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3 ON. JOHN E. RICHIE, formerly _I., junior member of the firm of Richie & judge of the Court of Common Pleas Richie; Bertha, wife of Hugh L. Harrod, a and now the senior member of the traveling salesman, with home in Lima; and well-known law firm of Richie & Le Frank, deceased at the age of two years. land, of Lima, was born in Crawford The second marriage of Judge Richie was County. Ohio, March 28, 1838, and is a son contracted with Mrs. S. Louise (Van Arsdale) of Mirabeau F. and Sarah (Eaton) Richie. \Vyker, who by her first husband had one Mirabeau F. Richie was born in Pennsyl daughter. Lilian. Judge Richie with his fam vania but came to Ohio when he was but 12 ily attends the Presbyterian Church. The beau years of age, and settled in Columbiana tiful family residence is situated at No. 541 County, removing in 1839 to Van \Vert W est Wayne street, -while Judge Richie’s of County. His family consisted of 10 children, fices are in the Holland Block. seven of whom still survive. _ Politically, Judge Richie is identified with J0hn E. Richie was a babe of one year the Democratic party. Fraternally he is asso when his parents settled in Van \Vert County. ciated with the Knights of Pythias and the Odd He was a student in the first schoolhouse ever Fellows. He has long been looked upon as one built in Harrison township and in youth at of the city’s most public-spirited men; one tended school when not engaged in work upon proof of this attitude was his gift in 1892 of a the farm. He completed the school course be tract of 10 acres for the use of Lima College. fore he was 18 years old, and thereafter, until His portrait accompanies this sketch. he reached manhood. he continued to assist his father on the home farm in the summer season, ———m—— while in the winter he taught school. Arriving at manhood’s estate, he began the study of the C. RILEY, one of Lima’s prominent law, his reading being done under the super /"~ "< ai‘ business men, an extensive oil produ vision of Edward A. Ballard, now of Denver, cer, and organizer of the“International Colorado, a well-known former attorney of Fire Alarm System" in Ohio, was born Allen County. He was admitted to the bar in in Cincinnati. Ohio, in 1865, and is a 1867 and prior to coming to Lima practiced son of the late Michael Riley, who for many law for six months at Bluffton. years was interested in the large contracting Since locating in Lima, the subject of this firm of Smith & \Villiamson, of Cincinnati. sketch has become one of the leading practi Mr. Riley is a nephew of John Charles Riley, a tioners before all the courts and has filled offices very prominent politician of that city, ex-post of responsibility. For three years he served as master and a member of the wholesale firm of justice of the peace, and was elected city solici McHenry & Company. tor when the village was given its city charter. Our subject was reared and educated at In the fall of 1888 he was elected judge of the Cincinnati and there began his business career Court of Common Pleas and served in that po with the wholesale men’s furnishing goods sition from February, 1889. to February, 1899. house of Liebunan & Schloss. After four Since retiring from the bench, Judge Richie years with this well-known house, he entered has given his attention to a large and important the traffic department of the old Cincinnati practice in partnership with F. F. Leland. Southern Railroad for a period of five years. In 1861 our subject was married to Mar Following this preparation, his promotion to garet J. McCoy, a native of Van \Vert County, the positions of chief clerk and later to general Ohio. To this union were born five children, as superintendent of the traffic and transportation follows: Idumea, wife of F. F. Leland, his pres departments of the C., H, & D. Railway was ent law partner; \Villis A., a prominent archi rapid. For 12 years, he had entire charge of tect of Spokane, \Vashington, who was archi the loss and damage claim department. Early tect of the State Capitol of \Vashington and all in April, 1889, he came to Lima to take charge the court houses around Puget Sound; \Valter of the Lima terminals, having the title of gen 430 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

eral agent, and he continued with this railroad years and later engaged in farming on his own until June 1, 1893. behalf. In 1898 he engaged in the butcher At the above date Mr. Riley became traffic busmess at Elida and also bought and sold manager for the Manhattan Oil Company.and stock quite extensively, meeting with success continued with them until their sale to the in both lines of work. In addition to running Standard Oil Company, in 1900. Since then he one of the best markets in the county. he has been engaged almost exclusively in the oil sh1ps cattle, hogs and sheep to supply the Pitts producing business. He is associated with J. R. burg market and has made Elida widely known Keenan, of Marion, Indiana, and they have 45 as a shipping point of importance. oil-wells in operation in Grant County, Indiana. In 1881 Mr. Heath was married to Phoebe He has been much interested in the new mag Molenhour and four children have been born to netic system of fire alarms, has acquired the them, namely: Hazel; Oliver, who is asso patents of an automatic system and has just or ciated in business with his father, Minnie and ganized a company for its introduction. He Ira. Mrs. Heath had three brothers in the is a man of great business enterprise and pos Civil War. Her father, Henry Molenhour, sesses a vast amount of American push and was a locksmith and followed that occupation energy. for more than 50 years, being so employed at Mr. Riley was married on June 27, 1898, the time of his death seven years ago. Mr. to Mrs. Peter Smith, who is a daughter of John Heath has been a member_ of the Elida Town E. McMaher, one of the early contractors of Council for the past five years. He has been Chicago, who built one of the first tunnels un an honored member of the United Brethren der Lake Michigan to the cribs and had the Church for 18 years and for a number of those contract for almost all of the early brick paving years has ser.ved on the Board of Trustees. done in that city. Mr. Riley is a member of \\/hen it was decided to erect a new church in the Elks and of the Knights of Columbus. Elida, B. F. Sherrick. Rev. Sords, the pastor, and Calvin Heath were appointed as the build

-—Q»———— ing committee and have carefully superintend ed the work which is now in process of erec ALVIN' HEATH is well and favor tion, and will soon be ready for dedication, at - ably known, not only in Elida, which time Elida will have a church that will where he conducts one of the finest be a credit and an ornament to the entire com meat markets in this part of Ohio, munity. but throughout the entire county of —-—-Q.-O—— Allen, having been engaged in extensive busi ness transactions here during the past seven HILL, master mechanic of the Lake Erie 1 years. Mr. Heath was born August 15, 1857, ,U _, & Western, Fort \Vayne, Cincinnati & in Cumberland County, Illinois, and is a son of (=4; ;' Louisville and Northern Ohio railroad Joseph Heath, now many years deceased, who ‘ shops at Lima, has been a resident of was at one time successfully engaged in the this city only a short time, coming here butcher. business. September 1, 1904. He was born in Scotland \V hen Calvin Heath was nine years of age, in 1865, and is a son of John Hill, deceased, the family moved to the State of Missouri, re who was at one time master mechanic in charge maining there but one year when they returned of-the roundhouse of the \Visconsin Central east, locating in Champaign County, Ohio. Railway at Stevens Point. That was before the day of the lightning ex \Vhen our subject was five years old, his press and the journey was made by them in parents came to the United States and located covered wagons. Mr. Heath was educated in for a short time in .\/[ilwaukee. Later they Champaign County and there grew to man moved to Stevens Point, Portage County, \Vis~ hood. As soon as he was large enough, he consin, where young Hill acquired his educa worked by the month as a farm hand for several | tion. As soon as he was old enough to begin AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 431"

learning a trade, he was apprenticed in the V\/is counties. Charles C. Post was born in 1858, consin Central shops. where he served four on his father’s farm in section 9. Amanda town years to master the machinists- trade. After ship, and is a son of Leonidas and Eliza J. working in the shops by the day for six or (Stewart) Post, a grandson of Charles Post eight years, he was promoted to the position of and a great-grandson of Jeremiah Post. - foreman of the Waukesha railroad shops. His This great-grandfather was of German par fidelity and ability were rewarded one year entage and inherited many of the sturdy char later when he was transferred to the St. Paul acteristics of the Fatherland. He was born in Division of the Wisconsin Central as division New York, but moved to \Vashington County, foreman, having jurisdiction over both the St. Pennsylvania, during the Revolutionary \Var, Paul and Minneapolis roundhouses. He has and it is quite probable he participated in the risen steadily from one post of trust to another struggle for freedom. by the loyal and faithful discharge of his duties Charles Post, son of Jeremiah Post, was and when, one year_ later, he accepted the posi born in \/Vashington county, Pennsylvania, July tion of foreman of the Chicago & Calumet Ter 27, 1800. In 1822 he came to Ohio, settling minal Railroad repair shops in East Chicago, first in Knox County and later at Shelby, in he was advancing a step higher in the con Richland County, but removing later to Upper fidence and regard of his employers. Three Sandusky, Wyandot County. There he con years later, in 1896, this company was merged structed a grist and sawmill, and also a council into the Chicago Terminal Transfer Company, house for the \Vyandot Indians. He had much and Mr. Hill was placed in charge of the loco commerce with this tribe, by whom he was held motives and cars of the company as master me in high regard on account of his just dealings chanic. Six years later, he resigned this posi with them. In March, 1841, he removed to Al tion to become foreman of the shops of the len County, settling in Amanda township, and Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway at building the old Post mill on the Auglaize Elkhart, Indiana, where he remained 18 River. This he operated until 1849, when he months, going then to Kankakee, Illinois. as took possession of his farm of 540 acres, lo general foreman of the Indiana, Illinois & Iowa cated in sections 8 and 17, and removed about Railroad. A year and a half later he accepted one and a quarter miles from his former loca his present post and moved to Lima, where he tion. Here Mr. Post resided until 1883, and has ably filled the duties of his position. then went to live with his daughter, Mrs. Cyrus Mr. Hill was married November 4. 1896, to Hover, where he died March 27, 1884, when Mary Edgar, daughter of the late Thomas Ed within two months of being 84 years old. gar, of Leesburg, Indiana. They have one Charles Post was a man well fitted for his child, Eloise. Mr. Hill is a member of the Ma times, strong of will and firm of purpose, the sonic fraternity and is also a prominent Knight soul of old-time integrity. -As such he was se of Pythias. lected by his fellow-citizens to represent them in the State Legislature. He married Eliza __-—.—_Q...— beth Bryant, who was born March 13, 1801, ' HARLES C. POST, of Amanda town and died February 22, 1886, aged 85 years. Of ' - ship, one of the substantial men and their nine children, but four survive, name representative agriculturists of this ly: Martha, widow of Cyrus Hover, of Lima; locality, resides upon his well-im Adam Clark, of Carthage, Missouri; Isaac B., proved farm in sections 9 and lo, a and Charles G., of Missouri. fine location along the Auglaize River. Mr. Leonidas H. Post, son of Charles Post and Post is a worthy member of a fine old family father of Charles C. Post, was one of the repre of this portion of the State and one which has sentative farmers, esteemed residents and sub many representatives, and through marriage, is stantial citizens of Amanda township. He was connected with a number of other substantial born at Fredericktown, Ohio, August -9, and prominent families of Allen and adjacent 1832, and died October 3, 1904, in Amanda as 432 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

township. His father as a man in easy cir admirable attributes which make his name ven cumstances, afforded him excellent educational erated by those who still survive. In this con advantages. He was sent to Oberlin College, nection special mention must be made concern while in his home, from childhood to young ing his benefactions to the Amanda Baptist manhood, he came in contact with gentle in Church. In 1865 he gave five acres of land fluences and with men of intelligence who were for the church, parsonage and cemetery, and in his father’s friends. He also broadened his 1870 contributed the sum of $500, to be used in mind by travel. In 18 52 he removed to New erecting a parsonage. He was not a member York and there took passage for California, of the church, but believed in its influence and where he remained two years, and then return contributed to its work, on account of his wife’s ed by way of New Orleans. On this and other devoted membership and interest in it. trips he gained a very fair idea of many sec Both Leonidas H. Post and his wife were tions of the country. also very active in all that concerned Amanda After his returu to Ohio, Mr. Post was mar Baptist Church. Mrs. Post was baptized No ried, after which, until the close of his quiet, vember 1 5, 1849, at King’s Creek. Mr. Post peaceful, busy and useful life, his home con was converted and was baptized November 21, tinued to be in Amanda township. Among 1869, by Rev. D. D. Spencer, and united with other agricultural interests he devoted much the Amanda Baptist Church, but before becom time and attention to the careful breeding of ing a member. was one of the prime movers in draft horses and probably to his interest and erecting the building, not only contributing work in this direction is due the excellence of very largely, but superintending the erection of this stock in Amanda township. He took an the structure. Mrs. Post has been a trustee of immense pride in his fine Shorthorn cattle, and this church since its organization. Through is credited with introducing this breed into the his wholelife Mr. Post kept the needs of this township. His farm of 200 acres in section 9, church in timely remembrance. In his poli Amanda township, is probably the most fertile tical opinions, he was a Republican, and, on ac as to soil, and certainly one of the best improved count of the known integrity of his character, and most scientifically cultivated in the town was chosen on many occasions to assume the ship. duties of office. As long as his health permit On August 2, 1854, Leonidas H. Post was ted he took an active interest in both local and married by Elder. Thomas J. Price to Eliza J. outside affairs. He was the father of seven Stewart, the estimable lady who survives him children, namely: \Villiam Stewart, Samuel and who still resides on the home farm, a prop A., Charles C., Edward G., Mary and Jennie erty which her father, Samuel Stewart, had en (both deceased), and Leonidas H., Jr. Sam tered from the government in 1824. Mrs. Post uel A., deceased, left five children. Edward was born October 13, 1830, in Allen County, G. is a farmer in Champaign County, Ohio. Ohio, but was reared and married in Cham He was married in 1886 to Jennie Florence paign County. Her parents were Samuel and \Vhetstone, and their surviving children are: Mary (Thomas) Stewart, and her. grandpar Edna, Ada, Ruth and Naomi. Leonidas H. ents, Matthew and Elizabeth Stewart. Samuel Post, Jr., farms with his brother, Charles C. Stewart was born January 31, 1796, and died He married Altha Moorman, and they have April 26, 1873. Mary Thomas was a daughter two children—Martha and an infant. of Capt. Arthur Thomas, who was killed by the Charles C. Post. our immediate subject, was Indians in Logan County. They cut his body educated in the public schools of Amanda town into pieces, put it in sacks and carried it on ship, which has always been his home. He car horseback to Urbana. The children of Sam ries on extensive farming and stock-raising, uel Stewart were: Thomas, Elizabeth, Eliza J. follows modern methods of agriculture, and be and Matthew. Mr. Stewart is recalled as a lieves and proves that no man is so independent man of exemplary life and noble character, and well-placed as the prosperous agriculturist. generous and charitable, and possessed of those His herds dot many meadows, his grain ripens

AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 433 in many fields, and his barns and other. build and an elder of the Main Street Presbyterian ings provide storage for his abundant crops and Church. F raternally he belongs to the Knights shelter stock worth many thousands of dollars. of the Maccabees. His home is one of modern luxury.

Mr. Post was married (first) to Ida Crites, —__QQ.Q— who was a daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Crites. She was born February 22, 1862, and ,' — '7 B. KLAY, one of the leading business died March 24, 1889, leaving two children: .~ men of Lima, is superintendent of the Clarence B., who is now in California; and Ida National Roofing Tile Company, G., who is attending Lima College. which is one of the important indus In the spring of 1905, Mr. Post married trial plants of the city. He was born (second) Martha Post. She was born in in 1858 in Switzerland, and his educational Pennsylvania and possibly belonged to the Post training was secured in his native land, where family established by Jeremiah Post, which had he lived until he was 26 years of age. many branches. Mr. Post takes only a mod Mr. Klay learned the roofing tile business erate interest in politics, voting independently. in Switzerland. In 1883 he came to America, There is an old landmark on Mr. Post’s locating first at Berne, Indiana, where many of farm that has an interesting history. It is an his countrymen form a prosperous community. old buckeye tree, under which our subject’s ma Not finding a good opening there in his special ternal grandfather, Samuel Stewart, trapped a line of work, he remained but 18 months and ribbit which provided the first meal the pioneer then came to Ohio, locating at Bluffton, Allen family enjoyed when they settled, forlorn and County, where he engaged in a contracting bus hungry, on the banks of the Auglaize River, in iness until 1891. He secured a farm and for 1824. some years carried on agricultural work during

__.4..’__ the summers and spent his winters in close study of matters pertaining to his special trade, dur '! AMES C. KELLEY, one of Lima’s most ing which period he perfected many designs for »;-,' successful and enterprising merchants, machinery to be used in the manufacture of came to Allen County in 1897, and roofing tile. In 1897 the accuracy of these opened his grocery store at No. 790 plans he put to the test, erecting at Ottawa, St. John’s avenue, Lima, where he is Putnam County, the first roofing tile factory still located and enjoying a prosperous trade. in this section of the State. He successfully He was born in Highland County, Ohio, in operated the factory there until 19O1. In the 1863 and is a son of James Kelley, deceased, fall of that year, upon the organization of the who was a farmer and in addition to that occu National Roofing Tile Company, at Lima, he pation also worked at coopering. same to this city as its superintendent. Our subject was born, reared and educated This company was incorporated with a cap in the country, and engaged in farm work until ital stock of $100,000, and its officers, all well 1893, when he located in Mowrytown, where known capitalists, are as follows: J. R. Sin for three or four years he conducted a furni clair, president; J. F. Andrews, vice-president; ture store. Leaving that town, he came to Davis J. Cable, secretary; Charles Stolzenbach, Lima and established his present business. He treasurer, and A. B. Klay, superintendent. The has secured not only an excellent patronage, but board of directors is composed of the following the warm friendship and esteem of those with men of stability: J. D. S. Neely, William H. whom he has been associated, both in business Duffield, C. H. Cory, J. A. Bendure, A. B. Klay and social circles. and John Kerr. The late T. J. Morris was Mr. Kelley was married in 1885 to Frances one of the original directors. E. Fenwick, by whom he has three children, Mr. Klay is also president of the A. B. Klay namely: Bert L., a student in Lima College; Company, which has just been organized and Hattie and Marie. Mr. Kelley is a member incorporated with a capital stock of $100,000. 434 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

In this company he is also a member of the ience of being str_uck by five bullets without be board of directors and one of the largest stock ing seriously wounded. He was not always so holders. He is one of the practical tile men fortunate, however, for at the battle of the and these factories are operated with dry kilns \Vilderness he was shot through the thigli. and machinery of his invention. As this fac From the field hospital he was conveyed to the tory is now in successful operation, Mr. Klay hospital at F redericksburg and later to the one anticipates erecting more factories in the near at Georgetown, and while still under treatment future, to be operated under the A. B. Klay his term of enlistment expired. Entering the patents. army as sergeant, his personal bravery rapidly Mr. Klay was married in 1880, in Switzer won him promotion and at the time of his hon land, to Mary Knuss, and they have eight child orable discharge he was wearing a captain’s ren, all of whom are now living, as follows: epaulets. Emil, for three years foreman of the National After his return from the army, Captain Roofing Tile Company, who married a daugh McLaughlin became first a clerk on a steamer ter of the late John Barr; Emma, who is the on the Allegheny River, running between Oil wife of Rudolph Moser, of Lima; Bertha, who City and \Varren, Pennsylvania, for. a few is the wife of Herman Moser, of Lima; Jacob, months and then he embarked in a hotel busi formerly designer for the National Roofing ness at Oil City. He soon became interested in Tile Company, who is still interested in the oil himself, and after running his hotel for three business; and Menno, Sarah, Albert and \Vill years he engaged in the oil business as a broker iam, who are attending school. with Owston & Sowers, and continued with Fraternally Mr. Klay is an Odd Fellow. that firm from 1867 until 1873. He next be He takes no very active interest in politics be came agent for the Devoe Manufacturing Com yond supporting those candidates who in his pany and later was buyer for J. A. Bostwick & judgment will best work for good government. Company from 1878 to 1882. From the latter The attractive family home is located at No. year until 1886 Mr. McLaughlin again was an 817 East Elm street, Lima. oil broker at Oil City until 1886. Since then he has been oil purchasing agent at Lima for

——_Q-0§——— Joseph Seep. Mr. McLaughlin helped to organize the A. MCLAUGHLIN, oil purchasing first oil exchanges in the oil conntry—at Titus agent, representing Joseph Seep. and ville, Oil City and Parker, Pennsylvania. He one of the thoroughly experienced oil was president of the Parker Oil Exchange, and men of the country, has been a resi afterward president of the Oil City Oil Ex dent of Lima since 1886. He was change when it was the leading one in the born in 1840, in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. United States. He was elected to the Select Mr. McLaughlin was reared in Pittsburg Council of Oil City and was president of that and attended the schools of that city. Before body for three years; by virtue of his office he he had acquired business experience, he enlist was the presiding officer of the select and com ed in the service of his country, in August. mon councils when in joint session. 1861, entering Company I, 13th Reg. U. S. In 1878 Mr. McLaughlin was married to Vol. Inf., in which he served one year. The Ella Gray, then of Philadelphia, formerly of Governor of Pennsylvania then claimed the reg New York City, and they have three children, iment as a part of the Pennsylvania contingent viz : Warren J., Thomas D. and Laura G. The and consequently it was transformed into the eldest son is a graduate of Columbia Law 1o2nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Vol. Inf. His School of New York City and is now in the regiment participated in all the great battles of practice of his profession at Lima. Thomas the Army of the Potomac and at the battle of D. is also a graduate of Columbia College and \VllllEllnSbLirg, Mr. McLaughlin had the exper is an architect. The only daughter is a student AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 435

at Rye Seminary, New York. The family be among the best class of people. He makes it a longs to the Catholic Church. point to cater to the wants of his customers and, Mr. McLaughlin is a Mason of high degree, as this fact is recognized and appreciated, he belonging to the Blue Lodge, Council, Chapter does a thriving business. and Commandery at Lima and to the Shrine ~ Mr. Kindell was first married to Ida M. Mc and Consistory at Pittsburg. Clellan who was a daughter of John McClel land, of Lima. They had one child, Edna M. —Q-»— In September, 1895, he married Ella Gillette, a daughter of E. V. Gillette, who was formerly ‘ E. KINDELL, whose place of busi engaged in the general merchandise business at ness is at No. 999 West \Vayne Prospect, Ohio, and is now living a retired life street, Lima, is known throughout at Kieferville. Mr. Kindell is a member of Lima and Allen County as the pro Grand Division, Order of Railway Telegraph prietor of one of the neatest and ers, of which body he was one of the organizers, most extensive grocery stores in the city. Mr. on the C., H. & D. Railway. Kindell was born in 1861 in Mercer County, Ohio. and is a son of J. H. Kindell who has —Q-0-..— been an honored resident of Lima for the past 30 years and who was for many years one of [LLIAM G. FO\VLER, a prominent the leading contractors and builders here. agriculturist residing in section 6. Our subject received his education at va Bath township. has been a resident rious points, finally learning telegraphy under of Allen County since 1859. As C. B. Rice, at Elida, Ohio. Having been ap he came here a poor man, he has pointed assistant postmaster and mailing clerk gained his present prosperous condition only at Delphos, he engaged in that work for by hard and persistent labor. He was born in eight months when he was tendered the Tuscarawas County, this State, near New Phil position of night operator for the Penn adelphia, January 13, 1834, his parents being sylvania Railroad at Lima. and came here James and Mary (Gifford) Fowler. His pa to take up his new duties. He remained ternal grandfather, John Fowler, came to this at this station about two and a half years country from Ireland and first settled in Penn and then made a tour of the South and sylvania. Later he went to Jefferson County, \Vest, including Old Mexico, which covered Ohio, where he entered 160 acres of land lo about the same length of time. During this cated between Jefferson and Salem. Here he period he was employed in various telegraph passed the remainder of his life. offices at the points visited. On returning James Fowler was born in February, 1804. East he was with the Standard Oil Company in \/Vashington County, Pennsylvania, and one year, after which he was employed at the came with his parents to Ohio in 1812, remain LaFayette car shops for a short time and then ing in Jefferson County until he reached his went back to telegraphing. He was operator majority, when he located in Tuscarawas and agent at VanBuren, Ohio, two and a half County. He later moved to Knox County years when he came to Lima as operator for where he died at the age of 81 years, eight the C., H. & D. Railway, holding that position months and one day. He was a farmer, a for more than seven years. The next four member of the Methodist Episcopal Church years was passed in the C. & E. Railroad tele and a stanch Republican in his later years, al graph office. In 1902 Mr. Kindell purchased though formerly a VVhig. His wife, Mary, the grocery stock of Aaron Albert and has con was a daughter of' \Villiam and Barbara ducted the business at the old stand on \Vest (Horn) Gifford, the former a native of Eng Wayne street ever since. He is a thorough busi land. She was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, ness man and has built up a large patronage and had passed her 80th year when she died at 436 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

the family residence in Knox County. She C, 151st Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., under Colonel was the mother of 12 children, 10 of whom Marble and Lieut.-Col. Richard Hughes. His reached adult years and nine of whom are now company was stationed near \Vashington at the living. time of Early’s raid.

\Villiam G. Fowler was reared on a farm —Q-»— and remained at home until his marriage, when he came to Allen County. As he possessed but “Q Ll'-ERT \V. COXE, manager of the little money, he rented a farm for the first five ' Lima Sash & Door Company, has years. The first night in Allen County he and 1) 9 15, been a resident of Lima but a short his wife slept on a floor and ate their supper "'®-J ‘ time, having but recently moved from and breakfast from a box. Many were the Chicago to take charge of the new in hardships and privations endured while they dustry. He was born in 1873 in Buffalo, New were earning a home here. He first purchased York, and is a son of Charles A. Coxe, manager 80 acres in Sugar Creek township and later he of the Schroth & Ahrens Company and a direc sold this and bought hispresent homestead of tor of the First State Pawners’ Society, both 115 acres, 35 of which is in Monroe and the of Chicago. balance in Bath township. He also owned at When Albert \V. Coxe was a lad of about one time 80 acres in Monroe and 60 in Sugar eight years his parents located in Chicago, Creek townships, which he gave to his children, where he attended the public schools and took as well as an adjoining farm of 41% acres, one year of the high school course. He then which is occupied by his son. He has erected secured work in the shipping department of substantial and attractive buildings and other Alexander H. Revell & Company and finished wise improved- his premises, more than doub his education at a night school. After remain ling their value. He is engaged in stock-rais ing in the furniture store one year, he accepted ing and general farming. a position with Marshall Field & Company, Mr. Fowler was married in August, 1858, which he held for five years. During the next to Isabella McClurg, who was born in Knox two years he was shipping clerk for the Gener County, Ohio, August 11, 1840, and is a al Electric Company, of Chicago, and from daughter of John and Jane (Robison) Mc there went with the Schroth & Ahrens Com Clurg, both natives of Pennsylvania and pio pany of the same city. He was estimator for neers of Ohio. Their family consisted of 16 this sash and door company for eight years, un children, namely: Mary J; John S., a resident til he accepted his present position and came to of Martin’s Ferry, Ohio; William R., of Ne Lima. The Lima Sash & Door Company was vada, Ohio; Aetna Estella; James L., of \Vest organized January 1, 1905, with a capital stock Cairo, Ohio; Lizzie Minnie; Jude H.; Charles of $20,000. It was incorporated under the E., who died in infancy; Laura B., wife of Bert laws of Illinois, as the officers and stockholders Mossholder, of Ottawa, Ohio; Montezuma, are Chicago capitalists, and is exclusively a job who died at the age of 1 1 months; Edward M.; bing enterprise. The manager, Mr. Coxe, is a Alfonza, wife of E. Crawford, of Columbus young man of push and energy, whose prac Grove, Ohio; Millard D., of Akron, Ohio; Jo tical business training has made him thorough sephine, wife of Ernest VVitteberg. of Colum ly familiar with the requirements of the enter bus Grove, Ohio; Roscoe C.; and Zoe, wife of prise which he has already placed among the Glen Hooper, of \Vest Cairo, Ohio. Several of leading industries of Allen County. During these children are married and have families. his short residence in the city, he has made Mr. Fowler is a member of the Christian many strong friendships both in social and busi Church and has served as trustee for a number ness circles and has identified himself with the of years. He is a Republican and was one of progressive element who are striving for the the “boys in blue” who went to the front in upbuilding of the community. 1864 as a 100-day man, belonging to Company Mr. Coxe was married in 1901 to Henri AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 437

etta Cline, daughter of Henry Cline, deceased. formerly a member of the City Council. He They have one child, \Valter Albert. Mr. Coxe is a zealous member of the Disciples’ Church and his wife are members of the Millard Ave and a man who is esteemed for his uprightness nue Congregational Church, of Chicago. He and honor. . Mr. Haller was made a Knight in is a member of the “Hoo Hoos" and the Ameri Concordia Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Balti can Guild. - more, Maryland, 36 years ago and was a prime

_--—Q....—. factor in organizing Lima Lodge, No. 91. He has passed through all the offices and has twice N. HALLER, the enterprising grocer, represented the local lodge at the Grand Lodge. I II has been long and closely identified with the city of Lima. He was born in June, 1851, in German township, this county, where he was reared and educated. His father was Samuel Haller who -I. l\'.\NK SIEBER, president of The . located in Allen County about 1840 and died in 99 Lima Brewing Company, was born in Lima in 1860. Both the father and grandfath Seneca County, Ohio, May 25, 1862, er, who was named Samuel, were brickmasons and is a son of Frank and Caroline and built most of the brick buildings which (Elses) Sieber. were erected here prior to their death. The father of Mr. Sieber was born in Ger J. N. Haller learned the trade of mason and many. By trade he was a cabinet- maker. He was engaged in that work for a number of married Caroline Elses, also of German extrac years, giving special attention to plastering. He tion, and they had a family of three children. spent three years in the South, one in a printing Frank Sieber was reared through the years off1ce at Singerglen, Virginia, and two in the of childhood in his native county, where he at shipyards of Baltimore, Maryland. Returning tended the local schools and gave particular at to Lima, which had been his home since his tention to music, for which he has great talent. third year, he engaged in the newspaper busi In 1884 he engaged in I1otel-keeping and con ness, and for eight years had charge of the ad tinued in that line until 1899 when he became vertising and the subscription list of the old president of The Lima Brewing Company. The Republican. Being appointed patrolman on the officers of this company are: Frank Sieber, police force of Lima, he served three years in president; Gus Spannagel, vice-president; and that capacity, and then was promoted to the po E. W. Charles, secretary and treasurer. The sition of chief of police of Lima, in which ca Lima Brewing Company manufactures lager pacity he served two years. In 1897 he worked beer and malt extract, its products being of fine at his trade, and the year following embarked quality and possessing healthful tonic proper in the grocery business which he still conducts. ties. Employment is given to 26 men. The He erected the fine business block at 613 \Vest plant is the largest of its kind in Allen County. \/Vayne street, where he is located and meeting Mr. Sieber was united in marriage with with merited success. - Mary Knarr, a daughter of John Knarr, and Mr. Haller was married in 1873 to Emma they have a family of six children. Their com Smith, daughter of Judge Smith who was sur fortable home is situated at No. 402 West Mar veyor of Paulding County for several years ket street. The family belongs to the Catholic and, later, probate judge. Mr. and Mrs. Hal Church. ler have have one son, C. C. Haller, who in the Fraternally Mr. Sieber is an Elk and has al November election of f9o5 was the Republi ways taken a great deal of interest in the order. can nominee for sheriff of Van \Vert County. He is one of the city’s well-known citizens, a He is a prominent Mason and a Knight Tem man of charitable instincts, energetic and public plar. J. N. Haller has taken an active interest spirited, who enjoys the esteem of a very wide _ in the good government of the city and was circle of friends. HISTORY oF ALLEN COUNTY

-‘ »_ r\/IEYERS, a leading grocer of Lima September 18, 1861, and is a son of William " was born in German township, Al and Diadama (Hall) Lackey. The grand len County, Ohio, in 1858, and is father was Alexander Lackey, a Pennsylvania a son of Jackson Meyers. one of Dutchman, who died leaving two young sons, the influential and highly esteemed William and Alexander, both of whom came citizens of this city. His grandfather was Wil to Allen County. Alexander afterwards moved liam Meyers, an early pioneer of Allen County, to Indiana, where he died. who settled here during the first years of the Williani Lackey was born in the State of last century. Jackson Meyers was born in this Pennsylvania, September 18, 1818, and was still vicinity 73 years ago and was one of the best young when he came to Ohio and located in known farmers in this section; some years ago .Tuscarawas _ County. There he was married he retired from active life and is spending the to Diadama Hall, who was born in Maryland in sunset of life in the enjoyment of the fruits of December, 1828. They lived in Tuscarawas past industry. He served more than three County until after the birth of their second years in the Civil \Var as a member of the 91st child when they came to Allen County; here Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf., seeing much active they spent the remainder of their lives. Wil- - service and leaving two fingers on the battle liam Lackey was a wagon-maker by trade and field of Bull Run. also a successful teacher, both in this and in Our subject received his schooling in the Tuscarawas County; but in his later years he old West School Building of Lima, and then turned his attention to agricultural pursuits and entered the service of the local street car com was the owner of 1 10 acres of land in Monroe pany, driving the horses to the first car that township. He was a man of deep religious con made the run over the lines in Lima. He re victions and an earnest worker in the Methodist mained in this employment for three years and Church. In earlier life a Republican, he later then secured a place as clerk in the grocery espoused the cause of prohibition and was a store of Beeman & Company. After remain loyal supporter of that policy until his death. ing with this firm for about 14 years, Mr. Mey He passed away in the ripeness of age, having ers purchased the stock from them and moved passed his 85th mile-stone when his summons it from the old location at No. 141 North Main came. His wife, who survived him about one street to his present quarters at No. 124 East year, dying October 31, 1904, did not quite High street, where he carries a complete line of reach her 76th year. Upright and honorable staple and fancy groceries. He is also a stock in all things, they reared their children to lives holder in the Superior Brick Company. of usefulness and honor, inculcating those prin Mr. Meyers was married in 1881 to Ida ciples which have made the name of Lackey uni Gamble, daughter of E. D. Gamble, a justice versally respected. The family consisted of of the peace in Lima for many years. They nine children, viz. : John, who died when about have three children—Bess, Fred and Mary. The 40 years of age, leaving a widow and six chil son is associated with Mr. Meyers in the gro dren; Martha Jane (Brown), of Lima; \Vil cery business and has a half interest in it. The liam Hall, of Michigan; Sarah (\V right), of family are members of the Disciples’ Church. Paulding County; Alice (Snyder), of Paulding

——___.Q....__.__ County; James, also of Paulding County; Adam; Henry and one child that died in ' DAM C. LACKEY, a well-known infancy. - stock buyer of Allen County, is also Adam Lackey remained with his parents un an agriculturist of more than ordinary til his 23rd year, when he purchased 40 acres ability, who owns two well-improved of woodland in Paulding County, living there farms in Monroe township, one in for two years and clearing about 20 acres of section 22 containing 86 acres, and the other it. Selling that property, he then purchased in sections 24 and 27, containing 77 acres. Mr. 66 acres in section 22, afterwards adding an Lackey was born on his father’s old homestead, other 20 which he still owns. and upon which he

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lived until 1902. Moving to West Cairo, he quently to Ohio. In March,-1831, he entered engaged in buying and shipping stock for a half section of land in section 5, Perry town several years, and then moved to his present ship. Here he cleared up a farm, on which he farm where he is now engaged in general farm died in 1874, being survived by his widow ing and in handling stock. Mr. Lacky is a Re until July, 1879. John Ridenour married Han publican. He is a member of Bethel Grove nah Spahn, who was born at Hagerstown, Methodist Episcopal Church of which he is a Maryland, and accompanied her parents to Perry township. The childrer"i-(Fr this marriage steward. In 1886 our subject married Emma Augs were: Jacob, father of our subject; John, who burger by whom he has two children, Jason died in Perry township; Mathias, of Paulding Carl and Gale Juanita. Mrs. Lackey was born County, Ohio; George, who died in Perry in Richland township, this county, January 1, township; Rebecca, deceased, who was the wife 1862, and is a daughter of Louis and Margaret of Samuel \Vollett; Hannah, deceased, who (\Vise) Augsburger, both of whom were na was the wife of J. L. Stevenson; Phebe, de tives of Germany and came to this country with ceased, who was the wife of Samuel Wollett; their parents. and Amelia, deceased. Jacob Ridenour, son of John and Hannah _____.....__— Ridenour, was born in Perry County, Ohio, /O D AMUEL O. RIDENOUR, deceased, January 14, 1809, and there learned the black K». \ ~55 at formerly one of the best-known citi smith’s trade. In 1831 he came to Perry town Q, \ 6*. . zens of this county, and the owner of ship, Allen County, and settled on the 80 acres a valuable farm of 90 acres in section of land acquired by his father, and on which 8, Perry township, was born in Allen Samuel O. Ridenour lived at the time of his County, Ohio, September 11, 1832, and was death. Here, in the latter part of 1832, he es a son of Jacob and Catherine (Oats) Ridenour. tablished a blacksmith shop, and for many years The Ridenour family is of German extrac carried on his trade in connection with farm tion and was established in America by Lewis ing. Politically he was a stanch Democrat, and Ridenour, the great-grandfather of our subject. always assumed a lively interest in public af He came to the Colonies prior to the Ameri fairs. He served as township trustee, and per can Revolution and assisted the Patriot Army formed his full share in the development of the in the capacity of a teamster. He first settled section in which he lived. He was one of the in Virginia, whence he removed to \Vestmore original members of St. Paul’s Evangelical land County, Pennsylvania, and there engaged Lutheran Church, aiding liberally in its erec in farming until 1803, when he migrated to -tion and serving as one of its trustees. His Ohio. He settled in Perry County, being ac first wife was Catherine Oats, a daughter of companied by his wife and 10 children. He William Oats, of Perry County, Ohio. She had seven sons and three daughters. His sons, died in 1836, leaving three children as fol all of whom served in the war of 1812, were lows: Samuel O.; Jacob, who died from ex as follows: Mathias, David, John, Jacob, posure while in the service of his country, as a Lewis, Isaac and Martin. Of these, David, member of Company K, 118th Reg., Ohio Vol. John and Isaac came to Allen County and all Inf.; and Catherine, who married Daniel Losh settled in Perry township. David never mar and died in 1860. ried, but John and Isaac both reared families Jacob Riden0ur’s second wife was Mrs. and their descendants to-day are numbered Lovis (Mechling) Boyer. They had six chil with the most prominent and reliable citizens dren, namely: Rebecca, wife of \Villiam Ver of their various communities. bryke; Phebe, wife of James K. Spear; Lovis, John Ridenour. the grandfather of Samuel widow of Isaac Lehman, of Indiana; Emma, O., was born in Virginia in 1785; he accom deceased, who was the wife of J. G. Barr; Knox panied his father to Pennsylvania and subse P., of Dayton, Ohio; and John \V., deceased. 4—1.2 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

Mr. Ridenour died November 9, 1879, his wife have been prolonged. Mrs. Ridenour still sur having preceded him in 1872. vives him and she, also, is a member of St. Samuel O. Ridenour was reared from in Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. ~ fancy to manhood on the old family homestead GRoVER D1-:Wn"r R1DENoUR, who, with his in Perry township. He passed his entire life younger brother, has charge of the homestead, here, and was always identified with the best was born on this place November 2, 1884. He interests of the locality. He was a man of was educated in the district schools of the public spirit, with modern ideas and methods, neighborhood and has always made this farm and became one of the substantial and repre his home. Samuel O., who bears his father’s sentative men of the community. He owned 90 honored name, was also born on the family acres of the old homestead and, in addition to homestead, May 20, 1888, and still continues engaging in general farming, developed the to reside upon it. Imitating their deceased oil-wells on his property and demonstrated father, the brothers have continued his progres them to be very remunerative. His improved sive methods of conducting the agricultural farm was managed with modern machinery and operations, having also displayed energy and scientific intelligence. good management in the improvements which Mr. Ridenour was an honored survivor of they themselves have made. They are young the Civil War. He enlisted in 1864 in Com men who are thoroughly respected and can pany A, 180th Rég., Ohio Vol. Inf., which was claim a very wide circle of friends in Perry assigned to the 23d Army Corps, under Gen township. eral Schofield. The last engagement in which On a preceding page in proximity to this he participated was at Kingston, North Caro is shown a group of the Ridenour. family, exe lina, after taking part in all the hard marching cuted from a photograph later taken before the and fighting in which his regiment engaged. He decease of Samuel O. Ridenour. was honorably discharged at the close of the war and returned to his home in Allen County. .—Q.Q.’.___ In 1870 Samuel O. Ridenour was joined in marriage with Mary C. Sellers, a daughter of ii RED Ohio, E. July HEROLD 3, 1859, was was born here in reared Lima. John Sellers. She died in 1875, leaving two children, viz: John F., now deceased; and and educated and here has for several Hattie, wife of Morgan L. Harrod. Mr. Rid years occupied a prominent place enour married (second) Elizabeth Swinehart, among the leading business men. His daughter of Samuel Swinehart, of Perry father, M. Herold, located in Lima in 1853 County, Ohio, and they had two children, and opened the first brick-yard conducted in viz : Grover De\Vitt and Samuel O., Jr. the village. He was also engaged in the gro Politically, Mr. Ridenour was a stanch cery business, having at the time of his death Democrat and always upheld the principles of in 1870 one of the largest grocery stores in his party. He served as township trustee, clerk Lima. He was a public-spirited. whole-souled and treasurer and, by the efficient discharge of man and was ever found at the front in all the duties of his office, merited the confidence movements which would promote the general reposed in him. In his religious views he was welfare of the people of the community. a Lutheran. and a valued member of St. Paul's Fred E. Herold left school at an early age Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was very to begin the actual battle of life, securing work liberal in his support of this church, being a as a delivery boy in the store of James Lan man of marked charitable impulses. gan. After being in this place a few months, The death of Samuel O. Ridenour occurred he had the misfortune to be thrown from his on his fanu, July 23, 1902. He had almost wagon and have his leg broken. which neces reached the age of 70 years and had he not suf sitated an enforced retirement for a short time. fered from the exposures incident to the army \Vhen he was able to get around once more, he life of the Civil\\/’ar his years might still further entered the Lima Business College for the win AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS E 443

ter, when spring came, he obtained a situation barked in a general mercantile business which in the dry goods store of Holmes & Brown, he continued during his business career. He with whom he remained eight years. While was very active in the Whig party and later be here he had the satisfaction of washing the first came just as closely allied with the Republican plate-glass window used in Lima. In 1882 he party. For years he was a leading business opened a grocery store which he conducted un man of Lima. He retired in 1868, his sons suc til 1894, at the same time running a restaurant ceeding him. in connection with it. Mr. Herold has engaged W. L. \/Vatt was reared and educated at largely in outside enterprises, and these have en Lima and was about 20 years old when he en croached so closely upon his time that he found tered his father’s general mercantile store, al it necessary to retire from the grocery and res though he had been more or less connected with taurant business in order to give the attention the shoe manufacturing business from early demanded by his other interests. In addition youth. At that time his father did business un to extensive real estate holdings in Lima, Mr. der the firm name of H. \Vatt, which at a later Herold is vice-president of the McKibben Gas period became H. \Vatt & Sons and still later, Engine Company; and is a stockholder of The upon the father’s retirement, \\'att Brothers. Crystal Ice & Coal Company and The Lima The opening of the Civil \Var turned the Telephone & Telegraph Company. young merchant’s attention from his former In 1881 Mr. Herold was married to Lizzie peaceful pursuits and, in July, 1861, he enlisted ;\-leyer, daughter of John Meyer, a druggist of as a private in Company I, 27th Reg., Ohio Lima, now deceased. To this union one child, Vol. Inf. which was mustered into the service Minnie, was born. Mr. Herold is a member of at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio. The regi the German Reformed Church and is also a ment was assigned to the Army of the West and prominent member of Lima Lodge of Elks, of spent the first nine months _in Missouri, mainly which he is trustee. pursuing the Confederate forces under General Price, finally, after a pursuit of 3,200 miles,

+ engaging the enemy in battle at New Madrid, Missouri. Later the 27th Ohio went down the L. WATT, one of the highly esteemed Mississippi River to Fort Pillow and then back ' residents of Lima, now living re again and up the Tennessee River to Pittsburg tired in his pleasant home at No. Landing. The regiment then took part in the 1 33 North Pierce street, can re siege of Corinth Mississippi, occupying Corinth member when this busy, populous until the battle of Iuka, after which they were city consisted of but a few scattering houses, assigned to provost duty at Memphis for six not more than one or two being constructed of months. Returning then to Corinth, the 27th brick. He was born in this city, April 27, 1836, Ohio was a part of the Ohio brigade, which and is a son of Hudson Watt, once a very prom fought the battle of Corinth on October 3-4, inent citizen here. 1863. They then started for Chattanooga, Hudson Watt was the pioneer shoe manu Tennessee. Reaching Pulaski, they assisted in facturer in Allen County and was identified opening ’up to traffic the Nashville & Decatur with nearly all the early important business en Railroad. In the following spirng they moved terprises. He was born at F lemmingsburg, on to Chattanooga. The regiment, a part of Kentucky, and came in 1808 to Ohio, settling General McPherson’s force, went through in Champaign County. After his marriage in Smoke Valley and flanked the Confederate 1829 he continued to live there until 1833, troops at Resaca, earning well-merited applause when he came to Lima and immediately became from their comrades and the country in gen one of the leading factors in the development of eral., The 27th Ohio made a fine record in all the city’s resources. He was, as noted, one of the battles of the campaign which resulted in the earliest as well as one of the largest shoe the capture of Atlanta, taking part in the siege manufacturers in this section, and later he em of that city, and it was Mr. \Vatt’s briade, as 444 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

sisted by another, that made the final charge been a member of the Board of Education for which drove the enemy across the Chattahoo one term. He bellongs to Mart Armstrong chee River on that memorable occasion. It Post, No. 202, G. A. R. For many years Mr. was during that gallant charge that Mr. \Vatt \Vatt has been a member of Trinity Methodist suffered the injury which retired him from ac Episcopal Church, and has served as a member tive service for a time. A bullet wound in the of the board of trustees since 1866. kneepan is not a pleasant thing to endure and Mr. Watt was obliged to lay aside his musket —4»— for a time. At Marietta, Georgia, to which point he was \MUEL M. FLETCHER,president of conveyed, he met an old friend and rested with the Board of Public Safety, Lima, and him from July 5th until July 18th, when he re one of the prominent oil men of this turned to his regiment, being under the neces _ section, is also an honored survivor of sity of wading the Chattahoochee River in or of the Civil \Var. He was born De der to rejoin it in front of Atlanta, where he cember 1 3, 1844, in Potter County, Pennsyl arrived in time to participate in the battle before vania, being a son of one of the old substantial that city of July 22nd. It was on this day that agricultural families of that locality. the brave and beloved General McPherson fell. Mr. Fletcher remained on the home farm On he third day the movement was made by until the outbreak of the Civil War, when he General Sherman’s forces, which resulted in the was 18 years of age. \Vith his two brothers, Confederates evacuating Atlanta. The 27th Lorenzo D. and John, he enlisted for service in Ohio helped to fight the battle of Jonesboro and the defense of the Union. Both his brothers was then sent to Marietta, where our subject were members of Company H, 86th Reg., New was put in charge of a battery and sent on to York Vol. Inf. Lorenzo D. Fletcher was killed Chattanooga to turn over some ordnance. In in the second battle of Bull Run. John Fletch November, 1864, he came home. with the rank er, although wounded three times, still survives of captain, his commission dating from July, and resides at Ithaca, New York. Our sub 1864. ject became a member of Company D, 136th - Mr. \Vatt then entered his father’s store as Reg., Pennsylvania Vol. Inf., under Captain a salesman and in 1866 he became a member Phillips. After completing his first term of en of the firm. After his father’s retirement from listment, of nine months duration, Mr. Fletcher business in 1868, the firm became \Vatt Broth reenlisted, entering the 50th New York En ers, and this continued for six years, when the gineer Corps, and served continuously with firm style became J. D. & \V. L. \Vatt, and this this organization until the close of the war. He was retained until 1882, when our subject with participated in the battles of Fredericksburg. drew. He then embarked in a shoe business in Cold Harbor, the Wilderness, Spottsylvania which he continued until the winter of 1886-87. Court House, Stony Creek, and was with Gen Since then he has occupied himself in extensive eral Grant’s army in front of Petersburg and at dealings in real estate, having large interests in Appomattox. He also took part in the Grand this direction, and he has also done considera review at VVashington. D. C. ble building. - After the close of his army service, which re On January 2, 1860, Mr. \Vatt was married flected the greatest credit upon him, he returned to Marion Augusta Fowler, formerly of R0 to the home farm which he operated until chester, New York, and they have one child, 1878. when he was attracted to the oil fields in Jessie, who is the wife of M. L. Johnson of Pe McKean County, Pennsylvania. There he re toskey, Michigan where Mr. \Vatt and wife mained until 1886, when he came to the Lima have spent the past 26 summers. oil field. He has since been continuously in the Mr. \Vatt was a member of the first City employ of the Buckeye Pipe Line Company and Council of Lima. serving two terms, and has his duty is that of receiver of crude oil as it

I AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 445 comes from the fields to the refinery. He is in Auglaize County and remained at home until one of the stockholders in the Independent Gyp he was 30 years of age. After completing the sum Company. common school course, he took a business train In 1893 Mr. Fletcher was married to Sarah ing at Berea College, but continued to live on Etta Church, who is a daughter of James P. the homestead farm until 1891, when he located Church, a veteran of the Civil \Var. They have in Spencerville. He first engaged in a livery three children: Helen, James and Marion. By enterprise, but disposed of it later and entered a previous marriage Mr. Fletcher had two chil into the meat business. Since 1896 he has been dren: Leland D. and Nancy Ada, the latter of contracting for Eastern capitalists who are in whom is the wife of E. B. Hawkins, of Tiffin, terested in oil drilling, he having been identi Ohio. fied with every branch of the oil development For many years Mr. Fletcher has been one business for years. Since coming to Spencer of the hard workers in the Republican party of ville he has invested in both city and country this section. He served one year on the Repub real estate, owning a fine farm on the edge of lican State Committee. For 24 years he has the town and one of the handsomest homes in been a Knight Templar. He belongs also to the locality. It is constructed of stone, is beau Mart Armstrong Post No. 202, G. A. R. He tifully situated and is equipped with every’ mod is a well-known and popular citiz_en. ern convenience. When the Spencerville Arti ficial Stone Company was organized, he was

—-.....__. one of its founders, and in 1904 was president and manager. It is now incorporated, Dr. Ja JACOB GAYER, one of Spencer cob R. \Velch being president and Mr. Gayer . _- ville’s leading citizens and representa manager, and its business prospects are most tive business men, manager of the flattering. Spencerville Artificial Stone Company Mr. Gayer married Phoebe Metzger, who and interested in other successful con was born in Auglaize County, Ohio, and is a cerns, was born in 1860, in Auglaize County, daughter of Frederick Metzger, and they have Ohio, and is a son of Gottlieb and Magdalena had three children, the two survivors being: Ir (Beck) Gayer. win Benson, residing in Spencerville, who is a The ancestors of Mr. Gayer may be traced cement walk contractor; and Edith Marie, a as far back as the days when religious persecu student in the Spencerville High School. tions banished many of the natives of France Politically Mr. Gayer is a Republican and to other countries, his great-grandfather set he has taken an active interest in public matters tling in Germany. Gottlieb Gayer, his father, for years, frequently serving as a delegate to was born at Wittenberg, Germany, in October, important party conventions. He is a Mason, 1816, and died in Auglaize County, Ohio, in belonging to the Blue Lodge and Royal Arch 1899. aged 83 years. He' was married at Wit Chapter at Spencerville, and the Council at Del tenberg to Magdalena Beck, who died in 1902, phos. He is also an Odd Fellow, having mem aged 77 years. The five survivors of their fam bership in both lodge and encampment. ily of eight children are: Frederika, who re sides on the old homestead farm in Auglaize -—o»——— County; Katherine, wife of Gottlieb Eibling, of Marion, Ohio; Gottlieb, who owns the home DUIS J. STUEBER, M. D. The late stead farm; John Jacob; and Mary, who died Dr. Louis J. Stueber, whose death, in December 9, 1905. The parents, with five chil the very prime of a happy and useful dren, emigrated to America in 1861, settling life, brought grief to a singularly de .first in Marion County, Ohio, but locating per voted family at Lima, and to friends manently in Auglaize County in 1863, living on in many sections. including barely civilized two separate farms which the father improved. savages of far-away lands to whom he had giv John Jacob Gayer was reared and educated en kindly help in times of sickness, was the 446 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

younger son of Andrew J. and Catherine -j AXTER TREVOR, a retired citizen of (Marx) Stueber. - Lima, was born in England in Janu The father of Dr. Stueber came to Lima as ary, 1843, and was reared and edu early as 1867 and long was one of the faithful cated in his native land though all his mechanics of the Pennsylvania Railroad. His subsequent development has been in death took place some years since but his aged the United States. He served bravely in the widow still survives, with one son, Dr. Freder army of his adopted country, suffered in her de ick G. Stueber. fense, and later through his own efforts reached Louis J. Stueber was liberally educated and a position of importance in the business world was a young man of the greatest promise. He and in the confidence and friendship of a large was a graduate of Rush Medical College, Chi number of his fellow-citizens. cago; after completing his professional course After coming to America, Mr. Trevor fol there, he became an interne of the Alexian lowed farming and also went to school in Hu Brothers Hospital in Chicago. When the ron County, Ohio. Our subject gained his first Spanish-American War broke out, he went to military experience in 1862 with the “Squirrel the front as first assistant surgeon of the Sec Hunters,” called out to repell a Confederate in ond Regiment, Ohio Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, vasion of Ohio. He was at Put-in-Bay, Ohio, and after the close of that war, upon being when the “Island Queen” was scuttled and set urged by the Surgeon General of the United adrift on Lake Erie. At this time he joined a States, he accepted a position on the surgical company which had for its captain young John corps, which was sent to the Island of Mindanao, Brown, a son of John Brown, of Harper’s Fer one of the Philippines. During his two years ry fame. In October, 1864, he enlisted in Com of service in the far East, he won admiration pany D, 55th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf. The Regi for his surgical and medical proficiency and the ment was sent at once to Atlanta and attached kindest memory that many of the savage Mo to the 20th Army Corps, and Mr. Trevor par ros have of the hated and feared white man, is ticipated in all the battles until Bentonville, on this kind" and skillful doctor who brought to March 17, 1865, when he was wounded in the them healing. Dr. Stueber returned to Lima right arm, which was so shattered that he was in 1901. His death occurred while on a visit obliged to submit to its amputation on the field. to Texas, in the Alamo Plaza, at San Antonio, His sufferings during his conveyance in the on December 8, 1904. rude ambulance over the rough, corduroy Dr. Stueber was married on May 21, 1890, roads, to the hospital at Goldsboro, North Car to Nina E. Purtscher, who is a daughter of the olina, only served to demonstrate what youth late Christian Purtscher, a native of Switzer and vigor can stand without giving way. His land. They had one daughter—Martha A. wound was so serious that after a season at Dr. Stueber was a member of the German Goldsboro he was sent on to New Bern, where Reformed Church, where the funeral services he was placed on the hospital boat and taken to were held. The various organizations of which David’s Island, New York, where he could re he had been an honored and beloved member— ceive more skilled care. He arrived in that the United Spanish War Veterans, the Elks, city on the day following President Lincoln’s the Eagles and Odd Fellows—attended in a assassination, when the city was almost para body. lyzed with grief. He was conveyed to the gen The Second Regiment, Ohio National eral hospital on David’s Island, where he re Guard, adopted resolutions of respect setting mained until June 14, 1865, when he was dis forth their appreciation of his services during charged, though not cured. One ligature the Spanish-American War, when he distin which was affected was not removed until later guished himself in the faithful discharge of his and until that was done, he suffered severely. duties in relieving the sufferings of his fellow \Vounded, weak, without funds and with soldiers in the fever-stricken camps and on the out a home, the future looked bleak to the field of battle in the Philippines. young man, as may well be imagined, but he omafiwso H m

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I was given a welcome at the Soldiers' Home at \Vhen he was 10 years old, his people moved to Cleveland, and had been there but a month Pennsylvania and later to Tuscarawas County, when he had so gained the good will of those Ohio. In 1835 he moved to Allen County and with whom he came in contact, that he was lived on a farm in German township, where he chosen for one of the positions at the home, the also conducted a small store, until 1856, when -light duties of which he could perform. This he came to Lima and for some years operated a was to meet every train and conduct to the home general supply store on the present site of the the weary boys in blue who sought its shelter. Court House. He was the father of 12 chil The next fall Mr. Trevor secured a position in dren, of whom our subject is the only sur the Cleveland Postoffice which he held for four vivor. Daniel Custard died in 1868. aged 83 and a half years, and then followed book can years. In politics he was a strong Whig and vassing through Ohio and Pennsylvania for the later a Republican. same length of time. From this latter occupa Jonathan Custard was reared on a farm and tion he drifted into the business of selling books was educated in a select school in Lima. His and stationery and established a store at Nor entrance into business was in the grocery line walk, Ohio, which he conducted for nine years. and later he was connected with the sewing He was then recalled to Cleveland for the pur machine trade. For the past 14 years he has pose of assisting in the settling up of an estate mainly occupied himself in looking after his in England. \Vhile there, he carried on a news investments and large property interests. He and stationery business until 1885, when he has enjoyed traveling with his wife and dangh came to Lima and bought the “City Book ter and has frequently visited the various Store,” forming a partnership and doing busi points of interest in California and sojourned ness for -a time under the firm name of Trevor at that pleasant Pacific city, Los Angeles. & Robinson. Then Mr. Trevor sold to his part On January 1, 1857, Mr. Custard was ner and embarked in a book and stationery bus married to Sarah E. Terry, a daughter of Enos iness for himself, near High street, which he and Delphia (\Vatson) Terry. Enos Terry continued until he retired from active business. was born in \Varren County, Ohio, and came He accompanied Mr. Knight, the lecturer, dur to Allen County in 1830, when the country was ing one year, the subject of the entertainment still a wilderness, inhabited by wild beasts and being certain thrilling events of the Civil \Var. Indians. He helped to lay out what is now the Mr. Trevor was appointed, in 1890, decennial beautiful city of Lima and during this period, appraiser of the Fifth and Sixth wards of Lima. on many occasions, his efficient wife cooked . In 1886 Mr.- Trevor was married to Anna the dinners for the men engaged in this work. Bilton, of England, and they have three chil Mrs. Terry was born in Virginia. Enos Terry dren, viz.: Ada Adelaide; Maud Gertrude, was the pioneer nurseryman of Allen County‘ wife of Clarence F. Spaulding, of Buchanan, and was engaged in that business almost the Michigan; and Kyle C., who is with R. G. Dun whole of his -active life. Four children were & Company at Springfield, Ohio. He is a mem born to Mr. and Mrs. Custard, and of these ber of Mart Armstrong Post, No. 202, G. A. two are now living, namely: Edwin K., of To R. He belongs to the First Congregational ledo, Ohio, and Delphia Terry. The other two, Church of Lima. who died in infancy, were: Lillie Ann, born November 1, 1858, and deceased January 2, 1863; and Daniel Enos, born May 5, 1862, and

, ONATHAN CUSTARD, one of Lima’s deceased June 4, 1863. Edwin K. Custard was »,_,'{. ,5 esteemed retired citizens, whose period married in April, 1887, to Nellie Dunsby, who I of residence covers almost a half cen was born in England and has lived in America tury, was born in November 17, 1834, since she was four years of age. They have in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and is a had five children, as follows : Jonathan, Leonise, son of Daniel Custard. Madeline, Ocia and Edwin Coldor, deceased. Daniel Custard was born in Maryland. Delphia Terry Custard was married on No 45° HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

vember 30, 1905, to Frank J. \Vurmser. of Dr. Weadock is county president of the Lima. Mr. \Vurmser is a native of Findlay, Ancient Order of Hibernians. He is a worthy Ohio. The family are members of Trinity member of St. Rose Catholic Church. Methodist Episcopal Church of Lima, which

.\lr. Custard served as an oflicial for 17 years. ———o-»———— Both the Custard and the Terry families have been identified with the development of Allen County for a great many years. Mr. of the Lima Progressive Associa and Mrs. Custard have a fund of interesting tion, is a well-known newspaper reminiscences of the early days in Allen County. man. having for 15 years been con Mrs. Custard remembers hearing her parents nected with the leading publica tell of their removal from Lebanon, Ohio, into tions of Pike, Ross and more recently, of Allen the wilderness of Allen County. They came in County. Mr. Emmitt was born in Jersey City, a covered wagon, which they had stocked with New Jersey, in 1868. In his youth his parents supplies designed to comfortably support them moved to Chillicothe, Ohio, where he received for a year, but a large part of these went to the greater part of his education. He is a grad feed the hungry Indians who came begging, uate of the \Vaverly High School. Mrs. Terry fearing to refuse them. After leaving school, he entered a newspa Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Custard accom per office of \Vaverly. where he remained for pany this sketch, being shown on a preceding five years. He next accepted a position on the page. Chillicothe Gazette and four years later came

—M— to Lima where he was connected with the Times-Democrat. He was employed on this G. -\VEADOCK, M. D., one of the paper six years, resigning his position in Aug prominent young medical practitioners ust, 1905, to accept the secretaryship of the of Lima, is a native of this city, where Lima Progressive Association. He was mar he was born in 1876, and where he ried July 7, 1892, to Edith .\IcKinzie, of \Va has been established as a physician verly, Ohio. and surgeon since 1900. —-§0-Q—— He was primarily educated in the common and parochial schools at Lima, and was grad ft RA R. WETHERILL, M. D., one of the uated in 1894 from the Lima High School. - leading physicians and surgeons of He then turned his attention to the study of Bluffton, was born July 21, x853. in medicine and in 1896 was graduated from As Hardin County, near the village of sumption College, Ontario. Canada. and com \Vest Newton. He is a son of John pleted his medical education in the University and Elizabeth (Gloyd) Wetherill. His father of Michigan, in 1900. Dr. Weadock immed was born in Lincolnshire, England. .\/Iarch 19, iately entered into practice in his native city. 1809, and was 10 years of age when his father, where he secured recognition very soon, and for whose name was also John, came from England the past three years he has been surgeon for and settled in Virginia. Later they came to the police and the fire departments of Lima and Richland County, Ohio, where the grandfather the County Jail. He is local surgeon of the of our subject died at the age of 45 years, leav U. T. C. and Brotherhood of Locomotive and ing five sons and two daughters. John \Veth is also examining physician and surgeon for erill, Jr., was married in 1836 to Elizabeth the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Catholic Gloyd, who was born in Rockingham County. Knights of Ohio and the Catholic Mutual Virginia, in 1816, and came with her parents Benevolent Association, to which he belongs. to Richland County, where she was married. He is a member of the medical staff of the Lima In 1839 Mr. Wetherill took his family to Har Hospital and takes a deep interest in all that din County, where he cleared and put under cul concerns the sanitary condition of the city. livation a large tract of land. He was an in AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 451

dustrious, thrifty man, a devout Methodist, and Jacob Staley, Sr., was born in 1800 and was and in early years a Democrat, although after married in his native State before coming with the nomination of Lincoln he supported the Re his parents and family to Ohio. He was one publican ticket until his death in 1899. His of a large family of children born to Peter- wife died in Hardin County in her 49th year, Staley and his wife, all of them came to Ohio— leaving 14 children, all of whom grew to adult They were as follows: \Vilkes who was a farm years except the youngest, who died in infancy. er and conversed almost entirely in the German _ Of this family, 12 were married and eight are language; Peter; John; Sally (Hall); Betsey now living. (Mauch); Jacob; Eva (Suddith); and Katie Ira R. Wetherill attended public school and (Fisher). Jacob Staley was a man of tall, engaged in teaching district schools for several spare build, capable of accomplishing a large terms, supplementing this with-a course in the amount of work. He entered 160 acres of land university at Ada, and, later, in the College of on Hog Creek and lived there until his death at Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore, Maryland. the age of 62 years. He voted with the Whig Graduating from this institution in 1881, he at and Republican parties and was a devout mem once began the practice of his profession at ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His Beaver Dam, where he remained 10 years be wife passed away in 1887 at the age of 86 years. fore locating in Bluffton. He enjoys a large Their children are as follows: Betty (Grant), general practice and has been very successful in deceased; Eva (Watt) ; John; Jemima his work. (Boyd); Eunice (Hall); Jacob and Hannah In 1874 Dr. Wetherill was married to Sus (Mrs. Thomas Watt). an A. Lattimore, who was born in Hardin Jacob Staley, the subject of this biography, County, Ohio, April 24, 18 57, and was a daugh has been a farmer and for 25 years was en ter of John and Sarah (Shanks) Lattimore of gaged in quarrying stone, giving up that occu that country. Mrs. \Vetherill died in 1895, pation only about three years ago. He has been leaving three children, namely: Ova, wife of very successful as a stock-raiser and general Row Ewing, of Bluffton; \Vebb; and Cliff, a farmer and has put many of the improvements freshman in the medical college at Columbus, on the farm. On December 5, 1861, he was Ohio. Webb is a soldier in the United States married to Olive Hall, of Jackson township, Army, and served three years in the light artil who was born May 10, 1842, and is a daughter lery, two of them being spent in the Philippines of William M. and Lydia G. (\Valton) Hall, He served three years in the coast artillery, who came here from Pickaway County and when he was stationed at Fort Hamilton, New were among the first to take up a claim. Mr. York and has but recently reenlisted in Califor and Mrs. Staley have no children. Mr. Staley nia in the light artillery. The Doctor is a Re is a Democrat. publican. He is a member of the Knights of -—-—-Q0-§——— Pythias of Bluffton and is a genial, popular gentleman. He is president of the Bluffton I LIFFORD L. KIPLINGER, a leading Telephone Company, having held the office dur contractor and carpenter of Lima ing the past four years. was reared and educated in this city —Q-»— where he was born 46 years ago. Daniel Kiplinger, his father, is now JACOB STALEY, an influential agricul in his 76th year, and is one of the most respect ed citizens of Lima. He is a native of Spring U g turist of Allen County, has resided on C, .. the farm of 1 50 acres in sections 19 field, Clark County, Ohio. In 1854 he came to and 20, Jackson township, his entire Allen County, where he soon became one of the life, having been ushered into the most successful contractors and carpenters. At world on homestead farm September 11, 1839. the time of his settling in Lima, it was a village His parents were Jacob and Eunice (Fisher) of some thousand inhabitants and, as Daniel Staley, both of whom were natives of Virginia. Kiplinger was among the first contractors to .24 452 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

locate here, he built a large per cent. of the millwright and also conducted the Central structures erected in this vicinity. He is the House there until 1899. Having been appoint 'father of two sons, namely: Clifford L. and ed by the Board of Directors as superintendent Clarence, who is located at Columbus and is of the Allen County Children’s Home, he took agent of the Pittsburg Reduction Company, up his duties at once and has discharged them having under his management three States— in a manner to win the hearty commendation Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. of all. The home has been in active operation Clifford L. Kiplinger began working at the about 12 years, and is one of the institutions of carpenter trade when he was a lad of 15 years which Allen County may well feel proud. furn and. after mastering it, became a partner with ishing, as it does, temporary care and shelter his father, with whom he was-associated in the for hundreds of homeless children until the contracting and building business for 1 3 years. management can place them in permanent He then engaged in the same business by him homes. Eighty-two little ones are now being self, and has been busy with general contract cared for in the institution. They will be work during the eight years he has been alone. placed with families where they will be given He is a first-class workman, and many of the parental love and reared to lives of usefulness finest buildings in Lima and vicinity stand as and honor. It would be impossible to give an monuments of his skill. Mr. Kiplinger was estimate of the good that is done in thus caring married in 1885 to Lizzie Moore, whose father for’children, many of whom would otherwise Amos Moore, was at one time a prominent con grow up in ignorance, poverty and vice. The tractor of Zanesville, Ohio, where he died in farm belonging to the home has about 152% 1873. Two children have been born to Mr. acres of land and this, with the work about the and Mrs. Kiplinger, Lawrence, the elder, was building which is a fine brick edifice, requires graduated from the Lima High School before the employment of at least 10 persons. Mr. he had reached his 17th year; he then entered Higby has been in charge since the sixth year the offices of the Buckeye Pipe Line Company, after it was opened. He has everything in the where he is still employed. Karl, the younger- most perfect working order and at the same son, is still attending High School. Mr. Kip time keeps the expense within reasonable limits. linger is a member of the Trinity Methodist Mr. Higby was married in 1878 to May Episcopal Church of Lima. Eubanks, a native of this county and a daughter -——Q-»— of Thomas and Sarah (Darby) Eubanks. Mrs. Eubanks was twice married, her second hus j; AVID \V. HIGBY, superintendent of band being Enoch Harvey. Two children ' the Allen County Children’s Home have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Higby, namely: for the past seven years, was born in Maude, born December 23, 1880, who is the Hardin County, Ohio, July 2 5. 1854, wife of Cliff Breese; and Blanche. born Feb son of Elisha and Rebecca (Priest) ruary 23,1885. Mr. Higby is a Democrat but Higby. His father was born in Canada but does not take an active part in politics. He is came to Columbus, Ohio, where he was mar a member of Lima Lodge, N o. 91, Knights of ried. Afterwards he located in Hardin Coun P.ythias Lodge, and is a man who will ever be ty where he and his wife died. Their family found true to his friends. consisted of four children, viz: Mattie, who married George \Voods and now resides in To _._Q...§— ledo; David W.; Joseph, deceased: and Lydia, ' BRAM HARROD,a highly esteemed who married Richard Walker and lived in Har retired resident of Lima, was born in (lin County until her death. Mercer County, Ohio, April 27, 1850, David \V. Higby became a carpenter and and is a son of David and Jane (Rick worked at that occupation in his native county mire) Harrod. until his 24th year, when he came to Allen The father of Mr. Harrod was born in 1 792 County. Locating in Harrod, he worked as a in Knox County, Ohio, and the mother in the AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 453 -——-:|_—._ same locality two years later. After marriage ness in Luzerne, Iowa, about four years, when they settled near Fort Recovery, in Mercer he returned to Ohio and for 1 1 years conducted County, in 1837, and lived there on a farm until a merchant tailoring establishment at Colum 1852, when David Harrod went west on a pros bus Grove. In 1883 he came to Lima and pur pecting tour, in search of a suitable location to chased the business of John Siegfried, mer which to remove. He was taken ill with chol chant tailor, and for 20 years devoted his time era on a steamboat on the Missouri River and and attention to working up a large trade. Dur died far from home. ing recent years he saw the possibilities awaiting Abram Harrod lived at home in Mercer the individual who could supply the ever-grow County until 1875 and then went to California, ing demand for ladies’ tailored skirts, and in where he spent one year and then settled at Ge 1903 the Apex Skirt Company was established neva, Indiana, where he engaged in an undertak by him. The success of the undertaking has ing and furniture business for some seven years, shown the correctness of his theory. He has removing then to Portland, Indiana. There he traveling salesmen in Michigan, Illinois, Indi embarked in an implement business which he ana, Ohio and Pennsylvania and the company -continued four years. On January 1, 1886, he employs a large number. of workmen to keep up came to Lima and became traveling salesman their orders. for Henry Parham in an implement business. Mr. Furnas was married in 1874 to Anna After seven years in this employment, he took Tinker, daughter of Samuel Tinker, of Ches up the duties of county recorder, to which he ter, Massachusetts. They have two children, had been elected on the Democratic ticket. He Everett C. and Anna. The son is engaged in served six years and eight months, having been business with his father. reelectd. Since retiring from this position he has been traveling representative of a Court -_Q-0-§— House supply firm. Recently he has been ap pointed market master by the Board of Public HN W. ROTHE, one of the substantial Service of Lima. farmers and representative citizens of On May 15, 1875, Mr. Harrod was married German township, where he owns land to Harriet Smith, of Van \Vert County, Ohio, aggregating 292 acres, situated in sec who is a daughter of David and Jane (Hart tions 13, 14 and 23, was born in Ger zog) Smith. They have two sons, viz.: Bert many, November 29, 1830, and is a son of -G., who is connected with the Lima Locomotive Frederick and Mary Rothe. \Vorks, and Robert L., who is traveling for a In 1855 John W. Rothe, accompanied by wholesale implement firm of Kansas City, his parents, came to America and located in where he resides. He is a graduate of the law Perry township, Allen County, Ohio, where he department of the University of Michigan, but bought 50 acres of land for which he paid $12 imperfect hearing interfered with his profes per acre. It was a piece of woodland on which _sional career. Mr. and Mrs. Harrod are mem a round-log cabin stood, and this was the fam bers of the Methodict Episcopal Church. ily home for 10 years. Mr. Rothe then pur chased 80 acres in sections 13 and 14, ———o»— German township, subsequently adding to this until he now owns 292 acres of T. FURNAS, proprietor of the Apex some of the finest land to- be found Skirt Company, of Lima, was born at in the county. Prior to coming to the Pleasant Hill, Miami County, Ohio, United States he had learned the blacksmith in 1852, and was there reared and ed trade at which he worked during his younger ucated. His first commercial venture years.- was in his native village, where he conducted a In 1856 Mr. Rothe was married to Mary dry goods store for about three years. He Fuchs, and they have had two sons—John and next went West and was in the dry goods busi Frederick. The elder son, John Rothe, died in 454 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

1898; his wife, Elizabeth Lease, died in 1899 school work, is a teacher and has been superin and their only child died when one year old. tendent, and he is first vice-president of the Ep Frederick Rothe, the second son, resides on worth League. Mr. Thomas occupies a very the home farm and superintends its cultivation. high position both personally and in a business He married Tinnie Houseman, and to them way in Lima, and is looked upon as one of the have been born four children, viz.: Rudy (the city’s sterling citizens and representative men. only daughter), who died at the age of six

years; and Albert, Calvin and Leonard, who at __Q...@__ tend the district school in section 1 3. Mr. and Mrs. Rothe are worthy members ' IIIOMAS C. ROBERTS, general farmer of the German Reformed Church at Lima, of ' and stock-raiser of Allen County, which Mr. Rothe has been a trustee and deacon. owns a quarter section of land in Perry These good people are looking forward with township and is one of the most influ pleasure to a celebration of their Golden \Ved ential and prominent agriculturists of ding,” which occurs January 27, 1906. They the country. He was born at Westminster, Al will have a wide circle of friends to wish them len County, Ohio, April 14, 1853, and is a son continued peace and prosperity for they are well of Josiah B. and Margaret (\Vinrot) Roberts. known and most highly esteemed. His grandparents, \Villiam and Hannah (Mor rison) Roberts, were natives of Virginia, of —-0+0-_ Scotch-Irish descent, the latter being a daugh ter of Andrew Morrison. The grandfather ARRY THOMAS, one of Lima’s lead was a carpenter, working at his trade in VVest ing grocers, who is well established in Virginia, where he reared a family of three the Holland Block, in the city’s busi children, viz: Josiah B.; Margaret T., wife of ness center, was born in 1864 at Lima, Samuel Davison French, whose sketch and and is a son of the late Lewis Thomas. portrait appear elsewhere in this work; and The father of Mr. Thomas was born in Catherine, wife of Jacob Moss, of \V est \Vales and came to Allen County about 1850. minster. For a number of years he was engaged in the Josiah B. Roberts was born February 20, brewery business at Lima. 1822, at Frankford, Greenbrier County, \Vest Our subject was reared and educated at Virginia, making his first trip to West Liberty, Lima and began business in boyhood in his Ohio, when a boy, but returning to his native father’s employ. After completing his second State. About 183 5 he located at Westminster, year in the Lima High School, he became a Allen County, and was obliged to cut his way clerk in the grocery store of F. A. Holland, through the dense timber in making the jour with whom he remained 18 years and then be ney from \Vest Virginia. He conducted a store came the junior partner of the firm. Two at \Vestminster for several years, and in 1854 years later, in 1891, the relationship of the part purchased the homestead which is now occu ners changed and since that time Mr. Thomas pied by his son, Alton. He moved his family has continued the business as sole proprietor. to this farm in the fall of 1854 and lived upon Mr. Thomas was married October 22, 1889, it until his death. His wife, Margaret, was to Belle Bowdle, who is a daughter of M. W. born near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and was a Bowdle, of \/Vestminster, Ohio, the family be daughter of Isaac \/Vinrot. Of the 1 1 children ing among the early pioneers of Allen County. born to them, but six reached maturity, namely: Mrs. Thomas’ father still survives at the age of Oliver C., who resided in Perry township and 88 years. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas have two was a member of an Ohio regiment enlisted for children, viz.; Holland B. and Lenore Y. The the 1oo-day service in the Civil War—his con family belong to Grace Methodist Episcopal stitution was undermined and he was taken Church, Mr. Thomas being one of the board of with jaundice, which probably resulted in his trustees. He is much interested in the Sunday death later; \Villiam . ., who died in the AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 455 spring of 1905; Lenora (Mrs. Hiram Hold to Ohio and from the age of 18 years until ridge), of Lima; Viola (Dunlap), who resides his enlistment in the Union Army he followed in Hardin County; Thomas C. ; and Alton, who school teaching. Mr. Johns was one of the resides on the home farm. In politics Josiah B. first patriotic young men of his neighborhood Roberts was a Republican. to respond to the call for troops in 1861, becom Thomas C. Roberts was an infant when his ing a member of Company B, Second Battalion, parents removed to the farm where he grew to 18th Reg., United States Infantry. With all manhood and became familiar with the work the loyal enthusiasm of the time he entered the which has made him one of the most practical service and nobly performed a soldier’s duty and progressive agriculturists of his day. Soon and almost gave up his life for his country. .after his marriage he purchased his present On the terrible battle-ground of Stone River, farm of 160 acres, and has carried on general he with scores of his comrads fell, and such farming in connection with stock-raising. He were the prevailing conditions that he was left has improved the property with substantial to suffer without surgical care for a number of buildings and his method of cultivation is hours. His life was in the balance when he steadily increasing its value by adding to the was taken to a hospital. Fr-om December productiveness of the land. until the following September he was under Mr. Roberts married Elizabeth T. Moore, treatment in army hospitals at Murfrees who was born in Perry township, but was boro, Nashville, Louisville and Camp Den reared in Lima, where her father, William nison. From the effects of that dreadful day Moore, founded the wholesale house of The of battle, Mr. Johns never fully recovered, Moore Brothers Company, one of the largest although the day came when he was able to mercantile concerns in the city. Her mother take a position in the recruiting service, in was formerly Amanda Ballard. Mrs. Roberts which he spent the remainder of his term of -is the mother of two children—Florence, born enlistment, being honorably discharged in 1864. in 1882 and Ruth, born in 1886. Mr. Roberts In spite of the injuries suffered when just in is a stanch Republican. the flower of his manhood, Mr. Johns has sur vived many of his comrades and, approaching

—Q-00-— the evening of life, he is still vigorous of mind and body, and in most entertaining manner can - ‘T l-l_>\S H. JOHNS, one of the honored recall those days which must always possess -' retired residents of Lima, was for a vital interest for every true American. ~: great many years prominently identi After his return from his army service, Mr. ' ' > fied with the city’s business interests Johns came in the same year to Lima and en and public affairs. Mr. Johns was tered into business, opening up a grocery which born in Fauquier County, Virginia, June 11, he continued to operate until 1879, when he 1834, and is a son of Elias and Adaline (Otley) became associated with Townsend & Moser for Johns. four years, and later with the late Judge The Johns family were among the pioneers Hughes, in the manufacture of furniture. of \Vashington township, Union County, Ohio, Close attention to business and careful invest re1rioving there from Charlestown, Virginia. ments have provided Mr. Johns with ample The father of our subject was a man of enter competency, which his leisure permits him to prising spirit. When he located in \Vashing enjoy. He owns considerable property here, ton township, in 1852, he erected the first including his pleasant home at No. 222 South hewed-log house there. VVhen his life ap Pierce street. proached middle age, he removed from the In 1857 Mr. Johns was married to Eliza farm to the village of Essex and there engaged beth Cheney. of Union County, Ohio, a dangh in mercantile business. ter of William Cheney, who was a farmer all Elias H. Johns obtained his education in his life. Of the four children born to Mr. and Virginia prior to the removal of the family Mrs. Johns, two are now living, namely: Silas 456 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

H., who is assistant superintendent of the Pru to Mary De Grieif, of New Philadelphia, Ohio, dential Life Insurance Company’s agency at and they have two sons, viz.: Allen D. and Lima; and Septa J., who is the wife of W. A. Virgil M. The former was educated at New Hall, a journalist, of Racine, VVisconsin. Philadelphia and Chicago and then spent two Mr. Johns has always been an active and years in the Ohio State University, after which interested citizen and for a number of years he entered the medical department of the Uni was a valuable member of the City Council. versity of Michigan at Ann Arbor. After two His advice was always considered as he was years there he became a student at the Louis known to be a practical, reliable public-spirited ville Medical College, where his graduation man. He is a member of Mart Armstrong will take place in June, 1906. The second son Post, No. 202, G. A. R., and of Trinity Meth is a student in the Lima High School. odist Episcopal Church. He has for many Dr. Knisely is prominent in Masonry, a years been prominent in the York_ rite bodies member of the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Com of the Masonic order and at present is secre mandery at Lima and the Shrine at Dayton. tary of Garett -Wykoff Lodge, No. 585, F. & During his residence at Uhrichsville, he was A. M. He is past master of the Blue Lodge, one of the officers of the Masonic lodge there. past high priest of the Chapter. past thrice illus He is a member of the First Evangelical Luth trious master of the Council and past eminent eran Church, of Lima. commander of the Commandery. -—--Q0§—

——H— / OHN HEFNER, a well known agricul -~ turist of Jackson township, was born F. KNISELY, M. D., eye, ear and in this vicinity July 12, 1849, and be throat specialist, at Lima, enjoys a longs to a family which has been close reputation for professional skill which ly identified with the history of the extends far beyond this city. Dr. county for 65 years. He owns and cultivates Knisely was born in Tuscarawas a large farm of 280 acres in section 30 and 31, County. Ohio, in 1859, and received his liter Jackson township and section 25, Bath town ary training in the common schools and his ship and is regarded as one of the best farmers scientific education at the Ohio Medical Col in the county. His parents, Isaac and Mary lege, Cincinnati, where he was graduated in (May) Hefner, came originally from Pennsyl 1884. vania to Ross County, this State, and, in 1840, From college Dr. Knisely entered the office removed with their family to Allen County of Dr. Seely, of Cincinnati, where he remained where they remained until their death, the two years, gaining much valuable experience former in 1884, at the age of 75 and the latter in a varied practice, and then removed to Chi in 1901 at the more advanced age of 94. cago, where he continued in practice for five Isaac Hefner accumulated large tracts of land, years. making diseases of the eye, ear and throat which are still in the possession of his descend his specialty. He .then returned to his old ants. The following children were born to him home at Uhrichsville, Ohio, for a short season, and his good wife: Jacob, of Jackson town after which he returned to his work in Chicago ship; Harison, of Jackson township; Amos, for another period of five years. The climate of Auglaize township; two that died in in of the “\Vindy City” did not agree with him fancy; Clarissa, wife of Jacob Mowery, of Bath entirely and as a matter of prudence he gave township; David, of Bath township; and John up the position he had won in his profession and Albert, who live in Jackson township. there and returned to Ohio, locating at Lima John Hefner was married in 1880 to Miss F. in 1897. He enjoys an extensive practice in R. Growdon, who was born in Auglaize town his specialty. He is also a leading member of ship, Allen County. Ohio, April 13. 1857. Her political and social circles. parents were Brice and Sarah (Ash) Growdon, Dr. Knisely was married on April 12, 1880, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 457

Mrs. Hefner died January 2, 1900, leaving away. For some time his health had not been seven children, namely: Sarah Olive; Tillie of the best and an affection of the heart devel A.; Jesse VI/illiam; Harvey R.; Mary; Robert oped'. For a number of years he was a member and Leah. Edith died at the age of nine years of the Board of Education and was a liberal and two died in infancy. After his marriage, supporter of all educational and religious re Mr. Hefner moved at once to his present prop forms. He was a consistent-member of the erty and has devoted his entire time to farming Lutheran Church. His only fraternal connec and has found it to be far more profitable to tion was with the Knights of Pythias. feed the products of his land to his stock than Mr. Vetter was married at Delphos to Lina to put it on the market in the natural state. He Eysenbach, the youngest daughter of the late handles all kinds of stock and his premises are Prof. \/Vendel Eysenbach, and they had three well provided with barns and sheds to properly children, viz: Ella, wife of Louis Huber, who accommodate them, large cribs and grainaries is interested in the Delphos Hardware Com-. affording storage for his grain. Sixty-seven pany—they have one daughter, Mildred; acres of his land lies in section 30 and 87 in Amelia, wife of William Du \Vece, also of the section 31, Jackson township, the remainder Delphos Hardware Company—they have one being located in section 25, Bath township, it child, John Vetter; Meta, wife of \/Villiam is all in one body, excepting a tract of 40 acres. Steinle, son of Felix Steinle; and Ernest. Mr. Hefner is deacon of the Reformed Church The late Prof. Wendel Eysenbach was born and was formerly elder. He is a strong Demo in Eberstadt, Germany, April 29, 1810. At crat and has been an efficient member of the the age of 17 he attended the seminary of School Board. He is a member- of the Au Friedberg and was graduated there as a public glaize Grange, of which he was one time treas teacher at the age of 20 years. After acting urer and has always taken a lively interest in for a time as private tutor, he received an ap advancing agricultural interests in Allen pointment as public teacher, and for many County. years was popular as such. During the troubles

——-Q0-Q-—— of the Revolution of 1848 he was impeached by the government on account of his liberal EAN VETTER, deceased, founder of sentiments and as a result of a trial was sen the Delphos Hardware Company, at tenced to punishment. However, in 1851 he - , Delphos, and one of the city’s most escaped to America with his family and settled — - valued and respected men, was born on a farm in Marion township, Allen County, in 1848 in Hessen, Germany. east of Delphos, where he passed the remainder After completing a public and normal school of his life, dying in May, 1886. He was a education by the time he was 20 years old, natural and trained musician and taught the Jean Vetter came to America. He had also piano for about 10 years, having many pupils learned the locksmith’s trade in his native land in Lima. and soon found employment at Crestline, Ohio, In 1838 he married Margaret Schillings in a Crestline lock shop, where he remained for and they had four sons and one daughter who the next five years. In 1875 he came to Delphos were born in Germany, namely: Louis, a and opened up a hardware business on a small farmer of Marion township; Henry P. a mer scale. The venture proved successful and de chant and manufacturer of Delphos; \"\/illiam veloped into important business of the Delphos of Delphos ; Theodore, a merchant of Spencer Hardware Company. He erected the fine build ville; and Mary, widow of George Schilling ing in which this business is located, and he also Their youngest child, Mrs. Vetter, was born put up a number of other substantial structures in Ohio. in the city. After an active and useful life, Professor Eysenbach’s mind was a versatile he retired to the enjoyment of the fruits of his one, turning as easily to science as to literature former energy; but two years later, on October and music. He spent some years inventing 19, 1903, a sudden message came and he passed and perfecting astronomical apparatus. He 453 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY was probably one of the most learned men who tion—the Northern Pacific Railroad. For 17 ever lived out a quiet, useful life in Allen years Colonel Hobart continued in charge of County and he commanded the respect and en this great enterprise. When it was found de joyed the esteem of all who knew him. sirable to construct a branch line from the Northern Pacific to Yellowstone Park, under —4¢-¢_- a government lease, Colonel Hobart built the line and erected the hotel in the park for the ' OL. C. T. HOBART, general mana entertainment of the people who visit that won F ger and chief engineer of the Co derful region. These hotels he later turned lumbus & Lake Michigan Railway, over to the Northern Pacific road. now in operation from Lima to De On account of the delicacy of his wife’s fiance, .Ohio, is a railroad man of health, Colonel Hobart then gave up his con long experience and scientific training. He was nection with the Northern Pacific and went to born in Vermont and was educated in his State the Argentine Republic, South America. Here University, where he was graduated in the he built 200 miles of railroad, under govern polytechnic department. ment concessions to American capitalists, For 12 years after entering railroad service through Paraguay and other portions of South Colonel Hobart was in the operating depart America. The road was later abandoned. ment of the Central Vermont Railroad. From Upon his return to New York, he became vice that time on he has been more or less continu president of the Raritan River Railway and ously connected with great lines of transporta constructed the same. tion. In 1866 he made the first survey of a pre It was while engaged in this great project liminary nature, for the construction of the that he was approached by Benjamin C. Fau Northern Pacific Railroad; 900 miles were cov rot, who gave him such a glowing picture of the ered before the party was attacked by the In business possibilities of Northwestern Ohio dians. Of the party of 21 surveyors, only eight and so convincingly placed before him the de escaped with their lives. The exigencies of his sirable climatic and other advantages for happy business often required long journeys through home-building, that Colonel Hobart determined unbroken forests and over dangerous paths. to settle in this section. From this determina One winter he left Montana by stage and trav tion subsequently came about the building of eled 700 miles to Salt Lake City, thence by the Columbus & Lake Michigan Railway (at stage 600 miles to Austin, Nevada. This was first known as the Columbus. Lima & Milwau necessary in measuring the ground for the Cen kee). \Vithin the current year in all probabil tral Pacific Railway. Afterward he worked ity, the road will have reached Columbus as back across the Sierra Nevada Mountains. He one terminus and Eastern Lake, Michigan, as was then superintendent of the operating de the other. partment which built the road out to a point Colonel Hobart is a Knight Templar Ma connecting with the Central Pacific and contin son, and belongs to the Protestant Episcopal ued it until it was in operation to Ogden. Church. Upon the completion of this great engineer —4»—— ing work, Colonel Hobart was engaged by the Northern Pacific, met the directors at St. Paul ' I OHN the mostSTEVENS, highly deceased,esteemed was citizens one ofof and after impressive services, in which the di rectors took part, including Governor Smith of German township, where his death oc Vermont (the president of the company), Col curred on February 1, 1896. He was onel Hobart was left in charge as superintend born in 1846 in Somerset, Ohio, and ent of construction and operation. This was was a son of Frederick and Agnes Stevens. the initial step in the building of that great John Stevens was reared in his native place highway of commerce and promoter of civiliza and attended the district schools. - He devoted

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his life to farming and lived in Perry County Ohio, came to Allen County as an early pio until he was about 30 years old. Immediately neer and died in German township, in March, after his marriage in 1878, he settled at Colum 1904. During a long and useful life he was bus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio, but 18 identified with a large number of the important months later removed to German township, interests of the county and was a highly re Allen County, and bought 50 acres of land in spected man and valued citizen. section 8. Subsequently he bought 10 addi S. D. Crites was reared on his father’s farm tional acres and this was his estate at the time and was instructed in all the practical work of his death. incident to the development of a large prop On January 2, 1878, Mr. Stevens was mar erty. When 18 years of age he began to teach ried to Margaret O’Neil, a daughter of John school. earning enough in this way to enable and Frances (Lawler) O’Neil, who came to him to attend the National Normal University, America from Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens at Lebanon Ohio, under the superintendence of had these children: John Henry, born Octo that noted educator, President Alfred H0l1 ber 28, 1879, who married Alta Smith, of brook. In 1870 Mr. Crites was appointed su Lima, January 1, 1901, and has one child, perintendent of the Elida public schools, a po Velma—they are residents of German town sition he filled with efficiency for 12 successive ship; Frederick, born June 17, 1882, who re years, resigning at the close of this long period sides at home; Adam, born September 4, 1884, on account of failing health. From 1876 until who died at the age of six years; Frances 1888 he was a member of the Allen County Esther, born April 5, 1885, who lives at home; Board of School Examiners and for nine years Alice Margaret, born December 9, 1891, who he served as a justice of the peace in German resides at home, and Mary Agnes, her twin sis township. ter, who died September 4, 1892. In 1883 Mr. Crites decided to try the effects Mrs. Stevens is a lady of excellent business of the out-door life necessary in the successful capacity. After her husband’s death she in carrying on of large agricultural operations, creased her farm of 60 acres to 90 acres, subse and devoted himself to extensive farming and quently selling 41 acres, just north of her pres to the raising, buying and shipping of stock. ent farm, to James McKenzie, who paid the A few years of country life restored his normal handsome price of $100 per acre. She makes health. He now has his farms under rental to her home on her farm of 50 acres, three of her J. L. Edmiston and Alva Benedum, owning children residing there also. The family be two adjoining farms, consisting of 300 acres. longs to St. Rose Catholic Church atl.ima, and In 1895 he purchased the grain elevator. at m the cemetery of this church the remains,of Elida, which he renovated; at present he is the father were interred. He was a worthy operating it in partnership with his brother, member of St. Rose Catholic Church, was a D. H. Crites, who is the active manager. In kind and loving husband and an honest, whole September, 1903, Senator Crites organized one souled friend and neighbor. of the leading financial establishments of this part of the State, the Farmers’ Bank of Elida. _<-»— Aside from his public duties, Senator Crites devotes all his time to the interests of this bank ON. S. D. CRITES, whose portrait ap and is ably assisted by his very capable daugh ' pears on the opposite page, ably rep ter, Zoe Crites, who is cashier. resents the 32d Senatorial District in Senator Crites has not only been a prom the Ohio State Senate. He was born inent figure in the educational and business cir in German township, Allen County, cles of Allen County, but for years he has been Ohio, November 28, 1847, and is a son of Jacob a dominating factor. in its political life. His and Mary J. (Cremean) Crites. sympathies have always been in accord with Jacob Crites, father of Senator Crites, was the Democratic party. In 1901 he was nom born October 19, 1822, in Pickaway County, inated by acclamation, an unusual testimonial 462 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

~ of party esteem, at the Democratic District being a member of the board of directors of Convention, for the position of State Senator, the latter company. In 1894 he accepted the to represent the 32d Senatorial District, which position of manager of the Consumer’s Fuel, is composed of the rich and populous oounties Building & Supply Company, and has since of Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Mercer, Pauling, efficiently served in this position. In 1901 he Van Wert and Williams. He was elected to disposed of his grocery stock and has since this high position by a majority of 2,300 votes, given his entire attention to the constantly in and was re-elected at the expiration of his first creasing responsibilities devolving upon him. term, practically without opposition. His work He is vice-president of the Allen County Build has been especially given, as committeeman, to ing & Loan Association and holds the same finance, agriculture, benevolent institutions, office in the Allen County Agricultural Society. common schools and school lands, fees and sal Mr. Shanahan was married in 1891 to aries, public works and public lands, peniten Kate Baker, whose father is A. C. Baker, a tiaries, -universities, colleges and banks, and farmer of Ada, Ohio. They have four child building and loan associations. Upon his retire ren: George, Nellie, Catherine and Eugene. ment from public life, Senator Crites proposes The family are devout members of St. Rose to devote himself exclusively to his banking in Catholic Church of Lima and Mr. Shanahan terests. is a member of the Knights of Columbus. He In 1872 the subject of this sketch was mar has been an active worker for the good govern ried to Sarah Jane Reichelderfer, of Pickaway ment of the city, having served as a member of County, Ohio, who died in the same year. In the City Council for two terms and is at present 1876 he was married to Emma M. Ditto, and on the Board of Public Safety of Lima. they have four accomplished daughters, viz: Mrs. S. O. Morris, of Lima; and Mabel,- Zoe ———o~+—— and Grace. Fraternally Senator Crites is a Mason and -~ SHULTHEIS BROTHERS, who own has taken all the degrees up to and including " and operate the large tannery at the 32d. He is a member of the Methodist Lima, are among the best known and Episcopal Church at Elida. esteemed citizens of the city, where they have lived since childhood. The ——Q»—— firm is composed of John and Charles Schul theis, successors of their father, Wolfgang _ OHN \/V. SHANAHAN, manager of Schultheis, who came to this city in 1863 and the Consumers’ Fuel, Building & Sup established the business. The elder Schultheis‘ ply Company, of Lima, is one of the was born in Bavaria, Germany, where he leading citizens of the city, being learned the trade of tannery with his father, closely identified with a number of the John Schultheis. Coming to America, he most important business interests of Allen made his first stop in Columbiana County, go County. He was born in 1860 in Delaware ing from there to Cincinnati, thence to \Vayne- County, Ohio, where his father, P. Shanahan, and Pickaway counties, Ohio, and finally con is still engaged in farming, and where our sub ducted a tannery for a short time in Shelby- ject was educated and grew to manhood. County, Ohio. His next move was to New Mr. Shanahan began his career in commer Bremen, Auglaize County, where he formed a cial circles as proprietor of a grocery store partnership with John Knnzel in 1855, which -which was located on North Main street, in was continued until 1863 when he disposed of Lima. After some 10 years in this line, he his interests in the tannery and came to Lima.. turned his attention to farming and the produc When the tannery was first started in Lima, tion of oil, extending his operations until he Mr. Schultheis was associated in the business- is now connected with the Richland Oil Com with his brother, but in 1867 he purchased his. pany and the German-American Oil Company, brother’s interests and from that date until' AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 46$

1891 he carried on the works alone. Since 1891 which are leased to Mr. Whipple and five to the business has been managed by the present \V. L. Russell. firm. Mr. Herring was married April 1 3, 1899,. Charles Schultheis is a native of New to Callie F. Sawmiller, daughter of John and Bremen but has been a resident of Lima since Mary (Bower) Sawmiller, residents of Aman his fourth year. He has worked in a tannery da township. Mr. Herring has served on the from boyhood and his practical knowledge of School Board and is now a member of the ad the business enables him to conduct it in a prof visory board of German township. He is a itable manner. In 1895 Mr. Schultheis was Democrat in politics, and in religion a member married to Matilda T. Eckert, daughter of the of the United Brethren Church, of Allentown late Frederick Eckert, who was widely known He is a zealous worker in the church and is during his lifetime as owner of a large pork serving as treasurer of the Sunday-school. packing plant at Fort \Vayne, Indiana. Char + les Schultheis is a prominent Elk and a mem ber of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. A. CROSSON, one of Lima’s well- known business men, a dealer in fancy

—Q...— and staple groceries, who has been a resident of the city for 26 years, was EORGE \V. HER.RING,a prominent born in 1858 in Auglaize township, ' agriculturist of German township, Allen County, Ohio, and is a Son of Columbia owns a well-improved farm of 80 Crosson. acres, situated in section 19, about a The father of our subject came to Allen mile southwest of Elida. He was County about 1851 and carried on his trade of born November 4, 1869, in German township wagonmaking. That he was an expert me on the old Herring homestead, three-quarters chanic may be inferred when it is known that a of a mile south of his present home. His par wagon that he made in 1852 has been in use to ens, Penrose and Lydia (Hunsaker) Herring, the present time. He now lives in retirement at were both natives of Fairfield County, where the age of 78 years in a pleasant home at West they were engaged in farming before coming to minster, this county, where two of his four Allen County. The father, who was born Au children also reside, the eldest,—William L. gust 24, 1830, died November 5, 1893, and the and the youngest,—Alwilda, wife of Miner mother on March 6, 1905; both were laid to Smith. Mary is the wife of N. D. McCoy, of rest in Greenlawn Cemetery at Elida. Mr. Lima. Early in the days of the Civil War, Co Herring’s paternal grandfather was Philip lumbia Crosson offered his services to his coun Herring, who was born in Pennsylvania, try and served over four years, as a member of whence he came to Ohio, settling in Allen Company F, Fourth Reg., Ohio Vol. Cav. He County as a pioneer. was always active in politics and at numerous George W. Herring was reared on the periods filled local offices. homestead farm and has given the greater part Our subject was reared and educated in of his life to farm work. He spent some time Allen County and began his business career by in preparing himself for office work in Valen running a huckster wagon through the country. tine Brothers’ school of telegraphy and short This gave him a little business experience and hand at Janesville, Wisconsin, but while he was made him a good clerk when he entered the yet a student his father sickened and died and employ of J. Langan at Lima. He continued his presence was needed at home and the busi with Langan & Company, successors to the old ness course was accordingly abandoned. His firm, for about nine years. On Christmas Day. farm of 80 acres is one of the best kept and 1889. he embarked in business for himself, most profitable in German township. There opening up a small grocery store at his present- are 10 oilwells in active operation, five of stand, No. 112 East Market street, where he 464 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

has continued ever since, each year adding to on an estate of 485 acres in sections 8 and 17, his patronage and accommodations, until now about one mile and a quarter from his previous he is one of the leading merchants of Lima. home. His _residence continued here until Mr. Crosson owns stock in the Lima Driving 1883, when he went to live with his daughter, Park Association. Mrs. Cyrus H. Hover, where he died when In 1879 Mr. Crosson was married to Lillie almost 84 years of age. Charles C. Post was Starbuck, who is a daughter of James M. Star a man of sterling integrity, one who enjoyed buck, of Randolph County, Indiana, and they in the highest degree the esteem of all who have four children, viz.: Elsie H., wife of C. knew him. He took a prominent part in all T. De\Veese, of Sidney, Ohio; Columbia Mon that materially affected the good government of roe, who is in the automobile business at Port his community, and was elected by his fellow land, Oregon; Edith M. and Lethia Hazel. citizens to represent them in the State Legisla Politically Mr. Crosson has always been a ture. His honorable life closed March 27, Republican and for the past six years has been 1884. He married Elizabeth Bryant, who was a member of the Board of Health. He belongs born March 13, 1801, and died February 22, to the Lima Business Men’s Association and to 1886, aged 85 years. Of their nine children, the Retail Grocers’ Association of Lima, and but four survive, namely: Martha, widow of was president of the latter for five years. His Cyrus H. Hover, now of“Lima; Adam Clark, fraternal associations include the Royal Ar of Carthage, Missouri; Isaac B. and Charles canum, the Odd Fellows and the Red Men. G., of Parma, Missouri. Isaac B. Post was reared from the age of

————Q0-§——-— four in Amanda township, and was educated in the local schools in which he later taught dur ' SAAC B. POST, president of the Citi ing several winter seasons. In April, 1861, he . 3; zens’ Banking Company, of Spencer enlisted for the 90 days’ service in Company E, ville, and long a resident of Allen 15th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and marched away County, was born at Shelby, Richland with his comrades to serve in the mountains of County, Ohio, June 21, 1837, and is VI/est Virginia, under Gen. George B. McClel a son of Hon. Charles C. and Elizabeth lan, then the hero of the hour. On July 27, (Bryant) Post. 1861, he reenlisted for three years in Company The branch of the Post family to which our C, 32nd Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., under General subject belongs was domiciled in Pennsylva Milroy. The command returned to West Vir nia during the active business life of his grand ginia, and he served under Generals Sigel and father, Jeremiah Post, who was, however, a Fremont in the Shenandoah Valley until the -native of New York. battle of Harper’s Ferry, September 15, 1862, - Hon. Charles C. Post, son of Jeremiah Post when he, with his regiment, was captured by and father of our subject, was born in Wash the enemy and paroled. Subsequently he was ington County, Pennsylvania, July 27, 1800, exchanged, and returned to the field in com and came to Ohio in 1822. He settled for a mand of his company, of which he had been time at Shelby, Richland County, and then commissioned 2nd lieutenant in February, moved to \/Vyandotte County, where he bulit 1862. He served in the Army of the Tennes a grist and sawmill. and a council house for see, and was with General Grant at Vicksburg. the \Vyandot Indians under contract with the In 1863, for meritorious services, he was pro general government. He became friendly with moted to a captaincy and served as such in the the Indians and was respected by them on ac Atlanta campaign in 1864. After this he was count of the justness with which he dealt with again promoted, being commissioned major, them. In March, 1841, he removed to Allen and as such served until the close of the Civil County, settling in Amanda township. where he \Var, also filling the position of division built the old Post mill on the Auglaize River, inspector. which he operated until 1849. He then settled At the close of the war, .\lr. Post returned AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 465 to Allen County and for some two years dealt member of the building committee. Since 1879 in hardwood lumber, and then turned his atten he has been an active worker in this religious tion to farming and stock-raising. He became body. He was a charter member of Fair Post, much interested in agricultural pursuits, to No. 322, G. A. R., and its first commander, which he devoted his time almost exclusively serving for some time in that position. until August 4, 1883, when he formed a part . —_..Q..—— nership with Henry Wasson and opened a pri vate bank at Spencerville, from which 1\/Ir. _-, ll.\l{l.l§S KRUSE, an implement Wasson retired a few years later. The bank .' dealer and hardware merchant of has greatly prospered and was reorganized in lilida, was born October 2, 1860, 1905 as the Citizens’ Banking Company with in Champaign County, Ohio, and is these officers: President, Isaac B. Post; 1st a son of Henry Kruse, whose biog vice-president, Dr. Jacob R. \Velch; cashier, raphy will be found elsewhere in this work. Ira B. Post. For a number of years before the Charles Kruse has been a resident of this vicin reorganization of the bank our subject served ity since his sixth year, when his parents located as its head and also as its cashier, an office now on a farm near Elida where he was reared and capably filled by his only son, Ira B. Post. Mr. educated. He engaged in farming and culti Post owns valuable farming lands, located vated the farm owned by his father in German mainly in Amanda township. township until 1903, when he moved to Elida In October, 1873, Isaac B. Post was mar and purchased the hardware and implement bus ried to Emma E. Berry, who was born in 1851, iness of Mr. Mosier, which he has since con in Van Wert County, Ohio. and is the only ducted. Affable and courteous, he has always daughter of John and Eunice A. (Griffin) been popular throughout the county and has Berry, early pioneers of that county. Mrs. worked up an extensive business, putting out a Berry is still living at the age of 82 years; she large number of wagons, machinery and other is one of three survivors of a family of lo chil farm implements. dren, the others being a brother, aged 92 years, Mr. Kruse was married to Minnie Coun living in Mercer County, and a sister, Mrs. Par sellor, daughter of Rev. Elias Counsellor, who rott, aged 85 years, who lives in Van \Vert was for many years a traveling preacher of the County. The only son of our subject’s mar United Brethren denomination, but who is now riage, Ira B., above mentioned is one of the stationed at Burgoon, Ohio. Six children, all town’s popular citizens a graduate of the of whom are living, have been born to this Spencerville High School and prominent in worthy couple, viz: Dora, Carrie, Duane, Elias, social life. On July 23, 1899, he was united in Zilpha and Isabelle. They are affiliated with marriage with Ida M. Robbins, and has one the Lutheran Church, of Elida. son, Stanley Bryant. Our subject and wife have in their home a daughter by adoption, .__—Q....— Gladys M., who was born in October, 1899. S. VICARY, proprietor of the Star In political sentiment, Mr. Post has always Iron VVorks, of Lima, where he is been a supporter of the Republican party. He also identified with many other im is public-spirited to an unusual degree and has portant business interests, and is: taken a great deal of interest in improving deservedly counted among the city’s Spencerville. All of his own property is kept leading and most infiuential men, was born in in good condition and presents a more than Devonshire, England, in 1844. creditable appearance. Some years ago he Mr. Vicary was but a lad of 16 years when purchased considerable property in the city he left home; but he had learned the machinist which he improved. He built the two-story trade in his father’s shops and, being of an brick block used by the Gamble Grocery Com ambitious and energetic spirit, decided to cut pany. He took much interest in building the loose from old ties and make his own way in new Spencerville Methodist Church, being a the world. He went to British Columbia to 466 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

put his plans into operation, and soon found this section of the State. Being a practical - employment in a sawmill on Puget Sound, machinist, he thoroughly comprehends every where he remained ehgaged in machine work detail of the most intricate pieces of machinery, for some years. Later he had charge of a big and his supervision covers every branch of the -mill at Fort Madison, where he remained for work done. When he took charge of these two years, going from there to the Oregon Iron works, he had about absorbed his capital, but Works at Portland, Oregon. After one year through his thorough knowledge and business there he entered the Marysville foundry in capacity he has become a leading factor in bus California, where he worked by the side of iness life here, has won honorable prominence Prescott, who later became a national charac in financial circles and enjoys also the esteem ter. After some two years there, Mr. Vicary and approbation of his fellow-citizens. He is accepted the position of gang foreman in the one of the stockholders in The First National shops of the Central Pacific Railroad, which Bank and also of The Lima Trust Company. he held about four years. Mr. Vicary had all Mr. Vicary was married in 1865 to Melvina this experience while still a very young man, Harden, in California. She was a daughter of displaying even then the stability of character \Valker Harden of Putnam County. Her which has made him one of the leading men of death occurred in 1878. In 1882 he was mar Lima while still in the prime of life. ried to Anna Belle Melhorn, who is a daughter As master machanic he then went to Ne of John Melhorn, one of Lima’s oldest pioneers, vada for the Nevada Central Narrow Gauge who still survives, aged 87 years. Railroad for two years, going then to Vir Politically Mr. Vicary is a Republican. He ginia City, where he assisted in setting up some is a Mason of the 32nd degree, a Knight Temp of the largest machinery in the Comstock lode, lar and a Shriner. some of the greatest pieces of machinery that were ever put up in the mines at Virginia City. -—-0-+o——— He helped to put in the machinery in the Jus tice mine, a 1,200-horsepower engine, with all ,_ 7,. A-1 ON. Bluffton’s HENRY most L. prominent ROMEY, and one es of the modern improvements including the Cat aract valve motion and condensing machinery. ; teemed citizens, formerly mayor and Subsequently he went to Bodie, Mono County, 9 postmaster, and closely identified with California, where he had charge of the great the city’s varied interests, was born in machine shops for two years, and then came Canton Bern, Switzerland, October 19, 1843, to Ottawa, Putnam County, Ohio. His intro and is a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Conrad) duction to Lima was quite accidental. \Vhile Romey. on a visit to his first wife’s people in Putnam Mr. Romey is of French extraction. His County, he came to Lima to see the place, and father brought the family to America in 1854, was persuaded to accept a position in the shops the mother having died two years previously, -of the C., H. & D. Railway. Later he became and with his one daughter and three sons, came assistant foreman of the Solar Refinery. Mr. to Allen County, settling on a farm four miles Vicary has traveled extensively, having been south of Bluffton. On February 1, 1862, in every State and Territory west of the Rocky Henry Romey enlisted for service in the Civil Mountains. He is known from Sitka, Alaska War, entering Company H, 74th Reg., Ohio to Salt Lake City. Those who have had the Vol. Inf., under Captain Ballard and Col. Gran good fortune to meet Mr. Vicary have found ville Moody, the “preacher colonel.” He served him a courteous and pleasant gentleman. He through three years of the war, a soldier on the has resided in Lima for the past 23 years. field until after the battle of Stone River, where In 1894 Mr. Vicary bought the Star Iron he was disabled, and after that a prison guard. Works at Lima, which under his ownership His death took place May 3, 1904, at the age have become one of the city’s most important of 88 years. His children were: Henry L.; industries, being the largest repair works in Julius, a resident of Columbia City, Indiana, 21.

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soldier in the Civil \Var with his father and is a daughter of John and Barbara Kenie. brother Henry L.; Edward, of North Balti They have had these children: Elizabeth, wife more, Ohio; Rosetta, the only daughter, who of Joh-n T. Badertscher, of Hancock County; met death in childhood, falling from a train Carrie, wife of J. C. Welty, of Bluffton; \Vill while on her way from the old country. iam H., a furniture merchant, of Richmond, In Henry L. Romey remained with his father diana; Elmer C., assistant cashier of the First on the home farm until 1862. His father en National Bank, of Bluffton; Samuel D., who is tered the army in February and our subject in the employ of his brother at Richmond, In followed his example, enlisting on June 1 5th, in diana; Richard, a student in the Bluffton High the same company and regiment. The 74th School, class of 1906; and Fred, who is attend Ohio made a notable record as may be judged ing school. in recalling the long list of important battles in Mr. Romey is the Bluffton agent for the which it took so proud a part, viz.: Stone Trans-Atlantic French line, the Red Star line, River, Hoover’s Gap, Dug Gap, Chick the North German Lloyd and the Baltimore amauga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary and American lines of steamships to Europe. Ridge, Buzzards Roost, Resaca, Dallas, He is a valued member of Robert Hamilton Kenesaw Mountain, Chattahoochee River, Post, No. 262, G. A. R., at Bluffton. For many Peach Tree Creek, siege of Atlanta, years he has -been a member of the Reformed Jonesboro, Averysboro and Bentonville, and Church and one of its trustees and liberal sup the remnant of the regiment, with the tat porters. tered flags, was honored in the Grand Review -—Q.»— at Washington. Mr. Romey did not escape in jury in this long period of almost constant (,' " ; MN. THEODORE D. ROBB, mayor fighting, receiving a serious gunshot wound in - 4 -' of Lima and president of The First his left foot at Jonesboro, September 1, 1864. National Bank of this city, was born This entailed four months of treatment in the Q-"/"~® June 29, 1843, and is one of a family hospital, but he rejoined his regiment in the fol of eight children born to the late Hon. I0wing January, and was honorably discharged Thomas M. and Anna (Moore) Robb. at Louisville, Kentucky, July 10, 1865. The Robb family originated in Scotland but After his return from the army, Mr. Romey it has been settled on American soil for many worked at the carpenter’s trade for a number of generations. Thomas M. Robb was born in years, and then gave attention to fine cabinet \Vashington County, Pennsylvania, October making. conducting a furniture store and also 25, 1812. In 1815 his father. removed to manufacturing furniture. He sold out in 1889 .Guernsey County, Ohio, and there Thomas M. and went into the fire insurance business, was Robb was reared until old enough to learn the made a notary and is now serving his second printing business. The early part of his life term as justice of the peace. was spent in newspaper work in various towns Mr. Romey has been a life-long Democrat. in Ohio. As late as 1854 he took upon him Personally he is a very popular citizen of Bluff self the editing of the Lima Argus and two ton, and was twice elected mayor, serving as years later he acquired control of the Pe0ple’s such for four years. He was postmaster dur Press, which he conducted with marked suc ing the second term of President Cleveland, and cess until the demands of other duties upon has acceptably filled other offices; has been his time caused him to withdraw from journal township clerk for six years; was treasurer for istic work. He was admitted to the bar in seven years and for three terms was a member 1853 and what with legal contests, editorial of the Board of Education. work and political leadership, he became one of On March/ 16, 1872, Mr. Romey was mar the noted men of this section of the State. In ried to Rosa Kenie, who was also born in Can 1856 he was elected judge of the Probate ton Bern. Switzerland, in December, 1852, and Court. In 1873 he was elected to the State came to America with her parents in 1854. She Legislature and continued as useful there as he 470 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

._.—_» had been in other positions of responsibility. Lodge, No. 205, F. & A. M. ; and Lima Lodge, His death took place in 1879. No. 162, B. P. O. E. His portrait accom Theodore D. Robb was only a lad in years panies this sketch. when he came to Lima with his parents and the -—-¢»— greater part of his education was secured in the Lima schools. He learned the carpenter trade S.\.-\C JONES, who resides on a well in young manhood and followed it some four 4- cultivated farm in German township, years and then began the study of the law under was born in 1841, in Carnovanshire, his distinguished father, and then entered the North Wales, and is a son of Isaac Michigan State University at Ann Arbor, where and Jane (Thomas) Jones. he was graduated. He entered into practice The parents of Mr. Jones were also natives with his father at Lima, the law firm of Robb, of North \Vales, and there the father died. Hughes & Robb being formed. In 1874 the The venerable mother, now almost 95 years retirement of Judge Robb caused the firm name old, continued to make her home in her native to be changed to Hughes & Robb, which con neighborhood. The two survivors of their tinued until the election of Judge Hughes to family are: Isaac and his sister, Mary. Mary the bench. Our subject then went into part married (first) John Jones, the name being a nership with the late Judge James Mackenzie, very common one in Wales, and married the new firm being in business under the style (second) John \Villiams. They reside in of Mackenzie & Robb. This partnership was Wales. continued for five years, at the end of which In June, 1867, Isaac Jones emigrated to period Judge Mackenzie retired from the prac America and came to Lima, Ohio. He then tice of the law. Mr. Robb practiced alone for settled on a farm in Sugar Creek township, one year and then became senior member of the from which he moved in 1882 to his present firm of Robb & Leete, which continued until farm in German township. He has always his election to the probate bench, in 1894, on lived in Allen County since coming to this part the Democratic ticket. During the six years of the United States, and is one of the intelli of his incumbency, Judge Robb distinguished gent, good citizens of German township, where himself as a jurist of great ability and retired he has lived in harmony with his neighbors with the respect and admiration of the bench for 23 years. He is a Republican in his politi and bar and the commendation of his fellow cal convictions, and in 1904 was elected town citizens. ship trustee, the first one of his party ever so Mr. Robb is a stanch Democrat and his honored in German township. _ party has pressed upon him offices of honor and Mr. Jones was married February 27, 1871, responsibility. In 1903 he was elected mayor at Gomer, Ohio, to Mary Jones, who is a of Lima and again in 1905, being one of the daughter of Edward Jones, a native of Wales most popular city executives Lima has ever who upon coming to Ohio settled first in But had. He was elected in 1903 by a majority of ler County, removing to Allen County in 1861. 123; in the election two years later his majority Our subject and wife have three children, viz: was 1,031. He has served as president of the Edward H., born at Gomer, July 21, 1872, Board of Trade and is president of the South who was married April 12, 1898, to Delia Wil Side Building & Loan Association and of The son and is connected with the Buckeye Pipe First National Bank. Line Company; Ellen, born June 19, 1874, Mr. Robb was married January 21, 1894, residing at home; and Lewis Thomas, born to Mary C. Owens, and they have two children, October 20, 1876. The last named resides at viz.: Theodore J., Jr., born June 21, 1895, home engaged in farming. He was married and Inez A. They enjoy the comforts of a July 27, 1904, to Lulu Patterson, a daughter beautiful home at No. 637 West Market street. of \Villiam H. Patterson, a farmer living near Fraternally Mr. Robb is a member of Lima LaFayette.

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8 Mr. Jones is a deacon in the Welsh Con and they re-elected him in 1886, again in 1888, gregational Church, of Gomer. In 1904 he in 1892 and finally in 1900, at the expiration gave himself the pleasure of a trip to his native of his last term, he retired from the municipal. land to visit his aged mother. It was a delight chair in order to give more attention to his in ful renewing of old ties and recalling of old surance business, which he had established in associations. 1890. This he has continued to develop until- —---0-o-¢— he represents many of the old, sound and re liable companies of the country among which. ILLIAM MCCOMB, JR., formerly may be mentioned: the American, of Newark,. mayor of the city of Lima for a New Jersey; Reliance, of Philadelphia; Nat- period covering 10 years, and now ional Union, of Pittsburg; United States Fire, the local representative of some of of New York; Columbia, of Dayton, Ohio ;- the leading insurance companies, Phoenix, of Brooklyn; Glens Falls, of New was born in Rockland County, New York, Jan York; New Hampshire, of Manchester, New uary 29, 1851, and was one of two children Hampshire; Security, of New Haven, Connec born to his parents, William and Sarah ticut; Anchor, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Ger (Sands) McComb. man, of Indianapolis, Indiana. The father of Mr. McComb was born in Mr. McComb was united in marriage with Ireland. where he was trained to be a weaver Francis E. Bitner. Both he and his wife are of linen goods. In young manhood he came active members of the Methodist Episcopal. to the United States and at the time of the Church. They have a pleasant home at No. birth of our subject was a resident of Rock 213 North Elizabeth street, while his office is land County, New York. In 1862 he came at No. 202% North Main street. to Allen County and settled at Lima. where he Politically Mr. McComb is a Republican, lived the remainder of his life, his death oc F raternally he is a member of the Odd Fellows. curring in 1900. Personally Mr. McComb is held in very William McComb, Jr., was educated in the high regard at Lima. During 10 very impor common schools and his attainment of promi tant years of the city’s life he held the control nent position has been the result of his own ling power, and during this period many of the efforts. In young manhood he learned the city’s most important improvements were made molder’s trade and worked in an iron foundry and her leading utilities furthered. \Vhile the for a number of years. He had always been dominating factor, he was always noted for his rather active in politics, being a young man of open mind, and between him and the other wide-awake intelligence, and thus he attracted members of the city government there was ac the attention of Postmaster Parmenter, in cord which resulted in general welfare for the 1873. and was chosen by him as his assistant. public. He served in this capacity until 1876, when a ———§-0-§—-— change in the administration caused his re moval. Mr. McComb then engaged in the -! OHN ELS\VORTH EVERSOLE, grocery business at Lima for several years. but ,;q_ 15» 2*-.'- a director of the Allen County Infirm oz H“ subsequently returned to his trade as an iron \-’.-i‘. "1 ary, is a resident of section 28, Jack worker. son township, where he owns and cul About this time he was elected as the rep tivates 80 acres of land. He was born resentative of the Cincinnati Gazette at Lima, on this farm June 2. 1862, and is a son of and he continued to further the interests of this Lemuel and Sarah (Nash) Eversole, who re jounral until 1884, when he was chosen as side on the adjoining farm. He is the fourth mayor of Lima. Although he took up the reins in a family of 12 ch_ildren, eight of whom are of office with little previous preparation in the living. way of public service. he pleased the people M r..Eversole was brought up on the farm,

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and at the age of 18 learned the carpenter’s their hands amounts to from $2 50,000 to $300, trade. which he followed until about 12 years 000 annually, and requires from 60 to 75 em ago, when he went to Dinwiddie County. Vir ployees during the winter and from 25 to 35 ginia. \Vhile there he worked at his trade the in summer. Mr. Thomas is also interested in first year and spent the second in farming. the produce business in Boston. Massachusetts, He then returned to Allen County and pur being a member of the wholesale commission chased from his father the 80 acre tract upon house of Griffin, Thomas, Paine & Company. which he now resides and which is a well-im Morgan Thomas was a member of the New proved farm. Mr. Eversole was married in York militia during the Civil War, and was 1883 to Jennie Hefner, daughter of Jacob and called out with his command to quell the riots Christina (Holman) Hefner, whose sketch and in New York City, and also when Lee invaded portraits appear elsewhere in this work. Mr. Pennsylvania. He is a member of the G. A. and Mrs. Eversole have six children, namely: R. He was a member of the School Board of Carrie Ethel; Mary Gertrude: Hazel Florence; Sidney during his residence there, and was in Donald Virginia; John \Vesley; and Arvard the City Council of Lima for two years. He Carl. Donald Virginia was born in the State is a deacon of the First Baptist Church. He of Virginia. Mr. Eversole is a member of the has been twice married—first to Diana Un Christian Church of LaFayette; and of Jack kenholz, who died in 1866, leaving two sons, son Lodge. No. 846, I. O. O. F. and Lima En Charles E. and Joseph M., the latter of whom campment. He is a Republican in politics. is engaged in the wholesale commission busi Since his election as a director of the County ness in Boston. His second union was with Infirmary, he has devoted the greater part of a sister of his first wife—Joanna Unkenholz, his time to his official duties, as he believes in who died in July, 1905, leaving three children, doing thoroughly whatever work he under namely: Benjamin F., president of the Lima takes. Pork Packing Company; Frank A., who travels

_—Q..._-_ for the same company; and Elizabeth E., wife of Rev. William J. Fitzgerald, of Philadelphia. ORGAN THOMAS, president of CHARLES E. TH0MAS, treasurer and gen .1 The Lima Creamery and Cold eral manager of The Lima Creamery & Cold Storage Company, has been a resi Storage Company is the eldest son of Morgan dent of Lima. for a period of 23 and Diana (Unkenholz) Thomas. and was years and is one of those hustling born in the city of New York in 1863. energetic citizens who form the backbone of He was a lad of eight years when his commerce and incite others to a spirit of pro parents located in Sidney, and there he gressive emulation. He was born in New received his education, after which he York City, September 19. 1839, and was there entered his father’s commission house as reared and educated-. For 18 years he was en a clerk. Two or three years later he was gaged in the shoe business in his native city, made manager of the business. and remained but in 1871 removed to Sidney, Ohio. where he in this capacity four years. - \YVhen the family embarked in the butter and egg business. removed to Lima, he became bookkeeper in the Meeting with success there, he extended the business which his father had established here business to Lima. to which city he moved in the year previous. In 1885 or 1886 he was 1882. Here the company was .\I. Thomas & again sent to Sidney to take charge of the Son and they added dealing in poultry to their branch office as general manager, remaining operations. The business is conducted on an here three years, when he returned to Lima extensive scale and is exclusivi:’l“_\-’ wholesale. where he has since resided. In 1901 The Lima with branch stores at Sidney, Bluffton. and Creamery & Cold Storage Company was incor Leipsic. Ohio. The amount of butter. eggs. porated, with a capital stock of $6o.o00, and dressed and live poultry that pass through the following officers elected: President, Mor AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 473 gan Thomas; vice-president and secretary, S. ship, about 1851. Being 13 years old at that Miller; treasurer and general manager, Char time. he was able to give considerable assis les E. Thomas. tance about the farm, where he remained until Charles E. Thomas was married in 1885 he was 17 years old. He then went to Iowa to Harriett G. Dann, daughter of Jonathan where he stayed one year. At that time a large Dann, now deceased, who was for many years part of the present populous State was noth prominently identified with the manufactur ing but a wilderness and where he stayed while ing interests of Sidney. Their children are: in Iowa was so secluded that it could only be Paul M., attending school at Mount Hermon, reached by ox teams. It took him a month to Massachusetts; Mary D., and Lois. Mr. make the trip over the 1,000 miles of road. He Thomas is a member of the First Baptist worked in the wilderness for one year and then Church, of Lima, and is serving on its official turned eastward and proceeded as far as Illi board. nois, where he took the cars and came home.

[email protected].—— Two years he spent here and then went back to Illinois and spent a summer, and in the fol RANKLIN ROUSH, owner and pro lowing spring, when the Civil VVar broke out, prietor of the “Clover Leaf Farm,” he was one of the first in his neighborhood to which is situated in section 28, Bath offer his services to his country. township, was born in Juniata County, Mr. Roush enlisted in April, 1861, from Pennsylvania, October 1, 1838, and is Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, entering Com a so11 of Henry and Elizabeth (Morehead) 'pany K, 1 1th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., under Cap Roush. - tain Newkirk. During his four months of ser The Roush family originated in Germany. vice he was not out of the State, but before George Roush, the grandfather of our subject, he was discharged he assisted in the building was born in Union County, Pennsylvania. of Camp Dennison. He was then taken sick There his son Henry was born, December 25, and for a whole year he was in poor health, or 1803. He died here at the age of 78 years. he would have immediately re-entered the During a few years of his early manhood he army. He farmed for a time but in the spring followed the trade of blacksmith, but the re of 1865 he again enlisted, this time in Company mainder of his life was spent in agricultural D, 192nd Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., under Captain pursuits. He was at one time captain of a Lybrand. and was sent with his regiment to company of State militia. Politically he was a guard Harper’s Ferry. He was mustered out Democrat; in religion, a Lutheran. He was on September 1, 1865. For the following 12 a hard-working man, honest and upright, and years Mr. Roush lived at Lima, working at left 100 acres of good land to his family. He first for others; but later establishing a busi married Elizabeth Morehead, who belongs to ness of his own in the manufacture of wood a Pennsylvania-Dutch community. She died stirrups and saddle trees. For three years he when our subject was only four years old, the was in partnership with Messrs. King and Day, mother of these children: George, of Michi and the business was prosperous, furnishing gan; John, of Lima; Joseph, of Macon. employment for 29 hands, 1876 being the ban Georgia; Katherine (Copeland) of Lima; \Vil ner year. Subsequently Mr. Roush bought out lirim, who died in Kansas; Henry, of Iowa; his partners and continued the business alone Franklin, of this sketch; Philip, of Allen for a number of years. County; and Jacob, of Illinois. The father After disposing of his interests at Lima, he married again and the children of his second removed to the homestead farm which he oper union were: Theodore, of Lima; Jane ated for two and a half years. In 1880 he ( Boose), deceased; Emma (Roberts), of Bath bought his present farm of 142% acres in sec township; and Ephraim, of Bath township. tion 28, Bath township. He named his farm Franklin Roush remained in Pennsylvania “Clover Leaf” and for six years he ran the until his father moved to a farm in Bath town “Clover Leaf Dairy.” building up a great repu 474 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY tation for his products. His land is very valu spected residents of Hessen-Darmstadt. They able for all purposes. Oil has been found here, had a family of 11 children, seven of whom and of the 10 wells that have been sunk six are came to America. in active operation. He is engaged in general \Vhen Phillip Keil came to the United farming and stock-raising, but also enjoys an States in 1860, he was a well-informed, well income from a fine stone quarry on the place educated young man of 18 years, equipped and runs a crusher to prepare stone for road with a knowledge of the cabinet-maker’s trade purposes. He is a man of a great deal of en He followed this trade first in Marion County, ergy and understands how to turn all his ad Ohio. He located in Lima in 1861 and fol vantages to excellent account. lowed his trade until he retired from active In 1862 Mr. Roush was married to Mahala work. He was a man skilled in his trade and Harvey, of Allen County, who is a daughter prospered exceedingly. Wise investments of George and Nancy Harvey, and they have brought him large returns and he became a fine family of children, named as follows: known as an extensive manufacturer and as a \Villis, living at home; John F., of California, large property owner. He erected a number. who has one son; Bertha Ellen, who married of buildings, notably a substantial business Charles Mumaugh, of Bath township and has block on Main street. A large portion of his six children; Araminta, living at home; \Vill time for the past few years has been taken up iam, a traveling salesman, who has one child; with looking after his various holdings and in Mary, living at home; Alanson George, of vestments. Cleveland; Oliver S., of Lima, who has one On January 30, 1866. Mr. Keil was united child; James Delbert, of Cleveland, who has in marriage with Elizabeth Amelung, who was two children; Ina Pearl, who married Harry born in Germany and is a daughter of Charles Lewis and has one son; and Grace May, living and Mary Amelung, who came to America and at home. The last named, the 11th member. settled in Allen County in 1854. Mr. and Mrs. of the family, shares this distinction with both Keil have had these children: Josephine, wife her mother and grandmother. of Charles Schrader, of Lima; Mary, wife of Mr. Roush has always been a Democrat. Lawrence Townsend, of Lima; Mildred. wife and on numerous occasions he has been elected of Stephen Churchill, of Lima; Clara. wife of to office. He has been township trustee for P. M. Magley, of Kenton, Ohio; Elizabeth, six years and has been assessor, councilman and wife of Dr. Frank Steiner, of Lima; and a babe a school official in Lima and in Bath township. which died in infancy. He is one of the comrades of Mart Armstrong Mr. Keil has always been considered a man Post, No. 202, G. A. R., at Lima. For a m1m of sound business judgment. He has been a ber of years he has been a member of the good citizen and enjoys the respect and friendly Christian Church, of which he is one of the regard of his neighbors and fellow-citizens. deacons. --—M— Mr. Roush is a man of sterling character and is truly representative of the best type of 1- EMUEL EVERSOLE, a prominent Allen County farmers and first-class citizens. agriculturist of Jackson township, re siding on his farm in section 28. rep —“.’_____. resents the sturdy, independent spirit 1, HILLIP KEIL_ one of the highly re of our American manhood which has " spected retired business men of Lima. overcome all obstacles encountered in the high and one of the city’s capitalists, was ways of life and has made our people honored born in Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, and respected among the nations of the world. July 26, 1842. His parents were Se Left an orphan in early childhood, he has bastian and Josephine (Miller) Keil. worked his way, unaided, to an independent The parents of Mr. Keil remained through position. He is one of the large_land-owners out their lives in Germany where they were re of Allen County. having 360 acres of well-im

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proved land, upon which he makes his home. phos, with the rank of 2nd corporal. Mr. Ever Mr. Eversole was born October 30, 1829, in sole is a prominent Odd Fellow. He has served Perry County, Ohio, and is a son of Peter and as township trustee and on the School Board Rebecca (Snyder) Eversole, being one of seven and -has never failed to put his shoulder to. the children that grew to adult years, viz: Eliza, wheel when the voice of duty called him. Catherine, Francis, Nancy, Lemuel, Rebecca

and Daniel. —M.__ When our subject was a child of two years, his parents moved to Sandusky County where -. EORGE HALL,D. D. S.,one of Lima’s they died four years later, in 1835, within a leading professional men and formerly month of each other. Left alone in the world, postmaster of this city for a period of Lemuel was taken into the home of his uncle, nine years, whose portrait is shown John Eversole, of Perry County, where he re on the opposite page, was born in mained until he was 17. Educational oppor 1842 in Iowa, and is a son of the late Harrison tunities were meagre and consisted of a short Hall, who was once the leading contractor in term of schooling each winter. He was appren this city, dying here in 1902 at the age of 88 ticed to learn the carpenter‘s trade, and for years. the three years thus engaged was given his George Hall was educated at Cornell Col clothes and $30. \Vithin three months after lege, Mount Vernon, Iowa, and began the his time had expired, he was on his way to study of medicine and dentistry with Dr. Car California to seek his fortune in the gold fields. hart, of that city. At the outbreak of the Civil During the two years spent in mining and gold \Var, although but 18 years of age and with a washing, he did not make a fortune and decided promising career before him in pr.ofessional to return to his native State. In the spring of life, he enlisted in the three months’ service but 1852 he came to Allen County where he pur was not mustered in the United States service chased a tract of wild land and secured work because the Iowa quota was filled. The Doctor for the winter in the cabinet-shop of Musser then re-enlisted in the three years’ service on the & \Vinn, of Lima. For another six years he call for 300,000 men. Dr. Hall’s entire term of worked at his trade in the eastern part of the service covered four years and four months, at county. living frugally and saving his earnings the close of the first three years re-enlisting as a so that he was able, by selling his first purchase, veteran. The young soldier participated in all to buy his present property. In 1872 he built the battles in which his command was engaged a large, substantial bank barn, and three years until July 22, 1864, when in front of Atlanta, later his pleasant brick home. one of the most he was made a prisoner of war, the entire com attractive in the county. mand being captured at the same time. As a He was married July 8, 1855, to prisoner he was remanded to A_nd_ersonville Sarah Nash, who was born July 11, where three wretched months were spent; three 1837, and was a daughter of Thomas of almost equal misery were passed at Flor and Rebecca (Akins) Nash, early set ence, South Carolina, and one month at Char tlers of this county. They were the parents leston, where on the third attempt he accom of 12 children, viz: George W., Eliza J., wife plished his escape. This was done by jumping of L. B. Harrod: _Frank John E., Charles from a moving train near \/Vilmington, North A., Elva C., Daniel B., Nettie B., Lemuel N., Carolina. Aura D., Ralph and a child that died in infancy. _ Dr. Hall had then been imprisoned just Mr. Eversole is a member of the Christian_ seven months to a day, and did not purpose-be Church. He is a Republican and a veteran of ing again subjected to the horrors from which the Civil \Var. having enlisted as a 100 day he had escaped. Cautiously he made his way to man in May, 1864, in Company A, 151st Reg, \Vilmington, then occupied by the Confeder Ohio Vol. Inf., under Captain King, of Del ates, and fortunately found a Union family \ 478 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

willing to secrete him and give him necessary County, Ohio, a son of James Madison Morris, food and raiment. After remaining with these who served in the Mexican VVar with credit good Samaritans for six days, the city was and was also a sergeant in the Civil War. In taken by the Federal forces, and as soon as pos 1853 J. N. Morris, when four years of age, sible he reported to the commander, General came to Allen County and for 30 years was a Perry. The exposure brought on a violent ill successful business man of Elida. He died Oc ness and he was sent to the hospital at Annapo tober 18, 1904. lis, where he spent 2 months. His honorable J. R. Morris was reared and educated at discharge was received on July 21. 1865, at Elida and taught school for six years in Ger Louisville, Kentucky. man and Sugar Creek townships, during the Dr. Hall then joined his parents at Lima. last year serving as assistant principal of he whither they had removed during the war, and Elida schools. In June, 1904, he resigned this as soon as he was fully restored to health he es position in order to more closely devote his at tablished a dental practice in which he has vir tention to his pressing business interests, hav tually been engaged since 1867, although ing been connected for three years with the fur much of his time has been occupied in the dis niture house of \V. Rowlands, of Lima. The charge of duties of a public nature. President firm of Morris Brothers is made up of J. R. Harrison appointed him postmaster at Lima and O. B. Morris and they have the control of and he served also under Presidents McI\"inley ‘the largest establishment of its kind and the and Roosevelt, having always been more or less greatest volume of business in the town of prominent in political matters in this section of Elida. the "State. The affairs of his city have also .\lr. Morris has always been a zealous Dem claimed his interest. He has frequently been ocrat and on this ticket he was elected, in No elected a member of the City Council and has vember. 1905. mayor of Elida. by a majority of been president of that body. He served two 58 votes. This is in the nature of a personal terms on the Board of Education of Lima. and triumph as he is the first mayor ever elected among thoughtful citizens he is recognized as here on a straight Democratic ticket. one of the strong men of the community. In 1899 Mr. Morris was married to Alma In 1875 Dr. Hall was married to E. Vir T. Curtis, who is a daughter of T. J. Curtis, ginia Hackedorn. who is a daughter of George formerly a soldier of the Civil \Var, now a G. Hackedorn, long engaged in a banking bus farmer of German township. Mr. and Mrs. iness here. F raternally, Dr. Hall is prominent Morris belong to the United Brethren Church, in Masonry, belonging to the Blue Lodge, in which both take an active interest, Mr. Mor Council. Chapter and Commandery at Lima. ris being superintendent of the Sunday-school. He is also an Odd Fellow. He has been one of His fraternal connection is with the Odd Fel the moving spirits in Grand Army circles here; lows and the Knights of the .\Iaccabees. has been commander of Mart Armstrong Post, ---Q-o§— No. 202, and has served as a member of the ad ministrative committee of the Department of ILLIAM C. AUGSBURGER, man Ohio, G. A. R. \ ager and half owner of the Arms

-——--Q-+§——— Cream Separator Company, of Bluffton, was born at Bluffton, Au ('27; R. MORRIS, who was recently elected gust 23. 1874, and has been a con i ‘ I mayor of Elida, is a member of the tinuous resident of the town. His parents are l J j firm of Morris Brothers, dealers in Frederick and Sophia (Villiard) Augsburger. ‘ ‘ general merchandise and in staple and The father of our subject was born in fancy groceries, and was born in Elida Switzerland and came to Bluffton with his par June 17. 1875, and is a son of the late J. N. ents when a child of six years. He married in Morris. Wayne County, Ohio. and both he and his wife The father of ;\Ir. .\Iorris was born in Ross reside at Bluffton. Their children are: Wil AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 479 liam C., of this sketch; Lulu, wife of Ross Bo paign County, Ohio, but came to Allen County gart, of Bluffton; Elfa, wife of Frank Moran, with his parents at the age of 13 and continued of Mount Cory, Ohio, and Elmer, still at to live here until his 69th year, when his spirit school. passed into the great beyond. He was a farmer While our subject was still a pupil at school. and also shipped stock quite extensively; and, he assisted in his own maintenance, employing being a n1oney-maker, he accumulated 320 his spare time in selling newspapers. \Vhen 21 acres of land. He married Mary A. Kidd, who years of age, his small earnings having been was b0rn at Mansfield, Richland County, this saved by his careful mother. he was able to buy State, and who died at the age of 71 years. a lot and was prepared to build a house on it. Two brothers survive her—Nathaniel, who is The thrift taught him by his excellent mother in his 94th year and resides at Columbus Grove, has assisted greatly in his success as a business and Wesley, who resides in Illinois and is a man. VVhen 16 years old he left school and minister of the Methodist Protestant Church. clerked in a hardware store for a year and a Mrs. Lippincott was the mother of 12 children, half at Beaver Dam and for the same period at six of whom have died. Those living are: Kenton, and then for eight years at Bluffton Charles, of Columbus Grove; Joseph, of Put for John Fett. In 1901, with Mr. Fett, he en nam County; Rena (Marshall), of Columbus tered into partnership in the manufacture of Grove; Dora (Lora), of Monroe township; cream separators and they formed the company Ina (Bogardus), of Lima; and James M. which does such a large business under the James M. Lippincott was brought up on the name of the Arras Cream Separator Company. farm, but was given all the advantages of a Employment is given 15 competent persons at good, practical education. going from the dis the factory, and it is one of the town’s flourish trict schools to the Ohio Normal University at ing industries. Ada, where he studied one year. \Vhile there In 1895, Mr. Augsburger was married to he was a prime factor in organizing the Philo Belle Lewis, who was born at Blufl'ton, and is Literary Society, of which he was a charter a daughter of W. I. and Eliza Lewis. They member. After leaving college. he taught have four children, viz.: Hazel, Donald, How school one term, and during the ’70’s began the ard and Villiard. manufacture of tile, his factory being the first In political affiliation, .\Ir. Augsburger has in the vicinity and one of the first in the county. always been a Democrat. He has taken an In 1873 he purchased his present farm, upon active part in local affairs, is a member of the which he has erected substantial buildings and Town Council and is chairman of the finance made many improvements. The 80 acres upon committee. F raternally he belongs to two or which he lives is located in section 36, Monroe ganizations-—the Odd Fellows and the Modern township, while 40 acres lie in section 31. and \Voodmen of America. He is one of the lead 60 acres in section 34, Richland township. This ing business men of the community. farm is one of those historic spots which abound in Ohio, the spring from which Craw

—Q-0-@—-—— ford took his last drink before he was carried away prisoner by the Indians being located AMES M. LIPPINCOTT. a prominent here. This was also the camping ground of the farmer of Monroe township, living in Indians, some of whom are buried beneath the section 36, was born at Rockport, sod on this farm; many interesting relics have Ohio. May 11. 1851. He is a son of been found by Mr. Lippincott. James T. and Mary A. (Kidd) Lip On February 6, 1873, Mr. Lippincott was pincott, both deceased. His paternal grand married to Mary E. Stewart, who was born in father. Morgan Lippincott, entered a large Monroe township, Allen-C0unty, Ohio, No body of land north of Lima, where he engaged vember 2. 1853. and is a daughter of Alexan in farming. der and Sarah Jane (Rockhill) Stewart. Her James T. Lippincott was born in Cham father was born July 26. 1818, in Highland 480 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

County, Ohio, and the mother was a native of farmer and stock-raiser and he still owns a fine New Jersey. Mr. and Mrs. Lippincott are the estate, although his ofiicial duties prevent his parents of two children, Otis T. and Eugene T., close supervision of its operation. He has al both of whom give promise of a brilliant future. ways been one of the county’s intelligent, pub The elder son, Otis, was graduated from the lic-spirited men and for many years has been law school of the Ohio Normal University at a force in politics. As a leading Democrat he Ada and is now practicing his profession at has filled a number of local offices and in 1901 Lima, where he is associated with Mr. Sprague was elected a member of the Board of County under the firm name of Sprague & Lippincott. Commissioners and was honored by being Eugene, the younger son, was graduated from chosen as president of that important body. His the Ohio Normal University at Ada and the term expired in September, 1905. His services Ohio \Vesleyan University at Delaware, after on the board were eminently satisfactory to the which he attended the \Vestern Reserve Law public. School at Cleveland for one year and then ma Mr. Hefner was married October 20, 1893, triculated at the University of Chicago, where to Emma B. Ziler, a daughter of John Ziler, a he is preparing for admission to the legal pro well-known citizen of Allen County, and they fession. Mr. Lippincott has been a member of have three children—Ruth. Esther and James the Prohibition party since its inception in E. The family belong to the Christian Church. 1876, and has takes an active part in its ad

vancement. Besides being chairman of the ex ——-Qofi ecutive committee of Allen County and attend ing many of the conventions as a delegate, he has allowed his name to be used as candidate oculist and aurist. at Lima. is a native for several county offices, for the Legislature of Germany, a country which has con and for probate judge. He is a member of the tributed largely to the ranks of sci Beaver Dam Methodist Episcopal Church, of entists in the United States, and par which he is a steward and has been a trustee ticularly to the medical profession. He was for 30 years. He is the efficient superintendent -born May 18, 1860, being one of the two sons_ of the Sunday-school, which position he has born to his parents, Andrew J. and Catherine held for a number of years. (Marx) Stueber. His only brother, Louis J. Stueber, also an eminent physician of Lima,

—Q-»— died December 8, 1904. Frederick G. Stueber was seven years old LBERT HEFNER,who recently com when he came to America and he was reared "3 pleted a term of three years on the and mainly educated in American institutions. Board of County Commissioners, a His home has been at Lima since 1867. After portion of this period serving as presi preliminary preparation he entered _Rush Med _ dent of the board. was born in Dela ical College. Chicago, where he was graduated ware County, Ohio, October 23, 1839, and is in 1882. Subsequently he took post-graduate a. son of David and Frances (Frederick) courses in Chicago and New York and in vari Hefner. ous cities of Germany, spending a year in his _ The parents of Mr. Hefner were natives of native land: Dr. Stueber is a- ma.n_of high Pennsylvania. In 1840 they came to Allen attainments in his profession and keeps thor-_ County. Ohio, where the father engaged in oughly informed through attendance on the agricultural pursuits until the close of his life. sessions of the various leading medical socie He reared a family of eight children, all of ties, having membership in Allen County Medi whom are well settled in life. cal Society, the Ohio State Medical Society, Albert Hefner was reared a farmer boy and the Northwestern Ohio Medical Association,_ was educated in the public schools of Bath the American Medical Association and the township. His life has been mainly spent as a American Ophtholmic-Oto-Laryngological So

EBENEZER B. GOBLE AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 483 ciety. meeting and exchanging views and ex Jane Yerger, of Bluffton; and Charles, of Rich periences with the most notable men of medical land township. science in the country. After his marriage, George \V. Goble set Dr. Stueber was united in marriage with tled on a farm of 160 acres, which was a gift Emma Moser, a sketch of whose father will be from his father, and to this he subsequently found in this volume. Dr. and Mrs. Stueber added two tracts of 80 acres each. He cleared have two children, namely: Paul, who is taking and developed the greater portion of the prop a collegiate course at Oberlin College; and erty, of which he has retained 75 acres, his Ruth, who is attending the Lima High School. children enjoying the remainder. He has They have a beautiful home at No. 502 \Vest many old papers and records, not only of this North street and Dr. Stueber has weil-ap neighborhood, but some that have descended pointed offices in the_Metr0politan Block. He from his grandfather, Ebenezer Goble; the lat limits his practice to diseases of the eye and ear. ter was born in New Jersey, of French parents, Politically he is identified with the Republican who spelled the family name Goblee. George party. Fraternally he is a Knight of Pythias. W. Goble has lived on his farm in Richland He and his family belong to the German Re township for the past 64 years, and is one of formed Church, of Lima. its most venerable citizens. _ Ebenezer B. Goble has spent the years of a useful and busy life almost entirely in Richland township. He remained on the paternal home stead until his 30th year, and then settled on BENEZER B. GOBLE, one of the rep his present farm, which was given him by his resentative farmers and valued citi father. He has cleared 32 acres and has made . zens of Richland township, who re many valuable and substantial improvements sides on his well improved farm of 80 thereon. In 1881 he erected his comfortable acres in section 27, belongs to one of and convenient family home, and in 1886 com the fine old pioneer families of this township. pleted the large barn and other buildings. He He was born within one mile of his present conducts general farming, but within the past_ home on the 29th of November, 1848, and three years his property has greatly advanced is a son of George W. and Jane (Allison) in value, on account of the discovery of oil, Goble. * eight wells having been developed within this George \Vashington Goble, father of our period. _ - _ _ subject, was born in \Vashington County, Penn- : Mr. Goble was married August 21, 1879, to sylvania, March 2o,_ 1819. and is a son of Dan ; Christianna Rummell. who was born in Tuscar iel L. and Elizabeth (Dilly) Goble, the third awas County, Ohio, August 1, 1849, and is~a‘ of their family of seven children. George \V. 1 daughter of- Francis and Mary (Hall) Rum was 14 years of age when he accompanied his mell, the fo_rmer a_ native of Ohio, and _the lat parents overland to Allen County, his new ter of New Jersey. Two children were born_ home beingin the vicinity of Bluffton. In his to oursubject andwife, viz: Earl, who died iii early manhood he taught school for some win infancy; and Mary Blanche, who is the wife of ters. but devoted the greater part of his time J. A. Badertscher,-of Athens, Ohio. to practical farming. On September I6, 1841, The father of Mr. Goble has been a_st_anch he married Margaret Fenton, who died shortly Democrat _since 1840, but our subject affiliates after, and on June 16, 1845, he was united to with no party, voting independently and con Laura Ackley. She also lived but a short time senting to fill only school ofifices in his t_own and on March 26, 1848, Mr. Goble married, as ship. _ He belongs to the lodge of Odd Fellows his third wife, Jane Allison. The children of at Beaver Dam. _ For many years he has been this marriage were: Ebenezer B. ; Allen B., de a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. ceased, at the age of 41 years; Mrs. Martha His portrait is shown on a preceding page. HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

*-' RRIE I-IERRINGTON, residing on the township. Isaac Andrews also farmed on this old family homestead in section 5, place until his death July 5, 1886, which re Shawnee township. is extensively en sulted from injuries sustained in a run-away. gaged in dairying, conducting the He married Mary Ireland. who was born in “Model Dairy” in partnership with his Ohio and came to Allen County with her father brother Reuben, under the firm name of Her Charles Ireland, when about four years old. rington Brothers. He embarked in this busi They had two children: Charles T. who now ness some five years ago and has two milk lives on the old Andrews homestead; and Cath routes in Lima. He keeps from 12 to 20 milch erine, mother of our subject. cows on the farm, and in addition buys milk to To .\Ir. and Mrs. Herrington were born the supply his trade. following children: Orrie: Clara, who died in The Herrington farm. pleasantly located on December. 1903; Reuben. in partnership with the Spencerville road. about five miles from our subject and living in Lima, who married Lima. is one of the best in its section of the Pansy Owen, of Urbana. Ohio; Laura, living county. A handsome two-story residence has at home, who was graduated from the Lima been erected in recent years. which in arrange High School in 1903; Hugh. who lives in ment.-construction and finish compares favor Lima; Homer, who lives on the home place; ably with modern city homes. It is finished in and Irma. who lives at home and attends hard wood throughout, the parlor and lower school. Religiously, the family are Methodists. hall being in quarter-sawed oak. .\Ir. Herrington was born in Allen County. + and is a son of James Horace and Catherine (Andrews) Herrington. and a grandson of ILTON C. CRAIG, deceased. was a Reuben Herrington. who was a native of Penn 1. resident of Ohio from 1856 until sylvania. his death. which took place April James H. Herrington was born in Lewis 2. 1902. He was closely identified town. Pennsylvania. October 22. 1851, and was with railroad construction in the three years old when his mother died. being early days and later was a well-known and suc thereafter reared by his maternal grandfather, cessful business man of Lima. Mr. Craig was Abel Davis. He was seven years old when born at Beaver. Beaver County. Pennsylvania, brought to Allen County, his grandparents lo February 20. 18.21. and was a son of Samuel cating in South Lima. They subsequently lo and Elizabeth Craig. cated in Bath township. where he lived until The parents of Mr. Craig were natives of he reached the age of 19. He then went to Pennsylvania. They reared six children. and Altoona. Pennsylvania, and served an appren when the Civil \Var broke out gave three sons ticeship at the painter’s trade. Returning to to the support of the Union cause. These have Lima. he followed his trade four or five years. long since passed away. although they survived He then engaged in farming at Allentown for the dangers of the battle-field. some time and from there moved to the Kes Prior to coming to Ohio. .\Ir. Craig had at sler farm. In 1888. he located upon his present tended school in his native State. had carried property. on farming and milling and had married and In 1876 James H. Herrington was married become a man of family. \Vhen he came to this to Catherine Andrews who was born in Allen locality. the Pittsburg, Fort \Vayne and Chi County. Ohio. and is a daughter of Isaac and cago Railway was in course of construc Mary (Ireland) Andrews. Her father was tion and he helped to lay the rails on born in Ross county, Ohio, April 6. 1830. and this great transportation line and then entered was 10 years old when he accompanied his fath the employ of the Dayton & Michigan Railroad er. Thomas Andrews. to Allen County. the lat Company, with which he was connected for 18 ter dying on the old Andrews farm in Shawnee years. In 1881 he came to Lima. established his

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permanent home here and later opened up a store, giving it the name of the “South Lima feed mill on East Market street, with which Drug Store." This he continued to conduct he continued to be connected during the re in association with his practice until his mainder-of his active life. He was a man of death, which took place July 22, 1888. Few business stability and of personal integrity. men were better known in his section of the In 1898 Mr. Craig married Mrs. Elizabeth city. He did much in the way of charity and Chew, who was born in Ohio and who still at all times was a liberal supporter of move survives, residing in a very pleasant and com ments for the general welfare. fortable home at No. 402 McPheron street. Dr. Fletcher married Pauline A. Herring. Lima. Mr. Craig by his first marriage had six a daughter of William M. Herring. She sur children—Samuel, Sarah and Grace still sur vives him, together with two children: Carl J., vive and Harvey, \Villiam and Ellen are deceas of Lima, who married Borghild Zetlitz, No ed. Mrs. Craig had two children by her union vember 15, 1905, and Bernice A., who lives with with Archibald Chew—of whom Irvin Chew, her mother in the pleasant family home at No. D. D. S., survives and resides in Toledo, Ohio. 719 South Elizabeth street. Laura married Edison Kuenzli and. at her death .—§4.._.— left four children. 1 HRISTIAN U. AMSTUTZ. a well -—Q-»—— ’ known farmer of Allen County, and owner of 200 acres of land in section 1 ILLIAM M. FLETCHER. M. D., 3, Richland township, is a French prominent physician and business man by birth and an American by man of Lima, of two decades ago. adoption. He was born August 28, 1829. and whose promising career was cut was five years of age when his parents, Ul short at the early age of 34 years, rich and Barbara (Clay) Amstutz, came to was born in 1854 in Dalton, Wayne County, this country. The father was a native of France Ohio. and is a son of \Villiam and Ann Eliza and was twice married in that country. By (Moffitt) Fletcher. the first union there were three children, one of The late Dr. Fletcher was of Irish ancestry. whom died and the other two came with him to both of his parents having been born in Ireland. America; these were Mary and Anna Amstutz. The family was founded in Ohio by his grand His second wife was Barbara Clay, a native of father. who came from Ireland at an early day Switzerland, by whom he had two children. and settled in Wayne County, Ohio, in -1833. Christian U. and John U., who resides in Rich where he reared a large family. Dr. Fletcher land township. The family landed in New was one in a family of eight children born to his York in 1834 and soon after settled in Ohio, lo parents, namely: Belle, Ella, Frances, \Vesley, cating in \Vayne County in 1837. Later they William M., Charles, John and Emma. moved to Allen County where they spent the Dr. Fletcher obtained his literary education remainder of their lives, the father dying at in the local schools and very early in life decid the age of 77 and the mother at the more ad ed to study medicine. Much of his earlier read vanced age of 95 years. ing was done without special direction but it In 1854 Christian U. Amstutz moved to his was no less thorough, and he prepared for and present homestead, which at that time consisted later took a course of lectures at the P. M. Med of 80 acres of woodland, and built a rude log ical Institute at Cincinnati. He began his prac cabin as a home for himself and bride. He tice among his old friends at Dalton, but two lost no time in clearing and -getting his land un years later removed to Auglaize County, Ohio, der cultivation, and has added to the original and there engaged in practice for almost five purchase until he now owns 200 acres. 80 of years. In the fall of 1884 Dr. Fletcher came which are in section 16. In 1866 he built his to South Lima and opened a first-class drug present commodious residence and the other

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improvements he has effected make it in every accepting a like position in the New Paris way a desirable home. Grain is his principal schools, Preble County, Ohio, where he remain crop. ed seven years. He was recognized as one Mr. Amstutz was married in 1854 to Fan of the foremost educators of the State and was nie Neuenschwander, a native of \Vayne Coun for years a member of the Preble County Board ty and a daughter of Ulrich and Elizabeth of School Examiners, being president of that (Basinger) Neuenschwander, both of whom body when he removed from the county. Hav were natives of Germany. The following chil ing accepted a lucrative position with the dren were born to this union, viz.: Eli, who O’Connor insurance agency, Mr. Thomas came died in infancy; David, who resides in section to Lima in 1897 and acted as its representative 16, Richland township; Samuel, a widower, until December 31, 1904, when this relation was who with his daughter Paulina, lives with his dissolved and the next day he assumed his du father—his other child is dead; Christian D., ties as cashier and general manager of Branch who resides in Bluffton; Barbara, who lives at “A” of The Lima Trust Company. This is home; Adam, also living at home; Ulrich, who one of the strongest and most substantial bank lives at home and is a teacher of vocal music; ing institutions in Allen County, and the choice and Ephraim, who lives on an adjoining farm. of the directors for the important office of man Mrs. Amstutz, who died December 16, 1895, ager of the branch was a most suitable one, as at the age of 66 years, 8 months and 11 days, Mr. Thomas is abundantly qualified for the po was a woman of noble qualities and had scores sition. of friends. Mr. Amstutz is a Democrat and Mr. Thomas was married October 13, 1887, has served as trustee of the township one term to Lillie D. McPherson, daughter of George and as a member of the School Board for 12 McPherson, a retired citizen of Preble County. years. He is a member of the Mennonite They have two children—l&irl \V. and Minor Church and for-28 years has been janitor of M. Mr. Thomas is master of Lima Lodge. No. Ebenezer Mennonite Church, which he assisted 205, F. & A. M.; high priest of Lima Chapter, in building. No. 49, R. A. M. ; and acting recorder of Shaw

—Q.»— nee Commandery, No. 14, K. T. of Lima; also a member of the Knights of Pythias and the VAN L. THOMAS, cashier and general Odd Fellows. L " manager of Branch “A" of The Lima 5. --—-Q-0->— Trust Company. was born in Jay County, Indiana, in 1855, and is a son _. lI.l.IAMJ. \VE.\-IMER, vice-presi of Andrew J. Thomas, who was born ' dent of The Deisel-\Vemmer Com in \Vest Virginia in 1816. Andrew J. Thomas pany, one of the largest cigar man went to Indiana when 16 years old and engaged ufacturing concerns in the country in farming until his death in 189_2, at the age of and one of the most important in 76 years. He was the youngest of a family of dustries of Lima, is a native of Germany, where 1 3 children, whose average age at death was he was born September 10, 1862. . _ 77 years. Mr. \Vemmer attended school in his native Evan L. Thomas received all the advantages land and developed into early manhood at of a superior education. attending Farmer’s home. being one of a large family. Wh_en 19 Academy in Jay County, then the \Vhitewater years of age. he decided to emigrate to Ameri Academy, and finishing at the Indiana State ca in search of better industrial conditions than Normal School at Terre Haute. In 1872 he en prevailed in his own section of Germany. After gaged in teaching school, and, with an excep reaching the United States he lived for eight tion of two years, was-thus employed for 25 months in the city of New York, and then re consecutive years. He rapidly advanced in his moved to Delaware, Ohio. There he was en profession, being superintendent of the schools gaged in a cigar business for nearly five years. at Sevastopol and West Richmond, and later which he continued later at Toledo, coming to AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 487

Lima, in 1890. He first entered the employ of York) oil field from which he received hand Henry Deisel and later formed a business asso some returns. Encouraged by this success, he ciation with the latter and, after the incorpora extended his operations to the oil fields of In tion of the business in 1902, became vice-presi diana, Ohio, Kansas, Indian Territory, and in dent of The Deisel-Wemmer Company. This fact to these of almost every State in the Union important office he has since filled. The un in which oil was known to exist, devoting his usual expansion of the business made necessary entire time and capital to his enterprises, with the recently completed additions to their former the most satisfactory results. It has been some large factory, which make it one of the promi eight years since Maire Brothers came to Lima nent landmarks of this manufacturing city. and established an off1ce, which now transacts .\Ir. \Vemmer, with Mr. Deisel and his a large volume of business. Their well-ap brother, Henry G. \Vemmer, deserve the high pointed headquarters are now in the Opera esteem in which they are held, for by their en House Block, of which building they became ergy and enterprise they have developed a the proprietors in November, 1905. business, within the short space of 14 years, Mr. Maire has identified himself closely which overshadows almost every one of its kind with the municipal interests, and is one of in the country. In addition to his extensive in Lima’s most public spirited citizens. He is a terests here, Mr. \Vemmer is connected with director of The Lima Trust Company and a other successful Lima enterprises, and is also solid, reliable business man. He is also a prom one of the city’s public-spirited, broad-minded inent Mason, being a member of the Knights and liberal citizens. Templar. Mr. \Vemmer was married January 2, 1884, -#4-¢— to Helen Rickert, who was also born in Ger many and came to America in girlhood. They have three children—Pauline, Helen and \Vill sel-Wemmer Company, cigar manu iam Henry. The family is connected with the facturers, at Lima, and one of the German Reformed Church, in which Mr. city’s leading business men, was born \Vemmer. is a trustee. in Germany, in 1862, and is ason of Individually Mr, \Vemmer has always been Edward Deisel who spent his whole life in his noted for his persistency, his energy and care native land. fulness. He has many personal, as well as busi Henry Deisel was 19 years of age when he ness, friends, and he is fraternally associated came to America. He had received a good edu with the Elks, the Red Men, the Odd Fellows cation and been instructed in the cigarmaking and the Traveling Men’s Protective Associa craft and soon after locating at Lima, in 1881, t1on. he found employment at his trade with Henry

.—_Q.w— Sontag, a pioneer in that business here. He remained with Mr. Sontag for two years, and '. DVVARD J. MAIRE, who is prominent then was employed for a year by another firm, " in the business life of Lima, is a mem but by 1884 he was prepared to embark in busi ber of the firm of Maire Brothers, ex ness for himself. He continued an individual tcnsively engaged in the production of business until 1891 when, in association with oil. He is a son of Louis Maire, de his friends, Henry G. and William J. \Vemmer, ceased, a native of France, who came to this also practical cigarmakers, he formed a part country and settled in Crawford County, Penn nership which continued as Deisel & \Vemmer sylvania, where Edward J. Maire was born and until 1902, when the expansion of a great busi educated. His first business venture was as a ness made incorporation advisable. Through merchant in Bolivar, New York, but so much the energy and enterprise of Mr. Deisel and the money was being made in the oil industry -all \Vemmer brothers, the establishment has be around him that he finally embarked in that come one of the largest cigar manufacturing line. putting his money in the Allegany (New houses in all this section. The present officers 488 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

l of the corporation known as The Deisel-W em 1861-62 it was quartered at Fredericksburg, mer Company are: Henry Deisel, president; Maryland. In the spring it took an active part William J. W emmer, vice-president; Henry G. in the campaign in the Shenandoah Valley, and Wemmer, general manager and Robert J. during his service there he was captured by the Plate, secretary and treasurer. enemy at Antietam. Later he was paroled at In 1884 Mr. Deisel was married to Emma Annapolis, Maryland, joined the Army of the \/Volf, who was born in Germany and is a West and at the close of his term of enlistment daughter of J. B. Wolf. They have five chil was mustered out at Annapolis. dren. Mr. Deisel and his wife are members of Mr. Core returned to Ohio and engaged in the German Reformed Church. He is a tal business at Columbus until he came to Lima, ented musician and is the director of the church where he was the pioneer in the secondhand choir. goods business, oonducting a store for four Mr. Deisel’s fraternal connections are with years. From that he embarked in the livery the Old Fellows, the Elks, the United Commer business in which he continued until the fall of cial Travelers, and the Traveling Men’s Pro 1905. tective Association. In 1869 Mr. Core was married to Martha In addition to directing the policy of the im Simpson and they have three children, viz.: mense business which he assisted in founding, \Villiam E., who is employed by a wholesale Mr. Deisel is interested in a number of other grocery firm of Chicago; Martha, who is the successful enterprises. As a business man, Mr. wife of George Strang, an electrician with the Deisel stands deservedly high, and his career Automatic Telephone Company; and Stella, has been an almost unbroken line of successes. who married Elmer Collier and resides at No. In the face of fierce competition, he has guided 522 West High Street. Mrs. Core is a mem his great enterprise through every crisis, has ber of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, of outdistanced other firms and has established Lima. one of the important industries of this section, + which is a credit to himself and a pride to the community. N. GENGLER, justice of the peace at + Landeck, and the owner of a fine farm of 320 acres of well-improved land in B. CORE, who formerly conducted a sections 2, 10 and 11, Marion town -first-class livery establishment at ship, and 40 additional acres in the ad Lima, is an old and valued citizen and joining township, and joint proprietor of the is also a survivor of the Civil \Var in Landeck Tile Factory, was born in Germany, which he bore an honorable part for December 24, 1842, and is a son of Peter and three years. He was born at Erie, Pennsyl Mary (Bonifas) Gengler. vania. in June, 1847. Peter Gengler, emigrated to America in Mr. Core was three years old when his par 1845 with his wife and our subject, Dominick, ents moved to Trumbull County, Ohio, and but the eldest of the family of six children, the oth a few years older when they removed to Mor er survivors of which are: Louis, who is a row County. There he was reared to young notary public in Indiana; Felix, who resides manhood and was educated in the local schools. near Coldwater; and Thomas, who is a farmer On the outbreak of the Civil \Var he was one in Putnam County. Peter Gengler came of the first in his locality to indicate his will to Ohio and located on a small tract ingness to take up arms for his country. enlist of 50 acres, then in the woods of Sen-. ing in April, 1861, in Company A. 27th Reg., eca County, where he lived for 17 years, Indiana Vol. Inf., being mustered into the ser having with the help of his children, cleared vice at Indianapolis. He accompanied his reg and developed it into a fine farm. In 1863. iment to Washington and during the winter of after disposing of it to advantage, he came to

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Allen County and purchased 160 acres of land which have been developed out of the wilder south of the village of Landeck, in Marion ness of Allen County. Mr. and Mrs. Gengler township, and this land he improved and lived have five children: Nicholas, residing in sec upon until his death on January 31, 1894, aged tion 10, where his father has built a nice home, 78 years. He was one of the liberal contribu who married Helena Roerig and has two chil- tors to the building of the beautiful edifice of dren—Raymond and Rosala; John, residing in St. John the Baptist Church, at Landeck, and section 2, also owning a comfortable home, who _ for a number of years was a member of its married Clara Roerig, a cousin of Mrs. Nicho board of trustees. las Gengler, and has two children—Loretta and Dominic N. Gengler attended the public Sylvester; Margaret, who married Louis schools in Seneca County, and under his father’s Karst, resides in a nice home in section 10 and direction grew into a capable, practical farmer. has one son—Albert; Thomas, who is unmar After his marriage he settled on a part of his ried and remains at home managing the farms present farm, consisting then of 80 acres. He and the tile works; and Susan, who married C. now owns 360 acres of fine land, 40 of which H. Falter, of Seneca County, Ohio, and has were willed to him and the remainder has come three children—Armilla, Alwisa and John. into his possession by purchase. \Vhen Mr. In politics Mr. Gengler is a Democrat. He Gengler settled here. the surrounding timber has served on the School Board and is an ardent was full of game. He built a log house for im friend of the public schools. He has done his mediate occupancy, drained and cleared his full share in the material development of his farm and gradually brought it to its present section of the county. In his earlier years he state of rich cultivation. In 1890 he erected his worked many a day on the roads of Marion beautiful brick residence, one which arouses township, giving his time to advance the gen general admiration from the passing stranger eral welfare. Since 188o he has been a justice and which is a model of comfort and conveni of the peace, and it has always been his endeav ence for its inmates. It is beautifully situated or in his ofiicial position to serve as far as pos south of the main road, and is enclosed with a sible as a peacemaker while administering the neat, ornamental iron fence. In the charming law. He is a Catholic and is one of the leading arrangement of flowers and shrubbery, the members of the Church of St. John the Baptist good taste of both Mr. and Mrs. Gengler is and, like his father before him, is a member of shown. It is one of the most beautifully at the church choir. tractive homes in this section of Allen County.

Mr. Gengler has important interests in the —-—§-»—_ Landeck Tile Factory which he opened on his farm in 1880. Here tiles are manufactured RANCIS ASHTON, a retired business ranging in size from 3 to 12 inches. man of Lima whose portrait accom On November 29. 1870. Mr. Gengler was panies this sketch, was for many years married to Mary Ardner. who is a daughter of largely interested in the grocery and Nicholas and Susan ( Adantz) Ardner. the lumber industries of this city. He is former of whom was born in Germany, May 5. a son of Francis and Elizabeth (Mackinder) 1822. Mr. Ardner came to America in 1846 Ashton, and was born March 9, 1831, in Lin and located at Tiffin, Ohio, where he was mar colnshire, England. ried in 1863. He came then to Allen County Mr. Ashton came to America in early boy and settled on a farm of 80 acres. situated three hood and received his education in the State of miles southeast of Landeck. which he has in Ohio. His first business venture was at Ken creased to 200 acres. Here he remained until ton. Ohio. where he and his brother, \Villiam 1884 when he removed to a 10-acre farm near Ashton. engaged in the hardware line. This Landeck, in order to enjoy church privileges, was continued until 1854. when he came to being a devout member of the Church of St. Lima and opened a hardware store, which he - John the Baptist. He owns other tracts of land conducted alone for about 15 years. Soon 4-92 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

after retiring from this work, Mr. Ashton. be millinery store under the firm name of Glover came interested in the grocery business, his & VVinters. The business was a success from partner being John \Vheeler. The firm of the start, and the volume of trade has extended \Vheeler & Ashton was continued five years, until it has become one of the most extensive when Mr. \Vheeler retired and his place was enterprises in Lima. In 1894 Mr. Glover pur taken by Henry Ashton, another brother of chased his partner’s interest and has since then our subject. F. & H. Ashton conducted the been sole owner. The business is both whole business very successfully until 1880, when sale and retail, the former covering an exten Francis Ashton became associated with Thom sive territory. as R. Dobbins and opened a lumber-yard on Mr. Glover is interested in a number of en South Main street. Here they soon worked terprises in Ohio. including properties in Tiffin up a prosperous trade, which was continued and Van Wert. He has paid up stock in the Ger until Mr. Ashton’s retirement from business man American Oil Company to the value of in the latter part of the ’8o’s. $6,000 and is owner of a thriving fertilizing Mr. Ashton was married in 1856 to Mary plant at Muncie, Indiana. He has added materi Lantz and the following children have blessed ally in the development of Lima. He is a mem their union: Elizabeth, wife of Charles Dunan, ber of the Masonic fraternity. Mr. Glover has of San Francisco, California; Annie, wife of been too much occupied with his business to R. M. Hughes, with the MacDonald Jewelry dabble in politics. He was married in 1876 Company of Lima; John R., of Lima; Hattie to Currence \Vinters. B., wife of Frederick J. DeGrief, of Lima; and F. L., a prosperous hardware merchant of —o»——— Celina, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Ashton attend the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Ash " 1'; EORGE D. KANAWL, formerly a ton has been prominent in Odd Fellow and Ma ' member of the Board of County Com sonic circles for many years. He was treas missioners of Allen County, and now a urer of Allen Lodge, No. 223, I. O. O. F., for retired resident of Lima, has been 25 years and for several years held the same more or less actively identified with office in the Shawnee Commandery, No. 14, K. this city’s interests for almost 30 years. He was T. He was also for many years treasurer of born in 1849 in Juniata County, Pennsylvania,. Lima Council, No. 20, R. & S. M. He is one and there obtained the greater part of his edu of the city’s representative men, and has con cation. tributed largely to the prosperity and advance In 1866 Mr. Kanawl came to Allen County, ment which have attended the community in and after working on a farm for three years which he still takes a lively and substantial in went into contracting and bridge-building. He terest. was so employed in Allen County, for 25 years,

———§»—— and during that period he put in the founda tions of almost all of the important business H. GLOVER, wholesale and retail blocks on Main street, Lima, and built the foun dealer in millinery, of Lima, is a dation for the Solar Refinery. His careful and Canadian by birth, having first seen lasting work is seen in many of the finest resi the light of day in that country in dences all over the city. He did a large busi 1844. Mr. Glover was raised on a ness all over the county in building bridge farm, and since early manhood has been engag abutments and in bridge-work generally. He ed in mercantile business, first as a clerk in a was well and favorably known in almost every dry goods store, later in a general merchan branch of the building trade. dise store, and finally in a store of his own in For many years Mr. Kanawl has been con Lima. Mr. Glover had traveled on the road for nected with politics and public affairs in Al 25 years when he came to this city in 1889, and len County. Prior to his first election as coun in partnership with A. A. \Vinters opened a ty commissioner in 1897, he had been an official AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 493

in Bath township and had served as supervisor, ber of the firm of The Roth-Argue, Maire trustee and justice of the peace in German town Brothers Oil Company, one of the most import ship. After serving most efficiently as a mem ant independent companies now operating, ber of the Board of County Commissioners for having 16 wells in the Bartlesville (Indian three years, he was reelected in 1900 and serv Territory) field. This company has just shot ed three years more. For the past three years a new well, which promises great results, as it he has lived without business care or official re already produces 800 barrels of oil daily. On sponsibility, on account of failing health, and October 8, 1904, the company drilled well No. has taken this opportunity to travel over a large 4, which proved a natural well, flowing 800 bar part of the United States. He spent last winter rels of oil, and that the same conditions attend in the genial climate of Southern California and their latest boring speaks well for the value of Mexico. At every point he has made new ac the field. In addition to these large interests, quaintances and left friends behind. Mr. Williams is a stockholder in other enter Mr. Kanawl has been thrice married. His prises, one of them being The Lima Trust Com first wife was Adeline Ransbottom, a member pany. of one of the pioneer families of Allen County, In 1875 Mr. \Villiams was married to Ida and they had two children—Charles and Fan J. Allport, who was born in Canada and died nie. The former is a commercial traveler and April 1, 1891, leaving four children, viz.: the latter is the wife of George Deimer, of Harry, who is the manager of a wood-fiber Lima, who is foreman for The Lima Telephone company at Birmingham, Alabama; Maud E.; & Telegraph Company. Mr. Kanawl married Silas, who is a student at Orchard Lake, Michi (second) Mary I. Murray, who was a daughter gan; and Helen. The religious connection of of John Murray. of German township, a mem the family is with the Baptist Church. Mr. ber of one of the county’s influential families. \Villiams is a good citizen, but not an active His third marriage took place September 6, politician. He is a member of the Elks. 1905, to Mrs. Tina (Moore) Crossley, who ——_-Q-4-§——— was the widow of Elmer Crossley. Mr. Kanawl is a member of the Epworth -_ ANIEL LORY resides on his farm of Methodist Episcopal Church which he assisted ' 80 acres in section 34, Richland town very materially while it was in course of con ship, which he purchased about 35 struction. Fraternally he belongs to the Odd years ago, soon after coming to Allen Fellows and the Elks. County. He grew to manhood on the farm upon which he was born May 26, 1847,

—Q-0-Q— near La Chaux de Fonds, in Canton Neuchatel, Switzerland. This property had been in the F. \VILLIAMS, an extensive oil pro Lory family for more than 150 years, and was ducer, stands among the leading busi the home of his parents, Henry Louis and Mar ness men of Lima. He was born in ion (Herschey) Lory during their lifetime. Erie County, New York, in 1849, and Our subject was one of 12 children, three of is a son of the late J. \V. Williams, a whom died in childhood. Three of his brothers, millwright_ by trade and a resident of New —Louis, Frederick and Ulysses—came to this York. country and settled; Louis in Illinois and Fred B. F. \Villiams was reared and educated in erick in New York. Ulysses returned to Erie County, and as early as 1868 became in Switzerland and died there. terested in the Pennsylvania oil field, being a Daniel Lory came to America alone at the producer at Shamburg and Pleasantville until age of 18, and after spending one year on a 1877, when he entered the Bradford field, farm in Wayne County, Ohio, came to Allen where he operated until he came to Lima in County and hired out by the year as a farm 1898. His present interests are located in the hand for three years. He purchased 40 acres Ohio, Indiana and Kansas fields, being a mem of land in section 34, Richland township and 26 494 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

was afterwards able to secure an adjoining 40, ful merchant at Lima, and was an acknowl which he has in an excellent state of cultivation. edged founder of the city’s prosperity. He He has erected substantial buildings on his died in 1870, a man generally esteemed and property and is one of the progressive farmers beloved. The aged mother still survives him, of the county. A man of comprehensive know and is an honored member of the family of her ledge and a deep thinker, he brings to his work son Frank. an intelligent understanding that lplaces him The death of the father of Frank W. among the foremost agriculturists of his section Holmes, when the latter was only 12 years old, and a leader in whatever he undertakes. Mr. placed heavy responsibilities on the lad as the Lory has had the advantage of a good educa eldest son; but he was equal to the task and tion and is a fluent speaker in German, French zealously assisted his widowed mother in her and English, which he writes with equal facil struggles to provide for the support and educa ity. The German language was taught in the tion of the family. Much space might be de home, the French was acquired in schools in voted to narrating the various ways in which his native land, while the English was picked the youth concienciously tried to take his fath up after coming to this country. er’s place in the family, often willingly sacri Mr. Lory was married in 1867, soon after ficing his own ambitions and comfort. Thus he coming here, to Katherine Basinger who was was able to keep intact the estate left by his born in Richland township, Allen County, father, which increased so much in value in Ohio, December 26, 1843. and is a daughter of later years. Under many discouragements he Simon and Barbara (Steiner) Basinger. Her also continued his studies, and in 1876 graduat parents were among the first settlers of Allen ed in a class of 15 from the Lima High School. County, coming here from Alsace, France, the If conditions had been different, he would have place of their nativity. Ten children were born taken a college course, but as that was impos to Mr. and Mrs. Lory, four of whom died in sible at the time he turned to the business field, infancy. The others are: Ferdinand, a resi accepting at first a position in the bank of a dent of Bluffton; Louis, living at home; Eman neighboring town. Here his only compensation uel, who lives in Lima; Marianne, who died was his board, but he remained nearly a year at the age of 20 years; Ida, living at home; in order to increase his knowledge, and gain an and Daniel, who also lives at home. They are insight into financial methods. He then return members of the German Reformed Church, of ed to Lima and secured a position as clerk in Bluffton, of which our subject was one of the the Lima Postoffice, at a salary of $20 per first elders, serving in that capacity for a num month, serving in that capacity for two years. ber of years. He has always been a prominent Mr. Holmes’ first entrance into the oil busi citizen and has served as trustee of the town ness, with which he subsequently became so ship for six years and as supervisor for e1ght closely identified, was in the capacity of book years, having been elected on the Democrat1c keeper for \V. L. Porter, at a yearly salary of ticket. $600, which then seemed to the young man al ——¢»—— most a fortune. His business relations with Mr. Porter were of the most satisfactory nature, the

RANK \/V. HOLMES, one of Lima’s most cordial personal feelings being mutually ,1: 1,-. prominent citizens. president of the Fi entertained by both throughout Mr. Porter’s delity Coal & Supply Company. and life. Mr. Holmes held the position until 1881. Q)--'>33 identified for years with the oil and when, on account of close application to his other industries of this section, was duties, his health became impaired and his phy born in Lima, March 18, 1858, and is a son of sician recommended a change of climate. He Branson P. and Jane \V. Holmes. then visited the \Vest and engaged in mining The Holmes family is one of the oldest in for a short time in Colorado. His health became the county. For ever 33 years Brarson P. restored, but he did not advance financially, and Holmes, father of Frank \V., was a success- I he returned to Lima no richer in pocket, but AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 495

better prepared to stand the stress of business neer in the opening up and extension of the oil life. In 1882, soon after his return, he was of field here. fered the secretaryship of the Lima Iron Fence The operation of this lease was conducted, Company, a position he held for three years. through a business combination, with parties in In the meantime the value of his father’s Olean, New York, who subsequently dealt with estate had been much increased, on account of Mr. Holmes in connection with many other the general progress and development of the leases. At this time he was associated with city. In 1885 he undertook, for the Holmes es Frank and Charles Coss, practical oil men, tate, the building of the present Holmes Block. formerly of Olean. New York. \Vhile final At that time he was residing with his mother on prosperity came, the early days of Mr. Holmes’ the old homestead. On account of the general oil enterprises were filled with discouragement. municipal progress his property had become \V hen the old J. K. Speer. well was drilled, too valuable for business purposes to justify its which daily produced 700 barrels of oil, and retention as a place of residence. It was there was followed by the John Ridenour well, fore decided that a fine business block could be whose capacity was 1,000 barrels a day, Mr. erected which would return a large income in Holmes soon acquired sufficient capital to meet rentals, although, at that time, it was a con all his liabilities. siderable distance from Lima’s business cen The history of the oil operations in this sec ter notwithstanding which, contracts were se tion. with the great promise of financial pros cured with desirable tenants for long-term leas perity to hundreds of those, who, like Mr. es, on low payments. Mr. Holmes had a debt Holmes, had gone into the business with small of $3,000 with which to contend, and it requir capital, and the quenching of hope and extin ed all his business ability to accomplish the erec guishing of opportunity, is too well known in tion of the business block, which was satisfac these days of publicity, to recount the tale, with torily completed in 1885. its many details of the greed of the great Oc It was soon after the completion of this topus which brought ruin to many happy homes. work, and while Mr. Holmes was unemployed, In Mr. Holmes’ case, before he could sell any that the first oil well was opened at Lima. He of his oil, the Standard Oil Company decided was offered a humble position with the Trenton that they had made a mistake in considering Rock Oil Company—a corporation supposed to that the product was of any value whatever ex control nearly all the oil territory of any value cept as fuel, and they therefore lowered the in Ohio—and this he accepted, his work being price, day after day, until the time came when that of a notary whose business it was to ac 42 gallons of this oil brought the sum of 15 knowledge oil leases. As this work occupied cents. Under these conditions, the various oil but a short period, he was soon out of employ producers outside the Standard felt themselves ment; but later, from a chance conversation justified in combining for self-protection, and with a friend, Mr. Holmes secured one of the each man’s property, including that of Mr. earliest valuable oil leases in this locality. As Holmes, was turned into the company at a value a diversion and as an experiment, the friends, which was established by a board of appraisers. both then out of employment, went into the He was one of the incorporators and. later, a country with the idea of securing an oil lease director in what was known as the Ohio _Oil which they hoped they might be able to sell to Company. This company continued one year some investor. The result was that, after a but was forced to sell to the Standard Oil Com long day spent with a farmer, who had little pany. faith in the oil business but was of a friendly, Prior to the sale of his interests, Mr. accommodating spirit, they secured a lease upon Holmes had become associated with S. M. his farm. This- lease proved one of the most Jones in taking up a large block of territory in valuable taken in Allen County, and the well the western section of Allen, and the subsequently drilled upon it was really the pio eastern section of Van Wert County, 496 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

forming what became the Geyser Oil estate holdings and is an extensive operator in Company. Although this venture did not realty. prove as satisfactory as anticipated, Mr. In 1882 Mr. Holmes was married to May Holmes made money out of it. Immediately R. Harley, who is a daughter of Dr. L. G. Har afterward he became interested near Marietta, ley, of Wayne County, Ohio, and they have had and later in valuable holdings of the Silurian four children, viz. : Van Cleve, Branson Harley, Oil Company, of which he was a member, and Donald (deceased), and Frank H. The eldest in both of these connections he was eminently son, having completed his course at Amherst successful. For six months after this he was on College, is now in business in New York City. the leasing force of the Ohio Oil Company and, The second son is a student in the University while the work was exhausting, in that it ex of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and is also cultiva posed him to all weathers, he secured 100 leases ting a remarkable musical gift, being under the in one month, on farms ranging from 40 to 800 instruction of noted teachers of the violin, at acres. \V hen the Manhattan Oil Company was Detroit. organized, he was invited to enter the employ For many years Mr. Holmes has been deep of this organization and as its object (an effort ly interested in the Young Men’s Christian As to build up a market for Ohio crude oil outside sociation, and has been prominently identified the Standard) appealed to him, he consented to with its work. He has served as president and ‘ enter its service for a short time. His connec director of the organization at Lima, and has tion with the company, however, covered a per devoted time, money and effort to many other iod of 10 years; first as cashier, then as secre charitable and philanthropic enterprises. Not tary, and finally as general manager. There is being a man who heralds his beneficences. much little in connection with the oil industry with of his practical helpfulness is known only to the which Mr. Holmes is not perfectly familiar. He recipients. He is a member of the Presbyter has watched the business from its beginning, ian Church and has served as a member of the has suffered from the rapacity of competitors, session. has assisted manfully in protesting against in —Q-~+—— iquitous business methods, and through sheer ability and brave persistency has reaped finan ILLIAM \V. CURTIN, a well cial success where many others have failed. ? known and highly respected citizen His oil interests are by no means all that of Lima, interested in the produc have claimed Mr. Holmes’ attention. For a tion of oil, is a son of Erin who has number of years, with VV. L. Mackenzie he was made his fortune in the oil fields of interested in the Fidelity Lumber Company and, America being at this time largely interested in with Mr. Mackenzie, he organized the Fidelity the most productive wells scattered through the Coal & Supply Company, which has grown into oil belt of the United States. Mr. Curtin was an enterprise of large importance. He con born August 1, 1842, in Cork, Ireland. and was tinues to be president of this company, being reared in that country to the age of 1 5 when he its main directing head. Its great warehouse came to America. For the following eight at Lima has a frontage of 500 feet on the C., years he was employed in New York and vi H. & D. Railway, and 200 on the L. E. & W. cinity, but in 1865 he located in Venango Coun Railway. He is a stockholder and director in ty, Pennsylvania, where on April 11th of that The Hall & \Voods Company. of Lima, opera year he engaged in the oil industry, and has ting the Model Mills; a director of The Ohio prospered beyond his most sanguine expecta National Bank, at Lima. and is one of the in tions. He operated first in the Pennsylvania corporators and directors of the South Side field as a contractor and producer. but in 1886- Building & Loan Association. On the Holmes extended his operations to the Findlay and St. farm he has erected several hundred houses Marys fields, and in 1900 located at Lima. In which he has sold to good tenants, on easy addition to several wells which he operates in monthly payments. He has retained large real Ohio, he has a number in Indian Territory, the AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 497 output from which brings him in a considerable Delphos. For a time he assisted his father in income. the hoop and stave factory, later turned his at Mr. Curtin was united in marriage July 13, tention to other activities, but in 1899 definitely 1866, to Rebecca Kells, a native of Ireland. decided to become a practical photographer, Four children were born to this union, viz.: E. having always had an inclination in this direc R. Curtin, vice-president and general superin tion. He has been in the business for himself tendent of The Manhattan Oil Company, of for the past three years and until September Lima; Annie Bell, wife of N. J. Loveless, of 23, 1905, was alone. On accountof needed ex Bradford, Pennsylvania; James A., who is in pansion and great press of business, Mr. Weger the oil business; and John F., a mechanic. Mrs. then admitted Mr. Fry to partnership and now Curtin died November 4, 1900, and Mr. Curtin the firm stands Weger & Fry. The well-equip was married on the first of the March follow ped studio is located on Main street between ing to Wealthy Riddle, of Allegany County, -Second and Third streets. Mr. Weger is a na New York. Mr. Curtin is a director of The tural artist and in giving way to his inclina Lima Trust Company. tions but followed what promises to be a prom ising and prosperous career. An enthusiast in -—+»— his work, each year finds him better able to compete with those who have elevated the pho _ UGUSTUS E. \VEGER, one of the tographic art to the level of other artistic -. prominent business men of Delphos. achievements. the leading photographer and also the Since September 21, 1905, -Mr. \Veger has junior member of the undertaking also been connected with another line of busi firm of Jauman & Weger, was born ness, being the junior partner in the undertak April 20, 1878, at Newcastle, Pennsylvania, ing firm of Jauman & Weger, funeral directors and is a son of Frank A. and Margaret Eliza and embalmers. Their quarters have been fit beth (Deitzel) Weger. . ted up with all modern conveniences and their George K. Wcger, the paternal grandfather, business is conducted in a quiet, orderly manner. was born in Germany. He came to America in Mr. Weger devotes his whole time to his stu 1852, locating in Baltimore, Maryland, where dio, Mr. Jauman attending to the undertaking he followed the trade of cooper. His son department. Frank A., the father of Augustus E., learned Mr. \/Veger is a member of the Church of this trade also and worked as a cooper for some St. John the Evangelist at Delphos. He be years in Baltimore and then removed to New longs to the Catholic Knights of Ohio and the castle, Pennsylvania. Here he was married, in Catholic Knights of America. 1871, to Margaret E. Deitzel, who was born in that place, and was a daughter of Michael Deit ——4»—-— zel, a native of Prussia. They had five chil I-__' OSEPH AARON STATES, president dren, viz.: Katie, George, Augustus, Mary and Frank. Mr. \\leger removed from Newcastle of the Allen County Agricultural So to Pittsburg and in 1878 came to Delphos as ciety and formerly county commis foreman for the Pittsburg Keg & Barrel Com sioner for several terms, is one of Mon pany, with which concern he continued until he roe township’s most respected citizens. joined interests with H. Goette in the hoop and He resides on his highly improved farm of 160 stave business. acres situated in sections 21 and 22. Mr. States Augustus E. W eger has spent the main part was born on this farm April 20, 1848, and is a of his life at Delphos, being an infant when son of Daniel and Jane (Jennings) States. his parents came here. He was educated in Daniel States was born in Lycoming Coun both the English and German departments of ty, Pennsylvania, April 14, 1810, and was a son the parochial schools and, after completing the of Peter and Susan (Praul) States. The fath usual course, received private instruction at er of Peter States, Daniel by name, was born in 498 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

France; while the father of Mrs. Peter States been absorbed in attending to duties of a public was born in England. Our subject’s parents nature. In political sentiment he has always came to Monroe township, Allen County, in the been a stanch Democrat. In 1882 he was elect spring of 1835, locating in section 21. \Vith ed by his party county commissioner and, eight others, he was a voter at the first election through reelection, he served continuously in held in the township, which they all had as this important office for six years and one sisted in organizing. He entered 120 acres of month. For three years he was township trus land and on this farm, developed from the tee and for 20 years has been a member of the wilderness, he reared a creditable family, which Board of Education. He has always taken a through his efforts in promoting educatioal, re deep and intelligent interest in county organiza ligious and social movements, enjoyed many tions of all kinds, and has given support to advantages which even older localities did not those which, in his opinion, are calculated to present. He was a man of great public spirit advance the general welfare. In 1903 he was and was so admirably qualified for leadership, elected president of the Allen County Agricul that he was frequently called upon to take a tural Society, and under his wise administra prominent part in public affairs. He served 14 tion, it held the most successful county fair years as township trustee and treasurer, was during its existence. He is a man of enlight one of the founders of the Methodist Episcopal ened views, business capacity, unquestioned in Church, built the first schoolhouse on his own tegrity and, withal, one of the genial, whole farm, and, through individual effort and per souled men whose friendship is well worth the sonal-expenditure, inaugurated the making of having, and whose citizenship honors his com good roads and the building of bridges, in this munity. way setting a creditable example and earning On September 3, 1867, Mr. States was mar the grateful remembrances of those who came ried to Mary J. Powell, who was born March after. 6, 1842, near Spencerville, Ohio, and is a On April 1, 1833, Daniel States was united daughter of David and Sophia (\Valden) in marriage with Jane Jennings, who was born Powell, natives of Juniata County, Pennsyl June 16, 1810, and died January 20, 1873. vania. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. States She was a daughter of Benjamin and Betsey was Amos Powell, who was born in \Vales and (Milick) Jennings, a granddaughter of John with his family, was an early settler in Allen Milick, a native of Pennsylvania, and a cousin County. To Mr. and Mrs. States were born of Governor David Tod, of Ohio. Seven chil these children: Anna V., wife of Joseph G. dren were born to this union, as follows: John, Hersh, an attorney, of Lima; \Villiam C., of the deceased, of Crawford County, Kansas; Lima Cigar Company, who has one son, Earl; George and Susan, who died in childhood; Mar Arthur L., a farmer of Monroe township; Sam garet, deceased, who was the wife of Scott uel E., who died in 1877; and Mary Lucretia, Harris, of Monroe township; Mary J., de who married Jesse Vance, a farmer of Monroe ceased; Joseph Aaron, of this sketch; and township, and has two children. Huldah R., wife of Ephraim Tussing, of Van \Vert County. Ohio, also deceased. + Joseph Aaron States attended the district schools and was reared on his father’s farm, -‘T ONES & \VILLIAMS. This firm con where he received his training as a practical ag :‘; ducts a large and complete undertak riculturist. His main business in life has con ing business at Lima, with quarters on tinued along the same lines—general farming the southwest corner of the Public and stock-raising. He has so frequently been Square, the members of the firm being called upon by his fellow-citizens to accept var John D. Jones and Cary C. Williams. ious offices of trust and responsibility. that in This business was established at Lima in later years the larger portion of his time has December, 1900, by the gentlemen mentioned. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 499

They have a well-equipped establishment, em ,' l§.\’RY G. \VEMMER, one of the busi ploy strictly modern methods, including the lat ness men of Lima, who has contribut est processes of embalming, and as a firm stand ed much to the importance of this city very high in public esteem. as a commercial center, was one of the JOHN D. JoN1/:s, senior member of the organizers of The Deisel-\Vemmer firm, has been a resident of Lima, for the past Company, which is known all over the United 23 years. He was born at Piqua, Miami Coun States in the cigar manufacturing line. Mr. ty, Ohio, in 1852, and is a son of \Villiam H. \Vemmer was born in Germany in 1865. Jones, a tanner by trade, who died in that place Mr. Wemmer was reared and educated in in 1859. his native land, coming to the United States in 1\/Ir. Jones was the youngest of a family of 1884. His uncle was established in a cigar eight children and was left fatherless at the manufacturing business in Delaware, and age of seven years. After completing his Henry G., remained for a time with him, thence schooling he went to Troy, and there learned going to Marion, Ohio, and finally to Lima. In the harnessmaker’s trade. In 1872 he removed 1891 he became associated with Henry Deisel, to Hartford City, Indiana, where he engaged in a personal friend and a practical cigarmaker, the harness business for one year. He then lo and the firm of Deisel & W emmer was thereby cated at Montpelier, Indiana, where he entered formed. The partnership continued until 1902 into partnership with a Mr. Dick, under the when the immense growth of the business made firm name of Dick & Jones. Later he bought incorporation advisable. The present officers Mr. Dick’s interest and conducted the business of The Deisel-Wemmer Company are: Henry alone. remaining in business at Montpelier for Deisel, president; \Villiam J. Wemmer, vice a period of 10 years. In 1882 he came to Lima president; Henry G. Wemmer, general man and here also engaged in the harness business ager; and Robert J. Plate, secretary and treas until 1900, when he sold out and with his urer. son-in-law, Cary C. \Villiams, embarked in his From a small beginning, in 1891, this busi present enterprise as an undertaker and em ness has become one of the largest in its line balmer. in this section, and probably is the largest house .\Ir. Jones was married in August, 1874, to in the world manufacturing and selling direct Alice Seal who died in June, 1878, leaving one to the retail trade. Our subject looks after daughter—Alberta—now the wife of Cary C. the jobbing trade, and handles the 14 traveling \Villiams. In 1884 Mr. Jones was married salesmen who are constantly employed. The (second) to Sarah I. Meeks, who is a daughter goods manufactured include several excellent of Amos Meeks, one of the pioneer settlers of brands of cigars, but the specialties are the the county. Both of her grandfathers came “General Stark” and “San Felice.” The latter here at a very early day and bought land from is composed of a special blend of leaf and a the government. Mr. Jones is a member of particularly good wrapper, sells at five cents, Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church and is and has a universal popularity. serving on the official board. In addition to his interest in this great and CARY C. \V1L1.1AMs, the junior mem still growing business, Mr. Wemmer is a di ber of the firm was born in Defiance County, rector and stockholder in The Lima Trust Com Ohio. He may be said to have almost grown up pany, and is interested in other successful busi in the undertaking business, as his father was ness enterprises. an undertaker for many years and he assisted Mr. Wemmer was married in 1894 to Rica from boyhood. He is a graduate of the Chi Sauter, and they have had three children— cago School of Embalming. Esther and Pauline, who are living, and Edna,- Mr. \Villiams was united in marriage with who died at the age of eight years. Alberta Jones, who is a daughter of John D. Mr. \/Vemmer is a member of the Lima and Alice (Seal) Jones. Club and of the Elks. He is a liberal, broad 500 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

minded citizen, whose abounding energy has General Washington. He was of Scotch birth been notable not only in his personal business as was also his son, Col. Robert E. Park, who association, but in his interest in everything was an early Governor of Connecticut. The pertaining to the advancement of the city. grandfather of our subject was born in New Jersey in 1789 and moved to Ohio in 1831. His -——4»—_— son, Samuel \V., at one time owned the land on which now stands the Ohio State Peniten

AMES A. PARK, oil contractor and tiary, at Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. On (gi, 1 producer, and proprietor of a large and his mother’s side, Samuel W. Park was first _;--_ . well-appointed livery establishment at cousin to John R._ McLean, the distinguished Spencerville, is one of this city’s editor and publisher of the Cincinnati Enquirer. valued public men and substantial James A. Park was reared on the farm of citizens. Mr. Park was born near Willshire, his father in Van Wert County until the age of Ohio, May 25, 1865, and is a son of Samuel 14 years, attending in the meantime the local W. and Sarah A. (Philbee) Park. On the schools and subsequently the Van \Vert High paternal side, Mr. Park comes of Scotch-Irish School, earning his expenses by serving as a ancestry, and of German extraction on the clerk in a dry goods store. \Vith an idea of mother’s side. becoming a teacher, he then attended the Ohio Samuel \/V. Park was born near Harrisburg, Normal University at Ada, and there was under Pennsylvania, in 1822, and died in Ohio in the instruction of his own cousin, Professor April, 1903. In 1845, at Newark, Ohio. He Park, a noted educator and a compiler of var married Sarah A. Philbee, who was born in ious acceptable text-books. During the suc Germany in 1826 and was three years old when ceeding three years, he followed the profession her parents emigrated to the United States. of teaching and, had his health not become im They made the six-weeks voyage on a sailing paired, he might have reached the same dis vessel, enduring hardships innumerable. She tinguished position in the educational field as died in Ohio in 1893, after a long and useful that filled by his cousin. life, having been permitted to see her family Finding it necessary to adopt another line of 10 children grow to intelligent maturity and of activity, Mr. Park went into the hardware to establish happy domestic circles of their business at Ohio City, Van \Vert County, and own. Her own passing was the first break in while residing there filled out the unexpired the family circle. She left behind her hus term of George Banter, as postmaster, a period band, her 10 children, 27 grandchildren and of two years, under the first Cleveland adminis three great-grandchildren. The children are: tration. Mr. Park then engaged for a time in Alexander; Louisa, wife of Charles Bowman, a livery business at Decatur, Indiana, removing of Van \Vert County; Elizabeth, wife of \Vil then to Portland, Indiana. During his resi liam .\lcMichael, of Van VVert County; Cath dence there he was elected city clerk and sub erine, wife of T. C. Bowman, of Van \Vert sequently county surveyor of Jay County. In County; Ellen, wife of G. W. Stetler, of Van 1895 he removed from Indiana to Spencerville. \Vert County; Jennie, wife of E. F. Hunter, Here he has been interested in the oil business of Van \Vert County; \-Villiam, a resident of and in conducting a livery ever since. His Van Wert County, who married Anna Roys- livery establishment is conducted along modern, ton; Samuel, who married Hulda Royston and up-to-date lines, and his assortment of all kinds resides at Lima ;-James, of this sketch; and Ben of vehicles is complete. His oil operations have jamin, who married Myrtle Lewis and lives at been successful and from being a contractor he Spencerville. has gone into the producing business and has The family record reaches back to the days a string of tools. of the Revolutionary War, when our subjects’ \\/hile a man with many important business great-great-grandfather was a lieutenant under interests, Mr. Park has found time to be also

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1I. C. DUNN AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 503 a worthy, public-spirited citizen and a worker of the Christian Church. In his religious views along lines looking to the best civic government. Mr. Park is liberal-minded. Mrs. Park is an Since locating at Spencerville he has served two active and interested worker in the Christian years as city treasurer and for two years was Church, _with which she united in 1893. She a member of the Board of Education, being a is a lady of many accomplishments and the member of the board when the last addition to biographer may be forgiven for mentioning the public school building was authorized. Po her’ artistic needlework. She has taken many litically he is a Democrat. At present he is premiums when she has consented to exhibit serving as a valued member of the City Council, her specimens of lace-work. in which body he is chairman of the finance Aside from his business, Mr. Park has al committee. He has been elected three times ways taken an interest in horses, even in boy to the Council and is now serving in his sixth hood having more control over them than his year, the expiration of his last term being in companions. He has owned many fine animals January, 1907. He is credited with many l0 and can scarcely remember when he was not cal reforms by his fellow-citizens; but he as able to drive or to enjoy the exercise of a fine sumes no honor on this account, it being his mount. belief that it is the duty of the business man to —-—Q»— assist in maintaining good government. As an intelligent, wide-awake man, Mr. C. DUNN, president of The Eagle Park is interested in public affairs and is more Stave Company, Atlas Cooperage or less of a politician. He has been chosen for Company, Colonial Column Company a number of positions of honor and responsibil and Dunn Cooperage Company, has ity by his party, and has represented it at many been a resident of Lima but a few notable gatherings, serving as a delegate on years, yet even in this short period he has iden many occasions. He was a delegate to the State tified himself with the business and social in convention that nominated James Kilbourne terests of the city in a way to make his influence for Governor; was a delegate to the congres felt throughout the entire municipality. He sional convention, at Sidney, that nominated was born September 27, 1874, in the village of Robert Gordon for both his first and second Lee, Massachusetts, and is a son of George term in Congress, and was also a delegate to the Dunn, a retired manufacturer, living at Miamis district senatorial convention that nominated burg, Ohio. George Dunn is a native of Scot Senator T. M. Berry, the present incumbent. land, and there learned the trade of paper man He has filled the important position of chair ufacture, becoming an expert in the business. man of the Allen County Democratic Execu Coming to this country he continued to work tive Committee for the past two years. He is at the business for many years in different well known all over the county, and is in accord States. with its good citizens in matters of public mo This accounts for the fact that our subject ment, irrespective of party. has been a resident of almost every State east On December 25, 1887, Mr. Park was mar of the Mississippi River, and secured his edu ried to Mary E. Eller, who was born March 19, cation in various localities. Arriving at man’s 1870. in Van Wert County, Ohio, and is a estate he engaged in the real estate business in daughter of Frederick and Nancy (Kilmer) .\Iiamisburg for two years, and then embarked Eller, natives of Richland County, Ohio, but in the cooperage business. He engaged in the -of Pennsylvania descent. Mr. and Mrs. Park latter occupation at Minister, Auglaize County. have one daughter, Hazel Marie, who was born Ohio, where he remained three years and then February 24, 1895. She is a bright, attractive moved to Cridersville, where he continued in maiden of 11 years, a student in the Spencer the same work for another two years. In ville schools. The family residence is one of 1902 he came to Lima and organized The the most attractive in the city of Spencerville, Eagle Stave Company, which was incorporated and is located on Pearl street, a half block north in 1905 with a capital stock of $25,000. The 504 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY.

4. officers of this company are: D. C. Dunn, present. He has built up an extensive and prof president, and A. J. Dunn, secretary and treas itable business, and no man in the contracting urer. They manufacture staves and hoops. line bears a better reputation for reliability and Mr. Dunn is president of the Atlas Cooperage skill. For the past few years almost all the im Company, of Lindsey, Ohio; president of the portant building contracts have been proffered Dunn Cooperage Company of Gilberts, Ohio; him, and he has erected many of the most sub secretary and treasurer of the Rough River stantial business blocks as well as handsome Cooperage Company, of Livermore, Kentucky; residences in the city. Among these may be vice-president of the Lima Progressive Associa mentioned the stone work on the Y. M. C. A. tion and president of the Colonial Column Com Building; the Lima House; the Holland Block; pany, of Lima, of which A. J. Dunn is vice the Hotel Norval; St. Paul's Lutheran Church; president and secretary and Henry Groby is the Black Block; the Adgate Building: the general manager. He is also secretary of the Lima electric light plant; and the beautiful and Humane Horse Shoe Company, of Lima, and well-proportioned residences of these citizens: vice-president of the O. C. Robinson Company, Lufkins, Agerter, Selfridge, Curtin. Charles C. of Creston, Ohio, and of the Mercer Cooperage Miller, Henry Deisel and many others. & Lumber Company, of Fort Recovery, Ohio. Mr. Heil was married in 1886 to Rosa Mr. Dunn has a business record worthy of Beyer, who is a native of Kentucky, and they emulation. Beginning life with a capital of have a family of six children. The family be $50 in cash, he has shown remarkable sagacity longs to the German Reformed Church, of in his investments and has achieved his present which Mr. Heil has been a trustee for some success by honest industry and application, years. Fraternally he is associated with the backed by sound common-sense. Eagles, the Red Men and the I. O. O. F., of In 1896 Mr. Dunn was married to Bessie Lima. Groby, daughter of Henry Groby, who is a lumber dealer of Miamisburg. They have one child. Marian. Mr. Dunn is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and a man ' BRAHAM ZURFLUH,one of the ven who stands high in the opinion of all who have ‘ crablc and valued citizens of Rich the honor of his acquaintance. His portrait land township, was born in Canton accompanies this sketch, being shown on a pre Bern, Switzerland, near the village of ceding page. Souboz, September 3, 1833, and is a son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Ne VVahly) Zur —-Q-§.—— fliih. ’ , ALENTINE HEIL, one of the leading The parents were natives of Switzerland, 7‘ contractors of Lima, where he has re where the mother died when our subject was sided for some 15 years, was born in but 12 days old. The family consisted of four Germany, December 27, 1863. He children, viz: Mary Ann, born in 1825; Kath was educated in his native land and erine, born in 1827; John, born in 1830, who there completed an apprenticeship to the stone still lives in Switzerland; and Abraham. The cutter’s trade. sisters accompained our subject and family to In 1882 Mr. Heil came to America in search Ohio and both died here. of more favorable labor conditions. He located Abraham Zurfliih remained on the home at Cincinnati where he continued to work at his farm until about 18 years of age, in the mean trade until 1890, and then came to Lima. Here time devoted himself as closely as possible to heworked at his trade by the day for a short his books. with the result that he later became time until he saw a good opening, and then a successful teacher. and at present has three entered into a contracting business for himself languages at command—French. English and and has continued in the same line until the German, the latter being the medium of com AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 505

I mumcat1on at home. Th1s 1s somewhat re Zurfliih can remember first wandered a blazed markable as the only training Mr. Zurfliih ever trail, which he helped to widen into a good road. enjoyed was what he obtained in three winters There are a number of substantial buildings on in a French school. In the month following this farm, including five dwellings and a huge his marriage, he and his wife joined a party of barn, 38 by 86 feet in dimensions. The main some 80 members of the Mennonite Church, products of Mr. Zurfliih’s farm have been grain who had decided to seek homes and religious and stock. freedom in America. They left their home in On February 7, 1852, in his native land, Switzerland on March 8, 1852, for Havre, Mr. Zurfliih was married to Mary Ann Ran where they took passage on a sailing ship, one seiar, who was born in Canton Bern, Switzer of the old-class vessels, 122 feet long, with few land, January 18, 1832, and was a daughter accommodations provided for the comfort of of Isaac and Mary (Bartschy) Ranseiar. Mrs. the voyagers. They arrived safely in New Zurfliih died on August 15, 1887. The child York on April 28th and reached VVayne County, ren of this union were nine in number, viz: Ohio, May 7, 1852. Mr. Zurfliih and wife re Mary, Jacob, Anna, David, Elizabeth, Chris mained there until the first of the following tian, Katherine, Fannie and Sarah. Mary mar July, when they removed to Putnam County ried Benjamin Basinger and they live nea.r and, in want of other accommodations, lived Pandora and have 12 children. Jacob, unmar in a church building until October 28, 1852. ried, remains at home and operates the farm. In the meantime Mr. Zurfliih had been Anna, who is the wife of Herman Kindle, keeps looking about for a suitable place to locate house for her father. David lives at Lima. permanently and had secured his present farm Elizabeth died aged 29 years and Christian of 80 acres at a public sale of school lands, at died aged 25 years. Katherine is the wife of Lima. The country all about the new home Ferdinand Loney, of Bluffton. Fannie mar was a dense wilderness, when on October 28, ried Alfred Hochstettler. She died of consum 1852, the little family moved into a little log tion. Her husband was accidently killed while cabin before either windows or door had made out hunting quail. They are survived by a it a very adequate shelter from the elements or daughter —Ella. Sarah is the wife of Amos from the wild animals, which were still plenti Luginbihl; and they reside with their five child ful. The little cabin of 18 by 22 feet, was, ren on the homestead. . however, a home and we can well believe that The biographer has been favored with a happiness dwelt upon its broad hearthstone. view of a most interesting group picture which He was obliged to borrow in order to make his was photographed at the home of our esteemed first payment, on his first purchase, which com subject on the 72nd anniversary of his birth; prised 4o acres; but he had faith in what his September 3, 1905. It shows four generations industry and frugality could accomplish, and of the family, the most prominent being lVIr. later results demonstrated that this self-confi Zurfliih himself. By his side is seated his eld dence was justifiable. Not one foot of his land est daughter, Mary (Mrs. Benjamin Bas had yet been cleared and his nearest neighbor inger), who was born June 28, 185 3. By her was beyond sight and hearing. Through his side is her daughter, Josephine, (Mrs. John persevering industry he cleared the first body Moser), who was born April 7, 1882, while in of land and subsequently added another tract the grand-grandfather’s arms rests little Mary of 40 acres. He has now one of the best culti Elizabeth Moser, infant daughter of Mrs. John tivated farms in Richland township and one Moser, who was born April 4, 1905. which is valued at a high price in comparison As we have noted above, Mr. Zurfliih is an _ with adjacent properties. educated man. He taught school in his own This farm is situated in section 16, Rich country in 1851 and up to the time of his com land township and is on the rural mail route, ing to America, in 1852. He taught five win N o. 2, from Bluffton, the carrier coming to his ters in the public schools of Allen County and door over well-graded highways, where Mr. has taught in parochial and German schools. 506 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

I For many years he has served as a school officer took part in its initial engagement at Loop and his clerical ability has been frequently rec Creek. It was concerned in numerous light ognized. engagements and passed back and forth be In religious life Mr. Zurfliih has always tween Ohio and \Vest Virginia until January been identified with the Mennonite Church, and -1, 1863, when it was ordered to Vicksburg. he has always taken a very active part in its This regiment was the first detail of troops to affairs here. For 12 years he was church secre reach the city, and it remained all through the tary and for 28 years he served as a teacher in siege until May 22, 1863, when our present the Sunday-school. It is said that he is more interest in its movements pauses. It was upon conversant with the dates and history of the this date that Mr. Heman was struck by a can Mennonite bodies than any other instructor in non-ball during the second charge on Fort his locality, and can trace its interesting history Graveyard. During the charge the Confeder back to its beginning in 1492. As he is able ates began firing on the Union troops from Fort to read and converse in French, English and Hill, fully two and a half miles distant. Mr. German his services are frequently in demand Heman was struck in the third volley, the first as an interpreter. having come between him and the fort, the In his political convictions, Mr. Zurfliih is a second fell some 20 feet distant, but the mur Democrat. His first presidential vote was cast derous third took, with its swift passage, Mr. for Stephen A. Douglas. From choice as well Heman’s good right arm and killed his com as from religious motives, he has never con rade beside him. In the days of the Civil \\/ar, sented to accept any public office, except in the surgery had not yet attained its present perfec line of education. He is one of the best-known tion and as anaesthetics were scarcely in use, and most highly esteemed representatives of the unhappy wounded were obliged to submit the German-Swiss element in Allen County, to the seemingly cruel treatment at the hospi from which class has come so many of the tal tents on the field, suffering tortures which State’s most reliable citizens. would be nowhere permitted at the present day. From the field hospital he was transported to Webster Hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, and after two months of treatment was honorably discharged on September 17, 1863. citizens of Lima, now living retired Mr. Heman was then but entering man from business activity, is the subject hood. He returned to Auglaize County and as of this sketch, who for many years soon as sufficiently convalescent began to look was connected with one of the largest about for suitable employment. In October he lumber firms of this city. Mr. Heman is also came to Lima and went to work in a grocery one of the heroic survivors of the great Civil store conducted by G. Steiner, with whom he \\/ar, in which he participated with honor and remained one year. In order to fit himself for in the vicissitudes of which he almost lost his a more remunerative position he then entered life. He was born at New Bremen, Auglaize a commercial school at Fort \Vayne; after County, Ohio, December 8, 1843, and is a son graduation, he returned to Lima and entered of Gerard Heman, who, with his wife, two -into a grocery business on North Main street daughters and one son died in the cholera epi under the firm name of Smith & Heman. Two demic of 1848. years later Mr. Heman sold out his interest to Mr. Heman was reared and educated by Mr. Smith and in 1868 he was elected city relatives in Auglaize County until the age of clerk of Lima. Mr. Heman served with entire 17 years, when he enlisted in Company C. 37th satisfaction for six years and in 1875 he was Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and was mustered into elected county recorder of Allen County, serv the service at Cleveland, Ohio. A lad in years, ing also in this office for six years. he was of a man’s statue. His regiment was After retiring from public office i\lr. He sent first to Charlestown, West Virginia, and in’an engaged for a time in an insurance busi AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 507

ness and then became bookkeeper for the firm Allen, who was born in New York, and they of Dobbins & Ashton, lumber merchants, re have one son, Emmet L. For a number of maining with them in that capacity until he re years he has been prominent in Masonry, be tired, in 1903. Mr. Heman in public and in longing to Blue Lodge, Council and Com business life displayed the same qualities of de mandery at Lima, and the Consistory, at T0 votion to duty and fidelity to the trusts imposed ledo. He also belongs to the Elks. in him that made him a fearless and efficient For the past eight years Mr. Curtin has soldier. filled a large place in the business life of the In October, 1874, Mr. Heman was married city and has won the warm friendship and to Malinda Opt, who is a daughter of the late hearty esteem of the many who have had busi Henry Opt, of Seneca County, Ohio. They ness and social relations with him. have one child, Homer Dow, who is employed by the Ferrel Brick Manufacturing Company. ___“’____ of Zanesville, Ohio. Mr. Heman is connected as appraiser with -‘ ON. JOHN \/V. MANGES, Representa the South Side Building & Loan Association tive in the Ohio State Legislature of Lima. He belongs to the Knights of Py from Allen County, was born near thias and also to Mart Armstrong Post, No. Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, March 202, G. A. R. 1, 1857, and is a son of Peter and ———-0-+>—— Mary (Staats) Manges. The grandparents of Mr. Manges were "'Y‘. R. CURTIN, vice-president of the Pennsylvania Dutch. They came to Ohio ’ " Lima Trust Company and general al)out 1832-33, locating at Circleville, Picka manager of The Manhattan Oil Com way County. Peter Manges was born in Penn pany, of Lima, is one of the younger sylvania, January 1, 1830, and he was 1 5 years business men of this city who have old before he had mastered the English lan achieved success through genuine ability and guage. He died at Bluffton, Ohio, in October, great personal enterprise. .\fr. Curtin was 1898, aged 68 years. He was a farmer and a born in Franklin, Pennsylvania, in 1868, and veterinarian, and during the last 15 years of is a son of \Villiam \V. Curtin, a well-known his life he practiced his profession to the exclu oil producer of this section who has been in the sion of other occupations. He had three broth business since 1865. ers and two sisters. He married Mary Staats, After completing his education, which in who was born in Perry County, Ohio, and died cluded the common and high school courses, in Allen County in 1863. - They had these chil Mr. Curtin entered into business as an employee dren: Harriet, who is the wife of T. L. Goble,. of the \Vells Supply Company, with whom he of Paulding County; Amanda, who married remained for six years. His next work was Rufus Parker, of Charlottesville, Virginia; with his father and with oil companies in the John \V., of Allen County; Rachel, who died Pennsylvania oil field, and for seven years he aged 16 years; and Charles J., of Bluffton. was interested with the Neely Brothers, the In the spring of 1861, the parents of the large operators of St. Marys. For the past subject of this biography came to Allen County 15 years he has been with The Manhattan Oil and settled on a farm near \Vest Cairo. He Company, of which for five years he has been remained with his father on that and other manager. This company does a pipe-line busi farms in Northern Ohio until his marriage, ness and owns a large refinery at \Velker, Ohio. when he located at Beaver Dam. His educa .\Ir. Curtin is identified with the city’s interests tion had not been neglected in the meantime in many ways, being vice-president of The and after finishing school he taught for 15 Lima Trust Company and a member of many terms in Allen County. In addition to his farm of the city’s public organizations. interests he has engaged in the fire insurance Mr. Curtin was married in 1892 to Effie business; but for so long a period has he 508 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

been a public official that much of his time has the proceeds in the oil fields there, later extend been consumed in attending to the various ing his operations to Pennsylvania and giving duties imposed upon him. For 20 years he his entire time to the business. With his has been clerk of the School Board of Beaver brother, Edward J. Maire, whose biography Dam, was village clerk for six years, mayor for appears elsewhere in this work, he invested in four years, township clerk for two terms and the oil fields of Ohio, and became a stockholder for the same period was township trustee, and in companies operating in New York, Penn is now serving his fourth term as justice of the sylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Kansas and Indian peace. In 1901 he was elected on the Demo Territory. Maire Brothers have well-equipped cratic ticket to represent Allen County in the offices in the Opera House Block, a handsome State Legislature, and his course at Columbus structure, which they purchased of John D. met with public approval to such an extent that Rockefeller, in November, 1905. he was reelected in 1903. He has served on a Mr. Maire has been a resident of Lima number of important committees, at all times about nine years and has taken an active part looking out for the interests of his community. in promoting the welfare of the city. He is and has done excellent work on the taxation one of the stockholders of The Lima Trust committee, the dairy and food committee and Company, and stands high in both social and on the committee which looks after the affairs business circles. He is affiliated with the .\Ia of the sailors’ and soldiers’ orphans. sonic order. Mr. Manges was married in \Vood County, —Q-»— Ohio, March 27, 1884, to Lizzie Plowright, who was born April 10, 1856, and died Jan ILAS REED, one of the prominent uary 18, 1905. She was a daughter of Henry Q,"-£5 farmers of Shawnee township, who and Mary (Cross) Plowright, natives of Eng- 6% 3 resides on a well-improved farm of 60 land, who came to Allen County, Ohio, moved (945 acres in section 14, is also a veteran of to Monroeville, Huron County, and finally to the Civil \Var, having given over \Vood County. .\lr. and .\/lrs. Manges have three years of his life to the services of his had five children, namely: Flora M.; Layton; country. Mr. Reed was born in Fairfield Charles, who died aged four and a half years; County, Ohio, January 18, 1840, and is a son Byron and George. of Samuel and Mary M. (Aker) Reed. For 30 years Mr. Manges has been a mem Samuel Reed was born in Fairfield County, ber of the Church of Christ, in which he has Ohio, and was a son of Noah Reed, who was been an elder for a quarter of a century. His born in Licking County, this State. Samuel fraternal relations are with the Odd Fellows Reed was a cooper by trade, working at his and the Modern Woodmen of America. vocation during the winter and farming in the summer. He owned a farm in Shawnee town

—_@...§_.— ship, where he died in August, 1894, aged 79 years. He married Mary Aker, who was born ' '1 RANK L. MAIRE, a leading citizen of July 30, 1814. and died in March, 1905, at the “ii ‘f) Lima, who, with his brother, Edward age of 91 years. Their children were: Clara, J. Maire, under the firm style of Maire who married Josiah Snyder, and was left a 03$ Brothers, is extensively engaged in widow six weeks later, her husband dying in the production of oil, was reared and the army; Silas; Salem, a farmer of Shawnee educated in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, township; Isaac, a farmer of Shawnee town where he was born in 1871. \Vhen a young ship; John \V., deceased; Freeman, a resident man he embarked in the mercantile business at of Lima; Nelson, a resident of Cridersville: Al Bolivar, New York, near the Allegany oil field meda, deceased, formerly the wife of Cyrus in which he soon evinced great interest. Seeing Nye; Emma, the wife of Charles Andrews; the profits accruing from this industry, he dis and Laura (Redmond). a resident of Lima. posed of his mercantile business and invested Our subject was a lad of 13 years when he

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accompanied his parents to Shawnee township. died in infancy; Zelpha, who married Edwin He attended school and assisted his father until Pryer, and is residing temporarily in Missouri; he was 19 years old, when he went to work for and Roy, aged 15 years, who lives at home. William U. Hover, with whom he remained Like his father, Mr. Reed is a Republican. until he enlisted, soon after Fort Sumter was He was at one time an active member of Mart fired on. His first enlistment was in Company Armstrong Post, No. 202, G. A. R., of Lima, A, 20th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., under Capt. Ma but does not now attend the meetings because thias H. Nichols, which was sent immediately of the distance from home. For the past 48 to the front. and until August was engaged years he has been a member of the Methodist mainly in guarding the Baltimore & Ohio Rail Ep1scopal Church. road, during this period participating in num

erous skirmishes. In July, 1862, Mr. Reed —_§0-§__ reenlisted, in Company B, 99th Reg., Ohio Vol. _ Inf., for three years, or until the close of the ILLIAM ARCHIBALD CAMP war. when he was honorably discharged at BELL, "postmaster. at Lima, whose Cincinnati. The regiment participated in the portrait accompanies this sketch, battles of Stone River, Chickamauga, Lookout belongs to one of the old Scotch Mountain, Atlanta and Jonesboro; was with families which left Scotland in General Sherman’s forces until the battle of 1 700 and, to escape religious persecution, set Resaca and was placed under General Thomas tled in Coleraine, County Derry, Ireland. The at Nashville. Here Companies B and F were descendants of Dougald, Robert and John consolidated, or the former merged into Com Campbell came to America between 1 730 and pany F, after which the command went to 1840. settling in Pennsylvania; from there the Washington and V\/ilmington, where it again descendants of Dougald removed to Rock came under General Sherman and moved on bridge County, Virginia, those of John to to Salisbury, Raleigh, City Point and Cincin \Vashington County, Virginia, and three sons nati. During this long period Mr. Reed distin of Robert settled at Augusta, Virginia. guished himself as a loyal, cheerful. faithful Mr. Campbell’s ancestry dates to Robert soldier. Campbell. Samuel L. Campbell, grandson of Upon his return from the army, Mr. Reed Robert Campbell and grandfather of our sub was married and located four miles west of his ject, became a distinguished physician in Rock present farm, on which he lived for seven years bridge County, Virginia, where he died in and then, in 1873, bought his present property. 1840. He was connected with \Vashington On August 8. 1865, Mr. Reed was married College and VI/ashington and Lee University to Harriet B. Napier, who was born in Trum- as rector of the board of trustees, was treas bull County, Ohio, July 7, 1843, and is a urer of the college and was president of the daughter of the late William and Sarah (Huff) faculty from 1796 to 1799. Two of his sons Napier. Mrs. Reed was a babe of three months were graduates of the institution. He was when her parents came to Shawnee township. married September 19, 1794, to Sarah Alexan Her father was one of the prominent and es der, sister of Rev. Archibald Alexander. D. D., teemed citizens here for many years, a man of afterward president of Princeton College. substance and much valued in the church and Charles Fenelon Campbell, son of Samuel the community at large. Her venerable mother. L. Campbell and father of our subject. was born stillsurvives and lives on the homestead in sec September 13. 1803, at Lexington, Virginia, tion 14. Mr. and Mrs. Reed have had the fol and died at Georgetown, Ohio, September 2, lowing children, namely: Florence, who died 1864. He was graduated at \Vashington Col aged five years; Alta, living at Lima; Della. lege i11 his 20th year and was admitted to the also of Lima; \\/illiam E., who died at Fosto bar as attorney and solicitor in chancery for. ria, Ohio, aged 24 years; Mamie. who died the State of Virginia. In 1824 he went from aged 17 years; Ethel, of Lima; LeRoy, who Virginia to Brown County, Ohio, and prac 512 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

_—_-——_-———————_—‘_—_—_-_-—_‘—-__———‘___—_ ticed his profession until his death, becoming leading contractor here, and his work is found eminent as a jurist throughout Southern Oh1o. all over the city, represented by handsome resi He published the Whig, and later the Bee, at dences and stately buildings. He built the Ripley, Ohio. He received a military educa First Congregational Church, and also the tion at the Virginia Military Institute, at Lex Boone Block, the latter a fine example of a ington, Virginia, and when the Rebell1on broke well-planned business building. A soldier in out he was commissioned by the Governor of the Civil War, he wore the Union blue all Ohio to organize the militia of his section of through that stormy time as a member of Com the State. His labors in this capacity brought pany F, 14th Reg., Pennsylvania Vol, Inf., on the disease which resulted in his death. He with the rank of corporal. Immediately after was an astute lawyer and an able and impartial the close of his honorable service, he came to judge. On September 12, 1833, he Was mi?“ L1ma which has been his place of residence ried to Harriet E. Kephart, of R1pley, Oh1o, ever since. and they had issue as follows: Angus K., FRANK M. LEECH was reared and educated Francis T., John Quincy Adams, Mai7 An‘ in Allen County and served an apprenticeship ’ toinette, William Archibald and Charles De to the carpenter’s trade. For several years levan. prior to 1896, when his present partnership was William Archibald Campbell was born at formed, he was in business as a contractor. In Ripley, Brown County, Ohio, July 4, 1844, 1891 he married Mary T. Hursh, who is a where he was reared and educated. In young daughter of John Hursh, a large contractor of manhood he became interested m newspaper Mansfield, Ohio. They have two children, work and in this he has continued to the pres Clara and Marjorie. The family belong to ent time. Mr. Campbell came to Lima m July, Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. 1877, and with his brother, Charles D. Camp Leech has served as a member of the official bell, established the Allen County Republican, board. Politically he is a Republican, and is a which was later consolidated with the Lima member of the Republican County Central Gazette, under. the name of the Lima Republi Committee. Fraternally he belongs to the CGIl-G(l.1.’L’HL’,- and is now one of the leading Knights of Pythias and to the Royal Arcanum. journals of the city. Mr. Campbell served in CHARLES M. LEECH was born in Allen the \Var of 1861-65, in the Second Independ County, June 2, 1866, where he was reared and ent Battery, O. N. G., Light Artillery. Smce educated. In 1890 he went to Columbus and March 24, 1904, he has been postmaster at while there he was acting superintendent for Lima. John Flynn, the architect. In 1893 he began Mr. Campbell married Sallie S. Shaw, a in the architectural line himself, forming a daughter of Rev. Joseph Shaw, of Bellefon partnership under the firm name of Leech & taine, Ohio, and they have five children,— Thomas, which continued until he came to Florence, Lillian, Donald D., Beatrice and Dud Lima in 1896 and, in association with his ley A. The family home is a comfortable res brother. formed the partnelrship of Leech & idence at No. 622 West North street. Leech. In 1892 he married Olive M. Sherrick, who is a daughter of the late Noah Sherrick, —-Q-»——— whose father was one of the old pioneers of Allen County. They have one son—Donald.

[Q EECH & LEECH, the leading firm of Mr. Leech is an active member of Trinity Q architects at Lima, is composed of Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a stock S 5%)/4- two brothers, Charles M. and F. M. holder in the American Manufacturing Com -(me) Leech, son of \Villiam F. Leech, of pany, of Mattoon, Illinois. Both he and his No. 1o15 Rice avenue, Lima. Both brother are men of sterling character, depend were born in Allen County. able in all business transactions and skilled in \Villiam F. Leech, the father, was born in their Since profession. the formation of their firm, the lead- I I’ennsyl\-ania. For many years he has been a \ AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 513

I ing one of the city, Leech & Leech have drawn German union schools at Delphos, and was 15 the plans and superintended the erection of the years old when he became a clerk for Joseph Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church, St. Krift in the furniture business. some years later Paul’s Lutheran Church, the First Evangelical going to Defiance, Ohio, where he was em Lutheran Church, the Presbyterian Church at ployed in the furniture and undertaking lines. Portland, Ohio; Methodist Episcopal Church He then lived at Lima for two years, engaged at Crestline, Methodist Episcopal Memorial in the same business, and while there completed Church at Van Wert, Mount Horeb Church in a course in the Cincinnati College of Embalm Van Wert County, South Lima Baptist ing. Mr. Jauman then came to Delphos and, Church, German Baptist Church at Lima, Wes in partnership with his brother, Joseph Jau ley Methodist Episcopal Chapel near Lima, man, embarked in a furniture and undertaking; Disciples' Church at Mannington, West Vir business, under the firm name of Jauman ginia, and numerous other churches at differ Brothers, our subject taking charge of the lat ent points. Other buildings of various kinds ter branch of the business. have been erected all over the State, including On September 21, 1905, in partnership with— a town hall at Beaver Dam and one at Lafay Augustus E. VVeger, Mr. Jauman purchased ette. In Lima they have done a great deal of the business of H. J. Burgfelt. The style of the work, recently finishing Dr. Bennett’s apart firm is now Jauman & Weger, They have ment house on West Market street, and have well-equipped quarters on Main street, in the submitted plans for important work in 1906, central part of the city. Mr. \Veger is also in which will include two or three blocks at Bluff terested in the photographic business and de ton, the hospital for contagious diseases at votes the greater portion of his time to that Lima, and buildings in many of the neighbor branch, while Mr. Jauman is the active mem ing counties. ber of the firm in the undertaking line.

—....._ Mr. Jauman is a member of the Church of St. John the Evangelist at Delphos. He is con gs) ENJAMIN L. JAUUAN, senior mem nected with the Elks and the Knights of Co '" ber of the undertaking firm of Jauman lumbus, at Lima. and with the Catholic _' & Weger, funeral directors and em Knights of Ohio, at Delphos. Both Mr. Jau balmers, at Delphos, and one of the man and Mr. VVeger are young men of irre city’s esteemed citizens, was born Au proachable character and are numbered with. gust 1o, 1876, in Marion township, Allen the best citizens of Delphos. County, Ohio, and is a son of Anthony and Cresencia (Graf) Jauman. , ——Q-w— Anthony Jauman was born in August. 1837, in Germany, and died in Ohio on Thanks ll.I.l.\M R. JONES, a prominent giving Day, 1903, aged 66 years. He was a resident of Lima, is a stockholder pioneer of the county and engaged in farming in a number of oil companies. He and dairying in Marion township. He came to \\-as born May 11, 1867, in Steel America shortly after the close of the Civil ville, Chester County, Pennsyl \Var and settled in Marion township, Allen vania, and is a son of Emmor S. Jones, who County, Ohio, where George Lang’s mill and was formerly a leading contractor of the county elevator now stand. For 25 years he followed named, but is now retired from active life. dairying and was one of the best known resi The early years of our subject were spent dents of Marion township, one who was re on a farm in his native county, where he later garded with general esteem, on account of his engaged in farming for himself, at the same honest and upright character. His widow, time buying and selling live-stock, greatly to born in 1842, resides at Delphos. Their eight his pecuniary advantage. In 1889 he came to children are all living. Lima and immediately secured work with the.- Benjamin L. Jauman was educated in the Lake Erie & \Vestern Railroad, remaining in 27 514 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

the freight department of that road for about the farm just south of the one now owned by nine years. For two years he conducted a our subject. Here he carried on farming until -grocery store and then resumed work in the his death, which occurred about 1883 at the age railroad office for a short time. Then he and of 73 years. His death and that of his wife his brother bought the grocery store on the occurred within the same year. She was form corner of North and Jackson streets, which they erly Mary Ann Rogers, daughter of Horace conducted under the style of Jones Brothers. Rogers, of Morrow County, Ohio. and came Later they disposed of that stock and opened originally from New York. She was the another store in the Masonic Temple, which mother of the following children: Celestia they sold in 1902. They then invested their (Shindollar) ; Andrew, who. although under money in the oil business, their first venture age, joined an Ohio regiment and served three being in the Beaver Dam field. Mr. Jones is years in the Civil \\’ar, taking part in many of a producer and contractor. with interests in the the fiercest engagements; Euretta (Schamp); -Cylinder Oil Company, of Joliet, Illinois, whose Horace; Seymour; Olive (Fielder); William official board is as follows: Julian Barnes, A.; Rufus; Gashum; and Marion. president; John H. Savage, secretary; and William A. Core has been a farmer the George H. Munroe, treasurer. He is also con greater part of his life. \Vhen he came to nected with the Eagle Petroleum Company, of Allen County, a young man of 21 years, he Cleveland, Ohio, the officers of which are: T. began doing for himself by hiring out by the M. Marks, president; A. P. Hammond, secre month as a farm-hand. He was identified with tary; and H. J. Brooks, treasurer, all of Cleve the oil industry for about six years, together land. In addition to having an interest in these with a number‘ of citizens of Lima, but he organizations, he has charge of the Euclid abandoned that enterprise to give his attention Oil Company, and the Dr. Charles E. Lawton again to agriculture. He rented the O. B. Self Company. ridge farm which he cultivated about five years. Mr. Jones was married November 17, 1893: after which he rented the farm of his brother -to Addie M. Johns, daughter of Samuel Johns, in-law for five years. and then purchased his of Pulaski County, Indiana. They have two present property of Frank Parrott. children—Frederick and Mary Helen. Mr. Mr. Core was married in 1880 to Mary Jones is a member of the Church of Christ and Lucettie Shockey, a native of Perry township -is also affiliated with the Knights of the Macca and a daughter of Christopher Shockey. They bees. have two children, Arlie C., who was born Au —_Q....__ gust 2, 1882, and Clarence E., born September 2, 1891. The elder son resides in Lima. He - ILLIAM A. CORE owns 52 acres of married Myra Brewer who died in Colorado, - fine farm land in section 29, Perry where she had gone in thehope of regaining township, where he has been a res her health. Mr. Core is a member of the Meth ident for several years and has odist Episcopal Church. He is a Prohibitionist come to be known as one of the in politics; but is independent enough to give progressive agriculturists and reliable, upright his support to the best man. regardless of party.

-citizens of the community. He was born -———§»— March 25, 1856, in Noble County, Indiana_ his parents being \Villiam and Mary Ann (Rog HILIP JACOB ALTSTAETTER, ers) Core. 2 /3 who resides on the old Altstaetter \Villiam Core. the elder, was born in Penn '\l homestead farm of 160 acres, situated sylvania and remained there until he had grown ' " in section 18, _\Ionroe township, was to manhood. when he moved to Logan County, born on this farm Augnst 10. 1861, Ohio. and later to Indiana. He engaged in and is a son of Jacob and Catherine (Bucher) farming in Noble County, Ill(ll.‘\ll’l. until 1877. Altstaetter. avhen he came to Allen County and settled on Elsewhere in this work——in the sketches of AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 515

Frederic and George L. Altstaetter, brothers of ture that were made from rough timber in the our subject—will be found an extended notice pioneer days. He also prizes highly an old of the parents of our subject who were the family Bible, which is still well-preserved, al early founders of the German settlement here, though it was printed in 1745. and for many years very prominent residents.

Philip Jacob is the 12th in their family of 13 ._+ children. Our subject was reared to plenty of hard AMUEL B. EARLY, a prosperous ‘Q "J" agriculturist of German township, has work on the home farm. as his father was a man who believed in industry and_set the ex G"\ .3 been a lifelong resident of’ Allen ample. His schooling was obtained in the dis (o..§5' County, having been born in Sugar trict schools and he remained at home until 23 Creek township April 15, 1849. His years of age. He then worked at the carpen paternal grandfather came from Germany to ter’s trade for two years at Dayton and con America and settled in Rockingham County, tinued to be thus engaged for some four years Virginia. and it was there Jacob Early, the after he returned to Allen County. After his father of our subject, was born, April 20, 1816. marriage, in 1889, he went to Columbus Grove He grew to manhood and was married to Mary and there first clerked in a dry goods and hard Simmons, daughter of John Simmons, also of ware store, and then bought a half interest in Rockingham County. About 1839 the family a furniture and undertaking business there. moved to Ohio, and in 1862 became citizens of which he subsequently sold, returning to the old German township, Allen County. A family of homestead in 1898. Here he has carried on seven sons and two daughters were born to general farming and stock-raising. them, viz: Noah, Isaac, Abraham, Jonas, John, On January 1, 1889. Mr. Altstaetter was Jacob, Samuel B., Sarah and Elizabeth. Only married to Emma L. Miller, who was born four are living, namely: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob January 1, 1868, in Monroe‘township, Allen and Samuel. Abraham, Noah and Jonas served County, Ohio, and is a daughter of Henry and in the Civil \Var, the last named meeting his Mary (Sauer) Miller, natives of Hesse, Ger death at Stone River in 1863. Noah, who was many, who accompanied their respective par a private, was severely wounded but lived until ents to America in childhood, the Millers, set October, 1903. Abraham was captured by the tling in Pennsylvania. and the Sauers in Ohio. Rebels and was still confined in Andersonville Mr. and Mrs. Miller had 14 children and the at the time of Lee’s surrender. wife of our subject is the third in order of Samuel B. Early was reared and educated birth. Mr. and Mrs. Altstaetter have eight in this vicinity and has always been a farmer. children, namely: Emil Henry, Gilbert \Vil He was married in 1870 to Emeline King, liam, Clifford Jacob, Mary Catharine, Waldo daughter of Aaron King, of Logan County, Emerson, Albert Arthur, Clara Helena and Ohio. This union resulted in the birth of 13 Lena Albertina. children, viz.: Charles, who married Carrie Mr. Altstaetter is a Democrat. He belongs Irvin, has two children, Eva and Ray, and to the Knights of Pythias lodge at Columbus lives in Van \Vert County; Mittie, who married Grove. He has the German’s gift of music and Jesse Byerly in 1895 and has four children— is an expert violinist. Among many interest Lois, Victor, Faith and Dwight ;Mary, who mar ing relics in the old homestead, he takes especial ried Michael Roeder, of Bath township, and is pride in a fine violin which was purchased at the mother of five children—Edith, Dale, Irene, Antwerp, where he visited in 1885. This violin Don and an infant; Dean; Schuyler; Sarah, was made in Italy after the pattern of one John; Zelma; Russell; Jacob; Schula and two fashioned in 1715. The old homestead has that died in infancy. Mrs. Early died May 14, numerous examples of the cabinet-making skill 1896, and our subject was again married, in of his father and some of the pieces of furni-- November, 1899, to Elizabeth \Venger, of Au 516 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

gusta County, Virginia, and they have two chil lands, owning at the time of his death a farm dren: Carrie Beatrice and Fleeta Christine. of 43 acres, on which Mrs. Honnell still resides, Mr. Early is a trustee of the German Baptist and one of 160 acres north of the village, on Church, of Bath township, of which he is a which he had a tenant installed. member. Dr. Honnell was married October 30, 185 5, at Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, to Amelia C. Clark, who was born April 25, 1834, in Liv __ IZSSE GUY HONNELL, M. D. The ingston County, New York, her parents being death of Dr. Jesse G. Honnell, on July Rev. E. \V. and Mary P. (Stiles) Clark, both I 3, 1898, removed from Allen County of whom were born in New York. The father one of its pioneer physicians and uni of Mrs. Honnell was a Baptist clergyman. He versally valued citizens. Dr. Honnell was one of a large family, having nine brothers was born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, and five sisters. Dr. and Mrs. Honnell. had six January 9, 1831, and was a son of William and children, as follows: Estella, who is the wife Ellen Honnell. of Henry Shull, of Beaver Dam; Carrie, who is Jesse G. Honnell was one of a large family. the wife of Clayton Hobart, of Detroit; Annie, his parents rearing 12 children. No family in who is the wife of James E. Marshall, of Chi his section displayed more notable patriotism cago; Mary F., who died in infancy; Jessie C., during the Civil \Var, than did the sons of \Vil who died -aged 17 years; and Eugene Guy, who liam Honnell. One brother of Dr. Honnell, resides on the farm with his mother. Capt. T. C. Honnell, served through the war; Dr. Honnell was a man who took a deep another, Rev. \Villiam Honnell, was chaplain interest in his community and who kept well of a regiment during the war, and a third, informed concerning current events. In early Rainey Honnell, was taken prisoner on the life he was a Democrat, later became a Prohi field of battle and his young life went out in bitionist; but was never what might be called Andersonville Prison. a politician; in fact he was inclined to vote in Jesse G. Honnell was about six years old dependently, turning his influence toward the when his parents came to Ohio and settled at candidate who in his judgment would most Sidney, in Shelby County, where he remained efficiently perform the duties required. For until 21 years of age. He obtained his literary about 40 years he was an active member of the education in the local schools and prepared for Presbyterian Church at Rockport. He is still medical college by reading with a physician at recalled by his fellow-citizens with the greatest Sidney, after which he entered the Cleveland respect and esteem. Medical College, where he was graduated when

24 years of age. He practiced for about a —..Q.— year near Port Jefferson. In 1855 he married and with his bride came to Allen County, locat AMES A. JACOBS, a prominent agri ing at Beaver Dam, where he was the only 5 culturist of Perry township, residing physician for a long time. This being the case. in section 21, was born in Clinton his practice was of the most exhausting kind, County, Ohio, March 4, 1833, and is entailing much riding over the country and loss a representative of one of the oldest of rest and sleep in his efforts to respond to families in the State, the family having located calls for his medical care. He was beloved and in Warren County in 1802. His parents were honored and, when five years prior to his death, John P. and Elizabeth (Hazard) Jacobs, his failing health made retirement from the and his grandparents were Jehu and.‘ Eliz profession necessary, he was followed into pri abeth (Kreitser) Jacobs. The Jacobs fam vate life by the love and gratitude of those ily were founded in America during early whom he had faithfully served for almost 40 colonial days when the first ancestor came years. During this time he had accumulated from England during the time of \Villiam a competency and had invested in farming Penn and settled in Pennsylvania. The Jacobs AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 517'

were Quakers in religion and lived in what was went to California and for about four years en afterwards Montgomery County.Pennsylvania. gaged in mining in that State, and in \Vashing Here the great-grandfather, John Jacobs, was ton and Idaho. The trip out was made by boat, born during the latter part of the 18th century. but the return was on horseback with a party of He was a soldier of the Revolution and in 1812 about 20 other travelers. Mr. Jacobs has de located in Miami County, Ohio, where he lived voted the greater part of his life to farming. until his death at the ripe old age of 95 years. He has taken advantage, however, of the fact Jehu Jacobs was also a native of Pennsyl that his land lies in the oil belt and had 10 oil vania while his wife, Elizabeth Kreitser, was wells sunk on his farm. which are no inconsid from Holland. They came to Warren County, erable source of income. -Mr. Jacobs was mar Ohio, in 1802, before the State had been ad ried on April 17, 1856, to Martha J. Bitler, mitted into the Union, and located on part of daughter of Samuel and Mary (Rumer) Bitler, the land owned by Governor Morrow, of Ohio. of Union township, Auglaize County. Six This land was little more than a wilderness children have been born to this marriage, viz.: which had to be cleared before any farming Elwin, John C., Samuel D., Charles D., Wil could be done. They were industrious and per liam H. and Olive O. Elwin, born February severing and, although they began life poor, 24, 1857, became the wife of F. M. Bacome they accumulated considerable means during (now deceased), by whom she had one child, their lives. Their children were Eliza, Samuel, Frankie G. She was married, a second time, John P., Ann, Samuel and James J. The last to Thomas P. Leatherman, of Auglaize town named, who is an esteemed resident of Lima, ship. John C., born November 23, 1858, re is the only member of the family living. sides near his father. He married Luella John P. Jacobs was born in Warren County, French, daughter of George French, and is the Ohio, June 3, 1806, and was there married in father of two children,—Jessie and Charles D. 1829 to Elizabeth Hazard, daughter of John Samuel D., born October 28, 1860, lives at and Elizabeth (Miller) Hazard, of Dutchess home. Charles D., born March 27, 1870, died County, New York. They were the parents of in 1890. William H. was born March 3, 1872. four children, viz: Elizabeth, who died in in Olive O., born October 2, 1874, is the wife of fancy; James A.; Phoebe D., widow of \Vil H. C. Franklin, whose biography appears on liam Harrod and a resident of Auglaize Coun another page of this work. Mr. Jacobs is a ty; and Ann, wife of John Harrod.—both now Democrat and has held a number of township deceased. In 1833 John P. Jacobs came to offices, serving as justice of the peace and as Allen County on a prospecting tour, and the sessor. He is a member of Siskiou Lodge, No. following year brought his family, locating in 105, F. & A. M., having joined that order Union township, which is now in Auglaize while in Siskiou County, California. In relig County. They were the seventh family pos ious belief Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs are Uni sessing sufficient temerity to venture into the versalists. new country and the hardships and privations -———o-»--—— endured uncomplainingly by them cannot now be appreciated. In 1858 Mr. Jacobs moved to pl B. PALMER, of the firm of Palmer & Perry township and lived in section 21 until -7‘ .-; Owen, carriage manufacturers of April 2, 1880. when his wife died. Thereafter 9 Lima, is a native of Columbus, In he made his home with our subject until his ‘ ” diana, and was born in 1859. His own death in February, 1888. He was a Dem father, George \V. Palmer, is still a ocrat in politics and a man of strong conviction resident of Columbus and is now in his 87th and resolute character. year. He has been one of the leading citizens James A. Jacobs remained at home until his of Bartholomew County, was treasurer of the 23rd year, when he spent two years in Aug county for two terms and was employed to re laize County, returning in 1859 and settling on write the records of the county, a task which the homestead where he still lives. In 1862 he required two years of hard work to complete. 518 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

He was employed in the pension office for 16 that county. He resided there until his death years. in 1882. He married Rachel Danford and they When J. B. Palmer was a lad of 14 years, had a large family of children. he went to Rochester, New York, where he en Seely Boogher, father of our subject, was tered a carriage-shop and learned how to manu born in Montgomery County, Ohio, and upon facture a buggy and carriage from the raw ma marrying located across the line in Greene terial. He was with the James Cunningham, County. His wife, Margaret Helwig, a native Son & Company for two years and then worked of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, was seven years at different places throughout the United States old when she moved from Pennsylvania to until 1899, when he came to Lima and formed Cincinnati with her father, VVilliam Helwig. a partnership with M. D. Owen. They opened Two children were born of this union, \Villiam a factory at the rear of No. 121-123 \/Vest Mar Franklin, the subject of this sketch, and Alvin ket street, where they make a specialty of manu G., who lives in Santa Fe, Auglaize County, facturing first-class buggies and carriages. Ohio. During the six years since their establishment _ VVilliam F. Boogher was a boy when his they have done a good business, having a splen parents moved to Montgomery County and did local trade and extending their sales into there received his educational training in dis the surrounding territory.- They have the name trict schools and in the public schools of Day of putting out the best vehicles manufactured ton until he was 13 years old, when his wid in the State and merit the large patronage ac owed mother moved to New Bremen, Ohio, in corded them. 1874. He then entered the postoffice at that In 1887, Mr. Palmer was married to Caro place, and continued there until 1880, when he line Kaiser, whose father is Henry Kaiser, of came to Hume, accepting the position of agent the Henry Kaiser Buggy Company, of Kenton, and operator for the Lake Erie & \Vestern Rail Ohio. Their only child is Pauline Marie. Mr. road. He served as such until 189o, and after Palmer is a member of the Knights of Pythias that date served solely as agent‘until 1900, of Lima. since which time he has again discharged the —Q-»__ duties of operator as well. In 1881 he bought the general store and - -_ ILLIAM FRANKLIN BOOGHER, grain business of \Villiam L. Metheany and has - who for many years has been the been in the grain business ever since. He dis most prominent business man and posed of his store in 1895. In December, 1881, citizen of Hume, is a man of great he was also appointed postmaster and has business capacity, and has success served as such ever since, except from 1893 to fully engaged in various ventures. 1897, during Cleveland’s second adminis He is a man of public spirit and enterprise tration. and for years has performed his share in mak He also operated a sawmill and engaged in ing Hume an active business point. He is at the lumber business from 1885 to 1900. In the present extensively engaged in the grain addition to the many duties devolving on him business, serves as agent and operator for the in the capacities enumerated, he was engaged as Lake Erie & \Vestern Railroad, and is post oil producer and contractor during the oil activ master of the town. ity in his section of the county, continuing dur Mr. Boogher was born in Greene County, ing the 12 years ending in 1902. He has an Ohio. May 15, 1861, and is a son of Seely and unlimited capacity for work and at the time Margaret (Helwig) Boogher. His grand mentioned was putting in about 20 hours a day father, Daniel G. Boogher, who was a native in hard work. of Pennsylvania, located in Montgomery Coun It is to his untiring efforts and a natural ty, Ohio, when the city of Dayton had but four capacity for business he owes his continued houses. His farm was situated on the Green success. County line, and a part of the family lived in On August 1 3, 1882, Mr. Boogher married AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 519'

Louisa Fritz, a native of St. Marys, Ohio, and brating the 25th anniversary of his graduation a daughter of Adam Fritz, of New Bremen. from the same college. He then read law at Six children blessed their union, of whom the \Vheeling, West Virginia, under the preceptor following are living: Alice M., William F., ship of Bridge Cracraft and was admitted to Jr., Charles Oscar and Hazel Augusta. Those the bar by the Supreme Court of West Vir deceased are: Nellie E. and Edward L. ginia in 1874, at which time he was also ad Politically, Mr. Boogher has always been mitted to the practice of the law in Ohio. In an ardent Republican and has held numerous the fall of the same year he came to Lima and township offices; among them. township clerk at once formed a partnership with M. L. for two years, and member of the School Board Becker, the firm of Hutchison & Becker being for six years, serving one year as president of continued two years. Then this partnership the board. He was candidate for county re was dissolved and our subject became associ corder one year in opposition to Peter T. Mell, ated with Hon. John E. Richie. Later the old and although defeated made a remarkable race. firm of Hutchison & Becker was reestablished In the Democratic stronghold of Shawnee and continued until Mr. Hutchison began prac township he received the handsome majority of ticing alone. He has a large clientage among 52 votes. It was the first and the only time the the best class of people and gives to his cases township has ever gone Republican on a State his best efforts. election. For three years he served on the Mr. Hutchison was married to Emily C board of directors of the Allen County Fair. Cunningham, daughter of James Cunningham, Fraternally, he is a member of the Knights of of Lima, who was an old settler and a veteran Pythias and of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. of the Civil War. Two children were born to Although a comparatively young man, just this union, namely: Clarence C., deceased, and entering middle life, Mr. Boogher is a man of Halce, who lives at home. Clarence C. en wide experience and has been the longest resi listed in the late Spanish-American \Var and dent of the town, being sometimes referred to underwent exposures that resulted in his con as the “Father of Hume.” tracting quick consumption, from which he died in 1899. The family are members of the . -—Q-»_- Presbyterian Church. Mr. Hutchison once served as justice of the peace and also served as - IHN N. HUTCHISON, probate judge city solicitor of Lima, and it is the general con ‘ of Allen County, and one of the most sensus of opinion that there could not have been able members of the bar, is an old and a wiser selection for the office of probate judge highly respected resident of Lima, hav He is a member of the local bar association and ing been a citizen for upwards of 30 years. He is also a prominent Odd Fellow and Knight of was born in Monroe County, Ohio, July 10, Pythias.

1845, and is one of six children whose parents —Q-»——- were Alexander C. and Rachel (Nelson) Hutchison. The elder Hutchison was a native J ETER M. NEUENSCH\VANDER, of \Vashington County, Pennsylvania, and his deceased, who .for over 30 years was wife was a native of Ireland. In his early days a resident of Richland township, he had learned the trade of a tanner and he car mainly engaged in agricultural pur ried on this work in connection with his farm suits, was born in \Vayne County, ing operations. He died in 1894. Ohio, June 14, 1842, and was one of a family John N. Hutchison was a student of \Vash of 13 children born to John and Magdalena ington and Jefferson College, of \\/ashington, (Loyman) Neuenschwander, the former a na Pennsylvania, graduating with the class of tive of Switzerland and the latter of \Vayne 1872. James G. Blaine was present at the County, Ohio. graduating exercises of the class. and was cele At the age of about seven years Peter M 520 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

Neuenschwander accompanied his parents to was regarded as a personal loss by all who Iowa where they lived until he was 14. Re knew him. His voice is no longer heard, but turning to Ohio, they moved to the present the influence of his noble life will continue to homestead of our subjects widow, where he be felt long after the present generation has continued to live until 1870, when he went to passed away.

Bluffton and for 12 years was engaged as a —Q....— brick and stone mason. He then returned to the farm, but continued to work at his trade 7 OHN H. BERRYMAN, one of the in in addition to farming up to the time of his -" fIuential agriculturists of Shawnee death. The farm originally consisted of 160 township, residing in section 3, was acres, 100 acres of which were afterwards sold born August 19, 1843, in that part of and an adjoining 50 purchased. In addition to Allen County, which has since been set this, he also owned 40 acres about half a mile off to Auglaize County. His parents were Rus from his home farm. He was an energetic, in sell and Margaret (Slain) Berryman and his dustrious man and spent few idle hours. His grandparents, William and Rachel (Clausen) spare time during the winter was spent in hew Berryman. The grandfather came from Eng ing timber to be used in the construction of his land and settled in New Jersey, from which barns and other buildings. His first home was State he entered the Continental Army. Later a log cabin; but he built for his family four he moved to Virginia and about the year 1800 good homes at different times during his life, located in Montgomery County, Ohio. He and one being a fine brick residence in Bluffton and his sons entered a large body of land which one the substantial brick house which is now extended along the Auglaize River some two the residence of his widow. miles and included what is now the Fort Mary Katherine Zerbach was born in Hes Amanda farm. Here he tilled the soil and also sen, Darmstadt, Germany, February 14, 1852. did considerable work at shoemaking, which and is a daughter of John and Barbara (Thom trade he had learned in early life. asbarger) Zerbach. with whom she came to the Russell Berryman was born in Montgomery United States when a girl of 16. Her father is County, Ohio, January 10, 1814, and seven now in his 86th year, hale and hearty, and years later accompanied his parents to Allen makes his home with his daughter, Mrs. Neuen County. The two white families who had al schwander. The mother passed away about ready settled here comprised the entire white three years ago. In May, 1870, Miss Zerbach population of the county at that time. Their and Mr. Neuenschwander were united in mar supplies were to be had only at the expense of riage and a family of 13 children were born to a long, tedious journey to Dayton or Toledo, them, namely: Noah, a resident of Bluffton; and most of what we consider necessities were William, a resident of Richland township; unknown to the pioneer homes. As Russell Louis, also of Richland township; Dora, wife Berryman grew older he helped clear the farm of Albert Logbrake, of Findlay, Ohio: Alma, and care for the growing crops and, as the land wife of David Steinbrenner, of Bluffton; was rich and mellow, the wooden mould-board Henry; Mary; Sarah; \Valter, who is a student plow answered very well for breaking up the in the Ohio Northern University at Ada ;Clara; soil and making it ready for planting. \Vhen Gertrude; Bessie and one who died in infancy. the grain had ripened, the sickle and cradle Mr. Neuenschwander was a Democrat and held were used for harvesting it, many of the pio various school offices, always using his influ neers boasting of their skill and the rapidity of ence for the upbuilding and improvement of their work with these implements. The In the schools. He was a member of the German dians were a constant menace to the quiet of the Reformed Church, and a man whose sterling rapidly growing community and a military worth caused him to be universally respected. company was formed for defense against His death. which occurred January 1, 1902. them, Mr. Berryman being the captain. He

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died on the homestead in 1877 in the 63rd year ryman holds a membership in the Methodist of his age. He married Margaret Slain, who Episcopal denomination. He is a member of was a native of Virginia, and the following the I. O. O. F. Like his father, he is a Demo children were born to them, viz.: Cornelia crat, and has served as school director, justice (Stocken) ; Ephraim, deceased; Rosabelle of the peace, trustee, assessor and supervisor. (Blackburn), deceased; John H.; and James. He was the party candidate for nomination for Mr. Berryman was a Democrat. Congress, but withdrew his name, much to the John H. Berryman was reared to manhood disappointment of his many friends who would on a farm about one mile south of Fort have strongly supported his candidacy. Amanda, where he remained until 1867. He then rented a farm and began buying and feed _<»—— ing cattle for the market. This proved profit able and enabled him to purchase the Dickey ' ‘ 1;‘ ON. RICHARD E. JONES, M._D., farm, and afterwards the Goodman farm, then whose portrait accompanies this known as the Turkey Foot farm. Following sketch, may be aptly referred to as the this. he moved to Lima and engaged in the “Grand Old Man.” When this title is manufacture and sale of buggies for about one bestowed, it is conferred on one who year after which he returned to the country and is not only eminent in one or more direction, located on his present farm. About 1879 Mr. but whose life, achievements and character ap Berryman had purchased this property from peal to all that is best and highest in human the heirs of his wife’s father. In addition to nature. Hon. Richard E. Jones, M. D., is the buying and shipping stock, he also began butch “Grand Old Man" of Gomer, where, for half ering, a business which he conducted for many a century he has gone in and out among his years. For about seven years he ran a dairy, fellow-men, ministering to them in sickness, keeping 60 cows to supply the milk. His land advising them in trouble, defending them with is situated in the oil belt, and at the present ripe judgment in business complications, rep time eight wells are being pumped. resenting them with dignity and fidelity in the On March 12, 1868, Mr. Berryman was Legislature, and setting them a high example married to Sally Columbia Boyd, who was born in his interpretation of Christian life and fel February 3, 1845, on the farm which is still lowship. Dr. Jones is not an American by her home. Her parents were Abraham and birth, but he is one by development. Although Maria (Hover) Boyd. Her maternal grand in accord with American ideas and institu father, Ezekiel Hover, came from New Jersey tions, his heart still fondly turns to the home about 1832 and settled in Trumbull County, stead at Tawelfan, Llanbrynmair, Montgom Ohio, removing in 1833 to Allen County as one eryshire, North \Vales, where he was born on of the first pioneers. Mr. and Mrs. Berryman April 19, 1834. His parents were \Villiam have been blessed with a family of seven chil and Mary (Evans) Jones, names familiar to dren, viz.: Myrtle, wife of \Villiam Minton; every \Velshman. Margaret, who married John R. Bristow and \Villiam Jones, the father, was born at has one child, John R. Jr.; Russell, who was a Tymayr, North \/Vales, and lived to be 90 years i--‘!v.’ll cadet four years and died in his 26th old, dying in Allen County. Ohio, a man gen year; .\label. who died when four years of age; erally respected and esteemed. In April, 1848, Harriet, who married J. M. Davis and died \Villiam Jones decided to emigrate to Ameri leaving two children—Calvin Russell and Har ca with his little family, and hence took pass riet Berryman; Robert Fulton, a graduate of age on the sailing vessel bearing the friendly Oberlin College. who is now a teacher in the name of “William Penn." After a more or Philippines; and \\’aldo, a member of Company less trying voyage of eight weeks on the At C. Second Regiment. Ohio National Guard. lantic Ocean, the strangers were landed at who lives at home. Mrs. Berryman is a mem Philadelphia, with a long journey by rail, river ber of the Presbyterian Church, while Mr. Ber and canal still before them ere they could S24 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

reach their destination in Allen County. In a long period he has been one of the directors time the father acquired a half-section of land of The First National Bank of Lima. \Vhen and throughout his entire active life was an the Elida Pioneer Society was organized 12 agriculturist. He was interested in the found years ago, he was naturally chosen as its presi ing and supporting of the \Velsh Congrega dent. It is probably the largest organization of t1onal Church at Gomer, and for many years the kind in the State, having an attendance of was one of its deacons. He married Mary about 1o,0oo at its annual meetings, which are Evans, who was born in North \Vales, and looked upon in the light of most enjoyable survived her husband but two years, dying at events. The Elida Pioneer Society held a nota the age of 79. The three children of this ble meeting on August 1 1, 1904, and in the list - union were: Richard E.; \Villiam, a resident of its officers may be found the names of the of Lima; and Mary, who died unmarried. leading men of importance in Allen County, Richard E. Jones was a bright, intelligent beginning with the president, Dr. R. E. Jones. youth of 14 years when the family reached Dr. Jones has always been identified with Sugar Creek township and settled on the se the Democratic party, casting his first presi lected farm, some seven miles north of Lima. dential vote for James Buchanan. For 42 years He readily recalls the pioneer surroundings he served as treasurer of Sugar Creek town and the wild state of the country between ship, during 40 years of this period being Delphos and Gomer, wagon tracks taking the obliged to contend with a large Republican ma place of roads, this condition of affairs mak jority in the township, but his personal popu ing transportation during bad weather almost larity has always been so great that in any con an impossibility. He remained with his father test where he has been concerned party lines for about two years, assisting on the farm un have been entirely ignored. He served two til the second son could take his place, and then terms in the General Assembly, demonstrating turned his attention to the study of medicine, there his ability as a statesman, and but adding an ambition he had long cherished. About to the confidence and trust which his fellow 1851 he became a student under Dr. Monroe, citizens already reposed in him. For 57 years at Vaughnsville, and under his direction con he has been a member of the \Velsh Congrega tinued his professional reading through some tional Church at Gomer and has been one of four years, afterward attending the medical its most liberal supporters and useful members. lectures and pursuing the course at Miami During the erection of two church edifices and Medical College, Cincinnati, from which he the remodeling of one, he has served on the was graduated in February, 1856. building committee, his care and judgment The year of 1855 was one of unusual sick being the rrieans of obtaining the best results ness in this locality and, in dating the beginning through the least possible expenditure. of his practice, Dr. Jones may justly name this Dr. Jones has never married; seemingly he year, during which he probably was kept as has so given his life and energies to those who busy in visiting patients all over the township have needed his services as to ignore the possi as for any like period in his career. Dr. Jones ble possession of a domestic circle of his own. has always been a general practitioner and a \/Vhile he has acceptably filled many positions, close student, having been very active in the he has always been first and foremost a physi diffusion of medical knowledge. He was one cian, and as such has borne many of the heav of the early promoters of medical societies in iest burdens of the community for more thas the county, is a member of various medical or two-score years. Between him and those to ganizations throughout the State, and for a whom he has ministered so faithfully exists a number of years served as president and secre sentiment much deeper than confidence and tary of the Northwestern Ohio Medical Asso esteem; for his faithfulness in times of trouble ciation. Outside of his profession, he has and distress, his heroic efforts to save life. or served on many civic bodies, and has taken a to prolong it, and his deep. warm sympathy prominent part in business and social life. For when all his skill, experience and learning could AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 525 not combat disease, are so well known that zens undertook the task of sending out invita herein lies the feeling with which his fellow tions: Dr. S. A. Baxter, Lima; A. M. Bushey, townsmen regard him. Admired as he is as Gomer; Rev. R. Lloyd Roberts, Gomer; Dr. a physician, he is beloved and reverenced as a Frank D. Bain, Kenton; Hon. S. D. Crites, man. In him the weak and friendless, the hum Elida; Dr. C. B. Stemen, Fort Wayne, In ble and the obscure, have found as true and diana; Thomas H. Jones, Lima; Samuel T. faithful a friend and physician, as have those Griffith, Cincinnati; Alexander Shenk, Del whose lives of afiluence and ease have not pre phos; Judge J. M. Pugh, Columbus; Hon. J. vented the inroads of disease or the grip of G. Roberts, Elida, corresponding secretary. afiIiction. That Dr. Jones, with his multitudi This committee sent out 1,200 invitations; out nous interests, his private friendships and pub of this number, only 64 letters and telegrams lic tasks should have remained the same kind, of regret were received, and they came from unobtrusive, gentle-mannered citizen, accessi admiring friends in different sections of the ble to everyone—ready to freely give himself, United States and from across the Atlantic. his time, his money, his skill—might surprise a Gomer is essentially a settlement of \Velsh stranger, but to those who know him best, this pioneers who brought hither their habits of is but an example of what they have always frugality and industry, their high ideals of found and is one reason why he is the “Grand right and wrong and their religious convictions. Old Man.” Here they have multiplied and flourished and, On June 11, 1904, dawned the sun on the in large measure, retained the leading charac 70th birth year of Gomer’s best beloved citizen. teristics of their native land. From Gomer The day and its significance had not escaped have gone out many men and women who have him, but he had no conception of the manner in taken an honorable part in the country’s affairs. which it was to be celebrated by his fello\ 1-citi On the day mentioned, all Gomer was in gala zens and friends, even in far-off \Vales. It attire and the whole town was interested in the has been the editor’s privilege to peruse the celebration about to take place. The reception glowing accounts published in the Ohio jour committee was composed of Miss Edith Jones, nals, and it seems but a fitting close to this im Mrs. Dr. John Davis, Mrs. William Price, Rev. perfect biography to speak at length of the in R. Lloyd Roberts, Dr. C. B. Stemen and Hon. teresting events of that notable day. S.D.Crites. A bountiful feast had been pre Dr. Jones has a beautiful home, set in hand pared by hundreds of willing hands and after it some grounds surrounded by shrubbery and, in had been enjoyed, Dr. S. A. Baxter, himself an season, by beautiful flowers, cared for by Edith honored and beloved citizen of Allen County, Jones, the admirable lady who presides here— called the meeting to order as presiding officer. her uncle’s homemaker and often his almoner. Then followed poems, speeches and the presen When his birthday was approaching, Miss tation of numberless beautiful gifts, all in such Jones, with Dr. Davis, a partner of 42 years, generous profusion, that the good D0ctor’s and several very near and dear friends, began eyes filled with moisture, and when his time to plan a little surprise for the beloved Doctor, came to speak to this great concourse which with the intention of offering some entertain represented only a part of his friends, he found ment at his home to those of his closest friends that his ready wit, his easy speech and confi who would be delighted with an opportunity dence of manner, which had never deserted to do him honor on his natal day. By the time him before critical bodies in public and business Miss Jones, and those with whom she con life, failed him, to a degree, in the presence of sulted, had remembered 1,5oo names, the pro a seemingly boundless affection. Restraining ject had assumed such proportions that the his emotion, however, he heartily thanked those original idea was changed and the elaborate who had met to do' him so much honor, his celebration was planned which later took place. closing remarks being: An honorary committee composed of these citi “You will pardon me if I am overwhelmed 526 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

with emotion at seeing so many old and young clock, a filing case, a chair and a beautiful gol friends. There are but few here, but those I den oak office desk of old English pattern. It know intimately. To these and to those who was estimated that about 2,000 people partici send regrets from all over this broad land, the pated in this celebration. land of my adoption, and schoolmates and friends of my boyhood days in my native land, —Q-0-§—— my heart goes out to overflowing. The tokens of your esteem will be highly prized as long as ; ENRY CLIFTON FRANKLIN, the I live, and this day will never be eliminated genial proprietor of the general store from my memory. May God bless you all." at Yoder, came to this village in 1900 Dr. Baxter presented many notable people and the following year was appointed present, all of whom spoke at some length, postmaster by President VVilliam Mc expressing beautiful sentiments of admira Kinley, and retained the office until it was dis tion, appreciation and good will. Among these continued in 1904. Mr. Franklin was born in were: Hon. S. S. \Vheeler, E. B. \Valkup, Dr. Perry township, Allen County, Ohio, about five Beardsley, Dr. \\/illiam Enslen and Hon. John miles from Yoder, on November 28, 1867, and G. Roberts. The last speech on the program is a son of John Henry and Sarah A.(Schooler) was a sincerely eulogistic one, made by an old Franklin, deceased. His grandfather. also friend and colleague of Dr. Jones, Dr. C. B. named John Henry, was among the pioneers Stemen, of Fort VVayne, Indiana. Then of Perry township, locating early in the ’30’s with a touching prayer by Rev. I. J. and remaining here until his death about 1874. Swanson and the singing of “Praise God John Henry Franklin. Jr., was born in From Whom All Blessings Flow,” this 1832, probably in Allen County, Ohio, where remarkable demonstration _ was officially at he lived all his life. He was a farmer by oc an end. The remainder of the beautiful day cupation and was still a young man when his was spent in visiting and social reunions of a death occurred in December, 1868. He mar most agreeable character. Much beautiful ried Sarah A. Schooler, by whom he had five music wasrendered during and after the exer children, three of whom are living, viz: Sarah cises. Dr. Jones possesses musical ability him Elizabeth, who married Jonathan McPheron, self. as do almost all native \Velshmen, and of Perry township; James I., who lives on the was an appreciative listener. The Republican home farm in Perry township; and Henry Clif Gazette, of Lima, spoke of Dr. Jones editorially ton. Mrs. Franklin was a native of Knox as “one whose life has impressed itself indelibly County, Ohio, and a daughter of George and upon the character of the community and indi Elizabeth (Fawcett) Schooler, who moved to rectly upon the whole country. His life has Allen County where they spent the remainder been one worthy of emulation. The splendid of their days. Mrs. Franklin was married demonstration was the legitimate and sponta twice, her second husband being James Bid neous outburst of gratitude from his friends dinger, of Auglaize township. The fruits of and neighbors, in recognition of the beautiful the second union were: \Villiam A.; Orlin life he has spent among them.” The Times and Ellen. Mrs. Biddinger died in December, Dc’moc-rat was no less eulogistic. the Columbus 1894, at the age of 54 years. Grove Clipper also giving a long and interest Henry Clifton Franklin attended public ing account of the celebration, with words of school and remained on the home place until just praise. Among the beautiful gifts brought he was 20 years of age, when he entered the by friends and relatives as tokens of the day, employ of the Ohio Oil Company and for 13 may be mentioned: A handsome silk umbrella, years worked in the Ohio oil field. In 1900 a gold cane. a leather chair. a gold shaving mug he located at Yoder and started in his present and brush, a handsome chair of unique design business. Mr. Franklin is -a Democrat, as has in leather and rattan, a 24-section book-case, a been the family for years, and it was in recog AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 527

nition of his merits that he received the ap was formed, the grocery business was estab pointment of postmaster from President Mc lished and for two years it was successfully Kinley. carried on. Then a fire came and they lost all Mr. Franklin was married in October, they possessed. Although this was naturally a 1893, to Olive O. Jacobs, a native of Perry bitter experience, Mr. Moore did not lose heart township and a daughter of James A. Jacobs, but courageously and immediately went to work whose biography will be found elsewhere in this again as a clerk, commanding now $28 a month, volume. Two bright children have been born and held his position for two years, managing to Mr. and Mrs. Franklin, namely: Yula, born during this time to save the amount he had August 6, 1894; and Milo, born February 25, borrowed from his uncle, which he repaid with 1898. interest. Mr. Moore continued in the grocery and —..»— produce business with his brother on Ninth

OL. ISRAEL T. MOORE, president street, Cincinnati, for some years, the firm be of The Commercial Bank, of Lima, ing known as Moore Brothers. Two years a distinguished survivor of the great later his brother \Villiam opened up a branch Civil War, and essentially a self store at South Warsaw, while our subject con made man, was born February 9, tinued the business in Cincinnati until 1855, 1831, in Butler County, Ohio, and is a son of when he sold out and joined his brother at Andrew P. and Elizabeth (McTa.ggert) South \Varsaw. The business was continued Moore. here for a time and then they disposed of The father of our subject was born in New it and went into the stock business, later becom Jersey, came subsequently to Ohio and was a ing interested extensively in real estate. Mr. large farmer and stock raiser. In 1834 he re Moore purchased a tract of 10 acres of land for moved to Allen County and there reared his his own use, later added 30 acres and still later family of nine children. 80 acres. \\/’hile he had prospered in material Israel T. was three years old when the ways, the young man felt the need of wider men family settled in Allen County and he grew to tal qualifications, and as he had accumulated the age of 1 3 years on the farm, attending the enough capital to allow him to give up business local schools, and then the family moved to for a while, he entered the Ohio Wesleyan Franklin, \Varren County. In 1846 Israel T. University at Delaware, where he remained Moore returned to Allen County, and here two terms, during this time he secured the po learned the trade of cabinet-making; but, find sition of teacher in the lower grades, which ing the field well occupied in this line, in the enabled him to pay for his own tuition. following year he went to Cincinnati in search In 1861, when the country was convulsed of a better business opening. There he en in the throes of the great Civil War, he felt gaged as a clerk in a grocery store, finding a the loyal enthusiasm of the time and was not position just in time to save himself from want, slow to enlist in his country’s defense. He as when he landed in that city from the canal entered Company D, 54th Reg., Ohio Vol. _ boat his capital consisted of just 25 cents. His Inf., as a private, on September 10, 1861, and salary of $5 a month was not very generous, wore the Union blue until the close of strife in but it carried some perquisites with it and he 1865. His rise from the ranks was very soon found his salary increased to $7 per rapid, passing quickly through the lower month. grades to 1st lieutenant, then to cap In the meantime an uncle, who was a cap tain, later to major and during the last italist, had watched the young man with inter two years before his honorable discharge est, when he found him thoroughly reliable and he was lieutenant-colonel, most of the time hav hard-working, he consented to loan him the ing command above his rank. At one time he sum of $200, to enable him to go into business had command of the 90th Illinois in addition with Joseph Cunningham. The partnership to his own regiment, and at another time his 528 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

command included, besides his own regiment, mercial Bank, of Lima. Of this institution a troop of cavalry and two pieces of artillery. his son Harry M. Moore is the cashier and During his whole period he served -under but Clem S. Baxter is assistant cashier. Mr. two of the great commanders—Ulysses S. .\Ioore's reputation and known conservative Grant and \Villiam T. Sherman. It is unneces methods have resulted favorably for this finan sary to state that Colonel Moore took part in cial institution, which enjoys a well-deserved the hardest fought and most decisive battles prosperity. of that great war. \Vithout enumerating any Colonel Moore was united in marriage of the skirmishes, he has 27 battles to his credit, with Mary S. Metheany, who is a daughter of his personal valor in these resulting in his pro the late Robert Metheany, and they have had motion to the important rank of which he at eight children, five of whom are now living and tained. He is a valued member of the Grand well established in life, one son, as noted above, Army of the Republic, a body of men which being with his father in the bank. The family will be respected as long as one hoary head is residence is located at No. 545 \Vest Market left. He helped to organize the society of the street, Lima, one of the old, comfortable homes Army of the Tennessee at Raleigh, North Car of this choice locality. Colonel Moore with olina. Patriotic Americans, while proud of the his family attends the Presbyterian Church, of achievements of the younger generation, can which he is a liberal supporter. He is promi never forget that to the “Boys of ’61” we are nently identified with the Republican party as indebted for the peace and prosperity of the far as influence goes, but he is not a politician present. in the common acceptance of the term. In After the close of the war, Colonel Moore fraternal life he has long been a member of came to Lima, and for the two following years the Odd Fellows. he was engaged by a business firm of the city Few citizens of Lima enjoy in greater de as bookkeeper. In 1870 the three brothers gree the esteem of his fellow-citizens than does Israel T., \Villiam and I-Ienrv .\Ioore—com Colonel Moore. In him they recognize the able bined their capital and embarked in a dry goods business man, the brave and loyal soldier and business which they carried on through one the good citizen, one whose life holds special year. They then disposed of their dry goods interest for those who, left as he was, to fight line and Israel T. and \Villiam engaged in almost alone in early youth, conquered through the grocery business. The grocery busi manliness and courage. He has always shown ness succeeded from the first, our subject being an interest in young men, and on more than one a practical man in that line and they enlarged occasion his practical advice has been accom until they had an extensive wholesale as well panied by financial assistance. as retail business. This they successfully car ried on for a period of 1O years, when they -_§»— closed the retail department and for the next 10 years did only a wholesale business. In I . OHN the CRIDER,representative deceased, men of was Spencer one of 1891 the death of \Villiam Moore brought changes, our subject buying his interest and the township, for many years. during business was continued as a stock company for which time he was closely identified the next eleven years. No longer having need with its material development. He to accumulate, Colonel Moore then retired was born in Knox County, Ohio, in 1843, and from the business and spent some time looking was a son of David Crider, a native of Vir after his many investments and in recreations ginia, who early settled in Knox County and which his former busy life left him no time to was a pioneer in Spencer township. in 1851. enjoy. The late John Crider was reared in Spencer In 1904, however, Colonel Moore once township from the age of eight years and at more entered the business field, this time as a tended school during his boyhood as oppor banker, becoming the president of The Com tunity presented. His father had entered a

SALATH1EL A. H1TCHCOCK, M. D. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 531 farm in section 23. Spencer township, and she has resided on the farm, which is under young Crider assisted him in converting it from lease. It has been greatly improved and is one a swamp and wilderness into the valuable prop of the township’s fine properties. erty it subsequently became. After his mar Mr. and Mrs. Crider had three children: riage he settled in a log house on this property, Ida Elizabeth, who died aged eight years; and even at that time the only roads in the vi Clarence Clyde and John Edward. Both of cinity were very poor corduroy roads. It re the sons are interested in the oil business. Mrs. quired years of hard work to clear away the Crider was one of the first members of the forest growth to drain the land and to put it Union Christian Church, and her membership under cultivation. Later, when oil was dis has never changed. She has in her-possession covered on the property, it was greatly en the original deed to her home farm which was hanced in value. Now six oil-wells are oper given David Crider in 1851. ated where, in the young manhood of Mr. Crider, stood giant forest trees underneath —-+»—— which roamed deer in numbers and where wild turkeys nested. _ ALATHIEL A. HITCHCOCK, M. D., In 1865 Mr. Crider was married in Allen whose portrait is shown on the op County to Mahala Osborn, who was born in posite page, is a representative mem Greene County, Ohio, in 1847, and is a daugh ber of his noble profession. He is ter of Lewis and Sarah (Farris) Osborn. One located at Elida, in German town of her grandfathers was \Villiam Lee, who was ship, where he has been in active practice for drowned while attending to his duties as lock over a quarter of a century. Dr. Hitchcock was tender on the Miami and Erie Canal. For his born July 9, 1843, at Junction City, Perry second wife he married Mrs. Elizabeth E. County, Ohio. (Sampson) Farris and the survivor of their Dr. Hitchcock was reared in Perry County family is one son—David Lee. Mrs. Crider and was prepared in the local school for his was four years old when her parents moved collegiate course at Lexington, Ohio. Upon to Allen County and settled in Amanda town completing that he entered upon the reading of ship. She was the only child of her parents medicine at Junction City and then entered the and from the age of two years was reared by Cincinnati College of Medicine, where he was her grandfather. He was a native of Kentucky graduated in the spring of 1870. On August and settled on land where the city of Cincin 1st of that year he entered into practice at nati now stands, at a time when only five houses Junction City, where he gained his early exper had been built in the embryo city. He raised ience, coming to Elida on February 5, 1879. broom-corn on the very site of some of Cin He may be classed with the pioneers of the pro cinnati’s tallest buildings. He was also one of fession in this locality and still continues active the earliest settlers in Amanda township, Allen in it. In August, 1898, he was appointed County, coming to Spencerville when it was yet United States pension examiner. called “Arcadia” and was a village of 75 peo Dr. Hitchcock was married first on Decem ple. ber 31, 1863, to Ellen Beck, who was a daugh Mrs. Crider has passed through many pio ter of George Beck, of Junction City, Ohio. neer hardships and can recall a great many in Mrs. Hitchcock died there in December, 1877, teresting events connected with her early life the mother of five children, viz: Charles I/V., both before and after her marriage. She be Frank A., George, Luella and Maine. all sur came accomplished in all the housewifely arts viving with the exception of George, who died and frugal ways necessary at the time and, with in March, 1877. All the others are married. a just amount of pride, says that she could yet The eldest son, Charles \V. Hitchcock. is a spin and weave if necessity required. Since the prominent lawyer in practice at Bay City. Mich death of her husband, on February 11, 1887, igan. He is a graduate of the Valparaiso Col 532 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

lege, Indiana. After serving six years as In March, 1876, Mr. Long was married to county commissioner of schools of Bay Coun Mary Benedum and a family of five children ty, Michigan, he was the candidate selected by have been born to them, namely: \/Vardilla the Democratic party for probate judge. May; \Villiam Thomas, who is employed in Dr. Hitchcock was married, second, on May the Indiana oil field; John Benedum; Harvey 29, 1879, to Eliza J. Hummell, who is a daugh and Amos. Mrs. Long died December 10, 1905, ter of Isaac Hummell, of Carroll, Fairfield aged 49 years. After his marriage, Mr. Long County, Ohio. They have three sons—Clay, again turned to farming, having, in 1875, pur Roy and Don. The Doctor and wife belong to chased 36 acres of land and in 1877 opened a the Methodist Episcopal Church at Elida. stone quarry, to furnish stone for the building He is a member of the local subordinate lodge of pikes and bridges. He did well at this work of Odd Fellows and the encampment at Lima. and has been engaged in it ever since. Later he contracted for building pike roads, and most of the roads in German township have been con ———---Q-0-Q—-— structed by him, as well as many others in the " - IIOMAS C. LONG, of German town county outside this township. _ In 1892 he went " ship represents a type of manhood that to Van \Vert County where he put down 48 is the pride of our American civiliza miles of pike in Ridge township, the work tak ti0n—the self-made man who has ing him four years. During the past seven worked his way, unaided, to an honor years he has done considerable repaving and able and prominent place among his fellows. about five years ago he began making cement Born in Sugar Creek township, Allen County. walks, barn foundations, etc., and has been very Ohio, in 1855, he was one year old when his successful. He has purchased outright 12 5 parents moved to Amanda township, and was acres of land and has a life lease on 90 more, not yet nine years of age when death deprived where he keeps many head of cattle and horses. him of their love and care. He was bound out For some time he has been engaged in buying to Samuel Miller, on whose farm he worked and selling stock, his ventures in this line prov for about nine years, when he hired out to ing very profitable. Mr. Long is a member of \Villiam Anderson for one month for the sum the Odd Fellows and of the Eagles and is a of $18. Drawing his pay for this work, he zealous worker in the Methodist Church. went to Lima and purchased two suits of clothes, one for Sunday and one for everyday, and then returned to German township and at - tended school in District No. 11 for the four winter months. \Vhen farm work opened up tor of the “Pleasant Fruit Farm,” a in the spring, he hired out at $18 per month to fertile tract of 80 acres. situated in \Villiam Holmes and, during the seven months section 17, Monroe township, was thus engaged, hoarded his earnings so carefully born in this township,’ February 5, that he spent but $2, receiving Mr. Holmes’ 1846, and is a son of Jacob and Catherine note for the balance. Again he took up his (Bucher) Altstaetter. educational work, entering school in Shawnee Jacob Altstaetter was born in Hessen-Darm township and attending through the winter and stadt, Germany, February 21, 1811. Prior to spring months. The following summer he took coming to America he worked as a carpenter, up painting and was able by close economy to and during one year spent in Maryland he con clear $200 by his season’s work. Again he tinued to follow his trade. He desired a dif started in school for the winter, spending all ferent field of work, however, and thinking that his spare time out of school in working for his Ohio would probably afford it he walked to board. \Vhen summer came again, he took Cincinnati; soon after he removed to Dayton, contracts for painting and followed that work and while working at his trade there met the for two years. estimable lady whom he soon after married. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 533

At that time he was 25 years of age and almost children, 12 of whom reached maturity and immediately after, in the fall of 1836, he came seven of these still survive. to Allen County, and in the following spring Our subject, George L. Altstaetter, has re settled on 40 acres of land, paying out all his sided in his present school district all his life, capital, $50, for it. He built a log house and and has carried on agricultural work ever since shop on the farm and, as the seasons permitted, he became old enough to hold a plow, the only alternated between work at his trade and clear kind of farm labor his late father never did. ing up his land. He was deft at furniture mak He remained at home assisting until his mar ing and frequently the midnight hour would riage, when he was 26 years old. His father find him still at work fashioning chairs, beds was always just and generous with his children and tables for his neighbors, for which they and at this time he gave him an equity of paid him in labor. A man of his industry $1,500 in a farm of 80 acres which he chose could hardly escape accumulating capital, and from other tracts. Our subject subsequently he continued to invest in land until he finally paid the remainder due to the estate, and set owned 600 acres, which through his own ef tled on the farm in section 17, which he has forts he almost entirely cleared. He was a occupied ever since. Along with other agri hard worker all his life and expected others cultural operations, including extensive farm to be industrious also. In appearance Jacob ing and the raising of considerable stock. Mr. Altstaetter was a well-set-up man, five feet in Altstaetter has paid a great deal of attention height, with a pleasant, intelligent countenance to the growing of fruit. In addition to small and shrewd, kindly eyes. He lived to be almost fruits, he has an apple orchard of four acres._ 88 years of age, dying on the farm on which The fruit-growing is such a feature that the he had settled, November 10, 1898. He was name, “Pleasant Fruit Farm,” is very appro a stanch supporter of the Democratic party, priate. casting his first presidential vote in 1836. He In addition to improving his land and add was a worthy member of the German Evangeli ing yearly to its value. Mr. Altstatter has cal Church, very active in its work, and during erected good buildings and a handsome resi the greater part of his life was one of the trus dence, so that the appearance of the place is tees. He was one of the first and prime movers very attractive. He has one of the finest homes in the project of building the first church of his in the township. denomination in the locality, giving first the On November 9, 1871, he was married to ground and then the timber, and subsequently Margaret Olt, who was born in Hessen-Darm presenting the church organ. He was always stadt, Germany, on February 24, 1849. Her liberal in church contributions and his advice parents, Adam and Eva (Orth) Olt, are both and counsel always supported the efforts of the deceased, the father dying at the age of 36 ministers. He was a good man and a perfect years and the mother when 30 years of age. type of the thrifty, industrious, provident, This is remarkable as all four of Mrs. Altstaet home-building German. tei"s grandparents lived to old age, three dying On October 26, 1816, the mother of our at the age of 80 years and one at the age of 92. subject was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, An orphan at the age of 18 years, she came not far from Salem; she died in Monroe town alone from Germany, found plenty of friends ship, December 28, 1903. She was married on in Dayton, Ohio, and, as noted above, four her 19th birthday and accompanied her hus years later was married to our subject. To band to Allen County in the following spring, this union six sons and six daughters have been living a happy, contented, peaceful and useful born, namely: John, who died in his sixth life for 63 years thereafter. Her parents were year; Barbara, who is the wife of Fred Haas, John and Elizabeth (Miller) Bucher, residents of Dayton; Louise, who is the wife of Samuel of Ohio, the former a native of Switzerland and Bower, of Napoleon, Ohio; Otto, who died the latter, of Virginia. They became residents aged four years; Adam, who died aged one of Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Altstaetter had 13 year; Anna, who resides at home; and Michael, as 534 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

who is a student in the senior class in Lima K. Boone Company. Mr. Ewing then sold his College, and is a very bright young man, who interest, and in partnership with a Mr. Emer can show a 90 per cent average in all his stud ick bought the stock of J. M. Dungan. who was ies; Emma, who died aged four and a half located at Nos. 225-227 North Main street. years; Albert, who died aged five years; and The firm of Ewing & Emerick continued four Elsie, Oscar and Freda, living at home. years, when the senior partner bought the jun Mr. Altstaetter has been identified with the ior’s interest and since then he has conducted Democratic party all his life, and has been his his business under his own name. \Vith his party’s choice for many of the important local years of practical experience in this line, Mr. oPfices. He has served several terms as road Ewing is well fitted to be the leading hardware superintendent, has been a school director many merchant of the city, and in his extensive es terms and is now serving his third term as tablishment can be found everything pertaining township trustee, having served two terms some to his line. 30 years ago. Like his father he has been a Mr. Ewing was married in 1872 to Jennie consistent member and liberal supporter of the Bayley, who is a daughter of the late Nathaniel German Evangelical Church of Monroe town H. Bayley, of Putnam County, Ohio. They ship for years and is one of the present trus have two children, viz: Madge and Porter J. tees, a position he has held many times. The former is a graduate of Mrs. Richard’s private seminary in Philadelphia, and the lat ter is a student at the University of Michigan, and a former student at Colonel Brown’s mili J. E\VING, who is prominent in the tary institute at Germantown, Ohio. ‘ " business circles of Lima, where he con Mr. Ewing, during his long residence in ducts a large hardware business, was Lima, has championed all movements designed born in Trumbull County, Ohio, May to promote the general welfare and has always 11, 1850, and is a son of the late lent his influence in the direction of the ad Ralph Ewing, of Lima. vancement of social, moral and educational in In early life Ralph Ewing was a farmer, but terests. He has not aspired to political honors, later he moved to Columbus Grove and there his preference being for a quiet life devoted to became a well-known business man and repre his private affairs. sentative citizen. He was engaged in the hard ware business here for a number of years with his son, our subject, under the firm name of R. Ewing & Son. He died in 1897. Our subject was an infant when his par ship’s prominent farmers, has resided ents moved to Hancock County, Ohio, where for the past 53 years on his present they resided until he was 1 1 years old, and then farm in section 20, which now consists they removed to Huron County, Michigan, of 225 acres. He belongs to one of where they remained for three years. The the old pioneer families of Allen County. He next removal was to Bluffton, Allen County, was born in Champaign County, Ohio, No and later to Columbus Grove, where the father vember 16, 1827, and is a son of Samuel L. and was in the hardware business with our subject Olive (\Valton) \Vatt. for 14 years. Then the son bought the father’s Samuel L. Watt was born near Marysville, interest, continuing the busines for three years Kentucky, and accompanied his parents to alone. _ Champaign County, the family consisting of Mr. Ewing then sold his stock at Columbus four sons and three daughters. His father, Grove and came to Lima, where he entered Thomas Watt, who was born in Ireland, emi into partnership with \V. K. Boone, and for grated to America, settled first in Pennsylvania, three years a very successful hardware business went from there to Kentucky and later to was conducted under the firm name of The \V. Champaign County, Ohio, where he died aged AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS ‘ 535

80 years. He was a farmer and wood-worker, of honest industry. He cleared 10O acres of an expert manufacturer of wagons and ploughs. land by himself and he has assisted his chil His children were: Robert, John, James, Wil dren to build comfortable homes on land which liam, Samuel, Joseph, Margaret, Polly and he has helped them to acquire. He has done a Betsey. William was the first judge in Allen great deal of teaming and has had contracts County. Joseph died in the War of 1812. All for public work. He and his sons have done the Watt Brothers entered land in Allen Coun the greater part of the pipe laying in their sec ty and all settled along Hog Creek. Samuel tion of the county. As a farmer, he has de L. Watt owned several different tracts of land, voted the most of his attention to the raising of and at one time a farm of 120 acres. grain and the breeding of draft horses. Samuel L. \Vatt married Olive \Valton who In his 20th year Mr. Watt was married to was born in Quebec, Canada. She came to Eva Staley, who was born in Pickaway County, Union County, Ohio, with her parents who Ohio, May 13, 1825, and came here with her were Joseph and Deborah (Gilbert) \Valton, parents when seven years of age. She is a natives of Canada. For his second wife Mr. daughter of Jacob and Eunice (Fisher) Staley, \Vatt married Mary Greer. The children of natives of Virginia. They have five children the first marriage who reached maturity were: living, as follows: Samuel J., of Jackson town Deborah (Jamison), who died in Iowa; Rob ship; James R., of Jackson township; Marion; ert, of this sketch; Joseph, deceased in young and \Villiam Henry and Jacob Allen, of Jack manhood; James, deceased; Thomas, of Mich son township. Two sons and one daughter igan; Harriet, widow of John Guthrie, of Ne died young. . vada; Christina (Leech), who died at Walla Mr. Watt has been a life-long Democrat. Walla, Washington; and Nancy (Enos), of He has been offered many of the local offices, Oakland, California. The children of the sec but has accepted only that of township trustee. ond marriage were: John J., of Louisiana; He is one of the reliable, substantial and repre Samuel L., of Sac County, Iowa; Olive (Con sentative men of his township. ley), of Iowa; Lydia (Stouker), of Iowa; Sid ney, of Iowa ; and Sarah Frances, of Missouri. ——M——— In 1852 Mr. Watt moved to Sac County, Iowa, driving through with an ox team. Two H. u. MORRISON, who has been en months were spent on the journey and when he gaged in the drug business at Lima for reached there he located near Sac City, the the past 14 years, was born August 1 1, county seat. He laid out Jackson township 1859, in Darke County, Ohio, and is a there and named it after his old home township son of James M. Morrison, a retired in .-\llen County. He became the first county citizen of Dayton. He was educated and grew judge of Sac County, where he died. to manhood in Darke County and then went to Robert \Vatt, our immediate subject, re Dayton, where he secured work in a boiler mained at home until he was 20 years old and shop. One year later he went to Omaha, Ne then went on a rented farm for a year before braska, and there engaged in the transfer and buying 40 acres of timber land in section 20, storage business for a period of four years. Jackson township. Little bv little he kept on Since his return to Ohio in 1891, he has been a buying land and clearing it until he owned some partner of D. Cramer in conducting a pharmacy 500 acres. Of this he retains 225, having di at Lima, being pleasantly located at the corner vided the rest among his children. For 40 of Kibby and Main streets, where they enjoy a years he lived in the first little frame dwelling large patronage. which he built with timber taken from his Mr. Morrison was married December 1 5, place, but it finally gave way to the handsome, 1887, to Emma Ridenour, daughter of Jacob modern brick residence in which he has lived Ridenour, a lady of many estimable qualities. ever since. Mr. Watt can look back over years They have two daughters—Hazel and Helen. 536 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

Mr. Morrison is a member of Grace Methodist er’s valuation, $2,250. Subsequently he sold Episcopal Church, of which he is trustee, and the mill and turned his attention to the stone also holds the same office in the Second Street and lime business. Methodist Episcopal Church. He is an active In 1872 Mr. Siddall, in partnership with worker in the church and has frequently been Elijah Reese. under the firm name of Siddall & a delegate at conference meetings. He is a Re Reese, bought and developed a quarry and later publican and is at present‘ a member of the took in another partner and formed the firm of Board of Public Service of Lima, and has been Siddall & Company. Some years later Mr. a member of the City Council and Board of Siddall bought out the other partners and oper Health. ated the business alone, and still later opened

_.—Q....— up another quarry which covered seven acres. He took I. M. Townsend into partnership and G,,. Q I -CIUS JOHN RUSSELL SIDDALL, the business was conducted as Siddall & Town 9 U 6‘. long the leading man_ in the leading send for 18 years, when John Amstutz bought industry of Bluffton, Ohio, the pion Mr. Townsend’s interest and continued with eer quarryman not only of Bluffton Mr. Siddall for one season. Our subject then -but of all Northwestern Ohio, was Cor..tlllllCd the operation of the quarry alone, born in Mahoning County, Ohio, eight miles adding a larger body of quarrying land, until south of Salem, on the old mill property of the the spring of 1905, when he sold out to the family, not far from the village of Ellsworth, Buckeye Stone Company. July 29, 1838. His parents were Isaac and Since disposing of his quarry business, Mr. Rebecca (Altaffer) Siddall. Siddall has been interested in a concrete busi The father of Mr. Siddall was born in Vir ness. having a large plant, with excellent facil ginia and the mother belonged to a well-known ities, producing a concrete which is used for Pennsylvania-Dutch family. She died when cellars and other purposes, and making a fine our subject was nine years old. The ancestors macadam for roads. During his active opera on the paternal side were from Ireland, and tions he gave employment to some 50 men. Isaac Siddall possessed many of the qualities Another line in which he has been interested which have made natives of that land success is the manufacture of the “Eureka” fence post, ful men the world over. He was the father of one of the most durable posts ever placed be 16 children by his first marriage and of two by fore the market. For 50 years he has been a his second; 14 of these grew to maturity. For leader in business circles at Bluffton, and has years he was engaged in the milling business, been identified very prominently with the and never ceased his industry until stricken with growth and prosperity of the town. He still paralysis. He died in 1872. owns 17 acres of land that is now within the Lucius J. R. Siddall was 10 years old when town limits. his parents moved to Rockport, Ohio. A few In 1865 Mr. Siddall was married to Mary years later he accompanied his father when the Elizabeth Katherine Bridgeman, who was born latter went to Mount Blanchard to run the in Hancock County, Ohio, about four miles Fahls’ mills, and two years later to the National from Bluffton, January 26, 1841, and is a mills, four miles up the river. Our subject daughter of George and Eliza (Grimm) worked there some four years, all the time with Bridgeman, natives of Virginia. Mr. and his father, and in 1852 came to Bluffton, where Mrs. Siddall occupy a fine brick residence at his father bought a log grist-mill, run by water Bluffton, which Mr. Siddall built seven years power, together with 17 acres of adjoining after his marriage. land. He worked hard under his practical, in Politically he has been a life-long Demo dustrious father, and when the latter was dis crat, and on many occasions his fellow_-citizens abled by paralysis, in 1867, he ran the mill by have chosen to show him honor and confidence. himself for two and a half years. VVhen his For six years he served on the Town Council father died, he bought the mill at the apprais and served several terms as a member of the

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Board of Education. Fraternally he is an Odd retired to his farm. After engaging in farm Fellow, belonging to Bluffton Lodge, No. 371, ing pursuits and the contracting business un and to Bluffton Encampment, No. 238. He is til February 9, 1894, he was called from his se one of the oldest members of the subordinate clusion to accept the duties of clerk of the lodge here, having joined the order in 1864. Probate Court. He was elected to his present A half century is a long period in any man’s position in 1899. life, and to have passed through it, meeting In 1876 Judge Miller was married to Dar competition on every side and overcoming ob thula Place, who is a daughter of James and stacles as every business man must, and still, Susan Place, and they have these children: near its close, be able still to command the re Lehr E., Fredia G., Susan A., James J. and spect and esteem of one’s fellow-citizens, re Mabel. The family belong to the Methodist flects much credit and should bring pleasant re Episcopal Church. flections. Judge Miller has always been prominent

_....—_. in Democratic politics, has been a member of the Democratic County Central Committee, and F ON. AZARIAH D. MILLER, one of was sent as a delegate to the St. Louis National fl Allen County’s prominent public men, convention from the Fourth Congressional Dis probate judge, educator and success trict. He is fraternally connected with the ful attorney-at-law, was born June 18, Elks, in which order he has held many posi 1853, on the homestead farm in Am tions; is a charter member of the Spencerville anda township, and is a son of Joseph and Min Lodge of Knights of Pythias and of the Mod erva J. (Shock) Miller. ern \Voodmen of America and the Home Azariah D. Miller was liberally educated, Guards of America. His residence at Lima is completing first the common-school course, and at No. 937 West High street. A portrait of later taking advantage of the educational in Judge Miller is presented on a foregoing page stitutions of Lima and the National Normal in connection with this sketch. School at Lebanoi1, Warren County, Ohio. From the age of 16 until he was 34 years of —o»— age, he taught school more or less continu ously, the greater portion of this period in his > ..- \LEM REED, one of Shawnee town native township, and it is safe to say that few " ship’s leading citizens and substantial men have more personal friends in this locality. farmers, is also a survivor of the Civil During 1871 and 1872 he was employed \Var. He owns a well-improved as bookkeeper in the freight and express office farm of 80 acres, located in section 14, of the Pittsburg, Fort \Vayne & Chicago Rail Shawnee township, which was formerly a part way at Elida, Ohio, and as this did not require of the old Napier homestead. Mr. Reed was all of his time he served also as clerk in the born in Fairfield County, Ohio, May 2, 1842, mercantile establishments of Rice & Leist and and is a son of Samuel and Mary M. (Aker) G. W. Moore. During all this time he was Reed. quietly reading law, as opportunity afforded. Samuel Reed, the father of our subject, was In 1877 he was elected assessor of Amanda born in Fairfield County, Ohio, and was a son township, on the Democratic ticket. and in the of Noah Reed, a native of Licking County, following year was chosen justice of the peace Ohio. He died on his farm in Shawnee town —an office he satisfactorily held for the follow ship in August, 1894, aged 79 years. He mar ing five years. In 1885, having been admitted ried Mary M. Aker, who was born July 30, to the bar, he became a member of the law firm 1814, and died in March 1905, at the age of 91 of Remington & Miller and began the practice years. Their children were: Clara, Silas, of the profession in which he has met with Salem, Isaac, John \V., Freeman, Nelson, Al deserved success. Fire destroying his law lib meda, Emma and Laura. rary in 1887, he relinquished his practice and Salem Reed accompanied his parents to 540 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

Shawnee township in 1853. He attended Politically Mr. Reed is identified with the school until he was about 18 years old, and re Republican party, but is not always bound by mained practically on the home farm until he party ties, voting occasionally according to his had attained his majority, working for neigh personal judgment of candidates. Formerly boring farmers as well as his father. On Feb he was active in Mart Armstrong Post, No. ruary 1, 1864, he enlisted for service in the 202, G. A. R., at Lima; but, like his brother Civil War, joining Company H. 74th Reg., Silas, finds the distance too great to make at Ohio Vol. Inf., in which he served until the tendance easy. He is a member of the Metho close of hostilities. He participated in many dist Episcopal Church and a liberal contribu battles, the first one of importance being that at tor to its support.

Resaca. His regiment was often employed in ~...— guarding railroads, accompanying Sherman to the sea and participating in all that wearying D. HILDRETH,the enterprising gen campaign which resulted in such great victories eral superintendent at Lima of the for the Union cause. It remained in North Prudential Insurance Company of Carolina until after the surrender of Johnston. America, is a prominent and highly After the war he returned home, where he esteemed citizen of this city, who may lived until his marriage, when he bought a always be depended upon to lend his influence tract of land in Shawnee township, near the and substantial support to any enterprise which family homestead and partially cleared it; but has for its object the welfare of the place. He in a few years settled on another farm he had is a son of David Hildreth, who has devoted his purchased, on which he resided for nine years. life to agricultural pursuits in Union County, For the past 22 years Mr. Reed has been living Ohio, where he is still living in the 84th year of on his present place, where he has carried on his age. Born and reared in Union County, general farming and stock-raising. our subject received there the rudiments of his In 1866 Mr. Reed was married to Elizabeth education, supplementing it with four years in Adelia Napier, who was born in Mercer Coun the college at Delaware. ty, Pennsylvania, June 28, 1841, and is a In January, 1896, soon after leaving col daughter of those honored old pioneer settlers lege, Mr. Hildreth located in Columbus, Ohio, of the township, the late \\/’illiam and Sarah where he at once became an agent for the Pru (Huff) Napier. Her father was one of the dential Insurance Company. In a short time leading men of the township during a long and his ability received recognition and reward by exemplary life. He died in March, 1900, and his promotion to the office of assistant superin is survived by his venerable wife who still re tendent of the company, with headquarters at sides on the old homestead in section 14, Shaw Columbus. Three years later he was placed in nee township. Mr. and Mrs. Reed have had charge of the general offices at Lima, with eight children, namely: Ida, who married supervision over a territory consisting of 11 \Villiam Hover and has two children, Palleene counties._ These offices were established in and Alleene; Samuel W., who married Florence Lima in 1893, and were in charge of E. New Wilson and resides in Cleveland; Lulu, who man until September 25, 1899, when Mr. Hild married Frank H. Place and has seven child reth was made general superintendent. He ren--Frank, Belva, Lee Everett, Ralph, Eu has branch ofiices at St. Marys, Findlay, Van dora Lu, Olive, and an unnamed infant; Smith \Vert, Defiance and Bowling Green, requir1ng Hamlin, who married Lulu Klippinger and has eight assistant superintendents and 40 agents one daughter—Evelyn, the family residing at to handle the large volume of business which Toledo; Florence LaVerne, who married Clyde passes through their hands. The Prudential Coleman and resides at Toledo; Walter Cled does an extensive business, both in indu:trial ith, a resident of Cleveland; Maud Sylvania, and ordinary insurance, and is one of the who married Clarence McDaniel, the couple strongest companies in the field. living at home; and an infant, deceased. Mr. Hildreth was married, in 1890, to Min AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 54-! nie Baker, a daughter of Lyman G. Baker, a re He lived on his farm until 1901, when he moved tired farmer of Marysville, Ohio. They have to Lima and purchased the Botkins livery one child, Harold A. Mr. Hildreth is a stock stable, which he conducted in partnership with holder in the Columbus Savings & Trust Com Jacob Shobe. Later he sold his interest in the pany, and also has other interests in that city. . business to his partner and purchased the Fisher He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and livery barn, which he ran for about 18 months. an earnest Christian who takes a leading part This was then sold and -Mr. Bowers moved in the work of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal back to the farm. He purchased a farm in Church and Sunday-school. He is also deeply VVyandot County, which he traded for the Lima interested in the progress of the Y. M. C. A., truck line, moving to Lima to take charge of being vice-president of the Y. M. C. A. parlia the business. After operating it for 75 days ment, a member of the board of directors of he sold it to John Harley, and again returned that institution and chairman of the member to his farm in the spring of 1905. The follow ship committee. ing October he purchased the Shobe farm, ——4»——— which contains 65 acres, thus giving him 90 acres m one tract. __ " _ -1 ILLIAM A. BOWERS, a substan Mr. Bowers was married October 4, 1883, - - if -2. tial resident of section 31, German to Nona B. Highland, daughter of Joseph and - township, was born in the neigh Elizabeth (Berry) (McDonald) Highland, of boring township of Amanda, on Allentown. Joseph Highland was born March January 14, 1862. His parents. 7, 1837, and died December 26, 1891. His William and Rebecca (Barnt) Bowers, were wife was a daughter of David and Elizabeth well-known in Allen County, both of them hav-, (McIntyre) Berry, who came from Westmore ing come here with their parents when they land County, Pennsylvania, to Ohio, stopping were children of eight years. The father was a short time in Clark County and then locating from Fayette County and was a son of Solomon in Allen County, when Mrs. Highland was Bowers. The mother came from Fairfield about eight years of age. Mrs. Highland was County. The family consisted of two sons and born November 27, 1832, and was twice mar nine daughters, namely: Charles Wesley, a ried, her first husband being \Villiam \Vesley farmer residing in Amanda township; \Villiam McDonald, who died in 185 5 leaving two child A.; Hannah Jane, who married Nathaniel ren ; Mrs. Sarah Kennedy, of Lima and Gilbert Stoup and is the mother of two children; Sarah - McDonald. Mrs. Bowers has one sister, Ida Elizabeth, who married David Hillyard and Herring, and a brother, Marion, who died at died leaving seven children ; Deborah Ann, who the age of five years. Mr. Bowers has three married Levi Crites, of Kempton, and is the children, Verne Lester, born August 16, 1887, mother of two children; Mary Catherine, who who is a student at Elida; Myrtle Leona, born married Franklin P. Shobe, of Amanda town April 21, 1894; and Zelma Irene, born Septem ship and has six children; Rebecca Angeline, ber 28, 1897. Mr. Bowers is a trustee of the wife of John Swartz, of Amanda township and Christian Church in Amanda township. of the mother of two children; Martha, who died which he is a member. in infancy; Curlila, who married Abia Carr, of #0-Q-— Amanda township and has eight children; Eliza who died at the age of five years; and Emma F. STOLZENBACH, president of Sabina who married James Stalter of Muncie, the Stolzenbach Baking Company, Indiana, and has four children. and of the Allen County Building & \Villiam A. Bowers was reared and edu Loan Association, is a prominent cated in his native township, where he engaged figure among the business men of in farming for several years. He owned 104 Lima. Mr. Stolzenbach was born at Roseville, acres of land situated in section 31, German Muskinglim County, Ohio, where he was reared township, and section 36, Amanda township, and educated. 542 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

After completing his schooling, Mr. Stol City, on September 11, 1905, joining the Chi zenbach entered his uncle’s bakery at Zanes cago contingent on a special car. He is one of ville, Ohio, with whom he remained for six Lima’s capitalists, a stockholder and director years, in this time becoming a skilled baker. in The Lima Telephone & Telegraph Company His uncle, Conrad Stolzenbach, is still in the and is treasurer of the National Roofing Tile business and is associated with the National Company. For a number of years, under both Biscuit Company. From Zanesville our sub Republican and Democratic administrations, ject went to Pittsburg, Detroit and Columbus, he has been a member of the city Board of working in all these cities and learning every Health. He is always prominent in all public chemical secret of the trade as well as perfect spirited movements, gives largely to charity, ing himself in the manufacture of every kind of and fulfills every duty incumbent upon a con bakery product. _ scientious, broad-minded man and citizen. Mr. Stolzenbach then located at Newcom erstown, where he opened up a first-class bak __¢-9-— ery; but he soon found that the place was too

small for the goods he was able to put upon the .\RON FISHER, one ofthe leading market and he remained there only until 1889, '' citizens of Delphos, and a member of when he bought the Diamond bakery at Lima, one of the pioneer "families of this entering into partnership with a Mr. Benton county, was born January 1, 1847, under the firm name of Stolzenbach & Benton. near La Fayette, Allen County, and After conducting the business for six months is a son of Jacob and Catherine (Long) Fisher. under that style, Mr. Stolzenbach bought the The Fisher family originated in Germany, Benton interest and admitted his father to part and the descendants have widely scattered, hav nership. The new firm became Stolzenbach & ing been always distinguished as solid citizens, Company which continued thus until 1904, good home-builders, and industrious, intelli when the business was incorporated as the gent and thrifty members of the communities Stolzenbach Baking Company, with a capital in which they have lived. The father of our stock of $30,000, fully paid up. The officers subject was born in Pennsylvania and accom of the company are: C. F. Stolzenbach, presi panied his parents to Perry County, Ohio, dent; J. H. Stolzenbach, vice-president; and where he was reared and learned the black Martin Stolzenbach, secretary and treasurer. smith’s trade. In 1835 he settled in Allen The plant turns out weekly some 35,000 loaves, County, locating on a tract of 80 acres of wild their specialties being “Butternut” and “Moth land which was situated in section 2 5, Jackson er’s" bread. both these brands being in large township, a mile and a quarter from LaFayette. demand. The plant is equipped with every As illustrative of those primitive days, Mr. modern and sanitary appliance, its capacity be Fisher recalls the stories told by his father of ing 1o,ooo loaves daily. how he lived comfortably, for a time, under the In 1892 Mr. Stolzenbach was married to shelter of an old oak tree, while the building of Magdalen Hickey, who is a daughter of Henry the log cabin took place. With an abundance Hickey, of Putnam County, and they have six of game of all kinds, including flocks of wild children: Edward, Mary Louise. Magdalen, turkeys, the question of subsistence was merely Charles Henry,- Robert \V., and an infant a nominal one. The clearing of the farm fol daughter. The family belong to the Lutheran lowed, the old log house gave way to a modern, Church and Mr. Stolzenbach has been a deacon convenient frame residence, where, surrounded of St. Paul’s congregation for the past nine by an affectionate, obedient family, the father’s years. life closed at the age of 70 years. Mr. Stolzenbach is a prominent member of It is interesting to recall those days of early the National Bakery Association of the United settlement in Jackson township. Considered States. He attended the ammal meeting of in the light of the present, there seems to have this body at the Arlington Hotel, \Vashington been many drawbacks to_ content and comfort, AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 543

but in those days they were taken as matters of as the first schoolhouse. Jacob Fisher was one fact and were looked upon with an indifference of the men who should never be forgotten in begotten of familiarity. The cultivation of the Jackson township. Of his nine children all land was carried on entirely with the sickle, reached maturity except one. He gave three rake, old-fashioned horse plow and harrow, and sons to the service of his country during the the grain was threshed out on the barn floor Civil \/Var—Joseph, Benjamin and Noah—the with flails. Clothing was almost entirely of last mentioned of whom never returned to his home manufacture, that for summer wear be home, but fills a soldier’s grave at Memphis, ing made from the flax grown on the farm and Tennessee. The three surviving daughters that for winter from the wool sheared from the are: Susanna, who is the widow of Simon Fos flocks of sheep which formerly were raised in ter, of Middlepoint, Van Wert, County; Nancy great numbers. The wool was taken to Del (Hallman), a widow, who resides near La Fay phos and St. Marys to be carded. In a remin ette; and Mary Ann (_Ernsberger), now of iscent mood, our subject can recall how, as a Decatur, Indiana, where she has resided for the little lad, he had to make a trip to mill, and was past year, but formerly for 35 years a resi so small that he had to be strapped to the horse’s dent of Delphos. back with the bag of grain, in order that both Aaron Fisher was the youngest child in the should not come to grief on the way. He re above family. He attended school in the near calls that on a later occasion he took the grain by log schoolhouse, and learned to write with a to mill on a vehicle made of a wagon tongue quill pen and with ink made from bark and the and two wheels. This journey sometimes con berries of the poke weed. The advantages af sumed several days, as each customer at the forded for an extended education were some mill had to wait his turn, and the old-time con what meagre, but a taste for learning was in struction of the grist-mills was such that exped spired and, for all practical purposes, a sufii ition was impossible. cient familiarity with reading, writing and ar Mr. Fisher vividly recalls the boyish de ithmetic was acquired by the pupils. At the lights hovering around the cooking of the corn age of 21 he married and moved to LaFayette, pone before the open fire-place in the old log where he hired out as a carpenter and during cabin kitchen, with its pots and kettles in close the first year his wife taught the village school. proximity, and remembers the toothsome viands For the next eight years he worked as a thresh prepared in the old Dutch oven. In those days er, and also operated a rented farm. In the hospitality was an accepted virtue, and in no spring of 1870 he removed to Delphos. home was it more honored than in that of Jacob After settling at Delphos, Mr. Fisher car Fisher. His pioneer cabin was a traveler’s inn, ried on a teaming business for a number of and on its threshold the weary stranger found years. He began with a very small capital, the willing hand of brotherly friendship extend but, through good management and industry, ed. Especially welcome was the coming of the soon increased it, bought a livery stable, later pioneer preacher, who brought with him news, ran an omnibus line, and started the first street not otherwise obtainable, of other sections of sprinkler in Delphos. Subsequently he sold the State, and Mr. Fisher can remember when the site of his stable to the city, and the present he and his brothers climbed on the fence to Town Hall now occupies it. Later, through eagerly watch for his coming. trading, he acquired a farm on which was an Especially welcome on account of the many excellent stone quarry. This he operated for engaging qualities which he possessed, with some years, and then purchased a tract of land his tried and true Christian zeal, was a Mr. inside the corporate limits of Delphos, which Doner, who made the home of Jacob Fisher his he afterward sold to his son and son-in-law, headquarters when in Jackson township. The and which is still known as the Fisher stone latter was the real founder of the Lutheran quarry. In addition to his teaming and livery Church in his district, and assisted in the con enterprise, he embarked in an ice business and struction of the log edifice which was also used all these lines are continued by his son. His S44 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

own interests, however, are still important. _.;-_7 EORGE P. CONNER of Lima, one of He purchased the business block on the corner " the leading Masons of the United of Main and Second streets, first the south States,is a native of Armstrong Coun one-half and later the north, and this is known ty, Pennsylvania, born in 1858, and as the Fisher Block. He also owns and con is a son of James A. Conner. The ducts a neat cigar and tobacco store on the father was also born in the Keystone State, block located on the banks of the canal. He where he died some 40 years ago, being a is a director of the Delphos Foundry Company steamboat pilot on the Alleghany River nearly and has other considerable interests. all his life. The death of Mr. Fisher’s first wife oc Our subject left Pennsylvania in 1876. In curred in December, 1899. She was a lady boyhood he had moved to Philadelphia where much admired and beloved, a popular teacher he was educated and later mastered the busi and an active church worker. Of the four ness of sign painting. In the year mentioned children, two sons survive, viz: Arthur, his he located in Ada, Ohio, and four years there father’s business successor, who lives in Van after (1880) in Lima, two years later remov \Vert County; and Orville D., of Lima. An ing to Topeka, Kansas. He followed his pro adopted daughter, Nellie M. Fisher, resides fession in that city for 1 3 years, and then spent with our subject. Mr. Fisher’s present wife, some four years traveling in the interest of the formerly Mrs. Margaret \/I/ard, had two child Pittsburg Plate Glass Company and Carter’s ren by her first marriage: May, who is a White Lead Company. In 1902 he returned teacher, and Dana, who is in business with Mr. to Lima, and this city has been his place of res F isher. idence ever since. Throughouf his life Mr. Fisher has been In 1880 Mr. Conner was married to Fan actively identified with the Democratic party, nie L. Funk, a daughter of Randolph M. Funk, - and in 1894 was elected sheriff of Allen Coun and they have two daughters—Rhea Lillian ty, giving four years of active effort to the hon and Mabel Pauline. The former married est enforcement of the law. The record of Charles R. Lingo, a locomotive engineer re this period is one of loyal faithful service to his siding at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he is at pres fellow-citizens. At the close of his term he ent manager for P. F. Collier & Company. visited the \Vest, mainly in the hope of restor The latter resides at home. Mr. Conner and ing his wife to health. but these efforts proved family attend the Presbyterian Church. unavailing. After his return, he built a fine Mr. Conner enjoys the distinction of being livery barn on \Vest Spring street, Lima, which one of the most competent cryptic Masons in is 50 by 200 feet in dimensions—one of the the Union, and is probably one of the most largest establishments of its kind in the city. widely known members of the fraternity in the Mr. Fisher is serving his second term on United States. He has a national reputation the City Council at Delphos. He is chairman as an expounder of the Masonic work. In 1893 of the fire committee, and a very useful mem he was the exemplifier of cryptic rite work be ber of the improvement and of the sanitary fore the General Grand Council of the United and sewer committees. He has been sent as States at Topeka, Kansas, and is thrice illus the representative of his party to many county trious master of Lima Council, No. 20, R. 8: S. and congressional conventions and was honor M.; is the grand representative of the Grand ed with the appointment of sergeant-at-arms Council of Kansas near the Grand Council of at the Democratic National Convention at Chi Ohio. - - cago when President Cleveland was nominated In this fraternal connection is quoted the the second time. He is a member of the Ma following extract from the proceedings of the sonic bodies from the Blue Lodge to the Mystic M. I. Grand Council of Royal and Select Mas Shrine, attending the lodges of the higher ters of Kansas. at their 37th annual assembly, branches at Dayton, Ohio; he is also connected held in the city of \Vichita, Kansas, February with the order of Elks. 13-14. A. D., 1904, A. Dep. 2905:

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_“It has been my pleasure during the year son of Samuel Bliss, a patriot of Revolutionary to 1ssue a commission to Ill. Comp. George P. fame whose ancestry was both English and Conner. now of Lima, Ohio, and formerly a Dutch. Early records make Samuel Bliss a member of Zabud Council, No. 4, Topeka, Kan man of note in peace as well as in war. sas. Comp. Conner, with his usual energy and Dr. David Bliss was born in Vermont and devotion to the work of Cryptic Masonry, be married Mary Van Trees, who came from an came interested in Lima Council and in the old Holland family that became established in Grand Council of Ohio. When Comp. Brom New- York at an early date. Dr. David Bliss well , our Grand Representative near the was one of the pioneer physicians of Sparta, Grand Council of Ohio, became acquainted with Morrow County, Ohio, and there he practiced Comp. Conner, he immediately insisted that he his profession until his death in 1846, at the should resign and that the Grand Master of the age of 60 years. He was a man of local prom Grand- Council of Ohio should recommend the inence outside his profession, and served as a appointment of Comp. Conner, which was ac justice of the peace for very many years. The cordingly done, and a commission- issued to children of Dr. David Bliss and wife were: Comp. Conner. \Ve are pleased to be able to Morgan L., a physician; and Maria, Mason, enroll his name among the Grand Representa Mahala, Porter. Lester and Mary A., who tives of this Grand Council.” have passed off the scene of life’s activities. Great pleasure is also taken in quoting from In Col. Lester Bliss, the father of our sub the proceedings of the Grand Council of Royal, ject, Ohio possessed a man of intellectual ver Select and Super-Excellent Masters of Ala satility, one who attained wide repute as a law bama, held in the city of Montgomery, as fol yer, soldier and statesman. The sixth child lows: of his parents’ family, his birth took place at “One of the most interesting gatherings in Cooperstown, New York, August 10. 1817. the Masonic history of Montgomery and indeed His education was the most liberal that the in the State, was in the Odd Fellows’ Hall time and locality afforded, his literary training which had been kindly tendered for the occa being secured at Gambier, in Knox County, sion, last evening, when Montgomery Council Ohio. and at Granville. in Licking County. At of Royal and Select Masters received 26 candi an early age he turned his attention to the study dates into the beauties and mysteries of Cryptic of the law. pursuing his studies under Hon. Masonry. Companion George P. Conner, of Henry B. Curtis, a leading attorney. \Vhile a Zabud Council, No. 4, Topeka, Kansas, one of resident of Lima, he was also interested for a the brightest and most intelligent Masons of time in a store and foundry business. the Union, had kindly consented to be present When Colonel Bliss removed to Delphos, and assist in the work. To him the greatest he transferred his business to his new location credit for the success of the assembly is to be and it was continued here for a number of years accorded.” under the finn name of Bliss & Hover, his part —Q-4+-—- ner being a connection through his first mar riage. In 1850 Colonel Bliss was elected the C. BLISS, M. D., mayor of Delphos, first mayor of Delphos and administered the af whose portrait is herewith shown, is fairs of the town to its benefit and became so one of Allen County’s most promi generally popular with his fellow-citizens that nent citizens and comes from a fam in 1852 he was elected to the Legislature under ilywhich has been connected with the the new State constitution. In 1853 he was important events in this section of the country nominated for the ofiice of Lieutenant-Gover for more than a half century. Dr. Bliss was nor of Ohio, but before the final contest came born at Lima, Allen County, Ohio, and is a son he withdrew his name in the interest of party of Col. Lester and Aldulia (Curtis) Bliss, concord. It was during this memorable cam grandson of Dr. David Bliss and great-grand paign that he lost his wife, who was the mother 548 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

of our subject, a lady to whom he was devoted of his first wife. Mrs. Bliss still resides at Del ly attached and one upon whom he greatly de phos. For many years Colonel Bliss was very pended for advice and counsel. Her death had active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and much to with his loss of interest in political ad filled the greater m1mber of the offices in the vancement. local church at Delphos. In political sentiment Later Colonel Bliss accepted the position of he began his political career as a Democrat: at superintendent of the Ohio & Indiana Railroad the opening of the war he became identified now a part of the Pennsylvania system, which with the party known as \Var Democrats; but position he filled for several years. In 1859 in later years he became affiliated with the Re he disposed of his business at Delphos and publican party. He was a very prominent mem moved upon a farm west of the city, on which ber of the G. A. R. Post at Delphos and, as he he lived for some years, subsequently trading would have chosen, his funeral was conducted it for a beautiful property of 312 acres situated with military honors. along the Auglaize River, some five miles south C. C. Bliss came to Delphos in boyhood and and east of Delphos, which he secured while at first attended the public schools here and enjoy home on furlough from his duties as an officer ed still better advantages at Mount Vernon, in in the Civil War. Knox county. Determining to become a phy When the 1 18th Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf., sician, he studied and worked for three years was recruited in 1862, Colonel Bliss was dele under Dr. H. P. \Vagner, of Delphos, as pre gated to visit Governor David Tod in order to ceptor and in 1874 was graduated from the make arrangements for its efficiency in the field Bellevue Hospital, Medical College, of New and the Governor immediately appointed Colo York. His" preceptor was a graduate of the nel Bliss as quartermaster, with rank of major. same college, had enjoyed post-graduate work One year later he was commissioned lieutenant in Europe, was one of the censors of the To colonel and with the regiment was sent to serve ledo Medical College, and came to what is now with General Burnside in the East. He took Delphos in 1847, settling in what was then part in the siege of Knoxville and in many other known as "Section 10." After the death of engagements of a more or less serious character Dr. \Vagner, Dr. Bliss opened an office of his and continued in the service until his health, own and continued in practice for four years caused by army hardships, compelled him to and then was interested in a-paper mill which resign in 1863. He returned to the quietude of he purchased and operated for a time. Later his country home and resided there in retire he resumed practice for a short period, after ment until his death in 1898. which he engaged for some years in farming. Colonel Bliss was thrice married: first, in In February, 1883, he again took up profession 1844, to Belinda Hover, who was a daughter al work and also entered into a drug business of Emanuel and Caroline (Adgate) Hover, of with \V. Evans. Shawnee township, Allen County. At her Dr. Bliss has always been active in politics death in 1847, Mrs. Bliss left two sons, viz: and in 1899 he was elected, on the Republican David M., of Lima, who is associated with the ticket, mayor of Delphos. After serving two Western & Southern Life Insurance Company; years in this position, he was succeeded by G. and Lester LeGrande, a veteran of the Civil W. Wilson for one year, was then re-elected in War, who died at Fort Scott, Kansas. Colo 1902 and is still the incumbent. In his official nel Bliss married, second, Mrs. Aldulia Ken life he has ever shown that he has the best in nedy, who was a daughter of William Curtis terests of the community at heart and has dem and the widow of a prominent early attorney of onstrated that he is a true friend of education, Lima. The most estimable, beloved and ad culture and progress. mired lady passed away as above stated, leaving Dr. Bliss was married to Sophronia O. Her an only child, C. C. Bliss, of this record. The rick, who was born at Mount Gilead, Ohio, and third marriage of Colonel Bliss was to a sister is a daughter of Simeon and Tirza (Nichols) AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 549

Herrick. Fraternally Dr. Bliss is a Mason of months and 19 days. Their remains rest in very high degree and has filled many official \Valnut Grove Cemetery, a marble slab mark positions. He is a director of the Commercial ing the spot. In close proximity rest the ashes Bank at Delphos and secretary of the Delphos of their son, the father of our subject, and here Building and Loan Asociation. in his memory has been placed one of the most beautiful granite monuments of the “City of —4-0-@-—— the Dead.” For a number of years these venerated - 'INOR T. LONG, one of the promi pioneers lived in a primitive log cabin, sur ' ‘f nent citizens and substantial, reli rounded by the forest, and they passed through able and representative men of Al many of the hardships which early settlers so len County, residing in his com courageously faced and endured. They wore fortable and attractive home on homespun clothes, they made by hand almost his farm of 350 acres, located in sections 28, all of the necessary household implements. and 33 and 34, Marion township. was born August they labored from rise to set of sun; but they 24. 1845, in Clermont County. Ohio, and is a also found time to build up those civilizing in son of Jacob and Rebecca A. (Westerfield) fiuences which have always attended upon Long. worthy living, throwing open their cabin to the The Long family is a typical American one, traveling preacher and securing instructors for the record of past generations showing loyalty their children. Mr. Long was a better edu to country and good citizenship in upholding cated man than many of his neighbors and na her laws. Jacob Long, the grandfather of turally was consulted by them on public ques Minor T., and a son of Jacob, removed with tions. All over the county this venerable his first wife, Elizabeth Carlinard, from Fay couple were known and their virtues were ap etteville, North Carolina, to Hamilton Coun preciated. ty, Ohio, settling with the pioneers on the site Jacob Long,father of our subject, was born of the present city of Cincinnati. He had done in Ohio and died in Allen County on July 31. good service in the War of 18-12. After some 1895, aged 71 years. 8 months and 30 days. years of residence at Cincinnati. he decided to He married Rebecca A. Westerfield, whose press still farther into the wilderness. much of death occurred at the age of 64 years, 1 month which was then almost unknown territory. and and 8 days. They both were worthy and in after making his decision shipped the house terested members of the Methodist Episcopal hold effects from Cincinnati to Clermont Coun Church, being connected with the Morris ty, and in the spring of 1852 he came by canal Chapel congregation at Delphos. They were boat to the neighborhood of Delphos, and set the parents of four children, namely: Minor tled on 73 acres, which comprise a part of our T., of Marion township; Marianna, who mar subject’s farm. The land is beautifully sit ried Theodore Culp, of Van \Vert, Ohio, and uated. sloping gently to the Auglaize River, has a family of children; F. E.,who is a farmer and has every advantage of location and fer living in section 22, Marion township, married t1l1ty to make it one of the most valuable es and has reared a family; and Minerva, who is tates in this section of Ohio. On this land, en the wife of Samuel \V. \Vright_ a member of gaged in clearing and tilling, in looking after the Board of County Commissioners of Allen the interests of his family and paying attention County—he resides in section 29, Marion to the welfare of his community, Grandfather township, his farm being on the Lima turn Long spent the rest of a long, useful and wor pike road. thy life, dying May 6, 1869, aged 87 years, 2 The father of Mr. Long followed agricul months and 1 day. His second wife, Mrs. tural pursuits through life, farming in section Minerva (Free) Westerfield, who was the 28, Marion township. During the Civil \Var widow of Jacob Westerfield, died seven years he followed the example set him by his father, later, on November 25, 187_6, aged 76 years, 8 and became a soldier when his country needed 55° HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY his services. He enlisted in a company of the County. Mr. and Mrs. Long have four chil 33rd Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf., which came to dren: Cora E., wife of E. E. Truesdale, as constitute a part of the army of General Sher sistant postmaster at Delphos; Dane D., who man and with him made that glorious “March was married in June, 1905, to Hazel Bradley; to the Sea.” He was one of that victorious Dawn C., unmarried, who assists on the home company which participated in the Grand Re farm; and Charles Clifford, also at home. view at Washington. Mr. Long and family belong to Morris Chapel After the close of the war, Jacob Long put and he is one of the board of trustees. aside his sword, figuratively turning it into a During the Civil War, our subject, like his pruning-hook,and returned _to the peaceful pur ancestors, gave loyal service to his country. suits from which he had been called by the dan He was a member of Company B, McLaugh ger of the dismemberment of his country. He lin’s Squadron,and was all through the Atlanta was elected by his fellow-citizens to a number campaign, marching with Sherman’s forces to of the local offices, including that of trustee of the sea. He is a member of the Reul Post, G. Marion township, and during his whole life A. R., at Delphos, and has_ been commander. there were numerous evidences shown of the Mr. Long has served as trustee of Marion high esteem in which he was held by his neigh township for two terms; after having been bors. He was a man ever ready to forward connected with the School Board for a long every movement of public value and his hand period, he is now serving as its president. He was open to the call of charity. is also president of the Mutual Insurance Com Minor T. Long, our immediate subject, is a pany of Allen County, which carries nearly most worthy representative of ancestors whose $3,000,000 of risks. He is also treasurer of honorable lives have been pictured above. He Walnut Grove Cemetery, which,without doubt. was reared among conditions which were still is one of the most beautiful and well-arranged more or less of a pioneer character, and he re burial places in the county. As one of the members well the old log schoolhouse, with its oflicials Mr. Long gives close and careful at slab seats for benches and its great open fire tention to the constant improvement and bean place, where he first received instruction. Be tifying of this spot. fore his school days were ended, however, a —Q-0-§— neat frame building took the place of the log structure, and many improvements were intro I L. BATES, who is prominently identi duced. . fied with the oil interests of the State, From early boyhood Mr. Long had duties - ‘ has been a resident of Lima since to perform about the farm. He now reaps the L----‘ 1886. He was born in the Berkshire benefit of his boyhood labors. Few farmers Hills of Massachusetts, February 3, have met with more pronounced success than 1852, and is a son of the late Norman R. Bates, has Mr. Long, in cultivating his land; but he who was a well-known oil producer. has given more attention in later years to the R. L. Bates was educated at the well-known raising of Shorthorn cattle and fine Percheron Walkill Academy. at Middletown, New York. horses. He is a fine judge of stock of all kinds and at Flushing, Long Island. He was first and is a familiar figure at agricultural fairs. introduced to the oil business at Titusville, He has had the satisfaction of bearing off the Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Almost from blue ribbons for his fine Percheron stock at sev the beginning of his business life he has eral expositions, notably the Allen County and been associated in some way with different oil the Putnam County fairs, for several years. fields. including Bradford, Pennsylvania, and In the fall of 1867 Mr. Long was married other points. He came to Lima as agent of the to Nancy J. Tucker, who was born in Perry Buckeye Pipe Line Company, which was or County, Ohio, and is a daughter of G. W. ganized and incorporated in April, 1886. The Tucker. Her father was a pioneer of Allen present local officers of this company are:

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John O’Brien, general superintendent; M. son of Louis and Clarissa J. (Miller) Laudick. Moran. assistant general superintendent, and The paternal grandfather of Dr. Laudick R. L. Bates, agent. This office is the Lima was John Laudick and the maternal grandfath branch of the great transportation and storage er was John Miller, both men of character and oil company, and their pipe lines run through of substance. Louis Laudick, father of Dr. the Ohio and Indiana oil fields. Mr. Bates is Laudick, was born in Pennsylvania, where he also agent for the Indiana Pipe Line Company, learned the trade of a carpenter and followed of Indiana. which operates in the oil field of the same for a time, but subsequently became a that State. In addition to carefully looking farmer in Allen County, Ohio, where he died after the interests of these great companies, Mr. March 6, 1869. He reared a family of 1O Bates is interested in other enterprises and still children. finds time and takes pleasure in furthering com Dr. Laudick was educated in the public mendable public movements. and is a factor in schools of Allen County and was graduated social, political and fraternal life. In political at the Lima High School. In this city he sentiment he is a Democrat. Prior to leaving studied medicine under the tutelage of well Pennsylvania, he was a member of the Demo established physicians, and then entered the cratic Central Committee of McKean County Ohio Medical College. Cincinnati, where he and was chairman of the Democratic City Com was graduated March6, 1890. He located at mittee. of Bradford. Lima, which has since been his home almost Mr. Bates was married December 15, 1874 continuously, the period interrupted only by to Evelyn Hazzard. who is a daughter of the three years of travel in Colorado and Utah. late Hiram Hazzard. at one time the leading The year of 1893 was spent at the great Mor merchant at Titusville. Pennsylvania. Mr. mon city of Salt Lake. and 1895 at Cripple and Mrs. Bates have one daughter, Mrs. George Creek. He has established a large and lucra A. Straw, who is in the telephone business at tive practice at Lima and ranks with the coun Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The family belong to ty’s best physicians and surgeons. the Protestant Episcopal Church. Dr. Laudick was married to Nettie Mc Mr. Bates is prominent in Masonry and be Clure. who is a daughter of James A. Mc longs to the Blue Lodge, Council, Chapter and Clure. They have a very pleasant home at Commandery at Lima. He has been a mem No. 525 \Vest Market street. ber of the board of directors of The Masonic Dr. Laudick is very prominent in fraternal Hall Company since its organization. and was life, being a Mason of high degree. belonging a member of the organizing board of directors to the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Council at which conceived and carried to completion the Lima, and to Syrian Temple, A. A. O. N. M. building of the stately Masonic Temple here. S., Cincinnati. He is also an Odd Fellow. He He continues to be secretary. treasurer and keeps closely in touch with modern medical superintendent of The .\Iasonic Hall Company. thought. having membership in the Allen His intelligence, business acumen and public County Medical Society. Ohio State Medical spirit have been brought to bear in cooperating Society. Northwestern Ohio Medical Associa with other financiers and men of affairs, and tion and American Medical Association. His the result has been of large benefit to Lima. portrait accompanies this sketch.

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, l >UIS F. LAUDICK, M. D., one of the ' j, 3LO.\ION D. SNIDER was born in leading medical practitioners of Lima, " Thorn township, Perry County, Ohio, with well-appointed and convenient April 30, 1842. and came to Allen off1ces at No. 49% Public Square, County in the spring of 1865 when he stands very high in this city. both per bought 80 acres of land in section 25. sonally and professionally. He was born in Jackson township. took possession in April of \Vayne township, Allen County. Ohio, and is a that year, and has lived upon it ever since. His 554 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

parents were Daniel and Mary (Greenawalt) an industrious, frugal man and in addition to Snider. and his grandfather was also named caring for his farm ran a threshing machine for Daniel Snider. some time. He has been assessor three times The grandfather of our subject was born and made a most efficient officer. He is a mem in Pennsylvania, whence he came to Ohio, en ber of the Lutheran Church and served as dea tering land in Perry County, where he died con and elder for many years. March 3, 1866, at the age of 93 years, 7 months and a few days. He was a \Vhig, while his son ._.....—__ and grandson (our subject) became Democrats. He took an active part in reform work and was =' RANCIS M. ROBERTS, an influential a leader in the German Baptist or Dunkard farmer of Allen County, owns a well Church, being one of the preachers of that kept farm of 61 acres in sections 16 body and holding services in his house and and 22, Bath township, where he has barn until they were able to build a house of resided for the past 18 years. He is worship. a son of Warren and Mary (Rumbaugh) Rob Daniel Snider, the father of our subject, erts, and was born October 8, 1851, in Jackson was born in Thorn township, Perry County, township, Allen County, Ohio. Both parents Ohio, June 28, 1808. During his younger days were natives of this county, the father dying he engaged in teaching school, and afterwards here in 1853. The mother reached her 70th bought a farm of 180 acres in Perry County, year and was living in Kansas at the time of where he devoted his time to agriculture until her death. Their. family consisted of six his death November 3, 1861. He was a mem children, namely: \Villiam S., who died in In- ber of the Lutheran Church. He was married diana after serving almost five years in the to Mary Greenawalt, who was born in Hock Civil \Var; George \V., who died in the army ing County, Ohio, in 1811 and died in Perry at Nashville, Tennessee; Milo, a successful County, March 6, 1895, at the age of 83 years, farmer of Bath township; Anna Jane, deceased; 3 months and 20 days. Her parents, Mathias Francis M.; and \Varren, deceased. and Mary (Coon) Greenawalt, came to this Francis M. Roberts has been engaged in State from Maryland, and were of German farming all his life and has also worked at the descent. She was the mother of the following carpenter’s trade considerably. He moved to children, viz: Lucinda (Boyer), deceased; Kansas about 1877 and farmed there about two John Henry, who resides on the homestead in and a half years before entirely making up his Perry County; Mary Katharine (Clum), de mind that Ohio was hard to beat as a farming ceased; Solomon D.; Sarah Elizabeth (An State. He then returned to Allen County and- spach), of Jackson township; and Eliza Ann again took up agricultural work in Bath town (Humberger), deceased. ship, where he has since resided. In 1887 he. Solomon D. Snider was reared in his na purchased his present farm, where he raises tive county where he was married August 31, considerable grain each year, the greater part 1863. to Katharine Zartman. She was a of which is consumed by the stock which he daughter of Henry and Mary (Swinehart) fattens for market. Zartman, of Perry County, and was born Feb Mr. Roberts was married in 1872 to Emma ruary 18, 1844. She died May 4, 1902, leaving Roush, who was born May 7, 1850, in Juniata two children, Mary Aretta, wife of R. C. Kling County, Pennsylvania. and is a daughter of ler; and Clarence Franklin, both of Hardin Henry and Susannah Roush, who came to this County. Mr. Snider came here with his wife county when Mrs. Roberts was a child of about and one child and at once set about im two years. Eleven children have been born to proving his new home. He erected Mr. and Mrs. Roberts, namely: Charles, born buildings, planted an orchard and made December 6, 1872, and residing in Lima, who many other improvements from which served in the Spanish-American \/Var: Almenta, he is to-day reaping the benefits. He has been born August 8, 1874, who married Emmett AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 555

Fisher, of Lima; Maggie Jane, born January usual severity, and Martin Shenk was com 26, 1876, deceased February 1, 1903; Francis pelled to locate temporarily at \/\/illiamsburg, Ephraim, born January 16, 1878, who is now a New York, where the family remained for six resident of Oregon; Anna Jane, born Decem months. In September, 1854, Mr. Shenk ar ber 8, 1880; Bertha May, born November 21, rived with his family at Delphos and was so 1882; Cora, born August 1, 1885; William pleased with the prospects of the place that Theodore, born March 19, 1888; Ruth L., born he decided to locate here permanently instead July 14, 1893; Oliver Ray, born October 22, of at Ottville, as originally intended. He se 1890; and Gertrude, born July 19, 1895. The cured work as a tailor at Delphos with Frank family home is one of the neatest and most Byres, with whom he continued for five years, commodious in the township, and bears evi and was later connected with the firm of Lye dence of the care and labor bestowed upon it by & Marble, also a tailoring firm, for the same its owner. Mr. Roberts has been a lifelong length of time. Republican. For more than 30 years he was A few years after locating at Delphos, Mr. a zealous worker in the Methodist Episcopal Shenk purchased a small farm of 10 acres and United Brethren churches, but during the which adjoined the corporation, and he lived past three years he has not been active in on it until 1863. The death of his wife oc church work, although retaining all his old curred in February, 1867, and his own in April, t1me mterest. 1872. - ——o»— Alexander Shenk began his education in Prussia and completed it at Delphos. He was __l.F_XANDER SHENK, president of only a boy of 12 years when he began to make I the National Bank of Delphos, was his own way in the world. becoming a clerk in born in Prussia, July 19, 1842, and the drug-store of J. \V. Hunt in Delphos, with is a son of Martin and Christine whom he remained for seven years. During (Kern) Shenk. this time he learned the drug business very The parents of Mr. Shenk were also natives thoroughly, and in 1861, with his brother, the of Prussia. The father carried on a mercan late Saffron Shenk, he opened a drug-store in tile business in Prussia, and was a tailor by the lower end of Delphos. After a partnership trade. He was the father of five sons, all of of two years, our subject bought his brother’s whom, when reaching the proper age, were interest and continued the business alone for subject to military duty if they remained under the next three years, adding to his business by the home government. Mr. Shenk decided to the purchase from Mr. Hunt, of the drug-store avoid, if possible, the expense and what he felt in which he had been an apprentice. After was a great loss of time to his boys, in giving the completion of this business deal, he took three years of their young lives to the army, John Walsh in as partner, and they conducted and in October, 1853, he emigrated with his the two stores, in different parts of the city, family to America. for about a year, after which Mr. Shenk dis The first stage of the long journey brought posed of his interest to his former employer, them to Paris, thence they traveled to Havre, Mr. Hunt. Within four months, however, he where the party was obliged to wait a month was again actively engaged in the drug busi before securing a passage. Finally accomoda ness in partnership with Michael Britain, and tions were secured on a vessel, and after a voy two years later he bought Mr. Britain’s inter age of 42 days they were safely landed in New est and then admitted to partnership his old York City in January, 1854. The destination clerk, George F. Lang. The firm of Shenk & of the family was the settlement at Ottville, Lang continued until 1880, when the partners Putnam County, Ohio, six miles from Delphos, sold the business. where a number of their old friends, formerly The Union Flouring Mills began business from Prussia, had already established them at Delphos, in 1873, and for five years the con selves. The winter of 1853-54 was one of un cern was conducted as a stock company; but 29 ss6 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

business misfortunes came upon it, and in the been prominent; in spite of the responsibilities fall of 1879 it was sold at sherifl"s sale. Mr. of a personal nature resting upon him, he has Shenk bid in the property, acting as the agent found time to respond to the calls of his fellow of what was then the First National Bank, citizens and to serve most efficiently in a num the main creditor of the old company. In the ber of township and county offices. For 12 same year Mr. Shenk and another director of years he was clerk of Marion township. For the bank were instructed to remodel the prop two years he served in the office of township erty and put it into operation, and as a result, trustee, and at the close of his term was elected on April 1, 1880, the mill was started. While township treasurer, an office he held continu acting as one of the committee to look after the ously for 10 years, retiring from that office in mill, Hr. Shenk saw that under good manage 1892. In the latter year he was appointed by ment it might be converted into an excellent the Board of County Commissioners a member paying property, and after selling their drug of the board of trustees of the Allen County business, the firm of Shenk & Lang purchased Children’s Home. He has been equally promi the mill property. nent as a member of a number of civic boards In 1882 the mills were entirely remodeled, and charitable and benevolent institutions. and a full roller system was put in at a cost of In 1863 Mr. Shenk was united in marriage $9,000. A second remodeling took place in with Elizabeth \Vrocklage, who was a daugh 1892, when new and improved machinery was ter of the late Theodore \Vrocklage, formerly installed, and the mill made modern in every president of the National Bank of Delphos, and particular. The mills did business under the one of the city’s leading financiers and promi name of the “Eagle Flouring Mills” and be nent men. came the most important in the county, having Mr. Shenk was reared in the Roman Cath an output of 1 50 barrels of flour per day. The olic Church, and from boyhood has taken an firm did an extensive business, becoming the active part in its various channels of religious largest wheat buyers in Allen and Van Wert work and social life. In 1878 when the build counties. Their average annual shipment was ing of the present stately structure of the over 200,000 bushels of wheat. The partner Church of St. John the Evangelist was com ship continued until 1895, when Mr. Shenk menced, he was a member of the board of trus sold his interest to Mr. Lang and the business tees and its treasurer, and he had charge of the . is now conducted by the heirs of the latter, who finances and handled the contracts until com died some years since. pleted. Its cost under his careful management In 1872 Mr. Shenk became a director in was $100,000, a sum he was mainly instrumen the First National Bank and he continued as tal in raising. such until the expiration of the bank’s charter. In 1883 the National Bank of Delphos was organized as a successor to the First National, by the same capitalists and Mr. Shenk con tinued on the directing board. Upon the death a dealer in granite and marble mon of President Theodore \Vrocklage, in 1891, uments, is also an honored survivor Mr. Shenk was elected as his successor, a posi of the Civil \Var, having given three tion he still holds. Ever since coming to Del years of his young manhood to the service of phos, he has taken an interest in the city’s his country. Mr. Osborn was born in Lords various enterprises and he has given encourage town township, Trumbull County, Ohio, April ment and assistance to every worthy cause. 5, 1841, and is a son of \Villiam and Sarah He has been vice-president of the Delphos Elec (Jordan) Osborn. tric Light & Power Company, and from its The father of Mr. Osborn was born at organization he has been president of the Del Redstone, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and phos Building & Loan Association. accompanied his parents in childhood to Stark Not only in business circles has .\Ir. Shenk County, Ohio, where he was reared and where AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 557 he married. The mother of our subject was a contract, he has been engaged in the same line native of Scotland. Both parents died in for himself. He has resided in the same home, Trumbull County. For many years \Villiam at No. 325 West Wayne street, since May 5, Osborn was a prominent farmer and dairy 1865. man of Trumbull County and was a leading On December 21, 1864, Mr. Osborn was citizen, interested in both political and educa married to Frances A. Barber, a daughter of tional affairs. He was a stanch Abolitionist the late John and Nancy (Ferguson) Barber, long before the Civil \Var settled the question who was born in Pennsylvania and were early of human slavery. He reared a family of five settlers in Bath township, Allen County, com sons and six daughters, as follows: Henry ing here in 1829. Mr. and Mrs. Osborn have M., who died in Coffey County, Kansas, where two sons—Grant C. and Clifton A. The he was a prominent agriculturist; John, who is former is manager of the Cleveland-Berea a retired farmer of North Jackson, Mahoning Stone Company, for the Western States, with County, Ohio; Josiah S., who has been a book headquarters at Chicago, and the latter is as keeper in rolling and wire mills at Cleveland, sociated with F. E. Harman, of Lima. Mr. Ohio, for over 40 years; James L., a retired Osborn and his wife are members of the Dis farmer of North Jackson, Ohio; Julia, deceased ciples’ Church. Politically he is a Republican in 1873, who was the wife of Josiah Duncan, and has frequently served as a delegate to con of Trumbull County; Mary, deceased in 1851, ventions. He is a member of Mart Armstrong who was the wife of Milo Beard, of Mahoning Post, No. 202, G. A. R. County; Susan, who died in 1856; Sarah, who

died in 1851; Jennie (Dalzell), who resides —.——Q....— in Oklahoma; and Alice, deceased in 1890, who was the wife of W. J. Hull, of Allen County. __ RIIDERIC ALTSTAETTER, one of Calvin Osborn came first to Lima in " the prominent farmers of Monroe 1860, a young teacher of 19 years. He township, whose 200 acres of well continued to teach in this city until improved land are situated in section 1862, when he enlisted for service in the 29, was born in this township, Jan Civil ‘War, entering Company C, 84th Reg., uary 26, 1838, and is a son of Jacob and Cath Ohio Vol. Inf. He was mustered into the army erine (Bucher) Altstaetter. at Camp Chase, Columbus, and immediately The father of our subject was born in afterward accompanied the command to Cum Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, February 21, berland City, Maryland, his mettle being tried 1811, and came to the United States in 1832. first at New Creek, where the enemy was He spent a year in Maryland, where he fol routed. Minor engagements followed as the lowed his trade of cabinet-making at Fred Union forces pursued the Confederates through ericktown, and then removed to Dayton, Ohio, the mountains of V)/est Virginia and Mary in 1833. In 1835 he came to Monroe town land, and his regiment was also utilized to con ship, Allen County, where a long, busy and vey prisoners from one point to another. Dur useful life was spent. He owned a very large ing his three years of service, Mr. Osborn’s body of land at one time, but prior to his death record shows that he was never missing from he gave his children all but 200 acres. He the post of duty and at all times was a cheer learned to speak the English language intelli ful, brave and efficient soldier. He was must gently, but the German tongue was the one ered out of the service at Camp Delaware. usually heard in the home. He was a stanch Mr. Osborn returned then to Lima and supporter of the Democratic party but never taught school for some years, and then went cared for political office. He was a man of in into a milling business for some six years, after tegrity of character and was one of the leading which he went on the road as traveling sales Germans of his locality. It was through his man for J. D. Halter, of Lima, in the granite efforts and generosity that the German Evan and monument line. Since closing out that gelical Church was founded in Monroe town 558 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

ship. At Dayton, Ohio, he was married to to Fort Wayne, Indiana, and held a responsible Catherine Bucher, who was born in Montgom position with the company for 1 5 years. Later ery County, Ohio, October 26, 1816, and died he was identified with the C., H. & D. road for in Monroe township, in December, 1903. On 18 years, when he retired from active work. He the paternal side her people came from Switzer served two terms on the board of directors of land and settled first in Pennsylvania. the Lima \Vater-\Vorks and was a man well Our subject is one of 13 children, namely: liked by everyone. Elizabeth, deceased; Frederic; John, deceased; \V. B. Craig has spent the greater part of Susannah (Haas), of Lima; Sarah (Zulinger), his life in Lima where he was educated, being of Lima; George L., of Monroe township, graduated from the Lima High School in the whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work; class of 1890. Securing work with the C., H. Michael, of Lima; Mary (Rummel), of Mon & D. Railway, he was employed first in their roe township; Louisa, Catherine and Bertha, offices in Lima, and later went on the road. re deceased; Philip Jacob, living on the old home maining in their service about three years. The stead, whose sketch is given elsewhere in this two years following were spent with the Solar work; and Abigail, deceased. Refining Company, and he then engaged in the In 1866 our subject was married to Eliza ice business for one year. Being tendered the beth Krouse and they resided on her father’s management of the Lima Ice & Coal Company, farm in Putnam County for 12 years. Then he served in that capacity two years and was Mr. Altstaetter bought his present well-im then identified with the Pure Ice Company. proved farm, where he has carried on general This company built a plant in Lima and was farming and stock-raising ever since. afterward succeeded by The Crystal Ice & Coal Mrs. Altstaetter was born in Richland Company, Mr. Craig remaining with the new County. Ohio, August 18, 1847, and was 20 management, and one year later being placed years of age when she accompanied her parents in charge of the business. He is a shrewd bus to Putnam County. They were John and Mar iness man and well fitted for the place, having garet (Stein) Krouse, natives of Germany, but shown marked ability in looking after the in both of them had come as children to America. terests of the company. Mr. and Mrs. Altstaetter have three sons, viz.: \V. B. Craig was married in 1896 to Mary John, a merchant at Cairo; Charles, who oper Thompson, daughter of Frederick Thompson, ates the home farm; and George F., who farms a retired railroad man of Lima. They have one in Monroe township. Mr. Altstaetter and wife child, Isabelle. Mr. Craig has but recently been are members of the German Reformed Church. elected to a seat in the City Council of Lima, Politically, he is a Democrat. and it is certain that the interests of the city will lose nothing by having so careful and con

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B. CRAIG, manager of The Crystal —....——— Ice & Coal Company, of Lima, Ohio, was born in Sidney, this , Il.l.IAM NAPIER, one of the old State, and is a son of Samuel R. -" pioneers of Shawnee township, Craig, who for more than 35 years after a long, busy and useful life, has been an engineer for the C., H. & D. Rail passed away on his large farm in way. Samuel R. Craig was born about 1847 section 14, on March 1 5, 1900. in Butler County, Pennsylvania, but came to Prior to his marriage \Villiam Napier had Lima with his parents when a lad of five years. bought property at Pulaski, Pennsylvania, and The grandfather of our subject, Milton C. was married in that State while his bride was Craig, now deceased, was also well known in temporarily residing there. She was Sarah railroad circles, as he assisted in the building Huff, born in Hubbard township, Trumbull“ of the Pennsylvania road from Allegheny City County, Ohio, April 7, 1818, and a AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 559

daughter of Adam and Anna (Hall) Huff, man, and he was a generous contributor to the the former of whom was born in Vir erection of Darling Church, the first Methodist ginia and the latter, in New Jersey. The Episcopal edifice in his locality. Until infirmi children born to \/Villiam Napier and wife ties prevented, he was active in church and were: Adelia, who died aged two years; Sunday-school and no more thorough teacher Amanda, who died aged six years; Charles, of the Holy Scriptures could be found. He had who died aged two years; Hanlon, who died at studied them carefully, and was frequently Toledo, in 1899, who had been a member of called upon to make clear some obscure subject. the 54th Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf., in the Civil During the entire period of his active life VVar; Harriet B., wife of Silas Reed, of Shaw Mr. Napier took an interest in developing the nee township; Elizabeth Adelia, wife of Salem township, assisting in framing good laws and Reed, of Shawnee township; Hillary C., a in forwarding movements for the building of prominent citizen of Lima and a member of churches and school-houses and the construc the City Council, who married Emma Bird; tion of good roads. His venerable wife sur - -Susan, who married Freeman Reed, of Lima; vives him; and in spite of her burden of 88 Sarah, who married \Villiam A. Smith; and years retains her active mental faculties and Mary, who married John Striff. enjoys the visits of her neighbors and devoted On October 7, 1843, Mr. Napier started children. with his family from Trumbull County to make + a home in Allen County, which was then almost a wilderness. The great wagon, with its house , ,| M. BOTKINS, a resident of Lima hold goods and the family, lumbered along who for years was the leading livery through the unbroken forests, not a road hav . man of the city, was born in Shelby ing yet been cut, crossed dangerous streams °" County, Ohio, in 1858. He was and had numerous adventures; but after a reared and educated in his native journey of two weeks Mr. Napier reached county, taking a course in the schools of Sid Shawnee township and settled first on a farm ney, after which he began working by the south of the one now occupied by his family. month on a farm. He continued this work Later he moved to the farm in section 14 on until about 1878 when he came to Lima and which he lived for 46 years. He graded and secured a position as fireman on the C., H. & constructed the road in front of his home, and D. Railway under Engineer John Black. Later in the year following the Civil War erected the he was promoted to the more responsible posi present comfortable brick house in which Mrs. tion of engineer and had charge of an engine Napier still resides. Although he had not been for 14 years, after which he gave up railroad reared to agricultural work, being a shoemaker ing and engaged in the livery business with his and tanner, he cleared and put under cultiva brother W. S. Botkins. tion two farms, developing them from the for Botkins Brothers had the misfortune to be est. At one time he owned 200 acres of land, burned out after they had been conducting their but subsequently sold 80 acres to his son-in business but two and a half years, and from law, Salem Reed. that time until August, 1905, E. M. Botkins For many years Mr. Napier was identified continued the business by himself. He did a with the Republican party; but in later life, large business and accumulated sufficient means realizing the crime and curse of intemperance, to enable him to retire from active work at that he cast his influence in favor of the Prohibition time. He has since employed his time in look party. He was a man of principle and always ing after his various business interests. had the courage of his convictions. He was a Mr. Botkins was married October 20. 1885, worthy and valued member of the Disciples’ to Nellie Lepsit, daughter of the late \Villiam -Church at one time; but later united with the Lepsit, who was a well and favorably known Methodist Episcopal Church. To all denomi conductor on the Pennsylvania Railroad up to nations he was liberal as became a Christian the time of his death in the winter of 1895— 560 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Bot Emma Kauffman, October 29, 1881, still sur kins: Carrie, who graduated from the Lima viving; Melissa Ellen, born July 23, 1861, who High School, in the class if 1904, and Ruth, married Newton K. Ransbottom, November who is yet attending school. The family are 29, 1877, and died May 27, 1879; Marietta, members of Trinity Methodist Episcopal born October 16, 1862, who married Isaac D. Church and take an active interest in the church Crider, March 2 5, 1880; Irene, born March 23, work. Mr. Botkins is a member of the I. O. 1864, deceased December 3, 1872; Duley Iona, O. F. During the 27 years of his residence in born November 15, 1865, who married S. T. Lima he has made a host of friends by his hon Crites, September 1 3, 1887, and died Novem orable and upright demeanor. ber 19, 1896 ; and Sarah Princes, born October 26, 1869, who married Henry F. Desenberg,

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\MUEL EAST, one of German town Q,\G ship’s pioneer farmers and leading cit 6‘~\ 1 izens, township trustee and school di M. TAYLOR, secretary, treasurer and (9, .45 rector, was born in Pickaway County, manager of the McKibben Gas En Ohio, December 2, 1830, and is a son gine Company, of Lima, stands of John and Elizabeth (Hufferd) East. among the city’s representative busi Christopher East, the paternal grandfather, ness men, although scarcely yet in the was a Hessian soldier in the British Army dur prime of life. He was born in England, in ing the Revolutionary \Var, who later located April, 1881, and is a son of George Taylor. in Pickaway County, Ohio, followed agricult The father of R. M. Taylor is one of Allen ure and died there. His son, John East, father County’s best known men. He graduated as of Samuel, was born near Harrisburg, Penn a civil and as a mechanical engineer in England sylvania, December 12, 1794, and later moved and came to America in 1886. He has served to Pickaway County, Ohio, and died in Allen as county surveyor and is a professional civil County, September 20, 1862. On April 3, engineer. One brother of our subject, Joe 1817, he married Elizabeth Hufferd, who was Taylor, graduated from the Lima Business Col born in 1799. Their children were two daugh lege, taking the world’s record in shorthand. ters and three sons, namely: Mary, who mar He received the degrees of A. B. and B. S. ried Jacob S. Baker; Elizabeth, who married from Lima College where he taught for a time. Samuel Clutter; Isaac, who married Barbara Later he took an A. B. degree at \Vooster and Burkholder; Abraham, who married Jane Mc still later received an A. B. at Harvard Univer Millen; and Samuel, of this sketch, who is the sity. He is now manager of the Uncas Paper only survivor. Mills, of Norwich, Connecticut. Still another Samuel East was reared on a farm and has brother, George Taylor, a graduate of the devoted his entire life to agricultural pursuits. Lima High School, received the degree of A. When prepared to take upon himself domestic B. from the \/Vestern Reserve University, and responsibilities, he chose for his wife Elizabeth is assistant chief draughtsman for the Penn Mumaw, the estimable daughter of Frederick sylvania lines west of Pittsburg. and Elenora (Loughe) Mumaw, old residents R. M. Taylor was five years old when his of Knox County, Ohio. These children were parents came to America and located at Mount born to them: Marion, born September 25, Pleasant, Pennsylvania, where he lived until 1856, deceased September 23, 1857; Monroe 1893, when he came to Lima. He attended the M., born March 13, 1858, who married Pris Lima High School when Prof. Charles C. cilla Alice Crider, daughter of Isaac Crider, Miller was in charge. Immediately after November 1, 1877; Albert and Alfred (twins), graduating, he entered the shops of the C., H. born January 1, 1860—the former deceased & D. Railway, where he remained three and a February 14, 1860, and the latter, who married half years, gaining a thoroughly practical edu AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 561 cation. He next spent a short season with fairs where they have exhibited, their prizes Charles \V. Angel], in his electrical works, after have been far in excess of the shipping charges which he was appointed inspector of locomo and expense of exhibiting. This enviable rep tives for the Chicago, Cincinnati — Louisville utation has been made in a period of six years Railroad. He performed the duties of this and it is of so stable a character as to have office for six months; when the road changed brought a demand for their Chester-\Vhites hands, Mr. Taylor bought an interest in the from every section of this country and from McKibben Gas Engine Company. This com Canada. The hogs bring fancy prices and are pany was incorporated April 11, 1901, with a mainly used by buyers for breeding and exhibi capital stock of $10,000, with C. A. Moore, tion purposes. president; Fred E. Herold, vice-president, and The first exhibition made by the firm was R. M. Taylor, secretary, treasurer and mana in 1898, at the Ohio State Fair, and the exhibit ger. The business is the manufacturing of won four first and a second prize and two gasoline engines, repair work on steam and sweepstakes. In this year the firm lost 92 head; gas-engines and all kinds of boiler work. Mr. so in 1899 they exhibited but two hogs and re Taylor is also a stockholder in the Bower ceived one first and one second prize, and in Roller Bearing Company, of Dayton, Ohio. He 1900, three sweepstakes and four first, four was made treasurer of the Lima Paper Stock second and three third prizes. At the Indiana Company, November 15, 1905. State Fair in 1900, they were awarded five first For some 14 years Mr. Taylor has been a premiums, one second, one third and one cham member of the Market Street Presbyterian pionship. In 1900 at the Illinois State Fair they Church of Lima. He takes an .active interest in were awarded 10 firsts, three seconds, one third public matters and political contests, but not and one sweepstake. In the same year, at St. to the exclusion of his own business interests. Louis, they received 10 firsts and three thirds. He is in every way qualified for the positions In 1901, at the Pan-American Exposition they he holds and is fast becoming one of the city’s took six firsts, six seconds, three thirds, three successful business men. fourths, one fifth and one sweepstake. In this same year, at the New York State Fair held at

—.w-__ Syracuse, they received two championship,, 10 firsts out of a possible 11, and three seconds. A -P. sive & agricultural J. J. HARDIN, operations whose and exten large In 1901, at the Michigan State Fair, they were awarded 1 1 firsts out of a possible 12, three sec stock-raising enterprises are carried onds and two thirds. In 1902, at the Iowa on in section 35, Perry township, are State Fair, held at Des Moines, they received experienced men in their line of one first, five seconds and one third prize. In activity. 1902, at the Nebraska State Fair held at Lin The firm which is made up of Franklin coln, they received eight firsts, six seconds, four Pierce and James J. Hardin, brothers, began thirds and one fourth, and at the Kansas State the raising of Chester-\Vhite hogs in 1895. It Fair, they received 11 firsts and six seconds. is probable that no exhibitors at fairs ever met In 1903 they exhibited at the Ohio State with greater success, year in and year out, than Fair and were awarded 11 first, all they were has this firm. They have exhibited at county, entered in, four seconds and one third. At the State and international fairs, meeting the very Indiana State Fair held at Indianapolis, in best in competition, and have frequently cap 1903, they received eight firsts, two seconds, tured every first prize offered, and on all occa two thirds and one championship. In the same sions have secured the lion’s share of the hon year, at the Kentucky State Fair held at ors. At the St. Louis Exposition in 1904, they Owensboro, they were given seven firsts, six carried off $1,235 in prizes, and it is a remark seconds and seven thirds. At the Illinois State able and unusual fact that at all the various Fair held at Springfield in 1903, they were 562 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

awarded six first and six seconds. At the Inter Pennsvlvania, and was a son of John Hardin, national Fair held at Chicago, they were who also was a native of the Keystone State, awarded 1o firsts, six seconds, two thirds and and moved with his family to Ohio, first set two championships, this remarkable record of tling in Knox County, but locating in 1837 with exhibitions and successes being completed at the pioneers in Auglaize County. Jesse Hardin the St. Louis Exposition, as above mentioned. married Mary Brentlinger, a native of Ohio, Their prize winners at the St. Louis Louisiana and a daughter of Daniel Brentlinger, also a Purchase Exposition were as follows: Junior pioneer in Auglaize County. They had the fol yearling boar, first prize; senior under year lowing children :John, Martha, Louisa, Martin, boar, first and second prize; junior under year Catherine, Joseph, all deceased; Lucinda, wife boar, first prize; aged sow, 19th and 20th of S. D. Focht; Anna, deceased, who was the prizes; senior yearling sow, second and fourth wife of Joseph H. Lusk, also deceased; Frank prizes; junior yearling sow, second prize; se P., of Union township, Auglaize County; Me nior under year sow, first and fifth prizes; lissa, deceased; and Marietta, wife of Dr. Peter junior under year sow, seventh prize. At the Van Trump. same exposition the championships were: John Hardin, father of Franklin P., was Champion boar under year, first and reserve; born January 31, 1840, in Auglaize County, champion sow under one year, first prize; cham was educated in the common schools and re pion sow, any age. first prize; get of one sire, mained at home until the age of 23, when he four animals, first and fifth prizes; four ani was married on September 14, 1863, to Eliza mals, produce of one sow, first prize; boar and beth Jacobs. She was a daughter of Cadwal three sows over one year, first prize; boar and lader and Sallie (Lepley) Jacobs. They had sow under one year, first prize; best showing of the following children: Franklin P. ; James J.; Chester-White swine in class ring, first prize; W illett L., who is taking up-coal leases for the best showing of Chester-White bred by exhib Symmes Creek Coal Company; Eli B., of itor, first prize; boar and three sows, one year Lima; Baxter S., who was drowned July 19, and over, bred by exhibitor, first $200 prize; 1902, while on a fishing excursion in British champion fat barren, one year and under, two Columbia; Charles S., who died in infancy; and first prizes; champion barren, any age, first Mary Sally, who died September 7, 1900. prize. In 1863 John Hardin settled in section 26, In addition to hog raising the firm engaged Perry township, and five years later moved to in general farming, and they feed, buy and sell section 3 5. He cleared and improved the cattle, horses and mules, also raise seed corn. larger part of this farm and resided upon it They keep all kinds of machinery necessary for until 1894, when he went to California for a their work and include in their possession a year, returning to Ohio in 1895 and settling at full complement of carpenter and blacksmith Lima, where he died August 20, 1900. In tools so that they can make most of their own 1880 he embarked in the lumber business. Af repairs. They also operate a sawmill on one ter the discovery of oil and the necessity for oil corner of the farm. A large, handsome modern machinery arose, he engaged in the manufact home is surrounded by all the necessary build ure of sucker rods until 1894. His sons; who ings, which are made use of in the conduct of compose the Hardin firm, still continue the bus such extensive business operations. iness. Prior to this, in 1881, he engaged in FRANKL1N P1ERCE HARD1N, the senior the drain tile business with G. Jennings and D. member of the well-known firm of F. P. & J. L. Umbaugh. In 1890 he bought out his J. Hardin, was born February 16, 1865, in partners, and in 1896 he was in partnership Allen County, a half mile east of South War with J. A. Jacobs, a brother-in-law, in the saw, and is a son of John and Elizabeth Lima Coal & Sewer Pipe Company, and still (Jacobs) Hardin. later he was interested in the sale of farm im Jesse Hardin, the grandfather, was born in plements, carriages and wagons. continuing an

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active business man until his death. In politics OBERT HILL, one of Lima’s retired he was a Democrat and on several occasions he citizens, who for 22 years was one of served in township offices. her most active business men, was Franklin P. Hardin was three years of age born in 1840 in Columbiana County, when his parents came to the present farm in Ohio, and is a son of John Hill. section 35, Perry township, on the Auglaize The father of Mr. Hill was born in Pennsyl County line, on which he has resided for 37 vania. In addition to farming he worked at years. His education was acquired in the local the shoemaker’s trade, and, being a natural me schools and all his interests have centered chanic, was able to turn his hand to almost any around this farm and its many possibilities. In thing. He lived for a time in Ohio, but later 1890 the father formed the firm of John Hardin returned to Pennsylvania and died there. Our & Sons and in all his enterprises the sons as-_ subject has one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Standi sisted. After the father gave up his lumber ford, widow of John F. Standiford, who is a interests, Franklin P. and James J. continued resident of Perry township, Allen County. the business until 1901. Since 1901 his time Robert Hill was reared and educated in Co has been mostly devoted to promoting the farm lumbiana County, Ohio, and Beaver County. ing and hog interests of the firm of F. P. & Pennsylvania. In 18 59 he visited Owen Coun J. J. Hardin, mentioned above. ty, Indiana, for a short time, coming to Lima On November 1, 1894, Mr. Hardin was in the spring of 1860. At the opening of the married to Belle Bowyer, who was born in Civil War, in 1861, he enlisted in Company E, Auglaize township, Allen County, Ohio, June Colonel Martin’s Independent Rifles, which 21, 1867, and is a daughter of Henry and Eme went to Missouri, being in the Army of Gen. line (Eastman) Bowyer. Her father was a John C. Fremont. Later the organization be son of Madison and Rachel (Largent) Bowyer. came Company E, First Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., Four children have been born to this marriage, which participated in the battles of Pittsburg namely: Celila Lawrie, born March 6, 1896; Landing and Corinth. It participated in the Roena Ilo, born June 7, 1898; Avis Anil, born campaign from Chattanooga to Atlanta, and September 24, 1900; and Milba Hale, born Jan Mr. Hill's time of enlistment expired just after uary 1, 1904. Politically, Mr. Hardin is a the fall of the latter city, his honorable dis Democrat. charge being given at East Point, Georgia. As the above record has told, both Mr. and After the close of his army service, Mr. Mrs. Hardin belong to old established families Hill returned to Lima and soon engaged in of this section. Mr. Hardin is proud of these farming and stockraising, in which lines he con ancestral lines, as he has reason to be, and he tinued until 1872, when he located in Lima. has in his possession two pictures which will For several succeeding years he hauled straw doubtless be highly valued by his descendants. for the Lima Paper Company, and for 22 years These may be termed four-generation groups was in the house-moving business. He also and those presented on one picture are his served one term as street commissioner. For grandmother, Mrs. Mary Bentlinger Hardin, the past few years he has devoted his time to his father, John Hardin. himself and a daugh the superintendence of his investments and to ter. The other, more interesting, represents the general enjoyment of life made possible by Mrs. Hardin, her mother, Mrs. Emeline (East his long previous years of industry. man) Bowyer, her grandmother, Mrs. Rachel In 1867 Mr. Hill was married to Lavina Bowyer, and her own two daughters, besides Crossley, who is_ a daughter of Ross Crossley, all those in the first group and the mother of one of the early pioneers of Allen County. Mr. our subject. There are many families who and Mrs. Hill have four children, viz: Anna would consider these priceless treasures had bel, who is a clerk in R. T. Gregg & Company’s their ancestors been thoughtful enough to pre store in Lima: Pheba Gertrude; Charles C.; serve family pictures in this way. and Araminta May. who is the wife of Floyd HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

Patton, of Lima. Mr. Hill belongs to Mart attention, though they do not absorb his time Armstrong Post, No. 202, G. A. R., of Lima. to such an extent as to preclude such enjoyment His portrait accompanies this sketch. as ample means makes possible. In 1856 Mr. Moore was married to Ema line Underwood, of Allen County, and by this -——Q0-§—-— union there were four children, the only one A. MOORE, retired merchant of surviving being Eva, wife of \/Valter S. Mc . "_§ Lima, and for many years one of its Nairy, of Lima. Mrs. Moore died in 1866. In ;.' leading men of business, was born in 1868 Mr. Moore was united to E. Matilda ’ Butler County, Ohio, a son of one of Jacobs, a daughter of Thomas K. Jacobs, an the early pioneers of this section. old pioneer of this county. The following chil Mr. Moore was a babe in arms when his dren were the fruit of this marriage, viz.: T. parents came to Lima and he lived near this K., a physician, of Akron, Ohio; E. K., of city until about seven years of age, when the Lima; Annie, who has been a successful teacher family removal was made to \Varren County. in Chicago; \V. Cloyd, in the office of the Chi From the public schools he entered Ohio Wes cago & Erie Railroad Company at Chicago; and leyan University at Delaware and thus secured H. Stewart, of Lima. Mr. Moore has long an excellent training for business. His earliest been a member of Trinity Methodist Episcopal inclinations turned to merchandising and his Church, of Lima. His business methods have first independent work was as a clerk in given him a high standing in the business a grocery house in Cincinnati, where his salary world, and he has constantly shown his public was on the basis of $75 per annum. His in spirit in the promotion of various civic move dustry and intelligent interest in the affairs of ments looking to the public welfare. his employer soon advanced him, and by the time he was 18 years of age he was invited ————Qw—— into partnership with M. C. Adams, of Eaton, Ohio, in a wholesale and retail grocery busi C ' ~» OHN E. PATTERSON, general merch ness. The firm of Moore & Adams established "5. ant, at Beaver Dam, was born in Bath a store on Court street, Cincinnati, and during township, Allen County, Ohio, March the first year did a business of $68,000. At 13. 1873, and is a son of John and the end, Mr. Adams offered Mr. Moore a good Elizabeth (Driver) - Patterson. bonus to sell to him, which was accepted and John Patterson, father of J. E. Patterson, Mr. Moore went to Cambridge City, Indiana, was a native of Allen County. He was a where he engaged as clerk in a dry goods busi farmer and for some years operated a threshing ness for two years. machine. In 1873 he moved with his family After a short time Mr. Moore returned to to Nevada, and then returned to Ohio, settled Lima where his early childhood had been spent, on a farm and died in 1885, aged 45 years. He secured a partner and went into the retail gro married Elizabeth Driver, who died at Lima, cery business under the firm name of Moore & aged 65 years. She was born in Virginia. Lisle, which continued three years. Then our Their children were: Mary Jane, born in 1861, subject turned his attention to dry goods and deceased in 1871; Emma C., born July 26, established himself in business on the Public 1867, deceased December 28, 1871; Samuel, Square, Lima, where for 19 years he was one born June 5, 1870, deceased January 14, 1872 of the leading dry goods merchants. —all three children victims of an epidemic of Since retiring from active business life, diphtheria; John E., our subject; Hallie Mr. Moore has enjoyed the recreation of travel, (Mound), of Lima, born October 22, 1876; and with his family, has visited most of the and Franklin D., born September 11, 1879, de interesting points in the United States. He ceased January 10, 1881. has large real estate investments which require John E. Patterson was a babe when his AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 567

parents moved to Nevada and was two years occasioned by her accidentally falling into a old when they settled on a farm near Lima. He well. Anton Scherger died in 1875 aged 73 attended the country schools until he was eight years. Both were consistent members of the years old, when his father moved to Lima, Catholic Church. Their four children were: where he died when John E. was a lad of 12 A child that died in infancy; Anton, who lives years. The death of the father made changes on the old homestead; Constantine, the subject in the family, and our subject came to Beaver of this sketch; and John, who died at Delphos Dam and worked for a cousin until he was 19 January 10, 1902. The last named was born years old, and as opportunity offered attended in 1847 in Seneca County, Ohio, learned the school, passing one term at the Ohio Normal blacksmithing business at which he worked for University at Ada. Then he taught one term two years at Delphos, and then formed a part and for some years following he was variously nership with \Villiam Hankins, with whom he employed, working in a sawmill, clerking for continued in business for four years. John one year and then went on the Lake Erie & Scherger then bought his partner’s interest and Western Railroad for three years, after which continued until 1875, when he entered into he bought a grocery, which he conducted for partnership with his brother Constantine in the two years, and then farmed for three years. marble business. In 1880 he began building In 1902 Mr. Patterson embarked in his present wagons, carriages and buggies and continued general mercantile business, one in which he in the manufacture of all kinds of vehicles for has met with success. over 10 years. After 1890 he did a large In 1893 Mr. Patterson was married to amount of repair work. In 1887 he built a Mina Criblez, who was born in Allen County two-story brick business house on Main street, and is a daughter of Samuel and Lucy (Curtis) Delphos, which was burned on July 4, 1891; Criblez, natives of Ohio. The Criblez family but he rebuilt and in the same summer his originated in France, in which country Mrs. property was a second time destroyed by fire. Patterson’s grandparents were born. Mr. and John Scherger. was married in 1872 to Eva Mrs. Patterson have twin daughters, Della and Sorg, daughter of Peter Sorg, of Seneca, Ohio, Nellie, who were born March 24, 1894. and they had a family of 10 children. He was Politically Mr. Patterson is identified with a member of the Church of St. John the Evan the Republican party. He is one of Beaver gelist at Delphos. A self-made man, he was Dam’s intelligent and enterprising men and is one who commanded the respect of all who a member of the Board of Education of the knew him. village. He belongs to the Odd Fellows and Constantine Scherger remained at home the Modern Woodmen of America. until 1858, and then spent a year in Hancock County, Ohio, after which he entered into a _Q-¢-¢--__ two-years’ apprenticeship to the wagon-making trade at Tremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. ' ONSTANTINE SCHERGER, a After completing this, he worked for a short H: well-known business citizen of Del time at Lima and then located at Delphos, phos, the head of the firm of C. where he worked for a year prior to his enlist Scherger & Sons. marble dealers and ment in the Union Army. On June 28, 1862, monument workers, was born Octo he enlisted in Company A, 99th Reg, Ohio ber 1, 1842, in Germany, and is a son of Anton Vol. Inf., and remained in the service until the and Josephine Scherger. close of the war, being mustered out at Nash The parents of Mr. Scherger were both ville, Tennessee, in June, 1865. After four born in Germany. In 1845 they came to months’ service with the 99th Ohio, he became America and settled first in Seneca County, a member of the engineer corps of General Ohio, where the father followed agricultural Rosecrans’ command and did duty in that pursuits for a number of years. The death of branch of the service during the remainder of the mother at the age of 37 years, in 1851, was the war. 568 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

After his return to peaceful pursuits, Mr. In 1868 Mr. Scherger was married to Fan Scherger spent a month in his old home in nie Fischer, who was born in Huron County, Seneca County and then went to work with Ohio, and was a daughter of Saffron Fischer. Samuel Stuter & Son, his previous employers. Her death occurred February 10, 1883. She He remained with that firm for about one was the mother of nine children, the survivors year, for three months of that time being being: John A., Barney T, Theresa, Anna in partnership with them, and then be and \Villiam. On April 22, 1884, Mr. Scher gan the wagon-making business for him ger was married to Mrs. Mary (Dolt) Suever, self at Delphos. He continued in this busi who was the widow of Frank Suever and a ness for four years and then spent two years daughter of Joseph Dolt, who was one of the farming for his brother in Van \Vert County; old pioneer settlers and respected citizens of but failing health brought him back to Delphos. Delphos. To Mr. and Mrs. Scherger were Here he was given the position of foreman in born these children: Joseph, Leo, Ida and An Kollsmith’s wood-working shop, but ere long thony. The parents and all the children are he found his health would not stand this strain. members of the Church of St. John the Evan About 1874, he associated with his late brother, gelist at Delphos. John Scherger, in purchasing the marble shop Mr. Scherger has taken an active part in of James Tolan; they remained together about public and political matters at Delphos and has two years, and then our subject bought his been more or less a leader in the Democratic brother’s interest and continued in the business party. He has been a member of the City by himself. It was commenced in a small way, Council for a number of terms, where he is but through Mr. Scherger’s industry and abil valued for his excellent judgment. In all his ity it continued to grow from year to year until decisions he has the welfare of the city at heart. at the present writing (1905) he has the largest He has served also in other offices of responsi marble works in Delphos and one of the largest bility, one of these being that of city treasurer, in Allen or Van \Vert County. Formerly he to which he was appointed. He can look back also owned a shop in Ottawa; but that he sold; over a long and successful business life; one he still maintains a branch of his business at which has brought him material prosperity and Defiance. Mr. Scherger gives constant employ has added to the prestige of Delphos as a com ment to six skilled workmen,_keeps three sales mercial center. men on the road and sells his work over a very JoHN A. SCHERGER, the eldest of our sub large territory, covering the greater part of ject’s sons, was born August 6, 1869, at Del several counties in every direction. The pres phos. He was reared here and was educated ent firm name was adopted on January 1, in the parochial schools and in both the German 1892, when our subject’s son, John A. Scher and English departments of the public schools. ger, became a member of the firm. On Jan He was 17 years old when he entered his uary 1, 1905, two other sons, Barney T. and father’s marble shop and he has continued in Joseph, became active partners. The firm of the business ever since. being at present general C. Scherger & Sons, therefore, is made up of supervisor of the work. He understands the Constantine Scherger, John A. Scherger, Bar selling and the mounting of monuments and ney T. Scherger and Joseph Scherger. The looks after that department, besides having business is conducted as the Delphos Marble & general charge of the clerical work. Granite \Vorks, dealers in all kinds of marble On August 9, 1892, John A. Scherger was and granite monuments. Their shops are well married to Agnes Weible, daughter of Henry equipped with all necessary machinery of a and Mary \/Veible, the former of whom was modern kind and all their lettering, tracing and county commissioner and a member of the carving is done with pneumatic tools. The Board of Public \Vorks in Van Wert County head of the firm may be said to have practically for 40 years. Mrs. Scherger died May 19, retired from the business after his long years of 1893, after the birth of twin sons, Constantine continuous activity. and Henry, named for their grandfathers. The AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 569

I former lives with his grandfather Scherger. soon produced flowers of such exquisite beauty The latter died August 27, 1893. In 1897 Mr. and in such profusion that the attention of plant Scherger married, for his second wife, Mary G. lovers was attracted to his greenhouses, and the Goebel, a daughter of John Goebel, and they number of his patrons was increased until to have two daughters—Leona and Ruth. Mr. day he has one of the leading greenhouses in Scherger and family reside in a very handsome this section of the State, his flowers finding a home on West Fifth street, Delphos. Frater ready market in many distant cities. Some idea nally, he belongs to the Knights of Columbus, of the magnitude of the business may be Catholic Knights of America and Catholic formed when it is known that over 10,000 Knights of Ohio. He is a member of the Del square feet of ground are under glass. phos volunteer fire department, and is now Mr. Zetlitz was married in Norway in serving his third term of city councilman. 1880 to Emilie Berner, of that country. They BARNEY T. SCHERGER was born March have four children, Barghild, Randi, Rolf and 8, 1871, in Delphos, and was educated in the Thor. The family stand high in the estima parochial and public schools. At the age of 19 tion of their neighbors, and are members of the he learned the trade of marble worker. On First Evangelical Lutheran Church in which October 22, 1892, he was married to Lizzie they are active workers. Mr. Zetlitz is a mem Behm and they have had two children—Elmer ber of the Elks, the Maccabees and the Knights (deceased) and Erwin. of Pythias, and commands the highest confi In 1894 he took charge of the firm’s marble dence of the general public. business at Ottawa, Ohio, where he remained \ ten years and six months. He then returned to —Q...._._. Delphos as a resident partner of the firm. He belongs to the Knights of St. John and Catholic ' .\.\lL.’EL A. POST, deceased, was a Knights -of Ohio, and, like his brother, is a ' leading citizen of German township member of the Delphos volunteer fire de for many years, a substantial farmer partment. and a representative man. Mr. Post l was born November 22, 1856, and -——Q-»— died March 24, 1899. His parents were L. H and Elizabeth J. (Stewart) Post. N. ZETLITZ, an esteemed resident Mr. Post was reared on his father’s farm of Lima, has won a high reputation and attended the local schools where he pre as a florist, not only in Allen County pared for college, subsequently entering the but throughout this section of the Ohio Normal University at Ada. He spent but State. Mr. Zetlitz was born in 1856 one term here on account of delicate health, re in Norway, and has been accustomed to the turning to farm work, the out-door life suiting care of plants since his childhood. Coming to him better than the confinement of the school America when a young man, he first secured room. a position in Toledo, Ohio, as florist at the State In 1880 Mr. Post was married to Sarah A. Asylum for the Insane, remaining there two Crites, who is a daughter of Jacob and Emily years. After some time spent in Toledo, Tiffin Crites. Mrs. Post was born in German town and Bryan, Ohio, he came to Lima where,‘ in ship and has passed her life in Allen County. 1898, he purchased the greenhouses and busi Five children were born to this marriage, as ness of Swan Brothers, which he has since con follows: William Stewart, born October 19. ducted. Having devoted 33 years to this work, 1881, who was married January 23, 1901, to it was to be expected that he would succeed; Clara Carey, of Shawnee township, and has but few people realized, at that time, the im one child, Helen, born in January, 1902; Cora portance of the transfer, as Swan Brothers were Ethel, born November 22, 1882, who was then the leading florists of Lima. Mr. Zetlitz married to Alva Benddum, of German/ 570 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

township, August 8, 1902, and has one The late J. M. Sealts was born in Knox child, Ruth Evelyn, born December 2, County, Ohio. He removed to Mansfield, 1903; Louis Crites, born November 10, 1884; Ohio, in 1878, and became a member of the Charles B., born December 8, 1888, and Clar grocery firm of Bissman & Sealts. In 1883 he ence B., born December 7, 1892. The last sold out to his partner and came to Lima, where three are at home and take all the responsibility he established, as above mentioned, the grocery of the farm work. They are capable young business of J. M. Sealts. Until his death, 21 men, worthy representatives of their excellent years later, he was one of Lima’s upright, hon father. orable business men and prominent citizens, The death of Mr. Post occurred very sud taking a part in her business life and promoting denly. He was stricken with spinal meningitis her best interests in every way. and survived the attack but four days. He was In Sturgis S. Sealts, who is now president, laid to rest in the Allentown cemetery. He was the company has also an able man at the helm. the kind of man to be much missed, both in his He was born in Knox County, Ohio, in 1868. household and in his neighborhood. Honest and was reared and educated at Mansfield. Al and upright in all his dealings with others, he most his whole life has been associated with the secured friendship and esteem. He was intel wholesale grocery business, as he was only 15 ligently interested in all public matters in his years old when he first became so connected. township and served for a long time as school He has an intimate knowledge of the business director. In politics he was a Republican and along all lines. He was for 12 years one of the at the time of his death was his party’s candi firm’s representatives On the road. In 1904 date for township treasurer. he was married to Louise Black, a daughter of I Thomas Black. Mr. Sealts belongs to the —w—— United Commercial Travelers’ Association.

HE J. M. SEALTS COMPANY, -—§0-Q-—-— ' wholesale grocers, is one of the large and important business combina QHN R. MARSHALL, the proprietor tions of Lima. It was established in " of “White Haven Farm,” isarepresen 1883 by the late J. M. Sealts, under tative agriculturist of Monroe town his own name. In 1888 the firm name of J. ship. He was born near Poland, in M. Sealts & Company was adopted and in 1891 Mahoning County, Ohio, February 22, the company was incorporated with a capital 1851, and has been a resident of Allen County stock of $100,000, the -corporation name being since the autumn of that year, his parents, Cy the present one. The first officers were as fol rus and Mary (Reed) Marshall, having located lows: J. M. Sealts. president; M. E. Sealts, here at that time. His great-grandfather was vice-president, and C. T. Sealts, secretary and born in County Down, Ireland, and was of treasurer. J. M. Sealts died in the spring of Scotch descent. He emigrated to Pennsylva 1904 and was succeeded as president by his nia, where James Marshall, the grandfather of brother, M. E. Sealts. The latter’s death in our subject, was born. The remainder of his December, 1904, made another change neces life was spent in Lawrence and Beaver counties sary, and since then Sturgis S. Sealts, son of as a large farmer and stock-raiser. the founder, has been president; M. M. Sealts Cyrus Marshall, father of John R. Mar is vice-president and C. T. Sealts is secretary shall, was born near Mount Jackson, Lawrence and treasurer. It requires the assistance of County, Pennsylvania, June 22, 1826, and re three traveling men to handle the extensive mained there until after his marriage. His business done by this company outside of Lima, wife, Mary Reed, was a daughter of Samuel while their local connections are large and and Margaret Reed and was born in Mahoning valuable. County, Ohio, December -24, 1826. After

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marriage, they resided in Mahoning County Ohio, in 1816, and the father was born near about one year, and then, in the fall of 1851, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1811. Mr. came by wagon to Allen County and took up Boyer was one of the earliest settlers of Lima, their residence in a small log house in the tim coming on foot to that place when it was yet a ber. Here Mr. Marshall entered land which he village and there opening a tailor-shop—the cleared and turned his attention to the tilling first to be established in the village. Later he of his soil and to stock-raising. He was suc moved to a farm in Monroe township where he cessful and had accumulated, at the time of his and his wife resided when the final summons death in 1891, about 500 acres of land by his called them to the higher life. To Mr. and own industry and good management. He left Mrs. Marshall six children have been born, a widow, who still resides on the homestead namely: Earl, who died at the age of 18 years; first entered here, and two sons-—John R. and Lois, wife of J. O. Cupp, of Monroe township; Albert‘H., who lives in Richland township. Mary, wife of J. C. Begg, of Monroe township; Cyrus Marshall was a man of upright charac and Elnora, John Harold and Herbert B., who ter who strove always to attain the high stand reside at home. Mr. Marshall is a Republican. ard of living which was his ideal. He was He is a devout member of the Presbyterian quiet and domestic in his taste, finding his Church of Rockport and has served as elder greatest enjoyment at his own fireside and in for 30 years. his labors for his church, which lost one of its strongest members when he was called to the —Q.»__. life beyond. . John R. Marshall has passed his entire life LONZO SMITH BOWER, whose in Richland and Monroe townships, where he 1; portrait is shown on the opposite page, has devoted his time and attention to farming conducts the leading bakery and con and more particularly to stock-raising and feed fectionery of Lima. He was born at ing. He remained with his parents until his Piqua, Ohio, in October, 1855, and is marriage when he moved to his present farm, a son of Robert Bower, who died in this city which consists of 270 acres, located in section Decen1ber 3, 1903, in the 81st year of his age. 13, Monroe township and in section 18, Rich Robert Bower came to Allen County when he land township. Like his father and grand was a lad of 12 years, about 1835, and from father before him, Mr. Marshall is engaged in that year, with the exception of eight years breeding stock and also buys large numbers spent in Piqua, was a resident of Lima until the which he feeds, in addition to those raised on time of his death. He first learned the trade of the place. He makes a specialty of Delaine a saddle-maker and followed it for several sheep. Mr. Marshall has been prominently years, part of the time at Delphos. Later he identified with many of the leading interests of engaged in the manufacture of carriages, and his township and is always ready to aid when in 1858 established a shop in Lima, which he the best interests of the community demand his conducted until his permanent retirement from services. He has been a director in the Com active business. mercial Bank & Savings Company of Bluffton A. S. Bower has been a resident of Lima since its organization; was school director for since his third year. He attended the public many years and for the past four years has schools and worked in his father’s carriage shop served as township trustee. during his boyhood. At the age of 20 he se On December 24, 1874, Mr. Marshall was cured work with Mr. Heffner, who conducted a married to Ida Irene Boyer, who was born on bakery, and finding the employment to his lik the adjoining farm August 4, 1854, and is a ing, continued in his service until 1884, when daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Lippincott) he opened a small establishment himself. He Boyer, formerly prominent residents of Lima. has succeeded beyond his expectations, and now The mother was born in Champaigu County, has the finest bakery and confectionery in Lima, 574 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

making a specialty of superior ice cream and lutionary War. On April 12, 1803, he married producing about 1,800 loaves of bread daily, Catherine Snell, who was a daughter of Samuel his “Nox-em-al” brand being the local favorite. Snell. She was born May 4, 1781. After mar He has been in his present location about 18 riage, Joseph and Catherine Ford joined the years and is one of the substantial citizens of army of pioneers who sought homes in Ken Lima. Mr. Bower is a stockholder in The tucky, but soon left the rich valleys there, which East Iron & Machine Company, and has other then were overrun with Indians, and came to business interests here. the more peaceful settlements in Ohio. Grand In 1881 Mr. Bower was joined in marriage father Ford located in Champaign County, to Clara Bowyer, a daughter of Madison L. which then, with the exception of scattered Bowyer, a venerable and esteemed citizen of clearings, was a dense forest, and cleared a German township. Mr. Bowyer still owns the farm situated four miles from Urbana. He land which his father entered from the govern was also an old-time teamster and engaged in ment in 1829, when his son, Madison, was a hauling freight between Cincinnati and Day child of four years. Mr. and Mrs. Bower have ton, Ohio, and likewise did teaming for Gen three children, viz: Robert Sidney, who is as eral \Vayne’s army. The children born to sociated with his father in business; and Helen Joseph and Catherine Ford were: Sarah, and Ruth, both at home. Mr. Bower and his James, Christiana, Nancy, John Harrison, Jo wife are members and active workers of the seph, \/Villiam, Mary and a babe which died in First Congregational Church, he himself being infancy. For 18 consecutive years Joseph a trustee of the church, while Mrs. Bower has Ford served as a justice of the peace and he served as president of the Ladies’ Circle for the also was captain of a rifle company. He owned past four years. Fraternally, he is a Royal a fine farm of 134 acres in the vicinity of Ur Arch Mason and a past chancellor of the bana. He died in Champaign County at the Knights of Pythias. age of 72 years. He was a life-long member of the Methodist Protestant Church, and for -—<»-—-— many years was a deacon. His wife was equally devoted to this denomination. _ DWARD J. FORD, a worthy represen Joseph Ford, father of our subject, the sev ‘ ' tative of one of the old pioneer fami enth child of his parents family, is the only sur lies of Allen County, resides on a vivor, and what a vast gulf of history his long well-developed farm of 93 acres in life has covered! He was educated in the section 34, Marion township, on the primitive subscription schools, the sessions of east side of the Auglaize River, situated on the which were held in little log cab1ns, with none Lima turnpike and the Delphos road. Mr. of the luxurious surroundings which the mod Ford was born December 19, 1853, near Ur ern child expects both at home and at school. bana, on his father’s pioneer farm in Cham However, these early schools taught thorough paign County, Ohio, and is a son of Joseph and ly the elemental principles and turned out able Isabella (Moore) Ford. men and women. Mr. Ford, like his father, Joseph Ford, the venerable father of our began to assist in teaming when but a strip subject, who had his 89th birthday on Septem ling, easily managing the four and six-horse ber 17, 1905, was born on a farm situated teams which were attached to the immense one and a half miles southeast of Urbana. freight wagons. He recalls one of his early Champaign County, Ohio, and is a son of Jo trips which took him through Allen County, seph and Catherine (Snell) Ford. when the present flourishing little city of Lima Joseph Ford, the grandfather of Edwin J. was erecting its first log cabin in the woods. Ford, was born March 4, 1781, near Hagers He continued to follow teaming until 1843 and town, Maryland, where he lived in peace and then entered into general farming. In 1844 he plenty on his lands after the close of the Revo married and continued to live in Champaign ( .\ AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 575

County until 1854, and then removed to Allen 1885 Mr. Ford has lived retired. He has al County, settling on a tract of 160 acres, right ways been identified with the Democratic party in the woods, which he had purchased in 1849, and for a number of his active years served as the land being situated in a desirable part of township trustee. His venerable age causes Marion township. This farm he cleared from him to find the larger part of his enjoyment in the forest and increased its acreage to 200 the associations of the home and hearthstone, acres. In his efforts he was assisted by his and he still deeply mourns the loss which be admirable wife whose frugality and excellent reaved him of his companion of so many happy management provided a cheerful, happy home, years. He is held in the highest respect and in which a family of worthy children were greatest esteem by the residents of Marion reared to respected and useful maturity. township. On January 5, 1844, Joseph Ford was mar Edward J. Ford, our immediate subject, ried to Isabella Moore, who was a daughter of was only three months old when his parents Maj. Thomas and Martha (Dodson) Moore. came to Allen County and settled on the' farm Major Moore, who was an early settler in in section 2, Marion township. Mr. Ford was Kentucky and a farmer, drover, teamster and reared on the farm where the summer seasons soldier, obtained his title in the War of 1812. were filled with agricultural labor, while the He was surrendered with the garrison at De winters were given over to attending school troit by Gen. \Villiam Hull, having cut his way About two years after his marriage, in associa through 200 miles of forest to Detroit from tion with his brother, John C. Ford, he opened Urbana. Major Moore was the first man to up a stone quarry business in section 9, Marion plant an orchard in his county. He was twice township, and was interested in this business married. His first wife was a Miss McConkle, for four years. Then he started in business and five children were born to the union. The alone on his own farm. Following his mar second marriage was to Martha Dodson, and riage, he located on a tract of 35 acres of land the following children were born to this mar which had been partially improved and culti riage: Jesse, Samuel, William. Isabella and vated, and later he came to his present produc Martha J. The death of Major Moore oc tive farm, settling here in March, 1889. He curred during one of his teaming trips, his carries on general farming in connection with lifeless body being found in his wagon. He his stone business, having ditched and tiled his was 50 years of age. land and improved it with excellent buildings. The children of Joseph Ford and wife Much of his time, however, is still demanded were: Dora, deceased, who was the wife of by his stone interests. The capacity of his Irenus Stooky; John C., a farmer of Marion stone-crusher is from 50 to 60 yards a day, the township, who is also in the stone business; average product being the former quantity, and Mary, deceased, who was the wife of Edward sales are made all over the county. He is a Tucker; Anna, the wife of Henry Boroff, of member of the township School Board and is Hardin County, Ohio; Thomas, deceased; Ed one of the directors of the beautiful Walnut_ ward J., of Marion township; Frances, de Grove Cemetery. Fraternally he is a Knight ceased. who was the wife of Sheldon Sarber; of Pythias. - Alice, the wife of Rev. George \V. Mell, pastor In January, 1880, Mr. Ford was married‘ of the Christian Church at Delphos; Maly, a to Lovina Phillips, who is a daughter of Isaac farmer on the old homestead, who married -and Polly (Crites) Phillips. The former was Emily Lee; and Ollie, who married Charles born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, and Morgan and resides on the homestead. The was a son of Daniel Phillips, who moved to mother of the above mentioned children, full Ohio at a very early. day and settled near Day of years and possessed of all the Christian vir ton for a short period and then removed to tues, passed away in the old home in section 2, Fairfield County. There he bought 80 acres of Marion township, on January 13, 1902. Since land and spent the rest of his life upon it. He

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reared seven sons and five daughters. The Mr. Henderson was elected city solicitor in father of Mrs. Ford learned the blacksmith’s the spring of 1897 for a period of two years trade in Fairfield County. In 1855 he moved and was reelected in the spring of 1899. From to Allen County and settled on a farm in Mar the beginning of his business career he has been ion township, one mile east and south of Mr. recognized as one of the leaders in city and Ford’s place. He remained on this farm in county affairs, and has been active in local and section 3 for a number of years. His wife died State politics. He is an untiring worker, and, some years before he was accidentally killed by to his great credit, is one of those who believe a train on the P., Ft. \V. & C. Railway, at that his chosen profession should receive his Scott’s Crossing. - undivided time and energies. Mr. Henderson —_-Q-.>-- is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Odd Fellows, Knights of >_ ON CARLOS HENDERSON, an at Pythias, Ancient Order of Essenees and Royal ~ torney of the Allen County Bar, was Arcanum. While yet young in years, he is born at Tranquility, Adams County, prominent in his profession, and in the social Ohio, February 13, 1862. He is a son and business interests of the community. of Dr. James Kyle and Susanna Henderson, who now reside at Weston, Ohio. Dr. James Kyle Henderson. now of the age of _--Q-.-¢— 782 years," is a graduate of the New York Col lege of Medicine, and for many years was one HOMAS S. HANTHORN, one of the of the leading physicians of \Vestern Pennsyl K good citizens of Bath township, where vania and Eastern Ohio. he is a very large land-owner and has Don Carlos Henderson attended the public the reputation of raising and handling schools at Bucyrus, Ohio, and completed his the best draft horses put upon the course of studies at the Ohio Normal Univer market, is also a survivor of the Civil War, sity in the year 1887, at which time he received having given three years and more of his young the degree of A. B. The year following he at manhood to the defense of his country. Mr. tended college at Delaware, Ohio, and later Hanthorn was born December 17, 1845, in studied law, completing his course of reading Perry township, Allen County, Ohio, and.is a in the office of Hon. Moses A. Hoagland, of son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Hardesty) Han Lima, and being admitted to the bar in Octo thorn. _ ber, 1889. After admission to the bar, he be The grandfather was George Hanthorn. gan practice with Mr. Hoagland as the junior who was probably of Irish birth and parentage. member of the firm of Hoagland & Henderson. He was a very early pioneer in Perry County, This partnership continued for a period of one Ohio. Thomas Hanthorn, the father, was born year, and since that time Mr. Henderson has March 17, 1810, in Perry County, Ohio, and practiced alone. was still a youth when his parents moved to On the 14th of May, 1892, Mr. Henderson Allen County. His first purchase of land was was united in marriage to Minnie W. Kahle, a a tract of 40 acres, the same on which a portion (laughter of Frederick and Isabelle Kahle, both of the city of Lima now stands. He subse of whom are still living, and reside at Frank quently owned 200 acres, and spent his whole lin, Pennsylvania. Mr. Kahle was one of the life here with the exception of eight years, dur early operators of the Pennsylvania oil field. ing which he lived in Branch County, Michi Two children, Dudley Kahle Henderson, aged gan. He died at the age of 68 years. He was 12, and Marjorie Isabelle Henderson, aged 11, one of the early organizers of the First Baptist have been born of this marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Church, at Lima. He married twice; first, Henderson are members of the Market Street Myrea Daniels, who lived but two years; in Presbyterian Church. 1840 he married Mrs. Elizabeth (Hardesty) AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 577

Colvin, who was born May 29, 1814, on the gives his attention entirely to dealing in horses way between Connecticut and Ohio, when her now and lives with his grandson, who rents his parents, Henry and Elizabeth Hardesty, were farm. making their pioneer journey hither. She was Mr. Hanthorn was married on June 21, reared in Allen County near Westminster, mar 1866, to Hester A. Shannon, who was born ried (first) William R. Colvin, and died May near Fremont, in Clark County, Ohio, Septem

1! 1893- _ ber 7, 1847, and is a daughter of Isaac and The children of Thomas and El1zabeth Margaret (Hollinger) Shannon. They have Hanthorn were: Nancy Caroline, who died three children, namely:‘ Emma, who married young; Elizabeth, wife of Daniel Rowlands, of O. J. Fields, of Lima, and has four children; Lima; James Milton, born in 1843, who died William Henry, who has six children; and aged three years; Thomas S., of this sketch; Rollie, who has two children. The two sons Frances Emeline, wife of John Crumrine, of live on our subject’s farms in Bath township. Lima; George L., born in 1850, who died in Mr. Hanthorn has always been identified Nebraska in 1895; Sarah Alice, wife of James with the Republican party, but has never been Frost, of Lima; Howard and Harmon very active politically, his other interests ab (twins), the latter is deceased, the former a sorbing his time and attention. He is a good resident of Fort \/Vayne, Indiana; and Viola citizen and is always ready to lend a helping Bell, wife of James McGuire, of Lima. hand in movements for the public welfare. Thomas S. Hanthorn remained at home. until the opening of the Civil War. He then —Q....—. began preparations to enter the Union Army; in September, 1862, he enlisted in Company G, ALTER C. BRADLEY, one of the 12th Reg., Ohio Vol. Cav., under Captain a leading business men of Lima, Monroe, and during his long service of three " treasurer of the Lima Pork Pack years he participated in 24 engagements, in ing Company, was born in Cayuga cluding the battles of Mount Sterling, Ken County, New York, in 1866, and tucky, Saltville, Virginia, and Cumberland is a son of Daniel Bradley. Gap, Maryland. For three months he was con Daniel Bradley was born at King’s Ferry, fined in the hospital at Knoxville, suffering New York, where his ancestors had been pio with typhoid fever. He did not receive any in neer settlers. He still resides in Cayuga Coun jury in battle and on his return home resumed ty, New York, where he is a large farmer and farming. In the following spring he accom extensive stock dealer. Two of his brothers panied his parents to Branch County, Michigan, served in the Union Army during the Civil and remained there for seven years, engaged in War. - farming. \Valter C. Bradley was reared in Cayuga Upon his return to Perry township, Allen County. He had good educational opportuni County, Mr. Hanthorn for some 16 years ties, being for a considerable period a student worked a sand-bank on the west side of the cor at the Sherwood select school, a private acad porate limits of Lima, and with his numerous emy of note in that locality. When about 18 teams supplied almost all of the sand used for years of age he left school and taught through building purposes in the city. He then bought one year, after which he entered into the pro- ’ 55 acres which he later traded, and then pur duce business, in the interest of a New York chased 182 acres north of Lima, on which are commission house. He also engaged in farm situated two excellent dwellings now occupied ing and did quite a successful business in the by his sons. He formerly owned town prop sale of agricultural implements. His financial erty and still retains as a homestead a farm of success was sufficient to procure him the posi 156 acres, which is admirably improved, with tion of local manager for Swift & Company, of two sets of farm buildings. Mr. Hanthorn Chicago, when but 29 years old. He was 578 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

located first- at the branch house at Springfield, tember 14, 1819. The paternal grandfather Ohio, then spent a year at the branch house at came from Virginia at an early day and settled Lima; the following year he was at Toledo; in Ohio. In 1852 Simon Severns brought his after a short time at Erie, Pennsylvania, he family to Allen County and located on the farm came back to the important branch house at now occupied by Jonathan McPheron, where Lima, and continued here as manager of Swift they continued to reside during the remainder & Company-s business for three years. of their lives. He met his death April 2, 1879,. Then Mr. Bradley entered into business for by the explosion of a boiler at a sawmill, at himself, in association with B. F. Thomas, Ira which he had stopped for a moment while pass P. Carnes, D. W. Leichty and A. R. Thomas, ing. His wife survived him many years, dying incorporators of the Lima Pork Packing Com April 14, 1890. Their children were as fol pany, with a capital stock of $20,000, which, in lows: Samantha R. (Budd), of Colorado; 1903, was increased to $60,000. The officers Merriman, unmarried, who resides in Colo of this company are: B. F. Thomas, president; rado; Sarah Ann, who died young; Llewellyn Ira P. Carnes, vice-president; W. C. Bradley, A., a resident of Van Wert, Ohio; John B. ;. treasurer, and D. \V. Leichty, secretary. This Franklin P., who died in Van \Vert County ;. board of officers has remained intact since the and Stephen D., who died in early life. incorporation of the business. They moved John B. Severns was educated in the dis from the old stand on North Elizabeth street, trict schools of Perry township and remained near the P., Ft. \V. & C. Railway tracks to their at home until the death of his mother, when he present fine quarters on South Central street, went to Colorado. He learned the carpenter’s occupying Nos. 215-217-219-221-223 where trade and followed it for several years during they do a general packing business, their spe early manhood, but finally abandoned it and cialty being the manufacture of all kinds of turned his entire attention to agriculture. He sausages. The company requires the assistance remained in Colorado from September, 1890, of two traveling men to cover Ohio territory; until February, 1895, when he came back to exclusive of these and the office force, they em Allen County and purchased his present farm. ploy about 30 men. This business promises to Mr. Severns has been twice married; first, be a strong competitor with the great pork on September 4, 1879, to Sarah J. Hanthorn, a packing concerns already in the field. _ native of Perry township and a daughter of Mr. Bradley was married September 9, James A. Hanthorn. She died April 26, 1883,. 1885, to A. Luella Price, who is a daughter of leaving two children: Roscoe, born July 21, the late David Price, of New York. They 1880, and-Florence R., born March 30, 1883, have three children, viz.: David R., who is a who married George \V. McClain, a farmer of graduate of the Lima public schools and the Perry township, and has two children—Viola Lima Business College; Violet Luella; and P. and Lawrence S. On July 20, 1889, Mr. Anna Maybel. The family belong to the Pres Severns was married to Hattie E. Cummings byterian Church, Mr. Bradley having been who was born in Auglaize township, Allen a member of this religious body since young County, Ohio, January 3, 1867, and is a daugh manhood. ter of \V. E. and Mary A. Cummings, pioneers ——Q-0-§_-— of Perry township. Five children have blessed this union, namely: Hazel M., born May 1 3, OHN B. SEVERNS, a farmer of sec 1890, in Perry township; Etta I., born June 19,. tion 28, Perry township, was born in 1891, in Colorado; Frances E., born April 26, Holmes County, Ohio, June 21, 1850. 1893, in Colorado; Velma P., born July 9,. His parents were Simon and Catherine 1895, who was born in Ohio; and Simon E.. (Schaffer) Severns, the former of who was born in Ohio May 27, 1902. They whom was born in Knox County, Ohio, Octo are members of the Disciples’ Church. Mr. ber 13, 1820, and the latter, in Maryland, Sep Severns is a Democrat and has served the AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 579 township both as clerk and treasurer. He is a Case School of Applied Science, Cleveland, prominent Knight of Pythias, being a member Ohio, and then entered the service of the Bal of Uniopolis Lodge, No. 685. timore & Ohio Railroad Company, being em ployed as an engineer in bettering the grades

——-—.-0§——-— for the heavy freight traffic of that road. Later he accepted the position of chief engineer of ILFORD E. HEATH, mayor of the American Steel & \Vire Company, and is Harrod, is one of the most capable still retained by them at a large salary. He and efficient officials that has ever married Loie Davis, of Cleveland, and their presided over the affairs of that vil little daughter, Helen, is the youngest of four lage, and has been equally success generations of Marbles. The family have a ful in looking after his bakery and confection photograph of this group of four generations ery business. Mr. Heath was born in Medina which is highly prized. Eva Marble, daugh County, Ohio, February 18, 1863. and is a son ter of Mrs. F. D. Marble, lives at home and is of Thomas E. and Martha (Aldrich) Heath. an accomplished musician. The paternal grandfather was a native of Wilford E. Heath remained at home until Vermont but of Scotch descent. He moved to his 13th year when the death of his mother Pennsylvania at an early day and secured 200 occurred, after which he made his home with acres of land, which is now in the heart of the his sister. He attended the schools of Medina anthracite coal field. This land, together with County and also was a student in the schools of all his property, was lost through his going bail Bedford. Leaving school, he secured work in for some merchants of Philadelphia; but no the hardware store of J. B. Haines, and for word of complaint was ever made by his noble two years was not only the bookkeeper but a wife, whose property was also swallowed up handy man in the store. The next three years in the misfortune. were passed in the employ of the A. L. Shat Thomas E. Heath was born February 20, tuck Chair Company, after which he went to 1820, in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, near Galva, Illinois, and, in partnership with his Pottsville, and was eight years of age when cousin, engaged in the bakery business. The his parents moved to Medina County, Ohio, continued ill health of his father necessitated where he lived until his death. He learned the his return home, where he remained four years trade of carpenter and became one of the most until his father’s death, when he located a— successful contractors 'in Medina County. He Harrod, Allen County. Erecting a suitable took an active interest in politics, was a stanch building, Mr. Heath opened a bakery, adding Republican and for several years served as con also a line of confectionery, patent medicines, stable. A member of the United Brethren tobacco and groceries. He has built up a good Church, he was a man of noble principles and business and has endeavored to merit patronage consistent deeds. His death in 1898 resulted by having everything of the best. His bakery from a stroke of paralysis and terminated an is well equipped, all his mixing being done by upright and useful life. His wife, Martha A. machinery operated by steam power, and Aldrich, was born January 6, 1832, and was everything entering into the composition of his of Scotch-English origin, her immediate ances goods is the purest and cleanest that can be tors being Roswell and Eva Aldrich. She died procured. at the age of 47 years, leaving three children: .\-Ir. Heath is a Republican and has given Leonard M., a farmer residing near Kenton, his hearty support to the success of his ticket, Ohio; Rosa, who married F. D. Marble and whenever the men nominated were those whom resides at Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio;and he could conscientiously endorse. He believes VVilford E. Mrs. Marble is the mother of four in a clean administration and before being children, only two of whom are now living. elected to the mayoralty, in 1903, he was one _ Frank B. Marble, her son, graduated from the of the most energetic and efficient members of 580 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

the Council and of the School Board of two bright children—Mildred and Marcus. Mr. Harrod. Rudy is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Mr. Heath was married December 21, Church while his wife is a Presbyterian. He. 1892, at Galesburg, Illinois, to Clara A. Frisin was a member of the Lima City Council for ger, of Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Heath was born two years and is always ready to lend his April 4, 1874, in Allen County, Ohio, and is hearty support to any movement of utilitarian one of 10 children—seven sisters and. three import. F raternally, he is connected with the brothers—born to Thomas and Hannah Frisin Elks, the Red Men and the Odd Fellows. ger. Mr. and Mrs. Heath have one daughter, Hazel A., born July 8, 1896. The family are --_Q-0-Q---— members of the United Brethren Church, and have made many warm and enduring friend H. ROGERS, a prominent attorney ships since moving to Harrod. Mr. Heath is and one of the leading citizens of a member of LaFayette Lodge, No. 846, I. O. Lima, was born February 28, 1865, in O. F., and of Lima Lodge, No. 91, K. of P. \Virt County, \/Vest Virginia, and re mained in that State until about 20

__._....@_-—_. years of age. He is a son of the late Charles W. Rogers, and has fought life’s battles single E. RUDY, the veteran automobile - handed, having worked his way through col dealer of Lima, was born in Allen lege to his present eminent position with an County 38 years ago and has been ardor that insured success. Mr. Rogers first a resident of the city of Lima for secured employment in the lumber business but, the past 1 5 years. Mr. Rudy es having a desire to find more congenial employ tablished a new line of business for Lima when ment and also to acquire an education, he en he opened his garage and entered into the sale tered the Ohio Normal, now the Ohio North of automobiles, bringing the first machine to ern, University, at Ada, Ohio, and was a close this county. He carries, in addition, a complete student for five years, graduating in 1891 with line of bicycle sundries and a good line of the degree of Bachelor of Arts. - bicycles. Having been elected principal of the Frank Mr. Rudy grew to manhood in Allen Coun lin School, at Lima, he at once entered upon his ty and enjoyed the advantage of a college edu duties, and for nine years was the capable and cation, having taken the scientific course in the efficient executive who inspired both teachers Ohio Normal University at Ada, from which and pupils to put forth their best efforts, and he was graduated. Two years of practical made the school one of the best in the State. work in teaching followed, when he became a During this period all his spare time and his “knight of the grip” and for five years was summer vacations were devoted to reading law, salesman for a bicycle company, traveling over and the same optimistic. nature which over Ohio, Pennsylvania, and a part of New York came the obstacles in his college days now in his Eastern territory, and through Kansas, enabled him to disentangle the knotty points Nebraska and Oklahoma in the West. In 1890 and master the intricacies of legal lore. He he settled in Lima and engaged in retailing was admitted to the bar in October, 1897; but automobiles and bicycles, his business growing he continued to hold his position in the Lima to such an extent that it necessitated enlarged schools until 1900 when, much to the regret of quarters, when he erected his garage, a large the patrons, he gave up school work and began building 100 by 50 feet, which is located on the practice of the law. Elizabeth street, near the Postoffice—a splendid He was first associated with D. C. Hender site and a splendid business. son, the firm of Henderson & Rogers continuing - Mr. Rudy was married in 1892 to Anna until 1902, when Mr. Rogers was elected Doolittle, of Pennsylvania, by whom he has mayor of Lima. He served in that capacity AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 581

one year, retiring when the new code, which the step which, in a great measure, settled his was passed by the Ohio Legislature for the future career. Taking passage at Liverpool government of cities, went into effect. Since on the sailing vessel, “Albert Gallatin,” he was then Mr. Rogers has practiced law alone and landed at Philadelphia in December of that has built up a large and lucrative practice, year. He had an uncle who was a farmer at which places him among the leading attorneys Beaver Dam, Allen County, Ohio, and-after of Allen County. many experiences by land and water and \Vhile engaged in school work, he was also pauses at Wheeling, Cincinnati, and other one of the members of the City Board of School points, he reached Lima, in February, 1850, Examiners, and continues to take a deep inter and joined his uncle shortly afterward. He est in the schools and, indeed, in any question worked for his uncle and another farmer until of import to the municipality. In 1902 Mr. April, 1852, when he located in the village of Rogers was nominated by the Republican party LaFayette, which has since continued to be his for Representative in Congress from the Fourth home. Congressional District. Although the dis Accepting a position in a store with an idea. trict was overwhelmingly Democratic, Mr. of only remaining long enough to earn sufficie-nt Rogers succeeded in greatly reducing the nor capital to take him still further \Vest, Mr. Me mal Democratic majority. haffey remained with that employer for seven In 1892, our subject was married to Lucile years; but at one time during this period he E. Everett, daughter of the late M. A. Everett, actually started for California, going as far as of Trumbull County, Ohio. Four children Council Bluffs, Iowa; he turned back on ac have blessed their home, namely: Margaret, count of the threatening activity of the Indians Everett Lewis, Josephine and \Villiam Addi at that time. He bought a tract of 28 acres of son. Mr. Rogers is quite prominent in frater land, but after farming for a short time de nal circles, being past chancellor of Lima cided to enter into the mercantile business for Lodge, No. 91, K. of P.; a member of Solar himself, as the town offered at that time an ex Lodge, No. 783. I. O. O. F.; D. O. K. K.; cellent field. He therefore purchased a stock of Woodmen of the \Vorld; and Lima Tent, No. general merchandise to the value of $520, and 142, K. O. T. M. ’ started in, doing all the work incident to the new venture, and for the 11 succeeding years he sold goods over his own counters. giving full .__.-_‘...‘.— weight and running over, and making a friend ; ’).\l. ROBERT MEHAFFEY, who has of every customer. been identified with the financial inter For a number of years Mr. Mehaffey had ests and public affairs of Allen Coun taken an active interest in politics before he ac ty for many years, and has been a lead cepted any office. His first elective office was er in educational and temperance that of county clerk; he was elected in 1869 on work, was born August 23, 1833, in County the Democratic ticket and was reelected three Tyrone, Ireland, and is a son of James and years later, being in office six years in all. He Martha (Clark) Mehaffey, who spent their en then became prominent also in financial aflfairs, tire lives in Ireland, where James Mehaffey was as president of the First National Bank, of a farmer. The parental family consisted of five Lima. Later he sold his interests and was suc sons and one daughter. Two of the sons, ceeded by Dr. S. A. Baxter. His next enter James and Robert, came to the United States. prise was handling cattle, and this proved very Robert .\-lehaffey was reared on his father’s lucrative and he continued in this business for a farm until he was 13 years of age. Then the number of years_. Mr. Mehaffey gave great death of the mother broke up the family to assistance in the organizing of the Merchants’ some extent, and Robert left home and went National Bank of Lima, of which he was elect up to London with a friend. In 1849 he took ed president, a position he continued to fill until 582 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

the bonds were all called in and the corporation came to Greene County, Ohio, and in 1836 to went out of business. Mr. Mehaffey took Allen County, and settling near Lima on land charge of the concern and ran it as a private which is now within the corporate limits of the bank for the accommodation of merchants, and city, but at that time was covered with timber, continued until he was called to take so promi excepting a little space which had been cleared, nent a part in State politics that he found it ex only sufficient for a small garden plot. Mrs. pedient to dispose of many of his private busi Melnaffey remembers the old log house! and ness interests. that blankets were hung over the openings to \Vith very little effort on his part, Mr. Me exclude cold; and she also recalls the long haffey was nominated and was subsequently nights when bright fires were kept burning out elected to the State Senate from the 32nd Dis side the cabin to protect the inmates from the trict, which included Allen, Van \Vert, Aug wolves who howled in the near-by forest. laize, Mercer, Paulding, Defiance and \Villiams \Vhere this took place the prosperous citizens counties, and in this honorable position he of Lima now hurry through busy streets and served through two terms. As a member of carry on traffic and pursue their social and busy the Legislature, Mr. Mehaffey met the expecta life interests. tions of his constituents and fellow-citizens and Mrs. Mehaffey had more educational advan retired from public life with their increased tages than were afforded many of the children confidence and added respect. of her time and locality. Her father was a \V hen Mr. Mehaffey returned to his home scholarly man, had collegiate training in Vir from the arena of politics. it was with the ex ginia, and taught the first public school in Ger pressed intention of giving the remainder of man township. \Vhen four years old. she was his life to the peaceful pursuits of agriculture, carried on his back to the little log schoolhouse finding on his extensive estate enough to oc and there laid the foundation for the perfected cupy his time and fulfill his ambition. How education and culture of later years. She was ever, this was not accepted by his fellow-citi one of six children and the family has been zens, and when the capitalists of this section of identified with the educational interests of this the State found a field open for the establishing section since her infancy until 1904, when a sis of another financial institution at Lima, they ter resigned from her long connection with the called upon Mr. Mehaffey to accept the presi public schools of Lima. The magnificent new dency of the Metropolitan Bank, a position of school edifice. completed at Lima in the fall of honor, trust and responsibility which he still 1904 and bearing the name of the Richardson fills. School, was so named in honor of her father, During his service in the Senate he was ap Joseph Hicks Richardson, and a handsome pic pointed one of the trustees of the institution for ture of this well-known educator adorns its the feeble-minded youth of the State and has walls. One of the pleasant avenues of the city served for the past 19 years. His first appoint was named Charles street, in honor of Mrs. Me ment was made by Governor Foraker and he hafl'ey’s brother, Charles. has been continued in the office by every suc Mr. and Mrs. Mehaffey have had four ceeding Governor and during the most of the children, viz: Vi/illiam R., a graduate of. Ken time has been president of the board, although yon College, Ohio, who is now editor of the its composition is Republican and he has been Lima Times-Dc’m0c-rat; George E., assistant a life-long Democrat. cashier of the Metropolitan Bank, of Lima, who Mr. Mehaffey was married on August 19, was educated at the University of Tennessee; 1856, to Mary Elinor Richardson, who was Alice, who died in infancy; and Eda Alice born in 1834 in Green County, Ohio, and is a (Hill), a resident of LaFayette, who is a grad daughter of Joseph H. and Edith (Whitworth) uate of the Cincinnati \Vesleyan College. Mrs. (Smith) Richardson, natives of \/Vythe Coun Mehaffey has long been interested in mission ty, Virginia. They were married there and ary work in connection with the Methodist

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Episcopal Church. Since December, 1873, she He came to Allen County in October, 1841, and has been identified also with that noble organi remained here until his death on February 17, zation, the W. C. T. U., and it was mainly 1891, aged 84 years, four months and 20 days. through her efforts that the saloon element was He was a member of the Reformed Church. overcome in LaFayette. She is a member of In politics he was a Democrat. His wife, the State executive board and for a number of Elizabeth Snyder, was born in Thorn township, years has been county superintendent of the Perry County, Ohio, June 28, 1808, and died in press-work carried on under the auspices of the Allen County, March 9, 1894, aged 85 years, 8 \V. C. T. U. Mrs. Mehaffey is a lady of liter months and 11 days. Her father was Daniel ary tastes and accomplishments and has written Snyder, an extensive land-owner and the father more or less continuously for publication since of a large family. Our subject is the eldest of she was 14 years old. For the past 10 years 12 children, namely: Solomon; Katharine ‘ she has devoted her pen exclusively to the in (Hulinger), who died in 1904; Samuel, who terests of temperance and in her work has the died in 1892; Simon, who died in May, 1904; support and approbation of her husband. Mary, who died in childhood; Millie C., who In addition to other honors shown him, Mr. died in 1898; Daniel, who resides in Lafayette; Mehaffey was commissioned lieutenant-colonel Henry, of Richland township; Emeline (Mow of militia, during the Civil War, by Governor ery), of Henry County; Matilda (Sherman), David Tod. He is a Royal Arch Mason, hav who died in 1902; Saloma (Friedly), of Dun ing been a member of the fraternity since he kirk, Hardin County; and Elizabeth (Shaw), was 21 years of age. He belongs to the of Hancock County. Protestant Episcopal Church. Solomon Binkley was 12 years old when the family located in Jackson township, 0n the Mar -—+»— ion road, where he lived for several years. In November, 1851, he purchased 40 acres of land 1 OLOMON BINKLEY resides on a adjoining his father’s farm, for which he was to - farm of 117 acres in section 35, Jack pay $5 per acre. He had worked three months son township, in one of the most at for Dr. Newton Sager for $1 1 per month, and tractive and desirable country homes out of his earnings he had saved $30, which he in Allen County. Through his labors applied on his purchase. By 1853 he had built his farm was converted from a wilderness of a log cabin and began clearing the land. contin trees and underbrush to its present highly culti uing its cultivation until the fall of 1862, when vated state. Mr. Binkley was born October 10. he sold the property for $1,200. He immed 1829, near Thornville, Perry County, Ohio, and iately purchased 120 acres of unimproved wood- - is a son of Emanuel and Elizabeth (Snyder) land. for which he paid $1,500. Here, after Binkley. building a cabin, he began clearing his land as His great-grandfather, Christian Binkley, before, and in 1869 purchased an adjoining 40 who was a native of Maryland, was among the acres, which gave him a quarter section of land. pioneers of Perry County, Ohio. He was of He cleared and cultivated about 120 acres, and German ancestry and from the German inscrip in 1875 erected a magnificent brick residence. tion on his monument in Reading township, Four years later he erected his barns, and other Perry County, it is learned that he died in 1832, outbuildings to correspond, and now enjoys the at the age of 91 years. comforts of a model home. He has allowed Henry Binkley, the grandfather of our sub his son a portion of the farm, and retains only ject, was also born in Maryland, and came with 1 17 acres. his father to Ohio in 1801. He died in 1825. Mr. Binkley was married April 29, 1852, to Emanuel Binkley was born in Reading Anna Holman, who was born in Ross County, township, Perry County, Ohio, December 27, Ohio, November 27, 1834, and lived in Dela 1806, and there reached manhood and married. ware County until 1848, when she located in 586 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

Allen County with her parents, \Villiam and sic. Four and a half years later he moved to Sarah (Frederick) Holman. To this union Edgerton, Ohio, and after three years at that have been born five children, namely: Cloyd, place accepted a position in the factory of Sel born August 2, 1853, who lives at home; Sarah, fridge, \Voods & Company, of Lima, where he born July 24, 1855, wife of Mark Guyton, of is still employed. Upon the death of Mr. Sel Auglaize township; John H., born May 21, fridge about 17 years ago, Mr. Ross was made 1860, who is a resident of Hardin County; superintendent of the works, and has given to Amos, born October 5, 1862, who lives on an the work his most careful and conscientious ef adjoining farm; and Ida B., born March 29, forts. 1869, who lives at home. Mr. Binkley is a In 1870 Mr. Ross was married to Mary E. Democrat and has served as trustee of Jackson Cleveland, a daughter of the late Pliny Cleve township for two terms. He united with the land. They have no children of their own, but Christian Church at LaFayette in 185 5, and has have an adopted daughter, Nellie Ross, whom served as a deacon of that body for more than they are giving the advantages of a good home 40 years. He takes a lively interest in all that and parental love. They are members of the pertains to agriculture, and is one of the most Market Street Presbyterian church. Mr. Ross prominent members of Jackson Grange. was a member of the Edgerton School Board On a preceding page, in connection with this while residing there; but has devoted his entire sketch, appears a family group, in which four attention to his business since coming to Lima. generations of the Binkley family are rep He is a member of Mart Armstrong Post, No. resented. 202, G. A. R., and of Solar Lodge, No. 783, I.

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J)SF.I‘ll C. ROSS, superintendent of the ——-—Q-0-@——— handle works of the _O. B. Self ridge Company, at Lima, was born OHN DEPPLER, well-known both as a in Chautauqua County, New York, Q contractor and farmer of Richland in 1848, and is a son of Gilbert § township, is a Swiss by birth and an Ross, who is a resident of Meadville, Pennsyl \' ' American by long residence and sym vania, and is in his 85th year. The family pathies. He was born October 10, moved to Erie County, Pennsylvania, when our 1847, in Tagerfelten, Canton Bern, Switzer subject was seven years old, and he received his land. His parents were John and Fannie education in the common schools of that coun (Shifferly) Deppler, both of whom were na ty. He was reared on a farm, remaining there tives of Bern. The father was a contractor and until he was 21 when he struck out for himself. met his death a short time before the birth of When our subject was 16 years of age, his our subject by the caving-in of a sand-bank. father was drafted into the army and young He was the father of two children, Elizabeth, Ross took his place, serving three months, until who died in Paulding County, Ohio, and John. the close of the war, in Company A, 1o2nd The mother married a second time, her second Reg., Pennsylvania Vol. Inf., and taking part husband being Rudolph Smith, who brought the in the campaigns of \Vest Virginia. family to America in 1853. After remaining In 1870 young Ross went to McKean, in Wayne County, Ohio, for a couple of years, Pennsylvania, where he obtained work in the they came to Allen County and settled in Rich handle factory of F. Lamson, with whom he land township. Later they moved to Paulding remained three or four years. He then went to County, Ohio, where the mother died in her Corry, Pennsylvania, and for about seven years 63rd year. By her second marriage she had was employed in the handle factory at that two daughters and one son, all of whom have place. Removing from there to Ohio, he enter passed to the life beyond. ed the factory of Lamson & Cleveland at Leip John Deppler resided in Allen County about AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 587

10 years, being 18 or 19 years of age when he was born July 29, 1864, in Richland township, went with his parents to Paulding County. Allen County, Ohio, and is a son of John and He was a carpenter and worked at his craft Anna (Snitter) VanGunten. His father has after returning to Allen County in 1869. Later been a resident of this county since 1834 and is he also engaged in contracting and continued a prosperous farmer of Richland township. this business until about five years ago, when Henry VanGunten was one of eight children he gave up the more arduous work and now and his early life was spent on his father’s farm. enjoys the comforts of his pleasant home in In winter he attended school and assisted with well-earned ease. In 1889 Mr. Deppler pur the farming in summer. He learned harness chased a small farm_of 60 acres, to which he making and worked at this trade for about four afterwards added an adjoining tract of 85 years, until 1889, when he came to Lima and acres, the land lying in sections 11 and 12, engaged in the sale of musical instruments, in Richland township. This he has converted which business he has been eminently success into a most desirable home by erecting a good ful. Determined to conduct a business to sat comfortable house and remodeling and build isfy the most critical taste, he has stocked his ing the outbuildings to suit his needs. He car store with only the most desirable instruments ries on general farming, the work having been and those that he feels assured will meet the re in charge of his son while he was engaged in quirements of his patrons. He has the satis carpentering and contracting. faction of knowing that when a really superior Mr. Deppler has been twice married. His article is wanted it is pretty sure to be VanGun first wife was Mary Huber, daughter of Char ten who makes the sale. Assisting him in his les and Nancy Huber, of Richland township. work is C. F. Woolery, who has charge of the She left two sons—Albert, of Bluffton, and piano tuning. Eli. In 1888, Mr. Deppler was married to his Mr. VanGunten married Amelia Beeler, present wife, who was Anna P. Garber, a na daughter of the late David Beeler, of this coun tive of Wayne County, Ohio. Her parents, ty, and they are the parents of three bright boys Peter and Anna (Shiverly) Garber, were na —Avery L., Verrel D. and Leon F. The fam tives of Switzerland. Peter Garber died in ily are members of the German Reformed \Vayne County. After his death, his widow Church. Mr. VanGunten was elected sheriff and daughter came to Allen County where the of Allen County on the Democratic ticket on latter met and married John Deppler. Three November, 1905. He is a member of the Im children, all sons, have been born to them, proved Order of Red Men, Knights of the Mac namely: John Calvin, who lives at home and cabees, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and looks after the farm; and Daniel Walter and the Eagles. Harry Edison, who are attending school. Mr. ——..»___ Deppler is a Democrat in politics. In religion he is a consistent member of the Mennonite C. PELTIER, whose farm of 160 Church. ' “ 1}} 1- acres is situated in section 4, Mar

—Q-“— ’ ' ion township, is now numbered with the retired residents of this l0 ENRY VAN GUNTEN, who was cality, who have earned the esteem elected sheriff of Allen County in No and confidence of their fellow-citizens, together vember, 1905, is the proprietor of the with a comfortable amount of this world’s large piano and organ house which is goods. Mr. Peltier was born August 16, 1837, located at the southwest corner of the in Sugar Creek township, Allen County, Ohio, Public Square in Lima. Here he carries a and is a grandson of Anthony Peltier and a son complete line of instruments of the best and of James and Jane (Clark) Peltier. most approved makes, and does a volume of Anthony Peltier was born in Canada, but business which not only embraces Lima, but ex was of French extraction. He located at De tends far out into the surrounding country. He troit, Michigan, in early manhood and became 588 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

\ -a successful Indian trader, continuing his resi country, his honorable discharge taking place dence there during the War of 1812. Condi in July, 1865, at Salisbury, North Carolina. tions having changed on the frontier there, he Ohio people do not need to be told of the doings removed to Maumee City, which is now denom of the gallant 99th Ohio during that period. inated South Toledo, and there he continued .\Ir. Peltier participated in almost all of the trading with the Indians up to the time of his battles, skirmishes and long marches which this death. He was trusted by them and dealt hon body was called upon to endure. He was one estly, being a devoted member of the Catholic of those who so bravely fought on the bloody Church. field of Chickamauga. At Lookout Mountain James Peltier, son of Anthony and father he was wounded in the side by a rifle ball, but of our subject, was born at Detroit, Michigan, took part in the Atlanta campaign from Dalton in August, 1806, and died at Bluffton, Ohio, at to Atlanta, participated in the battles of Pump the age of 83 years. He spoke both the French kinvine Creek, Burnt Hickory, Kenesaw and English languages, understood two or Mountain and the siege of Atlanta. He was three of the Indian dialects, and became a trader with General Thomas at Nashville and fought like his father. In 1830, at Findlay, Ohio, he through the two days of battle there, December married Jane Clark, who was a daughter of 16-17, 1864. He was in every battle of his John and Sarah Clark. They had these child regiment with the exception of Stone River, ren: Louisa, wife of S. J. Brand, of Bluffton; when he was in a hospital. Mr. Peltier has William C., of Marion township; John \V., of every reason to feel proud of such a record. Lima; Enos, of Marion township; Joseph O., After his return from the army, he resumed deceased; and Charles W., of Michigan. Four farming and school teaching. He has always of his sons served in Ohio regiments during the been interested in agricultural pursuits. His Civil \Var. In 1834 James Peltier and wife farm is divided into two equal portions, 80 moved to Lima, and in 1835 settled in Sugar acres being on each side of the road. The Creek township, one and a quarter miles north tract on which his residence stands he cleared of Elida, where he cleared a farm from the for from the forest, living in the meantime in a log est, on which he resided until 1863. In that cabin. Through ditching, draining and tiling year he removed to Marion township and set he has made his property one of the best in the tled on the farm now owned by his son, William township. He has done much in the way of C. Peltier. James Peltier was reared in the encouraging public improvements and has al faith of the Catholic Church, but after his mar ways supported movements looking to the mak riage he changed his opinions, became identified ing of good, substantial, permanent roads. with the Methodist bodies and for 20 years was On August 16, 1866, Mr. Peltier married a local Methodist preacher. In political senti Leah A. McBride, who was born September 18, ment he was a Republican. 1842, in German township, Allen County, Ohio, \Villiam C. Peltier was reared on his fath and was a daughter of Alexander and Leah er’s farm and after completing a good, common (\Volf) McBride. Alexander McBride was of school education began to teach. He became Scotch-Irish extraction and was a pioneer in well known through Allen County as a teacher, Allen County. He had 10 children, Mrs. Pel his experience covering 23 winter terms in tier being the seventh in order of birth. Four Sugar Creek and Marion townships. The of her brothers served in the Civil \Var. Alex opening of the Civil War aroused his patriotic ander McBride died on his farm, aged 70 years. feelings and he began to make preparations to He was a member of the Christian Union enter the army. These culminated in his en Church. In politics he was a Democrat. Mrs. listment on August 1, 1862, at Lima, in Com Peltier died November 18, 1887. She was a pany E, 99th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., under Capt. most worthy member of the United Brethren J. C. \Valters. Three years of the best portion Church. The children born to our subject and of his life were devoted to the service of his wife were: A babe which died in infancy; AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 589

Cora, born June 22, 1868, who married Rev. J. one of the prosperous men of his city. In the J. Richards, and at her death, September 22, great panic of 1827 he, with many others who 1897, left a son; H. M., born September 7, had been considered men of capital, lost all his 1871 (a well known educator and one of Allen possessions and in a short space of time was re County’s Board of School Exammers), who duced from affluence to poverty. married Callie Baxter, a daughter of Lev1 Bax In this extremity Robert Harbison turned ter; Nelson, born March 23, 1876 (formerly a his thoughts to relatives who were of the same teacher, now a resident of Fort VVayne, In lineage, and were settled in the Western part of diana), who married Nettie North of Van Pennsylvania. It became necessary to found \Vert, and has one daughter, Leah Janette; a new home and it is possible that the first idea James, born December 14, 1880 (res1dmg on of Mr. Harbison was to locate with his rela the home farm and teaching the distr1ct school), tives, but this plan was evidently abandoned. who married, on August 16, 1905, May Ed About 1830, with his wife and seven children, wards. of Delphos. Mr. Peltier has g1ven h1s Mr. Harbison, with the family possessions sons 80 acres of land, which they have div1ded packed in wagons, left Baltimore and headed among themselves. for the \Vestern country. We may well be Politically, Mr. Peltier is identified \vlth-tll€ lieve the month of journeying was a long and Republican party. In religious belief he 1s a weary time, but without serious accident they Methodist and is a member of Morris Chapel. finally arrived on the banks of Wills Creek, in During the period of its building he was one Coshocton County, Ohio. Here Mr. Harbison of the trustees and is now a steward and class took a life lease of his brother-in-law, Joseph leader. He belongs to the Grand Army of the Heslip, on some 80 or 100 acres of land in Lin Republic post, and to Hope Lodge, No. 214, F. ton township, which had been originally enter & A. M., both of Delphos. ed by his father-in-law. He did not live long enough, however, to develope this land or to place his family in comfortable circumstances. —0»-— He was a soldier at North Point, in the War of

F_ OSEPH HESLIP HARBISON. 1812. His death took place December 1, 1833, . _ Among the honored residents of Spen and his wife survived him less than five years. cerville. -whose residence here for al Both were victims of consumption. Two of most a half century has been marked their chil_dren died in 1883, a son in February with uprightness of life and sterling and a daughter in March. business qualities, is Joseph Heslip Harbison, Robert Harbison was married November a worthy representative of a pioneer family of 29, 1810, to Mary Heslip, whose death took the State. place April 25, 1838. Her family were early The earliest records of the family have been settlers in Coshocton County, Ohio, where they lost, but it can be traced three generations back, owned vast tracts of land at one time. The through the family Bible, to the time of the children of this marriage were: Robert, Eliza grandparents, who lived and died near a little Ann, Margaret, John Heslip, \/Villiam, Susan, village named B_allamany, in the North of Ire Mary, and Joseph Heslip, of Spencerville. The land. The little home was the shelter of a eldest son of the family was born May 1, 1812, large family, many sons and one daughter— and served in the Mexican \/Var. He was on the names of the sons that have been preserved his way home when stricken with mortal illness were Mathew, John H. and Robert. The and died at Cerralvo, Mexico, aged 35 yetrs birth of the last named, who was the father of and 23 days. Eliza Ann (Platt) was born Sep_ our subject, took place in Ireland, whence he tember 25, 1814, and died May 12, 1861. came to America about the year 1780. He Margaret (McCune) was born December 27, settled at Baltimore, Maryland, where he enter 1817, and died December 27, 1865. Dr. John ed into business as a flour merchant, and became Heslip Harbison, a pioneer merchant and phy 59° HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

sician, was born April 19, 1819, and died Feb Spencerville. During 1859 he taught school ruary 7, 1883, at Spencerville. He married and clerked for his brother, and continued to be Harriet \Vebb, sister of his business partner, identified with mercantile interests here until and they had three sons and three daughters, i884. His school teaching, beginning at two of the latter being twins, one of whom is Acadia (now Spencerville) covered in all some Mrs. H. M. Ashton, wife of the postmaster at four years. Spencerville, and the other, Kitty, is the wife From the opening of the Civil \Var, Mr. of Dr. M. E. Renner, of Urbana, Indiana. Harbison had taken a deep interest in its issues \Villiam Harbison was born November 17, and the determination to do his part in the 1821, and died November 6, 1860, at Caledonia, suppression of rebellion culminated in his en Illinois. He married Harriet Cowgill; they listment, on July 21, 1862, in Company A, 81st are survived by a son and daughter—James and Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., 16th Army Corps, the Mary. Susan (Julien) was born March 13, regiment being later transferred to the 15th 1824, and died March 1, 1883, at Old Plain Army Corps. He served, with the rank of ser field, Ohio, leaving no issue. Mary was born geant, under Lieut. David S. VanPelt and Col. August 20, 1829, and died April 10, 1876. William H. Hill, and participated in the follow She first married J. C. Platt and was survived ing engagements: Town Creek, Lay Ferry, by a daughter, Luella, who is now deceased. Rome, Cross Roads, Resaca and Kenesaw Her second husband was a Mr. Ferguson. Mountain. He took part in the Atlanta Joseph Heslip Harbison was the youngest campaign, accompanied Sherman in the nxember of his parents’ family of eight children “March to the Sea,” was present at and is the only survivor. The others were all the taking of Savannah, Columbia, Lynch lnrn in Maryland, but his birth took place in Creek, Bentonville, was present at the sur Coshocton County, Ohio, December 26, 1832. render of Johnston, was in the march to W hen he was but one year old his father died Richmond and then was in the Grand Review and when five years old he was bereft of his at Washington, which was particularly pleas mother. They both rest in Linton township, ing to him as there he was commissioned a Coshocton County. The orphan child was lieutenant by Governor John Brough, of Ohio. taken by his maternal aunt, Nancy Vance, a He was finally mustered out at Louisville, Ken most estimable woman, of whom Mr. Harbison tucky, July 13. 1865, and was honorably dis entertains a grateful memory, who reared him charged at Camp Dennison, July 21, 1865. carefully for the next 10 years. She lived on a Through this long period he had served his farm near Morristown and two miles from country with a fidelity which was recognized Bethesda. He attended the local schools and and suitably rewarded. enjoyed a short season in a small academy at After his return to Spencerville, Mr. Harbi \/\’est Bedford. Encouraged by his practical son was admitted to partnership by his brother, aunt, he learned the cooper’s trade in order to under the firm style of J. H. Harbison & Com make himself independent. He was naturally pany. This continued a few years, and then our 1nclined to be studious and. while working at subject purchased the stock and the real es the trade, continued to study by himself and in tate of Mr. Fogle and opened a mercantile busi this way acquired enough education to receive ness of his own. He was appointed postmas a certificate to teach. ter by President Hayes, succeeding N. Meeker. In 1858 he came to Spencerville, a village He continued in this office for seven years. then of some 400 dwellers, encouraged to do so Mr. Harbison’s connections with almost all that by his brother, John H. Harbison, who then has served to develop Spencerville has made conducted the only mercantile establishment in him one of the most prominent figures in the the place. At that time the beautifully situated life of the town for many years. He was one hamlet bore the name “Acadia,” but this was of the early members of the Town Council and subsequently changed to the present one of had much to do with the measures which have

VV1LL1AM H. STEPHENS AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 593 caused its development from a hamlet into its For 19 years he was worshipful master of the present prosperous activity and place among lodge at Spencerville. He is known in this the small cities of the State. Realizing the im connection all over the State. portance of good transportation, Mr. Harbison Since_he was 16 years old, Mr. Harbison was one of the early promoters of the railroads has been a church member. In 1881 he united and to his advice, assistance and encourage with the Baptist Church of Spencerville and ment are due many of the public utilities and shortly afterward was elected a deacon, an successful commercial connections which are office he still fills. He has also served as clerk enjoyed by every citizen. and as trustee. On March 21. 1866. Mr. Harbison was Mr. Harbison owns considerable valuable married to Sarah H. Patterson, who was born property at Spencerville. He has seen every in Wayne County, Ohio. of Irish descent. She house but one built on the Lima turnpike, where was a popular teacher in the neighborhood of his own handsome residence is located. He is Spencerville at the time of her marriage. The known to everyone and by the younger genera eldest of a family of six children, she. with one tion is affectionately greeted as “Uncle Joe.” brother. is the sole survivor. The brother, H. M. Patterson, was formerly associated in the -——Q-¢_— mercantile business with Mr. Harbison, at Spencerville, but for 25 years has been a fu ILLIAM H. STEPHENS, one of neral director at Atlanta. Georgia. Mr. and the best known fire insurance men Mrs. Harbison have two sons, Willis Grant and of Lima, whose portrait appears on Charles Post. The former was named for the the opposite page, was born in poet, N. P. Willis and for General Grant, for \/Vashington County, Tennessee, in both of whom his father entertains a great ad 1842, but has been a resident of Lima since miration. He was graduated from the Spen 1865. His parents were Rev. Samuel and cerville school, attended the Ohio Normal Uni Eliza (Strain) Stephens. His maternal grand versitv at Ada. and for 1o years has been con father. Robert Strain. was a soldier of the War nected with the C. & E. Railroad. Charles of 1812 and his maternal great-grandfather Post was named for Mr. Post. one of the pio was a soldier of the Revolutionary War. neers of Amanda township. a friend of his fath Rev. Samuel Stephens was born in Virginia er. He also attended the Ohio Normal Univer and in his youth served an apprenticeship to the sitv at Ada. later married Mary Koepling, and trade of carriage-making. He was a devout for some years has been the traveling repre Methodist and preached the Gospel for several sentative of a large wholesale drug firm of years. After the birth of his son, William H., Chicago. he removed to Arkansas, where, under contract Mr. Harbison has always been a supporter with the government, he engaged in the manu of the public schools. and introduced many of facture of wagonsfor the Indians. He died the best-known text-books here. notably the within two years of his arrival in Arkansas. “Appleton Reader.” Had his early education After the death of his father, the subject of been different and his life a more leisurely one. this sketch accompanied the family to the old Mr. Harbison would probably have developed home in VVashington County, Tennessee, where his talent for poetrv. He is a lover of good he obtained his education through attendance literature and is well acquainted with the best in the common schools. Later in life he moved poetrv. being able to recite many of the gems to Indiana. He worked on a farm for some of Robert Burns. his favorite poet. time in his youth and later was clerk in a store Mr. Harbison was made a Mason in 18:6 until he came to Lima, when he secured employ and has alwavs been an active member of the ment on the C. H. & D. Railway. He con fraternitv. He belongs to Lodge No. 306, F. tinued on the road for nearly 20 years and rose & A. M. and the Order of the Eastern Star. to the position of passenger conductor. He 594 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

was a trusted and efficient employee, and only Mr. Fletcher was married in 1880 to Miss left the service of the railroad company because Luginbuhl, daughter of John L. Luginbuhl, a of an accident that deprived him of the use of prosperous farmer of Wayne County. Five his right limb and forced his retirement from children have been born to them, viz: Howard, railroading. Since that time he has been en who is bookkeeper for the Lima Electric Light gaged in various lines of business and is at pres Company; Clair, a student in the Lima High ent successfully representing a number of fire School; Ethel; Hazel and Madge. The family msurance compames. are adherents of the Epworth Methodist Epis Mr. Stephens was married in 1870 to Lucy copal Church, of which Mr. Fletcher is a trus Havil, whose father was born in Maryland and tee. He is a modern Woodman of America moved to Lima about 1856, where he became a and an Odd Fellow, being a member of both prominent brick and stone contractor. Mr. lodge and encampment in the latter order. Mr. and Mrs. Stephens have two children: Bert R., Fletcher is now serving his third year in the who is located at Springfield, Illinois, traffic City Council of Lima, having been elected to manager of the Illinois Traction Company; and the off1ce by a flattering majority, the largest Mary E., who recently married Louis W. Laud given to any man on the ticket. He takes a ick, son of J. W. Laudick, of Lima, a well deep interest in all that pertains to the welfare known dealer in agricultural implements. Mr. of the city. His home is situated at No. 415 and Mrs. Stephens are by faith Presbyterians. South Cole street

Mr. Stephens has taken a leading part in all ———Q-0-@_— movements that pertain to the welfare of the city. He has served as director on the board- INER C. CROSSLEY,one of Lima’s of two banking institutions of the city, was - leading citizens, extensively en councilman two years, was a member of the gaged in the'buying and shipping board of trustees of the Lima \Vater Works of stock and a large owner of val four years, and a member of the Sinking Fund uable real estate, is a native of Al Trustees two years. len County, where he was born in 1857, in Perry township. He is a son of Ross and

__+..§_. Phoebe (Apple) Crossley. The father of Mr. Crossley was born in ‘ N. FLETCHER, the genial proprietor Lebanon County, Ohio, and came to Perry of one of the most complete and up-to township, Allen County, Ohio, in 1832, with date harness and saddle shops in Lima, his parents who were among the pioneer fam was born in Wayne County, Ohio, in ilies. At that time the present prosperous city 1860 and is a son of John Fletcher, of Lima, with its population of about 22,000, who was a harness-maker and conducted a had but five houses. He was a brick manufac shop in Dalton, Wayne County. for more than turer and made the first brick ever used in house 40 years. Our subject was born and reared in construction in the city. About 1890 he moved Dalton and learned his trade in his father’s to Lima and built a fine brick structure on shop. When about 20 years old he struck out -South Main street. 50 by 70 feet in dimensions. for himself by opening a harness shop in West He also owned a handsome home on the corner Salem, Wayne County. He was reasonably of West Market and Baxter streets, where he successful and remained there 10 years ; but see died in 1899. He married Phoebe Apple, ing the advisability of locating in a wide-awake, whose death preceded his own. Their children flourishing city, he removed in 1890 to Lima were: Henry, deceased; Isaiah, of Paulding where he has since been engaged in the same County, Ohio; Cloyd, of Montana; Miner C., line of business, and enjoys a fine trade and the of this sketch; Elmer, deceased; Eddie, of confidence and good will of his patrons and Lima; Lavina, wife of Robert Hill, of Lima; neighbors. Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Tapscott, of Perry AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 595

township; and Viola and Araminta, both resi years old when she came to the United States. dents of Lima. They had three children, namely: Mollie, wife. Mr. Crossley was a lifelong Democrat, but of Rufus Creps, of Westminister; Lewis, of had many interests outside politics. He owned Perry township; and F. VV., of Beaver Dam. a great deal of real estate in this locality and in F. \V. Zeits remained on his father’s farm many ways was one of the city’s most repre until he was 25 years of age, attending the local sentative citizens. schools until 17 years old, and spending two Miner C. Crossley was reared and educated years of this period at the Ohio Normal Uni in Perry township and engaged in farming and versity at Ada, Ohio. After leaving school, stock buying until 1889, when he came to Lima. he taught several terms. At the opening of the Here he was engaged in a meat business until Spanish-American War he enlisted in Company 1902 and for some years was largely interested C, Second Ohio Infantry, U. S. Volunteers-, in oil. He has disposed of all of the latter in under Capt. Frank M. Bell, and was mustered terests and is now engaged in extensive opera into the United States service. He spent tions in the buying and shipping of stock. In three months in camp at Chickamauga Park, - 1892 he built the Crossley Block, a magnificent went then to Knoxville, Tennessee, and to Ma two-story building at Nos. 713-715-717 South con, Georgia, and was mustered out February Main street, and he owns other valuable prop 10, 1899. erty. After his return from the army, Mr. Zeits In 1878 Mr. Crossley was married to Ra remained one year longer on the farm and then chel V. Cochrun, who is a daughter of J. C. located in Beaver Dam. This was during the Cochrun of German township, one of the first oil boom and he worked in the oil field for six pioneers of Allen County. Mr. and Mrs. months, after which he embarked in his present Crossley have one son, Clifford, who is engaged grocery and shoe business. in the cigar business at Lima. On June 10, 1900, Mr. Zeits was married Politically, Mr. Crossley has always been to Lena Franklin, who was born in Allen Coun— - identified with the Democratic party and has ty, Ohio, and is a daughter of J. A. Franklin, been in close touch with party leaders for a of Perry township. They have one child, Vera. number of years. In 1902 he was his party’s Mr. Zeits is a stanch Democrat and was choice for county treasurer; he has served on honored with election to the office of county the Democratic County Executive Committee recorder in November, 1905. He has efficiently many times. served in a number of ofiicial capacities and in ——-Q-»_-__ 1898 was elected township clerk but did not serve on account of enlisting for service in : '7 \V. ZEITS. one of Allen County’s the Spanish-American \Var as above mention " 3:.‘ representative men and one of ed. He belongs to Beaver Dam Lodge, No. Beaver Dam’s leading business citi 689, I. O. O. F., to Rainbow Encampment, I. zens, recently elected county record O. O. F., of Bluffton; to LaFayette Lodge, F. er, was born in Perry township, & A. M.; and to Lodge No. 39, United Span August 7, 1874, and is a son of John and Phil ish \/Var Vererans, of Lima. He was con lipena (Kock) Zeits. firmed in the German Reformed Church. John Zeits was born in Nassau, Germany, —-——Q-»—-— in December, 1835, and was 18 years old when he accompanied his parents to the United . ._-' ILLIAM H. MATTINGLY, a lead States. His father settled in Allen County, w ing undertaker and embalmer of Ohio, near \Vestminster. John Zeits has lived Lima, was born in Muskingum in Perry township foi’ the past 35 years. He County, Ohio, in 1854 and is a son married Phillipena Kock, who was born near of Francis Mattingly. The grand Wittenberg, Germany, and died in November, father, William Mattingly, came from Mary 1904, at the age of 58 years. She was also 18 land in 1812, making the journey from that - 8i 595 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

State to Ohio on horseback, and settling in date farmers of this county. He is a son Muskingum County, where the father of our of Samuel Diller, who was an early settler in subject was born in 1822. Francis Mattingly German township, where he purchased a farm was reared to manhood there and became one and built a log cabin. The six brothers and of the substantial farmers of that section. three sisters which composed the family were: William H. Mattingly was reared and ed Andrew, George, Samuel, Henry, \Villiam, ucated on his father’s farm. As soon as he was Barbara, Lydia (deceased), and Nancy (de old enough to make his own way in the world, ceased). A remarkable fact concerning this he went to the coal field of lower Perry and family is that four of the brothers married Bren Hocking counties, where he soon became en neman girls, Andrew, Henry and George mar gaged in opening up the mining industry there, rying sisters. Samuel married a Lydia Bren being employed by the Straitsville Mining neman, who was in no way related to his broth Company. He continued with this company ers’ wives. He has four children. Andrew six years, making his home at New Straitsville, Diller married Nancy Brenneman and is the Perry County, until 1876, when he located in father of three children. Henry married Caro Zanesville, Ohio, and entered the undertaking line Brenneman and has three children, while business. He was a member of the firm of George married Lydia Brenneman. \Villiam Brenholts & Mattingly for 12 years, and then married Anna Shank and has a family of three disposed of his interests in the company and children. Barbara married John Powell, of moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. Two years Virginia, who died leaving five children. later he opened his present undertaking and em George Diller has been a farmer since his balming rooms in Lima, and has been steadily earliest boyhood, when he performed his share increasing his business since. He has taken ad of the work on his father’s farm. He was vantage of every opportunity to perfect himself married in November, 1885. to Lydia Brenne in every detail of the work, being a graduate of man, who is a daughter of John Brenneman, of the Clarke Cincinnati College of Embalming, Marion township. They have an only child, Myers’, of Springfield, and the Egyptian and Lesta May, who was born January 1, 1887, and Sullivan schools of embalming. Mr. Matting is still living at home. Soon after marriage, ly is a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors’ Mr. Diller purchased 40 acres of land which, & Embalmers’ Association and is chairman of with 20 acres recently added, comprise his pres the finance committee- - ent holdings. In 1899 he built his new resi Mr. Mattingly was married in 1878 to dence, a modern frame building,-at once com Mary E. Carr, of Lancaster, Ohio, a daughter fortable and convenient. He has remodeled of James W. Carr, who was for years employ his barns and made many minor improvements ed in the bridge department of the Cincinnati to his property. Mr. Diller is a member of the & Muskingum Valley Railroad. Mr. Matting Mennonite Church and a man who stands well ly is a stanch member of the St. Rose Catholic in the community.

Church of Lima, of which he is secretary. He ——_~...—_ is financial secretary of Branch 23, Catholic Knights of Ohio and a charter member of ye_l ’)HN BLACK, a retired master me Lodge No. 436, Knights of Columbus. -‘ chanic of Lima, is also one of the city’s —Q-»— old and honored citizens. He was born in Scotland in 1848. and is a son EORGE DILLER was born March 23, of John Black, whose ancestors as far 1862, in German township, Allen back as can be traced were of Scotch birth and County, Ohio, and has passed his en rearing. tire life almost within a stone’s John Black, the father. emigrated to Amer throw of his birthplace. He owns ica in the early ’50’s and commenced his busi 60 acres of fine land in German town ness career as a locomotive builder in the Niles ship and is one of the intelligent, up-to Locomotive \Vorks, at Cincinnati, Ohio. There AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 597 he continued until he secured a position as an real estate in Chicago. He is one of the stock engineer on the .\Iarietta & Cincinnati Railroad, holders in The Ohio National Bank of this city. being thus employed for several years and later In 1876 Mr. Black was married to Kate being connected in the same capacity with the Hardesty, who is a daughter of the late Reuben C., H. & D. Railway, running between Cincin Hardesty, one of the pioneers in the lumber nati and Richmond, Indiana. He then be trade of Lima. The four sons of the family came a master mechanic in the C., H. 8: D. Rail are: \Villiam G., who is general foreman of way shops, at Richmond, and when that road the “Nickle Plate" Railroad shops at Fort gained control of the D. & M. Railroad, in Wayne, Indiana; John, a graduate of the Uni 1863, he was appointed master mechanic of versity of Chicago, later serving two years as a their shops at Lima, and continued as such, and chemist with Parke Davis & Company, of De as general master mechanic, for a period of 23 troit, then a student in mechanical chemistry at years. His death took place in 1893. During Cornell University, and at present assistant pro his entire residence in Lima he had been a fessor in that department; Charles H., a grad prominent and useful citizen, serving frequent uate of the Englewood High School, Chicago, ly as a member of the City Council and support served an apprenticeship in the C., H. & D. ing and assisting in formulating ordinances for shops, and is now a machinist at the Lima the general welfare. Politically he was a Locomotive & Machine Works; and Robert C., Democrat a recent graduate of the Lima High School, John Black, our immediate subject, was who has entered Purdue University to pursue a reared through youth in Scotland, attending course in mechanical and electrical engineering; school and serving his apprenticeship to the All of Mr. Black’s sons are practical young machinist’s trade prior to coming to America men, wh0 know how to apply the education they in 1869. He joined his father in Lima, and have been given by an indulgent father and re immediately commenced work in the machine flect credit upon him and his generous thought shops of the C., H. & D. Railway, remaining fulness. there for a period of 20 years and two months. From the most subordinate position, through careful and persistent work, he was promoted to be engineer, and foreman and finally, in l..\RK L. HOYT, of Myers & Hoyt, 1889, general foreman. He then became con ‘ grocers of Lima, was born in nected with the “Nickle Plate” Railroad as gen Hardin County, Ohio, in June, -eral foreman in their Chicago shops, where he 1858. He is a son of William Hoyt. remained one year, after which he served for who came to Ohio in 1832 and lo three years as master mechanic of the Rock cated at Kenton, Hardin County, where he en Island shops at Chicago. gaged in farming until 1862, at which time he The death of his father at Lima recalled moved to Lima, where he lived until his death, John Black to this city, when he abandoned the 12 years later. railroad business altogether. He had accumu Clark L. Hoyt, since he was four years old. lated property, both in Chicago and Lima, and has always resided in Lima. After leaving has since devoted his time and attention to his school, he entered the shops of the C., H. & D. investments. In 1900 he built the Black Railway, and had been there two years when Block in Lima, this being a fine four-story he went on the road as fireman for the com brick building of Bedford stone front, with di pany. Five years later he took charge of his mensions of 185 by 50 feet, and containing first engine, and for 21 years was one of the stores, off1ces and apartments. It is occupied most trusted and esteemed engineers on the by leading business men, and is the scene of road. By this time he was tired of the work much of the city’s commerce. Mr. Black also and desired to engage in some business in .built other fine buildings, and owns valuable which he might have regular hours and more 598 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

time with his family. He therefore purchased until June 3, 1902, when it was incorporated an interest in a grocery store in partnersh1p under the laws of the State of Ohio, commenc with Mr. Myers, taking possession in June, ing business as a State Bank on July 1, 1902. 1904. They have a nice, clean store and carry At this time Mr. Scott became president and a full line of staple and fancy groceries. Mr. Mr. Cunningham, cashier. The institution is Hoyt is equally at home at the throttle of an one which commands the confidence of the pub engine or behind the counters of his store, and lic. It is under the management of men of is well pleased with the change. proved business integrity. There is probably He was married in 1888 to Nora V. Cope no sounder, safer banking institution in Allen land by whom he has three children—Eldean, County than the Commercial Bank & Savings Lenore and Lucile. The father of Mrs. Hoyt Company, and the citizens of Bluffton and was Willis Copeland, who was for many years vicinity readily give it support and reap accru engaged in the dairy business in Lima, and ran ing benefits. the first dairy wagon in the city. He died in In 1883 Mr. Cunningham was married to- 1894. Mr. Hoyt is a prominent Mason, a Eva A. Ballard, who was born in Allen County.

Knight of Pythias and a member of the Broth —Q...._— erhood of Locomotive Engineers. He is a Re publican in politics, and was at one time a mem l‘GH E. HUGHES, a prominent farm ber of the City Council of Lima. - er and successful stock-raiser of Sn gar Creek township, who resides on —Q»-— his well-improved farm of 80 acres which is situated in section 22, was -_ ELSON. \VILBER CUNNINGHAM, born November 2, 1839, in Montgomeryshire, 1 cashier of the Commercial Bank & North VVales, and is a son of Evan and Cath Savings Company, of Bluffton, was erine (Evans) Hughes. born at Lima, Ohio, February 24, Both parents of Mr. Hughes were born in 1856, and is a son of Col. James and \Vales and their death occurred in 1852, separ Martha (Kennedy) Cunningham. ated by one month, the mother being aged 44 The late Col. James Cunningham was a years and the father, 60 years. Their children pioneer in Allen County and for. years was one were: Susan, Hugh E., \Villiam, John and of its most prominent men, serving two terms David. Our subject and his two brothers, as a member of the State Senate and filling John and David, all came to the United States many offices with honor and efficiency. Ex and the two brothers mentioned live in Mis tended mention of Colonel Cunningham will be souri. found in the historical portion of this work. Hugh E. Hughes, like many others of his Nelson \V. Cunningham was a student in countrymen who have contributed largely to the local schools until 14 years of age and then the State’s prosperity, came to American shores entered another school, a printing office. For in young manhood, poor in purse but rich in the following five years he worked in the off1ce health, energy and stability of character. In of the Allen County Democrat, which was then dustry had been considered a cardinal virtue in under the editorial charge of D. S. Fisher, at his home and he was prepared to work hard in Lima, after which he came to Bluffton, then a the new land to which he had come, accepting village, and founded the Bluffton News, which that necessity as a stepping-stone to future in he ably conducted for the succeeding 16 years. dependence. In 1893 Mr. Cunningham purchased a half in Mr. Hughes reached the United States terest in the Commercial Bank, a private bank shortly after the close of the great Civil War, ing institution which had been founded at in 1866, and settled first in Cambria County, Bluffton in 1887 by Frank Scott. Mr. Scott Pennsylvania, where he worked one year and and Mr. Cunningham continued sole owners then came to Gomer, Allen County, Ohio. A

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year later he went to Missouri and there Vaughnsville Congregational Church, one of acquired his first farm, a tract of 40 acres its deacons and formerly served as the Sunday in the vicinity of Dawn, Livingston County. school superintendent. Mrs. Hughes has been He remained in that State for six years. a member of the church since 18 55.

In 1874 he returned to Ohio and after __—_Q4.@—___ his marriage early in the year bought 80 acres of land in Sugar Creek township, ; HARLES PUGH, manager of the Allen County, on which he and his family " Pugh Stone Company, conducting resided for 10 years. He then disposed of Lima, was born in Oneida County_ of the farm, which he had greatly improved, one of the most important industries and on February 25, 1884, purchased his pres New York, November 23, 1858, and ent farm of 80 acres in section 22. This prop is a son of the late William Pugh, whose por erty has undergone much improvement since trait is shown on the opposite page. Our sub Mr. Hughes has been its owner. His commo ject’s father located in Allen County, Ohio, in dious barns and large, comfortable house give the early ’60s, and was among the first to en an appearance of thrift and good management, gage in the construction of pike roads here. The and his fields and stock, his machinery and gen headquarters of the company have been located eral orderliness, show that a careful, competent in Lima for almost 30 years. man has been at the helm. He carries on gen \Villiam Pugh, born in Wales, Novem eral farming and stock-raising. In addition to ber 26, 1832, was a shoemaker by trade, and the home farm in section 22, he owns another followed that calling for a few years at Gomer, 80 acres, in section 23. the latter being in in this county, after which he engaged in a spec charge of a tenant. These farms and all else ial line of contracting. He furnished crushed he possesses have been acquired by Mr. Hughes stone for road-ways, and built pike roads for a through personal endeavor. great many years, later furnishing stone for On March 28, 1874, Mr. Hughes was mar concrete and cement work. For about 15 years ried in Sugar Creek township, by Rev D. M. he was also engaged in the ice business. All in Evans, to Margaret Hughes. "-’ -.s born all, \/Villiam Pugh was an influential citizen of July 31, 1841. near Vaugt 1, and is the county. He served as a member of the a daughter of Jenkin and Jane (vlorgan) Lima Water \Vorks Board and was holding Hughes. The parents. both natives _.f South that position at the time of his death, February \Vales, located, prior to the birth of I‘ --rs. Hugh 28, 1900. E. Hughes, in Putnam County, Ohio. where \Villiam Pugh was married about 1852 to the father died in 1887, aged 84 years and the Mary Evans, a native of \V ales, and they had mother in 1886, aged 80 years. They were nine children, as follows: William, deceased; most worthy Christian people and reared their Annie, who married Joseph Jones, of Lima, and children carefully. They had nine children, has two children——Mary M. and Richard \V.; Mrs. Hughes being the seventh in order of \/Villiam C., deceased; Charles; Mary; Lisabeth, birth. Three of her brothers were in the Civil deceased; George, who married Lucile Mum War. David served in Company D, 118th augh, and has one child, William; John, de Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf.; Evan belonged to the ceased, and Elizabeth. \Villiam Pugh and wife 61st Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf.; and John came to America from \Vales, in 1857, after served in the 151st Regiment. Ohio Vol. Inf. their two oldest children were born. Their Mr. Hughes and his wife have had three third child was born en route to this country. children—Jennie. Katherine and Jenkin, of The parents landed in New York City and went whom the last named died in infancy. directly to \Vaterville, New York, where they Mr. Hughes votes with the Republican resided about eight years before coming to Al party, but takes only a good citizen’s interest in len County, Ohio. Mrs. \Villiam Pugh died politics. He is a charter member of the March 4. 1896, aged 65 years. 602 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

Charles Pugh was reared and educated at nently successful in his work. He represents a Gomer, and, upon leaving school, was put to number of companies, among which are the fol work in his father’s stone quarry. He soon be lowing: Ohio Farmers; Eureka, of Cincinnati; came the latter’s able assistant, and in 1877 lo Metropolitan, of Chicago; Central Manufac cated at Lima, where he has since resided and turers of Van Wert; Mutual Life, of New superintended the interests of the company. York, and the Maryland Casualty, of Balti Since the death of his father, Mr. Pugh has had more, Maryland. the sole management of the business. During Mr. Wallace was married in 1870 to Miss recent years the company has done a large Alice Draa, daughter of Perry Draa, of Trum amount of cement construction, being especially bull County, Ohio, and a descendant of Sir busy in getting out crushed stone for cement Francis Drake, the name having been changed and concrete work and for repairing pike roads. from the original spelling “Drake” to “Draa.” The quarries and crusher of the Pugh Stone Three children have blessed the union of Mr. Company are located on East North street, and Mrs. \Vallace, viz: Glen I., who is in the within nine blocks of the heart of the city. insurance business at Lima; Julia L., wife of In 1890, Charles Pugh was married to Clara Orrin Simpson, who is with the Central Gas Miller, who is a daughter of one of Allen Coun Company of Columbus, Ohio; and Frank N., ty’s oldest and most esteemed citizens—Uriah who is associated in business with his father. Miller, of Elida. This union has resulted in Mr. \Vallace is a member of the Trinity Meth the birth of four children, namely: Beulah June odist Episcopal Church, of Lima, in which he and Charles Victor, both deceased; Virgil N. takes an active interest. He is also a member and Gladys E. Mr. Pugh is one of the sub of the Knights of Pythias. stantial, reputable business men of Lima, and ———0-»-—— has a pleasant home at No. 925 East High street. He is a member of the Improved Or ; ANIEL MCKERREN, notary public, der of Red Men and the Independent Order of " who is one of the well-known business Odd Fellows. men of Lima, conducting a real es

_.____.¢§__-___ tate and pension claim business at No. 202% North Main street, has been D. WVALLACE, for more than a a citizen here for the past twenty years, He quarter of a century an esteemed and was born November 30, 1850, in the city of honored citizen of Lima, was Londonderry, Ireland, and was brought to born in 1847, at Poland, Mahoning America by his parents, Daniel McKerren, Sr., County, Ohio, where he was reared and wife, nee Margery Sweeney, both origin and educated. He is a son of the late John ally from the parish of Clondavodag, in County \Vallace, who for many years was engaged at Donegal, Ireland. The first permanent settle Poland in the furniture and undertaking bus ment made by the parents of Daniel McKerren iness. Mr. \Vallace is by occupation a very was at Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, where successful agent for_ a number of insurance they lived a few years, then removing to near companies, while by trade he is a miller, having Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio, where learned that calling in his early youth at they purchased forty acres of land. and lived Youngstown, Ohio. After working at his trade there a few years. Later exchanging this in that city and in Sharon until 1870, he en property for eighty acres in the northern part tered the store with which he was connected of Darke County, they removed to the latter until he located at Lima in 1880. county and lived there until they retired from Arriving in Lima on December 1, 1880, Mr. farm life and moved to Lima, where they died, \Vallace at once engaged in the general insur having passed the four-score mark, leaving be ance business, with which he has since been sides Daniel, two other sons,—James D., and identified, having become proficient and emi John, both of whom have since married and lo AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 603

cated in the city of Detroit. They also had one Burns, the Scotch bard, and was a native of daughter, Mary, who married James Costello Scotland. He was pressed into the British of Lima; both have since died. Navy at Edinburgh and brought to America Daniel McKerren, the subject of this sketch, to help make war. on the Colonies. Reaching after leaving the farm home of his parents, Quebec, he, with four others, deserted from the learned the carpenter’s trade, which he followed British and joined the Continental Army in in various places until the fall of 1875, when time to take part in that engagement. He he married Catharine M. Hillen, then a school served all through the war under the immedi teacher, the daughter of James and Mary Hil ate command of General Washington, and was len, who lived a few miles northwest of Sid fortunate in that he was neither. wounded nor ney, Ohio, where they owned a farm of eighty taken prisoner. Afterpeace was declared, he acres. To this union was born eight children, settled in Vermont where he married, reared of whom one died in infancy. The oldest a family of 12 children and lived until his child living, James D., married and resides on death, which took place before he had reached North Metcalf street, Lima, being employed the prime of manhood. as a cigarmaker at the Deisel-Wemmer factory. E. R. Burns was the ninth child in his par The second son, John H., married and now ents’ family and was born in Essex County, lives in Akron, Ohio; he is a molder by trade. Vermont. He went to New York where he A daughter, Catherine C., married and resides_ married Katherine Dull, who was a native of at Sidney, Ohio; previous to her marriage she Pennsylvania, and four children were born in was cashier at Feldman’s store. The next, a that State. In 1837 they left New York for son, Daniel E., deceased December 1, 1901, Ohio, making the journey by means of an ox was at the time of his death 19 years old, and team. Their first stop was in Lake County, was collector for the Metropolitan Bank of Ohio, where they lived about two year.s. From Lima. Charles J. is employed as an account thence they moved to Hancock County. Much ant in the Buckeye Pipe Line Company’s of of their way lay through dense timber which fice. Mary Agnes, still living at home, will had to be cut away before they could proceed, finish her high school course this year. The and their final stopping place was in the heart of youngest member of the family, Bernard A., the forest, with the nearest neighbor one and now 13 years old, is going to school. Mr. Mc a half mile away. Here the father entered 80 Kerren is a member of St. Rose Catholic acres of land and erected a small cabin 18 by Church and is the financial secretary of the C. 24 feet in dimensions. Of their five children— M. B. A. John D., Mary Ann, George L., Samuel M.

+_ and William—Samuel M. is the only one now living. The parents remained on this property ,> -‘ AMUEL M. BURNS. Among the in Hancock County until they passed away, ":13 pleasant farm homes of Allen County, the father aged 84 years and 9 months, and that of Mr. Burns is certain to attract and the mother in her 80th year. the attention of the casual observer. Samuel M. Burns remained at home and It comprises 88 acres of fertile land, assisted in clearing and improving the home 78 of which are located in section 31, Rich stead until he had attained his majority, when land township, with 10 acres adjoining in sec he went to Tazewell County, Illinois, and re tion 1, Bath township. Mr. Burns was born mained there one year. He then returned May 6, 1833, in Chautauqua County, New home and, with his brother John, rented the York, and is a son of E. R. and Katherine farm and cultivated it for four. years, at the (Dull) Burns. same time working at carpentering in the vi The Burns family, as the name implies, is cinity. In 1856 he went to Nebraska where he of Scotch origin. Edward Burns, the grand spent two years working at his trade--he also father of our subject, was first cousin of Robert preempted a claim there and made some im 604 HISTORY OF_ ALLEN COUNTY

provements upon it. Returning home, he was of Notre Dame, in Indiana. After complet married April 3, 1863, and again rented the ing his education, he was associated for 11 home farm, which he operated with his brother years with F. E. Harman, following which he \Villiam for one year. the brother managing spent one year in the grocery business at Marys the farm while our subject was engaged at ville, Ohio, and four and a half years as fireman _ carpentering. In 1864 he crossed the plains on the C., H. & D. Railway. In June, 1903, he with a dozen or so companions and spent a purchased a half interest in the Mosier Steam year. and a half in California, where he worked Laundry, to which he has since given his un at his trade or on a ranch as opportunity of divided business attention, developing it into fered. The return trip to New York was by one of the successful industries of the city. way of the Isthmus of Panama. The laundry is well equipped with all modern About 33 years ago Mr. Burns came to appliances, and its work is of such a satisfact Allen County and purchased his present farm, ory character as to necessitate the employment also renting land in the vicinity. He has about of a large force. The office of the laundry is 25 acres cleared and has erected all the build located at No. 121 \Vest North street. ings now standing on the property with the ex On March 28, 1897, Mr. _Bell was married ception of the dwelling. In addition to his to Stella Craig Jones, and they have one daugh farming operations, he derives-considerable ter, Alice, attending school. The family home revenue from the 12 oil-wells which are located is at No. 211% North Main street, in the on his property. Bell Block. The family is connected with the Mr. Burns was married in 1863 to Mar Market street Presbyterian Church, of Lima. garet Jane Stratton, who was born in Union Mr. Bell is a member of Lima Lodge, No. township, Hancock County, Ohio, September 162, B. P. O. E., and Lodge No. 100, K. P., 15, 1843, and is a daughter of Thomas and of Marysville, Ohio. Celia (Jones) Stratton, both of whom are nat ives of \/Vayne County, Ohio. Ten children ___Q...— have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Burns, seven of whom are living, namely: Cynthia J., wife G. PARKS, a representative business of J. C. Elliott, of Bath township; Celia Kath man of the city of Lima, proprietor erine, wife of Nelson Bassett, of Bath town of large livery, feed and sale stables, ship; \Villiam, of Oklahoma; Anna Viola, wife at No. 216 East Market street, was of L. E. Bassett, of Richland township; Harry born near Willshire, Van \Vert D., of Orange township, Hancock County; County. Ohio, in 1864, being a son of Samuel Edward, who lives at home; and \Villard S. and Sarah A. (Philbee) Parks. Mr. Burns is a Democrat, but was an adherent The father of Mr. Parks was a pioneer of the Populist party while it was in existence settler of Van VVert County, locating there in Ohio. The family are members of the Dis when the country was a wilderness. He lived ciples’ Church. into advanced age, dying in April, 1903. He

—Q-0-§__ married Sarah A. Philbee and they reared a family of ten children—five sons and five ._, ILLIAM C. BELL, a member of daughters, all of whom survive. For almost a ' the \vell-known business firm of half century both parents were members of the Mosier & Bell, operators of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mosier Steam Laundry. at Lima, S. G. Parks was reared on his father’s was born in this city, November farm, and was educated in the local schools. ’24. 1870, and is a son of the late \V. M. Bell, He was 24 years old when he left the farm, go who was long one of its active business men. ing to Decatur, Indiana, where for one year Mr. Bell attended the public schools of he engaged in a livery business. He continued Lima and spent three years at the University to conduct a similar business at Van \Vert for

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two years. and at \Villshire for two years, On September 14, 1875, Mr. \Valter was and, during the excitement attending the married to Mary Mann, who died without is first operations in oil, operated a livery sue. August 16, 1897. On November 10, stable at Mendon, Ohio. In July, 1895, Mr. 1898, he was married to Agnes Brown, who is Parks purchased the livery at Spencerville and, a daughter of George Brown, of Lima.- in addition to his Mendon barn, operated two Politically, Mr. \Valter has always been establishments at the former place. Later he identified with the Republican party. Since sold his Mendon interests, but continued at coming to Lima he has accepted no political Spencerville until 1899, when he also disposed office, but while living in New York served as of his business there and bought the fine estab excise commissioner. Fraternally, he is a lishment, of which he is still proprietor, at Royal Arch Mason. He is a member of the Lima. In addition to this prospering business, German Evangelical Church, but, as no organ Mr. Parks has had numerous oil interests, of ization of this religious body holds services in which he has disposed. He is a large property Lima, he attends the German Reformed owner in this city, including business blocks Church. Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. \\/alter and dwellings, located on East Market street accompany this sketch. and Central avenue. He is numbered with

the city’s substantial men. ——_.Q...‘—__.. On March 4, 1885, Mr. Parks was mar ried to Hulda Royston, of Willshire township, -.0 )HN LUD\VIG BEUTNER, a leading Van Wert County, who is a daughter of Moses agriculturist of Marion township, who Royston, one of the pioneers of that county carries on general farming and stock who still survives at the age of 87 years. Mr. raising on his valuable farm of 110 and Mrs. Parks have two children, viz: Orla acres in section 23, was born at Del L., a student at the Lima Business College; and phos, Allen County, Ohio, February 26, 1860, Pearl D., a student at the Lima High School. and is a son of Frederick and Johanna (F rom bach) Beutner.

_.g.»_ Frederick Beutner was born near Sonne berg, in Saxe-Meiningen, Germany, February H. \VALTER, proprietor of the South 25. 1819, and spent -the usual time at school Side Planing Mill at Lima, and one of required of German children. He learned to the city’s well-known and substantial be a shoemaker and, after deciding to seek his general contractors, was born in \Vit fortune in America, took passage in 1851 tenberg, Germany, in 1853. in a sailing vessel, which, after a voyage of Mr. \Valter came to America when 17 years three months, landed him in the city of New of age, having been educated and taught the York, with 50 cents in his pocket. Fortunately carpenter’s trade in his native land. He lo for him, the individual to whom he entrusted cated in Cattaraugus County, New York, where his money, as pay for securing him employment he lived for a number of years, working at his as a shoemaker, was honest and he worked for trade and engaged in general contracting. He a time in New York and then went to Buffalo, also owned and operated a planing and a saw where -he continued to work at shoemaking for mill. a year. About 1853, after his marriage. Mr. In 1901 Mr. Walter came to Lima and here Beutner and wife came to Delphos, Ohio, -by he has found a good field in his specialties. He way of the Lakes and the Miami and Erie has done much in the line of general contract Canal, and opened a shop opposite the paro ing, and has operated the large plant known as chial house, later removing to Main street. He tl-e South Side Planing Mill, which is situated also bought land. A few years ago he bought at No. 925 South Main street. This is one of his present farm of 120 acres in section 22, the city’s important industrial plants. Marion township, which he still owns. He

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lives with his two sons, dividing his time be has spent a large amount of money in making tween their homes. Haing a good knowledge improvements. The comfortable residence and of land values, he has accumulated considerable substantial farm buildings give a pleasant air property and now enjoys a comfortable _com of thrift and prosperity, and all the surround petency. At Buflalo he married Johanna ings give evidence of the owner’s care and F rombach, who was born in Germany, Septem attention. Mr. Beutner has made a specialty ber 4, 1827, came to America in young of raising driving and draft horses. He feeds womanhood and died December 15, 1904. a great deal of stock on the farm, deeming this They have four sons, namely: Frederick and a more profitable plan than to haul his grain Carl, who died in infancy; and John Ludwig and hay away. Mr. Beutner has put down two and Frederick Philip. drains of 16-inch tile on the farm, draining Prior to coming to the United States, Fred each side separately. erick Beutner traveled to many points of inter In 1898 Mr. Beutner, who is serving his est in his own and other European countries, third term, was elected by the Democratic crossing the Alps and working at his trade party a justice of the peace, and is probably through Switzerland and Italy. Although one of the most popular officials in his section now bearing the weight of 87 years, he still of the county. He has his office in his home, and enjoys walking and frequently passes other gives a great deal of his time to performing his pedestrians on the road when walking to Del important duties. During all the time of his phos, a distance of four miles. He frequently incumbency he has never had a decision re walks as much as 15 miles a day, and in sum versed and some of his cases have gone to the mer often goes afoot to his farm in Van Wert Supreme Court. He is a friend of arbitration County, west of Delphos. He is a well-known and his efforts at settling disputes, without citizen and enjoys a very large measure of invoking the machinery of the law beyond his public esteem. He was reared a Lutheran but own office, have been remarkably successful. is a man of liberal mind, ready to see good Mr. Beutner was married first, on March in every religious organization. In his politi 1, 1882, to Rose Poe, of Attica, Indiana, who cal views he is a Republican. He helped to died March, 1900, leaving four children, viz: develop the town of Delphos, always support Poe, Lilian, Frederick and Harold. His second ing the measures which, in his judgment, were marriage was to Katie Huijsman, of Putnam for the welfare of the place. County, on November 2 5, 1900, and they have John L. Beutner attended public school at two bright little daughters,—Marcella and Delphos and learned the shoemaker’s trade with Cornelia. his excellent father. He is entitled to the name .__—‘Q.’__ of self-made man, for from the age of 14 years he has depended for a livelihood entirely upon ' B. HALL, of the well-known mercan his own exertions. When he was still a boy ' ‘ tile firm of Grosjean & Hall, shoe at school he always found some profitable way dealers, at No. 55 Public Square, in which to spend his holidays and vacations. Lima, is a native of Canada, his birth He remembers when he was willing to work occurring in 1871, just across the in the elevators for. 20 cents a day and board river from Port Huron. He was reared and himself rather than to be without work. He educated in the Dominion, and graduated from continued to work at shoemaking until failing a business college there in 1886. health warned him to give it up and his physi Mr. Hall has been connected with the shoe cian recommended the open air and farm work. business during almost his entire commercial Hence, in 1883 he came to his present farm, on life. In 1891, after. a training in this line for which at that time there were only a log-hut several years in Canada, he went to Cincinnati, and log stable. Now all of his 110 acres, with Ohio, and became associated with the firm of the exception of 1 5, are under cultivation and he Mabley & Carew. He remained with them for AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 609

three years in their stores at Cincinnati and De to Lima, in 1893, to take charge of the office troit, and then located in Lima. After being at this point, and resigned the position six employed for three years in the shoe store years later to become associated with the F. B. of H. J. Jacobson, he returned to Cincinnati Hover Shoe Company. This firm conducts one and for one year was associated with The of the finest shoe stores in Lima, and controls Smith, Kasson Company of that city. He an extensive business. was then recalled to Lima by Mr. Jacobson, of Mr. Dille was married, in 1899, to May the Columbia Shoe Company, with whom he Hover, daughter of \\/illiam U. Hover, a high remained for two years, when he resumed ly esteemed pioneer of this county. They have his fornier connections in Cincinnati. From two children—Mary and Joseph. Mr. Dille The Smith, Kasson Company he entered is in affiliation with the Knights of Pythias, and the service of I. L. Fuldheim for a short is a consistent member of Trinity Methodist period. In the meantime Mr. Netzory had Episcopal Church, of Lima. _ purchased the Columbian Shoe Store at

Lima and secured the services of Mr. Hall ————§-my-_ in whom he had great confidence as a practical shoeman. Mr. Hall again returned to Lima and continued with Mr. Netzory for two years, citizens, a member of the City Council then establishing an independent business by and one of the leading insurance men, forming a partnership with Mr. Grosjean. was born at Troy, Miami County, The firm has a favorable location and carries Ohio, August 6, 1862, and is a son a complete and carefully selected assortment of of John and Margaret (Irvin) Collins. foot-wear, conducting probably one of the larg The late John Collins was a valued em est establishments in Northwestern Ohio. ployee of the C., H. & D. Railway for a quarter In January, 1899, Mr. Hall was married of a century. He was a man of superior men to Helen Mumford, who is a daughter of A. tal attainments, being a thorough English and \V. Mumford, a prominent citizen of Lima, classical scholar. His death took place at Sid who for a number of years has been connected ney, Ohio, on February 22, 1898, at the age of with the oil industry. They have one child, 86 years. His wife, whose maiden name was James R. Margaret Irvin, still survives him at the age Mr. Hall is connected with Lima Lodge of of 70 years, and resides with her son, John Elks. Both members of the firm are identified Collins, a well-known dry goods merchant, of with the Lima Progressive Association. \Vapakoneta. I During his boyhood the parents of Mr. Col lins removed from Miami to Shelby County, ——4»-—-— locating in the vicinity of Sidney, and there our ' _ ' ENRY M. DILLE, of the F. B. Hover subject was reared. He obtained his education " Shoe Company, of Lima, was born in in the parochial school connected with Holy 1865, near the village of Kenton, Angels Church, and also took advantage of the M.Hardin Dille, County, now deceased, Ohio. settledHis father, in that public night schools. His entrance into busi ness was with the Wagner Hardware Com locality about 1830, and was one of the fore pany; after three years of clerking he became most agriculturists of the county and a soldier a passenger brakeman on the C., H. & D. Rail of the Civil War. way, later being promoted to the position of H. M. Dille, of this article, was reared and freight conductor. After five years of railroad educated in-Hardin County, and then went to work, he resigned and accepted a position in Oberlin, where he took a course in telegraphy. the postal service at Lima, under Postmaster For the following nine years he was engaged R. W. Meily, during the administration of as operator for the C. & E. Railroad, coming President Cleveland. He was continued in 610 HISTORY OF ALLEN- COUNTY

this position for nearly four years, resigning in section 10. He was a soldier during the to become associated with The Times-Demo Civil \Var and has always been identified with crat Publishing Company. He continled with the Republican party. He married in 1849 a this corporation as circulation manager for 15 daughter and a granddaughter of pioneers in years and five months, resigning the position Ohio. She was Mary Valentine, who was’ born January 1, 1905, for a desirable connection in Champaign County, Ohio, March 23, 1827, with the O’Conner Brothers Company, with and still survives. Her father, Crane Valen which he is still connected. tine, came to Allen County, in 1832 and settled Mr. Collins has ever been one of the active on Elm street, Lima, at a time when_that sec and intelligent promoters of good government tion was still so much of a wilderness that wild in Lima and has consistently supported Demo animals came out of the forest at night and in cratic candidates. In the fall of 1905 he was vaded it. The children of David M. and Mary elected councilman from the Second Ward, Breese were: Mary E., wife of Thomas Malt and has frequently proven his value as a mem bie, of Lima; George L., of this sketch, and ber of that civic body. . Emmet, who died aged seven years. In September, 1883, Mr. Collins was mar George L. Breese was educated in the ried to Margaret E. O’Conner, who is a daugh Shawnee township schools and assisted his ter of the late much lamented and highly re father on the farm until his marriage, which spected John O’Conner, one of Lima’s sub occurred in 1876. He then took up agricul stantial citizens. They have one daughter, tural pursuits on his present finely improved Carrie. Mr. Collins and his wife are members farm in sections 9 and 10. In addition to gen of St. Rose Catholic Church. He is associated eral farming, Mr. Breese has been an extensive with various organizations; is treasurer of stock-raiser, making a preference of Guernsey Lima Council No. 436, Knights of Columbus, cattle and Duroc-Jersey hogs. and president of Branch No. 64, Catholic Mut On September 6, 1876, Mr. Breese was ual Benefit Association. married to Susan Nye, who was born in Shaw

___-Q...@___. nee township, and was a daughter of Jacob and Catherine Nye. Mrs. Breese died in 1896. - EORGE L. BREESE, one of the well leaving two children, viz: Clarence Nye, born known farmers and successful stock December 13. 1877; and Mabel Kerr, born .\ _l 1 raisers of Shawnee township, was March 13, 1880. Clarence N. Breese is now Qiydl ~:‘ 1:‘ born December 8, 1851, on what is deputy county clerk. In 1905 he married known as the old Frederick Goodwin Mabel M. Kerr, daughter of George S. Kerr, farm, in section 4, Shawnee township, and is of Lima. a son of David M. and Mary (Valentine) Politically George L. Breese is a strong Breese. Republican. He is a member of the Methodist The great-grandfather of Mr. Breese was Episcopal Church. He is one of the active born in \Vales and died in Hardin County, and enterprising men of Shawnee township, Ohio. His grandparents, Griffith and Mary interested in its agricultural development and (Mowen) Breese, were born respectively in ready at all times to advance its various inter Wales and Pennsylvania. They were the ests. founders of the family in Allen County, coming -——Q-»— here from Butler County, Ohio, in 1832. F. David M. Breese, father of George L., was I \V. MOWEN, United States referee in born in Butler County, Ohio, February 27, 1 Y?“ bankruptcy for the district compris 1825, and was seven years of age when his ing Putnam, Allen and Auglaize parents settled in Shawnee township, where he counties. with offices in the Holland lived until his marriage and then settled in sec Block, Lima, was born in this city in tion 3, Shawnee township. on the Spencerville 1865, and is a son of the late Jacob R. Mowen, road. In 1863 he removed to his present farm who was a prominent contractor and builder AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 611

at Lima and one of the early settlers in the resided at Lima since 1881. He has built a county. number of the most substantial buildings in this J. \V. Mowen was reared and educated at city; the following is a partial list: Fitzgerald Lima, and after graduating from the High Block; Funk Block; Hotel Harrod; 16 houses School entered the University of Michigan, for Henry Frueh, Thomas Duffield’s residence where in 1888 he completed the course in law. and many other residences of the city. Mr. In the following year he became a member of Kerr has had other important interests in this the firm of Cunningham, Mead & Mowen, at section, having been connected with oil pro Lima, which combination continued until 1895, duction and with the Lima Creamery & Cold when it was dissolved and the new firm of Storage Comuany. Mead & Mowen was organized, which is still In 1878 Mr. Kerr was married to Jennie in active practice. Mr. Mowen is serving his Harrod, who is a daughter of Elijah Harrod, second term as a justice of the peace. formerly one of the leading men of Knox On January 2, 1905, Mr. Mowen was ap County, of which he was recorder for 1 5 years. pointed by United States District Judge Swing, Mr. and Mrs. Kerr have three children, viz.: as United States referee in bankruptcy for two Mabel M., who is the wife of Clarence N. years, to succeed S. S. \Vheeler. The appoint Breese, deputy county clerk of Allen County; ment has given general satisfaction, as Mr. Fred, who is a student in the Lima High Mowen is recognized as a very able member. School; and Robert. Mr. Kerr and family re of his profession and especially well equipped side at No. 769 West Wayne street. Lima for the duties of this office. They are members of the Presbyterian Church. In 1902 Mr. Mowen was married at Lima to Ethel Hoover, who is a daughter of J. G. Hoover, of Lima. F raternally Mr. Mowen belongs to the Im OAH B. YANT, who was born April proved Order of Red Men and the Benevolent 27, 1827, in Rose township, Carroll and Protective Order of Elks, being very County, Ohio, has been an honored prominent in the latter organization. During resident of Allen County since 1864, 1901 and 1902 he was district deputy grand when he purchased his present farm exalted ruler for Northwestern Ohio, said dis of 102 acres in section 32, Monroe township. trict embracing some 25 Elk lodges. His parents were Henry_ and Margaret -———Q-0-¢— (Stoody) Yant. both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania and were of German descent. j. JORGE S. KERR, a well-known gen They came to Ohio in 1812 and located at first - eral contractor and reliable business in Tuscarawas County, later moving to Car man of Lima, was born in 1855 in roll County where the father was killed by a Iowa, and is a son of Frank Kerr, horse at the age of 49 years. The grand who died in Kansas in 1885. In the father of our subject was John Yant, who came Civil War the father of our subject served as a to Ohio from Pennsylvania in the early days member of an Iowa regiment. of this state and here entered land for each of George S. Kerr was about nine years old his children. The ancestors of our subject when his parents removed to Knox County, were all remarkable for longevity, John Yant Ohio, from Iowa, and he was reared and edu reaching his 93rd year, his mother passing her cated there. He assisted his father in farming 96th year, and his maternal grandfather, who until he was 22 years old and then learned the was a native of Germany, also reaching the carpenter’s trade which he has continued to fol ripeness of age. A sister of our subject, Mrs. low almost ever since. During two years he Mary Redman, who resides at Canton, Ohio, operated a wagon and carriage shop at Vanda is in her 85th year and her hair in which gray lia, Missouri, but for the past 17 years he has threads have not yet appeared retains all the been in a general contracting business and has luster of youth.’ There were 12 children in the 612 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

family, 11 of whom reached maturity. Our tary education in the schools of Shawnee town subject, one brother and two sisters are the _ship and then spent three years in the Ohio only ones now living. State University at Columbus. Prior to this Noah B. Yant lived in the corner of Carroll he had taught school for several years. Imme and Stark counties until September, 1864, when diately after leaving college he entered into he came to Allen County. Before he came here business. For eight months he capably man he had rented a farm and later bought land; aged a large creamery located at Lithopolis, but this was a rough, stony piece, poorly Ohio, and then was -connected for six months adapted to tilling and he disposed of it before with the Lima Creamery & Cold Storage Com moving to this county. His present farm con pany, to which business he and his father suc tains 102 acres, but the railroad cuts off some, ceeded, his father being a practical dairyman. leaving about 98 acres of available land. He They increased the plant’s capacity and con has built two houses on this property, one of tinued associated in the business until our sub them being occupied by a son. Mr. Yant is a ject was appointed deputy county clerk. He is good manager and an excellent farmer, devot a young man of business enterprise and has ing his entire time to this employment. numerous important interests in Allen County. Mr. Yant was married September 11, 1851, In 1905 Mr. Breese was married to Mabel to Druzilla Miller, of Carroll County, Ohio, M. Kerr, who is a daughter of George S. Kerr, by whom he has a family of seven children, viz: one of the leading general contractors of Lima. Samantha Ann, wife of Louis Lawrence, of For eight years Mr. Breese was a member Lima; Sarah Rachel, wife of Joseph \Valtz, of of Company C, Second Regiment, Ohio Na Michigan; James M., who lives in his father’s tional Guard, and during the Spanish-Ameri house on the farm; \/Villiam H., who has been can \Var was in service with his company for superintendent of the schools of Paulding, 10 m0nths—in camp at Chickamauga and Ohio, for several years; Hugh M., a dry goods Knoxville, and later at Macon, Georgia, being merchant, of Toledo; Jonathan K., who is em mustered out as a corporal of his company. on ployed in the Lima Postoffice ; and Frank, who February 10, 1898. Upon the reorganization died at the age of five years. On November 1, of the company after the war, Mr. Breese was 1897, Mr. Yant was married to Mrs. Margaret appointed 1st sergeant. He is a member of Cline, widow of Tobias Cline and daughter of the United Spanish \Var Veterans, of the Elks Charles Banks. Mr. Yant is a member of the and of the Knights of Pythias. at present hold Methodist Episcopal Church and has been ing the position of representative of the K. of trustee of the same for a number of years. He P. lodge to the Grand Lodge. having formerly is now and has been for many years a Republi been chancellor commander. During his un1 can. He was a member of the Know Nothing versity life he joined the Alpha Zeta Greek-let party during its short life and cast his first ter fraternity. \

Republican vote for John C. Fremont. ———*o-Q— —M._— - HRISTIAN LEHMAN, deceased. " LARENCE N. BREESE, deputy ' - who died on his farm of 240 acres, 7 county clerk of Allen County, and situated partly in German and part one of the enterprising and success ly in Sugar Creek township, on ful young business men of Lima, March 31, 1901, was one of the was born in Shawnee township, honorable and prominent farmers of this local Allen County, Ohio, December 13, 1877, and ity for a number of years, a man who was re is a son of George L. Breese, and grandson of spected by all who knew him. He was born David M. Breese, of whom sketches appear is May 27, 1828, in Franklin County, Pennsylva another part of this work. nia, and was a son of Joseph and Catherine Clarence N. Breese obtained his elemen Lehman.

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The parents of Christian Lehman came to i .- j- RA P. CARNES, vice-president of The Ohio and settled in Columbiana County, when . I1 Lima Locomotive & Machine Com he was eight years old, and in 1849 the family pany and vice-president of the Lima came to Allen County and settled on a farm Pork Packing Company, is one of the of 160 acres in section 23, German township. city‘s representative business men. To this was later added a tract of. 40 acres sit .He was born at East Barre, Washington Coun uated in section 3, Sugar Creek township and, ty, Vermont, in 1850, and is the eldest son of still later, 40 acres more in German township, John and Mary (Baldwin) Carnes. the aggregate being 240 acres of excellent .\lr. Carnes was a child of three years when land. The parents passed away on this farm his parents moved to Sycamore, Ohio, and were laid to rest in the Sugar Creek Men and shortly after to Upper Sandusky, nonite Cemetery. where his father was the owner of a Christian Lehman learned the carpenter’s foundry and machine shop. He attended trade in his youth and worked at the same for school in both these cities, always be some 20 years and then turned his attention to ing considered a very apt student, especially farming. He resided on the homestead, which in mathematics. Like his father and grand he acquired, until the close of his life. father, he early showed a mechanical talent and Christian Lehman married Susar.na Leh from boyhood took an interest in machinery; man, a daughter of Christian and Elizabeth after 1869, when his parents settled at Lima, (Bookwater) Lehman, who came from Cum he was constantly employed in the shop of berland County, Pennsylvania, to Richland Carnes, Agerter & Company. The father, as County, Ohio, and settled in Allen County in related in a sketch which will be found in this 1848. Mrs. Lehman was born November 16, volume, was the founder of the Lima Locomo 1830. Although she is the mother of 13 chil tive \/Vorks, which succeeded the firm of dren, she retains her health and activity and Carnes, Agerter & Company. \Vhen this re takes an interested part in household affairs organization took place, Ira P. Carnes became and in church work. The children were: a member of the firm and since then he has been Simon, who died aged five years; Joseph, who one of the important factors in shaping the works as a carpenter in Lima; Elizabeth, who business course of this immense concern. In married John Barnes, resides in Kansas and addition to the important duties pertaining to has one daughter, Lydia Belle; Adeline, who this office, he has other interests, one of these married Peter Zuercher, lives in Sugar Creek being the vice-presidency of the Lima Pork township and has these children—Eno, Salome, Packing Company, another institution of which Leroy, Christian and Cora; Hosanna, who died Lima is justly proud. He has also been con at the age of 33 years; Elzina, who died aged nected with the Lima Home & Savings Asso 21 years; Rachel, who married Christopher ciation since its organization. In all that con Good, formerly of Kansas, but now of Sugar cerns the welfare of the city he takes an intelli Creew township, and has these children—lda, gent and public spirited interest and is num Irvin. Jesse and Susanna; Daniel, who superin bered with the most progressive as well as most 'tends the work on the home farm and in season popular men of the city. He is a member of operates a steam thresher, work in which he has the Presbyterian Church. been engaged for six years past; Lydia, Isa In 1880 Mr. Carnes was married to Louisa bella and Henry, who reside at home; Kate, \Vuichet, of Dayton, Ohio, and to them were who died at the age of 30 years; and George, born two children—Sabine and \V alter. Mrs. who resides at Pandora, Ohio. Carnes died in January, 1885. Mr. Carnes was The family belong to the Mennonite again married, in 1889, to Anna Robb, sister of Church, in which Mr. Lehman was a deacon Hon. Theodore D. Robb, mayor of Lima. for many years. His life was one of quiet use They have one child, John, who is named for fulness and he is recalled with feelings of affec his grandfather, John Carnes. A portrait of tion and esteem. Ira P. Carnes accompanies this sketch. 616 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

G. CONNER, a member of the whole \Varren County, Pennsylvania, and was there sale and retail millinery firm of Light educated and developed into manhood. At an & Conner, of Lima, is one of the city’s early age he engaged in the production of oil prominent and substantial citizens. in his native State, and continued in business He is a native of Perry County, Ohio, there until 1887. born in 1871, and is a son of Rev. William H. At that time the industry was in its infancy Conner, who is the pastor of the First Congre in this county, and Mr. Andrews soon took ad gational Church, at Portland, Indiana. vantage of the situation by removing to Lima E. G. Conner was seven years old when his and contracting for the production of oil. He parents settled in Elida, Ohio, and his educa located here in November, 1887, and the oil tion was all secured in the schools of Allen industry at once began to assume activity, con County. \Vhen but a youth he learned the tinuing to increase until it has reached its pres printing business and for some 10 years ent importance. Mr. Andrews is now operat worked on various newspapers in Ohio and In ing in the Indiana oil field, but his business in diana. In April, 19O1, he returned to Lima, terests have extended until they embrace shares and in the July following became a member of in the East Iron & Machine Company, First the firm of Light & Conner. The house does National Bank, A. B. Klay Company (of an immense business, both wholesale and re which he is director), The National Roofing" tail, and is recognized throughout the State as Tile Company, and a number of other enter absolutely reliable. prises. In 1895 Mr. Conner was married to Irene In 1878, Mr. Andrews was married to C. Light, who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rosalia A. Porter, daughter of the late A. V. Franklin Light, who have been residents of Porter, of Warren County, Pennsylvania. Two Lima for the past 14 years and are the senior children were born to this union: Blanche, members of the millinery firm of Light & Con who is the wife of George S. Moffat, D.- D. S., ner. Mr. and Mrs. Conner have two children of Pittsburg, Kansas, and Orren L., a student —Helen Isabel and Eugene Frantz. The of Purdue University, class of 1907. For sev former is a talented child, a remarkable elocu eral years Mr. Andrews was trustee of Trinity tionist for one of her age. Methodist Episcopal Church, of Lima, of Mr. and Mrs. Conner are members of the which he is a devout member. He is affiliated Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Conner with the Knights of Pythias of this city, and is being a member of the board of trustees and a also prominent in Masonic circles, being a steward in Trinity Church, Lima. Fraternally member of the Blue Lodge, Chapter, Council he is a member of the Knights of the Mac and Commandery at Lima, Antioch Temple of cabees. the Mystic Shrine at Dayton, and Lake Erie

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L. ANDREWS has been a resident of .__—g....___ (2 ‘ . Lima for almost 20 years and during \ .. 7, F _ the entire period has been a powerful -, ERT \VOHLGEMUTH, proprietor of factor in pushing the various indus " the California Wine Company, trial enterprises of the city and, by wholesale and retail dealers in choice his own example in kindling the interest and wines and liquors, at Lima, occupies- enthusiasm of others until-success was assured. a prominent place among the city’s Although a careful business man he is, at the successful business men. He was born in same time, progressive and enterprising, and Hungary in 1860. his name may be found among the stockholders Mr. Wohlgemuth was 15 years of age of many of Lima’s leading institutions. Mr. when he emigrated to America and he is a note Andrews was born in July, 1849, in Pittsfield, _ worthy example of a self-made man. After AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 617

reaching the United States he went immediate later in Putnam County, where he died in 1855. ly to Cincinnati, and began his business career He had entered a quarter-section of land in by carrying a pack and selling goods through Riley township, most of which he had cleared out the country. In three years he had accum and put under cultivation. It was in this ulated a little capital, which he invested in Chil county he met and married Anna Berner, who licothe by associating himself with the firm of was born in 1801 and came to this country Feldman & Company, dealers in fancy dry when a young woman with her mother and a goods. with whom he continued for nine years. party of emigrants. She passed away on the In 1886 he came to Lima and, with Mr. Feld homestead on March 23, 1895, at the ripe age man, established the firm of Feldman & Com of 93 years, 11 months and 18 days, leaving pany. For two years he was in sole charge of three children and a large circle of friends to the business, when his brother, Jonas \\/’ohlge regret her death. Our subject is the eldest muth. also became associated in the enterprise. son. john has passed to the higher life. Chris The firm has continued here for the past 19 topher lives on the homestead in Riley town years, occupying a local position second to ship, Putnam County, and is a preacher of the none in its line of business. Seven years ago Mennonite faith. its scope was expanded and removal was made Peter Zimmerly spent the earlier years of to the present quarters, Nos. 211-213 North his life in his native county where he was mar Main street, adjoining the old stand. ried on May 5, 1868, to Annie Bixel, who was On November 1, 1905, Mr. VVohlgemuth born in Holmes County, Ohio, in 1842, and purchased the business of the California \Vine was a daughter of Peter and Fannie (Dealer) Company, wholesale and retail dealers in fine Bixler. Soon after his marriage, Mr. Zim wines and liquors, at No. 135 South Main merly came with his bride to Allen County to street. This is a well-established business and make a home for himself. Three children have requires the constant services of four travel blessed their home, namely: John, who resides ing representatives to visit the trade in all por in Richland township; Lucinda, wife of \Vil- tions of the United States. liam Balmer, of Richland township; and Eli, In 1898 Mr. \Vohlgemuth was married to who lives in Bluffton. Mrs. Zimmerly died in Martha Schachne, of Chillicothe, Ohio. He 1881, and in 1882 our subject was married to is a member of the Knights of Pythias and of Mary Ann Kiner, who was born in Canton the Royal Arcanum. Personally he is a man Bern, Switzerland, August 4, 1858. and came of fine business perceptions and of pleasant, to America when a young girl of 17 years, ac genial nature, and is held in high esteem by companied by two brothers. Her parents were the residents of Lima. John and Barbara (Zurgher) Kiner. Mrs. Zimmerly has borne her husband seven chil _*»-— dren, viz.: Ida, wife of Frederick Kratz, of Pandora, Ohio; Maggie, who lives at _home; cf, ETER ZIMMERLY was born in Riley Elvina, Llewellyn, Clara, Melvin and Mary township, Putnam County, Ohio, ;\nn. All the members of the family can un February 2, 1839, but has been an _ . derstand and speak English perfectly; but \ _ T.‘ honored resident of Allen County when at home they converse wholly in German since 1868, when he moved to Rich in order that the younger members may be land township and purchased his present farm thorough in their knowledge and use of that of 120 acres, located in section 10. Mr. Zim tongue. Mr. Zimmerly is one of the influen merly is a son of John and Anna (Berner) tial and prosperous farmers of Richland town Zimmerly, both of whom were natives of Al ship, and has his farm well improved, the land sace, France. The father, who was born about being all under cultivation except some 12 1780, came to America when a young man, acres of woodland pasture. He raises large locating first in Wayne County, Ohio, and quantities of grain and also deals quite exten

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sively in stock. He is a member of the Men the various Masonic bodies, being a member of nonite Church and a good man. A Democrat Blue Lodge, Council, Chapter and Command in politics, he has served as a member of the ery. He is one of the city’s enterprising men .School Board and also as road commissioner. of business, takes part in its various public spirited movements, and assists in upholding -———Q»—— Lima’s reputation as a great comrnercial center. ALTER E. GRAY, an extensive oil I operator in various fields, whose home is in Lima, was born in 1851 at Covington, Kentucky, and is a ' _'- l..\lR B. WELLS, proprietor of son of Francis Gray. ' livery, feed and sale stables at Lima, Francis Gray was a large woolen manu St. Marys and LaFayette, Ohio, is facturer for 50 years, and during half of this :1 very large buyer and seller of period was located at Piqua, Ohio, where he fancy saddle and driving horses,and was very prominent in business and public life. one of the best authorities in this line in the During the Civil \Var he raised a company of State. He was born at \Vauseon, Fulton Home Guards which was called upon for serv County, Ohio, in 1878, and is a son of J. G. ice. He was prominent in Masonry for half Wells, a large real estate dealer of that place. a century. Although Mr. \Vells was born in Ohio, his \Vhen an infant, \Valter E. Gray was taken rearing was in the \V est, his parents migrating to Cynthiana, Kentucky, where his parents to Colorado and to Kansas. \Vhen he was lived during his boyhood and school days. In about 19 years of age he returned to Ohio, 1865 they returned to Covington and subse completed his school course in the Lima High quently located at Piqua, Ohio. In his father’s School, and in 1900 graduated from the Lima mills at the latter place, our subject first found Business College. For some time he was en employment, remaining there for about five gaged as a stenographer and later associated in _years. In 1881 he accompanied his father to a grocery business. From boyhood he had Lima, and they founded the handle factory evinced the qualities of a natural horseman. which they sold in 1882 to O. B. Selfridge & During his residence in Kansas City this tend Company. Mr. Gray then embarked in a mer ency had induced him to take lessons in the cantile business which he carried on until the training of horses and in the teaching of the fall of 1885, when he disposed of it in order art of horsemanship, so that, after disposing of to give attention to the oil industry. These in his grocery interests in 1903, he established his terests have been expanded and he is connected present business at Lima. From the first he with the Planet Oil Company, which operates was successful and now has branch stables at extensively in various fields—the Trenton rock LaFayette and St. Marys. He has enlarged of- Ohio and Indiana, the Canadian fields and the scope of the business, and now owns a also rich California fields. The company is in garage both at Lima and St. Marys. keeping a terested in quite a number of productive wells. large line of automobiles of every description. Mr. Gray was married October 19, 1881. He is thorough and scientific in his training of to Ida N. Dalzell, who is a daughter of Isaac fine horses, and his stables are known to turn Dalzell, one of the oldest settlers of the county. out only reliable, well-trained animals. At one Mr. and Mrs. Gray have one daughter—Mary time he owned a fine Arabian team, which he J., an accomplished young lady. who is a grad sold to Cleveland parties. Outside of his uate of Mount Vincent Academy, of Price stables he has other business interests, and is Hill, Cincinnati. Mr. Gray and family belong one of the most enterprising young business to the Protestant Episcopal Church. Like his men in this section of the State. father, Mr. Gray is prominently identified with In 1901 Mr. \Vells was married to Ger

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trude Reis, who is a daughter of M. C. Reis, wart, a trained farmer. The opening of the deceased, a conductor on the Lake Erie & Civil \Var turned the attention of our subject Western Railroad. She is a charming and ac and his brothers from the peaceful pursuits complished lady. which had hitherto claimed their energies. Or1 Mr. \Vells is a member of the Modern May 25, 1861, Mr. Shindoller enlisted at \Voodmen of America and the Young Men’s Peoria, Illinois, as a private in the 17th Regi Christian Association, and is identified with the ment, Illinois Vol. Inf., and bravely, cheer First Christian Church. fully and honorably served until May 25,

_—_.Q...’_ 1866. He was attached to the 17th Army - Corps, Army of the Mississippi, a part of the EUBEN SHINDOLLER, whose great force which did much of the strenuous handsome modern home stands within fighting of the war. Mr. Shindoller partici its neat iron fence and surrounded by pated in the battles of Fredericktown, (Mary a beautiful lawn, on a valuable piece land), Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg and of property just outside the corpo Mobile, and in the miles of weary marching ration limits of Spencerville, where Mr. Shin and counter-marching, skirmishing and guard doller owns a 20-acre farm, in section 11, duty which made up a soldier’s life. Spencer township, was born in Delaware After his return from the army, in the County, Ohio, May 25, 1839. His parents spring of 1868, Mr. Shindoller moved to were Michael and Frederika (Yager) Shin Auglaize County, where he secured 77 acres of doller. Woodland on the old Ridge road, near the The parents of Mr. Shindoller were quiet, Allen County line. This land he cleared and farming people in Delaware County. The engaged in farming until he removed, in 1891, father died in 1846, leaving his widow to rear to Spencer township. As mentioned above, he as best she could a family of 10 children. Her occupies a handsome home which he erected duty was nobly performed, and the seven who here. The substantial barn was already a fea still survive unite in recalling her many vir ture, but the comfortable home was made tues and the sacrifices she was willing to make after Mr. Shindoller’s own ideas and is mod in order to rear them to useful lives. She ern throughout. It attracts favorable notice, passed away on October 20, 1878. Our sub with its air of comfort and well kept-lawn. ject and seven of his brothers served in -the In 1864 Mr. Shindoller was united in mar army during the Civil War. Henry was a riage with .Catharine \Vebb. Although they member of Company E, 66th Reg., Ohio Vol. have no children of their own, they have gen Inf.; John, late a resident of Delaware, Ohio, erously reared a boy and girl, the latter still was a member of the 83rd Regiment, Illinois being an inmate of their household. The Vol. Inf., and died January 13, 1906; Louis former, \Villiam \Vebb, resides in Spencer was a member of Company E, 66th Reg., Ohio ville. Mr. and Mrs. Shindoller are members Vol. Inf.; William was a member of Company of the Christian Church, in which he is a trus H, Fourth Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf.; David was a tee. He is a member of and takes much in member of the Fourth Regiment, Ohio Vol. terest in Fair Post, No. 322, G. A. R., of Inf.; and Samuel was a member of the 171st Spencerville. Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf. One sister, Mrs. -—-_Q-0-§—-— Loren Miller, of Delaware, Ohio, still survives. There are easier things in life than to be U. BASINGER. One of the lead left fatherless at the age of 10 years and, with ing business men of Lima is M. this, to be almost entirely dependent for life U. Basinger, whose large jewelry and fortune upon one’s own efforts. This was establishment is situated at No. 63 the situation which faced our subject. Nec Public Square, and who is an ex essarily his education was a limited one, but perienced manufacturer in this line as well as he grew to young manhood strong and stal a dealer in cut glass and diamonds. Mr. Bas 620 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

inger is a native of Putnam County, Ohio, J. \VEADOCK, attorney-at-law, a born in 1868. member of the law firm of Motter, Mr. Basinger remained on the home farm Mackenzie & \Veadock, of Lima, was until he had reached the age of 19 years, alter born in this city on September 4, 1873, nately farming and attending the local schools. and is a son of the late Dr. T. M. He accompanied his mother when she removed \Veadock. i0 Ada, and remained there three years, coming The father of Mr. Weadock was a native then to Lima. At that time one $5 bill repre of Canada and at the time of his death, January sented his capital in money, but in addit1on he 20, 1905, was one of the oldest_practitioners of possessed youth, health, ambition and persist medicine in Lima. He was a graduate of the ent industry, and, in time, this strong combina medical department of the University of Mich tion of qualities brought about a large degree igan, and settled at Lima in 1870. of prosperity. For the first six months, after J. J. \Veadock received his early education contracting with D. A. McComb, then a leading in the local schools, the parochial school at Sid jeweler of Lima, the young man worked for ney, Ohio, and St. Rose Parochial School at the sum of $4 per week. By the end of the Lima. graduating from the Lima High School, period, his employer realized that he had se in 1892, and from Assumption College, at cured an honest, intelligent, capable and indus Sandwich, Ontario, in 1894. Two years later trious assistant, and was willing to retain him he graduated from the law department of the on a living salary. Mr. Basinger remained University of Michigan, and at once passed the until 1893, when Mr. McComb retired and was bar examination at Columbus, Ohio, which ad succeeded by the firm of Basinger & Company, mitted him to practice in this State. He en its members being M. U. Basinger and \Villiam tered into practice alone, but afterward was as Melville. This partnership lasted until 1897, sociated for one year with Kent Hughes, and when Mr. Basinger sold his interest to his s1nce 1900 has been a member of the strong partner and founded an independent business. firm of Motter, Mackenzie & \Veadock. He continued alone for one year and then as Mr. VVeadock was married June 24, 1903, sociated himself with Mr. Cameron, the firm to Mollie Cunningham, who was born and remaining as Basinger & Cameron until Febru reared in Lima. ary, 19o3. Then Mr. Basinger sold his inter In political sentiment, Mr. Weadock is a est to Mr. Cameron, and in the following May Democrat and has always taken an active in opened his present fine establishment on the terest in party matters. Fraternally he is a Public Square. He conducts a very large bus member of the Knights of Columbus, the Bene iness in the manufacturing line, and carries a volent and Protective Order of Elks, the Cath valuable stock of jewelry, cut glass and expen olic Knights of Ohio, the Ancient Order of sive gems. He is also interested in other bus Hibernians and the Knights of St. John. He iness enterprises, one of these being the Hu belongs to St. Rose Catholic Church and is the mane Horse Shoe Company. director of the choir. On September 25, 1895, Mr. Basinger was married to Blanche Douglass, who for some --_.Q-»—— five years previously had been a teacher in the

Lima schools, and is a daughter of J. C. Doug qADISON EDGECOMB, a retired lass, of Forest, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Basinger farmer of Beaver Dam, is one of have two children—\Varren and Helen. Mr. the substantial, influential men of Basinger is a member of the Market Street the county and formerly lived on Presbyterian Church. of which he is an elder the old Edgecomb homestead in and the treasurer. His fraternal relations are Richland township. He owns the adjoining with the Tribe of Ben Hur, Modern \Voodmen farm of 120 acres in section 31. Mr. Edge of America and Knights of Pythias. comb was born in Bath township, Allen County, AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 621

1 Ohio, June 9. 1850, and is a son of Marquis 8, 1882. There were two children by this and Hannah (Everett) Edgecomb. His union, both of whom, Orrin and Virgil, are de paternal grandparents were Uriah and Eliza ceased. On June 5, 1884, Mr. Edgecomb mar beth (Doud) Edgecomb, both of whom were of ried his present wife, Mrs. Mollie (Frisbie) English descent. Lord William Henry Edge Fee, widow of the late James M. Fee. Mrs. comb, of England, is a relative of our subject Edgecomb is a daughter of Lewis and Nancy and his photograph is among the family pic (Trout) F risbie, and was born in Licking tures which adorn the Edgecomb home. The County, this State, September 6, 1855. They name was originally spelled “Edgcumbe.” have no children. Mr. Edgecomb does not Marquis Edgecomb was born December take an active part in politics, but supports with 11, 1826, in Trumbull County, Ohio, and was a his vote the Republican party. lad of five years when his parents settled in Bath township, this county. He was one of -_Q-o§__ 13 children, 12 of whom grew to maturity. By sccupation he was a farmer, though he alst " , DOLPH \VEIXELBAUM, one of the ran a hotel at Beaver Dam for about five years. -' leading newspaper r11en of North He was a member of the Home Guards during western Ohio, publisher of Der Lim the Civil War and was at all times a patriotic Courier, was born in Germany in citizen. His wife. Hannah Everett. was a 1855, and is a son of the late Moses - daughter of Jacob and Betsey (Bush) Everett, VVeixelbaum, formerly a teacher in Germany, and was born November 9, 1826, near Solon, who resided in America for 10 years previous New York. Her parents came to this county to his death. when she was a girl of 12 years and she has Our subject was 16 years old when he came been a resident here ever since. She has to America, having already completed the com made her home with our subject since the death mon-school course. At Ironton, Ohio, he enter of her husband on May 20, 1901. The child ed the printing office connected with a German ren born to this worthy couple were as follows: newspaper, and there remained four years, in Sarah Ann, who died in infancy; Madison; which period he thoroughly mastered the Margaret Ann (Phillips). deceased; Elisha, trade. Going then to Akron, he was foreman who died in his 21st year; Betsey M., deceased, of a German paper there for another four years, who married P. R. Bailey: Sarah Priscilla, when he removed to \Vooster, where he estab who died at the age of five years; George VVash lished a German paper which he continued to ington_ of Lima; and William, born December publish until he came to Lima and purchased _25, 1874. who resides on the homestead at Der Lima Courier. Under his management it Beaver Dam. has become the leading German newspaper in Madison Edgecomb resided continuously this section of the State, being ably edited and on the same farm from_1857 to 1891. In ad liberally supported. In connection with his dition to general farming. he has engaged in 11e\vspaper, Mr. \-Veixelbaum operates a first the production of oil, having nine wells on his class job-printing office. His place of business land, which yield a handsome income. In is located at No. 312 North Main street, Lima. 1900 he bought his present residence in Beaver He takes a prominent part in the political dis Dam—a cozy, pleasant home and the most at cussions of this section of the State and his pa tractive in the village. Mr. Edgecomb was at per has great influence. one time interested in a fiouring mill which he. Mr. VVe-ixelbaum was married (first) in with others, operated for three or four years in 1880, to Jennie Stern, who died in 1891, leav Beaver Dam. He has been twice married: ing four children, viz: Harry, who is a com first. on December 19, 1872, to Philena M-. mercial traveler in the South for a New York Barnhard, who was born in Knox County. business house; Milton, who is in the cigar bus Ohio. February 24. 1855, and died February iness at Lima; Gertrude, who is a popular

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teacher in the Lima schools; and Martha, who which was situated about a quarter of a mile resides at home. Mr. ‘Weixelbaum was mar east of Elida. Four years later they moved ried (second) in 1894 to Esther Goldwater, of to another tract, just across the street, and then New York, and they have two children—Selma established themselves in the residence still oc and Elsie. cupied by Mrs. Pfeifer and family. This is Mr. Weixelbaum is a member of the Elks now a home with modern comforts, having un and the Maccabees, as well as a number of the dergone much improvement in the past 10 local German organizations of a social and years. Mr. Pfeifer is survived by his wife charitable nature. He is also identified with and these of his children, namely: Emery the Lima Progressive Association. having al Crites, born October 9, 1878, who conducts the ways taken an active interest in all public en home farm; India L., born April 21, 1884; terprises. In all his relations, whether public, Mildred, born October 20, 1890; and Beulah, professional or private, he is highly esteemed. born September 1 5, 1886, who died August 12, 1887. —_..¢..—. The family are members of the Lutheran Church at Elida, in which Mr. Pfeifer was a 5 ___. DAM V. PFEIFER, deceased, was a deacon and trustee for many years. He was a ‘-. successful farmer of German town man of upright character, quiet and unostenta ship, and later a highly respected resi tious in manner and commanding the respect dent of Elida, where his death took of all that knew him. place, after a short illness, on Novem ber 23, 1903. He was born at Ash Grove, ——_.-w— German township, Allen County, Ohio, Janu ary 19, 1853, and was a son of Nicholas and . FORGE L. DAVIS, who has been a Eva Pfeifer. resident of Lima since the spring of Mr. Pfeifer was reared on his father’s farm 1899, is interested in oil production and during all his active years carried on agri and also owns some valuable property cultural operations. He was married October in the city, as well as in Auglaize 31, 1875, to Bertha Crites, a daughter of Dan County. He was born in May, 1851, near Au iel L. and Martha (John) Crites, and a grand burn, the county seat of Cayuga County, New daughter of Charles and Sophia Crites. The York, and remained there until his 1 7th year, last named were early settlers in Allen County, when he entered the oil field of Pennsylvania. coming from Pickaway County, and founded In a short time he was taking contracts for a numerous and prominent family. Daniel L. drilling oil-wells, and met with great success Crites was one of the leading Democratic poli in the several States in which he operated. In ticians of his day and filled county and town 1873 he extended his operations to Ecuador, ship offices. He served as deputy under Audi South America, where, for about two years, he tor VVilliam Dowling, in the old Court House was engaged in drilling deep wells to furnish at Lima, and later was deputy and still later the inhabitants with a much needed supply of county clerk of Allen County. He died March water. About 1893 he began operations as an 30, 1885, leaving a property aggregating 106 independent oil producer, and has since been acres, 42 acres of which are located in Elida, thus engaged. south of the railroad, the remainder being just In 1899 Mr. Davis moved to Lima and in beyond the corporation limits. This property vested largely in real estate. Besides his hand was left to his widow and his two daughters— some home on Spring street, he owns the Hotel Mrs. Tirzah Sanford, wife of M. J. Sanford, Manhattan property in the heart of the city. of Lima, and Mrs. A. V. Pfeifer. It is the intention of Mr. Davis to remodel this Immediately after marriage Mr. and Mrs. building during the next few months, add a Pfeifer lived on a farm owned by Mr. Crites, number of rooms to meet the growing demands AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 623 of the business, and make it in every way ability. His children_were as follows: Annie worthy of the large patronage it now enjoys. E., who owns 40 acres of land in Monroe town Mr. Davis owns a fine farm of 227% acres in ship and is a resident of Lima; John L., who Auglaize County, Ohio, which is devoted to resides in Sugar Creek township where he owns stock-raising and has gained him a good repu 80 acres; Philip J.; William L., who owns 80 tation as a breeder of fine roadsters and draft acres in Monroe township and a son that died horses. He also raises large numbers of cat in infancy. tle, hogs and sheep, and conducts his farming Philip J. Hofferbert has resided continu along profitable lines. ously on his present farm since 1861, remaining Mr. Davis was married, in 1877, to Mary with his parents until his 25th year, and then Tuller, of Irving, New York. They have two taking up the cultivation of 80 acres of the sons—George L., Jr., who resides in Indiana, homestead in section 18, which he afterward and Carl L., of Lima. Mr. Davis is a promi purchased of his father. He was married at nent Mason, being a member of Lima Council this time, in 1884, and at once took his bride No. 20, R. & S. M., and Shawnee Command to the home he had prepared for her, and which ery, No. 14, K. T., of Lima; Ohio Sovereign he has since improved and beautified, as only Consistory, S. P. R. S., of Cincinnati; and An the thrifty farmer ever does, by planting small tioch Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Dayton. fruit, shade and fruit trees, and erecting at tractive and comfortable buildings. He is en _ - . gaged in general farming, though he also raises considerable stock. Mrs. Hofferbert, who was 1 HILIP J. HOFFERBERT was born formerly Catherine Bernius, was born Novem " in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, July 21, ber 28, 1862, near the city of Dayton, Ohio. 18 58, and three years later came with Her parents were George and Elizabeth (Reit his parents to Allen County, Ohio, zel) Bernius, both of whom were natives of settling in Monroe township where Germany where they grew to adult years before they have since lived. coming to the United States. They- were mar His parents were Peter and Phoebe (Weav ried soon after their arrival. Six children er) Hofferbert. have blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Hofi'er Peter Hofferbert was born -in Hessen, bert, namely: Elmer George; Lily Grace; Alta Darmstadt, Germany, in 1834, and when a Malinda; Naomi A.; Clarence P.; and Cath young man of about 18 years came to the erine Elizabeth. Mr. Hofferbert is a member United States, locating in \Vestmoreland Coun of the German Evangelical Church. In poli ty. Pennsylvania. Here he was married to tics he is a Republican and has held a number Phoebe Weaver, who was born in Pennsyl of local offices. He is a practical, progressive vania about 1811 and died in March, 1893. farmer and has recently added to his home He had learned the trade of butcher in his na farm an adjoining tract of 50 acres, which lies tive land, but after coming to Allen County he in section 1 3, Sugar Creek township, Putnam devoted his time to agriculture and acquired County. three farms comprising 280 acres, of which he --—+»——— died possessed in March,‘1895, just two years after the decease of his devoted wife. He was a C. EASTMAN, member of the law loyal Republican and served nine months in the firm of Prophet & Eastman, of Lima, Civil \Var. A member of the German Evan was born June 1, 1851, in Auglaize gelical Church, he endeavored to live consist township, Allen County, Ohio, and is ently in accordance with his belief. He held a a son of Jonathan Owen and Rachel high place in the regard of his fellow-men and A. (Huston) Eastman. was trustee of his township for two terms, dis The father of Mr. Eastman was a native of charging his duties conscientiously and with New Jersey, coming to Licking County, Ohio, 624 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY in 1815, and to Allen.County in 1839. He by the Republicans at their national convention was a blacksmith by trade and also engaged in of 1896, Mr. Eastman was a stanch advocate farming. He married Rachel A. Huston, a of their principals, having in the previous year daughter of James Huston, who became a resi been the choice of his party for Representative; dent of this county in 1830, coming from but since the adoption of the gold plank by the Pennsylvania. Mr. Huston at one time owned St. Louis convention he has earnestly advocated the southwestern portion of the farm on which the policies of what is known as the Bryan the County Infirmary now stands. He subse Democracy. quently moved to Lima, and lived and died in Mr. Eastman is a member of the Allen the residence an Wayne street, now occupied County Bar Association and the Independent by D. C. Richmond. James Huston’s father Order of Odd Fellows. For a number of was also named James. and was a cousin of years he has been connected with the Market Sam Houston, of Texas. Street Presbyterian Church and has served as R. C. Ea’stman received his primary educa a member of its board of trustees and has been tion in the district schools of Auglaize town an active worker in the Sunday-school. ship, and in 1874 was graduated from the Ohio .—Q-»___ Normal University at Ada, with the degree of A. B. He then entered upon the study of the B. VAN NOTE, M. D., president law with Cunningham & Brotherton, of Lima. " ' of the Allen County .\ledical So and taught school at intervals prior to his ad ciety, a member of the Ohio State mission to the bar in 1877. He then went to Medical Society. the American Michigan, practiced for a few months at Ban Medical Association and the Amer gor, after which he returned to Lima, where. ican Academy of Ophthalmology and Oto on February 2. 1878, he entered into partner Laryngology, is one of the eminent men of his ship with C0l. H. S. Prophet. This connection profession in Northwestern Ohio, and the lead has continued, constituting the oldest law firm ing specialist at Lima, in diseases of the eye, in Northwestern Ohio. ear and throat. He was born at Lebanon, Ever since locating at Lima and entering- \Varren County, Ohio, in 1867, and is a son of upon what has proven- a successful professional the late \/V. H. Van Note. He comes of Revo career. Mr. Eastman has been prominent in lutionary ancestry. His grea‘t-grandfather. civic affairs. From 1882 to 1883 he was a Jacob Van Note, served in the American Army member of the City Council, and for nearly a and died in Monmouth County, New Jersey, quarter of a century he has been a member of from wounds received in the service. the City Board of School Examiners. In \V. B. Van Note secured his early education 1905 he was elected city solicitor of Lima, an in the Lebanon schools and spent one year in office for which he is eminently qualified. For the Lima High School. He then passed a few a long period the firm of Prophet & Eastman months as clerk in a jewelry store, prior to en have been attorneys for the Citizens’ Loan & tering the Chicago Ophthalmic College, from Building Company, and, for the past 22 years, which he graduated in 1888. For a short time the legal representatives of The Lima Locomo he engaged in practice, in connection with the tive and Machine Company. jewelry business, but in 1891 began the reading In 1878 Mr. Eastman was married to Leah of medicine under Dr. Brooks, in 1892 entering Beery, of Miami County, Ohio, and they have the medical department of the University of four children, viz: Bessie, who is a teacher in Southern California, at Los Angeles. He the Lima public schools; Earl B., who is in the opened an optician’s office at San Diego, but in oil fields of Indian Territory; Fred 13., who is 1893 returned to Lima, and shortly afterward at college at \Vooster, Ohio; and Helen, who entered the Medical College of Ohio, Cincin is a student in the Lima schools. nati. where he was graduated with his full Prior to the adoption of the gold platform medical degree in April, 1895.

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Dr. Van Note then went to Europe to pur sylvania, where the former was born in 1809, sue advanced studies along the special lines i11 and the latter in 1807. They were of Pennsyl which he was most interested, and in May, vania-Dutch ancestry. 1895, became a student in the medical depart \Vhen a young man, Isaac Hefner accom ment of the Frederick Wilhelm University. at panied his parents to Ross County, Ohio, mak Berlin. During his stay there he became a ing the journey overland by wagon. There he member of the Berlin Anglo-American Medi married and lived until 1840, when, with his cal Society. Going thence to London, during wife and family, he came to Allen County. 1896 he was junior assistant in the Royal Lon Here he entered 80 acres of land from the gov don Ophthalmic Hospital, subsequently becom ernment, and began to buy and feed cattle, ing one of the fortunate students accepted by which were disposed of at a good price, the pro Professor Hayek, at Vienna, who is probably ceeds going to buy more cheap land. Thus, in the most skilled instructor in diseases of the time, he became one of the largest land-owners nose and throat in the world. During his of this county, owning eventually about 1,800 years of residence on the Continent he visited acres. Large tracts of this land were cleared the various clinics in the great cities and also by him and his sons. He was a Democrat studied various phases of disease in Italy, in politics, and in religion a member of the Re France and Switzerland. His devotion to his formed Church, donating timber and land for profession has resulted in making him one of the first log church built here and lending sub its leaders and his reputation is not confined to stantial aid toward the erection of the present his native State. Although skilled in every brick edifice. The land used by the church as branch of medicine and surgery, following the a cemetery was also given by him. He passed professional methods of the day, he devotes away in 1884, at the age of 75 years. His wife h1mself exclusively to diseases of the eye, ear died in 1901, at the advanced age of 94. The and nose. Dr. Van Note is consulting oculist children were: Jacob; Harrison, whose sketch to the Lima Hospital and the U. S. Pension may be found in this book; Amos, of Auglaize Bureau, and lecturer on the eye in the Lima township; Clarissa, who married Jacob Mow Training School for Nurses. ery; David: John; and Albert. Dr. Van Note was married April 11, 1899. Jacob Hefner was reared to farm life and to Margaret B. Ellis, who was born at Ran lived at home until his marriage, when he dolph, New York, and is a daughter of Col. L. moved into the log cabin which stood on his F. Ellis, an officer in the Civil \Var and a man present farm, at that time the propertyof his prominent in military life. They have a beau father. Here he applied himself to farming and tiful home on Lakewood avenue. stockraising, and soon had his property cleared Dr. Van Note is one of the city’s public and in a high state of cultivation. His resi spirited citizens, a member of the Lima Pro dence is of brick and one of the most attractive gressive Association and one of the capitalists in the vicinity, while the large barns and other who donated Faurot Park to the city. He is outbuildings bespeak the prosperous farmer. a member of the Shawnee Country Club, and is Mr. Hefner was married December 2, 185 5. identified with the Masons and Knights of Py to Christina Holman, who was born near Dela thias. ware, Ohio. September 18, 1838, and died -—Q»-_ September 10. 1898. She was a daughter of William and Sarah (Frederick) Holman. The -! _ _ .-\COB HEFNER, who is one of the most children of Mr. and Mrs. Hefner are as fol . extens1ve agricultur.ists of this county, lows: Isaac, born March 25, 1858, a resident owning 365 acres of land in sections of Lima; Mary, born April 7, 1860, the wife of 19. 20. 21 and 22, Jackson township, Marion \Vatt; \Villiam, born February 2 3, was born in Ross County, this State. 1862, living in Lima: Jennie, born September April 22, 1832. His parents were Isaac and 12, 1864, wife of John E. Eversole; Amos, Mary (May) Hefner, both natives of Penn born February 16, 1867; \/Valter, born July 6, 628 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

1869; Olive, born August 14, 1872, andde In 1893 Mr. Lones was married to Stella ceased December 8, 1 874; Clara, born October Connutte, of Portsmouth, Ohio, and they have 19, 1875, wife of C. C. Arnold; Daisy, born three children living, namely: Henen, Ida and June 17, 1878, who married E. N. Hall, and Gertrude; one child, Frank, Jr., was accidental lives in the Indian Territory; and Marion, born ly drowned October 6, 1905, at two years of July 5, 1881, who married Bessie Kidd and re age. Mr. Lones and family enjoy the com sides on the farm with his father. Mr. Hefner forts of a pleasant home located at No. 430 has always aff1liated with the Democratic North Shawnee street. party, and at one time served as township trus —Q-0-§——— tee. He is a member of the Reformed Church. Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Hefner accompany EORGE \V. GRIFFITHS, postmaster this sketch. at Gomer, has lived in this, his native

_.—Q.»— place, during his whole life, having been absent only during his college J. LONES, the leading wall-paper course at the Ohio Normal University man of Lima, and one of its represen at Ada. He was born November 3, 1868, and tative citizens. was born in Perry is a son of Robert W. and Martha (Evans) township, Allen County, Ohio, in Griffiths. and a grandson of Robert Griffiths. 1861, a son of the late A. J. Lones. The Griffiths family belonged to North The father of our subject was one of the Wales, where the father of our subject was early settlers of this county, where he died born in 1829. He was 12 years old when he after a long life entirely devoted to agricultural accompanied his parents to America. They pursuits. During the Civil War he was a zeal settled in Butler County and Robert \V. Grif ous supporter of the Union cause and two of fiths remained at home until about 1853, when, his sons, who still survive, served in the Fed with wife and two children, he came to Al eral Army—Theodore being a resident of Kan len County. In 1859 he bought a farm north sas, and Commodore, of Oklahoma. The of Gomer and in 1864 he moved to Gomer and mother of these children, whose name before founded the mercantile business which his marriage was Mary A. Smith, is a native of son now conducts. He was a fine business Pennsylvania, and is a venerable resident of man and an exemplary, respected, useful citi Lima, having attained the ripe old age of 85 zen, who for 28 years was postmaster of the years. town. He was a consistent, Christian man, F. J. Lones remained at home assisting on one of the pillars of the \Velsh Congregational the farm, until the age of 21, in the meantime Church. His influence in the community was securing his education in the common schools. a very beneficial one. It was known through He then took up his residence in Lima; for the the village that the neighbors would find a wel following five years worked at the carpenter’s come in his place of business, as gatherings of trade; and for the next seven years was in the a social and public character were usual in the employ of J. M. Heininger, working at Lima, local stores in his day, but that Mr. Griffiths Fostoria, Columbus and Newark. After this would tolerate only orderly gatherings and he worked for one year with F. E. Harman, great temperance in speech. He was a man but in the spring of 1902 engaged in business who was consistent and his fellow-citizens held for himself, embarking in the wall-paper and him in the highest esteem. He sold his busi paper-hanging line. He has built up a large ness to his son and retired to private life some business and controls much of the best trade, time before his decease, which occurred Janu carrying a complete and artistic line of goods ary 7, 1904, at the age of 74 years. and employing only skilled workmen. The The mother of our subject, Martha business is now located at No. 124 East Market (Evans) Griffiths_ was born at Paddy’s Run, street. Fraternally Mr. Lones is a member of Butler County, Ohio, and died in 1884. aged the order of Foresters. 51 years. She was a daughter of John Evans, AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 629 who was a farmer and weaver and a native of Charles H. Miller was born in Lima in Wales. John Evans had 13 chiidren, 12 of 1870, and was educated in the common schools whom lived to maturity. The parents of our until he was 1 5 years of age, when he entered subject had a family of 10 children, as follows: upon his career in the meat business. Opening Ella J., wife of \V. H. Clevenger, of Gomer; a retail store, he conducted it continuously and Anna Bell, who died aged seven years; Ida in a very profitable manner until February, May, of Fort Wayne, Indiana; Sarah, de 1905, when he increased the business by adding ceased; Russell J., secretary of the Dayton a wholesale department. His establishment is Spice Mill Company, of Dayton, Ohio; Euph most complete in every particular, being fitted emia C., wife of Thomas Peats, of Lima; Nora with machinery for the manufacture of all E., who died in Philadelphia in 1886; Mar kinds of sausages, bologna, etc., and also garet A., connected with the State Hospital for equipped with an ice plant, which has a daily the Insane at Toledo; George \V., and Kath capacity of 10 tons. Great care is exercised to arine B., wife of A. E. Seefert, of Los Angeles, have everything of the best, and his goods have California. a well-earned reputation for reliability and su Since 1892 George W. Griffiths has been periority. postmaster at Gomer during each Republican In 1891 Mr. Miller was married to Eliza administration. In the same year, in partner beth Wiermann, and a family of three ship with his brother-in-law, Thomas Peats, he children have blessed their union, namely; purchased his father’s mercantile business and Rosa, Eugene and Harry. They are attend for two years it was conducted under the firm ants of the German Reformed Church. Mr, name of Griffiths & Peats, and then Mr. Grif Miller is a Republican, but has never been ac fiths became sole owner. He has always been tive in politics, devoting his time and attention a stanch supporter of the Republican party, and to his business interests instead. Fraternally has served four years as township clerk and is he is a member of the Eagles, National Union serving his second term as township treasurer. and the Knights of Pythias. He is a member of the Gomer Presbyterian

Church, of which he is treasurer. _—_Q.»_-— In 1889 Mr. Griffith was married to Susan Davis, a native of Wales, who came here when EV. CHRISTIAN BADERTSCHER, six years old with her parents, John R. and - a retired minister. of the German Ann Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Griffiths have these Reformed Church, who for more children: Ray, Martha, Ruth, Nora, Gladys, than 30 years was a successful Clayton, Gertrude and Mildred. worker in the Master’s vineyard, Mr. Griffiths is one of the enterprising and has been a resident of Allen County since 18 56, successful men of the community, one whose and counts among his friends all those who public spirit is shown in his hearty interest in know him. Born in Signau, Canton Bern, movements designed for the general public Switzerland, on April 22, 1842, he lived there welfare. His public as well as private life until his 14th year when his parents, Peter and marks him as a man of honor, ability and fidel Annie (Ashlaman) Badertscher, came with ity to the interests placed in his charge. their family. to America. Landing in New —-—Q+¢— York, they at once came to Ohio, and settled in Allen County where, in less than a year, the HARLES H. MILLER, wholesale mother died. The father survived her several 1 and retail dealer in meats, has been years. He was engaged in the manufacture in business in Lima for a period of of spinning wheels—a necessity in almost more than twenty years, He is a every family in that time. He was the father son of J. J. Miller, a prominent of the following children, viz: Barbara (Buch merchant of Lima until his retirement in 1875, er), of Richland township; John U., a retired who died in 1903. farmer of Bluffton; Mathias, deceased; Eliza 630 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

beth (Amstutz), of Richland township; Peter, In June, 1842, Mary Ann Gratz was born now a retired citizen of Lima, after working in Putnam'County, Ohio, to Frederick and 40 years for the P., Ft. W. & C. Railway Annie (Lugibihl) Gratz, both of whom were Company; Christian, Frederick, a machinist of natives of Germany. Growing to womanhood Pickaway County, Ohio; Annie (Bastinger), a she was married to Christian Badertscher and widow, of Lima, and Magdalena (Stager), of became the mother of the following children: Bluffton. Sarah, wife of John Finke, of St. Marys, Ohio; After the death of his mother Christian Noah, a farmer living near St. Marys, Ohio, Badertscher lived in the family of the Rev. who married Matilda Roerbach; Annie, wife John Moser until his 21st year. From that of Henry Schoneberger, who owns and con time until his marriage, in 1865, he hired out ducts a large bakery in Chicago; John, who by the month as a farm hand. Following this, married Louisa Cock and is a chair-maker re he rented a farm one year and then purchased siding at St. Marys; Daniel, unmarried, a his present farm of 80 acres in section 23, Rich chair maker living at Marion, Indiana; Silas, land township. He cleared the greater portion who works in the chair factory at St. Marys of this land and improved it with suitable build and is a musician and vocalist of ability, and ings. Mr. Badertscher has been very success Samuel, who resides with his parents and con ful as a stock raiser, handling horses, cattle and conducts the farm. Rev. Christian Badert hogs. In 1871 he gave up farming and entered cher is frequently called upon to assist the local the \Visconsin Mission Home, where he fitted preacher and is always found ready to give his himself for the ministry of the German Re aid. His sermons are full of the force and formed Church. He was regularly ordained energy which made his ministerial work ef to the service in 187 5, and was given charge of fective and are listened to with pleasure and the field at Clayton, Iowa. Two years was satisfaction. He is a Democrat in politics. spent in the work there, when he was returned to Ohio and stationed at Findlay where he re --——Q-o->-—— mained 10 years. His next church was at St. Marys, Auglaize County, and he remained M. BELL, a wholesale merchant of with that congregation about 14 years, his la Lima, was born in 1859 at Spring bor in the various fields being attended with Hill, Champaign County, Ohio, and most satisfactory and beneficial results. is the son of the late William Bell, of Returning to his farm at the expiration of . Lima. - that time, he at once began the cultivation of \Villiam Bell was one of the most enter his land, being assisted by his youngest son. prising citizens that ever resided in Lima, and Samuel. Being located in the oil belt, he leased his prosperity was of such a nature that the the oil rights to Michael Simmerman & Com entire community was benefitted by it. He was pany, who drilled wells and began pumping a stockholder in The Ohio National Bank, and but later sold out their interest to our subject. owned much fine residence property, and Associated with Teter Sebert and David Rose erected the Bell Block on Main street, adjoin bach, Jr., of St. Marys, the firm of Badertscher ing the Opera House Block. This structure is & Company was formed for. the production of three stories high and 200 feet deep, with a 75 oil, three new wells being drilled. Later these foot frontage—one of the best business blocks partners sold their part of the business to Hen in the city. Mr. Bell's death in 1902, was an ry Schoneberger, of Chicago, a son-in-law of irreparable loss to the community. our subject, and the work was continued under The parents of our subject came to Lima the same name, Mr. Badertscher being mana in 1864. and it was here he reached man’s ger. Two more oil wells were sunk, making estate. Having finished the primary schools, he seven wells now in operation, which are a entered Notre Dame University in 1880, grad source of considerable revenue to their owners. uating from that institution four years later. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 631

He at once entered into partnership with F. E. he had been elected in the fall of 1899. Two Harman, for five years conducting a house years later he was re-elected to the office and, furnishing establishment under the firm name at the expiration of his second term accepted of Harman & Bell. Mr. Bell then became in his present position with the South Side Build terested in the production of oil, and was thus ing & Loan Association. engaged for about five years, when the Spanish In 1888 Mr. Gensel was married to Mary American \Var enlisted his sympathies. He Custer, who has borne him five children, viz.: was Captain of Company C, Second Ohio In Ferne Y., Harold F., Ralph C., Mildred L. and fantry, U. S. Volunteers, and was in active Richard \V. Mrs. Gensel is a daughter of service for about one year, being stationed at Jacob Custer, who formerly operated the stone Columbus, Ohio; Chattanooga, Tennessee, and quarries in Bath township, but is now living in Macon, Georgia. He took part in the grand retirement in Lima. He is one of the oldest review at Chickamauga and was mustered out residents of the county, having been born and in February, 1899. Returning to Lima, Mr. reared here. Mr. Gensel is an active Democrat Bell embarked in his present business, and is and was formerly a member of the Democratic well equipped to meet almost any call for County Central Committee. He is a member. photographers’, jewelers- and dental supplies. of Lima Lodge, No. 581, I. O. O. F., and He transacts a large volume of business, both served as secretary for two terms. retail and wholesale, drawing his trade from an extensive territory about Lima. —-—_Q-0§—— In 1898 Mr. Bell was married to Lelia Kelly, daughter of Rev. John Kelly, a retired -_ ACOB DIENSTBERGER, one of the Presbyterian minister, of Chandlersville, Mus pioneers of the county, was born in kingum County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Bell ‘P32 9 Baden, Germany, July 4, 1831, and have two children—Eleanor and Harold. They died in Allen County, August 15, are members of the Market Street Presbyterian 1904, in his 72d year. Church at Lima. Mr. Bell is a prominent mem The life of Jacob Dienstberger was one ber of the Knights of Pythias. He served as of long and continued usefulness. It be chief of police during the mayoralty of Dr. gan in a humble home in Germany, in which Samuel A. Baxter, who first organized and he was trained to habits of thrift and industry, systematized the force. and closed in a comfortable home of his own making, surrounded by those who loved him -_+o-¢—— best and honored him most. He was 18 years 1 old when he left Germany for the United States - AMES W. GENSEL, assistant secre and in Norwich, Connecticut, he completed his '-' tary of the South Side Building & apprenticeship as a blacksmith, which trade he Loan Association, of Lima, was reared had commenced to learn in his native land. In and educated in Lafayette, Allen September, 1851, he came to Delphos, Ohio, County. - He was born in Jackson worked for a short time in an iron foundry township in 1863, and is a son of John F. Gen and then embarked in the blacksmith business, sel, who enlisted in Company I, 46th Reg. associating himself with Israel Thornell. He Ohio Vol. Inf., and died in a hospital in Chat was thus engaged from 1860 until he became a tanooga, Tennessee, in 1864. soldier of the Civil \/Var, serving honorably James W. Gensel taught school in this throughout the entire period of hostilities. He county about three years prior to coming to returned to Delphos after the war and resumed Lima to accept the position of bookkeeper‘. in a business life in which he continued to be ac the Golley & Finley Iron VVorks. He remained tive until 189o. For many years he was iden with the company 10 years and left them only tified with the coal and iron trade of Delphos to take the office of county treasurer, to which and vicinity. The last years of his life were 632 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

spent in retirement in the comfortable home ad at De Graff, Ohio; Caroline (Mrs. Dienstberg joining his place of business on East Second er), and Adam, who died March 17, 1885, street, which he erected before the Civil \Var. aged 45 years, leaving a widow, two sons and In his earlier years Mr. Dienstberger was two daughters. a man of robust health and unusual strength. Like many other German emigrants Mr. He continued to retain this robustness until Gessner came to the United States with the May, 1897, when he suffered a stroke of par idea of securing a comfortable home for his alysis which caused him to be a partial invalid wife and children, but he had little capital ex during the remainder of his life. \Vhile this cept a kit of tools, which he brought from his was a calamity he was more fortunate than old home and in the use of which he was very many a sufferer, because of the faithful and lov skillful. The little family was made welcome ing care shown him by a most patient and de in the log cabin of a neighbor, who had settled voted wife, during the seven years of his in previously in Ohio, and Mr. Gessner soon validism. On Saturday, August 6, 1904, he erected a house on a tract between Sugar and suffered from a second stroke of paralysis. The Hawk Creeks. There the family lived until he amputation of several of his toes, previous to secured a more desirable farm of 80 acres in this, had much lowered his vital powers and \Vashington township, Van \/Vert County, nine days after the second paralytic stroke he which he subsequently cleared. He was well passed away. Four weeks prior to his death, known throughout the country, his faculty for his only sister had died at Columbian Green, mending clocks, watches and anything broken, Connecticut, and his decease left, as only sur bringing many visitors to his place. vivor of his parents’ family, a brother, Nicho Mrs. Dienstberger remembers when the las, of Norwich, Connecticut, who also passed family meals were eaten off a German chest, away December 12, 1905. but later the father fashioned an excellent table, A man of excellent business sense, the de made creditable chairs by hand, and even guns, ceased gained a goodly share of worldly goods, using for the latter iron parts which he had while his strict honesty in business dealings, brought from Germany. His other tools, such neighborly kindness and anxiety for the vvel as pitchforks, he made from crooked forks of fare of his family, brought him esteem and re trees found in the forest, and while the neigh spect from all with whom his life intermingled. boring farmers were threshing their grain by His funeral which was largely attended took driving their horses over it, he was using a Hail place on August 18, 1904. The G. A. R. at thresher, with a long wooden handle and a tended in a body and many relatives and piece of leather, fashioned by his own hands. friends from out of the city, paid their final re Mrs. Dienstberger’s mother was an adept at spects to the departed. The burial was in the spinning flax and wool, coloring them and con \\/est Side Cemetery, Delphos. His resting verting then into the plain, sensible garments place is now marked by one of the finest granite of that day, while the father made the family monuments on the grounds. The parents of shoes. Their evening lamp was a candle, with Mrs. Deinstberger and a brother also rest in the exception of an old grease lamp brought this cemetery. from Germany. Cooking was all done at the The widow of the late Jacob Dienstberger open fire place, and there are those still living was born in Saxony, Germany, January 15, who declare that no present day food has the 1835, and is a daughter of Christopher and appetizing flavor. of that cooked 'in the old Magdaline (Grundmiller) Gessner. The Dutch oven. The educational opportunities of parents emigrated to America in 1841, when the time and place were restricted to the most the daughter was about five years old, and Mrs. elementary branches. Religious instruction, Dienstberger is the only survivor of three however, was not neglected, Rev. Donier, a children, viz. : Charles, who died aged 77 years, Lutheran pastor, having charge of a number of leaving two sons and two daughters living scattered congregations, including that at

CHARLES E. STADLER, M. D. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 635

Elida, where Mrs. Dienstberger learned her who married Hugo Hummel and has one catachism and attended church. . daughter, Fern; and \/Vilbert Foster—all of On September 26, 1853, Caroline Gessner Spencerville. - and Jacob Dienstberger were united in mar. Mary Dienstberger married Henry Jet riage, and in 1903, their “Golden Wedding” tinghoff, the leading clothing merchant at Del was celebrated most enjoyably. All the child phos. ren, the grandchildren and two great-grand Christopheir Dienstberger married Katie children were present. No one present on that Flaspoehler and has seven children, viz.: -occasion will ever forget the touching remarks Jacob, Nora, who lives with her grandmother, made by Mr. Dienstberger, in which he re and Nicholas, Amelia, Myra, Effie and Har ferred to his boyhood days in Germany and to mon. the family events of his long and happy mar Mrs. Dienstberger has lived to see the ried life of half a century. - changes of 65 years in Allen county. She is a The children of Jacob and Caroline Dienst consistent and valued member of the Lutheran berger were: Charles, Amelia, Mary and Church at Delphos and is much beloved for her Christopher. many Christian virtues, her neighborly kind Charles Dienstberger was born in 1854 and ness and the love and service she has so cheer educated at Delphos. At the age of 16 years he fully given to her family, whether in health or learned the wagon and carriage making trade sickness. with his father, and now conducts an extensive -—Q-0-O———— business in his fine two-story brick shop, 24 by

66 feet in dimentions, which is fitted with mod HARLES E. STADLER, M. D., a ern machinery for the repair and manufacture prominent and popular physician of of everything in his line, being furnished also \Vest Cairo, whose portrait is shown with a large stock of horseshoes, bolts and on the opposite page, was born in other blacksmith supplies. He also conducts Champaign County, Ohio, October a large coal yard, in 1875 being admitted to 19, 1863. His parents are Louis and Dana partnership in this industry by his father, who (Klickon) Stadler, both of whom are natives of had established it. In 1878 he entered into a Hanover, Germany. Coming to this country copartnership with Henry Kalt and thus con about 50 years ago, they here met and married, tinued until 19o1, when he purchased his part settling on the farm in Champaign County ner’s interest. He is one of the substantial and which is still their home. Their. five children representative business men of Delphos. From are: Emma, who lives at home; George W., 1885 until 1889 he was treasurer of the town. who travels for the J. I. Case Company and has For six years he has been a member of the visited almost every country in their behalf; Board of Public Affairs, and carefully and - Charles E.; William, who lives at home and -capably managed his own business interests, as manages the farm for his parents; and Lewis well as those of his widowed mother. He A., a farmer residing in the vicinity of the married Rosana VVeideman and they have four homestead. -children, viz. : Cedelia, who graduated from the Charles E. Stadler was reared on the home Delphos High School, May 19, 1900, and is farm and was accorded the advantage of a good now a student at Lima College, in bookkeeping, business education, having been a student in stenography and typewriting, being also an ac Nelson’s Business College, at Springfield. complished musician; \Villiam, Arnold and Later, when he was about 23 years of age, he -Carl. entered the Ohio Normal University at Ada, Amelia Dienstberger, who married Tobias where he remained two years and then entered Foster of Spencerville, Ohio, has three child the Eclectic Medical Institute, Cincinnati. ren, viz.: Laura, who married (first) Edward graduating from the latter in the class of 1896. Dye and (second) Charles Iseman; Flora. For a short time he was stationed at Harrison, 636 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY but after a few months located in \Vest Cairo, sons. The elder, George B., is taking a com Allen County, and purchased the business and mercial course in the Lima Business College, good will of Dr. Ewing. Here he has since been while the younger, James Leonard. is a student engaged in active practice. He is a careful, in the Lima High School. Mr. \Valther is a conscientious practitioner and is meeting with member of the German Reformed Church of deserved success. Lima and is also prominent in fraternal circles, On May 20, 1896, Dr. Stadler was mar being identified with the Elks and Odd Fel ried to Oma Abbott, a native of Champaign lows. He is deputy grant master of Ohio and County, Ohio, and a daughter of \Villiam J. grand master-elect of Ohio I. O. O. F. He is and Emma (Compton) Abbott. Her father also a popular member of the German Musical was a native of Shelby County, Ohio, and her Society of Lima. mother, of Virginia. To the Doctor and his —“— amiable wife, three children have been born, namely: William L.; Ralph; and Lois Mar. YRON S. FOGLE, one of Lima’s lead cella. Dr. Stadler is a Democrat, but takes little ing business men—a wholesale and interest in politics. He is a member of the retail dealer in pianos and organs, Methodist Episcopal Church and keeps in close with commodious quarters at No. touch with the Eclectic Medical associations, 227 North \Vest street—has been a both State and national. He was made a Mason resident of this city since 1899. He was born at Columbus Grove, joined the Knights of the in 1867 in Allen County, Ohio, and is a son of Golden Eagle at \Vest Cairo, and is a member John S. Fogle. of the lodge and encampment of the Indepen The venerable father of Mr. Fogle resides dent Order of Odd Fellows, at Lima. with our subject at Lima. \Vith four of his brothers, he was a loyal supporter of the gov

—_§...—_--. ernment during the Civil \Var, the brothers serving in the army and he in the provost mar shal’s office. In politics he was formerly an old-line \Vhig and is now a Republican. fluential citizen of Lima, was born in Byron S. Fogle was educated at Lebanon, Pennsylvania in 1866. About one Ohio, and immediately upon completing his year later his parents removed to education became connected with the firm of Lima where he has since resided, with the ex R. C. Munger & Company. the largest whole ception of a short period spent in Kansas. After sale piano house of the Northwest, at St. Paul, completing his schooling, Mr. VValther learned Minnesota. He remained there until 1885 the tailor’s trade, and, before establishing him when he removed to Chicago, prior to the self in business, went to Kansas, where he was \Vorld’s Fair, being connected with George P. employed as a cutter in a tailor’s shop of Osage Bent and the Newman Brothers, firms of Chi City, remaining there two years. cago and St. Louis. During the progress of In 1888 Mr. \Valther returned to Lima and the \Vorld’s Fair he handled the “Crown" opened a shop himself. He has conducted this piano for George P. Bent and attended to the business so successfully that he now enjoys exhibits of this firm. Directly afterward he the distinction of being the leading merchant opened a wholesale and retail piano and organ tailor of the city, and has a large and well-pay store at St. Marys, Ohio, where he remained ing patronage. Mr. Walther was married in until 1899, when he established his business at 1886 to Elizabeth Nicholas, whose father, the Lima. He still has a branch store at the former late James Nicholas, was for many years a place and one at Muncie, Indiana, and has 31 prominent business man of Lima, being en dealers in Ohio and Indiana to whom he sup gaged in the sale of agricultural implements. plies pianos and organs. thereby conducting a Ur. and Mrs. VValther have two children, both lucrative and extensive business In local AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 637

local circles his instruments have met with re two years old when his parents came to Allen markable sales, an illustration being that in the County and settled on the farm in German_ Deisel-\Vemmer cigar factory alone he has township, now owned by Samuel East. He patrons to the number of 124. Many of the was reared and educated in German township. public institutions also have secured their musi Immediately after marriage Mr. and Mrs. cal instruments of Mr. Fogle, recognizing Kesler moved up on the farm then owned by- their superior quality and his honorable meth Philip Herring, father of Mrs. Kesler, which" ods of doing business. was situated directly south of the present home In 189_5_ Mr. Fogle was married to Abbie L. of Mrs. Kesler. on the other side of the road. Allison, who is a daughter of john D. Allison, After living here some years the family moved of Titusville, Pennsylvania. For many years to the present farm in section 17, and here Mr Mr. Allison was quartermaster at the Brook Kesler built the large brick residence now occu lyn Navy Yard. Mr. and Mrs. Fogle have one pied by Mrs. Kesler, which is one of the most daughter, Madeline Patrice. Mrs. Fogle is a imposing homes in Allen County. Mr. Kesler member of the Protestant Episcopal Church always took a great deal of honest pride in this and Mr. Fogle is a liberal contributor to all the beautiful home, but he was not permitted to en religious denominations of the city. joy its comforts into extreme old age, his death For many years he has been prominent in occurring on May 14, 1901, when but 63 years Masonry. He belongs to the Chapter and old. He was laid to rest in Greenlawn Ceme Commandery at Lima, the Council at Delphos, tery. the Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Dayton, When the Civil \/Var broke out Mr. Kesler and the Consistory at Toledo, and has taken all felt that it was almost his bounden duty to fight the degrees up to and including the 32nd. He for his country. Only the fact that he was but is district lecturer of the Blue Lodge of the lately wedded and had taken heavy responsi Fourth District of Ohio, in which he is serving bilities upon himself, prevented at that time his fourth year, having 39 lodges within his but on September 23, 1864, he became a jurisdiction, located in Allen, Auglaize, Van private in Company C, 1 79th Reg., Ohio Vol. Wert, Putnam and Paulding counties. He be Inf., and served until his honorable discharge longs also to the Odd Fellows, both subordi on June 17, 1865. nate and encampment lodges, and is one of the Mrs. Kesler has never had any children,. best known men in fraternal circles in this part but she has two sisters and one brother, these of Ohio. being: Eliza, who married Robert Patton, of —Q-0-0-——— Sidney, Ohio, and now resides at Indianapo lis, Indiana; Anna M., who married john Run L - l\'S. CATHERINE KESLER. one dio, of Allen County, Ohio, now of Putnam 1- of the well-known and highly re County; and W. M., pastor of the Lutheran spected residents of German town Church at Canton, Ohio. Mrs. Kesler is a ship, resides on her highly im member of the Lutheran Church at Elida and proved farm of 210 acres, which is one of its liberal supporters. situated in section 17, one mile south of Elida, on the Elida and Allentown turnpike road. -—§”——— Mrs. Kesler was born March 6, 1839, in Ger man township and is a daughter of Philip and _ DWARD S. MO\\/EN, of the firm of Margaret (Meyers) Herring, who were early Mowen Brothers, general building pioneers of Allen County. contractors of Lima, was born in this Catherine Herring was reared and edu city October 1 1, 1857, and is a son of cated in German township. On March 4, 1860, the late Jacob R. Mowen. she was married to George Kesler, who was The name of Mowen has been known in born in Fairfield County, Ohio, June 22, 1838, Lima since 1841 in connection with the busi and was a son of Abraham Kesler. He was ness of contracting, the father of our subject as 638 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

coming here in that year and for a long period the firm, he almost grew up with tools in his continuing to be a leader in that line. hand, and during his whole business life has Edward S. Mowen was reared in this city been engaged in the building line. The firm of and obtained his education here. Upon leav which he is an important member has been a ing school he learned the carpenter’s trade large factor in the building operations of the with his father, and as he afterward mastered city, and has built many of the largest manu .that of bricklaying, he became a practical and facturing plants, business blocks, schools and thoroughly informed workman in all that per churches of Lima. Some of the most import tains to building. The Mowens have erected ant of these are mentioned in the sketch of the many of the largest, most substantial and at senior member of the firm, Edward S. Mowen. -tractive structures in Lima, and among these The firm justly claims to be the pioneer in its -may be mentioned: The Lima Locomotive & line in the city. Machine Works (three buildings); American Mr. Mowen was married May 1, 1889, to Straw \Vorks, the Moore Brother Company’s May Belle Biddinger, of this county, and they wholesale grocery building, Lima College, have two children: Hugh Lester and Herbert Lima High School, Pine Street and Spring William. Mr. Mowen belongs to Lima Lodge, Street schools, Harper, Bell, Crouse and Com No. 581, and Lima Encampment, No. 62, I. O. mercial blocks, Donze (four blocks), Times O. F. ; Modern \Voodmen of America, Eagles Democrat, Applas and Manhattan buildings, and Tribe of Ben Hur. Trinity Methodist Episcopal, German Re formed, Presbyterian and First Evangelical —.....— Lutheran churches, and the edifice of the Dis ciples’ Church on Wayne and Kibby streets. LMON E. S\VINEHART, vice-presi Mr. Mowen was married December 21, dent of the Bluffton Turned Goods 1888, to Lizzie Cookes, of Columbus, Ohio. Company, one of the leading manu They have a pleasant home, while his business facturing industries of Bluffton, was office is in the rear of the fire department build born in Allen County, one mile south mg. of Lafayette, July 20, 1861, and is a son of Mr. Mowen has never been an active poli Charles and Mary E. (King) Swinehart. tician. He belongs to Lima Lodge, No. 581, Charles Swinehart was born near Somer -and Lima Encampment, No. 62, I. O. O. F.; set, Perry County, Ohio, August 14, 1839, Modern Woodmen of America, Eagles and and now resides at Carey, Ohio, where he runs Tribe of Ben Hur. He is one of Lima’s repre several pump stations for the Northern Ohio sentative citizens and successful business men. Railway. He married Mary E. King, who was born near Van \Vert, Ohio, January 8, 1844. Their children were: Almon E., Jacob E., of Rock ford, O., Emma V., deceased in infancy, and L. MO\VEN, member of the firm of Ella Josephine, who is the wife of P. E. \Val .\/Iowen Brothers, general building born, of Chicago. contractors of Lima, and the pioneer When our subject was two years old, his firm of Allen County in this line, was parents moved to Van \Vert County. Almon born November 5, 1859, in the city E. remained on the home farm until he was 15 named and is a son of J. R.Mowen, a settler of years old and then entered a stave and hoop 1841. factory at Middlepoint, Ohio, where he remain Mr. Mowen was reared and educated ed until 19 years of age. He then went to Del at Lima, receiving his literary training in its phos and worked on the Northern Ohio Rail schools and his mechanical discipline with his way for. twelve years; at first in the general of father. Like his brother, the other member of fice of the auditor and then as station agent. In AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 639

1893 he located at Bluffton and embarked in and lived there until his death. He took the sawmill business with his father-in-law. up 800 acres of land in Allen County, Ira M. Townsend, which continued until the but never moved here. His long life was development of the present business. spent on his lands in VVarren County. The Bluffton Turned Goods Company was which he improved as he had opportunity, and first established in 1902, and is one of the lead which were divided among his children when ing handle and hardwood manufacturing con he passed away. He was a man of courage cerns of the country. It was incorporated in and enterprise and possessed many of the char February, 1905. with Ira M. Townsend as acteristics of his hardy Scotch-Irish ancestors president; Almon E. Swinehart as vice-presi which made him a typical pioneer. He mar dent, and Carl Balmer as secretary and treas ried Annie Schenck, of the Schenck family of urer. The company makes a specialty of New Jersey, one which for generations has manufacturing first-grade handles, farming been prominently connected with the affairs tool handles, pike poles and logging tool han and public life of Southern New Jersey. They dles, and turns out hardwood lumber both for reared a family of nine children, the eldest of domestic and export use, mostly second growth these being James Tapscott, the father of our ash and oak. They cut their own timber and subject. oversee the work personally. All are men of James Tapscott was born in 1808 in \V ar capital and responsibility. ren County, Ohio, and continued to reside on Mr. Swinehart was maried June 22, 1887, the old homestead until 1848,when he removed to Vanch L. Townsend, who was born in Bluff’ with his possessions to Allen County and set ton and is the daughter of Ira M. Townsend. tled on a 2oo-acre tract of land, which his They have three childen, viz.: Ira H., Harold father had entered at an early day. He was a C. and Ella Josephine. Mr. Swinehart and practical agriculturist and cleared a large por family belong to the Methodist Episcopal tion of his land, making a comfortable home Church. - stead, where he spent a number of years. Sub In political sentiment Mr. Swinehart is a sequently he bought the farm which is now Republican, although he is more of a business owned and occupied by his son, our subject, man than a politician. He served one term on who also owns the old place, 470 acres in all. the Town Council and has always done his part Mr. Tapscott was one of the reliable and in in promoting the welfare of his fellow-citizens telligent men of his community, and was elected and in developing the resources of Bluffton. to a large number of the local offices by the He belongs to Bluffton Lodge, No. 371, I. O. Democratic party, of which he was a life-long O. F., Modern \Voodmen of America and member. He died in 1884. Tribe of Ben Hur. On March 6, 1850, James Tapscott married Marie Rankins, who was a daughter of George Rankins, one of the early settlers of Perry township. Of their four children our subject is the only survivor. !_ OSEPH TAPSCOTT, whose fine farm Joseph Tapscott spent his boyhood in at . of 470 well tilled and finely improved tending school and assisting in the work of the —"_ acres is situated in Perry township, farm, which finally devolved entirely upon his belongs to one of the worthy old shoulders. For many years he has been looked pioneer families of this section. Mr. upon as one of the township’s most successful Tapscott was born in Perry township. Allen agriculturists and progressive citizens, his County, Ohio, December 11, 1850, and is the method being those of accepted scientfic value. -son of James and Maria (Rankins) Tapscott. His large acreage is not only productive under Joseph Tapscott, the grandfather, came his management in an agricultural way, but the from New Jersey to Warren County, Ohio, discovery of oil on some portions of the estate ( 640 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

has given increased value to what was already road at the time of his death from cholera in considered one of the most valuable farms of 1849. George D. Lathrop, son of Rodney, the township. was born in New York City and came to Allen Mr. Tapscott was married November 28, County at a very early date. In 1849 he went 1872, to Elizabeth A. Crossley, who is a daugh to California where he remained five years, and ter of Ross Crossley of Lima, and they have then located at Milwaukee, \Visconsin. In these children: Jessie, who married \Villiam 1856 he settled in Kansas, and as he was a Free Hardesty, son of Joshua Hardesty, of Perry State man he became identified with many of township, and has five children: Augusta, the public activities of that period in that sec who married Oliver Rankins, of Perry town tion. Always a politician, according to old ship, and has three children; Mulford, who standards, he was also an abolitionists as far married Mattie Brown, daughter of Henry as restricting the extension of slavery. In Brown; and William. who married Margaret 1863 he returned to Ohio where he soon be Brown, daughter of \Villiam Brown. The came a leader in Allen County, and for 21 family belongs to the Methodist Episcopal years he served as a justice of the peace, being Church, in which Mr. Tapscott has been very elected to the office in a community which, at active for years, taking a deep interest in both that time, was overwhelmingly Democratic. church and Sunday-school, and serving as He was a man of sterling character and his steward and as trustee. fellow-citizens showed that they appreciated In political sentiment Mr. Tapscott is a his ability and integrity. Prohibitionist. He has accepted no public of C. S. Lathrop was five years old when the fice with the exception of a trusteeship of the family left Kansas and returned to the old Allen County Children’s Home. Fraternally homestead in the extreme southwestern part of he belongs to the Foresters. Allen County. This was known as old Fort Amanda, which was built in the days of Indian —Q-»——-— warfare, and its site was one of the first pieces of ground entered in the county. In this his S. LATHROP, general contractor, toric old place our subject was reared. He at Lima, was born in 1858, near the attended the common schools of the county, city of Topeka, Kansas, and is a the Lima High School and enjoyed two terms son of George D. and Columbia A. at the Ohio Normal University at Ada. Then (Hover) Lathrop, and a grandson he returned to the old home and remained after of Rodney Lathrop. his father’s death, to rear and educate his The Lathrop family is of English extrac younger brother, whom he finally left in charge tion. Its American founder settled in Mass there. achusetts in 1638, having been banished from During the time he remained on the home his own country on account of his religious farm, our subject engaged in contract work for tenets. He is supposed to have died at Barn the county in the way of bridge-building and stable, Massachusetts, as it is known he lived road-grading and later worked at the carpen and preached there. His son, Samuel Lath ter’s trade. His first houses were erected for rop, was one of the founders of the town of himself in 1890, at Lima, and since then he Norwich, Connecticut, and from him descend has been extensively engaged in contracting ed the branch of the family to which C. S. Lath and building. Some of the attractive and sub rop, of Lima, belongs. The mother of our stantial structures built by him are: Mrs. M. subject belongs also to an old colonial family. A. Karn’s apartment building on the corner of her ancestor, Thomas Adgate, being a member Market and Pierce streets; the Adgate Block; of the-colony at Norwich. some of the fine residences on West Spring Rodney Lathrop, our subject’s grandfather, street; the A. L. \Vhite residence on South was a master mechanic of the Mad River Rail Cole street, which is regarded by many as the AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 641

8 finest house in Lima; and others. He is also farm. After marriage he settled in section 3, interested in a number of other enterprises and Shawnee township, on the Spencerville road, also owns a fine farm which is located on the and occupied that place for 14 years. He came line between Allen and Auglaize counties. to the present farm in section 10 in 1863, hav Mr. Lathrop was married on August 29, ing previously erected a residence here. This 1903, to Lelia G. McGuire, who is a daughter was at the close of his service in the Civil War. of the late Elisha J. McGuire, and they have He enlisted for the three years’ service in the one son, Rodney. Mr McGuire served four 99th Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf., but was not ac years in the Civil War, was in early life an en cepted on account of a bad knee. In 1864 he gineer on the C., H. & D. Railway, and for 20 enlisted in Company B, 151st Reg., Ohio Vol. years was a trustee of the poor in Allen County. Inf., and was at \\/ashington, D. C., at the time Politically Mr. Lathrop is a Republican. He of Gen. Early’s raid. He performed his loyal served 12 years as a justice of the peace while duty during the term of his enlistment and was living in the country. He belongs to such then honorably discharged and returned to leading fraternal organizations as the Masons, look after the interests of his family. Odd Fellows and the Modern \Voodmen of On January 1, 1849, Mr. Breese was mar America. As a business man and as a citizen ried to Mary Valentine, who was born in he enjoys a large measure of public esteem. Champaign County, Ohio, March 23, 1827, and is a daughter of Crane and Mary (Harper) _M— Valentine. \Villiam Valentine, the grand father of Mrs. Breese, lived and died near 1 AVID M. BREESE, the patriarch of Quincy, Ohio. In August, 1832, Crane Val - one of the old pioneer families of Al entine located on Elm street, Lima. His wife len County, was born in Butler Coun died here, and later he removed to Berrien ty, Ohio, February 27, 1825, and is a County, Michigan, where he died. The child son of Griffith and Mary (Mowen) ren of Mr. and Mrs. Breese were: Mary E., Breese. living in Lima, married to Thomas Maltbie; Robert Breese, the grandfather, was born George L., who lives on the homestead farm in in \Vales and came to America at an early day. a house adjoining that of his parents, and has settling in Pennsylvania with his children. The some excellent farm property in sections 9 and grandfather settled in Hardin County, near 10; and Emmett, who died at the age of seven Round Head, where he died and was buried. years. The parents of our esteemed subject were mar Mr. and Mrs. Breese are members of the ried in Pennsylvania, the father having been Methodist Episcopal Church. Since 1862 Mr. born in \Vales and the mother in Pennsylvania. Breese has been a member of Lima Masonic In November, 1832, they came as pioneers to Lodge No. 205, F. & A. M. Politically he is Allen County, having previously lived in But identified with the Republican party. ler County. The children of Griffith and Mary Visitors at the hospitable home of Mr. and Mowen were: Nancy, George, John, William Mrs. Breese find them delightful entertainers. D., David M. and Griffith. The father of this They both can recall so many interesting events family settled where Alva Breese now resides of a half century ago, when life was a little in Shawnee township. He cleared the land harder in Allen County than it is to-day, and and developed a good farm. His death oc the listener carries away knowledge that he curred in r848. could scarcely have obtained from other David M. Breese was seven years old when sources. Among other interesting reminis be accompanied his parents to Shawnee town cences, they tell of the days when a cook-stove ship. His education was secured in the pion was enough of a curiosity in their locality to at eer schoolhouses of the time and until his mar tract visitors from miles away. As corn meal riage he assisted his father in clearing the was a staple food and mills were far distant, it 642 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

was the custom to grate corn on a tin grater the present time it averages $150,000 which, in all probability, had been made at annually. The goods manufactured include home. No road commissioners had yet looked choice chocolates and creams—daintily pre after the public highways and trips to and from pared and of fine, pure flavors—and some the market towns were difficult to make at some eight or—ten brands of chewing gum, the leader seasons of the year and frequently impossible. being “Banta’s Pepsin.” The plant is located Mr. Breese remembers his little Indian play at No. 122 \Vest \Vayne street, and traveling mates to have been just as ready in games as salesmen visit the dealers in the territory ad white boys and just as faithful in their attach jacent to Lima. In 1902, Roy Banta, a son of ments. Game was very plentiful and Mr. our subject, was admitted to a partnership in Breese had the reputation of being a “dead the business. shot.” \Vhen 16 years of age he had a long Mr. Banta belongs to the Elks and the barreled cap gun given him by his father, who Knights of Pythias. He is ranked with the had purchased it of a neighbor who did not city’s most enterprising and progressive busi know its age at that time. It deserves a place ness men. among the county's historic archives. —Q-0-Q-—— .\Irs. Breese remembers going to school and 1 also to church, in the old log Court House, 7‘ " W. HENSLER, one of the proprietors ‘. built in 1832, just after the organization of Al cc . of the Kniseley Shirt Company, at len County. Mr. and Mrs. Breese have a G . Lima, and an active business man of /.I. V number of valuable household properties which v . the city, was born at Carysville,Cham lovers of historic treasures would greatly value, paign County, Ohio, in 1871, and is a one of these being a sugar bowl which her peo son of Joseph Hensler, who was an undertaker ple bought at Urbana prior to coming here in and furniture dealer for many years at Rose 1832. The old family clock has ticked out the wood, this State. hours for 100 years and there are many articles Our subject was reared and educated in his of homely comfort that suggest an old estab native place, where he also gained a varied bus lished family. iness experience. In order to fit himself more completely for a business career he came to —M—— Lima, in 1892, and completed a full course at the Lima Business College. After graduation J. BANTA, one of the leading business he accepted a position with the Kniseley Shirt men of Lima, a member of the firm of Company and continued in their employ until F. J. Banta & Son, manufacturers of 1902, when, in association with Frank Schlupp, candy, confectionery and chewing he purchased their business. He has since con gum, was born at Troy, Miami Coun tinued in this line, extending its scope and im ty, Ohio, in 1857, being a member of one of the proving its output. This well‘-known house old families of that section. does an immense custom trade, keeps 14 sales Mr. Banta was reared and educated in men on the road, and thoroughly covers Ohio, Miami County, began his business career as a Eastern Indiana and Southern Michigan, while clerk in a grocery store and for five years was orders come from every State in the Union and interested in that line of business at Troy. even from Mexico. Their manufacture of In 1881 Mr. Banta came to Lima and here shirts is for the custom trade only and they entered the grocery field, but, finding it well have also established a large business in the occupied, one year later became a wholesale manufacture of underwear, made to order. candy manufacturer. He has established an In 1896 Mr. Hensler was married to Ella enormous trade based on the superior qual Schlupp, who is a daughter of his business part ity of his goods, the business expanding ner. They have two children—Dorothy Eliza from a very small beginning until at beth and Phillis Mae. Mr. Hensler is promi AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 64;.

nent in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, later he went back to Shelby County, in a few having been identified with that organization months closed up his business there, and then since he was 21 years of age. In politics he came to Allentown, buying his present shop in is a Democrat. 1888. He is a fine workman and has a large repair business. Mr. Trust was 32 years old when he was married, April 21, 1881, to Katie \Volff, of P " HARMAN TRUST, them village New Bremen, Ohio, who is a daughter of . blacksmith at Allentown, was born in Philip and Maragaret Wolff. They have had Paris, France, and is a son of \Vil- seven children, the two survivors being: \Vill liam and Katrina (Schwertman) iam Philip Frederic, who was born March 15,. Trust. 1885, and assists his father in the shop; and When our subject was 12 years old his .Margaret Augusta Theressa, who was born parents moved to Saxony, Germany, where April 27, 1888, and lives with her parents he completed his education. \Vhen 14 years The family belong to the Lutheran Church at of age he was apprenticed to learn the Elida. Mr. Trust is not only a capable, relia- blacksmith’s trade, his father making a con ble workman, but a well-informed, intelligent— tract by which he paid $1oo and provided his man and good citizen. son with clothes for three years, the youth to have no wages during this period. He was __—___.§.§—— thoroughly instructed and after his training was finished he went out as a journeyman, ac ‘\, .\l\’RE.\’ E. PENNY, hardware cording to the German usage, and worked his merchant and one of the leading necessary three years at different points, being citizens of Lima, was born in 1850 then considered capable of startinginto busi in l\liami County, Ohio, but ac ness for himself. \Vhen 20 years old he enter companied his parents, in child ed the army, according to German law, and hood, to Darke County, where he was reared: served as a cavalryman for three years in the and educated. flying artillery. He took part in the Franco For a number of years in early manhood", Prussian \Var, and was on the battlefield at Mr. Penny taught school in Darke and Miami Sedan, when Napoleon was captured. counties, entering business in 1877, when he" In 1875 Mr. Trust came to America and established a meat store at Van Wert. He' reached a strange country without any capital. continued there for two years and then, for He was not discouraged, however, and walked some five years, dealt in agricultural imple the distance between New York and Cincin ments, thus becoming connected with the .\-Ic nati, and from there to Chicago. Subsequent Cormick Harvester Comp_any. Later he be ly he returned to Dayton, Ohio, and soon open came general agent for this large company in ed a shop at Seven Mile, Butler County, Ohio. _ Western Ohio, remaining in that capacity for After one year at that point, he removed to eight years, and then represented the State of Champaign County, remaining there a year, VVisconsin for the J. I. Case Thresher Com and then to New Bremen, Auglaize County, pany, of Racine. for 18 months, and then to Shelby County. On June 1, 1900, Mr. Penny came to Lima Mr. Trust operated his own shop there for nine and, in association with a nephew, established- years and then went back to Germany for a the hardware firm of Penny & Penny, one of visit. Upon his return to America, he worked the city’s large and prospering concerns. for six months in a sawmill in VVashington, and Politically Mr. Penny is a Republican. He then came east to Mercer County, Ohio, where is president of the Business Men’s Association he rented a shop, during all this time having of Lima, and stands as a representative citizen had his Shelby County shop rented. One year Mr. Penny was first married, in 1874, to 644 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

I. Francis Brown, who died in 1893, leaving Mr. Ebersole, for some six months he enjoyed three children, viz: Aaron A., Russell L. and the relaxation of travel. He has very exten Velma Grace. In 1897 he was married to sive property interests, and has dealt in both Mrs. Anna (Bryant) Gillette. His church city and county real estate for a number of affiliations are with the Presbyterians. years. About this time Mr. Krauss erected what is one of the finest and best located busi -—Q-»— ness blocks in the city. It is a three-story and basement brick structure, 25 by 205 feet in di K. KRAUSS, one of the prominent mensions, at No. 234 North Main street, with citizens of Lima, was born near Al offices and store rooms below, and flats above. lentown, Lehigh County, Pennsyl Since retiring from his photographic vania, in 1839, and is a son of Jacob enterprise Mr. Krauss has been handling. as a Krauss, a native of Lehigh County means of occupying his spare time, a very pop and a lifelong resident there. ular surgical appliance known as the “Finger Although Mr. Krauss was best known to Cushion Pad Truss," which has been the the citizens of Lima, for a number of years, as means of curing thousands of afiIicted people. an artistic photographer, he had perfected him He feels that he is doing a good work by call self in other crafts prior to entering that field. ing the attention of the public to such an ap After leaving school, when about 19 years of pliance. He is also largely interested in the age, he learned the carpenter’s trade and still various city utilities, being a stockholder in The later, the machinist’s trade at Philadelphia. Lima Telephone & Telegraph Company. For With a desire to see something of the country some years he has been a valued member of the and also as a business experiment, he then built City Council. for himself a photographic car in which he In 1867 Mr. Krauss was married to Cath traveled for about a year, pausing, wherever erine E. \Vorkman, of Wooster, Ohio. who his fancy led him, to photograph people and was a daughter of Rev. Morgan \Vorkman. landscapes. After disposing of his car, he lo She died in 1885, the mother of one child who cated in Philadelphia, studied the photographic died in infancy. In 1889 Mr. Krauss was art more thoroughly and then worked in this married (second) to Bertha Haines, who is a- line at Allentown and Pittsburg. Thence he daughter of the venerable Jeremiah Haines, removed to \Vooster, Ohio, being for a short who was one of the pioneer agriculturalists of time connected with the Teeple Brothers, German township—he has now reached his photographers, after which he embarked in the 88th year and resides with Mr. Krauss. Mr. business for himself. In association with and Mrs. Krauss are members of the Methodist \Villiam Plummer he opened a photograph gal Episcopal Church. Fraternally he is an Odd lery in \Vooster, and the business was conduct Fellow and a Knight of Pythias. ed one year under the firm name of Krauss 8; Plummer, when Mr. Krauss sold his interest ——_.....___.. and went to South Toledo. There he con ducted a studio for seven months. In Novem 3 D\VIN CLYDE AKERMAN, auditor ber, 1866, he bought a gallery at Lima which " elect of Allen County, Ohio, and one be operated alone for about 16 years, and then of the best known educators in this admitted R. H. Ebersole to partnership. This section of the State. was born June 2, firm continued in business until 1902, and its 1864, on a farm located one mile and fine work was thoroughly appreciated all over a half northeast of LaFayette, Allen County, the surrounding country. Ohio. He is a son of \Villiam Henry and The close confinement of the studio and Mary Jane (Ransbottom) Akerman. contact with chemicals impaired the health of The grandfather of Mr. Akerman, \Villiam Mr. Krauss, and, disposing of his interests to Henry Akerman, was a native of Pennsylvania.

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He came from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to elected to the superintendency of the public Ohio, in 1833. settling first in Morgan County, schools of Elida, Ohio. In 1897 he returned but removing later to a farm near LaFayette, to Bluffton to assume charge of the high school Allen County, where he lived to a good old age and he remained in that position until 1900, and reared a family of 13 children, giving when he was elected superintendent of the three of his sons—Samuel, John and Henry— schools of Bluffton. For these important pos to the service of their country during the Civil itions Mr. Akerman proved to be eminently War. He died October 9, 1878. qualified. Politically, Mr. Akerman has al \Villiam Henry Akerman, Jr., father of our ways been identified with the Democratic subject, was born in Jackson township, Allen party. He was elected to the office of county County, Ohio, April 17, 1840, and almost all auditor in November, 1905, his election being his brief life was spent in this locality, engaged not entirely a party favor but in large part a in farming and teaching school. In 1862 he en token of personal popularity. listed in the Union Army as a member of the He is one of the valued members of the 81st Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf., and was the Allen County Teachers’ Association, the bugler of the regiment and subsequently was Northwestern Ohio Teachers’ Association and advanced to the rank of captain of his company. the Ohio State Teachers’ Association. After nine months of faithful service, he was Mr. Akerman was married August 27, honorably discharged. His lamented death 1888, to Sarah Augusta Butterfoss, who was took place on October 2 5, 1868. In comment born in Hardin County, Ohio, and is a daugh ing upon his decease, a local paper gave expres ter of C. \V. and Millie (Roby) Butterfoss. sion to the general feeling in these words: "A They have two children——Audrey and Opal. model young man and the idol of the neighbor The family belong to the Methodist Episcopal hood.” On January 1, 1863, he married Mary Church and since 1895 Mr. Akerman has been Jane Ransbottom, and two children were born secretary of the official board. On January 1, to them, viz: Edwin Clyde and \Valter Clin 1901, he assumed the duties of Sunday-school ton, the latter of whom died aged one year and superintendent. In fraternal life he is a 10 months. The mother was born in Sugar Mason, an Odd Fellow and a Woodman. Creek township, Allen County, Ohio, October 2, 1840, and is a daughter of Wesley B. and —.....——_—_ Emily (\Vright) Ransbottom, natives of Vir ginia. She still survives, being an esteemed ' REDERICK AGERTER. Among the resident of LaFayette. _ former business men of Lima, who for . Edwin Clyde Akerman was left fatherless years was prominently connected with at the age of four years. He was seven years the city’s machine interests, was old when he removed from the farm to LaFay Frederick Agerter, whose portrait ac ette and he remained in that village until 23 companies this sketch. He was born in Switz years of age, attending school until his 17th erland, March 3, 1833, and died in Lima, Sep year. He then began to teach and has contin tember 1 5, 1883. ued in this profession until the present time. Frederick Agerter had not reached his ma In 1887 he became principal of the Bluffton jority when he emigrated to America in search High School and filled the position most satis of better industrial conditions than he found in factorily._ He remained in- charge for four his native land. In 1858 he settled at San years and then resigned in order to complete dusky, Ohio, and worked at various points un his college course in the Ohio Normal Univer til the outbreak of the Civil War. He enjoyed sity, where_he was graduated in 1892, with the honorable distinction of being the first man honors. to enlist from \Vyandot County, joining Com It was in 1892 that he received a High pany C, 15th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf. After the School life certificate and in the same year was close of his first term of service, he re-enlisted, 648 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

in Company D. 81st Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf. He J. Boyd Douglass was educated in the pub remained in the service for 15 months, when he lic schools of Lima and entered his father’s resigned his commission as 1st lieutenant, on mill while a lad to master the trade. He was account of ill health. Upon his return from engaged in milling about 12 years, finally the war, he was elected county clerk of Wyan abandoning the occupation to accept the office dot County, and, by a succeeding election, of deputy clerk of the Probate Court of Allen served in that office for a period of six years. County, a position he held for two years. He In 1869 Mr. Agerter came to Lima, and was also city clerk of Lima two years, after with four partners immediately engaged in the which he again embarked in commercial life. machine business, the firm being known as He opened a grocery store and meat market Carnes, Agerter & Company. They had exten which was located on Spring street for about sive machine shops and greatly prospered, Mr. four years. Then he removed to his present Agerter remaining secretary and treasurer of commodious quarters at No. 407 \Vest High the firm for 14 years, or until the time of his street, where he conducts one of the cleanest death. As a business man he was energetic and best stocked groceries in the city. and capable, and noted for his thoroughly hon Mr. Douglass was married in 1897 to est and upright methods. He began life with Emma Smith, daughter of S. A. Smith, a con good educational advantages but no capital, tractor of Lima. To this union one child, and through energy and perseverance he ac John S., was born. Mr. Douglass is a mem cumulated a fortune. ber of the Market Street Presbyterian Church. Mr. Agerter married Martha J. Brown, a I daughter of James Brown, of Virginia, her _.—Q....—_ father being a son of Captain Oliver Brown, of the Revolutionary War. They had these chil ' -,; YGENE C. MACKENZIE, manager dren: Rosa J. (Hill), of Lima; Sally L. (Mrs. ' of the Fidelity Coal & Supply Com A. D. Cameron) ; Harriet C. (Mrs. E. E. pany, of Lima, was born in 1856 at Stoll), of Massachusetts; Martha W. (Mrs. H. Kalida, Putnam County, and is a son M. Jenks), of England; Caroline J., who re of Judge James Mackenzie, whose sides with her mother in the beautiful home at biography appears elsewhere in this volume. No. 890 West Market street, Lima, and Fred The family came to Allen County in 1858 and erick Brown, who died at the age of 28 years here our subject was educated and grew to and left one child, Harry M. manhood. In politics Mr. Agerter was a Democrat. Young Mackenzie had not yet attained his Fraternally he was identified with the Masons majority when he was chosen deputy clerk of and the Odd Fellows. He was a man of ster Allen County in 1876, and he was still holding ling character, one who commanded the respect that position in 1882 when he was elected to of all who knew him. The family belong to the the office of county clerk. He was reelected Presbyterian Church. in 1885. After serving two terms, he retired from political life and purchased a flouring ___Q..+___ mill, which he operated until it was burned BOYD DOUGLASS, a popular grocer down in 1892. After the destruction of his of Lima, was born in Bellefontaine, mill. he was tendered a position with the Man Ohio, in 1865, but has been a resident hattan Oil Company, and took charge of the of this city since his seventh year. His shipping department of their refinery in \Vood father, John C. Douglass. is a resident County, Ohio. He remained with them until of Forest, Hardin County, Ohio, where he the Fidelity Coal & Supply Company was or operates a large flouring-mill. He has been ganized in 1900, when he returned to Lima to engaged in the milling industry for more than act as their manager, and has been retained in 40 years, 19 of which were spent in running a that capacity since. mill in Lima, where he has many warm friends. Mr. Mackenzie was married in 1880 to Ella AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 649

\ Gorton, daughter of one of the pioneer business and Mrs. Searles have three children: Harold, men of Lima, W. B. Gorton. They have two Howard and Gladys. children, Helen M. and James Gorton, the lat Politically, Mr. Mackenzie has always been ter of whom was graduated from the Lima more or less active. He is one of the leading schools and is now studying architecture, pre members of the United Brethen Church at Del paratory to entering a school of architecture phos, has been its treasurer for many years and this year. Mr. Mackenzie is a 32nd degree has been its representative to the general con Mason with membership in all the Lima bodies; ference. With his wife, Mr. Mackenzie has he belongs to the Cincinnati Consistory. visited many parts of the United States from coast to coast. Mrs. Mackenzie has made a _--4-0-¢— most interesting collection of pictures and notes of these travels. - H. MACKENZIE, a large brick .—H— ' manufacturer of Delphos, was born in Jackson township, Seneca D. OWEN, of the firm of Palmer County, Ohio, on the 7th of Sep & Owen, carriage manufacturers, tember, 1848, and is a son of Rev. of Lima, was reared in Kenton, John T. Mackenzie. Hardin County, Ohio, in which \Vhen he was four years old the parents of place he was born in 1871. His Mr. Mackenzie moved to Allen County, and father was James Owen, now deceased, who settled on a farm in Spencer township, where was a stone contractor and conducted an ex he attended the district schools. When 21 years tensive business at Kenton. old he started into business for. himself as a Mr. Owen was educated in his native vil farmer, and until 15 years ago continued to be lage and then entered the employ of interested in agriculture. Since then he has op the Champion Fence Company of that erated one of the largest brick yards in the vi place, remaining with that concern one cinity of Delphos. The capacity of his yard and a half years. Having decided to learn is 20,000 brick in an eight-hour day or nearly the carriage manufacturing business, he 1,000,000 in the season—from April to Novem secured work with Pool Brothers, engaged in ber. Fully two-thirds of the brick manufac that line, and two years later. accepted a posi tured are shipped away. Mr. Mackenzie pur tion with the H. Keiser Buggy Company. Dur chased this plant in 1900 from Bour Brothers ing the seven years he was in the service of and under his management it grew into a this company he became proficient in his work, large industry. The plant is located right at and the succeeding years were spent working at the clay banks and every facility has been his trade in various towns of the State—Wash added to ensure the quality of brick and its ington Court House, Yellow Springs and De economic handling. fiance, each being the scene of his labors before Mr. Mackenzie has been a very useful and he became identified with the Collins Buggy public spirited citizen. During several years, Company, of Akron, Ohio. During his resi when he served on the City Council, he devoted dence in Akron, Ohio, he spent two years at his energies to securing many city improve-. various night schools, studying mechanical ments, including permanent sidewalks and a drawing and designing, in which branches he fine sewer system. became very proficient; also, for several Mr. Mackenzie married Amelia Steiger, months, he was a student of the International daughter of an old pioneer of Allen County, Correspondence Schools of Scranton, Pennsyl the late George Steiger, who died in April, vania. In 1899 he left the employ of the Col 1901. Mr. and Mrs. Mackenzie have one lins Buggy Company to establish his present daughter, Laura Ann, who is the wife of G. business in Lima, becoming a partner of J. B. Searles, a funeral director at Delphos. Mr. Palmer. The firm of Palmer & Owen has been 650 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY an assured success from the first. They have wife was formerly Susan Fisher, who was born experienced a constantly growing demand for on this place, her parents being Michael and their carriages and buggies. Mr. Owen, with Elizabeth (Anspach) Fisher, who came here J. B. Palmer and John W. Swan, owns and from Perry County and acquired a large operates the Lima Motor Car Company, and amount of land. Mr. and Mrs. Holman have his public spirit and enterprise have made him but two children, Lily and Arthur. They are a valuable acquisition to the city. members of the Lutheran Church, of which Mr. Owen was married March 5, 1892, to Mr. Holman has been trustee for nine years. Austa Lynch, a daughter of Alonzo Lynch, of He does not take a great deal of interest in pol Kenton, Ohio. Mr. Owen is an active worker itics, but votes the Democratic ticket. in Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is a member, and is also connected _—¢.»— with the Masonic fraternity. l-l.\’. O. H. HOLLISTER, assistant —_Q»—— ' quartermaster general of the Grand ./\rn1y of the Republic, Department Il.I-l.\.\I H. HOLMAN, a promi of Ohio, and a valued citizen of Lima, " .7. 110111 farmer of section 34, Jack now lives at his pleasant home at No. w‘ll township, is a native of Allen 557 \Vest Spring street, retired from active County, having been born in Jack business life, but with many memories of the son township on January 20, 1854. strenuous years now past, during which he His parents were Daniel and Rebecca (Sny earned honorable distinction on the field of bat der) Holman, the former a native of Ross tle, in public office and in commercial affairs. County and the latter, of Perry County, this General Hollister was born at Warrensville. State. near. Cleveland, Ohio, January 30, 1837, and Daniel Holman went from Ross County to is a son of Samuel C. Hollister. Delaware County with his parents at an early General Hollister comes of Revolutionary day and lived there until 1845 when, with a stock, his grandfather, Appleton Hollister, brother and sister, he came to Allen County having served as a soldier in the Revolutionary and took up a tract of timberland in Jackson \Var. His father followed the peaceful pur township. He was a cripple for the greater suits of agriculture in Crawford County, Penn part of his life, but was able to oversee the sylvania, but was also a man of loyal spirit and cultivation of his farm, upon which he died in deeply concerned in public affairs. He was his 66th year, a little less than one month after one of the early abolitionists and concerned in his wife had been laid to rest. Their family nearly all of their movements. consisted of six children, namely: William H.; The subject of this sketch was reared and Sarah Elizabeth, who was twice married— educated in Ohio, whither. the family removed first to a Mr. Hesser and after his death to a at an early day. He remained on the home Mr. Austin, of Harrod; Edward; Alice, wife farm until the outbreak of the Civil \Var. of Henderson Fackler, of LaFayette; John, when he enlisted, June 5, 1861, in Company of Harrod; and Amos, of Lima. I, 1oth Reg., Pennsylvania Reserves, being Mr. Holman was reared on his father’s mustered into the United States service farm and received his education in the public at Pittsburg. His regiment reached \Vash schools. He has always been engaged in agri ington City on the night after the first culture and moved to his present farm about battle of Bull Run, and the command assisted 16 years ago. Previously he had rented the in the building of Fort Pennsylvania, on land he tilled. He cleared the timber and un Georgetown Heights. The young soldier derbrush from 5 5 of his 80 acres, and erected faced the enemy first at a point called Dranes the buildings which are now on the place. His ville, then to Mechanicsville, Virginia. and AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 651

on the third occasion, at Gaines’ Mill. Al viz: Anna I., wife of Roland B. Thompson, a though this last battle was by no means the merchant of Meadville, Pennsylvania, and most serious of the war to the country at large, Charles W., who is with the Buckeye Pipe Line it was most memorable to our subject, as it Company, at Lima. Since 1866 our esteemed was here that he was wounded so severely as subject has been a member. of the Independent to necessitate the amputation of his left arm, Order of Odd Fellows, and still takes an ac on August 9, 1862, at \Vashington. His hon tive interest in the work and aims of the fra orable discharged followed on September 12th, ternity. when he returned to Pennsylvania where his —¢»—— people were then living. In the course of time Mr. Hollister recup 19 ON S. BRO\VER, one of the well erated from the injury which closed his mili ’° known residents of German township, tary career, and received the appointment of resides on his valuable farm of 100 deputy collector of internal revenue, which acres, which is just three and a half recognition of his worth was followed in Oc miles west of the Court House in tober, 1863, by his election as clerk of the Lima, and just south of the Allentown r.oad. Court of Quarter Sessions in the Orphans’ Mr. Brower was born in Sugar Creek town Court. He was reelected in 1866, and served ship, Allen County, Ohio, November 22, 1854, in that position with the greatest efficiency for and is a son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Stevens) a period of six years. In 1870 he was ap Brower. pointed county enumerator, and took the cen The great-grandfather of Mr. Brower came sus that year at Meadville. In 1871 he was to America from Holland, settled in Pennsyl chosen clerk of the Board of County Com vania and later moving to Virginia. There his missioners and directors of the poor, and for son, John Brower, was born and spent his 20 years he continued to satisfactorily perform whole life. Joseph Brower, father. of Lon S., the duties of that position. During the admin was born in Rockingham County, Virginia, istration of President Harrison, he served for and came to Allen County, when 16 years of three years as postmaster at Meadville, Penn age, settling in Sugar Creek township, where sylvania. During all the years when he was he lived all through his active life, casting under public observation, it is certainly to his every vote there until 1896, when he took up credit that no breath of scandal ever touched his home with our subject. He married Eliza his honorable name. In 1898 he came to lzeth Stevens who was born at Pittsburg, Penn Lima, and continued with the Buckeye Pipe sylvania, and was a daughter of John Stevens Line Company for a year and a half, when who emigrated from Carmarthenshire, South he resigned, he was succeeded by his son. \V ales. They had three sons and one daughter In 1904 he was appointed assistant quarter viz: Rachel, who died aged nine years; John, master general of the Grand Army of the Re who died aged six years; Abraham L., a col public, Department of Ohio, a body in which lege graduate of Lebanon, Ohio, and later prin he has taken the deepest interest. He is also cipal of the schools of Seattle, Washington, the adjutant of Mart Armstrong Post, No. where he resides, who married Ella Steman, 202, G. A. R., of Lima, and is very prominent of Logan County, Ohio; and Lon S., of this in everything pertaining to the welfare of the sketch. order. Lon S. Brower was reared and educated General Hollister was married April 21, in Sugar Creek township and has followed 1864, to Mary E. \Vilson, who is a daughter. agricultural pursuits all his life. For eight of Maj. Robert \Vilson, of the Pennsylvania years after his marriage he lived in Sugar National Guard, who also served as County Creek township, and then purchased his pres Auditor of Crawford County, Pennsylvania. ent farm from his.brother-in-law, A. Young. General and Mrs. Hollister have two children, It is one of the most valuable farms in the -652 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

county; while Mr. Brower carries on general able to command a capital of no mean size. farming, he makes a specialty of raising corn, From New York he went to Buffalo and thence as do many of his neighbors. in 1854 to Delphos, where he opened a shop; Mr. Brower was married December 18. he also bought a farm of 120 acres in section 1879, to Martha Pfiefer, who is a daughter of 22, Marion township. He now owns 130 acres Nicholas Pfiefer, one of the pioneers of Ger in Allen County and a tract of 80 acres in Van man township. The ceremony took place in \Vert County. the home which they now occupy, Mrs. Brower Frederick Beutner was united in marriage, at that time residing with her sister, Mrs. in 1854, at Buffalo, New York, to Johanna Young. Mr. and Mrs. Brower have two Frombach, who was born in Germany, Septem daughters—Blanche and Hazel. The former ber 4, 1827, died in Ohio, December 15, 1904, was born June 28, 1881, and was married to and was laid to rest December 18, 1904. They Jacob Bowers of Canton, Ohio, November had four sons: Frederick, Carl, John Lud 24, 1904. They were classmates at Lima Col wig and Frederick Philip. The two older lege, where both graduated. They reside at children died in infancy. John Ludwig Beut Fostoria, Ohio, where Mr. Brower is principal ner is a prominent farmer of Marion township, of the schools. Hazel, the second daughter, residing in section 23. was born August 1, 1885, and is an accom Frederick P. Beutner attended school at plished young lady, a graduate of the Lima Delphos until he was 14 years old. He then High School. Mr. Brower is a stanch mem became a cash boy in a grocery store and sub ber of the Republican party and is serving his sequently worked under his father for a year township as a member of the School Board. at the shoemaking trade. Later he engaged in __-Q-~_ a harness business and worked for five years with Longsworth at Delphos. An accident by _ REDERICK PHILIP BEUTNER. which he suffered the loss of several of his ’' one of Allen County’s prominent fingers compelled him to abandon work at this farmers and good citizens, who re trade and he then went to farming, his father sides on his well-improved farm of giving him a fine property of more than 169 169 acres, located in section 27, Mar acres in section 27, Marion township. Our ion township, belongs to one of the pioneer subject has reditched the farm, has built a num families of this locality. He was born at Del ber of substantial buildings upon it and remod phos, Allen County, Ohio, April 7, 1862, and eled others, each improvement adding to the is a son of Frederick and Johanna (From value of the property. It was formerly known bach) Beutner. as the “Beutner Picnic Grounds.” Frederick Beutner was born in the same On December 24, 1887, Mr. Beutner was year that witnessed the birth of Queen Vic married to Delma A. Patton, who was born toria, of England. His parents were honest, March 9, 1868. in Marion township, Allen industrious Germans and he was born in Ger County, Ohio, and is a daughter of Andrew many, February 25, 1819, and learned the Jackson and Mary Jane (Moyer) Patton. trade of shoemaker when he was still a very The four children of this marriage are: Carl young man. As a journeyman he traveler Fredrick, born January 2, 1889, Robin Adair, -over a large part of Europe. After working born January 1, 1891; Donald Clair, born for some years in that way, he decided to try August 4, 1894; and Helen, born August 26, his fortune in America. He landed from a 1899. sailing vessel at New York, with but 50 cents In his religious views Mr. Beutner is lib in his pocket. From this small capital Mr. eral. He is an independent voter. casting his Beutner, by industry and frugality, built up a ballot for the candidate he judges to be most comfortable competency and now, in the even efficient. ing of life, living as a beloved member of the ANDREW JACKSoN PATToN, father of Mrs. families of his sons, as best pleases him, he is Beutner, was born September 16, 1826, in Al

MR.ANDMRS.ABRAMP.KIPLINGERFAMILYAND AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 655 len County, Ohio, on the farm now occupied of Ohio for more than a century, the great by Minor T. Long. He is the eldest of 10 grandfather of our subject having settled in - children born to John and Rachel (Clawson) Clark County where his remains were laid to Patton, who were from Pennsylvania. The rest. children of these Ohio pioneers were: An Daniel Kiplinger was a native of Virginia, drew Jackson, now in his 80th year; Hannah, whence he came by ox team to Clark County Ann, Mary, Frederick, \Villiam, Philip and and where he died April 8, 1867, at the age of Susanna. John Patton died on his 40 acre 74 years. His wife, Elizabeth Pence, was also farm in Allen County. His son \Villiam, who a native of Virginia. They entered 300 acres is a farmer in Marion township, was a mem of land in Clark county, and some idea of the ber of the 99th Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf., from honorable character of the man may be gleaned 1862 until June, 1865. He took part in the from the following endorsement which is found battles of Stone River, Chickamauga, Lookout on the deed to the property: “I this day walked Mountain, Missionary Ridge and Ringgold, to Cincinnati to make final payment of one Georgia. He was with Sherman in the great dollar and fifty cents on this land.” A man - “March to the Sea” and with Thomas in the whose conscientious scruples would induce him campaign against Hood. In April. 1866, he to walk that distance to discharge so paltry a married Catherine Jacobs, who was born in debt certainly left the impress of his nobility 1846 in Seneca County, Ohio, and they have upon his descendants, while he himself was 10 children. In 1877 he bought 23 acres of held in the highest esteem. He reared four chil land in section 18, Marion township, on the dren—Jacob, Daniel, Philip and Elizabeth, Spencerville road. who married a Mr. Loudenbach. The children of Andrew Jackson Patton Philip Kiplinger was born in January, 1804, and wife were 10 in number; of these the fol in the Luray Valley, Virginia. \Vhen a child lowing survive: F. R., \_V. E., Franklin B., of two years his parents removed to Ohio, and Josephine (Mrs. Nelson Bryan). Jacob S. and from that time. his entire life was passed on a Delma A., wife of our subject. The two farm in Clark County. He was a member of youngest members of the family (twins) died the State militia and acted as guard against at birth, with their mother. the Indians at Fort Defiance. He married Ma Mr. Patton is one of the representative men hala Shockey who was born in Kentucky, Oc of Marion township and he has done much in tober 29. 1806. Her parents were \Villiam and the way of its material development. As the (Casseldine) Shockey, of North Caro result of his individual efforts, 220 acres were lina, who bore their. part in the frontier Indian cleared from the native forest. wars of Kentucky. In addition to doing her housework and rearing a family of 15 children, —Q.@..——. she wove the cloth which she afterward made 1 __ BRAM PHILANDER KIPLINGER. into their garments, and, when her husband ~ -- the well-known horticulturist of Perry was away from home, assumed his work, even township, has a productive fruit farm to the extent of sawing lumber. She died Jan of 67 acres in section 27. where he uary 2. 1887, leaving behind a blessed memory. raises the most delicious fruits to be The children of Philip Kiplinger and his wife found in this part of the State. Mr. Kiplinger were as follows: Daniel, a resident of Lima; was born in Clark County, Ohio, near the city \Villiam, James and Louisa, deceased; Eliza of Springfield, December 21, 1843, and is a beth (Senseman) and Hannah (Moles) twins; representative of one of the oldest families in John Wesley, who died in infancy; VVesley the State. His parents were Philip and Mahala Harrison; Isaac Emory, deceased; Samuel, who (Shockey) Kiplinger and his grandparents. died of smallpox in the Civil war; Philip An Daniel and Elizabeth (Pence) Kiplinger. The thony and Joseph Conray, twins—the former a family was founded in America more than 200 resident of Louisiana and the latter, of Find years ago and its members have been residents lay, Ohio ; Abram Philander ; Lucetta Caroline, 656 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

who married Rev. A. J. Fish; and Brazellas Raleigh the last fight with Johnston occurred, Franklin, who died in Springfield, Ohio, at the the soldiers marching thence to VVashington age of 54 years. where the Grand Review was held. After go Abram P. Kiplinger attended the common ing into camp at Louisville, they went to Co schools and remained at home until his 18th lumbus where they were discharged. year, when, in January, 1862, he enlisted for Mr. Kiplinger was a carpenter by trade, service in the Civil \Var, as a member. of Com and he now returned to that occupation, for 17 pany E, 60th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf. At years being engaged in that calling in Lima. Harper’s Ferry he was taken prisoner and later In September, 1883, he moved to his present sent to Chicago on parole, remaining there residence in Perry township where he has 67 seven weeks until his term of enlistment had acres of land and devotes his time to farming expired. Re-enlisting in Company H, 32d Ohio and fruit-raising. Mr. Kiplinger has given Regiment, he became a member. of the Third especial and successful attention to cultivating Brigade, Fourth Division, 17th Army Corps, strawberries and small fruits and vegetables. under the command of General Blair and was Mr. Kiplinger was married June 23, 1868, sent to Vicksburg where he joined a com to Orissa Kelsey, by whom he has three chil mand detailed for guard duty. He returned dren—Velora, Ella and Ethel. Velora was born home on a veteran’s furlough for 30 days, and, December 1, 1869, and is the wife of Milliard after he had recuperated and visited relatives \Vinegardner and the mother of three children and friends, once more sought the scene of —Imogene, Doyle and Lester L. Ella was born army activities. He first went to Cairo, where March 7. 1874, and mar.ried A. C. Smith, of he took a steamer to Clifton, Tennessee, and Auglaize County. Their children are Beatrice thence assumed a wearing march which only and Albert Nolen. Ethel was born September terminated when General Sherman’s army was 26, 1884. and married Doc. Horn, October 25, reached near Atlanta. The siege of Atlanta 1905. Mrs. Kiplinger is a native of Vermont continued 120 days and on the 22d of July, and was born September 5, 1848. Her parents 1864, from 11 o’clock in the moruing until 9 were Elias and-Mary Ann (Gilbert) Kelsey, o’clock at night the contest was a hand-to-hand the father a native of Vermont and the mother fight between the contending forces, the latter of Plainfield, New Hampshire. Her maternal part of the engagement being fought in dark ancestors were “Mayflower” pilgrims; her ness. In this fierce engagement Mr. Kip grandfather Kelsey and grandfather Gilbert linger’s regiment lost 140 men, but it was the took part in the war of 1812, and her great beginning of the end of that great struggle. In grandfather Kelsey was a soldier in the Revo October a 300-mile dash was made after Gen lution. Mr. and Mrs. Kiplinger are members eral Hood, which ended in the latterfs army be of the Methodist Episcopal Church and are con ing scattered and broken up. After this came sistent Christian people. Mr. Kiplinger is a the memorable “March to the Sea.” The army prominent member of the G. A. R. and a stanch left Marietta, Georgia, with 70,000 head of Republican. cattle, which were to furnish fresh meat for the A group picture of Mr. and Mrs. Kiplinger men on the march; but, like the marches, the and family accompanies the foregoing sketch, meat was tough and little enjoyed by the weary being presented on a preceding page. soldiers. Leaving Savannah after a three ———+»—— weeks’ stay there, the army made a 55 days’ march through the Carolinas, covering a dis TTO G. TAGUE, who is extensively tance of 5 50 miles by way of Columbia, which engaged in the oil industry in Ohio they burned. Then on through Orangeburg to and Indiana oil fields, is also well Raleigh, being compelled to wade through known through this section as a swamps in order to reach the Rebels, who felt newspaper man and since 1902 he has secure in the belief that the undertaking would been proprietor and editor of the Oil News. be too great for the Yankees to attempt. At a monthly journal which he founded and AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 657

which is entirely devoted to the oil indus jority. He then came to the Ohio Oil field try. Mr. Tague was born in 1877 in Switz and secured employment with the ManhattanI erland County, Indiana, and is a son of James Oil Company. Two years later he accepted a’ Tague, who superintends his son’s large oil lucrative position in the clerical department of properties. the National Supply Company, of \Vood Mr. Tague was educated in the public County, and has worked his way up by the schools of Ohio and when his education was interest and energy he has shown in the busi complete he went out on the road for the pub ness. The main ofiices are at Toledo, Ohio-, lishing firm of Rand, McNally & Company with 70 branch offices, where all the tools used of Chicago, and was connected with their ad in the production of oil are handled; vertising department for four years. Mr. Colt has operated in every oil field in In 1900 Mr. Tague left off traveling in the Union, except Texas. He established the order to accept the editorship of the Van first supply store opened in Kansas, and started Wert Times, at Van Wert, Ohio, but in less the store for the National Supply Company im than a year he came to Lima where the field California. In 1897 he came to Lima as the was larger and was connected with the Repub local manager of the company and conducts lican-Gazette until 1902 when he established a very successful business. He has large busi the Oil News. This journal filled a long-felt ness interests, being engaged in oil productioni want and its circulation extends all over the in the field of Ohio and Indiana; director. in world, subscribers being found in South The Lima Trust Company; stockholder in the America and in South Africa. Crystal Ice & Coal Company; stockholder of - Mr. Tague has not been satisfied with liter the First National Bank of Cuba, New York ;; ary laurels but has been interested in a very and also in the Lima Driving Park Associa practical way in large oil interests for some tion. He is a genial, affable gentleman who,. years. He is president of several oil companies notwithstanding his complex business interests,. in the Ohio and Indiana fields and he is also finds time for recreation and a social hour with interested in Dr. S. A. Baxter’s copper mines his friends. Mr. Colt was married in 1894 to in South Dakota. Hattie Clayton, of Bluffton, Indiana. In 1902 Mr. Tague was married to Laura M. Watts, who is a daughter of A. H. Watts, superintendent of the motive power department of the Cincinnati & Northern Railroad. Mr. and Mrs. Tague are the parents of one daugh NDREW J. CHAPMAN, one of the .l substantial farmers of Allen County, ter,—Beatrice. Fraternally Mr. Tague has membership was born in Butler County, Ohio, with the Masons and the Elks. His offices are May 22, 1833. He has been a resi in the Opera House Block, Lima. He is one dent of Perry township since 1837, of the city’s busy and successful men. and is the owner of a fine farm in section 35 His parents were Lewis and Catherine (Mc

—§....— Taggert) Chapman, who moved from Penn sylvania to Allen County in 1837. Eight years P. COLT, local manager of the later Lewis Chapman, who was a farmer, died. * National Supply Company, of He was a Democrat and a member of the Hard Lima, has been connected with Shell Baptist Church at Lima. There was born' this company for the past 12 to him and his wife, Catherine McTaggert, years, eight of which have been five children, three of whom died in infancy. spent in Lima in his present office. He was The two surviving are J. H., who was born born in Erie County, Pennsylvania, in 1870, August 16, 1834, and Andrew J. Mrs. Chap was there educated and reared on a farm, man passed away in the autumn of 1877. which was his home until he reached his ma Andrew J. Chapman attended school in a4 658 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

the same district in which he now lives ex He is a member of Armstrong Post, No. 202, cepting the time spent in the Civil War, and re G. A. R., and of the Methodist Episcopal mained at home until his marriage. _ He first Church. enlisted in September, 1861, in Company D, + 54th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf. After serving for 19 months and 18 days he received a certificate APT. C. F. DONZE, one of the of discharge from the surgeon on account of prominent citizens of Lima, who is disability. Having regained his health, he re identified with the city's material enlisted in 1864 in Company B, 151st Ohio, development and its business and and served 1oo days, receiving his discharge social life, is a native of France, a August 27, 1864. The first important en country which has contributed largely to the gagement in which he participated was at good citizenship of America. Captain Donze \Vashington City, when General Early made was born June 5, 1844, and accompanied his his raid upon it. Returning to Ohio, he again parents to America at the age of five years. took up farming and has continued in that oc The parents of our subject settled in \Vill Culiatloi1 ever since. He bought 90 acres of iams County, Ohio, and there the boy was land in section 35, Perry township, and about reared and educated, and imbibed the patriotic 1875 built a comfortable modern residence feelings which induced him, a youth of but 17 and otherwise improved his property, making years, to enlist in the defense of the flag of it one of the most desirable in the township. his adopted country. In August, 1861, he be In addition to this farm, Mrs. Chapman owns came a member of Company A, 38th 38 acres in section 25, Perry township, which Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf., remaining with she inherited from her father. the same company when it veteranized Mr. Chapman has been twice married. On two years later. He was with the May 2, 1866, he was married to Letitia Kerr. same regiment until the close of the war. with daughter of. Alexander E. Kerr, who resided the exception of the times when on detached in Auglaize township. She died in November, duty. His service covered three years and 11 1867. and on May 9, 1869, Mr. Chapman was months, and he was mustered out on July 22, united in marriage to his present wife who was 1865 at the close of the war. He took part formerly Anna Bowdle. Mrs. Chapman was in every engagement of the regiment. partici born April 23, 1845, and is a daughter of pating in the whole campaign under General Jesse L. Bowdle, of Perry township. To this Rosecrans through Kentucky and Tennessee, union seven children were born, as follows: the battles of Chickamauga and Missionary Harley Weston. born February 28. 1870, who Ridge. then on to Atlanta. thence to Jones married Ora Sherfey and resides in Lima; boro, back to Kingston. and under General Effie \V. (Stevenson), born January 3, 1872. Sherman in his famous “March to the Sea ;" who has three children. Lucille, \Valter and then up through the Carolinas to the Grand Evelyn, and lives in Perry township; Laura Review at VVashington. L. (Moyer), born July 14, 1874, who is Captain Donze did not escape injury during the mother of four children Naomi, Doyle. these years of exposure and dangers. He Charles and Ernest; Sarah E. (Naylor), born was wounded on several occasions, the most April 24, 1878, who is the mother of one child serious one being received at the battle of —Vera; Jesse G., born December 11, 1880, Jonesboro, Georgia, on September 1, 1864. who married Bessie Baker, has one child, Enlisting as a private, he was rapidly ad Pansy, and resides in Kossuth, Auglaize vanced, later becoming sergeant and color -County; Bessie M., born October 29, 1883, and _ bearer. \Vith him it is a cherished privilege to Charles H., born August 31, 1886. who lives meet his old comrads at the yearly reunions at home. Mr. Chapman is a Republican and and to carry again his old flag. which he so has served as assessor and township treasurer. gallantly upheld when bullets rained about him AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 659

and the enemy’s deadly shells were exploding mother. was related to Nelson and Warlow and above his head. His company went out with both parents were natives of Wales, as were a membership of 101 ; 120 recruits were must their ancestors as far back as can be traced. ered into the service during the war, and of -Squire Thomas Powell, the grandfather of our the original muster, 29 answered the muster subject, was a magistrate of \Vales and an call at the close of the war. earnest follower. of John \Vesley, taking an After his army life was over, Captain active part in the religious strife of that age. Donze returned home and spent his first win One of his sons, Matthew Powell, led the ter attending school. In the spring of 1866 he \Velsh guerrillas at the famous battle of Water engaged in a hardware business at Bryan, Ohio loo. The family were remarkable for their and at other points under the firm name of longevity, the grandparents passing their 80th Garver, Donze & Company. In 1878 he came milestone and the father being past 90 at to Lima and continued in the hardware busi death. James Powell was a leather dresser, ness for some seven years, later in the furniture having learned that trade with his father. line and still later became interested in milling. \Villiam Warlow Powell was one of eight In April, 1904, he sold out his milling interests children, five sisters and three brothers, and and since then has not been in active business was the only one of the family to leave \/Vales. life. Although this is true, it does not mean He lived on a farm until he was about 22 that he has retired from all activity as to pub years of age when he learned the trade of a lic concern and public-spirited movements, for butcher, working at the business both in \V ales he is now, as formerly, alive to everything and England. After mastering the trade in which closely concerns his city. He is a large Shropshire, he opened a shop for himself in owner of real estate and built the Donze & Newtown, where he did a good business for Krauss Block, on North Main street and the that country. Having made the acquaintance fine three-story Donze Block on South Main of a butcher in London, who catered to the street, which is 50 by 90 feet; also a block on wants of the royal family. Mr. Powell supplied Spring street, which has 50 feet frontage and him with VVelsh mutton for the royal table for a part of which is 60 and the remainder 97 three years. In the fall of 1865 he came to feet deep. America and proceeded from New York to Captain Donze is a member of the City Dayton. Ohio, wherehe remained a short time Board of Review of Lima, a member of the before coming to Lima. Here he opened a board of trustees of the Masonic Hall Com butcher shop which he conducted for 20 years, pany and a member of the executive committee and soon worked up a lucrative patronage, and of the board of directors of the Lima Pro which continued with him until his retirement gressive Association. He belongs also to the from the business. He then turned his atten Country Club. In addition he is a Mason, be tion to agriculture, moving on the farm with longing to the Blue Lodge, Council and Com his wife’s father. Mr. Powell has been equally mandery at Lima and to Antioch Temple, of successful in his farming operations and now the Mystic Shrine at Dayton. He is also a owns three adjoining farms in Bath township member of the Grand Army of the Republic. —one of 40 acres, one of 54 acres and the

._Q.»— homestead on which he lives, which consists of 80 acres. ll-l.lAM WARLOW PO\/VELL, a Mr. Powell was married in 1868, to Martha retired butcher of Lima, resides Jane Cobean, who was born in Logan County. 1/1) a farm in section 13, Bath Ohio, February 9, 1840, but has been a resi township, where he is engaged in dent here since early girlhood, her father. Sam general farming and stock-raising. uel Cobean, having brought his family to this He was born in Montgomeryshire, North locality when it was little more than a wilder Wales. May 20, 1830, and is a son of James ness. Their family consists of the following and Mary Harriet (Cowdal) Powell. His children, viz: Mary H., wife of C. H. Palsor, 660 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

I of Lima; Emma R.; Ida Bell, wife of Joseph his personal attention to these various inter I. Thayer, of Perrysburg, Ohio; Susan; Sarah; ests and being naturally, one of the busiest and Thomas E., a farmer. of Bath township, men of the city. who married Dona Stinson; whose father In 1883 Mr. Rowlands was married to lives in Bath township. Mr. Powell is a de Lizzie M. Koller, of Tiffin, Ohio, who is a vout Methodist, having joined that church in daughter of Henry O. Koller. They have two Wales when a lad of 17 years. s0ns—Carl K. and Walter D. Mr. Rowlands has served on the City Coun ——-——Q+§— cil and has been president of that body. F ra ternally he is a Mason and an Elk.

’ ! \V. RO\/VLANDS,one of Lima’s lead

l. ing citizens, a prominent merchant —§-Q-.— and vice-president of the Lima Driv ! ing Park Association, was born in this l DAM D. LUGIBIHL, who conducts city in 1861, and is a son of Daniel the leading hardware store at Bluff Rowlands, one of its honored retired citizens, ton, was born about six miles north of who was formerly largely interested in real es Bluffton, August 24, 1848. His par- . tate. Daniel Rowlands built the paper mills at ents were Christian and Barbara Piqua and Upper Sandusky, Ohio, and for a (Hilty) Lugibihl, both of whom were natives. number of years was manager of the Lima of Alsace, France. The father was born No-— Paper Mills. He also served on the Water vember 21, 1809, and came to the United \Vorks Board at Lima. States in 1824 with his father, Christian J. W. Rowlands was educated in the pub Lugibihl, Sr. Later he came to Ohio, where lic schools of Lima and the Ohio Normal Uni in 1835 he entered a quarter section of land in versity at Ada, Ohio. With the exception of a Riley township, Putnam County, which he period of eight years, during which he traveled farmed until his death. On February 1, 1838, in Indiana, Dakota and the West, he has lived he was married to Barbara Hilty, who continuously at Lima, where his business and was born April 5, 1814, and died October 3, social interests are centered. In 1886 Mr. 185 3, just two years before her husband, who Rowlands became associated in the furniture passed away on October .3, 185 5. Nine chil house of C. Betzer & Company, but in 1893 dren were born to them and eight of this num- embarked in the same line of business for him ber grew to adult years. self and, through enterprise and ability, has Adam D. Lugibihl was a child of five established the largest trade in the city. Mr. years when his mother was taken from him; Rowlands has a fine location at No. 204 when his father died two years later he came North Main street, where he utilizes 560 feet to Allen County and made his -home with his of floor space in displaying his goods, while uncle, David Lugibihl, for five years. The his warehouse gives him 300 more feet. His following four years he lived with a sister, stock is up-to-date in every particular, and, in then one year was spent with a cousin and one addition to all the new conceits of fashion, in with a brother at the home. He had by this cludes all the old standard goods, with prices time reached the age of 18 and was ready to do to suit the workingman and millionaire alike. for himself. He secured employment with a In addition to his large business in this line, he carpenter in order to learn the trade, which he is financially interested in a number of other followed in various places until he entered his successful enterprises. He is a large operator present business. In this manner he managed in Lima real estate, is one of the original stock to see considerable of the \Vestern country and holders in the Lima Trust Company, a stock at the same time to keep constantly at holder in the Lima Telephone & Telegraph work. The summer of 1867 was spent Company, and a director and vice-president of in St. Clair County, Illinois, and the the Lima Driving Park Association, giving two years following that in Kansas City..

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In 1870 he was employed on the con born August 21, 1878, who died April 26, struction of the Kansas Pacific Railroad, 1883; Harley, born January 4, 1882; and and during 15 months he was with the com Myron, born March 30, 1887. Mr. Lugibihl pany the principal meat provided him was buf is a Republican, but has devoted little time to falo meat. Two months were spent in Denver politics. He was a member of the Bluffton and then in December, 1871,tired of the life of Council for three terms and gave the same a rover. he returned to Ohio. In June, 1872, energy to the transaction of the city affairs Mr. Lugibihl and Peter Diller purchased the that he does to the conduct of his own busi small stock of hardware at Bluffton, which had TlCSS. been carried by Ransom Bartlett, and opened the store under the firm name of Diller & _Q....—__. Lugibihl. At that time the railroad had not yet reached Bluffton, but under the excellent AVID W. STEINER, M. D., who is management of the new firm the business grew associated with his two brothers, Dr. and prospered until it was necessary to have - Isaac F. and Dr. Oliver S. Steiner, in additional room for the stock. Having erected the practice of medicine and surgery, a handsome brick building in 1873, they pur at Lima, is one of the eminent men in chased the adjoining building in 1885, thus se his profession in this section of the State. He curing one of the best locations in the city and was born near Bluffton, in Putnam County, enabling them to make a much better showing Ohio, and is a son of Rev. Isaac and Mary of their goods in the large double store thus ac Paulina (Rothen) Steiner. quired. For 26 years these gentlemen con The mother of Dr. Steiner was a daughter ducted this large hardware business together, of Rev. David Rothen. Rev. Isaac Steiner, the until November, 1898, when Mr. Diller retired father, was a minister of the Church of God and Mr. Lugibihl purchased the entire business, and was actively engaged in ministerial work which he has since conducted very successful until his death. He owned a farm in Putnam ly by himself. It would be almost impossible County, where his children were reared. to call for any article in the hardware line Dr. David W. Steiner was educated prim which is not to be found in his stock, from a arily in the district schools and later entered tin cup to agricultural implements and build the Northern Ohio University, where he was ers’ materials. About five years ago he became graduated with the degree of M. A., in 1880. associated with H. D. Zerbach in manufactur He then became a student in the medical de ing the “Boss’ cream separator, the latter gen partment of the University of Michigan, grad tleman being manager of the plant, which is uating in 1883, and becoming assistant profes known as the Bluffton Cream Separator Com sor of physiology and also an interne in the pany. Mr. Lugibihl is also a stockholder in university hospital, where he remained until the Bluffton Cement Block Company, and is 1886. On January 10, 1887, he located for not afraid of showing his confidence in Bluf practice at Lima. where he has become one of ton enterprise by investing his money in her the leading men of his profession. In 1897, a industries. . brother, Dr. Isaac Franklin Steiner, became In 1874 Mr. Lugibihl was married to Em associated with him, and in 1901 a second ma Reed, who was born in Hancock County, brother, Dr. Oliver S. Steiner, became a mem 'Ohio, November 18, 1855. Her parents were ber of the firm. They are located in the Steiner James and Susan K. (Lapham) Reed, the for Building at No. 123 North Elizabeth street, mer from State of Pennsylvania and the latter .which they built in 1903. It was erected mainly of New England birth. Four. children have as an office building and the Drs. Steiner oc been born to Mr. and Mrs. Lugibihl, namely: cupy the first floor. The upper stor1es are Edith, born in 1876. who is the wife of Bert rented as apartments. The structure is one of Mann, a resident of Bowerston, Ohio; Pearl, the finest in Lima, four stories h1gh, w1th 664 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

marble floors, and is finished in oak. It is to Findlay College until the senior year, and modern throughout. then by examination for the senior year entered Dr. David \V. Steiner is consulting physi Wooster University at \\/ooster, Ohio, where cian in the Lima Hospital and also controls a he was graduated with the degree of Ph. B. He large and lucrative practice. He is examiner then entered the medical department of the Un for a number of the leading insurance com iversity of Michigan, where he was graduated panies, these including the New York Mutual in 1901. Since then he has been associated with Life, Michigan Mutual Life, Home Life, of his brothers in the practice of his profession at New York, and John Hancock Mutual Life. He Lima. In May, 1904, he received the appoint is a member of the Ohio State and the Allen ment of surgeon for the C., H. -& D. Railway. County medical societies and of the Northwest In November, 1905, he was elected to the office ern Ohio and the American medical associa of coroner of Allen County on the. Republican tions. His portrait accompanies this sketch. ticket. ISAAC FRANKL1N STE1NER, M. D., who is ———O-»—— associated with his two brothers, Dr. David W. and Dr. Oliver S. Steiner, in the practice of J- I-IARLES ber of the E. ECKERT,firm of Charles senior E. mem Eck medicine at Lima, was born November 3, 1867. near Bluffton, Ohio. He spent his youth and ert & Son, funeral directors and boyhood on his father’s farm -in Putnam embalmers, at Lima, was born at County, obtained his early education in the Miltonville, Ohio, in 1853, and is local schools and later taught school for. several a son of the late Capt. George Eckert. terms. He then entered Findlay College, at Capt. George Eckert was one of the pioneer Findlay, Ohio, where he remained through the pottery manufacturers of Ohio, establishing junior year, and next entered the University of his business in that line in 1837. His title was Michigan, at Ann Arbor, where he spent one gained as captain of a company of “Squirrel year taking a special course in pharmacy and Hunters,” called to the defense of the State chemistry and then completed the regular med during the Morgan raids. ical course, receiving his degree in 1897. Com Charles E. Eckert was reared and educated ing to Lima after his graduation in medicine, in Butler County, Ohio, and his first work was he became associated in practice with his done in his father's pottery. He learned the brother, Dr. David \V. Steiner. trade and followed it there until he was about Dr. Isaac F. Steiner was married October 30 years of age, when he went to Canada, 19, 1903, to Elizabeth Keil, who is a daughter where he remained three years, operating two of Philip and Elizabeth Keil. Dr. Steiner is a large brick plants which he built. Upon his re member of the Allen County Medical Society, turn to Butler County, he was made superin and of the Northwestern Ohio and the Ameri tendent of the Middletown Cemetery, and later can medical associations. He is medical ex entered the employ of A. T. \/Vilson, the Mid aminer for the Masachusetts Mutual Life In. dletown undertaker. Five years later he came surance Company; Michigan Mutual Life In to Limaland was employed for five years by surance Company; Brotherhood of Locomotive Mr. Grosjean, the undertaker. On April 23, Engineers; Knights of the Maccabees and other 1902, he went into business for himself, estab organizations. He is also visiting physician at lishing the firm of Charles E. Eckert & Son, the Lima Hospital. , which is one of the leading ones in its line in OL1vER S. STE1NER, M. D., physician and Lima. He is a graduate of the Clarke Cin surgeon at Lima, associated in practice with his cinnati College of Embalming. His establish brothers, Dr. David W. and Dr. Isaac F. ment is fitted with everything pertaining to Steiner, is the youngest member of the firm. modern embalming and the directing of funer Dr. Steiner was born near Bluffton, Ohio, Jan als. He is a member of the Ohio Funeral Di uary 21, 1874, and his youth was passed on his rectors’ and Embalmers’ Association. father’s farm. From the public schools he went Mr. Eckert was married in 1873 to Delia AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 6.65

Antrim. who died in 1893, leaving two child L. ARMSTRONG, well-known among ren, George \V. and Keturah. In 1897 he was the attorneys of Lima, is a native of married to l\/Iinnie Dietz, of Trenton, Ohio. Mercer County, having been born In Mr. Eckert belongs to the Royal Arcanum, Celina, where he reached manhood. .the Knights of the Maccabees and .t.Q_ Solar His father, Judge Stephen A. Arm Lodge. No. 783, I. O. O. F. He is a man of strong, is a leading member of the legal pro sterling character and enjoys the respect of his fession in Mercer County, and for more than a fellow-citizens. quarter of a century, an honored and esteemed —Q-.-‘— citizen of Celina. Judge Armstrong is a native of Canada, but has resided in Mercer County ILLIAM H. SMITH, an expert for the past 40 years. He has practiced his pro - stationary engineer of Allen Coun fession in Celina for more than -25 years and ty, residing in section 22, German was. for a time. associated with ex-Senator J. township, was born in this town D. Johnson. Judge Armstrong was prosecut ship, December 4, 1856. His par ing attorney of Mercer County several years, ents, \Villiam B. and Barbara (Conrad) and is now serving his second term as judge Smith, came here from Fairfield County, later of the Court of Common Pleas. they returned to that county where they lived R. L. Armstrong graduated from the Ce five years until the death of the father. The lina High School previous to matriculating at widow and children returned to Allen County the State University of Ohio at Columbus. He after the death of the father in 1863 and she is graduated from that institution in the class of still a resident of German township. There 1900, and successfully passed his examinations were eleven children, viz: Taylor, Harrison, for the bar, when he at once located in Lima; George W., Martin A., Jacob H., Richard E., opening his office in August of the same year. William H., Isabelle, wife of David Reed; He is a promising young practitioner, having Mary C., wife of Jackson Kellar of Michigan: already established a clientage, whose perso1r Barbara E., wife of John Baumgartner, and nel speaks well for his ability and character. Sarah E., wife_of Gilbert Snook. Mr. Armstrong is an active worker in the in William H. Smith began life as a terest of good government, and takes a lively _ wage earner in the sawmill of Isaac East interest in political questions. During the in German township. Later he learned Spanish-American \Var he enlisted in Com to run a threshing machine engine and pany A, First Ohio Infantry, U. S. Volun now has a license as a stationary engi teers, and entered the service as 1st corporal neer and is one of the most competent en early in 1898. He was mustered out gineers in the county. He is at present travel in November of the same year. Mr. ing for the International Harvester Company, Armstrong is a member of the Knights of as an expert operator. Pythias and is also a Knight Templar Mason, Mr. Smith was married in 1877 to Marga He was married December 29, 1904, to Della ret Remegan, daughter of Peter Remegan, of D. Dow, daughter of Colonel C. F. Dow, pro German township. They have one son, Del prietor of the Hotel Norval. vert, born September 22. 1879, who is now in -_4»— the employ of the Fort \Vayne, Van \Vert & Lima Traction Company, as motorman. Mr. <"""¢_) HILIP \VALTHER, one of Lima’s Smith is a member of the United Brethren $3 representative business citizens. iderr Church, of Elida, Ohio. In politics he is a Re 'm9) tified with a number of _ her largest publican and was assessor of German township enterprises, and engaged m the man during 1904. He has served a number of ufacture of wood-fiber wall-plaster, years on the School Board and also as road established the first plant of its kind in this supervisor. section. Mr. \/Valther was born in 1860 at 666 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY -

McKeesport, Pennsylvania, and is a son of promises to become one of the most important George J. Walther. in this locality, the new chemical compound In 1864 the parents of Mr. Walther re meeting a long-felt want of the trade. moved to Monroe township, Allen County, Ohio, where they resided for 18 months and ——-Q0-O—— then located at Lima, the father conducting a hotel here for a number of years. He died in ; ILLIAM A. MCBETH, a prosper 1892. ous farmer of Shawnee township, Philip \Valther was educated in the public was born July 20, 1861, in Placer schools of Lima and subsequently took a busi ville, California, to which place his ness course in a commercial institution, after parents had moved during the gold which he was employed in a furniture factory. fever before their marriage. He is a son of After three years’ there, he accepted an office James and Eliza (Gardner) McBeth, who were position with a large local firm, and then as the parents of one other son, J. O., who resides sisted his father in the hotel business until in Lima. James McBeth was born in Scot 1887, when he entered the government service land in 1827, and came to America when he - as a letter carrier. This position he resigned in was about 21 years of age. He was a carpenter 1889 to become a deputy under Auditor Cyrus on a steamboat which plied between Boston D. Crites, and in 1893 he was elected to the and the Carolinas until he went to Cali auditorship itself. He entered upon the duties fornia. He remained there until about three of the office in September, 1894, was reelected years after his marriage, when he re in 1896, and completed his public service in turned as far East as Ohio, and soon after en 1900. From early manhood he has taken an listed in the 55th Ohio Regiment in which he active interest in politics and on many occa served until the close of the war. He belonged sions has been selected for public offices, his ac to the Pioneer Corps which went in advance ceptance of these honors often being impossi of the main army to build bridges, etc., and ble, however, on -account of the press of pri was with Sherman in his advance on Atlanta. vate interests. He is at present a member of He married Eliza Gardner, who was a native the Board of Review of Lima. of \/Vest Virginia, but was reared in the vicin In 1884 Mr. Walther was married to ity of Mansfield, Ohio. After coming to Allen Mary Thoring. who is a daughter of the late County, James McBeth became a farmer and Henry Thoring, and they have three children, purchased a farm of 180 acres. This land viz: Charles F., Bessie and Pauline. The fam had, at one time, been owned by the Indian ily belong to the German Reformed Church of chief Turkey Foot, who had sold it to one Lima. Edwards, from whom Mr. McBeth bought it. In addition to the successful business con The house then on the property had been built nections previously mentioned, Mr. Walther is by its Indian owner. Later Mr. McBeth pur a director of The Crystal Ice & Coal Company, chased the 70 acres upon which our subject re Feltz Brothers & Company and Citizens’ Loan sides. and still later he bought the 97 acres 8: Building Company. He holds fraternal re known as McBeth Park. He was county com lationship with the Odd Fellows, Elks, Knights missioner for two terms. He died at the age of Pythias and Lodge No. 267, Improved of 68 years. His wife died in November, Order of Red Men (German). 1890. His long experience, both in business and James McBeth built the beautiful lake in public life, has brought him into contact which ornaments McBeth Park, and conducted with a large percentage of his fellow-citizens, a private park and pleasure resort for about 10 who hold him in esteem, both for his business years, when the ground was leased to the \Vest- integrity and genial personality. His present ern Ohio Railway Company. It is one of the business enterprise was’started in 1900 and most delightful spots in Allen County and is

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a favorite resort of those who wish to while manager for J. R. Hughes, who conducted a away a few pleasant hours. The lake covers large business in the line of house furnishing 10 acres of ground and is 14 feet deep in many goods. In 1886 Mr. Harman bought an inte_r places, furnishing fine rowing and fishing, as est in the business and the firm name became it is stocked with perch, bass, catfish and sun Hughes & Harman, which continued for three fish. \Villiam A. McBeth now owns the lake, years, when Mr. Harman sold his interest and having inherited it from his father. established his present line, in association with The immediate subject of this sketch was a his brother-in-law, under the firm style of child of one year when his parents located on Harman & Bell. the farm about one mile from his present resi In 1894 Mr. Harman purchased Mr. Bell's dence in section 3. Here he grew to manhood interest in the business and has since continued and received his education, later entering the to conduct it individually. Its original main Lima High School and from this institution feature was crockery and house furnishings going to the Ohio Normal University located generally, and to this Mr. Harman has added at Ada. He followed farming and stock-rais a fine line of furniture and carpets, pushing his ing, and lived at home until his marriage, after business into the front ranks and enlarging his which he moved to a farm of 35 acres which quarters to accommodate its expension. He is was born November 18, 1858. They have now using 40,000 square feet of floor space been some oil found on his land and a few and transacts a business which reaches annu wells sunk, but not in any number. ally into many thousands of dollars. Mr. Har Mr. McBeth was married February 3, man is also a member of the directing board of 1886, to Aldulia Reed, daughter of Eman The Ohio National Bank. uel and Elizabeth (O’Hara) Reed, and In 1883 Mr. Harman was married to Clara a native of Shawnee township, where she M. Bell, who is a daughter of \Villiam Bell, was born November 18, 1858. They have a pioneer of this section. They are members five children, viz.: James, a violinist and of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Harman be cornetist of rare ability, who is devoting longs to the Masonic fraternity. his time to music and lives at home;

Harry Gardner, a student; Dwight C. and ___@...§___. Hazel D. (twins) and Quay W. Mr. McBeth is a Democrat and has held a number of town ‘ ' i‘ . W, is DOBBINS, held in general a citizen esteem, of Lima, for. a longwho ship offices. In religion he affiliates with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and fraternally period very active in the business af he belongs to Lima Lodge, No. 205, F. & fairs of this city and exceedingly A. M. prominent in Masonic circles in the ——Q-»__ State, was born at Poland, Mahoning County, Ohio, April 26, 1834, and is a son of Joseph

E. HARMAN, one of the leading Dobbins. --O business men of Lima, where he has Mr. Dobbins comes of sturdy ancestry, a been established since 1877, was born combination of Scotch and \Velsh stock, with ’3-Y<>B-5 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in an added Irish strain. The family originated in 1857, and was about 10 years old Scotland, but during the days of religious per when he moved with his parents to Ohio. secution fled to the North of Ireland. From The boyhood and school days of our sub that section came the paternal grandfather of ject was spent at Lima, and until 1877 he made our subject, who settled in Maryland in 1797. himself useful to his father in the latter’s gen His movements later were to Washington eral merchandise store, which the elder Mr. County, Pennsylvania, and thence to what is Harman carried on for a number of years. In now Mahoning County, Ohio, where he set that year he became bookkeeper and general tled with other early pioneers. The maternal 670 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY grandfather, Thomas Williams, came from one of the 14 telephone and telegraph opera Wales and settled in Maryland. tors on duty at the notable meeting of the Peace Mr. Dobbins had the common experiences Commissioners of Russia and Japan, at Ports of other farmer’s sons in his locality, but in mouth. Another son of Mrs. Sifert is in the early manhood turned his special attention to telegraphic department of the Buckeye Pipe carpentry. He also taught school for several Line Company, of Lima. terms and spent several years in Missouri, For the last 30 years .\Ir. Dobbins has held where he was employed as a surveyor of gov some official position in the Masonic fraternity ernment lands. Shortly before the opening of at Lima. He is a 32d degree Mason; is a the Civil \Var, he returned to Ohio and con member of the Blue Lodge, Council, Chapter tinued his former. occupations until 1864. when and Commandery, at Lima; is one of the older he enlisted as a private in the 180th Regiment, members of the Shrine at Dayton; belongs to Ohio Vol. Inf., in which he served until the end the Consistory at Toledo, and has long been a of the struggle. \Vhile this was the extent of member of the Shrine Club. He is also iden his army service, he has been connected with tified with Mart Armstrong Post, No. 202, military affairs previously, having served G. A. R. throughout the year. 1862 as provost-marshal. Mr. Dobbins and family belong to the He was a strong supporter of the Union cause Presbyterian Church, and \Villiam F. is one of and testified to his loyalty in a very practical the elders. Mr. Dobbins resides in a very pleas way. ant home at No. 120 \Vest Spring street. His_ Since 1863 Mr. Dobbins has been a reside.nt‘ portrait accompanies this sketch. of Allen County, and of Lima, since 1880. For some years he was engaged in farming and —-———0+0—-—— bridge-building, but since locating in the city his main interests have been in the lumber RA R. LONGS\VORTH, a prominent trade. He is treasurer of Garrett \Vykol’f i attorney at Lima, and a manufacturer Lodge, No. 585, F. & A. M. He was secre and oil producer, has been a resident tary and treasurer of Woodlawn Cemetery for of this city since 1878. He was born several years, and is at present one of the trus at Van Wert, Ohio, October 2. 1859, tees. He sold the property which became the and is a son of Dr. William N. Longsworth. sites of both the \Voodlawn and Gethsemane Dr. Longsworth was a native of Maryland, cemeteries, the latter being the Catholic burial born in 1818, and came \Vest in 1850. He ground. Mr. Dobbins was one of the first stndi».:d medicine with Dr. Leander Firestone, members of the board of trustees of the Lima 0" Wooster, and obtained his professional de Water-\Vorks. During his residence in Shaw gree from the Fort Wayne Medical College. nee township he served for a number of years He died in 1903, one of the old and honored as justice of the peace. Endowed with ex i-"("lberS of the profession. He was also en cellent business capacity, he has accumulated a gaged in a manufacturing business, and was competency and has always thoughtfully con quite prominent in politics. sidered the welfare of his family. Ira R. Longsworth was educated at Van Mr. Dobbins was married in 1861, to Jane \Vert, and in 1876 was graduated from its Fenn, and they had seven children born to High School. He was prepared by a tutor for them, viz: Mary Olive; Carrie, wife of George the junior year at \Vooster College, but in Sifert, of Lima; William F., manager of the 1878 located at Lima and, finding a business Laurens Hull Lumber Company; Joseph; opening as manager of his father’s manufact Grant, deceased; Arthur, with the Lima Tele ing plant, forever terminated his collegiate phone & Telegraph Company, and Emma and career. He continued to manage his father’s Cloyd. both deceased. Clarence Sifert, the eld establishment, which was engaged in the manu est son of Mr. Dobbins’ second daughter, was facture of handles for farming implements, AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 671 until 1882, and then purchased it and con day of the mold-board plow, cradle, etc. He ducted the business at Lima until 1888, when has done his share towards the development of he removed it to Anderson, Indiana. In 1898 Allen County, and is a man who is honored by he removed the plant to Somerset, Kentucky, all who know him. His father was Samuel and still continues its operation. Baxter, another old-time resident of the coun Although Mr. Longsworth deemed it ex ty. who first settled in Ross County, after com pedient at the time to give up his collegiate ing to the United States with his parents from course, it did not prevent his studying for the Scotland. Mrs. Melissa Baxter, who was born law, and he was admitted to the bar in 1889, January 10, 1820, was the daughter of Griffith and opened an office at Lima. In his first part John, prominent in the early history of the nership the business name was Longsworth & county. Her sister, Mrs. Martha Crites, of Dotson, which was existent for one and a half Lima, is the only one of her brothers and sis years, and his last association was with Mr. ters now living. Mrs. Baxter died April 8, Kephart, the firm of Longsworth & Kephart 1890, leaving the memory of a noble life. continuing for one year. \Vith these exceptions David Baxter was reared and educated in Mr. Longsworth has practiced alone, and is Amanda township where he engaged in farm favorably known in his profession throughout ing until recent years, when he came to his this section of the State. present farm of 44 acres in German township. Mr. Longsworth is also interested in the He was married March 25, 1866, to Mary operating of oil wells, and is a producer in the Adaline Crites, daughter of Jacob Crites, of Trenton rock fields of Ohio and Indiana. He German township. A family of eight children is secretary of several successful companies. blessed this union, three of whom are living. Mr. Longsworth is a Republican in politics, A brief record of their lives follows: Idora E., and in 1890 was elected mayor of Lima, serv born in Amanda township, December 2 5, 1866, ing the city for two years. and deceased July 11, 1884; Jacob C., born In 1883 Mr. Longsworth was married to February 29. 1868, a resident of Bath town Esther Metheany, of Lima, who is a daughter ship; James Hix, born in Shawnee township, of Charles A. Metheany, a business citizen of June 20, 1871, and deceased August 28, 1893; this place. They have three children, viz: Nettie Bell, born April 10, 1873, who married Mary Esther, \Valter I. and Helen Olivia. Jacob Barnt, of Marion township, has two chil The family belong to the Baptist Church, Mr. dren—-Grace and Mary E.—and resides in Longsworth being one of the deacons in that German township; Melissa Ella, born Novem body. The family are also prominent in the ber 19, 1874, and deceased November 7, 1904; city’s social life. Eliza A., born June 24, 1876, who became the .—§w____. wife of Harry Osman, of Bath township (killed by lightning in 1903) and died May 1, , AVID E. BAXTER, a sturdy, reliable 1905, leaving three children,—Helen D., Carl citizen of Allen County, residing on B., and Merle,—who are living with their his farm in section -31, German town grandfather Baxter; Mary J., born January ship. was born on the old homestead 25, 1878, who married Charles Cantieny. of in Amanda township,on April3, 1847, Lima; and Alta, the youngest, born January and has been a life-long resident of this county. 13, 1880, who died October 5, 1887. Jacob he is a son of James and Melissa (John) C. Baxter, the second oldest of the children of Baxter. His venerable father, now in his 88th David Baxter, has been twice married; first year, still resides in the house in which our on January 30, 1893. to Nettie Baumgartner, subject was born, a little more than a mile daughter of Jacob Baumgartner, of German North of Kempton. He has always carried on township; she died May 11, 1896, leaving a farming and can well appreciate the many im little daughter, Beatrice. who resides with her provements made in farm machinery since the grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Baxter, and is now 672 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

in her 12th year. Jacob then married Amy ily to the city until some three years later. In Custard, daughter of John Custard. This mar 1902 he became a stockholder of the National riage has been without issue. Oil Company, being now its president and David Baxter was superintendent of the treasurer. Allen County Infirmary from 1893 to 1903. In 1868 Judge Lowery cast his first vote He was anxious to enter the army in the Civil for Gen. U. S. Grant, and has always been al \Var, but, in deference to his father’s wishes, lied with the Republican party. He was _a waited until he was 18 years old. Three days member of the Republican State Central Com later, on April 6th, he enlisted in the 36th Ohio, mittee from 1882 to 1892, its chairman in being the last man enlisted from Allen County. 1885-86, and the following three years served on the executive committee. He was identi

+ fied with the Sherman wing of the party dur ing the.life of that statesman, and had the ON. JAMES E. LOWERY, general honor of being a close friend of Maj. \Villiam agent of the Union Central Life In McKinley during the latter’s congressional, surance Company at Lima, and presi senatorial and presidential careers, but never dent of the ’National Oil Company of would accept office from Major McKinley, al this city, is a native of Richland though the proffer was urgently made. County, Ohio, where he was born in 1847. He Judge Lowery was married. in 1868, to is a son of VVilliamson B. Lowery, who was a Linda Bushnell, a daughter of Thomas Bush prominent farmer of Richland County, Ohio, nell_ of Ashland County, Ohio. Their child and whose death occurred in 1850. ren are: Daisy, wife of Frank Horner, of the Mr. Lowery attended school at Mansfield, Piper Grocery Company, of Lima, and \Villiam Ohio, until he was 16 years old, when he be B., who resides on a farm on the outskirts of came a telegraph operator on the Pennsylvania Ada. Ohio. Judge Lowery took his first de Railroad. In 1866 he was appointed agent at gree as a Mason in 1868, and in 1874 he was Ada, Ohio, and remained there until December, exalted to the rank of noble in Shawnee Com 1871, when ill health necessitated his retire mandery. He is also a prominent Elk. ment. He then took up the work of the Union I Central Life Insurance Company. and became --——@-0§——— their special agent in the home office at Cincin nati. Later he was appointed superintendent L. \VHITE, president and general of agents, with headquarters at Cincinnati, manager of The Lima Locomotive & where he remained until 1881,when he severed; Machine Company, is one of the most his connection with the company to assume public-spirited and prominent citizens the office of probate judge of Hardin County, of Lima, although he has been a resi to which he had been elected. He was re-elect dent of the city but five years. He is a native ed to this office in 1884. serving in all six of Knox County, _Ohio, was born in 1861, and years. In January, 1888, he was elected clerk is a son of the late John WV. \Vhite. who was of the Ohio Senate and acted in that capacity for years connected with the Baltimore & Ohio two years. when he again became associated Railroad. He was educated in Knox County with the Union Central Life and was trans and then entered the shop of the C. & G. Coop- _ ferred to Washington, D. C., where he! re er Company, manufacturers of “Corliss” en mained three years. At the expiration of that gines. He remained with this firm 25 years, period, he was advanced to the general agency beginning at the age of 15 as an office-boy and of that company at Lima, having the super steadily advancing as he grasped the details of vision of the work in Auglaize. Allen and Han the business until he was made superintendent cock counties, Ohio. He took charge of the of the great plant. He remained in charge of offices here in 1894, but did not bring his fam the works for eight years, resigning in 1900 to AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 673

accept the general management of the Lima lived for about three years in the vicinity of Locomotive Works. McKeesport. Early in the spring of 1852 The Lima Locomotive & Machine Com they started for Allen County, floating down pany was incorporated in 1893 with a capital the river to Cincinnati, thence up to their des stock of $300,000, and made a specialty of tination in a canoe, arriving here in April. manufacturing the “Shay” locomotive. More They settled on the farm adjoining that on recently they have built a large number of di which our subject now resides and bent every rect locomotives and logging-cars, the exten energy to make a home for themselves and sive business giving employment to about 600 children. That Michael Miller was success men. The company was reorganized in 1901 ful in his struggle to secure a competency is with the following off1cers: A. L. White, pres shown by the fact that he had acquired 200 ident and general manager; Ira P. Carnes, acres of land at the time of his death. He was vice-president; and W. T. Agerter, secretary 73 years of age and his wife was 80 when the and treasurer. 'Mr. White is also a stockhold summons came to them. They had these er of the C. & G. Cooper Company. children: John; Christian; Daniel, who died Mr. White is president of the Lima Pro in infancy and was buried in the fatherland; gressive Association and president of the Lima Leonard, who was killed in a coal mine in Young Men’s Christian Association. He is Pennsylvania; Henry and Adam—all are de always interested in any movement that per ceased except the subject of this sketch. tains to the best interests of the city, and his Henry Miller was married on November influence is always on the right side of every 14, 1864, to Mary Sauer, a native of Prus question. Mr. \Vhite was a zealous politician sia, who was born January 21, 1846, and when in Knox County, but has not been active since a child of nine years came to America with coming to Lima. He is a prominent Mason, her parents, Francis and Katherine (Harmon) belonging to the Blue Lodge, Chapter, Council Sauer. To this union 14 children have been and Commandery at Lima, and Alladin Tem born, viz: Margaret M., wife of \Villiam L. ple of the Mystic Shrine at Columbus. He Hofferbert, of Monroe township; John F ., of enjoys social life andtakes great pleasure in Putnam County; Emma L., wife of P. J. Alt the Lima Club and the Shawnee Country Club, staetter, of Monroe township; Anna Kathe of both of which he is a member. rine, wife of Jacob P. Miller, of Lima; Alice Mr. White was married June 26, 1900, to M., wife of Anthony Geib, of Lima; Sarah A., Lucy Spindler, daughter of J. C. Spindler, de wife of Charles Irwin, of Putnam County; ceased, a mechanical engineer of Mount Ver Caroline R., wife of James Irwin, of Putnam non, Ohio. They have one child—Janet. County; Bertha A., living at home; \Villiam H., who resides on his mother’s farm; Harmon

_.....——__. M., who has but recently been married; Louis P.; Clara Isabel, wife of Frank Slusser, of Sn 1 ENRY MILLER is a prosperous farm gar_ Creek township; Grace N.; and Arthur M. er of Allen County, residing in sec Henry Miller left his parents’ home when tion 7, Monroe township, where he he was married and moved to a rented farm. owns a fine farm of 180 acres. He He rented for a number of years before he pur was born in Hessen-Darmstadt, Ger chased a small tract in section 7 and moved many, April 29, 1841, and is one of six sons onto it about 35 years ago. He added to this born to Michael and Katherine (Kunkelman) land later and now owns 180 acres, which he Miller. His parents came with their children devotes to general farming and stock-raising. to this country in 1849, landing in New York In addition to this, his wife owns 60 acres in in August of that year and going at once to section 10, which is cultivated by their son, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where they \Villiam H. Miller. They are members of the 674 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

Presbyterian Church. Mr. Miller is a Demo student himself, his schools being located at crat and has held a number of offices, such as Rushville, Pleasantville and Eaton, Ohio. In school director, road supervisor, etc., and has the latter year he was appointed superintendent always been loyal to the trusts reposed in him. of the schools at Eaton, where he continued in this position until 1886, when he accepted a

—Q....— similar one at Ottawa, for a period of four years, going then to Sandusky, and in 1892 to _ - HARLES CHRISTIAN MILLER, Hamilton, each change being to his material Ph. D., president of Lima College, benefit and professional advancement. In or at Lima, Ohio, ex-commissioner of der to accept the responsible position of super the common schools of Ohio, and a intendent of the city schools at Hamilton, Dr. distinguished institute instructor Miller was obliged to resign his office of State and lecturer, has been intimately associated commissioner of common schools, to which he with the educational interests of his native had been appointed in 1891 by Gov. James E. State almost from boyhood. He was born No Campbell. In 1901 he was again called to vember 26, 1856, at Baltimore, Fairfield Coun .public office, being appointed State school ex ty. Ohio, and is a son of Enos S. Miller, a rep aminer. resentative business citizen of that county. In 1895 Dr. Miller came to Lima to as Dr. Miller’s early educational training was sume the superintendency of the public schools secured in the common schools, from which he of this city. and during his incumbency of 10 entered Fairfield Union Academy, at Pleas years he succeeded in advancing their educa antville, Ohio, where he was graduated in tional standard to a point which could not help 1876. Prior to this, however, he had taught reflecting the greatest credit upon his intellect school, being but 16 years old when he ob ual abilities_ and executive qualities. To the tained his first certificate. As he was mainly regret of his fellow-citizens, Dr. Miller re dependent upon his own resources, he again be signed his superintendency at the close of the gan to teach; in the first place, in order to pro school year in June. 1905, to accept the presi cure the means with which he could secure col dency of Lima College, which had been ten legiate advantages, and in the second, because dered him. his natural inclinations and evident talents lay In addition to the above enumerated hon in this direction. In the spring of 1877 he orable and responsible positions eff1ciently fill became a student at the Ohio State University, ed by Dr. Miller, he has served as county and in 1883 he was graduated from this insti school examiner in Preble, Putnam and Butler tution with the coveted degree of A. B. Dur counties and as city school examiner of the ing a portion of his university career, he was cities of Sandusky, Hamilton and Lima. instructor-in Latin and Greek. He enjoys the For a number of years he has also been distinction of being the first graduate of the prominently identified with institute work, his Ohio State University ever appointed a mem field of labor extending over Ohio, Indiana and ber of the board of trustees of that institution. Pennsylvania. As an interesting and effective On June 16, 1903. Ohio University, at Athens, lecturer, Dr. Miller has few equals. His sub Ohio, conferred upon him the degree of Doctor jects embrace the different branches taught in of Philosophy. the public schools, which are particularly ap Recognizing very early in his career the call propriate for institute work, and points and of his nature in the direction of educational periods in history and literature, which are work, Dr. Miller bent every energy to advance presented and discussed in a happy style pe himself along this line of endeavor, meeting culiar to himself. They show thorough re with public recognition and substantial promo search, wide knowledge, close observation and tion, while still in early manhood. He contin a critical faculty. The barest theme, taken up ued to teach from 1874 until 1884, when not a by Dr. Miller and clothed in his beautiful and -qw

H. L. LE1L1CH AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 677 ~—~_—-_-’___ appropriate language and presented with his feel gratified with the material prosperity of oratorical ability, becomes a subject of ever re every one of his 10 children. curring interest to his auditors. Crowded H. L. Leilich enjoyed excellent educational houses greet him when he fills a lecture ap advantages and the comforts of a happy and pointment and the various journals of the well- appointed home, but his ambition led him towns and cities where he has spoken are in to look toward America for a career. He had variably pronounced in their praise. Being an aunt living at Delphos, Ohio, and, with the the exponents of the attitude of their com intention of joining her,-he left home and ar munities, this praise is genuine. His gifts as rived in New York City in July, 1881. After a lecturer are such as to cause his favorable . joining his relatives at Delphos, he secured comparison with other notables in the field. employment of various kinds and in the mean Dr. Miller was married, in 1891, to Nellie - time studied the English language, making such C. Wilbur, who was born in New York. The rapid progress that his teachers were surprised. domestic circle includes two sons and a daugh In naming the various kinds of work this care ter, installed in a beautiful home at Lima, fully nurtured youth assumed, in order to make where, when not absent professionally, Dr. _ his own way and prove to his father that he M-iller enjoys the resources of an extensive possessed independence of character, it may be library and, on occasion, dispenses hospitality stated that he worked on a railroad, in a to a large social circle. -He is a member of i woolen mill, on the bench in a shoe shop, and as numerous educational organizations, both local clerk in the store attached, then as a blacksmith and national, and belongs to the fraternal or in the “Clover Leaf” railroad shops, again as ders of Masons and Knights of Pythias. He a shoe clerk and then as a clothing salesman. is a man of striking personality,- gifted both in This brought him to 1893, in which year he mind and person. He possesses the courtesy purchased a half interest, with Felix Steinle. in that invites confidence, the geniality which at the Delphos Brewing Company. The partner tracts friends and the dignity which belongs to attended to the practical work, Mr. Leilich tak the eminent position in the educational world ing charge of the office and outside business. to which his own abilities have advanced -him. He erected what are now the buildings of the Dr. Miller is the editor of the historical de Delphos Hardware Company, remaining with partment of this work. His portrait is shown that concern for a period of four years, during on page 16. - which _time he not only reaped large financial _P. N. c. benefits for himself, but, through his energy and executive ability, developed the business _.__.§.§_.— into one of the most prosperous in Northern

L. LEILICH. secretary and treasurer Ohio. His spirit of enterprise also led him to of the large industry of Delphos, Lecome interested in the oil industry, and for known as the Delphos Can Company, six months he was actively engaged in open is identified with many of the success ing up nearly all the wells in the vicinity. He ful enterprises of this section, and is then became manager for R. G. Gillespie of favorably known for his business enterprises - Pittsburg, in the latter’s large oil business. He throughout the State. Although an acknowl left this position in order to take charge of the edged factor in the city’s largest business con Delphos Can Company. This great industry cerns, Mr. Leilich is still a young man, in the was then in its infancy, the business of the con very prime of life. He was born July 9, 1865, cern being transacted in two rooms on East in Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, and is a son Second street, which are now occupied by the of Jacob and Catherine (Schowoebel) Leilich. Fort Wayne, Van \Vert & Lima Traction Com The parents of Mr. Leilich have never left pany for depot purposes. He succeeded F. C. Germany. After a successful mercantile career, Almy. In this connection he has been as suc the father now lives retired. He has reason to cessful as in previous enterprises. 678 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

The officers of the Delphos Can Company very best material and employs only skilled are: A. B. King, of Delphos, president; C. labor. Among the many products of the fac Bruce Hartman, traveling salesman for the tory which have gained merited public approba Columbus (Ohio) Buggy Company, vice-pres tion may be mentioned—the “Delphos” gem ident; and H. L. Leilich, secretary, treasurer pan; the “Delphos" non-overflow can; the and general manager. He prepared the sketch “Delphos” druggists’ dispenser; the never-leak for Leech & Leech, architects of Lima, for the spout and faucet cans; the “Delphos” non-over new brick building, which was completed in filling factory dispenser; the long-handled dust September, 1904, and it was under his personal pan; the “Delphos” oil can; the “Delphos” ro direction that all the machinery has been in tary corn popper, an improved device, with the stalled and set in operation, he having pre handle so constructed that the hands can never viously purchased it, with the consent of the be burned. The company has lately purchased board of managers. - another factory—that of the Toledo Tinware The large factory of the Delphos Can Com Manufacturing Company—and this addition pany, is located on Pierce street, near the tracks will give them almost unlimited resources in of the P., Ft. W. & C. Railway, thus being sup their line of business. plied with excellent shipping facilities. It is Mr. Leilich has a most complete system of three stories high, of brick and concrete con bookkeeping. He issues a statement to the struction, is fitted throughout with all modern company every six months, and the auditing conveniences and can accommodate a large committee has access to his books at all times. force of men. The building is 120 feet deep, He is a large advertiser, and at present has with a 60 foot frontage, together with a ware over $6,000 invested in the columns of various house 30 by 70 feet, and well-arranged office farming journals, mainly exploiting the com 20 by 43 feet. The machinery, which consists pany’s non-overflow pump can and other. spe of 18 standing power presses, 8 foot presses, cialties. By advice of their attorney the com and 4 double seaming machines, 3 to a set and pany bought every patent overflow can patent, 4 sets in use—are propelled by a 35-horse which has been issued since 1890. A great suit power engine of the most modern construc between the Delphos Can Company and the tion, with gasoline as fuel, which, when neces Standard Can Company (through Church 82 sary, will be replaced by a larger one. The Church, \Vashington attorneys, and Owen & equipment include machinery for the making Owen and Seaney & Johnson, of Toledo), in of every kind of can, including special dies and the United States Circuit Court for the North tools. The plant has a capacity of one car-load ern District of Ohio, was pending nearly two a day, besides local shipments. The output of years, the public and the newspapers of that cans for August, 1905, was 22,000. section being greatly interested in the outcome. A full automatic double seamer is now in The Delphos Can Company now has a patent use, by which one can is turned off while an under way in connection with their non-over other is being prepared. It is a joint inven flow any-length can, and is preparing to push tion of Mr. Leilich, and is so simple in con its merits throughout the United States. struction that a child can operate it. Mr. Leil Mr. Leilich was married October 29, 1884, ich has withdrawn all individual rights to it. to Louise \Varner, who is a daughter of the late The company is preparing to add largely to its Jacob \Varner, formerly a well known contrac manufactured articles. The management now tor at Delphos. They have one son, Clarence, makes use of factory scraps, thereby utilizing a partner in the drug store of King. Williams all waste by converting this material into caps. & Leilich and preparing for entrance at a col fills, etc. They also manufacture wooden mal lege of pharmacy. The family belong to the lets, and have automatic turning lathes and Lutheran Church. Mr. Leilich is a member of various other articles of the greatest utility. the Elks. Since 1896 he has been serving on The company prides itself on using only the the board of directors of the Delphos National AND REPRESENTATIVE - CITIZENS 679

Bank, and is vice-president, stockholder and- 23rd of that month he was admitted to prac director in the Delphos Building & Loan Asso tice in both the State and Federal courts of ciation. He has been identified with every re-1 Iowa. Soon afterward he returned to Ohio cent improvement of the city of Delphos, and and accepted the principalship of the LaRue a notable fact is that everything to which he. High School. On June 2, 1886, he was ad has given his special attention has proved a’ mitted to the Ohio bar, after successfully pass success. His portrait accompanies this sketch, ing the examination before the State Supreme Court. He at once engaged in practice in his

___Q...Q_— native city, soon showing that ability which has made his career one of unusual success. {"c;'1 CLOYD RIDENOUR, one of On June 21, 1886, he formed a partnership ‘ - Lima’s leading attorneys, senior mem-; with Gideon Ditto, which continued until the J I ber of the law firm of Ridenour &I latter’s death in July, 1887. On September.1, .1 ‘ Halfhill, was born in Lima, March 9,‘ 1887, Mr. Ridenour formed his present part 1860, and is one of a family of five; nership with James W. Halfhill, which com children born to his parents, Jacob and Dorcas! bination of legal talent has proved one of great (Dixson) Ridenour. strength. The ofiices of the firm are at No— Mr. Ridenour is of Scotch and German’ 51 Public Square. In all the attributes nec descent. His ancestors came to this country at‘ essary for legal success, Mr. Ridenour has an early date and located in the States of been liberally endowed, and it is safe to say Maryland and Pennsylvania. His great-grand-- that no name in the various courts of North father was a soldier in the American Army_ western Ohio, is more favorably known than during the War of 1812. His grandfather re his. He is a member of the Allen County Bar moved from Maryland to Ohio in 1820, and Association and the Ohio State Bar Associa settled in Perry County—-after 10 years’ resi-l tion. dence there locating in Allen County as one of; Mr, Ridenour was married to 1\/Iaggie its pioneer settlers. ’ Bowsher, a daughter of Anthony Bowsher, Jacob Ridenour, the father of our subject, and they have three children. The family res was born and reared in this county. His wife,- idence is located at No. 631 West Market Dorcas, was a daughter of Jacob Dixson, de street. ceased, who in early life was a prominent farm-I In political matters and public affairs Mr.. er of Licking County, Ohio, and later a resi-1 Ridenour has taken a very active interest. He dent of Allen County. In 1862, when his son; is a stanch Democrat and from January 1, Jacob Cloyd, was two years of age, Jacob 1894, to January 1, 1900, was prosecuting at Ridenour joined the Union Army as a private torney of his county. In 1900 he was a dele in the 118th Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf. He served gate to the National Democratic Convention in the East and took part in many of the hard from the Fourth Congressional District of fought battles waged by the Army of the Po Ohio. Fraternally he belongs to the Knights tomac under Hooker, Burnside, Meade and of Pythias, Odd Fellows and Elks. Grant. He died in camp at \\/ashington, D. C., February 5, 1865. -——M— Jacob Cloyd Ridenour was reared on a farm near Lima and obtained his preliminary educa-3 ' ”‘ T. GREGG, one of Lima’s leading tion in the common schools of this county. He J‘ " business men, is a member of the mer then entered the Ohio Normal University at cantile firm of R. T. Gregg & Com Ada where he was graduated in the scientific pany, and has been a resident of the department in 1882, and then became a student city since 1901. He was born in of law in the State University of Iowa, from Pickaway County, Ohio, December 4, 1861, which he graduated in June, 1885. On the and is a son of the late Thomas Gregg. a well as 680 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

known merchant who died in F airfield County, and the young people at once located in Allen in 1886. County, where they entered a tract of 160 R. T. Gregg was a small boy when his par acres, which has been the homestead since. ents removed to Fairfield County, Ohio, where Later Mr. Steiner bought 80 acres more and he was reared and educated. His business life still later another 80, a great part of which has been devoted almost entirely to mercantile was cleared and put under cultivation. Mrs. pursuits, being inaugurated as a clerk in a dry Steiner was born in Switzerland, which was goods house at Baltimore, Fairfield County; also the birthplace of her parents, Ulrich-and In 1887 he engaged in a mercantile business Barbara Steiner, and she was a child of three at Tiffin, as a member of the firm of C. F. years when her parents came to America. The Hansberger & Company, which continued for children of John S. Steiner and wife were as 14 years as the leading establishment of its follows: Levi, deceased; Joseph, of Richland kind in that city. In 1901 Mr. Gregg located township; Emanuel, deceased; Aaron, de in Lima and established the firm of R. T. ceased; Emma, deceased; Adam; Regina, of Gregg & Company, in the Black Block. He Richland township; Leah, of Hancock Coun has sole charge of this concern, which is classed ty; Magdalene, of Richland township; Bar among the leading mercantile enterprises of bara, deceased; Fannie, deceased; and one that the city. He enjoys an enviable reputation died in infancy. John S. Steiner was a Demo both for the excellence of his complete stock crat and a consistent member of the Mennon of merchandise, as well as for the business in ite Church. He died in the spring of 1900, tegrity on which his success is founded. having rounded out a useful and honorable In 1886 Mr. Gregg was married to Emma life. His widow still resides on the home farm Beery, who is a daughter of Louis Beery, one and is tenderly cherished by her children. of the leading men of Fairfield County; Mr. Adam Steiner has always resided on the and Mrs. Gregg have, three children: Ray old farm, assisted in clearing and improving it Beery, a student in the Lima High School; and now owns 80 acres in sections 30 and 35. Margaret Kathryn, and Robert T., Jr. He also cultivates 80 acres for his mother and Mr. Gregg is a member and liberal support sisters. Part of the land is pasture, as he er of the Presbyterian Church at Lima, and is raises large numbers of cattle; the remainder identified, fraternally, with the Knights of Py of his land is devoted to the raising of corn thias. and wheat. He was married in March. 1877, _-Q-»— to Anna Spollinger, a native of Richland township, Allen County, Ohio, and a daugh " __ DAM STEINER,who is engaged in ter of Ulrich and Barbara (Geiger) Spollin - carrying on agricultural operations ger, who came to this country from Switzer on his farm in Richland township, in land. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Steiner section 35, was born on this farm are as follows: Josephine, deceased; Albert; September 16, 1854, and has always Lena; Edwin, deceased; Jesse; Fannie; Al lived in Richland township. He is a son of dine; Bertha; Cyrus; Sarah; and Ella. None John S. and Katherine (Steiner) Steiner. of the children have left the parental roof. The grandfather, John Steiner, was a native of Mr. Steiner is a Democrat. _Alsace, France, where John S. Steiner, the _—+»-— father-of our subject, wasborn in 1816. Three years later the family removed to Switzerland, ALTER M. SCOTT, court stenog and in 1826 came to the United States. They l rapher of Allen and Shelby coun took up their residence in Wayne County, ties, has been a resident of Lima Ohio, and for many years struggled with pio since February, 1892. Mr. Scott neer conditions. was born in 1874 in Van Wert At the age of 21 years John S. Steiner was County, Ohio, and is a son of \V. P. Scott. married to Katherine Steiner, a second cousin, The latter is tie and timber agent for the St. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 681

Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company, when he resigned to accept a more lucrative and resides at Springfield, Missouri. offer. Having accepted the position of private Walter M. Scott is a young man of remark secretary for Daniel J. O’Day, who was in able ability in his profession. He completed charge of The Buckeye Pipe Line Company the ordinary common and high school courses at Lima, Mr. Sullivan continued in that capac at Springfield, Missouri, and then learned ity for 13 years. Having become thoroughly telegraphy in the railroad office at Exeter, Mis conversant with every detail of the business, souri, becoming an operator for the St. Louis & he was well fitted for the place which was then San Francisco Railroad. Subsequently he was tendered him as manager of the company’s made train dispatcher at Fort‘Smith, Arkan storehouse, in charge also of the timekeeping sas, thus continuing until 1892 when he came department and the fuel business. to Lima and was operator for three months for Mr. Sullivan was married, in 1901, to the C., H. & D. Railway. Mr. Scott then en Winona Reichelderfer, daughter of A. C-. tered rhe office of Court Stenographer Emer Reichelderfer, of the Lima Gas Light Com son Price, and remained as his assistant for 10 pany. They have one child, Marion Margaret. years, when he was appointed court stenogra He is a member of St. Rose Catholic Church pher for Van Wert, Auglaize and Mercer and the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association, counties. This position he held for two years, and a charter member of Lima Council, efficiently performing its exacting duties. In Knights of Columbus, in which he has held May, 1903, his ability and faithfulness secured various offices. Mr. Sullivan has identified him the appointment as court stenographer for himself with business interests in Lima, aside Allen and Shelby counties. __ from those of which he is manager, and is one- In November, 1897, Mr. Scott was mar of the reputable, substantial men of the city. ried to Nellie A. Gates, who is a daughter of He is a member of the Shawnee Country the late \Villiam W. Gates, formerly gauger Club, and an enthusiastic golf player who for The Buckeye Pipe Line Company. Mr. finds healthful, as well as pleasant recreation in and Mrs. Scott are members of the Presby the sport. terian Church. Fraternally he is a Knight ——<-0-——— Templar and an Elk. Socially he is connected with the Lima Club and, in a business way, ‘_ S. KIMBALL, notary public and with the Lima Progressive Association. ‘ :5 . attorney-at-law at Delphos, was born in Delphos in 1877, and is a ---_4»+— son of Edward E. and Ida (Breece) Kimball, and a lineal de ' E. SULLIVAN, manager of the store scendant of Stephen Kimball, from whom he house of The Buckeye Pipe Line takes his second name. Company at Lima, has been in the Stephen Kimball, the paternal grandfather, employ of this company since August, was born in Connecticut and there married 1890, at which time he located here. Mary Read, who was a representative of that He was born in 1868 in Salamanca, Cattarau family which was so prominent in the early gus County, New York, where he was reared history of Reading, Pennsylvania, as to give and where his father, Michael Sullivan, still the name to that great industrial city. The lives and is engaged in railroading. Mr. Sul children of this union were: George, who was livan received his common-school education in killed during the Civil \Var while serving Salamanca and then entered the Slocum Busi under Admiral Farragut; Edward E., father ness College, of Buffalo, graduating from that of W. S.; Oliver, of LaFayette, Indiana; Mrs. institution about 1885. He at once began Julia Harter, deceased; and Mrs. Charles working as a stenographer and shortly after Smith, of South Bend, Indiana. was appointed court stenographer of Cattarau James Alexander, one of the venerable res _gus County, a position he held for two years, idents of Delphos, is our subject’s great-grand 682 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY father on the maternal side. He was one of by trade and later operated a grist-mill. He the first captains on the canal and propelled a died in 1867, when our subject was a child of boat of his own for a number of years. five years. Edward E. Kimball, father of \/V. S., was After leaving school in Bluffton, Frank born at Portland, Indiana, April 17, 1857. He Hoberhour became a carriage painter and was reared to agricultural pursuits and carried worked at that business about 12 years before on farming until he came to Delphos, Ohio. coming to Lima. Here he secured a position For the past 20 years he has been connected in the C., H. & D. Railway shops as coach with the Adams Express Company, and also painter and was so employed 12 years, leaving operates a dray line. He married Ida Breece, them only to engage in business for himself. a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Alex Erecting a business block at No. 747 North anderl Breece, whose father came to Delphos \Vest street, he fitted it with a complete stock from Delaware, Ohio. Of the five sons born of staple and fancy groceries and has estab to the above marriage, the three survivors are: lished a substantial trade because of his honest, W. S., of this sketch; and Charles and Ora, courteous obliging treatment of customers, both connected with the Delphos Can Com and his executive ability. pany. Mr. Hoberhour was married, in 1883, to W. S. Kimball was educated in the Del Rebecca A. Stevenson, daughter of the late H. phos schools, graduating therefrom in 1895. K. Stevenson, who was a real estate dealer and He then read law for two and a half years un insurance agent of Columbus Grove, Ohio. Of derJudge M.Brotherton,of Van \Vert County the children born to this union, three are liv and, after a term in the law department of the ing, namely: Edward B., a student in Lima Ohio Normal University at Ada, was admitted College; Bessie Emeline and Francis. Mr. to practice in 1901. Mr. Kimball has found a Hoberhour is a member of the I. O. O. F. and useful and lucrative field for professional Royal Arcanum. work at Delphos. Politically a Democrat, he has served his party in many important posi .———Q.q.@-_— tions, being for two years chairman of the Democratic Central Committee, of which he L. ACKERMAN, wholesale liquor is still a member. He is also serving on the dealer, is one of the influential mer Delphos Board of Education. He is a member chants of Lima, of which city he of the National Union Fraternal Insurance has been a resident a little more Company and has been financial secretary of than 10 years. He was born in that body. 1866 in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, In November, 1899. Mr. Kimball was where he was educated and commenced his married to Edna Holliday, a daughter of business career. For about four years he con Kimmel Holliday, and to their union one son, ducted a restaurant and cafe in Mansfield,then Paul Holliday, was born September 24, 1900. came to Lima and also opened a cafe, which he Mr. Kimball and wife are members of the continued until November, 1903, when he en Presbyterian Church. gaged in the wholesale liquor trade. This en terprise has proved most remunerative; two -———-Q-0-§— salesmen are kept constantly on the road. Mr. Ackerman is identified with several of the leading industries of Lima, being a direc successful business in staple and tor of the Allen County Oil Company, and of fancy groceries in Lima, and is a the Imperial Brewery, now in process of con man of sterling worth and upright struction. character. Mr. Hoberhour was born Mr. Ackerman was married, in 1895, to in Bluffton, this county, in 1862, and is a son Kate Ziegler, daughter of Godfried Ziegler, of of Matthew Hoberhour, who was a shoemaker Wapakoneta. One child. Margaret Louise, AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 683

has been born to them. Mr. Ackerman is a school globe ever constructed in the State. member of the Odd Fellows, the Eagles, the He continued work at his trade until he retired Red Men and the United Commercial Travel from active life, at the age of 63 years, and ers’ Association, and has formed many warm his death occurred at the home of our subject friendships since locating in Lima. at the age of 80 years and 11 months. This really remarkable man so appreciated H-¢-_ learning that it was always his great desire to advance the educational opportunities of the AMSTUTZ, one of the prominent community. He accumulated the largest pri c1t1zens of Allen County, formerly vate library then in the county and not only County Commissioner, resides upon absorbed the contents of his books, was con his well-improved farm of 8o acres, versant with the best literature of the day and _ located in section 2, Richland town was one of the l0cality’s best informed men, sh1p. He was born February 7, 1846, in Riley but he was generous in his assistance to others. township, Putnam County, Ohio, and is a son He helped in the organization of Richland of John a_nd Elizabeth (Steiner) Amstutz. township and was the first school director, the In many ways the father of our subject township having but one district at that time. was one of the most notable men that ever His character was so unimpeachable that his lived in Richland township. He was born fellow-citizens would gladly have elected him November 22, 1811, in Alsace, France. during to every office. He served as township treas the days of Napoleon, and remained cultivating urer for 20 years and for 27 years was justice the patrimonial acres until he was 21 years of of the peace. Politically he was a stanch Dem age. In every sense a self-made man, he was ocrat. His faculties were remarkably preserved one who deserved the esteem and respect in and it is related by his son that his 80th birth- which he was held until the close of his life and day he celebrated by writing, without glasses, the admiration expressed for his acquirements which he never used, the whole of the Lord’s which, in many ways, were equal to those of Prayer on a bit of paper which a silver dime the fortunate ones who enjoyed collegiate ad could cover. _ vantages. Yet the only schooling John Am In 1836 John Amstutz was united in mar stutz ever had was a period of three months in riage, in Allen County, with Elizabeth Steiner, a German school, three days in a French one who was born March 17, 1815, in Alsace, and two lessons in English. For years he both France, near his own birthplace. She died on spoke and wrote all three languages correctly the present farm of our subject at the age of and easily. 53 years. Her parents were Rev. Christian In 1833 John Amstutz crossed the Atlantic and Elizabeth (Sutter) Steiner. Her father Ocean, filled with the hope that in a new land was born in Canton Bern, Switzerland, and he would find opportunities for both mental went from there to Alsace, France, and in 183 5 and material advancement. The old sailing came to Allen County, by way of the city of vessel landed him at the port of New Orleans New York. He was the first Mennonite during a yellow fever epidemic and he was one preacher in this section and in 1836 organized of those who survived its ravages. He re the present Mennonite Church, which is the mained one year in New Orleans before he largest church of that religious body in this commanded enough capital to take him up the vicinity. According to the manner of filling Mississippi and Ohio rivers to Cincinnati, the ministry, he was allotted to this church where he worked by the day at wagon-making and, although he also engaged in farming, he until 1835. He then came to Allen County and was one of the most active pioneer ministers bought 1o acres of land and on this little tract of his time. he built the first wagon shop erected in North John and Elizabeth (Steiner) Amstutz had western Ohio. It is said that he made the first 12 children born to them, our subject being the 684 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

fifth member of this family, the record being interest in the affairs of the Reformed Church. as follows: Barbara; Mary Annie; Katherine, For two years he has been superintendent of residing with our subject; Elizabeth, a resident the Sunday-school, the youngest who has ever of Richland township; John; Emma; Jacob, of held this responsible position in this church. Oregon; Alexander; Louis; Christina (2) He has made many friends over the State and and Alexander (2). But four members of the through the county, as he has frequently been family still survive. sent as a delegate from the Bluffton church. John Amstutz, our immediate subject, and He is a graduate of the Bluffton High School. his father’s namesake, has always resided in All his life John Amstutz has been closely Richland township. When he was 13 years of identified with the Democratic party and has age, he entered his father’s wagon shop and frequently been elected to important offices. was thoroughly taught the business, remaining He served seven years as township supervisor, there until he was 23 years old. He then rented seven years as township trustee, 14 years on a farm and settled down to an agricultural life. the School Board, seven years as county com continuing as a renter for 10 years, when he missioner, and in every case performed his du bought 80 acres of land in section 2, Richland ties with signal fidelity. He belongs to the Re township. There has been 30 acres of this formed Church, of Bluffton, of which he is a cleared but the only building on it was a log charter member and for one year was trustee. cabin. Now the farm is noted for its fine ap He holds fraternal relationship with the Ma pearance, all of it being cleared with the ex sonic lodge at Bluffton, the Odd Fellows at ception of two acres of timberland. Mr. Am Bluffton and the Elks at Lima. stutz has always engaged in general farming.

For three years he conducted a large quarry .—_...... —. business at Bluffton, in partnership with his son \Vilhelm A. Amstutz, under the name of EORGE W. KN ITTLE. Among the Amstutz & Son, which gave employment to ' well known farmers of German from 20 to 30 men. In July, 1905, our sub township, none is more deserving of ject sold out to his son and partners and a stock mention than George W. Knittle, company was formed with five members, the whose farm of 80 acres is located in business being continued. section 1 7. He has lived all his life in Allen Mr. Amstutz was married February 28, County. He was born in Sugar Creek town 1871, to Sarah Klinger, who was born in Mon ship, March 3, 1856, and is a son of Jacob and roe township, Allen County, Ohio, August 25, Eliza (Hamilton) Knittle, and a grandson of 1851, and is a daughter of John Adam and William and Rebecca (Tester) Knittle. \Vil Margaret Eve (Hoffer) Klinger, who were liam Knittle came with his wife from Fairfield born in Hessen, Germany. They came from County, Ohio, to Allen County at a very early their native land to Allen County, Ohio, in day, and here entered 40 acres of land from 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Amstutz have had five the government. children: Lona; Paulina; Philip, who died George \V. Knittle was reared on his aged two and a half years; \Vilhelm Albert; father’s farm and has always been~an agricult and Malinda, who is a member of the class of uralist, the greater part of his life having been 1906 in the Bluffton High School. Wilhelm passed in German township. On October 21, Albert Amstutz, the only son, is one of the 1875, he was married to Ida Belle Tester, most highly esteemed young men of the town daughter of Frederick and Sarah Jane (Ump ship, one who combines business ability with stead) Tester, residents of German township. the admirable personal characteristics which go Mrs. Knittle was born February 20, 1860, and far toward the making of an honorable and has had four children, only two of whom are useful citizen. He is of an earnest, thoughtful now living. The record is as follows: \Vil disposition and has always shown a helpful liam B., born April 16, 1876, who married AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 685

Alice Snow, of Elida and is employed in the respect and confidence of his business asso oil field; Charles Frederick, born May 5, 1879, ciates. deceased in infancy; Orla Guy, born April 22, Mr. Cardosi was married in- 1889 to Susie 1889, now a student in the schools of Elida; Vitoi, who was also born in Italy. They have and Beulah May, born January 19, 1897, who four children, viz: Mary, Edward, Hazel and died at the age of seven days. \Vhen Mr. Alvina. Knittle was married he brought his bride to —H_—_ ~1 their present home where they have lived con tinuously except for a period of six years, (‘re S.\AC SNIVELY MOTTER was born three of which were spent in Lima and the re 9- in 1852 at Williamsport, Maryland. mainder in Elida., Mr. Knittle is a member ' He received his early education in the of the lodge and encampment, I. O. O. F. at public and private schools of his native Lima. county, and later entered Roanoke College, Virginia, where he remained five years, graduating in 1872 from that distin .’‘‘‘7‘} CARDOSI, wholesale fruit guished institution of learning. Mr. Motter dealer, located at No. 127 West began the study of the law quite early in life. / Market street, Lima, is one of the After most careful research in the various ‘'-*J*@ city’s enterprising and successful branches of learning leading up to the study business men. He was born at of the law, he began active study with C0l. Barga, Italy, in 1862, and came to America in George Schley, at Hagerstown, Maryland. He- 1884. _ was admitted to practice at the bar in the State Mr. Cardosi’s commercial success has been of Maryland in 1877. most remarkable. He was engaged in a retail In 1881 Mr. Motter came to Lima, his fruit business at Wellston, Jackson County, future home. Under the State laws of Ohio, Ohio, whence he removed to Lima in 1886, he was required to be reexamined to enter upon continuing exclusively in the retail line until the practice of the law. Accordingly he ap 1891, when he became a wholesaler. Formerly peared before the Supreme Court in 1881, and all the banana trade was carried on by jobbers, upon examination was admitted to practice in but Mr. Cardosi now h_andles it within a Ohio. On October 20th of the same year, he radius of 25 miles. He is an extensive dealer formed a law partnership with Hon. \V. L. in all domestic and tropical fruits, his stock Mackenzie, under the firm name of Motter & comprising the very best and choicest to be Mackenzie. The firm has long been regarded found in the world’s market. one of the strongest law firms in Lima, and its In addition to really controlling the fruit practice is both wide in range and lucrative. trade in this section, Mr. Cardosi has invested In 1887 Mr. Motter was elected prosecut largely in real estate. He owns five residence ing attorney of the county of Allen and entered properties in Lima, and is proprietor of the upon the duties of that important office in Jan fine Hetrick Block, built of pressed brick, one uary, 1888, filling the position successfully in of the most substantial and ornate business every way for six consecutive years. In 1894 structures in the city. It is situated on Mar he was chairman of the Democratic County ket street, within half a block of the Public executive committee in which capacity he Square, has a frontage of 51 feet and a depth conducted one of the most important campaigns of 86 feet, and is four stories in height. Mr. of the county, bringing to Lima as speakers no Cardosi is a stockholder in the home telephone less distinguished men than Senator Calvin S company. and is interested in other enterprises. Brice and Ex-Governor David B. Hill. of New Since coming to Lima he has made the city’s York. Mr. Motter has always been more or interests his own; is a member of the Lima less active in Democratic politics. He has al Board of Trade and a man who commands the ways taken a deep interest in affairs of the I 686 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

State and nation, and is one of the best posted removed to Wayne County, Ohio, where he men in the country upon State and national 'had charge of two churches for a period of six affairs. years. In April, 1894, he came to Lima and In 1886 Mr. Motter was most happily -assumed charge of the First Evangelical Lu united in marriage to Harriet Amelia Meily. theran Church, where he continued for eight They have one child, Benjamin Snively, born years. During his active service in the minis in 1893. who is a bright, prepossessing boy try, covering 25 years, he made very few interested in his studies, with a great future changes. , before him. In 1871 Mr. Miller was married to Louise Mr. Motter is an active member. of the Spait, who is a daughter of Jacob Spait, a .Independent Order of Odd Fellows and of the prominent farmer of Mahoning County. The Free and Accepted Masons, choosing Garrett two children of this marriage are: C. E., our Wykoff Lodge as his Masonic home. He is an subject’s partner in business, and Cora A., who active member of the Lutheran Church, and has is the wife of James \V. Halfhill, a prominent been for many years superintendent of the Sun attorney of this county. Since Mr. Miller’s day-school of that church organization. The son, Clark E., has been in business at Lima, his confidence which the public has in Mr. Motter father has taken a half interest. They conduct is further shown by the fact that he was se a very successful grocery business at Nos. lected as president of the Lima Library Asso 407-411 West Spring street. ciation, which position he fills with signal

ability. —Q.w__ Mr. Motter is widely read in many depart " _ I, D. HEFFNER,one of Lima’s most ments of literature; he is a refined and cult ured orator, frequently called upon for ad : 5- respected citizens. who has been dresses upon moral and scholastic topics. As connected with the railroad affairs an advocate he is one of the strongest in the for over a quarter of a century in country, making a personal appeal that goes this locality is also a veteran of the direct to the hearts of the jurors and the Civil \Var in which he bore himself with a judge. He is recognized as one of Allen Coun bravery that brought honorable promotion. ty’s stanchest citizens—always found battling .\lr. Heffner was born in Miami County, Ohio, for the right. in 1846, and is a son of David and Catherine ——<-»— (Measel) Heffner. The father of Mr. Heffner was a native - *1. EV. I. J. MILLER, a retired pastor of of Maryland and was born and reared at Fred the Lutheran Church and a member erick City. By trade he was a farmer and of the grocery firm of Miller & Com millwright. He moved to Miami County, pany, at Lima, is one of the well Ohio, and from there to Auglaize County, known and much valued citizens of where his death subsequently occurred. He the county. He was born in 1850 in Mahoning married Catherine Measel and they had a fam County, Ohio, and is a son of George Miller, ily of four sons and five daughters; of these, who was a successful agriculturist of that two sons and three daughters still survive. Of county. the four sons who entered the Union service, Mr. Miller was educated at Union Semi Joseph, who is now deceased, lost a leg at the nary, Poland, Ohio, and at \Vittenberg being battle of Chickamauga; Charles died after the graduated in theology in 1876. During his close of the war; and George and W. D. are period of study he taught school some six sea residents of Lima. sons prior to entering \Vittenberg Theological \V. D. Heffner was five years old when his Seminary. After ordination he served the parents moved to Auglaize County, and it was church at Berlin Center for 12 years, and then from his father’s farm that our subject, then

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but a youth of 1 5 years. entered the service of Jacob Bowers, and they have three children, of his country. It was in November, 1861, viz: Mettie, wife of E. M. Stradley, and that he enlisted in Company E, 67th Reg., Ethel, wife of J. R. Meiley, both of Lima; and Ohio Vol. Inf.,was mustered in at Columbus Ray, living at home. The family is connected and proceeded with the command to Martins with the First Baptist Church. Mr. Heffner burg, Virginia, and in the spring of 1862, but is quartermaster of the Mart Armstrong Post, a few months after leaving the peaceful sur No. 202, G. A. R., Lima, Ohio, and belongs to roundings of his home, that he participated in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. his first battle, that of \Vinchester. On March 23. 1862, he fought against General “Stone —4-Q-¢— wall" Jackson, his regiment facing the 26th fk“ REDERICK O. OLSON. Americans Mississippi Tigers, Jackson’s favorite com mand. Then followed the weary marches and 1- are very proud of their prominent and various hardships of a soldier’s life, and before successful business men, but they are he had attained man’s estate he had faced dan equally generous in awarding praise ger and_ death on a score of battle-fields. Dur to natives of other lands whose ability ing his service, which extended until the close enables them to reach the front rank in any line of the war, he participated in these battles: of endeavor. It is the man who counts, instead Front Royal, Fort Republic, Harrison Land of the land of his birth. These few remarks ing. Bermuda Hundred, Folly Island, Morris are given as an introduction to the sketch of Island, charge on Fort \Vagoner, siege of Fort F. O. Olson, one of the leading railroad men of Sumter, Johnson’s Island, Wire Bottom Ohio. He has been a resident of Lima since Church, the long seige of Petersburg, Chapin’s 1903. but he was born in Sweden, in 1869, and Farm (where he was wounded), the battle is a son of the late John Olson. before Richmond, Bunker Hill, New Market, John Olson was for many years a right Strausburg, charge on Fort Gregg, and was hand man to President Hill of the Great North present at the final surrender of General Lee ern Railroad, whom he assisted by his practi at Appomattox. Entering the army as a pri cal advice and was most useful to him because vate. Mr. Heffner was mustered out of the of his long experience in railroad building in service as a sergeant. Sweden. His death occurred in 1903. After the close of the war, Mr. Heffner F. O. Olson was reared and educated in returned to his home in Auglaize County, and Sweden until he was 1 5 years old, and immed in 1870 came to Lima and entered into the iately after coming to the United States secured employ of the C., H. & D. Railway Company. a position in the auditor’s office of the Great He served one year_ as brakeman, was then pro Northern Railroad Company at St. Paul, Min moted for efficiency, and for 28 years continued nesota. After two years of office work, he en on the road in the capacity of freight and pas tered the mechanical department, and during senger conductor. He sent in his resignation the following four years worked as a machin in 1895, but did not sever his connection with ist in the locomotive works. The next three this corporation, as since that year he has been years were spent in Chicago, with the Chicago, foreman of its freight house at Lima. He is St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad—one -also interested in city real estate. year as a working machinist and two years as In 1869 Mr. Heffner was married to Sarah foreman. Then he accepted a position in the Spyker, who was a daughter of Samuel Spy emergency department of the Great Northern ker, a pioneer of this county. Mrs. Heffner road. and 18 months later went to Duluth, died in 1872, leaving a daughter, Hattie, who where he took a contract for railroad building. is the wife of George Darling, a business man From there he came to Ohio and constructed at New Castle, Ohio. In 1875 Mr. Heffner the greater portion of the Toledo & \/Vester-n was married to Urania F. Bowers, a daughter Railroad. still later becoming one of the active 690 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

promoters of the_Sandusky & South-Western cane, which his father had presented him when Railroad and the Lima & Eastern Railroad. he had reached his majority. This cane is still His knowledge of railroading covers every de in the possession of the family, being owned tail and, in addition, he is a practical electri by a Francis Davis, the subject of this biog cian, having spent six months with the \Vest raphy. The wood of this ivory-headed cane inghouse Company. His present railroad con was cut in the Grampion Hills of Scotland by nections are important, and, considering that the grandfather of Sir Francis Davis, in 1550. he is yet a comparatively young man, indicate It has survived generations of its owners and the possession of a very high order of ability. typifies the solidity of the Scotch hills on which He is president and general manager of the it grew, affording support to youth, feebleness Sandusky & South-Western Railroad—a line and age for more than 300 years. Francis projected from Wapakoneta to Sandusky and Davis (2), son of Sir Francis, remained with from Lima to Bellefontaine, 40 miles of which his brother in Halifax for about one year. is already graded; vice-president of the Lima There in 1749 Philip married Mary \/Vells’, Eastern Railroad, a line to run from Lima to he subsequently settled in Virginia. Kenton, via Marion; president of the Missouri, The above Francis Davis (2) was born in Oklahoma & Western Railroad, and a controll 1626 and died in 1709. He married Gertrude ing director in the Guthrie & Oklahoma Rail Emerson, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, who was road. born in 1629 in England and died in 1715. In 1896 Mr. Olson was married to Edith They settled at West Amesbury, Massachu- Sturdeven, of West Virginia. They have three setts, in 1652, bringing the old cane with them— daughters: Melba, Emily and Gene. Fraternally Francis Davis (3), son of Francis (2), Mr. Olson is a member. of the Elks. He takes was born in 1653 in Massachusetts and died no active personal interest in politics, but is al there in 1737. In 1673 he married Mary ways ready to assist the political ambitions of Taylor, a daughter of Walter Taylor, of Ames his friends. A portrait of Mr. Olson accom bury; she was born in 1657 and died in 1733. panies this sketch. The old cane came into the hands of this Fran cis and was in turn given to the next Francis. + Francis Davis (4), son of Francis (3), was born September 29, 1687, and died October 9, RANCIS Y. DAVIS, who has a fine 1 753, at Amesbury, leaving the old cane to his home and 80 acres of land in the son, Captain Francis Davis. His wife, to whom southeast quarter of section 8, Perry he was married at Haverhill, Massachusetts, township, has been a resident of this September 6, 1716, was born September 6, township during almost the entire 1693 and died December 3, 1775. period of his active business career. Mr. Davis Capt. Francis Davis, the fifth of the name, was born in Orange County, Vermont, Oc was born October 26, 1723 and died November tober 29, 1827, and is a son of Francis and 26, 1784. He was married September 3, 1745, Lydia (York) Davis. to Elizabeth Ferran, who was born September The Davis family is of Scotch-\Velsh ori 20, 1724, and died December 20, 1793. It gin, and the ancestral line can be traced to the was Capt. Francis Davis, who took the old birth of Sir Francis Davis, in 1590. His home cane from Amesbury to Davisville, \Varren was in Cardiganshire, \Vales. Three of his County, Vermont, a town he founded in May, sons, Gideon, Philip and Francis (2) crossed 1766. In 1740 he had built a mill there which the ocean in search of fame and fortune, but was destroyed by fire in 1746, and he built a of these only Philip and Francis (2) safely second one. He was a Revolutionary soldier reached Halifax, Nova Scotia, Gideon having and a man of influence and wealth, and was the been lost at sea during the voyage. Francis Da first representative to the General- Assembly vis(2)has passed his 21st birthday at this time from \/Varren County. and and with his other possessions brought a Francis Davis (6), son of Capt. Francis AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 691

Davis, was born at Amesbury, Massachusetts, paid $200. Three acres had been cleared, a May 27, 1758, and died at Barre, Vermont, small orchard had been set out and a log cabin October 30, 1840. He married Philena built. Later he cleared about 40 acres of this Thurber, who was born at Portsmouth, New land and entered into farming and stockrais Hampshire, August 26, 1758, and died at ing, also cutting and selling many tombstones Barre, Vermont, December 21, 1841. These from a quarry situated on the property. He ancestors were the grandparents of the subject built the first sawmill ever erected here, which of this sketch. The family resided at Warren was run by the waters of the Buckloo, a small until the fall of 1794, when they removed to stream which meandered through his farm. Barnard, Vermont, taking with them the old In 1842 Mr. Davis leased the farm and cane. There it remained until the grand moved to the town of Keene where he engaged father’s death, when it came into possession in the tombstone and monument business but of Francis Davis (7), father of its present soon tired of village life and returned to the owner, who is in the eighth generation from farm. In 1843 he purchased another 100-acre Sir Francis Davis. tract, but in 1846 he sold out and again made Francis Davis (7) was born March 7, 1788, preparations to move westward. On April 6, at Warren, New Hampshire, and was six years 1846, with his wife, two sons and the youngest old when he accompanied his parents to Bar daughter, a grandson and a young neighbor nard, Vermont, where he was given as good who was starting West with some house educational advantages as the times afforded. hold goods, Mr. Davis started his prairie He worked at the carding and fulling business schooner, drawn by oxen, in the direction of for some years. When the War of 1812 be the setting sun. The horses which 12 years came imminent, he enlisted in a cavalry com previously had assisted to move the family pany which was ordered by the Governor- to from Vermont to Ohio, were again made use proceed from Montpelier to Plattsburgh, New of, being hitched to a farm cart and a flock of York. After three days, the company reached sheep and a herd of cattle were also taken along. that place and took part in the closing engage On the eighth night of the journey the family ments of the battle there. He was discharged camped in a vacated cabin which they found at the end of the war. After the passage of near the center of a seven by 20 mile forest, many years, he received 160 acres of land in which then stood in its native state in Har recognition om his military services. After his din County, Ohio. Here the hoots of the owls marriage he lived in Orange and in Washing and the howls of the wolves made the night ton counties, Vermont, and owned and oper hideous. On the ninth day of the journey the ated a sawmill and also dealt in tombstones. family reached a point four miles east of Lima, He was an expert worker in stone and samples in Perry township, Allen County, Ohio. Here of his work took first premium when exhibited Mr. Davis decided to locate, buying an 80 at Montpelier. acre farm on which he lived and carried on In the autumn of 1834, with his wife and farming and stock-raising. In 1863 he sold four children, the oldest being nine years and his farm and in 1864 moved to Defiance the youngest, five months, he started West County, Ohio, where he purchased a farm of ward to find a new home. The wagon was 120 acres on which he continued farming and filled with bedding and articles of wearing ap stock-raising operations, assisted by his parel. After a pleasant driving journey of six adopted grandson, Lucius, who lived with him weeks, a pause was made at the town of Keene, until his death, which took place March 31, Coschocton County, Ohio. Here Mr. Davis 1875. In politics he was a Whig and later a found a few settlers from New England and, Republican. In his dealings with his fellow tired of traveling, decided to stop a least over men, he was honest and upright and his religion the winter. In the spring, on March 21, 1835, consisted more in good works than in profes he purchased 100 acres of land for which he sion. In 1850 he and his wife made an ex 692 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

tended visit to relatives in Vermont and upon of disability, having been injured by the ex his return he brought with him the old family ploding of a shell at the battle of Pittsburg cane. Landing. On September 22, 1864, Mr. Davis On October 21, 1813, in Randolph,Orange reenlisted, becoming a member of Company A, County, Vermont, he married Lydia York, a 18oth Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and continued in daughter of Gershom York, and they had 11 the service until the close of the war, his last children. Mrs. Davis died March 1. 1863. battle being at Kingston, North Carolina. He In the course of time he married Mrs. Eliza was honorably discharged in July, 1865, and beth Gilbert, a widow, who also preceded him returned to his home in Perry township. to the grave. Of the 11 children, those who During a part of his time in early manhood reached maturity were: Roxanna P., de he engaged in teaching school and he worked ceased, who was the wife of Ira Fox; Francis also at brick-making, but since he was 30 years Y; George E.; and Fannie, deceased, who was of age he has devoted his attention exclusively the wife of John Bond. to agricultural pursuits, with some attention Francis Y. Davis. our immediate subject, given to the production of oil, as mentioned was 19 years old when he accompanied his above, having had an interest in some 20 wells. father to Perry township, and he assisted in Mr. Davis owns 120 acres of fine land in Allen the clearing of the home farm. In 1852 he County. bought 40 acres in section 3, which is now On May 5, 1852, Mr. Davis was married known as the \Villiam Robert’s farm, which to Sarah Coats, a daughter of Rufus and he cleared and converted from timberland to Nancy (Dawson) Coats. She died April 1, fields of unusual fertility and productiveness. 1893, leaving the following children: Lydia In 1863 he settled upon 80 acres in section 16 R. M., born July 26, 1854, who married Jef on which he lived and made extensive improve ferson Shade, of Perry township; Ira E., born ments until 1882, when he located upon a January 31, 1856; Albert E, born November quarter-section in section 19, a part of which 30, 1857; \Villiam F., born January 19, 1867, still remains in the family. He reclaimed a who lives in Franklin County, Kansas; Clara part of this farm from the forest and converted B., born July 25, 1868, who married John it into a productive farm and made his home Howbert. of Allen County; Charles L., born there until 1894, when he purchased 40 acres November 2 5, 1869; Harmon C., born October of his present farm in section 8. to which he 15, 1871 and Daniel E., born May 28, 1873, subsequently added 40 more acres. Mr. Davis who died July 23, 1898. One child died in in here erected a fine residence and has made fancy. Mr. Davis remained single until No other substantial improvements until now it is vember 2o, 1897, when he married Mrs. Rhoda an example of one of the best rural homes in J. (McPheron) Howbert. _

Perry township. In addition to being fertile. In politics Mr. Davis is a Republican and his farms have have been noted for the pres he is a valued member of Mart Armstrong ence of oil; he had had a number of producing Post, No. 202, G. A. R., of Lima. He is widely oil-wells and the three located on his present known in Allen County and is held in the high farm have brought him handsome returns. est esteem. Mr. Davis grew up at a time and Mr. Davis has a military record which in a section where educational advantages were should give him a very pardonable measure of meager but he has always been a great reader pride. \Vhen the Civil War broke out and he and has mixed with intelligent people and thus recognized the fact that he was needed at the has acquired a broad and comprehensive front, he put aside his previous ambitions and knowledge of the affairs of the world. He is enlisted in the service of his country. His possessed of a truly remarkable memory and first enlistment was in September, 1861, in without effort recalls the day, month and year Company D, 54th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf. He of many happenings of earlier. days. During was discharged in August, 1862, on account the period of 60 years covering his residence AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 692» in Perry township, he has been foremost in Titlam. Leah resides at home with her par its business affairs and has contributed his full ents. Henry, who is engaged in farming in share in the developing of this section into one Richland township, married Emma Batcher of the most prosperous, progressive and best and has one child, Mildred. Lydia died at the improved communities in the State. age of nine years. Maggie married \Villiam Steiner and has two children, Mabel and Odula.

—Q.»— They live in Putnam County. Emma, who was the wife of Fred Beiderman, left at death -._ - LYSSES REICHENBACH, a promi one child, Sylvia, who lives with her grand nent agriculturist of Allen County, is parents. Lena married Samuel Augsburger a native of Canton Neuchatel, Switz and had one child, Hazel, who died in infancy. erland, where he was born on‘Aug They live on Mr. Reichenbach’s farm in Rich ust 15, 1845. VVhen he came to this land township. Amos married Mary Welty, country he was a poor man and his present a daughter of Christ \Velty, a farmer of Put property represents years of patient toil. In nam County. They have one child, Stella, and addition to the 146-acre homestead in section reside on the home farm. Mr, Reichenbach 34, Richland township, Mr. Reichenbach owns has always supported the Democratic ticket. 80 acres in Putnam County, His parents were In religion he is a conscientious and consistent John and Margaret (Guntner) Reichenbach, member of the Mennonite Church. who came to America in 1873 and made their home here for the rest of their lives. ---8..-— Ulysses Reichenbach was one of 10 chil dren, seven boys and three girls. At the age H. DUDEN, a contractor and of 19 he left the parental roof to try his fortune builder at Lima, whose excellent in a new country, landing in New York in work and honest methods of do 1866. He first stopped in Wayne County, ing business have brought him Ohio, where he worked on a farm by the month prominently before the public, has for one year, and then came to Allen County been a resident of this city since 1890. He was and for four years worked by the month in born on the line between Fairfield and Miami Richland township. By dint of saving every counties, Ohio, in 1852. penny, he managed to get sufficient together to The father of our subject was John A. buy 80 acres of woodland in Putnam County. Duden, who was a soldier in the War. of 1812. Renting a farm there he cultivated it for a He learned and followed the trade of a lock year. He cleared off the timber on the 80-acre smith, as long as it proved profitable, and then tract and erected a dwelling. Later he bought turned his attention to cigar manufacturing. 106 acres in Allen County which, with the 40 In 1858 he moved to Clinton County, Ohio, acres received from his father-in-law, com and in the fall of 1861 to Allen County. prise his present homestead. Hc has two good W. H. Duden was eight years old when the dwellings on this farm, one of which is oc family settled in this county. He attended cupied by his son-in-law. school until he was 15 years old and then Mr. Reichenbach was married in Novem learned the trade of a shoemaker. He was thus ber. 30, 1869 to Fannie Basinger, who was employed at Cridersville, Auglaize County, for born September 14, 1841, on the farm where some 12 years, after which he mastered the car she now lives, her parents being Seymour and penter’s trade, having always had a natural Barbara (Steiner) Basinger. Eight children bent in that direction. This line of work he have blessed their union, namely: John, Leah, has since followed continuously, and for the Henry, Lydia, Maggie, Emma, Lena, and past 26 years has been engaged in a general Amos. John, who resides on the 80-acre farm contracting business, during 15 years of which in Putnam County, married Barbara Leichty period he has been located at Lima. His work and has three children—Lillie, William and here is shown in some of the finest and most 694 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

substantial structures of the city—among medicine at Jefferson Medical College, Phila others, the St. Rose parsonage, the Holland delphia. Block, and the residences of W. L. Parmenter, The young physician settled in Jackson_ M. Cohn, J. C. Ridenour, D. C. Dunn, James township, Allen County, Ohio, although it Cory and Dr. Van Note. might be thought so sparsely settled a district In 1873 Mr. Duden was united in marriage as it was then would have little need for his with Mrs. Mary A. Church of Cridersville, and services. In fact for some years his profes they have three children, viz: Elmer, a minis sional visits covered a very wide territory. The ter of the Methodist Episcopal Church, located settlement of the county meant a greater tax at \Valhalla, North Dakota; James Harvey, a on his time and strength and for years he painter by trade; and Ray, who is associated knew no rest from professional labor. He with his father. Mr. and Mrs. Duden are was one of the earliest settlers at LaFayette members of the United Brethren Church. In and established the first drug-store in the vil politics Mr. Duden is a Republican. Socially lage which he continued for many years. On he is a member of the A. O. U. W. account of the prevailing malaria, which is the cause of much of the sickness in any newly set

—Q4.._.—_. tled community, the necessity for quinine was very great and it was difficult to obtain it in EWTON SAGER, M. D. Among the sufficient quantities, on short notice, in the eminent physicians and surgeons of days when journeys were made on horseback Allen County, the Sagers have been and by ox-team. It was in order to be able to distinguished for two generations supply the drugs he found it necessary to pre and the subject of this record bears scribe that Dr. Sager established his own drug the name of a father who was the pioneer phy store. 1 sician of Jackson township, and, indeed, one of Not only did Dr. Sager occupy a promi the earliest practitioners of medicine in Allen nent place in his locality as a man of science. County. Dr. Newton Sager. of LaFayette, but he was also a dominating influence in all was born in this village, in a home on the site public affairs, a leader in educational move of his present residence, on December 18, ments and, had not his professional duties pre 1846, being the eldest son of Dr. Newton and vented, would have probably become his Bethiah (Gilbert) Sager. party’s representative in many of the higher The Sager family probably originated in offices in its gift. He was a lifelong Demo England and later established a home in Vir crat and on several occasions served as town ginia, where the grandparents of Dr. Sager, ship treasurer, but the duties of his profes Henry and Lovina (Haines) Sager, were sion precluded but little more than a good citi born and whence they removed to Union zen’s attention to public affairs. He found County, Ohio, at a very early date. Of their time, however. to lend his influence and give eight children, Dr. Newton Sager, Sr., was support by word and purse to various public born in Union County, Ohio, October 31, spirited enterprises, one of the most important 1817, and died at LaFayette, Allen County, on of these being the building of the direct rail August 1 3, 1903, having been one of the most road line from Upper Sandusky to Lima. Al highly esteemed men of his day in this section though a member of no religious denomina of the State, both in private and professional tion, he was a liberal supporter of all, possess life. He enjoyed better educational advan -ing the broadened mind and trained imder tages than were afforded many of his associ standing which enabled him to see the good ates, for after he had completed the common in every creed. Dr. Sager was charitable, in school course at the age of 19 years, he was his daily life, for years, practicing that Christ entered at Oxford University, later pursued a ian charity which perhaps, men of his profes medical course in Pleasant Valley, Madison sion understand best of all. His memory is -County, Ohio, and in 1843 was graduated in perpetuated in Allen County in the hearts of

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those who knew him best and those who bene father, at first relieving the older physician, fited so often by his professional skill. who was beginning to feel the weight of years,‘ The late Dr. Sager was twice married. of his heavier duties and gradually taking Prior to coming to Jackson township, he was over the larger burden of the practice, contin united to Hannah Custard, a daughter of Dan uing the partnership until the close of the iel Custard, who became a merchant in Lima. father’s life. Dr. Sager is a regular general She died in 1840, leaving one daughter, Ara practitioner and, by his fellow-citizens, has minta, who married a Harrison Tingle and been deemed worthy to take his father’s place. moved to the Pacific Coast, where she died. His methods are those of the younger school The second marriage of Dr. Sager was to of practitioners and his reputation is that of Bethiah Gilbert, who was born in Vermont, an eminent man in his profession. September 2, 1820, and is a daughter of Jo In April, 1871, Dr. Sager was united in siah Gilbert, who came to Allen County in marriage with Sarah M. Hughes, of Knox 1840. She still survives, an honored member County, Ohio, who is a daughter of Hiram of our subject’s family. The children of this and Emily (Lane) Hughes, who came to Ohio marriage were: Newton, the subject of this from Connecticut. They have two daughters sketch; Norval, who died unmarried, in 1883; —Grace and Georgiana. The former married Annetta, who is the wife of VVesley Biterman, John E. Myers, of LaFayette, and has one of LaFayette; Norton, who lives on a farm in daughter, Evadne. The latter married Albert Jackson township; Lavina, who is the wife of son-\Vatt, of LaFayette, and has two children Doddridge Kinzie, of LaFayette; Mary Belle, Namona and Rodney. The family has al who is the wife of George B. Muir, living one ways been a leading one of this section and is mile north of LaFayette; and Nellie, Arthur, prominent socially. Ina and Norman, who died in youth. Like his late father, Dr. Sager is identified In closing the record relating to the late -with the Democratic party and for years has Dr. Sager, mention must be made of his many been more or less a leader of its movements years of active interest in the Masonic frater in this locality. He has served three terms as nity. Soon after the organization of the Ma township treasurer. He belongs to the Ma - sonic lodge at Lima, he became a member of sonic fraternity and is a member of Sager that body and continued his interest in the or Lodge, No. 513, F. & A. M., which was named der as long as he lived. He was a charter mem for his father who was instrumental in hjtving ber of Sager Lodge, No. 513, F. & A. M., at it established at LaFayette. LaFayette, which was named in his honor. j . Newton Sager, our immediate subject, was -_Q-09-— - reared at LaFayette and became a student in the village school when a child of six years. He ‘~31 A ARL the W. Star E. Carpet BOEGEL. Cleaning proprietor \Vorks. of at continued to study in the LaFayette schools until he was about 20 years old, when he en No. 430 North Pierce street, Lima, tered Baldwin University, at Berea, near has been a resident of this city for -Cleveland, Ohio, where he remained one year. the past 14 years. He was born in He then read medicine with his father for a Hesse-Nassau, Germany, November 16, 1866, period of four years and went from this excel and came to America in 1890. lent instruction to the University of Michigan, Mr. Boegel was educated in his native land, at Ann Arbor. After several terms there, he and there learned the tanning business, at which entered the medical department of the Univer he worked in Athens, Ohio. From Athens he sity of \Vorcester, at Cleveland, where he was came to Lima, in April, 1892, and for three graduated and received a diploma in Febru years was in the employ of Schultheis Brothers, -ary, 1871. tanners. In order to perfect himself in Amer After graduation Dr. Sager returned to ican business methods, he then took a course in LaFayette and entered into practice with his the Lima Business College. Shortly afterward 698 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY he established the Star Carpet Cleaning Works. to general contracting and building, meeting In this establishment all the cleansing is done with very satisfactory success. He has erected by compressed air it being the first of its kind many of the substantial buildings of the city, in this section, if not in the State. The use of among which may be mentioned the Stamets compressed air has completely revolutionized Block, the Blattenberg flats, the Campbell the industry, and Mr. Boegel’s enterprise has Block, and the Golly & Finley Iron Works. met with most satisfying results the new He is thoroughly conversant with his business method being acknowledged as both labor-sav and has won the entire confidence of the build ing and sanitary. Mr. Boegel has also both oil ing world. and real estate interests and is one of the city’s Mr. \Vood was married, in 1899, to Susie substantial men. Schell, who is a daughter of Jacob Schell, of On September 7, 1893, Mr. Boegel was Upper Sandusky. Mr. and Mrs. Wood have married to Barbara Stelzer who was born in three children—Serelda, Thelma and Corola. Rhein-Hessen Germany and was 11 years old Fraternally Mr. \Vood is an Odd Fellow. when her parents brought her to America. They located at Spencerville, Ohio, where she ————-Q-»— was reared. Mr. and Mrs. Boegel have two children—Katharina Christina and Elizabeth . XLTER S. MILLS, chief of police Ruth. The family belong to the German Re 1» at Lima, is one of the city’s reli formed Church, in which Mr. Boegel has been able, valued and respected citizens. Sunday-school superintendent for over four He was born in 1869 in Amanda years. His fraternal associations are with the township, Allen County, Ohio, and Knights of Pythias and the Masons, being a is a son- of Squire and Maria Jane (Sutton) Knight Templar. \Vith his wife he belongs to Mills. the Order of the Eastern Star. Mr. Boegel is Rev. Nathan Mills, the grandfather of Mr. a man whose honorable business methods and Mills, was born in 1764-, and became a well straight-forward, exemplary life have brought known teacher and Quaker preacher. Prior him the respect and confidence of his fellow-cit to 1824 he moved to Noble County, Ohio, and izens. His portrait accompanies this sketch. in that year the father of our subject was born. In 1835 with the first settlers Squire Mills

_-—Q0-Q-—-— came to Allen County and has seen it con verted from a wilderness into a fertile farming E. WOOD, one of the leading con country. He cleared the land on which the tractors and builders at Lima, of Metropolitan Block in Lima now stands, as which city he has been a resident for well as the tract from that point north to the past 13 years, was born in the the Pennsylvania Railroad. He still owns the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, in 80-acre tract of land which he received from 1872, and is a son of John \Vood. Congress and preserves as an interesting relic The father of Mr. \Vood still survives and the old parchment deed. Mr. Mills, who is 81 is engaged in farming. During the Civil \Var years of age, now resides in Amanda town he was a soldier in the Army of Virginia and ship, being its oldest voter, and next to the for 18 months was a prisoner of war at Fort oldest resident. He has always lived at peace Delaware. with his neighbors, and takes pleasure in the F. E. Wood was reared and educated in fact that he never was entangled in a single Virginia and after completing the common law suit. In his day those things were not school course pursued a special course in civil honorable. Since the days of Andred Jackson engineering, under the well-known instructor. Mr. Mills has been deeply interested in poli Professor Taylor, following that profession in tics. Formerly a strong \Vhig. later he be his native State for three years. In 1892 .\Ir. came an equally stanch Republican. \Vood came to Lima and turned his attention Mr. Mills married Maria Jane Sutton, a AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 699

daughter of Thomas Sutton, who was a EV. DOMINIC ZINSMAYER, pas pioneer along the Anglaize river and they gf tor of the Catholic Church of St reared a family of five children, namely: Lor ‘ John the Baptist, at Landeck, was etta, who is the wife of G. \V. Morgoet, of born at Constance, Grand Duchy of Lima; Thomas, who for some years has been Baden, Germany, July 29, 1844. a resident of Muncie, Indiana; Susan E., who From the college at Constance, Father is the wife of Rev J._ H. Winans, a prominent Zinsmayer went to the schools of Freiburg, Baptist clergyman now located at Bellefon- where he completed his literary and theolog taine, Ohio; Annie V., who is the wife of J. ical training. In 1869 he was ordained to the M. Reeves, of this county, formerly identified priesthood by Bishop Rappe, of the diocese of with a Chicago cream separator company, "also Cleveland, Ohio. This prelate was at that dealers in creamery supplies; and \Valter S., of time on his journey to Rome to attend a coun Lima. cil at the Vatican. A few weeks after his or \Valter S. Mills was reared and educated dination, Father Zinsmayer came to America, in the schools of the county and in the Ohio reaching New York in February, 1870. He— Normal University at Ada. He began his was domiciled for a short period at Brooklyn,. business career by learning telegraphy in the New York, and was then given charge of the office of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and for Defiance missions under the auspices of the a year prior to entering the university followed Cleveland, Ohio, diocese. After 1 5 months of that occupation, passing a like period in Indian exhausting labor in that charge, he became' Territory as a cattle herder and coal miner. the first resident Catholic priest at Bucyrus,. After his experience as a telegrapher Mr. Ohio, where he continued for six years. Mills entered the employ of the Standard Oil Father Zinsmayer established schools at Company and remained with that corporation that point, erected a church edifice and built a for four years, being at different times fore new parochial residence. From Bucyrus he man of a pipe gang and in charge of the still was transferred to the Shelby settlement of in an oil refinery. He was also employed by Richland County, where he labored for seven. the LaFayette Car Company for one year, in years, during which time he succeeded in pay the car repairing department, and during that- ing off the church debt and in placing the period was in the shops at Pullman, Illinois. church on a sound financial basis. He also se For some four years he was with the freight cured for the church there a fine pipe organ department of the L. E. & \/V. Railroad. In which cost $1,700. His next charge was at 1900 he came to Lima, and for 14 months Sheffield, Lorain County, Ohio, where he re served as patrolman on the city police force, mained 11 years, and there, as at other points, and was then appointed chief of the depart he proved himself not only a man of great ment. spiritual power but also one of executive abil Mr. Mills married Lethia A. John, daugh ity. When he left that church, it had almost ter of Jesse J. John, one of the representative been transformed by improvement and he is citizens of Elida and a pioneer of the county. affectionately remembered by a large congre They have four children, viz: Anna J., Carl gation. Since September 1 5, 1894, Father ton J., Helen J., and Elizabeth Avenella. Mr. Zinsmayer has been pastor of the Church of and Mrs. Mills are members of Grace Method St. John the Baptist at Landeck. ist Episcopal Church at Lima. The church to which Father Zinsmayer Politically Mr. Mills is a Republican and came in 1894 was organized in 1866. The two years ago was nominated for the position father of the movement was Peter Gengler, of sheriff of Allen County, but he declined to one of the zealous churchmen of his day, the make the canvass. He is a member of Garrett father of Dominick N. Genzler, justice of the Wycoff Lodge, No. 585, F. & A. M.; and of peace at Landeck. He soon interested others the Odd Fellows, Eagles, Maccabees and and a frame building was erected under the Pathfinders. charge of Rev. F. Westerholt, who came here as 700 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

at stated seasons from Delphos, being pastor mayer has opened all the usual avenues for re of the Church of St. John the Evangelist of ligious and material progression, including that city and the successor of Rev. John Otto an altar society of 100 members and a sodality Bredeick, who was the founder of the Catholic of 40 members, and gives encouragement to Church at Delphos. At that time _Landeck the Catholic Knights of Ohio and the Ladies had about 40 Catholic residents. Father Selt of Ohio, which have about 35 members. zer became the regular pastor, and he was suc ceeded by Father Brem and he by Rev. J. B. ———Q-0-§—- Heiland. The latter officiated for some years and was followed by a priest who remained F. MATTHE\VS, a well-known arch but a few months, and then Father Zinsmayer itect of Lima, whose fine profession took charge. al work may be seen on many of the When Father Zinsmayer came to this city’s busy streets and attractive ave charge, he realized ihat the first need was a nues, is a native of Ohio, having been new church. He had saved $7,000 and this born in Perry County. he contributed anl by a general subscription ’4 From childhood until he was 14 years of sufficient sum weas realized to enable the par age Mr. Matthews lived upon his father’s farm ish to build the present handsome edifice, in Athens County, and then went to Nelson which has but $7,000 indebtedness upon it, the ville, where he completed his high school sum of $33,000 having been paid. No de course and resided until he was 30 years old. scriptive words can give an adequate idea of After leaving school he learned the carpent the beauty and structural dignity of this build er’s trade and was employed for a prolonged ing. It is constructed of brick with stone period in a planing mill and in various build trimmings, in 1 3th century Gothic style. The ing operations, thus becoming interested in .-steeple is 1 50 feet high. The interior of the mechanical drawing and designing and discov -Church is architecturally beautiful and is ering that he possessed considerable talent in adorned with rare works of art of a Scriptural this direction. In 1891 he determined to give design; the whole place is heated by steam and serious attention to these professional lines a fine pipe organ has been placed. A new and went to Columbus, where he engaged as brick schoolhouse has also been built to ac draughtsman and superintendent with John - commodate 52 pupils, this being but one of the Flynn, a well-known architect of that city. He four schools the parish supports. In 1877 the remained with that gentleman for three years, parochial residence was built. and during that period of study assisted in The present church edifice was dedicated making designs for a number of important July 31, 1904, by Bishop Hartsman of Cleve structures of that city, including six fire de land, the corner-stone having been laid in 1902. partment buildings and St. Mary’s Academy. It has been conceded that this church in its al VVhen prepared to enter the field as a com most priceless interior furnishings, including petent architcct, he formed a partnership with -pictures and statuary by masters in art, has no H. C. Jones, an association which continued in -equal outside the large cities. The windows in force for one year. .From 1895 until 1898, particular, gifts from different members of the Mr. Matthews pursued his professional work ,congregation, are most beautiful, one of these alone at Columbus, where he had many com having been dedicated by Father Zinsmayer, missions, both in the city and in the surround representing Saint Dominic receiving the ing towns. In 1899 he opened an office in the Rosary from the Blessed Virgin Mary. An Cincinnati Block in Lima, and for the past other window represents the Holy Family. six years has given his best efforts to the peo The congregation includes 115 families at ple of this city. He employs two draughtsmen, present and the new church has a seating ca and he is kept busy designing and superintend pacity for 750 individuals. Father Zins ing the construction of buildings. In _a long AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 701

list of substantial business and public buildings Scott, who is a daughter of \/V. B. Scott, of and elegant, tasteful homes credited to Mr. Scott’s Crossing, her family being among the .\Iatthews, may be mentioned the following: pioneers of that section of the county. Mr. City Market House; the grand stand at the and Mrs. Carl have two sons, viz: Clifton, who Lima Driving Park; the pavilion at McCul is in the employ of The Lima Gas Light Com lough Lake; the Adgate Building; Dr. John pany, and Scott, who is still in school. Mr. son’s fine residence apartments and the hand Carl is an Odd Fellow. some homes of \V. S. East, A. L. VVhite, Dr. \V. B. Van Note, W. T. Agerter, E. M. Good -——4¢-¢— ing, R. T. Gregg, O. W. Bell and George Me haffey. - AVID EZEKIEL HOVER, a well Mr. Matthews was married in 1886 to --i known resident of Shawnee township, Lizzie Powell, of Nelsonville, Ohio, and they where he carries on general farming have three sons, H. Orville, Lewis Powell and and stockraising on his estate situ Burl Burnl1am. ated in sections 14 and 15, was born Mr. Matthews is a member of the Knights November 22, 1837, in an old Indian cabin in of Pythias at Nelsonville, and is the designer Shawnee township, and is a son of Manuel and superintendent of the $20,000 building Hover. now being erected by the order at that place. Ezekiel Hover, the grandfather of our sub ject, with his brothers, Emanuel and Joseph, -—-Q-»__ who at an early date had removed from Penn sylvania to Trumbull County, Ohio, settled in ’)URTLAND CARL, one of the Allen County in May, 1833. All married prominent merchants of Lima, who members of the Adgate family. The children has been established here for the of Ezekiel and Sarah (Adgate) Hover were: past eight years, was born in Cler Emanuel, born May 18, 1808; Maria Belinda, mont County, Ohio, in May, 1860. born December 1 5, 1809, who married Abra and is a son of Thomas Carl, formerly of ham Boyd; Sarah Ann, born February 9, -Cincinnati. 1818, who married Amos Alvord; Caroline, Our subject was reared and educated in born March 28, 1814, who died young; St. his native locality, and began his business life Clair, born September 13, 1815; Charles Ad as a clerk in a grocery store at Scott’s Cross gate, born May 1 3, 1818; Newton, born De ing, this county. After four years of training, cember 18, 1820; Columbia Ann, born October he removed to Cincinnati. There he was con 7, 1827, who married George Lathrop; and nected with the street car system for six years, \Villiam Ulysses, born March 18, 1830. then embarked in a gasoline and oil business, In 1836 Emanuel Hover returned to and for two years controlled a dressed poultry Trumbull County, and after marrying Marga business. In August. 1897, he came to this ret Carlisle in that year, located in Amanda locality, was engaged in a meat business for township, Allen County. He lived at Fort some 14 months in South Lima, and then ex Amanda, in 1837, and then settled in Shaw changed his stand there for his present grocery nee township, residing in the log cabin which and meat business, favorably located on the cor his father had occupied before him. After ner of Central avenue and North street, Lima. Emanuel Hover‘s death in 1840, his widow re In addition to all the standard and fancy turned to Trumbull County, and in 1849 was groceries and meats, Mr. Carl transacts a large married to Jonathan Howard. She celebrated business in country produce. He is vice-presi her 89th birthday on December 18, 1905, and dent and a director of the wholesale fruit still retains her faculties, encumbered by few house of The Lusk Brothers Company. physical ailments. The parents of our subject In 1882 Mr. Carl was married to Hattie had two children—David Ezekiel and Sarah 702 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

Ann. The latter was born in August, 1839. and John Roscoe, Clarence married Clara She taught school at Lima in 1861 and 1862, Bradford and had five children, all of whom married John Hanson and died in 1881. are deceased. He is employed in the oil field In 1840, at the death of his father, David and resides at \Vapakoneta. John Roscoe E. Hover went to live with his grandfather, married Goldie Swyart and lives at home. residing with the latter and an uncle until Mrs. Mohler was born in 1840 on the Spy 1860. On December 18th of this year he ker homestead in section 25, Shawnee town married Susan Boyd, who was born in Ma ship, and is a daughter of Samuel and a sister honing County, Ohio, and died in 1886. She of Joel Spyker, sketches of whom appear in was a daughter of John Boyd, who moved this volume. Mary Spyker grew to woman from Mahoning to this county. The five hood was married to Charles D. Mefiiey, children of the above marriage were: Charles a native of Allen County, where his father, Adgate, born November 22, 1861, who resides Peter Mefiiey, had located after leaving Penn on a farm adjoining his father; Frank M., sylvania. The young couple made their home born October 13,. 1863, who died October 8, at Elida for a time, later moving to Criders 1865; a third child, who died in infancy; ville where Mr. Mefiley conducted a dry goods Margaret Anna, born March 3, 1868, who re and hardware store. He was thus engaged sides at home; and Howard B., born March 3, when he died, about 1865, leaving his young 1868, who is a druggist at Lima. widow, before she had reached her 25th year, After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. David with two small children. The elder child, E. Hover commenced housekeeping in the old Shelby Ellsworth Mefliey, was born in Criders Shawnee Council House, but two years later ville, Auglaize County, Ohio, January 12, came to the present farm in sections 14 and 1 5. 1862, and is today the leading merchant of The land was partly cleared, but Mr. Hover that place, where he carries a large stock of has made all the improvements. He has given staple and fancy groceries and has an extensive much attention to the growing of sheep, and patronage among the best citizens of the con shortly after the Civil \Var, in 1870, sold wool munity. He was married February 21, 1893, at 90 cents a pound. He is one of the town to Etta Tidd Spyker, a most estimable lady, ship’s reliable citizens, and at various times, who was left an orphan in early childhood and has been appointed to anumber of honorable adopted by John Spyker. To this union five positions. Since 1895 he has been a trustee children were born, namely: Charles Theo of the Children’s Home. He is secretary and dore, Edgar Allen; Mary Elizabeth; Shelby clerk, as well as trustee, of the Shawnee Ceme E., Jr.; and Catherine Gertrude. The younger tery. Politically he is a Republican, and cast son, George \V. Mefiiey, was an infant of his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln. seven weeks when his father died. He now re sides at Ottawa, where he conducts a dry -——+¢0—— goods store. He married Mary Ann DeFord of Ottawa and they have six children living: 5; ILLIAM F. MOHLER, a promi Samuel Fletcher DeFord, Gladys, George W., nent farmer residing in section 24, Robert, Harold and De Graces. Shawnee township, was born in Mrs. Mefiiey was married to Dr. Hiram Pennsylvania, November 12, 1841. Miller, a native of New York. who was prac His father, Henry Mohler, came ticing medicine at Cridersville. They had three to Ohio from Pennsylvania and later moved children, \Villiam \V., deceased; Margaret M., to Indiana, where he died. \Villiam F. .\lohler deceased; and Charles, who married Nellie has been engaged in farming for many years Bitsler, and lives on a farm adjoining that of with very successful results. his mother. After the death of Dr. Miller, his Mr. Mohler married Mrs. Mary (Spyker) widow married Daniel Sharp. a native of Co Sharp and is the father of two sons, Clarence lumbus, Ohio, and a man of considerable prop AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS‘ 703

erty. They had two children Frederick Henry, Company, the Central Building and the Renz who married Dula Reichelderfer and resides Block. Mr. Dawson has also constructed a at Cridersville; and Eva Gertrude, who mar large number of the most beautiful residences ried Charles Berry. Mrs. Mohler is a consist to be found in Lima, including those of J. D. ent member of the Methodist Episcopal S. Neely, F. T. Cuthbert, Henry G. \Vem Church, whose faith has strengthened her in mer, W. J. \Vemmer, \V. K. Boone and G. E. her hours of adversity. Bluem. Mr. Dawson has long been noted for the thoroughness with which he does his work.

—_Q.»— He is unswervingly honest, paintaking and accurate. At the beginning of the present year, _ A\VSON & MCLAUGHLIN, the 1906, Mr. Dawson associated with him in the beauty of any city is almost entirely business, Thomas D. McLaughlin, a young man dependent upon the good taste of the of great promise, who was born at Oil City, architects who build the city. After New York, August 4, 1882. Mr. McLaugh the great fire of London, in 1666, the lin obtained his first collegiate training at authorities, wishing to beautify and perfect the Lima College, Lima, Ohio, where he did most new city, engaged Sir Christopher Wren, the excellent work. He then spent three years at architect of St. Paul's, to superintend the re Hamilton College, New York, in careful building of the great city. Had this plan been preparation for professional work. Mr. Mc fully carried out, London would be a far more Laughlin then became a pupil of the architec beautiful city today than it is. tural department of Columbia University, New The architecture of the city of Lima until York City, where he studied architecture for in very recent years has not had much to com three years. He has had experience in the va mend it.- The dwellings have, in part, lacked rious practical lines of architecture, at one that which constitute beauty to the eye. time being superintendent of construction for Among the men who have studied archi The Buckeye Pipe Line Company. tecture under the really great masters is The confidence which the people repose in Charles \Vilmott Dawson, born at Plainfield, this firm is further shown by the fact that they New York, December 10, 1867, who came to have been unanimously selected by the trus Lima about six years ago. - Mr. Dawson tees of the Lima Library Association to con entered Haverford College, where he studied struct the new $50,000 Carnegie Library. for two years, preparing for hisfuture profes Such remarkable preparation and talent for the sional work. He then matriculated at the work in hand is rarely found as in the firm of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 'grad Dawson & McLaughlin. uating from that noted institution in 1888.

Not content with his course of study thus pur .__—....§— sued, he spent a full year in careful study under the great Henry Van Brunt, at one t1me ILLIAM L. PARMENTER, a president of the American Inst1tute of Arch1 ' prominent attorney of Lima, tects. Mr. Dawson has had 18 years of suc junior member of the law firm of cessful professional work in various parts of Cable & Parmenter, can be America. He has traveled widely, and has claimed as a product of this city, gained a thorough knowledge of his profess1on. for here he was born on May 12, 1867, here In Lima he has constructed the most prom1 obtained a part of his education and here nent commercial buildings found in the city has met with professional success. He is a today; these buildings are largely to his cred1t. son of the well-known citizen, Cornelius Par Among them is the extensive manufactur1ng menter, who has been identified with journal plant of The Deisel-\/Vemmer Company, the ism in this section for many years. wholesale warehouse of The Moore Brothers In 1884 William L. Parmenter was grad 7 04 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

uated from the Lima High School, being rec Church, and alike in his religious, business and ognized as one of its brilliant pupils. Two social connections. his worth as an upright years later he entered the University of Michi Christian man was recognized. He was gan at Ann Arbor, and was graduated from known as one of the city’s most liberal con the law department of that institution in 1888. tributors to worthy objects of charity. In In July of that year he form_ed -his present his political sentiments he was a life-long partnership with Davis J. Cable, adopting the Democrat. present firm style, and together these attorneys Mr. Stamets was a large owner of real constitute one of the strongest law firms in estate, and erected the handsome flat building the city. Mr. Parmenter has been secured by which bears his name. his widow and son re a number of corporations as special attorney. siding there in much comfort. one of these being The Lima Trust Company.

His career has been followed with interest by __+§—. old family friends, and his many victories have been the cause of sincere congratulation. He ', AMUEL MO\VERY is a substantial has interests outside his profession, including farmer who owns and cultivates 80 banking and other business enterprises. acres of fine land in section 36, Bath On June 2, 1891, Mr. Parmenter was mar township, and is also proprietor of a ried to Hattie A. Crippen, who is a daughter farm of 60 acres in Perry township. of the late Milton A. Crippen, and they have He was born January 17, 1855, in Pickaway two children, \Varren C. and Mary E. Mr. County, Ohio, and is a son of Samuel and Parmenter is a member of the Benevolent and Elizabeth (Gensell) Mowery, both of whom Protective Order of Elks. \ were natives of the county named. The family is of Pennsylvania-Dutch stock, although Jacob Mowery, the grandfather of ———§-0-§— our subject, was born in Virginia. From that OHN P. STAMETS, who was one of State he migrated to Pickaway County, and the honorable business men and old later settled in Allen County, where he died at 1 time citizens of Lima, died here on the age of 80 years. He and all his children i April 26, 1897. He was born in spoke the German language, and were upright, \Vestmoreland County, Pennsylvania, honorable men and women, whose descend July 5, 1829. In his early business ants today are among the most highly esteemed life, Mr. Stamets left his native State and residents of this county. moved to Ohio, where he resided in Wayne Samuel Mowery, Sr., was born in Pick and Ashland counties. During the five years away County, this State, about 1819, being prior to coming to Lima, he resided in Bucy one of a family of 17 children, eight of whom rus, where he was engaged in the dry goods became residents of Allen County, viz: Jerry, business. In 1877 he located at Lima, engag Amos, Isaac, Joseph. Samuel, Kate, Esther ing first in a hardware business and later, in and Lydia. In early life he learned the tail the sale of wagons and buggies. Failing or’s trade, in which he engaged until after his health induced him to dispose of many of his marriage, when he turned his attention to interests, several years before his death. The farming, at which he was very successful. He deceased was a man of business principle and came to the county about 1858 and purchased commanded the respect of all associated with a tract of land, for the payment of which he him. was obliged to mortgage his property for On February 1, 1855, Mr. Stamets was $1,500. Soon after this he contracted con married to Malinda Kern, who, with one son, sumption, as the result of an attack of the Lorin E., still survives him. For 45 years he measles, and died in his 40th year—18 months was a consistent member of the Lutheran after coming to this country. The deceased left AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 705 a widow and eight children, viz: John F., of \Var, accompanied by his wife and three child Henry County, Ohio; Jacob, of Bath township; ren,-James, John and Robert—and settled in Henry, of Henry County; Samuel; Susan, Greene County, Tennessee. Two more child now deceased; Leanna, wife of M. L. \/Vhip, of ren were born after the parents came to this West Cairo; and Caroline and Cassie, both country—William and Betsey, the latter of deceased. Some years after Mr.- Mowery’s whom became the wife of David Logan. death, his sons paid off the mortgage on the William McPheron, son of James and farm and continued the cultivation of the grandfather of Jonathan M., was born in: property. Mr. Mowery was a member of the Tennessee in 1781. He learned the trade of Lutheran Church and a man who enjoyed the blacksmith and followed the same, in addition respect of all who knew him. He was mar to manufacturing gun-barrels for a number of ried in Pickaway County to Elizabeth Gensell, years, and was an expert in the latter business. born August 15, 1820, and a remarkably well \Vhile living in Tennessee he also followed preserved lady of 85 years, who resides with farming and had a distillery, a custom very our subject. She was married a second time common in the early days. In 183 5 he moved to a Mr. Shuler by whom he had one son, E. to Champaign County, Ohio, and located near W. Shuler, a resident of Henry County. the town of Liberty which, through later sun Samuel Mowery, the subject of this biog veys, has been located in Montgomery raphy, has been a resident of Allen County County. He followed his trade there until since his third year, and for more than a quar 1837, when he came to Allen County. He ter of a century has resided on his present purchased 80 acres of wild land in section homestead, upon which he has erected a mod 10, Perry township, and erected a black ern residence, and convenient and commodious smith shop. The rest of his active life out-buildings. was spent in clearing his land and in pursuing He was married February 17, 1880, to the making of gun-barrels and in working at Anna Hanthorn, of Perry township, a daugh his forge. He was a well-known and re ter of Ashby and Nancy (Daniels) Hanthorn. spected citizen, a leader in Democratic politi They have no children. Mr. Mowery is a cal affairs. He was at one time elected town strong Democrat. He is a member of the ship trustee. He was a zealous member of the English Reformed church, of Jackson town New School Baptist Church. After a long ship, of which he has been deacon for the past and useful life he died on his farm in 1844. two years. William McPheron married Jane McCam ——-<»— ish, and they had the following children: James, who died in Illinois; Elizabeth, who DNATHAN M. MCPHERON, who married David Logan and died -in Indiana; resides On his well-improved farm of \Villiam, who died in Indiana; Margaret, who 80 acres in section 16, Perry town married William Goetz and died in Indiana; ship, engaged in general farming and John, who died at Dayton, Ohio; Thomas, stock-raising, belongs to one of the who died in Indiana; Samuel, who died in- pioneer families of the county. He was born Miami County, Ohio; Susan, who married on the old family homestead, a tract of 80 Samuel Crossley. and died in Perry township; acres situated a half mile east of his present Andrew, who died in Indiana; George, who home and which he now owns, on April 17, died in Perry township; David, who died in 1848. He is a son of Jolm and Hulda (Cross Perry township; Alexander, deceasdd; Mare ley) McPheron. tha (\\/ilson) who resides at Terre Haute, In James McPheron, great-grandfather of diana; and Mary A., deceased, who was the Jonathan M., was born in the North of Ire wife of Henry Lippincott. ' land and was of Scotch descent. He came to John McPheron, father of our subject. was the United States prior to the Revolutionary born in Tennessee, and was a boy in years 706 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

when he accompanied the family to Allen Joshua Hardesty, and has one child; Myrlen County, Ohio. According to the law his time Ross, who resides at home; Charles Dean, was his father’s until the age of 21 ; but when also at home; and a babe that died in infancy. [6 years old he bought his time by the payment On April 10, 1898, Mr. McPheron was mar of $80 and started out for himself. Out of ried to Alice Ditzler, of Perry township. his wages of $8 per month. he managed to save In politics Mr. McPheron has always been the sum of $1oo. This hard-earned money he a Democrat, but is no seeker for office. He is used in payment for 80 acres of land, the same a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church being the homestead on which our subject was and belongs to the congregation which holds born. The latter has in his possession the ori services not far from his home. ginal deed for this property, secured from the government. Mr. McPheron resided on this -—<»— farm during the remainder of his active life, (lying aged 66 years. He was a life-long OHN MARTIN, one of the best Democrat. His religious connection was with known and oldest business men of the Christian Church. Lima, who has conducted a saddle John McPheron married Hulda Crossley, and harness business here for more a member of the well-known Crosslev family than a quarter of a century, was born of Perry township. and their children were: in Richland County, Ohio, December 19, 1827. VVilliam C., who lives in Perry township; and is a son of Charles and Christiana (Men Hester Ann, deceased in 1898, who was the chey) Martin. w1fe of Enos Osborne; Jonathan M., of Perry Charles Martin, father of our subject, was township; Sarah Margaret, who married born in Germany and in 1820 became one of James Bailey and resides near Westminster; the early settlers of Richland County, Ohio, Jacob, who resides in the northeastern part where he remained until after the birth of his of Lima, and three children who died in son John, removing then to Crawford County. infancy. Some years later he located in Huron County, Jonathan M. McPheron was reared on the where he lived until his death, which occurred home farm and was educated in the district about 1875. He reared a family of five child schools of Perry township. He remained at ren, namely: Henry, John, Mary, George and home until 1892 when he came to his present Samuel. farm in the northeastern part of section 16. John Martin obtained his education in the As noted above, he owns the old farm which district schools of Crawford and Huron is one of considerable value on account of oil counties and assisted his father in the opera having been discovered there, seven we_lls be tion of the home farm until 1845, when he ing in operation. The Ohio Oil Company, of commenced to learn the saddle and harness which he bought his present farm, reserved the maker’s trade at Savannah, Ashland County, oil rights on it. It is well adapted to both which was then in Huron County. He finished farming and pasturage and Mr. McPheron has his apprenticeship and became a journeyman ma‘le a success of his agricultural labors. at Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. Later When 32 years of age, ’Mr. McPheron he settled at Tiffin, Seneca County, this State, married Sally Franklin, who was born in where he engaged in business. In 1876 he Perry township. She was a sister of Clifford came to Lima and established himself at his Franklin, a merchant at Yoder, and of James present business site, No. 144 South Main Ike Franklin, who lives in the southern part street, which is also his residence. Mr. Martin of Perry township. The children born to this has seen Lima expand from a town into a city, marriage were: Elvin Otto, who resides on the and in every legitimate enterprise has assisted home farm; \Valter Ray, of Perry township. in its development. During all the years of his who married Edna Hardesty, a daughter of business life he has enjoyed a satisfactory

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amount of patronage,since he has retained his leading men of his time and section. On com customers through honorable and intelligent ing to this county, he entered 80 acres of land dealings. It has been a matter of pride with from the government and dealt extensively in Mr. Martin to keep a complete stock of goods, cattle. He added to his acreage from time standard in every way, and to continue to con to time until he became a very large land owner. duct his business in the same honorable way in He possessed at the time of his death about which it was started. His stock is valued at 1800 acres all of the land being in Bath and $3,000. He has survived many of the old Jackson townships. He was a Democrat, but business firms. did not take an active part in politics. He was a At Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, Mr. Mar member and liberal supporter of the Reformed tin married Lucy K. Parker, who was born in Church, furnishing the timber for the erection Hancock County, Ohio. Her father, who was of the first log church which was built. Later a native of New York State, was a farmer in he donated the land when the present edifice the years of his early manhood, later becoming was erected for both church and cemetery, and an attorney. Mrs. Martin’s mother was a na contributed to the building fund for the brick tive of Pennsylvania. Four children have church. He passed away in 1884 at the age-of been born to Mr. and Mrs. Martin, of whom 75 years. His wife survived him many years, three reached maturity, namely; C. F., born dying in 1901 at the advanced age of 94 years. _ in Pleasant township, Hancock County, Ohio, Two of their nine children died in infancy. The September 29, 1854, who is a resident of seven who grew to maturity and are still living Ottawa, Ohio; Samuel H., born in McC0mb, are as follows: Jacob, of Jackson townhip, Ohio, February 10, 1857; Harrv H., born whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work; August 2, 1863, and who died May 23, 1896, Harison; Amos, of Auglaize township; Clar and Eva May, born August 8, 1866, who is the issa, wife of Jacob Mowery, of Bath township; wife of \Vallace Landis, of Lima. Mr. Martin David, of Bath township; and John and Albert, is a Republican. of Jackson township. Harison Hefner has been a resident of Jack —-Q»—_ son township since his sixth year. He remained with his parents until his marriage when he \ ARISON HEFNER, a retired farmer purchased 37% acres of land in partnership 7 residing at LaFayette wl‘ose portrait with his brother Amos. Later he bought his is herewith shown, was for many years brother’s share and converted the property into actively engaged in farming and a most desirable homestead by building an at stock-raising. His homestead—a tract tractive brick residence and two large barns. of 200 acres—is situated in section 19, Jackson with other improvements to correspond. As township. He also owns another farm of 200 he prospered he added to the farm from time acres. He is a native of Colerain township, to time until he owned 1,000 acres, 120 acres of Ross County, Ohio, where he was born Decem which was in Auglaize and 160 in Perry town ber 25, 1834. and is a son of Isaac and Mary ship, the remainder being in Jackson. Most of (May) Hefner, both of whom were natives of this large tract has been turned over to his chil Pennsylvania. dren; he still retains 400 acres, 200 being in When a young man Isaac Hefner located in cluded in the homestead. He has been a suc Ross County with his parents being among its cessful breeder of thoroughbred shorthorn cat first white settlers. There he married Mary tle for many years. May. When he came to Allen County with his On April 30, 1861, Mr. Hefner and Mahala wife and children in 1840, he was a poor man, Ice were joined in marriage. She was a daugh and could neither read nor write; but he pos ter of Samuel Ice and a native of Auglaize sessed a shrewd business sense which enabled township, Allen County, Ohio. Her death, him to seeand take advantage of the opportun which occurred December 22, 1901, at the age ities offered and which placed him among the of 60 years, was felt as a personal loss by all HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY who knew her. Her children were as follows: farm, attended the common schools of Anna. \vife of Lige Frederick; Charles E.; Amanda township, and preparatory to teaching Samuel .\Iartin, deceased; John G., deceased; enjoyed two terms at the Ohio Normal Uni Jennie- Alice, wife of Jacob Bogot; Brice B.; versity at Ada in 1877 and 1878. He was 19 \Villard; and Harry H., who cultivates the years old when he commenced teaching and homestead farm. Mr. Hefner has been a life continued in the profession for five consecutive long Democrat, and has served as trustee of his years. He then entered into partnership with township for three years. He is a member of his oldest brother, James Cochrun. under the the Reformed Church and one of the most in firm name of Cochrun Brothers, -engaging in fluential men of Allen County. the buying and selling of stock and the rais ing of cattle and hogs. His brother later re --—Q-»-—— moved to Spencerville and engaged in business there, but our subject has remained on the ._ ASPER L. COCHRUN, one of farm and has carried on extensive farming and " Amanda township’s leading citizens stock-dealing operations for a number of and substantial farmers, resides on years. He buys and ships from two to four his home farm of 101 acres in section car-loads of stock a week, and keeps from 20 10, his place being known as the “old to 50 head of cattle, being one of the leading Archelaus Martin farm ;” he also owns 179 stockmen of his part of the county. acres in Auglaize County. Mr. Cochrun was In June, 1881, \Ir. Cochrun was married born in Amanda township, February 1. 1859, to Catherine Belle Cameron, who is a daughter and is a son of Simon and Lucinda (Miller) of James and Sarah (Borsock) Cameron, both Cochrun, a grandson of \Vesley Cochrun and of whom are deceased. Mrs. Cochrun is one a great-grandson of Rev. Simon Cochrun. of a large family and was born at Spencerville, Rev. Simon Cochrun was a Revolutionary February 28, 1859. Of the four children soldier, and for almost half a century was a born to our subject and wife, three survive: minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Paul VVesley, James Lee and Helen Ruth. His birth occurred about 1756, in Kentucky, They are members of the Methodist Episcopal and he died in this county in 1845, aged 89 Church, of which Mr. Cochrun is a trustee. years, 11 months and 6 days. He had three Both he and his wife take an active part in sons, one of these, \Vesley, becoming the church work and he has served as Sunday grandfather of Jasper L. Cochrun. school superintendent and class leader. He In 1832 Wesley Cochrun settled on a farm was only 17 years old when he united with some four miles from Lima, on which he re this church, and but two survive who then sided until the close of his life, at the age of were members. He has seen many changes in 88 years. Of his large family, seven reached his section of the county and has done his full maturity; John. Simon, \Villiaml, Rebecca, share in bringing about its development and Susan, Jane and Sarah. Simon Cochrun, improvement. For many years he has been a father of our subject, was born in Ohio in member of the Knights of Pythias. 1822 and died February 11, 1895, at his home in Amanda township, where he had settled in —-+»—-— 1855, when our subject was four years old.

For many years he was a teacher in the local - COTT T. RUMBAUGH. who owns a schools and was a man much honored by the fine farm of 114 acres. situated in sec entire community. He married Lucinda Mil tion 32, German township, was born ler, a daughter of \Villiam and Nancy Miller, in Bath township, this county, on and five children were born to them. namely: October 13, 1859, and is a son of James, Lambert Y., \Villiam, Elizabeth, and Benjamin and Mary Jane ( Roberts‘ Rum Jasper L. baugh. Jasper L. Cochrun was reared on the home Benjamin Rumbaugh, father of our sub

-- _ _Q~__I__*-4- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 711 ject,-was also a native of Bath township. He Dr. Bennett’s education along literary died at Lima, in February, 1903, and was lines was liberal, including the common and buried in Greenlawn Cemetery. The mother high school courses, at Batavia, Woodward of our subject still survives and resides at High School, at Cincinnati, and Ohio \Ves Lima. leyan University, at Delaware, Ohio. After Scott T. Rumbaugh was reared and edu leaving college, he was trained in business cated in Bath township, and remained there methods for two years at Bellefontaine, Ohio. until he was 25 years old, when he came to For four years, 1886-89, Dr. Bennett was en Lima and secured work in the L. E. & W. gaged almost continuously in laboratory and Railroad shops. In 1902 Mr. Rumbaugh medical study and he received medical degrees bought the fine farm which he now occupies, and diplomas from the medical department of and in 1905 erected the handsome residence the University of \Vooster (now Delaware), which is the family home, the old farm house Cleveland, Ohio, in 1888; from the medical being occupied by his son-in-law, Charles department of the University of Cincinnati Smith. (the Medical College of Ohio), in 1889, at the On December 25, 1884, Mr. Rumbaugh latter institution winning the coveted Dawson was united in marriage, at Allentown, with prize, a handsome gold medal for the best Rachel Coon, who is a daughter of Wesley surgical dissection. This was but the first of and Caroline (Craft) Coon, and a sister of many honors won. Mrs. W. H. Benedum. The Coons were very During these four years of study and close early settlers of Allen County, locating in the application, for five months he served as di vicinity of Spencerville. rector of the Clinical Medical Dispensary in Mr. and Mrs. Rumbaugh have two child Cleveland, and for 10 weeks as chief dispens ren living, viz: Tressie, born June 22, 1887, ary clerk of the Medical College of Ohio at who was married April 11, 1903, to Charles Cincinnati. Smith, and has one child—Frank, born Octo In 1888 Dr. Bennett located for the prac ber 9, 1904; and Pauline, born May 15, 1900. ticie of medicine! at Bellefontaine, Ohio, en A twin boy and girl, Nellie and Edgar, born tering into partnership with his preceptor, June 13, 1895, lived but a few hours. Edwin A. Swan, M. D., M. E., one of the best Mr. Rumbaugh and wife are members of diagnosticians in the State. This connection the United Brethren Church, at Allentown, brought the young physician into a large and and accord it liberal support. He is a mem varied general practice, an advantage he duly ber of the Knights of the Maccabees. appreciated. While here he first made a spe cial study of diseases of the eye and refractive .—Q....—. errors and had already won attention by his -I OMER CLARK BENNETT, M. D., careful and thoughtful methods, when he be M. E., Ph. G., D. P., M. Ph., editor came still more deeply interested in the then and publisher of The Electra-Therm young science of electro-therapeutics, and soon peutist, a monthly journal of electric took up work on that line, recognizing its great ity as applied in medicine and surgery value from the beginning. In search of a issued at Lima, a member of the faculty of the wider field for his operations he removed to the National College of Electro-Therapeutists, Lima in 1889, and this city has been his home and an author of numerous works on electro ever since (except for an interval of 10 months medical treatment, is one of the leading physi in 1896), and here he has won honors and cians in his school of practice. Dr. Bennett reaped large financial rewards. During the in was born in 1865, in Georgetown, Brown terval above mentioned, Dr. Bennett served as County, Ohio, and is one of a family of three superintendent of a large mineral-water bath children born to his parents, the late Rev. Silas and electric cure sanitarium, in Indiana. Bennett, A. M., D. D., an eminent divine, and Dr. Bennett’s success in his chosen line, as Catherine K. (Clark) Bennett. exhibited in his successful experiments and his 712 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

useful inventions of electrodes and apparatus, Dr. Bennett has been, and still continues as well as his numerous contributions to the to be, a prolific writer in his special line. He medical and electrical press, attracted the fac is the author, editor and publisher of the ulty of the National College of Electro-Thera “Electro-Therapeutic Guide,” which is recog peutics, at Indianapolis, Indiana, where he nized as the most condensed, concise and thor went for a course of instruction, who tendered oughly practical book on the subject, which him a position in that body, in 1896, and he has has ever been issued. It is intended particu been associated with this well-established in larly for the use of the busy physician, and it stitution ever since. contains the only complete electro-medical dic This college, which is now known_throiigh tionary. Its popularity may be judged by the out the entire world, was the first correspond fact that the demand has already exhausted six ence school of its kind ever organized. It was popular editions and the seventh is now in use. founded in January, 1896, and has ever since Dr. Bennett has also compiled and published been doing an extensive increasing corres the only complete and scientific resume of the pondence. Its teaching has extended to every votedsubject a of great electrocution, deal of scientific to which study. he has deI continent, the records showing that it has sat isfactorily and successfully given instruction In addition to the medical degrees men in electro-therapeutics to over 2,000 students tioned, Dr. Bennett has received the regular at their homes, many of whom afterward came degree of Master of Electro-Therapeutics, to the college seeking personal instruction, a from the National College of Electro-Thera number of whom have become noted spe peutics, this honor being given in Indiana, and cialists. he has also been the recipient of the same, as \Vhen the health of the founder, Dr. \Vil an “honorary degree,” from the Eastern Col liam F. Howe, gave way, and he was com lege of Electro-Therapeutics. at Philadelphia. pelled on this account to seek a different cli He holds diplomas conferring both the regular mate, the school was removed to Lima, Ohio, and post-graduate title of Ph.G. from the Ohio and Dr. Bennett was elected general secretary Institute of Pharmacy at Columbus, and the and treasurer of the college. and assumed en degree of D. P., from the Chicago School of tire charge of the correspondence and business Psychology. He also was given the first “hon part of the school work. He also became the orary degree" of Master of-Physiological-The editor and publisher of the college journal, rapeutics, from the Cincinnati Post-Graduate The Elect-r0-Thcrapeutist, which has met with School of Physiological-Therapeutics, and is a much public favor, and has just closed its consultant to that institution. For several ninth year’s volume. Dr. Bennett gives per years he served as city physician and also sonal instruction in general electro-therapeu police surgeon, to the' city of Lima, served also tics, and the demonstration of apparatus, and as a member of the Lima Board of Health, and technique, to students. He also enjoys an ex has been examiner for a number of the leading tensive and lucrative practice in his specialty, life insurance companies. He thus has had a while his many inventions and improvements wide and varied experience in treating all in electrodes are being sold, and are in use, all kinds and classes of ailments. and he is often over the world. They are constructed on sci consulted and quoted as an authority in mat entific principles, and each year finds them ters electro-medical. more in demand, as the medical profession, Dr. Bennett is a valued member of the Na and public becomes more and more convinced tional Society of Electro-Therapeutics, the of the great value of electricity as a remedy. American Association for the Advancement of Dr. Bennett’s private offices are equipped with Science, the American Association of Physi an elaborate and extensive selection of up-to cians and Surgeons, and is a charter member date electrical apparatus. much of which is of of the American Roentgen Ray Society, and original design and construction. of the American Electro-Medical Society, of AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 713

which he was vice-president in 1904. At its honors, and, as youth necessarily departs, find convention in 1905, when the name was just as desirable middle and advanced age, is changed to that of the American Progressive the united wish of thousands who have come Therapeutic Society, Dr. Bennett was honored under his influence either personally or by election to the presidency. As is natural, through his writings. other schools and cities want his services and influence, and he has received numerous flat -——w— tering offers, from prominent metropolitan specialists, schools and electrical houses, to (=*"<@ _\MBERT Y. COCHRUN, the leading leave Lima for other points, all of which he 9Q /A 6*. dry goods merchant and not1on - has declined, preferring his present congenial E2. dealer, at Spencerville, belongs to one field. (We) of the old-established families of the On January 19, 1887, Dr. Bennett mar county. Mr. Cochrun was born in ried Carrie Elizabeth Deeds, of Bellefontaine, Allen County, Ohio, and is a son of Simon and Ohio. They have one son—Clark Leroy. The Lucinda (Miller) Cochrun, a grandson of home of Dr. Bennett and family is located at \Vesley Cochrun and a great-grandson of Rev. No. 125 North Pierce street, Lima. In 1901 Simon Cochrun. the Doctor built a handsome four-story apart Rev. Simon Cochrun was a very early set ment residence building at Lima, kno‘wn as tler of the county, one of the pioneer ministers the “Elektron,” which he subsequently sold. of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and had Its total cost was $25,282.76, and the sale was fought in the patriot army during the Revolu effected at a considerably higher figure and tionary War. He was born about 1756 in was consummated June 17, 1905. Montgomery County, Kentucky,- and very In national politics Dr. Bennett is affiliated early in the ’30’s migrated to Ohio and settled with the Republican party, but his busy life in Allen County. Of his three sons, Wesley, gives him very little opportunity to be an the grandfather of our subject, entered land active politician, even if his tastes led in that four miles north of the city of Lima, in 1832. direction. However, he finds time for many He was born in Kentucky, in 1800, had served social pleasures in his hospitable home, and in in the War of 1812, and at the age of 32 years - numerous fraternal orders. He is an Odd Fel was already a family man. He developed a low, a Modern Woodman, a Good Templar, fine farm from the wilderness, was a promoter an Oriental, a Khorassan, and is a prominent of religion and education in his locality, and member of the Senate team of the famous concluded a life of 85 years in useful service to Lima Lodge No. 91, Knights of Pythias. his family and community. Their humble Dr. Bennett is well and favorably known home of logs was one of good cheer and hos both at home and abroad, as a physician, sci pitality, as it was also the gathering place for entist, inventor, author, poet, and student. In the founders of the Methodist Episcopal addition to his scientific writings, he has also Church in the locality, the whole family hav written many beautiful poems, which have ing been closely identified with its establish been pronounced by able critics to be “literary ment. Seven of his children reached matur gems,” and which have been widely copied, in ity, namely: John, Simon, William, Rebecca, both literary and medical publications. If Susan, Jane and Sarah. John Cochrun be questioned what he considers three of his came a farmer in Franklin County, Ohio; Re greatest blessings, it is probable that he would becca is deceased; Susan, widow of A. G. reply in his genial way: “to be alive at the Pague, lived and died on the old Cochrun beginning of the 20th century; to be young; homestead; Jane became Mrs. \Vest and re and to be in the enjoyment of splendid health.” moved to Texas, and Sarah became Mrs. Mc That he may continue to enjoy these blessings Guire and lived at Ada, Ohio. which promise future usefulness and added Simon Cochrun, father of Lambert Y., was 714 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

a man of native ability and acquired education. to a city of much larger population than Spen He was born in this county in 1822, and died cerville. and .\Ir. Cochrun takes pride in the at his home in Amanda township February 1 1, fact that he satisfies a very discriminating pub 1895. He became one of the leading educators lic. An excellent business man, his patrons of the county, teaching a number of years and find him also a courteous gentleman with training three of his sons to the profession. In whom it is a pleasure to deal. 1855 he settled in Amanda township, where On March 31, 1872, Mr. Cochrun was the remainder of his life was passed. He mar married to Margaret E. Berryman, who was ried Lucinda Miller, a daughter of \Villiam born in Auglaize County, Ohio, July 9. 1852, and Nancy Miller, who resided some two miles and is a daughter of Russell and Elizabeth west of Cairo. Mrs. Cochrun survived her (\Vhetstone) Berryman. These children were husband, and at the time of her death was a born to this union, viz: Bert C., Carrie M., resident of Spencerville. The five children of Jannette, Raymond F. and Frank \\’. All sur this marriage were: James, a prominent busi vive with the exception of Raymond F., who ness man and well-known citizen of Spencer died aged six years. The family home, one of ville; Lambert Y.; \Villiam, who died at the the most comfortable and attractive in the age of 1 7 years; Elizabeth, who died when 22 place, is also one of the most hospitable. The years of age; and Jasper L., a farmer of young people are all bright, intellectual, culti Amanda township. vated young Americans, who enjoy social Lambert Y. Cochrun was carefully reared pleasures with zest, and many literary pro and well trained in agriculture on the home grams have been carried out in their pleasant farm, where he lived until his 16th year. He parlors. .\lr. Cochrun and family are con passed creditably through the public schools; nected with the Baptist Church. in 1869 completed a course at the National Mrs. Cochrun represents one of the old Normal School, at Lebanon, Ohio, and began Ohio families. Tradition, well established, teaching when 17 years of age. He thus con tells of the beginning of the Berryman family tinued for five years and then decided to enter on American soil. Seven brothers of the name into business. In the spring of 1875 he formed came from England, the names of the five a partnership with Joseph August in the hard preserved being John, James, George, \Villiam ware and grocery business, which the firm and Thomas. Prior to the Revolutionary continued for 18 months, when Mr. Cochrun War they emigrated to New Jersey, and from withdrew and resumed teaching. In the spring \Villiam Berryman have descended the Berry of 1878 he reentered business, purchasing a mans of Ohio. He had left England on ac stock of groceries and opening up in a small count ofreligious persecution, afterward join frame building, which has since been replaced ing the patriot army and fighting under Wash by a business block of fine proportions. Hav ington. His death is not recorded, but as his ing made a success of his grocery, he enlarged family resided in New Jersey it is probable that the scope of his enterprise by adding a line of he died in that State. One of his sons-—his boots and shoes, and was preparing to still namesake—emigrated to Virginia, after the further expand the establishment when the Revolutionary \\’ar, settling in the vicinity of disastrous fire of 1884 destroyed both prop Wheeling, whence he removed to Mofitgomery erty and stock. In a very short time, however, County, Ohio. He then settled on a farm near he had completed the erection of his present Dayton, and subsequently removed to what two-story brick building, the second to be con afterward became Auglaize County, entering structed of that material in Spencerville. He 2oo acres of land in Logan township and re now has a commodious store, 26 by 90 feet in siding upon it until his death in 1830. He dimensions, and equipped in modern style, as joined a Virginia regiment in the \Var of befits the leading dry goods emporium of the 1812, and was buried in Amanda township. place. His well-selected stock would do credit \/Villiam Berryman (2) married, in Vir

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ginia, Rachel Clauson, who was born in New extraction. Hickman Arnold, father of- Solo Jersey. When she was a child her parents had mon H., was born in 1820 in Tuscarawas emigrated to Virginia. These grandparents County, and died on his farm there in 1848. of Mrs. Cochrun reared five sons and four He married Martha Garree, who was born in daughters—-the third son, Russell, becoming Coshocton County, Ohio, March 16, 1827, and the father of Mrs. Cochrun. He was born in still survives residing in the vicinity of Beaver Montgomery County, Ohio, in 1815, and died Dam. She is a daughter of Joseph and Mar January 9, 1878. When he came to Allen garet (Cochran) Garree, the former of whom County with his parents he was seven years was born near Yorkville, Pennsylvania, and the old. During his boyhood he spent much of his latter in Scotland. They had two children, time with the Indians, so mastering the Shaw viz: Solomon H. and Joseph. The latter died nee tongue that he was able to talk fluently in May 12, 1903, in Fulton County, Indiana, it. His life was mainly passed on the home where he was engaged in farming. During the stead. Although a strong Democrat, he was Civil \Var he served one year in the 1 51st Reg., not anxious for political preferment, the only Ohio Vol. Inf. office he ever accepted being that of director After a period of widowhood. Mrs. Arnold, of the County Infirmary. He-was married mother of our subject was married to Samuel (first) to Margaret Slain, of West Virginia Fackler, and they had these children : Philip, of who died in 1846, leaving three sons and two Union County, Ohio; Catherine (Welch), of daughters. His second wife was Elizabeth Hardin County, Ohio; Isaac. of Richland town Whetstone, and Mrs. Cochrun is the fourth ship; Simon W., of Beaver Dam; Eva member of a family of five daughters and (Hesser), of Larue, Ohio; Henderson. of La three sons. Fayette, and three children, who died in in Mr. Cochrun has always been an active fancy. Mr. Fackler is now deceased. and useful citizen. For two terms he served Solomon H. Arnold remained on the farm as corporation clerk; two terms as treasurer on which he was born until his father died and -of Spencer township; 14 years as a member his mother subsequently remarried, when he of the Board of Education, and its treasurer was about six years old. The family then lo for eight years; one term as township clerk, cated on a farm five miles south of New Phil and six years as a member of the Town adelphia, where Solomon remained until he was Council. 10 years old, when his stepfather purchased a —-o+>—-— farm of 160 acres at Beaver Dam and removed the family thither. \Vhen but 14 years of age a-. DLOMON H. ARNOLD, proprietor of the youth began to care for himself by working the “Golden Ridge Stock Farm," for. the neighboring farmers, and as he was -which is located in sections 9 and 10, economical and thrifty, by the time he was 18 Jackson township, is one of the rep years old he had sufficient capital to warrant resentative self-made men of this l0 his purchasing a farm of 100 acres of timber cality as well as an honored survivor of the land, which he finished paying for from the Civil \Var. Mr. Arnold was born in Tusca proceeds of his day labor. rawas County, Ohio, 12 miles east of New Phil Early in 1864 Mr. Arnold located in Bu adelphia, August 10, 1843, and is a son of reau County, Illinois, and in March entered the Hickman and Martha (Garree) Arnold. employ of the-firm of Moss & Fettro, who oper The grandparents of our subject were Sol ated flouring mills there, but he resigned this omon and Barbara (Stonebrook) Arnold, who position on-May 6th in order to enlist for serv were born in Pennsylvania. They were early ice in the Civil War. He entered Company A. settlers in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where the 139th Reg., Illinois Vol. In., under Capt. E. father entered land and also followed his trade R. Virden. Col, P. Davidson and General Mer of cabinet-making. The family is of German edith. The regiment was mustered into the 718 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

service at Peoria, Illinois, on June 6, and was these children was a great blow to Mr. Arnold ordered to Cairo where it relieved the 122d and family, and a matter of deep degret to all, Regiment. The command to which our subject -who fully appreciated her as a kind neighbor was attached was then transferred to the com and a faithful friend. \Vith Mr. Arnold she missary department and later was assigned to took the most affectionate interest in her bright, the duty of transporting prisoners up and intelligent grandchildren and her love was re down the river, continuing in this employment turned by them all. . until the ranks were thinned by measles to After his marriage, Mr. Arnold removed to which our subject fell a victim in August. He a farm of 100 acres two miles from the one on also injured himself by carrying a heavy box which he now lives. This he sold two years of guns and was therefore placed on the sick later and bought the 160 acres composing the list. homestead, for which he paid $6,000. Five Mr. Arnold was entered at the Cairo hos years later he erected his present modern brick pital and was detained there under medical residence at a cost of $3,000, which was the care until his regiment was sent in pursuit of first brick house built in the vicinity. He Bragg, who made his last stand at Pilot Knob. erected also a substantial barn, 57 by 40 feet in Our subject did not accompany that expedi dimensions, and has added such other buildings tion, but was dismissed from the hospital and as became necessary. Later Mr. Arnold ordered home on a furlough. He was honor bought the 240-acre Milikin farm adjoining, ably discharged at Peoria on October 28, 1865. 40 acres of which he sold to his son, and on this Having profitably _spent his furlough at Prince property he built a barn 40 by 60 feet, and ton, Illinois, he returned there and engaged as made many improvements thereon, including a carpenter with the firm of Archer & Robbins, the building of a wind pump. He has cleared but in the following November he returned to 30 acres of each farm. He also owns an in Allen County. terest in a farm at Beaver Dam. He has been a On January 25, 1866, Mr. Arnold was mar very extensive dealer and raiser of fine stock ried to Sarah Emeline Millikin, who was born and the results of the 10 large stock sales which August 27, 1843, in Richland County, Ohio, he has oonducted indicate that the products of and died June 5, 1904. She was a daughter the “Golden Ridge Stock Farm” have a first of Thomas B. and Elizabeth (Moore) Milli class reputation throughout the State. km, the father a native of \Vashington County. Politically, Mr. Arnold is a Democrat and Pennsylvania, and the mother, of Monroeville, cast his first vote, while in the army, for Gen Ohio. The children of this marriage were: eral McClellan. He has been township trustee, Thomas, of Bath township, who married Alma served six years as infirmary director and has Cramer and is the father of Mabel, Madge, been many times selected as a delegate of his Harley, \/Vava and Herbert; Emmet B., of party to important conventions. He belongs Marshall County, Kansas, who married Belle to Mart Armstrong Post, No. 202, G. A. R. Robison and has three children—Stanton, at Lima; is president of the Farmers’ Institute, Maud, Hazel, Joseph and Minor; \Villiam A., of Jackson township, and was a member of of Jackson township, who married Eva LeRue, the local grange until the work of the order and has these children—R0y, Thurman, Gene was discontinued in the township. He is a vieve and Merrill \Villiam; Joseph, who mar member and a liberal supporter of the Meth ried Dile Ransbottom, has had two children odist Church, being one of the trustees; he was (now deceased) and resides with his father on formerly Sunday-school superintendent and the farm; Carey C., who married Clara Heif president of the township association. ner and resides near. the homestead, and is the Personally Mr. Arnold, like the other men father of Rolla, \Valter, \'Vilbur, Garold and of his family, is of fine presence and large and Velma Levern; and Isaac Fremont, who died generous stature. He recalls his great-grand aged two years. The death of the mother of father, John Garee, as of similar appearance, AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS ~ 719

and remembers sitting on the latter’s knee and living, namely: C. A., manager of the Muncie listening to his tales of the War of 1812 and of (Indiana) Builders’ Supply Company; Kath the pioneer struggles with the Indians. Mr. rine, wife of Charles Herbst, of Nelson & Arnold’s only brother, the late Joseph Arnold, Herbst, merchant tailors of Lima; and Har weighed 229 pounds, was as large mentally as riet. Mr. Hover is a member of the Knights physically, and a very successful business man. of Pythias. He was reared a Presbyterian. The younger generation is also coming to the front, and the indications are that Mr. Arnold .—*....——_. will have reason to be as proud of his grand children as he is justified in being of his chil ACOB MOSER, secretary and treas dren. Mabel, when a little miss of 10 years, urer of the South Side Building 8: successfully passed a very difficult examination Loan Association, of Lima, and a at the Boxwell examination; she graduated member of its board of directors, is from the Lima High School in 1905, and is one of the city’s well-known and re now teaching in the Garfield School, Lima, as spected business men. Mr. Moser was born in a substitute. Moutier, Canton Bern, Switzerland, April 13, A group picture of the Arnold family ac 1835, and is a son of David and Anna (Ha companies this sketch, being shown on a fore begger) Moser. going page. David Moser was also a native of Switzer

——-—Q-0§-——- \ land, where he married and carried on busi ness as a hatter. After he came to America, O ZEKIEL HOVER, the veteran ice in 1853, he engaged in farming in \Vells dealer of Lima, was born in this County, Indiana, in the vici_nity of Newville. county in 1849 and has lived here all His family consisted of five children, viz: his life, having been reared and edu Jacob; Mary, wife of A. Ramseyer, of Lima; cated in Shawnee township. His Eliza, wife of G. Sourer, of Newville, In father was Charles Adgate Hover, who came diana; Mrs. Rosina Anner, of Newville, In to this county in 1833 with his parents, Ezekiel diana; and Fred, who is in the drug business and Sarah (Adgate) Hover, and followed at Lima. agricultural pursuits throughout his life. Jacob Moser, who was the eldest of the Charles Adgate Hover married Adaline Smed- family, was educated in Switzerland and ley and to them were born eight children. learned the hatter’s trade with his father. The subject of this sketch was reared on After coming to America, he located at Bluff the farm and followed agricultural occupa ton, this county, and embarked in the drug tions until 1875, when he located in Lima and business, in which he continued for some eight engaged in the ice business, which he has since years, then locating in Lima, where, in asso conducted. For 28 years the company was ciation with J. Myers, he conducted a well known as Thomas & Hover, his partner being patronized drug-store for five years. In 1884, John Thomas, who retired in January, 1902, after selling his interest, he engaged in the leaving Mr. Hover in sole possession of the furniture and undertaking business and as a business. In addition to his large ice business, member of the firm of Townsend, Moser & which he has conducted so profitably, Mr. Company, was so occupied until 1893. Mr. Hover is interested in various enterprises, and Moser is known as one of the honest and up is an energetic, enthusiastic citizen whose in right business men of this city, and has a wide fluence is an inspiration to his community. circle of personal, as well as business friends. In 1872 Mr. Hover was married to Eliza He is social by nature, and for many years has beth A. Bresler, a daughter of the late Joseph been active both in the Odd Fellow and Ma Bresler, who was a pioneer citizen of Lima and sonic fraternities. was marshal of the city during the Civil War. In 1888 Mr. Moser became associated with Of the children born to this union, three are the South Side Building & Loan Association, 37 720 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

and has been its secretary since that year. He cerned. The first officers of the bank were: is a man of public spirit and may always be Simon Herr, president; Lewis S. Duper, vice found with those who work for the best inter president; John Bixel, cashier, the foregoing ests of the city. _ with Amas A. Geiger and A. J. Solomon con On March 11, 1861, Mr. Moser was united stituting the board of directors. The only in marriage with Elizabeth Neuenschwander, change made since in this list of officers was of \Vayne County, Ohio, a native of this State. occasioned by the withdrawal of Mr. Solomon, Four children have been born to them, viz: who sold his stock to Henry Gratz, who was Emma, who married Dr. F. G. Stueber, of later elected a director. Mr. Bixel was one Lima; Bertha, wife of \V. H. Deakin, of of the chief promoters of the Beaver Dam .Lima; and Calvin and Albert, both deceased. Bank, which was organized in 1902. This is Mr. and Mrs. Moser have a very pleasant and a private bank, of which Mr. Herr is president attractive home, which is located at No. 506 and our subject, one of the directors. \Vest North street. Mr. Bixel married Halla Russell, who is a Albert Moser, A. M., M. D., Mr. and Mrs. native of Bluffton and a daughter of Orin and Moser’s younger son, was a graduate both of Ella (Halla) Russell. Her grandfather was Oberlin College and the medical department of Daniel Russell, one of the first residents here. Harvard University. He served in the Span He was president of the first bank established, ish-American \Var, where he contracted the the People’s Bank, and also conducted a gen illness which terminated in his death, Decem eral merchandise store and grain depot, his son ber 8, 1903, at the Saranac Lake Sanitarium, Orin being a partner under the firm name of New York. Russell & Son. Both are deceased. Mr. Bixel

- ‘I. has one child, a son, Russell L., born April 19, 1899. Our subject is a member of the Men pp“ OHN BIXEL, cashier of the First Na nonite Church and one of Bluffton’s most ’, tional Bank of Bluffton, has been a forceful and enterprising men. lifelong resident of the town, having ——§»-— been born here June 11, 1869. His father is Peter Bixel, Sr., a farmer re _ AMES M. COCHRAN, one of the siding near Bluffton. Mr. Bixel acquired a well-known residents of Marion town good, practical business education, attending ship and a veterinarian of great skill, the Bluffton High School, from which he was belongs to one of the very old famil graduated in the class of 1889. The following ies of Tennessee, which is also num eight years were spent in teaching in district bered among the old and honored pioneer schools, during which time he took the work families of Allen County. His male ancestors of the Ohio Normal University at Ada, Ohio. were distinguished both in the \Var of the His first venture in the commercial world was Revolution and in the \Var of 1812. in the grocery business with his brother David. James M. Cochran, the great-grandfather Bixel Brothers conducted their store for three of the present James M., was born in Scotland years, and then our subject disposed of his in and came to America prior to the Revolution terest in the concern to his brother and became ary War. He settled among the mountains of a partner of B. C. Mann, who was engaged in Tennessee, took an active part in the affairs of the shoe and clothing business. Two years his section, participated in the border wars and, later the firm of Bixel & Mann was dissolved as far as known, protected his property and by Mr. Bixel’s withdrawal from the company. family in those pioneer days, as became a man About this time the First National Bank of sturdy courage. His three sons were named, was organized. Mr. Bixel being one of the \/Villiam. Benjamin and Isaac. promoters of the enterprise, and he was chosen \Villiam Cochran, the eldest, was our sub as cashier, a position which he has since re ject’s paternal grandfather. He was born in tained to the perfect satisfaction of all con Tennessee and served seven years in the In > AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 721

dian wars of his native State. In the War of tions necessarily poor in the small, hastily con 1812 he also served as a soldier and for this structed log school-houses; but he possessed the service received a land grant of 200 acres lo native ability of his family and was reckoned cated in Paulding County, Ohio. He had set among the well-informed men of his day. The tled, prior to this, among the pioneers of Ross large amount of active, outdoor exercise in County, Ohio, where he married Betsey Man volved in clearing and cultivating the pioneer nery, a lady of Irish extraction and of Revo farm, gave him a stalwart frame and the ro lutionary ancestry. To this marriage were bust health which prolonged his years for be born 10 children, of whom the following yond those of his contemporaries. He died in reached mature years: John M., Jane, James, Marion township, Allen County, June 12, Catherine, Nancy and William. Of these, 1893. His son, our subject, can recall many John M. was treasurer. of Putnam County. of the conditions of pioneer. life from his own VVhen he went to the county seat to make set experience and many others from hearsay, and tlement, he carried the funds in his wallet on they are very interesting as presenting a pic horseback, the amount at that time not exceed ture so different from what may be seen here ing $60. William, his brother, was one of the at the present day. early sheriffs of Putnam County, a represen The family home was built first of round tative man of his day, prominent in political logs, right in the forest, but a more secure one and business life. was later constructed of hewed logs. The \Villiam Cochran the elder was an able clearing of the 10O acres, on which Dr. Coch man and left the impress of his sterling char ran now resides, was done with ox teams, the acter on every locality in which he lived. great strength of the oxen performing the From Ross County he moved in 1821 to what tasks which now would be done by machinery. is now Allen County. He “squatted" on a Mr. Cochran used the old wooden mold-board small farm on the Auglaize River and during plow and threshed his grain with a flail. The his short period of residence cleared up one Shawnee Indians were yet a powerful tribe in field. This farm, located in section 4, Marion this section, in fact, when Mr. Cochran came township, is now owned by the King family to the county he had but three families of white and is occupied by a Mr. \Vagner. After the neighbors. Treating the Indians with justice, land came into the market Benjamin Cochran Mr. Cochran made friends with the braves and bought it and \Villiam then removed to the they traded together to their mutual benefit, farm now occupied by Mr. Long, located two and no Indians ever endangered the peace of miles north of Dr. Cochran’s home in section his family. \Vith the assistance of his white 22, with the Auglaize River bordering it on neighbors, Mr. Cochran blazed paths through the west. Later he bought 103 acres at Mid the forests. VVild animals still roamed all dlepoint, Van \Vert County, and this, together through this section, the wolves and deer com with his land in Paulding County, made him ing to the very door. A number of the latter the owner of 310 acres. He died on his farm at were shot from the doorstep, for food. The Middlepoint, at the age of 88 years, one of larder was also easily supplied with fish from the few survivors of the pioneers who had the clear Auglaize River. come to Allen County before the Shawnee In For household supplies it was necessary to dians had departed. He served officially in go to Defiance by boat, and to Pickaway with Putnam (Allen) County, and was a circuit grain for the mill, the latter trip being one of court judge, being appointed at Kalida, Ohio. importance and requiring a week’s absence James Cochran, the third son of William from home. With his neighbors Mr. Cochran Cochran and the father of Dr. Cochran, was assisted in the building of the canal, worked in born in Ross County, Ohio, November. 25, the timber getting out material for the build 1804. Born among pioneer surroundings, his ing of the locks on the same, and also worked education was limited. School terms were of on flatboats which were built at Wapakoneta short duration in those days and accommoda for use on the river. 722 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

James Cochran was twice married; first of Company B, McLaughlin’s Squad, Ohio on September 10, 1826, to Julia Ann Russell, Cavalry, he put many of his theories into prac who was a daughter of one of the first settlers tice/ which resulted in the saving of many in Amanda township, where he located in 1817, horses to the service. Since 1880 he has given lived at Fort Amanda and was a large Indian almost constant attention to a veterinary prac trader. The children of this marriage were: tice which extends all over the county. He VVilliam R., who was born in 1829, and two has attended no college; but he has gained a daughters, both of whom died. The mother wonderful amount of useful knowledge in his of these children died in 1834. Two years profession through practical experience and later Mr. Cochran married Isabella Sunder-I real interest in his work. land, and 12 children were born to this union, Dr. Cochran has been twice married; first the survivors being: Elizabeth, wife of Isaac to Ellen Roush, who was a daughter of Jacob Stemen, of Huntington, Indiana; Julia Ann, Roush of Amanda township. The death of wife of Henry Temple, of Convoy, Ohio; his first wife and two sons, \Villiam S. and Mary, wife of Robert Martin, of Nebraska; Edward, left him not only with his domestic James, the subject of this sketch; Ellen, wife peace disturbed, but just at that time overcome of \Villiam Daniels, of Missouri; Nancy, wife with financial difficulties, in fact without a dol of Clarence Hurlbutt, of German township; lar. He was living on his father-in-law’s and Orlando, a resident of Boston, Massa farm and Mr. Roush insisted upon his remain chusetts. Hattie, deceased, was the wife of ing there. Through great industry and perse Frank Elder. George served in the Civil \\/ar verance he managed to regain his financial as a member of McLaughlin’s Squad, Ohio standing, and now is one of the substantial Cavalry, and was taken prisoner in Stone men of the township. In 1878 he married, man’s raid. He was incarcerated in Ander second, Catherine Baxter, who is a daughter sonville Prison and died in Mellon Prison in of Samuel Baxter. He has one daughter by October, 1848. James Cochran was a magis his first marriage, Almerta, who is the wife of trate in Marion township and served in a num Charles Ford, of Marion township. The three ber of the township offices. He was an elder children of his second union are: Dora, wife in the Presbyterian Church. of Jesse S. Myers, who resides in Marion James M. Cochran, the immediate subject township, south of the homestead; Orlando of this sketch, was educated in the schools of Bertrue. living at home; and Viola, wife of Marion township, in which township he has Ernest East. of Cleveland, Ohio. always had his residence. \Vhen not more Dr. Cochran remained for a time on Mr. than seven years of age, he assisted in filling Roush’s farm in Amanda township, then in the embankment of the P., Ft. \V. & C. rented the homestead farm and finally pur Railway near his home, hauling the dirt in his chased it. It is a fine property and possesses little cart. He well remembers the old days more than the usual amount of interest for the of harvesting, when he used the old-fashioned Doctor, as he assisted very materially in the cradle almost from sunrise to sunset, for 75 clearing of the greater part of it from the cents a day. His present fine farm is operated primitive forest. by a tenant along modern lines. His beautiful —Q-»-— residence and substantial farm buildings are very noticeable from the Lima turnpike road, OVVARD B. HOVER, pharmacist, the highway which passes his gate. controls one of the largest drug Dr. Cochran has always taken more than stores in the city of Lima. his busi the usual interest that an agriculturist and ness having a very favorable location stockman takes in the health and development at No. 38, Public Square. M-r. of animals, appreciating their many admirable Hover represents one of the old pioneer fam qualities and understanding their structure and ilies of the county. A son of David E. Hover, ailments. During the Civil War, as a member he was born in 1868 in Shawnee township,

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within 1,000 yards of the old Shawnee Council as a reliable pharmacist and compounder of House. on the first ground cleared by the In prescriptions and an enterprising and honor dians. able business man. His professional standing The Hover family claims Scotch descent, is evident by his close association with the but the founders of it in the United States leading drug organizations of the country; he sailed from Holland. The American fore is a member of the National Association of Re fathers were John, Emanuel and Peter, who tail Druggists, and the Ohio State and Lima probably settled in New Jersey some time prior pharmaceutical association, and has served as to the Revolutionary War, in which they all secretary of the last named body. participated. John Hover was killed by the In 1897 Mr. Hover was married to Flor Indians in the early period of the conflict, and ence Fisher, a daughter of George Fisher, who Emanuel Hover, the head of the branch from is a hardware merchant of Auglaize County. which our subject sprung, was a captain under They are members of the Lutheran Church. \Vashington. Mr. Hover’s fraternal connections are with the Ezekiel Hover, the great-grandfather of Elks and Knights of Pythias. our subject, removed in 1800 from Sussex County, New Jersey, to Western Pennsylvania, ——Q-0-§—— and then to Trumbull County, Ohio, in the \Vestern reserve. In 1833 he located in Allen F. THOMAS. while yet a young man, County as one of the first settlers. His son, has evinced an aptitude for business Emanuel Hover, was born in the Western Re which has placed him at the head of serve and accompanied the family to Allen one of the leading industrial establish County. In 1836 he returned to Trumbull ments of Lima. As president of the County, there married Margaret Carlisle and Lima Pork Packing Company, which he then returned to Allen County, locating first in founded several years ago, he occupies a prom Amanda township and later removing to inent position among the leading men of the Shawnee township. Two children were born city, and has been the means of drawing to this to him and his wife: David Ezekiel and Sarah city a volume of business which has largely Ann (Hanson) the latter deceased in 1881. added to her present prosperity. Mr. Thomas David Ezekiel Hover, was born in the cabin was born in New York City in 1871, and is a of the Shawnee chief, Pht, in Shawnee town son of Morgan Thomas, who conducts a very ship, in 1837, but he was mainly reared in profitable butter. egg and poultry business in Trumbull County. In 1859 he returned to Lima and is one of the city’s representative Allen County. He resides in Shawnee town men. ship near Lima and is a member of the board B. F. Thomas was a small child when his of trustees of the Allen County Children’s parents moved from New- York to Sidney. Home. He married Susan Boyd, and to them Ohio, and a lad of 12 years when they located were born five children, of whom Howard B. in Lima. After his school days were past, he and his twin sister, Margaret Anna, are the became a partner with his father in the butter, youngest. egg and poultry business, the company of M. Howard B. Hover was reared and educated Thomas & Son doing an extensive business and in Shawnee township. His literary training handling large quantities of produce. Young was obtained at the Ohio Normal University Thomas saw the success that would result from at Ada, where he also took a course in pharm a packing plant in Lima, and in 1898 withdrew acy. He then entered the drug-store of Mr. from the partnership with his father and opened W. M. Melville, and in 1893 became connected a pork packing plant. This he conducted with Mr. Truesdale, at Lima. In 1897 he more profitably than he had anticipated, and as purchased Mr. Truesdale’s entire interest and the volume of business continued to increase has not only continued the business. but has the present company was incorporated in 1901, greatly enlarged its scope. He is recognized with a capital stock of $60,000. The officers 726 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

of the company are: President, B. F. Thomas; ice cream are well known throughout this en vice-president, Ira P. Carnes; treasurer, \V. C. tire section. Bradley; secretary, D. W. Leichty. The plant In 1880 Mr. Carpenter was married to slaughters weekly from 40 to 60 beeves, and Julia Miller, who is a daughter of Albert Mil from 200 to 600 hogs, besides sheep, lambs and ler, a prominent farmer of Greene County, calves, in addition to handling about 25 car Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter are members loads of pickled meats a year. It manufactures of the Presbyterian Church at Lima. F rater daily about 4,000 pounds of sausage, bologna. nally he is a Mason and a Knight of Pythias. Employment is given to some 35 men. The His business location is No. 9 Public Square, two traveling salesmen of the concern visit 60 where his display of confections is large and or 70 of the leading towns in this part of the attractive, and where a visitor may discover State, where they find a ready market for the the sanitary conditions and scientific methods, products of the plant. Mr. Thomas is a stock which makes the sweets manufactured here holder and director of The Ohio National both digestible and wholesome.

Bank and the Superior Brick Company. He .___Q...._.__ was married in 1896, to Anna M. Armstrong. His portrait accompanies this sketch. - ._ EWTON C. BEERY, one of the trus ——Q-~>— tees of German township, and one of the county’s substantial farmers and - D. CARPENTER, one of the old representative men, was born in and well-established business men Rockingham County, Virginia, Jan and a leading confectioner of uary 7, 1854, and is a son of John H. and Lima, was born at New Salem, Delilah (Niswander) Beery. Fairfield County, Ohio, and is a The father of Mr. Beery was born in Vir son of H. M. Carpenter, a pioneer merchant at ginia, August 20, 1831, came to Allen County Granville, Licking County, Ohio, where he was and settled in German township. He died a valued business man for over 30 years. September 11, 1896, and is buried in Sugar During our subject’s infancy his parents Creek cemetery. He married Delilah Nis moved from Fairfield to Licking County, wander, who was born near Edom, Rocking where his father, as above stated, established ham County, Virginia, May 5, 1830, and died himself at Granville. Here the child grew to November 23, 1904. She was a daughter of young manhood, receiving his education in the Christian and Susan Niswander. Her last schools of that place. He then learned the tin years were spent with her son, Newton C. ner’s trade, and subsequently became foreman The children of John H. and Delilah Beery of the tin department in the Soldiers’ and Sail were: Lydia E., born March 23, 1857; Isaac ors’ Orphans’ Home, at Xenia. After remain N., born August 10, 1860, who died Decem ing four years in that institution, he removed ber 2, 1863; Benjamin F., born November 2, to VVellington, Clinton County, and there 1863, who died January 5, 1864; and New found a favorable opening for a bakery and ton C. confectionery business. During his three years Newton C. Beery was reared and educated there he developed such skill in this line that in Rockingham County, Virginia, where he re he removed to Lima to occupy a wider field. mained until the spring of 1875, when he came Here he carried on both lines of business for a to his present farm, on which his father settled. year and then sold his bakery interests in He has continued to reside here ever since and order to give more attention to his rapidly ex is considered one of the township’s foremost panding confectionery trade. He is the pio agriculturists. On September 5, 1878, Eliza neer in this business here and at present con beth Herzog became our subject’s wife. Mrs. trols the bulk of it. He is a large manufact Beery is a native of Pennsylvania, born Feb urer, and Carpenter’s caramels and Carpenter’s ruary 20, 1858. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 727

~ To Mr. Beery and wife have been born years. In 1897 the brothers sold their business these children: George \V., born near Lima, in order to give their attention to the oil inter Ohio, September 20, 1879. who married Min ests in which they had commenced to invest in nie Irvin December 25, 1901 and has two chil 1887. In that year they assumed the first dren—Irvin, born November 16, 1902, and leases in the vicinity of Cridersville, and to Edith E., born January 18, 1904; Minerva, them is mainly due the development of the rich born July 5, 1881, who died August 23, 1881; oil field of Auglaize County. Mr. Hover also Cora E., born July 15, 1885, who is a profes became interested in the oil field in the neigh sional nurse; Isaac, born March 1, 1888; Eph borhood of Geneva, Indiana. At one time they raim, born July 24, 1890; and Lydia E., born operated 100 wells in Ohio and Indiana, and May 12, 1893. of that number still retain 50. In 1897 Mr. Mr. Beery is a prominent member of the Hover removed to Lima, where he has a pleas Dunkard Church. He is a stanch Democrat, ant home and has ever since been connected and in 1899 was elected trustee of German with the city’s business and civic life. township. The duties of this office were per In 1878 Mr. Hover was married to Ella formed with the integrity which marks the Brown, who is a daughter of the late Hon. D. character of Mr. Berry, and makes him a man I. Brown, formerly a prominent attorney and honored and esteemed by his neighbors. Democratic politician at Ottawa. Ohio. Mr. Brown served three terms in the State Legis ——Q0§——-— lature—first during the Civil VVar, and again from 1876 until 188o—and died in 1901. Mr. OSCAR HOVER, one of the leading -and Mrs. Hover have one daughter, Hazel. ‘ and influential men of Lima, vice Mr. Hover is connected with several fraternal president of The Lima Trust Com organizations, and is prominent in business and pany and The Hall & \Voods Com social societies. pany, operating the Model Mills, in terested in many other enterprises, and for ._—.....___. years closely identified with the oil developing in the Ohio and Indiana fields. He was born HARLES W. JOHNSTON, ex at Lima, April 19, 1850, and is a son of the mayor of Harrod, and at present a late William Ulysses Hover. member of the Board of County The father of Mr. Hover come to Lima Commissioners of Allen County, among the early settlers, locating here in 1833, was born March 18, 1857, in Fair when the present city of some 22,000 people field County, Ohio, and is a son of Samuel and was represented by only eight families. Mary (Kelsey) Johnston. The Johnston fam Migrating from Trumbull County, Ohio, he ily originally came from Scotland, while our established a foundry and tin-shop at Lima, but subject’s paternal grandmother was of Ger subsequently engaged in farming and devoted man descent. His grandparents were among the remainder of his life to agricultural pur the pioneers of Fairfield County, which was the suits] His death occurred in 1896. birthplace of his father and mother. In 1859 J. Oscar Hover was educated in the public his parents moved from near Bremen, Fair schools of Lima, and of Shawnee township, his field County, to the farm of 80 acres in section entrance into business life being as a clerk in a 11, Auglaize township, Allen County, which merchantile establishment of his native city. the father had bought in the fall of 1858. After an experience of five years, he became They continued to live there until the spring associated with his brother, T. L. Hover, un of 1872, when they moved to Hardin County, der the firm name of Hover Brothers. in a having bought a tract of land near Kenton on general mercantile business at Cridersville, which was located a sand and gravel bank, Ohio, which was successfully continued for 25 whose product was furnished the town of Ken 728 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

ton in addition to the crops of the farm. Both mayor. Three times he has been elected to the father and mother resided on this farm during mayoralty, from which he resigned before the their remaining days, the father dying Febru expiration of his last term on account of his ary 19, 1892, and the mother, July 18, 1894. frequent enforced absences from the city. In They were members of the Methodist Episco 1890 he was elected justice of the peace, serv pal Church at Kenton. Samuel Johnston en ing six years. So faithful and fearless has he listed in Company D, 180th Reg. Ohio Vol. been in discharging the trust confided to him Inf., at Lima, on September 22, 1864, and that he was elected county commissioner in served until the close of the war. He was a the fall of 1904, succeeding Albert Hefner, strong Republican, and an ardent friend and whom he defeated. This contest was a close admirer of U. S. Senator J. B. Foraker. Mrs. one, as both men were exceptionally popular Johnston was a voluminous reader and brilliant and each had a strong backing, resulting in the conversationalist. Four children survive them, polling of one of the largest votes ever cast in namely: Hattie A., whose husband, Professor the county—in fact, exceeding the number Hufford, occupies a chair in the Ohio Northern cast for Roosevelt and Parker at the same time, University at Ada; Charles \V; Newton D., a the Republicans winning the day. Mr. Johns prosperous farmer of Hardin County; and Ed .ton is a member of the Modern VVoodmen of ward C., who at present is in the hospital at America, for the past two years serving as Toledo, suffering from a severe attack of ty venerable consul of Harrod Camp. phoid fever. Mr. Johnston was married October 10, Coming to this county with his parents, at 1886, to Clara Groff, who is a native of Lan the age of two years, Charles \V. Johnston may caster, Fairfield County, Ohio, and a daugh be claimed as a lifelong resident. VVhen 15 ter of Isaac Groff. They have two children— years of age he accompanied his parents to Pansy, born August 29, 1887, and Lily, born Hardin County, and at 17 began teaching March 8, 1890.

school. He continued in that profession until —Q.»— 1880, teaching in winter, and attending the Ohio Normal University at Ada, during I PHN \V. SCHNABEL, cabinet maker, the spring and fall terms. He pursued a full '- who has been connected with the course in mathematics, which included survey coach department of the C., H. & D. ing and civil engineering, and when he had al Railway Company, at Lima, since most completed the classical course became the 1899, was born in this city in 1861, agent of a school-book publishing house, con and is a son of John Schnabel. tinuing on the road for several years. The late John Schnabel was an old resident On January 1, 1888, Mr. Johnston moved of Lima, coming to this city from Germany to Harrod and the following fall resumed his in 1854. He worked in a foundry for some old calling as a teacher, serving as superinten time and then became an employee of King & dent of the Harrod schools for two or three Day, pork packers, with whom he remained years. He then accepted a position as travel for a long period. He married Magdalena ing salesman with Seiberling, Miller & Com Beck, who was also a native of Germany, and pany. manufacturers of harvesting machinery, the two sons born to them were: Henry, who and later represented The Deering Harvester for 12 years was in charge of the shoe-making Company, as an expert. Later he became gen department in the Institute for the Feeble eral agent for Aultman, Miller & Company, Minded at Fort Wayne, Indiana, and who died having charge of their branch office at Fos in December, 1905; and J. W., the subject of toria, Ohio. He retired from the road in 1903. this sketch. Mr. Johnston has been a resident of Har J. \V. Schnabel was reared at Lima and rod about 18 years and fully 15 years of that attended school in the old W est School Build time has seen him closely identified with muni ing. He first worked in a furniture factory, cipal government, either as councilman or where he remained for 17 years. Then he ac

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cepted a lucrative position in the coach depart for 12 years in \Vayne County and then lo ment of the C., H. & D. Railway shops, assum cated in Allen County, where John Augsburger ing his duties in April, 1899, where, as a died, aged 65 years. The mother of our sub valued employee, he has remained for the past ject was also a native of Switzerland. She died seven years. Mr. Schnabel owns his pleasant a few years after coming to Allen County. The home at No. 314 West Wayne street, and is a family consisted of five sons and two daugh substantial citizen. ters, namely: Benjamin, who died in infancy; In 1882 Mr. Schnabel was married to John B., of Richland township; Moses, of Maggie \Valther, who is a daughter of George Richland township; Mrs. Elizabeth Amstutz, J. \Valther, and they have three children, viz: deceased; Alidia, widow of Mathias Badercher, Philip \\’., who is time-keeper at the Solar Re of Richland township; Benjamin (2), of Riley finery; Lena, a graduate of the Lima High township, Putnam County; and Aaron, of School, who is in her second year as a teacher Bluffton. of the Spring Street School, Lima; and John John B. Augsburger can easily recall the Leonard, who is a member of the graduat journey from \Vayne to Allen County, which ing class of 1906, at the Lima High School. took place in May, 1847, when he was 12 years The family belongs to the German Reformed of age. All the family possessions were taken Church, and Mr. Schnabel has been a member along. The great white, covered wagon was of the board of elders. He is one of the promi drawn by two yoke of oxen, three cows fol nent Odd Fellows of this part of the State, and lowed peacefully behind, and even the family is past grand of the lodge and past chief patri watch-dog was not forgotten. The long jour arch of the Encampment, and on several occa ney was mostly through the woods, and the sions has attended the Grand Lodge of the route frequently led across streams and over United States. Mrs. Schnabel belongs to the _tracks but poorly broken. \Vhen the family auxiliary body, the Rebekahs. arrived at the place where the father. had bought land, they found their only shelter was a log

+ stable, and they were obliged to occupy this until a log house could be built, which was for OHN B. AUGSBURGER, one of the tunately completed before the winter snows set I I substantial farmers and representative in. The beloved mother died in the following citizens of Richland township, is a year, and the father became so discouraged that large land owner, residing on his well he broke up housekeeping, sold the household improved homestead in section 10, sev effects, and for two years boarded his children eral miles west of Bluffton, which embraces 80 with the neighbors. Mr. Augsburger subse acres of land; he also owns 135% acres in sec quently recalled the children and once more a tions 3 and 4. He was born in a pioneer log family home was established. Our subject re cabin in Union township, \Vayne County, Ohio, mained there eight years and then worked in January 18, 1835, and is a son of John and the neighborhood for a year and eight months. Magdalena (Balmer) Augsburger. He learned to make shoes and for four winters John Augsburger was born in Neuensberg, before leaving home he busied himself at his Switzerland, where he was educated and lived trade, finding patrons in the neighborhood who until he was 35 years of age. At that time he were pleased with his work, his industry and married and he and his wife departed the fol his perseverance. When he was 21 years of lowing day for America. They took passage age, one of his first purchases was an axe, with on a sailing vessel, which required three months which he cleared timber land for other parties. to make the voyage, but were safely landed in He also learned the business of shingle making, the port of New York and made their way to which at that time was entirely hand work. \Vayne County Ohio, where it is probable that That Mr. Augsburger became a very expert other friends had already settled. They lived workman may be imagined when it is stated 732 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

\ that he, with a companion, made 70,000 of his land. He devotes his attention mainly shingles from a tree that grew where the to the growing of live-stock, and raises large Cratz Church now stands, the body of which crops of corn, wheat, hay and clover. He has a was 70 feet high and seven feet in diameter. fine farm in which he takes a reasonable pride, In the following fall he helped to cut timber to for he has worked faithfully in its developing build the largest bank barn in this vicinity, and literally brought it out of the woods. which still stands and is 46 by 109 feet in di On September 3, 1857, Mr. Augsburger mens1ons. was united in marriage with Barbara Neuen During the following summer Mr. Augs schwander, who was born in East Union town burger worked until the latter part of August ship, Wayne County, Ohio, March 22, 1834, on this structure and then returned to \Vayne and died on the present farm of our subject, County, where he was married September 3, July 8, 1900. She was a daughter of Ulrich 1857. He returned to Allen County, bringing and Elizabeth (Basinger) Neuenschwander, his bride with him, and remained with his who were born in Germany near the Switzer brother-in-law, C. U. Amstutz, until he had land line. The children of our subject and wife completed a comfortable hewed-log cabin on were: Elizabeth, who is the wife of Daniel his present farm and in which the house-warm Moser, of Riley township, Putnam County; ing was held on December 24, 1857. During Leah, who died in infancy; Daniel, who died that winter he made 300 pounds of maple sugar aged eight years; John, who died aged seven. and 60 gallons of maple molasses, and cleared years; Sarah, who died in infancy; Mary, the 18 acres of his land. He continued the im wife of Peter J. Moser, of Richland township; provements of his property for 14 years and Lydia, the wife of David Burkholder, her hus then built his first frame barn; previously he band operating Mr. Augsburger.’s second farm; had built a log house, a log barn, horse stable, Magdalena, the wife of Amos Neiswander, of corn crlb and wagon shed, all serving their pur Richland township; Barbara, who died aged poses until he was prepared to make more mod eight years; Susan, the wife of Amos Thut of ern 1mprovements. In 1873, two years after Richland township; and Lavina, the wife of M. building the barn, he erected his present con S. Burkholder, who manages our subject’s venient and attractive residence, and in 1876 home farm. he completed other substantial buildings on his Mr. Augsburger has been a stanch and life place. In 1877 a convenient summer kitchen long Democrat, but has never accepted political was built, adding greatly to the comfort of the office. He is a devoted member of the Men inmates in hot weather; he completed his im nonite Church and has assisted in the erection provements by building, in 188o,_a first-class of three religious edifices, and has otherwise workshop. Few mechanics have a better liberally contributed to the cause of religion. equipped shop than Mr. Augsburger, and it A portrait of Mr. Augsburger acompanies this may be remarked, few know better the use of sketch. tools. --_--¢+>—- Mr. Augsburger has been generous in his support of the Swiss Mennonite Church. He SAIAH GARRETSON, timekeeper at gave an acre of land to the church and assisted the Lima Locomotive & Machine in the construction of the present church as Works and formerly a well-known well as the one that preceded it. The school educator and business man, is also a house of District No. 2 stands on his homestead survivor of the Civil \Var, in which tract of 80 acres, opposite the church. he bore an honorable part. He was born June At one time Mr. Augsburger had the best 7, 1843, in Perry township, Allen County, orchard in the vicinity, but a severe storm in Ohio, and is a son of William Garretson. The 1895 partially destroyed it. He has a fine sys father was born in Bedford County, Pennsyl tem of ditching and drainage, and has thus_ in vania, in 1812, and came to Allen County in a marked degree, increased the productiveness 1836, entering land from the government in AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 733

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Perry township. This tract at a later period their attractive home is situated at No. 923 he traded for a farm in Shawnee township, on \Vest High street. Mr. Garretson is a member which he lived until his death in 1886. of Mart Armstrong Post, No. 202, G. A. R., Isaiah Garretson was reared on his father’s an organization which is held in very high re farm, and his education was secured in the dis gard in this city, its membership being com trict schools in its vicinity. At the outbreak posed of men who deserve the grateful con of the Rebellion, he was eager to enlist, but was sideration of their fellow-citizens. induced to remain at home until he was 20 years of age, when, in 1863, he was mustered into the service, at Cleveland, as a member of Company G, 12th Reg., Ohio Vol. Cav. Dur ing his years of army service he had his full RED SNOOK, superintendent of the share of hardship and during his first battle, packing department of the Deisel at Mount Sterling, Kentucky, was captured by \Nemmer Company, of Lima, is one the enemy. Fortunately for him, conditions of the capable and experienced men in the Confederacy at that time were such as which this manufacturing concern to preclude the transportation of large bodies has a reputation for selecting. Mr. Snook was of prisoners to any of their prison camps, and born at Lima, July 3, 1866, and is a son of Mr. Garretson was paroled in less than a week. Fred and Rosa (Miller) Snook. - His regiment was stationed at Johnson’s Isl The parents of Mr. Snook were both born and until the spring of 1864, and was then dis in Germany. Fred Snook, Sr., was one of the patched to Kentucky, subsequently making a early residents of this county. For a period creditable record in the campaigning through of 28 years he was a section foreman for the Kentucky, Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia Pennsylvania Railroad, a man noted for his and Tennessee. fidelity to duty and most highly respected by After his return from the army, Mr. Gar his employers. He was struck and killed by retson engaged in farming and teaching until an engine on January 19, 1887, his wife still about 1888—from 1869 to 1873 in Missouri. surviving him and residing in Lima. Since 1888 he has been a continuous resident The subject of this sketch was reared at of Lima, where he engaged for a number of Lima and enjoyed the advantages afforded by years in a large real estate business. Since the city’s excellent public schools. His first closing out those interests he has been time work was as an employee in a brick-yard, for keeper for the Lima Locomotive & Machine one summer, and then commenced his connec \Vorks. tion with the Pennsylvania Railroad Com In 1873 Mr. Garretson was united in mar pany, which was continued for a period of 11 riage with Barbara A. Jenkins, who was born years. After leaving railroad work, he en in Ohio and is a daughter of Reuben Jenkins. tered the packing department of The Deisel Her parents removed to Iowa, when she was a Wemmer Company, where his ability and child of two years, and subsequently settled faithfulness brought him such promotions that in Missouri, where she was reared and edu he finally became superintendent of the entire cated. Mr. and Mrs. Garretson have four department. This proved a very important children, viz: Laura, who is the wife of S. T. position, carrying with it the supervision of Garber. of Greenville, Ohio; Flora, cashier of 58 employees and the proper packing of the the \Vestern Ohio Railway Company; Lena, firm’s enormous output. employed in the office of The Lima Locomotive In September. 1890, Mr. Snook was mar &.Machine Company; and Ora Earl, a student ried to Annie \Volf, who was born in Ger in the senior class of the Lima High School. many. They have three children—Bertha, Mr. Garretson and family are members of Carl and Lester. Mr. Snook is a worthy mem the First Congregational Church at Lima, and ber of the German Reformed Church. HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

-1- DWIN J. YOST, second foreman of wells in active operation within the city limits the great Deisel-\Vemmer cigar fac of Lima. tory, at Lima, has been a resident of Mr. Kreiling was married June 9, 1863, this city for a period of 15 years. He to Mary E. Berkhart, by whom he has three was born in Germany in 1873, and is children, namely: Alice, wife of F. M. Mul a son of Philip Yost, whose entire life was lenhour; Maud, wife of Benjamin Dennis; and spent in Germany. Edward, a resident of Findlay, Ohio. Both At the age of 18 years Edwin J. Yost emi daughters reside in Lima, where their hus grated to America and located at Lima, where bands are engaged in business. Mr. Kreiling he was soon employed at the bench by The was formerly a Republican, but in more recent Deisel-\\/emmer Company. As this corpora years has cast an independent vote. He is an tion has a well-deserved reputation for re active member of the Epworth Methodist warding faithfulness and ability among its Episcopal Church, and has held the office of employees, Mr. Yost gradually advanced until treasurer ever since the present edifice was he became foreman over the cigarmakers in erected. He is also a member of the board of one of the largest cigar factories in the world. l'.i-LlSt€€S. C. C. Hosselman is general superintendent, —0+o——— and Mr. Yost, his able assistant. On August 3, 1895, Mr. Yost was united ' ,1, IIARLES ADGATE HOVER, one in marriage with Magdalena Decker, who was ' of the prominent farmers and repre born in Germany and is a daughter of the late sentative citizens of Shawnee town \Villiam Decker, who was also a native of the ship, resides on his valuable farm Fatherland. Mr. and Mrs. Yost have two in section 14, which adjoins that of children, Florence and Ruth. Both Mr. and his father. Mr. Hover was born in the Shaw Mrs. Yost are members of St. Rose Catholic nee Council House, on the home place, Novem Church, Lima. ber 22, 1861, and is a son of David Ezekiel Hover and a member of one of the oldest set -—-+»——— tled families of the county. Mr. Hover has been a resident of Shawnee E\VIS KREILING, of the firm of township all his life and since his school days *7 Kreiling & Bedford, proprietors of has been actively engaged in agricultural pur the Riverside Mills of Lima, was suits. He owns 67 acres in section 14, which born in 1839 in \/Vayne County, farm he operates himself, also assisting in the Ohio, where he grew to manhood operation of the homestead. and acquired an education. His father was On February 29, 1888, Charles A. Hover, the late Henry Kreiling, for many years was married to Jennie McCoy, a daughter of a wagon-maker of Marshallville, \Vayne Alexander H. and Margaret A. McCoy, of County. whom extended mention will be found else Mr. Kreiling learned the trade of a plas where in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Hover terer and for many years followed that call have two children, viz: Myra Ethel, born Au ing, abandoning it, after 30 years, to engage gust 3o, 1892; and Harry Howard, born May in farming and dairying in German township, 20, 1895. Allen County. He engaged in these occupa Mr. and Mrs. Hover commenced house tions for six years, then moved to Lima on the keeping in an old log cabin which stood on the day which saw Benjamin Harrison elected to farm at that time, but in 1891 their present the presidency. He soon entered the River comfortable residence was built. All of the sub side Mills, and in 1901 formed his present stantial improvements, to be seen here on partnership with Mr. Bedford. Messrs. Kreil every side, are the result of Mr. Hover’s own ing, Bedford and others also have four oil industry—with the exception of the orchard, AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 735

which was set out by his father many years wife, a Mr. Ryan, a Mr. Jackson and Nancy ago. In the patent to his farm of 67 acres, Lippincott. Later Rev. Sullivan ministered in .\lr. Hover possesses a very valuable and in a church that was destroyed by fire, another teresting document. It was given first to being erected in the northeast corner of the Griffith Breese, passed then into the Hover township. family, and bears the signature of Andrew In 1832 Wesley Cochrun, the grandfather Jackson, President of the United States in of James Cochrun, of Spencerville, located 1835. four miles north of Lima, where he entered Like his father, Mr. Hover is identified land and improved a farm on which he lived with the Republican party. He has taken lit until the close of his life, dying at the age of tle interest in politics, but his active participa 85 years. He was an enthusiastic member of tion in educational matters is evidenced by his the Methodist Episcopal Church. His wife present membership on the School Board. In survived him some years, dying at the age of religious faith he is a Methodist. 88. Of their children, seven reached matur ity, viz: John, Simon, William, Rebecca,

—_Q-0-Q——— Susan, Jane and Sarah. John located in Franklin County, where he engaged in agri AMES COCHRUN. Among the old cultural pursuits; Simon, named for his ‘ families of this county which pos grandfather, became the father of the Spencer sesses a most interesting history— ville Cochruns; Rebecca is deceased; Susan, both on account of the prominence of widow of A. G. Pague, lived and died on the its living representatives and its con old homestead; Jane married a Mr. West and nection with the public affairs and personages they removed to Texas; and Sarah married a of this section for almost a century—is that of Mr. McGuire and resided at Ada, Ohio. Cochrun, the earliest record of which relates Simon Cochrun was born in Ohio in 1822, to the birth of Rev. Simon Cochrun, the great and died at his home in Amanda township, grandfather of our subject, James Cochrun. February 11, 1895. He was 10 years old when Rev. Simon Cochrun was a notable man in the family came to this county. He settled in his day, having been a Revolutionary soldier Amanda township in 1855. \Vhile he en and subsequently, for 47 years, an active min gaged in various kinds of employment work ister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He ing for a time on the canal, then in course of was born in Montgomery County, Kentucky, construction, and following agriculture as about 1756, and died in this county January 9, suited his convenience—he was more fitted for 1845, aged 89 years, 11 months and 6 days. a professional life, being a man of natural In all probability he came to Allen County mental superiority. In the early days he very early in the ’30’s, being then a minister; taught a subscription school in the old log as, in the old records, may be found the state schoolhouse, being thus irregularly employed ment that he performed the marriage service throughout the township until after his mar for Elias Wright and Sarah Bowman early in riage. 1835. Rev. Simon Cochrun had three sons: \Vhen he reached mature years, Simon Thomas, born in Kentucky in 1800, who lo Cochrun married Lucinda Miller, a daughter cated on a farm in German township, in 1800; of \Villiam Miller, who, with his wife Nancy, and \Vesley and John, both of whom served in resided some two miles west of Cairo, where the War of 1812. In 1833 the first school they reared a family well known throughout house in the township was built on the Coch the county. Mrs. Cochrun survived her hus run farm, with either Asa Wright or John band and later moved to Spencerville, where Summerset as teacher. Church services were she died. The five children of this union were held in the home of John Cochrun by Rev. James; Lambert Y.; William and Elizabeth, Krellum, the pioneer members being John both deceased; and Jasper L. Cochrun and wife Hester, James Hayes and James Cochrun, the eldest son of Simon 736 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

and Lucinda Cochrun, was born in Amanda Archelaus Martin was born in Bourbon Coun township in 1847. He was reared on the ty, Kentucky, July 30, 1805, and removed in home farm, completed his education in the l0 youth to Champaign County, Ohio, settling cal schools, and, like his father, for some years four miles east of Urbana. Subsequently he combined farming and teaching. In the win removed to Amanda township in what is now ter of 1865, after his return from military Allen County, and was the second teacher service in the previous August, he began his here, having 15 pupils in 1829. He later re career as a teacher and continued thus em turned to Champaign County, but permanent ployed through the four succeeding winters. ly located in Allen County, in 1833 marrying He conducted a farm in section 10, Amanda Catherine Russell, daughter of Andrew Rus township, in partnership with his younger sell, and settling in section 10, Amanda town brother, Jasper L. Cochrun, the firm making ship. He was a justice of the peace for three a specialty of stock-raising. After moving to terms. Spencerville, in 1888, he continued to be in In 1840, after Mr. Martin’s death, his terested in stock and still handles a large widow married Hon. Charles C. Marshall. amount, being probably one of the best judges She died at Delphos, in 1871. Mr. Marshall in that line in the county. From his dealings was born in Shelby County, Ohio, in 1814, in live-stock was developed his butchering was elected to the Ohio Legislature, in 1857, business, and for a number of years he con and to the State Senate in 1861. In 1865 he ducted a fine meat-market at Spencerville, to removed to Delphos, where he served as justice which he later added an ice business. The lat of the peace, and later as mayor, being in offi ter increased to such proportions that he dis cial life for a period of 10 years. posed of his meat business and devoted his at Andrew Russell was one of the founders tention to ice, coal, lime, sand and cement. He of Fort Amanda. \Vith his family he occu now controls the largest coal business in the pied the block-house in the southeast corner of place and is one of the town’s representative the fort and here his daughter Susanna was business men as well as a leading citizen in born. He died in 1822, and was buried near other ways. the fort. In political sentiment Mr. Cochrun has al In 1887 Mr. Cochrun was married (sec ways been a Republican. He has twice been ond), in Amanda township, to Minnie Hover, honored by the citizens of Spencerville by elec who is _a daughter of Cyrus and Martha tion to the mayorality, and has served two (Post) Hover—the former of whom is de terms as justice of the peace. His enlistment ceased, while the latter resides in Lima. with in February, 1865, for service in the Civil her daughter, Mrs. Hitchcock. The Hover War, was for one year, but the close of hostil family is very numerous in Allen County and ities brought about his honorable discharge in holds yearly reunions. the last one being held August of the same year. He was a member at old Fort Amanda. Cyrus Hover, father of of the 191st Ohio Reg. V 0l. Inf., under General Mrs. Cochrun, was an early settler of this Brooks and was mustered out of Company H., county, locating at Lima, with his parents, in at \Vinchester, Virginia. His service had been 1833. In 1846 he engaged in a foundry busi in the Shenandoah Valley. ness, removing it to Delphos in 1850. In 1863 Mr. Cochrun was married (first) to Jen he purchased a farm of wild land in Amanda nie Martin, who died in 1881, and they had township, which he improved, but later re two children, both of whom died in infancy. moved to Spencerville and retired from active She was a daughter of Archelaus and Cather labors. On August 4, 1847, he married ine (Russell) Martin, the latter of whom was Martha Post, a daughter of C. C. and Eliza a sister to Susanna Russell, who was the first beth (Bryant) Post. She was born in Knox white child born in Allen County. her birth County. Ohio, August 7, 1827. Of their 11 occurring July 13, 1817, at Fort Amanda. children, Mrs. Cochran is the eighth. Mr.

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and Mrs. Cochrun have no family. They re a youth of 18 years. The date of his coming side in the old Cyrus Hover home, on the to Ohio has not been recorded, .but it is known Lima turnpike, where they enjoy the comforts that for 40 years he was chief miller in the of a beautiful modern residence. They are Fassett mills, on Raccoon Creek, near Gran members of the Baptist Church. .\lr. Cochrun ville, Licking County, where he was a grain is identified with the Knights of Pythias. contractor and a large shipper of flour. Nicholas Handel married Myla Hays, who was a daughter of Alanson and Rhoda (Slater) ---_.Q....___._ Hays, both of English descent, but natives of New York. The Hays family consisted of H-cm HEODORE A. HANDEL, a pioneer seven children, the mother of our subject being ~ ,, l of Marion township, was born in the fifth in order of birth. Her father came Granville, Ohio, May 1, 1834, and to Allen County in 1848. The latter part of the died May 28, 1904, having just passed life of Nicholas Handel was spent at the home his 7oth birthday. He was a son of of his son, Theodore A., but just prior to his Nicholas and Myla (Hays) Handel. death he returned to Granville, Ohio, and there John Handel, the paternal grandfather, passed away at the age of 86 years. For a long was the founder of the family in America. For period he was a worthy member of the Baptist generations the family occupation had been Church. milling, and as a young man in his native land Theodore A. Handel attended the common John Handel was employed as a traveling grain schools at Granville, Ohio, until he was 10 buyer. \Vhile on one of his purchasing trips, years old, when he came to Allen County. From he was accompanied by four assistants and the the age of 14 until he was 21, he worked on the entire party were seized by the military author farm of his uncle, Ormond Kephart, in section ities, being impressed into the service of King 4, Amanda township. At the age of 23 he mar George III. of England, who was then engaged ried and settled on a farm of 40 acres in that in his struggle with the American Colonies. township, which property proved the nucleus On the arrival of the vessel at Boston har of a property that afterward was increased to bor, John Handel and his companions evaded 200 acres. He continued to farm until 1861, the vigilance of their captors, escaped to an when he loyally offered his services to his American vessel by swimming, and enlisted country. At the close of the war he resumed with the patriot forces. Grandfather Handel agricultural pursuits in Allen County, continu proved a valiant defender of American liberty ing to reside on his farm until the time of his and fought throughout the Revolutionary \Var. death and to increase its vali1e through many After the close of the struggle. he settled in substantial improvements. Baltimore and engaged in milling. He mar \Vhen Mr. and Mrs. Handel settled on the ried there and then moved to a point on the present farm it was almost a wilderness, very Shenandoah River, Virginia, about 20 miles little of the land having then been cleared, and above Harper’s Ferry. There his first child, their first home was a small, windowless log Nicholas Handel, was born, and the only other cabin. Mr. Handel used his original capital of record is of the birth of a daughter, Elizabeth. $500 to such good advantage that at the close John Handel probably died in the locality men of his life he was one of the most substantial tioned aged about 80 years. It is a family be men of his township. During his early days lief that the great musical composer Handel, he dug ditches, chopped wood, split rails, and was of the same original stock as John Handel. was always one of the foremost not only to im Nicholas Handel, father of our subject, prove the roads, but to promote education and adopted the family calling, and in early days he religion. also dealt in grain and other products all along On August 8, 1861, Mr. Handel enlisted the Potomac River, as far as Alexandria. He for three years in Company I. 34th Reg., Ohio enlisted as a soldier in the War of 1812, when _ Vol. Inf., and served until he was honorably 74° HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

discharged at Columbus, Ohio, in September, Harris homestead. The mother of these chil 1864. He took part in 35 regular engagements dren died December 9, 1881, aged 68 years, 9 and many skirmishes, chiefly in Virginia and months and 16 days. The father died on the West Virginia, a partial enumeration being: farm on January 28, 1892, aged 81 years, 8 Chapmansville Gap, Fayetteville, Louisburg, months and 28 days. ’1renton, Fayetteville (2), Charleston, Red Mr. and Mrs. Handel had no children of House, Mud Bridge, Cloyd Mountain, Green-.. their own. They reared and educated four brier, James River.,Lynchburg, Staunton, Paw other children, and one of these, Ernest Han Paw Station, Stone Spring House, the Shen-_ del, has proven a son indeed to those who took andoah Valley campaign, including \Vinches pity on his helpless infancy. During the long ter; Martinsville, the two battles of Freder sickness which preceded the death of Mr. icksburg, l\/Ionocacy Junction, Charlestown and Handel this adopted son’s filial devotion was so Cedar Creek, the closing battle being a fiercely genuine that no child of the blood could have contested engagement in the vicinity of \Vin been kinder or more helpful and loving. He chester. Mr. Handel was wounded in his first was deeded 45 acres of land, lying opposite the battle while humanely supporting an injured old homestead. He married Lydia Heisler, comrade. The shot was in his ankle, and he who died in April, 1905. They had these chil was the second unfortunate in the company. dren: Myrtle Angelina and Burton Alfred In spite of his painful wound, he refused to (twins) ; Gladys Gail, Bessie N elore, and John. leave the battle-field and did not even enter a Myrtle Angelina, one of the twins, born in hospital. He was promoted to the rank of 1884, is the wife of E. Humphreys and resides corporal, for more than two years performed with Mrs. Handel, who adopted her when she the duties of a deputy sergeant, and at all was four weeks old. times was a reliable, loyal and courageous Mrs. Handel lives just north of her. father’s soldier. old home, the farms adjoining. She has 120 On April 5, 1857, Mr. Handel was mar acres in section 1 7, Marion township, and rents ried to Angelina Harris who was born October the farm to her adopted grandson. Her resi 1 3, 1836, at Lockland, Hamilton County, Ohio. dence is beautifully situated in a grove. The She is a daughter of Calvin Harris, who was property will finally revert to Mrs. Humphreys. born at Olean, New York, a son of Samuel Mr. Handel was baptized in the Marion Harris, of English descent. Calvin learned Baptist Church, on November 17, 1867, having the trade of a wagon-maker, his father being been converted in the preceding October by a boat-builder. His parents settled in Hamil Rev. D. D. Spencer, assisted by Father Bryant. ton County, Ohio, when he was six years old. At the time of his death he was the oldest mem At the age of 24 he married Edith Dunn, a ber of this church, a position now filled by his daughter of Beracha and Mary (German) venerable wife. He was deacon and trustee for Dunn. In 1847 Mr. Harris sold his shop at several years. Mrs. Handel comes of a long line Lockland and bought and operated a boat on of Baptists. She was converted in the winter the Miami and Erie Canal, subsequently trad of 1854, was baptized by Elder Freyer and first ing the latter for 120 acres of partly cleared united with the Amanda Baptist Church. Al land in section 20, Amanda township, this though for the past seven years Mrs. Handel county. His son now resides on the place. Mr. has been an invalid from rheumatism, she has Harris was township trustee, township clerk always found time to devote to religious and and filled other public offices. He was a dea charitable work. con in the Baptist Church and for many years For a number of years Mr. and Mrs Han a trustee. The four survivors of his nine chil del were members of the Patrons of Husban dren are: Mary Angelina, widow of our sub dry, and he served as overseer and lecturer of ject; Roscoe B., living on the old home farm; his grange. He also was a member of Reul Florence B., wife of David Ditto, of Marion Post, No. 95, G. A. R. of Delphos. Portraits of township; and Clarence Blake, residing on the l Mr. and Mrs. Handel accompany this sketch. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 741

_i EORGE M. MCCULLOUGH, propri George \V. McCullough was educated in " etor of McCullough Lake and Park, the schools of Lima and the Iron City Com the finest summer resort in the vicin mercial College of Pittsburg, from which he ity of Lima, belongs to one of the old was graduated in 1882. He then entered into families of the county. He was born a mercantile business on East Market street, at Lima, October 9, 1856, and is a son of Hon. Lima, which he conducted until 1898. Since M. H. and Sarah J. (McKibben) McCul then his attention has mainly been given to his lough. present enterprise. Hon. M. H. McCullough, who died at In 1886 Mr. McCullough was married to Lima in 1901, was born in Washington Coun Ella E. Kelly, who is a daughter of H. B. ty, Pennsylvania, in 1818. In 1835 he mi Kelly, editor of the Allen County Democrat. grated to Ohio and settled at Lima, where he Mr. McCullough has been active in civic became a man of wealth and influence, an ex life, and at one time served as a member of the tensive farmer and a leading dealer in real City Council. - estate. He was prominent in public life. served in the Ohio Legislature, and stanchly supported the Democratic party. For a num 4 t LSEPH \VOOLEY, a substantial busi ber of years he was an elder in the First Pres " ness man of Lima, and an extensive byterian Church. He married Sarah J. Mc. dealer of walnut lumber, was born in Kibben, a daughter of John McKibben, a pio Miami County, Ohio, October 12, neer of 1835, who located on the farm which 1845. His father was W. L. Wooley, is now the site of McCullough Lake and Park. who, during the childhood of our subject, In 1893, the Senior McCullough presented moved to Shelby County, this State, and there this property to our subject and his one was engaged in farming until his death. brother, J. C. McCullough, of Texas, who is Joseph \Vooley was reared and received connected with the Texas Oil Company. In his education in Shelby County and was a 1898 George M. McCullough purchased his farmer there until he was about 32 years of brother’s interest and has been sole proprietor age, when he embarked in the sawmill busi of the beautiful resort. ness. This he continued until 1885, when he McCullough Lake and Park cover 44 located in Van \Vert, Ohio, and opened a mill acres, 26 acres of which is water, the lake fur for the manufacture of sporting goods. \Vhile nishing the water used by the Cincinnati, thus engaged he was led to realize the diffi Hamilton & Dayton Railway Company at culty experienced in obtaining the raw material, Lima. In 1903, after having already made and in 1901 came to Lima to establish a saw many improvements on the property, Mr. Mc mill for the purpose of better supplying this Cullough erected a fine auditorium, with a demand. He thus handles walnut lumber and seating capacity for 2,000 people, the resort sporting goods exclusively, and sells to man being equipped with bath houses, pleasure ufacturers of golf clubs, ball bats, tennis rac boats and every modern convenience demand quets, etc. He has been supplying stock for ed by visitors. In winter the lake affords fine the manufacture of the “League” bats to A. skating and in summer, excellent fishing, its G. Spalding & Brothers, of Chicago, who have waters abounding in black bass. The new au recently placed an order with him for 30 car ditorium has been fitted with a stage, 30 by 40 loads of timber to be used in this line. Mr. feet in size, and entertainments of an interest \Vooley’s stock now sells so readily that he not ing character are frequently presented. Dur only disposes of the output of his own mill, ing the season it is largely patronized by those but the product of four other establishments who thus find, near at home, better accommo as well. dations and attractions than can be obtained at Mr. Wooley was married, in 1876, to a distance. Laura E. Monroe, who is a native of Shelby

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County. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., ersox and is the mother of two children— and a man whose energy and enterprise have Irene and James Cecil; and Harley, born placed him among the leading business men of Apr1l 12, 1884, who married Jesse Long and this section. lS the father of one child, James \Vayne. Mr. -—+w-—— Alexander is a member of the United Breth ren Church of Allentown, and a man of integ .\.\lES ALEXANDER, an influential rity and sterling worth. citizen of Allentown, this county, was born December 31, 1842, in German ——-Q-0-@-_ township, Allen County, Ohio, about one mile from his present home. He T. AGERTER, secretary and is a son of Adam and Elizabeth (Howsel) treasurer of The Lima Locomo Alexander and a grandson of James Alexan tive & Machine Company, whose der, who came here from Pennsylvania about works are among the largest in 1838. dustrial plants of this city, was James Alexander, subject of this sketch, born in VVyandot County, Ohio, October 16, was reared to manhood in German township, 1859, and is a son of John Agerter, formerly where he enlisted in the 1 18th Regiment, Ohio a well-known civil engineer who now lives re Vol. Inf., and served during the Civil \Var. tired at Upper Sandusky. - He was a farmer and upon returning home Mr. Agerter was reared and educated at resumed his old-time occupation. He owns a Upper Sandusky, and later completed a com fine farm in section 32, German township and mercial course at the Poughkeepsie (New the home residence in Allentown. York) Business College, after which he en Among the near neighbors of the Alexan tered the employ of F. B. Hedges & Company, ders was the family of John and Nancy at Pittsburg, as bookkeeper. On January 1, (Dougherty) Cremean, who had also located 1881, he assumed a similar position with The in the county at an early day. The children of Lima Machine \Vorks. In 1884, on the death the two families played together, attended the of his uncle, Frederick Agerter, he became sec same school and grew up together, and, on retary and treasurer of the Lima Machine December 24, 1865, a still stronger bond was Works, and continued in the same capacity formed in the union of James Alexander and after the reorganization of the business and Lydia Cremean. Six children were born to the forming of The Lima Locomotive & Ma them, namely: \Villiam, born October 7, chine Company. He has other business con 1866, who married Annie Coon, resides in nections, being proprietor of The Dairy Im Lima, and was the father of one child, who plement Company. He is also interested in died in infancy; Elizabeth born March 20, the “Glen Oak Stock Farm," situated 10 _1868, who married Richard Smith and is the miles west of Lima on the Auglaize River. He mother of six children—Terry Palmer, Violet owns much valuable live stock, all of high Chloe, Lela, Belbe, James Berlin and one who grade and much of it registered. died in infancy; Elizabeth, who resided in Mr. Agerter married Carlotta Disman, a Van \Vert County, where she died May 30, daughter of George \V. Disman, one of the 1905; Charles, born January 7, 1870, who proprietors of the Lima Machine \Vorks, who married May Snyder. of Albany, Indiana, and died in 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Agerter have two has one child, Beatrice—he resides in Bloom children—Rose E. and \V. T., Jr., both of dale, Wood County, Ohio, where he is en whom are attending school at Lima. gaged in the ministerial work of the United For eight years Mr. Agerter was a mem Brethren Church; Oras Albertus, born March ber of the Lima Board of Education and is one 12. 1874. who died January 26, 1881; Emma, of the most useful members of_the Lima Pro born April 12, 1876, who married John Bow gressive Association. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 743

Politically Mr. Agerter is a Democrat. He children: Two sons—Earl C. and Karl J., is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Fra aged 16 and 11 years respectively—and one ternally he is a Knight of Pythias, an organi daughter—Gail, aged nine years. All the chil zation which, in Lima, numbers the majority dren are attending school. Mr. Dorsey be of the business men. Socially, .\lr. Agerter longs to that class of citizens whose push and belongs to the Lima Club and the Shawnee energy have so materially assisted in the devel Country Clubs. opment of the city, and in bringing about its present prosperity. _M—_ __M__

VIORY H. DORSEY, one of Lima’s hustlers, was born in Carroll County, - _- _\.\-SIUS M. JOLLEY, one of Lima’s .\laryland, in the year 1868, being a most esteemed residents and older son of A. C. Dorsey, who was a business men and also an honored painter by trade. In the year 1871, veteran of the Civil War, was born when three years of age, he came with his par in Marion County, Ohio, in 1844, -ents to Lima, which city has since been his and is a son of Elisha and Achsa (Davis) home. Jolley. He began his active business career in 1889 Elisha Jolley was a pioneer at Lima, at the age of 18 years as a clerk in the grocery coming here first from Harrisburg, Pennsyl of \Vatson & Company. Later he opened a vania, in 1833. He remained but a short time, store himself, engaging in the flour and feed locating then in Marion County, but in 1845 business with a very limited capital, which he returned to Lima and engaged in a mer business he conducted with very good success. chant tailoring business during the remainder In the year 1900 he added a complete line of of his active life. His wife was born in Ohio. staple groceries, since which time he has pros Cassius M. Jolley was only one year old pered beyond his expectations. He is re when his parents came to Lima, and this city garded as one of the leading business men of has been his settled home ever since, his ab Lima. sence from it being only during the years in In 1899 Mr. Dorsey erected the Dorsey which he was at the front as a soldier of the Block, a beautiful two-story structure at Nos. Civil \Var. He was one of the earliest to en 206-208 South Main street, in which the lower list after the first call for troops; during this floor is divided into two fine business rooms, term of three months he suffered so severe an while the upper floor is arranged in two ele injury to his foot that he was obliged to return gant flats. This building he recently sold and home. About two years passed before the then purchased the Judge Collett property at member was sufficiently strong to enable him No. 218 South Main street, and is at the pres to again return to the ranks. In 1864 he was ent time preparing to erect a three-story struct a second time accepted and became identified ure upon the lot with ground dimensions of with Company F, 32nd Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., 52 by 1oo feet. The lower floor is to be di being mustered into the service at Columbus. vided into two business rooms, while the sec The 32nd Ohio immediately joined Sher ond and third floors are to be fitted up into man’s army in the historic campaign from up-to-date flats. He also owns other very Chattanooga to Atlanta, taking part in the valuable real estate in Lima, among which is seige of the latter city. Mr. Jolley witnessed a very modern and comfortable home at No. the mortal wounding of the brave and beloved 742 West Spring street, in which the family General McPherson, and, as the regiment was reside. under almost daily fire, saw many of his com In 1888 Mr. Dorsey was married to Ella rads fall. He was engaged with his company Anspach and to them have been born three in the battles at Jonesboro and Bentonville, and 744 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

participated in the Grand Review at \Vashing drug-store for about five years. From 1890 ton. He was musfered out at Louisville, Ken to 1895 he was engaged in the same business tucky, July 5, 1865. in Brooklyn, and then accepted a place on the Upon his return to Lima, Mr. Jolley im construction gang of the Eureka Pipe Line mediately entered into business. For the first Company, which was stationed at Sistersville, 12 years he engaged in making boots and \Vest Virginia. He was made assistant fore shoes, then was interested in a grocery, and man of the company and sent to Marietta, later in the manufacture of nitro-glycerine and Ohio, later going to Kentucky as foreman of in shooting oil-wells. For about 1 5 years he the Cumberland Pipe Line Company. For a engaged in the manufacture, handling and use time he was located at Van Buren, Indiana, as of that explosive without any accidents, but foreman of the Indiana Pipe Line Company, since October, 1904, he has carried on a safer and thence came to Lima, on July 1, 1905, as business. He is now engaged in the cigar, assistant superintendent. tobacco and periodical business, with his son, Mr. Page was married, in 1896, to Zaidee Erle E., under the firm name of Jolley Fullerton, of Montclair, New Jersey, a lady of & Jolley, having excellent quarters in the _many pleasing qualities. They have four chil Lima House Block, on East Market street. dren, namely: Florence Virginia, Lawson Ful He is one of the substantial business men lerton, Elvena and Daniel. Mr. and Mrs. of the city, and owns some valuable prop _ Page are prominent and popular members of erty, including five acres of land, situated in the First Baptist Church of Lima. Mr. Page German township, adjacent to the city. was made an Elk in the Marietta lodge, and Mr. Jolley was married, in 1873, to Grace still retains his membership in that body. Weiler, who is a daughter of \Villiam and Ann E. (Filson) VVeiler, both natives of Pennsyl —-0-»—~ vania. Formerly Mr. \Veiler was a farmer in Wayne County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Jolley- locomotive en have five children, namely: James L., con gineer on the Lake Erie & \Vestern nected with the Michael Clothing & Shoe Com Railroad, with a passenger run pany, at Lima; Erle E., of the firm of Jolley between Lima and Tipton (Indi & Jolley; Ralph C., engaged in a milk business ana), is one of the well-known and at Lima; Lena Dot, wife of Bert \Vilson, of valued citizens of the former place, whose the L. E. & \V. Railroad shops; and Iva, living residence here covers a period of 25 years. He at home. Mr. Jolley and family belong to the is also an honored survivor of the Civil \Var. Methodist- Episcopal Church. He is an active Mi-. Ricketts was born near Morrow, \Varren member of Mart Armstrong Post, No. 202, County, Ohio, in 1843, and is a son of Zadock G. A. R. Ricketts. —-——<»_ The Ricketts family is one of age and dis tinction in old Virginia, and there the father W. PAGE, assistant superintendent of Mr. Ricketts was born in 1803, at Fairfax of the South Lima Division of The Court House, Culpeper County. He came to Buckeye Pipe Line Company, is a Ohio about 18 30 and settled in \Varren County, native of Nova Scotia. He is a where he became a man of substance and a son of James M. Page, who was leading agriculturist. engaged in handling monuments for many M. C. Ricketts attended school in \Varren years, but is now retired from business County until he was 1 5 years of age, and then and residing at Rothesay, New Brunswick. assisted on the homestead for two years longer. Mr. Page was educated in Nova Scotia. taking At the age of 18 years he enlisted for. service an academic course and then locating in Bos in the Civil \/Var, joining Company A, 35th ton, Massachusetts, where he conducted a Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., entering the service at AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 745

Hamilton. Ohio. and being mustered out at ADISON L. BOWYER, a vener Chattanooga, Tennessee. The years inter ‘I able and esteemed farmer of Ger vening were filled with the hardships which man township, has been a resident attend a soldier’s life, and that his service was of Allen County for almost three one of constant activity and danger may be quarters of a century. An only inferred by recalling the battles in which he child of Isaac and Elizabeth (McMullen) participated. The list includes: Perryville, Bowyer, he was born in Monroe County, Vir Lookout Mountain. Missionary Ridge.’Resaca, gin1a. January 12, 1826. His father was a Buzzard’s Roost, Corinth, Chickamauga. son of Adam Bowyer and was born in Monroe Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek. the fall County, Virginia, in 1802. The mother was of Atlanta and the “March to the Sea." born in Bedford County, Virginia, and was Upon his return from the army. Mr. Rick a daughter of Matthew McMullen. VVhen our etts resumed work on the home farm until subject was a child of four years, his parents January 19, 1872, when he began railroading. decided to try their fortunes on the broad and For four years he served as fireman and for one fertile prairie lands of Illinois, the new terri year as engineer, on the Cincinnati & Muskin tory which was alluring so many settlers to gum Valley Railroad. and then became an en the then far \Vest. Accordingly all their gineer on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad. household goods and farming implements were In 1881 he located at -Lima, becoming con’ loaded into wagons and the journey begun. It nected with the Lake Erie & Western Rail was a tedious trip, through an almost trackless forest with the houses of the settlers sometimes road, of which he is a trustworthy passenger miles apart, but as no quicker mode of trans engineer running between Lima and Tipton, portation was then known in the section of Indiana. country traversed the travelers doubtless On October 26, 1871, Mr. Ricketts was thought they were completing their journey in married to Cynthia Brant, who died October very good time. \Vinter found them still on 10, 1899, leaving one son, F. B., who is em the road and. as the weather was severe, it ployed in the drug-store of Harold Cunning was thought best to stop over until spring. ham in Lima. Mr. Ricketts was married on The halting place was in Ross County, Ohio, August 28. 1903, to Jennie R. Conrath, who where the winter of 1830 was spent. \Vhen is a daughter of Israel Conrath, of Lima. Mr. they resumed their journey the following year, Conrath was born in Indiana County, Pennsyl they came only so far as what is now Allen vania, where he married -Elizabeth Lydict. County, settling on a farm near Elida. This Mr. Conrath is now 80 years of age. while his property is still owned by our subject and was wife is 76; they have long been residents of the home of the family for over 60 years. Ohio. Madison L. Bowyer has been twice mar In political sentiment, Mr. Ricketts is a ried, his first wife being Elizabeth Priddy, a Republican. He cast his first presidential vote native of Ohio and daughter of \Villiam Prid on the occasion of the second election of Abra dy. They had the following children: Jose phine, who married James Leech of Lima and ham Lincoln. and has consistently supported has two sons, Guy and Dale, both of whom the party candidates and measures ever since. are married, the former having four children, He is a member of the Brotherhood of Loco of whom one is dead: Martha Jane, who mar motive Engineers and of the Masonic and Odd ried Anderson Llewellyn; Clara Lindi, wife of Fellow fraternities. In religious views he is Lon Bower, of Lima and the mother of four a Methodist, while Mrs. Ricketts is a member children, three of whom are living; Amanda of the Christian Church. The pleasant fam Ellen, wife of Albert Busha, of Cleveland; ily home is located at No. 514 South Pine Isaac; John; Charles; Mary; Annie Eliza; and street, Lima. Georgia, the three last named having passed 746 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

to the higher life. About 28 years ago Mr. mained there for five years as assistant fore Bowyer was married to his present wife who man. With this record behind him he came to was then Delia Strayer, daughter of Daniel Lima, in 1903, to become superintendent of the Strayer, of Fairfield County, Ohio. The one boiler department of the Lima Locomotive & child born to this union was with them here Machine \Vorks. He is a skilled artisan and a but a brief space, before it was taken to the man thoroughly competent to also exercise home above. Mr. Bowyer has been a hard executive authority. working, industrious man and has richly In 1887 Mr. Balsbaugh was married to earned the prosperity which has attended him Rosa Hoover, who is a daughter of Alexander and enables him and his estimable wife to Hoover, of Wytheville, Virginia. spend their declining years in ease amid the Mr. Balsbaugh has associated himself with scores of warm friends by whom they are sur the Young Men’s Christian Association since rounded. Mr. Bowyer is a Republican and for coming to Lima and has won the esteem and a number of years was a school director in friendship of those with whom he has come in German township, an office he accepted on ac contact. He belongs also to the Independent count of his deep interest in all educational Order of Odd Fellows (both the subordinate matters. He is a consistent member of Trinity lodge and the encampment). He is largely a Methodist Episcopal Church, of Lima, and a self-made man and the success he has won has man of the strictest integrity. been secured through his own efforts, persis tently and intelligently directed. —Q-~+——— —-4.-¢— - EVI BALSBAUGH, superintendent of ‘ - the boiler department of the Lima DWARD L. KAY, one of the progres Locomotive and Machine Works, the ' 5: sive young business men of Spencer largest manufacturing plant at Lima, ville, conducts a large real estate, loan efficiently fills a very responsible posi and investment business, with office tion. He was born at Harrisburg, Pennsyl on Broadway. Mr. Kay was born at vania, and is a son of Henry Balsbaugh, also \Vatseka, Iroquois County, Illinois, and is a of that city. son of James W. and Adeline (Ellingwood) Mr. Balsbaugh was reared and educated in Kay. his native city. When a lad he began to take The father of Mr. Kay was born in Illinois an interest in machinery, with the result that and the mother in Indiana. They were pioneer when he was only 20 years old he had so in Iroquois County, where they became pros- _ thoroughly mastered the boiler-makers trade perous farmers, and there the father still lives, that he was sent to Roanoke, Virginia, to take advanced in years. The mother died February the position of assistant foreman of the Nor 19, 1889. Their children were : \Vendell P., folk & \Vestern Railway shops. This position who is master in chancery at \Vatseka, Illi he filled for five years, learning every practical nois; Howard L.; \Vilbur Jones, late of the detail in connection with the complicated Chicago University, who now fills the chair machinery used in the great plant. From this of public speaking, in the faculty of Washing responsible position in Roanoke, he entered the ton and Jefferson College, \\/ashington, Penn Richmond, Virginia, Locomotive Works as a sylvania; and Miriam Ruth, who married journeyman worker, and served in every ca Ralph Fraser Paine and resides near Paines, pacity until he became foreman, remaining Michigan. with that company for 10 years. His next Howard L. Kay completed the primary place of employment was with the Baldwin school course in his native locality and con Locomotive Works, at Philadelphia, which are tinued his studies in Grand Prairie Seminary the largest in the United States, and he re at Onarga, Illinois, where he was subsequently AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 747

graduated. He then entered Northwestern own. Mrs. Bice and her sister, Mrs. Mary University at Evanston, Illinois, as a member Jane Mars, now past 88 years of age, a resi of the class of 1897. In addition to being an dent of Decatur, Illinois, are the only sur excellent man of business, Mr. Kay, from vivors. childhood, has possessed musical talent. This The children of \Villiam Bice born to his talent has been cultivated and he is an accom second union were nine in number, the sur plished musician. His fine tenor voice has been vivors being as follows: Amarilla, who is the carefully trained under celebrated vocal teach wife of R. T. Sutton; Anna M., who is the ers, both in New York and Chicago. He has wife of S. \V. Kemp, of Spencerville; VVilliam entire charge of the choir of the Methodist Adolph, who married Effa Gallant; Mercy Episcopal Church at Spencerville, and the Naomi, who is the wife of B. G. Hover, of music rendered in the services of this church Lima; Andrew \V., M. D., who was coroner would reflect credit upon a musical organiza of Allen County from 1902 to 1905; and Bes tion of a much larger place. sie, who is the wife of Howard L. Kay. Howaid L. Kay was united in marriage The late William Bice was reared among with Bessie Bice, who is a daughter of Will the Quakers at Salem, Columbiana County, iam and Tabitha (Sunderland) Bice. They and all his life lived according to their upright have two children, viz: \\/ebster Bice and teachings. After his second marriage, he set James Philip. Mrs. Kay, like her husband, is tled on the homestead now occupied by his a talented and accomplished musician. She widow, which is situated just south of Spencer has had musical instruction from many of the ville. At present Mrs. Bice’s son-in-law, Mr. noted teachers of the country, and her beauti Kay, has the historic old farm under lease. ful, sweet, clear soprano voice assists in mak An old Indian burying ground once occupied ing the music redered by the Spencerville a part of it, and Dr. Andrew W. Bice has taken church choir especially enjoyable. She be a great interest in making a collection of relics longs to one of the old and honorable families of the days of the aborigines found here. Mr. of substance in this part of Ohio, one which Kay has recently stocked the old farm with a has been connected with its material develop fine assortment of sheep and hogs, and the ment for many years. management has been entrusted to an exper W1LL1AM B1CE, father. of Mrs. Kay, was ienced farmer_ and stock-raiser. born at Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio, Mrs. Bice belongs to one of the oldest fam March 18, 1824, and died on his homestead, ilies in the county, as mentioned above, and her in Allen County, just out of Spencerville, on recollections of the days of her girlhood and February 8, 1900. He was first married on early married years are most entertaining and January 20, 1847, to Anna Sunderland, and instructive. It scarcely seems possible, in con there were two children born to them, viz: versing with this animated, intelligent and Francis and Orlando. The latter married well-perserved lady, to believe that she lived Lucretia Courtshire, who was reared by Leon in the days when the Indians still wandered idas Post, another of the old settlers of the in numbers over all this country and sat at her western section of Allen County. On Decem father’s hearthstone, receiving his bounty. ber 11, 1856, \Villiam Bice was married to his She recalls only their friendliness and their second wife, Tabitha Sunderland, who was willingness to barter fur for. food. In the born September 1, 1836, and is a daughter of days of which Mrs. Bice tells, it was not con Dye and Mary (Berryman) Sunderland. The sidered a very great hardship to live in a log Sunderlands were the fourth white family to cabin with earthen floor and with home-made settle in Allen County. They had 12 children, quilts hung at the open door for protec of whom one died in infancy, and another at t1on. the age of three years; the remaining 10 all Mr. Bice kept on accumulating land until reached maturity and reared families of their. he owned 530 acres. Subsequently he gave 748 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

his children all but 225 acres, retaining this H. \VOOLEVY, senior member of in the home stead farm, which is now a proper the firm of Woolevy & Ramseyer, ty of large value. Mrs. Bice recalls well the proprietors of the City Book old walnut canoe which was used in early days Store, the oldest institution of its to cross the Auglaize River. She was care kind in Lima, was born in 1854 at fully reared by an excellent mother who taught Selma, Alabama, where he lived until after the her all the housewifely arts of those days. close of the Civil \Var. when his parents moved Her. mother was a famous weaver and she to Miami County, Ohio. taught her daughter to spin and weave and Mr. Woolevy began his business career as also to dye the coverlets, such as are now oc traveling representative of the National Wall casionally found in the possession of old Paper Company, which he served for 11 years. families and are preserved as treasures. The For the past six years, in partnership with old Bice homestead has many of these wonder Otto F. Ramseyer, he has been interested in ful examples of industry and taste. the present enterprise, the firm having pur At school Mrs. Bice stood as one of the chasd the business from Mr. Robinson. best spellers, that being quite a distinction in Both Mr. \Voolevy and Mr. Ramseyer are her day. She was also an expert horsewoman also interested in the National Anchor Com and relates that upon one\occassion, being in pany. . vited to attend the wedding of Lenora Pupi In 1881 Mr. \Voolevy was married to nore with Thomas Leach, she started on horse Emma Leyburn, and they have one daughter, back, with a party consisting of six couples. Nellie, who is the wife of \V. O. Davis, who is Upon reaching the home of the bride there a conductor on the Lake Erie & \Vestern Rail being no gates, she jumped the bars and as she road. was the first on the scene had the honor of re —_O-0-§—-— ceiving the first taste of the “wedding bottle," a feature of these occasions. General Black Fv ACOB ED\VARD BO\VSHER, one of burn was present at this wedding. the representative citizens and intelli Looking at the life lived in the early days gent farmers of Amanda township, of Mrs. Bice, it seems to modern views to was born April 2, 1873, in Shawnee have been one filled with toil, hardship and township, Allen County, Ohio, and is privation; but it was not so regarded by many a son of Israel and Elizabeth (Killian) Bow of those who still survive; for they undoubted sher. ly possessed a will and courage equal to the Mr. Bowsher comes of pioneer ancestry in emergencies they met and- successfully over Oh1o, and of a family which is numerous all came, and a practical habit of thought that over the United States. His grandparents, converted their necessary industry and frug Benjamin and Elizabeth (De Long) Bowsher, ality into pleasure. The old orchard standing came to Shawnee township, Allen County, in on the homestead was partly set out by Indians 1836, settling in what was then a wilderness. who thus assisted Mr. Bice, with whom they The family lived in an Indian wigwam until were always on friendly terms. Under on old the round-log house of the period was con locust tree still standing in the orchard is the structed, it being necessary to clear a site on old horse mill where Mr. Bice converted which it could be erected. The father of our bushels of apples into sweet, wholesome cider. subject, Israel Bowsher, was not born here, It gave the family refreshments during the being six years of age when the family came, long winter evenings; Mrs. Bice also boiled but he was reared in -Shawnee township, mar it down for cooking purposes, making in one ried here and reared a very large family. year 60 gallons of the real old-fashioned apple The survivors are: Elias, a farmer of Shaw butter, which she disposed of in Delphos, rea nee township; Franklin, of Shawnee town lizing the sum of $300 for her work. ship; Mary E. (Mrs. Ridenour), of Paulding

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County; Charles A., of Shawnee township; Allen County, residing on the farm of our sub and Jacob Edward, of Amanda township. ject. The elder Bloom was for 36 years en Jacob Edward Bowsher was reared on the gaged in the mail service in Detroit ; kc retired farm in Shawnee township, where like other to spend the evening of life in the quiet of the youths of the neighborhood, he attended school country. He is a veteran of the Civil War, through the fall and winter months, giving his having served in the Fifth Michigan Regiment. assistance on the farm during the spring and Walter P. Bloom was educated in Detroit, summer. He also attended Lima College and and began his business career as bell-boy in the the Ohio Normal University at Ada, and thus Michigan Exchange Hotel. A short time later had an advantage over many of his compan he embarked in the lumber industry, entering ions. He taught school for some 12 months in the employ of \V. A. C. Meller, with whom he Shawnee township prior. to settling down to remained for more than three years, becoming farming, and is one of the best read and most familiar with every feature of the business and thoughtful, intelligent men of his community. gaining a thorough knowledge of the work re Mr. Bowsher came to his present fine farm of quired of an inspector. From there he went to 106 acres, situated in section 27, Amanda Northern Michigan, visiting Bay City, Sagi township, in December, 1896, this being a farm naw and all the principal lumber centers along once owned by his father. It was mostly new the lake shore as inspector, at the same time land and Mr. Bowsher has cleared 22 acres and conducting a small individual trade in lumber. placed the cleared portion of the property Following this experience, he was inspector under a fine state of tillage, has remodeled and and buyer for C. W. Restrick for a few years, erected buildings and has demonstrated his purchasing all the material handled by that industry and ability as an agriculturist. gentleman. His knowledge of the business -In 1895 Mr. Bowsher was married to was so thorough that he became well known Amanda E. Hocker, who is a daughter of throughout the lumber. district, and he was Louis and Catherine (Herring) Hocker, and offered a lucrative position as salesman with they have an interesting family of five children, Bennett Brothers, of Muskegon, Michigan. He viz: Brandon De Witt, Waldo Gern, Ethelind remained with them about six years, or until Joy, Lovell Constance and Audrey Rudolph. 1894, and was their able representative in Ohio Mr. Bowsher is one of the most zealous and Indiana and in Pennsylvania and other supporters of the public schools and for three Eastern States. For some time having con years has been a member. of the School Board. templated engaging in business for himself, in In April, 1904, he was appointed trustee of 1894 he came to Lima and established the lar Amanda township and in April following he gest lumber-yards in the city, placing therein a was elected to the office, in which he is still complete stock of both hard and soft lumber giving intelligent and effective service. He is and also a supply of coal. He does a large one of the leading members of the Lutheran wholesale and retail trade, and keeps a number Church in Shawnee township near Criderville. of traveling salesmen continually employed, oc casionally taking a portion of the territory him

-———4o-¢— self. In order to fill all his orders satisfactor ily he purchases his stock in the various mar ALTER P. BLOOM, proprietor of kets of the North and South and in California. the largest lumber and coal yards Mr. Bloom is also largely interested in in Lima, is also an agriculturist farming and stock-raising, and carries on this and stock-raiser of considerable work with a success equal to that which he has _ prominence, and is widely known achieved in the lumber and coal business. He as one of the best posted men in the lumber owns two fine farms in Allen County, and is a business. He is a native of Detroit, Michigan, breeder of draft horses which have more than a was born August 23, 1867, and is a son of O. local reputation and find a ready market. C. Bloom, who is a highly esteemed citizen of Mr. Bloom was married, in 1891, to Flor 752 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

ence Langley, daughter of Charles Langley, de Joseph Kollar, formerly a leading farmer of ceased, a native of London, England, who came Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and a soldier of the to America and for a number of years was a Civil War. Mr. and Mrs. Baker had nine shipbuilder of Detroit. Three sons have been children, as follows: Joseph, living on the born to Mr. and Mrs. Bloom: Milton D., home farm in Bath township; Ella, wife of G. Powell H., and \V alter L. The second son died Stockton, of Van Buren, Indiana; Margaret, in 1901, aged eight years. Mr. Bloom is a wife of G. \V. Young, of Beaver Dam, Ohio; member of the First Congregational Church, of Pleaza, wife of William Roeder, of Bath town which he is treasurer and trustee. He frater ship; Phoebe, wife of A. J. Young; Emma, nizes with the Royal Arcanum. His portrait wife of Samuel Roeder, of Lima; Rilla, wife accompanies this sketch. of Daniel Armentrout, of Bath township; Molly, wife of John Norman, of Lima; and

-———Q-»—— Hays, also of Lima. Mr. Baker died in June, 1904, but Mrs. Baker still survives and resides LFREI) J. YOUNG, formerly an ex in Bath township. The members of the fam tensivc farmer in Bath township, but ily are well and favorably known. for the last two years a business man Mr. and Mrs. Young have two children, of Lima, who deals extensively in Mertie O. and Grace, the latter still in school. hay, was born in 1863 in Richland The family belong to the United Brethren township, Allen County, Ohio, and is a son of Church. Mr. Young is a member of the Fra Freeman and Charity (Roberts) Young. ternal Order of Eagles. The family residence The father of Mr. Young is now a resident is at No. 843 \Vest Spring street. of Beaver Dam, Ohio. In 1850 he came to I Allen County. Charity Roberts, who became —a-»— his wife, was a daughter of \\/ashington Rob erts, one of the pioneers of Allen County. The - EORGE KLEIN, one of Lima’s well children of Freeman Young are: \Vilson, a ‘ known citizens, who has been con farmer of Richland township; G. \Vashington, nected with the machine shops of the a farmer and hay dealer, of Beaver Dam; C., H. & D. Railway for over a quar Emma, the wife of Cyrus Marshall, of Rich ter of a century, and is treasurer of land township; Eugene, of Richland town the Citizens’ Loan & Building Company, of ship; and Alfred J., of Lima. Lima, was born in Baden, Germany. in 1855, Alfred J. Young was reared in Richland and is a son of Martin Klein, a native of Ger township, and secured a good, common-school many, who came directly to Lima in 1876. education there. He remained on the home George Klein was educated in his native farm until about 25 years of age, and then land and was 17 years old when he came to bought a farm of 100 acres in Bath township, Lima, Ohio. Here he entered the employ of which he operated very successfully until he the machine department of the C., H. & D. retired from farming, in 1904. He then Railway, and there he has remained for 34 moved to Lima and engaged in a feed business years, with the exception of one year when he for one year, after which he went into the hay worked in the Pennsylvania shops. He has business. He is a heavy dealer in this com an established reputation for reliability and modity, baling and shipping large quantities efficiency. every year. In 1876 Mr. Klein was married to Lizzie Mr. Young was married December 2, Schnabel, who is a daughter of John Schnabel, 1884, to Phoebe Baker, who is a daughter of a mechanic. who came from Germany and set \Villiam and Deborah (Kollar) Baker. The tled at Lima in 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Klein late \Villiam Baker came to Allen County in have five children, namely: Anna, who grad 1863. His wife Deborah was a daughter of uated at the Lima High School in 1896, and AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 753

l has been teaching in the public schools since ville, where he now controls a very satisfactory 1897; Flora, who also graduated at the Lima practice. At various times he has taken post High School. in 1902, and is a stenographer graduate courses at Baltimore and Cincinnati. for the Chown Commercial Company, having He belongs to all the leading medical organiza also taken a business course; Bertha, who was tions of county and State. In 1893, he was graduated in 1903 from the Lima High School appointed pension examiner, and served during and is the wife of Herman Rable, a boiler President Cleveland’s second administration. maker in the railroad shops at Lima; Charles, He has always taken a more or less active part who is a machinist now serving his apprentice in politics as becomes an intelligent citizen,and ship with the C., H. & D. Railway; and Lil he has also shown his interest in public matters lian, who is a student in the Lima High by serving on the Board of Public Service, the School. Board of Education and other civic bodies; he Mr. Klein and family belong to the Ger was one of the original trustees of the city man Reformed Church in which he has been electric plant. an elder for a number of years. Fraternally In June, 1894, Dr. Roush was married to he is an Odd Fellow. He is a man of quiet Vade Vt/right, a native of Highland County, tastes, an independent thinker, and while not Ohio, a sister of County Commissioner Sam active in political life, he is always interested uel \V. Vt’ right and a daughter of \V. G. in all matters that promote the general welfare. Wright, now a resident of Michigan. They have three children, viz: Gerald, Richard and

.—.....— Lucile. Dr. Roush belongs to Lima Lodge, No. i . ILLIAM Spencerville’s ROUSH, well M. D., established one of 162, B. P. O. E., and is a past grand of Deep Cut Lodge, No. 311, I. O. O. F., and a past physicians and surgeons, belongs chief patriarch of Spencerville Encampment, to an old pioneer family of Allen No. 279. County. He was born on the old ——-4-»— homestead in Amanda township, December 6. 1864, and is a son of Jacob M. and Elizabeth H. SECREST, attorney-at-law at (Holtzapple) Roush. Lima, and junior partner of the law The family is of Pennsylvania-Dutch ex firm of Klinger & Secrest, was born traction. The father of Dr. Roush was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, in 1871, in Pennsylvania in 1816 and came to Ohio in and is a son of Noah E. and Eliza J. 1848. He lived to be over 77 years of age. (Spriggs) Secrest. He married Elizabeth Holtzapple, who died Noah E. Secrest is a prominent agricul in 1903, aged over 76 years. They had 12 turist of Guernsey County. He married Eliza children, of whom two sons and two daughters J. Spriggs, who was a daughter of Morris still survive. Spriggs, and a brother of Joseph \V. Spriggs, Dr. Roush received his .primary education a prominent attorney of Portland, Oregon, and in the district schools and spent two years at of John P. Spriggs, who was the Democratic Elida, also two terms at the Ohio Normal Uni candidate for judge of the Supreme Court of versity at Ada, following which he taught Ohio from \Voodsfield, in 1902, and was for school for four years in Marion and Amanda merly judge of the Court of Common Pleas. townships. He read medicine for 18 months Another brother is Judge David S. Spriggs, of with Dr. S. A. Hitchcock, at Elida, before en Caldwell, Ohio, one of the ablest attorneys in tering the Cincinnati College of Medicine and the State. long a judge on the common pleas Surgery. He was graduated in the class of bench and a popular candidate for Congress. 1891, receiving a gold medal for his high It will thus be seen that Mr. Secrest came standing on general examination. He settled naturally into the profession of the law, un first at Elida, but removed in 1893 to Spencer doubtedly inheriting a tendency in this direc 754 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

tion. He remained at home on his father’s ing to the fourth generation, and farmed on farm, attending the local schools, until he was the ancestral acres in Massachusetts. 17 years of age, and then entered the Ohio Jarvis Mason was born January 6, 1789, Normal University at Ada, where he was grad and learned the trade of a stone mason while a uated in the classical course, receiving the de boy and built a great many walls with “nig gree of M. A. in 1894. His law reading was gerheads” or boulders. He went to Oneida commenced at the university and was continued County where he was married. Later he re in the office of Spriggs & Spriggs, at Paulding, turned to his native State, but shortly after Ohio, and later, with Risser & Smith, at Ot again went to New York where he lived until tawa. He was admitted to the bar in 1903. his removal to Ohio in 1834, when he brought The following year he located at Lima and en with him his wife and seven children, leaving tered into his present partnership. The firms two children in the East. They had a family are located in the Metropolitan Building. In of 15 children, six having been born after their addition to a large practice Mr. Secrest devotes removal to Ohio. Franklin, an elder son, had some time to other important business inter preceded the family here one year. He was a ests. blacksmith and set up the first anvil used in After completing a very liberal ed_ucation, Allen County; but soon abandoned his trade Mr. Secrest served for three years as county to take up the more lucrative work of teaming. school examiner of Paulding County. He making trips to Columbus, Dayton, Toledo and was superintendent of schools at Antwerp, other points. General Armstrong related to Ohio, for six years and for three years at Ot our subject that he had at one time, about tawa. In 1903 he was put forward by the 1836, employed Franklin, who had the only Democratic party as the candidate for school horse team here then. to make a trip to Colum commissioner of Ohio. bus for cannon, the return journey taking six Fraternally, Mr. Secrest is a Mason, be weeks. Franklin Mason was laid to rest in longing to Blue Lodge, Chapter and Council at the cemetery at Lima. Ottawa. He is recognized as a young man of M. D. Mason owns part of the original great ability and has already made a name in quarter section entered by his father and clear his chosen profession. ed and put under cultivation by the family. -—0-»— For many years the family occupied the little cabin, but Mr. Mason has a cozy, comfortable D. MASON is a representative residence and has improved his place until it agriculturist of Allen County, and is equal to the best. He was married October has passed his entire life on a farm 2, 1866, to Amy L. Snyder, who was born Sep in section 16, Bath township. tember 1 3, 1848, in Bath township, a_nd is a where he was born October 3. daughter of Peter and Clarinda (Edgecomb) 1840. He lives on a farm of 73% acres ad Snyder, the former of New York and the lat joining the place of his birth. His parents ter of Trumbull County, Ohio. Thirteen were Jarvis and Elizabeth (Hall) Mason, the children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Ma former a native of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, son, viz: Clarinda, who married Frank and the latter, of Oneida County, New York. Roeder, of Lima; Elmer, who was murdered in The Mason family was founded in America 1904, aged 36 years; Frank, killed in an acci in 1649 by Alexander Mason, who came to this dent: Pulaski, of Lima: Jennie, wife of Claud country from England and took up large tracts Hennen, of Lima; Milton; Luella; Talma, of land along the seacoast of Massachusetts. wife of C. D. Miller, of Lima; Nellie, wife of Little more is known concerning him, except James Richards, of Michigan; Harry; Charles; that he was of Scotch-Irish lineage. Elisha Donald; and Amy. Mr. Mason is a Republi Mason, the grandfather of our subject, was a can and has served as trustee three terms; for descendant of this Alexander Mason, belong several years he was on the School Board. \. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 755

ENRY C. RICHARDSON, druggist was born in Perry township, Allen County, at Spencerville, was born in October, Ohio, April 24, 1858, and is a daughter of 1860, on the Richardson farm in Al David and Mary Ann (Graham) Logan. Of len County, and. is a son of George their five children, three sons—C. C., G. C. Washington and Julia Ann (Fran and John E.—survive. David Mc. Richard cis) Richardson. son was born May 1 3, 1864, and was married The paternal grandfather of Mr. Richard January 18,_1882, to Emma Whirl. Emma son was William Richardson, a veteran of the Jane Richardson-was born May 9, 1866, and War of 1812, who was born and reared in the was married February 12, 1883, to John Mc shadow of the Blue Mountains, in Virginia. Donald, of Buffalo, New York. He came of sturdy, virile mountain ancestry The parents of this family united with the and lived to the age of 106 years, dying in Christian Church under Elder \Vhetstone, Ohio. His son, George Washington Richard when they were about 30 years of age. On son, was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, February 10, 1888, the mother united with the February 27, 1822, and died January 30, 1879, congregation at Spencerville, under Elder C. in Allen County, having settled in Amanda J. Hance. At the time of her decease she had to\vnship in 1858. In 1841 he was married to been a member of the Christian Church Julia Ann Francis, who was born near the for 50 years, and this fact was dwelt upon Ohio River, in Virginia, March 4, 1822, and by Rev. W. L. Lundy at the time of her died July 14, 1900. She was quite young funeral. when her parents moved to Auglaize County. Henry C. Richardson was primarily edu Ohio. where she was married. cated in the local schools and then took a The children of George Washington Rich course in pharmacy in the Ohio Normal Uni ardson and wife were: William, Daniel, Eliza versity at Ada, where he was graduated in beth, Margaret, Sarah Ellen, George \Vash 1891. After a period of clerking at Ada and ington, Henry C., David Mo, and Emma then at Cincinnati, he came to Spencerville, and Jane. William Richardson was born March later, in partnership with his brother-in-law, 14, 1842, and is a veteran of the Civil War. Harmon Dunathan, purchased the Harbison He was married May 15, 1861, to Mary E. drug business and also was in a drug partner Miller, and they have seven children. Daniel ship with Mr. Dunathan at St. Marys. VVhen Richardson was born June 8, 1844, and was a this business association was dissolved; Mr. veteran of the Civil \Var. He was married Richardson continued at Spencerville and Mr. April 6, 1867, to Lydia Miller, who survives Dunathan at St. Marys. him with six children. He died in Kansas. In 1884 Mr. Richardson was married to November 26, 1886, and was buried in Allen Mary M. Dunathan, who is a daughter of J. H. County. Elizabeth Richardson was born Feb Dunathan, and they have four children, viz: ruary 7, 1848, and died in March, 1880. She Luro, who married Elden Core and has one married William Harruff and is survived by child, Glenn; and John, Howard and Ruby, four children. Margaret Richardson was who live at home. born May 14, 1854, and was married June 24. Our subject was formerly a member of the 1871, to Simon Shaffer, of Spencerville; they Board of Education at Spencerville, and is one have six children. Sarah Ellen Richardson of the city’s representative men. He was the was born September 7, 1856, and was married Allen County delegate to the convention of the May 8, 1875. and died in Charleston, Miss National Pharmaceutical Association, held in ouri, in August, 1902. She is survived by her Boston in 1905. husband, W. T. Hooker, and children. George The substantial brick residence in Spencer Washington Richardson (2), named for his ville, now occupied by \Villiam Richardson and father, was born May 9, 1858, and was mar owned by his brother, the subject of this ried July 21, 1879, to Fannie A. Logan. She sketch, was built by their father, who was taken 756 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

ill the day before the family intended moving Allen County, a position in which his sterling in, and died without ever having had the pleas integrity and close and careful attention to ure of making it his home. duty have won him the confidence of his fellow citizens in the highest degree. On November —§Q+-——— 7, 1905, Mr. Jones was reelected county treas urer by a majority of 906 votes. He has al HOMAS H. JONES, the efficient treas ways shown himself to be a public-spirited cit ' " ' ‘ urer of Allen County, is one of the izen, and on many occasions has thrown the best known and most popular public weight of his influence in support of measures officials of the State. Mr. Jones was for the public welfare. He was elected a mem born February 18, 1835, in North ber of the Board of Education of Lima and Wales, a country which has contributed largely served for six years, being president of that to America’s good citizenship. His parents body for three years of this period. were Josiah and Mary (Hughes) Jones. In 1862 Mr. Jones was married to Susan 'Josiah Jones was a large woolen manu Francis, a daughter of Ellis Francis, and they facturer prior to emigrating with his family to have five children, two of whom are also coun America, in 1850. He settled in the town of ty oflicials, viz: Harry, who is deputy county Gomer, Allen County, Ohio, where he engaged treasurer, and Mrs. G. J. Pence, assistant coun in an undertaking business and also carried ty treasurer. Although Mr. Jones is in his on farming to some extent. His death oc 71st year, the infirmities of age seem to have curred there in 1887, at the age of 81 years, no hold upon his vigorous faculties; in fact, his wife surviving him until 1889. They had with valuable experience, he combines the alert a family of eight children. business qualities of far younger men, while Thomas H. Jones was 15 years of age his cheerful personality and thorough kindness when Ohio became his home. After four of heart have won him the affectionate cogno months of school attendance at Gomer, he be men of “Uncle Tommy.” came a clerk in a village dry goods store and Mr. Jones is an elder in the Market Street later worked in the same capacity at Columbus Presbyterian Church. He has always been Grove, Ohio, where he was living at the time interested in Sunday-school work, and fre of his enlistment for service in the Civil \Var. quently gives lectures before various bodies, He entered Company F, 1 18th Reg., Ohio Vol. which are very popular. He belongs to the Inf., in which he served until his honorable Mart Armstrong Post, No. 202, G. A. R. of discharge on July 9, 1865, after a service of Lima, and finds a hearty welcome awaiting his three years, a portion of which time he was attendance. His fraternal connection is with quartermaster of his regiment. Mr. Jones the Odd Fellows. Mr. Jones has a comfort then returned to Gomer, where his parents able home at No. 519 West North street. were living, and, in September following, ac cepted a position as clerk and bookkeeper for -~——§»— \/Villiarn Ashton & Company, at Lima, and thus continued with their successors, \V. K. _, LMER D. WEBB, who is engaged in a Boone & Company, who purchased the busi " general insurance business at Lima, ness in 1867. Subsequently he became an ac with offices at No. 56% Public tive partner in this firm, and remained in this Square, and is also interested in oil connection for a period of 40 years. production in the Ohio and Indiana Ever since attaining his majority, Mr. fields, was born in 1876 in Union County, Jones has shown his devotion to the principles Ohio. He is a son of the late Isaac \Vebb. of the Republican party, and at various times The father of Mr. \Vebb was a prominent has been called upon to fill positions of respon farmer in Union County, Ohio, for many sibility. In 1903 he was elected treasurer of years. His death took place in 1901. During

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the Civil \Var he served his country with gal Mr. Rusler was born in Shawnee township, lantry and fidelity, and for his personal brav about two and a half miles east of his present ery was promoted from the ranks to an official farm, on March 7, 1851, being a son of Philip position. On several occasions he was severe and Elizabeth (Anthony) Rusler, and a grand ly wounded. He was a veteran of the 17th son of George Rusler. The grandfather was Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf. a native of Pennsylvania, and about 1820 lo Mr. \Vebb was reared in Union County cated in Trumbull County, Ohio, where his and attended the local schools and the Dela death subsequently occurred. He married ware Business College, and for several years Elizabeth Ellenbarger, a native of Germany, was engaged in business at different points, for and of a large family of children but two came a short period being on the road for a crockery to Allen County—John, who later settled near firm. In 1896 he was called to Fort \Vayne St. Marys, and Philip. to accept the position of assistant superintend Philip Rusler was -born in Trumbull ent of the Prudential Life Insurance Company, County, Ohio, October 17, 1825, and about where he remained until 1898, when he came 1847 moved to Allen County, where he there to Lima as special agent for the Union Central after farmed, with the exception of two years Life Insurance Company. Later he went into during the early part of the Civil \Var, when a general insurance business and now repre he lived just north of St. Marys. Although sents such reliable companies as: The United always of delicate health, he was anxious to States Casualty Company, of New York; the serve his country’s cause when it needed him. Union Central Life, of Cincinnati, Ohio; the Consequently, during the winter of 1864-65, American Central Fire, of St. Louis, Miss when the affairs of the nation were at a crisis, ouri; and the Traders Fire, of Chicago. For he deemed it his duty to offer his services. He a number of years Mr. \Vebb has been finan enlisted, but owing to his continued ill health cially interested in oil productions and is a never got beyond Camp Dennison, where he member of the National Oil Company and of remained until the close of the war. He then the Surety Oil Company, both operating in returned to his farm, but as he never regained the Ohio and Indiana fields, and owns stock in good health the bulk of the farm work was done other corporations. by his son William. He died in 1874, aged 49 In 1903 Mr. Webb was married to Mar years. garet Ballinger, who is a daughter of Rev. A. Philip Ruslermarried Elizabeth Anthony, \V. Ballinger, a minister of the United Breth a native of Jackson County, Ohio, and a daugh ren Church, formerly pastor of the church at ter of David and Nancy Anthony, by whom he Toledo, but now in charge at Findlay, Ohio. had five children, namely: William, the subject Mr. Webb is a member of the Presbyterian of this sketch; David A.; Mary Catherine; Church. He is one of the active members of Franklin, and a child who died in infancy, un the Young Men’s Christian Association at named. Of these children all died in child Lima. hood but \Villiam and Franklin; the latter lived --—Q»— to the age of 30 years, when he too passed away. Philip Rusler was a Democrat in poli

ON. WILLIAM RUSLER, one of the tics. Religiously, he was a member of the most prominent and substantial citi Methodist Episcopal Church. zens of Shawnee township, whose William Rusler was reared in Shawnee portrait is shown on the opposite township until the removal of his parents to page, resides upon a fine farm of 180 St. Marys at the beginning of the war. Two acres in section 17. He has not only attained years later they returned, and his education success as a farmer, but as a public officer so was completed here in the district schools and _discharged his duties as to gain the respect in the Lima High School. Owing to his and hearty commendation of the people. father’s death he was unable to pursue his stud 760 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

ies to graduation in the High School. He en the home place; Eva May, who married John gaged in teaching during the winter months Seref and lives in Shawnee township; and and during the summer worked upon the farm. Daisy, who married Ira Coon and lives in He taught school 13 years, always in this Amanda township. His second marriage. in county, except for two terms. He has always 1884, was to Sophronia Wiesenmayer, a native been an enthusiastic Democrat and has worked of Shawnee township, and a daughter of hard for party success. He has frequently been George Wiesenmayer, who lives in Amanda called upon to serve in ofiicial capacity and ably township. They have a daughter, Bessie M., discharged his duties. He has been township who was named after an Indian. She married clerk, land assessor and twice a member of the Guy Culp and they live in Shawnee township. School Board. For three years he served as Mr. Rusler is a member of the Shawnee Meth Indian farmer of the Lake Gourt Oreilles Res odist Episcopal Church, and affiliates with the ervation, one of the seven reserves constituting Knights of Pythias. the LaPoint Agency in Northwestern \Viscon sin. At the end of that time he was appointed -—+»__ agent of the LaPoint Agency and served until the end of Cleveland’s administration. In G LIJAH EDMAN, a retired citizen of 1893, he was elected to the State Legislature, Lima and an honored veteran of the and during his four years’ service in that body Civil War, was formerly a promi secured much needed legislation for his con nent farmer of Shawnee township, stituents. Some of the measures fostered by and still retains possession of his him showed that he possessed unusual capacity well-improved farm of 196 acres there. Mr. for that service and was somewhat in advance Edman was born November 7, 1827, in Lick of the times. One of them, an “Anti-Shoddy ing County, Ohio. Bill,” required the labeling of all articles of He was educated in his native county and merchandise to show of what they consisted, a grew to young manhood a practical farmer. measure resembling the pure food laws of the In 1853 he came to Allen County and followed present day. This bill passed the House by a farming until 1861, when he enlisted for the vote of 70 to 10, although there were but 23 100-day service in the Union Army, under Democratic members in that body; but it was Captain Titus, in the 151st Regiment, Ohio killed in the Senate. Another bill, whose aim Vol. Inf. His first term of enlistment was it was to prevent bossism and corruption in se spent mainly in the forts around \\’ashington, curing party nominations, was the “Primary on guard duty, after which he returned home Election Law,” which has since been adopted for a few months; but in the spring of 1862 in many States. he reenlisted, entering the 192nd Regiment, Mr. Rusler has a fine farm, improved ac Ohio Vol. Inf. During this enlistment he saw cording to modern methods. To the original much hardship as a soldier, participating in the tract of 80 acres secured by his father, he has campaign in the Shenandoah Valley; but dur added 100 acres, most of which he aided in ing the whole period he was fearless in the dis clearing. He built a fine modern home, and charge of duty and was honorably discharged made all the substantial improvements on the after making a record for fidelity and bravery. place. He was reared to hard work, and the He is one of the valued members of Mart Arma success attained by him is the result of his in strong Post, No. 202, G. A. R., at Lima. He dividual effort. draws a pension of $12 per month. Mr. Rusler was married, in 1874, to Anna Until 1888 Mr. Edman continued his agri McClintock, who died in 1884, leaving four cultural operations. His fine farm in Shaw children: Tessie J., who married D. A. Bow nee township had been cleared through his own sher and lives in Shawnee township; C. A., liv industry and during his many years’ residence ing on the north end of the farm, who married upon it he continued its improvement. Since Maud Zurmehly—he teaches school and farms coming to Lima, he has lived retired from ac AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 761

tive participation in business affairs. His the village of Bluffton and for a short time pleasant home is situated at No. 706 East High was a clerk in the clothing and dry goods store street. of John Henderson. In June, 1872, in part On November 28, 1853, .\Ir. Edman was nership with A. D. Lugibihl, he bought Ran n-arried to Martha Jane Wagner, and many som Bartlett’s hardware business, and togeth years of happy wedded life were afforded them er they operated one of the first hardware before the death of Mrs. Edman on January stores in Bluffton, continuing in business part 11, 1906. This recent bereavement has sad nership for more than a quarter of a century, dened a hitherto unbroken family circle. under the firm name of Diller & Lugibihl. These children were born to them: \Vilson. of The partnership was dissolved in November, Portland, Indiana; Marion. of Auglaize Coun 1898, when Mr. Diller sold his interest. ty, Ohio; Charles and Amos, of Hume, Allen For some time Mr. Diller was engaged in County; Emma, wife of Louis Neff, of Lima; the manufacture of a photographic attach Martin, of Lima; Grant, of Waynesboro, Vir ment, the “Klay” multiplying plate holder, a ginia; and Ida, wife of Grant McKay, of Lima. unique patented device for producing from 2 to 28 different pictures on a single plate. It

———Q-»— was an attachment which proved of the great est value to photographers, and Mr. Diller con », ETER DILLER, who for over 30 years tinued in the manufacturing business for four has been one of the leading business years. men of Bluffton, was born in Riley In 1902 Mr. Diller embarked in his present township, Putnam County, Ohio, large enterprise, the cream separator business, near the Allen County line, Septem which has developed into one of the largest and ber 14, 1847, when Bluffton was only a trad most important industries of this section. He ing-point. He is a son of Peter and Barbara continued under his own name for two years, (Sutter) Diller. then formed a stock company and the business The father of our subject was born in Al was incorporated under the laws of the State sace, France, February 26, 1813. His father of Ohio, in November, 1904, as The Sanitary died while he was but a boy, and in 1824 he Cream Separator Company. Mr. Diller is and his brother John accompanied their mother president and general manager of this large to America. They located at first in Holmes concern. The introduction of the “Sanitary” County, Ohio, and removed from there in 1836 cream separator has been of the greatest bene to Putnam County, this State, where the moth fit to the dairyman and farmer. It has many er died in 1847. Peter Diller, Sr., was a noted advantages over its competitors in its farmer all his life. He cleared a tract of 160 general construction, and has been received acres in Putnam County, which he entered with the greatest favor by the large dairymen, from the government and to which he later while it is equally useful to the farmer’s wife added by purchase. His death occurred Sep who looks after the milk from but a few cows. tember 1, 1866. On January 5, 1837, he The company gives employment to eight hands. married Barbara Sutter, who was also born Mr. Diller has other important interests, being in Alsace, France, October 5, 1818, and came the president of and a stockholder in the Com to Ohio with her parents in 1825. They set mercial Bank & Savings Company. He is a tled_ in Virginia, and moved in 1834 to Putnam member of the Council and was one of the County, Ohio. She died April 5, 1860. They water-works trustees. In politics he takes no had eight children, our subject being the fifth very active part, but votes with the Republican in order of birth. party. Peter Diller, our immediate subject, re Mr. Diller was married May 24, 1876, in mained on his father’s farm until 18 years of Tennessee, to Mary Stalder, who was born in age, and during this time worked for a season Switzerland, and is a daughter of Ulrich Stal at the carpenter’s trade. In 1869 he came to der. They came here in 1859. Mr. and Mrs. so 762 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

Diller have two children: Estella, born March forts. All the work with which he has been 2, 1877, who is the wife of Dr. H. O. Fred directly concerned has advanced most satisfac- - erick, of Bluffton; and Waldo E., born June torily and the value of the property has been 2 5, 1881, who is a stockholder in The Sanitary greatly increased. Cream Separator Company and represents its On‘ October 5, 1894, Mr. Coulston was interests on the road. married to Nita F. Houston, who is a daughter For a long period Mr. Diller has been a of James and Anna M. (Allardyce) Houston. leader in affairs of moment at Bluffton, and The former is deceased. Mrs. Houston still his fellow-citizens testified to their continued survives and makes her home with her daugh esteem and confidence by reelecting him a mem ter, Mrs. Coulston. Mr. and Mrs. Coulston ber of their governing body in November, have one child, Joseph F. They are members 1905. - of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church at ——-4-o-¢— Lima. s Mr. Coulston’s railroad supervision covers R. COULSTON, roadmaster of the L. the Lake Erie & Western tracks from San E. & \V. Railroad, at Lima, where he dusky to the Indiana State line, a stretch of has been located since May, 1900, was 145 miles. His ability is so well known that born in 1870 at Toledo, Ohio, and is he has been given an opportunity to entertain a son of Mathew Coulston, a landscape a proposition connected with the construction gardener of that city. of the Panama Railroad. Until 10 years of age, Mr. Coulston at tended school both in Ohio and Pennsylvania, -—4-»— and then returned to Toledo, where his educa tion was completed. After teaching school D. EVANS, now living retired in his for several years, he studied for a year in the comfortable residence at No. 411 city civil engineering office at Toledo, and in East High street, Lima, is one of the the fall of 1890 went with the engineering best-known railroad men of this sec corps of the L. S. & M. S. Railway. In the tion, and is also an honored survivor spring of 1891 he entered the government ser of the Civil War, in which he served almost vice as harbor inspector of the district between continuously from its beginning to its tri Cleveland and Toledo, efficiently filling this umphal close. Mr. Evans was born August important position before he had attained his 29, 1842, in Fairfield County. Ohio, and is a majority after completing the season’s work he son of \Villiam H. and Caroline (Eleck) returned to the engineering corps of the L. S. Evans. & M. S. Railway and remained connected with The name of Evans was well-known among the Lake Shore engineer’s office until 1893. the pioneer settlers of Allen County. The At this time he was transferred to Adrian. father of S. D. Evans came here in 1848. He Michigan, where he served as assistant road became a prominent farmer and also followed master of the Coldwater Division until 1896, his trade of blacksmith in Marion township, being then promoted to be roadmaster of the where he and his wife passed away. Fort \Vayne Division of the L. S. & M. S. D. Evans attended the primitive log S. Railway, with headquarters at Jackson, schoolhouse in the vicinity of his father’s farm. Michigan. He was 18 years old when the Civil \Var came After one season’s work there, Mr. Coul upon the land, and was one of the first in his ston was placed in charge of the Lansing Divi locality to proffer his services when a call was sion, his duties being doubled. He then came made for soldiers for a term of three months. to Lima as roadmaster of the Lake Erie & He enlisted on April 20, 1861. in Company F., \Vestern Railroad. Much of the efficiency of 20th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and was mustered_ this road is directly due to Mr. Coulston’s ef in at Columbus. His regiment was used in AND REPRESENTATIVE c1'r1zENs 763 guarding the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad lines namely: M. S., an engineer on the C., H. & in West Virginia. After the close of his first D. Railway; and Maud, deceased in 1891, who term he came home, but on February 6, 1862, graduated from the Lima High School and be he reenlisted, entering Company F, 46th Reg. came the wife of Lewis Sanford. Ohio Vol. Inf. During the years which fol lowed, Mr. Evans saw much of the hardship _—-Q-0-.—_ and hazard of a soldier’s life, his regiment tak ing an active and important part in some of the ' OTTLIEB F. HENNE, who is now most dangerous campaigns of those years. At living retired from active business the battle of Shiloh he received two wounds; life in his comfortable and attractive but he was too good a soldier to permit these home in Spencerville, has been a resi to incapacitate him long. and he was soon on dent of Spencer township for 39 duty and participated in the seige of Corinth, years, during which period he has been identi the march to Memphis and to Vicksburg, the fied with the material development and agricul long siege there, then back and up the Mississ tural progress of the western section of Allen ippi, across to Chattanooga, in the terrible fight county. Mr. Henne is of German birth and on Missionary Ridge and then to the relief of ancestry, being born in VVittenberg, December Burnside at Knoxville. Then followed the 14, 1840. wearying march to Scottsboro, Alabama, Our subject was the eldest of his father’s where the regiment was veteranized. Mr. seven children, and was 16 years of age when Evans reenlisted for a possible three years his parents decided to emigrate to America. more, enjoyed his furlough of 30 days at home, The objective point was Marion County, Ohio, and then returned to his regiment, which took where \/Villiam Britsch, Mr. Henne’s maternal part in the Atlanta campaign with General uncle, had already settled.The father possessed Sherman, participated in the last fight, at Ben but little capital, the sum total being $200 when tonville, and then, covered with rags and glory, he came to Ohio, in 1856; but he was a man of with battle-flags showing the rents of shot and very practical ideas and a good manager. Two shell, made the long march to \Vashington, D. of his sons were old enough to work, and he C., and participated in the Grand Review. He soon found work with a farmer for our subject was honorably mustered out of the service on for $5 and for his brother William for $4 a July 22, 1865. For 18 months of his service month, to be paid presumably in cash. Some he was detailed as orderly to his colonel. times this arrangement was not carried out to After the close of the war, Mr. Evans re the letter, as our subject remembers that on one turned home and soon entered into the service occasion his father came to his employer in of the C., H. & D. Railway, with which com Marion County and took, in payment for his pany he served as freight conductor for 11 services, two likely shoats, which he trundled years and as passenger conductor for 20 years. away on a wheelbarrow. The father lived for He retired from the railroad in October, 1901, a time in Monroe County but later returned to with an honorable record and with the most Marion County, and in 1866 settled in Aug cordial relations existing between him and his laize County. This was Mr. Henne’s last re superiors in the service. Mr. Evans is one of moval. He bought a tract of wild land situ the stockholders of the Consumers’ Fuel, ated half a mile from what is known as Deep Building & Supply Company and has numer Cut, on the canal, and with our subject’s faith ous other business interests in Lima. ful assistance cleared this, added to it and On September 3. 1868, Mr. Evans was placed it under cultivation. At the time of his married to Zerelda Bussert, who died in 1901. death he owned 200 acres, which he divided She was a daughter of Abraham Bussert, one justly among his children. He died on that of the earliest settlers in Allen County, Two farm, aged about 83 years, while the mother children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Evans, died near Celina, Ohio, at the same ripe age. 764 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

They were quiet, industrious, frugal people, were considered of value, and he says that he finding enjoyment in accumulating property dates his rise to afiluence from the time when and in following out the dictates of kind hearts he bought for $3.00 a calf which he cared for in their immediate neighborhood. The child until by the time of his marriage it had grown ren of these worthy people who still survive are to be a valuable cow. This cow was the first of the following: Gottlieb F., of Spencerville; a number that he owned,and was the beginning \Villiam; Frederick, of Auglaize County; Kale, of the dairy business which he successfully who is engaged in the saddlery business at carried on for a number of years. He is well Spencerville; George and Jacob, the last named known in Lima, where he supplied choice but being the only one born in America. Mr. ter to some of the leading citizens. He car Henne’s brother William is a veteran of the ried the mail for 20 years and also ran a livery Civil \Var. He served three months in the and omnibus business for a considerable period— Fourth Regiment, Ohio Vol. Cav., and then re After settling on his property in Spencer enlisted for three years. township,Mr. Henne not only cleared his land Gottlieb F. Henne came to Allen County in and put it under cultivation, but he also did the spring of 1867, going to housekeeping in a much forest clearing and assisted in the build little log cabin in what was then a wild portion ing of public roads which were cut through his of Spencer township. Like many other set property. He broke his ground with horses, tlers he had his belongings shipped from Dela but he used the old-fashioned plow and for ware, Ohio, down the canal to Delphos. He many years employed the old-time cradle in had been married but a few months and it was cutting his grain. He raised good stock while to a lonely and uninviting home he had to bring on the farm. By the advice of his physician his bride in those early days. His cabin little he left the farm in 1884 and located at Spencer resembled the fine brick residence which is the ville, where he owns a large amount of valuable family home at present. This is situated on real estate, still retaining his farming land in the west side of the canal, one block from the the country. He has erected almost all of the Keeth House, at Spencerville. On every side business blocks on Main street. may be observed evidences of Mrs. Henne’s in Mr. Henne was married December 27, dustry and housewifely accomplishments. To 1866, to Christina Schmidt, who was born in her frugality and cheerful helpfulness l\/Ir, Delaware County, Ohio. Her mother was Henne attributes a large part of his success in born in Germany and came to Ohio when 1 3 life. In the years that followed their settling years of age, where she married and became in Spencer township, both she and her husband possessed of large means. She died in Allen found hard and constant labor their portion, County, where she had made her home with and each one did work which their children Mrs. Henne. While on a visit to the latter, have never been called upon to perform. she became impressed with the fertility of the Prior to his marriage, at the time of the last soil of Spencer township and the general lay of call for volunteers for the Civil War, Mr. the land, and purchased 2oo acres with the un Henne enlisted in the 186th Regiment, Ohio derstanding that Mr. Henne should _manage it Vol. Inf., but the services of this regiment were for her. This he did in connection with his required only a short time and he never parti own business. Mr. and Mrs. Henne have had cipated in any great battle. He has always three children: Irwin, who is married and been interested in the Grand Army of the Re settled- in Spencer township; Bertie, who is the public since his army days, and attends the wife of George Haas, also residing in Spencer meetings of the post at Spencerville. township; and Mary, who died in her 15th In recalling the early events of his life, Mr. year. Mr. Henne gave all his children excel Henne can show that his present fortune has lent educational advantages. His son is a been built up through industry combined with graduate of the Lima Business College. Mr. good management. In his day the little things Henne has always been one of the active sup AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 765

porters of educational and religious work in of 1861 the young man offered his services to his section. When he first came to this local his country, enlisting in Company D, 54th ity, there was a few houses and no church in Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and was mustered into Spencerville. In a short time .\lr. Henne with the army at Camp Dennison. His regiment was John Long, L\Ir. Sweinfort and l\Ir. Gaberdiel, hurried to the front and participated in the bat took the matter in hand, and together they pur tle of Shiloh, where Mr. Marshall had the mis chased the old building which was made use of fortune to be so severely wounded as to neces by the German Methodists until they later sitate his final return home and retirement from erected their present church edifice, Mr. Henne the service for some months. In 1864 he re being one of the trustees of this church. He enlisted, entering Companv A, 180th Reg., has never taken any very active part in politics, Vol. Inf., which was sent first to Camp Chase his time and interest being concerned closely and then through Tennessee, where it re in his own affairs. He is a man well known in mained encamped for three months before be the community where his name stands for hon ing transferred to Camp Stoneman, Washing esty and integrity and where he is respected ton, D. C. The service given was mainly guard and esteemed by his fellow-citizens. duty. The regiment then went to New Bern, North Carolina, and thence to \Vilmington in ———Q-O-——— time to participate in the battle there. Mr. Marshall was taken ill at this place and spent OSEPH R. MARSHALL, one of the some two months in the New Bern hospital, highly esteemed citizens of Lima, now three weeks at Fort Schuyler, New York, and living retired from business activity was then sent to Columbus, where he was hon ‘ in his pleasant and attractive home at orably discharged in August, 1865. During his No. 731 West High street, has been second service he held the rank of 4th corporal. identified with this city for the past 30 years. He belonged to a patriotic family, two of his He was born in Champaign County, Ohio, in brothers also giving their services in defense 1839, and is a son of Richard B. and Emily of their country. (Bartlett) Marshall. Upon his return from the army, Mr. Mar Richard B. Marshall was born in Fairfax shall engaged in farming in Perry township, County, Virginia. In 1840 he came to Allen where he remained until he moved to Lima, County and entered a 40 acre tract of land in where he engaged in a successful real estate the woods. where the growth was so dense that business for 22 years. He has also been a he was obliged to clear a spot before he could notary public. erect his log cabin. He became one of the lead On May 29, 1872, Mr. Marshall was mar ing farmers of the county. He married Emily ried to Emma C. Bitner, who is a daughter of Bartlett, who belonged to the Virginia Bart Adam Bitner, of Indiana. They have one letts, and they reared a family of 11 children. daughter, Gertrude, a resident of Lima. Mr. the survivors being: Thomas B., a farmer of Marshall and family belong to Trinity Perry township; Malinda, wife of Jacob Methodist Episcopal Church. He is one Stevenson, of Perry township; \Villiam, form of the leading members of Mart Arm erly a soldier of the Civil War, now a resident strong Post, No. 202, G. A. R., of which of Lima; Mary, widow of Peter Tracy, of he has been both senior and junior vice Lima: Hamilton, also a survivor of the Civil commander. In 1863, when home from the War and a resident of Lima; and Joseph R., of war he was elected 1st lieutenant of Com this record. pany K, Second Reg., Ohio National Guard, Joseph R. Marshall was an infant when his and for some years was quite interested in parents came to Allen County. He was reared military affairs of a local nature. Mr. Marshall on his father’s farm and was educated in the is one of Lima’s substantial and representative district schools. Early in the eventful year men. HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

ALMON R. MASON, a prominent and was a daughter of Jacob and Katherine farmer of Bath township, whose farm (Monshire) Angus. She died in 1877, leaving is located in section 16, was born nine children, namely: Jeanette, who was a March 2, 1839, in one of the first log successful school teacher for 10 years and is houses erected in this township. His now the wife of William Wright, of Monroe parents - were Jarvis and Elizabeth (Hall) township; Sumner F., of Bath township; Reu Mason, the former a native of Massachusetts ben, deceased; Franklin E., of Monroe town and the latter of Rome, N. Y. They were mar ship, who has been a teacher since he was 17 ried in New York, and in 1834 came years of age and who is now a member of the to Allen County, Ohio, settling in sec Board of County School Examiners; Charles tion 16, Bath township, where Jarvis Ma Edward, of Bath township, who has been a son cleared 160 acres of school land, teacher since his early manhood ;Ida,deceased; which he rented several years before he Jessie L., deceased; and Irving Hayes, who finally became its purchaser. He died in 1854 taught school for some time and is now town at the age of 65 years. He was one of a family ship clerk. In 1878 Mr. Mason was married of seven brothers and three sisters. His wife to Elizabeth Kidd, who was born in Monroe survived him many years and died at the ad township, June 2, 1839, and was a daughter of vanced age of 96 years, after rearing a family Nat G. and Rhoda (Jennings) Kidd, the form of 15 children, who were as follows: Eliza, er born in 181 1 and now a resident of Monroe widow of A. S. Harrington; Henry F., de township. To the second union was born one ceased; Laura, widow of George Long; Jane, child, VVilliam Z., who died at the age of seven widow of Dr. Nathaniel Hartshorn; Janette, years. Mr. Mason is a Republican and cast widow of John Shinnalerny; Julia, deceased; his first vote for Abraham Lincoln. He has Eugene, deaceased; Sumner, deceased; Alden, served as assessor of the township and has al deceased: Elizabeth, widow of James Boyd; ways stood well with his fellow-citizens. He Zalmon R.; Marquis D., of Bath township; was formerly a member of the Methodist Sarah H., who died in early life; Nancy A., Church but is now identified with the United wife of Philip Roach, of Bath township; and Brethren. Sarah H., who married James H. Neely and resides west of Lima. Zalmon R. Mason lived on the home place until about his 20th year, when len County, supervisor. of German he went to \Vood County and there en township, was born in Fairfield gaged in farming, at first on rented land. County, Ohio, October 10, 1838. His Later he bought 40 acres of timber land parents were Christian and Elizabeth in that county, paying therefor the sum (Goode) Culp, the former a native of Augus of $400, and a _ few years afterwards he ta County, Virginia. \Vhen he was about 15 traded it for 65 acres in \/Villiams County. years of age, the parents of Christian Culp This in turn was sold and Mr. Mason returned moved to Logan County, Ohio, and he later to Allen County, where he bought 50 acres went to Fairfield County, where he married which was afterwards traded for the property Elizabeth Goode, daughter of Joseph Goode, on which he now resides. This tract contains of that county. Nine children were born 85 acres and has been the home of Mr. Mason to them, viz.: David, Noah, Christian, for 2 3 years, most of the impr.ovements having Magdalena, wife of John Hawthorn, of been effected here by him. He formerly owned Osborn, Ohio; Fannie, wife of Anthony another tract of 80 acres which he sold to his Miller; Nancy, wife of John Shank; Annie, two sons, 40 to each. wife of Ephraim Howard; Sophia. wife Mr. Mason has been twice married; first. of Jacob Amstutz, of Allen County, Indi in 1858, to Maria Angus, who was born in ana: and Elizabeth. wife of Henry Goode, of Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, June 16, 183,8. Virginia. All reside in Allen County except AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 767

Magdalena and Sophia. When the parents cigarmaker for 1 5 months, going thence to moved to this county in 1851, they made the Connersville, Indiana, where he had six trip in covered wagons, five wagons being re months’ of experience in a cigar factory. quired to convey them and their goods here. Other engagements followed, Mr. Hossellman Our subject passed his 13th birthday while working at Marysville, Kentucky, and at they were en route to Sugar Creek town \Vapakoneta, Ohio, through the following ship, where they lived several years. David eight years, and then he came to Lima. Here Culp has devoted his life to agricult he entered the employ of The Deisel-Wemmer. ural pursuits and has been uniformly suc Company, after working on the bench for two cessful in his work retiring a few years years, he was promoted to be foreman of the ago after years of industry to enjoy shops, and still later to be general superintend the fruits of his labors. He was married ent. This position Mr. Hossellman has most on June 20, 1861, to Nancy Brenneman, efficiently filled for the past four years, during daughter of John Brenneman, of Fairfield which time the business has expanded to a re County, Ohio, formerly from Virginia. They markable degree. His long, practical experi had the following children: John B., who mar ence makes him exceptionally well-equipped ried Annie Steman and has six children; for his present office, while his executive abil Elizabeth, who died October 10, 1880 in her ty and his tact in the management of a large 15th year, just as she was budding into wom force of skilled workmen make him almost in anhood; Emma J., wife of Samuel G. Moore, valuable to his employers. He also owns stock of Virginia; Nancy, who married Moses D. in the dry goods house known as F eltz Broth Evers, formerly of Virginia, now of Oregon— ers & Company. they have five children; Malinda, who married On February 2 5, 1892, Mr. Hossellman C. H. Steinbuck, a native of Virginia, and re was married to Eliza A. Sefered, who is a sides in Allen County—they have three child daughter of David A. Sefered, of Wapakone ren; Martha, wife of Thomas H. Steinbuck; ta, Ohio. They have two children, Vernon C. Ellen Merilla, who died in 1884 at the age of and Margaret E. The family residence is at eight years; Sarah, wife of Burdette LaRue. of No. 1,000 \Vayne street. The family belong Allen County and the mother of one child; to the English Lutheran Church. Mr. Hossell Lena, who lives at home; and Christian, who man is a member of the Knights of the Macca married Laura Showalter, of Virginia, and has bees and of the Knights of Pythias at Wapa one child. The subject of this sketch has al koneta, and of the German order of Red Men ways supported the Democratic ticket. He is at Lima. is a member of the Mennonite Church and was —m——— trustee for many years. 1» EV. C. H. ECKHARDT received his —Q-O-O—-— ' ordination into the Lutheran minis try in the spring of 1878, came to C. HOSSELLMAN, who is general Lima on the 19th of September, superintendent of The Deisel-\Vem 1879, and for more than a quar mer Company’s factory at Lima, ter of a century has been a prominent was born in 1869, at Middletown, worker and an inspiration in the advance Butler County, Ohio, and is a mem ment and progress of the community. Born ber of a respected family of that section. in Hessen Darmstadt, Germany, February 6, \Vhen 16 years old, after completing the 1851, he was four years old when his common school course and learning the trade parents came to the United States and settled of cigarmaker, he went to Hamilton, Ohio, near Germantown,Montgomery County.Ohio, where he worked at this trade for nine months. so that our subject is an American by education From there, in search of employment, he went and sympathies. His father, George Eckhardt, to Louisville, Kentucky, where he worked as a who passed away in December, 1904, at the 768 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY age of 85 years, was a farmer, and it was in child of William and Angeline (Reams‘) Cole, the invigorating atmosphere of a country home who were the parents of two children, one of that our subject spent his boyhood and received whom died in infancy. His grandfather. was his early education. Henry Cole, a native of Virginia, and of Desirous of devoting his life to the good of Scotch-Irish descent. humanity, he entered Capital University at C0 William Cole was born in Ohio and became lumbus, Ohio, and was graduated from the a resident of Pemberton at the time of the “Big theological department in 1878, when he was Four” Railroad was built through. In 1854 ordained and immediately installed as pastor the family moved to North Lewisburg, Cham of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, near Crid paign County, Ohio, where the father died ersville, Auglaize County, and is still the be two years later. loved leader of that flock. He was pastor of John A. Cole began the battle of life for Zion Lutheran Church of Lima for 10 years, himself at the tender age of nine years when he and in addition to the heavy demands upon secured employment on a farm. He remained his time found opportunity for doing much on the farm until 1867, when he obtained good outside work. Lima College, dedicated work in a mill and learned to run an engine. in 1894, was founded through our subject’s un For 28 years he was engineer in a mill. This tiring efforts in its behalf. He was president business has appealed to his fancy as he has of the college for many years and is still closely been identified with milling for almost 40 years, associated with it. He is a member of the Joint with the exception of a few months. In 1873 Synod of Ohio, and is a man who stands well, he enlisted in the regular army and was sta not only with the members of his own church, tioned at Newport until his discharge the fol but with the general public. lowing spring. He then resumed his career Rev. C. H. Eckhardt was married in 1876 as miller, finding practical training in the mills to Ida May Dearth, whose father, S. M. of Bloom Center, West Mansfield, Rushsyl Dearth, is one of the prominent agriculturists vania, \Vestminster, Bellefontaine and Harrod. of \\/arren County, Ohio. They have a fam The Harrod Mill was established about ily of four children, namely: Herman, who is 1884 by James Harrod. Becoming part of the engaged in insurance work in Lima; Carrie, assets of the Bank of Lima which failed, the wife of Frank J. Cupp, a civil engineer en mill property passed into the hands of Benja gaged in the construction of railroads at Ap min C. Faurot, by whom it was sold to Donze pleton, \Visconsin; Ethel, who married Roland & Day, who were the properietors at the time B. Mikesell, a teacher in the commercial de Mr. Cole came here. For four years he was partment of Lima College, and has one child, an employe of this company and he then rented Byron; and Ruth, who is at home. Politically a half interest in the business from Mr. Donze _Mr. Eckhardt has always affiliated with the and carried on the enterprise with Mr. Day. Republicans. He and Mr. Day continued to operate the plant successfully until 1900 when Mr. Cole ——-§-0-Q— disposed of his interest in the business. This step was taken that he might take advantage of ; OHN A. COLE. Few residents of Al what he considered an excellent opening to en I‘, I" orlen more County generally are more esteemed favorably than known John gage in business at New Lexington, Ohio. |'-.1, However, 0wing to the shortcomings of his l Cole, who has been engaged in the partner, the enterprise failed, and Mr. Cole milling business at Harrod for many saw his money, which represented many years years, and whose industry and integrity have of persistenttoil and self-denial, slipping out of placed him among the influential men of his his hands. This misfortune would have meant section. Mr. Cole was born at Pemberton, complete financial ruin to a less courageous Ohio, July 28. 1853, and is the only surviving and enterprising man, but Mr. Cole had been

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engaged in the contest for a competency too the result of a kick in the head from a horse; many years to sit idly down and repine over Lena Vivian, born May 7, 1888, who died on his loss. Instead, he gathered together the rem August 17th following; Edna M., born May 1 1, nants of his shattered capital and returned to 1891 ;Cleo H., born June 27, 1893; McKinley Harrod, where he again purchased a half in Hobart, born November 6, 1896, the day of the terest in the mill and set bravely to work to re election of McKinley and Hobart; and Leland, pair his loss. He returned to Harrod on Sep born December 30, 1901, who died October tember 6, 1901,_ the day on which President 9, 1902. Mrs. Cole is a devout member of the McKinley fell a martyr at the hand of an as Methodist Episcopal Church and a lady whose sassin. Once more a partner of Mr. Day the personal magnetism has made for her many mill was operated by them until 1905, when warm friends. Mr. Cole is a Republican. He .\Ir. Day retired from the business. On June 1, was made an Odd Fellow in White Lodge, No. 1905, Dr. M. L. Johnston became an equal 576, while residing in West Mansfield, Ohio, partner in the mill with Mr. Cole and it has and has always retained his membership in that since been conducted under the name of Cole order. & Johnston. This is one of the solid industries _—.§4—§_— of Harrod and gives constant employment to

four men. The output of the mill is 75 bar - EUBEN WHITE, one of Lima’s es rels per day, the product finding a ready mar teemed and honored retired citizens, ket in this vicinity. is a valued member of Mart Arm Mr. Cole was married on June 2 3, 1875, strong Post, No. 202, Grand Army of to Mary Louise Curl, who was born in Logan the Republic, having gained his right County, Ohio, April 26, 1857. Her grand to the same by over three years of loyal, faith parents were James R. and Louise (Bayliss) ful service in defense of his country in the Curl, who came to Logan County, Ohio, from perilous days of 1861-65. Mr. White was the State of Virginia and were dngaged in born in Bath township, Allen County, Ohio, farming. Her parents, John M. and Caroline November 7, 1837, and is a son of Adam and M. (Munsell) Curl, were natives of Logan Rebecca M. (\/Valton) \Vhite. County, and had eight children, namely: Mary The paternal grandfather of Mr. White, Louise; James Nelson, who lives in Logan Adam \Vhite, was born in Germany and came County; Clement, a resident of Lima; Emily, to Brown County, Ohio, as a pioneer. His deceased; Nellie, who married Sylvester Seig maternal grandfather. was Joseph W. Walton, ler and resides in Michigan; Robert, who died a native of New York, who settled in Bath at the age of 21 years; Hulda, who married township in 1826. Adam White, the second, Dalton Alexander and resides in Union father of our subject, was born in Kentucky County, near York Center; and Charles, who and became a resident of Bath township in lives at Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Cole are the 1828. He became a very prominent man of perents of three children who have passed to Allen County and was its first treasurer, in the the higher life and seven who are living, viz: days when Allen County included what is now Lindon, born June 16, 1878, and residing in Auglaize and Mercer. counties. He was a Columbus, who married Emma Ingledue, and justice of the peace in Bath township for many has two children--Herbert and Florence; years and was a man looked up to and respected John, Jr., born December 27, 1879, who mar. by his fellow-citizens. ried Rosetta Shockey and is the father of one Reuben \Vhite was reared and educated in son, Paul; Lillian, born January 25, 1882, who Bath township, his education being that af married James Leroy Thomas and resides in forded by the local schools. Up to the outbreak Pasadena, California; Leota, born February of the Civil War he led a quiet, agricultural 26, 1884, who lives in Lima; Raymond, born life. In October, 1861, he donned the Union May 14. 1886, who died October 16, 1891, as blue, became a member of Company E, 81st 774 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and soon, with his com Frank Rudy, of Allen County, and has five pany, was sent to Benton Barracks, Missouri. children. Albert died in infancy; \Valter Ed Here he remained until March, 1862, when his win reached the age of 18 years; Emmet Oscar regiment was sent to Pittsburg Landing in died at the age of two years; john Errett, at time to make a record for gallantry at that his death, at the age of 29 years, left a wife great battle, and then followed Corinth, a name and one daughter; Carey Mott died as an in which brings sad memories to many households fant of one year. Willis Adam, who is a resi to this day on account of the brave soldiers who dent of Huntington, Indiana, has two children. fell there. Mr. \Vhite was kept with his com Rebecca married Lee Higgins of Lima and has mand in that vicinity for 17 months, and then two children. entered upon the Atlanta campaign, taking part Mr. White has always been a Republican in all the engagements, including the battles of and has held office in both townships in which Jonesboro and Lovejoy. Mr. White was hon he has lived. He is a member of the Ancient orably discharged at Rome, Georgia, October Order of United Workmen. Mr. and Mrs. 3, 1864. He had been wounded only once dur \\/hite are members of the Church of Christ. ing all these years of danger, and was one of On preceding pages, in connection with this seven left in his company of the 85 who went to sketch, are presented two group pictures of the war with him, a fact which tells its own tale of White-Edgecomb family, in each of which five the dangers encountered by this gallant band. generations are shown, Mr. White and his After the close of his service, Mr. White re mother appearing in one, and Mrs. \Vhite and turned to his old home and, as his parents were her mother in the other. dead, bought out the other heirs and subse quently improved the property very much, sub —..»— sequently selling it to great advantage. Later he purchased another. fine property, within two -.‘ TTO F. RAMSEYER, of the firm of miles of Lima; as indications here pointed to ‘ \\-oolevy & Ramseyer, proprietors of probable oil deposits, he sold it during the first the City Book Store, at Lima, Ohio, oil “boom.” Mr. White next engaged for about was born near Bluffton, Ohio, in five years in a mercantile business at Beaver 1870, and is a son of Abraham Rams Dam, and then retired to Lima. where he owns eyer, formerly engaged in the book-binding a very comfortable home on Second street. business at Lima. On August 21, 1859, Mr. \/Vhite was mar Otto F. Ramseyer was five years old when ried to Ann Eliza Edgecomb, the eldest daugh his parents removed from Indiana to Lima, and ter of \Valter and Laura Edgecomb. Mr. here he was reared and educated. In 1885 he Edgecomb was an early settler in Allen County, went into the City Book Store, a business entering land here in 1838. Mr. and Mrs. house which had been established at Lima in \Vhite have had 11 children, namely: Sarah 1870 by George P. \Valdorf, who was suc Alice; Ida Edella, deceased; Kirby; Laura; ceeded by \V. G. Nichols. The latter was suc Albert, \/Valter. Edwin, Emmet Oscar, John ceeded by Trevor & Robinson and this firm by Errett, Carey Mott, deceased; \Villis Adam; T. A. Robinson. Mr. Ramseyer remained with and Rebecca. Sarah Alice married John F. the store under its different managements and VVitherill, of Spencerville, and to them were in 1889 he became its manager. In 1899 in born nine children; Myrtle, the eldest, married partnership with W. H. \Voolevy, he bought Charles Simmons and has four. children living, Mr. R0binson’s entire interest. Since that time the eldest being named Hobart. Ida Edella the business has been enlarged to cover other was the wife of Daniel E. Fetter. Five of her lines than formerly, a fine art department hav children are now living; of these the eldest, ing been added, which is the only one in the Eva, married Lewis \Vingate, and has one son, city and the most complete to be found in this Edrow. Kirby, who is postmaster at Harrod, section of the State. Ohio, has four children. Laura is the wife of In 1898 Mr. Ramseyer was married to

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Laura E. Reynolds, who is a daughter of D. high frequency solenoids, in fact every mod R. Reynolds, of Lima, and they have one ern appliance of value known to scientific son. Richard Lee. medicine. The diseases treated are: Diseases Mr. Ramseyer is a Royal Arch .\Iason, a of women, fibroid and other tumors, Bright’s Knight of Pythias and belongs also to the disease, diabetes, cancer, piles, consumption, Maccabees. He is a member of the German nervous prostration, varicose ulcers, tubercu Reformed Church. losis of the joints and spine, varicocele, neu ralgia, rheumatism and lumbago, insomnia, —_..»—_ constipation, eczema, moles, warts, scars, M. LONGCOY, M. D., a prominent birthmarks, superfluous hair and all blemishes. physician and surgeon of Lima, and This institution, with its various and modern proprietor of the X-Ray and Electro facilities is recognized as the greatest concern Therapeutic Laboratory at Nos. 214 of its kind in the State and it numbers patients 218 West Market street, was born in all over the country. New Jersey. June 24, 1848, and is a son of Dr. Longcoy was married to Marie C. Jacob and Catherine ( Fredenburgh) Longcoy. \Volff, who is a daughter of John Wolff, of Dr. Longcoy is one of a family of six chil Pennsylvania. Their handsome home is lo dren. He was reared and educated in his na cated at No. 214-218 West Market street. Dr. tive State, entering Princeton College and Longcoy and family are Presbyterians. graduating there in 1868. Dr. Longcoy is en As a most intelligent man and good citi titled to write many degrees after his name, zen, Dr. Longcoy takes an interest in civic both literary and medical. and he is a graduate advancement and has done his part since l0 of many of the leading institutions of the cating here to make Lima a business and scien country. viz: McGill University, Montreal, tific center. In political sentiment he is a Re Canada, in 1873; Joplin Medical College, Jop publican. His portrait is herewith presented. lin, Missouri, in 1882; Little Rock Univer ——Q-»—— sity, Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1884; National College of Electro-Therapeutics, Lima. Ohio, ._ 1 IHN \V. FETTER, deceased, was one in 1898; Institute of Pharmacy, Columbus, of Bath township’s most reliable and Ohio. in 1900; and Chicago School of respected men, and one of the large Phychology in 1901. Since 1900 he has been farmers of Allen County, owning and professor of general electro-therapeutics in the operating a well-improved farm of National College of Electro-Therapeutics at 100 acres. Mr. Fetter was born on this farm Lima. Dr. Longcoy is also associate editor of October 21, 1855, and was a son of George and The Electro-Therafmutist, at Lima, and is con Sarah (VVard) Fetter. He died January 2, sulting surgeon at the Lima Hospital. 1902. In 1900 Dr. Longcoy established the Elec The father of Mr. Fetter was born in Ger tro-Bathatorium on the corner of Market and many and the mother in Ohio. They had a Weast streets, which soon became known all family of five sons and four daughters and over Ohio for the wonderful cures effected. John W. was the eldest. George Fetter oper The X-Ray and Electro-Therapeutic Labora ated a farm, a sawmill and a stone quarry and tory, conducted by Dr. Longcoy, who is a his eldest son was his right-hand man for scientific physician, is an institution designed many years. to cure those diseases not curable by ordinary Mr. Fetter remained with his father until medical treatment. The institution has been his marriage and then he rented the farm for fitted with all forms of electric currents, elec a time, and subsequently bought 20 acres and tric light baths, X-Rays, Minin’s rays, hot air his father gave him 80 acres, and here he spent cabinets, mechanical electro-vibrators, pneu the remainder of his life. He took much pride matic massage, magnetones, induction coils, in the cultivation and improvement of his 9 778 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY property and he erected the excellent and sub Prior to her marriage Mrs. Fetter. taught stantial buildings which are now in evidence. several terms of school, as did her sisters. She In addition to carrying on his agricultural is an intelligent, companionable lady who has projects successfully, raising some of the best a wide circle of friends. crops produced in the neighborhood, he did -—+»-_- considerable teaming and grading and con structed turnpike roads under contract. CRAMER, a well-known druggist of Politically Mr. Fetter was a stanch sup '‘ Lima, was born March 5. 1857, in porter of the Democratic party and on numer Butler, Richland County, Ohio, ous occasions satisfactorily filled responsible where he was reared and educated. offices to which the votes of his fellow-citizens His father was Reuben Cramer, a elevated him. He served two terms of two prominent farmer of that county, who died years each as township treasurer, and several March 4, 1894. Mr. Cramer was reared to terms as road supervisor. agricultural life and followed that occupation Mr. Fetter was a man of the highest in during his earlier years; later teaching his tegrity and is recalled as a good neighbor, an home school and finally entering a grocery affectionate husband and a kind father. He store as clerk. He supplemented his early edu reared a family which was a credit to him and cation with a course in the Ohio N ormal Uni left them well provided for. versity at Ada, after which he again taught On March 3, 1878, Mr. Fetter was mar school. this time in Auglaize County. Being ried to Ella E. Hadsell, who was born in this offered a clerkship in the drug store of J. M. township, December 20, 1856, who is a daugh Beard, of Spencerville. Ohio, he accepted the po ter of Anson M. and Adeline (Thayer) Had sition and was with him four and a half years, sell. The father of Mrs. Fetter was born in in which period he thoroughly learned the busi Connecticut and removed to Trumbull County, ness. From Spencerville he went to Ludlow, Ohio, with his parents. Later he settled in Kentucky, where he clerked fora time and then Allen County, where he owned a fine farm and opened a drug store for himself, which he con being a man of education, taught school a ducted until he came to Lima in June, 1888, and number of terms. He was a man of local engaged in the same business here. prominence, and was justice of the peace for Mr. Cramer was married to Ella Ridenour, a number of years. In the latter capacity it is a member of the Ridenour family that has remembered that he often performed the mar been prominent in the history of this section. riage ceremony without any charge, and that Mr. Cramer is a Democrat and has held a it was his habit to present to the newly wedded number of local ofiices, having served on the couple a Bible, intimating that within its pages board of trustees of the Lima \Vater \Vorks, all the counsel needed for their future lives the Board of Education and has but recently could be found. He was an active worker in been elected president of the City Council. the Methodist Episcopal Church and was noted Fraternally he is a member of the Knights of ly kind and benevolent in his conduct toward Pythias and of the Odd Fellows. others. He married, for his second wife, Ade line Thayer, who was the mother of Mrs. ——+»— Fetter. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Fetter are: ASPER LAUSE, whose well-im Charles E., of Bath township, who has two proved farm of 48 acres is situated children—Ella E. and Frank; Mary E. wife in section 6, Marion township, be of Brice B. Hefner of Jackson township, who longs to one of the honorable old has two children—Elsie J. and Fred A.; and pioneer families of this locality. He Fred A., who has three children-—Brice B., was born in 1862 on his father’s pioneer farm, Claud K. and Harry L. situated on the Spencerville road, one mile AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 779 north of the present home. He is a son of erected on his farm above mentioned, a fine Frederick and Mary (Pohlman) Lause. farm residence, one ' of the commodious The paternal grandparents of our subject and comfortable homes of the locality. Here were Henry and Mary (Giesker) Lause, and his last years were passed and here his they had seven children, of whom Frederick wife and son enjoy comforts provided by was the fifth in order of birth. his years of industry. The following chil Frederick Lause was born in Hanover, dren were born to Frederick Lause and Germany, March 2, 1825, where he attended wife, namely: Mary, wife of John Lower, of the common schools and then learned the car Ottawa, Ohio; Dinah, wife of John Laudick, penter’s trade with Mr. Pohlman. In 1844 he a farmer living in Kansas; Casper, of Marion came to America, locating in Allen County, township; Henry, deceased; Frank, a farmer where in 1850 he purchased a farm in Marion of Marion township; Clara, wife of A. J. township. The country was all forest at that Smith, of Topeka, Kansas; Anna, deceased; time and to settlers less robust and courageous Clemens, a farmer of Marion township; than was Mr. Lause, the clearing and cultivat Joseph, a blacksmith in the village of Landeck; ing of this land, within the limits of a lifetime, Frederick, on the farm north of that’ of our would have seemed an impossible task. But he subject; and Aloysius W., who lives on the had come to America to found a home and in homestead with his mother. All this family the years that followed no discouragement or are consistent members of the Church of St. hardship was too great to interrupt his indus John the Evangelist. try or dampen his enthusiasm. He lived to Casper Lause, our immediate subject, was see the forest cleared and the land developed reared on the pioneer farm, and as the oldest into a rich agricultural estate. The old home of his father’s six sons, he had more responsi stead in section 31 is still occupied by his wid bility placed upon him at an earlier age than on ow and a son, A. \V. Lause. his brothers. His education was obtained in the Frederick Lause was married on April 3, district and the parochial schools: he also at 1856. to Mary Pohlman, who was born in tended night school at Delphos. All his train Hanover, Germany, May 2, 1838. When six ing was along lines to make him a practical years of age she accompanied her parents to farmer. He remained at home until the America. They were Casper and Clara (Hen year of his marriage and then settled on the sele) Pohlman. Casper Pohlman was one of farm which he now occupies. At that time it the original colony to settle in “Section 10,” as was a tract of 48 acres, all forest land-just Delphos was first called, and he crossed the At the same kind of wilderness as that into which lantic on the same sailing vessel which brought his father had penetrated in 1850. This land here the late venerable Rev. John Otto Bre Mr Lause set about clearing and in the course deick, the founder of Delphos and the organ of time,through persevering industry, it was de izer of the Catholic Church at Delphos. known veloped into a fertile farming tract. Mr. Lause as the Church of St. John the Evangelist. has continued its improvement until the pres Casper Pohlman was a carpenter and his ent time, setting out shade and fruit trees, work, with that of his son-in-law, Frederick erecting substantial buildings and introducing Lause, may still be seen in Marion township. modern methods of tillage wherever found ad This locality soon outgrew log houses, and for visable. The present year (1906) finds the many years the two men worked almost con family established in a beautiful, well-planned stantly in season, at their trade. Mr. and Mrs. modern residence, one which is a credit to the Pohlman had 10 children, the two survivors locality and an abode of great comfort to our being: Mary, the mother of our subject and subject. Clemens, who resides in section 19, Marion In 1886 Mr. Lause was married to Eliza township. beth Trentman, who is a daughter of John H. In the summer of 1884, Frederick Lause and Magdalena (Neidiken) Trentman. The 780 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

former owns a farm in section 6, Marion town party who crossed the ocean with Father Bred ship, and is in business as a florist at Delphos. eick and was one of that pioneer priest’s ready Five children have been born to our. subject supporters. He settled a half mile east of and wife, namely: Frederick, Lena, Hilda, Leo the Delphos brewery, cleared a 4o-acre home and Otto. Four of the children are at home, stead, added 36 acres more and lived there until but the eldest son is a student at Delphos. He his death, which occurred September 10, 1878. is a very promising young man and is a mem He married Clara Lause, an aunt of our sub ber of the senior class of the Delphos High ject, who is a daughter of Henry and Mary School, having taken the honors of the class in (Mesker) Lause. At the age of 85 years this the junior year. Mr. Lause has reared his lady still survives, residing in “Marbletown” family in the Catholic faith and they are com Delphos. She tell many interesting tales of the municants at the Church of St. John the Evan early days here. One of the chief articles of gelist at Delphos. In his political sentiments diet was corn. In order to get it ground, one he is a Democrat. of the family was obliged to carry a bag of the Casper Lause is a thorough business man, grain on his back to Fort Jennings, in Putnam a fine farmer and a most highly respected citi County. On many occasions Mrs. Mesker zen. He is an earnest supporter of good ground enough corn in her coffee mill to make schools and he has served the township for cakes and then cooked her potatoes in the ket nine years on the School Board. He was one tle which later had to serve as the coffee boiler. of those nominated after the number of town ship members was cut down to five, but declin __H_— ed to continue longer in office. During the building of the school-house in District No. 12, _ x) lLLI.\.\I R. COON, whose valuable he was a member of the building committee Ti farm of 180 acres is situated in and is now serving as one of the township section 34, in a most desirable part trustees. of ./\manda township, belongs to The Lause family is one of the best-known one of the old families of pioneer in the township. One highly respected mem settlers in this part of Ohio. Mr. Coon was ber is Aloysius \V. Lause, the youngest brother born January 27, 1843, and is a son of George of Casper Lause. He was born in Marion J. and Juliet (Decoursey) Coon. township, January 24. 1880, and was educated George S. Coon, the grandfather of our in the district and parochial schools. He has subject, was born in Pennsylvania in 1783, and always lived on the old homestead. He mar died in Allen County in 1873. He married ried Annie Gerdeman, of Van \Vert County, Christiana Moore, of Kentucky. They moved and they have one child, Edwin. His aged into Ohio at a very early day and settled first mother resides with him. She is the center. of at Bellefontaine. In 1832 they moved to Shaw a large family of descendants, having 27 grand nee township, Allen County, and located in sec children and four great-grandchildren. She tion 4, on Hog Creek, securing the land from is a devout member of the Catholic Church, a the government. The country was still wild noble, Christian woman. and practically unsettled. Indians still roaming Among other kindred of Casper Lause, over the country in search of game. George who have been more or less concerned in the S. Coon and wife had 11 children, George J., development of Delphos and vicinity, was the father of our subject, being the third in or Casper Mesker. He was born in Germany and der of birth. These worthy pioneers lived in came as one of the early pioneers to Allen to old age, the grandfather attaining 90 years. County. He worked on the canal in the early They were buried in Shawnee township. days, and assisted in the construction of the Geprge J. Coon was born in 1820 and his first church at Delphos, clearing the ground wife in 182 5. In their deaths they were not long on which it was built. He was one of the separated, both passing away in 1885. They

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reared a large family, those who reached ma child; Jane, who married Charles Hover and turity being: William R.; Mrs. Margaret has one child; Elmer, who married Dora Saw Jane Jones, of Kansas; D. F., of California; miller and has two children; Belva, wife of Caroline O., a widow; and Rachel A., Charles Richard \Vard; and Alma, who married John A., Joshua S. and Mrs. Calista Cowdry, who Lowry, of Spencerville, and has one child. Mr. reside in Kansas, all being married except Coon was married, second, to Lucinda Brandy Joshua S. berry. In religious belief Mr. Coon is a Christ William R. Coon was eight years old when ian Scientist, a zealous follower of Mrs. Eddy. his parents moved from Shawnee to Amanda township. At that time trading was done at ——Q-»— Piqua. As far as school opportunities were afforded, Mr. Coon had very little chance, and RANK COLUCCI, one of Lima’s well since the age of 12 years he has depended upon known business men, who has been his own resources. He worked with the tools prominently identified with railroad and agricultural machinery of his day and lo F ciinstruction for a number. of years, cality, the old-time axe, cradle. and hoe, and in was born July 3, 1863, in.Italy, a young manhood was able to split rails and chop country which has contributed many useful and cord-wood as effectively as any of his compan successful citizens to the United States. ions. In February, 1864, at the age of 21 Mr. Colucci was educated in his own land years, he enlisted in the 74th Regiment, Ohio and was a youth of 19 years when, in 1882, he Vol. Inf., in the Army of the Tennessee, and set foot on American soil. The 24 years which served until the close of the war, being honor have intervened have been busy ones for Mr. ably discharged at Louisville, Kentucky. He Colucci, and he has demonstrated that a-man’s served with Sherman. through the Carolinas nationality has little to do with his ultimate to the sea, and was at the Grand Review at success. From New York he entered the em Washington. He then returned home and ploy of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com farmed his father’s land for two years. pany and continued with that corporation for In 1867 Mr. Coon settled on a tract of land, three years, going then to Green County, Wis right in the woods, in Amanda township, on consin, with Drake & Stratton, railroad con which his son \Villiam resides, just south of his tractors. After two years with them he was own comfortable farm residence. This land connected with the Illinois Central for a year, has all been cleared through his own industry, and in the fall of 1888 located in Chicago, and he has assisted in every possible way in de where he was engaged in construction work veloping the resources of Amanda township. until the summer of 1889—the time of his Great changes have been brought about since coming to Lima. Here he became foreman for he first settled here. He has served two terms the construction of the Columbus, Lima & Mil as township trustee, has been a justice of the waukee Railway (now the Columbus. & Lake peace for three terms, has been school director Michigan), in the employ of the late Benjamin and is one of the reliable and substantial men C. Faurot, and then secured a large construc of his locality, whose word and opinion bear tion contract on the road between Findlay and weight. Kenton. Here he employed about 60 men and Mr. Coon was married first to Jane Place, concluded the contract in January, 1890. a daughter of James Place, who at the age of Mr. Colucci then returned to Lima and for 90 years resides in Oklahoma Territory. She the first time since coming to America made died in 1884. Her children were: William, what seemed a bad bargain. One of his coun who married Effa Hutchinson; Lenora, wife trymen was in the fruit business here, having of Solomon Moorman, whose daughter Grace stores opposite the Court House and on East married Ira Hillyard and has two children; Market street, and to him Mr. Colucci loaned Susan, who married Julius Fetter and has one the sum of $200. His compatriot dld not suc 784 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

ceed in his ventures and in order to secure his ing, namely: Frank, William, Charles, Scott, hard-earned money Mr. Colucci was obliged Alice, _wife of W. F. Rathell; Margaret, wife to take over the fruit business on East Market of Frank Kruse; and Ida May, who was first street. He placed his brother in charge of the married to C0l. E. Hains and after his death enterprise, as his abilities lay in an entirely dif to J. L. Fantz. ferent direction. On March 22, 1890, he was Scott Neely is a man of resources, having engaged by the Chicago & Atlantic Railroad been engaged in a number of enterprises in Al to furnish laborers for construction; in the fall len County, and it would be difficult to say in of the same year the Chicago & Erie assumed which he has met with most success. He has control of the C. & A. road, and he has been bought and sold horses; he has been engaged with the Erie ever since as a contractor of in crying sales and is one of the best auction labor, He has also taken grading contracts eers in this vicinity; for more than 20 years he and has had business relations with the Stand was engaged in hauling straw for the Ameri ard Oil Company and the Pennsylvania lines. can Straw Board Company, of Lima, and when He is so reliable that large corporations know the plant of that company was destroyed by that a contract will be carried out to the letter, fire, it was Mr. Neely who was selected out of if he takes charge of it. a crowd of 70 men to act as foreman at a good On June 22, 1904, Mr. Colucci was married salary to oversee the laborers in their work of to Rosina Fusoo, also of Italian birth. Mr. tearing down the ruins. Since then he has Colucci has invested largely in Lima real es bought a hay-baler and buys up hay and straw tate, belongs to the Lima Progressive Associa which he bales and ships to all parts of the tion and is one of the representative business country. He also sells wood, which is cut and men of the city, whose industry, honesty and hauled from his own land. His farm is known ability have earned him an enviable standing. as the old T. T. Mitchell farm. \Vhile Mr. His portrait accompanies this sketch. Neely operates the farm, he has leased the oil privileges to Thomas Mitchell, of Lima., Mr. Neely was first married December 31, —Q-0-§—— 1883, to Sarah Bruner, daughter of Martin ' :1 COTT NEELY, of Allentown, is one and Sarah Bruner, of Auglaize County. She of the best known residents of Ger died October 30, 1886, leaving two children, man township. He was born August Clem, who was born August 17, 1884, and 3, 1861, in German township, Allen lives at- home; and Neva Etta, born September County, Ohio, and is still a resident 16, 1887, who married A. T. \Vhyman in June, of the township, his home farm containing 10 1903, lives in \Vapakoneta, Ohio, and has two acres in section 24, while he is also the owner children—Opal Bqitrice and Ola May. Orl of a farm of 120 acres in section 23, besides January 5, 1897, Mr. Neely was married to property in the village of Allentown. Mr. Lydia Cary, daughter of Henry and Rebecca Neely’s parents were James and Mary Cath Cary. Her father was born in Hanover, Ger erine (Barrick) Neely. both of whom were many, and came to America when six years old, pioneers of Allen County. His grandfather, locating in Allen County, Ohio. The children - Thomas Neely, was born in Hanover, Ger of the second marriage were as follows: Cary many, and was a boy in years when his parents May, born September 4, 1897; Cecil Marie, became residents of Allen County.. Scott born February 27, 1899; Lester Lloyd, born Neely’s maternal grandparents were William February 27, 1901; Russell Earl, born April and Mary Barrick, of German township. 20, 1903; and Oliver. born April 17, 1905. James Neely, our subject’s father, was a Mr. Neely is a Democrat. At present he is volunteer in the Civil \Var, being in the service serving on the School Board. He is a trustee four years and eight months. He reared a of the Methodist Episcopal Church of_ Allen family of seven children, all of whom are liv town and is treasurer of the Epworth League

AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 785 and of the Sunday-school. He was formerly this locality for some years. He has served president of the Epworth League and has been several terms as township clerk of Richland an efiicient teacher in the Sunday-school for the township, and in 1903 was elected mayor of past 10 years. Fraternally he is a member of Bluffton for a term of two years, by a sub Solar Lodge, No. 783, I. O. O. F., of Lima. stantial majority. —-—+o-o-—— In 1879 Mr. Eaton was united in marriage with Nellie Bartlett, who was born in Pennsyl RANK A. EATON. one of the promi vania. and is a daughter of Ransom and So nent and honorable citizens of Bluff phia Bartlett. They have one son, Ross, who ton, who served as mayor from 1903 is in business at Independence, Kansas. to 1905, and who for years has been Mr. Eaton is a popular member of a num engaged in a successful real estate, ber of the fraternal organizations of the coun loan and insurance business, was born near Bu try, including among these the Knights of cyrus, Crawford County, Ohio, April 30, 1857, Pythias, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is a son of James H. and Mary Ann (Mc and Modern \Voodmen of America.

Williams) Eaton. -—§o-§—— The late James H. Eaton was a farmer and large land-owner in Allen County for a number H. CORY, president of the Superior of years, coming here from Crawford County Brick Company, has been a resi in 1866. He bought a farm of 350 acres, a dent of Lima for almost a quarter great part of which is now included within the of a century. He was born in Mor corporate limits of Bluffton. He died here in ris County, New Jersey, December 1894, at the advanced age of 84 years. He 26, 1839, and is a son of James Cory, formerly was prominent both in Crawford and Allen well known in railroad circles. counties, being the first judge of probate elect Until 16 years old, our subject lived on the ed in the former county, and the first one in home farm in Morris County. The family the State after the office was created. He then moved to Paterson and the youth entered served one term as mayor of Bluffton, and upon an apprenticeship in the Cook Loco throughout life was an honorable, public-spirit motive \Vorks, which covered four years, nine ed citizen. In politics he was a Democrat. months and 17 days. As a machinist he then He married Mary Ann McWilliams and their became connected with the old Camden & Am family consisted of four sons and two daugh boy Railroad, now the Pennsylvania, but one ters, Frank A. being the third member in order year later came \Vest in search of fortune, and of birth. entered the Illinois Central Railroad shops at Frank A. Eaton was nine years old when Centralia, Illinois. He worked for three his parents came to Bluffton. He was edu months as a machinist and then was foreman cated in the public schools and at the Ohio there for four and a half years. For six and a Normal University at Ada, spending two years half years more he held the same position in at the latter school. After a few years of the shops at Cairo, still later being advanced to farming he went into the mercantile business, the position of division master mechanic for in which his ability and honorable methods the Illinois Central Railroad at Champaign, brought him success, and through which he Illinois. Mr. Cory continued to advance, be became widely acquainted. In 1897 he em ing rapidly promoted from one important pos barked in his present line, that of insurance, ition to another. He became general master real estate and investments. The other lines mechanic at Carmi, for the Cairo & Vincennes of his business are carried on with the same Railroad, serving two years, and going from energy which has characterized his whole bus there to Marshalltown, Iowa, as master mech iness career. anic for the Iowa Central for two years; thence Mr. Eaton has always been a good Demo to Portsmouth, Ohio, as master mechanic for crat and has been more or less a party leader in the Scioto Valley Railroad; thence, two years 40 786 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

later, to Fostoria, as superintendent of con place and attended school until 17 years of age, struction for the ‘.‘Nickle Plate"; 18 months He then became a partner in a mercantile en later he went to Saratoga, New York, as super terprise, conducted under the firm name of intendent of the Boston, Hoosac Tunnel & Beathridge & Gooding, and located at Lewis \Vestern, for four years; and then came to Center, a small town south of Delaware. The Lima as superintendent of the motor power of business was continued there for five years, fol the C., H. & D. Railway. After serving in lowing which Mr. Gooding came to Lima, on this capacity for 19 years, he gave up railroad November 16, 1881, and established himself in work. the shoe business at N 0. 230 North Main street, Since February, 1905, Mr. Cory has given where he has continued until the present time. his attention to his many personal business in He has a fine business location, carries a com terests, many of these being of a very important plete line of goods and enjoys the largest pa nature. He is president of the Superior Brick tronage in the city. He has additional busi Company, is a director -in the National Roofing ness interests and is a representative of the Tile Company, is vice-president of the Lima commercial men of Lima. Home Savings Association, is a director of the On September 8, 1886, Mr. Gooding was Metropolitan Bank and is one of the trustees married to Anna De Grief, who is a daughter of the Lima Hospital. of Jacob De Grief, a prominent politician of Mr. Cory was married in the spring of Tuscarawas County. They have two sons, 18%? to Mary L. Young, who is a daughter of Fred E. and Joseph D., the former of whom is Ru s Young, formerly a prominent railroad a student at Hamilton College. The family man. They have five children, viz: Charles belong to the Presbyterian Church. H., an electrician at Dayton; Louis H., with Mr. Gooding is a 32nd degree Mason and the Pacific Coast Pipe Line Company, at Men belongs to the Commandery, Chapter and dota, California; Frederick R., a machinist at Council at Lima and to the Consistory at Cin Lima; Carrie M., wife of M. C. Purtscher, cinnati. He belongs also to the Elks and the bookkeeper in the Metropolitan Bank; and Knights of Pythias. He is a member of the James, a chemist, in charge of the acid depart Shawnee Country Club and the Lima Progres ment of one of the large refineries here. sive Association. For years Mr. Cory has been one of the trustees of th Market Street Presbyterian __-w— Church. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge at Cairo, Illinois. He is identified with M. HALE, a successful business man the Republican party; but his many private in and leading jeweler of Lima, was terests have precluded great activity in public born May 4, 1835, in Wilmington, affairs. Like many other successful men, Mr. Clinton County, Ohio, his father be Cory has risen step by step, by persevering in ing \Villiam Hale, one of the best dustry, close attention to the duty in hand, and known citizens of that county. \Villiam Hale by the exercise of those kindly instincts which built the Court House in Clinton and was a have brought him many friends. prominent man during his lifetime. —o-»— E. M. Hale remained in his native county until 1858, when he entered a jeweler’s shop to ,_ ._l M. GOODING, the leading shoe mer learn the trade, and in November of that year chant at Lima, where he has been es went to Lebanon, Ohio, to engage in the busi tablished since 1881, was born in 1858 ness for himself. He was a member of the at Delaware, Ohio, and is a son of the firm of Baker & Hale for 10 years, when Mr. late Mathew Gooding, formerly a Baker retired and his place was taken by a Mr. farmer at Delaware, where he died in 1902. \V est, the new firm being known as Hale & E. M. Gooding was reared in his native \Vest. They added a line of books to their AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 787

stock of jewelry and built up a brisk business, Mr. Heath had but meagre opportunities conducting it together about 10 years, when for obtaining an education, being unable to at Mr. West purchased the entire business. Mr. tend school after his 12th year; but he was Hale then opened another store where he han given a thorough business training, which has dled jewelry and musical instruments about enabled him to become a practical man of af three years, until October 3. 1881, when he fairs and to make his way in the commercial came to Lima and located his present enterprise world. When he was 12 years of age, he be on the Public Square. During the quarter of came a clerk in a general store and later en - a century in which he has been established in tered the employ of Owen & Treat as clerk in Lima, he has built up a reputation for reliabil their dry goods store at Lima. He remained ity and integrity that it would be difficult to in their employ three years. When he was equal, and his business has flourished to a re 20 years old he returned to LaFayette and en markable degree. He has been ably assisted gaged in the grain business with N. R. Park in his business by J. \V. Puetz, who has been at his present stand. The business flourished confidential clerk and manager for more than and 14 years later he became sole proprietor, 24 years. handling grain, seed, coal, wool, flour and Mr. Hale was married in 1872 to. Mrs feed. Later he became a partner of C. A. Gra Frances Van Note, widow of \Villiam Van ham and put in a stock of general merchan Note, formerly Frances A. Pauley. They dise, which has proved to be a good invest have one child, Helen M., wife of E. B. Ed mer1t. monds, a prominent merchant of Bluffton, In Mr. Heath was married February 9, 1881, diana, to whom Mr. Hale has given the busi to Sarah E. Knoble, who was born at Mount ness established by him at a previous date. Mr. Eaton, Ohio. April 12, 1858, and is a daugh Hale is a member of the Knights of Pythias ter of Samuel and Jane E. (Chiddester) Kno (Uniform Rank), Independent Order of Odd ble. Her father was a native of Switzerland, Fellows (both subordinate lodge and encamp coming to this country when a boy. There ment) and the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Coun are five children in the Heath family, viz: cil of Free and Accepted Masons. Olive B., wife of A. M. Barber, who is in the employ of his father-in-law; Avery C., who —o»—— died at the age of eight years; and Ralph L., Paul Marvin and James Richard, aged respec .\MES L. HEATH, postmaster at Her tively, 16, 11, and 4 years. ring (village of LaFayette), is en Mr. Heath is a Republican and has been gaged in the grain and fuel business. elected township treasurer in a township that He is a native of this county, having is strongly Democratic. He enjoyed the dis been born in LaFayette, March 14, tinction which has never been accorded an 1858. His parents were Samuel G. and Mary other of holding every treasurership in the D. (Hadsell) Heath, who came from Massa township at one time, viz: treasurer of the chusetts at an early day and settled in Ashta township; of the township school funds; of the bula, Ohio, later removing to Allen County. special school district; of the village corpora The parents of Mrs. Heath came to this coun tion and of Sager Lodge, No. 513, F. & A. M. ty in 1832, and she lived in Lima when the He was appointed postmaster of Herring (vil present Public Square was covered with dense lage of LaFayette), August 2, 1898, and has timber and there were less than a dozezn been retained in office since. He has served houses in the town. She was the mother of on the auditing committee, appointed by the 10 children, nine of whom she reared to ma probate judge, to examine the accounts of the turity and saw happily married. Four of the county treasurer. He is a member of the sons and one daughter are residents of this Christian Church and has ordered all the sup county and in comfortable circumstances. plies for the Sunday-school for the past 10 788 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

years. He assisted in building the new church and operated as the Cleveland & Southwestern and was one of three on the pastoral commit Traction Company. He was associated with tee. He is a member of Sager Lodge, No. L. M. Coe and continued a member of the 513, F. & A. M.; Order of the Eastern Star; board of directors of the former road until he I. O. O. F. and Rebekahs. came to Lima, still retaining an interest in the latter company. He was also one of the pro

-——Q-0-§—— moters and general manager of the Cleveland & Chagrin Falls Railway, which he operated D. CARPENTER, vice-president and for one year. general manager of the Western In 1899 Mr. Carpenter came to Lima to Ohio Railway Company, has been a secure the right of way and to build the \/Vest resident of Lima since 1900. He ern Ohio Railway, and he has been superin was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, tendent of all its work ever since. A company in July, 1850, and is a son of Richard and was formed and incorporated with a capital Mary J. (Dimock) Carpenter. stock of $3,000,000, with E. A. Akins, of Richard Carpenter, father of F. D., was Cleveland as president and Mr. Carpenter, as born in Dover, Vermont, and was a son of vice-president and general manager. This John Carpenter, one of the first settlers on the road extends from Piqua to Findlay, with Cuyahoga River. He made the journey from branches from \/Vapakoneta to St. Marys and New England with an ox team. but did not Celina, Bremen and Minster, with a total mile settle in the rich valley land, thinking the age of 112 miles. Mr. Carpenter is also a sandy soil not adapted to agriculture. He es director in the Ohio Central Traction Com tablished his home some 11 miles from the pany. His fine homestead is situated 12 miles river, in the midst of the forest. In associa west of Cleveland. tion with Judge Coe, another of the first set Mr. Carpenter was married, in 1872, to tlers, he bought up a large tract of country Levia A. Coe, who is a daughter of the late and a part of this was later cleared, laid out Judge Coe, mentioned before as one of the and sold to settlers, and thus the town of Do early settlers of Cuyahoga County, and they ver, named for the old Vermont home, came have two children, viz: Richard H., a grad into being. The mother of our subject was a uate of the Cleveland Business College, who is daughter of Rev. Solomon Dimock, one of the general passenger agent of the \'Vestern Ohio pioneer Baptist ministers of Ohio, who rode Railway Company; and Harriet, who is the over a wide circuit and encountered many wife of Howard Storer, who is in the insur hardships in order to fill appointments in iso ance and real estate business in Cleveland. lated regions. ’ Mr. Carpenter and family belong to Pilgrim F. D. Carpenter’s schooling included sev Church, of Cleveland. He takes no active part eral terms at Oberlin College; but he grew up in politics, but served as township trustee on a farm from which he did not move until while living on the farm. He belongs to the 25 years of age, when he engaged in the flour Masonic order. ing-mill business at Cedar Point, Ohio. He --—¢+¢-— remained in that business for seven years and then organized the \Valton Fertilizing Com H. TOMPKINS, the well-known pany, which was incorporated with a capital dealer in staple and fancy grocer stock of $20,000, and began the manufacture ies at No. 236 South Pine street, of fertilizers. Mr. Carpenter was president of Lima, is one of the progressive the company and owned three-fifths of the business men of the city. He was stock and continued to push this business for born in MifiIin County. Pennsylvania, July eight years. It was during this time that he 24, 1845. and is a son of Joel Tompkins. organized the Cleveland & Elyria Electric The father of Mr; Tompkins was born in Railway, which was afterward consolidated Pennsylvania and for 18 years was a car AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 789 builder in the employ of the Pennsylvania 1901, leaving five children, viz: Emma, wife Railroad Company, at Altoona, where he was of J. F. Van Horn, of Lima; Laura May, also a prominent citizen and a member of the widow of \V. H. McClellan, a railroad fire City Council. At the opening of the Civil \Var man who was killed while on duty; Charles Joel Tompkins enlisted as a private in the E., a carpenter; A. J., in charge of the “Red Pennsylvania Reserves, but later resigned, Cross” drug-store at Lima; and William Roy, having in the interim been promoted to a 2nd a machinist in the L. E. & \V. Railroad shops lieutenancy. He then reenlisted in the 20th at Lima. On October 7, 1903, Mr. Tomp Regiment, Pennsylvania Vol, Cav., and for a kins was married to Sarah McClellan. who is time was in charge of the commissary depart a daughter of John McClellan, a retired citizen ment of the regiment. His death took place of Lima. in 1884. Mr. Tompkins is a member of the order of W. H. Tompkins was reared and educated Odd Fellows and belongs also to the Mart Arm in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, and left strong Post, No. 202, G. A. R. He is a mem school when 18 years of age in order to enlist ber of the First Baptist Church of Lima. for service in the Civil \Var. His first service of six months was in Company E, 2oth Reg., —-—Q4-§—— Pennsylvania Vol. Cav., during which time he was engaged mainly in West Virginia. On ACOB HALL, a veteran farmer of August 29, 1864, he reenlisted in Company F, Monroe township, owning 11O acres 19th Reg., Pennsylvania Vol. Cav., at Mem of land in sections 26 and 35, to the phis, Tennessee, and took part in the closing improvement of which he has devoted campaigns of the war in Alabama, Mississippi the past 50 years, was born in Hun and Tennessee. He was discharged in June, terdon County, New Jersey, October 5, 1830. 1865, having served his country with loyalty His parents moved to Carroll County, Ohio, and devotion. Mr. Tompkins then returned to when he was three years old and one year later Huntingdon County and entered the railroad settled in Tuscarawas County where they lived shops at Altoona, where he worked as a car for about 12 years, coming to Allen County in builder until 1881, when he came to Lima and 1854. His parents were William and Chris resumed work of the same kind in the shops tina (Smith) Hall, natives of New Jersey. of the L. E. & W. Railroad. Here he was They were farmers and owned about 300 acres made assistant foreman, in which position he of land in Monroe township. The father died continued until 1887 when he was placed in at the age of 74 years, while the wife reached charge of the car-building department. Mr. her 87th year. They were the parents of nine Tompkins continued in this responsible posi children, namely: Delila, -Mary, John, Abra tion until he retired from the service in April, ham, Diadama (Lackey), Sarah Ann, Jacob, 1905, after an association of 24 years with this Salinda '(-Jennings) and Isaac. Except our company, during 17 of which he was in charge subject and Mrs. Jennings, who resides in of the car department. The department in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, these children have which he was most interested was at that time all passed away. moved to the shops at Collinwood; but Mr. Jacob Hall resided with his parents until Tompkins had made investments at Lima and his 24th year, renting his father’s farm for had formed pleasant social ties here and was two years previous to purchasing his present not disposed to change his home. Hence he property of 110 acres. At the time of pur entered into a new line of business, opening up chase, this land was covered with a heavy a fine grocery store which has prospered from growth of timber, all of which has since been the beginning. cleared off. The property has all been put Mr. Tompkins was married September 17, under cultivation except about 25 acres of 1865. to Clara Johnston, who died in August, pasture land. During the war, Mr. Hall was 79O HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

extensively engaged in shipping stock, but he died in 1842. His wife survived him until has since been doing general farming and has 1873. They had nine children and Isaac was improved his place until it is among the best the seventh of the family. in the vicinity. - Isaac McClain went first to school in a Mr. Hall was married August 16, 1855, church in Lima, and then to a select school to Harriet \Vallace, who was born in Nor kept on the old farm in a little log building, thumberland County, Pennsylvania, April 29, which had been constructed for the purpose. 1836, and came to Allen County 10 years later After the death of his father, he remained at with her parents, who were John and Rebecca home with his mother until his marriage, and (Poyer) \Vallace, of Northumberland County, then moved to the McDonel place. Here he Pennsylvania. They died in Allen County. lived one year and then built a shanty on the The mother had one daughter by a previous site of his present comfortable residence. His marriage and four children by her union with wife owned 40 acres and Isaac McClain John Wallace, namely: Charles, of Van \Vert bought 40 east and 80 west, thus making a County; Harriet; William, of Monroe town very fair-sized farm. In 1873 the present ex ship; and John M., who moved to Kansas, cellent home was built, which is supplied with where he died. Five children have been born gas from the wells flowing on the place. to Mr. and Mrs. Hall, as follows: Hilas, who In 1864 Isaac McClain married Mary died at the age of 32 years; Annetta Bell, wife Crumrine, who was born September 20, 1841, of Albert Herron; Rebecca Alice, wife of and is a daughter of Martin and Catherine Adam Roberts, of Columbus Grove; Chris (Brocies) Crumrine. The nine children born tina, wife of Jacob Miller; and VVilliam O. to this marriage were: Lucinda, wife of U. C. Except Mrs. Roberts, all the children live in Apple, born September 21, 1864; \Villiam Monroe township, the son living on 40 acres Leonard, born November 1 5, 1866; Charles of the homestead. Mr. Hall has been a Re Albert, born December 13, 1868; Henry Ed publican since casting his ballot for Gen. John ward, born April 13, 1871; Florence May, C. Fremont. He is a member of the Metho born September 10, 1873; John Timothy, born dist Church and a man universally respected March 6, 1875; Roscoe Franklin, born March and esteemed. 31, 1877; George Webster, born May 23. 1879; and Minnie Rachel, born March 10, ——-o~+——— 1886. The farm occupied by Mr. McClain is L. MCCLAIN, who is engaged in known as the “Central Ridge Farm,” where the mercantile business at Lima, great attention is paid to the breeding of fine belongs to one of the pioneer fam sheep. Mr. McClain owns a very valuable ilies of Allen -County. He was full-bred Shropshire sheep. which was bred by born in 1866 in Perry township, Carpenter, of Toronto. Politically he is a Re and is a son of Isaac and Mary (Crumrine) publican. He is a member of the Methodist McClain. Episcopal Church. Isaac McClain was born in 1837 on the William Leonard McClain, our immediate McClain homestead, one and a half miles north subject, was reared and prepared for college of Lima, and is a son of Andrew and Nancy in Allen County, and spent two years at the McClain. The former was born near Lancas Tri-State Normal School at Angola, Indiana. ter, Fairfield County, Ohio, and was a son of After completing his collegiate course, he went Thomas McClain, who came to Allen County into business in the oil field of his native State in 1832 and located in Bath township, where and continued thus engaged for 14 years. In few of his contemporaries still live. Not one 1901 Mr. McClain came to Lima and em tree on that land had yet fallen by the hand of barked in the grocery business under the firm man on the farm which he cleared and where name of \V. L. McClain & Company. He car AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 79I ries a complete stock of both staple and fancy continued in the railroad shops for about seven groceries, at his location, No. 720 South Main years and since then has been foreman for The street. Sinclair & Morrison Company’s shops. For In 1890 Mr. McClain was married to Flor nine years he was also interested in a shoe ence A. Jamison, who is a daughter of A. \V. business on the corner of Main and Kibby Jamison, who has interests in the Ohio oil streets, this enterprise not interfering with his fields. Mr. and Mrs. McClain have two chil employment at his trade. Mr. \Vils0n is one dren, viz: Merlin Bonard. born March 22. of the directors in the South Side Building & 1902; and Mildred, born August 4, 1905. He Loan Association. In 1905 he was nominated is a member of the Odd Fellows. In political by the Democratic party for membership on sentiment he is a Republican and at the present the Board of Public Service at Lima, and was writing ( 1905) is the nominee of his party for elected by a majority of 449, although the city the City Council as councilman-at-large. is considered Republican. l Mr. Wilson was married November 15, __M—. 1870, to Mary Viola Hill. who is a daughter of Cyrus Hill, and they have one daughter, ILLIAM WILSON, a respected cit Margaret, who is the wife of Edward Helser, izen of Lima, member of the a photographer at Lima. Board of Public Service and a Mr. and Mrs. \\/ilson are members of the leader in Democratic politics, was Main Street Presbyterian Church, and he is a born in 1851 in Scotland, and member of the board of trustees. He belongs came to America when a youth of 18 years. to the Masons and to the Odd Fellows.

Although Mr. \Vilson was not much more .—Q...Q.—_ than a boy when he landed in a strange coun try, he was already provided with a self-sup BIA JOHN, deceased, for many years porting trade, that of blacksmith. He had been one of the most highly respected resi left an unprotected orphan when 1o years of dents of German township, was born age. and from that time to the present he has in Ross County, Ohio, October 14, made his own way in the world. It was pretty 1831, and was a son of Griffith John, hard at first, working in a brick-yard where one of the first settlers of Allen County, whose all the bricks were made by hand and he could sketch may be found in the general history of earn but three pence a day; but Scotch pluck German township in Chapter VII of this work. provided the courage and he managed to im Abia John was about one year old when he prove his condition gradually and, as stated, was brought to Allen County, by his parents, learned the blacksmith trade. He located first who located in German township, where he at Detroit, Michigan, and immediately found was reared and educated. He learned the work with the Detroit Bridge & Iron \Vorks, trade of carpenter; but remained at home, as remaining with that company for three years. sisting his father on the farm until he reached He then went to Adrian, Michigan, for a short his majority. Preferring to work at his trade season, and then to Aurora, Illinois. There rather than on a farm, he then went to Illinois he worked for some 18 months in the shops of and remained in that State for four years, the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, working at various points as a carpenter, and and then went to Elkhart, Indiana, where he at the end of this period returning to Allen found employment in the shops of the Lake County. The death of his father followed Shore & Michigan Southern Railway for a shortly after, and on his mother’s behalf the shore time; later he returned to Adrian. Michi young man then took upon himself the man gan, and was assistant foreman in the railroad agement of the general store, which his father shops there for 12 years. had conducted so successfully. Mr. Wilson then came to Lima and still On October 18, 1857, Mr. John was mar 792 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

ried to Phcebe Ann Myers, who is a daughter German township one of its most exemplary of Silas and Matilda (Bowman) Myers. The citizens. He was a man of character and in Myers family moved from Butler County to tegrity, honest in his dealings with his fellow Allen County in 1850. Mrs. John was born men, kind in his treatment of his family and in Butler County, March 27, 1841, and was true in every relation of life. His widow, who nine years of age when the family located in resides in Elida, is a lady very highly esteemed German township, where she was reared and and on account of her gentle and kind neigh married. One of her brothers, David H. borliness is known to every one as “Aunt Myers, resides in Marion township, Allen Ann.” Mr. John was a steward in the Metho County. He married Mary Ella Mounts, a dist Episcopal Church. He was no politician daughter of Rev. James Mounts, of Van \Vert. but served on the School Board. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. John were: Ulysses Franklin, born October 1, 1858, who -———Q+¢— died at the age of 28 years; David Newton, born June 28, 1860, who also died at the age ACOB KISSEL, one of the leading of 28 years; Olive Matilda, born December 7, merchants of Lima, in the line of sta 1861, also deceased at the age of 28-years; ple and fancy groceries and choice Silas Meeker, born October 9, 1863, who died meats, with store located at Nos. 945 aged 22 years; Jehu Mounts, born August 19, 947 \Vest High street, was born in 1865, who resides with his mother—he mar Defiance County, Ohio, in 1854, and is a son ried Carrie Conrad, of Elida, who died April of the late Jacob Kissel, who was identified 2, 1890, and was laid to rest in Greenlawn with the business interests of Bryan, Ohio, for Cemetery, near Elida; Martha Evelyn, born many years. June 14, 1867, who married George Copus, of Our subject was reared at Bryan, Ohio, Elida, and died in 1900, leaving two children and after he completed his education learned —Howard Ray and Guy Edgar; Jesse Rob the butcher’s business. .In 1879 he went \V est erts, born September 8, 1869, who is single and spent four years at Leadville, Colorado, and resides at home; Ella May, born Septem where he engaged in mining and was also in ber 28, 1871, who married James \\'esley terested in a meat business. In 1883 he re Johns and lives at Findlay, Ohio; Tirza Ar turned to Bryan for a short season and then villa, born June 23, 1876, who married Clin came to Lima, where he entered the employ of ton Shock, of Texas, and has one child— a Mr. Brunt, in the meat business. Later, in - Chadwick Emerson ; Emma Annetta, born association with J. C. Schwartz, he purchased March 21, 1879, died aged 16 years; and Pau the business, and for six years it was con line Myrtle, born April 11, 1881, who resides ducted under the firm name of Kissel & with her mother and brothers on the old home Schwartz, when the latter partner retired from stead. the firm and Mr. Kissel continued alone until Abia John died November 24, 1903, and 1900. For several years he remained practi his burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery, by the cally out of business, but resumed in 1905, side of his deceased children. The death of establishing his present grocery and meat mar the two oldest sons had weighed heavily upon ket. By his long experience he has become him, both of them being promising young men well acquainted with the demands of the pub of sterling character. David Newton John lic, and he carries a very complete and well was educated at the university at Lebanon, assorted stock, catering to the best trade of while his brother was educated at Delaware. the neighborhood. Both brothers taught school and David New In 1886 Mr. Kissel was married to Kate ton John was superintendent of four schools Koch, who died in 1902, leaving four children, in Texas. namely: Lenore, \Villiam, Florence and Ma The death of Abia John removed from bel, all students in the Lima schools. The fam

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ily belong to the German Reformed Church. been a contest for the nomination on the Re Mr. Kissel is a member of the Royal Arcanum publican ticket for a county office, a lively con and the Elks. test was now precipitated, as two of the most prominent men of Allen County aspired for the -—..»__._ nomination; Mr. Edwards received the nomin ation on the third ballot. After the nomina HOMAS J. ED\VARDS, clerk of the tion, he went out and campaigned the county, ' courts of Allen County, whose por man to man and was elected clerk of the courts, trait accompanies this sketch, is one he being the first Republican ever elected to the of the county’s most popular ofiicials. ofiice in Allen County. His friends stood He was born at Gomer, Allen County, by him most loyally in this election and he did Ohio, on the 20th day of June, 1871, of Welsh not forget them when he went into ofiice. As parentage and is a son of Isaac D. and Eliza the end of his term of three years ap beth E. Edwards, who were residents of this proached, his friends again secured for him county for many years. Our subject’s father, the Republican nomination and on November who was an extensive merchant at Gomer, died 7, 1905, he was reelected clerk of the courts in 1892, at Chattanooga, Tennessee; his widow with a majority of 1, 5 59 votes, the largest ma-- still survives, as do also three of their family jority ever given any county candidate, with of six children. the exception of one or two. It was a remark- - At the age of 12 years, Thomas J. Edwards able election; the State losing its Republican began earning his own way. During school Governor, who was running for a second term, vacations he would drive a mule in the coal and the Democratic candidate for that office mines, receiving for his work very liberal pay carrying Allen County by 1,490 votes; the city for one who would take up the work at that of Lima, normally Republican by 800 votes, be age. At the age of 14 years Mr. Edwards at ing carried by the Democrats, who elected all of tended Grant University at Chattannoga, Ten their candidates save one councilman. Mr. Ed nessee, for two terms. Soon after this, his wards has proven himself to be a very active father embarked in business as a merchant, and progressive citizen. It was largely due to conducting a large store at Chattanooga, Ten his efforts that Walter B. Richie was selected nessee. with a full line of stoves and hardware, as a member of the commission to locate the and also a large tinning and cornice establish site of the new State Hospital for the Insane. ment. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Owing to the over.-crowded condition of the Thomas learned the tinner.’s trade and com insane hospitals of the State, the General As pleted his trade under his father. He was of sembly of 1903 empowered the Governor to pleasant address and was gifted with excellent appoint a non-partisan commission of five business ideas; these facts coming to the atten members to locate a site for a hospital for the tion of the Southern Construction Company, insane. A public meeting of the citizens of he was engaged for four years as a commercial Lima was called and the name of Walter B. traveler. After severing his relation with this Richie was selected and the same was pre company, he came back to Lima, Ohio, and sented to Governor Myron T. Herrick for his visited relatives and friends at Gomer, re consideration. Mr. Richie was appointed a turning to Lima on the 2nd day of January, member of this commission on June 9, 1904. 1894. He at once secured a position as a clerk After visiting sites in different parts of the in a shoe store, afterwards going with the firm State, the commission’s final decision was of Hoover Brothers. Two years later he took Allen County and the report was accepted by up his old position as a commercial traveler and the Governor. The Gover.nor will recommend thus continued to be engaged until 1902. In to the next General Assembly that an appro this year at the urgent requests of his many priation be made to erect a State Hospital for friends, he became a candidate for the office of the Insane, to be built in Allen County. county clerk. Although there never before had Mr. Edwards was united in marriage with - 796 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

Caroline M. Hoover, who is a daughter of John ried to Della B. Johns, who is a daughter of Hoover, a well-known citizen of Lima. They T. W. Johns, of Lima. They have one son, have one son, Louis B. Mrs. Edwards is a de Robert L. voted member of the Catholic Church, while Mr. Neeley is one of Lima’s first-class citi Mr. Edwards was reared a Congregationalist. zens, although he devotes very little time to Mr. Edwards’ fraternal connections include the politics. For some years he has led a very busy Elks, Odd Fellows, Modern \Voodmen of life, and is probably as well posted on the dif America, Knights of Pythias, Maccabees and ferent oil fields, their present value and future Eagles. He is 3d vice-president of the Na promise, as any man in this section. He be tional Travelers’ Protective Association of longs to Allen Lodge, No. 223, I. O. O. F., at -America and in 1906 he was elected president Lima. of the Clerks’ Association of the State of Ohio ———<-+o— and was further honored by being elected pres ident of the organization of the county officials F—' .\.\-lES L. MAUS, the well-known of the State of Ohio. His residence is No. 452 wagon-maker of Lafayette, was born North West street, Lima. As county clerk, Pi in Perry township, Allen County, Mr. Edwards has met with public approval, Ohio, November 14. 1840, and is a giving close and careful attention to the duties son of Nicholas Dill and Elizabeth of the office, which are of no light character, (Creps) Mans, who were natives of Mary four assistants being required. He possesses land. The father was born in 1803 near genial qualities, which have made him a suc where afterward was to be fought the battle cessful business man and which are very de of Gettysburg. He came to Ohio in 1832 and sirable in a public official. entered land in Perry township, Allen County, where he carried on farming for many years -_-*0-0 and also operated a sawmill which was run by water-power. He was a miller by trade and

‘ \__. ARRY NEELEY, oil operator and oil followed that business in his native State. He contractor, at Lima, has been a resi made his home in Perry township until he dent of this city for the past 1 5 years. retired from active life when he spent some He was born in this county in 1870, time in Fort \Vayne and later returned to and is a son of H. C. Neeley. Westminster, this county, where he passed The father of Mr. Neeley was born in Allen away at the age of 95 years. He was a \Vhig County, Ohio, in 1843, and is a son of Will and later a Republican. His wife died in 1895 iam Neeley, one of the early pioneers of the at the age of 85 years. There were four chil county. H. C. Neeley was a farmer and also dren, namely: \Villiam A., Margaret Eliza an oil contractor during his active years, but beth, Rebecca Barbara and James L. William is now living in retirement at Ottawa. A. served 12 months in the 180th Regiment, Harry Neeley was reared on his father’s Ohio Vol, Inf., under Capt. Calvin S. Brice, farm and obtained his education in the local and is now a resident of Vaughnsville. Putnam schools. Almost all of his business life has County, Ohio. Margaret Elizabeth became the been devoted to oil interests. In 1895 he com wife of Samuel Moore and resided in Hardin menced to contract at Lima and through the County where she died about 1899. Rebecca Ohio oil field, and this has been his main occu Barbara married Taylor Hefner and lived in pation ever since. F or the past seven years he Fort \Vayne, Indiana. has been associated with the Ohio Oil Com James L. Maus was the fourth and young pany. He owns three separate sets of drilling est of the family. He attended school until tools and. with the exception of a few months, he was 14 when he learned the trade of a car these have been in constant use ever since he penter, at which he continued _to work for sev has been engaged in the business. eral years. In 1867 he moved to LaFayette On October 23, 1896, Mr. Neeley was mar and began his wagon-making business, and has

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been thus engaged almost ever since. He oper life on a farm in \Vyandotte County, and there ated a sawmill for some 12 years and also obtained his education. In 1872 he left home started a feed-mill. now run by his sons. and removed to Delphos, where he engaged in On April 13, 1869, he was married to Han the manufacture of brick until 1880, when he nah E. Leatherman, daughter of Michael came to Lima. Here he found an excellent field Leatherman, a prominent character of the early for his industry and now stands at the head of (lays of Allen County and for many years the brick manufacturers of the city. The qual probate judge. Their children are Arthur Dill, ity of his product has done its own advertising, a machinist and a member of the firm of Maus and a canvass of Lima’s most substantial str.uc Brothers; Charles Vinton, who was killed in tures will prove how large is his local trade. the mill when in his 17th year; Harry Page, In 1869 Mr. Simons was united in mar another member of the firm of Maus Brothers; riage with Maria Hoffman, who is a daughter Frank H., who conducts a hotel at Fort of Eli Hoffman, a farmer of Upper Sandusky. \Vayne, Indiana; Ruea Mrytle, who lives at They have reared a family of nine children, home; Jesse Donald, who has great ability as a namely: Frank, who is in business at Lewis mechanic and is a photographer and electrician ton, Illinois; Henry, who is the engineer of the of Fort \Vayne, Indiana, and two daughters Lima central fire department; Charles, who is who died in infancy. Mr. Maus is a Republi chief engineer of the LaFayette (Indiana) can and cast his first’vote for Abraham Lin Traction Company; Minnie, who is the wife coln. He is a member of Sager Lodge, No. of A. McPheron, of Lima; Permilla, who is 513, F. & A. M., and was a member of the the wife of E. F. Flaving, of Chicago; Rosa, G. A. R. post until its disorganization. who is the wife of Byron S. Langin, of Lima, In the Civil War Mr. Maus was in Com employed in the Lake Erie & Western Railroad pany H. 81st Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., under Capt. office; Bertha, living at home; Earl, who is Charles M. Hughes and Colonel Morton; but employed at the Lima Locomotive Works; and after four months became ill with measles and Raymond, who is attending school. The in was discharged on account of disability. As clinations of Mr. Simons’ sons have led them soon as he recovered he reenlisted in June, into mechanics, where each one is giving an 1862, in Company E, 99th Reg., Ohio Vol. excellent account of himself. Inf., under Capt. John \Valters and from that In late years Mr. Simons has paid little at time was in the thickest of the fray, following tention to politics. Both he and his wife are Bragg’s army and taking part in the battles at members of St. John’s Catholic Church. Their Stone River, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, portraits accompany this sketch. Lookout Mountain and the Atlanta campaign, not missing an engagement in which his regi + ment participated. While waiting in 1865 for a transfer home from Salisbury, North Caro .\PT. JOHN M. BINGHAM,auditor lina, he was taken down with fever, which ' of the National Roofing Tile Com ended his army experiences. pany, of Lima, with offices in the Ma

-——Q-0-§_ sonic Building, is one of the city’s well-known and representative men. ‘ DAM SIMONS. prominent in the He was born in 1865 at Harrisburg, Pennsyl brick manufacturing line at Lima, has vania, and is a son of the late John M. Bing been one of the city’s leading business ham and a member of one of the oldest fam men for a quarter of a century. He ilies of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. was born in Seneca County, Ohio, in Captain Bingham was reared in \Varren 1844, and is a son of the late John Simons, County. in his native State, attending school who formerly was a substantial and well- until the age of 12 years. After working known farmer of Upper Sandusky. there on a farm for several years, he became a Mr. Simons spent all the earlier years of his clerk in a general mercantile store at West 800 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

Newton. He clerked also at Jamestown, New lLLI.\M \V. YOAKAM, one of the York, and in 1882 was engaged for. some leading agriculturists of Bath months in the same line at Cherry Grove, dur township, has been a resident of ing the period of the oil excitement at that the township for almost 60 years, point. From there he went to Bradford and and has a fine farm of 120 acres, again was connected with a mercantile estab located in sections 22 and 23. He was born lishment. Coming to Lima in 1887, he was for May 31, 1821, in Virginia (now West Vir one year in a shoe business and for three years ginia), near Beverly, the county seat of Ran was interested in a grocery. In 1892 he en dolph County. He is a son of Jacob Yoakam tered the employ of the C., H. &D. Railway and grandson -of Michael Y oakam. The Company. He filled various positions with grandfather was among the early settlers of this corporation, finally becoming chief clerk Randolph County, Virginia, and also of Ohio, to C. H. Cory, who is chief of the department as he located in Mount Vernon, Ohio, during of motive power of this line. In April, 1905, his later years. he accepted the position of auditor with the Na Jacob Yoakam was born in Randolph tional Roofing Tile Company and has a num County, February 28, 1790, and spent his en ber of other interests. tire life there, with the exception of one year Captain Bingham has been more or less spent with his father in Knox County, Ohio. prominent in military affairs ever since He was in the \/Var of 1812, at which time he March 29, 1888, when he enlisted as a was stationed at Norfolk, Virginia. He was private in Company C, Second Regiment, a planter of prominence, his plantation con Ohio National Guard, of which he was sisting of some 300 acres of valuable land. He made corporal in 1891, sergeant in 1892, married Jane \Vamsley, who was born in the 2nd lieutenant, June 15, 1892, being recom same county on July 2 5, 1790, and died at the missioned as lieutenant on June 15, 1897. age of 44 years, while Jacob Yoakam reached On April 1, 1899, he was commissioned cap the extreme age of 98 yearsand 6 months. tain and adjutant on December 12, 1899. In They reared a large family of children, viz: June, 1903, he resigned, but was reappointed John, who was born February 18, 1812 and on June 20th. During the Spanish-American died at the age of 93 years; Mary born Aug \Var he served as 2nd lieutenant of Company C, ust 13, 1813, who was also past 93 years of Second Ohio Infantry. U. S. Volunteers, from age when she died; Jonathan, born December May 10, 1898, until February 10, 1899. Dur 14, 1814, a resident of Homer, Ohio; Sarah, ing his term of service in the United States born July 29, 1816, who died at the age of 24; army his regiment was in camp at Knoxville, Jane, born April 24, 1818, who is a resident of Chickamauga and Macon. He is one of the Randolph County, West Virginia; \Villiam best-known military men, in connection with W., our subject; Eliza, born February 28, the State organization, in Northwestern Ohio. 1823, who resides in Randolph County, West On October 3, 1899, Captain Bingham was Virginia; Matthew, born August 23, 1825, married to Catherine Lawlor, who is a daugh who is a wealthy retired citizen of Homer. ter of P. H. Lawlor, of Lima. One son, Ohio, having an extensive acreage of some of Charles, has been born to this union. the choicest land in Licking County, Ohio— Captain Bingham was a charter member of he formerly shipped hogs to New York on a Lodge No. 436, Knights of Columbus, at large scale and was the first man in Allen Lima, and was its financial treasurer. He be County to ship hogs by railroad; \Vashington, longs also to the United Spanish \Var Veter born June 26, 1827; Eliza. born August 19, ans, and to the Knights of St. John. For many 1829, who is now deceased; Jacob, born Jan years he has been a member of St. Rose Cath uary 2o, 1832, who resides near Beverly, W est olic Church, and for an extended period was Virginia; and Rebecca, who died in infancy. leader of its noted choir. | The longevity of the Yoakam family is re AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 801

markable. Of 12 children, four brothers and ber of minor offices. He is a member of the two sisters are still living, their ages rangmg Christian Church, but was formerly affiliated from 73 to 91 years, while as noted above, of with the Methodists during pioneer days until those who died, one lived to be 93 and another the society to which he belonged disbanded. to be more than 93 years of age. He is hale and hearty, a splendid type of Amer William \V. Yoakam remained on the farm ican manhood and might easily pass for a with his parents until he was 22 years of age, much younger man. when he removed to Licking County, Ohio, and rented a farm near L’tica. Six years later --—§-0-§—_ he moved to a farm near Columbus Center, and in 1848 came to Allen County and bought \RRY A. ALBRECHT, proprietor of his present farm of 120 acres in Bath town ‘ r» one of the largest clothing establish ship. A log cabin of one room had been built, ments in Lima, was born in Delaware, but no attempt had been made to clear the Ohio, and is a son of A. F. Albrecht, timber which covered the tract. The deed _ deceased. In 1865, when our sub which Mr. Yoakam holds this property is ject was a child of four years, the family the oldest document of its kind in the town moved to Spencerville and there he was edu ship. He has the land all under cultivation cated. At the age of 19 he secured a position and splendidly improved with good buildings. as clerk in a clothing store in Lima and about Mr. Yoakam was married in 1847 to a year later accepted a more desirable place Nancy C. Channell. a native of Randolph with a similar establishment in Mansfield, County, Virginia. They had one child, Nor where he remained there 10 years. He then ton, who died about six years ago at Sidney, turned his attention to other lines of industry, Ohio, where he had been in the railroad ser going to Chicago where for six and a half vice for 14 years. Mr. Yoakam was a mem- years he was associated with his brother, F. ber of the Ohio National Guard just before the J. Albrecht. since deceased, in the publishing Civil War. His wife died just as his company business. For one and a half years he was man and regiment was ready to start for \Vashing ager of the clothing department of a store in ton to guard that city, but he was able to se Youngstown, Ohio. On March 1, 1899. he cure a substitute and to remain at home. On moved to Lima and engaged in his present bus September 8, 1864, he was married to Rebecca iness, putting in a complete line of gent’s furn A. Chenoweth, who was born April 23, 1843, ishing goods and keeping a thoroughly first and is a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Van class store. For the first five years the firm thorn) Chenoweth. The fruits of this union was Albrecht Brothers; but in 1904 our sub were three children, namely: Allie, born Oc ject purchased the entire business and has tober 27, 1865, who is the wife of \Villiam since conducted it alone as H. A. Albrecht, French, who has charge of Mr. Yoakam’s “The American Clothier.” farm; Nancy E., born August 1, 1868, who is In April, 1885, Mr. Albrecht was married the wife of Theron Hadsell, of Bath township; to Margaret B. Ackerman, daughter of G. P. and Minta L., born December 27, 1872, who Ackerman, formerly a leading business man is the wife of William Faze, of Perry town of Mansfield, Ohio. Their family consists of ship. Mr. Yoakam’s grandchildren are Char five sons and a daughter. Raymond R., the les and Bonnie Yoakam, Lee and Virgil Had eldest, was educated in the Lima High School sel and Dorothy and Evon Faze. He was and following this took a two years’ course in formerly a Democrat and voted for James K. the military school at Miami. He is now em Polk. Later he voted for John C. Fremont ployed as timekeeper for the gas line company and Abraham Lincoln, and has ever since been of Delaware, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Albrecht an ardent Republican. He served as justice are members of Trinity Methodist Episcopal of the peace for six years and has held a num Church. of which he has been steward during 802 HISTORY OF ALLEN/COUNTY

his residence in Lima. He is active in Masonic near Spencerville at the time of her marriage. circles and is also a member of the Odd Fel She is a daughter. of Joseph and Amanda lows and Royal Arcanum. (Berrihill) Riley, both of whom were natives of this county, the former having been born, —Q-o§-— March 16, 1833, and the latter, October 16. 1833. The father, while living in Keokuk ' " ._ ll.I.IAM T. PIERSON resides in County, Iowa, enlisted for service in the Civil section 7, German township, where War in which he met death January 2. he owns a fine farm of 106 acres 1863. The mother resides in Amanda town half a mile northwest of Elida. ship. Her children were as follows: George This is one of the best improved A., born September. 15, 1857, who died Sep and most highly cultivated properties in Allen tember 22, 1858; Leile Evangeline, born May County, and shows the result of modern and 30, 1860, who died October 10, 1860; Joseph progressive ideas when applied to farming. H., born May 28. 1863, who is a resident of Mr. Pierson was born February 1, 1851, in California; and Ellen M. (Mrs. Pierson). Fairfield County, Ohio, and is a son of Joseph \\/hen Mrs. Pierson was one year old, her par and Hannah (DeLong) Pierson. His father ents moved to Iowa where they resided seven was born November 18, 1826, and his mother, years, the family returning to Ohio on a visit July 1, 1825. They were married in Fairfield at the time of the father’s enlistment and re County, December 1, 1847. In 1854 they maining here because of the death of Mr. came to Allen County and for about five years Riley. Her grandfather was Rev. George lived in the village of Elida. Then they moved Riley, who was born in Burlington County, to Fort Amanda, Auglaize County, where the New Jersey, August 27, 1792, and died in mother died May 15, 1886, and the father, Sugar Creek township, Allen County, Ohio, in March 4, 1900. They were the parents of 1883. He was a missionary, assisting Rev. seven children: \Villiam T.; J. E., a resident J. B. Findlay in his work among the Upper of German township; Jane (Baber), deceased; Sandusky Indians of the \Vyandot tribe. Mr. Margaret (Zerkle); Hannah Sophia (Um Pierson is a member of the Methodist Episco baugh), deceased; Rosetta (Baber) and Cora pal Church of Elida and is one of the trustees. Belle (Anderson). \Villiam T. Pierson was educated in Aug —o»-—— laize County and remained with his parents until his marriage in 1874, when he moved to OHN MAY, one of the well-known bus a farm one mile south of where he now lives. ' iness citizens of Beaver Dam, who has He has always been engaged in farming, and been engaged in a livery business here lived on his first farm for 18 years. On for some 25 years, was born at Mon Thanksgiving Day 1893, he moved to the roeville, Huron County, Ohio, Febru farm upon which he now lives and nine years ary 1, 1852, and is a son of Thomas D. and later, in 1902, built the handsome, 11-room Elizabeth (Plowright) May. frame house that is so much of an ornament The parents of Mr. May were born, reared to the property. He also erected barns, etc., and married in England. They came to Amer and has placed the land under the most thor ica in 1850, settling at Monroeville, Ohio. ough cultivation. The father died at Beaver Dam and the mother Mr. Pierson was married October 22, in Michigan, -many years ago. The children 1874, to Ellen M. Riley, and their union has were: Thomas, of Bluffton, Ohio; John, of been blessed by the birth of one son and one this sketch; Annie (Young), of Beaver Dam; daughter, namely: Eva A., born May 25. 1875; and Elizabeth (Stiner), of Akron, Ohio. and Ira E., born December 5, 1881. Both John May was four years old when his are living at home. Mrs. Pierson was born parents moved to Eaton County, Michigan. May 2, 1855, in Bath township, and was living In the following year his mother died, and in

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1860 the family returned to Huron County, probably a Norman nobleman. He founded the Ohio. Our subject was reared to farm work town of Moulton in England and was given and assisted his father for several years on the large estates and the title “Sir." Ohio farm, and then went to \Vood County, Five generations of Sir Thomas Moultons Ohio, and lived with an uncle for two years. resided in the town thus established. In those He learned the carpenter’s trade and secured days orthography was something of a fine art work in Lorain County, in the construction of and the name became variously changed by the the Lake Shore Railroad. In 1873 he became common people and for various reasons, prob connected with the Lake Erie & \Vestern Rail ably on account of recurrences of the same road. as section foreman at Beaver Dam, and baptismal name, by members of the family. he remained with the road for a year and a half Thus on some old records the name is found after the road was completed. spelled Multon and Molton, but the old orthog Mr. May was interested in both a grocery raphy has always been maintained by our sub and livery business for many years at Beaver ject’s branch of the family. Dam, but subsequently sold his grocery after In the “Domesday Book”, that great sur 20 years of business, retaining his livery, which vey of England made by order of VVilliam the he still operates. He has well-equipped barns Conqueror, in 1086, Thomas Moulton is men and keeps 10 horses. tioned as a land-owner, having been put in pos Mr. May was married September 11, 1874, session of an estate called “Galeshore,” a prop to Cynthia \Vestover, a native of this county, erty seized from the Gales by King \Villiam. who is a daughter of Jonathan \Vestover. Perhaps this is why the later Moulton is called They have one child, Ida, who is the wife of “Lord of Gillesland.” F. D. Bowers, of Beaver Dam. _ Thomas de Moulton was a favorite of King Mr. May is identified with the Republican Richard (Coeur de Leon) in 1 190. He is called party and he has been called upon, on numer “Lord of Gillesland” in Cumberland and by ous occasions, to accept offices of considerable the Normans, “Lord de Vaux.” Sir \/Valter responsibility, having served as councilman Scott introduces him in the romance “The Tal and as village and school treasurer. He is a isman,” as such. He is probably the same member of the Disciples’ Church. Thomas de Multon who, as one of the barons,- signed the Magna Charta in 1215. A Thomas ~———Q-0-Q— de Multon was also a signer of the great char ter of Edward in 1297 and this Thomas was OL. B. M. MOULTON, past depart probably a grandson of the preceding. They ment commander of the Grand were Lords of Egremont in Cumberland and Army of the Republic of Ohio, has probably became possessed of their lands on the been one of Lima’s most distin Scottish border. as rewards for their services in guished and esteemed residents for the wars against the Scots. (From the Heraldic almost 20 years. Colonel Moulton comes of a Office of Great Britain and other reliable long line of ancestors, many of whom have sources). Moulton Hall is a place in \Vulbur been prominent in the various walks and avo ton, now in ruins, once the property of Sir cations of life and not a few, like himself, have Thomas. gained honor and reputation in military cir Dudgall in his account of Sturbic says: cles. He was born at Moultonville, Madison “Acre was an old hospital for the poor people. County, Illinois, July 3, 1845, and is a son of dedicated to St. Leonard, which being given Orris G. and Nancy (Miller) Moulton. with the Manor A. D. 1230 to the Knight Hos The Moultons are descended from Sir pitalers by Sir Thomas Moulton, Knight &c.” Thomas Moulton, who went to England with Next, following a page of interesting extracts \Villiam the Conqueror and fought by his side from records portraying the distinction of these in the battle of Hastings, in 1066. He was ancient “Multons,” are numerous quotations 806 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

showingthat all branchesof the Moulton family ment of militia from Stafford, Connecticut. had arms with devices somewhat different from His two sons, Howard and Stephen, were taken each other in minor details, yet alike in the prisoners on Long Island and were confined main, viz: A plain field either of silver or blue. in the old sugar house prison at Richmond, Vir crossed by three horizontal bars, generally red, ginia. Just 87 years later history repeated itself sometimes sable. This continued for several when our subject, also a prisoner of war, was hundred years down to the arms which were sent to one of the old dungeons in the same granted in 1571; by the record these are de city. After the close of the Revolutionary scribed as follows: War, Colonel Moulton went to Ohio and later Moulton: Argent three bars (jules) be settled at Floyd, Oneida County, New York, tween eight escallop shells, sable; three, two, where he died in 1819. He married a daughter two and one crest on a pellet, a falchion rising of Lieut. Josiah Converse, Ellenor Converse, a argent, granted in 1571. This is an accurate cousin of Governor Julius Converse, of Ver description of the arms brought over by mont. Their children were: Howard, Stephen, Thomas Moulton in 1635, excepting the color Benjamin, Joseph, Solomon, Ebenezer and bars and shells and the grant might have been Josiah. to his grandfather as it was made only 64 years Howard Moulton, son of Stephen (1), was before the emigrant brought over the copy that a prominent merchant of Troy, New York and it still extant. Tradition asserts this to be the an able and distinguished man. One of his fact and that the escalloped shells were added daughters married Gen. John E. Wool and to the very ancient arms of silver or red field another became the mother of John A. Gris and three bars, for victories won by Admiral wold, who once was a Republican candidate for Moulton of more recent times. Governor of New York. In 163 5 Thomas and John Moulton, broth Stephen Moulton (2), son of Stephen (1), ers, came to Newbury, Massachusetts, from was a farmer residing at Floyd, New York; Norfolk County, England. Later they settled two of his sons were named Jesse and Asa. at Hampton, New Hampshire and in 1637 they Jesse by his first marriage had three sons and were joined by a third brother, William, who one daughter,—Lewis, Charles, Henry and came from Ormsby, Norfolk County. Julia. Julia became Mrs. Bell, of Syracuse, Ebenezer Moulton was the first of our sub New York. By a second marriage, Jesse had ject’s branch of the Moulton family in Amer a daughter, Elizabeth. ica, as far. as known. It has been said that he Benjamin Moulton, son of Stephen (1), was formerly a clergyman, also that he was in lived at Floyd, New York, where he married the service of the English government and came and had four. sons and two daughters, viz: from England to Nova Scotia about the year James T., Arthur, Josiah, John, Maria and 1725, a wealthy member of the English no Eleanor. Of the children of Benjamin the bility. Afterward he came to New England record is as follows: and died in South Brimfield, Massachusetts, in James T. Moulton, son of Benjamin, was at 1783, leaving one son, Stephen. one time one of the leading merchants of New Stephen Moulton, son of Ebenezer and York City. One of his sons, Arthur, married a great-grandfather of our subject, was born in Miss Sagor, of Utica and they had one daugh 1734, was graduated at one of the New Eng ter. A son. Albert, died unmarried. A land colleges, inherited his father’s wealth and daughter, Sarah, married Thomas \V. Timpson was an accomplished gentleman of his time. and they had one son and three daughters— During the American Revolution he equipped Thomas W., Addie, Florence and Sarah. An a regiment at his own expense and contributed other daughter of James T. Moulton, Letitia, very largely from his fortune in aid of the Rev married James Alexander Striker, of New olutionary cause. He participated in military York. Jennie, another daughter, married Philip affairs as lientenant colonel in the 22nd Regi B. Low, of New York and their children were AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 807

two daughters—Letty and Jennie. Gary, son Frank resided at Nashville; he also had three of James T., resides in New York and his chil daughters. dren—two sons and a daughter—are: Gary Joshua Moulton, son of Solomon, lived and \V., Raymond and Marion. the eldest son hav died at Floyd, New York. His children were: ing one child. Severn, William, George, Lewis, Eliza, Cath Arthur Moulton, second son of Benjamin, erine, Mary, Susan and Margot. His son, married and reared a family some place in the Severn Moulton was a prominent man in New far \Vest. York City. He left one son and one-daughter, Josiah, son of Benjamin, was born at Floyd, the former of whom, Frank Moulton, became New York, and settled in the \Vest, marrying well known to the public as the “mutual friend” a sister of Judge Powers Green. They had in the great Beecher-Tilton trial—his children three sons—Powers. Rodman and Josiah—and reside in New York. one daughter. Powers is a prominent man in John Moulton, son of Solomon, lived in \Visconsin. _ New York and left two children. John Moulton, son of Benjamin, reared a Benjamin Moulton, son of Solomon, died family in the \Vest. at Floyd, New York, leaving one son and two Maria Moulton, daughter of Benjamin, daughters. The son died in California without married Hezekiah McIntosh and they had two issue and one daughter—Sarah—is deceased. daughters and three sons; the latter being An The other daughter—Susan—resides in the drew, Ichabod and Charles. Andrew and Icha \Vest. bod married and practiced law at Utica, New Roary Moulton, son of Solomon, died at York. One of the daughters became the wife Floyd, New York, leaving one son, Horace C., of Josiah K. Brown, of Stittville, New York, who resides in Berlin, VVisconsin; and one dairy commissioner of that State. daughter, Julia, who married Charles Riggs, Eleanor Moulton, daughter of Benjamin, of Turin, New York. married a Mr. Roberts, of Buffalo, New York, Wesley Moulton, son of Solomon, died un and they had three daughters—-Sarah and married. Maria, deceased, and Miriam. Ebenezer Moulton, son of Stephen (1), Joseph Moulton. son of Stephen (1), re was born at Stafford, Connecticut, where he sided at Troy, New York. married. Afterward he removed to Floyd, Solomon Moulton, son of Stephen (1), New York, where he died about 1855. He lived and died at Floyd, New York. His sons married first Mary Lillebridge, daughter of were: Stephen, Henry, Joshua, John, Benja Rev. David Lillebridge, of Stafford, who was min, Roary and Wesley and his daughter was a son of Benjamin and Amy (Sherman) Lille Susan, who married Oziah Wilcox. The chil bridge, the latter of whom was a sister of Roger dren of this union were Jermain and Jefferson. Sherman, one of the signers of the Declara The latter married and left two daughters— tion of Independence. The children of this Susan and Sophia, the former of whom mar first marriage were: Linus, David, Lucretia ried John Brinkerhoof, a prominent lawyer of and Mary. He married (second) Eliza Gard Kansas. ner and their children were: Eliza, Maria and Stephen Moulton (3), son of Solomon left Orris G. no issue; he died at Rome, New York, and was Linus Moulton, son of Ebenezer, resided at interred at Floyd. Floyd, New York, married Olive Frazier, of Henry Moulton, son of Solomon, married VVestern New York and they had one son and Lucretia Moulton and lived and died at Floyd. five daughters: Jermain, who died without is his children being Caroline who married Frank sue; Mary, Imogene, Harriet, Louise and lin French, of Western New York; and Anna. Mary married Asa Clark, of Floyd, Thomas, who was a prominent merchant of New York, and left one daughter named Im Nashville, Tennessee. He was a -olished gen ogene, who--_married Charles H. Sampson, of tleman. Of Thomas Moultons two sons, Chicago. Harriet married Jesse Armstrong, of 41 808 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

Rome, New York. Louise married William D. Pratt and their children are: Harriet, Miriam - Thorne and their two sons—Jermain and Will and Milton. Lucretia, daughter of Ebenezer iam B.—live in Chicago; Jermain married Moulton, married Henry Moulton. Frances Dart, of Lansing, Michigan, and their Mary Moulton, daughter of Ebenezer, two children are named Frances Louise and married Merritt Brooks, of Rome, New York Dart. Anna Moulton died without issue. and they had two sons—Stephen and Sperry; David Moulton, son of Ebenezer, was born and four daughters—Elizabeth, Helen, Jose in Stafford, Connecticut. \Vhen David was a phine and Mary Ann. Stephen left two sons, boy, his father moved to Floyd, Oneida Coun Elizabeth married Lester B. Miller, of New ty, New York, where David resided until his York; their only daughter is deceased and death, which occurred May 7, 1886. He was their only son, Merritt B., resides in New York buried where he had spent the greater part of City. Helen married John Sumner and their his life. Like the most of the Moultons of his children were John and Edward, the latter of time and race, he was a fine looking, large, whom is a lawyer in Minneapolis. Josephine well-proportioned man and in his youth he had married Josiah Fogg, of St. Louis. Mary Ann great physical strength and all his life his men died unmarried. tal endowments were of a very superior order. Eliza Moulton, daughter of Ebenezer, is He was a colonel in the State militia. In poli the widow of Hosea Clark; her two daughters, tics David Moulton was a stanch Democrat and Hattie and Emma, are both deceased. The for nearly 50 years was one of the leaders of former married Joseph Favil, of Brooklyn, his party, generally a delegate to all its im New York. portant conventions and on one occasion was Maria Moulton, daughter of Ebenezer, died its candidate for Congress from the Oneida without issue. district. David Moulton married Prudence Orris G. Moulton, son of Ebenezer, was M. Sizer, who was a daughter of Eli Sizer, a born at Floyd, Oneida County, New York, grandson of a French emigrant, D. Souzour. June 23, 1816. He married Nancy Miller, They had these children: Julia, Mariam, Sarah daughter of Benjamin Miller, of Trenton, New and Eliza. Julia married Nehemiah Slooper York, and soon after they moved to Madison and their children were: Cesarine, Prudence County, Illinois, where Orris had purchased a and David M. Of this family, Cesarine mar large tract of land. The town of Moultons ried Hon. Eaton J. Richardson, a prominent ville. in that county, is named in his honor, as lawyer of Utica, New York and at one time a he was its founder. Orris G. and Nancy State Senator, and they had one son—Everett (Miller) Moulton, had two sons, Benjamin Slooper. Prudence married William A. Davies, and Orris G., the former of whom is the sub at one time a prominent merchant at Floyd, ject of the present record. The father of our New York. and they had one son—William subject died of cholera at St. Louis, Missouri, Everett. David M. also married and he had July 11, 1851, aged 35 years; his widow dis three children: \Valter, \Villiam and Mary. posed of her property in Illinois and returned Mariam married Henry M. Kellogg and they to Steuben, Oneida County, Illinois, where she had three children: David M., Frederick H. died in March, 1873. Orris G. Moulton was and Converse. The first two are practicing born in Moultonsville, Illinois, July 23. 1851 law in New York City. Sarah married Edwin and married Belle Ross, daughter of Aaron C. Kellogg and their three living daughters Ross, of Hornellsville. Steuben County, New are: Ella, Clara and Louise. Ella married P. York. They have one daughter, Frances, and Fitzsimons, a merchant of New York City and reside at Syracuse, New York. Mr. Moulton they have two sons——Edwin Kellogg and Leon is the general agent for New York of the James. Louise married Sinclair Myers, a Massachusetts Benefit Life Association of Bos prominent real estate broker of New York city. ton, Massachusetts. Clara is unmarried. Eliza married William Before leaving the ancetral history in order AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 809

to give attention to that of Colonel Moi1lton where he was kept at the distribution camp himself, a few more interesting records may until he could be paroled. Colonel Moulton be added, viz: participated in the battles at Petersburg (barely Josiah Moulton. son of Stephen (1), had escaping with his life at the time of the mine two children, Charles and Harriet. The former explosion), Cold Harbor, Drury’s Bluff and settled in New York as a merchant and dealer Chapin’s Farm and in innumerable smaller in cotton and in this line he accumulated an im engagements. mense fortune. He was a personal friend of After his return from the army, he resumed Louis Napoleon and was his host during the his studies at the Whitestown Seminary for visit of that nobleman to America. After Na one year and then entered Eastman’s Business poleon became Emperor of France, Charles College, where he was graduated late in 1866. Moulton and family moved to Paris and re For two years he was a clerk in a wholesale sided in that city or at their magnificent coun mercantile business at Dolpha, New York and try-seat in the environs. Charles died in 1886 then embarked in business for himself at Cone survived by five children : Ray, Charles, Henry, sus, New York. He remained here for. eight Clara and Helen. Both Ray and Charles are years but sold out in 1876 and went to Penn married, the latter’s wife being an accom sylvania in the employ of J. D. \Volf, con plished lady from Boston—they had two sons nected with the Oil Well Supply Company and who reside in that city. Henry, son of Charles, remained with him until March, 1877, when is unmarried. Clara married a member of the Mr. Wolf sold his interests to Eaton, Cole & firm of Brown Brothers & Company, bankers Burnham, and Colonel Moulton became man of New York, and she, with one child, was ager of the new company and continued until lost when the steamer “Arctic” was burned at the organization of the Oil \Vell Supply Com sea. Helen, youngest daughter of Charles, pany. He accepted the position of manager married Count Paul Hatzfeldt, German Am of the business of this company of the district bassador in London. at Duke’s Center in Northern Pennsylvania. Harriet, daughter of Josiah Moulton, noted By 1881 Colonel Moulton’s efficiency as a before, married Judge Powers Green, of In man of business was so recognized that he was diana, and their daughter Harriet became a transferred to the important district at Boli Mrs. Hills, of Waukegan, Illinois, and their var, New York, and in 1886, to Lima, Ohio. children are: Harriet, Rebecca, Grace and Here he has in charge the management of the Frank. Oil Well Supply Company of the Ohio and After the death of his father and the return Indiana oil fields, in which the company is in of his widowed mother to Oneida County, terested. New York, our subject attended the public Colonel Moulton married Marietta Kuder, schools until he was 16 years old and then en who is a daughter of John Kuder, of Grove tered the Whitestown Seminary and devoted land, Livingston County, New York. Their himself to his studies until he enlisted for serv one son, H. S. Moulton, is a lumber dealer at ice in the Civil \/Var. On August 4, 1862, he Lima and was a member of Governor Myron joined Company E, 117th Reg., New York T. Herrick’s staff. Vol. Inf., in which he served through three long In politics Colonel Moulton has always years, during which time his personal brav been an uncompromising Republican and he ery caused his promotion very rapidly. On has been more or less prominent in the party September 29, 1864, he was wounded at the for many years. During the administration battle of Chapin’s Farm and was taken pris of Governor Nash, he was a member of the oner and transported to the same old city which executive’s staff and hence acquired his present had been the scene of the incarceration of his title. In 1904 he was elected department com kindred some 87 years before. From Rich mander of the Grand Army of the Republic mond he was subsequently sent to Annapolis of Ohio and faithfully and satisfactorily at 810 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

tended to the duties of the office. Under the first charge was a district school which he administration of Governor Herrick he served taught in 1882 and for which he received pay as a member of the board of trustees of the S0l at the rate of $1 per day for the first three diers’ and Sailors’ and Orphans’ Home, at months. In 1886 he came to \/Vest Cairo and Xenia, Ohio. A portrait of Colonel Moulton for four years was a successful teacher in the accompanies this sketch. schools in the township. For three years he was superintendent of schools at LaFayette, —Q-0-§— resigning to accept the position of superintend ent of the Monroe township schools. At the ' HARLES \VILLIAM WVESTBAY, expiration of that period he was elected super I mayor of the village of \V est Cairo intendent of schools at ‘West Cairo and has and superintendent of schools, was held this place since. He is one of the most born on a farm about three miles advanced educators of the county, and has from Lima, February 4, 1860. His been remarkably successful with his work, fit parents were Isaiah and Katherine (Crites) ting the young men and women under his care \/Vestbay, both of whom were born in Allen to fill places of usefulness and honor in the County. \Villiam \\/estbay, the paternal social and business world. He served on the grandfather, who was a native of Scotland, County Board of School Examiners for six settled in Pennsylvania, and later moved to years, and has been actively identified with the Allen County, Ohio, where he died. The ma growth and upbuilding of the community. He ternal grandparents were Charles and Sophia was postmaster at \/Vest Cairo during Cleve Crites, natives of Pennsylvania, and of Ger land’s second administration. man ancestry. Mr. \Vestbay was married in 1886 to Miss Isaiah \Vestbay was a farmer, but was also Ritenour, a native of Fayette County, Penn a musician of considerable ability, and during sylvania, and a daughter of Mandeville and the early years held singing-school at various Elizabeth (Hackney) Ritenour, both natives. places throughout this section. He enlisted in of that State. Mrs. \\/estbay has borne her Company G, 81st Reg., Ohio Vol, Inf., as mu husband four children, viz: Zeno Pearl; Cor sician, serving under Captain Overmyer as inne Savonarola; Naomi Ernest; and Henry fifer and flute player, and among the engage October. The family are members of the ments in which he took part was that at Cor Christian Church. Mr. \Vestbay is a Demo inth. He died March 7, 1864, a few days after crat and has been honored with a number of returning to his family. He left three chil offices in the village, serving as justice of the dren, the two eldest being twins who were peace for nine years, before being placed in the named in honor of their grandparents, our mayor’s -chair. Fraternally he is connected subject bearing the names of both grand with the Sons of Veterans, Knights of the fathers, Charles and \/Villiam, while his sister Golden Eagle, and the Independent Order of was called Sophia Jane. This sister married Odd Fellows. ‘ L.‘ W. Allen and resides in Lima. Martha Ozilla, the third child, married J. M. Osborn _—_.~..—_ and lives in VVaverly, Kansas. Our subject was reared on the farm and L, OHN O’BRIEN, general superintend attended the common schools during his ' ent of The Buckeye Pipe Line Com youth. At the age of 20 years, he took a two pany, of Lima, was born at Forest years’ course in the Ohio Normal University ville, Chautauqua County, New York, at Ada, Ohio, and_since that time has been en January 22, 1863, being a member of gaged in teaching, so far as is known, he is the one of the old, well-known families of tha" veteran teacher of the county, having taught place. consecutively here for the longest time. His After completing his education in the For

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estville Academy, in 1878, Mr. O’Brien started brought about his promotion as general super out to make his own way in the world, with intendent of The Buckeye Pipe Line Company little capital but his health. education and en and the Indiana Pipe Line Company. He has ergy. Just at this time the oil field of McKean severed his connections with the Prairie Oil County, Pennsylvania, was attracting residents & Gas Company. He has other large interests, of all parts of the Union and thither the young being a director of the First National Bank of man made his way. At Bradford he became a Independence, Kansas; a director of the Inde messenger with the Western Union Telegraph pendence Iron Works; a director of the Bart Company, and incidentally learned telegraph lesville (I. T.) \Vater Company and is also ing. He was subsequently engaged as a clerk interested as a stockholder in the Lima Trust in the Bradford office of the Erie Railroad and Company, the Bradford National Bank and in remained there as clerk and telegraph operator other financial institutions. until June 1, 1880. He then entered the em Mr. O’Brien was married to Louise Newell ploy of the National Transit Company as a of Bradford. Pennsylvania, on January 18, telegraph operator at Corning, New York. 1893, and they have three children, viz: Lou He remained there two years and when the ise, Norman and Florence. The family be Corning office was closed by the company, Mr. longs to St. Rose Catholic Church at Lima. O’Brien was transferred back to the Bradford office. He was engaged at different pump sta -—-Q-»— tions in the oil field as his services were needed and thus became fully acquainted with the dif ~'» HNROE M. EAST, a prominent ferent fields and all the details of the oil busi ~ 3. citizen of this county. owns 94% ness. In the latter part of 1882 the National acres of land in sections 16 and transit Company showed its recognition of Mr. 21, German township, where he is O’Brien’s fidelity and ability by recalling him successfully engaged in farming. from the field stations to their office at Brad He has five oil-wells in active operation on his ford, then the scene of the companys greatest land, but has leased them to Dr. Charles E. interests. Lawton, of Cleveland, who now operates them. Mr. O’Brien remained in the Bradford of Mr. East is a son of Samuel and Elizabeth fice for five years, when he was again pro (Mumaw) East. of German township. A moted, being removed to the New York office, sketch of Samuel East may be found elsewhere where he became manager of the National in this work. Transit Company’s telegraph business. Five Monroe M. East married Priscilla Alice rr1onths later, on April 1, 1888, Mr. O’Brien Crider, of Auglaize County, a daughter of permanently left the telegraph department, but Isaac and Susan (Searfoss) Crider, who re not the company’s service. He was then placed moved from Pickaway County to Cridersville, in charge of the Bradford oil field as assistant Auglaize County, where Mrs. East was born superintendent, a position he most efficiently on March 17, 1855. Mr. and Mrs. East have filled for seven years. On June 1, 1895. he six children: Susan Elizabeth. born August became superintendent of the whole Bradford 19, 1878, who died on the 11th of the follow district, and since then he has been steadily ing month; Olive Ettie, born September 25, advanced until at present he occupies one of 1879, now living at home; Irene Belle. born the most responsible positions in the gift of the September 25, 1881, who married Alvin E. company. On October 13, 1903, he was sent Herring, of German township, on January 3, to Lima as assistant general superintendent of 1899, and has two children—Harold Glenn The Buckeye Pipe Line Company, The Indiana and Horace Burdette; Bessie May, born May Pipe Line Company, and made general man 16, 1884, who married Oran Hepler, on March ager of the Prairie Oil & Gas Company, of the -31. 1902, and has one child—Cledith Eliza Kansas field. The death of Daniel J. O’Day beth; Samuel Cleveland, born May 11, 1888, 814 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

who lives at home; and Catherine Gertrude, School Building. In the erection of this fine born April 12, 1894. Mr. East has taken a structure last mentioned he was associated with “lively interest in educational matters and has F. L. Packard, the State architect, of Colum served as a member of the School Board. In bus. By experts it has been conceded to be politics he is a Democrat. one of the finest school buildings in the State. On a foregoing page, in connection with Many of the beautiful residences of Lima this sketch is shown a picture of Mr. and Mrs. which attract favorable notice and comment East and family. from the visitor were erected from designs pre pared by Mr. Chapin, who has also furnished ——Q0-@—— plans for the building of a great many of the large structures of the city. A. CHAPIN, one of the leading archi In 1893 Mr. Chapin was married "to Ella tects of Lima and one of the city’s Ackerman, who is a daughter of the late \Vil representative men, was born in 1853 liam Ackerman, who for years was identified at Mount Vernon, Knox County, with the manufacturing interest of Lima. Ohio, and is a son of Dexter Chapin. Mr. Chapin is a 32nd degree Mason and The aged father of our subject, now al belongs to the Blue Lodge, Council, Chapter most 80 years old, resides at Lima and still and Commandery at Lima, in which bodies he takes much interest in passing events. For has frequently held official position. He has many years he was one of the leading con done much toward making this city one of tractors here, and for a protracted period was beauty and modern aspect and has been called active in city politics, during which he served 1n to assist in promoting various objects of three terms as a member of the City Council. public utility. His mother was a Franklin, belonging to the __M__ same branch of the family which gave the

world Benjamin Franklin. EXRY KRUSE, who has resided con Our subject was only two years of age tinuously for upwards of 40 years on when his parents came to Lima, where they his present farm in section 17. Ger lived some time and then removed to \/Vapa man township, is one of the thrifty, koneta and later to Cincinnati. VVhile in Lima substantial citizens of Allen County, he attended the grammar department of the was born July 24, 1833, in Prussia, Germany. Lima High School. He also attended school His parents were Joseph and Anna Kruse. at the other points where his father’s business The mother died in 1843 and the father fol called him. At Cincinnati he worked with lowed her in 1848. Mitchell & Ramelsberg, in the furniture busi After the death of his father, Henry ness and then went into the office of Michael Kruse, who was then 15 years of age. was Renbaugh, of that city. He remained under in bound out to a shoemaker for a term of three struction there for several years. years. After serving out his time, he re Before the new Court House was erected at mained in the same service two years longer, Lima. he returned to this city and went to work receiving wages for his labor. He was desir at the carpenter’s trade while he prepared him ous of starting in business for himself but, as self to open the first architect’s office ever estab the laws of the country did not allow him to lished here. He has continued in this profession take such a step until he was of age. he de ever since and now has offices located in the cided to try his fortune in America. Holland Building. To him has been entrusted \Vith 25 of his fellow townspeople, he be the drawing of plans and designs for many gan the journey-acrcss the ocean, the trip of the most important buildings in the city of being made in a sailing vessel- and covering a Lima, among which we may mention: Lima period of eight weeks. An epidemic of small Paper Mills, County Infirmary, Children’s pox broke out, which proved fatal to seven of Home, Holland Building and the new High their number, and caused a change in the plans. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 815

They had intended to land at New Orleans but 1822. Later he moved to Champaign County this they were not permitted to do on account and in 1829 to Allen County, where he entered of the smallpox, although they were allowed to land near the present site of the town of \Vest proceed up the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. A - minster. In 1830 he moved his family here landing was made at Cincinnati. Mr. Kruse and during the remainder of his life he was en remained in that city three and a half years gaged-in clearing and cultivating his property. working at his trade and then went to Cham He was one of the first trustees of Auglaize paign County, near Urbana, Ohio, where he township and took an active part in its public worked four years on a farm. About this time affairs. Politically he was a \Vhig. he was married and leased the farm for five Isaac N. Smith, father of our subject, now years, until 1865, when he came to Allen lives retired in his pleasant home at No. 708 County and purchased 68 acres of land where East Kibby street, Lima. He was born in 1839 he has since resided. Mr. Kruse prospered in in Auglaize township. \Vhen 14 years of age his business, and added to his original pur he started to learn the carpenter’s trade and chase until he owned at one time 200 acres. continued work at the same until 1864, when Most of this has been sold since, his son he enlisted in Company B. 151st Reg., Ohio and son-in-law recently buying 140 acres of Vol. Inf., for 100 days, but his real service him. This leaves 30 acres in the homestead. covered four months. He was detailed to the Mr. Kruse was married in 1859 to Doretta quartermaster’s department and was stationed Booman, who was born in Hanover, Germany, during the greater part of the time at Fort November 24, 1833. Five children have been Reno. At the close of the war he returned born to them, namely: Charles, residing on home and resumed carpenter work until 1868, the homestead, who married Minnie Counse when he engaged in wagon and carriage man lor, daughter of Rev. Counselor, of this colm ufacturing at Westminster. Mr. Smith con ty, and has six children: Henry, who married tinued in business for 10 years and had a large Bertha Beckler, who died 10 years ago, leaving establishment, where he also did repair work two sons, Earl and Kenneth, who live with and dealt in agricultural implements. Some their grandfather Kruse; Anna, who married of the wagons built by him 40 years ago are Jacob Smith, lives about three miles south of still in commission in and about Westminster. Lima and has five children—Paul, Alice, In June, 1888, Mr. Smith located in Lima, Gladys, Dean and Floy; Emma, who married where he carried on contracting until failing Lewis Freightner, lives in Lima and has two eyesight caused him to retire from business. children—Evan and Robert; and Frank, who During his residence in Auglaize township, he married Maggie Neely, lives in Lima and has was active in public affairs and was elected to one child, Grace. Mr. Kruse is a Democrat. many of the township offices. He served four In religion he is a Lutheran and is a trustee of years as assessor of that township, for years the church of that denomination at Elida. was school director and was a man whose ad vice was asked and judgment consulted by his -—Q-0-@—— fellow-citizens. Frank C. Smith of this sketch was reared ' RANK C. SMITH, who is the senior and educated at Westminster, and learned the f member of the large contracting firm carpenter’s trade with his father. He entered of Smith & Sherrick. of Lima, has the employ of the Standard Oil Company and been a resident of this city for the remained with that corporation for six years, past 17 years. He was born at West during four of which he was in charge of the minster, Allen County, Ohio, in 1867, and is tanking department at different points. He a son of Isaac N’. Smith and a grandson of built the first pump station in the Ohio oil field. Abner Smith. Then for some four years he followed his Abner Smith was born in Pennsylvania trade by himself; but in 1898 he formed his and removed to Athens County, Ohio, about present partnership with S. S. Sherrick. This 816 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

firm is engaged in a general contracting busi Company F, 118th Reg., Ohio Vol, Inf., at ness and is the leading firm in this line in Delphos, and was mustered out at Evansville, Lima. Their large planing mill and sash, Indiana, from-the Second Battalion, V. R. C., door and blind factory is located at Nos. 330 on July 6, 1865. For nearly 18 months he 332 South Union street. had held the position of post adjutant. His In 1899 Frank C. Smith was married to health being poor at this time, he was em Ella Biederman, of Auglaize County. They ployed mainly at detached duty and was prof have one son, \Valter Stanley, aged five years. fered an honorable discharge by President Both Mr. Smith and his wife are members of Lincoln on this account. This offer he did not Grace Methodist Episcopal Church at Lima. take advantage of and this evidence of patriot In politics Mr. Smith is azealous Repub ism brought him a personal letter from the lican and is a member of the Republican Cen President, commending him in high terms. tral Committee, He belongs also to the Lima After his return from the army, the young Board of Health, and is interested in all move man tried farming for a time, but his health ments tending to promote the welfare of the was scarcely robust enough to enable him to city. His fraternal connections are with the make of it a success. He then turned his at Odd Fellows and Red Men. tention to medicine. He prepared for college with a local practitioner, and took a course of —4»-_-_ lectures in the University of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, where he was graduated April __ ENRY CLAY HART, M. D., now re 23, 1869. In the same year he took up his res " siding on his well-improved farm of idence at Spencerville, which at that time was 160 acres, situated in section 25, a village of 300 souls. He was the third physi Spencer township, was one of the cian to locate here, the late Dr. Campbell and earliest physicians to settle at Spen Dr. Rails having come here a short time be cerville, where he continued in active practice fore. Dr. Hart practiced here for 20 years for many years. Dr. Hart was born July 19, and then went to Monticello for two years. On 1841, at Troy, Miami County, Ohio, and is a account of failing health, he then retired to his son of Levi and Sarah Sewell (Tullis) Hart. farm which, when he purchased it, was a tract Dr. Hart comes of sturdy American patriot of dense woods lying along the canal, two and stock, his ancestry reaching directly to one of a half miles north of Spencerville. In addition the signers of the Declaration of Independ to being a fertile and productive agricultural ence. The father of Dr. Hart was born in New property, it is also valuable for the oil that Jersey and was one of a family of seven chil underlies it, 12 wells having been already de dren. Previous to coming to Ohio he worked veloped. Dr. Hart has cleared all this land as a machinist; but later he became a farmer with the exception of three acres. The land and died in Ohio in 1865. He was a liberal is well tiled and substantial buildings have man in relation to education and religion and been erected. Dr. Hart lives retired, having filled an important place in his community. He excellent tenants to look after his farming in was survived until 1886 by his wife, who was terests. _ born in Virginia. The family consisted of In April, 1889, Dr. Hart was married to four children, namely: Francis C., Dorisa Elizabeth Vashti Rathgeber, who is a daugh Ann, Henry Clay and John B., the last named ter of Jacob Rathgeber, of Spencer township. deceased in infancy. Two years later the Doctor and wife retired to Henry Clay Hart grew up on his father’s the farm where they enjoy all the comforts and farm and secured his literary education in the a large number of the luxuries of life. Mrs. schools at Delphos. He was employed later by Hart takes great pleasure in her housekeeping a local business house as bookkeeper until he and many of the Doctor’s leisure hours are reached his majority, when, in August, 1862, passed in his well-equipped library. he entered the Union Army. He enlisted in Dr. Hart is a stanch Republican and for

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years was active in party affairs. He has sufficient means to give his son excellent school served in various off1ces and on numerous advantages at Cardington, Ohio, and he was boards since coming to Allen County. Dur but 20 years old when he commenced the study ing two terms he was a member of the Spen of the law, which he completed under the su cerville Town Council and while on that body pervision of Judge J. A. Beebe, being admitted was appointed street commissioner. During to the bar on February 2, 1860, before the Su his administration much of the east part of preme Court of Ohio. Scarcely had he had town was laid out, and it was Dr. Hart’s sug time to realize the completion of the ambitious gestion that the street east of Pearl should be efforts of several strenuous years, and feel that named “College" street. For two terms he he had made a fair beginning on his career, was a member of the Board of Education, and when the Civil War was precipitated. Among was chairman of the board when the school the first to offer their. services, he served three building was erected. For over 11 years he months in Company C, 15th Reg.,-Ohio Vol. was a member of the Board of Health. In Inf., and at the close of this enlistment as every way he has been one of the public-spirited sisted in the organization of Company B. 43d and useful citizens of Allen County and is held Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf. Prior to 1863, when con in general esteem. He is a member of the tinued ill health led to his resignation, he was local G. A. R. post of which he has been sur promoted from 2d lieutenancy to the 1st lieu geon. tenancy, and from 1st lieutenancy to the cap Dr. Hart is a well-read man and a pleasant taincy. In the second battle of Corinth, in conversationalist, whose reminiscences of the 1862, Captain Prophet was wounded. In his early days of his practice in this locality are of official report of the battle of Corinth, the a most interesting nature. In those days he vis commanding general made honorable mention ited his patients on horseback, the only possi of Captain Prophet, commending him for ble way, as his calls often came from distant “conspicuous gallantry and efficiency in battle.” and isolated farmhouses, and he has had thrill After his return home, he was commis ing adventures when answering the calls of sioned colonel of the Second Regiment, Ohio duty, pursuing his way through cold and Militia, by Governor David Tod. He organ storm, often at night, following bridle-paths ized and officered the regiment, but it was not through the forest. called into service. The Doctor could have built up quite. a Resuming the duties which the call to arms fortune but he has always given bounteously had caused him to put aside, Colonel Prophet of his means to all worthy objects. He has continued to practice law and for five years he contributed to the erection of all the churches also engaged in newspaper editing and pub of his neighborhood as well as to their support. lishing. In 1868 he was appointed postmaster of Mount Gilead, where he was then residing. -—Q-0-@———— In the fall of 1869, he was elected without op position State Senator from the 17th and 28th OL. HINCHMAN S. PROPHET, districts and served his const1tuents well one of the prominent and represen through his term of office; and what is remark tative citizens of Lima, and one of able he never missed a roll call nor a vote. He the city’s leading attorneys, with was a member. of several important commit offices in the Holmes Block, was tees, among them “Common Schools and born at Evesham, Burlington County, New School Lands,” and “Municipal Corpprations.” Jersey, and is a son of John and Catherine He was also a member of a special com (Roberts) Prophet. mittee that visited the Ohio Soldiers’ and The parents of Colonel Prophet finally Sailors 'Orphans Home at Xenia, and on its settled in Morrow County. Ohio, and spent the recommendation the home was bought by the remainder of their lives there. State. The father of our subject was a man of In 1872 he removed to Lima, becoming a 820 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

member of the firm of Prophet & Eastman, a has been appointed a delegate by the Gover firm which has sucessfully handled a large nor to the National Conference of Charities part of the important litigation of this section and Corrections. His portrait accompanies for the past 25 years. this sketch, being shown on a preceding page. In May, 1870, Colonel Prophet, without solicitation, was made a member of the Phon ———§0-O——— etic Society, established in Bath. England, by Sir Isaac Pitman, the inventor of phonetic - .\I’T. ALBERT E. GALE, a merch shorthand. He was the first official court re ‘ ant tailor of Lima, was born, porter in the Northwest. He was a member of reared and educated in Lima. being the Ohio Association of Stenographers, and a son of E. Gale, the pioneer tailor also of the International Association. For four of this city. As soon as he was old years he was city solicitor; for the same length enough to learn the business he entered his of time was Prosecuting Attorney of Allen father’s office to familiarize himself with the County. work and has been associated in the enterprise In 1882 he was elected mayor of Lima; he for the past 13 years. He is a shrewd, capa served one term at this time, declining a re ble young man and is destined to become suc nomination. In 1898 he was again elected cessful in business. mayor by the largest majority ever received Mr. Gale is actively interested in the good by any candidate for mayor of the city. He government of the community; he is one of the again declined a renomination. In school and leading Republicans of Allen County and has other local positions, he has been generous of frequently served as delegate to State conven his time, money and advice, having served 19 tions. He has been a member of the city cen years as a member of the Board of Education, tral committee for the past eight years, hold being president of the board for 10 years of ing the office of treasurer for more than three this period. He has served as president of the years. He is captain of Company C, Second Ohio Association of Boards of Education, and Regiment, Ohio National Guard, and served is a member of the National Association of as sergeant in that company during the Span School Boards and the-National Educational ish-American \Var. He is a member of the Association, and many other educational as United Spanish War Veterans, and is also a soc1at1ons. prominent member of the Independent Order Colonel Prophet was married December of Odd Fellows and the Elks. 25, 1867, to Frances A. Beebe, who is a daugh ter of Judge J. A. Beebe.- They have four .____Q....— children, Edgar S., Herbert S., Grace Alice (Plate) and Kathryn E., who is a successful HARLES C. HELLER, one of the teacher at Lima. They enjoy the comforts of " leading business men of Beaver a beautiful home at No. 414 West North Dam, who conducts a large hard street, where hospitality abounds, and educa ware store, tinshop and coal-yard, tion and culture are found. was born at \Vapakoneta, Aug Politically, Colonel Prophet is identified laize County, Ohio, December 19, 1864. and with the Democratic Party. He is a worthy is a son of George C. and Johanna (Duvel) citizen and a Christian gentleman. The family Heller. belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church at George C. Heller, father of Charles C., was Lima. Colonel Prophet is a member of the born in Baden, Germany, and the mother in Society of the Army of the Tennessee. the Hanover. Both came to America in child Grand Army of the Republic and a number of hood with their parents. They have five chil fraternal orders. dren, as follows: Charles C.; Albert H., who For five consecutive years Colonel Prophet is professor of civil engineering in the Ohio AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 821

State L’niversity; Henrietta, who is the wife helped in the building of the C., H. & D. and of \Villiam Kayser; and Cora, who lives at the P., Ft. \V. & C. railways. home. William F. Hoover received his education Charles C. Heller attended school in his in the public schools of Lima and at the age native place until he was 16 years of age, and of 12 years entered the employ of Charles Gar then went into his father’s wagon-shop where rison, remaining with that gentleman until he he worked for some years. In 1892 he located went out of business. His next employers at Beaver Dam, and in 1901 entered into the were Donze & Campbell, in whose employ he hardware business in partnership with C. T. continued four years, until 1889, when he and Kolter and J. F. Seitz, under the firm name of his brother John opened a furniture store feller & Company. After one year Mr. Hel under the firm name of Hoover Brothers. In ler sold out to his partners and bought the 1899 the death of his brother occurred and hardware business of Emil Augsburger. Since since then Mr. Hoover has conducted the busi that time Mr. Heller has continued in this line ness alone. He has built up a large business of business at Beaver Dam, carrying a large and in addition to the store in Lima has a line of general hardware, stoves and tinware, branch store at Mansfield. He is the veteran operating a tin-shop, dealing also in farm im furniture man of Lima, having been in the plements and vehicles, and in coal. He is also business for more than a quarter of a century. manager and secretary of the Beaver Dam He is also interested in real estate and is in Home Telephone Company, which he organ every way a representative citizen of the ized in December, 1902. county. Mr. Heller was married June 15, 1887, to In 1893, Mr. Hoover was united in mar Margaret Reid, who was born in Cincinnati, riage to Ida M. Reed, a daughter of Salem Ohio, but who was reared at Wapakoneta, and Reed, a prominent farmer of Shawnee town is a daughter of Thomas J. and Katherine ship. Two bright children have been born to Reid. They have four children: Marguerite, this union, Palleene and Alleene. \Vhile Mr, Madeline, Miriam and Alberta. Hoover is a Democrat in his political views, Politically Mr. Heller has been a lifelong he does not always vote the straight ticket, as Democrat and has frequently been elected to he always gives his support to the man best important local offices. He has been clerk and fitted for the ofiice. He is a member of the president of the School Board, for a number B. P. O. E. and the Eagles and has been an of terms has been a member of the Beaver ofiicer in both orders. Dam Board of Health, and for six years was --——+»__ corporation treasurer. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Mod 1 - {S MARY CHAMBERLIN, an ern \Voodmen of America. He belongs to the esteemed resident of Elida, is the German Evangelical Church. widow of the late \Villiam Cham berlin. She was born in Perry —4»-— County, Ohio, May 1, 1841, and is a daughter of George and Mary (Stemen) - ILLIAM F. HOOVER, of Hoover Hunsaker, who located in Marion township, & Company, the well-known, ge Allen County, when their daughter Mary was nial furniture dealer of Lima, a child of 11 years. She obtained her educa was born in Allen County in tion in the district schools of Marion township 1869 and is a son of John and Ber and at the age of 19 years, in 1860, became nadina Hoover, who are esteemed citizens of the wife of James Carman, a farmer of Sugar this city, now in the evening of life. John Creek township. Three years later he was Hoover is a native of Holland, but has been a laid to rest in Carman cemetery and his widow citizen of America since his sixth year. He was left with two children, George and Eliza came to Allen County about the year 1850 and beth, who married Abel Pitzenbergcr and at 822 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY death left one child—Ebert. George Carman his own battles, which he has continued to do was born January 2, 1861, and married Re in order to achieve whatever he has accom becca Goode, a native of Perry County. Seven plished in the fields of education, business and children have been born to them, only four of politics. He was educated at Willoughby, whom survive, viz: Vernie, who married Ora Lake County, and engaged in teaching in that Herring; Alveda, who became the wife of Carl county for several terms. In 1890 Mr. Pears Billimack and is the mother of two children— went to Colorado and, desiring to equip him Agnes and a child that died in infancy; James self for a business career, completed a course and Bessie. in the business college in Colorado Springs, Eleven years after the death of Mr. Car and for one year held a position as private sec man, his widow was maried to Armstead Hunt retary to the president of the Rio Grande Hotel who died one year later. One child was born Company. He then established a private to this union, Armstead Mason Hunt, Jr., school of stenography and engaged in general whose splendid manhood fulfilled the promise reporting until the spring of 1893. The ex of his earlier years. Seeking to make his own perience gained during the three years he was way in life, he had entered the employ of the thus employed proved invaluable to him in Pennsylvania Railroad Company as brakeman later years. and, in Jarliuary, 1901, while running on a Returning to Ohio, he located in Lima and local at Upper Sandusky met his death in the purchased the Lima Business College in 1893. service. He had been reared and educated in At that time its pupils numbered about 40, and Sugar Creek township, where he was a univer Professor Pears at once set about improving sal favorite and his untimely death cast a the school by establishing a practical system of gloom over the entire community. ltrainin!g that would enable ’the student who In September, 1890, Mrs. Hunt was mar had finished a course in his institution to at ried to William Chamberlin, a carpenter who once take charge of the work for which he had resided in Elida. Her life has been one of studied. A high grade of work was required mingled sunshine and shadow but the latter from the pupil, and no pains were spared to has often been so dark that it gave no hint of make the training as thorough and practical as recurring sunshine, and only her abiding trust though obtained in actual business, and the re in her heavenly Father has enabled her to bear sult soon began to be manifest in the facility her crosses with fortitude and calmness. She with which the students of the Lima Business is a devout Christian, a member of the United College obtained desirable situations. Not Brethren Church of Elida, and her life has only was there a constant demand for them, been an inspiration to those about her. Mrs. but it soon became apparent that they were Chamberlin is well situated financially, own generally satisfactory to their employers, and ing the home in Elida and also a good farm of these combined circumstances resulted in an 115 acres in Sugar Creek township. She pos increased attendance at the school. One year sesses marked business ability and is a woman after taking charge, Professor Pears found it who is esteemed and respected- by all who necessary to engage an assistant in the work, know her. which was growing to such proportions that he -——o<-¢——— could not do it the justice he wished, and I. F. Clem became a partner and is now secre _ ON. HOWARD \\/. PEARS, president tary of the institution. In 1896 the college "-*1 of the Lima Business College and a was incorporated, with a capital stock of member of the State Legislature, is $5,000, and has steadily grown until it now among the most prominent and influ has an annual enrollment of 300 pupils, and ential citizens of the county. He is ranks second to none in Ohio. a native of the Buckeye State, having been In 1899 Professor Pears was united in born in Cuyahoga County. Ohio, in 1868. At marriage to Anna Schnabel, a daughter of the age of 12 years Mr. Pears started to fight Charles Schnabel, of Lima, and a lady of AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS . 823

many pleasing and gracious qualities. They Mr. Bennett is connected with the Masonic are members of the Disciples- Church and take order, Elks, Odd Fellows, Modern Woodmen a prominent part in the social life of the city. of America and Woodmen of the World. The Professor has been a lifelong Democrat, and has always taken an active part in the ad —Q0-9-— vancement of that cause. That he is popular among his colleagues is shown by the fact that LIUS KENDALL FETTER, one of he was nominated for the Legislature over two the substantial farmers and well of the older politicians at the county primary known citizens of Bath township, was election held August 14, 1905, and in the fall born on his present farm in section 27, election received next to the highest number of which consists of 109 acres of well votes of any candidate. improved land, on November 28, 1870, and is a son of George and Sarah (\Vard) Fetter. -_oo+— George ‘Fetter was born in Baden, Ger many, August 15, 1826, and died on the home , \V. BENNETT conducts the principal stead in Bath township, Allen County, on Jan ' undertaking and embalming business uary 2, 1895, at the age of 68 years. He came at Lima and is a veteran in this busi to the United States in boyhood with his par ness, although he has been located ents, who settled in Allen County. Here in Lima only about four years. He George Fetter’s whole life was passed. He is a son of Henry Bennett, a prosperous farmer had few early advantages of any kind, but was of Medina County, Ohio, where our subject a man of persevering industry and frugal hab was born in 1869. After finishing his school its, and when he died he was the largest land ing, he became a teacher in his native county owner in the township, having fully 1,000 and for five years was a very successful one; acres. Hewas an extensive dealer in live but desiring a more permanent occupation and stock, and for a number of years received a one in which he could engage throughout the good income from a fine stone quarry on his entire year he went to \/Vellington, Lorain place. For many years he was connected with County, and opened a furniture store in con financial institutions in Lima, and was inter nection with which he had an undertaking de ested in gold mining at other points. Always partment. In order to perfect himself in this a stanch supporter of -the Democratic party, work he took lessons in embalming and re he was elected to offices of trust and responsi ceived diplomas from Professor Myers, of bility in his township. He was strict in his Springfield, Ohio, and from Prof. Charles A. observances of the tenets of the Lutheran Renoaurd, of New York City. In 1901 he Church. moved his business to Lima and now has the George Fetter married Sarah Ward, who largest establishment of the kind in this part was born in Ohio and died in 1885 at the age of the State. He is a member of the National of 52 years. She was a good Christian woman Funeral Directors’ Association and president and a faithful wife and mother. The nine chil of the Ohio Funeral Directors’ and Embalm dren born to them were: John W., deceased; ers’ Association, keeping in close touch with Elizabeth (Gray); Eliza Ellen (Hull), also all the latest developments and discoveries in of Bath township; Daniel E., George R., Jacob his particular line of work. E. and Julius K., all of Bath township; Allie Mr. Bennett was married in 1890 to Ida (Mrs. Joshua Bible), of Bath township; and Bauer, daughter of Jacob Bauer, of Liverpool, Ida Sarah (Griffith), of Bath township. Medina County, Ohio. Their family consists Julius K. Fetter has always resided on the of three bright children. They are members homestead farm and has followed teaming and of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church and farming. For some years he did a great deal are earnest workers in that body. Fraternally of teaming in the oil field and has had as many 824 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

l as nine teams in operation at once. He has clientele. His standing in the profession and carried on a general line of farming, his land known ability caused his selection as city being well adapted to the growing of the health officer. staple grains. His buildings, which are com Dr. Jones was united in marriage with modious and substantial, were erected during Harriet A. Wilson, who is a daughter of VVal his father’s lifetime. ter B. Wilson, formerly of Fort Wayne, In In 1890 Mr. Fetter was married to Susan diana, but now of Lima, and they have one Coon, the daughter of neighbors, \Villiam and daughter, Mildred. Dr. and Mrs. Jones are Jane Coon, now residing in Amanda township. members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They have one son, Orris D., who is attending The family residence is situated at No. 418 school. \Vest Spring street. Politically Dr. Jones is Mr. Fetter, like his father, is a stanch a Republican. Fraternally he is connected with Democrat and he has always been a zealous the Masons and the Odd Fellows. party man. He has served in local offices and ——Q-»— 1. during his term as road supervisor gave great satisfaction throughout the township. .- OHN QUINTON JAMIESON, one of the popular and public-spirited citi —4-+0-—— / " zens of Spencerville, who is largely interested in oil production and is _ RTHUR L. JONES, M. D.,physician identified with numerous other enter -; and surgeon at Lima, and the city’s prises, was born December 27, 1865, in Mc-- careful and capable health officer, Kean County, Pennsylvania. and is a son of was born at Manchester, England. Quinton and Amanda (Snyder) Jamieson. August 20, 1871, and is a son of The parents of Mr. Jamieson still reside at Lloyd and Mary (Burbeck) Jones. Bradford, Pennsylvania. where they have The parents of Dr. Jones are of English reared 11 children, all of the eight survivors birth and rearing. The father brought his residing in that State, with the exception of family to America during the youth of our our subject and a younger brother. subject and settled at Fort \Vayne, Indiana, From the age of 1 5 years Mr. Jamieson has where he was engaged for a number of years made his own way in the world. He has in a mercantile business, and where he now re worked in every capacity in the oil business, sides retired. His family consisted of 10 beginning at the bottom of the ladder and suc children. cessfully climbing until now he ranks with the Arthur L. Jones was mainly reared and capitalists of Ohio. As a driller he gained a educated at Fort \/Vayne. From his boyhood wide acquaintance and reputation for eff1cien he was interested in medicine. In order to cy, in connection with his uncle, R. S. Jamie hasten the time when he could enter medical son, with whom he took up the first leases in college, he taught physical culture and en and around Spencerville. For two and a half gaged in an electric business. His medical years prior to 1892, when he came to Allen studies were completed at the Fort Wayne County, Mr. Jamieson was engaged in drilling Medical College, where he was graduated in salt-wells in England. The first work under the class of 1897. He chose Lima as his field taken by him in Allen County was drilling on of practice and established himself in this city the farm of J. B. Sunderland, in Amanda in April, 1897. He belongs to all the leading township. Then with his uncle he entered into medical associations of the State, thus keeping contract drilling for the Standard Oil Com in touch with the latest medical thought, and is pany, but from 1895 until 1900 they produced practical enough to recognize the real value of for themselves. At the latter date R. S. Jamie many of the most widely heralded modern son sold his interest to Harry D. \Veill, and methods of practice. He has shown the skill the firm then became Jamieson & \Veill, which and ability which have brought him a large continued until 1903, when our subject bought

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I Mr. \Veill’s interest and since then has been The Ludwig name in America dates back alone. In connection with caring for his own to the time of George Washington, for it was interests, he looks after those of Henry Weill, during the \Var of the Revolution that an an of Buffalo, New York, the father of his former cestor of the subject of this sketch joined the partner. He has an interest in 16 different army under Washington. He was the great wells, he and his uncle having drilled some grandfather of Jacob Ludwig, our subject’s 300 wells in Allen and adjacent counties. father, who came as a pioneer into Marion Aside from his large oil interests, Mr. Jamie township, Allen County, Ohio. One of the sons son is interested in a commission business, of the above named Revolutionary soldier, which ships from the neighborhood of Spen Jacob by name, married a Miss Reece, who is cerville from 1,000 to 2,000 pounds of dressed supposed to have been a native of Germany. poultry a week and from one to two car-loads She became the mother of nine children and of hogs. He is a man of recognized business died at her home on the banks of the Susque ability and is a notable example of the success hanna River, near the towns of Mifilinville and which attends persistent endeavor, even in the Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, many years before face of most discouraging conditions. her husband, who lived to the age of 90 years. In 1890, in England, Mr. Jamieson was One of their children was given the family married to Mary Heslop, who was born in name of Jacob and he was the father of Jacob Port Clarence, near Middlesborough, York Ludwig, grandfather of our subject. shire, England, one of a family of 11 children, This Jacob Ludwig was born in Pennsyl she being the only one whose home is in vania, probably near the Susquehanna River. America. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Jamie He married Elizabeth Fink, a member of an son in Spencerville is one of beauty and lux old Pennsylvania-Dutch family which was es ury; it stands on South Elizabeth street in the tablished near Milton, Northumberland center of a park of two acres in extent. one of County, Pennsylvania. Their children were: the most attractive of the modern residences Sophia, W illiam, Jacob and George W. of Spencerville. The one daughter of this Grandfather Ludwig was a soldier of the War marriage, .\Iaud A., born in England in De of 1812. In 1818 he moved to Pickaway cember, 1891, died before her childhood was County, Ohio, and died on his farm in that over, being aged but a few months beyond 13 county in 1824, aged 33 years. His widow years. married George Crites, and they had two Although a very public-spirited citizen, daughters—Fredericka and Ozilla, the former Mr. Jamieson has never consented to accept of whom married John Deal and the latter, any political favors, refusing on many occa Josephus Drum, both of Upper Sandusky, sions nominations to county offices. He is a Ohio. Mrs. George Crites died September 26, member of the Blue Lodge F. & A. M., and the 1879, and George Crites died in Pickaway Chapter, R. A. M., at Spencerville, and be County, prior to this. Sophia Ludwig, the longs also to the Knights of the Maccabees. only daughter of Jacob Ludwig, married _ Charles Crites in 1833, and removed with her _——....*——. husband to Allen County in 1839; it was at her SAAC LUDWIG, one of the prominent home that her mother passed away. The chil 7 farmers of Marion township, residing dren of Charles and Sophia (Ludwig) Crites on a well-improved farm in section were: Daniel, Jacob, Catherine, Betsey, Re 32, is a survivor of the Civil \Var. He becca. Cyrus, Elias, Emanuel, Mary E., is a member of a stanch old Ameri Charles. George and Fredericka. can family and of a pioneer one in Ohio. He Jacob Ludwig, father of our subject, was was born January 3, 1842, at Stringtown, born in Salt Creek township, Pickaway Pickaway County, Ohio, and is a son of Jacob County, Ohio, December 10, 1818, and was and Louisa (DeLong) Ludwig, and a grand six years old when his father died. At the age son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Fink) Ludwig. of eight, on account of his mother’s strait 828 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

ened circumstances, he was bound out, first to _County, for. seven years and from there to Peter Maney and then to John Pontius. His near Elida, Allen County, in May, 1849. He experience with these men, both of whom worked there at his forge until the following were harsh task-masters, was the sad one to September, when he purchased a tract of land which childhood, in those days, was obliged to containing 39%, acres in section 33, Marion submit. He endured privations, indignities township, Allen County, situated on the Aug-_ and long hours of labor until he was 15 years laize River. The land was all wild with the old, when his mother took him to-the home of exception of 16 acres, on which Mr. Ludwig John Crites, where he remained until he was found a log cabin, which served for the fam 18 years of age. He was then apprenticed to ily home until the following year, when he the blacksmith trade, with Charles Crites, his completed the residence which still stands in brother-in-law, with whom he almost com good condition. He became a very large land pleted his apprenticeship. Then he returned owner before his death, having accumulated to John Crites, with whom he lived two more some 575 acres, mainly situated in Marion years, during a part of this time being proprie township. He had excellent business percep tor of a blacksmith shop. tions and was of industrious habits, and was On March 2, 1841, Jacob Ludwig was aided in his work by the help and advice of his married to Louisa DeLong, who was a daugh good wife Louisa. He was also a man of ter of Andrew and Catherine (Laudig) De moral purpose and religious conviction. Prior Long, a family originally from Pennsylvania; to moving to Allen County, he had been a later, pioneers in Pickaway County, Ohio. The Lutheran, later he attended the Methodist DeLongs had 11 children, and Louisa, mother Church, but on February 12, 1869, he united of our subject, was the seventh child. Their with the Presbyterian Church, of Delphos, names were as follows: John, Rebecca, Isaac, Ohio, under Rev. Reed. Two of his sons, Elizabeth, Susan, Catherine, Louisa, Caroline, Isaac and Obed A., are elders in the Presby Sarah, Amelia and Andrew. Louisa DeLong terian Church—Isaac in the Delphos church was a descendant of Huguenot families, which and Obed A. in the Bluffton church. were driven out of France, about 1620, during The children of Jacob and Louisa Ludwig their persecution. An ancestor by the name were as follows: Isaac; John D., born October. of Peter DeLong came to this country in 14, 1849, who lives at Fort Wayne, Indiana; 1720. On his arrival at Philadelphia, Penn Charles C., born May 12, 1853, who lives in sylvania, he took his family to Berks County Marion township; Mary Jane, born February near the present city of Reading, Pennsyl 2, .1856, who is the wife of George W. King, vania. A descendant of his was drowned or residing near Fremont, Sandusky County, crushed under a raft of logs in the Little Ohio; Obed A., born March 20, 1859, who re Schuylkill River about 1799, leaving a wife sides at Bluffton; and Jacob L., born Decem and five children, one of whom, Andrew, was ber 1 3, 1861, who resides in Marion township the father of Louisa DeLong, the mother of near the residence in which he was born. Isaac Ludwig. Andrew DeLong married Jacob Ludwig died February 21, 1903, at Catherine Laudig, a daughter of Peter and the age of 84 years, 2 months and 11 days. At Catherine Laudig. Peter Laudig was a de that time six of his nine children were living, scendant of a Huguenot family; his wife 25 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Catherine was a descendant of a Hebrew fam He was also survived by his second wife, ily, which were driven out of France and came formerly Mrs. Sophia (Crites) Dennis, a to New York on account of religious persecu daughter of John Crites. At the time of his tions. first marriage Mr. Ludwig’s means were so After this marriage, Jacob Ludwig settled small that he was obliged to borrow the money at Stringtown, Pickaway County, where the with which to pay the minister his fee, Mr. family lived until after the birth of our sub Ludwig lived to see his signature honored at ject, and then removed to Adelphi, Ross every financial institution where it was pre AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 829 sented and for almost any amount. Although subject and his companions were made prison his education was meagre, attending but part ers of war. The officer in charge of the arrest of a three-months term of school, he was a ing party was Lieut. Albery K. Houk, who, well-read man and a thorough student of the with southern courtesy, treated his prisoners Bible, many of the leaves of a number of copies well. Before sending them on to Richmond, in his home being worn from constant perusal the officer asked a favor of Mr. Ludwig, to as to be no longer usable when his kindly eyes whom he seemed especially attracted. This were no longer able to read over promises was, that when exchanged, the Union soldier precious to him. His was no lip service at his should write up the circumstances and send church, for he loved the sanctuary and was sel the account to the father of Lieutenant Houk, dom absent from his accustomed place, until the son- he could not reach, and assure him of he partly lost the sense of hearing. He still his son’s welfare. It is needless to add that Mr. continued. however. to pay liberally to the Ludwig did so, and the reply he received he support of the church when asked. values as one of his treasures. This did not Isaac Ludwig was the eldest born of these close the incident. In 1895, when attending estimable, worthy parents and his home train the National Encampment of the Grand Army ing was all in the direction of industry, tem of the Republic, held at Louisville, Kentucky, perance and morality. He was seven years old Mr. Ludwig learned that the former Confed when his parents came to Allen County and erate ofiicer was living on a farm near. Row his schooling was secured in the little log letts, Kentucky, on the route to the Mam structures, which at that time were considered moth Cave. He quickly made his decision entirely adequate for the educational needs of to call on his former captor after visiting the the children. He was reared a practical farmer great natural wonder. He relates that the and prior to the outbreak of the Civil War his genuine Southern hospitality afforded him and horizon was probably bounded entirely in his his wife by members of the Houk family, 'will_ thoughts with the limits of his county. \Vhen never be forgotten. The acquaintance and recruits began to pour into the towns from the friendship is still maintained, pictures have peaceful, surrounding farms, our subject was been exchanged, and it is likely that should one of the first to offer his services and was en either Mr. Ludwig or Lieutenant Houk be listed in Company B, McLaughlin’s Squadron, questioned as to what is the present point of Ohio Vol. Cav., in which he served three issue between the Blue and the Gray, both years, receiving an honorable discharge as a would answer with emphasis, “Nothing.” paroled prisoner from Libby Prison, where he In 1866 Mr. Ludwig was married to So had been incarcerated for a time. Mr. Ludwig phronia J. Harbaugh, a daughter of Thomas relates many interesting incidents of war and Mary (Exline) Harbaugh. The late . times, many of those which seldom get into Thomas Harbaugh died in Steuben County, print and in many of which he took part. Indiana, April 7, 1884. He was born in Har Space must be given here for at least one of baugh’s Valley, near Sabillasville, Frederick these on account of its pleasant sequel. On County, Maryland, in 1796, and was a son of March 1 1, 1865, while the command was sta Yost Harbaugh, a farmer in the valley. He tioned near Fayetteville, North Carolina, he, and his family were among the first converts with four companions, was detailed to go on a of Otterbein and Boehm, the founders of the foraging expedition. The party soon reached United Brethren Church. His commodious a mill not a great distance from their camp. barn was used for many years as a temple of Two of the party were detailed to grind corn worship. His grandfather, named Ludwig in the mill while the other two went to the Harbaugh, born in Switzerland about the year. farmhouse to prospect for some chickens. In 1728, was a member of the original family that the meantime a squad of \Vheeler’s troopers, emigrated from Switzerland to America in belonging to the Ninth Kentucky Cavalr.y, 1732. slipped up to the mill, and in short order our Thomas Harbaugh’s education was limited 42 830 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

in scope, his chances for attending school being ment of the P., Ft. \V. & C. Railway. He is very small. He was apprenticed in boyhood not only a splendid specimen of physical man to a cabinet-maker. and became a thorough hood, weighing over 200 pounds, but is also a workman at the craft. He always said that manly, pleasant young gentleman. He spent what was worth doing at all was worth doing three years in the Philippine Islands as a mem well and carried this idea out in all his activi ber of the Hospital Corps, in the United States ties. His pioneer life taught him frugal Army. habits and these he retained through life. His Mr. Ludwig has long been one of Marion character was steadfast; his manner of life, township’s representative citizens, foremost in simple and unostentatious. He lived every day all movements of local importance and one of alike. His word was one of honor among all the solid, substantial, well-informed men of his his acquaintances. ‘ neighborhood. He is president of the Fann Mr. Harbaugh was married in Maryland, ers’ Institute in Marion township, is a member but soon after marriage moved to Muskingum of Marion Grange, No. 302, of which he has County, Ohio, and later to Sandyville, Ohio, been master, and belongs to Edith Lodge, where all his children were born, except the Knights of Honor. For many years he has first four. In 1846 to 1847 he removed to been identified with Masonic bodies, being a Putnam County, Ohio, and bought a quarter member of Hope Lodge, No. 214, F. & A. M.; section in Pleasant township, and the next year Delphos Chapter, No. 105, R. A. M.; Council moved his family to the new home, which at No. 72, R. & S. M., and is also a member of that time was in the midst of a forest. Set the Order of the Eastern Star. He takes an tlers were few and far apart. His children active interest also in Reul Post of the Grand numbered 1 3; three of these died in infancy, Army of the Republic, of which he is a val and one at the age of 17 years. Nine lived ued member. Politically he is identified with to marry and rear families of their own and, the Republican party. of the nine, six are still living, the youngest of Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Ludwig these nearing his 60th birthday. Two sons accompany this sketch, being presented on a were volunteers in the Civil War; one of these, foregoing page. ' Valentine Harbaugh, now resides at Bunker —.Q....— Hill, Kansas, while the other, Rev. T. J. Har baugh, is a minister well known all over this FORGE W. HARNER, a prominent part of the State. Mr. Harbaugh, wife and and influential citizen and large prop daughter lie side by side in Truro Cemetery ’, Q erty owner of Allen County, residing near Columbus Grove, and an enduring gran <=_,_-._.. . in section 23, German township, was ite shaft marks their resting place. - born April 22, 1850, in Mercer The children born to Isaac Ludwig and County, Ohio, and is a son of Ruhel and Sallie wife were four in number, namely: Thomas (Ryder) Harner. J., Omar I., Luella and Edwin Guy. Luella Ruhel Harner was born and reared in died at the age of 16 years, a crushing grief to Mercer County where he was married. He the family. Thomas J. married Daisy Peters, was the soul of loyalty and patriotism, and of Allen County and has two children—Mary when the Civil \Var cast its dark cloud over and Lawrence Dana. They reside on “Sunny our country, he was among the first to enlist Side Farm,” owned by Mr. Ludwig. The sec in the 31st Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf. How ond son married Daisie Musetta Taylor, and ever the company had more than its quota and they have four children—Cecil Rowland, Sid he was sent home. He reenlisted in the same ney Merwin, Nellie and an infant. They live regiment but was sent home from Columbus. on the old homestead farm, in section 28, a Ohio, on account of sickness. He then tried property owned by Mr. Ludwig. Edwin Guy, enlisting as a teamster, but was no more suc the youngest son, lives in Fort Wayne, Indi cessful than before and his fourth enlistment ana, and is employed in the operating depart resulted as the previous ones had done. Soon AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 831 after the fourth failure, he again enlisted as a Mary Shillinger of Lima and has four chil teamster and was sent to the front where he dren. C. O. Harner, who resides near his forfeited his life in behalf of the country and father’s place, married Pearl \Vooster and has the flag he loved so well. On New Year’s four children living and one deceased. Harry Day, 1864, while out foraging at Cumberland Harner, who resides at Van Buren, Indiana, Gap. the entire company of 35 men, except two and works in the oil field, married Annie were taken prisoners by the enemy and sent Blaize, of Lima, and had four children, one of to Libby Prison, the “Inferno" of the Rebel whom is dead. Edward Harner married Louie stronghold, where so many brave boys in blue Judkin. Mr. Harner is a member of the I. O. suffered agony and death. Not one of this O. F. lodge at Elida and a member of the party of 33 ever breathed the air of freedom United Brethren Church at Lima. He was again. Of the two who escaped capture, one a church trustee for. 15 years while residing in was Miles Ryder, an uncle of our subject, and Mercer County. the other a sick man whom Mr. Ryder man —Q-»— aged to hide from the enemy. After three weary days of hiding and untold hardships, .\.\ll-El. SPYKER. for many years they succeeded in returning to the camp in ’- :1 prominent resident of Shawnee safety. township, was the father of Joel George \V. Harner was reared in Mercer Spyker, a sketch of whom appears County and attended district school until his elsewhere in this work. Locating in _ 13th year. when he left the school-room to Shawnee township early as -1837, he materially learn his lessons in the larger school of ex aided in the development of what is now one perience. The family owned 130 acres of land of the richest townships in Ohio, clearing his in Center township, Mercer County, and it farm and assisting in the building of roads. was here he first engaged in farming. After Samuel Spyker was born at Circleville, several years devoted to agricultural pursuits, Ohio, November 13, 1813, and was a son of he became a commercial traveler and for 10 -Henry and Elizabeth (Todd) Spyker, his years was engaged in selling farm machinery father being a native of Pennsylvania and his for the .\lcCormick, Deering and International mother, of Kentucky. harvester companies. He has made a success His parents were pioneers of Pickaway and of whatever he has undertaken and has been Allen counties, dying in the latter at advanced able to accumulate considerable property, ages. being constantly engaged in buymg and selling Samuel Spyker was reared in his native land. county and acquired the trades of plasterer and On August 25. 1870, Mr. Harner was mar brick mason. He worked on a farm and at ried to Charlotte Walker, daughter of Samuel his trades in Pickaway County until 1837, and Susan (McMullin) \Valker, of \Vayne when he located in Allen County, settling upon County, Ohio, and nine children have been a farm in section 2 5, Shawnee township, which born to them, namely: \V. V., born February is still owned by his heirs. He cleared this 8, 1871; B. F., born December 8. 1872; C. O. farm, as well as a 1oo-acre tract east of the born September 11, 1875; Harry, born August homestead and in the same section. Here he 28, 1877; Edward. born April 26, 1881; Lil resided until his death in 1897, in Shawnee lie May, born September 9, 1883, deceased township thereby losing one of its most sub October 27, 1902; Elden, born July 1. 1889; stantial and public-spirited citizens. Oscar, born July 9. 1892; and Hershell, born Samuel Spyker was first married December March 17. 1897. W. V. Harner married Ida 13, 1835, to Sarah Weaver, a daughter of Turner, of Indiana and resides at Montpelier, Jacob and Elizabeth (Fox) VVeaver, and they Indiana, where he is a driller in the oil field. had eight children, seven of whom reached B. F. Harner. who resides at Van Buren, Indi maturity as follows: Martiu; Lewis; Eliza ar1a, and is working in the oil field, married beth, wife of Francis Stevenson; Allen; Mary, 832 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

wife of Francis Mohler; Henry, deceased; and other interests he operates a dairy for which Jocob. After the death of Mrs. Spyker, Sam he keeps a herd of choice Jersey cows. Amid uel Spyker formed a second union August 13, beautiful surroundings, his stately brick resi 1851, with Margaret Losch, a daughter of dence has been constructed according to the Michael and Eva (Smith) Losch. by whom he most modern architectural designs, and is the had 12 children, as follows: Jonathan; Sarah, type of an ideal rural home, in which is com Samuel, Peter and Theodore, all deceased; bined the advantages of the country and the Effie, wife of D. Tippy; Charles, deceased; conveniences of the city. The out-buildings Joel; Nettie; Addie; and twins who died in are also modern and commodious. The great infancy. Two of his 12 sons ser.ved with dis barn, especially is convenient. sanitary and tinction in the Civil \Var. even ornamental, and the lighting is entirely Politically, our subject was a lifelong Dem by electricity. ocrat. In religious connections both he and his In 1887 Mr. Spyker was married to Mary wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal Driscoll, who was born in Williams County, Church. Ohio, and is a daughter of Dennis Driscoll,

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OEL SPYKER, one of the substantial five children, viz: Lawrence K., Gertrude, and prominent citizens of Perry town Florence, Erma and Elenor. The family is ship, president of the Consumers’ identified with the Presbyterian Church. Fuel, Building & Supply Company, a Mr. Spyker has always been a leader in large oil operator and producer for a movements conductive to the public welfare. number of years, has recently taken possession He has served for four years as a member of of his fine farm of 240 acres in section 9, the Lima Board of Education, and has Perry township. Mr. Spyker was born in evinced much interest in all movements tend Shawnee township, Allen County, Ohio, March ing to civic advancement. His fraternal con 29, 1865, and is a son of the late Samuel nections include membership in Solar Lodge, .Spyker, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this No. 783, and Lima Encampment. No. 62, I. volume. O. O. F. He also belongs to the Modern Joel Spyker attended the schools of Shaw \/Voodmen of America. nee township, passed two years in academic ——Q»-—— study at Cridersville, and later went to Otta wa. where he was graduated in 1887. He then OHN N. BAILEY, one of Spencer returned to the old homestead farm in Shaw ville’s prominent and esteemed citi nee township, but soon interested himself in zens, president of the Farmers’ Bank the oil industry and became a large operator. of Spencerville, has been one of the and producer in the Ohio and Indiana oil fields. leading members of the Allen County For a considerable period he was the most ex bar for many years. Mr. Bailey was born in tensive operator of this section. Mr. Spyker Moulton township, Allen County. which sec is gradually reducing his interests in this line, tion now is included in Auglaize County, Sep disposing of his oil properties in order to give tember 3, 1839, and is a son of Christopher more attention to his productive farm in sec and Nancy (Noble) Bailey. tion 9, Perry township. He is still associated Thomas Bailey, the grandfather, was born with the German-American and the Niagara in Virginia and there married Mary Timber oil companies and is the president and a stock lake, a member of an old family still promi holder of the Consumers’ Fuel, Building & nent in the “Old Dominion.” In 1808 Supply Company. Thomas Bailey and wife migrated to Ohio as- In point of location, fertility and improve pioneers in Highland County. They brought ments the farm owned by Mr. Spyker is among with them their son Christopher, then a babe the finest in the county. In connection with less than one year old, who was reared in

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Highland County under the conditions which one of the most active as well as capable prac made the youth of that period and locality ro titioners in the county. His name has been bust of frame and strong of brain. He taught associated with the successful prosecution of school, studied civil engineering by himself, many of the most important cases which have followed fanning and remained in Highland come into the courts in this section of the County until 1835. He was 28 years of age State. He is the owner of several large stock when he came to Allen County and entered farms in Spencer and Amanda townships. 160 acres of land, in Moulton-township, which Since 1891 he has been president of the Farm he developed into a Fme farm. Here he reared ers’ Bank of Spencerville, which he and his a creditable family with comfort. and after a son-in-law, Austin Britton, who was cashier, long and useful life, during which he had filled established in that year. almost all the offices of trust and responsibility Mr. Bailey was married, first, to Minerva in the county, he passed away in 1891. His Baber, who died at the age of 36 years sur wife preceded him in 1888. During his earlier vived by these children: Mary A. (\Vilson); years he adhered to the family religious belief, Minnie, wife of O. P. Hephart; Alice (\Vil the Baileys being Quakers as far back as the liams) deceased; Emma (Britton); Charles perilous days of their religion in the reign of T., Lillian M., wife of Bert Colt, of Spencer King Charles II.; but later he became identi ville; and Arthur H., who married Bertha Ey fied with the Methodist Episcopal Church, of senbach. The second marriage of Mr. Bailey which he was an exemplary member. was to Mrs. Hannah Caldwell. of Darke Christopher Bailey was married, first, to County, Ohio. She is a lady much interested Phoebe Baker, who died after the birth of two in the Sunday-school work of the Methodist sons, Jacob and Walter, both of whom are now Episcopal Church, to which the family belong. deceased. He married, second, Nancy Noble, Politically Mr. Bailey is affiliated with the who was born in. Clinton County, Ohio, in Republican party. Fraternally he is a Mason, 1815. The issue of this marriage was as fol being a member of Acadia Lodge, No. 306, lows: John N., of Spencerville; Girard, a of Spencerville, and belongs also to _the practicing physician of Mercer County. who Knights of Pythias. Mr. and Mrs. Ba1ley served in the Civil War as captain of his com have traveled extensively; in 1889 he enjoyed pany; Joshua, who was a member of Com a long sojourn in Europe where he v1s1ted pany B, 99th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and lost many points of historic interest. his life in the battle at Paris, Kentucky, during the Civil \Var; Greene, a farmer in Auglaize ———§0-§—_ County, Ohio, and Elisha, who died in early manhood. .~, \-l\'US D. CRITES, cashier of The Until his 17th year our subject lived at First National Bank of Lima and a home, attending the district schools and assist leading citizen of Lima and Allen ing in the work on the farm. He then learned County, is a member of one of the the carpenter’s trade, at which he worked dur best known and most highly re ing the summer seasons and taught school in spected families of the county. He was born the winter, until he was 40 years of age. Al in German township. Allen County. Ohio, though his success was sufficient to insure him May 11, 1855, and is a son of Jacob and Mary a comfortable income. it was not in the line in J. (Cremean) Crites. He remained on his which his inclinations led, his ambition being father’s farm working in summer and attend to enter the legal profession. \Vhen not other ing the district school in winter until 20 years _wise engaged. he read by himself and during of age. except that the last three winters he the winters of 1880 and 1882 attended the taught school in Amanda township. Cincinnati Law School, where he was gradu He then left the farm to accept the princi ated in the latter year. He located at Spencer palship of the schools at Cridersville, Aug ville where he still resides, and is considered laize County, in which position he served four 836 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY ._

consecutive years, during which time he served successful reception for the State commission as secretary and president of the Auglaize and the presentation before this body of the -_ County Teachers’ Institute. His last year in claims of Lima for the proposed new State educational work was as principal of the Hospital for the Insane. He is regarded as schools at Beaver Dam, Allen County. In one ofthe best financiers in Ohio and has made 1881 he entered the office of the county audi The First National Bank what it is to-day— tor of Allen County as chief deputy. He one of the soundest institutions in Ohio. A served for a period as deputy United States portrait of Mr. Crites accompanies this sketch. marshal for the Northern District of_ Ohio un —Q-o§-—-—— der the first Cleveland-administration, relin 1

quishing this position to assume the gluties of AVID C. BIXEL, jeweler and opti county auditor of Allen County. to which " cian, one of the leading business men office he was elected in 1887. He was re of Bluffton, was born on a farm one elected in 1890, receiving a majority of 2,200 mile north of the town, May 26, 1866, votes over Jacob Moser, the Republican can and is a son of Abraham and Mag didate, this being the largest majority ever dalena (Schumaker) Bixel. received by a county candidate in Allen Coun The father of Mr. Bixel now lives retired ty. Having accepted the appointment of na at Pandora, Putnam County, having been a tional bank examiner for Northern Ohio under farmer all his life. He was born May 18, the second Cleveland administration, he re 1843, and came to Allen County when a child signed the county auditorship September 1. of three years. He married Magdalena Schu 1894, six weeks before the expiration of his maker, who was born March 31, 1842, in Rich second term. On April 1, 1895, he resigned land township, and is a daughter of Rev. Peter the bank examinership to assume the manage and Elizabeth (Sutter) Schumaker, the former ment of The First National Bank of Lima as of whom was pastor of a Mennonite Church. its cashier, which position he still holds. They were natives of Germany, where the Mr. Crites has always been active in Dem father of Mrs. Schumaker, Peter Sutter, spent ocratic politics of the State, district and coun his whole life. The children born to Abraham ty. He served as a member of the Democratic and Magdalena Bixel were 11 in number, State Central Committee from 1889 to 1904 seven sons and four daughters, our subject be and as its chairman from 1892 to 1894. He ing the second in order of birth. directed as chairman the Ohio campaign of Mr. Bixel remained on the farm until he 1892, which resulted in a division of the elec was 1 3 years old and then spent several years toral vote. He was a member of the Ohio at La Porte, Indiana, where he learned the Democratic Executive Committee of 1901, watchmaking and optical business in Hutchin when Col. James Kilbourn was the candidate son’s Optical and VVatchmaking School. For ' for Governor. the past 12 years he has been established at On June 17, 1891, Mr. Crites was married Bluffton, where he not only has one of the to Grace A. Cass, daughter of Dr. D. \V. largest and most complete jewelry and optical Cass, of Findlay, Ohio. He has two bright stores, but also deals in pianos and other musi sons: Clarence Daniel, born January 23, cal instruments. 1893; and Virgil Cass, born January 15, On December 3, 1892, Mr. Bixel was mar 1895, both now enrolled at the Cloyne School, ried to Delilah Baumgartner, who was born Newport, Rhode Island. Mr. and Mrs. Crites in Wayne County, Ohio, near Mount Eaton, are prominent in the social life of Lima. January 1, 1867, and is a daughter of Peter Mr. Crites is a truly representative citizen and Barbara (Lehman) Baumgartner. The of Lima and Allen County, active in all things four. children of this union are: Dora, Mil looking to the good of the city and community. dred, Gordon and Fern. , He was one of a committee of three to plan the In political sentiment, Mr. Bixel is a Demo AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 837 crat and he has more than once been elected to Philip Herring. father of Mrs. \Villiam responsible township offices. In the conduct A. Whirrett and grandfather of our subject, of his business and in his intercourse with his came to Allen County about 1827 -or 1830. fellow-citizens socially, he has established a He was a weaver and wove all kinds of intri reputation which insures him the respect and cate-patterned coverlets and bed-spreads. For esteem of the community. 40 years he was a magistrate in German town _0-»— ship. He purchased grain at 37 cents per bushel and hauled it from the country near A. WHIRRETT, city treasurer of Elida to Sandusky, where he was able to sell Delphos, was born in Marion town it at $1.50 a bushel. ship, Allen County, Ohio. April 3, To our subject’s parents 12 children were 1863. and is a son of William A. and born, the survivors being: . Elizabeth, wife of Salome (Herring) \Vhirrett. A. F. Bectel. of Elida; T. J., a clerk in the William A. \Vhirrett was born at Hagers master mechanic’s office on the “Clover Leaf” town, Maryland, January 31, 1825, and moved Railroad; J. \V., of Spencerville, a member of with his foster parents to Ohio about 1838. the firm of Whirrett Brothers; D. A., of this His own father had owned a woolen mill at sketch; and Ida May, wife of W. H. Beilharz Hagerstown, but had died when \Villiam was of Chicago. two years old. He spent years of his youth D. A. Whirrett was five years old when his and early manhood along the Auglaize River parents moved to Delphos, and here he was and frequently ferried travelers across, this reared and obtained his education. After leav being prior to the building of the canal. The ing school, he assisted his father in the latter’s nearest house to the one in which he lived was lumber-yard and from that turned to his pres seven miles distant. For a number of years ent business, that of manufacturing and whole he was in the employ of H. Ricker, engaged saling wood stirrups, sweat-scrapers, etc., at in hauling lumber. \Villiam A. \Vhirrett was Delphos. Being unmarried, he still resides married in Allen County, January 20, 1853, with his aged parents. to Salome Herring, who was born in this In April, 1902, Mr. Whirrett was elected county in May, 1833, and is an adopted city treasurer on the Democratic ticket. He daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stookey. Our sub has been more or less prominent in political ject’s parents still reside at Delphos. life for. a number of years and frequently has Mrs. Whirrett can recall many of the inter represented his party at important conventions. esting incidents of her girlhood. She attended The offices and factory of Whirrett Brothers, the primitive log school-house and, being of one of the most important industrial concerns quick intelligence, soon picked up enough of the western section of the county, are situ knowledge to teach a subscription school, for ated on the west side of the Miami and Erie which she was paid about $2 a month and Canal, north of the Delphos Mills. boarded around in the homesof the district. Her spare time was taken up in making her .—..Q.—— homespun garments. She learned all the mysteries of cooking at an open fireplace and ‘ M. DILDINE, a well-known citizen ~ with a Dutch oven. She wore home-made of Lima, who is now associated with shoes as did every one else and read and sewed the Prudential Insurance Company and studied by the light of a candle. In her of America, has been a resident of childhood deer and wolves were still numer this city since 1891. He is a man of ous around her home. The interesting tales large business experience and is entitled to the of her pioneer life would fill a volume. She highest measure of respect for his years of remembers that her mother was the first to be service in the Civil \Var. Mr. Dildine was buried in W oodlawn Cemetery south of Elida, born in Seneca County. Ohio, June 29, 1843, whose location she selected. and is a son of the late John H._Dildine, also 838 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY of Ohio, who was well-known in political cir Here accommodations were intolerable and he cles in and about Fostoria. succeeded in being transferred to Cleveland, Our subject was reared in his native county Ohio, where he remained until he was must and attended school at Tiffin and Fostoria un ered out of the service in June, 1865. til he was 18 years of age. With boyish en No longer a boy with youth’s cheery atti thusiasm he then joined his comrades in en tude toward life, but a man, crippled in the listing for service in the Civil War which had defense of his country, he represented a great aroused both young and old all over the land. class which deserved then and still deserves On August 12, 1861, he was made a member the respect and gratitude of the whole Ameri of Company E, 49th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf. He can people. \Vith a few added years and a remained a soldier of the Union Army for four whole world of experience, Mr. Dildine re years and three months, enduring in full degree turned to his home in F ostoria, still on crutches, the hardships, pain and disablement which fell and for 22 months he was obliged to depend to the lot of many of those who fought for the upon their help. He secured a position in the flag. His regiment reported first to General postoffice which he filled for a time and then, Anderson, in Kentucky, and from Louisville as he grew stronger, served in a grist-mill for they went South, where they met the enemy in some nine months. battle at Rolling Fork. The regiment remained Realizing the incompleteness of his busi in camp at Green River during the greater part ness education and with an eye to the future, of the winter ’of 1861; but this comparative Mr. Dildine took a course in a well-known quiet was followed by the terrible battles of commercial college at Chicago. For the next Shiloh and Stone River and the memorable nine months he was with the United States struggle at Chickamauga. Express Company at Vermilion, Ohio, and for It was on the second day of battle at Chick some 15 months was connected with a whole amauga that Mr. Dildine received a serious sale grocery house at Saginaw, Michigan. wound in the left foot, which necessitated his Upon his return to F ostoria he was made dep being sent to the hospital. He was first placed uty postmaster a position he filled for six years in the hospital at Stevenson, Alabama, and or more and then reentered business with the later was sent to Louisville, Kentucky, where wholesale house of Davis & Foster. In 1891 he was under treatment for five months. His he came to Lima as bookkeeper for the Singer courage was not diminished in any way, how Sewing Machine Company, but shortly after ever, by his long period of suffering and in fact ward accepted a position as yard clerk in the he had not yet given up his crutch when he re C., H. & D. Railway office. Subsequently he enlisted. Subsequently he went out with his was made chief clerk, and remained with that regiment and participated in the Georgia cam corporation for 10% years. Since then he has paign and was unfortunate enough to be been associated with the Prudential Insurance wounded a second time, the accident occurring Company of America. at the battle of Pickett’s Mills, Georgia, May During his residence in Seneca County, 27, 1864. This was a very serious affair—a Mr. Dildine took a very active part in politics, gun shot wound in the right hip. He was and for about seven years he was a member treated for some 1 5 days in the field hospital of the Republican Executive Committee. and and was then transferred to Chattanooga and was township chairmani for five years. He later to Nashville, Tennessee. For six long has always been interested in Grand Army af and weary months the young soldier lay on a fairs, and at present is serving his third term cot in this hospital, submitting to many opera as commander of Mart Armstrong Post, No. tions, as many as 48 pieces of bone being re 202, G. A. R., at Lima. He has been secre moved from his hip; but at last he was able tary of the 49th Ohio Regimental Association to get about again on crutches, and he was for the past 25 years. then transferred to Jeffersonville, Indiana. Mr. Dildine was married September 14,

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1869, to Isabel K. Claire, who is a daughter traveled in California, but shortly after his re of James Claire, of Saginaw, Michigan. They turn to Lima purchased the American laundry have three children, viz: Maud, wife of Ed plant, establishing the Mosier Steam Laundry. ward Beck, of Lima, Ohio; Emily, wife of This enterprise he managed alone until 1904, Hugh Mulholland, of Clio, Michigan; and when he admitted \V. C. Bell to partnership. Archie B., who is a first-class machinist on the Business prospects are so bright that it is the United States steamship “Chattanooga.” intention of the firm to erect a substantial Mr. Dildine is a member of the Wayne brick structure, in the near future, on the de Street Church of Christ. The pleasant family sirable plot of ground which they have already home is at No. 5 51 North McDonald street. purchased, on North Central avenue, between

—Q....— High and North streets. The new building will have a 74-foot frontage, with a depth of \V. MOSIER. one of the proprietors of 100 feet, and, in accordance with modern the Mosier Steam Laundry, at Lima, ideas, will be one story in height. - The laun has spent the greater portion of his dry will be equipped with all modern conveni lg life in this city. He was born at ences and machinery. and when completed will Elida, German township. Allen Colin compare favorably with any similar building ty, Ohio, in 1859, and is a son of the late John in the State. Mosier, a county pioneer. In 1889 Mr. Mosier was married to Mellie John Mosier was born in Somerset Coun F reily, who is a daughter of John Freily, a ty, Ohio, and was reared on a tobacco farm prominent citizen of Ada, Ohio. They have there. He learned the trade of a shoemaker one child, Ethel, a bright pupil at school. and before the Pennsylvania Railroad was Mr. Mosier is classed with the useful citi constructed followed that occupation in Elida; zens of Lima, taking an interest in pub but removed to Lima in 1870. lic matters and promoting laudable civic move E. W. Mosier was 11 years of age when his ments. He is a member of the Lima Board of parents came to Lima, and this city has been Health. His fraternal connections are im the scene of his business enterprises and his portant and of long duration. He is a 32nd satisfactory successes. As a boy he was indus degree Mason, and connected with the Blue trious, working first for Mr. Lloyd in his lum Lodge, Chapter, Council and Commandery at ber-yard. and then at the hub and spoke fac Lima, and the Consistory at Toledo. For over tory, where he was employed for some time. 25 years he has been affiliated with the Odd He was also employed in a furniture shop for Fellows, belongs to all its branches and has two years, for about three years in the King & been a representative at the Grand Lodge for Day handle factory, and for five years in a two years. He is also identified with the wheel factory. In this manner he became well Knights of Pythias. VVith his wife, he is a trained in various manual capacities, and es member of Trinity Methodist Episcopal tablished such a reputation for efficiency that Church. - he was engaged to superintend the mill de —___.....— partment in the coach shop of the Lake Erie m—lANIEL HARPSTER, one of the sub & \Vestern Railroad, where he remained for 13 years. ii i, stantial farmers and representative In 1895 an opportunity presented to enter gig citizens of Monroe township, residing into business for himself and, in partnership 1' on his valuable farm of 130 acres. sit with Henry Blosser, he purchased the old Nia uated in section 27, is also a survivor gara laundry plant. A good business was con of the Civil War in which he took no insignifi ducted by the firm, and six years later Mr. cant part. He was born in Monroe township, Mosier purchased his partner’s interest. He Allen County. Ohio, July 7, 1841, and is a son conducted the establishment alone for two of Jacob and Sarah (Walls) Harpster. years and then sold it. For a few months he The Harpster family was established in 842 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

Ohio, by the grandfather, Peter Harpster, a ship, after his army service was ended, veteran of the War of 1812, who settled as a and with his brother Thomas, purchased farmer among the pioneers of Pickaway Coun a farm which they operated for two ty. His ancestors were German, but he was years, when our subject sold out his born in Pennsylvania. His son Jacob, father interest and bought his present property, of our subject, was born in Pickaway County which was then an unimproved tract. He and came to AllenCounty immediately after his has made all the excellent improvements marriage with Sarah \Valls. She was a daugh here and has developed a fine farm, carrying ter of Robert \Valls and died at \Vest Cairo, on stock-raising operations of quite an exten aged about 70 years. The family consisted sive character. For three years he was also a of eight children, as follows: Elizabeth (Gar contractor, and built many of the excellent ner), deceased; Christiana (Mort). deceased; roads and bridges in his section. He has been Thomas, who served in the Civil _\Var, rising very prominent in public affairs in his town from the ranks to the position of captain, and ship, taking a continuous and intelligent in resides at Cairo; Daniel, of this sketch; Jane terest in its welfare. In politics, like his (Eiche), of Delphos; Robert Newton, now of father, he has been a strong Democrat, cast \Vest Cairo, who served with our subject in ing his first vote for George B. McClellan. the Civil War; Susan, widow of Gurst Rath For 20 years he has served on the School burn, of \\/est Cairo; and Anthony, deceased. Board, and has been township trustee for two The father of this family followed farming terms, and is one of the three county commis and blacksmithing during his active years, and sioners of the soldiers’ relief organization in died in Monroe township, aged 70 years. He Allen County. was always a stanch supporter of the Demo Mr. Harpster was married (first) in 1865 cratic party. to Amelia A. Snyder, who was a daughter of Daniel Harpster attended the district Philip Snyder, and they had two children, viz: schools in boyhood and assisted on the home Frank, of Norwalk, Ohio; and Hattie, de stead until the outbreak of the Civil \Var. ceased. In 1876 Mr. Harpster was married From the first enlistments he was eager to offer (second) to Alice Miller, who was born in his services, although but a boy of 20. years, Monroe township and is a daughter of Robert and on September 1, 1861, was enrolled in and Sarah (Ward) Miller, natives of Perry Company E, 81st Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., under County, Ohio. Seven children have been born Capt. George A. Taylor and Col. Thomas to them, namely: Lizzie (Herron), now de Morton, the regiment being known as Mor ceased, who left three sons; Clay, of Monroe ton’s Rifle Regiment. This command came township; Loverna (Miller), of Michigan; into prominence in many of the great battles Sarah (Middlestetter), of Lima; Mary, living of the war, fighting valiantly at Shiloh, Cor at home; Daniel, Jr., and Rue. A view of the inth and Farmington, on the “March to the family is shown on a nearby page.

Sea” with General Sherman, and in front of -—*-Q-Q__.— Atlanta. At the engagements last named Mr. Harpster won promotion. Having been placed L'Y PATRICK, mayor of Spencer on detached duty, he brought in three Confed ville, has the honor of being the erate pickets, for this act of bravery and strat youngest citizen ever elected to that egy being made color sergeant. At the expi honorable office, in the whole State. ration of his term of service, he reenlisted in He was born in 1882 in \Villshire the 192nd Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf., and re township, in the southwest corner of Van mained in the service until the close of the \Vert County, Ohio, bordering on the Indiana war, receiving his honorable discharge in Sep line. and is a son of L. Y. and Cynthia Jane tember, 1865, after taking part in the Grand (McColough) Patrick. Review at Washington City. The Patrick ancestry dates back to Ire Mr. Harpster returned to Monroe town land, where it was later leavened with both AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 843 1 Scotch and English connections prior to the natural gifts of oratory and on several notable family being established in Virginia, where occasions he has borne off the prizes in contests. Mr. Patrick’s grandparents, \Vashington and He possesses also the genial manner and quick .\lary Jane Patrick, were born, and whence wit for which the sons of Ireland are notable they moved to Fulton County, Indiana. There the world over, and to these valuable assets L. Y. Patrick was born; but he was mainly adds the energy, enterprise and manliness reared and educated at Sheldon. Iroquois which mark the successful young Americans of County, Illinois. He learned the trade of to-day. After being honored by the Republi horse-shoeing, which he followed in Fulton can party with the nomination for mayor, in County, Indiana, from 1862 until 1867, when the face of a Democratic majority of 80 voters, he returned to Sheldon, removing thence to in the city, he determined to win if personal Willshire, Van Wert County, Ohio. While re hard work could accomplish it. The result siding there, he took a prominent part in pub was his election, the vote being very close. He lic affairs and was a member of the Town was the only member of his party elected to a Ccuncil. In 1896 he came to Spencerville. He town office, a testimonial to the personal re is prominent in the leading fraternities, being gard in which he is held by his fellow-citizens; a Knight Templar Mason, a Knight of Pythias in fact, Mr. Patrick is the only Republican ever and an Odd Fellow. He was married first on elected to the office of mayor in this town. December 23, 1869, to Louisa Jane Avery, That his administration will be one to which who died in December, 1873. survived by two he may in future years turn with pride, is the daughters viz: Mrs. Homer C. Underwood, conviction of all who have watched his career of Fort Wayne, Indiana; and Mrs. J. W. Mc from boyhood. He is a Royal Arch Mason. Donald, of Medina, Ohio. In September, 1874, Mr. Patrick was married to Cynthia ———-Q-——— Jane McColough of Adams County, Indiana, and they had five children born to them, the @>- L1. ARL C. REIS, one of the representa two survivors being Hila and Guy Patrick. 9 9 tive merchants of Lima. whose James W. died in 1875; Rutherford in 1882 , 5'5 business is located on the corner of and Ollie, two weeks after the latter, a heavy ~---“Q‘ North and Jackson streets. was family bereavement. born at Fremont, Sandusky Coun The early boyhood of Guy Patrick was ty, Ohio, in 1880, and is a son of the late M. passed at \Villshire, but his education was com J. Reis, who for more than a quarter of a cen pleted at Spencerville and at the Ohio Normal tury was a conductor on the Lake Erie & University at Ada, where he was graduated in Western Railroad, and was well and favorably the law department in 1901. Since then he known in railroad circles. v has been connected with the office of Attorney Until he was 18 years of age, Carl C. Reis R. R. Kennedy, of Spencerville, as a registered remained at Fremont, where he enjoyed excel law student; but he is also one of the town’s lent educational advantages. Then he came to popular and successful business men. For sev Lima, entering the grocery line. first as a clerk. eral years he was connected with the large mer After three years, in partnership with C. B. cantile house of Taft & Company, at Spencer \Vells, under the firm style of Reis & \Vells, he ville, but since 1904 he has been the proprietor purchased a grocery and went into business. of a large merchant tailoring establishment The partnership continued for one year, when which has received the custom of the leading Mr. Reis purchased his partner’s interest and citizens. He has secured the best cutters and has since continued alone. Mr. Reis’ concep fitters and the work turned out by his estab tion of business principles has made him a fine lishment is so satisfactory that already he con merchant. He carries a complete and care trols a fastidious trade, which formerly placed fully selected stock of all staple and fancy gro its orders outside the town. ceries, including delicacies of all kinds, salt Mr. Patrick as a student demonstrated his meats and feed. His business territory and 844 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY his reputation have both so expanded that his taking and printing of photographs, whenever grocery is now conceded to be the most relia it is thought desirable. For some eight years ble, the most attractive and the largest in the before coming to Lima, the late \Villiam J. city east of Main street. In addition to this Fenner made a specialty of outside view pho establishment, Mr. Reis is interested in Lusk tography and the gallery is filled with many Brothers’ wholesale fruit and produce busi beautiful and interesting specimens of his ar ness, thus assuring him superior advantages in tistic work. In its equipments and work the way of supplying his customers with fine turned out, the Fenner studio compares favor produce and choice fresh fruit. His inter ably with those of cities much larger than ests have become so large at Lima, that he has Lima. disposed of a branch business formerly con ducted at Bluffton. ———Q-0-O-— Mr. Reis was married on February 9, 1903, to Mary \Vilson, who is a daughter of Mel B. MILLER, proprietor of the Har ville J. VVilson, who is prominently identified rod Creamery and the Harrod Stave with the grocery trade at Toledo. Mr. and and Hub Mills, was born August 23, Mrs. Reis have one son, \Vilson Carl. Mr. 1864, in York County. Pennsylva Reis is a member of the Tribe of Ben Hur and nia, which was the home of the the Home Guards of America. Both Mr. Millers for several generations. The great Reis and wife are prominent in Lima’s social grandfather of our subject came from Ger life, and are identified with St. John’s Catho many about the year 1802 and located in York lic Church. County. There Adam .\-Iiller, the grandfather, was born, lived and died. He was a school teacher and also handled insurance. The par ents of L. B. Miller are David F. and Ange lina (Bortner) Miller, both natives of Penn ll.\RLES H. FENNER, of the firm sylvania, where they now reside. " of Fenner Brothers, photographic David F. Miller was born in York County, artists of Lima, with a well-ap Pennsylvania, in April, 1831, and has always pointed studio at No. 202% North carried on farming. He owns a farm of 160 Main street, was born at Gallipolis, acres, upon which he resides; but a stroke of Gallia County, Ohio. paralysis has left him in feeble health and less Mr. Fenner was educated at Gallipolis, and active than formerly. He is a Democrat and as his older brother and late partner was en has held a number of local offices. He was gaged in a photographic business there, he also drafted into the army but. owing to the bitter became interested. Several years later he em opposition of his parents, he remained at home barked in the dry goods business, and for 11 and sent a substituteto whom he paid $1,000. years he was connected with The John Shillito He married Angelina Bortner and to them Company, of Cincinnati, subsequently going were born nine children, only four of whom out on the road for some four years for a are living, namely: L. B., \Villiam B., of Brooklyn firm. \\/hen his brother located at York County. Pennsylvania; Alice, who mar Lima, in 1895, Mr. Fenner became associated ried A. B. Albright and lives in her native with him and they continued in business to county; and Howard B., who lives with his gether until the death of \Villiam J. Fenner, in parents and has charge of the farm. Both Mr. 1903, since which time Charles H. has been and Mrs. Miller are consistent members of the alone. The late Mr. Fenner married Nellie German Reformed Church. Fowler, who still resides at Lima. with the L. B. Miller received his education in the one daughter born to them—Aline Fenner. schools of York County and later took a busi The Fenner studio is the best equipped one ness course in a commercial school in Philadel in the city. Electric light is used in both the phia. He engaged in teaching for a short time AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 845

~ and after leaving college accepted a position as Newton Hersh was born in 1834, in Rich bookkeeper with John Wanamaker. with land County, Ohio, dying there in 1901, on the whom he remained two years until failing old homestead which had been entered by his health caused him to retire and seek a change father, Joel Hersh. The latter, with his wife, of occupation. Returning to York County, he Catherine (Berny) Hersh, was born at Harris worked in a produce and general merchandise burg, Pennsylvania, the couple settling in store, and about this time also became inter Richland County at an early day. Politically ested in the creamery business. This he Joel Hersh was a strong \Vhig, and through learned. becoming thoroughly familiar with life was a friend and coadjutor of John Sher every phase of the industry. Embarking in man. He became one of the most prominent the enterprise for himself, he conducted his farmers in Richland County. He married creamery in York County for six years and Lydia Chew, a daughter of Samuel Chew, a then came to Allen County, and purchased the substantial farmer of the_county, who was cooperative creamery at Harrod, which he has killed in 1887 by burglars. operated since the spring of 1898. In addition In 1889 Joel G. Hersh came to this county to this business which he has made a profitable as a teacher, and subsequently entered the one, he bought a new engine, boiler, etc., and Ohio Normal University at Ada, from which established the -Harrod Stave and Hub he was graduated in the classical course, in Mills, which manufactures walnut gun-stocks, 1894. Prior to this, however, he had been a squares for ball bats, etc., sending its output teacher in Kansas for four years. After grad to prominent manufacturers of those articles. uating from the university, he continued to He has not yet begun the manufacture of hubs teach in Allen County for nine years, a portion but expects to start that industry soon. of the time at Gomer and West Cairo. Then On August 23, 1891. Mr. Miller celebrated he turned his attention to the legal profession, his 27th birthday by marrying Annie Hoke, and in 1898 was graduated from the law de daughter of David M. Hoke, of York County, partment of the university at Ada. In the fall Pennsylvania. Three children have been born of the same year he passed the necessary bar to them, viz: David, born February 15, 1892, examination and immediately opened an ofi”1ce and who died at the age of two weeks; Leroy, in the Metropolitan Block at Lima, being asso born February 1, 1894; and Diamond May, ciated with Mr. Kilgore under the firm name born May 19, 1905. Mrs. Miller is a member of Kilgore & Hersh. This partnership existed of the Lutheran Church while Mr. Miller be until 1901, since which time Mr. Hersh has longs to the German Reformed. He supports practiced alone. His practice covers all the the Democratic National ticket, but in local courts of the State, and his ability is very gen politics is independent. Fraternally, Mr. erally recognized. He is a member of the Miller is a member of the Modern Woodmen Allen County Bar Association. of America and the Junior Order of United Mr. Hersh was married in November, American Mechanics. 1901, to Ora States, who is the eldest daughter of Aaron States, one of the most prominent ——4»—— citizens of the county. Mr. and Mrs. Hersh I have two children, viz: Newton States and

OEL G. HERSH, one of Lima’s lead Mary Catherine. While a resident of Ada, ing professional men, with law offices Mr. Hersh united with the Presbyterian situated at No. 56% Public Square, Church there. Mrs. Hersh is a member of the has been a resident of this coun Methodist Episcopal Church of Monroe town ty for some 16 years. He is a native ship. of Mansfield, Richland County. Ohio, and a Mr. Hersh is identified with the Republican son of the late Newton and Lydia (Chew) party, and in 1900, during McKinley’s second Hersh, his early life being spent on a farm. presidential campaign, was chairman of the 846 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

Republican executive committee of Allen in this line and conducts a large and growing County, since which time he has given his en business in cleaning and dyeing after modern, tire attention to the practice of his profession. sanitary methods. Mr. Christia is also an ex pert hatter. In 1873 Mr. Christia was married at Bos ton, Massachusetts, to Lelia L. Bliss, whois a daughter of H. C. H. Bliss, one of the lead

EORGE R. CHRISTIA,proprietor of ing merchants of Boston, other connections the Philadelphia Dye \Vorks, located being the F airbank and Chandler families. at No. 320 North Jameson avenue, Politically Mr. Christia is a Republican and Lima, and one of the city’s represen he has been chairman of the Republican City tative business men, was born at T0 Committee. He is a man of substance, a stock ledo, Ohio, in 1851. He is a son of Hon. Rob holder in the Farmers’ Bank of West Mans ert and Amelia A. (Ricketts) Christia. field, Ohio, and is interested in other enter The father of Mr. Christia was born in prises. From his youth he has shown courage England and at the time of his death was a and determination and these have been import resident of Canada and a member of the Do ant factors throughout his subsequent life. minion Parliament. The mother of our sub ject belonged to the aristocratic old Van Cort -—Q-»— land family of New York. Since 1883 Mr. Christia has been a resident ~ OERE ROBINSON, who occupies the of Lima. He probably enjoys the distinction _5? responsible position of district fore of having been the youngest soldier ever en " man of the Ohio Oil Company, at listed for service in the Civil VVar from Ohio, Lima, has been a resident of this city and possibly of any State in the Union. since 1896. He was born at Newton \V hen in his 12th year he ran away from home Hamilton, Mifllin County, Pennsylvania, in and joined the army as a drummer boy; al 1851, and is a son of Robert and Ellen (Ste though he fought with the men of the regiment phenson) Robinson. at the battle of Shiloh, after it termination his The father of Mr. Robinson was born in captain sent him home. In May, 1864,1he enlist Ireland. For many years he was a resident of ed in Company B, 130th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., New Castle, Pennsylvania, where he was con but shortly afterward, in front of Petersburg, nected with the building of public works. He he was taken sick and was again obliged to re died there in 1871. turn to his home in Toledo, in the fall of 1864. Jere Robinson was educated in the schools For the third time he entered the Union Army, of New Castle. He learned the trade of enlisting in February, 1865, in Company C, molder, at which he worked for five years and 195th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., at Toledo, and ac then became engineer of the public works at companied the regiment to the Shenandoah New Castle for two years. From there he Valley and participated in the campaign there, went to the oil field of Clarion County as a being mustered out in December, 1865, reach pumper and continued there for five years. His ing home in time to enjoy Christmas with his next engagement was in the Bradford field, family. where he had seven more years of experience. Mr. Christia engaged for a time with a and from there he came to Cridersville, in hatter and dyer, at Toledo, and then went to Auglaize County, Ohio, and took charge of Boston, where he perfected himself in this the property of Roess Brothers & Company, of business, returning after five years to Toledo. Oil City, Pennsylvania. He continued in this He continued in the dyeing business there and position until the Pennsylvania capitalists sold at Bellefontaine and then came to Lima. where, out to the Ohio Oil Company, and since then since 1883, he has been considered an expert he has been associated with the latter company.

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For the past 18 years, with the exception of president, and has on many occasions been a but three months, he has occupied the import delegate to national and State pharmaceutical ant position of foreman. He is a man of large conventions. He was chairman of the Ohio practical experience in oil and his efficiency is delegation at the national pharmaceutical appreciated by the Ohio Oil Company. meeting held at Boston in 1905. At present In 1877 Mr. Robinson was married to Isa he holds no official relation with that body, bel Alexander, who is a daughter of James having felt compelled to resign on account of Alexander, of Pennsylvania. They have had many pressing private matters of business. five children, viz: Ivy May, wife of R. J. Mr. Vortkamp is a Democrat and has al Banta, of the firm of F. J. Banta & Son, candy ways been more or less interested in politics. rr1anufacturers of Lima; Mabel E., and Elsie He was a delegate to the State convention that R., students at Hollins Institute, Virginia; and nominated Pattison for Governor, and was Herbert and Albert, both deceased. The fam the only delegate that remained all through ily belong to the Market Street Presbyterian faithful to his convictions. He is a member Church. Fraternally Mr. Robinson is a mem of the Lima Progressive Association and has ber of the Knights of Pythias and the Knights served in the Lima City Council. He has other of the Maccabees. business interest in addition to those in Lima,

—Q-F namely: Stock in the Hollister Drug Com pany, of Madison, Wisconsin; stock in the .T““, F. VORTKAMP, pharmacist, whose Sterling Remedy Company, of Kramer, In I place of business is at No. 300 North diana; and stock in the United Drug Com Main street, Lima, on the corner op pany, of Boston, Massachusetts. posite the Court House, belongs to In 1880 Mr. Vortkamp was married to the city’s representative business men. Carrie F. Fleischman, of Cincinnati, a mem He was born in 1858. at Senora, Preble Coun ber of a distinguished family of that city, and ty, Ohio, and is a son of Bernard Vortkamp, they have three sons and two daughters, viz: long deceased, who was a faithful soldier in Harry F ., who has just completed a six-year the Civil \/Var. course at Niagara University, New York; H._ F. Vortkamp was reared and educated George J., who is a graduate of the Ohio Nor in Cincinnati and was graduated from the Cin mal University at Ada and has passed his ex cinnati College of Pharmacy in 1880. He had amination before the State Board of Phar previously creditably passed through the paro macy; Charles, who is _a student in St. Rose chial high school at Cincinnati and before en Parochial School, Lima; Henrietta, who is a tering the Cincinnati College of Pharmacy had Sister of Charity, now teaching in Denver; read medicine in the Cincinnati College of and Elizabeth, who is a student in St. Rose Medicine and Surgery. After his final gradu Parochial School. ation in pharmacy, he engaged in the drug The family belong to St. Rose Catholic business in Cincinnati until 1886 and then re Church. Mr. Vortkamp is a member of the moved his interests to Milford, Ohio, where he Catholic Knights of Ohio and is vice-president continued until 1893, when he came to Lima. of Branch No. 23. His portrait accompanies He has continued here in the drug business this sketch. ever since and has the confidence of the pub _._.__*..§_____ lic; his experience and medical knowledge make his establishment regarded as the leading 1» li\-’. \V. H. GALLANT, who for the one in the city as to reliability. He is secre past 35 years has been a minister in tary of the Allen County Association of Retail the Baptist Church, scarcely needs an Druggists and has held every ofiice in the asso introduction to the people of Allen ciation except that of treasurer. He has held County, for his religious work has every office in the Ohio State Pharmaceutical covered so large a territory and has- been pro Association from the lowest to that of vice ductive of such wide-spread interest that there 850 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

are few localities in which he is not well discharged in March, 1863. The continuance known. His birth took place in Hancock of the rebellion made more troops necessary County, Ohio, May 28, 1841, and he is the and in 1864 he again entered the service, en only son of William and Emily (Moore) listing in Company F, 122nd Reg., Ohio Vol. Gallant. Inf., under General \Vright. On March 25, Mr. Gallant comes of Irish and English 1865, before Petersburg, he was terribly ancestry. His paternal grandmother was a wounded, receiving three shots, the one in his cousin to that great statesman, Henry Clay. left leg necessitating the amputation of the The father of our esteemed subject was born limb just below his knee. In spite of the dis in January, 1811, and died from an accident in advantages to which this accident has sub 1866. The mother was born in March, 1817, jected him, he has never permitted it to inter and died at Spencerville, at the home of her fere with his pastoral work and he has never son, at the age of 83 years and 10 months, on that account shirked any hard duty of his passing away just two hours later than Eng calling. He has ridden miles and miles over land’s venerable queen, in 1902. Mr. Gallant’s a rough country, through cold and storm to parents were aged respectively 23 and 17 keep an appointment, to preach the Gospel, to years when they were united in marriage in perform a marriage service or to say comfort Delaware County, Ohio. They came from ing words above the grave. large families, both having brothers and sisters After his return from the army and recu numbering 11, but their children were eight peration from his accident and injury, he took in all, the survivors being: Amelia, widow of up active work in the church, a burden he has Joshua Stokesberry, now aged 69 years, who never laid down. He remained in the Old resides with her children; Martha, widow of School Baptist Church and then assisted in or Alfred Gorby, a farmer; and W. H., of Spen ganizing the Riley Creek Baptist Church and cerville. The parents rest in Hassan Ceme was its first cleirk. He began Ipreaching in tery, eight miles northeast of Ada, Ohio. 1869 and in December, 1870, he was ordained W. H. Gallant was the only son of his par in the Riley Creek Baptist Church, only three ents’ family and was born in the woods in days after its dedication. This was his first Hancock County.- He was reared on the pio pastorate. He recalls his work in that church neer farm and, off an on, attended the district with feelings of the greatest satisfadcion, it schools until he was 17 years old, enjoying being on the ground where he used to play also some advantages at Findlay. He then be ball in his boyhood. He has served four pas gan to teach school and for 14 years followed torates in this church, aggregating 11 years this profession at various times, teaching in all and, when far away has traveled a distance of 28 school terms. His conversion dates from 60 miles to attend some special service here. his 19th year, in March, 1859, and he was bap like the burial of an old pioneer, a member of tized on the 8th of the following June in the one of his early congregations. Old School Baptist Church. Before going Mr. Gallant has been pastor of 17 churches into the details of his years of ministerial of the Auglaize Baptist Association, of which work, mention must be here made of his serv he is now moderator. and each pastorate in ices as a soldier, these of themselves being of cluded adjacent missions, as follows: Riley an important enough character to entitle him Creek, with four; Marion, four; Mercer. four; to the deep regard of his fellow-citizens. Pleasant Grove, four; Waynesfield, three; From the opening of the Civil War his Spencerville, four; Amanda, two; Will sympathies were enlisted, but he did not actu shire, two ; and one each at Neptune, ally enter the service until 1862, when he be McDonald, Haviland, Kenton, Providence, came a member of Company D, 99th Reg., Blanchard Valley, Pleasant Mills (Indiana), Ohio Vol. Inf., from which he was honorably where he remained one year; Harrison, AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 851

Pleasant View and South Lima. He built Mr. Gallant married, second, Mrs. Sarah churches at Riley Creek, Marion, Spencer Frances Kershner, who was born in Shelby ville, Willshire, Haviland and South Lima, County, Ohio, and is a daughter of William assisted in having repairs made on the church Ginn. Her father was born in Ireland and at \Vaynesfield to the amount of $604, and came as an early settler to Shelby County, cleared a debt of $872 at Mercer and one of Ohio. He died at Dayton, the father of 14 $700 at Pleasant Grove. He has been uni children. He married three times, his second formly successful in evangelistic work and at wife being Miriam Botkin, who bore five chil one meeting, in 1885, 47 converts were made. dren, viz: Mary, John, James, Johnson and He has extended the hand of fellowship to 100 Sarah Frances, the last named born in 1849. converts in the Amanda, Riley Creek and On March 5, 1866, Sarah Frances Ginn mar \Vaynesfield churches. ried Francis Marion Kershner. He was born In 1879 Mr. Gallant organized the Bap in Greene County, Ohio, near Xenia, in Jan tist Church at Spencerville. There were but uary, 1841, and died in October, 1896. They four constituent members, viz: George H. had three children, as follows: William Erie, Kephart and wife, Ella Kephart, Susanna Sut Lura M. and Anna. William Erie was super ton and Mrs. Fisher. Through the efforts of intendent of schools for 16 years, during Mr. Gallant, by 1881, a regular church re which he served these places: Mendon, Mer placed the mission and by the close of the cer County; Prairie Depot, Wood County, and fourth year the little faithful body numbered Columbus Grove. He resigned from the last 55. Only one of the original constituent mem named position to accept one with Lippincott bers, Mrs. Susanna Sutton, is now living. The & Company, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as present church edifice was erected at a cost of a traveling salesman, his line being school sup $3,000, while its furnishings are also valuable plies. He married Mamie Barrington and and in accordance with present demands. they have one daughter,Helen Barrington. The Mr. Gallant has been twice married. On eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kershner is November 1, 1860, he was married in Han Mrs. Otto Botkin; she has one daughter, Lil cock County, Ohio, to Lucinda Watt, who died lian Frances. The youngest -daughter is Mrs. in April, 1903, at St. Marys, Ohio,- having Reno Moore; she has two children—Marion been an invalid for a number of years. Dur Seymour and Naomi Ginn. On October 28, ing the whole period of illness she was ten 1903, Mrs. Kershner was united to Rev. W. derly cared for by her husband whose minis H. Gallant. She united first with the United trations eased her months of helplessness. She Brethren Church in 1874 and with the Baptist was the mother of three children, viz: Effie, Church in 1888. Charles William and Willard L. The daugh Mr. Gallant can look back over many fruit ter was a popular teacher in the public schools ful years. While he no longer feels called upon prior to her marriage to Adolphus Bice; they to risk his life and health in the long journey have four children—Clyde; Hubert, a gradu ings which formerly were his daily task, on oc ate of the Spencerville schools, a teacher at the casion he will go far to attend some particular age of 16 years and now a student at Oxford; church function, especially if in so doing he can Nellie and Lucy. Charles William, the eldest recall memories and acquaintances of the early son of Mr. Gallant, suffered for 12 years with days of his ministerial life, for which he cher heart trouble and died at the age of 19 years ishes the tenderest recollections. In 1905 he and 10 months. At the age of 18 he was bap made such a journey. Out of the 28 candidates tized by his-father at the Pleasant View Bap to be ordained in his old church was a young tist Church, near the Indiana line. Willard man, one of his own converts—George Lewis. L., the second son, married Alice Balyeat and Mr. Gallant wished to be present at the ordi they have a son, Jewell. nation of this young man, who had been

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chosen as a‘missionary to China, and it was a leading carpenter and contractor of the city, C. great pleasure for him to be chosen to offer the F. Kiplinger. ordination prayer on this occasion in the very Mr. Kiplinger was married, first, in Feb church where he, himself, had been ordained ruary, 185 5, to Mary E. Cookston, who was a in 1870. daughter of the late Thomas Cookston. The two surviving children of that marriage are: -——<-0-O-— Clifford L., a well-known contractor at Lima, and Clarence, a resident of Columbus. The

~ .-\.\’IEL E. KIPLINGER. Probably mother of these sons died in 1861. On Octo -5 of all the older citizens of Lima, none ber 2, 1862, Mr. Kiplinger was married to has better claim to be remembered Mary E. Owens, who was born in Wales and is than -has the subject of this sketch, a daughter of Hugh Owens. Mr. Owens who for many years was closely iden came to America and to Allen County in 1844 tified with the material growth of the city. It and settled in Sugar Creek township, where he has been computed that if all the structures cleared and improved a fine farm. He died in that he has erected here should be massed, a 1851, survived by his wife and five children. village of considerable size would be found. The estimable mother of Mrs. Kiplinger kept Mr. Kiplinger was born in June, 1830, in her children together and followed out her hus Springfield, Ohio, and is a son of Philip Kip band’s wish in the development of the farm. linger. She died in 1881, leaving but two survivors, Away back to the days when white settlers Mrs. Kiplinger and a sister, Anna, who is the fought in Ohio with the Indians before they w1fe of O. A. Jones._ The latter is considered could establish safe and peaceful homes, the one of the best farmers in Sugar Creek town Kiplinger family was known, and one of the sh1p, having a record of raising 1,600 bushels name was a defender of Fort Defiance. The of corn on 22 acres of land. grandfather of our subject, Daniel Kiplinger, Mr. and Mrs. Kiplinger had three children, came from Virginia at a very early day and but have been bereaved of all. The eldest, settled in Clark County, Ohio, and there Phil James Edward, died at the age of 34 years ip Kiplinger, his son, also spent his life. after having won a place second to none among In March, 1854, Daniel E. Kiplinger came California journalists. Raymond D., the sec to Lima, and became one of the pioneer con ond son, was formerly yard clerk for the Cin tractors. He was skilled far beyond any of cmnati & Eastern Railroad, and died aged 22 his competitors and was so rapid in his work years. The only daughter, Anna Mary, passed that it came to be a common saying that it was away in her 15th year. Mr. and Mrs. Kip cheaper to hire Daniel Kiplinger by the day linger belong to Trinity Methodist Episcopal than any one else by contract. Almost all of Church. For four years he was a member of the earlier business blocks in Lima were built the Lima City Council, and for three years, of by him, and some of these, notably the Collins the Board of Equalization. Fraternally he is a Block and the Ashton Block, are still standing Royal Arch Mason. Many of the others have been torn down on ac count of public improvements or to make way ———§-0-§——- for larger structures. There are standing hun dreds of neat residences and comfortable AURICE HOFELLER, of Lima, homes. built after the fashion of his day, and proprietor of one of the largest and still stanch and true so far as their construction most complete gentlemen’s furnish goes. Mr. Kiplinger continued contracting ing establishments in Northwest and building until forced to retire from con ern Ohio, was born in Buffalo, stant activity, by failing health, in 1898. Since New York, in September, 1866. His father then he has occasionally assisted his son, the dying when he was a child of five years, his AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 853

mother recrossed the ocean to her native land. in section 22, Marion township, and the pres Germany, where- our subject remained unt1l ent fine farm was all cleared by his individual 1882. Returning to America, he located in Chi efforts, with the exception of 10 acres. He cago, and secured work in a wholesale house paid the sum of $1,000 in gold for this prop which handled ladies' cloaks and suits. Later erty, its fine location along the Auglaize River he was employed in New York, and then en making it a very desirable tract. The highway tered a retail clothing store in Jamestown, which now passes his comfortable residence New York, conducted by the Marble Hall was evolved from the blazed path he made, Clothing Company, where he remained for 11 more than 40 years ago. ’ears. At the time Mr. German settled on his farm } In 1896 Mr. Hofeller came to Lima as in Marion township, Delphos was, as it now is, manager of the Mammoth Clothing Store, and the nearest trading center, but almost every one year later, acting upon the advice of several other fact has changed.W here now broad high local friends, opened a modest- store_ devoted ways afford easy transportation to different to gentlemen’s furnishings. Th1s bus1ness has points and where electric roads afford conven grown from the first, the present stock bemg iences for more extended travel, in his day twice as large as the or1gmal, w1th much larger roamed the wild creatures of the wilderness, quarters to accommodate it. Mr. Hofeller has many of these so unaccustomed to the presence marked business ability,_ as is evidenced by the of the white man as to venture very close to his extensive patronage wh1ch he has secured and habitation. With game in abundance and the held. He is secretary of the Downward As beautiful river teeming with fish, the pioneers phalt Company of the Indian Terr1tory, an or of Marion township had advantages over set ganization founded upon L1ma cap1tal. Mr. tlers in many other localities. Mr. German’s Hofeller was married, in 1900, to Emma Tig home was the inevitable house of logs, but his, ner, daughter of William Tigner. He is prom unlike many others, was constructed without inent in Lima Lodge, No. 162, B. P_. O. E., as the use of a single nail, pegs of wood and well as in Masonic circles, and is honored and wooden hinges sufficing. The comfortable esteemed both for his business and social qual little cabin had a puncheon floor and the huge ities. fireplace was the dispenser of both heat and light. The furniture was very simple al though entirely adequate, much of it being of home manufacture. A lard lamp was made

ERNARD GERMAN. who enjoys the use of for special occasions, but in those days " distinction of being the second oldest the tired residents did not turn night into day settler of Marion township, living as is often the custom of the present, and lard continuously on his own land, was lamps and tallow candles were all sufficient. born in Gern1any in December, 1826, The winter clothing was made from the wool and is a son of Bernard and Mary (Horn) Ger taken from the sheep which were raised on the - man. farm, Mr. German’s estimable wife carding, The boyhood and early youth of Mr. Ger spinning and weaving it into a strong, warm man were spent in his native land where he ac fabric and making it into excellent, serviceable quired a good, common-school education and clothing. Mr. German says that in the early enough knowledge of machinery to enable him days of life in Marion township, he and his to secure a position as stationary engineer. good wife. like their neighbors, enjoyed visit after coming to America. at the age of 17 ing and making trips to Delphos, riding on the years. He lived at Cincinnati for 15 years. same horse and even carried some of the little In 1857 he left that city and moved to Allen ones along without inconvenience. County. He purchased 62 acres of wild land. Mr. German was married on June 27, 1847, 854 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

_—_____—__—————_——"—_—__~— to Mary Fortman, who is a daughter of Jos Mrs. German remembers how the family eph and Elizabeth (Pont) Fortman. Mr. came on foot from Dayton, camped out at Fortman crossed the Atlantic Ocean from Ger night and thus, tired and lonely reached the many about 1833 in one of the sailing vessels log cabin shelter in Marion township. The of that day, and was one of the early settlers great fire-place gave warmth and all the cook at Dayton, Ohio. In 1837 he settled in section ing was done by it, and the admirable mother 21, Marion township, on the west side of the spun and wove in the light of its fire. Among river. Joseph Fortman and wife 'had seven the wild animals which surrounded the home children, viz: Joseph; Benjamin; Eliza and frequently disturbed their peace of mind, beth, wife of John Clausing; Mary, wife of Mrs. German mentions bears, deer, wolves and Mr. German; Dena (Dickerman); and An porcupinets. On one occasion a herd of 14 thony, who lives on the old Fortman home deers came so near the home that her brother stead. He and Mrs. German are the only sur Anthony killed one big buck with a club. In vivors of the Fortman family. Joseph Fort her youth her father used the flail to thresh out man died aged 60 years and his wife, at the age his grain, which he disposed of at Fort Jenn of 79 years. Mrs. German, like her husband, ings, which was their nearest trading point. can recall many of the early experiences of the The corn they raised had to be taken to this pioneers of Marion township. When her place to be ground until Mr. Fortman was able father first built his log cabin in the woods to buy a hand mill of his own. He assisted here, there were still numbers of Indians rov in the construction of the first frame church ing through the country, subsisting upon the at Delphos, the Church of St. John the Evan wild game which was so plentiful. As the first gdlist. Her brother, Anthony Fortman, home of the family was entirely without a roof married Annie Hempker, a daughter of Con and consisted in fact of a square barricade, rad Hempker, and they adopted Elizabeth, with no door, the only way in which either In who later became the wife of John Clausing. dians or wild creatures could get in to disturb Mr. and Mrs German had nine children, the inmates when at rest, was to enter in the the survivors being: Bernard, A. J., John, same manner as did Mr. Fortman and family, Louis and Frank. Bernard, named for his and that was to crawl under. He was a man father and grandfather, resides in Oklahoma of great industry, and as he knew that work on Territory. He married Mary Vergerson and public improvements could be had if he could has seven children, one of these, Mary, mar provide for his family and then leave them for ried George Droll, and has a daughter. A. J. a time, he did what seemed best under the cir married Kate Neimeyer, a daughter of David sumstances. No great fatality attended them, and a granddaughter of David Neimeyer, a and as soon as he felt sure they could be safe, pioneer of Allen County, and they have three he went to work on the Great Reservoir then children: Loretta, Leo and Sylvester; they live being built, and next found profitable employ on the home farm. John also resides at home. ment on the canal at Deep Cut, near Spencer. Louis resides at Fort Jennings and he and He also did a great-deal of the grubbing work wife have four children. Frank married for the canal in sections 12, 1 5 and 14, and Frances Knipp and they have six childre_n. when the canal was completed, he. with his Thus our venerable subject and wife have son Anthony, were passengers on the first boat 20 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. that arrived at Delphos. After the canal was Politically,- Mr. German is a Democrat. established Mr. Fortman returned to his farm He has served as supervisor and as trustee of and assisted in its clearing. As noted above, Marion township, and he has also served as his son Anthony occupies the farm, having president, secretary and as a director in the lived upon it for 68 years. It is in the extreme German Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company. northern part of Marion township on the edge With his family he belongs to the Catholic of Putnam County. | Churc’h. He belongs to the church of St.

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John the Evangelist at Delphos and was one stantial barn, the dimensions of the latter of the trustees when the new church was erect being 40 by 50 feet, with 18 foot posts. His ed. He has been prominent in the township other buildings are entirely adequate for the in many ways and commands the respect of purposes intended, and the entire place adds all who know him. to the general attractiveness of Amanda town ship. —Q-»— On August 29, 1878, Mr. Grubb was mar ried to Catherine Bowers, who/is a daughter - - IOMAS GRUBB, a member of one of of John B. and Amanda E. (Shannon) Bow ' the pioneer families of the county, ers. Mrs. Grubb was born at Springfield, Ohio, and a respected citizen and substan April 20, 1859. Her parents moved to Aug tial farmer, resides on his excellently laize township, when she was two years old. improved farm of 125 acres, situated Her father died April 1, 1863, but her mother in section 35, Amanda township. Mr. Grubb survived until May 9. 1880. Mr. and Mrs. was born in LaFayette, this county, September Grubb have three children, viz: Rolla Gleaner, 27, 1853, and is a son of John B. and Eliza Laura Bessie and Zida l\laud. The son attend beth (Robinson) Grubb. ed college at Lima, where he now has his resi John B. Grubb, father of our subject, was dence, being a traveling salesman. He mar born in 1820 and his wife in September, 1826. ried Maude Ellen Myers. Laura Bessie mar They are old and well known residents of ried Marion Hillyard, of Shawnee township, Auglaize township and are still living at the and they have three children—Daisy Pearl, ages respectively of 86 and 80 years. \V hen Myrland Dwight and Howard. Zida Maud John B. Grubb first came to Allen from Wash married Edward Boyer, of Spencerville, and ington County, Ohio, he rode through the for they have one son, Ivan Grubb. The four est and blazed a path, his parents following grandchildren find in their grandparents very with an ox team and being obliged to cut a indulgent elders, while the latter enjoy the re road in order to reach the site of their future spect and affection lavished upon them so home. His mother was a native of Ireland. heartily by the younger generation. John B. Grubb and wife had six children, our Mr. Grubb has been a lifelong Democrat subject being the fourth in order of birth. and has frequently represented the party in Thomas Grubb was reared to be a practi county and State conventions. In 1882 Mr. cal farmer. His parents sent him to both the Grubb was elected justice of the peace, and district and a select school, and he remained served the township as such for six years. ren at home until 1878, when he married. On Feb dering during this period many very import ruary 26, 1881, Mr. Grubb purchased his pres ant decisions which met with general approval. ent farm in Amanda township, which, as he He has been prominent in the Patrons of describes it, was then a “regular frog pond ;" Husbandry, has held almost every position in but it bears no resemblance to that now—with its gift and was secretary of the county organ its 2,500 rods of drain tile and lits surface ization. \Vith his estimable wife, he is an ac showing productive fiélds and rich pastures. tive worker in the Methodist Episcopal Church Mr. Grubb has given much attention to the at Allentown. She was converted at the age growing of fine stock, and makes a specialty of 15 years, and Mr. Grubb, in 1878. He is of full blooded Merino sheep. The whole a steward and president of the township Sun property is neatly fenced and its substantial day-school association. and systematic appearance testifies to Mr. On a foregoing page in proximity tothis Grubb’s home interest. as well as to his agri is shown a group picture in which are shown cultural ability. In 1894 he erected his beau representatives of four generations in the tiful residence, and four years later, his sub Grubb family. HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

A. LLE\VELLYN,proprietor of the tributing liberally of both time and means to ' People’s Book Store at Lima, has the cause of religion. Mr. Llewellyn is also been a resident of the city for 25 a prominent member of the T. P. A. years and with his estimable wife, -—-—<--0—— i has been a leader in social and busi ness circles. He was born at Sweet Springs, ')HN T. ADAMS, one of the best \Vest Virginia, and is a son of A. A. known and most popular citizens of Llewellyn, Sr., and Elizabeth B. (Bowyer) Amanda township, who has resided Llewellyn. The father was a farmer and on his fine farm of 127 acres in section stock man of VVest Virginia who during the 10 for a half century, was born Feb days of slavery had been educated for an over ruary 29, 1832, in Champaign County, Ohio, seer, but, before the emancipation of the negro, and is a son of Thomas and Mary (Long) he removed to McLean County, Illinois, and Adams. there engaged in agriculture, being regarded The parents of Mr. Adams were natives of as the most scientific farmer of his time and Virginia and Kentucky, respectively. They section. moved to Amanda township, Allen County, in Our subject received his education in the spring of 1833, taking their children into Bloomington, Illinois, and then for a period of the wilderness with the expectation of found 12 years embarked in the drug, stationery and ing_ for them a comfortable home and rearing wall-paper business in Champaign, Illinois. them well, although home might for a time be Afterward he traveled for the D. B. Scully without the advantages of more civilized local Syrup Company, of Chicago, covering for 21 ities. But the father was killed by a falling consecutive years the territory of \Vestern tree, when our subject was only four years Ohio, Southern Michigan, and Eastern and old, an accident not unusual at that time. The Central Indiana. Resigning that position he mother was left with five little children to rear, purchased his present business in September, which she did nobly and well, lending two of 1905, and both he and his wife are giving it them to their country in its days of peril. their attention, promising to make it the lead Mr. Adams settled in section 10, Amanda ing book store of the county. township, and built his log cabin on the banks On April 3, 1883, Mr. Llewellyn was of the Auglaize River, to which the Shawnee married to Martha Bowyer. In 1830 her Indians often came; but. as far as we have father, Madison Bowyer, whose biography ap been informed, with no evil intentions. Mr. pears elsewhere in this work, came to this Adams did not live to see the results of his county from Eastern Virginia, where his several years of industry and probably never father, Isaac Bowyer, had entered a large even imagined the transformation which has tract of land from the government. Mrs. taken place. A part of his land he secured Llewellyn is a lady of high literary and artistic from the State and the remainder from a Mr. attainments, having graduated in 1878, from Russell, who resided-near Piqua, to which the college at Delaware, Ohio, where she re point the family was obliged to go to mill. The ceived the degree of Bachelor of Literature. mother survived to the age of 72 years and to Coming to Lima, she was the first to introduce her courage, industry, economy and good painting in oil here and had large classes in art management, much of the family prosperity work and painting -until she gave up teaching was due. She was deft in all housewifely arts some three years ago. She is an active mem -of her day,could spin and weave, sew, bake and ber of the \\/omen’s Auxiliary of Lima Col brew and, on occasion no doubt, assisted her lege and a prominent society leader. Both sons in their tasks. Her children hold her in Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn are members of the loving remembrance. They were as follows: First Congregational Church of Lima, con \Villiam, now deceased, who enlisted for three

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years in the Civil War. entering Company A, D. \V. Miller was reared and educated in 81st Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf.; John T., of this this county and still owns a good farm in Bath sketch. who served 1oo days in Company B, township, although the greater part of his life 151st Reg., Vol. Inf.; James, of Champaign has been given to the carpenter’s trade and County, Ohio; and two deceased. contracting. He learned his trade in youth John T. Adams very early became accus and followed it throughout the county until tomed to assist on the farm. and later, with his within the past five years, since when he has brothers. \Villiam and James. cleared and im been associated with Mr. Ruhlen in general proved it. He was reared and educated main contracting and in operating a large planing ly in Champaign County, to which the family mill. This firm is one which enjoys the entire removed about 1839, and was 22 years old confidence of the public and has erected a large when he came back to this county and entered proportion of the fine buildings in Lima. Some into the serious business of developing a farm of the buildings in their list, and which prove out of the forest. To-day it is one of the most the substantial character of their work, are the valuable and beautiful farms on the river. Mr. new residence of Edward M. Gooding on Adams has added to its natural advantages by \Vest Market street; Herman Eckhardt’s resi erecting a very handsome modern residence dence on Cole street; John D. Finn‘s residence which overlooks the Spencerville and Lima on McKinley street; and the Renz and Duf turnpike road. He can relate many interesting field blocks, both on Main street. They have incidents of the early days here. when the In also done a large amount of work in the coun dians traversed the forest surrounding the ty, have erected three schoolhouses in Bath home, in pursuit of the wild game which township and are now engaged in making ad abounded. ditions to the County Infirmary. In 1867 Mr. Adams was united in mar Mr. Miller votes as does a good citizen, riage with Violet Russell, who is a daughter of but he takes no active interest in politics. F ra Joseph and Celia Russell. She was born on a ternally, he is prominent as an Odd Fellow, fanu in Champaign County adjoining the one being past grand of Allen Lodge, No. 223, which was his birthplace. They have one son, past chief patriarch of the Encampment and Charles F. The latter was born in Amanda a member of Canton Orion, No. 24, Patri township and was well educated in the public - archs Militant. schools. He manages his father’s farm. the lat ter having practically retired. He married Eva -—Q-»———— Travis and they have four children, viz: Ruth, John. named for his grandfather; James, 1-: ICONIDAS HOLLOWAY, a pioneer named for his grand uncle; and Celia, who ‘- of 1851, who for many years has bears the name of her great-grandmother. been a well-knovvn resident of Spen In 1900 Mr. Adams was elected a trustee cer tow11ship, has been retired from of Amanda township and at the expiration of active life for some years; but in spite his term was reelected. but resigued in 1905. of his 84 years he retains physicial health and He is recognized as one of the useful, reliable possesses a memory which goes back to the and public-spirited men of the locality. beginning of a very remarkable career. Mr. Holloway was born in Knox County, Ohio, —Q»—-_ July 18, 1822, and is a son of David and \V. MILLER, a member of the gen Phoebe (Clark) Holloway. eral contracting firm of Ruhlen & David Holloway, the father, was born in Miller, at Lima, has been a resident Scotland, May 21, 1786. and emigrated to of this city since 1891. He was ‘born America and settling in New Jersey. In New in Allen County in 1869. and is a son York, on July 11, 1807, he was married to of Marcus Miller. one of the oldest settlers in Phoebe Clark, who was born July 19, 1785. Allen County, who died in 1876. To this union were born five daughters and 860 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

four sons. All of the nine children reached ma days he split rails to the number of unknown turity, married and had families of their own. thousands. His first home was a cabin Leonidas, of this sketch, was the eighth in or of round logs which sufficed until a better one, der of birth, and although his life was probably of hewed‘logs, could be erected to take its endangered more than that of any of his broth place; in this second cabin his son, John W., ers or sisters, he has survived them all. David was born, in 1861. Holloway was a very early settler in Knox When this son was five weeks old, Mr. County, Ohio, traveling by team from the Holloway once more offered his loyal services East to Massillon and then settling in the to his country in her hour of need. He enlisted woods that extended for miles over the present at Spencerville, in Company I, Fourth Reg., cultivated fields of Knox County. His life Ohio Vol. Cav., under Colonel Kenneth and was that of the early pioneer, and he met and Capt. Henry Rogers, which regiment was at overcame the hardships of that early day with tached to the Second Army Corps and ordered the courage and capacity which the very name to Cincinnati. From that distributing point his of pioneer implies. He died in Knox County regiment was sent with others to the various on September 10, 1862, aged 76 years. His points of danger, and he served faithfully until wife had passed away many years before, he was discharged at Baltimore, Maryland, in dying September 19, 1838. 1865, without having received any serious in Leonidas Holloway was reared in Knox juries. His military service covered many County, not far from Mount Vernon, Ohio. years and he was personally concerned in some His schooling was limited, the time, locality of the most important events in the history of and circumstances preventing the seizing of our country. He now draws a pension of $18 many educational opportunities. Like many per month. After the close of the war, he again other young men of his day, he drifted far returned to peaceful pursuits and has lived from home, led by an adventurous spirit and quietly as an agriculturist ever since. His a hardiness of physical health which sought well-improved farm of 40 acres is situated in an outlet different from the confinements of Spencer township, and in addition to this prop rural life. Thus he went to Texas and for 18 erty he owns considerable realty in Spen months served with the Texas Rangers prior cerville. to enlisting at New Orleans for service in the On July 2, 1848, Mr. Holloway was mar Mexican \Var. During his first year of serv ried at Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, to ice he was a member of the First Battalion, Tillethia Ann Doty, who was born in Knox Texas Cavalry, and it was during his third County, May 1, 1830, and is a daughter of year that he participated in the storming of the Samuel B. and Margaret (Crider) Doty, who city of Monterey and the taking of Buena reared a family of five sons and five daughters. Vista. In the earlier part of his service he was Mrs. Holloway and two sisters still survive, under the command of Gen. Sam Houston, but these being: Mrs. Sarah Burk, of Delphos, later he served under Gen. Zachary Taylor. Ohio, and Mrs. Catherine Elizabeth Bott, of He continued in the service until the close of Iowa. the war, escaping with but a flesh wound. Mr. and Mrs. Holloway have had six chil In 1851 Mr. Holloway came to Allen dren, as follows: Phoebe Ellen, born Septem County, and settled in the woods, in true pio ber 9, 1849, who died in August, 1862; Mar neer style. In order to reach the Spencerville garet Ann, born August 11, 1851, who was road he was obliged to cut the forest trees, married March 21, 1873, to Amos Lee, and making a path 40 feet wide which reached died May 25, 1874, leaving one son, \Villiam from the canal, and which is now known as the Lawrence, of Spencer township; Rachel Spencerville and Dayton turnpike road. In Maria_ born February 25, 1854, who died in those early years in Spencer township, he was August, 1863; Sarah C., born February 20, kept busy clearing off the timber. In those 1856, who was married May3,1878, to Wil

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liam Geething, and died January 26, 1879; various times in all but two of the township Samuel B., born February 26, 1859, who was offices. He is a valued member of the Spencer married on July 3, 1881, to Hannah Chambers, ville post of the Grand Army of the Republic. and died October 31, 1891, leaving two daugh Few if any residents of Spencer township are ters—Florence and Ada, both of whom are better or more favorably known than and married and live in Kansas; and John \V., Mrs. Holloway. born in 1861, who is now a prominent farmer located in section 24, Spencer township. —Q-¢— For many years after Mr. and Mrs. Hollo way settled in Spencer township, pioneer con ‘ W. OEN, a representative business ditions prevailed. The clearing of the land man of Lima, a dealer in staple and and its subsequent cultivation was not the only fancy groceries and meats, at No. hardship. It was a long distance to mill, the 1114 West North street, was born in old Post mill on the Auglaize River being the Shawnee township, Allen County, nearest one available, and the country was still Ohio, August 7, 1866, and is a son of Henry so densely wooded and little settled that dan Oen, an early settler and leading farmer of ger from the wild animals of the woods was Shawnee township, who died December 3, by no means past. On one occasion Mrs. Hol 1903. loway, while out from home on some neces F. W. Oen was reared and educated in sary business, accompanied by her dog, treed Shawnee township, where he followed farming a bear. Although she had had many experi and dairying for four years and then bought ences, it is doubtful if she had previously had a farm in Auglaize County, which he later a similar one. Fortunately she was able to call leased for oil purposes. For a short period he to her assistance a neighbor, Jacob Bennett, was engaged in the oil business, having leased who was an old hunter, and he killed the ani his brother-in-law’s farm. He put down one mal before it could do any damage. Mrs. Hol well, which was an excellent producer, and he loway is one of the old pioneer members of the soon sold the property for $11,000. He was Christian Church in Spencer township. She also fortunate in his business arrangements was reared a Baptist, but united with the concerning his farm of 80 acres, selling his Christian Church at Mount Vernon and she royalty for $18,000, and later disposing of the is respectfully and affectionately known as the land. He then bought some choice property “Mother of the West Union Christian in Lima, erecting several fine residences, on Church.” the corner of Jameson and North streets, and Mr. Holloway has also been a member of the business block which he occupies. His the West Union Christian Church from its present realty holdings include four fine resi very organization, and he has been liberal in dence properties and three vacant lots. He its support. \Vith Daniel Richardson he pur also owns farming lands, having purchased an chased an acre of ground and laid out the cem unimproved tract of 118 acres in German etery and assisted in the erection of the church township. On this he has erected excellent edifice. In like manner Mr. Holloway has buildings, put up fencing and set out orchards, continually given support to the advancement until the! land, -within a few years, has ad of the schools in the township. has helped in vanced to $100 an acre. the building of the good roads and has lent his In 1892 Mr. Oen was married to Ellen influence in the direction of everything which Jordan, who is a daughter of the late Daniel has promised to be of substantial benefit to his Jordan, formerly a prosperous farmer of part of his county. In the public affairs of Shawnee township. Mr. and Mrs. Oen have Spencer township, Mr. Holloway has always five children, viz: H. Edward, Frances Pau been a prominent factor and he has served at line, Catharine Ellen, Francis Frederick and 864 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

James Alfred. Mr. and Mrs. Oen are mem has long been recognized as one of the city’s bers of St. Rose Catholic Church. Their por reliable, efficient and conservative men of cap traits, executed from a recent photograph, ac ital, and for the past six years he has been a company this sketch. member of the board of directors of the Citi zens’ Loan & Building Company, and for one. —Q.»— year has been vice-president. Mr. Koch served during 1900 on the Board of Equali

- OUIS KOCH, vice-president of the zation. - Citizens’ Loan & Building Company, In 1871 Mr. Koch was married to Louisa of Lima, and one of the city’s retired Secrest, who died in 1876, leaving two chil citizens, was born in 185.1 in Ger dren, viz: W. I., who is employed in the gro many, and came to America in 1864 cery of Harry Thomas, at Lima; and Mollie, with his sister Emma, who was two years his who is the wife of Frank Grau, of St. Marys, senior. She later became the wife of \Villiam Ohio. In 1879 Mr. Koch was married to Seitz, of Perry township. Maggie Naas, who is a daughter of Christian These two children arrived safely at Lima, Naas. They are valued members of the Ger and Louis soon entered into an apprenticeship man Reformed Church. to the cabinet-maker’s trade, in which he Mr. Koch is a member of the Independent served three years, at first with A. Saider and Order of Odd Fellows, having membership in later with Philip Keil. He subsequently both the subordinate lodge and the encamp worked in the furniture factory on \Vest ment, and also in the Rebekahs; German order Spring street for 15 years, making altogether of Red Men and to the Orion Maennerchor. about 28 years at his trade. Mr. Koch then engaged in the grocery business for 10 years ————Q-»— at No. 337 North Main street. For the past four years his time has been taken up largely .—a S. SHERRICK, of the firm of Smith in looking after his various real estate invest & Sherrick, general contractors of ments. He owns considerable vacant property Lima, was born in Allen County in in Lima and five houses in good residential 1849. His father was Christian districts. For many years he has been promi Sherrick, a native of Pennsylvania, nent in the various departments of the city who came to this county about 1840, and was which have served to bring about its present a well-known contractor and builder. Many prosperity. of the buildings now standing bear strong evi When the first volunteer fire company was dence to his skill and the durability of his formed here, in the days of the old hand en work. gines, Mr. Koch became a member. Later the S. S. Sherrick learned the carpenter’s city sold the outfit, and a hook and ladder trade, beginning his apprenticeship at the age company was formed and the volunteers gave of 16. He became a skilled and competent their services for a number of years and also workman. About 1877 he and a brother, in paid for the outfit. Until this company was partnership, began contracting and building disbanded, Mr. Koch frequently served as its and did a very successful business for eight president and was always noted for the disci years. Our subject then withdrew from this pline he maintained in order to make the de partnership and engaged in contracting in Del partment as efficient as possible. Mr. Koch phos until 1897 when he moved to Lima and served two terms in the City Council, repre formed a partnership with F. C. Smith to do senting the old Seventh Ward, and under general contracting and building, and also for Mayor Robb he served for a term of four the manufacture of sash, doors and all kinds years as a member of the Board of Sinking of mill-work. They have built up a good busi Fund Trustees and Tax Commissioners. He ness in both branches of work and during the AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 365

busy season give employment to about 25 men. Mr. Robinson was married in 1884 to .\lr. Sherrick is also a stockholder in The East Mary E. Conneely, a native of Pennsylvania. Iron & Machine Company. They have two daughters—Genevieve and He was married in 1875 to Paulina John, Frances, the former being a graduate and the daughter of Jesse J. John, deceased. They latter a student of the Lima High School. have three children, namely: Lulu, wife of C. \V. Counseller, a locomotive engineer of Lima; -_+»— and Etta and Vera, both of whom are teachers in the Lima public Schools. The family are L. SIMPSON,* secretary and treas members of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal urer of The East Iron & Machine Church, in which Mr. Sherrick is an 0fficer. Company, of Lima, was born in He is a Republican who takes an intelligent in Logan County, Ohio, in 1860, and is terest in local politics and is chairman of the a son of \Vilson \V. Simpson, of that county and city central committee. He is a county, who was a member of the 66th Ohio prominent Odd Fellow. Regiment and died in the Civil \Var, in 1862, from disease contracted in the service. J. L. Simpson was reared and educated in -—Q»—_. Logan County, and, with maturity, obtained a position with the “Big Four” Railroad. He F. ROBINSON, chief engineer of was employed in various capacities for a period the gauging department of The of 12 years, when he became bookkeeper and Buckeye Pipe Line Company, has estimator for the Champion Iron Company, of been located at Lima for the past Canton, Ohio. He served in this capacity for 14 years, and has been identified about eight years and was then elected secre with the oil industry since boyhood. He was tary, holding that office four years and six born in 1860 in Brooklyn, New York. and is months. \/V hen he severed his connection with a son of James Robinson, now deceased. James that company, he organized the Columbus Ele Robinson was also interested in oil produc vator & Iron Company, which was incorpo tion, having started in at old Oil Creek when rated in 1902 with a capital stock of $10,000. the oil industry was in its infancy. \Vhen the They began operations, in May of that year, various pipe lines were consolidated, in April, with the following officers: H. W. V. Moler, 1877, he was made chief engineer of the tank president; F. S. Bartlett, vice-president; and gauging department, a position he held until J. L. Simpson, secretary, treasurer and gen his death in 1898. eral manager. The company was merged The Robinson family left Brooklyn in into The East Iron & Machine Company and 1862 and located in the oil field of Pennsyl incorporated, in March, 1903, with a capital vania, their first residence being at Petroleum stock of $100,000, the officers being: W. S. Center. From there, in 1873, they moved to East, president; A. L. Neuman, vice-pres St. Petersburg, Clarion County, and six years ident; and J. L. Simpson, secretary and treas later our subject was made his father’s assist urer. In March, 1903, Mr. Simpson moved to ant in the business and stationed at Bradford, Lima to assume the duties of his office, and Pennsylvania. He remained there 12 years,- has made many friends during his short resi when he was sent to take charge of the office dence here. He is a business man of experi at Lima, and upon the death of his father in ence and ability, and devotes his entire time to 1898 he was promoted to the office of chief the work- of his office, which is conducted in engineer. His territory embraces all the oil the most systematic and effective manner. fields of Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, In 1885 Mr. Simpson was married to Eva Indiana, Kansas and Indian Territory, with Spencer. by whom he has two bright children offices at Bradford, Pennsylvania, Lima and —Hugh L. and Boyd M., both students of the Independence, Kansas. Lima High School. Mrs. Simpson’s father 866 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

was the late \/V. Spencer, one of the foremost not required outside of the United States, al agriculturists of Logan County, who died in though it was drilled in several camps. The May, 1905. Mr. Simpson is an Odd Fellow company was honorably mustered out in May, and is also a prominent Mason, being a mem 1899. Upon his~return to Monroe, Mr. Dyer ber of the Knights Templar. He is aff1liated resumed railroad work and was made superin with the Disciples’ Church of Lima. tendent of the Fort \Vayne Division of the Lake Erie & \Vestern Railroad, with head -_Q-0-§— quarters at Muncie, Indiana, where he re mained until his promotion to his present posi '-_- EORGE DYER,* superintendent of tion as superintendent at Lima of the San the Sandusky Division of the Lake dusky Division of the Lake Erie & Western _ Erie & \Vestern Railroad and of the Railroad and of the Northern Ohio Railway. IQ‘/"*=) ' Northern Ohio Railway, is_an experi In addition, Mr. Dyer is treasurer of the Bluff enced and popular railroad man, who ton Stone Company, of Bluffton. has been a resident of Lima since October, In 1893 Mr. Dyer was married to Anna 1902. He was born at Bainbridge, Putnam Culler, who is a daughter of George W. Culler, County, Indiana, in 1867, and is a son of a well-known_ resident of Delphi, Indiana. George \V. Dyer. They have three sons—Laurel, \Vayne and George \V. Dyer, father of our subject, is an infant. also a railroad man. He is a native of Bain \Vhile not taking part in politics beyond bridge, but for 54 years he has been railroad fulfilling the duties of a good citizen, Mr. agent at Monroe, for the C., I. & L. Railway. Dyer keeps thoroughly informed on all mat The subject of this sketch was reared at ters of public importance and of local con Bainbridge and attended school until he was 1 1 cern, and lends his influence to good civic gov years of age, when, he commenced to learn ernment. He votes with the Republican party. telegraphy, soon acquiring suff1cient knowl He is a 32nd degree Mason and is connected edge of the business to secure a position with also with the Knights of Pythias and the Im the \Vestern Union Telegraph Company. He proved Order of Red Men. was only 14 years old when he was a press operator, and continued with the \Vestern —M——— Union until he was 20 years of age. He then became train dispatcher for the \Visconsin A. DEAN,* secretary and treasurer of Central Railway and in this capacity resided " The Sinclair & Morrison Company, for two years at St. Paul, Minnesota, going of Lima, has been a resident of this thence to Monroe, Indiana, and for one year city for the past 21 years. He was holding a similar position with the C., I. & L. born at Stockport, England, Decem Railway. During the succeeding two years he ber 1, 1853, and is a son of Thomas and Re filled the duties of chief train dispatcher, and becca (Unsworth) Dean. was also superintendent of the telegraph de The parents of Mr. Dean were also na partment at that point. For 16 months Mr. tives of Stockport, and they came to America Dyer was stationed as chief train dispatcher when our subject was four years of age, lo at LaFayette, Indiana. being then transferred cating at Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. to Tipton, Indiana, where he was appointed E. A. Dean was educated in the public general yardmaster. schools at Allegheny City and Eastman’s Busi Mr. Dyer continued in the latter position ness College, Poughkeepsie. New York, being until the outbreak of the Spanish-American graduated from the latter institution in 1875. \Var, when he entered the army as captain of He then accepted a position as bookkeeper at Company I. 16th Indiana Infantry, U. S. Vol Port Jervis, New York, where he remained unteers. The services of this company were some eight years and then embarked in the

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mercantile business at Washington, D. C. tice ever since and is an important member of After spending two years in the national capi an unusually able staff of physiciansand sur tal, he came to Lima in 1884. and for six years geons. He is a member of the Ohio State was engaged in the dry goods_ business on the and Allen County medical societies and of the South Side. He then accepted the position of Northwestern Ohio and American medical as secretary and treasurer of The Sinclair & Mor sociations, being actively interested in their rison Company. He is also connected with a work and a valued contributor to their litera number of the other successful business or ture. For 13 years Dr. Terwilleger was phy ganizations of this section, in all of which he sician of the Allen County Infirmary. He is a takes an active interest. member of the staff of the Lima Hospital, In December, 1876, Mr. Dean was mar being honored with a life membership. He is ried to Mary Pomeroy, who is a daughter of medical examiner of a large number of life George Pomeroy, of Butler, Pennsylvania. insurance companies, among which are the fol They have a family of three sons and two lowing: Metropolitan Life Insurance Com daughters, viz: Howard P., a teller employed pany, of New York; Phoenix Mutual Life In by The Lima Trust Company; Walter O., a surance Company, of Hartford; Union Cen student in the electric engineering department tral Life Insurance Company, of Cincinnati; of the State University at Columbus; Chester Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company, of E., a student at Lima College; Doris \V. and California; Security Trust & Life Insurance Edna G. Company, of Philadelphia; Federal Life In Mr. Dean is an independent voter, but has surance Company, of Chicago; and Bankers’ been very active in the cause of Prohibition, Life Association, of Des Moines, Iowa; also and has been the candidate of the party for The Cleveland and Dayton Masonic Life In mayor of Lima. He is a prominent man of surance companies. affairs here, and is a member of the Board of Dr. Terwilleger was united in marriage Sinking Fund Trustees and Tax Commis with Lizzie F. Davis, who is a daughter of sioners. - \Villiam Davis, of Columbus, Ohio. Dr. and Mrs. Terwilleger are members of the Metho -—M—-— dist Episcopal Church. They have a very pleasant home at No. 684 \Vest Market street, HOMPSON R. TERWILLEGER. while the Doctor has well-appointed offices at ‘ M. D., one of the leading physicians Nos. 202-203 Masonic Building. and surgeons of Lima, and one of Politically Dr. Terwilleger is a Democrat. the city’s much esteemed citizens, He served on the Board of Education and was whose portrait is shown on the oppo instrumental in lending his efforts toward the site page, was born at New Richmond, Ohio, erection of the new High School Building. He June 29, 1860, and is one of a family of two is a man of education and experience and his children born to his parents, John and Eliza professional skill has been frequently put to beth B. (McDonald) Terwilleger. the test. He keeps thoroughly abreast of the Thompson R. Terwilleger was reared on times in his methods of practice and his pa his father’s farm in Clermont County where tients come from all parts of the city. For he attended the local schools, subsequently en a number of years he has been prominent in tering the Ohio \Vestern University where he Masonic circles and has attained the 32nd de was graduated in 1884 with the degree of B. gree. He belongs to the Mystic Shrine at S. He then took up the study of medicine and Dayton and to the Scottish Rite bodies at in 1887 was graduated at the Medical College Toledo. He is a man of practical ideas and of Ohio, Cincinnati. In the same year he set has had remarkable success in his chosen pro tled at Lima where he has continued to prac fession. HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

OHN R. JONES,* who is living in re Franklin and Napoleon, Ohio, before finally tirement near Gomer, this county, locating at Delphos in 1880. It was in the lat after many years of business activity, ter place that Mr. Landis received the major was born August 21, 1835, in Llan part of his education. brynmair, Wales. He is a son of In young manhood, he became a fireman Richard and Anna (Roberts) Jones, both na on the Dayton & Southeastern Railway, serv tives of Llanbrynmair, where the father be ing in that capacity for one year before he re came a prosperous farmer and lived until his turned to Delphos and engaged in the hotel death, at the age of 67 years. Mrs. Jones died business. This was continued until Septem when our subjekt was five years old, being ber, 1885, when he came to Lima to accept a then in the 43rd year of her age. position with the Burnet Hotel, where he re At the age of 21 years, John R. Jones set mained until 1896. He then severed his con sail for America, landing in New York City, nection with the hotel and engaged in the fire July 7, 1856, after a voyage of five weeks and insurance business, in which he has been emi three days. Remaining in that city but a few nently successful. In 1902 he was appointed days, he made his way to Cincinnati, Ohio, to his present office as secretary of the Lima and thence to Allen County, where he re Board of Fire Underwriters’ Association. mained a short time. He then resided three In 1897 Mr. Landis was married to Eva years in Tennessee, superintending a tract of Martin, daughter of John Martin, of Lima. land, which he and a party of his friends had Mr. Landis is identified with the Masonic previously bought. They had purchased some order, being a member of the Blue Lodge, 100,000 acres in that State, of which about Chapter and Commandery, of each of which one-third, rich in oil and mineral deposits, re he is secretary. He is also a member of the mains in the possession of Mr. Jones and a Knights of Pythias. brother at the present time. At the end of three years our subject returned to Gomer and ———§Q-O-—_ purchased a general store of \V. \/V. \Villiams, which he conducted successfully for 20 years, E. McCAULEY,* one of the suc when he sold to Dr. C. A. Evans, of Delphos. cessful merchants of Lima, where Since that time Mr. Jones has resided on a :> he has conducted a grocery store farm, making his home with a cousin, \Villiam 1i°<;.\_ta for the past four years, was born G. Jones, a prominent farmer whose home in Salem, Ohio, in 1856. He is stead is located near Gomer. a son of the late Joseph McCauley, who was Mr. Jones has never married. He is well an influential resident of Lima, engaged in the known throughout this section, and has long milling business. About 40 years ago the been a member of the \Velsh Congregational family settled in Lima, in whose schools our Church at Gomer. In politics, he has been subject obtained his education. an ardent Democrat and has held some minor Mr. McCauley secured his first employ offices, although he has never sought_ political ment with The Moore Brother Company, preferment. wholesale and retail grocers, and remained -——4+-0— with them for about four years, when he ac cepted a position as bookkeeper with H. & J. .\LL.-\CE LANDIS,* secretary of Langan. Two years later he began firing on the Lima Board of Fire Under the “Big Four" Railroad, and it was not until \vriters’ Association, was born in six years later that he abandoned that work Randolph County, Indiana, in and returned to Lima to resume commercial 1862. His father, James Landis. life. Entering the store of Cooper & Thomas, died during the infancy of our subject, and he remained with them until they sold the busi the family lived for a short time in Dayton, ness to Mr. \Vatson, when he entered the em AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS 871 ploy of that gentleman and continued with him ness. In this he still continues, being one of for about 15 years. In May, 1901, he estab the leading dealers of these commodities in lished his first business enterprise at his pres Lima. ent location, No. 520 Jackson street, and has In 1876 Mr. Drake was married to Ella conducted the enterprise there since. carrying Merwin, of St. Joseph, Michigan. He is a a complete and attractive stock of fancy and member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. staple groceries and numbering among his In political sentiment he is a stanch Re patrons many of the first families of Lima. publican. In 1886 Mr. McCauley was married to Mary Weisner. a daughter of the late Chris -__..».— topher \Veisner. They have three children— Rhea, Clara and Georgiana. The family are E. LOSEE,* one of Lima’s well members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. known, substantial and representa Mr. McCauley has served in the City Council tive citizen, who is identified with a of Lima for two years, and is a prominent number of local enterprises, has been Knight of Pythias. a capable locomotive engineer for the past 29 years, since 1881 having had the pas ———o»— senger run between Lima and Tipton, Indiana. Mr. Losee was born at Saratoga Springs, New W. DRAKE,* a prominent merchant York, April 18, 1851, and is a son of Thomas of Lima, engaged in the feed and fuel V. Losee. lines, was born at Boston, Massachu Thomas V. Losee has also been a railroad setts, from which city his parents man nearly all his life, but now lives in retire migrated to Illinois when he was ment at Lima,.aged 80 years. He was a mas about three years old. - ter mechanic in the Pennsylvania Railroad After securing an excellent education, Mr. shops at Indianapolis for a number of years, Drake returned to Massachusetts, entered the for three years was a master mechanic with employ of the Boston & Providence Railroad, the Indianapolis, Bloomington & \Vestern remained with that corporation for two years Railroad, and for nine years general foreman and then purchased a fruit farm in the vicinity of the shops of the Lake Erie & \Vestern Rail of St. Joseph, Michigan. He continued in the road at Lima. He married Helen L. Lyons fruit-raising business for some three years, and they had four children, the two survivors and then became interested in Kansas live being: C. E., of this sketch, and Mary, wife stock. He remained at Emporia, Kansas, for of Charles \Volf, of Lima. some 14 years, becoming a leading citizen and \Vhen C. E. Losee was two years of age, member of _the City Council. During this his parents located at Dayton, Ohio, moving period he was largely interested in buying, two years later to Indianapolis, where he lived raising and selling fine horses. Those informed until he was 20 years old. From the age of on such matters will remember when “British 1 5 years he has been engaged in railroad work, Splendor” was regarded as thé finest coach beginning as a fireman on an engine of the horse in America; this noble animal was the present Pennsylvania system and working in property of Mr. Drake. this capacity for three years. He was then From Kansas Mr. Drake removed to Chi employed in the office of the road for two cago and for three years was located at the years, when he became an engineer on what is Stock Yards engagdd in buying and selling now the “Big Four” Railroad, running an en horses. In 1895 he settled at Lima, being gine from March. 1872. until March, 1880. connected with the Standard Oil interests, but Later he became connected with the Lake Erie in 1902 he discontinued this association and & \Vestern road, and then located at Lima, established a coal, coke and general feed busi which has since been his place of residence. 872 HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY

In October, 1883, Mr. Losee was married ence and Marie, the former at home, the latter to Bertha Romer, a daughter of the late Jo attending school in Toledo. Mrs. Losee is a seph Romer, who was born in Germany and member of St. Rose Catholic Church. came to Lima, in 1866, where he worked at his Fraternally Mr. Losee is a Knight Tem trade of shoemaker. Four of his nine children plar. He is interested in a number of success still survive, namely: Anna, wife of Henry ful business enterprises of the city, being on Frueh, of the Lima Brewery; Emma, wife of the board of directors of The Metropolitan J. L. O’Connor, of Lima; W. J., a merchant Bank of Lima and The Crystal Ice & Coal tailor, of St. Louis, Missouri; and Mrs. Losee. Company, and is a stockholder in the home tel Mr. and Mrs. Losee have two children, Flor ephone company.

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