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cooperider  were 
bijrn  eight  children,  of  whom  seven  are  yet 
li\'ing:  Thomas  Jefferson,  a  farmer  resid- 
ing in  Nebraska,  married  Miss  Basore; 
Leah  is  the  wife  of  Henry  Case,  of  Upper 
Sandusky.  Ohio;  Elizabeth  is  also  living  in 
Upper  Sandusky;  .Amanda  is  the  wife  of 
Hamer  King,  a  farmer  of  Licking  county; 


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425 


Ida  became  tlie  ^vife  of  Henry  Yaeger  and 
died,  leasiiij:;  two  children;  Rutu<,  who  re- 
sides in  Colorado,  wiiere  he  i>  engaged  in 
farming  and  cattle-raising,  is  married  and 
has  a  family ;  the  seventh  child  died  in  in- 
fancy ',  and  Adam  was  the  eighth  in  order 
of  birth.  The  mother  of  this  family  died 
at  the  age  of  thirty-tive  years  antl  for  his 
second  wife  Mr.  Ccxjperider  chose  Snsan 
Crist,  a  daughter  of  I'liilip  Crist.  She  was 
horn  in  Thorn  township,  Terry  comity,  and 
has  become  the  mother  of  fnnr  children : 
M.  Magdelene  resides  at  home  and  has 
charge  of  tlic  farm ;  Emmet,  a  resident 
farmer  of  Arkansas,  married  ^Sliss  Almeda 
Mechling,  a  daughter  of  William  IMechling, 
of  Hopewell  township;  Chauncy,  who  fol- 
lows farming  in  Thorn  township,  married 
Miss  Minnie  Bear,  of  Hopewell  township; 
and  Xoble,  wh«^  is  a  land  owner  in  Missouri 
and  Califi>rnia,  makes  his  home  in  the  for- 


mer state.     He  married  Miss  Jennie  Hern 
and   has  a   family. 

Mr.  Cooperider  holds  membership  in  the 
Lutheran  church,  and  in  i)'->litics  is  a  !)emr>- 
cral,  taking  quite  an  active  interest  in  the 
work  of  the  party.  He  has  served  a?  trustee 
of  his  township  and  for  many  years  has 
been  sch^'ol  trustee,  the  cause  of  education 
finding  in  him  a  warm  friend  who  does  all 
in  his  power  to  promote  the  grade  (.f  the 
schools.  Having  spent  almost  hi^  entire  life 
■  in  this  ciu'.Uy.  he  has  become  widely  known 
and  enjoys  in  a  high  degree  the  respect  and 
confidence  of  those  with  whom  he  Ins  been 
associated,  f(jr  his  life  has  been  characterized 
by  indefatigable  industry,  by  fairness  in  all 
business  transacti.ns  and  by  reliability  in 
friendship.  He  has,  therefore,  gained  the 
respect  of  a  large  circle  of  acquaintances 
and  well  deserves  representation  in  this 
volume. 


AMOS  H.  HELSER. 


Amos  H.  Heber  is  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  A..  H.  Helser  S;  Son,  undertakers,  of 
Somer.-et.  In  tlii^  business  they  have  en- 
gaged since  ib'97.  but  since  1S81  Mr.  Helser 
has  been  connected  with  the  express  busi- 
ness of  Somerset,  has  conducted  a  hack  line 
and  has  dealt  exten-^ively  in  hor-es.  He 
has  liecome  widely  known  as  an  energetic 
and  reliable,  as  well  as  progressive,  business 
man  and  well  "deserves  representation  in  this 


volume.  :\Ir.  Helser  is  a  native  of  Thorn 
townsh.ip.  I'erry  cninty,  bis  birth  having  oc- 
curred in  1S50.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and 
Famiie  (Snider)  Helser,  both  of  whom 
were  natives  of  Perry  county.  David  Plel- 
ser.  the  grandfather  of  cur  subject,  was  one 
of  the  pioueer  settlers  of  thi>  porti.v.i  ..f  the 
state,  coming  from  Pcimsylvania  to  Perry 
countv  at  a  very  early  day  in  its  history. 
The  parents  resided  up'-n  a  farm  and  were 


426 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORP. 


well  known  ami  respected  people  of  the 
comnuuiity,  'i'lie  father  ilie.l  in  1863,  at 
the  age  of  sixty-seven  years,  while  the 
mother  passed  away  in  1870.  at  the  age  of 
sixty  years.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Daniel 
Snider.  aUo  an  early  settler  of  Thorn  town- 
ship. In  the  family  of  Jolm  and  Fannie 
Reiser  were  two  sons  and  four  daughters, 
the  hr.  Iher  of  our  subject  hcing  Eli  Helser. 
a  resident  of  Warsaw.  Indiana.  The  sis- 
ters are  Ellen,  who  is  also  living  in  Warsaw ; 
Sarah,  now  Mrs.  AMiiteliead.  r,f  that  place; 
a  half-sister.  Mrs.  Levi  Ik-lscr,  of  Terry 
countv :  and  Nancy,  who  is  the  eldest  of  the 
faniilv.  She  became  the  wife  of  Joseph 
Dupler  and  died  a  number  of  years  ago  in 
Thorn  i^wn-hip. 

An:os  H.  Reiser,  of  this  review,  was 
reareil  t,.  manhooil  upon  the  home  farm  and 
pursued  his  education  in  the  district  schools 
and  crntinued  t..-  engage  in  agricultural  pur- 
suits until  187J.  when  he  tork  up  his  abode 
in  Somerset,  where  he  has  since  made  his 
home.  Re  ha-  been  extensively  engaged  in 
dealing  in  tine  horses  and  has  had  a  liberal 
patronage  in  the  sale  of  hue  matched  teams. 
He  has  sold  a  number  of  teams  at  excellent 
prices  and  has  gained  a  wi.le  reputation  by 
reason  of  the  fine  animals  which  he  handles 
and  his  reliability  in  business  transactions. 
Since  1 88 1  he  has  conducted  a  hack  line  in 
Somerset  and  has  also  filled  a  position  as 
agent  for  the  United  States. Express  Com- 
pany. In  181)7.  in  connection  with  his  son, 
■  he  embarked  in  the  un<lertaking  business 
and  they  now  have  a  \ery  large  patronage 
in  this  line. 

Mr.   Helser  was  united  in  marriage  to 


Miss  Mattie  Karr,  a  daughter  of  Noah  and 
Catherine   (Smith)    Karr.     Her  father  was 


1).  rn  in  Th->ni  town<hip  in  18J4  and  was  a 
son  of  Rev.  William  Karr.  who,  wa^  one  of 
the  first  settlers  of  Perry  county.    Re  was  a 
teacher  of  German  and  English,  was  also  a 
mini.-tcr  of  the  Baptist  church  and  his  efforts 
for  the  intellectual  and  moral" development 
of  the  community   were   effective  and   far- 
reaching.     ?Iis  wife  bore  th.e  maiden  name 
of  Susan  Gritflth,  and  among  their  children 
was  Xoah  Karr.  who  became  a  prominent 
ard  infiuenlial  citizen  of  Terry  county.     He 
was  called  upon  to  fill  a  number  of  positions 
of  public  trust.     In  1870  and  1872  he  was 
elected   sheriff  of   the  c  untr   and   in    1878 
was  cho.-en  for  the  jiosition  of  county  treas- 
urer.    In  all  of  these  .  ftice^  he  was  found 
liival  and  faithful  to  the  public  trust.     The 
marriage  of  Mr.  ami  Mr^,  Helser  has  been 
blessed    with    the   f.llowing   children:     C)r- 
phenna.  the  wife  of  Hon.  William  E.  Finck, 
of  Somerset :  Otis,  who  is  associated  in  busi- 
ness with  his  father;  Jeanette  C.  wh.o  was 
a  graduate  of  the  high  school  of  Somerset 
and   an   active  member    of    the    Methodist 
Episcopal  church  and  die<l  in    1901.  at  the 
age    of    twenty-seven   year>,   three  months 
and  ten  days;  and  },lary,  who  is  still  attend- 
ing school. 

:Mr.  Helser  is  a  member  of  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  i^  serv- 
ing as  treasurer  of  his  local  loilge.  wf  which 
he  is  also  district  deputy  grand  master.  Re 
has  been  lionored  with  some  pi  htical  ixisi- 
tions.  having  served  as  township  trustee  for 
six  years,  while  for  twelve  years  he  has  been 
a  member  of  the  board  of  education.     Mr. 


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427 


Hclser  takes  a  (leep  interest  in  everything 
pertainincf  to  the  welfare  and  |)rog:res5  of 
the  eomnuinity.  He  has  ever  discliaroed  hi; 
piibhc  (hities  with  marked  ahihty  and  fair- 
ness, fur  he  is  a  most  loyal  and  public- 
spirited  cit'Aeii.     A.-,  a  business  man  lie  has 


been  res])ected  nut  only  for  his  sueecss  but 
for  his  ])ri>l)ity  and  honoralile  methods.  In 
e\er_\-thing-  he  has  been  eminently  practical, 
and  thi.-  has  been  manifest  not  only  in  his 
businc>-  undertakings  but  also  in  social  and 
private  hfe. 


STEPHEN  M.  GOULD. 


Stephen  Martin  Cii.uld  is  the  manager 
■of  extensive  industrial  interests  at  Shawnee. 
being  the  superintendent  tif  the  (])hio  Min- 
ing &  ^huuifacturing  Ci>nip:my,  of  New 
York,  which  owns  an  extensi\e  plant  at 
Shawnee  for  the  manufacture  <>f  [iressed 
-ap.d  ornamental  brick.  In  the  cnntrol  of  this 
large  enterprise  Mr.  Giadd  displax's  su- 
perior powers  of  management,  keen  busi- 
ness insight  and  capable  control  ami  well 
may  he  be  numbeied  among  the  leading 
representatives  of  industrial  circles  in  Perry 
county. 

]\Ir.  Gould  is  a  native  of  Xi.Tway  and 
is  of  Norwegian  and  Scotch  de-cent.  By 
his  parents  he  was  brouglit  to  America  in 
his  boyhi.rid  dax'S  and  was  reared  upi»n  a 
farm  in  Iowa.  I)ut  he  preferred  other  busi- 
ness than  that  of  the  farm  and  after  attain- 
ing his  majority  put  aside  the  work  of  field 
and  meadow  to  enter  other  lines  of  life. 
He  came  to  Shawnee  in  iSgrt  as  foreman  of 
the  plant  of  the  Ohio  Mining  S:  Manufac- 
turing Company  and  acted  in  that  capacity 
■continuouslv  until  Xovember.  1899.  when  he 


accepted  a  [)osition  in  Colorado.  There  he 
rcniained  until  Octolx-r.  1900.  when  he  was 
recalled  and  became  the  manager  of  the  pres- 
ent plant  and  has  since  served  in  that  ini- 
jxirtant  position.  The  plant  was  established 
in  1896  and  has  a  capacity  of  forty  thou- 
sand brick  per  da}-.  Employment  is  fur- 
ni^hed  to  eighty  men.  exclusive  of  the  min- 
ers. There  are  ten  coal  diggers  in  the  coal 
mine  and  twent\  clay  diggers,  making  one 
hundred  and  ten  men  altogether.  A  large 
quantity  of  pressed  brick  is  daily  manufac- 
tured, and  all  lines  of  fancy  brick,  of  any 
color  and  any  shade  are  made.  The  product 
is  .shipped  throughout  the  country,  there  be- 
ing a  good  market  in  thirty-one  states  and 
one  Innidred  and  thirty-one  cities.  Large 
agencies  have  been  established  in  all  the 
])rincipal  cities  of  the  United  States. 
Mr.  frould  cante  to  his  present  J)o^iti<5n 
well  equipped  for  his  resp<:)nsible  duties 
l>y  practical  experience.  He  lias  been 
engaged  in  brick-manufacturing  for  fif- 
teen years,  principally  in  Iowa.  Mimie- 
sc>ta.    Colorado    and    Mis.souri.      He    then 


428 


THE   BIUGKAPHICAL   RECORD. 


came  to  Sliaunec,  ami  liis  supervision 
of  the  large  plant  of  which  he  m-w  has 
charge  is  one  which  gives  entire  satisfac- 
tion to  the  coinijany  which  he  repre-ents. 
His  practical  knowledge  <>f  the  l)usiness  en- 
ahles  him  to  carefully  ilirect  the  working 
of  this  large  estahlishmer.^  and  under  his 
supervision  the  business  is  constantlv  in- 
creasing, hoth  in  volume  and  importance. 
He  has  the  entire  management,  including 
the  manufacture,  the  purchases  of  materials 
and  the  sales,  and  theref.,re  its  profitable 
and  .successful  conduct  is  due  entirely  to  his 
efforts. 


Fraternally  Mr.  Gould  is  well  known 
and  is  a  valued  repre^entative  of  the  ^la- 
sonic  and  Knights  of  Pythias  fraternities. 
During  the  years  of  his  residence  he  has  be- 
come quite  widely  known  in  Perry  county 
and  has  gained  a  very  desirable  reputation 
as  an  enteqirising  and  reliable  Inisine  >  man, 
while  outside  of  the  oftice  he  is  known  for 
his  genial  disposition  and  many  ailmirable 
qualities  which  have  gained  him  warm  per- 
sonal regard.  On  December  7.  18:^3.  Mr. 
(_i(juld  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Jet- 
tie  M.  Doty,  of  \'an  ^fetcr,  Dallas  county, 
Iowa. 


BERNARD  MECHLING. 


Bernard  Mcchhng.  now  deceased,  was 
a  highly  respected  farmer  of  Perry  county 
and  (iue  wh^'Se  life  contained  in  it  many 
elements  worthy  of  commendation  and  of 
emulation.  He  resided  in  Hopewell  town- 
ship tipon  a  farm  where  his  birth  rxrcurred 
and  it  remained  his  place  of  residence 
throughout  hi.-  entire  life.  He  passed  away 
April  17,  18'/').  while  he  was  born  April 
His  parents  were  Samuel  and 
(I'oorman)  Mechling.  Hew-as 
a  native  of  Westmoreland  county.  Pennsyl- 
vania. The  ]'aternal  grandfather  was 
Jacrb  Mechling.  wbt.i  with  his  fairily  came 
to  Ohio  about  181 1.  settling  in  Hc^pewell 
township.  Perry  county,  where  he  entered 
eight  tracts  of  land  of  a  half  section  each 


21.    1 837. 
Maoflelene 


and  this  is  still  in  possession  of  the  ^lech- 
ling  family.  He  became  a  very  prominent 
and  influential  farmer  of  his  day  and  was 
an  active  member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 
The  Mechling  family  is  one  of  the  oldest 
and  most  prominent  in  this  part  of  the 
county,  representatives  of  the  name  have 
taken  a  very  active  part  in  the  welfare  and 
upbuilding  of  the  town  and  county  along  po- 
litical, religious  and  social  lines,  and  the 
family  record  is  a  creditable  one. 

Bernard  ^Mechling.  the  stibject  of  this  re- 
view, pursued  his  education  in  the  district 
schools  and  at  an  carl_\-  da}-  began  to  assist 
his  father  upon  the  home  farm.  As  s,-,>n 
as  old  enough  to  handle  a  plow  lie  began 
work  in  the  field  and  became  an  active  fac- 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


tor  in  the  cultivation  and  impnn-enient  of 
his    father's    land.      On    the   _^6tli    of   May, 
1859,   he  was  united  in  marriage  to  !Mis3 
Margaret  Hunibcrger  and  unto  them  were 
''     bora   two  sons,   Owen   H.,   who  resides   in 
Hopewell  townshi])  and  married  2\Iiss  Em- 
ma r.nrkelt.  l.iy  wlinm  he  has  two  children, 
Luke  and  George:  and  Albert  \\".,  who  mar- 
ried C<^ra  Springer  and  re-ides  in  Hopewell 
township.     They   alsn  have    twn    children. 
Florence  and    Helen.      After   the   death    of 
his  first  wife  :^lr.  Mechling  was  again  mar- 
ried on  the  17111  i>f  January.  iSfij.  his  sec- 
ond nnii.n  being  with  Mis,>  Leah  Zartman, 
v,hi:)  Avas  born  in  Hripewell  township,  Perry 
county,  and  is  a  daughter  ..f  Isaac  and  Re- 
becca   (King)    Zartman.     Her  mother  was 
a  native  of  Hopewell   township,   while  the 
father  was  also  a  native  of  Perry  county, 
and  \vas  a   s.  n  cf   Alexander  and   Saln-.a 
(CobeH   Zartman,  li'ith  of  whom  were  na- 
tives  of   Xnrthund)erland   county.    Pennsyl- 
vania,   whence    they    renvn-ed    tr,    Hopewell 
township.     Perry    county,    about    iSio.    set- 
tling in   the  sontlicrn   part  of  the  township, 
.where   Mrs.    Rebecca   Zartman   is  now   liv- 
ing at   the  age  of  eighty-six  years.     Unto 
Alexander   Zartman   and   wife     were    bi>in 
nine  children,  all  'if  whom  are  deceased  with 
the    exception     of    :Margaret.      They   were 
Sarah.    whr>   became   the   wife    of     George 
:\Iechling:     Catherine,    wliri   died    in   child- 
hood;  Israel:    Isaac,   the     father    of     Mrs. 
Bernard   Mechling:  Jo.-hua:   Henry:  Levi; 
Mrs.  Margaret  Fouclit.  a  resident  of  Up.per 
Sandusky.  Ohio:  and   Magdelene.  who  lie- 
•     came  the  wife  of  Ji--el  Smith.     Laac  Zart- 
man.  the  father  of  Mrs.   Mechling.   was  a 


very  successful  farmer  and  a  man  well  liked 
by  all  who  knew  him.     He  was  a  Democrat 
in  his  political  views  and  for  a  number  of 
ycar.s  served  as  treasurer  of  Plopewell  town- 
ship, wdiile  for  a  long  time  he  was  justice 
of  tlie  peace.    He  was  also  an  active  member 
of  the  Reformed  church  and  led  the  music 
in   the  organiz.ation   to  which   he   beloaiged. 
Isaac  Zartman  and  his  wife  were  the  par- 
ents of  nine  children:     Leah  A.,  the  wife  of 
Bernard  Mechling;  Solomon  K..  who  mar- 
ried ^.lalinda  Foucht  and  reside?  in  Dayti.m, 
Ohio;   Sarah,  who   is  the  widow   of   Xoah 
Swinehart  and  is  living  in  Somerset.  (Miior 
Levi,  who  died  at  the  age  of  seven  years: 
Magdelene.   the   wife'  of   Jacob   Fouclit.     a 
resident  of   Dayton.    Ohio;   .\ngeliiie.    who 
is  the  wife  of  Benjamin  Alsjiaugli  and  re- 
sides  with  her  mother   in  Hopewell   town- 
ship;   Allen    K.,    who    married    Libbey    A. 
Conrad,  (.f  Canton,  Ohii>.  and  is  a  minister 
of  the  Reformed  church  now  located  at  Fort 
Wayne,  hidiana:  Margaret  J.,  the  wife  of 
William  7L  Parks,  a  resident  of  H.pewell 
township;  and    Rufus   C:dvin.   who  wedded 
PLattie  Eaton,   of   Fostoria.   Ohio,   and   is  a 
niini,-.ter    of    the     Reformed    church,     now" 
preaching    at     Philadelphia.     Pen.nsylvania. 
Lsaac  Zartman  was  the  owner  of  about  one 
hundred     and    seventeen    acres   of    valuable 
land  at  the  time  of  his  death.     He  and  his 
wife  liad  lived  together  in  the  holy  b.uids 
of  matrimony    for   nearly   sixty--ix    years. 
His  death  occurred  ^Larch   5.    190 1.    when 
he  was  eighty-seven  years  of  age  and  his  re- 
mains were  interred  in  St.  Paul's  cemetery 
in  H(  pewell  township.     Unto  :^lr.  and  Mrs. 
Mechling   were  born   three  children;   Mary 


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THE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD 


-Estella  hecamt  tlie  wife  oi  Aug:ust  H.  Dini- 
birer.  a  I.utlieraii  minister  .  f  Samlu-^ky. 
Ohio,  and  tlic}-  liavc  lui.  sons.  Wavne 
Mcchling  and  l-.lnier  Kohcrt.  Syhia  K., 
the  second  child,  chcd  at  the  aj^e  of  trur 
months.  H. mer  C.  married  ^Fis-  r.crtriide 
Gonliin.  a  daui^iiter  of  Le  R.  ■>■  and  Ahnetta 
(Rousculp)  Ciurddn.  Tliey  reside  with  hi.-, 
mother.  Mrs.  Mechiing-. 

Tn  his  pr)Htical  views  IJern;ird  ^Nlechhng 
was  a  -tanch  Democrat  and  sni)p(:rte<l  liis 
honest  C(_;nviclii.>ns  withont  fear  or  favor. 
He  owned  ab^ut  twn  hnndrcd  acres  i.f  tine 
farming  land  and  devoted  liis  time  and  at- 
tention to  genera!  farming  and  t.^  stock- 
raising.  He  i)rospered  in  b_)tli  l;ranches  of 
his  business  and  annnallv  raised  and  sold 
a  large  number  of  cattle.  In  1874  he  erect- 
ed a  fme  large  ])rick  residence  and  a  com- 
mocHous  barn.  His  was  one  of  the  tine 
homes  of  the  crjunty  and  e\er)-t!iing  abcait 
"his  place  indicated  the  careful  supervision 
of  a  prcjgressise.  practical  and  enterprising 
■owner.  He  toiik  great  delight  in  providing 
"well    for  his    family,   counting  no   personal 


sacrifice  tin.  great  that  would  promote  the 
welfare  nr  enhance  the  liajipiness  of  his  wife 
and  children.  .Mr.  Mechling  held  member- 
sliip  in  the  Lutheran  church,  while  lii.5 
\v:(I(,w.  a  niM-t  estimable  lady,  having  many 
w.irm  friend-  through<iut  the  commimitv, 
i-  a  member  uf  the  Reformed  chm-cli.  In 
his  church  Mr.  Mechling  led  the  singing 
f.  r  many  years  and  was  the  Suuday-sclujol 
superintendent  fur  over  thirty  years.  He 
passed  away  .\pril  17,  iSc^fi,  and  his  rciuains 
were  interretl  in  St.  PauTs  cemetery.  His 
was  largelv  a  blameless  life  and  hi-  entire 


lite  was  characterized  by  industry, 
severance,  by  limiDrable  [jrinciples 
bis  Chri-tian  faith.  He  treated  hi 
men  fairly,  was  loyal  in  friendship, 
in   citizenship   and   was    a    devoteil 


.nd  Ij>- 
fellow 
aithfu! 
.isband 


and  tather.  He  made  friends  where\er  he 
went  and  when  called  to  the  home  IjeyiMid 
his  death  was  widely  and  deeply  mourned 
througliout  the  entire  community,  in  which 
he  had  spent  his  entire  life.  To  know 
Bernard  Mechling  was  to  esteem  and  honor 
him. 


CALVIN  ESSEX. 


A  representati\e  of  the  business  inter- 
•ests  of  Xew  Straits\  ille.  Calvin  Esse.x  is 
there  engaged  in  dealing  in  furniture  and  is 
also  conducting  an  undertaking  estal;)li?li- 
ment.  He  is  likewise  one  of  the  owners  of 
•coal  mine  Xo.  ^j.  belonging  10  the  Essex 


Coal  Compaii}-.  in  whicli  enterprise  he  is 
associated  with  his  brother.  H.  H.  Essex, 
who  is  acting  as  superintendent  of  the  mine. 
A  naan  of  resourceful  business  ability,  our 
subject  is  successfully  carrying  forward 
these  various  undertakings  and  in  their  man- 


Z/3/-V3X 


CALVIN  ESSEX 


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435 


agcmeiu  displays  excellent  business  ability. 
}le  belongs  to  that  class  of  representative 
American  citizens  \vlio,  while  promoting 
individual  success,  also  advance  the  general 

Mr.  F.sse.x  is  a  native  of  Xol)le  county, 
Ohio,  his  birth  having  there  ix'curred  in 
1848.  He  is  a  son  of  Nathan  11.  and  Eliza- 
beth (Morris)  Essex,  who.-e  ancestry  can 
Ix;  traced  back  to  England,  whence  repre- 
sentatives of  the  family  came  to  Xew  Jer- 
sey in  1650.  The  parents  of  our  subject 
were  b>>th  natives  of  Xoble  county,  Ohio, 
born  near  the  Morgan  county  line.  The 
paternal  grandf;uher  of  our  subject  was 
Hardesty  Jissex.  who  came  from  Xew  Jer- 
sey to  tlic  Buckeye  state  and  here  established 
the  family.  Xathan  H.  Essex  remair.ed  at 
home  until  the  time  of  the  Civil  war.  when 
he  offered  his  services  to  the  go\ernment 
and  joined  the  Union  army.  His  son  Cal- 
vin also  attem]ited  to  enlist  but  was  re- 
jected because  of  his  youth.  Xathan  Essex 
was  a  well  known,  active  and  enterprising- 
citizen  of  Xolile  county  and  enjr>yed  the  high 
regard  of  a  large  circle  of  friends  there.  In 
his  family  were  six  sons  and  four  daughters. 
Of  the  sons  Xelson  Summerbell  E-sex  is  a 
resilient  of  Xew  Straitsville:  \V.  S.  Essex 
is  a  prominent  lawyer  and  citizen  of  Fort 
Worth.  Texas ;  Rev.  La  Fayette  Essex  is 
living  in  Xelsonville.  Ohio:  and  is  a  min- 
ister of  the  Christian  church;  H.  H.  Essex 
is  connected  with  our  subject  in  the  coal 
business;  Sherman  Essex  and  our  subject 
complete  the  number.  The  daughters  of 
the  family  are  }*Irs.  C.  A.  Rogers,  the  -wife 
of   Svlvester   Ivogers,  <jf  Columbus :   Eliza- 


l>eth  Elmira.  the  widriw  of  Rev.  Thomas 
C'lKjk.  of  Hocking  Cdunty.  Ohiu.  who  was 
a  mini.-^ter  of  the  Bible  Christian  church  and 
died  June  1,  190J;  Zelda,  the  wife  of  E~aac 
Wolfe,  of  T<x~sin,  Indiana;  and  Harriet, 
the  wife  of  Samuel  Wolfe,  a  farmer  "f  Toc- 
sin.   Indiana. 

Cahiu  Essex  spent  the  days  if  his  boy- 
hood and  youth  under  the  parental  roif  and 
when  twenty-three  years  of  age  came  to- 
Xew  Strait-ville.  He  at  once  secured  em- 
plo)-meiit  in  the  Troy  Coal  Mine  as  a  miner 
and  later  he  hauled  coal  bv  contract.  He 
began  business  on  his  own  account  in  187S 
as  a  grocer  and  baker  and  continued  in  that 
line  until  1898,  meeting  with  creditable  and 
gratifying  success.  In  1879  he  added  un- 
dertaking, and  in  1880  furniture  was  also 
added  to  his  business.  In  1898  he  estab- 
lished his  present  furniture  and  undertaking- 
business,  which  he  has  since  carried  on. 
Since  that  time  his  patronage  has  steadily 
incre-iie.t.  for  his  fellow  citizens  and  pe(>ple 
of  the  surrounding  country  realize  the  fact 
that  his  prices  are  reasonable,  b.is  business 
methods  honorable  and  that  his  gijuds  are 
as  represented.  He  therefi>re  has  pri  spered 
in  lii>  commercial  pursuits  and  to-day  is  one 
of  the  leading  merchants  of  the  place.  In 
1885  he  became  connected  with  coal  mining 
interests  and  in  that  year  he  opened  up  a 
mine  at  Monda}'.  Ohio.  He  was  first  asso- 
ciated with  Robert  Stalter.  but  in  1893  this 
partnership  was  dissolved.  In  1898  he  or- 
ganized the  Essex  Coal  Company,  the  part- 
ners being  his  brothers  and  others.  [Mine 
X'o.  37  was  oi)ened  and  operattd  fnan  1893 
until    189S.      In    1895    ^[^.    Essex   suffered 


AY 


If., oar. 


,Pi|>:r 


:f      .J^., 


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-C(.>nsideral)lc  !<:ss  iiv  lire  in  tlic  destruction 
•of  hi<  linme  ami  sti.>re.  all  l_>eino;  deslruyed 
with  the  exceptiDn  oi  simic  (jf  his  Ik  uschold 
goods  and  a  part  of  his  stock.  In  1895  '"^ 
built  a  fine  Irrick  sti>re  and  residence  com- 
plete. It  is  the  finest  business  place  in  the 
town.  The  <limensions  of  the  building  are 
one  hundred  and  seventy-six  by  twenty-two 
feet  and  at  the  back  are  three  rooms  each 
twenty-two  feet  in  dejith.  Above  and  at 
the  side  there  are  nice  rooms  for  residence 
purpose'^,  making  a  pleasant  and  con\enier- 
liome  as  well  as  a  good  business  lilock. 

Mr.  Essex  \\as  married  in  Hcckirg 
•county.  Ohio,  tn  Miss  Evalyn  Stalter.  a 
daughter  of  William  and  Elizabeth  (Rose) 
Stalter.  whr>  were  pioneer  settlers  c,i  Ohio, 
Xhito  our  -<ubiect  and  his  wife  ha\e  been 
born  the  f'lLwing  children:  I^uella.  the 
wife  of  Dr.  P..  E..  \\'inters,  of  Xew  Straits- 
ville:  Charles  S..  wh:>  is  living  in  the  same 
■place:  Mabel  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  R.  A. 
Duxol;  Rcljert  and  Frederick,  wh  i  are  li\'- 
ing  in  Xew  Straits\ille:  and  rne  who  died 


in  infancy.  In  his  social  relations  ]Mr.  Es- 
sex is  a  Mason,  belonging  to  lodge,  chap- 
ter and  council.  He  is  identified  with  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellow.,  in  b..th 
the  subi.rdinate  branch  and  encampment,  in 
which  he  has  passed  all  of  the  chairs.  He 
likewise  belongs  to  the  Jnnior  Order  of 
Anterican  Mechanics,  and  is  a  valued  mem- 
bc'-  of  the  Methi>ili>t  F.piscopal  church,  in 
which  he  has  served  as  tru.-tee  for  a  num- 
ber o.f  years.  His  i)i>litical  support  i-^  ,gi\'en 
the  Democi-a.cy  and  for  three  terms-  he  has 
served  as  a .  member  ()f  the  city  council, 
filling  the  ottice  iixm  1874  until  1878  and 
again  fn^m  i8<)9  tmtil  1901.  He  has  put 
forth  every  effort  in  iiis  power  in  his  otiicial 
position  ti>  promote  the  welfare  of  the  town, 
and  at  all  times  lia.s  been  true  to  luiblic 
trust.  In  the  conduct  rjf  liis  cxtensi\e  and 
important  business  atlairs  he  displays  ex- 
cellent executi\-e  frrce  ar.d  keen  discrimi- 
natii>n  and  his  prosperity  is  the  merited  re- 
ward of  his  i;wn  energetic  and  pr.igressive 
labors. 


ROBERT  M.  SMALL. 


Robert   2^1.    Small   is   a  practitioner    of  able  energy,  he   will  doubtless   win  a   very 
law    in    Xew    Lexington,    having   been    ad- _   creditable  pcisitiiju  as  a  lawyer;  in   fact,  he 

mitted  t^:  the  bar  in  1900.     He  is  therefi^re  is  already  well  known,  in  this  connection  and 

in   the  initial  vears  of  his  professiunal   ca-  is  likewise  an  active  factor  in  liusiness  cir- 

reer.  but  he  has  bv  close  stuily  well  prepared  cles.   being  the    secretary   of   the    Junction 

himself  for   his  chosen   vocation,   and '  i>os-  City  Build.ing  &  Loan    Ass(_)ciation,   which 

■^essinc^  a  laudable  ambitiiin  and  imlefatig-  is   one  ''f  the  leading  financial   institutions 


THE    BIOGRAI'HICAL   RECORD.  435 


of  I'crry  couiUy.      He   ha^  filletl   tlie  office  for  tlirce  years.     Later   he  filled   the  [H)?!- 

for  three  years  ami  hi-  management  uf  the  tinn  of  superintendent  of  the  Jnnction.  Cil\- 

affairs   of  the    comjiany   has   hrcuylit   to  it  scho^ds,    Perry   county,     from     1S97     luni! 

crcditaljle  success.  i(j(jo.      In    Decemher.    1900,    he  opened    an 

Mr.  Small,  is  a  native  of  Wi^.u!  county,  office  in  Xew  l^exington  and  has  gained  a 

\drginia.  b'jrn  in   1S71.     The  family  i.s  of  good   clientage   for  one   so  young-.     He  is 

Scotcli-Irivli  de-ceni  and  was  established  in  determined    that   success    shall     attend    his 

North  Camlina  prior  to  the  Revolutionary  efforts  and  strong  determination  is  always 

war.     Robert  Small,  the  father  of  our  sub-  an  important  factor  in  business.     He  real- 

ject,  was  b  irn  in  that  state  and  after  arriv-  i/.es  that  advancement  must  come  through 

ing  at  years  of  maturity  he  wedded  Mary  ca]>abiiity   and    close   application   and   these 

Swink,  a  native  c<i  \'irginia.  her  pc.ple  hav-  qualities  have  already  been  manifest  in  his 

ing  been  jiioneer  settlers  of  the  south.    After  career.     . 

accjuiring-   liis   jireliminary   education     Rob-  Mr.    Small   i>   a  member  of   Xew   Lex- 

ert  3il.  Small,  of  tliis  review,  continued  his  ington  Lodge,    Xo.   509.   E.    P.   O.   E.      In 

studies    in    the    Ohio    State    University,    at  politics  he  is  a  Democrat,  active  and  earnest 

Columbus.     Later  he  received  the  degree  of  in  support  of  his  party  and  in  1P95  lie  was 

]\L    Ph.    iri.m    Mt.    Hope   College,     having  a  candidate   for   th.e  state  legislature    from 

completed  the  three  courses  in  philosophy.  Nfontgon^ery   county.      He   has   served     on 

civil  engineering  and  law.     Prior  to  his  ad-  the  county    execntixe  committe?   here    and 

mission  to  the  bar  he  was  engaged  in  teach-  put-  forth  every  effort  in  hi-  power  to  se- 

ing   school    in    Montgomery   county,    Ohio,  cure  the  success  of  the  l^emocracy. 


EDWARD  CALL. 

Ldward  Call  ha-  been  hon^  red  \\'A\\  the  welfare   'jf  bi^  connnunity  before  personal 

position  of  mavor  of  Xew  Straits\'ille  and  aggrandizement. 

is  now  capably  serving  in  that  capacity.    He  Mr.  Call  wa-  born  in  the  citv  of  Phila- 

has  filled  many  p^■^ilion^  of- public  tru-t  and  delphia.   in    1S..J9.   and    is  a   son  of  Edward 

is  a  prominent  factor  in  Dem  cratic  circles  Call,   who  with   his   fan-.ily   came  to   Perry 

in    tliis   portion   of    the   state.      His    fidelity  conr.ty   in    1S35.  settling  in    Pike  township, 

to  duty  and  his  reliability  in  all  iniblic  po.-i-  He  was   born   in   county   Do-egal.   Ireland, 

tons  has  made  his  record  one  of  worth  and  and  after  arriving  at  years  (jf  maturity  he 

value  t.;  the  community.   He  has  ever  placed  we  Ided  ^Lary  Sweeney,  also  a  native  of  the 

the  general  gC'<xl  before  partisanship  and  the  same  county.     Unto  them  were  l.)orn  tlie  fol- 


436  THE    BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


lowing  children  ;     Charles,   \vh<»  is  a  mine  pusiiions  uf  public   trust.      He  has  been  a 

boss  at  Shawnee;   l')enni>.  who  is  living  in  resilient    of    Xew    Straitsville    since    1872, 

Sulphur    Spri^,g^,    Perry   county;     John,    a  and    Irmn    187S    until    iSSo    he    served    as 

resident   of   Xew   Straitsville;     Mrs.    Mary  ni;u-shal   of    the   ti>wn.      He   was   alsu  city 

Xutter.    (if    Hocking    county;    Mrs.    Rose  clerk    and    f^r    three    vears    was    a    mem- 

A\'ile,    of    Sulphur    Springs,    Perry   county;  ber  of  the  school  board.     In   1898  he  was 

and   Mrs.   Hannah   P.iven.   of  Xew   Straits-  elected   justice  of  the  ])cace,    and   in    1901 

vide.      The    fatlier  of   this   family  departed  was  re-elected,  so  that  his  incumbency  was 

this  life  in  Xew   Strait>cille.  at  tiie  age  of  continuc>us    for   si.N.    \ears.      He     was    also 

fifty-nine  years,  in  1878.     ]Mrs.  Call  is  still  chosen  mayor   of   the  city   in    1901    and   is 

living,  making  her  home  with  her  children,  therefore  the  present  chief  executive  of  the 

Edward   Call,   whose    name     introduces  town.     In  p-.>htics  he  is  a  stanch  Dem<  crat, 

this  review,  was  only  six  _\ears  of  age  when  has  served  ou  the  county  committee  and  has 

brought  by  his  ])arents  ti>  Pcrr_\'  county  antl  frequently   been   a   delegate   to   countv   and 

here  he  has   lived   since.      He   pursued   his  state   conventions.      In    1901    he    was     his 

edu.cation  in  the  jjublic  schools  and  was  mar-  party's   candidate   for  the  state  legislature, 

ried   in   lUinois   ti:i   ]Miss    Dora   Sherid.an,   a  In  the  connnunity  where  he  is  best  known 

daughter  of   Silas   Sheridan,    a    natixe    of  he  recei\-es  the  heart}- endorsement,  not  only 

Ilocking    county.    Ohio,    where    his    peii[)le  of  men  of  his  own  parly,  but  of  the  opposi- 

were  pioneer  settlers.     Unto  ^Ir.  and  }\[rs.  tion  as  well,  and  he  has  ever  demonstrated 

Call  ha\e  been  born  six  children;     Charles,  that  the  trust  reposed  in  him  has  not  been 

Alljert.  Lawrence,  ^lary.  Edith  and   Ruth,  betrayed.      Mr.    Call   became  a   member   of 

all  of  whom  are  yet  residing  under  the  par-  the  Miner-.'  Union  and  in   1870  joined  the 

ental  roof.  Knights  of  Lab.jr,  in  which  organizatiou  he 

^Ir.  Call  has  served  for  manv  vears  in  ha.s  been  ver\-  acti\-e. 


HENRY  D.  COCHRANE. 

Henrv  D.  Cochrane  has  fc»r  more  than  a  .impresses  itself  upon  a  community..    .\  na- 

quarter  of  a  century  been  a  nieml)er  oi  the  ti\e  of  Jackson    township,   this   cinnity.   he 

Perrv  county  bar.     He  has  made  a  lasting  was  born  on  the   loth  of  July,   185 1.     His 

impression  upon  the  bar  of  this  locality  Ixith  ancestry  can   l)e  traced  back    to    an    early 

for  legal  abilitv  of  a  high  order  and  f.jr  the  period  in  the  history  <if  this  country.     The 

individuality  of  a  personal  character  which  great-great-grandfather  of  our  subject  lived 


THE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


437 


on  Jersey  Islaiul  ami  fruin  Ireland  he  emi- 
grated to  America  soon  alter  the  cl'j>e  of 
the  Revolutionary  war.  e.-taWisliing  hi> 
home  in  Xew  York.  The  father  of  cur  sub- 
ject bore  the  name  of  Ira  Cochrntie.  He 
was  born  in  Aleigs  county.  Ohio,  ar.d  thence 
emigrated  to  Perry  county,  coming  to  this 
place  when  a  lad  in  company  with  his  fa- 
ther, Ilenrj-  D.  d-X-hrane.  Later  he  entered 
land  in  I'erry  county  and  took  up  his  abode 
thereon,  devoting  his  energies  to  the  de- 
velopment of  a  good  farm.  He  died  in 
April,  1863,  when  about  sixty  years  of  age. 
His  son,  Ira  Ci:>chrane.  continued  a  resident 
of  the  county  from  the  time  of  the"  arrival 
of  the  family  here  until  his  demise,  but  he 
attained  the  age  of  only  thirty  years,  passing 
awa}-  in  1856.  He  married  Mary  O'Hagan, 
who  long  survived  him.  passing  away  on 
the  ijtii  of  }»Iay.  1901,  at  the  age  of  eighty 
years. 

Under  the  parental  roof  Henry  D.  Coch- 
rane, of  this  review,  spent  the  days  of  his 
childhood.  At  the  usual  age  he  entered  the 
public-  schools  and  therein  acquired  a  good 
knowledge  of  the  cijmmim  branches  of 
English  learning.  He  studied  law  in  Xew 
Lexington  with  the  tirm  of  Ferguson  & 
Jackson.  When  sixteen  }ears  of  age  he 
began  teaching  school  and  followed  that 
profession  for  eight  years,  thus  providing 
for  his  expenses  while  pursuing  his  law 
course.  On  the  i6th  of  August.  1876.  he 
\vas  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  at  once  opened 
an  oftice  in  Xew  Lexington,  where  he  has 
given  his  attention  in  an  undivided  manner 
to  the  practice  of  his  profession,  his  clientage 
continually    growing    in    volume    and    im- 


P'lrtance  until  it  is  now  of  a  distinctively 
representative  character.  Pie  has  argued 
many  cases  and  has  lost  but  few.  X<_>  one 
better  knows  the  necessity  for  thorough 
proiiaratii.n  and  ii.>  one  more  indu.striously 
jnepares  his  cases  than  he.  His  course  in 
the  courtroom  is  characterized  by  a  calm- 
ness and  dignity  that  indicate  reserve 
strength.  He  is  always  courteous  and  defer- 
eniial  t>.-ward  the  court,  kind  and  forbearing 
towar<l  his  adversaries.  He  examines  a  wit- 
ness carefully  and  thoroughly,  but  treats 
him  with  a  respect  that  makes  the  witness 
grateful  fi-r  his  kindness  and  forbearance. 
His  handling  of  his  case  is  always  full,  com- 
prehensive and  accurate;  his  analysis  of  the 
facts  is  clear  and  exhaustive.  He  sees  with- 
out eft'ori  the  relation  and  dependence  of  the 
facts,  and  so  groups  them  as  to  enable  him 
to  thrijw  their  combined  force  upon  the  point 
they  tend   to  prove. 

Mr.  Cochrane  was  united  in  marriag'e  to 
Miss  Mary  Lorimer,  a  daughter  of  William 
ar.d  Margaret  Lorimer,  who  were  residents 
of  Jackson  townshij)  and  became  pioneer 
settlers  of  Perry  county.  Ohio.  Eoih  are 
\v:w  deceased.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Coch- 
rane ha\e  been  Iwrn  three  children  :  Ed- 
ward, who  is  now  in  tlic  employ  of  the  Rob- 
inson Machine  Company,  of  Monongahela. 
Pennsylvania:  William  W"..  who  is  in  the 
employ  of  the  Tribune  Printing  Company, 
of  Xew  Lexingti  n:  and  John,  who  is  yet  a 
student  in  school.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Cochrane  are  widely  and  faxorably  km^wn 
in  this  city,  where  their  circle  of  friends  is 
quite  extensi\-e.  In  politics  he  has  always 
been   a   Republican,    but   has   never  sought 


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or  desired  the  lienors  and  cniolmnents  of  In  manner  he  is  genial  and  courteons  and 
pubh'c  office,  desiring  rather  to  give  his  nn-  tlie>e  qualities  have  rentlered  him  a  social 
divided  attention  to  his  professional  duties,      favorite  in  New  Lexington. 


RANDOLPH  M.  FOUNTAIN. 


Randolph  M.  Fountain,  who  is  engaged 
in  the  hardware,  implement  and  general  in- 
surance business  in  Somerset,  was  born  in 
Redingt'in,  then  Xcw  Reading.  Perry  coun- 
ty, on  the  2yth  of  September.  iSoO,  and  is 
a  son  of  James  Carson  and  Jane  (Mitchell) 
Fountain.  His  grandfather,  Curtis  Foun- 
tain, came  to  this  county  from  I'ennsyl- 
vania  ali  )ut  iS_'5.  Idis  wife  was  also  a  na- 
tive of  the  Keystone  state.  Tlic  maternal 
grandfather  of  our  subject  was  Randolph 
Mitchell,  who  became  an  early  settler  of 
Reading  township,  and  his  wife  was  Lydia 
Mitchell.  James  Carson  Fountain,  the  fa- 
ther of  our  subject,  was  born  in  Clayton 
township.  Ferry  county,  in  1S36  and  died 
in  1896,  at  the  age  of  sixty  years.  He 
filled  the  position  of  justice  of  the  peace  for 
fourteen  years  and  was  known  as  a  citizen 
of  genuine  worth,  de\-i.ited  to  the  best  in- 
terests of  the  community.  For  eighteen 
years  he  was  connected  with  the  Ohio  Farm- 
ers' Insurance  Company  and 'was  a  very  act- 
ive and  public-spirited  man.  He  gave  his 
political  support  to  the  Demc-cratic  party, 
never  wavering  in  his  allegiance  to  its  prin- 
ciples. In  the  family  of  James  C.  and  Jane 
Fountain  were  three  sons  and  three  daugh- 


ters;  Mary  A.,  a  resident  of  Redington; 
L}dia  C,  the  wife  of  Clinton  I'..  Lla'c,  who 
is  in  partnership  w  ith  our  subject :  Ran- 
dolph M.,  of  this  renew:  Maggie  B..  the 
wife  of  .1'.  ]M.  Bowman,  one  of  the  owriers 
of  the  mill  at  Somerset;  Frank  ]\1..  who  is 
acting  as  clerk  for  his  brother;  and  Carson, 
wlii>  is  engaged  in  teaching  in  Red.ington. 
Randolph  Mitchell  Fountain,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  review,  was  reared  upon  the 
old  homestead  in  Redington  and  attended 
the  schools  there.  He  was  afterward  grad- 
uated in  the  Capital  Cit_\-  Commercial  Col- 
lege, of  Columbus,  in  18SS,  and  then  \vent 
into  the  hardware  business,  becoming  a  clerk 
at  Junction  City,  Perry  county.  Subse- 
quently he  went  to  Bremen,  Fairfield  coun- 
ty, in  1S9:!.  to  become  manager  of  the  hard- 
ware store  there.  In  1893  he  locatdl  in 
Somerset  and  accepted  the  po5itii_)n  of  book- 
keeper and  cashier  for  the  firm  of  O.  B. 
Ream  &  Company,  druggists,  but  after  a 
year  he  accepted  a  clerkship  in  the  store  of 
Fisher  Brothers,  hardware  dealers  of  Som- 
erset. In  1S95  ^^^  bought  out  his  employers 
and  entered  into  business  under  the  name 
of  R.  M.  Fountain.  In  1896,  however,  he 
sold    this    business    to    the     Yarnell     Tin 


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&  Hardware  Company  and  in  that  year 
bouglit  a  farm  in  the  edge  of  Sonicr.-et. 
Mr.  l'"i:ii!itaiu  then  carried  on  agricullural 
pursuits  until  1900,  when  he  sold  his  farm 
and  estal)li.shed  a  hardware  and  implement 
business  as  a  member  of  the  tirm  of  Foun- 
tain &•  Love,  his  partner  being  Clinton  E. 
Love.  'Die  new  enterjirise  is  being  success- 
fully conducted  and  their  patronage  h.as  al- 
ready assumed  gOLid  proportions.  ]\Jr. 
Fountain  has  the  general  agency  of  the 
Ohio  Farmers'  Insurance  Company,  which 
position  he  has  held  for  se\en  _\ears.  As 
his  father  held  the  same  position  for  eight- 
een years,  the  company  has  been  represent- 
ed by  the  Fountain  family  for  twenty- five 
years. 

Mr.  Fountain  was  married  in  Junction 
City  to  ^liss  3.fary  Florence  Baird,  a  daugh- 


ter of  James  T.  Baird.  They  now  have 
two  children.  Xellie  Lucille  and  Frances 
Adellc.  Li  his  political  \ie\\>  Mr.  ]''iiuUain 
is  an  active  Deinc>crat,  doing  everythin.L;  in 
his  ])ijwer  to  promise  the  growth  and  in- 
sure the  success  of  hi;  i)arty.  lie  is  also 
a  priimiuent;  member  of  the  Odi.l  I'ellows 
society,  has  served  as  noble  grand  in  his 
lodge  and  in  his  life  exemplifies  the  benefi- 
cent spirit  of  the  fraternity.  Fie  belongs 
t(.)  the  ^^lethodist  Fpi-^cupal  church  of  Red- 
ingti  n  and  lia^  served  as  chairman  of  its 
biiard  of  trustees.  He  takes  a  very  deep  in- 
terest in  everything  pertaining  to  the  gen- 
eral good  along  material,  social  and  intel- 
lectual as  well  as  nigral  lines,  ami  thriiugh- 
out  Perry  county,  where  he  has  spent  his 
entire  life,  he  is  widely  and  favorably 
known. 


H.  M.  BUGHMAN. 


H.  ]\L  Bughman.  who  is  filling  the  posi- 
tion of  engineer  in  the  Xew  Lexington 
Electric  Light  plant,  has  served  in  this  ca- 
pacity almost  continuously  since  1S95.  He 
was  born  in  Reading  township.  Perry  coun- 
ty, and  is  a  son  of  Jacob  .Bughman,  who 
located  here  at  an  early  day,  coming  to 
America  with  his  nvther.  They  emigrated 
to  this  country  from  Germany,  settling  at 
Baltimore.  Maryland,  and  thence  made  their 
way  across  the  country  to  Ohio.  Here  the 
father  of   our   subject   c>jntinued   to   reside 


until  he  was  called  u>  his  final  re-t  and  de- 
voted his  attention  to  farming  pursuits, 
thereby  providing  for  his  family.  He  uiar- ' 
ried  Elizabeth  Zimn-er.  wh.o  was  al-o  a  na- 
tive of  Germany,  and  his  death  occurred 
in  1891,  when  he  was  seventy-eight  years  of 
age- 
Under  the  parental  Mr.  Bughman  of 
this  review  spent  his  childhcmd  days  and 
after  completing  his  literary  education  in 
the  public  schools  he  became  a  mechanical 
and  electrical  engineer,  thuroughly  master- 


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ing  the  business  in  nil  its  brandies  and  de- 
partments. His  studies  were  ]iur:ued  in 
Ollerbein  and  then  he  C-nunenced  learning 
his  trade.  For  a  time  ho  was  employed  as 
an  engineer  in  Kentucky  and  in  1895  he 
bec:une  engineer  in  the  Xew  I.e.xington 
Electric  Liglit  plain,  which  was  btiilt  in  that 
year  and  of  w'.iich  he  had  charge  for  one 
year.  After  an  interval  of  two  years  he 
again  accepted  the  jwsition  and  has  served 
c  tip.uuuily  since  i8<j8.  The  engine  is  a 
thrse-hundred-!iorse-])Ower  one  and  the 
plant  is  equipped  with  the  latest  improved 
inaclu'nery,  which  lurnislies  power  fur  from 
twelve  to  fifteen  hundred  incandescent 
lights  and  fifty  arc  lights.  Under  the  cap- 
able iiianagenient  of  Mr.  Bughinan  the 
plant  is  carefully  run  an<l  the  works  are  giv- 
ing excellent  satisfaction  to  the  patrons. 
For  twenty-three  years  ]\Ir.  Bughnian  has 
been  an  engineer  and  for  six  years  served 


in  that  capacity  in  Junctii-n  City,  Perry 
county.  He  has  taken  the  state  examina- 
tion and  proved  him-^elf  so  well  quali- 
fied that  he  was  awanled  two  lirst- class  li- 
censes. 

Mr.  ikighmaii  was  united  in  marriage 
to  iMiss  Belle  Steeu,  a  native  of  Reading 
township,  Ferry  county,  and  a  daughter  of 
Jacob  Steeii,  who  was  a  valiant  soldier  in 
the  Union  army,  serving  through  the  en- 
tire Civil  war.  His  son,  John  Sleen,  is  now 
a  soldier  in  the  Philippines  and  has  been 
twice  wounded.  Unto  iNIr.  and  iMrs.  Bugh- 
iiiau  have  been  burn  the  following  children: 
\"iva,  Lizzie,  Guy,  EL-ie,  \'era,  Milo  and 
Goldia.  Mr.  Bughnian  is  widely  known 
thrijughuut  the  CLiunty  and  is  recognized 
as  a  reliable  and  faithful  business  man  who, 
in  social  circles  a?  well  as  in  his  business 
career,  has  gained  die  esteem  of  all  with 
whom  he  has  been  associated. 


DUDLEY  H.  FOSTER. 


During  the  pioneer  epoch  in  the  history 
of  Ohio  the  Foster  family  of  which  our 
subject  is  a  member  was  founded  in  this 
state  by  his  great-great-grandfather,  who 
came  from  ilaryland  and  took  up  his  abode 
in  Ross  county.  There  the  great-grandfa- 
ther was  born  and  Culoncl  Jolin  Foster,  the 
grandfather,  was  also  a  native  of  that  coun- 
ty. He  became  a  very  prominent  and  influ- 
ential   citizen   and   left   the   impress   of  his 


individuality  upon  public  life.  Fie  served 
as  colonel  in  the  state  militia  and  was  also 
a  leader  in  civil  life,  being  a  member  of  the 
state  legislature.  His  business  affairs  pros- 
pered and  he  became  a  wealthy  man  and 
leading  citizen. 

Joseph  Foster,  the  fatlier  of  our  sub- 
ject, was  a  resident  of  Pike  county  and  pos- 
sessed considerable  influence  as  a  leader  of 
the  Republican  party.     He  was  a  man  of 


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strong  mentality  and  sterling  worth,  well 
fitted  to  become  a  leader  in  public  tlicught 
and  action.  His  opinion?  carried  weight  in 
the  councils  of  bis  party  and  he  labored  in- 
detatigably  for  the  adoption  of  the  princi- 
ples of  government  in  which  he  so  firmly 
believed.  He  married  Amanda  McMillen. 
a  daughter  of  Alexander  ^Nlc^Iillen,  of  Pike 
county,  a  pronn'nent  b\i^iness  man  of  his 
day.  I'he  ]\IcMillen  famih-  was  also  from 
Maryland,  although  the  great-great-grand- 
father of  our  subject  was  a  native  of  Scot- 
land, whence  he  emigrated  to  the  new  world, 
establishing   his    hume    in    ^laryland. 

Dudley  Hampton  Foster,  the  subject  of 
this  review,  is  a  native  of  Pike  county,  Ohio, 
his  birth  having  occurred  on  his  father's 
farm  there.  Lender  the  parental  roof  he 
Avas  reared  and  in  the  scliools  of  the  neigh- 


horliMxl  he  ac(pu'red  his  preliminary  edu- 
cation, after  which  he  entered  the  Ohio 
State  University,  at  Columbus,  where  he 
was  graduated  in  law  and  arts,  completing 
his  course  in  June.  1895.  Well  prepared 
for  his  chosen  profession  by  tlujrough  and 
comprehensive  stud_\-  ^^Ir.  Foster  came  to 
Corning  in  September  following  his  gradu- 
ation and  has  since  been  engaged  in  prac- 
tice here. 

Mr.  Foster  is  a  mcmlier  of  the  Knights 
of  Pythias  fraternity  and  in  the  Masonic 
order  he  has  attained  the  Knight  Templar 
degree.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  ]Mystic 
Shrine,  of  Columbus,  and  holds  member- 
ship relations  with  the  Benevolent  Protect- 
ive Order  of  Elks.  A  pleasant,  genial  man- 
ner and  social  disposition  have  made  ]\Ir. 
Foster  popular  with  a  large  circle  of  friends. 


JAMES  F.  PURVIS. 


James  F.  Purvis  is  a  vrell  known  repre- 
■sentative  of  the  industrial  interests  of  Xew 
Lexington.  It  is  no  longer  wars  but  busi- 
ness development  that  makes  history.  The 
progress  of  the  country  is  not  dependent 
upon  the  conquest  of  one  nation  o\'er  an- 
other, but  is  the  direct  result  of  industrial 
and  commercial  activity.  The  trade  rela- 
tions lead  to  the  improvement  of  a  section 
and  thev  who  are  active  in  business  affairs 
are  the  real  promoters  of  a  country's  pros- 
perity. 


\\'ith  such  may  be  classed  James  F. 
Purvis,  who  is  associated  with  his  father. 
A.  C.  Purvis,  in  New  Lexington,  in  con- 
ducting the  Lone  Star  mill,  under  the  name 
of  the  Purvis  Milling  Company,  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  of  fiour.  He  was  Ixirn 
in  Rush  Creek  township,  Fairfield  county, 
one  mile  from  the  Perry  county  line  and  is 
a  son  of  A.  C.  and  Margaret  A.  (House- 
holder) Purvis.  The  latter  was  In  rn  in 
Reading  township.  Perry  county,  and  is  a 
daughter  of  Adam   Householder,   now   de- 


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ceased.  He  came  fn-vni  renn>>lvaiiia  to  the 
Buckeye  state  in  l8_'4.  tnkiiig  up  his  abode 
in  Perry  county.  lie  Uecame  a  very  pros- 
perous farmer  and  a  leading  and  intluential 
citizen  oi  his  community,  and  at  his  death 
left  eight  cliildrcn.  Tlie  paternal  ancestry 
of  our  subject  can  be  traced  back  through 
several  generations  to  George  Purvis,  the 
great-grandfather,  who  came  from  lilngland 
in  1793-  His  son_,  James  Purvis,  the  grand- 
father of  our  subject,  was  born  in  Seneca 
county.  New  York,  and  when  hve  years  of 
age  wa>  brought  to  Cdiio  by  his  parents. 
Pie  became  well  known  in  this  portion,  of  the 
state  and  public  positions  of  trust  were  given 
into  his  keeping.  He  ^erved  as  deputy  sher- 
iff of  Delaware  and  Morrow  counties  prior 
to  the  Civil  war  and  as  trustee  of  Rush 
Creek  township.  Fairtield  county,  for  thir- 
teen years,  tilling  that  position  continuous- 
ly frnm  iSGo  until  1S73.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth (Ross)  Clemens,  a  native  of  ^lary- 
land,  who  is  still  living  at  the  ad\  anced  age 
of  eighty-three  years.  Her  father,  Abram 
Clemens,  came  to  Ohio  in  pioneer  timc-s, 
arriving  in  iSji,  at  which  time  he  entered 
six  hundrei.l  forty  acres  of  land  in  Rush 
Creek  ti_;V,nship,  which  is  still  owned  by  the 
family.  His  brother,  Ephralm  Clemens, 
laid  out  the  town  of  Mount  Clemens,  Mich- 
igan, in  [S08.  He  was  a  territorial  judge 
of  ]\Pch!gan  and  was  a  \ery  prominent  and 
influential  man  there.  Untu  James  and 
Elizabeth  (Clemens)  Purvis  were  born  two 
sons,  the  elder  being  the  father  of  our  sul> 
ject,  while  the  second  was  James  E.  Purvis, 
now  li\ing  in  Bremen.  Eairtield  county, 
Ohio.     Their  father  died  January  5.   1900, 


at  the  age  of  eighty-two  years,  but  as  al>ne 

stated,  his  widow  is  still  living. 

-\.  C.  Purvis,  the  father  of  our  subject, 
was  l>irn  in  Morrow  county,  Ohio,  in  1850, 
an<l  in  185J  was  taken  by  his  parents  to 
Fairl'.eld  cc^unty,  where  he  was  reared  and 
cducateil.  For  a  number  of  vears  he  was 
actively  associated  with  farming  interests 
and  is  n<|^v  connected  with  his  son.  James  F., 
in  the  milling  business.  He  has  ever  been 
a  practical  and  progressive  man,  deeplv  in- 
terested in  the  general  welfare  and  doing 
everything  in  his  power  Xo  promote  public 
progress,  while  at  the  same  time  advancing 
his  individual  success.  After  arriving  at 
years  of  maturity  he  married  Margaret  A. 
Householder,  and  they  became  the  parents 
of  three  sons  and  four  daughters,  the 
brothers  of  our  subject  being  Ed.  T..  who 
is  now  living  in  Bremen.  Ohio,  and  A.  E., 
who  is  connected  with  the  Ohio  Transfer 
Company,  of  Columbus.  The  sisters  of  tlie 
family  are  Mrs.  John  J.  ]\IcCandish ;  Mrs. 
William  D.  Ruft,  who,  like  her  other  sis- 
ters, is  living  in  Rush  Creek  township;  and 
Kate  and  Emma  Purvis,  who  are  vet  \\ith 
their  parents. 

P.orn  on  the  old  family  homestead  and 
reared  under  the  parental  roof,  James  F. 
Purvis  pursued  his  education  in  the  com- 
mon schools  of  the  neighborhood  and  in  the 
Fairlield  Union  Academy.  He  also  received 
ample  training  at  farm  work  and  the  les- 
sons of  industry  and  perseverance  were  in- 
stilled into  his  mind.  In  th.e  year  1900  he 
came  with  his  father  to  the  city  of  Xew 
Lexington  and  joined  him  in  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  Purvis  Milling  Company.     They 


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began  this  business  in  February,  purchasing  ens  Clemens,  and  .me  daugliter,  .Margaret 
the  old  McClclian  &  Xixon  mi',!  on  Water  Deane.  Mrs.  Purvis  is  a  great-great-grand- 
strcct,  having  a  capacity  of  fiity  barrel  of  daughter  of  Silas  Deane.  who  was  minisier 
flour  per  day.  'Jliey  manufacture  flour  <  f  to  France 'during  the  American  Revolution. 
different  grades,  but  ipake  a  specialty  of  the  Both  our  subject  and  his  wife  have  a  wide 
brand  called  "Our  l^ride,"  which  has  a 
very  good  sale,  the  enterprise  meeting  with 
creditable  success. 

James  F.  Purvis  wa-,  uniteil  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Dosie  Deane,  of  Port  Angeles. 
Washington,  and  they  have  one  son,  Thad- 


acquaintance  in  Xew  Lexington,  although 
they  have  resided  here  for  but  a  lirief  period, 
and  the  circle  of  their  friends  is  constantly 
increasing.  Mr.  Pur\is  is  known  as  a  re- 
lial'le  and  progressive  business  man  and  is 
a  valued  addition  to  the  citv. 


J.  I.  DAVIS,  M.  D. 


Among  the  medical  practitioners  of  Per- 
ry county  is  numbered  Dr.  J.  I.  Davis,  of 
Shawnee,  whose  practice  here  is  quite  ex- 
tensive for  one  whose  connection  with  the 
profession  covers  but  seven  years.  He  was 
born  in  Proiik field,  Trumbull  county,  Ohio, 
in  1S74.  and  came  to  Perry  county  with  his 
parents,  \\'illiam  E.  and  Elizabeth  ( ]^Iorris) 
Davis.  His  father  \va^  a  native  oi  South 
Wales  and  liecame  identified  with  indus- 
trial interests  in  Perry  county,  Ohio.  Here 
he  became  engaged  in  contracting  and  op- 
erating in  iron  ore.  coal  and  clay,  carrying 
on  business  on  a  very  extensive  scale.  He 
died  in  June.  icpo.  at  the  age  of  sixty-eight 
years,  and  his  wife  passed  away  in  189S 
at  the  age  of  sixty-three  years.  She  was 
a  native  of  Wales  and  both  were  of  the 
highest  respectability.  They  became  tlie 
parents   of  twenty-one   children,    eleven    of 


whom  are  }et  !i\'ing  and  are  residents  of 
Shawnee.  In  the  family  were  Edward,  who 
is  engaged  in  contracting  in  Shawnee: 
William  W.,  a  coal  operator;  Philip,  who 
died  at  the  age  of  twenty-four  years :  the 
Doctor:  G'uner  and  Morgan,  wlio  are  en- 
gaged in  the  clay  and  brick  business; 
EL'cnezer.  who  died  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
one  years:  George  .A...  who  is  superintendent 
of  the  store  of  the  Congo  Coal  Company-, 
at  Modoc,  Ohio:  Thomas,  who  is  in  the  clay 
and  brick  business;  Margaret,  the  wife  of 
Herbert  Davis;  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  Alex- 
ander Humphrey;  Abigail,  the  wife  of  Hays 
Parker;  Ellen,  the  deceased  wife  of  Frank 
Clark;  and  Ruth,  the  deceased  wife  of  Jacob 
Scheuster. 

Dr.  Davis,  of  this  review,  pursued  his 
preliminary  educatinn  in  the  public  schonls 
of  C)hii"j  nnd  afterward  continued  his  studies 


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ill  the  Ohio  State  University  at  G-lumhus. 
W  hen  he  had  acquired  a  good  htcrarv  edu- 
cation to  serve  a?  the  foundation  upcn  which 
to  rear  the  superstructure  of  iirofessinnal 
kn(>\vledge  he  hegan  prcparati'  n  for  the 
practice  of  medicine  and  entered  the  Ci  liege 
of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  of  Chicago,  and 
later  was  graduated  at  the  Oliio  Medical 
University,  at  Columbus,  in  the  class  of 
1S94.     He  was   in  the  IVi.testant  Hospital 


on  the  house  staff  for  one  year  and  since 
J 803  he  has  lived  in  Shawnee,  where  he  has 
built  np  a  good  practice.  He  has  pursued  a 
post-graduate  course  in  Chicago  at  the  West 
Side  Post-Graduate  College  and  in  the  Xcw 
York  Polyclinic.  He  is  continually  rea<ling 
and  studying  in  order  to  advance  in  his 
chosen  profession,  and  his  proficiency  is 
now  widely  acknowledged,  as  is  indicated 
by  the  liberal  patronage  accorded  him. 


HENRY  HUMBERGER. 


Plenry  Huniberger,  who  is  carrying  on 
farmi'.ig  interests  in  Perry  county,  his  home 
being  in  Thorn  -township,  was  born  at  the 
place  of  his  present  residence  on  section  26, 
his  natal  day  being  December  26,  1S42.  His 
parents  were  John  and  Mary  Ann  (Bas- 
shore)  Humljerger.  The  famih'  is  of  Ger- 
man lineage  and  the  first  American  ances- 
tors of  our  subject  settled  in  Pennsylvania. 
Adam  Huniberger,  an  uncle  of  our  subject, 
resided  in  Somerset  and  is  said  to  have  been 
the  inventor  of  the  revolving  pistol,  although 
he  did  not  get  the  credit  of  his  invention. 
He  was  also  the  first  member  of  the  Uni- 
versalist  church  who  ever  secured  the  prom- 
ise of  a  Methodist  Episcopal  minister  to 
preach  his  funeral  sermon  and  to  tell  the 
assembled  congregation  that  he  had  died 
in  the  faith  in  which  he  had  lived.  He 
passed  away  in  Xew  Lexington  and  he  was 
widely  known  as  a  prominent  and  honored 


man.  The  father  was  born  on  section  2iS, 
Th.  am  township.  Perry  county.  February 
22,  1S03,  and  on  the  9th  of  October,  182S, 
he  led  to  the  marriage  altar  Miss  P.asshore, 
whose  birth  occurred  February  24,  iScx^. 
She  w-as  a  daugh.ter  of  Frederick  P.asshore, 
who  settled  near  Ruslnille.  Richlantl  town- 
sliip.  Fairfield  county,  in  1803,  coming  to 
Ohio  fron;  Pennsylvania.  He  wedded  ^lary 
E.  Keister.  Doth  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Passhore 
were  members  of  the  Reformed  Presby- 
terian church  and  the  former  died  at  the 
age  of  sixty-fi\-e  years,  while  the  latter 
passed  away  in  her  eightieth  year.  llie 
paternal  grandfather  of ■  our  subject  was 
Peter  Huniberger,  w ho  came  ti>  Perry  coun- 
ty in  1802,  his  brothers,  John  and  Henry, 
also  locating  with  him  in  this  county  on 
section  35.  Thorn  township. 

John  Flumberger.  the  father  of  our  sub- 
ject,  resided   on   section   26,   Thorn    town- 


^^r-^^^ 


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ship,  and  cng-a!::;ed  in  general  farming-  and 
strx-k-raising  nntil  liis  ileath.  wliich  occurred 
when  his  >on  Henry  was  al>out  three  years 
of  age.  His  widov;  long  sur\'"i\'ed  h.ini  and 
died  al>out  twenty  years  ago  at  tho  I'ld  home 
place,  wheir  seventy-four  years  oi  age. 
They,  too,  were  consistent  Christian  people, 
belonging  to  the  Lutheran  church,  in  -which 
Mr.  Humherger  ser\ed  as  a  deacon.  He 
voted  with  the  Democracy,  but  i^.e\-cr  cared 
for  office.  In  his  family  were  ten  cliiklren, 
six  of  whom  are  yet  living:  David,  a  resi- 
dent farmer  of  Whitley  county,  Indiana; 
Frederick,  who  was  a  farmer  of  the  same 
county  and  died  there  at  the  age  of  sixty- 
three:  rotary  Ann,  the  widow  of  Sin-ion 
Long,  and  a  resident  of  Tifiin.  Ohio:  Eliza- 
beth, who  acts  as  her  brother  Henry's 
housekeeper  and  is  the  wid'-»w  of  Lewis 
Rankin,  of  Kentucky :  Peter,  avIh  >  was  a 
farmer  and  died  in  Jllinois  at  llie  age  of 
thirty-live  years;  Margaret,  vv-ho  became  the 
wife  of  Barnard  Mechling.  d  Hopewell 
township.  Perry  county,  and  died  in  1S63: 
John,  who  is  a  minister  of  the  Lutheran 
church  in  this  state:  Henry,  the  eighth  in 
order  of  birth :  George  \\'..  who  died  in 
Nebraska  at  about  the  age  of  fifty-six  years; 
and  Benjan-iin.  who  is  a  farmer  and  cattle 
raiser  of  Colorado.  All  of  these  children 
were  born  on  the  old  homestead  in  Perry 
ccnmty. 

Our  subject  remained  on  his  father's 
farm  until  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  war, 
when  with  patriotic  spirit  he  enlisted  in 
Company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Fifty-second 
Infantry.  He  had  gone  to  that  state  on  a 
visit  and  enlisted  while  there.  ser\ing  until 


the  close  of  the  Vv'ar,  when  he  was  honorably 
discharged  at  Charleston,  \\'cst  \'irginia. 
He  participated  in  may  skirmishes  and  after 
receiving  an  honorable  discharge  returned 
to  his  home  in  this  county.  He  then  pur- 
chased the  old  farm,  uiwn  which  he  has 
since  resided  and  here  he  has  made  n-iany 
improvements.  The  farm  comprises  cine 
hundred  and  eighteen  acres,  of  which  he 
has  Sold  eighteen  acres.  T!ic  land  wliich 
he  still  owns  is  under  a  very  high  state  of 
cultivation.  He  has  remodeled  the  hi-.nse 
in  which  he  was  born,  a  two-story  brick 
dwelling,  and  it  is  now  a  very  comfortable 
and  attractive  residence.  He  also  built  a 
new  barn  and  has  placed  his  place  in  an 
excellent  state  of  in-iproven-ient,  successfullv 
carrying  on  general  farming  and  being 
recognized  as  one  of  the  leailing  and  suc- 
cessful agriculturist?  of  his  comn-iunity. 

On  the  14th  cf  .\pril,  1SG7.  Mr.  Hum- 
berger  wedded  Miss  Eliza  Snyder,  a  daugli- 
ter  of  Daniel  ar.d  ^lary  (Greenawalt)  Snv- 
der.  early  settlers  of  Thorn  township,  her 
father  being  a  prominent  farmer  there.  He 
died  in  that  tnwnship  at  a  very  advanced 
age.  Mrs.  Humberger  was  born,  reared 
and  educated  in  that  township  and  was  a 
conscientious  member  cf  the  Lutheran 
church.  She  died  at  her  husband's  home 
^Larch  11.  1001.  at  the  age  of  fifty-tive 
years  and  the  liMusehold  thus  mourned  the 
loss  of  a  devoted  wife  and  a  kind  and  liv- 
ing m.other.  She  had  three  children,  all  of 
whom  still  survive  her.  Mary  is  the  wife 
of  Benjamin  Franklin  Lutz.  of  Simierset. 
where  he  is  en.gaged  in  the  grocerv  busi- 
ness.    He  is  a  native  oi  Hopewell  township. 


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Perry  county.  Tliev  have  five  diildren, 
Edith.  rU.yd.  Bessie.  Evelyn  and  Ralph,  ail 
of  whom  were  bmn  in  S^aiierset.  Elva  May. 
tlie  second  daughter  of  .Mr.  Hunihcrger.  is 
the  wife  of  Samuel  Ijinckley.  a  sou  of 
Aaron  P.inckley.  a  resident  farmer  of  Read- 
ing townshiip,  and  they  liave  three  children. 
Nellie.  Gladys,  and  R. diert.  Oscar,  the  only 
son  of  our  subject,  is  now  si-xteen  years  of 
age  and  resides  upon  the  li..me  farm,  where 
all  of  the  children  were  1>  ;rn. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  fluniherger  is 


a  Deniiicrat,  while  in  religious  faith  he  is 
a  Lutheran.  His  life  lias  ever  been  In  uur- 
alile  and  upriglit,  and  he  is  justly  esteemed 
\\,\-  his  genuine  worth.  Mr!  Ilumberger  has 
seen  many  improvements  made  in  }'erry 
county,  for  his  early  recollections  tell  him 
that  there  was  a  large  amount  of  wild  land 
which  he  has  seen  developed  into  beautiful 
homes  and  farms.  He  is  one  of  the  men 
who  have  helped  to  make  this  a  rich  agri- 
cultural district,  his  efforts  proving  of  great 
value  to  the  communitv. 


T.  J.  SMITH. 


Connected  with  th.;.se  naine>  which  ad.- 
vance  coninierc:al  and  industrial  activity 
and  promote  progre^^s.  thus  creating  the 
history  of  the  city,  state  and  natiuu.  Mr. 
Smith  is  well  known  in  luu~.iness  circles. 
He  ni.nv  owns  and  co-.iducts  an  electric  light 
plant  of  Xew  Lexington  and  Ids  business  af- 
fairs in  addition  to  this  c.  ver  a  wide  and 
important  range.  His  paternal  grandfather 
became  one  of  the  pioneer  settler-  of  thi- 
portion  of  Ohio  and  from  that  time  down 
to  the  present  reiire-entatives  of  the  family 
have  taken  an  active  part  in  business  inter- 
ests of  the  liDcality. 

T.  J.  Smith,  the  father  v.i  our  subject. 
was  born  in  Xew  Lexington  and  for  thirty 
years  prior  to  his  death  was  an  enterprising 
merchant  here,  conducting,  a  grocery  and 
general  store,  in  which  business  he  met  with 
success.     At  the  time  ra'  the  Civil  war  he 


offered  his  services  to  the  government,  en- 
listing in  1861  as  a  member  of  Company 
G.  Si.xtv-tn->t  Ohio  \'.  >lunteer  Liiantry, 
with  which  he  served  for  three  years.  He 
was  a  brave  and  loyal  soMier.  partic'pating 
in  many  important  battles  and  when  his 
term  was  over  he  returned  to  his  home  with 
an  honc>rablc  military  record.  He  was  en- 
gaged in  a  number  of  important  business 
enterprises  which  helped  to  upbuild  New 
Lexington.  He  was  the  vice-president  of 
the  Perry  County  Bank,  which  he  aided  in 
organizing.  He  was  also  vice-president  of 
.the  Standard  Brick  Company  of  this  place 
and  built  the  opera  house  block  here.  He 
also  laid  nut  and  built  the  town  of  Rend- 
ville.  Perrv  county,  and  was  engaged  in  real 
estate  dealings  there  and  in  this  city.  His 
activity  aloi'g  l;u>--iiress  lines  proved  of  wide- 
spread benefit  and  he  bel  nged  to  tb.at  class 


.(1V\00:\^    AuOU^^: 


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of  representati\e  American  citizens  who, 
wliile  ailvancing  individual  succe.->,  also 
promote  tlie  g'eneral  pruspcriiy.  He  died  in 
1S93  at  tiic  age  of  fnrty-seven  vears  and 
tlie  community  mourned  ilie  loss  of  c)ne  of 
its  most  valued  citizens.  His  wife  was  Miss 
Magdalene  Fox  and  tlieir  onlv  son  is  the 
subject  of  this  review.  ?\Irs.  Smith  is  iden- 
tified with  business  aft'airs  licre  as  a  member 
of  the  tirm  of  Smith  &  Duffy,  carrying  on 
the  business  which  was  established  by  her 
husband.  She  was  a  native  of  ILvcking 
county,  Ohio,  and  possesses  excellent  ex- 
ecuti\e  force  and  keen  discernment  in  re- 
lation to  business  enterprises.  By  her  mar- 
riage she  became  the  mother  nf  three  chil- 
dren, the  daughters  being  }ilary  F.,  the  wife 
of  r^larc  L.  Duffy,  of  Xew  Lexington,  and 
Catherine  E..  at  home. 

T.  J.  Sm.ith  is  one  ctf  the  native  citizens 


of  Xew  I-exington.  At  the  usual  age  he 
entered  the  public  schuols  and  contimied  his 
studies  here  until  he  had  completed  the 
high  schoul  course.  Flc  afterward  became 
a  .-tudent  at  Xotre  Dame.  South  Bend,  In- 
tliana,  and  in  the  Ohio  State  University,  at 
Columbus.  In  the  latter  instituti.m  he 
studied  electrical  engineering  and  has  since 
been  connected  with  many  electrical  enter- 
prises, including  the  establishment  and  con- 
trol of  telephone  and  electric  light  svslcms 
in  different  parts  of  the  state.  He  is  also 
the  owner  of  a  plant  in  this  city  and  his  ma- 
chinery here  ami  equipments  of  all  kinds 
are  modern  and  of  the  most  improved  work- 
manship. '\\r.  Smith  is  winning  constant 
advancement  in  the  line  of  his  chosen  pur- 
suit and  is  already  classed  among  the  suc- 
cessful and  prosperous  men  of  hi;  home 
town. 


WILLIAM  J.  MORTAL. 


William  J.  ^lortal  is  the  editor  and 
owner  of  the  Somerset  Press,  of  Somerset, 
Ohio,  and  throughout  his  business  career 
has  been  connected  with  journalism.  He 
was  born  in  Ruslnille,  Fairfield  d.unty, 
Ohio,  on  the  ibth  of  July.-  1S59.  and  is  a 
son  of  Albert  and  Mary  (_ Puller)  :^b-.rtal. 
In  the  year  i8;S  the  father  of  our  subiect 
located  in  Rushville.  Ohio,  while  the  Puller 
family  came  to  this  state  from  \'irginia. 
One  child  only  was  born  of  the  marriage  of 
the  parents  of  our  subject. 


William  J.  ^lortal  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Rushville  and  after  putting 
aside  his  text  books  he  there  learned  the 
printer's  trade,  following  that  pinsuit  in 
both  Rushville  and  Lancaster.  In  18S1  he 
began  business  on  his  own  account  in  the 
former  town  and  afterward  was  located  at 
Thornville.  He  then  conducted  a  daily  pa- 
per in  Lancaster  and  was  also  the  owner  of 
a  jobbing  office  there,  both  departments  of 
his  business  bringing  to  him  a  good  finan- 
cial return.     In  1893  he  came  to  Somerset 


A  so 


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and  in  1S95  purchased  the  Somerset  Press, 
which  he  has  developed  into  a  successful 
paper  having-  a  circulation  of  about  one 
thousand  coj)ies.  This  paper  is  largely 
given  to  the  dissemination  of  news  of  gen- 
eral  i'ltere-t  as   well  as  matters  of  a  local 


nature.  He  is  found  on  the  side  of  prog- 
ress, imprnvement  and  upbuilding  and  its 
owner  is  widely  known  as  a  public-spirited 
anrl  enterprising  man.  who  is  the  champion 
of  e\ery  measure  for  the  general  good  of 
his  fellow  men. 


DAVID  C.  KING. 


David  C.  King,  who  is  living  in  Glcn- 
ford.  Perry  county,  is  one  of  the  best  known 
citizens  and  wealthy  farmers  and  stock- 
raisers  of  this  portion  of  the  state.  He 
stands  to-day  among  the  successful  men 
who  owe  their  advancement  largely  to  their 
own  efforts  and  cap.ible  business  methods. 
?^Ir.  King  was  born  in  Thorn  township. 
Perry  county,  on  the  ist  of  June.  182S.  an.l 
is  a  son  of  Peter  and  ^lary  ( W'hitmer) 
King.  His  fatlier  was  born  in  Germany, 
but  when  a  mere  child  was  brought  by  his 
parents  to  America,  the  family  being  estab- 
lished in  Thorn  township.  The  nrntlier  of 
our  subject  was  born  in  \\"estmoreland 
county.  Pennsylvania.  For  some  years  after 
the  birth  of  our  subject  Peter  King  resided 
upon  a  farm  in  Thorn  township  and  after- 
ward traded  his  property  for  the  farm  of 
one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  now  owned 
by  his  son  David.  He  also  received  in  ex- 
change a  saw  and  grist  mill  located  on  the 
stream  near  the  farm,  and  at  his  new  home 
Peter  King  spent  his  remaining  days,  de- 
voting his  attention  to  the  operation  of  his 


land  and  <:■{  his  mills  until  a  few  years  prior 
to  his  death,  when  he  sc'ld  his  mills.  He 
was  drafted  for  service  in  the  war  c^f  1S12, 
just  eight  months  after  his  marriage,  and 
served  under  General  William  Henry  Har- 
rison until  the  close  of  hostilities,  when  he 
again  resumed  the  farm  work.  He  received 
from  the  go\'ernment  a  quarter  section  of 
land  in  Seneca  county.  Ohio,  in  recognition 
of  his  army  ser\-ices.  PTe  also  purchased 
large  tracts  of  the  government,  these  being 
Indian  laml  in  W'yanrlot  county.  Ohio.  By 
his  hard  work,  close  attention  to  business, 
gcx)d,  capable  management  Peter  King  ac- 
cumulated a  handsome  competence  and  was 
widely  knnwn  as  a  very  successful  man.  In 
politics  he  was  an  old-line  \Miig  and  both 
he  and  his  wife  were  devoted  members  of 
the  Reformed  church,  of  which  he  was  an 
elder  for  a  great  many  years.  He  was  one 
of  the  leading  members,  laboring  earnestly 
for  the  spiritual  advancement  of  the  con- 
gregation antl  contributing  liberally  to  the 
support  of  the  church.  Unto  him  and  his 
wife  were  b'rn    fourteen   children.      Sarah 


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became  the  wife  of  Micliael  Cotterman  and 
lioih  are  now  deceased.  Catlierine  married 
Jolin  Smith  and  they  too  liave  passed  away. 
Rebecca  is  the  wi(.low  of  Isaac  Zartman  and 
is  Hving-  in  Hopewell  township.  Perry  coun- 
t_\-,  at  an  advanced  age.  Lydia  became  the 
wife  of  Michael  Fought,  but  both  are  now 
deceased.  Susan  is  the  deceased  wife  of 
Samuel  Wiseman.  3,Iary  is  the  wife  of 
Porter  Cline  and  resides  in  ]lHnois.  Sol- 
omon died  at  the  age  of  nine  years.  Peter 
has  also  passed  away.  David  C.  is  the  next 
of  the  family.  Leah  became  the  wife  of 
J.  Alspaugh.  Eh/:abeth  i-<  the  wife  of  Sam- 
uel Alspaugh.  of  -1  hornville,  Ohio.  John 
C.  and  \\'il]iam  are  lx)th  deceased  and 
I'rank  is  living  in  Newark,  Ohio.  Peter 
King,  the  father,  died  at  the  ago  of  seventy- 
live  years,  and  he  and  his  wife  are  now 
resting  side  by  side  in  St.  Paul's  cemetery 
in  Hopewell  township. 

\Mien  a  boy  David  C.  King  entered  the 
district  schools  of  Hopewell  township,  but 
his  educational  privileges  were  very  limited. 
When  old  enough  he  was  put  to  work  in 
his  father's  mill  and  upon  the  farm  and  thus 
his  youth  was  a  period  of  earnest  and  un- 
remitting toil.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two 
years  he  made  preparation  for  having  a 
home  of  his  own  by  his  marriage  to  Miss 
Margaret  Mechling.  the  wedding  being 
celebrated  August  29,  1S50.  The  lady  is  a 
native  of  Hopewell  township,  and  a  daugh- 
ter of  ]Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Mechling,  both 
of  whom  are  now  deceased. 

After  his  marriage  Mr.  King  left  the 
old  homestead  farm  and  for  seven  years 
lived  upon  the  farm  hclonghig  to  his  father- 


in-law,  about  two  miles  northwest  of  Glen- 
lortl,  in  Hopewell  township.  In  1867  he 
purchased  a  farm  of  one  hundred  and  forty 
acres  west  of  Glenford.  a  distance  of  a  half 
mile.  There  he  lived  until  1875,  \\'l'cn  he 
remo\"ed  to  the  farm  which  he  now  occupies. 
This  was  formerly  the  hi_>me  of  his  father, 
T'clcr  King,  and  upon  it  uur  sul>ject  has 
since  resided.  His  life  has  always  been 
a  busy  atid  useful  one.  About  1S62  he 
began  raising  Merino  sheep  and  has  cun- 
tinued  the  business  since  that  time.  He  is 
a  large  breeder  of  sheep,  having  each  winter 
from  three  hundred  to  five  hundred  head 
and  being  one  of  the  leading  representatives 
of  this  line  of  business  in  his  portion  of 
Ohio.  His  farm  comprises  one  hundred 
and  forty-ti\  e  acres  of  rich  and  arable  land 
and  upon  it  he  has  fine  buildings,  including 
an  attractive  home  and  good  buildings  for 
the  shelter  of  grain  and  stock.  He  has 
dealt  extensively  in  real  estate  and  has  given 
each  of  his  children  a  nice  farm.  His  in- 
vestments have  been  judiciously  made  and 
as  the  years  have  passed  his  sound  business 
judgment  has  brought  him  very  desirable 
success. 

Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  King  have  been 
born  four  children,  three  daughters  and  one 
son :  Sarah  Rebecca,  the  wife  of  Frank 
Smith,  a  resident  of  Hopewell  township; 
Mary  Ellen,  the  wife  of  J.  E.  :\Iurdock,  also 
a  resident  of  this  township;  Emma,  who 
died  in  childhood:  and  D.  H.,  who  is  a  mu- 
sician and  also  conducts  a  farm  in  Hopewell 
township,  where  he  is  extensively  engaged 
in  breeding  sheep.  He  is  a  leader  of  the 
band  in  Glenford  and  is  very  popular  in  ran- 


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sical  circles  of  tills  locality.  He  married 
Sarah  l-'ought  and  tliey  have  two  children. 
Lolo  and  Claude. 

Mr.  King  exercises  liis  right  of  franchise 
in  support  of  the  Republican  party.  He 
voted  a  Democratic  ticket  prior  to  the  Civil 
war,  but  since  that  time  ha>  never  wa\ered 
in  his  allegiance  to  the  party  which  stood 
as  a  defender  of  the  Union  and  lias  ever 
favored  the  protection  of  .American  indus- 
tries, sound  money  and  the  upholding  of 
the  flag  on  whatever  soil  it  has  been  planted. 
He  and  liis  wife  are  consistent  and  faithful 
members  of  the  Reformed  church,  in  which 
he  has  served  as  a  deacon  and  elder  for 
many  years.  They  have  traveled  life's  jour- 
ney together  for  more  than  fifty-one  years, 
sharing  with  each  other  the  joys  and  sor- 


rows, the  adversity  and  prosperity  which 
checker  the  careers  of  all.  Their  friends 
are  many  and  wherever  known  they  arc 
held  in  high  esteem  for  their  many  excel- 
lent trails  of  character.  Mr.  King  certainlv 
deserves  great  credit  for  what  he  has  ac- 
complished in  life,  starting  out  with  few 
educational  or  other  advantages,  he  has 
made  the  most  of  his  opportunities  and 
through  diligence  and  enterprise  has  stead- 
ily worked  his  way -upward  to  a  most  grati- 
fying position.  At  all  times  he  has  so  lived 
as  to  deserve  and  cnmmand  the  respect  of 
those  \\ith  whom  he  has  been  associated 
and  his  life  record  proves  conclusively  that 
success  may  be  won  through  energy  and 
diligence.  Mr.  King  is  one  who  advocates 
industrial  activity  and  promotes  progress. 


LEVI  SHRIDER. 


Levi  Shrider,  one  of  the  highly  respect- 
ed citizens  of  Perry  county,  residing  on  his 
farm  in  Thorn  tuwnship,  was  born  near 
Somerset,  in  Reading  township,  on  the  iCth 
of  October,  1830.  his  parents  being  Peter 
and  Elizabeth  (Cotterman)  Shrider.  The 
former  was  also  born  in  Reading  township. 
and  was  a  son  of  Frederi'ck  Shrider.  who 
came  to  Ohio  in  1809.  from  Lancaster  coun- 
ty, Pennsylvania.  He  was  either  b<;>rn  on 
the  ocean  while  his  parents  were  en  route  to 
the  new  world,  or  shortly  after  they  t.wk 
up  their  abode  in  Pennsylvania.     His  father 


was  also  named  Frederick  and  was  born  in 
Ciernianw  coming  to  the  new  world  just 
prior  to  the  Revolutir'uary  war.  He  was  at 
once  pressed  into  service  here  and  was  killed 
at  the  battle  of  Brandy  wine.  Frederick 
Shrider  was  reared  in  the  Keystone  state 
and  afterward  emigrated  to  Ohio,  entering 
land  from  the  g(.vernment  near  Somerset 
in  Perrv  county,  but  was  not  Inng  permitted 
to  enjoy  his  new  home,  his  death  occurring 
shortly  afterward  when  Peter  Shrider,  the 
father  of  our  subject,  was  only  nine  months 
old.     Peter  Shrider  was  reared  in  Reading 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


township  eind  cuiitinued  to  live  there  for 
many  years.  He  learned  the  trade  of  wagon 
making,  which  he  t\'il(-iwed  for  thirty  years 
and  then  abandoncrl  that  vocation,  when 
he  purchased  a  fa'-m  in  Hopewell  township, 
Perry  county,  where  he  made  a  home  for 
himself  and  family,  coiUinning  the  cultiva- 
tion ar.d  improseaicnt  of  his  land  through- 
out the  remainder  of  his  active  business  ca- 
reer. He  died  at  the  old  homstcad  there 
when  he  was  more  than  eighty-four  years 
of  age.  He  held  membership  in  the  Luther- 
an church  and  \\as  a  Dem>-)cral  in  his  po- 
■  litical  views.  Pie  Ii\cd  during  tlie  period 
of  the  old  time  state  militia,  ami  serx'ed  as 
a  lieutenar.t  in  an  Ohirt  company.  He  was 
a  very  prosperous  and  progressive  man. 
successful  in  his  life  work,  owing  his  ad- 
vanceuKMit  entirely  to  his  own  efforts,  for 
he  was  left  without  means.  His  life  con- 
duct proved  the  force  of  character,  of  in- 
dustry and  enterprise  as  applied  to  the  act- 
ive affairs  of  life.  I'oth  he  and  his  wife 
were  laid  to  rest  in  the  cemetery  of  Read- 
ing township.  In  their  family  were  twelve 
children,  the  subject  of  this  review  being 
the  eldest.  Xine  of  the  number  are  yet 
living,  four  daughters  and  five  sons,  as 
follows :  Levi ;  Juliaim,  the  widow  of 
Simon  Swinhardt :  Susan,  the  wife  of  Sam- 
uel Grant,  of  Somerset ;  Sclonmn,  a  resi- 
dent, of  Reading  township.  Perry  county; 
David,  who  resides  in  Thornville :  William, 
a  resident  of  Hopewell  townsliip.  Pern.- 
countv ;  George,  who  is  living  in  the  same 
township:  Lou,  the  wife  of  John  Edmunds, 
carries  on  agricultural  pursuits  in  Thorn 
township.  Perry  county:  and  Jane,  who  is 
living  in   Hopewell   township.     Those  who 


ha\e  passed  away  are  Lewis.  John,  and  one 
w  hi  I  died  in  infanc}'. 

Le\-i  Shrider  spent  the  ilays  of  his 
minority  under  the  parental  roof  and  gained 
his  cducatinn  in  the  subscription  schools 
which  were  CLmimon  at  that  time.  He  as- 
sisted his  father  ui>i.n  the  Imme  farm  and 
also  in  the  wagon  making  trade  in  Read- 
ing townsliip.  He  afterward  removed  to 
li'jpeweJl  tijwnship,  remaining  on  a  farm 
for  aljuut  a  )-ear.  after  which  he  was  mar- 
rieil.  He  then  fnllijued  wagon  making  in 
Reading  township,  devoting  his  attention 
X.O  tliat  business  for  a  number  of  years, 
subsequentl)'  he  worked  at  the  carpenter's 
trade  and  with  the  capital  he  had  acquired 
thri  ugh  his  industry  and  economy  lie  pur- 
chased a  small  farm  in  Reading  township, 
coiuinuing  its  culti\-ation  fcjr  al> 'Ut  five 
years.  On  tlie  e\-i)iration  of  that  period  he 
sold  the  property  and  rcmo\ed  to  his  pres- 
ent farm  on  section  20.  Thorn  township, 
comprising  one  hundred  and  forty  acres  of 
ricli  land,  all  of  Avhich  is  nov,-  under  a  high 
state  of  cultivation.  Nearly  all  of  the  im- 
pro\ements  upon  the  property  are  the  vis- 
ible e\"idences  of  his  life  of  industry  and 
toil.  Air.  Shrider  erected  a  gcwjd  substan- 
tial residence  and  all  the  necessary  outbuild- 
ings for  the  shelter  of  grain  and  sti.ick.  He 
placed  his  land  in  a  condition  where  it  brings 
forth  a  good  harvest  and  now  is  success- 
fully engaged  in  general  farming  and  stock- 
raising. 

On  the  24th  of  April.  1S55.  Mr.  Shrider 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Caroline 
Anspauch,  a  daughter  of  Jolm  and  Cath- 
erine Anspauch,  Ixith  of  whom  are  now  de- 
ceased.     Mrs.    Shrider   died     Februan.-     7, 


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THE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


1867,  leaving  fnc  cliildren  :  William  Ilay- 
deii,  the  eldest,  is  a  resident  farmer  uf 
Thorn  township.  He  was  bi.irn  March  3. 
1857,  and  married  }iliss  Alice  Crist,  Ly 
whi_>m  he  has  two  children,  ]\linta  and 
>lomer.  Samuel  Clinion.  i>irn  April  3. 
1859,  is  a  machinist.,  residing-  in  Newark, 
Ohio.  He  wedded  ]Mar_\  Stiner.  and  they 
have  one  child.  Beiilah.  ]u\\\\  Peter,  Irrn 
May  J7,  18:11,  is  an  em])loye  in  the  gas 
works  of  Newark.  Oh.io.  He  married  Ida 
Crist,  and  tlieir  children  are  Gtiy.  George 
and  Jessie.  David  Edward,  who  resides  in 
Columbus,  Ohio,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the 
%vholesale  liquor  business,  was  born  Febru- 
ary 17,  1803,  and  married  Emma  Binckley, 
Levi  McCiellan,  born  April  28,  1S65,  is  en- 
gaged in  clerking  fcr  his  brother  Da\-id  in 
Cohmibu.^,  Ohio.  He  married  Bernice 
Haynes. 

After  the  death  of  liis  first  wife  ^h. 
Shrider  married  Sarah  Orr  a  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Harriet  Orr.  She  was  b.rn  in 
Licking  county,  Ohio,  April  23.  1838.  and 
died  January  10.  i8gS.  In  the  family  were 
six  children,  all  of  whom  are  yet  li\  ing, 
and  ;Mrs.  Shrider  also  had  one  child  by  her 
first  marriage.  She  was  the  widow  of 
Nicholas  Beck  wdien  she  became  the  wife 
of  our  subject.  Her  son  Joseph  Beck,  was 
seven  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  her  second 
marriage  and  was  reared  by  Islx.  Shriller. 
He  resides  in  Thorn  township  and  is  a  car- 
penter by  trade.  He  also  has  a  small  farm 
there.  He  married  Leah  Foster  and  they 
have  two  children,  Benjamin  and  Ernest. 
The  children  born  of  the  marriage  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Shrider  are  Oswell,  born  in  Read- 


ing triw'iship,  July  3.  1S6S,  now  follows 
farming  in  Tliurn  township.  He  married 
Emma  llunav.ay,  a  native  of  Fairfield 
county  and  a  daughter  (jf  Newton  JJu.na- 
way.  They  have  one  child,  Wilbert. 
E<ttlla.  born  April  28,  1870,  is  the  wife  of 
Geurge  Kuft'ner,  who  is  engaged  in  farming 
and  drilling  gas  well>,  his  home  being  in 
Fairfield  cunly.  Tiiey  have  four  children: 
Fred,  Mabel.  Flnrcnce  and  Paul.  Lewis 
Herman,  who  was  born  in  Thorn  tnwnsliip, 
June  Jj,  1S7J,  married  Bernice  Garrett  and 
resides  in  Franklin  cc.unty.  Ohio.  W'hit- 
mer  Arnnkl,  born  in  'j'horn  township,  ]-\'ti- 
ruary  _'3.  1874,  resides  upon  the  old  home 
farm.  Daisy  Sedora,  born  August  9,  1876, 
is  the  wife  of  William  Wolff,  of  Jacks'.m 
township,  l'err\-  comUy,  and  their  home  is 
now  in  Lancaster,  where  Mr.  Wolff  is  em- 
ployed as  a  railroad  man.  They  have  one 
child.  Ruth.  Murray  Frederick,  the  young- 
est child  of  Mr.  Shri^ler's  second  marriage, 
was  born  December  5.  1879.  '^'i''  '"^  ^'i'" 
ployed  in  a  shoe  factory  at  Lancaster.  Ohio. 
The  mother  of  these  children  was  a  faithful 
member  of  the  Lutheran  church  and  lived 
an  earnest  Christian  life. 

For  his  third  wife  Mr.  Shrider  chose 
^L^ry  Reaver,  the  widow  of  Henry  \'an 
Dvke  and  a  daughter  of  Joseph  Reaver, 
w-ho  became  one  of  the  early  settlers  of 
Perry  count}-.  He  was  a  plasterer  by  trade 
and  followed  that  business  throughout  his 
active  life.  Mrs.  Shrider  was  bom  March 
-,v  i>^53'  3"*^!  is  a  most  estimable  lady, 
holding  membership  in  the  Methodist 
church.  Both  our  subject  and  his  wife  are 
w-ell  known  people  of  the  coninuuuty.     They- 


^^'!V)'rv^    .\  >\U'-\i..'a;hj\'\  ^ 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


455 


reside  in  llieir  iik-a-aiit  home  in  Th.jrn 
township.  }'erry  county,  surmunik-il  by  all 
the  conifnris  of  life  made  po?sil>!c  thnaigh 
the  earnest  and  unliring  efforts  df  nur  sub- 
ject rnvl  Imnnred  and  respecteil  by  a  large 
circle  of   acquaintances. 

He  is   a    Deni.jcrat   in  politics  and  has 


wim.cssed   many    wi 

work  of  progress  an 

carrietl    on    in  .Per 

period  of  his  early 

wild    but    as     time 

wn  night   many   improvementv   and  il 

trict  of  the  state  is  now  rich  in  tine 


erful  changes  as  the 
ni[ir"vement  has  been 
CI  nnty.  During  the 
rollection  it  was  very 
as    passed    man    has 


served  as  land  appraiser  to  the  towuship  for     and  homes,  prosperous  towns  and  tb 


two  terms.  For  thirteen  years  he  was  a 
men.iber  of  the  sclnir-l  br^ard  and  has  also 
filled  other  public  oti'ices.  He  belongs  to 
the  Lutheran  church  and  in  that  organiza- 
tion has  served  as  deacon.     [Nlr.  Shrider  has 


Inisincss  interests.  In  all  the  work  ''f  nu- 
]>rovcment  he  has  borne  his  part  as  becomes 
a  good  citizen  and  the  circle  of  his  friends 
in  this  portion  of  the  state  i.->  a  very  exten- 
sive one. 


JOHN  w.  Mcdonald. 


John  \\'.  McDonald,  supjerintendent  of 
the  county  intirmary  of  Perry  county  and 
a  mail  well  known  in  this  portion  ^i  the 
state,  wa^  born  April  -'3.  1S74.  and  is  a  son 
of  James  S.  and  ]Vlartha  E.  (^.McKinney) 
McDonald.  His  maternal  grandfather  was 
a  boatman  in  early  life  and  aided  in  tlie  con- 
struction of  the  Hocking  canal,  l^ater  he 
became  a  railroad  contractor  and  was  thus 
actively  identified  with  the  improvement 
and  development  of  varif'us  sections  of  the 
country.  The  father  of  our  subject  was 
born  in  Muskingum  c  unty.  Ohio  and  wdien 
five  vears  of  age  became  a  resident  of  Pike 
township.   Perry   c^)unty. 

Our  subject  spent  his  entire  life  in  this 
ccuntv  and  has  l>ecome  widely  acquainted 
and  favorably  known.  His  educational 
privileges  were  th.. 'sc  atY>.>rded  in  the  Oak- 


woo<l  school  district,  supplemented  by  a 
year's  attendance  at  the  high  school  of  Xew 
Lexington.  After  putting  aside  his  text- 
b-ooks  and  entering  upon  life's  practical 
duties  in  the  fields  of  business  he  became  the 
ov.ner  of  a  livery  stable  in  Xew  Lexington,, 
which  he  comlucted  for  two  years.  At  the- 
age  of  sixteen  }ears  he  began  teaching  and 
was  thus  coimected  in  the  district  schools 
for  about  ten  years,  proving  a  capable  edu- 
cator. He  had  the  ability  t.%  impart  readily- 
and  clearly  to  others  the  kn.  wledgc  he  had 
acquired.  Since  Jainiary.  190 1.  he  has 
occupied  his  present  iiositiini  as  superin- 
tendent of  the  county  infirmary  and  his 
labors  in  this  office  ha\e  made  hi-  course 
one  highly  satisfactory  to  the  general 
iniblic. 

On  the  24th  of  August,   1S99.  Mr.  Mc- 


456  THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


Donal.l    was   uiiite.l   in   marriage    to    Miss  arc    liel.l     in    liiu],     regard   i)y   their  many 

Clara  If.  .MM,,re.  a  .lau-liter  nt  Samncl  and  friends.      in    tlie   puliiic   ..fticc    uhioli    lie    is 

-Martha  Mu<.re.  of  Miili-an.     Mr.  and  Mrs.  fdlin-  Mr.  McDonald  ha.-  displayed  marked 

McDonald    have    one    dau-hter,    Xellie    C.  ability,  ever  strivin-  i..  .->erve  the  best  inter- 

Our  sulijeci  and  his  wife  have  a  large  circle  e^ts  of  the  pnhlic.  an<l  i.s  known  as  a  trnst- 

of  friends  in  this  portion  of  the  state  and  worthy  and  honorah-le  gentleman. 


A.  E.  FAINE. 


The  name  of  Mr.  Faine  is  closely  inter-  grammar  school  department  for  fi  .-ar  vears. 

woven    with    the    bu>iness    history    of    New  In  1896,  howex'er.  he  turned  his  attention  to 

Straitsville.   where   he   i-   acting  as   general  business  interests  and  entered  the  hardware 

manager  for  the  \\".  K.  Calkins  Hardware  and  lumber  businc.-s  uf  \\'.   R.  Callcins.  at 

&    Lumber     ComiKiny.     having    made     his  IJemlock.   also  the  owner  of  the  stores   at 

liome  here  since  1883.  covering  a  period  of  Lorning   and    CrLX^k^ville.      ICvcntuaUv    the 

almost  twenty  year.-.     Mr.  Faine  is  a  native .  Corning   store   was   sold   and   the   stock   at 

of  Lawrence  county,   Ohio,   and   a   son   of  Crooksville  was   taken  to  New   Straits\ille 

J.  C.  and  Sarah  A.   (Rawlins)   Faine.  who  and    the   Hemlock   store   was   closed.      Mr. 

also  rem.  ved  to  Xew   Straitsville  in    1883.  Calkins,  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  W.  R. 

The  father  was  Ijiirn  in  \'irginia,  now  West  Calkins  &'   Company,   is   engaged    in    mer- 

Virginia,  and  belonged  to  one  of  the  pioneer  cliandising  in  Ci^Kurdins.  Ohio,  and  at  Xew 

families  of  that  portion  of  the  country.     r)n  Lexin.gton,  under  the  firm  name  l  f  W.   R. 

the  fxawlins  side  the  family  can  be  traced  Calkins  ^:  Son.     He  has  a  patent  on  a  gas 

back  h:>  an  ancestry  of  colonial  days.     One  sto-ve  which   is  manufactured  at  Columljus 

of  the  representatives  of  the  family  served  and  is  also  engaged  in  the  manufacture  (;f 

on  the  slaft'  of  General  Washingt^m  in  the  sheet  iron   ware  at    Xew   Lexingti  n.      [Mr. 

Avar   of   the   Revolution.  Faine  is  in  charge  of  the  business  at  Xew 

A.  E.  Faine,  of  this  review,  came  with  Straits\ille  and  is  carefully  contnilling  the 

his  parents  to  Xew  Straitsville  in  1883  and  same,  hi?  enterprise  and  gosid  management 

liere  continued  his  education,  completing  his  resulting  in  bringing  to  him  creditable  suc- 

cour-e  by  graduation  in  the  high  school  of  cess. 

this  city  with  the  class  of  189J.  He  after-  \n  i8(/)  Mr.  Faine  was  united  in  mar- 
ward  turned  his  attention  to  educational  riage  to  Mis?  Mimiie  Calkins,  the  eldest 
work  and  was  en,gaged  in  teaching  in  the  daughter  of  W.   R.   Calkins,  who  formerly 


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al   rcsnmv 

i-cside.l  at  \'e\v  Strait>vi!!e  hut  is  now  liv-  viMc   Rccur.l   wliidi   he  is  editiii.e  and   int. 

ing   at    Xcw    Lcxinyt.m.      At    one    time    iio  which    lie  entered    for 

ser\ed    as    treasurer    of   tlie    county   and    is  .  de\  e!o])!iio    the    great 

widely    know  11    as    a    prominent    and    enter-  tlie  town.      In   this  enterprise  lie   is   as.s.x'i- 

prising  man.    'His  husiner^s  intere.sts  are  e.x-  ated  with  Hiram  Camphell.  a  practical  Inisi- 

tcnsixe   and   prove   of   hcnefit    to   the   oaw-  uess  man.     Mr.  Faine  is  aLs.,  the  agent  for 

mmiily  by  the  promotion  of  cnmmercial  ac-  the  Cnrning  Natural  (ias  Company  at  New 

tivity.     I'nto  .Mr.  and  ^^Irs.  Faine  liave  been  Straitsville  and  superintends  its  affairs  here, 

born     three    children:      Cecil.    L'arda    and  In   politics  he  is  a  Republican  and   f.-r  the 

*^.'^'"''-  p^'^t  seven  years  has  taken  an  acti\e  part  in 

In  his  fraternal  relations  Mr.  Faine  is  a  Perry  county  politics.     In  business  he  has 

Mason,     behmging     to     Xew     Straitsville  achieved   success  througli  honorable  effort. 

Lodge.  Xcx  484.  F.  &  A.  M..  and  New  Lex-  untiring  indr.stry  and  capable  management 

ington   Chapter,   Xo.    149.    R.   A.    ^L      He  and     in     private   life   he   has   gained   many 

has    recently   established    the    Xew    Straits-  warm  personal  friends. 


J.  E.  POWELL. 


Through  almost  a  decade  J.   V..   W  well  the  field  as  enemies  I>ecausc  the  one  wished 

ha?  been  a  practitioner  at  the  bar  of  Xew  to  overthrow   tlie  Union   and  the   rther  to 

Lexington  and  has  already  wen  a  degree  of  preserve  it.     John  Powell  icined  the  ncirth- 

success  that  many  an  older  member  of  the  era  forces  and  served  with  the  Thirty-first 

legal    fraternity  might   well  envy.     He  is  a  Ohio  Regiment  until  he  was  wunded  at  the 

native    of    Hocking  county.   Ohin.   b,:rn  in  battle   of   Cliickamauga   and   rendered   untit 

1871,  and  his  father.  J':lin  Powell,  was  a1.si»  for   further  militarv   dutv. 
a  native  oi  that  Cdunty.   wdiere  the  orand-  J.  E.  Powell,  of  this  review,  acipiired  his 

father,  Samuel  Powell,  had  li-cated  in  pin-  early  educatinn   in  the  cummin   schm  Is  of 

neer  days.     He  became  an  active  fact.^r  in  Reading     township,     later     c  ntinued     his 

the   substantial   improvement    and    c'.evelop-  stiulies    in    X'ew    Lexingtuu   and    afterwanl 

ment  of  that  locabty  and  erected  what  was  was  a  student  in   Delaware,  Ohi.i.      When 

known  as  the  Powed  iMills,  five  in  uumlicr.  his  literary  course  was  ciuiplete  he  reschetl 

en  Sunday  and  Monday  creeks.     Tiie  father  to  take  up  the  studv  of  law .     As  a  i>rep,-ira- 

of  cur  subject  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war  tii>H  for  a  life  wrirk  he  entered  the  law  de- 

at  the  time  when  the  north  and  south  took  partment   of  the  r)liio   State  Universitv  at 


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Coluiiilius.  Successfully  l)a^^in,i^■  hi^-  exarni- 
naliuns  he  \va>  a<lniittcd  V>  the  har  in  De- 
ccniher,  1893.  aii<l  at  mice  ujicned  liis  lattice 
at  New  Lexiu£;toii.  Jn  the  ineantime.  how- 
ever, he  had  heen  engaged  in  teacliing  school 
a!  Glenfortl  Ua'  two  years  and  had'  lieen  a 
law  student  in  the  olhce  ut  Fergusun  & 
Jcihnson.  of  Xew  Lexington,  so  that  he  had 
thcrchy  gained  a  practical  knijwledge  rf  the 
working  of  the  ccurts.  Entering"  upiu  his 
practice  he  showed  that  he  had  gained  a 
broad  and  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the 
principles  of  jurisprudence.  Professional 
advancement  in  the  law  is  proverbially  slow, 
but  the  first  element  of  success  is  a  persist- 
ency of  pnrpijse.  an  effort  as  untiring  as  the 
force  of  gra\ity.  Possessing  the.-^e  qualities 
and  preparing:  bis  cases  with  marked  care, 
2\Ir.  Powell  has  steadily  advanced  until  he 
now  occupies  a  very  creditable  position  at 
the  bar  and  is  to-day  enjoying  a  di>tinctive 
representative  clientage. 

Mr.   Powell  was  nnited  in  marriage  to 
^liss  Julia  Baird.  a  daughter  of  Joseph  I. 


P.aird.  formerly  of  Xew  Straitsville  but  n(j\v 
of  Junctii.'U.  City.  Her  peuple  were  of  an 
old  family  in  this  cmnuy  and  one  widely 
and  favorably  known.  The  home  of  Mr. 
and  }ilrs.  Powell  has  been  blessed  with  two 
children:  Ilamld  and  ,AIarion.  Frater- 
nally .Mr.  Puwell  i.-,  connected  with  the  .Ma- 
>.  nic  cinler.  in  which  he  has  attained  t"  the 
degree  of  Knight  Templar.  }Ie  was  elected 
prnsecuting  attorney  for  Perr\  counlv,  in 
wliicb  office  his  service  has  been  most  bene- 
ficial. He  iiroseculed  the  robbers  of  the 
Somerset  Hank  and  succeeded  in  convicting 
ihem.  Si.\  in  number,  they  were  all  ncited 
crinn'nals.  and  as  a  result  uf  Mr.  Powell's 
\igorons  prosecution  the_\-  were  sent  to  the 
])enitentiary  tr»  serxe  for  terms  of  from  eight 
to  ten  years.  Our  subject  is  yet  a  young 
man.  but  he  jwssesses  laudable  ambition, 
strong  determination  and  keen  mentality, 
and  these  are  fpialities  which  always  insure 
success  in  pr^'fessional  life.  His  practice  is 
already  extensive  and  of  an  important  char- 
acter. 


ELIAS  ROUSCULP. 


Elias  Rousculp.  a  well  known  resident 
of  Reading  township.  Perry  county,  was 
born  in  this  county  nn  the  24th  of  July. 
1S33,  in  Hopewell  town>hip.  and  is  a  son  of 
Jacob  and  Elizabeth  (Broci■:>u^)  Rousculp. 
The  father  was  born  in  Xnrthuml  erland 
countv,  Pennsylvania,  as  was  his  wife,  and 


there  they  remained  until  after  their  mar- 
riage. Both  were  of  German  lineage.  The 
grandfather  of  f  ur  subject  loy.illy  served 
his  country  in  tiie  war  of  iSu,  In  the  year 
1S15  Ja:c:il>  R<iusciilp  emigrated  westward 
and  t'l  k  up  his  abode  in  Hope\e'l  town- 
shii).  Pcrrv  clUiuv.  where  he  f. illnwed  farm- 


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ing  thruiiglT  ut  lii'-  remaining'  c!ay^.  He 
was  quiie  succ-LSsfiil  in  all  his  work  in  this 
direction  anl  a-  tlic  years  passed  liis  labor? 
brought  to  him  creditable  success.  He  was 
well  liked  by  all  who  knew  him,  for  he  pos- 
sessed many  sterling  traits  of  character. 
Botli  he  and  his  wife  lia\e  now  passed  awa_\'. 
their  remains  having  been  interred  in  the 
St.  I'anl  cemetery,  in  Hopewell  ti  unship. 
They  licld  niemliershiii  in  the  Lutheran 
church  and  were  consistent  members  ot  the 
same  and  goi^l  Christian  peojile.  Mr.  K.;ais- 
culp  served  as  a  deac<in  and  elder  in  his 
church  \>  x  a  number  ol  years.  In  his  puliti- 
cal   views  lie  was  a  \\  big. 

Unto  him  and  his  wife  were  Ijorn  twelve 
children,  six  sons  and  six  daughters.  ^lar- 
garet  became  the  wife  of  Daniel  Ridenour. 
both  of  whom  are  now  deceased.  ?\lary  is 
the  wife  of  William  Stalter,  both  of  whom 
are  now  living  in  Hi'pewell  t'"'wn.ship. 
Anna  died  in  childho'od.  Levi  resides  in 
Allen  county,  Ohio.  Elias  is  the  fifth  in 
order  of  birth.  ^Lanha  is  the  deceased  wife 
of  Samuel  Lent?;.  Xoah  died  at  home  when 
serving  as  a  member  of  the  One  Hundred 
and  Twenty-sixth  Ohi"  Volunteer  Lifantry 
in  the  L'nion  army.  William,  now  deceased, 
was  a  member  of  the  same  regiment.  Eliza- 
beth is  the  wife  of  Tiernard  Swinehart,  a 
resident  of  Hopewell  township.  Emma  is 
the  deceased  wife  of  Aaron  Albert,  and 
Malancthon    has   alsr>   passed   away. 

Elias  Rou-culp  received  but  limited  edu- 
catic>nal  privilege-,  attending  the  district 
schools  in  Hopewell  township  through  the 
winter  mbnihs  and  dirough(.ut  the  re- 
mainder of  the  vear  he  assisted  his  father  in 


the  u.  .rk  of  the  h.-me  farm.  He  liveil  at 
hiime  with  his  father  until  after  tlie  Civil 
war  was  inaugm-ated.  In  Ma.y.  iS')^. 
prompted  by  a  spirit  of  patriotism  he  en- 
listed at  .'^timerset.  Oliio,  as  a  membei-  of 
Ci'mi-any  G,  One  Hundred  and  Sixtieth 
Ohio  \'i)hniteer  Infantry,  and  was  nur-tered 
f.uit  in  September  (if  the  same  year  at  Zanes- 
ville.  After  his  return  fnnu  the  war  he  re- 
mained upon  the  old  home  farm  until  \'^()(>. 
wlien  he  wa^  married  and  estaljlished  a 
home  of  his  own. 

In  that  _\'ear  Mr.  Rousculp  was  united  in 
marriage  h'  Mis>  Martha  Irene  Chiuch.  a 
native  of  Reading  township  and  a  daughter 
of  David  and  Mary  Church,  both  of  whom 
are  now  deceasetl.  After  tlieir  marriage  our 
sul>ject  and  his  wife  removed  to  Plea.-~ant- 
ville.  I'airlield  county,  where  he  remained 
until  i86S.  He  then  purchased  hi^  present- 
farm  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-fi\"e  acres 
in  the  northern  part  of  Reading-  tcwnsliip, 
Perry  ccimty.  where  he  now  resides.  Here 
he  carries  on  general  farming  and  stock- 
raising,  and  his  methods  afe  practical  and 
progressive,  as  is  evidenced  by  the  excellent 
condition  of  his  place.  His  well  tilled  tields 
return  to  him  a  good  income  and  as  the 
years  pass  he  is  maintaining  a  place  among  ^ 
tlie  substantial  and  respected  residents  of  his 
CL:mmiuiity. 

The  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rnusculp 
has  been  blessed  with  nine  children  :  Ida 
became  the  wife  of  Owen  Ridenour.  a  resi- 
dent of  Hopewell  township,  and  tliey  have 
four  childrc!!.  Carl  A..  Xellie  Elorence. 
Edgar  Ray  and  Martha  Grace.  Mary  is  tlie 
wife    of    Elmer    Cotterman,    of    Hopewell 


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township,  aiul  tlicv  have  five  sons,  Renan 
Guy,  ]I(,nier  Ray,  Charles  Lester.  Wilh'am 
Roy  ami  Aliran  C>.-ear.  William  is  living  in 
Orcgijii.  Da\i(!,  a  resident  'of  Hopewell 
township,  married  Florence  Chalfant,  and 
they  have  two  children,  Alfred  Chalfant 
and  Helen  Fern.  'Ihe  youuL^er  inenihers  of 
the  family  are  Albert.  F.mnia.  l-'.lla  and 
Blanche,  all  at  home.  Oscar,  who  was  the 
seventh  in  order  of  hirth.  is  deceased. 

In  his  political  x'iews  Mr.  Rousculp  has 
long  been  an  earne>i  Republican,  having 
firm  faith  in  the  principles  and  policy  of  the 


party.  He  and  his  family  are  members  of 
the  Lutheran  church  and  he  is  serving  as. 
one  of  the  elders  of  St.  Paul's  church  in 
S<:)merset.  He  takes  an  active  interest  in 
promoting  the  cause  of  Christianity  and  as 
a  citizen  has  co-operated  in  many  move- 
ments for  the  general  good  al-aig  the  lines 
of  progress  and  imprcjvement.  He  has 
always  lived  in  Ferry  cnnity.  and  that  many 
of  liis  ^tauchest  friends  are  numbered  among 
thijse  who  have  known  him  from  l)oyhiKid 
is  an  indication  that  his  has  been  an  honor- 
able and  upright  career. 


CHARLES  J.  E.  LAUTENSCHLAGER. 


Charles  J.  !■:.  Lautensclilager.  a  well 
known  resident  of  Glenford.  Hopewell 
township.  Perry  county,  and  one  whose 
efforts  in  behalf  (_.f  right  of  moral  develop- 
ment and  of  Christianity  have  been  a  pi.itent 
inlluence  in  the  affairs  of  the  community  in 
which  he  has  lived,  is  pastor  of  St.  Paul's 
and  thic  G.jod  Hope  Evangelical  Lutheran 
churcli  of  the  joint  synod  of  Ohio  and  other 
states.  He  was  born  in  Owen  county,  Indi- 
ana, on  the  15th  of  ^Lircli,  1S69.  and  is  a 
son  of  the  Rev.  J.  F.  LautenschLager,  who 
was  also  a  Lutheran  minister.  His  mother 
bore  the  maiden  name  of  Leah  Cobel.  and 
both  are  now  deceased. 

Amid  the  refining  influences  of  a  good 
Christian  home  Mr.  Lautensclilager  of  this 
review  was  reared,  and  the  careful  training 
of  his  parents  left  its  impress  for  go-xl  upon 


his  life.  Fortunate  is  the  man  who  has  back 
(jf  him  an  honnrable  ancestry  and  happy  is 
he  if  his  lines  oi  life  are  cast  in  harniLMiy 
thicrewith.  In  ])erson,  in  talents  and  in 
character  }ilr.  Lautensclilager  is  a  worthy 
representative  of  his  race.  He  liegan  his 
education  in  the  district  schools  of  Owen 
o.unty.  Indiatia.  but  desiring  to  further  per- 
fect his  kudwledge  he  afterward  entered  the 
Capital  University  at  Columbus.  Ohio,  in 
the  year  1892,  and  was  graduated  in  1896 
on  the  compIeticMi  of  full  classical  course, 
being  selected  valedictorian  by  a  class  of  six- 
teen. He  then  took  a  three  years'  course 
in  theology  in  the  same  university  and  was 
graduated  in  189*),  whereupon  he  was  or- 
dainetl  to  the  ministry  and  followed  a  call 
which  he  had  received  some  mi'uths  pre- 
vious   to    Glenford.    Ohio.      He    had    de- 


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termiiied  to  (levnte  his  life  to  tliis  lioly  call- 
ing- and  hi--  tirst  pastorate  is  the  one  of 
wh.ch  he  is  stiil  in  charq;e — the  churches  of 
St.  Paul's  and  (]ood  Hope,  lie  is  lab-jiing 
untiringly,  eanicstly  and  with  steadfast 
purpose  in  his  efforts  to  spread  the  gospel 
and  ui)Iift  mankind  and  his  lahi.rs  are  not 
withnut  desiralile  revults.  He  is  a  voung 
man  of  stii.ng  intellectuality,  nf  liroai!  read- 
ing and  of  marked  Ccmsecralii/u.  Tlie  two 
churclies  of  which  he  has  charge  are  situ- 
ated aliout  three  and  one-half  miles  apart 
and  ha\e  a  cmliined  membership  nf  three 
hundred  and  hfty.  The  various  societies 
and  departments  of  the  churches  are  now 
in   good    working   order   and    Mr.    Lauten- 


schlager  deserves  great  credit  f(jr  what  he 
has  already  accomplished  here  in  the  wav 
<.if  extending  the  intluence  ..f  the  church  and 
promoting  its  efticiency. 

On  the  Jiyth  of  June,  1899.  Charles  J.  E. 
I^autenschlager  was  united  in  the  h.  ly  |..nids 
of  matrimony  to  Miss  Emma  Elsas>.  a  na- 
tive (if  W'ayneshurg.  Ohio,  and  they  have 
twij  children.  lunma  l:lsther  and  I'aul 
1-Jsass.  Our  suhject  and  !i;s  wife  are  ipr.e  in 
their  efforts  to  advance  the  cause  of  Chris- 
tianity among  their  fellnw  men  and  l..  ith 
are  well  kn.uvn  and  highly  esteemed  nf:t 
only  among  the  people  r\  their  own  der.'Mni- 
nation  but  among  the  representatives  of 
other  cluu'ches  as  well. 


C.  W.  KING. 


On  the  roster  of  county  officials  in 
Perry  county  appears  the  name  of  C.  \\". 
King,  who  is  filling  the  pi'sition  of  sherift' 
and  makes  his  home  in  Xew  Lexington. 
He  was'  born  in  Morgan  county.  Ohio,  and 
is  a  son  of  J.  S.  and  Octavia  J.  (Clayton) 
King.  His  father  was  a  native  of  Pennsyl- 
vania and  when  a  boy  came  to  Ohio  with 
his  parents.  Mr.  and' Mrs.  J' >hn  Kiiig.  who 
located  in  Morgan  county  at  an  early  (Lay. 
In  the  vear  i8f')0  J.  S.  King  brought  iiis 
family  to  Perry  county,  settling  in  P.earfield 
township,  where  they  resided  upon  a  farm 
until  1 89 1,  when  they  removed  to  Oakfield.' 
Mr.  King  i-  there  living  a  retired  life  at  the 


present  time.  He  was  long  connected  with 
agricultural  i)ursuits  and  is  now  resting  in 
the  enjiiyment  of  the  fruits  of  his  f.-rmer 
toil. 

C.  W.  King,  of  this  review,  was  only  a 
year  old  when  he  was  brought  by  his  parents 
to  Perry  county,  and  in  the  public  sclniols 
of  Bearfield  township  he  pursued  his  edu- 
catinn.  continuing  his  studies  in  the  high 
schorl  of  Xew  Lexington.  He  afterward 
engagetl  in  teaching  school  for  three  years 
in  this  county  and  then  turned  his  attention 
to  different  business  interests.  He  has  been 
quite  active  in  political  circle-  since  attain- 
ing his  mai'';ritv  and  endorses  the  men  and 


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nicasures  of  the  Repul>lican  i>avty.  Called 
tu  iniMic  ut'lico  by  his  lelluu  t..\viisiiiai,  who 
recogiiizei.l  his  wc  rth  aiul  ahilily.  he  served 
fiir  one  _\ear  as  assessor  and  fnr  two  terms 
was  treasnrer  nf  Mi.inroe  townshi]).  In 
1900  lie  was  elected  sheriff  of  ihe  oiunty 
<and  entered  npnn  the  duties  of  the  office 
which  lie  is  now  dischar_L;ing  without  fear 
or  favor. 

In  this  c- unity  IMr.  King  was  jinned  in 
wedlock  to  ^fiss  Clara  ^^"aIlace.  a  daughter 
of   William    Wallace,    now    deceased,    who 


tMririerly  lived  in  Pleasant  li.wnshi])  and 
was  a  S'lldier  in  the  Uninn  army  during  tiie 
Civil  war.  UiUm  Mr.  and  Mrs.  King  has 
been  horn  one  son.  Lloyd  ])wight.  Mr. 
King  ha\ing  spent  almost  hi>  entire  life  in 
tliis  county,  is  widely  known  and  the 
trails  of  his  character  arc  such  as  win  him 
the  griod  will  and  confidence  of  those  with 
wliom  he  has  Ix-cn  associated.  He  is  now 
regarded  as  a  popular  and  elTicient  ofiicer. 
his  name  insi)iring  confidence  in  all  law- 
ahiding  citizens. 


AARON  BINCKLEY. 


Among  the  well  known  residents  of 
Reading  townsIii]i  is  Aarc-n  ISincklc}',  who 
wa.s  born  Xovemlier  7,  1S35.  upmi  the  farm 
which  he  now  occui)ies.  He  is  a  son  of 
].)a\'id  and  Xancy  (  Fieachler)  Binckley  and 
a  rej)resentati\'e  of  one  c>f  the  old  families 
of  the  county.  His  father  was  bom  upon 
the  -anic  farm.  The  grandfather,  Adam 
Binckley.  was  a  sou  of  Christian-  Binckley. 
■v\'ho  came  frcm  Maryland  to  Ohio  in  1801. 
In  1 70S  he  had  visited  this  locality  and 
then  returned  to  [Maryland  after  entering 
about  tw-.;.  sections  of  lanrl.  a  part  of  which 
lav  in  Fairfield  cfiuntw  while  the  remainder 
is  in  Perry  county.  He  tlien  spent  alvout 
three  vears  in  Maryland,  and  in  1801 
brought  his  family  to  Perry  county.  Ohio. 
That  year  he  built  a  log  cab'n  near  the  pres- 
ent    attractive    residence    of    our    subject. 


This  was  the  first  permanent  settlement 
made  in  Perry  county.  'Hie  name  of 
Bin.ckley-  is  thus  inseparabh"  interwDveu 
with  the  histiiry  of  this  jiortii'ii  of  the  state. 
The  first  trip  which  Christian  Binckley 
made  was  on  horseback  and  he  traveled 
over  roads  that  lay  through  deep  forests 
and  even  had  to  make  his  way  where  there 
was  no  road  at  all.  His  children  were 
Juhn.  Jacob.  Henry.  Christian  and  Adam. 
Hie  last  named  was  the  youngest  of  the 
family.  Christian  Bincklex'  died  in  1S32. 
at  the  age  of  ninety-four  years.  He  was 
buried  in  the  old  churchyard  which  had 
been  gi\-en  b}-  him  to  the  people  of  the 
neighljorhood  in  wdiich  he  lived  in  1S25. 
Adam  Binckley.  the  grandfather  of  our 
subject,  married  [Miss  Anspach.  who  be- 
longed to  an  old  family  of  that  name  which 


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was  e>tal)li>hcd  Iktc  about  1804.  lie  was 
a  very  liij^^lily  cducatei,!  man  tur  lii?  day. 
He  scr\cil  as  tlic  llrst  c'lnniissiuiier  of 
Perry  cmnty  ami  was  a  major  in  the  war 
of  i(Si-?,  serving-  under  Cicnera!  Harrison  at 
the  sie-c  .;f  Fort  Meigs.  He  filled  the  ot^'ice 
of  iustice  of  the  peace  for  several  years  and 
in  18 1 F  became  ci^unty  conimi--sii>ncr  at  the 
time  of  the  organization  of  the  cumty.  He 
died  in  18^.1.  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty- 
two  vears.  in  his  family  were  six  children: 
Samuel:  David,  the  father  of  our  subject; 
Nancy,  the  wife  of  \\'illiam  Clum :  Chris- 
tian: Mary,  the  wife  of  Michael  Miller: 
and  T"hn.  Adam  P.inckley.  the  father  of 
this  fnmilv.  was  a  l^emocrat  in  his  pulitical 
views  and  took  an  active  and  earnest  inter- 
est in  ]).  .litical  affair^.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Reformed  cluirch  anil  did  everything 
"in  his  power  to  advance  the  cause  of  Chris- 
tianitv.  He  owned  a  secti(_.n  of  land  here 
and   divided   it  among  his  children. 

David  Binckley.  the  father  of  our  sub- 
ject. recci\ed  Init  limited  educational  privi- 
leges, but  had  a  bright  and  retentive  mind 
and  became  well  informeil.  He  always 
lived  upon  the  farm  where  his  birth  oc- 
curred and  there  he  died  in  i8'>3.  at  the  age 
of  fiftv-five  vears.  He  held  membership  in 
the  Kefrirmed  church,  and  cast  his  last 
presidential  vote  for  the  I'nion  candidate. 
John  Bell.  In  his  bnsiness  affair^  he  pros- 
pered and  accumulated  four  hundred  acres 
of  land  in  Perry  and  Fairfield  ci'unties.  In 
"his  family  were  nine  children :  .\ll>ion, 
Marie 'U.  Aaron.  Thomas.  Warner.  William, 
Mary  Fllen,  William  and  Le  R.^y.  Our 
subject  and  Le  Roy  are  the  only  ones  now 


living,  the  latter  making  hi>  l^  me  in  P.re- 
men.  Ohiv. 

Fr.r  abcut  three  terms  Aar..>n  P.mckley 
pur^ued  his  education  in  a  select  sclmol  in 
SnnH-rset,  but  otherwise  acquired  his  school 
di<ci[>line  in  the  district  schools.  At  the 
age  of  seventeen  years  he  went  to  A.llen 
countv.  Ohio,  where  he  engaged  in  teaching 
scIm'iI.  making  his  home  there  for  eight 
months.  He  began  the  study  of  medicine 
but  decided  to  abandon  his  plan  of  becom- 
ing a  phxsician.  He  made  his  home  for  a 
time  uiion  the  old  family  homestead  but 
could  not  stand  the  confinement  of  the 
work.  Until  1873  he  rented  land,  when  he 
fell  heir  to  a  part  of  his  father's  property. 
He  then  purchased  the  intere>t  of  the  other 
heirs  in  the  old  homestead,  comprising  two 
hundred  acres  of  valualjle  land.  Since  that 
time  he  has  fenced  the  land.  The  Iniildings 
have  all  been  erected  by  our  subject  with 
the  exception  of  the  old  barn  which  was 
built  by  his  father  ir,  1839.  This  he  has  re- 
modeled and  nothing-  but  the  frame  of  the 
old  barn  is  left. 

In  1850  Mr.  Binckley  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Catherine  Boyer,  a  native 
of  Thorn  townshij).  At  that  time  Mr. 
Binckley  was  engaged  in  teaching.  Fight 
children  have  been  born  of  lhi^>  marriage: 
William,  who  wedded  Susan  \'ogle.  resides 
in  Fairfield  county.  Fmma  is  the  wife  of 
David  Shrider.  a  resident  of  I^incaster, 
Ohio.  Mary  is  at  home.  Samuel,  who 
lives  near  our  subject,  married  Elva  Hum- 
berger.  by  whom  he  has  three  children. 
Xellie,  Gladys  and  Robert.  Dora  Alice 
is    the    wife    of    Edward    Handy,    a    rest- 


464  THE    BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


dent  of  TliDrn  tuun^liii).  and  they  liave  rive  jnsticc  u{  the  peace  of  Reading;-  tcwnfliip. 

children — P)eulah.    Cliti"i-rd,    Grace.    Chester  He    liolds    niembershiji    in     tlie    Lutheran 

and    Mahei.      Li  iiisa   is   the   wife  nf    Harry  church,  of  which   lie  has  served  a>  trustee. 

Lanil),   ;;    resident   oi   l.anca.-ter.   C_)hir>.   and  For  many  years   he  .successfully  carried  on 

they  ]ia\-e  one  daughter.  Leila  P..     Leefa  is  general  farming-  and  stock-raising;,  hut  now 

deceased.      David,    who    resides    at    home,  he  i^  living- a  retired  life  and  his  re>t  is  well 

married  Zema  Moiirchead    and    thev    have  merited  nnd  richly  deserved,  fi  r  in  former 

one  child.  years   he    was   a    very   active  and   energetic 

-Mr.    I^inckley    now     owns    alxntt    three  man.      He  belong?   to  one  ni   the  dd  juid 

hundred  acres  oi  land  in  Perry  and  Fair-  honored  families  of  the  county  ar.d  his  life 

field  comities.     In  his  political  \iews  he  is  a  has   ever  been   in   harmony    with    the    un- 

Democrat    and    for    tw-enty-one    years    was  sullied   family   reputation. 


JUDGE  MAURICE  H.  DONAHUE. 

The  legal  prciifcssion  demamls  not  onJy  ship,  this  comity,  on  the  lotli  of  May.  1^63. 

a  high  order  of  ability  but  a  rare  cc>mbina-  His   paternal   grandfather    was    a    si  n    of 

ti<ni  of  talent,   learning,   tact,  patience  and  Maurice  Dinahue.  who  ow-ned  a  large  estate 

indu?trv.      The   successful   lawyer   and    the  in  Canicknacurra.  Ireland.     Herbert  Dona- 

ci.mpetent  iud.ge  must  be  a  man  of  w-ell  bal-  hue,  his  eldest  son.  invijlved  this  estate  and 

anced  intellect,  thoroughly  familiar  with  the  the  grandfather    of    <.)ur    subject   can-.e   to 

law  and  practice,  of  comprehensive  general  America  with  his  family  owing  Uj  these  vt- 

information.     ];ossessed     of     an     analytical  verses.     The  family   name    w-as    originally 

mind  and  a  self  control  that  w-ill  enable  him  O'Donoghue  and  the  old  estate  had  been  in 

to  lose  his  individuality,  his  personal   feel-  possession  of  the   family  for  nirmy  genera- 

ings.  Iiis  preiudices  and  his  peculiarities  of  tions.     iManrice  Di?iialiue,  the  father  of  our 

disposition  in  the  dignity,  impartiality  and  subject,   was   born   at    Carricknacurra.    Ire- 

ecpiilv  of  the  office  to  w-hich  life,  property  land.     He  was  a  stone  nia-;on  and  contractor 

right  and  libcrtv  niu?t  look  for  protection,  and  with  his  brother  John  had  most  of  the 

Possessing   these  qualities.   Judge   ^laurice  stc-ne  contracts  on  the  Muskingum  ri\er  im- 

PI.   Donahue  merits  the  high  honor  which  provements.      He     married     Miss     Louisa 

was  conferred  up'Ui  him  by  his  election  to  O'Xei'l.  a  ilaughter  of  Patrick  O'Xeill.  who 

the  circuit  court  of  the  fifth   Ohio  circuit,  married  Christina  /Vnstenberg.  a  member  of 

The  Ttidge  was  born  in  Monroe  town-  a  wealtliy  German  family  and  a  native  of  tlie 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


465. 


fatherhiiul.  On  cninpletitig  lier  education 
Mr?.  l)'Xeill  went  w  itli  her  !)niUicr,  wlio 
was  the  owner  and  captain  of  a  vessel,  npi.-n 
a  voyage  aroun<l  the  worUl.  In  Xew  York- 
she  met  I'alrick  O'Xeill,  who  liad  just  come 
from  Ireland.  It  was  ahnost  a  case  of  love 
at  first  sight,  and  the  young  jveople  phghting- 
their  truth  were  luarried.  Mrs.  O'Xeill  ac- 
companied her  hushand  to  his  home  in 
Philadelijhia.  where  he  became  a  very  jjros- 
perous  and  prominent  man.  lie  owned  ex- 
tensive coal  mines  at  X'elsonville.  hut  after 
successfully  operating  his  mines  for  a  time 
he  met  with  re\erses  in  the  cast  and  came 
to  Perry  ccmnty,  Ohio,  locating  up<->n  a  farm 
in  ^lonroe  townshiji.  After  her  father  had 
ntet  with  llnancial  re\erses,  Mr-.  Dor.ahue. 
his  (laughter,  engaged  in  teaching  scIk.-oI  in 
Mf.^nioe  township.  She  had  ac(iuired  a 
superior  education  in  Philadelphia  and  was 
therefiire  well  prepared  f(jr  such  a  work. 
Mr.  Dijuahue.  the  father  i}f  our  subject, 
died  March  to.  1803.  and  his  wife  passed 
awav  F'ebruarv  4.  1902.  They  left  one  son 
besides  our  subject,  namely,  Giarles  A. 
Donahue,  who  was  educated  in  the  schools 
of  thi>  countv  aivl  is  now  a  member  nf  the 
firm  of  Donahue  &  Sjiencer :  and  one  daugh- 
ter, ]\fary,  wIict  is  marrieil  and  resides  in 
Kansas.  Two  children.  Laurence  and  Tena, 
died  shortly  after  reaching  maturity. 

Judge  Donahue,  of  this  re\"iew.  has 
spent  his  entire  life  in  Perry'  county  and 
pursued  his  literary  education  in  the  public 
schi.-r.ls.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  years  be  be- 
gan teaching  school,  which  profession  be 
followed  fr-r  five  years,  being  superintend- 
ent of  the  Corning  public  schools  two  years 


of  that  time.  When  seventeen  years  of  age 
he  torjk  up  the  stud}'  of  Jaw  under  the  tutor- 
ship of  A.  n.  Ward,  formerly  of  Perry 
county.  Having  been  admitted  to  the  bar 
at  Columbus  in  1884  he  located  for  practice 
in  Corning,  this  county,  and  in  1887  was 
elected  jjrosecuting  attorricy  of  the  county, 
lining  the  position  so  capably  that  he  was  re- 
elected in  1890.  He  then  removed  to  Xew 
Lexington,  where  he  discharge<l  the  flutics 
of  the  ofiice  in  addition  to  the  sujierin- 
teiulcncc  of  a  large  private  practice.  He  be- 
came a  member  of  the  tlrm  of  Donahue  &• 
Di  uahue,  and  later  Donaluie.  Spencer  & 
Donahue,  the  i)artners  being  Charles  A.  and 
Maurice  H.  Donaluie  and  Judge  C.  F,.  Spen- 
cer. Since  the  elevation  of  our  subject  to 
the  circuit  bench  the  firm  is  Donahue  & 
Spencer.  In  1900  our  subject  was  elected 
judge  of  the  circuit  curt  and  is  now  serv- 
ing on  the  bench. 

In  1889  was  celebrated  the  n;arriage  of 
Judge  D(  nabue  and  Miss  Martina  Johns(.n. 
a  daughter  of  J.  J.  Johns'iu.  president  of 
the  Perry  County  Bank,  of  Xew  Lexington, 
who  has  also  been  (piite  prominent  in  public 
affairs,  serving  for  two  terms  as  county 
sheriff  and  for  a  similar  pcriiKl  a-  c^anity 
treasurer.  L'nto  the  Judge  and  his  wife 
were  born  two  children:  Zita  and  Pauline, 
but  the  latter  died  at  the  age  of  eleven 
mr.nths. 

In  connection  with  his  practice  Judge 
Donaluie  has  also  been  acti\'e  in  the  ccntrol 
of  important  enterprises  in  this  p^  rtii-.n  of 
the  state.  He  is  now  the  president  of  The 
Coyle  Coal  C(MUiiany.  operating  mines  at 
Xugentville,  Obio>,  and  is  also  president  of 


466 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


The  Bear  Run  C'>al  O-mpany.  He  is 
likewise  presiileiu  of  the  IJuard  i.f  Trade  i^t 
New  Lexington,  hi  jiijlitio  lie  i-  a  Demo- 
crat aiiAi  is  a  menilier  of  tlic  Catholic  church. 
The  practice  of  law  has  heen  !ii-  real  hfe 
work  and  at  the  bar  as  well  as  cjii  the  l,iench 
he  ha>  won  marked  distinctiijii.  A  man  of 
lUiimiieachahle  character,  of  unusual  intel- 
lectual endowments,  with  a  thorou<::h  under- 


standing' of  the  taw,  patience,  in-hanity  and 
induslrv.  Judge  Oonaluie  took  to  the  bench 
the  \"ery  highest  f|ua!ilications  fur  the  most 
responsible  oHice  of  the  state  government 
and  his  record  as  a  judge  has  been  in  har- 
niijuy  with  his  rec<^)rd  as  a  ni:ui  and  a  law- 
_\er,  distinguished  Ijy  iniswer\ing  integrity 
and  a  masterful  grasp  of  every  prolilem 
which  has  pre-ented  itself  for  solution. 


THOMAS  B.  WILLIAMS. 


Thomas  B.  Williams  is  <  p.e  of  the 
younger  members  of  the  Perry  county  bar 
■whrj  has  attair.ed  distinction  antl  success 
that  man_\-  an  older  professional  man  might 
well  envy.  He  lias  served  as  prosecuting 
attorney  of  the  c-inity  and  is  now  enjoying 
a  distinctively  rejiresentative  clier.tage  as  a 
member  i:)f  the  legal  fraternity  r.f  Xew  Le.x- 
ington.  Air.  Williams  is  a  native  of  Ponie- 
roy,  Ohio,  where  his  birth  occurred  Janu- 
ary 3.  1870,  liis  parents  being  B.enjamin 
and  r.lizaheth  (Johnson)  Williams,  both  of 
whom  were  nati\es  of  ^^'ales,  whence  they 
came  to  the  new  wf  rid  in  1863.  taking  up 
their  abode  in  Xiles,  Ohio,  whence  they  re- 
moved to  I'omeroy  and  afterward  went  to 
New  Straitsville,  Perry  county.  Ohio.  The 
father  was  a  miner  by  occupation  and  his 
wages  were  barely  sufficient  to  provide  the 
necessities  of  life  for  his  family  without 
•giving  them   any   special   advantages. 

From   an    earlv    age   Thomas    B.    Will- 


iams has  lieen  dependent  up  ni  lis  own 
efforts.  Before  he  was  ten  years  of  age  he 
began  wcrk  in  the  mines  and  iolli.wcd  that 
pursuit  whenever  there  was  work  to  d.)  until 
after  he  had  graduated  from  the  public 
schfiols.  He  attended  school  in  Pi:>meroy  and 
in  Xew  Straitsville  and  at  length  was  grad- 
uated in  the  high  scIiodI  at  the  latter  place 
in  the  class  of  1SS9.  He  then  continued  to 
work  in  the  mines  until  he  had  acquired 
capital  sufficient  to  enalile  him  to  pursue  his 
legal  studies,  for  he  had  determined  ti;)  make 
the  practice  of  law  his  life  work.  He  thus 
early  showed  forth  the  elementary  strength 
of  his  character  and  his  strong  purpse  and 
untiring  energy  ha\-e  been  salient  features 
in  his  career,  as  he  has  steadily  progressed 
towar<l  success.  He  has  earned  his  daily 
bread  from  cliildhood  and  has  not  only 
achieved  a  giMxl,  liberal  education  but  also 
prejiared  for  the  bar  and  won  his  degree  in 
the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  in  which  he  was 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


467 


gnidu.itcd  witli  t!ic  class  of  iS^jJ.  He  then 
took  ui>  t1ie  practice  ui  law,  at  once  (ipening 
an  ■•thcc  in  Xcw  Siraitsville.  where  witliin 
a  ^liort  peril  nl  lie  has  already  i^ained  recog- 
nition as  a  lawyer  of  ability,  manifesting 
his  proticient  knowletlge  of  kiw  and  his 
ready  api>!ication  of  legal  i)rinciplcs  by  the 
way  in  which  he  condncied  llie  legal  busi- 
ness entrusted  to  his  care.  In  the  fall  of 
1803  '""^  ^■''•'*  elected  pri  ^ecuting  attorney 
fi'r  I'erry  county  and  after  practicing  for 
eighteen  months  at  Xew  Straitsville  he  re- 
nii_i\ed  to  Xew  Lexington,  where  he  has 
since  remained.  He  discharged  his  olhcial 
duties  with  such  ability  and  pnniptness  that 
he  was  re-electdl  for  a  second  term  in  1S96, 
and  njion  his  retirement  from  the  (.>ftice  he 
resumed  th.e  ])rivate  practice  of  law  and  now 
has  a  large  clien.tage. 

In  the  year  1893  Mr.  \\'illianis  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Sarah  A.  Grittith, 
a  native  of  Wales,  and  a  daughter  of  David 
D.  Griffah.  of  ^\"hiti^g.  Indiana.  They  now 
have  two  interesting  children :     Elbert  and 


^Margaret.  Our  subject  am!  h:s  wife  have  a 
large  circle  <  f  friends  in  Xeu  Le.\irigton 
and  enioy  the  regard  of  tho~e  with  wImui 
they  have  been  Ijrought  in  contact,  h'ra- 
tcrnally  Mr.  Williams  i-  coimeciel  with  the 
Masonic  order,  with  the  Kni-hts  of  Pythias 
and  with  the  IndepentleiU  Order  cf  Odd 
Felhnvs.  In  his  political  views  he  is  a  Re- 
publican and  has  been  an  active  and  helpful 
member  of  the  county  c.immittee.  He  has 
served  as  a  member  cf  the  city  council  of 
Xcw  Lexington  aiid  in  the  di^charge  of  his 
official  duties  has  manifested  capability 
audi  tru>tworthine55  that  ha;  wen  i'jr  him 
the  highest  esteem.  Mr.  \\'illiams  has  ac- 
complished much  in  life,  although  he  is  but 
a  yoinig  man.  Dependent  upon  his  rwn  rc- 
^ource^  for  a  living  from  an  early  age.  he 
has  watched  his  opportunities,  has  made  the 
most  of  his  advantages  and  as  the  years 
have  passed  has  steadily  progressed  until  he 
now  occupies  a  most  creditable  and  honor- 
able positiiin  as  a  citizen  and  as  a  member 
of  the  bar. 


PETER  P.  MECHLING. 


The  Mechling  family  is  one  well  known 
in  Perrv  county.  It  was  estabhshed  here 
about  a  century  ago  and  from  that  time  un- 
til the  present  representatives 
have  been  loyal  and  active 
and    reliable    ami    progressive 


(  Poi  rnian )     Meciiling.     He    was    b>-rn    in 
H.,i)ewcll    township.    ^Lay    16.    1847.      H'^" 


f  the  name 
citi;>:enship 
in    business 
The  subject  .-f  this  review  is  the 
voungest   son   .f   Samuel    and     Magdalena     wa 


fatlier  was  a  native  of  Westmoreland  coun- 
ty.   Pennsylvania.  l>jrn  on  the  4th  of  De- 
id  was  a  son  cf  Jacob  and 


1 804. 


if  \\'estmore- 


Mai;y.  who  were  also  native- 
land   county.      The   nii  ther- of  our   subject 
in  the  southern  part  of  Hc-ipewell 


^68  THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


township  and   was   a   daugliter  (.f  r.ernar<l  tuwiiship  and  in  the-  liigh  scIum.]  of  Sonicr- 

and    Elizal)etli    I'oi.rman.      (_>n    tiie   _'4th    nt  set,    (Jhiu,    which    iu'   attended    for   a   sliott 

April.   i8_'4.  she  gax  e  her  hand  in  marriage  time,     lie  ah\av.s  remaine.l  with  i^i^  mother 

to    Samuel    -Mcclihng   and    unto   them    were  unld    his   marriage,    which    imin  rtani    e\ent 

h(  rn    six    children:      SinTui    P.,    who    was  in  hi>  Hie  occm-red  .  oi  the  8th  ul  I  Kvemher. 

born  May   lO,  i<S;,5,  died  Feliruary  3.   iSCu:  J^J.?,    the    huly    .a'    his    choice    heing    Mis^ 

Bernard,   Iwrn    .\pril    _m,    1S37.   died    April  I'"ranee>    Orr.    a    daughter     of     Hiram     and 

17.     1S96:    Hannah,    hi.rn    Xoveniher    26,  .Mary    Orr,    w  liu    were    natives    df    i'.owling 

1839,  (hed  January  2j.   1842:  Daniel,  l>orn  Green  township.  Licking  cnunty,  Ohio,  and 

Aprils,   1 842,  died  March   11,   1846:  Fdiza,  are    ncjw     residents    of    Illinois,      After    his 

born   July   3.    1844,   is   the    wife  of   Simon  marriage    Mr.    Mechling    reni^ived     to     his 

Rarick    and    resides    in    TlTurnxille,    Oliio ;  present  farm,  which  adjoins  the  farm  ujkju 

and  Peter  P.  is  the  youngest  of  the  family,  wiiicli  he  was  liorn,  and  there  he  began  lif<- 

Samuel   Mechliiig  received  hut  limited  edu-  in  a  log  house.  Ijul  lie  now  ha?  a  large  andi 

cational   ))ri\ileges,   pursuing   his   stiulies   in  attracii\e   residence,    which    is   indicati\"e  of 

an    idd    log   .school    liouse    common    at    that  the    prosperous    career    which    lie    has    Jed. 

time,   but   througli   his   industry  and   enter-  Tlie  brick   was  burned  upon  the  farm  and 

prise  .-i.^  a  farmer  he  became  a  very  success-  the   house   was   erected   in    1877.      He   also 

fui   man,      Tn   his   piditical   views   lie   was   a  built  coiir.rodious  barns  and  made  other  ex- 

Dctnocrat.   and   both   he  and  his  wife   were  celkr.t  iniprovenieius  upon  his  ])lace.  which 

members  of  the  Lutheran  churcii  and  took  shows  that  he  is  a  man  of  iirogressive  and 

an    active    interest     in     church    work.      He  practical   ideas.     He  owns    three    hundred 

])asscd  awav  in   18^.9.  at  the  age  of  forty-  and    fort_\-    acres    of    rich    and   aral)le   land, 

five    years,    when    our    subject     was     about  whicii    is    devoted   to   general    farming   and 

twenty-two    m-:  ntlis    old.      His     wife     died  stock-raising.     He  makes  a  specialty  of  the 

February  24.    i8()2,  at  the  age  of  seventy-  rai^ng  of  hr.gs  an.l  cattle  for   the  market 

seven   vears,   and   both   are   interred   in    St.  and  his  sale  of  these  annually  increases  liis 

Paul's     cemetery     in     Hopewell     township,  income  to  a  gratifying  extent. 
Samuel    Mechliiig    was   a   man    of   marked  '^"'le  liome  of   .Mr.   and   Mrs.    }>lecliling- 

worth,   his   character    was   ever  beyond   re-  bas  been  blessed  with  five  cliildren  :     Hiram 

proach  and  in  his  business  dealings  he  was  Orval,  b.  rn  August  22,   1873,  is  a  druggist 

ever  ju^t  and  honorable.     He  so  managed  at  Thornville.  Ohio;  Rosella,  born   Dcceni- 

his    business    interests    that'  as    the    years  her   19,   1874,  died  011  the  25111  of  October, 

passed  he  gained  a  comfortable  competence,  i<'^83:     Bertha     Fdith,     born    January     17, 

being  one  of  the  prosperous  and  successful  1878,  married   Wdlliam   H.   W'alser.  and  is 

farmers    of    the   community.  living  in  H<i;;ewe!l  township;  Frank  D.  and 

Peter    P.    }ilechling   olnained    his    edu-  Fred    S..    twins.   Ixprn    June    13,    1882.    are 

•cation  in  tlie  district    schools   of  Hripewell  at  home.     Mr.  Mechling  and  his  family  arc 


Sdu. 


11.    .L,    '■}     .f.L      ■T...txW'l 


'■■•iri  .-    mI  i      ..•'''■;... iMf!   1,,'ir    /•■.|    T)  /-J 
i;li    >i;   Kill;    -U'y\ji:i\    ^'■■.■::\  ;;((    kifl 


THE    BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD.  469 


inembers  of  the  Lutheran  church.  o(  which  life   stands   as    an   e.\emi)hfication    .if    wliat  • 

he  ser\e.l  as  trustee  fcr  a  time.     In  imKiics  can    he    acc(.ini|)hsliol    ihrcm,';!!    (letennined 

lie  is  a   IX^niocrat  and   for  eleven  ye:n\-  ha.s  purpove    when    yuideil    l>y    sound    practical 

served  as  treasurer  uf   if.ipewell   township,  judg-menl.      Starting   out  upon  his  hn.siness 

while   at    the  present   time   he   is   tilling   the  career    with    small    capit.al    lie    has    .-teadily 

otiice  of  jn.^ticc  uf  the  peace.     He  has  ever  advanced  and  is  t(_i-(la\'  the  owner  of  two  of 

discharged  his  cifticial   duties  with  prompt-  the  finest  farms  of  liis  tuwnshii).  their  well 

ness  and  fidelity  and  his  pul>lic  career  ha^  tilled     fields,     good     huilding-s     and     rich 

therefore  .gained  him  coiumcndati.  n  and  re-  meadow    land    all    heing   indicative    of    the 

spect.     In  his  Ijusincss  affairs  ^Ir.  Mcchling  progressive   and   enterprising   spirit    of   the 

has  prospered    froiu  year  to  year,   and  his  owner. 


EDWIN  S.  CULVER. 

For  some  time  Edwi:i  S.  Culver,  now  a  ])ioneer  life  in  the  Buckeye  state  and  aided 

resident  of  Glouster,  Oliit,'.  occupied  the  im-  in  laving  hrtjad  and  deep  the  foundation  for 

portant  position  of  general  buyer  and  head  the  present  development  and  pTObjierity  of 

Ixjokkeejjer    for    the    Columlnis  &:  Hocking  this     coiumonwealth.      He     married     (_)li\e 

Coal  i*^  Iron  Comjiariy  at  Xev.-  Slraitsville.  Buell.   a  daugh.ter  of  'i'imothy   lUiell.   wh.o 

operating  mine  Xo.  3  at  this  place.     In  that  served  as  an  officer  in  the  militia  in  an  early 

pcsition  he  had  the  supervision  of  four  hun-  -  day.  participating  in  tlie  liattle  of  Sti.'uing- 

dred  men  and  controlknl  the  operations  of  ton  during  the  Re\i.lulionary  war.     Croui- 

the  inn.   furnaces.      He  enjoyed  in  an  un-  well  B.  Culver,  the   father  of  uuv  subject. 

qualifiC'l  degree  the  confidence  of  the  com-  was  born   in   Ohio  Januarx'    15.    1S03.   and 

jianv  vchich  he  represented    and    was    well  after  arriving  at  years  of  maturity  he  mar- 

worthv  of  its  trust.  ried    Sarah   J.    I'erry.    a   daughter   (  f    IVtcr 

The   Culver   family,   to   which   our  suli-  Terry,   who   was  born   in   Franklin  county, 

ject  lieli  ngs.  is  of  Fnglisli  Puritan  ancestry,  Ohio,   where   for  many  years  he  made  his 

the  line  of  descent  being  traced  back  to  the  home.      He   was  an  uncle    of    Comm<.idore 

Mavflower.      From  Connecticut  re|)resenta-  Ferry,  who  won  fame  in  the  naval  battle  of 

tivts  of  the  family  came  to  Ohio  in  171/)  and  Lake    Frie.    and    wl^we    fan:ous    mes.-age. 

establi.Mied    a    home  at   Marietta.     One  o'f  '•^\■e  have  met  the  enemy  and  they  are  ours,"' 

the<e  was  Reuben  Culver,  the  grandfather  ha~  become  a  matter  of  hi-tory. 

-oi  our  5ul)ject.  who  became  identifieil  with  Edwin   S.   Culver,   of  this   review,   was 


470  THE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


iictt,   ^i  (huiglittT   ul    Daniel   and 

S;irali   A. 

(  [.eiitz  )    J'.cnnett.     The  LtMitz  fai 

iiily  came 

frnni  iui/eriie  county,  I'ennsylvan.i 

a.  to  Ohio 

in   pii;i'(.er   times  and   in    1853   D; 

miel   llen- 

nett    reniM\ed    fruin    \\"ili<esljarre. 

I'ennsyl- 

vania.  {>>  iincking-  cunUy.     Unti 

.  Mr.  and 

Mrs.  CnhxT  ha^•e  been  born  four 

children: 

Tbca    Iiditb,    Ijorn    Septenilicr     ] 

15.     18S5; 

Cromwell  I!.,  born  December  27, 

1SS7;  Ed- 

win  Cicrmaine  B.,  born  July  11, 

1 8'j2 :  and 

born  in  the  oM  town  of  Gore,  in  Hocking 
county,  Ohi.j.  March  21,  ]S50.  ble  was 
there  reared  and  educated,  also  inirsuiny 
his  ^tud.ic•^  to  Mine  extent  in  Logan,  Ohiii. 
In  May.  i87<),  he  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Thomas  Iron  Works  Company,  with  which 
he  remained  until  the  1st  of  Marcli,  1S83, 
when  he  iiecame  cnnnected  with  the  Colum- 
bus &  Ht>cking  Ci-al  &  Iron  Cc>nipany  as  its 
cliief  clei^k.  At  Xew  Gore  he  was  justice  c;f 
the  peace  and  postmaster  while  residing  ]vlargaret  C,  born  August  3,  1896.  Mr. 
there,  tints  taking  an  active  part  in  public  and  ^Irs.  CuKer  have  a  wide  circle  of 
affairs  as  well  as  in  business  life.  In  18S5  friends  in  this  locality  and  the  hospitality 
he  reni'jved  l.)  Buchtel.  in  the  eniijloy  ..f  the  of  the  best  homes  of  Xew  Strait^ville  was 
same  com|)ar.}-.  c'.>ntinuing-  at  that  |)lace  until  extended  to  them  during  their  residence 
1893;  when  he  came  to  Xew  Straitsville  to  here.  Here  ]\Ir.  Culver  served  a>  notary 
accept  the  position  of  genera!  buyer  and  public.  He  is  a  well  knc>wn  and  valued 
liead  bcM.kkecper  for  the  Columbus  &  Hock-  member  of  the  ^^lasonic  fraternity,  belong- 
ing C'lal  &■  Ir'.n  Company.  [Much  responsi-  ing  to  the  l)lue  I'xlge,  chapter  and  council, 
bility  lested  upon  him  and  he  was  fully  He  is  largely  a  self-made  inan,  wli'.,  with- 
equal  to  the  task  and  contri.>lled  the  exteu-  out  peciuiiary  or  other  advantages  to  assist 
sive  business  interests  here  in  a  manner  that  him  at  the  outset  of  his  career,  has  steadily 
brciugbt  prosperity  to  the  company  and  at  worked  his  way  tipward.  He  had  a  laud- 
the  same  time  enabled  the  corporation  to  able  ambition  to  attain  something  better  in 
pay  him  a  good  salar\-.  life  and  has  steadily  advanced  to  a  promi- 

In  the  county  of  his  nativity  }ilr.  Culver     nent   p'-isiticu   in  the   commercial   circles  of 
was  united  in  marriage  to  !Miss  Xettie  Ben-     the  stale. 


WILLIAM  SNIDER. 

William     Snider    is    closely    associated  mills,   and    in   the  conduct   of   these   enter- 

with  the  business  interests  of  Perry  cunty  prises  is  meeting  with  excellent  success,  his 

and  of  southeastern  Ohio  as  a  representa-  husine-s  also  proving  of  benefit  to  the  com- 

tive  of   industrial   circles.      He    owns    and  niunity.      It    has    been    said    that    tlie   man 

operates    five    sawmills    and    two    planing  who   pays   over   his   counters   each    week  a 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


for  liis  ci")!!!!!!-)-  ih;in  he  wli"  loads  an  aniiLHl 
liost  tortli  iw  Ijaltle.  Enqjli  iviiiiJ  men  in  hi< 
mill.  Mr.  Snider  i>  lluu-  conlrihnting  tr.  the 
general  pro.-perity  and  al  tlie  ^ame  time  is 
winning  for  liimselt  gratifying  and  cro'lit- 
ablc  sncce>>. 

Mr.  Snider  was  born  Fcbrnar}  20. 
1S56,  in  Claxt.in  township.  Perry  canity,  a 
son  of  Peter  a.nd  Kleanor  (Dean)  Snider. 
His  father  was  born  in  ^laryland  in  1S16 
and  was  a  son  of  Nicholas  Snider,  wlio 
about  iSiS  removed  frrmi  ^^laryland  to 
Ohio,  entering  larsd  from  the  g(i\ernn';cnt 
one  mile  north  of  Somerset,  in  Reading- 
township.  This  he  cleared  and  impnived. 
developing  there  a  good  farm,  x\\yy\\  which 
he  spent  his  remaining  days.  His  S';>n. 
Peter  Snider,  was  reared  here  ainid  pioneer 
conditions,  becjune  familiar  with  the  work 
of  field  and  meadow  in  early  youth  and 
after  attaining  man"s  estate  he  pnrch.ased 
land  in  Clayton  township,  who'eon  he  made 
his  home  until  1S86.  when  he  remo\ed  to 
Somerset  and  sptmt  his  remaining  days  in 
honorable  retirement  from  lalxn-.  He  died 
in  1891,  at  the  age  of  seventy -five  years. 
His  wife  was  a  daughter  oi  Samuel  Dean. 
a  resident  of  Clayton  township.  She  ilied 
in  1900.  at  the  age  of  seventy-fnur  years. 
In  their  family  were  frair  brothers  whi>  are 
still  living  and  four  who  have  passed  away, 
and  ot  the  h\e  sifters  one  is  now  decea-ed. 
Samuel,  the  eldest,  a  lunil)er  merchant  of 
Coluniluis.  Ohio:  Jaci.ib.  deceased;  J(jseph 
J.,  of  Logan.  Ohio,  who  owns  and  operate^ 
a  large  1  e:u  wood  wi^rks  and  is  also  the 
ow:;er  uf  ten  sawmills;  William,  nf  this  re- 

26- 


View;  Ihunias  J..  wh,i  is  ass>  ciated  with 
hi^  iimther  William  in  bn.siness  as  manager 
I'f  his  sawmill  at  /.ane^ville:  Au>tin, 
Alfred  and  Xicholas.  all  decea-ed:  Alary, 
the  wife  i,f  jMsejih  Stalter.  (,f  Logan.  Ohio; 
Mrs.  Arthur  .Mc.Xally.  uh:,  lived  m  Somer- 
.sct  but  has  now  passed  away;  Mrs.  Fdiza- 
l)cth  I'eaven  of  Somerset;  Mrs.  Jijlm 
Maher  and  Mrs.  Anion  Miller,  both  of 
Sc>merset. 

In  the  schools  of  Clayton  township  the 
subjcct  of  this  review-  was  educated.  an<l 
when  a  young  man  he  liecame  cminected 
with  the  lumljer  business,  which  has  been 
to  him  a  profitable  field  of  labor.  His 
career  has  been  remarkably  successful,, 
chielly  by  reason  of  his  natural  ability  and 
his  thorough  insight  int''  the  business  in 
which  as  a  young  tradesman  he  embarked. 
His  strict  integrity,  business  conservatism 
and  judgment  have  been  so  unixersally 
recognized  that  he  has  enjoyed  public  con- 
fidence to  an  enviable  degree,  and  naturally 
this  has  brought  to  him  an  extensi\e  patron- 
age, his  .-ales  of  lumlier  e.Ntending  through- 
out the  southern  jiortion  of  Ohio.  His 
brothers-in-law.  Henry  1).  and  James  M. 
Flautt.  are  connected  with  him  in  the- 
planing  mill  Inisintss.  each  ha\ing  riwneil  a 
third  interest  in  the  twi  planing  mill.-  since 
1894. 

In  SoU'erset  was  celebrated  the  niai;- 
riage  of  Mr.  Snider  and  Miss  Bertha 
Flautt.  a  daughter  of  Josei-di  Flautt.  who- 
came  fri  in  Maryland  to  Ohi(-  in  1830. 
The;r  children  are  Mary  Blanch.  Bertha 
Eleau'  r.  Martha.  Zita.  Lauretta.  William. 
Ro-e  and  Grace.     The  lainilv  are  comnumi- 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


emits  ux  the  Holy  Trinity  C:uln>!ic  diurch. 
i\Ir.  -Sniilcr  is  iiucrested  in  all  movements 
for  the  advancement  of  the  cunnnunitv 
■ailing-  social,  material,  intellectual  and 
moral  lines  and  has  ci^-ujieraied  in  manv 
muvements  fur  the  pul.lic  g^od.  In  addi- 
tu  n  to  his  industrial  and  property  interests 


lie  i<  also  connected  with  financial  circles  as 
a  director  in  the  Somerset  Bank.  Although 
hi-  business  interest-  have  been  and  arc  ex- 
tensi\e,  he  is  always  the  same  genial, 
cwurteuus  gentleman,  whose  wa_\s  are  those 
of  reluiemcnt  and  whose  woril  no  man  can 
question. 


COLONEL  JOHN  W.  FREE. 


aionel  John  W.  Fi 
titioner  of  law  but  is  n 
Xew  Lexington,  comes 


;.  who  was  a  prac- 
iv  living  retired  in 
if  a  familv  luaior- 
b'jni    in 


land  tr 
gli^h  a 


s>urrei 
ingti  ; 


able  and  distinguished..  He 
•  Stewart-town,  "^'ork  county.  Pennsylvania. 
-August  8,  1830.  His  paternal  grandfather 
was  a  native  of  Hesse  Cassel,  Germany,  and 
lie  and  two  brotliers  came  from  the  fatlier- 
>  the  new  world  to  fight  in  the  En- 
rmy  at  the  time  of  the  Revolutionar)- 
Tliey  were  present  when  Cornwallis 
lered  the  tr(>f.>ps  to  General  ^^"asIl- 
at  '^'orktown.  Ha\ing  formed  an 
attachment  for  the  new  world  the  grand- 
father I. if  our  subject  determined  to  remain 
and  located  in  Baltim.ire.  }klaryland.  while 
one  of  the  brothers  took  up  his  abode  in 
North  Carolina. 

I3r.  John  F"ree.  the  father  of  our  sub- 
iect.  was  a  physician  and  minister  of  the 
gospel.  de\'oting  his  entire  life  to  the  work 
of  alleviating  human  s^.iffering  and  of  pro- 
moting the  cause  of- Christianity.  He  tirst 
lalw^red  for  the  tem[)oral  and  spiritual  wel- 


fare of  his  fellow  men  in  Pennsylvania,  but 
afterward  came  to  Ohio,  settling  in  Mans- 
field, this  state,  in  1831.  Tliere  he  resided 
until  184I.  ■  In  Pennsylvania  he  had  pre- 
viously married  Miss  Catherine  Newman,  a 
daughter  of  Jacob  Xewman.  of  Chambers- 
burg,  Pennsylvania,  who  afterward  removed 
to  the  Buckeye  state.  He  owned  real  estate 
in  Mansfield,  in  fact  was  one  of  the  found- 
ers of  that  town,  taking  a  very  acti\  e  and 
helpful  part  in  its  de\elopment  and  pr.  gress. 
He  served  his  country  in  the  war  of  1812, 
go'ing  as  a  guide  with  General  Harrison. 
Becijming  ill.  he  died,  of  pneumonia  while 
on  the  march.  Years  afterward,  in  1840, 
when  General  Harrison  was  making  a  tour 
through  the  state  as  the  presidential  candi- 
date, he  called  upi n  the  daughter  of  his 
former  guide,  Mr-.  John  Free,  when  in 
Mansfield.  Andrew,  General  Jo-eph,  Jacib 
and  Henry  Xewman  were  all  uncles  of  our 
subject. 

After  his  marriage.  Dr.  Free,  the  father 
of  our  subject,  engaged  in  the  |)ractice  uf 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


473 


medicine  in  ManslieUl.  Of  liroad  luimaiii- 
tariau  jirincii>k'h  and  deep  human  synipatii)-. 
lie  gave  his  services  freely  to  the  iMor,  ac- 
cepting anil  tlesiring  nn  compensation.  His 
-own  L'ln'istian  life.  tiM-i.  was  an  inspiration 
and  a  help  to  those  whom  he  met.  in  18-1.1 
he  removed  to  ;McCutchinville.  Wyandot 
comity,  where  he  engaged  in  practice  for  a 
time,  but  afterward  located  on  a  farm  in 
that  c'-'imty.  there  spending  his  remaining 
days.  His  was  a  noble,  upright  and  helpful 
life  and  the  world  is  certainly  better  by  his 
having  li\ed.  His  mcnvry  still  remains  as 
a  blessed  benediction  to  those  wlu.i  knew 
him.  He  passed  away  in  187 1.  at  the  age 
of  se\e:ity-cight  years,  and  his  wife  died  in 
1S70.  at  the  advanced  age  of  seventy-eight 
years. 

Colonel  Free,  wh'jse  name  introdaices 
this  review,  was  one  ui  a  family  of  eight 
children  :  Susan  is  still  living  in  Xew  Lex- 
ington, at  about  the  age  of  eighty  _\ears; 
Rosanna.  also  of  Xew  Lexington,  is  the 
widi  w  of  Pn  f.  G.  A.  Sickles,  formerly  a 
memlier  of  the  faculty  of  Heidelberg  Semi 
nar_\- :  Mrs.  Catherine  H(jffman  is  deceased: 
Anna  P..  is  the  wife  of  J.  W.  Cooley.  cf 
W'yandi.t  county.  Ohio:  L  X..  wh;;  was 
brrn  in  Chamliersl)urg.  I'eniisylvania.  has 
for  the  past  forty  years  spent  the  greater 
part  r)f  his  time  in  traveling  o\-er  the  wi.irld: 
the  Col'imel  is  the  sixth  iir  Cirder  nf  birth: 
Henry  X.,  the  next  younger,  is  m-w  ile- 
cea^ed:  and  Colonel  William  Henry  1-Larri- 
.  s(  n  Free,  the  eighth  member  of  the  family, 
died  in  Xew  Lexingti>n.  July  18.  1876.  at 
th.e  age  of  forty  _\'ear>.  He  was  engaged 
in    merchandising    in    tliis    place    when    tiie 


Ci\il  war  was  inaugurated  aiul  with  patri- 
otic spirit  he  raised  a  company  for  three 
months'  service.  He  became  its  first  lieu- 
tenant and  on  the  expiration  of  the  term  he 
raised  another  cmmand  fnr  three  vears" 
service  :uid  became  it>  captain.  This  was 
known  as  Company  I),  Tiiirty-tirst  Ohio  In- 
fantry. Colonel  F'ree  was  wounded  at 
Chickamauga  while  leading  his  men.  He 
was  afterward  made  a  major  in  the  Xinely- 
hfth  Ohio  and  subsequently  promoted  to  the 
rank  of  lieutenant  cc>lonel  in  that  regiment. 
He  then  returned  to  Xew  Lexington,  hav- 
ing- been  elected  to  the  state  legislature  l.)_\-  a 
majority  of  twelve  hundred  while  he  was 
lying  in  a  hospital  at  Xa^h\  ille  because  of 
his  wminds.  He  served  during  the  winter 
in  tlie  as-embly  and  then  again  went  to  the 
front,  continuing  in  the  army  until  h'^nor- 
abl_\-  discharged  in  Decemlier.  1865.  He 
was  a  brave  and  elhcient  officer  and  in  civil 
life  was  a  man  of  sterling  h'lnor  and  worth, 
who  enjoyed  in  a  high  degree  the  coiitidence 
and  respect  of  his  fellow   men. 

Colonel  John  W.  Free,  whose  name  in- 
troduces this  re\iew,  pursued  his  education 
in  the  schools  of  ^Lansrield  and  in  Wyandot 
count}-,  displaying-  special  aptituile  in  his 
studies.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  years  he  l^e- 
gan  teaching,  as  ditl  all  of  his  brothers  and 
two  sisters.  In  1856  he  canie  to  X'ew  Lex- 
ingtoi!.  where  he  tiu-ned  his  attention  to 
merchandising,  and  in  1861  he.  ti  o.  raised 
a  C';mpan_\.  gathering  together  -ufticient 
men  f >  >r  the  command  in  fi\-e  days.  Elected 
its  captain,  he  went  to  the  front  in  cmmand 
of  CompaPiy  .\.  Thirty-tirst  Ohio  X'-.'Iunteer 
Infantrv.  and   in   Xtvember.    iS6^.  he  was 


474  THE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD 


pronictcd  to  tlic  rank  <jf  major,  comiiiuing  at  X'ew  Lexingtcn.     F[e  >tuilic.l  law.  being 

ill    that   li'ir^iti'in    until    iSn:;.    when     he     re-  adniitteil   t'^   the  bar,   ami  cniuinucd   in   the 

signed  ow  ing  t'>  tiic  fatal  illness  r  I  his  wife.  ])ractice  <A   his   l■^ofc^sion   nntil    1NS3.      lie 

who  (lied  (in  the  I4tli  nf  April  .f  that  year,  ha>  always  declined  public  nfrlce.  never  seek- 

al   the  age    <jf    twentv-two   \-ears.      He  h.ad  ing  m  turiet}-  of  th.ai  character.     Since  183 J 

niarricil  prior  to  his  enlistment,  the  lady  cif  he  has  h.een  a  loyal  and  dc\oted  member  at 

his  choice  lieing  Miss  Cntlicrine  Fr.'.nce.  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  and  lie  also  belongs 

I'erry  county.     Sh.e  left  tw.,  children,  Anna  tu  the   Independent  Order  cf  Odd   I'ell.  .ws 

and  J.ulu.  both  ui  whom  are  now  deceased,  and  the  (irand  Army  of  the  Republic.     He 

'I'here  is  now  a  grandchild,  A.  F.  Ott,  who  !■=  widely  knr>wp.  in  Xew  Lexington,  where 

is  li\ing  in  Washington  Ci  nrt  House.  Ohio,  he  wi>n  an  en\-iable  reputation  in  early  times 

an.d   who   ser\eil   in   the    Spanish-American  as  a  merchant  and  later  as  a  member  o-f  the 

war.  being  chief  bugler  on  the  statif  of  Gen-  bar.     His  milit.ary  career  is  one  m.o.st  cred- 

eral   .\.   H.    \\  il^on.  itable.   for  mcritorii>us  conduct  on  the  field 

After  the  death  of  liis  first  w  ife  Colonel  if  battle  won  him  promotion.     In  matters 

Free  was  again   married,  hi?  second  union  of  citizenship   he   is   as   true   to-day   to  his 

being  with  Miss  iMartha  A.  Moore,  a  daiigh-  country  as   when  he   followed  tlie  old  flag 

ter  of  Andrew    and  L'is   >b. ore.  of  Perry  uprm  the  soiith.ern  battletields.     As   a  man 

coimtv.     There  is  one  child  bv  this  union,  he    jx^ssesses    sterling    traits    of    character 

Kate  A.,   the  wife    of    Jolni   E.   Davis,  by  which    have    gained    him    popularity    and 

whom  she  has  one  child.  ^^la.jor  F'ree  Davis,  friendship   an<l   no  one  is  more  wcrthy  of 

of  hidianapolis,  Indiana.  representation  in  this  volume  than  Colonel 

Since  the  war  Colonel  Free  has  resided  Free. 


JOSEPH  ADAMS. 

The  story  of  the  sufYerings  and  the  sh'ailil  ha\'e  impre-sed  upon  their  minds 
braverv  of  those  who  wore  the  blue  and  tint  the  bravery  and  hapi)ine~s  they  enjoy 
fought  nobly  for  the  preservation  of  the  freely  was  piirchaserl  for  them  at  an  awful 
Union,  now  so  great  and  prosper.,  us  as  a  ],-ice,  an-.!  thi'ugh  none  but  an  actual  par- 
direct  result  oi  their  her(;iism  and  their  de-  tic-pant  in  the  Civil  war  can  give  the  true 
voticn  to" principle  and  country. — this  story  pi;-trre  in  its  entirety,  a  faint  idea  n:ay  be 
cannot  be  ti.-ld  to)  often.  Tt  is  especially  gai-ied  in  the  perusal  of  the  hi-^t-  ry  of  tlvse 
well  that  those  of  the  y.iungcr  generation  wh',.  a-  in  the  case  of  Joseph  Adams,  e.x- 


THE    BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


pcrienccd  the  liDiTors  vi  war  in  many  of  its 
worst  pha^fs.  Mr.  Adams,  wli-  d  e  1  at  lii^ 
home  in  Xew  Lcxingtcn.  sacrihceti  his  life 
m\  the  aUar  of  his  ccuritry  and  lie  certainly 
deserve^  the  credit  for  what  he  did  tcAvard 
supiiressing  tlie  lehelliiMi  of  ilie  south, 
hazardir.g-  tlie  authority  ui  tlie  government 
at   \Aa.diington. 

r^ir.  Adams  was  a  native  of  l'enn>yl- 
vania_.  Iiis  hinh  haxing  (ccurred  in  \\'ash- 
ington.  County,  that  state,  on  the  2jd  of  Au- 
gust, i8jS.  When  he  was  four  years  of 
•age  he  was  hrought  to  Perry  county.  Ohio, 
in  \^},2.  liy  his  parents.  Rolr.ert  and  Mar- 
,garet  i  .McClellarA  Adams,  wdio  located  in 
Clayton  town-hip.  the  father  purchasing  a 
farm,  in  which  they  spent  their  ranaining 
days.  flis  <leatii  i.>ccurred  Septeiuher  ii, 
iN.^Ci.  when  he  \\as  eighty-four  vears  of 
age,  ari<l  his  wife  passetl  away  on  the  uth 
of  July.  IiSqo.  at  the  age  of  eighty-seven 
ycar^  and  seven  months.  Both  were  natives 
of  Washington  county.  Pciinsylvania.  and 
the  family  is  of  Irish  lineage.  Joseph 
Adams,  the  grandfather  of  onr  su.hject,  to- 
gether with  his  father,  came  from  the  Em- 
erald is!e  to  the  new  world.  The  maternal 
grandfather  of  i  iir  suhjeet  was  James  Mc- 
Clellan.  w  ho  also  came  from  Ireland.  Unto 
Rohert  and  Margaret  (McClellan)  Adams 
were  l.)orn  se\en  sons:  Joseph,  of  this  re- 
view :  John,  who  served  in  the  Civil  war  and 
is  now  deceased:  Samuel,  Who  for  three 
years  was  a  L'nion  soldier  and  liecame  a 
■cori>oral  and  is  now  lixditg  in  Brown,  Kan- 
sas :  Calvin,  whr,  w:is  killed  in  battle,  being 
with  his  brothers  in  the  One  Hundred 
-and    Fourteenth   Ohio   \'oIunteer   Infantry; 


jame.-,  who  served  in  the  commi^^arv  de- 
IKirtmeiu  during  the  Civil  war  and  is  n  ,\\ 
Hving  in  Ci>ok  county.  Iowa:  Marg.arei.  the 
deceased  wife  of  J.  A.  Grant,  o-f  .S.nlt  Lakx- 
townsiiip.  Berry  cninty  :  and  William,  who 
dicil   many  _\ears   ago. 

Jo>e])h  .\dams.  of  this  review,  was 
reared  upm  the  old  home  farm  and  through- 
out the  period  of  his  active  business  career 
c:irried  on  agricultural  juirsuiis.  When  the 
couiury  became  involved  in  civil  war  he 
was  more  than  fort_\-  years  of  age  aiid  thus 
exempt  from  military  service.  However,  he 
enlisted  in  ]  S64  as  a  meml-er  of  the  One 
Hundred  and  Sixtieth  C)hio  \'dlunteer  In- 
fantry, serving  .\s  ;,  member  of  Company  F 
during  the  term  of  his  enli-tment.  His 
health  liecame  ■^o  badl_\  imp:nred  during  his 
service  that  I'or  eighteen  \-ears  prior  to  his 
death  he  was  unable  to  engage  in  active 
wcrk.  After  bis  return  from  the  war  lie 
again  took  up  his  abode  on  the  cdd  home- 
stead and  for  a  time  carried  on  agricultural 
pursuits,  meeting  with  good  success  as  the 
result  of  bis  labors,  but  as  the  years  passed 
he  suffered  more  and  more  as  the  result  of 
the  hardshi]3s  of  his  army  life  and  for  almost 
two  decades  he  had  to  pnt  aside  business 
cares  entirely. 

}klr.  Adams  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  Flizahttb  Colborn,  a  daughter  of  Rob- 
ert and  Rebe;ca  (Hazleton)  Colborn.  wiiose 
father  reuKued  from  Somerset  county, 
Pennsylvania,  to  Pike  township.  Perry 
county.  Ohio,  and  spent  the  last  years  of  his 
life  here,  dying  in  1803,  ^^  the  advanced  a-^e 
,''f  eighty- four  years.  His  wife  was  a 
daughter   of   Sanuiel   and    Xancv    ( McKin- 


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ney)  Ilazleton,  and  her  father  was  a  pioneer 
settler  of  Perry  county,  coming  west  witli 
liis  brothers,  Jolm,  Henry  an<l  William 
Hazleton. 

The  marriagje  of  our  subject  and  iiis 
wife  was  blessed  with  seven  children:  \\t<\)- 
ert  C.  who  died  at  the  age  of  four  years; 
Mart^aret  T.,  who  is  the  wife  of  Albert 
Flowers,  of  Clinton  county.  Iowa;  Lulie. 
now  the  \\ife  of  William  Col!inr=,  .if  War- 
ren   coinitv.    Ohio:    Susan    M.,    at    home; 


^lary  Josephine,  the  wife  of  John  S.  Safell^ 
of  IMke  townshi]>.  ]'err\'  county;  James 
Arthur,  now  deceased;  and  Charles  Earl, 
who  is  living-  in  Xew  Lexingion.  For  more 
than  forty  years,  ]\lr.  Adams,  tlie  father  of 
this  family,  was  a  loyal  and  exemjilary 
memlier  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  and  he 
also  belon.ged  to  the  Grand  A':ny  of  the  Re- 
public. He  was  a  man  of  m  ;-t  excellent 
trails  of  character  and  enjoyed  the  warm 
regard  and  curifidcnce  of  all  who  knew  him. 


GENERAL  THOMAS  EWING,  A.  M.,  LL.  D. 


General  I'.vxiug  was  born  August  7. 
1829,  in  Lancaster.  Ohio,  and  was  a 
son  of  Senator  Tlu.)mas  Ewing.  the  fanK^us 
lawyer  and  statesman,  whose  sketch  appears 
elsewhere  in  this  wi^rk.  His  motb.er. 
through  whom  he  was  related  to  James  Gil- 
lc.-pie  IJIaine.  was  Maria  Wills  Bi-yle,  a 
granddaughter  of  Xeal  Gillespie,  who  e:ni- 
grated  fn-m  County  Donegal,  Ireland,  and 
became  a  man  of  eminence  in  western  Penn- 
sylvania in  the  latter  jjart  of  ihe  last  cen- 
tury. Hi--  mother's  father,  Hugh  ]Jo:yle, 
also  a  native  of  Do^negal,  took  active  part  in 
a  political  conspiracy  and,  in  1791,  was 
forced  to  dee  t"  America,  where  for  forty 
years  he  was  clerk  ')f  the  supreme  c^'urt  of 
Ohio  for  Fairtield  county. 

At  nineteen    Mr.    bAving   was  a  pri\'ate 


secretary  to  Pre>idcni  Taylor.  In  1852  he- 
entered  Brown  Ur.iversitv.  where  he  was 
p:  l)ular  with  faculty  and  .-tudent-.  Those 
who  knew  him  then  recall  his  splendid  phys- 
ique: his  intellectual.  tran>i)arent  CL>nute- 
nance;  his  genial  temper;  his  strong  anti- 
slavery  feeling,  ar.d  his  hatred  of  injustice 
in  every  form.  The  warm  admirati'  n  which 
the  president,  the  illustri(_.us  Dr.  Wavland, 
showed  for  him  was  i>ne  of  the  ple;i-ant  rec- 
ollections of  his  life.  Fnmr  Brown  Uni- 
versity he  w  ent  to  Cincinnati  andi  eiuered  the 
law  office  of  the  Hom-rable  Henry  Stanbery, 
and  the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  In  1S55  he 
began  practice  in  Cincinnati.  Soon  after  he 
was  empli>}ed  by  John  W.  Andrew^,  a  j-rom- 
inent  law_\-er  ctf  Columbus,  to  assist  in  de- 
fending three  actions  at  law  in  ll'c  L"nitel 


THE   BIOGRAPHICAL    RECORD. 


States    Circuit    Cmirt.    for    infringement    oi  strui^-olc  wliicli  rcsul'cd  in  the  admi.ssinn  "i 

"Parker's    Patent    Ixeacliun    and    Pcreu>si'.ii  Kansas  as  a  free  state,  Mr.  F.win_L;  rendered 

Water  Wheel."     Success  in  ihe^c  led  ti.  his  a  service  t.»  freedom  (if  niucli  liisioric  intev- 

heing-    retained    ti)    defend    over    tifly    other  est. 

cases  hrouo-ht  on  the  same  patent.  When  in  January.  iS()[.  Kansas  was  ail- 

On  Januai-y  i8.  185^.  Mr.  Kuing-  was  mittcd  under  a  free  d  n>tinuion.  Mr.  1"\\  ing-. 
married  to  AFiss  Ellen  h'-winy  Cox.  daughter  then  but  thirty-one  years  of  a-e,  was  elected 
ut  the  Rev.  William  Cox,  of  Piqua,  Oliin.  chief  justice  of  the  supreme  court.  He 
a  minister  f.i  the  Preshyterian  Churcli  dis-  served  le^s  than  twu  vears.  hr.i  esiai)ii-.hed  a 
tino-uished  for  ;^eal  and  elotpience.  To  them  hit^di  reputati<-.!i  a-  a  jurist.  With  him  "the 
were  liorn  five  children.  wh(  are  still  living-,  law  stood  for  justice  and  the  judge  for 
namely:  \Nilliam  Cox,  who  is  engagetl  in  riglueousne>s."  In  Seinemlier.  i8(i_',  here- 
artistic  photography  in  Washingtc.m,  D.  C. ;  signed  the  chief-ju-ticeshi['  to  enter  the 
Maria,  who  is  the  wit'e  of  1'jlwin  S.  ^r;irtin.  Union  army  and  recruited  the  Eleventh 
of  Xcw  Sirait^ville,  Ohio,  Thomas  and  Peginieni,  Kan-as  \"oIunteer  Infantry,  of 
Hampton  Denniah,  \\ho  are  i)racticing  law  which  he  wa>  elected  a  colonel.  For  gal- 
in  New  York  city,  and  Mary  Beall,  who  hint  conthict  at  Prairie  Grove,  cue  of  tlie 
lives  witli  her  mother  in  Yonkers.  New  fiercest  hattles  of  the  war,  he  was  coni- 
York.  missioned    a    brigadier    general    on    March 

Th' ugh  ]Mr.  Ewing  was  reared  a  Cath-  13.     18113,    bv    >pc-cial    order    of    Presiiler.t 

die.  he  .lid  nof  accept   the  doctrine  of  in-  Lincoln.      He    wa<    assigned    to   the    "Dis- 
fallil)ility.      By   mental    constitution   he   was   •  irict    i_)f    the    Border"    comprising   the    stale 

unalile  to  limit  Christianity  to  any  den';imi-  of  Kansas  and  the  western  portion  of  Mis- 

nati(.n,  but  he  believed  in  Jesus  Christ  as  his  souri — a  "hcrnet"s  nest  (if  a  district,"  as  he 

divine  Master  and  Savior.  calle<-l  it.     This  C(.nnmand.  for  which  hi.-  ac- 

P'.arly  in  1857  he  removed  with  his  fam-  qnaintance  and  inlluence  especial'}-  fitted 
il\-  to  Leavenworth.  Kansas,  where  he  h.im.  he  held  frc-m  June.  181J3,  to  I-\brnary. 
f(.)rmed  a  i)artnership  with  his  brother.  Hugh  18(14.  While  in  command  of  this  district. 
Boyle  E- wing,  fi  r  the  practice  of  law.  Later  on  August  j:..  1863.  he  issued  an  older 
the  firm  included  William  'I'ecumseh  Sher-  known  as  "Order  X(.>.  11,"  directing  the  de- 
iiian,  who  was  married  to-his  elder  sister,  population  of  large  portions  of  four  h  ri'.er 
Ellen  Boyle  ICwing.  and  Daniel  McCook,  In  counties  of  western  Missouri.  By  the  order 
the  Civil  war.  three  members  of  the  hriii  at-  the  loyal  inhabitants  were  re(|uired  to  re- 
tained the  rank  of  brigadier  general,  and  the  move  to  the  military  pi»sts.  the  dis'o-val  t..> 
fourth  became  the  great  hero  of  .\tlanta  and  remo\e  (.ut  of  the  canit'es.  It  was  a  s.icrc 
the  march  to  the  sea.     iJuring  the  famous  measm-e.  Inn  the  oiilv  wav  of  surnioiiuiiug 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


the  difticuliie-  to  V^e  nvcrci.me.  Tliese  ci uni- 
ties, after  lia\ing-  MilYereiJ  iiuich  iVtini  Kan- 
sas Kc.lU->  uiKler  Jcniii-.n  an.l  utlicr  pred- 
atory leaders,  wliMm  Cleneral  ]-".\\iiiq  suj)- 
pi'cssed  with  a  strono-  hand,  had  l>ecome  the 
liase  of  operations  of  ahi.  ut  a  tiionsand  Mis- 
S'.nri  giierriUas.  under  Onantrill.  w  hr*  inees- 
snntiy  raided  southern  l\ansn>.  Speaking  of 
the  i->suancc  of  the  order.  General  liuing. 
ai  a  receptitni  tendered  him  in  Kansa-  City 
in  iSwo,  said : 

"1  rcmeniher  wlien  1  came  here,  that  on 
in_\-  trip  t<:>  Independenec  along  a  road  liy 
whieh  1  had  once  seen  heantifnl  farm  houses 
so  thickl)-  h_  catcd  as  tc;>  make  it  ahn.ost  seem 
a  great  long  sireet.  I  saw.  with  hut  one  ex- 
ception. r;nl_\-  the  monuments  whicli  Jerinisr.n 
left,  hiackened  cliiniiic_\s.  But  one  house 
hetwecn  Kansas  City  and  Inilependence  was 
inhahited.  About  that  time  I  wer.r  t,_,  Xe- 
varla,  whieh  I  had  rtniemhered  as  a  ):retty 
town.  Arri\  ing-  there.  I  tlid  ivA  iind  a  hu- 
man heiug  in  the  jilace.  It  was  entirely  de- 
serted— not  e\en  a  cat.  dog  or  dor.iestic  ani- 
mal of  any  kind  could  lie  seen.  sa\e  some 
cows  that  had  taken  up  their  abode  in  the 
court  house,  which  had  been  left  in  ruins, 
the  records  being  trampled  beneath  the  hoofs 
of  tlie  cows. 

"Every  expedition  I  sent  out  to  over- 
take the  guerrillas  failed  tr>  achieve  the  ob- 
ject sought.  We  could  lut  overtake  theiu. 
C)n  everv  sitle  of  n>  were  h\"ing  people  who 
not  (jnly  befriended  and  s\tnpathized  with 
the  guerrillas,  but  furni>hed  them  with  ad- 
vantaceo.us    information    as    to    the    move- 


ments of  the  army  or  any  dclachnicnt.  .\fier 
they  had  committed  many  depredations  and 
then  penetrated  to  L.awrence.  where  they 
murdered  nearly  joo  jjcople  in  cold  blood 
and  burned  the  city,  I  knew  some  decisive 
measure  had  to  be  adopted.  'I'he  Kansas 
peo])!e  were  amused,  and  it  >cem>  pro\i- 
dential  interference  that  stayed  them  from 
going  into  r\Jissouri  and  at  least  murdering 
tho-c-  people  they  knew  kept  the  guerrillas 
posted.  I  believe  as  to  General  Schofield 
and  1  know  as  to  myself,  that  Order  Xo.  ii 
was  issued  out  of  a  spirit  of  niercv  to  the 
perple  w-hose  homes  were  in  the  border 
Counties,  It  was  a  deliberate  order  and  my 
jndgntent  has  never  faltered  an  instant.  But 
I  confess  I  have  suffered  a  great  deal  from 
the  weak  and  jjartisan  construction  put  uiion 
it.  Wdicn  it  was  issued  and  befure  it  went 
into  eifect.  ?ilont,gomrey  Blair  made  an  aji- 
peal  to  President  Lincoln  to  liave  it  re- 
vi.ked.  In  turn  I'resident  Lincoln  called 
up'.n  General  Schofield  for  an  explanation — 
and  the  order  went  into  efl'ecl.  It  was  to 
me  the  only  means  of  restoring  peace.  Those 
pei"]ile  were  told  that  they  must  mo\'e  and 
they  did  so  without  any  show  of  military 
interference,  and  I  am  sure  were  inj  more  in- 
convenienced than  any  of  you  would  be  to- 
day who  had  to  change  your  place  of  abode.  , 
All  you  ])eople,  who  were  with  me.  know 
the  truth  of  these  statements.  I  remember 
that  my  own  father  remonstrated  with  me 
aliLiut  that  order  and  I  know  his  heart  wa.-. 
right,  Init  he  didn't  know.  I  have  been 
pelted  by  the  Democratic  party  on  this  ac- 


THE   BiOGR.lPlIICAL   RECORD. 


count:  ami  the  charge  that  I   wa-^  erne!  to  catc-  tlte  !i\cs  of  e\cry  due  of  tlic  nun  lie 

m_\-  fcl'ow  ln-iii,c;>  wliilc  in  a  imsiii,  .n  ti !  ^mn-  delL-ndcil." 

niand  is  galliny-.  ^'ct  if  1  had  it  all  to  do  Durin;;-  thi-^  iieiiod  he  oppo-eil  the  re- 
over  again  I  would  do  it  in  the  .-^anie  way."'  con>tru(.-tion  pohcv  o\  the  Ivcpuhhcan  party. 
After  General  lowing  ha'!  tiui?  renvived  His  ohjeeiions  were  that  it  would  jir.  serilie 
the  spies  and  pur\eyors  from  "the  hiils  of  the  whilL--  of  the  S'lulh  and  make  the  ne- 
tlie  robhers."  Ouanirill.  unable  tiv  ecMitinue  g-re>es  the  rulers:  that  their  government 
the  vendetta,  led  the  guerillas  south.  Under  would  have  to  be  jiropped  by  bayonets  and 
General  E\\  ing's  firm  administration  re-set-  must  fall  when  the  sujijiort  was  withdrawn; 
tlement  of  the  C(iuntry  soon  began,  and  tlie  that  it  wiiuld  jirove  a  \'ast  burden  i  m  the 
border  w-ar.  which  had  raged  for  eight  Xorth  ami  destructi\e  to  the  South,  and 
years,  was  ended  forever.  General  Ewiug  as  wln^lly  unconstitutional.  lie  addressed 
cr:nducted  one  campaign  where  he  disjdayed  the  suldiers'  convention  which  met  at  C!e\'C- 
militarv  abilitv  sufficieni,  had  the  cqicrations  land,  Ohio,  in  September.  i8ofi.  Of  this  ad- 
bcen  larger  to  give  him  rank  as  a  great  com-  dress  James  G.  Blaine  says,  in  his  Twenty 
niander.  General  Ew  ing  was  made  a  bre\et  Years  of  Congress:  "'J'lie  only  noteworthy 
major-general  for  meritori'His  conduct  at  speech  in  the  convention  was  delivered  by 
Pilot  Kiii'b.  He  resigned  on  Februarx'  23.  ("leneral  Thomas  Ewing.  *  '■  *  ''■'  He 
1865.  at  the  close  of  the  war  in  the  We>t.  .  and  Mr.  r,rowning  were  law  partners  at  the 
In  the  >pring  of  18^15  he  removed  to  the  time  of  Mr.  Johnson'.-  accession,  and  both 
citv  of  Washington,  where  he  enjoyed  for  ni w  resolved  to  oppo-e  the  Republican 
six  vears  a  large  and  lucratixe  piracticc.  He  party.  General  Ewing's  loss  was  regretted 
was  at  different  times  in  partner>hip  with  by  a  large  numlier  of  friends.  He  had  in- 
his  father.  Senator  O.  H.  Browning,  and  herited  talent  and  capacity  of  a  high  order, 
his  br<  ther.  General  Charles  Ewing.  }le  was  rapidly  rising  in  his  profession,  and 
was  the  general  attorney  icv  the  Central  I'a-  seemed  destined  to  an  inviting-  political  ca- 
cific  Railroad  Company.  Ide  defended  Ar-  reer  in  the  party  to  which  he  had  belonged 
nold.  Spangler  and  Dr.  Mu<ld  when  on  trial  from  its  first  organization.  In  supporting 
with  ;\Irs.  Surratt  and  four  others  before  a  the  policy  of  President  Johnson  he  made  a 
'militar\-  commission  charged  with  cousfjir-  large  sacrifice, — large  encugli  certainly  to 
acy  ti>  assassinate  Presid.e.nt  Lincoln.  In  free  his  action  from  the  slightest  su-picion 
the  words  of  a  writer  c-f  authority,  he  "be-  of  any  other  motive  than  conviction  of 
came  the  leading  spirit  I  f  the  defense  *  *  duty."  President  Johns,  .n  >  tiered  Mr.  Ew- 
*  and  wrought  the  miracle  of  plucking  ing  the  jjositions  of  secretary  of  war  and  at- 
froin  the  deadly  clutches  of  the  judge-advo-  torney-general :  biu  he  declined  both  offices. 


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THE   BIOGRAPHICAL   RECORD. 


In  1870  lie  renvned  t'""  Lancaster,  witli 
ample  means  aeqnirecl  in  his  imitessiim,  and 
embarke<l  in  the  work  ct  devclcping  the 
Hocking  valley.  }Ie  was  largely  instru- 
mental in  the  cifustrnction  of  the  Ohio  Cen- 
tral Railway.  But  the  ])auic  of  1S73  nWied 
him  of  all  jiecuniary  return  fri>m  his  efforts, 
and  cast  uimn  him  a  va-t  indebtedness, 
which  he  could  easily  ha\e  avoided,  but 
\vhich  he  struggled  to  pay  during  the  re- 
maining quarter  centiu'y  of  bis  life.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  constitutional  cDnvention  of 
Ohio  in  1873-4.  where  his  legal  attainments 
and  adniiralile  ])owers  of  debate  gave  him  a 
leading  place.  I'.ut  the  proposed  constitu- 
tion failed  of  adoptiiv.i  by  the  people.  In  the 
financial  di.^cussions  following  the  war  to 
the  resumptifiU  of  specie  pa\  incuts  in  1879, 
General  Ew  iug  was  pronounced  in  bis  op- 
positi"!!  to  the  various  statutes  devised  to 
enhance  the  value  of  the  currency  and  effect 
tb.e  pavment  of  government  lionds  in  gold. 
He  cpposcd  the  law  of  i86y  which  d.eclared 
that  l>:iuls.  the  ])rincipal  of  which  was  orig- 
inally made  payable  in  greenljacks,  should 
be  paid  in  coin.  In  1871  he  attacked  the  re- 
funding operations  of  the  government,  and 
the  p''licy  of  currency  contraction,  from 
which  he  anticipated  commercial  disaster,  an 
anticipation  fulhlled  in  the  panic  of  1873. 
In  January.  1875.  the  act  wa'^  pjussed  by  con- 
gress providing  for  the  resumption  (  f  specie 
payments.  He  arou-ed  the  Demcicratic  party 
against  the  resumption  ];olicy.  and  f'>r  the 
next  four  years  was  the  ml•^t  conspicuous 
figure  in  the  Greenback  ino\enient.     In  1875 


William  Allen  was  elected  governor  of  Ohio 
upiiii  a  platform  writlen  fiy  General  Ewing 
which  squarely  opposed  resumption.  In  1S76 
.\llen   (i.   'riuirman    sought   the  Democratic 
nomination  for  the  ])resideiicy.     Though  less 
))n:>nouuccd  in  (i[)position  to  resumption  than 
was  Gi>\ernor  Allen,  Senatoi  Thurman  was 
General  Ewing's  preference  for  the  nomin.a- 
tioii,   but    upon    conditidii    that   tlie   declara- 
tion   of    linancial    policy    atii;ipled.    in     1875 
should   not   be   modified.      \\'hen   the    state 
convention  met  in  Cincinnati  the  followers 
of  Senator  Thurman,  led  by  the  Hon.  Frank 
Hurd,  ci-ntrolled  its  organization  and  intrc>- 
duced   resi  lutions   which    in   effect   declared 
for  die  abandonment   of  opposition   to  the 
resumption  policy.     Minority  resolutions  re- 
aftirming  the  platform  iM"  1875  were  reportol 
by  Governo-r  William  D.  ,M(,irgau.    At  a  mo- 
ment  when   defeat   seemed   certain   General 
Ewing  mourned   the  stand.     'T   ri^e,"*   said 
he.   "not  ti_)  si.)eak   for  a  man,  Imt   for   the 
cause,"      By    a    powerful    and    impassioned 
speech    he  carried   the   Morgan   resolutions. 
He  liinT^eif  presented  the  name  o.f  William 
Allen,  at  St.   Louis,  as  the  nominee  of  the 
Ohio    Democracy,      General    Ewing    repre- 
sented   the    Lancaster    district    in    congress 
fr'nn  1877  to  1 88 1,  where  he  advocated  the 
remonctizatiou    of    silver,    and    became    the 
leader  in  the  successful  fight  to  amend  the 
resumption  scheme  so  as  to  provide  that  the 
greenbacks  >hould  be  rei->ULd  instead  of  be- 
ing destroyed  when  once  pre-^ented   for  re- 
demption.    I'.ut  for  this  ainendmer.t  the  cur- 
rencv.    alreadv    reduced    in    volume,    would 


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have    been    greally   contniclcd,    to    the   ini-  suffer  by  the  pro]x>secl  changes,  and  alter  a 

measurable  distress  of  the  industrial  classes,  vigorous   debate  he  carried   an  amendment 

.\ud  resumption   woukl  have  been  impossi-  c<:inlinuing    the    u.-ual    api>rL>priation5.       In 

ble.  as  Secretary  Sherman  admitted  in  his  in-  clo'iing  his  speech  lie  rel'eried  to  the  famous 

terview    with    the    conuuittee    on    linance,  pony-express    established    by    Ben    Hulliilay 

March  19.  1878,  when  the  cpiestion  was  put  befen'e   the   war,   between    Si.    Jusei)h.    .Mis- 

to  him  by  Senator  Allison  :    "In  other  wortls'  souri,  ami  San  Francisco,  and  in  one  of  his 

you  think  we  cannot  come  to  and  maintain  happiest  e.xpressions  likened  it  to  a  "spider's 

specie  payments  without  the  power  to  reis-  thread  swung-  across  the  desert."     In   1879 

sue?"      To   which    Secretary    Sherman    an-  (icneral  Ewing  was  the  Deni'X'ratic  cau'li- 

swered:     "I  do  not  think  we  can."'     On  the  date  for  governor  of  Ohio,  but  was  defeated 

money  (piestinn  (iieneral  Ewing  was  imuar-  after   a   brilliant   campaign    whicli    attracted 

rantably  charged   with   advocating  inflation,  the  attention  of  the  nation,  it  being  recog- 

Mis   position  was.   in   fact,   the  conservative  nized   that   success   would   place   him   in   the 

l)o.->iiion.     lie  sought  to  preserve  the  green-  front  rank  of  presidential  possibilities.     In- 

backs  and  to  a\  eri  the  fall  in  prices  which  tensely   democratic,   he  aimed   to  serve   the 

forced   re>um|>tion  jiroduced.     tie  proposed  whole  per-ple,   and   bail   the  courage   of  his 

t(j  retire  the  natimial  bank  currenc}-  and  lix  convictions;    and    the    DLmocracy    of    Ohio 

liy  eonstitutii>nal  amendment  the  volume  of  iKnu-retl   him   with   a   de\-otion   such   as   has 

the  greenback  currency  and  it>  enlargement  been  enjr;yed  liy  few  men.    In  1881  he  retired 

in  propi  rtii.ai  to  the  annual  percentage  of  in-  fmm  congress  and  fri  m  politics, 

crease    in    the    population.      In   congress    he  Removing   t'l    ""I'onktrs,    New    ^"ork,    in 

was  also  largely  instriunental  in  stopping  thy  ]8Sj.   he  practiced  law   in    Xeu    ^'ork  city, 

employment  of  I'ederal  troops  and  supervis-  He  was  for  many  years  in  partnership  with 

ors  at  elections  conducted  under  state  laws,  the  Hon.   Milton  1.   S..uthard.   formerly  of 

Respecting  the  tariff  he  was  a  mr.derate  pro-  Ohio,    wiio   had    representee'    the   Zanes\ille 

tectionist.    Dvu-ing  his  last  year  in  congress  a  district  in  congress.     In  1803  he  'jrgar.ized 

bill  was  reqiorted  unanimously  from  the  com-  the  firm  of  Ewing,  Whitman  lV  Ewing,  in 

niittee  on  postal  service  which  proposerl  very  order  to  join  with  him  his  sons.  Thoma-  ;md 

large  reduction  in  the  appropriation  for  the  Hamilton  Denman  Ewing.     In  1-^95  he  was 

service  in  the  far  west.     Any  one  familiar  attorney  to  the  department  of  buildings  of 

with    the  conduct   of  business   in    congress  Xew  York  city.     He  delivered  addres-es  n\\ 

kn(.ws  how    all  liut  certainly  the  unanimous  nun'erous    ]>ublic   occasions,    which    he   pre- 

rejiort    of    a    committee   ci  ntrols.      Oneral  pa.red  with  great  care.     In  an  address  befrire 

Ewing  knew  that  the  jieoplc  affected  would  the   Law    Scho<  il    of   the   Unisersity   i>f   the 


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Citv  (jf  Xcw   ^'ork.  lie  favored  t'iK'  auDlilinn  easier,    at    or    near    whicli    citv    lived,    with 

of  the  luiuireniciu  'if  unanimity  uf  I'le  jury  tlicir   faniilies.   his   hiMthcrs.   General    I  hi^i;h 

in    civil    eases,    and    the   coditieatiini    of    the  pMyle  and  jud.Lxe  rhilenion   oeeeher  lowing, 

"private   law."      In   ehi-ing  he  said:  his  -iMtr.  Mrs.  C.   F.  Steele,  his  eldest  S(_>n, 

"Gentleman,  always  reccdlect  that  vmu  William  C"i>\  Ewing.  and  elder  daughter, 
are  .\merican  lawyers,  and  owe  allegiance  ti  i  Mrs.  l-jlwin  S.  Martin.  General  Ewing  was 
the  peii;ile.  Be  lo_\al  to  your  suNerei.gn  in  struck  down  hy  a  calile  car  in  X'cw  Ynrk  on 
word  and  deed.  The  experiment  (^i  self-  January  jo.  1896.  He  was  taken  to  hi~ 
g(j\einment  has  h^'cn  ci>nclui!cdi  and  is  a  apartment  where  he  wa>  living  with  his  wife 
world  acknowledged  success.  *  =■  '-'  and  ydtnger  daughter  Reall.  He  died  on 
E.xert  ymu-  inlluence  in  perfectin.g  the  law.  the  niMrning  of  jaimary  21.  witlu'Ut  recover- 
and  in  admiuistering  it  expeditii  m-lv,  ec^n-  ing  CMnsci'.usness.  Me  was  huried  at  ^'onk- 
omically  and  justly.  Seek  to  make  a  law-  ers  on  the  Friday  following.  His  wife  and 
suit  a  tern  T  to  evil-dorrs  only.  Guard  the  all  his  chiMren  surs  ive  him.  In  his  e\  ery- 
lihertv  of  the  ])ei)ple  and  that  equalitv  which  day  life  he  was  pure  and  unseltish.  Though 
is  the  smd  of  free  government.  Funi^h  full  of  high  aml;iti<.n.  he  was  h'.-poful  and 
ahuse.  opprcssiou  and  corruption  wherever  cheerful  under  ad\crsity  and  disapp.  lint- 
and  hi_nve\er  they  apjiear  in  the  profession  ment.  In  manner  he  was  dignilieil  ami  sim- 
or  in  the  courts.  So  that  the  people  inav  for-  pie:  in  conversation  ready  and  interesting, 
gel  the  gTievancc^  of  which,  poets  and  novel-  full  of  humor  and  amiability.  .'Mways  gen- 
ists  h;i\e  hitterly  and  mournfully  written:  cr(.;us  and  apijroachahle.  he  had  hosts  ot 
and  Oilv  Gamni'Mi.  and  Sampson  Ih'ass.  and  friends.  Xo  one  appealed  to  him  in  vain. 
Jarndyce  and  j'or  little  Miss  Flite,  may  be  "His  hand  gave  help,  his  h.eart  comi)assiou.'' 
rememljcred.  onl_\-  as  myths  sho\vin.g  the  Fie  was  an  aft'ectii.>nate  son  and  brntlier,  a 
griefs  of  the  olden  times:  and  so  that  Amer-  loving  father,  a  de\"otetl  husband.  In  noting 
ican  juri-prudence  may  illustrate  Sir  ]N[at-  his  dca.th  the  Cincimiati  En.((uirer  said: 
thew  Hale's  li.ftv  an<l  elcquent  tribute  to  "Though  General  Thomas  Ew  ing  re- 
law  :  '.Mi  things  on  earth  do  her  reverence,  moved  to  Xew  Yoik  about  tlfieen  years  ago. 
the  least  as  feeling  her  protection,  the  great-  he  resided  still  in  the  warm  affections  of  the 
est  as  not  exempt  fi'-jm  her  jjower.  Her  people  of  Ohio.  His  death  will  l;e  mourned 
voice  is  the  harmony  o-l  the  world;  her  seat  in  e\ery  community  in  \\  hich  he  e\er  l;\'ed. 
in  the  bosom  or  God.'"'  Thomas    Ewing    was    an    ideal    gentleman. 

General    Ewing    was   a    founder   of   the  Hand-ome  in  person,  easy  and  gracious  in 

Ohii;>  Siicietv  of  X'ew  >'frk  in  iX.So.  and  its  manner,  and  lofty  in  his   ideals,  he  made  a 

president  until    1SS9.     He  ;«:>ved  the  people  deep  im]jressii'U  en  e\eryhoily  h.e  met.     He 

of  Ohio,  and  hoped  to  return  to  ii\c  in  Lan-  was  a  .gallant  and  effective  soldier,  an  aljle 


Till:    hhH.UAl'UlC.lL    RtLCORD. 


4S3. 


lawyer.  asium-cMalvMuan.  ;u„l  ;.  I'-'iti^i^'"  *-""'     ■""'    ^''^    aamiin>lration    of    national 

who  <ct  a  hi.i;h  111. 'ral  cxanu'ie  in  '.he  practi'.-c  ali;iii>.  ' 

of  politic..     He  wa^  wrthy  b.  he  the  ^.  ,n  -.1  i 'i  he  l.Te-oin-  sketch  w  reprinte  1  from 

the   eminent   Thwnuis   K win-   of  ..hi.   vsh-..,  the  •■IWneh  and  Bar  of  Ohio/'  i^.ne.l  in  De- 

nanie  is  in>epar;ihly  wcven  in  the  hi.inry  of  eeniher.  !.'^97-J 


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