(RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) 50 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. comprehensive and exact. He is very careful in the diagnosis of his cases, and his ability is attested by the expressions of popular approval on the part of his fellow practitioners and by the regard entertained for him by his professional brethren. He is now surgeon for the Baltimore & Ohio and for the Ohio Electric railway companies, and has done much important surgical work, although he does not confine his attention to this line alone. He is a member of the medical staff of the 1\ ewark hospital and a member of the Licking county, the. Ohio state, and the National Medical Associations. In 1904 Dr. Barnes was united in marriage to Miss Mabel Marsh, a native of Shawnee, Ohio, and a daughter of C. C. Marsh, a leading merchant and postmaster of that town for many years. At the time of the civil war he served as a soldier, rendering valiant aid to his country in the darkest hour of her history. He is now living in Columbus, and throughout his entire life he has manifested the same loyalty to the old flag which he displayed when he followed the starry banner on the battlefields of the south. Dr. and Mrs. Barnes have one daughter, Eleanor. born July 5, 1906. They are well known socially in Newark and have an extensive circle of warm friends here. Dr. Barnes belongs to Newark lodge of Masons, has also taken the degrees of the chapter and council, and is a member of the Knights of Pythias. He is esteemed not only for his professional ability but also for those sterling traits of character which in every land and clime command respect, good-will and confidence. ROBERT T. IRWIN. Robert T. Irwin, who since .1887 has been engaged in merchandising in Toboso, owes his success to his own well directed labors, for, starting out to make his own way in the world at the tender age of nine years, he may truly be called a self-nade man. He is' a native son of the village in which he has always made his home, his birth having occurred October 16, 1849. 1-1 e is the eldest of four children born of the marriage of Francis and Elizabeth (Livingston) Irwin, the other members of the family being : James, who makes his home in Newark and is general foreman of the Postal Telegraph Company; Susie, the wife of Scott M. Varner, foreman of the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph lines and a resident of Toboso ; and Frank, who was employed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railway Company and was killed in a wreck at Republic, Ohio, January 4, 1887. The mother was born in Hanover township and following the death of Mr. Irwin, she became the wife of Joshua McVicker, who died in 1861. Robert T. Irwin was a little lad of nine years at the time of his father's demise, after which he went to make his home with an uncle, his mother's brother. He hail few advantages during the period of, his youth, but being ambitious to get an education he always managed to attend school for a few months each year and in this way acquired a fair knowledge of the common branches. In his early youth he learned the business of constructing telegraph lines and was thus engaged from 1873 until the winter of 1887-88, in which connection his duties took him to Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 51 Maryland, and many other states, so that he saw and learned much of the south and middle west. In the meantime, in 1861, following the death of his stepfather, Mr. Irwin returned to his mother's home and there remained for several years, or until he established a home of his own. In 1887 Mr. Irwin gave up construction work and purchased a stock of general merchandise, locating in Toboso, where for two years he conducted business in a rented building. Subsequently, in 1889, he erected a store building, to which lie removed his Mock of goods. He has since given his time and attention to this enterprise, being now one of the oldest merchants in this village. Modern methods, push and have contributed to the success of this concern and Mr. Irwin now enjoys a large and lucrative patronage. Mr. Irwin has been twice married. He was first married November 1, 1874, the lady of his choice being Miss Amanda Laughman, who was born in Hopewell township, Licking county, in January, 1853, and died March 22, 1888. This union was blessed with seven children but only three of the number now survive, Owen S., George H., and James Franklin. On the 24th of March, 1891, Mr. Irwin was again married, his second union being with Ida O. Shepherd, a daughter of Robert and Nancy Shepherd. There are also three children of this marriage, Nellie, Elizabeth S. and Wilson H. Mrs. Irwin died May 22, 1903. She was a devoted member of  the Methodist Episcopal church and her daily conduct exemplified its teachings and doctrines. A republican in his political views, Mr. Irwin gives zealous and stalwart support to the republican party. In June, 1889, he was appointed postmaster, and thus served until August 1, 1893, when he was succeeded by a democratic candidate. Mr. Irwin was again appointed to the office under the administration of President McKinley and has served continuously since that time. While not a member of any church he attends and supports the Methodist Episcopal church, believing firmly in its principles. He is a member of Durban Lodge, No. 487, I. 0. 0. F., of which he is a past grand and he is also a Mason, belonging to New Home Lodge, No. 338, A. F. & A. M. at Hanover. A man of broad and comprehensive views, he looks upon the world as lre finds it, and is therefore conservative rather than radical. The people of Toboso look upon him as an exemplary man and are proud to call him their own. CHARLES WEAVER. Charles Weaver, who owns and operates a valuable farm of two hundred and fifty-three acres in Newton and Washington townships, was born in Licking county, Ohio, March 11, 1856, his parents being George and Ruth (Waters) Weaver, natives of Virginia. In 1827 the father accompanied his parents on their removal to Licking county, he and his brother walking nearly the entire distance. The region in which they located was practically covered with timber and the grandfather secured land at five dollars per acre. The latter cleared the property and brought the fields under cultivation, his labors proving an important element in the agricultural development of the county during its pioneer period. George Weaver, the father of our subject, made his home on his farm throughout the 52 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. remainder of his life and was successfully engaged in its further cultivation and improvement. In connection with the work of the fields he also engaged in carpentering and was widely recognized as a most prosperous and enterprising resident of his community. By his marriage to Miss Ruth Waters, which was celebrated in 1839, he had eleven children, namely: Martin, Silas, Sarah and Mary, all of whom are deceased; Addison, a resident of St.. Louisville; John, deceased: Philinda, who died in infancy; W. H., who has also passed away; Charles, of this review; B. F., living in this county; and Ada, who is the widow of M. Coulter and makes her home in Newark. The father of this family was called to his final rest on the 19th of September, 1895, while the mother passed away September 30, 1892. Charles Weaver acquired his education in the common schools and after attaining his majority he was engaged in the operation of the old homestead farm as a renter until his father's death. Subsequently he purchased the place, comprising two hundred and fifty-three acres in Newton and Washington townships, and has since given .ais time and energies to its cultivation. Energetic, industrious and enterprising, he has won a substantial measure of success in his general farming interests and is well known as a progressive and prosperous agriculturist of his native county. In 1892 Mr. Weaver was united in marriage to Miss Alice Conrad, whose birth occurred in Licking county in 1861, her parents being Cyrus and Sarah (Kinzie) Conrad, whose family numbered nine children. The father's demise occurred in 1901, but the mother still survives and makes her home in this county, having now attained the age of seventy-seven years. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Weaver have been born six children : Joseph C., Mary E., Ralph, Walter, Guy and John D. In his political views Mr. Weaver is a stalwart republican and has served as justice of the peace for six years and also as a member of the school board, discharging his official duties with marked promptness and capability. He holds membership relations with the Grange and both he and his wife support alle Methodist Episcopal church. Having spent their entire lives in this county, Mr. and Mrs. Weaver are well and favorably known within its borders and the former has been an interested witness of and active participant in the work of development that has wrought such a wonderful change here during the last half century. HOWELL RICHARDS. Howell Richards', deceased, was a representative type of that excellent class of Welsh citizens who have added so much to our nation's prosperity in agricultural end commercial lines. For a number of years he successfully pursued agriculture and stock-raising in Newark township, this county. He was born in Carmnarthenshire, South Wales, February 20, 1821, locating in the year 1844 in this township, where he resided, leading an active life until he entered into rest, January 20, 1907. His parents were David and Mary (Davis) Richards, who about 1844 left their native land, with their entire family, and after arriving on the shores of the new world, immediately came to this state and bought land HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 55 in Newark township. Here from the outset they labored industriously until they had cleared off that portion of land which they purchased and put it into a condition for cultivation, and upon this farm they spent their remaining days. They reared a family of live children, namely: Thomas, who now resides in Granville township, this county ; Rachael Watkins, deceased; David D., deceased; :Howell; and Esther Griffith , of Newark. One child, Richard, departed this life (luring his infancy. Until he was ten years of age How ell Richards remained with his parents in their native city, where he was give', the advantage of an education in the common schools. He then came with the parents to the United States and during his early life, in company with his brothers, assisted in clearing the land which his father had purchased. Throughout his life he engaged in producing general crops, at the same time dealing in various kinds of stock until death terminated his life's career. His place contained two hundred and seventy-eight acres, upon which every improvement had been male whereby to successfully carry on the occupation of farming. The attention which from time to time he gave his premises made his farm one of the most desirable in the township. In 1873 Mr. Richards wedded Mary Jones, a native of Pontypridd, South Wales, where she was born March 10, 1846, coming to this country in 1869 with her parents, Thomas M. and Sophia (Davis) Jones. Mrs. Richards has become the mother of the following children: David, at home; Minnie, who entered into rest in her twentieth year Thomas, who resides at home; Sophia, wife of John H. Richards, the couple residing in Newark; and Annie, who lives with her mother. Mr. Richards always took a deep interest in the paramount issues upon which rest the good of the nation and, believing that the principles of the republican party presented those policies indicative of the wisdom of the best statesmen and in his opinion best suited to subserve the highest interests of the country, he was a stanch supporter of republicanism and always voted for the candidates of his party. His high moral character enabled him to enjoy the respect and confidence of all who knew him and his long life of industry and enterprise, which contributed so much to the benefit of the community, made him one of the most useful and substantial citizens of the township. HARRY E. HARRIS. Harry E. Harris is the oldest editor in central Ohio, being now the owner and editor of the Utica Herald. He also has other business interests and is recognized as a leader in political circles. Born in St. Louisville, Licking county, in 1859, he is a son of Perry A. and Elizabeth (Myers) Harris. The father's birth occurred in Martinsburg, Ohio, in 1827, and his youthful days were passed on a farm two miles from his birthplace. In 1847 he went to the town to learn the harnessmaker's trade, but owing to the weakness of his eyes was obliged to abandon that work. In 1850 he removed to Newark and entered the employ of L. L. Rambo in the woolen mills, there remaining until 1852, when he established a grocery business at Vanatta, this county. In 1853 he removed to St. Louisville, where 56 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. he opened a general mercantile store and for almost forty years was identified with the commercial interests of the town, continuing as a prominent and worthy representative of the business circles there until a short time prior to his death, which occurred in 1892. In politics he was a stalwart republican, recognized as one of the leaders of the party in his neighborhood and for nineteen years he served as postmaster of St. Louisville. -In 1854 he married Elizabeth Myers, a native of Richland county, Ohio, and they went to the state fair at Newark on their wedding trip. Their children were : Ellen, who became the wife of Frank M. Smith, an architect, and dice_ in Fostoria ; harry E.; Addie M., the wife of John C.- Jones, .a lawyer practicing in Toledo and at one time a member of the state senate; and Harriet, a cashier and stenographer for the B. R. Baker Company of Toledo. The mother, who was born in 1833, still resides at the old home in St. Louisville, having occupied the one house since 1859. Harry E. Harris in his youthful days remained at home and assisted his father in the store until 1875. He attended school there and on leaving home came to Utica, Ns here he spent two terms as a student in the normal school. He then went to Newark and was employed in the Newark Banner office for one winter. In 1880 he removed to Bangor, Michigan, and became foreman in the Bangor Reflector printing office, his employer being postmaster of the town, while Mr. Harris served as his deputy. While living there he attained his majority and cast his first vote for J. C. Burrows, who was then candidate for congress and is now senator. On the 28th of July, 1881, Mr. Harris was married, and later in the same year came to Utica, where he purchased the Utica Herald, which he has published continuously since, save in the year 1896, when he leased it, but after six months again resumed charge. During that period he acted as manager of the Evening Press at Zanesville, in which he owned a fourth interest. He is today the oldest editor in years of continuous connection with the work in central Ohio. He has always stood for that which is progressive in newspaper publication and yet is strong1y opposed to anything that partakes of the sensational character of the yellow journal. His paper is devoted to the interests of the community and to the dissemination of general news and now has a large subscription list and good advertising patronage. At the time of the boom caused by the opening of the factories and the development of the oil fields here, Mr. Harris added the real-estate business to his other interests and had the exclusive handling of four Harrison Bell additions and the Hickey addition to the city. He is also representative for the United States Fidelity & Guarantee Company and for the Wilbur Mercantile Agency. In his business affairs he has displayed capable management and his judgment is rarely, if ever, at fault in determining the value of a business situation. As stated, Mr. Harris was married on the 28th of July, 1881, when Miss Bertha McMillan, a native of Michigan and a daughter of Stephen McMillan, became his wife. Unto, them have been born two daughters : Beatrice, the wife of Boyd C. Holderraan, manager of the Utica ,branch of the National Supply Company; and Marguerite, who graduated from Utica high school in 1909. Mr. Harris is a stalwart republican and has done effective work in the interests of the warty. He has been secretary of all the republican clubs of Utica during the past quarter of a century and has been a delegate to a number of judicial, congressional and state conventions. He served as postmaster of Utica from 1889 until 1893, under the administration of Benjamin Harrison, and has also been HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 57 village clerk and councilman, while in 1904 the council elected him to fill out an unexpired term as mayor. He has ever exercised his official prerogative in support of general progress and improvement and over the record of his official career there falls no shadow of wrong nor suspicion of evil. He is a valued and faithful member of the Presbyterian church and was elected an honorary member of the County Pioneer Association. He stands at all times for that which is helpful in the public life, while in social circles he is found as a loyal friend and one who well the confidence that is universally accorded him. SIDNEY SMITH. The name of Sidney Smith is a familiar one in almost every household throughout Licking county, as well as in various other sections of the state, for he was engaged in buying and selling stock for many years, but is now living retired at his farm home in   Madison township. He is a native son of the Buckeye state, born near Albany, in Franklin county, one of eleven children, whose parents were William E. and Rumahah (Boyd) Smith. Both parents were natives of Newark, New Jersey, whence immediately following their marriage they made their way to Franklin county, this state, where the father operated a sawmill. In 1839 they removed to Licking county and the father purchased a farm in Mary Ann township. Later he secured land in Iowa and in 1856 made a trip to that state. He was making his way on foot from Webster City to Fort Dodge to pay his taxes and being caught in a severe snow storm was frozen to death. The mother survived for a long period ard passed away in 1896 at an advanced age. Of their family of eleven children. eight of the number now survive, namely : Daniel, a resident of Newark, Ohio; Julia F., who makes her home with our subject; Sidney, of this review ; &rah Jane, who is also with her brother of this review; Margaret, the wife of Harvey Lawyers, a resident of Newark township, Licking county; James and William, twins, the former a resident of Newark township, and the latter of Perry county, Ohio; and Ella, who is also with Mr. Smith of this review. Sidney Smith was born January 6, 1839, and was but three months old when brought by his parents to Licking county, so that he has practically been reared here. He pursued his studies in the district schools and remained under the parental roof through the period of his boyhood and youth. At a very early age he engaged in buying and selling stock, to which he devoted his entire time and attention for thirty years. He was the largest stock buyer in this section of Ohio and for many years bought all the stock in this and two adjoining counties, becoming one of the best known men and most successful stock dealers in Licking county. In 1870 he purchased his present home farm, situated in Madison township, whereon lre has since made his home. His property is well improved and constitutes one of the most valuable farms of this locality. Mr. Smith was married April 24, 1872, the lady of his choice being Miss Isabelle Pigg, of Madison township. Her death occurred January 4, 1884, and since that time Mr. Smith has lived retired, renting his land, although he still retains his residence on his farm and makes a home for his sisters. 58 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. Mr. Smith's business affairs were interrupted at the time of the Civil War, when, in 1861, he became a member of the Seventy-sixth Ohio Volunteer infantry. He took part in many of the important engagements of the war, including Arkansas Post, Haines Bluff, Chickasaw Bayou, Jackson, Mississippi, and many others of minor importance. He vas also in the siege of Vicksburg and was mustered out at Black River, Mississippi, after which he returned home and resumed his business interests. He still maintains pleasant relations with his old army comrades through his membership in Lemert Post, G. A. R. Mr. Smith is a republican in politics but has never been active in public life. Throughout his career of continued and far-reaching usefulness his duties were performed with the greatest care, and business interests were so managed as to win him the confidence of the public, while the competency which he acquired was such as to now enable him to spend the evening of his days in well earned ease, surrounded with friends and all the comforts that go to make life worth living. JESSE A. FLORY. Jesse A. Flory, since 1874 an attorney at law of the Ohio bar, accorded a large and distinctively representative clientage, was born in the city of Newark, September 4, 1853. His paternal grandfather, George Flory, was a soldier under Napoleon Bonaparte, an was a great admirer of the hero who perhaps has had more extended influence upon the world's history than any other one man. His son, Abram Flory, was born in Alsace, then a province of France, and when about nine years of age was brought by his parents to the new world. He became a resident of Licking county in 1840 and was one of the earliest business men of Newark, dealing in hogs and cattle, conducting also a packing business and continuing an active factor in those lines of business until 1872, when he turned his attention to real-estate dealing. In this connection he contributed in large and substantial measure to the growth and upbuilding of the city, laying out all that section of Newark between Columbia street on the north, Raccoon creek on the south and west o f Eighth street. He did not plat the entire district at one time but made more than one subdivision, known as Flory's additions. He possessed a spirit of progressive and public-spirited citizenship and his efforts in behalf of general improvement were of a most beneficial and far-reaching character. For several years he was called to represent his ward in the city council. He married Nancy Woolard, a native of the Shenandoah valley in Virginia, and a representative of the Woolard family who came to Licking county at a very early day and established their home on a farm. Mr. and Mrs. Flory resided in the same house from 1848 until their demise. The father passed away in December, 1901, while the mother's death occurred in January, 1908. Jesse A. Flory was educated in the public schools of Newark and through the periods of vacation worked with his father. Determining upon a professional career and thinking the law would prove more congenial than other lines, he began reading in the office and under the direction of the Hon. Gibson Atherton, of Newark, and was admitted to the bar in 1874. The favorable regard of his HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 63 preceptor was indicated in the fact that he was then admitted to a partnership under the firm style of Atherton & Flory, and continued as junior member of the firm until the death of Mr. Atherton in 1887. He then practiced alone until his eldest son, Charles L. Flory, was admitted to the bar in 1898, becoming a member of the firm of Flory & Flory in 1899. Another son, Walter L. Flory, after graduation from Denison College and Yale College, pursued the study of law in the Western Reserve Law School and is now practicing in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Flory has given strict attention to his professional duties and has secured a large and representative clientage. While, undoubtedly, he is not without that honorable ambition which is so powerful and useful as an incentive to activity in public affairs, he regards the pursuits of private life as being in themselves abundantly worthy of his best efforts. In the presentation of his cause, persuasive eloquence forms a forceful factor. while his arguments, based upon the facts in the case and the law applicable to them, display, moreover, a profound knowledge of the principles of jurisprudence. As his financial resources have permitted Mr. Flory has invested largely in real estate and has laid out several additions to the city, thus materially promoting its substantial development and progress. On the 23d of September, 1875, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Flory and Phoebe H. Smith. of Newark. Their two sons are Charles L. and Walter L., the former a graduate of the law department of the Ohio State University. The parents are members of the Congregational church and the two sons hold membership in the Presbyterian church. The family is one of prominence here, its members enjoying the good will and confidence of the large majority of Newark's citizens. Mr. Flory has taken the degrees of the blue lodge, chapter and commandery in Masonry, has also become a Scottish Rite Mason and a noble of the Mystic Shrine. He belongs, too, to the Royal Arcanum, and is a member of the State Bar and Licking County Bar Associations and president of the Licking County Law Library Association. He is interested in all that pertains to the welfare of his city, state and nation, while his influence is always given on the side of progress, truth, justice and improvement. However, the practice of law has been his real life work, and the zeal with which he has devoted his energies to his profession, the careful regard evinced for the interests of his clients and the assiduous and unrelaxing attention to all the details of his cases have brought him a large business and made him very successful in its conduct. HON. JOHN DAVID JONES. For half a century the lawyer has been a preeminent factor in all affairs of private concern and national importance. The man versed in the laws of the country, as distinguished from business men or politicians, has been a recognized power. He has been depended upon to conserve the best and most permanent interests of the whole people and without him and the approval of his practical judgment the effort of the statesman and the industry of the business man would have proved futile. The reason is not far to seek. The professional lawyer is never the creature of circumstances. The profession is open to talent and eminence 64 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. or success cannot be obtained except by indomitable energy, perseverance, patience and strong mentality. He must also possess analytical ability and the power to see relations between comparatively detached facts. These same qualities are necessary to the statesman and are recognized attributes of the Hon. John David Jones, both in his practice and in his official career. Mr. Jones is one of Licking county's native sons, his birth having occurred in Granville March 2, 1845, his parents being Roderick and Mary (Jones) Jones, both of whom were natives of Wales, born in Montgomeryshire and Cardiganshire respectively. The father came to America in 1842 and settling in Licking county was for many years identified with the progress and upbuilding of this part of the state. The mother came to America in 1829 with her parents, who located at Remsen, near Utica, New York, where they remained for about twelve years, after which a removal was made to Licking county, Ohio. Roderick Jones had been a resident of this county for about seven years when he was attracted to the far west by the discovery of gold. He crossed the plains to the Pacific coast, making the long journey over the hot stretches of sand and through the mountain passes. He spent several years in the gold fields of that state and in 1855 returned to Licking county, where he purchased a farm. About 1858 he purchased the site of Denison University. Thereon he continued to make his home for about twenty years, devoting his time and attention to general agricultural pursuits. He died on a farm he later bought in Granville township, his life's labors being ended in 1886. His widow survived him for about eleven years and passed away in 1897. In taking up the personal history of John David Jones we present to our readers the life record of one who is widely and favorably known in this part of the state. He was reared to farm life, early becoming familiar with all the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist, and in the winter seasons he devoted his attention to the mastery of such branches of learning as were taught in the district schools. He afterward attended the Denison University at Granville, Ohio, and was but eighteen years of age when he offered his services to the govermnent in defense of the Union during the dark days of the Civil war. He was numbered among the boys in blue of Company I, Second Ohio Heavy Artillery, and served until the close of hostilities, being engaged in active duty in Kentucky and Tennessee, where he met the enemy in a number of hotly contested battles. War is a stern school in which to learn the lessons of life and going forth a youth Mr. Jones returned a man in his knowledge of all of the hardships and dangers incident to warfare. Following his military experience he took up the study of law under the direction of the Hon. J. B. Jones and after a thorough preliminary reading was admitted to the bar in 1869. He then located for practice in Newark, where he has si ace remained, being now for almost forty years a member of the legal fraternity of this city. He possesses a mind of singular precision and power, capable of an impartial view of both sides of the question and of arriving at a just conclusion. In his practice he is absolutely fair, never indulging in artifice or concealment, never dealing in indirect methods but winning his victories, which are many, and suffering his defeats, which are few, in the open field face to face with his foe. The court records show that he has been connected with much important litigation and that he has won many verdicts favorable to his clients. HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 65 Aside from his profession Mr. Jones has done much important public service, having several tittles been called to positions of trust and responsibility. He was school examiner from 1872 until 1881 and was a member of the school board for nine years, putting forth earnest and effective effort to advance the standard of education. He was elected to represent his district in the state senate of the sixty-fifth general assembly, where he gave earnest consideration to each question that came up for settlement and thus left t impress of his individuality upon the legislative enactments of that period. He as prosecuting attorney for Licking county for two terms and again his fidelity and ability in office were unassailable. On the bench of the common pleas court from 1897 until 1902 he showed that he was capable of giving a fair and unbiased opinion based upon comprehensive knowledge of the law and its correct application to the points at issue. Aside from his legal practice and his official service he has been associated with business interests, is now a stockholder in the Franklin National Bank, in the Newark Cold Storage Company and in other concerns. On the 31st of August, 1876, Mr. Jones was married to Miss Rachael A. Giffin, a daughter of the Hon. C. B. Giffin., They became parents of five children: Roderick, his father's partner n the practice of law; Rufus R., an assistant civil engineer with the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad Company; Janet R.; Marguerite; and Kenneth. The wife and mother died October 17, 1889, and on the 30th of June, 1892, Mr. Jones was married to her sister, Miss Jessie F. Giffin. While practicing in Newark, Judge Jones maintains his residence in Granville. He is a member of the Licking County and State Bar Associations and is one of the best known and most prominent residents of this county. Aside from his superior professional ability there are ether qualities which render him a valued citizen of the community. He is stalwart in his friendships, actuated by a strong spirit of fidelity to what he believes to be right and manifests the utmost conformity to a high standard of professional ethics. His friends are many, for nature and culture have vied in making him an interesting and entertaining gentleman. GEORGE T. PIGG. George T. Pigg, who owns and operates a well improved farm of ninety-six and a half acres, situated in Madison township, is known through this section of Licking county as an extensive raiser of sheep and dealer in wool. He is a native son of this township, born January 24, 184, a son of George and Jane (Knox) Pigg, both of whom were natives of Cumberland county, England, where they were reared and married. Six months after their marriage they set sail for the United -States and upon reaching American shores made their way to Licking county, Ohio, locating on a farm in Madison township, the year 1834 witnessing their arrival here. The father first rented what is now known as the Wilson property, but meeting with success in his operations he was eventually justified in making a purchase of land and at the time of his death had accumulated two hundred acres of valuable farm land. He and his wife were devoted and faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal church, the father (lying in that faith September 16, 1862, when he was 66 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. sixty-three years of age, while his wife surviving for about two decades, passed away in 1882 at the age of seventy-three. They were well known pioneers of the county, highly respected in the locality where they so long made their home. They had a family of four sons : Charles A., who resides in Midison township ; William, who also makes his home here; George T., of this review; and David H., who makes his home in Newark. George T. Pigg was reared on the home farm and acquired his education in the district schools near by. He was reared to the pursuits of farming, assisting his father during the period of his boyhood and youth. He was a young man of about nineteen years at the time of his father's demise, after which he and his brothers continued to operate the homestead property. In addition to the cultivation of the fields they engaged in raising sheep on a very extensive scale, keeping at times as high as seven hundred head. For many years they were thus engaged as partners and in this connection were widely known throughout Licking county, and since dissolving partnership the brothers are still known individually as extensive sheep raisers and dealers in wool. George T. Pigg remained at home until the time of his marriage, since which event he has followed farming on ninety-six and a half acres, located in Madison township, this property being a portion of what he and his brothers accumulated subsequent to the father's demise. His fields are highly cultivated and much of his land is devoted to pasturage. The place is improved with good farm buildings, which are kept in excellent repair. Mr. Pigg was married in 1875 to Miss Clara Shaw, a daughter of Andrew Shaw, formerly well known in Licking county but long since deceased. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Pigg has been blessed with a daughter and son: Laura Belle, at home ; and George A., who follows farming in Madison township. Mr. Pigg gives loyal support to the men and measures of the republican party but has never been active as an office seeker for his private business affairs fully claim his time and attention. He is a typical American—wide-awake, progressive and energetic—and his labors are resulting in a very gratifying measure of success, while at the same time he is well known as an honest and straightforward citizen and a worthy representative of an honored pioneer family. EDWIN M. SHARER. Edwin M. Sharer, who owns an excellent farm known as "Elmwood Place," in Union township, on which for many years he has engaged in agricultural pursuits, with special attention to stock-raising, was born in the old family homestead, located one and a half miles south of Luray, this township, April 5, 1851, a son of David and Mary (Weatherwax) Sharer, both of whom were natives of Herkimer county, New York, where they were born on April 2, 1802, and May 13, 1806, respectively. There they were united in marriage. In November, 1832, they went to Akron, Ohio, where they remained for a short period and then located in Hebron, Ohio. where they owned property which they subsequently traded for a firm in Union township, on which they spent the remainder of their lives. He was a merchant and conducted, a store while a resident of Hebron but, upon HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 69 locating in Union township, gave his attention exclusively to agricultural interests on a productive farm which contained one hundred and sixty-eight acres. He departed this life December 29, 1892, having survived his wife by ten years. In their family were six children, namely : Albert, who passed away in infancy; Julia, who is the widow of Benjamin Powell and resides with her brother Edwin; Frances H.; Cordelia, of Hebron; Irving D., who departed this life in 1867; and Edwin M. On the home farm Edwin M. Sharer spent his boyhood days in a manner not unlike that of most farm boys of the period. He aided in the plowing, planting and harvesting and when winter came attended the district schools. He continued to assist his father until marriage, when he left home and purchased his present farm of one hundred acres located on the Fairfield county line and on the Granville and Lancaster roads. His farm is in a region noted for the richness of the soil and he has been quite successful in the production of hay and the various cereals best adapted to climatic conditions. In addition to general farming he also takes an interest in stock-raising. His farm is in fine condition, being provided with a comfortable home and all conveniences. He uses the latest improved machinery to till his fields, and has made his farm one of the most desirable in the township, it bearing every evidence of the thrift and enterprise of its owner. In 1877 Mr. Sharer wedded Mary E. Long, a native of Greene county, Pennsylvania, born January 10, 1855. Her ancestors were among the pioneers whose self-sacrifice amid pr mitive conditions laid the foundation for the present prosperity and civilization. Her great-grandfather, William Spicer, a native of Maryland, located in Greene county, Pennsylvania, and there resided until he, his wife and six of his children, were massacred by the Indians, June 4, 1851. Two children escaped—a son and a daughter, Elizabeth, who were taken into custody by the Indians. The son remained with them, living on the Western Reserve, where lie was reared, and finally married a squaw. His sister Elizabeth was among those who were exchanged as prisoners of war by the influence of Lord Dunmore and later wedded William Daugherty, after whose death she became the wife of Thomas Bowen, by whom she had two daughters—Nancy Steele and Mary Woods. One of the who were victims of the savages was Joanne, the wife of Corblez Bowen. Their daughter wedded John Steele, who was of Irish extraction. They had a daughter Ruth, who became the wife of I. M. Long, on December 30, 1852. Both were natives of Greene county, Pennsylvania, where he was born January 24, 1831, and his wife on July 23, of the same year. When she was thirteen years of age her parents removed from that county and settled in Luray, Ohio. Mr. Long was a son of George and Mary (Burge) Long, natives of the Keystone state, where they spent their lives., His father reared a family of eleven children, together with two belonging to a neighbor. His youngest child, although in her ,eventieth year when she acquired the art of writing, learned to pen a beautiful hand. The remaining members of the family all attained prominence, among them being successful school teachers and clergymen. George Long was a devoted Christian and a member of a church situated eight miles from his residence at the services of which, notwithstanding the distance, he was a regular worshiper but eventually, in order to bring religious influence within 70 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. his immediate neighborhood, he constructed a small church building out of timber taken from his land in order that his family and neighbors might have a more convenient place of worship. This was long known as Grandfather Long's church, the theology of which was that espoused by the New School of Baptists. In 1878 I. M. Long and his wife removed to Mount Ayr, where they are now living in retirement. In their family were nine children : Marion, who resides in Cedar Rapids with • her children, Earl and Nellie; Mary E.; Mrs. Nancy A-. Tennant, of Delphos, Iowa, who has five children, Lillian, Frank, Stanton, Florence and Ernest; Simeon, a widower residing with his parents in Mount Ayr, Iowa; Mrs. Clara Belle Hoover, who has three children and resides in Des Moines, Iowa ; William G.; Minnie M. and Jesse D., both of whom died in infancy ; and Mrs. Sadie Flynn, who has three children, Ruth, Francis N. and Ethel, the family residing in St. Joseph, Missouri. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Sharer are : Mary Ruth, who resides at Niagara Falls, New York, with her husband Wayland C. Marlow and one child, Wayland ; Edwin Ernest, deceased; Ethel Julia, a pupil at the Newark high school; and Frank Carrolton, who attends school at Newark. Mr. Sharer has been a life-long supporter of the republican party and is a public-spirited citizen, at all times ready to fui they whatever measures are purposed for the Benefit of the community. He and his family belong to the Licking Baptist church and for a number of years he has served in the office of deacon. Wherever known he is honored and respected and most of all where best known. CHARLES P. FLEMING. In a history of the stock raising interests of central Ohio it is imperative that mention be made of Charles P. Fleming, for he is closely connected with this important source of revenue to the county. Throughout his entire life he has been actively identified with the breeding and raising of fine stock, making a specialty of standard bred horses and polled Durham cattle. He was born in Perry township, Licking county, June 28, 1871, and is a son of Nathan Quinn Fleming, of whom extended mention is made elsewhere in this volume. He was reared on the home farm, early becoming familiar with all of the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist and after acquiring his preliminary education in the common Schools he entered the Ohio Wesleyan College at Delaware and there completed his education. He afterward returned home and was associated with his father in his farming enterprise up to the time of his marriage. It was on the 22d of October, 1903, that Mr. Fleming wedded Miss Florence Jones. a daughter of Ellis Jones, of whom mention is made elsewhere in this volume. After their marriage they removed to their present farm, the residence being in Hanover township, while his tract of land of one hundred and fifty-six acres, which he purchased in 1893, lies across the boundary line in Madison township. He also owns one hundred and twelve acres of land in Perry township which is sown to blue grass and is all in one field, used entirely for pasturage for his stock, for Charles P. Fleming, like his brother and father, is extensively engaged in the HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 71 breeding of standard horses and polled Durham cattle. In 1894 they had one hundred and forty head of standard bred horses and have probably furnished more fine horseflesh to this section of the state than any other family. They sell extensively in Pennsylvania, making large shipments of both horses and cattle to that state. At present they have some forty head of fine horses, having reduced their stock greatly in the past year. During the last- two years they have been very successful in their business and are able to speak authoritatively upon every phase of the work of breeding and raising fine horses and cattle. In his political views Charles P. Fleming is a stalwart republican and keeps well informed on the questions of the day, but has never sought nor desired office. He is a member of the Methodist church and is interested in all that pertains to the substantial development and improvement of the community along lines of educational and moral progress. He is well known in business as an energetic, reliable man, accomplishing what he undertakes and is today accounted one of the leading stock breeders of central Ohio. His friends find him a genial, courteous gentleman and wherever he goes he wins the kindly regard of those with whom he is associated W. S. TURNER, M. D. W. S. Turner, M. D., is recognized as one of the able and learned members of the medical profession in Ohio, being honored by his fellow practitioners with the presidency of the State Eclectic Medical Association in 1903. He practices at Newark, where his ability has gained him a large patronage that is bringing to him merited prosperity. One of Ohio's native sons, he was born in Auglaize county, January 20, 1861, a son of John D. and Harriet (Brown) Turner, who were likewise natives of this state. The father died in 1865 when but twenty-eight years of age, and in 1870 the mother gave her hand in marriage to Joshua Montague, of Auglaize countY, a well-known and respected citizen and extensive farmer of that locality. Dr. Turner was educated in the common schools of Auglaize and Allen counties and in the Ohio Normal University at Ada, Ohio. Losing his father in early boyhood, he was thrown upon his own resources and from youthful years until the present time has depended upon his own labors. He worked on a farm and, after his graduation at Ada, engaged in teaching school for four years. A laudable ambition, however, Led him into a broader field of activity and in preparation for the practice of medicine he began studying with Dr. Thomas, of West Newton, Ohio, as his preceptor. He afterward attended the Eclectic Medical Institute, of Cincinnati, and was graduated in 1884. He has since pursued postgraduate work in Chicago, where he studied in 1897. He began practice in partnership with Dr. Woode El, in Leipsic, Ohio, where he remained for a year and then bought out the practice of Dr. R. I. Kribs in Waynesfield, Auglaize county, near his old home. While at that place he also interested himself in lyceum work and secured for the town some of the best talent that has ever been seen or heard there. He continued in Waynesfield until the 1st of January, 1906, when he came 72 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. to Newark. Although he has practiced here for only about three years, his ability has gained him recognition as one of the leading physicians of the city, and he now has a large and growing practice that attests the confidence reposed in him by the general public. He keeps in touch with the best medical literature and his continuous research has brought him a knowledge that is evidenced in his ready and correct so] „Ilion of the many difficult problems which continually confront the physician. He also finds further inspiration for his work in. his membership in the Central, the State and National Eclectic Medical Associations. He served as president of the state association in 1903 after three years' incumbency in the office of secretary. He is likewise a member of the Licking County and Ohio State Medical Societies. He recognizes the fact, as all broad-minded men do, that the physicians of different schools are coming nearer and nearer together in their methods of practice, as the non-essential is being discarded and the essential retained, for the benefit of suffering humanity. In 1885 Dr. Turner was married to Miss Mary C. Patterson, a lady of education, who was born in Allen county, Ohio, and is a daughter of Henry and Margaret Patterson, who are still living in that county. Dr. and Mrs. Turner have one son, Victor, who is now a senior in the Denison University, where he is studying for the medical profession. From there he will be sent to Harvard University to take a post-graduate course and will then enter the practice of medicine, his chosen profession. Dr. Turner is a member of the Masonic fraternity and filled all of the chairs during his membership in Wayne Lodge No. 569, A. F. & A. M., at Waynesfield, Ohio. On severing his connection with that organization the members of the lodge presented him with a beautiful and valuable Masonic emblem as a token of their esteem and continued friendship. He transferred his membership to Acme Lodge, of Newark. He is also a member of the Baptist church and active in the Young Men's Christian Association work in Newark. He has been of great assistance to the association here, has promoted its lyceum interests and has done other effective service in its behalf. His cheerful, hopeful nature, as well as his scientific knowledge, constitues an element in his skill in practice, and it is also characteristic of him that he speaks words of encouragement to those in need of such and is ever ready to aid a fellow traveler on life's journey. THOMAS RICHARDS. A valuable farm of two hundred and fifty acres in Granville township pays tribute to the enterprise and ability of Thomas Richards, who is a self-made man, having a most creditable business record. Starting out in life empty handed, his success has come as the merited reward of earnest labor. He has now traveled far on life's journey and the more active work of the farm is left to others but from his property he derives a substantial income. As he is well known, his history cannot fail to prove of interest to many of our readers. He was born in Carmarthenshire, South Wales, November 22, 1827, and was a youth of seventeen years when, in 1844, he became a resident of Licking county, Ohio, settling in HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 75 the Welsh Hills. Be mode the voyage to the new world and the journey across the country with his parents, David and Mary (Jones) Richards, who were also-natives of South Wales, the former born in 1799 and the latter in 1809. Both died here on the old home farm on the Newark and Granville road, the death of the father occurring in 1852, while the mother survived until 1872. The father had but one pound of English money, equal to about five dollars, when he arrived in America and he worked for other people on shares and later rented land until from his earnings he had saved a sum sufficient to enable him to purchase property. However, be became the owner of a farm of one hundred acres, which he brought under a high state of cultivation. In his family were four sons and two daughters : Thomas; Mrs. Rachel Watkins, now deceased; David and Howell, who have also passed away; Esther, the wife of E. Griffith, of East Newark; and Richard, who died when about fours of age. The family journeyed westward by way of the canal and arrived at their destination about two o’clock in the morning. The same day Thomas Richards began binding barley in the harvest field, beginning work for David Jones, by whom he was employed for two months. He afterward worked as a farm hand for several years or until about twenty years of age, when he became connected with railroad construction on the Baltimore & Ohio and the Pan Handle road, being thus employed for six or seven years. He then turned his attention to farming and was busily employed at the work of the fields for a long period or until his sons grew up and could relieve him of the farm work, when he took up bridge building for the county. At the time .of his marriage, having no money with which to purchase land. lie rented a farm. Later he bought a house in Newark and when he sold that property invested in forty-nine acres, it being on the south fork near the fair grounds. Subsequently he disposed of that property and bought a farm of one hundred and six acres in Hanover township, while two or three years later he invested in one hundred and four acres in Hopewell township. On selling that property he purchased his present farm in 1874 for fourteen thousand dollars. He made a payment of seven thousand dollars and then paid ten per cent interest on the remainder. The garm comprised two hundred acres a mile and a half north of Granville on the Mount Vernon road, and last fall he bought one hundred acres more, of which he sold fifty acres to his son Charles, so that his property holdings now comprise two hundred and fifty acres. He is giving his attention to general fanning and stock raising, although leaving the active work of the fields to others. He yet superintends the work, however, and has remained throughout his life a progressive farmer, keeping in touch with the advancement that has been continually made along agricultural lines. On the 20th of December, 1855, Mr. Richards was married to Miss Rachel Jones, who was born in South Wales in May, 1834, and came to the United States in 1842 with her parents, William T. and Mary (Rees) Jones, who were also natives of South Wales and died in Licking county, the mother passing away two years after her arrival, leaving four children. The father subsequently married again. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Richards have been born ten children: Howell, now living in Granville township; Mary, the wife of Thomas W. Jones, of Seattle, Washington; William, a resident of Emporia, Kansas, where he practices veterinary surgery; George, who operates a farm adjoining his father's place; Charles; 76 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. Lewellyn and Lemuel, twins, both of Kansas; Alice, the wife of John M. Brooks, of Granville township; Frank, living in the village of Granville; and Edward, at home. All are married with the exception of the last named. Mr. Richards has usually supported the democracy and has always felt a keen and abiding interest in the vital questions of the day affecting the general welfare. His religious faith has been indicated in his membership in the Presbyterian church of Granville. For sixty-five years he has lived in the county. At the time of his arrival Newark was only a small village and log houses were very common, while ponds were numerous where business blocks now stand but the land has been drained and the district has been built up into a beautiful and thriving city, while the work of improvement and development has been carried on throughout the county. Mr. Richards has been greatly interested in all that has been accomplished and has borne his full share in the work of general improvement. J. N. WRIGHT, M. D. Dr. J. N. Wright, who for a number of years has been an active and successful practitioner of medicine, but who is now devoting his attention to the duties of the office of county auditor, to which he was elected in the fall of 1904, was born in Monroe township, Licking county, August 6, 1858. His parents were James N. and Effie (Willison) Wright, both of whom were natives of Licking county, Ohio. The Wright family can trace its genealogy back through eleven generations. The first representative of the name in America came from England in 1630 and settled in Northampton, Massachusetts. The grandfather, Major Simeon S. Wright, came from Vermont in 1816 and located at Wright's Corners, midway between Alexandria and Johnstown. He was one of the pioneers of the county, for few settlements had been made within its borders at that time. There were still many evidences of Indian occupancy and but little to indicate that the white race had planted the seeds of civilization here. Major Wright, however, took an active and helpful part in promoting the agricultural development of the county, which is always the first step in promoting its business progress and subsequent upbuilding. He won his title by service under General Ethan Allen in the war of 1812. The maternal grandfather of Dr. Wright was Jeremiah Willison, who removed from Virginia to this county when it was still a frontier district and established his home in Monroe township. James N. Wright was a farmer by occupation and followed that pursuit throughout his entire life, thus providing a comfortable living for his family. He died in 1897, while his wife survived until 1902. The boyhood and youth of Dr. Wright were spent upon the home farm in the usual manner of farm lads of that period. He worked in the fields during the summer months and in the winter season attended the district schools. At the age of eighteen years he left the farm, however, to continue his education in the literary school at Wooster, Ohio, and then, determining to make the practice of medicine his life work, he entered the medical department of the Michigan State HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 77 University, at Ann Arbor, from which he was graduated in 1882. He began practice in Union county, Ohio, where he remained for fifteen years and built up a ood business. He removed to Johnstown, his old home, in October, 1897, and continued in the active practice of his profession there until 1905, when he removed of Newark, having been elected county auditor in the fall of 1904. He is still the incumbent in the office and has the distinction of being the first republican ever elected to this position. He gave up his practice entirely when he took charge of the auditor's offices and is devoting his undivided attention to his official duties, having carefully systematized the work of the office, while his promptness and fidelity in the discharged of his duties are winning for him uniform commendation. On the 18th of October, 1882, Dr.Wright was married to Miss Florence L. Hill, of Licking county, Ohio, and with the exception of their eldest child, James Willard, who died in his twentieth year, all of their children are yet living. These are: Helen Edna, Miles Ludlow, Donald MacLean, Gladys Ruth, Paul Jean and Hill Dean. Dr. and Mrs. Wright are consistent and faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal church and in Newark and other parts of the county they have an extensive circle of warm friends. Dr. Wright belongs to the County Medical Society, whiternal relations he is connected with the Maccabees, the Woodmen, the Elks and the Knights of Pythias. He has also attained a high rank in Masonry, being a Templar and a noble of Alladin Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He is in hearty sympathy with the work of the craft and exemplifies its beneficent teachings in his life. Those who know Dr. Wright—and his friends are many—entertain for him the warmest regard by reason of his many substantial qualities and genuine worth. His cordial manner, genial disposition and deference for the opinions of others have made him popular, and he stands today a thorough exemplification of the typical American professional man and gentleman. JAMES B. CUSH. James B. Cush, for many years a prominent lumber merchant, and now operating a large farm in Jersey township, was born March 12, 1840, in St. Albans township, a son of Daniel and Catherine (Carr) Cush, the latter a native of the state of New York and the Former a native of Ireland, from which place he came to New York in the year 1832, and thence to Ohio six years later. In those days there were no railroads by which to forward transit from the east, and they made the journey by wagon, bringing with them all their possessions, and settled in St. Albans township, where they remained for two years and then settled here, where they spent the remainder of their lives. The elder Mr. Cush, followed agricultural pursuits and was known throughout the county for his industry, uprightness and exemplary life, and when he passed away in September of the year 1894 he left many friends to lament his parting. Mr. Cush outlived his wife by twelve years. Amid the common ex periences and labors of the farm James B. Cush was reared and attended the district schools, where he acquired his education. He remained on the home place assisting his father until he was united in marriage 78 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. in February, 1869, when he removed to Jay county, Indiana, and there established himself in the lumber business, which he followed for ten years, at the expiration of which time he came to Hartford township, this county, and manufactured drain tile from 1884 to 1896, when he withdrew from the commercial world and settled on the farm in Jersey township, on which he has since resided. The tract of land covers one hundred and thirty acres of highly improved property, equipped with a modern dwelling house, barns, double fencing, outbuildings, and all conveniences necessary to agriculture. Mr. Cush has made a study of soils and their adaptation to crops, and his investigations have greatly aided him in the cultivation of his farm, which from year to year is always forthcoming with an abundant yield of the first quality. On February 4, 1869, Mr. Cush wedded Annie Wickliffe, daughter of Richard and Ellen (Dooley) Wickliffe, who came from Ireland when she was but one year old. To this union have been born : Mary, who became the wife of Frank Doersani, of Columbus, Ohio; Catherine, who wedded James Lafferty, of Jersey township; Ellen and Isabel, both of whom are deceased; Austin; Louis and Leo, twins; Nora; Raymond; and Gertrude. Mr. Cush is a stanch democrat, and takes an active interest in his party during campaigns. He has never been ambitious as an office seeker. He has efficiently served the township as road supervisor, and for a number of years was a member of the school board. His religious convictions are on the side of Catholicism and he and his sons are members of the Catholic church. Mr. Cush is one of the most aggressive men of the community and takes great pride in his farm, the well kept appearance of which bears testimony to his thrift and enterprise. As a business man he has the confidence of all who know him, while in social life he has made a host of friends and his home is known for its congenial and hospitable atmosphere. He is a man of high integrity, whose sense of honor is one of the salient points in his character, and his straightforward walk and moral force have made him worthy of the high esteem which he enjoys in his township. THOMAS P. JONES. That Thomas P. Jones, who has spent his entire life in Licking county, commands the respect and good will of his fellow townsmen is indicated by the fact that he has served as justice of the peace for the past forty years, having first been elected to the office in 1869, and through reelection has served continuously to the present time. He is also classed among the substantial agriculturists of Union township, his farm comprising one hundred and twenty-seven acres, whereon he is engaged in general farming and stock raising. Mr. Jones is a native son of Licking county, his birth having occurred in Newton township, October 15, 1835. The parents of our subject were Evan and Elizabeth (Powell) Jones, the former born in Merionethshire, North Wales. He emigrated to the United States in 1825, at which time he located in Pennsylvania, where he spent two or three years. At the end of that time he made his way to Licking county, and settled in Newton township, where he spent a few years, engaged at his trade HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 81 of brick making. Later he located in Newark township and subsequently came to Union township in 1848, where the remainder of his life was spent as an agriculturist. He died on the farm which is now in possession of our subject, in 1866, when he had reached the age of seventy-two years. He was a devoted member of the Baptist church and in his political faith was a democrat. The mother, who, as above stated, bore the maide-i name of Elizabeth Powell, was born in Welsh Hills, Licking county, in 1803, a daughter of Rev. Thomas Powell, a clergyman of the Baptis t church. Mrs. Jones was the youngest of six children and the only one born i n this county. By her marriage she became the mother of eight children, or whom two died in infancy. The others are : Thomas P., whose name introduces this record; Jane, who departed this life in May, 1907; Ann, who became the w:fe of Harry Buckland and died. in 1904; Sarah P., who formerly engaged in teaching, but for the past thirty years has engaged in clerking in King Company's store in Newark, Hannah, the widow of Robert Wilson, and who since 1866 has resided in Kansas; and Elizabeth, who makes her home in Newark. The mother of this family died in 1852, at the comparatively early age of forty-four years. Thomas P. Jones, I he immediate subject of this review, was but an infant when the parents left Newton township and took up their abode in Newark township. He was there reared to age of thirteen years, when, in 1848, another removal was made, the family home then being established in Union township, where he has since made his home. His early education was supplemented by one year's study in Denison University, where he qualified for teaching, in which work he engaged during the winter seasons for several years. However, he chose as his life wort: the occupation to which he had been reared and is now the owner of a well im proved farm comprising one hundred and twenty-seven acres, situated in Union township. He carries on general farming and stock-raising, making a specialty of the raising of sheep. He has met with good success in all his undertakings idncl today is classed among the substantial agriculturists of this section of Licking county. It was on the 24th of October, 1878, that Mr. Jones established a home of his own by his marriage to Miss Minerva J. Spangler, who was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, September 11, 1850, a daughter of Solomon R. and Mary Ann Spangler, who were likewise natives of Fairfield county and of German descent. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Jones have been born eight children, as follows: Harry I., who died at the age of nineteen years; S. Guy, who is a teacher in Pillsbury Academy at Owatonna, Minnesota, and who married Letitia Felix; Mary C., the wife of Harold C. McCall, of Panama, by whom she has two children, Theo. and Margaret; T. Edgar, who married Lulu B. Hanby; and Laura M., T. Gale, George H. and C. Paul, all still under the parental roof. A democrat in principle and practice, Mr. Jones was elected on the democratic ticket in 1869 to the office of justice of the peace and has served continuously since that time, in later years the republicans having placed no candidate in the field. This fact indicates the confidence and trust wh ich is reposed in him by his fellow townsmen regardless of political views. Mr. Jones is also a devoted member of the Licking Baptist church, having become identified with the church in 1859, Mrs. Jones also being a member of the same denomination. He is a Mason, belonging to Hebron Lodge 82 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. No. 116, A. F. & A. M., of which he is a past master, and he is also a member of Warren Chapter, No. 6, at Newark, and the Eastern Star Chapter, No. 123, of Hebron. During the Civil war he served as captain of the Home Guards. He possesses all the elements of what may be termed a "square" man—one in whom the public have the utmost confidence. He is a man of broad and comprehensive views, m ho looks upon the world as he finds it. The people of Licking county regard him as exemplary in every respect and are proud to call him their own. SAMUEL L. BLUE. Samuel L. Blue needs no introduction to the readers of this volume. Those at all acquainted with the enterprising little city of Homer know Colonel Blue, as he is familiarly called, for he is engaged in general merchandising there and is one of the progressive and valued citizens of the community. He was born in Hampshire county, Virginia, March 15, 1838, and has therefore passed the seventy-first milestone on life's journey. His parents, Richard and Lucinda (Larimore) Blue, were both members of old Virginia families and at one time the Blue family were large slaveholders of the south. In the fall of 1850 Richard Blue, with his wife and seven children, left the Old Dominion and came to Licking county, Ohio, settling upon a farm in Bennington township, where for several years he carried oh. general agricultural pursuits. He then sold the property and removed to Homer, where his last days were passed, his death occurring in 1898. He was then in his ninety-first year and had retained his mental faculties unimpaired to the last. His political allegiance was always given to the democracy and he was very interested in matters of progressive citizenship. His wife reached the age of seventy-seven years, passing away in 1891. In his parents' home Samuel L. Blue spent the days of his boyhood and youth and his education was obtained in the common schools of that day. During the first three winter terms he pursued his studies in a log school house in Virginia, and in that primitive temple of learning gained his first insight into the knowledge which served as a foundation of all subsequent mental acquirement. His training at farm labor, however, was not meagre, for as soon as he was old enough to handle a plow he was put to work in the fields and remained on the home farm until after he reached the age of twenty-six years. ' He then came to Homer, believing that he would prefer a commercial to an agricultural life, and here engaged in merchandising, opening business on the 1st of January, 1865, in the room where he has carried on business continually for forty-four years. Throughout this entire period his business methods have been unassailable and his own integrity as well as enterprise has been one of the strong features in winning his success. It was before he left the farm that Mr. Blue was married in 1862 to Miss Sarah E. Smith of this county. They became parents of three daughters : Nettie, the wife of J. W. Sigler, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio; Eleanor, residing at Columbus, Ohio, who is recording clerk in the state senate; and Mable, the wife of Charles Hayes, of Homer, Ohio. In politics Mr. Blue has been a lifelong democrat and has been called to fill various public positions. He served as postmaster of Homer HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 83 under President Andrew Johnson, for two or three terms was township clerk, while for ten consecutive terms he served as township treasurer. He was also president of the school board for fifteen or sixteen years and the cause of education found in him a stalwart champion, ever interested in the welfare of the public schools. Still higher official honors came to him in 1887, when he was elected to represent his district in the state legislature, and that his labors there received uniform indorsement is indicated in the fact that he was reelected in 1889 and thus served for years, during which time he was connected with much constructive legislation and left the impress of his individuality upon the laws enacted curing that period. He gave careful consideration to all questions which came up for settlement, and it was soon recognized that he was fearless in support of his honest convictions. In 1900 he was elected land appraiser of his township, which is the last public position that he has filled. Fraternally he is connected with Licking Lodge No. 2919, A. F. & A. M. and during the existence of the Odd Fellows Lodge in Honor he held membership therein and filled all of its chairs. No citizen of this part of the county is more widely known, enjoys to a fuller extent the good will and confidence of the people and more justly merits this confidence. While he was now passed beyond the psalmist’s allotted span of life of three score years and ten, he is yet an active factor in life's work and is one of the most popular and honored resident of Homer. J. R. DAVIES The life record of J. R. Davies stands in contradistinction to the old adage, that a prophet is never without honor save in his own country, for in the county of his nativity J. R. Davies has gained recognition as an able lawyer and is now numbered among the successful and capable representatives of the bar. His birth occurred in Granville on the 15th of February, 1845, his parents being David A. and Anne (Reese) Davies, both of whom were natives of- Newtown, Wales. They came to America in 1340 and about 1841 settled in Granville. The father was a weaver by trade and followed that business for a number of years, owning and operating a hand loom. He wove carpets and flannels and found a good market for his products. For many years he was a deacon in the ,Baptist church of Granville and was both widely and favorably known in business and church circles. His life was at all times honorable and upright, winning for him the unqualified respect of those with whom he came in contact. He died in Granville in 1886, while his wife passed away a few years later. They had for more than four decades been residents of the county and had always given their influence on the side of justice, truth and right. J. R. Davies was educated in Denison University and graduated in 1869 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He then determined to become a member of the legal fraternity and entered the law department of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, where lie won the degree of Bachelor of Laws, in 1871. The same year he was admitted to the bar, at Newark, and immediately afterward began practice in this city, where he has since continued, securing an extensive clientage 84 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. whereby he has been connected with much of the important litigation tried in the con cts of this district. Earnest application, comprehensive, study and the ability to correctly apply, principles of jurisprudence in the points in litigation have gained him success, winning many verdicts favorable to his clients. His arguments are strong and forceful and. at all times he displays that respect to the court which is its due, loyally caring for the interests of his clients, yet never forgetting that he owes a still higher allegiance to the majesty of the law. He engages in general practice and is the attorney of the Newark Trust Company, of which he is also a director. In 1882 Mr. Davies was married to Miss Mary E. Anderson. His children are : Elizabeth Rose, now the wife of H. W. Amos of the Cambridge Jeffersonian; Clara Anne, instructor in Shepardson College; and William Ashmore, deceased. In politics Mr. Davies is independent, nor has he ever sought office save on one occasion, when he was candidate for mayor. His inactivity as a political worker, however, does not preclude his helpful interest in many other matters of general moment. T lie cause of education finds in him a stalwart champion and he is now serving as secretary of the board of trustees of Denison University and also of Shepardsou College, while of the Ohio Baptist convention lie is also a trustee. He has always been a close student of those questions and interests which are to the statesman and the man of affairs of grave import. As a lawyer he has made that steady progress which shows that he remains a student of his profess ion, keeping at all times thoroughly familiar with the fundamental principles of law as well as with the specific principles or precedents which bear upon his case. His friends find him a social and genial gentleman and his unfailing courtesy and friendly spirit have gained for him high regard throughout the commit nity. ELLIS B. JONES. Ellis B. Jones, who owns and operates one hundred and sixty acres of valuable and well improved land in Madison township, is well known not only as an agriculturist but as a breeder and raiser of Shetland ponies, in which he is quite extensively engaged. He was born in Newark township, Licking county, March 3, 1853, a son of Richard and Elizabeth (Evans) Jones, both of whom were natives of Wales, whence at the age of eight years they accompanied their respective parents to this country. Both the Jones. and Evans families established their homes in Licking county, the former settling in Newark township, while the latter located in Granville township. Richard Jones followed the blacksmith's trade in Newark for fifty-eight years and there died at the advanced age of eighty-two years, while his wife preceded him to the home beyond, her death occurring at the comparatively early age of forty-eight years. Ellis B. Jones, the subject of this review, was reared in Newark and attended the grammar schools of this city. After putting aside his text-books he learned the blacksmith's trade under the direction of his father and was engaged in business in Newark for thirty-eight years, during which time he was very suc- HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 89 cessful. However, carefully saving his earnings in the meantime, he invested his money in one hundred and sixty acres of land, situated in Madison township, some years ago, and in 1897 removed to his farm and in connection with blacksmithing carried on general agricultural pursuits. About five years ago he abandoned blacksmithing and since that time has devoted his time entirely to the work of the fields and to breeding and raising Shetland ponies, in which he is meeting with excellent succe,;s. His farm is improved with good buildings and everything about the place is kept in a good state of repair, indicating the progressive methods of the owner. Mr. Jones was married May 19, 1881, the lady of his choice being Miss Irene G. Flory, a resident of Newark. Their union has been blessed with six children, of whom five survive; Florence, the wife of Charles Fleming, a resident of Hanover township; Wilfred;  Ruth; Richard; and Frederick. They lost a little daughter, Alice, at the four years. Mr. Jones is a stalwart republican in his political views and is a man highly respected not only in the locality where he now makes his home, but in Newark, where he was engaged in business for so many years. He has never taken an active interest in public affairs, preferring to do his duty as a private citizen, and all who know him esteem him for his many good traits of heart and mind. PROFESSOR WILLIAM HANNIBAL JOHNSON, A. B. Professor William Hannibal Johnson, occupying the chair of Latin in Denison University, is known to the general public through his authorship of various articles that have appeared in the leading magazines of the country. His ability as an educator also places him in a prominent position among those who are devoting their lives to the profession. He was born on a farm in Monroe county, Ohio, March 26, 1860, a son of Enoch Dye and Charlotte (Dibble) Johnson, the former a native of Tyler county, West Virginia, and the latter of Marietta, Ohio. The family from which Professor Johnson traces his ancestry in the paternal line was founded in America by Wil Liam Johnson, who came from England and secured land from Lord Fairfax. A part of the ancestral estate is still in possession of one branch of the family Charlotte (Dibble) Johnson was a daughter of Collin and Edna (Bingham) Dibble, the latter a direct descendant of John Alden, the story of whose courtship forms one of the most romantic chapters in American history. Enoch D. Johnson is a brother of Judge Okey Johnson, of the West Virginia supreme court. It was in the year 1857 that Enoch D. Johnson arrived in Ohio, where he has since made his home, being now a resident of Marietta. He has been very prominent in church and temperance work and his influence in these directions has been of no restricted order. His wife died in the year 1873. They were the parents of six daughters and Professor Johnson, the only son, was the third of the family in order of birth. Reared on a farm in Monroe county, Ohio, becoming familiar With all the duties and labor's that fall to the lot of the agriculturist, Professor Johnson there remained until the fall of 1879, when desirous of enjoying better educational 90 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY. opportunities than the public schools had afforded, he entered the preparatory department of Denison University and was graduated therefrom with the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1885. He afterward taught in the Indian University at Muskogee, Oklahoma, for a year and subsequently became instructor in Greek at the academy of Granville. In 1893 he was elected to the professorship of Latin in Denison University and spent the next year in Johns Hopkins University, where he pursued a special course preparing him for his work in Granville. He then accepted the chair in Denison, where he has since remained with the exception of a half year spent in study in the museums and libraries of New York city. He has gained recognition as one of the able educators of the state and stands for all that is progressive. He neI er considers any position as final but regards it rather as a point from which to advance to the accomplishment of still larger purposes. He is a writer of much force and for a year was a regular reviewer for the New York Nation and Evening Post. He has also contributed various short stories, poems and articles covering a wide range to the leading periodicals of the country, including the Atlantic Monthly, Century, the North American Review, Lippincott's, Harper's Weekly, the Independent and the New York Times. His writings have constituted interesting features in these publications and have made him widely known to the reading public. In 1890 Professor Johnson was married to Miss Augusta Gieze, a native of Philadelphia and a daughter of Henry and Sarah N. (Schofield) Gieze, the former a native of Germany, while the latter was a descendant of a Virginian family connected with the Society of Friends. Professor and Mrs. Johnson have two sons, .Arthur Lowell and Alfred Janney. Their home is the abode of generous and cordial hospitality and is the center of a cultured society circle. Professor Johnson has always taken an active interest in politics, regarding it as the duty as well as the privilege of every true American citizen to uphold the principles which he believes are most conducive to good 'government. He usually votes with the democratic party, yet is not bound by party ties and when occasion demands freely casts his vote for candidates of other political affiliation. An earnest worker in the Baptist church, he is now serving as superintendent of the Sunday school. It would be tautological in this connection to enter into any series of statements showing him to be a man of scholarly attainments and broad general information, for these have been shadowed forth between the lines of this review. There is in him, however, a broad charity and abiding sympathy which, taken in connection with his intellectual force and honorable manhood, have won him the confidence, good will and esteem of all. HOOPER FRANKLIN. Hooper Franklin, well known as a prominent representative of fire insurance in Newark, was born in Marion, Ohio, January 3, 1858. His father, George Franklin, was a native of England and when only two years of age was brought to the United States by his parents, who resided for a short time in Utica, New York, and came to Newark in the early '30s. Here the grandfather, Edward Franklin, established the Franklin Bank in Newark in 1837 and it is still in HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 91 existence under the name of the Franklin National Bank, being one of the oldest financial institutions of the county. Edward Franklin was closely identified with the early development and material progress of this part of the state, and his son, George Franklin, carried on the work instituted by him, at all times being an active factor in public improvement. He spent the first part of his life in the banking business and for twenty years was engaged in the fire insurance business prior to his retirement. He now lives in Newark in the enjoyment of well earned rest, his former activity justly entitling him to his present leisure.   Hooper Franklin, educe ted in the public schools of Newark, afterward took up the study of telegraphy, at which he worked for two years. On the 1st of June, 1877, he entered the fire insurance business with his father in Newark and they were associated until the father's retirement, when Hooper Franklin became sole owner of the business, which he has since carried on alone. His is one of the large fire insurance agencies of this part of state, and enjoys an extensive clientage.   In 1883 Mr. Franklin was married to Miss Mary L. Pierce, a native of Muskingum county, Ohio, who died in 1887, leaving a daughter, Florence Ethel. Mr. Franklin is well known in this county, where he has spent almost his entire life and where his business enterprise, his public-spirited citizenship and his social qualities have gained for him the warm friendship and esteem of all who know him.   R. F. YOUST   R. F. Youst, conducting a barber shop and otherwise identified with business interests in Homer, in the line of insurance, was born in Versailles, Darke county, Ohio, August 17, 1865, his parents being William and Sarah C. (Larimore) Youst. The father's birth occurred in Hampshire county, Virginia, July 6, 1829, and about 1854 he came to Ohio, taking up his abode on a farm near Homer. Soon afterward he was married, and early in the '60s he removed to Darke county, Ohio, but returned, however, to Licking county in 1867 and here purchased a farm a mile west of Homer. For about sixteen years he cultivated and improved that property and in 1883 he sold it and purchased one hundred and twenty-five acres about a half mile north of Homer. Upon this place he has since resided, the land being rich and productive, the fields annually returning to him golden harvests. In his political views he is a democrat, unswerving in his allegiance to the party. His wife died August 22, 1901. They were the parents of eight children : Edward, a resident of Brandon, Knox county, Ohio; Charles, of Homer, Ohio; Lewis, residing in Columbus, Ohio; R. F., of this review; Gertrude, the wife of William Beaver, of Homer, Ohio; Joseph S., a resident of Homer, Ohio ; Lorin and Ella, both deceased.   In taking up the present history of R. F. Youst we present to our readers the life record of one who is widely known in Licking county. He spent his youth with his parents and was educated in the public schools of Homer, passing through consecutive grades until he became a high school student. He remained on the farm until his twenty-second year, when he accepted a clerkship in a mercantile establishment in Homer, being thus employed for two years. He then engaged   92 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY.   in the barber business, opening a shop, to which he gave two days of his time each week, while the remainder of the time the shop was under the care of an assistant and Mr. Youst remained as a clerk in the store. After thirteen years' identification with mercantile interests he withdrew entirely from that field and has since devoted his attention to the conduct of the barber shop. He is also engaged in the insurance soliciting business and is recognized as one of the forceful business men of Homer.   In 1891 occurred the marriage of Mr. Youst to Miss Florence F. Sellers, of Homer, a daughter of Christian Sellers, now deceased. In his frhternal relations Mr. Youst is connected with. Licking lodge No. 291, A. F. & A. M., of Utica, and is a charter member of Burlington lodge No. 551, K. P. He belongs also to the Methodist Episcopal church and in politics is a stalwart democrat. He is now serving as clerk of the township and clerk of the school board, and has been incumbent in both of these offices for several years, the duties of which he discharges in a manner so prompt and capable that it has won for him high enconiums from all interested.   CHARLES P. KING, M. D.   There is no profession which demands the sympathy and humanitarianism or calls for more thorough business ability and keener discrimination than that to which Dr. Charles P. King is now devoting his energies. Realizing fully the obligations that devolve upon him, he performs his professional service most conscientiously and industriously and has been accorded the success to which his merit justly entitles him. A native son of Newark, his record is in contradistinction to the old adage that a prophet is never without honor save in his own country. His birth occurred here March 7, 1841. His father, Samuel D King, was born in Martinsburg, Virginia, in 1800, and came to Newark in 1829. For many years he successfully practiced law in this city and wielded a wide .influence in public affairs, serving as a member of the state legislature and doing much to mold public thought and opinion. He wedded Mary Ann Irwin, a native of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, and both have now passed away, the father's death having occurred in 1880, while his wife survived until. 1893.   At the usual age Dr. King was sent as a pupil to the public schools of Newark and eventually he became a student in Kenyon College, from which he was graduated in 1862. Later that institution conferred upon him the Master of Arts degree in 1905. His classical course completed, he took up the study of medicine and was graduated from the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia with the class of 1867. The same year he returned to Newark and began practice with his brother-in-law, Dr. Hamill, a leading physician of this city. He was not long in demonstrating to the public that his knowledge and ability well qualified him to cope with the intricate problems that continually confront the physician and as the years have gone by he has done splendid work in professional lines and has won well merited success. He belongs to the Columbus Academy of Medicine, County, State, and American medical associations, and is always inter-   HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 95   ested in everything pertaining to his profession or the advancement of scientific knowledge. He is also chief medical examiner for life insurance companies, including the Pennsylvania Mutual, the Manhattan, the United States and others. He was city physician for three years and was one of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad surgeons for several years. He was in correspondence with some of the most eminent men in the medical profession in this country, among these being Professor Osier of the Johns Hopkins University, Baltiniore, now professor at Oxford, England ; the late Professor Senn of Chicago, the great surgeon; Professor Flint of New York, and the late Professor Roberts Bartholow of Philadelphia.   n 1873 Dr. King was married to Miss Helen Robbins, a native of Newark and a of Willis Robbins, one of the old settlers here. They have one daughter lk Mg, Jessie King. Dr. King is a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon, a college fraternity. He belongs to the Second Presbyterian church and has been a close and ea latest student of the Bible. He wields a facile pen and is a voluminous writer, having made frequent contributions to medical journals, local papers and other publications. He has a most versatile mind and his reading and writing have covered a wide range, including medical, historical, theological and other subjects. His reply to Dr. Osier attracted wide attention, as did his replies to the Rel. Charles Parkhurst and Professor Pierson, of Chicago University, on the infallibility of the Bible and the miracles respectively. He has written more than seventy articles for publication, which indicate his wide reading and research, his original thought and his logical deductions. He has read several scientific papers before the Ohio State Medical Association and was appointed a delegate from that body to the American Medical Association, which met at Chicago some time ago. He delivered a lecture before the Ministerial Association of this city, at the rooms of the Young Men's Christian Association, on the subject of "Modern Skepticism"—a defense of the Bible. He also delivered an address before the young ladies of the high school in this city, his subject being "The Tyranny of Fashion." Dr. King is also known in military circles, being the captain of the Squirrel Hunters. He is a gentleman of strong mentality, of clear insight and forceful character, standing fearlessly at all times in Support of his honest convictions and commanding the respect of even those who hold different opinions.   CHARLES E. EARHART.   Charles E. Earhart, a practical and enterprising farmer of Hanover township, where he is also serving as township trustee, was born December 14, 1873, on the farm which is yet his home, his parents being William W. and Susan C. (Lynn) Earhart. His father was a prominent, progressive and valued citizen of Hanover township for many years and a representative of one of its oldest families, for lie was born within its borders September 19, 1824. His life record covered the intervening years until the 6th of December, 1890, when he passed away within about a half mile of his birthplace. His entire life being spent in this county, he was well known to its citizens and all with whom he came in contact entertained for him the warmest regard by reason of his noble qualities of heart and mind.   96 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY.   As stated, he represented one of the pioneer families of the county, his father, John B. Earhart, having removed to Licking county from Hagerstown, Maryland. Few settlements had been made in this part of the state at the time and much of the land was still in its primitive condition, not a furrow having been turned nor an improvement made upon it. John B. Earhart took up a tract of land adjoining the old Stanbery farm in Madison township and there gave his attention to agricultural pursuits. He was also a boat captain and at an early age William W. Earhart learned to drive on his father's boat before there were any railroads in Newark or vicinity. Later he became captain of a boat owned by James Smith of Newark, and subsequently purchased the C. Delano and Walter Smith. For twenty-five years he gave his attention chiefly to freighting, carrying goods to all points along the Ohio canal between Cleveland and Portsmouth. This brought him a wide acquaintance and all who knew him recognized in him a man of sterling business integrity and enterprise.   In June, 1857, William W. Earhart was married to Miss Susan C. Lynn, a daughter of George Lynn and a sister of William Lynn, who was at one time treasurer of Muskingum county. In the fall of 1857 Captain Earhart removed to Adair county, Missouri, settling near Kirksville, where he purchased a farm, but after a year returned to Newark, and in the spring of 1863 bought a boat from James Smith and resumed canal boating, which he followed until the fall of 1865. He then permanently retired from that business and purchased the Williams tavern six miles east of Newark, after which he gave his attention to the management of the inn and to general agricultural pursuits until 1872. In that year he disposed of his property there and purchased a part of the land belonging to the Colonel Hollister estate near Hanover. Upon that farm he erected a comfortable dwelling, which he made his home until his demise. He was a prominent and influential resident of the community and was active in establishing and promoting the Hanover public schools, serving for a long time as a member of the school board. He also acted in the same capacity in Madison township and filled the office of township trustee. In his political affiliations he was a democrat, and his personal worth, the confidence reposed in him by his fellow townsmen and their knowledge of his patriotic devotion to the public good, led to his election for office. He was also a member of the Pioneer Society in Licking county and possessing a retentive memory, took great delight in relating various incidents of the early days in this part of the state. He is now enrolled among the honored pioneer settlers whose labors laid broad and deep the foundation upon which the present prosper* of the county has been builded. His widow was called to her home beyond November 20, 1908. She was born in Harding county, Virginia, September 6, 1832, and when about twelve years of age was left an orphan. Soon afterward she came to Ohio with a brother and sister who settled in Licking county. By her marriage to Captain Earhart she became the mother of ten children: William Henry, a fruit grower and farmer, who resides at Lexington, Richland county, Ohio, and where he has served as postmaster and justice of the peace, elected on a republican ticket; Julia Belle, who became the wife of Z. T. Dumbauld, but is now deceased; George W. and Nellie Grant, who have departed this life; Annie Sherman, who was given the latter name owing to the fact that she was born on the anniversary of the birth   HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY - 97   of General Sherman, whose photograph and autograph She received; Carrie Randall; Mary Margaret, the wife of Edward Nussbaum of Tuscarawas county; Charles E., of this review; Grace Adelle; and Bettie Lynn.   Charles E. Earhart was a public school student in his home locality and afterward attended the Hanover high school, but owing to his father's death was obliged to put aside his text-books in order to take charge of the ,home farm of twenty-five acres, which has since been under his control and by whom it has been ably, carefully and successfully managed. He is practical as well as progressive in all that he does and the place indicates his careful supervision in its neat and thrifty appearance.   On the 8th of June, 1899, Mr. Earhart was married to Miss Lavertie Meek of this county and their three children are: Bertha E., John L. and Helen M. In his political views he is a democrat, but with liberal tendencies, voting for men and measures rather than party. In the fall of 1907 he was nominated and elected by the democrats to the office of township trustee in a republican township—a fact which indicates his personal popularity and the high regard entertained for him by his fellowmen. He is a member of New Home lodge No. 338, F. & A. M., of Hanover, in which he is serving as secretary and trustee. He is also connected with the Eastern Star. One of the well known men of Hanover township, he represents one of its old and prominent pioneer families and his own life record has been in harmony with that of his father and grandfather, who were valued and influential citizens here.   MARION J. McCLELLAND.   Marion J. McClelland, a well known and prosperous farmer and stock raiser of Washington township, was born in Newton township, Licking county, Ohio, April 19, 1861, his parents being Henry and Vasta (Woodruff) McClelland, the former a native of Greene county, Pennsylvania, and the latter of Licking county, this state. The father was called to his final rest July 10, 1906, having for several years survived his wife, who passed away March 22, 1901. Unto this worthy couple were born fourteen children, namely: ?Maria, the wife of S. B. Dodd, of Knox county; Cary, also living in Knox county ; Marion J., of this review; Julia, the wife of C. Rice, of Knox county, Ohio; Ida, the wife of I. V. Miller, of Knox county; E. F., likewise a resident of Knox county; Olie, the wife of William Ferguson, of Knox county; John, living in Indiana; Delmont, who also makes his home in Knox county; Laura, the wife of Lester Beeny; Calvin, of Licking county; and three who are deceased.   Marion J. McClelland acquired a common school education and remained at home until he had attained his majority. Subsequently he rented his father's farm for a period of three years and at the end of that time bought a tract of eighty-three acres in Washington township where he now resides. As the years have passed by he has added to his original purchase until his farria now comprises one hundred and ninety-five acres of rich and productive land, in the cultivation of which he has met with a well merited measure of success. He likewise makes a   98 - HISTORY OF LICKING COUNTY.   specialty of raising and breeding sheep and is well known and highly esteemed as a representative and enterprising agriculturist of his community. He has recently completed a commodious and handsome residence, containing eleven rooms, which is generally conceded to be the finest home in Washington township.   In 1890 Mr. McClelland was joined in wedlock to Miss- Mary Haas, whose birth occurred in Licking county in 1868, her parents being William and Elizabeth (Wagner) Haas, also natives of this county. Their family numbered six children and they passed away in 1888 and 1886 respectively. Unto Mr. and Mrs. McClelland have been born two children: Lillian, a student in the high school at St. Louisville, Ohio ; and Herbert Dean. Prior to her marriage Mrs. McClelland had been engaged in teaching school.   In his political views Mr. McClelland is a stalwart democrat and has served in the office of school director, the cause of education ever finding in him a stanch champion. Both he and his wife are supporters of the Disciple church, and are widely and favorably known throughout the county in which they have spent their entire lives.   JOSEPH POUND.   Joseph Pound, a retired farmer, residing on his valuable farm of two hundred and twelve acres, one hundred acres of which he in Mary Ann township and the rest in Newton township, was born in Orange county, New York, on the 13th of October, 1831, his parents being Isaac and Sarah J. (Carr) Pound, who were also natives of the Empire state. In 1848 Isaac Pound took up his abode in Licking county, purchased land and continued to make his home here until he passed away in 1894, at the venerable age of eighty-six years. His widow, surviving him a number of. years, was called to her final rest in 1903, when she died in her ninetieth year. Their family numbered ten children, namely : Joseph, of this review; Nelson, deceased ; Henry S., living in New York ; Isaac and Samuel, who have also passed away ; Edson, a resident of Newton township ; Mary E., the wife of O. J. Green, of Licking county; Sarah E., deceased; Ellen, the wife of Lee Atherton, of Delaware; and Isabelle, deceased.   Joseph Pound acquired a good common-school education and remained under the parental roof until the time of his marriage. Subsequently he divided his time between the profession of school teaching and the pursuit of farming, carrying on the former vocation during the winter seasons, while in the summer months he worked in the fields. For fourteen years he made his home on a farm, which he had purchased from his father but, on the expiration of that period, sold the property and bought the place of sixty-two acres In Newton township on which he has since resided and increased in extent. As the years went by he made many substantial improvements on his property and the highly-cultivated fields annually returned to him golden harvests, which found a ready sale on the market. When his untiring and well-directed labors had brought him a goodly competence he retired from the active work of the fields and is now spending his remaining days in the enjoyment of richly-merited rest.