200 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY Coshocton; Charles E., who is superintendent of the largest axle works in Pennsylvania; Frank R., a merchant of Scranton, Pennsylvania; and Anna B., the wife of E. O. Gates, of Candor, New York. Two daughters, Agnes and Mary Wellard, have passed away. Both Mr. and Mrs. Culbertson are members of the Baptist church and take an active interest in its work and upbuilding. Mr. Culbertson is now serving as one of the deacons and contributes generously to the support of the church. His political allegiance is given the republican party, which he has continuously supported since age conferred upon him the right of franchise, and in all matters of citizenship he is as true and loyal as when he followed the old flag upon southern battlefields. JAMES M. BURT The history of Coshocton county would be incomplete and unsatisfactory were there failure, to make reference to James Madison Burt. He came in pioneer times and for a long period was identified with business. interests and public progress in the community. His birth occurred in Orange county, New York, December 11, 1810, and he was reared and educated in the east. When he was twenty-four years of age he was married on the 15th of April, 1834, to Miss Mary Ann Bradner, who was born December 20, 1813, and was also a native of Orange county, New York. They began their domestic life in that county and it continued to be their home for several years. James M. Burt, however, left Orange county and sought the west to assist in the Indian warfare, but when he arrived at Buffalo, New York, he learned that hostilities had ceased. He was in possession of a Revolutionary war land grant which had come to him from a relative, and thinking this would be a good opportunity to take up his claim, he continued his journey from Buffalo westward to Ohio and took up some, government land located in Bedford township, Coshocton county. He then returned to the state of New York for his family and on the 24th of October, 1836, they left their old home in the Empire state, journeying westward by way of a two-horse wagon, in which he brought his household goods, wife and daughter Margaret. They arrived in Coshocton county on the 9th of November. Here the father built a home in the midst of the green woods in Bedford township, where they resided until April, 1837, when he purchased land in Lafayette township and removed his family to the new farm. There he carried on the arduous task of developing hitherto uncultivated land, clearing away the timber and brush, breaking the sod and carrying on the farm work year after year, his labor being attended with a measure of success that made him one of the prosperous citizens of the community. In May, 1878, he left the farm and removed to New Comerstown, where he made his home until his death. HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 201 In the pioneer home upon the farm Mr. and Mrs. Burt reared their family, numbering twelve children, namely: Margaret, James B., Martha A., Daniel and Caroline, all now deceased; Harriet, wife of J. L. Rogers, of West Lafayette; Clara, deceased; Louis P., who resides in Coshocton ; two who died in infancy; Mary, who also passed away in infancy ; and William, a resident of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. While active and energetic in his business life, Mr. Burt also found time for cooperation in community affairs and his fellow townsmen, recognizing his worth and ability, frequently called him to public office,. In 1844 he was elected justice of the peace and his decisions were strictly fair and impartial so that he "won golden opinions from all sorts of people." In 1848 he was called to higher official honors, being elected to the state legislature, and that his first term's service received the endorsement of all the community was indicated in his reelection for a second term. In 1850 he was also elected associate judge and continued to fill the position until the office was abolished by the constitution. For many years, however, he was almost continuously in office, being elected a member of the board of equalization from Coshocton and Tuscarawas counties in 1859-60. In 1865 he was elected a member of the state senate and was reelected in 1871 so that he served for two terms in the higher house of the general assembly where he gave earnest consideration to each question which came up for settlement and left the impress of his individuality upon the, legislation enacted during that period. Such in brief is the history of one of Coshocton county's pioneer settlers. He was numbered among those who aided in laying broad and deep the foundation for the present development and progress of the county and, as the years went by, he bore his full share in the work of the government. All who knew him learned to respect and honor him because of his fidelity to high and manly principles, and when he passed away in 1893 his death was the occasion of deep and widespread regret. His wife died six years later. BENJAMIN F. BURKLEW. Benjamin F. Burklew, who owns and operates a well improved farm of eighty acres situated in Monroe township, is numbered among the substantial farmers of this section of the state. He, was born on the farm on which he now resides, October 15, 1848, a son of William H. and Martha J. (McBride) Burklew. The father was born in Monongalia county, Virginia, and accompanied his parents to Ohio when a youth of seventeen years. Following his marriage, he settled on a farm in Monroe township and here spent his remaining days. His family numbered the following children : Ann Jane, the widow of John Foster; Louise E., the widow of Rev. James Williams, of Medina county, Ohio ; F. NI., who is postmaster at Killbuck ; Sarah E., the wife of W. H. Sparr, of Oklahoma; William M., a teacher in the, Millersburg high school ; Benjamin F., of this review; Catherine, the widow of Thomas 202 - HISTORY OF .COSHOCTON COUNTY E. Wollam, of Sebring, this state; and Hannah, who died when sixteen months old. Benjamin F. Burklew acquired his education in the district schools of Monroe township and was reared on the farm to the age of fifteen years, when he enlisted for service in the Civil war, becoming a member of Company I, Fifty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for three years' service. He participated in the battles of Columbus, Cincinnati, Louisville, Nashville and Chattanooga, and in May, 1864, went with the company on the Georgia campaign, the opening battle being at Tunnel Hill, after which he took part in the battles of Rocky Face and. Buzzards Roost. He was in every battle on the campaign and went back to Nashville with General Thomas, where he was struck with a cannon ball, the left arm being entirely torn away at the elbow joint. After the accident he walked a quarter of a mile to the hospital, where the arm was amputated. He, spent two months in the hospital and then went home on a furlough, and later reported for service at Columbus. Prior to this he was, on the 27th of June, 1864, overcome with the heat and lay on the open field without food or shelter until the' 3d of July, when he was found and he did not recover consciousness until the, following morning. He received his discharge at Columbus, having made a most creditable military record. After his return from the war Mr. Burklew returned to his home in Coshocton county and entered the schools of Spring Mountain, subsequent to which time he pursued a course in the Danville schools in Knox county. After completing his education he engaged in teaching in the district schools, following that vocation for about four years, but on account of his health he had to do work that would take him in the open air and it was then he took up general agricultural pursuits. He now owns and operates eighty acres of land in Monroe township, on which he, has placed many improvements and has made it a valuable property. He has ever followed the most honorable and straightforward business methods and therefore commands the high regard of his fellowmen. Mr. Burklew chose as companion and helpmate for the journey of life Miss Sophronia Thomas, a resident of Columbiana county, Ohio, their marriage being celebrated in the year 1871. Their union has been blessed with six children, as follows: Roy T., a railroad man of Portland, Oregon; Howard L., who owns a timber claim near Portland and makes his home at Butler, Oregon; William H., who is a designer, cutter and manufacturer of ladies' wearing apparel in Montreal, Canada; Clyde. M., who is associated with our subject in farming; A della, the wife of B. C. Brillhart, a resident farmer of Monroe township ; and Dena, who has passed away. Mr. Burklew has given to his children good educational advantages and for five years resided in Millersburg that they might enjoy the privileges of the schools at that place, and all the sons have, attended college, Clyde M. having been admitted to the bar. Mr. Burklew gives his political support to the republican party and takes a deep and active interest in political affairs. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum at Millersburg and of Grand Army Post at that place, while his HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 203 wife is a member of the Disciples church. In everything Mr. Burklew is eminently practical and this has been manifest not only in his business undertakings, but also in social and private life. MATHEW CRAWFORD. Mathew Crawford is accounted one of the prominent and honored residents of Warsaw, where he is engaged in dealing in live stock, and where he has lived for the past year. He is also the owner of a valuable farm of one ,hundred and seventy-six acres situated in Bethlehem township and from this he derives a good rental. Mr. Crawford is a native son of Bethlehem township, Coshocton county, his birth having occurred February 5, 1855. The paternal grandfather was born in Ireland, coming of Scotch-Irish extraction. Upon his emigration to the, new world he located in Crawford township, Coshocton county, and here spent his remaining days, passing away in 1837. His son, James Bothwell Crawford, the father of our subject, was born on the homestead farm: in Crawford township, this county, where he spent his early life as a farmer. Later he located in Bethlehem township, where he owned a farm of one hundred and fifty acres, and there, he remained until his death. He was a republican in his political views and religiously was an Episcopalian. He died in 1875, at the comparatively early age of fifty-two pears. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Martha McConnell, was a native of the Emerald Isle and was a Presbyterian in her religious belief. She survived her husband for about five years, her death occurring in 1880. She, was the mother of seven children: John, who died at the age of seven years; one who died in infancy; James, who died when a young man of twenty-one years; Mathew, of this review; Samuel L., who follows farming in Bethlehem township; Mary E., who died in 1894; and one, who died in infancy. Mathew, the elder of the two surviving sons of the father's marriage, was educated in the district schools of Bethlehem township and in the Coshocton high school. He was "Neared to the occupation of farming, giving his time and attention to that pursuit during the summer months, while in the winter seasons he engaged in teaching. He remained under the parental roof until 1880, when he purchased one hundred and seventy-six acres of land in Bethlehem township. He then located thereon, giving his time to the further development and improvement of the property, while each year he raised large crops of wheat, corn and oats. He, also gave much time to buying, feeding and shipping stock, his first carload being shipped in 1878, and from that time to the present he has continued in this business. His long experience, in this line has made him an excellent judge of stock and he is therefore able to make judicious purchases and profitable sales. In 1907 he took up his abode in the city of Warsaw, where he owns a nice, modern residence, while his business interests are being conducted in a capable manner. 204 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY Mr. Crawford was married in 1880 to Miss Camilla E. Darling, a daughter of Wilson and Barbara (Frederick) Darling. Her father was a farmer of Bethlehem township but is now deceased. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Crawford has been blessed with two daughters: Bessie C., the wife of James S. Walker, a prominent farmer of Jefferson township; and Frankie May, the wife of R. E. Clark, a jeweler of Warsaw and a son of the treasurer of Coshocton county. Mr. Crawford gives stalwart support to the republican party and is prominent in political circles. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Crawford is a representative of our best type of American manhood and chivalry. By perseverance, determination and honorable effort he has overthrown the obstacles which barred his path to sue-. cess and reached the goal of prosperity, while his genuine worth, broad mind and public spirit have made him .a director of public thought and action. JOSEPH SCHERRER. Joseph Scherrer, residing on section 17, Linton township, was born in France on the 5th of October, 1833, his parents being Jacob and Elizabeth (Hersch) Scherrer. the former a native of France and the latter of Germany. The father, whose birth occurred in 1794, celebrated his marriage in France and in 1835 emigrated to America with his wife, the ocean voyage, covering six weeks. After landing in New York they made their way to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where the father worked as a laborer in a brickyard, while the older children were employed in a cotton mill. In 1840 Jacob Scherrer came to Coshocton county, Ohio, purchasing one hundred and sixty acres of timber land, on which he erected a round log house and where he made his home until called to his final rest when eighty-four years of age. He had met with success in his farming operations and at the time of his death owned two hundred and eighty acres of rich and productive land. His wife, whose had occurred in 1802, was seventy-seven years of age when she passed away in the faith of the German Catholic church, of which he was also a devoted member. Unto this worthy couple were born ten children, namely: Mrs. Mary Weaver, of Coshocton, Ohio; Joseph, of this review; Eva, the widow of Joseph Bordenkircher, of Coshocton, Ohio; Elizabeth, the wife of Jacob Bordenkircher, also a resident of Coshocton, Ohio; Sebastian, living in Brown county, Illinois; and five who are deceased. Joseph Scherrer was two years of age when brought by his parents to this country and was a lad of seven years when he accompanied them on their removal to Coshocton county, Ohio. He acquired his education in a little old log schoolhouse with puncheon floor and other primitive furnishings, and assisted his father in the work of the home farm. On the 5th of February, 1865, he, enlisted as a member of Company K, One Hundred and Ninety-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of hostilities. On returning from the war he continued the operation of the homestead HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 205 farm and after his parents died he purchased the place and is still its owner. He now rents the farm, which, as before stated, comprises two hundred and eighty acres of finely improved land. In 1854 Mr. Scherrer was united in marriage to Miss Maria Bordenkircher, also a native of France, whose demise occurred in 1900. Her parents, John and Katharine (Ashbaker) Bordenkircher, were both natives of Germany and emigrated to America about 1830. The grandfather purchased land, built a cabin with a clapboard roof and puncheon floor and lived in the same for several years. John Bordenkircher owned one hundred and fifty-nine acres at the time of his death, and both he and his wife passed away in the same year. Their family numbered twelve children, namely : John, Jr., Mary Ann, Rachel, Maria and Joseph, all of whom are deceased; Jacob, of Coshocton ; George, who died while serving as a soldier in the Civil war; David, of Mount Sterling, Illinois; Magdaline, likewise a resident of Mount Sterling, Illinois ; Wendell, of Linton township ; Bernard; and William, deceased. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Scherrer were born eleven children, as follows: John, of Coshocton, Ohio; Mary, the wife of John Ackerman, of Pittsburg; William, who has passed away ; George, Ella, and Elizabeth, all residents of Coshocton, Ohio; Andrew, at home; Ambrose, of Coshocton, Ohio; Eva, at home; Clemens, living in Indiana; and Catherine, the wife of F. Davy, of Coshocton county. In his political views Mr. Scherrer is a stalwart democrat and has served as township trustee, land appraiser and road supervisor, ever discharging his public duties in prompt and capable manner. He has also held several school offices, the cause of education finding in him a strong champion. He and his family are all members of the Catholic church. Having been a resident of this county for sixty-eight years, he is largely familiar with its annals from a pioneer period down to the present time, and in the successful conduct of his agricultural interests has gained a measure of prosperity that now entitles him to representation with the substantial and enterprising citizens of the community. S. H. LEE, M.D. Dr. S. H. Lee, deceased, was born January 16, 1820, in the city of Coshocton. He acquired his preliminary education under the instruction of a lady whom his father and, three other gentlemen .of the neighborhood had employed to teach their children, and later he became a member of the freshman class at Kenyon College in 1838, being there a classmate of Rutherford B. Hayes, afterward president of the United States. The succeeding year he joined the sophomore class at Marietta College and was graduated in 1842. Following the completion of his literary course he returned home and took up the study of medicine under the direction of his father, afterward pursuing a course of lectures in New York city. He was graduated from the New York Medical College in 1845 and entered upon the practice of his profession at 206 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY Canal Dover, where he remained for four years. He next located at Peru, Indiana, and there secured a liberal patronage, for he soon gave proof of his ability to cope successfully with the complex problems that continually confront the physician in his efforts to restore health and prolong life., On leaving Peru he returned to Coshocton, where he remained continuously with the exception of two years spent as a surgeon in the United States army. When the country was involved in Civil war Dr. Lee was commissioned assistant surgeon of the Eightieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, after which he served as contract surgeon, while in 1864 he was commissioned surgeon of the One Hundred and Forty-third Ohio National Guard. In 1865 he returned home and established the drug business in Coshocton. He always enjoyed a high reputation for commercial integrity as well as enterprise. He died in November, 1896. WILLIAM A. HIMEBAUGH. No name in recent years has figured more prominently or honorably in connection with the rapid commercial and industrial development of Coshocton than has that of William A. Himebaugh. At the same time he is recognized as one of the able lawyers at the bar of this district and, moreovfriendshiphome city enjoys the friendship and kindly regard which are given him by reason of an unfailing courtesy and unassumed cordiality. Always genial, he is ever willing to extend to any one the courtesy of an interview and at the same time, when business matters are under consideration, he is found as a most alert, energetic man, whose habits of thought and ready understanding enable him to place a correct valuation upon any business situation. Mr. Himebaugh, never seeking in foreign fields the opportunities for advancement, confined his efforts to his native city with the result that while he has achieved notable success, Coshocton has also largely benefited by his efforts. He was born here in the year 1857 and was about four years of age when his parents removed to a farm near Chili, this county. There he was reared and rural surroundings in close communion with nature in her simpler forms, his preliminary education being acquired in the district schools, while in the school of experience he also learned many valuable years. He afterward spent three years as a student in Mount Union College and thus with good literary education to serve as a basis for professional knowledge, he took up the study of law in the offices of Nicholas & Tames, leading attorneys of Coshocton. In 1885 he was admitted to the bar and has since remained a member of the profession in this city. During the first five years of his practice he was associated with J. M. Compton and since that time has been alone. His knowledge of the law is comprehensive and exact and he is rarely, if ever, at fault in the application of a legal principle. He has figured as counsel for the prosecution or defense in many important cases that have appeared before the Coshocton courts but in more recent years he has confined HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 209 his attention largely to the development of industrial and commercial enterprises. In these the city has been a large indirect beneficiary, the present ma-, terial standing of Coshocton being attributable in no small degree to his efforts. Among the various enterprises which owe a prosperous existence to him is the Coshocton Light, Heat & Power Company, of which he is now :the president and general manager, with C. J. Bowen as vice president and J. D. Severns as secretary and treasurer. This company is capitalized for two hundred and fifty thousand dollars and has a perpetual franchise for doing an electric lighting business, at the same time holding a contract with the city for street lighting. The heating department was installed in 1901, utilizing s what is known as the Schott system of hot water heating. The energy and business insight of Mr. Himebaugh have largely been the factors which have placed this institution upon a substantial basis. It is now recognized as one of the most important concerns of the city and its usefulness is continually increasing. Another enterprise which is claiming the attention and energies of Mr. Himebaugh and will result in almost immeasurable benefit to the city is the development of Coshocton's water power. In this age of electrical activity it has become a recognized fact that the most important element toward the generation of electric' power is a fall of water. Electricity thus generated is much less expensive than that produced through fuel and scientists and capitalists are fully alive to the fact of the great advantages which can be secured where there is a natural water fall.. For some time Mr. Himebaugh has recognized Coshocton's possibilities in this direction but the deterring factor was the old Ohio canal system. In the early days the state had preempted the water rights for canal purposes but ,since the advent of rail transportation these have been idle and sluggish. Private enterprise could not proceed, for the state had no fixed policy for its canals, but the legislature of 1904 settled the question on a basis which guarantees its adequate improvement and a permanent policy. Under the new law the state board of public works commenced the. improvement of the, canal on a mammoth scale and where these improvements give commercial value to the water power made available, the, state board is turning the asset to the advantage of the people through long time leases of the water rights. This brought about Mr. Himebaugh's opportunity for utilizing the water power at Coshocton and although various delays have occurred, owing to the letting of contracts by the state, Mr. Himebaugh is now making extensive plans for furthering the interests of the Coshocton Heat, Light & Power Company through the water rights which he. has secured. Various corporate interests have benefited by the stimulus of his 'cooperation, including the Home Building & Savings Company, of which he is secretary, and the .Coshocton National Bank, of which he is a director. He is a stockholder in the Coshocton Glove Company ; is vice president of the Vail Company; and is interested in other business enterprises, being a man of unusual executive ability and sound judgment. On the 22d of December, 1886, occurred the marriage of Mr Himebaugh and Miss Emma Markley, a daughter of David Markley, of Canal 210 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY Lewisville. They have one son, known in the family as William III. The Himebaugh residence is one of the most beautiful homes of Coshocton, located at the corner of Orange and Seventh streets and standing in the midst of a fine lawn. It is, moreover, attractive by reason of its warm-hearted hospitality and is the scene, of many delightful social functions. Mr. Himebaugh is interested in everything pertaining to Coshocton's welfare, is serving as a member of the board of trustees of the public library and gives his active, aid and cooperation to various movements which work for the city's upbuilding. In all of his public and business relations he has manifested an ability of seeing to the very center of things and from the center to the outmost circumference of their possibilities. He has learned to correctly value life's contacts and experiences, to put a just estimate upon his own powers and to realize what may be accomplished through a combination of forces; but while preeminently a business man, his time largely occupied by his professional and industrial interests, he, is a genial, companionable gentlemen, who always has a cordial word and warm hand grasp for his friends, the number of whom is almost coextensive with the number of his acquaintances. E. D. PORTER. E. D. Porter, who is successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits in Keene township, was born in Adams township, Coshocton county, Ohio, September 17, 1866, his parents being William and Eliza J. (Stark) Porter. The father, whose birth occurred in Jefferson county, Ohio, March 5, 1824, was a son of John and Margaret (Dinsmore) Porter and was reared to the pursuits of the farm, remaining in the county of his nativity until thirty years of age. At that time he came to Coshocton county and here carried on farming and stock-raising throughout the remainder of his active business career. By dint of untiring industry and careful management he met with a gratifying measure of prosperity in his undertakings, owning a valuable and well improved farm of three hundred acres. On the 20th of February, 1852, in Jefferson county, he wedded Miss Eliza J. Stark, born September 29, 1827, a daughter of James and Elizabeth (McGee) Stark and a granddaughter of James and Elizabeth McGee, who were natives of Scotland. William Porter, the father of our subject, was called to his final rest in 1900 but the mother still survives, now making her home in Keene township. Their family numbered semen children, namely: Curtis C., of Mill Creek township; Frank H.,' a resident of Keene township; Wiley B., living in Missouri; Mary, the wife of Joseph M. Richie; Benton P. and Ross C., both of whom reside in Keene township; and E. D., of this review. The last named acquired a common-school education and remained under the parental roof until the time of his marriage. Subsequent to that important event in his life he began the operation of a rented farm and was thus engaged for eight years. On the expiration of that period he purchased HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 211 a part of the old Wolfe farm of one, hundred and thirty acres in Keene township, on which he has since, resided, having placed' many substantial improvements thereon. In the conduct of his agricultural interests he is energetic, enterprising and progressive and well deserves the, prosperity that has crowned his efforts. In 1893 occurred the marriage of Mr. Porter and Miss Clenon Elliott, a native of Coshocton county and a daughter of Harrison and Emma (Spangler) Elliott, whose family numbered six children. Harrison Elliott is deceased but his widow still survives and resides in Coshocton. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Porter has been born one son, Eugene E. In his political views Mr. Porter is a democrat, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Presbyterian church, with which his wife is also identified. Having spent their entire lives in this county, Mr. and Mrs. Porter are widely and favorably known here and have gained the warm regard and esteem of all with whom they have been associated. SAMUEL LEE, M.D. No history of Coshocton would be complete without personal and somewhat extended mention of Dr. Samuel Lee, who was one of the pioneer physicians of Ohio and a man of high personal as well as professional worth. He came to the middle west from New England, his birth having occurred on a farm near Poultney, Vermont, where he also spent the days of his youth. He studied medicine at Castleton, that state, and at the invitation of Rev. Timothy Harris, of Granville, Licking county, Ohio, who was then minister of a church at that point and had gone to visit his friends in the east and also to act somewhat as an emigration agent, Dr. Lee accompanied him to this state. They journeyed westward on horseback. It was always a favorite mode of travel with Dr. Lee, whose fondness for horses was a well known feature in his lire and led to his remark that "the first thing he ever owned was a horse and he guessed it would be the last thing he would give up.” For two years Dr. Lee continued in the active practice of medicine at Granville, and during that period he met and married Miss Sabra Case, who was a faithful helpmate to him, traveling life's journey by his side, until three years prior to his death, when she was called to the home beyond. Dr. Lee's removal to Coshocton _came about as the result of a somewhat accidental circumstance. In search of a horse that had strayed away or was stolen he made his way hither and on learning that the city—then but a small and unimportant town--was in need of a physician, he at once determined to Make it his future home. He went through all of the experiences of the country doctor on the frontier. In response to calls for professional aid he often rode forty or fifty miles, and during the heat of summer or the cold of winter he rode over roads that were frequently almost impassable. He never regarded himself or his personal interests when the call of duty came 212 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY and yet in after years he suffered much in physical infirmity because of his conscientious devotion and zeal for the interests of his patients in pioneer times. For thirty-five years Dr. Lee was an elder in the Presbyterian church and was devoted to its work and upbuilding. While he did not figure prominently in political circles he twice, acceded to the urgent request of his fellow citizens and became a candidate for office, being elected county treasurer, while in 1826 and 1827 he represented his district in the state senate. Matters of public concern were always of interest to him and, though he never sought nor desired political preferment, he was heartily in sympathy with every movement that tended to uphold. the legal and political status of the state or promote its substantial progress along other lines. The cause of education found in him a stalwart friend, and the first schoolhouse in Coshocton was built on a site granted to Dr. Lee and his associates. Philanthropy and patriotism were numbered among his marked characteristics, for he ever had deep love of his country and of his fellowmen and did what he could for the welfare of each. He was a man of unfaltering integrity in business matters, of keen insight into human nature and he well understood life and its purposes. He believed in every individual using his opportunities to the best advantage and, while of an earnest nature, he also possessed a genialty and fund of humor that made, him a most entertaining and companionable gentlemen. He is yet remembered by many of the older citizens of Coshocton, his death occurring at the home of his son, Dr. S. H. Lee, on the 19th of March, 1874, when he was almost eighty-nine years of age. W. A. FOWLER. That Coshocton county figures as an attractive district affording ample opportunity to the agriculturist is indicated by the fact that so many of her native sons remain within her -borders. He whose name introduces this review is one of this class, the, date of his birth being March 11, and the year 1857. His paternal grandfather came from Virginia, the state of his birth, to Linton township, becoming one of its first settlers and his son, Richard Fowler, the father of our subject was born on the farm on which the son now makes. his home. The mother, who bore, the maiden name of Sarah Wells, was likewise a native of this county. They are mentioned on another page of this work in connection with the sketch of John W. Fowler. Their family numbered eight children, as follows: John W.; Richard, deceased; Isabel, who died in infancy; Francis, who makes his home in Linton township; Jeremiah and Mary, twins, the former a resident of Coshocton county and the latter now deceased; Hiram, who also lives in Linton township; and William A., of this review. Both the parents are now deceased, the father dying in 1892, when he had reached the age of seventy-four years, while the mother survived until 1903, passing away at the advanced age of eighty-six years. HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 213 W. A. Fowler acquired a common-school education, which fitted him for life's practical and responsible duties.. He was reared in much the usual manner of farm lads, early becoming familiar with the duties of the home farm, remaining under the parental roof until he had attained the age of twenty-four years. He then sought other occupation and going to Coshocton was there employed as a clerk for five-years. At the end of that time he and a brother located in Bakers Run and opened up a mercantile establishment, conducting the same for fourteen years. They then disposed of their stock of goods and W. A. Fowler returned once more to Coshocton and engaged in clerking for nine years. He then decided to resume agricultural pursuits and to this end purchased the old homestead property, comprising one hundred and one, acres situated in Linton township. He took up his abode here in 1904 and since that time has made many substantial improvements in the way of buildings and fences, and now has a valuable property, which classes him among the substantial agriculturists of this section of the state. Mr. Fowler was married to Miss Nar Criswell, who was born in Linton township in 1861, a daughter of John and Mary (Bontz) Criswell, the, former a native of Pennsylvania, while -the latter was born in Virginia. Extended mention of the parents is made in connection with the sketch of Dr. D. M. Criswell, a brother of Mrs. Fowler, on another page, of this volume. Mr. Fowler gives his political support to the republican party and has served as assessor for, one term, while for eight years he has acted as school director. His fraternal relations, are, with Odd Fellows Lodge, No. 776, at Plainfield, while he and his wife attend and support the Methodist Episcopal church. The terms, progress and patriotism might be considered the keynote of his character and each change, in his business life has given him a wider outlook and broader scope for the exercise of his energy, ambition and industry his dominant powers. W. W. KENNEDY. W. W. Kennedy, who has followed farming throughout a long period and who now makes this home in New Windsor, Colorado, is numbered among the honored veterans of the Civil war. ,He was born in West Bedford, August 12, 1843, a son of Phillip and Susan (Jones) Kennedy, whose family numbered eight children : Elizabeth, the, wife of A. S. Eaton, a resident of Greeley, Colorado, where he is living retired; Anne E., who has departed this life; W. W. of -this review; Thomas P., deceased; Mary, the wife of T. W. McCurdy, a farmer of Fort Morgan, Colorado; Harriet B., the wife of W. C. Thomas, of Greeley; John Allen, who is engaged in raising oranges in Pomona, California; and Emma J., the wife of L. M. Hanks, who is engaged in buying and selling produce in Denver, Colorado. W. W. Kennedy, whose name introduces this record, was educated in the schools of West Bedford and remained under the parental roof until he 214 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY had attained the age. of, eighteen years, when his patriotic spirit being aroused by the inauguration of the Civil war, he enlisted in August, 1862, as a member of Company I, Ninety-seventh Ohio Infantry, for three years' service. He was in the battles of Perryville, Stone River and many other engagements of lesser importance. Owing to exposure and hardship he became ill and spent eight months in the hospital. He was honorably discharged in April, 1865, and returned home. with health greatly impaired. He spent a year in recuperating his health, six months of that time being spent at his old home in Bedford. He then spent a similar period in Chattanooga, Tennessee, subsequent to which time he located in Muscatine, Iowa, where he engaged in farming for twelve years. In the .spring of 1880 he removed to Greeley, Colorado, where he remained for some time but he now makes his home in New Windsor. Mr. Kennedy was married in 1867 to Miss Sarah F. Beard, a resident of Muscatine, Iowa, a.nd their union has been blessed with six children: Allie A., the wife of C. H. McNeal, a mail carrier at New Windsor, Colorado; Susan E., the wife of W. E. McHood, who is acting as manager of the McHood Land & Cattle Company of Fort Collins, Colorado; Julia M., deceased; Howard, who is engaged in the insurance and loan business in New Windsor; one who died in infancy; and Ethel, the wife of R. B. Rule, who is engaged in the produce business in Greeley, Colorado. In politics Mr. Kennedy is a republican and cast his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln. He belongs to the Masons, the Odd Fellows and the Eastern Star at New Windsor, and his name is also found on the membership rolls of the Grand Army of the Republic. Although for many years Mr. Kennedy has made his home in the west he is still remembered by the older citizens of Coshocton county and Bedford township, so that his life record will prove of interest to the many readers of this volume. CHARLES W. TEALE. Charles W. Teale, a successful farmer and stock-raiser of Jackson township, is a native son of this township, born August 25, 1864. His paternal grandfather, Martin G. Teale, was a political exile from France, going to the West Indies, thence to Canada, where the family lived for some time prior to making a settlement in Coshocton county about 1835. The father of our subject, William A. Teale, was a little lad of seven years at the time of the arrival of the family in this section of the state. He was here reared and after reaching mature years and becoming imbued with a desire to seek his fortune on the, Pacific coast during the gold excitement; he became one of the "49ers" and spent several years in the west. Returning to Coshocton county, he located upon the farm which is now the home of the son and was here engaged in general agricultural pursuits throughout a long period. Charles W. Teale was reared on the home farm and pursued his education in the district schools. He was trained to all the various duties of the HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 215 home farm and has been identified with farming throughout the greater part of his active business career. For several years, however, he was engaged in the lumber business and also operated a planing mill, conducting the same with success for some time, but he eventually resumed farming pursuits on the old home place and is now the owner of one hundred and sixty acres in Jackson township In addition to raising the cereals best adapted to soil and climate he also raises \stock, keeping only good grades and this branch of his business is proving very profitable to him, so that he has become one of the substantial citizens of this section of the Buckeye state. Mr. Teale was married October 5, 1886, the lady of his choice being Miss Effie L. Dawson, a daughter of William and Augusta (Adams) Dawson, of Coshocton county. Their union has been blessed with four children, namely: Virginia L., now the wife of Carey W. Given; Inez U.; William P.; and Gertrude G. Mr. Teale gives his political support to the me,n and measures of democracy, and takes a deep interest in public affairs. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the, Methodist Episcopal church. Such in brief is the life history of Charles, W. Teale, a man of intelligence and broad experience. In whatever sphere of life he is found he is always the same honorable and honored gentleman and enjoys in unlimited degree the respect and confidence of his fellowmen. HUGH GAMBLE. Hugh Gamble, proprietor of the Mecca Hotel in Coshocton, belongs to that class of representative American citizens who claim Ireland as the land of their nativity, and who in the new world have found opportunity for advancement and progress. He ,was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, January 3, 1849, and is a son of William and Ann Jane (McCollum) Gamble. The father was born in County Down and came to the United States in 1870 after the removal Of his son Hugh to the new world. He was a well-to-do man in his native country, owning his horses and his hounds, and was a great lover of the, chase. His wife was a native of County Armagh, Ireland, and both spent their last days in Coshocton, the death of William Gamble there occurring in 1871. Hugh Gamble was reared on the Emerald Isle and attended the public schools. He was twenty years of age when he came to America, attracted' by the broader business opportunities and advantages offered in the new world. Crossing the Atlantic he made his way to Coshocton where he entered the, employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company under the supervision of John Cochran, being employed on the floating gang for one year. He next entered the employ of a Coshocton paper company under the supervision of J. W. Cassingham, remaining as a paper finisher for a year. He was afterward employed in e Miami coal mine for three years, and in April, 216 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY 1885, was appointed superintendent of the ,Coshocton County infirmary, acceptably filling the position for five years, when he resigned. For two years he waited for what he regarded as a favorable business opportunity and then purchased the Empire lintel, now known as the Standen Hotel, which he conducted for eighteen months, beginning in 1892. He next entered the employ of H. D. Beach in the novelty and advertising business and continued with that house until 1899. During the following year he was engaged in the grocery business, and on the 19th of August, 1901, he bought out the Mecca Hotel, which he has since conducted, making it one of the finest hotels in the county. He caters to the better class of patronage and is now conducting an extensive and profitable business. On the 27th of November, 1884, Mr. Gamble was married to Miss Ellen Cecil, a daughter of the Rev. Jay Cecil, of Navarre, Stark county, Ohio. They have two daughters:- Bessie, Allen, born September 26, 1885; and Mary Elizabeth, born January 16, 1890. Mr. Gamble is a member of the Presbyterian church and belongs to the Masonic lodge. He is an active democrat and has been a candidate for several offices. His interest in community affairs is deep and sincere, and his cooperation can always be counted upon to aid in furthering public progress along lines of substantial upbuilding in the city. He has never had occasion to regret his determination to seek a home in the new world, for here he has found the business opportunities which he sought, and through their, utilization has advanced from a humble place in the bus, iness world to a position of 'prominence and affluence. MRS. SARAH J. HAMMERSLEY. Mrs. Sarah J. Hammersley, who is living in a nice home in West Lafayette, owns a fine farm of one hundred and five acres, situated in Lafayette township, which supplies her with all the comforts of life. She is a native of Coshocton county and a daughter of Thomas M. and Mary (Miller) Wiggins, both of whom were natives of this county, and who are mentioned in connection with the sketch of George Wiggins, a brother of Mrs. Hammersley, on another page of this work. Mrs. Hammersley was only nine years of age when her mother died. She was reared on the home farm in Coshocton county and acquired her education in the district schools. It was on the 5th of July, 1857, that she gave her hand in marriage to Jacob Hammersley, who was born March 14, 1828. He was a fuller by occupation but during the gold excitement in California in 1849 he went to the Pacific coast, where he remained for three years. Returning to his home in Coshocton county at the end of that period he resumed agricultural pursuits, in which he was engaged on one hundred and five acres of land in Lafayette township until the time of his death. Which occurred October 22, 1901, when he had reached the age of seventy-three years. He gave his political support to the democratic party HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 219 and supported the Presbyterian church. He was a man of excellent character, beloved by his family and honored and respected in the community, so that all sympathize with the household from which such a light has gone out. Mrs. Hammersley has become the mother of five children : Edwin T., at home; Theodosia J., the wife of John Marks, of Coshocton county ; John E., who has departed this life; William L., who is practicing medicine in Indiana ; and Minerva M., who married J. W. Hill and is deceased. Mrs. Hammersley now makes her home in West Lafayette and she owns the well improved farm which was. left at her husband's death and from this she derives a good rental. She is a devoted member of the Baptist church and possesses many excellent traits of heart' andmind, such as endear her to all who come within the close circle- of her friendship, while in her own family she is a devoted and loving mother. WILLIAM H. ASHCRAFT. The history of the pioneer settlement of Coshocton county would be incomplete without the record of William H. Ashcroft for, from the, earliest founding of this section of the state, representatives of the name have been prominent factors in its substantial growth and improvement. Mr. Ash-craft is today one of the, large -landowners' of Coshocton county, his poses-sons comprising four hundred and twenty-five acres of rich and well improved land. Mr. Ashcroft was born in Pike township, October 2, 1845, a son of Daniel A. and Mary (Crawford) Ashcroft. The first representative of the name' to settle in Coshocton county was the great-grandfather of our subject, who came here from the Keystone state, and his son Jonathan, the grandfather of our subject, plowed the first furrow in Pike .township. Since that early day members of the family have been active in the agricultural life of this district and are highly esteemed in the. community. William H. Ashcraft, the immediate subject, of this review, acquired his education in the district schools near his father's home and was reared on the old homestead farm, assisting his father in the work of plowing, planting and harvesting, so that when he started out to farm on his own, account he had a thorough knowledge of the best methods of agriculture.. He has prospered in his undertakings end as the years have gone by has accumulated valuable landed holdings, comprising four hundred and fifty ores. This is all under a high state of cultivation and returns excellent crops each year as a reward for the care and labor bestowed upon the fields. He carries on farming and stock-raising on an extensive scale and in his dealings with his fellowmen is ever found to be straightforward and honorble, so that his success is well merited. Mr. Ashcraft is financially interested in a number of business enter-rises, these including the Meek Company, the Coshocton Glass Company, the Coshocton Heating & Lighting Company and the Boston Piano Com- 220 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY pany, all of Coshocton, and he is also a stockholder in various industries in Canton and Newark, this state. Mr. Ashcraft was married February 11, 1875, to Miss Flora Patton, a daughter of Archibald' and. Mary (Beckham) Patton, and their marriage has been blessed with nine children: Althea, deceased; Ernest, who has also departed this life; two who died in infancy; Bertha; Zora, now the wife of Clayton C. Cheney; Beatrice; Mary; and French: The political views and affiliations of Mr. Ashcraft accord with the principles of the republican party, and he has served as township assessor and as a member of the school board. He is a man of broad sympathies and the poor and needy have found in him a friend. The difficulties which he had to encounter in his own business career have made him ever ready to extend a helping hand to those who try to aid themselves, and while he has accumulated a handsome competence, he has allowed This in nowise to affe his attitude toward those less successful. He has many friends in Coshocton county, among whom he is most highly esteemed and respected. CAPTAIN JOHN M. CARHARTT. Captain John M. Carhartt, postmaster of Roscoe, his native town, was born May 10, 1841, his parents being John and Elizabeth (Mossman) Carhartt. The paternal grandparents came to this country from England, while the maternal ancestors of our subject were natives of Ireland. John Carhartt was a tanner by trade and, arriving in Roscoe about 1825, established a tannery which he conducted for many years. He died in 1873, at the age of seventy-three years, and left behing him a record of faithful and honorable performance of every duty that devolved, upon him His early political support was given to the whig party and on its dissolution he joined the ranks of the new republican party. He served as town ship treasurer and in otter local offices and made a creditable record in every public position to which he was called. Captain Carhartt started upon his business career as clerk in the mercantile establishment of John G. Stewart. He had qualified. for the dud of the business world as a pupil in the grammar and high schools of Roscoe, and in his first position his loyalty and capable service won him the good will of hid employer, but he put aside business and personal relations at the time of the outbreak of the Civil war, responding to President Lincoln's first call for troops in April, 1861. He enlisted for three months as a member of Company A, Sixteenth Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was made a corporal and later became a sergeant. In September he was honorably 'discharged but in the meantime. it was found that the war could not be ended, as had been anticipated, in a brief period but would probably be of long duration. Mr. Carhartt therefore reenlisted in the Fifty-first Regimental Band, with which he served until eleven months later, when rep mental bands were discharged by act of congress. He once more enrolle HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 221 as a soldier in defense of the Union, this time joining Company M of the Ninth Ohio Cavalry on the 22d of July, 1863., He was made orderly sergeant on the organization of the company and in November, 1864, was chosen lieutenant. He served with that rank until March 25, 1865, when he resigned, having lost the sight of one of his eyes. He had been a brave and loyal soldier, facing the enemy on many hotly contested battlefields, where his valor and fidelity were never called into question. On his return home Captain Carhartt engaged in the, tanning business in partnership with his brother Henry, the relationship continuing until the death of the brother about 1889. 'Captain Carhartt then conducted the business alone until 1906, when he retired to private life. In August, 1907, however, he was called to public service by appointment as postmaster of Roscoe. He had previously filled that position for four years under President Benjamin Harrison and is now acting in the same capacity under President Roosevelt, giving a public-spirited administration in his prompt and capable discharge of the duties that devolve upon him. He served as the first mayor of Roscoe. On the 8th of February, 1864, Captain Carhartt was married to Miss Emily C. Taylor, a daughter of J. W. and Elvira Taylor, of Roscoe. They have three children: Mary E. ; Gertrude M., the wife of Rev. Millard Brellsford, of Cleveland, Ohio ; and John E., a florist and gardener living near Youngstown. The parents and children are all members of the Methodist Episcopal church , and are active and helpful in its work. Captain Carhartt belongs to Coshocton Lodge, No. 44, I. 0. 0. F., and maintains pleasant relationships with his old army comrades through his membership in the Grand Army of the Republic. His local connection is with Richard Lanning Post, he being junior vice commander on the organization of the post, and later district inspector. His life has been that of the business man who year after year works on steadily, seeking to present his interest in no sensational way but gaining that trade which comes as the reward of earnest, persistent and honorable labor. RQBERT A. MCCLURE. Robert A. McClure, a leading merchant of West Lafayette, was born in Keene township, Coshocton county, Ohio, July 22, 1857, his parents being Robert and Jane (Spangler) McClure, the former a native of Ireland and the latter of Maryland. When fourteen years of age the father accompanied his parents on their emigration to the now world, the family home being established on a farm in Keene township, Coshocton county, on which he spent his entire life,. Throughout his active business career he carried on agricultural pursuits and was well and favorably known as a substantial and enterprising citizen of the community. He was called to his final rest. in 1896, when seventy-eight years of age, his death being mourned by a host of friends as well as his immediate family. His widow, who still survives 222 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY him, has attained the age of seventy-four years and makes her home in Keene. Unto this ,worthy couple were born six children, namely: N. S., who is principal of the West Lafayette, schools; Adelaide, deceased; Robert A., of this review; G. A., residing in Keene, Ohio; S. 'T., who lives on the old homestead in Keene township; and Margaret, the wife of D. H. Williams, of Spring Mountain, Ohio. Robert A. McClure acquired a common-school education and early became familiar With the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. In early manhood he began teaching school and was alternately engaged in farming and teaching for fifteen years, following the former vocation in the, summer months, while in the winter seasons he gave his attention to his educational labors. In April, 1889, he, became connected with the mercantile interests of West Lafayette, Ohio, and has since been engaged in general merchandising, now conducting the leading store of this character here. On the admission of his son to a partnership the firm name became R. A. McClure & Son, and the house has ever borne an unassailable reputation for reliability and straightforwardness in all of its transactions. In addition to his store building Mr. McClure owns a valuable farm of one hundred acres in Lafayette township,' a beautiful home and four residence properties in West Lafayette, and is widely recognize as one, of the prosperous and substantial citizens of the county. On the 14th of March, 1880, Mr. McClure was united in marriage to Miss Zelpha Sicker, who %was born in Plainfield, Ohio, in 1857, her parents being J. H. and Jane (Roderick) Sicker, natives of New York. Her father passed away in 1904 when eighty-four years of age, and the mother's death occurred in 1901 when she had attained the age of seventy-eight years. Mrs. McClure is one of a family of seven children, all of whom still survive. Unto our subject and his wife has been born one son, Robert J., who wedded Miss Lucy H. Thrapp and who is now associated in business with his father. Mr. McClure is a republican in his political views, and is a member -of the executive committee of Coshocton county. He is identified with the Masonic lodge at West Lafayette and exemplifies the teachings of the craft in his daily life. Both he and his wife are, numbered among the worthy and honored native residents of the county, having resided here throughout= their entire lives or for more than a half century. DANIEL TRIPLETT LEE. One of Coshocton's native citizens, Daniel T. Lee, was born November 16, 1861, and while spending his boyhood days under the parental roof he pursued his education in the public schools, being graduated from the high school with the class of 1879. Following his graduation he engaged in teaching for one term and in the spring of 1881 went to Union county, Ohio, where he gave his attention to agricultural pursuits for the ensuing five years. On the expiration of that period he returned to Coshocton and looked HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 223 after various interests with which he was identified. When another five years had passed he made his way to the Pacific coast and after a year's travel in the west he engaged in the mercantile business in Centralia, Washington, conducting a store for three years. He next removed to Portland, where he devoted two years to the real-estate and loan business. He also spent some time in Palo Alto and San Francisco, California, and in 1902 returned to Coshocton, where he engaged in the milling business. Mr. Lee was married in 1888 to Miss Mary E. Fetter, of Peru, Indiana, and unto them have been born two children, Elizabeth Cole and Robert Fetter. They are well known socially and have many friends in this city and county. They hold membership in the Presbyterian church, and Mr. Lee is also connected by membership relations with the National Union and the Modern Woodmen of America. His political views are in harmony with the principles of the republican party, but he has never sought office as a reward for party fealty. He is not, however, remiss in the duties of citizenship, but gives his aid and support to many measures that have, been effective forces in promoting the welfare and progress of the county. THEOPHOLIS VAN KANNEL. The agricultural interests of Coshocton county are well represented by Theopholis Van Kannel, who now owns and operates a well improved and valuable tract of one hundred and forty acres, situated in Monroe township. He was born in this township, July 18, 1851, a son of John and Magdalene (Strome) Van Kannel. The father was born in Switzerland on the border of France and could speak both the German and French languages. In 1829, when a lad of ten years, he came to the United States and located in Monroe township, Coshocton county, 'where he spent his remaining days, with the exception of one year spent in Millersburg, Holmes county, where he took up the study of medicine, but later abandoned that profession. He was a stonemason by trade and worked at this until the time of his death, which occurred in 1876, his remains being buried in Pleasant Hill cemetery. The mother was likewise born in Switzerland and at an early day emigrated to the United States in an old-time, sailing vessel, the voyage requiring forty-two days. She, too, has passed away, her death occurring in 1904 and her remains lie buried in Pleasant Hill cemetery. Their family numbered eleven children, as follows: Abraham and David, both of whom have passed away; Theopholis, of this review; Margaret, also deceased; Noah, who resides in Ashland county, Ohio; John, who is on the home farm; Hannah, the wife of Fred Stacer, a resident farmer of Monroe. township; Louisa, the wife of Phillip Fox, a hardwe merchant of Walhonding, Ohio; Mary, are deceased; Benjamin, a resident of Valparaiso, Indiana; and Marion, who is engaged in the implement business in Coshocton. Theopholis Van Kannel acquired his early education in the district schools of Monroe township, this being supplemented by a course of study 224 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY in Spring Mountain Academy. In his youth he learned the stonemason's trade under the direction of his father and remained under the parental roof until he reached the ,age of twenty-five years, when he was married and left home and began farming in Monroe township, where he still resides, now owning and panting a well improved farm of one hundred and forty acres, situated in this township. He has fenced and tiled the land and has made it cultivable through the rotation of crops, his harvests each year being, such as to reward him for the careand labor which he bestows upon the fields. Four years ago he lost his home by fire but soon after replaced it by a fine, modern structure, which is one of the largest homes in the township. In addition to raising the cereals best adapted to soil and climate, he also gives much. of his time to the raising of stock and this branch of his business is proving a profitable source of revenue to him. In 1876 Mr. Van Kannel was married to Miss Susanah Weatherwax, who was reared in Monroe township. She became the mother of one daughter, Myrtle, who died at the age of fifteen years. Being lonely after the death of their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Van Kannel applied to the Masonic Home at Springfield, Ohio, and were given a little girl, Nina Schaffer, whom they afterward adopted, changing her name to Nina Van Kannel. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and for six years he has filled the office of township trustee and has also filled other minor offices. He and his wife are members of the Evangelical church at Pleasant Hill, and for the past six years Mr. Van Kannel has been superintendent of the 'Sunday school. He is a Master Mason, being a charter member of Warsaw Lodge, No. 255, at Spring Mountain and has filled some of the chairs in this order. His strong and salient characteristics are such as endear him to all IN ho come within the close circle of his friendship, while wherever he is known he is respected and honored. EDWARD M. WRIGHT, M.D. No history of Warsaw would be complete without personal and somewhat extended mention of Dr. Edward M. Wright. He is not only successfully engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery here, but is also well known in business circles as the proprietor of the Commercial Hotel. It is a notable fact that many of Coshocton county's leading citizens are also numbered among her native sons. Such is the case with Dr. Wright, who was born in Jackson tbwnship on the 20th of October, 1872,. his parents being Benjamin Franklin and Martha (McCoy) Wright, the former a native of Virginia township and the latter of Jackson township, Coshocton county. The father has been identified with agricultural pursuits throughout his entire life and owns extensive farm properties. He still makes his home in Jackson township and is one of the prominent farmers of the locality. He is also well known as an exemplary member of the Masonic fraternity HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 225 Dr. Wright was reared on the home farm in Jackson township and supplemented his common-school education by study in the West Bedford high school under the direction of Prof. L. .C. Shaw. He was the eldest child in his father's family and the main hand on the farm, but through the encouragement and assistance of Professor Shaw he managed to acquire a more advanced education than the common schools afforded. For two years he, engaged in teaching school and during that period took up the study of medicine, reading under the direction- of Dr. M. H. Henel, of Coshocton. His collegiate course was pursued in the. Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati, which he entered in 1891, being graduated therefrom in 1893 with second honors in a class of fifty-two. He has since pursued post-graduate work in the Post Graduate Medical School in Chicago, spending a part of the year 1906 there. Dr. Wright located for practice at Tiverton Center, where he remained for two years, and since that time has, been a resident of Warsaw. He soon demonstrated his ability to successfully solve the intricate problems which continually confront the physician, for his efforts to restore health were attended with excellent results. Gradually his practice has increased to extensive proportions. Interested in Warsaw and its welfare, and seeing the need of a first-class hotel here, he erected the Commercial House in 1906-07, occupying it in April of the latter year. He has managed it along most progressive business lines and it is today one of the best hostelries in the county. He is, moreover, regarded as one of Warsaw's most influential men, and his efforts in its behalf have ben far-reaching and beneficial. In June, 1897, Dr. Wright was married to Miss Edith Day, of Tiverton, this county, and they have an interesting little son called D. Dr. Wright gives his political support to the republican party. In his social relations he is connected with the Maccabees and manifests his religious views in his membership with and support of the Christian church. Along more specifically professional lines he is connected with the county and state Eclectic medical societies, and the national Eclectic Medical Association. He is today a learned and able physician and in addition to general practice he make a specialty of the treatment of diseases of the eye and ear. He pursued special courses for that purpose and is a skilled oculist and aurist, as well as one of the successful general practitioners of Coshocton county. ARNOLD WILSON. Arnold Wilson, a successful agriculturist of Oxford township, was born on the farm on which he still resides, September 28, 1855, his parents being Robert and Sarah (Craig) Wilson. The father whose birth occurred in Pennsylvania, March 1, 1816, came to Coshocton county, Ohio, with his parents in 1826, the family home being established in Mill Creek township. In 1854 he purchased one hundred and thirty acres of land where our subject now resides and here successfully carried on his farming interests 226 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY until he passed away at the age of sixty-eight years. He was a republican in his political views, while in religious faith both he and his wife were Presbyterians. The mother, who was born near Bloomfield, Ohio, December 13, 1817, was called to her final rest at the age of seventy-three years. Arnold Wilson, who is the only survivor in a family of six children acquired his education in the district 'schools, and remained under the parental roof until the time of his marriage. After that important event in his life he began fanning on rented land, being thus engaged for eight years. On the expiration of that period he purchased forty acres of his father's farm and at the time of the latter's death bought the remainder of the estate. His landed holdings now comprise one hundred and sixty-five acres, and in addition to the work of the fields he is also engaged in raising fine delaine and merino sheep, both branches of his business bringing to him a gratifying annual income. He is widely recognized as a prosperous and enterprising agriculturist of the community and as one whose success is entirely the result of his own and his wife's well directed labor and capable management. On the 25th of December, 1879, Mr. Wilson was united in marriage to Miss Charity J. Daugherty, who was born in Oxford township, February 13, 1860, a daughter of Robert and Mary (Jones) Daugherty. Her father, whose birth occurred in Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, March 19, 1836, was a farmer by occupation and died at the home of our subject on the 12th o March, 1904. His wife, who was born on Wills Creek in 1836, passed away in 1901 when sixty-five years of age. Unto this worthy couple were born seven children, namely: Seth, of Lafayette township ; Mrs. Wilson; Willis and John, who are residing in Iowa; Frank, of Orange, Ohio; Estey, living in Seattle, Washington; and Clara B., the wife of Thomas Snelling, of New Mexico. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have been born five children: Charles, of Seattle, Washington; Bessie M., the wife of Albert Preston, of Coshocton; Mary B., also of Coshocton; and Robert J. and Charity L., at home. In his political views Mr. Wilson is independent, casting his ballot for the candidate whom he believes best qualified for office regardless of party affiliation. Fraternally he is connected with Plainfield Lodge, No. 776, I. O. O. F., at Plainfield; and Linton Grange, No. 1326. Both he and his wife hold membership relations with the Methodist Protestant church at West Lafayette, and are well known and highly esteemed throughout the county in which they have spent their entire lives. SAMUEL H. FRY. Samuel H. Fry, who follows farming on the old Fry homestead, corn, prising one hundred acres of rich and valuable land, situated in New Castle township, is also engaged in merchandising as a member of the firm of Reese & Fry, conducting a store at Bluffs. Mr. Fry is a representative of one of the oldest pioneer families of Coshocton county and comes of German parentage. He was born in Tiverton township, Coshocton county, August HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 229 4, 1868, a son of J. P. and Barbara (Breitenbutcher) Fry. The paternal great-grandparents of our subject were William and Frederika (Ersman) Fry, while the grandparents were George and Eliza C. Fry. Their son, J. P. Fry, who became the father of our subject, was born in Pfalz, Bavaria, Germany, December 6, 1823. In August, 1837, he emigrated to the United States, and stopping in Buffalo, New York, there remained until the following September, when he continued his journey to Coshocton county and was employed on the canal at seven dollars per month. After the completion of the canal he located on the farm which is now owned by the son, and with the exception of five years spent on a farm in Tiverton township, Mr. Fry spent. his remaining days in New Castle township. He became a prominent pioneer of this locality and took an active and helpful interest in public affairs, serving for forty years as justice of the peace, while in many other ways his influence was of benefit to his community. He became a very successful man and a large landowner, having at one time six hundred acres in New Castle township and three hundred and eighty-seven acres in Knox county, Ohio. He served as post- master at Bluffs from 1891 until the time of his death, which occurred April 11, 1907, when he had reached the advanced age of eighty-three years, four months and five days. His remains were interred in Loney Run cemetery in New Castle township. J. P. Fry was twice married and reared a large family. He was first married to Miss Anna M. Branstool, January 29, 1849. She was a resident of New Castle township and by her Marriage became the mother of nine children, as follows: William, who was born July 29, 1850, and follows farming near Howard, Ohio; John G., who .was born March 3, 1852, and is a farmer of Dutch Run; Jacob F.,- who was born December 10, 1853, and is a salesman in the employ of Moffet Bathers in Kansas City; Levi P., who was born February 24, 1856, and i a fanner and stock-buyer of Melrose, Kansas; Caroline Elizabeth, who was orn November 2, 1857, and is the wife of Henry Reese, of Columbus, Kansas; Elona, who was born March 24, 1860, and is now the wife of Barney Young, a farmer of New Castle township; Lewis P., who was born October 20, 11861, and follows farming in this township; and one who died in infancy. The wife and mother departed this life November 2, 1861, and on the 20th of March, 1862, Mr. Fry wedded Barbara Breitenbutcher. The children of this marriage are as follows: Daniel M., who was born on Christmas day of 1862 and resides near Walhonding; Anna, M., who was born December 28, 1863, and died August 8, 1871; Franklin, who was born March 10, 1866, and follows farming in New Castle township; Samuel H., of this review; Carl E., who was born. July 22, 1870, and died August 12, 1871; Edward D., who was born March 1, 1872, and is engaged in farming in New Castle township; Otto and Ollie M., twins, who were born April 17, 1871, the former now a ,resident of New Castle township, while the latter died August 22, 1871; and Andrew C. and Benjamin C., twins, born January 10, 1881, the latter passing away on the 23d of the same month, while the former resides in New Castle township; and Albert Irvin, who was born May 27, 1883, and lives in this township. 230 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY Samuel H. Fry, whose name introduces this review, was educated in the district schools and remained with his father until the latter's death, when he took up the work of the oldThome farm and now owns this place, comprising one hundred acres. He is engaged in general farming and is meeting a gratifying measure of success. He also is a member of the firm of Reese & Fry, general merchants of Bluffs and this enterprise is now proving profitable. Since his father's death in 1907, Mr. Fry has also had charge of the postoffice at. Bluffs and in this position is proving a capable and efficient official. Mr. Fry gives his political support to the democratic party and for two terms served as clerk of the township, while he has also served as central committeeman. He is a member of the Maccabees tent, No. 330, at Walhonding. Like the record made by his father, there falls over his public career and private life no shadow of wrong, for he is ever found most loyal to the ties of friendship and citizenship, and his cooperation and help are counted upon for the betterment of his home locality. HOUSTON B. HAY. Houston B. Hay, of Coshocton, was born in the old town Valley in Goshen township, Tuscarawas county, Ohio, September 21, 1858, his parents being Henry acid Sarah (Spencer) Hay. The father was a native of Ireland, born in July, 1808, and when eight years of age he was brought to the United States by his parents, who settled in Washington county, Pennsylvania, while later they continued on their westward way to Coshocton county and were among its pioneer residents. In early manhood Henry Hay went to Knox county, Ohio, and learned the cabinetmaker's trade in Bladensburg. Finishing his apprenticeship, he returned to Coshocton, where he worked at his trade for a number of years and then went to Canal Lewisville. There he turned his attention to merchandising in partnership with his brother, Jackson Hay, and was connected with mercantile pursuits for some time. At length he traded his interests in the business for a farm in Tuscarawas county, where the birth of Houston B. Hay occurred. In the spring of 1865 he sold his farm and removed to New Philadelphia, where he engaged in merchandising for eleven years. He then took his stock of goods to Dennison, Ohio, and after carrying on his ' business there for eighteen months retired from active life. He retained his residence in New Philadelphia, however, never removing to Dennison, and at his old home passed away November 11, 1896. In politics he was a pronounced republican, giving unfaltering allegiance to his party but was never an office seeker. However, he served on the town council of New Philadelphia and as a private citizen he supported all measures and movements that tended to promote public progress. As a pupil in the schools of New Philadelphia Houston B. Hay pursued his education to the age of sixteen years, when he entered his father's stare HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 231 and remained with him until he retired' from business in Dennison in the fall of 1877. Houston B. Hay then came to Coshocton and was employed in the general store of Hay & Wilson for seven months. On the expiration of that period he returned to farm life. in Tuscarawas county and devoted his time and energies to the tilling of the soil until 1885 His farm was situated just outside the corporation limits of the town of New Philadelphia and he made his home in the village. From 1885 until 1889 he was employed in mercantile lines in New Philadelphia, and in the latter year came to Coshocton to accept in this city a position with E. Alexander, who had been his employer in the former town. For five years he, remained here in charge of Mr. Alexander's store and then resigned to accept a position with D. L. Friedlander, with whom he continued until Mr. Friedlander's death in 1899. In that year the store was sold to the firm of Weinberg & Zimmerman and Mr. Hay continued with them for a year, when he accepted a position with Hack & Wisenburg. This is his present business connection and few men of Coshocton are better known in mercantile circles or are more popular with the. purchasing public. Mr. Hay is also well known as a stalwart republican and an active, earnest worker in the ranks of his party. In 1905 he was nominated for county treasurer without his solicitation and without his knowledge of the intentions of the convention. 'He made the run against Richard Clark, who was then a candidate for the second term, and although the democratic majority of the county is four hundred and fifty, Mr. Hay was defeated by only two hundred and eighty-eight votes, so that he ran about six hundred votes ahead of his ticket. He was again the nominee of his party for the office of county treasurer in .the fall of 1908. Mr. Hay stands for clean politics and in opposition to misrule in all political affairs and if selected for he office will give an honest administration. He is widely recognized as a man of sterling integrity and has many friends in Coshocton. On the 20th of October,. 1886, Mr. Hay was united in marriage to Miss Mary Wade Sloss, of Mercer, Ohio, a daughter of James and Mary (Small) Sloss, natives of Ireland -and of Mercer county, Pennsylvania, respectively. In the community where they reside they are widely and favorably known, their many good qualities having won for them warm friendship and kindly regard. Mr. Hay belongs to the Presbyterian church and his entire life is in harmony with his professions. CAPTAIN CHARLES WRIGHT BALL. Captain Charles Wright Ball, the genial and popular proprietor of the Park Hotelin Coshocton, was born in Jordan, Onondaga county, New York, December 16, 1845. His father, Benjamin O. Ball, was born near Balsam Springs, in eastern New York, in 1810, and was a carriage-maker by trade. He was related to the family of George Washington, Captain Ball of this review being a third cousin of the father of his country. Benjamin O. Ball 232 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON, COUNTY was married to Miss Mary (Brooks) Conraro, who was born in New York and died in 1895, having for two years survived her husband, who died in 1893. Captain Ball was a student in the public schools of Jordan, New York, between the ages of six and ten years and then accompanied his parents on their removal to Warren, Pennsylvania, while later he went with them to Cleveland, Ohio, where he completed his education. In that city he pursued a course in Bryant's Business College. He started in business life as a blacksmith and was afterward employed in the shops of the Lake Shore Railroad Company at Cleveland, Ohio, where he remained for four years. Interested in railroading, he became a brakeman on the Pittsburg, Titusville & Buffalo Railroad, serving in that capacity for two years, when he was promoted to the position of conductor and was always found a most courteous and obliging representative of the line. He has been in several accidents, yet fortunately has escaped any serious injury. In 1903 he retired from railroad business and came to Coshocton, where he opened the Park House, the leading hotel in the city. He conducts it along the most modern lines and has made it very popular. The hotel business requires the same careful management and well laid plans that are demanded in commercial or industrial pursuits, and at the same time the hotel proprietor must possess the tact that enables him to readily understand his guests and meet their demands. Captain Ball is well qualified in all of these particulars and the Park Hotel has therefore proved to be a profitable industry. In 1870 occurred the marriage of Captain Ball and Miss Rose M. Furman, of Cattaraugus county, New York. They have one son, Claude Ball, who was born in 1875 and is now in Columbus, Ohio. Captain Ball is a member of the Order of Railway Conductors and is a Knight Templar Mason. He also belongs to Aladdin Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Columbus, Ohio, to the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks and to the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He has depended upon no fortunate combination of circumstances to aid him in his business career, but has worked for the success, which is now his, knowing that fortune favors those who labor persistently and guide their efforts by sound judgment. WILLIAM L. MARQUAND. William L. Marquand owns and operates a well improved farm- of three hundred and thirty-five acres in Virginia township, which stands as a monument to his thrift and enterprise. He is a native son of this township, born January 26, 1841, on the farm which is today his home. His father, Charles Marquand, was born on the Isle of Guernsey, France, and came to America with his parents when a lad of eight years, their residence here dating from the early part of the eighteenth century. The mother, who bore the maiden name -of Elizabeth Downing, was a native of Delaware. HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 233 William Marquand is one of a family of nine children, of whom five still survive. He was reared on the home farm, early becoming familiar with all the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist, while during the winter months he pursued his ,studies in the district schools. His advantages in this direction, however, were somewhat meager. At the time of the Civil war he offered his services to the government, enlisting in July, 1862, as a member of Company F, Ninety-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving under General Sherman, He took part in many ,of the bard fought engagements of the war and also in the Atlanta campaign. During three years' service he was never wounded but was ill in the hospital for six weeks. He was mustered out in June. 1865, at Nashville, Tennessee, having made a most creditable military record. When his services were no longer needed at the front, Mr. Marquand returned to his home in Coshocton county and resumed agricultural pursuits, which has been his occupation to the present time., He now has three hundred and thirty-five acres of well improved and valuable land, situated in Virginia township, and is engaged in general farming and stock-raising, both branches of his business proving a profitable source of revenue to him. Mr. Marquand was married September 12, 1867, the lady of his choice being Miss Elizabeth Kreider, a daughter of George and Martha (Cave) Kreider. Four children grace this union: Della, now the wife of Beal A. Adams, a farmer of Tuscarawas township; Jay; Eura; and Ward. Mr. Marquand is a republican in his political views and affiliations and takes a deep and active interest in public affairs. He served as trustee of Virginia township for three years- and for one term was land appraiser, while for several years he has ,acted as school director. He is a progressive and prosperous citizen, active in every movement calculated to advance the best interests of the community. There is no blot or stain of dishonor upon his name and this can be said after a long business and public life. ERNEST B. SMITH. Ernest B. Smith, secretary, treasurer and manager of the Coshocton Gas Company, was born in the city of his present residence December 30, 1882. His parents, William M. and Adelia (Sanders) Smith, are also natives of Coshocton county and the -former is a leading druggist and representative business man here. Ernest B. Smith was reared in Coshocton and was a student in the grammar and high schools to the age of eighteen years, when he entered the business world as an employee of the Coshocton Gas Company; in the capacity of office boy and collector. This was in 1901. The following year the company ceased to :manufacture artificial gas and took up the use of natural gas. At that time J. H. Maxon, under whom. Mr. Smith had been employed, left Coshocton and an expert natural gas man took his place. During the succeeding two years Mr. Smith learned all the details of the 234 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY business and his application, energy and trustworthiness were the factors which placed him in charge of the plant early in the year 1905. Since that time lie has had full control and although he is yet a young man, he is regarded as one of the able and progressive business men of the city. What he undertakes he carries forward to successful completion. On the 6th of August, 1904, Mr. Smith was married to Miss Alice Temple, a daughter of R. M. Temple, vice president of the Meek Company of Coshocton. In his political views Mr. Smith is a republican and is a valued and active member of Coshocton Lodge, No. 376, B. P. 0. E., of which he is now the secretary. An alert, energetic man, he neglects no point bearing upon the success of the business and at the same time he finds opportunity for those social interests which bring sunshine into life and afford the individual needed rest from business cares. LEWIS C. WIGGINS. Lewis C. Wiggins, a successful agriculturist of Perry township, was born in East Union, Coshocton county, Ohio, July 5, 1848, his parents being Kinsey and Mary A. (Herron), Wiggins. The father, a native of Wheeling, West Virginia, came to Perry township, Coshocton county, in an early day and spent his entire life in or near East Union, that county. When a young lad he had learned the carpenter's trade and successfully followed that pursuit throughout his active business career. Politically he was a democrat, fraternally was connected with the Masons and his religious faith was indicated by his membership in the Christian Union church. He first wedded Miss Mary Buxton, by whom he had seven children, namely: Ellen, deceased; John, who served as a soldier during the Civil war and has also passed away ; Mary, the wife of a Mr. Bernsworth; Warren T. and William F., twins, who are deceased; Kinsey, a resident of Ida Grove, Iowa; Maria, the wife of Thomas Ewell, of Indiana, who is well known in educational circles of Coshocton county. Following the death of his first wife Kinsey Wiggins married Mary A. Herron and to this union were born three children : Lewis C., of this review; Harriet E., the wife of Captain Henry Larimore, of Mount Vernon, Ohio; and Emma J., deceased. Subsequent to the demise' of his second wife Kinsey Wiggins married Miss Eliza J. Herron. Lewis C. Wiggins acquired his education in the district schools of Perry township and remained under the parental roof until he had attained his majority. With the exception of fourteen years spent in the butchering business at New Guilford, he has followed farming in Perry township throughout his entire business career, owning seventy acres of rich and valuable land adjoining the village of New Guilford and a tract of ninety acres near Wilson Chapel. His property is all well improved and tillable and in the conduct of his general farming interests he has gained a most gratifying and well merited measure of prosperity. The success which has crowned his efforts is all the more creditable by reason of the fact that he started out in HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 235 life empty-handed and by indomitable industry and unfaltering energy worked his way upward to the position which he now occupies as one of the prosperous and enterprising agriculturists of the community. On the 20th of March, 1889, Mr. Wiggins was joined in wedlock to Miss Mary M. Stewart, a resident of Perry township and a daughter of John and Martha (Thompson) Stewart, whose family numbered the following children: Margaret, James, Emma J., Flora, Frank and Lavina, all of whom are deceased and Mrs. Wiggins. Unto our subject and his wife have been born two children, as follows: Kinsey Bryce, whose birth occurred January 2, 1890; and Lewis C., born August 29, 1891. In his political views Mr. Wiggins is a stalwart democrat and fraternally is connected with the Masons at West Carlisle. His wife is a member of the Christian church, in the work of which she takes an. active and helpful interest. Like her husband, she is widely and favorably known in the community and enjoys the warm regard and esteem of all with whom she has come in contact. JOHN F. POWELL. John F. Powell has made an excellent record in office and is, moreover, well known as a representative of the farming interests of Coshocton county, where he owns and cultivates a rich and productive tract of land. He was born in Adams township, this county, March 13, 1856, and is a son of F. W. and Margaret Powell. The father's birth occurred in Adams township, June 30, 1828, while the mother was born June 29, 1826. The former is a cousin of William D. Howells; of Ashtabula county, Ohio. The father's entire life was devoted to the work of the farm, although he was also at one time engaged in merchandising in Orange, and he bought and handled wool nearly all of his life. His fellow townsmen, recognizing his worth and ability, frequently called him to public office and he ever discharged his duties in prompt and capable manner so that he won the high commendation of all concerned. He was elected to the office of justice of the peace three times and his decisions while on the bench were strictly fair and impartial. He filled the ,offices of clerk and treasurer in the township and no public trust reposed in him was ever betrayed in the slightest degree. Long prior to the Civil war he was a free soil or anti-slavery man and voted the ticket when there were only four or five anti-slavery votes cast in his township. It required considerable personal courage to announce one's opinions in opposition to slavery at that time, but he was ever fearless in support of his honest convictions. When the republican party was formed to prevent the further extension of slavery he joined its ranks and remained one of its stalwart defendants until his death. He had fifteen nephews who were soldiers of the United States army and five of the number lost their lives while defending the stars and stripes in the Civil war. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Powell were born four children: Caroline L., John F., Francis J. and Sarah H. 236 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY John F. Powell spent the days of his boyhood and youth in his father's home, remaining there until he attained his majority. He supplemented his early education, acquired in the common schools, by study in Delaware, Ohio, and when lie attained man's estate he started out in business on his own account by renting a farm. After thus cultivating rented land for nine years he bought the farm whereon he now resides, comprising one hundred and eighty acres of rich and arable land in Adams township. He has brought his fields into a high state of cultivation and annually gathers good harvests. He also makes a specialty of handling stock of .all kinds and this branch of his business is proving to him a profitable source of income. He is likewise well known in financial circles, being one of the directors of the West Lafayette Bank. In 1885 Mr. Powell was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca S. Wil Hams. wild was born in Licking county, Ohio, March 25, 1858. Her parents were John F. and Amelia (Sidel) Williams, the former now living, while the latter died in 1863. Mrs. Powell was one of four children and by her marriage has become the mother of four daughters and one son: Helen G., the eldest, is a graduate of the schools of West Lafayette, Ohio, and is the wife of C. E. Emerson, a resident farmer of Oxford township ; Anna M. is at home; John Francis is attending the high school; May L. and Florence are also yet under the parental roof. The parents are both, members of the Methodist Episcopal church and Mr. Powell has sewed as recording steward for fourteen years, while his father held the office before him for twenty-six years. He takes an active part in the church work and does all in his power to promote its growth and, extend its influence. His political views are in harmony with the principles of the republican party and he has served as land appraiser, while for nine years he was notary public. He has also been a member of the school board and the, cause of education finds in him a warm friend, while his interes in agricultural affairs is evidenced by his membership in the Grange. He is also a strong advocate of the temperance cause. His entire life has been passed here, covering more than a half century, and his fellow townsmen know him as a straightforward and reliable business man and an enterprising, progress' ive citizen, who well merits the esteem that is universally accorded him ELI NICHOLS. To those who are at all familiar with the pioneer history of Coshocton county, the name of Nichols is a prominent one, for in the early days there was no citizen of this section of the state who did more for its development and progress than Eli Nichols. He was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, in 1799, a son of John and Jane (Falls) Nichols, of English and Irish parentage respectively. The father preempted land from the government in New Castle township and made his home thereon throughout his remaining days. HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 239 Eli Nichols accompanied his parents on. their removal from Virginia to the Buckeye state and was reared to the occupation of farming in Belmont county, later removing to New Castle township, Coshocton county. He was married in Mount Pleasant, March 31, 1819, to Miss Rachel Loyd and began his domestic life on the farm which had been entered from the government by his father. He here -built a palatial residence of stone, this being erected in the old English style of architecture with Gothic roof. It was surrounded by well kept grounds and on the whole it was a picturesque property. He was engaged in general farming and in connection with that pursuit also practiced law in Belmont county, being one of the pioneers of the legal profession of Belmont county, which he represented in the state legislature. He became a very successful man, owning at one time four thousand acres of land in Coshocton county, while at the time of his death he possessed thirty-two hundred acres: Mr. Nichols was reared in the, Quaker faith but as he reached mature years he studied very closely the doctrines of that denomination and becoming convinced that his views did not accord therewith, he withdrew from the church and did not become identified with any denomination until his later life, when he became, a Spiritualist. He took a, deep and helpful interest in the political life of the country and became a stanch abolitionist, meeting bravely and courageously the rebuke to which the advocates of this cause were subjected. He was also among the first who advocated the system of free schools in this state and took an .active and helpful part in the cause of education. It is certain that no citizen of this district took a more helpful and prominent, part in its moral, educational and substantial development than did Eli Nichols and he well deserves mention in this volume among its founders and builders, for although more than thirty-seven years have come and gone since, he was called from this life, his memory is yet enshrined in the hearts of many and his example is well worthy of emulation. He lived to be seventy-two years of age, his death occurring March 20, 1871, while his wife died at the age of sixty-eight years and six months, after a happy married life covering almost a half century. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Nichols numbered fifteen children, six sons and nine daughters, of whom only two daughters survive. Rebecca N. and Jessie M. D. are deceased. Charles served in the Civil war, being captain of Company K, One Hundred and Eighty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He died in the hospital in Clinton, Tennessee, January 1, 1865. Clarkson Collins, he was later Colonel, enlisted as a soldier of the Civil war when only eighteen years of age. He organized a company which was assigned to the Thirty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, of which he was made first lieutenant., serving in that capacity for one year. He then returned home and organized another company for the Thirty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry; of which he was made captain, and later rose to the rank of colonel, serving in that capacity until the close of hostilities. Returning to his home in Ohio, he resumed his studies at Lebanon, Ohio, where he remained for two years, subsequent to which time he took up the study of law at Mount Vernon under the direction of W. C. Cooper. After 240 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY two years he was admitted to practice and removed to Topeka, Kansas, where he opened a law office, and later was made prosecuting attorney of Harvey county, that state. He owned a tract of land near Park City in the Sunflower -state. His death occurred at the home of his sister, Mrs. Samuel Hagans, near New Castle, Ohio, July 11, 1878, when he was thirty-one years of age. Jane Was the next in order of birth and is also. deceased. Mercy A. is the wife of`Samuel Hagans, a resident. of New Castle,. Mary, Lloyd and Paxton have departed this life. Lloyd managed his father's farm until his death. Eliza N. is the widow of Lemuel H. Lawrence and is mentioned below. Eugene, the next in order of birth, is deceased. Lucy Ellen is also deceased.. Lundy B., Susan and Hortense complete the family and all have departed this life. Eliza N. Nichols, the fifth daughter and tenth child of her father's family, was born in Belmont county, Ohio, in 1832, and acquired her education in the schools of Delaware, this state. In 1853, when a young lady of twenty-one years, she gave her hand in marriage to Lemuel H. Lawrence, who was reared in New Castle township and in early life engaged in merchandising in New Castle. Following their marriage, however, the young couple located on a farm and Mr. Lawrence continued to follow agricultural pursuits throughout his remaining dais, his death occurring in 1881. He acquired a farm property, comprising three. acres .of rich and well 1 improved land in New Castle township and his widow now makes her home on her father's old homestead where she has about three hundred acres. Mr. Lawrence gave his political support to the republican party and in religious faith was a Methodist. No man was ever more highly respected and no man of this community ever more fully enjoyed the confidence of the people and none better deserved such respect and confidence. In his lifetime his neighbors and friends, recognizing his merit, rejoiced in his advancement, and since his death they have cherished his memory. By her marriage Mrs. Lawrence became the mother of three children but one son died in infancy. Eugene wedded Miss Blanch Owens, by whom he has four children, Lemuel. H., Lundy, Charles and Eulalie. The other member of the family is Nana Eliza Lawrence. Mrs. Lawrence was reared in the Quaker faith but attends and supports the. Methodist church. She has now passed the seventy-sixth milestone on life's journey and is an estimable lady, enjoying the respect and regard of a host of warm and admiring friends. HOWARD LENNON. Howard Lennon is well qualified to fill the position of superintendent of the county infirmary for he possesses good business and executive ability and, moreover, is never neglectful of his duty toward those who are under 1 his charge. He was born in Tuscarawas township on the 14th of April, 1867, and is a son of John Lennon. The home farm was his playground 1 in his youth and his training school for life's practical duties. Hes attended HISTORY OF COSHOCTCN COUNTY - 241 the Coshocton schools, the district schools of Tuscarawas township and the Louisville high school, and after he had attained his majority he engaged in gardening, following that business continuously until 1900. In that year he was appointed superintendent of the county infirmary and has since remained in that position. He is an expert gardener and farmer and his administration of the business affairs of the farm has been most commendable. He has made the institution practically self-supporting, greatly advancing its revenue because of the products which are here raised under his direction. In October, 1895, Mr. Lennon was united in marriage to Miss Henrietta Shaw, of West Lafayette, Ohio, and unto them was born a son, William Glenn, who is now deceased. Both Mr. and Mrs. Lennon are well known in this locality and have an extensive circle of friends. He is a democrat in politics, fearless in support of his honest convictions and unfaltering in his advocacy of his party's interests. He is also a stockholder in the Coshocton Gas Company and is one of Coshocton's well known and popular officials. B. F. JONES. B. F. Jones, who owns and operates a well improved farm of one hundred and seventy-four acres in Bedford township, is a representative of one of the old pioneer families of this section of the state and in the paternal line comes of Welsh ancestry, the grandfather having served in the Revolutionary war, while in the maternal line he is of Irish descent. Mr. Jones was born in Bedford township, April 16, 1842, a son of Benjamin and Anna (Hastings) Jones. The father Was supposed to have been born in Pennsylvania, whence he removed to Belmont county, Ohio. Later he took up his abode in Coshocton county and engaged in farming, owning at one time nine hundred acres of land, some of which was located in the southwest. He became a very successful man and was prominent in the public life of the community in which he lived. His death occurred in 1888 and the county thus lost one of its most useful and honored citizens. He was buried in Smith Hill cemetery in Bedford township. He was twice married. His first marriage occurred while he was a resident of Belmont county, the lady of his choice being Miss Susan Ranson, by whom he had one daughter, Susan, who became the wife of G. T. Simmons, but both are now deceased. After the death of his first wife Mr. Jones was again married, his second union being with Anna Hastings, who was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, and was of Irish extraction. This union was blessed with seven children: Rebecca, deceased; Mary, the widow of C. J. Bussey, of Sharon, Pennsylvania; George Washington, who died at Fort Monroe, while serving in the Civil war; R. H., a retired farmer of Seward county, Nebraska.; B. F., of this review; Samuel Clark. a railroad man of Kansas City; and Sarah E who keeps house for her father. The mother of this family departed this life in 1887. 242 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY B. F. Jones, whose name introduces this record, was educated, in the schools of West Bedford and remained under the parental roof until the fa of 1858 when, at the age of sixteen years, he went to Illinois and engaged i teaching during the winter months. In the spring he returned to Coshocton county and taught during that season at Cooperdale, while in the sun mer months, he attended school in order to -add to his fund of knowledge He was thus engaged until the time of the Civil war when, on the 16th September, 1861, he enlisted as a member of Company D, Fifty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, to serve for three years, or during the period of the war. He reenlisted on the 1st of January, 1863, at Shell Mound, Tennessee, as member of the same' company. He first made his way to Wellsville, Ohio, and at that point took the boat for. Cincinnati. The regiment then marched to Louisville, where they went into winter quarters. While the ground WE yet covered with snow they marched to West Point and from there took th boat for Fort Donelson, but arrived at that point too late to participate i the engagement. From that point they marched to Nashville and claimed the honor of being the first troops to arrive in that city. They did guar duty at Nashville for three or four months, the first skirmish thereafter being at Dobson's Ford. During the winter months they were in camp aroun Murfreesboro and in the spring took part in the battle at that place. He also participated in the battles of Stone River, Chickamauga, Ringgold, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. During the Atlanta campaign he was granted a thirty days’ furlough, which he spent at his home in Coshocton county. On the expiration of that time he rejoined his regiment at Pulaski, Tennessee. Going at once to the front he participated in the battle of Franklin, and in June, 1865, left Nashville for Texas. He was in camp for a month or more at New Orleans, after which he proceeded to Texas, where he remained until the 3d of October of that year, when h was mustered out. Although he joined the army as a private he was mustered out with the rank of second lieutenant, having served his country four years and two months. Owing to the rigors of war he was much broke down in health. When the country no longer needed his services, Mr. Jones returne to his home in Coshocton county and spent a year in the recuperation of hi health. In the fall of 1866 he went to southern Illinois, where he engage in teaching during the succeeding two years. He also conducted a sawmill and farmed to some extent. In the fall of 1868 he returned to his Old home in Coshocton county, where he made his home until 1890. In that year h removed to Butler county, Nebraska, for the benefit of his wife's health After three years spent in the west he returned once more to his native count; and purchased his present home farm, consisting of one hundred any seventy-four acres in Bedford township, on which he is engaged in genera farming. He has a well improved farm, supplied with a good country resi dense and substantial barns and outbuildings for the shelter of grain am stock. He also gives much of his time and attention to raising sheep, am this branch of his business is proving a profitable industry. HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 243 Mr. Jones was married in 1879 to Miss Mary E. Rine, a resident of Bedford township, and this union was blessed with three children, two daughters and a son. Helen Hastings is the wife of A. J. Sunderland, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church at Stillwater, New Jersey. Gracie Gertrude is the wife of Jesse Lacklen, minister at Grace M. E. church at Wilmington, Delaware. Herbert Sherman wedded Miss Exie Ralston and follows farming in Bedford township. The wife and mother died September 5, 1898, and her remains were interred in Smith Hill cemetery in Bedford township. Mr. Jones gives his political support to the republican party and at one time served as a delegate to the congressional convention. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he is serving as a deacon. He is a Mason, belonging to the lodge at West Carlisle and to Muskingum Chapter at Dresden. He is also a member of ',arming Post, G. A. R., of Coshocton and is a member of the Army of the Cumberland. Mr. Jones travels quite extensively, enjoying a trip each year. The interest which' Mr. Jones manifested in his country at the time of the Civil war is still displayed in his county and the country at large. He is a public-spirited citizen, highly esteemed by a large circle of friends, and while this alone would entitle him to mention among the valued citizens of Coshocton county he is worthy of more distinct mention in this volume as a loyal defender of the Union during the dark days of the Civil war, for no soldier was more valiant in the discharge of his duties than was Mr. Jones. ROBERT McARTHUR TEMPLE, D. D. S. Dr. Robert McArthur Temple, whose ability in the practice of dentistry is attested by the liberal patronage accorded him by the citizens of Coshocton, was born at Fort McKavett, Texas, October 4, 1879. Surrounded in infancy by a military atmosphere, in later years, when his country became involved in war, he was numbered, among its defenders and again the sound of rifle and cannon became familiar to him. His parents were Robert McCurdy and Helen (McArthur) Temple, the former of Scotch and English descent and the latter of Canadian lineage. The removal of the family to Coshocton during the early boyhood of Robert Temple. made it possible for him to pursue his preliminary education in the public schools here. He attended the Michigan Military Academy at Orchard Lake, Michigan, and also the Dennison University at Granville, Ohio. In preparation for a professional career he matriculated M in the College of Dentistry, a department of the Ohio Medical University at Columbus, and was graduated in 1905. In the meantime, however, he had rendered active service to his country as •a soldier. In 1898, at the age of eighteen years, he had enlisted in the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, becoming corporal of Company F: He. afterward spent one year at 244 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY the Ohio Medical University and from 1899 until April, 1900, he was with the Meek Company. At the latter date, however, he enlisted for service in the United States army and was assigned to Company D, Tenth United States Infantry, which was sent to Matanzas and Cardenas. Later he was stationed at Moro Castle, Santiago, Cuba, where the company remained until February 12; 1901. At. that date they sailed for the United States, landing at Newport News, Virginia, where they took transportation to San Francisco, and on the 15th of March, 1901, they left San Francisco for the Philippines. While en route they stopped at Honolulu and Guam, arriving at a station in the Philippines on the 30th of May. They were stationed at various places on the islands until November, 1902, and then returned to San Francisco by way of Nagasaki, Japan. Dr. Temple was discharged from the 'army on the expiration of his term of service, April 29, 1903. In the meantime he had not only had: varied military experience but had seen much of the world, and his mind is now stored with many interesting reminiscences of his stay in Cuba and in the Orient. In the fall of 1903 he resumed the study of dentistry in -Columbus and following his graduation has since engaged in practice in Coshocton. While in the army he had been promoted, his service as private, corporal and sergeant major of the Tenth United States Infantry extending from 1900 until 1903. On the 29th of November, 1905, in Coshocton, Dr. Temple was married to Miss Adele McClure, a daughter of James and Rebecca McClure. They had one son, Robert McClure, born April 29, 1907, and on the 17th of March, 1908, the wife and mother was called to her final rest, leaving many friends to mourn her loss. Dr. Temple is a member of the Xi Psi Phi Dental Fraternity and the O. N. E. interfraternity. Since 1904 he has taken the degrees of the blue lodge and chapter in Masonry and in 1907 he became a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. His political support is given to the republican party and in 1906 he was elected councilman of Coshocton for a two years' term, while in 1908 he was reelected, so that his incumbency will continue until 1910. Dr. Temple is a young man but one who is leaving the impress of his individuality upon public interests in this city. He has already become recognized as a factor in republican politics, while there stands to his credit a commendable military record and in professional circles he has gained rank with those whose ability and close application have won for them wide recognition. HENRY C. POWELL. Henry C. Powell, who in his ninety-fifth year can harness and hitch up a horse and drive to Bakersville with the youths of his locality, and who scarcely knows the meaning of an ache or pain, was born in England, October 10, 1814, the son of Thomas J. and Henrietta (Howells) Powell. His parents came to America when he was but seven years of age, locating first HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 245 in Virginia, where they met with financial reverses which occasioned them great hardship for a number of years, but which proved and tried the metal of which they were made and found them not wanting in the necessary patience and persistence so essential to cope with their pioneer environments. From Virginia they went to Steubenville, Ohio, in hopes of retrieving their losses, but a disastrous fire here further crippled their resources and on coming to Coshocton county they had but a fragment left of the wealth which they had brought with them from England. Undaunted, however, Mr. Powell took a seven years' lease on a farm owned by a Mr. Campbell, who had been instrumental in inducing him to come to this section. The land was heavily timbered and unsuited for cultivation, and at the expiration of the lease the family fortunes were still further depleted and Mr. Powell was desirous of seeking another home, in Jefferson county, but the family were attached to their home and persuaded him to remain here. His hope of bettering their condition was accomplished by the sale of the interest in .a life estate which his eldest son, Thomas H., had in some land in England, and which he effected on a trip that he made to his native land. Returning to this county, he purchased ten hundred and eighty acres of land. His prosperity was uninterrupted henceforth, and he became a very wealthy man, living retired in his declining years. He died highly esteemed and respected by all who knew him. His wife passed away October 8, 1864, having attained to the age of eighty-one years. Twelve children were born to their union, of whom our subject is now the only one living. Henry C. Powell received his education mainly through private instruction, as the district schools had not at that time been organized. He was reared to agricultural life and when twenty years of age he and a brother commenced farming on an eighty acre tract of land which they had bought in partnership. The place was covered with a dense growth of timber, and wolves, bears and deer were plentiful, as was also the deadly rattlesnake. Eventually he purchased his brother's interest in the place, which he cleared and cultivated, bringing it under a high state of improvement. With the profits of his \industry and good management he gradually acquired more land until his holdings were quite extensive. He now owns a highly improved farm of three hundred acres in Adams township, which yields him a substantial income that places him in a position of comparative independence. In 1831 Mr. Powell was married to Frances McCullough, who was born in Ireland. She died in 1871, leaving five children, namely: Joseph, who resides in Adams township; Catherine, the wife of Samuel Wirt, of Iowa ; Harriett, the widow of Augustus Lye, of Canal Dover, Ohio ; Rebecca, the wife of John Loveless, of Licking county, Ohio; and Louisa, the wife of William Kilpatrick, of Coshocton. On February 10, 1876, Mr. Powell was again married, his spoon& union being with Lucretia (Davis) Meek, the widow of Sylvester Meek. She was born in Belmont county, Ohio, September 4, 1836, the daughter of Richard W. and Eliza (Nelson) Davis. Her father was born in Maryland, while her mother was a native of Belmont county, 246 - HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY Ohio, where, following his marriage, Mr. Davis engaged in farming They were the parents of ten children, of whom four are now living, namely: Lucretia, the wife of our subject; George, who resides, in Belmont county, Ohio; Anna, the wife of a Mr. Holtz, of. Guernsey county, Ohio; and Margaret E., the wife of a Mr. Prior, of Columbus, Ohio. By her first marriage Mrs. Powell became the mother of four children, namely: J. F. Meek, of Coshocton, Ohio; Nina, the wife of Mr. Powell, of Maryland; William, a resident of Chicago; and Sylvester, whose home is in Pennsylvania. Politically, Mr. Powell has been a lifelong republican, but he has never aspired to public office, preferring to devote his undivided time and attention to his farming interests. For over half a century he has been a faithful and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church and has been generous in his contributions to its support. He donated five hundred dollars toward the erection of the church building in Bakersville, and attends services regularly every two weeks. He is widely and favorably known throughout the county, where almost his enti e life has been passed, and he has been a witness of many changes that aye occurred here as pioneer conditions have been replaced by the evidences of an advanced and modern civilization. GEORGE RINGWALT. On the 12th of November, 1904, there. occurred an event which caused general mourning in the city of New Castle—the death of George Ringwalt, one of its most prominent and highly esteemed citizens. He was born in this city, October 22, 1835, and was therefore at the time of his death sixty-nine years of age. His parents, Isaac and Catherine (McDaniel) Ringwalt, came from Maryland to Coshocton county. The son acquired but a limited education, for from the early age of twelve years he had to provide for his own support. At that time, he -secured employement in a store and worked in that way for a number of years. In this way he accumulated a sum of money that enabled him to invest in a stock of merchandise and open an enterprise on his own account in New Castle. In this connection he bought and sold stock and also became the, owner of valuable farm lands, owning two :hundred acres situated in New Castle township, and about five hundred in the county. He was a very successful business man, and in his dealings commanded the respect and confidence of all with whom he was associated. He erected a. magnificent home in New Castle,, this being equipped with all modern conveniences and accessories for the comfort of the inmates and it was here that his death occurred. Mr. Ringwalt was married twice. He was first married December 24, 1857, to Miss Adeline Henderson, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. Daniel Lambert, of New Castle. By this union there was born one son, William, who follows farming and makes his home in the village of New Castle. The wife and mother died in 1869 and in 1872 Mr. Ringwalt was HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY - 249 again married, his second union being with- Leora Lewis, who still survives. This union was blessed with four children: Edwin, 'who died in infancy; Charles, who was born in 1878 and is with his mother; Bertha, the wife of Ira Barrett, who follows farming one mile from New Castle; and Harry, who was born in 1889 and is at home. Mrs. Ringwalt was born in New Castle in 1849, a daughter of Edwin and Elizabeth (McVay) Lewis, who were natives of Muskingum county, Ohio. The father was a merchant and miller and died in 1850. The mother survived for a long period and departed this life in 1893, their remains being interred M the cemetery at New Castle. Mrs. Ringwalt still owns two hundred acres of land, from which she derives a good rental and she owns the beautifu home which was left her by her .husband and here with her two sons she makes her home, being surrounded by a. host of warm and admiring friends, for she is a gentle, kindly thoughtful woman, charitable in her treatment of all with whom she is associated, and her many excellent traits of character endear her to all with whom she comes in contact. Mr. Ringwalt gave his political support to the republican party and his religious faith was that of the Methodist Episcopal church, to which his widow also belongs. A feeling of sadness spread throughout the community when his death was announced, but while those who knew him remain his memory will be cherished, not so much on account of the splendid success which he achieved in business but because of his life of helpfulness, of good cheer, of broad sympathy and his deep interest. in and labors for the benefit of his fellowmen. FRANCIS McGUIRE, JR. The name McGuire is an old and prominent one in the history of Coshocton county, for, from a very early day, representatives of the family have been identified with the agricultural life and interests of this section of the state. Francis McGuire is a worthy representative of the name, and for many years was actively engaged in agricultural pursuits and still owns two hundred and twenty acres of land in Lafayette township, but is now living retired in West Lafayette. Mr. McGuire was born in this township, April 2, 1842, a son of Francis and Fanny G. (Thompson) McGuire. The paternal grandfather came to Coshocton county in 1806 and bought over one thousand acres of land, which is still in possession of his descendants. His death occurred in 1853. The father of our subject was born in Lafayette township in 1811. Tie always followed farming, making a specialty of raising and breeding fine stock, and became a very successful and prosperous man. He died March 5, 1884, when seventy-three years of age, while his wife, who was also born in 1811, survived for a few years, passing away November 23, 1889. Their family numbered nine children, of whom five died in youth, while four of the number reached years of maturity and are as follows: Mary,