AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 801 several terms served as justice of the peace. He is also an active member of the Patrons of Husbandry, the I. O. F. and also the I.O.O.F. Mr. Nungesser is as a whole a self-developed man, ambitious, persistent, known for loyalty and integrity, which has won for hint a place of high regard in the minds of his fellow amen. CLARENCE R. SNYDER, one of the enterprising and successful young farmers of Whetstone township, operates 133 acres of valuable land, situated near Bucyrus and belonging to his father-in-law, David Wingert. Mr. Snyder was born in Whetstone township, Dec. 3, 1883, and is a son of John D. and Mary Elizabeth (Rorick) Snyder. The mother died on Jan. 2, 1905, but the father survives and is employed by the Galion Vault Company and formerly was a farmer. His children are: Clarence R., Ira M., Melvin V., Gladys Amelia and Margie Elizabeth. Clarence R. Snyder attended the public schools and spent several terms at the O. N. W., at Ada, O. After completing his studies he was a teacher in the public schools for three years and then engaged in farm work, to which he has since devoted his attention. He is very industrious and possesses excellent judgment and has been very successful in the management of the property belonging to Mr. Wingert. General farming is his main business, although he raises some good stock, fully enough for home use. Mr. Snyder married Miss Nancy M. Wingert, who is a daughter of David and Catherine (Kehrer) Wingert, the latter of whom died April 22, 1910. Mr. Wingert resides with Mr. and Mrs. Snyder, the latter being the only daughter. Mr. Wingert has one son, William M., who is a farmer in Whetstone township. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder have one daughter, Viola Lucilla, born June 6, 1907, and one son, Kenneth Willard, born May 22, I912. In politics he is a Democrat and is serving as a member of the school board. He and wife belong to the German Reformed church, attending in Whetstone township. CHARLES N. JUMP,* who is the popular teacher of the Frogtown school, in District No. 4, Tod township, Crawford county, O., was born in 1873, near Lemert, O., and is a son of William A. and Abbie (Dunlop) Jump. The Jump family is an old one in Crawford county and the grandparents came here from New York when William A. Jump was three years old. The latter survives and has resided on his farm in Tod township for 40 years. He was married first to Abbie Dunlop and second to Adeline Heft. To the first union five children were born: Charles N., John Wallace, Ralph, Bertha and Denise, who married C. Burnshaw. To the second marriage two children were born : Theo and Fred, the mother of whom survives. Charles N. Jump attended school at Lemert and afterward took a course in the university at Ada, O., and thus prepared, began, in 1893, to teach school and has continued in educational work ever since. Mr. Jump isconsidered a careful, conscientious and efficient teacher and his best recommendation is the fact that his pupils make steady progress and when they go out into the world for themselves find that the instruction he has given them is very valuable. Mr. Jump was united in marriage with Miss Iva Diffenbaugh. Politically, he is a Democrat, and has served in the office of township assessor. He was reared in the United Brethren church. WILLIAM M. WINGERT, general farmer and stock raiser, operating 122 acres of fine land which is situated in Whetstone township, Crawford county, 0., was born in Whetstone township, Nov. i, i88o, and is the only son of David and Catherine (Lehrer) Wingert. David Wingert was born in Pennsylvania but has spent the larger portion of his life in Crawford county, O., where, for many years, he was a prosperous farmer. He now lives retired and since the death of his wife, in April, 1910, has resided with his daughter and son-in-law, Clarence R. Sny- 802 - HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY der and wife, in Whetstone township, Mr. Snyder renting one of his farms, and also with his son, Wm. M. Wingert, and wife. He married Catherine Kehrer, who was born and died in Whetstone township. They had two children, William M. and Nancy M., the latter of whom is the wife of Clarence R. Snyder. In politics, Mr. Wingert is a Democrat. He is one of the older members and liberal supporters of the Reformed church in this township. William M. Wingert obtained his education in the public schools. Under the direction of his father he became a reliable and careful agriculturist and for some years has rented from his father the farm which he is successfully conducting. On March 13, 1910, Mr. Wingert was married to Miss Chloe Stump, who is a daughter of H. J. Stump, a family of considerable importance in this section of Crawford county, and they have one son, Layton H. Mr. and Mrs. Wingert attend the Reformed church. In politics, he is a stanch Democrat. RUFUS AURAND, retired farmer and highly respected citizen, and also an honored veteran of the great Civil War, has been a resident of Bucyrus since 1903. He was born in Whetstone township, Crawford county, O., March 28, 1837, and is a son of Jonathan Aurand and a grandson of Henry Aurand. Henry Aurand, the grandfather, was born in Pennsylvania and was a son of a Revolutionary soldier who fought in the Battle of Yorktown. Henry married Margaret Trebaugh, of German ancestry, and they both died in Union county, Pa. Henry Aurand and wife were members of the Reformed church. Jonathan Aurand was born in Beaver township, Union county, Pa. He was married there to Susan Whittemeyer and they came to Ohio in 1827 and located in what was then an unimproved part of the county, although near Bucyrus. There the first wife of Jonathan Aurand died, Aug. 20, 1828. Two children survived her, both of whom are now deceased. On July 28, 1829, Jonathan Aurand was married to his sister-in-law, Rachel Witterneyer, also a native of Pennsylvania. They continued to live in Z hetstone township for a number of years and then moved to Tod township, where Jonathan Aurand died July 12, 1875, his widow surviving him until May 1, 1892. They were estimable people, active in the Reformed church, valued neighbors and worthy examples. After moving to Tod township they united with the Methodist Episcopal church and were equally interested in its good works. A family of eight sons and four daughters were born to them all of the daughters and four of the sons being now deceased. All of the survivors have married, and all, with the exception of Emanuel, who resides in Nebraska, still live in Ohio. Of these eight sons, five became soldiers in the Union Army during the Civil War : Emanuel, Rufus, John, Jonathan and Enoch. Emanuel and Rufus were members of the 36th Ill. Vol. Inf., and after this regiment was disbanded by order of the Secretary of War, both served in other regiments. John was a member of a Missouri regiment; Jonathan served in the First O. Cay. and the 174th O. Vols., and was wounded while in the service; and Enoch was a member of Co. E, 34th O. Vol. Inf., and during his enlistment of eighteen months was made a prisoner in West Virginia and for a time was incarcerated in a Richmond prison. Rufus Aurand grew up on the home farm, attended the district school and assisted his father and brothers until Sept. 7, 1861, when, with his brother Emanuel, he enlisted in the regiment which was later disbanded and he re-enlisted in the 61st O. Vol. Inf., becoming orderly sergeant of Company B, and serving as such until after the second battle of Bull Run, where he was temporarily in command. He was promoted for his soldierly qualities at this time, being made first lieutenant of Company K, a position he served ill until serious ill health compelled him to resign and return home to recuperate. As soon as he was better and again able to take the field he re-enlisted, entering the 3d O. Cav., with AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 803 which he continued until the close of the war. He participated in many of the most serious battles of the time, and in looking back over the long list of engagements that meant death or injury to so many of his brave comrades, he is disposed to regard the second battle of Bull Run as the one most stubbornly contended. He was a part of the command that took part in Wilson's Raid through Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia in the last months of the war, and was at Macon, Ga., when hostilities ceased. After his military service was over he was connected with the saw mill industry until 1896 and was also a farmer until 1903, when he retired to Bucyrus, well entitled to a period of ease and comfort. Politically, he is a Democrat, but has consented to serve but little in a public capacity except as a justice of the peace, in which office he passed 24 consecutive years. He has been very active in Grand Army affairs and is senior commander of Keller Post, No. 128, G. A. R., at Bucyrus. Mr. Aurand was married in Liberty township, Crawford county, O., to Miss Eva L. Seibert, who was born in 1855, in Holmes township. Her parents, Peter and Catherine (Smith) Seibert, were well known farmers in Holmes township, where they lived into old age. Mrs. Aurand is one of the six survivors of their large farming. Mr. and Mrs. Aurand are mernbers of the U. B. church. CHARLES F. UNGER, who is one of the representative men of Bucyrus township, Crawford county. O., serving in his second tern, as township trustee, has operated what is known as the Henry Flock farm for the past five years and has brought its 85 acres up to a fine state of production. He was born in Liberty township, Crawford county, Jan. 17, 1860, and is a son of Frederick and Rosa (Bollinger) Unger. Frederick Unger and wife were both born in Germany and both came when young to Crawford county, where they were subsequently married. The mother died June 1, 1895, and her burial was in Oakwood cemetery at Bucyrus. The father engaged in farming during his active life and now lives retired at the home of a daughter in Richland county, O. They had the following children : Charles F., Caroline, wife of Charles Gearhart; William I-I., Albert J. and Sarah A., wife of David Croft. Charles F. Unger obtained his education in the public schools and then worked for his father and remained at home until he was 30 years of age. In 1890 he bought a farm in Bucyrus township, which he sold in 1900, and then moved to Holmes township, where he bought his second farm, but in 1906 he also disposed of that property and since then has been renting the farm above referred to, carrying on farm industries here. He is one of the leading Democrats in this part of the county, and while living in Holmes township served two years as ditch superintendent, and as an official of Bucyrus township, has served with extreme efficiency. He is well known over the county, in which he has lived his entire life, with the exception of five years. On March 21, 1890, Mr. Unger was married to Miss Maggie A. Staiger, who was born in Holmes township, Crawford county, Jan. 11, 1865, a daughter of John George and Magdalena (Strohm) Staiger. They were natives of Germany who settled in Holmes township many years ago and the father engaged in farming. Mr. and Mrs. Staiger had the following children: William, Charles, Mary, wife of Israel Ulmer; Mrs. Unger, George, Philip, Emanuel, Amelia, wife of C. R. Meyers; David, Moses and Martha. wife of Warren Dininger. Mr. and Mrs. Unger have one son, Frederick G., who was born in Bucyrus township in 1895, and assists his father on the farm. The family belongs to the German Lutheran church. vlr. Unger is identified with two fraternal organizations, the Eagles and the Owls, attending both lodges at Bucyrus. ELI KILE, a well known resident of Whetstone township, engaged in agricultural pursuits, was born on a farm in this township, now occupied by his son-in-law, Sept. io, 18.y. His parents, Tobias and 804 - HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY Catherine (Knipp) Kile, were both natives of Germany, the former a son of Peter Rile and the latter a daughter of Christopher Knipp. After emigrating to America and settling in this section, Tobias Kile entered the land on which the Kile homestead now stands from the Government and began the development of a farm. He and his wife are both deceased and are buried in the Kile cemetery. They were German Lutherans in religion and he was a Democrat politically. They had a large family, namely Eva, wife of Jacob Helfrick; Philip, Peter, Elizabeth, who married Peter Knipp ; Catherine, wife of Simeon Kiess; Sarah, wife of Joseph Dinkle; Fred, Eli, subject of this sketch ; Amanda, who married William Beltz, and Ida, now deceased, who was the first wife of William Beltz. Eli Kile was educated in the common schools of this locality and was trained to farm work, in which he has since continued doing general farming and keeping enough stock for his own use. Like his father, he is a Democrat and has been somewhat active in local affairs, as he was township trustee for several terms and treasurer of the township for three terms, completing his service in that office in January last, after having held office in one position or another for about thirty years altogether. As may be inferred, he is a man well thought of by his fellow citizens—sagacious and enterprising, with good business ability and sound judgment in matters concerning the public weal. He was married in 1875 to Sophia Tracht, a daughter of Peter and Mary (Johnston) Tracht. Mrs. Kile's father is now deceased, but her mother is still living and is now in her 84th year, a resident of Jefferson township, this county. Their family was as follows : Eva, wife of Daniel Christman, both now deceased; Leonard, deceased; Lucinda, who married Leonard Weber, now deceased: Rosetta, wife of Henry Hinkel Henry, Michael, Sophia, who is now Mrs. Eli Kile; Delilah, wife of Henry Snyder; Alfred and R. C. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Kile have been the parents of six children, namely: Minnie, Lula, wife of Peter Boehm; Adella, wife of Fred Hildebrand ; Myrtle, wife of Harry Nelson; Lottie and Ollie. The Kile family attend the Lutheran church. HOMER SIMPSON, who is a rural mail delivery official, out from Galion, O., and a well known and representative citizen of Crawford county, was born in Mifflin township, Ashland county, 0., Oct. 1, 1871, and is a son of Robert and Josephine (Keightley) Simpson. Robert Simpson was born in Richland county, O., in 1848, a son of Pennsylvania parents, who moved into Ashland county among the pioneers. They died near together, during an epidemic of typhoid fever, and beside two other sons and four daughters there was Robert, who was only two years old, at the time. All survive with one exception, and all have domestic ties of their own. Robert Simpson married Josephine Keightley, and they still live on their farm in Richland county. They are members of the United Brethren church. Homer Simpson was the eldest born of a family of ten children, there being yet six sons and three daughters of this family surviving. In 1892 Mr. Simpson came to Galion and for three and one-half years afterward was a brakeman on the Erie Railroad, after which he was variously and busily employed until he was appointed to his present Government position by President Roosevelt, Sept. 1, 1903. On March 26, 1902, Mr. Simpson was married at Galion, O., to Miss Katherine C. Swaney, who was born in Ashland county, where she was educated and for some years prior to her marriage was a teacher in the Ashland county schools. She is a daughter of John W. and Lydia M. (Billings) Swaney, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania and the latter in New York. The mother of Mrs. Simpson came from Saratoga county to Ashland county, O., when a young woman, and for some years afterward taught school and subsequently was married to John W. Swaney. They spent their lives on the farm in Montgomery township, and there Mr. Swaney AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 805 died in 1894, aged 83 years, having survived his wife for 16 months, her age being 73 years. They were members of the Baptist church. In politics, Mr. Swaney was a Democrat. Mrs. Simpson has two sisters and four brothers, all of whom have married, two brothers being residents of Galion. Mi. and Mrs. Simpson are members of the Presbyterian church. Fraternally, he is a Mason, being a member of Galion Lodge and Galion Chapter at Galion, and belongs to the Council at Bucyrus. He also is identified with the 1. O. O. F. He is a prominent member of the Rural Letter Carriers' Association of Ohio, of which he is secretary. Mr. and Mrs. Simpson are also active members of the Eastern Star. SAMUEL M. BAIR,* a well known resiclent of Whetstone township, lives on his farm of 40 acres, which is a part of the 130-acre Bair homestead. Mr. Bair was born in this township in 1857, being a son of John and Rebecca (Shearer) Bair. John Bair was born in Stark county, O., where he was a farmer all his life. He adhered to the principles of the Republican party and was affiliated with the Lutheran church. He married, as before indicated, Rebecca Shearer, who was born in Whetstone township, Crawford county, and they became the parents of children who were named as follows: G. N T., Samuel M., Rachel Ann, wife of George Ness: Michael D. ; Adam, deceased; Sadie J., deceased, who was the wife of John Seifert, and Lilly, wife of Lawrence McMichael. Samuel M. Bair grew up on his father's farm, and after his school education was finished went to work on this farm with his father. He later was employed by the month, and so continued for ten years, when he rented a farm and went to work for himself. Eight years were spent in this manner and then Mr. Bair bought his present farm of forty acres from the Bair heirs and here he has since successfully carried on general farming. In September, 1888, Mr. Bair was married to Miss Minerva Ellen Morrow, a native of Jefferson township. She is a daughter of William and Catherine Morrow, of Crawford county, where William Morrow was formerly a well known farmer. He is now deceased and is buried in Biddle cemetery, but his wife survives and still lives in this township. Mr. Bair's brothers and sister are as follows : Harvey, Charles, Irvin, Albert, Frank, Joseph and Maude, who is the wife of Frederick Ritzhof. To Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Bair there has been born one son, Ray Marion, who lives at home. Mr. Bair is aRepublican and has served four or five years on the school board and as road supervisor for about seven years. He and his family are attendants of the U. B. church. JOHN C. MEYER, who may almost be named as one of the pioneers in the ice business at Bucyrus, has been continuously engaged in the sane since 1883 and has acquired an ample competency through the handling of this necessary commodity. Mr. Meyer was born at Bucyrus, April 7, 1861, a son of John and Margaret (Bauer) Meyer. The parents of Mr. Meyer were both born in Germany and came to the United States in youth, crossing the Atlantic Ocean in the cumbersome sailing vessels of that clay and after long and tempestuous voyages, landing safely at New York. They were married in Bucyrus, O. Mr. Meyer was an industrious man and was well known as a faithful and honest laborer along many lines and was a very prominent Democrat for many years. He was elected a member of the board of Infirmary directors, also of the board of Public Service and once was city treasurer. His death occurred August 6, 1908, when he was aged 76 years, 4 months and 12 clays. His widow survived until Aug. 2, 1911, her age being 72 years. They had seven children, four sons and two daughters yet living. They were members of the German Lutheran church. John C. Meyer was the eldest son and second child in his parents' family. He attended school in his native city and in boyhood was variously employed but his main business interest for the past 28 years has been the handling of ice. He married Miss Mary O. Bauer, who was born in Lykens township, Crawford county, in 1863, and died Sept. 5, 1902. She 806 - HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY was a daughter of Frederick and Henrietta (Bauer) Bauer, natures of Saxony, Germany. After they came to the United States, Mr. and Mrs. Bauer lived first at Boston, Mass., and then came to Crawford county, settling in Lykens Township, where Mrs. Bauer died, after which Mr. Bauer came to this city and died here at the age of 84 years. They had five sons and three daughters. Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Meyers, the survivors being: Carrie H., born Oct. 31, 1885, who is the wife of Otis Shearer and has one daughter, Mary Martha, their home being at Aberdeen, S. Dak. ; Odelia M., who was born in 1887, and resides at home; Edwin F. B., who with his wife Anna resides at home, he being in business with his father; and Augusta C., John and Adelaide, all of whom are at home. Mr. Meyer and family belong to the German Lutheran church. He is a Democrat in politics and fraternally is connected with the Elks, the Eagles, the Knights of Pythias and the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, and also has belonged to the Deutsche Gesellschaft since 1880, being a member in good standing of all these lodges. CHARLES JACOB SCROGGS, senior member of the law firm of Scroggs & Monnett, was born in Bucyrus, O., July 14. 1863, a son of Hon. Jacob and Julia A. (Walwork) Scroggs. Ilis paternal family is of Scotch origin, and according to tradition, their name is, properly "Murray." During one of the border wars of the middle ages, Sir James Murray was on the losing side and he and supposedly all his family were put to death, except that after the battle, a child wrapped in the Murray plaid was found among the "scroggs," the local name of a kind of underbrush. Sir William Murray, a younger brother who had been on the other side in the battle was perfectly willing the older branch of the family should be extinct but was not quite equal to killing an innocent child in cold blood, and as a compromise, the boy, although undoubtedly his brother's son and the rightful heir to the family title and estates, was never formally recognized nor given the family name, but was called "Scroggs" from the place where he was found. This rescued child was the ancestor of the Scroggs family under present consideration. Among the family annals also we find that a Sir William Scroggs, born in 1623, was graduated from Oxford University in 1639 and served as chief justice under Charles II. He died in 1683. The first ancestors of the Scroggs family to seek their fortunes in the New World were four brothers of the name—Alexander, Allen, John and James Scroggs, who in 1743 settled in Cumberland county, Pa. According to family tradition, they were either grandchildren or great grandchildren of Chief Justice Scroggs above mentioned. They became men of mark and substance, but with three of them our history has little to do, being concerned chiefly with Allen. The latter was a farmer in Cumberland county, Pa., where he died in 1776, leaving a numerous family. His second son, John, born in 1766, made his way to Baltimore, where on May 78th, 1787, he married Frances Hook. He died in 1796 at the early age of 30 years. His son, John Scroggs, Jr., who was born in Baltimore in 1792, was a hatter by trade. He continued to reside in that city until 1819 and saw military service in the War of 1812. , being present at the bombardment of Fort McHenry and at North Point. He then removed to Cumberland county, Pa., and one year later to Columbiana county, O. He was married in Canton, O., to Ann Shawke, a daughter of Jacob and Dorothea (Kester) Shawke. Her father was born in Lebanon county, Pa., Nov. 15, 1753, and was of Bavarian ancestry, being able to trace his family back to the 14th century. He was a soldier of the Revolution, serving during portions of seven years in a number of Pennsylvania companies and dying at Lisbon, Ohio, in 1832. John Scroggs, Jr., was a hatter, which trade he followed at Lisbon and Canton, Ohio, and afterward at Bucyrus, to which place he removed in 1839 and settling on the site of the present residence of the subject of this sketch. Here he resided until his death in 1861, having lived not an eventful life but one which won for him the highest respect of all who knew him. After his death his widow made her home with her only living daughter, Mrs. W. T. Giles, until her death in 1882, at the ripe age of 86 years. Both Mr. and Mrs. Scroggs were lifelong and faithful members of the AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 807 Methodist Episcopal church, and the present beautiful edifice in Bucyrus contains memorial windows in their honor. They were the parents of seven children: Joseph R., who died in Freeport, Ill., unmarried, in 1867, a newspaper man by profession and a prominent Mason and Odd Fellow. William M., for two terms county auditor, who married Miss Margaret Byron in 1849 and died at Bucyrus in 1874, leaving a widow and two children, all since deceased; Jacob, father of the subject of this sketch; Mary, wife of W. T. Giles, one of the newspaper men of the West, who died at Freeport, Ill., in 1898, his wife having passed away in 1889, leaving two children—W. S., a railway mail clerk, and lira L., a teacher in the Chicago schools, who died in 1904; Mira, wife of C. W. Butterfield, died at Bucyrus, O., in 1859; Amanda, who died young; John B., a prominent lawyer of Kansas City, Kas., where he died in 1899, leaving behind him a widow and three step-children. Jacob Scroggs father of Charles Jacob, was born in Canton, O., Aug. 11, 1827. He attended the frontier schools in his boyhood and also learned his father's trade, but finding it uncongenial employment, he taught school for five terms, worked on the local newspapers and in clerical positions in the court house. He held a clerk's position in Toledo for a year and also traveled a year for Winthrop Smith & Co., the predecessors of the American Book Co. He then applied himself to the study of the law under the direction of Judge Hall and D. W. Swigert, and was graduated at the Cincinnati Law School in 1854. In the following year he opened an office in Bucyrus, where for 40 years he occupied an honored position at the Crawford county bar. His character as a lawyer has been well summed up in the following words: "Never sanctioning the sharp practice which too many consider a necessary concomitant of the practice of law, others had more success than he in making a jury believe `the worse were the better cause;' but in profound knowledge of the law, fine reasoning mowers, and in that integrity of character which enabled and compelled him on occasion to fearlessly tell a client he was in the wrong, he stood easily in the front rank." From the memorial to him adopted by the Ohio State Bar Association we extract the following "Upon his fair name the breath of suspicion never dared to rest. His word was a bond that was never forfeited and his rugged manhood commanded confidence and won respect from all. With few early advantages, he made himself, by industry and energy, a peer of the ablest lawyers of the state, a man of liberal education, broad views and affluent circumstances. He was held in universal esteem by men of all parties throughout the city, the county and the state." Jacob Scroggs was an active Republican in politics, which circumstance prevented him from ever holding high office, Crawford county being strongly Democratic. He served, however, as mayor of Bucyrus for four years and for twelve years was a member of the board of education, for ten years of that time being its president ; and for nine years his name was upon both tickets. He was a presidential elector in 1864 and again in 1880, was the Republican candidate for circuit judge in 1884, and two years later was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for supreme judge. On Sept. 22, 1859, Jacob Scroggs was united in marriage with Julia A. Wahwork, who was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 4, 1833. She was a daughter of Thomas and Mary (Stephens) Walwork, the former a native of England and the latter of Glen Falls, N. Y., her mother's family tracing their descent from the early Puritan settlers. She became a school teacher at the early age of fourteen, teaching first near Syracuse, N. Y., and she held a life certificate empowering her to teach in any school in New York state. In 1855 she went to Georgia as a teacher, but her anti-slavery views caused her to return north in 1857. Coming to Bucyrus, she had charge of the high school here, holding that position until three years after her marriage, the rest of her life being devoted to her home, family and friends. She was a highly successful teacher and was a prominent factor in the social and intellectual life of the city, although virtually confined to her home as an invalid for many years before her death, which took place July 23, 1901. She had survived her 808 - HISTORY OT CRAWFORD COUNTY husband several years, he having passed away March 23, 1897. Charles Jacob Scroggs, whose nativity has been already given, was the only child of his parents. He was educated by his mother and in the public schools, from which he was graduated in 1877 at the age of fourteen, being the youngest graduate on record. He attended Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, O., one year, after which he took a four years' course at Michigan University, Ann Arbor, graduating at that institution in 1884 with the degree of A. M., being one of seven in a class of go to receive the master's degree instead of the customary A. B. Two years later he was graduated at the Cincinnati Law School with the degree of LL. B., and since then has been actively engaged in the practice of his profession at Bucyrus, being associated with his father until the latter's death and since then with his present partner, Mr. Wallace L. Monnett. He has inherited many of his father's characteristics and as a safe, accurate advisor, particularly in matters of commercial and corporation law, he is excelled by none in the county. He has also been actively identified with the business life of the community. He was one of the organizers of the Bucyrus Loan and Building Association, of which he has been attorney and director since its inception, and he helped to organize and is one of the directors of the Home Mutual Fire Association. Mr. Scroggs is an independent Republican in politics, his independence being so marked that he has never affiliated with the regular party organization or been a candidate for office, and the only public position he has ever filled has been vice-president of the sinking fund commission, a place he has had since the adoption of the municipal code of 1903. In this capacity he at once on the organization of the board, insisted that the bank handling their account should pay the city interest on daily balances, and it is largely through his agitation and effort that all public funds of the county are now deposited with the banks paying the highest interest, instead of, as formerly, being left in favored banks without compensation. Mr. Scroggs is a Free Mason of high standing, his official record in that order being as follows: W. M., Trinity Lodge, No. 556, 1906-7; H. P. Bucyrus Chapter No. 160, 1908; T. I. M., Gwynn Council, No. 83, 1902-3; W. P. Bucyrus Chapter, No. 3, Order Eastern Star, 1905. He is also a member of Marion Commandery, No. 36, K. T.; Ohio Consistory A. A. S. R., and Al Koran Temple N. M. S. He is also a Past Chancellor of Demas Lodge No. io&, K. of P. and under Grand Chancellor Young was his deputy for the sixteenth Pythian district, composed of Crawford, Seneca and Wyandot counties; was a charter member of Bucyrus Lodge, No. 156, B. P. O. E., and is a life member of the Grand Lodge of that order. He also takes an active interest in the Sons of the American Revolution and has been one of the board of managers of its Ohio Society and was a delegate to the national congress of the order in 1901. He is also a man of strong literary tastes and has one of the finest private libraries in Bucyrus. He was married on July 5, 1912 to Miss Vlary E. Zouck, eldest daughter of the late Peter G. and Mary E. (Myers) Zouck, of Baltimore, Md. Her father was born at Trenton, Baltimore county, May 31, 1846 being of French Huguenot descent; was educated at Gettysburg College, of which in later life, he was a trustee, and during most of his adult life was a prominent figure in the business circles of Baltimore and Baltimore county, being an extensive dealer in lime, lumber and other contractor's supplies. He was also one of the most prominent lay members of that branch of the Lutheran church commonly spoken of as the "English Lutheran" being a frequent delegate to its general synod and serving on a number of its boards. He died at Glen Morris, Baltimore county, Nov. 19, 1906. His wife was a native of Hanover, Pa., and is of "Pennsylvania German" and Virginian ancestry, being a daughter of Col. David Myers, whose mother was a second cousin of General Washington; and a great granddaughter of Col. Henry Schlegel of Revolutionary fame. SIDNEY ELLSWORTH KIESS, a general farmer who has been very successful in his agricultural operations, resides on his own farm of eighty acres and is interested with his AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 809 father in 160 acres, both properties lying in Whetstone township, Crawford county, O. He was born in Whetstone township, July 25, 1868, and is a son of Simeon and Catherine (Kile) Kiess. Simeon Kiess was born in Lycoming county, Pa., a son of Jacob and Catherine Kiess, of German extraction, and for many years was a farmer in Whetstone township and now lives retired at Bucyrus. He is a Democrat in his political views and both he and wife are members of the Evangelical church. He married Catherine Kile, who was born in Whetstone township, a daughter of Tobias and Catherine Kile, and they have three children: Sidney E. ; Harvey E., who is cashier of the Farmers and Citizens Bank, Bucyrus; and Verne E., who is a farmer in Whetstone township. Sidney E. Kiess attended the public schools and assisted his father on the home farm until he was 22 years of age and afterward engaged in farming for himself. In 1900, in partnership with his father, he bought 160 acres of the old Elias Lavely farm and in the spring of 1911, purchased the remaining eighty acres. This is considered a fine property, the land being well situated for both farming and stock raising and improved with substantial buildings including two houses and two barns. Mr. Kiess is an intelligent and progressive farmer, a member of the local Grange, and he is also one of the leading Democrats of the township and served for seven years as township trustee. On Jan. 29, 1891, Mr. Kiess was married to Miss Amanda M. Cook, a daughter of Fred and Rosanna (Wagner) Cook. They were both born in Lycoming county, Pa., their parents being George and Margaret Cook and John and Catherine Wagner, and they now live retired at Bucyrus and are members of the Evangelical church. They have three children: Mrs. Kiess; Harvey W., who is a farmer in Whetstone township; and Earl E., who is assistant cashier of the Second National Bank at Bucyrus. Mr. and Mrs. Kiess have two interesting children, a son and daughter, Harold Raymond, who was born Nov. 29, 1901, and Kathryne Rosena, who was born June 13, 1910. They attend the Evangelical church. Mr. Kiess is one of the township's substantial as well as reliable citizens and is a stockholder in the Farmers and Citizens Bank at Bucyrus. PETER L. BASH, general farmer and stock raiser, whose excellent farm of 140 acres is situated four miles west of Bucyrus, O., in Holmes township, Crawford county, was born in Liberty township, Crawford county, Feb. 9, 1856. He is a son of Peter and Susannah (Cover) Bash. Peter Bash was born in Pennsylvania and there grew to manhood. When he started out for himself he came to Ohio and afterward made his home in Liberty township, and Holmes township, Crawford county, where he died when aged 80 years. He was a well known man in his day, a successful farmer and a worthy citizen in every respect. He married Susannah Cover, who was also a native of Pennsylvania, and they had ten children born to them, three of whom died in infancy. Samuel and Jacob are farmers living in Indiana. Mary, who is now deceased, was the wife of Jacob Seibert. Elizabeth is the wife of William Poister, of Holmes township. Rebecca is the wife of Willis Noblet of Wyandot county, O. Peter L. was the sixth in order of birth. Susannah is the wife of S. A. McBride and they live in Indiana. Peter L. Bash was one year old when his parents moved to Holmes township and here he went to school and afterward became a teacher. He taught five winter terms in Holmes township and two terms in Tod township and then settled down to farming the. homestead, which he subsequently bought and has always made his home here. His father had kept the place in good condition, having cleared the land when he first settled on it, and with the exception of building a new barn, Mr. Bash has not had to add improvements except those which all good farmers provide who take a pride in their possessions. Peter L. Bash was married in 1883, to Miss Laura Miller, who died in 1892, a daughter of Samuel and Mary Miller. Mr. Bash has four children, namely: Floy, who is the wife of Carl Harvey, living in Holmes township; Orlo R., who married Flora Mutchler and lives in Tod township, having one son, Cecil; Roy E., who married Ethel Kimbel and lives with his father; and Russell D., who is a student in the 810 - HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY township schools where he is making fine progress, having successfully passed the Boxwell examination. Mr. Bash and family attend the United Brethren church which is situated just north of the homestead. He is a Democrat in politics and has served on the township school board very usefully and for two terms was township assessor. HARRY A. PAXTON,* proprietor of the Paxton Garage, located at Nos. 310-12 South Sandusky street, Bucyrus, has been in business here since 1907, having succeeded the firm of Rosina Bros., who founded the concern in 1905. Mr. Paxton was born at Iberia, Morrow county, O., July 1 1875 and obtained his education in the public schools. Mr. Paxton was married in this city to learned his trade at Fostoria, O., in the great Seneca Machine shops. Afterward he was connected with the Shunk flow Company, at Bucyrus, with which house he continued for ten years and during this time became well acquainted with the people of Bucyrus and the business prospects in this city. Since taking charge of his present quarters he has increased his floor space to three times the original extent., now having 16,800 feet, the building being of concrete and steel construction, favorably located within two blocks of the public square. He has room for the display of 45 cars and his plant is equipped with a paint House and a machine shop. He has shown himself a shrewd and reliable business man and is prospering. Mr. Paxton was married in this city to Miss Laura N. Rosina, who was born and educated here, and they have one daughter, Jessie R., who was born Dec. 29, 1903. In politics Mr. Paxton is a Republican. Fraternally he belongs to the Elks, Modern Woodmen and the Masons, in the last named organization belonging to the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Council, all at Bucyrus. ANDREW McINTIRE RUMER was born near Rockland, in Newcastle county, Del., Oct. 19, 1836, and comes of all old family that was established at Whitely Creek Hundred prior to the Revolutionary War. His father was James Rumer, his grandfather was John Ruiner and his great-grandfather was Henry Ruiner. Henry Rumer came to the American colonies from Germany before the Revolutionary struggle and secured the equivalent of a while township, of land in Delaware, where he lived into old age. John Ruiner, son of Henry, was a man well educated for that day and taught school and utilized a cherry desk which his grandson now prizes and keeps in repair, this heirloom being at least 150 years old. John Rumer served in the War of 1812 and seems to have been a man of considerable prominence, for years collecting the state taxes and serving in other offices. He married Ellen Emma McGlade, who was born in Ireland but was of Scotch-Irish ancestry. They were among the early members of the Presbyterian church in their section. Their entire family of nine children survived to maturity and all, with the exception of James Rumer, who died at the age of 71 years, lived to be more than 80 years of age. All married and left descendants except Henry, who succumbed to the injuries received in the Mexican War, a short time after his return from the same. James Rumer, the eldest born of the children of John and Ellen Emma Rumer, was born about 1800, in Delaware, and died at the home of his son Andrew. His life had been an agricultural one and probably he owned slaves to assist in the developing of his lands. He was a Democrat in politics but never , accepted public office. James Ruiner married Eleanor Biddle, who was born in Newcastle county, in 1811, and died in 1867, when aged 56 years. She was reared by Presbyterian parents, who were rigid church disciplinarians. Nine children were born to James and Eleanor Rumer, two of whom died in infancy. Seven grew to mature years and married and the six survivors all reside in Ohio. Andrew McIntire Rumer was the second born in the above family and the eldest son, and was reared in Delaware. His educational opportunities were meagre and as soon as old enough he learned the stone cutting and stone mason trades, and in 1856 entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and was engaged in construction work for them when the Civil War broke out. He soon decided to enter the army and on May 26, 1862, enlisted, entering Co. H, 130th Pa. Vol. Inf., AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 813 as quartermaster sergeant, and was mustered out May 23, 1863. He re-enlisted, Feb. 1864, and was a second time honorably discharged and mustered out Oct. 8, 1865. For some time his battery had been stationed in front of Petersburg, Va., and was at Fort Spring Hill when General Lee surrendered to General Grant. Although Mr. Ruiner saw hard service and very often was in positions of the gravest danger, he was permitted to escape without injury although a heavy toll was exacted from his regiment at Antietam and at Bloody Angle. After his return from the war, Mr. Rumer soon became connected with the construction department of the Western Division of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and was placed in charge of all work calling for the use of brick or stone. In 1880, when he came to the T. & O. Railroad, he located at Bucyrus and from then until 1908 was a contractor with this road, at the head of the contracting firm of A. M. Rumer & Co. 1909 Mr. Rumer retired from business and his son, Charles Victor Dupont Rumer, succeeded to the business, which he now carries on at Columbus, O. Mr. Rumer continues to be interested in it as a director and he has other large interests, including the Fulton Stone Company, in Morrow county and owns the Corning Stone Quarry, in Perry county, O. During the winter seasons Mr. Rumer and family live at Bucyrus, but in the summer time they retire to a beautiful farm of 118 acres, which Mrs. Rumer owns in Portage county, O. Mr. Rumer was married in Richland county, O., to Miss Susan J. Cope, who was born in 1843 and was reared and educated at Mansfield, O. She is a daughter of John and Eliza C. (Stough) Cope, who were natives of Pennsylvania and came from there to Ohio in the thirties and settled in the vincinity of Mansfield. John Cope became a man of large means and was an extensive farmer and stock raiser. His death occurred at the age of 48 years, while his widow survived to be 54 years old. They were worthy people and were members of the German Lutheran church. Nine children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Rumer, namely: Frank Llewelyn, who resides at Corpus Christi, Texas, and who married Harriet Sagar and has three children—Margaret Lucile, John Andrew and Norma Ray; Charles Victor Dupont, who married Rose Eichman, of Bucyrus. These two sons are the only survivors. Charles V. D. Rumer is a thirty-second degree Mason and a Shriner, while Mr. Rumer is also an equally advanced Mason. The latter belongs to the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Council at Bucyrus, to the Toledo Commandery and to the Shrine at Cleveland and is a life member and past high priest of Maumee Commandery. In other fraternal bodies he has also been prominent, having been identified with the Odd Fellows for 35 years and is past noble grand in that order; is a member of the Eastern Star, the Royal Order of Scotland, the Elks and the Knights of Pythias. Mrs. Rumer belongs also to the Eastern Star and is past matron and also grand chaplain of the Grand Chapter; belongs also to the order of Rebecca and for some years has been a member of the Ladies' Relief Corps. She is well known in philanthropic movements here and is very active as a member of the church missionary and aid society. Mr. Rumer is a valued member of Kelley Post, G. A. R., at Bucyrus and takes part in its deliberations and is deeply concerned in the pending legislation in reference to veterans of the Civil War. His political attitude has always been in accord with the Republican party, but he has always felt too much occupied with buisness affairs to feel at liberty to accept public office which has many tines been tendered him. Frequently he has given advice and has willingly cooperated in furthering public spirited enterprises here. W. L. SPRINGER, who resides on his birthplace farm, a tract of eighty acres, which lies in section 26, Cranberry township, Crawford county, Ohio, belongs to an old Ohio family which was established here in pioneer clays. Mr. Springer was born on this farm October 23, 1877, and is the son of Samuel S. and Annie M. (Tobin) Springer. Samuel S. Springer was born near Big Kill, in Richland county, Ohio, where he grew to manhood and later settled one mile southeast of New Washington, and after marriage.settled on the farm above described which he completed clearing. Here he lived the life of 814 - HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY a busy farmer until his last sickness, his death occurring Feb. 2, 1899, and his burial was in the Goodwill cemetery. After his death his widow continued for a time to carry on the farm and still resides here. Mr. Springer was ad honorable and upright man and was widely known. He was a good citizen and did not seek public office but performed his duties according to his conscience and judgment. Nominally he was a Democrat but before death had become much interested in the Prohibition party. He married Annie M. Tobin, a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Tobin, and four children were born to them : Mrs. Etta Miller, who lives at Decatur, Ind. ; Mrs. Zella May Nye, who is a resident of Auburn township, Crawford county; Mrs. Alma Ackerman, who lives in Cranberry township; and W. L., who has leased the homestead. The parents of the above family reared their children in the beliefs of the Methodist Episcopal church. In going to school and in helping on the home farm, and in taking part in the pleasant social life of his neighborhood, Mr. Springer passed from boyhood into youth and manhood and then settled down to the serious business of cultivating his acres with successful results. He has a near market at New Washington, which is but four miles distant in a northwesterly direction. General farming is engaged in and Mr. Springer raises his own stock and fruit. On Sept. 27, 1901, Mr. Springer was married to Miss Edna Grace Bruce, who was born in Auburn township, Crawford county, a daughter of Robert and Jane (Keller) Bruce, the latter of whom died when Mrs. Springer was 11 years old. Mr and Mrs. Springer have had three children : a babe that died unnamed; Elsworth, who is a school boy of nine years ; and Roberta, who is in her seventh year. Mr. and Mrs. Springer are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he is a trustee and is also secretary of the church board. In his political views he is a Democrat. MISS LOUISE HOFSTETTER. After devoting practically her whole life to educational work at Galion, O., it is a matter of justifiable pride to Miss Hofstetter to be able to number among her former pupils so many who have attained prominence in their various careers, and also to recognize the great advancement made in educational standards in the Galion schools since she, figuratively, put her girlish shoulder to the task of turning the wheel of progress. She was born at Galion and this city has been her continuous home. She is a daughter of Charles Hofstetter and a granddaughter of Jacob Hofstetter, who was the founder of the family in America. Jacob Hofstetter was born in Germany and was married there to Louise Holz. who died in Germany, leaving children. Jacob Hofstetter was married a second time in Germany and with this wife and his children, came to America in 1847 and later reached Galion, O. His second wife died here and he married one more and died here in old age. Charles Hofstetter was born Nov. 22, 1827, at Grossestadt, Laden, Germany, a son of Jacob and Louise (Holz) Hofstetter. He accompanied his father to the United States and to Galion, O., but soon afterward went to Mansfield, where he became a clerk in a hardware store and remained until 1857, when he returned to Galion and started the first hardware store in the place, in that same year erecting his own building at No. 104 East Main street, one of the early brick structures that still remain suitable for business purposes. He remained in the hardware business for seven years and then accepted a position as traveling salesman for a large firm and afterward can-ie back to Galion and went into the wholesale wine and liquor business and in this connection compounded and put on the market a medicinal preparation under his own name that had a wide sale and became a standard remedy. He was a foremost man in many lines of activity and very public spirited and during the long siege of the Civil War when so much hardship was entailed on the families of the soldiers at the front, he was generous and resourceful in providing for their necessities. He was a charter member of both the Masons and Odd Fellows at Galion and until the close of life remained active workers in these organizations. After a long, useful and honorable life he passed away at Galion, April 5, 1872. On April 2, 1858; Mr. Hofstetter was married at Galion, to Miss Lena Kraft, who was AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 815 born in this city, Oct. 22, 1840, in a house standing in sight of the present city hall, which ground had been cleared of timber by her father, John Kraft, who was born in Prussian Germany and came young to the United States and located at Galion, O., where he married Margaret Ichhorn, who was a native of Baden, Germany. In 1854, Mr. Kraft built what was known as the Galion Brewery. He built his first home, a log house, where now stand the city public buildings, in 1836. He was one of the founders of the German Reformed church here and his daughter, Mrs. Hofstetter, has always been a member of this religious body, and remembers many occasions when the preachers were hospitably entertained by her parents. To Charles Hofstetter and wife the following children were born : Louise; John F., who is a resident of Cleveland; Catherine, who is in the millinery business at Crestline; Lena, who is the wife of Charles Knight, of Calion, and has two children; Naoma L., who is the wife of Aldon Metheany, who is in the insurance business at Galion, and Lorin C. Miss Louise Hofstetter was graduated from the Galion High School in 1876 and in 1877 began teaching school and has taught continuously at Galion ever since. Her circle of acquaintance takes in old and young and the affectionate regard in which she is held in many homes is indicated by the title of Aunt Lou, given by those who have been the objects of her affectionate care and instruction for so long a time. Miss Hofstetter and the other members of the family, are all communicants of the Reformed church. GILBERT FERRIS MALCOLM, a prosperous farmer, who is now serving in his third term as trustee of the township, is the owner of 275 acres of good farm land in Dallas and Bucyrus townships. He was born in Bucyrus township, this county, April 29, 1865, a son of James Harvey and Elcy (Monnett) Malcolm. His grandparents were James Harvey and Elizabeth Malcolm, and his great grandfather on the paternal side, who was also named James, was an aide to General Scott in the War of 1812 and fell in the battle of Lundy's Lane, being buried on the battlefield. James H. Malcolm, father of our subject, was born Oct. 18, 1827, in Ulster county, N. Y. He lived on a farm and attended district school. His father dying and leaving him to fight the battle of life alone, he found employment in a mill, where he worked morning and evening to pay his board, while he attended school during the clay. In the summer he worked on a farm. At the age of 16 he commenced buying cattle for his brother and was thus employed for about three years, his brother being one of the first to slaughter and send quartered beef down the Hudson to the New York markets. He next went to Washington, where he engaged in selling beef by the quarter, which occupation he followed for five years. During this time he formed the acquaintance of some of the leading stock dealers of the Sandusky Plains, among whom were the Monnetts. In 1851 he went to California, taking the water route, the voyage occupying 36 days. While there he purchased a tract of land in the Santa Clara valley and kept a ranch for one year, then selling it at a fair profit. He then located on the river 20 miles below Sacramento City, on the great Vine ranch and here turned his attention to the raising of vegetables. A large portion of his crops were ruined, however, by an overflow of the river. In the winter of 1854 he returned to New York, where he resumed the handling of cattle. In June, 1856, he came to Bucyrus and engaged in buying and feeding cattle, in partnership with George Roberts. This business union lasted three years and was productive of fair success. He then continued in the stock business alone, and rented the Abraham Monnett "Mud Run" farm for one year, when he bought the homestead portion, consisting of 360 acres, living here nine years and adding 300 acres in 1868. In May, 1878, he removed to Bucyrus to educate his children. His wife, to whom he was married Nov. 4, 1862, was in maidenhood Elcy Monnett, a daughter of A. Monnett of Marion county, O. Their children are Catherine E., wife of Mitchell Aye; Gilbert F., subject of this sketch; and Ella M., wife of Dr. Kock at Bucyrus. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Malcolm were members of the M. E. church, which Mr. Malcolm served as trustee and steward. Gilbert Ferris Malcolm in his boyhood at- 816 - HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY tended the common schools of Bucyrus township and was brought up on the farm acquiring a good knowledge of agricultural methods. In course of time he acquired land of his own, as already described, and is now engaged successfully in general farming. He also deals extensively in mules, both buying and selling them. He owns a Percheron stallion, Cardan; also a Belgium stallion, Eclatant, and one road stallion, Bert Wilks In politics he is a Republican, and the fact that he is now serving in his third term as township trustee shows that he has gained the confidence of his fellow citizens and is a man of recognized ability in business affairs. Mr. Malcolm was married Feb. 18, 1897, to Elizabeth Hinamon, of Marion county, whose father is Frederick Hinamon, a farmer of that county. Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm attend Scioto Chapel. ANSON WICKHAM, attorney at law at Bucyrus, O., and president of the Bar Association of Crawford county, has been prominent in his profession for many years, during the larger number of which he has been a resident of Bucyrus. He was born on a farm in Crawford county in June, 1849, and grew to manhood thereon. He is a son of Willard and Phoebo (Pennington) Wickham, the father being a native of New York and of English ancestry. The mother was from Virginia, being of Irish and German ancestry. They had a family of seven children. Anson Wickham attended the district schools and later attended the University of Otterbein where he was graduated in May, 1873. In July following he began the study of the law in the office of Scott & Harris of Bucyrus, O., a leading law firm of northwestern Ohio, and on the 18th clay of September, 1875, was admitted to the bar at Kenton, Ohio. He thereupon began the practice of the law at Bucyrus and has continued to practice there ever since. Shortly after he began the practice of the law he was appointed city solicitor and served for some time in that capacity and subsequently elected prosecuting attorney of Crawford county, in which exacting office he served six years. Mr. Wicham has always been an active and useful citizen and has lent his influence to all measures for the public good. In May, 1893, Mr. Wickham was married to Catharine Shellhase who was born in Prussia. Her parents emigrated to this country when Catharine was of tender years and settled in Jefferson township, Crawford county, where she resided until the decease of her parents which occurred in 1886-7, after which she moved to the city of Bucyrus. For the past few years Mr. and Mrs. Wickham have been practically living under the eaves of the courthouse. JOHN EDGAR GIBSON, general farmer and substantial citizen of Whetstone township, Crawford county, O., was born on his present farm of 80 acres, all in one tract, Dec. 31, 1859, and is a son of John and Mary (Kerr) Gibson. John Gibson was born in Franklin county, Pa., a son of George and Hannah (Buchannon) Gibson, and came to Crawford county as a young man and entered the farm which is still called the John Gibson place. He became a prominent man in Whetstone township, served many years as a justice of the peace and in other offices especially those connected with educational advancement. He was also a leader in all moral movements, a strict Presbyterian and frequently visited over the county in order to encourage the establishing of Sunday schools. He was married (first) to Martha Mathews, who left one daughter at death, Martha, who married William Gregg and is now deceased. His second marriage was to Mary Kerr, who was born also in Pennsylvania, a daughter of Andrew and Margaret (Campbell) Kerr, and to his union the following children were born: Margaret Ann, now deceased, was the wife of John Campbell, deceased; Hannah, who was twice married, first to Andrew R. Walker and second to Peter Helfrick, surviving both and now residing at Bucyrus: Andrew H., who married Lettie J. Campbell; George B., who married Hattie Shroll ; Mary Belle, who is deceased; James M., a practicing physician at Suffolk, Va., who is a graduate of Columbus Medical College, and who married Rachel Stewart; Emma Aline, deceased, who was the wife of William Stewart; John Edgar; Charles AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 817 E., who married Ella Woods; and Della J. and Leaffa L. Charles E. and his two younger sisters had collegiate advantages, attending the Central Ohio College at Iberia, and Della J. was also a student at the National Normal School at Lebanon, O. John Edgar Gibson attended the public school and has devoted himself to agricultural pursuits and has remained on the homestead where his two youngest sisters also live. Mr. Gibson and sisters attend the Presbyterian church. In politics he is a Republican as was his father, and has served one term as a member of the school board. This family is known all over the county and is held in high regard. WILLIAM F. HOOVER, whose valuable farm of its acres lies three miles vest of Bucyrus, O., was born on this place, July 27, 1872, and has spent his life there engaged in farming and stock raising. His parents were Jacob and Fredericka (Haffner) Hoover. Jacob Hoover was one of the best known and most highly respected citizens of Holmes township, Crawford county, O. He was born in Wittenberg, Germany, came to the United States in 1851 at the age of 19 years and settled in Crawford county, where he died July 7, 1900, having spent all his life in this county after emigrating to this country. This section of the county was a wilderness when he came here, he securing his land in Holmes township, in 1868. Where now stands Roher's planing mill was a burnt over tract with stumps left and where other industries are now carried on was still forest, swamp and brush. For three years after reaching Crawford county he lived at Bucyrus and afterward for a time on another tract and then secured the present homestead, which he cleared and built the residence that still serves. He married Fredericka Haffner, who was born in Germany and cane to the United States when 14 years of age. Ten children were born to them, the survivors being : Mrs. Elizabeth Mollenkopf, who is a resident of Galion, O. Mrs. Martha Quaintance, who lives at Bucyrus; Mary, who lives with her brother, William F., on the home place ; and Mrs. Minnie McGarry, who is a resident of Cleveland, O. William F. Hoover obtained his education in the public schools of Holmes township and has devoted all his mature life to carrying on his agricultural activities. He has brought the land to a fine state of cultivation and has made many substantial improvements here. Mr. Hoover keeps well informed concerning all that goes on in the world and does his full dirty as a citizen in local matters. In his political views he is a Republican. Mr. Hoover has never married. WEBSTER H. SPROUT,* who is engaged in the confectionery and ice cream business at No. 124 South Sandusky street, Bucyrus, O., since 1902, has conducted a first class establishment of this kind here and has one of the best equipped confectionery stores in the city. He was born at Fostoria, O., in 1884, and is a son of David and a grandson of Samuel Sprout. David Sprout, who resides at Fostoria, O., an honored veteran of the Civil war, now in his 77th year, was born in Ohio, a son of Samuel and Mary (Good) Sprout. Samuel Sprout was a farmer in Seneca county during almost his entire life. David was one of a family of 11 children, of whom six sons and three daughters are yet living. He served through the Civil war as a member of the 49th O. Vol. Inf., and suffered imprisonment in Libby prison, He is a member of the G. A. R. Post at Houston, O. For some 50 years he operated a sawmill in Seneca county. He was married there to Ella Rosenberger, a daughter of David Rosenberger, formerly the owner of a large farm in Seneca county. David Sprout and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church as were their parents. The following children were born to them : Minnie, Marcella. Louis, Webster H. and Harry. Minnie is the wife of Rev. Arthur Chenneworth, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal faith. He is at the head of the Methodist Publishing House in the Philippine Islands and is postmaster and leading elan of the town in which he lives. They have two sons. Marcella is the wife of Frank B. Kiebble, of the large dry goods house of Kiebble, Wilson & Co., of Fostoria. They have one son. Louis is a machinist and is employed at Fostoria. He married Maude Good and they have children, Harry is engaged at Fostoria with the mercantile house of Kiebble. Wilson &Co. Webster H. Sprout was educated at Fos- 818 - HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY toria and there learned the confectioner's business and is a practical worker and does all of his own manufacturing of dainties with the exception of chocolates. For a short time before coming to Bucyrus he was in business at Fostoria. He is in the enjoyment of a liberal patronage and his special confections have quite a reputation and large sale. Mr. Sprout was married at Van Wert, O., Jan. 19, 1901, to Miss Nellie Cupp, who was born and educated in that place. She is a daughter of Peter B. and Edith (Penn) Cupp, the former of whom was born at Ashland and the latter at Zanesville, O. Mrs. Cupp was a daughter of John Penn, who was directly descended from the great Quaker settler of Pennsylvania. He came early to Van Wert, O., and conducted a furniture business there for many years. Peter B. Cupp and wife were married there and still live on the old Penn property on Jefferson street, Mr. Cupp succeeding to the John Penn furniture business. He is now retired. Mrs. Sprout is the youngest of their four children, the others being: Cuta, wife of F. M. Gorham, of Mansfield, O. Clara, wife of W. C. Terrill, a confectionery dealer at Upper Sandusky, they having two daughters; and Charles, a confectionery dealer at Fostoria, who married Grace Doe. The father of Mrs. Sprout has a fine military record, having served all through the Civil war in the 49th O. Vol. Inf., and suffered imprisonment in Libby prison. On one notable occasion, single-handed, he captured thirteen Confederate soldiers. Mr. Sprout is a member of Denias Lodge, No. io8, Knights of Pythias, the Elks and Jr. O. U. A. M. ISAAC SHEARER., whose death in November, 1907, removed from earth's scenes one of Dallas township's substantial and respected citizens, was born in Crawford county, O., in 1847, a son of John and Catherine (Miller) Shearer. John Shearer, who was a son of Michael and Barbara Shearer, was born in Lancaster county, Pa., and his active years were devoted to farming. His wife Catherine, the mother of Isaac, was born in Germany and came to America when a child of six years. Both are now deceased and their remains rest in the Shearer cemetery in Whetstone township. Mr. Shearer and his family attended the German Reformed church. Their children were David, Benjamin, George, Isaac, Samuel, Mary and Daniel, the four last named being now deceased. Isaac Shearer was educated in the common schools and became a practical farmer, owning at the time of his death 177 acres of good land, which now belongs to his heirs. He was a Democrat politically and attended the Evangelical church at Bucyrus. Ile was married in November, 182, to Vesta Elmira Shellenberger, who was born in Mahoning county, O., a daughter of John and Rachel (Paulin) Shellenberger of that county. Of this marriage the children born were Charles Wesley, Milford Guy, Franklin Abraham, and two that died in infancy. Three brothers of our subject are still living—David, Benjamin and George; two—Samuel and Daniel—are cleceased, and a sister died when quite young. The family is one well known in Crawford county, there being various members scattered throughout the different townships, and all are in general industrious, thrifty and substantial people, worthy members of the communities in which they reside. FREDERICK J. PHELPS,* a well known citizen of Bucyrus, O., who has been associated with the firm of Nassbaum & Bach, leading clothiers of this city, since 1894, comes of New England ancestry. His parents were Andrew Henry and Helen Phelps, and his grandfather was Julius Phelps on the maternal side and Frederick Phelps on the paternal side. Andrew Henry Phelps was born at East Hamden, Mass., and died at Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 20, 1910, aged 69 years. He was a stationary engineer. In 1885 he had moved to Ann Arbor, after the death of his wife in 1882, four children surviving—Sadie, Frederick J., Frank C. and Harold A., all residents of Ann Arbor except Frederick J. Frederick J. Phelps was reared in his native place and enjoyed excellent school advantages. The larger part of his business life has been passed at Bucyrus, where for 17 years he has been connected with his present firm, where he enjoys full confidence and has a large amount of responsibility. Mr. Phelps was married at Jackson, Mich., to Miss Clara Butler, who was born at Indianapolis, Ind., AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 819 but was educated at Jackson. They have two children: F. Norman, who is a student in the Bucyrus high school, a member of the class of 1913, and Helen M., a little maiden of five years. In politics Mr. Phelps is a Republican and fraternally is identified with Demas Lodge, No. 108, Knights of Pythias. Mrs. Phelps is a member of the Presbyterian church. PETER T. NEUMANN a general farmer and leading citizen of Whetstone township, Crawford county, O., resides on a farm of 80 acres and owns a second farm, containing 20 acres, which lies southeast of the first one. He was born Sept. 29, 1862, in Marion county, O., and is a son of Henry and Susan (Young) Neumann. Henry Neumann and his wife were both born in Germany. and after their marriage they came to the United States and directly to Marion county, O., and both are now deceased. henry Neumann was a wagonmaker by trade but in his later years he became a farmer. He was a Democrat in politics, and he and his wife were members of the Evangelical Lutheran church of Galion, 0., until 1894, when they joined the Evangelical church at Olentangy, O. They had the following children: Jacob J., John O., Maria, George J., Peter T., Henry A., Mary A., Harmon and Anna, three of these surviving, namely: Jacob J., John O. and Peter T. Peter T. Neumann attended the public schools and afterward Ada College for one tern and then assisted his father on the hone farm until he was 21 years of age. For the next five years he worked by the clay and month and was careful with his earnings. For the next six years he rented farm land on shares and at the end of that time was ready to purchase a farm of his own, this transaction with Peter Beach taking place in 1896. The present buildings were all on the place but Mr, Neumann has practically rebuilt the house and has a handsome residence and attractive surroundings. For eight years he also followed threshing in partnership with his brothers. Mr. Neumann has been a very busy man all his life but notwithstanding he has found time to make experiments and develop some of his mechanical ideas into practical machin cry and has secured two patent rights from the government. His first patent was secured on appliances to be used on traction engines and threshing machines, and his second on a convertible hay rack, the utility of which has been recognized by a number of farmers in this towniship who are using them. On Dec. 13, 1888, Mr. Neumann was married to Miss Ellen M. Beach, a daughter of Peter and Amanda Beach, now of Galion, and they have three children : Nettie M., who is the wife of Cornelius Guinther; Elmer C. and Clara Mildred. They attend the Evangelical Lutheran church at Olentangy, O., Mr. Neumann having been assistant superintendent of the Sunday-school for two years and superintendent for twelve years, and at present is one of the church trustees and treasurer of the trustees' fund. Politically he is a Democrat and has frequently been elected to responsible offices, serving five years as township clerk, two terms as road supervisor, three terms as school director and at present is ditch supervisor of W 'hetstone township, Crawford county, O. J. A. BITTIKOFER, proprietor of the Nest Bucyrus City Dairy, at Bucyrus, O., has other city property and additionally owns 332 acres of fine farming land in Crawford county, was born in Liberty township, Crawford county, in 1860, and is a son of Frederick and Rebecca (Myers) Bittikofer. Frederick Bittikofer was born in Switzerland and in boyhood accompanied his parents to America and assisted his father after the latter settled in Crawford county and later carried on farming for himself and also started into the tlairy business, founding the industry which his son continues. He was an industrious and enterprising man but did not live into old age, his death occurring when he was in his 58th year. He married Rebecca Myers, who was born in Columbiana county, O. J. A. Bittikofer has been in the dairy business for 28 years and has been a farmer ever since he left school. His father was the pioneer in the dairy business in this section of the county and during his lifetime operated a wagon and faithfully served patrons at Bucyrus. His son not only has continued what 820 - HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY his father commenced but has greatly enlarged the business, operates a wagon that requires two men to handle the trade. He has a fine location just outside the city limits and has all modern improvements and sanitary dairy appliances. Mr. Bittikofer is one of the busy men of this county, what with his dairy, operating his farm, looking after his 85 head of cattle and attending to numerous other interests which engage the time and attention of leading citizens of a community. Politically he is a Democrat but has never been a seeker for office although well qualified to fill many responsible positions, but nevertheless is a wide awake and useful citizen. Mr. Bittikofer married Miss Ellen Tobin, and they have had six children, namely : Walter, Lee, Bessie, Mike, Florence and Esther. Mr. Bittikofer attends the Reformed church at Bucyrus, his family attending the English Lutheran church. He belongs fraternally to the M. W. A. VORNDRAN BROS. Herman J. and Joseph A. Vorndran, who own 160 acres of well drained land, situated in section 22, Cranberry township, Crawford county, O., two and one-half miles south and east of New Washington, O., are successful farmers and stock raisers and representative men of their neighborhood. John Vorndran, the father, was born in Bavaria, Germany, and from there he came in early manhood to Ohio. At Tiffin, in this state, he was married (first) to Rosa Barnholtzer, who was born also in Germany, and died in Ohio, when aged 40 years. She was a faithful member of the Catholic church and her burial was in the Catholic cemetery at Tiffin. She was survived by six children, namely: John, Michael, Catherine, Charles, Mary and Joseph A. John Vorndran was married (secnod) to Theresa, a sister of his first wife, and two children were born to them : Herman J. and Clara. Both John Vorndran and wife died at New Washington, he in 1908 and she in 1907. Joseph A. Vorndran was born at Tiffin, O., July 26, 1872, and, with his brother, Joseph A. Vorndran, is half owner of the home farm of 160 acres. The two brothers have lived there for 15 years and have been in business together for the past three years, taking charge when the parents died. They successfully carry on general farming and are giving special attention to sheep growing, raising from 25 to 30 head of thoroughbred Rambouillet and Merino sheep annually. They are thrifty, hard working men, good citizens in every sense of the word and highly respected wherever known. They are members of St. Bernard's Catholic church at New Washington. They have all their land under cultivation with the exception of thirty acres of woodland and pasturage for their Shorthorn cattle and Poland China hogs, which, together with sheep raising, are profitably bred and raised here. JOHN MARTINITZ,* a representative business man of Bucyrus, O., who owns and conducts a first class bakery on the southeast corner of the public square, was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, Jan. 24, 1875, and is a son of Andrew and Rosa (Gekler) Martinitz. The parents of Mr. Martinitz spent their lives in Germany, where his mother died in 1887 and the father in 1904. The latter was a small farmer. They were highly respected people and members of the Lutheran church. John Martinitz remained at home and attended school until 1893, when he decided to try his fortune in America, being the only member of the family to have this ambition. In that year he took passage at Bremen on a steamer that safely landed him in the harbor of New York and from there he came to Bucyrus and immediately set about learning the bakery trade, entering the establishment of Leander Reiger for this purpose. After completing his apprenticeship he worked for a time as a journeyman and then started a small bakery at Cary, O., which he operated until 1902, when he returned to Bucyrus and in November, 1903, established his present business in this city. He has prospered from the first and in addition to his retail establishment has his bakery plant, on Oakwood avenue, near his home on Walnut street. This plant is equipped with all kinds of modern machinery and his ovens have a capacity of boo loaves of bread an hour, together with pies and cakes of endless variety. He takes pride in the sanitary condition of his bakery and invites inspection. While all his products are invit- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 823 ing and toothsome, his specialty of Sweet Home Loaf bread is particularly so. Mr. Martinitz was married at Bucyrus, to Miss Rosa Goebelt, who was born at Baden, Germany, Nov. 28, 1878, and was two years old when her parents brought her to America and she grew up in this city. She is a daughter of John and Lena Goebelt, residents of Bucyrus. They are members of the German Reformed church. Mr. and Mrs. Martinitz have two children : Gladys Ruth, who was born in 19o2, and John Carl, who was born in 19o8. Mr. Martinitz is identified with the Knights of Pythias, the Eagles, the Elks and the Odd Fellows, and in the last named order is past senior warden and chief patriarch of Wyandot Encampment, at Cary, O. In politics he is nominally a Democrat but is inclined to be independent in his views on many public questions that now concern the country FERNANDO J. NORTON, florist, who has been established in this business at Bucyrus, O., since 1882 and since 1888 has occupied his present desirable quarters on the corner of Spring and Warren streets, is one of the representative business men of this city. He belongs to the oldest family of Bucyrus, it being his grandfather who built the first structures in the hamlet that was but a frontier settlement at that time, erecting them on his own land that he had secured from the Government. Fernando J. Norton was born in this city, Dec. 28, 1859, and is a son of Jefferson and Eleanor (Byron) Norton, and a grandson of Samuel Norton. Samuel Norton was a very interesting figure in Crawford county history. At a very early day he came to this section of Ohio from New England and immediately recognized that the land he had acquired was beautiful as to location and ideal as a future place of homes. Before long he had his land surveyed and laid out into building lots by Col. Hilburn and when the time came to give the proposed city a name he chose the given name of a personal friend, which was Cyrus, prefixing the adjective beau, abbreviated, which indicated the beauty of the landscape, surrounded as it is by fertile plains and watered by the Sandusky River. Hence came Beau-Cyrus, then shortened to Bucyrus, a city which in every way has justified the hopes and ambitions of its founder. He spent his remaining years here, as did his wife, Mary (Butler) Norton. Jefferson Norton, son of Samuel and Mary (Butler) Norton, was born Feb. 22, 1824, and he too became a prominent factor in the development of the various interests of Bucyrus. When he reached manhood he embarked in the business of carriage manufacturing and continued all through his active life and for many years was also in the greenhouse business as the senior member of the firm of Norton & Elliott. Although an ardent Whig and later a Republican, he was a politician only so far as good citizenship demanded and never accepted public office. He was liberal in his contributions to public movements and to charities and was generous in his suport of the Baptist church, of which he was a member. His death occurred Aug. 20, 1876. He was married at Bucyrus to Eleanor Byron, who was born in 1822, who came of a noble Irish family. Mrs. Norton died in 1878. Her parents were of the Roman Catholic faith but she was a Protestant. Six children were born to them, namely : Flora, the widow of Oswald E. Gravell, who resides at Cleveland; Charles. who resides in the far West; Byron, who is ticket agent and telegraph operator for the Rio. Grande Railroad at Denver, Cob.; Hattie, the wife of Charles Wyburg, who resides at Denver; Fernando J., and one who died early. Fernando J. Norton was educated in the schools of his native city and very early displayed a taste for his present line of work. For a time he was engaged in railroading and became a qualified engineer on the T. & O. C. Railroad. In the meanwhile his greenhouse business developed so that he found it necessary to give it his entire attention and from a mere window garden it has grown to nearly a whole city block and more than i 5,000 square feet of glass. His trade is both retail and wholesale and he supplies choice plants and cut flowers for every occasion, having his greenhouses fully equipped with modern appliances. Mr. Norton was married first to Miss Anna L. Adams, who was born near Galion, O., in October, 1859, and died at Mansfield. O., in 1910. Of their six children one died in in- 824 - HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY fancy. The following survive: Myrtle B., who is the wife of Dr. Joseph Daley, of Oberline, Tex. ; Arthur F., who is associated in business with his father, and who has one son, Edwin; Fairy E., a graduate of Neff College, who is a teacher of elocution and conductor of the Norton Concert Company and is a matron in the order of the Eastern Star; Mable, who resides at home; and Harry James, who is with his father's business. Mr. Norton was married (second) to Miss Helen INS'. Rochr, a daughter of Charles Roelir, of Bucyrus, an educated and accomplished lady. Mr. and Mrs. Norton are members of the Eastern Star, in which she has been an official. Mr. Norton is a member also of Dermas Lodge, Knights of Pythias; of the Royal Arcanum; is past commander in the Maccabees; is a Mason in all branches here, and belongs also to the I. O. U. A. M. and the Royal Home. DAVID GRAHAM, who is well known as a citizen and as a judicious and successful farmer all through Crawford county, owns 197 acres of fine land situated in Bucyrus township, on which he has lived for many years. He was born in Seneca county, O., and is a son of Richard and Mary Ann (Smith) Graham. The parents of Mr. Graham were born in Ireland and after coming to America lived in Seneca county, O., where the following children were born to them : David; Ellen, who married Christopher Bowman : Richard ; Mary and Margaret, twins, the former of whom became the wife of Charles Ebel; David; John; Sarah E. ; Martha, who married Monroe Underwood; and James. Richard Graham followed farming as an occupation. Both he and his wife are now deceased, their burial being in the Episcopal cemetery at Bucyrus. With his brothers and sisters, David Graham attended the district schools in boyhood, after which, as soon as old enough, he began to take care of himself and worked by the month on farms. He thus gained a great deal of experience and finally rented a farm for three years and then bought 40 acres of his present estate to which he has added as opportunity has been presented. It requires a great deal of hard work and good management to successfully cultivate almost 200 acres but Mr. Graham accomplishes it. On March 18, 1882, Mr. Graham was married to Miss Mary McHenry, a daughter of Caleb and Mary (Palmer) McHenry. To Mr. McHenry's first marriage the following children were born: Curtis, Emma, Milord, Mary, Esther and Joseph. To his second marriage, with Addie Rex, four children were born : Mattie, Orpha, Myland and William. To Mr. and Mrs. Graham sons and daughters have been born and some of these have established homes of their own, while others still remain under the safe old home roof with Ftfather and mother. Anna Z. married Edward Rogers. James married Cleo Wistman and they have three children : Walter, Arthur and Laverne. Richard Chloe married Belle Oberlander and they have two children: Ethel and Inez. Mildred, Kenneth, Ivan, Burt, Mary and David Ehnine, live at home. The family belongs to the United Brethren church. In his political sentiments, Mr. Graham is a Republican and fraternally he is a member of the Knights of Pythias, at Bucyrus. J. W. SPIEGEL, who resides on his well improved farm of 180 acres, which is situated six and one-half miles northwest of Bucyrus, O., in Holmes township, Crawford county, was born just one mile north and one east of his present place, in 1869, and is a son of John A. and Amanda (Miller) Spiegel. John A. Spiegel was born in Germany and was three years old when his parents brought him to America. They came to Crawford county, O., and were among its early settlers and among its best class of citizens. John A. Spiegel followed agricultural pursuits through life, and at the time of death owned 120 acres of land northeast of this farm, which he had cleared up from the forest. He married Amanda Miller, who was born in Crawford county and they had five children, namely: Ella, who is deceased; J. W., the subject of this sketch ; Edward and Winfield, both of whom live in Holmes township; and Wesley, who is deceased. J. W. Spiegel grew up on his father's farm and obtained his education in the township schools. He has made farming his business in life, early taking charge of affairs on the home place and from there came to his present farm in trot. The excellent improve- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 825 ments seen on every side prove that Mr. Spiegel takes interest and pride in his home. General farming and stock raising are carried on and all the farm industries are conducted in so systematic a manner that they result profitably. Mr. Spiegel was married to Miss Nettie Fralick, who is a daughter of Henry Fralick, who still survives, now well along in life, and lives on his farm north of here. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Spiegel: Amy, Minnie, Charles, Dorothy and Hazel, all of whom survive except Hazel, who was the second born. The family attend the United Brethren church. Mr. Spiegel gives his political support to the Democratic party. MARTIN F. SEIBEL, superintendent of the Crawford County Infirmary, Crawford county, O., and owner of 40 acres of excellent land in Jefferson township, was born in that township, March 4, 1862, and is a son of John Nicholas and Margaret (Schellhass) Seibel. The parents of Mr. Seibel were born in Germany and came to the United States in 1846, previous to marriage. They then came immediately to Crawford county, where the father worked on farms and also in stone quarries, an industrious and reliable man. Of their family Martin F. was the youngest born. The others were: Elizabeth, who is the widow of Carl Lyon and lives at Oakland, Cal.; George, who is deceased; Philip and John, twins, the former of whom is deceased, while the latter lives at Los Angeles, Cal. Martin F. Seibel attended school at Leesville, O., in boyhood and afterward spent two years as a student in college at Ada, O., and thus prepared himself for teaching. For 20 years Mr. Seibel taught school, for 13 of these in the country and for seven at Leesville, at which place he taught for six years in the high school. Although he was so continuously engaged with his educational duties, Mr. Scibel found time to pay some attention to farming and poultry raising and also learned the stone mason trade, engaging in this work during his summer vacations. In 1906 he retired from the educational field and also gave up work at his trade, his industry having brought him independence, and after that he gave much attention to farming and poultry raising. In 1907 he was elected president of the Farmers' Institute for a term of two years, in which body he was very active, urging progressive methods and increase of agricultural knowledge. On March 31, 1885, Mr. Seibel was married to Miss Lucetta Ludwig, a daughter of John and Maria (Rettig) Ludwig. The father of Mrs. Seibel was born in Germany, in which country he was a shoemaker, but became a farmer after coming to Ohio. He married Maria Rettig, who was born in Seneca county, O., and both are now deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig the following children were born: Caroline, who married Adam Hawk; John; Leonard, who is deceased; Henry; Catherine, who married Peter Bauer; Lucetta, who is the wife of Mr. Seibel; Elona J., who is the wife of Oliver Jacobs; and Ettie, who is the wife of John Fetter. Mr. and Mrs. Seibel have five children-: Fern, who is the wife of Elihu Bogan; Vera Fay, who is the wife of Harvey Pfahler and has one daughter, Marie; Hazlette; George Dewey and Voyle. Mr. and Mrs. Seibel are members of the U. B. church at Bucyrus. In politics, Mr. Seibel is a Democrat and served two terms as township clerk of Jefferson township prior to being elected superintendent of the Crawford County Infirmary, an office that was tendered him without any solicitation on his part. He is well qualified for this position of responsibility, and as a man, enjoys the confidence of his fellow citizens, irrespective of party. He has served in numerous important positions, was treasurer of the Teachers' Institute for two terms, has been trustee of the U. B. church and is president of the cemetery association. He belongs to the Patrons of Husbandry and to the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. CHARLES VOLLMER,* a highly respected retired business man of Bucyrus, O., for many years was active both in business and in politics and served four years as sheriff of Crawford county, O. He was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, March 13, 1852, and is a son of John and Dorothy (Stahl) Vollmer. The father and mother of Mr. Vollmer were both born in Germany, he in 1819 and she in 826 - HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY 1818, both coming of sturdy and respected parentage. John Vollmer was a son of John Vollmer, who was a soldier in the Napoleonic wars and was one of the i,000 brave men that marched with that mighty army to Moscow, this handful being all that finally straggled back. He survived however, to the age of 70 years and left a large family of descendants, one son yet surviving in the person of Jacob Vollmer, a venerable citizen of New Washington, O. With his brother, John Vollmer, he came to America after serving in the German Revolution of 1848. John Vollmer (2), father of Charles Vollmer, grew to manhood in Germany and learned the family trade of miller, one that had been followed by his father and grandfather. He married and became the father of 12 children and after some of the older ones came to America, in 1868, he and wife also crossed the ocean and finally reached Crawford county, O., where the latter died in 1872, he surviving to be 8o years of age. They were German Lutherans in religious faith. Of the children who came to the United States there are but two surviving: Charles and Mrs. Louisa Fritzmeyer, the latter of whom resides at New Washington, O. Charles Vollmer was 16 years of age when he left Germany for America, with the intention of joining an older brother, John Vollmer, who had come to Ohio in 1866. The latter died at New Washington when aged 42 years and was survived by one son and five daughters. From Germany, Charles Vollmer went to Hull, England, and from there to Liverpool, where he took passage on a vessel for New York, where he was safely landed and immediately made his way to New Washington, O. He had already had two years of experience in a blacksmith shop and soon found work at this trade in his new home and shortly afterward started his own shop and continued until 1897, in which year he was elected county sheriff. He made an admirable officer in that as in other positions to which he was called by his fellow citizens, serving in the city council and for many years as city marshal. In June, 1902, he came to Bucyrus and established a restaurant at No. 210 North Sandusky avenue, which he conducted until October, 1911, when he laid aside business responsibilities and is enjoying well earned rest. Mr. Vollmer was married (first) at Lansing, Mich., to Miss Catherine Roller, who was born in Michigan, of German ancestry, and died there June 6, 1877, leaving two sons: Frederick, who is purchasing agent for the Carroll Machine and Steel Works, at Bucyrus; and Benjamin, who is a resident of Lansing, Mich. Mr. Vollmer was married (second) at New Washington, O., to Miss Elizabeth Walter, who was born, reared and educated in Cranberry township, Crawford county, and is a daughter of Frederick and Barbara (Trembler) Walter, the former of whom was born in Germany and the latter in Crawford county. The mother of Mrs. Vollmer died some 40 years since but the father survived until December, 1910. They were members of the German Lutheran church. They had two sons John and Jacob, both of whom live in Crawford county, and two daughters, Mrs. Vollmer and Mrs. Mary Brown, who resides with her four daughters in Columbus. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Vollmer, namely: William, who lives at St. Paul, Minn.; Rosa, who is the wife of George Blumenschein, of Bucyrus, and has an adopted son; Charles, who is associated with his brother William, at St. Paul; John who is in business at Bucyrus; Ruth, who is cashier in a business house at Bucyrus; and Martha and Elizabeth, both of whom are students. Mr. Vollmer is a Knight Templar Mason and belongs also to the Knights of Pythias, the Maccabees, the Elks and the Odd Fellows, being past grand master of the last organization. In politics he is a Democrat. ULYSSES GRANT HARVEY, a well known resident of Bucyrus township, Crawford county, O., who resides on the old home farm of 211 acres, being one of the heirs of the late Andrew Jackson Harvey, was born in Bucyrus township, March 4, 1867, and is a son of Andrew Jackson and Elizabeth (Price) Harvey. The Harvey and Price names are very familiar ones in Pennsylvania , in which state Andrew J. Harvey and wife were born. In early married life they came to Crawford county and for many years Andrew J. Harvey AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 827 was a successful farmer in Bucyrus township and one of its most respected citizens. His death occurred in the fall of 1903 and his burial was in the Bucyrus cemetery. He was an intelligent and public spirited man in all that related to the section in which he made his home and he gave support to educational and religious enterprises. His widow survives and still occupies the old homestead. The children, six in number, were: Ollie, Lawrence, Minnie, Ulysses Grant, Clay M. and Nettie. Ulysses G. Harvey obtained his education in the public schools and has spent his life on the homestead, where, under his father's direction, he was trained along agricultural lines. He still remains with his mother and carries on the industries that are necessary on so large an estate. His parents reared him in the Presbyterian church. Like his late father he is a Republican in National affairs but in local matters frequently uses his own judgment. For some years he has been identified with the Knights of Pythias, at Bucyrus, and takes much interest in the work and aims of this world-wide fraternal organization. EDWARD A. SPIEGEL, whose home farm lies in Holmes township, Crawford county, O., five miles northwest of Bucyrus, O., was born in this township, Feb. 21, 1869, and is a son of John A. Spiegel, one of the old settlers of this section. Edward A. Spiegel attended the public schools and then chose farming as his business in life, preparing for the future on the home farm. In 1892 he came to his present farm of 80 acres and additionally has two other tracts in this township, one containing 40 acres and the other 39 acres. Mr. Spiegel is an enterprising man and believes in improvements, hence his lands have never been neglected and his buildings are equal to any in the township, his handsome residence having been erected in 1899. This place is known as Center Farm, and Mr. Spiegel engages in general agriculture, raising excellent crops and considerable stock, his market for his extra produce being Bucyrus. In 1891 Mr. Spiegel was married to Miss Matilda Thatcher, a daughter of Thomas Thatcher of Wyandot county, where he for merly was a farmer and lumberman. He married Naomi Hall, who survives but he died when Mrs. Spiegel was eight years old. To Mr. and Mrs. Spiegel the following children have been born: Neal, born Nov. 19, 1895, who is his father's capable assistant; Naomi, who was born March 10, 1900; Esther, who was born Jan. 11, 1902; Edith, who was born March 20, 1904; and Catherine, who was born Aug. 21, 1910 and died Sept. 17, 1910. Mr. Spiegel and family are members of the United Brethren church in Holmes township. In politics he thinks for himself and votes independently. JAMES O. CRIDER, owner and proprietor of a general store at Leesville, O., is a member of one of the old Crawford county families, his grandparents, Daniel Crider and wife having come to this part of Ohio from Pennsylvania at a very early day. He was born in Jefferson township, Crawford county, in August, 1878, and is a son of John and Mary (Ashcroft) Crider. John Crider was born in Crawford county, O., and spent his life here mainly engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a man of good standing in his community, a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and a supporter of law and order. His death occurred in May, 1906. He married Mary Ashcroft, who still survives, residing at Leesville, and they had the following children: Frank; Ilo, who is deceased; Lulu, who is the wife of Frank Lutz; William; Nellie; Lyda, who is the wife of Chauncy Channel; Sidney, who is the wife of Charles Gledhill; James O.; and Ressie, who is the wife of Allen Smith. James O. Crider obtained his education in the public schools and afterward learned the stone mason trade and followed the same until October, 1911, when he purchased the stock and good will of J. P. Herr, a merchant at Leesville, and has continued in the general mercantile line ever since. He carries a very well assorted stock and enjoys patronage drawn from the town and surrounding country. He is a Democrat in his political views but has no desire to hold public office. On Oct. 19, 1905, Mr. Crider was married to Miss Mary Herr, who was born in Crawford county and is a daughter of J. P. and 828 - HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY Catherine (Reibel) Herr and a granddaughter of John Peter Herr. The mother of Mrs. Crider died on Aug. 20, 1910, and her burial was in Vernon township. The father still carries on his farm industries. Mrs. Crider was, the third born in her parents' family, the others being: John, who is deceased; Elizabeth, who is the wife of Harvey Hahn; and Magdalena, William and Catherine, all of whom are deceased. ELLIOTT A. SMITH,* foreman in the painting department of the Toledo & Ohio Central Railroad main shops at Bucyrus, 0., has been connected with this corporation since 1885 and has filled his present responsible office since 1897. He was born July 20, 1845, at Mansfield, O., and is a son of Cyrus A. and Jane (Rowland) Smith. Cyrus A. Smith was born in Broome county, N. Y. and from there came to Ashland county, O., in young manhood. There he was married to Jane Rowland, who was born in Pennsylvania and came to Ohio with her parents in 1816. They located on untilled land in a wild section and she often recalled seeing Indians in her youth and of sitting, on the knee of that strange old philosopher, Johnny Appleseed, who, in her day, went up and down the country, scattering his apple seeds, that he had faith to believe would fill the land with bounteous orchards. A few years after marriage, Cyrus A. Smith moved to Mansfield, O., where he engaged in merchandising during the rest of his active life, spending the closing days with his son Elliott A., at Bucyrus, where his death occurred in 1882. He had survived his wife for two years, her death occurring at Savanna, Ashland county, where they had lived for a few years. Of their children, Ellott A., was the only one to reach maturity. They were Baptists in religious faith and practice. Elliott A. Smith was mainly reared at Mansfield and there learned his trade and in 1885, when he came first to the Toledo & O. C. Railway, it was as a letter and ornamental sign painter. He thoroughly understood every branch of the business, however, and so proved his qualifications that he was rapidly promoted and finally was made foreman of his department. Mr. Smith was married at Mansfield tp Miss Ella Chandler, who was born in that city, a daughter of Dr. J. NI. and Rachel E. (Mount) Chandler, old residents there. Dr. Chandler was born in 1817 and died in 1863. His widow survived into extreme old age, her death occurring Jan. ro, 1912, in her 87th year. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have two sons: Rowland M., who is an artist on what is perhaps rightly termed, the world's greatest newspaper, the Chicago Tribune, and who is married and has one daughter, Janet; and Charles, a graduate of the Western Dental College, Kansas City, who has been established in practice at St. Louis, , for three years, and who married Elizabeth Peckham. Politically Mr. Smith has always been a Republican. During the Civil war he served four months in Co. A, 163d O. Vol. Inf., and was present at the blowing up of the mines in front of Petersburg, Va. He is a member of Keller Post, No. 108, G. A. R., of which he is adjutant. He belongs also to the Royal Arcanum and formerly was identified with the Knights of Pythias. ALBERT L. BEASTON, who is a member of one of the old and substantial families of Crawford county, residing five and one-half miles south of Bucyrus, 0., on the Marion road, where he has 120 acres of finely improved land, owns a second farm, containing 84 acres, which lies to the west of his home tract. He was born in Bucyrus township, Jan. 13, 1870, and is a son of Thomas and Mary (Drolesbaugh) Beaston. The parents of Mr. Beaston were born in Pennsylvania and came of German ancestry. For many years they were well known and highly esteemed residents of Crawford county, where the father was a successful farmer and a good citizen but was never willing to accept public office. Both father and mother of Mr. Beaston have passed away, their burial being in the Mt. Zion cemetery in Bucyrus township. They had three children: John A.; Anna. now deceased, who was the wife of Harry Price; and Albert L. Albert L. Beaston has devoted the greater part of his life to agricultural pursuits, beginning to assist his father as soon as his school days were over and continuing along the same line tip to the present. General farm- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 831 ing is his main industry, his raising of stock being limited to just enough for his own use. On Oct. 16, 1895, Mr. Beaston was married to Miss Lavena M. Welsh, a daughter of George H. and Amelia (Palmer) Welsh, former very highly respected residents of this township, where the father was a farmer. They are survived by two daughters: Effie M., who is the wire of E. E. Harvey; and Mrs. Beaston. Mr. and Mrs. Beaston have one daughter, Wilma A. The family belongs to the Scioto Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Beaston has always believed in the principles of the Republican party. DAVID CHRISTIE, deceased, who, for many years was a busy and highly respected citizen of Bucyrus and an honorable man in every relation of life, was born at Cross Gate, Fifeshire, Scotland, Oct. 17, 1832, a son of Ebenezer and Catherine (Anderson) Christie, and a grandson of Captain Anderson, who was, in his day, a well known military man and Scotch patriot. David Christie learned to be a blacksmith and general machinist and with this knowledge, in 1852, came to the United States after serving three years in the shipyards at Gravenstock, Scotland. For some years he followed his trades at St. Louis, Mo., and at Cincinnati and Chillicothe, O. Later he traveled over other sections of the country, working at Cochran, Ind., and at points in Kentucky, and while residing at Maysville, in the latter state, enlisted and served three months in the Civil War. After that he returned to the above mentioned Ohio cities, easily finding employment in the different railroad shops, as he was so skilled a workman. In 1879 he came to Bucyrus, being then in the employ of the T. & O. Railroad and later became foreman of the railroad shops here in the blacksmith department, where he continued until 1892, when he resigned in order to enjoy some years of ease and comfort after many years of hard work. These were afforded him, his death occurring Dec. 16, 1908. He was a man who was held in much esteem for his many sterling qualities. Politically he was a Republican and at one time was a member of the city council. From boyhood he had been a member of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Christie was married (first) at Chillicothe, to Margaret Dickson, who died in that city in February, 1861, leaving four children: James and Anna Jane McCall, both of whom are deceased; Ebenezer, who lives at E. St. Louis; and David, who now lives at Toledo. At Aurora, Ind., Mr. Christie was married (second) on Jan. 24, 1866, to Mrs. Agnes Laird, who was born near Belfast, Ireland, in 1833, a granddaughter of James and Nanna Marshall, who left Scotland and settled in Ireland. Their second son, Samuel, was born near Belfast in 1799, married Jennie Berkley and after the birth of three children—Agnes, Mary and Eliza—determined to come to America. They crossed the Atlantic Ocean in the sailing vessel, the Thomas P. Cope, and after a voyage of seven weeks on a rough sea, were safely landed at Philadelphia, Pa. They located at Aurora, Ind., from which place they later moved to a farm of 8o acres in Dearborn county. There the father developed a productive farm from very discouraging original conditions and replaced the old log cabin with a comfortable residence. He died there in December, 1852, when aged 53 years, having survived his wife, who died in 1849, aged but 37 years. Additions were made to their family after they settled in Indiana, as follows: James, who died in infancy; Jane, a resident of Bellefontaine, O., who is the wife of Ebenezer Christie; and Sarah R., who is the widow of Michael Tracy, residing in Indiana. The first marriage of Mrs. Christie took place in 1854, to Robert Laird, who died in 1857, leaving two children: Jennie B. and Mary E., who died in early life. To Mr. and Mrs. Christie the following children were born, all of whom survived: Margaret, who is the wife of John De Hart, of Bucyrus, and has three sons—Laird, David J. and Andrew; Catherine, who is the wife of George Stuckert, and has four children—Nayvere, Robert, Donald and Anna Jane; Mary, who is the wife of William McKinley, a railroad conductor, living at Toledo, O., and has three children—Hobart, Walter and Agnes; Agnes, who is the wife of Murray Lidey, and lives with her mother; and Robert, who resides at Toledo and who is married and has three children—Robert, Don and Helen. 832 - HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY PETER BAER, who is a prominent citizen of Tod township, Crawford county, O., and one of the successful agriculturists, resides on his well improved farm of 13o acres, which is situated one and one-half miles southwest of Oceola, O. He was born in Allegany county, Md., Feb. 14, 1846, and is a son of Peter and Mary (Logsdon) Baer. Peter Baer, the father, was born in Maryland, where his parents had settled when they came to America from Germany. He was a cabinetmaker by trade and also followed farming and auctioneering. In 1851 he moved with his family to Marion county, 0., where he located on a farm but died in the following year, at the age of 52 years. He married Mary Logsdon, who was also a native of Maryland, and she lived to see her 82d birthday. Six children were born to then, namely: Jonas, who died at the age of 66 years, in California; Eli, who was a farmer in Marion county and died there at the age of 82 years; Herman, who died in Marion county, when aged 70 years; John, who is a resident of Marion county; Mrs. Honora Ellen Hord, who lives at Clinton, Hardin county, O. ; and Peter. From this branch of the Baer family also descended George F. Baer, the coal baron of Pennsylvania. Peter Baer attended the schools of Marion county and became proficient in his studies and during his last term was called on to assist the teacher. Afterward he worked as a farmer on the home place until he moved to the village of Wyandot, in Wyandot county, where he was in business until 1873, when he came to Tod township, Crawford county, and settled on his present valuable farm. General farming is his main industry but he also raises some stock, poultry and fruit. Since early manhood he has been an active and interested citizen and his stability as such has been frequently recognized. When only 21 years old he was elected township clerk in Marion county and continued in that office as long as he remained there. In Tod township he was elected township trustee on the Democratic ticket and served four terms, still later was made land appraiser and at the present time (1912) is his party's selected candidate for county commissioner. Mr. Baer married Miss Catherine Flock, who was born at Bucyrus but was reared in Wyandot county, and they have three children : Henry Herman, who is a teacher in a high school in Nevada, and who married Grace Burnside, they having an infant unnamed; George P., who is a resident of Cleveland, a judge of the municipal court there, and who married Elizabeth WVurtz; and Mary, who is the wife of Charles R. Snyder, residing one and one-half miles east of the homstead, and has one son, Wilfred. Mr. Baer and wife attend the Lutheran church. FLAVIUS S. KEPLER, whose valuable farm of 160 acres is situated in Whetstone township, Crawford county, O., and who is one of the stockholders in the Farmers and Citizens Bank at Bucyrus, is a leading citizen of this section of Crawford county, both as a business man and as a politician. He was born June 10, 1866, in Hocking county, O., and is a son of Lucius and Margaret (Snyder) Kepler. Lucius Kepler is one of the substantial farmers of Green township, Hocking county, O., a prominent Democrat and a liberal supporter of the Methodist Episcopal 'church in that section. He married Margaret Snyder and the following children were born to them: Flavius S.; Julia, who is the wife of Cromwell Nelson; Margaret, who is the wife of Edward Hamlin; John; Jacob; Hannah, who is the wife of James Lemon; Barnett; Hester, who is the wife of Richard Herld; and Frank and Grover. Flavius S. Kepler had common school advantages and remained on the home farm and assisted his father until he was 19 years of age. After leaving the farm he went into railroad work and continued for seven years but again resumed farming as his occupation and for r 3 years operated his present place under rental before he purchased it from C. F. Rexroth. It was the old John Brehman homestead, a fine piece of property, which, under Mr. Kepler's care and good management, has been developed into one of the best farms in Whetstone township. In November, 1886, Mr. Kepler was married to Miss Nora Shumaker, one of the fol lowing family of eleven children born to Joel and Elmira (Weatherbee) Shumaker ; Ange- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 833 line, who is the wife of William Ahebach; Sarah, who is deceased; Margaret, who is the wife of Isaac Read; Almeda, who is the wife of Frank Benedict; Ella, who is the wife of James Stoneman; and Albert, Charles, Edward, David and Nora, and Effie, who is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Kepler have four children: Russell, who married Catherine Heiber and has one son, William Flavius; and Lucius, Marie and Della Alice. In his political views Mr. Kepler is a stanch Democrat, was reared in this party, his father being a strong party man and an admirer and supporter of the late ex-President Cleveland. For seven years Mr. Kepler served as township assessor and at present is a member of the school board. He belongs to that important party organization, the Democratic Central Committee. Mr. Kepler is an interested member of the local Grange and with his family attends the United Brethren church. G. RAYMOND LICHTY,* freight and passenger agent of the Toledo & Ohio Central Railway, at Bucyrus, O., has been identified with this corporation since igoi and through ability and fidelity in a comparatively short time won his way from a clerkship to his present responsible position. He was born in 1880, at Bucyrus, and is a son of Adam J. and a grandson of Peter Lichty. Peter Lichty was born in Alsace Lorraine, when it was yet a French province and came to the United States in the forties, shortly afterward locating at New Washington, in Crawford county, O. From there he came to Bucyrus, where he followed his trade of wagonmaking, late in life retiring to Toledo, where he died at the home of his eldest son, Peter Lichty, his wife surviving him but a short time. They were members of the Lutheran church. They had four sons : Peter, who resides at Toledo, Ia.; Charles, deceased, who is survived by children; George, who is a resident of Bucyrus; and Adam J. Adam J. Lichty was born at New W ashington, Crawford county, O., 63 years ago, and is a prominent citizen of Bucyrus, at present serving in an official capacity. He learned the wagonmaking trade with his father and they conducted the business together at New Washington until the older member of the firm went to Iowa, after which Adam J. occupied himself for some years along the same line. In the early part of the Civil war he enlisted in Co. C, in an Ohio regiment of infantry, in which he served for 90 days and at present is an official member of Keller Post, G. A. R., of Bucyrus. Mr. Lichty has always been a Democrat and a working member of his party. He was married at Bucyrus to Anna Streib, who was born in Germany and when five years old accompanied her parents to America. Conrad Streib and wife were members of the German Lutheran church. Three children were born to Adam J. Lichty and wife: G. Raymond; Marcus H., who is in the restaurant business at Canton, O.; and Robert C., who is general superintendent of the K. & M. Railroad, at Charleston, W. Va. G. Raymond Lichty was educated in the public schools and ever since has been engaged in railroad work, in zgoz beginning as yard clerk with the Toledo & Ohio Central. Later he was employed in the freight department and still later was bill clerk for the department as operated from this center to the main offices at Columbus. In 1907 he was advanced to his present position in which he has given efficient and satisfactory service and has five men in his department. Mr. Lichty was married at Bucyrus to Miss Ethel L. Frash, who was born here in 1882, a daughter of Louis and Gertrude (Petero) Frash, residents of this city. The father of Mrs. Lichty was born in Ohio and her mother in Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Lichty have one daughter, Dorothea, who was born June 15, 1906. They are members of the Lutheran church. Mr. Lichty is not very active in politics but he votes with the Democratic party. ELMER ELLSWORTH HARVEY, whose valuable farm of 166 acres is situated in Bucyrus township, is numbered with the prosperous agriculturists of this section and is one of the most highly respected citizens. He was born in Bucyrus township, Dec. 30, 1865, and is a son of George Washington and Elizabeth (Failor) Harvey. George Washington Harvey was born in Pennsylvania and came in early manhood to Crawford county, where he followed farming all his after life. He married (first) Eliza- 834 - HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY beth Failor, who was born and died here and her burial was in the Bucyrus cemetery. They were faithful members of the Lutheran church. Their family of children consisted of the following: William F., Galen H., Effie, Elmer Ellsworth. He was married (second) to Elizabeth Neil and they have two children: D. N. and E. R. Elmer Ellsworth Harvey bears a name that has been held in tender rememberance by the loyal people of the United States since the early days of the Civil war. His boyhood was mainly devoted to school attendance and since then he has been interested in farm pursuits. In 1906 he purchased his present farm from the G. H. Welsh estate and carries on general farming and stock raising as best suits his convenience, being progressive and up-to-date in his methods. He has improved his property as he has considered advisable and has recently built a substantial barn. In 1888 Mr. Harvey was married to Miss Effie Welsh, a daughter of the late George H. Welsh. She has one sister, who is the wife of A. L. Beaston, a well known farmer in Bucyrus township. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey have three children: Imo, Mildred and Russell. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Harvey is a very intelligent, well informed man and as he is perfectly capable of drawing conclusions for himself concerning public questions, he is an independent voter. MRS. ELIZABETH ROBERTS, Sr., one of the best known residents of Holmes township, Crawford county, O., residing on her valuable farm of 4o acres, but owns 80 additional acres which is rented, this latter tract being located nine miles northwest of Bucyrus, was born in that city and is a daughter of Lewis and Elizabeth (Fetter) Trish. The parents of Mrs. Roberts were born, reared and married in Germany. For two years after coming to the United States they lived in Pennsylvania and then moved to Crawford county, O., and the father followed wagon making at Bucyrus, later moving on a farm in Wyandot county, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits until the close of his life, when aged 58 years. Of his large family of children, nine reached mature years. Elizabeth Trish grew to useful young womanhood under her parents' roof and obtained a district school education. In 1854. she married Daniel Roberts, who was born in Fairfield county, O. When he reached manhood he took charge of a tract of land in Tod township, which his father gave him and which Mrs. Roberts still owns. He followed farming with excellent success and provided well for his family. During the Civil war he became a soldier in the Union army, enlisting in Co. H, 123d O. Vol. Inf., and some time afterward was captured by the Confederates and sent to the terrible prison at Salisbury, N. C., where neglect and hardship caused his death. He left a widow and son to mourn his early passing away. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Roberts: Robert Albert, an infant and Clara, the last two named being deceased. Robert Albert Roberts, locally known as Colonel Roberts, was born on the present farm which he rents from his mother. He married Elizabeth Blimm and they have three children: Daniel, Glen and Daisy. The eldest was named in remembrance of his grandfather. He married Edna Lutz and they have one son, Wilbur. Mrs. Roberts and family attend the Protestant Methodist church. BURDETT KIRBY HOOVER, who owns and operates a farm of 80 acres in Dallas township, was born in this township, Dec. 7, 1870, a son of Christian and Lorena (Kirby) hoover. He is a grandson of William and Phebe (Swisher) Hoover, the former of whom was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, but who passed the greater part of his life as a farmer in Crawford county. By his wife, Phebe, who was born in Franklin county, 0., he had ten children, namely: John T., Emma, wife of Henry M. Welsh; Christian; George W.; Margaret, wife of David E. Fisher; Marcellus ; Alice, wife of Marks Tea; Charles Fremont; Flora, life of H. L. Weber; and William. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZEN - 835 Christian Hoover, father of our subject, was educated in the public schools and was brought up to agriculture. Since he was four years old he has resided on the old Hoover homestead, which is operated now by his sons, under his direction, he having retired practically from active labor. He was married in 1868 to Lorena Kirby, who was born in Crawford county, a daughter of Samuel and Mary (Welsh) Kirby. Mrs. Christian Hoover died Nov. 8, 1909. Two brothers and a sister survive her—John, George and Emma, the last mentioned being the wife of James Orr. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Hoover were as follows: Ernest, who married Nonia Flock and has four children—Hugh, Alice, Florence and Lucile; Burdett K., whose name heads this article; Charles F., who married Nora Kerr and has five children—Helen, Wayne, Clifford, Marjorie and Dorothy; Maud; and Madge, who is the wife of Arlington Blair and has three children—Hoover, Thomas and a child unnamed. Christian Hoover is a Republican politically and has served the township as trustee, showing himself a capable man of affairs. He attends the M. E. church. Burdett K. Hoover after attending the common schools in his boyhood, turned his attention to farming. He worked under his father until he was about 29 years old, after which he rented land for six years, two years of this time in Holmes township and four years in Bucyrus township. He then bought his present farm of A. W. Blair and is engaged in general farming, keeping enough stock for his own use. Like his father, he is a Republican, and he served as township clerk for some years and for two years as treasurer. He was married in 1901 to Olive Quaintance, a daughter of Aaron John and Mary (Heller) Quaintance. Mrs. Hoover's parents are farming people of Holmes township, her father being a veteran of the Civil war. Their children are J. B., Leroy, Daniel, Etta, wife of J. W. Dobbins, Blanche, wife of B. S. Kimmel, Oscar, James, Olive now Mrs. B. K. Hoover, Orrel, and Ona, wife of Albert Brown. Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Hoover are the parents of two children; Chester, Laverne and Hazel Anita. The family attend the United Brethren Mt. Zion church in Dallas township. HENRY S. KROHN,* one of the highly respected retired citizens of Galion, O., for many years has occupied his comfortable residence at No. 4.3o Grand street, in front of which he set out the maple trees which have grown to luxuriance, is well known all over Crawford county, for a long period having been a popular educator. He was born in York county, Pa., Sept. 22, 1840, and is a son of John and Mary (Snyder) Krohn. Both the Krohn and Snyder families originated in Germany, but for generations have been of America and before coming to Ohio, lived and prospered in York county, Pa., and there John Krohn was born, a son of John and Catherine (Kreitzer) Krohn. He was one of a family of nine children and the eldest. He became a farmer in York county, Pa., married and died in 1852, at the age of 59 years. After being left a widow, Mrs. Krohn came to Crawford county, O., with her children and purchased 8o acres of land on the outskirts of Galion, her farm now being a part of the city and laid out in streets and covered with buildings. Mrs. Krohn was married after coming to Ohio to John Dice, and both died here, Mr. Dice being buried in the old Galion cemetery. She survived to the age of 77 years. In every relation of life she was an estimable woman and was a de-his parents' children and is the only one living. He was reared to farm pursuits but was more than usually intelligent as a youth and so applied himself to his books that he became qualified for teaching and subsequently taught 46 terms of school, 42 of these in Crawford county. He has, at times, been otherwise occupied, from 1874 until 1884 being connected with the Big Four Railroad, and occasionally has followed the carpenter trade to some extent. He has been practically a continuous resident of Galion since 1872, and his general interests have been centered here. Mr. Krohn was married in Crawford county, to Miss Anna E. Swisher, who was born in Jefferson township, June i8, 1839, and is a daughter of John and Mary (Garberich) Swisher. The father of Mrs. Krohn was born in Crawford county and died here when aged 6o years. The mother was a native of Pennsylvania and survived to the age of 76 years. They were members of the United Brethren 836 - HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY church. Mrs. Krohn is the only one remaining of their family of children. Mr. and Mrs. Krohn have had the following children: Mary A., who has been a teacher since the age of 17 years and is well known in educational circles and has many pleasant social connections here; Ida Jane, who is the wife of Hanie L. Seif, residing at Galion; Estella, who is the wife of Evan J. Healy, of Delaware county, O., and has two sons—Elbridge J. and Russell Krohn; William Franklin, who married and removed to Chicago, Ill., and has had two children, Willard and Henrietta, the latter of whom died at the age of seven years; Iva May, who married (first) John Cook, and (second) James E. Mateer, and who resides at Mt. Gilead, Morrow county, O.; Ena J., who married William G. Line, of Galion, and has two children, Madge E. and Charles H. Mr. Krohn and family are active in the United Brethren church. In his political views Mr. Krohn is a Republican. JOHN I. MILLIKEN, one of the progressive and enterprising agriculturists of Crawford county, 0., and one of its substantial citizens, resides on his one farm of 120 acres, lying in Bucyrus township, and owns a second farm, containing 56 acres, situated in Dallas township. He was born in Juniata county, Pa., Jan. 6, 1871, and is a son of John and Sarah (Innis) Milliken. The parents of Mr. Milliken were born in Pennsylvania and still reside there, the father being a farmer and also a carpenter. He has been identified with the Democratic party since his early manhood but has never been a seeker for public office. He and wife are members of the United Presbyterian church. They have reared a large family, as follows: Jennie, who is the wife of William McGill; Alice, deceased, who was the wife of Neely Arnold; Sarah; Charles; Etta, who is the wife of Warren Gray; Emma, who is the wife of Charles McCullough; John I.; Myrtle, who is the wife of Joseph McLaughlin; Elizabeth, who is the wife of John Hockenberry; and Bertha, who is the wife of Crawford Tilfer. John I. Milliken received his educational training in the public schools of Juniata county and afterward assisted his father until he was ry years of age when he decided to start out for himself. He came to Crawford county as a promising field and for the four succeeding years worked on farms by the month, a very excellent way in which to learn the different methods pursued by farmers in securing the best returns from the soil, and then followed farming on shares for two years. His present farm in Bucyrus township, was formerly known as the James P. Beall farms. He carries on all the usual farm industries and has inet with great success in his undertakings and is numbered with the best farmers in the township. In November, 1893, Mr. Milliken was married to Miss Nora E. Beall, who was born on the present farm, and belongs to one of the old county famihes. Her parents, James P. and Mary Ann (Keckler) Beall, are both deceased, their burial being at Bucyrus. James P. Beall was a leading Republican of Bucyrus township and he and his wife were faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Milliken was the youngest born of their children, the others being: James Perry and John W., both now deceased; Mary M., wife of Charles Henry; Laura E., wife of E. R. Hill; Dorsey L.; and Eva M., wife of Wesley Beal. Mr. and Mrs. Miliken have one daughter, Edith Beal. They attend the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Milliken votes with the Republican party. H. W. SMITH, general farmer residing on his well improved place of 65 acres, situated nine miles northwest of Bucyrus, O., was born in Lykens township, Crawford county, O., Dec. 21, 1859, and is a son of Frederick Smith. He was a native of Saxony, Germany, and came to the United States when a young man. H. W. Smith attended school in Lykens township and afterward took up farming, first on the home place and then in Holmes township, subsequently buying a farm in Tod township which he later sold. In 1904 he bought his present farm, on which he has placed all the excellent improvements and carries on general farming and stock raising. In March, 1885, Mr. Smith was married (first) to Miss Jane Smith, who died in 1888. Mr. Smith was married (second) to Mrs. Esther (Norris) Wilhelm, in 1891, who was AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 837 accidentally killed by a stroke of lightning, July 16, 1907, while in church, on a part of the home farm. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had one child that died in infancy. Mrs. Smith had one son by her first marriage, Clyde Wilhelm, who is a teacher in Holmes township and in September, 1911, was married to Miss Hazel Frost. His father, William Wilhelm, was a farmer in Holmes township and died prior to the birth of his son. Mr. Smith is a member of the Evangelical church and is one of Holmes township's most respected citizens. In politics he is a Democrat, but uses his own judgment when voting. DAVID LUST, V. S. is one of the well-known residents of Dallas township, Crawford county, and the owner of 120 acres of land, 80 of which are located in Dallas township and the remaining 40 in Tod township. He was born in Crawford county, Nov. 17, 1847, being a son of Conrad and Magdalena (Myers) Lust. Conrad Lust came to this country from Germany where he had been born, being but nine years of age at the time of his arrival here. His wife was born in Columbiana county, O. Both have passed away and their remains are buried in Chatfield township. They reared a family of children who bore the following names: Israel, Susannah, deceased, who was the wife of Christopher Klink; John; David; Catherine, the widow of William H. Hunsicker; Sophia, the wife of Emanuel Yeiter ; Solomon; Daniel; and Elizabeth, who is the wife of John Beal. Conrad Lust was a Democrat in politics. Dr. David Lust, after completing his common school education, turned his attention to farm work but in connection therewith began the study of veterinary surgery. After three years spent with Dr. Keller he began practice for himself and has since continued to attend to his duties as a veterinary together with his farming. Dr. Lust has lived on his farm about 40 years, having inherited the 80 acres on which he resides from his father. The 40 acres located in Tod township he himself has bought. His land is well improved and he carries on general farming besides raising what stock he needs. Dr. Lust married Miss Elizabeth Hunsicker in August, 1871. She was born in Stark county, her parents being Jacob and Otillia (Nearing) Hunsicker, whose other children were: Jacob, William, Catherine (Mrs. Henry White), Peter, and Mary (Mrs. Jacob Shearer). Mr. Hunsicker spent his life engaged in farming. Dr. and Mrs. Lust are the parents of three children, namely: Noah L., who married Miss Emma Stiger; Ida, the wife of Philip Stiger; and Daniel C., who married Miss Bessie Murphy. In politics Dr. Lust adheres to the Democratic party. He has served as land appraiser. He belongs to the Grange at Bucyrus and the Reformed church. H. N. OBERLANDER,* a leading business man of Bucyrus, O., a reliable contractor and for some four years largely engaged in building streets in this and other cities, belongs to one of the old families of Crawford county. His grandfather, Jacob Oberlander, came from Germany to this county at an early date, taking up lands in Lykens township and establishing his family here on a sound foundation. H. N. Oberlander was born on the family homestead, in 1863, and is a son of Emanuel Oberlander, the second born son in his grandfather's family. Emanuel Oberlander was three years old when his parents came to Crawford county and more or less spent his life on the homestead which comprised a three-quarter section of land. He developed into a careful and successful farmer and good business man and from time to time added to the property he had inherited. His death occurred in 1902, when he was 63 years of age. Politically he was a Democrat. In his religious views he was in sympathy with the religious body known as the Albright Methodists. He married Lydia Spade, a native of Crawford county, who still occupies the old homestead in Lykens township. Six children were born to them as follows: Mary, who is the wife of George Haines of New Washington Crawford county, and has two children: Willis, who resides on the old farm with his mother; Galen, who resides with his family in Lykens township, father of one son; H. N., who has resided at Bucyrus ever since he was elected a county 838 - HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY commissioner; George, who lives on the old farm, and who is married and has one child; and Jennie, who is the wife of Christopher Miller, a farmer in Lykens township and has two sons and one daughter. H. N. Oberlander obtained his education in the country schools and grew up on the home farm and for a number of years devoted himself to agricultural pursuits. A man of force and character he secured the confidence of his fellow citizens all over the county and in 1893 was elected a county commissioner and served for six years. During this time he had become a resident of Bucyrus, where he has resided ever since. His leading business for some years has been street and road contracting and building, and additionally he deals in hay. In politics he is a Democrat and at different times has been elected to about all of the township offices, in every one of which he has given efficient and honest service. In Lykens township, Crawford county, on July ro, 1884, Mr. Oberlander was married to Miss Lillie M. Dellinger, who was born 45 years ago at Lima, in Allen county, O., the youngest child of David and Amanda (William) Dellinger. Her father, David Dellinger, was also born in Lykens township, a son of Joseph and Susanna (Smith) Dellinger, pioneers in that section. David Dellinger was a merchant at Lima, O., for ten years prior to his death, which occurred when Mrs. Oberlander was young. Mrs. Dellinger when left a widow came to Lykens township with her three children and died here Feb. 2. 1905. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Oberlander has two sisters: Mollie and Mattie. The former is the wife of Alexander Flickinger, a farmer in Texas township, Crawford county, and has two children, Edith and Harry. Edith is the wife of Ralph Larue and has two children. Harry resides with his wife on a farm near Plankton, O. Mattie is the wife of H. S. Shupp and they live on a farm in Lykens township. They have one daughter, Maria, who is the wife of Prof. Earl Hall, who is principal, of the public schools at Fowler, Colo. Mr. and Mrs. Oberlander have had two children: N. Winona and Chalmer L. The daughter, who died in the flower of young womanhood, when aged but 20 years, Oct. 26, 1905, was a beautiful and talented girl. Her parents had given her educational advantages and she had taught school for three years. She was universally admired and beloved. Chalmer L. Oberlander was born Nov. 4, 1887, and is associated with his father and has proven a reliable business man. Mrs. Oberlander is a member of the Free Will Baptist church. LEVI SHEMER, a prosperous farmer, owner of 127 acres of land in Dallas township, was born in Stark county, O., Oct. 14, 1845, son of John and Mary (Wickard) Shemer. The father of our subject was a native of Switzerland and the mother of Pennsylvania. They came to Crawford county early in married life and John Shemer followed farming here for many years. Their children were Levi, Garrison, Delila, now deceased, who was the wife of William McBride, Susan, wife of John Aumiller; Emeline, wife of Neal Spade; Priscilla, wife of Marion Spade; Amanda, deceased; Esther, wife of C. P. Shoff-stale; George and J. Corvin. John Shemer was a Republican in politics and he and his wife attended the United Brethren church. Levi Shemer was quite young when he accompanied his parents to Crawford county. He was educated in the common schools, and in 1863, at the age of i8 years, enlisted in Company A, 12th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, serving until the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged. He then returned to Crawford county, where he was married March 30, 1871 to Martha J. McKinney, a daughter of John and Matilda (Rex) McKinney. Mrs. Shemer's father was a native of Richland county, O., and her mother of Pennsylvania; they were farming people. Their children were Mary Ann, wife of W. B. Comstock; Martha J., who is now Mrs. Shemer; Eleonore, wife of John Frost; and John Henry. To Mr. and Mrs. Shemer the children born are George LeRoy, Mary Matilda, wife of Dan Parcher; Charles Otis, Velma, Maude, Leo White and Earl. Mr. Shemer is a Republican in politics. He has served Dallas township as road supervisor and school director, and belongs to Lee's Post, No. 128,. G. A. R. at Liberty. AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 841 FREDERICK TRISH, who is extensively engaged in general farming and cattle and stock raising in Tod township, Crawford county, O., has a large body of land, amounting to 858 acres, which lies in Crawford and Wyandot counties. His present home is situated five and one-half miles south of Oceola. He was born at Bucyrus, O., Nov. 13, 1840, and is a son of Lewis and Anna Elizabeth (Fetter) Trish. Lewis Trish and wife were both born in Germany . He came to America when young and located first at York, Pa., and from there made his way to Crawford county, in 1835 reaching Bucyrus, where, for 20 years he carried on a wagon and carriage making business. He moved then to Wyandot county and became a farmer and died there July 4, 1859, when aged 57 years. He married Anna Elizabeth Fetter, who died in 1882, her age being 77 years, 6 months and 3 days. Of their nine children, three sons and two daughters are deceased. Frederick Trish is the only surviving son of his parents' family. He attended school at Bucyrus and remembers many interesting events of the early clays in the city's development. In June, 1853 he accompanied his parents to Wyandot county and for 28 years followed farming there, in 1884 moving to his present fine property near Oceola. In addition to raising the crops that do best in this section, Mr. Trish is successfully interested in live-stock and raises cattle, horses, sheep and hogs. Mr. Trish married Miss Maria Shroll, who is a daughter of Levi Shroll, this family being one of the oldest in Crawford county. This marriage took place May 11, 1875 and five children have been born to them, all of whom survive, namely: George, Henry, Delta, Ray and Bessie. They all remain on the homestead, Henry being married, his wife having formerly been Miss Gertie Lacount, of Cleveland, O. Mr. Trish and sons are Democrats. He has always been an active citizen and while living in Wyanclot county served as a township trustee and in other public positions. ALBERT E. SHUMAKER, one of the substantial men of Whetstone township, Crawford county, O., a general farmer and buyer and shipper of stock, resides on his 80-acre farm here and owns additionally ten acres to the east and 14 more acres to the northeast of the home tract. Mr. Shumaker was born in Crawford county, July 18, 1862, and is a son of Joel and Elmira (Weatherby) Shumaker. Joel Shumaker was born in Pennsylvania and was a son of Jonathan and Hannah (Kuehner) Shumaker, the former of whom was born in Germany and the latter in Holland. Joel Shumaker learned the stone mason trade in his native place and was married in Pennsylvania to Elmira Weatherby, who was born in Lycoming county. Afterward the Shumaker and Weatherby families moved to Crawford county, O. In a terrible railroad accident on the crossing at North Robinson, Crawford county, on Feb. 26, 1887, both Mr. Shumaker and his father-in-law met death. He was a good man, a devout member of the United Brethren church and left a large family and many friends. His children were as follows : Angeline, who married William Allebach; Margaret, who married Isaac Reed; Sarah, who is now deceased; Almeda, who is the widow of F. O. Benedict; Ellen, who married James Stoneman; Albert E., the subject of this article; Edward, who is deceased; Charles; Nora, who married Flavius Kepler; and David. Both the father and mother of the above family rest in the Campbell cemetery, in Crawford county. Albert E. Shumaker attended the public schools of Whetstone township and afterward was a student for 18 months in the university at Ada, O. Following his return home he engaged in farming through the summers for the next three years and taught school during the winters but since then has devoted his attention largely to agricultural pursuits. In igoi he purchased his present home farm, formerly known as the Lininger farm, from the Smith heirs, and has done a large amount of improving including tiling fencing, fertilizing and building, a fine barn having but recently been erected. In addition to the land above mentioned, Mr. Shumaker has a desirable building lot at Bucyrus in the Sommer Addition, of which section he is one of the stockholders, and he also has a handsome 842 - HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY residence at Galion. He is a man of much public spirit as well as private enterprise but he has not tied himself down to any particular political party, preferring to give his support to the men and measures his own judgment approves of. His public usefulness has been frequently recognized by his fellow citizens and he has served in Office, in 1892 being census enumerator of Jefferson township, in igio was land appraiser in Whetstone township and for many years has been a member of the school board. At present Mr. Shumaker is administrator of the Sarah Shumaker estate which is valued at $3,500, and is also administrator of the Estate of Mary E. Heckert, valued at $1,300. He also served as administrator of the estates of his father and father-in-law and for six years or until the death of Eliza Stailey, served as trustee of her Trust Fund, which was valued at $2.66. Mr. Shumaker was married Nov. 3, 1886, to Miss Ellen Smith, daughter of Jacob B. and Catherine (Stailey) Smith, and a granddaughter of Daniel and Christiana (Gelbaugh) Smith, and of William and Elizabeth (Whitmer) Stailey, all Pennsylvania people, except the mother of Mrs. Shumaker, who was born in Ohio. The father of Mrs. Shumaker served over three years in the Civil War as a member of Co. K, 8ist O. Vol. Inf., and afterward engaged in farming until his death. Mrs. Smith survives and makes her home with her eldest child, Mrs. Shumaker. The other children are: John; Wallace; Pearl, who is the wife of William Hancock; and Amanda, who is the wife of W. M. Frost. Mr. and Mrs. Shumaker have six children: Harry Guy, Mayme, Warren, Victor, Velma and Anna. The eldest son married Viola Bowers. The family attend the United Brethren church. Mr. Shumaker is a leading member of Pope Grange, at Galion. CHARLES W. SHEARER, who is one of the heirs to 180 acres of good farm land in Dallas township, was born in the town of Bucyrus, this county, in September, 1888, a son of Isaac and Vesta (Shellenberger) Shearer. His parental grandparents were John and Catherine (Miller) Shearer, and his grandparents Michael and Barbara Shearer, of Lancaster county, Pa. John Shearer, the grand father, was born in that county and his active years were devoted to farming. His wife, Catherine Miller Shearer, was a native of Germany who came to America when a child of six years. Both died and are buried in the Shearer cemetery in Whetstone township. Isaac Shearer, father of Charles W., was born in Crawford county, O., in 1847. He was educated in the, common schools and his active years were spent in agricultural pursuits. He was a Democrat in politics and attended the Evangelical church. Industrious and thrifty, he became the owner of about 180 acres of good land, and was a man respected for his personal qualities as a man and citizen. His death took place in November, 1907. His widow still resides on the homestead farm. The latter, Mrs. Vesta Elmira Shearer, was born in Mahoning county, Ohio, a daughter of John and Rachel (Paulin) Shellenberg, of that county. Her marriage to Mr. Shearer took place in November, 1872, and the children born were Charles Wesley (subject of this sketch), Milford Guy, Franklin Abraham, and two that died in infancy. Charles W. Shearer in his boyhood attended the common schools of Dallas township and was trained to farm work by his father. In company with his brother Milford he now operates the home farm of 180 acres, which is well stocked with full blooded Jersey cattle. Charles W. Shearer was married in October, 1910, to Elma Wolf, a daughter of Jacob and Emma (Mitchell) Wolf, farmers of Wyandot county, whose children were Harley, Bessie, Claude, Elma, Grace, Russell, Hershel and Theodore. Mr. Shearer is independent in politics. The family attend the Evangelical church at Bucyrus. JAMES E. HARROP,* of the firm of Harrop & Faulkner, conducting the leading livery business at Bucyrus and being heavy dealers and handlers of stock, is a man of long experience in this line. He was born Oct. 11, 1862, and is a son of Hugh and Catherine (Cover) Harrop. Hugh Harrop was born in Lancastershire, England, in 1833, and when a young man aged about 22 years, came to the United States, the only member of his parents' family of twelve children. He worked as a machin- AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 843 ist in Philadelphia, for a time, having learned the trade in England, afterward coming to Ohio and finding employment in the Pennsylvania Railroad shops at Crestline and was thus engaged until his death in 1889. In 1864 he brought his parents, James and Ann Harrop, to America and they spent their declining years here under his filial care. He, was married at Crestline, in 1861, to Catherine Cover, who was of Pennsylvania Dutch stock, a daughter of Hiram and Margaret (Pfeier) Cover, who were early settlers at Crestline. Mrs. Harrop was born in 1843 and died in 1900. She and her husband were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Four children were born to Hugh Harrop and wife, namely: James E.; George A., born in September, 1864, who resides at South Bend, Ind., a contractor in very comfortable circumstances, and who has one son, Gale, a student of Harvard College; Frank H., born in October, 1866, who resides at Crestline, where he is foreman of the Pennsylvania Railroad shops, and who is married and has five children—Robert, Noel, Russell and two daughters; and Bertha, who is the wife of R. E. Miller, an attorney at South Bend, and has one son, Russell. The three sons of Hugh Harrop became skilled machinists like their father and all worked for a time at that trade and all have been successful as business men. James E. Harrop was born at Crestline, o., and obtained his education in the public schools there. In that city he started into the livery business in 1887 and has continued in this line ever since. In 1890 he came to Bucyrus and since 1895 has been active in a commercial way here, entering into his present partnership, with James E. Faulkner in T903, the latter having been in the stock buying business prior to that date. They combined the two and have since then done a very large business. They purchase largely in the West and sell in the East and manage their undertakings with good judgment and along practical lines and have met with a large degree of prosperity. Their livery stables accommodate some 4o horses, with outfits to match, carry also undertaking outfits and additionally have a central delivery system which they operate in the city and a similar system at Marion, O. In June, 1886, Mr. Harrop was united in marriage with Miss Erma Zink, who was born in 1867, at Crestline, O. Her parents were David L. and Mary J. (Hall) Zink, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania, born near Philadelphia. For 44 years after locating at Crestline, O., David L. Zink served as ticket and freight agent there for both the Pennsylvania and the Big Four Railroads. He still lives at Crestline but his wife passed away in 1900, when aged 70 years. Mr. and Mrs. Kink had four sons and three daughters, all of whom are living; all have married and all have families of their own. Their religious connection was with the Presbyterian church. To Mr. and Mrs. Harrop two sons were born: Hugh J., in 1893 ; and Spencer Howard, born in February, 1898. The older son is a graduate of the Bucyrus High School, while the younger is yet a student. Mr. Harrop and family belong to the Presbyterian church. Politically he is a Republican but has never been a politician. He is identified with the Masons, Elks and Maccabees. FREDERICK KUEHNLE, owner of 80 acres of land, 40 of which are located in Whetstone township and the remainder in Bucyrus township, Crawford county, was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, in November, 1856, a son of Michael and Barbara (Sager) Kuehnle. The father died in Germany when our subject was six years old. The mother came to this country and died here. Their children were Christian, Carl and Frederick. Frederick Kuehnle came to this country from Germany when 25 years of age and located in Brooklyn, N. Y., where he remained four months. He then spent a year in Philadelphia, after which he came to Crawford county and after working by the month for seven years, bought his present farm. He sloes general farming and raises stock for his own use. On Feb. 7, 1904, Mr. Kuehnle was married to Mary Kober, a native of this county, whose parents were farmers in Richland township. Their children were as follows: Mary, Benjamin and Emma, deceased, who was the wife of August Minder. Our subject and his wife are the parents of one son Paul. Mr. Kuehnle 844 - HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY had been previously married, his first wife having been Catherine Yearling, a daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Yearling. She was the mother of one child, Charles, who is teaching school in Whetstone township. Politically, Mr. Kuehnle is a Democrat. He and his family attend the German Lutheran Church. JAMES MILLER, deceased, for many years was a highly respected citizen and successful general farmer in Holmes township, Crawford county, O., and was a member of one of the oldest families in this section, one that has always been held in high regard. He was born in Holmes township, Oct. 17, 1840 and died on his well improved farm of rho acres, Aug. 17, 1898. His father, John Miller, was of German extraction and was well known all over Crawford county. James Miller grew up on his father's farm and assisted in his father's agricultural activities until he married, when he came to the farm on which he spent the remainder of his busy and useful life. In leaving this fine property to his family he provided well for their future, having improved the place to a high degree and erected all the present substantial buildings. In politics he was a Democrat but was never very active in public matters and the only office he ever was willing to accept was that of school director. For many years he attended the Methodist Episcopal church and contributed to its support. On July 3, 1862, Janes Miller was united in marriage with Miss Caroline Angene, who is a daughter of Adam and Barbara (Shearer) Angene. The father of Mrs. Miller was born in Germany and after coming to America located in Crawford county, O., where he lived until his death, and Mrs. Miller was three years old at that time and was reared near Brokensword, O. She is one of a family of 11 children and has two brothers and one sister living. To Mr. and Mrs. Miller the following children were born: Frank, who lives at Toledo, O.; Charles, whose home is in Pennsylvania, a commercial traveler, who married Minnie Peck; Horace, who is engaged in the real estate business at Geneva, O., and who married EIva Dunlap and has three children—Earl, Gorman and Beulah; Annie B., who is the wife of Harmon Claussen, of Milwaukee, Wis.; and Minnie May, who died December 11, 1890, when aged but ig years. She was a beautiful and talented young woman and had just completed her college course. Mrs Miller and children belong to the Methodist Episcopal church. Since the death of her husband she has had her farm rented to responsible tenants. FULTON N. STUCKMAN, who resides with his mother, on the old homestead farm of 40 acres, situated in Bucyrus township, Crawford county, 0., operating the same for her, also carries on farming and stock raising on his own farm of 44 acres. He was born on the home farm, Aug. 16, 1879, and is a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Speigle) Stuckman. Henry Stuckman was a farmer in Bucyrus township for many years and was a well known and respected man. He died on his farm and his burial was at Bucyrus. In politics he was a Democrat and he attended and assisted in supporting Mt. Zion church. He was twice married, first to Elizabeth Snyder and after her death to Elizabeth Speigle. Two children were born to the first marriage: Irvin and Ottie, the latter of whom married Elmer Cook, and is now deceased. Four chil.dren were born to the second marriage, namely: Lena, who is the wife of L. H. Assenheimer ; Fulton N.; and Regina and Bertha, both of whom are deceased. In these modern days of change there are comparatively few people who have been able to pass their busy, useful lives in the place of their birth; but such has been the opportunity of Fulton N. Stuckman, and the old hone that sheltered him as a child, continues to be his chosen place of residence. He carries on his farm industries here with success, raising excellent crops from his fertilized fields and enough good stock to satisfy all home demands. On May 1, 1901, Mr. Stuckman was married to Miss Emma Sheff, who was born in Ashland county, O., a daughter of Martin Sheff and wife, who now reside on their farm in Wyandot county. To Mr. and Mrs. Sheff the following children were born: Mary, who is the wife of Amos Hite; Mrs. Stuckman; AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 845 Edward; Caroline, who is the wife of Ziba Beavers; and Albert„ Elmer and Sarah. Mr. and Mrs. Stuckman have three sturdy bright little sons : Jesse, Park and Herbert. Mr. Stuckman and family belong to the Mt. Zion church. In politics he is a Democrat and has served on the township school board. JOHN E. FAULKNER,* a member of the firm of Harrop & Faulkner, liverymen, at Bucyrus, O., and one of the well known business men of that city, is a member of one of the old English families that came to the United States in i8~o and since then has contributed to the best citizenship of this country. Edward Faulkner, father of John E., was born in England, in 1844, and died at Bucyrus, Jan. 11, 1909. His parents were Joseph and Mary (Porter) Faulkner and prior to coming to America the father conducted a hotel near London. The family settled in Crawford county, O. The late Edward Faulkner was one of the best known men of Crawford county. He was a stock dealer and trader and had extensive business connections and through uprightness of character and honest dealing, he secured the respect and esteem of those with whom he became associated. During the Civil War he served as a soldier in Co. I, i ,oth O. Vol. Inf., making several attempts to enlist before he was finally accepted and served until about the close of the war, participating in many engagements but being fortunate enough to escape both wounds and imprisonment. Nature had endowed him with a mathematical mind and his talent was cultivated and often proved of great value to him. In his large dealings he frequently could calculate the amount per pound of a herd of cattle or flock of sheep, in a few seconds, problems that would require hours of work with both brains and pencil, in another less gifted dealer. He was thoroughly posted on the topography of the county, was familiar with every highway, had knowledge of every farm and its history and was personally acquainted with the larger number of owners. Politically he was as stanch a Republican as his brothers were Democrats. He married Mary Knisley, a daughter of John and Elizabeth Knisley, this being an old Crawford county family. Mrs. Faulkner survives and resides at Bucyrus. Four children were born to Edward Faulkner and wife, namely: George W., who is engaged in the plumbing business at Bucyrus; Irene, who is the wife of J. C. Fisher, of Toledo, O.; John E. and Joseph, who represents a business house of Dayton, O., at Oakland, Calif., and nn ho is married and has two sons. John E. Faulkner obtained his education in the Bucyrus schools. In partnership with James E. Harrop he is doing a large business in the shipping of horses and other stock and they also conduct a first class livery stable. They are men of enterprise and their standing in business circles is high. Mr. Faulkner was married in Marion county, O., to Miss Josephine Sickle, who was born there in 1877, a daughter of Joshua Sickle, who died before she was born. She is the only survivor of the family now living in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Faulkner have two children: Edward, born Dec. 5, 1888; and Marjorie, born Jan. 25, 1900. The family attends the English Lutheran church. Politically Mr. Faulkner is a Republican and fraternally he is connected with the Elks and the Eagles. CHARLES K. WELLER, superintendent of Oakwood Cemetery, at Bucyrus, O., and a well known and respected citizen, owning a handsome residence on the corner of Spring and Center streets, Bucyrus, was born in Sandusky township, Crawford county, Aug. 19, 1873. He is a son of Peter and Melissa (Kaler) Weller. The father of Mr. Weller was born in Germany but for many years has been a valued citizen of Crawford county and now lives retired at Bucyrus. For some 15 years he served as postmaster at West Liberty and afterward was engaged in clerical work until he retired. He is a Democrat in politics and is a leading member of the Lutheran church. He married Melissa Kaler, who was born in Crawford county, and died in March, 1902, and her burial was in Oakwood Cemetery. Peter Weller was married second to Mary Jenner, but his children were both born to his first union. They were two in number: Charles K. and Vella May, the latter of whom 846 - HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY died in November, 1910 and was the wife of Frank Shell. Charles K. Weller obtained a common school training and for five years afterward was engaged in clerical work in Bucyrus and then learned the carriage painting trade, which he followed for some years. In 1902 he was appointed superintendent of the Oakwood Cemetery and under his care this burial place has become one of the most beautiful gardens of the dead in the state. On Dec. 29, 1897, Mr. Weller was married, by Rev. Jacob Henry Cutter, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, to Miss Laura L. Kibler, who was born in Crawford county, and is a daughter of Jacob and Rose (Hariger) Kibler. Mr. Kibler was born in Germany and was a well known farmer in Crawford county. He was married here to Rose Hanger and they had the following children: Lucinda, who is the wife of Daniel Klink; Matilda, who is the wife of Theodore Lyons, and a twin sister of Lucinda; Emma, who is the wife of William Miller; John; and Laura L., who is the wife of Mr. Weller. Mr, and 11MIrs. Weller have one son, Perry Robert. They are members of the English Lutheran church. He is an independent voter in politics but is active in the Masonic body at Bucyrus. A. M. ZOOK, one of the prominent citizens of Tod township, Crawford county, O., who carries on farming and stock raising, owning 160 acres of valuable land, was born in Dallas township, Crawford county, within one and three-fourth miles of his home place, Nov. 17, 1855, and is a son of J. B. and Samantha (Spahr) Zook. J. B. Zook was born in Pennsylvania and was already a young man when he accompanied his parents to Crawford county, locating near Bucyrus, where he engaged in teaching school for a time and then bought 80 acres of land, the same being now owned by his grandson. With the exception of a few years passed in the city of Bucyrus, he spent the rest of his life on that farm, his death occurring there when his age was 6 years. He married Samantha Spahr, who was born in Crawford county, and they had but one child, A. M. After the death of his first wife he married Nancy J. Good, and one son was also born to that union, Lloyd, who is now a resident of Bucyrus. A. M. Zook attended the country schools and when the time came to choose an occupation, decided on farming. He located first on a farm of 80 acres from which he moved, July 25, 1888, to his present place. He carried on agricultural operations here until the death of his wife, after which he rented his farm for five years. After his second marriage he returned to the farm on which he has made excellent improvements, including the erection of new and substantial buildings. Mr. Zook was married first to Miss Sadie Swartz, who died in 1903, leaving two children: Vitellius, residing on his farm of 65 acres, situated in Dallas township, who married Jeanetta Tate and, has two children—Merritt and Violet; and a babe that died. Mr. Zook's second marriage was to Miss Catherine Lust, a daughter of Israel Lust. They are active members of the United Brethren church. In politics Mr. Zook is a Republican and for six years was a trustee of Tod township, the first one ever elected on the Republican ticket, and for nine years was a justice of the peace in Dallas township. Few men in this section have traveled farther or more enjoyably than has Mr. Zook, his journeyings taking him to Newfoundland, Canada, and all over the United States and even to Cuba. In large part his trips have been hunting expeditions and four times he has sought moose in the Maine forests, twice has been after game in Michigan and Wisconsin as well as Florida and intermediate points. IHe has many trophies, each one of which has an interesting history. GEORGE SAND, who cultivates his fine farm of 210 acres, situated in Bucyrus township, Crawford county, O., with a great deal of care, was born in France, in 1864, and is a son of George and Margaret (Witter) Sand. The parents of Mr. Sand were also born in France, where they were reared and married and came to Ohio when their son George was young. The other children born to this marriage were Michael K. and John. The father married again after the death of his first wife and they now live at Nevada, O., and have the AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS - 847 following children: Anna, wife of George Guger, and Clara, wife of William Price. George Sand had the usual school opportunities in his youth and has been engaged in farming ever since and with an experience of some 30 years may lay just claim to understand his business, especially when he has proved that success has followed his efforts. He devotes his land to the crops that do best in this section and raises some good stock. Mr. Sand was married Feb. 11, 1892, to Miss Grace Rosa Mayer, a daughter of Jacob Mayer. Her parents never came to the United States but she has one brother, George, and a sister, Mary, wife of William Kline, living in this country. To Mr. and Mrs. Sand the following children have been born: Alfred M., Antonia B., William G., John H., C. Frederick; Clarence M., Bertha A. M., Milford C., and Irvin R. Mr. Sand and family attend the German Lutheran church. He votes the Democratic ticket. Mr. Sand is a well known and highly respected citizen of Bucyrus township. JOHN A. MECK,* justice of the peace and a member of the Bucyrus bar, has long been well known to the people of Crawford county, in which section of Ohio may be found a host of his friends. He is a native of Crawford county, born in Lykens township, Feb. 19, 1858. Mr. Meck was educated in the public schools and at the Ohio Normal School at Ada, O., and after completing the educator's course in the institution, commenced to teach school. For the following six years or more he alternated school teaching and working on the home farm. After coming to Bucyrus he studied law with the late Hon. S. R. Harris. formerly member of Congress from this district. In 1902 he was appointed a justice of the peace and so satisfactory has been his service in this capacity that he has made many friends who would like to see him elected to the office of probate judge, believing that he possesses in unusual degree the qualities which are needed on the bench. He has been quite active in political circles for a number of years and has been an efficient worker for the Democratic party. Formerly he was identified with the Masonic lodge at Bucyrus. Mr. Meek is unmarried. T. JOHN LUTZ, who resides on his valuable farm of seventy-six acres, situated in Bucyrus township, Crawford county, 0., owns a second farm, which contains 146 acres and is located in Ashtabula county, O. He was born in Chatfield township, Crawford county, in December, 1860, and is a son of Michael and Sabina (Kalb) Lutz. The parents of Mr. Lutz were born in Germany but for many years they were well known and highly respected residents of Chatfield township, Crawford county, where the father was a farmer and also followed the carpenter trade. Both he and wife died in Chatfield township and a number of their children live in this section. Of these T. John was the sixth in order of birth, the others being: William; Sabina, who is the widow of Mathias Loyer; Michael; Catherine, who is the wife of J. D. Loyer; Caroline; Lucy, who is the wife of Frank Rush; David; Matilda, who is the wife of J. H. Fox; and Daniel and Jacob. T. John Lutz attended the public schools near his father's farm and afterward spent three terms at college, at Valparaiso, Ind. A well educated man makes no mistake when he chooses farming as his life work and Mr. Lutz has proved this true. When he started he bought ioo acres of land in Cranberry township, which he bought from a Mr. Rader, but since 1903 he has been on his present farm in Bucyrus township, which he purchased from C. F. Rexroth. In June, 1882 Mr. Lutz was married to Miss Mary Elizabeth Zeller, who died in 1904. She was a daughter of Frederick and Elizabeth (Bardon) Zeller, who came to Crawford county from Germany and after many years died on their farm here. They had the following children: Margaret, wife of N. F. Shunk; Elizabeth, wife of John O. Shunk; Catherine; Christina, wife of M. J. Lutz; Henry; Martha; August; Matilda, wife of S. E. Miller, Mary Elizabeth, formerly wife of T. John Lutz; and John, Albert and Etta. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Lutz: Cyrus Pierce, Clifton D. and Ruth, the last named being deceased. Mr. Lutz was married (second) to Mrs. Ida (Lewis) Jackson, widow of Thomas J. Jackson, and she had one child of her first marriage, Bertie Elmyra. Mr. Jackson died in Huron county, 848 - HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY O. In politics Mr. Lutz has always been a Democrat and on many occasions has been elected to responsible township offices on the Democratic ticket. He has served as a member of the school board and in Chatfield township served as road supervisor and three terms as assessor. He is one of the valued members of the Bucyrus Grange, and vy ith his wife belongs to the English Lutheran church in that city. JOSEPH LEITZY, farmer, stock raiser and leading citizen of Holmes township, Crawford county, O., resides on his farm of 100 acres and has an additional 40 acres in Bucyrus township. He was born in Holmes township, Aug. 7, 1876, and is a son of Francis and Susanna (Smith) Leitzy. Francis Leitzy was born in Germany and was young when he came to the United States and spent the larger portion of his long life in Crawford county, O., settling first near Bucyrus and later moving to the place now owned by his son Joseph, four miles west of that city. He carried on farming and raised stock, was an honest, industrious man and one who was highly respected. He lived to be 84 years old. He married Susanna Smith, who died in her 55th year, and they had eight children born to them, as follows: Rosanna, who is the wife of Philip Strohm; Catherine, who is the wife of George Strohm; Mary, who is the wife of Jacob Steiger; John, who lives in Dallas township, Crawford county; Louisa, who is the wife of Fred Schafer of Bucyrus; William, who lives at Bucyrus; Joseph; and George, who is deceased.. Joseph Leitzy remained at home and assisted his father and after the latter's death bought the interests of the other heirs. He is a practical, well informed farmer with a thorough understanding of the principles of agriculture and their appliance to his own land and has been very successful in his undertakings. He has a very attractive place, having erected substantial buildings and keeping everything in excellent order. Mr. Leitzy was married (first) to Miss Elizabeth Wisman, who died in 19o8, leaving one daughter, Mary. He was married (second) to Miss Verda Wisman. They are members of the Martin Luther Church at Bucyrus in which Mr. Leitzy is a deacon. In politics Mr. Leitzy is a stanch Democrat. He served three years as township supervisor, with the greatest efficiency, and at present is a school director. ALFRED C. GEORGE, whose fine farm of 148 acres is situated in Dallas township, Crawford county, O., has been a resident of Crawford county for a number of years but his birth took place in Morrow county, Jan. 14, 1874, his parents, John and Elizabeth (McCracken) George, being also natives of Morrow county. They were well known people, were members of the Baptist church, and lived comfortably on their well improved farm, which continued to be their home until the close of life. They had the following family of children born to them : Margaret, deceased, who was the wife of Perry Purvis; Julia, deceased, who was the wife of William Reed; Mary, who married Theodore Stafford; William; Jennie, who is the wife of Thomas Cluff; Benjamin; Thomas, who is deceased Abbie, who is the wife of Harry Clark; John A.; Hannah, who married (first) James Clark, and (second) a Mr. Fleming; Alfred C., and Callie, who is deceased. Alfred C. George obtained his educational training in the public schools and remained on the home farm with his father until he was 24 years of age. For about two years afterward he rented land in Bucyrus township and then bought his present farm, 68 acres from Daniel Aumiller and 8o acres from Charles Dowdy. He has improved his property and recently has erected a substantial modern barn. A general line of farming is carried on and he has every reason to feel satisfied with his present agricultural success and its future promise. On April 4, 1906, Mr. George was married to Miss Mabel Beall, who was born in Crawford county, and is a daughter of John and Annetta (Wentz) Beall. The father of .Mrs. George is deceased but the mother lives and resides in Dallas township. The BeaIls were early settlers and substantial people of this part of Crawford county. Mrs. George has three brothers, one older, Arthur, and two younger, Walter and Edgar. Mr. and Mrs. George have one daughter, Elizabeth Annetta. They are members of the Christian Church.